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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
LATTER NEWS

The buoy marked '.Andree Polar Ex-
petition" which, with an anchor at
tached, was found Sept on the north
coast of King Charles island by the
master of the Norwegian cutter Martha
Larsaak, was opened at Stockholm,
Sweden, in the presence of number
of experts and members of the cabinet.
1t was found to be the so-called north
pole buoy which Andree had arranged
to drop if he succeeded in passing the
pole.
The president has notified the Orange
Free state that this country cannot in
terfere in the Boer troubles.
A u6ase has been issued raising the
state of siege established in the de-
partment of Belgrade at the time OF
the attempted assassination of ex.
King Milan.
Twenty-eight more of the Scotsman's
crew were arrested at Montreal when
they arrived on the steamer Ottoman.
When they were searched, over 81, 00C
in money was found on them and
quantity of goods of jewelry.
At Stronger, Texas, M. NJ. McKin-
ney killed Paul Norman, the proprie-
tor of a general store, and then went
to a vacant house near by and blew
out his brains. Soon after the shoot
ing it was discovered that Mrs. Nc
Kinney, wife of the murderer, had
been murdered, her dead body being
found at her home.
2. W. John shot and fatally wounded
Walter Boot at West Liberty, Iowa.
The two had an alteration at lunch
counter.
The elimination of Dewey's trump
hal home coming was reached the 3rd
in the shadow of the home of the ma
tional capitol. Here he received from
the president the magnificent jeweled
sword voted him by congress in com
memoration of the victory of Manila
bay.
telegram from Paris announces
that NJ. Armand, president of the in
tcrnational arbitration and peace
league. has sent an appeal to Lord
Salisbury entreating him to choose
a power to treat with the Transvaal
with the object of averting war.
Seven hundred boilermakers and
iron shipbuilders with about 200 help
ers, went on strike at the Cramp
shipyard at Philadelphia for a work
day of nine hours. The shipbuilders
include riveters and caulkers, and
the strikers say the action of these
men and the boilermakers will practi-
cally tie up the entire plans. The ma
chinists and blacksmiths, numbering
nearly 200, have been on strike for
several weeks.
The first race between the yachts
Columbia and Shamrock was called off
on account of lack of wind
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WRECK OF THE SCOTSMAN.
Fifteen of Her Passengers Are Lost
Survivors Robbed by Mem
bers of the Crew.

Montreal, Que. Sept. 3o.-Two hum
dred and fifty scantily-clad, baggage
bereft men, women and children were
on board of an intercoloniaI special
which steamed into Bonaventure depot
Friday night. They comprised the
greater number of those who sailed
from Liverpool on September IA on
board the steamship Scotsman, bound
for Montreal, which was wrecked on
the shores of the straits of Belle Isle at
half-past two on the morning of the
21st. 1t was not only tale of ship
wreck that they had to tell, but one of
death, of suffering and pillage. For
Is at least of the Scotsman's passengers
persisted; all suffered cruelty from
cold and privation, and, almost the
worst horror of all, the men who were
supposed to succor and assist those
committed to their care in the hour of
need turned on the helpless passengers
and with loaded guns and revolvers
compelled them TO part with the few
valuables saved. Capt. Skrinlshire and
his officers were exceptions. For the
honor of the British merchant marine
the crime may not be aseribed TO the
men engaged in it, but TO a gang Of
wharf rats and hangers-on, picked up
on the docks at Liverpool to replace the
usual crew of the Scotsman, which
Joined the seamen's strike on the other
side.
All who persisted we're women. This
is accounted for by the fact that they
were occupants of the first boat which
left the steamer after she struck and
which was swamped before it could get
clear of the ship.
Hardly had the vessel struck before
men from the stokehole rushed into
the cabins, and, Sitting open valises
and bags with their knives, took all the
valuables they could lay their hands
on. Several of them fired shotguns
and tried to force men to leave their
cabins. In more than one instance
rings were torn from the fingers of
fainting and dying women. Capt.
Skrimshire and his officers could do
nothing against the mob.
When morning came it was found
that the Scotsman lay close inshore,
alongside cliff fully thousand feet
high. After much hard work the pas
sengers were gotten safely ashore.
A quantity of biscuit was carried on
shore. and on this, with a very little
corned beef and wild berries, over 200
people existed for four days, when
they signaled the Montfort and the
steamship Grecian and were taken
ashore.
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The News Condensed.

