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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings OF q
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.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

President Hill told congressional
commission that the best way to bullo
up a merchant marine was by free ships
and paying an export bounty.
The census bureau gives the total
number of employees sin the executive
civil service of the United States as
150,383. These figures include only
those employees who are required to take
an examination.
In the case of James n. TyneI ana
Harrison j. Barrett, tried in Washing
ton on charge of conspiracy in con-
nection with their duties of law office
of the post office department, the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Commander Samuel w. B. Diehl TO
succeed Capt Samuel G. Lemly as
judge advocate general of the navy,
when the latter's term expires June 3.
The Lehigh Valley railroad presi-
dent, E. B. Thomas, told the interstate
commerce commission the price of coal
was what public would pay.
It is said that President Roosevelt
has intimated to Russia and Japan
that the United States is willing to Of
fer good offices to end war at any time
both nations are willing to accept
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE e.

Gen. Kuropatkin, it is said, has cut
the land communications between the
armies of Gems. Kuroki and Oku.
1t is announced that diplomatic rela-
tons will soon be fully established be-
tween Mexico and China.
An unconirmed report says that the
japanese feet have again bombarded
Port Arthur from the sea side.
The London Standards Russian cor
respondent says disturbances in War
saw, Cronstadt and Moscow have been
followed by hundreds of secret execu-
tons
An engagement was fought between
the Dominican troops and the revolu-
tionists at Esperanza, San Domingo
The losses on both sides were heavy.
Gen. Raoul Cabrera, minister of war.
who commanded the government
troops, was killed. The revolutionists
were victorious.
Armies Of the Japanese are reported
to have ended eight days fighting
around Kinchau, 80 miles north II
Port Arthur, by storming and captur-
ing the town.
1t is reported by Gen. Kuropatkir
that 10000 Japanese infantry and 81
900 cavalry are behind Notifications at
Fengwangcheng.
A force of $4,000 Russians is report
ed to have been defeated by 10000
japanese near Fengwangcheng losing
1000 killed and wounded and 1000
prisoners.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
SWEEP OF FLAMES
DESTROYS DOCKS
SEVEN BIG PIERS AT JERSEY
CITY BURNED.
LOSS PLACED AT 100000
Many Freight Cars Burned, and a
Large Number of Tugs and
Small Boats Are Also
Destroyed.

New York, May 3O.-Seven freight
wanna & Western railroad in Jersey
City were destroyed by a fire that
started about five o'clock Sunday after
noon in Pier II, on which a lot of bar
rels of oil were stored. The flames
spread rapidly. Pier II was 800 feet
long and was soon ablaZe its entire
length, and the firemen, who were try
ing to fight the fire from the shore,
were able to accomplish but little. The
flames swept across to Pier II and be-
yond, being finally checked at Pier 5,
which is d new coal trestle, steel
framed and irOnclad. Here the firemen
and fireboats made desperate stand
and stayed the advance of the fire I'm
til the burning piers crumbled and fell
into the water. Although there was
but little wind, sparks fell all along the
water front for the better part OF a
mile, endangering the Lackawanna de-
pot and even the Hamburg-American
and Bremen line piers, where the fire.
men were kept busy playing streams of
water upon the buildings and over the
ships at their docks. The building of
the Hoboken Coke company, five
blocks from the main fire, was set
ablaze by burning brands, but the fire.
men responded quickly and the build
ing was only slightly damaged. A num-
Der of canal boats and several tugs
were burned, the loss of small boats
being variously estimated at from 80
to 200 The number of freight cars
burned is not known, but on this class
of rolling stock and on coal cars the
loss will be heavy Piers IL and II
were full of general merchandise; Piers
Z, 8, and 10 were used for coal, and
Pier was a grain loading pier. The
loss is estimated at 81 100000.
Heavy Loss at New Orleans.
New Orleans, May 30-A fire caused
by crossed electric wires did about half
a million dollars damage Sunday The
Louis H. Rice saddlery factory, Com
mon and Magazine streets, the Sim
monds Manufacturing company and the
Meig Brady e Lincoln woodenware es-
tablishment were destroyed and half
dozen others damaged The fire was in
the heart of the wholesale district and
was we'll fought, being stopped short
of two oil companies and several big
drug establishments. Insurance $780,
600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
THE EAST.

