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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
new BRICK FACTORY.
Thisis what River Falls will have.
Operations will begin as soon as
weather permits.

After an enforced idleness of
about seven years, the old brick
yard will again resume operations.
1t is true that it will not be run
on So large scale as before the
disastrous fire of 1889, when the
first structure was burned down,
yet it will give employment to a
crew Of five or ten men. The
plant will be known as the River
Falls Brick Co. /, and furnished
with the Iron Quaker brick
machines of 1896 patent. These
machines mix the clay and press
the brick automatically and make
both the common and the finest
grade Of pressed brick and are of Is
thousand brick capacity per day.
This new industry will add materi-
ally to the business enterprise of
the city, and the promoters, of
whom Mr.. Geo. TIL. Smith is the
chief mover, should receive every
encouragement possible. While
it will give employment to several
men 1t will also furnish a market
for large quantity of wood and
result in bringing two to four
thousand dollars per month into
the city.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Clifton.

Mrs. VIM. Brown is improvin G
in health. We wish her a speedy
recovery:
Winnie Dunbar who has been
sick for the past few weeks is able
to be IN school again.
Several from this place have
Joined the A. @. u. w. at Prescott
and at River Falls.
Paul Nopp who has been suffer-
ing from an attack of the grip is
convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Armstrong
took the train for Mortified,
Minnesota, Wednesday morning,
to attend the funeral of their niece,
Mrs. j. C. DAWSON.
Mr.. Theodore Nopp departed for
Wheaton last week with the view
Of purchasing farm.
Clifton is well represented at the
Normal this year. Among those
in attendance are; Jessie Arm
strong, MabIe Chinook, Stella
Currier, George Carrier, jennie
Cochrane, Winnie Dunbar aud
Harold Dunbar, al from District
No. 3.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
Revelation.

The flame that lives supreme in mortal clay
Recks not the passing of moments breath,
Nor fears those forms who at loom called
death
Weave somber clouds to shroud an earthly day.
It is fame that burns where men obey
The altar mandate from that mystic east
Whence man was banished from the wedding
feast
Where none may sit that lack the sous array.
Ny soul receives it'll From the starliu west
There comes tremor-an ecstatic thrill
The golden gates swing backward and the
dove
Broods in the branches Of the tree of rest,
The first and last descend again to till
A new world garden, the abode of love.
George Lasher Taylor.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
The Dreamer.

The dreamer cried "Oh, that it once were
mine
To build song that should defy the years
One that should lift with hope those bowed
in tears
And touch the wavering with u strength di-
vine
An all puissant lay whose every line
Should front some wrong as with thousand
spears
Or strike to mist the horde of lurking fears
That guard the keep where truth imnured
doth pine!'
The while earth's children, worn with care
and pale,
Grieve for the light lost here forevermore,
Each day went by him, wandering i'll despair.
The blind, unnoted, passed him, and the frail.
Sin dwelt unchallenged near his very door,
And error. mailed in guile was castlcd there.
Henry Jerome Stockard in Century
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
Tl,s Purpose In Life.

Do the tears that arise in the heat OF the strife
Seem to hide from your vision tho purpose OF
life?
Do the myriad cares Of laborious days
Leave the doubt in your heart whether living
them paysS
Danish doubt and plOd on. Life was given to
AS a part Of creations mysterious plan.
Each must carry what burdens TIE years may
b. tow
Until burdens and bearer alike are laid low.
And the end OF the road is couch with pail,
And it may be the couch is the end of it ALL
Or 1t may be the spirit, released from the clod,
Shares the freedom of time with the infinite
God
IT'S but folly to dig into moss covered creeds.
Let your life be record OF generous deeds.
Not the wisest may fathom futurity's plan,
But the weakest may live as becometh q man.
Chicago Times Herald.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
Marriage Without License.

