River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-26
LATER NEWS.


20 blow up the Jail to secure Elijah
Clark, who was incarcerated for as
saulting a white girl. William Vining
was shot during the assault upon the
building.
Gen. De Wet cut Lord Roberts line
of communication and captured 100
Highlanders and supply train.
Two encounters are reported to have
taken place between British and Chi.
nese forces near Wei-hai-wei. The
Chinese, it is reported, were repulsed
after stubborn encounter.
Three threshers working near Fort
Scott, Kan. were killed by lightning.
The medical congress of Latin
America will meet at Santiago de Chill
in December next.
ST. Petersburg dispatches represent
the situation in Manchuria as far more
serious than had been supposed. 1t is
asserted that the Chinese have occu-
pied Hailar. where the Russian rail-
way staff is surrounded and in despe-
rate straits.
The war department is considerin
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cock. which sails from San Francisco,
July 2s with four battries of artillery
and 500 marines, direct to Taku in
stead of to Nagasaki.
The Lehigh Valley freight house at
East Buffalo, together with so cars
loaded with merchandise. were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 900.
Headquarters of the democratic cam
paign have been established in the
Auditorium in Chicago.
Two unknown young men were found
dead beside the Great Western rail
way tracks at Savannah, Mo-, with bull
let holes in their heads.
The gasoline launch Sasco, owned
by Alfred L. Crow, blew up in Long
Island sound near New Rochelle, n.
Y, killing Mrs. Crow and her 14-year-
old son, Harald.
The president has listened to the APP
peal of the Chinese government as
transmitted through Minister WI, and
has signified his willingness to mediate
between the imperial government and
the powers, but only upon conditions
which first must be met by the Chinese
government.
Eleven negroes were drowned near
Akron, Ala. by the capsizing of their
skiff
Emil Uhlbrecht at one time cham
pion cyclist of the United States, was
drowned at Honolulu while gathering
sea shells.
Police Captain John T. Day and Po-
liceman Peter J. Lamb are dead. and
| Policeman August I. Mora is suffering
| from three wounds, one of which is Sc
we're, the result of an encounter with
two negroes Leonard Pierce and Rob
ert Charles at New Orleans, La.
! A landslide wrecked a passenger
train on the Milwaukee road near Wa
basha, Mimi. killing Engineer Hath
away and Fireman Thomas.
w J. Bryan will attend the Grand
Army reunion at Chicago.
The populists of Texas nominated
Jerome C. Kearby for governor
The Eastern elevator at Buffalo. n
V, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
000
Peace has been officially proclaimed
throughout the republic of Venezuela.
Through the explosion of steam
tube in the steam yacht Trilby, owned
and commanded by Fred l.. Sbink. of
Serbia. n Y. three young children
lost their lives, one more was fright
| fully scalded and three other people
were more or less burned.
1T is reported at Yokohama that the
japanese foreign minister has been in
constant communication with the
southern vieercys of China, urging
| them TO mobilize troops and to march
northward to restore peace and order.
1t Is believed that they used their in
| iluence IN Pebin with the result that
the cmperor's party resumed control.
A Japanese report from Tien Tsin
SAYS that at conference of the allied
commanders it was decided to orga-
nize a military government of the city.
The Chinese minister received dis
patch the cath from Sheng, the direc-
tor of railroads and telegraphs at
| Shanghai. stating that the foreign
ministers are to be sent from Peking
to Tientsin under escort. also that the
imperial government has not only
been protecting them, but has supplied
them with food