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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

There are gentlemen in serapes and In
spotless white ducks and in sOmbreros
And at night when they return to their
floating homes there is the tinkle OF
the mandolin and the stunning OF
guitars, and upon the decks there is
dancing quite impromptu, but alive
with Castilian grace. Few are these
visitors of day who cannot dance.
A queer idea of New York they must
carry away Perhaps one in five ever
ventures uptown to the streets where
1t is always light.
1t is worth while occasionally to
wander into the sleepy regions OF the
South street commission merchants.
1t is quarter Of mile from the stock
exchange, but the streets doze. There
is the odor of spice in the air. Roust-
abouts sleep in the sun. On the deck
of the ship Sikh, when after long abb
sence she comes in, are Lascan sail
ors eating by the rules of their caste,
squatting about their food dishes fiat
upon the deck. There are the Chinese
cooks, the Japanese stewards, the
, Portuguese foremost hands, Kanakas
even, who have drifted around the
Horn.
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by order of the board Of health-the
dumps"
The rubbish dumps at the waterside
have been famous for years. Big canal
boats lie there beneath high platform
wherein wagons with street sweep1ngs
are backed up and dumped over into
their holds. Here the stuff has to be
''trimmed"-a process something like
loading hay upon rack, SO that it Will
ride" This trimming costs the city
nothing; on the contrary 1t brings IN
many thousands year. Contractors
bid eagerly for the privilege OF sorting
over the rubbish and take out OF 1t a
perfect gold mine of valuable refuse.
And under the platforms, breathing
daily and nightly the air OF the refuse,
have lived the laborers who do the
trimming.
They are men, women ana children,
mostly Italians. They claim some ad-
vantages in their unique homes They
cook their dinners on ranges salvaged
from rubbish They wear garments
rescued lovingly from ash barrels.
Their sharp eyes recognize the value
of iron bedsteads, carpets cast off by
luxury, but not too far gone to begin
anew adding to the comfort of pow
erty; quilts and blankets reeking with
filth but warm; cabinets and ward
robeb to hold their clothes; trunks to
preserve holiday finery from the all
pervading dust. The vegetable COM
ponents of a feast at nightfall come
from the garbage scow.
There is no nome so bad that some
one does not love it; the people who
are to be evicted from the dumps pro-
test against the order. They have al
ways lived so. They only ask to be
let alone.
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the active service, for he was PLACED in
charge of big fast steaming scout from
which no serious fighting could be ex-
pected, but he is one of the men in the
service who could be counted on tor
any emergency and who will be counted
on in any emergencies which may come
again.
Sigsbee's position in the navy has not
been gained simply by his experience
with the Maine. although his popular
reputation rests on that He is one
of the most thorough-go going officers IN
the entire service, a2e~grained and OF
scientific attachments. For several
years before :ae war with Spain he was
at the head of the hydrosrs phic office,
and in that capacity he introduced inn
provssaents and invented appliances
which bear his name and which have
been of extraordinary value.
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The cross of st. Andrew, which the
car has just presented to Gen. Prince
popularity attaching to it. All those
who are decorated with this order have
the right once in their lives to demand
a pardon for Russian subject who has
been condemned to death. The ungra-
cious part of this privilege is that it by
no means follows that the condemned
man will be reprieved; but, at any rate
the poor wretch has a chance, for his
case is thus brought directly to the no.
tice of the car, without the intervention
of any officials, and, unless there is some
thing political about his crime, the
probability is that he will escape with his
life.-London Sketch.
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the retreat VI IAO
crew of the Jeanette there were days
when he carried for hours over hum
mocky ice blind and helpless brother
officer weighing IT'S pounds.
With this man clinging to his sides
he would move among the crew, direct
ing affairs. and even helping to launch
boat where the footing was insecure
and dangerous. He is heroic in size and
shape. Every feature OF his face de-
notes firmness of purpose, intelligence
in action and surprising powers of en-
durance.
