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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
ENDED IN MURDER.
Elopement of Indiana Lovers Results In
"A TRAGEDY.

Elopement of Indiana Lovers Results In
Tragedy.
Lebanon, Ind, June 2.-Wallace Riley,
for many years prominent resident of
this city, was killed instantly Monday
morning by Thomas Allen, a stock
buyer. Aliens son, aged IL, had been
keeping company with Riley's daugh-
ter, aged "a. On account of the differ
ence IN the ages of the young people
both fathers objected TO their marriage.
but the couple succeeded in securing q
marriage license Friday evening and
were married. Immediately after the
marriage they left for Putnam county
and remained there until Monday. when
telegram advising them of the tragedy
called them home.
When Miss Riley failed to come home
Friday night her father set out to learn
the cause. He soon heard of the mar
rage. He denounced the elder Allen as
helping on the marriage. The men met
on the streets Saturday afternoon. Ri
ley said:
Defend YOURSELF One of us is going
to diel''
Riley pulled his revolver. Allen said he
was unarmed, and the two repaired to
Hooton's hardware establishment in
search of weapon for Allen. They
were finally separated before any blood
was shed.
Monday morning Riley was on the
streets early, and was loud in his claims
that he was after Allen. Riley was just
coming out of the post office room when
Allen drove up in his carriage. alighted
and passed in. After getting his mail
he started to leave the post Office, when
Riley accosted him with drawn weapon.
Like a fash Allen drew his pistol and
the firing began. Riley fired two shots
and Allen four. When the smoke
cleared away Riley was lying in the
post Office door, and Aliens son, who
witnessed the affray from his fathers
carriage, had received a severe wound
In the right side. Allen was arrested
and is in Jail. Both men are wealthy
and influential. Riley has cut prom
inent figure in democratic politics for
many years. Great excitement prevails
horo
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

On st. Paul's island, in the Gulf of ST.
Lawrence, the Norwegian barque
Deodrene was wrecked, and Capt III.
Wilson and four of the crew were
drowned.
In Cuba yellow fever was greatly re-
ducing the Spanish forces.
The death of Miss Kate Field, known
the country over as journalist, author,
editor and orator, occurred in Honolulu
of pneumonia, aged Sc years.
In Moscow a panic resulted from the
great crush OF people at the popular
feast i'm honor of the coronation of the
car, causing the trampling to death OF
at least 1900 persons, and many more
were injured.
Later advices from Moscow say that
5000 persons were killed and 1000 IN
jured, the majority of them fatally, by
the crush on the Khodijnskoje plain.
The insurgents burned the entire
towns of Jamaica and Puerto de la
Guira, near Havana.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
DECORATION DAY.
IL Is Appropriately ObS,fved All Over
the Couufry

the Country.
Chicago, June Memorial day was
generally observed throughout Illinois.
Iowa. Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. as well as in other states of
the union. Rain at various places, how
ever. prevented decoration of the graves
of veterans and indoor exercises were
held.
Cincinnati, June 1.-Decoration day
here furnished numerous parades. In
the afternoon the grand army veterans,
civic societies and school children, con.
stituting over $4,000 souls, marched.
The leading event was the unwilling Of
the monument to Gen. William Henry
Harrison an Garfield park. On
the speakers platform were &C
people. including old citizens who
knew the general and relatives oil
the general, among whom was EXPIRES
ident Harrison. The veteran Samuel
+. Cary, an intimate friend and ae-
quaintance OF Gen. Harrison, delivered
on eloquent grafton.
Springfield, ILL.,. June 1.-The grand
army veterans and other patriotic so
cieties of this city marched to the grave
Of Abraham Lincoln and decorated the
monument with flowers and flags. The
graves of privates who rest in the ma
tional cemetery at Camp Butler were
also decorated, and business was prac.
tically suspended. Maj. James a. Con-
molly delivered the principal Grafton to
the multitude in the courthouse square.
Washington, June Memorial day
never passes without a special service
at the grave of John A. Logan in the
Soldiers Home cemetery in Washing
ton. At the service Congressman
George w. Prince, of Galesburg, ILL.,, de
livered long Grafton, discussing the
character of the men who made up the
union army in the war
New York, June l.-At least 2, 500 per-
sons attended the Memorial day exer-
cises at the tomb OF Gen. Grant, in River
side park. There were many hundreds
more in the park. and the crowd tina.
listened to the eloquent grafton of ex-
Senator Charles +. Henderson, of Ne
braska, was limited only by the range
of his voice.
Philadelphia, June 1.-The Garfield
statue, the gift of the Fairmount Park
Art association. was unveiled Saturday
with impressive ceremonies. The un-
yelling was done by Harry Garfield,
a son of the late ex-president. Mayor
Warwick made q brief address and was
followed by ex-senator Edmunds, who
delivered eulogy on the dead presi.
dent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
RAVE AND cool.
Philadelphia Tenenent-House Fire De-
xeloDs m voun1 Heroine

