Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-31
AZ Victoria, all the bueiness housess
Fin town were simsllt ane oas1y set on fire. and
burned IOga Il s. OF

Gin town were sin,sI ltaneo usly set or,f fra and
bdrned. Loss. s sssss=ss5
Al Philadslphia, a d tory building 90
Hcupied by John M. II arid ~ Co, dru2giat'ss
supplies. and Knaedaer. r t.tterson g8 Co..
dry goods, with the contents, waa burnel.s
I Loss on building, $45 600. Maris ~ CO. 'ss
loss, SIC, 600 on stock, and Kneedler, Pat.
tersons - CO., $775 O0O.
The struggle for the senat orshir, in New
York is becoming interesting, Al first il
VAS thought that Senator N iller would
are that Levi r. Morton is pressing Miller
closely, with Congressman Hiscock q good
third. U at M 81
b The private bank OF Valent tine g. Hush.
OF Minneapolis suspends payment, but il
is claimed that depositors will be paid in,
full. 81, 81 & 10 Sd IS .5 & IA 81
In the special term Of the supreme court
OF New York Judge Van Brunt gave decis.
ion that the assignment OF tine firm OF
kossuth, Marx Il Co., the well known jew.
elers and diamond dealers, was null and
void, and ordered it to be set aside. The
firm failed for 81, 900, 900. sfss3H
The governments OF Holland and Belgium
have signed a declaration agreeing to sup
press the traffic in girls for immoral pnr-
poses. r HI S33f e. 3 (. s s..
1t is reported on the reassembling Of the
treichstag letter from Emperor William
will be read declaring it the duty OF mem
bers to support the military bill. 70, = t..s
Judge Butt in London, formally dis
missed the petitions for divorce presented
by Lady and Lord Campbell, in view OF
the verdict rendered by the jury recently.
finding neither Of the parties guilty OF
adultery. The Judge granted Lady Campbell
815O costs in her suit against her hus.
band, and the full costs OF her defense
against her husbands suit. He also
granted full costs to the duke OF Marlbor-
ough, Chief Shaw and DR.. Bird, correspond
ents in Lord Campbell's suit against his
wife. Gen. Butler, another correspondent
did not apply for costs. " :.5-' .4sl
Maurogeni Bey, first secretary OF tho
Turkish legation at Madrid, has been APP
pointed Turkish minister to Washington.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed:
Dakota-Flandreau, Matte f.. Cooley.
Iowa-Lockridge, D. Dunlap; Shellrock, J.
Terolman; Taylor, s. Mathew; West Bend,
A. B. mccarthy. @ ~ =
Agent John f. Kinney, OF the Yankton
Indian agency, has had conference with
Gen. Atkins, OF the Indian office, upon
the needs of the Indians under his
charge. He asks for permission to purchase
for the Indians 100 brood mares and lutn-
Der for finishing 100 houses in process Of
! construction on the reservation. His re-
quest will be granted. Agent Kinney reports
| that the acreage under cultivation this
| year is largely increased over last year,
| and that the corn. oat and wheat crops
| arefully 66 per cent better than last year.
| Charleston's earthquake relief commit
ferers OF this TIE smallest amount, 81.
came from Holland and the largest from
New York. $3.50, $685.
w. D. Bailey & Co. g creamery at Darien,
! Wis, was destroyed by fire.
The sudden decline in the value OF stocks
in New York quite naturally caught large
number OF the Chicago operators.
| At Pittsburg, the card rate on window
! glass has been advanced 10 per cent, to
take effect at once. This is an increase OF
80 per cent over last years prices. The
advance is as agreeable to the workmen
| as to the manufa cturer as their wages are
on q sliding scale.
| The London Post in an inspired article
warns Turkey from further counting with
Russia. The British government, it says,
has undergone great sacrifices to uphold
the integrity OF Turkey, even against the
opinion OF IL large portion OF the English
people, Any hesitation on the part Of
| uIhey Wall now COflptl ILNkittlltA w dOOpt
| a course to counterfeit Russia by measures
that will speedily impress the porte with
the fact that its present doubtful policy is
| the worst for it's own interest.
At Crookston, Judge r. Reynolds SEN
fenced the following prisoners: Joseph
Laundry, assault with intent to KILL eight
years and six months; Charles Kennedy,
| grand larceny, two Years; David Hutchin.
son, horse stealing two years.
Irving Woodward OF Newport. Washing
ton Co., was killed while at work in a. we'll
The writing telegraph system has just
been introduced into Pittsburg and West
ern Pennsylvania. The operator simply
writes with pen upon q strip of moving
paper and the characters he makes are re-
corded at the other end OF the wire in fac
smile. There is no noise. The system is
the invention of Edward Cooper of Eng
land, and it is likely to play the mischie
with the telephone.
The government will soon institute pro
ceedings in Be ston to test the validity o.
the patent granted the Bell Telephone
company. Solicitor General jerks has
prepared the draft of bill against The
company. Action will be deferred unit
special government counsel have expressed
their views in regard to the proposed bill
A travelling man named Byrne. repre-
senting a Chicago grocery house, who hac
! been on q spree several days, dropped deac
on the street at Omaha.
Judge Manning, United States minister
to Mexico. in O. long letter to Percy Roberts
OF New Orleans, denies the story that at &
banquet given in his honor he got drunk
and afterward had delirium tremens. HI
says that the so-called "banquet'' was
merely a breakfast party consisting Of on
ly two gentlemen besides his host and him
self, and that wine was drank, but only ir
| moderation.
William A: Walker has been nominal
ed for attorney for the Eastern district o.
! Wisconsin, in place Of Delaney. resigned
Walker is a resident Of Nanitowoc, wher,
he has been county superintendent o
schools for several years. He is nearl,
forty years OF age, and beyond the posi-
ton mentioned has never held Office.
George Tcknor Curtis, counsel
the Mormons before, the UnitsdSz
supreme court, speaking of tlnAMof.
bill in the honse. says: The hope Of l..
Mormons is in delay. II there shall be nIt
more legislation the question 81 polyga rng
will settle ITSELF Polygamy VIII die out
the Mormons are not persecutgd by tddi
tional leg:sla ton MI s..tas9@Ss1
The Land League in Ireland ssre takin
precautions to prevent another pup liz
that at Loughrea. In some inst 6. Yces The,
are secretly appointing fresh trustees.
The report that Count Herbert Bismarc
has advised the Bulgarian delegates to &C
cept Prince Nicholas OF Mingrelia,5 as rule
OF Bulgaria, has caused great disappoint
ment in Sofia. r. I; JIM #.8
, Mr.. Healy will represent Messrs. Dillon
Redmond. Criliy, Harris and Sheehy1 a
their trial when they will be called upo
, TO answer on the charge OF conspiracy i
!, receiving tenants trustee reduced rent
!. which had been refused by landlords. .
II Mr.. Gladstone, in q letter to Professo