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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
SNOTHERED IN WHEAT.

Row MT play Carried Down in the
Bin.
Noorhead. Mimi, Sept. 6. = Henry
Askegaard the eleven-year-old son OF
David Askegaard, was smothefed III d
wheat bin in his fathers elevator at
Comstock. Henry and Edwin Halland
climbed M the ladder on the outside
of the elevator and crawled through
window to play in one of the wheat
hins While they were there the spout
was opened to load out a car ana Tue
boys were carried down Win We
wheat Young Halland manaSeu -
escape.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
THAT BORDEREAU.

story That Count Esterhazy Would
Declare Himself the Author.
Paris, Sept. G.-The GauliS publishes
a statement that the minister of war
has been officially informed that Count
Esterhazy proposes shortly to declare
himself the author by order of the
bOrdereau The Gaulis says doubt is
cast on the story by the fact that when
before the council of inquiry recently
the count mentioned the sum which
had been offered him to make this af-
tirMatiOn.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
CAVAIGNAC
Has RESIGNED
MOTHER SENSATIONAL OUTCOs-E
OF THE DREYFUs CASE.

r7,ancb Minister of War Goes Ont of
Office Because lie Opposes a Re-
vision of the Trial, Which Other
Members of the Cabinet Favor,
:nd He Says the Cabinet Should
Re Unitcd-The Resignation Pro-
nounccl the DecapitatiOn of the
RrissOu Cabinet-Has Not IL Single
Doubt That Drcyfus Is Guilty.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
INQUIRY ORDERED.
Into the Condition of the Forces ct
San Francisco.

San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 2.-The author
tiles at Washington have ordered an
inquiry into the condition of the eXDe-
dictionary forces now gathered in this
city, particularly as to the cause and
extent of the sickness now prevailing
at the Preside and also the conditions
as they existed at Camp Merritt when
that ground was abandoned. The
health of the Seventh California will
be inquired into minutely While
there has been great deal Of sickness
III this camp the reports OF deaths have
been greatly exaggerated. Surgeon
Bates reported twelve deaths up to
and including Aug. 30.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
WE GET THE NOTE.
The Gar Writes to His Great and
Good Friend Mckinley.

Washington, Sept. 2.-United States
Ambassador Hitchcock, at st. Peters
burg, has cabled the state department
that he has been handed by the Rus
sian minister for foreign affairs a copy
of the identical note addressed by or
der of the car to all of the representa-
tives in st. Petersburg Of foreign gov
ernments, proposing a joint conference
to consider the question of general dis
armament.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06

Fifth-W.lnam ocancu. Sheboygan; w. +.
Jochem, Cedarburg.
sixth-A c. Gillette. Ripcn; George B. Hill
ton, Oshkosh.
seveath-olaf r. skaar, La Crosse; William
H Frawley, Eau Claire.
E!ghth-John C. Conway. Grand Rapids; r.
c. McGeeSan. Depere.
NintE-D. J. Madigtn, Marinette; d. l..
Plrmmer. Wausau.
Terth-W. h Stafford Chippewa Falls; ].
r Matthews, Menomon c
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
GIRLS SHOT At a DANCE.
Serious Termina ion of a1 evening y
Pleasure.

Pleasure.
Alexandria, Mimi, Sept. Ga dance
was held at the house Of Anton Java
dill. in the town of Lake Mary, a short
distance south of here. The dance
broke up at o'clock in the morning
and those present started for their
homes. when a man named ZaYad1l is
said to have begun shooting with a
shotgun. firing several shots, the last
shot wounding four girls who were Ill
the party. The names OF the girls are
Annie Mrnak, Josie Mrnak, Louie
Radil and Frances HenZelik. A War-
rant has been issued and the sherlff
has gone out to investigate.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
RiIfV Is Glad,

London, Sept 6. = The Cairo CORE
pendent of the Times says: The hrst
alegram of congratulation to arrive
rom Europe was from Emperor VIII
i1m. who said: Il am sincerely glad
10 be able to offer my congratulations
en- the splendid victory at Omdurman,
Which at least avenges poor Gordon $
DEATH"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Rows Feet Tangled in Harness CT
Runaway Horses.

