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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-17
CHESS AND IT'S pEvoTEEs.

The name of chess is supposed by
some philologists to have been derived
from shah, the Persian name for king.
Napoleon was fond of chess, but did
not like to take the time it required.
He said: 1T is too slow for busy
man."
Charlemagne was noted chess
player. He said that "a game of chess
cleared his mind for the planning of a
campaign"
Frederick the Great was chess
player as well as flute player. and gave
almost as much attention to the former
as to the latter.
Voltaire. the artist was fo1d of chess,
and in his study at Fernow invariably
challenged visitors to bout with the
chess board.
Haroun al Raschid, the jovial monarch
of the arabian Nights" was devotee
of chess, and, it is said, could beat any
player in Bagdad.
The first book printed in Great
Britain was THE Game and Playe of
Cheese" translated and printed al West
minister by William Caxten in 1474.-
Globe-Democrat.
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MOUNT RORAIMa.
strangcst Freak of Mountain building In
the World.

strangcst Freak of Mountain building In
the World.
Among the many objects of interest
that have been brought to light by the
AngloYenezuelan dispute there is per-
haps none that claims so mu,h atten.
ton from the scientific world as the so.
called mountain of Roraima. Situated
in the southwestern corner of Sir Rob
ert Schembui sk's alleged boundary be-
tween Guiana ana Venezuela, this won.
derful geographical phenomenon, al
though long known. has ELECTED but
little interest. In point of fact, how'
ever, IL Is a veritable scientific sphinx.
This stupendous mountain. or isolated
tableiand, which the native Indians call
Roraima, or the mysterious" rises
high in solitary grandeur above the sur
rounding mountain system, its perpen'
dicular rocky sides rendering it abso'
lutely inaccessible to the foot of man or
beast.
Growing this impregnable fortress
of nature is . tract of territory esti.
mated 10 contain upward of lao square
miles. Unlike other inaccessible noun
tain SUBMITS Of the world, this ele-
waited region is no mere wilderness of
snow-capped ridges. On the contrary,
all the indications, including the posi-
tive evidence of the telescope, point to
its being covered with forests, inter-
sected with rivers fed from lakes, and
10 its possessing a climate that must.
I'm the nature of things. be temperate
that is, neither wintry, despite it's alti-
tude, nor tropical. despite Its equatorial
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wool GROWERS CALL
Maj. Mckinley Talks to Them OF Their
Business Interests.

Business Interests.
Canton, O., Sept. 15.-The visiting
delegations took an early start this
week. Maj. Mckinley commenced his
speech making at IL o'clock Monday
morning, and he viii not finish his
oratorical labors till Saturday evening.
AT 1880 a delegation of thousand
wool growers and business men from
Harrison county, o., arrived in Canton.
This delegation started from Cadiz, the
county seat. and home of the venerable
diplomat and jurist, John A. Bingham,
shortly after sunrise. Ex-Attorney-
General ID. A. Hollingsworth was
spokesman.
Mr.. Hollingsworth's speech was loud
~ and enthusiastically applauded.
When the people became quiet. Maj.
Mckinley stepped forward. There was
thunder of applause and then he
commenced his speech. 1t was adj
dressed to the wool growers of the
country and of Harrison county. Maj.
Mckinley spoke in part as follows:
1.-THE last three years have been years of
great trial not only to the wool-growers
of your county. but to the entire country.
You have seen your crops disappear and
your fieeces diminish in value to an ex-
tent that prior TO 1852 you would not have
believed was possible.
I'm all the years I'm which the republican
party was In power you know that IL gave
protection TO wool. and I'm the act of 1890
gave to this industry increased protection.
That law, the law OF 1880. save to every
agricultural product of this country, every
farmers product in this country. the best
protection ever had before. Every pro-
lection that could be given 10 them against
outside competition and to preserve the
home market was always cheerfully and
generously accorded by the republican par
~.
THE platform OF the national republican
party upon which We stand this year.
much TO my qualification. singles out the
wool industry and makes Of IL special mem
ton as entitled to fun protection.
Il have said that the home market is the
best market You know that from expe-
rience; and the home market Is made bet
ter by increasing our factories and CIV
ing employment TO idle workingmen. Put
every idle man In tue country to work and
your consumers Will be Increased. And
when your consumers are Increased, then
your market is improved acd the better the
price you receive for your product.
We have opened up our mills 70 the
woods Of the world, and both the wool and
the woole mill have suffered. The Ameri-
can farmer mas seen his ool displaced by
the foreign. clip. The American wooden
manufacturer has seen his goods disappear
from the American marke' TO give place to
the foreign market. And the American
farmer has thus lest directly in the price
of his wool and almost as severely by the
blow dealt TO the home market for agri-
cultural products. through the diminished
consumers resulting FROM idle mills The
merican farmer will not :amely submit
to this injustice and wrong The American
rs-flf iFlfff
nantly repel that legislation whose effect
is to degrade his labor"
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business still Ia IS Despite Continuance
of Hopeful signs


