River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
LATER NEWS.

The North Presbyterian church at
Lacrosse, Wis, was destroyed by light
ming.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury the 18th was 1921, 4o5, 140
The veneer works at Grand Rapids,
Mich, the largest in the country, was
destroyed by fire. Loss, 500, 600.
The strike at Buffalo was renewed
again the 18th by all of the monthly"
men going out. All of the elevators
are tied up.
Sparks from a tug set the stockyards
fork of the Chicago river afire. The
flames burned all the rope tenders from
the side of the vessel and blistered the
paint on its planking. When the water
became quiet the fire died out.
A pitched battle occurred at Prince
ton, n. j., between the members of
Pawnee Bills wild west show and the
students Several h,lrt on both
sides. The trouble arose from the fact
that for so years it has been an I'M
written law of the students not to al
low a circus parade through the streets.
Yerkes has sold his Chicago street
railway system for $40, 1000, 600
The cruiser Marblehead has arrived
at Pernambuco, en- route to the Pacific.
Winnie Roach, mulatto woman at
Atlanta, Ga, and her husband were ar
rested for brutally burning their four
children nearly to death, by igniting
papers saturated with kerosene, with
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j. II. Hamilton, a painter at Santa
Maria. Cal. killed his wife by cut
ting her throat and then killed himself
in a like manner.
General Maxine Gomez informed
Governor-General Brooke that he
could no longer act as representative
of the Cuban army in the distribution
of the $1,000 900 appropriated for the
payment of the Cuban troops.
H. N. Halliday, president of the
Williamsville, Greenville & st. Louis
railway was shot and killed at Wilt
amsville, Mo-, by Monroe johnson, a
prominent lumberman.
The announcements authoritatively
made that the Wheeling Iron and Steel
company will at once begin the cree
ton in Wheeling of tin plate mill
| and wrought iron and steel pipe and
tube works, to be operated in opposi-
ton to the tin plate trust.
A special from Anderson, Ind, says
the $50, 600, 900 window glass trust is a
certainty. Leases have been closed
which places 9S per cent of the produc-
tive facilities of the country in control
of the new combine.
The arrest at Johannesburg of seven
alleged former British officers on the
charge of high treason, has caused in
tense excitement. The prisoners were
brought to Pretoria by special train.
After they had been lodged in jail they
were visited by the British diplomatic
agent.
Edward Everett Hale has resigned
the pastorate of the South Congrega-
tional church of Boston, after service
of 43 years.
A severe wind storm swept north
western Ohio, blowing down a school
house at Fulton and one at Montpelier.
| A number of pupils were injured, but
none killed. At Akron, Mains circus
| tent was blown down on the crowd,
but without serious injury.
Rear Admiral Watson, who will re-
lieve Admiral Dewey in command of
the Asiatie squadron, sailed for his
post from San Francisco.
Abe Majors, convicted of killing Cap
| tain of Police Brown. at Ogden. Utah,
has been sentenced to death.
The tenth annual convention of the
National Travellers Protective associa-
tion convened at Louisville, Ky.
The insurgent General Gregoris del
Pillar believes that he has deserted by
the Filipino government and desires
| to surrender if he can secure what he
regards as honorable terms from the
Americans. The insurgent hospital
near San lsidor is reported to be over
whelmed with wounded General
| Pillars main subsistence depot is five
| miles in front of Lawton.
James Brown, a well-known stock
broker living near Dimondale, Mich,
in fit of jealousy shot and killed his
sweetheart Mollie Flagler.
Several shocks of earthquake were
felt at Hartford and other places in
Connecticut.
Aguinaldo has fed into the prov
inee of Nueva Eciia, in the mountains.