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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28
A CLOUDBURST.
Much Damage Is Caused mt Various
Points In Indiana by
Heavy Rain.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 23.--One of
Indiana Friday morning. The Wabash
river is out of its banks and still ris-
ing. Much damage has been done. At
Wabash the waterworks are broken
and the city is without water for use
or fire protection. At Treaty, six
miles south, Big Four freight train of
Is cars is wrecked in washout The
new iron bridge on Upper Treaty creek
is gone and not bridge is left between
Treaty and Lafontaine. Two houses
were carried away. The Wabash has
been rising there at the rate of two
feet an hour and is spreading over the
fats. Many factories will have to close.
At Fort Wayne there was a cloudburst.
The water backed over many squares
of residences. Electric lines were
stopped and barns and debris are
backed against the bridges. At War
saw the big city sewer under construc-
ton is filled with drift. Easements are
filled with water At Peru there were
four cloudbursts and great damage is
done. The government gauge showed
fall of over six inches in ten hours.
Throughout the Wabash valley there is
much damage by the high water, and a
the river is rising still more damage
is feared. Crops are overfowed and
the corn will suffer, especially as nearly
the entire valley is planted, and thou
sands of acres will have o be feplanted
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TRADE REVIEW.
Conditions In Commercial Circles ms
Seen by the Dun and Brad-
street Agencies.

New York June a3.-R. @. Dun & Go. 5
Weekly Review Of Trade says: The dam
age to the wheat crop of the north
west is the event of chief Importance
How extensive the loss may prove, IN
view of widely conflicting accounts, can
only be Judged from the speculative mar
kets in which information gathered at the
west has caused a remarkable advance,
al Chicago Is cents in ten days, ana the
price here has advanced II cents per
bushel. though for the September option
only nine cents The belief Is that so
large a part of the spring wheat has been
killed as to reduce a yield expected TO be
close to the largest on record to consider
ably less than the world has required
during the crop year now ending.
The closing of manufacturing works
at this season usually has double mean
ing. The labor organizations see In the
summer vacation a settlement OF wages
for the coming year. Last year the pres
sure for produce was so great that con-
cessions were readily made and others
later, so that the rate OF wages became
the highest ever known since the cur
rency was deprecated. This year extern
sive demands are being made without ap-
preach To settlement as yet in many OF
the branches of business, so that the
summer vacation may be more extensive
and in some lines longer than usual.
There Will he time TO work OFF excessive
stocks in some lines and to adjust prices
TO new basis for the latter half OF the
year.
The shipments of boots and shoes
only 1881 cases In three weeks OF June
are over 20 per cent smaller tnan IN
1899 or 1895, and smaller by ten per cent:
or more in other years. The jobbers still
appear inclined TO wait, and some manu-
facturers decline quotations recently
named and have closed or reduced force
Failures for the week have been l7s
in the United States. against Us last year,
and % in Canada, against is last year.
Bradstreets says: Midsummer DUH
ness in distributive trade and industry
and further reductions of prices OF manu-
featured goods, particularly iron and
steel, and raw textiles. but a marked up
ward movement in nearly all agricultural
products are the leading features of the
business situation this week. Wheat has
advanced IA cents per bushel since June
and 20 cents from the low point reached
in November, a gain over the latter Pc
Rod of q per cent. in price. Corn crop
advices are still in a high degree encour-
aging but that cereal has sympathized
with wheat, have also oats, and hoS
products have in turn felt the quickening
influence of higher prices for corn. I'm
proved demand for dairy products is re-
hected in slight advances this week
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The News Condensed.

