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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
COMBINATION OF HEALTH AND
WEALTH.
Adapted 10 RanchinE and
Mixed Farming.

Calgary. Alberta, Nov. A. 1895
To the Editor Of the Duluth Evening Her
AID Duluth, MINI.
Dear Sir-As to many replies TO the
home-seeker OF Minnesota | can cheertully
say that this country is better for a poor
man than Minnesota, ii he wants 20 farm
and raise stock have spent one winter
and two summers which | fluid more pleas
ant than any winter have seen in Aluneso-
ia fer eight years. The seasons are short,
hut the effect OF long days Of bright sun
shine produces a very rapid growth of veg
citation. There is good money IN raising
coarse grains and feeding to hogs and cattle,
for pork and beef always bring good price
here. Hogs are worth from $500 to $3.50
live weight per cwt., and beef about the
same. There is plenty of railroad land to
be had very cheap and on longtime pay
ments. A man does not want 10 think he
can pick UP money on the ground here but
there Is lots of 1t in the ground and labor
will take it out.
There IS a vast scope of country north Of
Edmonton. Alberta. which can he settled,
and large scope of country west Of Edmou-
ton adapted to ranching and mixed farming.
This country is the best place ! have ever
seen for the cure of consumption. | could
refer you to different people here who We're
in the last stages of consumption, who are
now IN perfect health and able to do any
kind of hard work and are very prosperous.
Hoping this may benefit home-seekers
who are willing to work for an honest ly-
ing, | remain, yours very truly,
(Signed) CHARLES NJ SCOTT.
Any agent of the Canadian Government
will gladly give information as to settlement
terms and rates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
FARMERS SEEK AID.
Long Drouth BrfnGs Hundreds of Gait
forniRnz to the Verge of
Starvation.

Monterey, Cal. Dec. 19.-Hundreds
of people in the lower part of this
(Monterey) county are on the verge
of starvation. There is neither food
nor water enough in the vicinity of
Lockwood. one of the chief towns of the
county, to sustain the lives there a
week longer. For months past the PEG
pie have been living the best they
could. The residents are of superior
class of farmers, and have, on account
of pride, concealed their true condi
ton. But the situation is now so grave
that the farmers have had 10 appeal to
the state government through Gov.
Budd, at Sacramento, for aid tits said
that there have already been deaths in
the eighborhood Of Lockwood, due to
insufficient food. Children are walk
ing about through the little patches OF
woods eating herbs and wild berries to
sustain life. Women look gaunt and
hungry, and the men appear as if they
had just returned from Cuban cam
paign.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
PRESIDENT Taken 40 Task by the Re-
form Association for Apparent
Violation of the Rules.

Baltimore, Md, Dec 17.-The Nation
al Civil Service Reform association, in
convention here, at its second DAVIS
session devoted almost the entire
morning to a discussion of the report
of the committee on resolutions, which
charged the present national admins
tration with a violation of the spirit if
not the letter, of the civil service rules.
The resolutions as finally adopted CON
graduate the lovers of good govern
ment on 'the failure of the recent at
tack in congress upon the merit sys-
TEN, assert that the convention has
heard with grave concern the report
that the president of the United States
intends 10 withdraw from civil service
rules large number of positions under
the government, and express the be-
eff that such action is contrary to the
interest of the public service; cite a
number of instances of alleged depar-
ture from civil service rules within the
past year; charge that the administra-
tion has failed to redeem its promise
to extend the rule wherever possible. "
and in conclusion assert that the rule
of the newiy-acquired dependencies
will result in disaster and disgrace if
conducted on the plans of the spells
politicians.
Carl SchUrZ was reelected president.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
MEETS WITH DEFEAT.
Effort to Extend Franchise of Chi
cago Street Car Lines Is Prac-
ticaIIy Killed.