Stevens Point, Wis, Sept. D. = Guy
Smith, seventeen years OLD, eihployeo
by Ira Barker OF Plover fell from Tue
back of a harncssed runaway morse.
His feet caught in the harness ana ne
was dragged head down QUO Ieet. ne
was dead when picked up.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
slept on the Track,

Cameron. Wis, Sept. &c. Q. Nor
dabl q tailor of this place, was run
ovar here by the engine of the Rice
Lake Short Line last night. lie nau
been drinking and was lying on Ine
tract. asleep. He leaves Wlle anu
three children.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06

Paris, Sept. 6-In the fifty kilometer
cycling race here Bonhours, the
trenchman, beat G. W. Miller, the
American, by 10 meters.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-06
SAFE BE BLOWED.

W
Said at CaImar One Morning.
Calmar, Iowa, Sept. 2.-When Dep
uty Postmaster Walker entered the of
fee on Monday morning he was sur
prised to see smoke issuing from the
safe. Investigation showed that the
safe had been drilled but the robbers
had been unsuccessful in blowing it
open. They had evidently been
frightened away before completing
their work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
DISTRESS IN ITALY.
THE PEAsANTRY OPPRESSED by TAXES, UNABLE
TO BUY FOOD
the two

TO BUY FOOD.
Rome correspondence Of The London Post
The distress in certain districts of the King
dom is acute. for the peasantry, pressed 10 tne
utmost by taxation, absolutely unable 10
buv bread at the enhanced prices. ON sunday
two hundred people assembled IN the flaIIo
Vittorio Emmanuel at Florence crying hp-
basso le tasse" and though the Government
hos taken the necessary repressve measures.
the people. | am told by several reliable authorl
ties are suffering keenly in many parts on
Italv The announcement, therefore, tnat the
King has signed a decree, the contents OF WIhci.
were arrived at unanimously by Couhci 81
the Ministry reducing the "dazio,' or munclpai
tax on corn, shows how keenly awe the Gov
eminent is to the grave nature OF the situation.
From his own private purse the KING mas sent
5000 lire to the Committee of Charity at flsa
to be distributed among the poor OF that cry
he situation If the Government 49, Indeed diHl-
cult for owing TO the present system OF TAXA
ton which II is impossible to remove except py
slow degrees. the poorer classes are apsoiu'eiy
unable to contend against any sudden rise IN
the prices Of commodities. Any Italian Govern
ment of whatever color in politics, would De
equally unpopular Under similar circumstances
and the whole question is one that must pe con-
siderad irrespective of party bias. News OF more
riots against the price OF bread is coming III 10
Rome but the decree lowering the duties Oh
corn has been welcomed with a Joy that SHOWS
how deep-seated was the misery. large con-
signment Of corn is daily expected from South
America, which it is said. Will tend to fur'her
reduction in price.
Government for the resoute manner in when
they met the situation. and the instant issue OF
the decree has allayed fears that had reached
fever height yet there are those who say that
the Government was frightened by the demon
STATIONS and the decree Is sign or weakness
Happily the riSh.-thinkng portion OF the com
munity see an instance of that desire Of the
Government to lessen taxation Of which the
Marquis de Rudini spoke to me in october.
The ignorance among the higher class as 10
the actual state OF things is astounding. But
why are our people Of Italy so very poor? a
woman of exalted rank asked the other day
Because they so heavily taxed, she was
told. "Oh, you make great mistake she
answered holly. Il assure you the poor people
Of Italy are not taxed at all" And she utterly
refused to believe that because the "dazio' has
to be paid on every cabbage that enters town,
the poorer classes suffer since. in buying their
food they must reimburse the vender by paying
him a price that his "dazio" dues, the
cost OF the commodity. and yet gives him a
profit This great woman is not alone In her
mistake and Is constantly reminded Of
Marie Antoinette's why do the people cry for
bread when they can get nice cakes?" by the
nippancy with which some OF the Romans treat
this very serious question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

