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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
The mind Goddess.

Intensely modern is the new murder story
by Randall Irving Tyler, entitled 1.-The
Blind Goddess" There is, il seems, evolu-
ton in murder stories as well as IN every
thing else.
Those who read Tyler's -Four Months
After Date" and said the book was clever
though perhaps weighted down with bust.
ness transactions, will find in The Blind
Goddess" just issued, novel drawn in
new vein, but full of dramatic climaxes-
To bring home the thoughts it contains to
many who never read murder stories, in
cidents are used familiar to all who have
followed the recent poison cases.
The prosecuting officers theory of the
crime, the appalling accusation of the in
nocent daughter of one of the murdered
men, the web of circumstantial evidence
around and against a man of unblemished
character, who is also accused, the defense
less position both of these people occupy
before the coroner, the subsequent indict-
ment without hearing before magistrate
all these things make the reader think.
The underlying motive for the crime in
PRODUCES a diversion in the person of an adj
ventures, for whose presence no apology is
offered, as it turns out that she is the real
culprit.
The occasional glimpses of an exclusive
social circle, the charming heroine Helen
Brownell, the strong willed but intensely
human Sanford Crane offer opportunities
for Mr.. Tyler's ability in character sketch
ing which he has not neglected.; even the
adventures challenges admiration at times
by the boldness and GOODNESS of her method.
The title. as will be readily understood,
applies to the more serious side of the novel,
which has to do with prosecution for cap
ital crime; but the well-handed romance
running through it all and the satisfactory
denouement make "The Blind Goddess" a
marvelously entertaining book, running over
with surprises in its movement and its lit
erary style. 1t is more than absorbing; it is
compelling. Stuyvesant Publishing Com
pany, New York; cloth, $l.00; paper, so
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
HOLD THEIR GRAIN.
Large Quantities of Corn and Oats
stored in Cribs and Bins by
Iowa Farmers.

Council Bluffs, Ia, May 23.-Tele-
graphic reports from every station on
the Iowa division of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway from Daven-
port to Council Bluffs with the
branches, and on the Des Moines Val
ley division from Keokuk to Ruthven,
show the amount of corn in cribs to be
3,o92, 800 bushels. conservative esti-
mate of farmers holdings tributary to
these stations is 3,s01 900 bushels. The
farmers are waiting for higher values
before selling. The amount of oats in
store at the same stations is 1,059,50o
bushels, and farmers are holding 952,-
900 bushels, the total being: Corn,
1885, 900 bushels; oats, 2,212,300 bush.
els. Another thing shown by these di-
vision reports is that there are more
hogs along these lines than ever be-
fore
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
That Worn by the Young Man of the
Period Would Make Solomon
Look Like Thirty Cents.

Some hopeful people had an idea last sum.
mer that the limit had about been reached
in the loud colors of mems attire, in shirts,
ties, hosiery and soft hats, and that this
summer might see a return to more placid
and subdued hues and patterns as a sort of
reaction. The advance styles in the win
dows of the haberdashers' shops indicate
that such hopes are vain and that linen and
things viii this year be even more startling
than last season, if that be possible. Some
OF the shirts on display in the windows seem
to actually shrek through the glass at the
observer, and the width of the stripes IL OF
the general style and pattern so long popu-
lar at Joliet penitentiary. These converse.
tional shirts have gradually grown worse
and worse each year until now the pessimists
do not see how anything worse can happen
than the things which are now on sale.
The red hat affected by the college boy
last year and its side partner, the blue crush
hat, have rival this year in pale white hat,
with the under side Of the brim and also the
band of deep blue, making a striking con-
trast of color, which seems to be what is
most particularly desired.
All the fiashy patterns in hosiery, the
plaids, the reds and yellows and greens in
combination, are once more to the fore, and
when the young man of the period gets him
self up in all the colored trimmings he can
buy, with red and blue barred shirt and
cuffs, a white collar, a red hat and plaid
hose showing above his low ties, he will
make Solomon in all his glory look like 80
cents.-Chieago Chronicle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
GREAT DAMAGE DONE.
Texns-Several Lives Re-
ported Lost.

