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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
A Long List of Manufacturing Plants
Established Since the Begin
ing of October.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 10.-The
more important of the new industries
reported by the Tradesman during the
week ended October include baggine
factory in Texas, brick works in Ala.
bama, construction company in East
Tennessee, a cornice works in Alabama,
three cotton mills in North Carolina,
electric light plants in Alabama. Ten
nessee and Virginia, a furniture factory
in North Carolina, a handle factory in
Alabama. hardware companies in Geor
gia and louisiana, heading factory in
Tennessee, iron mines in Alabama, q
$4,000 lumber mill (rebuilt) in East
Texas, knitting mill in Alabama, nail
works in North Carolina, a S100,00C
naval stores company in Florida, paint
works in Virginia, sash, door and
blind factory in Alabama; sugar re-
finery in Florida; a 100000 tobacco
stemmery in Kentucky, a twine and
pillow line mill in North Carolina.
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DEWEY ACCEPTS THE HOME.
Glad to Receive II as n Gift from the
American PeopIe-Wants
1t Furnished.

Washington, Oct. 7. = Admiral
Dewey has elected to accept house in
Washington, already constructed, in
stead of having one built for his occu-
patton. He frankly expressed his
qualification at the tender, which he
Immediately accepted. He said had
the proposed home been the gift of a
few wealthy men he would feel indis-
posed to accept it. But he noted that
the fund had over $4,000 subscribers,
indicating that the home was to be
ready the gift of the American people
and as such he would accept it with as
much pleasure as he had the sword be
slowed upon him by congress.
lie expressed his ideas as to the char
acter of the home he desires, and asked
that the house be modest enough in APP
pointments and cost to permit of the
retention of a sufficient sum of money
from the purchase fund to defray the
expense of furnishing ii.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

1t is announced that Gov. Scofield of
Wisconsin has positively declined to
again be a candidate for the office.
The fall festival in Chicago opened
with the unfurling of banners, the
hinging out Of flags, and the flashing
of thousands of lights in the State
street 'court of honor"
The death of ex-United States Senator
James Harlan occurred at his home in
Mount Pleasant, Ia, aged 10 years. He
was the last surviving member of Abra-
ham Lincoln's cabinet
Near Pana, ILL.,, prairie fires destroyed
hundreds of acres of meadow and corn
and thousands of tons of hay, fences
and buildings.
At Reedvile John j. Bowles, one of
the best-known planters in Arkansas,
was killed in a fight with his nephew,
Edgar Reed, who was also killed.
The Nebraska prohibitiionists met in
Hastings and declared against fusion.
1t is held by the Indiana appellate
court that contract for sending tele-
gram on Sunday is illegal unless it
comes within the definition of work of
charity or necessity"
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Commercial bank at Rippey, la, and
secured 81 500.
In Carterville, ILL.,, - persons who
took part in the riot in which several
miners were killed have been indicted
for murder.
Along the Tennessee and North Caro-
limo state line an earthquake made an
opening in the earth several hundred
feet in length along Abrams creek.
For the tenth consecutive time the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
of Iowa has elected Mrs. Marion H..
Durham, of Des Moines, president.
Fire destroyed the Lafayette Qnd.)
bridge works, one of the largest in the
west
Perfecto Lacoste, mayor of Havana,
Cuba, issued an order directing that
no Spanish flag be displayed in the city,
except at the Spanish consulate.
The president on his westward trip
was warmly greeted at Canton, Quincy,
Peoria and Galesburg in Illinois.
At a crossing near Streator, H.,
/ btoi SC AlHSASN dHh us WHY NtAN NAAiSN
by the cars.
At the orphans home in Dayton, O.,
an epidemic of smallpox has broken out.
Farmers appear TO have cornered the
broomcorn marketiu Illinois and prices
have rushed up from 500 to $50 per ton.
William link killed Mrs. Fanny Gan
ter NJ Abilene, Kan. because she re-
fused TO marry him and then killed
himself
Ex-Uuitcd States Senator James Har-
lan's funeral took place at Mount Pleas
I ant. Ia.
| The Rock River conference in Rock
/ ford, H.. by vote of 100 TO 43 went on
record in favor of removing the time
limit from the Methodist pastorate.
In Chicago j. Boyd, well-known
steeplechase rider. was killed at Haw-
thorne race track by his horse turning
| n somersault and crushing him.
Flames destroyed one-half the bust
ness portion of the village of Shepherd.
Mich
In Rockford. H.. Henry Lewis shot
his wife tnot fatality and then killed
himself. Domestic trouble was the
/ cause.
Fire swept away the business portion
! Of the town of Baylis, III.
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THE BEAUTIES OF SAMOA.
Come of the Strange Customs That
Are in VoEue-Finery Is Gradually
Gaining FoothoId, However.