John Mcguire, who had a sword duel
with Photographer Thompson in Eau
Claire, was tried for assault and battery
and acquitted.
Scarlet fever is epidemic in Oshkosh
and the Dale school, the largest district
school in the city, was ordered closed.
August Swanson's right leg was am
putated at the knee in Ashland and the
operation caused no bleeding. 1t was
found that the arteries were solid cords.
Fire was discovered in the Wisconsin
house in Merrill and before assistance
could be rendered one of the boarders,
John Walter, was burned to death. The
fire loss was about $4,000.
NJ. Z. jackson, of Mondovi, while at
tending the fair in Chippewa Falls was
fatally injured by the collapsing of
stand on which number of people were
seated.
While decorating the assembly cham
Der of the capitol in Madison for the
Dane county veterans reunion George
w. Smith, war veteran and old resi-
dent of Madison, fell from the balcony
and was fatally injured.
One year in the state prison was the
punishment given Frank Adams in Mad
ison for attempting to pass forged
checks on several merchants.
Benjamin Smith, former resident OF
Racine county, died in Chicago, at the
first white child born in Racine county.
William Snider, Jr., son of William
Snider, of Necedah, brakeman on the
st. Paul road, was run over by the cars
and killed.
The real estate and personal valuation
of Outagamie county has been COM
pleted and is as follows: Real estate
valuation, $9,6s6,747, an increase over
last year of sos, 7S4; personal valuation,
S1,650, 075, an increase of $92,S6S.
Mrs. Rice Dearborn died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John Foster, in
Beloit, at the age of SO years. She was
the first woman school teacher in that
part of the country.
Charlotte Bacon died in Kenosha at
the age of SIS years. She was the widow
of the late Hiram Bacon and claimed
to be the oldest living representative
of the early pioneers in Kenosha coun-
ty, having lived there for Ga years.
Whitewater has a man whose hair,
contrary to the natural order, is turn
ing black, instead of white, with old
age. His name is B. S. McCune and he
is sc years of age.
The University of Wisconsin opened
in Madison with an increase in enroll
ment and improved facilities for the
accommodation of officers and students.
A factory for the manufacture of
sugar is to be built at Sharon by the
Elgin (Ill.) Creamery company.
Arthur Saucier, formerly a regular
army soldier, is raving maniac in the
county Jail in Menomonie.
An unknown negro cruelty beat and
assaulted Augusta johnson in West Su-
perior.
Henry Daub, well-known hotel man
and proprietor of the Hotel Daub, died
In Watertown, aged 81 years.
Former United States Senator Phi
letus Sawyer quietly celebrated his
eighty-third birthday at his home in
Oshkosh.
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The firm of Aiello & Co., Italian bank
ers in New York, madean assignment,
owing depositors $4,000.
In the First Maine district Amos L.
Allen, formerly private secretary to
Thomas b. Reed, has been nominated
for congress by the republicans, and
the democrats have nominated Luther
Mckinney.
In the name of the people of the En-
pire state Gov. Roosevelt officially well
coined Admiral Dewey to New York.
Gen. Miles and other distinguished per-
sons also called upon the admiral and
during the day Admiral Farraguts old
flag was presented TO Admiral Dewey
and his men were given the medals
voted by congress. The Washington
committee presented its compliments
to Admiral Dewey and gave him the in
vitation to visit that city.
In New York the naval parade in
honor of Admiral Dewey was the great
est display of the kind in the history
of the nation. Warships and countless
other crafts sailed up the Hudson to
Gen. Grants tomb and returned, the
sight being witnessed by at least
100000 people on land and 100000 on
board vessels. The Olympia led the
parade. In the evening a magnificent
display of fireworks took place.
The month of September was the
twelfth in succession in which the vol
ume of business throughout the country
was greater than in the same month of
any previous year.
In the National league the per-
centages of the baseball clubs for the
week ending on the LIST were: Brook
Iyn, .684; Philadelphia, .622; Boston,
.621; Baltimore, 1914; st. Louis, 500;
Cincinnati, SAT; Chicago, .5o4 Pitts
burgh, .493; Louisville, .4S9; New York,
Alb; Washington, .34s; Cleveland, 1855.
At Stockdale, Pa, Alexander Wust-
Itch, an aged and wealthy German, was
killed and his wife fatally wounded by
BURGLARS.
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A Texas Indre.

