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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
OTIS REVIEWS THE WAR.
Commander II the American Forces
Reports on Operations I'm the
Philippines.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The report of
Gen. Otis on operations in the Philip
pines up to August 81 last has been
made public by the war department. 1t
is a volume of 273 pages, with an APP
pendix of minor reports almost as large.
The report is a chronological recapitu-
Iation of events in the islands since Gen.
Otis took command. One of the most
interesting features is the immense
amount Of detail involved in Gen. Otis
administration of the affairs of the is
land. Gen. Otis throws some light on
his Chinese exclusion act, declaring ii a
matter of public policy. He says the
step was taken to avoid the rioting and
~bloodshed that was continually breaking
out between the races. In concluding
his report Gen. Otis say that it may
prove fortunate that Aguinaldo's in
surrection was not stamped out in
stanter upon its inception. He says that
the natives have had a chance to see the
difference between American and ma
tive methods of government, and his
opinion is that they will gladly submit
to the former as oon as they can be
protected from the latter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
REVIEW OF A
November Somewhat Quieter Than
the Preceding Month-Price Stu
alton Generally IRON

New York, Dec. 2.-Bradstreet's says:
Warm weather and a holiday have inn
parted an appearance of irregularity and
ever dullness to some lines of distributive
trade, completing a month which has been
on the whole quieter than was the pre-
ceding month, but one which still makes
satisfactory comparison with a correspond
ing period a year ago, when the weather
conditions particularly favored distrib-
utive business In seasonable goods. The
price situation generally is apparently one
of notable strength in view of these con-
ditions. Farm products. it is true, notably
wheat and corn. have been weak and
lower on unsatisfactory foreign demand
and a bearish influence exercised by in
creasing supplies of the former grain.
Other cereals are stronger, however. Pro-
visions have been lower, largely on in
creased receipts of hogs, but lard has been
steady on good export demand. Iron and
steel are even quieter than they were a
week ago, and some shading Of prices,
more in the nature of readjustment, how
ever, than of weakness, have given an APP
pearance of irregularity. The feature of
the week has been the agreement upon iron
ore prices, placing the price for the COM
ing season, as was intimated in this column
last week, at nearly double that paid at
the opening of the present season. The in
dustrial situation has been rather i'm
proved by the practical agreement upon a
sliding scale system in the New England
cotton manufacturing districts. Some fur
Their advances in wages of railway en-
ployes and of glass workers are to be noted,
and some strikes of coal miners have been
cattled -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
TIE EAST.

At a crossing in Hazleton, Pa, a rail-
road train crashed into a stage, killing
Miss Davidson, Miss Emma Goedecke
and Mrs. Paisley.
At a crossing in Paterson, n. j.,
Alexander Craig and his wife and two
children and Mrs. May Roe and Walter
Walbrook were killed by t g cars.
During the week ended on the 1st
the exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggregated
81 ,435, o45, 126, against S1,874,397, 097 the
previous week. The increase COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1898 was SIS.
In the seven days ended on the 1st,
there were 144 business failures in the
United States against 1911 the week
previous and PSI in the corresponding
period of 1898.
In the Delaware river off Thomp-
sons point the schooner Clara was
sunk by the steamer Ericsson and four
of the crew were drowned.
Vice President Carrot A. Hobart's
will, filed at Paterson, y. J., leaves an
estate of So, SOC 1000 mostly to his
widow and son.
The $4,000 employees of the Fall River
(Mass.) cotton mills are to get a ten
per cent. advance in wages.
The printing press inventor, Charles
Potter, Jr., died at his home in Plain
field, n. J., aged IS years.
The death of John i. Blair, the old
est business man in America, the own
er Of millions of money and one of
the pioneer railroad builders, occurred
at his home in Blairstown, N. J., aged
81 years.
With IS starters a six-day bicycle
race commenced in New York
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
DOINGS OF WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM

Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, in his annual report, says that
sufficient warning was given of all de-
structive marine storms.
Secretary Wilson in his annual re-
port summarizes an immense amount
of valuable work done by the agricul-
tural department during the last year.
The advisory committee of the house
of representatives will recommend that
Mr.. Roberts, of Utah, be prevented
from taking the oath of office and that
his case be referred to the elections
committee.
The general superintendent of the
life saving service says in his annual re-
port that during the past season prop
erty valued at S6,261 900 was saved,
1903 persons were rescued from drown
ing and Sc were lost.
The statement of the public debt is
sued on the 1st shows that the debt
decreased S6,537,751 during the month
of November. The cash balance in the
treasury was 81, 043, 12s,2Ss. The total
debt, less the cash balance in the
treasury, amounts to $1,426, 40s ,270.
1t is denied by Secretary of State
Hay that there is an alliance between
England and the United States.
Elihu Root, secretary of war, gives
a full history in his annual report of
the military operations in the Philip
pines from August -. 1898, up to the
present time, and says that there arc
now 1899 officers and 1896 men in
the islands. The report fayors an in
crease of the regular army and artil-
lery service, the establishment of a de-
partmental head for artillery and the
establishment of a war college.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary of
the interior, shows in his annual re-
port that there were disposed of dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80, 1899,
public lands aggregating 9.1s2,413
acres. The total area of public lands
is now approximately 1889, 1873, 221
acres. The total cash receipts during
the year were S3,07O,137.
On November 80 the circulation of
national banks was $243, 200, 24S, an in
crease Of $1,058,210 compared with the
same date last year.
The postmaster general in his annual
report urges reform in the laws gov
erning second-class mail matter to
make the postal service self-supportIng
and the extension of the rural free de-
livery service. The total receipts in the
fiscal year were $95,o2t. 3S4.17 and the
expenditures SOL, 632, 100, leaving a
IoGo:4 &c &c c1O -~n
The president has designated Adel-
bert T. Hay, the son of Secretary Hay,
to succeed Mr.. Macrum as consul in
Pretoria, South Africa.
Secretary Hay has signed the treaty
that divides the Samoan islands be-
tween England, Germany and the
United States.
In his annual report Secretary Long
calls for a larger navy and recon-
mends the construction of three ar
mored cruisers. three protected cruis-
ers and IL gunboats. On June 30 the
enlisted force numbered 4,370 petty
officers and 1871 men and appren-
tees, a total of 1851. The estimates
for 1901 are S74,230,300.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
STILL AFTER ~AGUINALDO.
Gen. Young Hopes TO Corner Him In
Benguet P~ass-TnIk with His
Mother.

Manila, Dec. "a dispatch from Dag
upan containing advices later than
those from Santa Cruz says that Gen.
Young hopes to find Aguinaldo in Ben
guet mountain pass and to capture him
there. Both entrances to penguet are
fortified. Two troops of the Third cav
airy will reinforce Gen. Young in the
pass.
Manila, Dec. 5.-A dispatch from
Santa Cruz, province of South ~Ilocos,
forwarded by courier to San Fabian,
says that Gen. Young, with three troops
of the Third cavalry and Maj. Peyton c.
March's battalion of the Thirty-third
infantry, arrived at Santa Cruz Monday.
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and
of other towns through which the
Americans passed say that Aguinaldo
and his entire refugee army have gone
into the mountains eastward since the
Oregon, Samar and Callao attacked
Vigan and landed a force there.
Manila, Dec. 5-Aguinaldo's mother,
who was captured by Maj. Cronin with
the little son of the insurgent leader
anu DIouSnt 10 NldHlld pS oIueI u oeh.
Otis, said in an interview:
II desire nothing but that peace may at
once be secured. l I'm glad from the bot
tom of my heart that the Instruction is
near its end. Aguinaldo is not sufficiently
civilized to keep from being misled by the
bad counsels of his ministers and the mem
bers of the Filipino congress. A majority
Of those about hin have constantly de-
clared for war. Such a course has always
been contrary to Aguinaldo's best judg-
ment, but he was weak enough to allow
them to induce him to fight. That Is why
l say he IS not sufficiently Civilized"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
WANTS MORE SHIPS.
Secretary Long Urges Further In
crease of Our Navy and Makes
Other Suggestions.

