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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Not a Free Country.

An incident occurred in the United
States senate lately which will furnish a
text for years to come to the finicky sub
iects Of European kingdoms. It was an
awfully hot day, and the United States
senate chamber was one Of the hottest
places in the country. A senator gently
slid his No. los off his feet. They felt
bad. The blood settled in them, and
they swelled, and his .corns ached. To
get the blood away from his feet, per-
maps also to get it into his brains, where
it was evidently needed, the senator
lifted his stockinged feet, with the bun
ions in relief, upon the top of his rose
wood desk, in plain sight of all the folk.
Foreign diplomats and fashionable ladies
gazed wonderingly at the senatorial ex-
ttremities. Worst of all, member
near the shoeless senator was speaking.
The elevated feet were not very far
away from the talking senator's face.
Sensation in the galleries.
But just as the senator whose bunions
ached began to be comfortable page
came to him with a message. He took
it, read it, then softly, sadly and unbe.
knownstlike slid his pedals down from
where they were On exhibition. He
pushed them into his shoes crestfallen.
Call this free country when a senator
cannot sit with his shoes off and his feet
on top of his desk! If he had been with
out hose, now, like Sockless Jerry! But
he was not. He had socks on, and even
then he was not permitted to be half
way comfortable. Some people are just
too fussy for anything.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Who Wrote It?

Hon. J. Proctor Knott of Kentucky
rendered himself famous by q speech de-
ivered in congress % years ago It was
given during the debate on extending
the time Of q railway grant for con-
structing a road from the st. Croix river
to Duluth. Mr.. Knott was opposed to
the extension and argued the case in 8
speech full Of purposely exaggerated die
ton and of broad humor and satire. It
made great sensation and is on record
rs one of the most humorous speeches
ever delivered in that not over lively
spot, the hall Of representatives. It is
rather odd, though, that the phrase in
which Duluth was characterized as ''the
zenith city of the unsalted seas" does not
occur in the printed copies of the speech.
After all, was it not in the speech and is
tia separate coinage Of that versatile
genius, Colonel Pat DOMAIN?
Of the humorous illusions in Mr.
Enott's address, perhaps the best is thaa
in which he represents the Piegan In
dians as blowing up wheat ground WITT
buffalo bulls, then fattening the buffalo
on the wheat and driving them to mar
ket to Duluth. MI. Knott had a man
near him which pictured the future of
Duluth, itself as a center, with concentric
circles widening out from it and ''taking
in all the universe" as the speaker said.
From time to time he pointed to this
map during his address. Shouts and
laughter echoed through the hall and
galleries..
It has been charged that Proctor Knott
did not write the speech himself, but
that it was prepared for him by Colonel
Pat DOMAIN. The Washington Post has
a paragraph to that effect. The Post
writer says:
Representative Goldzier's offhand speecn
ON the removal of the Indian warehouse from
New York to Chicago has frequently Brought
up the subject of Proctor Knott's famous Du
luth grafton in Congress.
''Speaking of Proctor Knott's Duluth speech. -
said an old habitue of the house Hobbies yes
terday, that was a carefully prepared effort
and the result of study, while Goldzier's speech
was wholly extemporaneous. The strangest
part of the Knott speech, however, was that it
was not prepared by Proctor Knott, but by
Colonel Pat DOMAIN, one of the greatest wits
in the country and Duluth promoter. 1t
was committed to memory by Knott and de-
Hvered in mastery manner, that went far to
make the delivery notable episode in con-
gress. You have certainly observed that
Knott never made another speech like that
afterWard."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
THE DEAD GAME BACK.
And Received Thorough Tllraslling From
4 Loving Parent.

