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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
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A Dir contract.

New York, july ia.-oficiala of the
Manhattan Elevated Railway company
announce that the executive committee
of the company has awarded a contract
TO the +. Z. Allis company. of MiIwau-
kee, for eight steam engines of 5000
horse power each, capable Of developing
in all 100000 horse power. The amount
of the contract was said at the Man
haitian Office TO exceed 81 900 GOO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Minneapolis. Mimi, July ia
Sioux Falls Is. d. special to The Times
says: Patrick Carney, Clark county
farmer, reports that a strange insect
is doing some damage to wheat in his
locality. He had 10 acres entirely de-
stroyed, while a few other farmers also
suffered losses. The insect seems TO
sap the life from the plant, causing it
10 fall over and wilt. No one seems to
know the name of the pest, which has
thus far confined itself TO limited
atsaa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Destructive storm.

four miles south of Clintonville and
the following farmers were losers:
Fred Hansen, house and barn destroyed
with six head of cattle and two horses;
Henry Schroeder and Oscar Lindts,
houses and barns; Chris Nelson and 4.
Gorgeson, barns. Many others lost live
stock and outbuildings. The path of
the storm was about 100 feet wide.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

James Billings, of Brookville, Pa, has
started crow incubator, and is furnish
ing crow heads to a New York milliner
Tor 25 cents each. He places 1875 crow
eggs in his incubator each time, within
IS days the little fellows have Matched
and eight weeks later they are behead-
ed. Billings has the only crow hatch
cry in the world, but then it is not much
of a business TO crow about.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Cincinnati, July 17.-FraLk Ray, with
bis sweetheart, Catherine Wimsey, and
Clifford and james Shannon. started Oh
an excursion up the Ohio river in u
naphtha launch. The launch had n
small fat bottom. known as "Johp
boat in tow. Frank Ray playfulIy
jumped into this boat and all the 9TH
ers, against his protest, followed. The
boat filed aud sank, and Ray alone was
reScIIed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
rire In BrookIyn Navy Yard.

New York, July i7.-An immense
naval and municipal fire fighting force
grappled Sunday night with burning
building in The navy yard, stocked with
100000 worth of cloth and uniforms
and great quantity of provisions,
canned and otherwise, designed for
United States warships in all parts of
the world. The fire is smoldering one
and will probably last for days, running
all the contents of the building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
TAYLOR GETS NOMINATION.
Kentucky Republican Convention
Chooses Him by AccIRmatiOn as
Their Candidate for Governor.

Louisville, Ky, July Little repub-
lican state convention adjourned Thurs
day night after being in continuous
session since nine a. M. What was
called the Deboe-Taylor slate for the
most part was ratified. The ticket is
as follows:
For governor, William S. Taylor; lieu
tenant governor, John Marshall secre-
tary of state, Caleb Powers; attorney-gen-
eral, Clifton j. Pratt; auditor, John S.
Sweeney; treasurer, Walter r. Day; su-
perintendent of instruction, John Burke;
commissioner of agriculture, John w.
Throckmorton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
4 Long Ride.

b. A. Rape, the civil war veteran of
Marinette, started on his 1,200 mile BIZ
cycle trip to Philadelphia. He has mas
tered the wheel so that he feels conf
dent that he can make the trip in plenty
of time to attend the national eneamp-
ment of the G. A. r. in September. Mr..
Rape is so years old, and walked to
Cincinnati last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

The government of Trinidad has de-
cided to adopt Marconi's system of
wireless telegraphy for communication
with the dependency Of TOBACCO To
hago is an island in the Windward
group Of the West Indies. The distance
through which the system VIII have TO
operate will be "a miles. If a man had
said ten years ago that communication
could be established and regularly
maintained between those points with
out the use of wires he would have been
considered a candidate for the insane
asNIlIrn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
K,,,s Sweetheart ana Himself.

Lincoln, H., July IA foul and
bloody murder was committed Friday
night in the cemetery at Mason City,
west of here, when Roy Sutton, young
man 20 years of age. shot Miss Leona
Elmere, girl of is years he loved.
Death was instantaneous. A pistol was
found near the girls body. Sutton
then shot himself through the body be-
low the heart. He died early Sunday
morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Aintim M nIcYcIe AccIdcnt.

