The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
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The Western Passenger association
may disband.
DR.. Andrews insists upon leaving
Brown university.
A nitro glycerine explosion in an
Ohio town killed several persons.
Twelve people were killed and as
many others injured in collision on
the Santa Fe road in Kansas.
me death rate from epluem1cs III
Cuba is very large among both Cubans
and Spaniards.
ed a concession to England in the
matter of the Panama canal
1t is thought Chattanooga should be
i'll Georgia instead of Tennessee. An
erroneous boundary survey is the rea-
son.
1t is estimated that the United States
and Canada will export 120,0O0,000 or
13O,000,000 bushels more wheat this
year than last.
The controller of the currency has
authorized the Mendoza National Bank
of Mendoza, H., to begin business
with a capital of $4,000.
The agricultural commissioners re-
port shows that G6 per cent of Ken
tucky'S 1,0O0O0O-buShel crop OF
wheat is still in the hands of the farm
erS.
Gov. Drake of Iowa says he will
stand with the attorney general in the
view that the action of the state
against Swiss insurance companies is
Ito violation of'treaty rights.
The National Association Of Station
airy Engineers met at Columbus Ohio,
in annual session. Gov. Bushnell well
coined the convention. James Henry
Harris of Chicago responded.
After the close of the session OF the
letter carriers convention at San
Francisco, caucus of second-class
delegates was held, and resolutions
asking for reforms in the service were
adopted.
The report that the mineral springs
at West Baden and French Lick, Ind,
had run dry by reason of tho striking
Of new gusher at West Baden is i'll
correct. The new-strike is ii sweet
water artesian well.
Gen Frank Reeder, secretary OF the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has
rendered his resignation to Gov.
Hastings. The governor asked for
tho resignation.
At a meeting Of passenger agents Of
the Trans Missouri lines il was decided
to- grant late Of one fare for the
round trip to Denver on the occasion
OF the coming festival of Mountain and
Plain.
Rev. George Deshon was elected
superior general Of the Missionary So
cicty of st. PaUl the Apostle in the
State Of New York, known throughout
the land as the Community of the
Paulist Fathers.
Petaluma, Cal, can probably boast
of an institution which is the only one
of its kind in existence, rs fur as is
known. 1t is grccnbone mill and
horse ubbattior, the product of which
is intended only for chicken feed.
The resignation OF Geo. S. Merrill.
insurance commissioner of Massachu-
sets, has been placed in the hands Of
the governor, and it will probably he
laid before the council at its next
meeting
Gen. James Lolgstreet was married
at the executive mansion on Peachtree
street, Atlanta, Ga. to Miss Ellen
Dortsch assistant librarian of the
State of Georgia. Gen. Longstreet is
some fifty years older than his bride.
Miss Cornelia Barnden Wright.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll d.
Wright, was married at Marblchead.
Mass, to John Bruce Mcpherson of
Gettysburg, Pa, a son of Edward Nc
PherSon, for many years clerk of the
national house of representatives
Although four years have elapsed
since the freight steamer Naronic, of
the White Star line, left New York for
Liverpool, and was never afterwards
heard from, wreckage from the i'll
fated vessel has just been found off
Cape Hatteras.
Twenty-siX German Families from
the East, who will form the nucleus OF
a German colony which is to be es-
tablished in Monterey county. Cal.
will arrive about the end of the
month They will settle OH 1000
acres of land between this place and
Salinas, near the Claus Spreckles SUI
gar factory, and will cultivate sugar
beets.
Consul Monaghan, at Shemnitz, has
informed the state department that
Germany is steadily increasing her
trade with Mexico, and that for 1896
it amounted to more than in 1895.
when it was 100000 marks. The
goods Germany sends to Mexico arc
textiles, ironwares, china, glassware
and machinery. The consul SAYS the
silver crisis has been successfully
naccnd