davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Grand Forks, n. D., April 12.-Ine
water in the Red river is about sta
tionary. Since it began falling 1T mas
gone down about three inches. IhlS
may be due in part to the steamers
which went down the river opening
some of the big gorges, but 1t is the
consensus of opinion that high water
mark has been reached. The hlgneSt
point touched was a trif1e over TWO
feet higher than in 80. The next
trouble now is likely to come from the
Red Lake river If the Red river con-
tinues to fall it may bring it down so
low as to give the Red Lake sWlIe
current, and in addition to raising the
water here bring down vast amount
of ice. Up to the present time mucn OIL
the water in the Red Lake has Deen
taking a course east of the city anu
emptying into the Red river below
here. The railroads are making every
prepare ion for the coming OF the Ice.
The Great Northern is now piling rails
on the span and has reinforced the
crew guarding the iron center OF the
structure. A special from Pembina
states that the water is rising there
and the people are making preparation
for the biggest flood in their history.
AT Pembina the banks of the river are
comparatively low and terrible soak
ing is expected. There is a general
feeling here that the water will go no
higher and all thoughts are turned to-
ward aiding the sufferers. Reports are
constantly reaching the city OF the
privation and suffering among the
farmers down the river Every effort
is being made to reach them and afford
them relief A committee has been
appointed by Mayor Donnie to look af-
ter the work, and the committee has
secured the Great Northern steamer
here for that purpose. For the last
three days the water has been at the
critical point where any great rise
meant the destruction of thousands or
dollars worth of property, but al
though the danger point has been al
most reached, it has never been passed.
East Grand Forks continues to be very
much submerged, with every business
house in the town, excepting three,
under water The only damage to the
paving here could be incruled in three
hundred square yards, which can be
replaced for few hundred dollars.
The damage to residence property was
found to be very large. Many resi-
dences are entirely off their founda-
tons and all are ruined in the first
story An ice gorge broke and came
down the Red, carrying with it
beautiful farm residence situated
about a mile up the river. 1t was
hurled against one Of the bridges and
completely smashed to pieces, the fur
niture and timbers being StreWn along
the ice and thrown into the water. The
first report of loss of life in this part
of the valley comes from down the
river, where two widows children
were carried away by the flood and
drowned.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
People Talked About.

Stephen Smith, a pioneer dry goods
merchant of Bloomington, Ill. is dead,
aged seventy.
The Ohio State Prohibition conven-
ton nominated j. C. Holiday of Mus
kineum for governor.
Andrew Ruffridge an old resident
Of Freeport, a small town four miles
east Of DEBORAH, Iowa, dropped dead
very suddenly.
W. A Doran of Monticello, Iowa, has
been elected superintendent of the
Eldora, Iowa, schools. There were 100
applications.
Capt Sam G.. Cabell, one of the old
Mississippi steamboat captains and a
prominent figure on the river during
war times died at Washington, aged
eigilty-three years.
Secretary Wilson is giving all the
preference possible under the civil ser
vice rules to Union veterans in APP
continents and promotions in the agrl-
cultural department.
Capt. Evan p Howell, for years the
head of the Atlanta (Ga) Constitution.
has retired from the management OF
the paper and is succeeded as editor
in-chief by his son. Clark Howell. w.
A. Hemphill was elected president OF
the association.
Capt. Samuel G. Cabell one of the
old Mississippi steamboat captains,
and a prominent figure on that river
during war times, lied at Washington,
d. c., aged eighty-three years. lie and
one of his boats We're pressed into the
Confederate service by Gen. Thompson
early in tho Cos and passed through
many thrilling adventures.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
Water in the mississippi Delta Slow
Iy Receding.

1y RecedinG.
Memphis. Tenn, April u. = The
water in the Mississippi delta is slowly
receding. Reports received here from
the overlooked country are most en-
couraging. The day has been an ideal
one and every plante" is in better
spirits. At Greenville the river as
we'll as the backwater surrounding the
town, is stationary. Everything is in
readiness for the receipt and distribu-
ton of provisions from the govern
ment. and as soon as the army officers
arrive the work will be actively en-
tered into At Lula, Miss, a decided
Improvement is noted. There is still
some suffering in the back country,
but it is being alleviated by the plant
ers, and to-day a representative of the
government arrived and will assist the
destitute at once. The YaZoO & Mis-
sissippi railroad has been busy with
piledrivers replacing waShoutS and
bridges. The road will probably have
trains running into Lula and ClarkS-
dale by tomorrow 1t is now believed
the water will disappear by May /, and
if this proves true a fair crop can be
made. The overflow will leave sed-
iment or deposit which greatly enriches
the soil and the planters may be yet
able to- balance their big account with
the Father of Waters. The river is
falling here At Vicksburg and all
points south steady rise is noted.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Crimes and Criminals.

