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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-11-14

Fire in the Klondike theater and
dance hall in Hurley burned to death
IL persons and injured three others, \
dance and carousal which followed a
theatrical performance had fright
full finale in the flames that destroyed
so many lives. The dead are:
George Benoit. pugilist. OF Canada. Clara
Bonnie, actress; II. 2. Clifford comedian;
Charles w. Cleveland. attorney of Hurley;
D b. Emery. musician: X. l.. Gay, of st.
Louis, stage manager; Thomas Leciaire, Of
Hurley; Thomas Ozzonue. Of Hurley; Tim
othy Ryan. actor, of Ironwood; Harry
Raymond. of Hurley; William Mclaughlin,
of Ashland
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presence suggested a happy thought
to the confederate leader. Request
ing their use for a moment he care
fully sheared off lock of his abund-
ant hair, and, placing it in a sealed
envelope, asked her to see that the
package was delivered in person to
the president Consent was easy, and,
strange to say, the messenger car
ried out her pledge, handing the en-
velope to Lincoln, who, on opening it.,
read: Here's a lock of my hair. l
hope in a few days to have the priv
ilege of carrying away your entire
head"
Lincoln was equal to the enIer-
gency, for, with the same shears, he de-
tached a lock of his own and sew
eral days later succeeded in deliver
ing it to his elusive correspondent.
The answer accompanying it was:
Thank you for your kind intentions,
but | take pleasure in sparing you
the trouble"
Gen. Mosby has carefully preserved
the epigrammatic reply, which he
cherishes to-day as the most precious
souvenir of the war. He declares the
story has never been told, but youches
for the accuracy.
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Hollendale hotel, a summer resort
on the north shore of Delayan lake.
owned by George Holland, was burned.
Loss, 5000.
Frederick S. Newell, president and
treasurer Of the Balm Wagon company,
and president Of the Chicago-Rockford
Hosiery company, died at Kenosha,
aged Sc years.
Barron county's new $4,000 court
house has been completed at Barron,
and the county officers have moved in.
Mrs. Ole Sletager died Of a hemor-
rhage while standing engaged in con-
versation with friends at the Nora
house in La Crosse.
The first church edifice erected in
Sheboygan for worship by the Presby-
terians was dedicated with interesting
ceremonies.
The new air and water motor. in
vented by Engineer James Clark. Of
Portage, has been tested and found TO
work satisfactorily.
A wreck occurred on the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul road near Lis
bon and Fireman Frank Lyons, re-
siding at Tomah, was killed.
Charles Peterson, keeper Of the
government light at Kewaunee, and
his son Ralph were blown away from
the shore in an open boat by a west
erly gale. and both were drowned.
Bears are so thick around Prescott
and al other points north Of there
that they can be seen at any time Of
day or night in the woods and around
camps and new farms
Upon awakening in a livery barn in
Beaver Dam borse trader found
himself relieved Of $40. An employee
of the stable was held on suspicion.
Mrs. {. d. Lang of West Elmwood,
found her four-year-old son lying
dead on the floor burned to a crisp.
it is not known how the accident oc-
Cured
4 canning factory and a picking
plant is an industry that will be es-
tablshed at Cumberland next spring.
Carrying out the wishes Of the late
Prof Charles A. Bacon, Of Beloit, his
remains will be taken TO Chicago for
cremation.
NJ A. Place prominent farmer liv-
ing two miles west Of Barron, was
killed by a 500 train while walking
on he tracks
In a fire which destroyed barn
Of former Alderman j. W. Conklin, in
Madison, two valuable horses and
two COWS were burned to death
Mrs Percy a. May, mother Of the
first white child born in Walworth
county, died at her home in Racine,
a ged 50 years.
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peln, n nnnl.h rrentles.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The project
ed treaty of cession of the Danish
West Indies to the United States is
not so well advanced as it was hoped
would be the case at this time. 1t
is now doubtful whether the treaty
will be completed in time to submit
to congress when it reassembles
next month. The delay appears to
have arisen through the last change
in the ministry at Copenhagen, the
state department practically having
reached an agreement with the Dam
ish government on the treaty.
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Elevator Rurned.

