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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

Miss Blanche Hudson and Miss Paul
inc Wilder. daughters of prominent res
idents of Cleveland. O.. were drowned
while bathing.
Advices from the cycloIe stricken
district in Pope county, Mimi. indicate
that IA or more 7eople were killed and
that damage 10 property was enormous.
From all parts of the country exces-
sive heat was reported. causing many
deaths.
The doors of the First national bank
of Mason. Tex. were closed, with liabili-
ties of $4,000.
A cor ran of an open draw at Bay
City. Mich. and Mrs. David Campbell
and her three children and Mrs. Viii
liam McClelland and !. W. Hawkins
were drowned.
n San Francisco the sixteenth an
nua' convention of the Christian En-
deavor society began with an address
by President Clark. The report of Sec
5O.7sO societies in the country and a
total membership of 100000.
The democrats. free silver republic
ans and populists will hold joint
state convention in Lincoln. Neb., Sep
TENDER l.
Near Albert, Kan. a tornado over
turned many small buildings blew
down trees. AMI Mrs. Frank Koebcr vas
killed
In an incendiary fire that destroyed
their home near Pineville, KY, Hugh
Joeson, his wife and four children were
burned TO death.
At Akron. O., the Morgan Roller com
pany, manufacturers of steam heating
boilers. failed for 500 900.
The death Of William Slocum Groes-
beck. aged 81 years. occurred at his
home near Cincinnati. He was a mem
Der OF congress from 1857 to 1859 and
in 1872 was the presidential candidate
Of the liberia republicans against Hor-
ace Greeley.
The two daughters. aged six and eight
years. of David Hartman. a farmer,
near Springfield. o.. burned 10 death.
Many more deaths were reported
from the excessive heat throughout the
country.
Reports from the United Mine Work
ers' headquart ers at Columbus. O.. say
that $4,000 to 10000 miners are out.
At Moline. o., Edward William Co
wells. the 1S-year-old son Of a widow.
and Miss Nellie \. Lusher. a girl slight
" Younger than her boy lover. took
their own lives because they were too
young 10 marry.
After electinC James NJ. Greenwood.
Of Kansas City. Mo, president. the Ma
tional Educational association closed
its meeting in Milwaukee.
In Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa, Indiana.
Michigan, Ohio and Missouri many per-
sons were FRUSTRATED by the extreme
heat and numerous deaths occurred.
At Lexington, Ky. an explosion
killed five eolored railway workmen.
In western Kentucky and southern
Illinois tornado did great damage TO
property and several persons were IA
tally injured.
Thomas Morgan and his wife were
driving near Youngstown. o.. when
their horse backed the rig over Man.
ning's heights and both were killed.
The shafting department of the Ak
ron tO.l Iron and Steel cOmpany's
works was destroyed BY aee. the loss
being $4,000.
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The News Of the Week.
FIFTY.FlFTH CONGRESS.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAN.

Proceedings Of the Special Session.
By the decisive vote of IS to 2s the
tariff bill was passed in the United
States senate on the 9Th and a COM
mittee was appointed to confer with
the house. The bill as il goes back 20
the house has s74 amendments. of va
rious degrees of importance. which
must be reeonciled between the two
branches of congress. In the house no
business was transacted
The session of the United States SEN
ate on the sth was devoted to consider
ing the deficiency appropriation DILL.
In the house the tariff bill was sent to
conference. The afternoon was spent
in listening TO eulogies on the life and
public services of the late Judge Hol-
man. of Indiana.
In the United States senate on the
9th the death of Senator Harris. of Ten
uessee, was announced. and as a mark
of respect an ADJOURN eut was taken.
In the house no bushes Nas transacted.
The ccnferees on the tariff bill were in
session all day.
No work was done in he United
States senate on the 10th. the senators
adjourning to attend the funeral of the
late Senator Harris, Of Tennessee. The
house was not IN session.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
CUNNING OF THE LEFT HAND.
Some OF the Advantages Possessed by
the AmhiLeNirnns.

