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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-17
The News CONDENSED.

Two Wisconsin Central freight trains
came together head-on between Hewitt
and Auburndale, and three trainmen
were killed and another fatally injured
Fireman Kelly and Brakeman Burt Nc
Carly, who were killed, lived in North
Fond du Lac.
The Oconto county fair will be held at
Oconto on August 30-September 2.
Machinery manufacturers Of Milwau-
kee will make an effort this year to re-
establish the piece work system in their
shops.
Mrs Clarence Laird, wife of a reputa-
BILE citizen at Baraboo, eloped with N.
Ashley. Mrs. Laird is the mother OF
four children. Ashley is the father OF
| 13 children.
The Wernecke e. Schmitz business
block was destroyed by fire at Manito-
woe, entailing loss of about 100000.
DR.. Anton f. Block, health officer,
died at Sheboygan, aged 36 years
Carroll G. Pearse, of Omaha, Neb. has
been elected superintendent Of schools
in Milwaukee.
The marriage of Joseph Bococia. an
italian boy, II years old, and girl Of
10, Alvina Romaglia, caused a sensation
in the Italian settlement at the lime
kilns at Marblehead.
Heineck & Patterson's store at North
Bend was held UP by one man and $500
was taken from the cash drawer.
Twenty-one zinc concentrating mills
have been built in southwestern Wis
consin during the past two years, II OF
which are now in operation
James Cawley, the oldest resident in
the county, died in Racine. Had Mr..
Cawley lived until April 20 he would
have been 101 years old.
Max Kaufman, young farmer OF
Houston county, Mimi, with his horse,
was drowned while crossing the Missis-
sippi river a. La Crosse.
Herman Arnold, aged SO years, who
lived alone in house on the farm of his
brother, August Arnold, four miles
north of Sheboygan Falls, was struck
by lightning and killed.
Six people were bitten by a supposedly
mad dog in Milwaukee. The dog was
killed.
Herman Polinski, of Chimney Rock,
may die as the result OF an assault by
Ten masked men on his wedding day.
James Witty, who served four years
under Gen. Bragg in the Iron brigade,
died in Baraboo, aged 81 years. He
lost leg in the battle Of the Wilder
less.
Louis Johnson, a well known bust
ness man. has been appointed collec-
Tor Of customs for the port of Racine
In place of Carlton Hall. resigned.
The Rev. Francis Howarth. Meth
odist minister of the Palmyra circuit,
died at Sloan from typhoid pneu-
monia. He had lived in the state 30
years.
Joseph Sullivan, Menominee Indian
81 years old, is in Jail at Keshena,
charged with having killed his wife.
The Milwaukee common council mas
passed an anti-spitting ordinance, MAX
ing the offense punishable by fine OF
Eve dollars or ten DAYS Imprisonment.
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Blew Up His Horse.