s,rean NJ immigration continued, and New
Work. has TODAY more Russian Jews than any
city in Russia. .
The first efforts of these immigrants were di-
rected toward securing a means OF hVeiihoou'
and then came the task Of ACCOMMODATING SUM-
RENT money to bring the rest OF the ia"!
over in instances where the man had come as
the pioneer for the family. Having business
and his family the Russian began 10 look
about for less material things. societies. So
cial political. literary and religious were
formed newspapers were started ana LOT the
first time in his existence the Russian Je"
tnev the measures of reading a newspaper.
These papers were printed in Yiddsh-Hebrew
characters placed so that they expressed Ger
man and jargoa words phonetcally-and the
Inhabitants Of the Russian district became so
enthusiastic over their opportunity to read that
within a short time one Of the necessary ex-
penses OF the household was the newspaper.
The literature OF the world was inaccessible
to the Russian Jew, because he could read only
Hebrew but his desire to read more than he
could find in the papers induced practical MEM
berg OF the community to publish books con-
tanning German novels. dramas tragedies and
poems in Yiddsh. Book stores in which cheap
editions Of German literature tortured into
unacceptable Yddsh were sold did thirty.
ing business Then came stories by gifted mem.
bers OF the community and to-day the New
York Ghetto has its own literature.
YOUNG PEOPLE READ ENGLISH.
While these Yiddish publications did much
TO amuse and entertain the older members Of
the community. they stimulated the younger
generation. to further investigation, and they
drifted away from the Yiddish, and are
assiduous readers OF English. writer
said OF them recently: 'They have been seized
generation their language will be an anachron-
ISM
The contributors to the literature Of the Jew
fish colony have hestated at nothing in the way
of writing. A little matter like using a plot
from one Of Schillers, Shakespeare's OF Goethe's
works and making Of ii a Yiddish tragedy was
considered nothing wrong Each of the various
theatres has its list of employees an "au-
thor" who writes plays to order and makes
them local, modern antique. NEUROLOGICAL. hui
morous or serious, according to the desire Of
the management. Richard ranting Mary Stu
art lamenting and William Tell sooquizing-
all In Yiddish-are among the treats which the
visitors to the Ghetto theatres have enjoyed.
Among the men who write for the entertain
mext g. the readers of Yiddsh. the most prom
fnent at the present time Is Morris Rosenfeld.
He has been a contributor to the East Side
iargon papers. and has published several books
He h 4 typical Russian Jew. and like thou
sands Of his countrymsn y by profession .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Soil rauchen der Grund.
Den sei-wie-sei sen mir Jiden verloren
Der Yam nur verl0scht unser brenehde J" u"u-
r.1et the wind storm In its anger Let the
con goethe and roar. for any way. we Jews are
loot and the ocean can only cool our burnif
wound.')
Modesty Is not abnormally developed IN the
tailor poet. who said when he was told that MS
storm poem reminded the reader OF Schiller
."raucher": 81 have been told that 1t resembles
the Taucher,' but that my poem Is the better OF
the two"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
Y. NJ. C. AS FRENCH BRANCH
A PROSPEROUS AND USEFUL FACTOR IN
THE ORGANIZATION.
IT'S CLUBHOUSE N WEST TWENTY FIRST n
AND TIE ATTRACTIONS IT oFFERs-A
MEDAL FROM THE FRENCH t
GOVERNMENT.

