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Mower County transcript., 1898-09-28
In the progress Of this conflict it

!. In the progress Of this conflict it
has beenfyOur privilege TO have, borne
q peculiar part. As members Of q
regiment among the armies OF the
nation that have brought great honor
to our state, it will hencef0rth be to
you and TO your children a source OF
pride and cOnKratul alton that you were
Of at:great host Of patriots, who at
the nations call for men said, "send
me" and II circumstances have pre-.
vented the fulfillment Of your hope
and you were not called to battle
siege or bayOnet charge in. the line OF
duty you are to be as greatly honored
as those who stOrmed' SebOney or
manned the trenches at Santiago. - -
You have experienced much OF the
hardships Of a soldiers life, andin q
fever stricken camp met q foe more
Dangerous than Spanish bullets.
Had you our sympathy? Yes. Pity?
Is pity to be associated with, that
youth standing mid snow and ice on
some Alpine height bearing aloft the
banner on which is inscribed Excel
Boys, yop @ share ii. the ti glory Gd Of the
fathers, TOR or the high plane OF duty.
az have served on the very field where
Themes Fl! 3 stood At bay until. the sun
Foar nopths ato' ago YOU l. went !, 1t forth Eth tol, T.
lowed by the God-speed OF your fellow
Fcft1Zens. TO day you return to receive
ade Yot10n Of heart felt greetings land
thanks giving. God grant, it may be
a final return; may, the fidelity that
marked your service in the field char
acteriZe your. conduct when you shall,
again enter the, ranks OF, civil life and
assume the responsibilities of local
citizenship, ,:.',', '.',' 49,. ..-
At the conclusion, Co.. G dispersed,
finding everywhere. on the street, in
public and in private, innumerable
tokens Of the regard in which they
are held and OF the honor which the
the whole community ; is glad
to show them. The boys remain at
home for a thirty days furlough, after
which they return to camp at New
Ulm, probably to be mustered out
soon after. ~ ..> -. ....'. 49,, n..
y The followingis complete roster
'o1 90: e as 1t stands at present, three
officers, "ninety-uine enlisted men.
Total .102. .>t.' 49,, :, ,.H =,
Captain-Fred B. Wood. . :,
First Eieutenant-AlfredC C. Page.
Second Nicholas Nicholson.
First Sergeant--Jacob N. Nicholson. II
l9uartermaster Sergeant-Charles F. Ellis,
Sergeants.Lee NJ. Sargent, Henry F. George
Corporais5E Edward P. Kelley, Nels K. Chris.
topherson,. Frank B. Teeter, Edward G.. Wal
teEs 6; 81 Charles " Clark William D. Bassler
SS.chEsei E.as. a. McGernisk, Charles Ulmer Harry
NJ. Castle, Henry McLain - ,''l
Cook-John w. Howard. .5es = e - -.
81 usician 4; p nsrnie MaItss, Roy A. asalwa-1.
~@s:ss1t kbort N. Kehslrick.
g Magoner-HenryJ j. Gender. -. - =: *e''z:
PriVatAS-
Mower County transcript., 1898-09-28
Austin Steam Laundry.

n AustfH Steam Laundry.
Patronlee home institutions and
have your laundry work done at the.
"A ustfn Steam Laundry IN the highest =
style of the art. No chemicals used.
Laundry delivered free of charge.
Give us a trial. T. M. BURNHAM, s..'; -
" " -. .'' 90, ..%'.,l.a. 49,, Proprietor Is
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the boys broke ranks and received the
personal greetings OF relatives and
friends. They then sat down to a
fine banquet served by the ladies of
the Red Cross Suciety and it need not
be added that they did am pies jnstice
10 II. During the banquet both the
bands discuuGrse6 patriotic music and
a chorus Of twenty male voices uuder
the leadership aef M. N. Clausen gave
several songs. Mayor Crane then
introduced0. W..Shaw who gave al b
address ot welcome, yHe bsaid ID sub
stance: ''7''S" a@''
MR.. COMMANDER AND SOLDIERS: >''''''
But little more than four months
ago there strahspired On these streets,
>iu the hours Of Che early morning,
scene THAI we trust this genera tion
Whine verasee again. And vet there
was a~scene thats indelibly stamped,
itself OH the memory of fonlookihx
thousands as the grandest expression
of the noblest sentiment that ever.
prOmpteda human action. Hearts
shaYe, swelled and pulses &hate quick
sened, aye, and eyes have Moisteneds
abySthe srecognftiOh 81 'theE devotion
which at the behest of high duty
reckoned not the possible cost Of that
eolPfb 4 fb9'sf tssf i5dt m0dsh. aa5z1 IA xnat 50,
wondrous record OF historic happen.
ings. 1t Is not extravagant to say
that we have }ureatlV; enIarpnf7E 4nlr
Mower County transcript., 1898-09-28
Fnr Salel n1r4oo1a.e.

