River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-29
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The seeT etary ofthe treasury has sent 70
congress supplemental estimate of appro-
priations for the next fiscal year In this
list are two items which will probably oc-
casiOn some debate. They are for the
purchase % portrait of Howell Cobb, who
deserted his post IS secretary Of the treas
ury and became a member Of the COufed-
crate cabinet, and for portrait of Jacob
Thompson. ex-secretary of the interior,
who did the same thing
During the fist nine months of the pre-
sent fiscal year there was an increase of
over s. ,O00,O0 in the revenues of the gov
erRment as compared with the correspond
ing period Of last year, and the eXpeI di-
lures were over sl6,0OO,OO1 less than fO' The
same period OF last year, making a net gain
Of over s23000,OO0.
A freight train on the Missouri Pacific
was wrecked near Wyandotte, Kan, on the
18th, the fireman and a brakeman instantly
killed and the engineer dangerously injured.
The accident was caused by spikes being
pulled out Of the rails and some of the
strikers on the road are suspected of the
act.
A tornado struck Killeen, Texas on the
18th doing much damage to buildings. fruit
trees and vegetation. IL struck the house
Of Jacob UsetOn, demOlshing the building
and injuring the entire family. the baby
fatally The Norman brothers residence
was also demolished, but the family were
saved, having just taking refuge in stone
house.
The House committee on war department
expenditures after investigatingt the charges
of irregularity in Gen. Hazen's signal ser
vice accounts, have adopted resolution
declaring that evidence does not show the
] avfzrauea Of amy fraud a rnrrTrufEpn-
2The Missouri Pacific strike has been
pretty quiet forsom time but on April Goth,
the strikers at Atchinson. Kansas, took
possession Of the yards, drove of the work
men and also closed the shops by force.
On the 2lst, the Senate passed So bills
/ between one and four o'clock, 436 of them
/ pension bills, and a hundred bills to which
no objections were made. This beats the
record.
/ The Lake Shore switchmen at Chicago
/ still obstruct business at Chicago, and q
I large force of deputy sheriffs have been APP
I pointed to protect property and the public
I peace.
Secretary Manning is improving so much
that all talk of his resignation has been
| dropped. Ii is thought he will be at his
| part again about the lst of June.
James E. Blaine has written to aPennsyl
vania friend that his political ambition is
satisfied and that he viii not again enter
I into public life.
/ The school furniture factory of A. II
I Andrews & Co, at Chicago, was damaged
SlOO.OJ0 by fire on the 22ud. The fire origin
ated under an engine boiler.
| A block on Crosby street. New York
I City, occupied by wholesale firms in cloth
| ing. hats silk goods &c. burned on the
23nd with the loss of $50 600.
Gov. West Of Utah and Receiver shep
heard OF the Worthington land office were
confirmed on the 2lst.
/ the Third avenue street cars, New YorB
/ City, are run under police protection.
Jay Gould testified before the special
committee on labor troubles, on the END
I The widow OF the late Wendell Phillips
/ died in Boston on ,hc 2f-,. of April.
I JEFF Davis has written a letter in favor
of arbitrating labor troubles.