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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
THIRTY MILLION no1LARs.

United States Official Assayer at Seattle
Says that win be Gold Output of Alaska
and the Northwest for I9oO---Cape
Nome WIN Rival the KIondike---S1S,-
100000 in Gold Received at Seattle As
say Office Since July 10, 1898.
Seattle, Wash.-A great many people
rldlcule the stories that are told of the fab
ulous riches Of the Alaska gold fields. Re-
ports of output Of gold are characterized as
deliberate lies. The rush to the GOLD fields
is said to be f~ostered by railway and steam
ship managers. These ''doubting Thorn
ases" are respectfully referred to the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. +. A. Wing, assayer
in charge Of the United States assay office
at Seattle. 1t is sufficient evidence of the
amount of gold ACTUALLY DEPOSITED
AT THE SEATTLE ASSAY OFFICE.
The Alaska gold fields have hardly been
scratched. What the future may bring
forth no man can foresee. Certain II IS
that young men Of good health, with pluck
n energy and a determination to succeed
will dig immense fortunes out Of the golden
sand of Cape Nome, Cape York, Cape
Prince Of Wales, Norton Sound and Solotn
Bay during the summer of 1900. Here is
what Mr.. Wing writes:
The U. s. Assay Office at Seattle, WASH
Office of the Assayer in Charge, Nov. 18th,
1s99.-Mr. r. c.. Stevens, Gen. Western
Pass. Agt., Great Northern Ry., City.-Slr:
III reply 10 yours OF the HtIn inst, L nave
the honor to submit the following data
which l trust will be satisfactory. This Of
flee was opened on July 18th, 1898. Since
that date there nave been S,203 separate in
dividual deposits of bullion, a~ggregating
eighteen million five hundred and five thou
sand dollars; one-third of which was re-
ceived during the first fiscal year ended
June Both, 1899 the balance since that time.
The comparative average values per ounce
of klondike and Cape Nome gold are as fol
lows: $3.50 per ounce Klondike; $3.50 per
ounce Cape Nome.
In my judgment the output for 1900 will
easily double that of 1899. In my prepare
tions for next season / am anticipating at
least twenty millions for this Office alone,
on a basis of thirty millions as the entire
output of Alaska and the Northwest Terri
tory. All indications lead me TO believe
that Cape Nome and its immediate vicinity
will equal the klondike in amount of pro
duction. Trusting this will meet with YOU
requirements, l am, Respectfully Yours,
(Signed) +. A. WING, Assayer in Charge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD.
Five Persons Are Known to Have
Perished in Rising of n River
In Idaho.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. ia down
pour of rain for three days, together
with a prevailing chinook rain, is
melting the snow and has suddenly
flooded several western Washington
valleys and a great portion of Latah
county, Idaho. Hundreds of farms in
Puyallup, Stuck and White river val
leys are under water and the noun
tain streams are raging torrents. The
streets of Kent, lying on the banks of
the White river, are flooded. A special
from KendriclS, Idaho, states that
three children of Charles Hamblin and
two Cinnamon are reported to have
been drowned there. a Northern Pa
cifc freight train was caught by the
rushing waters in the canyon below
Moscow and Kendrick and swept into
the raging torrent. The train crew
escaDed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Grief Cnused His peath.

Des Moines. Ia. Jan. 12.-William
h1.sss., ono - sL~1Aad:ns odd fallnrvs
of Iowa, die. instantly of heart failure
Thursday afternoon at his home. He
was the founder of the Iowa odd fell
lows annuity insurance. Wednesday
the annual election Of the society was
held and he was deposed as president,
there having been factional troubles
in the organization for a long time.
Grief as a result of his failure TO secure
a reelection is given as the cause of
death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
CROSSES III. TuGELA.
Report That Gen. warren Has Taken
Up "A strong EssitIoE North
of the liver.