Chicago, Dec 20.-The ordinance pro-
v.dng for an extension of Tie fran
chises of Chicago street car lines was
again subject of debate in the city
council Monday night, but no decisive
action was taken on it. On motion Of
Alderman Mavor, an opponent of ex-
tension, the ordinance was taken from
the railroad committee and referred
to the committee on city hall. This mo-
ticn prevailed by vote of 80 to 81, al
though a point of order was made that
the committee on city hall was not an
appropriate committee. Mayor Harri-
son overruled this point of order, and
the ordinance is now in the hands of the
city hall committee, which is regarded
as anti-extension in sentiment. The
reference of the ordinance to this com
mittee is considered by Mayor Harrison
and other opponents of extension as a
victory. The committee on city hall is
largely a perfunctory one, and it as
not thought likely the ordinance will
ever be reported out or even considered
by them. Advocates of the ordinance
generally admit defeat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

nitted to the bar in Cincinnati He took
an active interest in politics. and in the
campaign of 1876 he was an electoral can
didate on the Tilden ticket and again on the
Cleveland ticket in 1884. In 1883 he was a
delegate at large to the democratic ma
tional convention at ST. Louis where the
Ohio delegation chose him as a member of
the national committee. He was chairman
of the executive committee during the 1883
campaign and, on the death of William II.
Barnum. was elected chairman of the
democratic national committee. In the
winter of 1890 Mr. Brice was elected United
States senator to succeed Henry B Payne,
and took his seat March 4, 1891. In the SEN
ate Mr.. Brice became a prominent figure.
He was soon made a member of The demo-
cratic steering committee and became also
a member of the committee on appropria-
tions. Mr. Brice seldom spoke in the SEN
ate but was a close observer of everything
that was going on and was always deep In
the councils of the party.
During the past year he had devoted con-
siderable attention to the exploitation OF
certain Chinese concessions and was at the
head of a syndicate known as the American
Development company. This company is
said TO control several valuable railway
concessions in China.l
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
THE EAST.

Al the age of 50 years Calvin S. Brice,
railroad fnancier and former United
States senator from Ohio, died from
pneumonia at his home in New York.
The death of Henry A. Rice, ex-gov-
ernOr of Massachusetts, occurred at
his home in Boston, aged So years.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 10th aggre-
gated $1,69l. 765 29s against $1631 ,6S2,-
1871 the previous week. The increase
compared with the corresponding week
of 1897 was ga
In the seven days ended on the 10th
there were POI business failures in
the United States. against PAS the week
previous and 329 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
Mrs. Ellen Allen and her daughter
and Mrs. Allie Alger and Jennie Gre
mer were killed by the cars at a cross
ing while returning from a Christmas
shopping trip to Asbury Park, Nj.
The death of Harlan P. Ha,sey, the
author known as "Old Sleuth" oc-
CURED at his home in Brooklyn, n. Y,
aged 81 years.
The city of New York is suffering
from an epidemic of the grip as pro-
nounced as the great epidemic of 1890,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
WAGES TO BE RESTORED.
A Welcome Holiday Gift Awaits the
Employees of the l.. ~ N. Rail-
way Company.

Louisville, Ky, Dec. 20.-It has been
announced from the general offices of
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
company in this city that the remain
ing five per cent. cut, which was made
in August, 1898, will be restored, to the
employees of the road on January i.
Five years ago, the Louisville & Nash
vile cut the wages of every man in its
employ, from the president down, ten
per cent. Half of the cut was restored
en- the first of last July and the road
promised to restore the remainder on
the 1st Of January, 1892 if the earn
ings of the road kept up as hey were
then. This has been the case and
therefore five per cent. will be added to
the salary of every employee in the
service of the company on January /.
This will be the most substantial
Christmas present that the $4,000 en-
ployes of the great system could have.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
SOCIALISM DEFEATED.
American Federation of Labor Kills
the TObin Resolution by an
Overwhelming Majority.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 19.-Socialism
as a solution of the wage problem has
failed by a decisive majority to secure
the Endorsement Of the American fed
Grafton, the combined forces of the
social democrats and socialist labor
party men being unable to make more
than respectable showing against the
advocates of trades unionism pure and
simple. When the roll was called on
the Tobin resolution ballots represent
ing 400 votes, or a membership of less
than $4,000, were cast for it, and ballots
representing 1923 votes, or member
ship of nearly 100000, were cast against
the proposition. The debate, which was
continued from Friday, lasted through
the entire forenoon Saturday. No ques-
tion that has come before the fedora
ton in five years has aroused such deep
interest. President Samuel Gompers
took the floor and spoke against the
resolution. HI declared it involved the
integrity of the whole labor move
ment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In the Upper Congo 70 soldiers were
massacred by natives.
The British occupation of the island
of Crete is to become permanent.
The new viceroy of India, Lord Cur
zon left London for his new post of
honor.
Mr.. Mueller, who was vice president
for 1898, has been elected president of
the Swiss confederation.
Thousands Of persons have starved
to death in the Chin-Chow-F province
in China and many more were in a des-
titute condition.
The Canadian encouragement says
that a marriage ceremony performed in
the dominion by a minister resident in
the United States is not legal.
The British steamer Iiios was sunk in
q collision in the North sea and 20 per-
sons persisted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