Washington, Dec. 4-The annual report
of the secretary of the navy, just made pub
lie, is a document of unusual interest, deal
ing not only with the work of the navy
during the past year and important recon-
~mendations for the future, but also dis
cussing the more important questions re-
lating to the navy, including the authori-
cation of Is new warships, the imperative
need Of special legislation in the early
days of congress for armor of the best
quality that can be obtained and the prop
osition that the thanks of congress be
given to the commander-in-chief of the
North Atlantic squadron and to the off,
GERS and men under his command for the
part they took in the naval operations at
Santiago.
The secretary gives a table showing ava
construction going on abroad, as compared
with that in the United States. From this
1t appears that only Italy and Japan laid
down less tonnage than this country during
the present year, and that Italy alone had
less tonnage under construction. Ike total
tonnage under construction is: England.
531, $50; France, 255.533; Germany. 1925;
Italy. 100. $40; Japan, 10000; Russia. 222.S76;
United States, 1923. 236.
Secretary Long refers to the return of
Admiral Dewey and his enthusiastic well
come from the whole eountry. After speak
ing of the New York reception and the
sword presentation in Washington the Sec
rotary sums up by saying it was the ma
tion's tribute.
Among the many other topics treated is
that for fostering the naval reserve, the
consolidation Of the naval bureaus of con-
struction, engineering and equipment in
the interest of more harmonious action; the
construction of barracks for enlisted men,
and a review of the various bureau recon-
mendations, the desirabhity of changing
the material of the League Island and the
Mare island dry docks from timber to stone
and concrete. The warships claiming
bounty and prize money from their cap
lures and engagements during the war
are set forth in detail. He says the sur
vey of the t~rans-Pacifc cable route indi-
Gates that it will be entirely practicable.
1t is intended also TO survey a cable route
from Guam to Yokohama. 1t is proposed
to supply all new ships with smokeless
M uy1ar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07

During the Minnesota, Michigan and
Wisconsin deer season IL hunters were
accidentally killed.
Fire wiped out the town of Garland.
Tex, that had 1000 inhabitants.
From San Francisco the transport
Dolby Vostoek and Columbia sailed for
Manila with the Forty-second infantry
on board.
The Wisconsin university defeated
the University of Michigan and Chica-
go university defeated Brown uni
versity in football games in Chicago.
Fire destroyed the wholesale grocery
house Of Griggs, Cooper & Co., in st
Paul. the loss being 100000.
At Columbia the South Carolina in
dustrial home for negro boys and girls
was dedicated.
In Goshen DIR. NJ. NJ. Latta, aged 50
/ years, a pioneer and the oldest prae-
titioner in northern Indiana, was
found dead in his Office.
At Perry. Ca, Richard Smith (col
ored) was hanged for the murder OF
Bob Pine, also colored, at Beach
Haven, last May.
The kentucky democrats nominated
J. w. Gale for congress in the Seventh
district and w. c. Owen was nominat-
ed in the same district by fusionists.
Near Tampa, Fla. Mamie belong
shot and killed Lizzie Sessions, her
rival. and Calvin Andrew. her lover.
The death of Carl Boyer occurred in
Chippewa Falls, Wis, aged 1O6 years.
Near Branchville. S. c., a masked
robber held up two express messen-
gers and secured S1,700.
The death of f. G. Adams, one of the
pioneers of Kansas and secretary of
the State Historical society, occurred
at Topeka, aged IS years.
Between New York and Chicago
messages were exchanged by the Pol
lak-virag rapid automatic telegraph
device at the rate of $4,000 words an
hour.
II. Fl. Howell, a noted Welsh minister
and editor Of the Friend. the official or
gan of the Welsh church, died in Co
Iumbus. o.. aged 50 years.
4 bin for the acknowledgements OF
negroes was defeated in the Georgia
legislature.
The executive committee Of the silver
republicans at a meeting in Chicago
decided to hold a presidential nom
mating convention il 1900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07

