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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
STRIKE STILL ON.
Garment Workers Mt Chicago Hold n Big
Mas Meeting.


Chicago, Feb. 25.-Thc strike of the
force and there is no prospect of arbi-
tration. The manufacturers claim to
have many men at work, but will not
say how many or in whose shops, while
the strikers assert that as fast as men
are imported to take their places they
are captured by the union pickets and
soon after initiated into the organiza-
ton.
An immense mass meeting of male
and female garment workers, organized
and unorganized, was held Monday
night, 1900 attending TO show their in
terest in the struggle against the man
ufacturers. Resolutions were given
unanimous and strong-voiced approval,
indorsing the stand taken by the Cut
ters' and Trimmers' union, pledging
the support of all garment workers.
declaring the action of the manufac-
turers was conspiracy to reduce wages
below the decent living point and to
break up the clothing unions in the
city, citing the successful fight made
against the sweating system in New
York and declaring all organized gar
ment workers would refuse to make up
clothing cut by non-union men. Abou:
5000 of the 10000 garment workers OF
Chicago are organized and a large num-
Der of the unorganized enrolled their
names for new unions after the meet
irn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
LATER NEWS.

well dressed man known under sew
eral names, was arrested at San Fran
cisco the 25th on the charge of giving
two worthless gold bricks to NJ. G..
Richie as security for loan of S., 600.
Over $1,000 Spanish soldiers. with
arms and 500, 900 cartridges are missing
in Cuba. The disappearance will be
traced TO loss in battle and desertion.
The Spanish records show that entire
garrisons have joined the rebels with
their arms in every province in the
island.
The ice in the Mississippi river the
25th carried out 100 feet of the draw
span OF the government and railroad
bridge between Davenport, 10, and
Rock Island, Ill.
Dennis Ferguson. a pawnbroker of
Long Island City, n. v, was seized in
his shop the 25th by four men, bound,
gagged and robbed of $4,000 worth of
diamonds and jewelry.
The flag of rebellion has once more
been raised in Nicaragua. and reports
received the 25th. show that the whole
district north of Lake Managua, includ-
ing the departments of the west and
north, are in open rebellion against
President Zelaya. Martial law has
been proclaimed.
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance
committee, moved ia the senate the 25th
that the tariff bill be taken up. He
spoke briefly. urging that the needs of
the treasury and of business demanded
action. On the roll call Mr.. Morrilrs
motion was defeated-yeas %; nays 80.
Ti house passed the Indian, appropria-
non as amended.
A daring but unsuccessful attempt
was made the 25th to rob the Merchants
& Planters bank at Warren. Ark. Mr..
Adair, the cashier was slightly wound
ed and L. NJ. Goodwin, a depositer seri-
ously shot. One of the bandits was
wounded.
All the freight crews on the Alabama
Northern railway struck the 25th for
an increase of wages
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

There is an intense rivalry between
the watermelon and tomato growers
as to who can produce the earliest. Sal
zer's Earliest Watermelon ripened in
1925 in 50 days. That record is to be
beaten, and Salzer pays 500 to the win
ner! Then on tomatoes the record on
so days the Earliest Tomato" in 1895
was 6s days. That's TO be beaten, and
$50 paid. Salzer challenges the world
to produce earlier melons, tomatoes,
cabbages, radishes, peas or sweet corn
than he offers. Get his mammoth cat
alogue. There is money in it.
liz YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND
it with l2c. stamps TO the John A. Salzer
Seed Co.. Ia Crosse. Wis, you will get
free their great catalogue and a pack
age of the yellow rind watermelon SER
sation. (sI
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
The News Of the Week.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
le Rroeeadfugs of fne First Sessfor,
az TELEoRAPH ANE MAIL.

FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
The Proceedings of the First Session.
Washington. Feb. c6.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Carter (Mcnt.j of.
fered resolution tc recommit .he tariff
bill to the finance committee for
further consideration. The diploma {
and consular appropriation bill and
about 60 private pension bills were
passed. In the house the army appro-
priation bill, carry .ng $2a275,9 o2. wos
passed; the conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill to extend for five
years the time in which the govern
ment can bring suits to annul patents
to public lands under railroad and
wagon road grants was passed.
Washington, Feb. 2i.-The resolution
for the recognition of the belligerent
rights of the Cuban insurgents and the
alternative resolution for the reeog
milton of Cuban Independence were dis
GUS ID in the senate yesterday, Sen
ors Cameron, Call. Lodge and Morgan
speaking in favor of the resolutions.
In the house the conference report Oh
tine diplomatic and consular bill was
agreed to, the senate amendments .
the pension bill were sent 10 conference
and the Indian appropriation bin vas
taken up. The latter bill carries S..
63O, 9g5, or St32, 1872 less than the law for
the current year.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The senate
was not N session yesterday. IL the
house the senate amendments 10 The
military academy appropriation hiil
were concurred in. The senate BIZ TO
amend section Spa OF the revised
statutes, relative TO the power of the
secretary Of the treasury TO remit CT
mitigate fines, penalties and forfeit
ures. was passed; also the senate bill
relating to hnal proof in timber culture
entries Nh. Coison (ky.) introduces
resolution TO investigate Seere tary
Carlisle's action IN declining TO accept
a certain bid for bonds. AdjouTneI tc
the 2ilh.
Washington, Feb. 25.-A bin grant
ing a pension of 500 a month 10 The
widow of the late Walter q. Gresham
was passed IN the senate yesterday
Senator Morgan spoke in favor Of recog-
nizing Cuban delinquency. In the hoase
il was decided by vote Of - to Ga that
none of the appropriations ON the In
dian appropriation bill for Indian
schools should go TO sectsu'ian schools.
4 bill was introduced to take from the
free list of the tariff bill silver bullion,
silver coins aud silver ores, ana making
them dutiable at 80 per cent. al valorem.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
VICTIMS OF DYNAMITE.


over One Hundred Persons Believed to
Have Perished In the TrnnsvaaI.
Johannesburg. Feb. 21.-Details are
reaching this city of what Is probably
the most disastrous dynamite expio-
sion on record in any part of tie world.
thousands of people have been rem
dered homeless by the terrible calam-
ity over 100 persons are believed to
have beer killed, some 200 or 900 men,
women and children have been severely
wounded. and many others have been
more or less injured.
Viedendorp. the scene of the calam-
ity. Is a suburb of johannesburg. In
1t are huddled members of the poorer
classes OF whites-Malays, Kallirs and
Chinamen-who subsist for ...c most
part by doing odd jobs about the place,
which is railway transfer station for
the mining districts of the section.
Among the freight cars standing on
the tracks at Viedendorp were eight
trucks loaded with dynamite. AS even.
ing was approaching there was an ex-
plosion near the freight depot, SO awful
in the intensity of its force that the
ground Tor miles around was convulsed
as II by an earthquake. houses rocked
and fell. masses o. iron, earth, stone,
wood and human remains were hurled
sayward, the windows Of almost every
house IN Johannesburg were broken,
and people were blown through the
air like straws before a gust of vino.
The explosion had torn hole 200
feet long and 80 feet wide over the
spot where the eight trucks of dyua-
mite stood but n few minutes before.
Tho whole of that quarter of johann
nesburg was literally blown to pieces.
On the ground were blackened
shapes OF human remains, limbs, heads
and trunks, scorched and torn. The
victims were mostly Malays, Kafirs
and Cinnamon, the whites being in
minority at Viedendorp, hut, in spite
Of this, quite n number of white PEG.
pie, including six girls, are among the
many victims of this terrible calamity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
Waller a Free Man.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Secretary Oh
ney received cablegran Friday from
Ambassador Eustis announcing that
Waller, the ex-consul to Madagascar,
has been released from Jail. 1t is ex-
pected that Waller will join his family
In the United States. AS Waller is en-
tirely destitute of means, Ambassador
Eustis has been authorized by Secre-
tary Olney to provide him with trans
portation 20 the United States. He has
been in prison for nearly year. having
been arrested by the French authorities
on the 5th of March last in Madagascar
and afterward being kept in confne-
ment in the military prisons in France.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


The State Dawylaen's association In
annual session At Chippewa Falls elect
ed officers as follows: President, G. w.
Burchard. o. Fort Atkinson: treasurer,
II. h. Loomis. OF Sheboygan Falls; sec-
rotary. d. w. Curtis, Of Fort Atkinson.
The annual report of the retiring pres
ident stated that at the present time
there are in Wisconsin sl2.6 49 cows.
valued at ST. 4 ~. l45, and ,3@5 cheese fac
tories and Ta9 creameries, with val
uation of S2,5l1.23S. These factories
made 52,4s0,sl5 pounds of cheese and
74,655.i30 pounds of butter during the
wear 1875.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
Tragedr IN Mnwaukee.

