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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24
qfiE EAST.

At Rochester, n. y, John Y. Gentry
paced two consecutive heats in 2:03h
and 2:O4H, defeating Joe Patchen and
SearchGght in a match for $4,000.
Prof George \. Hench, of Michigan
university, who was injured while rid
ing bicycle down road in the White
mountains, died in Boston.
The yacht Shamrock, challenger for
the Americas cup, reached New York,
accompanied by her tender, the steam
yacht Erin.
The one hundredth anniversary of
George Washington's death will be con-
Quoted by the grand lodge of masons
for the state of Virginia. Masonic OBJ
servances will take place in Alexandria
and at Mount Vernon December 10 and
IA.
During the week failures have been
in the United States 1856, against 154 last
year, and in Canada "a, against II last
year.
In Philadelphia 500 tons of supplies
for the Porto Rican sufferers were
placed on board the transport Panther.
In the National league the per-
centages of the baseball clubs for the
week ended on the goth were: Brook
lyn, 600; Boston. 500; Philadelphia,
1923; Baltimore, COS; st. Louis, .534;
Cincinnati, .531; Chicago, .524; Pitts
burgh, SOB; New York, .446; Louisville,
.442; Washington, 1857; Cleveland, .165.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24
MORE MEN WANTED.
President Calls for volunteers fol
Ten New ReGiments-FiSht-
ing at Angeles.

Washington, Aug. is. = 1.-THE policy
of the war department." said Secretary
Root Thursday, is to furnish Gen. Otis
with all the troops and supplies that
he can use and which are necessary to
wind up the instruction in the Philip
pines in the shortest possible time"
The secretary was speaking of the
ten regiments which were called out
Thursday by order of the president.
He said that no delay would be allowed
in enlisting, equipping and supplying
the new regiments, nor in transporting
them, as well as the other regiments
already organized, to the Philippines
as soon as they were needed for ac-
tive operations.
With the Is regiments already called
into service, the ten ordered Thursday
will make total of 10000 in round
numbers of $4,000 volunteers author
lied.
The result of the secretary's decision
will be TO give Gen. Otis a fighting force
of 62, 451 men, distributed as indicated
in this table:
Regulars, including SOP en- route and 2.SOl
about to sail, S0,42s.
Organizing in Philippines (two infantry
regiments and one cavalry regiment volun-
teers) 1866
Ten infantry regiments volunteers or
ganized in the United States. 1900.
Ten infantry regiments, volunteers, TO be
organized In the United States, 1869.
Officers, 1883.
Aggregate combatants for Philippines
| CO, 45L.
Manila, Aug. is. = Eight hundred in
surgents attacked Angeles Thursday
morning, but the Twelfth regiment
drove them into the mountains. Three
ditched locomotives were captured
None of the American troops was in
| jured.
The insurgent loss is not known.
Mr.. c. L. Spencer, of Kentucky, re-
porter of the Manila Times, was killed
Wednesday during the fight at Angeles
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of Gen. Billot regarding the expendi-
lures of the secret service fund, which
entirely confirmed the statements of
Col. Picquart, statement which caused
applause in the court.
Rennes, Aug %. The third week
of the second trial by court-martial of
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, a captain of the
artillery, on the charge of treason, be-
gan without incident at $3.50 Monday
morning.
All of the witnesses Monday were
hostile to Dreyfus, but as none of the
evidence was fresh and mostly reitera-
ton of old statements, the audience
followed the dispositions with compare
lively little interest, reference by NJ
Gribelin to the relations of Dreyfus
with demimondaines proving the most
appetizing portion of the mornings
proceedings. a subdued litter went
round the courtroom when M. Gribelin
even professed to know the exact
amount Dreyfus spent upon his vari-
Gus amours.
Maitre Demange, of counsel for the
defense, was more successful than
usual in cross-eXamining him and Wis
IDLY disconnected NJ. Gribclin. Counsel
scored a distinct hit when he got NJ.
Gribelin to admit that he mixed the
intrigues of Patty de Clam and Henry to
shield Esterhazy and when NJ. Gribelin
was finally disposed of his evidence had
suffered badly.
Dreyfus created better impression
Monday. He entered the court with
more confident bearing and replied to
the witnesses in calm voice, without
any theatrical gestures, and his re-
marks were put so lucidly that he APP
peared to make an impression on all the
judges, all of whom are reputed to be
bitterly opposed to him.
The session wound up with a scene,
on account of the extraordinary con-
duct of Col. Jouaust, president of the
court, who permitted himself to make
an unwarrantable display of Partially.
NJ. Bertulus had been confronted with
the last witness, Capt. Junck, and Gen.
Gonse had defended the latter, when
Col. Picquart rose and asked to be al
lowed to refute some of Junck's re-
marks. Col. Jouaust made gesture of
Impotence and shouted:
what again?"
An outburst Of booing and Kissing
came from the audience at such a dis
play of unfairness from the president.
Judges and gendarmes quickly sup
pressed the noise, but Col. Jouaust un-
derstood the well-merited rebuke adj
ministered him, turned red and adj
iourned the court ten minutes later.
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Shamrock Arrives.

