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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07

During September the attendance at
the Nashville exposition amounted to
273, 724, and the total attendance since
the opening up to October is 1,196,6s5.
1T their home near Schuyler, Neb,
strychnine in coffee killed Mrs. Frank
Davis and six of her children.
\ mob took Wash Ferren from the
Jail At Monroe. La, and hanged him to
the limb of tree.
At the age of al years Samuel J. H.
Mcmillan. United States senator from
1876 TO 1859, died at his home in St. Paul,
MINI.
\ new record was made by the British
ship Andrada for fast sailing trips from
Europe TO san Francisco. making the
voyage in 1lG days.
The millionaire cigarette king. Maj
Lewis Ginter, died at his suburban
home near Richmond, Va.
Fred Feyler and Mrs. Mcintyre were
killed and 10 other persons were in
jurcd. some fatally. in a wreck on the
Denver & Rio Grande railway near
Cotopaxi, Col.
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4 Point for Luefgcrt.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-For the time being
counsel for the defense in the Luetgcrt
case assumed that the bones offered by
the state as evidence were human Mon
day. and then showed that if the theory
is correct the murdered or missing
woman was but 40 inches i'm height At
tCrhey Vincent had planned the effect
with great care, and although The
state ridicules the proposition the
bold, fiat statement created no little
furry in the courtroom This dis
tinctively new point in the threadbare
tale of the bone juggling was brought
out in the examination of DR.. Samuel c.
Plummer, an expert anatomist. He de
clared with great confidence that if the
state's exhibit No. 10 is really human
and the femur of Mrs. Luetgert. the
woman was but 40 inches in height
three feet and four inches. DIR. Plum
mcr had previously stated as a scientific
fact that the human femur is always
one-fourth as long as the whole body.
Such noted authorities rs Gray and
Quaine supported the statement The
alleged femur offered ian evidence by
the state was at the most ten inches
long.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 5.-The steamer
Victoria brings news Of the most dis
tressing floods that have visited China
for many years. Sixty villages snear
Tung Chou, containing over $4,000 in
habitants, have been destroyed by
floods, and the people drowned or forced
to flee. There is no means of finding
how many thousands have been
drowned, but the number is estimated
by Chinese authorities at $4,000 to 90
900. The flooded district is within IL
miles of Picking, the capital of China.
As a rule Chinese officials make very lit
tie stir when a calamity like this hap
pens, but the proximity of the disaster
has resulted in its being brought to the
attention of the emperor, who has or
dcred that all possible relief be given.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07
The MAJoRs BIG sToRN
Idea of His WIG Giving Him Five
Dollars TnnIs the PriNe.

There We're I'VE O slN of them sitting about
the stove IN the Crug store. and they had
been telling pretty tall stories. ne drug
gist was a man OF some humor and inNen-
ton, and he cone ,cted a mixture Of great
potency and fine flavor, comp Jscd OF sp.
frumenti sacchar i'm alba, corteX Unions,
caTophylius aTom ttIcus ami aqua pura g.
:. This mixture ne proposed 20 administer
10 whomsoeyer 81 ould tell the biggest story,
and the party at once began 10 stretch their
inventive power TO the fullest extent. Y
toilet soap druf mer was appointed Judge.
and the prize M; Sturc, steamlng hot. sat IN an
eight ounce aduated measure upon the
edge of the St. sc.
The colonel .o'd a war story OF the Mum
chausen varie' :. the squire related a hunt
ing adventure that cNInCcd decided genus
for evadng ne truth. and the postw Ister
made a stronr bid for the prize with a snake
story big en, ugh TO make the sea serpent
Jealous. The pthers followed IN turn. and the
last man, tn, major. entered the competl-
ton The mi ior had IN las mind a remark
able narrative about dog that he owned
that did some wonderful things and lie be
gan his story this way
Last Wedne 'day morning ! cot up a
little later than usual and went down to
breakfast. Mos of you have seen that
brown setter of nine. Hes a good deal
smarter than mos men. Wen that dog
was IN the dining room when ! went m
As ! came 20 the Ior, my W,ie. VINO was
awaiting me. SAID
John. when cnt to wax, You up
this morning. ] foun this fy' dollar bill
on the floor Nou Ii ust have oppad &c
from your pocket whei YOU uudrcsscd last
night Then she handle, me he bill Now,
that dog Of mine was
WAIT a bit" sand the toilet soap drum
mer, YOU needn't 60 any uriher with YOUR
story. The prize Is yours. I'm married
man myself. and that lie \, We Just told IL
one you'll never improve on ! hereby rem
der a decision IN your favor
As there was not a single ma. in the crowd
not a voice was raised IN pI test against
the Judges verdict Detroit I. ec Press
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PITH AND POINT

