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Imperial press., 1901-06-22
INCREASING YIELD OF GOLD

From Western Graphic.
 It is fortunate, in view of the multiplication of all sorts of bonds, stocks, debentures, and instruments calling for yearly, semi-yearly, or quarterly interest or dividends, that the production of gold, the only basic metal since the adoption of the single stan dard, is increasing at such a prodigious rate. The Director of the United States Mint says that the yield of gold for the cur. rent year will be upwards of nine ty millions of dollars in the United States alone. This, was as much as the yield of the whole world for the year 1890. It is not too much to assume that the world is now producing gold at the rate of four hundred million dollars per aunum. Should South Africa resume production, this large sum would probably rise to five hundred millions, ahd the mind is simply bewildered at the possibilities of the future. It is estimated that the total amount of the yellow metal employed in coinage is four thousand millions, with about an equal amount of silver. At the rate at which the search for gold is being stimulat- ed the stock of that metal, allow ing for the consumption of a considerable amount in the arts, will have about doubled. The United States, from present in- dications, will soon lead the world in her yield of gold, as she has for years done in silver. At the present moment it is a neck and neck struggle between this coun- try and Australia. When the Boer war interrupted mining in the Rand and South Africa that region headed the list as a gold producer, the hundred million dollar mark having been reached and passed. The United States, however, is developing gold mines in so many quarters that her pre-eminence cannot long re. main in doubt. For instance, the single camp of Cripple Creek, in Colorado, is yielding at the rate of twenty-six million dollars a year, and has been producing at that rate for ten months past. Throughout the whole of Colo. rado the country is being ex. plotted for gold with great energy
Imperial press., 1901-06-22

The PRESS is the only paper publi sh. ed on the Colorado desert.-$1.SO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
CAPTURE MORE BOERS.
Kitchener Reports Small Successes
to british Arms in south
Africa.

London, April 30.-Lord Kitchener
reports TO the war office from Pre-
toria under date of April rs, as fol-
lows:
"Kitchener's fighting scouts, under Gren-
fell. have surprised and captured Van
Rensburg's laager at Klipdam, north of
Petersburg. Seven Beers were killed and
81 taken prisoners. Eight thousand rounds
of ammunition and all the wagons. carts.
oxen, horses and mules were captured.
our only casualty was one wounded.
The other columns report three killed,
IS taken prisoners, 81 surrendered and one
quick-firer captured"
London, April 3o.--Another dis
patch from Lord Kitchener, dated
Pretoria, April 80, says:
Gen. Blood has discovered at Rossen-
kali, South Africa. republic government
documents and a large number of bank
notes.
"Byng has had a fight with Beers on the
Basutoland border, south of Wepener and
killed five.
"Grenfell. in addition to the captures re-
ported, got $500 rounds of small arms am
munition.
AT Lydenburg, 90 Beers have surren-
dered"
Cape Town, April 30 4 party of
Beers blew up the railroad between
Graspan and Belmont, Cape Colony,
in three places, April 81, apparently
with the intention of intercepting a
train carrying Cecil Rhodes. The
damage done was slight and was
quickly repaired
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Springfield, H., April 3O.-The pro-
cess of grinding out laws for Illinois
at the rate of 20 or 30 day is on in
the legislature, as this is the last week
of the Forty-second general assem-
biy's session. AS is customary in the
session of Illinois solons, hardly any
laws are passed before the rush of the
last week, and then there is rush
that more than makes up for lost time.
1t amounts to a continuous roll call,
lasting from eight to twelve hours a
day, exclusive of brief recesses, and
winding up with 20 or "a hour session
on the last day so as to finish up the
job and clear the calendar of all bills
the leaders really want passed.
In the house the motion to recon-
slider the Abbott woman's suffrage
bill. which was killed Saturday by
striking out the enacting clause, was
lost 10 to As. Several bills were ad-
vanced to third reading.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
BUYS STEAMSHIP LINE.
j. PIerpont Morgan Comes Into Com
troll Of the Leyiand Line OF
Steamers.

