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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
THE FRENCH RIOTS.
Many Fights Occur During Demon
stration Over Question OF Gloss
ing Certain Schools.

Paris, July 2S-The demonstration
made Sunday in connection with the
decree of Premier Combes ordering
the closing of the congregational
schools proved to be quite as much of
manifestation in support of the gov
eminent as of opposition to its anti
clerical measures. The crowd which
gathered in the place de la Concorde
numbered $4,000 persons, while as
many more thronged the Champs
Elysees. The clerical and anti-clerical
forces about equally divided the gath
erings. The former were distinguish
able by the red, white and blue paper
flowers which they wore, while the lat
ter sported red eglantines. Though
many fights occurred, they never be-
came general, nor was any person Sc
riously injured. An imposing force of
police and mounted municipal guards
had much trouble in keeping the man
ifestants constantly moving, and at
times they were forced to charge to
prevent the crowd becoming too
dense. On the whole, the crowds were
good-natured and mainly confined
themselves to shouting Liberty, Lib
erty;" Long live the Sisters" and
eve want the Sisters!" To which the
anti-clericals replied ''Vive lie Re-
publique," and "Down with the
priests!" The occasional appearance
of priest was signal for much boot
ing and several fights were due to
their presence.
A striking feature of the manifes-
tations was the large number of
women, many of them we'll dressed,
who actively participated. Nor were
these all clerical in their sympathies,
for the anti-clerical women were also
out in strong force and they occasion
ally made things lively for their cler-
ical sisters, whom the police had some
difficulty in protecting.
The demonstrations eliminated
when a group of 30 ladies, some in car
riages, and some on foot, headed by
Mines. Reille, de Nun, Cibiel and de
Pommerol, attempted to reach the
ministry of the interior in order to-
present to Premier Combes a petition
on behalf of the sisters. The police,
however, refused to allow them to
pass. subsequently, the clericals made
an angry rush on the Gordon guard
ing the avenue Gabrielle, and the SOL
diers had to use the butts of their guns
to keep back the crowd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The Bulgarian minister of COM
merce and agriculture has forbidden
the importation of American grape
vines.
Great Britain has proposed to the
powers to relieve China of so indem-
nifty installments, aggregating $780,
100000.
Paul Morton, at Chicago, predicts
that an enormous corn crop, which
may reach 100000, 600 bushels, will be
harvested.
The papers of an anarchist from
Paterson, n. j., arrested at Bra, Italy,
disclose a plot to assassinate King
Victor Emmanuel.
George Wyndham, in the British
commons debate on the Irish question,
said Irish industry cannot revive I'M
til social prescription ends.
Texas fever has broken out among
the native cattle of southern Kansas
and at Dexter over hundred head
have died within the past few days.
United States District Judge Thorn
as P. Hawley has announced his candi-
Nevada, to succeed Senator Jones.
Court Chamberlain Won Morawski
counsels Kaiser Wilhelm not to at
tend army maneuvers in Posen, fear
ing the antipathy of the Poles.
The antarctic steamer Morning,
purchased by the Royal Geographical
society as relief ship for the Discov-
cry, has sailed from London for Vic
toria Land.
The Moore interests in the Rock Is
land railroad will make $40,000.00
by the proposed exchange of the
roads $75.00O.000 capital conversion
of the latter into new bonds.
The treatment of Cuba by congress
has caused the president to order the
abandonment of the naval station
near Havana, the administration be-
ing unwilling to ask favors of the new
republic.
The airship contests at the ST. Louis
exposition, announced by the commit
tee. viii be for s15o.ooo prizes: $1,000
offered for the aeronaut landing near
est the Washington monument at the
national capital.
Circulars have been issued by the
management of the st. Paul road an
nouncing the opening of ten new
towns along the Mankato and Far
mington and the Muscatine and Rut-
ledge cut-offs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
THE EAST.