A. j. Whiteman was acquitted at
New York of Grand larceny.
Casper Truog, residing rear Graf,
Iowa, shot himself through the head,
dying instantly. He was insane.
Oscar Cnarlson, a religious enthusi-
asst, and undoubtedly insane, COM
mitted suicide at Stoney City, Iowa, by
shooting himself.
Charles Reid instantly. killed L. W..
Halsted at Macon, Ga. The cause OF
the killing was an insult offered the
wife OF Reid.
Two tough looking men are in the st.
Louis Jail suspected of the blowing of
the safe in the State bank at Oneida:
ILL.,, last Monday night ard securing a
little over $4,000.
Chris Mcguire, a wealthy citizen Of
Kansas City, has just been arrested at
Ackley, Iowa for raising a note of
$500 to 500. He owns property at Ack-
ley and the note YVES given for rent on
a farm.
J. II. Aldrich. cashier and paymaster
of the Kansas City, Fort Scott 4 Mem
phis road, was arrested at Kansas
City. charged with embezzling $27 900
of the company's money. He will plead
guilty.
Thomas Dockery of Fond du Lac,
Wis, has been served with a summons
on the charge of importing foreign Ia
Dor. The same charge was preferred
against him at St Paul two years ago
The charge is importing seven Indians
for Hannaford, in the Rainy Lake
country.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Interest in the projected internation-
al exposition at Paris three years hence
is beginning to show itself at the
French capital. Inquiries from all
quarters of the globe are pouring in,
and nations other than the United
States have manifested an intention of
taking a conspicuous part. American
merchants and manufacturers, how
ever, are greatly interested, and for
that reason, Consul-General Morss has
made an extended report on the sub
ject to the State Department. Prepara-
tons for the exposition are even now
well advanced. The works of 6emoli-
ton and construction, for which the
period of little more than three years
remaining will barely suffice, have be-
gun and will be vigorously prosecuted.
The exposition will open April Is, 1900,
and will close November 5, nearly sew
en- months later. The site will COM
prise the public grounds on both sides
of the Seine from the Place de la Con-
corde, the great monumental square in
the very center of the city, to a point
beyond the Pont d'Jena, embracing the
Champ de Mars, the Trocadero Palace
and Park (site of the exposition of
1880, the Esplanade des Invalides, the
Quai d'Orsay, the Quai de la Confer
ence, the Cour la RENE and large
section of the Champs Elysees, includ
ing the site of the Palais de lIndustrie,
the great building erected for the in
ternational exposition of 1856, the first
of the series. mo other city in the
world contains, in its very center, an
equal area available for great exDosi-
ton +"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

out information that William A. Kin
ney, local lawyer, has been selected
to 60 to Washington as annexation
commissioner.
A number of tobacco plantations at
Misalanta, State of Vera Cruz, Mex,
have been invaded by a destructive in
sect which has devoured the crop. The
heat is remarkably intense on the coast
below Vera Cruz.
United States Consul German, at
Zurich, writes that the Bulgarian gov
eminent has invited bids for the de-
livery of $4,000 meters of military
cloth and 10000 pairs of boots. The
Servian war department wants bids
for the delivery of 1000 horse blankets.
c. F.Kleupfer, who killed G. r..
Dodge and Alexander Borland at New
Hope, Cal, six weeks ago, and who has
since been in the county jail at Stock
ton, hanged himself in his cell with
handkerchief tied to the grating Of the
window.
Mrs. w. H. Burkey and her daugh-
ters Effie and Jennie Kirby, were shot
and seriously wounded at Kincaid,
Kan, by George Miller of Moran, who
called at the house and asked to see
Miss Effie, a daughter of Mrs. Burkey
by former husband
Guatemala is in the turmoil Of an
election The steamer Newport lately
brought news that the fight between
President BarriOs and eX-Minister of
War Prospero J. Morales has stirred
up action in many factions. Bar11os
and Morales are bitter enemies.
A charge made by Alfred Kempner,
the noted music writer and critic OF
Berlin, in an article published in the
Frankfurter Zeitung, to the effect that
critics Of Berlin are open to bribery,
has created the liveliest sensation in
literat ure and social circles in Berlin.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

The advantages possessed by railway
travellers in this country over those on
the continent of Europe are the sub
ject of a recent report by Consul Mona
CHAN of Chemnitz. The consuls facts
and figures are taken from the recently
published results of an investigation
made by an imperial German commits
sion. Summarized, the report shows
that compared with American roads
the German, and, indeed, all continen-
tai railroads lack speed and comfort,
and it is more expensive to travel in
Europe than in America. The German
commissioners while here travelled a
great deal, covering over 5000 miles
AS a standard American road TIE New
York Central is instanced with its ex-
press train to Chicago, covering 1850
kilometers (969 miles) in twenty hours,
an average of 4S1a miles per hour, go
ing over one part-29.S miles-at an
average of Ga miles per 60 minutes. A
special run of $50 kilometers Oils
miles) is instanced which was done in
one hour. This is about the distance
from Berlin to Dresden, which takes
nearly three hours on a fast German
train.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
"A FATAL COLLISION.
Two Trains Crash Into Each Other,
Killing Three Persons.

