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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-12

New York, Jan. 7.-Albert B. Hilton,
who formerly carried on large dry
goods business on Broadway and now a
real estate broker, filed a petition in
bankruptcy Friday. The schedules in
clude the names of about 10000 cred
itors, most all for small amounts The
total liabilities are So, $50 ,907, all unse-
cured He has no assets except cloth.
ing valued at $500, for which he claims
exemption. Mr.. Hilton made an as
signment on August %. 1896, to George
\. Wright, whose schedules showed liza
bilities of ST, S0l $40, nominal assets of
S1,6OO,342. Up to April 26, 1898, the as
signee had realized Ss96,s26 from the
assets. The assignee has paid off por-
ton of the liabilities, but the estate was
not sufficient to pay all the liabilities
in full
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-12

At the age of II years Congressman
Thomas r. Stockdale died at his home
in Summit, Miss.
Richard C. Parsons, an eX-congress-
man. died at his home in Cleveland, O.,
aged 72 years.
Four persons were killed and others
were injured, some fatally, in railway
wreck near Elk Valley, Tenn.
By the careless handling of gasoline
stove in Detroit, Mich, Mrs. Charles
Lucius was fatally burned and her Two.
year-old son was suffocated.
At Dayton. o.. Oliver Acher estab-
lished worlds record in the running
double high kick with score of seven
feet three inches.
Prof. j. W. Mcclure, a well-known
educator. was sentenced at MuLford-
vile, Ky, TO Imprisonment for life for
the murder of Mrs. Lydia Bracher
Robbers took $500 and stamps from
the post Office at Glencoe, MINI.
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FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS.
Eighteen Dead and FOrty-EiEht In.
Jured the Result of a Collision in
New Jersey-Other Disasters.

Plaintield, y. j., Jan. 10.-Eighteeu
dead and IS injured are the result of a
wreck that took place on the .ehigh
Valley railroad Monday afternoon at
~: IS o'clock. a mile east Of The town of
Lincoln. Two passenger trains. zach
crowded with its human freight. going
in opposite directions, rounded the
curve al that point on the same track
and crashed into each other at full
speed. There was a mistake some
where, but no one has yet been able to
fix the responsibility. The wreck was
the most serious recorded in this sec
ton for years. The scene of the col
lision was near West Dunellen station,
on the Lehigh Valley railroad, and about
30 miles from New York city.
Knoxville. Tenn, Jan. o.-Four dead
two injured. one of these perhaps fatal
ly, and the loss Of property of the
Southern railway 20 the amount of
about $4,000 is the result of a wreck
which occurred Sunday morning on the
Knoxville & Ohio branch of the Knox
vile division OF the Southern railway
IA miles west of Elk Valley The dead
are: Engineer j. d. Maxey. Fireman
Frank Reddy (colored). Brakeman
lronza Hoover (colored), Flagman w.
A. Dillon. The injured are: Engineer
Golf, badly but not fatally cut on the
head and bruised, and Fireman George
Huskisson, badly burned and may die.
Maxey, Reddy. Eoover and Dillon were
burned TO death or killed underneath
the ruins of three engines and num-
Der of cars and coaches of the two
wrecked trains.
Omaha. Neb.. Jan. i0.--A special 10
the Bee from Sidney, Neb.. says: There
was a wreck on the Union Pacific at
Sunal. IS miles east of here, nj 1895 Mon
day morning. which resulted in four
deaths and eight people being injured.
The dead are: Engineer Dell Bonner,
fatally hurt, died during the afternoon;
Fireman John C. Coleman, Creston, Ia.
instantly killed; young woman. sup
posed to De Miss Myrtle Armstrong, of
Paxton, Neb.; unknown old man.
Milwaukee. Jan. S.-A special to the
Herold from Rondout, Ill, says: The
Libertyville "Scoot," a suburban train
of Chicago, south bound, ran into the
engine of freight north-bound Thurs
day, injuring four persons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-12
He WAS Used TO Standing in street
Cars and He Grabbed for
the straps.
II was at the ITimbish.Nfimmil

