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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Only Routine Business Trans
acted During the Brief
Session.
SOME BILLS OF IMPORTANCE,
Measure to Tax InheritanCes
Makes Its Periodical APP
pearanCe.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 16.-The Minnesota
senate was in session for about an hour
and a half. The time was passed listen.
ing to bills and resolutions and transact.
ing business of routine nature. Neither
house nor senate has yet got down to
business in good form.
The house confined itself entirely to
the introduction of bills, if exception be
made of two communications received
from the Minneapolis and St. Paul Com
mercial clubs, calling attention to the
value of good roads and the benefits Of
irrigation. In all 10 bills were intro
duced, some of them of Importance.
The funeral of J. K. Merriam, father
of one Of the ex-speakers Of the house,
occurred during the afternoon, and it
was deci ded to meet at the capitol and
attend in body.
Some Senate Bills.
The principal bills introduced in the
senate may be summarized as follows:
Senator Ozmun of Ramsey introduced
a bill to prevent corrupt practices in
elections, This provides that no person
shall lend or give any valuable consid-
Grafton to any voter to procure the cleo
ton of any person to public office.
Senator Smith handed in bill relat-
ing to the receiving Of deposits in in
solvent banking associations, making it
punishable with state imprisonment for
five years to receive money when it is
known that the institution is insolvent.
Senator Wyman sent up a bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the deficiency in
the state university for the years 1898,
1894 and 1895 for current expenses, or SO
much thereof as may be needed to take
care of expenses which have come as a
result Of the remarkable growth Of the
institution during the past two years.
The municipal charter bill introduced
by Senator Howard, has as it's basis a
system of council government. That
body is given both the authority and
responsibility of government. In ad-
dition the bill is marked by various
other features among them the intro
duction Of civil service reform.
Keller After Salaries.
Senator Henry Keller introduced a
bill providing that the compensation Of
the president of the senate and speaker
of the house be $500 each, and senators
and representatives $500 each.
A bill was introduced by Senator H.
R. Spencer to establish state normal
school at Duluth. This school is to be
under the direction and supervision Of
the state normal school board and the
city of Duluth is to give the state not
less than 10 acres in Duluth for the
building site.
Senator E. G.. Potter of Hennepin
county introduced an important bill. 1t
provides for changing the system Of
paying taxes. Mr.. Potter would do
away with the 10 per cent penalty and
the per cent penalty of Jan. l. In
their stead he would provide penalty
of per cent for each month during
which the taxes were unpaid, beginning
Jan. and continuing to the date Of
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Inheritance Tax Makes Its APP
pearance.

The Inheritance Tax Makes Its APP
pearance.
The most important bill introduced in
the house was one by Mr.. Foss provid-
ing for an inheritance tax. By its first
section it defines it's purpose as follows:
"To impose upon the transfer of any
property, real or personal, of the value
of $500 or over, or of any interest therein
or income therefrom, in trust or other
wise, to persons or corporations not ex
empt by law from taxation, a graduated
and progressive tax The tax is ar
ranged for on property of both residents
and non-residents in certain cases, in
the following ratio: On property in
value from $500 to $4,000, per cent;
property over $40, 900, but not exceeding
$25, 900, per cent; on all property over
$25, 900, but under $4,000, 8 per cent;
over $4,000, but not exceeding 100000,
per cent, and 5 per cent on all values
over 100000. Property bequea he'd to
educational and religious institutions
escapes the tax.
Some Other Bills.
AIuO1S G1c O1IlcI u1llS lutlOuuCcu NeIe
measures providing for regular train
service on railroads within the state by
requiring them under penalty Of not
more than $500 or less than 5000 for
; every days failure to comply with the
law, to run one train one way each day
on the main line and every branch, an
other to prohibit the aiming of fire arms
at human being, and others to provide
for the establishment of state fish
hatchery by an appropriation of $4,000
and to supplement- former laws by ap-
propriating 100000 out of the general
| funds of the state for drainage.
Mr.. McGrath introduced bill for the
purpose of appropriating additional
money to opon closed water courses
/ leading in the Red River and its tribu-
taries and for opening existing streams
in the Red River valley in certain coun-
ties in the northern part of the state.
The amount of the appropriation was
| placed in total at 100000 and was to be
expended under the direction of the
board of audit as provided by existing
laws.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
PRESIDENT QUITS.
Casimir-Perier Resigns His Po-
sition as Head of Frances
Government.
HIS ACTION CAUSES SURPRISE.
Party Attacks in the Chamber
of Deputies Given as the
Main Cause.

