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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
MANY IMPERFECT TITLES.
Great stir Caused in Real Estate Circles
at Kenoshx, Wis.

Great stir Caused in Real Estate Circles
at Kenosha, Wis.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. PA special from
Kenosha, Wis, says: A great stir has
been caused in real estate circles here
ana among the farmers in this vicinity
by seemingly well founded report
that over 1000 titles to property in the
city and county are imperfect. An attor-
ney is here from Washington, and he
brings abstracts from the land Office to
show that the patents had never been
issued in over 1000 cases. In the orig
inal pre-empting OF property the land
office in Milwaukee issued. duplicate
certificates but not conveyances. The
parties never applied for patents and
the titles st II rest with the government.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Fla nd reau Feels Sure Now.

FLASDREAU, S. D., Dec. 24.--The
fact that Senator Pettigrew is on the
appropriations committee and also on
Indian affairs assures the construction
of three buildings for the government
Indian school at this place. The at
tendance has so crowded the school that
it is necessary#to make more room, the
number of pupils now being 200. The
improvements will cost about $50, 200,
which will make this tho most extern
sive institution of it's kind outside of
Carlisle or Hampton.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
POstmastmaster Miller Il Missing.

MONTGOMERY, Mimi, Dec. 20. Over
q week ago POSTMASTER Miller went to
Albert Lea to purchase a horse. Since
then nothing has been heard from hin.
He condn noted a general merchant. se
business at Doyle, and was postmaster
and wheat buyer. Before going he
drew what money there was i'll the
bank and got several people to endorse
notes, on which he raised money. He
leaves wife he welded two years ago,
and with whom he lived happily.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
A Call For Fletcher.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Republican
leaders in the house have requested
4 Congressman Tawney to telegraph Rep
reaentative Fletcher at Minneapolis,
asking him to return to Washington by
Thursday. The idea Of the leaders is
to have all the Republican members on
i the oround in case of an emergency.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
OPPOSED BY DEMOCRATS.
Are Unanimous Against the Proposed
5S fS$$ Legislation.

Are Unanimous Against the Proposed
Ss t& Legislation.
III #5WAsHINGToN, Dec. 24.-The Demo
Gratis Of the house will oppose unani-
mously, so far as can be ascertained,
the revenue bill which the Republicans
viii bring in on Thursday. Both the
silver and anti.silver Democrats assert
that there is no necessity for an in
crease in the revenues, as they claim
that the available cash in the treasury
over and above the gold reserve is
amply sufficient to meet any defcien.
ciess that may occur for the next two
years, when they expect the receipts
from the present tariff law to equal OF
exceed the expenditures. Up to this
point the Democrats seem to agree. As
to an authorization for coin bonds, they
differ. The gold men would be
willing to, vote for bonds, prefer
ably gold bonds, to tortify the reserve,
sbutSthey point out that, in their opin'
ion, no bond bill
s#S5s viii Meet the Situation.
The trouble, they declare, is the exist
Sence Of the greenbacks, which can be
used to pump gold out Of the treasury,
and unless their redemption and retire.
8ment is nrovided for. tha gold DUR
chased with bonds would simply be
piled up to be drawn out again, and the
only practical effect would be to in
crease the interest bearing debt with
out removing the active agent for
weakening the reserve. 1t is not I'M
probable that some Of the Democrats
will offer as substitute comprehen-
siye plan for the retirement Of the
Rreenbacks, including an authorization
for an issue of $500, 900, 900 in bonds for
that purpose and the reduction OF the
tax on national bank circulation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
THE WEATHER BY MAIL.
The New System IL Being Tested at
-. Huron. s. ID.

The New System Is Being Tested at
Huron, s. ID.
HURON, S. D., Dec. 24.---S. W. Glenn
Of the United States weather bureau
has provided Postmaster Cogan with q
stamping outfit and now all letter mail
distributed from this Office bears a fore
cast of the weather for the coming "a
hours. This arrangement is in compli-
ance with the action Of the late weather
service convention, held in indianapolis
last October, when the scheme was dis
cussed and Mr.. Glenn appointed by the
chief of the service as one Of commit
tee to investigate the feasibility Of the
plan. This test is now going on, and
soon all the larger cities in the state
will be asked to cooperate in it. MIR.
Glenn says the test will no doubt prove
to be all that is hoped for.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
He Swallowed the Dollar.

