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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
The News OF the Week.
By TELEoRApH ANlJ ,4AIL.
FROM WASHINGTON


The president and Mrs. Cleveland en-
I tertained al luncn DIR. John Watson, OF
Scotland, known in the literary world
as Ian Maclaren. and Mrs. Watson.
Commodore Melville, chief engineer
fot the navy, shows in his annual report
that all the mot ern ships are in good
condition. The bureau has expended
S675.095 during the past year.
The Nstio3al Grange. Patrons OF Hus
bandry. at the annual meeting in Wash
ington adopted resolutions recommend
ing a stable currency; that United
States senators be elected by the peo-
pie; equal protection for the farmer;
pure food legislation and rural mail de-
livery.
In the United States there were s44
business failures in the seven DAYS
ended on the 20Ih. against 25s the week
previous and 800 in the corresponding
period of 1925.
At the leading clearing houses In the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the goth aggregated
Sl-235, 49,. al. against I.I91.lI7.I47 the
previous week. The increase COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1895 is %.
An experimental test made By a Buff
faIo (N. " street railway company on
two of its lines of the electric power
from the Niagara Power company has
proved a success.
In his annual report j. j. Crowley,
supervising special agent of the treas
pry, states that the number Of arrests
made during the year for violations of
the customs laws was So; number of
seizures, 1856. The receipts for the
year exceeded those of the pre- eding
year BY ss.O5s,1s
In his fourth annual report Secretary
of Agriculture Morton says that -
per cent. of the farms in the United
States occupied by their owners are alb
solutely free from mortgages or other
membranes. and he refuted the id ca
prevailing that the farmers are almost
universally in debt, Respondent and suf-
fering. During the last fiscal year the
exported products of American farms
aggregated s57O,OOO,OOO. an increase of
$1,000. 900 over the preceding year.
In his annual report Willis J.. Moore,
CHEF of the weather bureau, says that
timely warnings of all severe storms
likely 10 cause injury TO shipping were
sent to all maritime stations and re-
suited in almost incalculable benefit.
The average percentage of verification
of the bureaus forecasts during the
year was s2.+ per cent, an improve
mcnt of 2.4 per cent. over that of last
year
At the age of 50 years Col. Franklin
Tenny. for nearly IS years the pro-
prietor of the Netional hotel, died in
Washington.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In Lunlough bay, on the Irish coast,
the British steamer Memphis, from
Montre-l for Ayonmouth, went ashore
and 10 OF the crew were drowned.
Gen. Weyler, ii is said, has resigned as
captain general of the Spanish army Ia
Cuba, and Gen. Pando has been named
by the government as his successor.
Dispatches from all parts of Asia
Minor say that business everywhere Is
stagnant, and that great distress pre-
walls.
Cuban adyices say that the insur-
gents have won one of the most impor-
tant battles fought or the island dur
ing the progress of the war. The bat
tie was in Pinar del Rio.
Flames in St. Georges church, Lon
don, destroyed the tower. The church
is the most famous in London for fash
ionable weddings.
The well-known English actress, Mrs.
Scott iddons, died at her hotel in Paris
of congestion of the lungs.
The Seladon, a Norwegian bark with
i6 men, is given mp as lost. The bark
sailed from Newcastle July ID for Homo
lulu.
In a colliery at Recklinghausen, West
phalia, so miners lost their lives in q
fire damp explosion.
The school question in Manitoba.
which has threatened a disruption of
Canadian considerations. has been set
tied on terms satisfactory 10 both sides.
The alleged Irish-American dyna-
miter, Edward J. ivory, has been COM
nitted for trial in the criminal court in
London.
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knIghfa of Labor Ad inurn.

Rochester, n. Y, Nov. 23.-At Satur-
days session of the Knights of Labor
general assembly Past General Worthy
Foreman Bishop installed the new ex-
ecutive officers. General Master Work
man Sovereign in speech just proceed
ing adjournment said that in the next
three months he would have in the field
an official staff OF organizers through
out the country that would make the or
ganization's membership the largest in
the history of any organization in the
world. The convention then adjourned
sine die. The executive board has ,sus-
pended for Is days the secretary and vice
president of the Washington Times for
making statements against General
Secretary Treasurer Hayes and General
Master Workman Sovereign, and at the
end of IS days, if the statements are not
retracted, the officers will be expellei
from the order.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
JEWISH WOMEN.
Refuse Sympathy to Aruenians - Elec
Their Officers.

