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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Changing the Wheat Grades.

Duluth Special: Commissioner Murtl ock
and Chief Inspector Burdick arrived here
sand held q conference with the board OF
trade representatives over the inspection
here, and the result is that the No.
hard rule was changed from "75
per cent. hard Scotcl, Fife wheat
to t'shall consist mostly Of hard
Scotch Fife wheat This is the old re-
quirement OF the Duluth board and will
result in throwing much nlors wheat into
the No. I hard grade and in giving greater
satisfaction to farmers and commission
men here. The No. I Northern grade will
not be as high as under the rules first
adopted by the board,
The change noted is onr OF great i,ap or
tance, as il lowers the quality Of wheat rs
per cent. Wheat which, under the former
rule, was required to contain IS per cent.
of hard Scotch File whesrt will NOW pass
grade if it contains only 81 per cent. OF
that variety. When the rule requiring so
large an amount OF hard wheat was made
by the commissioners, it WAS predicted by
a great many grain men that compara-
lively little Of the crop OF Minnesota and
Dakota we,ld grade No L hard ii the rule
were strictly applied.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
MARKET REPORT

CHICAGO. heat, No. 2 spring, 80A.c; No
8 spring, @72c; No. 2 red, 70; No 3 red, Sic,
Corn, cash AZ &c. Cats, 26K@26ac. Rye,
No 2, 56hc. Flaxseed, No /, $1.l9. Mess
pork, cash, $8.S7h@8.O0. Lard, $6.22h@
1925. Butter, creamery, 10000; dairy,
11@16c. Eggs, 12@12hc. u. E
Observation-Disclosures, Milwaukee No. 2,
size. Corn, No. 2, 44aXc. Oats, No. 2, 27c.
Rye, No. l, 56kc. Mess Pork $S.S7H, Lard,
S6.25. Butter, dairy, 14@16c. Cheese, 10
TIC. Eggs, 11@11Kc. Iii.
Observation-Disclosures No. hard, Sic;
No. l, roc; No. l Northern, 79Ac. Corn, ~
@43c. Oats, 3O@33c; white, 31@32c; new
oats, 26@2Sc. Bran, $8.75@$9. Shorts,
$lO.25@$1O.5O. Mixed feed, $l6@S16.5O.
Hay, Timothy, $9@S11; best upland 81
@$7.5O. = 49,
ST. PAUL.-Wheat, No. hard, BIC; No.
2 hard, nc; No. 2 hard, cash, SOC; No.
2, 67@7Oc. Corn, 43c. Oats, No. 3 mixed,
csc; No. 2 white, zoe; No. white, &c.
Barley, No. 2, Coo. Rye, No. 2, 4Sc. Ground
feed, SIG to SIT. Baled Hay, 81 bid
$3.50 asked; Timothy ,$S.5O@$0.OO. Eggs,
11h@l2c. Butter, extras, 16@1sc; firsts,
11@12c.
DuLurH.-Wheat, s5Hc No. hard and
s3he for No. 2 Northesn, 86A@S7c.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Death of y Noted Character.

Ex-senator Gwin OF California, died in
New York few days ago No member of
his family was with the deceased at his
death. On the 9th Of October William NJ.
Gwin would have been eighty years old. He
was the son OF q TesEessce Methodist min
lister and studied medicine when quite
young but, being q favolite with Gen.
Jackson, he soon launched into polit-
ical lie, having been appointed United
States marshal for Mississippi by him.
subsequently be became superintendent OF
the New Orleans Gust rui house, and when
California was udmitt"d to the Union he
went tncrc stunped tn" state, and was
electea to the United States senate in 1850.
at the ame time with ". II. Seward He
WAS r,eIectea to that body and remained
in It until the Rebellion broke out in 1861.
lie stated that the tile duke" was given
him through misrepresentation of his do
ings in Mexico, ANA he recently OUT
lined HRS career in that country ,,s fol-
lows: II was al Aupric;ln during the civ1l
conflict, as l hu,s been long before While
we we're fighting each other in tire STATES
thepe was Il schema to destroy Mexico. 1
'endeavored to obtain for our people 1. hold
onthat government, which seemeC!t to neto
be going in pieces" Mr.. GWiM WAS {. tall
man, weighin, between $50 and 300 pounds.
He resembles Andrew jackson $40 closely in
features that he was often mistnken Tor
him. His intimate acQuainta Mne witt Clay
Webster Calhoun and other great states
menga We him ancxhu,lst] Tess fund ufremini-s
cence. In 1853 he fought a duel with Nc
COrklc, who was then " congressman from
California. After three shots they parted
friends.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11

