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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
sixteenth Annual Report Of That
Dodg SubmIfted 10 The
President.

Washington. Jan. % sixteenth an
nuai report OF the United States civil serv-
ice commission has been submitted 10 the
president The report opens with a pre-
liminary statement in regard 10 The ex-
tent of the classified and unclasstfied serv-
ice, from which it appears that there are
approximately 1900 classified positions
and l07. goo unclassified positions: of the
latter 7l.07 are occupied by fourth-class
postmasters, There are 1916 positions IN
the executive service Of the District Of Co
lumbia and more than $4,000 distributed
among the states and territories. The
commission states that the expenditure
for salaries for the entire service, classified
and unclassified. Is approximately $l04, 600.
600 per mum. a large increase having re-
suited from the war with Spain.
The commission for the first time dis
cusses the question of providing a retire
ment fund for superannuated employees,
and In this connection says:
1T is suggested that the question of en-
acting a law providing for a retirement
fund for incapacitated employees, such fund
TO be created and maintained by withhold
ing a certain percentage of the salaries OF
employees. Is worthy of the serious atten-
ton OF congress. Such a law would not be
open to the objection of establishing a
civil pension list. and II II should be en-
acted the government would be the chief
gamer, as the employees placed upon the
retired list because OF their ineficiency
would be succeeded by active and energetic
persons In the prime of life"
Only 919 per cent. of those appointed
through the commissions examinations
have been removed from the Departmental
service during the last 16 years. or a little
over seven-tenths OF one per cent. a year.
The commission says the order of the
president of July II, 1897, prohibiting re-
movals from the competitive positions ex-
cept for just cause, and requiring thai
the reasons for removals shall be given
in writing and made a part OF the records
of the office. has had a sanitary effect in
holding the number of removals down to
the figures given.
The report gives special attention to the
extension of the civil service IN our CO.
lonial possessions and lays stress on the
ACCESSIBILITY of a merit system. In this
matter the commission a reference
TO the.last report of the secretary of war,
which recommended that wherever ii is
necessary to employ Americans, except In
the chief Offices, a system of civil service
examination should be provided. under
which equests from the governors of any
of the islands for suitable persons to be
appointed may be filled
AS a further argument, the commission
quotes from the procla ma ton of the Phil
ippine commission, stating that the cor
rupting influences OF the patronage sys-
tenn should be suspended by a well-admin-
lsttred merit system. thus enabling this
country TO fulfill the promise of the Philip
pine commission TO give the Filipinos an
honest, economical and efficient civil serv-
ice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
A MINNESOTA FARMER DOES
WELL IN CANADA.

Virden, Manitoba, 18th Nov, 1899.
Hon. clifford Sifton, Minister Of the IN
terror, Ottawa, Canada.
Sir-Thinking hat my experience
in Manitoba might be both useful and
interesting to my fellow-countrymen
IN the United States who may be look
ing to Manitoba and the Northwest
with the intention of settling there,
! have much pleasure in stating that
through information received from
Mr.. w. F. McCreary, Immigration
Commissioner at Winnipeg, / was in
duced to visit Manitoba in February,
1898. WhenI called upon Mr.. McCreary
he spared no pains to give me all
the information, &c, in his possession.
the result of which was that | came
here with a letter of introduction from
him to the Secretary of the Virden
Board of Trade. That gentleman pro-
vidcd me with a competent land guide
and altho' there was considerable
snow on the ground, / had no di1fi-
Guilty in selecting three homesteads
for myself and sons. Having made the
necessary homestead entries at the
Land Office in Brandon, / returned to
my home in Lyon County, Minnesota,
and came back here in May following
accompanied by enc of my boys, bring
ing with us two teams of horses, i'm
PIGMENTS, &c. Our first work wa to
erect a temporary shanty and stable,
after which we broke and levelled rs
acres and put up 30 tons of hay. I
went back to Minnesota about goth
July, leaving my son here. / returned
in October bringing my family with
me. ] found that the land we had
acquired was of good quality being
a strong clay loam with clay subsoil.
Last Spring I sowed 100 acres in
wheat, so acres in oats & barley us
acres of this grain was sowed on
'goback" plowed last SPRING. My
crop was threshed in October, the re-
suit being over 2700 blu. of grain il
all. Wheat averaged 10 blu. p. &C. and
graded No. l hard but hat which was
sown on land other than sod ego
back") went 24h blu. p. &c.
To say that / am well pleased with
tine result of my first years farming
operations in Manitoba does not ade-
quately express rly feelings, and 1
have no hesitation in advising those
who are living in districts where land
is high in price to come out here, if
they are willing TO do a fair amount
OF work. / am 10 miles from Virden,
which is a good market town, and 9
miles from Hargrave where there are
two elevators. This summer / erected
a dwelling house of native stone aud
bought a half-section of land adioin-
ing our homesteads for which l paid
a very moderate price. There are still
some homesteads in this district, and
land of fine quality can be purchased
from the Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. at
$3.50 p. &c. on liberal terms. Good
water is generally found at a depth of
from Is to 20 fit. I have 175 ac. ready
for crop next year.
The cost of living here is about the
same as in Southern Minnesota. Some
commodities are higher and others
lower in price, but the average is
about the same.
/ remain.
Your obi. servant,
(Signed) Jacob Reichert.
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HOLD THEIR OWN.
General Trade and Prices-The
Reviewed.

