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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
THE EAST.


On the 10th the National league base
ball season of 1896 opened, the result
by percentages being as follows: Brook
Ign, 1000; St. Louis. 1000: Washing
ton. 1000; Pittsburgh, 1000; Boston.
1000; Chicago. 1000; New York, 600;
Baltimore, 600; Cleveland, 900; Louis
Vile, 600; Cincinnati. 600; Fhiladel-
phia. 900.
In convention at Portland Maine re-
publicans elected national delegates in
structed to support Reed for ;he presi-
dency and adopted platform declar-
ing for protection and the gold stand
ard.
At the age of Ga years John Stetson.
proprietor of the Park theater and oi
the new Hotel Savoy, banker, broker
and merchant, died at his home in Bos-
ton of pneumonia.
Republicans renominated Seth l.. Mil
liken for congress in the Third district
OF Maine and Charles w. Stone in the
Twenty-seyenth district of Pennsylya-
MIA.
Edward and Josephine Courmatine
Lena and Annie Dubois and Rosie Bon
MEN (alI chiIdren) were burned to
death in a tenement-house fire at TuI-
ner Falls, Mass.
In Philadelphia George ID. Wetheril
& Co, manufacturers of paints and deal
ers i'm window glass, failed for Sl75,0oO
For reasons unknown Joseph Daugh-
erty shot his wife, aged 20 years, and
then shot himself at Litz. Pa.
at the age of 90 years Willard Ives,
a member of congress in 1852 and a
well-known banker and philanthropist,
iIed at his home in Watertown, n. y.
The Massachusetts prohibitionists in
session at Boston elected delegates to
the national convention who will sup
port Joshua Lovington, a baltimore
merchant, for the presidential nomina-
ton.
Percentages of the baseball clubs in
the National league for the week end
ed on the 10Th were as follows: Wash.
lyn, COZ; Cleveland, .667; Philadelphia
.667; St. Louis. 500; Chicago, 500; New
York, .333: Boston. .S33; Baltimore
$50; Louisville, $50.
In squat off Long Island sound the
fishing schooner J. W. Campbell, OF
Gloucester, Mass, went down, and nine
of the ablest sailors from that port lost
their lives.
In the slope of the Eddy Creek col
liery near oliphant, Ia, four men were
instantly killed by the ground caving
in.
Fire destroyed the old depot of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company in
Philadelphia, the loss being $1,000
and two firemen were killed.
Aunt" Hanna Chard. surrounded %,
five generations, celebrated her 107tf
birthday at the home of her 20 year-olC
sen, Joel. in Fellel. y. j.
In Massachusetts, Patriots day, com
memorating the battle of Lexington
was appropriately observed as a general
holiday.
In the outskirts of Tonawanda. n. Y.
a landslide swept farm buildings from
their foun' tons and caused loss oi
100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
THREATEN TO BOLT.
Silver Men VIII Control the Democratic
Convention or Leave IL.

Silver Men VIII Control the Democratic
Convention or Leave IL.
St. Louis, April Ex-senator Ben
iamin Il. Tillman, of South Carolina,
arrived here Monday morning. At
noon he visited the Merchants ex
change and made brief address. At
night the senator spoke for two hours
to a crowded audience at the EXPOSE
ton building on THE impending
crisis" In an interview he said:
IF the Chicago convention DOM declare
for free silver l shall walk out. and think
all the delegates from my state will do
the same thing. The people are tired of
gold bugs and straddle bugs, and they are
not going to be dictated to any more by the
plutocrats of Wall street. If Mr.. Bland
is nominated / will certainly support him.
will try to get the South Carolina delega-
ton for him. We want no Jelly fishes
We want men who are for silver and who
will stand by us. If we go &c Chicago and
secure q declaration for sixteen to one. and
then nominate a straddle bug, Ii will be
simply to hang out an emblem OF defeat.
For all the loss We would sustain by the
detection of bold bugs we would gain more
by additions from free silver republicans
and the popuIists. The time has come for
a new alignment and we want 1t made
right now.
Des Moines, Ia, April 21.-Ex-Con
gresham w. j. Bryan, of Nebraska.
spoke here Monday to fair-sized audi
ence on the alleged crime of 1873. In an
interview he said the winning ticket
rlust indorse free silver in the coming
campaign, and that unless the repuD-
leans declare for it in the st. Louis
platform they will not carry a state
west of the Missouri river. The silver
men will control the democratic conyen-
ton at Chicago or, with himself, bolt
:.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
SUITS CEAUNCEY.
Mr.. Depew Says a Good Word for the
President.