The Young Mems Christian Association o. No
City CT New-York completed its forty-hfth ye3
OF activity In December. 1874. From small
organization, with less than a hundred men.
hers modest quarters and no permanent hon,
the association has grown to such dimensi0a
that its membership Is counted by the ,hos.
sands. and it's good works are known In even
mart OF the community. II has large az!
,yeu-eou,pped home at No ~ East Twenty
thlrd-st and ten branches
Those branch buildings are located In u
parts Of the city The West Side Branch, M
3lS West Fffty-seventh-st; Harlem Branch Na
: West One-hundred and /" enty -hith-st, East
side Branch. No. 15S East Eighty -sevenihIt;
Young Mems Institute. No. ~ Bo"ery; wash
irp,on Heights Branch. No. 53l West one-hua.
drad-and- nftv-ffth-st.; Students Branch. Va
100 Jexlngton-ave: German Branch, No 40
cocord-ave. French Branch. No III IVES,
Twenty frst-st Bowery Branch. No. l53 Bow.
erv. and five railroad brarches, at No 35l Mad.
son-ave Seventy-second-st and Eleventh-aye-
Melrose Junction, Weehawken and New-Dur
ham.
In the report OF the treasurer which was -
cent,v published il was shown that the member
shin fees ere not Sufnclent 10 Hlftt NV 'hifcns
exnenses Of the association. II those dues were
increased so as 10 cover the expenses the r.
suit would be the exclusion or many OF M
Young men who most need the advantages
which are offered by the association; Tor tna
reason the dues have not been advanced, and
the Board Of Directors hope 70 receive rom
friends so9.OOO in the year 1895 with which
cover the deficit
The platform Of the YOUNG Mems Christian
Association Is TO unite those young men wna
regarding Jesus Christ as their God ard
Saviour. according to the Holy Scriptures De-
sire to be His disciples in their doctrine and ia
their life and 10 associate their efforts for the
extension Of His kingdom aHoung young men
The association has five employment bureaus
from which 4341 situations were filed last
wear Besides the religious meetings and Biee
study classes the association offers these at
fractions: Social and reading rooms. educa'
tional classes. day business schools gym
nasiums bowling alleys. baths. lectures. enter
tainments, libraries literary societies. relief -
partment boarding house registers, restaurant
dormitories for students. special work ior boys
German and French classes outing. checker
chess bicycle bowling and athletic clubs and
during the season good facilities f'r boating
Among the branches the French has attracted
much attention. not only because u its good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

tailor Rosenfeld was born In Russian Poianu
thirty-stx years ago He fed to England TO
escape military service. and there became a
talor's apprentice. Later he went to Holiano
and worked at diamond grinding, and theh
came to America. where he soon took MS hrs'
degree in a sweatshop. He broke down uhner
the task and had to quit work, although ne Ills
a wife and four children dependent on MIN.
The family lives In three-room tenement on
the third floor Of large East Side house. ana
there. surrounded by poverty, in an atmosphere
which even in free country recalls the Ghet-
to, the Judenstadt and the Pale. he writes
poems for the entertainment OF his neighbors.
His works portray his own sweatshop expert
ences. the hardships and the tribulations OF MS
people and through many of his poems one
recognizes the fact that his boyhood days were
spent near the water. He says that his father
and his ancestors for many generations back
were fishermen.
IL have made verses for years and years
he said land used to write them on my way
to and from the shop The pay was small, but
that was nothing then. because had my work
but when ! had to give that up tried to get
a living out of my poems and discovered that
writing was not profitable business"
ROsENFELDS POEMS
The German which is expressed by the He
brew letters in Rosenfeld's poems is distorted
and incorrect as TO grammar and orthography
but there is nevertheless. n certain ring ana
force to his quaint stanzas which make them
fascinating Hebrew words. such as are known
L, all Jews are sprnked literally through
the poems and when adjective is not eX-
pressive enough he does not hesitate to change
II and create a new one. A superf1ciai glance
at the German will show that the writer KNOWS
the words only by their sound, and has no idea
as to correct spelling; and when all this is con-
sidered his sonorous verses seem the more re-
markable.
One OF the Ghetto poets masterpieces is
poem entitled ION the Bosom of the Ocean.
He describes a ship laboring in dreadful Storm
and in forceful phrases shows the vessel going
to pieces under the battering Of the waves.
The panic-strcken passengers discover In the
hold two men who show no concern. The poem
continues: They look calmly into the eyes Of
death; the storms fury touches them not; 1t
seems as IL death had itself viewed the two in
terror and dark night. Who are you, wretched
ores tell u.s. that you can suppress the most
+, awful suffering that you have no signs. no
tears even at the terrible gates of death""
| The men tell in answer that they have moth
| ing to live for; that their homes and those they
loved have been destroyed In Russia, and that
they have come to America. Now. because
they have no money. they are being returned
to the land whence they fed. Like wall from
a wounded giant comes the lamentation: What
Is left for us to expect or to hope for? What
good can there be in life, and the gloomy world
for us?"
"Soll sturmen der Wind
Soil er Drummer nit Zorn.
Soil cieden und kochen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
GHETTO LITERATURE.
HOW THE JEWS OF THE EAST SIDE HAVE
BECOME A READING PEOPLE.
NEWSPAPERS BOOKS AND PLAYS IN YIDDish-
MORRIS RosENFEI.D THE POET OF The
COLONY, AND HIS WORK