-Philanthropist-" vas the inn
mediate cause of your tall, my good
man?" The Good Man-"My sweet
heart dropped me" Boston Trans
cript.
Socially lnjurious.-Ie-"If people
said just what they thought. ii would
do lot of harm, wouldn't it?' She
Well. it would reduce conversation
about nine-tenths."-P
Quite Different.-PeueIope What
did he send You for a wedding pres
ent?" Pauline-"Cut glass" Pene-
lope-"Ah, tableware. l suPpose?"
Pauline-"No--a necklace. Truth.
His mplaint.-Prisoner Reform
er Ito icO-"IIase YOU any COM
plant 10 make?" Convict-"Well. I'd
ne better satisfied If l wasn't locked
up. ''-Philadelphia North American.
Catching the Idea-"That man
wants design 'or a laundry advertise
ment," remarked the artist thoughtful
ly. what is it TO be?" "AIl he said
was that he wanted something appro-
pirate. guess I'll fix him up some sort
of a wash drawing. Star.
Association of Ideas.-Now il
CHANGED that the pilgrim accosted an in
habitant of the town through which he
journeyed. 1T seems TO me. remarked
the pilgrim. that there are great
many muddy crossings in your town"
"Mere illusion, old man." answered the
inhabitant. You get that impression
from so many of our ladies wearing
knickerbockers or short skirts. De
troit Journal.
Enterprise Rewarded.-Small boy
+ dashed breathless into a merchants
Office. rs the guv'nor in?" Yes;
what do you want?" Must see him
myself; most partikler." But you
can't; he's engaged" "Must see him
immejit; most partikler." The boys
importantly got him in. We'll, boy:
what do YOU want?" Dyer want a
orflice boy. sir?" "You impudent young
young rascal! No! We've got one"
NO. you amt, sir; he's just bin run
over in Cheapside." Boy engaged
It'll itS
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LIMeuRGER FOB eAIT
Schneider 81 ovs His Friends How To
for

Schneider and some of his lends took
a little outing last week. 1 ley dldn
have much money Is the JASON they
didn't go 10 Long Branch or Bar HarbOr
or To Michigan. They simply went up the
Miami and found 4 dry spot on the hank
they salted two OF three kel OF beer IN
the Jcl sand. and were reaC tor fishing.
Nurphy was IN the crowd. Never mind
s.hich Murphy, this one was Irish.
'oFH g. down to the threan, he
said. and OIL bring We o0I stirring Nv
fish that-n make yer mouth .ater.
tie came back an hour or two after
without a fish
Thin bass are not att er flies to-day,
begorra. ,Ihot ! know. Diyil a wan Nv
them would bite.
Wy You didn't Try me crasshopper
boog:s: Dem coot bait - nedimes. dey tole
"Ah. to the diviI With grasshoppers.
Schneider. Noure alw US full Nv munky
SUGGESTIONS. TO an 10 your own fishin'
Wild thin grasshoppers # You think they re
ORy good.
"Ven. I'm net mo ich Of a fisherman.
but | nivir COON bs * mltout Something's
70 show fur my vo K. even NV / bat to
20 the store uni p a zardcen box. | git
you some tlsh for supper cot You shust
Wait an hour OF two.
Schneider start down TO the stream
and without a m lnoW or fly, or even a
''crasshopper DO, & He went up the
stream and IN a short time he came back
with fish Tor su per though some were
only blue eats. lut very good they are
wht fried the I ght way.
You're the 5 utf Schneider you're the
stuff was the horus that greeted his re-
turn.
"Phwere did you git thin fish.
Schneider: Yol We robbed somebody. you
thavin Dootchm n
-Dint | tole you | vos 4 fisherman,
soomtmes, hey2 Not you INK NV dem. an
all Nv en- alive, I crachuss
Murphy
Dots a secrs t. but If you don't CIV it
away | told YOU. | cot dem FISH NIT a little
piece NV limpur-el cheese Oh dem fish are
rs in again mehb some tImC YOU bdit nit
a pertatcr. Den y ia git SOON Irish fish. -
CINCINNATI Commel LII rrlhunc
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WEST AND SOUTH.