New York, April 20.-The MontaulS
club, of Brooklyn, Saturday night gave
dinner in honor of Chauncey NJ.
Depew's birthday. Around the board
were gathered many of the most dis.
tinguished citizens of Brooklyn. Mr..
Depew, who was the guest of honor,
was called upon for speech at the close
OF the feast. The unique feature of his
address was his reference to Grover
Cleveland. Speaking of the president,
he said:
while I differ widely from President
Cleveland on almost every part of his pub
lie policy; while | think that his theories.
so far as they have been practically car
ried out. have been disastrous. and. II
wholly carried out, would have been fatal
90 our industries, nevertheless. in frank
ness and fairness. 1t is due to him to day
to say that the rout of the free-coina sc OF
silver policy and the ener giving of the ma
tional credit by the triumph Of sound
money. are more largely due to his throw
ing upon that side with magnificent cour-
age aud ability the whole strength and
power of his great Office and OF his ad-
ministration than to anything else.
while we have had a period of distress
which has brought much suffering to mil
lions of homes. and while the cost has
been more than that of disastrous war
yet the suffering has not been I'm vain and
the cost has not been lost If II shall have
gained for us In education by discussion
and by the experiences Of our people the
death of the absurdties of populism and
the triumph of that sound money currency
business and commercial nation of the
world"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
Seven Miners KIIIed.

Niehart, Mont. April 2o.-An explo-
sion occurred in the Broadwater mine
at 1915 Saturday morning, by which
seven men lost their lives and six Other S
were seriously hurt. The accident took
place in the magazine used for thaw-
ing powder. Frank Doran was look
ing after the powder and had just COM
menced loading the magazine when the
explosion followed. 1t is supposed that
mis- candle must have ignited some pow
der. He was found 20 feet from the
magazine in another drift, ana must
have seen the danger and tried to es-
cape. The men had just finished eat
ing their midnight lunch and were on
their way back to work. Thirty of
them bad to pass this magazine, and
it exploded as about half were past.
Those in the center are the dead and
seriously wounded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

In the United States there " ere Do
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 259 the week
previous and 24I in the corresponding
period of 1895.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
STs4, 1873. 764, against 926,:2O,255 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1895, was SO.
At the treasury in Washington a
counterfeit ten-cent silver piece was dis
covered.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the Goth was: Wheat
Sass. 600 bushels; corn, II. 17O,0 900 bush
els; oats, 9.4S9,O0O bushels; rye, ISIS
900 bushels; barley. 1,O3s 700 bushels.
The distribution of Columbian
worlds fair diplomas and medals Logan
in Washington.
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NEED FUNDS.
An Urgent Appea, for Further Aid to
Miss Clara Barton.

An Urgent Appeal for Further Aid to
Miss Clara Barton.
New York. April 1S.--Miss Clara Bar
ton, president of the Red Cross society,
cables to the national Armenian relief
committee that at Marash there are
5000 persons sick of 'yphus; that the
sickness at Zeitoun is increasing, with
40 TO so deaths daily, and that there
is great and immediate need OF funds
The committee, in giving out the cable
gram for publication says:
I'VE cannot refrain from reminding .he
American people of all classes and Sec
lions that Miss Barton undertook this
sacred fork of relief only in response to the
urgent request of the public, and assur-
ances that the work would be generously
maintained to the end. Not one-fifth of the
$4,000 needed to carry on the relief work
on the smallest calculation made has yet
been given and yet the need and facilities
for carrying on relief are greater than
ever. In fact, unless the people are aided
the various agencies will be practically
thrown away and thousands will newt
ably perish of pestilence and starvation
The Christianity and honor of the Ameri-
can people is at stake as well as the lives
of the survivors of the massacres, most OF
whom are helpless and innocent women
and children. 1t should be remembered
that by showing lively interest in the
sufferers by literally supporting the agen-
cies at work for their relief is the best and
most efficient way of securing for them
more considerable treatment at the hands
of the Turkish govern ment. individuals,
churches and clubs should at once serd
large gifts to Brown Iiros. & Co., SO Wall
street, New York. who are the authorized
frea SIIrprg
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
LATER MEMS.

