River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-04-07
LATER NEWS

The Italian government has sold
three first class torpedo boats to the
United States Italy has refused to
sell Spain ships for the reason that she
defauIted payments on the Garibaldi.
The Spanish warships Vizcaya and
Oquenda, which left Havana lately,
have arrived at Porto Rico.
In direct opposition to the instruc-
tions OF President Dolan, 1900 miners
in the Pittsburg district went on
strike. The trouble arose over the
matter Of screens.
Jack Carr, mail carrier, arrived at
Nanaimo, b. c., from ST. Michaels,
Alaska, He claims to have a message
from Andree, one OF his carrier pigeons
having been picked up. The message
says Andree is ali We and on land
The condition of the insane King
Otto of Bavaria has suddenly become
worse, and it is feared he is dying
Within the last three months he has
relapsed into his old violent state, and
his most dangerous illusion, that Of
being a stork and able to fly, has again
possessed him. lie smokes cigarettes
immoderately and displays an inordi-
nate appetite for candies.
Since the Maine disaster, Feb. Is,
the New York banks have decreased
their loan accounts $50, 600 600 and in
creased their com reserves S25, 600, o00
Capt Samson has been directed to
dissolve the Maine court Of inquiry,
its work having been completed.
1t was stated on undoubted authority
that Atlanta Ga, win be the point of
concentration of United States troops.
The mining camp of Lower Town,
Arizona, was wiped ont by fire. Loss
$40 900.
Ellsworth Miller, at Adel To-, put
some dynamite in the stove to thaw
out. The explosion wrecked the house
and seriously injured his wife and two
children.
In the altermanic election in Chicago
the reform element won, electing 25
out of 81 candidates. These p have
pledged themselves to demand for the
city compensation for all public fran.
chises, With II holdOver the reform
element will have IS voters in the city
council, or majority of three. The
politics Of the aldermen elected arc
Democratic II, Republican II, indie
pendents !.
The movement Of the powers Of
Europe for joint offer of mediation
between the United States and Spain
has received Il severe and probably
fatal rebuff in the form of definite
refusal upon the part of Great Britain
to participate in it.
John D. Host, a clerk in the general
delivery division Of the Chicago post
Office, was arrested for stealing letters.
II is estimated by the department that
Host has stolen at least fifty thousand
letters addressed to the leading bust
ness houses in Chicago during the past
few months.
The bishop of Havana has rendered
to Gen. Blanco his entire personal for
tune, as well as the church treasures
in the island, to be used in defense Of
Spain.
Claims against Spain aggregatng
SIC, 600, 600 for damages and losses in
cidcnt to the war in Cuba, have been
filed with the state department by CHI
/ zens residing and interested IN that
country.
Fully 5000 union carpenters in Chi
cago have struck, suspendlng all work
except upon public buildings.
The Ohio senate committee, 10y a
strict party vote, has found Senator
Hanna guilty Of using improper means
to secure his election. . here will be
a minority report eXonorating him.
The battleship Texas has been or
dered to sea to meet the san Francisco
and New Orleans, en- route from Eng
land, SO there may be no danger of in
perception from Spanish cruisers in
case of war.
The municipal election at Cleveland,
/ O., resulted in favor Of the republicans
by an increased majority.
Upon receiving an order from Wash
ington to buy ten vessels, the naval
auxiliary board at New York pur-
chased the following for auxiliary
cruisers: Caracas and Venezuela, of the
Red D line Kansas City, of the Savan-
nah line; Yorktown, Jamestown and
Princess Ann, of the Old Dominion
line; Elsoland and three others from
the Morgan line.