River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
LATER NEWS.

The Gaulois of Paris, the 29d, says
the authority TO pacify and administer
the affairs of the isl. nd of Crete pend
ing the ESTABLISHING of constitu-
tional autonomy for the island.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions, the 22d. voted down Senator Pet
tigrew's amendment to reduce by one
fifth the compensation paid to railroad
companies for carrying the mails.
The residence and store of NJ. Marks.
at Hannibal, Mo-, was burned the ED,
and before the flames were under con-
troll four persons persisted. They were
Mr.. Marks, his two sons and VIM.
Reid. Mr.. Marks lost his life trying
to save the boys.
The Chic river at Cincinnati, O., the
22d. was As feet above low water mark
and was rising. 1t had rained in the
Ohio valley for az consecutive hours.
The mail train on the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into box car near
Cresson, Pa. the 22d, and was badly
wrecked. Five persons were badly
injured.
Lorenz Fobes, of Dubuque, Ia, was
choked TO death, the 22d, by a small
piece of meat while eating supper
Bloudn, the celebrated rope walker,
died in London, England, the 22d.
Nine men, composing a bridge crew
on the Great Northern railroad, and
living in a car near Butte, Mont, were
held up and robbed the night of the
a1l tx - s,1~ n,
surprise by the robbers, who entered
the car and tied their hands behind
them.
The westbound train on the Che sa
peake & Ohio road ran into a washout
near Portsmouth, o., the 22d. A. C.
Staut, roadmaster, was killed and q
number of others, mostly trainmen
were injured.
/ A large POI ton of the town of Puk
wana, ). d., was destroyed by fire, the
22d Mr.. and Mrs. Noodle were badly
injured.
President Cleveland celebrated the
165th anniversary of the birth of George
Washington by issuing Is proclama
tions, establishing as many additions
forestry reservations containing an AZ
gregate area of 2l,S74.si0 acres.
Railway traffic throughout northern
Wisconsin was suspended, the 22d, OF
account of snow.
Chairman Di gley, of the ways ant
means committee, will not be able e
report to the house the new tariff bill
| which probably will bear his name, be
fore the beginning of the extra session
of congress to be called for the 18th o.
March.
In the United States district court fol
] the northern district of Texas, Judg,
| Swayne, the 22d, declared the Texa.
antitrust law unconstitutional.
The steamer Adriatic, which arrived
at New York the esd, narrowly escaped
wrecking in mid-ocean by the shifting
of her cargo and breaking of machIn
cry. Capt. Snowden said the trip wa,
the worst in his % years experienc,
on the water.
The silver republicans in the L. S
senate and house have signed IN ad
| dress calling a meeting OF ''IrOvis
ional national committee of the silvel
/ republican party" to meet in Chica 70
| june = 1872 AOi buc pun pooc VI CdtAiuE
a national convention of all silver re
publlcans and those who will cooper
ate with them in political action, ''un
til the great monetary issue is settled
and settled right"
Reports from Pittsburg, Pa, the 23C
state that the flood raging there viii
probably equal that of 1854, which
measured 81 feet 1t is impossible Il
estimate the damage the present ris,
is doing. but half a million dollars will
be putting it mildly for Pittsburg anC
| Allegheny alone.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee. consul general o
the United States at Havana, has re
signed, but has been requested to re
quested to remain at his post for
time at least.
Seventeeng ests ofthe Russell House,
at Humboldt, To-, were poisoned by
eating canned salmon. By hard worl
the lives of all were saved.
The postoffice at Viroqua. Wis.
was robbed of $500 worth of Stamps
the esd. The robber wounded Clerl
Nordsum. who refused to open the safe
Milbank. 5. D., was visited by dis
astrous fire the Esd
II was announced the 23d til at Ia,
great powers of Europe had requested
Greece to withdraw her troops from
the island OF Crete within "a hours.
Dr. VIM. Steinetz, the celebrated
i chass piaUar has haeonoa insane