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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Foreign Flashes.

The number of deaths from cholera in Eu-
rope the past eeason was about sixteen thou
sand. -
The Republique Franchise announces that
owing to the agricultural agitation in France
many farmer candidates are appearing for cleo
ton IA senators, and number of departments
will send to the senate members instructed to
defend the farmers interests.
A powerful Anglo-Dutch company has signed
contract for cutting 15 0G0, COO meters of canal
on the Calebra section, Panama, at q figure
under eight francs per meter, the work to be
finished within two years. A large force of
Europeans have been ordered for the work.
The Irismen (newspaper) alleges that the
British government sent woman to Ireland
with the authority to offer . contribution Of
!e50O. toward the cost of the launch to be used
on the Thames for throwing bombs at the par
lament building The paper connects this
story with the launch seen near London bridge
shortly before tho explosion >''' az
The Pail Mall Gazette says there is reason to
believe that Portugal is making arrangements
to cede to Germany the Portuguese possessions
on Delogoa bay, IN Southeast Africa: It is un-
known on what terms the contemplated cession
will take place, but it is believed to be connect
ed with some scheme of Prince Bismarck relat-
ing to the Transvaal and Basutoland, which
are in the immediate vicinity. III. =.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Casualties of the Week,

At Lewiston, ILL.,, Howes, King L. Co.'s wool
en- mill burned Loss, so, 600; insu rance
$685. 600. -
An explosion in the building Of the Metallic
Cap company, Philadelphia, killed Superin-
tendent G. NJ Hughes, and George Owens, a
boy.
A tenement house at Mitchell, Oak, occu-
pied by q family named Lucas, was burned
Friday. A three year-old boy, the only child
IN the family, persisted in the flames.
Fire in Richmond, Va, Friday night, des
stroyed Watt e. Calls agricultural implements
works, Preston Bel&n's furniture factory, and
two brick livery stables. Loss, $4,000; half
insured
Marion Mcfarland, farmer living near &C.
ueya Ga, was bitten three weeks ago by a dog
supposed to be mad He suffered but little
from the bite until a few days ago, when he
had commissions and died a most horrible
death.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
NEWS or THE WEEK.
Washington News.

Postefiees Established Dakota, Grinnell
Flannery county, e S : l% .' s,@555#gSss
The secretary OF the treasury has appointed
Nels A. Peterson keeper of the Milwaukee life
saving station, vice John Evenson, resigned
Albert Hawkins, who has been coachman for
all the presidents since Gen. Grants time, has
been re-engaged for tho same service under
Grover Cleveland. ~ .<,y.As.ss
The death is announced, at Philadelphia, Of
Rev II. Colclayer, who spent tifty-seven years
in Methodist pulpits, and was one of the found
ers Of the University Of Michigan -
The joint commission in charge Of the Wash
ington monument submitted to congress re-
port showing it's progress during the past year.
The report shows thst he weight Of the monu-
ment is 81 ,1 tons, and it has cost 81, lS7, no,
Of which congress appropriated $685., 40
The appointment OF B. Piatt Carpenter to be
governor Of Montana for the unexpired term
Of Gov. Crosby, was surprise "a to the indi-
dents decision not to comply with the Chicago
platform and select . Montana man for the
place f.. IL. ~
Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, 1aarshal Of tho day
for the ceremonies attending the dedication OF
the Washington monument has issued gen
eral order announcing as his chief staff Brevet
de-camp, Col William j. volkman, U. S. A.,
and Linden Kent g"
1t is understood that Gen. Hazen, chief signal
officer, contemplates preferring charges against
Lieut. Col and Assistant Adjt Gen. Chauncey
McKeever because Of certain expressions said
to have been used by the latter rejecting upon
him (Hazen) in connection with the manage
ment Of the Greedy expedition. 's4s g..
WV. Ker, ex-government counsel IN the
star route cases, said to a reporter thatit was
not true that he stated in letter to Randall
that the juries in the Kilbourne- Thompson
suits were ''fxed." A man said he could give
information that such was the "case, and he
Ker) merely wrote Randall what he had heard
The senate passed bill to appropriate $780,
600 for the purpose of erecting statue with
suitable emblamatic devices thereon, on one
Of the public reservations IN Washington, to
the memory of Gen. Lafayette and his conf
patriots The bill provides tor the appointment
of q JOINT committee Of three senators and
three representatives, with authority to con-
tract for the statue and designate the reserva-
ton on which it shall be erected
Postoffice name changed: Iowa. 10y, Page
county, to Yorktown. Postofices discontinued
Iowa, Holman, osceola county, mail to Libby.
Postmasters commissioned: Louise Dodson,
Morrill,, Iowa; George James, Elkhorn, Iowa;
N. B. Wollan, Starbuck, MINI. L Burlum,
Warren, Nina; Edwin D. Hatch, Christie,
Wis. :; A. H. Blood, Grinnell, Oak. Julia A.
Ryan, Cooleysville, Mimi; Frederick G.
Crounse, Martnsdale, Mont. George Tamblin,
stoneville, Mont; Gabriel Anderson, Beaver
Crock, Wis. !; Joseph A Starbuck, Yorktown.
Iowa.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

