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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
THE EAST.

In New York Brig. Gen. Guy Y. Hen
ry, U. S. A., late military governor Of
Porto Rico, died of pneumonia, aged
60 years.
Dr. Francis Lobdell, for y years rec
tor of Trinity Presbyterian church in
Buffalo, n. Y, died suddenly in the
rectory.
The will of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt, of New York, leaves Alfred
$50,00O,000 and Cornelius only $780,
600, but the youngest son gave his
brother $6,o00,000 additional, making
his share equal to that of others in the
family The entire estate is estimated
at 100000.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee says in an inter
view in New York Cuba is progressing
slowly but surely"
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 9th aggregated ST.
700, 7.197, against 953,763.s77 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 1922.
In the United States there were 100
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 97th, against AS the week pre-
yious and 226 in the ponding pc
riod of 1898.
From Southampton to New York the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
made the trip in days II hours and 48
minutes, breaking the worlds record
At the age of 63 Commodore Hamil-
ton Perkins, U. S. n. retired, died at
his home in Boston of apoplexy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
THE STATE TAX ROLL.
Amount Levied Upon Wisconsin,
Counties for Two Years.
Sum Necess:ill'sg for support of the
Governmental 1899 and I900-No
General Fund Tax In the
Latter Year.

Secretary of State Froelich has made
pubic the state tax roll for 1899 and
1900. These taxes are levied the year
before they are dated. That is, the tax
for 1899 was levied last fall and was
collected last January, and the tax for
1900 is levied this fall by the state board
of assessment and will be collected next
January.
The tax for this year is $4,000 more
than it will be next year. The tax for
1899 is 81, 492, $40 and that for 1900 is ST.
340,570. Milwaukee county's share for
the tax of 1899 is 1926, 592.0s, while the
same county viii pay in 1900 1907, 1867,
or SIS, 455.4l less for 1900.
The tax this year contains an assess
ment for general fund purposes, but
that for 1900 will contain no tax for that
purpose, and viii be confined solely to
i for educational purposes and to
pay the interest on certificates of in,
debtedness. These taxes will be as fol
lows: State school taxes, 1925 900; uni.
versity tax, $26s,ooo; normal school tax,
100000; high school tax, 100000; in.
terest on certificates of indebtedness,
$157,570. The tax roll by counties is as
follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Negotiations for n New Agreement
Between the Countries VIII
Soon BE Opened.

Washington, Oct. 30.-An under
standing has been reached by which it
is expected that negotiations will be
opened soon at Madrid for new treaty
between the United States and Spain.
This will be the last step towards COM
pletely restoring the friendly relations
between the two countries. The war
with Spain sweep the old treaty out of
existence, and the only international
agreement now in existence is the peace
treaty which is confined to the events
growing out of the war, and has no
reference to commerce, navigation, ex-
tradition and other manifold relations
between nations in times of peace. The
coming negotiations will be for the
purpose of forming such a treaty of
commerce, amity and friendship. The
present condition is quite anomalous,
as there is no basis on which persons
could be extradited from one country
to the other or for the determination
of any commercial difference which
might arise. Fortunately there has
been no case occasioning serious diff
ference.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The Boer war will cost Great Britain,
it is estimated, $l00,o00,0o0.
Col. r. W. Huntington, marine corps.
has been retired, to take effect January
10 next.
Floy Sing is the first Chinese child
ever admitted to the public schools of
ST. Louis.
Miss Eva Johnston is the first woman
in 20 years to be elected to professor
ship in the University of Missouri.
The national debt of Santo Domingo
is now.about SIS ,o00,o0o gold. The pop
ulation is somewhat less than 100000.
The first head of the Vanderbilt fam
lily died at the age of SO, the second at
the age of 65 and the third at the age
of 81.
Although II years of age, John A.
Peters is still performing his duties as
chief justice of the Maine supreme
court.
Benjamin II. Lee, who will have
charge of the Connecticut exhibits at
the Paris exposition, held similar post
at the worlds fair in Chicago.
Emperor William will exhibit the
Frederick the Great collection of GU
rios, literary treasures and French
paintings at the Paris exposition.
The Kansas City & Eldorado railroad
has been sold to the Missouri, Kansas
g. Texas Railroad company for the
amount of its bonded indebtedness,
s225, 900.
Oscar Darling, weuknown civil en-
gineer and inventor, has become the
father of his twenty-third child. The
last arrival is a son. Mr.. Darling is Sc
years old.
Wyoming papers predict that Hart
vile will become a second Pittsburgh,
owing to the rapid development of its
hematite ore beds, which are the larg-
est in the world.
S. S. Mcclure will be the active man
ager of Harper & Bros. Sweeping
changes have been made in the edi-
torial staff. j. p. Morgan has invested
50, cor, 600 in the company.
The house in Washington in which
Abraham Lincoln died has been reno
waited in accordance with the act OF
congress providing for it. 1t is now
used as a museum of Lincoln relics.
The Ohio supreme court has rendered
a decision which has the effect of legal
ling the practice of osteopathy in Ohio
without the formality of securing liz
cense from the state medical board.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
OOINGS OF A 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 ALI Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.


