River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-10
LATER NEWS.


to Dawson City.
The wife of w. W. Place, an insur-
ance adjuster living in Brooklyn, N.
Y, killed her mother-in-law by burn
ing her face and body with acids, at
lacking her husband with a Ratchet
and cut him so badly about the head
that he NAV die, and then locked her.
self in a room and turned on two gas
jets. When found by an ambulance
surgeon she was unconscious, but it is
believed that she will recover.
A duel was fought near Sexton, To-,
between Albert Rahm and Herman
Necker on account of woman Both
men were wounded and are in pre-
carious condition.
An uprising of moonshiners is threat
ened in the mountain district of Clay
burn county, Ark, and the United
States authorities have been appealed
to for assistance to protect the law
abiding citizens of the locality.
The works of the Bradley Irvine and
Cordage company at Dayton, O., were
destroyed by fire. Loss, S75, 600.
American lum Der is now the subject
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German government, according to the
report of Mr.. keenan,, United States
consul at Bremen.
big deal, by which every brewery
in Cleveland, O., will pass into the
hands of syndicate of eastern capital
lists, has just been completed in New
York.
Communication was received by the
senate from the secretary of war the
18th prefenting the urgent necessity
for immediate action to control the
disorderly elements that are assem-
bling in Alaska.
The president nominated Commander
Francis NJ. Bunce to be rear admiral of
the navy.
At the cabinet meeting the 9Th, it
was decided to send two companies of
troops to Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska,
Immediately, for the purpose of pre-
serving order and protecting life and
property. Advices to the government
state that the rush to the gold fields
has attracted hundreds of the lawless
element, and that troops are neces-
sary at once to prevent trouble.
Mrs. James o. West, while visiting
at St. Louis, was robbed of 81, 600
worth of diamonds.
Earthquake shocks continue to be
felt at Balikesr, Asia Minor, and it's
vicinity. About 1000 people have
been rendered homeless, some 5000
houses, 80 mosques and 10 Khans have
been more or less destroyed and 1870
persons have been killed or injured.
A boat with FIVE men went over the
falls at Oregon City, Ore. George
Freeman, his sons James and George,
and l.. ]. shannon were drowned.
Harry Freeman held to the boat and
reached shore.
Alexis Claremont, who carried the
U. S mail from Green Bay to Chicago
on foot sixty years ago. died at De
Pere, Wis, aged 81 years.
Rear Admiral Sicard has been re-
lieved temporarily from the command
of the North Atlantic squadron on ac-
count of sickness.
The Spanish government has decided
to send the Spanish cruiser Almirante
Oquendo to Havana and thence to New
York.
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FL Paso county. Colo, has rendered
decision which practically nullifes
the eight-hour law passed by the Colo
RADIO Legislature.
Captain Leutze, in command of the
Alert, has cabled the navy department
that he has landed marines at San
Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, for the pro-
lection of the American consulate
/ owing to the fact that a revolution has
4 broken out.
/ A special from Nanaimo, b. c., states
I that the steamer Noyo has arrived
there from Skaguy. She had twenty
five dIsguested passengers aboard,
tired of the country after their first
experience and severely denouncing
/ the Klondike rush. The treasure on
/ board was $40 600.
/ O. H. Sheeler, of Chicago. has made
proposition to lift the massive CAPT
toll of Ohio and place another story
under the structure Mr. Sheeler says
he will accomplish this remarka BILE feat
for $500, 900, and Senator Miller of
Licking county, has promised to intro
duce bill to provide the funds for the
undertaking.