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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

On the Logansport and Burlington
Qnd.) pike masked men blew up two
bridges and burned two toIlhouses.
An Ohio law forbidding the dis
charge of any workman because of
membership in a union is declared I'M
constitutional.
In Lansing A. +. Marsh, of Allegan,
late inspector general of the Michigan
national guard. was convicted of on
spiracy to defraud the state in the
sale and purchase of military sup
plies.
Beckham and Taylor, contesting
governors in Kentucky, have agreed
TO await a decision of the supreme
court.
In convention at Ellersburg Wash
ington republicans elected delegates
to the national convention instructed
to vote for Mckinley.
Gov. Tanner of Illinois has consump-
ton and is not likely to live six
months. says a Florida physician.
The town of Ivor, Va, was burned
by a fire started by a negro, who was
caught by a posse and hanged.
At Grand Forks, y. D., the state
populist convention split IN the ques-
ton of indorsing Bryan.
The republicans have renominated
James S. Sherman for congress in the
Twenty-ffth New York district and
! ]. D. Bowersock in the Second Kansas
district. The democrats have nomin-
ated James Cooney in the Seventh
Missouri district.
Flames destroyed the Spies build
ing. the largest business block in Me-
nominee, Mich. Loss, 100000.
BY a fall of slate in a mine at
Welleston, O., three miners were
crushed TO death.
On May 16 Wyoming republicans
will hold their convention at Chey-
enne.
Fire destroyed the post office at
Dewey. Wis, and the postmaster was
badly injured.
In Illinois the peoples party will
hold it's state convention in Spring
field on the gath inst.
The republicans of the Sixth Ohio dis
trict have nominated c. Q. Hildebrand
for congress.
At Tacoma. Wash, Albert Michaud
was hanged for numbering his divorced
wife.
The legislature of Iowa has adjourned
sine die.
Through n strange upheaval of the
ea?th's surface the valley of the Nook
sachk river near Mount Baker in Wash
ington became a mountain.
Southwest of Austin, Tex, the conn
try was visited by Il cloudburst, and
at Water Valley GO houses were
wrecked. Immense property losses
were sustained on farms and cattle
ranches.
At Ponce, Porto Rico. five natives
were garroted for murder.
At Atlanta. Ga, the National Rail
way Building and Loan association
went into a receivers bands with liza
bilities Of 100000.
In Chicago Judge Dunn decided that
a woman can prevent the use of her
photograph in advertisements.
The court of appeals in Kentucky
rendered a decision holding that j. c.
w. Beckham is governor. The repub-
leans will carry the case to the United
States supreme court.
The famous chief of the ~Pottawato-
mics. Shoughuassee, died at Nadeau,
Kan. at the age of 90 years.
Republicans have nominated David
Ross for congress in the seventeenth
Illinois district. W. NJ. Horton in the
Twelfth Missouri. and renominated b.
c. vaa VOORHEES, in the Fifteenth Ohio
district.
Fire destroyed the house of a negro
at Claremont. Va and fve of bis
seven children persisted in the flames.
Flames destroyed one-half OF the
| town of Robinson, Ill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
PITH AND POINT.

A mean meaning is seldom hidden
Chicago Dispatch.
If you happen to nave an idle day,
remember the rights of the men who
are engaged with a busy day.-Atchi-
son.Globe.
DO you think doctors ought to help
an incurable patient to die?" IF he
can't die without medical assistance,
yes."-Detroit journal.
Apprenticeship. Fox-'What SEN
sation arises from the contemplation
OF self?' Bushong-''The sense of the
Observation-Disclosures Collegian.
Not TO BE Caught.-"There's a boy
wants to see you, sir" HAS he got
a bill in his hand?' NO, sir" Then
he's got it in his pocket; send him
away!"-Puck.
A Brooklyn barber was shaving a
sleepy patron and found it difficult
to do his work. Lift up your head,
or can't shave you" he said. well,
then" vas the response of the drowsy
man, Ecu my hair"
You're looking badly. Are you ill?"
To-day is the first time in three
months that l have been able to go
out" what in the world did you
do?' Il didn't do anything. But the
judge wouldn't believe men. O..
Times-Demoerat
Hicks-"So far as my observation
goes, everything depends upon train
ing" Wicks-'Not everything. There's
hat clerk of Virgins. He was taught
upright penmanship at school, but
Notwithstanding that he has turned
out a forger."-Boston Transcript.
Fair Warning.-"Glamis thou art,
and Cawdor thou shalt be-" cried the
witch. $50 be it, dame replied Mac
beth, of course, out of the hearing
of Shakespeare. But If the predic-
tion goes astray I'll have you up for
fortune-telling."- Philadelphi North
American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