II was at the Himbish-Mimmikin we'd
ding reception.
The crush was terrible
People with tender feet uttered kalf-sup-
pressed groans here and there. and weak
women would have tainted if there had been
any hope that fainting would have done the
least good.
Ever and anon Burbank would make a
frantic grab for something above his head,
and then looked disappointed
Lambert watched him reach up half
dozen times, and then edged his way
through the crowd to where his friend
was being lostled about.
just as he got there somebody gave a
lurch somewhere, and the people began
to sway about as they do in crowds whera
there are nervous or mischevous persons
who insist on pushing.
Burbank was almost carried off his feet,
and he made frantic effort to grasp the
invisible something that he had previously
endeayored to find above his head.
See here. old man" exclaimed Lambert,
what are you trying TO find up thereE
Burbank gave a start, as if he had Just
| been aroused from a trance. looked sheep
ishly at his friend, and then replied:
Its force Of habit This crowd makes me
think every little while, that I'm in a street
car and, nvoluntarlly, reach for the strap,
whenever the people begin to lurch. -
| Cleveland Leader.
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UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Their Tenth annual National Con-
ventiOn Opened at Pittsburgh
with "a Big Attendance.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 10.-The dele
gates TO the tenth annual national con-
vention of the United Mine Workers of
America were slow in arriving at Old
City hall Monday and it was nearly IL
o'clock before National President
Ratchford raped for order and deliy-
cred his annual address. About 500
delegates from 10 states were then in
their seats and about 100 more were ex-
pected.
Among the important questions to
be considered during the convention
are an advance in wages, an eight hour
work day and the general adoption of
the run-of-mine system. These ques-
tons will be decided upon for presenta-
ton for adoption at the joint inter
state convention of coal operators and
miners to be held here next week to ar
range the interstate wage agreement
for the ensuing year, beginning April
l. 1899.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

Near Brighton, Col, y. n. Wits, q
farmer. was robbed of $1,000 which he
had in a bureau drawer.
IN Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Coio-
RADIO. New York, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts and Connecticut
state legislatures convened.
The Michigan legislature renomina.-
ed Julius C.. Burrows for United States
senator and Cushman X. Davis was
was nominated by the Minnesota aud
Eugene Hale by the Maine legislatures.
John Wesley, Jr., years old; Eu-
gene J. Wesley, an infant, and Grace
Fuller, aged 40 years, were sutfocated
at the home of John Wesley near Ca
louisville, Md
Hy an explosion of Mauser ammuni-
tinn at Matanzas, Cuba, two men and
one woman were killed and seven chill
dren fatally wounded.
| President Harper announced at the
couvocation OF the University of Chi
cago that two gifts of real estate,
amounting to nearly 100000 in value
/ had been received.
The Indiana legislature convened at
/ Indianapolis The features in Gov
/ Mounts message were condemnation
/ of lvnchimgs and denunciation of trusts
/ and lobbyists.
Fire wiped out the business portion
/ of the village of Fredericka, la.
/ In a quarrel over the settlement OF
/ their fathers estate Homer Welcker
was shot aud instantly killed at Ada
/ o.. by his brother Bird.
George Humphreys, Winnebago In
/ dian chief. fell into his fire and burned
/ to death while drunk in his tepee on
! the river front in Sioux City, la.
Near Banks, Ala, Marshall McGregor
(coIored). charged with barn burning
was lynched by a mob.
/ From New York the trans-conti-
j mental mail train arrived in San Fran,
cisco, making the run of 3.347 miles in
oS hours and 80 minutes, the fastest
+ time on record from ocean TO ocean.
/ In Milwaukee negotiations were com
pleted for the consolidation of the
enamel and tinware plants of the coun-
+ try. with a capital of $2O,000000.
1 The army camp at Knoxville. Tenn.
/ Is 10 be broken up. and the troops there
/ will go to Cuba.
+ A windstorm swept over Mobile, Ala.
and jackson. Miss, blowing down tele-
graph lines, wrecking houses and up
roofing trees.
: Fire destroyed the Lima (0) paper
mills, the loss being S125,O00.
In Denver Mrs. +. \. Collins, an ac-
tress. known to the public as-Miss Flor
ence Richie, tainted while in the bath
/ tub in hotel and was drowned.
\ schoolhouse was blown down dur.
ing storm al Bodies, Ark, and three
pupils were killed. another was fatally
wounded and dozen more or less in.
/ iured.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In Manila Gen. Otis issued proc
lamation saying it is the intention of
the United States to draw from the
Filipinos as much of the military force
Of the islands as is possible and to seek
the establishment of the most liberal
government, in which the Filipinos will
have as full representation as the
maintenance of law and order will per-
nit.
Philippine insurgents refuse to lib
crate the Spanish prisoners on the de-
mand of the Americans. and declare
that they will resist American occupa-
ton. President Mckinley decided to
force the issue with the Filipinos and
ordered Gen. Miller TO land his troops
at Iloilo.
The viceroyalty of India was assumed
by Lord Curzon, of London.
In Hewitt's shipbuilding yards at
Barking, England, boiler burst, and
nine men and one woman were killed
and 40 persons were injured.
In Havana Gen Ludlow has captured
the arms which Spanish sympathizers
have been secreting.
II was decided by the Chinese gov
eminent not to grant the extension of
territory at Shanghai demanded by
the French.
In Madrid Col San Martin, who was
in command of the Spanish garrison
at Ponce, Porto Rico, when the United
States troops landed. and who aban-
doned the place without resistance, has
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
life
Advices from Havana say that all
the Spanish soldiers have now left the
island.
The officials of the custom house at
Manila report that trade in the city has
received great impetus since American
occupation.
A defiant proclamation was issued by
Aguinaldo addressed to his Filipino
brethren, the foreign consuls and other
foreigners, protesting against the lin
trusion" of the Americans in the Phil
ippines.
Members of the American eeacua-
zion commission left Havana for home
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A BRUTAL DEED.
ans Clothing and Then Sets Ii
on Fire-Hin Victim Dies.