the AmbiueNfrous.
Ambidextrous men and women, or
those who can use either right or left
hands with equal facility, are not near
~ so frequently met with as might at
first be supposed; in fact. they are
quite rare. This double faculty is, how
ever, much more frequently met with
among butchers and sailors than in any
other walks of life. Left-handed butch
ers are numerous. as a wall through
any of our large market houses will
quickly demonstrate, but il is a very
interesting study to watch any of them
who will cut, chop. saw and handle his
meats without once chaugingi il from one
side TO the other on the block or chang
ing his own position.
In view of the many advantages de-
rived from the ability to use both hands
equally well. many people have often
expressed surprise at the action of ed
vocational authorities in insisting on the
use Of only the right hand. instead of
trying to develop an equal skill in the
other. They all stick to the right-t and
ed idea, however, and an old resident of
Frankford, noted for his ambideXtrous-
ness, is still mourning the loss of a prize
at school through the use of his left
hand in writing, although he was equal
Is skillful as a penman with his rit hit.
The benefits derived from the use
of both hands were excellently illus
trated in the experience of two car
penters who lived i'm Frankford some
years ago. Their names were Cross and
Walton, and the former was right-hand-
ed, the latter left handed. As one was
also very tall and the other very short
they made a curious couple, but they
always worked together laying floors
and putting up joiners' work in build
ings.
They could take jobs of this character
cheaper than any other. because they
could work from either end toward
each other so handily. Cross would
square a floor board at one end ana
Walton would scribe" and cut il off
to fit at the other end and then nail
down. working together from opposite
ends
Left-handed machinists are always
at a disadvantage. as machinery is in
yariably adapted to people who work
right-handed. but the aHbidextrous
man or woman is always at home in
whatever work is undertaken.-Phila-
delphia Record
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SENATOR HARRIS DEAD.
Impressive FuneI nj Services Over tn 2
Remains in the senate.

Washington, July 0.-Senator lsham
G. Harris died here Thursday after
noon. He was born in February, 1918.
He was engaged in the practice OF law
until 1857, with the interruption necessary
to allow him to become a presidential cleo
tor In 1856 lie was three times IN success
sion, before the war. beginning in 1857,
elected governor of his state. and was serv-
ing In that capacity when the war broke
out. He took a pronounced stand for the
southern confederacy, and was known as
one of the southern war governors. Mr..
Harris was allowed to follow the pur-
suits of the private citizen until 1877. when
he was elected to the United States senate.
He has remained a member Of the senate
ever since, and would have completed his
twentieth consecutive year in that body on
the 4th Of next March If he had lived to
that date.
Washington, July 12. - Impressive
funeral services over the late Isham &.
Harris occurred in the senate chamber
at noon Saturday in the presence of
President Mckinley and members of
the house Of representatives, members
of the diplomatic corps and officials
from all branches of public life. The
casket remained in the senate until
nine o'clock Saturday night, when it
was borne TO the funeral train for the
late senator's home, at Memphis, Tenn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
RUNNING BIRDS.
Dimin Home and It's Tiny LIttI,
Eggs.

Eggs.
Suddenly gin { shot from the point
where my gaze was dreamily Focussed.
That was all; but suspicion and savage
instincts were aroused. For ten min
utes my eyes followed the contour of
each of the small boughs 20 feet above
me, mere twigs from a higher and
greater branch, which in turn declined
from mighty outstretehed arm of the
giant Presently suspicion conferred
in an insignificant, ,ichen-covered wart
on the upper side OF branch as large,
perhaps, as lady's wrist. 1t was like
dozen others, vet not exactly like
them. The lichel seemed to me just a
shade grayer ana mere regular, and
the knob was a triflc too round. I
feared to take my eyes away. lest il
were lost before 1 had proved il 20 be
only natural eNcrcscence. tt sud
den CLINT again struck my e there
was strange, tuneful hum, -.d-Eu-
rekai Directly above the ,~.nt was
watching there lowered, with wings
vibrating themselves into a misty
point, an exquisite ruby-throat. Then
it settled on the diminutive cup OF
lichen, and l lad found my first hum
ming birds nest. BY elm bing far up
above and then crawling carefully
down on a separate limb. one could
look over the nest. scarcely a yard
away, TO admire the tiny white eggs
and even more fairy-liSe nest. marvel
ously woven inside with the finest and
softest fiber, and coated on the outer
periphery against the weather with
delicate lichen, which just turned the
rim, so as TO shed any insistent rain
drop that might penetrate the mani
fold roof of leaves overhead. The
whole would have fitted in a circle
made by joining the index finger and
thumb.-C ID. Lanier. in Scribner's.
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RELIEF FROM HEAT.
Rain and Cool Breczes End the Pro-
tracted Hot Spell.

