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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
Another Story Of the Railroad Disaster.

Mr.. Pelter, an intelligent English gentle
man who survived the accident to the
limited train, described the disaster in the
following succinct and graphic style:
l was partially awake when the
accident happened. The first sound
was that OF an indescribable crash.
1 can only liken. it to the snap
ping OF numberless timbers with the rapid
ity OF fusilade, Meantime l felt she
tremendous power OF the air. brakes, and
while this understandable rigidity was stiifen-
ing and arresting the car in which I was lying
my body seemed to be carried resistlessly
for ward. Here follows an account of the
fire, SO fully told alressdy.] The engineer
who displayedmarvelous GOODNESS and cour-
age, came among us with head and face
crimson with blood and told US how it han.
pened. He said he was whirlins around the
curve, and the position of the side tracked
freight obscured the switch signal, but he
was on the loos out for it, and the instant
it appeared to his view he saw it foretok.
ened death and destruction. He had less
than train length to go and was max
ing forty miles an hour but he applied
the full power Of the brakes and re.
versed his engine, and before he could re-
move his hand from the lever, his mighty
machine was blowing the earth and the
cars were wrecking upon each other. But
for the lightning-like celebrity of the drivers
action in applying the brakes, the whole
train must have been frightfully wrecked
and the loss OF life much greater than it
was. The company's employees performed
heroic service for the comfort Of the sur wy
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

The general assembly OF the Protes-
tant Episcopal church in session at
Chicago, embodied a, new canon, which
contains several stringent modifca-
tions Of the existing canon, providing
that no marriage of persons under
eighteen years OF age shall be soIemniz-
ed unless the parent or guardian be
present or has given written consent,
and that at least two witnesses know
ing the contracting parties be present;
that divorce only be recognized or
granted on the around OF adultery, the
guilty person being forbidden to again
marry during the lifetime of the per-
son from whom he or she was divorc-
ed. The proposed canon forbids the
remarriage Of divorced persons under
certain circumstances, and provides
for penalties to be imposed on the
clergy for any non-observance OF the
strict letter of the canon. Ess
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

A cable despatch from Rangoon an
nounced the death OF Major General
Sir Herbert c. Macpherson, COM
mander OF the British army of Occur
patton in Burmah. He died from
fever after an illness Of only two days.
He entered the army in 1916 and
served with the Hlghlanders and
served nearly his whole military life
in Asia and Africa He served Id the
Indian nutiny, distinguishing himself
especially at the siege Of Lucknow.
In one Of the BATH Of that celebrat-
ed relief expedition he Was seri ously
wounded. and for his gallantry and
valor was rewarded with the Victoria
Cross. IA the Afghan war III 4 8 hs
commanded the first brigade Of Tho
Khyber column, and for bic zeal and
bravery was made 4. G. B,; behaved
braYely OF Telel Kebir, md alter The
battle made = forced march to zagar
zig, occupying tts place without ~
sistance. For HI "a t Egypt ise
received the thanks of ParliAment and
the Order of the Star 81 India. Rat IN
ing to India he was Is August. 1875.
placed IL command q The Madras
Army. Last AUGUST !, u, sent to d
sBnrmah Is mliilnuand et- I'll Chief 81 Che
IA rxo,, "a s, I'm III ~ I.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

When Dom Pedro, the Emperor o.
Brazil, visited Pittsburg and was
shown the palatial residences OF tn,
iron, coal, steel and glass barons "on
the hill'' he expressed a curiosity to
see the homes of the workingmen.
This was not on the programme, but
with some reluctance the visitor was
conveyed to the valleys where the huts
OF the laborers weret to be found. Dom
Pedro was silent at first, but, on see,
ing increasing and revolving evidences
of squalor, he remarked that the con-
trasts in that region were greater than
anything that he had ever seen before,
and he hardly thought that he would
care to introduce the system produc~
ing them into his own country.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

The war spirit is. rampant in Europe
and but for one thing war might bs
expected at any moment-and that is
the poverty OF the powers most in
danger OF war. INSTRUMENTATION O..
Russian finances is only surpassed by
the penury OF Bulgaria, while Austria
needs to husband every resource to
make both ends meet in time of peace,
and Turkey is the same chronic bank
rupt that the Porte has been for many
years while France is in a. deplorabIe
condition. financially speaking. No.
body seems to take into account tbs
inevitable horrors Of war, These are
hardly mentioned.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