In fire at Mexico. Mo, . horses and
property estimated at 100000 were
burned.
w H. Irwin, owner of the Belcher
silver mine at Bou' .er, Col, fatally
shot his wife while drunk and then
shot himself dead
At Sterling, H.. Michael Mcdonald
celebrated his one hundredth birthday
and amused his friends by dancing a
jig
vt IrontOwn. O.. fire swept an area
three squares in length and TWO in
breadth. causing loss of from $780,
600 to 100000
At Santa Cruz. Cal. the works of the
California Powder company blew up,
causing a loss of S250.OOo
The doors of the Bank OF Montrose,
Col. were closed with liabilities of
$4,000.
An earthquake shook Paris Mountain.
seven miles from Greenville. $. C., and
guests in summer hotel were badly
frightened.
The death-Of Andrew Y. Young, ed
tor and proprietor OF the Deutsche
Pioneer. occurred nj his home in Wau-
sau. Wis.
In St Clair, Mich. the wife and babe
Of Joseph L. Heythaler were burned to
death.
Mcssrs Cannon. Of Illinois; Louden-
slayer. of New Jersey; Berry. of Ken
tuoky. and Tawney, of Minnesota, con-
cressmen. arrived in san Francisco
from Hawaii. where they have been
seeking information for use on the re-
assembling of congress.
Flames in the salt docks in South hi
cago caused a loss of S135.000.
In the Sixth Illinois district a special
election for congressman will be held
on November % to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Congressman
, Cook
\ fire at Green City. No. devastated
one side Of the public square.
Two highwaymen held up and robbed
three stages travelling from Angels
Camp 10 Milton. Cal.
The National League Of American
Municipalities was formed at the meet
ing 81 mayors in Columbus. o, with
N
president. The objects Of the society
are the general improvement and IA
cilitatiOn Of every branch of municipal
administration.
The head offices Of the Modern Wood
F men Of America were removed from
Fulton. III 10 Rock Island. after violent
rioting. during which a call for troops
was made.
Ey the collision Of electric cars in
Toledo. O Miss Mary Waite, daughter
81 the late Chief Justice Waite. was
probably fatally hurt.
Flames DESTROYED all but six buildings
in the village of Willow Springs, H.,
/ leaving 81 families homeless and the
merchants without stocks
At the age Of IO2 years Mrs. Ann
/ Knight died at Armstrong. Ia
+ Star Pointer paced the tastes: third
4 heat on record at Springfield. H.. cover
! ing the mile in 2:00ts. William Penn
made mari, Of 2:0Tiz. which is the
worlds record for 1897 for trotting
stations.
Five miles south OF Minco. ia Indian
territory. bandits ROBBED a passenger
/ train and all its passep -ers.
Mrs. Stafieback was sentenced al
T Columbus. Kan. 10 q years imprison-
ment and her two sons for life for muir
der.
Mrs. Henry Pomeroy and her Young
daughter Maggie were burned TO death
az Columbus. Ca. by the explosion Of q
kerosene lamp.
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ness until an hour before he died, rec
ognizing his children, who were gath
cred at his bedside. Gen. BOWS death
was due to the infirmites of old age.
[Gen Neal Dow was born in Portland
Me, March 90 1904 In the campaign for
temperance no single man has achieved
greater results than he, and none has Ia
bored more faithfully in the face of oppo-
sition. Neal Dow was still in his teens
when he won his first triumph in persuad-
Ing fire company TO which he belonged to
omit the wines at their annual banquet,
and secured the abolition Of the local GUS
tom of ringing the town hall bell eleven
and four o'clock as a signal for every
one TO leave work and get drink. II was
at the age of 80 that he began his fight for
prohibitive legislation, when a bill was
framed by Gen. James Appleton but not
submitted to the legislature.
Two years later. in 1889, an effort was
made TO secure prohibition IN Portland.
The matter was put TO a popular vote and
56i affirmative votes polled. The fight was
continued until 1913. when a majority Of
40 decided the question in its favor. The
same year the legislature was appealed to-,
and in 1876 the first state prohibitive law
was passed. In 1919 a bin providing more
stringent penalties was enacted, hut the
following year the law was repealed In
1856 it was again put in force and has since
remained on the statute books
Gen. DOW Was twice mayor or Port
land and was Offer "a the presidential NOM