New York, Aug. 19.-Sir Thomas Lip
TOMS yacht Shamrock, challenger for
the Americas cup, reached this port
Friday, accompanied by her tender, the
steam yacht Erin. The Shamrock
sailed from Fairlee on the Clyde Au-
gust and made the transatlantic
voyage in much quicker time than
was anticipated. The Erin towed the
Shamrock about 1000 miles and the lat
ter sailed something more than 1900
miles. Her best days run under can
vas was 26S knots.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24
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 ALI Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
rnnM wAsHINGroN-

The Spanish-American war eolun-
teers viii hold their first national en-
campment in Washington, ID. c., Sep
TENDER and Q.
1t has been decided that United
States troops now serving in Cuba are
to be brought to the United States for
the purpose of giving the men change
of climate and an opportunity to recu-
perate.
Secretary of War Root has issued an
order directing that ten additional
regiments of infantry volunteers be or
ganized for service in the Philippines.
The regiments will be numbered from
3s to At. The result of the secretary s
order will be to give Gen. Otis fight
ing force of 60, Ash men.
Gold certificates issued under the re-
cent order of the secretary of the treas
ury in exchange for gold coin amount
to SIS, s36,040.
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Able, aged 16; Andy, aged IA; Thomas,
aged ten, and Nellie, aged one, and Miss
Amy Dillon, aged is. All the bodies
have been recovered except that of Miss
Dillon. A party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert IIeimsel, their four chill
dren, Miss Dillon, Mrs. Potts and two
children went to cross the river on fer
ryboat. The party was in a wagon.
The horses were driven on the boat and
the front wheels reached it; just then
the stake holding the boat broke loose.
The swift current started it down the
stream. As it started the entire load
of human freight was dumped into the
water, the wagon oyerturning. The
horses soon drowned. All were thrown
under the wagon, but in some miracu-
lous manner Mrs. Potts and her two
children reached the shore in safety.
Mr.. Heimsel made a heroic effort to save
his family, but all drowned. He mar
rowly escaped himself.
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Drowncd HcrscIf and ChiId.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 21.-Some time
Saturday night Mrs. Jennie Weston
drowned herself and her four-year-old
son BERTHE in cistern at the family
home. There was no one else at home
except a daughter about II years old,
and the deed was not known until the
young lady wakened Sunday morning.
Family troubles are supposed to be the
cause of the tragedy, the mother hav-
ing several times threatened to commit
suicide
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24
A BLOODY BATTLE.
Government Forces In Venezuela De-
feat the InsurGent Forces
with Heavy Loss.

Washington, Aug. is. = United States
Minister Russell, at Caracas, reports to
the state department that the insur-
gent faction in the state of Los Andes,
Venezuela, under Gen. Citriano Castro.
was completely defeated by the govern
ment troops in a bloody battle which
lasted IS hours.
The loss of the insurgents is placed at
500 killed and wounded and the govern
ment loss at 600. This is the end of the
disturbance in that section, which is
the only one affected.
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BURNED LIKE PAPER.
Fire Destroys the Best Part of victor,
COI.-The Loss Is Placed
Mt So, 900, 900.

Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 22.-Fire has
utterly destroyed the business portion
of the city of Victor, causing loss
estimated at 100000. Beginning
shortly after noon, the fire ragged until
evening, consuming everything in its
way. 1t had its origin, it is thought,
in the Merchants cafe, adjoining the
Bank of Victor, on the corner of Third
street and Victor avenue. A strong
wind from the south famed the flames
and in few minutes all the surround
ing houses were afire.
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ExnInrers Rctnrn

Tromsoe. Island Of Tromsoe, Norway,
Aug 1S.-Waltcr Wellman and the sur
vivors of the polar expedition led by
him arrived here Thursday evening on
the steamer Capella, having successful
ly completed their explorations in
Franz Josef Land. Mr.. Wellman has dis
covered important new lands and many
islands.
Mr.. Wellman and his companions
found no trace in Franz Josef Land of
the missing aeronaut, Prof. Andree.
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schneider win Prosecute.

Paris, Aug. ga dispatch from Ems
says that Col. Schneider, the Austrian
military attache, whose alleged letter
discriminating Dreyfus has been one of
the principal weapons of the prosecu-
ton, has started for Paris with the in
tention of instituting proceedings for
forgery and the employment of forged
documents against those responsible
for the authorship and use of the let
ter, which he has already distinctly re-
undated
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CURRENT TOPICS.


THERE are 10000 locomotives in use
on American railroads.
EVERY year Chicago uses up about
$1,000, 600 pounds of soap.
IN Spitzbergen the longest day is
three and one-half months.
EVERY blast furnace in Pittsburgh is
producing TO its full capacity.
SEvENTY-Two per cent. of the Span
ish people can not read or write.
A STRIKING feature of Havana is the
absence of women in the streets
The Newport News Shipbuilding
and Drydocll Co. employees 5000 men.
GREAT BRITAIN buys more than co.
600 horses IN the United States every
year.
LIQUID fuel is fast taking the place
of coal on the vessels plying in the lar
east.
LIoulD fuel is fast taking the place
of coal on the vessels plying in the
far east.
In the vicinity of Norfolk, Va, about
1900 acres are devoted to the culture
of radishes.
LAST year there were brought into
London and other English ports c, 422,-
600 hundred weight of frozen meat.
Miss ELLA c. WITTER. of Denver, is
the only woman authorized to practice
before the United States land Office.
A CARTHAGE MOI undertaken exhib-
tied the body of murderer by way of
advertising his skill as an embalmer.
THERE are 1000 vessels which cross
the Atlantic Ocean regularly every
month, some of them twice month.
Gov. SAVERS, of Texas is one of the
champion golf players of that state
and is devoted to all outdoor athletics.
THE queen of England and the car
of Russia own beautiful typewriters of
white enamel and gold, with keys of
ivory.
TIE Baroness Burdett-Coutts is said
to be worth about 81, 600, 600 and her
income is set down as being close upon
81, 500 a day.
A CIGARETTE smoker sends into the
air about 1000, 600 particles of dust at
every pull, according to DIR. Atkins in
designations
IT is gravely reported that Kipling
has received seven madstones and near
ly 1000 recipes for the bite of that in
considerate dog.
WHILE Canada's tax on Chinese immi-
grants is to be increased, Japanese are
to be permitted to come in free only for
imperial reasons.
Mrs. WILLIAM r. DAY, wife of the
former secretary of state, is an excel
lent musician and has composed some
music OF high order.
a LARGE number of ministers from
other churches are apply ng to be re-
ceived :nto the ministry of the Presby-
terrain church in Canada.
AN eminent physician says that no
person should be permitted to drink
tea or coffee until he or she has at
tanned the age of IS years.
SCOTLAND has 146 parishes without
paupers, poor rates or public houses,
absence of the last, perhaps account
! ing for that of the first two.
SCOTLAND has LAG parishes without
paupers, poor rates or public houses,
the absence of the last, perhaps, ac-
counting for that of the first two.
A WRITER in the German scientific
periodical Prometheus declares that
overindulgence in tobacco viii prove
the ruin of South American peoples.
AT RoUBAIx, one of the socialist
strongholds of France, the ii, 900 pub
lie school children received free food
and clothing at the expense of the
town
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Dreyfus' Fate May BE Fixed.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-The Tribune's spe-
cial from Rennes says: According to
statements communicated from such
an exceptional source as to carry I'M
usual presumption of truth, the SEN
tence of Dreyfus is already decided
upon. He will be found guilty of dis
ciplinary indiscretions, for which he
win be sentenced to five years impris-
onment. As he has served this term of
sentence the practical result will be
that he will be set free and take his po-
sition in the army as captain en- re-
forme, without pay or emolum.nts, and
any career in the active army will be
closed to him.
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Left M Will.

