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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-12

At Princeton. y. j., college students
burned in efligy the king of Spain and
destroyed n Spanish flag.
After fasting 40 days Mrs. Valentine
Kurtz. the woman who believed in faith
cure. died at Dansville. y. Y.
The death of Phillip J. \. Harper. the
retired senior member of the publish
ing firm of Harper brothers, of Ne"
York city, occurred at his home in
Hampstead. l.. l.. aged ~ years.
The firm of Daniel Talmage's Sons.
rice merchants in New York. with
branches at Charleston and New Or
leans, assigned with liabilities CT $780,
600.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa. o. b. MacKnight,
a private banker, failed with liabilities
of SIOO, 900; assets, $4,000.
At Trenton, Nj. the Brockway coun-
terfeiting gang was sentenced by Judge
Green, BrOckway, tAe aged leader. being
given ten years in the state peniten-
tiary.
In New York the inaugural step made
bv Darlington Booth, tine deposed COM
mander of the Salvation Army in Amer
lea, in rival organization on lines sim
liar tc he one from whose command
he has cen relieved. met with success.
The death OF Rear Admiral Henry
Wake occurred at his home in Brook
Iyn. y. ". aged IS ears.
Fire damaged the 81 vel factory OF
Hubbard & Go. al Pittsl Irgh. Pa, to the
extent OF 100000.
The world-Tenowued post Office dog,
.'Owney." landed in Albany, y. his
natiye city. after tour OF the wol d.
In New York BallingtOn Booth
opened headquarters for his new reli-
gious movement on similar lines to the
Salvation Army.
vt Camden, y. J., Margaret Henry
was sent to Jail for three months, nav
ing been convicted of the charge of be-
/ ing a common scOld.
vt Holyoke. Mass, the Albion Paper
company made an assignment with liza
/ bilities of 100000.
] In the depot at Rollinsford Chief
! Justice Charles Doe. aged &c, of the su-
preme court of New Hampshire, was
stricken with paralysis and died.
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bers of them are not at all anxious to
serve their country under arms. Many
of them are exiting themselves to es-
cape such service. Three hundred OF
the reserves of this class are reported
10 have arrived in the Tyrol. their object
being to evade the call.
A large number OF Italians are re-
ported to have crossed the frontier from
Italy into France with the object of es-
Gaping service.
The Women's Moral and Intellectual
society of Milan, has issued manifesto
calling on Italian mothers throughout
the country t. prevent their SONS from
leaving for ahyssinia. Similar appeals
have been issued in Pavia and Turin.
According TO adyices received from
Massowah it is estimated that the Ital-
ians at Adowa lost about 700 900 cart
ridges, 5000 rounds of ammunition for
the artillery, 10000 rifles and the money
chest. Several millions, however, were
saved. 1t is now asserted that the
Abyssinians and their allies numbered
100000, while the Italian generals had
barely $4,000 under their command.
The Tribuna states that the Shoancs
have made no advances since the bat
tie, and it is believed that Gen. Baldis-
sera will be able to provide for THE
safety of kassala and Adigrat..
The war Office has not yet made pub
lie it's estimate of the number killed,
wounded and missing of the army de-
feated at Adowa, but the general opin-
ion is that the number killed is about
5000. There are no means of ascer-
tanning the number of men captured
by the Shoans. 1t is now admitted
Gen. Dahormida was killed, but the
fate of Gen. Albertone has not yet
been definitely ascertained. Gen.
Arimcndi and Col. Galliouo. with about
500 Itolian soldiers. are reported to be
among the prisoners in the hands oil
the Shoans.
London, March l0.-A dispatch from
Rome to the Central News says that
Marquis di Rudini. upon accepting the
premiership, renowned his old views
favoring the withdrawal of the Italian
troops in Africa within limited sphere
Gen. Ricotti, minister of war, the dis
patch says, has also abandoned his pro
posed reduction of the army corps
1t is probable that Sig. Vanosta will be
come minister of foreign affairs.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

On March ! the national bank circu-
Iation outstanding was S217 .+G5, an
increase during the month of February
OF S3.6s5. $50.
Members of the republican congress
sional campaign comittee met in
Washington and reelected J. w. Bah
cock. of Wisconsin. as chairman.
Rumors were that President Cleve-
land would send military commission
to Cuba to report on the condition of
affairs there.