France is suffering, like England,
from the growth of manufactures. In
other countries, but with the differences
that the farmers, who are clamoring
there for protection, are the wealthiest
classes in the country; the suffering is
in large Industrial centers, and that
trade is in the worst condition among
dealers In the costly articles of luxury.
In Paris the number of stores in the
principal streets marked "To let" is
fairly startling. There is nothing to
compare with it in any other European
city except Dublin.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Crimes and Criminals,

W. b. shunny Of Duluth has been arrested
Ind held for trial for selling liquor without a
government license.
Z, Iafavre's jewelry store, in Montreal, was
broken into, the safe blown open, and SIC, 600
worth of watches and diamonds stolen 3d.
Sylvester Alexander, a colored man of De-
troit, has been arrested and held to the grand
fury for selling liquor to the White Earth In
lians e.
Newburg, N. T., Special: George Upright a
young man nineteen years old, was arrested for
grand larceny and forgerys: committed in
-(arimore, Oak. about four weeks ago. Upright
went out there with another Newburger. In
four months they disagreed and Upright went
10 work for q farmer, who sent him to deliver
500 bushels Of wheat He received check III
payment, forged the farmers name, got the
money from the Larimore bank, and then dis
appeared. He acknowledged his guilt before
City Judge Waringe,,y aud said that he had spent
al the money He was held, and the Dakota
farmer has been advised of his arrest
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Decrease Of Dakota Spring Wheat.

Mr.. p r Smith, manager of the Northern
Pacific Elevator company, of Fargo, while in
Minneapolis was asked as to the probable acre
age of spring wheat in Dakota next year, and
the outlook for a large crop, He Aaid he had
given the matter a great deal of attention, and
from, careful inquiry in all parts Of Dakota he
be fully 20: per cent In NCass county, the
largest wheat growing county in the territory,
the decrease will be 81 per cent In the newly
settled portions there will be very little de-
cline, as the farmers in those localities are not
in condition to go into stock raising or, buy
other grain for seed, and will be compelled to
grow wheat Ground broken for the first time
will be sown to wheat, but the decrease in the
older portions Of the Territory will much more
than offset that. and the net decrease will be
as above stated
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Attorney General Brewster's Regard for
Law.

In his communication to the house. of repre-
sentatives in response to the resolution of that
body inquiring whether the eight-hour law is
applicable to letter carriers, the attorney gen
eral says, after reciting the resolution: ''To
this must reply that cannot furnish the legal
opinion required The authority Of the attor-
ney general to give his official opinion limited
by laws which create and define his Office, and
will not permit him to give advice at the call
of either house Of congress OF congress itself,
but only to the president and heads Of the ex-
.ccutive departments. Early in the govern
'ment this was established, and suggested to
the house OF representatives by Attorney Gen
eral Wirth. When the department of justice
changed. Oh. course it will be my wish to con-
form to any request the house Of representa-
tlves may make, butsuch wish cannot comply
with without reversing the law and precedents
heretofore established. .,t
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