Miss Lille Drinkwine committed sui
eide at her home five miles out of Sparta
by taking rat poison. The girl was jiit-
ed in a love affair.
Ephraim c. Harlow, for 60 years .
resident of Palmyra, died at the age OF
90 years.
Max Pfenning, of GAINESVILLE, commit
ted suicide by jumping overheard from
a steamer in midlake en- route to Nil.
waukee. Pfenning was 60 years old
No cause is known for his act.
John Bay, employed at the Outa-
gamie paper mill in Kaukana, was
killed by being caught in the machin-
cry. This was the fourth Kaukana man
to meet a violent death in the paper
mills in two months.
Charles Caldwell had both legs
broken by being caught in a straw car
rier at the Barrett paper mill in Beloit.
He had taken the place of Albert Toali
who was fatally injured at the mill.
Three greenhouses owned by A. v.
Broome & Co. were burned at Stevens
Point. Loss, $4,000.
The State His toricalsociety has issued
a bulletin on Suggestive Outlines fol
the Study of Wisconsin History"
which will be sent out to all those seek.
ing such suggestions for the study OF
the history of the state.
ST. Peters Catholic church was
broken into at Stevens Point and the
silver communion service stolen.
Bert +. FIander, whose death was re-
ported by Gen. Otis, formerly lived in
Waupun. He was % years old.
Cora Oliver, % years old, was sen.
fenced to six months in Jail in La Crosse
for stealing a seal cape.
The milk dealers of Racine have or
gained an association fos protection.
A raise of one cen in price is expected
A recapitulation of the expenses OF
Racine county for the year 1899 shows
the amount to have been over $69,142.
Arnold Cigar, aged IS, hung himself
in the barn at the home of his father,
three miles west of Waukesha. No rea-
SON for the suicide is known.
The Ozaukee county board has adopt
ed a resolution to issue five to twenty
year four per cent. bonds to build o
courthouse in Port Washington at O
cost of 100000.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Caldwell, wife of Lieut..
Caldwell, United States army, viii leave
Oshkosh for Havana, where her husband
has been stationed since the close of the
war with Spain.
The county hoard has reduced the
valuation of property in Kenosha coun-
ty by 100000.
The total fax levy of Columbia coun-
ty for 1899 is 500, 307, or $2,514.s7 less
than last year.
Harry Dodmead, a well-known farmer
succeed David johnson as superintend-
ent of the county farm and keeper Of the
poor.
The body of Lambert Freriks, aged 60,
who had been missing for about four
weeks, was found floating in the East
river at Green Bay.
The state supreme court says that a
railroad is not liable for baggage
burned in a depot when il is checked
over half an hour before train time.
Frank Wits, a farm hand employed
on the farm of f. McGowran, near
Briggsville, was dragged to death by
a runaway team.
The county board has adopted a reso.
luton providing for a committee to in.
vestigate and prepare plans for a new
courthouse for Sank county.
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FACTS ABOUT HIDES.
Classification Recently Adopted by
the Hide Dealers and
OF Chicago.


