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River Falls Journal.
C. R. Morse, Publisher.
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Mark Twain has returned to New
York free from debt, having paid off
all his obligations resulting from the
failure of the firm of Webster & Co.
five years ago. The record is a proud
one and worthy to be mentioned with
Sir Walter Scott’s similar feat.
A pathetic interest attaches to the
death of Charles Dolby, who was at
one time the private secretary of
< harles Dickens. Dolby died in an
English poorhouse, after dissipating
the savings he had accumulated in
earlier years. Drink sent him to the
poorhouse. A sad end and a sadder
moral.
American machinery will hereafter
handle the coal and icon received and
shipped in the harbor of Alexandria,
Egy pt. with a reduction in the cost per
ton from $1.50 to 50 cents or less. An
expert was sent to this country to
study the problem, and the result is the
construction of an elevated tramway
on the American plan.
According to late authorities it is
a mistake to suppose that the In
dian population of the United States
is decreasing. It is declared to be
slowly growing now that tribal wars
are at an end anti the red man has
learned not to get into troyble with
Uncle Sam. Poor Lo is becoming a
self-supporting agriculturist.
Otto Schulz holds the Evanston
(Ill.) championship record as a pie
eater. having eaten 5% pies at a
single sitting, while his opponent was
able only to cause 3*/ 2 pies to disap
pear. It is said that Schulz could
have eaten more, but decided to re
strain himself. Such restraint is ad
mirable. especially when it is remem
bered Schulz’ opponent had to pay for
the pies.
The police officials of a Kansas town
were made the victims of a senseless
hoax when a stranger called at head
quarters and related a circumstantial
story of how he had been robbed of a
S4O bill. Every policeman in town was
furnished with a description of the
alleged thief and a whole day was
spent in looking for him before it
dawned upon any of the sleuths that
there is no such thing as a S4O bill.
By that time the joker had disap
peared.
Nearly 30 years ago Jonas Silver
man, a farmer living near Spring
field. 0., was swindled out of $1,500
by sharpers while on a train near
Valparaiso, Ind. The criminals es
caped and ere long one of the three
died. The other two drifted to the
Klondike a year or two ngo, became
rich and have just returned to the
slates. They hunted up Mr. Silverman,
paid him the $1,500 and gave him
$1 000 more by way of interest on the
forced loan
From the outbreak of the contest
with the Boers up to the end of Sep
tember the actual war expenditures
of the British government wen $280,-
060,000. and the official estimate of
payments still to be made- based on
the declaration that the war is over
is $80,000,000 more, making a total
of $360,000,600. This is nearly equal to
the gross output of the South Af
rican gold mines from their discovery
to the beginning of the war, a period
of 15*/j years.
It will be interesting to note what
the result of this cane fad for women
will be. On the theory probably that
“Satan finds some mischief for idle
hands to do" woman always has en
deavored to keep hers pretty well oc
cupied. With one she takes a half
hitch on her gown and with the other
she hangs on to her purse, her hand
kerchief and various other things that
man carries in his pocket. So how
about the cane? Will she carry it in
her teeth? If not, to the load of
which hand will she add it?
John McDonald, a Kansas newspa
per man who is touring Scotland
>u a letter to one of the papers of
the Sunflower state that he recently
went into a store in a little high
land town and inspected the goods
displayed for sale, finding among
them the following American prod
ucts: Corn flour, canned beef, canned
peaches, canned apricots, canned
pears, soap rolled oats, washboards,
churns, cheese, hams, flour, salmon,
apples, forks, hoes, axes, hammers,
saws, joiners’ tools, braces and bits.
Officials at the New York subtreas
ury have sent out public warning
against a spurious five-dollar bill
which has appeared in circulation in
that ctiy, and it is feared that there
are many in use. By expert penman
ship on a one-dollar note the figure
“1" and the word "one” have been
raised to “5" and “five,” and the note
would pass muster with anyone not
accustomed to examining paper mon
ey with care. The picture and por
trait. however, are not changed, and
the letter “s" is not auded to the
wold “dollar."
The London Daily Express says t hat
a syndicate of New York and Philadel
phia capita-lists, including Russell Sage
and Hetty Green, have decided to erect
a great hotel in London for the benefit
of bachelor girls. The building will be
as high as the law allows, will be light
ed by electricity and heated by steam,
will be thoroughly modern in all its
equipment, and will furnish a model
home for 200 or 300 young women, lint
why should Americans go to England to
build such hotels, when there is not a
large city in the United States but what
needs such a place?
The most remarkable feature in con
nection with the recent discoveries in
Babylonia of tecords ■antedating al!
others by t honsa uds of years is the fact
that men were much as they are now.
and lived then somewhat as they live
to-day. On one tablet a jeweler gave a
guarantee that an emerald set ring
would not fall out for 20 years; on an
other a couple of farmers agree to refer
the question of their boundary line to a
third party for arbitration. A third
bears record of the adjustment of a
claim for wages, and so on. the life
then being similar to the present.
A tale has found its way from Hud
son bay about a “sky boat" which was
seen by Eskimos to land on the
northeast shore of the bay two years
ago. The man in the "boat" is sup
posed to have been Andree, but as the
sky navigator is reputed to have been
killed by the “huskies” of that re
gion further confirmation is impos
sible. In fact, this is a peculiarity of
the Andree stoiics, c: d probably will
be for many years to come, for it is
not to be supposed that si.ch a fruit
ful myth as the Andree story will
be allowed to die a premature death.
DOINfiSOFAWEKK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.
The secretary of the navy has given
his consent to the removal of the bat
tleship Maine from Havana harbor.
A census office bulletin gives popu
lation of the 159 cities in the United
States having 25,000 each, the combined
population being 19,694,625, the in
crease over 1890 being 4,839,136.
In the explosion at Indian Head prov
ing grounds, 25 miles from Washing
ton, the government lost SBO,OOO worth
of powder.
The gold in the treasury at W'ash
igton on the 26th amounted to $451,-
477,404, the highest point ever reached
since the foundation of the govern
ment.
Statistics issued by the treasury de
partment show great gain in value of
American manufactures shipped
abroad.
THE EAST.
At Cambridge. Mass., the world s bi
cycle record for an even hour, behind
pace, was placed at 40 miles 330 yards
by Will C. Stinson.
At the age of 116 years Edward
Henrv, reputed to be the oldest man
in the country, died at his home in
Pittsburgh, Pa. He was born a slave
in Culpepper, Va., in 1784.
The First national bank of New-
York offers a reward of $5,000 for the
arrest and detention of the defaulting
teller, Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr.
In Pennsylvania the whole anthra
cite region is filled with joy* over the
termination of the coal miners strike.
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the I nited States during
the week ended on the 26th aggre
gated $1,739,411,158. against $1,695,-
493,162 the previous week. The de
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1899 was 2.8.
Business failures in the United
States in the seven days ended on the
26th were 205. against 209 the week
previous and 190 the corresponding pe
riod of 1899.
The death of Edward Dewey, broth
er of Admiral Dewey, occurred at his
home in Montpelier, Vt„ aged 71
years.