And Received a Thorough Thraslling From
a allowing Parent.
August Vogt, the 19-year-old son of Carl
Vogt of Brooklyn, has an unhappy habit
of running away from home at inoppor-
tune times and remaining away for days
and even weeks. Two days after his last
disappearance body was taken from the
East river which was identified at the
morgue as that of the missing boy. The
same day an insurance Of $3.50 was collect
ed from the Hancock Insurance company,
and the following day the body was taken
to his last resting place in Linden Hill
cemetery. Mrs. Vogt visited the grave a
few days later, and that evening, while the
lights were burning low in the front parlor
and the family were talking about their
son, a voice was heard in the hallway.
IF Gus were alive, I'd say it was him!'
said the father. ''Who is it?'' he ex-
claimed, trembling with excitement.
Its Gusl'' answered the voice. 'Let
me in!" The mother stood leaning against
the table, unable to speak, when the ia
ther opened the door, and the boy who was
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

supposed to be peacefully sleeping in the
cemetery STROBE into the room and ex-
claimed cheerfully, 1--we just come back!''
The mother, with a cry of joy, fell in a
swoon on the floor. The father, when he
recovered from his surprise, took the mat
ter in different light, and without in
forming the boy that he had been dead and
buried gave him q sound thrashing. The
neighbors came running in, and many OF
the women insisted that the body buried
was that of Gus and the one before them
was that of some one else. But the mother
knew her boy, and when she came out Of
her swoon looked for certain marks on his
body and found them.
4 "That was how knew the body at the
morgue, persisted the father. ''The 9TH
er fellow had the same marks. The face
was a little swollen, but it looked like
Gus and when found those marks on
his feet was sure it was he
'sAnd you were just getting such a
beautiful tombstone for the gravel said
a neighbor.
Mr.. Vogt would gladly return the money
to the insurance company, but he is in .
auandary as to what to do with the body
Of the unknown boy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Who Crows Now?

It is to be feared that a good many
Britons felt the truth of the cynical
saying about there being something
pleasant in the misfortunes Of even our
best friends when they read Of Brother
Jonathan's labor troubles. At the time
Of our own wretched coal war there
were not wanting some Americans of
the spread eagle species to crow at the
expense Of poor John Bull and his dfete
institutions. It is now his turn for that
sort of banter, inasmuch as coal strike
fan SURPRISING our own in magnitude is
raging in the States. London Graphic.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

Mexico is evidently dreaming of be-
ing commercial power on the sea. The
last Mexican congress, just before
adjournment, passed a number of meas
ures looking to the establishment and
fostering of a merchant marine. By the
new laws either native or foreign built
vessels may register under the Mexican
flag. Foreigners may buy Mexican yes
sells just as citizens may, and bountiea
are to be paid for shipbuilding. It will
be interesting to watch the effect OF
these encouraging laws in the next few
wears. r. '+@s 81
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
CLEANING GOLD,

All the newest brooches and bracelets are
light in design.
Opals seem to be used for everything but
engagement rings.
A bundle of fagots makes the curious
charm on queen chain.
Abroad golden cornelian jewelry is pre-
ferred for morning wear:
The brownie jewelry is attracting a great
deal of attention from the curious in shop
windows #t f.
Sprays Of silver flowers are used as belt
pins. The belts are sold with them sup
piled with silver slides. .>
Beautiful double link sleeve buttons are
produced in white enamel flashed with col
or and sprinkled with tiny gold figures and
mounted in broken metal edges.
Every thing is an excuse for scarfpins. It
requires two or three scarfpins to properly
fix four-i hand down to q woman's shirt
waist. The handsomer these are, the more
are required. Jewellers Circular.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
No Congratulations From Him.

When in the British house of COM
mons an address Of congratulation was
voted on the birth of the York baby, an
unexampled scene occurred. James Keir
Hardie, the labor leader, arose and said:
owe allegiance to no hereditary ruler The
motion proposes 70 raise to Importance an
event OF everyday occurrence. l shall be
pleased to join in the ordinary congratulations
if meet the childs parents. But when the
house of commons, representing the nation, is
asked to join in congratulations, then, in the
interest of the dignity of the house, protest.
It is a matter of small concern to me whether
the future ruler OF this country is genuine
article or a spurious one. The motion was
made because the child was born in the royal
family, and the house has right to ask what
particular blessing the royal family has con-
ferred upon the nation.
There is the Prince of Wales! What special
blessing has he conferred upon the nation that
we should rejoice with him? know nothing
in the career OF his royal highness which COM
mends itself especially to me. Loud Interrupt
tions.]
We are told that fierce light beats upon the
throne, but sometimes we catch glimpses of his
royal highness on the race course. Loud
"Oh's!'' and cries Of "Question!'']
This child will be surrounded by sycOphants
and fatterers and will be taught to believe
himself superior to creation. In due course of
time he will tour the world, with rumors of
morganatic marriages in his train. [Vocifer-
Gus cries of dissent.]
AS the house has not found time to vote con-
dolence with the widow. orphans and Others
who are suffering from the terrible colliery ca
lamlty in Wales, protest against the present
mnmmerV
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
A Mixed Company.

