River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-12

nominee of the republican convention, 2.
THE New York Herald having pub
| lished what purported to be an interview
with Hon T. b. Washburne, that gentle
man addressed the following note to the
| Herald which appeared on the 4th inst:
"MY attention was called last evening TO
| what purported TO be an interview with
me, published in the Herald of yesterday
morning. 1t is proper that | should state
! that your good faith has been imposed
| upon. | have seen no Herald reporter,
| and what he states in regard to my be-
| ing candidate for governor of Illinois
| is utterly unauthorized
THERE is great excitement in Denver
| over new discovery of gold near the
mouth of the Canon of the Platte, a mile
| from the South Park, railroad, and only
| twenty miles west Of Denver. A vein Of
mineral was struck in the Dolly Warden
! mine, at the depth of twenty feet, last
Friday, says telegram of February 9th,
and specimen brought 10 Denver and
an ASSAY obtained on Saturday, the assay
| giving the value of the ore at $21 ,199 per
ton, $50, 1T of it being gold. A publica.
| tion of these facts was made in the pa
persSunday morning, and before night
100 people were on the spot Up to the
present time 500 have visited the place,
and 300 locations have been made
p. A. SAWYER, fusionist secretary of
state, has yielded, and, under protest,
! given up all the state property in his
| possession, says an Augusta telegram of
Feb. end On Saturday Sawyer deliver
| ed to the republican secretary of state
the state seal, the returns of the votes for
governor, county officers, senators and
/ tot anYauniI rpNnr1s and all
the reports of the executive council of
| 1878 relating TO the election returns.
| Sawyer was unable to find the key of the
| safe He says he received legal advice
yesterday to hold out in his position, but,
| as he was satisfied the sheriff had war
rant for his arrest, he did not choose to
make martyr of himselG,and has there
| fore given up his claim TO the office.
ABOUT a week ago, says Deadwood
| telegram of Feb. 4th, news reached here
| that band of about fifty lodges of Sioux,
who escaped from Spotted Tail and Pine
| Ridge agency, came into the camp of
| the Gros Vertres Indians on the Missouri
| river and desired share of their meal.
Seeing the determination of the Gros
| Vertres chief in refusing 10 share the
| fruits of their hunt, the Sioux at day
| light next morning returned and attac ked
| the Gros Vertres camp, running Off 10
ponies. They at once gave chase and
/ before midnight overlook them at Big
| Forks, east of the Yellowstone river. A
! lively fight ensued, the eros Vertres Sc
curing their stolen ponies and routing
| the Sioux, but losing Lone Bull and
| Beaver killed and Skunk and Long Tail
| wounded The Sioux loss is not known.
THE gigantic railroad combinations of
To Ga.,lI n axnitp feel
| ings of distrust and alarm among the
! leading business men of this city, says
| New York paper of Feb. 2nd. The feel
| ing is growing daily that it is time to
| put some limitation upon the power of
! individuals to exercise absolute dictator
ship over the highways of traffic. pc
| tition to congress calling attention to
this subject is being circulated In all the
exchanges, and is receiving many sig
natures. The petition recites that great
alarm is felt at the rapidly growing pow
er of railroad corporations, which feel
| ing is greatly intensified by their policy
of consolidating under the control of a
| few individuals all the principal compel
| ing roads to the Pacific seahoard, thus
forming a gigantic and powerful organi-
cation to control absolutely the indus
| trial and commercial interests of the
country and the value Of its products.
| They exercise and abuse their power by
discriminating unjustly between indi-
viduals and corporations.
| SAYS New York special of Feb. End:
James r. Keene, ID. o. Mills, and other
San Francisco mill .onaires, have been
residing here for some time past, and 1t
is stated to-day that other prominent
capitalists from the Pacific slope will
! oh rfIx III thpir in NnuV Work
James G. Flood, the Bonanza King, is
reported as coming soon, and the family
of O'Briep, the deceased millionaire,
may be expected any time. 1t is also
said that few years will see the rich
men of other places settling down in
New York. Several Boston capitalists
are expected shortly The reason
for the influx of such people here is said
to be the superior facilities of New
York for business and this city is now
and always would be the Paris of the
United States. Mills has bought mag
nificent house on Fifth avenue. opposite
the Roman Catholic Cathedral and one
block below the new Vanderbilt house.
1t is said Flood has been negotiating for
place few blocks above on the same
street, and nearer Central Park. There
was a report that ex Governor Leland
Stanford, of California, intended coming
to New York to reside, but an intimate
friend denies this, and claims that Stan
ford's interest is identified with the
Pacific slope, and he is sure of remain
ing there.
THE Pennsylvania republican, state
convention met at Harrisburg on the 4th
inst for the purpose Of selecting dele
gates to the national convention. A very
spirited contest occurred between the
Grant and Blaine men, but the former
composed nearly two-thirds of the con-
vention. After long time spent in de-
bate, the delegation chosen was instruct
ed to vote for U. S. Grant, and as unit
on all questions The vote on instructing
the delegates for Grant stood 1873 in favor
and 113 against. The following are the
delegates at large: Mathew s. Quoy, Jas.
McManes, of Linn; Bartholomew Chris.
TOPPER, l.. Magee. Alternates, Gen. D.
S. Elicit, j. Hoy Brown, Henry Buck,
Samuel NJ. Jackson. Electors at large,
Edmund A. Benson, Henry w. Oliver.
Hon. Henry Green was unanimously
nominated judge of the supreme court.
John A. Lemon and j. A. NJ. Passmore
were nominated for attorney. general, and
Lemon was declared the choice of the
convention by vote of 1913 to 90.
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