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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-04
City and County.

Mr.. and Mrs Augustus Thompson of
Winthrop. We're in the city, over Sun
cay, the guests of II. Leland Thomp-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-04

Ernest Randall returned to Lewis
ton, yesterday morning, after visiting
his father. Night Patrolman Randall
over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-04


WINSLOW-Eliz A. GetchelI and
Cyrille Gagne. land. 1926.
NlNTllROP-Asenat NJ and AImena
4: Webster Grace NJ. Watson and
Thomas a. Webster to Enos r Adams.
land. 81, and other consideration: Hal
lowell Savings Institution to Bessie
l.enora Briggs. land ana buildings. S10lS:
Martha Maria Remick to Louis Drapeau.
land and buildings, 5000
Real estate transers Lincoln county to
Aug. !, 1886 J. H. Narney, Reg.
r. BQ,oTHBAY HARBoR John NJ. Nc
Farland TO Mary f. Drummond land ST.
HREMEN--Isaac Howard 10 Ira q.
Howard; land and buildings Siooo
DRESDEN Mary f. {. Hatch to
Robert X. Kelley. land. 81.
NoBl- ElOItO-Niiliam Clarke'S heirs
TO Phebe Tomlinson, land and buildings
$50
WALDOBoRO-Daniel Flanders 4 ais.
to l1nos r Flanders. land. SO
llTEFIEIIl-Andrew r. G. Smith.
n al. TO George Il. Place, land. 500. Dunn
mcr T. Potter TO Saml Ripley. Jr. land
$l@i; jonathan Heath to same. luud 81.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
PeoDle In Print.

Prof. John S. Copp of the theological
department of Hillsdale, Mich. is dead.
A nursing exhibition is being held in
London. 1t is of the appliances used
by hospital nurses.
Lord Rosebery's eldest daughter has
been much seen in London this season,
and will probably be brought out next
year and presented at court.
Prof. F. G. Trandberg, instructor of
theology at the Danish Theological
seminary, Chicago, died in Minneapo-
lis.
Mrs. Marie de la Chappele died at
Ottawa, ILL.,, at the age of % years.
She was the daughter of the present
Marquis d'Ivery, the head of one of
the oldest families in France.
Capt J. D. Marks, who has served
Jackson, Tenn, as city marshal and
chief of police for twenty years, was
stricken by paralysis six days ago and
died, aged 4S years.
David Starr Jordan, president OF
Stanford university, who has arrived
in Seattle, Wash, will sail for Alaska
with the two other members of the
seal commission and British commits
SiOnerS.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
Casualties.

Walter Stephens, a young SnOVel pol
Usher at a factory in Anderson, Ind,
was killed by the bursting of an emery
wheel.
Miss Emma Krauss has died at New
Baden, ILL.,, from injuries received in
the tornado there. Her death increases
the death roll in the village to fifteen
An explosion at the powder works
near Marquette, Mich, wrecked the
glycerine house and destroyed proper
ty worth $1,000.
The boiler of steam yacht exploded
at the Taylor Cycle park, one mile
west of Little Falls, n. Y, killing ten
persons instantly and severely injuring
many others.
Two men were probably fatally in
iured and several others were hurt by
a train colliding with stone at Hog
Bridge, Roxbury District, near Bos-
ton.
There was fatal wreck at Friend,
Neb. Wind had blown empty stock
cars on the main track, the fast ex-
press ran into them, and half dozen
cars were piled in the ditch. A tramp
stealing ride was killed.
A cyclone struck Creston, Iowa. The
high school building was damaged to
the extent Of $4,000 and the Meth
odist church and other buildings suf-
fered. Property losses amount to
about $4,000 and the streets are block
ed with debris.
Ex-Goy. Luce of Michigan had q
narrow escape from being killed. He
was at work at his barn in Gilead
township, near Coldwater, when
heavy door fell upon him, crushing
him to the ground. Fortunately help
was near, and he was rescued from
his perilous position with dislocated
shoulder and painful bruises on the
chest.
An excursion train containing eigh-
teen coaches of passengers, all OF
whom were employees of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad shops at Fort Wayne,
broke in two while running at high
rate of speed five miles south of Ken
dallyille. Ind. Before the alarm could
be given two men were thrown from
the platform, one being cut in two and
the other literally ground to pieces.
On the trolley line running from
Frankfort suburb of Philadelphia,
to a pleasure park some distance out,
two overloaded open cars in passing
each other at a rapid rate, caused
Jam among the passengers hanging ON
the sides. Nine of the passengers re-
ceived internal injuries and eleven
Others received injuries more or less
serious.
Mrs. Simon PaulsOn was killed by
lightning during a thunder storm at
Sioux City, Ia. Her husband and 3
year-old child were standing near by,
but escaped without serious injury.
The government towboat. Josie, an
chored some distance above the city,
was considerably damaged by bolt,
and several of her crew more or less
burned. Many houses were struck and
the business streets Hooded by the
heavy rain.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations from Grain end
Live Stock Centers.


