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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
WILLING TO PAY.
Nicaragua Would Settle With
England on Certain
Conditions.
MUST EvAcUATE C0RINTo.
The Compromise Said to Be
Unsatisfactory to the
British.

MANAaUA, May mo definite in
formation has been given out here as to
the attitude Of Great Britain on the
proposal that her warships be with
drawn from the port Of Corinto as a
condition precedent to the payment in
London Is days later by Nicaragua Of
ST., 500 demanded by Great Britain. 1t
is known, however, that communion
tons are actively passing between the
Managua and Washington govern
ments through Senior Guz1nan, the Mic
araguan minister, looking to securing
Great Britain's assent to the prompt
evacuation of Corinto. The actual
terms for the bringing about OF this end
Have Not Yet Been Settled,
but, according to the information at
hand, it can be stated that Nicaragua
is willing to settle the trouble by &C.
cepting the proposition for a compro-
mise on the lines above set forth.
Considerable comment has been
caused by the seeming indisposition Of
the United States to more actively in
tervene in the dispute, some prominent
persons holding that she should have
gone far in support of the Monroe doc
trine, but the general feeling is that, if
the trouble is settled honorably to both
disputants, thanks will be owing to the
United States.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
laps ARE DEFIANT
Ministers Decide That Russia
Has No Right For In
terferenCe.
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES,
Foreign Warships Assembling
at the Different Ports
of Japan.

LONDON, May 1.-The Times pub
fishes dispatch from Kobe, dated
April &c, saying that there is no mis-
taking the fact that there is evidence OF
q serious crisis in the relations between
Japan and Russia, but, the correspond
ent adds, the Japanese press has been
forbidden to refer to it, and four news
papers of Toxic, including the semi
official Nichi- Nichi, have been sus-
pended for reporting the fact that a
secret council Of the ministers was held.
The other newspapers in which refer
ences to tho crisis appeared are defaced.
Continuing, The Times correspondent
says:
Information reaches US from reli-
able source at Hiroshima that the min
istry have adopted resolute attitude
against Russian dictation. They deny
Russia's right to interfere and even
contemplate a defiance on Russia, be-
Loving that the Russian military forces
in the East are not powerful enough to
enforce her demands. The foreign war
ships are assembling at the ports OF
Japan and the French vessels have been
ordered to prepare for emergencies.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION
Convention to BE Held At Cleveland m
Important One.

Convention to Be Held At Cleveland nm
Important One.
P1TTsBURG, May 1.-The annual
convention Of the Amalgamated Asso.
citation of Iron and Steel Workers will
be held in Cleveland in two weeks, and
will be the most important session since
1899. This year the great question: as
usual, will be the provision of wage
scale SO as to secure restoration OF
the wages in use prior to the business
depression. Since the summer OF
1898 the wages in the iron and steel
works have been going down. The
pudding rate fell from $3.50 to $4.0O per
ton and even that rate has been cut in
many places. The voluntary reduction
of 10 per cent in the tonnage rates for
finishers was followed last year by q
further reduction of 10 per cent. The
only workers who escaped were the
sheet mill hands. The tin-plate work
ers compromised with reduction OF
121a and Is per cent, one-half OF what
was demanded by the manufacturers:
The demand for wage restoration Will
likely cover all departments OF mill
work with the possible exception OF the
tin Mate branch.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
BENEDICT COMES BACK.

Defaulter Taylor's Brother-in-Law Re.
turns from South America.
REDF1ELD, s. D., May 1.-1nforma-
ton comes here that H. M. Benedict,
who is thought to have fled with Tay-
lor to South America, was seen on the
streets of Chicago recently by gen.
tleman living in that city who knows
Benedict well. Benedict appeared
bronzed by travel, and when asked
where he had been, said: "Just on a
little trip" It is thought here shat
Benedict is returning from the South
with Taylor's wife, who has been
sojourning in Florida during the past
winter in easy communication with the
defaulter. People here regard Bene-
dict, who is Taylor's brother-in-law, as
the arch-conspirator in Taylor's in
fanny, and largely responsible for Tay-
lOr's flight.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
WESTERN PASSENGER RATES.

