River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-12-13
LATER NEWS

tered the office of the Anderson hotel
at Mason City, To-, and compelled the
night clerk to deliver the cash in the
money drawer, amounting to 500.
| There is no clue.
The Roth hotel at Oconto, Wis, was
destroyed by fire. All who were in
the hotel escaped except Edward Kim
ball, who lost his life through suffo-
cation.
Judge Sneed, of the Knox county
court, decides the anti-cigarette law
passed by the Tennessee legislature
in 1899 as unconstitutional and void.
Seth Duncan shot and killed II. T.
| Slaughter and f. A. Simonton while
| they were drinking at a bar in Madi-
sonville, Texas.
AT noon the 10th Charles A. Towne
took the oath of allegiance to the
| United States as member of the sem
ate to succeed Cushman X. Davis, de-
ceased. He was accompanied to the
presiding officers desk by Senator
Nelson, the two walking through the
chamber arm in arm.
The transport Hancock arrived at
San Francisco from Manila via Ma
gasaki with gruesome cargo. 1t con-
sisted of the bodies of about 1,500 sail
ors and soldiers who either died in
battle or succumbed to the ravages of
disease in the Philippines, China, GU
am and Honolulu.
Gen. Wood severed the official con-
nection of the Havana bar association
with the government in consequence
of the action of the association in
electing to the board of governors five
deposed Judges who haG been removed
for dishonesty.
The postoffice at Evanston. Iowa,
together with mail, stamps and fix
lures, was destroyed by fire.
The ear of Russia has refused to in
tervene in Transvaal matters.
A disastrous gas explosion occurred
in the new Union Pacific railroad tun-
mel, by which four men lost their lives
and several others were injured.
Gov. Roosevelt has presented the
African-American conference with a
parsonage at Oyster Bay, n j.
An armed uprising against the ex-
listing state government of fucatan
took place few days ago at Solferlno.
The rising was quickly quelled, and
the leaders taken to Kofell for trial.
They will probably be shot.
Edward Swanson, snake charmer,
while giving an exhibition at Ham
mond. Ind, was bitten by rattle
snake, causing death in few hours.
President Mckinley will visit the
Pacific coast next spring to attend the
launching of the battleship Ohio.
Eight persons were injured by the
ditchinp of the limited train on the
Illinois Central railroad at Ilsley, Ky.
1t is the understanding of the house
leaders that the holiday recess OF con-
gress will begin Friday, Dec. 2l, and
the session will be resumed on Thurs
day, Jan, 8.
Another serious landslide has oc-
Cured in Heligoland. Norway. Thir-
ty houses have been engulfed, and a
considerable number for three days
have been under water. Thus far 1t
has been impossible to send rehef and
the losses have not yet been deter
mined.
fleAu MARSHAL itOAh - @NN
from Cape Town for England on the
steamer Canada.
The president sent to the senate the
name of George Won L. Meyer, OF Mas
sachusetts, to be ambassador to Italy.
Six masked men seized the town
marshal of Seville. o., and after bind
ing and gagging him robbed Highs
bank. They secured about 81, 600 and
escaped.
Charles James. brother of the noted
Jesse james, was arrested for robbery
at Somerville, n. j.
While West Turner hall in Chicago
was crowded with children a cry of
fire was started, which instantly
caused panic. In the wild rush for
the doors a number were injured, but
none fatally.
A detachment of the Fifth cavalry
had a fight with a hundred Filipinos
south of Santa Cruz The insurgents
were chased four miles. Fourteen OF
them were found dead. There We're
no American casualties.
Mrs. Grey, of Mason City, Iowa,
burned to death while lighting fire
with kerosene.