The democrats Of Rhode Island, the
2lst, endorsed ex-Gov. Russell for the
presidency and adopted resolutions IA
voring a gold standard.
The democrats of Massachusetts, in
convention the 2lst, named ex-Gov. w.
Z. Russell as their choice for the pres
idency.
Postmaster General Wilson issued a
lottery and fraud order the 2ist against
the Monon Seed company of Chicago,
and its officers and agents at Pue bio,
Cole.
The senate the 2lst passed the bill
for the relief of the settlers on the
Northern Pacific railway indemnity
lands.
At Tangipoho. La, the 2lst, during
the excitement at the polls, A. p. Goss.
populist-republican candidate for gov
ernor, was shot and killed. and s. C.
Hyde, democrat. fatally wounded.
The strike of the clothing cutters in
Chicago, which has been in progress
for the last three months. was declared
off the 2lst, the employers winning an
unconditional victory.
At Philadelphia the 21st. Linford L.
Biles, aged 65. was killed and his son
George +. Biles aged 81. was badly in
iured by coming in contract with a
wire that was crossed with an electric
light or trolley car current
The trial of Scott jackson. for the
murder Of Pearl Bryan began at New
port. Ky, the 2lst
Baron Hirsch. the well known He
brew philauthropist died at his home
near Vienna, Austria the 2lst.
The election in louisiana the 2lst. re-
suited in favor of the democrats. Fos-
ter, democratic candidate for governor
has ma iority of 10000 or $4,000.
While ne democratic state conven-
ton was progress at Montgomery.
Ala, the slst, Bob. Kennedy. sheriff of
Dallas county. shot and killed Percy
Wood. The trouble was purely pri-
yate affair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Advices from Havana say that the in
surgents have hanged % Spaniards in
the Sagua district.
Gregorio Borges, Esteban Hernandez
and Jose Bacallao were executed at
Havana because they belonged to an in
surgent band.
Spain was said to be on the brink of
revolution, the recent ele ction frauds
inaugurated in the Cover lment's favor
having increased the number of NAL
contents immensely.
For cruelty to her grandchildren
Mrs. Bell was sentenced in Ottawa,
Ont, TO life imprisonment.
Twelve unarmed Cubans were shot
and IL were wounded in the suburbs of
Havana by Spanish soldiers.
The Spanish government would, 1t
was said, within the next four weeks
put into execution a comprehensive sys-
tenn of nome rule or autonomy for the
island of Cuba.
The minister of war, Gen. Ramon Cas-
tiIlo. and Jose Estay, governor of the
province of Macoris, were executed at
Macoris by order of Ulysses Heureaux,
president of San Domingo.
Near Glasgow the steamer Marsden
collided with the British bark Firth of
Solway. causing the latter to sink, and
Is men and the captains wife and child
were drowned.
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GREAT STRIKE PLANNED.
Campaign for an Eight-Hour Day to BE-
gin May 4.


Boston. April l7.--As a result of the
cight-hour proclamation recently is
sued by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor, plans
have been prepared for monster strike,
which is planned to extend to New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago, ST. Louis
and all the cities where the force of such
a move would be most keeuly felt.
The strike will be for the enforce
ment of the eight-hour work day, which
is now refused. President Gompers and
Vice President Mcclure, of the Ameri-
can federation, will be here Sunday To
confer with the leaders. They have
been ascertaining the strength of the
unions, and advance reports from them
say that the unions are prepared finan-
cially.
The first move will be made in Bos.
ton. The carpenters have been selected
to make the test, and the refusa. of their
demand will be followed by an instant
strike in Boston. 1t can be safely pre-
dicted that at the least computation
10000 men will be involved in the strike,
and, if once started. the labor leaders
say it will tax the resources to the great
est TO prevent such scenes as were en-
acted in Chicago, or. still worse, as were
witnessed in the Homestead affair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
MYSTERIES OF THE LOUVRE.
Vague Stories of Imperial Crime Reach
the Outside World.

