Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06

Ut lease over seventeen millions OF acres
Tor stock and mining purposes.
Last March William P. Person. cashier
and chief bookkeeper OF the American Bap-
tist Publication society at Philadelphia
was thrown from a carriage and had his
reg fractured. Since then he has been con-
hned to his home. During his enforced ab-
sence it was discovered that he is default
er to the extent OF 100000.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa: Buck.
ner, Louis Mohlis. Wisconsin: Norman:
Anthony G. schauer; Perry, Ida T. An.
drews.
Mrs. Senator Dolph is said to be the most
finely formed woman id Washington.
General Sheridan says he is delighted
with his new experience as a suburban
farmer.
The senate has passed bill granting a
pension to Theodore Dunmire, late of
Company E, First Virginia engineers. The
wife OF Dunnire is the divorced wife OF the
assassin Guiteau, and she has been here
all winter trying to get this bill passed.
The deficiency appropriation bill as
passed by the senate shows an increase OF
81, 1892, 1876 over the aggregate appropria-
ton made by the house bill, making the to-
tai appropriation for deficiencies $780,
1853.
OF her time, gave concerts in Madrid, in
1905 and 1906 at which four ounces of
gold. OF the value OF $l05, was charged as
the price Of admission.
About /, 500 persons have died OF starya-
ton in Labrador this season.
Speaking OF the reported dissatisfaction
q mr. nu ha In
Com missioner Atkins said few days ago:
This Office has ordered no census of the In
dams at that agency. l applied to con-
gress for IS, 900 with which to make CEN
sus, believing that it would result event,1-
ally in a saving to the government, but the
house did not see fit to give us the money.
Maj. Bell, who is in charge at the agency,
made count OF these Indians and dscov-
cred that there are some $500 less than
were supposed to be there under McGilli-
cuddy, who estimated that there were Z.
500. believe that Major Bell has made
mistake. However, this office has or
dered no reduction OF rations, and will di-
rect none at present. have SO telegraph
ed Maj. Bell, and I think there will be no
further difficulty at Pine Ridge agency.
The crofters OF Tire, Scotland, are still
under arms. Three hundred OF them guard
the coast all night in order to prevent a
surprise by the landing ci an armed force.
It is officially stated that the English
government has assured Premier De Frey
cinet that it does not intend to interfere in
any way with the Madagascar treaty with
France, and will neither establish nor sup
port an Anglo Malagassy bank in NADIA
gascar.
A special meeting OF the municipal coun-
Gil OF Waterford, Ireland, was held to take
action concerning the portrait OF Gen.
Thomas Francis Mengher, recently present.
ed to the city by Irishmen OF New York
The mayor presided. The council resolved
to hang the portrait in che council room
and to make way for it by removing the
portraits OF King George L., King George
II. and King William I'LL, which now hang
in the council chamber.
J. w. Harrington, Brimfeld, Ill.,, has
disappeared, after borrowing fully IS, 900.
He is supposed to be in Canada.
Capt. Doherty, lately appointed Indian
trader at Fort Bennett, Cheyenne agency,
has resigned.
j. A. Herald, a leading citizen OF Coal
Aarbor, Oak, was tarred and feathered
and ridden on rail. A woman in the
case.
Mrs. John Prill, OF Pittsburgh, misstook
sulphuric acid for holy water, and is dis
figured for lie.
At Republican caucus of the members of
both houses OF the California legislature it
was resolved to elect a United States sena-
tor to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Miller, to whose seat Gov Stone
man appointed Senator Hearst, the pres
emit incumbent.
w. w. Saunders, who had been convicted
OF purder and escaped from jail in Oregon
on July 6, has been captured near Alsea
Bay and returned to confinement.
The largest brussels carpet factory in the
United States is at Yonkers, N. Y. 1t
turns out 455, 900 yards a month.
The Muskegon, Mich, shingle cut this
year will foot up to 375,0oo,ooo
The Georgia state Democra tic conven
ton met Wednesday. Judge Bigham OF
Trorys county was permanent president.
The ma ority rule was adopted. Gen. j ohm
B. Gordon received 1922 votes out of 332
for the nomination OF governor. The old
state house officers were renominated for
their respective positions.
The American Iron and Steel associa-
ton has received from the manufacturers
complete statistics Of the production OF
pig iron in the United States in the first six
Va VIC pIeScuU Jeiti. uc
ton amounted to 2,954,2O9 tons. The
country has never before produced as much
pig iron in the same time.
A report came from Sara toga that the
great racing mare Miss Woodford had brok.
en- down, and will race no more.
Capt. H. j. Nowlan, Seventh cavalry, has
been selected by the war department to
witness the maneuvers OF the Twelfth and
Eighteenth corps OF the French army, which
will take place during next September and
for that purpose he wilIreport about Sept.
to the United States minister at Paris.
The following nominations were made
Wednesday: A. A. AIDE, District of Column
bia, now third assistant secretary of state,
vice William Hunter, deceased; J. B. Moore,
Delaware, to be third assistant secretary
OF state; E. Spencer Pratt, Alabama. to be
minister resident and consul general OF the
United States to Persia Speculation is
ife regarding the probable action OF the
President on the oleomargarine bill, and
the telief is generally expressed that it will
be vetoed.
retiring board, consisting OF Brig. Gen.
T. II. Ruger, Asst. Surgeon Gen. G. Perrin,
Lieut.. Col. T. NJ. Vincent, A. A. G.; Lieut..
Col. J. j. Van Horn, Twenty fifth infantry.
and Surgeon c. H. Alden, has been ordered
W convene aC uepaECueLt headquarters,
Fort Smelling, MINI.
Dr.Barth, a Berlin editor, has been fined
500 marks for libeling the attorney gener-
al. The case arises out OF the imprison.
ment OF Heine, the socialist deputy.
Troops have gone to Toulon, France, to
the Porglerolles penitentiary, to quell a
second nj tiny OF the inmates. The juven-
lie prisone.s complain OF the food and the
treatment they receive.
The Michigan state prohibition conven.
ton met and nominated theiollowing tick
ct: Governor, Samuel Dickie; lieutenant
governor. Charles 81. Mosher; secretary oil
state, John Evans; treasurer. A. c. Fisher;
auditor, S. D. Williams; attorney general,
J. R. Laing; commissioner of the land of:
fee, Myron H. Walker; euperi' ,tendent Of
public instruction, David Bemis; member
OF the state board Of education, O. E.
Downing