River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-07-09
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Is United states the visible supply
Of grain on the both ult was: Wheat,
i. 59g.3s6 bushels: corn, ISL ,O5l bush
els; oats. 5000. 24s.
THE state department has received
official notice Of the death on June 5 of
Alexander Clark, United States minister
70 liberia
NEYvs was received that the congress
Of NcI ezuela had responded favorably
to tho reciprocity provision of the
United States tariff act of 1890.
= census bureau bulletin shows that
the number Of schools for the blind in
the United States in 1899 was 2.g3I,
while in ISsO the number was 2.O4l.
TME appointment Of Mark W Har-
rington. a professor in the university
of Michigan, as chief Of the govern
ment weather bureau. was announced.
Is the United States the business
failures for the last six months show
an increase Of ST. as compared with
the total OF the first half of 1890. the
totals being 1885 for 1921 and J. 1876 for
1880. The liabilities for 1891 were SOL
go. %. against So, So. g6I for 1890: as
sets FOR 1891. SIS, PCS. 1876. against $50,
025. ZIG for 1890.
FROM 1871 70 1880 the arrivals of inn
migrants in this country reached 49,
641.5SS The arrivals from 1871 to 1890
were ;, 1905 O7, or Size per cent. of the
total arrivals from 1921 to 1890. The
only leading countries from which ar
rivals have fallen off during the past
ten years are France and China OF
the arrivals during the ten years from
ISL to 1891, 3.205.9li we're males and
300. O73 were females The greater
portion of females came from Ireland.
The statement of the public debt is
sued on the 1St showed the total debt
To be Sl.0OS, O25. 22G; cash in the trea-
sury, SI53, SOB. SOS: debt less cash in the
treasury. SL54g 996. 59l. Decrease dur
ing June. S32ls 1000. Decrease since
June 80. 1890. so. 46S. SIG.
CENSUS report shows that the total
value IF the mineral products Of the
United States at the eleventh census
amounted To sj56 gSS, $50, the greatest
total ever reported for any country.
The number of industrial mining es-
tablishmeut. was given at $4,000 The
number of persons employed in mining
industries 5l2.1l4. The annual wages
paid them aggregate S2I2. 409. 500 The
capital employed in mining operations
was SLID. 900. 00J.
The sugar industry statistics of Cuba
for the last ten years show an average
production and export of go, 900 tons,
- per cent. Of which came To the United
States.
THE president has issued a proelama-
tion granting the privilege of copyright
in this country to the citizens of Great
britain, France, Belgium and Switzer-
land.
The monthly cotton report shows
that the movement into sight during
June was 1O3. as bales. exceeding all
amount of the cotton crop market for
the ten months from September to
June inclusive was s.495.3lS bales.
IT was decided at a cabinet meeting
To extend the 4i. per cent. bonds at >
per cent
The president has appointed William
+. Simmons. of Connecticut, commits
sioncr IF patents.
THE exchanges "A. the leading clear
lighthouses in the United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
Sl.O2D. 81. AZ. against S940, 662, 020 the
previous week AS compared with the
corresponding week of 1880 the decrease
amounted To lis.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 3rd numbered ~. against PSI the
preceding week and 1919 for the CORE
spending week last year.