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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
WARLIkE FEELING PREVAILS
Japan Increasing Her Army and Navy tt

Japan Increasing Her Army and Navy to
rhss$ = War Footing. ....zas,,>.f s..
ST. PETERSBURG, July 29.-Adyices
to The Novoe Vremso from Vladivo-
stock says that Japan is assiduously
raising her army and navy to war
footing. Two cruisers, bought in Peru.
have already arrived, and crews will
shortly be sent to England to bring out
three iron clads, each Of $4,000 toAs,
which have been ordered there. A
strong and war.ike temper prevails il
Japan " .5:5 &: N n .s5
This correspondent further says that
the Jananese imperial body guard have
been .snt to the Island of Formosa,
where the rebels are supported by the
viceroys of Southern China, who send
them arms and ammunition to main.
tain stubborn resistance. The
Japanese have blown up the fortifica-
tiOns at Port Arthur. >. :, d. g. " g. =:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
RIOT At SIOUX CITY.

Police Interrupt y Town Painting Party.
st @st,I, 4 H.. Several Wounded. :r%
Sioux Cry, Ia, July ~. Several
men were seriously and one fatally in.
iured in a riot among the workmen on
the Short Line bridge. Forty of the
men were paid off and with as many
more Of their friends started out to
paint the town. Toward morning the
party became 50 obstreperous that the
police attempted to arrest the ringlead-
ers. The men resisted and . fight en-
sued. in which William Gossen, r. e..
Fritz and Officers Krage and Royce
were badly injured. Gossen's skull
was 80 badly crushed that he cannot
live. The others will probably recover.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
Celebrated Man on . Celebrated Rail.
road. Z. 3l2}

Gen. Lew Wallace, the renow ned
soldier, statesman, traveller and
author. pays this compliment to the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Rail-
way ii the st. Paul Evening News
Record, Oct. 6, 1894:
s. ST have Travelled all over the
United States and Europe, but never
before have I seen such magnificent
train service as enjoyed on The
Milwaukee, between Chicago and st.
Paul. The private compartment
cars are superior to anything Of the
kind / ever saw. b.
The trains referred to by the
author Of . Ben Hur" are vest1buled
throughout, heated by steam,
lighted by electricity and arranged
with the famous electric berth read
Ing lamp. q n
Z - Are j. Z. CONLEr,
Asst. Gel ass. Agt.,
n st. Paul, Mimi.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
INFANTRY ARRIVE.

Troops From Fort RUSSELL Reach Market
DENVER, July ga special to The
News from Poratello, Ida, says: Com.
panies A, D and E Of the Eighth in.
fantry, o. s. A., from Fort Russell,
Wy, commanded by Major Bisbee,
arrived in this city at $3.50 p. IN. and
left at . O'Clock for Market Lake.
There are 275 soldiers in the companies.
They do not expect to leave Market
Lake until something is heard from
the United States cavalry, which lett
Market Lake Saturday afternoon for
j acksons Hole tits hardly probable
that this detachment will go further
than Market Lake, but camp there to
await the result. News from Market
Lake says nothing has been heard
from the seat Of trouble for five days
and that all other reports are false. &
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
in GOOD:| 70! 'lTION.
Reds Located In the Widest
I Part of the ackson
.553s. Hole Q Country.
ARE NOT MOL ESTING SETTL ERS.
Cavalry Troops Nearing the
Scene of8War-Infantry
M IA in Reserve.

