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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
JONES ON THE ELECTION.
Gives His Reasons for Defeat of the Dem
Ocrafie Candidate.

Chicago. Nov 6-Chairman Jones formally
conceded the defeat OF William J. Bryan
Thursday night and msde his last presi-
Dental campaign statement to the pub
lie The free silver standard was really
lowered late Wednesday night. so far al
the election OF 1886 Is concerned. when ad-
vices We're received at headquarters from
West Virginia conceding the electoral vote
OF that state TO Mckinley, but II was de-
cided not 10 make public announcement
OF the fact until Thursday. In the mean
time GOV. stone arrived IN Chicago from
missouri In response TO Senator Jones teie-
gram Inc national committee chairman.
the governor and Campaign Chairman Cam
pau were In conference Thursday evening
In the senator's room. and at It's conclusion
the following statement was given TO the
press:
THE result OF the pre<hhentiai election
Is apparently no longer IN doubt II has
been one of the closest contests that the
people have been called on to determine
in recent years We have claimed the cleo
ton on our adviees from states that were
admittedly In doubt. In which we Knew
there had been many frauds and from
which there were evidences OF tamperlng
with the returns. Ii seems now TO De APP
parent that. while MIR. Bryan, after making
the most brilliant campaign In the his
tory Of our country. has carried most Of
the states claimed to be doubtful, but
has not carried enough to assure his sue
cess In the electoral college. Bryan electors
have been chosen In all the states south
OF the Potomac and Ohio. except West
virginia, and al those west OF the Mis-
souri, except California and Oregon. He
has 100 electoral votes, and this number
may be increa sed by final returns from
states yet In question
Thus this remarkable campaign closes
with the election of William Mckinley
The result was brought about by every Kind
OF coercion and Intimidation on the part
OF the money power, including threats of
lnckouts and dismissals and impending
starvation: by the employment of by far
the largest campo Ign fund ever used in this
country and by the subornatton of large
portion OF the American press The presi-
dent-elect and his party are under pledge
TO the American people to continue the
gold standard and by its operation TO re-
store prosperity 10 this country. As chief
executive MIR. Mckinley will have The cor
dial support OF the millions of patriotic
Americans who have cast their votes for
William Jennings Bryan They bow to the
majesty of the office. and abide by the re-
suit with none of the mutterings that
had IL been unsuccessful They are CONT
dent the gold standard cannot give the
promised prosperity, but will gladly well
great struggle for the uplifting OF human
ity and to the maintenance Of the dignity
OF our country in the establishment of an
ocratic party. aided by ITS present allies,
will still uplift the bimetallie standard
and bear II on to victory.
JAMES X. JONES.
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
LOST IN THE LAKE.
schooner waukesha Is Wrecked on Mus.
kegon, Mich.

schooner waukesha Is Wrecked on Mus
kegon. Mich.
Muskegon, Mich, Nov. 0. 1t was
about 1880 Sunday morning when the
beach patrolman on the south shore OF
the harbor reported wreckage coming
ashore. This report, TO the mind of
Capt. Wood. brought up the question of
the safety of the big three-masted
schooner which arrived off the point
about four O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
She signaled for a tug as she came in
sight, and the station sent word up
town for the Carrie Ryerson, which
came down, but did not venture out in
the face OF the big sea which was run
ming. The schooner was apparently
all right during the evening. and at
nine O'Clock the lookout man saw her
lights. After that they disappeared and
nothing more was seen of them. II was
thought she had slipped her cables and
run out to get room.
But the sequel shows she had not. in
the storm, the awful cold and darkness,
six human lives had been snuffed out
and not a soul on shore had been a whit
the wiser. In the wreckage was found
the name plate of the schooner. which
was the Waukesha. owned by Capt
Duncan Corbett. She was loaded with
salt and was bound from Ludington to
South Chicago, SO it was learned. as
the thread of the tragedy was slowly
picked up afterwards.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
Before Nineteen Hundred
CoNoRATULATss THE VICTOR.
MIR. Bryan Sends a Telegram to the Pres
ident-Elects

