River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-09-21
LATER NEWS.

r. T. MeClannanin, well known
actor, dropped dead at the supper table
in Hartford, Conn.
Gen. r. A. Alger publishes letter
in which he declines to be candidate
for United States senator from Michi-
gan.
The United States transport Bufford
has arrived at New York from Glen
fuegos and Havana with COS soldiers
on board.
The ship George Stetson, of Bath,
Me-, Captain Patton, from Portland,
Ore, June II, for Taku, China, has
been burned at Loo Choo. No lives
were lost.
Thirteen warships, nine revene cut
tiers and five torpedo boats will well
come the Olympia when she arrives at
New York.
The populist campaign in Nebraska
was opened by w. j. Bryan at O'Neill.
At New York, before 1000 people,
Tommy Ryan defeated Frank Craig,
the Harlem coffee cooler, in five rounds.
Twenty deaths from the bubonic
plague occurred in Hong Kong in one
week.
The United States Master Brewers
association held it's eleventh annual
session at New York.
The bubonic plague has broken out
at Assumption, the capital of Para
quay.
The loss by the burning of the plant
of the American Fisheries company at
Promised Land, L. L., is between $780,
600 and S145, 600.
The National Colored Baptist con-
vention selected Richmond, Va, as the
next meeting place.
Cipriano Castro, at the head of the
revolutionary army in Venezuela, has
fought and won a bloody battle near
Tacuyo. He has taken Valencia and
Puerto Cabello, and it is believed the
killed and wounded will number LEGO.
1t is reported that Senior Ferrer, the
minister of war, has been killed.
The difficulties between the labor
unions and the committee on arrange
meuts of the Chicago fall festival
reached climax when instructions
were issued from headquarters, sus-
pending all preparations for the cele-
brations until the difficulties with or
ganized labor are definitely settled.
The war department has decided to
have the cable ship Tooker, which is
on a reef on Corrigedor island, saved.
1t will be taken to Cavite. 1t is esti-
to be worth over 100000. The value
of the cargo to be saved is over $780,
O00
An entire business block at Los An
geles was destroyed by fire, causing
loss of S25O,00O. Geo. Knowlton was
ly injured.
Lawrence Gardner democratic ma
tional committeeman for the District
of Columbia. died at Washington from
a complication of dropsy and heart
trouble.
The Minneapolis committee has no
titled the president that the Thirteenth
regiment win arrive Oct. IS.
The French council of ministers de-
cided to pardon Dreyfus in principle.
In principle" is an idiom used in
semi-official announcements of forth
coming actions.
Kid Mccoy whipped Steve O'Donnell
in six rounds before the Athletic club
of New York.
The empress dowager of China is
said to be seriously i'll. Ii Hung Chang
has been recalled to power.
Rear Admiral Schley will, after the
Dewey reception, succeed Rear Adj
miral Howison, in command of the
South Atlantic squadron.
Ensign Davidson, with the tin-clad
Paragua, had sharp engagement with
the insurgents at San Fabion, Lin
gayan gulf, defeating them easily.
There were no casualties on the Para
qua.
A special from Manila says the in
surgents have promised to release the
sixteen American prisoners, including
Lieutenant Gilmore. Two insurgent
majors visited General Macarthur and
obtained permission to pass the prison.
ers through the American lines, ac-
companied by Filipino general.
Over 1000 persons are dead and mis-
sing, as result of the recent typhoon
in Japan. according to advices brought
by the steamer Empress of India, from
the Orient. Much damage to shipping
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