New York. Sept. I2.-R q. Dun & Co.,
In their weekly review of trade, say:
Better prospects and relief from none
tary anxiety do lot yet bring larger de-
mands for finished products. though large
buying of pig iron. wool. leather. hides.
cotton and ether materials continue to
show a growing belief that a general up
ward movement In prices will come with
the replenishment of dealers stocks this
fail. Most prices are extremely low, so
that nothing more than an ordinary de-
mand would advance them But bank fail
ures at New Orleans cause temporary hest
tation, ercp returns Indicate disappoint-
ment in some cotton and some spring wheat
states, prices OF corn and ats make II I'M
profitable TO sell at present. the number OF
manufacturing works and mines IN opera
ton does not gam. but rather decreases,
reductions OF wages are somewhat nu-
merous, occasionally resisted by strikes,
and all these conditions diminish for a
time the buying power OF the people. W lille
many think general Improvement cannot
come until the election has removed po-
litieal uncertainties, Others expect soon to
see the result anticipated In trade.
Accounts OF disappointing returns In
spring wheat states are numerous but Il
Is difficult to reconcile short estimates with
the heavy marketing at low prices Corn
10 almost wholly out Of Danger. and the
yield Is generally expected to be the
largest. as the price here q the lowest ever
Thursday, although railroad earnings are
not stimulating. The average for railroad
stocks has risen Aighty and for trusts
over 81 per share. notwithstanding much
realizing OF profits. especially since the
failures In New Orleans. The tide OF gold
imports still runs strongly this way, fur
Their engagements hitting the aggregate to
szS.d2o.Ovo. OF which s2S.l7SU50 have arrived.
The prospect led the Bank o: England to
raise Its discount rates fIom TO IN per
cent, and some selling foreign account
followed In stocks. The New Orleans bank
failures were followed by unusual offerings
Of cotton bills and the interior demand for
money also Increased. the net outgo being
s., 10000
Liabilities In CONNER .ial failures for
the first week of September were 81. 095 $50
against s2.l57.75l last year. N.5Ss. so in 1894
and s5.3ls.09S in lsyS The failures for the
week have been sl5 In tho United states,
against ISL last year. aud IL In Canada,
against 81 last year"
Bradstreet's says:
THE feeling among fobbers and manu-
factrrers last week that an Improvement
In demand for seasonable staples was In
sight was evidently well founded for at
more than dozen centers south and west
dema 10 now more active. the voiums Of
sales has increased and tn genera out
look 10 much more favorable for business
later IN the autumn. The most marked i'm
provement Is at Chicago. st. Louis ST.
Paul, Minneapolis. PittsbaIgh. Charleston
and Augusta, although other cities have
reported q better feeling and prospects sol
more Gctivs demand"
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TIED TIE RECORD.
John X. Gentry faces "A Mile at GIen's
Falls, n. :, in 2:OI liz.