In the United States there were 2s5
business failures in the seven days end
ed ON the 9Th. against 21S the week
previous and pa in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 9th aggregated ST.
O6I .s4G,9O7, against S9l3,622. 465 the
previous week. The decrease, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1885. was 60.
In the United States the visible sup
DIV Of grain on the 9Th was: Wheat, o.
$40. 200 bushels: corn, 14.050,00O bush
els: oats. 7.225.O0O bushels: rye. 1,is7,-
GOO bushels: barley 1.697. 600 bushels.
In Washington ground was broken
for the first building of the American
university
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Mrs. Bert Mcconnell, of Seville, o.,
in a fit of Observation-Disclosures thrust
$500 in money, notes and securities
into the fire.
Tillie Anderson was the winner in
the ladies' bicycle race in Chicago, go
ing $50 miles and o laps i'm 10 hours.
Helen Baldwin and Lizzie Claw tied for
second place, the score beiI g 1858 miles
and S laps.
The death of James II. McNicver, for
nearly 40 years proprietor of MeNick-
cr's theater IN Chicago, occurred at his
home. aged "a years.
The three children of John Hahn, a
prosperous farmer of the Choctaw-
IIatchee valley. Geneva county, Ala,
were burned TO death.
Flames in warehouse No. of the
Union Warehouse company at Louis
vile. Ky, caused loss of 100000.
At tive age of 107 years Louis Darwin
died iie home, near Black River Falls,
Wis. His wife, to whom he had been
married for so years. died on November
II last, aged l0l.
The South Carolina Legislature adj
iourned sine die after a session listing
As days.
The French vice consul for Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana, Andre Mon
dehare. died at his residence in Denver,
aged 40 years.
At Oakland, Cal, Edward Hack. a
young barber, shot and killed Diana
Pacheeo and then killed himself. OBJ
iections to their getting married was
the cause.
At Yankton, S. d., w. A. Burleigh.
who served two years in congress 80
years ago. died at the age of &c years.
Cars OF the Kirlwood electric rail-
road ccllided near ST. Louis, and so per-
sous were injured. four fatally.
The following congressional nomina-
tions were made: Ohio, Ninth district,
James II. Southland (rep) renominated;
Eleventh, Charles Grosvenor (rep.) re-
nominated; Twelfth. David w. Watson
(rep.) renominated. Kansas. First dis
trict, Case Frederick trep.) renom-
mated; Fourth, Charles Curtis (rep)
renominated; Seventh, Chester |. Long
(rep) renominated.
The State bank at Bloomfield, Neb.,
was closed and the bank examiner was
in charge.
The doors of the Commercial and saw
| ings bank at San Jose, Cal, were closed
with liabilities of 500, 900 and assets of
81, 100000.
At Goodland, Kan, the Sherman
county bank closed its doors. Assets
were placed at 100000: liabilities, $780,.
| COO
a powder explosion in the convic'
coal mines at Durham junction, Ga.
killed Warren Crawford, Frank Eckles
and John Morris, all convicts.
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j. ii. N1CKER. SITOke. iliS hOau
was cut by the fall and If it had not
heen for the effusion of blood he would
have died almost Immediately from con-
cussion of the brain. The stricken man
lay with his right side paralyzed since
then. not being able to speak half a
dozen words all the time, but conscious
until Friday. The turn which meant
death came at nine o'clock Saturday
morning. Mrs. McVicker and his mana
ger, Louis L. Sharpe. were at his bed
side.
tMr. Mcvicker was in his 74th year. hav-
ing been born in New York OF Scotch
Irish parents. lie determined to become
several small characters before coming
here In lS4s. His first appearance on the
stage here was at Rice's theater in MY
Neighbours Wife" His success was as
sured from that time. lie was member
OF the stock company at that house. now
gone, for two years. the building being
burned In 1850 during performance OF the
opera La Somnambula." Rices new
theater WIS built I'm 1851. and McVicker and
his wife appeared In the cast. he also act
ing as manager. In that year he also APP
peared in Yankee character at the
American theater. New York. He man
aged the Peoples theater. st. Louis, and
I'm 1857 returned here to build the theater
which has always gone by his name. al
though named the New Chicago theater.
The famous house was burned ia the
came to his aid. He died worth 100000
to 5000. 600. His only daughter Mary. who
died years ago. was the first wire OF Ed
win Booth.l
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He WAS NO LAWYER.
