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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
WOMEN ILL TREATED.
Sioux City Crusaders Followed by 4 How
ing Mob.

Sioux City Crusaders Followed by Howl
ing Mob.
Sioux CITY, Ia, Feb. lS-The crusade
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union against the saloons Of the city
continues. Womel to the number of
nearly 100 met at the Whitfield church
and marched down town to make an-
to about dozen of them, and ut all but
two or three were admitted. At those
where they were locked out they stopped
and sung hymns, ending each time
with the doxology.
The chief Of police had given orders
st'uct the sidewalks, and they marched
most Of the time in the middle Of the
scverts. After an hour Of their round
the went to the city hall to complain to
Mayor Fletcher of their being forced
off the walks. The filed into the city
5hall, follow I'D by howling mob that
sthronged the building and surged over
s4ths.sifia face stas locked,
and the mayor, who had been warned,
was not to be found The band broke
up i'll disappointment and the members
went home. The women declare they
have legal advice under. which they
will close all saloons that fail to comply
with the strict provisions of the law,
and that they will commence suing out
iniunctions unless their demands are
granted
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
siN TIE HANDS OF THE JAP9.
hshcse Land and Sea Forces at Wei-Hai-
.sst, Wei Surrender.


shinese Land and Sea Forces at Wei-Hai-
%$' Wei Surrender.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 19.-A dispatch
dated Feb. ii from Field Marshal
Oyama who is in command of the Jap
anese military forces at Wei-Hai- Wei,
announces the complete surrender of
the Chinese on land and sea- He also
announces that Admiral Ting and two
Other officials committed suicide after
addressing letter from the Chinese
1agsh p accepting the Japanese de-
munds. The Chinese soldiers garrison
Ing the forts on the island of Liu-K Kung-
Tao, the last Of the defenses of We.-
Hal Wei to hold out against the Japan
ese, and the sailors of the Chinese fleet,
We're to be taken beyond the Japanese
lines and liberated, while the captured
officers and the foreigners will be con-
veyed away by ship before they are
given their liberty.
! A dispatch from General Nodzu, COM
mander OF the first Japanese army, in
Manchuria, dated Feb. l6, says that 49,
600 Chinese, with IL guns, attacked
Pai-Cheng from the Lao Yang, New
Chang and JinksO roads. They We're
repulsed, losing over 100 dead. The
Japanese loss was five killed or
wounded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
GIGANTIC FAILURE IN MINNESOTA.
william Mckinley, a Heavy Mine Owner,
Forced to Assign.

William Mckinley, a Heavy Mine Owner,
Forced to Assign.
DULUTH, Feb. l8.-William McKir
ley, one of the best known men IL
Northern Minnesota, and heavy
owner of mining aud timber lands all
over the country, has made an assign.
ment for the benefit of his creditors to
William P. Lardner, vce president OF
the Security bank. The liabilities are
variously estimated at from $500, 900 to
$500, 900, whi 9 no one dares make even
guess on the assets, which will be
small. The beginning Of the end came
few weeks ago, when the suit of John
Williams Of Chicago against Mr.. Nc
KinIey and others, in which nearly
$500,O00 was involved, was decided in
favor Of Mr.. Williams in the United
States court This decision removed
from Mr.. Mckinley and gave to Mr..
Williams the possession of hundreds of
acres of valuable mineral lands on the
Mesaba range and compelled Mr.. Nc
Kinley to lose vast amount Of money
he had sunk in them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
LYNCHED By NEGROES.

Co1ored Wife Murderer Shot to Death at
Kingston, Mo.
KINGSTON, Mo-, Feb. 18.-About 2
a. m. mob Of masked men, supposed
to be negroes from Hamilton, sur
rounded the Jail here, caught and bound
Sheriff Goldsworthy, took the keys from
him and gained entrance to the jail
corridor with the avowed purpose OF
taking out and hanging George Tracy,
a negro who shot and killed his wife at
Hamilton, in this county, on the morn
ing of Jan. 30.
On tbs inside the mob was unable to
get into the steel cell in which Tracy was
confined with two other negro prison.
ers. Tracy crawled under his bed and
the mob began shooting through the
bars Of the cell door and succeeded in
putting six bullets into his body, killing
him instantly.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Route to BE Taken in Case Hawaii Doesn't
Grant a Landing Place.

