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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
ron GOOD ROADS.

. . .' 20 .
rhe Minnesota Associations Has Scheme
for Improvement.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 27.-Presiden Good
ell, Of the state Good Roads association,
has drawn bill, which will be intro
duced in the legislature, providing for
the betterment Of the public roads with
out at all increasing. the burdens OF
taxation. H.. tza. -,s
The bill provides that the state audi.
tor shall prepare lists Of the untaxed
railroad lands in each county, in the
state and then direct that there shall
be paid out Of the receipts from the
gross earnings tax cents per acre an
nually for each acre Of untaxed railroad
lands so listed. .r..
The fund so derived shall be distrib-
uted when the auditors Of the several
counties shall make up rolls showing
untaxed lands, these rolls to be certified
to the state auditor, whereupon the
moneys accruing from the amounts
taken from the gross earnings receipts
shall be paid into the road and bridge
funds of the several townships in the
counties affected.
The bill is very brief, but quite COM
prehensive, and it provides means for
the accomplishment of a much needed
work without increasing the burdens of
the taxpayers. The Good Roads associ-
alton will actively press the passage Of
the hill
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
KENT'S LAST CHANCE.

North Dakota Murderer's Case Before tho
Supreme Court. 81
FARGO, N. D., Feb. 27.-The entire
time Of a days session of the supreme
court was taken up by the attorney for
the defense in the famous Kent murder
case. He presented four points which
were argued at great length. He held
that the judge had erred in not calling
another judge to try the case, as the de-
PENDANT had filed an affidavit that the
court was prejudiced; that the judge had
erred in admitting Attorney Nye Of
Minneapolis in the case, he not being a
practicing attorney in this state; that
defendant was convicted on the testi-
mony Of his alleged accomplice, Swi-
denski, whose testimony was uncorrob-
grated and should be inadmissable; that
the information filed by States Attor-
ney Voss was incorrectly drawn and
was therefore invalid. After the prose-
cution is heard an early decision is
anticipated. Kent was sentenced to
hang last Saturday, but a stay was
granted pending the hearing for new
trial
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
FAvoRs A MONETARY CONGRESS
to That End Adopted by the
House of Commons.

Resolution to That End Adopted by the
House of Commons.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Mr. Robert L.
Everett, Liberal, moved in the house Of
commons the bimetallic resolution
which was approved on Friday last by
the parliamentary committee of the BIZ
metallic league. The resolution in sub
stance was that: "This house views
with increasing apprehension the con-
slant fluctuations and growing diver
gence in the relative value of gold and
silver and heartily concurs in the recent
expression of opinion upon the part of
the government OF France and the gov
eminent and parliament Of Germany in
regard to the serious evils resulting
therefrom. It therefore urges upon the
government the desirability Of cooper
ating with other nations in an interna-
tional congress to consider what meas
ures can be taken to revive or mitigate
these evils"
Mr.. Everett's motion was adopted
without division.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
MINNESOTA VETERANS.

They Are Gathering at St. Paul for Their
Encampment.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 27.-The veterans Of
the state are gathered here in large
numbers for their 10Th annual encamp-
ment. It will be gathering Of more
than ordinary extent, not only because
of the fact that the legislature is in ses-
sion, but also because there is now need
of some concerted effort on the part
Of the veterans themselves towards
bringing the national encampment
to St. Paul and the Northwest
during 1896. The foundations of the
work have already been laid by the va
cious commercial bodies here, and it
now needs only the direct influence of
the veterans themselves, who must go
into the next national encampment
with the determination of fulfilling the
pledge that was made at the last one. =.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
ARBITRATION GOES.

