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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-08-11
FARM OF MYSTERY.
Man and Wife Completely Disap-
pear and Leave nc Trace.

Man and Wife CulnplcteIy Disap-
pear and Leave nc Is&ce.
Boise City, idaho. Aug. o.-lt has
been months since Dick Thomas and
his wife mysterously disappeared
from their farm on Sinker creek, OWy-
hee county, and 10 trace of them has
yet been discovered. They disappeared
as completely as though the earth had
opened and swallowed them.
Whether one or both were murdered
and their bodies cached in some mac
ceSsible place is aS much of Il mystery
as it was last spring, Immediately af-
ter the disappearance became known.
Instead of clearing the mystery, 1t has
deepened, and a recent attempt at
murder on the Thomas ranch has
placed another Snarl in the already
woefully tangled skein.
According to Il story that reaches
Boise City, an attempt was made
few days ago to murder Mrs. Murphy,
q sister of Mrs. Thomas, who had been
living on the Thomas farm since the
disappearance of Thomas and his
wife. Mrs. Murphy was hanging
clothes on the line when some one,
concealed in the brush near, threw
rock, striking her in the forehead, in
fiicting a frightful cash, and she fell
to the ground as though dead. When
found some time afterward, she was
insensible. The officers of OWyhee have
mysteries on the ranch that have but
few parallels in the Northwest.
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THREE STRUNG UP.
Summary JOstiOe for Italian MUIR
derers in Louisiana.

Summary JOstiOe for Italian Muir
derers in Louisiana.
Hahnville. La, Aug. 11.-There was
a triple lynching in this town just be-
fore II o'clock last night, and this
morning the bodies of three Italian
murderers were found swinging from
the rafters of shed near the court
house. One of the men is Lorenzo
Saladino, who so fOully assassinated
Jules Gueymard at Freetown last
Tuesday night, and the other two were
DecinO SorcorO and Angelo Marcuso,
who murdered an old Spaniard on the
Ashton plantation, near BOutte station
some time ago. Ever since the muir
der of Gueymard this parish has been
in fever heat of excitement over the
affair and even on the first night after
the murder it was with great difficulty
that Sheriff Dry prevented the lynch
ing of Saladino. He spirited him
away in the woods and kept him there
over night, and the next day took him
to the new Jail in Hahnville. In the
meantime the evidence grew against
him and feeling cOrresponding1y grew
in intensity. About 1870 last night
the mob which had concentrated on
the outskirts of the town assaulted the
Jail, secured the three men, took them
to a shed and strung them up.
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Chicago, Aug. 9.-The expected ex-
plOsion before the interstate commerce
commission took place this morning.
and the top was blown off the railroad
pool, uncovering an unlawful combina-
ton. The prosecution is now conf
dent that the investigation will end in
the imposition of some large-siZed
fines against most of the Western
roads. There has been a strong pres
sure under the apparent smooth sur
face of the present weeks inveStiga-
ton. Yesterday when President a. 3.
Stickney, of the Chicago Great West
ern, took the stand he created a mild
sensation by the disclosure of the
methods of his company in outwitting
the others in the handling of grain.
This morning the cross. examination of
Mr.. Stickney was up to the eXpecta-
lions. He charged his fellow railroad
men with melting the present inveSti-
cation to catch him in q well laid trap
on the charge of rate-cutting. He
turned the tables on his opponents and
charged them with aSSailing him be-
cause he refused TO pool his trade with
them.
President Stickney Substantiated the
report of a strong pooling arrange
ment among the roads west of Chicago.
He said that he had refused to become
Il party to it or turn over his surplus
traffic for the benefit of the combine,
and charged the roads in the pool with
instigating the present inquiry for the
purpose of proving him guilty of cut
ting rates as Il penalty for his refusal
to join the association. Chairman
Morrison said if there were such con-
spiracy he knew nothing of it, but that
he was very anxious to learn of any
such trap and of the details of the
pool. Mr.. Stickney said that the pool
officers had importuned, bullied and
threatened him in order to get his road
into the deal He said that the POOLS
method OF fixing rates made anarchists
for the reason that high rates were
charged the farmers and low secret
cut rates given to the rich grain mer-
chants. In his evidence Mr.. StickneE
grew quite eloquent and his testimony
was sensational throughout. He prom
Used to produce every bit of docu-
mentary evidence in his possession
that would throw light ca the pool,
but said it would take weeks to collect
it. The commission ordered that it be
forwarded to Washington.
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SAY THEY ARE UNTRUE.
Mine Owners Deny Statements Con-
corning Mr. Bryan


