River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-01
LATER NEWS.

Germany was the first nation to of
6cially express satisfaction with the
Paris peace agreement. Even before
the president had received official adj
vices from Paris, Baron Specll Won
Stcrnburg, the German charge
d'affairs, acting under instructions
from his government, called on Secre-
tary Hay and expressed the perfect sat
isfaction of the German government.
Thirty-eight persons were killed or
injured by an accidental explosion of
powder at Havana.
During the recent storm along the
New England coast fully one hundred
vessels were wrecked and at least sew
enty lives lost.
The war department is preparing to
muster out 30. 600 or 10000 volunteers,
now that peace is assured
The United States supreme court the
2Sth occupied its own rooms in the cap
itol for the first time since the fire
some weeks ago The necessary re-
pairs had been made and the room did
not look very different from what it
did previously.
Keolluk, To-, for forgery. He had just
been released from the penitentiary.
Madame Dreyfus, the wife of former
Capt Alfred Dreyfus, the prisoner of
Devils Island, has, by permission of
the authorities. received the following
telegram from her husband: Il rejoice
with al of you. My health is morally
and DbvSicaI1 V rood -
The Joint peace commission met
promptly at p. M, the 2sth and the
Spanish commissioners Immediately
announced the acceptance of the Amer
lean demands. The Spanish commits
sioners announced that they were
authorized by the government to the
reply that the American propositions
were inadmissablc on legal principles,
but on the Spanish part all diplomatic
resources were exhausted, and the
Spanish commission was asked to ac-
cept or reject the proposition. Spain,
inspired by patriotism and humanity,
and to avoid the horrors of war, re-
signs herself to the powers of the vic
tor.
The large furniture establishment of
Robert Keith & Co., at Kansas City,
was totally destroyed by fire.
An effort win be made by persons
interested in lake transportation to
have the Angio-American commission
to take up the project of canal join
ing the great lakes and the Atlantic.
This project has been favorably report
ed upon by deep waterways commits
sion authorized by congress.
Pitt Cravath Of Whitewater, Wis,
the well-known democratic party lead
er, is dead from laudanum poisoning
and gas inhaling with suicidal intent
1t is supposed dependency caused by
the death of his wife was the cause of
his rash act.
The steamer Portland, plying be
tween Boston, Mass, and Portland,
Me. was wrecked off the coast of Mas
sachusetts and the entire crew and
passengers persisted short distance
from land.
The steamer Detroit has been
wrecked on Shelter island 30 miles
Srom Juneau The Detroit has %
passengers, all of whom were saved.
The government has been officially
notified of the successful termination
of the peace negotiations with Spain.
An attempt to break up the annual
meeting of the Eighteenth Ward Re
publican club at Bricklayers hall, Chi
cago, resulted in the death of Charles
baltimore, one of the attacking par
ties. and the wounding of several of
those who participated in the fight.
A trust has been formed in New York
to control the output of thread in
America.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
was held up near Sedalia, Mo. The
robbers secured nothing, but one of
them was captured and proved to be
Jim Vert, an engineer in the com
pany's employ.
a bomb containing powder and balls,
capable of doing great damage. was
found in the bourse at MarseilleS,
France. The fuse had been lighted,
but it had not burned.
All OF the hotels on Block Island off
Providence, r. l. were wrecked by the
storm.
The steamer Coptic, which sailed
from San Francisco, .ook 500 Dhinese
away. many ot whom had been orderd
deDOrted k- the courts