Route to BE Taken in Case Hawaii Doesn't
Grant a Landing Place.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. l8.-The analysis
which was made by Sanford Fleming Of
tenders received for the construction Of
the Pacific cable has been sent to the
different colonial governments. For
route No. l, which seems to be tho one
which will have to be adopted in the
event Of arrangements falling through
with Hawaii for a landing place OH tn"
Hawaiian archipelago, the lowest offer,
including maintenance for three years,
is 81 ,571, ,O00 This is for capacity Of
IL words per minute. The route i'll
question is entirely within British terri
tory, and will run from Vancouver
island to Tanning island, Fiji, Norfolk
island, with branches from Norfolk
island to New Zealand and New South
Wales.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
SOME SURPRISES,
Defense in the Hayward Case
Promises a Little Start
ling Testimony.
SHOW THE BLOODY CLOTHES.
Claim Made Thai They Were
Worn by BIixt's Miss
ing Assistant.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. l8.-Severh sur
pr ses are expected in the Hayward trial
in the morning. The defense has been
busy all day in collecting ma ter and
will be prepared to go along handily
with it's case.
Miss Wachter will be placed on the
stand and Mr.. Erwin will argue with
the court as to whether or not she can
testify as to what Blixt said while she
was taking his statement. If the court
holds with him it will create a prece-
dent whereby stenographers employed
by attorneys will have to be kept in the
dark as regards all statements between
Attorneys and Their Clients.
It appears that the statutes have not
been altered since the stenographer be.
came a necessary adjunct to an at.
torney's office and there is no provision
for their protection. On Saturday
Judge Smith was quite certain that the
intent OF the law was such that she
could not testify. In addition to this
til Or, wi 4 be some evidence in regard to
those "bloody" clothes which it has al
ways Dc0u SbdGcu oueIll LS0 1Ouuu Ouo
near Lake Calhoun. It now transpires
that Mr.. Ege did not find the clothing
referred to at all, but that the discovery
was made by Daniel F. Darling, an ab-
stracSor for the Minnesota Insurance
company, who works in the courthouse
and lives out in the Eighth ward.
Darling Will Testify.
He will be placed on the stand to de-
scribe how he found them, give the
location Of the scene and describe the
marks about the place.
These clothes, it will be claimed by
the defense, were worn by the man who
assisted Blixt in the murder, and the
clothing that Blixt hid after depositing
the body Oh the road. 1t will not be
claimed that they belonged to Blxt, as
they show that they belonged to taller
man. It is possible that the defense
will try to locate the man who wore the
clothes and show that he fled the city
directly after the murder, but this is
not vet certain.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
MAY FAIL TO PASS.
Some JneaSineSS Felt For the
Fate of Certain Appro- !
priatiOn Bills.
FOUR YET UND|SP0SED OF.
Longer S eSsions of the Senate
Are Believed to Be a
Necessity.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-There is be.
ginning to be a Sigh uneasiness on the
Democratic side of the enate that some
of the appropriation bills may fail.
There remains only 10 more working
days Of the Sc sirn and four of the most
important Of these bills are still entirely
uncons: :dered n the senate. These are
the Indian, the sundry civil, the legis.
lative and the general deficiency bills,
each of them considered us more Likely
to afford ground for Gebate t.ian any OF
the appropriation bills which have
Already Received Attention.
This anxiety is not yet. however, very
pronounced. It would be more marked
but for the fact that it is generally be-
ieved that the Republicans are sincere
in the protestations tilat they do not de-
sire to pro.ong debate sufficiently to
cause the fazfTttre OF any of the bills and
thereby render themselves amenable to
the charge of making an excuse 1or an
extra Session..
The Democratic managers expect to
gain considerable tine by moving at an
early da, for II O'Clock sessions and
following I'll socn by proIonging the
daily sessions into night. They had ex-
pected not to press the question Of II
o'clock sessions until
The Sundry Civil Bill
should be taken up but when they
reached that decision they supposed
that they would be able to dispose OF
the postoffice, the Ind all and the agri-
cultural bills last week. Instead, they
succeeded only i'll passing the postoffice
bill and in having the agricultural bill
still only partially considered and the
Indian bill untouched. If it becomes
apparent that the Indian bill will re-
quire time proportionate to that put in
on the postoffice or District Of Columbia
appropriation bills, the motion for
earlier meetings, which is already pend
ing, will BE- pressed early i'll the week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
BOffcrding Estate Held.