Cape Town, Jan. GA dispatch to
the Argus. dated Frday last, January
IL, says: '"The auhorities have re-
ceived news that Zen. Warren has
crossed the Tugela and occupied a
strong position norh of The river"
This report has ben current here
since Sunday, but isiiscredited in Off
cial circles.
Cape Town. Saturday, Jan. Ia
There is good reasln TO believe that
the statement that Sir Charles War
rem. with II, 600 mel, has gone toward
Weencn is correct, md we may expect
important news shortly.
London, Jan. 16.7The war Office has
published the following dispatch from
| Lord Roberts, datedgCape Town, Janu-
airy Is, 6:2o p. M; French reports
that a reconnaissance yesterday (Sun-
day) shelled the Col&burg road bridge.
No casualties. Returned to-day. Meth
zen and Gatacre ~nochange."
London, Jan. 16.-ien. Buffers latest
authentic word as b what he and his
81 1000 men are doing was wired from
Springfield after his first forward step
Striving 10 think put the unknown,
| London is confuset by surmise and
rnmor and disquieied by suspense
Spencer Wilkinson, the lucid military
expert of the Morning Post, asserts
that the Boer forcein northern Natal
is larger than Gen Buffers and Sit
George Whites together. so that the
Beers are able to love a force around
Ladysmith larger than that within the
town and yet TO oppose Gen. Butler
with q force superior to his own.
Reports from the Boer camps affirm
that the circle of III Investment has been
drawn closer by the occupation of
some hills nearer the town. thus lib
Grating reenforcements to oppose Gen.
Butler.
London, Jan. I6,-The correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph at Pietermar-
itzburg, telegraphipg Thursday, Jan
uary II, says:
'The gallantry of the Ladysmith garri-
son last Saturday appears TO have de-
pressed. if not actually demoralized, the
Beers generally. 1t is believed that they
lost at least NO., If not three, killed as
against our one. Many Beers are believed
trekking northward, The magistrate at
Nqutu. Zululand, telegraphs that scouts
report having seen many Boer families
with wagons proceeding north, via Zuiu-
land, while a European who formerly re-
sided at Dundee declares that after the re-
pulse at ~Ladysmith a number OF Boer
wagons, loaded with dead and wounded,
passed through that mining township, and
that the Beers burned some of the public
buildings as they departed. Five days nave
passed since then"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
MIN Men Mny strikc.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 15.-At a meet
ing of the Cleveland branch of the
National Association of Rod Mill
Workers Sunday night it was decided
to inaugurate a strike in the four
mills of the American Steel g. Wire
company in this city this morning.
The strike here will throw 1000 men
out of employment and the number
affected in other states will be large.
The strike was brought about by the
demand of the workers for a substan-
tial advance in wages, a much greater
advance than the ~ per cent. made
voluntarily by the company last week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Death OF Gen. Maury.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Thursday morn
ing Gen. Dabney Herndon Maury died
at the residence of his son. Gen. Maury
was born in + 'edericksburg, Va, May
21, 1922. lie left the University of Vir-
ginia in 1912 and entered the military
academy al West Point. He served with
distinction in the Mexican war. He
was a colonel in the confederate army
during the war of the rebellion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Norway now has a new flag, and it is
all her own. The Swedish flag was
forced upon The Norwegians in 1914,
though the constitution gave them an
emblem of their own. and ever since
that time they have been fighting for
their rights. The king has vetoed every
attempt that has been made, but now
the storthing has for the third time
voted to give Norway her flag. and as
the king cannot veto the third corsecu-
tive enactment of a law Norway at last
has her national emblem. The new flag
bears no symbol of the union between
Norway and Sweden.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

I.iffn 10 Harvard.

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. IS. The
statement of the treasurer Of Harvard
university. which will soon be issued.
shows that gifts which were made -
The university from August /. 1898. 10
July 81. 1899. aggregated Sl.544,s29. OF
his amount Si.3s3.460 was to form
new funds or increase old ones ana
Sf6i.a6s was available for immediate
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s,ccov Cots Decision.

