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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
DOINGS Or WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIrTY-sIxrH CONGRESS-.

Senator Burrows (Mich.) spoke in
the United States senate on the 18th
against the seating of Senator Quay
Pa.), and a bill was introduced to in
crease the pay of employees in first
class post offices. In the house q reso-
luton was adopted authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to designate
repositories in Porto Rico, Cuba and
the Philippines for government funds
and a bill was passed to give dependent
mothers of soldiers and sailors of the
Spanish war the benefit of the general
pension law.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. In the house a
resolution for ! constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of
United States senators by popular vote
was passed by a vote of 240 to Is. Sew
eral private pension bills were consid-
cred.
Eighty-three private pension bills
were passed in the United States SEN
ate on the 14th and the Alaska civil
code bill was considered. In the house
So private pension bills were passed
and eulogies were pronounced on the
late Gov. Oliver p. Morton, of Indiana,
in connection with the acceptance of
his statue, which has been placed in
statuary hall at the capitol by the
state which he served.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
FOUND GUILTY.
Miller, the Get-Rich-Quic Banker,
of Franklin Syndicate Fame,
Is ~CohvIcted.

New York, April 17.-William f. Mil
Ter, of Franklin syndicate fame, was
found guilty by a jury in the county
court of Brooklyn of grand larceny in
the first degree for taking from Mrs.
Kathern Moeser 81, LOCO, which she in
vested in his $50 per cent. scheme ito
get rich quick" The prisoner was re-
manded for sentence a week from
mex Friday. His counsel stated
that the case would be appealed.
For n moment or two after the
jury had rendered its verdict
Miller appeared to be dazed. He
recovered himself, however, and en-
tered into a spirited conversation with
his counsel. The jury was discharged
and Miller was taken to the Raymond
street Jail. A motion was made to con-
slider each claim separately. AS there
are 1900 of them, it was denied.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
ACTIVE.
Attack Force of Americans in the
Mountains Across the Bay from
Manila-Are Repu!sed.

Manila, April 16.-The insurgents,
supposedly Mascado's command, are
again active about the Marivales
mountains, across the bay from Ma
Mia. A force estimated at 300 at
tackled Balanga, where three com
panies of the Thirty-second infantry
are stationed, on Monday night, but
were easily repulsed. Friday they at
tackled Capt. Goldman, with 80 men of
the Thirty-second regiment, near
Orion, killing two Americans. Gold
mar then retired.
Manila, April 17.-Capt. Dodd, with
a squadron of the Third cavalry, re-
Gently surrounded a village in Ben
guet province and surprised 200 in
surgents, living in barracks, apparent
ly a recruiting center for the prov
ince. The enemy lost 50 men killed.
Our troops also captured A men and
burned the village. One American
was wounded.
Manila, April 17.-Gen. Young re-
ports hat 300 i%nsurgent riflemen and
bolomen attacked the American gar
rison at Batoc, province of North Ilo-
cos, Monday, but were repulsed, los
ing 100 men. The Americans had no
casualties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19

In Chicago Rufus Wright. aged 20,
the wealthy manufacturer of bicycle
tires. was shot by Mrs. Lottridge at the
Leland hotel and died of his wound.
Near Huntsville, Ala, Engineer Arm
strong and Fireman Osborne were
killed in a freight train wreck.
A hurricane swept over Winfield and
Clearwater, Kan, killing two persons
and causing great destruction of prop
erty.
In Columbus. o.. Guy Omer Crabbe
and Roy Homer Grabbe, twins, were
married to Aidrien f. Dotson and Ed
Ia A. Dotson. twins.
Gen. Wood is placing Cubans in Office
so far as possible. and the policy of ed
ucating islanders in self-government is
progressing.
In Elgin, H., Sidney Powers shot and
killed his divorced wife and then killed
himself.
The Wisconsin democrats will meet
in Milwaukee June IL to elect delegates
to the national convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
BoERS RETREATING.
Are Said to lie Fleeing i'm All Dtrec-
t~iOns-Cronje Arrives ut 81.
Helena.

