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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
Nom Partisan Judiciary.

The claim set up Ivy Judge Bundy's
friends that he is non-parti~an in pol
itics is quite convenient just before
election: but decidedly misleading as
to the facts. Every American citizen
has his own political convictions as
to the proper manner in which state
and national affairs should be con-
Quoted. And it is right that he
should, whether he be judge or plow-
man. In fact q man who has no
pre- erence of his kind would be un-
fit for any position OF Importance.
Questions relating to party politics
rarely, if ever, come before circuit
Judge. And when questions OF this
character have come before the high
er courts, they have been almost in
variabIy decided upon their merits
without regard to the political prefer
ence of the members of the bench.
Bnt is it true that Bundy is non
partisan? On the contrary, it has
been generally known that the Judge
i now and has always been, a DEM
OCRAT and a man of very pronounced
party convictions. Now, what We
wish to urge upon the voters OF this
judicial circuit, is the need OF a judge
who can calmly lay aside ALL preju-
dice of EVERY character and SO pre-
side as to give justice to ALL who
may come before him. We not only
want Judge who is mentally strong,
and judicially balan ed, but also able
PHYSICALLY to push the work along
rapidly in the interests of economy.
By electing E. w. Helms you will
accomplish this very desirable end
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
Burglary.

Maiden Rock, Wis. March 90
Last night the dry goods and gro
Gerry store of Hesin & Julian and
A. T. Herold Cos jewelry store
were burglarizel. In the former
store the burglars took shoes,
clothing, to-; also between S.
and SO Of postoffice money, whio h
is in the same building; from the
iewelry store they took watch
chains, rings etc. The amount
taken can not be estimated. The
robbers left no trace behind
them.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Cuban says the rascality of the men
who administer the affairs OF the
island can hardly be conceived, much
less overestimated.
In regard to the losses, the insur-
gents. since the beginning ofthe war,
have lost between four and five thou
sand men, including II or Is officers
The Spanish do not make public the
number of their killed In battle, but
a conservative estimate of their losses
from all sources, including wounds,
disease, desertion, etc, places the
total at 10000. In nine out of ten
engagements the insurgents have won
and inflicted great slaughter upon
the Spanish The reason for this is
that the government forces are order
ed to follow the rebels and attack
them whenever they are found. The
rebels retreat until they gam the
desired position and then fight with
every advantage This agrees sub
st4ntiallv with the estimate ef Murat
Halstead, who recently made a pro
longed visit to Cuba. In spite OF
the Spanish claims of victory, the in
surgents seem to be constantly gain
ing ground; and it is easily within the
range of probabilities that they will
in time wear out the invaders.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

The war is still onIn Cuba. Accord
ing to Gen. Weyler's news bureau the
insurgents are almost vanquished,
but there are other and more reliable
sources through which we learn that
Weyier's reports are untrue and that
the outlook for the Cubans is indeed
bright. Gen. Weyler, himself, is dis
coIraged and may Jump his job rs
the phrase goes, at least the late re-
ports from the scene Of war is to
that effect. The New York Nal and
Express, in an interview with a
wealthy Cuban, who with his family
and the most Of his personal pro-
perry has moved to the United
States for protection, says: "The
struggle will perhaps be long but the
Cubans will win. The patriot forces
now in the field consist of 10000
we'll armed men and about $4,000
of only partially armed men.
OF the armed men $4,000
are in the provinces of Havana
Matanzas, and Pinar del Rio. Three
times as many men could be raised
in these three provinces alone if arms
and ammunition could be secured. II
there could be delivered to the rebels
tomorrow $4,000 guns and loo
rounds of ammunition to the gun, the
war would be over in a month" The
eentlieman says that at least three
fourths of the armed forces of the
patriots are white men mostly of
education and ability. Theinsurgents
have two ways of getting arms. One
is to capture or buy them from the
Spanish and the other is to smuggle
them in from the United States or
the adjacent islands. Maceois said to
have captured &C least 5000 guns
from the Span;ards in the last two
months: but the bulk. of their arms
were purchased from the corrupt
Spanish officials, or brought through
the custom house as rough
metal by bribing the custom house
officers.
The same gent leman says, cit is
difficult to Diet ermine / he strength of
the government forces. The officers are
drawing supplies from the government
for 10000 men; but it is generally
believed that they are robbing the
government by spurious muster rolls.
and that they are really feeding and
maintaining not over $4,000. The
corruption of the military and naval
departments has been source OF
weakness to Spain III all ages. 1t
crippled and was largely responsible
for the defeat OF he great Armada, in
che days o! Queen Elizabeth. The
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

