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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
THE EAST.

On the Pittsburgh & Western rail.
| road construction train went through
trestle near Newcastle, Pa, killing
four men and injuring number OF
others.
On the stock exchange in New York
a seat was sold for $40, 600, the highest
sum ever paid.
Carl Schurz was reelected president
at the annual meeting in New York OF
the Civil Service Reform association
In Auburn, N. Y, Henry Tincknall
killed his wife and then took his own
life. No cause is known for the crime.
In Philadelphia six of the largest
wholesale dry goods and notion firms
have consolidated.
The republicans of the Second con-
gressional district of Maine have nom
mated G. E. Little, of Rockland, to sue
coed the late Nelson Dingley.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
81 1854, 155, 1873, against $2,162 ,91S,s01 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was 437
In the United States there were 165
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1853 the week
previous and 246 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
At least 30 persons were killed and
so others injured in a collision of pas
senger trains on the Philadelphia d
Reading road at Exeter, Pa.
In the Second district of Maine the
democrats have nominated John Scott,
of Bath, for congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Nelson Dingley.
At the age of GA years Roswell P.
Flower, of New York, died of heart
failure at PASSPORT, l.. l. He was a
congressman in 1881 and governor of
New York in 1892. He leaves a wife
and one daughter and fortune of $780,
100000.
At the Centralia (Pa.) colliery an ac-
cident resulted in the death of four men
and the fatal injury of two others.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 14th were: ST. Louis,
739; Philadelphia, .7OS; Chicago, $780,;
Cincinnati, .636; Brooklyn, .667; Bos-
ton, .5s3; Baltimore, .45s; New York,
400; Louisville, 400; Pittsburgh. 1854;
Washington, .167; Cleveland, 1876.
DR.. Charles A. Briggs. who was sus-
pended for heresy by the Presbyterian
assembly, was ordained a priest of the
Episcopal church in New York by
Bishop Potter.
TTiti- ~~r;+sl -,tssI- &c eoo,ooo,ooo IL .
American Bicycle company, commonly
called the bicycle trust, was incorpor-
ated in Trenton, N. j.
While making a speech in Philadel-
phia Aaron NJ. POWELL of New York, a
noted anti-slavery agitator, temper
ance worker and writer, died from
heart disease.
In New York Peter Hegelman won
the 72-hour go-as-you-please walking
match, covering 407 miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
A REAR-END COLLISION.
Wreck Near Reading, Pa, In which
20 PEOPLE Are KILLED and
Many Others wounded.

Reading, Pa, May 13.--A collision of
passenger trains occurred on the Phila-
delphia g. Reading railroad at Exeter
station, about six miles south of this
city, Friday night and 30 people were
killed. A large number were injured.
and three are in such a serious condi-
ton that small hope is entertained for
their recovery.
The regular express train from Potts
vile for Philadelphia connected at the
station in Reading with train from
Harrisburg which was crowded with
excursionists who had been to the state
capital to witness the ceremonies in
connection with the unwilling of the
Hartranft monument. Many of the
Harrisburg passengers at Reading
went aboard the Philadelphia express,
but it being found all could not be ac-
commodated, it was decided to send an
extra train to Philadelphia to run as
the second section of the express. The
extra train left 20 minutes later than
the express.
At Exeter station the express stopped
for orders and while standing there the
extra train, moving at great speed,
crashed into it. Three of the rear cars
of the express were telescoped and the
first car of the extra train was also
wrecked. The passengers in these cars
were terribly mangled, many being
killed outright, while others had limbs
and bodies MANNED. Word was at once
sent to Reading and a special train with
physicians and nurses was sent TO the
scene as quickly as it could possibly be
put in readiness.
United States Senator Boise Penrose
and Gen. f. Burd Grub were passen-
gers in the Pullman car of the wrecked
train, and received severe shaking
up, but were otherwise uninjured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
TIE-UP is COMPLETE.
The "MonthIy" Men mt the Buffalo
Elevators Strike-The Situation
Is Most Grave.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 16.-The dock sit
uation is worse than at any time since
the opening of the season. The month
ly men, the men who work inside of the
elevators, are out and have agreed to
remain out until the grain shovelers'
and the freight handlers strikes are
settled. To-day every elevator here will
be idle unless new men can be secured
to take the places of the monthly men,
which is said to be impossible, owing
to the fact that it requires consider
able experience in operating the ma
chinery of the elevators. Bishop Quig-
ley and the leaders OF the grain shov-
elers held conference that lasted I'M
Til nine o'clock Monday night. The
grain shovelers claimed that Mr.. Con-
nors had violated all the essential pro-
visions of the agreement that the Lake
Carriers association had made with
the union. The bishop summoned many
witnesses before him.
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GEN. BROOKE YIELDS.
Trouble In the Payment of the Cubans
Is satisfactorily
Settled.