Fire in the Wisconsin Malt & Grain
company's elevator in Appleton
caused a loss of between $4,000 and
$4,000, all of which is covered by in
surance. The elevator was filled with
malt, barley and oats, the combined
amounts being about 100000 bushels,
all of which is more or less damaged
by water. The fire is attributed to a
naked electric light wire.
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CRIDLER'S NEW JOB.
Will Represent the St. Louis Expo
sition in Europe.
Resigns His Post as Third Assistant
Secretary of State-PeculsarI
Fitted for Any Position
of Trust.

Thomas w. Cridler, third assistant
secretary of state, has resigned. The
announcement was made at the state
department by Mr.. Hay, secretary
of state. At the same time Mr.. Hay
stated that Mr. Cridler had accepted
a place with the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company as European rep
resentative for the exposition. 1t is
believed the vacancy created Will be
filled by the appointment of Mr. Her
bert II. ID. Pierce, now secretary of
the United States embassy at St.
Petersburg, Russia.
Mr.. Cridler has been connected with
the state department for % years past.
He has served as assistant secretary
since April, 1897. During his long
term of service he has filled many diff
ferent positions in the state depart
ment, and has met and known init
mately some of the most famous of
American diplomats. He has Travelled
on special missions for the depart
mep :, and has met the leading diplo-
mats and public men of Europe. His
acquaintance with methods in the
state department is probably not ex-
ceeded by that of any other man.
Mr.. Cridler was born at Harper's
Ferry, Jefferson county. Va, now
West Virginia, and entered the de-
partment of state at Washington, d..
C., July l, 1875, in the twenty-third
year of his age, receiving an annual
salary of 5000. July /, 1880, he was
promoted to class i November /, 1881,
to class 3; February l, 1854, to class
4, and was appointed chief of the dip
lomatic bureau July Is, 1889. He was
commissioned third assistant secre-
tary of state, his present position,
April S, 1897. Nearly the whole of the
twenty-three continuous years of his
official service have been spent in the
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diplomatic bureau. During that
period many important international
questions have been discussed and
reached a satisfactory conclusion. In
many of these, naturally, he has borne
a conspicuous part. As assistant sec
rotary of state he has immediate
charge of the consular service, direct
ing the more important part of its
correspondence and signing all the
official mail addressed to the consuls.
The volume of labor required to per
form this service intelligently and SAT-
isfactorily is great.
Mr. Cridler uHites executive and lit
erary ability in an unusual degree He
is not only personally able to perform
an immense amount of work, but has
the facility of keeping others steadily
occupied. Mr.. Cridley is a positive
character, direct in his methods, quick
in his judgment of men and measures,
and has the reputation of being true
to his friends His friends are all firm
ly attached to him.
His designation by the president as
special commissioner to the interna-
tional exposition at Paris, of 1900,
was made shortly after the death of
Maj. Moses p. Handy, and Mr.. Grid
ler's visit to Paris was for the purpose
of completing Maj. Handy's unfinished
work in connection with the participa-
ton of the government of the United
States in the approaching exposition,
This was Mr. Cridler's fourth trip to
Europe on official duty, his last being
with the monetary conference at
Brussels in 1892.
Mr. Cridler, unlike most diplomats,
is frank, blunt and plain-spoken. He
seldom conceals his thoughts. and
usually says exactly what he means.
His brusque ways are those of the
average American, and have made him
feared as well a 8 respected by the for
eign representatives Although there
is more red tape in the state depart
ment than in any other bureau Mr..
Cridler datests frippery and delay.
and would rather cut the red tape
than unite IL.
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WILLIAM D. WASHBURN.
of the National Organization
of Uniyersalists

William Drew Washburn, of Mime
sofa, who has just been elected presi-
dent of the Uniyersalist general con-
vention by the delegates at Buffalo,
is one Of the wealthiest manufacture
ers in America and well-known citi-
zen of Minneapolis, where his large
-four mills are located. Mr. Washburn
has participated in political life since
1861, when he was appointed United
States surveyor general of Minnesota.
He was subsequently elected to con-
gress for three terms, and in 1889 was
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FRENCH is PROMOTED.
Succeeds GEN. Sir Rcdvers Butler in
Command of the First British
Army Corps.