Chicago, June 3O.-Wheat - June.
81 Csc; July, "a 1-2c; September, SIC.
Corn-June, 26 7-Sc; July, 20 Use; Sep
TENDER, 28c, Oats-June, 10 3-4c; July,
10 Ice; September, Ice. Pork-June,
$500; July, $692; September, 40.
Lard-June. $3.87; July, $3.87; Septem-
Der, 81. Ribs-June, S3.65: July, $3.65;
September $3.S0. FlaX-Cash, N. W.,
IS 1-2c; July, Use; September, 70 3-4c;
December, 81 34c. Timothy Cash,
$3.50; August, $3.50; September, $3.50.
Rye-Cash, 5Uc; July, Soc; August,
$50 3-4c; September, 81 Lee. Barley
Nothing doing.
Minneapolis, June 3O-Wheat-June
closed at 50 5-Sc; July opened at 50 Lee
and closed at 81 7-Sc; September
opened at 50 3-Sc and closed at 50 5-Sc.
On track-No. 1 hard, 81 1-8c; No. L
Northern, 53 1-Sc; No. 2 Northern,
50 3-Sc
Milwaukee, June 80. = Flour quiet
and steady Wheat quiet and steady;
No. . spring, 81 3-4c; No. / Northern,
SO 1-4c; September, Sc 3-4c. Corn
steady; No. 3, PC. Oats steady; No.
2 white, Is Lie; No. 3 white 1Sa18 1-4c
Barley steady; No. 2, zoe; sample 24a
zoe. Rye dull; No. 1, 81 lie. Pro-
visions weak; pork $685.; lard, $500.
South st. Paul, June 30.-Hogs firm
and active; quality only fair; sales at
So 70a315. Cattle-Fat cattle strong;
not enough to supply the demand; thin
grassy cows slow and weak; sales at
So 15a4
Chicago, June 30.-Hogs active and
steady; light, $325a3.42 IL; mixed,
$3.O5a3 40; rough, $2.8Oa2. 95. Cattle
quiet and unchanged.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
YOUNG MEN FIGRT.
An Occurrence at Eau Clare Which
Causese n sensation

An Occurrence at Eau Clare Which
Clusese u sensation
Eau Claire. Wis, June 30.-Erhest
French, twenty years ola, and Bill
Hoeppner. about the same age, met iii
a ring just over the line in Wheaton
township. Chippewa county, early TINS
morning and fought nine rounds, after
which the fight was declared draw
Both had been severely punished anu
were exhausted and bleeding freely.
The fight was witnessed by about
sixty sports Of this city and q rev
travelling men who happened to be III
town. The ring had been staked out
in professional style, and referee, sec
onds and timekeepers had been APP
pointed. The fighters wore only their
under garments and shoes and SlX-
ounce gloves. French is the son or q
prominent dentist of this city, and
Hoeppner the son of local business
man. 1t is claimed by some that the
fight was for $50 side. Dr.. French
said to-day: "The Hoeppner boy had
been abusing my boy constantly and
the two finally decided they would
fight it out, Marquis of Queensberry
rules. My boy had the other one
licked in the first few rounds but was
in no physical condition to fight and
could not follow up his advantage.
The Two fighters had been in training
about two weeks. Young French was
trained in a back yard by negro
known as Fighting Bob. Much eX-
element was caused by the affair.
but it is not likely there will be any
arrests.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
Miscellaneous