Havana, May 16.-The hitch in the
matter of paying off the troops was
settled satisfactory to the Cubans when
Gen. Brooke waived the hateful condi-
ton requiring the surrender of the in
surgent arms to the American officials
and assented to their delivery instead
to the civil authorities of the districts
in which the various commands are
now stationed. The custody of these
arms is the chief point of contention in
the ron troversy which has arisen touch
ing the manner of distributing the
money. Whether the arms are to be
given up or not is question which the
American military authorities evade
for diplomatic or other reasons. The
Cubans, and even Gen. Gomez friends,
say that the arms will be delivered to
the various municipalities and kept by
the respective mayors as trophies of the
war for independence. Gen. Gomez
will now resume his position as adviser
to the governor general and help in the
distribution of the money.
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DIR. BRIGGS ORDAINED.
Great Crowd Witnesses the Ceremony
No Protest Filed at Any
PimP-

N York, May 15.-In the pro-
cathedral on Stanton street Rev. DR..
Charles A. Briggs. who was suspended
for heresy by the Presbyterian assem-
bly,, was ordained a priest of the Epis-
copal church. lie was ordained together
with Rev. Charles A. SnedeLer, and the
ordination ceremonies were conducted
by bishop Potter. The little church
was crowded with people and the cere-
monies were notable for the quietness
that prevailed. Those who expected,
from the great outcry of the past three
orfour weeks, some sensational features
were disappointed. There was no scene,
no excitement, and no protest was filed
at the beginning, during or at the close
of the ordination. There was nothing
notable in the sermon preached by Rev.
DIR. George William Douglass.
The ceremonies were very long, com
mencing at 1920 o'clock and continu-
ing until late in the afternoon.
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A LAKE DISASTER.
Schooner Sinks on Lake Superior
Nine of Those on Board Re-
ported Lost.

Marquette, Mich, May IS. The
schooner Nelson, in tow of the steamer
Folsom, sprang leak Saturday IS
miles below Deer Park, and sunk with
all hands on board, except Capt. An
drew Haganey, who hnatod ashore on
top of boats cabin. The captains wife
and baby, Fred Haas, a sailor, and six
other sailors are reported lost. The
schooner was coal laden for Lake Lin
den. When found to be leaking the
crew cut the tow line and turned the
boat for shore. She went down. in 300
feet of water. All was done SO quickly
there was no time for the steamer or
The schooner Mitchell, also in tow, to
lower the lifeboats. This is the first
loss on Lake Superior this season.
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500, 600 FAMILIES
RELY ON PE-RU-hA.

W. II. 3. Williams, publisher of The
Farmers Industrial Union, in recent
letterto DR.. Hartman says: Il have used
Pe-ru-na as family medicine for sew
eral years. / find it of especial use for
myself. l have had several tedious
spells with systematic catarrh and be-
fore using Pe-ru-na / had tried several
other remedies with little or no success.
But in Pe-ru-na / found a prompt and
sure cure. l always keep the remedy
which promptly relieves any attack OF
the same malady.
MY wife also uses Pe-ru-na. She finds
it of especial use for severe spells, to
which she is subject. We always keep
it in the house as a family medicine.
We think it an excellent remedy for
the various ills to which children are
subject, especially climatic diseases
Address DIR. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio,
for free book on family medicine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
WILL ADMIT WOMEN.
Catholic knights of America Settle
Vexed Question mt Their
Annual Convention.