The House Passes the Measure Under a
Special Order.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The house
adopted an order under which the day,
until $3.50 p. M, was given to the COM
mittee on labor. Most of the time was
occupied in the consideration and pas
sage of the bill providing for board of
Cancellation and arbitration Tin case
Cancellation failed) to mediate and set
tie differences between common carriers
and their employees.
A bill was also passed to provide for
the publication of bulletins of the de-
partment Of labor and also one to aid
the Baltimore exposition to be held in
1897. The remainder of the day was
devoted to eulogies on the late Repre-
sentative Post of Illinois.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
FURNISH SEED GRAIN.
Chicago Board of Trade Offers to Help Out
Nebraska Farmers.

Chicago Board of Trade Offers to Help Out
Nebraska Farmers.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 27.-A special
letter to The Bee from Tekemah says:
A meeting was called at the town hall
for the purpose Of considering propo-
sition purporting to some from the Chi
cago board Of trade relative to furnislk
ing the destitute farmers of the county
with seed grain. So far as learned, the
proposed terms are that the farmers are
to give their notes for such grain as is
needed, the validity and payment Of the
same being conditioned upon the pro-
duction Of a crop the coming season.
The sentiment Of the meeting favored
the idea. It is understood the Chicago
board Of trade will duplicate this propo-
sition in number of counties.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
TIMBER CUT SMALL.

Millions of Feet VIII Will Remain in the
Sideways All Summer.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Feb ~
The soft weather has completely ruined
the logging roads in this vicinity, and,
as result, millions Of feet Of timber
will remain on the sideways over sum-
mer. The winter has been unusually
short, not to exceed 30 days of good
hauling weather, and if this is the end
of the season, and things look exceed
ingly SO at present, the crop will be at
least 40 per cent short of the proposed
seasons cut. Owing to the extensive
fires that ragged through this section of
the state last summer, millions Of feet
of timber will be ruined, as most of it
has been cut and is now on the skid,
there to remain over summer, which
means almost total loss.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
MONTANA GAMBLERS WILD
The Bill to Prohibit the Practice of Thei
Profession Passes Both Houses.

The Bill to Prohibit the Practice of Their
Profession Passes Both Houses.
BUTTE, Mon, Feb 27.-The bill pro-
hibiting gambling in the state, which
passed the house of representative in
Helena and requires only the governors
signature to make it solid, has created
no small ripple of excitement among the
gamblers of this city. Since Butte was
q hole in the ground, faro, poker and
other gambling games have been al
lowed to run with open doors, day and
night on the ground floors, and the in
formation that they are to be shut out
altogether has fallen like q bomb among
those who are conducting them. The
400 gamblers are wild over the passage
Of the bill and threaten to get even with
some one,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA.

Bill Providing for the Establishment of a
National School.
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-Representa-
tive Hainer of Nebraska has introduced
a bill to establish the university of
America, in which each state, territory
and congressional district shall be en-
titled to an eqal proportionate number
of students, chosen by means of open
competitive examinations. Instruction
in all branches of all departments Of
knowledge is to be given and facilities
furnished for scientific and literary re-
search and investigation. The govern
ment of the university is to be vested
in a board of 20 regents.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Three PRESBYTERIAN Assemblies,

P1rTsBURG, Feb. 27.-Three Presby-
terrain general assemblies are to meet in
this city in May. They are the Presby-
terrain general assembly, United Presby-
terrain general assembly and the Cum
berland Presbyterian general assembly.
This will be the first time in their his
tory that they have all met in the same
place at the same time. Reports now
being prepared for the Presbyterian
assembly show that the church MEM
bership aggregates about 100000
DeODle.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01

tary made solid mass in front Of tho
entrance, presented bayonets and Stat
terry walked in uninjured. "A detach-
ment Of police was left at, the hotel to
guard him over night. AT Masonic hall
the other seven companies remained as
. guard for. Mrs. Slattery and to pre-
vent further damage to property. Find
ing that Slattery had gone, the mob
largely dwindled away. Mrs. Slattery
was placed in q carriage later in the
night, and, with strong force Of po-
lice, was brought to the hotel. The
military remained on duty all night.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Minnesota Birds for Hawaii.

