The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-06
miscellaneous.

One thousand five hundred tannery
men are on strike at Chicago.
Fifteen cars of south-bound freight
Oh the Minneapolis & st: Louis were
derailed by a slide near Ohio, Iowa.
The monthly statement of the Lehigh
Valley railroad shows it's net increase
of earnings for February was $1oo,-
221. 66.
The central famine committee at
Calcutta is greatly gratified by the re-
ceipt of $4,000, the first important
American donation to the relief fund.
The managers of the Western
Freight and Passenger association Will
wind up those organizations and estaD-
lish bureaus" to take their place.
The American Bible Society library
of New York is to be deposited with
the LenoX library. This rare and valu-
able library includes more than $500
volumes.
The Connecticut house has refused
to receive d bill intended to prevent
the exhibition in the state of klneto-
scope pictures of the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight. j
The board of control of Wisconsin
has recommended the commitment or
Maria Kicks, the window smasher, to
the Northern Hospital for Insane IN
! that state.
w. FL. Dent, receiver of the First Ma
tionai Bank of DEBORAH, Iowa, has
entered suit for $4,000 against James
H Easton to recover the assessment on
lis stock in the bank.
Notices have been posted of a 10 per
cent reduction in the wages OF the 0OO
employees at the tube plant of the Rlv-
erside Iron works at Benwood, W. Va,
to go into effect on April 6.
At meeting of the Lake Carriers
association at Cleveland the scale of
wages for crews for the present sea-
son was adoped. The wages will be
lower than they were last year.
The Waterloo Oowa) Democrat says
that after a thorough canvass of con-
| Gitions, it has reached the conclusion
that Cato Sells of Vinton is the man
| the Democrats should nominate for
governor. Boies lives in Waterloo.
| At meeting of the Lake Carriers
as ISOLATION at Cleveland, o., the scale
of wages for crews for the present sea-
son was adopted. The wages will be
lower than they were last year, being
about what was paid in "a and '95.
| Cumbintr & Friendlich, proprietors
of general store at Kansas City,
have failed, giving deed of trust to
protect it's creditors. The assets were
| placed at $61, 500, with estimated liza
bilities of $1S,3OO.
The British treasury returns for the
year ending March 81 shows total
revenue of 112 1885 pounds, a net
| increase of 2,S5S,601 pounds compared
with 1896. The surplus balance in the
exchquer is 4,318,165 pounds.
One hundred and fifty veterans of
| Columbia Post 7O6, G. A. R., Chicago,
will go South in response to an invita-
ton requesting them to attend the Ten
nessee centennial, which opens in
Nashville May 1.
| The plant of the Signal-Recorder at
Chadron, Neb., has been sold under
chattel mortgage. The paper has ap-
peared under the old name of the Re
corder It's politics have not yet been
defined, the editor taking a non-parti-
san stand in his salutatory.
United States Consul Buford at
Paso Del Norte, has advised the de-
partment of state that the Mormon au-
| thorities in Mexico have denied that
! the "Colonia Hidalgo'' colonization
scheme has any connection with their
| church. The colonists have all left.
In response to the invitation of
President Mckinley the Spanish gov
eminent will send the Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa to represent the queen
regent, the king and the people of
| Spain at the ceremony dedicating the
/ Grant mauSoleum on April 81.
Since the breakup on the Missouri
river trouble has been caused by cut
ting of the banks west Of Sergeant
| Bluffs, Iowa. Several thousand dol
lars worth of gilt-edged farm land has
already started outward with a num-
| Der of farm buildings.
| The controller of the currency has
declared dividends in favor of the
| creditors of insolven national banks as
follows: First Notional Bank of De-
! corah, Iowa, 20 per cent; First Ma
tional Bank of East Saginaw, Mich,
| 40. Chattahoochee National Bank of
Columbus, Ga. 10.
! At conference at San Francisco, be-
! tween c. p. Huntington and Col 9. r.
Croker, the exchange Of Mojave di-
vision to the Santa Fe has been def
nite1y decided upon, and instructions
| telegraphed to Attorneys Tweed and
Herrin to prepare eht necessary pa
/ pers.
George March has been appointed
receiver for Adams, JeWett & Co.,
manufacturers of paper and flour
bags at Cleveland, Ohio. The firm a
few days ago filed mortgages prefer
ring certain creditors, and some of
the others then appealed to the courts.
The liabilities are estimated at about
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