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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
LATER MEMS.

Snow fell at L ngdon, N. D., the 10th.
The entire business portion of Kam-
rar, To-, burned the l4th, causing loss
of 100000.
C. fl. Hamilton. alias Walters. was
arrested at Kansas City, Mo, for rob-
bling the mails. A mail sack cut open
was found in his room.
Five outlaws appeared at the ranch
of r. t. Brooke. near Tonkawa, Okla.
and demanded him to hold up his
hands. Brooke replied with bullets
from his revolver. killing two of his
visitors and wounding the third.
Nearly 200 Armenians arrived at
New York the 10Th and were trans
ferred to Ellis Island to await the ac-
ton of the authorities. Objections
were made to their landing on account
of their being paupers.
The Minneapolis wheat market was
wildly excited the 10Th. Decem Der
wheat opened SIC higher than it closed
Saturday. and heavy buying in the
local pit advanced the price ~ more
to 7sAc, cutting down the difference
between Minneapolis and Chicago to
lie. This difference widened later. A
liberal break followed the advance
caused by holders of wheat taking
profits
Baron Fava. the Italian ambassador,
has presented the president valuable
historical work upon the discovery of
America. II comprises fourteen vol
umes. and is the gift OF the King of
Italy
The roof of the rotunda of the Uni
versity of Virginia. at Charlottesville,
fell in the 18th, killing two carpenters,
Eugene Bunch and George Tucker.
The L. 5. revenue cutter Window
went TO sea the 10Th under sealed or
ders. 1t is thought she is bound for
the Florida coast.
The vault of the Bank of Ecuador, at
Guayaouil, was opened the 10Th for the
first time since the big fire. The books.
money and papers were found to be in
a perfec, condition
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
All About the CanItoI.

Claiming Seabury, chairman of the
capitol commission, has submitted TO
Attorney General Childs the papers
served on him in the proceedings begun
by number of residents of Kandiyohi
county, through john f. Kelly, to pre-
vent the construction of the new capi-
toll building in St. Paul.
The action is based on four questions,
or four constitutional questions are
raised. One is that the seat of gov
eminent at St. Paul was only temper
arily located there and that for such a
temporary seat the state should only
have a temporary building. whereas
the building Of a new capitol will be a
permanent structure and will mean the
permanent seat of government of the
state.
In the second place, it is claimed that
the constitution provides for ordinary
and extraordinary expenses. The or
binary expenses are for charges and
the expenses for the civil conduct Of
the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
HELD UP A TOWN.
Hall a Dozen Bandits Plumber the village
of Carney, d. II.


Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 10. - Saturday
night at ten o'clock the town of Carney,
so miles west of here, was attacked by
bandits, all heavily armed, masked and
we'll mounted. The robbers entered
with flourish of arms and oaths and
at once attacked the store of j. Z.
Fouts, the largest merchant in the city.
Before entering the town the bandits
cut the telephone wires between Carney
and Chandler in order to prevent inter-
ference with their evidently pre-
arranged plans. Carney is a town of
500 people and contains general mer-
chandise store, hotel, post Office, black
smith shop. stables and dwelling
houses. Only Fouts and his son were
in the store when the robbers rushed
in and threw their guns on them. The
chief of the outlaws commanded i outs
to open his safe. He quickly complied
and handed over $500 in cash to the
bandits Two of the robbers then bound
and gagged Fouts and his son and car
ried them two miles out of town. Mean
while the other robbers attacked the
hotel and post Office, but got nothing in
the latter place. In the hotel three
drummers and two citizens were re-
lieved In all of $500 in money, watches
and jewelry. At the United States mar
shal's office the opinion prevails that
the gang is headed by dynamite Dick,"
pal of the late Dalton and Doolin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