Chicago, July 1.-THE breaking of
the heated term throughout the north
west was signalized by terrific cleo
trical storm and drenching rain Sat-
urday afternoon. Dispatches show that
considerable damage was done by light
ming and wind, and in some instances
by food. Some loss of life is reported.
Chicago, July 12.-The first ten days
of July broke all records for violent and
sudden death during corresponding
period in the history of Cook county.
During the ten days closing Saturday
night there were 10 deaths in Chicago
requiring the attention of the coroner
This is an average of IL deaths each
day. which is high rate at the cor
oner's Office. The largest number of
deaths reported and acted upon in one
day was on July S, when "a cases were
reported. Saturday reports numbered
%, and was the second largest day in
point Of numbers. Most of the deaths
were due to excessive heat.
Throughout Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa.
Indiana, Michigan and Ohio Friday was
the hottest day of the season. Dis
patches show that the temperature
ranged from 95 TO 10 in the shade, ac-
companied in many instances by such
aigh humidity that intense suffering
prevailed.
At ST. Louis. where the heated term
lasted 10 days, with an average of 96
degrees, 40 persons died from sunstroke
o. the streets. The number of deaths
in New York from sunstroke for the
week ending Saturday night was IA.
Cincinnati reported SO for the same pc
Rod; Kansas City, Mo, s; Cleveland, o..
5: Buffalo, n. Y, 2; Pittsburgh. Pa,
%; Philadelphia, Pa, ?; st. Paul, Mimi,
.. The number of deaths in Mil
waukee resulting from the intense heat
for the past few days shows a total of
three. with Is prostrations. A review
of the state of Wisconsin outside of
Milwaukee, as far as reported, shows
six deaths and about 25 prostrations.
At New Orleans, La, the actual deaths
from heat prostrations during the
week were Is. a much larger number
of sick persons and children, however,
died as indirect result of the heated
spell. Since the commencement of the
heated term there have been II deaths
in Louisville, Ky, and about so serious
prostrations, ali due directly to the in
tense heat. Up to six o'clock Saturday
night ten deaths and about 50 prostra-
tions as a result of the excessive heat
were reported in indianapolis. The
highest point reached by the rhermom-
eter during the heated term was 90 de-
grees. The number of deaths resulting
from heat in Michigan last week was
10. In Boston four deaths resulted.
At Toledo, o., there were ten deaths.
SiN Han he r,ncnrrnA Of Dnnrir
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15

The operation of dressing in cold
weather IN the far north is so elabor-
ate that II is difficult to understand how
a deliberate boy or girl in Lapland can
0e ready for breakfast before dinner
time. First. two suits of thick wooden
undercIothing are put on. aud owe.
theso goes shirt Of reindeer skin. With
cloth bands to fasten at the wrists;
sometimes two of these shirts, or kap-
tas. are worn. and a reindeer vest be-
meath them. The trousers are of rein
deer skin also. Two pairs Of heavy
wooden stockings are worn, and
the child who puts these on when they
IRE damp is sure to have trouble with
his feet. Around the feet a peculiar
grass, well dried. is carefully bound,
and over all this goes the shoe. Buttons
and hooks and eyes are scarce in Lap
land; all clothing is fastened by strings,
and il is dreadful to think of all the
"hard knots" that Lap children have
fumbled over while 700 sleepy to be
arniable-Moderatc
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At the age of 1O3 years Mrs. Priscilla

