River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-07
LATER NEWS.

bull fight occurred on the out
skirts c,f Paris and was witnessed by
10, 600 people. Five magnificent bulls
were fought and killed.
Mount Holly Inn, new hotel at
Walbrook, Md, costing $4,000 was
destroyed by fire.
The town hall at Foxboro. Mass,
which, besides the town offices, con
tanned the high school, the grammar
school and three intermediate schools,
was burned. One man was killed and
three injured, one so badly it is feared
he will die.
A triple tragedy occurred in the
court house at San Augustine, Texas,
in which Felix Roberts, Sid Roberts
and Sheriff Neil Roberts were killed.
The tragedy is a sequel to an old feud
between the Wall and Roberts factions
on one side and the Brooks and Border
faction on the other.
E. r. Slack was confirmed as collec-
tor of customs for the district of Ha-
wall.
w. r. Hearst, of the New York Jour
nal, will establish an evening daily in
Chicago.
Secretary Root reports to congress
that. according to best information,
the Filipino losses are as follows: Fill
pinos killed 10, $50; wounded, >, 104;
captured and surrendered, 10, 424; mum
Der prisoners in our possessions about
1000.
Six new cases of bubonic plague and
two deaths were reported at Cairo,
Egypt.
The Oregon election indicates that
the republicans carried the state with
), 900 to 5000 plurality.
Major General Otis, former military
governor of the Philippines, landed
at San Francisco from the transport
Meade and left at once for Washington.
Mrs. John sherman, wife of ex-Sec-
rotary Sherman, suffered another
stroke of paralysis and died at Mans
field, O.
The new capital of New Mexico at
Santa Fe was dedicated with imposing
ceremonies.
United States Minister Lord, at Bue-
nos Ayres cabled the state department
that the notifications of the new treaty
of extradition between the United
States and Argentine republic were ex-
changed.
A conference agreement has been
reached on a bill which will open to
settlement about ., 400. 900 acres of pub
lie lands in the Klowa and Comanche
lands in southwest Oklahoma.
Extradition papers have been signed
by Governor Roosevelt in the case of
Charles +. w. Nicely, accused of en-
bezzling postal funds of the United
States government in Cuba. Prepare
tions arc being made by the federal
authorities for the transfer of the pris-
oner to Havana.
The British army under Lord Rob
erts gained possession of Pretoria with
out encountering opposition.
The first convention Of the American
Foundrymen's association was held at
Chicago.
The Turkish government has placed
contract with an Italian company to
renovate eight ironclads.
In response to the request of the
United States and Chilli to appoint the
the third arbitrator to settle questions.
the president has selected j. ID. Ploda,
the Swiss minister TO the United
States, to act in the capacity referred
to.
The president has nominated Brig
Gen. Joseph Wheeler. L. S. v. TO be
brigadier-general United States army;
Walter X. Lands. to be postmaster at
| San Juan, Porto Rico.
James Phillips was drowned in the
river at Memphis within three minutes
after he had received the sacrament of
baptism and the benedietion of his
pastor.
| The strike situation in St. Louis has
assumed such a serious phase that 50
prominent citizens united III a tele-
gram to Gov. Stevens, asking him TO
call out the militia for the protection
of life and property.
/ The democratic convention of New
York elected David Il. Hill, Richard
Croker, Edward Murphy and Augustus
Van Wycll as delegates to the national
convention and endorsed William J..
Bryan for the presidency.
stephen Crane, the well known
/ American author, died at Baden
I,raiIer Germany arred 70 years