Admiral Dewey has received the
house purchased for him in Washing
ton by popular subscription.
The president has issued procla. A.
ton setting apart November 80 as
Thanksgiving day.
Gen. Powderly, of the immigration
bureau, in his annual report, gives the
total arrivals for the year ended June
80, 1899, as HIS, an increase over the
preceding year of S2.416.
Admiral Dewey in a letter thanks his
countrymen for the gift of house in
Washington.
Rear Admiral Melville, engineer in
chief of the navy, in his annual report
shows that during the fiscal year ended
June 30 the bureau expended $3,4S9, 526
in connection with the machinery Of
naval vessels.
Commissioner Hermann, of the gen
eral land Office, shows in his annual re-
port grand total of 92o,3o8, o6s acres
of inappropriate and unreserved pub
lie lands in the United States.
President Mckinley will, it is an
nounced, make no recommendation to
congress concerning the government
or disposition of the Philippines until
the instruction is ended.
The dead letter Offices annual re-
port shows that it received 6,s55,9S3
pieces of mail matter in the last fiscal
year, nearly nine per cent. increase
over the previous year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
Supplies for Institutions.

The state board of control has let
contracts as follows: Flour, TO the
James Quirk Milling company of Min
neapolis, at S3.05 barrel; staple gro
ceries for November, to Wellauer &c
Hoffman company of Milwaukee; tea,
coffee and spices fol- November, to
Kersting & APPEL company of Milwau-
kee; meats, to Swift & Co. of Chicago
at the following prices; Dressed prime
native steers, $6.72 hundred; bacon,
7$4 cents pound; back loins, cents;
long clears, 9ai cents; picnic hams, Ga
cents; fresh hams, cents; salt pork,
$40 barrel; pork sausage, 6 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
The Annual Report shows That Near
Iy 100000 Pieces of Unclaimed
MuiI Were Received.

Washington, Oct. 3o.-The annual re-
port of the dead letter office shows that
it received from all sources 6,s55, 983
pieces of mail matter, nearly nine per
cent. increase over last year. OF these
over $4,000 consisted of insufficiently
paid mail, 100000 were undelivered let
tiers to hotel addresses, over 167, 900 I'M
claimed parcels and more than half a
million pieces of foreign mail Mail
directed to fictitious addresses de-
creased by As per cent, indicating a
notable restriction in operations of
fraudulent concerns. More than three
quarters of million of letters and par
cells sent to the dead letter office were
subsequently delivered to the owners
unopened. Money, drafts, etc, found
in the dead mails aggregate face value
of s., los, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
THREE MEN KILLED.
Hand Car ON which They Were Co
ing for the Doctor Is Struck by
Passenger Train.