He has been honored greatly for what
he achieved on that famous expedition
after finding the bodies of Capt. De
Long and his companions in the Lena
Delta. He was given receptions every
where at the time, has been admitted to
countless learned societies, and for his
services in the Arctic ocean he was
voted by congress a gold medal and aG-
yanced Is numbers in the navy regis
ter.
He has done WONDERS in his insistence
upon the perfection of the fighting ma
chine. The machinery designed under
his directions is economical in the use
of steam, light in weight and durable
even under severe conditions. 1t was
through his persistence that triple
screw vessels were built for the Ameri-
can navy BY his experiments he has
furnished all the navies Of the world
with strategic and tactical information
of the utmost value. 1t seems absurd
that such a man should be retired for
age He is still good for many years.
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MASKED MEN
| ROB CAR BARNS
A Daring Crime Is Committed in
Chicago.
ROBBERS KILLED TWO MEN
Two others Are Wounded The
Thieves Secure $4,000 from the
Safe and Make Their
Escape.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Two men were
killed and two wounded by hold-up men
at the barns of the Chicago City Rail-
way company, Sixty-irst and State
streets, early Sunday morning. The
shooting was done by three masked men,
who escaped after securing SO 900. Three
of the men who were shot were working
in the cashiers Office, and the other was
a motorman asleep in the outer Office.
The victims were shot without a word
of warning. Those in the Office were
shot through window before they were
aware of the robbers presence, and the
motorman was killed as he was rising
from bench, where he had been sleep
ing. After disposing of all opposition,
one of the robbers broke open the door
of theinner Office with sledge hammer
which he had brought with him, and Sc
cured SO 900 in bills which were lying on
the desk. While he was in the inner
office his two companions stood guard
outside with drawn revolvers. No effort
was made to secure the silver money
which was scattered about, and the rob-
bers did not even secure all the bills
A
which were in view
The robbery was carefully planned,
and the men showed perfect familiarity
with the arrangement and workings OF
the Office. Every step had evidently been
decided upon in advance, and the details
Of the raid fully arranged. Each man
had his work to do, and he performed it
without any signs of nervousness. The
time chosen was the best suited to their
purpose that could be found, according
to the officials of the company. Saturday
hight is always a heavy night for the
street car companies, and there is never
less than $4,000 in the Office. The rob-
berry occurred just after the last con-
ductor Of the night run had paid in and
gone home. The calculation of the rob-
bers was so close that the last man to
pay in had not gone half block from the
barn when he heard the shots fired
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ness" OF their One Result OF the Strike
methods the trial Of Larry Murphy,
treasurer of a stone cutters union, was
eloquent. Murphy was put on trial
for getting away with the funds of the
union. His counsel, Mr. Mcintyre,
formerly an assistant district attorney
and keen one, offered the original de-
Tense that the money didn't belong to
the union. How, he innocently asked,
could the union ask Murphy to account
for money it never owned? OF course,
a defense" That motive was re-
venge. 1T was brought out in testi-
mony that Murphy had been bled by
other leaders of the union; that six
members had practically divided fund
of $4,000 which Andrew D. Baird had
paid on behalf of master stone-cutters
to end strike"
know Baird well. He is a grim old
Scottish warrior, a brave veteran of
the civil war, man of wealth and po-
sition, once a candidate for mayor of
Brooklyn. What terrorism must have
existed to make this man-not for his
own sake, l believe, but to keep the
tractors from bankruptcy-pay black
mail!
The chances for graft" are enor-
nous. Imagine a contractor under
penalties to finish within a certain
time a building costing $1,000, 000
DroroptIxy 6oicbad tho worIz po+c hin,
a profit. Delayed so as to bring cred
itors down upon him or to cause
demurrage penalties, it will ruin him.
Then comes a walking delegate with
a trumped-up charge of having in
some way offended against some one
of the hundred conflicting rules of
often quarreling unions. He demands
cash-in word. bride. What is the
contractor to do?
Who gets the money? Ostensibly it
is fine. In the Baird case, the money
was deposited in bank to the order of
six men, about $1,666 to each. They
could not trust each other.
