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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05
DECLARE A STRIKE.
street Car Men in Milwaukee Have
Quit Work.

Quit Work.
Milwaukee. May ga strike of the
q0O emnIoyes Of the Milwaukee Elec-
tric Railway and Light company was
inaugurated last night, and as each3car
was run into the barn motorman and
conductor left it not to return until the
demands of the union for increased
nav. recognition of the employees Or
ganization and several minor conceS-
Sions are granted. The electric rail-
way company has seen that a strike
was certain to occur, ana mas peen
quietly arranging to fill the places OF
the strikers. A number OF men nave
been brought here from other cities TO
take the places of the strikers, ana
are quartered in the several barns.
The directors of the road positively
refuse to grant two of the leading re-
uuests-those for higher wages and
the settlement of difficulties by arbi-
tration. The officials, however, sig
nified their willingness to discuss the
minor grievances with the men. Gen
eral Manager Wyman said that no dis
cussion would alter the determination
of the directors to cCncede nothing in
their position relative to wages and
arbitration, and the men said that no
agreement could be accepted by them
in which present conditions in these
respects form part.
Negro cooks arrived from Chicago
last night and were at once taken TO
the car barns where arrangements
had been made to feed the new men,
who will sleep in the barns as long as
they are in any danger of violence.
Similar arrangements will be made at
the power house on River street.
General Manager Wyman, of the
company, had a conference with May
or Rauschenberger and Chief of PO-
lice Jansen and received assurances
that everything possible would be
done to protect the company's proper
ty. At least 100 special policemen
were sworn in to-day. Some of them
were stationed at the barns and pow
err houses, and others were placed on
the cars to protect the ne wmen. The
strike has tied up the entire electric
and street railway service of the city.
The several lines are owned by the
one company, and every employe of
the road is a member of the union. In
addition to the street railway en-
ployeS, the electric light employees are
involved, and will probably strike this
afternoon. They number 300 men, and
operate the only electric lighting plant
in the city. Unless the company is
prepared to man the power house, the
city will be without light tonight ex-
cept for gas.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05
Rowe Sentenced

City Of Mexico, May 5.-In the case
of Chester Rowe of Poweshiek county.
Iowa, accused of emezbzling public
moneys, Judge Aguelar imposed a sen
t"nce OF twelve years and two months
imprisonment. This case has been n
notable one in the history of Mexican
Jurisprudence, as Rowe, after com
hitting the offense, came here and
took out Mexican citizenship. hoping
thus to eyade punishment. But nm
der the penal code an offense commit
ted abroad and continued on Mexican
soil IS punishable. and Rowe's case
VIII serve as warning for criminals
hoping to find safe asylum in Mexico
Rowe had misappropriated SIS. 600 in
Iowa, and deserted his family and
never had sent his wife but $50 from
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05
Casualties.

While attempting to save the goods
in his burning residence, John Kauff-
man of Burr Oak, Ind, was burned
to death.
At Ironwood, Mich, George Hoff-
man and August Erickson, miners,
were killed by the premature explo-
sion of a blast in the Pabst mine.
In a switching accident at Lebanon
Junction, KY, James Crutcher, a col
ored jockey, was killed and Oscar
Alexander, trainer, and George Waite,
stable boy, were badly injured.
The Toledo Tube works and the
Smead foundry were damaged by fire
to the extent of $4,000, with inSur-
to the extent of $4,000, with $4,000
insurance.
Lightning struck gas well near
Kokomo Ind, destroying the machin-
cry and igniting the released gas. The
fire ragged furiously for two days, and
dyna mite had to be resorted to to sub
due the flames.
Mrs. Ringberger's house caught fire
at MarshalltOwn, Ia. Mrs. Cronin, "a
years old, remembered she had left
her money in the house and went
after it, against the protest of rela-
C1VoS. she peElSuou Ill Tic udIuCS Uc-
fore she could be rescued.
Five coal cars from the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton yards dashed into
the Union depot at Dayton, O., strik-
ing a sleeper on the east-bOund Penn
sylvania express. G.. 0. Grief, of
Cleveland was killed and Philip Net
ter of New York had his leg broken.
Eight persons were badly injured
in a head-end collision between two
electric street cars at Bay City, Mich,
Both were filled with passengers. The
motormen say they did not see the
cars approaching until too late to avoid
the accident. although both cars were
provided with headlights.
While attempting to stop runaway
team that was dashing into crowd
Of people in the street at Elmwood,
Ind, Willard Thomas, tinplate work
er, aged %, was crushed under the
horses feet and perhaps fatally in
jured, his skull being fractured. Two
occupants of the vehicle were also
dangerously injured.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