st. Louis, Oct. 30.-A special TO the
Post-Dispatch from Carlinville, ILL.,,
says: Three men were killed on the
Jacksonville & st. Louis railroad be-
tween Barnet and Atwater, Macoupin
county, Saturday. James Bryant, fore
man; John Noryell. George Cramer and
Samuel Allen, members of Quincy,
Carrollton & St. Louis section crew,
were on their way on a hand car from
Barnet to Atwater to secure the serv-
ices of physician for friend who
was very i'll. The men were in the en-
ploy of another road but took chances
in running over the Jacksonville e. St.
Louis railway to fulfill their errand of
mercy, when they were run down by a
passenger engine. Bryant escaped by
jumping.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
For Good Roads

The convention held in Racine under
the auspices of the State and Interstate
Good Roads and Public Improvement
association was success. There were
over 500 visitors present from Racine
and Kenosha counties, the majority Of
them being well-to-do farmers, who
heartily indorse the good roads move
ment. Gov. Scofield and Congressman
Cooper spoke strongly in favor of the
movement for good roads and each
stated that he would do all in his power
TO have the local option clause of the
road law repealed and new law enact
ed making money tax the absolute
rule in Wisconsin. a permanent organ
ization was formed with G. n. Fratt,
of Racine, as president, and viii be
called the Southeastern Wisconsin
Good Roads association. 1t comprises
both Racine and Kenosha counties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
.........s1. $40, SO 90 81, 492, SO O

The Wisconsin State Teachers assoc
citation will hold its annual meeting in
Milwaukee on December 81, 2S and 30.
The various sections of the meeting will
be under the supervision of prominent
educators, as follows: County superin-
tendents, f. w. Bixby, of Hammond;
grammar and intermediate, w. N.
Parker, of Madison; music, Miss Lucy
A. Barker, of Whitewater; normal, n.
A. Harvey, of West Superior. General
sessions of the meeting will be held
in the Grand Avenue Congregational
church and the sections will meet in
the state normal school and in the club
rooms of the hotels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

Mrs. Rosalia Peck, the Oldest inhab-
liant in Sank county and the first white
boo, died in Baraboo, aged 80. Mrs.
Peek was born in Vermont and came to
Wisconsin with her husband in 1886.
They kept the first hotel in Madison.
Mr.. Peck was killed by Indians while
crossing the plains in 40. Two children
survive, Victor Peck and Victoria w.
Wheeler. The latter was the first white
child born in Madison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The noted novelist and man of
science, Charles Grant Allen, died in
London, aged 81 years.
A Cape Town dispatch says that the
British at Kimberley made a brilliant
sortie, routing zoo Beers. The Beers
under Gen. Cronje began bombarding
Mafeking. the women and children
first being warned to leave.
Ex-President Andrade, of Venezuela,
who was driven out of his country by
the insurgents. has arrived at Bridge
ton, Barbados.
Gen. Lawton has established a civil
government at San Isidro.
The meeting Of the British and the
Beers in decisive battle probably will
come soon, the battle-ground will be in
British territory, and the Beers will
be the attacking force. Three columns
of the Beers were advancing upon Lady
smith.
The death Of Florence Marryat Mrs.
Frances Lean, the well-known author
ess, occurred in London.
With American troops the transports
Tacoma and Sheridan arrived at Ma
Mia
Gen. Young's troops drove a force of
Filipinos from their trenches near the
Tuboatin river. The Americans lost two
killed and one wounded. Ruperto San
tiago, one of the wealthiest Nisayans,
who had taken the oath of allegiance
to the United States and who posed as
a friend of Americans, was arrested at
lloilo charged with organizing a revo-
lutionary iunta.
The latest advices from South Africa
gave promise of battle at Ladysmith.
The situation was causing great alarm
in London. where the impression pre-
vailed that the British forces in Natal
were at disadvantage. Mafeking was
bombarded by Beers and at last ac-
counts was still besieged, and the water
supply had been cut off. Further de
tails of the engagement at Dundee
show the British retreat, to have been a
rout.
In the San Pablo mine near Gavi-
lanes, Mexico, cave-in caused the
death of five miners.
y Mdillld ulspdtch says tnat zen.
Young scattered the insurgents north
of San Isidro, and Capt. Evans struck
robber band on Negros and killed
ten, wounded many and captured 90
prisoners. Refugees report that Agui-
naldo is moving to Bayamburg with
1000 men instead of attacking Gen.
Young.
In Venezuela Gen. Hernandez has
started revolution against Gen. Cas-
tro, who recently ousted President
Andrade and assumed control of the
government.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
Now Copper Company.