PARIS, Jan. 16.-It was announced
during the evening that M. Casimlr-
Perier, president of the French repub-
lie, had resigned office.
During the evening the president con-
ferred with the president of the senate
and then summoned M. Guerin, minis
ter of justice, M. Layques, minister OF
public instruction, and M. Poincarrlne,
minister of finance.
M. Layques had long conversation
with Perier, the result of which is not
known. A second official note was IS
sued at II p. M, announcing the reslg-
nation Of the president and forecastlng
the ideas he intends to develop in his
farewell address to the chamber OF depu-
ties. The note says that in the eyes OF
the president Mondays sitting OF the
chamber and the vote
Which Overthrow the Cabinet
were only secondary incidents OF the
struggle which is proceeding against the
parliamentary regime and public iber-
ties. M. Casimir-Perier had hoped that
the president of the republic, who is de-
prived of means of action, would have
been exempted from party attacks and
the especial confidence Of the republi-
cans would have accorded him power
and authority. He has also hoped that
those, who despite himself, had placed
him in position where he was unable
to defend himself would have under
taken the defense Of the first magis-
trate. Continuing the note says that
the president has requested the minis
tiers to temporarily withdraw their res
ignations in order to facilitate the nee
essary changes.
Great Perplexity Reigns.
Prime Minister Dupuy impaired
President Casimir-Perier' decision to
the president Of the senate and chamber
of deputies, who will forthwith call
urgency sittings Of those bodies. The
greatest perplexity reigns in all political
circles.
DuiluS Gl1o iIlUcIuOO1 IL LOU OOOA AO-
marked, not without surprise, that the
crisis was not following the customary
course, but appeared to be assuming a.
graver aspect than usual. When the
fact became known, CONSERVATION,
amounting almost to terror, seized
everyone. There had been ominous
| hints in the press in the recent days
that M. Casimir-Perier was
Growing Tirtld of His Position,
yet nobody paid attention to them. The
high character, experience, firmness and
integrity of the president inspired the
confidence of even the advanced Repub-
icans. M. Challemet Lacour, president
of the senate, employed his utmost elo-
quence in vain endeavor to persuade
the president to reconsider his decision
and quilted the Palace of the Elysee I'M
der sense Of deep distress. All the
| members of the cabinet from Prime
Minister Dupuy down followed Challe-
met Lacour and exhausted every argu-
ment to induce the president not to re-
sign. Their efforts were without sue
cess.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
CHARGES AGAINST KICKS.

General Grosvenor Presents Reply to .
Memorial in the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The day in
the house was devoted after the morn
ing hour to the Indian appropriation
bill, bnt no progress was made before
adjournment. General Grosvenor pre-
sented reply to memorial sent to the
judiciary committee by Mr.. Kicks of
Akron. O., containing supplementary
charges against Judge Kicks and involv-
ing ex-senator R. B. Payne and Judge
Stevenson Burke. He asked for an in
vestigation of the charges.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
BYRNES ASKED TO STAY

Mayor Strong Wants Him to Remain Head
of Gotham's Police.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Mayor Strong
has asked Superintendent Byrnes to re-
main at the head of the police depart
ment of this city. The mayor has sent
a letter to the superintendent referring
to his long and honorable service and
the probability of legislation at Albany
which will necessitate changes in the
deDartment.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
French Strikers Riotous.

