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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
DOINGS OR A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
| WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

The statement of the public debt
issued on the 1st shows that the debt
decreased $40, 1896 during the month
of June. Cash in the treasury, $3.50, 1884,
275. Total debt, less cash in the treas
ury, 1926 oil ,637.
The postmaster general has issued an
order abolishing the position of physi-
clan in large post Offices.
With George B. Cortelyou at the head
the new department of commerce was
launched in Washington, taking over
several important bureaus from other
departments.
1t is said that American relations with
Russia are in delicate state because OF
the Jewish massacre at Kishineff.
On charges of accepting ribes for let
ter box contracts A. w. Machen was
arraigned in Washington and plea of
not guilty entered.
By the patent office during the fiscal
year ended June 80 1929 patents were
granted and 54,256 applications were
filed. The receipts of the office were
1851 PSI.
The auditor of the treasury for the
post office department, Capt. Castle,
makes the official estimate that the
postal deficiency for the fiscal year just
closed will be 81, GIT ,2O3. The deficit for
the previous fiscal year was $2,961 ITO.
Definite appointment of Baron Speck
Won Sternburg as ambassador of Ger
many at Washington has been made.
BY the pension bureau during the
fiscal year just closed 1899 claims
were allowed and 113, 720 rejected. The
number of allowances exceeded those
of last year to the extent of 1905. The
number of reflections in 1902 was 49,
464
Receipts of the post Office depart
ment show deficit of $4,500,000 owing
to the development of the rural free de-
livery system.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
ROYAL PERSONAGES.

The itinerary of the kaiser for the
last year, just published, shows that
since the same date in 1902, his majesty
has made 62 journeys or total of a.
600 miles.
One of Queen Wilhelmina' s treasures
is private journal or note book.
adorned with pen and ink sketches.
She and her friends add to these
sketches from time to time.
German newspapers mention among
the signs of the time recent an
nouncement regarding Hugo Zu Ho-
henlohe- Oehringen, the first German
prince who has turned merchant. With
a merchant named Schode he has
formed a company, with capital of
$4,000, for using oil to lay the dust in
roads. He is a brother of the duke of
Ujest, who owns vast forests in Silesia
and Hungary.
King Edwards proficiency as lin
guist was strikingly illustrated during
his recent visit to Paris. At private
dinner given by NJ. Loubet, the French
president read very formal speech.
The king of England got up immedi-
ately after and deliv ered without a
note an admirable speech in French.
Everybody was surprised when the ma
tive ruler spoke in his own tongue with
elaborate preparation and the English
sovereign spoke in the tongue of the
|Frenchman impromptu.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
DEATH IS DEALT
BY. CLOUDBURST
A Terrible Calamity Occurs Near
Greensburg, Pa.
A DAM BURSTS ITS BOUNDS
Torrent of Water Rushes Through
Crowded Park-At Least TWEEN
ty Lives LOst-Deaths May
Reach 100.

Greensburg, Pa, July GA water
spout of immense proportions, striking
in the vicinity of Oakford park Sunday
afternoon at four O'Clock, created flood
that caused great loss of life and prop
erty. 1t is known that at least 20 per-
sons lost their lives, and rumors place
the number of dead at more than 100, but
up until late hour only three or four
bodies have been recovered, having
been washed to the banks of the little
creek that runs parallel with the park.
The names of those known and believed
to have been drowned are: Miss
Gertrude Keefer, aged 10, of Jeanette;
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