Work has been resumed by the 150,-
000 miners of the anthracite regions
in Pennsylvania, most of whom have
been idle for nearly a month because
of the strike.
At Brockton. Mass.. Harry Elkes
broke the 25-mile bicycle record, his
time being 37 minutes and 2 3-5 sec
onds.
WEST AND SOUTH.
Dr. J. N. Craig, of 2\tlanta, Ga.,
dropped dead in the pulpit while ad
dressing the Presbyterian synod at
Newport News, Va.
The 1900 census gives California a
population of 1,485,053, an increase
since 1890 of 276,923, or 22.9 per cent.
The legislature of Georgia convened
in Atlanta.
William A. Paulsen was sentenced
in Chicago to an indeterminate term
in the penitentiary for receiving de
posits after his bank was insolvent.
James Callaway’ and James Guer
(colored), charged with firing into a
farmer's house, were hanged by a mob
at Liberty Hill. Ga.
The selection has been made of C.
M. Cotterman, of San Francisco, as
director general of posts in the Phil
ippine islands.
Fire wiped out the entire business
part of Minneiska, Minn., including
the post office.
Flames swept away the entire busi
ness portion of Dunavant, Kan.
Carrie Caldwell, insane from grief
over the death of her parents, killed
her three children and herself at
Hnutersville. N. C.
While drill.k Charles Vargo killed
his wife and himself at Aurora. 111.
The Klondike mining camp is now
a prosperous commercial center, says
Consul McCook at Dawson.
Robert Earwood, G. G. Graham and
Richard Russell, employes on Van
derbilt’s estate, were drowned near
Asheville, N. C.
The steamer Port Stephens sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, carry
ing 400 horses and several hundred tons
of supplies.
The death of A. W. Merrill, editor of
the Prairie du Chien Courier, occurred
at the age of 85 years. He was the old
est printer in Wisconsin.
John Sherman's funeral took place
at Mansfield. O„ President McKinley
being among those present.
In many streams in upper East Ten
nessee high water was doing great
damage.
In Helena. Mont., Deputy United
States Marshal Sam Jackson was
killed by a fall. For years he was a fa
mous government scout.
Seeds Brothers’ bank at Bridgeport,
111., was robbed of over $3,000 by bur
glars.
Harry Gudgen. aged only IS, shot
and killed Mattie Nichols, aged 46,
and then himself at Chillicothe, O.
Jealousy was tue cause.
The suffering of the drought-strick
en Indians on the Sacaton reservation
in Idaho will be relieved by the gov
ermne nt.
In his w ill the late Senator Sherman,
of Mansfield. O„ disposes o. a $3,000,-
000 estate.
At Orangeburg, S. C.. Warby Wine, a
negro, was hanged for the murder of
C. J. Paulling near Fort Motto.
\s president of the Southern Pacific
railroad C. M. Hays, manager of the
Grand Trunk, succeeds i . P. Hunting
ton.
Burglars robbed the bank at Prairie
du Sac. Wis.. of $1,700.
William Stark's four children were
drowned near Plaster Bed, O„ by the
capsizing of a boat.
High water cut off t,a Crosse, Wis..
from the rest of the world. Heavy
rains throughout Wisconsin drove
hundreds from their nomes.
An explosion of an acetylene tank
for n stereopticon wrecked the inte
rior of the Eirst Presbyterian church
at Austin, 111., and hurt Lecturer E.
W. Leitch, probably fatally.
Henry Russell Pritchard, the oldest
Christian ministei in the United
States, died suddenly at Chesterfield,
Ind . aged SI years.
In a railway collision 16 members of
Isham's “King Erastus" company, jt
colored organization, were injured at
Appleton. Wis.
The death of George Dunlap, who
was at one time one of the most
prominent theatrical men in the
I'nited States occurred in Chicago.
In Hawaii only 11.216 voters were
registered for the coming election.
In the Colima districts and on the
Pacific slope south of Austin, Tex.,
severe earthquake shocks were felt.
During the present year a total of
$20,166,687 worth of gold dust and bul
lion has been received at the Seattle
assay office from Alaska.
FORFIGX IXTF.I.LIGEXCF.
The famous English ballad singer,
Sims Reeves, died at Worthing, aged 78
In a collision near Alicante the
French steamer Faidherbe sank and
24 of her crew were drowned.
The activity, of the Filipino junta
in I aris was giving rise to the rumor
of an alliance betwe“n Spain and
Aguinaldo.
At Victoria West. South Africa, the
military depot, containing vast stores
of food and ammunition, was de
stroyed by fire.
Word has been sent to Minister Con
ger to begin peace negotiations at once
with the Chinese envoys on the basis of
the points in the German and French
notes upon which all the powers are
agreed. I pon those points where di
vergence of views has been found to ex
ist. the governments of the powers
themselves will negotiate with a view
to reaching a further understanding.
( hina is apparently preparing for war
with allies, stores, arms, ammunition
and treasure being constantly shipped
from Aangtse cities to Peking.
Lord Roberts hopes to leave South
Africa for home about November 15.
1 he American tweeds have practic
ally driven the Scotch tweeds from the
domestic market.
Insurgents killed 2,000 villagen, in
the Kwai Sin district in China and the
rebellion in the south was spreading.
Throughout Abyssinia tobacco smok
ing has been prohibited by the govern
ment.
At X alley Field, Quebec, cotton mill
operatives and soldiers had an encoun
ter and 15 strikers and two soldiers
were injured.
At Peking an imperial .'diet was
communicated to foreign ministers
asking the powers to name Boxer
leaders and suggest their punishment.
Kang X i and X u Sien, Boxer leaders,
committed suicide 'by swallowing gold
leaf.
Fouriesburg has been declared to
be the capital of the Orange Free
State.
lhe Transvaal has been proclaimed
a part of the British empire.
Belgian war correspondents report
the massacre of 15.000. rather than
5,000, Chinese by Russians along the
Amur.
In Berlin the one hundredth anni
versary of the birth of Field Marshal
X on Moltke was celebrated.
Tn a severe battle with Filipinos
near Narvican, Luzon, four American
soldiers were killed.
America s proposal to promise to
preserve ( hina and to maintain the
"open door” has been accepted by
France, and other powers are expect
ed to do likewise.
At the age of 77 years Max Muller,
professor of comparative philology at
Oxford university, died at Oxford,
England.
Boers surrounded a patrol of Cape
police, killing seven and capturing
two Maxim guns. The burghers were
said to have 15,000 men in the field.
On the Sib? bin and Alaskan coasts
entire villages of Indians have per
ished from the plague.
In a battle near Looc, Luzon, two
United States soldiers were killed and
four wounded.
LATER NEWS.
Cornelius J. Alvord, the embezzling
teller of the First National Bank of
New York, was arrested in Boston,
where he wasstopping under the name
of Smith.
The president has issued a proclama
tion designating Thursday, Nov. 29, as
Thanksgiving day.
An eastbound Northern Pacific pas
senger train was wrecked at Dehart
station, eight miles east of Livingston,
Mont., by a broken rail.