In an address at Groton (Mass.) school
President Roosevelt declared snobs the
most contemplate creatures in public
or in private life.
At Pottsville the republicans of the
Twelfth Pennsylvania district renom-
mated George r. Patterson for con-
gress.
Suffocation by gas and sulphur fumes
from a small locomotive drawing train
through a long tunnel at a mine caused
ten deaths in Wililamstown, Pa.
A convention of the National Piano
Manufacturers association, in session
at Atlantic City, N. j., elected George
P. Bent, of Chicago, president, and Will
liam Bauer, of Chicago, secretary.
The firm of Lazard Freres engaged
81, 100000 gold at the New York assay
office for shipment to Paris, being prac-
tically all the gold bars obtainable.
State convention of Maryland dem
ocrats met in Baltimore, adopted a
platform and elected legates-at-large
to the st. Louis convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

the armored cruised Bayan, and three
torpedo boats reached Talienwan bay
on Tuesday last, the Gath inst, from
Port Arthur, and it was doubtless this
vessel which attacked the Japanese left
wing during the battle at Kinchou on
the 26th inst. The junks just arrived
here, on their way down. passed IA
Japanese war vessels nine miles out
side OF Dalny, so that the Bayan will
likely be captured.
Interest in St. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, May 30.-Intense in
terest is displayed in the Japanese re-
ports of the Kinchou battle The peo-
pie in the streets almost mob news
boys to secure extras containing the
dispatches. Crowds stood around the
official bulletin boards awaiting the
Russian versions, but none arrived.
The official world, as we'll as the pub
lie, is en- irely dependent upon the
japanese for news. Further de,ails are
eagerly looked for, especially regard
ing losses. The prevailing conviction
here is that the Japanese must have
carried Nanshan at tremendous sacri-
flee. The accounts of the heroically
stubborn defense made by the Rus
slams, Notwithstanding their position,
subjected to the fire of artillery from
the front and from warships on the
Hank, are source of much satisfac-
ton. Their own reports, the Russians
say, could not have placed the fighting
qualities of their soldiers in a better
light than do those of the Japanese.
Both the admiralty and the war Office
are withoutnew and frankly confess
they do not expect to hear from the
beleaguered garrison in Port Arthur
again directly except by accident unit;
the fortress has been relieved or sur
rendered or the war ended.
Russia Makes Proposition.
London, May S0.-The Tientsin cor.
respondent of the Daily Express says
that Paul Lessar, the Russian minis
ter, informed Prince Ching that Rus
STA will finally evacuate Newchwang,
provided Chira grants a concession
for a railway from Kalgan across Chi
nese Mongolia to Kiakhta, so miles
from Lake Baikal. or that Russia will
evacuate Manchuria outright if China
leases the Iii territory to Russia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
ANOTHER DELUGE IN KANSAS
HEAVY RAINS SWELL STREAMS
TO DANGER POINT.
Fears of the Result if the Downpour
Continues-Railroad Suffer
Inconvenience.

Topeka, Kan, May 30.--Heavy rains
throughout the Kansas River valley has
caused higher water than at any time
since the food of a year ago. 1t is ex-
pected that the Kansas river will be very
much higher. though no dangerous rise
is looked for The rain was general
over the state for sc hours, and has ex-
tended to the Colorado line. All the
railroads are having trouble. Nearly
mile of track on the Santa Fe is
washed out near Reading, and all the
trains have to be sent by way of a cut
off. On account of high water at Po-
mona, on the Missouri Pacific, no trains
have passed through. All the Union
Pacific and Rock Island trains are late
At Wamega there is rise of seven
feet. At Minneapolis the Solomon river
rose six feet in Is hours. At Salina a
rise of 111a feet is reported. Abilene
has a rise of II feet Salina, McPher-
son and Junction City report heavy
rains with all the streams getting high
err. At Topeka, the Kansas river is
rising at the rate of four inches an hour.
If no more heavy rains fall for day or
two, however, there will be no great
damage, as the river will have to rise
IL feet or more to exceed the danger
point. Exactly one year ago was the
beginning of the disastrous flood in
the Kansas valley which caused the loss
of much property and a number of lives.
The people in North Topeka, where
nf RI
naturally alarmed over the situation
They are watching the river closely so
as to move out as soon as necessary
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
Attack on Dalny Begins.

