Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-26
an autobiography of the poet Will i.

The Canadian Anthracite Coal company
held its first meeting at Winnipeg and elect
ed, the following officers: Mcleod Stew
art, president; Senator Thorp, Eau Claire,
Wis, vice president; II. Ingram, president
OF the National bank, Eau Claire, treasur-
er; A. Pngh. St. Paul, general manager.
The company ia composed principally Of
Americans, who has advanced sufficient
capital to develops mine located in the
Rockies. The capital stock is $500, 900,
oil OF which is subscribed.
At a regular meeting at Chicago OF Dis
trct Assembly "a, Knights OF Labor,
cent trial OF the condemned anarchists as
having been conducted, unfairly and sympa-
thizing with them in their efforts to obtain
q new trial. District Assembly No. "a has
membership OF nearly 80. 900, embracing
all the Knights OF Labor in Chicago and
Cook county except those in the packing
houses.
The grand Gordon OF the imperial order
OF Mediidie has been conferred by the sui
tan on Mr.. Cox, ex- United States minister
to Turkey.
Reports OF special agents OF the general
land office engaged in Investigating timber
depredations in the southern states show
some examples OF the audacity in denud-
unparalleled in the annals of cheekiness
the world over.
A letter from Havana dated Nov. 10,
says: On Wednesday last party of ban
dts under Romero called at the sugar plan
tation belonging to Senior Francisco Ped
roso and demanded $4,000, declaring
that il the money was not Forthcoming
they would burn the plantation. Senior
Pedroso refused to give them what they
asked. An hour later flames had Destroy
ed not only the ex tensiye and we'll cultivat-
ed cane fields, but the factories, dwelling
houses, depots, great quantities OF corn,
value on the plantation. In the province
OF Cienfregos a robber band under Nicolas
Espinosa and his lieutenant, Matagas, have
kidnapped Senior Baltasar de La Torriente
for whose ransom they demand So, 900.
They also had Senior Lucians Casanova
and the two sons OF MIR. Lombard. Ban
dts in the province OF Santa Clara, kid
mapped the steward OF the sugar estate,
''Santa Lugarda." He was afterwards
ransomed for SIS, 500.
Thomas Winston, superintendent OF the
Foxhill granite quarries at Reading, Pa,
went to Wilmington, Del, nearly q week
ago. and drew $1,000 with which to pay
the employees. He has not been heard OF
since.
Secretary Manning is improving very
rapidly, and except on cabinet days does
| a lair proportion OF work. He has, how
ever, not been able to walk over TO the
White House, as was his custom before his
illness.
Prominent labor men in Washington say
that there will be an effort made to induce
President Cleveland to call an extra ses-
sion OF the Fiftieth congress as soon after
the 4th OF March as possible They say
that both the trades unions and the
knights OF Labor are interested in the plan
and that its object will be the passage OF
; important labor legislation.
Mayor Bartlett OF San Francisco grant
| ed q license to PEARSON" Davies of Chicago
for Il glove contest to take place between
Jack Burke and Jack Dempsey at the Pa
wilton Monday 22d. They will fight ten
| rounds with email gloves, marquis OF Queens.
bury rules. Tha winner to take 70 and
! the loser 80 per cent OF the gate money.
| Burke will fight at SO pounds and Dem
| sey at 157.
James Hope, a noted craftsman was
released from state prison in California.
He WAS Immediately taken IN charge by
New York officers, to be taken to Auburn,
| n. Y, where he is wanted for jail breaking
and also. for alleged completely in the Man
hatten bank robbery.
! ton preparing to make an urgent demand
| upon congress to hold an extra session to
! consider the labor question.
The dissolution OF the Ontario parlia-
ment has peen officially announced. New
| elections for the Province OF Ontario will
! take place Dec. 80.
| The village OF Fri;nstein III the canton
| OF Berne, has been destroyed by fire. A
! number OF the inhabitants persisted in the
| flames.
The first controller OF the treasury rem.
tlered decision which will be OF interest
! to holders OF government bonds. There
| has just been presented for redemption a
| $50 per cent bond issued under the act
| OF March 3, 1864 which provides that
bonds OF that issue shall be payable forty
years after date with an option to the gov.
eminent OF redeeIniny atany time after the
expiration OF ten years. The bond in ques-
| ton was embraced in % call made in 1879,
! and has just been presented with all the
| coupons detached. The controller decides
that as the nominal value of the un1natur.
| ed detached coupons is greater than the
| face value Of the bond itself, the bond can
| not be redeemed until such coupons shall
have been presented.
A meeting Of British anarchists has been
| called to assemble in Cleveland hall, on
| the 23d inst, to protest against the action
| OF the Chicago court which tried and sen.
| fenced Spies and his colleagues The cir
cular calling the meeting denounces the ju
ry that convicted the Chicago anarchists
as bribed and packed body, and con.
dennis Judge Gary for refusing the prison.
ers a new trial. Hon. Auberon Herbert,
brother of the earl OF Carnarvon, will prob,
ably preside over the meeting.
at Newark, N. j., the election of an alb
bot OF St. Marys abbey resulted in the
choice OF Father Pfranege. OF st. Vincent
abbey at Latrobe, near Pittsburg. The
selection was made ON the first ballot.
United States Consul General George
! Walker, at Paris, sent to Surrogate Rol
Inns, OF New York, for probate, the will Of
Juan Petro Terry. who recently died in the
| French capitol. The will has arrived II
bequeathes four-fifths Of an estate, valued
at $1,000, 900, to m unborn child, and
the remaining fifth to the testator's widow
Kate Louise Terry of New York city
This will also stipu1ates that ii Mrs. Terry
contests any provision OF it, she shall gel
nothing.
Judgment was rendered in London il
the action brought by Mrs. Arthur Sc
bright to have her marriage with Mr.. Sc
bright declared void, on the ground that
she was forced into it through fear. The
marriage was declared annulled.
! Postmasters commissioned 49, Dakota
Duncan J. Grace. Harrington w. J. Jack
son. Iowa: Swan Lake, S. D. Smith
Fourth class postmasters appointed
Iowa: Elkhart J. A. Sage. Minnesota
Campbell, Bartlett T. McNairy; Mapl,
Lake, r. King. Wisconsin: Elroy, A
/ Ball.
| Charles Francis Adams, who held con
ference with Secretary Lamar in the mat
ter OF the sen1i-annua1 accnuntinp of khI
Union Pacific railroad with the govern
| ment, has returned to Boston. The differ
ences such as there were, are in q fair way
/ Of heing satisfa ctorilY adjusted: ]. E..-