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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
THE NAME OF OLD GLORY.


The following new poem by James
Whitcomb Riley was read by the au-
thor at the Iron Brigade banquet of
the @. A. r. encampment in Chicago;
Old Glory say who
BY the ships and the crew
And the long, blended ranks of the gray and
the blue
Who gave you, Old Glory. the name that
With such pride everywhere
AS you cast yourself free through the rap
tnrous air
And leap out fun length. as were wanting
you tor
Who gave you that name, with the ring
And the honor and fame so becoming to
you?
Your stripes stroked in ripples of white and
of red.
With your stars at their glittering best
overhead
BY day or by night
Their delightfulest light
Laughing down from their little square
heaven of blue:
Who gave you the name of old Glory?-say
who
Who gave you the name of Old Glory?
The old banner lifted and faltering then
In vague lisps and whispers fell silent
again.
Old Glory, speak out. We are asking about
How you happened to favor name. so
10 say,
That sounds so familiar and careless and
AS we cheer 1t and shout in our wild. breezy
way
We, the crowd, every man OF us. calling
you that
We Tom. Dick and, Harry, each one swing
iWarr ~. har
And hurrahing "old Glory" like you were
our kin,
When. Lordi we all know we're as common
as sim
And yet it just seems like you humor us all
And watt us your thanks as we hail you and
fall
Into line with you over us. waving US on
Where our glorified. sanctified betters have
gone.
And this is the reason we're wanting to
know
(And we're wanting II so-where our own
fathers went we are willing to go),
Who gave you the name OF Old Glory-oh,
hot
Who gave you the name of Old Glory?
The old flag unfurled with a billowy thrill
For an instant then wistfully sighed and
was still.
Old Glory, the story we're wanting to hear
Is what the plain facts of your christening
were
For your name, just to hear 1t,
Repeat it and cheer il, s tang to the spirit
As salt as tear
And seeing you fly, and the boys march
ing by,
There's a shout in the throat and blur in
the eye
And an aching to live for you always, or
die.
If, dying, we still keep you waving on high.
And so. by our love
For you, floating above,
And the stars of all wars and the sorrows
thereof,
Who gave you the name of Old Glory, and
why
Are we thrilled at the name of Old Glory?
Then the old banner leaped, like sail in
the blast,
And fiuttered an audible answer at last.
And it spake, with a shake of the voice, and
1t said:
by the driven-snow white and the living
blood red
OF my bars and their heaven of stars over
head
By the symbol conjoined of them all, sky
ward cast,
AS l float from the steeple or flap at the
mast
Or droop DER the sod where the long
grasses nod,
My name is as old as the glory of God.
So l came by the name of Old Glory"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
THE EAST.

By the official census Philadelphia
has population of 1,293,697, gain OF
246,733 in ten years.
At the clearing houses in the United
States the exchanges during the week
ended on the gath aggregated $685.
500. 9O7, against 81, 262. s02,7 s6 the preyi-
Gus week. The decrease compared with
the corresponding week of 1899 was
17.5.
In the United States there were III
business failures in the seven days
ended on the gath, against 161 the week
previous and 1853 the corresponding pc
riod of 1899.
The city of New York is flooded with
photo buttons of Bresci, the assassin of
King Humbert.
The will of Coils p. Huntington, of
New York. leaves the great bulk of his
fortune ofS5O 100000 or more to Mrs.
Huntington. Princess Hatzfeldt and
Henry Edwards Huntington.
In a fight at Coney Island, n. y,
Fitzsimmons knocked out Sharkey in
the second round.
At South Bethlehem, Pa, the 1S-inch
Gathman torpedo gun was tested and
more than met the requirements of the
government.
The death of Rev. Royal H. Pull
man, of Baltimore, brother of the
late George NJ. Pullman, occurred at
his summer home at the Thousand
Isles.
Jim Corbett has challenged either
Fitzsimmons or Jeffries to fight for
the worlds championship.
The / 300 school-teachers who have
been touring the United States left
Philadelphia for home.
Pearl Palmer and Name Carr, of
Northeast, Pa, and Lille Conkle, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, were drowned while
bathing at Findlay Lake, n. Y.
At the international rowing re-
gatta at Paris the Vesper crew, of
Philadelphia, won the eight-oared
championship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
RETIRES FROM THE RING.
There VIII he One Man Less In
the heavyweight Division.

