River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-25
LATER NEWS.

of the volunteer troops in the Philip
pines the secretary of war photographed
instructions to Gen. Shafter, command
ing the department of California, at
San Francisco. to establish model
ton of about 1900 volunteers from
Manila, pending their muster out.
Snow fell the 22d at Lead, S. d., to
the depth of eight inches.
Tom Linton, negro living near Fay
etteville, Ga, was shot and killed by
crowd of masked men. Several ne
groes were whipped by whitecappers
in that vicinity, and it is believed they
intended dealing likewise with Linton
but that he opened fire on them and
they returned the same with the re-
suit given. Linton was an inoffensive
negro.
The grain shovelers' strike at Buff
falo has been settled. The agreement
signed by subcommittee represent
ing the strikers, of which President
keefe, of the Longshoremen's associ-
alton, was a member, and Contractor
Corners, has been approved by the full
committee of the Grain Shovelers'
union.
The Oxford hotel at Philadelphia
was destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000
One-half of the business portion of
Kenmare, n. d., was burned. The fire
was clearly of incendiary origin, re-
sulting from bitter prohibition fight.
J. r. Garrison, of Washington, ID. c.,
has been appointed auditor for the
island of Porto Rico under the war de-
partment.
Mile. Rhea, the well known actress,
died at Mont Morenci, France.
A tank of nitro-glycerine exploded
at the works of the Aetna Qnd.) pow
der company, killing Frank Ebler, Sam
Errick and Charles Morris. Not a
vestige of the building remains.
The New York legislature met in a
special session the 22d.
The United States transport Sheri-
dan arrived at San Francisco from Ma
Mia with number of officers and GA
discharged soldiers.
AT Mount Pleasant, Texas, a tornado
struch church, just as the noon
services closed. The building was
blown to pieces, William Kaufman
was instantly killed and Is other per-
sons We're injured, some fatally. A
woman with babe in her arms was
struck by lightning but miraculously
escaped death.
The dead body of j. J. Travis was
found in a room at the Hotel Pine,
hn f1rI1 fRf
from an open jet and the windows
were tightly closed.
All the patent and enamel leather
concerns of Newark, n. j., will prob
ably be consolidated within month,
and the new company will be capital
lied at sum estimated at from So, 00O,
900 to SIS, 900.
At San Dials, Mexico, seven negroes
were lynched. One of them had as
saulted the wife of ranch owner. No
attempt was made to prove the guilt
of any of them, but three of them were
hung and four were shot while at
tempting to escape.
The rainy season in the Philippines
has finally begun. In a weeks time
the rice fields win be thick with mud.
The United States cruiser Olympia,
with Admiral Dewey on board, arrived
at Hong Kong the Esd. Admiral
Dewey, on account of i'll health, was
unable to attend the queens birthday
dinner.
The transport Sherman sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with 1,S00
troops.
The Grand Central railroad of Eng
land has placed an order for 30 loco
motives with the Baldwin works at
Philadelphia.
The Phoenix Bridge company of
Phoenixville, Pa, received the con-
tract from the Japanese government,
through the American agents in New
York, to build a large bridge. The
bridge will be on four spans $50 feet
high, and win way somthing over
LOCO GOO pounds
Three German officers were killed by
the Chinese at Kiao Chou which may
lead Germany to use force to compel
the payment of indemnity.
Washington's peace jubilee was in
augurated at sunrise the 23th by
national salute of Is guns from the
Dolphin, anchored off the navy yard,
and by the chime of bells and sound of
steam whistles all over the city.