The State convention at Mil
yankee last Wednesday was enthus-
iastcally for Nc K'nly, protection
and sound money. The delegates at
large who were elected to represent
Wisconsin in the National conven-
ton to be held in st. Louis next
June, are ex Gov. w d. Hoard, ex.
u. S. Senator Philetus Sawyer, Eugene
s. Elliot OF Milwaukee and state SEN
ator James III. Stout of Menomonie.
Hon. ED. Coe of Whitewater, was
elected chairman Of the State Central
COMMITTEE without very much oppos-
ition. No effort was made to either
endorse or crticise the state admin
istration. leaving that matter entir-
ely to the convention to be held later
on.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Prof. A. J. Hutton, one of the
faculty of the White water Nor
nal school and also institute con-
ductor, made the Normal school a
visit last week.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

A Republican caucus is called
for Friday night, March 81, for
the purpose of nominating o fiji :
GERS for the city of River Falls.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Wallace Griffin VAS acting As
marshall for y short time, Mar
shall Grant being laid up nearly
all the week.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Several of our citizens listened
to the famous pianist, Padere wski
at the Metropolitan, Minneapolis
last week.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mrs. Weeks left for her future
home at st. Paul, Friday fore
noon. Mrs. Youells accompan-
led her for a short stay.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

John Nlnstadt and George Cook
ofsP rescott made the TIMES a call
Friday.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Loo politics is now the topic
of conversation.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
LOL BREVITIES.

A. d. Smith left for Duluth
Friday morning
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
Bern.

McKERN-To Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Mckeen, March Is, 1896,
a daughter.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

1t is pronounced that Miss
Aggie Mullen has the diphtheria.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mr.. VIM. Wolfe sold his
household goods at auction on
Saturday, March 81. Mr.. Y olfe
intends to leave soon for Rock
ford, LII. where he has two sisters
with whom lie expects to leave
his two children.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

The Pierce lecture, Monday
night, brought out full house,
the ]. N. Nichols Post clearing
about seventeen dollars. The lee
ture was very interesting and the
songs by the Minneapolis Temple
quartette we're fine, the only re-
greet is nat the gentlemen did not
favor rs with many more of them.
Mrs. a. P. Weld who has been
to Crookstnn Mlnn., visiting, re-
turned last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14
MATTHEWS on MONEY.

Claude, whose last name is Matthews, and
who is at present serving term in Indiana
as the Democratic Governor of that State
has come out for free silver.-Chicago Trib-
une.
In ranging himself with the silverites. Gov
ernor Matthews has removed himself out
side of either presidential or vice presiden-
tiai possibilities in the Chicago convention.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Governor Matthews. of Indiana. is a free
silver man. That leaves him out. No man
is going TO be elected President of these
United States who is not against the free
coinage OF silver and for sound money
Louisville Commercial
The last sentence of the Governors letter
somehow reminds one OF passage in the
late Bill Nye's version of the graduating
girls essay: II sometimes think myself as
gaze down the vista of the past TO child
hoods happy days that IL / hadn't done ex-
actly as ibid I might have done otherwise. .
Chicago Chronicle DEM
Governor Matthews, of Indiana continues
to explain his position on the financial ques-
ton with the result that every statement he
offers renders his attitude considerably more
doubtful than 1t was before. The Governor
is evidently attempting the impossible task OF
carrying a pot Of gold on enc shoulder and a
bag Of free silver on the other-New York
Mail and Express.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14
INDIANA PRESS OPINION.