New York, Jan. 13.-"Kid" Mccoy got
the decision over Joe Choynskii in a bout
which lasted three rounds at the Broad
way Athletic club Friday night.
Choynski would have had the fight in
the second round were ii not for an ac-
cident as TO timekeeping. He had
6oored the Kid four times, but the
timekeeper pulled the bell as Mccoy
was counted for the limit of ten sec
onds. and this saved the Kid from abso-
lufe defenf.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Laramie, N. D., Jan. 12.-Edward So
seng was instantly killed at the Great
Northern coal sheds in this city. Mr..
Soseng has been in charge of the coal
sheds here since last May. His clothes
caught in the big shaft connecting
with the fly wheel and he was thrown
around in a circle until his right arm
was pulled out of the socket at the
shoulder and the top of his head
knocked off
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Inaugurnted for second Term.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. IL. II For the
second time, Gov. Shaw was inaugu-
rated as chief executive of the state.
Oath of office vas pronounced by Chief
Justice Granger, of the supreme court,
in the presence of 5000 people. Services
consisted of a parade from the state
house, headed by a troop of the ma
tional guard, and exercises at the
Auditorium concluded with an adj
dress by Lieut.. Gov. Milliman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Demnnds am Investigation.

Lansing Mich, Jan. 15.-Adjt. Gen.
Chase has addressed a letter to Gov.
Pingrec in which, after referring to
the l~atter's request for his resigna-
ton fer gross neglect of duty in con-
n%ection with the military fraud aud
to his own refusal to accede because
of his innocence of any part in that
matter, he requests that a military
court CT inquiry be detailed to inves-
tigate and report upon this transac-
ton so far as it, reflects on him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Steam railroad building has been
more active the past year than for some
time. The new mileage laid is placed at
1857 miles, against 2,265 miles last
year and an average Of about 1000 miles
for each of the previous four years.
Iowa leads the exhibit, with $50 miles
of new road. and Minnesota, Arkansas
and California come next. Only five of
the so states and territories are I'M
represented in the table-those being
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Della
ware, Nevada and the District of Co
lumbia. This is certainly a very good
showing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

One of the most remarkable coinci-
dences on record has come 10 light in
Lynchburg, Va, and Augusta, Ga. In
each city there is a Walter Clark whose
father was named Samuel and whose
mothers maiden name was Walker.
Both Walter Clarks have brothers
named Samuel and William, uncles
named Charles and John and an aunt
named Elizabeth. Yet the two men
cannot trace any relationship between
the two families.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The government has been asked to
pay a note lis years old. Norman
Stearns. of Dorchester, Mass. holds a
promissory note for $1S.67. given TO his
grandfather, Eli Stearns, in 1871 by the
government. The note bears date of
August /. 1871. and is signed by Tim
Pickering, quartermaster general, and
countersigned by Jabbery Hatch. 4. q.
NJ. Mr.. Stearns claims that the money
was advanced to the corps Of invaids
at Boston. The note provides for sly
per cent. interest until paid. and if the
government allows Mr.. S%tearns' claim
he will be given $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
DOCTORS AWFUL DEED.
In a Temporary Fit of Insanity He
Kills a Babe Brought to Him
for Treatment.

Hampton, Ia, Jan. 10.-Dr. G. w.
Appleby, for several years the leading
physician at Bristow, Butler county,
Monday evening, in a fit of insanity,
killed a ten-months'-old child of Henry
YEARLY, of this place, while making
an examination of it in Dr.. Hobson's
office, in this city. The parents had
brought the child to DR.. Hobson's of
fee tc be treated for some trifling all
ment, and before he had time to at
tend to it was called out. DIR. Apple
by, who was visiting DR.. Hobson, was
in the office, and he suggested TO DR..
Appleby and parents that DR.. Apple
by should make the necessary exam
nation which, as Dol as DIR. Hobson
had left the office, he proceeded to do.
He took the child in his arms and
handled it so roughly that the parents
protested, but to no avail. Suddenly
he put his thumbs under its chin. and
with his fingers on top or ITS head
crushed its face in 81 that blood
gushed out of its nose and mouth.
Then jumping up, he seized the child
by one foot and began swinging il
around his head, resisting all efforts
Of the terror-stricken parents to stop
HIM, and it was not until help was
gotten that the child was taken from
him.
1t was quite dead, and when DR..
Rich, a physician who had been called
in, prepared a stimulant to admins
ter to it, DIR. Appleby knocked the
spoon on the floor, declaring that God
had taken the child. The insane corr
mission was Immediately convened,
and at midnight DR.. Appleby was On
his way to the hospital for insane at
independence. Three or four hours
after the occurrence he seemed COM
parativeIy rational, and said he knew
what he was doing when he killed the
child, but could not help it. The
cause of his insanity is supposed to DC
religious excitement, he having lately
been attending protraeted meetings
and manifesting great interest there
in. DIR. Hobson, who was a former
partner of his at Bristow, had per-
suaded him to come up here for a rest,
only Sunday noticing that he seemed
nervous and worn out, but no symp-
toms of insanity had been noticed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
wilIiam TeIegraphS Thanks.