ination on the whig ticket in the sos but
declined to accept. He also served two
terms In the legislature Like most prom
inent northerners, he was an abOlitiOnist
and made many stirring speeches on be-
half of the negro, ranking with Garrison.
Whittier. Pillsbury, Sumner and Hale.
In 1862 he went to the front with Maine
regiment as colonel, going first to New
Orleans TO the support Of Gen. Butler.
Afterward he was in command of Ship
island and at Pensacola lie was twice
wounded. and by his gallantry won the
rank of brigadier general He was cap
tured while wounded by Logan's cavalry
AID sent TO Libby prison. AT his exchange,
broken In health. he was forced to retire
In 1850 he was nominated for president by
the prohibition party, but did not accept
and voted against himself
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The New Cabinet.
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
VIII Hold Its Next Meeting at Chey-
enne, wyO.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.-Ex-Senator
Carey, of Wyoming, who was elected
president of the congress, scored tri-
umph Thursday by securing the next
meeting for Cheyenne, and he was again
honored by being chosen as chairman
of the national executive committee.
Federal versus state control and main
tenance of reservoirs in arid districts
was the rock upon which the congress
seemed destined at one time to split, but
the chasm was not so wide but that il
was finally bridged, a preponde. ace
Of sentiment favorable to federal con
troll being shown on vote to adopt the
majority report of the committee on
resolutions. Resolutions were adopted
declaring thai the waters of all streams
should forever remain public property
and asking the president TO withdraw
valuable timber lands from sale \
resolution favoring postal savings
tanks was tabled.
a supplemental report of the com
rnittees on resolutions pledging the
support of the irrigation congress 10
the Hermann bill now pending in me
national house of representatives pro-
viding for the cession to the states of a
million acres of arid lands was adopted.
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Denth of Ex-senator Mcmillan.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 4.-Samuel j. r..
Mcmillan, for two terms United States
senator from Minnesota, died at ten
o'clock Sunday night OF anaemia. lie
was born in Brownsville, Pa, February
%, ls26. lie was graduated in 1876 from
Duquesne college. lie removed to Min
nesota in 1852 and in 1864 was chosen an
associate justice of the supreme court,
was reelected in 1871 and in 1874 was
chosen chief justice. In February, 1875,
he was chosen United States senator
and again in 1881. lie was recently a
member of the committee on revision of
the confession of faith of the Presby-
terian church
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Columbus, Kan, Oct. 2.-The MEM
bers of the Stafileback family were SEN
fenced Friday. Ed and George Stafile-
back were convicted of murder in the
first degree and Mrs. Staffleback, the
mother, was convicted as an accessory.
The BOYS received life sentences in the
penitentiary, and the mother received
II wears. Under the Kansas law there is
no capital punishment. The Staff'c-
backs murdered frank Galbraith at
Galena, Kan. last J une, and then robbed
the body and threw it into an old aban-
doned mining shaft. The search re-
yealed three other bodies in the shaft.
Ed Staf1leback has been declared insane
bv a board of physicians.
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Springfield, ILL.,, Oct 2.-In race that
was witnessed by at least $4,000 people,
Star Pointer. on the Illinois state fair
grounds Friday afternoon, not only
maintained his reputation as the king
of PAGERS by beating Joe Patchen but
he also lowered the worlds pacing rec
ord in race by half a second, making
= mile in 2:00is, the record in race haV-
ing been 2:01, which Star Pointer
made on Saturday, September Is, at In
dlanapoIis, when he defeated Joe
Patchen. Star Pointer was greeted
with tremendous cheers by the assem-
bled thousands as he passed under the
wire in the third heat and the announce
ment of the lowering of the worlds pac-
ing record in a race was received with
tunu,tuouS applause.
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wants Heavy Damages.