London. April 90 The first step in
the direction of the consolidation Of
some Of the biggest transatlantic
shipping interests has been accom-
plished by the purchase by J. Pier
pont Morgan & Co. of the Leyland
line of steamers. A deposit on the
purchase money has been paid.
The officials of the Leyland line, in
confirming the sale, told a represent
ative of the press that an official
statement win be issued from the
head office of the line at Liverpool. 1t is
understood that the shareholders viii
receive c IA los for each 6 10 share.
The Leyland line, whose fleets win
thus pass into the control of Amer
leans, is one of Great Britain's great
est shipping institutions, far exceed
ing the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation company in tonnage and
Importance.
When, some months ago, it was
suggested that the line was likely to
pass into the hands of the Allan JIG
Transport people. much comment fol-
lowed in regard to the effect it would
have on other British lines, as it was
generally felt in shipping circles that
any such wide-reaching shipping
amalgamation in close touch with
American railroads would have Sc
rious consequences for lines outside
the combination.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
CHALLENGER WENT AGROUND.
Shamrock II. Has an Unpleasant Ex-
perience--Not Relieved to Have
Been Hurt.

Glasgow, April 3O,-It transpires
that the Shamrock Ii. grounded on
mudbank near Dumbarton while pro-
ceeding seward on Saturday. Her
crew were transferred to a tug, and,
thus lightened, the yacht fioated aft
er having been ashore three-quarters
of an hour. II is believed she is not
injured.
Glasgow, April 30.-In the opinion
of those responsible for sailing Sham
rock II. in the races for the Americas
cup, the five weeks available for
preparation and trials are considered
quite little enough time for the work.
Every effort, therefore, will be made
to hurry things forward. Within an
hour after she was formally handed
over by the manager of the Dennys,
she started for the Solent, in tow OF
the Erin; and there is still hope that
she will be ready for her first spin
under canvas by Thursday.
If this should be found impossible
she will not hoist sail until Saturday,
Capt. jameson and Capt. Sycamore
bNiiiS IN0 Ahdts LnOuSn iAND dAC
Interpretations, there is no sufficient
reason for tempting Providence" by
starting her on her racing career on
Friday.
Thomas Ratsey, the sail-maker, has
all the canvas in readiness for her
arrival, and he has been advised to
have all hands waiting for her Mon
day morning.
As she was towed down the Clyde
she was the subject of general com
ment. Her extraordinarily low free
board was much criticised, in view of
the necessity of making an Atlantic
passage, and her telescope topmast
was condemned by practical yachts
men, who held that if at any time it
should become desirable to extend or
lower the topmast the mainmast
would certainly have bent enough to
jam it. Nevertheless, Shamrock III.
was pronounced the likeliest chal-
lenger ever sent across.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
SHOPPERS IN PANIC.
suits in Loss OF One Life-Heavy
Property Loss.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 30.-Fire at
the corner of Carson and Seventeenth
streets, South side, Monday caused
one death, a property loss estimated
at S225,00O, consumed over a dozen
buildings and rendered score of
families homeless. The flames were
discovered in the basement of the
four-story department store of
George E. Lorsch & Brother, and in a
very short time the entire building
was burning furiously. 1t was in
ruins within 80 minutes.
A panic ensued among the custom
ers and employees, which resulted in
what seemed at first a well founded
report that eight persons had per-
ished. This was happily untrue after
the fire had been controlled, the only
fatality being the burning to death
of Mrs. Kate Donley's 2h-year-old
child. When the fire broke out Mrs.
Donley and child we're on the fourth
floor of the Lorsch building. In her
haste to escape the mother fell on
the stairway and was rendered un-
conscious. In the excitement the
child was either forgotten or burned
before aid could reach it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
SUED FOR BIG SUM.
Iowa Man Has Difficulty over Ac-
counts While Acting as Commits
sary of state Regiment

Des Moines, Ia, April 30.-George A..
Reed, a lieutenant of the Fiftyfirst
Iowa regiment, acting commissary at
the Preside in 1898 and 1899, has been
made defendant in suit for $22.442,
for which it is alleged he failed to rem
der satisfactory accounting. The
action was instituted by Lewis Miles,
attorney for the southern district of
Iowa, and is based on the report of F.
Z. Rittman, auditor for the war de-
partment II is alleged supplies val
hands.
Reed is in the harness business in
this city. He declares that supple
mental accounting by him will explain
the apparent shortage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
4 Mothers Crime.