Authorities have dropped the
charge of. violating the West Virgin
ian injunction made against Secre-
tary Wilson, of the United Mine
Workers.
Heavy rain near Dresden, n. Y,
did great damage to crops and sew
eraI buildings were wrecked.
BY severe storm coal shafts were
flooded, bridges carried away and
crops ruined near Irwin, Pa.
Flames in Albany, n. Y, destroyed
property valued at over $5OO,0OO, and
one fireman was killed and one IA
tally injured.
The noted fnancier, j. Pierpont
Morgan, through his son, denies the
report that the big shipping combine
may never be contaminated.
Percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended July 20 were: Pittsburg, 1855;
Brooklyn, 562; Chicago, .555; Boston,
.532; ST. Louis, .465; Cincinnati, .436;
Philadelphia, APO; New York, 800.
In the American league the per-
centages of the baseball clubs for the
week ended July 27 were: Chicago,
.581; Philadelphia, .567; Boston, .554;
St. Louis, .533; Washington, .475;
Baltimore, .448; Cleveland, .446; De-
troit, .412.
Gould and Cassatt interests are on
the verge of the greatest railroad war
in history.
On the New York Central road the
Twentieth Century express ran from
Syracuse to Albany, lat miles, in 1919
minutes, breaking the fast time rec
ord
Anti-imperialists in communica-
ton to the president revive the
charges of army cruelty in the Philip
pines, and urge action to bring offend
ers to justice.
Anthracite miners began the elev-
enth week of the strike sure that OPP
orators cannot get skilled employees
to resume work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31

Fire destroyed the celebrated mon
astery of the Trappists at Okla,
Quebec, the loss being $500, 600.
The Dominion of Canada are ex-
tremely anxious that British ambas-
sailors at Washington shall hereaf-
ter be Canadians.
The Princess Irene, German
steamer, which sailed from Naples
for Manila, took among her passen-
gers Gov. Taft, Judge Smith and Sec
rotary Carpenter.
The scientist, DR.. Sellim, of Vienna,
who is exploring Palestine, has dis
covered the walls and gateway of the
ancient temple of Solomon in the
neighborhood of Janohah, in Sa-
maria.
Dispatches from Cowes say that
King Edward is steadily improving.
The governments of Great Britain
and Japan have entered into an
agreement pledging Corea support
and aid.
All former British prisoners re-
turning to South Africa will be re-
CURED to have at least 500 before
they will be allowed to land.
The government of Japan has noti-
fed the United States government
that it has started warship to seize
Marcus island, claimed by the latter
on the discovery of Andrew Rosehill
in 1889.
The authorities in France face a
big revolt, citizens being in arms be-
hind barricades to resist the gov
ernment's determination to close
the schools of religious orders which
have not complied with the law on
associations.
Gen. Botha said in a speech at
Paarl, Cape Colony, that all of South
Africa was under one flag, but that
the Beers had not been vanquished.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
MOTHER CRAzED BY ALCOHOL.
Strang1es Two OF Her Little Ones and
Third May DIc-AvfuI Scene
I'm Home.

New York, July 2S.-Richard Meade,
a night Waterman, on returning to
his home in Brooklyn Saturday found
his two little daughters dead from
strangulation caused by Irvine tight
ly tied around their thr0ats. A third
child was unconscious from the same
cause and his wife lay in comatose
condition on the floor. apparently suf-
fering from alcoholism combined
with poison. According to the police
the woman was of Incorporate habits
and the supposition is that she
strangled the children while in de-
lirious condition. The Oldest child
was three years of age. Her body
and that of her one-year-old sister
were lying on the bed with several
yards of stout Irvine wound about
their throats. The other little one
was still alive and was removed to
hospital with the mother. The baby's
injuries are probably fatal as the
slender cord had cut deep into it's
throat. About one year ago Meade
had his wife arraigned for commit
ment for intemperance. 1t was just
prior to the birth of the youngest
child and on that account she was re-
leased on promise to reform.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
A TERRIBLE RECORD.
Victims of Collisions and Other Rail
way Accidents Constitute an
Appalling List.

Washington, July 2s.-The inter
state commerce commission has issued
a bulletin on collisions and derailments
of trains and casualties to persons for
the three months ending March 81,
1902. According to the showing the
number of persons killed in train ac-
cidents was PIP, and of injured, all.
Accidents of other kinds, including
those sustained by employees while at
work and by passengers in getting ON
or off cars, brings the total up to S13
killed and 9,958 injured. During this
period there were 1920 collisions and
83s derailments, of which 221 collisions
and 81 derailments affected passenger
trains, resulting in Al fatal accidents
to passengers and 826 injured. The
damage to cars, engines and roadway
by these accidents amounted to 81 ,914,-
oRQ
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
STAYS HAND OF DEATH.
Nicaragua He eds the Appeal of United
States in Behalf of DR..
Russell Wilson.

