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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-08
Maritime oLIcY NEEDED.
Requirement of Foreign Terri
tory CompcIs Its Prompt Adoption.

The annexation of Hawaii ard the
changed relations Of the United States to
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, re-
sulting from the war, compel the prompt
adoption Of a maritime policy by the
United States. There shuld be established
regular and frequent steamship communi-
cation, encouraged by the United States.
under the American flag. with the newly
acquired islands. Spain furnished to its
colonies. at the annual cost OF about $780,
100, steamship lines communicating WIN
q portion Of the worlds markets as well
as with trade centers of the home gov
eminent. The United States viii not un-
dertake 10 do less. Il is our duty to fur
uish the people Of Hawaii with facilities,
under national control. for their export and
import trade. 1t will be conceded that the
present situation calls for legislation which
shall he prompt, durable and liberal. The
part which American merchant vessels ara
their seamen performed in the war with
Spain demonstrates that this service, fur
rishiug both plckets and the second line
of defense, is a national necessity, and
should he encouraged in every constttu-
tfoual way. Details and methods for me
accomplishment of this purpose are dis
cussed in the report of the secretary of the
treasury, to which the attention of con
eress is respectfully invited.
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Estimntes


The graves of the soldiers at Santiago,
in Porto Rico and the Philippines have
been marked. and their remains will be
brought home as soon as the plans are
completed.
The entire report of the secretary of
war forms one of the most voluminous
of the kind ever issued from the
war department.
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PENSIONS.
over SI44,OO0,oOO Paid Out During
the Yenr.

There were on the pension rolls on June
so. 1895. 1893, ia names, an Increase of near
" 5000 over the number on the rolls on the
same day of the preceding year. The
amount appropriated by the act Of Decem-
Der -, 1896, for the payment of pensions
for the fiscal year 1898 was $40, 00,0o. light
million seventy thousand eight hundred
and seventy-two dollars and forty-six cents
was aDpronriated by the act of March 81,
1895. to cover deficiencies IN army pen
siors and repayments in the sum Of Sl2,-
020. SO, making a total of $l4S,0S2, S92 ~ avail
able for the paymen of pensions during the
fiscal year 1898. The amount disbursed from
that sum was $144,65 $3.50, leaving a bal
of June. 1895. which was covered into the
treasury. There were $3.50 names added to
the rolls during the year by special acts
passed at the second session of the Fifty
fifth congress, making a total of g. 1856 pen
.sions by congressional enactment since
1LET
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Grand totals. ...... $3.50. O4s.s s4e2.6 47, S

The appropriations for the military
establishment for the fiscal year
amounted 10 s2s7,s41.446. and for the
naval establishment $t07, SIG, 46s. For
the military establishment, estimates
for the year 1900, covering the more
important items together with the IN
crease in each item over the estimates
for 1899, are given as follows:
Contingencies OF the army $3.50, 600, in
crease $432. 600; pay and travelling expenses
of the army S55.4 $780, 09. increase Sal, 443, $40;
subsistence of the army Sl7. $50, 437, Increase
about SIG, 0G0, COO; regular supplies quarter
masters department 81, 600, 1000, increase
S12, 900, COO. incidental expenses quartermas-
ter's DEPARTMENT 50, 900. GOO, increase. Sc. BOO
COO: transportation of the army and sup.
plies $29. Sl3,S75. increase about $27. 300, 600
clothing and camp and garrison e%duipage
$I4. 744, 43l, increase about Sl3. G0e, COO: bar
racks and quarters $3.50, 000. increase ST.
$4,000; medical and hospital department
81, 100, 200, increase 81. 1000; ordnance, ord
nance stores and supplies. 81, $50, geo, increase
81, 1850, 900: manufacture Of arms $500. 900. in
crease 100000.
For the naval establishment he fol-
lowing are the principal items:
Pay OF the navy slS. 226, 44O. increase about
~, OUb, UUVs llCICdSt VI the ia IVY 1lN, ltLtdUZ, III
crease about 81. ESQ. goo: outfits for naval
apprentices bureau OF navigation. $1l2,-
800: Increase SIS. $780,; maintenance naval
training station, Verba Buena island,
Cal, $50. 900 new; ordnance and ord
rance stores 81 .S75,000 increase SS64,-
000: equipment of vessels. 81. 225. $50. in
crease s741. S27: provisions $4,000. 900, in
crease 81, 595. 600: construction and re-
pair $1,000 600, increase $500, COO: repairs 10
United States steamer Constitution. $3.50.
600.
Under the war department:
For the improvements at Rock Island
arsenal, Illinois, 1925, $50; for gun and NOR
tar batteries, $4,000 100; sites for fortifca-
tions and seacoast defenses. 100000; tor
pedoes for harbor defense. 100000; for
armament of Notifications, s7.071. S9S. The
total amount asked for Notifications and
other works of defense is $12.1 ISL, SOS. For
buildings and grounds at West Point mill
tary academy, S239, us; for construction of
buildings at military posts, 81, 0 ,0OO; for
improvements in Yellowstone national
park, $40. 900; for C~hickamauga and Chatta-
nooga national park. $50. 600; for Gettysburg
national park. $4,000; for Shiloh national
military park, $4,000.
The total amount asked for ~continu-
ing or completing Improvements of riv-
ers and harbors is $2S, 1928, IT'S.
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ponc ncndr to Coonernte.

