River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-17
LATER NEWS


Adjutant General COrbin advises Gov.
Adams, of Colorado, that the troops at
Manila viii be relieved and returned
home as soon as volunteers can be sent
to take their places.
Spain offered Havana bankers 81.
225, 600 paper money to pay off troops.
The paper was offered at a few points
below commercial rates, but found nc
takers.
The Filipino junta, representatives
of Gen. Aguinaldo and the Filipino
government at Hong Kong, has drawn
up what they designate as an appeal
to President Mckinley and the Ameri-
can people," but what is in reality
rather in the nature of an arraign-
ment of American actions in the Phil
ippines.
The Spanish transport lie Gaspi went
ashore at Punta Boca, near Cienfuegas,
Cuba, and was totally wrecked. All of
her crew was saved.
VIM. Hyckley Crosse. archbishop of
the Oregon Roman Catholic church,
died in Baltimore of heart disease.
The Washington Post states that the
war tax viii not be abolished at the
coming short session of congress and
that there viii be no revision of the
tariff whatever. 1t bases this an
nouncement upon the positive state
ment made by Chairman Dingley of the
ways and means committee.
Congressman Babcocl1, chairman of
the republican congressional commit
tee, claims that the republicans will
have 1S6 members in the next con-
gress.
The receivers of the Wisconsin Cen
trail railroad have applied to the courts
for permission to raise money by a
loan.
Maj. Taylor the crack colored cyclist
broke another worlds records on the
board track at Woodside Park. Phila-
delphia. He rode for the third of a
mile record of 80 Is seconds made by
Willie Windle at Chillicothe, o., in the
fall of 1898. and was successful in his
first attempt.
As "a result of Congressman Fletcher's
visit to the president in behalf of send
ing trained female nurses to Manila,
to send cable dispatch 70 General
Otis stating that the Minnesota people
were very anxious to send nurses to
look after the sick of the 18th regi-
ment.
Returning Klondikers bring the
news that the city of Dawson was Wis
ted by $500 900 fire in which forty of
the best buildings were burned.
The Grand Trunk Railway express
from Montreal to Toronto collided with
a freight near Murray Hill, Ont. Eight
persons were killed and several badly
injured.
The Spanish transatlantic fleet has
been ordered to be prepared for re-
newal of hostilities and the forts in
the Canary Islands are being rapidly
manned.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens, of Port
land, Me, has been elected president
of the W. c, T. L,
Capt. McCalla, after examining the
Maria Teresa, stranded on Cat Island,
has wired the navy department that in
his opinion it will be impossible to
rescue the ship.
While the governors of the different
states are endeavoring to have the
troops at Manila sent home, Gen. Otis
reports that he cannot spare any of
his men.
James Richardson, the largest cotton
planter in the world. died at his resi-
dence in Benoit, Miss.
The court of cessation of France has
informed the minister of the colonies,
NJ. Guillain, that it has decided that
Dreyfus be informed by telegraph that
the revision proceedings have com
menced, and that he prepare his de
Tense. The ministry of the colonies
have received a cable dispatch saying
Dreyfus is in good health.
The Spaniards declare that their re-
fusal to sign a treaty based on any
Philippine terms thus far suggested by
the United States 5 irrevocable. They
say that they do not and can not view
the taking of the Philippines as any
thing else than vanton ravishment
of their possessions, unless it is accom-
plished by financial compensation of
appreciate size.
The supreme court of Michigan de
cides that boycotts are unwarranted
and Illegal.