London, May 28.-The Russian
troops in the Liaotung peninsula are
retreating to Port Arthur, and the vic
torious japanese armies, it is believed
are already attacking Dalny.
A news agency dispatch from New
chwang says that, according to Japan
csc plans, Port Arthur is to be taken
within two weeks with 100000 troops
1t is realized that the loss must be Sc
we're, but this, it is thought, is better
than keeping large army idle for
three months.
Il is doubted if the Russians will
stand again north Of Port Arthur.
They retired from the field beaten and
tLey failed to rally at Nanquanling,
where it was anticipated that second
stand would be made.
Practically Evacuated.
Chefoo, May 30.-Dalny has been
practically evacuated, according to the
statement of Sikh and Russian refu-
gees arriving here by junk. All valu-
ables, ammunition, and most of the
troops have been taken to Port Ar
thur. The only civilians remaining are
the electrical engineers in charge of
the mines laid in the harbor, and also
those set to destroy docks and piers.
One large Russian warship, probably
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
FAILED TO AGREE.
Jury in the Gillespie Murder Trial at
Rising Sun, Ind, Unable
to Reach Verdict.

Rising Sun, Ind, May 30.-After de-
liberating AZ hours without coming to an
agreement, Judge Downey discharged
the jury in the Gillespie case Sunday
morning. When the jury was brought
into the courtroom Judge Downey asked
them whether there was any probability
of agreeing on verdict, and every one
of the IL men shook his head in the
negative Judge Downey then thanked
them and dismissed them from further
service. Prosecutor McMullen said that
the state would oppose any effort on the
part of the defense to release James
Gillespie, and stated that the case would
come up again next September. At the
present time the four defendants are in
the same position as they were before
the trial began, as the bonds OF those re-
leased from custody are continuous.
1t is said that motion will be made
before Judge Downey to release James
Gillespie from custody and declare him
acquitted. In the event that this mo-
ton is overruled, the defense will ask
that James Gillespie be admitted to bail
along with the other three defendants,
Mr. and Mrs. Barbour and Mrs. Seward,
who were indicted with him. Should
the writ of habeas corpus be denied by
Judge Downey the matter will be taken
to the supreme court of the state. Ris-
ing Sun is very quiet, and no trouble is
anticipated. August Greiwe, who was
on the jury originally, but afterwards
challenged, committed suicide Saturday
night. 1t is said he lost his mind wor-
rying over the Gillespie case, and i'm
agined that James Gillespie was trying
to kill him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