In one Of the remote counties Of the Pan
handle OF Texas two lawyers were irving a
case before a Justice of the peace. 1t was
90 miles as the crew flies to the nearest law
book, and the attorneys differed. Of course.
as to the law upon the main issue In the case
They were trying the case without the inter-
vention OF jury, and his honor, who con
Quoted a gambling house in connection with
his hotel, saloon and livery stable. was in
doubt as to what his decision ought TO be.
Finally Miller, the plaintiff counsel. offered
to bet Hoover, the defendants attorney,
$40 that he was right. Hoover did not han,
pen to have that much of the circulating me-
dunn concealed about his person, and was
naturally at loss how to parry this forcible
argument. The court waited a few mo.
ments on Hoover, and finally said: ''Well.
Mr. Hoover, the court has waited long
enough. Miller's proposition seems to be a
tar one, and, since you don't putup, will
decide this case in favor Of the plaintiff. -
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shoDninp NV Mali.

The John NJ Smyth Co. of Chicago are de-
voting great deal of attention to developing
trade throughout the West and South by
mail. The concern is one of the largest in
the City of Chicago, and has been well and
favorably known throughout that city and
the North and West for many years They
are now ready to mail to any readey of this
paper on receipt of Toe, to partly pay post
age or expressage and as evidence OF good
faith, their mammoth catalogue, which CON
talns illustrated descriptions and prices of
every conceivable article and necessity need
ed IN the home or on the farm. The ten cents
paid for the mailing of the catalogue is al
lowed on the first purchase amounting to
Sl.00 or above. Everyone sending for the
catalogue will also receive their monthly
grocery price list free every month People
living outside of large cities should send Tor
the John Nj. Smyth Co. catalogue and COM
pare prices quoted in this catalogue for all
articles of home consumption, hardware,
dry goods, grocery, notions clothing, etc,
with prices which they are paying Readers
who send to John NJ Smyth Co., $50 to
l66 w. Madison ST., Chicago, for their cata-
logue should not fail to mention this paper.
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COMMERCIAL WIT.
A Parcel of Puns That Were Worked
on All Right But They
Didn't Take.