New York, Jan. 10.-Bradstreet's says
General trade and prices as a whole main
tain the even balance which has been the
leading feature for some time past. and
in which ii will require the advent of dis
tinctly new features to affect any basic
change. General demand is large for this
season OF the year, but speculation Is quiet
to the extreme of dullness in some lines,
and especially in those branches of specu-
lation which so to radically affect inan-
cial affairs. aud therefore the volume OF
bank clearings. Close examination of lead
Ing lines of industry fails to show marked
unfavorable features. 1T Is true that re-
tail trade in seasonable goods has been
and is being affected by phenomenally
mild winter weather, but wherever spring
trade. particularly in dry goods, has been
developed, IL has been in such volume and
accompanied with such a readiness of ac-
ceptance of advanced prices as to point
TO undimlnished confidence on the part of
the trade world as to the outlook for
spring business.
The iron and steel industry. justly re-
garded as a trustworthy index of general
trade. is still actively employed on old
orders, and new business is limited for rea-
sons unnecessary to recapitulate. ii Is evil
dent that the few reactions in prices shown
in such an ordinarily dull period as this
have strengthened rather than lessened
confidence in the future. Signs of prep
aratloD Iof the coming season ; heeuS are
shown in the reported active inquiry for
steel rails at the west, recent sales at Chi
a g aggregating $4,000 tons, some of which
are for northwestern railroads and some
for export. Production is as evidently hard
pushed as ever. Cereals are dun In nearly
all directions. and the pressure of enlarged
stocks. particularly abroad. has been in
f~uential this week in bringing about a re-
action in prices. Corn and oats. however,
are rather firmer on foreign buying.
though sympathetically affected by the
decline in the leading cereal. Lumber is
strong. particularly white pine grades,
partly because of smaller stocks and a
possibly smaller cut in the northwest as
a result of lack of snow, and partly because
of a hopeful feeling as to the building
outlook the coming spring"
Failures for the week have been 242
in the United States. against 249 last year,
and 30 in Canada. against 50 last year"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25

For Sick
VHozapezs

FTrsE-fhe medicine THAT
holds tire record for fhe
largest number Of ahSO1
lutte Cures Of female ills
is Lydia e Pf1khaEssSS
Vegetable Compound
Second-Efrss PfHkEsasss
can show by her letter
files En Lynn fksaG a sssiI-
HOss women have been
restored to health by her
medicine and advice
Third ANEeffesS TO H7F:Ss
Pinkhans are received
opened read and an
swered by women OESlys
This fact Is certified TO by
ire mayor and pOSfsaSaS-
ter Of Lynn and others of
Mrs. PinkRsan1'S own city,
Write for free book CON-
tanning these certificates
Every aiIiH1g woman IS
invited to write to Ms.Ss
PinkhasSs and get her ADJ
vice free of CHARGE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25

