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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-01-20
CURRENT TOPICS.

WRESTLING is tho fayoritc sport
among the natives of India
ONE million dollars is spent in New
York every year for perfume
GREAT BRITAIN controls II out Of
every 100 square miles Of the carth's
surface
ONE of the magistrates in New York
has decided that bicycle is a neccs-
sity. not luxury
NEw YORK women arc Startin~ cru
SADIE for theater programmes that will
not soil their gloves
PITCAIRN island now contains 100 in
habitants, the descendants of the mu-
tineers of the Bounty.
An admission fee of l9i cents To the
Berlin parliament house Yields a year
~ revenue of $50 600
john WANANiAKER, the great million
aire merchant, is perhaps the heaviest
advertiser in the world
SPIDERS, grasshoppers and all sorts
of winged insects and gruvelinP bugs
are the popular designs in ieweled pins.
The new mayor of Greater New York
has made rule that those who come
into his office must take of their hats.
MUSHROOMS generally consist of 90
per cent water, but the remaining 10
per cent is more nutritious than bread.
SOMETHING unprecedented has hap
pencd. a foreign nobleman has mar
ried an American woman who has no
money.
NEARLY 20. 900 tons of corks are need
ed for the bottled beer and acrated
waters consumed annually in Great
britain.
The detective stories in which Sher-
lock Holmes figures SO prominently
have been strung into drama by DR.
Conan Doyle.
NOTWITHSTANDING the closest eSpiou-
age the diamond mining companies of
South Africa lose, it is said 1900, 600 a
year bv theft
One reason why a man hates to change
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GIVEN HEARTY WELCOME.
Ges. Booth, of the Salvation Army,
Arrives I'm New York City.

New York, Jan. 17.-Gen. William
Booth, the head of the Salvation Army.
reached this city on board the steamer
St. Paul from Southampton.
The general was met down the bay by
Commander BoothTucker. On the pier
a large delegation of headquarters sal
0ationists were awaiting their chief
gen. Booth was given a warm reception
Gen. Booth issued long statement
outlining his views and plans. lie will
spend a month in Canada, and February
II will go to Washington. Thence he
will travel to the Pacific coast, stopping
in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati st. Louis,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Francis
60, Portland and Seattle, and returning
by way of Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Boston and Philadelphia,
10 end the campaign in New York in
April. During the tour he will hold
eight Salvation meetings.
After an interview between Gen. VIII
liam Booth. of the Salvation Army. and
Commander BalliDgton Booth, OF the
Volunteers of America, Sunday after
noon at the Windsor hotel, a statement
was given out by those who witnessed
the interview in which it is announced
that nothing transpired calculated to
lead to any amalgamation of the two
movements. It was agreed that all pub
lie controversy in the press or otherwise
between the two movements should, a
far as possible, come to an end
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THE YEAR OPENS WELL.
satisfactory Indications Prevail In
Coming rcInl Circles.
New York, Jan. 15.-R. G. Dun e. Co.,

