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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
a letter from Portland Oregon, says:
December there was like April and May
in Minnesota. and Dakota. Plenty Of
rain but mild tenr erature. q. ~

Building returns Hom nearly every
large placsEin the country how % ore
extensiveaop erationa than sin l8S2;bat
the Indications fromsGhe price and sap
ply Of building material are that the
boom III building is over and its effects
on wages and all forms cf.building sup..
plies must be Immediate and lasting.
Lumber y ails, glass. labor j, and ia fact
everything will rule cheaper this year
than the last. y -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04

Hook the sleIeated card ate fora sers
|geaut-at-arms Of the house married 4 MISTER
of Jim Fisk
The st. Faul post hce banded over
$4,000 during the year, aniincresss of
IS 2e66.
Homebody gave Mrs. Langtry a. $ss coo
diamond ring while she was ID Washing
ton. .3,7S}
At Mex sesport, j.. ) 8, 900 men subHit to
q a9a g 25 faf cent clion of wages.
Pittsburg and Erie, LOO miles apart, are
joined by Telephones. 3s . .5.3
s. The 'st. Paul Academy OF Science falls .
prey to the sheriff. a. S2
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Judge Nc rary's Resigna ton.

D Washington Special: Toe Hon. George
w. MeUfary, JUDGE of the Eighth United
ssattss judicial circuit, has resigned his po-
sition, ts take effect March 1. to accspt the
position of general attorney Of the A.
Gibson, Topeka Il Santa Fe railroad, with
headquarters a, Kansas City, His circuit
embraces Colorado, NeprssBa, Minnesota,
Missouri, Lows, e .nsas and Arkansas. He
was appointed by Prssi dent Hayes as SIC.
Rotary st war, though originally selected
for attorney general 4 u son the resignation
Of Judge Dillon, Judge Met rary Was ap-
pointed to succeed hiH. No appointment
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Personal News Paragraphs.

Personal News Paragraphs.
Representative William r. Morrison OF
Illinois, who has been appointed chairman
Of the ways and means committee for the
second time, was born in Monroe county,
Ill, Sept a. 1925. He received common
school education, and afterwards was stu
dent at McKendree college; was reared arc
began life on farm, wss admitted to the bar
In 1856, and since then has practiced the
profession OF law; was private soldier in
the Mexican war, and organized and COM
msnded the .Fortieth illinois regiment in
the late war; was elected clerk of the Cir.
cult court Of Monroe county in 1854; was a
member of the Illinois legislature frorn
1854 to 1860, and speaker Of the house the
last two years; was elected to congress in
1862, but was the defeated candidate of his
partytor congress In 1884, and sgain In
1896; was again . memDsr of the Illinois
legislature in l870.71, and received the vote
Of the Democratic members for speaker.
Was elected to the forty-tbird congress l..
Hay, and has been regularly reelected ever
since. He Is now inst entering upon his
seventh term in the house. II Il. = =
Mrs. General Sherman and daughter,
Rachel, had . narrow escape from death at
81. Louis. They had been attending the ST.
Xavier church, and had just seated them
selves in their buggy to 10 home, when the
h0rses beGAme frightened, dashed madIy
up Lucas avenue until reaching Eleventh
street, they coliided with a lamp post and
awning. The ladies were taken from the
wreck unfninred, but badly shocked and
frightened. One of the horses had its back
broken and was shot. = I'M SZf5ss ,GSa5
/. Nine HUNDRED prominent citizens attended
the wedding reception Of Bishop and Mrs.
Warren at Denver, held atthe residence oil
the BRIDE, formerly Mrs. Itid. 81 Among the
notable persons Of Colorado who were pres
ent were Secretary Teller, Senator Fill and
wife, Senator Bowea, Representative ], B.
Bedford and wife. GOV. Grant, and ali the
State officials. Guests from Maine to Cali
FORMS were il attendance. .s2 /5ississ3 ~
M The marriage OF the eminent Methodist
divine, Bishop Henry w. Warren Of aeor-
Igia and Ms. Elizabeth Tiff or Denver,
Coli Was oelebrated Of Evans Memorial
church atnocn tht 18th, Right Rev. Bishop
simpson Of Philadelphia Officiating. The
reception st the pal&tial residence of the
4 bride WIS g very elaborate affair Bishop
md hrs Warren have lett for s trip to New
ana old Mexico end Cuba.
Lient. Dukes. of Portland. Ore 81, 81 The
lover that Mary Anderson has c0nsenteli ID
wed. jf she marries any one The cahle
easily twisted this into the dnke 81 Port.
land. Young Dukes Who was left for
time III his father, resi- igned his conmissien
and haa pat in his time il Lowing she
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
/ Us yrfj;nlnaI Record. Il