New York, Aug. 2s-Robert Fitzsim-
mons has announced his retirement
from the pugilistic ring. He made an
Intellectual attempt to get on match
for the heavyweight championship
with James j. Jeffries TO take place
before the Horton law expires at mid
night next Friday. and has issued the
following statement:
81 am through with fighting will retire
from the ring and will not claim the cham
pionship from Jeffries. / am ready and on
edge to meet him next Friday night, as his
manager suggested ten days ago, but as
he claims he is in no condition to fight on
that night. l am through with him and
with the ring. Henceforth there will be
one man less in the heavyweight division,
for / will go out with the Horton law"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
OLD SOLDIERS WELCOMED.
Chicago Greets Grand Army Veterans
Parade of Naval Veterans
Many Reunions.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Chicago extended
the handclasp of welcome Sunday to
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
city greeted the great vanguard of
the veterans, but the vast body of the
still numerous though decreasing sol
diers of the union is pouring in from
all parts of the country.
Special patriotic services in all the
churches ushered in the week of cele-
bration and the other notable events
of the day were the religious exer-
cises afternoon and evening at the
Coliseum. With to-day the many So
ciaI and recreative features that mark
G. A. r. encampment will be in full
blast.
Chicago, Aug. 28.-'Mid lines of
cheering thousands, under emblemat-
ic arches and fluttering ensigns of
stars and stripes, the navy veterans of
the eos marched Monday, with es-
corts of honor, in their last great
martial pageant of the waning CEN
fury, across the years of which they
have emblazoned so glorious a rec
ord The hand of Chicago, with her
throngs of visitors, was raised in low
ing salute for the SCARED and serried
ranks of the men who manned the
ships of Farragut, Porter and Foote.
The leading affair Monday evening
was the banquet of the Iron brigade
at the clubhouse of the Athletic club.
The speakers were Speaker Hender-
son, of Iowa; Senator Burrows, of
Michigan; Gov. Mount, of Indiana;
Gov. Scofeld, of Wisconsin,; Com
mander Shaw, of the G. A. R.; Charles
G. Dawes, comptroller of the cur
rency, and Gen. Edward S. Bragg, of
Wisconsin. James Whitcomb Riley
recited poem.
A meeting of the National Associa-
ton of EX-Prisoners of War was held
in the Coliseum in the evening, which
drew a large crowd, an attractive pro-
gramme being rendered. An address
of welcome was delivered by Mayor
Harrison.
Many regiments held reunions Mon
day in different parts of Chicago.
Some of the soldiers had not seen
each other since the war, and greet
ings between them were warm. Cam
paigns were fought over again and
old stories were retold. The reun-
ions seemed to bring youth back to
the veterans again and many said
they felt able to fight for their coun-
try again should occasion arise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
PROVIDES FOR RELATIVES.
The VIII of c. p. Huntington Disposes
of His Great Wealth to His
Family.

New York, Aug. 25.-The will of C. P.
Huntington was made public Friday.
1t gives S1,O00000 in trust for Princess
hatfield during her life, principal to
go TO her issue, at her death; $500, 900
in trust is given for the benefit of Mrs.
Huntington, the widow, for life, after
wards for the benefit of Archer NJ
Huntington, for life; two-thirds of the
Southern Pacific railway stock is TO be
given to Mrs. Huntington and one-third
to Henry Edwards Huntington, on con-
dition that no part thereof shall be
sold during the lifetime of either ex-
cept with the consent of both.
The only public requests made are,
to Hampton institute, Virginia, $780,
900, as part of the permanent fund
of the institution; to the Chaplin
home for the aged and infirm of the
city of New York, $4,000, as part
of the permanent fund.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

Patrioticservices in all the churches
OF Chicago ushered in the week Of
the thirty-fourth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
At their home near Freeport, ILL.,.
John Bobb, aged %, and his wife,
aged 81, were murdered. Robbery
was the motive, and tramp. who
had disappeared, was thought to be
the murderer.
At their home near Holcomb, H.,
William Broder and his wife were
killed by lightning.
On September 10 and ii the Ma
t1onal Association of Mexican War
Veterans will meet in Cincinnati.
James Hook and Bert Williams
were killed in a mine explosion near
Saginaw, Mich.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
A FemnIe Entpmn

