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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
EPWORTH LEAGUERS.
Crowd Their Tent and TomlinSon's
Hall mt Northumberland
Meeting Place.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 21.-The
opening session of the international
convention of the Epworth league, con
Quoted simultaneously Thursday in
Tomlinson hall and the Epworth tent,
was attended by 10000 people. Only
1000 delegates had arrived, but Indian
apols people turned out and swelled
the attendance to overlooking. Five
hundred eolored delegates from the
southern states arrived just before the
convention opened and mingled with
their brother leaguers, eXemplifying
the obliteration of the line of division.
The weather was very hot. The entire
session was devoted to speeches.
indianapolis, Ind, July 22.-The ex-
ecutive committee Of the Epworth
league occupied the afternoon in de-
Gliding on the meeting place for 1901,
finally selecting San Francisco. Three
cities were entered in the contest, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver.
The former city secured the majority
of votes on the first ballot, which stood:
San Francisco, 6; Los Angeles, 3; Den
nous for the Golden Gate city. 1t is
not known definitely how large the at
tendance is. Six thousand are regis
tered, and with those unregistered the
number was estimated at 5000. The
larger delegations are from Indiana,
with no; Illinois, SO; Ohio, 500; Penn
sylvania, 100; Michigan, $50; Iowa, 100,
and Kansas. 113-
indianapolis, Ind, July 24.-The Ep-
worth league convention formally adj
iourned Inday night to meet in San
Francisco in 1901. The work was prac-
tically ended Saturday night. The final
session was devoted to addresses on
Missions" Incoming trains brought
thousands of visitors, and it was esti-
mated that the number of delegates
had reached the 10000 mark.
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COL. ROBERT G. INGERsOLL.

came to him as he had recently ex-
pressed desire it should. He often in
old times said he wished to die slowly,
with full consciousness, so he might
tell those about him how it felt. Re
Gently he experienced a change of de-
sire to die Tainlessly and without warn
ing.
Robert Green Ingersoll was born al Ores
den n. y, August IL. 1893. His father was
a Congregational clergyman When Rob
ert was ten years old the family moved to
Illinois, where his boyhood was spent.
After studying law he began the practice
brother Eben, who afterward went TO con-
gress. In 1857 the brothers removed TO
Peoria. In 1860 Robert was defeated for
congress on the democratic ticket.
lie was appointed colonel of the Eleventh
Illinois cavalry in 1862. Soon afterward he
joined the republican party. At the re-
publican national convention of 1876 he
nominated James G. Blaine for the presi-
dency In a speech that attracted much
attention and laid the foundation for his
reputation as political speaker in after
years.
He was offered the post of minister to
Germany in 1877, but declined the appoint
ment. He had taken part in many noted
lawsuits in all parts of the country, and
acted as counsel for the star route con-
spirators," who were acquitted in 1888. He
gained fame by his books, pamphlets and
speeches against Christianity Among his
publications are: Some Mistakes of
Noses" Prose Poems and Selections"
Modern Thinkers" 1.-THE Brain and the
Bible" and many others.
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NICELY TAKEN IN.
He Knew the Ways of the
World But Got Caught
Mapping.

The man in question used to say he knew
the way of the world as a eat knows its
own kittens, aud laugh at the wiles of those
who live on their wits.
He had been economiZing at every turn
for a long time, saving all that he could,
Tor the holidays were near at hand. lie
lett his station the other night IN the teeth
OF a blizzard The buses had stopped run
ming, and he buttoned his coat collar about
his neck with determination to walk
home rather than squander the price of a
cab.
"Beastly night said tall imposing
man, as he tapped our friend on the shout
der. Get INTO my carriage there; III be
with you in a minute, and he dashed into
the station after his bag. 1t was too good
an offer to be refused, and the travelling
man put in most of his time in thanking
his benefactor, who politely insisted that
the pleasure was all his.
Just tell him where to drive to, he said,
later; II get OUT mere. NO, dom mention
it. Glad Of the opportunity.
Now, it was a horrible night, and he was
using another mans carriage, so he could
not do less than to treat the driver and
give him a cigar to keep his nose warm At
last the economical traveller was at home,
and he shouted CHEEKY good night as,
he slammed the door of the vehicle and
started for the house:
Here" cried the driver, you've forgot
Thanks. What is it:' as he hurried
back.
"What?' as the narrowing conviction
seized him "Why, the other man.
That other man be blowed. don I know
him from a crow. You took the cab.
Then our man drowned the voice of the
storm while he was settling, and, going IN,
swore his wife to secrecy. That's the way
il got out.--Pearson' Weekly.
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SUCCEEDS ALGER.
EIihu Root, of New York, Is rendered
and Accepts Secretary
ship of War.