Vincennes Hnd. J Special: Sunday morn.
ing between the hours Of i and u o'clock,
from City to seventy-fve naen surrounded
the jaiIin Petersburg, Pike county, Ind,
ID which was confined young Charlie Har.
isYeysa mnrdereIs OF Aenfy Gastin, u Eae
front door, was broken and untastened and
8 guard stationed near il " s quickly oy er-
powered The jailer was in bed and the
leaders OF fhesmob$ crowded into 8 room
and demanded the keys of the iail doors.
These he be gave up as once zee seeing That it was
useless to attempt resistance, The mob
marched with the keys to- the coll where
Harvey was confined. AS soon as he heard
the noise he was str uck dumb with terror.
Grabbing hoaa Of hira the mo placed a
rope sround his neck, /! pinioned his arms
and bads him walk ahead.5s They buried
the doomed man to the, edge ; of the town,
and arriving at q locust tree proceeded to
hang him up. After hanging them they
placed a card in his hand bearing the
words, more to follow The members OF
one wears ofage and very respectful y con-
nected. He had always Dor bard rep
utation, however, and con fessed to a rob.
berry committed last THURSDAY night. "'Ms
At Dillon, Mont, Rock Nelson's saloon
and was ssaulted BY Sam Frost with a
butchers cleaver, but was prevented from
hacking White by third party. White
pulled his revolver and commenced firing.
White fired three shots, shooting Frost
through both thighs. The nen had q dit
heulty a few weeks ago, when White beat
Frost over the head for maki.g an indecent
assault on his (White'E). wife. Frost will
probably recover.
John Fl. Dodge, who arrived in Omaha
from Grand Island on the 26.h to see his
wife, who had separated from him on &C.
count of neglect, called on her at the Coz
zens house laundry, where she had gone 10
work, and bidding her farewell he killed
himself by shooting through the head.
A brutal and blood-curdliug murder was
enacted one and half miles from Miles
City on Christmas eve. The victim, Daniel
Mccarthy, aged ffty-eight years, was lately
employed as section hand On the North
ern Pacific railroad. Il is supposed the OBJ
ject was either a grudge or robbery.
Mrs. Lippert, wife of William Lippert, a
farmer of Mason county. ILL.,. and mother of
large family, shot and MORALLY wounded
William Ray, at Bath, ILL.,, Friday the 18th,
for circulating reports damaging to her
character as . chaste woman.
Three men entered the house of Mr.. Nell
son of Donnelson, and with reyolyers pre-.
seated at the head Of the family persuaded
a delivery Of all the funds in the house.
Denhan1, who was said to have abscond-
ed from New York leaving 100000 in debts,
turns up in San Francisco with q bride, and
states that everything is all right. So"
John MeGinnis, under sentence of death
In Philadelphia for the murder of his moth.
er-in-law, is reported insane. -
The Bill Younger arrested in Alabama is
said to be Clifton Ware, another murderer
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
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.iEA Daatslv Fausf.