In st. Louis the National Bank Of
Commerce, capital S3.000,000 has alb
sorbed the St, Louis national bank,
capital $1,000 600
On the line of the White Pass railway
in Alaska an avalanche killed 20 men,
In Lee county. Va, Pleas Coin, a
desperate who killed Hunt Kesterson
and fatally wounded Fred Burk, was
lynched by mob.
At Atlanta, Ga, the peace jubilee
closed with a banquet at which Presi-
dent Mckinley was the guest of honor
and the principal speaker
Near Inlay City, Mich, a train struck
sleighing party and Mrs Thomas
Robband her son and Mrs. John Yerkes'
baby were killed.
The failure is reported of Witten MIC
Donald, manager of the Old Fruit Farm
in Howell county, Mo, and former
owner Of the Kansas City Times, for
S16S 600.
Near Madison, Fla, a passenger train
was wrecked by 4 collision with cattle
and six persons were killed.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Georgia legislature commencing the
presidents speech in Atlanta referring
TO federal care of confederate dead and
approving his course in the Spanish
war.
In Chicago two fremen were killed
and eight others injured, four Of them
probably fatally, by tie collapse of 4
wall of a burning livery stable.
Al a railway crossing in Neenah,
Wis. James Christensen and his wife
were killed. They leave eight chill
ireu.
In service in Baltimore the National
Civil Service Reform association re
elected Carl Schurz president.
The president visited the colored nor
nal school at Tuskegee, Ala. and adj
dressed the students, and from there
went 70 Montgomery aud spoke in the
state capitol building to an immense
audience
At Urhaua ILL., Dick Collier was
hanged for The murder OF Charles Free
bryant at sydney in September last.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
Municipal League.

The League OF Wisconsin Muuicipali-
ties was organized in Madison by the
mayors of number of the leading
cities of the state. \ constitution was
adopted providing for bureau of in
formation for distributing reports and
other matter to aid in the settlement of
municipal problems The following of
ficers were elected: President, {. +.
Whelan, Madison; vice president, \. $.
Douglas, Monroe; secretary, Prof S.
S. Spaulding, Madison; treasurer, A.
J. Roach. Watertown,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
DEATH OF CALVIN S. BRICE
The Ex-United States Senator from
Ohio and Noted Financier Ex-
pires in New York.

New York, Dec 16-Former United
States Senator Calvin S. Brice died at
3:15 o'clock Thursday at his residence
in this city of pneumonia. He con-
tracted a severe cold one week ago. On
Friday last he took to his bed, and on
Monday morning his physician said
that pneumonia had developed. Ev-
erything known to medical science was
done to save him, but he grew steadily
worse.
calvin s. Brice was native OF Ohio and
was born In 1915 He was the son Of Pres
byterian minister. Three years before the
civil war he entered Miami university. but
in 1861 he enlisted in a university company.
for the war. He served in West Virginia
IN the Ninety-sixth Ohio infantry. In 1868
he graduated from the university and after
teaching school few months he became
captain OF a company in the One Hundred
and Eighth Ohio and served to the end OF
the war. He then went to Ann Arbor
(Mieh.) law school and afterwards was ad-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