As a result of a small fire, several
successive explosions of chemicals in a
drug store at Warren and Greenwich
streets, New York, blew down a
dozen buildings and badly damaged
a score of others. There are 35 per
sons reported missing, and 100 men,
women and children are on the list of
the injured.
The city of Caracas, Venezuela, was
badly shaken by an earthquake. Sev
eral churches w-ere almost wrecked
and the American and British lega
tions suffered severely.
J. M. Schriver, general passenger
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road, died at Baltimore, Md.
The jury in the murder case of Henry
Crawford, for killing Wesley J. Con
stant in Chicago last May, returned a
verdict of acquittal.
Two colored prisoners, in an attempt
to escape from the prison attached to
the seventh district court in New York,
killed Hugh McGovern, 51 years old,
and probably fatally injured George
Wilson, 59 years old, a “trusty.” who
had evidently tried to aid McGovern.
Secretary Wilson probably will ask
congress for authority to build a cable
from the mainland to Tatoosh island,
at the entrance of the Puget Sound,
Washington, and then establish a per
manent weather bureau and ship re
porting station there.
Yunsi, governor of the province of
Shangsi committed suicide. He organ
ized movement in Shantung and per
sonally led in the slaughter of mission
aries in Shansi. He, with Hsutung
and Kanyi, make three notndou.
Kn.iers now removed by’ death.
The truant officer has picked up so
many of the boys of the district mes
senger companies at Tacoma, Wash.,
that they are about to put on a force
of girls from 16 to 17 years of age for
the delivery of telegrams in the busi
ness sections.
Norman Brockaw, one of the most
prominent paper makers in the coun
try. died at Kaukauna, Wis.
The total population of the United
States, as announced by Director Mer
riam. is 76,295,220, as against 62,069,756
in 1890, a gain of 13,225,464, or nearly
21 per cent. The population of Minne
sota is 1,751,395, as against 1.301,826 in
1890, a gain of 449,569. or 34.5 per cent.
Four Hungarians held up the pay
wagon of the Connellsville Coke com
pany, near Mount Pleasant. Pa. The
Hungarians were in ambush and
opened fire, killing the paymaster.
The colored driver returned the fire,
killing one of the foreigners and
wounding another. The three rob
bers fled without securing the money.
From a trustworthy source it is
learned there is a strong possibility
that the powers will not accept the
Chinese peace commissioners who have
been or are supposed to have been ap
pointed.
Thomas Denning, an old-time miner,
carried four sticks of giant powder,
fuse, caps and a lighted candle in one
hand in a tunnel at the Lucky Joe
mine at Helena. Mont. There was an
explosion and Denning was blown to
bits. Ben Blake, another miner, who
stood only 12 feet away had his clothes
blown off. but escaped serious injury.
The government has invited the pre
miers of Canada, Cape Colony and
Natal, together with other representa
tives, to attend the inauguration of
the commonwealth of Australia.
Robbers raided the town of Round
head. Ohio, dynamited several safes,
securing small sums. Citizens aroused
by the explosions were shot at by the
robbers, who finally rode away
towords Lima, shooting as they went.
The steamer Ohio arrived at Seattle
from Nome with 350 passengers and
$1,000,000 in gold dust.
The Russian government, for the
second time in two months, has im
posed a special tax for the benefit of
the Red Cross society.
MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 30.
Wheat—No. 1 northern. 74c; No. 2
northern. 71c; December. 73’ 4 c.
Oats—No. 8. white, 23c.
Corn—No. 3. 38c.
Cattle—Steers, $3.25(c'4.50: cows, $3.00
(38.75.
Sheep—Muttons, 84.00 lambs, $5.00.
Hogs— $4-80.
Butter—Creamery, extras. 19:320c;
creamery, firsts, 18(319?; dairy, fancy,
18c.
Poultry—Turkeys, TtgSc; spring
chickens, 10c.
DEATH AND DISASTER
Thirty Persons Reported to Have
Perished in Fire in New York.
Flames C«u»e Explosion* in Drug
Uonae and Many Building* Are
W reeked—Property I.om Ex
pected to Reach $1,500,000.
New York, Oct. 30.—As the result of
a small fire several successive explo
sions of chemicals occurred in the
wholesale drug house of Tarrant & Co.,
at Warren aud Greenwich streets. Mon
day and blew down a dozen buildings
ami badly damaged a score of others.
The loss of life is not known, but
from all sources of information it is
gathered that there are perhaps the
bodiesof 30 persons in the ruins,though
because of the hot dlebris and the slow
ness of moving it no body had been re
moved 1 up to midnight. The disaster
was one of the most terrible that has
ever occurred in this city and rivals the
Windsor hotel fire in its appalling re
sults, though in loss of property it will
be worse. Chief Croker, of the fire die
partanent, said that the loss is fully
$1,500,000.
The action of the tremendous ca
tastrophe was more vivid and awful
than the city has seen for a long time.
Build’ings fell in on themselves or top
pled over on others, iron girdUrs were
thrown yards away, smashing through
great walls, whole structures fell into
the streets on piles so that the line of
thoroughfare could not be marked out,
huge splinters of iron, steel and wood
were flung into the streets and into the
buildings clean through the walls,
where they buried' women and men,
people walking through the streets
were knocked down and dangerously
injured by timbers, glass and steel,
horses were thrown down, wagons,
windows, store fronts and all sorts of
property for blocks in every desertion
were wrecked and damaged. There are
35 persons reported missing and 190
men, women and children are on the
list of the injured. Chief Croker said
that no firemen had perished in the
fire, all his men having been accounted
for.
Origin of the Fire.
Of the origin of the fire no exact in
formation is yet to be had. The flames
were first seen on the third or fourth
floor of the building at the northwest
corner of Warren and Greenwich
streets, occupied by Tarrant & Co. It
is possible that the fire resulted' from
imperfect insulation of electric light
wires, but it is the opinion of Fire Chief
Croker and Commissioner Scannell
that carelessness among chemicals was
the cause of the fire. Although the
city regulations against the storing
of chemicals are of the strictest kind,
Commissioner Scannell made the spe
cific charge that Tarrant & Co. had
paid no heed to the law and had placed
in storage chemicals and explosives far
exceeding the legal limit.
The !.<•*« of Life.
Outside of a few who were injured
in the streets, the loss of life by the
fire and explosion must have occurred
in the Tarrant building mainly, and
possibly in the other buildings de
stroyed by the fire. The numberof per
sons in the Tarrant building was esti
mated to be in the neighborhood of 50.
Secretary Allen, of the company, said
that there were 45 employes, and he
thought all got out with the exception
of one. The only ]>erson known to have
been killed up to eight o'clock Mon
day night was a man who (tied in one
of the hospitals from the result of an
injury received in the street.
FLOODS IN WISCONSIN.
Hundred* Driven from Their Home*—
Rgllwnya Suffer Severely—Other
SeriouM Dnmnge Caused.
La Crosse, Wis.. Get. 29. —Great dam
age has been caused by heavy rains.