At the age of 1O3 years Mrs. Priscilla
Spooner died in Kent, q.
Julia Mafiitt, pioneer of ST. Louis
and the richest woman in the city, died
at the age of 81 years.
Advices say that the excessive heat,
storms and industrial disturbances
have caused slight check TO business
throughout the country.
In ST. Louis DIR. Richmond Cornwall.
who killed his brother Herbert while
defending his father. has been exoner-
ated by the coroner's jury.
In Detroit Tom Cooper rode mile
on a circular track in 1:44 Is. breaking
the worlds bicycle record.
Throughout the northwest the break
ing Of the heated term was signalized
by terrific electrical storms in many
places.
Christian Endeavorers in session in
San Francisco decided to hold their
1898 meeting in Nashville. Tenn.
\ mob took Erastus Brown, a negro
who made a criminal assault on Miss
Annie Foervinger, near Villa Ridge.
Mo, from the Jail at Union and hanged
him.
During a quarrel at Postum Creek, I.
T.. Paul Elliott shot and killed Lillian
Stewart, VIII Nave and John Condor.
Flames destroyed a portion of the
Niles q Robbins packing establishment
in Chicago, the loss being 100000.
Anthony Dollar and Tom Stergul be-
came involved in a difficulty over a
woman near Greenwood, Ark, and
/ killed each other.
Roswell d. Valentine, one of the best
known physicians in Springfield, Mo,
mitted suicide.
Great restitution prevailed among
| the miners at Jeiico, Tenn.
At Anoka, Mimi, the Golfer dam on
the Rum river gave way, entailing loss
of 100000.
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FUNERAL STREET RAILWAYS.
scheme Proposed In 81. Louis Which
VIII Reduce Cost of BurinIs.

scheme Proposed In 81. Louis Which
VIII Reduce Cost of BurinIs.
During the coming summer several
of the street railway companies of St.
Louis will try the innovation of operat-
ing funeral cars over their lines. In
the bill introduced in the council few
days ago applying for a franchise to
extend the Southern Electric road from
its present terminus at broadway and
Howard street 10 the fair grounds
clause is included authorizing the com
pany to run funeral cars. as well as
United States mail and express cars.
As yet the company has formed no
definite plan for the operation of these
cars, and has set no time for the in
auguratIon of this new departure. One
or more cars. especially constructed
for funeral service. will be ordered
built. and the public will be given an
opportunity to see to what advantage
a funeral can be conducted on street
railway. as compared with the primi-
tive system OF employing carriages and
a heaTse.
The cars will he Of the very finest
make. and will he furnished as com
pletely as the latest improved parlor
cars. with silk draperies. cushioned
chairs and carpeted floors. The most
favored funeral cars in cities where
street railway funerals nave ceased to
be experiments is one arranged with
two compartments so that the casket
can be carried into the forward room,
while the mourners and friends are
amply provided for in the rear com
partment.
The reduced cost is an argument in
favor of street railway funerals. 1t is
possible to conduct funeral on the
cars for ten dollars, which NO Ia cost
not less than $50 If carriages and
hearse were employed. The average
charge for each carriage is five dollars.
while heaTse costs from six to ten
dollars. \ funeral car can be secured
for ten dollars. and will provide ac-
commodation for the casket, pallbear-
ers, clergyman and 40 mourners. and
will dispIace hearse and ten carriages.
st Louis Republic.
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A SLIGHT CHECK.
II Is shown in the Volume of General
Trade.
New York. July O.--Bradstreet's

New 1ork, July lO.-Bradstreet
says:
There IL only a moderate volume of
trade throughout the country, the more
noteworthy changes being a checked de-
mand west and northwest, due to the ex-
cessive heat and to storms, continued ia
vorable reports as to the cereal and other
crop prospects and disturbance in indus
trial lines due to the strike of about l2o,-
900 bituminous coal miners. The reluctance
of West Virginia operatives TO join in the
strike complexities the situation.
THE prospect of an early settlement OF
the tariff has strengthened the widespread
feeling OF hopefulness that the autumn
will bring revival Of consumptive de-
mand. Orders for clothing, shoes and hard
ware for faH delivery are already more
frequent at Baltimore, Chicago and Oma-
ha. The movemen of dry goods Is checked
by midsummer stock taking, but retail
business In seasonable lines has been slim
ulated by midsummer weather. There is
no Improvement In demand for cotton or
wooden goods. but the latter are higher
based on the cost of wool
Prices show an advance Of one-ffth OF
one per cent during June and mark the
beginning Of a turn in the outward flow Of
the tide OF prices which continued from
January TO June 4"
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At the age of 20 years Isham G. Har-
Is, United States senator from Tennes-
see, died IN Washington. Mr.. Harris
was a congressman from 1919 to 1855,
governor of Tennessee from 1857 TO
1863 and was chosen as senator in 1871.
In the United States there were goo
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 9th. against 2f1 the week
previous and 215 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
An order of Presiden, Cleveland re
ducing the number of pension agencies
in the United States from IS to
nine will be revoked by President Nc
kinney.
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conferences of Charities.