The Minneapolis mills refuse to en-
ter the proposed -four combine, which
practically kills the scheme.
In Ypsilanti, Mich, Jonathan Nc
Gee. aged 10 years. was married TO Mrs.
Amelia Day, aged so. Both are col
ored
At Charleston, H., Carter Eugene
Martin was hanged for the murder of
Albert Buser on October 5 last.
At the age of Sc years Henry A. Cha
pin, said to be the richest man in Mich
igan, died at his home in Niles. His
wealth is estimated at S30,00O,0O0.
Tn. pioneer editor of Wisconsin, Ed
ward Beeson. died in Fond du Lac. aged
81 years.
Almost the whole of the business
part of Triton. Ca, was burned.
Guy Churchill and his wife were
killed by a Michigan Central train near
Athens, Mich. They were but recently
married
At DeKalb., Ark. mob OF farmers
lynched Newton Gaines (colored) for
assaulting white woman.
In a railway wreck near Guion. Ind,
T. NJ. Wells, of Arcola. H., superin-
tendent of the schools of Douglas coun-
", was killed.
In the lower part of Monterey coun-
ty, Cal, hundreds of people were on
the verge of starvation because of the
long drought.
During the season Of navigation just
closed "a victims were claimed by the
great lakes
Masked men entered the store of
Mrs Ida Meyers in Josie, Ala. killed
her and her married daughter, and stole
$4,000 and then burned the store.
William Lowenstein, wealthy farm
er, killed his wife and himself at their
home near Jasper, Mo
The president spoke at banquet in
Savannah. Ga, and received cordial
welcome. Secretary of the Navy Long
also made an address, in which he re-
ferred tenderly to the queen of Spain.
and said she deserved the tenderest
sympathy of every mother, every WON
an, in America.
In San Francisco wireless telegraphy
has been introduced through the eff
forts of local scientists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 20. - The
worst fire in the history of the city of
Terre Haute took place Monday night.
The blaze started in the big show win
dows of the Ravens & Geddes company,
wholesale and retail realers in dry
goods and notions. The cause is not
definitely known, but it is supposed
that live electric wire set fire to the
cotton with which the window was dec
oraed, and before the blaze could be ex-
tinguished the fire spread to the deco
rations of evergreens in the store and
the building was wrapped in flames in
an incredibly short space of time. A
conservative estimate of the damage is
100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
FOR THE NATIONS DEAD.
Government Orders 1000 Baskets, in
which VIII Rest Bodies of Sol
dIers Who Fell in Cuba.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec 20.-The Nation.
al Casket company, of this city, have
received from the United States gov
eminent an order for 1000 caskets, the
largest single order of the kind ever
given. The collins will be used for the
purpose of bringing o this country the
bodies of all the soldiers killed in battle
in Cuba, or who died from disease there.
The caskets ordered are far superior to
those used by municipalities. 1t is said
they would retail anywhere at 500
each Every one of them is zinc-lined.
and this makes them expensive Ac.
companying the order for the collins
was one for 1000 rough boxes. In case
the falle ones have no friends the re-
mains will be buried in the nationa!
cemeteries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

Washington, Dec. H. = Representa-
tive Eixey, of Virginia, Friday intro
duced a bill for the admission of con-
federate as well as union soldiers to all
soldiers homes and government insti-
tutions maintained by the government.
Although somewhat in line with the
presidents suggestion in his speech al
Atlanta, this referred to government
care of confederate cemeteries where
as the Rixey bill refers to living ex-
confederates who are manned, Grip
pied or needy"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

Santiago De Cuba, Dec. I6.-Gen.
Wood, governor of the military depart
ment of Santiago, is determined 0 pro-
tect what is left of the Surrender tree"
the tree beneath which the Spaniards
consented to the equalization of San
tiago-and has had it enclosed with a
wire fence. issuing an order imposing
a fine of 500 or Imprisonment for 100
days as penalty for mutilating the
tree. which is already not little in
iured by relic hunters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

st. Louis, Dec. 2O.-A special TO III,
Republic from Dallas, Tex, says: Col
I. G. Randle, one of the best-known
men in Texas, was shot to death near :ht
city hall at eight o'clock Monday even
ing by H. P. Erwin. of Forney, Tex
Col Randle was talking to friends
when Erwin walked up briskly, and
with the words: I've got you now.
fired five shots just as Randle drew -
volver. Randle dropped dead, shot
through the brain
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