Breslau, july l4.-1'he Schlesische.
Zeitung declares that the death of the
czarewitch, Grand Duke George, who
passed away July 10, was due to BIZ
cycle accident. While wheeling over
the billy country about Abbas Tuman
in the Caucasus. the paper adds, a mis-
hap caused him such loss of blood that
be died on the spot of the occurrence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Tragedy in Texas.

Texarkana, Ark, July 15.-one man
is dead, two are fatally wounded and
three badly hurt as the result of a
shooting afrray at New Boston, Bowie
county, Tex. Willis Hayes, Hall Hayes
and Simon Hayes were engaged on
one side, and Jack Tricks, John tricks,
Thomas tricks and Ira Smith on the
other. The trouble arose over barbed
wire fence between the Hayes and
Erink firms
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
CoIIntIn.x Second FIre.

GaIlatin, Tenn, July l7.--Fo the
second time within a week Gallatiu has
suffered from fires. Sunday night the
entire south side of the public square
was destroyed. entailing a loss of at
least $4,000. The principal block de-
stroyed is that Of the Tompkins opera
house. The post Office is also burned,
but the mails and records were saved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
ncnrn I.nss nf Tic.

ST. Petersburg. July ls.-l'he New
York journal correspondent cables: A
terrific tornado in the province of
Pensa caused great loss of life. The
city OF Nikolajewskoje is almost en-
tireIy destroyed Sixteen bodies have
already been taken out of The ruins, and
so persons were seriously injured. II
is believed that the loss of life in the
province will reach nearly 200.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

George f. Hamlin, who was state
senator from Linn county, Kan, in 1879,
had grandfather whose first name
was Europe, and this grandfather had
three brothers named Asia, Africa and
America. Vice President Hannibal
Hamlin was the son of Africa. Europe
was d soldier in our revolutionary war.
Asia and America did not become noted
for anything.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Library Associntions.

A joint meeting of the Wisconsin
Travelling Library association and the
Wisconsin free library commission was
held in Ashland. The first travelling Ii
brary in Wisconsin was organized two
years ago, and there are more than 215
in the state now, circulating 1880
books in the pineries and remote
farming communities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Alexander Dewitt, who has lived in
Poughkeepsie, n. y, for the past 40
years, practically on the bounty of his
friends, is dead, and it is found that
he has left fortune of $4,000. OF this
he has bcqueathed $4,000 to nephew
who once sent him SIS and who is the
only relative that ever manifested any
interest in his welfare,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Dewcy's Claim for nounty.

Washington. July II. Admiral
George Dewey has filed in the court OF
claims, through his attorneys, his claim
for naval bounty growing out of the
battle of Manila bay on May /, lS0s.
This is the first of this class Of claims
hled in this court, and il is anticipated
that there will be between 1900 and
s nnn of Them nllootther
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
popuIa,ion OF Minncapoiis.

Minneapolis, Minn., July ls.-The
population Of This city, based on he
new directory. is 100000. The directory
contains $500 names, an increase of
1850 over last year. The multiple used
is PA. The directory people have exer-
cised unusual care and claim 10 have
the names of none but bona fide resi-
dents. The gain in population is about
q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

In the naval battles of Manila bay and
Santiago the American fleets, according
TO official reports, had but slight
superiority in the number of sailors en-
gagged. Dewey commanded 1,743 men
and Montojo 1874. At Santiago there
were 2,40O men on the American ships
and 2.l25 on the Spanish.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Cron Outlook.

The agricultural department crop re-
port says for Wisconsin,:
Heavy rain in southern counties delayed
haying and cultivation of corn: corn weedy,
but generally in excellent condition and
fully as far advanced as usual at this date:
winter wheat and rye good, except where
winter killed, and nearly ready for harvest
ing; barley and oats filling well. crops
heavy and lodging on rich soil; hay fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Numerous queries are being received
by scientific bureaus as to the measure
ments Of Mount Mckinley, Alaska. The
elevation of this mountain, as deter
mined by the geological'survey parties
during the past field season, is 2O,46O
above mean sea level.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Prof. Dewar, whose success in ique-
fyinghydrogen and other gases startled
the scientific world, has made another
discovery which may be of wide-reach-
ing Importance. 1t is a new process CT
casting steel, by which he says the
metal will be rendered much harder
and stronger than by present processes.
The principal feature Of the process IS
that the metal is TO be cast in vacuum.
If the plan is successful il is said the
air bubbles that now cause flaws and
weakness will be done away with and a
metal will result such as the world has
never seen"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

