River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-15
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

CHRISTIANS and Moslems in Crete en-
gagged in battle on the 9TH, in which ten
were killed ON each side and many
wounded The Government of Greece has
demanded of the powers that they restore
order in Crete, or she will do SO in order to
protect her own subjects against the Turks
GERMAN advices on the 9th stated that
the Government were prohibiting meetings
of working-men on various preteStS
A MAN named Bonningre was sentenced
in Paris on the 9th TO twelve years i'm
prisonment with hard labor, followed by
ten years exile from France, for selling
diplomatic documents TO German agents
while an employe of the Danish Ministry in
Paris
REPORTS on the 9TH from Father Point,
Quebec, stated that the steamship Montreal,
which sailed from Montreal for Liverpool
on July 81, was total wreck on Belle Isla
The passengers and crew were saved
AT Aldershot. Eng, Emperor vii lam, Tt
Germany, reviewed $4,000 English troofs
on the eth In banquet which follower
he said he would always make it his duty
TO maintain the traditions of good fellow
ship existing between the two countries
SEVERAL Irish members started across the
floor in the English House of Commons on
the Sth with the intention OF assaulting
Mr. Balfour, who was accused OF using an
insulting gesture toward Mr.. Harrington
After much uproar peace was finally re-
stored, Mr.. Balfour denying that he had
used an insulting gesture and Mr.. Harring-
ton apologizing Tor his hasty action
STRENUOUS efforts were being made in
London and Liverpool on the Sth to secure
a reprieve Tor Mrs Maybrick the American
woman under sentence of death for the
murder of her husband, the verdict OF
guilty being very unfavorably received by
the people.
AT Tavistock, Eng. on the Sth Mr.. LIN
coin. the American Minister to St James
spoke at a dinner in honor of the fifty
'Scripps League" working-men from
America
THE foreman of the Jury who convicted
Mrs Maybrick of murder at Liverpool,
Eng, was interviewed on the 9th and
showed dense stupidity and ignorance of
the testimony offered and total ignorance
of the law. A petition would be present
ed TO the House OF Commons for her re-
prieve.
HAWAIIAN revolutionists attempted on
the 9th to overthrow the Government at
Honolulu The Honolulu Rifles were called
out and the result was the killing of seven
of the rioters and the wounding of dozen
more The rioters were finally compelled
to surrender.
DISPATCHES received on the 9TH from
England state that Emperor William whom
departing from Osborne. expressed to the
Queen his utmost pleasure with his recep-
ton in that country He also expressed the
hope that the Queen, responding to his
strong desire would return his visit by
coming to Berlin
On the 9th the mayor of Cardiff, Wales,
presented gold medal TO Captain Murrell,
of the steamship Missouri in recognition of
his service in rescuing the passengers and
crew of the Inflated steamship Danmark.
THE famous rope-walker, BlOndin, on the
9th wagered 81. coo that he could walk ON "a
cable from the top of the Eiffel tower to the
central dome of the exposition building in
less than five minutes. The wager was ao-
copied
LONDON Eng.l reports ON the 10th showed
undated interest in the fate of Mrs. May
brick, an American woman convicted OF
numbering her husband and sentenced TO
be hanged Thousands of letters were re-
ceived at different newspapers denounc;ng
the verdict