John Eggert, a farmer at Center
failing 10 get neighbors to shoot an old
horse which was useless, and not daring
to do it himself, TIED dynamite around
the horses neck and took the animal TO
a field. After attaching the explosive he
touched off the fuse and started to run.
The horse started 20 follow. Eggcrt had
not thought of this and was terrorized,
expecting to be blown up any moment.
He reached a wire fence in his wild
scramble, crawled through it and ran
about two rods, when he heard terrific
explosion. Looking back he saw no
horse and no fence and the ground was
torn up for yards around.
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this time as to threaten war upon RuS-
STA unless these demands were COM
piled with, and for a time it seemed as
though all Europe would become en-
tangled in one great contest. Russia,
seeing herself far outclassed in fight
ing strength by the combinations
formed against her, finally consented
to the calling of congress, and it met
at Berlin on June 13, 1878, with Prince
Bismarck as president. The congress
settled the many vexed problems con-
fronting Europe at that time, and
among other things left the Darda-
nelles closed. 1t was during the ses-
sions of this congress that the compile
ton of treaty of alliance between
England and Turkey was announced,
an announcement which played a
prominent part in the settlement of the
Dardaneles question before the con-
gress.
AS this congress was participated in
by all of the great powers of Europe
and as all were parties to the treaty
concluded there, the passage OF the
Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles
even with the consent of Turkey would
be an affront to every nation of Europe
if they wished to consider it such. That
England would oppose it, even to the
extent of a declaration Of war, there
can be but little doubt, for it would
confront her with a new danger for
her possessions in India and the Medi-
terranean.
The narrow straits which connect the
Mediterranean with the Sea OF Mar
mora and the Black sea have played
a prominent part in the history of Eu-
rope from the earliest times. XerXes
with an army estimated by historians
at more than 100000 including camp
followers, crossed the straits on a
bridge of boats at the time Of his dis
astrous campaign against the Greeks,
$50 B. c. All the land invasions of Eu-
rope by the Asiatics necessarily fol-
lowed the same route.
The straits were not fortified until
the reign of Mohomet w. in 1853, I'M
der whose direction there was built the
castles of Sestos and Abydos on oppo-
site shores The building of these cas-
ties virtually marked the closing of
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the straits to the commerce and the
navies of tue world. excepting at the
will of Turkey, until the treaty Of Paris
of 1856 opened them again to the
unrestricted passage of merchant yes
sells.
England felt the strength of the
Turkish Notifications in 1907 when she
sent fleet of warships past them to
compel the sultan to renounce an al
lance he had made with Napoleon, and
renew an alliance with England. The
Turks were so taken by surprise by
the act of England that they did not
seriously oppose the entrance of the
naval fleet, but when, at the end of a
week, the fleet was forced to repass
the forts it was only at a great loss
to the English.
There is nothing in Turkey upon
which money is so lavishly expended
as upon the Notifications on both sides
of these straits. Gen. Miles inspected
these Notifications at the time of his
visit to Turkey during the Greco-Turk-
ish war, and says of the Notifications
along the Dardanelles:
For several miles after entering the
straits (from Constantinople) there are
no forts, the channel being wide and
the banks high; but about ten miles
from the mouth the stream narrows and
there is a sharp bend. Here are the
most formidable works defending Con-
stantinople, consisting of ten forts on
the European side and five on the Ash
attic. All of these forts have been mod
ernized and mount the heaviest of re-
cent guns. After passing this point OF
the Dardanelles the straits widen again
and there are no more Notifications
until the mouth is reached. Here again
the banks bristle with guns
From the Black sea Constantinople
is protected by the Notifications along
the Bosphoros. Should the Black sea
fleet attempt to pass into the AEGEAN
these are the first fortifications they
would encounter. Along either bank
of this 20 miles of narrow waterway
are stretched II forts. Some of these
are so Anticipated as to be comparative
| ly useless, but many of them are mod
ern and mount heavy ordnance, Some
of the older ones date back as far as
the fourteenth century. The pictur-
esQue Roumelia Hissar, or Castle OF
Europe is among the most interesting
of all the forts along the Bosphoros,
but it is comparatively useless. The
Bosphoros, like the Dardanelles is IA
nous in history. Darius with his 700.-
900 men crossed here as did also Keno
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John t. ingalls, "fated succession"
is wildly recalled to mind by the
present trouble in which Senator
Burton finds himself. The brilliant
Atchison statesman so designated the
