River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-08
LATER NEWS,

LATER NEWS.
George Perry, of Elroy, Wis, was
killed by lightning while standing by
a barbed wire fence.
The westbound express on the Cana
dian Pacific was wrecked by an open
switch and five persons were killed.
All union meat handlers in the coun-
try have been ordered to quit work.
President Donnelly, of the butchers
union, will force a meat famine at all
hazards.
The plant of the Mitchell, Rowland
Lumber company, at Toledo, burned,
causing a loss of $3.50, 1000
Eight persons were injured by tor
nado and lightning in the southern
part of Lacrosse, Wis. Six in one
house were burned by lightning,
while in another residence flying de-
bris struck and injured two. All will
recover.
Just to see cars break up" is the
motive imputed by 11-year-old Helen
Schultz to her playmate, Freddie
Mueller, 10 years old, for turning a
switch and wrecking freight train
on the Chicago & North Western at
Chicago.
Japanese estimate their losses at
5000 killed or wounded, and the Rus
sian casualties at 10000. Fighting
along the Taltse continues
Canada purchases from the United
States increase greatly in spite of tar
IF preference to Great Britain.
Chief Quartermaster Glenn of divis-
sion of Philippine embarrases depart
nent by turning back in treasury
money needed to meet obligations.
Burglars raided the town of Linden,
Mich, ransacking eight stores and the
postoffice.
A strike of negro teamsters, who
haul cotton in New Orleans, is inaugu-
rated.
Edward Armes, non-union butcher
IN New York, was nearly killed by
strike sympathizers.
While working on standpipe at
Lethbridge, N. w. t., the scaffold
gave way, throwing three men 80 feet
to the ground, killing one and fatally
injuring the other two.
May Cramer, of Waverly, Ia, was
fatally burned by "a gasoline explosion.
Jumbo, who, as far as known, was
the largest dog in the world, died at
Park Rapids, Mimi. He was a st.
Bernard, seven years old, and weighed
3O5 pounds.
Korea is now under Japanese rule,
an agreement to that effect being
signed Aug. %.
1t is stated that Sassoneff, the as
sassin of the Russian minister, Van
Phleve, has escaped from prison.
James Maple, formerly of Minneap-
oils, was drowned in Minnesota river
at Shakopee, MINI.
In a quarrel over cents in New
York, four Italians were wounded, one
fatally.
The present war is costing,Jap
81, 600, 900 daily.
Five men were drowned by the cap
sizing of LAUNCH at Cleveland, o.
A premature explosion of nitro
|glycerine near Upper Sandusky, o.,
kills five men and Injuries, an equal
numb
Seven persons were killed and nine
teen injured in a collision between a
Wabash train and a trolly car at st.
Louis.
In storm in Belgium 35 lives were
lost by lightning.
There is chance of settlement of
the meat strike. The packers have
agreed TO meet the strikers and talk
the matter over. Middlemen are using
every endeavor to end the strife.
Armenian insurgents are gaining
ground, the Turkish troops being I'M
able to dispense them at Van.
Chicago police are unable to cope
with carnival of crime, and about 20
persons day are held up.
Edward Clarke, aged 90, his wife,
their daughter and the three children
of Alfred j. Welt were burned to
death near Fredericton, n. s. in fire
which destroyed the Welt home.
A New York Spaniard lives entirely
on grass, for which he spends 80 cents
"a week in car fare.
Desertions of 800 New York pack
ling house employees will not cause
change in plan to tie up industry.
Fourteen people were. killed and
nearly score of others are injured in
la New York tenement house fire.
Boston woman suddenly goes insane,
kills policeman and for five hours
holds a squad of officers at bay.
A dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin in
dicates that Kuropatkin's army and
Gen. Kuroki's army are racing for
Mukden, and that the result is in
doubt. Gen. Kuropatkin says that the
retreat is being conducted in perfect
order.
Mrs. A. Stamina, of New York, tasted
AZ days to cure herself of cancer, and
died.