Washington special:-secretary Lamar
decided the appeal taken by the Manitoba
from the decision OF I1x- Land Commissioner
Mcfarland, or July Is, 1854, in regard to
the right OF the road to select lands in lieu OF
indemnity lands rclinquisheei by the st. Paul
{; Pacific in the Fergus Fails district. The
latter road had relnquished certain odd
numbered sections within the twe!rty miles
indemnity limits, which the road had never
selected and they were settled upon by
homesteu'lcrs. March rs, 1873, the Mani
toba selected the lands in question, Com
missioner Mcfarland held that the
railroad company had no right to the
settlers lands. Secretary Lamar decided
that this case rests on grounds similar to
those in the st. Paul Il Sioux City case in
the Worthington district, where 5000
acres were decided on the 29th Of April
this year to be beyond the reach of the
railroad company. In Other words the
principle that indemnity lands cannot be
.relinquished by the railroad company be-
fore losses are proved and selections made
therefor, has been fixed, and will not be re-
pealed at present.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
The Epidemic Of Crime.

~ hence comes this epidemic of sui-
cides and murders2 Recent discussions
have named several causes. Hon. G.
H. Reeve, OF Indiana, charges it to in
tidel teachings holding that hopeless
ness OF a future state cripples fortitude
for bearing LIES ills. Another declares
suffering from the universal business
depression the cause. A third writer
attributes it to increasing insanity, a
physician thinks much Of the tendency
is inherited, while temperance advo-
Gates lay the responsibility upon
strong drink. - % .. - IN ?.
Free-thinkers have committed sui
eide, but SO have orthodox churchmen.
Financial straits have beset many, but
the wealthy have also taken their life.
Insanity and dissipation have pre-
coded suicides and family murders.
One feature common to almost every
such crime challenges attention. Well
nigh every report of suicide and fani-
ly murder mentions the perpetrator
as having 'for some time been subject
to melancholy" Whence comes this?
All recognized medical authorities tell
us that the fire which consumes the
brain is always kindled by derange-
ments of digestion; that good digestion
is impossible without pure blood, and
pure blood is never known when the
liver and kidneys are out of order.
Under such circumstances, prevent
i've should besought, and for this War
ner's sale cure is sovei gn-a fact con-
coded by the best authorities in the
land, and it is especially commended
by the celebrated DR.. Dio Lewis-Roch-
ester Democrat. ~A,,,-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Il Jockey Killed ON tIare Track.

New York Special: The track WAS in good
condition at Brighton Beach. There Was
also IN average Attendance, but the pleas
lres OF the day were completely married
by Il chapter Of terri Die accicents, by which
one ii the most promising young Jockeys,
MOran,Mas instantly killed and two Others,
Garrison and Lane, narrowly escaped with
their lives. The second race was started
with thirty-one horses, although twenty
two owners mad sent in applications to
have their horses withdrawn, as the NUM-
Der was too great and the track too narr0w
to give the animals a chance to win, and be-
sides they were afraid Of an accident Start
er Caldwell got the horses off in lunches and,
OF course they raised an immense cloud OF
dast, in which those out OF the front rank
could not see where they were riding to- At
the hali.1nle post, Moran, who was riding
Miss Daley, and as we'll as could he seen
Through the dust, was in third place
on the outside, having Joe Howell
q little ia front and closely followed
by Garrison ON Blizzard and Lane on
Benne Lee, was seen to suddenly pitch his
hands to the air, and was quickly followed
by the other two falling also. Moran's
neck was broken. and death was almostin-
Simultaneous. The other riders, Garrsi on
and Lane, are all right. In the third ace
another accident occurred, which in one
case may prove fatal. Rivers who was rid
ing Wonderment, and Williams, who was
riding on Cardinal NlcCloskey were thrown
as they entered the home stretch. Rivers
was carried home unconscious and unable
to move. Ia 20. ....-1..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Enlightened by Coasnl MaseA.

