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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
MORE FIGHTING AT LEADvILLE
Strikers Attack Bon slr Shaft, But Are
Repulsed by the Guards.


leadyille, Col, Sept. 24.-Gen. Brooks,
in command of the Colorado national
guard, declared martial law in this city
at three o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
He has ordered military court TO meet
to-day to investigate the assaults of
armed forces upon the Coronado and
the EIamett mines early Monday morn
ing. At seven o'clock Gov. MCINTYRE
sent a telegram OF instructions to Gen.
Brooke at Leadville, giving that officer
power 10 act as his representative in
suppressing riot in that city and dis
trict. Gen. Brooks is specifically in
structed TO permit no interference from
any source whatever. and to act with
or without the cooperation of the local
authorities.
A warrant was issued In the Justice
court of r NJ. Wall for the arrest of +.
b. Tnrnbuii, vice president of the
Miners union: +. j. Dewar, financial
secretary of the Miners union: Eugene
Cannon, one of the leading strike asi-
tators and member of the Eng neers'
union. and Conner Richards, principal
character in the union strike commit
tee. The men are charged with being
TiOt WHICH resulted
in the killing of Fireman Jerry O'Keefe
at the Coronado mine last Monday
morning. All we're placed under ar
rest.
Leadville, Col, Sept. 2s.-Renewed
rioting has occurred. At ten o'clock
Sunday the military guard at the Lon Air
mine on Carbonate hill was attacked.
The pickets were driven in behind the
stockades by fusillade of lead fired
from one of the dark recesses of the
mountain. Buckshot riddled the tim
berwork of the mine and whistled close
TO the ears of the mIitiamen The fire
was returned, the heavy ring of the
Springfield rifle sounded on the air, aud
in few moments all Leadville was
awake. Lieut.. Nerdeck berg telephoned
Gen. Brooks that the guard had been
driven in, and few moments later the
troops were turned out and started to
the Bon Air on double time.
The shots from the Bon Air sounded
like a hail. Lights flashed in all the
windows of the town, and within half
ali hour the streets were filled with
men, armed and ready to go to the
mine, which is some little distance
away. The exchange of shots was
lively and lasted for fully Is minutes.
The attacking party was located in one
spot, while the fire of the military was
scattering and from different points
along the guard line. A squad of in
fantry with fixed bayonets charged into
the brush, but the assaiIants retreated
rapidly before them and were soon
sileDced. This attack occurred at
time when the union was consulting
for peace, and will have the effect of
causing renewed enlistments 20 the
ranks of the militia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Pasadena, Cal. DIR. Lewis Swift, of
the Mount Lowe observatory, has dis
covered two new comets close together.
both being about one degree from the
sun.
In session at Dallas. Tex. the sover-
cign lodge. independent Order of Odd
Fellows, elected Fred Carlton. of Aus
tin. Tex, grave sire.
Fire destroyed the Cascade Lunl Der
Compuny's mill, Office and lumber yard
at Burlington, Ia. the loss being slO5.-
coo.
The prisoners in the Jail at Belle
fontaine, o., were AL released for want
Of money TO pay the sheriff for their
keeping and the entire police force was
discharged for the same reason
Peoria cOunty's only centenarian,
James Knots. died at his home in Hal
lock township, Ill. aged 100 years and
) months.
In three northwestern states the
wheat crop IS estimated at 10000, 900
bushels.
Near TiefIw. Ia, three members Of
the Cotton family were murdered by a
negro aud another member of the fam
ily was seriously wounded.
The Illinois populist candidate for
state treasurer, Joseph Ii. Sehwerzgen,
has declined.
In Chicago Frank II. johnson. aged
IS, broker, and one of the oldest and
most popular members of the board Of
trade, committed suicide by shooting
himself.
In Leadville Gen. Brooks. in command
of the Colorado national guard, de-
clared martial law because of Informal
ton that at an opportune moment the
striking miners intended to wipe out
the entire national guard and burn the
town.
On the South mountain, a few miles
from BoOnsboro. Md, n monument
erected 10 the memory of George Wash
ingion in 1921. was struck by light
ming aud badly damaged.
At Mapleton, Mimi. j. +. & C. II.
Brown. proprieto.s of the Mapleton
bank. made an assignment With assets
OF Sl4l eco and liabilities of 100000.
In Marshall county, Ind, an apple
tree has borne three crops this season
on the farm of Arthur Boyce.
Darlington, Quick & Boyden, COM
slission men at the stock yards in Chi
caeo. failed. and Frederick Boyden, a
member of the firm. committed sui
eide.
Cen. w. s. ROsecrans was elected pres
ident At the twenty-siNth annual re-
union in Rockford. ILL.,. of the Army OF
the Cumberland.
F!ame1 wiped out the Missouri
military academy at Mexico. causing a
loss If 100000.
The American Bankers association at
the annual meeting in ST. Louis elected
Robert II. Lowery, of Atlanta, Ca. pres
ident
Grace Clark. aged is years, shot and
killed Harry NJ. Conway. her lover, and
then took her own life in Chicago in a
ct OF jealousy.
-Four murderers were hanged II New
MeAic0. DioniciO SaldOval at Aibu-
querque. Perfecto Podilla and Rosario
Ring at Tiorra amarillo and Antonio
Gonzales NJ Roswell.
At the age of So years James F. Joy
died at his HON in Detroit. Mich. Mr..
icy was well known in railroad circles
throughout the country both as a pro-
moter and manager.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
A QUEER BELIEF.
The Place of Torment to Which Wicked
nnddhlsts Are CnasIgnsa.