corning Mr.. Bryan.
Denver, Aug. 1.-THE Rocky Noun
tain News recently sent to the leading
mining and smelling men of the coun-
try the following letter:
''We presume you have noted Sena-
tor Thurstons statement that the
bonanza silver mine owners have
maintained extensive bureaus with
corps of speakers and writer's, and
that w. J. Bryan has been in receipt
of a salary from them for some years.
Kindly reply to the following queS-
tons: Do you know of any such bu-
reau or organization of mine owners or
persons interested in mining? Do you
believe it has or ever had an existence?
Do you know of Mr.. Bryan ever re-
ceiving salary or any other remunera-
ton for advocating bimetallism? Have
you ever before heard it charged or
intimated that Mr.. Bryan received
such remuneration, or do you know of
any possible foundation for such q
charge?
Replies have been received from sew
enteen prominent mining men, includ-
ing J. J. Hagerman, Eben Smith, 81
mon Guggenheim, S. A. Joseph, Den
mis- Sheedy and Byron e. Shear, all of
whom deny the existence Of any bu-
reau or organization of silver mine
owners for the purpose alleged by MI
Thurston, and denOunce as falsehood
the statement that Mr.. Bryan has ever
received a salary or any remuneration
whatever from them for advocating
the silver cause.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock CenterS

Live SIOcIA OCnNCES
Chicago, Aug. 9-Wheat : August,
So 3-Sc; September, SO 3-9c; December,
SO 3-&c; May, 64c. Corn : August,
% JEcc; September, "a 1-Sc; December,
% t-Sc; May, 81 3-4c. Oats-August,
II 1-Sc; October, II 1-2c; May, zoe.
PoIlS--August, $3.50; September, $6.4O;
October, $6O2 10; January, $500. Lard
August, $3.15; September, So. II ID;
October, $3.25; December, $40; Jan
uary, $3.50. Ribs-August, 1925; Sep.
TENDER, 1927 ID; October, $3.32 II;
January, S3.45. Rye-Cash, Soc; Au-
gust. soc; September, Sic. FlaX-Cash,
N. W.. re; September, Tic; December,
74c Timothy = Cash, $40; August,
1926: September, $3.50.
Chicago, Aug. 9-Hogs rath-
err slow and 10c lower; light, $3.30a
$3.50; mixed, $3.15a3.50; heavy, $3.50
a3.4O; rough, $2.90a3.05. Cattle-Best
natives steady, other cattle weaker;
beeves, $3.35a4.55; cows and heifers,
81. 4Oa4.1O; Texas steers, $2.70a3.20;
Westerns, $2SOa3.4O; stOckers and
feeders, $26Oa3.70.
Minneapolis, Aug. 9.-Wheat = Au-
gust closed at 53c; September opened
at 50 1-2c and closed at 80 3-4c; Deem
Der opened at 80 LIE and closed at
So 3-4c. On track-No. / hard, 81 3-4c;
No. 1 Northern, 50 3-4c; No. 2 North
ern, 53c.
Milwaukee, Aug 9.-Flour dull and
1Oa15c lower. Wheat weak and low
err; No. spring, sec; No. 1 Northern,
soc: September, So 5-Sc. Corn-No. 3,
25c. Oats lower; No. 2 white, 81 1-4c;
No. 3 white, 20 1-2a21c. Barley dull
and lower; No. 2, 33c; sample, 24a33c.
Rye love-: No /, 81 1-2c.
South Paul, Aug. 9.-Hogs
ket Zoe lowe; not many offered; sales
at So. 75a3.3O. Market nomi-
nally steady: but one car offered; good
demand for fat cattle; sales at $2.10a
2.35.
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Lasker Secures First Prize.