SALT LAKE, July pa special to
\ The Herald from Market La.e, Ida,
says Advites received from the troops
are to the effect that the Indians are
pouring into Jacksons Hole from all
directions, though they have not mo-
Tested. settlers. They are located in
the widest part OF the valley in a posi-
ton from which all the troops in this
department. could not drive them it
they chose to remain. +#Et
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
GIRLS PHENOMENAL n GROWTH.
Her Stature Increased Twsnty-fouF 1n0hos
u II 8 edES IN Three la0n ~. iii a IA

Her stature Incrsased Twsnty-four Inches
VA III u s In Three Months Ii Il sT5
. JEFFERsoNvILLR, Ind. July 20. y
case is attracting considerable attention
from the medical profession of this
city. Louisville and New y Albany, be-
cause Of the peculiar symptoms con-
nected with it. Miss Grace Dougherty,
IA years Of age. is dying at the home Of
her parents on Walnut street.. Shewas
taken i'll three months age, and has since
been confined to her bed. The malady ut
first Indicated dropsical affection, and
her attending physicians said that this |
was the cause Of her aiiment The re-
markable part OF the case is the fact
that Miss Dougherty has grown "A
inches within the last three months, or
during the period Of her illness. Ever
since she was competed to keep TO her
bed she has grown with remarkable
9vigor. She was five feet tall when,
taken sick, and when measured now she
was found to be seven feet. She has
outgrown the bed on which she re-
posed, and occupies its entire length at
angles, or diagonally from the head to
footboard; whereas, when she was first
taken down, she did not come within
several inches OF taking up the length
of the bed. The growth has been uni.
form all over the body, aid the ply
sicians in attendance say they never
before heard Of such q case.
2 Before she was taken sick she was q
robust girl, and very feshy. Now she
is much emaciated, and there seems
nothing left Of her but skin and bones.
Another strange feature Of Miss
Dougherty's disease, is her ravenous
appetite, andeit is almost impossible to
appease her hunger. She Graves any.
thing in the way Of edibles, and de-
yours them with great relish. !
The girl is a daughter OF Daniel
Dougherty, superintendent Of the Elec-
trio Light, Gas Heating and Coke COM
panty, of Wellsville, @. %sg1,,. :
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
4 CANALS FOR MEXICO.

Concessions. Granted for u System u Nav
@s8Sst5 55s75%'F 2E igabIe Channels. ttf,s
:%s5 City OF MEXICO. M x, July 20. -
Vicente Qrdozgltl and Samuel Micken
Of I exas. have received from the Mex.
lean government a concession tor max
ing canals at such points as may render
practicable Internal navigation be-
tween the port OF Tuxpum and tine port
Of Tampico, through the lagoon of
Tamimahua. -, ~, ,.-s.%
AS an assistance to the concession.
aires the governments binds itself to
give to them as subscription, 5000
acres either OF surveyed or unsurveyed
national land. %p e.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
MOOSE ITCH: / IN
Latest Developments Prove
sl the Most Damaging
\, to Holmes.
ADMISSIONS Of c I'll
How Bodies Of Several Of the
Victims We're Dis
q posed OF.

S#. CHICAGO, July 2Y-The days de-
vslopments in the investigation into
the criminal deeds Of H. Il. Holmes il
Chicago closed the net still tighter
around Pat Quinlan and added still
more proof to that already existing
that he was an accomplice OF the arch
murderer and fully cognizant Of most,
it not all, of his deeds. !
The name of Milford G. Cole, for
merry Of Baltimore, was also added 70
the list OF Holmes possible victims. q
was also that Of another woman, who
was for a short time resident Of the
Castle in .Sixty-third street. = N 4 5#5
Officer Fitzpatrick has arrested q
man in Englewood who is believed TO
be H. S. Mack, who worked for
Holmes during the last six months he
lived in the Sixty third street house. Sss
IL an Important Witness.
Mack's Identification with the drug
gist's operations was furnished by Rail-
road Detective Young, who used to live
in the Castle. The police have been
looking for him since Friday, and now
that they have him in the tolls, they,
admit unreservedly that they have the
most important witness they have yet
rounded up. ~. 1871. wv
Whether he can tell anything about
Holmes personally they are not certain,
but that he knows all about Pat Quin-
Ian and his wife and their connections
with Holmes they feel sure, from Ger.
tain admissions he has made to friends
Char.es M. Chappell, the man who
gave the police the information that he
had articulared skeletons for Holmes,
and had had bodies a. !
E. Taken Away From the Castle,
was an all-round mechanic for Holiness.
and had built two tanks in the base.
ment of the Castle for the destru ton
OF bodies which Holmes might wish to:
get rid Of. In them went the bodies Of
that long list of women, once tenants
of the CASTLE, but now numbered with
the dead. ~. 55,.5H$s
Chappell's admissions are the most
remarkable and damaging yet received
by the police against Holmes and his
confederates. They reveal the exist,
ence Of complete system of machinery
in the Castle for the commission OF
murder, commencing with the steel
vault, the dissecting table and ending
in the i acid tanks. In addition to the
confessions Of Chappell, the police also.
located some Of the clothing Of Minnie;
Williams and Julia Conner which.
Holmes gave away after they disap--
peared. T. ..% $4s E 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
win. Never Rustle Moro.

