River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-21
precedent, and the total loss cannot now if
ever be known.


THE OLD WORLD
Germany has decided 10 supply her
whole army with repeating rifles. Ii is
rumored that all the government manu-
factories aud arssnals are TO os run con
tinuously day and night on the work Of
converting the Mauser rifles, the weapon
at present in use by the army, into repeat
ers, holding ten cartridges each.
The Paris Liberte charges England
with trying 10 SOW enmity between France
and Germany, (which rather shows a
tendency" the paper continues, ito draw
nearer together for their mutual interests
in various questions. England fears the
possibility that such "a rapproCAement
might affect her interests in Egypt"
The London Cable of the 18th, says that
reports from all parts of the United King
dom show that a severe storm is prevail
ing. The rainfall has been unusually
heavy and considerable damage has been
done by foods. Shipping has suffered
severely and many wrecks are expected.
The German government has received "A
long dispatch from Herr. Thillman, the Ger
man agent at sofia. Hedescribes the posi-
tiOn OF affairs as extremely critical. lt is
reported that Russia has notified the pow
ers of the necessity for the immediate oc-
cupation of Blu garia.
Owing TO the hostile attitude Of some
Metz tradesmen during the visit of Grown
Prince Frederick William TO that city, the
German officers resident there have boy
cotted their shops, acting, IL is supposed, on
a hint from the German government.
Able Sabouret, of Vionville, is being
prosecuted in the Metz court for having
had patriotic French hymns sung in his
church. The German prosecutor asks that
the able be imprisoned six months. Judg-
ment was deferred.
At Poseu, eighty Polish landowners met
and resolved to establish "a loan and trust
bank, with a capital of 1900, 900 marks, for
the purpose of assisting their countrymen
TO resist tie efforts of the government TO
Germanize Poland.
The temperature at London, Oct. 5, was
abnormally high. The thermometer reg
istered IS in the shade Never before in
the past four years has temperature of
the city been SO warm in the month of
October.
The official report of the medical experts
appointed to investigate the insanity Of
King Otto has been made public. II says
the kings disease is incuTabie paranonia,
On account Of the spread of cholera the
Austrian and Hungarian governments
have issued special orders that a close
watch be kept on ports and the frontiers.
Quarantine regulations have been aban-
duned as useless. All persons arriving at
ports or by railways will be medically in
spected.
l. has transpired that the police have
4.
liz unearthed at Vienna was principally
directed against the imperial palace at
Schonbrunn. The police prohibit further
publication of the details of the affair
3 The Rev Henry Ward Beecher has gone
to Ireland. He will visit Dublin, Belfast,
the Giants Causeway and the Lakes of
Killarney IL is his present intention to
sail for New York ia the E,rulia on Oct.
23
The Paris Temps announces that beyond
the credits required to alter the Infantry
rifles anI to continue the artillery expert
ments, Gen. Boulanger will not ask for ex
traordinary military credits.
A Mrs. Leader, a wife Of a London
butcher, quarrelled with Der husband, went
to the Thames and threw her five children
and her self into the river. All were
drowned save one child.
Canon Biarcbiui, while leaving St.
Marks cathedral, Venice, was stabbed to
the heart py Sig. Nenealla, who declared
that he had been driven to ruin and apos-
tacy by his victim.
An official statement shows that the
value of exports from Germany to Ameri-
ca during the fiscal year ending IN Sep
fav ha
ceeding fiscal year.
Gladstone has declined to serve on the
committee appointed to erect a church in
London to commemorate the completion
of the 50th year of the Queens reign.
The ministers.of the interior, agriculture
aud public works resigned from the French
cabinet yesterday on account of a defeat
on vote on the order of the day.
Miss Mary Anderson has given the re
ceipts of her last weeks engagement in
Dublin, amounting to 50 500, to the suffer
ers Of the Charleston earthquake.
Archdeacon Cavanagh, parish priest at
Kildare, Ire, was instantly killed while
celebrating mass at the altar of the church
by portions of it falling on him.
OeueTdi haulbdES pfOcetus from huscn-
uck to Sofia. his mission being to endeavor
to obtain an indefinite adjournment of
the sObranje.
1t is currently reported in London
that the Inman steamship company
is going out of business.
The commission to inquire into the work
/ ing of the Irish land act will begin its work
4 M
\ Der.
The sentence OF death passed on the sew
en- rebel Spanish grondees has been com
muted
/ Meyer Karl Rothschilds, head of the
great banking firm at Frankfort is dead.
Ex-Deacon Vianel, of Venice, stabbed
Canon Beaudum to the heart.