- u Al41c- p1ia lCnfA nt-ff0uso n nv ~
velops n Young Heroine.
In January last q Philadelphia tene~
ment house was burned. Two men Wee
killed and several persons were badly
injured, while others escaped in an al
most miraculous manner. The fourt,,
floor was occupied by the family OF
Joseph Zellers. The father and mother
seem to have been absent, but the fivo
children were at home. All were saved
through the bravery and GOODNESS of
the oldest of them, q girl of 16, whosc
conduct is briefly described by the Rec
ord:
Jenny Zellers was dressing the chill.
dren. the youngest mere babe. when q
cloud of smoke came into the room and
at the same time the frantic cries OF
those below reached her ears,
Hastily opening the door. she saw the
flames leaping up the stairway toward
her. Never hesitating, she closed the
door. and calling the children together
forced them up a ladder and through o
trap-door TO the roof. They were ele-
waited high above the surrounding build
ings. and below them the flames were
roaring with terrible fury.
Still retaining her presence of mind.
the brave girl dropped her brother. a lad
of IA. to the roof of the house to the
south. It was fall of ten feet. but his
boy landed safely. and then the girl
braved the fire in her doomed home 70
secure quantity of bedding. II
This she threw to her brother, who
arranged iton the roof, and then. one by
one, she dropped the other childrens
The infant she took in her arms and
leaped with 1t in safety to the bedding.
Next she broke a slylight in the roof to
which all had escaped. and lowering the
children through it, they all reac he'd the
street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY.
Causes a Slowing Up In Trade Operations
-Dun's Review.

New York, May 30.-R. q. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
Continued exports of gold are recog-
nized as natural results of the borrowing
and importing early in the year. but
caused no serious apprehension. There is
a general conviction that destructive
schemes Will not succeed, although at pres
ent political uncertainties cause part of
the business that might be done to be post
poned until the future is more clear. When
conventions are over. the field for douh.
will be much narrowed. A great many
men Will then begin to act on what they
consider certainties. Others will find their
worst fears idle, and will settle down to
business. Business is question of human
nature. and he reads II best who remem-
bers that all sorts of people have a share,
by their hopes and fears. their purchases
or economies, In making trade 1t seems
probable at present thar a ma jority after
the conventions have acted, will be in a
more hopeful humor than they are now.
Markets for products are weak rather
than stagnant. The business done is small
but largely governed by the belief In large
crops and insufficient demand. Wheat
has fallen three cents. Cotton has fallen
an eighth In spite of continued reports that
famine is near. Decrease in manufacture
OF 80 per cent. at the north, perhaps moro
at the south, shows the real nature of the
estimates based on continued manufacture
at maximum rates. Many cotton mills
have stopped. and many mole have re-
duced hours or looms and yet he market
for goods Is lifeless. A reduction of indigo
prints half cent to four cents. the lowest
on record, being the chief feature
Dress goods are quiet. and dealings in
mems wear are still unsatisfactory. Boots
and shoes shipments six per cent. larger
than last year, then the largest on rec
ord. indicate that I'm some branches makers
are catching up with their orders. and
many are discharging cutters. Yet MANY
others have orders for months ahead. and
sales still run large for the season, and
manufacturers quite generally insist upon
larger advance in prices. which buyers do
not yet pay.
1.-The iron and steel markets are weak
with lower prices. because the demand for
finished products is entirely inadequate,
Trough prices of these are higher Pig
iron has fallen over five Ter cent. since
April ], but the average of finished prod
ucts are advanced three per cent. II is
possible that rebuilding at st. Louis may
affect iron and steel markets extensively
The minor metals are all shade stronger
Railroad earnings for May have been 81
per cent. larger than last year
Failures for the week have been 239 I'm
the United States. against 2l5 last year,
and 20 in Canada. against "a last year"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
DEATH OF KATE FIELD.
A Lady Famed as a Journalist Pass
Away in Honolulu.

