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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

The commissioners of emigration OF
the state of New York have reported
to the secretary OF the treasury that
during the year ending June so, there
arrived at the port of New York from
foreign ports 356,9O6 passengers, of
which number 294,O1 came as steer
age passengers and were landed at
Castle Garden, where they were exam
med by commissioners. Most OF these
we're destined to Illinois, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michig an
Minnesota and Wisconsin. During
the year there were returned to the
country whence they came 1,183 emf
grants Of which 81 were insane, SO.
were idiots, 2 blind, 9 deaf and dumb,
81 crippled, 70 on ciente, 478 disabled
BY sickness, ~ by reason Of old age
and 435 were without visible means
Of support The amount of the im-
migrant fund collected under the not
81 Aus. 8. 1852 was $142,21O, and
the expenses OF The commission
mount "a to $14o, o31 The csomrnis-
siioners rec onnnend that the act 81
congrs1s To egulate immigration 81, Sc
amended so % "a pro vide TOR adequate
IN n Oh Tor 81 vio ations 81 tho law.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Tho President and the Indians,

A committee waited upon the president
the other day and was addressed on the
subject OF Indian affairs. The president lis
tened attentively to the speakers, and as
sured them OF the deep interest he had in
the Indian question.
He reviewed briefly the many difficulties
encountered in dealing with the question,
which he acknowledged was most import
ant one, and said that the great trou-
BILE in his mind, was the first prac.
tical step to be taken in improving
the condition OF the Indian. Shall we give
them more schools and churches, and agri-
cultural implements for use on the res, rva-
tions, or shall we deed them lands in sever
atty, and leave them to their own resource
es? One trouble he found was to get rid
OF the influences OF the old chiefs. Then,
again, If we leave the Indians to themselves,
and one becomes angry, a loud cry goes all
over the country that we are starving the
Indians. How are we to get the Indians to
mingle with the whites? We certainly cannot
drive them Off their reservations. Is it better
TO keep them under tutelage where they
are, or would their civilization be better
accomplished in some other way? The
question is surrounded with difficulties
and the most important consideration, to
my mind, at present is, what is the most
useful thing to be done? While it might
not be we'll for the cause to disturb the In
dams IN their present homes, he believed
that the reservations would ultimately be
given to them in severalty, and the Indians
thrown on their own resources.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Foreign GOSSIP.

Gen. Middleton of Riel rebellion fame,
says Ricl is sure to be hanged.
Mr.. Stead, the London editor, and three
Others were convicted Of an indecent as
sault upon the Armstrong girl, and SEN
fenced to from three to six months i'm
prisonment.
Stanford Fleming telegraphs from British
Columbia to MIR. John A. Macdonald that
the first through train over the Canadian
Pacific accomplished the journey in five
days, and that the trip will shortly be
made by passenger trains in four days.
Advices from Calcutta state that King
Theebaw has ordered that all Englishmen
in Burmah be exterminated. It is feared
that all, the Europeans at Mandalay have
already been massacred. The Burmese are
blocking the Irrawaddy river at Merida.
The London Daily News endorses the
maintenance OF the union Of England and
Ireland as q subject OF paramount i'm
portance. and as necessary in preserving
the integrity of the empire. The N ews
says: ltwould be wise to make timely and
judicious concessions. There is only one
way to prevent Parnell from debating his
own terms, and that is to return a Liberal
majority to parliament.
Mr.. Gladstone and wife and Lord Rose.
berry and wife drove in a carriage from Dali
meny Park through the principal thor
oughfares to the free assembly hall, Edin-
burgh. Crowds OF people lined the route,
and great enthusiasm was manifested at
the appear ance OF Mr., Gladstone. On
reaching the hall Mr.. Gladstone found it
literally packed with people awaiting to
hear his address.
John Bright in speaking at Rochdale
said: The present was the most critical
period since 1929 Lord Salisbury had
spoken his decision regarding the church
question and on that question Mr.. Bright
would not challenge him, but the attempt
to revive protection was mischievous
The present depression was due partly to
g. rash extension of business and partly to
the bad harvests. 49,
The reply Of King Theebaw OF Burmah to
the British ultimatum has been received
and is hostile and inadequate. In response
to the British demand for the control of
the Burmese foreign relations, King Thee
haw says he must first consult Germany,
France and Italy. The British expedi-
tionary force will now cross the frontier
with the least possible delay. Four regi-
ments have already started up the IRA.
waddy river on steamers.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Miscellaneous News.