The war of the building trades,
which has from May to the middle of
August tied up the highest-paid labor
ing men in the world, seems now near
ly over. That it has been war al
most to the last ditch-the charity or
CARNATIONS have been made busy by
it, and thousands of poor fellows have
drawn their last dollars out of the saw
ings banks-was due to these unusual
conditions. 1t will probably be long
before another such lockout is entered
upon by the masters and men of New
York, who might all be making money
hand over fist in peace
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wish to forget their sorrows in trying
the little horses in the slang of the
day.
Newport, as / have written, suffers
by the growth of the fashion of the
real country home. amid broad acres
such as in Newport are impossible.
Saratoga is frankly a hotel resort
where comparatively few attempt cot
tage life. There is at Saratoga no such
splendid array of homes of wealth as
in Newport, just as in the latter one
looks in vain for mile-long hotel piaz-
zas where fat mammas sit all day
blazing with diamonds while they toll
at fancy work.
Racing makes Saratoga. Without
gambling, the place would be dull. On
the race track gambling is legitimized
by the law of the state. Thousands of
dollars are risked there by men who
do not look as If they could raise a
thousand cents. Pittsburg Phil pulled
off nearly $4,000 there recently in one
race Where else could he have bet
so much without pulling down the
odds?
In Saratoga, too, the state politician
loves TO gather in August to make
states and break them. 1t is alive,
humming with activity. 1t is Ameri-
can OWEN T.ANGDON
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all over the world as commander of the
Inflated Maine when she went down in
the harbor of Havana, and he is per-
haps the only officer in the history of
any navy who received signal honor
through the loss of his ship. Yet such
was his conduct at that time when, In
the midst of appalling disaster, he
showed superb nerve and courage, that
he has been accorded all the honor that
usually comes to sailor who gains
distinction in battles.
Il so happened that the fortunes OF
the war succeeding the blowing up OF
the Maine did not bring to Sigsbee the
opportunity for further achievement in
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though he might have just come Of age,
clean-cut features and keen, flashing
eyes, have all the characteristics of
eager youth.
Young Robb was subordinate in the
department of justice when the postal
scandals began. He had been working
away there without any special desire
to bring himself before the public for
months, but the quality of his mind had
attracted the attention of the attorney
general, and when Postmaster General
PAYNE asked Mr.. Knox to detail some
body to the post office department to
assist in the legal features of the in
ouiry the attorney general promptly
suggested Robb. The young man had al
feeling that in leaving the department.
of Justice he was cutting himself off
from association which would be of
value to him in his profession, and he at
first begged to be excused. But so great
was the attorney generals confidence
In him that both Mr.. Knox and Mr.
Payne insisted on his accepting the as
sjgnment, and he agreed 1t was with
the understanding, however, that when
the investigation was concluded he
should resign and return to the depart
ment of justice if he desired.
1t is doubtful, though, whether he de-
mands the fulfllment of that agree
ment. He has displayed keenness,
knowledge of the law, splendid judg-
ment and courage. He has won the re-
gard of everybody in authority and, un-
less all signs fail, he has lined out for
himself q career.
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE
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The News Condensed.

The ten-year-old son of Henry Jones,
living near Racine, found a dynamite
bomb and started to play with it. The
bomb exploded and the boys left hand
was badly mangled. II is not known
where the explosive came from.
Anton Olson, of Marinette, was seri-
ously stabbed by Anton Newholm. Oh
son had heard Newholm call his moth
er names and an alteration resulted,
leading to blows.
Edward Huffey, Of Hudson, was SEN
fenced by Judge Smith TO one year at
Waupun. He was charged with desert
ing his wife and is said to have lived
with another woman here He pleaded
guilty.
Watson D. Mclaughlin, 70 years old.
died of heart disease while preparing to
attend the funeral of ex-Mayor B. F.
Sweet at Fond du Lac.
David G. Williams, the member Of the
Wisconsin assembly who was dying in
Madison from rats bite, is known as
the introducer and advocate of the anti
marriage of negroes and whites bill, a
measure which was argued before two
committees and defeated.
