The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-24
Foreign Notes.

ERICSSON.
Elita Proctor Otis, the actress, filed
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy at
New York, placing her liabilities at
$36,331.
The eruptions from Mount Vesuvius
are increasing and the flow of lava is
unprecedented. No serious damage
has been doEe.
Spain is credited at Paris with the
intention of slapping the United States
by recognition of the Philippine III
surgents.
Prof. Henry Alleyne Nicholson Re-
gus. professor of natural history at
the University of Aberdeen, died at
London in his 55th year
There have been serious student riots
during the last two days at the uni
versities of Palermo and Naples, oW-
ing to the refusal of the university au-
thorities to grant certain requests re-
garding examinations and holidays.
Emperor William received at Berlin
the Chinese minister, LO-Hai-Houan,
who presented his majesty with the in
sigma of the double dragon, conferred
upon the German emperor by the en-
peror of China
The government of the Transvaal,
says the Pretoria correspondent OF the
London Times, has expended nearly
100000 since 1894 in trying to 1nf1u
ence the European press and European
officials to prevent the leasing of Della
goa bay to Great Britain.
The Berlin Vossiche Zeitung, refer
ring to the voyage next summer of the
German cruiser Arcona i'll the Pacific,
says it will be connected with the in
tention of the government to acquire
the Caroline islands.
Carl Jacobson, the well known
brewer, has notified the municipal au-
thorities of Copenhagen of his inten-
ton to present the city with his splen-
did collection Of art treasures valued
at over 81, 10000 on condition that a
suitable building is provided for their
care ard display.
Diplomats at London refuse to take
seriously the revival of the report
cabled from Washington that the
United States is willing to exchange
the Philippines for the British West
Indies They say the powers would
interfere.
The Empress of Japan brought to
Vancouver, B. c., 408 Asiatle coolies,
1911 of whom were destined for Tampi-
co, Mex, where, it is stated, they have
contracted to work on plantations and
railway construction. While they
were boarding the train local China
men told them they had been sold into
slavery. A stampede followed ana the
officials had to resort to violence to
check them.
Otherwise.
The French imports for 1898 IN
creased $S4,633, 900 and the exports de-
creased $90,500,000.
Miss Louise Hampton was married
to Lieut.. Clarence Henry Mccall, Fifth
cavalry, u. S. A., in Christ church,
Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
The Illinois house of representatives
adopted a resolution requesting the III
inois senators to work for the ratifi-
cation of the treaty with Spain.
The gunboat Machias arrived at New
York. She will join the fleet that Rear
Admiral Sampson is forming to rem
devious in Havana for evolut1ons.
Resolutions were adopted by the
New Hampshire house of representa-
tives favoringa speedy ratification of
the peace treaty by the United States
senate.
Although the gentlemen most inter
ested decline to make any statement, 1t
is generally believed in Wall street that
the purchase of the Chicago & Alton
railroad property by the so-called Har-
riman syndicate will soon be closed.
A costly steel bridge crossing Kings
bury Run and the tracks of the Nickel
Plate railroad at Wilson avenue, Cleve-
land, was wrecked recently by flood
caused by the bursting of an ice dam
mile or more above the structure.
DR.. Guy Lewis Eide, U. S. A., and
Miss Elizabeth Clementine Kip were
married at San Francisco. Mrs. Edle
is daughter Of William l.. Kip and
granddaughter of the late Bishop Kip.
The groom is a surgeon i'll the army.
The Republican state central COM
mittee of Michigan decided to hold the
state convention for the nomination OF
Justice of the supreme court and re-
gents of the university at Jackson,
March 1.
The D. E. Ross company of New
York. dealer in cigars and cigarettes,
made an assignment to Frederick
Wiener. The company was incorpor-
ated in 1893, with capital stock of
100000. The liabilities are estimated
at $4,000.
The trustees Of Cornell college will
APPOINT L, f, Crane, present dean of
the faculty of arts and sciences, to
perform the duties Of President j. G.
Schurman, during his absence in the
Philippines,