The Massachusetts, state legislature
has passed bill for the purpose of
stopping corruption of employees by the
giving and receiving of brides. The
bili provides for a fine of $500 for of
tenders. This act is designed to pre-
vent the payment of commissions on
purchases of supplies or for the USE of
employees influence, by bribing him, to
secure contracts, appointments to posi-
ton, or sny nct ~ which the employer
is impo<ed rpoD, 1t probably covers
the cases of rutlers and other domestic
servants who have an understanding
with the various tradesmen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Big Yellow creek Annie Piatt, aged
IA years, and Sadie Hardie, aged IL
years. were drowned at Hammonds-
vile, o.
Lightning killed Thomas w. Brennan
and Daniel Tautis, farmers, near Sioux
City, la. The two were killed by sim
gle bolt.
Yazoo City, Miss, was almost entire
ly destroyed by fire. The loss will be
nearly $2O00,00O. All the banks, bust
ness houses, newspaper offices, post Of
fee. courthouse, city hall and other
buildings were destroyed. Chambless
White was killed and Mayor Holmes
badly injured.
The oldest chief of the Ukiah tribe,
Charles Penio, is dead at Cox ranchero,
in California, and the Indians celebrat-
ed death feast. Penio was LOT years of
age.
A score were injured, some seriously,
in wreck on the Cleveland & Pitts
burg road, near East Liverpool, o.
At ST. Louis the club women's bien-
NAL adjourned after taking a decided
stand on the divorce question.
President w. e. Brown of the failed
First national bank at Storm Lake
Ia, was indicted on charges of embez-
zling $4,000 and making false reports
to the comptroller of the currency.
Most of the principal milling states
were represented at the opening session
of the ninth annual convention of the
operative millers of AmeriCa at ST.
Louis.
Flames wiped out the Los Angeles
branch packing house of the Cudahy
Packing company, located near the Los
Angeles river bottoms. The loss is esti-
E9ated at about $$300000 and the insur-
atce at $265,0O0.
A jury was secured in the superior
court at Grand Rapids, Mich, in the
trial of Eugene D. Conger, manager OF
tho Grand Rapids Herald, who is
charged with conspiracy in the Lake
Michigan water deal of 1900.
On the Ohio river the towboat Fred
Brown was torn to flinders, ten men
were blown to bits and 16 others in
jured by tremendous explosion of thu
boats boilers near Louisville, Ky.
The pavilion of the state of Texa:
at the worlds fair in st. Louis was
dedicated.
Banker R. D. Harvey, of Eldon, Mo-
was nominated for congress by the re-
publicans of the-Eighth congressional
district.
A man named Lee Cu1vers, aged 80
of ST. Louis, fell into a coal tipple al
the Norfolk & Western terminals al
Portsmouth, o., and was buried alive
A London dispatch says Maj. Gen
Sir John c. Mcneil is dead.
Eleven new bishops were formally
consecrated at the Methodist genera
conference at Los Angeles
Robert H. Patton, of Springfield, wa:
nominated for governor by the Illinois
state prohibition convention. A fu1
state ticket was named.
While under sentence of death fol
wife murder, Verona Fleenor commit
ted suicide in his cell at Morgantown
Ky.
At Ann Arbor, Mich, Prof. William
H. Pettee, senior professor of mining
engineering at the University of Mich
igan, dropped dead.
At Aitkin, Mich, G. Howell die;
from injuries in a street fight. c. L
Daniels. who, it is alleged, struck hin
on the neck, is under arrest pending
the action of the coroner's jury.
Chairman Ramser, OF the depart
ment encampment committee, ha!
called off the encampment of the Span
ish war veterans, which was to have
! been held at Rock Island. H.. In June
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

National league games on Sunday: At
Chicago-Chicago 8, 6, O.; Pittsburg, l.,
5, g. At Brooklyn-New York, 7, II, j.;
Brooklyn, 8, 10, l. At Cincinnati-Cin-
cinnati, 2, 5, !; ST Louis, /, 6,2.
American league: At Chicago-Chi-
cago, 4, 4, /; Cleveland, 8, 10
American association: At Milwau-
kee-Kansas City, 2, 6. 2; Milwaukee,
l, 5, 1. AT st. Paul-Minneapolis, 8, 9,
q st. Paul. /, 5, g. At Louisville
Louisville, 8, IL, 2; Indianapolis, /, @,
2. At olumbus-Columbu IL, 16, /;
Toledo, 3, 8, 2.
Western league: At Denver-Den-
yer, 6, 9, 2; Colorado Springs, 0, 3, 2. At
Des Moines-Des Moines, 3, 6, i; Sioux
City, /, s. 2. (
Three / league: At Duhuque-Du-
bnque /, 5, o.; Cedar Rapids, 0, % At
Pockford-Davenport 5, 7, Q; Rockford,
0, /, 3.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
Two Drowned.

Milwaukee, May 30.-A special to the
Sentinel from Pewuakee says: Frank
Krause and an unknown companion
met death by drowning Sunday while
fishing from a boat on Pewaukee lake.
1t is presumed that one of them acct
dentally fell out of the boat, that the
other. in lending assistance, fell over
board and drowned with his compan-
ion
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
A Bold Robbery.

Chicago, May 30.-With fifteen Gus
toners and five clerks in the store,
and crowds constantly passing the
door, four masked and armed robbers
held up the Touraine Shoe company,
165 Madison street, Saturday night.
Flourishing their revolvers, the high
waymen drove their victims into rear
room, took $500 from the cash regis
ter. and escaped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

Young men nowadays are inclined to
thc opinion that the opportunities for
making fortunes are not as great as
they were a half or even quarter of
century ago. As matter of fact there
Is plenty of evidence that the avenues to
fortunes are as unobstructed now as
they ever were. Indeed. the demand for
men who are capable and reliable is now
greater than ever before, and where there
is such demand there are opportunities
for making fortunes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
Killed bv His Wife.