Purely imaginary money is used in
both Spain and Portugal, where thu
complications of the currency de
mand nm independent basis in order
that the huctuating values of each
individual note or coin may be deter
mined with "A minimum of complica-
tion. In Spain accounts are reckoned
in reals Weldon, worth within Spain
FIVE cents of our money each, but
having no existence as a circulating
medium. In Portugal calculations
are by reis and milreis, but neither
appears as coin. A bill for f0,250 reis
would be stated as ten milreis, $50
refs. The Gibraltar real is a purely
imaginary coin, used only for ac-
counting, and worth in theory about
SLIP. while a quarto, reckoned in bills
as 1-16tb of a Gibraltar real, is also
without circulation.-N. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
MANY SKIRMISHES.
American Troops ana Filipino In
Engage In n uum-
her of Encounters.

Manila, Sunday. April o.-l.eports of
encounters between the American
troops and the insurgents continue 10
arrive from many points. On Friday
Capt. Sturgis, while accommodating,
struck an insnrgent outpost on the
Nevaliches road. five ilesdistant from
Manila, killing W. and capturing ten.
All were in full uniform. Unfortu-
nately Capt. Sturgis' force was not
large enough TO pursue the main body.
A detachment of the Forty-second in
fantry. while scouting ia Laguna prov
inee. was pursued by the insurgents
and obliged 10 take refuge in a church
at Paeto, where the Americans repealed
The rebels until reenforcements ar
rived. Lieut.. Gordon, with a company
of the Sixteenth infantry, while scout
ing nea APART, Cagayan province, en-
gagged $50 insurgents. Lieut.. Gordon
was wounded, A sergeant and a cor
poral of company /, Eighteenth in
fantry. were killed in a severe fight in
Capiz province, island of Panay. The
insurgents made a night attack upon
Calbayon, island of Samar. They
killed the sentry, swarmed into the
town, and searched the house of Maj.
Gilmore. of the Forty-third infantry,
who was absent. They killed his cook.
Ultimately the Americans drove them
out of the town. killing four and cap
turing ~.
Washington, April 10.-The follow
ing report of recent developments in
the Philippines was received at the
war department Monday from Gen.
Otis:
Manila. April 8. = Gen. Bates just re-
turned from south after placing Fortieth
infantry at Surigao. Cagayan. Iliganea.
Isamis. Dapitan, northern Mindanao. and
attending to special matters intrusted to
him. department Mindanao and Jolo, at
tended by two naval vessels and two gum
boats. Troops occupied points without re-
sistance. Two hundred and forty-one
rifles, 81 pieces artillery surrendered
Eleven places in Mindanao and three in
Jolo archipelago now occupied by troops
without the firing of a shot. Affairs in that
section quiet and satisfactory.
Cf--Al alDnNTCF -
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They Complete the Work of the Ses-
sion and Reach n Final
Adjournment.

Des Moines, Ia, April THE legis-
lature adjourned sine die at seven
o'clock Fridaynight. On thelastday the
stipulated premium insurance bill, and
a concurrent resolution providing for
the appointment of five delegates to
the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo were passed. One of the most inn
portant acts of this Legislature was the
passage of a drastic law regulating
building and loan associations. 1t linn
its interest to eight per cent, expenses
to a low figure, abolishes ines and pen
alties and repeats the law legalizing
~usurious interest. Associations are re-
quired to pay withdrawing members at
least as much as they have paid in.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
THE PALLID MAN oUAILs.
1t Was Sup TO Him" and His soul
Was Filled with Terror hut
He Escaped.

