Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-18

damages at $500, 600. He saws he was
fraudulently deprived OF his membership,
and his standing and reputation as
business man has been rrepailably injurrd.
Army orders: Lieut.. Lyman Y. Kennon,
Sixth infantry, reported at Omaha on
special duty on Gen. Crooks staff. Gen.
r. II. Jackson, major Fifth artillery. has
been detailed to inspect New York militia.
Gel. J. D. Bingham, A. Q. NJ. G., reports at
Chicago for duty as chief quartermaster.
Maj Bennett is acting medical director OF
the department. OF the Missouri. Mai. L.
H. Carpenter, Fifth cavalry, is president
and Lieut.: Little Twenty-fourth infantry,
30 at Fort Supply, Ind. T.
The crop report of the department of
agriculture makes the area of spring wheat
nearly the same as last year-about 49,
600, 600 acres. There is an increase OF one.
sixth OF last year, breadth in Oak ota, a de-
crease in Nebraska and small reaction in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The minor
spring wheat districts show a small adj
vance. The extension of area in Dakota is
due mainly to settlement and the necessi-
ty OF ready money for improvements, and
somewhat to last years unsatisfactory
fax product in Southern Dakota.
The area sown in wheatin Manitoba this
year is 400, 900 acres, which, it is estimat-
ed, will produce II, 100000 bushels OF
grain.
It is believed the fall wheat crop in On
tario will not be more than onehalf the
average.
A St. Louis paper prints d cablegram
stating that Mr. Parnell is involved in q
social scandal.
Monson's academy, a famous education
al institute in Massachusetts, founded in
fire.
Charles G. Lunden OF Boston, dealer in
Swedish iron, has assigned, with $3.50, 900
liabilities.
Rev. George B. Jewell D. D., a we'll
known writer, died at Salem, Mass.
The Louisiana assembly has passed a
bill making ten hours legal days work.
Charles T. Yerkes, in an interview in
Philadelphia, Indignantly denies the charge
that he paid Chicago alderman 1927, 900
or any other sum Tor his street railway
franchise.
A military company in Massachusetts,
the 1uembers OF which were Knights OF
Labor, refused to ride on boycotted rail-
road and are to be court-martialed.
The barn, residence and six horses OF D.
Woodland at Grinnell, Iowa. were burned.
Loss, $4,000.
At Milwaukee, J. & +. B. Friend, dealers
in laces, and heretofore rated AL, failed,
with liabilities OF $50. 900. Among the
creditors are: Einstein, Hirsch Il Co., New
York. ST., 900; Merchants Exchange bank,
Milwaukee, $4,000; Meyer, Heine & Co.,
New York. 81 800 I. T. Friend, Milwau-
kee, $1,000; and others in Chicago and
New York.
An order was issued from the war depart.
1nent retiring Col. Samuel G. Sturgis, OF the
Seventh cav airy. The retirement OF Col.
Sturgis pro notes Lieut.. Col. w. Forsyth,
First cavalry, to be colonel OF the Seventh
mold, OF Che Sixth cavalry, becomes lieu.
tenant colonel of the First. Capt. Emil
Adam, of the Fifth cavalry, will be major
OF the Sixth. but whether Lieut.. Hamilton
or Lieut.. Greeley gets the captaincy is not
known.
Albert Bensen,yer and Albert Brandt
were lodged in Jail at Sheboygan, Wis, on
q charge OF killing John Smith at Ransom
Lake.
The pension committee OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, composed OF Gen.
Merrill OF Massachusetts, Gen. Wagner of
Philadelphia, John c. Langhan,. OF New
Hampshire, J. S. Kountz OF Ohio and Cor
poral James Tanner OF New York, are here
Senate Pension Bill No. 1856. This COM
mittee, represents three hundred thou.
sand members OF the G. A. r.
Albert Roessler and Charles Bauer, ar
rested in Milwaukee in connection with the
recent labor troubles, haye decided to
plead guilty because they cannot get bail
and object to lying in jail six months.
John Stackland's residence at Eastman,
Wis, burned. Loss, So, 900.
precocious girl OF Marion county, Iowa.
eleven years old, recently gave birth to a
fully developed male child, and both are
alive and healthy.
Mr.. Gladstone was asked by William
J Johnston, Conservative, if it was true, as
reported that the earl OF Aberdeen, Irish
viceroy, during his recent visit to Cork,
had knelt at the altar OF the Catholic
cathedral in that city. Mr.. Gladstone re-
piled: II the earl Of Aberdeen did the kneel-
ing, Of which he was accused. l am not
aware OF it. We must decline to institute
an inquiry into such a question. 1t lights
the fire of religious discord. I can say
however, that have never knowna better
Christian, nor a more perfect Protestant,
than the earl OF Aberdeen.
The senate in secret session has rejected
the nomination OF Posey S. Wilson to be
assayer of the mint at Denver, Col. 1t is
said that the Judiciary com mittee reported
adversely the nomination OF Solicitor
General Goode.
In the office OF Second Comptroller May
nard OF the treasury, on the 3Oth inst, ten
clerks will be dismissed. Among them are
w. S. Marks OF Minnesota $1,000; H. f..
Burkholder, Iowa, $1,SOO, and Miss J..
Stevens, Wisconsin, $500.
Postmasters commissioned-1owa. Me-
dora, Maggie Robertson. New offices-Da-
kota: Grisw old La Moure county, J. NJ.
Olson. Minnesota: Golden, Brown coun.
ty, C. Emerich Danville. j. Laurisch.
The. will OF the late John Kelley be-
| queaths all his property to his wife and
appoints her guardian of the persons and
estates OF his children.
At the Comstock mine near Kingston, n.
NJ, 500, 600 in silver was taken out in
| five days by thirty men.
The report ofthe receivers OF Remington
! & Son show assets, 81, I'll, 7Sl; liabilities,
$1.255, 7O3, and surplus, $456, ESQ.
Mrs. George Poore of West Kenbury,
! Mass, has given birth to triplets for the
second time within a year and a half.
Between Red Creek, Wyo., and Fort Gus
| ter, Mont, the Northwestern company will
operate stage line, beginning July l. The
| route is 400 miles in length.
p. D. Davis, master workn1 IN Of the
Knights of Labor assembly at Pacific, Mo-,
! has been sentenced to ten years in the sta te
prison and fined $500 for attempting to
| wreck the first freight train that left St.
Louis during the strike, and shooting at
| the guards.
The Oconto, Wis.,, company's floor mill,
| shingle mill and q number of cars OF cedar
posts were burned. Loss, $4,000. Sew.
| eral residences were also burned.
L. Flexner, we'll known business man
| OF Davenport, Iowa, WAS held in 81 $50
| bonds to answer the charge OF forgery, pre-
ferred by the Citizens National bank.
Rev. Thomas F. Hendricken, Catholic