Even the census enumerator, armed as he
is with sweeping authority, doesn't find his
work always as calm as sailing on a summer
sea- An enumerator in a New York dis
trict encountered female enigma whom he
had TO report TO the government from data
obtained from the following conversation:
In what year were you born" asked
the enumerator.
In 1876" answered the lady.
Then you are SAP said the enumerator.
Indeed, | am not. / am 81, she re-
torted.
And yet you were born in 1852"
THAT is what said, sir.
"Then YOU must be 81.
''No; 81"
well how do you account for the addi-
tional two years?"
Il don't account for them. don't have
to. It's none Of your business. was born
in 1876 and am 81 years old, and that is all
there is about it, know my own age, sup
pose. IN. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
FARMERS CONGRESS-.
Long Line of Resolutions Acted Upon
Cost of Raising Corn Causes
n Discussion.

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. 24.-The
farmers national congress refused
Thursday morning to pass resolution
asking congress to compel sleeping-car
companies to reduce their rates. Other
resolutions read and passed were as fol-
lows:
Favoring appropriations to complete the
work already begun on river and harbor
improvements.
Favoring the building of an interoceanio
canal in Nicaragua.
Favoring the extension OF rural mall free
delivery
Protesting against the leasing of the pub
lie domain for grazing purposes.
Recommending the distribution of seeds
through experiment stations only.
Favoring public ownership of water
courses for irrigation purposes and favor
ing government investigation of irrigation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
CENSUS RETURNS.
Population of New Orleans and Sew.
eraI other Cities According to
the Twelfth Enumeration.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The popula-
ton of the city of New Orleans, La,
according to the twelfth census, is
PSF ,104 in 1900, against 242 .039 in 1890,
an increase of 1862 per cent.
The population of Kansas City, Mo-.
is 163,752, against 1915 in 1890, an
increase of 80 per cent. The popu-
lation of Kansas City, Kan, is 51,418
against 1886 in 1890, an increase OF
34.19 per cent.
Populations of other cities were an
nounced as follows: Pittsburgh, Pa,
321, 616, against 23s,617 in 1890; Ale
gheny City, Pa, 1886, as against
los, 2s7 in 1890; Newark, N. j., 246,O7O
as against 1s1 $50 for 1890.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
BOAT TIPPED OVER.
The wife and Three Little Sons of
Henry Quaddy Drowned I'm
Wisconsin River.

Kaukauna, Wis, Aug. 27.-In full
view of large party of picnickers
Mrs. Henry Quaddy and three little
sons were drowned in the river, while
Mr.. Quaddy with his daughter narrow
ly escaped the same fate. Mr.. Quaddy,
who is a carpenter, and his family were
in a small skiff about half way across
the river when the boat was over
turned. Mr.. Quaddy, by clinging to the
boat, managed to save his 12-year-old
daughter, while his wife and three sons,
aged from six to nine years, were
drowned. The body of Mrs. Quaddy
has been recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
Dangers of the socratIc Method.

This happened at a well-known San Fran.
cisco Sunday school: Teacher-"When you
look around and see all the fine houses and
stores and lots, do you ever think who owns
them now? Your fathers own them, do they
not?" Boys Tin chorus) -"Yes, ma am. .
Teacher-"Where will your fathers be sc
years from now?" Boys Tin one shout
dead" Teaeher-"That' right And who
will own all this property them" Boys Tin
ungrammatical concert - us boysl"
Teacher-'R Right Now, tell me, did you
drunkards lounging around the saloon doors
waiting for some one to treat themg" Boys
(heartily)-"Yes, ma'am, lots of them"
Teacher-"Well, where will they be 30 years
from now?" Boys-"Dead" Teacher
And who will be the drunkards then ?"
Boys Tin enthusiastic chorus us boys" -
San Francisco Wave
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
Crop Conditions

