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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-16
The EAST.

Secretary Of State Geedcr sent his res
icnation to Gov. Hastings, OF Pennsyl-
yania.
At Newport. r. l.. the frigate Con-
stellation, lying at the naval station.
celebrs ed the one hundrcdth anuiycr-
sarv of her launching.
Mass Ichusetts prOhibitionists nom
mattel prof. !. Bascom, Of Williams
town. for governor
The late Charles T. WSslcr. OF Wclles-
ley, Mass. left over 100000 to char
liable and cducatio Al institutions.
James Il. Willard 4 Co, New Yorl,
brokers and commission merchants,
failed for Sl,00o,00O.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges durinr the
week. ended on the 10th aggregated
Sl,1Of. GsO.65O. against Sl,129,2f5.S46 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week OF 1880
was 4j.G.
On the outskirts Of I-atimer. Pa. the
strike situation reached Z, rrihle crisis
when a band Of deputy eherifTs fired
into an Infatuated mob of miners. kill
ing = or 20 and iniuriEe many others.
Gov. Hastings Gale out the Third brig
AIDE of tine state militia to prevent any
further blOodshcd.
Theodore Lyman. eN-congressman.
died at his home in Nahant, Mass.
In the National league the percent
ages Of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the nth were: Baltimore,
7Cs; Boston, 703; New York, G47; Gin
cinnati. 574; Cleveland 4g5; Washing
ton. 40; Chicago. 452; brooklyn, 40;
Pittsburgh, .+59; Philadelphia, Az;
ouisviilc, .4i2; st. Louis, .231.
Miss Harriet c. Sheldon. 50 years of
age. and Miss Matilda Sheldon, aged Sc.
maiden sisters, were fatally burned
at their home in Lynn. Mass, by the up
setting OF a kerosene stove.
Latest news from the scene of the
shooting of miners 10y deputy sheriffs
1T Lattimcr, Pa, says that 81 were
killed and 80 others were injured. -Four
thousand state troops were preserving
order.
The great match race at Medford
Mass. between Star Pointer and joe
Patchen for a purse of $4,000 was won
by Star Pointer, his best time being
2:O3a,.
The first national president of the
Woman's Relief corps, Mrs. J.. Florence
Barker. died Of consumption at her
home in Maiden, Mass.
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL
FROM WASHINGTON.

The names Of nine of the eleven men
who VIII form he monetary comm $
sion for tie preparation of bill to he
submitted TO congress have been given
out George i. Edmund of Vermont,
heading the list.
In his annual report the auditor for
the interior department shows that the
amount paid for pensions during the
last year was S4i0,f77 ,637.
In the United States there were 215
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 10th, against 191 the week pre-
vious and BIS in the corresponding
period OF 1896.
Having reached the age OF ca yer,
Gen. George D. Ruggles, who has be.
adjutant general Of the army since No
vember. 1893. has been retired.
The treasurer of the United States,
for the first time in many years,
officially informed the suotreasurers
that gold is not wanted by the govern
ment. The gold reserve on the 10th was
S145,O91,455.
Dispatches reaching the Marine hos
pital service in Washington from Off
cials in Louisiana and Mississippi leave
no further doubt as 70 the fact that yell
low fever exists at several points in
those states.
In the principal rides in August the
increase of post office business over
the same months last year was eight
per cent.
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FOREIGN INTELLIaENcE


The American line steamer ST. Louis
made the trip from Sandy Hook to
Southampton in days 10 hours and IA
minutes, breaking all previous ocean
records.
IN COnstantinople the ambassadors
met in conference with reference TO the
d, tails OF the peace treaty, but there
was no definite advance in the negotia-
tons.
The government Of Great Britain will
hereafter furnish information to the
United States authorities when an
archists are known to be embarking
for the United States.
The famous literary critic and editor
of the Spectator since 1s61, Richard Holt
Hutton, died in London, ged Il years.
=. brewery at Hoenstaedt. Aus
tria, by the explosion Of a boiler. Il per-
sons were killed and many were injured.
Latest intelligence from Labrador
confirms the reports of the complete
failure Of the codfshery this season.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has been asked for
an explanation regarding the capture
by the insurgents of Victoria de Las
Tunas, province of Santiago de Cuba.
which is defended by seven forts.
In n mine near Johannesburg. South
Africa. an explosion killed 30 men.
In Iceland the British fishing fleet
lost six boats during the past season
and 80 persons were drowned.
Three distinct earthql axe shocks
were felt in the space of five minutes at
san Carlos. Mexico.
In a collision near Jcoel Tar, an
island Of the Red sea, the British steam
er Polyphemus was damaged and ~ of
the crew were drowned
Twenty-four persons were killed and
many others were injured in blast OF
a quarry near the City OF Mexico.
!. ". Stocks lowered the worlds
one-mi.o bicycle record, standing start,
on the Crystal Palace track in London,
going the distance in 1:44.
In Paris the premises of the Hach-
cite Publishing company We're de-
stroyed by fire. the loss being 100000
francs.
In a gale Off Yokohama the Nor
wegian bark Alette was wrecked and
ten of the crew were drowned.
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AWFUL COLLISION.
Thirty Persons Killed and 1S5 Tx
tured I'm Colorado.