line of Kansas United States senators
that started out with Gen. James H.
Lane.
Those in the "fated succession, !"
says the Topeka Capital, were James
II. Lane, Edward G. Ross, Robert
Crozier, Alexander Caldwell. James
NJ Harvey. Preston B. Plumb, Bish-
op K. Perkins, John Martin, Lucien
Baker and the present Senator J.
Ralph Burton. Lane committed sui
eide Ross committed political sui
eide by voting against the impeach-
ment of Andrew Johnson, and was
driven out of his party. Crozier,
who served about year by appoint
ment, died without leaving single
mark by which his brief senatorial
career can be remembered. Caldwell
resigned after two years service TO
escape investigation.
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The third trip, or rather trips. for
1896 and 1897 saw Commander Peary
making summer trips to Meteorite
island, was devoted to the securing OF
the meteorites previously discovered.
One meteorite called the Woman"
and weighing $500 pounds, and an
other the Dog" somewhat smaller,
were successfully placed on board the
Kite and brought back home. Peary,
in the following year (189D, returned
and, after tremendous and marvellous
skill, succeeded in bringing down to the
shore and placing upon the Hope the
cotton meteorite called the Tent" be-
cause of it's peculiar shape.
Peary returned from his fourth ex-
petition to Greenland and his attempt
to reach the pole in 1902, and still be-
Iieves in the Smith sound route. There
are two routes, the Franz Josef Land
route and the Behring strait route, and
although in 1902 there were various
polar expeditions from the different
routes, the veXed question as to the best
route was not settled. Mr.. Evelyn B.
Baldwin, whose deliberately equipped
and expensive expedition set out to gain
the pole by way of Franz Josef Land,
failed, it is said. because of bad ma
teriaI in the party and owing to in
sufficient equipment. The trouble
growing out Of the abortive attempt
and the dissatisfaction of Mr.. Zeigler,
who furnished the funds for the expedi-
ton, are still fresh in the public mind
The only explorer who returned in
1902 with valuable discoveries was Capt.
OTTO Sverdrup, who was commander
of the Fran during Nansen's drift across
the Arctic ocean in 1895, and who had
set forth in the same vessel in 1898 to
make explorations in Greenland waters
Peary, as we have said, still believes in
the Smith sound route, and will try for
the pole again from that direction. In
his dash for the pole" in 1902 he found
himself unable to proceed beyond lati-
tude "a degrees and II minutes, mainly
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for chic Americans are in sole de Chine
and silk muslinS, flOunced nearly up to
the waist. Some Of the most beautiful
are scalloped and have embroidered
edges, while others show flounces trim
med with handsome embroideries or
dentelle worked with gold thread.
There may, of course, be a reaction
later on, but somehow | think that with
the pelerine effects and the increased
furore for taffeta, we must remain
faithful to the skirt of many fOunces.
The silk frocks are very quaint. The
long, pointed bands la Marie Antoin-
cite are in keeping with the fichu-like
effects on the bodice and the f1ounced
skirt. Some of the pelerines are also
f1ounced.
An American elegante took to the
Riviera a charming frock of cream silk
crepon -gauged at the waist and about
six inches below f1ounced with series
Of small flounces. trimmed with the
tiniest edging OF mink. The yoke con-
sisted of an empiecement of dentelle.
Irlandaise finished with a high wired
Medici collar The sleeves reached to
the elbows with three fiounces of lace
edged with the fur, and showed many
frills of accordion-plaited chiffon fall
ing over the hands. This S-as worn
with a, close-fitting mink toque with a
huge bunch of white camelias at the
side and was further accompanied by
mink stole and muff.
Soft satin oriental forms some of the
prettiest toilettes de reception; these
again are made with fiounces of cnif-
fon or accordion-plaited mousseline de
sole edged with ruches or laces.
There is a distinct inclination for
rose pink, and this runs cream very close
in popularity. Rose pink is extremely
becoming to la jeune file, especially
when mixed with a good deal of old
lace.
have seen s,veral rOse-colored tat
fetas trimmed with bouillonnes of vel
vet and these are, as rule, relieved by
a pelerine-shaped fichu of finely en-
broidered old muslin or lace.
The waistband is more than ever an
important feature and for day wear
soft kid leather and suede fastened
with heavy gold buckles are de rigueur;
whilst of the better frocks the real
corselet band or the Marie Antoinette
boned corsage is a distinctive feature.
Sometimes too sash ribbons are pref
thy twisted and drawn into handsome
clasps of old Italian enamel and gem
work.
And what of the new fabrics? There
is liking for crepon both in silk and in
wool Some very neat checks are be-
and white and red and white plaids will
go to compose some of the trotteuse
skirts with the loose short bolero.
Coarse canvas effects will be more to
the fore than they were last year and
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SENATOR'S FROM KANSAS