Kansas City, Mo-, May IA contro-
versy of ten years standing was settled
by the Catholic Knights of America
Thursday when the delegates meeting
here in annual convention voted to adj
NIT women to the order. Wednesday
the resolution proposing this change in
the constitution was voted down, fall
ing by "a votes to receive the necessary
two-thirds' majority. Thursday there
was a complete change of frcnt. At
the afternoon session a reconsidera-
ton of Wednesdays action was moved
and carried and a vote was retaken
without debate. The result was the sur
prising total of 432 votes in favor of
the women to 20 against them. The
convention greeted the result with tre-
mendous applause. The Illinois dele
gates voted solidly against the women,
casting 81 votes. The other negative
voters were from South Carolina and
Wisconsin. Though women will be adj
mitted under the amended constitution,
they will be permitted to carry but
81 600 insurance, or one-half the amount
that is allowed to men. Women will be
permitted to join between the ages of
ia and 40 years
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Gen. Wheeler Makes stirring
speech-Old Officers Reelected
and Resolutions Adopted.


Charleston, S. c., May l2.-Ihe morn-
ing session of the Confederate Veter-
ans union opened at II O'Clock with the
singing of the doxoiogy, followed by
prayer by Chaplain Smith.
The committees on credentials and
resolutions were appointed, one mem
Der being selected by each state.
A resolution was referred also which
declares ex-confederates will aid the
government in marking battlefieids of
the war of the rebellion with suitable
memorials in honor of the prowess of
American soldiers without regard to
section. The resolution also expresses
joy that the sectional discord of other
days is ended, and that we are reunited
people. with one country and one flag"
Gen. Gordon then introduced Gen.
Joe Wheeler.
The audience went wild with APP
plause, and there were shouts of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
he HAD INVESTIGATED.
A visitor at Niagara Falls who was
Prepared to Prove They Were
the Real Thing.

We had got back to the hotel after doing
the whirlpool at Niagara when the well.
preserved old man whose face carried look
of solicitation approached to ask:
well, you have seen everything, and are
ready to go!'
Yes
Have you any fault to fnd?"
mot a bit"
"You-you don't doubt that it's real
water pouring over the fallss'
Not the slightest"
and the roaring" he whispered-"you
don't imagine the roaring to be put-uI
job?'
"Of course not"
II am glad Of that You found Goat
island real, solid landy 1t didn't turn out tC
| be the end of the bridgeg"
"0h, no. Goat island is all there, and nC
humbug about it.
And you expected the whirlpool to &c
round and round, OF course | trust thai
your expectations were realizedY
Fully realized, sir.
THAT is good" he feelingly exclaimed
"Water perfectly natural-Goat island rea
land-roar not produced with sheet iron
whirlpool whirling around as advertised-nC
fraud-no deception. Sir, it makes me fee
good; it makes me happy. came here three
months ago, and have carefully and consci
entiously investigated everything, and / as
sure you, sir, that everything is genuine and
up and up, and that you needn't be afraid
to talk to your friends when you get home
Real thing, sir-real thing, and should any
deception be practiced depend upon me to
find it out and put the confiding public on
its guard Chicago Evening News.
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Tragedy at Howard CITY, Micl
MAY sell Liquor on sunday.

Washington. May i3.-Judge kimball,
of the police court here, decided Friday
that the sale of liquors on Sunday in
Washington hotels was legal under the
act of 1893. Congress at IFS recent ses-
sion enacted a law prohibiting the sale
of liquor on Sundays by makers, brew
ers, distillers or their agents, "or other
persons or corporations, and test
case was brought, it being contended
that the recent act repealed the law
of 1898, which permitted the sale of
liquors by hotels under certain condi-
tons Judge Kimball decided that the
act of 1898. as it related TO the sale of
liquors in hotels on Sundays, was not
repealed by the recent act.
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was accompanied by fainting spell
and Mr.. Flowers family in New York
city were quickly notified. Mrs.
Flower and the former governors
nephew, Frederick S. Flower, accom-
panied by DR.. Thomas Ii. Allen, Mr..
Flowers physician, left at once on a
special train for Eastport. When they
arrived there Mr.. Flower had somewhat
recovered, but at night The attack of
heart failure was marked and Mr..
Flower became unconscious an hour or
more before his death
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18

In Chicago Donald Mclean, a
wealthy contractor from New York,
fell four stories in the Palmer house
and was killed.
In Lake Superior, off Grand Marais,
the schooner Nelson foundered and
nine persons were drowned.
The president, Mrs. Mckinley and a
few friends visited Natural Bridge,
Va.
In the hills of Utah thousands of
sheep have been killed by inclement
weather.
At Leon, Kan, Kenoyer's bank was
visited by burglars, who secured about
$4,000
A mob lynched John Holland (col-
oredD at Blue Lick Springs. KY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18