The w. w Cargill company of La
Crosse will build large grain elevator at
Fond du Lac.
William Finger, living near Apo
lonia, was sent to Jail for six month1
for having made an alleged attempt
to hang F. Stenfast. with whom he
had trouble
On application of the La Crosse HUI
name society, three children, aged
seven, eight and nine years, were
taken from Mrs. Bertha Baker and
committed to the state school at
Sparta
The Hub clothing store at Kenosha
has closed its doors on account of the
foreclosure of a chattel mortgage
The government is considering the
advisability of creating two additional
stations along the Mississippi between
Dubuque and Prairie du Chen, so it
will be possible to more accurately
record the rise and fall Of the river.
DR.. John M. Evans. after whom
Evansville was named. and who was
well known throughout the state, died
at the age of SO years. DR.. Evans was
the first mayor of Evansville and
served in the legislature at different
times. He was also prominent in Ma
sonic circles
City free delivery will be estab-
hshed at Amigo on November 1.
The Swedish Baptist church at SUI
perior has just finished the celebration
of its fifteenth anniversary. The church
started fifteen years ago with a mem
bership of six and now has 305 on the
rolls.
George King, aged 80 years, while
laboring under a mental strain, due
to an illness, escaped from his home in
Beloit and died from exhaustion and
exposure.
Before winter the Chicago Il North
western Railway company will have a
spur track built and in operation between
North Freedom and the Sank county
iron mines.
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Death of a Veteran.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 31.-Brig. Gen.
William H. Penrose, U. S. A., retired,
died of typhoid fever at his home in this
city Saturday night. Gen. Penrose was
commissioned from Michigan as second
lieutenant in the regular army in 1861,
became colonel of the Fifteenth New
Jersey volunteer infantry in 1863, and at
the close of the civil war was brigadier
general of the volunteers He reentered
the regular service in 1866, and was re-
tired as colonel of the Sixteenth regi-
ment in 1895
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quently to inquire about the pope's
condition by replying promptly to each
of them in his own language with all
the purity and accuracy of idiom mag
Unable.
This colored messenger, who is only
20 years old and whose name is James
j. Mattingly, is one of the most accom-
plished linguist in Washington. He
speaks English, Latin, Italian, German,
French and Spanish with equal facility,
and, besides, he is a skilled musician.
He not only sings and plays exquisitely,
but he is q composer of no mean abil-
ity.
Young Mattingly is Maryland youth.
and he went to work for the apostolic|
delegation as house boy eight years
ago, just after leaving school. All his
accomplishments have been acquired
since then, and he has taught himself,
with such help as he has had from the
priests at the legation, who have taken
a great interest in him. He is familiar.
with the best literature in all Ian
guages, ancient and modern, and he Is
constantly adding to his stock OF ac-
complishments.
Such education as the boy had up to.
the time he was 13 he had acquired I'M
the Washington public schools, but he.
is better educated now than nine-tenths|
of the graduates of universities. He
also has an intimate knowledge of
church affairs, as might be expected of
so bright lad who had grown up in a
priestly atmosphere.
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Some very rich Cafe of the Conspira-
eX-dictators and 'otS
ex-presidents-they are much the same
thing-go to Paris TO spend in luxury,
among the ''kings in exile" of whom
Daudet wrote, the millions filched
from their countrymen and with diff
Guilty saved. More come to New York
Here the two great South American
trading houses, the Flints and the
Graces, are popularity credited with
supplying the funds of revolution and
counter-revolution. Their alleged &C
tivities in this line, for the sake of
III power have been woven into fic-
ton by Kipling and by Richard Hard
ing Davis and Harold Frederic.
The SOBER fact is that quite aside
from these alluring possibilities, here
is the mart for the smuggling of arms;
here and in Washington center the
management of business enterprises
, that live in troublous states by pleas
ure of the executive, and that appeal
for gunboats to the secretary of state
when anything goes wrong.