Houston, Tex, May 23.-One of the
worst tornadoes that has visited Texas
since the storm which destroyed the
town of Cisco, three years ago, and in
which some so people were killed,
passed over the northwestern portion
of Erath county Sunday noon, the facts
of which were received here Monday
The storm came from the northwest,
and passed over a strip of country about
200 yards wide, in southeasterly di-
rection. The tornado was accompanied
by vivid lightning and heavy hail
storm. Several homes and church
buildings were wrecked in several 10.
calities, the most serious being at
Mount Pleasant, Titus county. The
noon services had just closed, and the
people were just leaving when the wind
struck the building. A bolt of lightning
and the wind descended upon the house
simultaneously, wrecking il and scat
tering the debris in all directions. Will
liam Kaufman was instantly killed,
and some other IS persons were more or
less injured, some fatally. Three are
in a dying condition, according to the
known reports. A woman with babe
in her arms was struck by lightning,
but miraculously escaped death. A lit
lie girl was stripped of her clothing,
and when rescued was alive and but
slightly hurt. The tornado struck
Stephenyille and did considerable dam
age, wrecking many houses, but no one
was killed. The Cumberland Presby-
terrain church was unroofed and badly
damaged.
Many buildings in Stephenville were
leyeled, among them the Methodist
church. One man was killed and three
injured near Dublin. 1t is reported that
several were killed six miles southeast
of Stephenville, but the rumor has not
yet been confirmed. Trees and crops
in the wake of the storm are reported
to be totally destroyed, but authentic
details of the disaster have not been re-
ceived. Report also comes that several
people were killed and injured in the
country through which the storm
passed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
A LIBERAL PROPOSITION.
10 FiIipinos by American
Commission.

Manila, May 23.-Prof. Schurman,
head of the United States Philippine
commission, has submitted the follow
ing written propositions TO the Filipi-
nos:
while the final decision as to the form
of government is in the hands of the con-
gress. the president. under his military
powers. pending the action of congress,
stands ready to offer the following form Of
government:
"A governor general to be appointed by
the president; a cabinet to be appointed by
the governor general; all the judges TO be
appointed by the president; the heads of
departments and judges to be either Amer
leans or Filipinos, or both; and also a gem
eral advisory council, fits members to be
chosen by the people by form of suffrage
to be hereafter carefully determined upon.
THE president earnestly desires that
bloodshed cease and that the people of the
Philippines at an early date enjoy the larg-
est measure of self-government compatible
with peace and order"
The United States commission pre-
pared the scheme and the president ca
bled his approval of the form of the
document.
The Filipinos have made no definite
proposition, except for a cessation of
hostilities until they can present the
question of peace to the people. Prof.
Schurman told the Filipinos they had
no means of gathering the people to-
gether, as the Americans control most
of the ports. He also reminded them
that liberal form of government was
offered them and pointed out that it
was better than the conditions existing
under Spanish rule.
Gozaga, president of the Filipino
commission, replied that nothing could
be worse than Spanish rule, and admit
ted that the form of government pro-
posed was LIBERAL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
THE EAST.

