River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
LATER NEWS.

During ~ hours Chicago received D,
O6j cars of grain, including ,, $50 ears
of corn. Shipments aggregated ., 4OO,-
600 bushels of all kinds of grain.
The Spanish cabinet council has de-
cided to summon the next class of S0,-
900 reserves, $1,000 of whom will be
sent to Cuba and 5000 to the Philip
pine islands.
Six officers were on moonshiner
raid near Russellville, Ark. when they
were fired upon from ambush. b. T.
Taylor and Joe Dodson were killed and
two others badly wounded.
After an idleness of four weeks. the
Atlantic mills at Lawrence. Mass, re-
sumed operations, giving employment
to 1,2oJ hands.
James L. Murphy, deputy sheriff,
attempted to kill Cloyhis ii. Wood
burn in the county Jail at Minneapo-
lis. Eleven shots were fred by Muir
ply, fl .e taking effect. None of them
are fatal Woodhurn is the husband
of the matron and was in bed at the
time of the assault.
An unknown man was shot and
killed by the vigilantes on Skaguay
trail in Alaska. His offense was steal
ing sack of flour.
branch of the Dominion Bank of
Canada, at Napanee, Ont, was entered
by burglars and SAP. QUO in checks and
cash We're taken.
Oriental advice state that a great
Earthquake occurred in Japan on Aug
| ;. II lasted eight minutes and was
/ fallowed by tidal wave which swept
up the river, causing great distractions.
/ Up to Aug. 10 1T was known that ), 900
houses had been inundated or washed
away. Between 200 and 800 people
were known to have been drowned.
The Spanish government is formu-
lating plans TO bring about the Danish
ment of all anarchists from Spain.
Mrs. Bramwell, a medium, has set a
buoy in Lake Michigan about five miles
from st. Joseph, Mich, where she
Iclaims the lost steamer Chicora lies.
/ Ii she is correct she will receive SO,
OOO
The executive committee of the Citi-
zens' Union have decided TO formally
Announce the nomination of Seth Low,
president of Columbia college, as it's
candidate for mayor of Greater New
York.
/ Mrs. John Drew, the actress, died in
New York the 3Ist, aged Il years She
was contemporaueous and appeared
upon the stage in leading parts with
the elder Booth and Forrest; with Mac
I Cready and + Twin Booth; with Flor
ence, Clarke and Owen, of those who
have passed away, and with jefferson
and Couldock. who still survive.
There has been heavy fighting be-
tween the Armeniaus and kurds, in
which the Kurds lost between 800 and
COO killed and wounded The Armen.
ian loss was light.
While the people of Paris were cele-
brating the return of President Faure,
from Russia, a bomb was exploded,
causing a great sensation.
| Countess NJ. DeCannovarro was made
Buddhist in New York. This is the
first public initiation Of woman to
the Buddhist faith in America.
General Linarez in the province of
Santiago dc Cuba has been engaged
with an insurgent force. The enemy
lost twenty-seven killed and the troops
lost thirteen men killed, including two
captain.
The coal strike is considered settled
at Columbus. o. Tie plan is to resume
work at O. cents and work pending
arbitration. The direct parties in this
conference of adjustment are Presi-
dent Ratchford OF the United Mine
Workers and the executive committee
of the operators.
The first letter mail to be dispatched
from this country to the Klondike
region under the new reciprocal ar
arrangements with Canada, effected by
establishing an international ex-
lchange between Dyea, Alaska and
Dawson City, will be forwarded from
Seattle by a steamer leaving there
lSept. II.
VIM. F. Harrity, chairman of the
Democratic State Central committee of
Pennsylvania, was deposed at a meet
ing of the committee and James f..
IGuffy elected in his place.
The family Of Henry Miller. of Me-
tropOlis, Ill. was poisoned By rough on
rats b. : demented daughter. One
death has occurred.