Vague Stories of Imperial Crime Reach
the Outside World.
Everyone who has "done" the Louvre
will remember the low-pitched and
somewhat gloomy halls in which are
stored the treasures of Egypt Beneath
these lie yet more darkly mysterious
vaults, inaccessible to the public
though approached by wide and hand
some staircase, such as would lead one
to imagine that il communicated will,
apartments of some importance. Yet
one fnds at the bottom nothing but
broad passages disposed in the form
of cross, and without any sign what
ever of door or window.
A recent examination, however, of
the solid walls gives experts reason to
believe that the masonry is more recent
than the rest of the structure in this,
the oldest portion of the fortress pal
ace. NJ. Vaugneux, well-known critic
believes that many of the bodies OF
victims killed in the revolution of 1897
we're immured here, and that the gov
eminent was afraid to reveal the facts
when the remains of their comrades
were collected beneath the CoIonne de
Juliet.
On the other hand, NJ. Blondel, the
architect of the building and NJ. Nor
mand. the secretary of the Society for
Protecting Partisan Monuments. hold
the opinion that these subterranean
passages led to the oubliettes into
which Catherine de Medicis cast those
who were unfortunate enough to incu,
her hate or fear. A judicious explora-
ion would clear up the matter, and
settle, too. several doubtful points as
to the foundations of Lescot's original
citadel. Unfortunately, the annual
grant does not provide for any such
archaeological research, and it would be
necessary to appeal for funds to tho
generosity Of the chamber.-London
Chronicle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
HAD BEGUN TO PROSPER.
Psthetically Humorous Story Told of
Cumberland Mountain Farmer.

a Patheticaliy Humorous Story Told of .
Cumberland Mountain Farmer.
A writer in the Detroit Free Press
tells a pathetically humorous story of
friend of his, Jack Negly, Cumbar.
land farmer. The writer had lent Jack
a few dollars, with which TO buy pair
of steers, and had received from him
many visits of apology; for Jack was
an honest man, and did not enjoy being
in debt
He was a renter, and at least every
other season he was occupying a diff
ferent farm. BY my advice, he had
moved the year before into an entirely
new field, a dozen miles from his usual
baunts. and / had not seen him for
several months. When | did see him.
Mt last. il was by accident as business
called me into his neighborhood. An
| rode past his place he hailed me from
the corn-field and came out TO the fence.
Hello" l exclaimed. rs this your
farm?"
Yes. and jist come over to tell you.
of that claim NV your'n afore long"
"You must be doing well?"
81 think I'm doing fust-rate. and I'm
powerful obleeged 10 you. colonel. fer
headin' me this way"
I'm always glad to help. If can"
81 knowed that, colonel, and that's
why come away over here so fer rum
bone. Hits kinder strange to me. but
ez long ez I'm doin' ez well ez am I'm
a-goin' to stand hit"
Are you making any money!
Jim's face frightened perceptibly.
NO. ! ain't, colonel" he replied, hope
fully; "but I'm losin' it slower'n ever
done in my life afore."
II struck me as rather odd at first, but
upon reflection l concluded that Jim
might have reason for his hopefulness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
STORM KILLS THREE.
A Terrific Cyclone sweeps Over Parts
0bio


Fremont, O., April 2l.-About three
o'clock Monday afternoon terrific
windstorm accompanied by a heavy
downpouring of rain was seen APP
preaching this city from southwest
eriy direction. just as it appeared to
be ready TO strike this city the cyclone
sweryed around TO the west, then north
ia a semi-circular direction, carrying
all before il. The path traversed was
about one-half mile wide and about
three miles northwest of this city. The
tail end struck here but did no partic-
alar damage. But in the main path of
the storm disaster resulted.
Shortly after the passage OF the
storm news was brought to town of Z
terrible calamity by those who had
been sent to gain aid and succor. When
the party of physicians, reporters and
others reached the scene a horrible view
Of ruin and injury was presented. Val
liable timber lands were laid low, here
and there solitary tree remaining
standing as mute witness of the catas-
trophe. Farm residences. buildings.
ETC., were demolished; fences scattered.
live stock killed, and '. orst of all, dead
and injured people were scattered about
the strip of wasted land, giving 10 the
whole resemblance TO a battlefield.
The home of w. L. Greene, a well-to-do
farmer, was crushed like an eggshell.
Greene was found lying mangled and
dead some distance from the house.
His son James, residence near by, met
like fate
At the farm of Amos Hetrick, John
Low and Hetrick were shearing sheep
in barn. The barn was leveled to the
ground. Low was blown out of the
barn across a 40-acre field against a
tree and was instantly killed. HetriclS
escaped with light injuries. A young
child of Charles Tucker was badly in
jured by flying pieces of timber. Abra-
ham Fought, a farmer, was struck and
an arm and leg were broken. Ruins,
scattered far and wide, are all that are
now left of what were a few hours ago
MANY i6aa1 couptrv houcac and fa rms
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-23
Nine Fishermen Lost.