The Importation OF prunes to this
country has become very large. From
$4,000 to 100000 pounds are
brought to New York every year-the
smaller and cheaper fruits from Tur
key and the larger and finer from
France. Prunes may be produced in
the gulf states to great perfection and
some OF the best fresh ones have been
sold during the past summer at high
prices in Now York. As Florida be-
comes settled and tested we may ex
pect the juiciest and sweetest prunes
in the world may be grown there. The
French prunes do not exceed 10 to
lis to the pound when dried.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

Colonel Lockhart, Of the British ar.
my, reports from Central Asia to the
English Government that the Ameri,
can manufacturers OF guns are under
selling the British manufacturers in
that far-away region. Yet the British
have the advantage in that their
goods are transported by water to the
mouth OF the Indus, while the Ameri
can article has to be shipped by tn.
long and expensive overland route
through Russian Turkestan. &
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

NJ. Katkoff, editor: OF the most i'm
portant OF the Russian newspapers, is
classed by the Pail Mall Gazette as
Zone OF the two rulers OF Russia" The
Car is first. OF course, but NJ. Katkoff,
whose name sounds funny only to
weak-minded Americans and the Brit.
1sh, is the very brain of the Great
Bear. The Car but lately honored
M. Katkoff with a decoration, and
then pointed to him with the finger Of
affection as the expounder OF the Slat
vonic policy. W. H.. " ID. ..< ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
The Injured include..

The injured Include:
Conductor LUcIUs sEARLE, Milwaukee,
badly hurs about the chest, but probAbly not
fatally.
WADE CLARK. oconomowoc, baseageman,
leg broken. @ SS SIS 81
Chicago. broken arm and wrist, face Ont badly
by broken spectacles ss*
]. JAMES PHILLIPS PEI brakeman, badly cut shout
the head. $s*5sS .{s B
Il No passengers il, any Of tho sIeepers were
killed Eli. f5:5s 8 $sz :5s# US SlS5
a later dispatch estimates the number
OF people burned at &c. i=* = ::s ,s2.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
The Sweeney Law.

4 Des Moines, Iowa, Special Telegram, Oct.
26.-This was the day set for hearing oral
arguments by the supreme court in cases
involving the validity OF the Sweeney law re-
lating to corporations Of otherstates doing
business in Iowa. The counsel Tor the cor
porations asked for a continuance I'LL the
December term, on the ground that the
printed argument Of the attorneys for the
state raises points of law and TACT v hich
they are not prepared to discuss. The at.
.torney general signified his readiness to
proceed, but assented to the continuance,
SO the oral arguments will be heard on
Dec. Q. Following is n synopsis Of the
points OF the printed arguments: q 5g*
II The railroad companies claim that the
law ia in violation OF the constitution az
the United States. First, III that ID inn
pairs the obligation Of The contract be-
tween the railroad company and the state..
Second. that the law is in further viola
ton OF the constitution Of the United
States in that it arnoants to regulation of
commerce among theseyeral states. Third,
that it is repugnant TO the fourteenth
amendment to the constitut ton Of the init
ed States. Fourth, tina cit is unconst itution-
al in that it is an attempt to interfere with
the Jurisdiction OF the federal courts as ess
tablished by che const itution of tho United
States and the laws of con ress. rs .s5
The attorney general in his argument
Claims: IS sss
s First, that the Law is a valid exercise 81
the police POI er Of the state; that there ieno
contract between the state and tlera
companies, that there never has been any
Law ID Iowa giving authority to Q foreign
corporation 10 purchase Or lease IN Iowa
RAILROAD He contends that there 81 no
.eleme1t of commercial interfeTencs III III
q Inre9ard 4 tn the q talnpt To interiere
With the iurisdic ton pf the United Skates
courts AZ elaine<a Int Doyl III. q 1nsurs
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
President Cleveland's Thanksgiving Proclama.
ff0n

