Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-07
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Montreal has sixty French Catholic churches
and the largest cathedral on the continent.
The betrothal of the Princess Elizabeth of
Hesse with the Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
is officially announced.
The government has descided to send cour-
teons dispatch to America relative to the action
of Americans III countenancing and assisting
the dynanaiters
Martin Turner l. Co., merchants of Glasgow,
engaged in the East India trade, have failed
Liabilities roughly estimated at between 94OO,
GOO and $500, CO.,,
The Spanish govern m ant prohibited meet
ing of the republican press on March !, for the
purpose of endeavoring to harmonize and unity
the barbarous discordant factions ct the re-
publicans.
The United States government presses its
claim against Spain for $493 900 as q balance Of
awards due on account of American losses dur
ing the rebellion in Cuba, and also $500, 900
for estates embargoed at the same period and
not restored to their American owners
Es-Collector Bradley, of the Emerson Mani
toba custom house, and under bond ON the
charge of e,nbezzling $40, 900, died at Winnipeg
on the 2Sth at the residence of DR.. Codd. He was
taken seriously i'll after his arrest and the matter
preyed SO upon his mind that npoplexy put an
end to his sufferings.
c. J. Watterberg kept hotel in Antwerp,
Belgium. His wife disappeared with some 49,
600 francs and $40 worth of diamonds
tho same time. Watterberg traced the parties
to New York, and found them living together
in apartments UP town. They were arrested
on a charge of bringing stolen property into
the country. Wonters was held in $40, OOO bail
Mrs Watterberg-was rernanded-
The London Times, speaking of the late Uni
ted States Minister Hunt says: Mr.. HUT was a
Southerner honest and sturdy, and of vener-
able presence He might well have sat to q
painter as a type of Puritan father. His was a
prominent head amongst the crowd OF dlplo-
matists present at the coronation at the Krem-
lin last May. Hospitality was nowhere more
freely or graciously dispensed than at his ele-
giant villa; at Moscow, over which waved the
stars and stripes g.. ".<.t, !
Aterrible tragedy was enacted the 2Sth, in the
south of France A gardner named Chave, en-
ployed at convent at Sarviane near Marseil1es
was recently discharged for laziness While
the Sisters were walking in the convent grounds,
and at the moment when they were in secluded
spot, Chave suddenly appeared before them.
the lady superior asked him kindly if he had
found work, and Chave, without replying,
drew revolver and discharged six barrels Kill
ling the lady superior, and lnortally wornding
one of her co.npanions He then killed him
self sssfst
/ Generals. Schrarnn and De Wimpffen are
dead The former entered the army in 1898
| when only ten years of age, before completing
| his twenty-fourth year was brigadier general.
| lie Wimpffen, during the Franco-P russian war,
received al order on Aug. Is appointing him
| commander in chief in case Marshal MacMahon
| should be disabled. On Sept during the bat
de Of Sedan hearing that Ma Nah = N was wound;
| ed, he produced his commission and assumed
| chief command. He at once reversed the or
ders for capitalization, already given, still hoping
for-victery. The order directing retreat came
| from the emperor, and n2 from him.
t Lord Randolph Churchill inquired whether
the government intended to ask further powers
in regard to the dynamite fends, and whether
| they would ask permission to Spel from Great
Britain persons suspected OF having connec-
! ton with recent discoveries of dynamite Sew
| eral PaTneliites strongly condemned the dyna-
mite proceedings, and declared no excuse valid
| for such attempts upon life and property.
/ They declared conspiracies OF this nature are
in no wise associated with the Irish cause
but had been Matched in America, and attempts
| to- carry them out had been made by agents
| sent from the United States.
Record Or Cassualties.
Amandas Boyer, supe rintendent Of Hennin.
gers nine at Allentown. "a Vas killed 81 /
cave-in
Fire 1T Lorraine, Ohio, damaged tho Joe
Hayden Brass COMP works % the extent q
435 COO
| The Touring NH Of Swain q Co at Eldora-
| do Ohio, was burned LOIS ~ 900; Insurance
1 DIS, 600
| nu;robr,a hanve,v q. White P,.ina II 81.