N
Falls, n. u, in 2:OI 1-2.
Gleu's Falls, n. ", Sept lI.-A per-
feet day and fast track drew crowd Of
5000 persons to the Glcn's Fails race
track Thursday afternoon. The event
of the day was the match race between
John II. Genfry and Star Pointer. TIE
race from start TO finish was of the
closest and most exciting order. and
when after the second heat, which Gem
try won by a short head, the time,
2:01n, was marked up and it was real
lied thatthe worlds record was e9ualed.
the spectators madly cheered the king
of PAGERS and his driver. Andrews. The
horses got away on the second score,
Star Pointer at the pole. He led to the
home stretch, when Gentry slowly
forged ahead, inch by inch. and won the
first heat by nose. Time, by quar-
ters: :31h, 1:03A. 1885. 2:o3A. In
the second heat The excitement Gull
minated. The horses got away on the
first score and went around the track
neck and neck with the precision of
machines, neither gaining nor losing
in the brea HESS silence of the crowd.
just before reaching the wire Gentry
made another magnificent squirt and
went under the wire neck ahead. amid
wild enthusiasm. The time, by quar-
ters, was: 81, log, 1882, 2:01H, the
last quarter being the fastest ever
paced. The announcement that the
worlds record was equaled was received
with renewed cheers by the crowd,
which was beside itself with enthu-
siasm. The victory was no less a credit
to Star Pointer, who gained on bis pre-
vious record more than did Gentry.
The climax was over with this heat.
The horses were tired and the race
seemed. by virtual agreement, to belong
to Gentry, who won the third easily
by length. Time. 2:05A. The drivers
were Andrews for Gentry, McClary for
Star Pointer, and both are loud in praiss
of the track, now proven, according to
one trainer, the fastest IN the country.
The race xvas for n 81 OOO nurse
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HONCRED A HERO.
Commodore rerry's Victory Celebrated at
Cleveland.

Cleveland, u, Sept. IL. - The pro-
longed celebration of Cleveland's CEN
tennial finally closed Thursday. II was
the anniversary of The opening of the
famous naval engagement on Lake Erie
that ended September 3, 1913. in COM
modore Oliver Hazard Perry, as COM
mander of United States squadron, de-
feating the British under Commodore
Barclay; and the closing demonst-a-
tion of the centennial was appropriate
ly timed in recognition OF this MEM
CRADLE event. The city was crowded
with visitors, the influx being second
only to that of Founders day. A ma
tional salute was fired at sunrise, and
at $3.50 the public exercises opened in
the Central armory. Mayor McKisson
delivered the address of welcome and
introduced Gov a. S. Bushnell, who,
as president of the day, delivered an
interesting address. Speeches were also
made by Gov. Lippitt, of Ehode Island,
and other distinguished guests, and an
ode dedicated to Perry's victory was
read by Frederick Boyd Stevenson.
After the exercises the Perry monu-
ment In Wade park. which had been
decorated with flowers, was visited by
large numbers of IeoDlP
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LATER NEWS.


Official returns from sixty-one out OF
sixty-five counties in Arkansas give
Jones (dem.l 71,625. Kennel (rep) TO-
40. Files (pop.) I1.2sO. Miller (pro.) l.
643 Jones' plurality, As, 234; Jones'
majority. 1880. The indications are
that Jones' majority in the state will
be considerably less than at first esti-
mated.
Corbett and FitZsimmons have agreed
10 fight for $40, 600 a side within 100
days from the 18th, before the club Of
fering the largest purse. Geo. Siler,
of Chicago. was named as referee.
Harry Larroway, a railway porter,
was arrested at Detroit, Mich, the 18th,
for robbing the mails. He was caught
in the act and 43 letters were found
upon his person.
Two men ald 25 horses lost their
lives in FIRE that partially destroyed
the livery stable of Albert Manager at
Milwaukee, Wis. The names of the
two men who were fatally burned are
not known.
Near Little Rock. Ark, the 18th,
12-year-old Polish boy killed 4-year
old child with a club. He then dug a
shallow grave. buried his little COM
panion and Red.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle" says peace has been
negotiated be 'ween Italy and Abyss
sinia- The Negus Menelex demands a
2.Ol6. 900 lire (about $500. 0O0). not as
ransom. but as indemnity for the cost
of sustaining his prisoners.
Owing to a collapse of a gangway
at Buesingen Germany. the 18th IS per
sons were thrown into the Rhine;
three were drowned and five were
pulled out of the water in critical con-
dition. 1t is feared that others are
missing.
With over 100 town to hear from the
Republican plurality in Maine figures
up as. 425 and VIII probably be so, 600
when all the returns are in. The re-
turns are complete from towns, cities
and plantations in the state and from
g sha
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a DEEP PLOT.
IL Il Headed on by the Arrest of Al
legged Fenians.

