River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-29
LATER NEWS.

L nt Z nlJeu states transports dTdHb
and Hooker have arrived at Manila.
Orders have been issued at the war
department for the sending of one
troop of the Sixth cavalry, at Fort
Riley, Kan, to Boise Barracks Idaho,
and another troop of the same regi-
ment from Fort Riley to Fort Walla
Walla, Washington.
John Kornstadt, a 16-year-old boy at
Harper, Kan, has confessed to having
murdered his cousin Nora, the 10-year-
old daughter of Tony Kornstadt. He
first assaulted her and then threw her
into an abandoned well. She was
alive when found, but died soon after.
At Toledo, o., fire destroyed the
Michigan Central freight house, par
italy destroyed the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton freight house, and
burned 100 loaded cars, causing loss
of $500, 600.
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Sham
rock, challenger for the American cup,
was successfully launched the 26th.
Dr. William r. Harper, president of
the University of Chicago, has severed
his connection with Chautauqua.
Mrs. George b. Barrow, when ar
raigned before Justice Werner in the
criminal branch of supreme court at
New York, pleaded guilty to the charge
of kidnapping Baby Marion Clarke. She
was sentenced to II years and 10
months in prison.
After being repeatedly warned that
they could not make the trip, five men
embarked in a rude boat of their own
construction on the Yellowstone at
Big Timber, Mont, bound for Bis
marck. Their boat was capsized at
Gray Cliff and NJ. II. Sullivan of Chica-
go and w. Lawrence were drowned.
A cabiegram received at the navy
department from Admiral Watson
brings the information that Capt A. s.
Barker, who was in command of the
fleet at Manila between the time of
the departure of Admiral Dewey and
the arrival of Admiral Watson, had
left for home.
The second trial of Capt Dreyfus by
court martial on the charge of com
municating documents connected with
the native defense to the agent of a
foreign power will take place in the
army service building at Rennes,
France.
The Elder house at Indian Springs,
watering place about 20 miles from
Macon, Ca, was destroyed by fire.
About one hundred guests were in the
building. All escaped except two, who
were slightly injured.
Mrs. Southworth, the well known
| novelist, is quite i'll at her residence In
West Washington. Her weakness is
due mainly to the infirmities of age,
she being now in the s0th year.
The trustees of Amherst, (Mass.) col
lege announced the election of Profess
sor George Harris of Andover as presi-
dent of the college.
Eight miners have just reached San
Francisco from Alaska with $3.50, 900,
the result of two years digging within
twenty miles of Dawson. One of
them, named w. II. Armstrong, has
nugget worth $780,
Henry Stuart, the negro who robbed
and seriously shot Gail Hamilton, a
negro, and robbed NJ. Choate, a sec
| Ilon foreman. at luton, n.y.. was
| lynched by supposed negro and white
mob. The excitement is high among
negroes.
AS a result of a conference between
the president and Secretary Alger. it
has been decided to begin the enlist
ment of volunteers for two years ser
vice in the Philippines. Orders to re-
cruiting officers to this effect will be
sent out Immediately. II is proposed
to arm and equip at once three bril-
gades, or about 10000 and then to con-
tinue the work until the whole 80, 1000
authorized by law are secured.
On account of the Illness of Mrs. Me
Kinley, the president and suite re-
turned to Washington the 21th.
Three negroes are dead and one is
not expected to live as result al a
riot between the white and negro
miners at Cardiff. Ala.
The Clyde steamer Pawnee burned
at sea. The crew was saved.
Mai. Gen. Otis has ordered the OPEN
ing to trade of many important ports
in the Philippines that have been
closed since the outbreak. These in
clude San Fernando, on the west coast
of Luzon; APART. on the north coast;
Curimoa and all ports in the island of
Sa1nar and Levte-