Toronto, Ont, July 9.-The national
conference of charities and corrections
was slow in getting together Thursday
morning and was in session until 1920.
The section was called to order by Al
fred o. Crozier, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
who read the report of the committee
on organization of charity. The COM
mittee favors organizing charity bu-
reaus from the national capital down
to the smallest hamlet in the country;
keeping a description of every mi
gratory pauper and tramp; enactlng
stricter vagrancy laws, and the appoint
ment by the president of a commission
TO thoroughly investigate the field and
tn. creation of charity clearing house
through which various organizations of
the entire country could cooperate. Adj
dresses on topics of interest were de-
liyered by many delegates.
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FATE OF THE YoUNGERS.

dcDt-elect. Mr.. James Greenwood, the
convention adjourned sine die.
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II. p. Chamberlain. formerly of Den
yer, Col, who recently died in England.
made failure If 60 branches ot bust
ness before he started to boom v estern
real estate. and he conducted his opera
tiOns on such large Sc. = that when he
died he owed SI5.nnn. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
OPEN DEFIANCE.
Uncle Sam VIII Not Brock Japanese
Interference with HarNaii

Washington, July 13.-The admins
tration has taken steps to keep its grip
on Hawaii. Any aggressive interfer-
ence on the part of Japan will result in
the landing Of marines and the hosting
of the American flag, with or without
the ratification of the pending annexa-
ton treaty. The administration, real
izing that some crisis might arise while
the treaty still hangs fire in the senate,
has taken steps to be prepared for any
emergency. Rear Admiral Beardsley
will have, when the next steamer ar
rives in Honolulu, instructions giving
him power to act at the first sign of ag-
gression on the part of Japan or trouble
Of any kind with which the local au-
thorities are not able to cone.
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The days Of perilous mountain climb
ing are rapidly passing. The jung
frau. oncea terror 10 venturesome tour
lists in Switzerland. Will lose much Of
its charm when the railway 10 its sum
nit. which has just been started. is fin
ished. When the alpenstock gives way
10 the railway ticket. the Jungfrau will
be esteemed common and vulgar by
those who take delight i'm 30 eomplish-
ing feats that call for personal daring.
But the thrifty Swiss viii make no OBJ
lection to this. for he knows that with
a railroad in operation ten tourists will
favor him with his patronage where
one comes al nresent.
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After all the spring and early sum-
mer rains. - hfvb ~au-s.-'i 1898 l--.----
tive frc-h-ts. especially in the west.
the level OF Lake Michigan has been
raised only five or six inches. Yet even
this advance is looked upon as remark
able. The inland seas are Of such wide
extent that masses Of water. which.
pouring down the river beds, bring
devastation. affect them only as a drop
in a bucket.
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EorfN Killed.

Copenhagen, July -. - a terrible
railway disaster took place about mid
night at Gjentofte. The express from
Belsingoer ran into a passenger train
standing at the station. wrecked eight
carriages, killed 40 persons and injured
60 others. Most Of the victims are of
the artisan class. The dead and in
ured have been conveyed in ambu-
lance trains to this city.
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sensation was created in Danish
circles in Racine by the swearing out
of a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Min
ME Sorenson, wife of exPoliceman Nels
Soreuson, charging her with emOez-
cling Sl.135 from the Danish Ladies' Aid
society Mrs. Sorenson is treasurer of
the society, and she coolly informed the
members of the society that she had
spent il all and was unable to make
good the amount.
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IL Cured Her.

A well-known Louisville woman was IN,
and her physician pronounced her in a
critical condition. Anon. the sympathetic
nelghbors was a pretty widow who was
lavish IN her expressions of : Fmpathv for
the husband and children. And Il came to
pass that she began to symlathize with
them to such an extent that She spent most
of her time at the house. When the wife
was thought to be sinking and the family
were beginning to fear the worst, the
widow walked up to the husband and SAID /:
All, how | pity you, Mr.. . and these
dear children. Ii viii be awful If they ara
TO be reared up without a mother to care
for them At this injunction the wife.
with a mighty effort, raised up in her bed
with the words: "Oh, you needn't be wor-
RED; am not going TO die. No, | will not
die, and | can get along very well without
your assistance in the future" From that
time the woman rallied, and is now hale
and hearty.-LOuisville Dispatch.