There are something like 10000 ac-
tors and actresses in England; but
only 1.25O have thought proper to join
the Actors association founded five
years ago. Moreover, Mr.. Charles
Cruikshanks, the secretary, has just
deprecated that the financial condi-
ton of the society was not as good as
might be wished.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

Here and there in Scotland and Eng
land are old ruins and houses with
window panes which have been writ
ten upon in idle or fanciful moments
by celebrated people, and not very
long since a small pane on which Rob
ert Burns had inscribed a verse, and
whi,N had been brought from Dunn
fries. sold in a London auction room
for 20 Suineas.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

The Human Leopards' in the Sierra
Leone, in spite of the recent trial, are
still busy In the Imperi district, Sher-
bro. the crime of murder still continues
frequent. The so-called human leop-
ards. or men dressed in leopard skins,
attack solitary individuals and muir
der them for some special purpose.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

There is no end to the making Of
cycles or to the ingenuity of the in
ventors. A quadricycle, composed Of
two tandem bicycles arranged side by
side. has just been invented in Paris
10 serve as a fire engine in cases Of
emergency. 1t is worked by four men
and is fitted up with the necessary
hose pipes and fittings which occupy
the space between the riders.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

1t is estimated that New York city
during business hours, contains pop
ulation of 100000, the railways and
ferries alone bringing to town over
300. 900 passengers. The time is near
when Manhattan Island will be only
the nucleus of the city.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

1t is proposed to send 10000 unmar'
ried women from Eastern Canada to
British Columbia for the purpose OF
supplying the demand for wives. The
same thing was once done by France,
il will be remembered, for the benefit
of the preponderant bachelors Of East
ern Canada, and the results were en-
tirely satisfactory.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05
Evil DoinEs.

Eugene Camburn, farmer. living
near Upton, Mich, was shot and fatal
~ wounded.
At Seattle, Wash. Albert Rieuliffe, a
mulatto. shot and killed his wife and
then killed himself. Jealousy was the
cause
Bill West charged with the murder
of United States Marshal Kenny. in
Indian Territory, escaped from Jail at
Topeka. Kan.
]. J. Bush who was cashier of the
Elmira National bank prior to its fail
ure in 1898. was arrested at Elmira,
under an indictment charging him
with wrecking that institution.
Carl Feingbaum, alias Anton Lain,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

Mr. Gladstone has been forbidden to
make any more public speeches this
year. The distinguished patient will
probably rest by writing twelve hours
a day and chopping trees at intervals
by way of exercise.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

The Venezuelan commission is pro
ceedine in a very deliberate way, and
will probably not be able to make a
report before next December; but
meanwhile, it will be observed, En-
gland is carefully pursuing policy OF
inactivity in the case, and so there IS
no reason for haste on our part.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

1t is reported that the petrifed re
main of a whale, so feet in length,
have been found in the hills north Of
Lcmpoc, a dozen miles or SO from the
sea in Santa Barbara county, Cali
folnia.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

A sham election in Cuba has never
troubled the Spaniards, but when they
lind themselves triclxed in Madrid they
begin to be noisy on the subject OF
liberty. A taste of the Cuban oppres-
sion and liberty will be good medicine
FOR Madrid.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

