Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-07

1UUes, ei0eWaiK ana root; Hartley, Henry,
minneapolis, Mimi, stone saving machine;
stand; Kenoyer, Benz, Marquette, Neb.,
corn planter; Roberts, Benjamin f., Dun:
lap, Iowa, cultivator blade; Sewers,
Thomas. Oskaloosa, Iowa, boiler: Fulton.
Anaximander B., Sioux Falls Oak, syringe
attachment for bottles; Walters, Eugene,
and Il. L. Ayers, Walworth, Mo-, clevis:
Westcott, Earl A. and E. r. Bristol, Min.
neapolis, Mimi. car brake. =. s- z*..
MIR. Gladstone has written the following
letter to the Chronicle: It is not my Gus
tom to comment on statements by news
papers, but havinga sincere respect for the
Chronicle, would cali attention to an allie.
CATION made by it in a leader thatI have
heretofore taught that home rule in Ireland
would be a source of imperial danger. I
VII! not challenge proof of the assertion
which was doubtless made in good faith.
but 1T Is entirely an error. have always
asked for an explanati on OF the meaning of
nome rule in order to make clear the ques.
ton whether or not it would be O. source
OF danger. We have now learned the de-
mand OF Ireland from five-sixths OF her
en- osen representatives. Such home rule is,
In the language OF my address OF Septem-
ner last, source not OF danger, but Of
strength. The danger, If any, lies in rsfus-
ing it.
Prof.. W. D. Whitney is editing new die
tlonary Tor the Century company, which
will cost $3.50, 900 and be finished in 1889.
Radical changes will be made in the spelling
OF many words. ,r-
Railroad men estimate that ~. 900 speo-
pie have visited California since February.
The Boston Herald employs sixty report
ers on it's city staff, all OF whom are paid a
salary.
Ex.Congressman Taber OF New York is
dead. he leaves an estate valued at 81 ,OOO.-
900.
Detroit (Mich.) is building $4,000
art institute.
George Bancroft, the historian, delivers
the address OF welcome to the American
Historical association at Washington.
Senator Van Wyck has knocked Cham
berlain and Pierre out OF the bill creating
twonew land districts in Dakota and MAX
ing those cities the capitals OF them. He
proposed to leave the selection OF officers
to the president. The house Indian COM
mlttee has receded from its opposition to
ratifying the purchase of Sioux lands made
by the Northwestern and Milwaukee rail-
roads, opposite Pierre and Chamberlain,
for town sitespurposes.
Congressman Nelson succeeded in getting
Water Power company to build dam at
Little Falls. 1t is similar to the Brainerd
dam bill, and will meet no opposition in
the senate. The river and harbor bill, as
lar as it has been considered, leaves Min
nesota ports and rivers as reported by the
committee. The Fox and Wisconsin
improvements has been split up. The Fox
gets SIS, 900, while the Wisconsin gets
nothing. Congressman Thomas made an
an rr Not h,,f -
considered. The Hennepin canal people
were opposed to it and had the strength to
kill it.
Fire broke out in the Canadian Pacific
passenger depot at Emerson Man., ana in
hall an hour the entire building was in
f1ames. As there was no good supply of
water nearer than the Red river, almost a
mile distant, all that could be done was to
save as much movable property as pos.
sible. The loss on the building and fixtures
is about Sc, 900. L. T. Owen, agent, lost
$500 in clothes and valuables. The tele-
graph operator and agents clerk lost
everything, about $500; total loss, ST.
200.
Secretary Whitney has written to the Of
hcers In charge OF the work on the new ma
val cruisers, calling attention to the delay
In completing the Atlanta, and asking that
she be put in condition for sea as soon as
possible.
The polygamous case OF Lorenzo Snow
is before the federal supreme court.
Helena, Ark, is partly submerged by the
breaking OF the levee, and two persons are
drowned.
An alleged anarchist, a cisarmaker by
profession, is trying to arouse tho fears OF
timid people OF Milwaukee by announcing
that he has in training several thousand
socialists. who in case OF a labor riot in
Milwaukee, will revel in blood. This talker
walks hey ond the city limits every morn
ing and practices shooting at a mark with
navy revolver so rs to be able, as he ex-
presses it, topop head every time.
| Argument was begun in the supreme court
of the United States in the cases of Loren.
20 Snow vs.. the United States in error to
the supreme court OF Utah. George Itch
nor Curtis and Franklin S. Richards are
counsel for Snow. Mr.. Richards opened
the argument with a statement of the
points involved in the case.
/ Nominations: Consuls, r. n. Jones of
New Mexico at chihuahua; Samuel H.
Keely OF West Virginia at Rheims; f. III.
Bryan OF California at Lyons, vice N. J.
Newkirk, withdrawn. A number OF army
and navy appointments were also sent in.
The accounting officers of the treasury
department. find that Col. Mosby, recently
consul general at Hong Kong, has been
turning over to the government fees that,
under the law, he was entitled to retain
himself, and he has been notified that sew.
eral thousand dollars are in the treasury
subject to his disposal. 1t is said that
there never was a case OF this kind known;
the officers OF the government abroad being
generally cute enough to determine what
fees they were entitled to and put them in
their own pockets.
The house Indian committee recon-
mends the ratification OF the purchase of
Sioux lands by the Northwestern and Mil
waukee opposite Pierre and Chamberlain,
OAK, for town-site purposes.
The house committee on territories de.
cided by q party vote to report adversely
the Harrison bill, which recently passed
the senate, for the admission Of Dakota as
up for consideration The bill introduced
the other day by Mr.. Springer, the proyis.
ions OF which was explained by him.
The remains OF Wendell Phillips were
taken from the family vault, in the old
Granary burying ground, Boston, and with
those OF his wife, who died few days ago,
were removed to Milton, where they viii
find their last resting place. The removal
was in accordance with the wishes OF Mrs.
Phillips, expressed just before her death.
Seven rounds were fought at Milwaukee,
between Tom Powers and Pat Welsh Of
Chicago, when Welsh hit Powers q stunning
blow over the left temple, which sent him
down senseless, not to come up again.
Miss Lambert and the Misses Duffy, Of
West Philadelphia, were riding in the park
when suddenly some straw which was in
the bottom Of the carriage burst into
Ao 81 inv, ~f e
Miss Duffy was painfully burned, and the
two others received injuries from the jump.
Judge David Davis is reported to be get
ting ominously thin.
The trial Of ex-Alderman Jaehne Of New
accuund ~ hri1,orv hor I,oo,, -oA