ST. Louis, April 3o.-Mrs. Fannie
Frieberg, wife of Arthur Frieberg, a
medical student. committed suicide at
night by taking dose of whisky and
cocaine Alma, five-year-old daugh-
ter, to whom a similar dose was given,
give another daughter named Emma,
seven years old, dose of the poison,
but she became suspicious and re-
fused to take it. In letters left by
Mrs. Frieberg, she states that she
committed the crime because it was
her belief that her husband was pay
ing attention TO another woman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Ogden, Utah, April so. - United
States Minister Conger and party
reached Ogden Monday morning. They
were met by President Burt's private
car in charge of John \. Baldwin, at
torney general of the Union Pacific,
and Ernest +. Hart, John 7. Stewart
and Donald McRae, of the reception
committee, all of Council Bluffs. The
party left for the east at $50 o'clock
via the Union Pacific. Mr.. Conger had
nothing new to say on the Iowa guber-
Material question.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Reform ut Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., April 3o.-In accord
ance with an order of Mayor Moore
all saloons were tightly closed from
Saturday night until Monday morn
ing. The mayor promises now to go
the whole length and asserts thatneXt
Sunday barber shops, ball games, the
alters and even newsboys viii be placed
under the ban. The stringent action
results from an agitation by the press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Rtrer Fn1ling a. clncinnnti.

Cincinnati, April 30.-The Ohio river
had fallen to 81 feet at one o'clock
p. m, total fall of 81 feet since
Saturday afternoon. Its rate of fall
will increase, and soon half of obstruc-
ton to traffic and business will be
removed. The railroads are rapidly
resuming their interrupted business
from the regular freight depots and
the Central Union passenger station
will be ready for occupancy by
Wednesday morning or perhaps ear
lier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Adynnced in Army.

Washington, April 3o.--In the army
appointments announced Monday
Enoch II. Growder is made brigadier
general and also lieutenant colonel.
He secures the latter promotion by the
retirement of Gems. Lieber, Barr and
Clous. The appointment as brigadier
general of volunteers is a compliment
given him for services in the Philip
pines, a position he will hold until
July l.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Visit the Exposition.

Buffalo, y. Y, April 30.-Sunday's
attendance at the Pan-American eX-
position was record-breaker for
pre-exposition crowd. Fully 10000
persons passed through the gates,
about Is per cent. Of them paying for
admission. Although the exposition
is still far from complete, everyone
seemed satisfied with what there was
to see. An event on the opening day,
next Wednesday, Will be the fight of
5000 carrier pigeons, carrying the
news of the opening of the exposi-
ton
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Business part of Town burned

Milwaukee. April 30.-A special to
the Evening Wisconsin from Berlin,
Wis, says: The business portion of
Wautoma, the county seat Of Wau-
shara county, 90 miles west of here,
was totally destroyed by fire in the
morning. Loss. 100000; insurance,
$4,000. The Lincoln hotel and the
Argus are amongthe buildings burned
Several people are rendered homeless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Ashtabula, O., April 3o--Robbers
early in the day blew open the safe
in the store of Richards and Herrick,
occupying a large frame building on
Main street Fire quickly broke out
after the explosion of dynamite The
Richards and lIerrick building was
totally destroyed. as was also an ad-
joining business house. the losses ag-
greeating 10000 What he robbers
Aecurca is not vet known.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

