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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly.
That's what you want! Isaac Sterns,
Middlebury; b. G. Peck or Day Bros,
East Middlebury; c. l.. Sowle, West
Cornwall; d. IL. Bennett, Bridport; c.
b. Kendall, Shoreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
WEST SALISBURY.

Mrs. S. +. Dyer Is visiting friends in
Vergennes.
Mrs. Everett Stevens, who has been
seriously sick, is now recovering.
A number from here are anticipating
attending the Sunday school rally at
Salisbury on Saturday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Harris, who have
been visiting friends here for few days,
went home Tuesday. Mr.. Harris occu-
pied the pulpit Sunday morning and
evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21

The snow makes business lively these
DAYS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27

The president was greeted by 5000
members of the brotherhoods of rail
road men at the First Regiment arm
DRY in Chicago and made an address,
He left for Washington amid the
cheers of crowds of people.
Flames destroyed the plants of the
Lighting & Railway company and the
T. Is Scott Lumber company in Mer-
rili, Wis, the loss being $4,000.
At BRENNAN, Tex, Charles Kugadt
was hanged for the murder of his sis
ter. his purpose being robbery.
At South Omaha, Neb., Billy Walker
a pugilist, who was knocked out by
ANDY Dupont, died Of his injuries. :
At Granite Falls. Mimi. Joseph OFT
was hanged for wife murder.
Eleven hostile Indians who have dis
puted the authority Of the United
States surrendered at Walker, MINI.
Thirteen Cincinnati breweries have
been purchased by an English syndi-
cate.
The death Of Charles II. sheldon
governor of South Dakota from 1892
to 1856. occurred in Deadwood OF
pneumonia.
The bursting of boiler tubes or the
torpedo boat Davis at Astoria, Ore.
killed seven of the crew.
In the states of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi frost is breaking the backbone
Of the yellow fever scare.
Estimates place the damage to farm
ers in North Dakota by continued wet
weather at $1,000. coo.
In a hotel fire at Clairville. Cal, five
persons lost their lives.
In Louisville. Ky, J. w Bradley, 90
wears OF age, married Miss Katie Gar
land, aged 20.
John Stevenson. Henry Scherf and
Michael Vail were torn TO pieces by
dynamite which they were thawiug
out in Duluth. MINI.
The doors Of the First national bank
of Lisbon. o.. capital $4,000. were
closed.
In Sand lake near Jonesville, Mich,
a boat capsized. and John and Charles
Heating and Frank Evans we're
drowned.
Boilers in a furniture factory al
Pentwater, Mich. exploded. killing
two men and injuring three others.
one fatally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
AN ULTIMATUM.
Positive Refusal of the Americans
to Assume the Cuban OBJ
legation.

Paris, Oct. 25.--The meeting of the
joint commission Monday was the
longest yet held, and it is learned
on direct authority that the Gu
ban debt was the sole question
under consideration. The Amer
lean commissioners returned
resolute and final refusal to
assume any obligations in Cuba aris-
ing out of contracts made by Spain or
on her guarantee. The American re-
ply traversed all the arguments put
forward in the memoranda handed in
at the last meeting by Spain, and its
preparation in both languages occu-
pied considerable time. The American
commission demanded that the pro-
ceedings should be accelerated. The
next meeting is fixed for Wednesday.
1t is fully expected the Spaniards will
now accept the inevitable on the Gu
ban debt, as they will do on all other
points when it comes to the scratch.
The notion that Spain has any idea of
breaking off negotiations and resum-
ing war is regarded as sheer craziness,
as she has neither money, men, arms
nor ships to defend her shores.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
BACK IN WASHINGTON.
Presidential Party Arrives I'm wash
i ingtOn-WOrk to Begin on Mes
sage at Once.

