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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

The extent to which India is sup
planting the United States in the wheat
supply Of Great Britain is one Of the
5reyol buttons Of the commerce today.
The london Economist says Il the
movement continues much longer
the United States viii be displaced
from its dominant position IS q sup
plier Of wheat to the English market.
ii the nix nonths ending March 81 &
says the Economist, we imported
from india. I, 4s6, 600 cvts. Of wheat,
VI against only I; 024 600 ewts. ii the
same period OF the preceding year;
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

| Washington Letter ii ergo IL ter oqean
There has been q God deal ofSsup-
pressed excitement At ono Of the fash.
ionable hotels recentl Early i tho
month 8 fine-looking gentleman q
middle age, accompanied BY q hand
some and richly dressed lad arrived,
registered, and settled down to enjoy
Washingt on society They we're .sucni
nice boxing and well -bred people that
every body in the house Was glad to
make their acquaintance. They APP
peared to be rich and lavish in their
extravaganza. Scarcely q day passed
but the mad am wanted somesof the
ladies to ride, and when they we're not
going out to q reception orthe theatre
with the most reputable guests il the
house, they were having acard party
or q supper in their rooms. The
! couple had not been in the house 8
week before they knew every ody, and
rybody not only knew them, but
unanimously voted them q most valu-
able. acquisition to society. The mad
am gave a gorgeous dinner. the finest
that has been given at the hotel this
| winter, and it could not have been
surpassed. Each lady, as usual, re-
celved q corsage bouquet, and, to the
surprise and delight OF all, each was
accompanied by 9 handsome pin to
fasten it on-pins ofreal gold and real
Jewels worth from $25 to $50 They
were nothing, however, the madam
said. but the souvenirs of the occasion
-scarcely worth mentioning, but
those who got them were gratifed,
while those who did not were not.
The gentleman was considered a. sort
of Monte Cristo in g. small way so Law
ish was he in his OUTLAWS and the mys-
terry of mis- origin made him more than
ever an object of interest. Nobody
knew where he came from, all the new
ly made friends could say that he had
mines or was q speculator or was in
some other business that paid well,
they could not say exactly what, but
they soon discovered. Not long ago
! q dreadful policeman came and took
Mr.. Monte Christie to the station
house, and he was called up before
Judge Smell to answer to the charge
of being q common swindler. The de-
tectives say that he has played this
game in Chicago and Milwaukee and
many other cities very successfully.
and that he is about $4,000 ahead
in his operations here. His well-bred
wife is said to be a. most skillful oper-
ator, and throws dust in the eyes of
the people he is working. This time
it was gold dust and corsage pins and
dinners.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

The New York Sun is not an alarm
list. After recounting series of dis
orders, that paper says: "Yet we
shall live thro ugh it, and capitalists
and laborers and all the rest of man.
kind, will find that, after it is over,
their relations will be essentially the
same as they were. The Sun will
still be published daily; the winds
will blow, the rains of heaven will
fall, and the earth will yield her fruits;
and law, order, and liberty will be
ours afterwards as they were before. :"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

President Cleveland does not deny
that he is engaged to marry Miss Fol-
som of Buffalo, and evidence accumu-
lates that such is his intention. 1t
was secret to be sacredly kept by
the friends of the lady, but one OF less
reticence than the others prematurely
made q disclosure. The wedding will
be a national sensation.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

Levi D. Jarrard OF New Jersey, for
many years one OF the most powerful
political bosses in the state has just
died in prison. He worked up from
humble beginnings, made great for
tune,and got great and corrupt pow
err in both political parties. His for
tune was swallowed by the cormo.
rants he had raised up, and at last he
stole money placed in his hands as
county treasurer, and went to prison,
where many OF his tools had gone be.
tore him,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14
The Exte u sive Strikes in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May /. The events Of to-day,
which witnessed the Inauguration Of the
eight-hour system. added from six to eight
thousand men to the idle army of work
men which is now standing around the
streets and filling the saloons OF Chicago.
Thirty-five thousand men who two days
ago were earning wages are now unemploy.
ed, and the probability is that in about
20 per cent OF the cases this condition will
last year or more. The most
notable strike to-day was with the rail-
roads, all OF the twenty-five in Chicago
being affected, with the lone ex-
ception OF the Baltimore g. Ohio. That
road however, will probably be included in
the general roundup. So far, only
the freight handlers have gone out,
but that means over 9, ZOO men with o
stoppage OF freight business until their
places can be supplied, and the added fact
that the attempt to supply them will prob
ably result in trouble. In addition to this,
the railroads are hampered by the fact that
the trouble may spread to other branches
gravest side to the situation, for
!. stoppage of railroad business
means a paralysis OF every other trade
Thelumber manufacturers made q notable
move in getting together and placing their
sffairs in the hands Of an executive CON-
mittee with full power to act, thus imitat-
ing the furniture manufacturers, and prac-
tically forming a union of employers TO
to fight union ofemployes. Theboxmak-
ers did practically the same thing, and the
iron manufacturers, while having no asso-
citation, are practically united. The pack
ers have conceded in part what was
asked of them, and as their employees are
not any too anxious to strike, there is
little probability of trouble in the stock
yards district. Almost all the other in
dustries affected are fighting the matter
out, each for itself; and while in some in
stances the demand of the men have been
yielded to, in the main they have been re-
fused, and the prospect fora speedy settle
ness is by no means .flattering. Hundreds
of factories were idle to-day, some shut
down on account Of strikes, Others closed
for the day to give their employees a .holi-
day. The idea OF holding a great parade
under the auspices of the trades and labor
assembly was abandoned. 5'.r -<r...'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14
Queer Prayers.
From the Boston Record. :.