Four travelling men sat on the sidewalk
in front of the Windsor the other night tell
ing stories, The man who smoked stogles
had Just finished a somnambulist tale.
Reminds me of what the plckpocket said
to his fellow-prisoner, commented the man
with the nasal blossom.
What was that!
Il am here, gentlemen he said, "as the
result Of a moment of abstraction
The pun fell with a dull, sickening thud.
But the man who smoked stogies came to
the front again.
Like the incendiary, Ell? There is some
similarity. He was there because OF his
habit of making light of things"
The blossomy man refused to be silent.
"But did you hear about the forger!'
"No. Why?"
"He was there on account of simple de-
sire to make a name for himself
The man with the stogie meditated.
"That reminds me of the burglar" he
casually remarked There was three-min-
ute stage wait and the man who liked apple
jack gave way to curiosity.
'Why?"
Gas he said, through nothing but taking
advantage of an opening which offered in a
large mercantile establishment"
The blossomy man had departed, leaving
a wide, farreachnS void.-St. Paul Globe.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In the City of Mexico an American
bank will be opened January ! with a
capital of 100000.
The Orange Free State decision to
join with the Transvaal in the event of
hostilities is the leading news and will,
naturally stiffen the Beers independ-
ent attitude.
SPANS cabinet has resigned as the
result of irreconcilable differences
among the ministers regarding pro-
posals for national defense.
A dispatch from Manila says that
Gen. Macarthur entered Porac after
half an hours fighting. The American
loss was five killed and the insurgent
loss is not known. The enemy fled
northward.
Five men were killed in an accident
on the Mexican Central railroad near
Tampico, Mexico.
South of Change island the Domin-
ion liner Scotsman was wrecked and
ten of her passengers were drowned.
The two-masted Herald of the Morn
ing was wrecked in the Atlantic off the
entrance to the ST. Johns river and
Capt Hills and five of the crew were
drowned.
Thirty lives were lost by the burn
ing of the steamer Montoya on the
Magdalena river in Central America, in
Guiding that of Gen. Julio Rengfrifo,
minister to the United States.
Castro, the insurgent leader in Ven
ezuela, was reported to have estab-
lished a provisional government at Va
lencia.
To the last British dispatch the
Transvaars reply says the South At
rican republic adheres strictly TO the
London convention of 1884. Boer forces
were hurrying to the frontier from all
sides.
Germany has paid into the Spanish
treasury 25,000,000 pesetas, the price of
the Caroline islands.
Off ST. Pierre, n. F., the schooner
Edna, of Baltimore. was wrecked and
her crew of seven lost their lives.
Dispatches from South Africa say the
Beers continue to concentrate between
Utrecht and Volllsrust, where their ar
tillery is known to have moved, and
threaten Laing's Mex. Large COM
mands have also assembled on the west
ern frontier of the Transyaal near Kim
berley.
The Filipinos delivered up IA Ameri
can prisoners at Angeles, all enlisted
soldiers. The insurgent commissioners
called upon Gen. Otis with fresh pro-
posals from Aguinaldo. Gen. Garcia,
leader of the insurgents in the eastern
part of the island of Mindanao, has of
fered to surrender the arms of his fol-
lowers and has asked the American au-
thorities to send garrison To take full
control of the country.
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FIRE Iosxes In M,nnenpoIis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 2.-The large
warehouse of the Minneapolis Sash &
Door company was destroyed by fire
Sunday, entailing loss to this firm of
$4,000. The adjoining warehouse of
the Woodward-Holm company, man
ufacturers of wooden and excelsior
cave cutters, also burned, causing a
loss of $4,000. Three adjacent dwell
ings and a store were also destroyed.
Fires in other parts of the city caused
much other damage, swelling the total
loss TO at least $4,000.
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AWFUL RESULTS.
Recent Earthquakes in Asia Minor
Estimated to Have Caused Loss
of 1900 Lives.

Constantinople, Oct. 3.-It is now es-
timated that 1900 persons persisted in
the earthquakes in Asia Minor, around
Adm. The first shock occurred at four
in the morning of September 20 and
lasted 40 seconds. The effects were APP
palling. Whole villages were complete
ly destroyed. The earthquake was felt
as far as Scio, Mitylene and Smyrna.
The latest advices from the stricken
area show that men, women and chill
dren were buried in the ruins of their
dwelling places before they realized
their danger. Numbers of bodies still
lie beneath the debris.
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Governors Island preparatory to being
sent to the military prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan, which has been designated
as his place of confinement
Capt. Carter was appointed military at
tache at London in the summer of 1897 and
had hardly reached his post of duty when
he was recalled to answer CHARGES pre-
ferred against him as the result of the al
legged discoveries of Capt. c. l.. Gillette,
who succeeded him In charge of the inn
provement of Savannah harbor and adj
jacent parts of the Georgia coast.
A board of inquiry, composed of army
engineers, examined the facts and heard
Capt. Carter. They unanimously reported
that he had failed to give watchful super
vision; that he had falsified vouchers and
certificates relating to absences and de-
ceived and misled the chief of engineers in
official reports"
Testimony was given that Capt. Carter
was in league with a contractor or contract
ors and in the course of a searching in
quiry made by the war department the
judge advocate of the court martial for the
case made a calculation based on testi-
mony which showed that in one item of
brush mattresses Capt. Carriers little
group of contractors had got from the gov
eminent upward of s1,70O000 to which they
were not entitled"
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Cincinnati, Sept, 30.-Fire early Sat
urday morning destroyed the Big Four
warehouse. occupying block bounded
by Central avenue, Pearl, Plum and Sec
ond streets, sheds of the new Union
passenger station, the freight depot,
the Smith street bridge across the
tracks and many passenger and freight
cars. The new passenger station was
only saved by pulling burning cars
from the sheds. The loss of goods in
the warehouse and loaded cars will af-
feet many many shippers. The total
loss will exceed $1,000, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
A RARE INSTANCE.
An Unusual Experience which the
Bicycle Dealer Would Like
to Have Repeated.