Some recruits were being drilled at Al
dershot by a very impatient cavalry drill
sergeant. After about an hour of hard
drilling at the sword exercise, the sergeant
gave the order, 'Stand at ease" No sooner
were the men standing at ease than the
sergeant commenced to complain of their
attitudes, and wound up by saying:
''Why, you fellows are like a lot of dunn.
mics. can get smarter soldiers than you
at a shilling per bpx."
After a minutes hesitation one of the
recruits remarked:
among them. "-Tit-Bits.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

a lady who had attained considerable
wealth was calling on q new neighbor yes
terlay. She is much given to Dragging
and was going far beyond any previous eff
fort. The neighbor seemed to be taking it
all In seriously, but you never can tell
much about woman. Finally, Mrs. Swell
said: ..z= 4
. s'Oh, Mrs. Cool, you have such pretty
little homel You ought to be very proud
Of your home Why, I can remember when
I didn't have much better than this my
self" g. - H..
Mrs. Cool responded, Eyes, think it
was when you worked in my aunt's
Kitchen" ~.
The call was perceptibly shortened.-In-
dianapolis Sentinel.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
A Hustler.

The champion girl of the period lives out
on the Muck. From April to June this
year she planted three acres of potatoes, did
all the cooking and sewing for the family,
MIXED four COWS, fed the calves, pigs and
chickens, shot three chicken hawks and q
wildcat, set the dog on eighteen tramps. at
tended thirteen dances and three picnics,
read five dime novels and sat up four nights
in the week with her beau, and yet we often
hear the question asked, what is there fol
women to do?''-Tacoma Union.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

a writer in the New York Evening
Post suggests that anarchists are luna
tics and should be dealt with as such.
When well developed anarchistic symp-
toms are manifest in an individual, he
should be shut up IN an asylum, as other
insane people are. This would have 3
tendency to make these gentry scarcer
than they are now. s5.#
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
LAST SHOTS At DALTON.

Colonel Bill Dalton continues TO remain
dead. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
It must be conceded that the last Dalton
killing possesses better staying qualities
than It's predecessors. Washington Post. III
Colonel Bill Dalton's deaths have been Ga
unreliable in the past that he finds the pub.
lie loath to accept the genuine article.
Kansas City journal.
Bill Dalton was identified by the brand
Of russell shoes he wore. And thus do we
learn that orr old fashioned ideas Of the
long haired, booted outlaw have been
smashed to Esmit hereens By fashion. ST.
Louis Republic
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Wasn't as Stout as Before.

Wasn't as Stout as Before.
Meandering Moses-Are them the SAME
clothes you had On last week?
Itinerant Ike-Yes.
NJ. M.-Tht : don't seem to fit you as well
as they did. They hang more loose.
L 1--we had bath since then.-New
York Press. 80 },-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
THE PLAYER !,