The National Derby at st. Louis was
won by Prince Lief.
Corbett was nearly knocked out by
Sharkey, the Marine, at San Francisco.
An actress challenges Jim Corbett to
a sparring match,
A hot water motor which is expected
to revolutionize railway traffic is being
tested by the New York Central.
All the European steamship lines
sailing to continental ports had en-
tered into an agreement to increase the
minimum rates for first and second
class passage.
It is announced that Yale is to re-
ceive $3.50, 900 i'll cash as the bequest or
a wealthy widow She made her will
and the sum is to become available at
her death. The name is kept secret.
According to schedule filed by L..
d. Phelps, assignee of Abbey. Schoeffei
& Grau, theater and opera managers,
the unsecured debts of the firm amount
to 1886, $40, and the secured debts to
$114, POI.
A. Cuneo. a Wall street broker, re-
ported to be worth $3.O00OO0 to $1,000
600. has been sent to tie receiving hos
pital at New York to await an examine
alton by the commissioners OF insan-
ity.
Jennie e. Flynn recently sued Frank
7. FLYNN at Cleveland for divorce and
alimony on the ground Of desertion.
Since then Flynn has fallen heir to
$4,000. The common pleas court has
now given Mrs. Flynn her divorce and
awarded her $4,000 alimOny.
Considerable excitement was created
on the coast of MendocinO county. Cal.
by the appearance of an immense tidal
wave. The swell was seven feet high
err than ordinarily and rushed up Big
river with great force, but no damage
was done. The great wall of water Is
attributed to japanese earthquake
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
SIX PEOPLE DROWN.
Distressing Accident on Lake Sha-
wano, in Wisconsin.

Distressing Accident on Lake Sha-
wano, in Wisconsin.
Shawano, Wis, June 30.-Word was
received here late last night Of the
drowning of six persons at Shawano
lake, during gale at $50 last evening.
A party consisting of o. A. Risum and
wife, Herman Drackrey and wife,
Louis Gokey and wife and child of
Pulciver; Miss Emma Garbrecht Of
Shawano and Miss Margaret Grove of
st. Nazianz started from Cecil at abou
5 o'clock in O. A Risum's yacht, Ell
route for a few days outing on the
north shore of the lake. When about
three miles from shore the boat was
capsized by a sudden squall and the
party precipitated into the water. Mr..
Risum and Mr.. Drackrey chung to the
capsized boat for almost five hours,
the latter holding the child in his arms,
when they were rescued by parties
from Cecil, who were attracted by
their cries for help. The bodies Of the
other six, have not been recovered, Ow-
ing to the high wind, it being impossi-
bic for the bats to leave the shores.
Searching parties are being organized
and the search will be resumed as soon
as the wind abates.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

charge of counterfeitfng. There is q
large number of bogus So bills in cir
culation in the vicinity.
At Hoxie. Kan, the court house OF
Sheridan county was robbed, the treas
urers safe being blown open and plum
dered and the building burned. All
the records were destroyed.
Martin Clihal, the old keeper of the
Chicago Outing club house at Forsyth.
Ind, was shot in the head by some un-
known person Several arrests have
been made.
Noble Shepard, who was in jail at st.
Louis awaiting execution for the MUIR
der Of Thomas Morton and Lizzie Lea
hey, escaped from prison during the
night.
City Marshal Scott of North Balti-
more, Ohio, was killed while attempt
ing to arrest three robbers whom he
caught in the act of endeavoring to
effect an entrance into the village
postoffice.
An unknown man and woman were
found dead in a bed in house of Ques-
tionable character at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
1t is believed to be case of double
suicide. The coroner has begun an in
vestigatiOn.
Rev. A. Cornish, pastor of the United
Brethren church. one of the largest
churches in Fort Scott, Kan, was
walking by the fence at the house
where he rooms, when some one sud
denly sprang out from the weeds about
twelve feet away and shot bullet
through his hat, just missing his head.
Prof. e. T. Jordan of MorristoWn.
Ind. engaged in a heated argument
over the financial situation and routed
his opponents While on his way home
he was waylaid by several men. who
assailed him with eggs. He pursued
them and was knocked senseless with
a stone. JordOn was formerly state
gas inspector and is we'll known all
over the state. The men who aSSalled
him have not been apprehended.
Henry Elroth, once the owner OF
large cabinet ware factories in Peoria,
Ill. and Mexico, Mo-, was found dead
in his lodgings at Kansas City, Mo-,
having committed suicide with NOR
phine. Ellroth was 30 years old lie
was one time wealth., but lost his
wealth about ten year lgo. Soon after
that his wife left him, and is now Nv
ing in Chicago. Ellroth had been de-
spondent for several weeks. and last
night told some of his friends that he
would not be alive next day.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
From FOREIGN shores.