At the annual tournament in Jetfer-
son of the Wisconsin State Firemen's
association II, /. Grelle, of Johnson's
Creek was elected president.
At meeting in Beaver Dam of the
board Of trustees of Wayland academy
L. J. Lindsay. of Milwaukee, was elect
ed president.
The family of +. A. Rector, of Fond
du Lac, was poisoned by eating ice
cream.
Louis Kellman. a wealthy merchant
of Ashland. was found dead in his store,
death being caused by asphyXiation.
Doctors say il is a case of suicide.
A terrific Wndstorm struck east Of
Blanchlrdville and number of cattle
were killed and everything in the path
of the storm was torn up.
The store of William Fisher was
! robbed in Kenosha of $500 worth of
silk and small sum Of money.
Lightning struck the United Broth
rem church at Gillingham while scrv-
| ices were in progress and Louis Peck
| ham was killed. the entire congrega-
ton shocked and the building wrecked.
The Northern Grain company's Gle
vator at Mondoyi burned, together
with $4,000 bushels of wheat. 1000
bushels of rye aud much oats and bar
ley. Loss. about 100000.
The dead body of Mrs. Kate Meyer,
wife of Vincent Meyer. was found with
in short distance Of Meyers house,
seven miles north of Rice Lake. The
woman disappeared June ?.
Rev George Il. Hubbard, pastor
emeritus of the congregational
church, died in Plymouth, aged IS
wears. lie is survived by his wife and
| four children.
Among he sawmill towns and log
cling camps of northern Wisconsin y
small libraries are circulating under
! the care of Rev Stanley +. Lathrop, Of
! Ashland.
Mrs. George Pierce was killed by
Wisconsin Central passenger train in
Fond du Lac. She was driving across
the track when struck by the engine.
Five eases of smallpox were discov-
cred in the family Of Jerry Balza, an
empIoye in the ragroom Of one of the
paper mills in Appleton.
Capt Samuel Whitney, one of the
best known engineers in he state, died
in Oshkosh. aged Is years. For seven
;ten years he was an engineer on The
Fox river.
ROYAL a. Towsiey died at his home in
Kcuosha, aged s.. lie had resided there
81 years and was one Of The earliest
dry goods merchants of he place. He
is survived 10y his wife.
Ina drunken row Louis Jondreau was
struck over the head with a rife in The
hands Of \doIph Ashley near Moemte
and killed. Prior TO the killing jon
reau had fatally wounded Ashley with
a knife.
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WORKERS AND THEIR WORK.

Thirty-fve hundred dozen goatskins
are transformed into leather every day
in Philadelphia
Shears in steel mill in Coatesville,
Pa. cut slab o. iron four feet wide
and two feet thick at ono stroke.
Not only is diamond-cutting not a
specially highly-paid occupation, but
It is one involving a most humiliating
system of espionage TO the worker.
Each man has TO strictly account for
the stones he receives on going TO
work in the morning, and the count
has to be carefully taken when the
unfinished work is handed in at night
TO be locked up in a safe. against the
return of the workmen the next day.
II a load of coal is left out of doors,
exposed to the weather-say, month
1t loses one-third of its heating
quality. If a ton Of coal is placed on
the ground and lett there, and an
other ton is placed under a shed. the
latter loses about IS per cent Of its
heating power the former about AZ
per cent Hence it is a great saving
Of coal 10 have # in dry place, Gov
cred over, and on all sides. The softer
the coal the more heating power it
loses. because the volatile and vaiu-
able constituents undergo a slow COM
bustion.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Grand Army Encnmnm.nt.

The annual encampment of the G.
- K, took place West Superior. The
reports showed that there were 1895
posts in the state with a membership
OF 1918. The receipts during the past
year were S4.$sl aud the expenditures
Sl6l3. Officers were chosen as fo,-
lows:
department commander David G..
James Richland Center. senior vice com
mander, j. ii Agen, West Superior. ju-
NOR vice commander. r H. Saylor. Green
Bay; chaplain. u. O Sanburn. Manawa
council of administration. w II Richard
son Milwaukee; f. NJ. Rogers, Nlroqua !;
w. IL. Young, Oconto. Merton Herrick
Hudson; Reuben b Showalter, I.ancas-
ter
Mrs. Myra Grinnell. of Beloit, was
elected president of the woman's Re
lief corps; Mrs Jones. of Milwaukee,
president Of the Ladies Of the G. a. r.,
and J w. Ames, Of River Falls. COM
nander Of the So1s Of Veterans.
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\, one Held Re~ponsibIe.

