River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-11-17
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

FnOH Hr0IitNo OtN.
LATEST returns on the 10th from the
election give Cleveland the following
states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Florida. Georgia, Illi-
nois. Indiana Kentucky, Louisiana.
Maryland. Michigan a votes, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
West Virginia. Wisconsin - total
electoral vote. 2s9 Harrison: Iowa,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan 40
vOtesl, Minnesota, Montana, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, North Da-
kota. Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota. Vermont, Wash
ington, Wyo ming-total electoral vote,
125. For Weaver: Colorado, Kansas,
Nevada-total electoral vote, is. In
doubt: California, Idaho, Ohio The
complexion of the next senate is given
as follows; Republicans, 40; democrats,
As; peoples. 5. The next congress is
placed: Democrats, 2I3; republicans,
1856; peoples, :.
1T has been arranged by the treasury
department for the immediate shipment
of 5000. 600 half-dollar silver pieces to
the United States mint at Philadelphia
for coinage into souvenir half -dollar
coins for the worlds fair Ii is ex-
pected that the first lot of the souvenir
coins will be completed by the close of
the present year.
ADyICEs ON the 10th from the recent
election give Cleveland 276 electoral
votes. Harrison IA and Weaver "a. The
next congress is given as follows: SEN
ate: Republicans. 10; democrats, 43; peo-
pies 5; house: Democrats, 2T7; repub-
lIcans, 127; peoples. H.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the United
States to the international monetary
conference at Brussels have sailed on
their mission. II is believed they were
instructed to use all the influence of
the United States toward securing an
agreement by which the parity of silver
and gold may be established.
The exchanges aggregated S1,176.-
159. 1913 at the leading clearing houses
in the United States during the week
ended on the 18th, against 1.39S, 1885,
AS the previous week. The decrease
as compared with the corresponding
week of 1891 was i1.2.
IMMIGRATION viii be generally dis
couraged in view of the possibility of a
fresh outburst of cholera in European
countries IN the spring and the couse-
quent danger of its introduction into
the United States, and the provisions
of President Harrison's proclamation
of September l. imposing a quarantine
of twenty days on all suspected immi-
grants. will be vigorously enforced.
DURING the seven days ended on the
18th the business failures IN the United
States numbered 2IO, against 23s the
preceding week and POI for the cor
responding time last year.
The fifth auditor of the treasury de-
partment states in his annual report
that the relief of seamen during the
year cost the government S34 600
CAPT. +. ). DENsNoRE. chief usher at
the white house. died after an illness
of several months.
The president has appointed w. r.
Estes, of Minnesota, consul at Ham
burg, Germany. in place of Charles L.
johnson, of Ohio. resigned.
The total values of the exports of
domestic breadstuffs from the United
States during the ten months ended
October 81 were sos, 2sO 5S3, against
sl6g 4SS.62s during the previous ten
months in 1891.