Lincoln, Neb.. NOT. Cat SIS Senator
Jones. telegram TO Mr, Bryan that he had
given up the fight was handed to Mr. Bryan
at his residence. You may say, said Dir
Bryan to the reporters. that the election
of Mckinley Is conceded and that | Will
issue a statement soon"
Mr.. Bryan had not cluns to the hope'
held out to him by some of his enthusiastic
followers and was prepared for the news
His wife. too. knew that nothing encourag
ing was to be expected Her natural good
nature came to the fore when she realized
that the strain was over and she laughed
and joked with those about her, while Mr.
Bryan also chaffed the newspaper men.
Immediately after receiving Senator Jones
telegram Mr.. Bryan wrote the following
dispatch:
Hon. William Mckinley. Canton. q .
Senator Jones has just Informed me that
he returns Indicate your election, and
hasten to extend my congratulations We
ave submitted the Issues to the American
'eople and their Will is law.
CIVILIAN 4 RRYAN"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
DAVID BLAKELY DEAD.
Was Once Commissioner of Pensions
Well Known in Musical Circles.

Was Once Commissioner of Pensions
Well Known in Musical Circles.
New York, Nov. 9.-David Blakely,
manager of Sousa's band and president
of the Blakely Printing company of Chi
ca4o. died in this city Saturday.
David Blakely, pioneer newspaper pub
lIsher in the west. was an associate Of ex-
Secretary of War Ramsey. ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Window, and was ap
pointed py President Grant commissioner
of pensions. Although prominently iden-
tiled with ST. Paul and Minneapolis news
papers in his early years. and later with
the old Chicago Evening Post. Mr.. Blakely
was best known In musical circles. with
which he had been identified ever since
boyhood. He moved TO New York and as
rumed the general management OF the
J.. s. Gilmore band. a position he held for
several years During this time his at
tention was called to John Philip Sousa.
then with the Washington Marine band.
He subsequently secured Sousa's release
from government service and established
the now celebrated Sousa band. retaining
the active management of that organiza-
ton until his death. Mr.. Blakely was born
IN Binghamton, N Y, in 1884 He was
married in Minnesota in 1855 to Miss Adele
Low, daughter of prominent citizen of
Vermont. The widow and four daughters
survive him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
The News Of the Week.
By TELEoRAPu AND MAII
FROM WASHINGTON

rnOhd WASHtNG ON.
Nearly z.lOO employees have been add
ed to the classified service by the issu-
ance of an order by President Cleye-
land directing that the rules of the
navy department regulating the en-
ployment of labor at the navy yards
shall not be changed without the APP
proval of the civil ser ice commission.
The president has issued a proclama-
ton naming Thursday, November 20.
as Thanksgiving day.
Officials have been removed from the
treasury department by Secretary Car
Isle for offensive partisansa:p as fol-
lows: Judge w. Z. Fleming, of Ken
lucky; Thomas L. BrantIey, of South
Carolina, and Burton T. Doyle.
In Washington Stephen ]. Field. as
sociate justice of the supreme court
celebrated his eightieth birthday.
In tie United States there were $50
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 9th, against 27O the week
previous and ESQ in the corresponding
period of 1895.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 9th aggre-
gated 99I,552, O65, against S96s, ,55s
the previous week. The decrease com
pared with the corresponding week
in 1885 is I2.6.
Gen. Breckenridge, inspector of the
army, in his annual report shows that
accounts of disbursing officers aggre-
eating over S72, OOO,O 900 have been ex-
amined during the year.
Frank ii. Jones. the first assistant
postmaster general, in his annual re
port shows that the total number of
presidential offices July last was 1861.
For the fiscal year ending June 80. 1898,
the report asks for appropriations OF
about SO. 0OO. 600.
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At the age of so years Charles Adlai