4 BosToN, Dec rs. Daniel 2. Reynolds Of
New York called at the house Of James Budd
of Dorcester, this State, and vas ushered INTO
the. parlor, where Budd joined him A SER
want, who parsed by the parior, hearsi Reynolds
say:SaEggtt1 have coma for either your life or
property. An alteration ensued, when Budd
Weapon, and Reynias 'dred twice. the shots
taking effect, tne In Tho leg and the other in
the small Of the back. The latter shot s be-
lieyed 10. Il 30 fatal Neilher Reynolds nor
Budd's family Will explain the a. ID srsnces be-
- ane me ~. IS
fsud, arising from fami j aud properly compli-
cAtioDa Budd Is IS prominent resident OF
sDcrcestsr. He Is : director &c and largely IN
rested il The Veneer lass works of this city.
Reynelds says do Shot Buda becanse he perge-
xcntsd his wife and mother. ia. law. Mrs d Dries
tier lived with Bnld 10 q mistress Hhile
3Budd' resi- wife Is IN "a insbriate asYluM. s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04

= The foiiO0iHg q tfe1 sli4.s D.en issued by
the navy department: omen shall not be
allowed TO reside on board vessels of the
United Staees navy IN commission FOR sea
service; nor shall they be taken IS passen-
gers on such vessaIs under any cir q
4,sfaafaueap1 s5S Zee
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04

The Seize ihs alner lcaal 81 pla5ns the
process Of making paper sas pipes. and
We dom i know but an insult to the
press could be picked out Of the idea.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Facts All ,ut -c,nrh F,,e Whaaf

~
The Northwestern Miller, which has beef
making fight for Scotch fife wheat "a being the
best in the world for making guel -four, SAYS:
ut is well established fact that the high
reputation gained tor Minnesota flour in former
years was attained by using hard wheat ex-
clusive|y in its production. THIS gave in its
great strength Over all other brands in the
markers. When the middl,ngs purifier
va.us Of Minnesota dyur to,k Iona
stride ahead OF any other brands then
p, oduced, ranging Ia price il the Eastern mar
ksts from $3.50 to 81 per barrel above tho
best winter wheat dour. At that time Mime
Scotch ffej, and tbs extra value in the sf flour
then was evidently the result Of using this hard
wheat exclusively in it's production" File is
the wheat which 6rst gave Mime
sofa it's reputation for large yields.
It is the hardest Of all wheats,
The Manitoba authorities admit Scotcn Fife for
seed fell off daily, and a Canadian Pacific road
transports it for seed free OF charge, making
full rates on sift wheat. There are few sec
9tons in Minnesota where the farmers have
stuck 70 fife ever since since it wasmtroduced,
and their crop this year WAS as large and the
quality as iuaas tile first season that they
raised Fife. II is t1ns that th"y have not grewn
wheat on the same ground eYery var They
have given the soil an occasion al rest, some
cAoAOS tOt W. NJ AAAo0 years ny paSLuTiQS
it and then BY pIaatlng something else, so that
it recovered what it had lost 49,
The figures fran five counties taken fro m
group wbieh Scntch Fife has been raised
almost exciu -ively, are given to show the re-
suits in 1882: Ill.
l.. Total Total Average
= f. acreage. yield. per acre
Scott. ...............40.17 LIS 7lS.1a6 1887
Wright. 80. ,......... 36, 800 635I81 1881
Mcleod 1885,. ...AL72i 667.52o 1890
Hennepin. ~. ,Au9il 653,SS4 1897
The figures cannot be eqnalIed BY any sim
liar group Of the purely soft wheat COUNTIES,
and EVENT. they eonla, there would remain
against the soft wheat the all Important differ
ence in price-lo 10 20 ceits per bushel less
than No. / hard Fife. One thing Is certain.
and that il if the reputation of the hard wheat
section and Of the Northwestern flour is main
tanned. it eau only b, by the exclusive use of
Fife wheat for seed. All OF the softer sorts.
for which larger yield claimed, mast be dis
carded Ret tito Of crops ald better modes
IF securing the grain wien ripe are NECESSARY.
The Northwestern farmer must learn this les
son well, aud II he wsull ave { al danger Of
smnt, discard soft wheat for seed ana stick 10
Fife ~ q. s8E5 a.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Business Failures Last Year.