In spite of the simplicity of Samoan
attire, the natives spend a great deal
Of time identifying themselves. Neither
sex is overburdened with clothes. The
common dress for both men and wom-
en- is the laya-lava, a kind of kilt or
piece OF drapery wound above the waist
in a manner whose adjustment seems
to foreigners nothing short of miracu-
lous. The adults, however, seem to have
no difficulty in keeping the lava-lava in
place, but the children are less expert
and careful of theirs, and often lose
the scan scrap of cotton stuff that
serves as an out-of-door costume.
Children of all ages indoors, and ba-
bies in arms everywhere, wear no cloth
ing at all. This kind of garment--or
drapery, perhaps, would be better
word for it's, in slightly varied form,
common to most South Sea islanders,
as well as inhabitants of the Indian
archipelago and the southern countries
of Asia. 1t is called by the Malays
sarong, and its name differs in different
groups of Polynesia. The Kings of
Singapore, Ceylon, and the Malaysian
peninsula wear it loose or straight,
while the Burmese and Siamese tuck it
up something after the manner of the
well-known infantile accessory.
The fnery and gimcrack adornments
of civilization are now gaining a foot
hold in Samoa, as elsewhere in the
track of commerce, particularly with
the feminine heart, and it is not I'M
usual to see a Samoan lady gorgeously
arrayed in fine mat lava-lava COM
bined with bali gown waist or velvet
basque cut N-necked, or with her hair
done up empire style and wearing, to
complete her toilet, string of ferns
around her waist and a necklace of
sharks teeth around her duslly throat
bust. arms and limbs bare-prom
enading with all the refreshing grace
and conscious airs of Bridget on her
Sunday outing, the observed of all OBJ
servers.
But there is one shackle of civiliza-
ton they positively refuse to accept
shoes and stockings. Perhaps, how
ever, this is because they can find no
covering large enough for the alb
original 'trilbies." Nevertheless, in one
Oh the USnlS III NuiCI lue naive AIMS
of the Americans participated, one war
rior was observed proudly wearing
pair of 16-button black silk stockings
extending above the knees, with his
huge black feet protruding beyond the
soles, which were worn through. He
had doubtless looted" them from some
European house, whose owner fed when
hostilities began.
The Samoan hair is often plastered
with white lime and reached up, POM
padour style, giving it when dry the
effect of the judicial wig worn by Eng
lish barristers. The lime is washed off
at night and renewed from day to day.
The result is a gradual change in the
color of the hair, which, in undergoing
the bleaching process, passes from
coarse. coal black through brick-red TO
a bright yellow. The effect of this bril-
liant contrast with their shiny copper
skins is grotesque in the extreme, but
in their eyes surprisingly beautiful
Pittsburgh Dispatch
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TaImage and the Commission.

"Many years ago, when my sermons first
attracted the attention of city editors, said
DIR. Talmage in a recent conversation, you
reporters used to make me fume and fret,
but since | have come to know you better
have transferred my wrath to your adver
sary, the compositor My eyes were opened
when, after annoying blunders in print, |
determined to report my own sermons for
a certain New York morning paper 1t
CHANGED that the first time / reported my
self | was preaching a sermon on the Peni-
tential Psalms, in which sermon / said with
emphasis
"'You will notice that in these verses
the name of God does not appear once. Is
not this significant
Calm and confident that this time the
sense of my sermon would not be distorted
by careless reporting, picked up the paper
on Monday morning and read:
You will notice that in these verses the
name of God does not appear once. Is not
this magnificent Philadelphia Saturday
Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12

In 1898, he was called from retirement to
act as temporary chairman of the repub-
lican state convention. As such officer he
made a speech which had tremendous in
fluence in checking the threatened bolt of
was candidate for the republican nomina-
tion for governor in 1895, but his age was
against him. He also served as member
of the Iowa soldiers and sailors monu-
ment commission, and was prominent in
the councils of the Methodist church. Sen
ator Harlans wife died in 1884. She was
a remarkable woman, and during the civil
war did much to alleviate the sufferings of
the union soldiers1
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CALLED FROM EARTH.
United states senator HARLAN
sketch of His Career.