Enormous loss has been suffered by
railroads, business men and farmers,
and hundlreds are without homes. It
is impossible to estimate the damage,
as many towns are without communi
cation and no facts ean be obtained.
The railroads running into this city
have suffered great damage. The
trains from all directions have been
tied up. The worst damage is reported
on the Milwaukee road.
Alvord Arrented.
Boston, Oct. 39. —Cornelius L. Al
vord. Jr., the absconding note teller
of the First national bank in New
York city, who is charged with steal
ing $700,000 from the bank, was ar
rested here Monday afternoon by
Chief Inspector William B. Watts, of
this city, and Detective Armstrong, of
New York, in an ordinary lodging
house. When asked wh it he had done
with the money, he sa' “Well. $700,-
000 is a whole lot of money, but it goes
easy." In referring to horse races he
said be had backed' horses, but never
on race tracks, and had owned fast
horses himself.
Stand* by n Former Utterance.
Princeton. N. J.. Oct. 30. Ex-Presi
dent Cleveland has sent a letter to
Hon. Don M. Dickinson in which he
says his present political attitude is
outlined in an address to the Reform
club dinner in New York in April,
1897. In this speech Mr. Cleveland
condemned the course of those who
were sowing the seeds of discontent
and cultivating a growth of sectional
and class suspicion and distrust. He
also regretted to see the remedy for
supposed financial ills proposed in the
free coinage of silver with a depreci
ated currency and cheap money.
A Valuable XiiKxet.
New York. Oct. 26. —The biggest nug
get of gold ever received at the assay
office in Wall street, according to Su
perintendent Mason, arrived Thursday
from a mining company in British Co
lumbia. It was consigned to the New-
York agents of the Bank of Montreal.
The nugget contained a fraction over
753 pounds of the solid yellow metal,
and is valued at $154,000.
Sad Fate of an Awed Lady.
Anoka. Minn.. Oct. 29.—Mrs. C. Koh
ler, aged 72, was killed by an angry
bull while crossing the yard in which
the animal was confined. It had been
dehorned, but attacked the aged wom
an with its hoofs, crushing in her
face, breaking her jaws and inflicting
internal injuries from which she died
before medical assistance could ar
rive.
Dewey'* Brother Dead.
Montpelier, A't., Oct. 29. —Edward
Dewey, brother of Admiral Dewey,
has died at his home in this city. He
had been ill several months with kid
ney trouble, but his death was unex
pected. He was 71 years of age. He
served in the civil war as quartermas
ter of the Eighth Vermont regiment.
Steel Works Shot Down.
Joliet, HL. Oct. 19.—1 t is announced
that practically all of the Illinois
Steel company's works here will close
for an indefinite period. Over 2.000
men will be r.ffected. Officials refuse
to discuss the situation.
Han Fasted Twenty-Two Day*.
Pana. HL. Oct. 30.—Mrs. Simeon Lowe
Monday night passed the twenty-sec
ond day of her fast. She can take no
nourishment and the case is baffling
local physicians.
Death of Max Mailer.
Londlon. Oct. 29.—Rt. Hon. Fried-rich
Max Muller, corpus professor of com
parative philology at Oxford univer
sity. is dead.
Sweceeds Huron von Rlchthofew.
Berlin. Let. 30.—Dr. von Muhlberg
succeeds T aror. von Richthofen as for
eign under-secretary.
STRIKE CALLED OFF.
Men Are Officially Ordered to Return
to the Mine*—News Cauaea
Great Joy.
Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 26.—The mine
workers’ strike has been declared off
against all companies which have com
plied with the strikers' demands, and
the strike will be continued against
those companies which have not
granted the Scranton convention’s
demand. The strikers will return to
work Monday at the places where the
tie-up is ended.
There was much rejoicing here
when the announcement was made
that the coal strike was at an end
in so far as concerned the col
lieries where the conditions demand
ed by the miners had been complied
with. The news spread quickly and
soon telegrams began to arrive at
headquarters. Most of them were
from local union officials congratulat
ing President Mitchell on the success
ful ending of the contest.
Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 30.—Operations
were resumed Monday morning at a
majority of the collieries in the
Hazleton district and they will be
continued in full blast for the next
two months. The strike is still on at
the mines of the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal company located at Auden
ried, Honey Brook and Green Moun
tain. One of the officials of the com
pany said Monday morning that the
company had informed the men that
it would abolish the sliding scale and
agree to pay the ten per cent, increase
until April 1 and they did not know
why they refused to report. The mine
workers claim that they want a writ
ten guarantee in this respect.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 30.—Over 5.000
mine employes in the Lackawanna
valley refused to return to work Mon
day morning because the companies
for which they had mined coal failed
to comply with the terms of the
miners' convention.
Shamokin, Pa., Oct. 30. —When the
colliery whistles biew Monday morn
ing 15,000 men and boys between
Trevorton, this place and Mount Car
mel reported for work. The only col
lieries idle are Henry Clay, Excelsior
and Corbin. They will be in operation
in a few days.
A CALL TO GIVE THANKS.
President McKinley Issues His An
nual Thanksgiving Day Proc
lamation to the Nation.
Washington, Oct. 30. —The state de
partment Monday issued the follow
ing:
“By the President of the United Slates
of America.—A proclamation.—lt has
pleased Almighty God to bring our na
tion tn safety and honor through another
year. The works of religion and charity
have everywhere been manifest. Our coun
try through all its extent has been blessed
with abundant harvests. Labor and the
great industries of the people have pros
pered beyond all precedent. Our com
merce has spread over the world. Our
power and influence In the cause of free
dom and enlightenment have extended
over distant seas and lands. The lives of
our official representatives and many of
our people in China have been marvelously
preserved. We have been generally ex
empt from pestilence and other great
calamities and even the tragic visitation
which overwhelmed the city of Galveston
made evident the sentiments of sympathy
and Christian charity by virtue of which
we are one united people.
"Now, therefore, 1, William McKinley,
president of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday, the 29th
of November next, to be observed by all
the people of the United States, at home
or abroad, as a day of thanksgiving and
praise to Him who holds the nations in the
hollow of His hand. 1 recommend that
they gather in their several places of wor
ship and devoutly give Him thanks for
the prosperity wherewith He has endowed
us. for seed-time and harvest, for the
valor, devotion and humanity of our
armies and navies, and for all His benefits
to us as individuals and as a nation, and
that they humbly pray for the continuance
of His divine favor, for concord and amity
with other nations, and for righteousness
and peace in all our ways.
“In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
“Done at the city of Washington, this
29th day of October, in the year of Our Eord
one thousand nine hundred, and of the in
dependence of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-fifth.
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
“By the President: John Hay. Secretary
of State.”
VICTIMS OF AN EARTHQUAKE-
Fifteen Person* Killed nt Caracas,
Venezuela—President Castro
Is Injured.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 30. —At 1:46
a. in. Monday Caracas was visited"by a
severe earthquake. Fifteen persons
were killed and many others injured.
