River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-17
LATER MEMS.

The Headquarters hotel, an old time
landmark at Fargo, n. D., was burned,
and with it the ticket office and wait
ing room Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
Barney Barnato, the South Africa
"Kaffir King" committed suicide by
jumping overheard the steamer Scot,
bound from Capetown to Southampton,
England.
The new United States immigration
station on Ellis Island, New York, was
destroyed by fire, without any loss of
life.
Minnie McGuire, Alpha Taylor and
Emma White were killed by lightning
at Bellaire, O., while walking home
from church. II is believed the steel
corsets worn by the ladies were the
chief cause of their death.
Frank Ryan, practice boy. persisted
in the flames while trying to save some
horses from Higgins Bros race horse
stables, which burned at Missoula,
Mont.
The business portion of Georgetown,
Cal. was wiped out by fire. Loss,
$50, 600.
petition bearing 5000, 600 sigma
lures vas presented TO congress, ask
ing for the recognition of the Cuban
insurgents.
The final ratification of the boundary
treaty between Great Britain and
Venezuela was exchanged at the state
department at Washington the l4th.
The Spanish minister has received
an official communication stating that
the report coming from Havana via
Key West that the insurgent leaders
/ Rivera and Bacalloa are in danger of
being shot is false, for not a single in
surgent leader is under the death
sentence.
The senate committee on the Pacific
railroads has decided to investigate
the issuance OF patents in the Pacific
railroads under the Pettigrew resolu-
ton, and appointed Senators Foraker,
Stewart and Harris of Kansas a sub
committee for that purpose.
A cablegram received at the state de-
partment from the United States
charge at Constantinople states that
the sultan has issued an trade aunounc-
/ ing the acceptance of DIR. Angel as
minister from the United States, and
Mr.. Terrell has accordingly started for
home.
The universal postal congress, the
/ fifth convention of its kind in the world,
i finished its labors at Washington the
18th. A number of treaties were signed.
The next congress will be held at
Rome, Italy, in 1903
Fireworks in the store of b. f.
( Rose, at Albert Lea, Mimi, caught
FIRE and a scene never before seen
there was enacted. The whole front
Of the store was smashed, bat luckily
no one was hurt.
Senator Tillman the 18th gave notice
of an amendment he will offer to the
tariff bill providing for head tax of
500 on all immigrants to the United
States. The amendment also makes
I it misdemeauor punishable by fine
and Imprisonment for any person to
enter the United States for the pur-
pose of engaging in trade or manual
/ labor withoUt intending to become a
citizen. These provisions are modified
/ by a proviso TO the effect that they
shall "only remain in effect until sill
yer shall be admitted to our minis for
coinage at the rotio of Is to on the
same conditions with gold"
The president the 18th nominated
John G. Brady TO be governor of
Alaska.
/ One death and 23 prostratIons. none
/ of them serious, was the result of the
/ high temperature at Chicago the 18th.
I he death was that of Charles Allsen,
/ a carpenter, who while delirious from
the effects of the heat, attempted to
| COO himself with drink of carbolic
acid.
/ President Mckinley has declined an
I invitation of the San Francisco cham
Der Of commerce to visit California this
summer, owing to press of official
duties.
There was a rush of clothing manu-
facturers of New York the 18th to set
tie with the striking tallors. Thirty
contractors opened their shops and 200
ltailors went to work. All but 3. 500 of
the striking tailors have returned to
work.
The new battleship Iowa, steamed
down the Delaware from the Cramps
ship yard and was there transferred by
her builders TO the government officers
in charge of the navy yard. The
transfer was wholly informed.