Justice Laughlin, in Supreme Court, Buff.
faio, has ordered permanent injunction,
With costs, and full accounting Of sales,
to issue against Paul b. Hudson, manufac
turer of Or. Clark's Foot Powder" and
also against retail dealer Of Brooklyn, re.
straining them from making or selling DIR.
Clark's Foot Powder, which is declared, in
The decision Of the Court, in imitation and
infringement Of ''Foot--Ease," the powder
for tired, aching feet to SHAKE in your shoes,
now so largely advertised and scld all over
the country. Allen S. Olmsted, of lie Roy,
n. Y, is the owner of the trade mark Foot
Ease" and he is the first individual who
ever advertised foot powder extensively.
He will send a sample Free to any one who
writes him for it. The decision in this case
upholds his trademark and renders all par.
ties liable who fraudulently attempt to
profit by the extensive "Foot-Ease" adver.
tising, in placing upon the market a spurious
and similar appearing preparation, labeled
and put up in envelopes and boxes like
Foots-Ease Similar suits will be brought
against others who are now infringing on
the Foot-Ease trademark aud common
law rights
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The Military situation.

Washington, May l5.-1'he following
dispatch from Maj. Gen. Otis, giving
the status of the military situation as
it now exists in the operations against
the insurgents, was received at the war
department Sunday:
Manila. May a. - Adjutant General
Washington: Situation is as follows;
Lawton from Bainag has taken llde-
fonso and San Miguel to north with slight
loss and driving considerable force of enc
my: gunboats and canoes accompany l,500
men under Kobbe up Rio Grande river
from Calumpit; depart 10TH MacAr-
thur remains at San Fernando. covering
country - Yesterday messenger from
Aguinaldo expressing wish to send COM
mission to Manila for conference with
United States commission TO arrange terms
of peace; directions given to pass body rep
resentative insurgents to Manila should II
present itself OTIS"
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Chicago, May 12.-The Civic Fedora
ton Of Chicago has selected juno 20 to
20, inclusive. as the dates for a national
conference in Chicago to discuss trusts.
The call for the gathering states that
its purpose is Ito consider the subject of
trusts in their relation to economic con-
ditions generally" The discussion will
embrace all subjects of Industrial, COM
mercial, labor and transportation COM
binations, their uses and abuses. The
big industrial combinations of the
country will be invited to send repre-
sentatives to discuss the problems UNI
der consideration
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
WEST AND SOUTH.

In the island of Porto Rico all the
post offices and school houses will soon
be flying United States flags.
At Spring Place, Ca, DR.. L. p. Bag
well and his three children and an aged
woman housekeeper were burned to
death in fire that consumed their
home.
II. ID. Eivers, of Baltimore, Md, and
Alex Vollrath, of Sheboygan, students
at Mission House college in Elkhart
Lake. Wis, were drowned by the up
setting of boat.
4 cloudburst inundated the town of
Homer, Neb., driving people from their
homes, and hundreds of head of stock
were drowned.
The oldest practicing attorney in
Ohio, Robert II. Folger, died at his
home in Massillon, aged 81 years.
Ex-Secretary of State John Sherman
celebrated the seventy-sixth anniver-
sary of his birth at his home at Mans
field, o.
Strikers at Duluth, Mimi, blew up a
street car with dynamite, injuring ten
passengers.
The most influential paper in Ha-
vana, La Patria, strongly indorses the
American administration.
The Iowa supreme court says that
a note on account of moneys involved
in bucket shops cannot be collected by
law in the state.
The first seagoing war vessel that
ever came up the Mississippi river as
far as st. Louis, the cruiser Nashville,
was riding at anchor off that city.
At Howard City, Mich, Joseph Har-
vey, aged 90, killed his wife, Robert
Pierson, his uncle. and his grand
mother, and mortally wounded his
three-months-old child and his father
in-law. John Logenslayor, and finally
shot himself, inficting a serious
wound.
The western manufacturers of corn
shelters. feed-cutters, grinding mills
and cider presses have agreed to make
general advance of IS per cent. in
prices.
At Coldwater, Kan, a cyclone de-
stroyed 10 houses. the Presbyterian
church and a block of stores and killed
Joseph Bowers. prominent cattIeman.
At Clyde, o., memorial services were
held in honor of George Burton Meeks,
sailor on the Winslow and the first
Ohioan killed in the Spanish war.
Paul d. Scofield son of Gov. Scofield.
died at the executive mansion in Mad
ison. Wis, of consumption, aged 25
years.
Col William j. Bryan's old regiment.
the Third Nebraska, was mustered out
at Augusta, Ga.
The death of Gen. William P. Miles
occurred at his home near Burnside,
La. He was a member of congress be-
fore the war.
Robbers entered the state bank at
Ellsworth, Ia, took S3,6s5 in cash and
made their escape.
The death of Chauncey Kelsey. audi
tor of the Chicago & Alton railroad
since April /. 1850. occurred at Pasa-
dena. Cal, aged SO years.
At their reunion in Charleston. S. G.,
the United Confederate Veterans re-
elected Gen, Iohn b. Gordon COM
mander in chief.
WINE attempting 70 AoAu q SNoiiSh
stream at Hopkinsville, KY, Rev. Peter
Bronaugh (coloredl and his little
grandson were drowned.
During a trial r. w. Henry. prosecut-
ing attorney of jackson county, died
in the courtroom at Maquoketa, la.
During a riot between prohibitionists
and the liquor elements at Alva, Q. r.,
Rev. Alexander Ross and Gene Hard
wick, a saloon keeper, were fatally
shot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18