At the age of so years Charles Adlal
Ewing, leader of the national gold
democracy in Illinois, died suddenly
at his home in Decatur.
The latest returns from the election
do not justify any change in the di-
vision of the electoral vote between
Maj Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan as pre-
viously printed, which gave 264 to Nc
kinley and 167 to Bryan and left 16 ia
doubt. The doubtful states are those
of Kentucky and Wyoming. The re-
suit in these two states is so close as to
require an official count to decide it.
The popular vote in the several states
give Mckinley a plurality of 939.2i6.
The present indications are that the
next congress viii be divided on the
currency as follows: House-sound
money, 215; silver, 142. Senate-sound
money, 40; silver. ~.
At Toledo. o.. Conrad Eichorn DELHI
erately put his 13-year-old son to death
and then committed suicide. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
In Gibson county, Ind, Gaines 1ur-
ply, who was put on the ticket as a
joke, was elected sheriff.
In California woman's suffrage was
defeated at the election by 10000 ma
jority.
The noted outlaw of West Virginia,
Capt. Hatfield, who has murdered IT
men IN the past 20 years, and has never
yet entered a courtroom, was placed in
Jail at Huntington.
Between Chicago and the Mississippi
river all railway records were broken
by the Rock Island Railroad company.
which ran special train from Rock
Island to Chicago, a distance of Isl
miles. in 3 hours and 80 minutes.
During a fierce storm tt three
masted schooner Waukesha vert 10
pieces off Muskegon, Mich, and Capt.
Corbett and six sailors were drowned.
Adviees from all sections of the land
announce resumption of work on full
time with full forces by industries of all
kinds.
Fire destroyed the dry goods estab-
lishment of Lowrie & Robson a Indian
apoiis, the loss being about 100000.
On January 10 next the Iowa legisla-
ture viii meet in extra session at Des
Moines.
he Wclshman, James Michaels,
rode ten miles on bicycle at New Or
leans in 1925, breaking the American
record, and made five miles in 9:12,
breaking the worlds record.
The alleged Cuban filibuster steamer
Three Friends was seized at Jackson
vile, Fla, on advices from the treasury
department, charged with violation of
the neutrality laws.
AZ the age of &c years Miss Katherine
Monroe, the last surviving relative of
President Monroe, died at Dubuque, la.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The official figures of exports and inn
ports for the fiscal year ending June 80
show the total foreign trade of Canada
10 have been $249.024.s52. compared
with S224. 420. 4S5 in 1895. The total inn
ports were Sl1s,O1i,000, against $780,
$4,000 in 1898. and exports S121,Ol3,-
ss2. against s114,63s,3 1903 in 1895.
In Dublin 1T. Rev. Fred Richards
Whine, protestant bishop of Killaloe,
dropped dead In the street and his
wife died a few minutes afterwards.
Flames in Richmond, Quebec, among
business houses, caused a loss of $780,
600.
At Poviacoa, in the Azores islands,
a waterspout destroyed most of that
place, and great loss of life in conse-
auence is reported.
The archduchess Maria of Vienna has
renowned all her rights of succession
to the throne of Austria prior to her
marriage to the duke of Orleans.
The London, Paris and Geneva
Armenian committee have decided TO
stop all further action of their propA-
ganda in order to give time for the APP
plication of the promised reforms by
the sultan.
From insurgent statements the fire.
quency of engagements recently
fought in the province of Havana is
evidence of the truth of the report that
Antonio Maceo ead Maxine Gomez are
directing the forces under their COM
mand upon the city of Havana itself,
with the intention of laying siege to il.
Fire destroyed the extensive worsted
mills of Dawson & Sons at Bradford,
England, the loss being S350,O00.
Cuban insurgents captured the town
of Guaimara after long siege. 1t is
one of the principal places in the
province of Puerto Principe.
Banks in Windsor, Ont. have raised
the boycott On American money and
will take il at par as heretofore.
The government of Hawaii has grant
cd full pardon and restoration of her
civil rights to Queen Liliuokalani.
In the Armenian village near KAISER
lea massacre occurred and 60 persons
we're killed.
In London Mrs. Walter Castle, of San
Francisco, was sentenced TO three
months Imprisonment without hard
labor for shoplifting, and Mr.. Castle.
charged with the same crime, was ac-
quilted.
The Canadian ministry, it is as
serted, is pledged 20 send delegates to
Washington to negotiate treaty of
reciprocity with the United States.
Near St. Johns, n. F., the steamer
Tiber came into collision with the
schooner Maggie, and nine men md
four women on the schooner wero
Crowned.
Spain will send 10000 more recruits
TO Cuba before the middle of December.
On the charge of fomenting revolu-
tionary movements the government OF
Ecuador has requested the Jesuit IA
theirs settled in the eastern part of the
republic to leave the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
An InrenIon, Cbtnaman.