Lady Famed as n Journalist Passes
Away In Honolulu.
Yokohama, June News is received
here from Honolulu that Kate Field
the American writer, is dead there o.
pneumonia.
TKate Field was q daughter of Joseph NJ
Field. an actor, who died in Mobile, Ala
In 1856. She was born In st. Louis ebou
1850. She wns educated at various semi
naries In Massachusetts, and later de-
voted special attention to the study OF
music. she made several prolOnse ed visit:
10 Europe. and while there became this
correspondent of the New York Tribune
Philadelphia Press and Chicago Tribune
She also furnished sketches for period.
Gals. In 1874 Miss Field appeared as ar
actress at Booths theater, where she
achieved only a moderate success She
afterward appeared as a variety performer
song and dance artist and recitattonist
From 1852 until the summer of 1883 she
was at the head of an extensive Ladies
Cooperative Dressing association" In New
York, which resulted In a disastrous fat
ure. Miss Field started a piquant weekly
publication in Washington several years
ago uader the title of Kate Fields Wash
ington. She published IL until last year.
and then announced that she was COM
PEELED 20 suspend publication on account
of I'll health. Miss Field first won pub
lie attention and commentator as q lee
turer and writer In her crusade against
Mormonism. Miss Field had been a hard
worker all her life. After the suspension
CT the Washington she went to Cripple
Creek and wrote syndicate letters from
that typical mirfng camp. Then she went
to the Sandwich islands on health-seek-
Ing tour.l
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
NEST Ann snIIru

A hurricane swept over Rush Hill
Mo-, and in that little town of COO inhab
itants there was hardly a single house
left standing and the number of dead
and dying was large
The supreme court of Ohio rendered a
decision TO the effect that an election
wager cannot be legally enforced.
At Campbell. Cal. Col. K. p. GIincy
and wife; their daughter, Mrs. James
Durham; James Wells. a son of Mrs.
McGlincy: n hired woman. Minnie
Schesler. and hired man. James Bris-
coe. were killed by James Durham, a
son-in-law of Col McGlincy, who made
his escape. Family trouble was sai to
be the cause.
At Cairo. ILL.,. a hurricane and cloud
burst did great damage to property and
at least IL lives were lost through the
capsizing of the steam ferryboa. Kath-
crime
Flames at Brillon. Wis. destroyed the
opera house. lumber yard. the North
western hotel. brick business block
and several residences. the total loss be-
ing sI50.000.
Over 10000 acres of land in st. Clair
county. H.. were oserf'owed by high
water in the Mississippi river. the
fences washed away aud .crops ruined.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
A WAR NOTE.
Col John A. Cockeriu's Happy Retort e
Boastful Brftisher.

Col John A. Cockerfn's Happy Retort to
Boastful Brftisher.
Representative Mercer, of Nebraska,
met the late Col John A. Cockerill dur
ing his trip through Japan about year
ago, says the Washington Post. Cock,
Grill was then acting as war correspon-
dent for the New York Herald. Repre-
sentatives of all nations gathered al
Yokohama, many of them tourists and
others on business. 1t was at this time
that Cockeriu ran across q cockney
Briton, who was Boosting about the
great prowess of his country, and
making rather slighting illusions to the
United States. His remarks aroused
Cockerill's war spirit, and he told the
Englishman that inasmuch as the Unit
ed States had twice whipped England 10
could probably do SO again.
"O-ah-my deah sahl" said tho
doughty Briton, you b mistaken. sure
ly. II / remembah the history OF my
country we took yah capitol and burned
II, don't you known"
"Yes," said Cockerill. "you did take
the capitol. And IL / remember the his
tory of my country you also took Bunk
er Hill. But you didn't take Z. very far.
You let go of both of them like red-hoe
brick. and at last accounts they were
still in our possession. But let me tell
you what Wen do next time we have q
war with you. Wen go over there. tow
your snug little island across the At
lantic. and haul it up the bay to New
York for a wharf"
The Englishman did not continue the
argument !,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
SPLIT IN THE PARTY.

