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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
AN AWFUL FATE.
Colored Brute Is Burned at the Stake
at Limon, Col, for Murder of
Little Girl.

Limon, Col, Nov. 17.-Chained to a
railroad rail set firmly in the ground
on the exact spot where his fiendish
crime was committed, Preston Por-
ter, Jr., or, as he was Familiarity
known, John Porter. Friday evening
paid a terrible penalty for his deed.
1t was 6:23 o'clock when the father
of the murdered Frost girl touched
the match to the fuel which had been
piled around the negro, and 20 min
utes later a last convulsive shudder
told that life was extinct. What agony
the doomed boy suffered while the
flames shriveled up his flesh could
only be guessed from the terrible
contortions of his face and the cries
he gave from time to time.
The executioners, who numbered
about 300 citizens of Lincoln county,
had not the least semblance of the
ordinary mob. Their every act was
deliberate, and during all the prepa-
rations, as well as throughout the
sufferings of the negro, hardly an I'M
necessary word was spoken. Grimly
they stood in a circle about the fire
until the body was entirely consumed
and then quietly they took their way
back to Limon, from whence they
departed for their homes shortly aft
erward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
DOINGS OR 4 WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
From WASHINGTON.

The commissioner of immigration
saws immigrants have arrived in this
country at the rate of 1000 per day
since July last.
On March Attorney General
Griggs will retire from the cabinet
for purely business reasons.
During the fiscal year ended June
30, 1900. the internal revenue receipts
were S295,316, 107, being s10,316,1o7 in
excess of the estimated amount and
s21. s31. 534 more than during the pre-
vious year.
F. w. Royce, widely known as an
inventor, electrician and veteran
telegraph operator, dropped dead in
Washington.
For the past ten months exports
from the United States were S1,194,-
775.205, breaking all records.
The next house of representatives,
if precedent is followed in reappor-
tionment. will contain 3s5 members,
an increase of rs over the present
number.
The last fiscal year has been the
most prosperous period known to
American shipping since 1861.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
WHITE IN COURT.
Michigan's Ex-Quartermaster Gen.
eraI Pleads Not Guilty-Fur-
nishes Bail of $4,000.

Lansing, Mich, Nov. 16.-Gen. w. L.
White, ex-quartermaster general of
the Michigan national guard, who has
been under indictment for the past
year for alleged completely in the
state military fruads, appeared be-
fore Judge West in the circuit court
Thursday afternoon. Gen. White re-
turned to Michigan Wednesday night
voluntarily, after an absence of al
most year. He stood mute before
Judge West and a plea of not guilty
was ordered entered by the judge.
Judge West fixed Gen. Whites bail
at $4,000, which was furnished by five
prominent business men of Grand
Rapids, Gen. Whites home. The case
was then adjourned until Novem-
Der 90.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