Cincinnati, Jan. 9.-lda Price was IA
tally burned in her room 10y having
coal oil thrown over her clothing and
then fired. Her screams brought help,
but the door was locked. The door was
broken in, the flames put out and the
woman taken to the hospital, where her
injuries were pronounced fatal. She
was able to say that William Kennedy
was the man who tried to burn her to
death. He had locked the door to in
sure her death. lie is under arrest. She
died Saturday night.
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HIS FUTURE WIFE'S NAME.
The Curious Young Man Had II Told
10 Him TO an Absolute Ger
tainty.

He was chatty kind of coniurer, and
was anxious to open the evening entertain
ment merry. So he stepped forward to the
front OF the stage and said:
Ladies and gentlemen, if there is in this
audience any young man who would like to
know the name OF his future wife. il that
young man viii kindly stand up | will I'M
dertake to tell him, and this is no guessing
competition. Now, will any single young
man kindly stand up?"
Up jumped young man in the center of
the room.
Thank you, said the coniurer Now.
do you wish to know the name Of your flu
ture wife,"
81 do" said the young man.
"Well, said the man OF magic, Il always
like to do things in a proper business fash
ion; will you kindly give me your name?"
Eyes, certainly" said the young man;
"my name is James jackson"
Thank you, replied the conjurer; then
the name of your future wife will be Mrs.
jackson. London Tt-Bits
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Berlin, Jan. 10.-The Paris Figaro
was confscated by the police through.
out Germany Sunday on account of a
caricature which it contained, copied
from Puck, representing Emperor VIII
liam of Germany in the guise of a "de-
spised animal" Puck, in its issue of De
cember Z, published double-page car
tcon by Pugh representing all the
crowned heads and entitled THE
Threatened Revolt in the Jungle" EN-
peror William was represented as a
hoar
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OFF FOR ROME.
Archbishop Ireland Leaves St. Paul
for His Annual Visit to the
Holy City.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 10.-Archbishop
Ireland quietly left home Sunday night
for trip to Rome, having kept the time
Of his departure from all inquirers, He
goes on his regular visit to the holy see.
1t is customary for all the archbishops
to make such visits every seven years,
ard the last visit of Arch bishop Ireland
to Rome was made in 1892, SO that it is
now time for him to make his regular
visit. All matters in which the par
ticular visiting prelate may be interest
ed are gone over thoroughly, and in that
way this visit will probably call for the
consideration of many of the important
questions that are to come up in tie
United States during the next few
years. Archbishop Ireland does not ex-
pect to return before June
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St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 1O.--It was A
degrees below zero during Sunday
night at Winnipeg and sc below at the
weather bureau in that city at seven
o'clock Monday morning, Minus TEN.
perature were generally reported else
where in the northwest, ranging from
zero at that hour in this city to below
at Duluth, 12 below at Moorhead, IA
below at Bismarck, &c below at Mime
dosa and 38 below at Prince Albert, but
At that hour Montana temperature
ranged from 16 TO 30 above zero.
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PROTESTS INNOCENCE.
Dreyfus Denies That He IL Guilty of
Charges Against Him, or That
He Ever Confessed.