N1INNEAPoLIs, Feb. 18.-The matter
of the appeal of the estate of Matthias
Boferding against the order allowing
the claim of the Bank of Minneapolis
against the estate was stricken off the
calendar in the district court AS re-
suit the Judgment in favor Of the bank
will stand, and the Boferding estate
will be required to make good the
amount Of the peculations Of Phil
Schelg, the unpaid balance of which is
nearly 100000
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
THE RUSH HAS BEGUN.
Members Anxious for the Consideration OF
FnvOrite Bills. ..@

Members Anxious for the Consideration OF
FnvOrite Bills. ..@
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The rush OF
the closing days of the session has be-
.gun.st,In the house foa: the past week
members have been crowding for thEE,
consideration of bills by unanimous con-
sent. This week the rush will be moro
apparent whenever the regular appro
priation bills, conference reports and
other privileged matters are up before
the house. But two appropriation bills
are yet undisposed of by the house, the
naval and the general deficiency. Con-
ference reports will consume the rest OF
the week unless another opportunity is
given to the Pacific railway committee
to secure vote Oh the funding bill,
which has been again reported favor
able, with all amendment in the shape
of a proposition for the Union Pacific to
settle the account with the government
by the payment Of the principal Of the
debt due.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
SOME DISPOSITIONS.

Testimony For the Mcrritt~ in the Big Suit
Against Rockefeller.
NEW York, Feb. lS.-The World says
depositions arc being taken in the great
suit brought by Alfred Merritt against
John D. Rockefeller, mine owners and
president Of the Standard Oil company.
The suit 10 to recover 81, ESQ, 600. This
is merely preliminary suit and should
it succeed others will Immediately fol-
low, involving many million dollars. 1t
Is alleged that Rockefeller and his
agents induced several successful iron
mining companies in Minnesota to con-
solidate with companies controlled by
him.
He is accused of selling this stock to
the new company for first mortgage
bonds Of the full value claimed, thus OBJ
tanning control Of the bona tile stock.
Two Dispositions Taken.
This action is now pending in the
United States circuit court ut Duluth,
Mimi. For the past two or three days
Alfred Merritt and his lawyer, A. A.
Harris, have bCen III this city taking
Gcposit1o in favor of the PLAINTIFF, be-
fore B. w. J. Fox, notary public, ut the
Office of Judge Dillon. The deposition
of Charles r. Rand late III officer OF the
Spanish h-American and Penohre and Go
gebic companies, and now receiver for the
latter, in :,suit brought in the federal
court Of Wisconsin to 1oreclose mort
gage cxecut ID by that company, has
already been tal,n; also tho deposition
of Charles L.. Colby who has been con-
nected with bot1 companies.
What IL Disclosed.
The sworn testimony OF these mon
amounting each to some so or co pages,
discloses that OH Aug. %, and for some
months prior to that date, when tho
plaintiff and his brothers were induced
to enter into the agreement with Rock
efeller, both these companies were i'll
solvent; that they had borrowed large
sums of money they could not and had
not paid; that all the property and Of
fects were covered by mortgages and that
John d. Rockefeller himself held their
paper to the extent Of several Thousand
dollars. These dispositions further state
that although these companies were or
ganized four or five years ago, with II
very large capital stock, not one cent OF
dividend had they paid.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
CLEWS is HOPEFUL.
The Financier Mornlizes Over the Synti-
cate Loan.