=, ~ ...57 .... For Sale pr 70 Let. :.iJ.5,,s i
Elg9ty acres, quarter mile west OF :
the City limits, Austin, Minn..s . @1,ss
u .1i1 ~ !s''s'. - W. W. RANNE,Y115s y Il = =
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Best Values.


Avlno
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FurS.

DQn71leSu1teSs;f 7!le j 4 8 6 ]
A%good standard Calico, per yd cts
Simpsons Novelties and black :
and white Calicos,:the best I
- >S:qpality, per yd. s...rv.;e<5 CTS
hesSS aeaSg 6usins Fis11eis, per cts
Heavy S5lne aGd whiteM1kl -
ing. per yd Observation-Disclosures. 10 cts
Mower County transcript., 1898-09-28
Blankets.

We have a full line Of Cotton 5an
Wool Blankets at 33c, 49c, 69c, SO
SIC, up to IS. 90 per pair. -.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
OHIO BANK ROBBED.
The American National, of Lima, lie
Looted of 700 In Gold and Our
rency-Leave No CIew.

Lima, o., Dec 27.-The American
national bank was robbed Sunday night
of over $4,000. The stone vault was
entered without the use of tools or de-
stroying the time lock. The bank is at
Main and High streets. the most prom
inent corner in the city. When the
janitor went to the bank Monday morn
| ing he discovered the outside door Of
the vault open. The officers were no.
tilted, and an investigation was made
which disclosed that the other doors
were locked, but that the vault had
been looted of all its paper money and
gold. There were two doors TO the
vault, the outer one being operated by
the time lock. The inner door was
locked with a combination lock. When
this was opened by the officers large
sack containing $1,000 in silver, done up
in packages, was found on the chair,
where it had been left. Not dollar of
silver had been taken, although several
sacks containing hundreds of dollars
more were found on top of the safe.
Saturday night about $1,000 was de-
posted in the vault. This was stolen,
as well as about SO, 900 which had been
thrown on top of the safe after it had
been locked, the money having come in
late.
There is nothing for the detectives
TO work on. The manner in which the
robbery was done demonstrates, they
say, that it was the work of experts.
There was not scratch left on the
vault and nothing was molested except
the money that could be easily carried
away. On top of the safe inside the
vault was a large number Of drafts
signed in blank. They were not taken.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
SUBMITS HIS REPORT.
Robert II. Porter, Special Commits
siOner to Cuba, Returns from
the Island.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Robert B. Por-
ter, special commissioner for the
United States 10 Cuba and Porto Rico.
has returned from Santiago de Cuba
and has submitted his report to the sec
rotary of the treasury. While in Porto
Rico Mr.. Porter held public hearings,
and all persons interested in the well
fare of the island were invited 10 sub
init statements and give oral testimony.
The chamber of commerce, represent
ing the commercial and industrial in
terests of the province, responded. The
machinery Of the military govern
ment, Mr.. Porter says, is running with
fair degree of smoothness, and the
men responsible for it understand their
business thoroughly. The disagree
able smells of the tropical Cuban city,
the report says, are less pronounced in
Santiago de Cuba, while whitewash,
limewash, painting and all sorts of dis
infectants have deodorized the sur
rounding atmosphere and made the old
town quite habitable.
The law courts, which were abolished
when Gen. Shafter took the city, have
been reorganized. The supreme court,
the report continues, is composed of
carefully selected Cuban judges, the APP
pointees nominated wholly on account
of legal attainments, the Bar Associa-
ton of the province having been con-
suited as to the character and qualifca-
tons of the new judges. The Span
ish, when in possession in Cuba, not
only assumed absolute control of the
judiciary, but of the municipal govern
ment, the larger portion of the taxes
raised for municipal purposes being d.
verted, with the other revenues, in
channels, which, says the report, either
led to Spain or into Spanish pockets.
Mr.. Porter advises that these taxes
hereafter must be used exclusively for
local purposes, and. as far as may be
deemed practicable, that they be col
lected and disbursed by properly con-
stituted local authorities.
The internal, industrial, professional,
| licensing and other miscellaneous taxes
have so far been RENTED in this part
| of Cuba, but the authorities are now pre-
pairing to enforce them. Now that the
customs tariff has been disposed of,
Mr.. Porter recommends that an imme-
date scheme be prepared for the levy
ing and collecting of internal revenue
| for the entire island. The question of
separating these taxes from purely mu-
nicipal taxes should also be considered
The large amounts of delinquents
during the last three years, which have
amounted to about $6,0O0,0OO. was, of
course, due to war. In normal times
there are 100000 or SIS, 00O, 900 of rev.
enue that must not be overlooked, reve-
nue. which, if properly and economical
| ly employed, would aid in the industrial
rehabilitation of Cuba.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
EVACUATION OF CUBA.
The Event viii Take Place at Noon
January L The Formal
Surrender.