The Natal contingent has deteated
with heavy loss a force of 2,OOo Ma
ShonaS.
Consul General Lee, in a private let
ter. saws the CubanS are actually III
control of their island.
DR.. Jameson, the Transvaals raider,
has been indicted in London for ylo-
lating the neutrality laws.
The Conservative government was
badly defeated in the Canadian elec-
tions, the Liberals winning on account
of the separate school proposition
The opposition has decided to re-
quest the Spanish government to IN
troduce a bill providing sufficient re-
sources to prosecute the campaign IN
Cuba.
Gen. p. D. Roddey, formerly in the
service of the Confederate states and
for eight years company promoter III
in London, Eng, is in the bankruptcy
court.
Hugh Sproston, Jr., the leading fig
ure in business circles of British
Guiana, drowned himself by jumping
from a steamer into the Demarara
river. He was short in his accounts
.~v,000.
The Berliner Nachrichten has learn
ed that Emperor William has had a
collection Of English pamphlets on the
monetary question sent to him. This
news will inspire the German bimetal-
lists with renewed hope.
The Persian promoters of the revolt
at Van have made their escape. Six
thousand Kurds, who were advancing
on Van, have retired on receiving or
ders to do so from the Turkish author
tiles. The Druses in revolt are awed
by the presence of Turkish troops.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
washington Talk.

The government forestry commission
organized to make an investigation OF
various forestry problems and outline
an administrative policy on the sub
ject, will devote the summer to it's
work
Practically all of the field work of
the United States geological survey is
now under way, about forty or fifty
geological and almost as many topo-
graphical parties have resumed opera
tons throughout the country, and will
continue until the close of the season
in September and October.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
TRAGEDY IN MONTANA.
Two Ha1f-Breeds and a Full Hooded
Indian Are Now Dead.


Helena, Mont, June 3O-Two men
and one woman dead and one man I'M
der arrest for accessory to a murder is
the result Of Woman's unfaithfulness
and a mans perfidy The dead are
Paul Vinette, a half-breed, his wife
and Took-a-Fine-Gun, full-blooded
Indian. The man under arrest is
Makes-the-Fire, a brother of the dead
Indian. The scene was at the Black
foot reservation. ToOk-a-Fine-Gun had
been paying attention to Vinette's wife
in spite of Yinette's protests, Wednes-
day he caught the couple alone and
took shot at the Indian, who es-
capped uniniured, yoWing vengeance
Next day Vinette mounted his horse
to hunt for missing cattle. He had not
proceeded far when two shots were
heard and his horse came back rider
less TOOk-a- Fine-Gun and Makes-the-
Fire rode up, saying they had killed
Vinette, Then, with Mrs. Vinette, the
trio rode away, Mounted police fol
lowed, and in the morning two shots
were heard in a clump of bushes, An
investigation revealed the bodies of
Mrs. Vinette and Took=a-F ine-Gun.
He had killed her by shooting her
through the heed and himself In a like
manner. AIakes-the-Fire was cap
turod later and locked up on the
charge of murder. The bodies were
buried ut once to keep the Indians from
attempting to take the life of the man
under arrest.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

The most enterprising advertising
agent vet heard from is in Paris. He
has acquired the services of man
with a bald head on the back of which
are painted encomiums of soap, pills,
or whatever the agent chooses. Then
the living signpost sits in the front
row at a theater. 1t is a great idea,
and it is only a question of time,
doubtless, when it will be adapted to
poster purposes.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Gentleman jim" Corbett was almost
whipped recently by Sharkey, the
pugilistic sailor. Corbett evidently
thought he had a snap and made
scarcely any preparation for the event
The interference of the police saved
the gentleman" and the contest was
declared a draw.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Dom Paul is the greatest thing that
ever happened in the line of states
manship He values prisoners at $125,-
coo a piece and makes the Jameson
conspiracy net the government $780,
OGa With a few more such affairs
the Boer republic will be paying a reg
ular quarterly dividend.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Premier Victor Napoleon says that
"the Napoleons have no rights except
those they hold from the people, and
the people alone can invalidate those
rights There is a strong opinion pre-
yailing that the people gave due atten-
ton to the invalidating business some
twenty-five years ago.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