Buddhlsts Are CoasIg1sa.
The place of torment to which all
wicked Buddhists are to be assigned on
the day of final reckoning Is terrible
place OF punishment. The Buddhist.o
hell is a sort of apartment: house, d.
vided into eight easy stages" In thu
first the poor victir1 IS compelled to
walk for untold ages in his bare feet
over hills thickly set with red-hot
nee les, points upward. In the second
81 re The skin is carefully filed or
sped from the body and irritating
mixtures are applied. In the third
stage the nails. hair and eyes ara
plucked ont and the denuded body
sawed and planed into all sorts of faE-
tastic shapes
The fourth stage is that of Sorrows
full lamentations" In the fifth the left
side of the body and the denuded head
are carefully rooster. Yoma. the Bud
dhist Satan, experimenting the work.
In the sixth stage the arms are torn
from the body and thrown into an i'm
mense vat among the eyes, nails and
hair previously removed Then IN
plain hearing OF the sore-footed, blind.
MANNED, roasted and bleeding victim
the whole horrid mass is pounded into
jelly. In the seventh stage the other
side of the victim and his feet are roast
ed brown and then comes the eighth
and last stage, in which the candidatn
is thrown into the bottomless pit of
perdition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
THE QUEENS LONG REIGN.

Quietly Celebrated In London by ToIIing
Bells and Singing National Anthem.
London, Sept. 24.-The mayors of Lon
don and other English cities wired mes
sages to The queen at Balmoral Wednes-
day morning congratula,In3 her jes
ty upon having occupied the throne
longer than any other British sover--
eign. The church bells throughout
London and in other cities were rung in
honor of tie event and tie national an
them was played in the theaters in the
evening. but, in accordance with the
Gesire of the queen, the occasion will
not be celebrated officially until 1897,
when her majesty will have completed
the sixtieth year of her reign.
At noon the members of the stock ex-
change and the merchants and their
employees III many salesrooms suspend
ed business while they sang the nation
al anthem.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
SPREE ENDS m pEAIa.
A Brutal Father Chased by a Mob Erowns
Himself.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 2s.-Just before
dark Sunday night Edward Nald.
ship carpenter residing at 50 Mulberry
the hands of an inflriated mob of west
side citizens. Wald came home under
the influence of liquor, quarreled with
his wife and 6nally struck her. The
14-year-old son Edward seized his ia
TIERS arm and entreatcd him to quiet
down. whereupon the brute became en-
ragged and threw the boy down the stair
way leading to the street, distance
of 20 feet. The little fellow screamed
for help and rolled out of the open
doorway into the street writing in
commissions and frothing at the mouth.
Dr. c. A. Turner was summoned to at
tend the boy. and a crowd quickly col
lected to revenge the brutal outrage.
Rev. John McIIale, Catholic priest.
Was FASTENED to the scene and admin
istered the last rites of the church to
the dying boy. Meanwhile the crowd
increased 10 mob. which was goaded
into fury by the sight of the helpless
child struggling in commissions on the
pavement until the clamor for revenge
swelled to an ominous roar. An i'm
promptu delegation of 40 forced their
way into the house to dreg out the in
human father, and others were dis
patched for a rope. Wald had locked
himself in bedroom. The door was
broken open, and the brute dragged
into the street, fighting desperately.
The police arrived before The rope APP
peared and thus intercepted lynching.
The mob gave battle to the police, de-
termined not to allow Wald to escape
them. During the scrimmage the pris-
oner broke loose from those who were
holding him and ran down an alley
toward the river. he mob was close Mt
his heels and when he fugitive reached
the river, knowing hat his chance for
life was less than even if captured,
plunged into he cold, muddy water Of
the Cuyagho and was drowned. His
body has not been recovered. The boy
will die and the wife's injuries may also
prove fatal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
COSTLY GAME HEADS.
The Musk or the Most Expensive. tn
Buffalo.s Head Next