YANKToN, S. D., July 29.-It is
learned that Louis Vognild, q former
resident Of Yankton and q Norwegian,
was one Of the cattle rustlers lynohed
by the vigilants in Boyd county, Neb.
He had in his possession when captured
81 head Of steers bearing 10 different
brands. His home was on the Mis-
souri, river 40 miles above Yancton.
Fifteen vigilants passed Judgment on
him and his partner CLARK, and hanged
them Sy2s Z 5 y E5s7 Il 59 t#&S@g
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
THE LUMBER MARKET.
Orders and Inquiries Indicate q Good
Trade. ID. @.".. T.

Orders and Inquiries Indicate q Good
Trade. ID. ..,.
=. MINNEAPOLIS, jury ~. Orders and
inquiries that are coming in from the
parts Of the country tributary to tho
Minneapolis lumber market where
there has been no trade dnring the past
year, indicate that the return Of good
times is having it's effect there, says the
Lumberman. Manufacturers OF this
market are again, turning their atten-
ton to South, Dakota and Nebraska,
and are doing less in the coun-
try to the south and east where
they have during the past two years
looked for market iCr their stocks.
1t is expected that the two states
named will take the more lumber this
fall and next spring because OF the fact
that they have .,archased SO little dur
ing the hard til. ~ .'eriod. City trade
has been good IA. y Of the year and
remains about as it has been.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02

MnwAuKr1, July 29.It Is now
thought that the liabilities Of the
Jacob Kats company. which failed
Saturday, viii reach 900. 600. The
firm carried stock 81 about $3.50, 600.
The outside creditors are principally
New York and Chicago parties.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
Hoodoo Charm Failed to. Work

, CINCINNATI, July 29.-An eccentric
negro named A. Sinsberry Cleff, fell
from a ladder and broke his neck. The
coroner found on his body q hoodoo
charm. It was bag about the size OF
a duck egg, and contained the bone Of
a right hand index finger, the remains
Of small snake, a piece of intestine, a
piece Of iron ore and a lot Of brown
dust. Cuff had worn the charm for a
quarter Of century, and said it was a
sure protection against death by acct
dent 80 .a@.5$- fEt'E,I Ill ''... a. b -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
wedding Out the Police Force.

Wedding Out the Police Force. ~
Sioux CITY, July 20. Mayor Fletch-
er has removed Police Captain Petite
from the force on the charge of having
accepted blackmail money from the
keepers of disorderly houses in the city.
His resignation was requested with
that Of Chief Young some time ago,
but was refused. It is expected that
the chief will also soon be dismissed.
Itissclaimed that the force is a very
corrupt one, and that it will be thor
nnphlY Weeded ont. EEH:.-- ~ - ~. :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
H,.h... Is rv.n.y-s.v.n Years.

WICHITA, Kan, July 20. The Ar.
kansas river at this place is higher than
it has been any time during the past ~
years. At ~ q. N. it broke over the
banks at the west end Of Norris street,
and that entire section Of the city is
flooded. Many persons haved moved
ont and some are imprisoned in their
houses, but their. situation is not dan
QerOus.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
Ltgh,n ing's W0rx.