II is evident that Ling Yeng pos
sesses ingenuity. Mr.. Ling is a Chinese
merchant, and is the richest man in
Formosa, his wealth being estimated al
S30.0O0.000. After the war between ia
pen aud China, Ling so far allowed his
patriotism to get the better OF his dis
erection as to engage in an insurrec-
tion against the victorious nation. The
result was that Ling is now living in
Pekin for his health. His property in.
terests being in Formosa, he is natur.
ally enxious to return TO the island,
but Is afraid to do SO for fear OF being
executed. So Mr.. Ling YeLg is en-.
deavoring to get the Chinese govern.
ment to appoint him a consul 10 For
mosa- If he succeeds in this, he car
return to Formosa with impuni'y. foI
under international law, the person oil
any foreigner acting in a diplomatic
capacity is. of course. inviolable.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

reter Hansen split his wife's head
open with an AK and then committed
suicide by shooting himself at Melens.
Tex. He charged his wife with in
fidelity.
Annie Schrieber. aged %. and her
nephew. lad of IA. eloped from their
home in Chicago and committed sui
eide in Elgin, Ill.
John Adams, JEFF jackson, Will
liam Taylor and Robert Nilsson. negro
laborers.were murdered by white caps
near Wild Forks. Ala.
Fire destroyed the United States Car
rage company's works at Columbus.
o.
Advices from Lick observatory IN
California announce the discovery of a
faint comet by Perrine, an assistant at
Lick
Francis De Long. one of the oldest res
idents and @ constable of Joliet, ILL.,.
was shot and instantly killed by Lyman
Hall. young man "a years old. whom
De Long was trying TO arrest.
Soon after Harrison Bacon, aged 20.
a pioneer OF CORTLAND, o., had cast his
vote he dropped dead in the street Of
heart disease.
Latest returns from the election show
that William Mckinley has carried "a
states for the presidency. These states
are the following, with the electoral
votes of each state: California, 0; Con-
necticut, 6; Delaware. 5; Illinois, "a;
Indiana, Is; Iowa. 10; Maine, @; Mary
land, S; Massachusetts,, Is; Michigan,
Il; Minnesota. 4; New Hampshire, 4:
New Jersey, 10; New York, Sc; North
Dakota. 3: Ohio. %; Oregon. 4; Penn
syIvania, 80; Rhode Island, 4: South
Dakota, 4; Vermont, 4; West Virginia.
6; Wisconsin. -; Wyoming, /. Total,
265. Kentucky and Tennessee are still
in doubt. McKinley's plurality of the
popular vote appears TO be over 1000
coo. the largest ever given n presidential
candidate. In Illinois Tanner (rep.)
defeats Altgeld (dem.) for governor by
over 100000 plurality. Michigan. Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Indiana also
elect republican governors. The next
house will probably stand as follows:
Republicans. 20l; democrats, 1874: pop
ulists, -. The senate will be about
equally divided.
Fire destroyed the Gem thcater in St.
Louis. and William Gray. the stage
manager. was fatally injured by jump
ing from a third-story window.
At Dallas W. White & Co.. one of the
largest aud oldest eotton-buying firms
In Texas. failed for 100000.
During 4 battle IN Winchester, Ky..
between a posse of policemen and a
squad OF negroes six co,ored men aud
three whites were shot. three % .he ne
groes were fatally wounded
After being closed for six months the
Chicago stock exchange opened for
business.
boats were capsized and Henry Mayo
and Jacob and George Nergt were
drowned.
In Denver Stanley Rarrows achieved
the feat of riding the fastest mile ever
made on a wheel. and that is without
any pacing. his time being IS seec.sds.
=. $. Nicholson. OF Kokorno, Ind, ia
Their OF the temperance law. has been
reelected TO the legislature, with 500
votes TO spare.
At Quigley. Mont, the Golden Scepter
Mining company has assigned with
debts OF S2s5. OOG.
At Dayton, o.. the Manhattan Cloth
ing & Shoe company assigned with liza
biiities Of 100000.
The death Of Matthew A. Grant. IS
years Of age. lifelong resident ~ Bur
lyville. Conn. cad one OF re famous
Grant iriplets. occurred suddenly.
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PROVES TO BE A PUG.
Polite Girl Gives Up Her Seat 20 . Sup

Polite Girl Gives Up Her Seat "a = Sup
posediy Baby-Iadsn Woman.
The inbound Clark street CO ole trair
was crowded. Every seat was taker
and many men were compelled TO stand
when at one of the crossings lad7 en-
tered the car bearing in her arms bur
den of her special care and attention
Wrapped in a soft warm shawl she care
fully carried il, protected and safe from
the raw. chilly air. Although restless
and moving its tiny head from side &c
side, she watehfully held the shaw
over its head. She walked to the center
of the car. and. seeing no vacant seat,
took one of the straps. The men kept
industriously reading their papers, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
These gentlemen can keep their
seats" said young woman as she
arose and profered her seat to the
woman with the burden The car gave
q sudden lurch forward as the woman
accepted the offered seat with Thank
you" the shawl became loosened, and.
eludirg her grasp. the little object
freed itself from the folds.
The men Uttered and the polite young
woman. looking around for the cause of
the unwonted mirlS beheld on the
woman's lap. not q baby as she sup
posed. but a very frisky and bright
eyed pug dog.
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TO CONTINUE The BATTLE.
silver Leaders Decide to Carry on Il
Warfare for BimetaIlism