Emperor William will not visit
Cowes this year; but his new yacht
Meteor will make his flag conspicuous
in British waters The German Kais-
{. is trying to take a share of the
Prince of Wales sporting honors.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

A devil fish, measuring 10 IL feet
from the tip of one of his eight arms
to the tip of another and 10 feet from
the top of his head to the tip of his
longest arm, was killed in the channel
at Santa Barbara, Cal, by two boys
a few days ago, 1t was the largest
devil fish ever caught in those waters.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

A German journalist has invented
an electric whip for the purpose of
training wild animals. The sting of
the new whip is said to be very eff.
fective.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05

Paderewski's touch is extravagantly
praised, but it is not to be compared
with that of the prince of Wales, who
succeeded in borrowing 100000 from
the late Baron Hirsch.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05
PTTH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK In
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume of the Most I'M
portant News of the Week, From
all Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Com
venient Form for Rapid Per-
usaI by Busy People.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-05
RIVER FALLS. WISCONSIN

Frankly, it must be held to be freak.
of sarcasm in nature that the owners
Of wild or poisonous pets are usually
not those who fall victims to them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
INGALLS, HOWLs CALAMITY.

Ex-senator John J. Ingalls,, of
Kansas, was in New York recently and
said to a representative of the Mail and
Express:
The people of the West will not
follow New York on the money ques
ton. I believe I can say that definite
ly. I am not speaking without know,
ledge when l say that you will find, if
you investigate it, that the silver feel
ing in the West is deeper, more wide
spread and profound than the East
realizes. The platform of the New
York Republicans would not be &C
ceptable to the West, and it will not
in my opinion be ref ected in the de
claration to be made by the party at
st. Louis. I look for a conservative
expression of sentiment in the National
platform, and doubt very much
whether any wild, incoherent, rabid
or ferocious views will be tolerated
there. A declaration for gold mono
metallism would complicate the issues
for us here in the West. There viii
be found some common ground upon
which all Republicans car stand
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
A FEW SOUND MONEY MEN.

The New York Times, the most vir
ulent champion of the goldbugs, is
h~opelessly in debt and has been put in
a receivers hands. But it has been
bowling returning prosperity" like all
the rest of the liars aver since silver
was demonetized.
L A. Carpenter, General Agent of a
large insurance company, jamestown,
N Y has disappeared, leaving thou
sands of dollars in debts and numerous
forged notes behind. He was a pretty
fellow to pirate about "honest money
Milmine, Rodman & Co., New York,
have been sued by a Chicago firm for
allowing n of their customers to steal
money from a bank, of which he wa
President, and allowing the above firm
to blow it in as his brokers. Pretty
sound money gang, all of them.
William Durland, President of q
Riding Academy Company, New York,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12

Every body knows that these great
struggles end in compromises. Each
side comedies a little that leads up to
a satisfactory adjustment of the mat
ter.
II am inclined to the belief that
times are as hard to day az at any peri
cd since the decline began. There has
never been q season in Kansas when
farm products were 50 low, land so lit,
tie sought after, and the sales and ex-
changes of trade so few. Rents have
declined, incomes have diminished and
wages remain unsatisfactory and in
ADEQUATE to the masses Everything
in fact has shrunk except debts and
taxes. They alone have a tendency to
higher figures. Nobody is thriving
now except the dealers in money-the
syndicatee and men who deal in &C.
curisies and other evidences of debt.
Nor do 1 perceive ahead of US any we'll
defined or radical change for the bet.
ter. If confined in this country alone,
it might be susceptible Of explanation
on a political basis, but ar epoch of de
preston, dependency and failing in
dustries appear to prevail in all parts
of the civilized world. The contrac
ton of the circulating medium of all
the great nations by the destruction of
the money functions of silver is to my
mind, the chief cause. I can see no
other explanation of it, though I do
not offer that as a solution"
Talking of Cleveland, Mr.. Ingalls,
said: His politics are destructive.
He has no constructive capacity at all.
He has not attempted to replace the
systems he has endeavored to destroy.
He overthrow the tariff aud destroyed
our revenues. He coerced a reluctant
Congress into the stoppage of the coin
age of silver, and he has left our indus
tries paralyz ed and our monetary sys,
tenn in chaos. His only method for
supplying revenue and carrying on the
government, is by the sale of the obi
cations of the country. 1t requires no
unusual talent or ability to borrow
money when you have the collateral.
Yet we have never before been com
PEELED to resort to that method for rails
ing revenue in times of peace, except
when Buchanan, another Demo cratic
President, did it, just before the re.
bellion."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
VOTE FOR

