River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-30
LATER NEWS.

The most profound distress pre- walls
among many thousands of people in
Cuba. Starvation not only impends,
but is an actual fact. The president
has been informed of the facts from
source whose credibility cannot be
doubted.
The Russian forces have occupied
the city of Kin Chan, an important
walled city at the head of the Gulf of
Dau Tung, China.
Lord Salisbury. the English premier,
has written to United States Ambassa-
dor iiav, declining TO enter into an
agreement to stop scaling.
Five hundred Italians employed By
Beclxwith * Quaclkinbusch. highway
contractors at Little Falls, y. Y,
struck for an advance of wages from
l. 20 Il cents per hour.
The Coliseum at Chicago which W as
burned Christmas Eve, was set on fire
by pet dog. An explosion of gaso-
line set the dog on fire. Lolita, dan
Ger in the Cuban village, says Frank
Mvrphy, an employe in the N-ray
booth, confessed 20 her that he caused
the explosion.
During fire at New Haven, Pa, in
the residence of Mrs. Mary Ann Brow
dy, Miss Nancy B-owdy, aged 40. was
50 badly burned that she cannot sur
we.
The Overman Bicycle company OF
ChicOpee Falls, Mass, las assigned
Liabilities s329, 900; assets, sl,3ls, 900.
A decree of foreclosure was entered
at Milwaukee against the Wisconsin
Central railway.
II is officially announced that Horace
G.. Burt, third vice president Of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad COM
pany has been selected for the presi-
dency of the Union Pacific.
For Christmas present, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. \. Mosher, of Chippewa Falls.
Wis. received triplets They arrived
Christmas day and the indications are
that they will live. This is the second
ease of three children at birth within
a month.
Owing to the failure of Premier Mar
quis Saido of Japan To reconstruct the
cabinet, all the members Of that body
have resigned. The newspapers de-
mand the formation of very strong
ministry, capable Of coping with the
situation in the East.
Fire destroyed the large pipe organ
in the Office of the Great Northern
hotel in Chicago, causing a loss of
so. 900.
The pilot boat Somnera y. Smith
was seized at Mobile, "A. by the
treasury department, unGer suspicion
of fllibusteriug.
Forty per cent of the Pittsburg dis
trict coal operators have signed legal
document binding them to uniformity.
and expect to be operating under the
new plan by Jan. l.
The Orange Free State has ratified
the extradition treaty between that
country and the United States, recent
" negotiated, aud has returned the
document to Washington, where it
awaits the action Of the United States
senate.
The manufacturing potters of Treu-
ton, y. j., have agreed to restore the
leis cent cut in wages made in 1892.
Adlai +. Stevenson, former vice
president of the United States, has ac-
cepted the position of western counsel
Of the North American Trust company
Of New York.
Three hundred and seventy-five APP
plications for patents were received at
the patent Office the 27th, the highest
record for one day in the history of
that Office.
Dupuy dc LONE, the Spanish minis
ter, expresses strong disapproval OF
the reports that the relief measured
adopted by the United States and CO.
operated in by Spain are step toward
Intervention by this government in the
affairs of Cuba.
IL Is reported that over twenty Brit
l>h varships have anchored at Port
Hamilton. a small island off the
southern extremity of Corea.
Fred = Finster and William T. Muig.
deputy collector and inspector at Port
Huron. Mich. have I cen removed
from their positions for violation Of
the civil service rules in soliciting
campaign contribution.
The meeting between British and
American authorities for finally deter
ming the boundary of Alaska. will be
hello thu, winter.