Harvey, although he had been
governor of his state and had made
a fairly good reputation as such,
made a very insignificant senator, and
was, after three years seryl%A defeat
ed for reelection and dropped 3ut of
political life. Plumb died in Office
at Washington. Perkins served a
brief term by appointment and is
scarcely remembered as senator.
Martin served two years, and left the
senate poorer in purse and with less
prestige than he possessed when he
went in. Baker was almost total
failure, and his crushing defeat for
reelection at the hands of Burton Is
still warm in the memory of the peo-
pie of Kansas.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Extra Session Not Necessary.

-
In long statement given out on the
capitol fire, Gov, La Toilette says that an
extra session of the legislature at this
time is unnecessary and would entail
needless expense. The capitol improve
ment commission, created by a law en-
acted last winter, has, he says, decided
to procure plans for new building.
which would be all the legislature could
do If called together at this time. When
the plans are procured, he says, hey will
be laid before the legislature. The gov
ernor says the damage will not exceed
$250,000, and that leading contractor
of the state has offered to restore the
building in better condition than it was
before the fire for 1915, 900. He says the
cause of the fire is unknown.
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men. A few fortunate women can wear
the garments designed by the great
artists in the world Of dress, but there are
SO many among us who have the same
aspiration but not, alas! the means to
carry them out.
Now there is the question Of blouses to
be considered, for whatever La Mode
may say about the wearing of dress
bodices, waistcoats and front, the prac-
teal woman must nearly always have a
shirt or a blouse.
For instance, when you go out to lunch
If you are not driving, you will walk in
a coat and skirt, and when you remove
the former you will wish to present a
neat and smart appearance. Again, when
calling in the afternoon, unless you are
one of those fortunate folks possessed of
carriage, you must wear something
light underneath your fur wrap or coat
For travelling and country wear the
shirt is indispensable. | think l have
often spoken of the Importance of being
smart at the neck and waist when wear
ing a shirt or blouse. The waistband OF
make the waist look smaller, and are soft
and comfortable. Kid and suede are still
the favorite materials.
Then the dainty little cravat or chic
jabot OF lace has to be carefully thought
out Most of us, | think, require some
thing light near the face to brighten our
somewhat sombre garb of utility.
advise all who adopt the tailor made
costume to avoid the picture hat. In
congruity of any kind is always bad style
and there is no excuse for this incon-
gruity, as the close-ftting toques of the
moment are charming.
The newest headgear of this order is
of course, the very narrow elongated
toque, fitting backwards, but itris, fear
unbecoming to the majority. Most of us
require more breadth and for this rea-
son we shall do we'll to adopt the Breton
sailor, the round Vatican shape, or the
old-fashioned turban. On all these hats
Fashion DEGREES we shall pin the lace
or net veil, which we fling back, and thus
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being favorable, he is the one who can
reach it.
In 1886 Peary made summer voyage
and reconnaissance of the Greenland in
land ice, and it was preliminary to the
splendid arctic work which Mr.. Peary
was TO do later. The first expedition was
made in 1912 and consumed ID
months. spent in northern Greenland.
A 1,200-sledge journey was made across
the ice cap of Greenland, and the crown
ing success of the expedition was the
determination of the insularity of
Greeland
One year later. in 1898. Commander
Peary again penetrated to north Green
land and made 25-months' stay there.
He again covered 1900 miles by dog
sledges. crossed the ice cap again, COM
pleted the study of the Whale sound ma
tives, and made a detail survey of that
region. In addition to this, the explorer
made the discovery of the great Cape
York meteOrites.
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MAKING PRECIOUS STONES.

Rudolph Oblatt. a chemist and ex-
pert on precious stones, is reported 20
have invented a process for the fusing
of particles of ruby. known as ruby
waste. into stones of commercial
size. The stones which he has pro-
duced have received considerable at
tentiun from local biologists and are
pronounced genuine. He selects, says
the New York Commercial, from the
small, rough, genuine ruby particles
whose colors and qualities are prac-
tically the same One chip lie places
upon the top of U-shaped platinum
tube. He then applies the heat. which
is concentrated by a special process
and forced upon the ruby with an air
pressure of 500 pounds. AG the chip is
melted he adds other chips until he
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showing a quantity of accordion-plaiting
Another pretty toilette l have seen
is a charmingly simple walking gown
in blue cloth, made with kind Of
pelerine bolero with stole ends, the
sleeves and inner vest of which are
turned back with white silk, slighdy
embroidered with green stitching. This
shows a jabot at the neck, and frills OF
batiste and lace at the wrists. Such a
model should prove very useful for
early spring wear in town or country.
It was worn, as far as I can remember.
by Mile. Jane Faber.
ANNETTE GIYRY,
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Points from Gay Paris