, Rev. Father P. J. Rowland has returned
from trip to Europe
E. W. Shirk & Go. IS livery stable in st. Paul
was burned. Horses saved. Loss small.
Harry A. Sergeant was commissioned post
master of Sergeant, and X. s. Nordgarden Of
Madison.
Samuel Shoulding, q pioneer settler Of Lu-
verne, is dead He was a veteran of the Black
Hawk wal.
Attorney General Hahn decides that bonds
men for treasures in school districts are con-
tlnously liable
Mr.. Ichstenstein Of Rich Prairie, was thrown
from his wagon, run over and go badly injured
that death resulted soon after &c., -
Thomas Dalton Of Sherman has lost his
granary with about 1, GOO bushels Of grain and
all his farm machinery, by fire.
VIM. Thompson, a farmer of Montevideo,
was thrown from his wagon and his leg bro
ken and shoulder dislocated
The cheese factory at Howard Lake was
burned by an incendiary, with allits machinery.
Loss, 81 500; insurance, 81, 900, r
Gustave Kaping, aged g. committed suicide
at Lydia, Scott county, by shooting himself,
because he was Disappointed in love.
The body OF John Driscoll was found along
side the railway track near Mortified, having
fallen in fit, and been struck and killed by a
train. . .>I.C~n
| The fall term of the St. Cloud normal school
opened with large. attendance, all the seats
+ being filled Notwithstanding the raising Of the
grade.
IS Ole Thordole, q blacksmith in the employ of
the Winona wagon works, attempted suicide
by hanging, but he was cut down and resus-
cltated. . -
Sixty-fye farmers of Lac qui Parle county
aligned an agreement not to deliver bushel Of
wheat at the Dawson elevator, on account of
unjust grading. &''E
John Rice, a night switchman in the Winona
Il ST. Peter yards at Winona, was strcuk by an
engine and had q few ribs broken and his
| shoulder dislo coated, *fd '"d&' '~ L.
The Bank of Minneapolis y. P. Cumnnin t.
Coz made an assignnnentto Charles Fairchild
for the benefit Of creditors. They state that
all depositors and creditors will be paid in
fuu. 90 Z e. 'f&a :
A weekago four children and . grandchild
Of Henry scheele, of Norwood died Since
then his wife and four more children have
died, leaving the husband and father alone in
the world =, t'.. 10. n #. .
& Representative Reese has called a meeting at
Willmar on the both inst, to consider bills en-
wheat grading and regulation Of railroad ia #
which he has prepared for introduction in the
Legislature
| Herndon Blaine of Milo. Mile Laos county,
went hunting, and not returning hone
! at night, search was made and his body was
discovered near his house, having shot himself
| accidentally, causing stantaneous death
I "A very malignant type Of typhoid fever has
! come to notice ia the family of Widow Hanson
| living about twelve miles south Of Lltchheld.
Tho entire family mother and six children
| have been sick, and two OF the children have
died Three of the nurses have taken sick and
died and others are Ill
Among 4 lot Of bones hauled to jamestown
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
q American Flour in England.

The popularity Of American flour in Eng
land is constantly increasing. In explanation,
English millers give the following reasons for
theapparent advantage gained by their rivals
i. American -four is made from wheat Of
greater strength than the average of wheat
grown and received in England. The ex-,
tensive scale of manufacture in the great Amer
lean mills, with it's numerous economies, is q
considerable advantage 8. The machinery in
the great American mills is far superior to any
but the quite. exceptionally good English ma
chinery. 4. So high price Cproft?l is made
OF the, superior grades of flour in the home
market that American millers can afford to OK
port lower qualities at price that, in itself, il
unremunerative. S. The superior economy
of the -four transit as compared with that Of
wheat G. American -four comes straight in
to- competition with the town-made flour Of our
great cities and towns, there being commonly
only one commission agent between the ship
per and the baker. a. The superiority Of
American flour over English for immediate
use IN consequence of it's being about two
months old when it arrives, whereas English
fouris often sent to the baker before it is cold,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

A lutte London letter to tho New
York Times says: 'Never since the
close Of the civil WEI in America have
there been SO many impecunious Amer
leans in London as now. The recent
tumble in securities, the consequent
distrusr of new mining ventures, and
their, heavy losses on betting on Blaine
have all contributed to work havoc in
the colony, and the American who is
able to pass the week without hope
less loan to compatriot is fortunate.
One young man named Could, of re-
putable parentage, after bringing most
Of his friends to grief, has sailed for
the, Transvaal as q, volunteer in the
BechuanAland expedition" ".''"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Notable Suicide In Austria.