Before the convention we were for Doxey,
now we are for Mount.-Jay County Repub-
ican.
The favorable impression left by the NOM
nation OF Senator Mount grows broader and
deeper the more the people think about it,
Marion Chronicle.
Candidate Mount is at the head of the
good roads" movement in Indiana This
alone should secure him the votes of the
farmers, the business men and the bicyciists.
-Logansport Journal.
The Republicans nominated a strong man
for Governor. He comes from the ranks of
farmers, and the men engaged in agricultur-
al pursuits are the ones that have made
indiana a great and prosperous State.-Lo-
gansport Pharos (Dem.)
The Republican State platform will COM
mend itself to every thinning man for its
clean-cut and forcible utterances on the
questions uppermost I'm the public mind-the
financial issue and protection TO American
industries. We congratulate the party on
the rae, that the convention made no at
tempt 20 "stradde" the question of finance
-Worthington Times
The Republican papers that come to this
office all speak in the highest terms of the
Republican candidate for Governor, and
those whose editors are personally acquaint-
ed with him are the most liberal in their
praises. Our Democrat exchanges have
nothing to say. They seem TO realize that
Mr.. Mount is above fault-findiDg criticism
New Albany Tribune.
The farmers OF Lake county require no
introduction to James A Mount. the, Repub-
lican nominee for Governor. They were
favored at the last institute" at Crown
Point with an address by the next Governor
of Indiana, and the impression made at that
time was such that the news of his nominal
ton at Indianapolis aroused intense en-
thusiasm.-Hammond Tribune.
The nomination of James A Mount for
Governor is satisfactory to the Republicans
OF GIBBS county, many of whom are ac-
quainted with him The preferences of our
people were not so well defined as to cause
any feeling OF disappointment over the fall
ure OF any other candidate, and IL is gen
orally conceded no better selection could
have been made.-Gihson County Leader.
The Republicans throughout the State
seem to be very well pleased with the ticket
nominated by the State convention last
week. Senator Mount Is especially accepta-
HE as a gubernatorial candidate He is an
honest man, or clean record. and Is one of
the best representatives OF the leading in
dustry of the State. His name is Significant
and IL signs do not fail he will mount the
Governors chair next January. -Monticello
News
1t viii be safe to reject of-hand anv
charge against an Indiana Republican that
he Is not firmly for sound currency from
now on. but Mount always has been, which
IS more than can be said for the present
Governor OF Indiana, who has just made a
correction Of an interview intended to define
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14
Captain Evan. Want. "A Fight.

Washington Special to Chicago Record.
Fighting Bob Evans, OF the United States
navy, does not approve of the Cuban policy
of the administration, and when he was In
the President so. He thinks this govern
ment ought to show its sympathy with the
insurgents and take a hand in the shindy.
III he had his way he would drive the Span
iards out of Cuba entirely and annex the
island to the United States. He gave the
President some powerful arguments to sus-
tain that view of the case. But the Fresi-
dent begged off and referred Fighting Bob
to Secretary Olney. who, he said was look
ing after the Cuban business, So the last
time that Captain Evans was in Washing
ton he called upon the Secretary of State
and was introduced by Assistant Secretary
McAdoo, OF the Navy Department who is
also a Cuban sympathizer in secret
great freedom to the Secretary of State. as
he did TO his friend and crony, the Presi-
dent, and among other things he said: MIR
Secretary, the battleship Indiana, which j
have the honor to command is the finest
fighting machine afioat, and If you will give
the word / will go down to Cuba and with
her alone will undertake to clean out the
entire Spanish fleet"
The Secretary of State smiled, but re-
manned silent.
See here. Mr.. Secretary" continued the
Captain earnestly, wouldn't you like to
have me cruise down around Cuba and
bring you home a box of Havana cigars?'
Il don't smoke" was the Secretary's quie.
reply.
Captain Evans bowed obediently to the
decision and said goodbye. But he could
not conceal his disappointment, and when
he left the Secretary's office he remarked in
an undertone to Mr.. McAdoo that If they
would only give him chance in Cuba with
his battleship mo language but Spanish
would be spoken in hades for the next five
years."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14