Here, too, are arranged those little
wars ION the side" between rival trad
ers, as when brave hero of Santiago,
Capt Rafferty,, was hired by one as
phalt trust to fight the soldiers of an
other in Venezuela
Plctters and countsr-plotters are po-
lite above all. And in New York they
seem TO recognize neutral ground,
where all ouarrels must cease until
they can be renewed beneath hotter
skies.
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Matrimonial Dyspepsia.

Well, how do you like married life Z!
inquired the friend.
mot at all" replied the man who
had married money and was suffering
for it. I'm case Of matrimonial dys-
pepsia."
Matrimonial dyspepsia"
Eyes. She never agrees with me;
she's too rich. STRAY Stories.
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CENSUS FACTS AND FIGURES.

Omcial figures put the present popula-
ton of Norway at 2,263, 010.
Fifty years ago the population of
England and Wales was divided equal
ly between city and country; now n per
cent. of it is urban.
In Russia 2,S10 men in every million
are annually called into the army; in
Germany APO; in France, $500. To
get so large number of Frenchmer
weaklings have to be taken. This makes
the mortality in the French army 3lz
times that of the German army.
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and during his incumbency the branch
of the service to which he has belonged
has advanced in prestige from posi-
ton of little consideration until to-day
1t stands as high as any other branch.
That advance has been due in great
measure to his power of concentration,
clearness of observation and pride in
his work. He has done more to break
the medieval traditions and customs of
the sailing age than any other dozen
individuals in the service or out of 1t.
Up to the time he became chief of the
bureau of steam engineering the en-
gineers in the navy were looked down
upon by the line officers as "greasers."
That was the term Of contempt which
was usually applied in speaking of
them. When looking over the compile
ment allowed each warship the new
chief discovered that the entire en-
gineer's force was officially designated
as 'idlers" The officers above deck
would not tolerate the idea that the
men who were really responsible for the
condition of the ship, its speed and con-
troll, should be given any considera-
tion.
Melville changed all this. For years
he worked for the proper rating and
rank of the engineers, until under the
personnel bill what he had fought for
was won, and an engineer now has the
relative rank to which he had long been
entitled 1t was Melville who forced rec
IGNITION of the fact that, as Prof. Hut
ton said at Columbia university, when
Melville was honored with the degree
of master of science, ''the achievements
of our fleets are the result in great part
of the thought, the planning and the ca
pacity of those engineers who gave
them their weapons and who operate
for them the battle machines with
which their work is done"
HerOism ON Jeanette Expedition.
Melville, with his splendid great
|
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Collision Causes Murder

Maysville, KY, Aug. 31-Ihe rig
of David Daily, OF Maysville, and Will
liam Malone, of Manchester, O., col
lided early Saturday with one occu-
pied by Clarence Thomas and William
Jackson, colored. The colored men
demanded ten dollars damages. Daily
insisted on waiting until daylight for
settlement. During the quarrel Daily
was shot and killed by Thomas. Both
colored men are in Jail.
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often been COM
pared to a Viking,
and that descrip-
tion also fits his fine
a c h i e v e m e nts
while connected
with the Jeanette
expedition to the
Arctic years ago.
Melville is one OF
the strongest men
who has held a
commission in the
navy for two gen
erations. During
IL
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set a record not
easy to beat. New
port is melan-
choly.
Wall street is at
the bottom of it.
Newport is the
capital of those
who have ear
rived" in business
and society. Sara
toga is more dem
ocratic. Newport
has been made sad
by the depression
in stocks; Sara
toga welcomes the
lucky bears with
the bulls" who
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FINDS Long Lost Brother.

Mrs. Henry Hamilton, trained nurse
in Milwaukee, has found brother who
has been mourned by his family as dead
for 20 years. The search for him in
volved trip to the Klondike for her, but
she found her brother and is going to
British Columbia to take charge of a
home which he will build for her there.
He is rich, being the owner of several
mines in the Kootenai country.
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world. Concede
that the majority
Of the labor lead
ers are mTn not
only of honesty
and sincerity but
of unusual Abil-
ity. | have met
many of them in
this country and
in England, and
can bear testi-
mony to their high
average character.
That makes it
the easier for the
occasional black
sheep to "do bust