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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-06
THE EAST.

4 boiler OF an engine on he Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie raiw exploded
near Montour Junction. "a, scalding
six trainmen.
In a fire in Brooklyn. n. Y. Mrs.
John Newell and her two children, aged
eigt: and five years, and Mrs. Celia Bar
n Z were burned to death.
In Philadelphia several hundred wom-
en- assembled to take part in the ma
tional convention of working women's
societies, whose chief object is the bet
ternsent Of the condition of the working
women.
The death OF DR.. Traell Green. an emil
neut physician and famous scientist,
occurred at his home in Easton, Pa,
eyed 81 years.
AT the age OF 81 years jeremiah w.
Coyeney, postmaster of Boston, died at
his home in Cambridge of pneumonia.
At Nashua, y. H., the New Hampshire
Banking company suspended, owing
depositors Ss49, 1852.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 3Oth ult. aggregated
sSj5.j66, 100. agains. S934,2i9,7l0 the
previous week. The decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week of
1890 was 1873.
In all sections of the country FIVE
per cent. advance in the price of win
dow glass has been made.
In New York old Trinity church,
which for 200 years las stood at the
top of Wall street, began its bicenten-
NAL celebration.
At Bonny Eagle, Nc, John L. Lane.
wife and child were found dead. All had
been shot.
At the age of Sc years ex-Congress-
man John j. Perry died suddenly at his
home in Portland. Me.
For the week ended on the LIST the
percentage of the baseball clubs in the
National league was: Philadelphia,
$50; Baltimore. SIS; Cincinnati, .s57;
I.oslizvilIs- -s22. Pitt@bnrssh. 500;
Brooklyn. .333; Washington, .333; st.
Louis. ESQ; New York. $50; Cleveland,
"36; Chicago, 80; roston. .143.
Fire Eel by petroleum. swept
through several big business buildings
in Pitt sbureh. IA. causing n loss esti-
mated at Si.O0O.OOO.
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THE woMAN's BUILDING.
Formally Opened and Dedicated
at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, May 4. - The assem-
bly, ball OF the beautiful Woman's build.
ing was the scene CT brilliant gather
ing Monday, it being the day set apart
for the formal opening of the Woman's
building. which is one of the chief fea-
lures OF the exposition. At the hour
fixed for the ceremonies Mrs. V. l..
Kirkman. president of the woman's
hoard. entered, accompanied by Mrs.
Charles ". Grosvenor, vice president for
West Tennessee: Miss Mary B. Temple,
vice president for East Tennessee, and
Mrs. Joseph Thompson, of Atlanta, who
was president of the woman's depart
ment of the Atlanta exposition, and
took places on the platform. Mrs. Kirk
man raped for order and Mrs. Matthew
McClung, of Knoxville, opened the exer-
cises with prayer, invoking the Divine
blessing upon the exposition. the ends
sought to be accomplished, and espe-
cially for the women of the lard.
Mrs. William ID. Beard, of Memphis,
then ~ telling address presented to
Mrs. Airkmal. gavel of oak made from
tbc corner log of one of the first cap
itols created in Tennessee. Mrs. Kirk
man responded in graceful and felici-
tous language, thanking the federation
of clubs on behalf of the woman's de-
partrrent. After these preliminary pro-
ceedings Mrs. Kirkman delivered her
address of welcome. Mrs. Corrinne
Moore Lawson rendered musical selec-
tons. Mrs. Grosvenor and Miss Temple,
vice presidents. made brief addresses
and Mrs. KirkmaD declared the build
ing open. An informal reception was
fhen held
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NOT YET WHIPPED.
The Voice of Greece Apparently stiH
for War.

London, May 4.-The chief points of
interest in the situation are: First, that
the decision of the ministers who have
returned from the Greek frontier seems
TO be in favor of a continuance of the
war, and, second, that fighting con-
tinued almost necessarily at Velestino
from last Tuesday until Sunday, with
the result that Gen. Smolenski has been
prevented from actually assuming his
new duties as chief of staff. AS fur
Their result, the Greeks at Nelestino have
managed to retain their positions, but
they are too much fatigued TO follow up
their success. Altogether IA officers
have been recalled from Crete TO be sent
on TO Thessaly, and this also is proof
of the intention of the new cabinet to
continue the war. The movement is
actuatcd by necessity. All the best Off
GERS are being sent 10 the front, nor is
there any intention yet displayed to
evacuate Crete.
Paris. May Am Athens dispatch to
the Figaro asserts that King George is
suffering from cardiacal spasms and
that his physician insists that change
of air to the island of Milo or to the is
land of SYRIA is necessary.
Athens, May 4.-The Greek govern
ment has recalled Col. Vassos from
Crete. He win be replaced in command
of the Greek forces in the island by Col.
Staikos
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FROM WASHINGTON.