tured In Colorado.
New Castle, Col, Sept. 1.-THE worst
wreck in the history of the state of
Colorado occurred at 1925 Friday
morning on the track of the Denver &
Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland
railway, "a miles west of here. After
IL hours incessant work by the wreck
ing crews in clearing away the debris
and rcscuing the bodies of those who
| persisted, it is yet impossible to secure
more than an estimate of the loss of
life, and not even those known to be
dead have been identified. Fully 30
persons are believed to have persisted,
while 1s5 are taken out of the wreck
suffering from serious injuries.
The wreck was caused by head-end
collision between Denver q Rio
Grandc passenger train running at the
rate of 40 miles an hour and a special
Colorado Midland stock train running
ar speed of probably 80 miles. So ter
rife was the conclusion that both en-
gnes, baggage and express cars, smoker
and day coaches and two stock cars
were totally demolished and the track
torn up for rods in both directions. TO
add to the horror of the scene, the
wreck caught fire from an explosion of
gas tank on the passenger train, and
burned so rapidly that many passen-
gers pinned beneath the debris were
burned to death before help could reach
them.
The most generally accepted theory
az TO the cause of the wreck seems to be
that Conductor Burbank, of the
Midland special, anticipating the
time of the passenger, undertook
to "steal n station" and beat the pas
sengcr into New Castle. Burbank es-
capped uniniured. and upon orders from
Coroner Clark has been placed under
arrest by the sheriff.
New Castle. Col, Sept 10. - Frank
Burbank, conductor, and Engineer Os-
trander. deceased of the Colorado Mid
land railway, are charged by the cor
oncr's jury with being responsible for
the frightful wreck which occurred
here last week. At the inquest the
jury decided from the evidence that
the conductor and engineer attempted
to arrive at New Castle siding upon
the time allotted by order of the train
dispatcher to the Rio Grande passenger
train west bound
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SONS OF VETERANS.
Charles *. Darling, of Boston,
Elected Commander-in-Ch

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 13.-At the
annual meeting here of the Sons of
Veterans Omaha was chosen for the
next national encampment and officers
were elected as follows:
Commander in Chief-Charles K. Darling,
of Boston.
Senior Vice Gorge e. Cog
shall of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Junior Vice Communications W. Noel.
of Indiana.
Counsel in Chief-Horace II. Hammer. of
Reading, Pa
Members of Counci-C. Boren, of Kan
sas, and J. E. Haycraft. OF Minnesota.
The new commander in chief APP
pointed Fred Bolton, of Boston, adj
jutant general.
The Ladies' Aid society elected the
following officers:
National President-Nriss Kate G. Ray
nor. Toledo, o. (reelected)
Vice President-Mrs. Ada Wallace. In
diana
Chaplsin-Mrs. Mary Hamsher, Decatur.
Ill.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lydia E. Toner Roch-
ester, n.
Inspector-Mrs. Amelia Schiller. Louis
VILE.
Mastering and Enlisting officer Mrs
Sarah Lyon, Minneapolis.
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COMPROMISE ACCEPTED.
Miners i'm Convention Agree TO OPP
crnInrs, Pronosition.