Minnesota will be turned into
one vast Hudson if request bill
brought i'll by Judge Hicks yes
terday be made a law. The bill
repeats those sections of the pres
prt statute requiring marriage
license. OF his bill Judge Hicks
said: "The question of record is
easily met by the returns from!
c!ergymen Or magistrates, without
the license Tie license often
amounts to burden. [ would en-
courage union of the sexes. Often
couples are forced to travel long
distances to get license in un-
settled districts; under this bill
the nearest minister or justice
could tie the knot. '-Royalton
Banner.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Over $40, 900 persons ere now
drawing pensions on account Of
the civil war. The greatest num-
Der of soldiers in active service at
any one time during the war was
698, 500. The annual cost OH ac-
count of these pensions, to the
government is about $14O, 600, 900,
or about $3.50 to every male per-
son of voting age in the country.
This amount is about SIC, 900, 900
more than France pays tor keeping
up her standing army Of $50, 900
men, and about $40, O00,0 year
more than Germany pays for her
army of 100000 men. Seven years
after the close of the war the total
annual pension appropriation was
$50, 900. 900. 1t has thus increased
about five fold.-Ex.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Spring time brings with it the
stimulus for making lots of people
law and irksome and as the days
grow warmer their tongues hang
out like a side of sole leather.
Tubb's Bilious Man S Friend is up
to business and will drive out the
bad blood, renovate y"ur system
and remove those Danguid move
ments. 1t cures COSTUMES, thick
headedness and headaches Of
bilious natures. Buy it at Taggart' 5
drug store.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
Republican Caucus.

The City Republican caucus will
be held Friday at s o'clock j. m. in
Odd Fellows Hall for the purpose
of placing candidates in the field
for city offices. Ward cancnses
for first, second and third wards
will be held Immediately after.
c. r. MORSE,
A. H. LORD,
w. H. TozER,
Committee.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Of course we don't wish to see
the plucky Greeks bring on a
European war, but such a war
would be worth lot Of money to
the people Of the United States
Baldwin Bulletin.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Never anything can be amlss,
when sin,pleness aud duty tender
it.-Shahespeare.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

Good is never more effectually
performed than when it is pro-
duced by slow degrees. De Moy.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
DR.. A. P SAWYER.

DIR. A. P. Sawyer,
For four years was in miserable
health and was given up as lncnr-
able. ] cannot say enough III
praise ofyour Pastilles for ladies.
ANY one wishing to correspond
with me can do so. Ms. Anna
Rrakefeld, Allen, Mich. Sold by
Taggart. :
Those Yale boys who sent con-
ordinations and flag to Corbett
are doubtless til" same fellows
who insultea DECENTRALIZATION
Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-16
Had to Remain All Night.

From Harper's Bazaar: A young man.
living within Thousand miles of Bos-
ton. recently called to spend the even
ing with his lady-loye. Before the hour
of departure came 1t began to rain
furiously His prospective mother-in-
law took pity upon him and invited
him to remain all night, and so save
going home in the wet and perhaps
contracting pneumonia, or at least
rheumatism. Her kind invitation was
accepted with alacrity and gratitude.
When the considerate hostess came
down stairs in the morning she noticed
the young mans overcoat hanging in
the hall, and, to her surprise, it was
thoroughly soaked, and had evidently
seen wet weather very recently. What
could it mean? Her curiosity could
not be controlled. and at the breakfast
table she said to her promising son-in-
law:
Willie, notice that your overcoat
is very wet How did it happen?"
why" he meekly replied, before
went to bed went home to tell moth
er and to get my night-gown."
The Lamar register., 1897-10-16

other side stood Jack Frost ready To
sting and stiffen their limbs. After
eating their last crnmb on the third day
the climbers crept to the rim Of the
crater and looked about. The storm
had left the top of the mountain. but
was raging still on the lower levels
Nothing could be seen OF the surround
ing country but the tops Of Mount
Adams, Mount Baker. Mount Hood.
Mount Jefferson and what appeared to
be Mount Shasta, could be seen. On
the fourth morning of their captivity
the Mitchell party decided to scramble
down the mountain side. although the
wind was blowing at the rate Of fifteen
miles an hour. The women were fss-
tened to the life line and Mr.. Mitchell
cut holes in the ice for a distance Of
over mile for the women to step in,
In that way seven and a half hours of
painful work were required to cover
the distance that had been trsyersed
in ascending in 40 minutes. At the
snow line the Mitchell party met Ma
zama rescue party that had been or
ganized to rescue them.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-16
SLICK scHoonER. ABLE sKlPp
A sight the River That Won the Ad-
mirAtion of south street Loungers.