1t IS up to you. now.'
The pallid man turned more pallid, and
glared wildly around for an avenue of es-
cape, Pennsylvania avenue or any other
old avenue. They were closed.
1T is up to you, now
The palld man wondered why Prof. Os.
borne, after convicting Molineux. had
come down to Washington post.haste ON
the Congressional Limited to prosecute
him. 1t had been up to Cornish Now it
was up to him. He thought of his crimes.
and his knees shook in a manner that would
make Zazie turn green when she shakes her
bangled wrists after chewing up Is sofa
pillows and one soft couch (S4.S9, reduced.
1t is up TO YOU, now"
The pallid man recalled his last murder.
1t was a dark night. The place, Long
bridge. The hour, midnight. As he had
thrown his writing victim, a young and
beautiful maiden cat, tied in the ~sultan's
specially prepared Bosphorus bag, the pierre
ing shrek the dying young creature shrieked
haunted him still. And now they were hunt
ing for him.
1T is up to you, now"
For Gods sakel What?"
You necktie. Up to your chin. your ears
and the rim of your remaining locks on the
rear fire escape of your billiard ball. Pull
1t down. Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

Mrs. Julia Duplici, of Bateman, at
tanned the remarkable age of 101 years
on March %. Mrs. Duplici was born in
1899 in Canada and has resided in Chip
pewa Falls and vicinity for - years.
She has been a widow for 81 years, her
husband having died in the state of
New York. She was the mother of ten
children, four of whom are still living.
Eighteen grandchildren, "a great
grandchildren and two g~reat-great-
grandchildren live.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
OTIS RELIEV ED.
Term of Service as Military Governor
of Philippines Ended-MncAr-
thur to Succeed Him.

Washington, April 9.-Gen. Elwell
S. Otis has been formally relieved of
command of the troops in the Philip
pines and Gen. Macarthur will sue
ceed him in the direction of affairs
in the new possessions. From the
text Of the correspondence made pub
lie by the war department all idea of
Gen. Otis returning to Manila is aban-
doned and Gen. Macarthur is to he
the military governor. 1t has been
known for some time that Gen. Otis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

was to leave the Philippines. 1t ms
been the impression that he was TO be
granted a leave of absence as soon as
he could put affairs in such shape as
to be able to leave them until about
October, when he might return.
The correspondence between Gen.
Otis and the war department. how
ever, leaves it to be inferred that Gen.
Otis does not desire to go back TO
Manila, but has no request to make
regarding his future sphere of duty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
Primitive Emotion,

Marie Rose, aged eight years, was telling
Elsie, aged seven, about the making of the
world. And Adam was the first being
created" she announced, solemnly. 80
it was awfully lonely for him, and one day,
when he was asleep, the Lord took a rib
out Of his side and made a woman out Of
it-so Adam would have a friend to play
with him"
And wasn't Adam s'prised?' asked
Elsie.
Surprised? Why he was Just tiekled to
deathl' said Marie Rose, ecstatically.-N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

The destruction by the recent forest
fires in Washington can best be APP
preciated by reading a brief state
ment in one of the papers of that
state. 1t says that the lumber de
stroycd by the fires would keep all of
the sawmiIls in the United States
busy for two years preparing it for
the market.
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nnrned fn Denth.

Owattonna, Mimi, April 10.-The
wife of Rev. r. L. Ludlam was burned
to death about two and a half miles
north of here Monday morning. Her
husband was at work on his farm, at
some distance from the house, when
he saw his wife running toward him.
her clothing in flames. She fell un-
conscious, and died. despite all efforts
70 reuiue her
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
Olga NethersoIe Acquitted.

