River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-26

the matter for hearing at the April term, ant
appointed W. j. Turner guardian ad Item, o
the minor son. The estate is generally con
sidered to be worth about ss,OOOeO00
The wife of Delegate Raymond of Dakots
died at Washington.
Representative Guenther secured $75, 600 fol
the Fox and Wiiconsm rivers
Armour & Co., made cash sales during 1888
of $42, 600 worth of meats
Bradstreet says the heavy snow has had 4
depressing effect on business
Oregon legislature balloted all winter for {
| Senator and adjourned without election.
The Swain court martial Is finished at last
but the verdict has not yet been disclosed.
Chief Justice Waite thinks his health is fully
recovered and is on his way home from Florida
Roswell Miller becomes general manager o.
| the Milwaukee road, with J, F. Tucker as his
assistant
| A Free Baptist conference at Fairbanks, Iowa
! partially confirm the charges against Rev. J.
B. Palmer,
The success of the Texas Pacific bill has in
confidence.
The Kansas house of representatives has
four girls among its pages, and its docket CLERK
| is woman.
The late duke of Buccleuch in his will ar
ranged for the management Of his estate fol
| 1880 years to come.
The Subscriptions in Ireland to the fund foi
the family of the late A. NJ Sullivan now
amount to $4,000
A GvnO kIxa IrN
goods store of d. Thomas & Co. Loss, $50,
| 900; partly insured
The Hamburg, Iowa, floor factory was
burned together with its contents Loss, $40,-
600; insurance $4,000.
| st. Michaels orphan asylum and St Joseph's
convent, on Mount Oliver Pittsburg, was par
tally burned Loss, $4,000.
George NJ Anderson, of Sheboygan, en-
ployed in a logging camp near Marshfeld,
Wis, was killed by falling tree
The dwelling house and portion of ITS con-
tents belonging to Mrs Thomas K. Wilkle, Eau
Claire, was burned Loss, $500.
The Robesonia furnace plant at Reading, Pa,
has been sold to William r. White and Mrs.
Henry Borie, of Philadelphia, for SS7 600
Maj. Burke is in Washington, hoping to Sc
cure an appropriation of $500, 600 for the New
Orleans exposition, now $500, 600 in debt.
Fire at Troy n Y, destroyed the store of ].
| Leroy Pine company, manufacturers of SUPPLIES,
and Coon & Co. 8 collar shop. Loss, $4,000.
Ex-Gov. Moses of South Carolina was SEN
| fenced to six months in the house of correction
at Boston, for swindling Col Higginson out of
$34
| Special Examiner Rathbone declares that
! Commissioner of Pensions Clark is a liar, and
that he is trying to make himself solid with the
| Democrats.
George H. Mills, who murdered hits wife,
Eliza F. Mills. Oct g. 1888 at their residence in
| Williamsburgh, N Y, was sentanced in Brook.
| Ign to be hanged April 10.
| Mischievous students at Harvard college
wound large wooden tube with heavy wire
and exploded II at midnight by means of a
fuse, creating great sensation.
! At Bloomington Ill, DR. Cyreneus Wakefield
a well known philanthropist, died recently,
| aged seventy His estate is estimated at near
| ly million. He leaves four children.
| Under the terms Of the new extradition
treaty with Great Britain, defaulting bank Off
GERS and others charged with similar offenses
will no longer find an asylum in Canada.
| Yet another terrible example. An Alliance
| Ohio woman gave birth to twins in roller
| rink and didn't take off her skates. 1t is not
stated whether the twins were right and left.
| Richmond business men adopted resolutions
criticising the recent decision of the United
States court, and calling on all good citizens not
to pay taxes in coupons or Virginia state bonds.
Mr. Munroe of New Haven, Ct, manager OF
| the Marquand estate, has given, $4,000 for
| the endowment fund of the Yale divinity school,
\ and the money has been paid in The total
fund is now $4,000.
| One Of the acts Of the late plenarY council
was to present the pope with the name of Rev.
John S. Foley for bishop. Father Foley was
| chancellor to the council He is the brother OF
the late bishop of Chicago.
Rev William T. Osman Of Stamford, Conn,
| charged with rape on little girl six years Of
| age was allowed recently to plead guilty OF
| simple assault, and sentenced to one year in
! Jail
| The Spanish government has instructed the
! Spanish minister at Washington, in case the
| proposed Spanish American treaty is not rati.
| lied by the senate before the change in the ad.
| minstration of the United States government
| he shall, on April withdraw the concessions
relative to sugar which Spain offered to Amer
lea, with the hope of securing its ratification
Postoffices Established-W Wisconsin,: Eleva
| Trempeleau county Postmasters Commits.
sioned-Andrew j. LINDSAY, Bay Center, Oak.
Frank W. Hunt, Fort Buford, OAK. j; William
| Fl. Harris, Chaplin, Iowa; John W. Lckens
| Peru, Iowa; J. Mullen, Lanesboro, Mimi. j.
| W. Dawson, Philhpsburg, Mont; c. 0. Hart
Driftwood, Neb John d. Leland, Leland
i Iowa; A. O. Hollanger, Eleva, Wis.
A letter has been received by T. j. Luttreli
of the inauguration committee, from the Jeffer.
sonian club of Cleveland, Ohio, stating thai
they would take part in the parade if thcy were
permitted to allow negro man to march
! through the line and present President Cleve.
| land silver bouquet MIR Luttrell wrote ii
| response that Mr.. Cleveland was not receiving
any presents from any source whatever
John Manning, ranchman, shot and killed
| Tom Green near Winheim, Tex. On the It'll
inst. Green stole team from Manning and
| wagon from another man. Green caught Man
! ningas twelve-year old daughter, gagged ant
| tied her to the bottom Of the wagon, and fled Il
| the hills. making for California Manning re-
| turned home on the 18th and with friends star
| ted in pursuit overtaking Green. He found hiI
daughter still tied in the wagon. Green, wher
approached showed fight, and was shot and In
stantly killed by Manning.
The British Parliament opened on Thursda,
last The police allowed no person topass th'
| gates unless able to show he had right to en-.
| ter Gladstone upon entering, was loudly
cheered. In the house of lords the goyermeni
was at once assailed by the Conservatives witt
| a bombardment of questions concerning its in
| tentions in the Soudan. Earl Granville, minis
/ ter for foreign affairs, replied. He frankly
| stated that the government left it entirely Z
| Gen. Wolseley to decide whether the British
| forces should proceed TO attack khartoum a
| once. or delay an attack until later-say som:
| time next autumn. Gladstone replying TO inter
| rogatories. responded in much the same tone 81
1 that used by Earl Granville in the lords Hs
| added that the present situation did not al
low the government to make overtures
| 10 Ell Mahdi, because such overtures NIGH
| defeat their own object The policy OF The
\ government to evacuate Egypt event
| nally remained unchanged he had done
/ an he could for Gen. Gordon, and was ne
| to be held responsible for his death. 'sOul
/ policy in the Soudan is still for evacuation
/ Recent events there prevented the immediate
| application of this policy. The fall Of khar-
| ;6nm affected, IN military sense, the whole
/ situation in the Soudan. Lord Wolseley hal
/ been advised to take what measures he seel
1 At 10 overthrow the Mahdi az Khartoum- NJ
\ further communications will be made to thu
Mahdi, but any received from him viii be con
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