conventional designs will be produced
in delaines, lawns, batistes, etc. Stripes
are also worn, but not nearly SO much
as checks, and spots have given place
for the moment to chess-board patterns.
Wolfe of very coarse make, like old
fashioned canvas or hopsack, is again
in favor, but it is early yet to predict
which will be the fabric of the season.
A lovely frock which would do duty
for reception or dinner wear, is in blue
mousseline de sole. The skirt is finely
gagged at the waist, and is much be-
frilled, in addition to which it is in
serted with medallions of Valenciennes
lace The bodice is extremely elaborate,
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scribing his first Journeys into the po-
lar regions when he says: THE con-
slant incentive in my work has been
an ineradicable feeling that | saw
something before me worthy and posi-
bic of accomplishment, and that could
never have content until it was done,
or that had satisfied myself that | was
not the one to do it," And the prepare
tons which Peary is making for fifth
try for the pole is proof that he still be-
lieves that the pole can be reached and
that there is no good reason that he
should not be the one to win the prize.
IN fact, every successive expedition
which the commander has made has
strengthened his convictions that the
pole can be reached. and that conditions
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Shot by a Woman.

A duel between man and woman
was fought in Marshfield and George
Spang was at the point of death with
bullet in his head Mrs. Elizabeth
Pherl, his divorced wife, inflicted the
wound. According to the police, Spang
went to the woman's house while she
was alone, and fired shot at her through
the window, and followed it up by break
ing open the door. The woman armed
herself, and there was an exchange or
shots. The woman was not injured.
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Leap-Year Episode.

George began the love-lorn maid.
you have doubtless noticed that my
attentions of late have been more than
those of a mere friend / love you,
George, and in asking you to share my
lot T."
Pardon me-" interrupted the prac-
teal George, "but has the lot you
wish me to share a good house on Il
with all the modern improvements"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Young Woman Killed.

While returning with a group of young
people from wedding in Oconomowoc
Miss Ida Knopp, aged 20, was struck and
killed, by Milwaukee train, and her sis
ter Annie and Herman Raasch were seri-
ously injured. The party had stepped
off the track to allow fast mail train
to pass, and stepped on another track.
stepping directly in front of a freight
fraip
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Charged with Murder.

Anton Stenik was arrested in Ashland
charged with the murder of John Demo-
ME- an Indian. During a saloon row
Stenik, it is alleged, shot Denomie i'll
the arm. Blood poisoning developed,
and Denomie's right arm was amputated
IN The hope of saving his life. This was
rutile, and Denomie died, His brother
was shot at Odonah last August.
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is AFTER THE POLE
PEARY TO MAKE HIS FIFTH Elk
Petition TO THE NORTH.
PREPARING VERY CAREFULLY
Confident That He Will Succeed This
Understanding About His
Former Expeditions to
the Land of Ice.

OMMANDER ROBERT E.
!" 4: I: !: :: !: !: /: !" !.
M<@.l PEARY, Of the United States
M w navy, who already has made
A&s&S/ four attempts to reach the
NIX ] N north pole and plant the
NJ Stars and Stripes upon the
spot which scientists tell US
is cut by the axis Of the earths rotation,
is making careful preparations for a
fifth expedition into the frozen north,
and this time the intrepid and persistent
explorer expects to win the prize which
has tempted so many to risk life and en-
dure every hardship and peril to gain
Commander Peary proposes to sail
next July, fix his permanent base at
Cape Sabine, push on to winter quar-
ters on the northern coast of Grant land
at Cape Hecla and make 1.-THE dash for
the pole" in February of next year a
month earlier than upon previous expe-
ditions. II is said that the German ant
arctic exploring steamer, the Gauss
whose machinery and structure have
proved excelently adapted to polar
ice, may be purchased for Peary's expo
dition.
The secret OF Commander Peary's in
Comitable purpose to reach the pole is
revealed in the preface to his book de-
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Brother Dickey's Philosophy.

'Dey say we'll soon be talkin' wild
de stars" said Brother Dickey, "but,
ter my min, de bes' thing we kin do is
ter I'm out somefin' bout de worl'
whar we Twin at!"-Atianta Constitu-
ton.