Washington, July 28.-Senor Corea,
the Nicaraguan minister, Saturday in
formed Acting Secretary of State
Hill that his government has accept
ed the minister's recommendation
relative to the postponement of any
final measures in the case of DR.. Rus
sell Wilson, the American captured
with filibustering party lear Blue
fields, until all of the rights which he
has under the law have been invoked.
Furthermore, President Zelaya
showed the confidence he felt in his
minister here by indicating his pur-
pose to be bound in the final DISPOSE
ton of Wilson's case by the minis
ter's recommendation.
AS Senator Hanna has represented
that Wilson was in Chicago in 1899,
by way of controverting the state
ment that he was engaged in for
mer revolution in Nicaragua, Senior
Corea has explained to the state de-
partment that the revolution re-
ferred to was in the preceding year,
1898, and Wilson's participation
therein was absolutely established.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
WEST AND SOUTH

Rev. r, W. Barnwell, bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Alabama, died at
Selma.
High water in the Brazos and
other rivers in Texas has inundated
many towns and great damage has
been done.
It is announced that Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad has
been purchased by the Union Pacific
Railroad company.
Methodists of the south will en-
deavor to raise a S5,000,000 endow-
ment fund, the interest to go to the
superannuated ministers, widows and
orphans.
A recent inventory of Potter Pal
mer's estate, filed in the probate
court in Chicago, shows he was worth
81, 500, 1856.
Fire destroyed the first German
theater building in Chicago, and an
other landmark has passed.
Tt is announced that Mrs. Eliza
beth Todd, of Todds Station, Ind,
has passed her one hundred and sec
ond birthday.
Near Vinton, Ia, Mark Westcott,
aged "a, and Floyd Webster, aged IS,
were drowned while bathing in the
river.
By the recent railway wreck on
the Pennsylvania road near Trebeins,
O.. four persons were killed, many
injured, and all the mail matter was
burned.
Track layers on the Iowa & St.
Louis railroad are on a strike at
Centerville, Ia.
James j. Jeffries defeated Robert
Fitzsimmons in an eight-round battle
at San Francisco and retained the
heavyweight championship. The
fight was won by punch while
Fitzsimmons was speaking, and after
Jeffries was badly punished and
given up by spectators.
The fight in San Francisco Melted
James Jeffries $14,346 and Fitzsim-
mons 50,
Mrs. Everett Spencer, aged 10, killed
her husband and herself at Woodfield,
O.. while temporarily insane.
Charles Kendall Adams, formerly
president OF the OHlNeESItS VI NIScOu-
sin. died in Redlands, Cal, aged 81
years.
Jack and Roe Dyer and Horace Dick
inson killed each other in a quarrel
near Vanceburg, Ky.
In San Francisco Aupi Nam Mari. a
native of India, died at the age of $50
years.
George Baldwin and Frank Carlson.
each 10 years old, fought with fists
over two girls at Portland, Ore, and
Carlson was killed.
The death of Carl f. Klotz, to whom
letters patent for an airship were re-
Gently granted, occurred at Indianapo-
lis.
Speaking in Chicago Rev. James NJ.
Gray. of Boston, says that the liquor
traffic in America is beyond the con-
troll of man.
Within the last few days three ne
groes have been lynched by mobs
hunting for the murderer of Chief of
Police Wilmoth. of Womelsdorf. w. Va.
In Chicago the striking telegraph
messenger boys won their fight, their
demands being practically acceded to
| by the officials.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
LATER NEWS.

