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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

An Iowa concern is making farm
wagons wholly of steel.
Electrical power can be transmitted
with profit so miles and used as steam is
used.
OF the % men who have filled the
governors chair in Indiana Gov. Mount
is the only living.
Diplomats in Constantinople believe
Russia aims at commercial protectorate
of northern Asia Minor.
The American Political league, a
new organization, will hold a national
convention in Boston July I.
Congressman and senators have 49,
100000 packages of seeds to distribute
among their rural constituents.
Nearly all the progressive railroads
are abandoning wooden cars and adopt
ing the steel built structures.
The advanced price of turpentine,
resins and naval stores is making hum
dreds of Florida producers rich.
An atheist in New York was arrested
for refusing to send his boy to school
because he there learned to revere God.
Pennsylvania factory inspectors res
port 2.22S accidents last year, three
fourths of which were due to careless
ness.
The Mississippi legislature has
passed a law f%orbidding the sale of CO.
eaine except when prescribed by a
physician.
In Virginia a company has been
formed to make artificial marble of
lime, salt, and marsh-mallow root, to-
gether with cement.
Mrs. Amelia Jalley. aged 10, whose
second husband died a year ago. was
married in Wilkesbarre. Pa, the third
time to Daniel Reese, aged %.
British naval estimates for the year
provide for 220 more officers, 1920 cor
men, and Is new ships, besides &c be-
ing constructed; cost, s137, $4,000.
DIR. Arnold c. Klebs, speaking at the
Academy of Sciences in Chicago. said
that I0o, 00o persons die of consump-
ton each year in the United States.
DR.. John F. Wood, of Coffeyyille,
Kan, claims to be the oldest practicing
physician in the world. He is 90 years
old and still makes daily visits to nan
patients.
The war department issued the state
ment that the receipts of public funds
of the Philippine islands, beginning
August Is. 1895, and ending December
81, 1899, amount to Sc. 696soso.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
CELESTIAL CHAFF.
h Pointed Retort of n Small but
Smart Monaghan to an Amer
icnn SchOoImnfe.

The young daughter Of a former Philadel-
phian is a schooimate Of little WI, the
son of the Chinese ambassador at Washing.
ton. During a recent visit here she often
talked about the little celestial, and told
tales about him that seemed to indicate that
little WI at times gently guys his Christian
schoolmates. He is awtully cute she
said, and speaks very correct English.
He's just my age, yet he's ahead Of me.
What he likes best to eat, he says, is milhi.
That is young mice, dipped in honey and
swallowed raw. A horrible thing, isn't it?
But WI says that milhi aren't half so
squashy and Shiny as raw oysters. His
mothers feet are so tiny that she can hard
ly walk at all. She is pushed about in a
wheeled chair. ! asked WI once if he didn't
think it was cruel to torture the Chinese
ladies' feet like that, lie said: Virginia,
my papa says that whenever any person asks
me that question | must make the follow
ing reply: 1T is not more cruel than for
American ladies TO torture their waists in
steel corsets until their noses are beet red
and their shapes like an hour glass" Then
he gave a loud laugh and walked away with
his little hands in the pockets of his baggy
brocade trousers. He looks awfully grave
and funny. philadelphia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
TO MEET STEAMSHIPS.
A New Service by the New York Cen
trail RnilronG.

George H. Daniels, general passenger
agent Of the New York Central and Hud.
son River Railroad, has added a steam.
ship bureau to the equipment Of the passen.
ger service of the road. He has engaged
Captains Louis Ingwersen and F.. A. G.
Schulrze to s%uperintend the bureau, and one
of their duties viii be to meet all incoming
transatlantic and the principal coastwisc
steamships to assist passengers who wish
to leave the city via the Vanderbilt system.
Capt. Ingwersen will have charge of the
American, Cunard, White Star, Atlantic
Transport, Wilson, Anchor and Allan-State
lines, and Capt. Schultze has been assigned
to the North-German Lloyd, Hamburg
American, French, Rotterdam, Red Star
and Thingvalla lines.
They wild meet all incoming steamships,
and will be prepared to furnish railway
tickets, parlor and sleeping car accommo-
dations and to assist passengers with their
baggage and check it to points on the line
Of the railroad, after it has been passed
by the customs inspectors. They will also
furnish passengers with cabs operated by the
railroad company, and furnish time tables
and general information TO passengers. The
two men have also been directed to assist
passengers who come to this city with a
view Of going abroad, and such passengers
wild be met at the Grand Central Station
on incoming trains and conducted to the
steamship. Their baggage will be attended
to, and steamship tickets can be procured
in advance by communicating with Mr..
Daniels.-From the New York Commercial.
Advertiser.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
The News condemned.