London, Dec. 6.-Mr. William I.
Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews.
who has just returned from the vatican,
gives an unqualified denial of all stories
representing that the pope is hostile TO
the American policy regarding the Phil
ippines. On the contrary. his holiness
Is ready to cooperate with the United
States in restoring order there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-08
Big FIoup Trust.

New York, Dec. Ga gigantic flour
trust has beer formed to control nearly
all of the product in this country and
also the supply of three-fourths of the
world. English stockholders in the
big Pillsbury-Washburn Milling com
any were reluctant at firstto join, bat
were finally won over, and the flour
trust became a certainty, The trust
will have approximately the enormous
capital of $3.50 c00.CoO. 1t viii embrace
al! the principal mills of this country,
and will have a daily capacity of 95. le9
barrels of -four, consumingi in this man
ner about 500. 600 bushels Of wheat.
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Thenter Iiuiued.

Chicago, Dec. G.-Ihe Lincoln the
alter, los North Clark street, togethe.
with its furnishings, scenery ana yalu
able properties, was almost totally de
4troyed by fire shortly before midnigh
Monday night. entai!ing a loss OF abou
$4,000.
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IN this connection ] may likeW Sc refer
TO the Inadequate accommodation provided
for the supreme court in the capitol ard
suggest the wisdom of making provision
for the erection OF a separate buiii.Tg for
The court ard its officers and library upon
available ground near the capitol.
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Fast Mail Will Continue.

Washington, Dee. 2.-Ihe senate and
house Joint commission, examining into
postal rates on railways. was in session
at the capitol. Second Assistant Post
master-Ceneral SheIlenberger reit-
Grated statements heretofore made
that the fast mail would still continue
in operation even if the subsidies were
not appropriated by congress.
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can.ed Los Of S100.ooo.

ShamokE. Pa, Dec. 6.-DuriBg n
fierce snow and windstorm Sunday
night the breaker Of the Enterprise col
liery was blown down causing $780, oG
damage. The loss is partly covered by
insurance. Congressman William Con
nell aud his son, ex-Mayor Connell. OF
Scranton. are the principal stock
holders. The breaker likely Will be re-
h,,flF
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CONCLUSION.
Several Important subjects Com
ucnded for consideration.

The alien contract law IS shown By X
perience TO need some amendment. a
measure providing better protection for
seamen is proposed: the rightful applica-
ton OF the eight-hour law for the benefit
OF labor and OF the principle of arbitration
are suggested for consideration and 7 com
mend these subjects 10 the careful atten-
ton Of the congress
(Signed)
Executive Mansion. Dec 5. 1855
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IN this connection ! may ikeW Sc refer
70 the Inadequate accommodation provided
for the supreme court in the capitol ard
suggest the wisdom of making provision
fer the erection Of a separate building for
The court ard its officers and library upon
available ground near the capitol.
The Postal Service.
The postal service Of the courtry ad-
20 years both the revenues and the expeudt-
lures Of the post office department. nave
multiplied threefold. In the last ten years
they nave nearly doubled. Our postal Dusi-
ness grows much more rapidly than cur
population. II Eow Involves an expeudl-
ture Of SI0o,UoO,0o0 a year, numbers 5000
post Offices and enrols 100000 employees.
This remarkable exter sion Of a service
which is an accurate iLdeX Of the pubic
conditions presents gratifying evidence Of
the advancement OF education, OF the IN
crease Of communication AID business ac-
tivity, and Of the improvement OF maii
facilities leading 10 their constantly aug
mentiug use.
Demands of the War.
The war with spain laid new ard excep-
tional labors on the post office department.
The mastering OF the military ard naval
forces Of the United States required special
mail arrangements for every camp and
every campaign. The communication he
tween home and camp was naturally eager
and eXpectant, In some Of the larger
places OF rendezvous as many as 5000 let
terS a day required handling. This Eeces-
SHY was met by the prompt detail ard DIS
patch Of experienced men from the es,db-
Sished force and by directing all the instru-
meLtalities of the railway mail ana post
office service as far as necessary to this
new need. Congress passed an act empoW-
ering the pOstmaster-geHeral 10 establish
offices or branches at every military camp
or station, and under this authority the
postal machinery was speedily put into
effective operation.
Under the same authority. when our
forces moved upon Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines. they were attended ard
followed by the postal service. Though
the act of congress authorized the appoint
meut of postmasters whore necessary, il
was early determined that the pubic in
terests would be best subserved not by
new designations, but by the detail Of eX-
perieUced men familiar with every branch
Of the service, ard this policy was steadl
followed When the territory which was
the theater Of conflict came into cur pos
session, II became necessary to reestablish
mail facilities for the resident population
as well as to provide them for our forces
Of occupa ion, and he former requirement
was met through the extension and appli-
cation of the latter obligation. | gave the
requisite authority, and the same general
principle was applied. to this as to other
branches OF civil administration under
military occupation. The details are
more particularly given in the report of
the ostmaster-general and. while the work
is My just begun, il is pleasing 10 be ape
TO say that the service in the territory
which has come under our control is al
ready materially improved.
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WnCer Rehucea.