Jacob Nioser, 65 years of age. shot aud
killed his neighbor, Mrs. Marguerite
Senger, aged 30, who lives in he same
house in Milwaukee, and then shot him.
self. The two families had been on
unfriendly terms for some time, and
the man went into the woman's kitchen,
exchanged a few words with her, then
drawing a revolver shot her through
the neck. He then went to his own
rooms, and after cutting his wrists and
throat, he raised the pistol to his head
and sent bullet through his brain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
NEGROES FOR AFRICA.
-Four Hundred 70 Sail for Liberia from
Savannah, Ca, February 25y

-Four Hundred to Sail for Liberia from
savannah, Ca, February 81.
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 25.-A special
train left here Monday night over the
Central railway of Geoi gia for Savan-
nah carrying two baggage4car leads
of boxes, trunks and other baggage
and between 200 and 800 negroes from
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Texas, en- route to Monrovia. Liberia
Africa. The negroes go under the au'
spices of the International Migration
society, whose head office is in this
city. The steamer Laureda has been
chartered and will leave Savannah Feb
ruary % for Africa, carrying in. al
about 400 colonists from the south &c
Africa. The negroes leaving are jul
bilant over their prospects, notwith'
standing reports were received that
some of the members of the first colony
met with bitter experiences.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

ONO is far in Tie lead of ali Othe-
states in the number OF colleges with
the authority to confer the usual de-
grees. IL has 50 of these institutions.
or seven more thar Pennsylvania, ten
more than Illinois, Is more than New
York, nearly three times as many as
Indiana, more than three times as many
as Michigan and more than four times
as many Us Massachusetts,.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
WELL KNOWN ABROAD.

The car of Russia owns q single es
tate that is 100,OO0.00O acres in extent.
and is said to be the largest in the
orld.
The duke and duchess of Marlborough
are travelling on the Nile in a Daha
beyah which they have hired for six
weeks.
President Kruger. of the Trans, aal
republic. has fortune of s5,O00,000.
The income of his Office is $4,000 a year
in salary and allowances.
Count Henckel Won Donnersmarck.
the last descendant of Goethe. who died
recently in Germany. was the man who
married tie notorious adventures at
the court of Napoleon ILL.,, Nine. de
I'aiva.
Robert Herman Schomburgk, the au-
thor of the slime" between Venezuela
and British Guiana, was Prussian
scientist, who wandered great deal
over the world ard lived almost ever
where.
Grand Duo ness Marie Valerie, The
youngc-' laughter of Emperor Francis
OOoCifnf LAss ANttANABE W N VlNteb
rumor. a chance to become empress of
Austria upon the death of her father.
II is said that the emperor desires to
make her his heiress.
Among the presents sent BE-: the sultan
to the car and czaritsa was a piece of
the Holy Cross. a relic belonging to the
nation, which the sultan had no right
to give away. His other presents, dia-
nond-studdied cigarette case for the
car and diamond necklace for the
czaritsa, seem rather worldly by its side.
Mr. Gladstone, writing in reply to
Catholic gentleman in Derry on the
question of municipal inequalities. adds
that he fears Irish affairs are not likely
to prosper until the deplorable dissen-
sions in the Irish parliamentary party
are so far composed as to restore il to
what was once its admirable efficiency.
DIR. Fauvel, who recently died in Paris,
is said to have had a larger practice in
diseases of the throat than any other
physician in the world, yet his fee was
only ten dollars. Among his patients
we're Gambetta, Queen Isabella, the en-
peror of Brazil, Theirs, Emperor Ma
poleon, Comte de Paris and the late en-
press of Russia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
VICTIMS OF FLAMES.
Seven Died at Baltimore In Burning
Resideuee.