A coroner's jury rendered a verdict
hat William Naice, a farmer living
near Mount Horeb, died from poisoning
administered by a party unknown.
Mary Nyberg, aged ten, was burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the
family home near Blair. The family
escaped in their night clothes, but for
got the little girl.
DR.. Joseph p. Beach died in Neenah
of pneumonia, aged 81 years. He was
formerly editor of the Appleton Times
and WA well known throughout the
state.
Dan Mcleod, champion middle-weight
wrestler, threw Harry Muldoon four
times at Armory i in Fond du Lac in
az minutes of actual wrestling. He
had guaranteed to perform the task
in one hour.
At a meeting of the executive board
of the Waupaca County Agricultural
association it was decided to hold tho
1900 fair during the third week of Sep
TENDER
The old stone sehoolhouse built in
1857 in De Pere was partially destroyed
by fire.
Mrs. y. L. Hanson, of Excelsior, gave
birth to triplets, two girls and a boy.
The body of John c. Hanover, which
had been buried II years. was exhumed
at Avon to be reinterred at Beloit, and
on opening the casket the body APP
peared to be in a perfect state of pres
ervation.
Eighteen-year-old Annie Hechstein,
of Watertown, went to Milwaukee and
took poison and died. A love affair
was the cause
The remains of George Munroe, who
was killed a year ago in the Philip
pines, arrived in Manistee for burial.
Rev. Corydon Willard, So years old,
left Milwaukee on a trip around the
world to do missionary work.
w. FL. Gilbert, of Ashland, sold So
| 600. 600 feet of log run stock to Cleve-
land (o.) parties. for a consideration of
between S650,000 and 100000.
The Episcopal church at S%toughton
was nearly destroyed by fire, supposed
to have caught from the furnace.
The destruction by fire of the Prairie
du Sac electric light plant lett that
place in darkness. The plant was
owned by John Miser. The loss is S.
600.
The junior promenade, the society
event of the year at Wisconsin %univer-
sity, took place at the university
armory and was a brilliant affair.
Mrs. and Mrs. William Johann Fred
erich celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary in Fond du Lac. The
couple were married in Germany and
have resided in Fond du Lac since
1869.
Ripon has won the basket ball cham
pionship of the United States.
Hugo Koener. register of deeds of
Washington county for 16 years and
also sheriff for a number of years, died
in West Bend, aged 70 years.
A tree It's feet high and seven feet
in diameter at the base was cut and one
log is feet long contained 5000 feet Of
lumber.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
TO MEET IN HOUSTON.
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Con
gress to be Held In the Texas
City April II to Fl.

Houston, Tex, Feb. 26.-Secretary
Thomas Richardson has issued the of
fetal call for the tenth annual session
of the trans-Mississippi commercial
congress, to be held at Houston April
II to 81 inclusive. The territory to be
represented embraces all of the states
and territories lying west of the Mis-
sissippi river. The subjects are set
forth as follows: Irrigation, rivers and
harbors, Nicaragua canal, Pacific cable,
merchant marine, ST. Louis worlds
fair, trade with the orient, consular
service, statehood, railroad ~transporta-
ton, preservation of forests, beet
sugar, trade with Mexico, advantages
of American travel, exports and i'm
ports through gulf and Pacific ports,
need of home factories and drainage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
DOINGS Or WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days i'll This
and All Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sIxTm CONGRESS.