Great damage was done to buildings,
including the Pantheon and the
churches. The United States legation
was badUy damaged. but all the occu
pants escaped unhurt. President Cas
tro, who leaped from a balcony on the
second floor of the government house,
had one of his legs broken.
Sues a Senator.
Washington, Oct. 27. A suit for
$50,000 damages for breach of prom
ise against United States Senator Wil
liam V. Sullivan, of Mississippi, was
filed in the District of Columbia su
preme court Friday afternoon by Mai
Lucy Leeton, of Oxford, Miss. The
plaintiff in her affidavit alleges that
she, “an unmarried woman, at the re
quest of the defendant, undertook
and promised to marry him, and the
defendant undertook and promised to
marry the plaintiff, which he with
out cause or right has refused to do.”
Wisconsin Hank Robbed.
La Crosse, VVis., Oct. 29.—One of the
most daring bank robberies in the
history of the state occurred early
Saturday morning at Prairie du Sac,
a small town near Baraboo, Wis. The
Prairie du Sac bank, at that place,
was entered, the safe blown open by
means of dynamite and its contents
looted. The robbers secured $1,500 in
silver and about 300 in gold coin, be
sides several valuable checks. In all
about $3,000 was stolen.
Trnnsvnal Annexed.
Pretoria, Oct. 27. —The Transrau!
was on Friday proclaimed a part of
the British empire, the proclamation
being attended with impressive cere
monies. The royal standard was
hoisted in the main square of the
city, the grenadier., presented arms,
massed bands played the national an
them, Sir Alfred Milner read the
proclamation and 6.200 troops, repre
senting Great Britain and her col
onies. marched past.
Candidate Drops Dead.
Peoria, ll'., Oct. 29.—George IV.
Blake, democratic candidate for con
gress in the Eleventh congressional
district, dropped dead at the conclu
sion of an address before a large dem
ocratic gatherit g at the little town of
Dana, in Woodfcrd county. Saturday
night.
At HlKhest Point.
Washington. Oct. 27.—The gold in
the treasury on Friday amounted to
$451,477,404. the highest point ever
reached since the foundation of the
government. This is sail! to be the
largest gold fund in the world.
Will Hold Their Positions.
London. Oct. 27.—The Standard, in
a paragraph obviously inspired, an
nounces that Lord Salisbury will re
tain the double office of prime minis
ter and secretary of state for foreign
affairs and that Mr. Joseph Chamber
lain will retain the portfo<.o of secre
tary of st. -e for the colonies.
TvAseeo Smokers Barred.
Moscow. Oct. 26.—A dispatch from
Abyssinia says that the Negus Mene
lik has prohibited tohaeco smoking in
the country and has had all stocks of
tobacco seized, ordering the exchequer
to compensate the dealers.
TO RESTORE PEACE.
Minister Coogrr Ordered to Resin Ne
gotiation* at Once—Chinese
OlHdals Suicide.
Washington, Oct. 26.—Minister Con
ger has been authorized, by his gov
ernment to begin negotiations at once
with the Chinese envoys on the basis
of the points in the German and
French notes tqton which all of the
powers are agreed. Upon these
points where divergence of views has
been found to exist, the governments
of the powers themselves will negoti
ate with a view to reaching a further
understanding. It is understood that
the ministerial representatives at
Peking of the other powers have sim
ilar instructions, but whether they
have or not, Mr. Conger is not to be
restrained.
Washington, Oct. 26.—The state de
partment has received notice from
the British government of the terms
of the arrangement reached between
Great Britain and Germany as to
China. This is similar at all points to
the copy furnished by the German
government through Count de Quadt
several days ago. The state depart
ment now will prepare its answer,
which, as already indicated in these
dispatches, will deal with the points
likely to be acceptable to the other
governments, leaving the third para
graph for further consideration.
Washington, Oct. 27.—The Chinese
minister has received a dispatch stat
ing that Kang-Yi, a member of the
cabinet with Yung-Lu and one of the
intense anti-foreign leaders, whose
punishment was demanded by the
powers, died of illness on the 18th
inst., also that Yu-Halen, the late
governor of Shansi, who is said to
have been responsible for the death
of many missionaries, has committed
suicide by swallowing gold leaf. Min
ister Wu regards this act as the result
of the disfavor which the high officials
have received from the throne.
Gov. Yu's method of suicide, by
swallowing gold leaf, is peculiar to
China. It is a means by which high
personages take their use, the gold
leaf being representative of their high
station. The leaf forms a ball in the
canals of the body and brings death
from suffocation.
London, Oct. 29.—Dr. Morrison, wir
ing to the Times from Peking, 4lli<ter
date of October 26. says: The foreign
ministers in conference decided to add
the names of Prince Yi and 1 Ying Nien
to those of the seven officials whose
execution France has demanded.
A SAD DISASTER.
A Bout < apslses on Sandusky Bay
ttl and Four Children Are
Drowned.
Port Clinton. ()., Oct. 29.—A quad
ruple drowning occurred near Plaster
Bed, on Sandusky bay. eight miles east
of here, Sunday afternoon. The
drowned are: Douglass Stark, aged
three years; George Stark, aged five
years; Alfred Stark, aged eight years;
Henry Stark, aged 13 years. They were
the children of William Stark. Mr.
Stark and the children went for a boat
ride. On returning to shore the boat
became fouled in a fish pound net and
the oarsman could not either forge the
boat ahead or go back. The children
became frightened and, leaning over
the side of the small craft, it capsized,
resulting in the four deaths by drown
ing. Mr,. Stark came here from To
ledo three weeks ago. He then had
a family of a wife and ten children.
Last week Harvey, aged four, died,
and the week before another child, aged
three months, also died.
AN AVALANCHE.
It Sweeps Down Mount St. Ella*-
Caused by n Severe Earthquake
—Da mane to a Town.
Port Townsend, Wash., Oct. 29.—A
report has reached here from Yakutat
that Mount St. Elias was badly shaken
by the recent earthquake that did so
much damage at Kodiak. Indian trap
pers and hunters who were in the vi
cinity of the mountain have returned
to Yakutat and say that the mountain
was badly shattered. The shock was
so severe that acres of ice broke loose
near the top of the mountain and
came crashing down the sides, carry
ing everything before it. Indians
state that from where the avalanche
started clear to the base of the moun
tain it made a track a half-mile wide
where no snow or ice remains. All
the trappers had not returned and
some fears are entertained that some
may have been overtaken in the ava
lanche.
The Football Games.
Chicago. Oct. 29.—Following are the
scores made in the leading football
games on Saturday: Pennsylvania, 41,
Chicago. 0. Michigan, iz; Illinois, 0.
Northwestern, 6; Beloit. 6. Wiscon
sin. 45; Grinnell, 0. Harvard, 17;
Carlisle, 5. Princeton. 17: Brown. 5.
Yale. 12; Columbia. 5. Cornell. 23;
Dartmouth, 6. Purdue, 46; Rose Poly,
5. De Pauw, 5; Earlham, 0. Knox, 23;
Illinois Wesleyan, 0. Minnesota. 34;
North Dakota. 0. Lafayette. 16; New
ark A. C„ 0. Dickinson. 27; Haverford,
0. Ohio State. 17; Oberlin, 0.
A Wild Welcome.
