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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

most spectacular fight ever waged for
a championship.
Why should the voices of Champion
W. j. Travis and his great rival, for
mer Champion Findlay S. Douglas, be
raised against the western course?
That is the query that was asked
when it became generally known that
these golfers had opposed Glenview
and had belittled the representation
OF the west in past championships.
The cold fact is, according to an
expert who has followed the play in
every national championship held in
this country, that the east does not
take kindly to the water hazards that
obtain on the western courses.
At Atlantic City Country club,
where Travis last season retained his
championship honors by desperate
contest with Douglas in the semi
finals and a more or less exciting
round with Walter Egan, the school
boy golfer of the west, there were no
creeks and ponds to play over. 1t is
well known that there are courses in
the west that have water hazards
that try the patience and skill of the
visitor from the east, whereas they
are scarcely noticed by those who are
accustomed to playing over them.
Both Douglas and Travis have played
on courses abroad and fear little in
the way of bunkers or water hazards,
yet they are cautious enough to
realize that the element of uncer-
tainty on a course which crosses n
big reservoir once and the meander-
ing river five times is too great not
to be regarded as handicap for the
men of the east. Furthermore, the
greatest golf ever played by any man
in the United States was put up on
the Glenview course when William
Holabird, Jr., now attending Potts
town school in preparation for Yale,
defeated Lawrence Auchterlonie, the
western professional champion, and
made the IS holes in II, or IL strokes
under DOGGY"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
THE STRIKE AT BOSTON.
Differences in Important Cases Adj
justed and Outlook Is Bright for
Complete Settlement.

Boston, March 18.-With the rein
statement of a large number of the
freight handlers of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad sheds Mon
day and the settlement of the difficulty
over taking the old men back at the
docks of the Clyde steamship line, con-
ditions were considered most favora BILE
by those interested, for a speedy adj
justment of all dissatisfaction among
the men employed in the transporta-
ton trade who struck here last week.
The differences between the long
shoremen's union and the Merchants
and Miners Transportation company.
the line at which the old employees were
taken back, are practically the only
ones now remaining to be patched up.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear by Gov. Crane and the state board
of Cancellation and arbitration upon
the company, with some prospect, it is
said, of success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
Old Lady Robbed.

Two masked men entered d grocery
store in Appleton conducted by Mrs.
Theresa Elllhart and demanded her
money One of the robbers imme-
diately produced revolver and un-
der the threat of being killed the
woman handed over the money till.
The bandits evidently knew there
was more money in the place, and,
threatening to shoot unless it was
forthcoming, the old lady handed
them a bag filed with silver aid pa
per money, the amount of which she
does not know.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
The News Condensed.