On its way to Portsmouth, England,
the United States European squadron
under Rear Admiral Cotton left Kiel.
Japan has made a protest against the
invasion of Corea by $50 Russian
troops, and warships have been sent to
Yalu river by japan and Great Britain.
1t is intimated in a semi-official note
issued by Russia that the government
will resent any interference on the part
of the United States in the Kishineff
massacre.
An appeal has been made by Bulgaria
to the powers to prevent conflict be-
tween Bulgaria and Turkey.
Exports from Berlin to the United
States for the fiscal year totaled
sail All, an increase of 81 1876, 800 over
the previous year
More than so Haytiens have been
doomed by court decision to perpetual
Punishment, among them being the late
President Firmin and family and Gen.
Salnave and brother.
Two treaties covering the naval and
coaling station bases and placing the
Isle of Pines wholly under Cuban SOW
ereignty have been signed at Havana.
The Irish international automobile
race was won by Jenatzy, of the Ger
man team, who drove 70a miles in c
hours SO minutes and 9 seconds. Only
two machines smashed. No one was
killed. Americans made a poor show
ing
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
DISASTROUS BLAZE.
at st. Joseph, NO., Destroyed
Loss, 81 100000

st. Joseph, Mo-, July 6.-The main
building of the Hammond packing
plant was destroyed by fire Sunday
afternoon. The loss is estimated as
high as. S1,500,000. 1t is entirely COW
cred by insurance. Two men lost their
lives in the flames. One of them is
reported to be Charles Miller, fire mar
shall at the plant. This could not be
verified. Three men were injured, one
OF them seriously. For time the en-
tire stockyards' district was threat
ened. BY hard work the Nelson Nor
ris plant, 800 feet north of the Ham
mond plant, was saved, and this saved
the Swift plant, which is to the north
of the Nelson Morris building. The
carcasses of 1880 hogs, 1880 cattle and
500 sheep were burned. Nearly 100,-
600 pounds of oleo were destroyed The
contents of the smokehouse were con-
sumed
The fatalities occurred about five
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
LATER NEWS.

Without depending on contracts, the
United States signal corps will itself
erect and equip government wireless
stations in Alaska.
w. j. Bryan formally opened his
new home at Fair View the 4th. About
five hundred of his friends called, the
attendance being reduced by threaten
ing weather.
Washington fittingly celebrated the
Fourth of July, the principal exercises
being conducted under the great
shade trees of the northeast lawn of
the White House. The celebration was
official in character and was partici-
pated in by representatives of the dis
trict and national governments and
by NJ. Jusserand, the French ambas-
sador, who was the specially invited
guest.
Two cars on the Grand Rapids,
Grand Haven and Muskegon interur-
ban road collided just east of Berlin,
Mich. Wayne Conner of Grand Rap
ids was killed and other passengers
were badly shaken up, but none seri-
Ouoly 1hJu1Cd'
Patrick Connors was burned to
death and Frank Haynes was serious
ly burned in a fire which destroyed
the floating coal digger, or steam
shovel Pittsburg, anchored in the Mis-
sissippi river at the foot of Mullaney
street, ST. Louis.
Shortly after midnight, the 4th, 800
members of the Denver Smeltermen's
union went to the Omaha and Grand
Smelter of the American Smelling &
Refining company at Denver, Colo,
and induced 500 men employed to stop
work. The men walked out, leaving
the furnaces full of melted metal
which will result in heavy damage to
the plant.
Reports from the southwestern part
of Texas, where disastrous cloud
bursts prevailed say that the loss of
life will probably reach fifteen. All
of the victims were Mexicans.
The heat caused four deaths in New
York the Sd.
Snow to the depth If several inches
fell in Colorado the Sd.
A Santa Fe train was wrecked by a
washout near Gainesville, Texas.
A new order of the board of agri-
culture was gazetted in London revis-
ing previous orders, and prohibiting
the landing in Great Britain of any
hogs from the United States, besides
prohibiting the importation of cattle
from New England. The order goes
iato effect Aug. II.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Still larger grow the ocean steam
ships. The White Star liner Cedric, 700
feet long and of q 900 tons, is the big
gest afloat, and the Hamburg-Ameri-
can line is to surpass the Cedric with
q new liner to be 725 feet long and hav-
ing tonnage of something like 5000.
She is to have the novelties of roof
garden and tOpmost promenade deck,
and, alas! one room will be devoted
exclusively to the handling of wireless
telegraphy. BY such relentless pursuit
of progress" is repose being routed off
the face of the earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
FOUR KILLED.
Live Wire Falls Into Pool of Water
i'm Pittsburg with Fatal
Results.