Columbus, o., Sept. Is. = The great
miners strike, which was declared on
july 4, was brought to an end Saturday
evening, so far at least as western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana AID West
Virginia are concerned, by tie action
of the interstate convention al miners,
which has been in session here since
Wednesday.
After day of voting and wrangliny
the convention adopted n resolution ac-
ccpting the proposition of the Pitts
burgh operators. The vote was 495 for
and 81 against accepting the terms of
settlement, IL votes not being cast. The
delegates from Illinois, who had 250
votes, were unanimous against a set
Element. Indiana and West Virginia
voted solidly to accept the operators
proposition, but there were scattering
votes among the Ohio and Pittsburgh
delegates against il. The resolutions
adopted are as follows:
Resolved, That we. the miners of Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois, in convention assembled, do here
by gre to accept the proposition recon-
mended by our national executive com
mittee, viz 65 cents in the Pittsburgh dis
trict. all places IN aboye-named states
where a relative price can he obtained
to resume work and contribute literally
to the miners who do not receive the az
vance, where the fight must be continued
TO a bitter finish.
Resolved, That the national officers, ex-
ecutive board and district presidents act
as an advisory board for the purpose Of
providing ways and means for the carry
ing On of the strike where necessary, pro-
vded. however, that no district resume
work for ten days. for the purpose of Civ
ing miners IN other districts time to confer
with their opera tors and get the price If
possible"
While ten days is provided for the
miners to resume work, il is probable
many of the Ohio and Pittsburgh mines
will be reopened at once. The conven-
ton adopted resolutions indorsing the
action of the national executive board
in recommending a settlement on the
terms proposed.
The Illinois miners will be called in
convention at Springfield September IS
10 determine what shall be done in that
state. Some of the Illinois delegates
are very bitter in their denunciation of
the action of the convention, since they
claim their interests have not been
given due consideration.
A resolution was adopted denouncing
the action of the deputies in firing into
the crowd of striking miners at Halle
ton. Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept.14.- The min
ers at nearly all the mines along the
Wheeling division of the b. & o. rail-
way met Monday and decided to go to
work on Wednesday despite the ten
days clause adopted at Columbus. The
Darr mine at West Newton and the
Jumbo, on the Panhandle road, re-
sumed Monday. a general resumption
in the district is expected by Thurs
dav
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-16
FATHsRLY As suRANCE.
The Old Gentleman Fas No Linguist
But He kne Life

Mr.. Cumrox's son was tudyiug his Latin
lesson. There was a treIn To Of discourage.
ment in his voice as he re larkcd.
Il don't seer o get aloI Ewith this lesson
very well, father"
Cant You say any Of il
Yes; / can say 'amo. N Ias, amat;' and
then ] always forget what ONES next"
What docs those words mean. John
N.Y. asked Mr.. CumroN. who deserves
credit for heiuE always rea y 10 add 10 =
somewhat deficient early edi alton.
They mean i love, tho lowest, he
loves
1T does seem toe had 10 sc YOU starting
in SO soon. the old gentleman nused. with
the difficulties that have alwal surrounded
that verb But ven might as W n commence
young TO learn thar III M Wort - one way
or another cause tNo-thirds of he bothera-
ton that occurs IN this life
Please, can I quit school, th NJ
No: II wouldn be any use. y on couldn't
dodge EN-, and YOU might as n 60 right
along and get as familiar with EN- Al pos
sibe You'll find that learau c D amt half
the worry that haudin EN- is AFT We know
EN-. Cheer up, Johnny. and rem mber that
most Of your trouble is stlll ahe5 of YOU"
Washington Star
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THRIVING TOWNS WIPED OUT.
Tidal Wave strikes Port Arthur and
sabine Pass. Tex.