The secretary OF state has received 81 de-
tailed report OF Consul Mason in regard to
the schoIer;. at Marseilles, France.
He comments upon the false policy OF the
authorities in endeavoring to suppress the
truth. and speaks OF the sensation caused
by the rude awakening ON the 14th ult.,
when the community realized that it was
in the first stage OF an epidemic OF real
Asiatic cholera, which had not been
imported from Spain or elsewhere. The
most elementary principles OF sanitary
cleanliness are unknown in Marseilles, and
GU this point the consul goes into details.
From the LIST to the 10th OF August there
were 721 deaths, or an average OF thirty.
eight per day. The disease has also APP
peared seriously in the suburbs of the city.
The malady has been more fatal than last
year to sailors OF vessels in port, and has
been particularly serious to seanaen from
England and Scandinavia. The disease
manifests its characteristic preference for
the dissipated, the insane and the unclean.
The scourse has perhaps reached it's maxi
mum fatality, and viii gradually subside to
a finish in October. r
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
A Demented Army Omcer.

One OF the most peculiar cases coming un-
der Secretary Endicott's recent order
sending various army officers back to
their regiment, is that OF Capt. John S.
Wharton, OF the Nineteenth infantry,
who for twenty years has been on the
staff OF Gen. Hancock, and is widely
and popularity known in Minneapolis
and St. Paul, where he lived for several
years. It is said that he intends to resign
rather than rejoin his regiment. This, as
o matter of fact would be impossible.
Capt. Wharton is afflicted with softening
OF the brain and is under constant sur
VIGILANCE. He does not not go off Gov
errors island without the attendance OF
the post surgeon or some fellow officer.
This has been necessary for two years past.
His resignation could not be accepted If he
should resign, Il decision having been made
to this effect in q similar case. Capt.
Wharton was one Of Gen. Hancock's most
trusted and confidential aides during the
war and he win doubtless be allowed to re-
main in his present assignment until he is
retired.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Tho Hea1he II Chinese Killed In Wyoming.

Omaha, Neb., Spccial--Nune'ous mes
sagcs were received at the Ut.:on Pacific
headquarters in this city from Rock Springs,
Wyo., giving details OF the riot oftlntp place,
between the white coal miners and Chinese.
These accounts differ suniem nat from the
reports first sent out from Rock Springs.
There are at Rock Springs about four hun
bred white miners and SO Chinese miners.
Both hive been there for several wears, the
Chinese living separate in one part OF the
mining camp and the whites ina no ther part.
There has, however, alwa W been iil-ferling
between the two elements, the whites ire
quently prosecuting the Chinese. Recently
the Chinese were reinforced Ivy t carrivHl OF
fifty fresh c.yolic abOr"rs. This aroused the
wrath OF the white miners, who determined
to clean out the entire Chinese popula ton,
and late in the afternoon they mn(icu raid
on the Chinese qua rters, fixing Sh guns and
pistols into t:e air IT, irigbltcn them into
lea wing. The Chinese, frightened nearly to
death, fled in every direction, until their
cabins were entirely deserted. They were
pursued some distance by the white miners,
who kept shooting over them. The whites
then set fire to the Chinese quarters, de-
stroying every Chinese cabin. The Chinese
are mostly seeking shelter the hills and
DUTIES in the vicinity, awaiting further
q ev Top ents. During tl.e day they have
several times attempted to send O. flag of
truce to the enemy, aud to hold a confer
encr in hope t' bringing about a ,compro-
msc, but their messengers have all been
driven back with warning slsots by the, out
posts.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
A South Carolina Sentinel.

FROM the Detroit Free Prees.
AS we sat on the veranda q dog
came out OF his lair back OF the house
and assembled the steps and took a
long look st me be before lying dow,
at tlae ma jors feet He had the ewes
! Of q, tiger, and such cruel expression
as had never observed in dog be-
fore. AS to size, he was the equal of
any you ever saw in a menagerie.
What breed is he?"
IN cross between the Russian and
American bloodhound. He cost me
$500 in gold"
"What is he good for?''
@sCome out here and I'll show you"
He led the way to the smokehouse,
just then empty OF meat, and I saw
two negroes safely locked within.
"Ffe brought them in last night, ~
said the colonel. '*He found them
proving around the plantation and
walked them up here, and my over
seer locked them up. They had to
come. If they had made a fight for it
he would have killed them in no
tinae."
care these his first arrests?'
AOh, no. There is hardly night
that he doesn't bring in one, and I've
known OF his capturing 20 in a week.
I keep em locked up for a day, and
then turn iem loose. There he goes
after another"
The dog uttered a low growl and
rushed off the direction of the bayou
Next moment a negro, who was prob
ably spying around to see the pris-
oners, broke cover and started across
cotton field He hadn't made 10
jumps before the dog made a long
spring, alighted oan his shoulders and
had him down ia two seconds. He
then backed off to let the fellow get
up, and, fastening his teeth in the ne
gro's coat, led him up to be placed
with the others. The man was in q
perfect tremble, and. so weak that he
could scarcely stand. It was an act
OF mercy to turn the key on him, and
this had only been done when he
tainted dead away.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Increasing Circulation of Silver.