COLONY, AND HIS WORN
The Transformation Of that part Of the East
eide of the CITY OF New-York which is now
known as the Ghetto began about twenty
years ago. when the persecution OF the Jews III
Russia was at It's height The immigrants came
in small groups at first, and as the persecu-
lions increased in the home country ana 'he
letters from America containing glowing ac-
counts of freedom and good business came u
those who remained at home, the exodus III
creased. Within three years the Russian COLONY
had assumed unusually large proportions ana
there were Russians employed In nearly all
branches Of manufacture. They were assist
ants and helpers in many of the shops, whlie
In some branches, like the clothing industry
they soon displaced older operatives ana called
the field their own. The influx became so great
that restrictive measures were adopted, but the
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-14
BY AUTHORITY.
Irrigation Notice.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby mott
lied that the hours for irrigation pur-
poses are from 8 to o'clock u. m. and
from to 6 O'clock pm.
II. Holders of water privileges on
the slopes OF PunchbOwl above Green
street, and in Nuuanu Valley above
School street are hereby notified that
they will not be restricted 10 the irri-
CATION hours of to s u. m. and 4 to
8 p. m., Dut will be allowed to irrigate
whenever sufficient water isavailable,
provided that they do not use the
water for irrigation purposes for more
than four hours in every twenty-four.
ANDREW BROWN,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Approved J. A. KING,
Minister OF Interior,
Honolulu, III. L., Sept. 7, 1898
lOlO-tf
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-14
ITEMS FROM HARBOR FRONT

The schooner Lady arrived back
from Koolau yesterday.
The time of sailing of the
schooner Kauikeaoull has not
been decided on yet.
The Mikahala should be in from
Kauai ports. 1t is not likely that
the Waialeale will be in as the
weather at Kapaa is undoubtedly
bad now.
A coal tub on the G F Sargent
fell from aloft while the ship was
discharging the remainder of her
coal this morning. Nobody was
hurt. The G f Sargent has begun
to take on ballast, preparatory to
departure.
The four. masted British bark
Dominion, Thos Jones master, ar
rived in port at about 3:45 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, 125 days
from Baltimore, with a cargo of
5000 tons of coal consigned to the
American Consul. The Domini-
on, is now anchored in the stream.
There has been considerable dis
cussion along the water front as
to whether she is a ship or a bark,
The opinion of the people who
know and who base their judgment
on the vessels rigging, say she is
J q bark.
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-14
In the Circuit Court, First Circuit, Of
the Hawaiian Islands.
IN PROBATE.
Libel
on
Bottomry Bond.

In the Matter of the Estate of P. H.
Puaahwa, deceased.
The last will and Testament of said de-
ceased, having been presented to said
Court, together with a petition for the
Probate thereof, and for the issuance of
Letters TeStamentary to S. M. Kaaukai
having been fled Notice is hereby given
that Monday, january 10th, A. d. 1900,
at 10 o'clock, a. M, in the Judiciary Build
ing, Honolulu, is appointed the time and
place for proving said Will and hearing
said application, when and where any
person interested may appear and show
cause If any they have why the prayer Of
said petition should not be granted.
Honolulu, Dec. 18th, 1898.
By the Court.
GEORGE LUCAS.
Clerk.
Humphreys & Gear, Attys.for Petitioner
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