F1NDLAY, Ohio, Dec. 24.--Albert G..
Walters, student Of Findlay college,
while performing few sleight-of- hand
tricks for the benefit Of small audi
ence of fellow students, swallowed a
silver dollar, which lodged below the
windpipe. It required the services of
two physicians for over three hours to
extract the coin.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Jerry's Commitments Are Hot,

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 23.-The people
Of Medicine Lodge, the home Of Jerry
Simpson, are very angry at that states
man for driving away a Muncie, Ind.
capitalist, who wrote to Simpson ask
ing him if his town was a good loca
ton for an electric light plant. Sirup
son scared him out with the reply that
the citizens were too poor even to Blu;
oil
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
New England Society Ban quets.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a. The New Eng
land Society Of New York gave Its 18th
annual dinner last night. Over 400
guests were present. The guests and
members present included Elihu Root,
who presided, Chauncey M. Depew,
Secretary Herbert and many prominent
New Workers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
MANlTOBA'S REPLY READY.
Firm Stand Against Parochial Schools
UnhouNtedlY Main tain cd.

Firm Stand Against Parochial Schools
Undoubtedly Main tainsd.
WINNIPEG. Man, Dec. 2s.-Premier
Greenway and his cabinet, who have
been in executive session for two days
considering the reply to the second
demand of the Dominion government
in regard to the restoration of Roman
Catholic parochial schools, concluded
their deliberations during the evening.
The reply will be in the hands of Lord
Aberdeen, the governor general, and
Premier Bowels cabinet by Tuesday
next.
Premier Greenway and his ministers
decline to make the contents Of the
document known. but without doubt
the reply reatfirns the determination OF
the Manitoba government not to restore
Roman Catholic schools and firmly re-
fuses to enter into any compromise.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.

Noted Mendenhail Divorce Case at DIT
luih Settled.
DULUTH, Dec. 23.--At 2:30 p. IN. the
jury in the Mendenhan divorce suit
agreed upon verdict in favor Of the
defendant, Luther Mendenhall. MI.
Mendenhall is president Of the First
National bank and one Of Duluth
leading citizens.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Five Men Reported Killed,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. PA
doubleheaded freight train, southbound
and a northbound freight on the Gin
cinnati Southern railway collided at
Cardiff, Tenn. All three locomotives
crashed together and both trains were
entirely demolished. 1t is reported
that five men were killed-one tramp
and four trainmen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Another Important announcement by
the Northern pnritlc

Is the through ru!ri~t ear service be-.
tween St. Paul, Minneapolis untI
S;,cI umeutu and San Francesca, thl-
ifUrniu, via Portland and the famous
Sh sta route. The Northern Pacific
overland train leaving st Paul
every Wednesday, carries these cars.
ton apply to II. ". Mnnn. ticket
agent Northern Pacific rnilruud.
Little Falls. MINI.
II am cured since taking Ennd :
S;rSHpHrilIA, il what n'Hnv thou
SaEds arc saying. 1t gives rrnrw",!
vitality and viEur.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
SleepinS on the Railroad Track.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 24.-Three
men, all under the influence Of liquor,
lay down for nap on the tracks of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
way near Balsam, Mich, and were
run down by a freight train. Joseph
Denkensky Of Stiles Junction, Wis, is
dead, John Polaw Of the same place had
his legs crushed, and Frank Wachowsky
of Pulaski, Wis, was badly bruised.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Iowa Lands to Be Opened,

MASON CRY, Iowa, Dec 24.-lowa
has 2I 1000 acres of it's domain which
will be thrown open to settlement Feb.
81. United States Land Commissioner
Evans has been in this locality for sew
eral days, and has finally settled upon
this date, and Judging from the talk the
matter has produced q repetition of the
grand Oklahoma rush may be expected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Apaches Murder a Family.

PHOENIX, A. T., Dec. 24.-News
reaches here that Perley Ellison and his
family were murdered by the Apaches
III Lower Pleasant valley, in the noun
tains, 40 miles east Of here, nearly a
week ago. ,..s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
PhilAdel p1lia Bankers Go to Prison.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-Charles W.
Raymond, ex-president, and Edward
M. Raymond, ex-cashier Of the Middle
town National bank, who were found
guilty of misapplying the funds Of the
bank, have been sentenced by Judge
Butler in the United States district
court to seven years and five months in
jail
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
Reports of Fighting Con firmed.

MADRID, Dec. pa dispatch re-
oeived here from Colon, province Of
Matanzas, island of Cuba, confirms the
report of the Spanish troops having
routed 1000 insurgents on the Calmena
river. One hundred Of the enemy were
killed
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
IMPORTANT.

