River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-18
LATER NEWS.

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spurious coin, were arrested by federal
authorities in Chicago, in a raid on an
alleged counterfeiting den in base
ment.
Mike Collins threshing engine ex-
ploded upon William Grants farm
three miles east of Hudson, Wis.
Young Henry Cushman was seriously
cut and scalded about the head and
breast, and John Jensen, the engineer,
was bruised
Dispatches from various points IN
dictate that the attempt of the Rus
sian Port Arthur squadron to reach
Vladivostok failed and the vessels have
become widely scattered. One torpe-
doboat destroyer put into Che Foo,
where she was boarded and captured
by the Japanese.
Crop reports from 1,402 bankers
show that much damage has been
done to wheat by rust.
A Northern Pacific train has mir
aculous escape from terrible wreck on
high trestle in Montana.
1SCtdC OIdNCllC ,I1AA
at Helena, after shooting deputy, and,
pursued, kills himself in Gov. Toole' S
house.
The sultan of Turkey refuses the de-
mands of the United States.
Several cases of smallpox have brok-
en- out at Zion City, the home of Dowie.
The japanese cruiser Kasuga is re-
ported sunk.
Grover Cleveland will open the dem.
ocratic campaign in New York city
Aug. 25.
Three persons were killed in trolly
car wreck at Defiance, 0.
In riot at Chicago half a dozen
men were hurt.
A broken fange wrecked a freight
train near Mining, Wis.
Russia is irritated regarding the
methods of the United States in deal
ing with the sultan of Turkey.
Hail stones destroy a large area Of
crops in Winnipeg.
The Japanese loss in the field since
March % is 12,O55.
The arbitration treaty between Swe
den, Norway and Great Britain was
lsigned at Stockholm.
A son, the first, was born to the
czarina of Russia the 18th.
The American squadron, consisting
of the Olympia, Baltimore and Cleve
land, arrived at Smyrna.
In the naval battle off Port Arthur
all the Russian battleships were badly
damaged.
The porte of Turkey has agreed tt
all of the demands of the United States
and the incident is now regarded
Iclosed
The body of Mrs. Vottler, wei
known society lady of New York, wa
found in the woods on Long Island
1t was case of murder.
Books for the Illinois schools will
thereafter be made in the prison a
Joliet
Great Britain has annexed Bird
Island, near Dominica.
The warship Denver has been di
rected to proceed to Hayti.
The G. A. R. encampment opens a
Boston, Mass.
The Paraguayan rebels are steadil,
lgaining ground.
A locomotive explodes at Everett
Wash, injuring four men.
DIR. F. &. Sanft, of Roxbury, Mass.
was arrested for counterfeiting. TIL
officers secured over $4,000 of spuri
Gus money.
Ten persons were drowned as the re
suit of the capsizing of naphthi
launch. on the Potomac river durin,
the annual regatta at Washington q. c
The Chinese governor of Mukdel
has issued proclamation welcomin,
! the Japanese. This is due to the fac
that the successive retirements of tn
Russians on their main lines, hav
caused the Chinese to loose faith in tn
Russian arms.
Rear Admiral Withoeft, who was i
command of the Russian naval force
at Port Arthur, was killed in the en-
gagement off Port Arthur.
The japanese feet sinks an armore
cruiser of the Vladivostok squadro
and badly damages two other vessels
but the latter succeeded in escaping.