River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-06
LATER NEWS.

A special from Washington, ID. c.,
the Sd, says that an additional tax of
so cents per barrel on beer has been
voted into the senate tariff bill by the
republican subcommittee.
John V. Crum, the well known run
ner, died at Des Moines, To-, the Sd.
after an operation for apendicitls.
Heavy snow was reported in the
North of England the Sd.
A heavy snow storm prevailed
throughout southwestern Virginia the
morning of the Sd.
Several cities in Virginia experienced
! earthquakes the Sd. At most places
there were two shocks, one shortly
after noon and the other about p. IN.
Radford appears to have been the point
of the most pronounced disturbance.
The Mutual life Insurance company
of Indiana was placed in the hands of
a receiver the Sd.
John Miller, a farmer near Nettleton,
Mo-, was shot and killed the Sd by
John MeGluthlin- The rnotisS>vas APP
parently robbery.
An Athens dispatch the Sd asserts
that king George is suffering from car
diacal spasms and that his physician
insists that change of air to the island
of Milo or to the island of SYRIA is ne
cessary.
The banking house of +. !. Wheeler,
at Aspen, Colo. failed to open its doors
the Sd. The company's bank at Mani
ton also suspended.
About 81, 800, 600 in gold went to Eu-
rope the 3D.
The dispatches the Sd denote little
change in the eastern situation. Iu-
PREVENTION is in the air and will prob
ably take definite from speedily.
There is no doubt The Greeks are
about ready TO confess failure and the
reported sickness of King George per-
haps foretells his departure from the
country. The representatives of the
powers at Athens have held frequent
meetings. and it is believed they arc
drawing up plan to terminate the
war
The L. S. senate the 4th passed the
bill TO provide free homes on the pub
| lie lands for actual bona fide settlers,
known as the "free" homestead bill
Fire at Mineral Point. Wis, the 9Th,
destroyed half block of buildings.
Admiral Meade (retired). L. s. ~,
who has been sick for three weeks
past, died at Washington, ID. C., the
In a fight with tramps at Marsh field,
Wis, the 9Th, Chief of Police Corning
and Fred Meyers were fatally stabbed
Fire broke out the Attn in crowded
charitable bazaar IN Paris. The build
ing being a temporary structure of
wood, the fire department could make
no Roadway toward stopping the
flames. A terrible panic and crush
followed the alarm of fire and in the
wild rush for the exits the weaker
ones were borne down and trampled
upor One hundred bodies were taken
from the ruins. and il is believed there
are yet hundred more under the de-
bris.
! A royal proclamation was gazetted
in England the 4th, enjoIning all Brit
ish subjects to maintain strict neutral
ity in the war between Greece and
Turkey.
The {. s. treasury the 4th had a gold
reserve of Si49, SD. So.
The Gilbert Manufacturing company,
dealers in wooden and cotton goods in
New York. assigned the 18th. with liza
Ihiities of $500. 600.
| live of the anarchists convicted of
participation in the bomb outrage at
Barcelona, Spain, last June, were shot
the 4th.
The steamer Lain took 81, 500, 900 in
gold to Europe the 4th.
| The tariff bill was reported to the
senate the 4th. Later in the day Sem
lator Aldrich announced that he would
call up the bill Tuesday, May is.
The republican mem bers of the COM
mittee say there is no statement To
be made now as to the effect to the
bill. the amount of revenue to be
raised by it or the reductions. When
the bill is taken up in the senate, Mr..
Aldrich will make such statement in
the opening speech.
A collision has occurred off Girde-
lighthouse. Scotland, between the
British steamer COl'yuee and Gringoe.
| The Collynee sank and eleven of her
crew were drowned.
A pOnde-Ous rock weighing ten tons,
while being swung from fiat car at
At Chicago. the 4th, crashed through
the sides of two cars of an Alton pas
lsenger train, injuring several people.