River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-09-18
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Colombian revolutionists cap
tured Culebra government troops
and were erecting breastworks at
Colon and Panama.
A London dispatch says experts es-
innate the damage done to Kentish
hop growers by a storm Of rain and
hail at fully 100000.
Statistics of cholera in Egypt show
that there has been 1880 fresh cases
reported, making totals since July Is
of 20,32S cases and 5000 deaths.
In London syndicate with cap
ital of $50,0OO,O0 is being organized by
the Goal Combine" which proposes
to purchase the Fife and Clyde COM
panies' mines.
The death is announced of Alexander
r. Shepherd, who was vice president
of the board of public works of the
District of Columbia during the ter
ritorial government of the District in
1871, and two years later governor OF
the District. He died at Batopolis,
Mexico.
Hawaii's famous volcano, Kilauea,
continues to show unusual activity,
and it is said the lake of fire is
rising.
Edward VII. is officially declared
sound in health.
Alexander r. Shepherd, better
known as BOSS Shepherd, recently
deceased, leaves fortune conserva-
lively estimated at $6,00O,000.
LATER NEWS.
At Vancouver and Kalama, Wash,
it is believed that not less than thirty
persons lost their lives from forest fires
along Lewis river Both sides of that
stream, which were thiclxly settled,
were devastated.
William Howard aged 20 years, and
Maude Solt, aged 10, prominent young
people of Glidden, Ia, were instantly
killed by Northwestern passenger
train at Ralston, Ia, while driving
across the track.
Acting on an opinion of the depart
ment of justice that cigars from the
Philippine islands are not subject to
the internal revenue tax of So per
thousand when imported into the
ment has SO informed collectors of Gus
toms and will refund several hundred
thousands of dollars already collected.
Certain defects in the Panama Canal
compaby's title have been brought to
light In Paris.
A dispatch received from Saigon,
French Cochin China, says: 'Three
hundred British troops have occupied
the Malay principality of Kalantan at
the request of it's sultan. Kalantan
pays a tribute to Siam, SO this is an
aggression. There is great excite
ment at Kalantan, for it is feared it
means the extension of the British pro-
tectorate over the whole Malay PENN
sula."
A heavy explosion of gas occurred in
the Algoma coal mines, located on the
North Fork branch, near Bluefelds,
w. Va. Fifteen men are reported miss
ing.
The saw mill of the j. Ell. Kaser
Lumber company at Muscatine, Ia,
was destroyed by fire.
Justice Horace Gray, who retired
from the United States supreme bench
last spring, died at his residence in
Nahant, Mass, of paralysis.
A treasury warrant for 500, 800 has
been forwarded to Mrs. Mckinley for
salary which would have been due the
late president on July 1, the appropri-
alton for which was made at the last
session of congress.
A movement is on foot in Chicago
for enlisting the hosts of worlzingmen
throughout the United States into
semi-political organization.
Gen. Bruce, notorious Indian out
law, who murdered a young squw, was
captured by the Indians in southern
Nevada, hitched by rope to a horse
and dragged to death.