New one. two and five dollar silver
certificates issued last year are to be
withdrawn from circulation as RAPIDLY
as possible and destroyed.
In the United States there were ~
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 3Oth ult., against 21s the
week previous and 23s ia the CORE
spending period of 1896.
y statement of the public debt issued
on the Ist shows that the debt de-
creased s5,7ls,O6s during the month Of
April. The cash balance in the treas
ury was Ss1G.546,655. The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to S99s, PA. 132.
In April the total coinage at the
United States minis was SlO.4i0.0s0. OF
this amount S. 500. 400 was in gold ST.
$4,000 in sill er and S7i.6SO in minor
coins.
Government receipts during April
were s37slsy435 ard the expenditures
s32. O12 .09T, leaving the surplus for the
month S5.54O.O3s. against a deficit for
April. 1896. of S4,7O4,4ss.
The total circulation of national bank
notes in the country on April so was
Se32. SOC. PA, a gain for the year of S.
zoo. 500.
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REED UPHELD.
House Refuses 10 order Appointment
of Commit tces.

Washington, May 4.-"The issue was
made" as Speaker Reed put it in the
house Monday, on the speakers policy
of postponing the appointment of com
mittees. Mr.. Simpson (pop., Kan.)
brought it on by another attack upon
the speaker which moved Mr.. Reed to
challenge him to propose a resolution
instructing the speaker to appoint the
committees. The KaDsan evaded this
challenge, but Mr.. Lewis, a new demo-
cratic member from Washington, took
up the gauntlet which the speaker had
thrown down and moved the adoption
of a resolution of the tenor suggested
by Mr.. Reed. Then Mr.. Fleming (dem.,
La.) offered substitute embodying
the instructions in different terms and
Mr. Dingley, the rreaaiplican leader, to
make the issue plain, as he said, pre-
scented another substitute directing the
speaker to appoint the committees "im-
mediately." When the vote was taken
on the proposition the speaker was sus-
tanned by practically the solid vote of
his party, assisted by 80 democrats I'M
der the leadership of Mr.. Bailey. The
resolution was defeated, yeas, 50; nays,
1874.
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PIttsburgh's big Fire.

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 4.-one fireman
is dead and four others are hurt as re-
suit of Monday mornings fire, and the
losses aggregate Sl,70O,OO0. Fifteen
hundred persons are thrown out of en-
ployment. 1t is the worst conflagration
Pittsburgh has had since since the mem
orable railroad riots of 1877. The dead
fireman is George Acheson. His body
vas found under the debris of the Citi-
zcns' Traction railway she'd The great
wholesale grocery establishment OF
Thomas c. Jenkins and the mammoth
retail store OF Joseph Horne & Co. are
in ruins. The burned section extends
from Fifth street to Cecil alley on
Pennsylvania avenue and from Cecil
alley 10 Fifth street on Liberty street,
covering an area of several acres.
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MILES MAY GO.
President Grants Pc emission for His
Trim Abroad.

Washington, April 3o.-Gen. Miles
has received the formal assent of the
president to his projected trip to Tur-
KEY and Greece. The order reads:
1.-THE president grs nts you permission to
proceed as soon as pra cticable to the seat
of war In the Levant. and, II authority
therefor be granted to you by the re-
spective governments concerned, to visit
the Turkish and Greek armies, or both, as
in your judgment may be desirable The
president further grants you authority
while in Europe to visit such other coun-
tries as may I'm your opinion offer the best
opportunities for military observation and
at such times as you may deem most ex-
pedient."
Gen. Miles will be gone two or three
months, as i'm addition to making per-
sonal study of the military features of
the contest between the Turks and the
Greeks, he proposes to inspect the mill
tary establishments of the principal
European powers, Germany, France
and England. and possibly Russia
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A SCENE OF DESOLATIoN.
CIoudburst mt Guthrie Caused Loss
of n Score.Of Lives.

