River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-23
LATER NEWS.


Kennedy as L. ). marshal fot South
Dakota.
New Orleans had two new cases of
yellow fever the 10th.
A dispatch from San Sebastian,
Spain. says that in the interview with
the Duke of Tetuan, the Spanish min
lister for foreign affairs, the United
States minister insisted. eourteously
but firmly. upon the necessity of ter
minating the war. declaring that if it
was not terminated by the end of Oc-
tOber, the United States would feel JUS
titled in taking measures to secure the
| independence of Cuba.
The boiler of Joseph IIayward's saw
mill near Macon, Ca, exploded and
killed three workmen, Charles Hester,
Walter Ferguson, Albert Yost and w
c. Allen.
Warrants were issued for the arrest
of Sheriff Martin, who had charge of
the deputies that fired upon the miners
at Hazelton, Pa.
/ The stockton (CalD Cor, Machine
and Agricultural works were entirely
consumed by fire. The loss is fully
500. 600.
Senator stephen u. Elkins, of West
/ Virginia, in an interview, acknowl-
edged that ne was the author of sec
ton % of the tariff bill.
/ Fire broke out in mine No of the
Bessemer Land company at Birming-
ham, Ala. About 1OO men were at
work in the slope at the time, but all
except five were rescued.
Gen. Weyler has at last been forced
by the pressure of Havana exporters
to rescind the order prohibiting the ex-
port of tobacco.
The Russian and Japanese govern
ments have signifed an ascent to the
invitations from the United States to
send representatives to attend the con-
ference to consider seal hunting.
a special dispatch from Madrid says
that the Spanish government is nego-
tiating loan, guaranteed by the port
dues, for the purposes of new naval
works.
Lieut.. Hill, of the regular army, com
mitted suicide in Pullman ear be-
tween Buffalo and Washington by cut
ting his throat lie had been bitten
by dog and was fearful of hydropho-
bia.
Secretary Bliss, of the interior de-
APARTMENT, has ordered the reindeer
lnow at Teller station, Alaska, which
have been broken to work, to be for
warded TO st. Michaels to be used in
forwarding supplies to the klondille
lregion.
Slight shocks of earthquake were
felt in Italy the 2lst.
Acknowledgement McKenna has an
nounced his opinion in the matter of
the new tariff law. He holds in effect
that the goods cumming directly into
the United States from foreign count
ries through Canadian ports are not
subject TO the discriminating duty of
10 per cent. lie also holds that fore
ign goods shipped from countries other
than British possessions in British YES
sells are not subject to the discriminate
ing duty.
NJ. ID. Ratchford, president of the
United Mine Workers. says $4,000 soft
coal miners have returned to work, the
strike Icing officially declared off.
Drafts from eight regiments of Eng
lish cavalry have been ordered to be
ready for shipment to India.
The battleship Monterey, bound
south from Puget Sound, ran ashore in
fog off Point Arena, Cal. he steam
or got off three-quarters Of an hour
later and continued on her jon ney.
Sheriff Martin and his sixty-fOur dep
uties were given preliminary hear
'ing before the court ut Wilkesbarre.
Pa. charged with the killing of "A
striking miners near Latimer or Fri
day, Sept. To- The deputies were
brought up from EIazelton under mill
tary escort, but they proceeded unmo-
Tested to the court house.
The steamer City of Peking, y hich
arrived at san Francisco, brings word
that the Hawaiian congress ratified the
treaty of annexation Sept 10. There
was no opposition and a unanimous
vote was cast ia favor OF the treaty.
, Joseph b. Jackson was arrested al
the door of the White House after an
unsuccessful attempt TO enter the ex-
ecutive mansion. lie was armed.
The 4. = treasury the 2lst had a
gold reserve OF SAG. ass, SIS