Havana, Dec. 24.-At joint meeting
OF the United States and Spanish mill
tary commissioners Friday the pro-
gramme was finally agreed upon for
the exchange of flags on January / at
noon. Just before 10 o'clock the
American war vessels will fire a salute
of p guns in honor of the Spanish flag.
Promptly at ~ O'clock the Spanish
flags on the various public buildings
will be lowered, and Immediately there
after the stars and stripes will be
boisted over FL MORO and the public
buildings of the city, while Spanish ar
tillerists at Cabanuas fortress will sa-
lutte the American flag with 21 guns,
Spanish warships in the harbor partici-
pating the the salute. At the same hour
the Spanish troops, if any then remain
IN the city, will be paraded in barracks,
and will render proper salute 10 the
American forces passing.
just before noon the American and
Spanish commissioners. Gen. Jiminez
Castellanos. the Spanish captain gener-
al, and the American ranking officer in
Cuba, Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke, if he
arrives in time. and otherwise Mai.
Gen. Lee, will assemble at the palace.
The Spanish commissioners will then
surrender the government TO the Unit
ed States commissioners, who will i'm
mediately transfer it to the American
general commanding. After this the
various functionaries will remain
awhile to receive those who may wish
to pay their respects to the incoming
authorities
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
VIII Take About 81 81, 100000 TO Build
It-PreIiminRry Report of
Canal Commission.

New York, Dec. 24.-The preliminary
report of the Nicaragua canal commits
sion, consisting of Gen. Haines, Adj
miral Walker and Prof. Haupt, has
been compiled and will be read before
the senate committee either during the
Christmas recess of congress or immedi-
ately afterward.
This report will give many details of
construction in regard to the proposed
route, and will give close figure on the
cost of the entire undertaking, as far
as human ingenuity can foresee.
A summary of these costs has been
made out in sections.
A total of 1l5,0o0,O00 cubic yards of
all kinds of excavation will be needed
to the harbor at Brito, and, allowing
100000 cubic yards for dredging at
the western division, the total esti-
mate will come to nearly 125, 900, 900 GU
bic yards, exclusive of all dams and en-
bankments. 1t will be seen that $685.
100000 will be a conservative estimate
of the entire cost of the canal, and this
almost agrees with that of Gen. w.
Ludlow's report of 1896.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
PITH AND POINT.