The following is President Cleveland S
proclamation designating Thursday, Nov.
rs, as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer:
A Proclama ton by the President OF the
United States: 1t has long been custom Of
tnepeople Of the United States, On a
day in each, year especially set
apart for that purpose by their chief
executive, to acknowledge the goodness
and mercy OF God, and to invoke his con-
tinued arc and protection. In observance
OF such custom, /, Grover Cleveland, presi-
dent OF the United States, do hereby desis-
nate and set apart Thursday, the 25th
day OF November, to be observed and kept
as q day OF Thanksgiving and prayer On
that day let all our people forego their ae-
customed employments and assem-
bic in their usual places of wor-
ship to give thanks to the ruler
OF the ,. universe Tor our con.
tinned enjoyment OF the blessings OF free
government; for renewal Of business pros.
perity throughout our land, for the return
which has rewarded the labor OF those
who till the soil, and for our progress as a
people in all that makes a nation great;
and while we contemplate the infinite pow
er OF God in earthquake, flood and storm,
let the grateful hearts OF those who have
been shielded from harm through his
mercy be turned in sympathy and
kindness towards those who have sui
fered through his visitation. Let us
also IN the midst 81 our Thanksgiving
remember the poor and needy with Cheer
iul gifts and aims, SO that our service may.
by deeds Of charity, be made acceptable in
the sight Of the Lord. In witness whereof
have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal OF the United States TO be affixed.
Done Mt the city Of Washington this first
day Of November, in the year ii our Lord
one Thousand eight hundred and eighty
six, and OF the independence 81 the United
States, the one hundred and eleventh.
GROVER CLEVELAND. T.
By the President. Il ssSi sI5fss stl.3S4 .ys II
Y: Z. F. BAYARp, FL. @
ISeall Secretary Of State.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

Gen. Lucius Fairchild. grand commander
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic, an
anounces the appointment Of the following
staff Adjutant general, u. b. Gray. 81
Madison, Wis; quar- terIna stergeneral,5 ohn
Taylor, Philadelph ia: Judge advocate gem
assistant adiutant general, f.. ". Oakley,
hudson Wis; senior aide-de.camp, Phi
Cheek, Jr., Of Baraboo, Wis.
The National Educational society has
accepted the, Invitation TO the orRanixa-
ton to meet il Chicago in July, 1881
Gen. Kaulbars. the Russian military.
agent. has addressed q fresh note to tho
bulgarian foreign minister. il which ne
Says: In view Of the arrival at Yarns sof3
government emmissaries who are spread
ing reports that the presence 81 Russian
gunbost a there is without inporta nee, il
IN compelled to inform you that those
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
The officers OF the United States
ships Saratoga and Portsmouth, n.
H., paid nearly ssOoin duties on goods
thsy brought over from Europe, al.
though they clsina that they were not

L. On &.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

s Mn ~ Rs yNlnona MINI. y
q ROSINA JOH1 V1nona. her mother
I 81
LOUISA BBlNKER nssidenoe unknown.
ycnng Mou1an believed to be Mrs. GEORGE
kIARR ol CHICAGO Her identity. however, is
~ 81 me xtaiii. fsa
LWAIsTERsDORF. ST Paul . s5.=.
IS or roc mn 1oWn persons
Tpp sibt6n of Charity. ono believed to be
III l(ysTHERs 4. superior 81 & convent sc
Minons swas II Mllwankee to fonn1
LACE HFlyART. .gs1 ~ f colnmbus
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

we're severed from his body. He died at
midnight. He was on bis way east.
George w. Childs, the Philadelphia phil
.anthropist, contributed $500 to deiray the
expenses OF the musical education OF Miss
Nevins, recently married to James G.
Blaine, Jr. e..
Charles NJ. Raymond, who married An
ME Louise Carey, is a rich broker in New
York; but he ia seen oftener at the Man
haitian club than at the stock exchange.
At Detroit, William l.. Stewart was
found dead on the street, having been stab
bed with stiletto. The murderer is I'M,
known. Stewards wife is Lottie Frank, an
actress, formerly Of Buffalo.
The wife of a carpenter named George
Donoldson, who lived in an isolated place
near the bank OF the Potomac, two or
three miles above GeorgetowD,iumped into
and all were drowned. She was the moth
er Of four children, all Of whom she led to
the river bank, but the eldest, q boy of 9,
was sent back to give notice Of the purpose
Of the unhappy mother. Egs, i
43 FL. s. Herzog & Co., wholesale clothiers
at Cincinnati. assigned. assets Of S125, 600,
and liabilities OF sl5O,OOO. :. EEt 4: l=,ss
Schellabarger s. wilson, attorneys for
Briggin Swain, judge advocate generel. have.
filed q petition at the war department ask
ing for areconsiderationo OF the proceedings
OF the court martial in Gen. Sraim's case.
Attorney General Garland decides that
called bonds Deposited by national banks
as security for circulation must be replac-
ed BY interest bearing bonds. E.
Some time ago the statement WAS made
that the treasury accounting officers in ex-
aiming the accounts Of the United States
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

