River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-21
NEWS.

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The currency bill passed the house
by a vote of 100 to $50. The following
democrats voted for the bill: Clayton,
Denny, briggs, Fitzgerald, Rupert,
Scudder, Thayer, Wilson.
Alexander Clarke was shot and in
stantly killed at Stevenson. b. c., by a
man named Jones. Clarke was hold
ing a bullock for Jones to shoot, but
the bullet missed the animal and en-
tered Clarke's forehead.
The steamer State of Kansas was
burned at New Madrid.
Gov. Sayers, of Texas, has appealed
to President Mckinley for the surren-
der of Lieut.. Rubottom and all nom
commissioned officers at Fort Ringgold
charged with rioting, etc, which took
place there recently. Commander Nc
Ribbon declined to surrender theso
men to the civil authorities.
An Australian mounted contingent
of 1000 men will sail for South Africa
before Jan. 10. An additional New
South Wales battery of artillery will
sail Immediately.
Panic conditions developed on the
stock exchange in New York the 18th
with the imperative need of money de-
veloped by the violent contraction in
values. Stocks were being thrown
over without the slightest regard to
the price they would bring, and at dis
tressing sacrifice of values.
Sol Smith Russell was obliged by ill
ness to dismiss his audience at the
Grand Opera House, in Chicago. The
breakdown occurred in the first act.
Encouraging news reached the navy
department from Admiral Watson at
Manila, respecting the members of
the crew of the Yorktown boats party
which landed at Baler last spring.
The report gives the account of a sail
or of the party who has made his way
to Manila, and it shows that II of the
original party of Is are still alive.
The plant of the Indianapolis Chain
and Camping company, the largest
manufacturers of bicycle chains in the
country, has been turned over to the
bicycle trust and will be known here
after as the American Bicycle COM
pany's chain factory.
At the trial of DIR. S. NJ. Jenkins,
charged with the murder and abortion,
at Dallas, Texas, Hugh Wheat, %
years of age, a brother of Mary Wheat,
one of the doctors alleged victims,
shot and mortally wounded the defend
ant. John Halligan, brother-in-law of
Jenkins, fired at Wheat, missing him.
Wheat and Halligan were both arrest
ed.
Major General Henry w. Lawton has
been shot and killed at San Mateo. He
was standing in front of his troops,
was shot in the breast and died imme-
diately. General Lawton started from
Manila with cavalry under Captain
Lockery and battalions of the 29sh and
27th infantry, under Lieutenant Colo
mel Sargent, for the purpose of cap
turing San Mateo, where Geronimo
was said to have 800 insurgents.
Two tenement houses in New york
were destroyed by fire and seven per-
| sons lost their lives.
The ensign of the German empire
was hoisted over the Samoan islands
the 10Th.
The National Bank of Port Jervis,
n. V, has suspended.
Statements are published from Boer
sources in Brussels and Berlin that
President Kruger is willing to con-
clude peace on the basis of the status
quo, but that otherwise he will call
upon the Beers in Cape Colony to join
in proclaiming the independence of
the Cape territories of Great Britain.
The p~ostoffice department has been
notified that the president of Guate-
mala had on the 14th inst, approved
the United States and Guatemala par
cells post convention. 1t is effective
Jan. l..
BY a vote of 9to 5 the board.of alder
men of Denver adopted a joint resolu-
ton expressing sympathy for the
Transvaal republic in its war with
Great Britain and hope for the sue
cess of Boer arms.
The United States transport ship
| Thomas has arrived at Singapore. The
Thomas left New York Nov. 2, having
on board the 47th volunteer infantry,
commanded by Colonel Walter Howe.
She is the first of the three troopships
taking reinforcements to the Philip
pines by the transatlantic route.
Senator Morton was reelected to the
U. S. senate from West Virginia.