Stuttgart, Jan. 10.-Emperor Will
liam, telegraphing his thanks to the
king of Wurtemburg for assuming the
patronage of the Wurtemburg commit
tee of the Navy league, says: Il hope
the events of the last few days will
have convinced the Overwhelming cir
Giles that not only Germany's inter
ests. but Germany's honor must be
protected on distant seas, and to this
end Germany must be strong and
DoverfuI on the sea also"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The real cause of the increased price
of meats is that the country has now
1900, 600 more meat eaters than it had
ten years ago, while the number of cat
tie has fallen off 11,Oo0,o zoe during that
period. According to the figures of the
bureau of animal industry we had 15,-
OO0, 900 more hogs in 1890 than now,
while the population has increased
from 60, 500, 600 to nearly 10000 600. a
similar falling off is reported in the
number of sheep. Under these condi-
tions there is no prospect that the prices
of meat will return to their former
level.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Thieves pIunder a Bank.

Princeton, Ind, Jan. 13.-Robbers
blew up the safe and vault in the bank
ing house of McGinnis, Teel & Co.,
at Owensville, this county, and secured
$4,000, the total currency in the bank.
The money was placed on a handcar
on the Mount Vernon branch of the
Evansville & Terre Haute railroad and
run to Poseyville, ~ miles southeast,
Here the handcar was left and the
money removed TO a vehicle. The rob
bers then made their way overland to
the Wabash river, crossing on the Hi
nois side.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The part of the twentieth annual
report of the government geological
survey, which deals with the mineral
resources of the country, just pub
lished, shows that since 1880 the value
of mine products has increased from
S369, 31o,0o to COZ, $50, 720. Since 1898
the rate of increase has been 2 5000
600 a year. All the metals except
r.ckel made large gains. Aluminium,
anthony, zinc, copper and lead
reached their maximum.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Miss May Howard, a society coach"
who sued Mrs. Frances Augusta Skin
ner for services rendered, has been
awarded 5000 by a New York court.
The coach seems to have become a fixed
American institution. Backward stu
dents, football elevens, boat crews and
other college athletic teams have had
them for years, and now women with
social ambitions are employing them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Art gallery for BnGaIo,

Buffalo, N. y, Jan. 16.-John j. Al
bright has announced to the board of
directors of the Buffalo fine arts acad-
envy his intention 10 present to the
city an art gallery 10 cost about $780,
o60 and to begin its construction i'm
mediately. The gallery will be of
white marble and will be built in or
near the Delaware park and within
the boundaries of the Pan-American
exhibition grounds.
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MARKETS.
Minneapolis. Mimi.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 16.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 64G65c;
No. 8 northern, 61@62c; May, 625sc.
0ats-No. 3, white 2sc.
Corn-No. 8, SOC.
cattle-Steers s4.OO@4.5o; cows, s2.75
@S.00.
Sheep-Muttons, $3.50; lambs, Sc. IS.
hogs-S3. 4O@3.s5.
Butte Creamery, extras, 25926c;
creamery, ~firsts, 24@25c, dairy, fancy,
22@23.
Poultry-Turkeys, s@1oc; spring
chickens. I2c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Death of n .yurixt.

jefferson, o., Jan. 1o.-Judge William
p. Howland died Tuesday morning Of
pneumonia, aged 6s years. He served
in both branches OF the legislature and
was prominent in Ohio politics for
many years. In a contest with Hon.
John Sherman for the republican nomi-
nation for the United States senate he
received the highest vote cast on the
first ballot and on the final ballot was
second to Mr., Sherman. lie had served
on the common pleas bench since 1891.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Cow in a COLI MATCH.