and is an exceedingly important one. The
first object OF the visit is to attend meet
ing Of Che bishops OF the United States at
Baltimore on the 9th for the purpose Of
conference in regard to the erection OF the
great Catholic university at Washington.
From there the bishop sails Tor Liverpool,
with Bish op Keane Of chmond, to visit
cordance with regulation of the Catholic
church which requires q bishop to visit
Rome once in FIVE years to report on the
condition Of affairs in his diocese.
The following patents we're granted to
citizens oil Minnesota during the past week:
H. .. Brink man, Minneapolis, niddlinss
purifier; 3. Il. Foster, Fairmont, door SILL;
"a. Harralson and g. r.. Anderson, Mime.
=apolis, sofa bedstead; Chester Roach, Min.
fneapolis, punching machine; G. E. Sly,
Glencoe, sleigh; G. q. Tranchell, Willmar,
game. .S.5& @ .E =. a' =;
M sensa tional Il ports have been current
"a to an unusually large bond call that
is to be made, and one private dispatch
thatwas received here fixed the amount
at $50, OOe, 100. Such = sta tenent Is alb.
surd. S.'s sgSI .#ssg
Express Messenger Fotheringham, ii q
In Missouri. s.y S. Before he LEFT the rob
bsr said TO me. 81 on wonld Be surprised
10 told JouS who nm. said, 81 don't
know ~ i would. 3 S. s Well, 9 discontinued.
"a am jim Cummings the last 81 the Jesse
James gang. was in the Blue Cut Job,
and only got @1.5O 90 out 81 II. Since then
Ihaye PASSED consi derable time Ia A,lstr a.
In and San Francisco. 8, I sE sSE.
ss While count 81 treasurer Ward at De-
ssarc, Ark. Was going home from his office,
s. couple 81 men seised him, threw . coffee
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

killed me aud does not even yield good
wood. This willow tree does not look
much, but it has done me good SER
vice" He did not cut the willow tree
down-it seemed To him that it would
bee ungrateful TO do so, but he used
often 10 come and sit by the riverside
under its shadow. He did not speak;
he merely sat there quite still aud sill
ent, looking into the water and
towing with the willow rods.
And when he died there was a willow
leaf found in the leaves of his Bible,
and the words il covered were these:
''He was despised and rejected of men. "
This is my story, children. | want
YOU To remember the old truth, that the
best things are often done by the seem
ingly weak. Strong men have run away
before danger, when weak women
have stood to face it. Proud, boast
full people seldom give the help we ex-
pect. Ii may be pleasant thing to
associate with the rich and the power
ful. but these often fail Us when we
most want their help, One, who was
not a discontinued man, but only n
wise one sand: put not your trust in
princes, nor in any child of man, for
there is no help in them" One wise
man said that, aud hundreds of sad
men found it TO be true. DIR. johnson
was great man but he was
poor; Lord Chesterfield was rich,
and proffesSed TO be his friend.
But Or. johnson found no help in him.
We are always thinking of the great
and rich as our helpers. But in times
of trouble it is often among the simple
and the lowly that we find our best
friends.
And, oh : how true this is. When
sin is strong, or when death is coming,
we shall not think of kings and states
men, who have been lofty as the elms
and lifted up like cedars; but we shall
think of one who, though lowly and de-
spised and rejected of men, is the Sa-
viour from sin, and the Resurrection
and the Life.
And, children, lowly though you may
be, your little may be better than the
best, stronger than the strongest which
the great ones of the earth can do.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
Tell when a Person Is Dead.