The discovery of a rich copper vein in
Gogebic county, Mich, near the Wis
consin border, and the knowledge that
1t extends into Iron and Ashland coun-
ties, has brought the attention of cop
per experts to that region and already
land has been bought up. A company
for the development of the copper field
has been formed with a capital stock
of SO, 100000. 1t is called the Peak.
Mining company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
In Good condition.

The annual report of State Bank Ex-
aminer f. /. Kidd on the building and
loan associations of the state shows 50
such associations in the state, all in
good condition, the total resources be
ing $3.50, 922.73. Examiner Kidd also
made public an abstract of the reports
of the state private and savings banks
of the state, compiled up TO September
Z, 1899. This shows that these banks
have increased their resources and liza
bilities over those of last year So, 49,
63472. The increase of business done
over 1896 is S21, 769, 6sl.76, or about so
per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
CooI Famine threatened.

Huron, S. d., Oct. 30.-A coal famine
Is threatened in this part of the state.
There is already a shortage of 100000
tons and wholesale dealers find it next
to impossible to get their orders filled.
One reason for the shortage lies in the
fact that it is well-nigh impossible to
get cars, owing to the heavy business
heinr transacted by the roads.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

Walter Wellmar, the journalist and
arctic explorer, recently returned to
New York from his 16-months' trip in
the arctic. Sixteen months ago he left
New York to start on his arctic eXpedi-
ton, magnificent specimen of Amer
lean strength and manhood. He re-
turns a nervous and physical wreck.
hobbling around on crutches. And
what did he accomplish? Nothing, ex-
eept to find out for himself that the re-
ports of very cold weather in the arc
tic regions are perfectly true.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

Japan is doing what she can to help
her unfortunate sister empire of China,
and q recent dispatch says that all Of
the warships captured from the Chinese
during the China-Japan war have been
repaired by the Japanese and quietly re-
turned TO China. Ii is added that just
as soon as Japan receives the warships
that are building in the United States
and other countries for her she and
China will simultaneously fire an ulti-
matum at Russia The orient has been
the scene Of a vast amount Of action dur
ing the past year or two, and II seems as
II the fun has only just begun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

A New York woman has gone into re-
form in a novel way. She thinks the
way pies are now made is disgrace to
civilization and she proposes to give
Americans real pie-the kind your
mother used to make. The intention is
an right bat the fact is, when a man
gets old enough to talk about the pies
his mother used to make he has lost
the appetite he had in his youth, and
that was what made the old-fashioued
pies taste 50 good Pies win never taste
to him as they tasted when he came
from school and drifted into the kitch-
en- for ''sumpin TO eat"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

Lord Wolseley, field marshal of the
English army, has had a remarkable
career rs a soldier, and his advancement
has been wonderful. His army history
may be summarized as follows En-
sign, 1852; captain, 1853; major, 1858;
lieutenant colonel, 1889; colonel, 1865;
deputy quartermaster general, 1867;
assistant adjutant general, 1871; major
general. 1878; quartermaster general,
1850: adiutaut general, 1889; general,
1888. For his services in Ashanti he re-
ceived S125.000, and for his conduct of
the Egyptian campaign he was given
$500 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
Money Missing.