Washington, July 2l.-Elihu Root, of
New York, has accepted the war port
folio in President McKinley's cabinet.
The telegram of acceptance was re-
ceived shortly after noon Saturday.
The tender of the war portfolio was
made TO Mr.. Root Friday night after
the conference at the white house.
The tender of the war portfolio was
made to Mr.. Root Friday night after
the conference at the white house.
The announcement of Mr.. Roots APP
pointment was made at the war de-
partment. 1t was stated that Senator
Plat came to Washington Friday even
ing, armed with authority from Mr..
Root TO accept in his name the war
portfolio. 1t is not expected that the
acceptance win make any change in
the plans of Secretary Alger. and he
will remain on duty here until the end
of the present month, being assisted by
Mr.. Meiklejohn.
Elihu Root was born February Is 1S45, at
Clinton Oneida county, New York He
graduated from Hamilton college. in the
class of "a, and entered the New York
university law school lie was admitted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27

A mob hanged Frank Embree. a
negro who assaulted Miss Dougherty
near Bruton. Mo.
At Athens, Mo, +. L. Hull killed Miss
Florence Gordon and then took his own
life. Jealousy was the cause.
At Los Angeles, CAL, and the sur.
rounding region the severest earth
quake shock in many years occurred
Big buildings were swayed.
For the murder of his wife Isaiah
Scott (colored) was hanged in Sayan.
nah, Ga.
George Tress' three little sons were
found drowned in pond near Milwau-
kee.
Fire destroyed the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton elevator, containing
100000 bushels wheat, in Toledo, o.,
causing loss of $1,000, 600.
Walter L. Vellinger, Paul Held and
Charles link. young boys. were
drowned in the Wabash river at Lafay-
cite. Ind.
In indianapolis the Epworth league
convention adjourned to meet in San
Francisco in 1901. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing polygamy, the
army canteen, the liquor traffic, Sunday
newspapers, Sunday baseball, excur-
sions and other amusements on the
Sabbath day.
Fire swept away the business part
of Phoenix City, Ariz.
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THE CLEVELAND STRIKE.
Explosion wrecks Chr aud Six Per-
Are IpJured-CSndnc-
tor Kills boy.