Washington, Oct. 24-President Nc
kinley and his party arrived here at
2:25 Saturday afternoon, after an alb
sence of two weeks. The train made
no long stops between Pittsburgh and
Washington, and the schedule was ar
ranged TO anticipate the gathering of
no large crowds, so that the ride
through Pennsylvania and Maryland
was really n rest for the president
after his hard work in the west. Pres
ident Mckinley has been seeing
crowds, speaking, shaking hands and
receiving congratulations every day
from soon'after daylight until nearly
midnight, and yet his marvellous phys
ical endurance has left him looking
even better than when he left the
white house. 1t is all the vacation he
will have, in spite of the nervous strain
during the war, and to-day he will be-
gin work on the annual message to
congress, which will necessarily be one
Of the most important state papers of
this generation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
POOL is NOT LEGAL.
Supreme Court Delivers an Opinion
That brushes Joint Traffic
Association.

Washington, Oct. 25.-By its decision
Monday afternoon the United States
supreme court knocked the last prop
from under the system of railroad
pooling devised by the trunk liue mag
mates. The great east-bound pool
known as the Joint Traffic association
is declared TO be combination in re-
straint of trade, and in defiance of the
provisions of the Sherman antitrust
law. The principle laid down by the
court In the famous trans-Missouri
cases has been completely affirmed,
and the trunk line magnates are ap-
parently made liable to punishment
for persisting in violation of the law.
The cases have been in the courts for
nearly three years, and have been bit
terly fought on both sides The rail-
road combination was the strongest
ever known in this country, and the de-
PENDANTS, who are now pronounced by
the highest court in the land as vio-
lators of law, include the following:
New York Central. West Short. New
York. Ontario & Western. Erie. Allegheny
Valley, Baltimore & Ohio, Baltimore 4
Ohio Southwestern, Central Railroad OF
New Jersey, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago
& Erie. Chicago & Grand Trunk, Cleve-
land, Cincinnati. Chicago & St Louis. Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western: Detroit.
Grand Haven & Milwaukee: Grand Rapids
& Indiana, Grand Trunk of Canada Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern. Lehigh Val
ley railroad. Michigan Central; New York,
Chicago & St. Louis; Northern Central
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia & Reading;
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore;
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, Pittsburgh &
Western; Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chicago
& St Louis: Terre Haute & Indianapolis
Toledo. Peoria & Western, and Wabash
Railroad comp anies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27

The death Of Rev. Charles Heath, a
colored preacher, occurred in New
York city He was 101 years of age
and a veteran of the civil war.
In Jersey City. Nj, Sig. Perugini re-
ceived a decree of divorce from Lillian
Russell, the actress.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 21st aggre-
gated 1921 ,633,294, against 81 ,3S9.261,.
652 the previous week. The increase
compared with the sponding week
in 1897 was IL.
In the United States there were 221
business failures In the seven days
ended on the 21st, against 20j the week
previous and 224 in. the corresponding
period of 1897.
The two little daughters Of William
Meyer fell into an acid vat in fer
tiiizer factory in MidGletowu, \. Y.
and were suffocated.
Garrett French and Henry Jones
two Jealous husbands, killed theiI
wives and themselves in Jersey City
y. J.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
NOW PUERTO RICO, U. S. A.
Insular Cabinet Swears Allegiance
TO the United States-Last Span
ish Troops Depart.
Washington, Oct. 25. - The navy de-
partment Monday received the follow

Washington, Oct 25. - The navy de-
partment Monday received the follow
ing:
San Juan, Oct 2s-Secretary OF the
Navy: Evacuation of Puerto Rico COM
pleted by sailing of last detachment OF
Spanish troops to-day.
(Signed) "SCHLEY."
San Juan de Puerto Rico, Oct. 25.-
The members of the insular cabinet
took the oath of allegiance to the
United States Sunday with BETTING
solemnity. They will issue a manifesto
announcing their resolution to avoid
partisan politics and end party strife.
About $4,000 have been collected as
customs duties since October IS, the
day the United States formally took
possession of Puerto Rico.
The efficient work of the United
States commission has won popularity
with its members among the people of
San Juan, and there have been a num-
Der of graceful farewells exchanged
a movement has been started to
send Puerto Rican commission to
Washington in order TO represent to
the authorities there the needs of the
people of this island.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
WAR NEW s.