Fire at Fox Lake destroyed three
business buildings and threatened
others The total loss is estimated
at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The Allis-Chalmers company gave
it's $500 employees in Milwaukee an in
crease in wages of five per cent. and
a virtual nine-hour day.
Henry Marriott, aged AZ years, a
leading business man in Baraboo, died
of pneumonia at his home.
Fire destroyed the sawmill of the
Medford Manufacturing company's
plant in Medford.
Hugh Corbitt paid into Judge
Brindley's court in La Crosse $3.50
for hugging 15-year-old Philippa Alb
bott. Corbitt is 65 years old.
Charles A. Stouch was killed by
falling off railroad bridge at Will
loughby, O. He was some years ago
assistant cashier Of the Eau Claire
national bank.
The Graslie Creamery company in
Hammond has sold it's creamery prop
critics to A. Cover, of Alma Center,
for about $4,000. The property con-
sists of the main factory at Ham
mond, a complete creamery at Dahl
and a Swimming station at Pleasant
Valley.
Several cases of hydrophobia have
developed in Trempealeau county.
One man went mad in Galesville and
l.
then three more cases have been re-
ported.
State Dairy and Food Commission
er H. C. Adams is sole heir to an es-
tate of about $4,000 left him by his
father. Benjamin F. Adams, who died
in Madison.
Frank Klomp, of Chicago, has APP
piled to the secretary of state for a
state charter in order to start a bank
in Kenosha.
j. NJ. Francis, one of the best
known business men in Fond du Lac,
was found dead near the Second
street bridge. 1t is thought he fell
from the bridge, as his neck was
broken. He was 20 years old.
Harry Fails, of Milwaukee, forced
Jake Magmer, of the same place, to
Quit in the sixth round, and BAT
ling" Nelson, of Chicago, bested Joe
Percente, of Milwaukee, in eight
rounds at Century rink in Oshkosh.
Chicago companies cut over 100000
tons of ice in Wisconsin the past win
ter.
Rudolph Dobriettsberger of Sha-
wano, aged so, cut an artery with sui
cidal intent. He may live.
The libel suit for $4,000, brought
by Judge Danielson in West Superior
against F. A. Ross for remarks made
at the bar banquet, has been dropped.
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lHM A prize fighter to give huge or
49, ders for photographs and
conduct a bureau for supplying thou
sands of papers and periodicals with
pictures, gossip and pugilistic news.
Since it has been definitely arranged
that the battle for the featherweight
championship of the world shall be
fought October Is between Champion
William H. Rothwell young Corbett)
and former Champion Terry Meow
ern, the bureaus of publicity of the
two athletes have been busy flooding
the cities with ''literature'' and pho
tographs. One of the pictures of the
Denver lad who gained a fortune by
defeating McGovern recently found it's
way into a club the membership of
which is composed exclusively of col
lege men. There were millionaires-
financial kings of the stock market
professional men, clerks, statesmen,
ETC., in the group that sat in the library
when one of the young men produced
the photograph of the champion pu-
gilist.
''See how good you fellows are at
character study" remarked the old
Yale man, cutting off the name from
the photograph and exposing the fea-
lures of a smooth-shaven, square
iawed and determined-looking we'll
dressed young man. There was moth
ing about the photograph to indicate
the prize ring votary.
oh for
stamped on his face" said we'll
known lawyer.
"He resembles the boy we had play
ing quarter on our team when | was
trying for the varsity" said a Har-
ward man..
almost an image Of Art Curtis,
who used to captain the Wisconsin
eleven" said another.
Reminds me of a civil engineer
course student at Illinois who went
to New York to install the electric
system of the Manhattan railroad, =
was the opinion of another.
might be Pitcher Mathewson when
he was twirling for Bucknell college"
said another.
''I'll warrant you he's a trim-cut
varsity athlete" ventured another.
So the current of opinion ran. Not
man mentioned the prize ring in
connection with the boy whose photo
graph was on view One particularly
shrewd business man thought it was
the photograph of the young Van
derbilt who worked in the New York
Central railroad shops.
''Give him up?" asked the owner of
the picture, after exhausting the sym
postum.
Sufficient to say that when the
throng learned it had been looking
at the features of the greatest little
general of the prize ring at his
weight-127 pounds-there were ex-
pressions of absolute surprise. This
test satisfied the critics that the
modern prize fighter bore few of the
characteristics that were generally
attributed to him in fanciful newspa-
per sketches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
Representation in Great Britain


ENGLAND has a new grievance, or
rather an old one rejuvenated,
to lay at the door Of her Grand
Old Man." Mr.. Gladstone. 1t is based
upon his redistribution of seats act
of 1855, which is now pronounced IN
fair to England and greatly in favor Of
Ireland.
According to present population fig
Tres, Ireland has now 81 seats in the
British house of commons more than
she is entitled to, while England has a
corresponding number too few. Of
the three sections of the kingdom, Scot
land alone is justly represented. This
comes from the increase of England's
population and the decrease in the pop
ulation of Ireland, but it is a condition
that has been in existence to greater
or less extent since 1881 At that time
Scotland was the portion of the king
dom under represented, having ten
seats too few, while England and Wales
had three too many, and Ireland seven
too many.
The total number of seats, or mem
bers, of the British house of commons
is $40. Distributed according to popu-
lation, England and Wales would have
526 of these, Ireland 70 and Scotland
~, but in reality England and Wales
have but 495, while Ireland has 103,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Game Warden Reports.