Baltimore, Md, Feb. PA fire in
the fashionable district of North Bal
tinore about eight o'clock Sunday
morning was the cause of seven deaths,
and sent a feeling of horror into hun
dreds of homes in the city, where most
of the unfortunate victims were well
known and highly respected. The fire
started in the basement of 1s06 North
Charles street, the residence of James
r. Armiger, one of the best-known men
in the city. The list of the dead is as
follows:
James Il Aimiger, age1 So; William
B. Riley, his sonin law, aged 3s; Rich
ard Riley, aged 4; Marian Riley, aged
2; James ChJmberlin, aged ); Mrs
Marian Chamberlain, aged 80 and Har
old Manuel, aged so Mr.. Armiger was
an importer of diamonds and fine
jewelry and did big business in this
city and throughout the southern
states. For 30 years he had been oae
of the best-known merchants of the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
Peppsr In a ran.

A prank on the part of number of
students of the high school led TO their
expulsion from school at Delavan. The
students purchased cayenne pepper and
placed it in the fan that sends air
through the ventilators in the school
rooms. 1t not only set the W hole school
sneezing and coughing, but nearly de-
stroyed the eyesight of the engineer.
who was looking for the cause of the
trouble. The expelled students belong
to the most prominent families n town.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
BILL NYE DEAD.
Passes Peacefully Away Mt His Hon
Near Ashevnle, n. &.

Near Ashevnle. n. G..
Asheville. n. c.. Feb. 24.-Edgar w.
(BilD Nye died ut his home, IL miles
east of this place, Saturday afternoon.
His wife, two sons and two neighbors
were present at his bedside when the
end peacefully came. Ten days ago he
had stroke of paralysis. from which
he never fully recovered consciousness.
Edgar willis Nye. or "Bin" Nye. as he Is
much better known to his friends and the
public. was born In Shirley. Piscataquis
county. Me-. august 25. 1850, but at the age
Of two years. according to his own story.
he took his parents by the hand and led
them 10 the west.
They went to Wisconsin, and there, on the
banks of the st. Croix river, young Nyc
was brought up on farm. He received an
academical education at Fall River. Wis,
and in 1876 went to Wyoming territory,
where he studied law. and was admitted to
the bar.
There. as he sa.-s. he practiced law In a
quiet way. although frequently warned
by the authorities not to do So"
He had plenty of leisure time on his
hands. which he u. ID In writing a Sunday
letter for the Cher enne Sun at the rate OF
one dollar a column. In one Of his humor-
GUS photographed sketches Mr.. Nye
says that that sum. which amounted TO
nearly $50 a year. so dwarfed his retuI rs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
Schools ut Peace.

At recent conference held between
the president and few members of the
faculty OF the University of Wisconsin
and the presidents of the state normal
schools settlement of all differences
between the state university and the
normal schools was happily accom-
plished. The university establishes
an advanced course in pedagogy TO
which the students of the normal
schools will be admitted on diploma,
taking rank as juniors in the univer-
sitv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

Sorts" nervous, have bad taste In the
morning, aching or dizzy head, sour
stomach and feel all run down, course
of Hoods Sarsaparilla will put your whole
body in good order and make you strong
and vigorous. 1t is the ideal Spring
Medicine ana true nerve tonic, because
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

Ii one of the letters of Grui Patin.
written in 1645. the learned bibliOphiiist
-ays: III is true that there is here an
EngIisaman. the son of . FTenehmau.
81 no proposes to make carriages that
~iH roll from Paris 10 Iontainebleau
without horses in a day. The new ma
chine is preparing in he Temple. If il
should succeed, there will be great
saving ID hay and oats, which are Ut
rresent extremely costly"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

If the National Divol &C Reform league
were to issue a circular 10 Romeos and
Juliets setting forth the fact men and
women experience entire changes in
their likes and dislikes, in their charac-
ter and amiableness, in their judgment.
and what not, usually at seven-year
periods in the early part of their lives.
the reform league would be admins
tering an ounce of preventive worth
several tons of its cure. In other
words, IL people in general, and lovers
IN particular, knew half as much at 20
years as they know when they reach
She age CT 40 there would Of certainty
be fewer divorce cases.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
FOUGHT IN MEXICO.
Fltzsimmcns Knocks Maher Out In Les
Than One Round.