L’ondon, Oct. 30. —Ten persons killed
outright. 2‘Ml maimed and crushed,
many so badly that they will die, and
countless hundreds bruised, beaten,
and with clothes torn to rags, are re
sults of the wildest, maddest day Lon
don ever has seen. It is not the story
of a battle, but only an incident in the
English people's welcome to their re
turning heroes—the members of the
City Imperial volunteers. Few of the
returning heroes took part in the
night's celebration.
A DiaaHtroUß Wreck.
St. Paul. Minn., Oct. 30. —A Helena
(Mont.) special to the Dispatch says:
Northern Pacific train No. 4. east
bound, was partially wrecked at De
Hart, Mont., eight miles frt>m Big
Timber, at 11:15 Sunday night by the
breaking of a switch rod. Seven pas
sengers were killed and several in
jured.
Col. Hoss Head.
Indnanapolis. Ind . Oct. 29. —Col.
James R. Ross died at his home in this
city, aged 59 years. He was for many
vears one of the most prominent mili
tiamen of *he state. He had a fine rec
ord al n soldier and was widely known
in K. of P. circles.
Will lie a Candidate.
St. Joseph. Mo.. Oct. 26. Senator
Vest, of Missouri, writing to a friend in
this city, says he will be a candidate
for reelection to the United States sen
ate. his health having shown such im
provement as to justify him in the be
lief of permanent recovery.
Gold Strike in Klondike.
Seattle. Wash.. Oct. 29.—Advices just
received from Dawson City give news of
a big strike which has been made on
Goring creek. 16 miles above the mouth
of Hunter creek. The best pay is 14
cents to the pan. The whole creek is
staked.
Memorial Window to Chancer.
London, Oct. 26.—The five hundredth
anniversary of the death of Chaucer
was commemorated by the unveiling,
by the poet laureate Alfred Austin, of
a memorial window in the Church of
St. Saviour. Southwark, adjoining the
old Tabard inn. whence the poet start
ed on his pilgrimage to Canterbury.
Yonthfnl Lovrr’« Crime.
Chillicothe. O„ Oct. 27.-Harry
Gudgen. aged only 18. shot his par
amour. Mattie Nichols, aged 46. and
then himself. Gudgen died instantly.
The woman died a few hours after the
affray. Jealousy caused the deed.
LED BY A DESERTER.
Force of Insnraents Atienipt to Loot
a Launch—Rebels Repulsed In
an EnKawenient,
Manila, Oct. 29.—A civilian launch
towing a barge loaded with merchan
dise near Arayat was attacked by a
force of 150 insurgents under David
Fagin, a deserter from the Twenty
fourth infantry. The American troops
on hearing the firing turned out in
force before the boat could be looted
and captured. Fagin, who holds the
rank of general among the insurgents,
has sworn special enmity toward his
former company. Of the 20 men he
captured a month ago seven have re
turned. One was killed in a fight, his
body being horribly mutilated. Fagin
sends messages to his former com
rades threatening them with violence
if they become his prisoners. It was
Fagin's men who captured Lieut.
Frederick W. Alstaetter, who is still
a prisoner.
While scouting near Looc, a detach
ment of the Twentieth and Twenty
eighth regiments, under Capt. Beigler.
were attacked by 400 insurgents
armed with rifles, under the command
of a white man whose nationality is
not known to the Americans. The in
surgents for the most part were in
trenched. After a heroic fight Capt.
Beigler drove off the enemy, killing
more than 75. The fight lasted for
two hours. Capt. Beigler and three
privates were slightly wounded, and
two of the Americans were killed.
TREACHEROUS BOERS SHOT.
Hnhrrla ConHrinx Sentence of Death
on Three Men W ho Fired on Brit
ish After Snrrenderlnit.
London, Get. 29. —A dispatch re
ceived at the war office from Lord
Roberts, dated Pretoria, Friday Oc
tober 26, referring to the fighting of
Gen. Barton's column with Gen. De
wet's forces. October 25, says:
"The British losses were heavier than at
first reported. An additional officer and
12 men were killed and three officers and 25
men W'ere wounded. The Boers left 24
dead and 19 wounded on the field and 26
Boers were made prisoners. Three Boers
who held up their hands in token of sur
render and then fired on the British were
court-martialed, convicted and sentenced
to death. I have confirmed the sentence."
London, Oct. 29.—-According to a dis
patch from Cape Town to the Daily
Mail, a force of Boers attacked and
surrounded a patrol of Cape police,
with a convoy, near Hoopstad. Orange
River colony, last Wednesday, and a
sharp fight ensued. “The police,” says
the correspondent, “were compelled
to abandon two Maxims. Ultimately
reenforced by the yeomanry, they suc
ceeded in getting away with the con
voy, but they lost seven killed, 11
wounded and 15 captured. The
colonial* were outnumbered ten to
one, and the engagement lasted two
hours. The Boers have 15,000 men in
the field, nearly half of whom are in
Orange River colony. These are di
vided into commandoes of some 300
each, but are capable of combination
tor large operations.”
CENSUS FIGURES.
Some Interesting Statistics Regard
ing 151» Largest Cities of the
I nlted State*.
Washington, Oct. 26. The census
bureau, in a bulletin issued Thursday,
summarizes the returns of popula
tion of cities having 25,000 inhabitants
or more in 1900, There are 159 of
these, and the bulletin shows that the
percentage of increase in population
from 1890 to 1900 was 32.5, as against
49.5 for the same cities in the previ
ous decade. The absolute increase in
the population from 1890 to 1900 was
4,893,136, or 82,426 less than the abso
lute increase from 1880 to 1890, when
it was 4,921,562. The 159 cities com
bined. have a population in 1900 of
19,694,625. against 14.855,489 in 1890,
and 9,933,927 in 1880. Of these 159 cit
ies, divided' into four classes 19 had
200,000 and over, 19 had 100,000 and
under 200,000, 40 had 50.000 and un
der 100,000, and 81 had 25.000 and un
der 50.1X10. In 1880 there were only 20
cities which contained more than
100.000 inhabitants, but in 1890 this
number had. increased to 28. and in
1900 to 38.
TRADE REVIEW.
Effect of the Campaign lx Felt In
Buainess Circles—The Gen-
eral Situation.
New York, Oct. 27—R. G. Dun * Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade says: “The elec
tions mean a great deal to all business in
terests, and, although confidence in the
future is seen on every hand, it is but
natural that men do not care to take un
necessary chances and therefore delay new
engagements as far as possible until after
the ballots are counted. But contracts for
steel rails for the season thus far are with
in 50.000 tons of last year's heavy bookings,
and the confidence in an ultimate marked
improvement is so strong that all raw ma
terials are firm, and without any specu
lative activity to stimulate them. However
unreasonable fears may be, it is likely to
be better for business in the long run that
conservative ideas for the present are en
tertained. The weather over a great part
of the country has been favorable for agri
cultural operations, which are progressing
well, and in the east the unseasonable tem
perature has retarded general trade com
paratively little, as there has been no great
stimulus yet this season. Conditions in the
iron and steel market steadily improved;
orders gradually swell in volume and buy
ers make less effort to secure concessions.
