River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-14
later NEWS.

the nth, the highest since October last,
when the Boer war began.
The Boxers burned the American
mission house at Tung Chow, the river
port of Picking, and massacred many
of the native Christians. The empress
dowager fled to the Russian embassy
for protection.
Lieut. Gen. Sir Frederick Forester
Walker, in command of the lines of
communication in South Africa, re-
ports disaster to the British troops
June Z, at RoodevaI, where the Beers
cut Lord Roberts line of communica-
| tion. The fourth battalion of the Der
| byShire regiment was all killed. wound
ed or made prisoners except six enlist
cd men. Two officers and Is men were
killed, aud five officers and ~ men
were wounded, many of them severely.
In a duel between James Delaney,
a private Waterman, and an unidenti-
fed man, supposed to have been bur-
glar, in Chicago, the stranger was shot
dead and Delaney is suffering from
two gunshot wounds, one of which is
serious.
The Central Trade and Labor union
of ST. Louis proposes to establish a bus
| line to run parallel to the lines of the
street railway company.
The monthly report of the govern
ment shows the condition of spring
wheat S7.3; winter wheat 81.
VIM. Kean, of Hastings, Neb., one of
the oldest bankers in the state, was
buncoed out of $4,000 on gold brick
scheme.
George w. Peck was nominated for
congress by the democrats of Fourth
congressional district of Wisconsin.
An unknown negro was lynched at
Metcalfe, Ga, for the attempted as.
sault on the daughter of L. II. String
er.
After a years suspension the ar
rangement between the United States
and Portugal, established reciprocity
on certain articles specified in section
three of the Dingley act, went into
effect the 18th.
AS the result of fight on board of
the Italian bark Pieta, in port at PEN
sacola, Fla, G. Scotto, the first mate,
is dead. Seaman Rafael Pisano is fatal
ly, and Captain Mazella and another
seaman are slightly wounded.
The battle ship Kentucky will be
ready for her official trial the 25th.
Two hundred and fifty Beers have
surrendered to General Hunter at Ven
tiers Dorp, and the remainder in that
district have promised to give up their.
arms.
Two persons were seriously and
eleven slightly injured by = collision
between a Cicero and Proviso electric
ear and a farm wagon containing
fourteen picnickers at Chicago. The
wagon was demolished.
mob % Chinese wrecked a Chinese
undertaker's establishment because he
brought some collins inside the quaran-
tine lines in San Francisco.
Fourteen carloads of tissue paper
making machinery were shipped from
Beloit, Wis, to Shanghai, China.
Gov. Shaw of Iowa was slightly in
iured in a railway collision at Des
Moines.
Hans Muzenberger, a 6-year-old Chi
cago boy, was nearly killed by bull
dog. Three men were. BADLY bitten in
trying to rescue the littte fellow.
The rcichstag passed the bill increas-
ing the German navy.
Geo. w. Bennett, an escaped lunatic,
attempted to kill Judge Afford in the
court room in indianapolis, Ind.
Gen. Grant. who led forces with ar
tillery against the insurgents in the
mountains east of Samiguet, reports
the capture of the rebel stronghold.
after four hours fighting. The rebels
were scattered, and the Americans are
pursuing them. Gen. Grants column
| had no casualties.
Gen. Butler successfully Hanked the
Beers capturing Laings Mex and
Majuba Hill.
The Secretary of the Japanese lega-
tion in Peking was murdered by the
Chinese boxers. Near Lola a large
number of the Chinese were put to
flight by the British Marines
Gen Macarthur reports the capture
OF Generals Hizon, near Mexico. and
lCavestany. at Aleala. both important;
latter very important leader of gueril-
las in PanEasinian province, Lpzon.
Terry McCiovern defeated Tommy
/ White at New York in ; rounds