The weekly crop report of the Wash.
ington weather bureau says for Wis
conSin:
Hot weather continues. with copious
rains in northern and southern sections
and light showers in central counties:
thrashing retarded by rains and much com
plant of damage to oats by rust and mold:
corn maturing rapidly: hay and pastures
excellent.some fall blowing DONE apples
poor and practically winter varieties. other
small fruit and berries very satisfactory.
some early tobacco housed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
FOREIGN INTEIIIGExcE.


our government viii withdraw Gen.
Chatfee and his troops should Russia
persist in making war on China. Presi-
dent Mckinley has Instructed ministers
In European capitals to sound govern
ments as to future policy. Adyices
from Shanghai and other points indi-
Gated that peace is at hand. A military
administration consisting of repre-
sentative from each of the allied pow
ers, has been established at Picking, and
the future movements of the allied
forces depend upon instructions from
the home governments.
The indications were that war be-
tween Morocco and France was newt
able.
1t is said Theodore Tilton will return
to the United States and take to the
lecture platform.
In Pretoria Lieut.. Corduo, leader of
the conspirators against Lord Roberts,
was shot by order of court-martial.
cablegram received in Washing
ton says that the report that Russia,
Germany and Japan had declared war
on China and had invited England
and the United States to retire is
untrue. The allies have driven the
Boxers from Peking. The japanese
government has notified Earl Ii that
negotiations for peace will be impos
sible until plenipotentiaries accept
able to the powers are appointed.
A dispatch received at the japanese
legation in Washington said the Chi
nese were rallying their forces ready
to attack the allied armies at Peking.
French and Hungarian govern
ments have adopted more stringent
measures against the anarchists.
Great Britain sees signs of prepare
tions for war in France and a scare
develops in the United Kingdom.
A dispatch says Lord Roberts has
left Pretoria and has fixed his head
quarters at Wonderfontein. The
Beers in a fight near Machadorp in
ficted heavy loss upon the Liverpool
| regiment.
Off Tangier United States war
ship has arrived to collect claim
from the sultan of Morocco for the
murder of an American citizen by
band of religious fanatics.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
May Lose n Congressman.

Washington, Aug. 24.-omaha, Neb.,
Is the first city thus far counted. in the
twelfth census to show decrease in
population during the past decade.
The count of the population of Omaha
just completed shows 1o2,555 The pop
ulation in 1890 was lac, 452. This indi-
Gates n decrease in ten years of 1897,
or 26.9S per cent. The impression pre-
walls that Nebraska's population has
decreased to such an extent that the
state will be deprived of one of its
six congressman when the new APP
portionment shall have been made.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

In view of many picnickers, Mrs. Hem
ry Quaddy and three little sons were
drowned in the river at Kaukauna.
while Quaddy with his daughter mar
rowly escaped the same fate Mr.. Quad
~, who is carpenter, and his family
were in a small skiff about half way
across the river when the boat was over
turned. Mr.. Quaddy, by clinging to the
boat, managed to save his 12-yeur-old
daughter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
A TERRIFIC STORM.
Several Business Houses in Sednlia,
Mo-, Wrecked and Two Persons
Are Seriously Injured.

sedalia, Mo-. Aug. 2s.-A terrific
wind and rainstorm approaching the
violence of cyclone, swept over
portion of Sedalia, wrecking a num-
Der of business houses, unroofng a
score or more of residences and de-
stroying hundreds of trees. Two per-
sons were seriously injured by falling
buildings They are: James Postal,
a farmer; head and chest lacerated
and internally injured; Nelson Un-
bles, a negro, chest crushed and in
ternally injured.
Thousands of dollars worth of
property in the surrounding country
was destroyed, many fine fields of
corn having been blown down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Moving the Library.

The work of moving the famous Wis
consin historical library from its pres
ent quarters in the state capitol to the
new 100000 building built for the IL
brary and the state university library
by the state has begun. The library
contains 100000 books and pamphlets,
and its removal has been planned for
with great care. In addition to the
10000 books and pamphlets, the Ii
brary contains so tons of newspapers.
which are at present stored in the base
ment of the capitol These alone will
make big lot of work to move. 1t is
estimated that several weeks will be re-
quired for the moving.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
nrrnn Nntifed Again.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 24.-Mr. Bryan
Thursday received the second official
notification of his nomination for the
presidency. This notification came
from the populist party, and Thomas
NJ. Patterson, of Colorado, acted as the
mouthpiece of the party making It.
He was at the same time informed of
the Endorsement of his candidacy by
the United States Monetary league,
this notification being given by A. w.
Rucker. The ceremonies occurred in
the spacious and beautiful grounds of
the state capitol, and were witnessed
by a large number of people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
Wa. Wen KNOWN.

