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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
TELEGHiPHIC BTEVTfES,

News of Minor Importance In Con-
densed Form.
A disastrous conhagration has de-
stroyed 1900 houses at Cottel, Bull
garia.
Mayor Gilroy Of New York announces
that he will not be candidate for re-
election.
Fire. in New York city Sunday de-
stroyed 6story block, causing loss of
$150,000.
The governor Of Hong Kong places
deaths from plague in the: Canton dis
trict alone at 100000.
In a quarrel about the payment of
rent at Farmer City, Ills., James Kirk
enbaugh killed j. H. Smith.
Perry Anderson of Alexis, a member
Of the Illinois state senate, died sud-
denly. He was Al years old.
Bonser's oil tank and novelty works
at Fort Wayne, Ind, were destroyed.
Loss, 100000. Two persons were killed.
Judge Moss, who for years was one of
the most successful lawyers in Central
Indiana, died at Noblesville, aged 70
years.
Warden Stevenson of York county,
Ont, who fled to Rochester Wednesday,
has left liabilities amounting to about
100000.
A hundred commonwealers seized a
train at Newburg, O., and when dis
lodged at Alliance encamped on the
public square.
Frank Allen and Jim Barron, the
Australian pugilist, fought 20-round
draw in the arena of the Imperial club
at Coloma, Cal. ss;s..s.ss.. ..,
Carl and Emil sIsiener Of Milwaukee
have decided marriage a failure and
filed separation agreement with the
register Of deeds.
Refusal of the railroads to grant rea-
sonable rates may cause comparative
failure Of the grand encampment of the
uniform rank, K. of p.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
MUTlNOUS MINERS SUBDUED.

They Are Now Confined in the Stoc1ade at
Tracy City, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, July 30.-The trouble
with mutinous convicts at Tracy City
ended by the convicts surrendering and
coming out of the mines. They were
conducted to the stockade, where all the
convicts are now safely guarded. The
free miners did not interfere in any way
in the affair. Pete Hamilton, the con-
vict who was killed Saturday, planned
the mutiny as well as the one a year
ago. When he was shot the backbone
of the mutiny was broken.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
IOWA TOWN SCORCHED.

Fire at Belle Plafne Does Half Million
Damage.
BELLE PLANE, Ia., July 30.-A fire
which started in blacksmith shop re-
suited ia the nearly total destruction OF
the business part of the town. The
losses will aggregate $5oo,000, with in
surance Of perhaps half. Help was sent
from Cedar Rapids and Tama, but lack
of water prevented them from accom-
plishing much. The weather has been
dry for so long that everything bnrned
like tinder. Many people lost all their
possessions and are homeless. The two
hotels and nearly every. business house
Of any account was destroyed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
TENANCY AND OWNERSHIP.
eabor Commissioner Powers Has Compiled
Interesting Statistics.

eabof Commissioner Powers Has Compiled
Interesting Statistics.
ST. PAUL, July 30.-Labor Commits
sloner Powers has completed that part
OF his forthcoming report which relates
to farm mortgages and tenancy, and
gave the substance of the results of re-
cent Investigations in short interview
Mr.. Powers says that attention has been
directed of late to the fact of the in
crease of farm tenancy. The number of
tenants in Minnesota in 1880 was 1858,
while in 1890 it was 1889. One theory
in regard to this increase is that it. indi-
Gates the creation of permanent tenant
class, the result of excessive debt and
excessive mortgage foreclosures, and
that the men who are now tenants
are those who have formerly owned
their farms. 6
Reasons For the Increase.
''Our investigation, said MIR. Pow
ers, "gives no color to this theory. We
find the largest increase = arm tenancy
in the most prosperous counties, and
where there are practically no FORE
SAOoSAVo, WAAA0 LII HdVll$S 11duy
foreclosures we find the fewest tenants
Of 1,79S farmers visited we found only
20 who had formerly owned farms, but
are now tenants, and Of these only two
had lost their farms by. foreclosure.
"Of those who had risen from ten
ancy to ownership there were 10 times
as many, or 235. The constant tend
ency in the older counties is for farm
ers, as they improve their farms and be-
come full owners to sell out or rent,
while man who has but small capt.
tai can do better to rent than to buy.
The farm tenant with $500 capital can
save more money than the farm owner
with the same amount. Our conclu-
sion is that tenancy is the highway on
which the farmer passes to ownership" {"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
PROPOSALS MADE