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pared to furnish any Papers and magazines pub
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lists OF papers or magazines from individuals or
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Its yearly subscription is $500. or Mt that
rate for any part Of a year.
Clubs of five. $500 each.
TRIAL TRIP" one month Is cents
~ Specimen Copies Free.
THE INDEPENDENT,
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-27

! Ht >An VOICE Of ITS
l. h' ,,~ui'.1: topics ct
i ,i,';iv ! ,aEl2liie and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
GEORGE HoRRIE.s STATEMENT.
Does Not Believe IL Possible that Dr.
frsker 10 AIve-Nrs. Ash Talks

RAToN. y. NJ, Sept 6-Georgc Hor-
RE, who claims to have been with DR..
fraAer on the fishing trip when Fraker
disappeared, and who is accused by
the doctor with being his betrayer. Is
locked up in the county Jail at
Springer on charge OF burglary. lie
has made the following statement:
"on July 10 Dr Fraker. James Trip
lett. Aiexandr Name ndez man named
McNurray. the driver and myself went
on fishing trip. We did not reach
the river near Camden until : o'clock
that night. | saw Fraker drop into
the river. II was about Q o'clock in
the evening. He sank out Of sight,
rose once and then disappeared l do
not believe it possible for the man to
have gotten out alive. Not one OF us
have ever seen the doctor since that
night. and will not believe that he is
living until | see him face To face
Our party remained in the neigh Dor
hood that night and next day making
every effort TO find the body, but with
out success
Mrs Ash. who is also in Jail as an
accomplice Of Iiorrie in the burglaries.
states that lIorrie several times re-
ceived remittances from Attorney Lin
coin. of Liberty. Mo. and that Horric
made several trips To Missouri during
the last two years. and one time met
Lincoln at La Jun;a. Col.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
The FRAkeR ESTATE.


Tracing the Money rsid for the Doctors
"p~Ash"- Amount "a Deposit aud at In
ter~.t-the sisters WIN Refund the
Money Not Already spenf nv Them aud
Try ." Make restitution for the Hull
/ Amo.nt.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-. Sept Il DR..
nenrge w. Fralscr il now in jail ut
kich mond. Ray county. Mo. The
criminal proceedings against him for
attempting 10 defrsud lie insurance
companies out 81 $4,000 will lie had
there. After his talk with an atior-
ney he became less communicative.
and said his attorney had told him 10
send anyone wanting information to
him II i not Improbable that an ef-
fort vii! be made by the lawyers To
disprove his Identification in order 10
prevent the Insurance companies from
recovering the money paid on his in
surancc.
The attorneys for the insurance com.
panies have traced $40. 600 Of the money
paid for DIR. Fraker's death The
amount ~ insurance on his life was
$4,000, but the amount actually re-
ceivei by his executor. Judge Lincoln,
OF Liberal. was about $4,000, not in
Guiding s.. 900 check OF the Modern
Noodmen, which is still il the
hands OF Miss Utter. clerk Of
the federal court here. Settlement
was made with several companies
without going To law BY these com
promises the total was reduced about
$1,000. so that the entire sum the heirs
would have received. had not the hid.
ing place Of Fraker been revealed,
would have been s5a. 900.
Judge Lincoln has SO. 600 on deposit
In bank At Liberty. and il is known
that $4,000 Of the money has been lent
out Each of Fraker's sisters. Nancy
). Magruder. and Cynthia Hatfield.
was left $1,000 by the will and they
have been paid
They were enjoined from paying out
this money by the proceedings in the
federal court The deputy who served
the papers on them says that the SIS
tiers had spent part of the money,
but they told him they would give
back what remained OF the $40. 600. and
DO their best 10 ma Ike restitution OF
the full amount
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