New York, Jan. 15.--R. G. Dun e. Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
1.-THE year has opened with very sa It's
factory prospect. II Is all the better that
there is no Wild excitement in the specula-
tive markets. and while stocks advance
a little, grain yields a little. The pay
ment through the principal clearing
houses, Notwithstanding decrease at New
York, owing TO less activities in stocks, are
&c per cent. larger than In 1892, and l0.1 per
cent. larger outside New York Earnings
of all railroads In the United States report
ing for December. s43, 1864. 279, indicate sub
stantially the same rate OF increase, ex-
ceeding last years by l05 per cent. and the
earnings OF 1892 for the same roads by 10
per cent Since 1899 was, on the whole, the
most prosperous year thus far, compar-
isons indicate. Notwithstanding the low
est prices ever known, that the volume Of
| business is larger and. in spite of some
cutting of rates, the earnings Of railroads
are larger than the best year If past his
tory.
THE wheat market has been curiously
| languid, yielding a quarter of a cent, al
though Atlantic exports amount TO $685.
7SS bushels for the two weeks of January,
against 1885, 17 last year. and Pacific ex-
ports for the week have been 1,a79,616 bush
els. western receipts continue so heavy
that the greatest accumulation of wheat
at Chicago ever known there is little en-
couTdRemenl lot speculation. OoTH eA-
ports continue large, although equal to
last years, amounting 10 3,l36,6Ss bushels,
against 4,143.652 bushels for the week last
year, and the price declined about three
| fourths of a cent.
Split cotton is sixteenth lower for
middling uplands, mainly because of the
stoppage of some mills by difficulty about
wages. But nothing is definitely known
about the quantity of cotton yet coming
forward, and one repor; Of creditable char
acter puts the years yield at 1O,570,25 bales,
though results thus far do not quite justify
SO large an estimate.
THE iron furnaces in blast January re-
port an output of 226.60S tons weekly.
against 226,024 weekly December !, with
an increase of 1921 tons in the unsold
stocks held by furnaces. While this shows
a consumption of 52h per cent. larger than
year ago, there would be disc0ura ging
indications of consumption but for the fact
! that several furnaces we're stopped for the
holidays, and these, with several others.
have started since January /, while the de-
mand for finished products does not di-
minish. The Pennsylvania road has or
dered 100000 tons steel rails. and new rail-
road in Maine 1900 tons, and other orders
for cars, railroad supplies, plates, bars and
structural material are unusually large for
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Important Battle in Cuba.

Havana, Jan. 14.-It is reported that
an important engagement has taken
place between the Spaniards and the
insurgents under Gen. Rabi in the dis
trict of Manzanillo in which the in
surge Is lost 800 men killed and the
Spaniards 40 men killed and wounded.
On account of the concentration of the
insurgent forces a few leagues distant
from Havana, Gen. Naldarama left here
Wednesday with 500 troops to engage
the enemy. AS several chiefs of Spanish
columns have burned farms and corn
fields and have shot prisoners of war,
including sick and wounded men, Gen.
Bianco has issued new decree prohibit
ing the destruction of all kinds of prop
erty and forbidding the shooting of
prisoners who are sick or wounded.
The captain general has also issued de-
crees supplying the planters and farm
ers for their defense with the rifles
which belonged to the invaded sol
djers sent back 10 Spain.
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TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION.
The United States senate Passes n
New Measure.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The immigra-
ton bill was taken up in the senate
Monday, and discussed until three
o'clock, the hour at which, by previous
agreement, it had been arranged TO
vote finally upon the amendments and
the bill. An amendment offered by
Senator Spooner wis., providing that
the ability on the part of the immigrant
either TO read or TO write should be ac-
cepted as a sufficient test of his literacy
was adopted by vote of AZ to %. An
other amendment by Senator Spooner
providing that the members of the fam
lily accompa nying an immigrant reject
ed under the conditions of the bill
should be returned TO the country
whence they came by the steamship
companies was also adopted. Other cf-
forts were made to amend the measure.
but failed. The bill was then passed by
vote of As to 2s
1.-THE bill as passed provides that all i'm
migrants physically capable and over il
years of age shall be able to read or write
| the English language or some other Ian
guage: but a person not able 10 read OF
write who is over 80 years of age, and Is
the parent or grdndparent OF qualineu
immigrant over q years of age and capable
OF supporting such a parent or grandpar-
ent, may accompany the immigrant or the
parent or grandparent may be sent for, and
come TO Join the family of the child or
grandchild over Il years of age qualified
under the law; and wife or minor child not
able to read or write may accompany oil
be sent for and come to join the husband
or parent who is qualified. The act does
not apply TO persons coming 10 the United
States from the island Of Cuba during the
continuance of the present disorders there,
who have heretofore been inhabitants of
that isIandl
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London, Jan. 1.-THE official engi-
oeers' joint committee has notified the
employers federation Of the with
drawal, on behalf Of the men, of the
eight-hoVr demand.
1.-THE strike began July 10, 1897. The orig
nal cause OF contention was the question
II the length OF days work, and also pay
nent for overtime. The engineers demand
I'd an eight-hour day. and insisted that all
overtime must count as one and a quarter
lime for the first two hours, and after that
as time and a half. The employers abso-
utely refused to make any concessions on
.hese lines, contending that the conditions
IF trade and the keenest of foreign compe-
ition rendered such action on their part an
mpossibility The strike began with a
lockout on the part of some of the employ
ars. which was followed by the engineers
calling out large number of men. until
about 100000 engineers In the United King
iom were idle. From the beginning of the
strike the amalgamated society of the en-
gineers paid out enormous sums of money
for the support of the men who were out of
work
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Dinner 10 the President.