Joseph Reindl, a carpenter and con-
tractor in Lodi, drew 81, 400 from one of
the Madison banks, which he rolled up
and put in one of his pockets. When
he arrived at the depot on his return
home he found the money was gone.
He does not know whether he lost it or
whether his pockets were picked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
MARKETS.
Minneapolis. Mimi. De

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 81.
Wheat-No / northern, 6Td6sc;
No. northern, e5@66c; Dec. 665s.
Oats-No. s, white csc.
Corn-No. 5. 29c.
Cattlc-S Steers, s400ta4.50; cows, $500
@S.s5.
Muttons. $3.50: lambs, 1918.
Hogs-SS. 75@4.2O.
Butter-Creamery extras, 21@22c;
creamery. firsts, 2oa2lc; dairy, fancy,
10000.
Poultry Turkeys, s@loc; spring
chickens, lie.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

1t has been officially decided by the
astronomer of the Royal observatory
at Greenwich that the twentieth cen
fury begins January 1, 1901. This ought
to settle it, especially when it is so easy
for one to figure it out for himself, but
it probably won't.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

Trade is usually described as follow
ing the flag, though some people aver
it goes in the opposite direction. How
ever that may be, the trade that follows
the flag is all right. 1t is only when
it wants to get on the flag, in the shape
of an advertisement, that the American
peoDle object.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
Murder in Great Fails.

st. Paul. Mimi, Oct. 3o.-A special
10 the Pioneer Press from Great Falls,
Mont. SAYS: John Zupanchich MUIR
dered Frank Marhar Sunday morning
about three o'clock. cutting his throat
with broken bottle. Both were Aus
trian smelter employees, about 80 years
old. The murderer is at large.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
pig Gas combination.

Columbus. O., Oct. 30.-A special to
the Dispatch from East Liverpool, o.,
saws that a deal is in progress which
involves a gigantic combination Of gas
interests in the Ohio and Beaver river
valleys. While the statement cannot
be definitely made as yet, it is believed
that the combination is practically
already.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

The Engineering News has taken an
automobile census.and finds that there
are now 10000 of the new-fangIed ma
chimes in Europe, 5000 of them being in
France. and a third of that number in
Paris. The News says that there are
now 500 automobiles in the United
States. but that Americans have their
orders in for 1900 machines, and hun
dreds of others would purchase the ma
chimes if they could get them without
waiting several months for the factory
To FIJI the orders
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
hurricane Mt santiago.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 3O.-After five
days of continuous transforms ter
rife hurricane from the southeast
swept over Santiago Sunday, causing
much destruction. Twelve houses were
wrecked and others badly damaged.
The unprecedented rainfall continues.
Telegraph wires are down and it is i'm
possible for vessels to enter or leave
the harbor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
neIIn Fnx Hotter.

New York, Oct. 30.Della Fox, the
actress. who has been in critical con-
dition from bad cold for the last two
weeks, is said to be better. 1t is be
lieved that the crisis is past and y Is
expected that she will continue to grow
better.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
blown Overheard.

Toledo. o., Oct. 30.-The schooner w.
II. Rounds. from Buffalo, arrived here
Sunday and reported the loss of two
men, James Crockett and James Me
Kenzie. of Buffalo, who in an attempt to
go aloft during storm off "Old Point"
were blown overheard. Neither body
was recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
Price of FIour Raised.

New York, Oct. 30.--An advance of
ten cents barrel in all patent brands
of flour is announced by the United
States Flour Milling company The
same increase has also been made by
other large -four manufacturers. The
advance is stated to be entirely on ac-
count of the rise in freight rates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
u ri,hiIities and No Assets

Trenton, N j., Oct. 30.-Ex-Congress-
man James n. Pidcock, of White House,
n. j., who failed few years ago, filed
a petition in the United States district
court. Mr.. Pidcock gave schedule of
his liabilities aggregating s353.o00 and
saws he has no assets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
Keen the Fees.

The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the Dane county circuit
court by which Registrar of Deeds Rein
dahl is allowed to keep the fees of his
office in lieu of a salary of $t,so0 voted
him by the county board. The fees are
between $4,000 and $4,000. A law was
passed by the legislature of 1897 allow
ing county boards TO fix the salary Of
the office. This law was omitted from
the statutes by the revising committee
and led to the present suit, which was
watched throughout me state as test.