River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-08-26
lATEP MINIS

A mine was blown to atoms at Wal
lace, Idaho. and enough of him could
not be found to hold an inquest on.
The statement that Gen. Weylcr had
resigned is untrue.
The residence of Joseph lie Clair,
near Green Bay, Wis, was destroyed
by fire and Mrs. lie Clair burned to
crisp.
William Rooney shot and killed Al
fonso Picard aud seriously wounded
Verona Callhein at Philadelphia. Both
men were paying attentions to the girl
and Miss Callhein's Partially for
Picard prompted the shooting.
A large force of Afridis has just
been reported TO be advancing down
the Khybcr pass, and the so-called
Mad Mullah, fanatical priest who is
melting the natives of that territory
against the British, is said to have col
Iected the Mohammedans for an attack
upon Michni and Shabkadi in East
India.
The gold fever has seized the mem
bers of the revenue marine service.
Three of the crew of the cutter Perry,
which met the gold-laden steamer
Portland at Dutch Harbor, deserted
aud started for ST. Michaels.
A gang of West Virginia desperadoes
swooped down on picnic party at
Glenwood O., and broke up the fes-
tivities with the orgies. Lew HALEY
, was killed outright. and .e>s Porter
ami Van Linl1feld, two # the picnic
party, were fatally stabbed.
Jockey Jesse Clutter was killed on
the race track at Kansas City. He was
mounted on Dachle, when the horse
went down and the boys skull was
| fractured by the fall.
Hon. j. c. Bills, ex-mayor of Daven-
port, To-, and one of the most promi-
nent lawyers of the state, committed
suicide because of failing health.
An official dispatch from Simla, East
India, announces that Fort Maude, in
the Khy Der pass, has been captured by
the Afridis, after desperate fighting.
The garrison, which was composed of
native levies known as tho Khyber ri
[ fles retired with the loss of three men.
| The Afridis afterwards burned the fort.
I The fate of Fort Ali Musjid, which was
simultaneously attacked by the Afridis,
is not known.
The Crystal Falls Mich mine that
closed up on account of the miners
strike has started up again. No agree
meut was reached with the old en-
ployes and new men will fill their
places.
White caps at Abbeyville, Ala, went
to the house of Frank Smith, colored,
and shot him to death through a crack
/ in the wall.
Three men with reyolvers robbed the
postoffice at Durango, 10. One of them
was captured. but was released by his
pals at the point of reyolvers. Later
the same men robbed a store at Ash
bury and held up five farmers on the
highway.
A passenger train on thssNe w Jer-
sey railroad collided with an engine
near Millville, y. J., and was badly
wrecked. One man was killed, an
other fatally injured, and several
others seriously hurt. The dead man
was not identified.
The reunion of the Grand Army OF
the Republic began at Buffalo, \. Y,
the cath. President Mckinley was
present and addressed several of the
camp fires.
Judge Seaman, of Milwaukee, Wis,
in federal court held that The law
passed by the legislature last winter.
requiring the labelling of goods made
IN prison outside of the state and sold
| in Wisconsin was void for the reason
that it discriminates against the COM
merce of other states.
The Citizens Union and the leader
of the independent movement in Brook
llyn AVE determined to nominate to
Seth Low for mayor of Greater New
/ York.
a pleasure party of nine from West
Superior, Wis, who left there in
boat are missing.
The agricultural department is pre-
par ng 10 make new experiment with
a new forage plant in the arid egions
LOT the west. TIE seed comes from
/ Russia.
The Uniform Law Commission in
session at Cleveland. o. appointed a
committee to draft divorce bill for
for adoption in all states