London, April 1T.-Lord Roberts has
spread his net far and d to catch
the adventurous commandos that have
been making mischief in the south
eastern part of the Free State. The
net has not yet been drawn in, but at
the headquarters of Lord Roberts the
impression exists that the power OF
the Beers is decreasing. A Daily News
correspondent has them fleeing to the
southeast; a Standard correspondent
reports them fleeing northward; a
Daily Telegraph correspondent says
hat some are going north and others
south, while a Morning Post repre-
sentative says it is not known what
the Beers are doing.
st. Helena, April 16.-Gen. Cronje,
h wife and three of his staff of the
former Boer commando. who with
other Boer prisoners arrived her on
the Niobe and Wilkes April 10, were
landed Saturday, accompanied by Col.
Reefe. They were met by the gov
ernor and commander in chief of st.
Helena, his excellency Robert Stern
dale, and Mrs. Sterndale, at the castle,
where the party remained for an hour,
afterwards proceeding to the Kent
building. Gen. Cronje looks well and
appears cheerful.
Aliwal North, April lot is Off
cially reported that the British losses
at Wepener in four days fighting were
IS men killed and 1872 wounded.
London, April 16.-Winston Church
i'll telegraphs to the Morning Post
from Bloemfontein, under Saturdays
date, reiterating his opinion that the
war is bound to prove an extremely
expensive business. He says:
Two hundred and nifty thousand men
will be needed before the end is attained.
The question of remounts will continue
one of vital Importance. Great numbers
are now arriving, but owing to the fact
that they have to be put to work before
time Is given them to recover from the
effects of the voyage, their condition Is
low and the death rate among them high.
Thousands, therefore. will be wanted In
addition to those now here or on the way,
and great resting depots must be formed
together with an ample staff to nurse
and exercise them. If that is done, then,
about four or five months hence, you Will
be able to give your cavalry a new lease
~ life and strength"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
CHARLES II. ALLEN.
First Civil Governor of Porto Rico.

terms of the act of congress, II was de-
cided that ii would not be practicable
TO complete the cabinet of the governor
in that time. Therefore Mr.. Allen will
go alone 10 San Juan at the earliest pos
sible moment.
He will put himself in touch with
Gen. Davis, now military governor Of
the island, and spend a short time in
acquainting himself with the insular
affairs and in studying the character
of the men who present themselves TO
his notice as proper material for mem
bership of the new cabinet. The or
ganic act prescribes that at least seven
members of the council shall be Porto
Ricans.
Washington, April flowing to on
tinued i'll health, Hon. John Addison
Porter, secretary to the president, has
rendered his resignation, and the pres
ident has accepted it, to take effect
May / next. George B. C%ortelyou, of
New York, the present assistant secre-
tary to the president, has been appoint
ed to the office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
WEST \ SOUTH.

In n railway wreck near Canton.
Miss. three trainmen were killed.
+. p. Andrews, superintendent of the
Chicago schools, has been elected chan
cellor of the Nebraska state university.
In Kansas City, Mo. \. NJ. Candell
married Penelope CundiT, who was in
Perkins, Okla, by telegraph.
All the northern half of the Colville
Indian reservation in Washington has
been opened 10 settlers.
Republicans have nominated Will
liam r. Warnock for congress in the
Eighth Ohio district and renominated
f. J.. Burkitt in the First Nebraska
district.
At Yates Center, Kan. the Citizens
State bank closed its doors because
Of a heavy shortage,
In Chicago 200 union pickets at
tackled 30 nonunion men and during
the riot II men were injured.
Four miles below Cottonwood. Cal,
three men were killed and two fatally
injured in a railway wreck.
The Oregon republicans elected Nc
Kinley delegates to the national con
vention.
The fourteenth district republican
congressional convention at Yelling
ton. o., adjourned 10 May Il, after TAX
ing 1851 fruitless ballots.
The Iowa silver republicans will Sc
lect national delegates in state con-
veution at Des Moines May 3.
The Oregon republicans renom-
mated NJ. A. Moody for congress in the
Second district.
Joseph Stringer killed his wife at
Bakerville, Tenn, by choking her 70
death and tl,en committed suicide.
In Denver. Col, Mrs. j. s. Sinington
(colorcd) and her twin babies were
burned TO death in their home.
In Murphysboro. H.. August Young,
a love-Crazed youth. shot Katie Van
Klostere and then killed himself.
Nellie Lewis has been given $4,000
for breach Of promise against Million
aire sam Strong, Of Cripple Creek.
Col.
The silver republicans contemplate
changing the name Of their o~rganiza-
ton TO the Lincoln republican party"
At Benwood, ". Va, three rollers
exploded in iron works, injurinr 10
persons and causing a loss of s250,c00
to property.
An effort has begun to form the
farmers Of the world into a trusf to
reduce the production of wheat and
raise the price to one dollar a bdshel.
The Oregon democrats and populists
fused and nominated a joint state
ticket.
To celebrate his eightieth birthday
Or. ID. X. Persons. Of Chicago. gave
away 100000 to various small col
leges
Fire swept away the business por-
tion Of Oconee, I'd.
At his home in Clinton. Iowa. Will
liam thinner celebrated his one hun
bred and first birthday.
In a fit Of jealousy Jesse Orendorf,
Of %Indianols, III, fatally shot his wife
and then killed himself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
Died in the south.