Prohibition SITS Nominate lowering for
President-Ticket of Silver Faction.
Pittsburgh, Pa. May 29.-At 1880 p
m. Thursday the prohibition national
convention nominated Hon. Joshua
Levering. of Maryland. for president of
the United States. and Hon. Hale John
son. of Illinois. for vice president
The faction known as the "broad-
guagers" boIted the convention on be-
ing unable to secure the insertion of s,
free-silver plank in the platform, and
organized the national party" They
placed the following ticket in the field:
For president. G. f. Bentley. of Ne
braska: for vice president. }. II. Couth-
gate. of North Carolina. A platform EN-
bodying the minority report submitted
{. and refutcd by the regular convention
was adopted.
DIR. J. X. Funk. of New York, chair
man of the committee on platform,
reported on the platform as agreed upon
by the majority of the committee, and it
was adopted. Its full text is as fol-
lows:
THE prohibition party in national con-
vention assembled. declares its firm con-
yiction that the manufacture, expectation,
importation and sale of alcoholic beverages
has produced such social. commercial, in
dustrial and political wrongs. and is now
threatening the perpetuity OF all our social
and political institutions. that the suppres-
sion of the same by a national party or
ganized therefor, is the greatest object to
be accomplished by the voters of our coun-
try; is of such importance that IL, OF right,
ought to control the political action of all
our patriotic citizens until such suppress
sion rs accomplished. The urgency of this
cause demands the union without further
delay of all citizens who desire the prohI-
bition OF the liquor traffic. Therefore, be IL
Resolved, That We favor the legal pro-
hibftion by state and national legislation
of the manufacture, Importation, exporta-
ton. interstate transportation and sale of
alcoholic beverages.
That we declare our purpose to organize
and unite all the friends of prohibition into
our party and In order to accomplish this
end we deem IL but right to leave every
prohibtioIAst the freedom of his own con-
yictions upon all other questions and trust
our representatives to take such action
upon other political questions as the
changes occssioned by prohibition and the
welfare of the whole people shall demand"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

The weather bureau officials in Wash
ington say that the 6 Louis tornado
was the most fatally destructive in the
history of the office.
Through its chairman, J. J. Mott.
it's headquarters in Washington an ad
dress to the friends of silver urging
them to organize all over the country.
The customs receipts for the month
of May were O,949,973. against Sl2,-
474.55 in May, 1895. The deficiency
for the year was $40. s7O,472.
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ending on the 3Oth ult. aggregated
S917, 269 .35s. against 1891 1893. O29 the pre-
vious week, The increase, compared
with the corresponding week in 1895.
was 1910.
In the United States there were 239
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 3Oth ult.. against 227 the week
previous and els in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Throughout the country Decoration
day was generally observed.
Coinage executed at the United States
minis during May aggregated S4.6S3,-
500, as follows: Gold. s., 1854, 200; silver.
81. S26, 40. of which $500, 900 was in
standard silver dollars.
The government receipts for the IL
months of the fiscal year were 500, sO4,-
SOC; expenditures, 1926, 7s6. $50; deficit,
26.9s1. STA.
The statement of the public debt is
sued on the LIST showed that the debt
increased S5.1sS.73O during the month
OF May. The cash balance in the treas
ury was Ss65. 902. LOG. The total debt.
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to 1920. $40.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the LIST was: Wheat
JO,34O. 900 bushels: corn. $3.50. 900 bush
els; oats, s,SO3.OOO bushels; rye, 1855
600 bushels; barley. s57.OC, bushels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
The News OF the Week.
By TELEGRAPH AND Natl
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Ihe ProceedIng, of the rIr.t se.,lon.