A sight on the River That Won the Ad-
mir>tion of South Street Loungers.
From New York Sun: There are
fashions in painting ships bottoms as
in everything else. In recent years
pink shade has been thought the prop
er thing. but in some cases green looks
slicker still. The other day the South
street loungers looked admiringly at a
big schooner coming down the East
river, and looming up all the bigger
because she was light. She was white
above the water line Below she was
painted clear. lightish green. and she
was high enough out of water to show
a good bit of 1t. Her masts were
scraped bright and her mastheads were
painted white. She carried boat on
davits across the stern, and this boat
was painted white and green, too. Take
1t altogether. she looked as trim and
handsome az big schooner could look.
But admiration for the schooner
could not lessen the pleasure the loung-
ers felt In the way in which she was
handled by the big tug alongside OF her.
lie captain of the tug halted with her
just of the slip. and slowed her round,
and then took her into the slip She
was good big schooner. 400 tons or
so. but the captain of the tug laid her
alongside the wharf so gently and cas-
lily that you couldn't tell when she
touched IT. there was nothing to do
but hand her lines over the side. The
tug lay Just beyond her in the slip. her
dark. bronzed copper dripping and glis-
tening as she rolled and lifted slightly
in the water, The schooner. before
she had all her lines made fast, sagged
of a little with the tide. and then the
captai nof the tug pushed her again as
easily and as gently as before. Then
when she was all made fast the captain
of the schooner on his quarter deck and
the captain of the tug in his pilot house
saluted each other. And the captain of
the tug rang her out OF the slip and
pointed her down the river and pulled
the Jingle bell.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-16

HREE women from
Sumer. Pierce
county, Wash. 4. were
made prisoners by
a terrific storm on
Mount Tacoma re-
Gently. and they
broke the record
for the length of
time spent in Ice
caves and snow
banks. three miles
The Lamar register., 1897-10-16
ICE AND COLD PRUNES
BILL OF FARE OF CAPTIVE
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS.

A Party That Broke Every Record,
and Ia Proud of 1t. Although
1t Didn't Set Out with That object
In View. "
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15

Havana, April II, via Key West
Banes, an important port on the north
coast, near Gibara, from which go
heavy annual expectations of bananas
and cocoanuts to the United States, and
which is the site of the estate of II.
Dumois & Co.. American citizens, mar
rowly escaped complete destruction to-
day.
The expedition under Gen. Roloff, by
the steamer Laurada, carrying 2,400
rifles, 100000 cartridges and several
pieces of rapid-firing artillery landed
alongside the quay at Banes. Gen. Cal
iXto Garcia, with 5000 men, came to
protect the convoy of arms and ammu-
milton, but as ROloff had no men to arm.
Garcia was compelled TO carry the arms
into the interior.
1t is reported that the insurgents,
hearing that Spanish gunboat might
arrive at any moment, closed the en-
trance of the port with torpedoes. Gen.
Roloff, assisted by local bands and
finally by the soldiers under General
Garcia commenced to fortify the heights
around the port, hastily casting up
trenches to make the port temporarily
impregnable to any Spanish forces IN
the neighborhood of Gibara
The gunboats Nueva Espanus and Meal
let had arrived at Nipe from Havana.
The cruiser Reina Mercedes had left Ha-
vana on the twelfth with four companies
of marines and infantry under the COM
mand of Rear Admiral Marencoa, to unite
with all the forces which had left Nipe
and Gibara. with q view to combined
land and sea attack upon the insurgents
position, for the recovery of the port OF
Banes.
Nipe is separated from Banes by the
San Ramon canal Three columns march
ed on Banes. where they are in full view
of the formidable and nearly impregnab!e
insurgent positions. Reinforcements have
been sent forward by the Spaniards, and
Admiral Navarro will sail tomorrow 10y
the cruiser Legaspi for the Caribbean and
thence for Nipe 10 personally direct the
attack by sea The reinforcements ex-
pected will be under Gen. Livares.
Evidently an important battle is in sight
if the insurgents try to defend their ad-
vantageous stronghold and their claim of
being able to hold a seaport. Great anx-
iety exists with reference 20 the garrison
Of 100 men in the fort defending the quay
at Banes It is believed they will be COM
PEELED to surrender for lack of water and
supplies.
The cruiser Pingon has twice been COM
PEELED to break chains in order to enter
the Banes port.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15
FROM HAVANA.
Cuban News from Various Parts Of
the Island, Sent Out by Spanish
Agents,