You may backslide, but you can never
upslide.-Ram's Horn.
You can borrow anything from a man
in politics.--Atchison Globe
The life which is a bed Oh roses is al
most as unhealthy as if it were feath-
er bed.-Detroit journal
There are great many holes in a
skinner. And there are quite mum.
Der of skinlmers, tool. A. w. Bull
letin.
If man persists in lie he will in
time come TO believe il himself; but by
that time no one else will believe him.
Town Topics.
He-"Suppose l should kiss you"
She-"l refuse to engage in any hypo-
thetical entertainment" philadelphia
North American.
Certainly no gentleman would re-
fuse to offer lady his seat" Not if
it's in the New York stock exchange.
They cost S2s, 600 apiece. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Wiidman-"I can tell you this.
Mr.. Wildman, if you continue in your
present life of extravaganza you'll sure
ly pay for it some day" Mr.. Wildman
Il wish, my dear, that my creditors
had the same faith in my good inten-
tons. Odds and Ends.
Observation-Disclosures the matter with
the magpe?" said the cuckoo. she
looks very much cast down" why,
replied the robin, she heard somebody
make that remark about women talk
ing like magpies, and then peeked in on
an afternoon tea. "-Philadelphi North
American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The high commissioner of the pow.
ers in Crete, Prince George of Greece,
arrived at Canea and assumed occu.
pancy of the government building.
In several of the northern provinces
of Spain the Carlist agitation contin-
ues, and number of agitators have
| been arrested
The well-known composer and plan
list, Sebastian Bach Mills, died in Wies-
| baden, Germany, aged GO years
The programme was finally agreed
upon at joint meeting in Havana of
the United States and Spanish military
commissioners for the exchange OF
| flags on January 1 at noon.
Seven additional military postal sta
tons established in Cuba are as fol-
lows: Pinar Del Rio, Guanajay, Mariel
Trinidad, Las Tunas, Sancti Spiritus
and Cardenas.
At Malate the first American flag
over a Philippine educational institu.
| ton was raised over the schoolhouse.
Advices say that several hundred
Montenegrin soldiers who were over
taken by a snowstorm in the Lara pass
in Austria were frozen TO death.
Owing to the difficulty of formulat-
ing a constitution the so-called con-
gress of the revolutionary government
Of the Filipinos has adjourned
The entire population of the Bemini
islands, the western group of the Ba-
hamas. is threatened with famine.
Spanish troops are evacuating Ha-
vana so rapidly that it is almost inn
possible for the Americans to provide
promptly for the preservation of peace.
An expedition that was sent out by
the Swedish government, in search of
Andree, the arctic explorer, has re
| turned to Stockholm unsuccessful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
WEST AND sOuTH.

In Baltimore Il of the brewing com
panies have consolidated under the
name of the Maryland Brewing com
pany.
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature met
in extra session and heard Gov. Leedy $
message. He urged legislation affect
ing railroad, telegraph and express
companies.
At Town Creek, Ala, William Simms.
who murdered Robert Norton, was
dragged from Jail by a mob and
lynched.
In Knox county, Ky, three moon
sinners were killed and several Of their
comrades wounded in a battle with
revenue officers,
In a cabin at Crown Hill, s. D., Mike
Hennessey. wealthy mine owner, and
John O'Corne}l burned to death.
More than goo people were rendered
homeless by fire which destroyed the
/ Melrose apartment building in Chicago,
the loss being Sl75.0o0
The marine losses during 1898 were
materially greater than during any
I previous season on the lakes. the aggre-
gate being estimated a. 81 100000.
The death of Lieutenant Commander
/ Sumner c. Payne, United States navy.
retired occurred in Ashevile, NC.
At the age of 1o2 years James Melon
aid, a resident Of Chippewa Falls, Wis,
+ died at St, Joseph's hospital, Milwau-
I kee
Deputy Sheriff Frank E Nye was
forcing an entrance to 4 residence in
/ Chicago when he was shot and killed
/ Icy Thomas z. Crosby aged - years.
( At her home near Galena. H.. Mrs.
/ John Ozark. aged 100 years, died.
Bound for Havana the third and last
/ battalion Of the Tenth infantry. AS
/ strong, sailed from Charleston, s. c.
Because Of family troubles Mrs Olive
/ Barnes. aged 20 years, wife of C. P.
/ Barnes, a prominent attorney in Wood
/ stock. H.. committed suicide with poi
/ son.
In Fort Scott Kan. an ordinance
passed by the city council puts a stop
/ TO all sorts of business on Sunday, in
I eluding preaching in churches by pas
4 tors for pay.
I At the age Of IS years Ithomar G.
/ Sloan died al his home near GAINESVILLE,
Wis In 1862 he was elected a member
of congress and was reelected in 1864.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Free milling gold ore worth from
5000 to $4,000 a ton has been found
near Rat Portage, Ont.
The Midland Railway company of
England, has ordered 20 freight engines
in Philadelphia and New York.
James s. McIndoo, the Minnesota
giant" died at Madela. He was IS
years old and seven feet two inches
tall
Gahleos original manuscript treat
Use on the tides has been discovered in
the vatican library. 1t was completed
in 1916
The discovery of gold five miles
southwest of Canyon City, Col, has
caused new town to spring up in n
night, as it were.
Ex-Secretary Of State John Sherman
says the administration was negotiat-
ing with Spain for the purchase of
Cuba when the war feeling rose and
swept everything before 1t.
Ex-Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island,
when recently in Washington met his
two daughters for the first time in is
years, during which time they have
lived abroad and in the west.
BY direction of the president, Brig.
Gen. NJ V. Sheridan, United States vol
unteers, has been assigned to tempo
rary command of the department of the
lakes. relieving Brig. Gen. Bacon.
William Steele, former cashier of the
wrecked Chestnut Street national bank,
Philadel phia, was sentenced to six
years and six months Imprisonment
and TO pay $500 fine. He was convict
ed of conspiracy.
Thomas Jones' living near Greer, W.
Va, attempted to light fire with crude
Oil. An explosion occurred and the
clothing of his twin daughters, aged
six years. iguited. Jones was too bad
" burned TO assist them and the chill
dren were burned to death.
An unusual wedding took place near
Meldrim. Ga, at the home of i. NJ.
Goodson. His two daughters. Rosalie
and Ruthie, were married to two broth
ers. Charles P. and Elliott a. Morgan.
The father of the young men. Rev. J. A.
Morgan, performed the ceremony.
Thereiogreat excitement at Spokane,
Wash. over repeated rich strikes in Re-
public camp on the Colville reservation.
1t is now demonstrated that the gold
belt is at least seven miles long and
three miles wide, and in that area rich
ore chutes are being discovered almost
daily.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
WOMAN BUYS A TOWN.
village of Glen Eyre, Pa, Sold at Auc-
ton to Mis- Mary Carpenter
for $1,000.