tcSrd tcuians.
Boulogne, Sept. I5.--P. j. lyman, the
Irish "invincible" who was arrested
here Sunday morning. was anais ned
before the public procursr Monda,
morning. He admitted thai he was the
man described in tie warrant of arrest,
and was remanded pending the arrival
of the papers required to effect his ex-
tradition to England.
London, Sept. IA report is In cir
culation here that 1t was the intention
of lyman to perpetrate an outrage at
Balmoral castle during the visit OF the
czar to Queen Victoria at that place.
The rumor is probably due to the story
told by lyman during his tour of the
continent that he was courier of the
queen intrusted with an autograph let
ter from her majesty TO be delivered
10 the car at Copenhagen.
The formal charge made against Bell,
the alleged dynamiter. arrested in
Glasgow. Is that he contravened sec
ton SO of the explosive substances act
of 1883. which declares that any per-
son while a subject of her majesty. the
queen, who shall supply material or
aid or abet crime under the act Is
thereby guilty of felony.
A communication of a semi-off1cial
characterwes issued Monday afternoon
touching the arrest OF the alleged dyna-
mite conspirators. After treating OF
the arrests of the dynamitcrs and the
capture by the police of all their docu-
ments, ETC., the communication AIDA
that Bell was assigned to go 20 Scot
land to direct series of outrage there.
then necessary explosives were 10 ba
sent to him from Belgium as they might
be required. When Bell was taken
into custody he had between 300 and
6 400 in cash upon his person. together
with American letters of credit. The
communication says among other
things:
Scotland Yard officials hive been fully
aware for some time past that a gang Of
desperadoes have been engaged in America
in preparing the details and arranging the
ramifcatioas o. an extensive and diabol-
zeal plot to perpetrate dynamite outrage
In England and establish reign Of terror.
Chief Inspector Melville, Of the Metro
politan police, has had charve of the Scot
land Yard arrangements for frustrating
the designs OF the conspirators, and grad
ually and with great secrecy drew a net
work around the plotters The fact was
known to the police that the conspirators
were in close communication with proIni-
nent Russian nihilists In she United states,
ana through this Information the police
were enabled to discover upon almost un-
doubted evidence that the conspiracy had
recently developed a scheme to perpetrate
an outrage upon The ear u9on the occasion
OF his visit to England. The prime movers
of the plot We're Fenians IN America, and
when they had carried their conspiracy as
far as they could in the United States
lyman and the other principal agents were
sent to Europe to put the designs of the
plotters into operation. They left Ameri-
ca as secretly as possible. coming by diff
ferent routes. Their arrival was known,
however, and their every movement was
logged by the Scotland Yard detectives
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-17
PALMERAND BUCKNER NOTIFIED
Occasion for an Enthusiastic Demonstra-
tion at Louisville.

Louisville, ny, Sept. 15.-Thousands
of ''sound money" democrats did honor
to the nominees of their party for presi-
dent and vice president at the Audi
forum Saturday night. The occasion
was the formal notification to the cam
didates of the action of the Indianapolis
convention. Senator Donelson CAT
fiery, from the far south, in words of
warm personal friendliness and express
sive of the confidence of the gathering
by which he was delegated. made the
sreech notifying Senator John McAuley
p; liner, the aged federal general, who
responded in speech of acceptance
that was vigorously applauded.
Sectionalism was again disregarded
when the eloquent New Yorker, Col.
John r. Fellows, rendered to Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, gallant ex-
confederate, the honor of second place
on the national ticket. The latter fol-
lowed in short speech of acceptance.
At the conclusion of Gen. Buclner's
speech the convention adjourned with
three cheers for Palmer and Buckner.
At the meeting letters of encourage
ment and approval were read from
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle
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The extent of the work To be done
in improving the navigation Of the Mis-
sissippi river is disclosed in the latest
annual report of Maj. Hamburg, in
charge of work on the channsl betwt en-
the Illinois and Ohio. According 10 this
report, 2.979 snags were removed during
the year. The work Of the snag boats
never ends. Next year as many or more
snags will have 10 be removed in order
TO insure safety in navigation. Maj.
Hamburg reports that in the work of de-
stroying the causes of which snags are
the effect the sDagboat crews had de-
stroyed within the year 1865 leaning
trees
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-17