In session in Detroit the Society of
the Army of the Tennessee reelected
Granville NJ. Dodge, of New York,
president.
Republicans have a majority of
four on joint ballot in the Nebraska
legislature.
Attorneys say the Iowa election is
illegal as to all officers except cleo
tors, judges and those to fill vacan-
cies.
Albert and Bertha Nagel, children
of William Nagel, of Clinton, Ia, were
fatally burned by the explosion of a
lamp.
At jefferson, Tex, three negroes
under arrest for attempting to kill
Mr.. Stallcup. were taken from the
Jail by unknown persons and hanged.
This year the corn crop of the
country will be 2,1Os, OOO,OOO bushels,
an increase of 10000, 600 bushels over
the previous year.
Fever caused the death of James
S. Barber, of Canton, o., nephew of
President Mckinley and assistant
paymaster in the United States navy.
While performing a marriage cere-
mony Rev. Henry Middleton, pastor
of the Methodist church at Green
field, o., died.
In the past year more than $113,-
OOO, 900 has been invested in financial.
mercantile and manufacturing enter
prises in Ohio.
As announced by the census bureau
the population of Michigan is 2,42o,-
9S2. an increase of ,O93 since 1890.
Near Spencer, Wis, an aged couple
named Klotow were burned to death
in their home.
William and Thomas Holdeman
were executed at Tombstone, Ariz.,
for the killing of Ted Moore.
Iowa has a population of 2,231,s53,
an increase of 319,957 in ten years;
Louisiana, 1.3s1.625. a gain of 263O3s.
Flames destroyed 700 bales of cot
ton at Montgomery, Ala.
Fire nearly wiped out the small
town of Piedmont, Mo.
In Hawaii Robert w. Wilcox, indie
pendent royalist candidate, was elect
ed delegate to congress.
Near Limon, Col. Preston Porter,
Jr., the young negro who murdered
Louise Frost, aged Is, was burned at
the stake by mob.
Indians from Arizona attacked
Pecheco. Mormon settlement in
Mexico. and IL Indians and six Nor
mons were killed in the fracas.
Flames wiped out the business por-
ton of Buffalo. S. ID.
In mass meeting the people of Dem
yer. Col. expressed their indignation
over the burning of the negro Porter.
The members of the Chicago Irish
American ambulance corps arrived
home from South Africa.
The death of h. w Huston. former
attorney general of Michigan, oc-
CURED at Vassar aged 20 years.
Flames destroyed large portion
of the business area of Philippi, w.
Va.
At Rockford, H., William and Mary
Yates, brother and sister and aged.
were suffocated by gas.
At Newport, KY the German ma
tional bank closed its doors because
of the alleged defalcation of s20l goo
by Frank NJ Brown. assistant cash
Ter.
The famous labor leader, Martin
Irons. who conducted the big Mis-
souri, Pacific strike in 1856. died at
Bunceyille, Tex.
The two children of Rupert Fisher
persisted in burning dwelling at
Manton. Mich.
Robbers took $500 from the bank
at Bluffs, III
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PENALTY IS FIXED.
Princes Tuar and Chwang TO he I'm.
prisoned for Life-Lighter Pun
ishment for Others.

Washington, Nov. 1T.-Minister WI
has received from Director General /
Sheng the following cablegram. which
he communicated to Secretary Hay
Friday.
"An imperial decree of November 10 de- |
prives Prince Tuan and Prince Chwahg OF
their ranks and offices and orders them to
be imprisoned for life; Prince Yin and Sec
ondary Prince Ying to be imprisoned; Sec-
ondary Prince Lien to be deprived of his
rank; Duke Ian and Ying Men to be de-
graded in rank; kang vi being dead. no
penalty can be imposed upon him. and Chao
Shu Chaio TO be degraded, but retained In
office, and Yu Hsien to be exiled to the
farthest boundary"
The Chinese officials mentioned in the |
decree are among the highest in China
and comprise most, if not all, of those
against whom the powers demanded
rigorous punishment. Prince Tuan
stands at the head of the anti-foreign
and Boxer movement. Previous edicts
have degraded him and taken away his
Office ana servants, but this judgment
of life imprisonment is the most severe
thus far given to any of the leaders re-
sponsble for the trouble. From Chi
nese standpoint, it is an extreme PEN
atty to prince of the blood, but it re-
mains to be seen whether the powers
will regard ii as adequate to Prince
Tuan's offense. The others mentioned
were Tuan's active associates and two
of them were specifically mentioned
for punishment, along with Tuan, in
Secretary Hays note of October 3. ad-
vising the Chinese government that
1as
cials to receive their just deserts.
KangYi is one of the officials who died
suddenly after the demands for punish
ment had been made, probably by sui
eide. Yu Hsien is another who was
thought to have committed suicide,
but the edict indicates that he is still
alive.
London, Nov. 20.-The Morning
Posts Picking correspondent, wiring
Saturday, says: The edict inflicting
punishment is milder than the first
reports suggested. Prince Tuan and
Prince Chwang are only banished,
and not imprisoned. Duke Ian is
merely dismissed. The foreign en-
voys cannot accept the edict. owing
to the inadequacy of the punishments.
Pari' Nov 2O.-Official advices from
Gen. Voyron, commander of the
French troops in China, announce
that international columns are occu-
plying the tombs east and southwest
of Picking. He reports a small en-
gagement with the Boxers, in which
they lost 300 killed, the foreign troops
sustaining no casualties.
London, Nov. 20.-''The French con-
sui here reports" says the Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily News, that
severe prosecutions of Catholic con-
verts continues in the province of Kiang
81. Mr.. Goodnow Omitted States con-
SUD hears that the Protestants in the
province of Che Kiang are similarly
prosecuted. The governors of both
provinces are Manchus, and violently
anti-foreign"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
rhe Michel Plate Road.