Medical and Surgical Reporter:
While we are decidedly in favor OF ere
nation. we do not admit that the fear
Of being buried alive should be areason
to cause rs to reject burial and to adopt
cremation. There are two simple tests
bv which we can always convince our
selves whether person is really dea
or not. One test i the same that mas
been crowned with q prize by The
French Government which had for
wears offered large reward for the
discovery uf any method, always appiI-
cable. ALWAYS reliable, aud one that
may bs practiced bv the most ignorant.
The method of determining actual
Death which was considered by tie
French Government IS being worthy of
the reward is the following:
When the fingers of "a person who i
supposed to be dead are fully extended.
but kept near together. and if placed in
front II a candle light in 4 dark room.
a peculiar brigh. color. due 10 the ca
piIlarv circulation. will be visible where
the fingers .Ouch each other, If there i
any life left.
The other Is based upon the Well
known fact that tue muscles of = human
bcirg will never respond for longer
time 10 the strongest electrical current
than for one hour and half after death:
while. a. long As life lasts. may It's eyI-
dence be- ever 81 little. the cOntractliiy
of the muscles. if not affected by some
forms Of paralysis and in eases thus
affected. when death seems TO occur, II
ALWAYS j. Tcal-remaInS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

1t is a great relief in these days of
much journeying, says the Boston Rec
ord, to find ont now and then woman
who stays at home for her summer
rest.
Il like to send my family of, and
have the house to myself for a fort
night" says a representative of this
small class of feminnity. Il take solid
comfort in going to bed at s clock,
and in having time to pull over old
letters. and read and rest, and lie about
without being interrupted. 1t is rest
that overworked mothers need, abso
lutely rest, and not simply change of
worry. That is what most of them
take in the summer instead of the vaca
ton as they callit. OF course a change
of worry is better than nothing. but it
isn't the best thing to be had, and |
find it in staying at home when every
body else is away, and am certain that
no one will ring my bell from dawn till
bedtime. A rest from the vexations of
home at home is better help towards
approaching its blessings than any
amount of going away, to my mind.
Mothers have a great deal to endure
when their little ones are flocking about
Outing all the year, and it rests the
house as well as the mother for her to
be alone in it once a year if the thing is
possible
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
The Rosa Bonheur of Cats.

Comparatively few animal painters
Of note have made cats their specia
study, although puss is ever handy for
a model, and the antics of kittens are
unsurpassed in grace and variety.
True there has been an artist who was
called the Raphael of eats, for the per-
lection with which he portrayed the
feline tribe; and the heads of cats en-
graved by Hollar, as well as the rare
print of cat sleeping with n rat be-
hind her, by Cornelius Visscher-bOth
artists living in the seventeenth cen
tury-aIe still the delight of everybody
who takes an interest in the domestic
tiger. But in more recent times il was
left to a Dutch lady to become the
Rosa Bonheur of cats. Mrs. ROnner-
Knip, is the daughter of the landscape
painter Il. A. Knip, and was born at
Amsterdam in 1921. Familiar Sith the
brush before she was years old, she
followed the example of her father and
devoted herself TO the rendering of
landscapes and cattle. After having
married Feico Ronner of Brussels she
found that too much of her time was
taken up by household duties to con-
tinue her outdoor studies and took to
the painting of domestic pets as n
specially. making the cat her favOrte.
Very soon Mrs. Ronner-Knip made her
mark ia this branch of animal paint
ing. and her humorous rendering of
cats and kittens were eagerly sought
after by connoisseurs. Besides being
an expert colOrist, she delineates the
characteristics of her pets with extra
ordinary skill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

atas SAID that the migration Of birds
sviIl fGrsfeli severe weather, and 1t i
well known by the bird-catcher that
when the iarks AMI other northern
birds appear snow and nard weather
will follow the flight. These warnings
II migration birds. though apparently
insignificant. may be Of vast political
and even national Importance If the
Emperor Napoleon, when on the road
10 Moscow with his army in 1911. had
condesceuded 10 observe the flight
of storks and cranes passing over the
fated battalonS subsequent events IN
the politics of Europe might have been
different The StoTks aud cranes knew
Of the coming on Of n great and terrible
winter: the birds FASTENED toward the
south. Napoleon and his army toward
the north