New York, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Eva A.
Ingersoll, widow of Col. Robert &. In
gersoll, has filed a bond as admins
tratriX of the estate of her husband.
Mrs. lngersoll swears that she has made
diligent search for the will of her
husband, but that to the best of her
knowledge and belief he died intestate.
The value of his personal property is
estimated by her at about $4,000. At
the time of his death he held no real
DroDprtv
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An Indiana woman has been married
IA times, and good old girls all over that
state who have never succeeded in being
married even once are wondering how
she does it. Perhaps she carries rab-
bits foot or the never-failing love tai
isman" of which we read in the adver-
Using columns of some of our esteemed
exchanges.
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Winchester, Va, Aug. 22.-During a
violent windstorm here Monday after
noon the big tent of John Robinson's
circus was blown down upon the crowd
in it. A general panic ensued and
some 40 people were more or less in
jured by being trampled upon. Fred
O'Brien, an acrobat, was the most Sc
riously injured. His right thigh was
broken and he received other injuries.
While the struggling mass was under
the canvas, thieves reaped harvest.
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Angeles. The Americans encountered a
large force of insurgents and drove
them from their positions. Lieut.. Cole,
of the Sixth infantry, with so men, en-
couutered 100 insurgents intrenche6 N
the mountains of the island of Negros
and routed them after an hour and a
half of severe fighting. The Americans
had three men slightly hurt. Nineteen
dead insurgents were counted in the
trenches. Six rifles and quantity of
reserve ammunition were captured.
The insurgents recently cut the cable
in Laguna bay, leading to Calamba, on
the south shore of the lake, but the
break has been repaired.
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EnnEIGN INTI:IIIcENcr-

Angeles was attacked by 500 Filipino
insurgents, but the Twelfth regiment
drove the~l into the mountains. Three
ditched locomotives were captured.
None of the American troops were in
iured. The insurgent loss is not
known. C. II. Spencer, of Kentucky, a
reporter for the Manila Times, was
killed during the fight at Angeles.
Col. Piquart and M. Bartullus gave
strong evidence favorable to the ac-
cused in the Dreyfus trial. Gen. Roget
continued his testimony, and became
palpably confused under questions by
NJ. Demange.
Confirmation has been received of a
dispatch announcing the capture by
French police OF the assailant of NJ.
Labor. His name is Glorrot, and he
has confessed.
The men, including Col. picquart,
who were with NJ Labori when he was
shot and saw the would-be assassin de-
clare that Gorot, who confesses that he
did the shooting, is not the man. The
doctors think Gorot is insane.
Sir Charles Upper, in a recent inter
view, charged the United States with
Intentionally defeating the Alaskan
boundary negotiations.
Pope Leo's encyclical on the peace
conference will appear next week.
In the recent tropical hurricane the
town of Red Bay, on the island of
Andres, 20 miles southwest of Nassau,
was swept away and about 300 lives lost.
An eyewitness of the storm estimated
that the loss of life on the island was
fully GOO.
Eighteen persons were killed by an
explosion in the LEST colliery in
Glamorganshire Wales.
A bill enfranchising women has been
passed by the legislative council of
western Australia.
Col. Picquart continued his deposit
tion in the Dreyfus trial. He affirmed
his belief in the innocence of the pris-
oner and stated that the evidence con-
tanned in the dossier and other docu-
ments applied far better to Esterhazy
than to Dreyfus. Col. Picquart assert
ed that when he furnished conclusive
proof of the innocence of Dreyfus to
Gen. Gonse he was ordered to keep ST.
lent. This statement created great
sensation in the courtroom. The dos
sier was analysed at length and its
forgeries exposed.
Nineteen Filipinos and one American
were killed in skirmishes around An
geles.
In Paris serious riots occurred be-
cause of an attack made by anarchists
on anti-Semites and $50 persons were
injured and church wrecked.
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Prince Henry Coming.