Forty-nine arrests have been made
by the state deputy game wardens
since January 1 for violations Of the
fish and game laws, and over $500
has been collected in fines and turned
over to the school fund. In January
there was an average of one arrest
a day. The several offenses were:
killing deer, 10; underweight whitefish,
g.; Illegal fishing, 5; hunting rabbits with
ferret, 3; shooting cartridges, 2; having
venison in possession, 2; having red deer
hide 1; breaking into a barn to steal ven
ison. /; destroying muskrat houses, l, for
which a g fine was imposed. OF the persons
arrested IS pleaded guilty, were convicted
on trial, 1 had fine RENTED and had jury
trials and were acquitted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
"WiId Cat" Insurance.

Insurance Commissioner Giljohann
has issued a warning to the public
against wildcat" insurance compa-
MES which are doing business in Wis
consin without having obtained
license, some Of which, he says, are
absolutely worthless, and with none
of whom is business safe, as con-
tract with them could not be en-
forced in the courts. He makes the
warning specific by giving list OF
companies which are doing or seek
ing to do business without a license.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

wV#&l Is REGU LARlI4 as the seasons
"A XII roll by come the reports of
w. wi the early work of race horses
that annually are quartered
in that famous horse haven-Mont-
gomery Park, near Memphis, Tenn.
New Orleans winter racing, out
side it's one classic the Crescent
City Derby-is not generally recog-
nized as the beginning Of the thor
oughbred's season of activity. Men
who follow the horses sup the line"
from the Little Rock to the Chicago
race meetings wait for Memphis to
open before they begin to plan on
stake victories. The Montgomery
Handicap and the Tennessee Derby
mark the beginning of the stake sea-
son, which also has the Kentucky and
Latonia Derbies and the old Ameri-
can ''blue ribbon event." the original
Derby of Washington park.
Reports from horseland in Tennes-
see during February generally scin-
tillate with trials of Derby candi-
dates. Trainers have all sorts of try
outs, and many a stake is won by the
owners and 'rail BIRDS" who sit on
the fence and watch the workouts.
This year has been the most back
ward season in the south noted in
many seasons. Because of the sever
ity of the winter and the presence of
snow and mud many a valuable colt
and FLY depended upon for large
earnings this year has been deprived
of opportunities to show fast quar-
tiers and start all sorts of gossip in
the haunts of the winter bookmakers.
Costly indeed are the early spring
operations of big stable. The own
er foots big bills that the public has
no idea Of If the season is back
ward and the trainers are unable to
report satisfactory progress in pre-
pairing horses for racing, the financial
hackers of the stables are likely to
storm and fret. The conservative
owners, however, nonchalantly accept
the conditions and hope for weather
in the spring meetings that will COM
pensate for the bad spells. j. w.
Schoor, one of the representative
turfnen of the south, recently de-
cIared that as long as he had been
conducting a stable he had made no
profit from it. His animals are first
to make the mud fly at Montgomery
park, yet both he and Sam Hildreth,
who owns McChesney, considered to
be a great factor in the American
Derby and other stakes, realized this
wear the futility of trying to give
their animals early preparation when
the weather was more suitable to
arctic exploration than to training,
"As the die is cast in the south, SO it
will remain through the season" used
to be an adage with the turfmen But
the latter have departed from that
belief. They will not move their ani@
mails farther south next year, bue
viii take the early spring weather aa
it comes. E. G. WESTLAkE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
Ice Goes Out.