Patrick Sheridan, a pioneer of Rock
county, and familiariy known as Yam
kee Pat" committed suicide by drown
ing in Rock river in the business part
of GAINESVILLE. His body was found. he
is supposed to have gone in between
three and four o'clock in the morning
He was a welI-known character, about
20 years of age, and resided in La Prai-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
sharkey whipped In Two Rounds.

New York, Aug. Whipped into
insensibility in less than two rounds
is the story in brief of Tom Sharkey's
meeting with Bob Fitzsinmons at the
Coney Island Sporting club Friday
night. The brevity of the fight proves
that Fitzsimmons is still great fight
er and able to beat the best of the
heavy weights. He has beaten Cor
bett, Rubin and Sharkey. The fin
ishing blow was a left hook on the
law
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

Not all the heroism in this world is
seen on the battlefield and on the
stage. At a big fire in Chicago, at
which n father and his five children
were penned up like rats in a trap to
die. the members of engine company
No. 3, seeing that there was no time
TO wait for hook and ladder truck,
formed a ladder of their bodies, by
standing one upon the shoulders of
another, and so on up for IS feet, and
all of the stricken people were passed
down to safety.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 2s.-Capt. McAllis-
ter, head of the famous McAllister
battery, prominent in the civil war,
is dead. aged 20. as the result of a
paralytic stroke. The captain was
one OF the best known veterans in
northern Illinois.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

One good. result has been accom-
plished by the present Chinese crisis.
The European powers, it is said. now
recognize the fact that China can be
governed only by the Chinese. The
most that the powers which were re-
Gently plotting so gayly the dismem-
berment of the Flowery kingdom now
seem to hope for is the direction of
that government and they do not seem
TO be altogether certain whether they
will succeed even in that, When ACC, O00.-
600 people insist that they viii gov
ern themselves their wishes are pretty
apt to be respected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

The transatlantic liner Deutschland
broke the record in the race across the
Atlantic which has attracted SO much
attention. she gained six hours on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, despite the
fact that the latter also made a new
record for the trip, and her average
speed was 1882 knots an hour. This is
equal to 20 miles an hour, as we record
speed on land. During high bursts OF
sneed near the finish many an hour
recorded 81 knots. The greyhound OF
the sea to-day can go TO Europe and
return in the time that was thought
to be wonderfully fast 25 years ago
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

Activities of presidential cam
paign explain the comparative neglect
of the sea serpent this summer, but a
San Francisco romanticist does his
best to make amends by describing how
a whale nearly upset a steamer That
the whale should be roaming around
in a small bay and that a marine EAR
fist" should present the sole proof add
to the beauty of the fiction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30
Nerrn shot 10 Death.

New Orleans. Aug. 24.-Sam Fields,
a Young negro. was shst to death by a
mob of white men Wednesday night
near Whitehall. in Livingston parish.
FIELDS had made an assault on Mrs.
Peter Poche. but through her desperate
resistance he had not succeeded in ac-
complishing his design.
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Conspirator Is Shot.

London, Aug. 25.-Lieut. Cordua, the
Boer officer convicted by court-martial
as one of the ringleaders in the con-
spiracy to abduct Lord Roberts and
to kill leading British officers, was ex-
ecuted at Pretoria late Friday after
noon. Lord Roberts, to whom the
verdict and sentence of the court had
been referred, approved it and the ex-
ecution followed within a few hours.
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Terrinc Storm at Nome.

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-The Bull
letin Friday prints the following spe-
cial. dated Seattle. Wash, August "a:
A terrific storm ragged at Nome, Au-
gust Z. 1t wrought disaster along the
water front and as a result the beach
is lined with wreckage and stranded
vessels of all descriptions. According
to a water front man, out of 6s steam
launches only five remained afoat,
and of 70 barges but seven are riding
the sea. the others having either sunk
or drifted ashore. Twenty dead
bodies were washed ashore and taken
~ the moroue for Identification.