River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-19
LATER NEWS

One man was killed and two girls in
jured by flying boards during a severe
wind storm in Chicago.
Terrific gales. followed by fire, de-
stroyed much property at Bocas del
Toro, Colombia.
Admiral Remey has cabled to the
Buffalo, now at Colombo, Ceylon, to
proceed to Taku. The trip will take
three weeks. She has on board about
400 fresh men to augment the naval
force now in China.
The transport Indiana sailed from
Manila for China with large force of
soldiers.
| In consequence of the discovery of n
plot to create riot and to join a Boer
commando, $50 vagrant foreigners
| The navy department received Off
cial confirmation from Admiral Remey
of the reverse of the allied forces at
| Tientsin on the morning of the 18th.
Losses of the allied forces are; Rus
slams, 100, including artillery colonel;
| Americans, over 80; British, over 40;
japanese, 5o. including colonel;
! French, %.
| When the war in South Africa is
over, then thousand Beers, chiefly
naturalized citizens of the Transvaal,
will emigrate to the United States.
] observation-disclosures are arranging the pre-
lminaries for this movement.
/ The latest Machadodorp advices
state that President Kruger will re-
fuse to surrender until his supplies
are exhausted,
Seven people were injured, one ia
tally. by falling walls in fire caused
by lightning in Chicago. Fireman
Frank Meany will die.
The executive committee of the
American Federation of Labor met in
Denver. Colo.
The report that Lord Roberts is seri-
ously i'll in South Africa is denied in
dispatch from Pretoria.
A cloudburst occurred at Coleman,
| Texas, and dozen lives were lost in
the flood. Ten bodies have been re-
covered.
The steamer Thomas Maytham, with
a cargo of g. 800 tons of COAL ran ashore
in fog near Milwaukee, Wis.
Terry McGovern defeated Frank
Erne, lightweight champion, in the
j third round.
Peoria, town sixty miles south
west of Dallas. Tex. was swept by
tornado Mrs. John Nelson and her
two children were fatally hurt Two
churches and several dwelling houses
were destroyed together with an inn
IN cnse amount of farm property.
Gov. Mount of Indiana telegraphed
President Mckinley offering the SER
vices in China Of the three regiments
and three batteries OF that state for
the protection of Americans in China.
Enraged at the news from China,
mob at Virden. ILL.,. attacked a Chi
nese laundry and demoli shed the en-
tire front of the building. Six shots
were fired at two Chinese laun drymen,
but without effect. No arrests have
yet been made.
China has practically declared war
upon Russia The Chinese troops
seized a Russian transport boat laden
with munitions and fired upon and
killed almost the entire Russian es-
cort.
The bodies of Miss Blennermann and
VIM. BardwelI were found in the
waters of the harbor at Kenosha, Wis.
The Chinese minister at Washington
received dispatch from China saying
that the foreign ministers were alive
July Q.
The republicans of Kentucky, Texas,
have nominated Hon. John w. Yer
kes, of nanvIlle, FOR governor.
The secretary of war has wired Adj
jutant General Scurrey, asking how
many troops Texas can furnish for
war in China. General Scurrey's re-
ply was that Texas could be relied
upon to furnish any quota the govern
ment might call for.
The allied troops resumed the at
tack upon the Chinese walled city of
Tientsin ON the morning of July IA.
and succeeded III preaching the walls
and capturing all the forts. The
Chinese were completely routed, and
the allies took possession of the native
city aud it's defences The total losses
of the allies in the engagement of
Thursday, Friday and Saturday were
about 500 killed or wounded. The
casualties were greatest among the
/ Russians and ianancsc