/ note that women's voices raise
AT church more often than the men,.
In songs of Joy and prayer and praise
And glad thanks giving. and, again.
Her work in a religious way
Surpasses mans, and Is sublime;
While she grows better every day
He's apt to stumble any time.
What right has he to stay her hand,
Who bears the brunt of churchly cares,
And say she doesn't understand
Ecclesiastical affairs?
/ fear the church without her aid
Would crumble in little while:
'Twould be too slow on dress parade,
NO life, no hope, no strength, no style.
The preachers salary would lapse,
The costly edifice would rot,
Attended by few old chaps
Who think they're saved when they are
not.
/ fancy when we quit this scene
or earthly pain and grief and care
And wander off to pastures green
And crystal cities over there:
When we have shuffied off the coil
That keeps the soul imprisoned here
And found up there a finer soil
And less polluted atmosphere,
There imagine, we shall see,
Awaiting US upon the shore,
A few like Lazarus and me
And women by the million score.
And those who now aver with scorn
In conference she's out of place
Will be. when Gabriel blows his horn,
A scorching in the other place.
Nebraska State Journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14
ANOTHER CONSUMPTION CURE.
1t Is Said to Have Worked Wonders ON
Many Afflicted Illfnofsans.

ELGIN, a.. May 13.-The discovery OF .
new process for the cure Of consumption by
DR.. w. A. Sheppard, of this city, Is A topic
OF conversation. The treatment is based on
the principle of inhalation and exhaiation.
applied by device which introduces into
the diseased lung cells healing remedies. The
instrument is cylindrical. about twenty
inches high and seven inches I'm diameter.
and contains two compartments, one above
the other. In the lower is the medicine
which saturafes the air that is taken into
the lungs and in the upper is a register for
measuring the quantity of air taken into
and expelled from the lungs. About hum
dred consumptives, Is said, nave been
cured 10y the treatment. Every case IN the
first stage has been restored, as were 40 per
cent in the second stage and about 10 per
cent OF those in the last stage.
On request of prominent citizens the Mayor
appointed A. III. Lowrie, editor OF the NEWS
Col. s. Wilcox and George s. Bovine. presi.
dent of the Elgin Scientific Society, 10 visie
a number of the patients and examine their
condition. The commission reported that all
the patients testified In the most positive
terms To the complete success OF the tread
ment that their previous opinion as 10 the
incurability of consumption was dissipated,
and they were convinced that the disease
in its first and second stages had been ana
could be cured and that even after progress.
ing beyond hope of cure the patient cou.o
get great relief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14
JAPANESE ARE pRospERfSG.
Forging Ahead in All Lines Of IntNus-
try and Also Building War ships.

SAN FRANCISCO. May III. w. Cop
man. general manager OF tha scandard o..
Company In Japan and Citna. q rived from
the Orient on the China las,, light Mr..
Copman has great faith in Japan as an i'm
portant factor In the commercial world. He
says she is forging ahead in all lines OF in
dustry, and he thinks she will soon be a hot
competitor with Europe for the Oriental
trade in many kinds of manufactured goods
This competition. Mr.. Copman says. VIII af-
feet Europe more than this country The
japanese, he says. have two requisites to
success of any nation--frugality and indus
try These traits Of character. he says, are
alike noticeable in the rich and poor. Fur
Their than this, he says, Japan is ambitious.
and this coupled with her frugal and indus
trious habits. will bring her along on the
full tide OF commmencial power and her in
fuence will be felt all over the world.
Among the passengers on the China were
General CT. Il. Williams. of Philadelphia, ana
men represent respectively the Cramps. or
Philadelphia, and the Union iron works or
this city. They have been TO Japan In the
interest of their respective firms, endeavor-
ing 10 secure for the United States a num-
Der Of contracts for the building Of war ves-
se,s, which the japanese government ex-
poets soon TO let. General Williams said
last night that at the time ne and Mr..
Dlckie left Japan no official action had been
He also sad Japan was rapidly developing
her resources in the way of naval construc-
ton. Already she is turning out frst-clasS
war ships OF from 5000 10 1000 tons burden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14

