The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-01-11
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at Victoria, B. c., recently, brought
forty Australian miners bound for the
| Yukon.
Gov. Leedy of Kansas has appointed
| w. w. Pancoast probate judge of
Pratt county, vice A. I. Simpson, re-
| signed.
A pronounced innovation is likely to
be introduced at Harvard within the
near future in the shape of pre-
! scribed course of physical training for
| freshmen.
Fire, originating in the furnace
rOoI.. destroyed the Warren Avenue
Presbyterian church at Saginaw, Mich.
! The less is estimated at $4,000, with
all insurance of $4,000.
Gov. Culberson of Texas has an
nounced himself a candidate for the
| United States senate, to succeed Roger
| @. Mills, whose term will expire in
| 1898.
William E. Clayton of Neosho, Mo-,
who was appointed carpenter at the
PearieS (Cal.) Indian school, failed to
accept his appointment, and the same
has been cancelled.
Confirmation has been received from
! New Guinea of the murder of the Ger
man governor and police by natives.
The bodies of the victims were cut in
small pieces.
Prof. Alexander Melville Bell. the
| distinguished Scotch scientist. and
father of A. Graham Bell the inventor
of the telephone, and Mrs. III. G. Sib-
| ley of Toronto, were married at the
Park hotel, New York City.
the store building of Carroll & Lyden.
The loss is $500, with an insurance
of $1,000. The loss of T. Johnson is
$500, with an insurance of 5000. Peter
Hanson loses $1,000, with no insur-
ance.
Women bull-fighters were a feature
in the holiday festivities at San Anto-
Mo, Texas, half dozen bulls dying at
| their hands. Miss IgnaciO Fernandez
took a few turns around the ring on
the horns of one bull, but was not Sc
riOuSly injured.
The twin sons of the late George NJ
Pullman will come into possession OF
$4,000 each as a result of their inter-
est in life insurance policies carried by
their father. This will be in addition
to the $4,000 year stipends left them
by their fathers will
Justice Brown, of the United States
supreme court, is having rather serious
trouble with an affection of his eyes.
He appeared in court wearing heavy
colored glasses. 1t is understood that
his physician has warned him against
any present use of his eyes.
The contracts for the main, or per-
manent buildings, of the Pan-Ameri-
can. exposition at Buffalo, N. Y, have
been let to the Grace & Hyde company
of Chicago and New York. The con-
tract price calls for the expenditure OF
something more than 100000.
The sash and door planning mill of c.
J. Hamilton company, at Buffalo, N.
Y, employing $50 men, was practical-
ly destroyed by fire recently, together
with an immense stock of made-up
lumber The loss will reach $12O,O0O
with $4,000 insurance.
Last month was $40 degrees colder
than the December average, according
to the report of Chancellor Snow, OF
Kansas university. The rainfall was
less than half the average, making the
ninth consecutive month in which it
has been deficient.
Rev. Mr.. William Burns of Toronto,
Ont, dropped dead at the Gait recent
ly when opening funeral service. lie
was a popular Presbyterian clergy
man, and secretary of the aged and in
firm endowment fund of the Presby-
terrain church.
At Albany, n. Y, the third appellate
division has decided against David Z.
Robinson, son of the late Gov. Luc1uS
Robinson, and for the Mutual Life In
surance company, in ten cases, involv-
ing S1,5OO,OOO. The cases developed
sensational charges and counter
charges.
The council of the Canadian ANA
teur Skating association has decided
not to hold any speed skating cham
pionships this year as there are very
few skaters available. The figure
skating championships will be held
at the end of February.
The monthly statement issued by the
director of the mint shows the total
coinage at the United States minis
during December to have been $5,141,-
1S1. as follows: Gold, $3,626, 642; sill
yer, $1,577, 167; minor coins, $137,671.
The silver dollars coined amount to
ST ,6O4, $50.
The novelist, Stephen Crane, has
been sued by Amy Leslie for $500, the
balance of $500 which she gave him
to deposit, in her name, and which he
used as his own. She received $3.50
back, and will ask an attachment on
his property for the rest.
During the year 1897 Michigan cor
porations, having an aggregate capital
stock of $52,845, 40, filed articles of
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