Dover, y. H., Dec 5.-Notices were
posted in all the departments of the
Sawyer WOODEN mills Saturday an
nouncing a ten per cent wage reduc-
finn 10 ro into effect to-day.
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Twen1v-One Persons Lost.

Portland. Ne. Dec. 6.-1he steamer
Katabdin. from Bay City, Mich, for
New York, towing three coal barges
reports the loss Of the barges off thi.
port in Mondays gale. Nineteen mer
and two women were drowned.
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Gov. Tanner Indicted.

Carlinville. III, Dec. 2.-Ihe Wider
riot grand jury, in its formal report t
Judge Z. Il. Shirley, has returned al
Indictment against John K. Tanner
governor Of Illinois, for palpable omis
sion Of duty and malfeasance in Office
His bond was fixed at $500.
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House Adjourns.

The presidents review of the causes
leading up tc the war, the manner in
which the preparations for hostilities
we're made, tie succession of victories
on land and sea and other provisions
of the message were followed with
much interest. AS soon as the reading
was concluded. on motion of Mr.. Ding
ley, the message was ordered printed,
and then. at $3.50 p. m, the house adj
s,,-,,
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Boston. Dec. 0.-The SC ooner Cal
sin f. Baker, which was driven ashore
between Boston light aud Brewster
during the storm Of the Goth ult.. weU
to pieces Sunday nigh, during the gale.
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Princeton. y. j., Dec. AIT a mon
ster mass meeting in Alexander hall
the students of Princeton university
passed resolutions ab~olishing hazing.
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The report proper begins with what may
be described as a chronological history Of
the war, consisting of a number of short
paragraphs, beginning with the declaration
of war on April q. and setting forth the
date upon which any event of Importance
occurred. but making no comment hat
ever upon the facts. The only exception TO
this rule is in a reference to the caslaltict
at Santiago. Some criticism having teen
made that there was a lack of surgeons
present, the report states that there ' ere
40 surgeons in attendance, and that of
l.43l wounded only 13 died of their wounds.
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Warm Welcome for Reed.

Speaker Reed received a warm wei
come from both sides of the house when
he assembled the rostrum to call the
house to order, but perhaps the greatest
personal ovation to any member was
that given Maj Gen. Wheeler, of Ala
bama, who has not been seen by many
Of his old colleagues since he went to
the front at the head of the cavalry di-
vision of Gen. Skaters army.
After the chaplain had offered prayer
and the roll had been called, the com
mittee to wait upon the president was
appointed. At about 1880 Maj. Pruden,
the presidents executive clerk, APP
peared and announced the message of
the president. 1t was Immediately laid
before the house.
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Surrender of Santiago,

Touching the surrender at Santiago tbs
report shows that Shafter demanded the
surrender on the Sd, and renewed this de.
mand on the attn. On the morning OF the
18th, another demand was made. On the
evening of that day Gen. Miles arrived. an6
on the 18th and l4th of July. he. with Gen
Shafter met the Spanish commander un'
der a rag of truce TO discuss the surren'
der. On the afternoon of the l4th, Gen
Miles left Gen. Skaters headquarters
and soon thereafter went aboard ship pre-.
paratory to sailing for Porto Rico. July II
Toral surrendered 5000 men upon oul
terms ana the American flag was hoistee
by order of Gen. Shafter.
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nie IN SCALING Nnnor.

New York, Dec. BY the explosion
of a steam pipe in the e%ngine-room OF
the steamer Alamo, lying at pier 20.
East river. Saturday night SIX men
were sealded 70 death.
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Savannah. Ca. Dec. 2.-Gen. Fitzhugh
department. instructing him to prepare
1ne division Cf the Seventh corps for
immediate departure 10 Cuba.
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Texas sails from New York.