FOR N ABOUT M

Miss Elizazeth Carnes, teacher oil
physical culture in the public schools
of Detroit. has begun a crusade against
garments worn by wone which injure
the health.
A series of measurements made at
Wellesley by a Yale scientist shows that
western young women have larger
heads and greater lung capacity than
their eastern sisters.
The sewing women of Berlin get only
30 cents a dozen for making fine shirts.
At a recent reception in New York
Mrs. Henry Havemeyer had for decora-
tions for one room 200 dozen roses
which were bought at $40 a dozen.
Olson Sakural, director of the Meigi
girls seminary. AT Toxic. who is in
America studying our women's schools.
says II is only a question Of time when
the japanese women will be as progress
sive as those in this country.
Miss Clara Bett Martins recent sue
cess in winning two important cases,
opposed by the ablest lawyers in Can
ada, is a rebuke for the lawyers who
held out against her admission TO the
bar until the women, headed by Lady
Aberdeen, forced them to yield
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
MISFORTUNE In PHILIPPINES
Two Americans Killed, Nine MissinE
and Pack Train Captured by
the Ff~lipin0s.

Washington, Jan. %. - The first I'M
toward happening in the highly sue
cessful campaign now going OF in Luz
zon is announced in the following ca
blegram:
Manila. Jan. 20.-Pack train 20 ponies
transporting ~rations between Santo Tomas
and San Pablo, Laguna province, escort
ed by 20 men under Lieut.. Raiston. Thir-
tieth infantry. ambushed yesterday; two
men killed, five wounded. nine missing;
pack train lost; lieutenant and "a men re-
turned 10 Santo Tomas with killed and
wounded: affair being Investigated. Doret.
Forty-ffth infantry, insurgents in Batan-
gas mountains prepared In ambush TO
meet him; he killed eight. wounded three,
captured IL, one Spaniard. six rifles: his
casualties, two men slightly wounded.
OTIS"
Manila, Jan. 22.-The escort of so men
of company q, Thirtieth infantry, Lieut..
Ralston commanding, which was am
pushed near Lipa, as already cabled,
consisted of so convalescents from the
hospital. who were going TO rejoin the
regiment. The insurgents hid in the
bushes along the road and opened fire
upon the pack train from three sides.
The Americans, in addition to their
casualties, were compelled to abandon
the train. which consisted of % horses.
The latter, with their packs. all fell into
the hands of the insurgents, who pur
sued the retreating escort for three
miles along the road, until the Ameri-
cans were reinforced.
Manila, Jan. 23.-Two companies of
the Forty-sixth infantry, under Maj
Johnson, and three companies of the
Thirty-eighth infantry, commanded by
Maj. Muir, defeated 500 insurgents at
Taal, province of Batangas, Saturday,
taking the town. The United States
gunboat Marietta also shelled the place.
The insurgents had four cannon, two of
which &eaptured. Two Americans
were wounded and ten insurgent dead
were found on the field.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
Miners to strike.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan, 19.-News
has reached here hat about 10000 min
ers in the anthracite district of Penn
s%ylvania, near Scranton ard Shamokin,
who have been in q restless state for
some time, have decided to strike. Del
egate L. ID. Hays, of the Ninth district,
with headquarters at Scranton, Pa,
says a strike is unavoidable, as the men
have been FESTIVE for some time and en-
terrain a bitter feeling toward the oper-
ators, who have declined to recognize
than
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
WEST \ SOUTH.

In Chicago Francis p. Owings, large
ly interested in real estate, filed a bank
ruptcy petition with liabilities of
$5,364,977 and no assets.
All over the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road system firemen, conductors and
engineers have had their wages in
creased.
The legislature of Mississippi has
elected McLaurin United States sena-
tor for the long term and Sullivan for
the short term.
The governor of Illinois issued a per-
init for the opening of the Chicago
drainage canal and the work was done
at once.
In joint session the Iowa legislature
reelected James H. Gear, of Burlington,
to the United States senate. The vote
stood: Gear (rep.), Iii; White (dem.),
90.
Burglars forced an entrance into the
Tygart Valley bank at P%hilippi, w. Va.
and secured $4,000.
The total customs receipts at the
port of Havana for the year ended
December 81, 1899, was $14.072, ia. 70.
At the age of 100 years Mrs. Cath
crime Ryan died in Milwaukee.
South Carolina Legislature has re-
Pealed the state income tax law.
In a train collision on the Great
Northern at Hillyard, Wash, ten per-
sons were injured.
In IIillsboro, H., Edward Moore
shot and killed his wife at their home,
installing her for a burglar.
Along the Cuban coast tidal waves
did great damage to property.
It was shown by a deathbed confess
sion that William Rose, who was
hanged in Redmond Falls. Mimi. ~
years ago for murder, was innocent.
With headquarters at Chicago Brig.
Gen. James F. Wade has been appoint
ed commander of the department of
the lakes.
Burglars robbed the Commercial
bank at SEver Lake, Ind, of $500.
At the meeting in Indianapolis John
Mitchell was reelected president Of the
United Mine Workers.
The trustees win request congress TO
assume control of The Chicago drainage
canal and convert ii into a deep water
way connection between the great
lakes and the Gulf of Mexico.
Philip benson (colored) was hanged
in cambridge. Ga, for the murder of
VIII Lane ip November, 1899.
Robbers secured 81 500 at the bank in
Elletsville. Ind.
A gang of counterfeiters who have
operated in the south for years were
captured near Nashville, Tenn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
The Newa Condensed.