1t now appears that Mrs. Ii Hung
Chang was with her husband in this
country, but not even the newspapers
found l. out until il was too late. The
wife of a great Chinaman is not sup
posed TO share his honors. She must
keep in the background. In truth. it
seems that the word wife is largely ia
booed among clever Cinnamon. No won
der that Ii Hung Chang was astonisked
when he saw western women with barred
shoulders and gloved hands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-17

Louisville, n.y., sept. Il.-At Thurs
day mornings session of the command
cry in chief of the Sons of Veterans
Commander Russell's recommendation
that future encampments be held al
the same time and place as those of the
G. A. X. was concurred IN.
indianapolis gets the nest eDcamp-
ment. The election of officers resulted:
James l.. Rake, of Reading, Pa, COM
mander in chief; l.. z. Kennedy. OF
Colorado, senior vice commander: Il,
NJ. Buckley, Jr., of Louisville, junior
vice commander.
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Up to 20 a youth wants nine hours
sleep. and an adult should have eight.
Insufficient sleep is on of the crying
evils of the day. The want Of proper
rest and moral conditions of the nervous
system, and especially the brain, pro-
duces a lamentabIe condition, drteriora-
tion in both body and mind and exhaus-
tiOn. excitability and intellectual dis
orders are gradually taking the place of
the love of work. general Well-being
and the shirt Of initiative.
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Still more interesting than the voyage
made by the two Swedish sailors in =
rowboat from New York TO Havre.
though that was foolhardy daring. Is
the voyage made by Capt Joshua Sto-
eumbe. of Boston He is reported 20 have
navigsted the schooner Alameda Spray
from Boston to Apia, Samoa. with no
help Whatever. TIE story sounds i'm
probabl., but II IL is true Capt So
cv-nhe nrst Re one Of the bravest r0er
If the present generation. Il Is danger
cur for ship with her full e1mpisU-at
g .-sa 10 round the 4cra. End even such
q ship encountev- peril inpumerS bic liz
tie eosS3@ tron Valparaiso 10 H7rollln.
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MUST OBEY HIS OWN LAW.
Why the Bartender Refused to Sell Hh
Boss n Drink.

Why the bartender hefused TO sen hu
Boss n Drink.
Because a man makes law he may
not always break it with impunity
Hiram Clayton, who keeps the l3raDch
town hotel and is quite a well-knowu
character, made rule some time ago fol
the government OF his barroom, says
the Philadelphia Record. He decided
that when a man went to sieC p VI his
barroom that was sufficient evidence
that the man had had enough 10 drink.
Upon awalSing, therefore. the sleepy
one was promptly refused any more
liquor The rule was rigidly inforced
both by Clayton himself and by his
brother-in-law, who acts rs bartender.
One day recently, however. the rule
proved to be a boomerang. Clayton was
sitting in his barroom. II was very
warm afternoon and the host gradually
dozed off into sound sleep. Some
time later customer came in. He wore
heavy boots and the noise of his
entrance awakened Clayton. The latter
sat up and rubbed his eyes. Come am
have somethin', H." said the customer.
Clayton stood up against the bar and
sleepily called for beer. Sorry" SAID
the bartender, but you can't have any
drink" What" yelled Clayton. who
was now thoroughly awake. "It's
against the rules; you've been asleep"
said the bartender. seriOusly. He stuck
10 II, and his boss realizing the justice
of It was obliged to give in The rule
has since been abolished.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-17

Though the number of paper factories
In the United States has decreased 20 per
cent during the last is years, the prod
uct Of American factories during the
same period has increased 40 Per cent.
and the present capacity Of the paper
mills Of the United States is 800. 600 tons
a year. More than SIOO. 1000. 600 is in
vested in the paper factories of the
country, which number 200. and the to-
val number of employees in them is larger
than our standing army. New York and
Massachusetts, stand at the head of the
states in respect 10 the amount of parer
manufactured. Wood is becoming quite
a popular factor in paper making.
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The report is revived that Mrs. Hetty
Green proposes TO endow a home for
aged and superannuated actresses. The
scheme is doomed TO ultimate failure,
for everyone knows there are no aged
or superannuated actresses. They are
all young aud beautiful, chic and naive.
Generations may come and go. but the
young, beautiful ard talented actress
is with US always. She never grows cid.
The home will be forever tenantless il it
ever rnetprialiZe