GAINESVILLE, Ca, July 17.-Si Smith,
the Habersham county farmer who
killed William Bell, the commerelai
traveller from Atlanta, several months
ago. was shot to death in the Jail here
SATURDAY. morning. Admission was
gained b. number of masked men IN
der nrelense that they Were officers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

John f. Swearingen, of Edgefeld, S.
C., has just graduated from the Univer-
sity of South Carolina at the age of 20,
despite the fact that he has been to-
tally blind since a boy seven years old.
lie has taken the full classical course
aud has made the highest record dur
ing the four years of any man since the
founding of the institution. lie was as
sisted by a roommate, but only by the
reading aloud of his studies
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

A recent computation shows that,
counting only donations of $1,000 and
upward, a partial list of gifts to char
table and educational institutions in
the United States during the last six
years gives an average of more than
$4,000 coo a year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
blame Chamberlain.

Pretoria. July Is. The volksraad
adopted the first two sections of the
franchise bill. During the course of
the debate it was declared that Great
Britain had caused the present trouble,
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary
of state for the colonies. being the
prime mover. 1t was added that the
new law was leuient and could not be
aI+arad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Persons apply to the courts for queer
things. and often the courts grant queer
requests. In Texas, a man having ac-
cused another Of alternating his wife's
affections and having brought suit
for 100000 damages, petitioned the
Judge to enjoin the man whom he had
sued from communicating with his
wife. The judge granted the petition,
but the defendant declared that il was
an invasion of his right of free speech
and communicated with The woman
Whereupon the defendant was fined
SloU and sent to Jail three days for con-
temnt OF court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
A Cyclone Cellar.

Olivet is all worked up over cyclones,
there having been three small ones near
there this summer. AT the recent an
nual school meeting sum of money
was voted by that district to build a
cyclone cellar in the schoolyard large
enough for the whole school of over
100 pupils.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
FINISHES ITS WORK.
Closing Sessions of the National Edu-
cR.tonai Convention at Los
Angeles, Cal.

Los Angeles. CAL. July 15.-The n. r..
a. convention is numbered with the
events that are past, but will live in the
memory as one of the most notable
events held and the one most numer-
ously attended. there having been over
10000 visiting teachers registered here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Quincy. H.. July is.-'rwo boys, John
". Allen and James Glenn Joiner. aged
70 and 10 years. respectively. had
quarerl al Meyer, nine miles north OF
Quincy. Sunday. Joiner struck Allen
on the right side of the jaw and the lat
ter fell dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Cleanliness is an excellent habit. II
is not, however, an essential 10 good
health and mental activity. The health
lest man a writer in a medical journal
ever saw is alive and we'll to-day ut "a,
and ne took bath only occasionally
cucc in the Mersey at Liverpool in 1898,
and again in the North river in 1878,
both Of which were accidental, the gen
iieman being slightly intoxicated when
he fell. Almost all people who live to
au extreme old age are found TO be
those " no are not overload of additions,
but who otherwise are careful in their
manner of living.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

When Capt. Dreyfus arrived in France
he was ignorant of the fact that the
old chiefs Of the army whom he so ven
Grated, admired and loved were The
ones that had sent him 10 exile, and the
disclosure was a great shock. lie has
been kept in ignorance Of what has
been going on in the world, and was
surprised TO learn of the many things
that have happened in five years. lie
did not know that the intereHi and sym
pathy of the whole world had been
aroused for him, and could not under
stand how the people OF America knew
anything about him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
uatded Inv Graxshoppers.

Duluth, Mimi, July il. = Reports
were received here Thursday morning
by grain men that vast clouds of grass
hoppers alighted on the fields in the
vicinity of RoIla. n. ID.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Death of Arthur A. libby

Chicago, July 1s.-Word was received
from Pasadena. Cal. Monday night
that Arthur A. Libby. OF Chicago,
founder Of the great packing firm OF
Libby, Mcneil d Libby. died Monday
in Pasadena. where he had been living
for the last five wears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

1t is estimated that the "bread-eat-
ing population of the world will need
during the coming year 2,360,0oO,Oo0
bushels of wheat. The best estimates
are that the total production for the
same period will be- $50 .0OO, 900 bushels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Mrs- FIngIer Insane.

