The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-16
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Fla. to watch filibusters.
The attempt to settle the strike at
the Globe ship yards at Cleveland, has
failed. A long and bitter struggle
seems to be in prospect
The Oklahoma divorce of John G.
Driscol has been declared invalid in
New York. His wife has been given
decree.
A bill for a press censorship, every
paper to have censor on it's staff, is
prepared for the consideration of the
New York legislature.
The directors of the Northwestern
road have declared the regular quarter
ly dividend of 3-4 per cent on pre-
ferred stock and payable April 6.
Vice Admiral Don George Montt, ex-
president of Chile, was at Annapolis.
Md, to pay visit of inspection to the
naval academy. He was received with
ceremony.
The Sliger Lumber and Manufacture
ing Company of Huntington, w. Va,
went into the hands of Charles Nash
as receiver. The assets exceed $780,
| 600; liabilities unknown.
The first of the series of strikes that
| will probably involve 10000 mechanics
of the building trades was ordered by
committee of the board Of walking
delegates at New York.
The Pioneer and Arctic Iron Min
I! ing companies have begun suit at Mar
quette, Mich, to prevent the sale Of
their lands within the Negaunee city
limits for $4,000 in back taxes.
The Germania Safety Vault and
Trust company of Louisville, Ky, has
made an assignment to the Columbia
Finance and Trust company. No
| schedule of assets and liabilities was
fled
The work of making allotments on
| the Wichita reservation in Kansas will
| begin at once Agents Coleman and
Mills will be en- route Monday morning.
| The work will occupy about nine or
| ten months.
| At Boston District Attorney Sherman
Hoar apparently has brought an end
! to the famous Maverick bank case of
| six years ago by placing on file in
dictments found by the United States
grand jury in 1891,
| Within the past few weeks the Iowa
| Iron Works of Dubuque, that built the
| Window and Ericsson, has received
| letters inviting propositions for the con-
StructiOn of steamers for Alaska,
| British Columbia and South Africa.
The Peoples Railway company and
| the Fourth Street & Arsenal company
of st. Louis, both of which went into
| the hands of receiver Monday, will
be reorganized and consolidated by the
| bOndhOlderS.
/ oil In hn fTxYo Toll
round in the fight before the Olympic
Club Of Birmingham, Eng. After
| Plimmer had done all the work for
| nineteen rounds he was knocked out.
1t was considered very lucky win.
The pool room law as it at present
| stands upon the statute books of Mis-
souri, was declared unconstitutional by
| the supreme court. The decision holds
that the law is invalid because it is
class legislation.
When the decree of Justice Brewer
| is amended the Union Pacific Tele-
| graph company will be divorced from
| the Western Union Telegraph cons
| pany and will be open to all COM
| petitors from Omaha west.
Gov. Black of New York has signed
the knockout drops" bill which makes
it felony for any person other than
a licensed druggist or physician to
have in his possession or to ADMINISTERS
to any person drug or narcotic.
Evan Lewis, the Stranger" has
posted a forfeit of $3.50 with the Chi
cago Times-Herald in support of a
challenge to wrestle Farmer Burns
for $500 or $1,000 side, two in three,
or three in FIVE falls, catch-as- catch-caq
| rules.
The thirty-seventh annual meeting
of the Association of Chambers OF
Commerce of the United Kingdom has
opened at the Hotel Metropole at Lon
don. The chair was taken by Sir STAFF
ford Northcote, G. b., n, F., the pres
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