Refuse Sympathy to Armenians - Elect
Their Officers.
New York, Nov. 2O.-Ihursday was
the fifth days session of the conven-
ton of the Council of Jewish Women
a resolution was then introduced ex-
pressing the deepest sympathy with
the Armcnians who suffer from re-
ligious persecution. The resolution was
tabled.
A little later a resolution was in
troduced expressing the gratitude of
the Jewish women of America at the
improved condition of the Hebrews in
Russia, and hoping that all religious
prosecutions would cease. 1t was car
ried unanimously. The resolution was
regarded as compromise.
4 resolution was adopted urging the
members of the council 10 do all in their
power to prevent the desccration of the
Jewish Sabbath.
The election of officers was then pro-
ceeded with. Mrs Meldola De Sofa
nominated Mrs. Minnie ID. Louis for
president, but the latter declined, and
Mrs. ii. G. Solomon. of Chicago, was re-
elected by reclamation. Mrs. Joseph
Beers. OF New York. was then elected
first vice president by reclamation.
Miss Sadie American, OF Chicago. was
elected corresponding secretary unan-
imously.
Mrs Gertrude Burg, of Philadelphia,
was reelected recording secretary and
Miss Carrie NJ. Wolfe, of Chicago, treas
urer. The proposition making the
.Iewess the official organ of the coun-
Gil was referred to a committee. The
selection of the board of directors was
left to the president. who will appoint
them at her leisure. This was all the
business that remained to be transact
ed, and after Rabbi Mendes had given
the benediction the convention adj
journed. The date of the next conven-
ton was not fixed, but it will be held
three years from now.
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VETERANS SONS.
Proposal to Admit Them Members of
the Army of the Tennessee.

Proposal to Admit Them as Members of
the Army of the Tennessee.
ST. Louis, Nov. 20. At Thursday
morning session of the twentieth re-
union OF the Society of the Army of
the Tennessee the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President. Gen G. NJ. Dodge, Iowa; ire
electedl; vice presidents: f. IL. Madge-
burg, Milwaukee; Capt w. b. Leach, Min
neapolis; Mai William Warner. Kansas
City: Col ". p. Hepburn. Clarindon. la. :
Gen. Theodore Jones. Columbus, o.; Col
c. @. Warner and Mai ii. L. Morrill,, st.
Louis; lieutenant. ID. A. Mulvane. Topeka,
Kan: Capt. w. T. Rigby, Mt Vernon. la. !:
Col w. A. Jenkins and Capt. J. Leroy
Bennett. Chicago; Capt G. Z. Chadwick.
Detroit; corresponding secretary, Gen.
Andrew Hickenlooper, Cincinnati; treas
urer. Gen. NJ. +. Force. state soldiers home.
Erie county, o.: recording secretary, Col.
Cornelius Cadle, Cincinnati.
Mai William Warner. OF Kansas City,
was selected as orator Tor 1897.
Milwaukee Was selected as the city
in which the next annual reunion in
1897 will be held, and a vote of thanks
was rendered TO the mayor, chamber of
commerce and city officials tor their
invitation. The date of the reunion
will be decided upon by the president
and local committee.
Col. Fred Grant, of New York, pre-
scented an amendment to the constitu-
ton admitting to membership the sons
of members of the society as soon as
they reach the age of 81 years. The
resolution will be voted upon at the
next annual reunion.
The chief social function OF the meet
ing took place Thursday night at the
Southern hotel, where the annual ban
quet was served. Covers were laid for
500, and all the appointments were
elaborate and fitting to the occasion.
Toasts were responded to by Gems.
Noble. Porter. Fullerton and others.
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MEET FOR CONFERENCE.
Grand Chiefs of Five Railway Brother
hnnds In Sess.nn In lhIcacn.