rnOM N~or1lN1 OtNs
During the month of September last
the minis OF the United States coined
2.70O. 100 silver dollars.
The third assistant postmaster-gen-
erals report for the past fiscal year
shows that the total expenditure for
the year was SOC, 626, 296 and receipts
So. 4J9, 20S, leaving a deficiency of
SS.i27,0 Ss OF a reduction Of SI,67o, ess
less than the preceding year.
The first half Of October shows :
government deficit of IS. T39, s73 and for
the fiscal year to date of S3O, 1884, 600. The
Total receipts for the fiscal year to date
have been SCI. SIS, 6TO. and the expendi-
lures have aggregated sI22. 509,67O.
Iieine Supp. who started for Munich.
Germany, July 81. 1895. and expects to
arrive home December 20. arrived IN
Washington. His object is to travel
around the world, 900 miles of which
will be accomplished on foot, in IS
months.
Col. }. j. Donahue, of Wilmington.
Del, was elected commander o. re
Union Veteran Legion at the -nudl
n.svJing In Washington.
In the United States there were 32S
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 10th. against 200 the week
previous and 263 in the corresponding
period e 1923.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
$685.. 30 So, against S1.O5s. iT2,s53 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
is l4-7.
1t is estimated by Secretary Lamont
that the appropriations required by
the var department for the next fiscal
year VIII amount to S52,s75,63s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
Mr.. WATSON EXPLAINS.
Says He Has Ordered His Name on tn
Democratic Ticket.

Says He Has Ordered His Name OF the
Democratic Ticket.
Augusta Ga, Oct. ia special to the
Chronicle from Thompson says: Mr..
Watson says it is the truth he has or
dered his name off the ticket in Kansas,
but it is off the democratic ticket, and
not off the fusion ticket. He says there
is no fusion ticket in Kansas. There is
democratic ticket and a populist
ticket, and democrats have printed
over the national and Bryan and Sewall
electors the names of Bryan and Wat
son to deceive populists into voting
for electors who will in turn vote for
bryan and Sewall.
at am willing" said Mr.. Watson. "to accept
any fair fusion in Kansas that VIII divide
the electors between the populists and
democrats: / am willing even to agree to
an equal division, though by reason of the
popuists voting strength in Kansas. the
proper portion would be about eight pepu-
list electors to two democrats. l contend
that the democrats have no right to print
my name over Bryan and Sewall electors
TO deceive populist voters and 1 have
ordered my name taken from the demo-
cratic ticket"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
BANK ROBBERS SLAIN.
Three Thieves Shot Dead by Citizens at
Meeker, Col

Rawlins, Wyo., Oct. l5.-Word has
been received from Meeker, Col. town
located 60 miles from any railroad or
telegraph station. to the effect that on
Tuesday three men entered the local
bank, and after robbing the clerks on
duty and the bank of what cash it had
on its counters, undertook to escape.
The alarm was given before they had
reached the street.
Citizens, attracted by the noise, had
pretty well surrounded the building by
this time, and being armed, opened fire
ON the robbers, two of whom, Charles
Jones and William Smith, were killed
by the first volley. The third man,
George Harris, was shot through the
lungs dying in two hours. He is fully
identified. Four citizens were wound
ed: District Game Warden w. III. Clark,
bullet in right breast, shot through
right arm; C. A. Booth, clerk, scalp
wound; w. p. Herrick, finger shot off.
1t is believed one of the dead men IS
Thomas Mccarthy, who robbed the
banks at Telluride and Delta, Col. The
coroner's jury returned verdict of
Unsuitable homicide.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
Disgraced Russian onlcerr.

Eleven officers of the B;elogrod
dragons have been reduced to the ranks,
and one lieutenant dismissed from
the army for their share in disgrace
full riot at Mejibujie. in Podolia. Lieut..
Bakounine. while drunk, grossly in
suited and struck some Jewish civilians
who were sitting quietly in wine shop.
After protesting for awhile they gave
him a sound thrashing, whereupon he
went to the barracks, got together some
other officers and $50 dragons, and set
out to avenge the honor of the regi-
ment. The wine shop and the adjacent
houses were sacked and set on fire, a
number of Jewish houses and shops
were pillaged. and five Jews killed and
thirty seriously injured. As the colonel
of the regiment did not think the incl
dent worth reporting the car has or
dered him to be placed on the retired
list
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News m Brief.