Pittsburg, July 6.-During terrific
rainstorm four persons were killed at
Forbes street and Oakland avenue in an
accident of most unusual character. A
large American flag suspended from a
grocery store became soaked with the
rain and was blown by the high winds
against an electric light wire carrying
1000 volts. The wire snapped and fell
into the street, one end lodging in a
pool of water, charging it to high de-
gree The unknown man in running
for shelter from the rain stepped into
the pool and was instantly killed Then
horse attached to a surrey in which
the Statti family of seven persons were
riding stepped into the pool and was
paralyzed. Three of the party in jump
ing from the vehicle fell on the wire
and were shocked to death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The investment in the government
printing office is $2,429,000.
Newfoundland exports over $1,000
BOO year of ish-nearly all cod.
Russian Jews to the number of a.
900 came to New York during 1902.
Germany has only 2o.00O,00O fewer
inhabitants than the United States.
The house of represent costs
IS, OO0, 900 year, and the senate 81 ,4oo,-
900.
One factory at ST. Etienne, France,
made last year 269 cannon to be used
against hailstorms.
The Magyars rule Hungary,
although they number but 100000 or
100000 in total population of 49,
100000.
TO collect dollar of customs costs
a trifie more than three cents, while
the cost of collecting a dollar Of in
Iternal revenue is a little less than lA
'sents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Nowadays when young hopeful is
taken by the collar and gently shaken
by a school teacher his fond parents first
have nervous prostration and then rush
off and have the pedagogue arrested.
Yet men who are scarcely middle-aged
can remember when the boy who came
home from school bowling that he had
been whipped was very likely to be
taken to the cellar for a repetition of
the dose on general principles-it be-
ing argued that if he was licked at school
be deserved it, and probably did not
get licked enough. Spare the rod and
spoil the child"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
THE EAST.

W. E. Corey has been made active
head of the United States steel trust,
and c. M. Schwab remains president in
name only.
Near Clearfield, Pa, Mrs. Miles
O'Rourke was tortured by tramp until
she gave up $4,000 IN money.
During the past seven days 22,000,00O
bushels of coal we're shipped from Pitts
burg, breaking all records.
The Wesleyan university at Middleton
Conn, conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of laws upon Leslie M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury.
In Pittsburg joint committee OF the
Congregationalists, Methodist Protest
ants and United Brethren agreed on q
plan for the union of the three churches
Reliance beat the America cup course
record, and Constitution and Columbia
were again defeated.
Famous yacht Columbia lost a man
overheard just before reaching the
windward markin Thursdays race. The
Columbia then withdrew from the race.
At the port of New York importa-
LlOnS OL precious SCOHes 1OI Inc uoCdl
year Just ended were the heaviest on
record, having reached total of more
than $27 100000.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, it is
charged, has profted from army tomb
stone contracts. The charge is being in
vestigated by the war department. The
contract has been held by his marble
company for several years.
A violent windstorm, accompanied
by lightning, rain and hail, swept over
New York city, causing several deaths
and doing great damage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

The suddenness with which liquid air
sprang into public notice has only been
equaled by the suddenness with which
it again disappeared. Although it was
only few years ago that Prof. Trippler
was astonishing everybody with his
apparent demonstration that liquid air
had solved the problem of perpetual
motion, it has been at least one or two
years since liquid air has been men
toned 1t ran its course as an inter
esting scientific toy in one or two sea-
sons on the popular lecture platform. 1t
may come out all right yet. Who can
tell?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

A life prisoner in the Ohio peniten-
dary at Columbus, who has served %
years in confinement, was given per-
mission by the warden the other day
to pass beyond the walls that he might
see for the first time an electric car.
Those of us who are in the enjoyment
of freedom will find it a hard matter
to realize the emotions which must
have filed the prisoners breast as he
was confronted by this evidence of the
worlds advancement within the last
quarter of a century. We little imagine
how easily we may be left behind in
these progressive times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