Treasurer ordan says the policy adopted
by the treasury department. to secure
q better circulation Of silver, coin is
meeting with gratifying success. Dur
ing August there was paid out from
the different subtreasuries $1,677,4a4
in standard dollars, and $1,495, 500 in
fra ctional silver coin, which amounts were
largely in excess Of the issue ofsilver during
the corresponding month OF last year. Mr..
Jordan says:
The withdrawal OF 81 and 50
notes from circulation was made
necessary by the rapid accumula
ton of silver in the sub reasuries. It
wac expected in this way to create a demand
for silver coin. That the plan WAS success.
jul is shown by the large output during the
past month. So. far no formal complaints
OF protests against the withdrawal Of 81
and 50 notes have been made Applica-
tions have been, however, received for huge
quantities Of small notes. In each case
answer has been made that the issue OF
those notes has been suspended for the
present.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
The Ward and Warner Rascalfty.

Ferdinand Ward appeared in the supreme
court chambers in New York. From his
examination in the Warner case, it APP
peared that in less than two months, on a
capital OF $4,000, Warner drew from the
firm his original capital and a profit oi
S27 900 besides. So for two years War,
ner continued to invest money, draw prof.
It's and reinvest the same. Sometimes he
would bring friends into the pool but
always to his own profit, according to The
testimony OF Mr.: Ward, at one time
he brought $3.50, 900 to the firm,
collectionfrom twelve different Wall street
men. To each OF the twelve he guaranteed
interest at the rate Of per cent per month.
This he paid to them, pocketing Ter himself
interest on all OF the S25O.O0O at the rate
OF 20 per cent per month. Mr.. Ward said
that when he protested that Warner was
making all the profits that gentleman cody
told the firm that il they did not like ii he
would withdraw all the ca pital he had i'm
vested; 50 Grant 81 Ward had To shoulder
the old man Of the sea. M { 81 sss3ss
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
A Horse That Squares Accounts,

There is fish pedlar in the city who
drives q raw-boned, halt-dead horse
before rickety old wagon, and he
beats and abuses the equine in aman-
ner that calls forth the indignation OF
every pedestrian. A dozen times a
day some one threatens to- punch the
pedlar's head for his cruelty, and a
dozen times the police have hauled
him up. However, nobody felt thor
oughly satisfied until few days ago.
The man was selling fish on Beaubien
street, and in jumping off his wagon
he made g. slip and fell in such g. way
that one leg was caught fast, while his
head hung at the horses heels.
The mills of the gods grind slow. So
do the mills OF anold horse. This ami
mal-this sleepy: humble, patient and
enduring old rawbones, had been wink
ing his left eye and hiding his time, and
now it had come. The man had
scarcely yelled "Murder!" before the
old horse socked him one. He was
barefooted, but had lots of muscle in
his hind legs. After the first kick he
seemed to thoroughly enjoy it, and he
put 'em in hot and heavy. He wanted
to get both feet on the pedlar's head
and stand there and mediate, but
this could not be accomplished. III
lieu of it he took q run OF two blocks,
and put extra muscle into some ofthe
kicks.
When the pedlar was finally rescued
the most Of his hair had been worn off
on the ground, the most of his head
had been kicked off by the horse, and
+ his general appearance would have
been q ticket of admission to any
hospital in the country. They laid
him on the grass and threw water on
him, and when he could sit up a little
and remember what had occurred he
rolled his eyes around on the ground
and said:
"Dot's Why I always pound him so
much und so hard. / knows he gets
eaten with me if der shance comes. :"
Detroit Free Press. -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
HAM iAk III las Colon Iacsndiary.