ST. Louis. June 26.-The coroner's
jury. sitting in the inquests on the
bodies of Edward Thomas, George
Rine and Edward Burkhardt. strikers
who were shot and killed on Sunday.
June 10, in a riot which took place
in front of the barracks of the posse
comitatus. at Sixth street and Wash
ington avenue, returned yerdicts TO
he effect that the former was killed
by deputies in the discharge of their
duties, and that the two latter were
killed without Justification by parties
unknown 10 the jury. The verdict of
homicide in an eases. but no persons
were held responsible.
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DUE TO A WASHOUT.
Thirty-Five Passengers Perish In
wreck Near McDonouEh, Ga
Fatal Collision in Wisconsin.

Atlanta. Ga, June 25.-A passenger
train on the Macon branch of the
Southern railway ran into washout
~ miles north of McDonough, Ga,
Saturday night, and was completely
wrecked. The wreck caught fire and
the entire train, with the exception of
the sleeper, was destroyed. Every
person on the train except the occu-
pants of the Pullman car persisted.
Not a member of the train crew es-
capped Thirty-five people in all were
killed, and number injured.
Green Bay, Wis, June ga north
bound passenger train on the Chi
cago & Northwestern road loaded
with excursionists bound for the
saengerfest in this city collided at
1915 o'clock Sunday morning with a
freight train at Depere, five miles
south of here. Six persons were
killed, one is missing and "a were in
iurPd
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NOM siI,er Certifcnter.

Washington, June 26.- Five-dollar
silver certificates of the new design
made their first appearance Monday
and took the place of The old fives in
all treasury payments from the cash
room. The feature of the new note
is large typical Indian head in the
center. with a blue seal and a large
letter ~. /" with the word Five" also
in blue. running in curved line
across it. As an artistic production
this note is regarded as equal 10 any
ever issued by the government.
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FOREIGN INTEt.I.rGExcE.

Adyices from South Africa are still
barren of news indicating that the
wars end is near at hand Meantime
continuation of Boer activity is re-
ported from Orange Free State.
At the Paris exposition Canada has
been awarded first prize for its dig
play of timber.
Two hundred former Filipino lead
ers and Gen. Macarthur agreed oa
terms for peace in the Philippines. L;
is believed Aguinaldo will accept the
articles.
Reports from Admiral Kempff say
that Boxers and Chinese attacked the
foreign quarter of Tien Tsin and de
stroyed the American consulate ana
other buildings. 4 large relief force
was on its way from Taku.
In Madrid martial law has been pro-
claimed, refractory taxpayers are to
be jailed and opposition newspapers
suppressed.
The Russian minister of foreign az
fairs, Count Monrayieff, died in ST,
Petersburg.
reports of the bombardment OF
Tien-Tsin by Chinese troops with mod
ern artillery are confirmed. Fighting
lasted five days and many on both sides
killed; foreign concessions nearly al
burned and American consulate razec
Admiral Kempf. in message received
az Washington. asked for more troops
and warships.
Roberts has almost accomplished his
object of cutting apart the Boer army
and preventing ntercommunication
of isolated commands.
In Edinburgh. Scotland, the Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance union
opened its annual meeting.
One hundred American troops were
ambushed by Filipinos and driven back
to Tagayan, losing nine men killed and
- wounded.
Beers made a bold dash on Honing
spruit and cut Lord Roberts line of
communication. They were driven
away and the damage was repaired.
The reports of Rear Admiral Kempft
of the repulse at Tientsin of allied
forces prompted the ordering to Taku
of arAdmiral Remey with the cruiser
Brooklyn. Four Americans were killed
and several wounded al Tieutsin. The
empress is reported to have ordered the
determination of all foreigners and
this action is considered a declaration
of war on all the powers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

struck by Lightning.