From the Boston Record.
The modern rage for authorizations,
especially in thenames Of societies, WAS
strikingly exemplifed at a certain
wonen's prayer meeting. One Of the
sisters, who is very much interested in
the Woman's Christian. Tenn erance
Union, the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society, and the Woman's Edu.
cational and Industrial Union, prayed
feryently, !. with q charming certainty
that she would be understood:
80 Lcrd, bless the w. C. T. T., AND
the w. F. NJ. s., the W. H. NJ. s., and
the w. E. and /. U!'' 's's s5 4
when hear stories ofodd prayers, !"
said certain colonel, on hearing the
one just told, II always think Of one
I 1 heard offered by an old darkey down
on Ship Island during the war. He
prayed, 20 Lore, ,ranshack the Worl'
all ober on q white horse and lib us
all charity like bounding brass and
q simple Jingle! = b s.
a distinguished Boston divine
preached . lev SUNDAYS aeo for 4,
cousin who q pastor fora church for
Isty miles out il the country. His rela-
tive Was somewhat Aurrisd by the
presence Qf the city minister, and IN
tthe opening prayer, iii which he pre-
laced the other SERMON, hoprayea:
eHeip thy servant rho IS to sneak
TO- ~ to-day Vithout The help
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

DR.. George l.. Fitch, who for five
years has been superintendent of the
leper settlements on the Sandwich
islands and who has arrived at San
Francisco, says that in all his expert
ence he did not know OF a single case
where the disease was theresult OF con-
tagion, and there are numerous instan-
ces of utter failure in the attempt to
inoculate the virus into the system of
a healthy man. This statement con-
troverts. an old tradition that has
caused much misery in the world.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

Military critics, continue to compare
the war equipments OF France and
Germany, thus keeping alive the now
well settled belief that these two ma
tions will soon meet again in deadly
conflict. The latestreport represents
Germany as ready to put in the field
at once TOO, 1000 men in the four ar.
mics OF the first line and $50, 900 in the
second line, all effectiye fighters and
well equipped.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14
How a Detective Got Left.

odd I ever consult a clairvoyant
for information?" repeated detect
i've recently, as he flushed up and
looked foolish over the question.
"Come, answer"
"Well, once upon a time did, and 1
don't mind telling you that I made a
fool of myself-not by consulting her,
but byrefusing to heed her information.
This statement probably astonishes
you, and l will therefore explain. Do
you remember when Preston's bank
was robbed?''.
"Yes-a good many years ago."
$50 it was, and had been detailed
on the detective service about a fort
night. Naturally WANTED to make q
strike. My wife realized it, and she
put me up to see a clairvoyant. /
thought it u silly thing to do, and one
night I slipped off like a criminal and
lodged into the office of leading fe.
male astroiogist and planked down a
dollar. | hadn't the faintest hope
OF securing any information of value,
and: therefore her very first words
were g. sumner. She said:
"'You are looking for criminals, and
i will help you to capture three of
them this very night!'
you please Imodestly replied.
t"At IL O'Clock tonight she con-
tinued, men will set out to rob a
bank. They are now consulting in a
room and they have placed blankets
to the windows to hide their light If
you go at once and get help you can
capture them. s No. - e.,
"But where is. it?' 49,. VIII. .s.' +"
"'Let me see. The building is rath-
er old. It is on acorner. q AstairWay
leads up from q side street. Street
cars pass the door. It is mile or
more from this house. r.:
II questioned her for ten minutes,
but she could give me no closer lnfor-
matiOn. For time thought there
might be something in it, but after
getting outdoors I kicked myself for
an idiot. I knew all the banks In
town, but i could think Of only. one
which bore this description. Suppose
started out to prove her words true?
should be obliged to summon help,
and what would any sane man reply
when: told him that my, information
| CAMERON q clairvoyantf i went down
to headquarters, found everything
quiet, and went home and called my
wife q noodle head and cfept Oh TO
bed. Next morning, as / went down
town, the bank was IN the possession
OF the police. "a hole had been cut
throufh the floor OF theroOm over the
vault the brick Of the vault roof n.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