At the banquet at Kiel, where EN-
peror William made a speech full of
kind expressions for the American peo-
pie, he saw for the first time the flag
of the president of the United States,
which formed part of the decorations of
the room where the dinner was given.
Not many Americans have seen it, for
as rule, it is only carried on a vessel
or boat on which the president is pas
senger 1t is blue with the coat of arms
of the United States in the center.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

o'clock. By that time nearly all the
building was on fire. A man with a
hose, said to have been Miller, was
seen at one of the buildings on the
north side in the hog department. He
walked back into the building, and a
few seconds later those on the out
side heard terrible cries, which lasted
perhaps half a minute. The man did
not appear again, and is believed to
have been killed. Two young men
who were in the room and left few
minutes before said that two failed to
escape, but they did not give the
names of the men, who were said to
be employees of the company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Men learn of how little account they
are when they become one of the chief
participants in wedding. They may
develop into "the whole thing" on the
baseball diamond or in the realm of
finance and business, but when they lead
a young lady to the altar they are tenn
porarily obscured and forgotten. The
papers TEEN with descriptions of the
blushing bride, but the groom is for
tunate if he gets more than a mention
of his name
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Certainly the guileless red man, or
Ut least his long-suffering squaw, in
the land of the Dakotas, is Catching on"
to white ways. Four Sioux women in
South Dakota have sued their red hus-
bands for divorce Woman's rights are
making progress in the wigwam as well
as in the brownstone front.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Maj James B. Pond, who died in New
York recently from the effects of a
slight surgical operation, was a sec
ond Barnum in enterprising and origi-
nal business methods. He managed
more successful concert and lecture tours
than any other American and had d
wide acquaintance among the celebri-
ties of all countries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
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Dfsaster in a Mine.

Brazil, Ind, July 3.-The premature
explosion of a "shot" at Superior mine,
No. 1, Thursday afternoon instantly
killed Jesse Perkins, and fatally injured
George Perkins The men had lighted
the fuse when it flashed up and the shot
exploded before they could get away.
Jesse Perkins was terribly mangled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 6.-Elias d.
Trimble, an old and well-known resi-
dent of West Nanticoke, and Wesley
Kyttle, aged IA years, were drowned
in the canal near Harvey's creek Sun
day The former made an attempt to
rescue the boy and both were caught
in underbrush and drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

New York financiers are projecting a
bank with $1OO,OO0,00O capital to
finance large corporations" and do a
general banking business. In other
words, it will undertake to furnish the
financial pepsin when the metropolis is
in the throes of dyspepsia from an
overload of "undigested' securities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

whirled and tumbled about. A number
of the people in the car jumped off and
there are conflicting stories as to the
number of persons who were carried
with the car. 1t is believed that fully
ten people, who were in the car, were
drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Sixty-five agricultural colleges with
1000 instructors and 10000 students,
and 60 experimental stations, with more
than 700 experts and assistants are
United in making an exhibit at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition that is of in
terest to the millions engaged in agri-
culture and kindred pursuits every
whore
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
AGED PONT|FF
IS ON DEATHBED
Final Hour of Life of Leo XIII. Is
Approaching.
HIS RECOVERY is IMPOSSIBLE
Physicians Think, However, He MHy
LIst for 81 Few Days-Informed OF
His COnditi0n-Last Sacra-
ments Administered.

Rome, July 6.-Pope Leo is seriously,
if not alarmingly, i'll with senile pneu-
monia, which developed from cold
contracted Friday afternoon, following
4 drive in the vatican grounds. His
holiness has been unable to leave his
bed since Friday night, and his heart
is gradually becoming weaker, necessi-
Eating frequent doses of digitalis.
Cris is I'm "a Few Days.
Judging from the present symptoms,
the prognosis is that if all goes we'll the
crisis leading to recovery will occur
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
Noted German Dead.

