River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-11-11
LATER NEWS.

The Missouri river steamer Castoiia
was wrecked at Sioux City, To-, in a
collision with submerged piling, and
sunk in deep water.
The president has appointed w. God
| frey Hunter as minister to Guatemala
and Honduras.
Gen. Weyler's political hackers in
Spain are fomenting an agitation in
his behalf against the government
policy.
The lower house of the Georgia leg
islature has passed a bill prohibiting
football games.
Erharts baker, at Hot Springs,
Ark, was destroyed by fire and Frank
Kaufman. Charles johnson and Clara
Erhart persisted in the flames
The boiler in the Mercer Iron aud
Coal mine at Stonebo Pa, exploded.
killing David Love and fatally wound
ing three other worlSmen.
Marshal Blanco has issued a procla-
nation pardoning all Cubans who have
been prosecuted for rebellion.
| The government of Venezuela has
suspended all payments except sala-
ries.
The postmaster general has issued a
fraud order barring from the use of
the mails John Wedderburn, John
| Wedderburn & Co, the National Rec
order and the National Recorder Pub
Using company OF Washington, %. c.
The United States supreme court
| las affirmed the decision of the circuit
court for the California court refursed
a writ OF habeas corpus 10 William
! Henry TheodOoe Durrant, under SEN
Jence of death for the murder of Miss
| Blanche Lamont in San Francisco in
April, 1895. Chief Justice Fuller an
nounced the courts conclusion, but
made no remarks in doing Sc save to
cite few authorities on which the
court based its decision.
Former State Senator William l..
Caulowell, of New York, was arrested
on the charge of appropriating funds
of an estate for which he is trustee.
The birthday of the Prince of Wales
was celebrated the 9th. lie was born
in Is41.
The negro section of the Georgia in
sane asylum at Milledgeville was de-
stroyed by fire. There were within
the walls at the time the fire broke
mt, inmates and all. over 700 persons,
hut the efficiency of administration
was such that no lives we're lost.
After an unsuccessful attempt to
murder his ls-year-old wife in their
apartment in New York City, John
Falihee, 81 years of age, committed
suicide.
Fred and Harvey Elliott, brothers,
lquarrellcd at Varna. Ont, and during
the struggle which ensued. Fred shot
Harvey, killing him instantly.
| Employees of Andrew Bros. blast at
Youngstown, O., have been given no.
tice of a 1e per cent advance in wages,
/ TO 20 alto effect Dee. |.
The remonstrance against allowing
Chinese coal miners TO be imported into
the state for the purpose of mining coal
at Wilmington aud other t. WIS in Illi-
nois in place on the striking maners,
was placed before Governor Tanner in
in the name of the United Mine Work
ers of Illinois.
A mail stage was held up in Okla
homa by highwaymen, who secured
si0O in money and valuables.
George Brown, Jr., of Indiana. son
of Admiral Brown. retired. has been
appointed by the president an assist
ant paymaster in the navy.
Judge w. II. Sanborn of the U. $.
circuit court made an order confirming
the sale of the main line of the Union
Pacific, made at Omaha under the fore
closure of the first mortgage bonds.
Under the terms of this sale the re-
Organization committee pays SIS, 52s,-
5S2 20 to satisfy the lien of the first
mortgage bonds.
The full text of SPANS reply to the
Woodford note was read at the cabi
net meeting the 9th. Its tone was pa
citic and instead of being at all war
like was regarded by the cabinet as
very satisfactory aud as calculated to
allay any fear of hostile outbreak.
In revenge for an alleged wrong to
his sister. Julian Guianan, aged 10,
shot and fatally wounded Charles
Jones, United States district attorney
at Carson, New.
locomotive boiler exploded near
Crawford, Neb. killing Engineer H. c.
Simpson and Fireman +. NJ. Robinson.