Creston Clarke has given up bis starring
project.
Joe Or starts on his starring tour in
August. s@
Eddie Foy will next season quit burlesque
for farce j. s
Edward Harrigan will call his next play
t'Ths Blue Ribbon" s
James b. Radcliffe goes with Barney
Ferguson's company next season.
Adrienne Dairolles goes from the Ken
dals to the New York Empire theater.
Clara Hunter has signed with Manager
Pitor for Chauncey Olcott's company.
Charles Atkinson has made ten strike
by securing Edwin Stevens for Davy Jones.
Carrie Perkins has been specially en-
gagged for the run of ''Tabasco'' in Chi.
cagO.
John II. Russell is in London, looking
over new play which he may bring to
New York.
Florence Rockwell, who is not yet ''swee.
SIXTEEN" may be one of next season'o
Shakespearean stars.
George M. Welty is confined to his room
with nervous prOstratiOn. He was quite
i'll, but careful nursing did much toward
his convalescence.
There is a possibility that Nine. Janau-
schek and Kate Claxton may make joint
starring tour, alternating "Bleak House,
and ''The Two Orphans"
Mary Timberman, an exceedingly COM
petent actress, has been engaged TO play
the leading heavies with Robert Mantell
during the coming season.
E. E. Kidder and Barney Ferguson are
said to have been collaborators in the au-
thorship of "Dufy's Blunders," the new
farce which Manager ]. Wesley Rosenquest
will send out next season.
James Fort sails for England to take the
management of the Gray and Stephens pro-
duction of "Signal Lights" The tour COM
mences at the Shakespeare theater, Liver
pool, and is booked for nearly IL months.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

The swiftest long distance railway
train in America travels only an average
of 414 miles an hour. The swiftest long
distance train in Great Britain averages
45 2-3 miles an hour, including stops. It
is not uncommon for short distance
British trains to make 70 miles an hour.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
lNFIDEL AND PRoHlBlTloNIsT.
Colonel Moore Adds Spice to the Rreckin.
ridge Congressional Canvass,

COIOneI mOOf0 ADDS spice to the RreCkt0-
ridge Congressional Canvass.
Charles G. Moore, editor and publisher
Of The Blue Grass Blade, an in11del Pro
hibition weekly newspaper, has injected 8
peculiar element into that most remarka-
BILE congressional campaign now in prog
ress in the Ashland district of Kentucky.
Moore announces himself as Prohibition
candidate for congress and declares that he
can beat Breckenridge, Owens or Settle.
He has taken a prominent part in the
mud singing which characterizes the can
yass and has turned his batteries on w. C.
Owens, whom he charges with gambling.
He attacked Owens in q fierce card and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

In the face of the great police investi-
CATION in New York, it ought not to be
forgotten that similar one is in prog
ress in Philadelphia, which pans out in
the same way SO far as showing the pay
ing OF hush money to the guardians of
the public peace goes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
An Unlikely Place.

Quires-Ive been trying for two weeks
to see Mrs. Cultus, the prominent lad
vanced'' woman. Wonder why I new
find her.
Reams-That's no occasion for wonder
You've been looking for her at her home.->
Chicago Tribune.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

Testimony shows that the New York
police blackmailed everybody from
blind toothpick peddlers to steamship
owners. All was grist that went into
their mill.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

It IS to be. hoped that the profound
sympathy and grief Italy has manifested
ii connection with the murder Of Carnot
will have the effect to make the French.
and Italians hate each other little less
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

The Boston Globe refreshed its read
ers on boiling hot Sunday recently by
giving them long description Of how
the northwestern snowplows bucked
their way through drifts many feet high,
while the blizzard blew ice needles into
everybody's face.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

The best place to be in the very hot
test weather IS at home, plunging in the
bathtub twice 9 day, wearing not much
clothes and drinking iced lemonade
through . straw.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Rapidly.

Are these colors fast?" she asked of the
new clerk. ....+ s 81 -.
Eyes, indeed. You ought to see them
when they once start to run."-Washing
ton Star. -. {
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
True

eve are such stuff as dreams are made
on" quoted the cheese sandwich to the
Welsh rabbit, and the string band in the
corner started in again.-New York World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13

&# The Summer Man the Future.
. A German statstician figures that In
/, 900 years there Will be one man to every
lao women. ~ IS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Fully COYnDrehended.

Teacher-As the tw4g is bent the tree is
inclined! Do you understand thati
Boy-Yes'm. Wen bicycle boys grow up,
they'll walk with a stoop.- Good News.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-13
Not Loaded.