The Salvation Army is trying to keep
pace with progress. The organization
has equipped bicycle band of 20
pieces in New York city, and Adjt. An
derson in speaking of the idea says:
I'VE recognize the fact that the bicycle
has taken a firm hold upon the people,
and that it keeps thousands away from
church on Sunday. The only way to
keep near them is to utilize the bicycle
aud keep abreast of them, as well as
abreast of the times, and that is what
we are going to do"
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

A meeting of the Filipino congress
was held at San lsidro and although
those who attended were mostly par
tlsans of Aguinaldo, strong desire for
peace was expressed. The insurgents
have assassinated Nj. Dumarais, a
Frenchman. who had crossed their
lines under a flag of truce. lie was
negotiating with the Filipinos for the
release of Spanish prisoners.
For the relief of the sufferers in the
famine-stricken district of Russia, the
czarina has given $4,000 rubles.
Charles w. Miller, of Chicago, won
first prize in a 100 hours cycling con-
test in Paris. He covered 2,25s kilo-
meters.
Fire destroyed at Gura Humora,
Austria, 200 buildings. including the
principal church, the town hall and
other public offices, and all the school
houses.
Manila advices say Gen. Lawton
moved against the Filipino forces
which had taken up a strong position
at San Ildefonso, north of Balinag.
After losing one killed, he succeeded
in driving them from their position
and capturing their intrenchments.
Jews have been forbidden by the
Russian government to reside in ST.
Petersburg.
Admiral Dewey will return from the
Philippines by the Suez canal route.
Prayers for rain were said in every
town and village in Roumania on ac-
count of a long-continued drought.
Further overtures for peace have
been received by Gen. Otis from Agui-
naldo. and confidential advices to the
administration in Washington lead TO
the belief that the end is at hand. The
strong positions of Macarthur and
Lawton and his complete separation of
Aguinaldo from the other insurgents
south of Manila has apparently para
lyzed the insurgents.
In Bowmanville, Ont, the Standard
bank was robbed of $1,000 by bur-
glars.
In few days an expedition in search
of Andree and his party will start from
Stockholm for the northeast coast of
Greenland.
Flames at Fort Burwell, Ont, de-
stroyed 81 business places and hotels.
Only one business house is left.
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Found Guilty.

Chicago, May 13.-George II. Hayden,
formerly state bank examiner, was
found guilty of misconduct in office by
jury in Judge Burke's court Friday
afternoon. Judge Burke withheld SEN
tence. The specific charge against
Hayden was that he withheld the report
of his examination of the Globe savings
bank from January s, 1897, until March
10, 1897, knowing all the time that the
affairs of the bank were in a shaky con-
dition. The bank failed on April 5,
1907