Richland Center, Wis. June "a
During prayer meeting services at the
United Brethren church, in Gilling-
ham, eight miles north of here, bolt
of lightning struck the building, prac-
tically demolishing it, Splnters and
plaster fell on the worshipers, who
bolted from the building in a panic,
and on returning found that the bolt
had killed outright Louis Peckham,
aged 20 years, seriously injured Julian
Hart and shocked Stephen Foley and
several Others so severely that it was
hours before they recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

Birmingham, Ala, June 25.-Heayy
rains the past few days have done great
damage. IT has rained every day this
month in this section, the total rain
fall since the 1st of April being 24.92
inches. as compared with an annual
rainfall of about As inches. Reports
from the farming districts are that the
fields have been so soaked with water
that farmers have been unable to do
any work for several weeks, and grass
is running away with the crops. Cot
ton has suffered more than any other
crop, while fruit and vegetables are
rottin0
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n,tbhonr ReInoved.

Washington. June 26.-The postmas-
ter general has issued an order remov-
ing from office Estes G. Rathbone. who
had been suspended by a former order
from the position of director general
of posts of Cuba and detailing Martin
G. Fosnes. an Inspector in the postal
service, 10 perform the duties of di-
rector general of posts until further
orders. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow has been relieved
from further work in Cuba and has
sailed for home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28
A Warm Day.

Minneapolis, Mimi, .June 26.-Mon-
day was by far the hottest day of the
season here, he government thermom-
eter registering "a. The mercury in
thermometers on the streets in many
places touched the 100 mark. and some
of them little beyond. In northern
Minnesota and North Dakota, the heat
was greater than in this city. Devils
Lake reports 100 in the shade. Grafton
107 in the shade, Pembina l01. The av-
erage throughout Minnesota was about
q5 degrees.
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By cyclone in Beaver county, Okla.
hye persons were killed and great dam
age was done to property.
In wreck caused by a washout on
the Southern railroad near McDon-
ough, Ca, IS persons were killed.
John Ethridge's two daughters
were killed by lightning in their home
near Charlotte, n. c.
In ST. Paul Henry Finebout, believed
to have been the oldest railroad cor
ductor in the world, died at his home,
aged 81 years.
The wheat crop in Kansas is 100, 000,-
coo bushels, and 10000 men have beeu
imported TO help harvest it.
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Led Into n Trap.

Manila. June "a detachment of
40 men of the Fortieth regiment, Capt.
Thomas MiIlar commanding, left Ia
gayan de Misamis, island of Mindanao,
scouting, June IS. The morning of
June IA they encountered strongly
ambushed and intrenched force of the
eney The Americans attempts to
charge were frustrated by the Fill
pinos' pitfalls and traps. The advance
line, consequently, was under heavy
fire in front and on it's tanks, and fell
back on Tagayan. The American loss
was nine men killed and two officers
and fen men wounded.
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Salt Lake City, June 25.- Brigham
II. Roberts was on Saturday sentenced
by Judge Norrell III the state court TO
pay fine of $3.50 or go TO Jail for $50
DAYS for ''unlawful cohabitation." He
will appeal to the supreme court. The
point Roberts will raise in the supreme
court is that the information charges
that the crime of unlawful cohabita-
ton was committed in Salt Lake coun-
ty. One of his wives lives in Davis coun-
tv. and he contends that the crime was
committed in two counties. and that
consequently the indictment is at
fault,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

Springfield, H., June 22.-The su-
preme court has decided that farmer
cannot sell hard cider without license.
holding that it was Intoxicating
liquor. The case was that of William
t. Hewitt a mine operator at Chenoa,
Mclean county, who sold miners hard
cider made at his farm in Livingston
county, and who pleaded as a defense
the provisions of the law which pro-
vides that farmers and fruit growers
and vine growers can sell products of
farm and orchard in all forms, except
as spirituous. vinous and malt liquors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

Immigration to the United States IS
unusually large at the present time.
The figures for every month of the
current year show an increase over
those for the corresponding periods in
any previous year with one or two ex-
ceptious. The total immigration for
the month of May is given as 56,Si2,
and the figure for the present month
is sure to be much larger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28
Train wrecked.

Peoria. ILL.,, June ga special TO The
Herald Transcript says: The Big Four
passenger train which left Indianapolis
for Peoria Thursday evening at II
o'clock was wrecked few miles east
of Forster Ind. at 2:40 Friday morn
ing. The mail car, ladies' coach and
sleeper turned over and rolled down
an embankment. Four people were in
jured. among them II. b. Gould and
wife. of Peoria and Charles 5. Miller,
engineer maintenance of way, Indian
apolis. A cloudburst and subsequent
heavy rain was the cause of the acci-
dent.
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MnrId,s W. Q. n. U.