New Bedford, Mass, April 20.-Fish
ing schooner ]. w. Campbell, OF
Gloucester, went down in squat back
of Long Island Friday night, and nine
of the ablest sailors from that port lost
their lives. Seven were saved. The
vessel was bound to the Capes of Del
aware after mackerel and all went well
until Friday night, when, without a
moments warning, squall struck the
vessel and laid her aback. OF the crew
of 16 men most of them were on deck.
Some rushed for the stern and others
took to the main rigging. Before the
vessel righted she began to fill and sinh.
Those at the stern were drawn under
by the suction, while those on the rig
cling were thrown so far away from the
vessel that the undertow did not affect
them. The others chung to dory for
20 hours, when the tug Gladiator hove
in sight and took them off.
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cuRANs MAssAcREp.
spaniards Shoot Them Down While I'm
armed-Twelve Killed

armed-Iweive Killed.
Key West, Fla, April 20.-ln the
suburbs of Havana on Thursday night
one of the most cruel massacres of the
war was perpetrated by the Spaniards.
According to advices received here II
unarmed Cubans were shot and II
were wounded. The massacre occurred
on Los Pinos farm on the outskirts OF
Havana. About 60 Cubans were hold
ing a secret meeting on Thursday night
in the farmhouse. A Spanish woman
informed the authorities, who sent a
detachment of troops to raid the place
The troops surrounded the house and
ordered the Cubans to come out. AS
the unarmed men appeared the Span
iards fired. killing l2 outright and
wounding IL. Fifteen were captured
and the others escaped.
Spaniards say the Cubans were plan
ming a rising in Havana, and allege the
| troops thought the men were armed
The next day Rev. Alberto Diaz, the
Baptist missionary and American citi-
zen, was arrested. The Spaniards say
Diaz was privy to the meeting OF
Cubans, and also assert he acted as go
between for patriots in Havana and
those in the field. Diaz has not been
allowed to communicate with anyone
since his arrest, and it is Whispered
that Weyler will order him tortured
| in an effort to extort n confession.
Rev. Diaz' friends implore the aid OF
clergymen of all denominations in the
United States and hope that Americans
will exhibit such activity as will COM
pei the Spanish authorities to treat the
prisoner with the consideration due to
a man of his profession.
Slowly the truth about the defeat OF
| the Spaniards at lie Chuzr is coming
out. 1t is now alleged that Col. Deboc
| out of 1850 men lost 1000 killed and
wounded. The losses in the columns OF
Gen. Ecbeyarria and Col. Inclan src
placed at 500 killed and wounded, max
| ing the total Spanish loss 1900 in the
battle. On Thursday three Spanish col
umns of 1900 men each again crossed
the troc,ia ard attempted to dislodge
Maceo. The insurgents gave battle
ard forced The Spaniards to retreat
1t is said in Havana the Spanish loss in
| this affair was 200 killed and wounded
Nashville, Tenn, April 20.-Every
Baptist church in Nashville adopted
resolutions petitioning President Cleve-
land to take immediate action looking to
the release of a. j. Diaz, the BAPTIST mis-
sionary arrested in Cuba last Thursday
The resolutions were placed in the
hands CT Maj. John w. Thomas, who
left at once for Washington to present
them to the president and Secretary
Olney.
Washington, April 81. = Information
which has reached Minister Dupuy de
LONE, of Spain, shows that the charge
upon which Rev. A. J Diaz, the Baptist
missionary, was arrested and incarcer-
ated by the Spanish officials at Havana
was thai of being implicated in a con
templated uprising against the govern
ment on the outskirts of Havana. The
prisoner will have preliminary hear
ing to ascertain the truth of the offense
with which he is charged.