Grand Chiefs of Five Railway Brother
hoods in Session in Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 2I.-At meeting OF
the railroad brotherhood chiefs, held
at the Sherman house Friday, it was
decided that he five principal organiza.
tions would adopt concerted action IN
an effort to secure the passage in the
next congress OF all legislation which
would have beneficial result from
their standpoint. Someone will be Sc
lected who will represent ali of the
organizations to go 10 Washington and
work particularly for the passage in
the house of the arbitration bill and the
contempt bill, which have already
passed the senate and are scheduled
to come before the house at its next
session. The adoption of these two
bills, they believe, will protect the rail
road employees in the object of their
organizations. Any other legislation
which will have favorable results and
which is to be considered in the coming
congress will be supported by the
brotherhoods in every possible way. The
organizations represented at the meet
ing were: The Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen, Order of Railroad
Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and Order of Railroad releg-
ranherS
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ELECTS OFFICERS.

Proceedings of National Fraternal Con-
gress of Secret Insurance Societies.
Louisville, ky., Nov. 19.-The national
fraternal congress elected officers
Wednesday morning, }. q. johnson, OF
Kansas, representing the United Order
of Woodmen, was chosen president; j.
L. Shepard, of Lawrence, Mass, repre-
senting the United Order of Pilgrim
Fathers, vice president. and w. w.
Sackett, OF Pennsylvania. was reelected
secrctary-treasurer. Port Huron, Mich,
was selected as the meeting place for
next years congress.
AT the afternoon session il was de-
cided that il would be best for secret in
surance societies to have a reserve fund
or equalization plan of assessments, on
the ground that those who die first pay
too little and those who die last pay too
,nuch
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Liberal Religious Congress.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 2O.-At Thurs
day afternoons session of the congress
of religions after an extended discus
sion it was decided to change the name
from american Congress of Liberal
Religions" to Liberal Religious Con-
gress." Hiram w. Thomas was reflect
ed president of the col gress and Jenkin
Lloyd Jones was reelected secretary.
Leo Fox was again chosen treasurer.
The three men are all from Chicago.
The reelected vice presidents are: L.
w. Higginson, E. G. Hirsh, NJ. J. Savage,
X. ii. Newton and Prof. Momerio.
Among the new directors chosen are
David Starr Jordan, president of Stan
ford university. California, and Edwin
S. Mead. The next congress will be
held at Nashville next year during the
Tennessee centennial celebration.
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FAMINE FACES THEM.
Serious Outlook for Residents of the Cas-
cader s-sooded District.


cades flooded District.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 2l.-The Chinese
passengers on the Great Northern train
which was tied up between Wellington
and Madison arrived in Seattle Friday.
Through an interpreter they said that
while on the train they were given two
meals day for four days. at the end of
which time the food supplies gave out
and they were forced to walk seven
miles through snow from five to fifteen
feet deep TO railroad section house,
where they were supplied with three
meals a day.
Owing to the crippled condition of the
Great Northern, Everett G. Monte
Cristo railroads there is liable to be
serious food famine in towns in the
Cascades flooded district. In fact, Mr..
Mccarthy, a merchant of Sultan City
who is now here for the purpose of pur-
chasing supplies, said that it has al
ready begun
A special dispatch from Snohomish
says: The first party of 200 miners who
left Monte Cristo early this week to
walk out TO the lower town. reached
here Thursday. The reason for this
wholesale exodus of miners is lack of
provisions in the mountain stores
From the reports of the condition of
the Everett & Monte Cristo railroad, it
is evident that it will be three weeks at
least before a train can reach Monte
Cristo. All the big mines at Silverton,
Goat Lake and Monte Cristo. have fol-
lowed the example of the Monte Cristo
Mining company, and sent out men
until the railroad could bring in more
provisions. There are from 800 to to
400 farmers in the Snohomish valley
who are losers from the food. Their
losses range from few head of stock to
the loss of their entire personal prop
erty,
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The Luther League

Chicago, Nov. 2O.-Discussion of suit
able literature for younger church
members was the chief business before
the Luther league Thus day morning.
Officers of the league were elected as
follows: President, +. +. Ebert, New
York; general secretary, NJ. c. Olson,
Chicago; recording secretary. w. g.
Slower, Phi'adelphia; assistant record
ing secretary. Miss NJ. Meister, Lancas-
ter, Pa; treasurer, Cornelius Eek
hardt, Washington, d. c. a grand rally
took place al night at the Auditorium.
where Judge GrOsscup spoke on Tine
Influence of Christianity on American
Institutions" Several other addresses
were made.
The league decided to hold its next
convention in New York city two years
from this time.
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PARENTS GO TO a DANCE.
And Come Home to Find Five of Their
Children burned to Death.