Dining Car service on American Railroads
has undergone a number of changes in the
method of serving meals in dining cars. Many
leading roads are now serving from cards
a-la-carte, whilst on the other great trunk
lines the popular American plan OF en-
joying anything on the bill Of fare and
paying the usual price of one dollar. In
recent years the American Club" meal has
come to the front, by which guests may
choose from dozen or more bills of fare,
neatly arranged in booklet form, ranging in
price from IS cents to $l.00. This latter
plan is adopted by the Nickel Plate Road on
its through express trains between Chicago,
New York City and Boston, except on the
dining cars of that line, a choice may be
made from various club menus, or Sc
lection may be made from them all, at
the price of the higher. In fact, it is claimed
for the Nickel Plate Road that its passenger
train service is equal to the best, and that
its combination dining car meals, is an ex,,
elusive advantage to patrons of the Nickel
Plate Road.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

Oswayo, Pa, Nov. 19.-Four men were
burned to death in fire which on Sun
day destroyed the McGonigal house, a
three-story frame building, the hotel
barn and the opera house. The three
buildings were burned to the ground
in half an hour from the time the fire
started. The dead are: Arthur Fetch
er, bookkeeper for the Pennsylvania
Stave company, home in Boston; Mich
ael Russell, employe Pennsylvania Tan
ming company, Oswayo; William Null
haney, of Rexford, n. Y; Hugh Jamer-
son, of Alfred, n. Y. The fire origin
ated in the McGonigal house from an
overpressure of natural gas. The
property loss is estimated at $4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
A Heavy Shortage.

Cincinnati, Nov. 19.-United States
Bank Examiner Tucker took posses
sion of the German national bank at
Newport, KY, Saturday and posted
notice that the bank would remain
closed pending an examination. EN-
aminer Tucker also announced unofti-
cially that Frank NJ. Brown, the indi-
vidual bookkeeper and assistant cash
Ter, was missing and that an investiga-
ton showed that Browns alleged
shortage was about $191,5O0 Brown
had been with the bank IS years, was
one of the most trusted men ever con-
nected with this old bank. and it is
stated by the experts that his opera
tions extended back as far as ten
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.
The Best Period known to American
Shipping Since 1861 Is
That of 1900.

Washington, Nov. 19.-The report of
Commissioner of Navigation Chamber
lain says the past fiscal year has been
the most prosperous period known to
American shipping for some years.
Returns for the current fiscal year
promise an even more satisfactory
record. For the first time since the
civil war the documented tonnage of
the United States exceeds 100000
gross tons. On June 80. 1900. Amer
lean documented tonnage comprised
%. 1873 vessels of 5.164.S3 gross tons,
an increase of 30O.0 tons over the
previous fiscal year. Our maximum
tonnage was 5,539.s13 tons in 1861.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
REPORTS ON HAWAII.
Ex-President Sanford ID. Dole Gives
Interesting Facts About
the Islands.