Nuremberg, Aug. 1.-THE last but
one round in the international chess
tournament was played in this city to-
day, when Lasker, by beating Tar
rasch, secured the first prize, to the
value of $3.50, and a silver cup and
salver, as donated by his royal high
ness, the prince regent of Bavaria.
Nothing can be said about the proba-
BILE winners of the remaining prizes, as
there are too many candidates left in
the field.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-08-11
EXCITING BANKING.
How the Business Is COrried On In
Arizona.

How the Business Is COrr1ed On IN
Arizona.
Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 6-Five men
made daring attempt to rob the In
ternational bank but were frustrated
nv the presence of mind and GOODNESS
of Mayor Fred Herrera, cashier OF the
bank. John DasSart, president OF the
bank, was leaving the building when
three men entered, two of them armed
with a pair of Colts revolvers each and
the third with Winchester rifle. one
man covered the cashier with two plS-
tolls and the man with the rifle COW
cred Dessart. The third tried to get
into the vault. One man went to the
back room where several men were
holding a meeting and made all hold
ND their hands. He attracted the at
teution of the man who had the cash
Ter covered and thus furnished an OPP
nortunity for the cashier to get his
gun. The robbers Immediately the
huilding. mounted horses and rode OH,
shooting as they went. The cashier fol
lowed them into the street and
emptied his gun, and it is believed he
shot one of the men, as he was put on
q horse by a confederate. President
Dessart received a slight scalp wound
and a horse in the street was shot. A
posse formed quickly and stand goou
chance of capturing the robbers.
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Hot with Prairie Fires

Perry, Okla, Aug. 8. Hot winds
have prevailed in South and Western
Oklahoma for the past week, parching
all vegetation. Damaging prairie fires
have occurred along the line of the
Santa Fe, Rock Island and ChoctaW
railroads, adding to the disaster. A
great many cornfelds were destroyed
The little town of Holdenville barely
escaped destruction.
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Rv stenmer Train or Boat.

Which of these have you selected as
means of travel? No matter. Whichever 1t
is, recollect that for sea- sickness, disorders OF
the stomach, liver and bowels engendered
by rough locomotion and bad food or water,
and for malaral troubles. Hostetter
Stomach Bitters is the most useful speclhc
you can take with you. 1t is invaluable
also for rheumatism, kidney complaints ana
nprYOuS trouble
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-08-11
HOT WEATHER.
A Number of Deaths and Many Pros
trntiOns in ChicngO.

trations in Chicago.
Chicago. Aug. 11.-Again to-day the
sun scorched this city and the records
of death and prostration will approach
those Of yesterday The fatal cases OF
sunstroke up to 10 o'clock numbered
Is, while several others were not eX-
pected to live. The prostrations of
not a very serious character were over
thirty Many people were mentally af-
fected, and on one of the bridges the
police had q hard struggle with
Swede of giant strength who attempt
ed to throw people i'll the river. The
heat had made him crazy.
Milwaukee, Aug 11-Ninety was the
highest point touched by the mercury
to-day, q heavy storm lowering the
temperature several degrees and caus-
ing a break in the five days of hottest
weather Milwaukee has experienced
since 1872. No prostrations or deaths
were reported to-day. During the
week the death rate in the city has
more than doubled, owing, physicians
say, to the extreme heat. Fatal cases
of sunstroke in the city and vicinity
number eight to date.
Kansas City, Aug. 11.-Since Mon
day last sweltering hot weather has
prevailed in Kansas City and vicinity
The maximum temperature to-day, as
reported by the United States weather
bureau, was 81, which is the lowest
maximum temperature reported since
Monday last when 81 was reached.
On Friday the record was 1o2, but
the extreme heat was reached on Sat
urday at 3 p. M, when the weather
bureau reported lob.
Omaha, Aug. IA terrible storm is
raging in Omaha and Eastern Ne
braska. This is the climax of week
of terrible heat in which the thermOm-
eter has fluctuated on both sides of
the 100 mark nearly all the time.
Though the humidity has been some
thing awful and number Of prostra-
lions have occurred, no fatalities have
resulted.
Little Rock, Aug. ia number of
deaths occurred here the past week as
q result Of the terrific heat.
New York, Aug. II. = Twenty-four
deaths from sunstroke occurred here
to-day and ten in Brooklyn.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-Two deaths from
heat occurred to-day. There were
many cases of prostration.
Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-THE heat to-
day was the cause OF number OF
deaths.
Boston, Aug. II. Several people
were Frustrated by the heat to-day.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-08-11