Guthrie, o. T., April 3O.--In the food
stricken valley of the Cottonwood river
Thursday was devoted to heroic efforts
towards the rescue of those uufortu-
mates whose lives were still endangered
and for the relief of the hundreds of
destitute and hungry. It now seerus
a certainty that the loss of life in the
deluge will not exceed 90. All day
missing people, supposed to have been
crowned, have been found clinging to
bushes or driftwood down the stream
on the west bluffs or scattered in farm
houses for miles.
Five hundred homes were swept
away and the contents were ruined.
One hundred and fifty houses were
wrecked, 20 streets devastated and
ruined and 1000 people are homeless
and half as many more destitute. Prop
erty damage exceeds 100000. Sys-
tematic relief is now carried on and
ferries are now working across the
river. so that supplies can be sent TO
all, and many were being brought TO
the unframed part of the city, to he
cared for in private homes.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

y decree has been signed by the
queen regent of Spain providing for the
application OF the agreed upon reforms
for the island of Cuba.
Dispatches received in London say
that Greece is disposed TO recall her
forces from Epirus. and even TO evacr-
ate the island of Crete. In Thessaly
100000 women and children are home
less and destitute. II is also said that
Greece has asked for an armistice and
has overturned the Delyannis ministry.
replacing it with new cabinet, headed
by NJ. Rail-. Late news from the from
tier saws that Trikhala has beer cap
tured by the Turks without struggle
and that a big battle seemed near, ow-
ing to the proximity of the main
armies.
Adviccs from Athens say great
battle was fought at Nelestino between
Turkish force OF 5000 and Gen. Smo-
lentz's brigade and the Turks were re-
pulsed with enormous losses. The
Greek ferces which have been operating
in Epirus against the Turks were said
10 be retreatinG.
Dispatches from London say that Eu-
ropean Intervention between Turkey
and Greece in the present situation OF
affairs is regarded as wholly impractical
bic, both Greece and Turkey having re-
solved TO continue the war.
Throughout the chain of Leeward
islands in the West Indies series OF
earthquakes destroyed numerous build
ings and many persons were killed.
The Greeks have again invaded
Epirus and the troops have advanced as
far as Philippiada, which they have oc-
cupied for the third time. Capt. Rad
lex, of King Georges personal staff,
said that all hope of continuing the
war had been virtually abandoned.
All official timekeeping throughout
Belgium will hereafter be done on the
1-to-24 o'clock principle.
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TANK OmcinIr Indicted.

Chicago, May 3.-The grand jury has
returned indictments against five men
connected with the management of the
defunct Globe savings bank. The men
indicted are Charles w. Spalding, presi-
dent of the bank and eX-treasurer Of
the state university of Illinois; A. ID.
Avrill, vice president of the bank;
Charles f. Churchill, cashier; w. b.
Erwin, assistant cashier, and Allison
w. Harlan, one of the directors. There
are 20 indictments in all. Banker
Spalding is included in all the indict-
Iaents returned, and in / 4 of them he is
alone. OF the latter, - charge Spald-
ing with enlightenment of bonds of the
University of Illinois. and one accuses
him of embezzling Sl31 900 of the funds
of the university. His total bonds foot
up 100000. The other men were in
dicted on IS charges, all of them relat-
ing to the receiving of deposits.
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OREGON WOMEN
How They Were Coaxed Into the Territory
in Early Days.

