Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-04

was coH pietely uem0llsneu. Ihe building was
frame, and nothing is now standing but the
foundation. Loss, $780, The suburb knoxn
as Brownston was badly damaged Roofs,
windows, fences and trees suffered generally.
J i.sas APPEAL FOR IRISH SUFFERERS.
9: An appeal from Cardinal Manning tor
subscriptions to alleviate distress in Ireland
was read in all the Catholic churches in Lon
don Nov. 30-It is stated that In tho west
of Ireland such hunger, poverty and want are
now to be seen as have never been known
since the great Irish famine. A general col
lection for this purpose is appointed for SUM-
day next.
LONDON TIMES ON THE MESSAGE.
The London Times of Dec. 1, in TN
editorial discussing the message Of President
Hayes to Congress, says: IF the legal tender
notes in circulation be called in and cancelled
silver dollars must take their place and the
existing plethora be relieved. Further relief
will come in due time from the natural action
of trade. Money that has flowed in such pro.
fusion from Europe to the United States can
not always remain thus. Its presence will
soon be felt in the rise Of prices throughout
the Union and as soon as the rise has been
established, demand for European goods
will follow and current Of money from the
east to the western shores of the Atlantic will
be arrested. if not reversed. A process Of this
kind cannot be completed within week or
month, but it's development may be articipat-
ed as confidently as the movement the
tides"
PANIC IN SCHOOL BUILDING.
At st. Louis, Mo-, between 10 and II
o'clock on the morning Of Nov. Is, fire was
discovered in one Of the rooms of the ground
floor of the Webster school, corner of Eleventh
and Jefferson streets, the largest primary
school building in the city The school fire
alarm was Immediately struck and teachers
and scholars throughout the building were
apprised Of the danger. The children on the
ground floor got out safely and in good order,
but those on the upper floors were siezed with
a panic, and despite the utmost exertions of
the teachers rushed wildly and shrieking in
terror to the stairways, down which they
hurled themselves in the greatest terror and
confusion. The pressure was SO great on the
stairs that between the second and ground
floors that the bannisters gave away and sew
eral children were precip itated to the floor be
low. Ella Luich had an arm broken, Emma
Often was badly hurt about the head and up
per part of the person by the bannister falling
on her, and Eva shaefer were severely bruised.
That score of them was not killed outright
is most remarkable, Mrs. Bottaggar, a teach
er, in her heroic efforts to stay The rushing
tide at the head of the stairs, was hurled from
her feet, trampled upon and borne to the bot
tom. where she was dragged out very much
bruised, but not seriously, and something like
order was restored, when 1t was discovered it
was very tritling affair and soon mastered.
The panic was confined to the girls. Their
panic seemed to have been greatly increased
by the'ringing of the large bell on top of the
school house by some unknown person.
GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK.
On the morning of Nov. rs, shortly
before7 O'Clock fire was discovered in the
street car stables on Eight avenue, New York,
and Notwithstanding forty streams of water
were turned upon the blazing buildings, it
was only when there was nothing further for
the flames to feed upon, that the fremen oh.
tanned the mastery. The stables were in tn
four story brick building fronting 200 feet on
Eight avenue and 400 feet on Forty ninth and
Fifticth streets. In the rear of the Ninth ave.
nue. side there was wilderness of carpenter
and wagon shops, and mountains of old bar.
rc]s many thousands stacked to height of
thirty or forty feet. They were saved by the
efforts of the firemen, who from the beginning
specially directed their attention to this point
| to prevent a general confagration among the
| tenement houses on Ninth avenue Almost
before movement to save the stock in the
stables could be made, the flames burst stimuli
| taneously from the windows in Fiftieth and
Forty-ninth streets sides, and it became clear
that the building was doomed to destruction.
The cars stored on the ground floor were run
| out and saved, while the horses stabbed on the
| upper floor were united and run down the In.
clined plane to the ground. There were near
ly 800 horses and the work of getting them
out was one of great difficulty and danger.
Blinded by the smoke and frightened by the
| flames they kicked and reared. and over 10C
had to be abandoned to destruction. Their
| piteous whining could be heard above tn
roar of the flames. By falling walls four fire
men were badly injured, two Of whom fatally
Loss s250,O00. The fire Is supposed to hav'
originated from spontaneous combustion il
damp hay.
| ENGLISH MARKETS.
The Mark Lane Ezpress says: Forum
ately wheat sowing made fair progress befor
the frost set in, and it will proceed faster
the weather ameliorates. However, in SOM
districts it is feared future prospects are jeop
ardized ~ the badness of the seed wheat, re
ally good samples of which are exceedingly
scarce. The operations In Scotland are NOR
backward, but If the weather remains propi
sown. The harvest is now completed in tn
latter districts Of Scotland. But the result
are very unsatisfactory. In England the HON
crop is arriving more freely at the countr
markets, but its condition continues unsatis
factory. Provincial trade was dull. Whea
declined shilling per quarter in many i'm
! portant centres. In London. imports OF fol
! eign wheat we're again unusually heavy. sur
plies from Monday to Friday having been 81
$50 quarters. A large proportion Of import
were from Russia, and these may yet be pre-
longed if the weather continues mild. as n
definite news of the closing of the Baltic port
has been received. The futufe course of prl
| ces, however, depends on the action of Amer
lea alone. The gigantic visible supply fetter
trade. Of course, the large imports now az
| irving are considerably in excess Of the pres
emit requirements, but notwithstanding tn
| surface fluctuation the outlook for holders Il
decidedly hopeful. The stoppage OF Russia,
supplies may probably turn the scale In tn
! ,oJo,,, foror UorI l;tf1o hucinoss hoo hoo,
done during the week just past. Wheat for ex
port was pressed for sale 20 avoid landing ex
! penses, and declined about shilling. Til,
arrivals at ports of call have been moderate
| There was fair demand for wheat of coast
and good many cargoes were sold both fo
| the continent and the united kingdom at i'm
proving prices, the decline of the early part o
the week being fully recovered. Maize wal
slightly lower but the demand somewhat i'm
proved. There was very little business done
In forwarding wheat, owing to the high price'
asked in America. Resellers offered very spar
ingly, but there have been some sales of rec
winter on passage at 53s@63s Cd, and at IS
for December and January. Shipments O
English wheat last week, 40,O65 quarters, al
Us 1Od per quarter. against 1850 quarters, al
lis I'd the same week last year. Imports in
| to the United Kingdom the week ending Nov
b4th, 1904 hundred weights OF wheat, and
9O1 OBS hundred weights Of hou,
XXXVI CONGRESS.
SENATE, Dec. l.--Vice President Wheel
er called the Senate to order ct noon. A com
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