Looking to the Settlement of the China
Japan Trouble.
ROME, July 30.-The following dis.
patch has been received from Toxic,
Japan:
''The Italian minister, acting in con-
cert with the British minister, has pre-
sented to the Japanese ministry of for
eign affairs the proposals made by the
Chinese looking to a settlement of af-
fairs in Corea. These proposals will be
considered by the Japanese government,
which has reserved it's reply.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Shot the Engineer.

DANv1LLE, nls., July 30.-Several at
tempts have been made to shoot the new
engineers on the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois who took the places of strikers.
An engineer whose home is at Gales
burg, but whose identity the coroner's
jury has not yet discovered, was shot in
his cab at the junction, dying shortly
afterwards.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
RELIEF TRAINS ARRIVING,

People of the State Supplying Food and
Clothing.
PHILLIPS, Wis. July 30.-Relief trains
have fairly poured into Phillips during
the day and there are supplies of food
here now sufficient to last month. The
relief committee asks especially for
clothing and money and these will be
provided by the people of the state
without outside help Four bodies were
rescued from the lake during the day.
Relief supplies came from Milwaukee,
Ashland, Marshfeld, Stevens Point, Su-
perior and other places. Men were set
to work building a large mess tent,
where the homeless people will be fed,
and putting up temporary structures
where they can sleep. The dead, so far
as known, number II, but the exact
number will probably never be known.
The sale of liquor has been stopped
owing to the arrival of parties of tramps
and rough characters who threatened
trouble.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
ARCHDUkE WILLIAM DEAD.

He Is Thrown From His Horse and
Killed.
VIENNA, July 30.-Archduke William
Ill, son OF the late Archduke Charles,
and second cousin Of Emperor Francis
Joseph, met with an accident that re-
suited in his death. He was riding at
Weikersdorf, near Baden, when his
horse SHE'D, being frightened by pass
ing electric car. The archduke was
thrown and, in falling, his head struck
q stone. 4-*~ < s<-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03

RESERVES CALLED or
Imperial Edict Issued by the Mikado OF
,Janan.

Imperial Edict Issued by the Mikado of
Japan.
YOKOHAMA, July 30. - An imperial
edict has been issued calling out the
army and navy reserves and ordering
them to report at their respective head
quarters.
The Chinese residents Of Japan are
greatly alarmed at the threatening out
look and are fleeing from the country in
large numbers.
At Toxic the conviction is growing in
official circles that the Chinese negotia-
tons are simply pretext to gain time
in order to allow China to concentrate
her forces for the purpose of making an
attack on the Japanese.
Reliable information has been re-
ceived at Toxic that the main body
OF the Chinese army crossed the north
western frontier of Corea on July 25.
Further firings on Japanese ships on
the Corean coast is reported.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
TO RUN AS A STRAIGHT DEMOCRAT

Budd Reeve Out For Congress Against the
Fusion Candidate.
GRAND Forks, N. D., July 30.-Budd
Reeve of Buxton has thrown bomb
shell into the fusion camp by declaring
that he will run on the straight Demo-
cratic ticket for congress in North d.
kota. Reeve was nominated by the
convention Thursday, hut withdrew on
condition that the convention refuse to
indorse Knud Nomland, the Populist
candidate for state treasurer. Later
the fusionists nominated Nomland, &C.
cepted Reeves withdrawal and named
N. G. Larimore to run for congress.
Reeve later announced that he had de-
cided to make the run for congress as a
straight Democrat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Killed Three Men.