Wanna Disnatcb. -()rdora ha Va haan 4e1a-
'An" Low D'A
graphed throughout Europe for the arrest
of Lucas tanner, defaulting and absconding
director Of the securities depart1nent of the,
80, ..I,. T:LoL., =
Lower Austrian Counse' DARK . 1Aoeral TO.
wards are offered for the apprehension OF
the crlprit Numerous bonds signed by
Heinrich, Kufner,r,-, . broker, suspected OF
completely In tanners CRIME, have peen found
in tanners cash box These bonds represent
large sums Of money paid to Kuf1er out. Of
funds belonging to the Discount bank, The
directors 81 the bank have raised 10000, 600
forms, SO as to be able to meet a run on the
bank, which is now honoring ali demands
without regard to the stipulated date
of payment The municipal authorities
have served s. notice that the city
will Withdraw. its deposit OF $500 O9O for.
ms. The bank is receiving many other no
tees of withdrawal of deposits. A rumor is
atloat that Janner's body has been found near
Klosterneuborg, tanner, shot himself It, the
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Garfield and Tucker.

Mrs. Garfield did very graceful and
q very sensible thing in asking John
Randolph Tucker, Of Virginia, to act as
the guardian Of her infant children dur
ing their legal minority, Graceful, be-
cause Tucker was one Of Garfeld's
truest friends; sensible, because bet
ter man could not have been found for
that responsible position. When Tue!
er came up from bis professorshipi
"the University as the Virginians cat
it, brilliant, scholarly, big-hearteGESs
old fashioned Virginia gentleman, to ST /;
in the House Of Represent atives, be-
sougth out the more cultivated among his
colleagues and made them his friends;
This was not difficult, for no one eve;
knew him long without loving him
Among them all he found no one 80 coz
genial as Garfield Although they di Il
fered Numerically III most things, ye I.
they had much III common. Garfield,
was big Drained, big-hearted boy, HIS
enthusiasm tempered only by his Gull.
ture. Tucker was personally as de-
lightful as Garfield, excelling him in
his ability to tell o good story, and was
intellectually his peer in every respect.
At file same time he was morally strong,
as honest as he was fearless, although he
was no better equipped for political life
than Garfield. OF course, their polit-
,cal views differed III toto. Tucker
was a state-rights man; Garfield was
nationalist. Tucker was free trader;
Garfield a protectionist. But one
day, after their friendship had
become a fact, Garfield came over to
fuckers desk on the democratic side of
the house and said: Tucker, you,
know + am protectionist, bnt I want
that there should be free trade hereaf-
ster between you and me in matters lit
erary." ".W;thall my heart, p respond
ed Tucker, and from that time to the
dar of Garlield's death they were the.
closest friends. They both loved liter
att1re--a1l letters ancient and modern,
hut perhaps most Of ali, the Greek and
Latin classics. Every day they man
aged to steal tune from even the 1nasb
engrossing Of their, Legislative duties.
| for an excursion init those ever 81 ooIIl-:
| ing fields. Sometimes they met III, the The
library sonaet ines Id Il comm ttee. room
or again on the ii cor Of d house
= ~ ashiDg ton CORES pon6ie noe
Philadelphia Record.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

important documents, false swearing, intent to
deceive and suppress the truth BY intimidation
and immortality H. ~ ~ g
Judge Woods of Indianapolis positively re-
fused to spread upon the recordsof his court
the statementof James G. Blaine that a fair
trial Of his libel suit against the Sentinel could
not be had in Indiana. The entry was there
fore made that the case was voluntarily dis.
missed. s. %t e.. l.. H. lgtsI5s.&%.T,
/ 1t is understood that Associate Justice Tay-
lor, Of the supreme court Of Wisconsin, is ia
retire next spring and the legal fraternity are
talking up possible successors. James G.
Jenkins, JOSH va Stark and Gen T. @. Winckier
are prominently mentioned. The two forlne,
are Democrats. -
Rev. r. D. Jardine, pastor Of St Mary's
Episcopal church, filed q damage suit for $685.
600 against the Kansas City Times, charging
defamation Of character. For some time there
has been dissension between the pastor and
portion Of his congregation on account Of the
formers extreme high church tendencies
Mr. Kirk, editor Of the Birmingham Dart,
said in his paper that tho country would know
in the future just how much reliance should
be placed on the words Of Chamberlain, presi-
dent of the board of trade, backed as it was by
the oaths of pickpockets and bruisers. This
was in reference to Chamberlainas speech in
parliament about the Ashton riots. A gang Of
roughs enteredt the Office of tho paper and vio-
lently assaulted Kirk. j. ~
John l. Sullivan and Alfred Greenfield were
in the court Of general sessions 1T New York
Wednesday, with : great number Of associates
and crowds OF Spectators Sullivan and
Greenfield we're on trial on the charge pre-
ferred by the police, that their meeting in Mad
ison4 Square Garden was violation Of the law.
Judge Barrett in his charge, warned the jury
to divest themselves of sympathy with sparring
matches, and with any prejudice against box
or q contention without weapons for the mas
terry. II it was physical contention for SUI
premacy, then the defendants were guilty un-
der the statute. The jury was out five min
ntes, and returned with verdict Of 'snot
guilty. a. .~ .s, -;
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