New York, Dec. 2-The United States
battleship Texas, in command Of Capt
Charles d. Sigsbee, sailed for For
tress Monroe.
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Death Rate of the Army.

THE deaths in the army from May l to
October l, including killed, died of wounds
and Of disease. were 2.9l0, the smallest
death rate recorded of an army in history,
a remarkable fact when ii is considered
that over $4,000 of our troops, born and
reared in the temperate zone, were cam
~paigning in tropical climates, subject to
rnin md heat almost unnrecedented.n
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Winnie Mucca, New, Dec. Con
gresham Newlands en- route 10 Wash
ington in an interview stated hat he !:
a candidate for the United States sen.
ate.
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by local applications, rs they cannot reach
the diseased portion o. the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that i,
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an intamed condition OF the mu.
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets intiamed You have a rumblIng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed deafness Is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dluon, hearing Will he destroyed forever
nine cases OF OF ten are caused by C3tarrE,
which Is nothing hut an iniiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (eaused by catarrh that
cannot be cured hy Halls CataTrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
F.. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold H. nrs,~~ig.- -,
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SESSION OF HOUSE.
The Representatives Renssemble
Reeds GaVeI Fails.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Ihe opening
session of the congress was a spectacu-
lar occasion, animated and brilliant.
There were more than the usual num-
Der of distinguished personages in the
th1onged galleries, including many rep
resentatives of foreign governments,
high officials and ladies and gentlemen
conspicuous in social and political life.
The greetings of the members were
most cordial and there was no outcrop-
ping of partisan rancor to mar IL oc-
paSiOn-
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New York. Dec. 5.-The will Of the
late Charles r Wilder Of WELLESLEY
Hills. ~bequeaths Sl02ooO to Noun
Holyoke college.
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PJ0Cree's PLURALITY

Lansing. Mich. Dec. 3.-Ohicial cleo
ton returns from all counties but twc
show Gov. Pingree's plurality 10 be 49,
sol
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Victims.

Boston. Dec 5.-AH the bodies Of the
victims Of the Portland disaster so fa1
recovered have been identified. "a 10 all
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The weather prognosticator Is himself q
storm-centcr.-L. \. W. BulletIn.
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After a ten days fight to avoid death, the
crew OF a steamer from Spain recently ar.
rived IN Baltimore. In mid ocean 1t was dis.
covered that flames were raging in the YES.
sci 5 hold. For ten long days the crew brave
~ fought the flames. Ii men would fight as
perslStentiy against disorders OF the stomach
and digestive organs, there would be fewer
premature deaths. The best weapon for such
a night IS Hostetters Stomach BItters 1t is
the greatest OF TONES. and the best q rene.
dies Tor kidney, liver, bladder and blood dis
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Burning, itching frost,bite. Use s.. ia.
cobs Ol-cures promptly. Goods the fever.
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Most BARRIERS have to ''rlke and scrape'
to get along.-L. y. w. Bulletin.
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Cameras and Kodaks.

A package is usually done up well Tor an
express purpose-Goideu DAYS.
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We have not been without Pisp'S Cure fot
Consumption fer - wears -LzzIe Ferrel,
Camp ST. Harrisburg. Pa. MAY !. '9f,
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Our FINANCES.
InterestinE Figures Regarding Rev
enucs md Expenditures.

-. --.,-r.I-- - ~ fv---lIr- r--,rt-
me SsS'SN"tS - ~ l' tVeolI
that the Fets'p'S o' ,"' CIV H'"s"' t'ou5
all sources during the ilscai year ehuta
June 50. 1898. including SSi.,dl, 225, received
from, sale or Pacific railroads. ammouuted
80 sta5 col gs5 ard its expenditures 10 S442-
~ u rr--s 80 coil.,tea from c,Is-
'hS''S lnSlC W. -,
toms Si+3'o'9.Vc- anu from 'h,c'
SlIO.9eo.64l. our dutianle imports aiu.uut
ed to $S2tT35,4I9, a decrease Of S3S,l2o,hst
over the preceding wear. and impOrtatiOUS
frss of altv amounted to S2gI, 4f4l71. a de
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The path Of ambition leads to a great many
political graves,-Chicago Daily News.
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Limp and lame-lame back. St Jacobs
Oil cures it promptly. surely.
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London. Dee, 5.-Arthur Sizzling. the
well-known actor. is dead.
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Gold quickens rheumatism. but quickly,
Surely, St. Jacobs Oh cures IT,.
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To Meet Early II February.
London. Dee. 3-Parliament will re
ssemble On February z.
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Deafness Cannot nc Cured

Ii is harder to do wrong than right, If w,
but knew til. A. W. Bulletin.
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a cold-sore and stiff. All right again.
st. Jacobs Oil did it-cured.
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The baby's little ame-Bawl-Goldc
Days.