The Musk or the Most Expensive, the
Bunalo's Head Next
The head of the musk OK is the most
costly of mounted game heads and next
is the head of the bison. or buffalo.
Fine buffalo heads, well mounted. bring
from $3.50 TO $500. A head at $500, says
the New York Sun. would be one excep-
tionaliy large and choice; and a fine
head can be bought for $3.50. Fifteen
years ago well-mounted buffalo heads
could be bought for from $50 TO 500.
The increase in price is accounted for
by the growing scarcity of the buffalo,
which has now practically disappeared
from the United States. The wood
bisons of the Great Slave lake region
of British North America, which inhabit
woodland or mountain districts. are
rather more numerous than the prairie
buffaloes of this country. but their
numbers are limited and decreasing.
The wood bison is not SO large as the
prairie buffalo, and its hair is straight
er, and very black.
Musk OK heads are held at $500 and
upward One musk OK head owned by
a taxidermist in this city Is valued at
$3.50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
ABOUT ROYALTY.


Henceforth the ameer of Afgbanistan
IS to be known as the Light of the
World" His majesty is having a gold
coin struck to commemorate his new
dignity.
1t is stated that the will of ex-Em-
press Eugene, drawn recently, favors
her namesake, Eugene, the daughter
of the late Prince Henry of Batten-
berg and Princess Beatrice.
Kaiser Wilhelm offers a silver cup de-
signed by himself IS the prize for a
yacht race from Dover to Heligoland
next year, after the celebration of the
sixtieth anniversary of his grandmoth-
er's accession TO the throne.
Miss Ella Collins, daughter of New
York tailor, will be the first woman of
the United States raised to a throne By
marriage. She will shortly become the
wife of Col. John f. Hobbs, who, under
the name of Oumalea, reigns over the
semi-barbarous people of the Jilka
islands, in the New Hebrides group
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01


In the Second Missouri district r. N.
Bodine (dem.) was nominated for con-
gress on the 1.423th ballot.
At Gretna, La, Jim Hawkins (col-
ored), charged with assault and battery
on a little white boy, was lynched by a
mob
In Chicago Louis Gimm. of Pitts
burgh, Pa, broke the previous 2i-hour
bicycle cord. making 4s6 miles and
1917 yards.
In riot at political meeting in Or
estes. Ind. Joe Martin. Hosek Temple
ton and Sam Slavin were fatally stabbed.
In Chicago two robbers walked into
the Office of the Western Foundry COM
pany IN broad daylight. held up Eve
men who were in the Office. took 81 600
from the tr~ssurer's desk and got away.
At East st. Louis. H.. William CALI
son, a stockman of Versailles, Mo-, was
robbed of $1,000.
Fire wiped out the entire business
portion OF Essex, Ia.
Al Deadwood, S. d., snow to the depth
of several inches fell.
Near Ava, Mo, Albert II. Gibson, A
young farmer, shot and killed his wife
and then made an unsuccessful attempt
upon his own
The doors of the Argonia (Kan.) state
bank were closed.
G. NJ. Grove and J. L. Smith, of Cleve-
land, and Frank +. David, of Defiance.
o., made the discovery that they were all
married to the same woman.
Minnesota and South Dakota will for
the first time in their history consume
corn for fuel the coming winter because
of the high prices for coal.
At Sparta, Ca, Harris Boone (colored)
was shot by party of citizens for shoot
ing at an officer who was trying to arrest
him.
In Kansas two banks. one at Argonia
and the other at Tribune, closed their
doors.
Wolf & Brother, wholesale dry
goods firm at Little Rock, Ark, failed
for 100000.
George Dixon and F. c. Krafts lowered
the worlds five-mile bicycle road rec
ord in San Francisco. placing the figures
at 1922 A..
Near San Marcos, Tex, a watersIout
caused great destruction to proper ~
and some loss of life.
In the Pacific ocean the schooner Ed
ward +. Webster, of San Francisco,
was lost and 25 persons we're drowned.
At Defiance, O., Charles Gossler a
young business man. was drowned in
the Maumee river while attempting TO
walk on the water in imitation of the
Saviour. lie was insane over religion.
Fire destroyed the Northern Illinois
college at Fulton, the loss being $780,
600.
The miners strike which has kept
Teadville, Col, in a turmoil for near
" two months and which resulted in
the killing of fire men, has ended. the
men to resume work at the old wages.
Mat Carey and Thomas German were
cremated in a log hut near Lansing, Ia.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