~ One good authority says that the net
result OF agriculture in the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland for
the period from 1873 to the beginning
Of 1884 was a shrinkage OF the aggregate
capital of the farmers of the British
Isles amounting to 1867 100000. That
is tremendous sum to be lost in filling
the soil in a country as rich and general
ly prosperous as Great Britain, and it
is a not strange that the farmers of the
United Kingdom show signs of great
uneasiness,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

The disease which has caused so much
suffering in the highlands of Western
Virginia and Eastern Kentucky is pro-
nounced by competent medical author
lily to be a malignant form of dysentery,
engendered by poisonous malarial
germs in stagnant water. and not by
poisonous mineral substances. Since
The late copious, rains the malady has
largely disappeared.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

A person in Florida who desires to
open saloon must first obtain the writ
ten consent Of two-thirds of the. regis
tered voters in the precinct in which the
saloon is to be opened, and obtain IL
cense from the city, county, State, and
United States, costing in all 5000. In
one of the county seats, the saloons,
some time ago, were clos ed for two
months, for want Of funds and the nee
essaryencouragement of the voters.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
The Failures Of a Week.

There were ao5 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreot's during the last week
against sle in the preceding week, and ESQ, 1855
and 145 in the corresponding weeks Of 1883,
1882 and 1881 respectively. About 81 per cent
were those of small trades, whose capital was
barrassed, were: Henry Levi & Son, fancy
goods, and WEIGH, Wellnian h Verplack, ostrich
feathers, New York city; john Lee, builder,
Brooklyn; City Bank Of schnectenady, y: X;
Selheimer & Beckwith, grain, Carleton; Illegal
FL RGe bnens eot aas B PSaSn and Roger
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

Assurance has been given, on the au-
thority Of the government engineer,
that the Canadian Pacific Railway will
be completed by November I, 1886.
The company's engineer promises that
the work will be done month or two
earlier. Perhap it would be safe to
say that by the end of next year the
road will be open from Montreal to the
Pacific ocean, a distance of 1896 miles,
~ which 1906 have BEEN already built.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
LESS DEATHS, MORE BIRTHS.

Statistical Account of tho Birth and Death
Rates in Minnesota for the Year 1883
Companions With 1882.
Commissioners of Statistics Nordin has pre-
pared. the appended table, by coutities, Of
births and deaths in Minnesota during the
year 1888. Comparison with the figures Of
the previous year show an increase in births
of some five thousand, and a decrease in
deaths Of about one thousand five hundred
The totals for the two years are as fol-
lows: Births 1882, q ,5O4; 1883, Sail.
Deaths, 1882, 1888; 1888, 10,7o4. The
tables are as follows:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Personal News Notes

Lieut. Coy Ames of Massachusetts, who is
worth SIC; 400, 600; wears a 10-cent necktie.
Late business manager Rugg Of the st Paul
Day has been arrested for receiving and open
ing letters addressed to Stanley Waterloo, tho
Editor in Chief
John P. Cook, one Of the Pioneers of Hills
dale. county, Mich, member of one OF the
earliest state constitutional convention died
last Monday night =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

The papers abound in cabinets for
President Cleveland, but as yet only
one name is mentioned, that Of Senator
Thomas Bayard---which is sure to stand
for one member--probably in the posi-
lion Of Secretary OF the Treasury. > 9~t