A telegram was received in Racine
stating that Mrs. Robert A. Kit
TO, divorced wife of DR.. Robert
a. Kitto, of Racine. had died sud
denly in the Hotel ST. Charles, in
New Orleans. Three years ago Mrs.
kitto was granted a divorce. The
doctor, who had been in bad health.
recently went to New Orleans to
recuPerate. and it is thought he sent
for Mrs. Kitto, 1t was understood that
although divorced from his wife, DIR.
kitto was soon to marry her again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
BELIEVES IN HORSE SENSE.
Veterinarian Converted by n Sick
Steed That Sought u
Doctor.

Experience has convinced me that there
is such a thing as horse sense, said a veter-
mary surgeon who has a shop on the South
side. "A friend Of mine had a beautiful
chestnut driving mare tina, was subject to
severe spells of colic. About % year ago she
got very sick and Jones, the owner. brought
her over here for treatment. | cared for
her, and she seemed as grateful as a human
being might, rubbing her nose against my
coat sleeve, and showing her affection III her
dumb way.
Zone day about six months ago up she
came TO the door of the shop, moaning and
evidently suffering acutely. | treated her
again and she got better, | found out aft.
erward that there was no one at her home
stable that day and that she had worked
the halter off and had set out to find the
doctor"
Curious circumstance" said the man
who had heard the story.
"But that's not all of it, said the doctor.
Three days ago | came down to my office
in the morning about nine o'clock. There
lay the chestnut mare in front Of the door
dead. She had been taken sick, had made
her way as before 10 the shop in the night.
and found nobody there TO give her medi-
cines, and she had died. Now, if this story
isn't proof that a horse can reason | would
like to hear something to beat it Chicago
Inter Ocean.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
NnveI CcremnnN.

Vienna, April 13.-Emperor Francis
Joseph on Thursday PERFORMED the an
nual holy Thursday foot-washing cere-
monial in the presence of the courtiers
and the diplomatic corps. After wash
ing the feet of IL aged men in com
memOration of Christ's washing of the
feet of His disciples his majesty served
them n three-course dinner and sent
them away, each with a bag of silver
pieces. The imperial archdukes as
sisted in the ceremony.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
WISCONSIN A NEWS.
state Account. simpliaed.

The simplified system of accounting
for the state and state institutions
provided for by the last legislature, as
recommended by Gov. Scofeld, has
been completed. In order to do this it
was necessary to eentralize the ac-
counting in some office, and in the
new system the secretary of states
office becomes the center for the ac-
counts not only of the several state
departments, but of all the different
state institutions, boards and commits
sions. The new plan will make it nee
essary for every dollar that is received
or paid out to pass through the state
treasury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
MURDEROUS ITLAIAN.
Kills Four Men and Wounds Two
Others In "a DisOrderly House
Near JOhnstOwn Pa.

Johnstown, Pa. April II. - Four
persons are dead and two are Ian
gerously wounded Mt the mining town
of Windber, near here, as the result
of a drunken row in a disorderly
house kept by Mrs. Steux. One Ital-
ian is charged with the wholesale
crime, but 1t is believed that he is al
ready beyond the reach of the law, as
a nan answering his description was
found under a train at South Fork.
The dead are: John Halverson, n
Swede; Ed. p. McCauley, an Amer
lean; Gust. Grieyback, a Slav; Samuel
Shives, an American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
TRADE PROSPECTS.
synopsis of the Reports of leading
commercial Agencies on the
Situation.

New York, April 14.-Bradstreet's says:
Backward spring weather conditions
have figured considerably in distributive
trade reports this week. and, in connec-
ton with some akin In prices of
leading staples. have impaired an appear
ance of ~irregularity TO the general situa-
ton. Another one of those downward
swings In the prices of agricultural
staples is exhibited this week in slightly
lowered prices for the cereals, partly be-
cause OF the bearish position of immediate
supplies and partly because of the better
than expected government crop report,
which is taken to indicate a possible win
ter wheat yield in excess of all records.
The crop outlook as a whole fayors the
expectation OF large yields of wheat, corn
and cotton. Corn and oats have sympa-
thized with the reaction in pork products.
which reaction. however, has not been
universal, as shown by the fact that lard
is at the highest point reached on the
present boom.
Evidences accumulate that active mis-
sionary work in favor of lower prices Tor
iron and steel is at last bearing fruit. Pig
iron is no lower and stocks as a whole
are claimed to be no larger than a month
ago, but steel products have weakened
noticeably during the week. A slight up
ward swing in cotton is to be noted this
week, and southern mills have offlcially
advanced prices. on the other hand,
Willie tic lliio 4 WV Ot CNa 0AN|'
new business is reported of smaller vol
ume."
r. G.. Dun & Co. In their weekly re-
view of trade, say; Iron furnaces In
blast April ] produced 2S9. ASP tons weekly,
against 292, 643 March /, but unsold stocks
increased $3.50 tons. A mistaken infer
ence, possibly fatal to many In It's conse-
quences, is that stocks held by consum-
ing concerns must be running down. AS
they contract for their supplies months
ahead and such supplies whether deilv-
cred and not consumed or waiting their
orders at furnaces would not be reckoned
in unsold stocks. the surplus owned by
consumers may be heavy. With NO. !
anthracite 81 lower, refined bars "a ana
steel plates 81 per ton lower than In De-
cember. II ear hardly be called Impossible
for prices to yield. though many are so
far firmly held. Pittsburgh reports a
number of the plate mills shut down, and
five Pennsylvania and Ohio furnaces have
stopped. perhaps for repairs, more than
balancing five which started in March,
two in Tennessee adding $500 tons
weekly.
Failures for the week have been 1913
in the United States, against lS last year,
and Al in Canada, against % last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be ineurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j..
Cheney & CO., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case It
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address +. j. Cheney & Co, To-.
ledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
CIVIL GOVERNOR APPOINTED.
Charles IL. Allen to he the First Ex.
ecutIve of Porto RicO-Secretary
Porter Resigns.

