River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
LATER NEWS.

The japanese army swept the Rus
slams from Kin-Chou, and in desper-
ate night attack stormed the almost
| impregnable position of the Russians
on Nanshan hill, west of Talienwan.
The Russian army was swept back to
Port Arthur.
The general assembly of the Presby-
church in the United States, by an ov-
erwelming vote, adopted the report of
the committee on union with the Cum
berland Presbyterian church
The international tuberculosis con-
gress assembled at Copenhagen.
Cardinal Satolli sailed from Naples
to the United States.
Germany subscribes largely to the
| Cuban loan.
The Illinois building at the worlds
fair was opened with elaborate cere-
monies
While asleep Donald S. Campbell of
Sioux City, Ia, shot himself, inf1icting
fatal wound.
Hugh McWithee, of Coke Valley,
| Wis, fought eight wolves for two
hours, until rescued by his dogs.
The department of agriculture an
nounced that an ant has been found in
Guatemala that is an effective enemy
of the boil weevil. 1t will Immediately
introduced into the cotton states.
Prominent republicans express the
belief that Senator Fairbanks will be
nominated for vice president.
French chamber of deputies approve
governments recall of ambassador to
Vatican.
The village of Liberty, ILL.,, was
devastated by tornado, but no lives
were lost.
During the fighting at Kin-Chow the
japanese losses were 10000.
King Edward of England has been
appointed field marshal of the Austro-
Hungarian army.
First Grand Engineer Ingraham of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers falls dead at his desk during
convention session at Los Angeles.
1t is announced that Senator Quay
of Pennsylvania cannot live more than
month longer. He may die at any
time.
Ainslee J. Keene of Waukesha, Wis,
was drowned in rain barrel
u. S. Senator Matthew S. Quay died
at his home in Beaver, Pa, the 28th,
after an illness of month. He was
born in 1888.
Fire in New Orleans wholesale dis
trict does $500, 600 damage.
| Four masked men held up a shoe
store in the busiest part of Chicago,
and after securing 1881 made their es-
cape.
Seven freight and coal piers of the
Lackawanna railroad in Jersey City
were destroyed by fire. Loss, S., OOo,-
loco.
Japan asks China if she is ready to
assume control of Manchuria.
Montgomery, Ala, has 100000
fire.
Forest fires are raging in northern
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Laura Joyce Bell, the comic opera
singer, is dead.
The Methodist Episcopal conference
comes to an end.
Three murderers will be hanged at
Chicago on Friday June II.
Gen. Kuropatlzin is reported to have
started south with the intention of
relieving Port Arthur.
Santos Dumont, the aeronaut, will
sail for New York on the North Ger
man Lloyed steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
ILL.,, leaving Cherbourg June II. He
will take with him his No. dirigible
airship to compete at st. Louis.
A race riot occurred at Philadelphia
between white and colored people in
which five are seriously hurt.
Four men were killed and two fatal
IIv injured IN a dynamite explosion
which occurred near Warwick, Tenn,
on the Knoxville, LaFollette Sc Jellico
tbranch of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad.
American warships reach Tangier for
for the purpose of bringing pressure to
lbear upon the sultan of Morocco in re-
Ilation to the release of an Am erican
captured by bandit.
During memorial ceremonies at Sa-
lido, Colo, a footbridge acr oss the riv-
Ter broke down throwing a crowd into
1.-The water. Four were drowned.
John Sayfried, saloon keeper at
ISt Joseph, Mo-, was murdered by men
who held up his saloon and secured
IS1oo.
| It is reported in st. Petersburg that
L, 900 Cosacks have surrendered to Jap
,Rnese.
Floods in Kansas maroons three
trains with 1000 passengers surround
led by water.
Robt. NJ. McLane, mayor of Balti-
more, committed suicide by shooting.
He had been married only two weeks
land no cause can be assigned for the
deed.