Children Burned to Death.
Hamilton, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Five chill
dIen of Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Neal, liv-
ing five miles north of the city, were
burned to death Saturday night. The
Neal dwelling was burned while the
parents were attending dance. They
had eight children. The oldest, boy
of IS years, and baby accompanied the
parents to a ball. About Ii o'clock the
party broke up. Soon after starting
home, the Meals, and those accompany
ing them, discovered that the Neal resi-
dence was on fire.
When they reached the burning build
ing the father saw his 11-year-old girl
lying burning in the front door, clasp
ing her three-year-old brother in her
arms. The flames prevented rescue.
The children were then dead. The
father fell in a swoon and has been a
rayiLg maniac ever since. Nora, nine
years old, is the only survivor of the
fire. She says that the children at nome,
Guile, 10; Hattie, II; Willie, Z; Clar-
ence, 5; Julian, 3, and herself, retired
at the usual hour in an upstairs cham
Der. The next she knew the fire was
coming through the floor, and the build
ing was enveloped in flames. She says
that all six were aroused. She rushed
to a second-story window and jumped
to the ground, calling to the others to
follow, as the fire had cut off escape by
the stairway. 1t is thought the fire
was caused by an incendiary.
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PLEAD GUILTY.
A Minnesota Pastor Sentenced for Poison
ing His Wife.

A Minnesota Pastor Sentenced for Poison
ing His Wife.
St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. @0.-The trial of
Rev. James Z. Hull, for poisoning his
wife, came to dramatic end Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Hull charging his
plea to guilty. A few minutes before
noon Prosecuting Attorney Butler
placed in evidence letter which Hull
wrote last February TO pastor in Cali
fornia, saying his wife was slowly
dying of a cancer and that she could
not live the year out. This letter con-
tradicted IIull's previous testimony,
especially as it had been shown that
Mrs. Hull did not have a cancer and
that Hull was aware of the fact, hav-
irg been told so by DIR Hawkins, his
family physician. At the opening of
the afternoon session 5. l.. Pierce, Hull s
attorney, advised Hull that the Cali
fornia letter in erect convicted, and adj
Iised him TO plead guilty. This the lat
ter did, and Judge l.gan sentenced him
to six years in state prison in Still
water. The trial mas been in progress
four DAYS. Hull had insured his wife's
life for 81 900, and spent several weeks
trying to poison her with arsenic. Up
TO last winter Hull was pastor OF the
Clinton Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, and created a sensation an
church circles hy taking decided stand
orainst the A. r. a.
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IAIER NEWS.

The insurgents have dynamited an
exploring train near Cardenas, pro-
vince of Matanzas. Cuba, derail ing the
engine and one car. The passenger
train which followed it was fred upon,
and although the passengers threw
themselves on the floor, a lady and FIVE
men, gems d'arms and firemen. were
wounded.
Because a Slav jostled a Hungarian
while passing on the streets of Cleve-
land, o.. the night of the 22d. a whole
neighborhood became involved in a
row that terminated in riot. Over 20
men were seriously hurt, and quite a
number wele sent to the hospital.
The Sioux Falls Is. d. National
bank closed the 23d. The officers claim
they can pay up in three weeks aud
resume.
Captain-General weyler returned to
| Havana the Esd.
All the prisoners confined in the
Wyandotte county Jail at Upper San
dusky. q. escaped the esd.
In 2O-rouud fight at Chicago the
2Sd, Bob Armstrong defeated Frank
Slavin ia the fourth round.
The president the ed named Judge
/ Charles C. Mott, of the court of claims,
to fill the chief justiceship of that
/ court.
| The Spanish minister at Washington
has been instructed to complain strong
" of the incident at Wilmington. Del,
where Spanish flag was burned by
/ the state militia.
The jail at Mem, Ark, was burned
the esd, killing two prisoners named
Carey and Hopkinson. The fire was
set by the men themselves for the pur-
pose of escape. but the flames got be-
yond their control.
During the 40 days ending the esd.
twenty-six banks in Nebraska have
been burglarized.
The steam launch Pilot blew up at
Cairo. Ill. the 25l. fatally scalding J.
NJ. Mitchell.
Campanini. the great tenor. is dead.
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DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Continued Improvement in Commercial
and Industrial Circles.
New York. Nov. Pr. G. Dun & Co.
in their weekly review of trade say.