Charlotte, n. c., April r. = North
bound Flor:1a special on the Southern
railway, No. 3G. and local south-bound
p: ssenger No. II, collided at Harris
burg, small town about thirteen
miles norta of this city, killing three
persons and wounding six. The north
bound special was late in leaving Char
lotte, but was given the right of way.
its order being to pass the local train
at Harrisburg. No. II had slowed up
preparatory to taking me siding, and
was about 100 yards from the north
end of the switch, when the express,
running at forty-five miles an hour,
ds shed into it,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Along with the prevalent talk about
the unfriendliness of the rich toward
the poor comes the statement that a
very wealthy man of New York City,
whose riches fully entitle him to be
classed among the "plutocrats, has
decided to give the city the best sys-
tenn of cheap lodging-houses for men
in the world The two houses to be
built Immediately are to cost more
than a million dollars. They are not
to be for tramps, but for sober, indus
trious men, who, when they have en-
ployment, will be able to pay just
about what the accommodations re-
ceived will be worth.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
RESCUED BY A LAWYER.
Woman at WinOna Whose Carriage
CnnSiZed in the River.


WinOna, Mimi, April 12.-The Mis-
sissippi here has fallen nearly two
inches during the past tWenty-fOur
hours. However the lake has risen
some six inches more and additional
damage has resulted. The Gilmore
Valley road, entering the west end Of
the city, is flooded for a distance of
nearly $4,000 feet Mrs Finkler
aged &C years, and her daughter, Mrs.
Bergerman, were driving across the
flooded strip. Their horse happened
to step off the embankment at the side
and in an instant the rig was in deep
water. Mrs Bergerman jumped and
landed in the shallow water of the
road. The carriage overturned in the
deep water. Mrs. Finkler managed to
get on top of it, and stood with the
water up to her neck, a wave now and
then washing over her head. Several
men from the shore threw her a set of
reins tied together but she could not
catch them. Then d. E. Vance ar
rived on the scene With great pres
ence of mind the lawyer tied the lines
around his Waste and plunged into
the icy stream. When he caught the
half-drowned lady he was hauled
back by willing hands on the road
hour, hut is now in a serious condi-
ticn. The horse was drowned and
f1oated on into the lake.
Ortonvilln-There continues to be
steady and almost unaccountable rise
in the waters of Big Stone lake. Madi-
sou avenue, to within few feet Of
Main street. is flooded, with the Mil
Waukee track, which crosses this ave
nue., five feet under water. The valley
OF the Minnesota. containing thou
sands of acres Of valuable lands. is an
open sea OF many miles in extent. rem
dering these lands valueless for the
season. Fort the most part this civ
is on series Of benches that have
been above the flood, though a portion
of the lower ward of the city. includ-
ing two elevators, one or two business
houses, the residence and grounds of
Mrs. A. B. Karcher and others are
completely surrounded and abandoned
The Ice in Big Stone lake is weakening
though slowly, with possibility that
1t may break up without damage
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Foreign Gossip.

According to an official statement at
Constantinople 100000 have been
subscribed for military expenses.
C. H. Bullen, president of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic of st.
Louis. is dead of pneumonia. He leaves
Il widow and two children.
The publication Of the Russian budg-
ct discloses the fact that there has
been a deficit in the last year of So,
600. 900 roubles.
President Dole of Hawaii has given
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Topeka, Kan, April 12.-Members Of
the legislative bribery investigating
committee say if the revelations of the
past week have been sensational, the
developments this week will be shock.
lt'g. 1t is said that big stories will
come out in the testimony relative to
alleged bribery in railroad, stock yard
and oleOmargarine legislation.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
whisky Price Advanced.

Cincinnati, April u. The Western
spirits distillers have unanimously
agreed t" advance the price of dis
titled spirits 1 cent per gallon. This
makes the price on the basis of 1.19
for finished goods. The distillers say
they hope this is the beginning of the
end OF a rumored war among distillers
which has been waged for eight
months
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

A clever workman in a Edtlery fac
tory in Sheffield England, has recent
ly made a dozen pairs of shears each
30 minute that they all together weigh
less than half grain. That is about
the weight of a postage stamp. Each
pair was perfect and would cut if suf-
ficiently delicate material could be
found. Lying on a piece of white pa
per they seemed no larger than fleas.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
VOORHEES, NO MORE.
sudden Summons of the 'sTaII Syca-
more of the wabash

more of the wabash"
Washington, April 12.-Daniel VOL
Sey voorhees,, eX-United States sena-
tor from Indiana, is dead at his home
in this city The senator had been in
poor health for several years and for
at least two years past had taken little
part in the proceedings of the senate.
lie had been constant sufferer from
rheumatism Of the heart The last re-
ports of him, however, were that he
was showing some signs of improve
ment. aid his death, therefore, while
not entirely unexpected, came with the
SuddennesS of a shock.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