Go. Scofield says 1.-THE mention of my
name in connection with the republican
vice presidential nomination is not to
be taken seriously at this time
State Superintendent i. d. Harvey
has decided to hold an institute school
in Madison from April 9 to IA.
The thirty-fourth annual encamp-
ment of the Wisconsin department of
the G. A. r. viii be held in West SUI
perior on Wednesday and Thursday,
June 81 and rs.
Frank Dixon, a w~ell-known Winnie
bago Indian, was burned to death. His
clothes caught fire while he was asleep
near a campfire.
State Treasurer Peterson received
positories last year and covered the
same into the state treasury.
G. p. Perry, aged so, principal of the
Seventh district school, died in La
Crosse, from blood poisoning, caused
by a boil. He leaves five children.
The post office at Dakota, Waushara
county, is to be re%established.
The installation of White Buffalo as
chief of the Winnebago Indians will
not be held until spring.
The Jewish people of Marinette have
decided to build a synagogue.
Mayor Rose, City Clerk S~chuengel and
"a aldermen in Milwaukee who voted
for the street railway ordinance are in
contempt of court. This is the sub.
stance of a decision handed down by
Judge Ludwig.
Fire totally destroyed the plant of the
Racine Nail d Tack company. The loss
was $4,000 with insurance $4,000.
The secretary of the interior approved
the plans for the proposed Indian
school at Hayward.
The appointment of Col. David E.
WEIGH, of Baraboo, to be cashier in the
house, was made by the ~sergeant-at-
arms.
Mrs. Catherine Ryan, aged 100 years,
died in Milwaukee.
John Seesiger, Is years old, found a
large amour of money which had been
l1iuQGB w 1OOPCl bhydC, an Oid Iul4ICl
who had lived the life of a hermit up
to the time of his death a month ago.
An S~0-year-old parrot died in osh-
kosh. 1t was the property of Miss II. E.
Cornish, and had been in her family
70 years.
Eugene Buell., accused of numbering
Peter t. Nelson neal Hayward in 1896,
was acquitted.
While kneeling in the services at St.
Thomas Catholic church in Beloit
Michael Egan, an early settler, fell
dead.
Fire burned the Eagle flour mills, To-
Gated two miles north of Fountain City.
Loss, $4,000; Insurance, $4,000.
Jacob Blahnek, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing near Algoma, was killed in a run
away.
Nels johnson, a woodsman, has been
arrested by the authorities in West SUI
perior, charged with the murder of
Abraham Carlson on December %.
There are now six persons being held
for a preliminary hearing Oh the same
charge.
The Oshkosh lodge of Sons of Her
mann celebra ted the fiftieth anDiYer
sary of its organization.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
IL n Bnnkrup

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Richard II. South
gate, resident manager of the Audi
torium hotel and the Annex and
formerly one of the proprietors of the
Hotel Brunswick, in New York, has
sought relief under the national bank
ruptcy act from. liabilities aggregat-
ing $434.o3s. His petition in bank
ruptcy, with the schedule of these
debts and. $306, IT'S assets. was filed in
the United States district court Sat
urday. Much of the indebtedness was
contracted by signing papers for 9th
prS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

MISS FLORENCE KING, of Chicago, /.
the first woman 10 hold a government
Office in Alaska. She has been appoint
ed commissioner of deeds by Gov. John
G. Brady.
SIR THOMAS LIPToN contributed $50.
600 to the princess of Wales soldiers
relief fund, which is conclusive that
his yachting experience did not hurt
him financially a particle.
A LONDON physician declares that a
person in robust health walks with his
toes pointed to the front, while one
with his health on the wane gradually
turns his toes to the side and a bend is
perceptible in his knees.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
WILLING TO r 1T.
No Lineage Necessary as Long as He
Had "A Sufhciency of the
Coin.