On June Newport win cease to be
one of the capitals of Rhode Island.
Connecticut's Legislature defeated
measure providing for woman suffrage.
Mary Timberman. aged IS, we'll
known actress and writer, of Keokuk,
Ia, dropped dead on a stairway of the
Sturtevant house in New York.
The death of John Wilmot, a retired
capitalist, occurred in New York, and
his brother Samuel died at exactly the
same hour in New Castle, Can.
From New York ex-President Har.
rison sailed for England, where he
goes as chief counsel for Venezuela in
the boundary arbitration proceedings.
A cable from Gen. Otis to the war
department says that representatives
of Aguinaldo are seeking terms of
peace, that the forces of the insurgents
are scattering in the mountains, and
that great majority of the inhabitants
of the provinces over which troop. We
moved are anxious for peace, suppo4 ed
by members of the insurgent cabinet.
At the age of "A years Charles w.
Briggs, founder Of Briggs Bros. & Co.,
one of the largest seed firms in the
United States, died in Rochester, N. Y.
In Norristown, Pa, James A. Glenn
mer was hanged for the murder of Mrs.
Emma p. Kaiser on October rs, 1896.
In New York Russell Sage has given
$4,000 to the Women's hospital.
At the leading clearing houses in the
IL 4 y
the week ended on the 10Th aggregated
$1,000, 403,0 against 81, 9S4, 155, 1873 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was ABS.
In the United States there were 147
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 10Th, against 165 the week
previous and $50 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
At the age of rs years Charles r. Buck
alew, United States senator from 1863
to 1870, and a congressman in the Fiji
tieth and Fifty-first sessions, died at
his home in Bloomsbury, Pa.
The late cX-Gov. Roswell z. Flower,
of New York, left $6,OOO,O0O, mostly to
his widow and daughter.
In the Newcastle Jail yard at Will
mington, Del. Is cuplrits were publicly
whipped with the cat o. nine tails.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 21st were: st. Louis, .721 !;
Brooklyn, 700; Chicago. .655; Cincin-
ntai, .615; Philadelphia, .607; Boston,
COZ; Baltimore SIT; New York, $780,;
Louisville, .357; Pittsburgh, .357; Wash
ington, .241; Cleveland, 200.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
THE FIGHTING CEASES.
Gen. Otis Refuses the Armistice
Asked For, But Agrees to
Halt His Troops.

Manila, May 22.-Maj. Gen. Otis has
declined to recognize the rebels to the
extent of agreeing to an armistice, but
he has notified the American command
ers to refrain temporarily from aggres-
sive action. Thus he is in position to
resume hostilities at any time. This
will defeat any subterfuge to gain time,
which would not be the case if the gen
eral agreed to an armistice. The Fill
pinos are so deceptive that people hest
tate to credit with good faith their
latest overtures. But more attention is
now paid to them than was paid to their
previous advances. The Filipino com
mission is acting under instructions
from Aguinaldo and the congress, but
it is possible that if peace is arranged
Gems. Luna and Pho del Pillar and their
followers will continue guerrilla war
fare.
1t is added that the only Filipino
troops now left are 1000 men, under
Gen. Luna, at Tarlac, and about 1000
men under Gen. Pho del Pillar. Even
these are demoralized and short of arms
and supplies. Many of their rifles are
disabled and the Filipinos are unable
to repair them owing to the lack of
mechanics and material for so doing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25

The anti-pass law is now in etfect.
p. Poole died in Sparta, aged SO years.
He had been sheriff of Columbia coun-
ty for two terms. He owned and OPP
Grated the Chicago & Northwestern
railway eating house at Sparta for 20
years.
All Of the slot machines in the saloons
in Neenah were ordered taken out and
the chief of police enforced the order.
John E. Martin. municipal Judge, is
suffering in Amigo from an attack of
the whooping cough.
The Tornado Mining company, which
was organized in Sturgeon Bay a month
or so ago. has collapsed. No shares had
been sold.
Edward Keller. 70 years old, died in a
pew at The Lutheran church in Green
field while listening to his son preach.
His home was in California.
When Edward O'Brien, aged 10 years.
was caught while committing an act of
burglary at Cudahy citizens mobbed
him and broke a rifle on his head, the
blow making him insane.
The United States Flour company
has assumed charge of six Touring
mills in West Superior.
Mrs. Mary Hiles. who has been sued
in Milwaukee by the Bancroft Publish
ing company for 5000 for six copies of
a book claims that the book agent hyp-
Noticed her.
Owen Chaffee and Miss Pauline Fair.
child, well known in Marinette society.
were secretly married in Menominee,
Mich.
Mrs. Nancy NJ Dornbecker, widow of
Frank Dornbecker and a first cousin
OF Admiral Dewey died at her home in
Milwaukee, aged 80 years.
The house of Julius Bundt. at Au
gusta. was struck by lightning and Mr.,
Bundt was killed
Mrs Charles Tintle. of Milwaukee,
and her brother, August Kleinfeld, of
Norway, were killed, and Joseph Huen-
ing, Of Waterford. fatally injured by
being run down by train in Burling-
ton.
a barn on the farm Of Charles Hoover,
near Mondovi, was struck by lightning
and nine horses were killed
A terrific hailstorm accompanied by
torrents OF rain passed over La Crosse
and did great damage 10 fruit trees
The Soper Lumber company of Chi
cago has closed deal for 00,000,0O0
feet of pine timber in Douglas and Bay
field counties.
Stevens Point potato dealers say that
for this season the Wisconsin Central
Railway company has shipped ESQ and
the Green Bay g. Western POS car loads
of potatoes from the city. This would
make about 100000 bushels. or would
fill train five miles long. The price
ranged from 20 to so cents, and the
total value of the shipped product is es-
timated at $4,000. The present price
IS 20 cents. and it is estimated that
there are still nearly 100000 bushels
left in Portage county
Word comes from London that the
Joint high commission TO settle disputes
between the United States and Canada
will resume its sittings August 2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
CURRENCY REFORM.
An Outline of the Scheme Agreed
Upon by the House Republican
Caucus Committee.