Cleveland has a new music hall and one
OF the largest in the West.
A Kansas judge sustains the validity OF
the prohibitory law in every particular
Seventeen men and women are arrested
at Seattle Tor making incendiary speeches
during the Chinese agitation.
W. L. Clemens OF Charlestown, S. c.,
locked his son alone in Il dark room.
When the door as opened the boy had lost
his reason through fright.
J. X. Piersal, prominent lawyer of New
Brighton, Pa, and assignee OF r. e. & H.
II. Hooper, bankers, has specialized in
wheat, and is short in his accounts about
$4,000.
At the cathedral in Cleveland, Bishop
Gilmour invested Monsignor Felix M. Boff,
vicar general OF the Cleveland diocese, with
the title and insignia of Romestic preiate
to the pope. & n. Is y
: Official returns Of Iowa do not change
the results OF the election already given,
In Benton county the Republican vote de-
creased 400, and Page county increased
100. Reininger's majority for senator in
Floyd county is four. s ~. .sss !
Gov. Gray OF Indiana issued an anti.
leuro-pneumonia proclamation against
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Illinois, Kentucky, Mirsoui, and the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Be- 35ss III. .tsE
& In the case OF J ohm Stevenson, indicted
at Bohemian, Mont, for killing Frank Kan
mis-, the jury brought in verdict 81 man
slaughter and recommended q sentence Of
ten years in the penitentiary The murder
occurred on the Yellowstone. S sSE
Mrs. Celia Bowers, the wife OF Dir. j. Mil
ton Bowers Of San Francisco, died the
night Of Nov: Her life was insured in
various organizatio for 81 900 in flavor
of her husband. Dr.. Bowers treats the
matter indifferently and says he win have
no dfficulty in exonerating himself from
any suspicion Of having caused his wife's
death
t Quite q stir has been caused il yachting
3circles OF New York BY the appearance ola
long letter IN the ]. ondon Field. from Tan
neryille Cham erlayne, q we'll known Eng.
hsh sporfsman, and the y Wnero theyacht
Arrow. ID which he inyite m American
yacht s. g over g Ensland md raes ior
1862, and still ret aims.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

Russia has decided to construct as
speedily as possible four more steel
cruisers for the Baltic and three ships
for the Black Sea fleet. Work will be-
gin as soon as three enormous iron
clads, each OF &c, 900 tons, are launch.
ed from the dockyards OF Sebastapol.
Russia has an abundance of iron and
coal, and seems determined to have g.
navy that will correspond with her
great armies. Russian sailors are
among the hardest and best in the
world and there is no reason why they
should hot handle great ships and great
guns as effectively as any.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

John A. Welles, son OF the late Gideon
Welles, secretary OF the navy during Presi-
dent Lincoln's administration, died at
Hartford, Conn.,, Of TYPHOID fever, aged
thlrty-six years.
A cyclone, accompanied by torrents OF
rain and appalling electric discharges,
started on Capaba river, passed through
Dallas, Perry and Biba counties Alabama,
leaving dead waste OF forests, plantation
houses and villas. Exploring relief parties
say the track Of the cyclone was half
mile wide. They have gone over forty
miles picking up dead and wounded, and
don't know how much longer the track is.
Thirteen persons have been found killed
outright and forty or, fifty dangerously
wounded. -. sO.. a. :.
An interesting patent decision was rem
dered in the United States court at Chica-
go, in the case OF James T. Drummond
against w. Venealbe & Co., OF Petersburg,
Va, for Infringement OF the Drummond'
patent for line marking plug Tobacco, SO
that it can be cut and retailed without
weighing. The patentsis used by all tobac-
co manufacturers in the United States
Judge Blodgett decided the patent invalid.
At Butte, Mon. John Foley, d attache
Of the Theatre Comique, laid in wait Tor
Alice Flick, g woman whom he had been
for some months on intimate terms, and
her escort, one Yates. shot both, and then
placing the revolver to his mouth, killed
himself. sssSsSs
IS Kilien oyercame Lam on in q benstiy
prize fight IN st. Paul recently.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

The Egyptian obelisk in Central
Park, New York, is now receiving IT,
paraffine coating, which, it is hoped,
will prevent further injury by the
climate. The surface of the great pill
lar has already been seriously affect
cd, and crumbling pieces are easily re-
moved with the finger. Before the
paraffine is applied all the loosened
particles will be carefully taken away;
then the stone will be Thoroughly
cleaned with ammonia and finally COW
cred with the heated wax. The par
affine to be used has been speci ally
prepared, and'ls as pure as it possibly
can be. It is estimated that more than
200 pounds will be required. Thepro-
cess will give the obelisk q slightly
darker hue than it now possesses.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Personal (;ossip.

