River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-11
LATER NEWS.

The navy department has selected a
successor to Admiral Dewey to com
mand the Asiatic station. Orders were
issued detaching Rear Admiral Watson
from command of the Mare Island navy
yard and ordering him to report to
Admiral Dewey at Manila to relieve
be spared there.
The iDsurgent forces have been divid-
ed, one body under command of Gener-
al Mascardo going to the west of San
Fernando, and the other commanded
by General Antonio Luna moving to
the north. Both of these leaders lay
claim to the supreme command of the
Filipino army.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men is in annual session at New Or
leans, La.
The Louisiana Industrial exposition
at New Orleans was opened to the pub
lie the sth.
The Des Moines & Northern railway
has been consolidated with the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Panl system.
According to high official of the
Vanderbilt lines, the details of big
railroad trust, which is to include all
the lines between Boston and Chicago,
are being worked upon, and the con-
solidation may be completed within
few weeks.
Twenty of the leading pillow manu-
facturers have formed combine, with
a capital of over sos, 100000
train of forty loaded ore cars on
the Great Northern road was dumped
into the Nemadii river by the collapse
of a bridge between Saunders and
Allbuez bay, Wis. Engineer Thomas
Quinn of 542 Westminster street, ST.
Paul, was killed. Fireman Harry Mil
Ter of Superior was seriously injured,
receiving crushed leg and internal
injuries.
Fire destroyed Russell & Co. IS thresh-
er engine plant at Massilion, 0. Loss
$500, 900. One fireman was killed by
falling walls.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
have left Washington for a vacation
of week or ten days at Hot Springs,
Va.
The deliverance of Orleans by Joan
VI AEC was CtitDi0bCh db ollNoh9t
France, the sth. Archbishop Ireland
was the orator of the occasion.
Gov. Stanley of Kansas has addressed
to the governors of Western states
pressing invitations to attend the an
nual convention of the annual conven-
ton of the Trans Mississippi CONNER
cial congress, which viii be held in
Wichita, May 81 to June 3, inclusive.
1t is believed that the schooner Loyal
which sailed from Seattle one year ago
for Katzeboe sound, Alaska, with II
persons aboard, is lost.
A four-handed street battle occurred
at Okolona, Miss, in which DIR. j. Muir
fee, his son Howard, and C. ID. Clark
We're killed. and w. f. Clark mortally
wounded. The trouble was over dis
puted doctors bill.
The naval department has decided to
send three large transports to Manila
to assist in returning the volunteers to
America. The boats will be the Mead,
the Thomas and probably the Logan.
The president has committed to three
years the life sentence of Clyde Ben
nington, convicted in California in
1898, of robbing the United States mail.
Official notification of the settlement
of claims of American citizens against
the Moorish government reached the
authorities at Washington in a dis
patch from Rear Admiral Howison,
who was aboard the Chicrgo.
The Michigan Legislature passed
bill taxing all incomes over $1,000 one
fourtb of one ner cent
Gen. Maxine Gomez is trying to con-
vince Gov. Gen. Brooke that Cuban
standing army of $4,000 is necessary to
the government of the island He has
presented his views in writing. but as
yet has received no response. His
proposition is not likely to receive
much favor at the palace.
Gen Samuel u. Smith, who was
generally known as the father of the
National guard system died at Dayton,
O., aged g. years.
The cruiser Charleston sailed from
Hong Kong for APART on the extreme
northern coast of the island of Luzon.
The object of her mission is not known.
The post Office at Stanwood. To-, was
broken into. the safe blown open and
a small amount of money and stamps
taken.