The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-27
General.


Sanitary conditions at Manila are i'll
bad shape.
The rough riders hold tournament
in New York and Brooklyn in lieu OF
a parade. The proceeds go to sick
soldiers.
The revenue cutter Grant, which
went up into Alaskan waters in fruit
less search for a Spanish privateer, has
arrived at Seattle from Sitlka.
The directors of the National Linseed
Oil company of Chicago state that a
reorganization and the addition of sew
eral millions of capital is necessary.
The furniture of the battleShipS
Kearsage and Kentucky, orders for
the making of which just have been
received at the Portsmouth navy yard,
is to cost nearly 100000.
The United States steamship Mo-
hican, which arrived at San Francisco
from Honolulu Wednesday, is to be
overhauled at the navy yard, and will
then proceed to Samoa.
The United States ship Bennington
sailed from San Francisco for Homo
lulu, and the transport Condor, loaded
with supplies for the United States
forces, sailed for Manila.
A tract of land near Ponce, Porto
Rico, is to be bought and an American
cemetery established in which the
bodies of soldiers who fell during the
campaign can be buried.
Marshall Field declined to sell the
Woman's Temple at Chicago to the
German banking firm which was ne
gotiating for it. He says it will not be
sold to any one except the w. G. Z. Y.
Word was received at Victoria. B. c.,
from Ottawa that checks had been
issued to the individual beneficiaries
under the sealing award. Th total
amount is $500, 1873 damags and $172,-
96S inereSt.
Word was received at Victoria, B.
c., from Ottawa that checks had been
issued to the individual beneficiarieS
under the sealing award. The total
amount is SPOOL damages and $172,-
96S interest.
The Chicago & Minonk Coal and Tile
works, with offices at POI Western
Union building, Chicago, and control
ling mining property at Minonk,
Woodford county, ILL.,, is in the hands
of a receiver
The suit brought at Cleveland, Ohio,
by the Royal clan of the order of Scot
fish Clans of America against Archi-
bald McLaren, the Commercial Nation
al bank and the National Bank OF
Commerce, has been settled out of
court.
Gen. Stephen NJ Weld of Dedham,
Mass. who was offered a position on
the war investigating commission by
President Mckinley, has decided not
to accept. He says his business af-
fairs forbid giving time to the work
of the commission.
The steamer Coptic sailed from San
Francisco for the Orient, carrying 20
soldiers for Manila under Lieut.. Gal
breath. This detachment will probably
be the last sent to the islands unless
the troops now there are unable to cope
with possible conflicts with the 1nsur-
gents.
The Twelfth infantry, U. S. A., go
officers and men. arrived at st. Louis
in sections, under the command of
Mai. w. II. Humphreys. This regi-
ment. which took a gallant part in the
battle of Ell Caney, came from Mon
tank Point, and will be stationed at
Jefferson barracks, near the city.
The Golden Tunnel group in Miller
river district, Wash, is showing up q
large amount of the richest free gold
that has been uncovered on the west
ern slone of the Cascade range, assays
showing over $500 to the ton, and it
ia estimated that there are several
hundred tons in sight ready for ship
ment.