ASHLAND, Pa, July 30.-One Of a
nest Of six boilers at Lehigh Valley COL
liery No. exploded during the night,
Instantly killing one man and severely
injuring three. others, two of whom
have since died. The dead are: John
Miller, aged 45, of Girardville; John
Laubach, aged 25, of Shenandoah; Dar-
by Shields, aged As, of Shenandoah.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Fast Mail Wrecked.

COLUMBUS, Neb., July 30.-Union Pa
cifc fast mail, No. from the East, ran
into a freight train. The mail ran into
an open switch and both engines COL
ided and, with their trains, were badly
wrecked. All train hands and passen-
gers escaped unhurt. A man, evidently
tramp, named George A. Burke, was
killed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Dynamite Under an Engine.

CHICAGO, July 30.-An attempt was
made after midnight to wreck Bur-
ington engine by exploding dynamite
bomb under the wheels of the locomo-
tive. Two men were seriously injured.
They are John M. Best, special officer
Of the round, wound in breast and legs
by fragment of the bomb. Frank
Motuc, switchman, cut in thigh.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Stoned the Train Grew.

ST. PAUL, July 80. Milwaukee short
line freight, No. SO, was held up BY
masked men at the west end of the
Mendoza bridge, near the oil mill. AS
the train was pulling down toward the
Western avenue yard it ran into : side
track at te oil mill, the switch having
been thrown By someone who possessed
q switch key. The train crew was then
surrounded by masked men, who fired
9 fusilade Of shots into the cars and in
Inundated the men. The engineer, fire.
man, two Makemen and conductor
were forced to leave the train, and were
stoned and beaten.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
st. Paul Physician Suicides.

ST. PAUL, July S0.-Dr. Harold Graft,
one of the prominent physicians of this
city, suicided during the night by
plunging catline into his heart while
lying on his bed in an upper room of his
residence, at the corner of Tenth and
Canada streets. The deed was done in
a fit Of insanity that has been growing
upon him for couple of years.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
CranberrieS Burned.

GRAND RAPIDS, Wis, July 30.-For-
est fires are raging along the line of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and
Green Bay and Minnesota railroads in
this section. Late reports are that 1875
acres Of Spafford & Trahern's cultivated
cranberry marsh have been burned.
DR.. G. F. Witte is also heavy loser.
Other marshes are on fire. A hot south
west wind fans and drives the flames.
Dense smoke clouds the horizon to the
forth, east and west of the city.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Rattershall in Canada,

TORONTO, Ont, July Sanford B.
Battershan, whose name has been fre-
quently printed in connection with in
vestgation Of sugar trust influences by
the senate committee at Washington,
has been here for some time, but has
left for Hamilton. r.. e
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Senate Programme.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-The proceed
ings in the senate during the present
week will depend largely upon the con-
ference on the tariff bill. II they should
reach conclusion during the week, as
every one expects they will, the report
will be made to the senate, that body
having granted the request for con-
ference, and the. report viii be taken up
at the first opporturitv
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Found Three Dead Children.

HARTFORD. Conn, July 3d. Ray
mond aged 9; Leroy, z, and Freddie, 4,
children Of James w. Canton, an en-
gineer on the New York, New Haven
and Hart tford railroad, who have been
missing since Thursday evening, were
found dead at a. m. in the closet Of a
freight cabOose. sS:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Elevator DESTROYED.

MANKATo, Mimi, July So The
Northwestern elevator, occupied by the
Winona Milling company, caught fire
at 8 pm. and, after nearly three hours,
burned to the ground. The elevator
contained about 4O, 900 bushels Of wheat
and over s., 900 worth Of machinery.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
WESTERN LEAGuE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BASE BALL SCORES.
National League.