: OTTUMwA, Ia, July 29.----M. M. .Rolg-
ers Of N orthenglish was killed by light
ming during thunder storm. The
Rock Island depot at Kirkville was
destroyed by q bolt. %a >~ ,.t#
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
Claim. Alleged victim. Are Alive.

CHICAGO, July 70. a local news
paper is in receipt Of an anonymous
letter which says that Minnie Will.
Jams, Mrs. Conner, an unknown man
AM little boy are living on Wabash
avenue some where between Forty
first and Fifty second streets. The
writer says he is friend of Holmes,
and that he knows Minnie Williams
and Mrs. Conner we'll. '17@'.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
Jealousy Ends Two Lives.

CLEVELAND, o., July 9.Emma
Mitchell, q pretty mulatto girl, aged
318, was shot and fatally injured by
James Lock, musician, who at once
turned the revolver upon himself and
fsnt ! bullet through his brain. II is
ssslisvsd that Jealousy prompted the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
A. II. U.i the East.

PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-The Amer
lean Railway union, of which Eugene
v. Debs is president, has had organ.
izers at work in the large cities Of the
East for some time, and Sunday after
noon q local branch Of the union was
formed at a well attended meeting of
railway men. The meeting was held
behind closed doors. 1920 4 ,- s.fTfs +
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
More Troops Ready to Move.
Two More Vaults.

hi CHICAGO, July 90 Two brick vaults
3 by 8 feet in size and filed with quick
lime were found IN Holmes building,
about three feet below the basement
floor, and the police also found a bunch
of discolOred hair. ".
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
n. ro \, Out 81 ! Doe.

3 CREsros, la, July 20. AT Charlton
q savage dog attacked little Eddie
Martz and tore out one OF the boys
eyes before he was rescued. s.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02
DISPATCHES FROM copPINGER
No Mention Made Of. Farther Troable
r. .E.l%5 With Reds. ; d"

No Mention Made Of. Further Trouble
r.. 5;t#5' With Reds. !; e.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Dispatches
received at army headquarters here
from General Coppinger show that the
force Of cavalry ordered to Jacksons
Hole, the scene of the Indian troubles
in Wyoming, is making its way there
and will probably reach the place by
Tuesday night In addition other
troops have been ordered to Market
Lake from Fort Russell. so as to be in
readiness for active work should their
services be required. No mention is
made Of further trouble, and with the
known peaceable attitude Of the In
dams On the Washakie and Duschesne
reservations the situation is regarded as
very much simplitied. '.,-' 81.
! 5s shipped Arms and Ammunition i.
\ SALT LAKE, Utah, July 29.--The Salt
Lake Hardware company shipped on
the train going north Sunday large
consignment OF arms and ammunition.
The order came by telegraph from St.
Anthony. and as that is the entrance to
the Big Hole country, it is evident that
the settlers are expecting Indian
troubles. e. " S..
More Troops READY to Move.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July pa spe-
cial to The Tribune from Cheyenne,
Wyo., says: The commander at Fort
Russell has received orders from Gen.
Coppinger to put three additional com.
panies Of the Seventeenth infantry in
readiness to 60 to Market Lake, Idaho,
ut once. - -. w y. E-l...a IN
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-02

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-11
COMMON COUNCIL DOINGS.
Many New Improvements Provided for b.
Members OF the Lower Branch.