Green Hides-Hides just as they
come from the animals, never having
been sailed.
Part Cured Hides-Hides that have
been sailed. but not long enough in
salt to be thoroughly cured.
Green Sailed Hides-Hides that have
been sailed long enough TO be thor
oughly cured.
Creep Kip-All veal skins running
from IS to 25 pounds shall be classed
as veal kip. All long-haired and thin
skins running from eight to % pounds
shall be classed as runners.
Green Calf-All veal skins running
from eight to IS pounds.
Deacon Skius-All calf skins under
eight pounds shall be classed as dea-
cons.
Dry Flint Hides-Are thoroughly
dry hides that have not been sailed.
Dry Sailed Hides-Are thoroughly
dry hides having been salted while
green.
Grubby Hides-Hides having one or
more grubs.
All dry kip and calf shall be classed
the same as hides. All hides shall be
free from salt, dirt, meat, dung, horns,
tail bones and sinews; and before be-
ing weighed all such substances shall
be removed, or a proper deduction
made from the weight; and when The
head hangs to the hide by a narrow
strip, ii shall be cut off; also when
the head is not split in the center, it
shall be made straight before being
weighed.
All bull, st2g, tainted, grubby, bad
ly Scared, cut, scored, and murrain
hides, both green and dry, shall be
classed as glue stock. Dry hides,
which are moth-eaten, sunburned or
weather beaten. shall be clasesd as
damaged. All kip and calf, both green
and dry, shall be trimmed the same
ms hidea, with the exception that the
tail bone may be left in calf skins.
All green cured hides of 60 pounds
and over shall be called heavy and all
green cured hides under 60 pounds
shall be called light hides, All dry
hides is pounds and over shall be
called heavy and all dry hides under
ls pounds shall be called light hides.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07
THE TREASURY ESTIMATES.
Aggregate of 631,os1,9 04 Asked of
congress for Fiscal Year End
ing June 30, 1901.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE secretary of
the treasury Monday transmitted to the
house of representatives estimates of APP
preparations required for the service of the
fiscal year ending June so, 1901. The
aggregate Of the appropriations estimated
for is 1881 ,0S1 1894, an increase over the es-
Inmates for the present fiscal year Of $685.
033,616, and an increase over the appropria-
tons for the present fiscal year of SS4, 2S5.-
024. Following is the total reeapitulation
by departments of the estimates for next
year including appropriations for the pres
ent fiscal year, cents omitted:
Estimates for 1901: Legislative, 1885,
257: executive, S25T,140; state department,
s.. 1885, 7S; treasury department, 1852, AZ;
war department, $3.50. IL, S51; navy Depart
ment, SIC, 469, $50; interior department. Sli4,-
0,S41; post office department, S4,5S1,6S5; de-
partment of agriculture, s4,S06 257; depart
ment of labor, $172, $780,; department of jus
tice, s6,279.5 $40; grand total, $63l .0Sl 1884.
Appropriations for 1900: Legislative, SlO,-
423, 152; executive, $215, 70S: state department,
$24, 1885, 1S; treasury department, $3.50, S9l 40;
war department, 1858, 0SS, S5S; navy depart
ment, $5l ,925. 200; interior department, $751;
502, 5l5; post office department, s1,539,s51; de-
partment of agriculture, 50, 1850 depart
ment Of labor, SIP, $50; department of JUS
Ntice. SS.S22,077; grand total, 1896, 946,S70.
Among the estimates for the next fiscal
year are as follows:
Army and navy pensions, s144,G 600; ex-
penses of pension examining surgeons,
100000; all other expenses, $3.50, 232, making
the total on account of pensions, S45, $780,
232. This is So, $50 less than the a~ppropria-
tions for the current year.
OF the sum appropriated during the cur
rent year on account of the state depart
ment $40, 900, 200 was paid to Spain under the
treaty Of Paris.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07

states. Cowpeas are, in their relation.
ship and habit of growth. really beans.
and not peas, as the name indicates.
They are ANIMALS and are closely re-
lated TO the lablab, lima and haricot
beans of our gardens.
Narieties-Cowpeas occur III every
graduation Of habit, from a compact.
stocky, upright bush having stems a
foot high with very short lateral
branches to those with trailing run
ners growing as fiat upon the ground
as sweet potato or melon vines, the
PROSTATE stems Is to 20 feet in length.
The pods vary from four to six inches in
length. and the peas are of every inn
aginable shade of white, yellow, green.
pink, gray, brown, red, purple and
black, of solid colors or variously mot
tied and speckled, and of varying sizes
and forms, from large kidney-shaped to
little round ones smaller than the gar
den pea. There is a like variation in
the length of time the different forms
require to ripen seed, some requiring
eight or nine months, a few ripening in
SO days from the time of planting.