National League.
At Cincinnati, 9; Chicago, 16.
At St. Louis. 13; Louisville, 2.
Western League.
At Minneapolis, 9; Toledo, 0.-Forfeited.
At Sioux City, 10; Detroit, 10.
At Milwaukee, 8; Grand Rapids, 10.
At Kansas City, 10; Indianapolis. 4.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
BROOKLYN BURNED.

Business Portion of an Iowa Village De-
strOyed.
BROOKLYN, Ia., July 30.-The greater
part Of the business part of this city was
burned. Sixteen buildings were con-
sumed, including the post Office, the
Chronicle office and the Poweshiek
county bank. Loss, $3.50, 900; insurance
about one-half.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
The Wires Down.

CHICAGO, Jnly 30.-Omcials of the
Northwestern railroad report that the
company's wires are down in the vicin
ity of the Wisconsin forest fires. The
company only received meagre reports
stating that the fires were still raging.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Three Thousand Shelterless.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, July 3d.
Mayor Woodward has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Phillips: 'Our
city is entirely destroyed by fire, leaving
5000 people homeless, without food or
shelter. Please take immediate steps to
send relief A committee is now at
work securing aid for the town.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
ORlEN Maa ni,.e.'s.! sss!s.,
Nearly Two Thousand Chinese
Killed in the Recent Naval
Encounter.
FURTHER FIRING REPORTED
Japan'S Ruler Issues an Edict
Calling Out Army and Navy
Reserves.

SHANGHAI, July 30.--Further details
Of the naval engagement have reached
here. The fighting, though of short
duration, was very severe.
One Of the Japanese warships got
within a short distance of the transport
Kow Shing and discharged torpedo at
her. The missile struck the transport
fairly and terrific explosion followed
and the Kow Shing began at once to
ELL.
Prior to the discharge of the torpedo
the crew of the transport, which was
armed, and the military force on board
OF her, made hard fight against the
attacking force. Many Of those on
board of her were shot dead on deck.
When the vessel began to sink there
was great excitement on board of her.
In the dire confusion that prevailed nc
attempt was made
To Lower the Small Boats.
But even had such an attempt been
made the boats could only have carried
small percentage of those on board
Every foreigner ON board the transport,
which had been chartered by the Chin.
ese government from an English com
pany, was either killed in the fighting OF
went down with the vessel
The loss Of life was very great. Oh
nearly 1900 Chinese troops on board OF
her, only 40 were saved.
Only short time elapsed between
the explosion of the torpedo and the
laundering Of the transport. The YES
sci went down suddenly near Shopiont
island, where her commander made al
attempt to beach her.
The Tsao Kain, which was captured
by the Japanese, was an old man-of
war that had been impressed into use as
a transport. Many men were killed Oh
board of her before she fell into the
hands Of the Japanese.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Died From Sunstroke.

New YoRK, July sc. Total deaths
from sunstroke Sunday were: Michael
Newell, 50 years old; Thomas Spencer,
80; John Toomey, SO; John DAILY, 25;
carpenter; James MCGOWAN, ~;
Henry ?. Holzwartz, So, and an un-
known man. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
OF at San Francisco.

:. san FRANCISCO, July 30.-The local
lodge of the A. Is. IJ decided to declare
str of at d ting held estels
day. Speeches were made favoring a
continuance of the organization, and
the men were urged to stand by the
union Notwithstanding they had lost the
strike. A standing vote was taken on
the motion to declare the strike off and
107 voted aye; three negative.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
ROyalist Commission at Denver.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 3d.
A Royalist Hawaiian commission, COM
posed Of J. A. Cummings and S. Parker,
ex-ministers of foreign affairs, H. A.
Weiman, ex-minister of finance, and
Major Taward, has arrived here en-
route to Washington, with request on
the part Of the Hawaiian queen, Liliou-
kolani, that President Cleveland shall
not recognize the Republican govern
ment
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Iowa Still Suffering.

DEs MONIES, July 50. The drought
IN Iowa remains unbroken. Dispatches
received here show prairie fires in varii-
ous parts Of the state, the most formid-
able being at Independe where the
town was threatened. The weather
service reports no hope for rain.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Ordered to Give Up Their Unions.