Many New improvements Provided for by
Members OF the Lower Branch.
Fully One-half of the time of last
nights common council meeting was
devoted to the reading of petitions for
generations of taxes and dog assess
ments. The councilmen bore the ordeal
good naturedly. however, as 1t is pos
sibly the last time they will be called
upon to deal with such matters, as
hereafter they will so direct to the
board of revision and appeals.
In the report of the auditing commit
tee recommendation was made that
the disputed claims of Frank Shiffer
for $374S1 and $6,707.53 be referred to
the mayor and city solicitor, which was
done All the other claims read were
ordered paid.
Hart and Gibbons Successful.
Hart & Gibbons We're awarded the
contracts for constructing lateral sew
ers on Capouse avenue, between Marion
and Green Ridge streets. and on Irving
avenue. above Mulberry street, the
price for the former being $l.74, and
the latter $3.50 per lineal foot. Tie
bids were received for the job of con-
structing the lateral sewer on North
Washington avenue: between New
York and Larch streets, Howley
Brothers and Hart 4 Gibbons each
proposing to do the work for S1.61 per
lineal foot The bids were referred to
the sewers and drains committee.
NJ, A. Donahoe proposed to grade Fill
more avenue, between Washburn and
Division streets, for $17S.S5. This was
also referred. Mr. Keller introduced
an ordinance providing for grading
Prescott avenue, between Mulberry and
Olive streets: a resolution directing the
city controller to file bond indemnify
ing property holders on the line of
Farber court sewer. and resolutions for
lateral sewers on Colfax and Wheeler
avenues. Mr.. LOTUS introduced an or
dinance providing for two electric
lights in the First ward. and Mr. Grier
asked for one for the Third ward. MIR.
Nealis introduced an ordinance direct
ing the transfer of 1,500 from the SWEET
land street right of way fund to provide
for the windenng of Robinson and
Ninth streets.L Mr.. Gilroy introduced
an ordinance for lateral sewer on
New street, between Capouse and
Washington avenues.
Petersburg Extcusion Ordinance.
The following ordinances passed first
and second readings: Granting the
Valley Passenger railway permission
to extend their lines to Petersburg; pro-
viding for the purchase of team Of
horses and drop harness for the Cen
eral Phinney Engine company; provid-
ing for lateral sewer on Capouse ave-
nue. from the main sewer to New York
street.
An ordinance providing for a lateral
sewer on Hyde Park avenue passed
third reading.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-11

Michael Sapp. and not guilty as to Mrs.
John Palfrey and George Sofak. There
were two cases against these defend
ants. obstructing a legal process and
assault and battery on q public Of
ficer Deputy Sheriff ]. d.. Ferber was
the prosecutor.
Charged With Taking Flour.
The case of the commonwealth
was tried. Herman Karples was prose-
cutor. They were charged with larceny
by bailee in taking from freight car
twenty-five barrels of -four that were
shipped to the prosecutor. The -four
was sent in the same car that a con-
signment of goods was shipped to the
defendants. The jury was out finding
verdict at adjournment.
The case of the commonwealth
against John Murray was given to the
jury. but no verdict had been rendered.
$. p. Wells, prosecutor, Is special
officer at Carbondale, and night watch
man at Delaware and Hudson depot in
that city. and on April of this year
about o'clock in the evening he found
the defendant asleep on the seats in
the waiting room; that he then woke
the defendant and requested him to
leave, but the defendant refused to do
so; that he then attempted to remove
the defendant. and in doing so the de-
fendant struck him three times on the
face.
The entire day in No. court room
was taken up in hearing the cases
against the seven Polish women for re-
ceiving stolen goods. The jury mad not
brought in verdict at adjournment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-11
PERSONAL.

Coroner ]. A. Kelley spent yesterday in
Carbondale.
Rev. Father Griffin, of Honesdale, was a
visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. ]. d. Richards and children are
visiting in Brooklyn. n. Y.
DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Norton, of New York.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Shurtleff
Of Green Ridge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis of Pittsburg, who
will open dancing clesses here shortly, Is
at the Wyoming.
George W. Coleman and Miss Blanche
Washburn We're married by Rev. Richard
Horns on Wednesday.
Vice President Clark. OF the Scranton
Traction company, has been here several
days and left yesterday for his home In
Philadelphia.
DR.. and Mrs. Reed Burns and the Misses
Burns, Of Honesdale, will be in Scranton
during the winter. They are at the
Faurot. House.
r. T. Gould. of the firm Of A. r. Gould
& Sons left yesterday to attend the an
nual convention Of the Horseshoers' Pro-
tective association, which convenes next
week in Detroit. Mich.