River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-04-22
LATER NEWS.

vote on the arbitration treaty on May
;, at U. IN.
One of the largest fires in the history
of Berea, o., broke out the 10Th, and
before it was under control 90 build
ings were destroyed. During the ex-
element dog went mad and bit sew
eral people before it was shot.
The graded school building at Wash
ington, ID. c., was totally destroyed by
fire the 10Th. Loss, SIS, 900. Twelve
hundred pupils escaped uniniured.
kilograms late the 10Th state: The
Greeks have defeated the Turks at
Revenizi, and two Greek brigades have
entered Turkish territory in different
directions and penetrated to Damasi,
nostheast of ZarkOs. Another division
is trying TO flank the Turks, who are
retreating IN disorder. Heavy firing is
in progress at GritzoyalI. 1t has been
going on since noon. The Greeks are
trying to recapture the place"
The two engines hauling the Great
Northern passenger train were thrown
from the track near Kalispell, Mont,
the 10th. One engine went down the
mountain 200 feet. The engineers and
firemcn were all seriously hurt. No
passengers were injured.
The L. 5. senate the 10th passed the
Indian appropriation bill.
The water at Pembiua, \. d., the
10Th, was eleven inches higher than
the high water mark of 1ss2, and the
highest known for forty years. The
storm Sunday morning, blowing from
IL l. f,f1 asx- hut
did great damage. house floated
across the river from St Vincent to
South Pembina, aud the ferry boat was
blown away, but was caught near
toilette.
A Turkish torpedo boat sunk the
Greek steamer Athem in the gulf of
| Salonica. On board were insurgents
and members of various societies. All
vessels are prohibited from leaving the
/ gulf. The Turks have seized the
Greek steamer Kephalcion.
The president the Goth nominated
John A. Merritt as third assistant post
master general.
The report of the capture of Damasi
by the Greeks under Gen. Smolenitz is
confirmed by official dispatches. OFF
cial DISPATCHES report also that further
heavy breaches have been made in the
Turkish forts at Prevesa.
The first clectrocutions in Ohio took
| place tine Goth in the penitentiary at
Columbus. Murderers William Haas
and William Wiley were both success.
fully disposed Of
| Frank Cannons, burglar, and Ben
/ Tnhne1ra Ifrrh both desnarat q
criminals, seriously and perhaps IA
tally wounded Tailor Charles Fay at
the Jail at Kansas City, Kas., the Goth,
in attempting to escape.
| NJ dispatches received the 3oth go to
show that the Turks are steadily adj.
vancing. sweeping everything before
| them. Word from Constantinople says
that after a series of furious engage
meuts Edhem Pasta has occupied
Tyrnavos, ten miles from the Greek
base of supplies at Larissa. The Greek
force had landed on the coast of Mace
COMA to cut off Edhem's base of sup
plies, has been defeated.
Notice has been issued at the treas
ury department that the government
has won the famous that trimming
case in the Philadelphia courts, case
which involves over $50. 900, 900 to inn
porters, and which has been in the
courts for long time past.
The gold reserve in the L. ). treas.
ury the goth was S154, I'll, 364.
Bernard Goode, of Michigan, super
;utendent of the dead letter Office in
the postofiice department, has resigned.
aud ID. =. Leibhart, OF Milton, Ind.
who held the office under the Harrison
administration. has been reiustated.
A big landslide occurred the Goth on
the Columbia & Red River railroad in
British Columbia, where eight persons
lost their lives and several more were
seriously injured. Surface men were
busy repairing the track when. with
out a moments notice, a boulder
weighing tons came crashing down
from the cliff above, burying the whole
igang.
Joseph Kelly. under arrest at Mon
ltreal. confessed the Goth to the .nurder
iof Cashier Stickney at Sommersworth.
y. u. He admitted that he committed
both the murder and the rob berry and
+, says he had no accomplice.
The republicans OF Omshs, Neb.. the
Goth. elected Frank l.. Noores mayor
by a majority Of about 200