Ice in the Mississippi river went
out in La Crosse and much damage
was done. Huge cakes of ice piled
up at the Mississippi river bridge and
damaged the piers. Boat houses were
crushed and the city's pile driver and
many buildings along the levee were
carried away like bits of paper. The
breaking up of the river is the ear
lest in 20 wears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
Scotland alone having the proper num-

Scotland alone having the proper num-
Der.
j. Holt Schooling, an English stats
tician of considerable prominence, con-
tributes to the current number of the
Fortnightly Review proposition for
remedying this anomaly, as he calls it.
He proposes to reapportion the seats
in the house of commons in pro rata
to the estimated population of the diff
ferent sections of the kingdom in 1911,
basing the estimated population on
the increase of the past 20 years in
England and Wales and the decrease
in Ireland. In this way he would give
to England 535 seats, to Scotland 70
seats and to Ireland GO seats. With
such a redistribution he claims that
while England and Wales would be
Over-represented up to 1911, the repre-
sentation after that time would be
under her proportionate share in suffi-
cient quantity to make up for the over
representation up to that time.
1T is a proposition that is just now
attracting considerable attention all
through the various sections of the
kingdom, and should it come before the
house of commons in the shape of pro-
posed legislation would in all prob
nbiliy be productive of bitter political
struggle.
The accompanying diagram shows
the present and past representation of
the three parts of the British kingdom
in proportion to the population in the
different years. w. A. P
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German Imports of American Meats.

German Imports of American Meats.
=lHE imports of American meats
into Germany have greatly de-
- creased since they reached their
highest point in the year 1898. Accord
ing to official statistics, their value for
1897 was $5,117. 900; for 1898, SO, 44S, 600;
for 1899, $6,SO6, 500; and for 1900,
81, 100000.
Of these respective amounts, bacon,
ham, sailed or otherwise preserved
pork, together, constituted S., S31, 500.
81, SOS, 400, 5000, 400 and So, 308. 600; and
sausage, $285, 600, $904,4 and S7,616,-
600, respectively, for the years given.
Since the German prohibitory law,
which went into force on October /,
1900, the importation of sausage and
canned meat has entirely ceased; on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
New Colombian Minister.

Washington, March 18.-Senor Jose
Vincente Concha, the newly appointed
minister from Colombia, presented his
Monday. He was accompanied to the
state department. by DR.. Silva, the re-
firing minister, and Mr.. Herran, who
has acted as charge at times and is the
secretary of legation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
The City Wins.

Judge Vinje has handed down de-
cision in West Superior in the suit
brought by the Uncas national bank
of Norwich, Conn, against the city
of Superior, dismissing the case. 1t
was brought on two city bonds
which the bank held. The case was
a test one, and it's Importance is
based on the fact that the city has
100000 similar bonds outstanding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20
A Novel Sch ene.

Coach Fitzpatrick, of the University
of Wisconsin, has hit upon a novel
scheme to teach his charges form"
in the hurdle events. The Badger
hurdlers will be given course in
moving pictures, accompanied by ap-
propriate lectures from the coach.
The pictures will show Alvin C..
Kraenzlein, champion hurdler Of the
world, performing.
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In the Public Eye Abroad
pouITIc4u COMMERCIAL HIND INDUsTRIHn NOTES FROM


the other hand, the imports of bacon
and other kinds of pork, with the ex-
ception of hams, show an increase dur
ing the year 1900 and the year 1901.
During the first ten months of 1901
there were imported from the United
States into Germany 16,218,S77 pounds
of pork and 2,165,927 pounds of hams,
and 6,707, 433 pounds of other preserved
pork.
BY a law which was ordered to be put
in force April /, 1902, an official inspec-
ton of all imported meat will take place
in Germany, and microscopical in
spection in America will no longer be
looked upon as a condition for import.
That this law will be enforced in April
does not seem likely. At the present
time the bundesrath is busy with the
details of carrying the law into effect
T. J.
Meat, Butter and Eggs in Russia.
1HE recent visit to England of
IA E committee of Russian agricul-
" "a turists and dealers in live stock,
to promote the trade in fresh meats
and produce, has increased the interest
in these industrie
It is proposed to establish abattoirs
at Baltic ports, with a line of refriger-
ator steamers which will reach the
United Kingdom in so hours. These
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south OMAN. Neb.. March Il.