Brig Gen. Lawton, of the military
depaT tment of eastern Cuba, arrived
in New York on a leave Of absence
for 90 days on account of i'll health.
1t was reported that naval engage
ment occurred between the Ameri-
cans and the rebels in Manila bay in
consequence of Admiral Dewey for
bidding the latter to fly the rebel
flag from their ships and the Ameri-
cans captured the rebel ships.
At Lexington, KY, Gen. James II.
Wilson has assumed command Of the
First army corps.
At Jacksonville, Fla, the war in
vestigating commission concluded its
labors and said they were pleased
with the result.
The first proclamation of Gen. Wood
since assuming the command of the
department Of Santiago was issued.
He said the policy of America was
freedom in religion and strict justice,
and that no property would be taken
without fair compensation to the own
erS.
Capt. L. w. V. Kennon, Fifth infan-
try. fas been made chief mastering
officer Of Ohio.
In Milwaukee companies l. K, L and
NJ of the First Wisconsin volunteers
were mustered out of the United
States service.
At San Juan Judge Advocate Hunt
er indicted into office five native SUI
preme court justices.
Admiral w T. Sampson has been
elected president of the United States
Naval institute at Annapolis, Nd, for
the ensuing year.
In Paris the peace commission pro-
ceedings have reached a deadlock over
the Cuban debt, and the American COM
missioners are satisfied that the Span
ards are adopting deliberative policy
Of delay.
BY birth or naturalization 81 per
cent of the enlisted force of the navy
are now AmeriC ans.
In Havana the American military
commission notified the Spanish com
mission that American troops will come
to the island in November whether or
not evacuation is completed by the
Spaniards.
In Chicago the Seventh regiment,
Col. Marcus Kavanaugh commanding,
was mustered out of the volunteer
service.
Advices from Manila says a new Gus
toms tariff will be put in force on
November II. under which goods of
Spanish origin will be treated as for
eign products.
Gen Blanco has offered to discharge
from the Spanish army all soldiers
who wish to remain in Cuba.
From Manila the transport Rio ia
metro arrived in San Francisco with
ISL sick soldiers III board and on the
voyage seven men died.
The establishment of a military post
office station in Cavite. Philippine
islands, has been ordered.
All the insurgents in the Philippine
islands were ordered to vacate the
surrendered territory. and anarchy
and outrages in the provinces will be
stopped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
FLOUR GOES UP.
Advance of 81 Per Barrel In the Chi
cago Mnrket-Higher Price for
wheat in New York.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Flour is making
another record for itself in the rapid
ity with which it is going up in price.
To-day mill men will ask $3.50 bar
rel, an increase of ten cents over the
price of Monday and 80 cents more
than was asked two weeks ago. The
commodity is following the wheat
market, and every cent rise in wheat
ADDS five cents a barrel to the price of
flour. Wheat went up three cents
Monday. The increase in price has not
affected sales to any extent as deal
ers are buying freely. Cold weather
is the time chosen to stock up, as flour
keeps better in winter than in summer,
and the price is liable to many fiuctua-
tons.
New York, Oct. 25.-The highest
prices of the season were reached in
the wheat pit Monday. December sold
up to 7724 cents during the regular
session and reached IS cents on the
late curb. The advance followed a
weak opening and was based on a
sharp drop in consols and late ad-
vance in Liverpool cables resulting
from a war scare.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
VICTIMS OF A STORM.
Loss of Life and Enormous Damage to
Property Results from "a Hur-
rtcane In Texas.

ST Louis, Oct. PA special 10 the
Republic from Houston, Tex, says:
The electrical and wiudstorm which
swept over Texas Wednesday night
was very severe in South Texas. Dam
age 10 cotton is enormous. AT Deer
Park. 20 miles from Houston, the res
idence of c. f. Adams was demolished.
Adams, his wife and baby sustained
minor injuries, while A. j. Cook was
crushed to death. At Pasadena the
residence of John Stout was turned
over and completely wrecked, Six
occupants were injured. The wind was
so high at Missouri City, 35 miles west
OF Houston, that it blew a number Of
freight cars from the siding out on to
the main track. The California ex-
press, running 40 miles an hour, dashed
into the cars at full speed. The en-
CINE turned over, instantly killing
George Johnston, of San Antonio, the
engineer, and badly scalding the fire.
MAJ and injuring the head brakeman.
None of the passengers was badly
hurt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
Feeling Seems Improved