DISPATCH 10 the Pail Mail Gazette
from Hong Kong. on the 9th. said. the
leader Of the kuCheng massacre had
been captured by the authorities
The total number of persons thus far
arrested .or participation in the out
RACES al ku-Cheng was 100. of whom
twenty-three had been convicted.
FRAUD orders were issued. on the
jth. by the postmaster-genera against
the following concerns and the use of
the mails denied them: O. Henry 4 Co.
and the Dixon Watch Co. of Chicago:
George Hye. Of Milwaukee,. the South
ern Construction Co. and John Il.
Fleming. Of II. Louis
ADvIcEs from Moscow and St
Petersburg. on the 9th, stated that 900
persons known or suspected to be
nihilists had been arrested by the
police of those cities. and large guam
titles of bombs. fire arms and dyna-
mite seized in their lodgings and
I haunts.
The Trades Union congress at Car
din. Wales unanimously adopted a
resolution. on the 9Th. expressing sym
patty with the vorkingmen Of Ger
many in their struggle for liberty, and
condemning the German emperor for
his interference with the rights OF the
press
A SHARP earthquake shock, lasting
six seconds. was felt at Helena. Butte
and Great Falls, Mont. at 1890 o'clock
on the morning of the 9th. Ii was
most severe at Helena. lasting fully
six seconds there. and slightly less at
the other places named
The treasury department has de-
clinei 10 admit sheep duty free on the
application Of the Iowa Agricultural
college at Ames for scientific inves-
tigation." a the law permits free en-
try of animals for breeding purposes
only.
ACCORDING to the Manufacturers.
Record OF Baltimore. Md, seventy
seven new cotton mills. with an ar
gregate of over 300. 600 spindlcs. have
been projected IN the south during the
past three months
FAILURES for the week ended ,ha
9th. as reported by X. @. Dun 4 ca.
wee: For the United States Is6. apains,
ZIP Tor the corresponding week las.
year. and for Canada s.. against 4. las,
year.
TnE Dominion Trades and Labor
council. ia session in London. Ont.
decided, on the 9th. by majority OF
one TO admit representatives OF the
socialist labor party 70 membership
WEsrMfSsrER church. in Minneapo-
lis. Mimi. was damaged SO, 600 by fire
! on the 9Th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
The COwARDLY DONS
Claim to Have Been Right In the Aliianc
Ansir and Yet Apolog red.

MADRID. Sept Count IIobk birk|
the Frenchman who was on board thl
American steamer Alliance at the tim|
she was fired on by "A spanish war shiI
off the coast of Cuba, in an interview
yesterday said that the Alliance wal
SO close To the shore that he could ses|
the inhabitants clearly. When Captl
Crossman. the master of the Allianca|
saw the Condo de venaiito. the wal
ship which fired on the American ves|
sci. he was enraged. because he knew
he would not be able to land the arm]
he had a board the vessel. lie exclaimed
II will kick up a nice row when
reach the United states
Senior Muraago. formerly Spanish
minister 10 the United states, hal
written to the paper stating that lid
resigned because he had proven thai
thesConde de Nenadito was right in
firing on the Allianca. He could mol
consent that spain should give humil|
iations To the United States for an in|
cident in which the United States wal
in fault Moreover. il is known in thl
United states that Capt Crossmar|
smuggled arms 10 the rebels in Brazil
during the civil war in that country
and that he now carries or a brisk
trade smuggling arms to the insur|
gents in Cuba.
Senior Muruago said that he had
statements of witnesses that the AlliI
anca carried contra band Of war and
that She was only mile and a hal 4
from the Cuban coast when the war1
ship hailed her. lie sent these state1
ments and full report Of the occur-
encc TO the Madrid government. butt
they concealed them
The Spanish press is indignant over
these revelations. and violently att
tacks the United States and the Span1
ish government The newspapers de i
clare that the action Of the United
states in sending an ultimatum was al
gross abuse of strength. seeing spain's|
difficulty at the time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
HOOSlER HAPPENINGS.
News Briefly Tod from Various
Towns In Indiana.
Father Of Aru-sla..ry journalism.

IA ioRrt, Ind. sept. Hurried ia
The Quaker cemetery. "A few miles ives,
~ Nestville. this county. j. the father
Of anti-slavery journalism. Ills name
was Charles Osborn. and with ,h,.
printers craft he combined that ~ a
Quaker preacher Research after the
iir>t anii-slavcry literature has brought
To light the first two papers published
As advocates ~ the freedom ~ the
negro The first was started by os-
born in East Tennessee. ami later one
at Mount Pleasant. .. A. Williams. of
Westville. interested himself in placing
this honor where il belongs and has
secured evidence substantiating o.
horns rights and the distinction is
now fully accorded the deceased Qua-
kcr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
JUDGE JAMES 8. LINCOLN.
Executor Of the fraker VIII. Astonished
at the Istt~r-s Arrest.

MASITor. Col. sept G. -Judge James
X. Lincoln. of Liberty. No. who is the
executor OF the Frakcr will and estate
created By the insurance policies
stopped here on his way to the coast
to bring back 10 Missouri the four
young orphan cousins Of Fraker, the
principal bcnefciaries under the will.
Judge Lincoln will now return to
Missouri on account of the news Of
fraker's capture. bandoning his mis-
sion. lie was astonished at the news.
always believing Fraker dead lie is
confident there was no perjured testi-
mony concerning the drowning
According 70 the judge the affair is
mysterious one. He showed copy
Of Fraker's will. by the terms of which
II would seem that even If there was
collision with his beneficiariss Fraxer
could not have profitcd by the fraud to
more than a slight extent for several
years The executor said only a small
portion of the insurance money had
been paid by him