ANY ONE who has been benefited by the
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ceive information of much value and in
terest by writing to Pink Pills, L. o. Box
1892 Philadelphia. Pa.
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Ready for 1t.

''My boy, it is high time a check
was placed upon your performances"
THANK you, father. Please make it.
payable on sight. "-Detroit Free Press.
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Send to DR.. KLINE, 931 Arch St., Philadelphia Pa
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Teacher-Tell me few of the most
important things existing to-day, which
did not exist a hundred years ago.
Tommy--US.-PariS Messenger.
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ReyOnd Arbitration.

The Duke of Cadminster- though
you are intensely American, you
wouldn't mind being an English duch'
ess, eh?
She-No-but for one thing.
He-Your democratic education?
She-No; 1 would have to marry an
English duke.-Puck.
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We will forfeit 81, 900 if any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. The Piso Co., Warren, Pa.
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London is better off for trees than any
other city in Europe.
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William Wyatt was killed. III tue
Katie Burnet mine at Murray Iuano'
while digging out an uneAploueu OlaS''
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The Christian religion is steadily making
Roadway in Japan.
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II the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and that old and welltried remedy, MRS.
WINsIows SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
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Dried locusts are eaten with bread in
Africa.
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R. R. MONEY POOL
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY FROM
PRESIDENT STICKNEY.

Gre at Western, Was Not u Party
Thereto, and He Was "ImpOr-
tuned, BuIIied and Threatened'
! in Order to Get His Road in the
! DeaI-The Pools Method of Fix
ing Rates Made Anarchists.
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Little Rock, Aug. IA number of
deaths occurred here the past week as
q result of the terrific heat.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-18