Maj Gen. John Denton Pinkstone
French, who has been appointed to
succeed Gen. Sir Redyers Butler as
commander of the First British army
corps, is one of the comparatively
young soldiers who have risen to
high positions in the British military
service. He had fought in the Sou
dan and in the east previously to his
appointment in 1899 to the command
of the cavalry division in Natal He
is one of the two or three British
generals who have fought the Beers
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YERKES ON SUCCESS.
Former Chicago Capitalist Inter-
viewed in London.
says Man Is Ripe at Fifty and Be-
fore That Is an Apprentice-NOt
an Age for the Young and
inexperienced.

Charles I. Yerkes was interviewed
in London by a reporter for the
Morning Leader, to whom he talked
entertainingly about young men in
business.
From the age of 81 1 succeeded
fairly well in my schemes" he said
TO the reporter. by the time / was
35 / had accumulated a fortune of
some 81 100000, which in those days
was looked upon as large fortune.
Then, by a stroke of ill-luck, l lost
it all, and had to start the world
over again. This, of course, is moth
ing extraordinary for Americans,
who frequently make and lose half
a dozen large fortunes before they
finally consolidate their position. 1t
also as frequently happens that adj
verse strokes of fortune prove a
mans best friend, inasmuch as he
comes out of each failure all the
stronger for the lessons he has
learned. Hardship, in my view. often
proves a part of a young mans good
luck
1t was TO gather his views as to
how the Young business idea should
be taught to shoot rather than to
CLEAN personal details that the Morn
ing Leader reporter availed himself
of the Americans offer to be of serv-
ice.
1T is the fashion to talk of this
age as being an age of young men, y
said Mr.. Yerkes. Personally, how
ever, | cannot take the view that
there is ever an age of youth which
is really and overwhelmingly sue
cessful. The few exceptions simply
attest the general rule that young
men in their careers are in their ap-
premiership till the age of 40. AT
that age they begin to see the mis-
takes they have made, and the next
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FAITHFUL ELEVATOR MAN.
Carries " omen from Upper Floors
of burning BuiIdinG.

New York, Nov. -. Fire in the
carpet-making plant OF the Planet
mills in Brooklyn Monday endan-
gered the lives of 500 women at work
on the upper floors of the building,
but they were all rescued. Will
liam Stewart, an elevator man, kept
his cage going until the last woman
had left the building and then fell
unconscious from the smoke and fire
fumes he had inhaled. Three fire.
men We're overcome by smoke and
We're rescued by their comrades. The
loss was $4,000.
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in the form of a brooch, is of a deep
sapphire blue, and of the greatest
brillianey and purity; no other dia-
mond of this rich color has ever been
discovered.
1t is believed that this gem is part
of the same stone which weighed in
the rough 112 carats, and was bought
in India, in 1912, by NJ. Tavernier, the
well-known French traveller and mer-
chant. 1t was sold by him to Louis
XIV. and continued to be one of the
jewels of the French crown until 1902,
when it was seized by the revolution
lists and deposited in the Garde Meu-
bic. 1t was, however, stolen from
there in a very short time and disap-
peared from all knowledge until 1880,
when the stone shown in the photo
graph came into the hands of Mr..
Eliason and was eventually bought by
Henry Thomas Hope. Connoisseurs
at once pronounced it to be the stolen
stone brought from India by NJ. Tay-
ernier, but recut so as to render iden-
tifcation difficult. Contrary to some
rumors in the states, the jewel is
now, and has for many years past
been, deposited at PARIS bank, in
Cavendish square, London.
Now that Lord Francis Hope is at
length at liberty to sell the jewel, it
will be curious to see how much it
will fetch, as it is reported to be
worth untold sums. 1t seems most
probable that it will either be pur-
chased by wealthy American or go
back to the land of its birth as the
property of an Indian prince.
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generals W.