Washington, Oct. PA most i'm
pressive ceremony in this city Sunday
was the unwilling of the peace cross
on the summit of Mount St. Adams,
the site for the new Episcopal ca
thedral. The ceremony was in lieu
of laying the corner stone of the edi-
fee, which will be known as the Ca
thedral of IS. Peter and Paul. Presi-
dent Mckinley attended and delivered
a brief address. Many other distin-
guished men were present, besides
300 bishops and other high dignitaries
of the church, which has been holding
it's convention in Washington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27

Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-The peace ju-
bilee began Sunday. 1t fittingly opened
with special services of prayer and
thanksgiving in all the churches of the
city, irrespective of creed and doc
trine. Sermons were preached on the
inevitable horrors of war and the con-
sequent blessings of victorious peace,
and there were services of song and
worship on these themes. This was
the spiritual Inauguration. The ma
terial and spectacular beginning will
not be until Tuesday, and the inter
vening day will be devoted to housing
the city's guests and perfecting the
final details
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
TRUE TO HIS LAST.
A Good Shoemaker May Not Know
Much Besides Making
shoes, But.
Two men were talking

Two men were talking.
hat l admire among our artisan class,
said one with the air of superior person,
lis a little broader knowledge than is de-
fined by the mere walls OF his shop Now,
l have in mind two shoemakers whom :
see occasionally, as they are both tenants
OF mine. Both OF them are prompt, indus
trlous, honest men, but one is as ignorant
as he can be even about the details of his
own trade. Why, / asked him the other
day where shoe pegs were made, and of
what wood and he hasn't the least idea.
and | had to tell him On the contrary.
the other one. not only knew that much.
but was up on the history of shoes and
their material and manufacture, and he
interested me for half an hour by a most
instructive talk on his occupation There
is a vast difference, | think, between two
men situated as those two are, and il is
greatly to the credit OF one that he &C
quires knowledge, not because it is abso-
lutely necessary, but because of his desire
to broaden and see something more than
what may dange at a waXeud or spread
itself over a side of sole leather. Don't you
think as do?"
know your two shoemakerS and have had
work done by both of them. and ! notice
another difference that you probably over
looked
81 knew YOU would" responded the first
man, rubbing his hands with pleasure.
Yes" continued the other, the man
who only knows how TO make shoes can
make shoes and the other chap can't.
There's something in that, you know TO
the man who must wear them. Washing
ton Star
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
He Looked Like the Man Who Had
/ Exhibited an Educated
Pig.

my pride had a fall the other day" said
a well known man who Is prominent IN pub
lie affairs "A few days back | had to go
state on a matter Of business. The matter
that took me there was soon transacted
and to amuse myself until il was time to take
my train back, | attended the fair that
CHANGED to be in progress at the time.
Il noticed as soon as | was on the grounds
that l was attracting good deal OF atten-
ton, and it rather hattcred me, as was not
aware that | was known in that part of the
state. Wherever | went | could see that
| was being pointed out, and such express
sions as That's him He's the feller!'
greeted my ears.
II began to think that | would be called
upon to make a speech, and was thinking
up what | could say that would be of in
terest TO them, when a man, little bit
holder than the rest, approached me, and
said:
Say, mister, when ar ye goin' ter open
=" Open up what? | asked
"'Why,' said he, amt ye the teller what
owns the educated hog|
II had to admit that | wasn't, and as
soon as that fact became known the atten-
tion that | had attracted was gone, and
was only one of the common herd looking
at the big pumpkins and crooked-uosed
squashes.
at seems that party, who looked like
me, had exhibited an educated pig the year
before, and had been mistaken for him. -
Detroit Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
THE OLD STORY.
Three Men Torn 10 Pieces by Dyna-
mite which They Were
ThawInE Out.

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 22.-Three men
were terribly mangled here by an ex-
plosion of dynamite. They are Henry
Scherf, of Sault Ste. Marie. and John
Stevenson and Michael Vail, of Duluth.
They were working on scow on the
government canal blowing up an old
hulk. Scherf, the diver, was thawing
dynamite over a small engine. Twen-
ty-five pounds exploded, tearing the
engine and boiler to pieces and throw
ing the three men IS feet and literally
tearing their bodies to pieces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
MORE BLooDsHED FEARED.
Not Thought That the Mississippi
Race War Is at an End-Dead
Now Number Twelve.

