River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-09-28
IArER NEWS

The new battleship Kearsage made
her trial trip off Rockport, Mass. She
made a run of four hours and 20 min
utes and exceeded II knots by frac-
ton.
The steamer Adula from Kingston
to Baltimore foundered off the south
coast of Jamaica. Five lives were lost,
including Mr.. Percy, the first officer.
Advices received from Caracas de-
scribe the situation in Venezuela as
critical. The revolutionists are APP
preaching Victorio, where the next
battle will be fought. People desir-
the gulf of Trieste. are not allowed to
depart. The government is very I'M
popular and very suspicious.
Rev. James Hill, VINO throughout
the civil war was known as 1.-THE fight
ing chaplain" of the Twentyfrst Iowa,
died at Cascade, 10.
While laboring under temporary
fit of insanity, DIR. McBeth jumped
through car window of a moving
train near Logan, Mont. He was bad
ly bruised, but will recover.
Phil Carr, desperate who has fig
ured in several shady deals over the
west, was killed on a ranch near Di-
vide, Mont, by Sheriff Pyle, of Beaver
head county.
DIR. Herman Dadsworth, 35 years of
age, instructor of Latin in Wesleyan
university, and member of the facul-
ty, was found dead in his room at Bos-
ton, with his throat cut. He had COM
mitted suicide, from a fear of losing
his mind.
On account of the serious illness of
Nine. Diaz, President Diaz, of Mexico
has decided not visit Chicago as he had
planned.
The U. S. treasury the 95th had a
gold reserve of 1854, O57, 1858.
The insurgents have captured the
United States gunboat Urdaneta in
the 0rani river, on the northwest
side of Manila bay where she was pa
trolling. One officer and nine of her
crew are missing.
Before the Athletic club of Louis
knocked out Jim Hall of Australia in
JHe Lnlru round.
Jailer A. l.. Maxwell of the Polk
county Jail was assaulted by two ex-
convlcts at Des Moines, Ia, and probab-
ly fatally injured. The prisoners
then relieved Maxwell of the keys to
the outer gate of the Jail and made
good their escape.
Twelve druggists were indicted at
Kansas City for illegal liquor selling.
Much to the surprise of everyone, the
Olympia, with Admiral Dewey, ar
rived at New York the morning of the
Goth. For the first time in years, Fort
Hancock gave an admirars salute. The
admiral is in perfect health.
A head-end collision occurred on the
Northwestern road near Oskaloosa,
To-, between passenger and freight
train. The dead are: Engineers Aren
and Douglas, Fireman Premise and
Conductor Dave Butterfeld.
The body of Win Otis, a negro, was
found hanging to the limb of tree
near Rawl Springs, Miss. The negro
is supposed to have been lynched.
Gen. Henry Heth, the confederate
chieftain and historian, died at his
home in Washington, d. c.
A. P. Stevenson, wealthy merchant
of Pittsburg, Pa, tried to kill his wife
and then committed suicide.
Forty-six new cases of yellow fever
were reported at Key West the Goth,
and two deaths.
The National Irrigation convention
opened at Missoula, Mont. Seventeen
states and territories were repre-
scented.
General Snyder attacked the posi-
ton of the insurgents five miles west
of Cebu and destroyed seven of the
forts and quite number of smooth
cannon. The insurgents were utterly
routed and Snyder returned with his
force to Cebu. The Tennessee regi-
ment was already aboard the trans
port to come home but disembarked to
take part in the engagement.
The schooner Lily of the West. from
Labrador, with so persons aboard and
SEQ quintals of Goldfish, struck an ice
berg off the Straits of Belle Isle, sink
ing almost Immediately. The crew
managed to escape. but We're three
DAYS in the boats before they were res
cued.
Chicago people contemplate opening
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