New York, July l7.-Mrs. Ida a. Flag
Ter. wife Of Henry NJ. Flagler, of the
Standard Oil company, is hopelessly in
zane. She has si,2O0.0OO in Standard
Oil in her own name. Her delusion is
that the car is going to marry her.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Mimi, July

minneapolis, Mlnn.i July =.
Wheat-No. l northern. 6s@69c.
No. northern, 67@6sc; Sept 67s4c.
Oats-No. 5, white. 24c.
Corn-No. 5, soc.
Cattle Steers, SIS. 75@ LOO; cows, 81. 20
@S50.
sheep Muttons. s4.5o; lambs. s5.75.
Hogs IS. 1905 so.
Butter-Creamery. extras, 16td lie;
creamery, frsts. 14@15c; dairy, fancy,
14a15c
Poultry Turkeys, s@loe; spring
chickens. 12c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

At Wichita, Kan, bride of two hours
was killed and her husband and brother
seriously injured as the result of that ir-
resistibly funny performance, the
charivari party.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

1t now appears that the so-called kiss
ing bug is not newly-arriyed insect
but an old bug with new habits. How
could it have learned them?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
R,shon Of TImerick Dead.

Limerick. July 1s.-Rt. Rev. Charles
Graves, ID. D.. ID. G. L.. bishop of Linn
erick and ex-president of the Royal
Irish academy, died Monday, aged 8.
years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Ieanefte SchYerTn Dend.

Berlin, July 17.-Ieannette schwerin.
the most prominent representative of
The women's rights movement in Ger
many. is dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
slightly Mixed.

Mrs. Henpeck- The Episcopal funeral
service is SO beautiful! want it read over
me when ! die.
Mr.. Henpeck- Certainly There's some
thing in it about Here endeth the first
lesson isn't there kansas City indie
pendent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
HOLD STATE RALLIES.
Many Meetings Held by Baptist Young
People AT RIchmond-oli-
GERS Elected

Richmond, Va, July 15.--lhe dele
gates TO the Young Peoples Baptist
Union OF America Friday morning held
state rallies at the various churches
in the city. The topic address at
the morning session of the convention
was by DR.. p. q. Henson. of Chicago,
and was on Disciples Indeed" The
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
MN nc.nme Work.

Pittsburgh. Pa. July l7.-i'in plate
workers throughout the country TO The
number of nearly $4,000 resume work
to-day after an idleness of two weeks,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Big Cnreo of Tea.

Tacoma, Wash. July 17.-Steamship
Olympia, OF the Northern Pacific line,
arrived Sunday from China and Japan
with 5000 tons of the new crop of tea.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Songs about the Klondike should be writ
ten in a miner" key.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Passed AMaY.

Washington, July 17.-Coi. Charles
II. Brown, assistant chief of the division
of loans and currency of the treasury
department, is dead at Piitsfield, Mass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Figures may not lie, but estimates arc
often misleading .-Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

For disobedience the small boy frequent
ly takes the palm.-Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Keeping at it" is a mighty good substi.
tute for real genius.-L. A. w Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

It is a good thing TO be a man Of one idea,
providing the idea is big enough.-Ranl's
Horn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

Man once ate the cream, but now they
cremate the man.-Cheago Daily News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
Anril "a. ls9a

April 23d, 1899
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus o.:
Gentlemen-I find Pe-ru-na TO be an
excellent remedy for the catarrhal az
fections Of spring, and summer, and
those who suffer from depression from the
heat Of the summer viii find no remedy the
equal Of Pe.ru.na.
John w Lyons
No nan is better known in the financial
world than Judson W Lyons. His name
on every piece Of money Of recent date,
makes his signature one Of the most familiar
ones in the United States Hon Lyons
address il Augusta, Ga. He is a member Of
the National Republican Committee, and is
a prominent and influential politician. He
is particular friend Of President Mckinley.
Remember that cholera morbus cholera
infantum, summer complaint, bilious collie,
diarrhoes and dysentery are each and all
catarrh Of the bowels. Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections. Pe-Iu.na
is an absolute specific for these ailments.
which are so common in summer. DR.. Hart
man, in a practice OF over forty years, never
lost single case of cholera infantum, dyson
terry, diarrhoea. or cholera morbus, and his
only remedy was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring
further particulars should send for free
copy of Summer Catarrh." Address DR.
Hartman, Columbus, o.