The Financier Mornlizes Over the Syndi-
cate Loan.
New YORK, Feb, lS.-Tne past week
has witnessed little change in the spec
ulative aspects of Wall street business.
There has been, however, good deal Of
earnest thinking, and on somewhat
more cheering lines. The financial
class have ceased to wa t ON congress
and center their hopes upon the conSunl-
nation of the syndicate, loan. Tho ef-
feet of the negotiation upon prices was
merely fractional, simply because specu-
latOrs have become 50 diShc;rtcned as
to be almost illscnsiblr to amy sort OF eX-
citing incident. Nevertheless, the long
headed leaders are beg Ginning to feel
that something Of real Importance has
come over investment and speculative
interests, when the Rothschilds and
other great foreign bankers have come
to the rescue.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Montana House Passes Resolution for a
Constitutional Amendment.
HELENA, MOn., Feb. 18.-The house
at night session in committee Of the
whole, ordered a favorable report Oh
the bill to submit to the people a consti-
tutional amendment allowing women
the right of suffrage. The report was
adopted by the house by vote of yeas
40, nays 16. There were five absentees.
It will take four of them to defeat the
two-thirds vote necessary to pass the
bill
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
AsDl,yxintctl by GINS.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 1S.-Henry K1foke
and Henry Scmis, Of Hoboken, both
youths of about 30 years Of age, were
found dead in room in Miller's hotel.
The young men failed to make any re-
sponse when called. The door was
broken down, and it was found that
they had been asphyxiated by gas, the
burner in the room being discovered
omen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
SETBACK FOR THE DEFENSE.
Blixts Statement to His Attorney Held to
BE InviOlable.

Blixts Statement to His Attorney Held to
BE Inviolable.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 18.-The defense
in the Hayward murder trial came up
smiling after the staggering blow dealt
it by Liveryman Wilson's testimony to
the effect that he had seen Miss Cling
and Harry Hayward together in buggy
at the foot Of Lowry hill just previous to
the murder. The reason for the smiles
lay in the confidence that the first wit
ness would completely shatter the evi-
dence Of Claus A. Blixt by her testi-
mony. But there was slight slip in
the calculations of Mr.. Erwin that pre-
vented for the time the full fruition.
The witness was Miss Maggie Wachter,
who is the stenographer of Blixt's at
torney. On the day before Christmas
the attorney took her into Blixt's cell
for the purpose of taking down state
ment from the prisoner. No one else
was present at the time, and she took
down such words as the attorney direct
ed. Erwin then read the statement i'm
puted to Blixt, saying that
Nc anu <AuTy AAdy "dIA
had planned the murder and had gone
out to Lake Calhoun to arrange the de-
tails the week before. He asked Miss
Wachter if Blixt had made the state
ment he had just read to his attorneys.
Before she could answer the state inter-
posed an objection on the ground that
whatever statement Blixt had made to
his attorney was inviolable under the
state statute. The court finally ruled
that, under the circumstances the evil
dence was inadmissable, but gave the
defense time to produce authorities
which may change his opinion. So
Miss Wachter was dismissed and the
skulls on which the wounds of Miss
Cling were illustrated were sent for.
Physicians Testified.
Three PHYSICIANS were put on the stand
by the defense, and asked hypothetical
questions bearing on the question Of the
fracture of the skull. DR.. G. H. Norred
thought it highly improbable that the
double fracture had been caused by the
fall from the buggy, as explained by
Blixt. DR.. s. E. Hance thought it next
to impossible. DR.. D. G. Meyer said he
had had a long army experience, but he
had never known of case where fall
of three feet had produced such frac-
lures of the skull. Court then ad-
jOurned.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
TREASURER'S ILL LUCK.

He Will Be Sued Because OF. Bank
Failure.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 18.-Just be-
fore the legislature adjourned sine die
at IN. resolution was introduced
and unanimously adopted instructing
the attorney general OF Wyoming to at
once begin proceedings against the
bondsmen of Otto Gramm, ex-state
treasurer, and the assignee Of T. A.
Kent, Bank Of Cheyenne, to recover
$4,000 OF state funds which the treas
urer lost on account Of the failure Of the
bank in July, 1898. Mr.. Gramm failed
to reimburse the state when he turned
Of this year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Murder and Suicide.

HELENA, Mon, Feb. 18.-A few days
ago in a lonely cabin on a sheep ranch
in Custer county, 35 miles from the
town of Terry, rancher named Rem
shot and killed his wife with Win
chester and then put the muzzle of the
gun against his own head and pushed
the trigger with a stick. Both had lain
cold in death several days before any
one came that way.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Struck IL Trolley Car.

PITTsHURG, Feb. 1S.-A wreck oc-
Cured ut 10 p. IN. ut the Rankin CROSS
ing between the Eastern express on the
Baltimore and Ohio and trolley car Oh
the Braddock and Rankin branch of
the Second avenue electric line, which
resulted in the death of Miss Anna
Kus;,c and the severe injury of William
Jonas, both passengers OH the electric
car
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Sold the Cripple Creek Road.