Washington, Jan. 15,-The vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart entertained the
president and Mrs. Mckinley Friday
evening al beautifully appointed dir
ner of 20 covers. The drawing-rooms
and library of the vice presidents man
sion, the former home of Senator and
Mrs. Cameron, were fragrant with
roses, while the tables at which the
guests were seated were superbly deco
rated with bridesmaid roses and light.
ed with tiny wax tapers under silver
and white shades. This was Mrs. Nc
Kinley's first appearance as dinner
guest in Washington since the inaugu-
ration and was consequently awaited
with great interest. The other guests
present were the secretary of state and
Mrs. Sherman, the secretary of the
treasury and Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Alger, the
encouragement and Mrs. McKenna,
rostmastcr-General and Mrs. Gary, the
secretary of the navy and Mrs. Long,
the secretary OF the interior and Mrs
Bliss, the secretary Of agriculture and
Mrs. Sanford, the guest of the house,
and Senator Sewei, of New Jersey.
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GIGANTIC STRUGGLE ON.
Inauguration of the Cotton Workers
strike Against Cut In Wages.

Boston, Jan. 1S.--The greatest strug-
gle between capital and labor in the his
tory of New EnglaDd's cotton industry
began Monday. The reduction in wages
ranges from ten to fifteen per cent, and
affects about $4,000 operatives in $50
cotton mills. In all, 1915 operatives
are Oh a strike, 26,o00,009 OF capital is
affected and % mills are closed.
Not a loom is turning in New Bedford,
where e,T30 operatives are idle. In Bid
deford, Me-, $500 hands are out, and in
Saco 1000 are loafing. In Lewiston,
Me-, 1920 workers refused to accept the
reduction. In Burlington, Vi, 800 wage
earners struck, and in Fitchburg, Mass,
225 quit work. In Fall River 100 are
out.
In Nashua, y. H.; Watervlle, Me;
Pittsfield. y. H.; Chester. Me; Salmon
Fails, y. H.; Amesbury, Mass: Brurs-
wick, Me, and Augusta, Me-, the opera
tives accepted the 10 and II per cent.
reductions, but await the outcome Of
the strikes in other places, TO begin a
struggle for themselves. They will give
financial assistance to their struggling
brethren. In Lowell the cut-down will
not go into effect until Friday.
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RIOT IN PARIS.
Anarchists Create Trouble at .
Students Meeting

Paris, Jan. 1S.-A great anti-Dreyfus
and anti-Semite meeting Monday night
at the Tivoli Naux hall produced ex.
traordinary scenes. The nsighborhood
was paraded by police mounted and or
foot and the rapidly growing crowd in
creased the excitement. At nine O'Clock
on the opening of the meeting, the hal,
was a seethipg sea OF humanity, crowd
ing every part, gesticulating, shouting:
~ bas lola" "Vive l'armee" and give
la revolution sociale." The members OF
the anti-Semite committee displayed
banners bearing the inscription death
to the Jews" and other inscriptions.
1t was soon seen that the 5000 present
consisted largely Of anarchists and OF
others bent on opposing the students
On NJ. Guerin, the president, proposing
that the honorary presidency be con.
ferred upon NJ. Rochefort and NJ. Dur
mont a great uproar enSued, the an
archists trying TO wrench the banners
from the anti-Semites. Scuffles took
place in which two of the officials were
injured. Tumults and fights for the
banners continued, with shoutings,
whistling and singing of the Mar
sellaise" and the "Carmagnole." Final
ly the students chased the anarchists
out of the hall. The organizers of the
meeting then seized the flags decorat-
ing the hall and arranged a rendezvous
! at the Military club, crying: give
l'armee!"
The hall partially emptied, but soon
the anarchists returned, and, breaking
open the great doors, began further
fighting. II is alleged that several were
injured. Finally the students were
vanquished and the anarchists masters
of the situation.
The interest was now transferred to
the streets, where the police had been
reinforced by the republican guards.
At midnight large bodies of students
hourishing the tricolor and shouting;
give farmee!" proceeded in the direc-
ton of the Military club of the Avenue
de iOpera. The troops cleared the
Place de la Republique and charged the
bodies of students. In the melee some
were wounded and others arrested.
kilograms from numerous provincial
towns report student manifestations at
Marseilles, where the windows of jew
ish shops were broken. AT Nantes there
have been some anti-Jewish attacks.
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PRESIDENT DOLE ARRIVES.
Hawaiian Executive Comes I'm the In
terest of Annexation.