Havana. April IA skirmish has
taken place between a Spanish force un-
der General Rey and a number Of in
surgents on the road between Canto and
Guamo. The enemy threw up a barri-
cade consisting of carts, etc, across the
road and strengthened it with seven
dynamite bombs. When the troops at
tempted to pass the insurgents fired
the bombs by electricity, but only three
of them exploded. The troops cap
tured the positions of the insurgents,
but the government forces afterwards
retreated to Caution.
The Spanish gunboat Satellite, while
nearing Mdyari was fired upon by
party of insurgents, who also sent out
an armed boat to engage the gunboat.
For a time the firing was brisk, but
the gunboat eventually repulsed the in
surgent forces. One engineer and one
sailor wre wounded on board the Sat
elite. The loss of the insurgents is not
smtated.
The Spanish gunboat Sandoval, while
reconnoitering at Ojo Toro, was also
fired upon by insurgents. The gun
boat returned the enemy's fire and the
insurgents were dispersed after forty
minutes fighting. The side plates of
the gunbOat and the mounting OF her
guns were damaged
In addition a force of $50 insurgents
has been defeated at Pitajones. Eight
of the enemy were killed. 1t is be-
lieved the insurgents belonged to the
body which was defeated at Calabazar,
province of Santa Clara. only eight
Spanish soldiers were wounded.
Twenty-Five political prisoners nave
arrived here from Pinar del Rio.
In the engagement on the road be-
tween Cauto and Guamo many insur-
gents were killed and the troops lost
nine men killed and 26 wounded.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15
INCENDIARIES.
Desperate Efforts to Burn Kansas
City--Fires Started at Many Places
at Once--The Department Scattered
and the City at the Mercy Of Fire
Bugs.