In the observance of a custom
originated several years ago the
United States senate on the 22d
listened to the reading of Washing
toms farewell address by Senator
Foraker. of Ohio. In the house the
Porto Rico tariff bill was further dis
cussed, a bill was introduced to regu-
late sleeping car rates, and a resolu-
ton was introduced for an investiga-
ton of Macrum's charges.
Senator Aldrich presented the con.
ference report on the financial bill to
the United States senate on the Esd
Senator Daniel (dem., Va.) spoke in
favor of seating Senator Quay (Pa.)
The Hawaiian government bill was fur
Their discussed. In the house IN agree
ment was reached that the vote on the
Porto Rican tariff bill be taken up at
three p. IN. next Tuesday.
In the United States senate on the
gath the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill was reported and the
Hawaiian government bill was further
discussed. In the house the Porto
Rican tariff bill was considered and 4
bill was introduced to provide a gov
eminent for Porto Rico, the capital to
be at San Juan, with n governor, a ju-
dicial system and a legislature.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
WEST n SOUTH.

At Benton Harbor. Mich, Allan
Geisler, aged 20, a wealthy farmer,
shot his wife and drowned himself in
Lake Michigan. Domestic trouble vas
the cause.
A train on the Wisconsin Central
was derailed near Curtiss, Wis, and
II passengers were injured, two fa-
tally.
At the g of 90 years Solomon Rose
welt, builder of the Baltic and Pacific,
the first steamers to cross the Atlantic,
died in Delaware, 0.
The death of Newton NJ. Clements,
who in the early SOS represented the
Sixth Alabama district in congress, oc-
Cured at Tuscaloosa.
After a 30-day special session the
Texas legislature adjourned sine die.
In Kentucky attorneys for repub-
lican and democratic contestants for
state offices agreed hat there should
be a speedy trial in the courts on an
agreed case involving all of the issues.
In Indiana the republicans of the
Seventh district renominated Jesse
Overstreet for congress. and in the
Tenth district Edgar d. Crumpacker
has been renominated.
The Indiana populists in state con-
%vention at indianapolis named a full
state ticket, headed by A. G. Burk-
hart. of Upton, for governor.
On July 4 the next national demo-
cratic convention will be held at Kan
sas City. Mo.
Boys pelted a British flag hanging
before the residence of Consul Wynd-
ham in Chicago.
Henry Z. Howe died at Toledo, o.,
aged co years. He cooperated in the
organization of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Irving Edgar and Edwin c. Vance
were killed by poisonous gas in a tank
at the cereal mills in Decatur, Ill.
1t is said that a new Vanderbilt
railroad line between Pittsburgh and
Chicago will be built.
The marriages in Chicago since July
1, 1898, are said to be invalid, because
licenses did not bear a revenue stamp.
The legislature has made June 3, the
birthday of Jefferson Davis, a legal
holiday in Virginia.
Near Terre Haute, Ind, IS ears of a
freight train on the Big Four road
went through a bridge. causing a loss
of 100000. No lives were lost.
From Manila the transport Hancock
arrived at San Francisco bringing 100
discharged soldiers and SOC dead bod
les.
Henrietta Smell. widow of Amos
Smell, the millionaire whose murder
has been a mystery for 10 years, died
in Chicago.
\ new military post at Magnolia
Bluff, near Seattle. Wash, has been
named Fort Lawton, in honor of the
late Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton.
At the age of rs years DR.. A. Il.
Wright. of Buffalo. n. Y. one of the
foremost homeopathic physicians of
America, died in a Chicago hospital.
Rock Island railroad employees will
have cars fitted out for travelling
schools for their benefit.
The Indiana democrats will hold
their state convention in Indianapolis
June 6.
William S. King, ex-congressman
and a national character for the last
40 years. died at his home in Minneapo-
lis, aged 70 years.
An explosion wrecked the Platteville
(Wis.) powder mills and three men
were killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
LATER NEWS.

