River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-17
LATES NEWS.

LATES NEWS.
The proposition is made to change
the name of the Panama canal to the
Hanna canal.
Martial law has been declared off at
Telluride, Col.
! The port of Milwaukee was icebound
! for 4s hours.
The striking messenger boys in Chi
cago strive to get their places back.
A hyena and baby lion arrived at
Boston for President Roosevelt from
King Menelil1 of Abyssinia.
Democrats in Iowa name Gen. Miles
for the presidency.
An unknown negro was taken from
the jail at Mojave, Col, by a mob, and
after being tarred and feathered was
killed.
Another attempt to obstruct entrance
to Port Arthur harbor, unsuccessful.
Vienna reports Japan willing for
armistice and mediation; not generally
credited.
Port Arthur expected to surrender
within a week, owing to serious dam
age by bombardment. Inhabitants
panic-staicllen.
Anti-American feeling at Moscow so
strong and manifestations so serious
that Am bassador Mccormick goes there
to investigate, to decide upon plan of
action.
To oil oa,.i-
fee necessary to punish enemy.
Cash Welsh shot and wounded Mar
tin Grow, sergeant-at-arms at the demo-
cratic city convention, held by the fol-
flowers of VIM. t. Kemper, candidate
for mayor at Kansas City.
| A deal is closed at Kansas City for
| 1000, 900 eggs at 1871 cents per dozen.
While hunting near Hastings, Iowa,
Tommie Kelly accidentally shot and
killed Jesse Gastin.
japanese cavalry reported engaging
Russian scouts near Anju.
Abraham Farmer, of Tama, Ia, was
trampled upon by horses in his stable.
Three ribs were broken and his lungs
were pierced. An arm was also broken
and the flesh almost trampled from his
face. Doctors say he cannot live.
| A gang of swindlers has been re-
vealed at Brooklyn, N. Y, that has
victimzed more than 100 Wall street
brokers.
Nearly 1000 Russian refugees land
in New York.
Seventy thousand japanese have been
landed in northern Korea.
A snowslide near Baker City, Or,
killed H. w. Holland and A. Cox. The
shaft building at the West mine was
RACED
The police of Johannesburg, South
Africa, have prohibited colored people,
Including coolies, from using the side
walks of the city.
In fierce battle at Port Arthur be-
tween torpedo boats each side lose one
vessel
The Ohio river reaches the danger
lime at Evansville, Ind.
The postmaster at Buck Run, Pa, is
ARRESTED for paying personal bills with
postage stamps.
Miles City, Mont, is flooded by the
Tongue river.
The sultan of Turkey has agreed to
carry out certain reforms in Macedonia.
! A dispatch from Psrt Arthur an
Inounces that the Russian torpedo boat
hotilla moved out of the harboa at day
break and attacked the japanese feet.
One japanese torpedo boat and one
Russian torpedo boat destroyer, the
IBezposhtchodni, are said to have been
Sunk.
Peter Vacro, a trammer employed in
1.-The Calumet & Heclp mine, was killed
by falling rock while working in No.
lshaft at Calumet, Mich.
NJ. Kuriho, Japanese minister at St.
Petersburg at wars outbreak, declares
Japan has entered sisterhood of ma
ltions, her intentions are most pro-
Igressive towards Korea, and she pre-
Tiers white nations to forming yellow
Iperil" with China
Japanese have connected across Liau
ITung peninsula and cut off Port Ar
THUR, it is believed
Russian Vladivostok squadron re-
lported near Wonson, harassing Japan
lese landings
Russia will walk thru the islands OF
Japan, to teach her lesson after our
victory" declares Gen. Kuropatkin.