/ Canon Farrar will lecture TO the students
OF Ann Arbor university on Nov. 25. II.
81 Stewart Mckee, a mill onaire glass man
ufacturer Of Pittsburg, died suddenly, aged
forty years. s: 81. s. d - 3
1T is said Chief Justice Edgerton can
represent Dakota in the United States sen.
ate If he SO desires. II 55 .555 81 !.
Rev. Dr.. John Hall, the noted Presby-
terrain pastor 81 New York, has an income
OF 800, 900 4 year.
There was Z large gat hering Of the upper
ten of New Orleans society recently at the
residence oi John Phelps, on jackson
street. to witness the marriage Of his niece
Miss Louisa Yates of New Orleans, to
Albert =. 20 witt q 81. Paul.
After providing Tor the payn1erlt 81 all his
debts and funeral penses, General AicGleI-
Ian beqneaths an his real and personal o.
tate to his Vie, Ellen Marcy Clellan On
the death 81 his wiie he directs chat III his
3astats Ia divided tween lis III child ran,
Csorge and share and
|shnre Hi 6 enents
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

An eminent authority on the statis-
tics ofgold and silver places the value
of the gold product Of the world in
1854 at 500, 900, 900, and that of
silver at $40, 100000. The value of
the gold production is per cent. less
than that Of 1888, 8 per cent. less
than that for 1882, and 13 per cent.
less than thatfor 1881. Between 1851
and 1860 the annual yield was 1884,
900, 900, or 80 per cent. more than
that for the past year, and in the sue
ceeding decade, 1S61-1870, it was rs
per cent. greater. Thus has the pro-
ductlon decreased, not only since the
golden period oi1s5O, but year by year
since 1880.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
La TEST NEWS SUMMARY.
The New Catholic U.ivers,ty.

The board Of trustees Of the Catholic
university met at the archiepiscopal res-
ldence q few days ago in Baltimore. The
following were present: II Sss I. $S, n
Archbishops Gibbons, Baltimore; Will
Jams, Boston; Ryan, Philadelphia; and
Corrigan, New York; Bishops Ireland, St.
Paul; Keane, Richmond; Spaulding, Peoria;
Marty, Dakota; Monsignor Farley, New
70 York; Rex; prs. Foley, Baltimore, and
kins, Baltimore; Thomas E. Wagerman
Washington; and Eugene Kelley, New York.
Bishops Ireland, Keane, Spaulding and
Marty were authorized to visit various
dioceses and collect funds for the univer-
sity. They agreed to raise 500, 900.
which, with Miss CALDWELL donation, $780,
900, will give the university $1,000, 600,
to start with. The members OF the
university board will visit Washington and
qualify as incorporators. A letter was
brought by DR.. O'Connell to Archbishop
Gibbons from the pope, in which the latter
expresses the great gratitude afforded him
to learn that the archbishop of Baltimore,
With his colleagues, bishop OF America,
had conceived the noble designs OF erecting
a Catholic university in America.
Canadian Ministers on Rell's Rebellion
At the banquet to Sir "A. Caron and Hon.
Thomas White at Winnipeg, Caron caused
vociierous applause by stating he hated
rebels and had no sympathy, good bad or
Indifferent, with rebellion. Referring to
rebellion, White said:
visited the Prince Albert district, OF
which we have heard so much OF late. I
had an opportunity OF seeing the terrible
misery brought upon the poor, mis-
guided half-breeds by the treachery OF
designing knave. (Great applause It
seems to Tue that ifany where the name OF the
man who led the creatures in that neigh
borhood and caused such misery and des-
tuition; the name of him who, for the sec
ond time in this northwest country, brought
disturbance upon the people, should be
held up to execration, it would be among
the unfortunate dupes who wereled at that
time to take up arms against the CONSTITUTE
ed authorities OF the country. and brought
misery and restitution upon the people,
CHEERS
1t is believed that after the utterances
OF these two members OF the cabinet, Riel
has little chance OF escaping the gallows.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Criminal Calender.