Paris, Jan. 10-A telegram from Cay
enne, capital of French Guiana, has
been communicated TO the court of cas-
sation embodying the reply of Dreyfus
to questions put to him by the pub
lie prosecutor there. Dreyfus ener-
getically denies that he ever confessed
that he was guilty to Capt. lie Brun-
Renault, in whose charge he was placed
at the EDDIE Militaire at the time of his
condemnation and degradation, and he
reprotests his innocence.
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MwAsHINGToN.

A bright future for Cuba is predicted
by Robert Porter, special commissioner
of the treasury department
On January the amount of gold and
silver coins and certificates, United
States notes and national bank notes
in circulation was 81 ,897, 3O1 ,412, an in
crease of SIG, 2OO,772 for the year.
An official text of the Paris treaty OF
peace was made public. 1t consists Of
II articles.
President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
the first state dinner of the season in
honor of the members of the cabinet
and their ladies.
At its regular meeting the cabinet
gave special consideration to the adj
ministration of affairs in Cuba.
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EnInIIed Ills Threat.

Two children, son and daughter.
aged four and two years respectively.
of Herman Bonger, were burned 10
death in their home at Lincoln dur
ing the absence of their parents. 1t is
believed the fire was set by ;he little
boy because he was punished, and that
part of his plan was that his sister
should die with him. The boy had
been punished and was heard by kis
mother to say that he was going to die
and take his sister with him.
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Hia Rend Hurned Of.

New York, Jan. 9,-As John Ferris,
Waterman at lime kiln in Williams
burg, was making his early rounds
Sunday he noticed man who appeared
TO be sleeping at the edge of the kiln.
Stepping closer to get better view of
the stranger Ferris was Mortified to see
that the man had no head, it having
been burned off completely. He had
wandered to the kiln to get warm, and
the gases arising from the furnace
overcame him. He probably was dead
before the fire reached his head. The
man was unidentified.
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St, Louis, Jan. 9.-Laurence Harri-
gan, who for many years was one Of
the best known chiefs of police in this
country, died as the result of a COM
plicatiou of diseases, aged 65 years. The
deceased was born in Ireland June Is,
1884. He came to New York when IA
years old. After learning the shoe
makers trade, young Harrigan came to
81. Louis, and on the recommendation
OF Hon. Frank P. Blair he was appoint
ed to the police force in 1857.
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\ Siberian paper says that a syndi-
cate of French and Russian capitalists
has been formed to start factories, open
hotels and business houses, and build
towns in Siberia along the route of the
great trans-Siberian railroad This rail
road will be the longest and greatest in
the world when fully completed
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Relief Corps work.

A report of the work done in Wiscon-
sin during the past year by the Wom-
ans Relief corps has just been com
pletcd. The figures show there are 141
corps in the state, with SIG members,
The amount in the relief fund is ST.
551.36. The amount of money expend-
ed for relief during the year 1898 was
s2,600.97, and the estimated value of re.
lief rendered other than money So
293.3s. During the year l,o24.o9 was
turned over to G. A. II. posts, while 81,
700 cash and supplies was furnished for
soldiers of the Spanish-American wal
since last May.
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unnd tor Gn,m I.Iand

Washington, Jan. l0.--The navy de-
partment has decided to allow the naval
station at Guam a full brass band, and
the equipment bureau has been author
lied TO procure the instruments and
ship them on the Yosemite when she
starts for the island.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-12