Senator Mewborne is entirely correct
in wanting to hold on to the privilege
of voting. But we want more ne
rcGnt to UOte for something THE right
to cast my ballot" is like sticking to
the party" and like being patriotic. "
The people of this country have tried
patriotism" and sticking to the
party" until there are a million tramps
and several millions more so near the
free soup" houses that they a smell
the soup. II the Senator simply wants
to vote, either or both of the old par
ties will guarantee him that-provided
he votes for them-and in some COM
munities they will allow him to vote
several times a day and count 'em
every time. But that is a good deal
like Old Nick promising that his sub
iects shall never suffer from Geld
weather.
1t may not be out Of place to remind
Senator MewborDe that the Populists
of North Carolina went to school to
him and they have not forgotten what
he taught them. If he doesn't mind
he will be like some prominent D3mo
crats-having set the woods afre-he
will be hunting help to put it out.
When the Senator was writing his
graphic description of the alleged (O
fusion of Democrats and Populists in
this State he seemed to forget that
there is a good deal more uneaeiness
about the danger of his landing in the
camps of the enemy than there is
about the DETECTION of the Populists he
names in his article.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
N. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The free coinage ghost still continues
to disturb the dreams of the slumbering
goldbugs.
Those who are in earnest about get
ting reform will not hesitate when two
evils are presented. They will choose
neither.
The State Dairymen's Association
will NEST at Rockwell, Rowan county,
Wednesday morning. A good time is
expected.
Renewed activity is noticed among
AIliancemen in South Carolina. A
number of rousing meetings are adver
tised in the Cotton Plant.
The amount of money in circulation,
according to treasury reports, was $780,
900, 900 less on May 1st, 1896, than it
was on the same date last year.
Bro. P. 81. Massey is doing some good
Alliance talking in this county. See
that he has good crowds at all his ap
pointments this week, which are pub
lished elsewhere il this paper.
GO operate to hold the present cleo
ton law" say the co operationists, ''on
any terms" Well, wouldn't that call
for perpetualco operation, and wouldn't
that destroy the hope of genuine re-
form f~orever9
1t takes brainy men to get up *
cuses every week to enable the COM
mercial agencies to explain why bust
ness does not get better. 'Unseason
ably cool weather" was the cause
given last week.
Congressman Martin, Populist, now
represents the 6 h Congressional Dis
trict. The Charlotte Observer will
please take down its goldbug sign, as it
q no longer boast that it is published
in a Democratic District.
We hear very little about 'unterri
fed Democracy" and how Democracy
will raise the roof when it gets
scared. We want to ask if Do
mocracy is waiting to get scared a lit
tie more before putting on its boxing
gloves7
After q four years search, the Demo,
Gratis have at last found a man who is
willing to leave the Peoples party and
return to the Democratic fold. His
mans is Guy and he lives in Cumber,
land county. After all he may be just
guying them a little.
Some silver Democrats are verdant
enough to believe that the Chicago Con
vention will nominate a silver man for
President, and that Populists will sup
port him. Populists will not vote for
q goldbug, nor for a man who can get
goldbug support, and it is certain that
the Chicago nominee will get a part of
the goldbug vote, no matter what he
calls himself.
1t is real funny to watch the frantic
efforts Of the Democratic presst to poison
the minds of the masses by constantly
asserting that the leaders of the PEG
ple's party want Office" and they
even go so far as to name certain men
and say they are after Office. Why,
bless your dear soulsl The masses
want them to want Office, and they
want to put them in Office and gel
some good legislation and SO forth.
That is what the rucus is about-blesc
your sweet lives. "a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12

The Sad Congress passed a law al
lowing members Of the House to EN-
ploy clerks at 800 per month. This
was understood to mean while Con
gress was in session only, though it is
believed that most of them got their
pay whether Congress was in session
or not. On last Friday the House
passed a bill to allow clerks 800 per
month year in and year out. Some
more goldbug economy! We will give
the vote next week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
THEY ARE READY TO BOLT.