At the recent local option election in
Virginia the white vote was about
equally divided on the question, but
not less than ninety per cent, of the
negroes voted for license The negro
farm laborers are not much given to
intoxication, but, men and women
alike, they are great dram drinkers.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

Late reports from Pekin are to the
effect that the French have succeeded
in arranging the details OF their treaty
with the Chinese, and that by these
means the French are to be placed in
q favorable position to prosecute their
trade undertakings in the interior OF
China 5 g. .' -. & ar, pr
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

laugh at the idea II fifty peaceable citizens
are killed before tho trouble Is over it will
be because peaceable citizens allow morbid
curiosity to get the better Of their Judgment
The rioters-or those of Polish nativity, at
least-returned to the city aud proceeded to
the residence of Capt Borchardt, of the
kosciusko guard, yesterdays firing having
been done by that company The:residence
Is complete wreck.
ANOTHER MOB DISPERSED
The police under Second Lieut.. BURGESS
and squad of detectives under First Lieut.
Riemer did splendid work at 10 o'clock this
morning in dispensing mob that had assem-
bled on the streets and sidewalks in front
Of the Milwaukee Garden. The crowd was
hrst ordered to 60 to their homes, but
they rtdtculed tho order. The police
were then ordered to charge the crowd with
clubs drawn Such hammering of heads
and backs as followed this order was never
before seen here The squad of detectives
who were lookers-on for a few moments
raw some of the mob start to draw fire.
arms, and they Immediately bounced
upon them and made q number of arrests.
The crowd was completely cowed and soon
dispersed, not less than hundred carving
sore heads to their homes Three companies
Of militia had been ordered to the
Fardens, and soon after they arrived,
beaded by the squad of police.
. tour of the West side was
made, and another. mob of socialists
At eCasino hall, dispersed. This ended the
trouble on the West side for the forenoon.
At 2:3O In the afternoon Gov Rusk, who
vas at the armory, and the chief of police
we're notified that another immense crowd
II Socialists and Polack rioters had assem-
oled In the vicinity Of Milwaukee garden.
Ind squad Of police and. two companies of
militia were ordered to the place.
- =. .s.. T. At THE GARDEN. .
Along State street and to the right of Fiji
zenith and Sixteenth streets an immense
'rowd assembled The mayor and chief of
police arrived on the scene soon after the
militia, and after reading the riot act to tho
crowd in English and German, commanded
;tem to dispense This they would not do.
although they moved of TO safe distance
For more than two hours the crowd re-
NAMED. Sometimes volley Of stones would
be hurled ar the police, who were In ad-
vance, and they would reply with revolver
shots Over twenty khots were fired, but "a
far - can be learned no one was hurt but =
woman who was IN the mob. she being struck
in the leg by bullet At A o'clock
the Light Horse Squadron reached the place,
and after that there was NO more stone
throwing. Some Of the Tingleaders told the
mayor who remained on. the ground that II
the militia were withdrawn the crowd would
60 TO their homes The troops were with
drawn and tho crowd broke up II is ex-
pected that moro trouble will occur at this
tn a. 10
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14
!. CONGR ES'SIO NAI..,.

SENATE. Dolph offered an amend
nent to the fort f1cations appropria ton
n Ill appropriatjng SO, 0OO, 900 Tor the
construction 81 fOrtifcations and Other
works 81 coast Or other defenses TO be ex.
pended under the dirsct Jon Of the secre.
tary Of Wal. The postofRcs appropriation
Hwaa- taken m. +. 3.5
IN executive session the senate confirmed:
=. p. Baldwin, deputy first auditor Of the
treasury; q. g, Armstrong, New York,
consul general Mt Rio de Janeiro; B. W..
tine Republic. Collectors Of Customs;
Leverett Saltonstall, Boston and Charless
ton, Mass; Dudley @. Watson, Michigan,
District Of Michigan; Charles H. Call,
Michigan, District Of Superior; also numer-
GUS consuls, district attorneys, revenue
off Gals, marshals, etc. sGs.. iSa5.s. ne
House, Mr. Anderson kan moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill providing
for the adjustment Of land grants made by
roads in Kansas and for the forfeiture Of
unearned lands. Agreed to-yeas 215, nays
8. III "a se45 3sa 81 - : -, 49,
s3. SENArE.-The debate on the postoffice
bill closed, the amendment appropriating
South America, Brazil etc, being adopted
80 to 10. The bill finally pass
ed. The principal provisions are:
The postmaster shall make contracts
with American steamships for the trans.
portation Of United States mails from the
ports Of this country to those OF Central
and South America, and shall pay SO cents
mile for the number of nautical miles
travelled in going from ports OF departure
to ports OF destination and return. A line
of semi.monthly steamers shall be placed
upon the sea between New York and Rio
de Janeiro.'r, e.
HousE.-Mr. Hall Nowa) called up the
Campbell Weaver contested election case,
but against this case Mr.. Willis (Ky.)
raised the question OF consideration it be-
ing his desire to discuss the river and har.
Dor bill. He failed in his object by one
vote, however, and the election case was
proceeded with. After debate for an hour
and q hall, the resolution of the majority
OF the committee was adopted. It con.
firms the right Of the sitting member, ]. B.
Weaver, to the seat.
Mr.. Green called up the resolution allow
ing the contestee, William A. Price, from
the Second district of Rhode Island, thirty
days within which to take further testi-
mony, and the contestant, G. H. Page,
thereafter to take testimony in rebuttal.
Wholesale bribery is alleged by the con-
testant, involving the contestee himself.
After debate the resolution was adopted
yeas, lis; nays,S0.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14
BL OOD At MIL WAUKEE.
Milwaukee, Rioters Again Advance Upon
the Iron Mills with Misclhev-
0Cs Intent. s5 s85.
The Troops Fire Upon Them, K illing or
W0unding 9 Dozen Of Their
A Number.