with success. He was in command at
Elandslaagte, at Reitfontein and
Lombards Kop. and was the com
mander also of the operations around
Colesburg and in the movements
which eliminated in the relief of
Kimberley. He directed the cavalry
troops in the campaign which ended
in the capture of Bloemfontein and
Pretoria, and was the officer in
charge of Lord Roberts left wing in
the battles east of Pretoria on June
10 and u. 1900. In October last year
he was placed at the head of the
cavalry division in South Africa. Gen.
French is 40 years old, was born at
Kent, England and was educated for
the navy, in which his father was an
officer
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The average increase in the length
of railways throughout the world is
about 1000 miles per annum, equal
to nearly 21a per cent. Of the total
lines existing, which at the beginning
of this century embraced nearly 48O,-
600 miles. Of the increase during re-
cent years 400 miles per annum are
added to the European system. $500
miles per annum TO the American sys-
tenn, while the addition in Asia is at
the rate of 1880 miles. in Africa LOO
miles, and in Australia 100 miles per
annum
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PRISON wARDENs MEET.
Gather at Kansas City and Discuss
the Conduct of Penitcn-
tinrics.

Kansas City Mo-. Nov. 12.--Hany
of the most noted wardeus and
prison officials in the world assem-
bed IN the parlors Of the Grand
Avenue Methodist church Monday
morning to attend the annual meet
ing of the National Wardens' associa-
ton, the first business session Of the
congress of the National Prison osso-
citation
The presidents annual address was
delivered by Otis Fuller, superintend-
ent of the state reformatory of
Michigan. Capt. Samuel c. Lemly.
of the United States navy, delivered
an address before the Old Mems assoc
citation at the public library Monday
afternoon.
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Germ. Carried by insects.

If malaria is conveyed by mosqui-
toes it is probable that other insects
may play like part. A French physi-
clan records that a certain family had
a member who for years was subject
to frequent malarial attacks, and that
three children in the family were
seized with The disease directly after
some oleanders were brought into the
house. The malaria germ was fonnd
in lice on the plants.
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chosen United States senator, his
term expiring in 1895. Like his late
associate in business, former Gov.
Pillsbury, Mr.. Washburn was born in
New England, and spent his early
years in q hard struggle for success.
lie settled in Minnesota in 1851 and
took a large part in the railway CON
struction Of the northwest. He served
as president Of the Minneapolis, St.
Paul G. Sault Ste Marie railway until
that road was we'll on the way to its
completion, and hen retired from it's
active management Mr. Washburn
is 60 years old.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


Riding on a bicycle with a dead man
on his back, was the narrowing expert
ence Of L. S. Wilson, New London
man. Wilson is book agent, and
while on his way o Hortonyille to can
vass, one out of town he met a man
staggering along the road The
stranger told him he was sick, and Viii
son invited him to get on his wheel.
Then he hurriedly sped to town for
medical assistance. When Wilson dis
mounted he discovered to his horror
that the man was dead. \ coroner's
jury found death was due to heart dis
ease.
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ten years form the crucial period of
a mans career, no matter what his
line of life may be. Success that
comes when a young man is still in
his twenties or thirties is due more
to good luck than good management
The fact that lost S1,ooO,O00 myself
entities me to speak with some au-
thority."
"At what age do you consider a
man ripe as business man."
SAT 50-not before. l think that
the man who starts in life with the
necessary fundamental knowledge
and who has ability, may reasonably
look forward to becoming a success
full man, provided, of course, he pos
sesses those attributes of character
like steadiness, temperance and
perseverance, without which no man
can succeed. The one thing needful
for every young man is to have a
clearly defined object in view, to find
his meter, to centralize his efforts
on it, and stick to it for better or
worse. With ordinary luck he can
not fail. The greatest evil and the
one most fruitful of bankruptcy is
the fact that the average young man
wants to do too many things at once
and become rich too quickly"
Mr.. Yerkes is of opinion that
parents in the greatest percentage
of cases do not pay sufficient atten-
ton to discovering or fostering par
ticular talent in children.
IF boy" he says, 'is meant for
the electric business the best time
to enter it is between the ages of II
and IS, when the foundation of a
sound education has been laid. The
brain is then plastic and easily
adaptable to the peculiar kind of
mental training and study required
in electricity. Parents have come to
me with their college-bred sons of %
and %, but in singularly few eases
have they proved of much service.
As to electricity as a profession for
young men. Mr.. Yerkcs has the
greatest faith as to its being one of
the greatest of the future.
81 have had men of singular talents
judged from The purely professional
and intellectual point of view whom
/ could not trust with ~ subordi-
mates, and on the other hand men of
inferior capacity, whom ! could trust
without instructions with the hand
ling Of 10000 operatives"
A statement which was made by
Napoleon about Augereau, Ney and
Murat.
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EXCHANGE OF LOCKS.
Gen. John :. Mosby Tells "A Lincoln
Anecdote which Has Never
Been Printed.