Kansas City. No. April 15.-At 9
o'clock last night Kansas City seems 10
have been at the mercy OF band OF
incendiaries. Between 9 o'clock last
night and o'clock this CThursday
morning. seven fires broke out in the
very business centre Of the city. At
least four. and probably all, of those
fires were of incendiary origin. While
the majority of the blazes were exiting
uished in their incipiency, two Of them
resulted in heavy damage. The big
five-story Scarrit block. on Walnut
street. near Ninth, was destroyed, en-
failing a loss of 100000, and from this
structure the flames spread to an ad-
Joining structure on Main street, also
owned by the Scarrit estate, and occu-
MED bv the Campbell & Eaton Crock
erv Company. The building on Main
street was damaged to the extent of
$4,000. and the crockery stock suffered
an equal damage. Only by a very mar
row margin were other adjoining build
ings saved from destruction.
1t was while this dangerous fire was
raging that the torch was applied in
various other parts of the business dis
trict. At Twelfth and Walnut streets
fire was started in pile Of dry goods
boxes in an alley. At Twelfth street
and Grand avenue the torch was applied
TO excelsior thrust in the hallway OF a
lodging house. At Fifth and Delaware
Sre was started in the rear of the Ar
mour building. Another fire was start
ed near Loose Bros cracker manufac-
tory at Second and Main streets. and
still another at Hills brewery on the
East bottoms. In several of these fires
coal oil was freely used by the incendi-
aries.
At I o'clock this morning, when the
forces of the fire department were scat
tered and possibly somewhat democrat
lied. fire was discovered in G. w. Love
lows planning mill at Fourteenth and
Main streets. The fire had gained such
beadway that the building was soon en-
yeloped in flames and within short
time the planning mill, with all its val
u9ble machinery and big stock of
manufactured lumber, was in ruins. The
loss is heavy
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Charleston. W. Va, April 1.-THE
Constitutional Amendment Committee
met in the hall of the House Of Dele
gates to-day, and were called to order
by Chairman R. e. Fast at 1870 a. m.
All Of the members were present ex-
cept Glover, Hansford, Hyde and Young.
Messrs. Fast, Whitaker, Hanen, Mans
field and Kenney were appointed a spe-
cial committee to draft rules to govern
the deliberations of the committee, af-
ter which the committee adjourned till
tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
It having been rumored that Governor
Atkinson was opposed to the revision Of
the constitution by the present com
mittee or in the manner proposed by the
Legislature. and it having been hinted
that the Governor would not call an
extra session of the Legislature TO act
on the amendments proposed by this
committee. the Republicans called on
the Governor to-day to ascertain his
sentiments.
The meeting between the Governor
and members of the Committee is said
to have been lively one and the Gov
ernor spoke his objections in vigorous
language, but after a long conference
the Governor told the committee to go
ahead with their work and if he found
it advisable to call an extra session OF
the Legislature he would do so.
The committee will probably get
through with their work within ten or
fifteen days. unless they find the reyis-
ion a bigger job than they anticipate.
The absent members of the commit
tee expect to arrive here tonight or to-
morrow. Mrs. Whitaker is here with
the Senator.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15
LESS DANGER AT OMAHA.
The Missouri River believed to BE Under
Control Again-Worst Flood Since 1881.

Control Again-Worst Flood Since 1881.
OMAHA. April 1L-To-night there is
less danger of the threatened cut off by
the Missouri river and unless there is an
unlocked for rise or a high wind from the
north it is not probable that much dam
age will be- done The hastily built dyke
that stemmed tho torrent from Florence
Lake on Tue sday was greatly strength
ened to-day and has almost stopped the
flow at the most threatening point The
water has spread out over wdeer
stretch of territory and surrounds a few
more houses. but the change i'm the chan
mel Of the Missouri has been averted for
the time at least.
Up to midnight last night the river had
remained stationary, but after that began
to rise. and at 9 o'clock this morn
ing the guage az the Florence pumping
station showed a rise Of eight inches The
wind Is blowing strong from the south
and this has materially assisted in MAIN
tanning the repairs made 20 the leves
along the south bank of Florence Lake.
That st.ll holds but the second stream OF
water. which runs from the river west OF
Florence Lake. is still pouring into cutoff
better than had been expected. but there
is still great danger. The government
work boats which were tied up here dur
ing the winter. have been steamed up
and sent to the breaks. to do what is pos
sible 70 save the cut off.
From all along the river north and
south Of Omaha come reports Of flooded
bottom and Of squatters fleeing In the
night from the angry waters. No loss ot
life is reported yet but the property dam
age IS enormous.
The workmen employed along the levee
struck to-day for double pay. They wera
getting Is cents an hour and demanded
30. Their demands were refused and they
quit work. other men were easily secured.
on the Iowa side Of the river, south Of
Council Bluffs. the water has inundated
farms for distance Of three or four miles
back from the stream. The water came
up In the night and the farmers report
many hogs, cattle and horses drowned.
These reports are coming In tonight
from every point along the river as far
south as St Joseph. The food IS the
worst since the inundation Of 1881 and Il
Continued on Sixth Page.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15
FAMINE SITUATION IMPROVING.

Rom6av. April 1.-THE reports Of
the vicerov. the Earl of Elgin. on the
famine situation. just issued, shows
thar including native States, 2.S53,Ct0
rersons are employed on the relief
works against 314LS25 persons so
emploved a month ago. The report
adds that the prices of grain are tend
inc TO decline. owing to the rains and
imnroved harvest prospects. The food
stufrs are generally sufficient and the
condition of the people in the affected
districts is pronounced to be from fair
to good.