A heavy man with a square jaw walked
into a bicycle exchange the other after
noon. The proprietor advanced to wait
on him.
Gimme bike said the square, jawed
man.
TO buy?'
yep"
What maker"
ANY old make"
Heres our specialty-good machine"
"All right, is it,"
Good as any made"
How much! p
Fifty"
Dab a little graphite on the chain and
pump her up.
The proprietor dabbed little graphite on
the chain and pumped her up. The square
iawed man pulled out wad of the size of
his wrist, skinned off a fifty and handed it to
the proprietor. Then he ran the machine
out to the curb, got on it and rode off.
When the proprietor got over being
stunned he went to three or four friends on
the block TO get their opinion as to whether
the $50 was counterfeit or the real thing.
The bill was genuine, and the proprietor has
been more or less dazed ever since
81 can't understand such swift action as
that in the bike business be says, with a
puzzled air-Washingto Post.
The man who controls his temper governs
his worst enemy.-Chicago Daily News.
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Much FatiEued.

1t was 9:10 o'clock when the fatigued
recipient of the days demonstrations
reached the residence of Mrs. Washing
ton Mclean, mother of the democratic
candidate for governor of Ohio, on X
street, where he will stay while in
Washington. The admiral was met at
the head of the staircase by Mrs. Nc
Lean and her daughters. Mrs. Mclean
welcomed the admiral and turned over
the house to him, for his use during
his stay in Washington. Mrs. Mclean
and the members of her family then
left, going to her country residence in
the suburbs of Washington.
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VIII spend His Lire IN PRISON.

Little Rock, Oct. Erred Pelton (col-
ored) was sentenced Saturday after
noon to lis years in the penitentiary
for attempting TO outrage seven wom-
en- in this city in August The grand
jury returned indictments against him
at noon and he was arraigned within a
few hours. He acknowledged his guilt
and his attorney asked the mercy of the
court. The maximum punishment in
all seven cases would have been lat
wears if assessed.
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A Fatal Collision.

Section Foreman Anderson was killed
and his assistant, William Smith, fright
fully wounded as the result of a COLI
sion between a special north-bound
train on the Chicago O. Northwestern
railway and hand car occupied by the
two men. They were inspecting track
between Jefferson Junction and john
sons creek and were struck while
rounding curve. Anderson leaves
wife and five children
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Presiding Elders Chosen.

AT the annual meeting in Baraboo
of the West Wisconsin Methodist con-
ference the bishop named the following
presiding elders:
Ashland district, A. NJ Pitcher, Superior;
Eau Claire district, Edmund Grimm, Eau
Claire: La Crosse district, W. M. Martin,
Baraboo; Plattevlle district, S. w. Trous-
dale; Madison district, H. w. Bolton, Mad
ison.
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VIII Go to Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. president Mckinley
has sent positive word that he will be
in Chicago TO lay the corner stone of the
new federal building and to participate
in the autumn festival. According TO
the presidents plans he will reach Chi
cago at four p. m. October Z. coming
direct from Galesburp,
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Singing Society Celebrates.

The celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the founding of the Ger
mania Singing society of Eau Claire
was a grand affair. The visitors in
Guided the Froshinis and the Lieder-
kranz societies of La Crosse and man
nerchors from Marshfield, Wausau,
Medford, Fell Creek and other towns;
also the Second regiment band of
Marshfield. A banquet, with speech
making, at Germania hall closed the ex-
arcicoc
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If every man who is in the habit of
taking drink now and then would
join a nontreating club and keep the
rules the consumption of intoXicants
would fall off one-half or more, says the
Omaha WorId-IIerald. This would re-
suit TO the financial advantage of the
club members, be a distinct service 10
many families and would give clearer
heads to business. The treating habit
has been woefully abused in this eoun-
try, and it is time that sensible men
put stop to the foolish practice.
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DO you mobe?" is the question Of
the day, its single variation being do
you mote ~ 1t applies, of course, to
your habits in regard to automobiles.
Nothing in the way Of such slang could
ever be quite as Objectionable as the
mutilated bike" but these two recent
authorizations are nearly as bad, and, as
they are having a fashionable vogue,
they will doubtless be heard from one
end of the country to the other.