Washington, April 13.-Charles IL.
Allen, at present assistant secretary
of the navy, will be the first civil gov.
ernor of Porto Rico, under the provi-
sions of the bill passed Wednesday by
the house of representatives.
Toward the close OF the afternoon
Mr.. Allen was summoned to the white
house by the president, and the formal
tender of the post was made. Mr.. Al.
len returned a practical acceptance.
Then the president and the next gov
ernor of Porto Rico spent an hour in
close conference respecting the mat
tiers TO be arranged in the immediate
future. Owing to the fact that little
more than two weeks time ~interyenes
before the civil government must
go into operation, according to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19

Washington, April 13.--Adjt. Gen.
Corbin has prepared a statement show
ing the strength of the troops in the
Philippines on the 1st of April, the date
of the last returns. According to this
statement there were on the date
stated 63,5S5 officers and men there. In
Guiding all classes, there are 31,3s2
regulars, of which number 9G8 are Off
GERS and 30,414 enlisted men, and 49,
203 volunteers, of which number 1856
are officers and BOAST enlisted men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19

Atlanta, Ga, April 16.-The Order of
Railroad Photographers Saturday night
declared a boycott on the Southern
railway, and hope to make it effective
through the ticket and freight agents
of the United States and the Fedora
ton of Labor. kilograms were sent
by President Powell to the $1,000 ticket
and freight agents in the United States
asking them to route passengers and
freight via other lines than the South
ern pending the present trouble.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
Colorado River Flood.

Houston, Tex, April 1.-THE Col
orado river food has now reached
Wharton, and half the town is under
water now. So far there has been only
one casualty, a negro refugee being
drowned in trying to reach the town.
The people all got out of the bottoms
and nocked to the town, driving their
cattle before them. There will be some
suffering because of the large number
TO be cared for. The loss to crops is
very heavy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
WI BE Open TO settlers.

Washington, April 13.-The presi-
dent has signed a proclamation opening
to settlement the northern half of the
Colville Indian reservation in Wash
ington. The proclamation will go into
effect October 10 next. The land
opened to settlement is all that part of
the reservation which has not been
allotted to the Indians and comprises
about 1900, 900 acres. 1t will be dis
posed of under the homestead laws at a
dollar and a half per acre. The right to
mine in the reservation was granted
several years ago, and it is now opened
IN for agricultural DurpOses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
BAD Negro Killed.

Hopkinsville, Ky. April Morgan
Boone ~(colored) staggered through
an excursion train at Slaughtersville
cursing and brandishing a pistol. lie
broke a white mans skull with a
coupling-pin. Several white men fol-
lowed him into the colored coach,
where a dozen shots were exchanged.
Boone was killed and his body thrown
from the train. Passengers, including
many women, were panic-stricken.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
killing Cattle.

An epidemic of blackleg has broken
out among the cattle owned by farm
ers in Brown county. The veterinary
surgeons of Green Bay are busy in
o~culating the animals in herds to pre-
vent the further spread of the disease.
1t is not confined to any one locality,
but seems TO be general throughout
the country about Green Bay. Many
farmers have lost heavily in the last
few weeks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19

The National Legislative league has
been formed in New York city, with
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake as presi-
dent, and a full corps of officers com
posed of prominent women in various
states. The object of this league is to
obtain for women equality of legal,
civil and industrial rights through ac-
ton by the national congress and the
state legislatures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19

Columbus, O., April II. - The SUI
preme court has declared the anti
lynching law constitutional. The law
provides hat the heirs of any person
who is lynched may collect $4,000
from the commissioners of the coun-
ty in which the affair occurs The
decision was rendered in the cases of
Click Mitchell, hanged by "A mob at
Urbana, ana j. w. Caldwell, who was
shot and beaten by strikers at Cleve-
land.