Des Moines. Ia. Oct. 5.-The death of
ex-united States Senator James Harlan
occurred at his home in MI. Pleasant,
Ia, a. 9:35 Thursday morning, The
end was not unexpected, collapse
having taken place last Sunday. The
immediate cause of death was con-
gestion of the lungs, complicated with
liver trouble. Over-exertion in attend
ing the sessions of the Iowa Methodist
conference last week aggravated his
maladies and caused prostration. His
daughter, the wife of Hon. Robert I.
Lincoln, of Chicago, was summoned
from New York city, and was present
at the bedside.
flames Harlan was born In Clarke coun-
~. Ill. August %. 1920. He graduated at
Indiana Asbury university in 1S45 and be-
came a lawyer He was elected the first
superintendent of public instruction Of
Iowa in 1871, was president of the Iowa
Wesleyan university at Mount Pleasant In
1858. He was United States senator from
Iowa from 1865 to 1865: was secretary of
the Interior in Lincoln's second cabinet.
1906, and was again United States sem
ator from Iowa from 1868 to 1873 In 1882
Mr.. Harlan was appointed chief justice of
the court Of commissioners Of Alabama
claims, which position he held four years.
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President Mckinley officiated in Chi
cago on the 9th at the laying of the
corner stone of the new federal build
ing, among the other distinguished
guests being Vice President Mariscal
of Mexico and Premier Laurier of Can
ada. In the afternoon the military and
civic parade took place and in Il be even.
ing there was parade of all nations
and banquet at the Auditorium in
honor of the noted visitors.
In a crowded day coach of Rock
Island train near Duncan, @. T.. Mrs.
w. s. Walden, of Knoxville, Tenn. gave
birth to twins.
Fire destroyed many beautiful sum
mer cottages belonging TO wealthy
families and valued at $15o.0o0 at Mill
Valley, San Francisco suburb.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12

Ex-senator Mantle, of Montana, who
is a bachelor and regarded as great
matrimonial catch" much surprised
society recently when he referred to his
sweetheart" He was piled with ques-
tons about the identity of the lucky
woman, but fer some time he lodged
an answer. At last, however, he re-
piled: "She is not pretty; she's beau
tiful," and finally, his face growing
tender, he added, ''and she's not very
young; somewhere between 20 and so.
My sweetheart is my mother"
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women Denonnce Roberts.

New York, Oct. I'm the crusade
against the seating of Congressman
elect Roberts, of Utah, inaugurated last
winter, representative gathering OF
New York women on Friday passed
resolutions of protest addressed to con.
gress and congressmen-elect. Miss
Helen Gould led the movement. The
occasion for the adoption of the reso-
lutions was a meeting OF the American
Female Guardian society at the home
for the friendless
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Death of a Pioneer.

James A. Beaugrand, pioneer and
one Of the most prominent men in RAJ
cine, died at the age of 70 years. He
was born at Fremont, o., was educated
in the public schools of that city and
was classmate of the late President
X. b. Hayes. He came to Racine in
1916. In 1863 he was elected city clerk,
which position he held for II years. He
was assessor for MANY years, and up
TO the time of his death, and was also
assistant city clerk.
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a GenIus.