How They Were COaxed Into the Territory
in Early Days.
There are plenty of women in Ore
gon now" observed a prominent Ore
gon politician who is here TO see that
that state is not forgotten in the matter
of patronage during the next admins
tration, ''but it is within the memory
of many of us when women were very
scarce there. We gave 1t out that we
wanted them for school teachers and
the like and encouraged them to come
out there. but the truth was the men
wanted them for wives. / remember
once we sent a young man to Massa-
chusetts, where he was well acquaint-
ed. with orders to collect 100 young
women and to escort them back to
Oregon. We guaranteed every one OF
them one years employment. The
active man in the matter was fine
looking young man, who afterwards
served two terms in congress from our
state. He spent two months in select
ing the party, and started west with
them. On the trip out he courted one
of the school teachers on his own hook
and actually got her consent 70 a mar
riage on the arrival of the train at
Portland. The boys howled considera-
bly, about it, claiming that he had
treated them unfairly in having first
choice, but there was lot of fine mar
riageable material left. Some of these
women are today the leading ladies of
the society of the state. More than
three-fourths of the hundred were mar
ried inside of three years, and many
in less than one year. A few of the
| lot. however. are teaching school there
today, not that they did not have Of
/ fers, but because they would not ac-
cept any of the fellows who offered
themselves. Now that Senator Mitchell
has about given up his contest to re-
turn as senator, he will likely be sue
ceeded by a gentleman who married
one of the party of school teachers to
which l refer. He will bring his wife
here with him, and your Washington
| folks can see for themselves the kind
of ladies we had out there for school
| teachers. They can't be surpassed.
even if equaled. anywhere. | may be
an interested person, though, for it
1 happens that nv wife was one of the
same party. Washington Star.
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Woman teachers and girl scholars
were of small account in New York in
early days. Girls did, however, attend
the public schools. We find Matthew
Hillyer. in 1876. setting forth in New
York that he hath kept school for
children of both sexes for two years.
past to satisfaction" Dame schools
existed, especially on Long Island.
where English influences and and Con-
necticut emigration obtained. In Flush
ing. Eliza beth Cowperthwait was rcck-
oned with in 1851 for schooling and
diet for children;" and in 1858 she re-
ceived for 80 weeks schooling of MAR
tina Johanna" scarlet petticoat-truly
typical Dutch payment. A school
bill settled by John Bovine in Flushing
in 1895 shows that sixpence a week was
paid TO the teacher for each scholar
who learned reading. while writing
and cIphering cost one shilling two
pence a week. This, considering the
usual wages and prices of the times.
was fair pay enough. - Ain Morse
Earle in Book BUYER.
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Near Larimore. \. D.. August Nor
man cut the throats of four children of
knute Hillstead, farmer, who was
away from home, iaulted Mrs. Hill
stead and escaped.
On White Oak creek, in Tennessee,
n waterspout wrecked the house of a
farmer named Brlnders and killed the
farmer. his wife and one child and two
farmhands.
On bicycle J. d. LaDgJlon left Wash
ington for his home in Fargo, n. ID.
The distance is $500 miles, and he has
made wager Of $3.50 that he will cover
the distance in % days.
At McuomiDee Falls tue Wisconsin
Beet Sugar company, which has just
completed a plant. failed for 100000.
Fire destroyed the bake y of Nicholas
Sinnig in Detroit. Mich. and two Of
his children persisted in the flames.
In Chicago Charles w. Spalding. the
president. aud four other officials con-
nected with the defunct Globe savings
hank have been indicted by the grand
jury.
In portions Of Indiana and Ohio snow
TO the depth of four inches fell ar
heavy frosts were reported in Illinois.
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GRANT is ExToLLED.
Eloquent Addresses by President sIc-
Il iulx.x and Cen RarlGr-