New York. Nov. 2l.-R G. Dun e. Co.
in their weekly review of trade say:
THE gain in volume of business continues
entirely without precedent More than
$50 establishments have started work since
the election which were idle and at least
800 have increased working force. Every
day thus adds thousands to the number OF
those who are able 10 buy a weeks sun
plies and then make up gradually for many
months OF enforced economy. Already this
brings great increase in the volume OF
business, and the clearing house exchanges
for the first time In several years. not only
exceed those of last year by 10 per cent
but also exceed those of the same week In
1892 by per cent. Business men are all
anxious to prevent anything like the ne
titious excitement of last summer. and In
nearly all branches an excessive rise in
prices is prevented. But with more hands
at work there is inevitably greater de-
mand for supplies, materials and products
THE speculative markets have been re-
acting. which Is also natural Wheat had
risen with wonderful rapidity, so that ex-
ports had been checked by the higher
prices. and realizing started a break which
made the close 37s lower for the week The
demand for freight room. both here and on
the Pacific coast, is still so large as to dis
close an extraordinary foreign demand
Cotton has declined from to 7.e2 cents
In spite of the starting of many cotton
mills, and the controlling fact for the
than 100000 bales are now entirely dis
credited. The quantity coming into sight
has exceeded last years by SIC eUO bales. and
II is not expected that the decrease In the
remaining months of the year viii bring
the aggregate below S.500.000. The export
demand does not abate, although tenn
porarily checked while prices were above
cents and the increase of 50. 400, goo in value
OF cotton exported in October contributed
more than any other single item to make
the aggregate exceed that of the same
month in any previous year.
In transition period industries record
prices OF Bessemer pig iron and of finished
products of iron and steel is partly due to
realizing on speculative purchases before
the election, and partly TO the selling OF
nails by jobbers below the combination
price. For most manufactured products
OF iron there is a better demand and slow
advance In prices
shipments of boots and shoes for three
weeks of November have been 1885, 27 cases,
against I74.l7S last year. but while the
works have orders for some time ahead
neither manufacturers nor dealers are dis
posed to do much because of the uncer-
tainty about prices, those of boots and
shoes being about Ii per cent. above the
lowest point; leather los per cent, and
hides 51.4 per cent. the latter again rising
at Chicago.
Failures for the week have been 3H in
the United States. against $50 last year, and
40 in Canada against ~ last year"
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EIopers Commit Suicide.

New Rockford, n. d., Nov. 2l.-The
news of the elopement of Mrs A. T.
Swain, OF this place, with Frank Add
son, of Biltinore, Md, which occurred
Wednesday, has been suppressed on ac-
count of tine high respect In which the
Swain family IS held in this community
The couple stopped at a Valley CITY
hotel, registering as man and wife. un'
der an assumed name, and were found
dead in bed Friday, having suicided
The erring wife was about 40 years OF
age, the mother of four children, one
a daughter of is years. The family was
one of the wealthiest in the country
Addison was 40 years of age. The grief
stricken family have sent for the re
mains of the wife and mother, and viii
give her Christian burial.
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PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
Resolutions Adopted by the National
Grange.

Grange.
Washington, Nov. 20.-At the meet
ing of the National Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, Thursday. the report of the
committee on resolutions. which was
adopted, recommended a stable cur
rcncy, that United States senators be
elected by the people; equal protection
for the farmer; pure food legislation;
rural mail delivery, and referred to the
value of the experiment stations and
agricultural colleges; expressed sym
patty with Cuba and stated that the
grange would receive with JOY the set
Element of the vexed question between
England and America. 1t favored ar
bitration whenever il can be resortcd
TO without sacrifice of honor. A lengthy
report from the committee on railroads
was made by Chairman Mersick, rec
ommending several amendments to the
interstate commerce law to more fully
carry out it's purpose, the chief one be-
ing that the commission have power to
make rates. A resolution calling upon
the incoming administration To give
suitable protection to agriculture so
that our national burdens shall be more
eouitably distributed, after some dis
cussion was defeated by small ma
iority.