~ suppose" she said, "that you had an
ancestor in the celebrated little party that
came over with William the Conqueror?"
Perhaps" he replied, ''but | nave never
looked the matter up"
"Of course you are a lineal descendant of
some one who came over in the Mayflower?"
81 don't know. 1t is possible that / am,
but | have never hunted up the records"
well" she went on, you are descended
from an officer of the revolutionary war,
aren't youY'
Finding himself cornered he broke down
and confessed.
My fathers name was Szfehzerskendow-
ski, which he changed to Dows with the
sanction of the court"
She sat for a moment, almost crushed.
Then hope seemed to return to her and she
asked:
How much did you say you expected your
father to leave your"
Il figure that my share of the esta.e will
be about 1900, 000," he said.
All right she answered briskiy, eve
,anl, worry along without the lineage and
still be happy, dear."-Chicagu Tnnes-Her-
aid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
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.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FrFTY-sIxTn CONGRESS-.

FIFTY-SIXTH
The United States senate on the 18th
listened TO a speech by Senator Yelling
ton (Afd.) against permanent reten-
ton of the Philippines; also TO a con-
tinuation by Senator Teller of his at
tack on the financial bill. Received a
resolution from Senator Ross (Vt.) de-
claring in favor of creating a separate
government department TO take charge
of all outlying dependencies. In the
house the senate bill extending the
power of the director of the ensus was
passed. Mr.. Ray IN. W introduced a
bill TO provide that in the District of
Columbia and the territories no abso-
lutte divorce shall be granted save for
adultery.
In a speech in the United States sem
ate on the 10Th Senator Hale (Me.)
declared that nine-tenths of the Ameri-
can people were in sympathy with the
Beers in their wan with Great Britain.
A resolution inquiring of the president
whether any representative of the
Transvaal government had applied for
recognition, and whether it had been
granted or denied. was passed. Senator
Morgan (Ala.) spoke in opposition TO
the financial bill. Adjourned until the
22d. In the house the pension appropri-
alton bill, carrying $145,245,2 ESQ, was
passed, and a bill was introduced to ex-
tend our tariff laws TO Puerto Rico and
create a customs district in the island.
The United States enate was not in
session on the goth. In the house Mr..
White On. CO. introduced a bill to pro-
tect citizens of the United States from
mob violence. The special house COM
mittee appointed to investigate charges
affecting the eligibility of Representa-
tive-elect Brigham II. Roberts, of Utah,
reported in fayor If his expulsion. Will
liam F. Aldrich (rep.), who contested
the seat held by CASTOR A. Robbins
(dem.), for the Fourth congressional
district of Alabama, was given the seat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
A New Method.

The public schools of a certain New Eng
land city have recently taken to an exact
ing form of art. The pupils are placed be-
fore a model and told to sketch as they see.
One day a little girl was seated on a chair on
the platform, and her classmates were given
the usual order. The results varied. Some
of the drawings looked like a human being
in a state of repose, others like wooden dolls.
But one little girl had drawn the chair and
a tiny figure standing n front of it.
Mary said the discouraged teacher,
didn't | say: Draw Amelia as you saw
her?'"
f'Yes'm."
"yyeil, is she standing in front of the
chair?"
''No'm. She's sitting in it."
Then why didn't you draw her sitting?'
Tears came into the child's eyes. She was
misunderstood.
but l hadn't got to it," she said. Il was
just going to bend her down when you rang
the bell."-Youth's Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-25
SNOWY LIZ Timely.

Snow is general in the northwestern
part of the state and win prove of
great benefit to loggers. 1t relieves an
embarrassing situation among sawmill
men, log jobbers, tie and stave men,
who were becoming alarmed lest it
would be impossible to bank the enor-
nous cut of logs and bolts now OF skids,
owing to lack of snow. This insrres
good business in all lines for the com
ing season, and will prevent a hard
wood lumber famine.