/ Business failures in the year Of 1888, as
reported by E. g. Dun & Co., number g..
1874, against o,75s ia 1882, an increase OF r.
GA. Liabilities for 1888 are $127, 0o0, geo,
against $1e1, zoe. 0,O for 1882. The failures
last year were greater than those any year
since 1873. when they reached 1913, with
sliabilitiesof 1884, 600, 400. "A close analysis
OF the tables presensea in the circulars shows
that ont of every ninety-four parsons en-
gagged In business IN 1883, one person failed;
while in 1873 one person iailet out Of every
sixty -fonr tsaders.g Il Canada during the
gear, the proportion of failures was one 70
every forty eight traders. s.s.z .s.s 81 ssS
"a pfize gut lstWeeu two women for.
$40 4 side was recent novelty il Aus
Lin, Texas. u
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04

We're those OF d Barrett, the f. jockey
who rode Pa ole: William A Seaver, ASSISTANT
Maine; DR.: Samuel a. Mudd, near Bryans-
WI, Nd, after his release from the Dry Tor.
tugas for participation in$the assassination Of
President Lincoln; ex-Congressman Fort Of
Illinois; Bishop Cru,kshank Of Indianapolis,
4ge s'xty-seven; Henry Kip, vice-pres1de ~
Fargo, one Of The express family. at Buffalo,
Y. Y: Prince Alexander. brother Of Emperor
William; Wolfgang Goethe, son of the great
German poet; Gustave Dore, the artist; Lord
Greville of England. In February, ex-Gov.
g. D. Morgan of New York died;
Jewell, the ex- postmaster general and chair
nae St b 5hs 81 ussa9 das
&c tMasssachusotts, in New York city; and
The first noted death in March was that OF
Alexander Fl. Stephens of Georgia, on the Attn
of The mouth. O her noted deaths WeTs DOL
larry Gilmour, the reb i guerrilla, at Balti-
more; Prince Gortschakod, ex-ehancslor of
the RUSSIAN empire, al. Baden Baden;
| j.. r., Green. the E1gl,sh historian.
! It Mentone; Karl Marx. aged sixty FIVE. at
| Argeuteull; and John Brown. Queen VictorIa's
.odyi servant The frst notable deAth in April
was that OF Peter Cooper, the phi!anthropist,
i New York city. in his ninety -thira year.
Other deaths were Surgeon Gsuefal Barnes.
Franz II, grand duke OF Meckleuburg-
SchWerin y in Cons antlnople, sul.enan Pasha.
IN May Pre- id.ut Grants mother did g.
Jersey City, in her eighty-f fourth year; Israyl
Wa-hburn died in Philadelphia; B shop Peck,
as Syracu4e; William Chambers, the publish.
Ter, ID London; Eduuard Labouiaye, ID PARIS;
and Add g -Kader, in Dama. Gus. In june,
Charles G Futon, editor Of tbs Baltimore Amer.
lean, died Prof ANTON, the classical scholar,
died IN New York; and ex- Congressman Cas-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14
UNIVERSITY krUDcNTY