LYONS, Jan. 16.-A dispatch received
here from Roanne, department of the
Loire, situated about 40 miles from this
city, says that 5000 weavers who are
out on strike there, threatened to attack
the mills. The sub-prefect thereupon
read the riot act and a detachment Of
gendarmes charged upon and dispersed
the mob.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Carnegie Company Denounced

P1TTsBURa, Jan. 16.-The wholesale
discharge of workmen by the Carnegie
company at Homestead for attending
the meeting on Sunday has, instead of
checking organization among thes.men,
aroused feeling of resentment that
bids fair to bear fruit. The excitement
is intense and the action of the COM
pany, which is termed un-American, is
denounced on all sides.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
The Northwestern Bonspiel.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-All of the
rirks that will take part in the North
western bonspiel have arrived, and in
Guiding the nine Milwaukee Kinks there
are 40 of them. During the morning
curling began for the St. Paul Jobbers'
Union trophy and when the Kinks went
home at night the preliminary bout and
three rounds had been played.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Bill Cook at Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Jan. 16.-The no.
torious Oklahoma outlaw, Bill Cook,
arrived here during the morning in Gus
tody of Sheriff Perry Of Chavez county.
He was placed in the United States
prison to await the arrival of United
Atatas officers from Oklahoma.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
THREE DIFFERENT EXPLOSIONS.

Streets for Blocks Around Looked Like q
Battlefield.
DENVER, Jan. 16.-A special to The
Rocky Mountain News from Butte says:
The fire broke out in the Montana
Central yards and soon several cars
loaded with powder caught fire. just
as the tiremen were closing around the
blazing cars an explosion occurred, kill
ing number of firemen and spectators
and manning many others. The fire
men who had escaped Immediately raj
lied and were beginning another attack
when second explosion more violent
than the first took place. The people IN
the vicinity were moved down as with
O great scythe and the streets for half
block around
Looked Like a Battlefield.
Debris was thrown in the air, coming
down half mile away. Many people
on the streets in the center of the city
were thus injured. A few Of the re-
manning fireman were gathering them
selves together and attempting to es-
cape to place Of safety when the third
and last explosion occurred. This, too,
killed and injured many people. There
were several cars Of the powder and all
Of them exploded. The whole heavens
were lighted up and the city shook as ii
an earthquake was in progress. I'm
mediately after the first explosion the
Entire Hospital Corps
and police forces were summoned, and
many of the detachments Of these com
pa1lies are among the killed and injured
in the subsequent explosions. Fifteen
dead bodies have already been gathered
together, and there is doubtless a great
many more in parts of the yard that nc
one dares to approach. Every house fe1
blocks around has been turned into al
impromptu hospital. Every member o.
the fire department has been eithe1
killed or wounded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
A RARE OCCURRENCE.

Many Years Since a United States Judge
Has Been Impeached.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Congress was
given decided surprise by the action OF
the house committee favoring the i'm
parchment of Judge Kicks. Not for
many years has United States judge
been called before the bar Of the senate
to defend his right to wear the er1nine
of office against criminal charges, and
only three or four times in the history of
the government has an impeachment
trial Of member of the federal judi
cia1y been conducted. Few members
had looked into the charges preferred by
the Central Labor union of Cleveland,
the accuser Of Judge Kicks, that while
sitting on the bench
He Paid to Himself Fees
which he claimed he had previously
earned as clerk Of the court, and to
which it is now asserted he was not en-
titled. The number of years which
have elapsed since the transaction and
the contention of the Judges friends
that the proceedings were inspired by a
ruling prejudicial to the interests of
labor unions which he made recently,
tended to lessen the interest which
ordinarily would have been taken in the
case. Now that the judiciary commit
tee has deemed the matter Of sufficient
gravity to warrant impeachment, it has
become suddenly a decided sensation.
The friends of Judge Kicks declare that
there are large possibilities that the i'm
parchment
May Not Be Undertaken.
They depend on members who were
absent from the stormy committee
meeting Tuesday to join with them Fri
day in voting to substitute a minority
report for the one which Mr.. Bailey will
prepare, and which will be a strong az
raignment of the judge if couched in the
tenor of his speeches. There is doubt Of
the parliamentary possibility of such a
stroke, but the short time remaining to
congress inspired the belief that the case
will go over to the next congress. In
that event the impeachment probably
will not be undertaken, as the division
was practically on party lines, with the
Republicans supporting Judge Kicks.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
JOHN M. THURSTON.