The Swear old daughter of Joserh
Uershtowitz, of Minneapolis, over
turned lighted candle on herself set
ting her clothes on fire. Her injuries
were fatal.
Frederick Gagne, night watchmar at
the Minneapolis postofiice, while riding
to work on bicycle was run down
by an interurban car and killed.
J. NJ. U. Thompson, of Mathawa,
was sentenced under the forestry law
to pay fine of SIS for setting prairie
fire and leaving !, unprotected.
The Marine National bank of Duluth
has gone INTO liquidation.
Burglars entered the residence of NJ.
A. Lang, of Minneapolis. chloroformed
the whole family. ransacked the en-
tire house and carried off considerable
plumber.
Two trolley cars collided under the
Milwaukee railway bridge in Mime
apolis. Il. o. Silverson was slightly
injured.
PickpoelSets did a fiourishing bust
ness at the Bryan meeting at Duluth.
Twenty pockets were picked of wal
lets, according to the latest returns,
and a mum Der of diamonds were stolen.
f. f. Brady. of St. Paul. lost 5000
stud, and z. C. Howard. of Duluth. lost
a 5000 stone and money and other art
icles to the value of 81. 600.
The president has appointed Robert
A. Smith postmaster at st. Paul. MINI.
The appointment ends long contest
over the Office. Smith succeeds Henry
A Castle, commission expired.
An unknown man was found dead in
bed at the Hotel Ryan at Lake City.
Death occurred from natural causes.
Postmaster General vii son has Sc.
lected Dakota county as the section in
which to make the experiment on rural
free delivery of mail in Minnesota. An
inspector has been ordered to proceed
TO the county and report as to the con-
ditions and select Offices in connection
with which the experiment is to be
made.
The Standard Oil Company's oil house
and the stock yards OF the Minneapolis
& St. Louis railroad at Hanley Falls
were destroyed by fire.
The West Superior board of trade
has decided to accept the Minnesota
system of wheat inspection.
The steamer Queen City, which left
Duluth recently, took out $4,000 bush
els of wheat and $4,000 bushels of rye.
equivalent to l74, 600 bushels of wheat
in weight, breaking her record of l45,-
600 bushels. which was the greatest-
The drafted depth was Is feet ;.
While the young daughter of Fred $.
Schwarz of Osakis was leading COW
with the rope tied around her waist.
the animal became frightened and ran
away dragging the girl to her death.
Lew Wall, St Paul Chinaman, is
afraid that the highbinders have de-
creed that he must die and has asked
the police for protection.
While several boys were hunting In
the woods near Lake City, Ernest Ben
nett. aged IA. was shot by his brother
Walter. The bullet entered at his
shoulder and lodged at the base OF his
brain He may die.
E. ]. Morril, ex-cashier of the Mime
apolis Dry Goods company. was ar
raigned in court on a charge Of grand
larceny in the alleged theft Of sl,7oo of
his employers money. He waived ex-
animation and was held to the grand
jury al $1,000 bonds
The lumber Office of Christensen &
Somerville was entered b. burglars
who, finding no cash, took bicycle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
A LONE HIGHWAYMAN.
One Robber. s'ngie-H Handed. Holds Up q
Hail Train.


Salt Lake City, Oct. l5.--The Union
Pacific fast mail train due here at ): Is
O'clock Wednesday morning was held
up short distance east of Uintah, near
the mouth of Weber canyon, and about
eight miles from Ogden. 1t appears
that the hold-up was the work of one
man. single handed and alone, who by
clever coup cajoled the passengers
and train men into the belief that he
had ample assistance in the raid thai
he was making. His method of opera.
ton was as follows:
He first made his appearance by
climbing over the tender into the cab
of the engine and peremptorily demand
ing the fireman aud engineer to throw
up their hands, saying that he was
about to rob the train. The robber was
disguised in such a way as to prevent
any possibility of identification. hav-
ing his head inclosed in sack with eye
holes cut. The men Immediately com.
piled with the request of the robber
and were forced to disguise themselves
as he directed, furnishing them with
-four sacks to pull over their heads.
Over this mask they were required to
pull down their hats in manner that
would indicate to the passengers and
others that they, too, were robbers.
at this point he compelled the now
captive engineer sni fireman to un-
couple the train leaving the express and
mail car attached to the engine.
After this was done he personally
mounted the engine. leaving the enGi-
neer and fireman upon the ground,
pulled the throttle and ran part of the
train half mile down the canyon when
he stopped and began his efforts 10
blow open the safe. The express mes
senger and mail clerk in the meantime
remained in their respective cars. The
robber commanded Express Messenger
Mccoy to maintain absolute silence,
an injunction which he unwillingly bit
implicitly obeyed. After this he spent
an industrious but fruitless so minutes
10 bore into and blow oren the safe with
dynamite. During The operations of
the robber the express messenger sat
quietly on box near by.
After failing TO reach the inside of the
safe, ard seeing that success in that
direction was impossible, he abandoned
his work and turned his attention to the
mail car, where he commanded the
clerk to throw ont the registered pack
ages and four mail bags were accord
ingly thrown out. Taking out his knife
he Immediately proceeded to cut open
the bags and rifle them of such matter
as suited his fancy. He secured a num-
Der of registered packages, but as TO the
exact number and how much money
they contained there is no means of
knowing at this time. At this point lie
robber finished his business and es-
capped. The direction which he tool;
from this point is not known.
The passengers were not moiested,
but were badly frightened. and beng
led to believe that the train on each side
was lined with robbers ready to shoot
at the first head that appeared, kept
very quiet during the hour the bold rob-
Der was getting in his work. The four
mail pouches overha uled were through
4
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
a VERY OLD TUE.
Roman Bucket That Dates Back Sixteen
Hundred Years.