Formal discussion of the right of
Senator Quay to a seat was begun in
the United States senate on the 26th
and consideration of the Hawaiian
government bill resumed. An amend
ment was made striking out the prop
erty qualification Of voters for mem
bers of the legislature. Senator
Clark (Wyo) introduced a bill for the
admission of Arizona as a state. In
the house debate on the Porto Rican
tariff bill was continued. The repub-
lican conference agreed to reduce the
tariff to Is per cent. and to limit oper-
alton to two years.
Wilson Wakelin. a prominent farm
er near Brock, Neb., killed his wife
and himself.
The United States milling combine,
gnerally known as the flour trust, has
gone to pieces with liabilities of $751;
600, 900.
Four men were killed in the Mount
Pleasant mine near Scranton, Pa, by
the breaking of a mine carriage.
Antonio Ferraro was electrocuted
at the Sing Sing On. ". prison for
the murder of Luciano Muchio in
Brooklyn on April 4, 1898.
The loan and savings bank at Perry,
Ca. was robbed by burglars of SO, 700.
Indiana prohibitionists have changed
the date of their state convention to
be held in Indianapolis from April %
TO May 1.
Rev. Anthony Robinson, the oldest
Iowa evangelist, died at Ottumwa, aged
90 years.
The will of the late Philip d. Armour,
Jr., of Chicago, leaves an estate val
ued at $4,000, 200 to his widow and two
sons.
II. NJ. Conner, president of the Cen
trail railroad of Georgia, died at Sa-
vannah, Ga.
The London wal Office reports that
Gen. Cronie has surrendered to the SUI
perior force of British troops. The
Beers were assembling a large army
near B~loemfontein to dispute the in
vasion of Gen. Roberts. and Gen. Butler
finds his way stubbornly contested
and was no are to Ladysmith.
Milton Rathbun tasted for 35 days in
New York.
The Kentucky contest board award
ed certificates of election to all the
democratic contestants for minor state
offices and the contestants were
sworn in and repaired to the state
house and made a formal demand on
the republican incumbents for posses
sion of the offices. but the demands
were not acceded TO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01

Cumberland, Wis, Feb. 27.-Fire
broke out in the big department store
of the Beaver Dam Lumber company
and before it was under control had
materially damaged the entire build
ing, including the opera hall, located
on the second floor. A stock of over
$4,000 of general merchandise was
thrown in the street in great confusion
and damaged The building was in
sured for $4,000 and the stock for $780,
600, which will cover the loss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
KANSAS / T WINS
Democratic Convention VIII Meet
There July 4~-MIIwaukee the
Other Conlestant.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The next ma
tional democratic convention will be
held at Kansas City, Mo, July 4. This
was the decision of the democratic ma
tional committee, which met at the
Hotel Raleigh Thursday to fix the
time and place for holding the conven-
ton. Milwaukee was the only other
city which competed for the honor of
entertaining the convention, and the
poor showing she made when the vote
was taken (thc result being Kansas
City, 40. Milwaukee, % caused general
surprise. The claims of the rival cities
as TO hotel accommodations. railroad
and telegraphic facilities were pre-
scented in open session by representa-
tiyes of each city, and subsequently in
executive session. Gov. w. j. Stone, on
behalf of Kansas City, and National
Committeeman +. G.. Wall, on behalf
of Milwaukee, explained the financial
inducements which the city he repre-
scented was willing TO make. Each of
fered the committee $4,000, but in adj
dition Kansas City was willing to fur
nish hotel accommodations for the
hltllptlS Vi INT committee ana the nan
with decorations and music free Of eX-
pense to the committee. One of Mil
waukee's strongest arguments was the
political effect which the holding of
the convention in that city would have
upon the German-American voters,
who were represented to the committee
as wavering in their allegiance to the
republican party.
1t seemed to be taken for granted
by at least two speakers that Bryan
would be renominated, and that the
Chicago platform, in substance would
be reai1irmed. Opposition to trusts,
expansion and Imperialism. together
with every mention of Bryan and the
Chicago platform, aroused enthusiasm,
but during the open session of the com
mittee there was no allusion to the is
3ue of free silver.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
ERnM WASuINGTON.

The Philippine commission VIII con-
sist of w. II. Taft, d. c. Worcester, l..
E. Wright, n. e. Ide and Benjamin /.
Wheeler.
At the age of 60 years Gen. John
McNulta, of Chicago, an ex-congress-
man and civil war veteran, died sud
denly in Washington.
Throughout the United States and
in Porto Rico and Cuba the one hum
dred and sixty-eighth anniversary of
the birth of Washington was generally
observed.
The president has appointed Bernard
Moses, professor in the University of
California, as the fifth member of the
new Philippine commission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01

Milwaukee, Feb. ga Sentinel spe-
cial from platteyille, Wis, says: The
PIattcville powder mills were wrecked
by an explosion Saturday afternoon,
killing three men and badly injuring
another. The dead are: Thomas Bass,
William Rottiger and Fred Genthe. IL.
S. Beck, machinist, of Bethlehem, who
was in n of the presses, was thrown
against the machinery and badly hurt,
but he will recover The cylinder mill
exploded first, and this was followed
by the two presses, the shock being
heard for miles around. The mixing
mill took fire and was burned to the
ground. Several of the other buildings
were badly wrecked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
Roy Frozen TO Death.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. ga spe-
cial from Winnipeg says: A boy named
Joseph Hansen, son of a farmer near
Medicine Hat, n. w. T., was frozen to
death in the recent blizzard. Father
and son had gone out to bring in some
horses and lost their way, wandering
about in the storm all night. The boys
feet froze and his father carried him
until both were helpless. The father
could do nothing but watch the boy
die. About an hour later he reached
home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
Train Goes Through a Bridge.