The anti-pool selling bill, which alb
solutely prohibits the selling of pools
on horse races of any kind, passed the
Alabama house by vote of 80 to 5.
All the poolrooms at once closed. The
bill passed the senate unanimously and
will receive the governors signature
and become a law.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Sends a warsbin to hawaii.

yokohama, April L. = The govern
'hent of Japan has decided to send
Warship to Hawaii. A number OF
erected emigrants have arrived at
Kobe. The Japanese press is urging
the government to take firm attitude
toward the Hawaiian and American
governments.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
HIGH WATER MARK
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN REACHED
AT GRAND FORKS.

Fall of Several Inches in the Fast
Few Hours Danger From the
Red Lake River, Which May
Bring a Vast Amount OF 1se Us
Well as water - Attention Now
Being Turned Toward Assisting
the Sufferers.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
WASHINGTON Talk.

The formal order placing Rear Adj
miral Ramsey, chief of the navigation
bureau. on the retired list, has been
issued from the navy department.
All the members of the government
forestry commission have been wired
to report at the interior department to
Secretary Bliss at 10 o'clock next Mon
day morning.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Rising at DUBUQUE.

Dubuque, Iowa. April 12.-The Mis-
sissippi is still rising. OTIS saw mill is
shut down. There is a foot of water in
the Diamond 10 warehouse.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Continued Rise at Winnipeg.

Winnipeg, April 12.-The Red river
rose twenty-one inches in the last
twenty-four hours and is still going up.
There are yet no signs of serious flood,
but the rush has not yet reached here
from Grand Forks. Citizens are pre-,
pairing for any emergency.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Look out that the cultivation of
beans and potatoes on vacant lots
doesn't resolve itself into a scheme to
dodge taxes on the ground that the
property is used for charitable pur-
poses.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Delaware recently has voted against
woman suffrage, II to Z; Nevada, 10 to
5, and Idaho, 10 to 3. That's certain
~ odd
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
THE NEWS RESUME
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

q Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings OF the
Past Week CuIIed From the Tel
egraph Reports-The Notable
Events Mt Home and Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

There were more than three thou
sand failures in the United States last
year, not including Roosevelt, Dr..
Parkhurst and Sister Grannis' failure
to reform New York.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

nave been able to return to their
homes. If the water continues falling
many more will be able to return in =
few days.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

AS soon as a man gets his first gray
hairs he begins to boast to his wife of
the business worries he has.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Yankton-The Missouri rose at the
rate of six inches an hour and is now
higher than at any time since 1881.
The Jim river rose three inches. The
back-water from the Missouri extends
several miles up the jim and threat
ems to wash out the railroad beds of
the three roads entering Yankton. To
day a thousand feet of track east of
MeckIen was carried off by the food.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Increased Earninrs.

Montreal, April 12.-The earnings of
the Canadian Pacific for the week end
ing April were 1897 900, as against
S536OOO for the same time last year,
an Increase of $4,000.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
THE JIM SUBSIDIES.
At Huron and Vicinity and Trains
Again i'm Motion.

Huron, s. D., April - - Floods in
this vicinity are over and the jim riy-
er is falling. The first trains between
this city and Pierre in twelve DAYS
were operated yesterday, and trains
will be run regularly over that line and
er continues pleasant seeding on high
land will begin in few days.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Falling at St. PanI

st. Paul, April 12-The water in thn
mississippi has been gradually falling
mere Tor several days and continues to
go down. Several families on the fats
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Adamant is like wax in comparison
with a misers heart.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-21

would defeat the wooden manufaetur-
ers in their effort to secure cheap wool
for their mills during the ensuing year,
when wool will probably go up in con-
sequence of the imposition of a tariff
on raw WOOL" This is the softened
way in which thes biased writer's put
it. Translated into hard facts, the SEN
ator's proposition was defeated be-
cause, if applied to wool, it would pre-
vent the manufacturers from taking
from consumers of woolens the extra
profit coming through the wool tax in
the increase in wool and woolens
prices. To prevent this loss to their
friends and campaign fund contrib
utors, the people must give to the sugar
trust from eight to twelve million dol
lars and all unknown amount to the
wooden mill men of New England and
the middle states. AS we said, both
these senators know more now than
they did of the influences that dictate
terms and policies to their party and
of the hollowness of it's pretense of
hostility to trusts and combina tons.
We feel sorry for them.