New York. April 6.-Miss Olga Meth
ersole and Hamilton Revelle, actors;
Marcus r. Mayer, manager of Miss
Nethersole, and Theodore Moss, man
ager of Wallack's theater, on Thursday
were found not guilty of maintaining
q public nuisance in presenting the
drama "Sapho." The charge to the
jury by Judge Fursman, of the Grim
inal branch of the supreme court, was
highly favorable to the accused, and
the Jury were out only IL minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
Peoples Party of Illinois.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 6.-Chairman
Charles i. Palmer and Secretary Jo-
seph A. Hopp, of the peoples party
state central committee, have issued a
call for the state convention of the
peoples party, to be held at Repre-
sentative hall, Springfield, Tuesday.
April "a, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for various state of
fees, and to select members of the
state and national committee and del
epates to the national convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
ERnM WASHINGTON.

The department. of justice contends
in a brief filed in the supreme court
in Washington that the constitution
does not apply to Porto Rico.
The platform of Admiral Dewey is
"the flag and free trade" He says ne
is a democrat.
Between Venezuela and the United
States a parcels post treaty has been
arranged.
The treasury department statement
shows that there is more money in cir
culation now than at any previous
time in the history of the country,
the amount being $2,021. 274,256.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

The other day the Kings Daughters
of Wheeling. w. Va, held what they
called an odd rubber day." when the
citizens contributed old and wornout
rubber shoes and boots, bicycle tires,
rubber bands, bulbs, hose, balls, and
everything else that was rubber, and
n ton or more of old rubber was col
lected. This was sold to a junk man
and the Kings Daughters added quite
a neat sum to their day nursery treas
ury without anyone feeling the con-
tributiOn
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4 war between Russia and Japan,
which seems TO be approaching, would
present some interesting aspects.
Numerically and in military resources
Russia greatly outclasses Japan, but
the latter has 4 splendid navy, while
that Of Russia is weak in some essen
tial features. On the ocean there
fore, Japan might have decidedly the
advantage, and might eve prevent
Russia from transporting or landing
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

In Chicago three large wholesale
firms and the Burlington Railroad
company have forbidden employees to
smoke cigarettes.
At Austin, Tex, the great dam across
the Colorado river was swept away
by a flood. causing damage of 50, 0oo, 600
to property in Austin and vicinity and
the loss of so lives.
Methodists at Charlotte. Mich. re-
sented their pastors bitter attack on
the church and drove him from the
pulpit. accepting his resignation on
the spot.
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Misconnin Tenchers.

The annual convention of the South
ern Wisconsin Teachers association
was held in Racine with 1000 teachers
and members OF different boards of
education present. Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
President, II C. Buell.. Whitewater;
vice presidents. A. p. Hollis, Broadhead.
and Della Walber, of West Bend; secre-
tary, j.. II. Thompson. Belmont; treas
urer, w. w. Storms. Burlington; reporter,
d. o. Hubbard, Racine, and member ex-
ecutive committee for three years, w. Ii.
Cheener.
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CLEANSE
YOUR BLOOD

Thethingm d. sired of Spring
Medlcine is thorough publication
OF the blood. With this work of
cleansing going on there is com
plete renovation of every part Of
your system. Not only is the cor
rupt blood made fresh, bright and
lively, but the stomach also re-
spends in better digestion, its
readiness for food at proper times
gives sharp appetite, the kidneys
and liver properly perform their
allotted functions, and there is, in
short, new brain, nerve, mental
and digestive strength.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

One hundred doctors in the state
practicing in violation of the license or
registry law will be prosecuted. DR..
Hervey b. Dale, president of the state
board of medical examiners, states that
the board has no alternative but to
prosecute these men and that this will
be done as soon as evidence can be col
lected. The delinquents are scattered
all over the state.
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Denial by Mrs. Dewey.