Suit has been brought at Neenah by
Attorney Kerwin for Viola Smith, OF
Appleton, for $4,000 damages for in
juries received in the Christian En-
deavor excursion train wreck at West
Chicago on the morning of June 80.
1897. She alleges that she was in the
fatal coach where several people were
killed and Injured, and that she re-
ceived injuries which will make her a
cripple permanently. She alleges that
her hearing in one of her ears has been
DESTROYED.
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Schuyler, Neb., Oct. 4.-During Sun
day forenoon Frank Steinad came hasti-
ly from Shell creek precinct, nine miles
northwest, TO summon physician to
the home of Frank Davis, where he said
the whole family had been poisoned.
Dr. SiXta FASTENED out. and found the
mother aud four of the seven children
in the family dead. \ fifth child was in
dying condition, and sixth victim
was i'll. Mr. Davis and his oldest son
went away early in the morning, leav-
ing before the rest of the family break
tasted. When the meal was prepared
all sat down, and early in the course of
the meal Mrs. Davis made some such re-
mark as: Eat good breakfast and
we'll all go together" Strychnine had
been put in the coffee, which soon
showed its effects.
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Tammnny Names Van wyck.

New York. Oct. 1.-The democratic
city convention (Tammany) nominated
these candidates for officers of Greater
New York, Mayor, Robert \. Van
Wycli, of Manhattan; comptroller, Bird
S. Coler, of Brooklyn; president of the
council, Jacob Rupert, IT., of Manhat-
tan. 1t favors home rule and repeal of
the Raines law and other restrictions on
personal liberty, and demands dollar
gas and municipal ownership of fran
chises. The nominations evoked dis
approval rather than enthusiasm i'm the
convention hail
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The pain, shame and mischief of the
last two years in the eastern policy.
sass Mr. Gladstone. transcend entirely
the powers of any language l could use
concerning them" The grand old man
of England goes or TO say that the Ar
menian slaughters, the upbuilding of
Turkey and the akening of Greece as
a kingdom are all due TO the European
concert: that is, the mutual hatred and
1isfrnsf OF the nowers
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The youth in the tan-colored cycling
suit turned TO the white-mustached
man with a deferential gesture.
Pardon me. Mr.. Bards, he said, "but
will you permit me to ask what kind OF
matches you prefer for domestic use?'
Matches ." echoed the old gentleman
Matches for domestic use? What an
extraordinary question. Why, safety
matches. of course"
The young man smiled
Then. Mr. Bards.' he said. permit
me to inform You that your daughter
Mile and eIoped on wheels this morn
ing and ar, now back for the customary
parental blessing"
He blew lightly on his whistle and
the lovely girl darted into the ROOM
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington, Oct. 4.-IIenry y. Castle,
auditor for the post office department,
has closed the books Of the postal serv-
ice for the fiscal year ended June 80
last. The results, compared with the
preceding year, show that the receipts
increased Sl66,254 for the year, eX-
pcnditures increased S3,47O,745, while
the deficit was increased by S3,3O4, 400.
For 1895 receipts were Ss2,665,462; ex-
penditures, go 1897 42, and the deficit
was S1l.43l.51g.
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Iceland is an island %. 80 square miles
in extent. or but little smaller than the
state of Ohio. and has a population of
T0.o2T. 1t is peopled by the descendants
of vikings. including many famous war
rioFs and heroes, but they are SO law
abiding that they have hut one police
man. The solitary officer is maintained
more for ornament and dignity than for
use. The Icclanders think il would not
do to have capital without a police
man. and SO they keep one.
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Ennud GuilfN.

The jury in the Pleva murder case
brought in a verdict at Kenosha finding
the defendant guilty of the charge in
the indictment of numbering her hus-
band. Attorney Lloyd moved for new
trial and asked that the prisoner be re-
handed and sentence arrested. The
judge allowed the motion, and the pris-
oner was remanded to Jail until the mo-
ton for a new trial is disposed of.
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The talk of an international railroad
to connect america with Europe, the
route to extend through British Column
bia, Alaska. Siberia and Russia. with
the short passage across Behring strait
as the only break in an aIl-r5il trip, has
been revived. The project is no longer
regarded as visionary, but on the con
trary many men of hard sense believe
in IS practicability. Recent events
serve TO show that the day may come
when such a route will be completed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07

London. Oct. 5.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes under reserve n sensational
report that a strong London syndicate
has sent the United States government,
through Consul-General Osborne, an
offer to purchase the Union Pacific rail
road. According to this report New
York syndicate has offered G9.OO0,000
and the government has decided to sell
the road at auction m November ], be
lieving that il will realize at least 6 TO-
100000 and perhaps 100000 or 49,
0OO,0 900.
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The isolation which has been fea-
ture of farm life is gradually passing
away as the country districts have be-
come more thickly settled and railroads
have been built. Farmers wives now
have their reading circles. and alto
gether country life is exchanging its
primitive aspect for one Of comfort and
convenience. The latest suggestion 10
lessen the loneliness of farm life IS by
means of the telephone. II is said that
Hlready in Kansas a number of ranches
are connected with each other in this
way. Cheap wiring is used. in many
eases the barbed wire fences serving.