ST. PAUL, Feb 27.-George Markert
of St. Paul has shipped to A. S. Wilcox
Of Honolulu dozen live prairie chick
ems, six males and six hens, to be put
in the national game preserves Of the
islands for breeding purposes. The
game birds of the islands at present are
mostly brant and species of quail SIM
liar to the California quail. A few jap
anese pheasants have recently been bred
with success, and it is believed that
prairie chickens can be successfully pro-
pagated in Hawaii.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Some Tariff Changes SUGGESTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Secretary
Carlisle has sent to Senator Voorhees,,
as chairman of the committee on
finance, a memorandum suggesting
changes in the tariff act, which are, the
secretary says, ''designed to make more
clear the intention of congress and to
lessen the chances of litigation by re-
moving the ambiguity now existing in
the various paragraphs enumerated.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Women Elect Onacers,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The annual
business session of the National Council
of Women was held during the day.
The election Of officers for the ensuing
year took place and number of i'm
portant changes in the constitution of
the council were adopted, the principal
change being the creation of an upper
and lower council. Mary Lowe Dickin-
son of New York was elected president.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
PROHIBITED BY FRANCE.

Gresham Receives Notice of Another EN-
barge on Our Cattle. 81
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - Secretary
Gresham has received from the United
States charge at Paris cablegram stat.
ing that the council has entered de.
cree prohibiting the Importation until
further orders of American cattle into
France. Cattle shipped before the 24th
inst, will be permitted to enter under
restrictions to be imposed by the minis.
ter of agriculture.
Secretary Gresham has furnished q
copy Of the cablegram to the department
Of agriculture, and has given it public.
ity in view Of the great Importance Of
this action to the great American cattle
interests. ''ssS g.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Will Build Better Bridges.

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 27.-The Great West
ern this summer will rebuild 102 cul-
verts and bridges all over it's system,
replacing 80 of them by permanent stone
and steel structures, AZ by stone and
earehwork and only rs by wood, at a
total cost of about 100000. Contracts
for this work will be signed in day or
two. The total reduction of bridge
work resulting from those of stone, steel
and earth projections will be 6,645 feet,
or about ~ miles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Miners All Rescued.

LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch from
Morganton says that all of the 500 min
ers who were imprisoned in a pit in the
Observation-Disclosures colliery at that
place by collision of the cages by
which the men ascend and descend, were
rescued during the night. ..,..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
A FAVORABLE REPORT.

Senate Finance Committee Recommends
Delegates to the Monetary Conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The senate
finance committee ordered favorable
report on the amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill to provide for the
appointment of q commission of nine on
behalf of the United States to attend an
international conference on the rehabl-
itation Of silver, in case one shall be
decided upon.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Three Thousand Men Ont.

New YORK, Feb. 27.-The strike OF
the electrical workers showed no fur
Their developments during the day. The
board of walking delegates made tour
Of the buildings where strikes have been
declared and reported no new men at
work. The number of men out at tho
present time is 5000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
OUTBREAK IN CUBA.
several Revolutionary Parties Said to Have
Arisen In the Island. .y- .,'

several Revolutionary Parties SAID 10 HAVE
Arisen in the Island.
x HAVANA, Feb. s27.-It is reported that
several revolutionary parties have risen
in arms in different parts Of the island.
The governor general has issued proc
iamation suspending constitutional
guarantees. ~ s..E,}.n .@g
There is great excitement throughout
the island. Many well known separat-
lists have been arrested. . ~.N...s
It is reported here that there has been
an engagement between the government
troops and the insurgents. A rumor
has also been circulated that many per-
sons who were expected to join the
movement left Santiago last week for
New York, and San Domingo
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
No Evidence Against Her.

ss KEwAUEEE, Wis, Feb. %. 80 Mrs.
Mary Sindelares, who has been on trial
eight days on a charge of killing her
husband, John Sindelares, has been dis.
charged on motion of the district at
torney. Sufficient evidence was given
by 80 witnesses to show that murder
was committed, but not enough to COP
meet the woman with it.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Nearly Ended in Bloodshed.