Gen. John S. Mosby, the famous
guerrilla, relates an incident of his
visit to Washington during the war.
He went there with the intention of
trapping President Lincoln, but his
plans were circumvented at the last
moment. Gen. Mosby mad reached
the confines of the capital and had
halted on hill overlooking the city,
when he met an old German woman
who was going in with her mornings
marketing. She displayed a pair of
shears hanging from her apron. Their
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HOPE BLUE DIAMOND.
Hope, II Now Authorized to
Dispose of the Gem.

Here is a full-sized reproduction of
the famous Hope Blue diamond,
which is again being brought into
prominence by the fact that the pres
ent owner, Lord Francis Hope, OBJ
tanned an order of the court author
ling him to sell the jewel. On ac-
count of its size. color and interest
ing history. this diamond is consid-
cred unique among all existing jew
els of the world, not excepting those
belonging to European or eastern
royalties. The jewel. which is now set
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Cologne has just celebrated the
eight hundredth anniversary of the
death of ST. Bruno, the founder of the
Carthusian order in the original
Chartreuse near Grenoble The cele-
bration was held in the Church of st.
Cunibert, where Bruno was school
boy. 1t came just at time when the
monks of the Grande Chartreux had
made up their minds to seek authori-
cation from the French government
ard TO remain in France.
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Decd Of a MANIAC.

At Merrimac Mrs. George Lee
opened the large stove door and
thrust her baby into the roar
ing FIRE in the presence of her hus-
band and nurse. The baby was but
three weeks old, and was practically
consumed before il could be taken out.
Mrs. Lee tried 40 kill another child
three years ago with a hammer She
was in the Mendoza asylum for some
time, and has been taken there again.
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Negro CHARGED with Theft

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 12The police
department of this city have placed
under arrest J. II. Alexander, a negro
in the employ of the United States
government, charging him with hav-
ing stolen $4,7O0 from the yalise of
Maj. p. c. Stevens, a United States
paymaster, last Friday evening.
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The colored Christians of Water
town, y. Y, numbering some 500 souls.
with whom the Methodists have not
been able to do much have applied
for admission into the Episcopal
church as a mission. The colored
preacher will shortly be confirmed
and become a postulant and lay reader
among the people.
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BoId Attempt to Rob Bank.

A bold attempt was made early in
the day to rob the Farmers bank at
Darien. The robbers, three in number,
were foiled because of an oyercharge
of nitroglcerin, which made tre-
mendous noise il exploding, awaken
ing the people Of the village.
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To Re Contested.

The will of Mrs. Alexander Douglas,
of Beloit, will be contested by her
daughter, Mrs Ellen Thompson, Of
Chicago 1t is said that the estate.
valued at 100000, has been bequeathed
to Miss Henrietta Douglas, an unmar-
ried daughter who has had the care of
her parents during their declining
years, the other two daughters receiv-
ing only 500 each.
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Editors Reach Home.

The members of the Wisconsin Edi-
toriaI association have arrived at their
various homes from their southern
tour. The trip was one of the best ever
made by the association. Over 1000
miles were travelled in ten days, and
seven prominent cities of the south
were visited.
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Gns cylinder Exnlodcs.

Philadelphia, Nov. IA gas cylin-
der on the first floor of the three
story building of the Liberty Chem
icai company, Fifteenth street near
Cumberland street, exploded, seri-
ously injuring four girls and d man.