DENVER, Colo.. Feb. l8.-The News
announces that Colonel John G.. Mont
gomery has negotiated: a sale of the
Florence and Cripple Greek railroad to
a Boston syndicate for 100000. The
road, which is 40 miles long, was built
largely with money furnished by D. Fl.
Motfatt, who is the heaviest stakeholder
It has been a dividend paying road from
the first. The names of the purchasers
are not given.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Iowa Teacher.

FAIRFIELD, Ia, Feb. 18 The annual
convention Of the Southeastern Iowa
Teachers Association commenced here
with 500 delegates present. Topics of
interest to the workers were discussed.
State Superintendent Henry sabin de-
livered an address,.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Killed an Actress.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18. - Madge
Yorke, soprano singer with the "Bag-
gage Check company, was shot and al
most instantly killed at Zeiss hotel, this
city, by James P. Gentry, a comedian
of Golfers "Back Number" company.
Gentry escaped and up to a late hour
had not been captured.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Shot nv Mistake For a BURGLAR.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. 1S.-Professor
Miller, a school principal at Luxem-
burg, Dubuque county, was shot, per-
haps fatally, before daylight by his
nelghbor, Peter Hess, who mistook him
for burglar. Miller had risen early to
drive to teachers meeting at Dyers
vile and was approaching Hess house
to get lamp he left there when Hess
raised the window and shot him in the
neck
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.

Germany Takes the Initiative in Calling
One.
BERLIN, Feb. 18. - The reichstag
adopted the resolution submitted by
Count Won Mirbach. instructing the
federal government to issue invitations
for an international monetary confer
ence to take action for the rehabilita.
tion of silver as circulating medium.
Prior to the adoption of the resolution
Count Won Posadowsky Wegner, secre-
tary of state for the imperial treasury
on behalf of the government declared
their sympathy with the object aimed
at by the resolution.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Pioneer Physician Killed.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Dr. William God
frey Dyas, one Of Chicago's pioneer
physicians, was killed by Lake Shore
passenger train at the Sixty-ninth
street crossing. It is supposed that the
old gentleman did not see the approach
ing train because Of the heavy snow
which was falling at the time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
A1ainst Card Parties.

ST.. JAMES, Mimi, Feb. 18.-One of
our leading ministers has taken a de-
cided stand against card parties and
dancing, announcing from the pulpit
that series of meetings is to be held
and the subject fully discussed.
Secured Bonds for Her Husband.
DEs MONIES, Feb. 18.-Mrs. J. T..
Yetzer of Atlantic was in the city on
her way home from Oskaloosa, where
she secured the names of Thomas Mer-
edith Of Des Moines and Mr.. Baxter Of
Oskaloosa On her husbands bond. Her
husband is confined in the Cass county
Jail for fraudulent banking.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Floating Ice IIXcitcs Them.

BATON ROUGE, La, Feb. 18.-A
large number Of people visited the river
front to view the novel and unusual
sight of ice floating in the Mississippi
river, large foes of which have been
passing throughout the entire day.
Only once or twice previously has float
ing ice been seen in the Mississippi river
this far south.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Thre. Children Cremat.d.

CRAWLING, Mich, Feb. 18.-Three
children, aged 9, 6 and years respec-
lively, lost their lives in fire at Lewis
ton. The children had been put to bed,
while their father Eli Seymour, and
wife, attended a dance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Iowa Y. NJ. G. A. Convention Closes.

OsKALOosA, Ia, Feb. 1S.-Thc third
day Of thu Y. NJ G.. A. state convention
closed with speeches by many promi-
nent workers from various parts of the
state. This has been the most success
full and enthusiastic convention ever
held in the history OF the association in
Iowa. Many of the most prominent
Christian workers and educators of the
state have been in attendance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
M'BRiDE ExONERATED.

Man " no Preferred Charges a Demagogue
and Self-Confessed Corrupt onist.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. l8.-John Nc
Bride, by the unanimous report OF the
committee Of Is was reported not guilty
of the charge of corruption in connec-
tion with the Hooking Valley railroad
strike The committees report said
that Mark Wildt, the railroad man, who
preferred the charges, is a demrgogue
and self confessed corruptionist.