Washington. Dec. 6.-The house on
Thursday surpassed all previous rec
ords in the expedition with which t
passed the pension appropriation bill.
This bill in days gone by has cen Que
of The most fruitful themes Of acri-
monious partisan debate. but Thurs
day, although carrying $4,oo0ooo more
than the act for the current year, {.
was passed in 20 minutes without q
word of criticism.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

St Louis. Dec. IA special to the
Republic from the City of Mexico says:
Grant G. Gillett, the abscopding cattle
plunger of Woodbine Kan, and his at
torney, c. r. Troxel, left here Friday
for Vera Cruz, where they will take a
steamer for South America. Their ulti-
mate destination is the Argentine Re-
public, where GillIett says he will go
into the cattle business
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
systematically Robbed.

The managers of the Continental
clothing store in Appleton claim, upon
investigation, that large amount OF
clothing has been stolen from the store
and disposed of in the neighboring
cities by certain employees. The man
ayers Will not give the amount of the
loss, but one estimate is that in the
past few years the house has been sys-
tematical}y robbed of from $4,000 TO
81 600 worth Of roods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

Buffalo, n. Y, Dec. 14.-Eight men
were killed and four injured at
Winspeare bridge, near Corfu, on the
New York Central railroad, Tuesday.
They were Poles, with the exception Of
John Warner their foreman who Is
among the killed The men were en-
gagged in shoveling snow. All were
frightfully mutilated. The men
stepped from one track to avoid an APP
preaching train right IN front of fast
express train running in the same d.
rection as the first, and were literally
ground TO pieCes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
Negotiation. Have Failed.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The negotia-
tions for a new commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and Peru have
failed, for the time being at least. The
Peruvian government having de-
nounced the existing treaty, it will ter
inmate next October, and he two coun-
tries will be left without special ar
rangement for the regulation of their
commercial intercourse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

ST. Louis, Dec 10.-William j. Ortiz
wein acting for his father, Charles
+. Orthwein, on Saturday signed a
check for So ESQ 900 in payment for the
stock of the National Railway com
pany, which owned and operated what
are known as the Hamilton syndicate
lines of street railroads in st. Louis
The formal transfer of the property
will be made in Chicago to-day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

New. York, Dec. 2o.-The World says:
Pbineas T. Barnum's widow, his second
wife. has taken her third husband. Her
second was Demetri Callias Bey, q
Greek. now dead. Now, according Is
the cards received by her friends in this
country, she was married to Baron Al
exandro Orengiana, a French nobleman
in Paris Decembe s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
Was on the Puritan.

Joseph Goulet, who left Ashland last
June to enter the United States navy,
has returned from Norfolk. where he
was mustered out Mr.. Goulet has
lived in Ashland for IL years. During
almost all the time he was in the navy
he was on the monitor Puritan, and was
all through the war on this boat He
was with the vessel when the Puritan
assisted IN the bombardment of San
Juan
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

In session in Washington the ma
tional board of trade adopted resolu-
tions favoring a national trademark.
construction by the United States gov
eminent Of the Nicaragua canal, and
the gold standard.
In the II months ended November,
1898, the exports of the United States
amounted to $1.117,6st,199, exceeding
he imports by $537,S37o46, an increase
over the same period in 1897 of S143.-
O26,115.
In November last the imports Of
gold amounted to $685.. POI and the ex-
ports 1913, 467 The silver imports
amounted to $2,26S,635 and the exports
S4,o23, O79.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

Muskogee, l. T., Dec. 19.-Two more
prominent citizens of the territory
have been indicted for completely in
the Creek warrant funds, by which over
$4,000 was obtained. c. II. Warth, for
mer cashier of the First national bank
of Muskogee, and 5. b. Callahan, for
mer private secretary of Chief Ispar-
hecher, are the culprits, the federal
grand jury having returned indict-
ments against them.