New York. April 2s.-In his eloquent ad-
dress at the dedication of the Grant me- uso-
leum on Tuesday, President Mckinley
spoke In part as follows:
"A great life never dies. Great deeds are
tmperishable: great names Immortal; Gen.
tinue undiminished in influence and adj
vance in the estimation OF mankind so
long as liberty remains the conversions
the guaranty of good citizenship. Faith
ful and fearless as volunteer soldier. in
ehief OF the armies Of the union calm and
confident as president of reunited &nd
ba rSsnss,a a nSoa Th N achisv,5s h.
has our homage and that of the world.
But brilliant as was his public character,
ard homely virtues His individuality, his
bearing and speech. his simple ways, had
a flavor of rare and unique distinction,
and his America mis- n was so true and IN.
compromising that bis name Will siard
for al time as the embodiment of liberty.
Victorious in the work which under
Divine Providence he was called upon 10
do, cloth ed with almost limitlesS power,
:riotIc ana just. Success did not disturb
was poweriess to swerve him from the
path of duty. Great as he was N war.
honorable arbitration of differences was
the best hope of civilization.
with washington and Lincoln; Grant an I
affection of the people. To-day his MEM
ory Is held I'm equal esteem by those whom
he led TO victory and those who accepted
leaders of the blue and the gray here meet
not only to honor he name OF the depsr,tted
of fTaternal national spirit which has
triumphed over the dlnerenees OF the
sectional lines. Its completion, which We
pray God TO speed. win be the nations
1T is right. then, that Gen. Grant should
have o memorial commensurate with his
SIS and a. tha nat ~ s's a cboIes m TPbe
he was so attached in life and OF whose
lies he was not forgetful even In death.
Should sleep ei beside the native river on
whose banks he first learned the art OF
war and Of which he became master ana
But let US not forget the glorious dis
ti7ction with WHICH the metropolis. anon Sa Z
honored hts life and memory. With all
that riches and sculpture can do to render
unsurpassed for magniicence. has this
monument been reared by New YORK as
perpetual record OF MS Ill, Ilussross qeeqsd
II viii assemble with gratitude and rev.
erence and veneration men OF all chimes.
races and nationalities. New York holds
in her keeping the precious dust OF the
silent soldier; but his achievements-what
mankind"are IN keeping of 100000 OF
American citizens. who VIII guard the sa-
cred heritage forever and f1rey Eaan
tion to the presidents words, and at inter
walls broke into cheers when some incident
I'm the dea q soldiers career was alluded 10
by the distinguished speaker. Even those
who were too far removed from the speak
err 10 hear a word seemed to be as much in
teresteo as those who were within ear
shot.
The orator OF the day was Gen. Horace
Porter who read his address from type
written manuscript. synopsis of his
Grafton follows:
cit is ali like a dream. One can scarce
iy realize the lapse Of time, and the mem
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DON'T LIKE THE COUNTRY


Destitute Women Would Rather Starve in
Cities.
House servants have such a dislike to
the country that it is almost impossible
to keep them there. This has long been
acknowledged, but it is rather a sur
prise to the State Charities Aid associa-
tion that even the women who have
been reduced to utter restitution will
not remain in the country, even for the
sake of home.
The association has been trying to
assist widows, deserted women and
young girls. who are friendless, by
finding Hemes for them in families. In
all cases where there arc babies il is
difficult to find places for the women in
the city. and the ASSOCIATION, therefore,
sends them to the country.
In town, housekeepers will not be
bothered with servants with babies,
but country families cannot afford TO
be so fastidious They are glad to get
servants, anyhow, and the baby is
made welcome with the housemaid or
maid-of- all-work perforce.
The association has done much for
the unfortunate women who find them
selves thrown on the world without a
natural protector. with helpless in
FAINT in their care. Some of the women
are taken to the work mouse for I'M
skilled labor, at AZ Prospect place, and
kept there, with their babies, until II IS
| found that the mothe RS can get living
| for themselves.
Generally i is found that they can
not do anything hut pain lsboring.
aud the only chance for them is in do
mestic service. 1t is desirable that the
babes shall have fresh air, and that
the mothers shall retain their offspring.
So every effort is made to finI country
ONES for the unfortunates.
In some instances the arrangement Is
satisfactory on both sides. Often, how
eyer. the woman and her babe come
back to the city in the course of week
or two There is a fascination about
town life to those that have never had
any enjoyment out of it which is re-
nIarkable.
These poor women, who have known
all kinds of misery in the city, hurry
back to il as soon as possible, when
there is nothing to look forward To
when they get there. Officers of the
association have become so used TO this
kind of human nature that they think
nothing of it.-New York Press.
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There was a picturesque scene IN
Cettinieu when the betrothal of Prin-
cess Helene and the prince of Naples
was announced by the old king from
the balcony of his palace The piazza
in front was thronged with Montene-
grins, who had gathered TO hear the
news from the lips of their father. a"
Princess Helene stood beside her father.
her betrothed near at hand. A solemn
TIE Deum followed in church, the
prince and his financee walking arm
in arm. When the royal party left the
church the rain came down in torrents.
This however, is considered in Monte
negro happy omen. The prince OF
Naples. like his father, King Hum bert,
has horror of holding up an umbrel-
la, and will stay for hours IN a drench-
ing rain rather than use one Chicago
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