CLEVELAND, Feb. ga local paper
prints story of quarrel between
Pugilist Bob Fitzsimmons and his man.
ager, Captain Glori, which came near
resulting in bloodshed, Saturday even
ing. The cause of the quarrel was the
payment of a personal bill of Fitzsim-
mons which Glori said should not be
paid with the theatrical money.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Claims Valuable Property.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Feb. 81. -Ex-Con-
gresham Thomas R. Hudd has been
retained as attorney for the plaintiff in
a suit against ex-Congress1nan Plumb
of Illinois, in which is involved 40 acres
Of land in the business center of
Streator, Ills, valued at between 3d.
100000 and $3,0o0,OoO. The suit is
brought by Mrs. Annie Moody, Chi.
cagO dreSsmaker.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Mismanaeement Is Charged.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 27.-Edward Fer
guson is the complainant in suit for
the appointment of receiver for the
Milwaukee Worsted mills. The COM
plant charges Encouragement by the
officers, which has brought about an
unwarranted depreciation in the assets
of tho company of $4,000. The stock Of
the company is 1926, 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
An Epidemic of Influenza.

LYNN, Mass, Feb. 27.-An epidemic
of grippe prevails in this city to an
alarming extent, there being at present
at least 500 cases; physicians have re-
ported upwards of 200 new cases since
friday. There have been many fatal
tiles, especially among aged people.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Blew Himself Up With Dynamite.

Blew Himself Up With Dynamite.
FOND DU LAC, Wis.,, Feb. 27.-Julius
Topp, farmer in the town Of Osceola,
committed suicide by blowing himself
to pieces with dynamite. The terrific
explosion almost stunned the members
of his family. One arm was blown
away and his breast was terribly torn.
Topp was SO years of age and had been
acting strangely Of late.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Must he Able to Speak English.

= "uSC 11o xAU10 70 Speak EnYf1Sns
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.-Judge II. L. Ed
munds Of the criminal court has adopted
a rule requiring that all foreigners who
wish to be naturalized in his court must
be able to intelligently speak and un-
derstand the English language. The
causes leading up to this course are
many, but chiefly based on the fact of
the poor jury service in his court.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Suicided and Burned.

STAPLES, Mimi, Feb. 27.-Pat Rogers,
who lived six miles northeast Of Staples,
took his life by shooting himself twice
through the heart. He was bound to
make job of it. The flash from his re-
volver set fire to his clothes and they
burned, leaving the corpse crisped.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Martial Law Proclaimed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ~. - Secretary
Gresham has received cable from
United States Consul General Williams
at Havana, announcing that martial law
has been declared in Cuba. The Span
ish minister here, Senior Muragua, also
received similar advices. As nearly as
can be gathered here, this measure is
rather precautionary at this time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Indicted for Election Frauds.

n KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.-Twenty-one
indictments for election frauds during
the fall election were returned by the
special grand jury, which has been in
vestigating the charges Of corruption
made during the past few months.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
NIarslaughter the Verdict.

DEADwooD, s. D., Feb. 27.-The neck
Of J. Lance, the Sioux Indian tried for
the murder of the squaw "Her Good
Horse" and child on the Rosebud reser-
vation, has been saved, the jury bring
ing in verdict Of manslaughter on
both indictments
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Foupht Near Marshz1ltown.

r !. MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Feb. 27,-Jira
Sellers, the colored welterweight cham
pion of Iowa, and Harry Lemon of
Brooklyn, N. Y, fought finish fight
with two ounce gloves outside the city
limits Lemon was badly punished and
knocked out in the seventh round.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
BOGUS CERTIFICATES.
One Of the Ways in Which Taylor Covered
Up His Shortage.

