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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

On his return from Washington from
a trip through the west Secretary Will
son summarized the agricultural con-
ditions in the states he visited. These
states included Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. He
said there was great abundance OF
crops generally in that region.
President Roosevelt has made the
following appointments: Charles j.
Bonaparte, of Baltimore, Nd, and
Prof. Andrew S. Draper, president OF
the University of Illinois, to be mem
bers of the board of Indian commits
sioners.
The statement is made that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and five of the most
influential members of the United
States senate are about to take steps
which they hope will bring to an inn
mediate end the long strike OF min
ers in the anthracite field.
The secretary of the treasury has
announced a plan whereby total of
$8,200,O0O of the treasury holdings
will be thrown into immediate circu-
lation. This amount will ease the
present Wall street situation and tide
over the crop-moving season strin-
gency.
1t is stated by Secretary Shaw, re-
garding the money stringency in
New York that he sees no immedi-
ate cause for alarm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Secretary Shaw to Release $4,000, 600
to Ease the Pressure in
Wall Street.

Washington, Sept. 15.-Yielding to
the demands of the New York banks,
Secretary Shaw has announced a
plan whereby a total of $S,200,000 of
the treasury holdings will be thrown
into immediate circulation. This
amount will, it is thought at the
treasury department, ease the pres
ent Wall street situation and tide
over the crop-moying season strin-
gency. Four million of this amount
will be released 10 national banks
not government repositories, but
which are to be temporarily made
such, on the depositing by them in
the treasury of what are known as
free bonds which they may have
in their vaults. This amount will be
distributed in sums of $4,000 and
over. The additional $4,200,000 will
be put into circulation through an
ticipating the October interest. This
latter plan is not an unusual pro-
ceeding on the part of the treasury
secretaries.
In a statement issued on the sub
ject of the money stringency in New
York the secretary says that he sees
no immediate cause for alarm. He
emphasizes the principle that he
does not want to force any bank into
the market to buy bonds at the pres
ent rates, which fact he gives as a
reason for designating national
banks possessing free bonds as tenn
porary depositors for government
funds. This plan is commented on
as giving slight elasticity to the
currency which it has not heretofore
comes plentiful in commercial chan
nels the deposits from these banks
can be withdrawn and the bonds re-
leased from the treasury which will
be held as security.
The secretary calls attention to
the fact that there is no evidence
of a currency famine, present or
prospective elsewhere than in New
York and even there the rate is not
high for commercial paper, and for
commercial paper he has the greater
solicitude. He is we'll satisfied with
his efforts to increase circulation
which he decided upon in the early
summer when present conditions
were plainly visible and has the
presses busy preparing to meet an
emergency which he does not expect
but which he thinks it is wise to
provide against. Thus far he has
made requests only of such banks as
hold large deposits and have very
limited circulation, and he is not ask
ing these to increase to the maxi
mum, nor to increase at all for the
present. He does not desire to
force the banks into the mar
ket to buy bonds at a rate
higher than the government
is willing to pay He does desire to
make the best possible use of the
free bonds now held by the banks.
incidentally he likes to encourage
banks to hold free bonds during the
dull months, believing it is much
better to hold bonds that will yield
one-half per cent. even than to
make call loans at two per cent. He
is therefore giving the banks that
hold these free bonds an opportun-
ity to use them to most excellent adj
vantage. This method if pursued by
the banks would give a slight ele-
ment of elasticity to our otherwise
inelastic currency system.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
WEST AND SOUTH.