Ed Tufts. Of Los Angeles, was playing
rolf with a friend recently. When he drove
from the third teeing ground, he sliced the
ball badly and sent it away to one side. 1t
stopped IN front Of a grazing COW, and TUFTS
came up Just in time to see It disappear INTO
the bovine mouth. When his opponent had
made his stroke, Tufts untethered the cow,
and. with MANY sounding thwacks Of his
club, drove the beast to the third hole.
There he made her disgorge the bal, and,
neatly boling it, announced that he had
made the hole in two strokes: His oppon,
ent calmly finished the hole in seven, and
claimed the hole. But / made it in two,
protested Tufts, gleefully. NO, you nd
nn't.' declared the other; you made it IN
80. You hit that COW 81 times, for count
ed every stroke" and Tufts conceded the
hnln I'm Eraneiscn Argnnaut.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
scryJan N%IinIstrv Resiwns

Vienna, Jan. 1.-THE Neue Freie
Presse says the Seryian ministry has
resigned owing to King Alexander in
sisting on granting amnesty to all the
political prisoners convicted of high
treason against his father, former
King Milan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Rob a Town Treasurer.

Platteville, WIS.,, Jan. 13.-Great ex-
citement prevails here, rs burglars en-
tered the Office OF Joseph Gates, town
treasurer of Glen Haven, Thursday
night and secured $4,000 in county or
ders, notes, etc. The work was done by
professional safe crackers. No trace OF
the robbers has yet been found. Aposse
is on the search. Glen Haven is eight
miles west of P~latteYille.
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Interstate Commerce commission

Washington, Jan. 16.-The interstate
commerce commission Monday made
public its thirteenth annual report. The
feature of the report is the strong plea
made that congress uphold the hands
of the commission by amendments maxi
ing the interstate commerce law more
effective. The report says that the eom-
mission a year ago called attention 10
the fact that in vital respects the pres
ent law proved defective and made
quate, and that until further legislation
is provided the best efforts at regu-
lation must be feeble and disappoint-
ing. The requests of the commission
for needful amendments have been sup
ported by petitions and memorials from
agricultural, manufacturing and COM
mercial interests throughout the coun-
try, yet not a line of the statute has
been changed, and none of the burden
some conditions which call for relief has
been removed or modified.
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KiIIeh b, q Farmhhnd.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 10.-Wood e.
Mitchell, a collector for the J. II. North
Furniture & Carpet company, tried to
foreclose a mortgage on some hogs OF
the farm of c. ID. French, near Grand
View, south of this city, Tuesday, when
Thomas Westlake. a hired hand,
emptied the contents Of a shotgun into
Mitchelrs breast, killing him instant
ly. Westlake had ordered Mitchell to
leave the farm, but the latter refused.
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Left estate worth Millions.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-rhe will of the late
+. j. Lehman, originator of the de-
partment store system in this country,
was filed for probate Friday. He left
an estate valued at Sc, 100000. The will
was made several years ago. 1t is be-
lieved the estate is now worth &c.
ooo On0
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

An Alabama man wants $4,000 dam
ages from a telegraph company for de-
laying a message, thereby causing the
young woman of his choice to become
another mans wife. In due time the
other man may sue the company for a
still larger sum.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The return of Paderewski to this
country recalls a remarkable fact. In
1888 Roentgen was professor of physics,
Paderewski was an instructor in music
and Tesla was an instructor in elec-
tricity, all of them being in the fac
ulty Of the University of Strasburg. AT
that time they were unknown to the
world; now there are probably no three
men who are better known.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

As a producer of pig iron the United
States has a large lead over other pro-
ducers, the output for 1899 being about
ain was less than 100000 tons, and
that of Germany 100000. Out output
was last year COCO, coo tons in excess of
that of 1896, when the smaller quantity
was sold with difficulty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

1t will be four years next summer
since the discoveries of gold in the
Klondike region excited the whole
country, and just to show what the
enterprising pioneers have accom-
pIished in this brief space of time it is
announced that the White Pass & Yu-
kon railway will probably be opened
next June, in which case it will be pos
sible to make the whole trip from Taiya
to Dawson by rail and boat. There has
certainly been some tall hustling done.