River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-04-08
LATER NEWS.


fred f. Buck, of Georgia, as minister to
Japan. and James Boyle, of Ohio, to
be consul at LivernJol.
The Mississippi river at 'iinneapo-
| lis. the 5th, reached the highest point
ever known. Over a hundred families
were compelled to move out of their
homes on the West Side flats.
The congress of Venezuela has unani-
mously ratified their Guiana arbitra-
ton treaty with Great Britain, which
was negotiated by the United States.
The u. s. senate the 5th, by unani-
nous vote, adopted a resolution recit-
ing the reports that Gen. Ruis Rivera,
is about to be tried by drum-head court
martial and shot, and expressing the
| judgment of the senate that if these
reports are true the president of the
United States should protest to the
Spanish government against such vio-
lation of the rules of civilized warfare.
The vote was light in the municipal
elections throughout the West the 5th.
In Michigan, Charles ID. Long, repub-
lican, is elected chief Justice. Detroit
elects a democratic mayor. At Gin
cinnati, O., the democrats were success
| full. Cleveland re-elects McKisson
mayor by small majority.
The Missouri river at Bismarck, n.
| D., the 5th, was seven miles wide. No
attempt was made TO run the Northern
Pacific trains beyond that point.
Canton, O., McKinley's home. elects
democratic mayor.
| All records of the Red river have
been eclipsed. Both passenger bridges
between Fargo and Moorhead were
closed and the water was two feet high
on Front street, and on Northern Pa
cific avenue four blocks of paving
were headed toward Winnipeg. Booms
were put in to prevent further damage
to the streets. The water was nearly
up to the cross-ties on the Northern
Pacific bridge, but trains were sent
over in both directions, though great
care has been taken to keep weight on
the bridge at all times.
Staples & Kings ice house at st.
Paul collapsed the 9th, after standing
as long as it could against a curaent
of water siy feet deep. The bulk of
the ice was swept down stream. The
house contained 1900 tons of ice.
| w. J. Bryan called upon President
Mckinley at the White House the 9th.
1t was the first time they had met since
they were in congress together.
The situation at Fargo the 9th was
worse than ever. The big coulee west
of town rose IA inches, flooding the
whole west side OF town and driving
hundreds of families from their homes.
! The Northern Pacific bridge had to be
1
| Eighth street went out
The result of the election in Chicago
the 9th was an overwhelming victory
for Harrison, the democratic candidate
for mayor. At midnight the available
figures gave Sears. Rep, 60, 600; Harri-
son. Dem, 5000. The democrats
made clean sweep of all the town Of
fees in the West town and North town,
and propably in the South town also,
although the republicans have a fight
ing chance to get an assessor in that
part of the city.
The L. = treasury the 9th had an
available cash balance of S255. 234. $40;
gold reserve. S152, 2s5, 403.
The republicans of St. Louis, Mo-,
the 9th, elected Henry Zeigenhein for
mayor by about II. 600 plurality.
The archbishop of Canterbury will
personally deliver into the hands of
Mr.. Bayard, when the latter returns
from London, the log- of the May flower,
which the constitutional court recently
decided to give to the United States
The president the 9th MADE the fol-
lowing nominations: Theodore Roose-
veit of New York to be assistant secre-
tary &C the navy. Captain A. ;, Crown
inshield. L. 5. n. to be chief of the
bureau af navigation in the depart
ment of the navy.
Rev. Chas. :. Stoekwether mayor of
Superior, Wis, for only three months,
when lie was turned out for accepting
tokens" from firemen and policemen,
and for having extorted money from
gamblers and sports, was the 9th vim
dictated, running independent against
the regular Republican nominee,
Perry J. Ekstrand, and the Populist
and Democratic nominee, William
Munro lie has plurality Of about
400 votes, and is easily elected.
The president has decided to take no
action in the matter of revoking the
order of Mr.. Cleveland setting aside 81
forest reserves in the west until he as
lcertains whether congress will legis-
late on the subject.