River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-10
LATER NEWS


Neb., was destroyed by fire.
An avalanche of sn ow destroyed the
whole village of Beas, Spain.
The strike of the Western Union
messengers at Chicago is broken.
The report that the Port Arthur
channel is blocked is confirmed.
l. Russia is threatened with an upris-
ing of the Poles.
King Menelik of Abyssinia wants
neutrality assured, SO he may visit the
st. Louis exposition.
For the first time London newspa-
pers are selling for a cent.
All the large industries at Harris
burg, Pa, have closed down on account
of floods.
All the passengers on the snowbound
The japanese fleet lombard Vladi-
vostock without damage.
Oswego, n. Y, has a $500, 900 fire.
Mrs. Savoe and three sons burn to
death at Buetauche, n. =.
Six men were drowned and four 9TH
ers injured as a result of the collapse
of bridge spanning Yellow creek,
near Irondale, o., on the Cleveland &
Pittsburg railroad.
Mrs. Frederick Braun of Alliance,
Neb, probably fatally shot j. NJ. Bert
ram, whom she alleges attempted to
criminally assault her.
Antonio Roccella, once one of Italty's
most daring brigands, is dead.
Port Arthur has been subjected to a
three days bombardment. The Japan
csc warships first attacked the town
Monday and continued the engagement
at intervals Tuesday and Wednesday.
One priest and two servants were
killed and two other priests were Sc
verely injured at fire which destroyed
st. Patrick's Roman Catholic church in
Long Island City, N. Y.
John H. White, of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
was elected president of the United
Mine Workers of Iowa.
Lewistown, Mont, was cut off from
communication except by telegraph
with the outside world for three weeks.
Three trains are buried in the snow
between there and LON bard. Repeat
ed efforts have been made to reach
them with snowploWs, but without
success.
Port Arthur is apt to be blown to
atoms at any minute, soon as the Ja-
panese can get to the button that will
set off mines placed under the town by
4 !,
New warships building at Kronstadt
won't be ready before August.
King Edward assures the car of
Russia that England will remain neu-
trail, notwithstanding the comments
of the newspapers.
The government OF Holland places
flour on the free list.
Fire insurance rates in all large
cities is to be increased. The loss at
Baltimore is the cause.
Superior, Wis, is threatened with a
coal famine.
John Finan, Chicago strike rioter,
was sentenced to 80 days in the work.
house.
An earthquake did tremendous dam
age at Lima, Peru, although there was
no loss of life.
Frank L. LaRue, president of the
State Savings bank at Corning, Iowa,
shot and killed himself. The affairs
of the bank are in bad condition.
John Outlaw, of Cutrituck county,
N. c., sells his wife and two children
to his brother for two fishing nets.
Three trains have been buried in the
snow drifts of Montana for two weeks
By~the explosion of boiler in a
sawmill at Greenwood, Pa, p l..
Brown, proprietor, and two helpers
were instantly killed.
Reported from Vladivostok that 40
transports, escorted by the entire Ja-
panese fleet, has been busy landing
forces in Korea. No more naval ac-
ton till this task is complete.
The Albanian insurrectionary move
ment at Ipell is ended. The Turkish
government has promised the Albap-
ians exemption from the cattle tax.
There were ESQ failures in the United
States during the week ending the 4th,
against 229 the same week last year.
Senator Fairbanks will accept nomi-
nation for vice presidency.