The proprietor Of the store told the
new window trimmer that his salary
would depend on his success in making
women look in at the show window.
In an hour the sidewalk was so crowd
ed that the proprietor could not get out
what in the world have you done?T
he asked.
Hung piece of black velvet just
back of the window glass" said the
trimmer.
"Why should all those women crowd
up to look at piece of black velvet?'
1T makes a mirror"
The proprietor admitted that he could
not pay such man suitable salary, SO
he took him into the firm.--N. Y. World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12

The first direct shipment of Amer
lean grain for France has been made
from Philadelphia. 1t is announced
that other shipments are to follow.
This may be interpreted to mean a
great many things. 1t will give room
for innumerable conjectures. The most
plausible explanation, however, is that
France needs our grain and is able to
nav for IT,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12

October is the month OF storms. pur-
'ng the last ten years there have been
more in this month than in any other.
September ranks second. tits six years
ago since a terrible cyclone devastated
the region lying on the Gulf of Mexico,
causing the loss of 1000 lives. In DC
tober of last year there were % ship
precks in which lives were lost, while
a storm on the coast of Georgia cost 100
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12
PnYement NIade % skuIIs.

At Gwandu. in Africa, which contains
between 10000 and $4,000 inhabitants
the town. which is oval in shape, is sur
rounded by palisade of tree poles, the
top of every pole being crowned with
a human skull. There are six gates
and the approach to each gate is laid
with pavement of human skulls, the
tops being the only parts that show
above the ground. More than 1900
skulls are used in the pavement leading
up to each gate. The pavement is Of
snowy whiteness and polished to the
smoothness of ivory by the daily pass
age of hundreds of naked feet.-N. Y
World.
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The very latest is a fund for desti-
tute pugilists. EX-Champion and ex-
Gentleman James Corbett started the
scheme, and all of the prominent pu-
gilists in the country have decided to
assist in the movement. The organiza-
ton expects to secure its revenue from
the boxers who are now successful, and
the fund will be conducted on the same
basis as the famous actors fund.
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I.iberio In Danger.

Berlin, Oct. 6.-The Deutscher Co
lonial Zeitung in an editorial on Lii
IBERIA says; Liberia must necessarily
soon cease to exist. France and Eng
land are both indulging in machina-
lions to annex the country. Liberia is
of the greatest value to Germany, es-
pecially the Cameroons. Two-thirds of
the Liberia firms are Germans, and
Germany must therefore see that she
gets a share of the territory or the
whole
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Malignant.

"Why, didn't know she had the golf
craze"
'You didn't? Oh, it's a terrible case.
Seems to have struck in. She sold her
canaries awhile ago and won't have
anything but bobo-links in the house
now" Chicago Times-Herald.
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NEWS

The state department has received a
personal application from Fernando
Holzendorf, a naturalized American
citizen, for indemnity by the German
government on account of his deten-
ton in an insane asylum for fifteen
months.
Rear Admiral Howison was placed
on the retired list of the navy the 10th
by the operation of the law on the age
limit. He will make his residence in
New York city.
Secretary Root is considering the
scheme for reorganized army and
has asked for suggestions from prom
inent officers of the service who are in
a position to make recommendations.
The reports point out the defects of
the prevailing system and insist that
something must be done by the next
congress to contribute to the efficiency
of the service.
Harry Hough, the former assistant
cashier of the Coceche National bank,
of Dover, n. H., was indicted on the
charge of embezzling $500 of the
banks funds. Hough was arraigned
later and pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced five years in Jail.
Seventeen business houses at Manda-
kahda, ILL.,, were burned.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of Moiave, Cal.
The United States transport Tartar
arrived at San Francisco, Cal. from Ma
Mia with the Twentieth Kansas and
500 discharged soldiers from various
other regiments. Gen. Funston was
also aboard.
James Cashen was murdered at Tsp
peming, Mich, SUPPOSEDLY by two Ital-
ians His body was found outside the
No motive can be assigned for the
crime.
The Beers have issued an Ultimatum
to Great Britain to remove her soldiers
at once or war will be begun. The
demand causes excitement in London
war cities.
Acting Secretary Allen has ordered
the cruiser Newark to the Philippines.
With detonation that was felt in
towns many miles distant, two of the
powder mills of the Aetna company's
works near Millers, Ind, blew up.
Two employs are missing.
Six farm houses, with a large amount
Of grain were burned by forest fires
near Oconto Falls, Wis.
At New York, Eddie SANITY knocked
out Ben Jordan, bantam weight cham
pion of England, in the 10th round.
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AT THE BANQUET.
President Mckinley and others De-
liver Short Addresses.