An Ackley, Ia, fire destroyed $780,,
600 worth of property in the business
district
Flames destroyed the new building
of the university at Ottawa. Kan.
Michigan democrats of the Eleventh
district nominated DR.. David j. Erwin,
of Lake City, for congress.
Fire broke out in the Beaumont
(Tex.) oil field and great loss is threat
ened a Spindle Top. Waste along Tex
as & Sabine railroad started the blaze,
which got beyond control. Several
tanks have already exploded.
At Alameda, Cal, an automobile, in
which Mrs. William NJ. Stewart, wife
of United States Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, was riding, became unman-
ageable and crashed into a telegraph
pole. Mrs. Stewart was killed. Sena-
tor Stewart is It present at The Hague,
in connection with the Plus fund ar
bitration, in which he has taken deep
interest.
The aged Rev. DR.. William c. Pierce,
a pioneer Methodist minister of the
western reserve, died in Cleveland, o.
He had labored in Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana.
At Jacksonville, ILL.,, James Fl. Dan
skin was nominated for congress by
the Twentieth district republican con-
vention.
The much-wanted Luke Wheeler has
returned to Chicago to surrender him
self to Attorney Deneen and tell the
special grand jury all he knows about
the tax-fXing conspiracy.
Managers of the Wisconsin Central
road have voluntarily advanced the
wages of all shop men from ten to
thirty cents day, making pay for
skilled mechanics $500 a day.
kilograms from a score or more
points tell of killing frosts in the
northwest. The mercury fell to "a
degrees in many places.
Extensive forest fires are burning
over the Cascade and Coast ranges
from British Columbia to the Cali
fornia line, destroying millions of feet
of lumber. many farmhouses, barns
and much live stock. Two people are
known to have lost their lives and
others are missing.
The remains of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fair arrived in San Francisco and
were Inferred in Laurel Hill ceme-
terry,
Republicans of Colorado nominated
James IT. Peabody for governor.
Mckinley memorial day was gem
orally observed in American cities.
From almost every pulpit there was
reference in prayer or in address to
the late president and his work. His
favorite hymns were sung. 4 pretty
feature that was adopted by many
of the citizens was the wearing of a
pink carnation in memory of the
martyred president.
Fires in the forests of Washington
and British Columbia continue to
rage fiercely. Several villages have
been destroyed. Fully a score of
lives have been lost and many per-
sons are homeless.
The home of Louis Moritz, st. Paul,
Mimi, was destroyed by fire. Two
children. Louis, aged two years, and
Annie. aged II years, persisted in the
flames
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
CONFERENCE FRUITLESS.
Gov. stones Meeting with Mitchell
Appears to Have Been With
out Result.

Harrisburg. Pa, Sept. 15,-After a
conference which lasted from two
o'clock Saturday morning until 1880
President John Mitchell and the dis
trict leaders of the striking anthracite
miners departed from Harrisburg,
seemingly crestfa,len over the result.
Gov. Stone still seems to be hopeful
that his plan to bring about settle
ment of the strike will bear fruit, but
the miners officials appear doubtful.
Not one of the men who participated in
the conference will divulge what
scheme was proposed by the governor.
President Mitchell, before leaving,
stated simply that the governor had
submitted no plan that would settle
the trouble. 1t is believed here that
Gov. Stone asked the miners to return
to work and arbitrate afterward, and
that the miners officials refused to
consider the proposition.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 15.-To-day
begins the nineteenth week of the
coal strike. The date on which SEN
ator Platt predicted that the strike
would end has passed and the hope
which was instilled into the people
in this locality because of that pre-
diction has been succeeded by a feel
ing that the end is still far off. The
reiteration by the coal presidents
during the week that no concessions
would be made and the resolutions
passed by nearly all local unions of
the United Mine Workers renewing
their allegiance to their officers and
pledging themselves to continue the
strike until concessions are granted
show that neither side to the con-
troversy is weakening.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Sept. 15.-Esti-
mated losses at the end of the eight
zenith week of the coal strike are as
follows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

A corporation with 100000 capital
has been organized at Birmingham,
Ala, to exploit an invention by which
whisky can be put in tablet form. If
this is not news fake and time proves
that a process has been discovered by
which alcohol can be solicited, revo-
luton will be brought about of con-
sequence in many ways. The entire
revenue taxation now resting on the
liquor traffic would have to be revised.
while present legislation to restrict
the sale and use of alcohol would be
wholly worthless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

The supreme court of New York
has decided that because a wife
FORCES notes on her husband it is
not sufficient ground on which he
may reasonably ask a divorce. Elk
travagance and crime do not consti-
tute cruel and inhuman treatment,
and the court sums up very re
markable case by saying: "a hus-
band takes his wife for better or
worse, and because she does not con-
form her expenditures to his no.
tions of economy is not a ground
of casting her from him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
Murder Sensation i'm Italy.

Rome, Sept. ia tremendous SEN
sation has been caused in Italy by
the latest development in the Inur-
der of Count Bon Martini, who some
days ago was found assassinated in
his house at Bologna Prof. Murri,
university professor, and one of the
best known physicians in Italy, was
Count Bon Martini's fatherin-law
Prof. Murri denounced his own son,
Tullio, as the murderer of the count
Tullio Murri, who is well-known So
cialist and lawyer of Bologna, is in
G.,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

There has been discovered to the
east of Fresno, Cal, in the Sierras, the
biggest tree in the world. At the time
it was said that it measured $50 feet
in circumference. John Muir, the
great naturalist, has just visited the
tree and reports that it measures at
the base only 100 feet and at four feet
above the ground it was only 81 fest
in circumference. 1t is, however, larger
than the Gen. Sherman or the Gen.
Grant, which heretofore were the rec
ognized monarchs of the forest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

