River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-26
LATER NEWS.

The committee on elections In the
United States senate reported as fol-
lows: THE finding of the committee is
that the election to the senate of VIM.
A. Clark of Montana is null and void
on ceoun of ~briberies, attempted
briberies and corrupt practices by his
agents, and of violation of the laws of
Montana defining and furnishing crimes
against the elective franchise"
|. Miss Ethelyn Quimby, a prominent
society lady of Grand Rapids, Mich,
was robbed of $500 in money and jew
els while in a hypnotic state.
George Douglas Campbell, duke of
Argyle, died in London.
An unknown mar committed suicide
at the foundry works of the ii. c.
Frick Coke company, at Connelsville,
Pa, by diving into one of the coke
ovens.
James Mullen, known all over the
United States as the ''ossitied man"
died at Champaign, Ill.
The city of st. Louis will inaugurate
a system of school houses on wheels to
relieve the crowded condition of the
regular school houses.
A young couple was arrested at Ash
vile, N. c., for kissing and caressing
each other in the streets. When ar
raigned before the our they consent
ed to a marriage ceremony and were
discharged.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt at Portland, Ore.
The government levee broke through
at Portage, Wis, submerging a large
number of houses.
Members of the boxers, society
massacred many Chinese Catholics
near Poa-thing-fu in the province of
Tien-tsin. The German gunboat lltis
has arrived at Taku. The other for
eign vessels have left these waters.
An imperial trade has been promul-
gated by the sultan of Turkey author
izing the rebuilding of the property of
the American missionaries at kharput
and the construction of an annex to
the Roberts college in Constantinople.
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Hichborne have expressed approval of
the Holland type of submarine boats,
particularly for coast defense proposes,
and for the moral effect such a myster-
ious engine of warfare would exert.
Information has reached Washing
ton to the effect hat the Japanese
government, without waiting a re-
quest from the United States, is about
to take steps to restrict the immigra-
ton of japanese coolies to the United
States.
III. ~,-oA, Iao;IaI shat Mathew
Quay of Pennsylvania vas not entitled
to a seat. The resolution which de-
clared Mr.. Quay not entitled to his
seat was first laid before the senate.
Mr.. Chandler moved to strike out the
word mot" and on that the vote was
taken. The vote was SO to SO.
An extensive forgery of sugar trust
securities was unearthed in Chicago.
Instructions have been cabled to Mr..
Griscom, American charge d'affairs in
Constantinople, directing him to reject
the proposition submitted by the sui
tan for settlement of American mis-
sionary claims and to peremptorily de-
mand payment.
The naval board on construction has
approved the plans for the three bat
tleships authorized by the last con-
gress.
VIM. Douglas, an inmate of the state
reformatory at Green Bay, Wis, was
shot and killed while trying to escape.
Rajah, the circus elephant who has
the record of killing nine men, died at
Argentine, Kas.
The peoples party of Iowa, in con
vention at Des Moines, declared in ia
vor of E. V. Debs for president.
The sixth annual session of the free
religious congress began at Boston,
Mass, the cath.
The highest price ever paid for a
coach horse was recorded at the Ameri-
can Horse Exchange in New York,
when William l.. Elkins, Philadelphia,
sold the gelding Red Cloud to Thomas
Lawson, Boston. for $40, 600.
The treasury department has ordered
a special agent to proceed to the Pa
cifc coast to investigate the last few
months 1t has become so heavy as to
excite suspicion that the men are COM
ing here as contract laborers.
The Beers made what was probably
their last determined effort to carry
Wepener by storm. They were beaten
loft, but it is not known whether they
have vet definitely raised the siege.