Made Attorney-Generai Because of This
Remarkable Feet. 4

Made Attorney-Gen Because of This
Remarkable Feet.
Gov. Culberson. of Texas, thus ex-
plains how he entered politics, and OBJ
tanned his first Office, that Of attorney
general, says the Washington Star:
Il had been practicing law" be said.
and thought had made about enough
reputation TO justify branching out.
l did not expect to be nominated, but
thought il would be a good introduc-
ton TO start with a race for the attor-
-gensralsbir George Clark, one of
the ahlest lawyer in the country. WINS
my opponent. He was placed in NOM
ination by brilliant speech, while my
friend who proposed my name neg
lectcd to mention my legal attain
ments. II looked dark for me, when n
man from the panhandle arose and
said: Mr.. Speaker. they say Clark's
a great lawyer. j come with proxies
from my end of the state all in my
pocket, an | was notified TO vote for
Clark. But know no one had any idee
he was a lawyer. This state has been
l.og-swaggled by the lawyers till she's
so pore she can't sell enough cotton to
paw for the cattle the cactus kills, all
on account of the lawyers, and the
railroads that keeps 'em up. hope we
won't put in any lawyer. and I'm for
CulbeIson. Nobody ever accused him
of being a lawyer. That speech result
ed in my nomination"
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CHECKED BY wEYLER.
Wholesale Arrests of Cubsns stopped by
the Captain General.

A
Havana, via Tampa, Fla, March TO-
Arrests of civilians under the sweeping
provisions of Gen. Weyler's proclama-
tions of February 16 have been made at
such a rate and in many cases with so
little evidence of guilt that Gen. Weyler
was compelled week ago 10 issue in
structions TO his officers to be merciful,
as he required more proof than verbal
denunciation. Sunday he issued cir
cular in which he stated that absolute
proof must be furnished by other than
interested parties before accused per-
sons will be deported, and warning
commanders that they will be held re-
sponsible for false answers. Without
doubt Gen. Weyler has in view the eff
| feet of this order abroad, as well as
here, for the manner in which Cubans
| who have never borne arms against
Spain have been dragged from their
| homes, their families, the stores or
their farms and thrown into prisons
with felons and after few days delay
placed on board ships for what is prob
ably the vilcst penal colony on the face
of the earth, has become a shame that
cries aloud for redress.
Gen. Weyler has set at liberty num-
Der of these civilian prisoners whom
Gen. Pando had taken from their daily
| occupation in the eastern end of the
island. The only evidence against
these men was paper purporting
to be a list of the people who were aid
ing and communicating with the en-
envy. 1t was made up by Spaniard
Since that lime Gen. Weyler has re.
leased others captured in the same way
| Hundreds have. however, been sent to
| Ceuta, Africa. and to the Isle of Pines
and the arrests are increasing in mum.
Der. Gen. Canella was sent back to
Spain by Weyler either for having shot
down II prisoners or for having re-
ported 1T bodies were found in another
part of the field" but the man con.
| fessed to his friends here, and probably
to Gen. Weyler, of having killed II peo-
Pie in cold blood, received no more Sc
we're punishment than being deprived OF
his command
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BURNED IN EFFIGY.
Princeton Tigers Follow Example of
spanish Students.

spanish students.
Princeton, n. :, March 6.-The under
graduates of Princeton Thursday night
burned in efiigy the king of Spain in
O demonstration in which several hun
bred took part. The flag of Spain was
dragged through the main street and
later was torn to pieces in the center of
the campus.
Leadville, Col, March 6.--There was
most intense excitement in this city
Wednesday night when the news was
received of the burning of the Ameri-
can flag by the Spaniards at Madrid.
The news came while the ice palace fes-
tiyities of Irish day were in full blast
and the report spread like wildfire.
The Irish-Americans and hundreds of
others quickly assembled i'm front of
the Herald Democrat Office. There was
some difficulty in securing flag of
Spain, but finally one was discovered in
the stock of dry goods merchant, and
the crowd quickly found kindling wood
and the emblem of the Castilian was
laid on it. With a mighty cheer the
wood was ignited, and, while the crowd
sang america and Columbia" the
flag of Spain was consumed to ashes.
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The News Of the Week.
~ TELEoRAPH LNp MAIL.
