River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-09
LATER NEWS.

enroute from Region to Monza, well
dressed man was discovered hiding,
with revolver concealed on his per-
son. He was arrested and sent to
Milan to be examined by Bresci's
judges. Compromising letters are said
to have been found on him.
The population of Buffalo, n. Y, is
$50, 219, a gain of 90, 555 since 1890.
A dispatch has been received at the
Japanese legation in Washington from
the Japanese foreign Office, announc-
ing that the government of japan had
prohibited for the present all emigra-
tion of Japanese laborers to the United
States and Canada.
A disastrous collision occurred on
the st. Louis Southwestern Cotton
Belt) railroad at Aurich, 40 miles
north of Pine Bluff, Ark, in which
five men were killed and seriously in
jured
Gen. Mac Arthur has shipped addi-
tional artillery supplies from Manila
to China.
Hans Kramer, described as an Ameri
can tourist, slipped from the Rax
mountain, near Vienna and was not
discovered until after thirty hours,
when he was found with both legs
broken.
All the union stevedores in Balti-
more, Md, numbering about $500,
struck because the steamboat men re-
fused to agree to employ no more nom
union men.
The election in Alabama was carried
by the democrats, and VIM. J. Siam
ford elected governor by $4,000 ma
iority.
At Columbus O., an electric car
struck wagon filled with fishing
party and six persons were injured.
A case of bubonic plague was discov-
cred on vessel in the harbor of Ham
burg, Germany.
Ii Hung Chang has officially in
formed the consuls that the ministers
left Picking for Tientsin Friday, Aug.
8, with General Yung Lu in command
of the escort.
Miss Katherine NJ. West, young
woman educator, hanged herself in the
asylum at Ossawatomie, Kan.
Chicago packers were asked by the
government to furnish 1000, 900 pounds
of meats within thirty days for the
| American soldiers in the orient. This
is said to be the largest requisition
ever issued by the government of the
United States
The little village of Spencer, N. Y.
was wiped out by fire.
The Peruvian congress has declared
full amnesty for all political offenders.
Johnnie Drew, an aeronaut, was
killed at Ottawa Beach, Mich, by fall
ing from his balloon at height of
nearly half mile.
England has served notice an China
that the legations must be protected
and refuses to negotiate further.
In a letter to p. NJ. Ringdal, chair
man, and the members of the commit
tee of notification of candidate for vice
president of the peoples party, Charles
A. Towne has declined the nomination
rendered him by the populist national
convention at Sioux Falls.
Two of the Canadian volunteers have
been sentenced to 10 years servitude
for collecting arms from the burghers
and reselling them to the Beers.
There were over 100 prostrations
from the heat in New Kork the 18th.
Japan has reinforced her troops in
China by 5000 infantry and a~battery
of siege artillery.
Secretary of State Hay received a
telegram from Minister Conger dated
Aug. saying: aStill besieged. Situa-
ton more precarious. Chinese gover L.
ment insisting upon our leaving Pek-
in, which would be certain death.
Rifle firing upon us daily by imperia
troops. Have abundant courage, but
little ammunition or provisions. Two
progressive yamen ministers beheaded
All connected with legation of the
United States well at present mo-
ment."
The insurgents in the vicinity of Ca
yagan, on the island of MiDdanao, are
becoming so troublesome that it may
become necessary to augment the
United States forces stationed there
by body of troops from some other
station.
Mrs. John Hendricks and her six
children, of Akron, Iowa, narrowly
escaped being buried alive by land
slide.