+ ''Krupp's is the biggest cannon ever
made, isn't it2''
Yes, and the earth is the largest revoly-
er.''-New York World.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-11
PAYING FOR HIS CRIME.
Blitz, Who Murdered Miss Cling, Breaks
Down Completely.


Minneapolis, Dec. 10.-Claus A. Blitz,
the confessed murderer of Catherine
Cling, is a pitiable object today. Now
that the awful secret which he held
has been revealed he seems utterly
shattered. The tears coursed down his
cheeks. Every few minutes he sends
for Chief Of Police Smith, whom he
seems to regard as the only friend he
has on earth, and breaks out into la
mentations over his hard fate, All
night long the nerve-shattered mur-
derer was haunted with the face of his
victim. His eyes had a wild look and
he was actually afraid to be alone in
cell No. 13.
II want to tell my story and then
die" he said continually.
Ja!ler McKenna drew chair up in
front of his cell door about midnight
and remained with him during the rest
of the night. The prisoner passed the
greater part Of the night pacing up and
down in the cell. The authorities ex-
press some fear of his mind giving way.
The grand jury began consideration
of the Cling murder case this afternoon
1t Is possible that no Indictment will
be returned against Adry Hayward or
that If any Is returned that his case
will never come to trial. 1t Is impos-
sible to have him as a witness and the
authorities will no doubt so arrange
matters that he cannot get away until
after his testimony has been aiken.
When Harry Hayward, who is con-
fined in the st, Paul Jail, for fear OF
mob violence, was shown the morning
papers containing the confession of
BliXt, he became quite blasphemous.
The confession, he declared, was It's
sue of falsehood.
The belief is growing that Harry
Hayward made use of hypnotism to
gain so strong an influence over his
victims. Blixt told the officers that Hay
ward had controlled him with hyp-
notism as he had Miss Cling. He said
whenever Harry told him to do any.
thing and he refused, Harry would
make q few passes at him with his
hands and the result was that he die
whatever Hayward told him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-11
COLEMAN ESTATE WAR.
Exceptions Filed to Account OF Henry T..
Kendall and Pennsylvania Company.
Allegations Of the Exceptnnts.
By the United Pres

hSha' anu fShuSNlNuuiu company
Allegations Of the Exceptants.
By the United Press.
Lebanon, Pa, Dec. 1O.-In the court of
common pleas today exceptions were
filed to the account filed by Henry 4.
Kendall and the Pennsylvania COM
pany for insurance on lives and
granting annuities, assignees in trust
for the benefit OF creditors of Robert II.
Coleman. The eXceptants are attorneys
for the Chest Creek Coal and Coke COM
pany and the First National bank, of
Tyrone, Pa. They have filed twenty
eight exceptions to the account. At
torneys for Michael Reilly, of Lancas-
ter have filed the same exceptions.
In brief, the exceptants allege that
the account Is irregular in form, does
notproperly charge the accountant with
the amount of the inventory and does
not state the account so as to inform
creditors and persons interested as to
the real condition of the estate in the
assignec's hands; that the accountants
are not warranted in operating the fur
naces at the expense of the assigned es-
tate; that the account does not show the
cost of operating the furnaces after
date of the assignment. The assignees
are charged with having erred in not
accounting for property valued at $751;
SS1.12; with having erred in paying and
taking credit for sums amounting to
S155, .3S, for which it is demanded that
they be discharged. They are
charged with charging exorbitantly for
services rendered; with not charging
themselves with all moneys received by
them and with selling the estate Of the
assigned to the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company at sacrifice.
The exceptants reserve the right to
further exceptions and except the sew
eral items Of credit asked for until the
samehave been satisfactorily explained
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-11
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Antt-toxne effected several quick cures
Of diphtherla at New Rochelle, N. Y.
The sword of Captain John Mason. n
hero of the Pequot war. was presented to
the New London Comm Historical so
ciety.
Willis Holmes, aged years, OF La-
porte, Ind, is said to be able to carry his
father who weighs 175 pounds, with ap-
parent ease.