He Is Chosen to Represent Nebraska In tho
Senate.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 16.-The two
houses of the legislature voted separate
~ at noon for United States senator.
In the senate John M. Thurston, Rep,
received % votes; William J. Bryan,
Dem, votes; William A. Jones, Pop,
votes. In the house the vote stood:
Thurston, 70; Bryan, ID; Jones, ID.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
More Iowa Coal.

erosion, Ia, Jan. 16.-J. G. Watson
has discovered fine vein of coal on his
farm, six miles south Of town. 1t is at
tracing much attention from mine op-
orators. It is said the vein is from four
to five feet from the surface and is about
four feet thick. It is also said that sew
eral veins Of coal have been found near
Oelwein.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Cutting Down the Force.

ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, Jan. 16.-Twenty-
five men have been laid off at the Great
Northern shops in this city on accounG'
Of slaokness in business.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Took Arsenic nv Mistake.

APPLETON, Mimi, Jan. 16.-Mrs. VIII
helmine Meyers took dose of solution
of arsenic by mistake for peppermint.
Her life was saved by the prompt use of
orfi1ofoa
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Too Handy With . Stiletto.

Sioux FALLS, s. D., Jan. 16.-Luca
Cassalo, the murderer of John Clyde at
Lead few days ago, has been bound
over to the grand jury. Cassalo says
that he doesn't know why he killed
Clyde, and did not know that he had
killed him when he left. The murderer
is an italian who has always made free
use of his stiletto when any occasion
arose.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Big Iron Mine Deal.

DULUTH, MIMI, Jan. 16.-The Oliver
Mining company of Pittsburg, headed
by Henry w. Oliver, the furnace man,
has decided to accept the terms of the
6O-day option for the sale to it of the fee
of the Lone Jack mine at Virginia. The
transfer will be made in about seven
weeks, the purchaser paying $25O.000.
MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
Skated Into an Air Hole.

VERML1oN, s. D., Jan. 16.-Clyde
Ewes and Miss Laura butcher were
drowned in Vermilion river. They
were skating and went into an air hole.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18

Candidates For the Senatorship Agree to
Hold One Friday.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 16.-The senatorial
caucus has been called for Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock, in the hall of the house
of representatives. The decision was
arrived at speedily and without diff
Guilty by the caucus committee. There
is still nothing in St. Paul to indicate
with certainty what the result of the
senatorial election will be.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18

rooms in Tie hotels were taken and
private houses were thrown open where
it was necessary. Chief Cameron d.
rected the attack on the building, and
while some of the fremen hauled limo
Of hose along, the others started in to
tear off the iron covering of the building
so that they could get at the flames
Just as they had succeeded in tearing
off part Of the covering and secured
an entrance, the first explosion came.
A Binding Sheet of Flame
forced the roof from it's fastenings and
shot hundreds of feet into the air, FOL
lowed by second of deadly silence and
then came the awful roar, carrying with
it humiliation to those who closely sur
rounded the death trap and destruction
on every hand.
It is impossible to obtain anything
like complete list Of dead. The loss OF
life is variously estimated at from 90 to
rs, and the wounded will probably ex-
coed $50.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-03

Over 2 900 years ago the Greek schools
treated the world az Of indefinite nntiqui-
~, and they speak OF traditions 10, 900 or
10 600 yenrs before their time NJ facts not
questionable from their antiquity Buck
land, from geological conclusions. says II
Is millions Of years since the world was
created, and the only question Is, How
mnny million yenrsi Different views have
been entertained M 10 the earfh's forma-
ti1n, one being that II has cooled down
from fluid 20 "A solid mass. Sir William
Thomson investigated the question Of the
cooling Of the onrth and regards the in
crenso Of temperature from tho surface
downward IA proof ~ the constant loss
OF heat from the globe, the heat rndinting
into space without sensiby clevating the
temperature Of the upper crust through
which u passes. The continuance OF such
loss Of hcnt involves belief Ia the occur
renee of period ut which the earth was
fluid mass, and the same scientist has fix
cd that period at not less than 200, O00.
900 nor more than 400. 900, 900 years ngo,
the probability being that 100, OOO, 900 Of
years Is the limit OF geological history.
aud that prior TO that time tho cnrth's sur
face was unfit for the maintenance OF ami
NAL or vegetable life. Our knowledge Ia
not sufficient 10 TX the period when the
earth became habitable or when II shall
cease 10 be 30. The organic world does
not furnish any guide 10 the solution OF
the problem. and therefore II IN only "a
speculative question 80 far. Hugh Mil
Ter says: CAS- certainly ns the sun Is the
center Of our system must our earth have
rcvolved around It for millions OF years.
Tho cnrth IL OF nm antiquity intellectually
vast The 0,00O years Of humnn history
form but n portion OF the geological day
which ~ passing over us. They do not ex-
tend into tho yesterday OF our globe, far
less touch the myriads OF nges spread out
beyond. n--llroOklyn Eagle.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-03