HFTYFoURTH CONGRESS.


The Proceedings of the First Session.
Washington, March Gin the senate
yesterday the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions was presented and
WIGS made a special order for Monday
next. a bill was Introduces. for dis
Grimm sting duty OF ten per cent. ad
taIorem, in addition TO other duties,
on all merchandise imported in tessels
not belonging to citizeI.s of the United
States. In The house the Legislative
appropriation bill was further consid-
cred and during the debate Mr.. Hart
man (Mont.l attacked President Cleve-
lands uttsrances in the Carnegie Music
hall missionary meeting in New York
in which he spoke of corrupt and IN
safe states and undesirable territories.
ard denied the right of the president
TO thus insult the citizens of any part
of the country, and said that the great
est need of the schoolmast and mis-
sionary was to Le found in the white
house.
Washington, March THE senate
was not in session yesterday. In the
house the legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill was passed. as
was also bill making seven years con
tnued and unexplained absence sufii
cient proof of a soldiers death in case:
of application for pensions. The posi-
Office appropriation bill was discussed.
Washington, March 9.-Fhere was nc
session of the senate on Saturday. Ii
the house the joint resolution authoriz
ing the secretary of the treasury tC
distribute the worlds faid medals and
diplomas was passed. The post Office
appropriation bill (s9l. .OO0) was dis
eussed, and series Of attempts were
made to increase the compensation o
fourth-class postmasters, but they wen
before points of order.
Washington, March 10.-Senatol
FRYE introduced a bill in the senat,
Yesterday for the establishment of de
partment of government TO be known
Us the depar ment of commerce anC
manufactures, the head OF which is I,
he a member of the presidents cabinet
Senator Hale (Me.) spoke against the
/ conference report on the Cuban con
7 current resolutions. In the house Dis
I trict of Columbia business consumed
the major portion of the day. The con
I sideration of the post Office appropria
ton bill was continued but no importan
I amendments were adopted.
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Gen. l. NJ. Walker, commander-in-
sh'cf of the G.. A. r., was in st. Paul
Tue day and expressed himself highly
pleaa I'd with the situation there. The
encampment work will be pushed Wig
0rously. Headquarters have been
opened in the Endicott building, with
J. s Pinney general secretary and C.
z. Stone assistant.
It was learned the 10th that Sir
Mathew Ridley, home secretary for
England. had refused to reopen the
ease of Mrs. Maybrick, the American
sentenced 10 imprisonment for life for
poisoning her husband.
The republicans of Rhode Island, the
10th, renominated Charles w. Lippett
for governor and Edward Il. Allen for
lieutenant governor.
DIR. Jameson and the officers who ac-
companied him in the Transyaal raid
were again arraigned in the Bow Street
police court London, the 10th, and the
charges against them were renewed.
4 school house IL miles from OklahC-
ma. O. T., in which several scores of
,olored people were holding concert,
has been blown mp with dynamite. and
several of the occupants severely hurt.
The treasury the 10th lost sl64,60O in
gold coin and s2s, 400 in bars, which
leaves the true amount of the reserve
| s126, $3.50
Charles ii. Greene, the embezzling
| City treasurer of Eau Claire, Wis.
pleaded guilty the 10th and was sem
fenced term of Imprisonment of three
years and nine months.
Uriah Compton, n farmer near Priu-
CHAR, Iowa, worried over a law suit,
crawled into straw stack and set il
or fire. He was killed.
Another mysterious murder was dis
covered the 10th in the tenderloin dis
tlict of San Francisco, Cal Like for
| mer cases the woman was found stran.
sled to death. Nothing of value was
taken.
Ole Olson. laborer, was killed by a
cave-in at Marquette, Mich, the 10th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-12
ITALY In A FERMENT.
The Defeat &C Adowa Brings on a
Cabinet Crisis.
Crispi Compelled To Reiirquish Premier
ship Marquis. al Rudini succeeds
To the Position ~Popuiace Is
Aroused.

RonIe. March @. Long before the
hour of opening the chamber of dep
uties. enormous crowds of people
thronged the vicinity and practically
surrounded the building. AS time
went on, the crowds increased and the
excitement of the populace grew more
intense. The street, in the vicinity
OF the chamber were patrolled by
troops, who experienced difficulty in
making their way through the packed
thoroughfares. The members of the
ministry in proceeding to the chamber,
eyaded the crowd as much as possible.
