River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-22
LATER NEWS.

Seattle. Two men entered the First
National bank, and selling a package
of currency estimated to contain $500,
made their escape.
Colonel Patten, of the quartermas-
ter-general's office, has completed ar
engagements for the shipment of about
81, OOO, 900 worth of clothing and equip
age to Manila for the use of the troops
in the Philippine s during the next six
months.
While preparations were being made
for the burial of Miss Lizzie Walsh in
New York, she surprised the mourners
by rising up and thrusting off her
shroud. She had been in a trance and
apparently dead for several days.
A railroad wreck near Ozark, Ala,
resulted in Is passengers being seri-
ously hurt. Conductor Reed was IA
tally injured.
T-hirty-two thousard additional Britt
ish troops for South Africa are now at
sea.
E. G. Stout and his wife were gored
to death by a savage bull at Nescipe,
Pa.
The senatorial committee appointed
to inquire into the needs of Cuba, has
arrived at Havana.
Arthur z. Greedy, assistant commits
sioner of patents at Washington. has
resigned his position.
All grades of refined sugars have adj
vanced 5 cents per 100 pounds.
Two colored soldiers were fatally
shot in a saloon row at Couer d'Alene,
Idaho.
Ernest o. Schlapp broke through the
ice while hunting near Burlington, To-,
and was drowned.
Charles Brandon was killed in a run
away at Mason City, 10.
Lieut.. Crawford. Admiral Dewey's
secretary, denies the report that Adj
miral Dewey will make a trip to
Europe this season.
The military governor of Cuba, after
a consultation with the secretary of
sented at the Pan-American expo
| sition in 1901.
The military commission appointed
to try the Ladrone leaders, Morales
and Gonzales, who were accused of
numbering Filipinos, has found the
prisoners guilty and sentenced them
to be hanged on March 80 near Bay
ambang.
The Detroit has sailed from Havana
for Greytown to look after American
interests there.
Major Charles Bird, qu-artermaster
u. s. A., just returned from Manila,
has been ordered to make an inspec-
ton Of the transport service and other
matters relative to the qnartermas-
ter's department at San Francisco, Cal,
and at Tacoma and Seattle, Wash.
Admiral Dewey was taken i'll and
the public reception at Savannah, Ga,
had to be abandoned.
A large number of people were taken
sick after eating a dinner given by the
members of the Baptist church of
Kingston, Ill
The proposed fight between Bob
Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkev is off.
Sharkey failed to post his forfeit.
The British vessel City of Florence
was wrecked on the coast of California.
Smallpox appears to be on the in
crease in Paris.
The great coal strike in Austria, in
which go, 900 miners were involved, has
collapsed without the men gaining a
single concession.
The Flint (Mich.) wagon works were
destroyed by fire. Loss, $500, 600.
Gen. Kitchener occupied Prieska un-
opposed. The Transvaalers escaped
across the river.
The treasury department is being
flooded with letters quoting from vari-
GUS newspapers to the effect that the
department is paying a premium on
certain 81 silver certificates, with the
number 81 on the back, series of 1899,
on account of the plates being stolen.
This is declared to be not true.
The Jewett White Lead works at
Port Richmond, 5. L., suffered by fire
to the extent Of 500, 600.
F. w. Elliott, editor Of the Times,
Troy, Kas.. was shot and wounded by
an unknown assailant as he alighted
from a railway train.
A lively street duel occurred afKan-
.sas City. Mo. between politicians and
reporters. A dozen shots were fired,
but no one injured.