Charged with Ripping things Up Gen.
ern:iy nnd Gc,iiuE or Easily.
Correspondence Of The InieEigencer. 5. -;
MoRGANTowN, W. Va, April l2-Evi.
dsnces accumulate that the West Virginia
University needs pursing in moro than one
respect. Recently, damages amounting to
hundreds Of dollars have been inflicted on
private and public property. Fences about
the University campus torn down, the boat
house and contents burned, besides dam
aga done to private citiz,ns OF the town,
This is all undoubtedly the work CT stu.
dents OF the University, but only feeble
eiior, Is put tcrth by the Faculty for the
apprehension Of the guilty. Meanwhile
th.y content themselves with suspendinp
Cadet from tho corp5 for soma supposed
insolcncs or impolieness to some insienit.
cant corporal, orderly sergeant or lordIy
lieutenant with epaule,s. At the same
time groe, immortality, such US drunken.
ness, gambling, &,., 10 passed by unnotice d
by the Faculty. ,....rl-,' s.r-''"",-7
Robert Armstrong has been appointed a
cadet to West Point Acadi my by Congress.
man Gibsol, Of the Fourth district. Arm.
strong is member OF the Junior cla,s in
the University aad is well qualified for The
place.
The railroad case has been postponed
until April ID, when Jury will be sum.
moned 10 try the tacis in the case.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14
'.AGUERO AND HIN BANDIis
Committing Outrages In Cabn-a Critical
= % state OF A fr airs, ''-i -

Committing OutrnKes In Cnbn- Critical
- Stale r'Ar&irs. -
> MADRID, April l2-Ofisial advicea have
been received from Cuba by the War Do.
partment to the following effect:
The Aguero band remained only one
day near Cardenas and all is now quite Ut
that place. After landing near Hicucoe
the insurgents were followed 10 the east in
the direction Of Morena, where they
were joined by several persons. Thence
they went toward Macagus 10
the south ia order to reach Puerto Prin.
cipe and the old revolutionary sdistrict,
Bsysmo. Aguero did not dare attsmpt to
20 direct there, because he knew thnt The
southeast coas. Of Cuba was watched with
special vigilance; His band was greatly in.
creased during the march OF eighteen days,
and are now not lar from 1,A00 strong.
According 10 the latest advices the force
arrived on the l0h inst in the neixhbor.
hood Of C,ego de Auila. They passed on
the preceding day: through the district ol
5auto E,piritu. The inturgsnts ,were re-
Ce!ytd by aeclamation in the villages
where tho .PI,rocinsdos Gree slayts,
themselves had j,ined ;tps CO um1
siter firing siour plantations !: and
sacking the safes OF The receiver o.
taxes. The receiver OF Trinidad !; VINO ,was
making bis rounds from Santo Espiritu
accompanied by an ordinary escort o
twenty cazidores, fell into the hands o
the insurgents, who took from him severa
thousand dollars sSE 4 fTFSS. Z Y s 5iss}N
!Aguero and his army will reach, earl,
in the week, the mountains Of Las Tuna
and OF Bayamo, the old seat Of the late In
surrection. Captain General Castillo hold
two councils ot war u day. sis.E., Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14

luz Indications arc clear and unmis:ak-
able that President Arthur's friends hope
.oHe' part oil the West Virginia delegation
lo' him. This hope is based on no popular
Sentiment, for that does not exist. Efforts
Are making, however, to manufacture some
sentiment, to make it appear that Arthur
would be es acceptable as Blaine, Logan,
shermSp, Harrison, Lincoln, Hawley,
oFeshNm or any other man who has been
banned; that tho "solid men" arc not for
haine, and that sort Of thing.
These arc very familiar tactics. They
Will not aval! II the party be true to itself
II Republicans take sufficient interest in
Inc matter to see TO the selection Of dele.
sa'ea to Chicago who are known to repre-,
ssh'the popular will. Mon who can moi
10 !hGs should net want to 20 as delegates
anu should in no case be permitted to 70
"eare not holding conventions 10 honol
men OF whom we think well, or to reward
men tor their party zsal, but to selec
men to represent tho will OF the constituen
GIGS behind them. This is a point which
must be kept in view until the last OF th,
delegates shall have been chosen. =.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14