Fort Arthur, Tex. Sept. IA tidal
wave struck Port Arthur and Sabine
Pass Tuesday morning and left trail
of dead and injured and destroyed prop
erty 10 mark its path. In this city seven
are dead and half dozen wounded.
In Sabine Pass the fatalities are more
numerous. Seine estimate the list as
high as 30, but there is no reliable in
formation as to the actual number The
most definite information is that eight
were killed and drowned there.
In Port Arthur many buildings we're
blown down, including the railroad
roundhouse, where May Ainsworth was
killed; the natatorium, the bank build
ing. Town Site companys barns, Hotel
Hayden, Strong & Leagues building
shifted off foundations. Brennan build
ing, Colorado hotel. Spence & Lyons
building, c. ]. Miller's grocery store,
several barns, Kennedy's saloon, the
Herald Office. Alfred VOLTS saloon. the
Hayes building and NJ. NJ. Zollinski's
grovery. Several residences suffered
severely, that of Dan a. Barraclaugh
being carried across the street. Many
outbuildings were completely blown
away.
Riders and runners who came out to
the relief train from the town reported
rs to 80 as being killed and many miss
ing, that the new town of Sabin Pass
four miles below the old town and fac
ing Immediately upon the gulf, was
totally destroyed and most of the old
town, located upon the pass, was also de-
stroyed, and the whole country was I'M
der water which was eight feet deep
in Sabine Pass.
From early morning the sky was
threatening and a stiff gale blew. No
rain of consequence fell until four p.
M, and then it was accompanied by a
heavy wind that increased in intensity
until it reached the enormous velocity
OF so miles an hour.
Advices from Winnie, Tex, say that
nearly all the houses there have been
blown down and torn away.
At Webb all of the barns and one
house We're demolished and scattered
over the country
All along the line of the Southern
Pacific railroad the devastating effects
of the terrific storm are visible. At
Sour Lake on the Southern Pacific the
roof of : passenger coach was blown off
and James Singers, who left st. Louis
on the Gulf & Interstate, which ran
into the cyclone, says they expected
every minute to be hurled into the
ditch, such was the velocity of the
wind.
In Webb station Former Governor of
Iowa Wheeler's immense dairy barns
were demolished, but no one was in
jured These barns were valued at $1o,-
600.
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OPPOSED TO II.
He Was Down on Poker But Touched
Ip Wheat.

MY m said the old gentleman, 81 hear
you lost large sum Of money at a game
OF chance called poker the other evening"
Yes, al, that 5 so, I'm afraid it was
large sum but it didn't scare me. Besides,
! general. win, and I'm still ahead OF the
game
The old Gentleman frcwned.
DO sou mean 70 say, then" he asked,
that you lake a continuous practice OF
gambling"
"Why-er- I play the game a pretty
good deal rIgl along, yes. What OF it.'
l his much OF Il, SIT. | forud II IN the
future, | nit rlv discountenance any kind
or sort OF INN 1ral WAYS OF making money
Ike those OF = king or unknown or doubt
ful results. is wrong my boy: it's wrong.
Look at the ell les Of It. suppose You do
win. You obtain money for which YOU have
done no work-yt have made no return for
II, and rlEhttuilyl Is not yours. II YOU lose
your stake It Is sti worse, and you might as
well have thrown YOUR money away. Nc.
sir. there must bt no more Of your gam
bling, or ! shall cut sou off altogether. In
derstand me, sir, a n opposed to 1t on every
ground"
And the old gentl man hurried away to
his otflo down town G instruct his broker
to buy heavily IN whs 1t, as he had suspI-
Gon that there w0ul, be a rise within q
hours.-N. \. journal
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n 23-ycar-Old neCrcss, was admitted 10
the bar. She is the only colored woman
in the United States that is a member
of the bar
At Atlanta. Ga. Gen. James Long
street was married to Miss Ellen Dortch.
who is many years younger than her IL
lustrious husband.
In Michigan the wheat crop this year
is placed at 24.s2I.9s7 bushels, the
largest yield since 1892.
In Detroit the American Eagle Tobac-
co company failed with liabilities of
$4,000.
In ST. Louis Ballington Booth'sVolun-
teers, in opposition to the Salvation
Army. disbanded.
By the upsettinG of 4 Yacht in Ike
s.. Clair Thomas Newsome, Herman
Gerters, Jay Tdnsey. Thom1s Fritz.
Charles Rice and Grant Murray, all of
Detroit. were drowned
in Park Citv, Utah, James Quinn, n
wcll-known citizen. killed his wife and
then shot Inns, II. Strong drink is
said to have been IT,. cause of the
tragedy.
At Carlinvilic. H.. rs families. the
heads of which are striking miners,
are i'm dire distress. wholly without food
and i'm danger of starvation.
Twelve dead. one missing probably
incincratc,n and II injured, two of
" hom will likely die. is the reco.d of
the terrible hcad-cud collision on the
Santa Re road near Emporia. Kan.
n
hus and sominated full state ticket
headed 10y Julius Dexter. of Cincinnati,
for governor.
The drought in Nebraska will reduce
the corn crop at least $4,000, 600 bushels.
\ dispatch SAYS that in collision a
mile west Of Newcastle, Col. between
Denver & Rio Grande passenger
train and a freight IS persons We're
Killed.
In the Big Horn country in Wyoming
millions Of feet Of timber have been
destroyed by forest fires
For fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons the Tulane Athletic club of
Vow Orleans has offered $4,000.
The city Of Chattanooga. Tenn, it
is GAINED. is on Georgia soil. and Il
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Jeremiah e Tong nm ,rcd minister
- Nrorrocvilre Ala died suddenly Mt
the very time he predicted severalweeks
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an former records DARING hack 10 war
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One of the fads of the season is to
have n hathanband tie to match This
is seen only on straw hats. ard the ma
terial is Madras. The coloTs are bright
and the figure usually plaid.
Sashes in contrast with dresses made
their first appearance at the early sum
mer fetes ard have been most favorably
received. These are now seen on many
# the fashionable midsummer gowns,
and various materials are utilized for
the purpose The ends are broad and
flowing. reaching almost to the foot OF
the skirt
pretty blouse of silk and mousse
line is trimmed Ella borately with van
dyke frills which edge the boIero Jacket
fronts, the collar, sleeve epaulettes and
cuffs. and form a basque below the
belt. Lace applique further decorates
the bodice, appearing as it does on the
jacket, epauIettes, cuffs and belt. The
full vest is Of mousseliIe over FONDA
ton of silk, and the sleeves, back Of
bodice and jacket fronts are Of silk
Chicago Record.
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PROSECUTION WILL REST.
4 Summing Up of the Testimony
Against Iuetgert.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-All the expert
evidence for the state is now practical
" submitted in the Iuetgcrt murder
trial on which the proof Of the corpus
deficit rests.
In summing up, this is what the state
has shown:
Mrs. Louise Luetg has disappeared.
Adolph l.. Lnetgert was up ard around
fhe factory most of the night on which she
went away.
Live steam was turned that night into
vat in which S7S pounds of crude potash
had been placed previously.
Luetgert did not evince any lively ef-
forts to find his VIE.
People in the nefghborhood began TO
talk.
The police became suspicious and Luet-
CERT then acted in manner suspicious to
the police.
Mrs. Luetgert's relatives began limiting
at foul things.
The police searched the ashes from the
factory furnace and found some corset
steels.
Then the vat was searched and a we'd
ding ring was found with the engraved let
tiers Il. L"
Three little pieces of bore were also
found in the vat which have been pro-
nounced human bones.
Three witnesses have sworn they saw
Mrs. Luetgert enter the factory that night.
Traces of many kinds OF acids and al
kalis were found in the vat
A piece of decayed flesh from some warm
blooded animal found,
A blood-stained knife was shown, which
Luetgert had given to Mrs. Feldt the day
he was arrested.
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Walked Ont of JniI.

