River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-26
LATER NEWS.

According to a dispatch received
from Manila the Filipino congress at
Malolos has authorized the release of
the Spanish naval prisoners and will
shortly liberate the military prisoners.
Lieut.. Col. Ray, who is in command
at Guantanamo. ca blcs to headquarters
at Santiago that a second attempt has
been made by disaffected Cubans to
burn the cane on the Romoli planta-
ton but that little damage was done
owing to the promptitude of the
United States soldiers on guard in ex-
tinguishing the fires.
Gen. Brooke has been called on by
the war department to advise head
quarters whether or not more volun-
teers will be required in Cuba. The
The 18th Minnesota, if not sent to
Cuba by February 1, will probably be
mustered out.
The United States authorities refuse
to confirm or deny the rumors that a
band of men have been committing
murders and robbcries in the Mayari
district of Cuba. but the reports are
persistent. Col. Vaiente, chief of gen
d'armerie, has been instructed to raise
an extra company to police that part
of the province.
The queen regent of Spain gave re-
ception the 23d in honor of the kings
fete day.
Santiago Morphy, the alleged Mex
lean bank embezzler and American
turfman, escaped from his guards at
New Orleans.
The ice bridge which had formed in
the gorge OF the river at Niagara Falls
| broke loose from the banks the 23d.
There were nearly a hundred people
on the bridge at the time, but all safely
reached the shore, although some had
very narrow escapes.
The British battleship Collingwood
collided with the British cruiser Cura-
Goa, driving hole in the cruiser be-
low the water line. She began to sink,
but was assisted to harbor by tugs.
The advices from Manila which have
reached the war department, are far
from reasuring. 1t is understood that
Gen. Otis reports an expectation on his
part that the insurgents are about to
force the issue, and if this should be
so the result cannot be forSccn. Ma
nilla itself and not Iloilo, as might at
first be suspected. is regarded as the
danger point just now. Officials at
| Washington, however, have no fears of
the result should collision take place.
The seismic disturbances which be
gan on Sunday in the provinces of Pc
loponesus, Greece, still continue, but
are much slighter. The latest reports
from the earthquake district show
that the town of Nisi, in the depart
ment of MeSSinia, seven miles west of
kalamata, has been greatly damaged.
In the province of Kyparissia five vii
lagos have been completely destroyed.
Attorney General Griggs has rec
commended to congress that S750.000 be
appropriated in the sundry civil bill
for United States penitentary at
Atlanta, Ga.
The legislature of New Jersey elect
ed John Kean (Rep.) to the United
STATES senate.
c. d. Clark was elected L. $. senator
from Wyoming to succeed himself.
The resolution of Senator Berry to
consider the peace treaty in open SEES
sions of the senate was voted down by
large majority.
An unofficial report from Manila
says Aguinaldo has publicly pro-
claimed the Philippine republic at
Mololos, but there are internal dissen-
sions among the insurgents.
BY a collision of two freight trains
on the Chicago Great Western railroad
at Hanover, ILL.,, three men were killed
and large amount of railroad prop
erty destroyed. The accident occurred
through a misunderstanding of orders.
The dead are: Alexander Thompson,
engineer, Dubuque; Michael Devocaux,
fireman, Dubuque; A. Vanderburg,
Chicago.
1t is estimated that 10000 disheart-
ened men will leave the Klondil<e this
winter.
All the rivers in East Prussia have
overflowed and large districts have
been flooded, with immense damage.
The pope has entirely recovered from
his recent attack of influenza.
George j. Foyle, of Peoria, III was
arrested at Davenport, To-, charged
with having seven wives scattered
throughout this country and Canada.