side OF the board has ever heard Of this
pavement. IL Is not known through
what channel the board got its informa-
ton as to- the transcendent merits of
the pavement. However. the voyage of
discovery was ordered. 1t was a pleas
ant time of the year to go South. and the
trip was made. The much-vaunted
pavement was found in Galveston, Tex.
1t is the first time that indianapolis has
found it necessary TO go to Galveston
for points in municipal government or
improvement The visiting statesmen re-
turned full of enthusiasm over creosoted
block pavement, and as a first result of
their trip they have awarded several
large contracts at prices ranging from 40
to 20 cents per foot higher than the price
Of asphalt In the opinion of the Journal
they have acted very hastily, not to say
recklessly. Asphalt pavement is known,
tested and approved in many Northern
cities. The creosoted block pavement is
known only in the South, perhaps only
in Galveston, where the blocks are pre-
pared by special process laid on beach
sand and where all the conditions of
soil and climate are favorable to their
preservation. The introduction of the
pavement in this city at a materially in
creased cost over asphalt is rash ex-
pertinent, and one against which prop
erty owners may we'll protest, at least
until further and fuller investigation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14
THE CITY WATER SUPPLY.

The report of City Sanitarian Ferguson
that he has found conclusive proof of the
existence Of fecal bacteria in the city
water will be disquieting to a great num-
Der. of persons who make daily and con-
slant use Of it. Fecal bacteria are in
dicative of the most dangerous form of
pollution, being in fact the germ of ty-
phoid fever as conveyed from the interior
Of one living body to that of another.
DIR. Ferguson states that he not only
demonstrated the existence of these bac-
tests, but that he obtained corroborative
proof In the fact that of forty-five cases
of typhoid fever investigated, thirty
seven of the patients used the city water
Inasmuch as large majority Of the pop
ulation use city water the fact that this
large proportion OF typhoid fever pa
tents were users of 1t might not be
deemed conclusive evidence of its impur-
ity, but 1t certainly tends to strengthen
the conclusion. Even without that the
result of the chemical tests made by Dr.
Ferguson is practically convincing. The
president Of the water company ex-
presses his entire disbelief in DR.. Fer
guson's statement, and says 1t is simply
impossible that the city water can con-
legged impossibility on the theory that
the water is pure when it passes into the
reservoir he may be mistaken. The res
ervoir contains fishes supposed to have
grown from eggs filtered through the
soil. If such matter can pass through
the soil from the river. why not bacteria?
The reservoir is uncovered and exposed
to particles in the air as well as to fall
ing rain. Less than two weeks ago the
writer of this article visited it and saw
two or three boys sitting on the wall Of
the reservoir fishing. During the few
minutes they were observed one of them
caught a fish, rebaited his hook with an
angle worm and cast in again. A Ia
borer who was asked if there were many
fish in the reservoir. said a good many.
and to a question what kind. he an
severed, Catfish. red eyes, carp and
bass" OF course there is some kind of
organic matter in the water for the fish
to live upon. While this talk was going
on a man was walking around the
edge of the reservoir with a net attached
to long pole industriously Swimming
floating scum off the water. The work.
man said the man was kept busy doing
this all the time. 1t is not impossible
that water thus exposed may contain
fecal bacteria In view Of Dr. Ferguson's
positive statement on the subject the
presumption is that he is right and the
president OF the water company wrong.
The subject is of vital Importance, and
should receive prompt attention from the
city authorities.