Chieago's great Auditorium, which
has been the scene of so many notable
events, never held a greater gathering
than Monday night, when the Chicago
day banquet was held within its walls
The material part of the banquet oc-
cupied nearly two hours, and it was al
most fen o'clock before Toastmaster
Stone raped for order, and brought the
intellectual part of the programme to
the front in a brief address. at the con-
clusion of which he introduced Gov.
Tanner, who, in short address, well
coined the visitors on behalf of the
state of Illinois. After he had conclud-
ed, Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, and
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom, of Illinois,
were introduced in succession by Mr..
Stone, the former extending to the Wis
itors the welcome of the people of the
city of Chicago. and the latter greet
ing them on behalf of the federal ofli-
Gals of Illinois.
Following the address of the pres
ident, Sir Wilfrid Laurer, of Canada,
was announced to speak on THE Do
minion." The greeting which was ac-
corded the premier of Canada as he rose
to his feet was hearty in the extreme.
Cheer after cheer rang through the hall,
men rose to their feet and waved their
napkins frantieally.
The welcome extended to Sir Wilfrid
Laurier was repeated when the next
speaker, Vice President Mariscal, of
Mexico, rose and spoke in answering
to the toast, ''The Republic of Mexico
Secretary Long responded to the
toast THE Navy" THE Glories of the
Grand Army of the Republic" were
dwelt upon by Col D. b. Henderson, of
Dubuque. the next speaker of the
national house of representatives..
The last address on the regu-
lar programme was by Gen. Thomas
NJ. Anderson. q. S. A., commander of
the department of the lakes.
After the conclusion of Gen. Ander-
sons speech short addresses were made
he Gen Wesley Merritt and others
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1t is not popularity supposed that the
conditions which surround the peasants
of Russia are conclusive TO good health
or longevity, vet Russian papers have
recently printed pictures of three peas
-brothers-whoare beyond doubt,
the three oldest members of a single
family alive The family name of the
old men is Kovalehko. Michael. the
eldest. is 100 years old. The second
brother has celebrated mis- one hundred
and eighteenth birthday, and the
youngest of this remarkable family has
seen 112 summers and winters. The
venerable brothers are stiIl strong.
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An Omcer Murdered.

Officer Kassow, the giant of the Mil
waukee police, was murdered while at
tempting TO arrest Herman Mueller, a
night Waterman, who was abusing his
wife. Kassow was almost 61s feet high
and weighed 300 pounds. Mueller is
~ years old and is six feet two inches
in height and weighs 100 pounds.
Mueller mounted bicycle and attempt
ed to escape, but was overhauled by de-
tectiyes
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Denver. Col, Oct. Ga special to
the Republican from Trinidad, Col, says
the Maxwell land grant trouble was
settled Thursday through the efforts of
State Senator Casimir. The settlers
concede The title of land to the grant
company, and the latter allows them 10
keep their homes on a liberal rental sys
tenn, and agree to at once begin extern
siye public improvements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12

Sir Thomas Upton is himself authority for
Shamrock when lying in Southampton wa
ter. Observing a quartette Of bargemen
rowing their clumsy craft in perilous prox-
unity to the yachts delicate sides, he called
out, pleasantly Hi, my men Keep away
a bit, will you?" One of the bargemen
ceased rowing and eyed the cup challenger
you're on?' he demanded. This" replied
Sir Thomas, courteously, ''is the yacht Sham
rock" 'Bil," shifted the bargee, turning
to his neighbor on the next thwart, e calls
'er the Shamrock Another bloomin him
justice to Ireland. IN. Y. Commercial Adj
vprtisqr
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Secretary Long says the selection of
Admiral Dewey for the Asiatic squad
ron can be attributed to no one else
than the admiral himself. The presi-
dent and the secretary were looking for
the officer who was fitted for the re-
sponsible position, and the record of
Dewey warranted his appointment.
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The Chickasaw Indian squaws are
worth quite fortune these days. So
many white men have been marrying
the pretty Indian squaws in order to
secure the 500 acres of good land that
goes with each girl that the Chickasaw
Indian legislature has just passed
law raising the cost of marriage Ii
cense from $50 to 1000.