River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-25
LATER NEWS.


along Pine Creek, IS miles from Spo.
kane, Wash.
The steamship City of Seattle ar
rived at Vancouver, B. c., from
Skaguay with 27S passengers on board
and case of smallpox. She is an
chored in full stream, flying the yell
low flag.
Harrod, the 7-year-old son of p. c.
Taylor, of Mt. Pleasant, Mich, was
found under barrel in the rear of his
fathers store, shot through the heart. |
The miners relief committee at Mt |
Carmel, Pa, have appealed for help
for the striking miners.
Diamonds have been discovered near
Postmansburg, South Africa.
John Sherman, former representa-.
tive in the house, for long term a
member of the senate. and twice hold
ing cabinet positions, died at his resi-
dence in Washington, ID. c., at Gas
o'clock the morning of the 22nd in the
18th year of his age. Death had been
expected for some days. The immedi-
ate cause was described as incident to
extreme weakness due to old age and
to several attacks of sickness, from
which he had suffered for year and
half.
President Mitchell, in an interview
at Hazelton, Pa, practically admitted
that the anthracite coal miners strike
would end as soon as all the operators
posted a notice guaranteeing pay
ment of a 10 per cent advance in wages
until April 1.
Harry Belts and Daisy Blydenburg,
prominent young people of Cory, Pa,
were found dead in each others arm,
seated on bench in Cory park. The
girl was shot through the breast and
the young man through the head.
The battleship New York has been
detached from the North Atlantic
squadron and ordered out of commits
sion.
The First National bank of Union,
Ore, was blown open and $4,000 Sc
cured. The robbers fled on the APP
proach of citizens.
Cholera is increasing to large ex-
tent in Japan.
Lawrence Walsh, who killed Robert
Gilchrist, barber, and was found to
be insane, was arrested In Chicago and
returned to Chester insane asylum,
from where he escaped Oct. 8.
Stanley Pochata. 10-year-old boy
was arrested in Chicago in the act of
turning a switch in the railroad yards.
He told the policeman he wanted to
see wreck, because it was so exciting.
Charles l.. Alvord, Jr., note teller of
the First National Bank of New York
is fugitive and defaulter to the ex-
tent of $500, 900.
At military headquarters it is stated
that the first installment of the voluu-
teer army now in the Philippines will
leave Manila Nov. 1.
The Hamburg chamber of commerce
has momoralized Count Won Buelow
on the subject of the boorse's law,
pointing out that deep dependency
has taken possession of the boorses,
and national prosperity has severely
suffered in consequence of the law"
Since the establishment of the post
office at Nome City, Alaska, over 5000
money orders have been sold represent
ing value of nearly $500, 900.
There Is considerable mystery re-
garding the death of the French min
lister NJ. Pichon at Picking.
The French transport Caravene sank
in an inland sea of japan, after col
lision with a Japanese liner. She was
a coast service vessel. Three French
men who were on board are missing.
The extra session of the Kentucky
legislature has adjourned, after ses-
sion of eight weeks
Gloster Barnes, colored, was lynched
by mob of his own people near Vieks-
burg. Miss. In drunken fury Barnes
murdered his wife, stabbed a negro
who interfered and engaged in rife
duel with white man who attempted
to arrest him.
Fire destroyed a small tenement
house in Montreal, causing the death
of Ave children. The father. Arthur
lie Branc, was badly burned, but will
live.
d. o. Prison, stock dealer, was held
up by highwaymen at Millvale, Pa,
and robbed of 81, 200, as he was walk
ing along the road
| The miners strike at Middleboro,
Ky, has been declared off. Eight
hundred men will return to work.