There were, as shown by the census
reports, 1855 persons over 100 years of
age in the United States in 1850. 2,953
in 1860 3,522 in 1870, 4,016 in 1880 and
400 in 1890. There are probably 5000
now. In 1890 the oldest person in the
United States was the Indian Gabriel,
of Salinas, Cal. The next oldest was
Nancy Britt Kennedy, a white woman
of Maine, but two-thirds of the center
arians in the United States were col
ored. While there are probably not
more than 1900 whites over 100 years
of age. there are probably $500 ne
groes and Indians over that age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Omaha, Neb., sept. i5.-The World
Herald quotes Gov. Savage as saying
that any attempt to include the pack
ing houses of Nebraska in merger
will result in strong fight in the
courts. On account of the large Ne
braska packing interests an attempt
of the State officials to prevent the
combine from doing business in this
state would probably have a serious
effect on the proposed merger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Sir Thomas Upton is providing for
the construction of another cup chal-
lenger. For the third time he will
''cross the pond" to try his luck at
lifting the cup" The last time he was
here feeling of uneasiness prevailed
lest the splendid yacht which he
brought, the product of months of
careful British designing, should leave
the American boat behind But all
Inisgivings were groundless. since the
Columbia beat her rival in Shamrock
weather. Still, every time Upton
builds boat he improves upon the one
before.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

A Baltimore man has plan for
manufacturing fuel out of ordinary
dirt and few chemicals, and com
pany is being organized to promote
it. If the chemicals are not too
scarce it will be difficult to get up
a trust on such a fuel. The dirt sup
ply cannot be cornered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

By request from Rev. I. c. Upper.
chaplain at the United States prison
in Atlanta, Ga. Mark Twain has given
a six-volume edition of his books to
the library supplied for the prisoners
Il would gladly send the other set,
writes Mr.. Clemens to Mr.. Upper,
s'the complete one, if I could afford
the expense, but it would cost me S55-
and there is no cheap edition. The
newspapers are trying to make me out
a rich man, but the continued discrep-
ancy between my income and my outgo
convinces me that they are not sue
ceeding."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Snapshooters, autograph hunters
and interviewers have gone far toward
making life burden for Lord Kitch-
ener since he returned to England
from South Africa. To one young man
who had served in South Africa and
who asked him for his signature his
1ordship said: young man, make
your own autograph worth some
thing; mines worth nothing"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

DR.. w. T. Harris, United States com
missioner Of education, firmly believes
that success comes tor at least is
deserved by-those who are "early to
bed and early to rise" For years it
has been his custom to retire about the
time chickens seek their roost and he
is always up at 3 o'clock. Most of his
best work is done between that hour
end the time when his clerks arrive at
the bureau.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
Coal Sold at S25 a Ton.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Anthracite coal
sold in Chicago Saturday at the high
est figure quoted in years. The Weav-
er Coal company sold several orders
of high grade at s25 ton and some
at $40. These prices, while not gen
eral. are in the face of hard coal fam
inc in the city and they indicate what
may be expected unless supply Of an
thracite soon reaches town. Soft coal
has gone up in price eight to ten per
cent. within a few days and coke, the
best substitute for hard coal, is
quoted at S12 to s13 ton, double the
price asked September /.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Vienna Sept. ID serious anti
Semitic outbreak has occurred at
Czenstochowa. a pilgrim resort in Pol
and. A mob stormed the Jewish shops
and wrecked the bread shops, and, ac-
cording to the Slowopolski, IA jews
and one gendarme were killed. and
numbers were injured. The military
was summoned TO restore order.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Justice Shiras, who Will resign next
spring from the United States supreme
bench, is an ardent fisherman. His
summers are spent among the lakes
Of Canada with his son, George Shiras
III. There have been three Of the
name living at the same time, all we'll
known public men, and they had to be
numbered to distinguish father from
son and grandson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
4 Ea4aI Quarrel.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 15.-In quarrel
over school affairs Joseph Watkins, a
farmer of Beaver county, was shot and
killed by a nefghbor, Doe Crayens. The
school board had made tax levy which
did not meet Watkins approval. The
quarrel took place at Crayens' place.
The latter surrendered and was re-
leased on bail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
Dropped Dead.

Lenox, Mass, Sept. 15.-Samuel D.
Bacock, aged 81. wealthy New
York banker and stakeholder in the
Commercial Cable company, dropped
dead here Sunday evening while
walking on Main street. from the
Tenox club to his home The cause
,ras heart failure
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
send Millions to New York.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-The firm of Ar
mour & Co., of this city, has sent
sum of money approximating
81, 100000 to New York to be placed
on loan there, the only reason be-
ing, it is stated, because higher
rates of interest could be obtained
there
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

For inventiveness the town of New
Britain, Conn, is ahead. Since the
United States laws have been in ex-
istence 1,447 inventions have been pat
ented by 344 New Britain citizens. For
ten years one patent was granted an
nually to every 367 inhabitants of the
town
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
Eorfs Are weak.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE recent
army and navy maneuvers showed
forts guarding Long Island sound
not strong enough to prevent passage
of strong fleet. Searchlights were
found to be uncertain. The forts
are to be strengthened.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
1890 = Fnrtnne al $4,000. 600

Chihuahua, Mexico, Sept. I5.-AIex-
ander II. Shepherd, better known as
Boss Shepherd, news of whose
death at Batopilas, state of Chihua-
hua. has just reached here, leaves a
fortune conservatiyely estimated at
Sc. GOO. goo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
To Resfnre Chinese RaiIrnad.