Tie ISrGILiGESCIR is asked whether i.
means 10 advise ,ha! no man who il not
q i'a:ne man shall be admitted to q district
convention or the State convention.
Ia former years il hes happened, in those
States which determined the result, that
Blaine men were kept out wherever they
could be kept out. This was particularly
true in Pennsylvania, where the Blaine
SentImen. largely preponderated and was
slI'l'd only by shrewd devices and the
mercIlrss uso OF the lash. That was o con.
spseuous instance Of q denial OF majority
representation. But the INTELLlaENcEE
eeIIevea in lair play to all, it thinks The
mLotIiy ought to nave a chance to be
heard. aud it iuvors kind and respectful
treatment ctall Republicans by all Rspub.
licans. .,,,,,lF
ltwould, however, be capital mistake
not to take good care that q very large
majority Of the delegates from every county
Represent the sentiment Of the majority o
Aeluollcans in that county. There ough
10 be no way left open for tho misrepresen
ts'lon at Chicago Of the will Of West Virgi
n@ Republicans. This is not unfairly
gToScriptive. 1! is only smother way t.
ssy that the msj,rily shall rule.
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One Attempt 10 Escape EruAtrnttd-
Another Partially Sucrcssful. i

JUG huehHA ~ 1Sehpe fruhtrnttu-
Another Partially Sucrcssful.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aplil l3-Fifteeu
prisoners in the couhty jail attempted to
escape at 10 o'clock this morning. Obe
called for coal, and handed ou. scut,les to
Jailer WsIsh, who, in returning them
again, unlocked the grated door. As be
passed in he was seizsd by two
men, another threw ashes in his
eyes, and rush wrs made by
the remainder, bnt Walah tora himself
from them, slammed the door and pushed
the bolt far enough to hold the door fast.
His wife heard the disturbance and sun.
moned the police from The station in the
other half Of the same building. The pris.
o1ers were pu! in cells. They
had chosen Sunday. morning be:
cause Walsh was alone and were SLOWED
to gather in the corridor to hesr preaching
later in the day. Most ofthe prisoners
are highwaymen and burglars. >, Jailor
Walsh suffered severely, being nearly
blinded with the ashfs and cut about the
face and hands. His clothes were nearly
torn of him. 3:l.l - I.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, April l3.-Eisht prison
ers who were confined in the jsil Al
Gainesville, Green county, Ark, aesaultet
tho iailer last night and escaped after they
secured arms from the jailer's house. j
posse Of fifty citizens a.arted in pursni.aur
a pitched battle occurred in which over lO(
shots were fred. B;ockmap, a burglar VA
killed and three otker prisoners wounded
and secured. The remainder ESCAPED
The jailer received dangeroua wounds,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14
CABLE CLICKS,

Hung Hoa is reported evactua.ed.
{ All the eeiderces poin! to fall carnpaivn
In tho souisn.
A firm OF Balpian bankers has failed fer
GO 100000 francs.
Granville is eg,tiating with the Powers
Tor a readjustrnsn. 0: Egyptian floances.
Lawrence Barrett scored pronounced
succets in London as Yorick, in "Yurick's
Love" g,g5 Ia
Z, Pa,nell's Parliament flud scheme mpe.s
with favor, and has made considerable
hssdway. :.' -.l
q Communication with Bprhpr BY lsud gnd
water is cut oil. The Rebels have raided
the enyirons. 57'f 7Ia
The English cricketers LOOK forward with
great interest to the contests with tho
American amateurs. al, * {. :
The depression ip English shipping Ia he.
coming alarming. Twenty.eight thousand
lsborers and seaman are idle. -,s -
The Paris Gauicis Gays the Popc ia pre.
pairing strong rr cyclical letter against the
order OF Tree mssons and other secret 40.
cieti.s. ,sG .a .1'17'..'-'''''' '''N''.
Aguaaros Strength in Cula ia Fast iucreas.
ing ae he nears tho seat OF the old reyolu-
ton: Spanish Liberal ,urnals attack
Castillo as responsible for the uprising, as
well as that OF 1869 yayI-.I ".