San Francisco, Jan. 1S.-Sanford b.
Dole, who has an island to give away,
stepped upon American soil Monday
morning from the steamship Peru from
Honolulu. He is the chief executive of
a friendly nation and comes on a mis-
sion absolutely unique in the history Of
this country. Regarding The object of
his trip, President Dole talked after
reaching the hotel, though he wouldnot
say much that was definite. He said:
IT hope TO meet President Mckinley in
his home, TO grasp and hold his hand as a
friend rs the representative of a friendly
republic whose people have much in com
mon with the citizens OF this nation, and.
in a social, unofficial way, discuss the
problem of annexation. come in response
TO no direct mandate from my government.
No communications upon this subject have
passed between myself and President Me
Kinley. I have no direct, rigid plans"
The president spoke Of the feeling exist
ing In the islands upon the subject of an
nexation. THE sentiment in favor of the
proposition" he said, lis growing quite
rapidly among the more intelligent and bet
ter classes of natives. They realize the
benefits 10 be gained, and the sentiment of
friendship for this country is growing
stronger. We do not feel certain that an
nexation will occur. yet we feel reasonably
hopeful. ] do not come to plead the cause.
do not intend to appear before congress
nor any of the committees. All of my COM
munications on the subject will be through
the president"
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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
FlFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings of First Regular

Proceed n "a of First Re RuIar Session.
The nomination of Attorney General
McKenna 10 be justice of the United
States supreme court was reported IA
vorably TO the United States senate on
the 13th, as was also the pension appro-
priation bill, and the Hawaiian treaty
was further discussed in executive SEES
sion In the house Mr.. Bland (Mo.) in
| troduced a free coinage bill which
makes gold and silver the standard, and
declares all rules discriminating against
the legal tender of such coinage I'M
lawful. The agricultural appropriation
bin was reported with an amendment
providing for the inspection of horse
meat for export purposes in the same
way that the meat of cattle and other
animals is now inspected.
BY general consent the United States
senate on the 14th postponed considera-
ton of the Hawaiian treaty until next
Monday. Senator Hoar offered n joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution extending the term of
Office of the president and senators 10
| April 30, 1901, and making that day in
/ stead of March the commencement
and termination of official terms in fu-
ture. Nineteen pension bills were
passed. An adverse report was made
upon II. w. Corbett's claim to a seat in
the senate from Oregon. The Lacey bill
extending the homestead law TO Alaska
and granting rights Of way to railroads
was favorably reported in the house and
the agricultural appropriation bin was
passed.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. In the house two
hours were spent in general debate on
the arrnv appropriation bin and tie re-
mainder of the day was given to eulogiz-
ing the life and public services of the
1 later Seth W. Millikep, OF Maine, who
served for - years in the lower branch
/ OF congress
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--7a-----=-. -
FROM WASHINGTON.

President Mckinley. because Of seri-
GUS riots in Havana, ordered Commo-
dore Bunce to hold every vessel OF the
white squadron in readiness for action
to protect Consul-General Lee and the
property OF American citizens.
At his home in Washington Gen.
Christopher Colon Anger, L. s. A., re
tired. died of old age.
Exports of domestic merchandise for
December last amounted TO 1923, ISL
743, an increase over December, 1896. of
over 100000 For the ~ months the
increase was over $93,000,O0O. The i'm
ports during December amounted 10
51,514.733, and for the u months the
increase was about S54 100000.
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Terriss, SLAYER.