One of the striking things shown
by the last census is the remarkable
increase of tenant farming. The per-
centage of farms operated by tenants
showed n considerable increase by the
census Of 1900, For the whole coun-
try this percentage has increased in
The last ten years nearly twice as
fast rs the per cent of population OF
the nation. four times that of the
purely agricultural population and
twice that of the farms operated by
their owners
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Mrs. Joseph Drcxcl of Philadelphia,
has presented TO the Museum of Arts
and Sciences Of Philadelphia a fan for
which She paid $1,000 Queen Mar
gherita Of Italy permitted the royal
worhmep to carve the sticks Of tor.
toise she'll and inlay them with dia.
monds and pearls, The queens crown,
in diamonds and rubies, and the
Cross OF Savoy held in small diamonds,
enhance the beauty of the fan The
sticks are held together with gold
clasps and the lace was made at the
school established by the queen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Il is stated on good authority that
the orange-orchard area at Riverside,
California, covers thirty square miles,
or $4,000 acres, on which are growing
1.536,00O orange trees. The money
value of the crop approNimates $4,000
900 annually, or about $67o for each
man. woman and child in the district.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

According to the state labor Com
missioner, the canning industry of
Maine is more important and valuable
than the slate, granite, and ice indus
tries combined, the value of the out
put of the l75 cannel'ies in the state
being $5,000,000 annually. In ordi-
nary years, S350,0OO is paid to farm
ers for sMect corn alone
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Found Dead i'm His Room.

Seattle, Wash, April 3o.-H. B. Oar
nell. of Oil City, Pa, was found dead
in his room at the Perrin house. He
had blown out his brains with n re-
volvcr. As near as can be ascertained
the suicide took place Saturday after
noon. From letters found in the room
it would appear that DarneIl was in
destitute circumstances.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

The supreme court of California, in
the case of Enos VS.. Snyder, has de.
cided, in a contest between next Of
Kin, on the one hand, and claimants
under a will on the other hand, for
the possession of a corpse that a
man can not by will dispose Of that
which, after his death, will be his
corpse. The custody Of the corpse
and the right of burial belong to the
next Of kin in preference to the adj.
ministrntnr.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
InnI.s Mnr-I.ikr

Berlin, April 30-The ST. Peters
burg correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette says it is announced from
Toxic that the harbor Of Matsumai,
capital OF the Island of Yesso, oppo-
site Nladivostock, is being trans
formed into a naval port. The work is
being carried ont with all speed and
is alrendY utmost comnleted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

A collection of blotting papers in
the possession of an American citi-
zen is estimated to be of great value.
Each sheet contains the blotted inn
preston of the handwriting of presi.
dent, and ali the chiefs of the repub-
lie since 1s41 are represented. One
sheet is that on which President Lin
coin blotted letter on the day Of
mis- murder
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

New York, April 30,--James p. Voor-
hees, of Washington, a son of the late
United States Senator ID. w Voorhees,,
who was arrested last Thursday
charged with being an accomplice in
the robbery of n tailor's shop, was dis
charged from custody, the complain
ing witness having failed to make out
a case against him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

The worlds population of Moham-
medans numbers very nearly 10000.
600. OF these, 100000 are under the
rule of the Turkish government, 3D.
100000 are ruled by other Mussul-
man sovereigns, 36,500,0OO are subject
to African princes, 20,00o,0O0 live in
China and 9g,000,000 arc under Chris
tian rulers. OF these last. about IS.
000, 900 are under British rule.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

The sanitary department OF Hayuna
has entered upon war Of eXtermina-
ton against mosquitoes as the surcst
method of eliminating the yellow fe-
yer. Kerosene is being placed in stag
nant pools 10 kIl the mosquitoes in
embryo. and Cen Wood has approved
an appropriation of $1,000 for plant
ing eucalyptus trees in the marshy
and malarious dustricts around the
city. The planting of the castor oil
plant, which is there perennial and
becomes a tall tree, is also proposed
its odor being disagreeable TO mos
quitoes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
win Admitted to Probate