Terre Haute, Ind. Feb. 24-Big
Four freight train No. 90, e~ast-bound,
went through a bridge over the Wa
bash river at the western limits of
this city Friday afternoon, resulting
in fatal injuries to Fireman Ruddle,
of this city, and Brakeman John
Whiteman, of Nation, III. The train
consisted of 40 cars, and 80 of them
went into the stream. They were
loaded with cotton, lumber and wheat
and the loss will not be less than
$2O0, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
seventy-Three Years Old.

Gen. Edward S. Bragg, commander
of the famous Iron Brigade" received
the congratulations of his comrades
and friends in Fond du Lac, the occa-
sion being the seyenty-third anniver-
sary of his birth. He kept open
house all afternoon, and with
Mrs. Bragg, assisted by their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Scriven, wife of Maj.
Scriven, now in the United States
service in the Philippines, received the
veterans and others as they called.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
VIII OF Late r.. ID. Armour. Jr.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-The will of the late
Philip ID. Armour, Jr., filed for probate
Monday, disposes of an estate valued at
$4,000, 600. Of this Sc, 500, goo is in per-
sonal property, such rs cash, stocks
and bonds, iewelry, horses and other
things, while the realty is valued at
S1,200,0 900. One-third of the entire es-
tate is left to the widow, Mrs. May T..
Armour, and two-thirds is given in
trust to three executors for the benefit
of the two surviving sons of the tesla
for.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01

On the opening day Of the session Of the
Fifty-sixth congress, a tall, gaunt man,
stumbling of gait, wiki ''high-water" trou-
and an overeoat that needed brushing, pre-
scented himself at the center door Of the
house Of representatives. He started to
walk right in, but was stopped by on of the
doorkeepers. who said to him, testify: Say,
don't you know you can't go in there?" mo,
l didR know it, my friend; ! thought [
could" he said. mildly. Nobody but mem
bers allowed in today "Well, Tn a men,
Der; Congressman Cushman, Of Washing
ton" ''Oh! ] beg your pardon; walk right
in" As Mr.. Cushman strobe into the hall
the astonished doorkeeper looked after him
for a moment, and then, turning to his as
you see that? Well. after that amt got the
nerve TO stop anything Criterion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
Death of a veteran.

Word was received in Milwaukee
from Muskegon, Mich, of the death OF
Capt. A. j. Langworthy, at the age of
s4. Capt. Langworthy was chief of tie
Milwaukee fire department in 1s49, and
was sheriff of Milwaukee county dur
ing 1s59-G0. lie organized a company
of the Second Wisconsin regiment that
served in the battle of Bull Run, and
vas president of the Wisconsin Assoc
citation of Bull Run Survivors in 1898,
He was also a prominent odd fellow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01
Five KILLED.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. ga special TO
the Courier from Geneva says: Shortly
after midnight Saturday night the mid
night express on the Lehigh Valley
railroad struck a carriage containing
seven persons at Turtles Crossing.
about 25 miles east from Rochester, in
stantly killing five of the occupants,
fatally injuring another and badly
bruising the other. All were members
of a family.
The dead are: Mrs, Amy Smith, As
years old; Bert Smith, % years old;
Miss Miranda Smith, "a years old;
Glee Smith, IA years old; Catherine
Smith. AGED eight years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-01

1t is officially announced from st. Pc
tersburg that the first section of the
Trans-Balkan division of the Siberian
railway has been completed, and that
by the middle of the summer there will
be through communication between
St. Petersburg and Vladivostoek, a dis
lance of G,372 miles. 1t is estimated
that it win take 24 days to make the
run. Russia is a country of magnifi-
rap+ I;rtopcaS