The sitting of the chamber was of
the widest character, the uproar be-
ginning as soon as the chamber was
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Miss BYRD WATKINS. of Topeka, Kan,
has the distinction of being the only
woman train dispatcher in the United
States. and the responsibility of such
n position attaches no little Importance
TO the young woman who holds il.
Mss Watkins is stationed at Junction
CITY, on the Kansas division of the
Union Pacific railway, n through line
from Kansas City to Denver, and its
Kearney branch. from Junction City TO
COncordia and Belleville; the solomon
City branch, from Solomon City 10
Beloit, and the Salina and Southwest
rrn branch. from Salina to Mcpherson.
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THE following proDIeni has been sent
in for solution. Anyone who enjoys
chasing a squirrel around stump to
see If he goes around II may pass a
pleasing quarter hour with this:
A man found a ten-doliar bill He paid
the grocer and took a receipt The grocer
paid the money over to the real estate
agent for rent The agent paid the ten
dollar hill to the man who owned the prop
erty. who happened to be the man who
lost the bill lie deposited the bill in the
bank. and q was returned TO him as cOuH-
terfeIt Was there anything gained OF lost
an this series OF transactions2
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THE FIRST GUN.
BaIlingtcn Booth Jnaugurates His New
Movement.

Movement.
New York, March 9.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ballington Booth addressed an immense
audience at Cooper Union Sunday night
IL was one of the largest gatherings ever
held in the historic building. A few
minutes after the doors were opened
there was not an unoceupied seat in the
hall and it is estimated that 5000 men,
" omen and children were turned away.
At precisely eight o'clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Booth appeared on the stage, and
the immense audience fairly went wild
with enthusiasm. Hats, handkerchiefs
flags, canes and bonnets were waved
and those present cheered and shouted
for fully 10 minutes without ceasing
During this time Mr.. Booth stood with
bowed head, while Mrs. Booth kneIt in
prayer. Some one shouted: Three
cheers for our American commander"
The cheers were given, and for another
interval of ten minutes the crowd went
fairly wild with enthusiasm. Cheer
after cheer was given for Mr.. and Mrs.
Booth. After leading in prayer Mr..
Booth addressed the audience as follows:
MIS-. ffGCiD anu nave tlDl GOfiit
to this gathering for the purpose of al
luding 10 the recent sad events in our
experience. IL Is true that after deliberate
thought, we have decided to inaugurate
a new movement Could II have been
avoided, ii would not have been thought of.
Mrs. Booth and received assurances from
the people OF the United States. fighting on
behalf of Jesus Christ. that we had done a
work for winch they were grateful and
would not quietly submit that we should
retire to private life and relinquish field
which is the largest of any on the globe /;
where there is not only work for one SAL
Walton Army but for a hundred. We have
resolved to the best of our ability to do
something to bring over the middle or
artisan classes TO God. We do not intend to
enter into any battle or strife with the
Salvation Army. We want no fight,
neither ritual nor verbal. We want to have
a mission to reach the masses. We have
resolved that the conservation we shall
make shall be lasting
Mrs. Booth spoke briefly and was
cheered enthusiastically. She made no
reference to the troubles in the ranks of
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The Chauncey Simonds company,
wholesale and retail clothing dealers
in Milwaukee, made an assignment To
Richard G. Notbohm. who filed a bond
of 100000. The assets are about $751;
600 and the liabilities about $40, 900. and
il was said by members of the firm tina;
all debts would be paid dollar for dol
lar and that busines would be resumed.
1t is the oldest clothing firm in Milwau-
kee. having been in existence over SO
wears.
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CUKFEw laws seem to have been tried
first in Kansas; at least they are most
common there and ia Missouri; but
they are quite common IA Nebraska.
Iowa. Dakota and Minnesota. including
some cities of several thousand people
each. but no very large city. The
usual form of a curfew ordinance is to
provide for a bell to be rung at eight
o'clock in winter and nine o'clock in
the summer. after which minors under
Is or 16 years of age are taken up" by
the marshal. unless accompanied by
their elders.
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The militiaman of Bridgeport, Conn,
who volunteered his services in mill
tary drama, lost his ear when the girl
spy" fired the fatal shot because she
s'did not know il was loaded" he saved
the other ear by refusing an encore.