4 Capt. Woodbury. S. Pollovs, aged seventy
years, committed suicide at Portland, Me-,
by shooting himself through the head. He
was formerly United States consul to
Cuba.
Mrs. Stard!eman threw vitriol in the face
OF Joseph Schneider, Chicago, because he
failed to pay her money that he owed her.
His face is frightfully mutilated, and he
will die. The woman will not, according to
Schneider's request, be arrested.
DR.. John F. Fisher has been arrested in
Philadelphia charged with criminal NAL
practice in performing an operation upon a
Mrs. Thompson, employed as chamber
maid at the st. Elmo hotel. from the ef-
fects OF which she died. !.
A general raid was made by burglars on
residences in the northeast part OF Bloom
lngton, ILL.,, and much plumber carried away.
The residences entered were those of James
McGregor, c. 6. Schneider, Justice Fulwiler,
j. Murray and Sidney Tuttle ~
At Lincoln, Ill.,, sensation was caused
be the discovery OF the bones OF at least
three persons under the smoke house OF a
homestead belonging to. one ohm II. Haines
from 1872 to 1880. Haines was q desper-
ate character, the terror OF the neighbors.
A footpad waylaid stranger on West
Washington street, near Bloomington, ILL.,,
robbing him, and leading him toward the
depot with a cooked revolver at his head,
intending to force him to leave town. Near
the depot the thief was nabbed by police
man.
Samuel Kirkley, who was dishonorably
discharged from the army some months
ago, has been running disreputable resort
caller; the Hog Ranch near the fort, at
Niobrara. A short time ago some colored
members OF the Ninth cavalry, having de-
termined to suppress the place, went to
the Hog Ranch" and calling Kirkley to
the door, shot him down without warning
Ottawa Special: Riel has been respited
until the 18th inst. Preparations are al
ready being made for his execution on that
date although the warrant has not yet
arrived. 1t is generally believed in official
circles here that the further respite to Riel
has been given t. enable the condemned
man to prepare for death, and that the
sentence will undoubtedly be carried out
on the day named
William Todd died at Helena, Mont,
from dose OF poison given by Michael
McGovern. An inquest was held The evil
dence shows that Todd was in partial
state OF intoxication early in the morning,
and McGovern gave him a bottle contain
ing laudanum, telling him it was whisky
Todd drank the contents, and died short
~ after in fearful agony. McGovern testi-
fed that he did not know the bottle con.
taaned poison.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

"A writer in an eastern paper says
he had got g. little hardened to the
atrocity OF funeral obsequies," es-
peclally since some literary light or
other recently defended the use of the
phrase; but he was totally unprepared
for wedding nuptials," and uttered
a feeble protest against too much of
a thing as good as matrimony even.
He felt that the line must be drawn
somewhere on Pathological expressions
in the public press.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

Louis M. Iddings, young and we'll
known journalist OF Ohio, a million
aire, married the daughter of Josiah
Bedding, formerly of California-and all
thepapers are extending to him envious
congratulations-but it is a strange
thing that the lady is not congratulated
upon her good luck in capturinga bright
journalist, an exploit that might we'll
satisfy the ambition OF any lady in
the land.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

The "granger" railroads., so called,
from the fact that they run through
states which produce vast amount
OF grain, report a very large increase
OF grains in October. The Milwaukee
and st. Paul increase is 1852, 2O5;
Northwestern s369,S0O; Omaha $685.
600; Chicago and Alton $143, SOB.
The tonnage of wheat is decidedly be.
low the average, but this is more than
compensated by the large increase in
corn and provisions.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

The Constitution Of Ohio adopted
IN 1851 provides for biennial sessions.
The holding OF annual sessions is UNI
constitutional, but the members whip
the devil around the stump by ad-
1ourning from one year to another,
thus making one long session. d
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

Kaiser Wilhelm is not only the old
est officer in the German army in
point OF age, but in point OF service as
well. His commission as Major-Gen-
eral bears date of March So. 1918,
and he joined the army as an ensign
March 20, 1907. The old soldier is
very old and daily growing more fee
BILE. He will soon be mustered out
by death. @''
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Bsschsr 4 x.inst high Tsrifs.