AMwAUKEE, Special Telegram. May 3. -
Residents OF the southern portion Of the city
who were besrir early this morning noticed
the movements Of : great number Of Polacks
who had participated In yesterdays riots &C
Bay View, singly and pairs, making their
way toward the larger Polish church in
that section Of the city. By $50 O'Clock
no less than 400 were here assembled,
each bearing huge club, iron bar or some
other implement Of warfare. The men were
formed into line, and at the order, Forward
march, proceeded In the direction OF Bay
View. raising the cry as they went xiii the
militia and burn tina mills!" Being appraised
Of the mob's coming. Maj Trauemer ordered
the four companies under his command from
inside the rolling mills enclosure, where they
had been in camp during the night, and sta.
toned them In the best position to check the
advancing mob y, -. IT,. ..H,z, 81 E.ssE
The encounter took place at 7:45 o'clock
this morning, The mob. $500 to 1000
strong, marched into Bay View street with
number of red flags The militia, consisting
OF the four companies of the Fourth batta!-
ion and the two GAINESVILLE compa-
MES, were drawn up on high ground
inside the fences, facing to the
northwest As the mob reached the vicinity
of South Bay street and Lincoln avenue, the
command TO fire was given and all six COM
pantes fred The mob quickly dispersed
and fell back toward the city, leaving a
number, Of its members lying wounded on
the ground.
THERE IS SOME CRITICISM
of the action of the troops In firing upon the
mob at Bay View this morning, and those
m ~,
Rusk and Adjt Gen. Chapman, say the
troops were perfectly justified in firing.
1t does not change the situation to
say that the. mob, which num-
bered nearly two thousand, had no
intention Of breaking into the rolling
mill yards. where the troops were, but
SIMPLY desired to show that they were not
inundated by the militia The mayor and
governor issued proclamatioDs yesterday
warning the people not to assemble on the
street and to refrain from all violent
demonstrations. and the militia had
no means Of knowing what the in
tentton Of the mob was and could
wisely do nothing but fire. That Innocent
people who were shot down is the fault of
the innocent people, and not of the militia.
1t is simply impossible for the authorities to
induce lockers on to dispense The writer
saw the attempt made both yesterday and
to-day, before firing was done, to. get
the citizens to dispense and separ-
ate themselves from the mob,
but without success Women with their
children, to'ths number Of twenty or more,
were in tho crowds purely a. lookers-on, and
when 1t was suggested to them that the
militia had been ordered to fire they would
laugh at the idea II fifty peaceable citizens
are killed before tho trouble is over it will
be because peaceable citizens allow morbid
curiosity to get the hetter of their INDIGNANT
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-02-26
THE PRIDE OF IDAHO.
IL Comes to the Front With a Four.
loot Vein OF First. Glass Ore.

For three or four years James Dav-
ldson has been prospecting the Pride
OF Idaho claim, on East Fork, with
but indifferent success, as he sue
ceeded In extracting only just about
ore enough to defray working ex-
penses. A few days ago, however, he
made discovery that promises to
make him independent for life.
Mr.. Davidson, thinking that he
might find something better than ne
then had, recently concluded to 90
back in an old tunnel, and sink on a
seam of galena which he formerly
abandoned. On sinking ~ feet the
seam widened so rapidly that he colt
Guided to drift. AS he drifted the
footwall crowded him to such a de-
gree that he concluded to blast it out
OF the way. He did so, and found a
vein of four feet of solid galena lying
snug up to 1t. How much of this
there is he cannot say yet. But it
bears every evidence of being a large
and valuable deposit, and he has put
on an additional force to develop it.