A curious custom prevails among the
street peddlers and small storekeepers of
lIew York that has its origin with the
Russian Hebrews. In Baxter street the
clothing men and in Division street the
milliners insist that n sale must be made
before O'Clock on Monday morning. No
matter what the price and regardless of
profit or loss, some piece of goods has to
be turned into coin by that hour Other
wise the week will prove an unlucky one.
This explains why shrewd corelisionists
hang around these places on the fateful
morn. They may have had their eye on
n pair of trousers, n coat or n bennett for
weeks, and they patiently await the chance
to secure the coveted article ut their own
figure. II they see that no business has
been done with uninitiated patrons, they
jump inside n few moments before and
fix the price on what they want to suit
themselves
| learned of this superstition through n
match peddler. He entered the barber shop
where / was being shaved last Monday
forenoon mt about $3.50. He offered the
proprietor n package of dozen boxes for
10 cents. "No,n was the reply. "I'n
give you n nickeln The fellow pleaded
until the hands of the clock pointed to 9
minutes of o. Then he took the . cent
piece AID departed, while the barber ex-
planned. Later | met the peddler on the
street and asked, allow much for match
esp" Fifteen cents a package" he re
piled. "Will you sell me two packages for
n quarter" "No, sir was the answer
He had made his first sale, and after chat
cut prices "didn't go."-New York Her.
aid.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-03

IL dawned on mo that had been shot l
grew to know that l was oppressed by
great sense OF pain which nearly over
wholmcd mo.
"But presently rcgnined my presence
OF mind under tho immincnco OF greater
danger than had yet incurred, and was
seized by a desperate resolve to get Off the
field as soon rs possible. IL was not that
l cared to have tho wound attended to so
much as that l wanted to escape bcing
taken prisoner. had heard much OF what
prison was and was madly DESTROYS OF
escaping capture, for felt that imprison-
mont, In my condition, meant death
That wo wcro bound to be defeated by
strength OF numbers thoro was no doubt
ing and wanted 20 be Off tho fold. A
couple of comrades passing attempted TO
tako mo with them using their muskots to
lay mo on. This was found TO DO impossi-
bio and was agonized by tho pain OF my
leg. My friends laid me down ON n pile OF
rails, and lay thcrc for don't know how
long with tho bullets flying around mo
and whistling with their wicked little zip
into tho rails about me. Dozens OF strag-
glors woro getting to the rear as fast as
they could and l know that the end was
not far OIL And just rs l was looking for
tho Confederate uniforms the rescue came.
81 looked up with tho glance of despair
and saw, coming toward me, youngster
I'm tho uniform OF n Federal artillery bu-
glcr. He was mounted and was leading n
horse. shouted TO him with all my
strength and no rode up. There was no
room for conversation and tho boy dis
mounted without word. He helped me
up until stood on my good leg and then
l mado the effort OF my life and got astrido
OF tho led horse. Words would not do
scribe what l suffered rs the bugler started
tho horses on tho trot for the rear, but We
got thorc safc enough. IL was only milo
away that we found n number OF ambu-
lnncos and surgeons, and thcy took me OF
tho horse and loaded me into tho third
story OF an ambulance, that was already
loaded two deep and-woll, here l am, and
that Is how Il feels to DO shot.