The origin of railways has been
traced to contrivance for simplifying
the transit of coal from the English
mines to the places of shipment. The
invention consists of double parallel
line OF wooden beams or trans. fixed to
the ground and furnished with flanges
to prevent the wheels of the cars from
slipping aside. The motive power was
furnished by horses. The date 90
which these roads were first used is set
down as between 1902 and 1919.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
rix the Dlame of Mine Disaster.

Harrisburg. Pa, Sept. 26.-William
Stein, Edward Roderick and Edward
Bremen, the three state mine inspec-
tors appointed to investigate the Twin
shaft disaster at Pittston, the 9th of
July last, whereby So lives were lost,
have made their report TO Gov. Hast
ings. The inspectors say that in their
opinion, Mr.. I.agen, who was in charge
of the work at the mine, erred in judg-
ment in going so far into the mine from
the bottom of the shaft. They say his
error of judgment was the cause of the
loss of his own life as well as of those
suhord; Innate to him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
BROKE THE RECORD.
Gimm Rides a Bicycle Over 4s6 Miles II
Less Than Twenty -Four Hours.

Slmnt hiueS n Btcycle OteF $50 Miles In
Less Than Twenty-Tour Hours.
Chicago, Sept. 2o.-LOuis Gimm, OF
Pittsburgh, lowered the American pro-
fessional bicycle record for ~ hours
(paced), which he held and won purse
of 500 at the Coliseum Friday night.
The "a hours expired at nine o'clock.
but Gimm was an easy winner at $3.50.
lie covered 4s6 miles l,i5l yards in 20
hours and &c minutes. Fifteen thousand
people saw the finish and enthusiastic
ally cheerod the winner. Gimm finished
in bad shape physically. Frank Walker,
of New York, who holds 24-hour rec
ord of 400 miles, made in London, rode
a hard finish and came in second. lie
was in better condition than any of the
other riders. lie rode ASP miles 96S
yards in "a hours. Fred Schimmer, of
Chicago, who recently was made pro-
fessioaal. got third money, covering 462
miles SGT yards. c. w. Miller, of Chica
go, started out as a likely winner, but
finished fourth with 459 miles 233 yards
TO his credit. Lyman Myers. of Min
neapulis, and Bert Harding. of ST. Louis,
scored 400 miles and over to get special
prizes and then quit. A. Schoeh, of
Minneap polls, broke all records for con-
tinuous riding. lie rode 273 miles with
out getting off his wheel, and in 400
miles was off only two minutes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
FASTEST OF ALL.