Cleveland, o., July PA Euclid ave-
nue. car, loaded with passengers, was
wrecked by an explosion of nitro
glycerin or gun cotton shortly before
II o'clock Sunday night. Six persons
we're badly hurt. One of the victims,
Mrs. Martin, will probably die. She snf-
fered a compound fracture of the skull,
had one arm broken and was otherwise
! injured. She was with her husband,
who was also badly hurt.
In the vicinity of the Holmden avenue
barns Sunday night there was con-
tinuous rioting for three or four hours.
Every car that passed was attacked
with stones and several pistol shots
were fired at them. There was lively
fusillade at one time, the nonunion
crews returning the fire. The only per-
son hurt was woman who was shot in
the finger as she stood in her doorway.
The police made 25 arrests in that
neighborhood. Rioting continued all
along Broadway at night, and it took
three squads of police as many hours
to escort three cars distance of four
miles to the barns. Fifteen or 20 of the
/
Four companies of the Fifth regi-
meDt from Cleveland, the First Ohio
cavalry and the naval reserves are
guarding the property of the street car
company and patrolling the streets. as
sisted by large force of deputy sher-
ifs and the full strength of the police
department.
Cleveland, o., July 25. Monday failed
to bring any relief to the strike situa-
ton, which is regarded as serious. The
state board of arbitration has practi-
eally abandoned its efforts to conciliate
| the strikers and their former employ
| ers. The resentment of the conduct
ors and mctormen who quit work and
the more turbulent spirit of their sym
| pathizers is held in check to a degree
by the presence of the police and the
militia, members of which ride in the
cars or are held in readiness at the
| barns and terminals
Small riots occurred during the day.
but with one exception they were with
out serious results. In The death of
Henry Cornweit slain by n bullet fired
by Ralph T. Hawley, conductor on the
Broadway line, is recorded the first fa-
tality of the strike.
| A repetition of the wrecIing of
Euclid car was Monday evening at
tempted by strikers or their sympa-
thizers, in Brooklyn, suburb of Cleve-
land. An explosion took place under
the car, but failed to injure it ma
terially. There were no passengers
| aboard, and the conductor and motor
man escaped unframed
With the exception of the Mayfield
suburban, all the lines of the Big Con-
solidated were in operation Monday,
although their movements were neces-
sarily hampered somewhat.
New York, July 24.--The trolley car
strikes, both in Manhattan and Brook
lyn, seem to be practically at an end.
General Master Workman Parsons says
it is not, and Sunday at meeting of
| the Central Federated union he
launched a scheme for a new labor po-
litical party, and at the same time
urged upon the delegates of the va
rious trades unions in Greater New
York the expediency of contributing
| to fund to aid the strikers, and the
delegates promised their financial sup
port
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A DESPERATE BATTLE.
Americans and FiIipinOs Fight at
Bobon=, Island of Panny-ISn-
envy Loses Heavily.

Manila, July 2l.-News has been re-
ceived here from Gen. Smith at lloilo,
Island of Panay, of a severe fight on
Wednesday at Bobong between Capt.
Byrne, of the Sixteenth infantry, with
20 men, and 1, force of $50 Babaylones,
who surprised the American troops.
One hundred and fifteen of the enemy
were killed, as is shown by actual
count, many were wounded and one
was taken prisoner. The American
loss was one man killed and one wound
ed. The fighting was mostly at close
quarters, with bayonets and dubbed
guns. A considerable stock of sup
plies and arms has been captured by
Capt. Byrne, who is in command of the
battalion operating at La Carlota, in
the district of Negroes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
An intellectual Test.

"Your name|'
Gan przybskalzi"
"How long have you been in this coun-
try"
"Vilhclm Mckinley"
"Who wrote the declaration Of independ-
ence"
Congress"
"Do YOU swear to obey the laws of this
nation?"
Jorge Washington"
'What form of government is this?"
"Ebryhem Linking
THAT will do You're accepted. Step
down, say
'Der Star Spang,ed I}enner!"
Don't you understand me? ] told YOU
you were ali right
''Dree cheerzi Heep, heep, hooray''
Is this an examination for admission to
citizenship? No, gentle reader, the man
wants to be a soldier and our great and
good government has declared that a sol
der needn't have any more brains than
voter.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27

The war against the manufacturers
and users Of preservalines in milk and
food products have been reopened ny
State Dairy and Food Commissioners IL.
G. Adams. About year ago therewere
a number of arrests and convictions for
authorizations under the pure food law
Of 1897, and the adulteration, especially
of milk, stopped. Recently, however, it
has been begun again, and number of
arrests and prosecutions have been made
of men who are doctoring milk with
preservaline.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
REPORTING THE WEDDING
As 1t Was Turned In by the Young
Reporter Fit for the Waste
Basket.

A reporter on a newspaper was given the
task of writing up a very swell wedding.
ding ceremonies, But, IKE many yuun,s
writer's, he tried to use too tlJwery Ian
guage, and, becoming excited, he forgot to
be accurate in the use Of words The de.
scription OF the beauties Of nature read
something like this
1.-The silvery moon lowered over the
scene, and the stars twinkied merrily; the
soft signing of the wind IN the trees near by
came like benediction of love to the happy
couple entering upon the voyage of life to-
gether."
The reporter sent in his copy, but lust
as the paper was about to be sent to press
be rushed into the editors room all excite
ment saying he wished to make a correc-
ton in the account of the wedding, as, ac-
eording to the almanac, there was no sll.
very or any other moon on that night.
And the reporter also said that he had
Numbered in writing of the "contesting'
parties instead Of Contracting" parties.
After a few more corrections the account
of the wedding was found available for the
editors waste baslIet.-Iit- Bits.
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MA GETS PAS ADVICE.
But When She Gets Ii She Goes
And Does the other
Thing.