Washington, May 2s.--The senate yes
terday defeated the proposition TO in
crease the beer tax rs cents barrel by
vote of "a 10 81. The fIled-cheesc bill
was further discussed, as was also the
bond bill. A bill was favorably re-
ported to increase pay of letter car
riers throughout the United States.
The house spent almost the entire day
discussing the senate amendment to
the general deficiency bill appropriat-
ing large sums for various claims, and
it was adopted finally.
Washington, May 20.--The bond bill
was further discussed in the senate yes
terday. Senator Carter, of Montana,
gave notice of an amendment TO the
filled-eheese bill, putting on tax and
establishing regulations against adult
terated beer. In the house a partial
conference report on the Indian appro-
priation bill oceasioned an animated
controversy. A resolution adopted by
the senate providing for the loan of
tents by the war department and such
other relief as the secretary may deem
necessary to the sufferers by the ST.
Louis storm was concurred in.
Washington, June LIN the sena te on
the 29th ult. the bill for the repeal of the
free alcohol clause of the Wilson tariff
act was passed, as was also the house
bill concerning the distillation of
brandy from fruits. No session was
held on Saturday. In the house no bust
ness was transacted. 4 message was
received from the president vetoing the
river and harbor bill.
Washington. June 2.-The bill to pro
hibft the issuance of interest-bearing
bonds without the consent of congress
was further discussed in the senate yes
terday, but no action was taken. In the
house the bill authorizing the appoint
ment of a labor committee of 90 mem
hers to investigate the relations of labor
and capital and to report to congress
desirable legislation in relation thereto
was passed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04

Johnstown, Pa, June 2.-The people
of Johnstown observed a second me-
mortal day here Sunday in honor of
those who lost their lives in the great
flood of May 81, 1889, when $500 per-
sons perished. Thousands of people WIS.,
tied the cemeteries and the scene at the
plot of the unknown dead in Grand
View cemetery, where over 600 lie
buried, was singularly pathetic. All
the graves were decked with flowers.
II the churches memorial sermons were
preached.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04

river front OF the city. is n low. narrow
strip OF land. now )oined to the mainland.
that was the termiri of all the railroads
centering there. Large freight sheds were
strung along the river frort. Nine Of the
largest OF these are In ruins. The greatest
damage was done to the Nandalia. the
& Alton, the Wabash and the louisville e.
NashFitle sheds. At the Vandalia the loss
81 iife Was greatest There the structure
seemed lifted up and dropped again over
tie foundation. Fourteen of the dead
enumerated were taken from these sheds.
Across Cahokia creek. In the city proper,
the destruction WIS complete. The relay
depot. an abonin,.ti. which even the cor
roding hand Of tirie could not destroy. went
TO pieces before the storm The switch
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st. Paul. Mimi. May 2s.-Three hundred
feet Of the roadway of the Northern Pa
cif1c railway sunk in Bumars lake. near
Aitkin. before daylight Thursday morn
ing. and 20 feet of water now washes over
the spot where heavy trains were running
Wednesday. The grade was built upon the
north shore Of the little lake and has been
built over an underground lake, as the
whole track simply dropped out of sight. A
west-bound freight barely escaped com
pIete wreck there at four O'Clock O. m The
engineer saw the waves rolling ahead CT
him where the track had always been. APP
plying the brakes. the fireman jumped from
the engine Just as 1t leaped over the bank
into the lake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-04
YeIlow.tone Park

Is more and more impressing itself upon the
public, as the years 60 by, as being the
great park of the land. The strong feature
park. True enough man has built roads
and bridges and hotels in order that he may
see the park, but he has not yet tried his
hand At constructing new tangled geyseTs.
or re-adorning or re-sculpturing the Grand
canyon of the Yellowstone. These are as
God left them. There, too, the elk. bear,
deer and other animals are not enclosed in
wire fences. They wander free and un-
fretted whithersoeyer they will. Mans
handiwork is but little seen and the park Is
the grander for il. Send Chas. s. Fec,
General Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific
Railroad, six cents for Wonderland '96, and
read about the PARK.