Langtry, Tex, Feb. 22.-It took Rob-
ert Fitzsimmons just 90 seconds Fri
day afternoon to defeat Peter Maher
and become the heavyweight champion
of the world. The fight took place IN
the bottoms of the Rio Grande river
on the Mexican side, a mile and a half
distant from the Langtry depot. The
blow by which Fitzsimmons knocked
Maher out was a right-hand hook Ll
the jaw.
The fight was sharp while IL lasted.
Both men were confident, Fitz so much
so that he seemed little careless.
Peter seemed trifie nervous and anx-
ious. Fitz took the aggressive from the
call of time and forced Maher toward
his (Maher's) corner. There Maher
made a stand, led, fell short and
clinched. Maher led twice after they
had been broken away by the referee,
landing lightly on the chest. Fitz
smiled as he evaded the blows. Two
clinches followed, then Fitz led with
his left, landing lightly. He quickly
followed with short half-armed swing.
with his right landing squarely on
iCtt INV punt. hC
fell upon his back. His head hit the
floor with a thump, his eyes rolled
classify. Maher made gallant effort
to get upon his feet when time was
called, but after getting half way to a
recumbent position he fell back and
still had his head on the floor when time
was called, and the decision was award
ed to the Cornishman.
When the train of sports arrived from
FL Paso at 2:30 there was no evidence
that anything unusual was about to
occur. The excursionists from Eagle
Pass and other points had been belated.
and only some so residents of the coun-
try about had gathered at the depot.
One company of the Texas rangers
guarded at the depot, while the re-
mainder went down to the bottoms on
the Texas side, but not the slightest eff
fort was made to interfere with the
sports in any of their movements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

COMPUTATIONS and anlySes made at
the Normal school in Chicago lead TO
the conclusion that 4Is,OOO tons of
dust fell upon the city during the
recent snOwstorm, and that about SIS
per cent. of il pure sand. So 1t is
fair to presume that the stuff came
from the far west, and was carried in
the air for many hours before being
distributed here. The total quantity
thus taken must have been enormous,
as the area on which it fell extends
from west Of the Mississippi toIndiana,
and from Wisconsin 20 Illinois.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
Train wrecked and Burned.

Waterloo, Ind, Feb. 25.--Early Mon
iay morning \ west-bound Lake Shore
freight tram broke in two IL miles
east of this city and the two sections
roliided. Ten cars of coal oil ignited,
and the flames spread rapidly. doing
great damage in destroying surround
ing property. All traffic was suspend
I'd for hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
April

The best medicine to purify, enrich and
vitalize the blood, and thus give strerg th
and build up tue system, is Hoods ssrsss
parilla. Thousands take it as their Spring
Medicine, and more are taking it to-day
than ever before. If you are tired, tout Of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

DIR. NANsEN, the Scandinavian explor-
er, has, so dame rumor says, succeeded
where hundreds have failed and has To-
Gated the north pole. The report is
waited from northern Siberia and is said
10 have been borne to that region of
snow and ice by natives of islands lying
north of the old world. DIR. Manson
sailed in n specially constructed vessel
and q large portion of the expenses Of
his expedition was borne by Norway AMI
Sweden. lie sailed north in June. 1898,
and followed the course of the Inflated
Jeanette, which. after spending two
winters in the north, was crushed IN
the ice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27

In New York state they have become
Disguised with coroners. They VIII
probably be abolished by tie legis.a-
ture, and in lieu thereof reputable
physicians and the police will make the
preliminary Investigations. The ply
sicians are to be appointed by the
courts, to serve COR term of six yeGrs,
and TO be paid fees for actual service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
win BE Married April 9.

New York, Feb 25.-Gen. Harrison
and Mrs. Mary Dimrick will probably
be married on Easter Monday, April 0.
by Rev. DIR. John Brown, of st. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal church. On Sat
urday DIR. Brown received note from
Private Secretary 1ibbott asking him
If he would be at liberty on April to
perform the marriage ceremony. DIR.
brown replied that he would be very
olud IN do So
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Nnted sontherner Dead.

Wilmington, n. C., Feb. 24.-Hon,
George Davis died at seven o'clock sun
day morning, aged rs wears. He once
represented Nortl Caro- ina in the con-
Tolerate senate and "a 81 was attorney
general for the confederate states. He
was one of the most prom inent lawyers
of the state, famed for b oratory and
was universally belOved.