Washington, Nov 19-The decrease of
the Hawaiian race has been steadily grow
ing less rapid for the past several decades,
especially the female population, accord
ing to the annual report of ex-President
Sanford B. Dole, governor of Hawaii The
increase of part Hawaiians tends to keep
down the number of the pure Hawanans.
While the figures show race progress the
census reports as to surviving children are
discouraging. In both the censuses of 1880
and 1896 the pure Hawaiian percentage OF
survivors was the lowest of all natonah-
ties represented in the islands.
An encouraging outlook for the Ha-
waiians exists in the fact that out OF 6,o2i
owners of real estate in 1896, 1895 were pure
Hawaiians and 722 part Hawaiians. The
facts are significant as showing the own
ership of holdings by so large number OF
pure Hawaiians and the evident tendency
of the race to acquire homesteads
The ex-president reports that there is
reason to expect that annexation is going
to influence Hawaiian character very IA
vorably through the changed conditions
effected. Their old dependence on their
chilfs has ceased and they are forced to
rely more upon themselves, and their foot
ing with the white men in the future Will
be equal. The political privileges they en-
joy, in common with other American citi-
zens. he says, will tend to educate them
in public affairs.
The total valuation of real and personal
property in Hawaii subject to ad valorem
assessment, in 1900 is S97, 491 ,5S4. The re-
ceipts from taxes are estimated at $l,34l.-
$50 The commerce of Hawaii is shown
for the period between January and June
II, 1900, as follows: Imports, $l0.6S3, SIC; eX-
ports, $14, 404, 496; customs revenues. $751;
S97. With the exception of the production
of sugar, rice, fire wood. fertilizers and live
stock and the promotion of irrigation, the
development of the natural resources of
the Hawaiian islands is stated to have
scarcely begun.
Recommendations are submitted for
legislation thoroughly revising the Ha-
waian corporation laws in view of some
deficiencies and questionable features in
the same, and new conditions since annex
alton; legislation for appointment of va
rious commissioners for the protection of
food fishes; provision for education of
children unable TO pass the required medi-
cal examinations; for irrigation legislation.
and for a general act covering municipal
systems. The report says the present ag-
gregate area of the public lands is APP
proximately 1,772,L3 acres, valued at 3d.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

The cigarette smoker is having a
hard time nowadays in finding job.
The Northwestern, the %" the New
York Central, and the Pennsylvania
will not employ a cigarette smoker;
Macey's, Wanamaker's, Siegel, Cooper
& Co., and McCreary will not employ
one in their big New York stores, and
all the smaller institutions are getting
into line. Pipes, cigars and chewing
tobacco are not barred, but the cigar
etts is beyond the limit,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
Through Tourist Sleeping Car Service to
Texas Old Mexico and California


Via Chicago Great Western R'y to Kansas
CITY, and Missouri, Kansas g. Texas, San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass and Southern Pa
cifc railways through Dallas, San Antonio
FL Paso and Los Angeles 20 San Francisco
Only through car line from the Northwest
to exas points, and connecting at Spot
ford Junction for all points in Old Mexico.
These cars are in charge of an experienced
official and leave ST Paul every Friday at
II 30 p M, reaching Dallas the following
Sunday, San Antonio on Monday, FL Paso
on Tuesday, Los Angeles at noon Wednes.
day and San Francisco early Thursday
morning These are Pullman Tourist Cars,
similar to those run on all transcontinental
lines, and the charges for berths are about
half those regularly charged To persons
who have made the trip to California via
other routes, this Southern route will prove
most delightful change, and to persons
contemplating a trip to Texas or Mexican
points. it furnishes facilities heretofore UNI
offered Full information furnished by any
Chicago Great Western agent, or j. p
Elmer, g. A.P.D., cor 9Th and Robert SITS,
St Paul Mimi
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Find Over 100 RodIes.

Galveston, Tex. Nov. 19.-The Unit
ed States surveying corps on Satur-
day found over 100 bodies in a swamp
iust west of the city on the island,
where they had been deposited by
the storm of September s. The un-
buried dead were in an out of the
way place near the county road and
had not been discovered by the bury
ing parties sent out after the storm.
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Only One saved.

London, Nov. 2O.-The Daily Ex-
press publishe, the following from
Odessa: party OF IS Turks wish
ing to leave Russia secretly sailed at
dead of night from Tschuruksu to
cross the Black sea. A storm arose
and the boat filled. First the bag
gage was thrown overheard, then the
children. and finally the women were
committed to the sea; but this did
not prevent the vessel from founder
ing. and all persisted save one lad,
who clung to the mast and was
washed ashore
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

1t is stated by the San Francisco pa
pers that by the end of the year coal
will not be used as fuel on any of the
locomotives in California. All the en-
gines are being converted into oil burn
ers, and they will use oil from the great
oil fields in southern California.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

