River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-22
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Epitome OF Late kilograms.
Macpherson is said to have resigned from the
dominion cabinet
Germany will substitute steamship lines to
the east and Australia.
Controller Cannon orders general examin-
alton of national banks.
The emperor of Germany has accepted the
resignation of Bismarck from the presidency of
the cabinet His successor is Boetelicher,
Prusian minister of state.
The Conservative peers of England have re-
solved unanimously to reject the franchise bill
Lord Randolph Churchill was unanimously re-
elected chairman of the National Conservative
union.
Queen Victoria is negotiating for the purchase
of the Villa Nevada at Cannes, in which Prince
Leopold died The intention is to convert it
into convent and chapel in memory of the
Prince.
Charles O'Conor's fine estate on North Shore,
including his tire-proof library building, will
pass by beauest into the hands of the Roman
Catholics of Nantucket Mr.. OConor paid of
the entire debt of the town Of Nantucket
The Tageblatt of Berlin positively asserts that
Richard Muckle of the Philadelphia Ledger,
to Berlin. Muckle, the paper says, is an Alsatian
by birth, but personally grateful to Bismarck
The German bundesrath has adopted bill
to subsidize transoceanic steamship lines.
The government is authorized to grant private
companies concessions to organize and main
tain regular mail steamer services between Ger
many and ports of Eastern Asia and Australia.
Queen Victoria has cabled the governor gem
tl,a oh hot tha
celebration Of her birthday in the united en-
pire be delayed until the % of June, owing to
the death of Prince Leopold. The govern
ment proclamation will be issued to that effect
The Irish landlords are in serious trouble
over their unproductive property, Notwith
standing the recent reductions of rent, which
have been very general and liberal, they can
not collect even the reduced rents with any de-
gree of certainty, and they are almost without
exception anxious to sell
The Siamese Princes have packed up their
golden mantels, embroidered silk and velvet
garments, and gone to New York, where they
will stay for some time before making tour
of the country They have been shown great
deal of attention in Washington and are very
much pleased with their visit
Senator Jonas of Louisiana was very much
astonished man on the 10th He thought he
read his title clear to reelection to the United
States senate, and had been congratulated up
on his prospects, but, to his surprise,
the Democratic caucus of the Louisiana legls-
lature nominated ex-senator Eustis.
The Grand Duke Louis of Hesse- Darmstadt
has informed Madame Kalemine of his inten-
ton to apply for divorce upon the ground
that the morganatic marriage was informal.
The Baron de Starck, premier of the grand
IL. roPfI fnfp
to resign unless the grand duke keeps his mar
rlage contract
Dixey Broy and William Henderson,, two
well known characters of Lawrenceville, Pa,
were shot and fatally wounded by Policeman
NJ cAleese. Broy and Henderson, tried to abb
duet an unsophisticated German GIRL and
Officers English and McAleese interfered. The
ruffians and friends turned ON the officers, and
in self defense McAleese fired the fatal shots
The steamship Illyrian, from Liverpool for
Boston, was wrecked Thursday night, the
18th, near Cape Clear Light island. AL the
people were saved The Illyrian went ashore
during thick fog She struck a rock with
great force, knocking a large hole IN her bow
under the water mark. The forecompart-
ment began to fill During the night the sea
increased and the vessel rolled on her side and
sunk.
line 1dlluf6 OF tudIitb ptdiliB LAtuhHbS
bank at Laporte, Iowa, was caused by the sus-
pension of Donnel, Lawson & Simpson in New
York. who had between 600 and $4,000 Of
Searlng's money, they having been his corres4
pondent His capital was $4,000 and it is re-
ported he has been doing good business. de
has had large amount of money on deposit,
some depostors having as much as 81 900 with
him.
Active steps are taking to secure Minnesota
creditable showing at the New Orleans expo
sition Oliver Gibbs, Jr, has been appointed
commissioner for the state, and will have at
his disposal S., 600 of the congressional appro-
priaton to defray expenses of exhibits. The
people of the state will doubtless not be slack
in taking advantage of this excellent oppoT-
tunity to show to the world the advance that
has been made since the Philadelphia exmbi-
ton
The senate is discussing plan to appropri-
ately celebrate the 300th anniversary of the
landing of Sir Walter Raleigh's exploring ex-
pedition on Roanoke island on the 9th of July
next Senator Vance of North Carolina is urg-
ing the matter and wants congress to appro
pirate $4,000 to commemorate the landing or
this the first Anglo American colony upon the
American shores, and to erect a monument on
the spot where Sir Walters feet first touched
on virgin soil
Inc Emperor IL 10 potti 10 SStAAA~
dalized over the conduct of the grand duke in
morganatieally marrying Mime. De kalamire.
The fact of the marriage was concealed from
him for several days tits now claimed that the
Grand dukes conduct has turned the sympa-
thy of Darmstadt III favor of Mime. dc kala-
mire, whose accepted suffer he was regarded
for year preceding the ceremony, and that
she will be encouraged to insist upon her rights
in the courts.
An outrageous scene occurred at the Catho-
lie cemetery in Rockford, Ill The burial Of
Mike Connors was in progress, when his bro
Their Thomas, rather the worst for whisky,
pulled out knife and commenced prylng OF
the silver plate saving he had /, FINISHED it and
proposed to keep it. Mrs. Connors shouted at
him to let up. Her brother, Morris Sisten,
threatened TO pufnmel the desecrator Of the
dead and genuine row seemed inevitable,
when outsiders interfered and the burial pro
ceeded-
The gates Of the Iowa penitentiary at Fort
Madison opened on Wednesday, the 18th, for
the exit, after eight years of penitentiary life,
of Edward Bruce, who was sentenced for life
for the murder Of his friend and neighbor,
r Mcnamara, in the summer of 1876, at Keo-
kuk in this county 1t is supposed that Bruce
and his wife have gone 70 Dakota, where the
father of Bruce resides. The whole affair has
the prison officials there is yet aware of the
pardon of Bruce. The citizens of keokuk, es-
pecially, viii be surprised
Sir William Harcourt English home secre-
tary, has again been nervous over information
which the police claim to have discovered OF
Fenian plots to assassinate himself Mr.. Glad-
stone, Mr. Treyelyan, Chief Secretary for Ire
land, and other members of the government
1t is said that these threats are the cause Of the
proposed cabinet meeting ON Irish affairs on
which Earl Spencer, lord lieutenant for Ireland,
has been summoned from Dubli1. Lord speti-
Ger will be guarded by two special officers
throughout his journey, and extraordinary
precautions are being taken to secure the safe
ty of members of the government. Recently
in rlain clothes. were counted in the lobby Of
the house of commons, waiting to escort the
different ministers to their homes