Roman Bucket That I,afes Bach cixteeE
Hundred Years.
My thoughts, when was at TIE ruins
of Silchester recently, were that huns
dreds of ansiquarians all over the coun-
try would have given gold 10 any one
who should have told them of the great
find" that was there and the1 TO be
safely brought 70 hand, says q letter in
London Truth. A friend and MYSELF
strolled over from Alderrcaston to Yieyv
the ruins and as many of the ''f'nds" as
were still 10 be seen. Mr.. Davis, F. :. A.,
at present experimenting the opera
tons, explained 10 us how, when Dig
ging out an old well, he made the lucky
discovery Of tunnel which conducted
him TO an ancient gate, the existence of
which hau not been before suspected.
y wiudlass had been fitted up over a
well is feet deep, and men were digging
out pailfuls of earth which ere being
diligently hauled up. For two weeks
the work at this point had been going
on, and within the last week it hal been
discovered that this was an old Roman
tub-well. The wood seemed somewhat
rotten, as might be expected after 1000
years, so that the raising of the tub
caused the greatest anxiety. The tub
had been ingeniously fitted by Mr..
Davis with two wooden shelves running
all round it-one at the top and the
other at the bottom, both of which
served to protectit from any strain dur
ing the preparation for hosting it, and
also relieved the tub of its own weight
during the process of hosting. After
one unsuccessful attempt TO bring il up.
during which small portion of it was
knocked off, it was triumphantly raised
to light in comparatively perfect
state of preservation. We expect that
the tub will shortly be on view ut the
Reading museum, where there is al
ready beautiful collection Of Silches-
Ter ralicS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
THREE MEN SHOT TO DEATH.
Two Others Badly Wounded In n Desper-
ate Affair in Georgia.

Columbus, Ca, Oct. l5.-Three men
are dead and two seriously wounded
as the result of sensational tragedy
Wednesday. One of the dead men is j.
A. White, who was the cause of the
whole trouble. White and his 19-year-
old son murdered two policemen and
wounded two other men who were in
the party attempting TO arrest tnem
for disorderly conduct. The murdered
officers are Richard NJ. Adams and Viii
liam jackson. When Policeman Rob-
erts went to Whites house to make the
arrests he was fatally shot. Then six
officers broke down the doors. AS they
sprang in White fired. wounding Ser
geant Pickett. AT the same time White
was shot. He attempted to break
through, but half dozen bullets were
put through his body. Henry, the son.
escaped to the Alabama side of the
river. A posse with bloodhounds is
on his trail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22

The navy department has been en-
gagged in the past two years in making
experiments with a view to discovering
some economical and feasible plan for
the use of oil as fuel for vessels. 1t be-
gins to look as if the problem were
either already solved. or were very near
solution. The problem is of especia.
interest to the navy department just
now, because of the need of torpedo
boats Of high speed. Y such a speed
can be reached at all il can be reached
more easily with the use of oil as fuel
rather than coal, provided the transmits
sion of energy can be secured Simply
anil economically
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22

A dispatch received in Boston from
Lowell observatory, Flagstaff, a. T.. an
nOunces that the astronomers of the OBJ
seryatory have discovered that the
planets Mercury and Venus each turns
once on its axis during one revolution
about the sun, making the day just
equal to the year on those planets. They
find further that Venus is not cloud
covered. as has been reported. but has
about it thick atmosphere, while Mer-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
NoveIExhibit.