4 London magazine has been discuss
ing the questions; Should literary men
marry? A contemporary suggests
that the point is of no more impor-
tance than these: Should publishers
prosper? Should critics keep cool?
Should poets sleep on mantel pieces?
Should electors keep hens?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
A New Cable.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Consul Lis
toe. at Rotterdam, in report to the
state department says that a third
telegraph cable has been lad recent
" between the Netherlands and
England and will expedite the deliv-
cry of American cablegrams via Lon
don. One of the wires will be con-
nected Immediately with. the Atlantic
cables at London, thus making it pos
sible to cable to the United States
without the Intervention of the Lon
don office. The cost of the construc-
tion of the cable was borne by Great
Britain and the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

IT is now claimed, as a @sult of
experiments in London hospitals, that
both sunlight and electric light cure
certain diseases when all other rem
edies fail. Bright sunlight, it is said,
viii kill the bacillus prodigiousus, the
strongest of microbes. in one hour and
a half. Old Diogenes, it seems, knew
what was good for him when he asked
Alexander the Great as the only ia
vor he desired from the latter to
stand out Of his sunlight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

Charles II. Flint's Arrow, under
contract to be the fastest ship ever
launched, has been pushed into the
water at New York 1t has been guar
anteed by the builder that the boat
will easily make AZ miles an hour, and
in an emergency can be pushed up to
so miles an hour This seems to be
about the limit in speed at sea, but
then we thought that limit was
reached 3 years ago when an 18-mile-
an-hour vessel was built.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

A celebrated English physician
saws that he has found that warts can
be cured by revaccination. He revac-
cinated girl of IS who had "a warts
on one hand. and seven weeks after the
operation the warts had all disap-
peared. Many other remedies had been
4rfad in vain
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

There are millions of people in
China who do not yet know and may
never know that the Americans and
the powers drove the Chinese horde
before them in retreat and captured
the imperial city of Peking The late
mails from China brought copies of a
Chinese poster which has been tackled
up in conspicuous places in most of
the Chinese towns, in which the rep
resentatives of the various powers are
shown praying to Prince Ching for
the cessation of hostilities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22
Fatal Floods In India.

London. Nov. 16.-As a result of the
foods in Calcutta caused by the I'M
precedented heavy rains, the streets
in the native quarter have been under
four feet of water. and even in the
European quarter communication
was possible only by the boats. Large
fish have been caught in the Calcutta
streets. Five hundred and ninety
houses collapsed. % people were killed
and 81 injured
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According to the census returns, the
Indian population of the United States
is about 10000, and experts say that
there are probably as many or nearly
as many Indians on the continent now
as there were when it was discovered.
As the Indians are slowly increasing
in number and, according to Prof
Starr, of the Chicago university, the
rest Of us are becoming Indians, the
next adventurer who discovers Amer
lea will find the red men very ma
ynprOuS
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wreck caused by open switch.

GAINESVILLE, o., Nov. ia passenger
train on the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad ran into an open switch here
Sunday afternoon, badly wrecking the
engine. The engineer, John Somers,
of this city, jumped, but fell under
the wheels and was killed. Four
trainmen were hurt by jumping and
Mrs. Sarah Schaing, of Louisville, KY,
was thrown over a seat and badly
bruised.
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Dcnfh of Martin Irons.

Waco, Tex, Nov. 19.-Martin Irons,
the famous labor leader, who conduct
ed the big Missouri Pacific strike in
1886, died Saturday at Bunceyille, 20
miles south of here. He had long
suffered from broken health and spir-
its. Irons was once a power in the
labor world, and after coming here he
tried to launch the social democratic
movement and organized a number of
al,
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when You Go to Florida

you enhance the pleasure of the trip by go
ing over the Queen 4 Crescent Route and
its connections via Cincinnati. Careful at
tendants look to your comfort. Your meals
Ia la cartel are not surpassed in the best
hotels. Your rest is unbroken on the
smooth, rock-ballasted roadway. You are
not annoyed by change of cars. Fatigue
vanishes before some Of the finest natural
scenery in America.
Winter Tourist Tickets are sold at re-
duced rates. Why not write US about II!
Only "a hours Cincinnati to Florida. Di-
rect connections at Port Tampa and Miami
at Steamers Wharf for Key West, Nassau
and Havana. We quote rates gladly. Hand
some printed matter sent free to inqulrers.
w. C. Rinearson, Gen'l PASS or Agent, I'm
cinnati, o.