According to the New York Times,
Henry HEINZ Chairman Of the New
York Chamber of Commerce Sound
Money Legislative Committee, favors
the getting together of all sound money
men, both Democrats and Republicans.
Hentz says he has always been a D9mo
crat, but if the Republican candidate is
sound on the money question, and the
Democratic candidate is at all weak, he
thinks they should lay aside party
lines and gofor the soundest candidate.
He says also that he expresses the gen
eral sentiment of leading men of both
parties.
We are glad to hear it. Let them
get together. We have believed they
will do this for some time, and have
often said 80. When he says: Demo.
Gratis and Republicans have no differ
ences on the money question" we
heartily concur. He tells the whole
truth. Now let the friends of silver
and good government get together and
whip them at their own game.
The secret of the whole business is
that tie goldbugs are very weak in
numbers when it comes to voting. They
see that there is no chance for the
Democratic candidate to be elected, no
matter how the nominee may stand on
the money question. That party will
be third in the race. The real fight is
between the Peoples party and it's
allies, the silver men of both old par
ties, and the Republican goldbugs.
and the gold men fear a test of
strength and will not take the rick of
dividing their forces as they have done
heretofore, but will take what they
think to be the strongest of the two old
machines and attempt to ride into
power again on it. There is fun ahead.
not laughable fun, but serious fun. LIT
all who believe in financial reform
throw off the party yoke and get to-
gether.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
THE FESTIVE SILVER DINO
Gratis. -"h' nv

The silver Damocrats-thOee who are
kicking against the policy of their
party on the financial question
such as Bland, Bryan, Morgan and
thousands of others, and silver Repub-
licans, too, for that matter, are regu
lar daisies" Now you Q 'em, and
now you don't. They are political
towards and they know it. The woods
r full of them. If they ever get over
the lager" perhaps they will become
good citizens, but their lager" outlasts
the Arkansas chills two to one. Now
and then they will run around the
herd and lead right up to the gate of
dscency and suddenly turn to n side,
and those who have been following,
still thinking their leader is ahead,
are knocked senseless.
It is said that an immense steer at
one of the large slaughter yards in
Chicago, was trained to lead other
steers TO destruction by getting in
fronta and rapidly trotting down gang
way uOu AS "ONA0 6OS w NA
point he would instantly turn to the
left and the other steers would rush on
and be struck on the head with a 81
gantic hammer, and before they could
realize what was on loot they were
canned beef or p~oterhouse steak.
These political cattle rmjnd us of
the famous steer in several respects.
But the balance of the herd are not
meeting with such luck. Most of them
go through the gate, it is true, but they
do not meet death, but rather life.
They leave the old, dirty party cattle
pens and get into clean new quarters,
while the leader" steers go back to
their filthy quarters to stay until the
stencil becomes unbearable again, and
then they start out to play some more
of their peculiar antics.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12

The .. s. Treasury deficit is es"-
mated at $25, 1862, 423 for the fiscal year
about to close. Treasury officials put
the aggregate for the past three years
at 1886 861, 812. By the time Cleveland
and his horde are out of office it will
probably reach a total deficit of $780,
900, 600 Add to this the 1862, 600, 900
bonded Indebtedness created and you
have a grand total of 1922. 600, 600
to pay for the luxury Of n goldbug
administration. That is the actual
tangible indebtedness without counting
the billions of private loss and the
worry and suffering. Do you want
another administration of this sort2