JOUtII NlAAIt.ILtA' ~sO W. II IT
CATTLE Market steady. Native Steers,
$4.OOd6.65; Cows and Heifers, $4O905. 40 /;
Western Steers, So. 1908. 30; Texas Steers,
S3.0004.75; Gamers, 81. 5Oa9. co; Stockers and
Feeders, 81. 751475: Calves, SO. 0Gp7 90; Bulls,
Stays, etc, s2.75@475.
HOGS-Market 5010c higher. Heavy, Sc 20
06.40; mixed, S. 1906. 20; light, S.. scat. 20;
Pigs, 81. 5005.60; bulk of sales, Sc. 05a6.25.
SHEEP-Market steady to 10c higher.
Fed Muttons, $5.0015.6 IS; Westerns, $4,000
s4.S5; Ewes, 81. 50d4.70; Common and Stock.
ers. S2.G064 so: Lambs S2-50n6 So
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

1t is estimated that, at an average
price of SIS per pood CSC pounds), an i'm
mense business can be built up in Eng.
land. The export of Russian eggs has
increased in value from 10000 rubles
in 1875 to 10000, 900 rubles SIS, 45O, 900 in
1901, and the British branch of the
trade is capable of much greater devel-
opment. The line of refrigerator
steamers would enable Russia to COM
pete with Denmark's large export of
butter to England. The Russian au-
thorities are well aware of the neces-
sity of improving the quality of these
commodities, in order to give them a
stronger position in British markets.
W. r. H
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Live stock.

Chicago, March II.
HOGS-Marke active and feeling firm
err. Prices 1Oc higher. Sales ranged at So. 10
@5.75 for Pigs; $5.95@6.35 for light; $3.50
6.25 for rough packing; s6.0506.52h for
mixed, and S. 3006.55 for heavy packing and
shipping lots, with the bulk of sales at
Sc 200645
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Total for Australasia. :. A III, $50 4333. 6S1
The increased yields of West Austria
liza and New Zealand bring the total
nearly up to that of 1899. A compari-
son with previous years is appended:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

The probability is that Australasia
will soon again head the rist of the
worlds gold producers.
T d n
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tournament of Morris county, n. D.,
when Walter B. Smith, young west
ern schoolboy, came close to premier
honors, lasting to the finals with Find
lay Douglas. To avoid the charge of
injustice and unfairness to the west
and TO promote the zational spirit in
golf, the u. S. G. A. recently decided
upon the Glenview Golf clubs links
at Golf, H., for the amateur cham
pionship of the United States. This
victory for the west after the east
seemingly had adopted the policy of
keeping the championship tourney in
its own locality indefinitely was
gained only after the hardest and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

steamers will also carry butter and
eggs.
During the past II months, Russia's
exports of meats (on the hoof, fresh
and salted) was, including Finland:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

Australian Gold Products in 1901.
IL HE official figures of the gold pro-
M M duction of Australasia for 1901
80 and 1900 are:
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5 REGULARLY as the seasons
roll by come the reports of
the early work of race horses
that annually are quartered
famous horse haven-Mont-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-03-20

a "a 7 is part of the publicity plan
@ of the modern champion
h M prize fighter to give huge or
80 ders for photographs and
The evening world., 1902-03-13

ment that he saw the man who re-
sponded when McAullffo's name vas
called in court. He says that all he told
Of the AFFAIR was that prisoner nbo
somewhat answered :he published de-
scrlpi!ons OF McAuliTe rode with MIN
from the West Forty-seveGth stree, sta
tion 10 the Wes; side Court In = pa rol
wagon on Sunday. Feb. IL.
The records OF the police OF tho West
Forty -seyen;a street station. which were
denied Tn. World by Commissioned
Partridge and Mayor Low. were turned
over to-day to the D!strict-Attorncy on
hts request that new evidence bearing
on McAullne's death has resulted IN his
decision 20 reopen the inquiry
An examination Of the records Of cases
OF persons who have been murdered,
brutally assaulted or bounded until NE
was hardly worth the living after they
had given evidence against the police
for neglect OF duty seems TO reveal q
system OF most extraordinary cAarac-
ter among certain portions OF the p5lise
force At the present time the murder
Of James McAulifIe makes the record u
these and other cases extremely inter-
ssting.