The corn beetle has done immense
damage to the crops in many districts
in the government of Khorson and in
a large area of Bessarabia, Russia It
is thought that 200, 600 acres have been
ravaged.
Alfred S. Cunningham, charged with
being the shrewdest maker of counter
felt dollars in the country, was ar
rested in Chicago. The officers found
complete counterfeiting outfit and
several sacks of bogus money.
A violent earthquake shock was felt
IN the Lompac valley, in California.
Dishes, clocks and plants were thrown
from the shelves.
Robert Scott, ex-president of the
Swine Breeders association, died at
at Wichita, Kas.
Two mammoth boilers in the electric
light and ice plant of VIM. Curry &
Sons, at Key West, Fla, exploded, de-
molishing the plant, killing two negro
workmen and injuring twenty-five
others. The Knight building, adjoin-
ing the Curry plant, was wrecked.
Mrs. Semphis, of Paris, France, was
killed by two great Dane dogs that
had been secured to guard her hus-
bands country home.
One hundred and twenty-four cases
of cholera have been reported in Cairo,
Egypt. The drinking fountains have
been closed. The epidemic is of viru-
lent character. Many of the natives
are attacked in the streets and die in
few minutes.
Harry Faber, travelling for a Keokuk
firm, shot and killed himself at Clarin-
da, Ia. because his sweetheart had
Tilted him.
A. M. Rothschild, until two months
ago the head of the State Street De-
partment store of A. M. Rothschild e.
Co., Chicago, committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself in the head,
the wound inficting almost instant
death Acute insomnia, which prob
ably caused temporary insanity, is
said to be responsible for the deed.
j. f. Mullahy, secretary of the Sta
tionary Firemen's association of Penn
sylvania, was arrested at Wilkesbarre,
charged with libel. 1t is alleged he
posted circulars, headed unfair work
men," containing the names of a num-
Der of persons employed by the coal
companies.
One man was killed and several in
jured at Camden, N. j., at the primary
election of delegates to the convention
of the First Congressional district of
New Jersey.
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PERISH IN A GALE.
Twelve Persons Drowned on the Ia
ciic COast-More Damage by
Rain, Hail and Flood,

Vancouver, B. c., July 2S.-A heavy
gale is responsible, it is believed, for
the deaths of 10 men, who are thought
to have been drowned in the waves
of ocean or rivers.
Dallas, Tex, July 2S.-The deluge
of rain which has been pouring over
central Texas and that which has
been covering the western portion of
the state since Sunday has not
abated. In addition to the three
lives lost at Stephensville there has
been much property damage.
Canandaigua, n. Y, July 2S.-An-
other terrific storm visited this Sec
tion, doing great damage to crops
and property that had not already
suffered. Edward Chamberlain was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Canandaigua lake has risen
still higher. The damage on hundreds
of farms is irreparable. From every
part of the county come reports that
wheat is sprouting in the shock, and
that serious blight has struck the
apple trees.
NHiNoSOs bhiN Idllis
hail and food continue to add to loss
of life and destruction of property in
various sections of the country.
Crops on many farms in the lowlands
of the Illinois and Rock rivers are
still under water and in many in
stances are supposed to be ruined. A
cloudburst near Moline, H., put four
r,,i1nS Of hn
water. large force is repairing the
Lacey levee near Havana, ILL.,. and
some of the crops in that vicinity
may be saved. Hail cut crops to
pieces near La Crosse, Wis. In west
ern Texas the flood situation is still
more serious and if the rainfall con-
tinues in other parts of the state
the cotton crop will suffer.
London, July 2s.-The gale which
prevailed in England Saturday caused
great destruction to crops throughout
the United Kingdom. Incoming steam
ers report terrific weather on the At
lantic. The rough weather continued
round the British coasts Saturday
evening and has been general through
out Europe. A cyclone occurred in the
Liege district of Belgium Saturday.
Navigation on the Liege and Maest-
RIGHT canal was stoppedb by fallen trees,
and the greater portion of the crops
were destroyed or hopelessly damaged.
Enormous injury was done in the town
of Liege. Many persons were injured
in AiX-la-Chappelle and Stolberg,
Prussia, by falling tiles and chimneys.
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DR.. ADAMS DEAD.
Former President University of Wis
cOnsin Passes Away at Red
lands, CaI.-His Career.