New York, April 80. The will of the
late Charles II, Hoyt, playwright, was
admitted 10 probate in the surrogate's
court here. The surrogate held that
the proponents of the will established
the fact OF Mr. Hoyt's residence in
New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Huda-Pcsth. April so. Emperor
Francis Joseph Monday granted a
farewell audience To Addison G. llar-
ris, The retiring United States minis
ter to Anstria-Ilungary, and suhse-
quently received the new minister.
Robert S. Mccormick, who presented
his credentials TO his majesty
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Wichita, Kan, April 3o-Mrs Nation
Sunday received telegram that her
brother at Louisburg Kan, was dead,
and she was permitted TO 60 at once
without bond 1t is said that the
cases against her in this county VIII
be dropped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Washington. April 30-'rhe United
States supreme court Monday decided
III the case brought by cX-Congress-
man stephen Y White, of Brooklyn,
that call" as the word is used in the
stock exchange is an agreement TO sell
and therefore subject to taxation at
the rate of two cents per $500 under
The war revenue Iaw.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Four suspects Arrested.

Kent, o., April 30.-Late at night Of
ficer McMichael, with three assistants,
arrested four men suspected Of hold
ing up, robbing and wounding Edward
Meyer, Cleveland druggist. on April
%. They were taken to jail at Raven
ma and registered as James RYAN.
James Day, George Smith and John
Morrissey. The men were All heavily
armed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
rirat sncech al Trin-

Charlottesville, Va. April 30-The
presidential train passed through
Charlottesville on schedule time. 1t
stopped here about ten minutes. The
president made a short address, which
was applauded by the large crowd
about the station.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
pope I,inishes EncycIicnl.

Paris, April 80. \ dispatch to the
Patrie from Rome says the pope has
finished lis -ncyclical on the subject
Of auticlericat measures in France,
Spain and Portugal II will probably
be puolshed IN fortnight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

London, April 30 The coroners'
jury, which has been investigating the
death OF Billy Smith, the pugilist who
was fatally injured April % at the Ma
tional Sporting club in bout with
Jack Roberts, Monday rendered a YER
diet of accidental death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Germans Had Hard Task.

Berlin. April 80. Dispatches from
Picking show that the Germans had a
difficult task in carrying the passes
leading into Shau-Si province. The APP
proaches were steep mountain tracks
and the Chinese held commanding po-
sltions from which they rolled huge
rocks down the mountain sides, ON the
advancing Germans. Besides many old
guns squicktrers were captured. The
German losses were an officer and
seven men killed and four officers and
50 men wounded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

In 1900 imports of merchandise in
to the United States amounted to
S91.252, 76s, exports to S7o,971,7s0 \
century later, in 1900, imports have
increased to SS49, 941, 1874, and exports
to 1894, 4s3, 0S2.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

An extraordinary case is presented
IN that of John A. Kasson, Of Iowa,
the special reciprocity commissioner
of the United States, who has de-
clined to accept any future compen-
sation for the duties performed by
him, because none of the treaties
negotiated became effective This is
one of the few cases of this kind on
record
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

The tablet in memory of the sol
diers of 1912, which Secretary Root
and Col. Mills have allowed the En-
pire State society of the daughters
of 1912 to place in the West Point
chapel, is OF black marble with gilt
lettering and win be the second Of its
kind to be placed in the chapel by
q nntrintic sncietY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Trngedy at RrenItfnst Table.

St. Paul, Mimi, April 30.-A Prairie
du Chen (Wis.) special says; Max
Heck, who runs his fathers farm near
Ia. shot and almost instant
IN killed his sister, Mrs. Ellsworth, at
the breakfast table. 1t is thought he
was temporarily insane. He was ar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

When wounded in battle horses are
attended to as soon as possible. 4
veterinary officer with an assistant
follows close on the fighting line, and
those animals with only slight iniu.
ries are collected together and sent
To the veterinary hospitals cstab.
lished at the fixed camps Those very
badly wounded arc shot Horses
killed in battle are either buried or
burned, according to the climate. In
South Africa they are left to rot.