In most cases quotations are not altered.
“Failures for the week were 205 in the
United States, against 190 last year and 28
in Canada, against 23 last year."
Another Found Guilty.
Philadelphia. Oct. 27. —Charles Fer
ry. the second of the three negroes
charged with the murder of Prof.
Roy Wilson White, the young law in
structor of the University of Pennsyl
vania, was on Friday night convicted
of murder in the first degree. Henry
Ivory was found guilty two days ago.
Amos Stirling yet remains to be tried.
Prof. White was murdered and robbed
on the night of May 19 and the three
negroes were arrested a few days
later.
Enulnerr Drops Head.
Springfield. 111.. Oct. 26. John Mc-
Mahon. an engineer of the special train
bearing Richard Yates, republican can
didate for governor of Illinois, from
Vermont. 111., to White Hall, stepped
down from the engine as the train
pulled into the station at Beardstown
Thursday and fell over dead. McMa
hon was a resident of this place, and is
survived by his wife. The coroner’s
jury returned a verdict of heart
t rouble.
Ills Haul by Burglar..
Lawrenceville. 111.. Oct. 27. Burglars
entered the store of Seeds Bros., who
do a general merchandise and banking
business at Bridgeport, this county, and
after putting three charges of dyna
mite succeeded in blowing up the safe
and secured about $5,000 in money,
notes and jewelry.
Thirteen Killed.
Constantinople Oct>26. During a
wedding ceremony last Sunday at
Argyrokastro, in Epirus, the floor
collapsed, with the result that 13 per
sons were killed and 40 others in
jured.
< Fata! Fall.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 27.—A special
to the Pioneer Press from Helena.
Mont., says: Deputy United States
Marsha! Sam Jackson fell from the
first floor of the capitol building into
the basement and received injuries
from which he died three hours later.
Battleship Kentucky Salla.
Washington. Oct. 27.—The battle
ship Kentucky sailed from Tompkins
ville Friday on her voyage to the
China station, adjustments in her gun
mechanism have proved entirely sat
isfactory. She touches first at Gib
raltar.
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Indian Wills.
Mr. and Mrs. John Danforth, full
blooded Oneida Indians living on the
reservation near Appleton. have made
wills in which they bequeath property
worth about $15,000. The entire es
tate is left to Rev. Hugh Latimer Bur
leson, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal
churcl at Rochester. N. Y. Mr. Burle
son was formerly in charge of a church
at Waupaca and is a son of Rev. Solo
mon Burleson, for many years Episco
pal missionary on the Oneida reserva
tion. Ihe son has been adopted by Mr.
and Mrs. Danforth, both by tribal and
by legal process.
Damage from Floods.
Great damage has been caused by
the heavy rains in LaCrosse and vi
cinity and enormous loss has been
suffered by railroads, business men
and farmers, and hundreds are with
out homes. In many buildings on
Front and Second streets in LaCrosse
the water was three feet deep in the
basements, and heavy losses were
caused, especially in the wholesale dis
trict, where much stock was stored
in the cellars. The sewers overflowed,
the streets were flooded, and in some
places deep ditches were left.
Captured by British.
Word has been received in Milwaukee
that Frank McDermott, a former Mil
waukee boy. who left in 1895 for the
gold fields of the Transvaal, has been
captured by the British and .-ent either
to St. Helena or Ceylon. McDermott
joined the Boei army, and. though he
took part in many engagements, he
was uninjured. At his request friends
have been notified of his capture by
Father S. Hammer, chaplain of the
Irish brigade of the Boer army.
Acted in Self-l>vfen««c.
George Sohr, charged with assault
ing Walter Jensen with a knife, was
found not guilty by a jury in the mu
nicipal court in Racine. August 29
Sohr and his cousin, while walking out
with two girls, were set upon by 10
or 12 boys. Sohr was knocked down.
He pulled a knife and proceeded, to
cut right and left, stabbing ; 'tree
boys. Jensen was bally hurt, but re
covered:. The jury held that Sohr
acted in self-defense.
Rural Free Delivery Routes.
Rural free delivery has been estab
lished as follows:
At Deerfield, Dune county. The service
embraces an area of 31 square miles with a
population of 900. J. 8. Robinson was ap
pointed carrier. An additional service has
been established at Mount Horeb, Dane
county, covering an area of 31 square
miles with a population of 555. Thomas
Ayen, carrier. Also at Seymour. Outa
gamie county, covering an area of 31 square
miles, with a population of 900. Frank
Ballhiem, carrier.
Remarry.
Eigflit years ago Nora and Sigmund
Willhartz were divorced in Oshkosh and
the custody of the little girl, theironly
child, was given to the mother. The
reason for the divorce was failure to
support. They have just been remar
ried, the ceremony taking place at
Minneapolis. They have taken up their
residence at Mankato, Minn.
Aged Printer Dead.
A. W. Merrill, editor of the Courier,
died in Prairie du Chien, aged 85 years.
He was the oldest printer in Wiscon
sin, having established the Milwaukee
Sentinel in 1832. He came to Prairie
du Chien from Milwaukee in 1856 and
began editing the Courier, which he
continued up to the time of his death.
Bank lx Robbed.
The Prairie du Sac bank was robbed
by burglars, the loss being $1,500 in
gold and S2OO in other money. En
trance was from the rear, and dyna
mite was used to blow open the safe.
There was i'O clew to the robbers.
The News Condensed.
The will of Mrs. Annie B. Plankin
ton, widow of the late John Plankin
ton. of Milwaukee, provides for the
payment of $72,400 in legacies.
David Giddings, a pioneer of the re
gion of the great lakes, died at She
boygan Falls, aged 94 years.
A. W. Merrill, editor of the Courier,
published at Prairie du Chien, died
at the age of 85 years. He was the
oldest printer in Wisconsin, having es
tablished the Milwaukee Sentinel iu
1832.
Joseph Mandelert, president of the
French Lumbering company and a di
rector of the Lumbermen's national
bank at Chippewa Falls, is dead. He
leaves an estate worth $500,000.
Rev. Samuel Groenfeldt and Miss
Amy B. Long were married at the
home of the bride's parents in Stur
geon Bay. The groom is the pastor
of the Moravian church.
The body of Oscar Prieuer was
found in the woods near Halcyon. Mr.
Prieuer, who lived- near Black River
Falls, had been missing since Septem
ber 22.
Copper in paying quantities has been
discovered at a point along the St.
Croix river, two miles south of Os
ceola.
Ex-Banker L. P. Il tinner has returned
to Alma from Republic. Wash., to stand
trial on the charge of receiving depos
its after he knew his bank was in
solvent.
Benjamin C. Dockstader died in Maus
ton. aged 78. Mr. Dockstader and w ife
settled in'Mauston in 1854 and wi re the
oldest continuous residents.
