River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-03-08
LATER NEWS.

Senator Davis of Minnesota offered
an amendment to the Puerto Rican bill
in the United States senate. Its effect
is to have the tariff laws of the United
States applied to Puerto Rico upon for
eign imports only, allowing absolute
free trade between the United States
and the island.
Olga Nethersole has been obliged by
the police in New York to discontinue
the presentation of the play "Sapho."
A miners train, carrying over 400
workmen, was run into by a freight
train near Brazil, Ind. Melvin Easter
and Charles Crampney were killed and
v 40 injured.
Rumors have reached Benson, AriZ.,
that a large body of Yaqui Indians are
headed for the international line. Or
ders have been issued by General Mer-
riam to the commanding officer at Fort
Huachuaca to hold troops in readiness
for immediate field service to be used
to repel any attempt to cross the line
into the United States.
The American Sugar Refining com
pany has declared a dividend of IL per
cent on common stock.
When Cashier Wier opened the vault
of the Farmers bank at Pennington,
Iowa, he found the interior rifed of
81. 700.
For assaulting an S-year-old girl
George Radcliffe was shot to death by
a mob in the Jail at Waynesville, n. c.
A joint resolution was introduced in
congress by Mr.. Davries, of California,
for the repeal of duties on white or
printing paper and the material from
which it is made.
A bill was introduced in by
Mr.. Gillett, of Massachusetts, prohibit
ing the sale of liquor in the Philip
pines.
"A strong force of British, including
lhe Kimberly Light Horse, is march
ing n%orthward from Kimberly. 1t is
expected the crossing of the Vaal river
will be disputed at Fourteen Streams,
where the railway bridge has been
wrecked"
Twenty stock men and railroad en-
ployes were injured, two probably fa-
tally, in a collision between two
Illinois Central freight trains near
Brodyiew, a few miles out of Chicago.
The conservative ministery of New
Brunswick has resigned.
John Westervelt, his wife and 6-year
old daughter were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed their home at
Chaffin's Bluff, Va.
Gen. Joe Wheeler arrived at San
Francisco on the transport Warren.
The Beers in northern Cape Colony
have retreated to the Orange Free
State. Gen. Gatacre entered Storm
berg unopposed. The Beers destroyed
the railroad approach. At Dordrecht
Gen. Brabort scored a complete victory.
The British government has decided
that Lord Pauncefote will remain as
ambassador Washington indefinitely.
Congressman Alfred C. Harmer
father of the house,, member of con-
gress from the Fifth Pennsylvania,
died at Philadelphia, aged IS years.
The municipal council of Kingston,
Jamaica, are in open revolt, and the
mayor, with a majority of the council,
will resign. Municipal corruption is
the trouble.
General Corbln turned over to Mrs.
Lawton, wife of the late Major Cen
eral Lawton, the fund subscribed by
the people of the country. 1t amount
ed 20 sos, 1872 OF.
At a meeting of the Boston Social
>nion. 1t was announced on behalf
of the Newton Theological Institution
that John ID. Rockefeller has undertake
en- to contribute one-half of the $780,
900 needed to complete the equipment
of hat institution.
The president sent the senate the
name of Melville C. Brown of Wyom-
ing for the position of United States
district Judge for the district of AL
aska.
On account of i'll health Rear Admir-
al Watson will return from the Phili-
pines and will be succeeded by Rear
Admiral George c. Reney.
The British soldiers in South
Africa are menaced with bubonic
sickness.
Capt. Edgar Koehler was ambushed
and killed by the ~Filipinos.
An explosion of gas in the Red Ash
mines at Montgomery, w. Va, killed
a number of men and 20 were en-
tombed.