River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-08-25
LATER NEWS,


the Topeka, Wilmington and a num-
Der of gunboats to make display in
Boston harbor.
The Ameri can troops at Manila oc-
cupy the Spanish headquarters
The Spanish conservatives in Cuba
now demand annexation to the United
States.
Three cotton mills at Fall River,
Mass, representing ESQ, 600 spindles,
have shut down,
The whole numbe of prisoners taken
at Manila proves to be 10, 600. They
delivered up 15,O 600 stand of arms.
The situation at Havana remains the
same as during the blockade. Provis-
ions and other necessaries are scarce
and prices continue high.
The plant of the Chattanooga Pow
der comp any at Ottewah, Ga, was de-
stroyed by an explosion, and L. b. Es-
kim and Harlon Murtchkie were killed.
Admiral Schley is confined to his
summer home in Westport, Conn. by
illness, and no one except his atten-
dants are allowed to see him, or have
any conversation with him. The ILL
ness is pronounced a fever, the char
acter of which is not yet known.
The president has promoted Captain
Charles D. Sigsbee, U. ). N, now
commanding the st. Paul, by advanc-
ing him three mum bers on the list of
captains in the navy, for 'extraordi-
nary heroism."
Capt Evans, of the battleship Iowa,
is i'll with malarial fever.
The National w. C. T. Z. have aban-
doned their Chicago temple building.
The insurgent general, Marco Memo
cal, is at Rajanla, near Lugan, about
two leagues distant from Havana,
where he relieved General Alegandro
Rodriguez. 1t is reported that General
Mayia Rodriguez is camped between
Guines and San Nicholas with 1000
men. Peader Perico del Gado is said
to be with him.
Gen. Merritt telegraphs that the
health and spirit of the troops at Man
lila are excellent.
Ambassador Hay, in a cablegram to
the state department, says that the
British government has directed the
governor of Hong Kong to accept Ad-
miral Dewey's application to dock and
clean his ships at Hong Kong.
Bids were opened at the navy depart
ment for 100, 600 six FOUNDER steel
shells and 100000 one FOUNDER steel
shells for use of the L. S. navy.
Blanco declined to allow American
correspondents to land at Havana. His
attitude is supported by the opinion of
intelligent Spaniards, for although
nothing of disagreeable nature would
be expected to follow the presence of
the correspondents in the city, it would
be impossible for the authorities, how
ever earnest their wishes, to guarantee
the safety of the correspondents
against the act of some fanatic.
The Cuban insurgents make threats
of violence when they are allowed en-
trance into Havana.
The navy department has opened
bids for 10 torpedo boat destrOyers and
II torpedo boats, to cost in the aggre
gate not to exceed SIG, 900, 900, as pro-
vided in the last national appropriation
act, These 2s destroyers and torpedo
boats constitute the largest single adj
dition ever made to the navy.
Jamaica is preparing plebescite to
the British parliament requiring per-
mission to endeavor to arrange for an
nexation to the United States. The
promoters of this movement are en-
deavoring to secure intercolonial CO.
operation, but they are not depending
upon It,
Eight men were killed, possibly 10,
and five more injured, two fatally, at
the Carnegie tunnel on the CHARTERS
division of the Pan Handel railway
near Pitsburg, Pa. The accident was
due to the wall of the tunnel caving
in on a number of workmen.
At Baltimore, Md, John Restivo
and John Muscolino quarreled over
trivial matter and fought it out with
stillettos, in an open field in the pre-
sence of a single witness. Restivo was
killed.
Madrid papers assert that Russia,
France and Spain have agreed upon
the terms of secret alliance.
London papers announce that Eng
land and Russia have settled their diff
ferences in China, Russia getting the
railway question and England conces-
sions in other directions.