The editors Of Oklahoma arc wonders
when they become little warm under
the collar The editor of the Kay Coun-
ty sun. tor instance, in scoring an
editor who recently deserted the party
says; Had we yitrol for ink, a swcrd
for a pen and the fires of hades for
brains. we could not do justice to an
Arnold who has just turned traitor to
his benefactor. Let his political ashes
restin peace but let no decent man lock
him in the face" If they follow up the
popular idea Of oklahoma customs
there will be n shooting bee down in
that neck of woods very soon.
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DENIES THE CHARGES.
Gov. Atkinson, of West Virginia, Says
He Is in No Combination on
the SenatOrship.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 10. - Gov.
Atkinson has issued the following
signed statement in reference TO the
story that has been generally cir
culated charging him with being in
deal with N. B. Scott. The matter has
created quite sensation among the
factions of the republican party in the
senatorial contest.
Executive Mansion, Charleston. W. Va.
There is absolutely no truth in the charge
that Commissioner OF Internal Revenue N
B. Scott and myself. or any other candi-
date for United States senator. has formed
a combination whereby the weaker man
In the end will throw his political strength
to the stronger.
(SignedD GOV. G. w. ATKINSON"
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yyon,t Iibernte Spanish Prisoners

Madrid, Jan. 6.-The following Of
fetal dispatch has been received from
Manila: The insurgents refuse to lib
crate the prisoners on the demand Of
the Americans, claiming that this
might be construed as an act Of sub
mission to the United States. With re-
gard to liberating the monks, the in
surgcnts intend to negotiate with the
vatican directly. Gen. Rios has now
opened direct negotiations with the in
surgents concerning the prisoners.
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Miscnrsin BANKS.

State Bank Examiner L. |. Kidd
made his semiannual report on the state
and private banks of Wisconsin He
shows the assets and liabilities of these
banks TO be $55,O2S, 31O.4S. The in
crease in resources during the half
year was $1s,423, 77O.2O, far exceeding
that of any similar period in the history
of the state. The deposits now in
banks are SAP, 721, 1853; capital, 1924
AZ 30
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The war with Spain has led to many
record breaking acts by the United
States. but none more unique and sig
nificaut than the ordering of 1000 cof-
fins for the purpose Of bringing home
the remains of American soldiers buried
in Cuba and Porto Rico. Republics have
been called ungrateful, yet no other
government Of ancient or modern
times ever showed such gratitude to its
defenders as this.
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Paper Mills Destroyed.

Lima, O.. Jan. THE Lima paper
mill. one of the largest plants owned
by the American Strawboard company,
and for which it paid b. c. Faurot $780,
600. was practically destroyed Friday
morning by fire. The total loss is about
5000 900. There is $4,000 insurance on
the burned property.
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Madrid. Jan. 10.-Owing to the IN
cIemency of the weather, Senior Sagas-
ia. the premier. was unable TO visit
the queen regent Monday to submit the
question of confidence in the cabine ..
The crisis is therefore again postponed.
but there is no doubt that the Sagasta
ministry will resign.
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Before his election as governor Col.
Roosevelt received the following letter:
Sir: I like to think Of you sitting in
your library brooding over your in
efitabe defeat" By return mail the
letter writer received this reply: Sir:
Inevitable is spelled with " not with
an f. Very truly yours, Theodore
Roosevelt -
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John Adams said Of Franklin that he
was a great genius, wit, humorist, satir-
list and politician, but not great NOR
alist, philosopher nor statesman.
Franklin wrote of Adams that be was
honest, meant well. was often wise,
but sometimes and in some things alb
soIuteIy out Of his senses" Our fore
fathers had their little differences Of
,,y,ipfCr
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Cant IN Poison for Life.

Madrid. Jan. Col. Julison San
Martin. who was in command of the
Spanish garrison atPonce, Porto Rico,
when the United States troops under
Gen. Miles landed in the island. and
who abandoned the place without re-
sistance, has been sentenced TO impris-
onment for life. He win be incarcer-
ated at Ceuta, the Spanish penal colony
in Morocco, opposite Gibraltar.
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CordeHa Viau has been sentenced at
Montreal, Quebec, to be hanged on
March 10 for the murder of her hus-
band. The defense was that hypnotism
controlled the hand that committed the
murder. The official hanging of wom-
an on this side of the earth very rare,
though quite number are lynched,
During the past year seven colored
women have been lynched in the south.