Redlands, Cal, July 2s.-Dr. Charles
Kendall Adams, formerly president of
the University of Wisconsin, passed
away painlessly Saturday night after
a lingering illness. The fatal malady
was Bright's disease. During the last
week he had endured several relapses,
each one leaving him weaker than be-
fore, and from the last one he failed
to rally. For the greater part of sew
eral days past he had been only half
conscious.
DIR. Adams had been in poor health
for several years. While at the head
of the University of Wisconsin he was
granted a long leave of absence to re-
cuperate. He went to Europe, but on
returning to his work a year ago his
health again gave way, and he resigned
after few months and came to Cali
fornia. At the time of his death DIR.
Adams was 67 years old. DR.. Adams
estate is estimated to amount to $751;
00O The will, which is to be probated
here, has not been opened. The funer-
al will take place to-day and will be
private. Interment will be in Red
lands Hillside cemetery.
DR. Adams was born IN Derby, VT, and
his early education was gained in the pub
lie schools of his birthplace and Derby
academy In 1856 his parents removed to
Iowa, and his education was continued
there under the tutorship Of the Rev. Fl. K.
Edison, of Denmark academy. In the fall
of the following year he was admitted to
the University of Michigan. and working
his way through, was graduated in 1861.
Four years later, however, he returned to
the university to become instructor in
Latin and history.
In 1865 he was promoted to the position
of assistant professor, and when, two years
afterwards, Prof. White accepted the pres
idency of Cornell university, Mr.. Adams
was appointed his successor in the chair
of history.
When President White, of Cornell, re-
tired from office in 1885 Prof. Adams was
chosen to fill the vacancy, becoming the
second president of the school. period of
rerna rkable growth began with the Adams
administration, and his term was marked
by complete reorganization of the depart
ments. In 1885 the university had a staff of
54 instructors and an attendance Of 573 stu
dents; in 1892 when President Adams re-
signed the presidency to assume control Of
the University of Wisconsin, the corps Of
instructors numbered 1876 and the enroll
ment had grown to 800.
Dr. Adams published number of works,
the most prominent among them being
Democracy and Monarchy in France" and
Manual of Historical Literature"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31

Noah Wallace, an Iowa man, has
been experimenting with success on
getting trout to come ashore for food
He began by throwing them bread a
little nearer shore each day, and now
they will come out on the bank three
feet TO eat. a writer who has watched
them says: at is delightful to watch
their shiny, speckled bodies as they
rush out upon the sand. seize the COW
eted bit, and fip-fap themselves back
into the spring" Mr.. Wallace says
trout can be trained as readily as seals.
Probably the next circus will have a
trout brass band.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31

On the whole it is safe to say that
the crops of the west have done very
well in spite of the most remarkable
excess of rainfall. Except in locali-
ties it has not come down with such
force or in such volume at any time as
to destroy crops, but the surplus
water is now working dreadful havoc
with the fields in the valleys of the
Des Moines and Mississippi rivers, in
southern Iowa and northern Mis-
souri,. There the prospect of bounti-
full crops has been turned by the ris-
ing floods into a certainty of entire
crop losses.
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Inventor Dies.

indianapolis, Ind, July 28.-Carl F.
Klotz, to whom letters patent for an
airship were recently granted, died
here Sunday night of cancer of the
stomach. He was a machinist, born In
Germany in 1845. He has made a study
of airships for years, and had invented
a comfortable ship which he was to
enter in the trials at St. Louis during
the exposition. Local capitalists were
interested, and the machine was to be
built this wear.
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The dismantling of the white house
has brought an army of relic hunters
to the old mansion. They pick up
scraps of wood, nails, bits of brick.
etc. A shrewd little gamin, noting
the rage for mementos, extracted a
quantity of nails from an old dry
goods box, and, posting himself near
the white house, disposed of them as
nails that had just been taken from
its walls. As matter of fact, the nails
used in the white house are over a
hundred years old, of peculiar shape
and size, and as unlike the modern
factory product as possible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31

Another naval battle has been
fought between Colombian govern
ment vessels and insurgent gunbosts.
1t does not seem to have been much of
battle, even as battles go down in
that part of the world, but those fell
lows might as well enjoy themselves
in their own peculiar way as long as
they can. When Uncle Sam goes down
there to dig the Panama canal he will
insist that all small boys in the neigh
borhood behave themselves.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31

The new battleship Maine is evil
IDENTIFY worthy to bear name that will
ever be cherished in American naval
history. In her trial trip she main
tanned speed of 1929 knots per hour,
whereas the contract called for IS
knots, and for 80 minutes she main
tanned a speed of 1895 knots. This is
a fast pace for big, powerful ship,
and shows that if the Maine ever goes
into a fight even the cruisers will find
it difficult to get away from her.