a The late national FREQ trade conference
IN ChicAg ), kof which. David a. Wells was
chosen president, Henry Ward Bescher'
nade speech that attractei. great atten.
tion. Nh Beecher declared:
s eswas "a tayor az 10 tar ri 81 III. though
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

he also lenves to hiss son. and the sword
that was presented to him by the city OF
Philadelphia he leaves to his daughter. He
appoints William G. Prime OF New York
literary executor, to make such use as he
deems bsst OF such papers as the decedent
NAV have Es # 5E!5s ,@1l5 4'' ~.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
r rincely Gift to California.

The first definite details of Senator Stan.
ford 6 scheme for the establishment in Cali
fornia OF a great university has been made
to the public. His ranch at Palo Alto, near
Menlo Park, about thirty miles from San
Francisco, has been selected as the site.
The several buildings comprising the uni
versity will be in the general plan
OF a parallelograrn, and constituted so as
to permit of addition being made as the
necessities Of the institution may require.
Senator Stanford will donate to the univer-
sity his Palo Alto, Gridley and VIVA prop
critics, worth 100000 To this he win
add money donation so as to make the
total endowment Of the university $780,
100000.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Casualty Record.

At Helena drunken William Todd drinks
bottle OF laudanum given him by Michael
Mccoy rn, and dies. I'll.
Further details OF the Algoma disaster
8 ow the calamity to have been much
greater than first indicated. t;"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

Statistics, show that the wheat trade
of California, Oregon and Washington
Territory with Europe give employ.
ment annually to more than 400 sail
ing vessels going around Cape Horn.
The average passage for each vessel is
about l6, 900 miles, in an average
time Of q little over four months.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20
Death of Ex-senator Sharon,

Ex-senator William Sharon died at San
Francisco, at the age OF 64. He was born
ct Smthfield, Ohio. He studied law with
the late Secretary Stanton, but failed to
get on tremendously with him. In 1916
ne went to st. Louis and was admitted to
the bar, but failing health forced him reluc-
family to abandon his protest. on, and he set
up as a country storekeeper at Carrollton,
ILL.,, where lie was found at the outbreak of
the gold fever in 1S49. He was one of the
first to start across the plains. Reaching
Sacramento, he opened store, but ac-
cumulated money SO slowly that a year
later he started for San Francisco as he
said years afterwaro, Ito change his luck"
He got into the ring of milionaircs and be-
came himself Immensely wealthy. Mr.
Grant began in Washington, after
Mr.. sharon's election to the SEN
ate as representative from Ne
vada in 1S75--succeeding William NJ. Stew
art, who was Ncvada's first representative
in the senate. In the senate Mr.. Sharon
was principally known for his absences.
Mr.. Sharons wife died a number of years
ago. She was a devout Catholic His
daughter few years ago married Sir
Thomas Hesketh Of England. She lives in
England, but is now in this country. The
only son, Frederick Sharon, married Miss
Tevis, daughter OF his fathers old friend,
Lloyd Tevis. Mrs. Sharon il a dashing
beautiful woman. and marr,ed when quite
young Owen Breckenridge son OF Ken.
tucky's brilliant son. Gen. John c.
Breckenridge. The marriage was not a
happy one, and a divorce followed. Men
ton has been made OF Mr.. Sharon g rela-
tions with Sarah Althea Hill. Sarah Althea
was d woman well known in San Francis
co. She was keen and handso me, young and
attractive, and fond OF the society OF elder
ly men. She was del, ositor in Mr.. shar.
on's bank. One day in August, 1880, she
met the millionaire who invited her to call
and see him. She went. The result led
to the suitthat is one of the most celebrat-
ed in the history of litikation in this
country. She swore that Sharon asked
her to become his wife. The Judge de-
clared that Miss Sarah Althea Hill had been
legally married by contract which
had been signed by both five years ago.
The judge granted her divorce and n d.
vision OF Senator Sharon's property,
whose value was estimated at 81 9, 600, 900.
The counsel's fees amounted to 500, 900.
The court gave Mi So Hill back alimony at
the rate Of $4,000 for thirteen months,
to be paid pending an appeal for new
trial. Since then Miss Hill has been living
on the fat Of the land.