One Of the Ways in Which Taylor Covered
Up His Shortage.
PIERRE, Feb. 26-The Taylor investi-
eating committee has got on the track
Of some decidedly interesting testimony.
It Saturday recalled Cashier Humphrey
of Taylor's Redfield bank, and examined
him regarding certain discrepancy in
former testimony. Mr.. Zimm erman, the
bank examiner, reports that on April
81 last, Taylor had in/the Redfeld bank
credit of only 100000. Public
Examiner Myers shows a certificate
from that bank that on that day
Taylor had credit of $4,000.
Mr.. Humphrey states that the discrep-
ancy is accounted for in this way: Tay-
lor had the state money on deposit in q
number Of different banks, the deposits
being payable to himself. These certifi-
Gates were kept in drawer in the bank,
but were not entered on Taylor's credit.
The April when the examiner called for
the statement Taylor was present and
had not only his credit of $4,000,
but 100000 of these certificates Of
deposit, and Jumping the two, caused
to be certified to the examiner
that he had in the bank $170,0OO. This
scheme really covered shortage of
$4,000 since the depository banks all
certified to the amounts on deposit with
them, and in this way Taylor deluded
the state officials. The $3.50, 900 described
was not passed to Taylor's credit upon
the books Of the bank, and do not ap-
pear there. In other words, his certid-
cate to Myers was fraud
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Mrs.. Dravton,s Counter Charge,

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 27.-Charlotte
Augusta Drayton, whose husband,
James Coleman Drayton, is suing her
in the courts of tSis state for divorce,
on the grounds Of adultery, through her
counsel, filed counter petition in the
court of chancery asking for decree
Of divorce from her husband OH the
ground of desertion.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Cared for Mythical Paupers.

OrTUMwA, Ia, Feb. ~. - Patrick
Brady, ex-overseer of the poor, was sem
fenced to two years in the penitentiary.
The charge of which he was convicted
was for transporting from the city
mythical paupers. The amount ran up
into the thousands.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Mysterious Brooklyn Explosion.

BROOKLYN, Feb. PA mysterious
explosion, which resulted in the death
Of one person and the injury Of num-
Der of others, wrecked several houses
and shattered many windows within a
radius of several blocks, occurred in a
2-story frame structure at ~, 30 and 81
johnson avenue.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
MILLIONS BOUNTY
Senate Agrees to Pay Sugar
Men the Big Sum Cut Oft
by the Tariff. g.
HARD FIGHT MADE AGAINST IT.
The House Passes the Arbi-
tration Bill Under Spe-
r> $' f cial Order.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S7.-The senate
has given another day to the sundry
civil appropriation bill without COM
plotting it and without taking up the
vital points concerning financial legisla-
ton. The important feature Of the day
was short, sharp and decisive contest
on the sugar bounty question, resulting
in the success Of those advocating the
payment of the bounty prematurely cut
off by the enactment of the tariff law.
The proposed bounty aggregates 81, 200,-
600, as stated in the amendments
adopted, but Mr.. Mitchell gave it as his
belief that it would reach $8,000,O00. A
point Of order was
Made Against the Amendment,
but the senate voted it in order-46 to
10. After that the success Of the bounty
proposition was assured, although OBJ
jections were made to loading it down
with free silver and other propositions.
In the course of the debate Mr.. German
warned the senate that this bounty
proposition would add to existing de-
ficiencies, which, he said, would reach
5000 for the present year. The final
votes on the bounty proposition showed
the friends Of the amendment very
strong and they
Carried 1t Easily.
Mr.. Frye succeeded in carrying All
important amendment providing for a
retired list for the revenue marine serv-
ice, in order to retire many aged officers
who have done good service and who
now stand in the way of promotion.
Mr.. German and Mr.. Berry had a
brisk exchange Of personalities over tim
Der inspection which had been de-
nounced by Mr.. German as reward
for political favorites. Mr.. Walcott
also made severe arraignment of tim
Der inspectors.