Washington, May eat is under
stood that the house republican com
mittee appointed to frame a scheme OF
currency reform has agreed upon
measure along the following lines:
The redemption of all obligations of the
government in gold on demand.
Greenbacks, when once redeemed for
gold. to be reissued only for gold.
Permitting national banks to issue notes
to the par value of their government bonds
deposited in the treasury, instead of 30 per
cent, as at present.
Permitting the minimum capital OF ma
tiona1 banks to be $4,000. instead of $4,000,
as at present.
This plan is much less comprehensive
than ardent advocates of general cur
rency revision have urged, but was
adopted because harmonious agree
ment on it was possible, which was not
the case when more radical measures
were SuUpPStPd
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
Near a settlement.

Havana, May 23.-The Cuban arms
question is apparently nearing COM
plete and rapid settlement. The pay
ment and dispersal of half of the armed
bands that have been voluntarily or in
voluntarily quartered on the country
will begin, according to the present
programme, next Saturday in this city.
Monday Gov. Gen. Brooke and Gen
Maxine Gomez had what both consider
a final interview on the question of sur
rendering the arms. At the end of two
hours and a half devoted to the ex-
animation of the payment order, Gen.
Gomez said he was entirely satisfied.
and felt convinced that the order met
allthe objections which had been raised,
not only by himself, but also by those
outside his councils.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
To search for Andree.

London, May 2o.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following from Stock
holm: An expedition under Prof.
Nathorst will leave to-day for the north
east coast of Greenland in search of
Prof. Andrea. After carefully examin-
ing the region between the seventy
third and seyenty-ffth degrees north
latitude the expedition will proceed
toward Cape Bismarck, on the east
coast of Greenland, in the hope of meet
ing Capt. Otto Sverdrup's expedition,
which left Christiania last June on the
Fran. Every effort will be made to
find the explorers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
warship Reported sunIs.

Washington, May 22.-The president
discussed Sunday night with Secretary
of State Hay report which reached the
white house from an unofficial source
that the Detroit had been fired upon in
Nicaraguan waters by war vessel, said
to be a Nicaraguan gunboat, and that
the Detroit promptly responded and
had sunk the Nicaraguan vessel Sec
rotary Hay had not heard the report
officially and could not throw any light
ON the rumor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
MAY BE ABOLISHED.
Car Orders "A Commission to COnsId-
crQuestiOn of Doing Away with
Transports to Siberia.

st. Petersburg, May 20.-The car
presided at a meeting of the council
called to discuss the question of abol-
ishing transportation to Siberia, on
the ground that it had become preju-
dicial to the interests of the country
and was serious obstacle to the prog
ress of Siberia. AS an outcome of the
deliberations the car ordered a com
mission. to be presided over by the
minister of justice, Privy Councillor n.
V. Muravieff, to meet for the purpose
of considering the question of substi-
tuting another penalty for transporta-
ton to the Siberian mines,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
Pay for Troops.