Tientsin. Sept. Is. Maj. Cen
Creagh. the British commander, has
started for Peking TO confer with the
foreign ministers regarding the res
toration Of the Chilli section Of the
Peking-New Chwang railroad to the
Chinese.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Manila, Sept. 15.-The force of ma
tive constabulary which has been in
pursuit of the Rios band of irrecon-
cilables in Tayabas province, Luzon,
has killed 10 men and captured 25
of the bandits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Chicago, Sept. 15.-William Ray
mond, who was arrested at West
Union. Ia, will be brought back, hav-
ing been identified by Sergt. Mooney
as being one Of the men who shot
and killed Policemen Charles Pennell
and Timothy Devine last month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Berlin, Sept. 15.-Destructive storms
ragged in many parts of Germany Sat-
urday. In Saxony the temperature
sank to zero and hurricane-like wind
unroofed many houses and injured
large number of people. The damage
is estimated at millions of marks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

The governor of Kentucky has in
structed Attorney General Pratt to
begin proceedings to prevent the Cor
bett-McGovern prize fight.
On Saturday anthracite coal sold
in Chicago at the highest figure
quoted in years. The Weaver Coal
company sold several orders of high
grade at $25 a ton and some at $40.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
60 IfttIe az the Fnir Esfnte.

San Francisco, Sept. 15.-It is re-
ported that the exact amount re-
ceived by the relatives of the late
Mrs. Charles i. Fair in settlement OF
their claims was $1S5,000, instead OF
sums running into the millions here
tofore mentioned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Saginaw, Mich. Sept. 15.-Charles
B. Rabson, gold mine owner of
AtIin, B. c.. who married Miss
Phoebe Grant Stephens here on
Friday, went violently insane Sunday,
dragged his bride through the streets
and then drowned himself in the
river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
cnnfedernte Veteran Dead.

Jacksonville, Ala, Sept I3.-V'eH'
John TT. Forney, a major general 10
the confederate army, died at his
home in this city after ten days IL
ness He was brother of the late
CONGRESSMAN w. II. Forney.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
KILLED His wife.

Boston, Sept. 15.-George Huber, of
New York. shot and killed his wife
near Great Darlington, Mass, on
finding her in company with James
Fearirg at a public resort.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
strike settled.

Ottumwa, Ia. Sept. 15.-The street
car strike here was settled Sunday
evening. The company practically rec
:ognizes the union. Cars on all lines
are running
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18

Now that the mimic maneuvers on
the Atlantic coast have terminated,
the people can begin their prepare
tions for the horrible realities of foot
ball.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
In Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., Sept. Mckinley
memorial services were generally
held in the churches of the several
denominations in this city Sunday
The life and work of the late presi-
dent formed the subject matter OF
the discourse of the preachers. or if
not that, choirs sang the two hymns
which Mr.. Mckinley liked so well. In
Roman Catholic churches prayer
composed by Archbishop Carroll for
the guidance and protection of rulers
was read. A very impressive OBJ
servance was that in Edgewater
park, where $4,000 people, present at
band concert, joined in the singing
of the hymn, Nearer, My God, to
Thee" with heads uncovered, to the
music of a band.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-17
UNJUsTLY ACCUSED.

BY way of explaining why so few
significant men have gone before the
Commission to condemn the general
state of things in Hawaii, some of the
accusing witnesses declare that they
know good citizens who agree with
them but who fear that. if they testi-
fly, they viii lose their jobs.
The Advertiser knows this to be a
subterfuge, used by the carpet-baggers
to conceal their want of strength
among people who stand for something
in the community. But it is anxious
that the Commission should know the
same thing and would suggest that so
grave a charge as intimidation would
bear looking into. The men who make
it should not be permitted to hide be-
hind an innuendo. They should be
asked, if necessary behind closed doors,
for the names of people who are re-
strained from freeing their minds be-
fore the board of senators. The Com
mission is here to get facts and few
facts could be more important than any
tending to show that American citizens
whose testimony about Hawaii would
be useful to Congress, are kept from
| appearing by the fear of punishment
The fact next worth knowing and the
one likely to be aseertained, is the pres
ence of both malice and falsehood OF
the side of the accusers.
On behalf of Hawaii, which stand.
unjustly censured and maligned, the
Advertiser urges an investigation o.
the charges.