London, Aug. 22.-Prince Henry of
Prussia, who commands the German
squadron in the Pacific, will visit San
Francisco, according to the Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, on board
his flagship after he leaves China. 1t
is possible, according to the same au-
thority, that he will also go to Wash
ington to see President Mckinley, who
has sent him an invitation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24
THE BoER'S REPLY.
CommissiOner-BeIIe Brftain's
Suggestion Has Been Rejected.

Capetown, Aug. 22.-The report that
the Transyaal government had handed
its reply to the British agent at Pre-
toria, to be forwarded to Sir Alfred
Miner, British high commissioner for
South Africa and governor of Cape
Colony, is confirmed. 1t is believed
however, that the proposition of Great
Britain for a joint commission to inves-
tigate the effect which the franchise re-
form legislation would have on the nit
landers, has not been accepted, but
that fresh proposals have been adj
yanoed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24

At least five men prominent in our
politics to-day are direct descendants
from signers of the Declaration of In
dependence: Gov. Wolcott, of Massa-
chusetts, from Oliver Wolcott; Senator
IIoar, from Roger Sherman; Robert
Treat Paine, from Robert Treat Paine,
his namcsake; Charles Francis Adams,
from John Adams, and T. jefferson
Coolidge, from Thomas jefferson.
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Prof r. II. Thurston, of Boston, rises
to explain that the automobile, or self
moving carriage, for street purposes,
antedates the locomotive and was sug-
gested by Sir Isaac Newton as early as
1850. OF course, all the early self-pro-
PEELED carriages were driven by steam,
but over 20 are said to have been run
ming in London in 1888, and it seems
that they were quite common for sew
eral years, until the fierce opposition
of the stage coach proprietors brought
about overmuch legal regulations of
these vehicles, which finally regulated
them out of use.
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Miss Clara barton says there are now
in Cuba $4,000 destitute orphan chill
dren of reconcentrados who have in the
last few years died of starvation and
want. These children are scattered
throughout nearly every city and town
of sufficient size and Importance to re-
ceive the driven-out country people.
They are not children of low or doubt
full origin, many are of the best Cuban
families. The reconcentra1os were
lergely the country people of property
farmers and small planters. Miss Bar
ton says the Cubans are not responsible
for the restitution of these children.
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Utica, \. Y, Aug. 21.-William Rob
bins, instructor of manual training in
the schools of Passaic, n. j., shot and
instantly killed his brother, Ralph Rob
bins, aged 16, while hunting in the
Adirondacks Sunday evening. lie mis-
took the red sweater worn by Ralph
Cor n daar
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A score Persisted.

Washington, \. G., Aug. 22.-The
West Indian hurricane which came up
the coast Friday played havoc on Ocra-
coke island Many small craft belong
ing to fishermen were wrecked and 20
men as far as known lost their lives.
All the horses and cattle on the is
land were drowned. Thirty houses and
two churches were destroyed.
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Convict No. 4,274, editor of the Star
of Hope, published in Sing Sing prison,
fully realizes that the prerogatives of
journalism depend somewhat upon the
forethought and enterprise of the in
dividual journalist himself, and he has
accordingly applied to the prison au-
thorities for permission to witness and
report for his paper the New York
reception to Admiral Dewey. lie wants
to boom the circulation, he says, and
knows of no better way.
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The steamer Cevic, which made the
port of New York few days ago,
brought a strange cargo from India.
She had aboard 10000 bags of copper
coins used in India, the consignment
weighing $50 tons. The coins were for
the Oxford Copper company, and they
will he melted over for refining pur-
poses. The coins are worth more as
conner than as money.
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CRISIS IN GERMANY.
Diet Defies the Emperor and Defeats
Canal BiII-Entire Cabinet
Agrees to Resign.

Berlin, Aug. 22.-Germany finds itself
facing cabinet crisis. As an outcome
of the rejection of the Midland canal
bill last Saturday, the ministers met
late Monday afternoon at the residence
of the imperial chancellor, Prince Won
Hohenlohe. and decided TO resign.