Binghamton, N. Y, Dec. 27-Mrs.
Mary T. Carpenter, of Scarsdale, N. Y,
bought for $500 a village at auction
last Friday, and is probably the only
owner of a village corporation in the
United States, and possibly in the
world. The village is Glen Eyre, in
Pike county, Pa, on the line of the
Honesdale branch of the Erie railroad
1t covers S42 acres of land, and consists
of dozen houses, railroad station, post
Office, dry goods store, storehouse,
blacksmith shop, sawmills, stone yard
and factory buildings. The property
was originally owned by John Deeming
and his wife, who gave a mortgage,
which was foreclosed. The amount OF
the mortgage was $4,000. A crowd at
tended the sale, and the bidding was
spirited, but none of the villagers sue
ceeded in raising enough money TO buy
the whole. The borough was knocked
down to Mrs. Carpenter for $500.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29
LATER NEWS,

Orders have been cabled by the navy
department to Captain Barker of the
Oregon, the senior and commanding
officer of the little fleet of battleships
and supply vessels now at Callao, to re-
main at that port until Jan. 10 next.
The British coasts were swept by
heavy gale the 21th.
Major General Keifer and the head
quarters of the Seventh Army corps,
sailed for Havana from Savannah.
Hon, Justin 5. Morrill,, senior United
States senator from Vermont, died the
morning of the 9th, in the SSth year
of his age, after an illness of less than
week. He was elected United States
senator six successive times. He was
the author of Morrills tariff of 1861,
which was the basis of all the tariff
Legislation of war times. In 1864 he
became chairman of the committee on
ways and means, the principal commit
tee of the house, and at that critical
time of especial Importance.
A prisoner arraigned in the courts of
New York city was identified as the
Greek brigand Soteras de Santeras, for
W mum IliC Nii6th SONCllAI1Shb iAtNo "
fered 5000 francs dead or alive.
Mrs. Charles Hagerman and three
children were drowned in the ST. Law
renee river, north of Watertown. \. \.
The children broke through the ice
and Mrs. Hagcrman persisted trying to
save them.
Admiral Dewey asks for crews to
man the three captured Spanish yes
sells which are to be reftted and added
to his fleet.
The citizens of Havana read in their
morning paper the 27th an order from
Captain General Castellanos permit
ting the display of Cuban and Ameri-
can flags inside the lines of Spanish
jurisdiction, and soon the stars and
stripes and the lone star of Cuba float
ed over many buildings in the heart of
the city and in streets where the
Spanish soldiers still kept guard.
The retirement of Admiral Bunce
placed Admiral Dewey at the head of
the American navy.
Robert G. Wells, connected with the
Nicopol- Mariopol mining and metal
lurgical company, of Mariopol, Russia,
is in Pittsburg to place orders for ma
chinery aggregating s1,OOo,O00 for
mammoth mills to be erected at Mar
lopol on the sea Of Azof.
Commodore j. W. Phillips will prob
ably succeed Admiral Bunce as com
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard.
l.. NJ Rowland of New York, is APP
pointed as director of customs at the
Paris exposition.