Edinburgh, June 23.-The World $
Woman's Christian Temperance union
opend its annual meeting here under
the presidency of Mrs. l.. NJ \. Stew
ems. of Maine Lady Henry Somerset
presided at the afternoon session.
Among the spectators were Mes
danes Bailey. of Rhode Island, and
Stevenson. of Massachusetts. and Rev.
c. N. Sheldon. Of Topeka Kan.
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DOINGS Or A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

An appeal has been issued by the
Womans Army and Navy League of
Washington for aid for the library at
Manila. p. l., established as a memo
rial to the heroes of the war.
In Washington a monument to the
memory of Samuel Hahnemann, found
err of the homeopathic school of medi-
cine, was dedicated.
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A Costly Blaze.

Pittsburgh. Pa, June 23.-Fire in one
of The principal downtown business
blocks Friday caused loss of $25o,o0O,
involving eight buildings containing
many office tenants. The aggregate in
Surapce will more than cover this
amount. The fire was first discovered
in the rear of the Eichbaum company
printing establishment, supposedly
caused by spontaneous combustion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

The experts estimate that the
orange crop of Florida this year will
be !, OOO, GOO boxes, and that the average
price received will be two dollars per
box. it has not been many months
since those same experts were tell
ing us that fires were being built in
the orange groves of Florida in an eff
fort to save a few of the trees, and
that the crop would be an absolute fail
my
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

The Philadelphia firm which refused
to furnish the government with Ger
tain warship apparatus because its
proprietors are opposed TO war was
the Haines Gauge company. They are
members Of the Society Of Friends. It
is said to be the first ease of the kind
4 Il rncnrd in the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

The states of Texas, Mississippi and
Georgia have recently abandoned the
system Of hiring out convicts, but have
employed them to advantage on farms,
especially in raising cotton. This form
of employment has been found TO work
the least injury to free labor and to
assure the best returns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28
THE DREAD ARMY WORM.
Appears in Immense Numbers Along
the Missouri in south
Dakota.

army worm has appeared on the Mis-
souri, sand bars along the river front
in this city in such numbers as TO
cause serious alarm. Twenty or 30
acres of willows have been swept
bare and the worms are moving east
ward They invaded j {. Schott's
farm and house and drove the family
out. He lost his garden and part of
his crops. The worms are from two to
three inches long and are said to be
the genuine army worm, which sweeps
all vegetation clear as it moves.
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Mrs. S. ]. Lippincott, known to thou
sands by her pen name of Grace Green
wood" has left Washington, and will
in future reside with her daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Hall Winslow, at New
Rochelle. y. Y For many years Mrs.
Lippiucott has been a leading literary
figure at the national capital.
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Champion. Mich, June 25.-Four
men lost their lives in a Champion
mine explosion Saturday evening.
They are: John Floyd. shift boss,
married; Noah Lark, ship tender, sin
gle: Herman Luna. miner; Otto
Parkala. miner. OF five men on the
twenty-fifth level near the explosion
at the bottom of the shaft, but one
escaped by climbing the air hose to
pure air. Gases and smoke asphyX-
lated the victims. The cause of the
explosion is not known. but was prob
ably due to sparks from a miners
ninp
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-28

The commencement season Of Beloit
college was a very satisfactory one.
The class. numbering a, was the larg-
rst that ever graduated from Beloit.
Prof. William Porter. having reached
the eightieth year of his life's Journey,
and having served the college for ~
years. is TO be relieved of his duties as
dean. but will continue AT The head Of
the Latin department. Prof George l..
Collie has been made dean in his place.
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Phoenix, Ariz.. June rs. The great
forest fires in the Buachuea mountains
in Cochise county. have burned them.
selves out Many thousand acres are
denuded and SJ00.000 worth Of fine lurn-
Der has been destroyed. 4 prospeetor
O L MOVES. originally from Kansas
CITY 4 believed 10 have lost his life