The 18-months-old child of William
Baker was poisoned by eating parlor
matches and died in Babcock.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Evans celebra
ted in Racine the fifty-ninth anniver
sary of their marriage.
Edward Mclnter. postmaster at Ban
croft. has a carrier pigeon w hich came
Io his home a few days ago. There is
a silver band on one of the carrier
pigeon's legs with the following letter
and figures: K 11.203.
An inventory in the estate of the late
John Black, of Milwaukee, shows the
aggregate value of the real estate and
personal property at $656,364.59. The
claims against this estate amounted
to only $2.50, which is a rare occur
rence in a case like this.
Carl Barwick, a molder. 35 years old,
committed suicide in the presence of
his wife by shooting himself.
The steel tower for the display of
wind signals is completed at Washburn.
George W. Blake, democratic candidate
for congress in Eleventh Illinois congres
sional district, dropped dead after a polit
ical meeting at Dana.
DOMINION NOTES.
It is said that the Canadian Soo
canal may i>" closed because of lack of
patronage. Vesselmen say that this
would be a bad move, for in case of ac
cident in the American canal there
would be a blockade. They say that
they will use the Canadian passage
more in future that it may be main
tained.
The earl of Minto, the governor of
Canada, heads the list of English co
lonial governors with a salary of £ 10,-
000, and after him comes Sir Alfred Mil
ner, of Cape Town, with £ 8,000. Lord
Beauchamp, of New South Wales, gets
£7,000, as does also Gen. Grenfell, who
looks after Malta, and £6,000, £5,000
and £4.000 are common salaries for
the governors.
The velocity of propagation of elec
tro-magnetic waves through space is
about that of light—lß6,ooo miles per
second. Telegraphic signals have a
greatly diminished speed, due to
static capacity and self-induction. A
test between Washington and St.
Louis showed a rate of 16,000 miles
per second.
To Mothers of Large Families.
In this workaday world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes a special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many oi
whom suffer, and suffer for lack oi
intelligent aid.
To women, young or old, rich or
poor. Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass.,
extends her invitation of free adviee.
Oh, women ! do not let your lives be
sacrificed when a word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach of
Mas. Cruui: BellkviLlk.
weakness, may fill your future years
with healthy joy.
“When I began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound I was
not able to do my housework. I suf
fered terribly at time of menstruation.
Several doctors told me they could do
nothing for me. Thanks to Mrs. Pink
ham's advice and medicine I am now
well, and can do the work for eight in
the family.
“ I would recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
mothers with large families.”—Mrs.
Carrie Belleville, Ludington, Mich.
Antiquities of Ilnscbnii.
A north Missouri editor, who first studied
baseball rules while a Sunday school boy,
enters into the following antiquities of the
national game: "The devil was the first
coacher. Eve stole first. Adam stole second.
When Isaac met Rebecca at the well she
was walking with a pitcher. Sampson struck
out a good many when he beat the Philis
tines. Moses made his first run when he
slew the Egyptians. Cain made a base hit
when he killeel Abel. Abraham made a sac
rifice. The prodigal son made a home run.
David was a long-distance thrower and
Moses shut out the Egyptians at the Red
sea.” —Chicago Chronicle.
Man’s inhumanity to man enables the po
liceman to draw his salary.—Chicago Daily
News.
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| Two Big Pains ;
T seem to be the heritage of the T
* human family everywhere, viz: J
: Rheumatism :
I and +
Neuralgia
but there is one sure and i
prompt cure for both, viz: T
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A TRIAL BOTTLE FREE.
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upon us in our daily mail, in a flood which is
surprising. It seems as if every person In
the United States had a physical trouble and
knew “5 DROPS” would make the
cure.
Everybody suffering from ill health has
the inclination to write for a bottle of
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Our enormous mail is the wonder of the
age.
We are flooded—simply flooded each
morning with letters containing SI.OO for a
bottle of ‘*s DROPS,” t,ie wondrous
cure for the terribly painful diseases,
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it, your disease begins to disappear. Thou
sands of men and women, who see their suf
fering friends on every side gladly relieved
of their suffering, write us in haste. Hun
dreds of testimonials from grateful corre
spondents reach us daily.
To enable all sufferers to test this won
derful remedy, we will send free a trial
bottle on re, ' e *l’t of two 2-cent st mps to
pav for mailing. 1 -arge bottles of 9XI doses
SI.OO, sent prepaid by mail or express.
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Backache, Asthma, Hay
nuns sinic Catarrh, l iver and
Kidney Troubles, Sleepleganess, Ner
vousness, Nervous and Neuralgic
Headaches, Earache, Toothache,
Heart Weakness, LaGrlppe, Malaria,
Paralysis, Creeping Numbness and
kindred diseases
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Agents wanted.
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160 Lake Street, Chicago, 111.
■ 1 Ji UNION MADE
If you have been pay- /V
Ing B 4 to 85 for shoes, W
a trial of W- I*. Doug- jZ: <3
lan *3 or 83.50 shoes Kjy
will convince you that I 7
they are just as good i (p'-Y /<’
in every way and cost sjyßm r
from SI to 51.50 less. 7
Over I,ooo,ooowearers. jfvfc A
W wt \o\ _”J
fi XySrs. One pvlr of W. 1. Oouglai
BFASTCOuitf’ >P a s3or $3 50 shoeiwll
» evri r-r.. ' will podtirelv lutwgr
two pairs of ordinary
f- _\ vxsv «ors3.w
We are the larreat make, a of men’s S 3
and S 3 50 fihowi T.i the ’.;«»rld. We make
an<l well more S 3 and 53.50 shoes than any
other two manufacturers in the U. H.
The reputation of W. L.
QrOT Douglaa |3.00 and 83J0 aboeg for nrCT
DCd I stylo, comfort, and wear la known I
orery where throughout the world.
EH They haeeto rive »etter Mtiafac- Hfl
SO«vU tion than other ma ken because 4) J.UU
the standard h» always been
QUnr p!* r *d *» high thfct the wearer* QUAE
wllULs expect more for t. *>r money OilUlb
than they ean g t Bue where.
Tlff FKI AM».S mure W. E“ liougla. >3and MJO
•hoeg are sold than any other make is bf-cause TH F Y
AKE TIIF BEST. Your dealer should keep
» w * ftre one dealer exclusive sale in each town.
Take no aubstitute! Insist on haring W. L.
Douglas shoes with name and price a tamped on bottom.
If your dealer wdl not get them for you, send direct to
factory, enrloainr price and 25c. extra for carnage.
State kind of leather, n xe. and width, plain r-r rap toe.
Our shoes will reach yon anywhere. Catalog' Fret.
VF. F. Douglut Nlioe to. llrocklun, Matos*
OMMEL
& SLICKER
Keeps both rider and sad ■»> per
fectly dry In the hardest storms.
SpSjfk Substitutes wli 1 disappoint. Ask for
7* 1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker- - X
it is entirely new. If not for sai' in (JUSf
t ,w'.. u- •• f r .r.n ,iru tu tWr
A. J. TOWER. Boston, Mass.