New Orleans, Oct. 25. - The Plea.
yune's Forest, Miss, special says:
Eleven dead negroes, one dead white
man and one negro. and three white
men seriously wounded, is the result at
this writing of the bloody war being
waged between the white and black
races in the Harpersville neighbor-
hood of (this) Scott county. Several
of the rioters have been captured and
lodged in Jail at Forest, but the Others
escaped into the swamps. Large
crowds of white men are in close pur-
suit, however, and more names are
hourly expected TO be added TO the
death list. 1t is impossible TO obtain
full list of the killed for the reason
that some of the negroes were shot
down in the woods and burriedly
buried by the whites where they fell.
4 member of the posse said that he
helped bury the negroes in trenches,
but neither himself nor anyone in his
crowd knew their names, and they did
not care enough about them to in
quire.
Gov. McLaurin went to HarpersvIlle
Sunday night and appealed to the
whites not to modest the prisoners in
the custody of the sheriff. The gov
ernor's talk had a good effect on the
majority Of those in the crowd, but
some of the hot-headed members did
not relish the governors interference.
but he finally persuaded the crowd to
permit the sheriff TO take the prison
ers to Jail Sheriff Stephenson placed
additional guards at the Forest Jail to
prevent the lynching of the rioters
now in custody. Two negroes who are
under arrest have made full confess
sion. Later Sheriff Stephenson con-
sidered the situation so serious that he
decided to take the prisoners TO
Meridian for safe keeping. A large
posse was organized and the negroes
were placed on the nine o'clock train
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27

Perry, o. r., Oct. 24.-Serious trou-
BILE is brewing among the Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache Indians. For 80
years, since the Medicine Lodge
treaty, the government has fed these
Indians, but that treaty expired July
/. They have commenced killing cat
tie belonging to Texas cattlemen. and
a crisis is near. These Indians have no
crops, few cattle and have had no
money for months. Men who know
predict great starvation among them
this winter and serious trouble. There
are 1900 Comanches. 1 300 Kiowas and
600 Apaches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27

Chicago, Oct. 25. = The Orange Judd
Farmer says that the apple crop of
the United States is smaller than it
has been since reliable statistics have
been collected. The total supply from
the 1898 crop of the United States is
27,70O,00O barrels, compared with
something over 100000 barrels last
year and 10, 600, 900 in the record break
ing crop of 1896. The failure is wide
spread, reaching from the Pacific
coast to Maine, and in none of the
states does the output of the fruit APP
proach an average.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

In September last the total in
ternal revenue receipts from all
sources were S21.713,3s0, a gain, as
compared with September, 1897. of
Ss,s5S, 1873.
At the age of &c years John NJ. Greg
DRY. who was one of the first commits
sioners under the present civil service
law, died in Washington.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
returned to Washington from their
western trip.
James \. Dumont. supervising in
spcctor general of steamboats,, in
his annual report says that in the past
year 81 steamers were wrecked and
2S3 lives were lost, an increase over
the last previous year of 100.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27
Double Tragedy In Jersey City

New York, Oct. 24.-Iwo jealous hus-
bands killed their wives and themselves
in Jersey City Sunday. Henry Jones
(colored) shot his wife to death and
then sent bullet into his brain at
their home on Van Horne street early
Sunday morning. The police had bare
~ completed their investigation and
sent the bodies to the mOrgue, when
five shots were heard in a fiathouse on
Montgomery street, opposite St.
Bridget's church, as the people were
assembling to worship. Garrett
French, Pennsylvania railroad loco
motive engineer, had MORALLY
wounded his wife and wounded himself
so badly that he died within a few
minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-27

The Russian minister OF war is cx-
perimentiug with aluminium shoes.
and is having the artillery horses shod
with thcm-one shoe to each animal,
the remaining feet being shod with
experiments have gone il has been
demonstrated that the aluminium shoe
wears much longer than the others.
The uses Of this light bat immensely
strong metal are becoming more nu-
merous every day, and its manufac-
turc is now great industry, though
il has been less than ten years since
its first discovery.