River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-06
LATER NEWS.


lana are suffering from the bubonic
plague.
Lord Roberts issues a proclamation
formally annexing the Transvaal to
the dominions of the British crown.
Two policemen were killed and IL
injured at st. Louis while using the
telephones An electric light wire
came in contact with the telephone
wires which caused the catastrophe.
An apple core thrown by colored
boy which struck VIM. Kohles. a white
whites and blacks in New York city.
1t was howevery very quickly quelled
by the police.
Thirteen persons killed and over so
others injured is the appalling record
of rear-end collision between an ex-
cursion train and milk train on the
Bethlehem branch of the Philadelphia
& Reading railway at Hatfield. Pa.
A new electric tramway has been in
augurated at Santiago de Cuba
The fast mail on the New York Gem
trail struck a buggy at Syracuse, n. Y,
killing four people.
About So 600 Chinese are reported to
have left Annoy on account of the land
ing of foreign troops there.
Fred Lutte, railway crossing night
Waterman at Chicago, shot and prob
ably fatally wounded his wife, and
then blew out his brains. a recent
attack of typhoid fever. is believed to
have unbalanced his mind.
The Chinese attacked the allies at
Kong Chun, but were repulsed with
heavy loss.
Chung Ye, father-in-law of the late
emperor of China and heir apparent,
committed suicide.
The United States transport Lawton
is to be sent to Cape Nome to relieve
destitute miners.
1t is rumored that Prince Cheng has
been appointed regent of China, but
| is afraid to return to Picking unless
the foreign ENJOYS will guarantee his
liberty.
NJ Z. Gardner, who travelled for
| Cincinnati firm, committed suicide at
Centerville, Ala. He was talking to a
lady at the time, and, saying he was
tired of living, shot himself.
The United States transport Califor-
MAN arrived at Manila safely. She
was delayed sixteen days at Guam with
broken propeller.
Arthur E. Sewell, democratic candi-
date for vice president in 1896. was
stricken with apoplexv at his summer
home at Small Point, Me.
rrla &c,
Yu, has become totally bankrupt, ac-
cording to news from st. Petersburg.
He has had to move from the residence
of the Countess Kleimchel, which he
had been occupying at cost of nearly
SIC, 600 yearly, to cheap fiat.
Henry Truelsen, of Duluth, was
nominated for congress by the popu-
lists of the Sixth district of Minnesota.
Freight representatives of the Chi
cago- Kansas City lines met in Chicago
and agreed upon a minimum rate on
all grains of 10 cents. This is 2 cents
less than the normal figures.
Daniel Kerr, Grundy Center, Iowa,
was unanimously nominated for con-
gress by the Fifth district democrats.
John Henry Morris, Youngstown,
Ohio, was nominated for congress by
the democrats.
The republicans carried Vermont by
majority of about $4,000.
Seventy-five retail liquor dealers in
Chicago have declared war on the Chi
cago- Milwaukee brewing combine.
Returns have been received from 40
of the rs counties of Arkansas, and
they give jeff Davis, the democratic
candidate for governor, so, 900 ma
jority over Remmel. republican. The
republican leaders concede that Davis
majority will ultimately be 10000.
The postoflice at South Lake Linden,
Mich, was robbed of 5000.
NJ. f. Matthews, of Marshall, was
nominated for congress by the demo-
Gratis of the Second district OF Mime
sofa.
Cleveland will accept the appoint
ment as member of the Hogae com
mission
An incident out of the ordinary oc-
CURED at the reunion of the 10th Ohio
volunteer infantry at Worthangton,
SUBURB of Columbus. The coIors of
soth Louisiana regiment were re-
turned to committee of that old or
rauization.