Silver Leaders Decide to Carry on the
Warfare for BimetaIlism.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Directors of the
American Bimetallic union, who con-
stitute the bulk of the silver leaders in
three parties, have declared to main-
tain headquarters in the city aud use
4 as the agency through which litera
ture is to be spread broadcast over the
land. The branch Office at Chicago
will be consolidated with the Washing
ton Office, but the San Francisco branch
is to be continued. Gen. A. j. Warner.
president of the union. at the request of
he directors, has issued the following
address setting forth the purposes of
the silver men:
ITO the Silver Leagues and Timetable
Unions OF the United States: silver has
lost in this election, but the battle for
the overthrow of the colo standard ha.
not ended. The disastrous conseouences
that must attend upon the continuance of
this standard make II impossible to re-
linquish the struggle against IL until II Is
finally overthrown
The gold standard cannot be main
tanned by increasing revenues. because rev.
cnues are not paid in gold The attempt
10 maintain the gold standard by perpetual
loans must also sooner or later fail The
only other way is by contracting the cur
rency and forcing down prices so low that
gold will come here Of itself In such guam
titles as to constitute, In part. at least
the currency with which revenues are maid
and no debtor nation can long maintain
such policy. Either course, therefore
leads to inevitable RUM the one by bank
rupting the government. and the other by
bankrupting the people. Either policy will
subject the United States absolutely to
British domination, and hence the re-
joicing OF the British press over the de-
feat of silver here
'The victory for gold is victory of
trusts and syndicated wealth, brought
about by corruption and coercion, and not
victory by the people. for the people. and
IL cannot last There must be IN end also to
the constant appreciation of money. The
appreciation of money alone, IL allowed to
go on at the rate II has gone on for the
past 20 years. will. in half a generation
more. transfer the bulk Of all the wealth
Of this country from those who have Gre
ated IL to the hands of the few who control
the money and own the debts. No power
can be cor ceived so potent to gather wealth
into few hands as the ceaseless. all-pervad-
ing power of an appreciating money stand
ard. No civilization can stand II. IL must
end, or the foundations upon which free
institutions rest will be broken up. The
battle. therefore. for the restoration OF
silver must so on without abatement. and
1 urge upon all silver and bimetallic
leagues and unions to keep up their organi-
cations and to continue the fight till vic
tory for the people is finally won. The
noble fight made by our intrepid leader In
the campaign Just ended endear him TO all
who believe In the righteousness or our
cause, and under hi , leadership we believe
victory will be won in 1900"
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Mrs. william III. Vanderbilt Expires of
Heart Disease.

Mrs. william III. Vanderbilt Expires OF
Heart Disease.
New York, Nov. 7.-Mrs. w. IL. Wander
biIt, the mother of Cornelius and viii
liam X. Vanderbilt, died at Scarbor
ougb, n. Y. Friday afternoon. Her
death was due 20 heart disease For
some time past Mrs. Vanderbilt had
been troubled with the malady, which
finally resulted in her death, and Friday
morning she was out riding with her
sister when she felt severe pains in the
region of her heart and asked to be
taken home. Her request was immedi-
atcly complied with, but the pains and
suffering increased. and at / 80 O'Clock
she expired. Her daughter, Mrs. FL
lott F. Shepard. and her sister, Mrs.
Bromley, were present at the deathbed.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was IS years of age.
MRS Vanderbilt was a daughter of Rev
Samuel Nissan, a minister OF the Dutch
Reformed church. and was born at Coey-
mans, near Albany. N. Y. During her
childhood she was carefully educated by
her parents and received strict religious
training. Her father died in Brooklyn in
1869 She was married to William H. Van
time a clerk In the office of Dean. Robin
son * Co.. bankers I'm Wall street. Mrs
Vanderbilt leaves surviving her eight chill
dren: Cornelius and William K, the heads
of the family; Frederick W.. George W..
Mrs Elliott f Shepard. Mrs. William ID.
Sloane, Mrs H. Mckay Twombly and Mrs
Seward Webb.l