The chief exhibit at the street fair at
Faribault was that of South American
woods, made by the Orinoco company,
of which Donald Grant is head. 1t con-
sisted of about 90 different kinds of
wood, which were cut in the forests of
the Orinoco country. With this exhibit
were also a number of jars containing
fruits. fish and reptiles found in the
same country and preserved in alcohol
by DR.. A. C. Rogers during his recent
trip TO Venezuela.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
Pound Guilty.

Des Moines, la, Oct. I9.-Wiliiam
Harris was found guilty of murder in
the second degree, the jury returning
the verdict at IL o'clock Saturday night.
Harris. on the evening of September
], killed George Frank, stabbing him
seven times in the abdomen. The muir
der was committed on leading b1si-
ness corner and Harris was so drunk at
the time that he had no recollection Of
the act afterwards. The trial lasted a
week. The penalty is anywhere from
ten years to life imprisonment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
Blew Up.

The feed mill boiler at lieckman. Is
miles east of Royalton, blew up. killing
the engineer, VIM. Bosch, and injuring
several others. The mill is a small af-
fair and run by threshing engine,
owned by Bosch and Joseph and Peter
Oestrelch. Peter Oestreich had both
legs blown off at the ankles and was
badly bruised about the he adj. Mrs.
Peter Oestreich was bruised on the
back and Jacob HUM was also badly
injured and NAV die.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22
Cuba to Get Help.

Washington, Oct. I7.-lf Spain does
not end the war in Cuba within thee
months the insurgents will receive
from the United States virtual recogni-
ton of independence. 1t can be stated
on authority that the president does Tot
expect that Spain will end the war with
the tactics now employed during the
present year, and that he is fully con-
WINGED that the grave duty will devoive
upon him of taking a vigorous stand in
this matter. A high official of the adj
ministration said that action by the
president may be looked for by the frst
of the year. He will intervene in a man
ner that will be equivalent to reccg-
milton of the independence of the island.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-22

a party of adyenturers from Cleveland
Is going in search of some of the fabu-
lous wealth of gold supposed to lie in
the black sands of Cape Horn. The sea
is so stormy and the coast SO inhOspita-
BILE that many lives have been lost in the
guest, and the labor of getting at the
gold has hitherto kept it from being a
paying investment except in rare cases.
but these explorers have some new ap
planes by which they hope to reap uu-
Ir,;toa wealth
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A MOUNTAIN PRIMA DONNA.
She Is sim Looking for an Engage nent
at 81, 900 Night.

Cnc Is sun ASooAAns toE M menu
at $1,000 Night.
81 was travelling through North
Georgia." said a drummer TO Wash
ington Star reporter. Il stopped all
night at a cabin, where young girl
kept me awake by singing. Her voice
did not have a particle of music in it,
and she had no idea whatever of time
or tune, but she made the loudest noise
ever heard come from human be-
ing.
In the morning my host said: {,
az seed in tn county paper thet they
paid primmer donners big wages
Eyes. some of them get $1,000 a
night
Yaal, so heerd. Now, III make il
TO o. inturest to tell how yo' go bout
q Utin' job at it. Yo' see, my darter
hes mo- voice than any one l ever seed.
She's got the bigges' kin o crap o.
voice. We visited Atlanty. whar my
brother lives, an we went to hear one o.
them primmer donners, an sense then
Mays practiced till she kin sing so she
kin be heerd a plumb mile furtier than
thet yalIar-haired gal Mt tn show. A
thousan' dollars a night Yo' jess git
her a job an Wen sho' be squar bout
it,
81 en- still looking for a job for her."
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Robbed "A Bank.

Webster City. Ia, Oct. 1.-THE Bank
of Hardy was robbed Thursday of 500
and many valuable papers. Hardy IS q
small town on the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids & Northern, north of here. The
bank is in a grocery store. At noon
stranger who arrived in town on bicy'
Gle. entered with jug, asking for mo-
lasses. While the clerk was in the cell
lar filling the order the man robbed the
till of the bank. The robber escaped on
L.