New York, April "a special to the
Herald from Washington says: With
the consent of the admiral, Mrs. Dewey
made this formal statement Saturday:
"A correspondent said am responsible
for my husband becoming a presiden-
tial candidate. So far from this being
the case, | attempted to persuade him
from this course, realizing the grave
anXieties and responsibilities surround
ing a c%andidate."
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1t is suggested that there is much
danger to be apprehended in the
granting of any further honors to
Gen. Lord Roberts. Even as it is he
has the longest list of titles of any
man in Great Britain, his fun official
designation being Baron Roberts of
Kandahar and Waterford, p. c., X. F.,
G.. c. b, G. c. S. l., 6. c. 1. f., Y. c., d.
T. 7, IL. u
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Ente of nnhe.

Fort Yates. \. u. April 6. = The
skull, iaw-bone and some of the clothes
belonging to the little fs-months-old
child who strayed away from the home
of George Platter last November have
been found on top of a high hill seven
miles from home. The presumption is
that wolves or a mountain lion killed
The little one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

George w. Bean, Sr., and his -four
sons, Of S~omerville, Mass, were all
made master masons on the same
evening in Putnam lodge. So far as
is known a similar event has never oc-
CURED in the history of the masonic
fraternity. The five men have been
given the nickname of "the pot of
unancD
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In 1910 Harriet Martineau investi-
gated the employment of women in
the United States and wrote a report
showing that seven professions were
open to them-teaching, n~eedlework,
keeping boarders, working in the fac
tories. typesetting, bookkeeping and
household work. Now it would be
hard to find seven professions the new
woman has not invaded. Times have
indeed changed.
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The people across the Atlantic are
beginning to appreciate the value of
American corn. A Philadelphia dis
patch says hat 10000 bushels of seed
corn have just been shipped to Egypt.
The seed is to be used in the rich soil
aIonO the Nile.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12
Big Order for STAMPS.

Washington, April 6.-An order was
issued Thursday by the post office de
partment for the largest single ship
ment of ordinary postage stamps ever
made in the history of the Office. The
shipment will take place next Friday.
when 53,304,2o0 stamps, of the value
of $065,267, will be sent to 1906 post
Offices throughout the country.
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A veteran in Rumford Falls, Me-,
still has some Of the bareback compos-
ing the last rations dealt out to him
when he was a boy in blue" fighting
for the union, IS years ago. He says
that it is in a good state of preserva-
ton, and that if his teeth were in bet
ter condition he would like to make a
meal of it some day, just to recall old
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

1t is now announced hat Mark
Twain will ere long again take up his
abode in Hartford, Conn. One of the
papers there says, in speaking of Mr..
Clemens return, that when a man
owns a good house in a good town it
is a good plan to live in them both.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-12

An Atcbison man has been henpeeked dur
ing the greater part of his life by a wife and
five daughters. Against his will he has been
obliged to take little homeopathic pills when
he would have preferred q%uinine, to attend
the Episcopal church when he preferred the
Baptist, and recently mis- women folks com
PEELED him to be v%accinated by a woman doc
tor-AtchisOn Globe,
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The building of the battleship Kear-
sarge was a record breaker in Ameri-
can shipbuilding. 1t took from four
and a half to five and a half years to
build the battleships Oregon, Iowa,
Indiana and Massachusetts, but the
Kearsarge was built in four years
and one month.
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Instructed for urvnn.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 6.-The GA del
egates from Pennsylvania to the ma
tional democratic convention in Kansas
City were instructed by Thursdays
state convention to support William j.
Bryan for president. They are bound
by the unit rule, and cannot change to
any other presidential aspirant unless
it is so decided by a majority of the
dalanafion
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DR.. Samuel II. Esch, eldest brother
of Congressman John j. Esch, died at
Sparta. He had an operation per-
formed for abscess of the kidneys in
Chicago last winter. and has been fail
ing ever since. His wife gave birth
to a girl IS minutes before his death,
and the doctor lived just long enough
to recognize and smile at the baby.
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VIII pcmain Closed.

Springfield, H., April THE Repub-
lie Iron and Steel company's works in
this city were closed last Monday, os-
tensibly for a week, but on Friday the
announcement was made that the mills
would remain closed indefinitely, ow-
ing TO lack of orders. Five hundred
men are thus forced to be idle.
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Ghost of the GLACIER

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