The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-31
Otherwise.

-Four hundred employees of the Sus-
quehanna silk mill in Sunbury, Pa,
went on strike for higher wages.
The annual meeting of the Lake
Carriers association at Detroit Mich,
elected f. ]. Firth president.
The American Tin Plate company is
negotiating for the purchase, it is re-
ported, of the Ohio Steel company's
plant in Youngstown.
Negotiations have been completed
by which the American Mailing COM
papy secures eight of the principal
malt houses in the Eastern states.
w, II. Lamb builder, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in New York;
liabilities, $267 ,72S, of which $212,479
is unsecured.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Richview, Ill. The vibrations lasted
for seven minutes. A roaring sound ac-
companied the shock.
John Maxwell, a Chicago newspaper
man, was, in the federal court, award
ed a verdict Of $4,000 against Nat G.
Goodwin, the actor, for infringement
on Maxwell's play of Congress"
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
the Addison Pipe and Steel company
of that city is negotiating to form
combination of all the pipe and steel
companies in the United States.
OF the S14,OOO,OOO Of Pacific railway
bonds due Jan. 1, all but 1898, 900 have
been paid. The latter remain unpaid
by reason of presentation up to
date.
A Chinese coming from Cuba to the
United States will be required to Sc
cure the necessary papers from the
military government and not the
Chinese consul.
Chicago has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. He places his liabilities at
$4,000 and assets at 10000 shares or
stock in the Ward Colorado Mining
company Mr. Cullerton does not know
the value of the stock.
Gen. Boyer, secretary of the Colo
RADIO section of the Sons of the Revo-
luton, has received information from
General Secretary Whitcomb of New
York that it is decided to hold the
next annual convention in Denver.
The convention will open April 49,
The Chicago Times Herald's Wash
ington special says: President McKin-
ley has consented to be present on the
occasion of the laying of the corner
stone Of the new Chicago postottice on
Chicago day, Oct. 9 next. 1t is prOba
BILE that several members of the cabl-
net will accompany him.
The London Daily Mail says: 1--WE
have authority to announce that be-
fore going to the United States Sir
Henry Irving will open the Lyceum
theater early in April with Miss Ellen
Terry appearing in play Sardou has
written for him on the subject or
Robespierre.
The directors of the Boston & Mon
| tana Mining company declared div
| idend of Sd. a 81 extra per share, and
made the same payable Feb. 20 to
! stockholders of record Jan. 20. Last
| year the company paid $40 all told,
and the present dividend is the first
| for 1899.
| A reduction of per cent in wages
| has been ordered at the Stephen cot
J ton mills at Calais, Me- The carders,
| who refuse to accept the cut, have
struck. The mills have been import
/ ing large quantities of yarn and, it IS
! said, will be able to run with one-third
! the usual number of carders.
| The North American of Philadelphia,
| the oldest newspaper in American, has
| been transferred to r. E. A. Dorr pub
| Usher of the New York Mail and Ex-
press. and the firm of Clayton Nc
| Michael & Sons has dissolved. The pa
per descended from the Pennsylvania
| Packet and General Advertiser, which
was started in It'll.
Imports of dry goods and merchan-
disc at the port of New York last week
were valued at $S,232,44S. The ex-
ports of gold and silver from that port
to all countries for the week aggregate
$685. 900 silver bars and coin and $1,0o6
gold. The imports of specie for the
week were 81, 76O, 146 in gold and $123,-
99S silver.
The motion of Attorney General
Nonnett for the removal of Master
Commissioner Brinsmade Of Cleveland,
in the case of the Standard Oil COM
pany. was overruled by the Ohio SUI
nreme court. The attorney general re-
| ouested his removal on the ground that
the funds for conducting such examin-
atoms in his department were ex-
hausted. and on the further ground
that the master commissioner had
granted unnecessary and needless de-
laws at the request of the Standard OIL