unJruth by saying he had not the money
-l nanl- TIE judge was severe with aim.
anu ordered that the money he paid inn
-ilrl4alclF- This Is about THE only time
4oyu- money and the incident vas the
More rerra rkaoie as the architects work
was acknnWl eoged by every one 70 have
sen one e. the most successful specimens
OF modern house designing
His daughters wedding was the most
gorgeous ever seen IN England. rivaling
the Gould and Vanderbilt ceremonies here,
Naeduces that are almost unknown IN
england The interior OF the church AZ e.
IMAM was completely covered with rare
noWers, and the breakfast was the most
expensive OF its kind on record NeVerthe-
less- the marriage was a great oisappolut-
lneut To the millionaire who Wisneu-t-n0
could, OF course, have obtained splendid
her hand Included some OF the nohlest
names in Europe. among them being sew
el az young ariStocrats u no have since con-
soled themselves with American helresses.
Miss North rejected them an I'm favor of
a young Liverpool merchant. and her
rather was wise enough 10 allow ner 20
make ner own choice Hls money Will
probably be divided between his wife and
two children the younger Of whom is am
oTllcer IN the British army. and cultivated
In manner as his father was rough.
1t is little known that a great deal of
the c0lonels fortune originally came from
theatrical people. Sir Henry Irving and
almost every actor and actress In England
who have saved money (and there are
many OF them) were among the nrst 10 IN
vest IN nitrate shares. The boom in mira te
rivaled that in South African kafir stocks
recently, and at one time there was a
fearful slump and every one was appre-
hensiVe about their investments. But
lately the market IN nitrate shares has
been tiOurishing, and those Of the original
Spectators who held on have reaped
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hound bitch returned to the place and
number OF men who had come ont of a tur-
DIP Held. They had separated. some going
ln one direction. others iu another The
Mound was pUt upon the tracks and. with
Aer nose 90 the ground. she hunted Them
across Two fields, going straight up TO sun
afy bags OF gAfic which had 0ecn hidden
I'm hcdgCroW.
So far SO good: but the constable was
not yet satisfied. and he took his hound
back 20 whore she had originally been
laid on the line. This time she went off
nm another direction and soon left the
policeman far behind. He following up.
however. ultimately found her standing
az another hedgerow. whore more bags
or game were found concealed These
We're secretly watched an day. hut the
poachcrs must have 'smelled a rat for
none Of themselves or their families came
near. This lis rather to be wondered at,
contents valuable. At night the cousta-
Die and the lessee OK the shooting con-
cealcd themselves near the place where
the urst lot OF game was discovered. Now
they nad not long TO wait. for in about
halt an hour there came a sound of ap-
preaching footsteps. and two men APP
peafea, VINO Immediately appropriated the
bags and their contents. which included
nets and the usual poachers' paraphcr-
mana. Ihey We're at once recognized, and
the spoil taken from them. they were
allowed to go. Summonses followed in
Que course. and when the case was heard
a plea was set up that they had not tax
en- the game themselves but had been
sent Tor it by Their mates Fines of I0s
ana costs were imposed. or falling the
payment months Imprisonment"
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times worse and hit him lick I'm the face.
He ran of a few yards and picked mp a
boulder about as big as your double fist
while / made a grab for the gun. which
had set up against willow under the
banl-.
"Of course. we did not know what we
We're doing by this time; only 1 remember
throw the stone I'd shoot him. Tie was
nerVy though, and I hadn't moro than got
the words out of my mouth than be let
the boulder come at me, and. true go my
word, / banged away at him. We weren't
forty feet apart, and il was a stand-OW be
tween the boulder and the bullet as 10
which was the more dangerous, but Provi-
dcnce, | reckon. was watching over us. for
as | fired the boulder flew into q dozen
looking at each other In a dazcd. helpless
kind Of way. Then, still not understand
ing what had happened, but realizing how
nearly our tempers had brought us TO
bloodshed. we rushed into each others
arms and began crying over each other.
when we had got over the excitement
and collected our wits sufficiently TO make
an investigation, we discovered that by
the merest chance-hy prOViiential inter-
ference. / mean-my bullet and his boulder
had met In their flight and nullihed each
other on one piece Of the broken stone
we found the blue mark of the bullet, and
In another place we found the battered
bullet He took the bullet and ] took the
piece of marked stone, and we have kept
them to this day as sacred souvenirs, and
as very potent reminders never to discuss
a Baptist as ever. and he is equally Meth
odist, but we both believe that greater
than either Baptist or Methodist is the
Providence that watches over us all.
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rom their almanac OF probabilities. when
= MINOR chord Is struck i'm this brilliant
weather symphony
Ane summer months speculation remains
81 E---=li-tt- out the very sreadiuess OF the
market mignt suffice 10 make cautious
De-I SUSPICIOUS IL Is certainly nor 10 De-.
expected that Mr.. Inman. or whoever may
- lea4ins the amair, would announce the
tLe5i anime from the hOusetOps- Ii is ex-
i tAr-y pfon4n-e that the squeeze. l. any
S---Hlr De- may not eliminate until August
-No- luAcn more cotton is now coming ia.
Lece-P-s were rather free but as expected.
proved 70 De almost entirely al the eN-
pena5 OF interior towns The crop in sight
= a little over 6,1o09u0. and we viii proDa-
"-S get ABOUT 10000 more before Sept. l.
neal-I'he market was quiet. prices be-
ing Wei sustained early in the week but
aver SUFFERED some little decline. Weather
Son1ltions mostly favorable for the crops.
YUl even III me winter crop there can vet
~ no assurance as TO the Out-turn. Any
So oaek 10 the spring crop would cause
= hurry IN the market. but the main fOun-
.atlon az present for the anticipation of
u-sner prices This summer is built upon
Try stocks
Provisions have been quiet and without
material change July ribs sold as low as
sc, ana although some reaction followed.
sun the market shows no elasticity. But
Ine chicago provision market is one of
many surprises, and the up-turn may come
When least expected. Prices are too low
10 long remain so in market which can
be manipulated and controlled with so
much comparative facility.
VIM T Williams.