The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-02-16
miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
The Brooklyn was badly damaged by
fOuling the rocks.
There is talk of trying to suppress
the Cuban junta.
Letroit is trying to get the capitol
from Lansing.
AS a result of the business done in
1896 the Illinois Steel company showed
a deficit Of $349, 399.
The yarn mill of Gilbert f. Whipple
at HaverSville, r. l., has resumed OPP
erations after several weeks idleness.
When Lewis Keiser of Hubbel, Neb.,
was notified that he had been allowed
a pension of $72 month he dropped
dead.
A revival of industry is beginning up
the Monongahela valley. The Home
stead steel works have started up, CIV
ing employment to 1000.
The members of the National Acad-
envy of Design have bought site for
it's future home at Amsterdam and
10th street, New York.
The New Hampshire senate has
adopted a resolution of sympathy with
the Cuban insurgents, passed by the
house last week.
A great many Nebraska farmers are
bringing their cattle and hogs to Yer
million, S. D., and shipping them from
there to Sioux City and Chicago.
1t is officially stated that 2,75O,0OO
persons are now employed on the
famine relief work in the different dis
tricts where the scarcity prevails.
Gov. Stephens Of Missouri has
signed the fellow-servant bill, making
railroad companies responsible for ac-
cidents resulting from the carelessness
of employees.
The worlds record of mile in
$50 %, held by Frank belmont of
London, on roller. skates, was clipped
one second at the Portland rink at
Epping, N. H., by Fred G. Morrill, of
Prince Edwards Isle.
The senate in executive session has
confirmed the nomination of Carroll ID
Wright of Massachusetts to be com.
missioner of labor and that of Martin
A. Knapp of New York to be interstate
commerce commissioner.
Thomas r. Bentley, who is building
ladies' hall at the University of Wis.
consin, and the Wisconsin historical
library building at the capitol, has as
signed to Frederick Ketter, who fur
nished bond in the sum of $4,000.
Postmaster Dayton of New York, in
reply to inquiries, says that the
amount of gold shipped from the West
for delivery through the postoffice to
the banks in that city, sent by regis
tered mail, aggredate $1,540,00O since
Jan. %.
At a meeting of the Republicans at
Madrid on the anniversary of the proc
lamation of the republic in 1873, there
were 1000 persons present. The lead
ers urged the necessity of union OF
the Republicans. Their remarks were
frequently interrupted and the attitude
of the crowd was hostile.
A pleasant incident out of the usual
routine took place in the pension bu-
reau when a delegation from the G. A.
r. Posts S8 and Al of Allegheny City
and Pittsburg formally presented res
olutionS Of thanks to Commissioner OF
Pensions Murphy for his humane adj
ministration of the bureau.
Count LimbUrger-S tereln has sent q
challenge to Baron Won Bieberste1n,
the German minister for foreign af-
fairs, owing to the latters structures
of the courts criticisms of the gov
ernment's attitude in the Won Lieut.
zow affair.
A. M. Howard, through attorneys,
has filed a 100000 damage suit at
indianapolis against the State of In
diana. The complaint sets out that
Howard lost money on the state house
which contract he assumed as bonds
man for the contractor.
| The controller of the currency has
| declared dividends in favor Of the cred
| itors of insolvent national banks as
follows: Grand Forks National bank,
10 per cent; First National Ban kof
Mount Pleasant, Mich, 20; First Ma
| tional Bank of Redfeld, S. D., 20.
Application has been made at Jack
| sonville, Fla, to United States Judge
Locke for an injunction against the
collector of the port and the captain of
the revenue cutter Boutwell, restraining
them from interference with the move
ment of the suspected filibustering tug
DauntleSs.
The art exhibit of the San Francisco
Chronicle, designed to illustrate the
progress of pictorial journalism in the
United States will open in that city or
the oath inst. Drawings have been re.
| ceived from all the leading papers OF
| the country, and the work of nearly
! 000 artists will he diSDlaVed