: Ordered to Give Up Their Unions.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 3O.-The
Cincinnati Southern Railroad company
has issued an order requiring all en-
ployes to either resign from the Ameri-
can Railway union or be discharged.
Practically all the members of the union
in Chattanooga complied with the order
and gave up their membership cards.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
A RUINED CITY,.
Only a Score or So of Buildings
Left Standing by the Big
Phillips Fire.
THOUSANDS MADE HOMELESS.
Loss Of Life Placed at Thirteen
and the Damage at Over
a Million,

PHILLIPS, Wis, July 30.-Thirty
buildings of 700 stand amid smoke and
ashes on the site Of what was the -four
ishing city of Phillips, the seat of Price
county and one of the wealthiest and
most prosperous of all the towns in the
timber regions of Wisconsin. Three
thousand people are homeless, and,
worse than all, at least 13 people are
known to have lost their lives..
All the dead were drowned in Elk
lake while trying to escape from the fire
except an unknown man, whose body
was found in the ruins of the house Of
F. w. Sackett, editor Of the Phillips
Times. The property loss cannot at
this time be accurately estimated, but it
will reach
At Least $1,s5O,O0O.
The immense plant of the John R.
Davis Lumber company is a total loss,
amounting to between $500,0O0 and
$60o,000. On this property there is an
insurance equal to at least four -fifths Of
the value Of the plant. Of the rest Of
the city about one-half Of the property
was insured. Many of the poorer people
carried no insurance on their homes and
they have lost everything. There were
many fine business blocks and private
residences in the city and every one was
burned to tire ground.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Three Deaths From tho Heat.

PHILADELPHIA, July 80. This city
was one Of the hottest in the country
Sunday. The thermometer registered
s. degrees and the humi dity was 81 de-
grees. Three deaths and II prostra-
tions are the result of the heat,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
CuIar are observed, care, attenr1on ana
experience on the part Of the maker will
give good article of syrup, suited for
use on the table and i'm the kitchen.
Voorhees, Is Better.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Voor-
hees of Indiana, who has been i'll for the
last few days, is reported much better.
It is stated that he expects to resume
his labors in the senate Tuesday at the
latest.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
Dated Indian Coins.

SAVANNAH, Ga., July S0.-An Indian
mound was plowed up here Friday re-
vealing several human bones which had
been deposited in a vault built of stones,
Inside the vault were found several
specimens Of stone and copper knives,
hatchets, pipes, arrow heads and many
copper coins, some bearing the date of
1440. The pieces Of money are square,
with the Indian head upon one side and
the date on the other.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03

T01Cy Bufned.
WAsHBURN, Wis, July 3O.-The saw
mill of the White River Lumber CON-
<pany, at Mason, burned last night with
40,000,000 feet Of lumber. The town
was in great danger.
An Omaha freight train with fifteen
cars went through bridge five miles
south of here and all were burned. No
lives were lost. The camp of the Ash
land Logging company was burned.
Loss, $1,000. The fire is now two miles
south of here. Washburn is in no
danger.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-03
THE OSHKOSH FIRE.
Several Residences and a Large Amount of
Lumber Destroyed.

Several Residences and a Large Amount of
Lumber Destroyed.
OSHKOSH, Wis.,, July 30.-Fire in
Stanhilber, Amos & Co.'s lumber yard
destroyed property amounting to be-
tween $150,0C0 and 100000. The fire
was discovered at 2:15 in a lumber pile,
and swept through the yards despite the
efforts of fremen and citizens. Twenty
streams with three engines played for
six hours, but a strong wind carried the
blaze toward five houses which were
burned to the ground with their con-
tents. The Diamond match works.
Thompson's carriage works, Chaltoner
Bros machine shops and Stanhilber,
Amos & Co. s sawmil narrowly escaped
destruction. A change in the wind
saved the finest residence portion of the
citv