Mite Before Last when paw Come Home
NAV says to Him:
Paw, got suthin ! want you to Tell me.
well, paw says: "Speel away. ] don
Spose they are ennything / Can't tell You
all about"
1.-TWO gurls wants to work Here, nav
Says, and | wisht you'd Tell me which one
to Hire. Ones a Swede CURL and ones a
Ninghish gurl. Which one would you
How Do l no, says paw. when ain It
seen them. You OF to no which is the Best.
'Thay Seem about the Same, nav says.
well sposen we Flip Penny" says paw.
''Iales fer the Swede CURL and Heds fer the
other one"
No nav says, q think that's Dis
graisfull. You got to Tell me which you'd
Talk"
So purity soon Thay Come Back and paw
He Looked out through the crack from Be
hind the Door at Them while Thay was
Talkin TO NAV, and when nav came in paw
says:
Il CESS you Better take the Inglish CURL +"
Last mite paw Come Home Purity Tired
and when we Got Set Down at the Table
nav rung the Bell and in come the Swead
CURL.
Paw He looks at Her a mint and when
she went out He Says to Nav:
Il Bet | no what you'd Do if | Told you
to Go and Jump in the Lake.
WHAT NAV asst.
you'd go away some Whair and Climb a
Tree" paw says, aud then He made Swipe
at a Fly what was Buzzen around and
nocked over the vinagar Bottel. 1t was a
Sad Site.-George, in Chicago Times-ller-
.
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New Prison RULES.

At the prison chapel in Waurun a
few new rules were read relating to
grading and writing letters. After Au-
gust ] incoming men Will have to serve
only three months with good behavior
before they will be promoted TO the
first grade, instead of six months as be-
fore. Thereafter the first grade men
will be allowed TO write letters only on
the first and third Sundays of each
month, and second grade men on the
second Sunday. The stationery and
postage will be furnished by the state.
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Three Negroes Lynchcd.

cambridge, Ga. July 24-Three ne
groes were lynched during Saturday
night near Saffold, Ga, and the mob is
hunting for five more who are believed
to have been members of gang that
robbed j. T. Ogletree, agent OF the
Plant system at Saffold, Thursday
night, afterward binding him and as
saulting his wife in his presence. Since
the crime was committed hunting par
ties have been out in search of the
guilty negroes,
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-Four Girls Drowned

Wellington, Kan, July 25. Edna
Curtis, Mile DERRICK, lnez and Mabel
Neal, daughters Of prominent Caldwell
citizens, were drowned at Drury, a
fishing and bathing resort six miles
east of that place, Monday afternoon
The girls. in company with number of
other girls, were bathing in the river,
One of them went in beyond her depth,
and being unable TO swim. cried for
help. In the excitement three Others
went in beyond their depth, and all
four were drowned.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Pleads for victims.

Gov. Scofield has issued another APP
peal to the people of Wisconsin for adj
ditionaI aid for the sufferers from the
New Richmond tornado. The appeal
is addressed 10 the chairman of every
board of supervisors in the state. The
governor states that the loss from the
tornado will reach $1,000, 900; that $780,
600 has so far been subscribed and $751;
600 additional is needed. 1t is the aim
of the relief committee TO place those
rho lost everything by tornado only on
a self-sustaining basis, and the amount
asked TO be contributed is all that will
be necessary.
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HIS DEATH WAS SUDDEN.
Col. Robert G. IngersoII PASSES Away
at His Home Near Dobbs
Ferry, n. Y.