Batson, Tex, May 30.-Grahani
Jones was shot and killed by his wife,
who fired four bullets into his back
and one in the wrist All the bullets
in the back passed through the body,
and any one of them would have been
fatal. 1t Is said that jealousy was the
cause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

The supreme court in sustaining the
action of immigration authorities at New
York in deporting the anarchist, Turner,
will be gratifying to lovers of law and or
der The claim was made that he is a
lecturer on sociological subjects and an
anarchist in theory only, but the court
held that though he protested to regard
the absence of government merely as a
political ideal, yet his illusions to the
universal strike" and to the execution
of Spies as legal murder led to inference
that he contemplated realization of his
ideal by use of force and that his speeches
were settlements TO that end.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

1t is said that great nonsectarian
Christian church is to be established
These heather have been teaching us
a good deal about how to conduct a
war Are they going to try to give us
points on how to run a church?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

eff women will set their fscss
against yellow journalism in its ri
cious form, an end can be put &c chat
curse of American liberty Not ore
line of scandal would appear in OEr
papers if it waT not read by women"
Melville E. Stone made this declara-
ton at the press session of the General
Federation O. Women's clubs at the
worlds fair Saturday. The charge of
supporting yellow journalism took the
federation unawares. The women, ac-
customed only to words of praise from
the men who addressed them, cried,
mo, no. but Mr.. Stone did not retract.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

A Philadelphia philosopher main
tains that wife should work as hard
as her husband. Wonder what he calls
cooking three meals a day, darning
socks, doing the washing and ironing,
rearing several children and keeping
up appearances before the neighbors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

AS an exporter of domestic products
the United States holds the first place,
the total for nine months ending with
March reaching $1,149, O00,0 900, which is
s766, 200, 900 ahead of British exports for
the same time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

Cholera is reported to be killing 100
Japanese a day. At this rate Kuropat-
kin will not have to hold out more than
four or five years to make good his
claim that no Jap soldier would ever
get home alive.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
Wisdom of Experience.

'"This roast beef is badly burned"
said the waiter to his employer. tits
useless to cause trouble by trying to
serve it."
Take it over to that bridal couple by
the window" said the restaurant pro-
prietor. "They will never know the diff
ference Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

Americans may now enter the realm
of Menelk. Because of the exchange
of treaties American goods of every
description will be common in Abys-
Binia. This marks a decided move
ment of Yankee enterprise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

A New York banker has been sent to
prison for nine years for stealing $10,-
900. Evidently the New York courts
have outgrown the idea that mans
stealings should be overlooked if he
takes enough.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

The bonfire built by piano dealers
at Atlantic City of 1000 square pianos,
to celebrate the passing of that old
fashioned instrument, was distress
ing waste of fine wood. At least, the
dealers who originally sold them said
Il was fine, and charged accordingly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
Not Much Difference.

Hayward Hobbs-I used ter be milk
man, lady; after dat | wuz sailor.
Mrs. Handout-Quite a difference of
vocations.
Maynard Hobbs-Oh, don't know.
On my first voyage I wuz at de pumps
most ov de time.-Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

Russia, with her huge population and
immense territory, relied on size and
numbers to oyerawe Japan, and al
lowed her official corruptionists and
thieves to sap her real strength. 1t is
evident that Japan was we'll informed
In regard to the true situation, and
knew her antagonists weak points
long before the first blast of the war
trumpet was sounded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02

Susan B. Anthony recently testified in
a will case that married women know
nothing about handling money. Miss
Anthony evidently doesn't believe all
these stories about women and the trous-
ers rockets
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
Many Rebels Killed.

The Hague, May 30.-A revolt which
began in village north of Sidoarko,
island of Java, Dutch East Indies, ami
was started by fanatics, Friday. has
been quelled by troops, who killed "
of the rebels and arrested a dozen OF
the ringleaders.