River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
LATER NEWS.

AT GlentOfte, Denmark the express
from Belsingoer ran into a passenger
train standing at the station. wreck
ing eight carriages, killing 40 persons
and injuring 60 others.
Hawaii has offered t. refer to arbi-
the immigration question between her
self and Japan, but Toxic government
has so far ignored the proposition.
The miners at Ropes gold mine at
Ishpeming, Mich, have struck for their
back pay.
Sixteen men and boys were placed in
Jail at Cedar Rapids. To-, for illegal
fishing.
Ii is announced that an understand
ing has been reached between France
and Great Britain, looking to the COM
pletion of the Panama canal, and that
the United States has been asked to
come in and form a quadruple alliance.
A single masted sioop on which were
supposed to be several persons, was
sunk off the coast of Long Island in a
storm.
Hon. George V. n. Lothrup, ex-min-
ister TO Russia, died the 18th at Detroit,
Mich. lie was stricken with the heat
week before.
The u. ). senate unanimously con-
firmed the nomination of John Good
now as consul general to Shanghai.
Lightning struck the militia camp at
Peekskill, n. Y, killing Corporal J. J.
Mcdonald.
Following is the text of the collective
note of the powers to Turkey; THE
great powers have adopted the project
lof strategical rectifcation as 1T has
been worked out by the military at
taches and communicated to the sub
line porte. In consequence, they have
agreed to assure the Ottoman GO Yern-
ment that they have arrived at a firm
determination TO put AN end TO the
obstruction, the only effect of which is
the prevention of the conclution of a
peace eminently in the interest of
Europe"
A west bound fast me at train on the
Northwestern railroad crashed into
eight box cars which had run off a
switch at Boone To-, wrecking the
whole train. Cars were piled twenty
feet high and eight tramps are in the
recovered and six others in the debris.
Several of the train crew were injured.
The big steel bridge uniting Superb
or and Duluth was opened for traffic
the 18th with appropriate ceremonies.
These Included selections by bands OF
both cities, an Invocation by Rev. c. c.
Salter. actresses by Mayor Stark
weather of Superior ana Mayor Truel-
sen of Duluth.
The Chicago city council has passed
an ordinance taxing bicycles 81 per
year
Miss Kate Ensminger. of Des Moines,
To-, horse whipped c. J. McNuitt for
making derogatory remarks regarding
her character.
Rev. Francis Herman. who in 1895,
it is alleged. murdered and crcmated
Miss Henrietta Claussen, of SAT- Lake,
has been arrested at Penn broke, Ont.
The funeral Of the late Senator Hair
ris occurred at Memphis. Tenn, the
18th.
The Midland National bank and the
National Bank of Commerce, of Kan
sas City, Mo, will consolidate.
The Minnesota State Board of Par
dons refuSei ;he application for the
release of he Younger brothers, SEN
fenced to Saltwater for life for the
Northfield bank robbery.
Emery Latanner. late a banker of
Bryan. Ohio. il under arrest at To-
ronto, Ont, for bigamy.
The Christian Endeavor registration
committee has made report by states
and counties of the number of people
Registered. The total number of peo-
pie from other states. territories and
foreign countries IN attendance is IL
224 From lalifornia the registration
| is u, 695, making a total of %. 9IS at the
convention at san Francisco.
Advices from Constantinople indicate
that the sultan is obdurate regarding
the acceptance Of the peace proposals.
/ Edhem Pasha is Fastening back to Do
moko and the furlOughs Of all Turkish
officers have been cancelled in readi-
ness for a renewal of hostilitieS.
Ole Carson Of Ashland Wis, died
while at tn dinner table lie had
been a,ling for several days. but it
was not thought he was seriously i'll
The entire meal was eaten with the
corpse staring over the table and il
was not noticed that he was dead until
tba dfnars had risen from, the table