The sultan has issued an trade, sug-
costing that in order to end the
trouble in Crete the Christians on that
island should lay down their arms.
This would certainly make it easier for
the Turks to end the revolution.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Here is a French prophet declaring
that the world will come to an end In
September. 1t is astonishing, after so
many failures on the part of the world
to take this hint, that any self-respect-
ing prophet will risk his reputation
with that particular prediction.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

The thirty prisoners at Sing-Sing,
who, under the influence of Mrs. Bal
lington Booths ministrations declared
their intention of leading better life,
may have been sincere, but with some
of them it was probably a case OF
f'when the devil was SICK etc.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Marching Through Georgia" was
one Of the musical selections heard at
a recent court drawing room in Lon
don. 1t would hardly have answered
Ito play sAmerica'' in the royal pres
hnce and claim it as one of our repre-
sentative national airs.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
Evil Doings.

Bill Westmoreland, colored, fired
from ambush and murdered James Gil
christ. a farmer of Lowndes county.
Ala. and was lynched by mob.
The trial of Alonzo P. Mailing, joint
" indicted with Scott Jackson for the
murder of Pearl Bryan, ended with
conviction and penalty fixed at death.
John G. Donaldson, farmer near
Warsaw, Ind, has been arrested on q
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

! A Vermonter who had a. large area
nf what was called waste land planted
1t with 10000 trees, and finds himself
the owner of some very promising for
ests. Americans are slow to learn that
there is money in growing trees as
well as in cutting them down.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

The recent election in Canada re-
suited in a victory for the Liberal
party. This is the first time in eighteen
years that that party has had ma.
jority in the house of commons.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

A Hartford man has been fined $50
and sent to jail for thirty days for at
tempting to kiss woman. Great care
should be exercised in matters OF this
kind. Many such failures would re-
suit in serious consequences.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

There is to be an attempt to exclude
ladies from the houses of parliament,
or at least to limit the number of fem
mime visitors allowed each member.
They say the bills for tea are simply
ruinOus.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Albert Edward has no reputation for
brilliancy, but prince who never
made a foolish speech and who won
the Derby will compare very well with
the average royalty of Europe.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Bill Hohenzollern, otherwise En-
peror William, is learning to ride a
bike. The grand army of wheelmen is
anxiously waiting to learn the kind of
wheel he uses.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

As Weyler dare not ply his trade as
expert butcher in Cuba with the whole
world looking, perhaps Spain will send
over a soldier to replace him.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
PERISH IN A MINE
ABOIJT 4 HUNDRED MEN IN PITTS
Ton, Pa. ARE KILLED.

while the Men Are Engaged in Put
ting in Props the Roof Caves in
without warning and All but
Three Men in the Mine Are
Thought to Have Been Killed,
Either by Being Crushed to Death
or by suGocation-Many Touching
scenes at the Mouth of the Shaft.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

England is not receiving the share of
trade from China that she expected
when the recent agreement with that
country was reached.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume OF the Most Im-
portant News of the Week, From
all Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged I'm Com
venient Form for Rapid Per-
usal by busy People.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30

Hetty Green's son is ambitious to be
governor of Texas, and it is said that
the old lady is backing him up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

work of the salvation army in this
country, and urging that Commander
and Mrs. Burlington Booth be not re
called to England.
A suit has been brought by the
United States against the Panel Min
ing company of Butte to set aside a
placer patent to large piece of min
ing ground. 1t is charged by the gov
eminent that the patent was irregu-
larly and fraudulently issued under
Land Commissioner Stone, who was
N collision with the defendants
News has been received from Gin
cinnati Of the arrest Of DR.. Conrad
Kettner for murder. He was a prac-
ticing physician at Mitchell, S. D., sew
eral years ago. One year ago he de-
serted his wife, and eloped with an
other woman. 1t was then learned
that his record was bad and that he
vas a swirdler and deserter from the
German army.