River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-01-20
LATER NEWS

reduction in the wages OF about
| l25, 900 operat es employed in nearly
$50 cotton mills in New England.
which the manufacturers decided upon
as temporary remedy for depression
1 in the cotton goods industry of the
north, went into effect in a majority
of the mills the 18th,
The steamer Corona arrived at Vic
toria, u. G., from Skaguay with rs men
and one woman direct from Dawson
City, with nearly million dollars in
/ gold dust, nuggets and drafts.
Two men were fatally hurt by a
boiler explosion in the Ferncliffe dis.
tillery at Louisville. Ky.
The military judge of Havana has
ordered the arrest OF the editor of Ell
! Reconcentrado for having attacked the
army through the columns of his paper
/ during the past few days.
/ The United States supreme court de-
/ cides that when man of sound mind
commits suicide, the heirs cannot col
( lect the life insurance of the deceased
The United States revenue cutter
Dallas was called upon TO subduc
mutiny on board the schooner Viking
which are anchored at Vineyard Ha-
ven, Mass.
Bread riots have recently occurred
in various parts of Italy.
/ Ex-Congressman g. 5 Hooper died
at Farmville, Va.
John Matthews. groceryman in
New York City, killed his wife and
two children with Ratchet and then
shot himself, because of pecuniary
troubles.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklej john
calls on congress for an additional re.
giment of artillery There are not
now enough men to properly care for
the guns
Forty persons were killed and Is in
jured by an explosion of gas IN one of
the mines in southern Russia.
DR.. Charles +. Simmons, a million
aire resident of St. Louis Mo. shot and
killed Emil Davidson. Simmons claims
that Davidson had attacked the repu'
tation of his daughter.
Signor Nicolini, husband of Adeline
Patti, died at his residence in France
from a cancerous affection
China has effected settlement with
- { OeTiHduYs hldO-1udu bdY - W bI
leased, belt surrounding the bay ex-
tending about 80 miles to be the boun-
dairy. All the German troops outside
the prescribed limits are to be with
drawn.
The congressional house committee
on commerce voted to report the anti.
scalping bill in the form of a subst.
tute which abolishes all forms of scalp
ing railroad tickets, and places pen
atty GU railroad officers who deal with
scalpers.
The Androscoggin cotton mills at
Lewiston, Me. have shut down in all
departments for an indefinite period
OWING to the strike of a portion of the
operatives.
The United States circuit court of
appeals at Philadelphia has affirmed
the sentence of two years imprison.
ment and $500 fine imposed upon John
d. Hart for Cuban filibustering in con.
nection with the steamer Laurada.
Senator Platt of New York intro
duced bill in congress providing for
the withdrawal of pensions from sol
diers employed in the civil service,
where their salaries exceed ST. 200 per
annum
According TO statistics at the treas
ury department the value of exports
by the United States for the calender
year 1897 aggregated S1,l00, 600 an in
crease of sos, OOo, 600 over any proceed
ing year.
Cuba had a hearing in the house OF
representatives the 18th and for time
it looked as il parliamentary prece.
dents would he set aside and the SEN
ate resolution. recognizing the insur'
gents as belligerents, would be
attached as rider to the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill Mr..
De Almond, a Missouri Democrat pre-
/ cipitated the Issue by Offering the reso-
/ luton as an amendment but on a point
I of order against it was sustained.
/ Mr.. De Almond appealed
The riksdag or the parliament OF
/ Sweden. was opened the 18th by King
/ Oscar in speech from the throne.
/ His majesty expresses his pleasure at
| at the manifestations of Sweden at
| tachment on the location of his jubilee
/ and at the cordial relations existing
with all the powers.