Berlin, July 6.--Maj. Justus Schei-
bert, the military editor of the Kreuz
zeitung is dead. He accompanied Gen.
Lees army during the civil war in
America as an observer of the opera
tons and wrote extensively interpret
ing the military lessons to be drawn
from them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

The new king of Servia will not have
a very. safe job The late King Alex
ander's grand uncle, King Michael, was
assassinated June 10, 1868. His success
sor, King Milan, abdicated in favor of
his son March 6, 1889, and now Alexan-
der has gone the way of his grand
uncle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Further a6viees place the loss Of life
by an explosion of mine at Hanna,
Wyo., at 235.
The inquest into the supposed muir
der of James P Mccain was reopened
in st. Louis and the coroner's jury re-
turned verdict of homicide, holding F.
Seymour harrington for the crime.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

"Pay" parties, where each one in at
tendance pays his own expenses, are
growing in popularity in England.
There is no use denying the fact that
the better we become acquainted with
each other, owing to increased facilities
for communication and transportation,
the more unreliable our hospitality be-
comes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

Edward O'Brien, of Latrobe, an employee
of the Brown-Ketcham company, here;
Joseph Overly, of indianapolis, Ind,
employed by the Brown-Ketcham COM
pany; Lucy Crum, of Jeanette; Coun-
Gilman John LighS, wife and two chill
dren, of Greensburg.
The CIoudburst.
At three o'clock rain began to fall in
torrents in the vicinity of the park, and
spread over territory covering proba
bly, 10 miles. A half hour later the
cloudburst occurred, and the umbrellas
carried by the crowds of people we're
crushed like egg shells. The waters in
the lake north of Oakford park began to
swell, and Manager James McGrath, be-
lieving that there was danger of a final
break in the great walls of the dam,
hurried among the crowds of pleasure
seekers who had gathered under the
roofs of the eating stands, the merry
go-round, the theater, the dancing pa
vilion and other buildings in line of the
water, should the banks break, and
warned them to run to the hills. Not
until the men entered each building in
turn and simply drove the crowds out
into the rain did they realize that the
parks managers were in earnest, that
earnestness being depicted in their pale
faces, for they knew, after careful study
of the dam, that the awful flood meant
probably the breaking of the wall that
held five acres of water.
Buildings Torn Down.
A half an hour after the buildings had
been cleared by the people the waters
mounted the wall of the dam and with
in five minutes water to the depth of
five feet was flowing over the entire
length of 400 feet of the wall. The park
or ravine studded with buildings, the
-go-round, the laughing gallery
and other amusement places were
twisted about and all but the dancing
pavilion and large lunch stand were
knocked from their foundations The
rain continued to fall in awful torrents
and about four o'clock 40 feet of the
wall of the dam to the east gave way
with an awful crash. The flood beat
down the ravine with a roar that was
at the junction of the Greensburg and
Jeanette and the Park car lines, the
car barns are located. The entrance
gates to the park were lifted and with
the force of pile driver the mammoth
posts were hurled by the waters against
he barn.
People Carried Away.
Beyond were located the small wait
ing-room and on the track was stand
ing a car laden wish people on their
way from Greensburg and Jeanette.
The electric storm had rendered the
power south of here useless and the
motorman was unable to move the car.
The food struck the waiting-room con-
tanning probably a dozen people. A
number of them struggled to point of
safety, but in the excitement that fol-
owed there is not to be positive how
many were lost. The street car was
caught and swept into the creek and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09

A Reading pa preacher Travelled
nearly 5000 miles md spent $1,000 to
learn that all women are vain, and that
q model wife is hard to find. Some men
could have furnished him this much
information gratis and without wander
ing so far from his own fireside.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-09
Pier Burned.

New York, July 6.-Fire Sunday de-
stroyed pier H of the Lehigh Valley
railroad in Jersey City. The pier was
used almost exclusively for the storage
of -four, and 500 900 worth of the staple
was consumed. The estimated damage
to the pier and contents is s250,000.