London, Jan. II. - The trial of Rich
ard Arthur Prince, who killed William
Terriss, the actor, began Thursday at
the Old Bailey. Prince declared that
he was guilty, with great provoca-
ton" The mother and brother of the
prisoner testified that Prince had
claimed that he was Christ and that his
mother was the Virgin Mary. 1t was
also asserted in court that Prince had
once attacked one of his brothers with
knife. The jury returned verdict
that Prince was guilty, in that he was
aware of what he did; but the jury, ac-
cepting the medical testimony, declare
him to be irresponsible" The iudg-
ment of the court was that Prince be
detained as a criminal lunatic during
her ma ipsfV'S DlpaSurp
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Sleeping car managers are asked to
eject travellers who snore, government
officials are about TO forbid uewly-ar-
rived passengers from Europe to kiss
their friends before customs business
is disposed of. and now come the au-
thorities Of lebanon. Pa, and forbid the
trolley ear employees 10 eat sauerkraut
for their midday meal, because the odor
of the Wand is disagreeable 10 the pas
scngerS. This in PennsyIvania-Dutch
land. too-the very home Of sauerkraut.
II such things as these are TO go on.
what is to become OF our boosted per-
sonal liberties?
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New York, Jan. 15.-Ohio Methodsts
are preparing to celebrate their centen-
NAL. They surpass in number every
other state except New York. Presi-
lent Mckinley will be the central fig
IRE of the celebration, but the back
ground will be made up of circuit riders
aud similar picturesque features of
carly Methodism in the west. The exact
date has not yet been fixed but it prob
ably will be near the college commence
ment season next summer.
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ITALY SHOULD BE FREE.
Outline of Pope Leo's Proposition for
Republic.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle in a
Startling statement Saturday morning
quotes largely from an article in Civ
ilita Cattolica, which he declares is di-
rectly inspired by the vatican and the
pope, advocating as the solution OF the
eternal question between the vatican
and the guirinal the establishment of
an Italian republic.
The article, which is based on the
pope's Christmas allocution, declares
that the thing which stands opposed TO
papal independence is not Italian unity,
but "the special and concrete form
wherein that unity is at present main
tanned, with results much more dis
astrous to the state than to the holy
see." 1t proceeds TO assert that the CO.
existence of the vatican and the Italian
monarchy is impossible. and that one
or the other must go. 1t then suggests
the constitutions of Switzerland and
America as examples of "admira BILE and
glorious constitutions, true union of
nation and state, though differing from
that of Italy, which has produced moth
tuB Jul anu SldIN d
lion"
The article concludes: without the
aid of foreign bayonets the true Italy
will find for itself it's own way and will
rise again, let US hope, from the ig-
nominy in which it now lies PROSTATE,
to true greatness"
The Daily Chronicles correspondent
asserts that this is ian intentional reve-
Iation to the outer world of the policy
actuating the inner mind of Cardinal
Rampolla, papal secretary of state" He
adds:
Probably there would be no truth in the
iupposition that either Cardinal Rampolla
br the pope has any idea of even tenn
oorary alliance with the republican party;
out yet they believe that, while peace with
he king is impossible, it might be possible
with a republic. The reason for the APP
learance of this astonishing pronounce
nent at the present moment is the belief
hat not only the ministry, but the dynasty
tself Is menaced more seriously than
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AmcricNna Are HAIRED.

Toronto, Ont, Jan. 1.-THE Ontario
legislature adjourned Friday night and
IN its closing hours passed bill pro-
viding that no persons shall be en-
Dloyed in the construction of subsidized
railways in Ontario who are subjects of
any country which has an alien labor
Jaw excluding Canadians from employ
ment on public or other works therein.
This means that Americans need not
expect employment on Canadian rail-
ways. The legislature also passed the
timber regulations, which require all
sawlogs cut in Ontario hereafter 10 be
made into lumber in Canada