John X. GENTRY PAGES Mile at Port
land, Me-, in goo LIZ. :
Portland, Me-, Sept. 25. - Thursday
vas an eventful day at the Rigby track
because the worlds pacing record was
broken by John X. Gentry. the mag
nficent horse pacing the fastest mile
ever made in harness and placing the
worlds record at only half second
over two minutes, or 2:00h. Gentry
was driven by w. S. Andrews. His rec
ord before starting was 2:0lh, which
he made September at Glens Falls.
n. ~, in the second heat of race with
Star Pointer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

An intelligent foreigner Is said to have
expressed himself after the following
fashion on the absurdities CT the Eng
lish language: when discovered that
if WAS quick was fast. if stood firm
/ was fast, if l spent too freely ! was
fast and that not TO eat was To fast,
was discouraged; but when came
across the sentence: The first one won
one One-dollar prize as tempted To
give up English and learn some other
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
SEVEN DROWNED.
Disaster to Boating Party Reported
from Shields, England.

from Shields, England.
London, Sept. 2S.-Seven lives were
lost Saturday at Shields by the founder
ing of a boat that was overloaded. The
party that entered the boat sank her
almost to her gunwales, but as they
were in perfectly smooth water there
was no great danger. When, however,
they got some distance out in the har-
Dor. they encountered small sea. which
broke over the boat, aud despite the
efforts made tc bail her, soon filled her
and caused Ter to sink. Other boats
went to the rescue, but before they
could reach the people struggling in
the water, seven of the party had been
drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
The News Of the Week.
~ TELEGRAPH ANp ~.
ERoi.i WASHINGTON.

Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 25th aggregated
SS57. los ,264. against S906, POS. J2s the
previous v eek. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
is l4.3.
In the United States there were SIS
business failures in the seven days
ended on the e5th. against 3lT The week
previous and PIC in the orresponG:ag
period of 1895.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
License Revoked.

The license of the Guarantors' Liabil-
ity Indemnity company of Philadelphia
to do business in Wisconsin has been
revoked by Insurance Commissioner
Fricke for the reason that they re-
fused TO submit to an examination by
the Wisconsin insurance department
for the purpose of verifying the state
ments made in the last annual report
and determining the present financial
condition of the COMPANY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

Oscar Freymaun, of BrockIyn, but a
native of Russia, has been granted pat
ents on Z flying bicycle, which weighs
only IS pounds and with which he
hopes to 30 to Europe in two days. The
flyers" are constructed OF steel and
silk, after the manner of birds wings.
Freymann may not have struck it. but
some one will, sooner or later, and by
and by we will be flying.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

Paper can be manufactured out o,
almost anything that eau be pound g.
into pulp Over 80 kinds of bark az.
said TO be used, and banana skins. hcau
stalks, pea stalks, cocoanut fiber, straw,
sea and fresh water weeds. and many
kinds of grass are all applicable. II
has also been made from hair. fur, wool,
and from asbestos which furnishes an
article indestructiLle by fire. Leaves
make a good strong paper, while the
husks and stems OF Indian corn have
also been tried.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

a California woman who took in wash
ing won $4,000 IN lottery, where
upon her husband refused longer to
work, and secured her illegal iuealceTa-
tion in an insane asylum. Moral: do
not buy lottery tickets. but keep on TAX
ing ia washing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
Confession Of n EandIt.

William Van Dusen, the alleged ring
leader of the gang who committed the
robbery in the town of Ashippun, con-
fessed to the whole affair, end lett Ocon-
cmowoc in company with Deputy Sher-
iff Palmer to get the money. He had de-
termined to hold out TO the last, he said.
hut since "the other calves had blatted"
he made up his mind he would also.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

Two brilliant and intellectual Penn
sylvania men engaged in a cabbage
eatirg match the other day, and be-
tween them they devoured pounds Of
the delicious vegetable. 1t killed both.
1t is safe 10 say that the progress of the
world will not be interfered with by
The result
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

The Canadian parliament has just
voted S446.OOO to drill in camps her or
gained army OF $1,000 mt n be fore next
June. Eleven camps of instruction will
be established this month 10 aceOmHO-
date 10000 officers and men and 1900
horses
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

1t is argued that the bicycle means
more social life for the farmers. They
will receive more visitors from the
towns, and by having bicycles OF their
own they can make more frequent calls
on neighbOrs. This is not the least OF
the many hopes that are wrapped up ia
the two-wheeled vehicle of the prcsc..'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01

Russia is to-day a greater positive
force in tie affairs of the world than
any other power. The bear controls
China more than does Enc land. it domi-
mates Turkey, holds all Europe in lead
ing strings. and iuterpuses "a check TO
Japan's acquisitiye designs CD the con
tinpmt Of Asia