.93l PAnainaJ tiispa tch Az tho court
1arttAl that met on the 17 th nit. ~ ts, trv
Pe1ks EafeStnn, tho. has been executed four
WITH declared that prestarl WIS the
fprinS anthor 81 the deatruetion az Co
8l0n0n The B1st 81 March last. All tile Wit
NEE greeting on the iie9 one point
th8t Prestan was the author 5of the
tiras The court, after having heard the
rig0iier' 3 defense, ordered the room to be
cleared and then elaborated ~ to whit sen
tence they should pronounce. All the votes
but one were for the hanging Of Prestan. At
ast the death warrant " az signed, the r,ris-
oner called lin, and informed ofilis SEN
tence. He heard the sentence read with
great conrosure. Up to his last moment
he had priest BY his side. When upon
the scaffsSld Prestan spoke "a few words
calling upon the Colombians 10 believe
him innocent Of such an atrocious crime,
Notwithstanding all his repeated protests
Of innocence, thercwas bat one voice Of nm
animous approval when the car was re-
moved from under his feet and the BODY
left to swing on the gallows. Prestan was
hhnged sot.a after midday on the 18Th
ult. His death seemed to have been in
stantaneo,s, as no sign OF lie was appar-
ent three minutes after dropping. !.
Prestan was u mulatto, about thirty
years old. He Was one Of the most fierce
and cruel Of the Columbian revolntionists.
When the troops and police were with
drawn from Colon toaia in defending Pan
anna against Aizpuru, he seized the govern
ment and held the city until he was driven
from it by Col, Ulloa and his Caucanos.
twas Prestan who seized the American
consul, Mr.. Wright, Capt. Dow, the gener-
al agent Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company; Mr.. Conner, the local agent, and
Lieut.. Judd, OF the Galel,a, and took them
out to Monkey hill to be shot. They es-
capped in the fight which took place there
between the rebels and Col: Ulloa's troops.
Capt, Dow offered u reward OF 81 600 for
Presitan, dead or alive. prestsns two
most trusted lieutenants, Cocobolo and
Gen, Portazelle, were captured by the Uni
ted States forces from the Galena and de-
Gvered to Gen Reyes, who hanged them in
the center OF the ruined city
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11


scrip tion 81 her ssailant, 60 which
* rett answered. Benides this, lie was aus
pected Of having been guilty Of the same
crime three previous times. The first time
he was quite young, and his victim was an
old woman. The matter was Quilted in
some way, and the boy was not punished.
The second time he wished q girl, and was
imprisoned for two ears Il The third time he
got q sentence OF five years. and had not
been long out. After his arrest there WAS an
angry mob in Arcadia seeking for him. The
sheriff secreted him among freight in the
warehouse at the depot. When the train
came the mob gathered at the depot,
watching Tor the officer to come with his
prisoner. Just as the train started he
stepped into the cars and got away safely.
II the mob had secured the prisoner they
would have torn him limb from limb.
krett Is hardly more than twenty-five
years old. % .ast5 =.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
The New Postal Cards.

An installment OF LOG, 900 postal cards
from the new contractor arrived at the
j Washington .postoHice. The new cards
differ considerably from the old cards
in appearance The size is exactly
the Same. The design is printed in light
brown color. Instead Of the head OF the
Goddess Of Liberty IN the ssisnette in I the
corner appears fine engraving Of Jeffer-
son s head. Instead al the monogram .'U.
S., the new card hns on it the words
it.yrnitel States printed at length. On the
address side 81 the old card we're print ted the
words Nothing but the address cam be
placed Oh THE side This expression has
I Away s been criticised q little as not being
u true, us persons sou Id write anyt thing they
chose on that Sid q, though the card might
not be- received ut the post flee. The ex-
preston has been changed on the new ca I'd
90 as to read thing but the ddress to
he on this side ss ST e 4
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Canada and the Dominion generally

Canada and the Dominion generally
seems to bein anything but flourish
ingcondition. Sincethe confederation
n 1867 the population has increased
5Oper cent, and the wealth has gain.
ed in no larger ratio. But in 1867
the Dominion owed SIC, 100000 net,
while this year the net debt is over
$219, 100000. The Intercolonial
Railroad cost the public treasury
$42, 5000, 600, while there has been
sunk in the Canadian Pacific, includ.
ing subsidy, loans and land grant,
S11O, 900, 600 No wonder that the
Toronto Globe, q trustworthy Jour
nal, says: III "F1om Montreal to the sea
there is not a city, town, or village in
which real estate would bring as good
price to-day as is would have brought
in l874-78. There is scarcely one IN
which building operations have not
come almost to q stand still In none
of the provinces would q farm sell as
we'll to-day as it would have sold ten
years ago.