San Francisco. May 23.--It costs
something to conduct war in the Phil
ippines. The Sherman, which sailed
Monday night for Manila, carried 81
100000 in gold coin to pay the volun-
teers now in the islands. The money
weighed eight tons, and is one of the
largest shipments ever made by the
government for any purpose. 1t took
three drays to cart it from the subtreas-
ury to the dock. The Sherman carries
the Sixth infantry and number of sol
diers assigned TO various regiments.
Col. Fred Grant is in command of the
avpedition
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25

In Telling a number of magnificent
oak trees on the Lawrence estate at
Cottage farm, one of the suburbs of
Boston, Mass, the other day workmen
found imbedded in the wood large
quantities of grape shot. The fact that
these missiles plowed their way into
the trees over 1914 years ago is pretty
well authenticated, for it is well known
that the section of the country in which
the oaks grew was swept by artillery
during the siege of Boston in 1775.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
IoHN FoX PoTTER-

or of Nevada territory during the adj
ministration of President Lincoln and
subsequently served as consul-general
to British North America. Since the
war he has lived quiet life. only APP
pearing once or twice before the public,
when he held minor offices in his coun-
ty, but there are many living who re-
member the days when the name of
John f. Potter was the synonym for
the highest physical courage
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25

At the annual dinner of the ST.
Georges Society of New York city =
few nights ago Lieut.. Col. Lee, of the
British army. who was with Gen. Shat
ter's army before Santiago, was an in
vited guest. In brief speech he said:
II want to say a word for your regu-
lars. have seen many soldiers in many
parts of the world, but for endurance,
courage, loyalty and steadfastness
there are no superiors and few equals
to the regulars of the United States
army" lie might have added that the
seasoned volunteers are as good as the
regulars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25

Some one wanted to know the opin-
ion of a Cumberland county (Pa.) farm
er on the question: Is marriage fail
ure? His reply was: II should say
not. Why, Lucindy gets up in the morn
ing, milks the COWS and gets breakfast,
starts four children to school, looks
after three others, feeds the calves and
pigs. skins the milk. washes the
clothes, gets dinner, and does lots of
other work, and helps in the field when
she is not busy. Think could hire any
body else for what she gets? Marriage
is a grand success"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25

This is a good-sized world after ALI
The schooner Logan. used for mission
airy purposes in the South Pacific, was
lost last November on the shore of one
Of the many islands in that great ocean,
and the news has only Just now reached
the American board The Insurance on
the old schooner will pay for q new one
a decade or two ago il would have been
thought that the news had travelled
rapidly. but now. when the echo of the
firing on the battle line in the Philip
pines has hardly died away before we
are reading the news. this November in
eident is considered ancient history.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
Model Town to End.

Chicago, May 23.-By circuit court
decree Pullman's Palace Car company
has five years in which to dispose OF the
1000 residences in the model town of
Pullman, the 16 acres of vacant lots in
the town, the so acres of streets, alleys
ard parks. the gas, water and sewerage
works, the Hotel Florence, two
churches, the theater, the Arcade
building and the market hall. The
company is given one year in which to
cease to exercise all municipal func-
tions-that is, the operating of water,
gas, steam and sewerage plants. With
in one year also it must dispose of the
Pullman Iron & Steel company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
Died ON the Cars.

Fred Carney, ST., the wealthy Me-
nominee river lumberman, died unex-
pectedly on train ell route home to
Marinette His death was due to apop-
lexy and he was taken sick on fishing
trip and expired on the train just before
he reached Menominee, Mich. He was
65 years old and came to Marinette
common laborer IS years ago from New
Brunswick. He left a fortune esti-
mated at 100000. He is survived by
his widow and six children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
Rain. Cause Dam. to Break.

Marinette, Wis.,, May %. = Word was
received here that Stoddard, Long Pond
and Dow McAlester dams had gone out
on the south branch of the Pike river.
The loss will be $4,000. 1t is the most
serious mishap that has occurred in
years on the upper streams. 1t will
seriously retard driving on that stream.
1t rained almost steadily for three days
in the northern country, and this
caused the trouble.