New York, July % Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll died at his home, Walston-on.
Hudson, near Dobbs Ferry, Friday.
His death was sudden and unexpected.
and resulted from heart disease, from
which he suffered since 1896. In that
year, during the republican national
convention, he was taken i'll and had to
return home. He never fully recovered
from the attack of heart disease, and
was under the care of physicians con
stantly. For the last three days Mr.
Ingersoll has not been feeling well
There was not even sigh or groan as
death came. Doctors were hastily
called, but their verdict was that death
had come instantly.
Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person in
the room with him when he died. Death
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to the bar in 1867. since which time he
has been in the active practice of his pro-
fession in New York. He was United
States attorney for the southern district
of New York from March, 1883 to July,
1885. He was vice president of the Assoc
citation of the Bar of the city of New York
for a number of years; vice president of
the New York Grant Monument associa-
ton, and at one time president of the
Republican club, and the present president
of the Union League club. He has been a
trustee of Hamilton college since 1883, and
has served as president of the New Eng
land society in the city of New York. He
was one of the most prominent members
of the last New York state constitutional
convention where he served as chairman
Of the judiciary commission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
LYNCHED.
Mob Mt TnIIuIn, Miss, Hangs Five
SiciIians Suspected of Conspir-
ing to Commit Murder.

New Orleans, July 22.-Five Sicilians
were hanged Friday by mob at Tallu-
la, a town of several hundred inhab-
itants in Madison parish, II miles from
the river. The dead are: Joe Defatta
Charles Defatta, Frank Defatta, sly
Deferroch, Joe Cereno. The five vic
Tins were strung up to trees for sup
posed connection with plot to murder
DIR. Hodges, a prominent physician OF
the place, who on Thursday was shot
and fatally wounded by one of the
Sicilians. In addition to this several
acts of lawlessness that have occurred
in the neighborhood recently were at
tributed to the gang
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Horses for the President.

Two horses purchased at a stock farm
near Fox Lake for the use of President
Mckinley were sent to Washington in
charge of George Baw and i. l.. Hous-
ton, who delivered them TO the white
house stables. The price paid was So
600 for each horse. They are five years
old. chestnut in color, perfectly
matched. are called Defiance and Selem
and are half brothers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27

The brigand you see in the comic
opera is a rough-looking customer and
he Kills man every two or three min
utes, but, judging from advices from
Rome, he is not one whit more active
than the genuine article, and there is
no question but that the genuine article
is still very much in evidence. During
the first five months of this year the
brigands in Sardinia have committed
$50 crimes of violence, murdered 81 per-
sons, and committed no end of rob
berries, while in Sicily their deeds of
violence number 10.
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\ woman notary public in Colorado,
who was recently married, asked the
attorney general whatname she should
use officially in the future. He replied
that she must sign all documents as
before her marriage, for he finds no
law compelling or even authorizing
a woman to drop her maiden name on
the simple excuse of marriage. In fact,
he says there is no authority for a
change of name at marriage or at any
other time
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uom So. nromn was Helped.

"I must tell you that Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
more for me than any doctor.
81 was troubled with irregular
menstruation. Last summer began
the use of your Vegetable Compound,
and after taking two bottles, ! have
been regular every month since. l
recon mend your medicine TO all
Mrs. MAGGIE A. Brown, WEST PIT.
PLEASANT. y. j.
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If bacteriologists are right in their
declaration that tetanus (lockjaw) is
caused by germ they have an inter
esting field of study in Fourth of July
accidents. The records show that the
immediate cause of death in most of the
fatalities primarily caused by powder
burns, either from firecrackers or
blank cartridges, is tetanus. How does
the germ theory fit in? Are the te-
tanus baciln in the powder or do pow
Ter burns cause a condition of tissue
culture medium especially ia
vorable to the Development of the bac-
term?
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co,.b,in,. pal Arrested.

Chicago, July 25. - William Arm
strong. wanted for alleged iury-bribing
with Daniel Coughlin, was arrested al
Fort Angeles, Wash, at one P. m. Mon
day. The arrest was made by Detective
Frank Tyrell, of States Attorney
Deneen's office, who took his prisoner
to the depot and started with him for
Seattle. With Armstrong at the time
vas his wife, who had arranged 10 meet
him at Port Angeles, from which place
they intended to sail for Japan July p
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Reports from the western part of
Kenosha county show that an epidemic
of robberies is raging in the towns and
villages These robberies have the
same general characteristics and are
said to be the work of Chicago men who
have come to the summer resorts, from
which places they ply their trade.
Houses at Silver Lake, Wilmot, Camp
Lake. Trevor and Twin Lakes have been
entered and money stolen.