Columbus, O., Sept. 14.-Rcv. G. +. Il.
Howard has escaped from the Ohio
penitentiary. lie was a most famous
United States prisoner from Tennessee.
lie was trusted in the front Office and
walked away. Howard was convicted
at Clarksville, Tenn, and sentenced TO
nine years and fined $1,000 on % counts
for using United States mails for fraud
ulent purposes. His speciality was
swindling alleged heirs to fabulous
fortunes in England. One of the chief
witnesses against him was Robert Lin
coin, ex-minister 10 England. How
ard has many aliases, and has imposed
upon some of the best-known families
of the south, getting into the ministry,
law and medicine. He is an English
man, 45 years OF age, and was convicted
as Frederic George Burgoyne Howard.
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Harley Cream.

Two ounces pearl barley, one gill
milk, one quart stock, one-half ounce
butter Wash and soak the barley,
drain it on a sieve, then put in a sauce
pan with the butter, fry little, then
adc the stock, let it boil gently until.
tender from 30 to so minutes), take
out a ladIeful of the barley, rub the
rest through a wire sieve. Boil up the
milk in saucepan, add the stock and
the barley, boil mp and add the butter.
Stir for few minutes over thu fire;
season with pepper and salt.-Chicago
Trihune
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Hazlcton, Pa, Sept. 13.-Nearly 1000
members of the state militia are on
duty in Hazleton and Lattimer, and
their presence has prevented an out
break on the part of either the strikers
or the citizens, who alike vigorously
denounce the killing of 81 miners and
the wounding of more than 40 others
by Sheriff Martins posse at Lattimer
on Friday.