The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-06
From Foreign shores.


Lord Window is running a model
public house on his English estate.
1t is rumored that Lord Roberts is to
be the new knight of st. Patrick, in
succession to the late Lord Limerick.
The most valuable sword in England
is the one presented by the Egyptians
to Lord Wolseley. 1t is valued at SlO,-
900.
The King of Greece receives the
smallest income of any European SOW
ereign. his salary only amounting to
100000.
The Duke of Devonshire's party at
Bolton abbey recently in one day shot
over the Lakewood and forest moors,
the bag being 1853 brace.
James Mcneil Whistler, the Ameri-
can artist, who a short time ago de-
cided to spend the rest of his life IN
Paris, has changed his plans and gone
to Rome.
The scientists of France will cele-
brate on Friday of this week the nj
teenth anniversary of the discovery OF
the planet Neptune by Urban LIE YER
rier and John Couch Adams.
In connection with the statement tEat
the Queen of Italy has just learned to
ride the bicycle, it may be mentioned
that King Humbert was long deter
mined opponent of the machine
Leprosy in it's worst form exists in
Montreal. Lee Tung, Chinaman who
died Of a mysterious illness. has Deen
found to have been victim OF 1t. An
inspection Of all Chinese boarding and
lodging houses and stores has been or
dered.
The British warship Wild Swan is
ashore somewhere along the Central
American coast, according to reports
that have just reached Esqulmault
from the south. The particulars are
not obtainable, but it is believed that
she is in very dangerous position.
A Vienna dispatch to the London
Daily News says that as an outcome
of Emperor Francis Joseph's visit to
bucharest. the King of Roumanla mas
promised to Join the driebund While
Austria and Roumania have agreed to
hold the Danube as scored trust,
Otherwise.
The Massachusetts Republicans have
nominated Roger Wolcott for governor.
Roeliff Brinkerhoff was reelected
president of the National Prison asso-
citation.
w. F. Porter has accepted the noml-
nation for governor by New YORK Dem
ocrats.
At Galena. ILL.,, Martin Gordon, sup
posed to be the oldest man III the stale'
died at the age of 102 years.
The national prison congress met at
Milwaukee, Wis, with 120 members
in attendance.
At Huntington, W. Va, Hon. Thomas
Hawkins. the oldest member of the
West Virginia legislature, died, aged "A
years.
The Republicans of the Third dis
trict of Connecticut unanimously re-
nominated Col Charles A. Russell for
congress.
The situation at Leadville, Colo, IS
very quiet at present, but the greatest
precautiOn is taken to prevent any
outbreak Of considerable proportions.
Judge T. o. Mason Of Geneva, n.
Y, was nominated for congress by the
National Gold Democratic party for
the Twenty eighth New York district.
At Buffalo, Iowa, the ScnOOl board
have passed resolution to use corn for
fuel this winter, as it is much cheaper
than coal
Henry Hawk has filed petition for
a divorce from his wife, Elzoria Hawk,
at Hillsboro. Ill. He alleges that she
refused to prepare his meals for him,
hit him with an iron poker drove him
from the house with a stick of stove
wood. pounded him with her fists and
carried revolver with the avowed pur-