Situation Has Not Been So Dead in Years
az Now.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Vice President
Newman of the Northwestern, who has
been doing missionary work among the
Western lines, is making very slow
progress towards getting them to take
any action toward perfecting their pas
senger agreement. None Of them seem
disposed to give the matter any consid-
Grafton. The transcontinental lines,
which every now and then talk very
largely about what they will do if the
Western lines do nothing, have also
gone into trance. The Western lines
have done nothing, and show no signs
of doing anything, and the transconti-
mental lines are accomplishing nothing
more than the Western lines, for all
their talk. The passenger situation in
Chicago has not in years been so dead
as now
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OFFICERS ARE MOVED.
The Expected Transfers of Army Com
manders Ordered.

The Expected Transfers of Army Com
manders Ordered.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The expect
ed important transfers arising out Of
the recent army promotions in the
higher ranks were made by Secretary
Lamont. Major General Ruger has
been transferred from Chicago to
Washington for special duty with the
secretary Of war; Major General Mer-
rift from St. Paul to Chicago; Brigadier
General Brooke from Omaha to ST..
Paul; Brigadier General Coppinger to
Omaha, relieving General Brooke;
Brigadier General Wheaton from San
Antonio to Denver in place Of General
McCook, retired, and General Bliss to
San Antonio.
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MRS. HAMMERSLEY MARRIED.

Lord Beresford WEEDS the Noted New
York Lady-A. Society Aff,ir.
LONDON, May AT the fashion
able St. Georges church. Hanover
square, at pm, the widowed Duchess
Of Marlborough, formerly Mrs. Louis
Hammersley OF New York, was
married to Lord William Beresford.
The church was crowded with royalty,
members of the diplomatic corps, rep
resentatives of the various colonies,
governors Of different colonial posses
sions, officers OF the army and navy
and members of the elite of American
and English society Of London and
elsewhere.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
GREAT BRITAIN FIRM.
No Change in Her Attitude Towards MIC
| Ar0VUH.

No Change in Her Attitude Towards MIC
aragua.
LONDON, May lit is learned from
official sources that there has been no
change in the attitude of Great Britain
towards Nicaragua, the British govern
ment having no alternative but to in
sist upon settlement of it's demands
and not to listen to any offers of COM
promise. The United States, it is adj
ded, is not intervening in the matter.
The report that the British warships
Wild Swan and Satellite have been Or
dered to Paso de Cabellos and San Juan
del Sur and that Rear Admiral Stephen
son has cabled to London saying that
Corinto is a useless possession is I'M
founded.
In regard to the report circulated by
a news agency that it is the intention
of Great Britain to seize ports in Hon.
duras in order to secure the payment Of
arrears of interest on long outstand-
ing loan is pointed out that it is con-
trary to the policy of the British gov
eminent to take such action or to in
terfere directly to collect interest on
loans.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
HILLS HURRIED DEPARTURE.
It Sets Financial Wiseacres Wondering
What II on Foot.

It sets Financial Wiseacres Wondering
What II on Foot.
ST. PAUL, May 1.-The hurried de-
parture of President Hill Of the Great
Northern, about the time that the
change in the receivership Of the Chi
cago and Northern Pacific was accom-
plished, has set the wiseacres to think
ing and talking, and they are beginning
to believe that there is more in the re-
cent rumors than they have been will
ing to admit.
There is not particle of doubt that
President Hill has been called abroad
by financial matters, for this is at least
the third time in a year that he has
headed for London.
It is altogether likely that there is a
deal of much magnitude on
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PREPARING TO RESIST.

Indians at St. Johns Determined Not to
Submit to Arrest.
FARGO, N. D., May Limited States
Marshal Cronan has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Deputy SCHNEIDER
at St. Johns:
''Between 200 and 800 hostiles at
Langan are preparing to resist. Citi-
zens are leaving St. Johns through
fear. If you come at all bring assist
ance enough to quiet disturbance and
protect settlers"
1t is stated also that the Indians had
burned the houses of settlers who had
testified against them, but, on running
the story down, it appears that but one
case Of that kind has occurred.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
RAISED MINERS PAY.

Tho Minnesota Iron Company Voluntarily
Adds 10 Per Cent.
TOWER, MIMI, May 1.-The laborers
at the Minnesota Iron company's mine
are made happy by the announcement
by the management Of a 10 per cent
raise in wages. This does not seem
much to the average reader, but when
there are employed between $50 and
1000 men, it cuts quite figure, max
ing q difference Of something like
sc, 600 = month. Every day large par
ties of Austrians and Fins leave for the
old country, and the Minnesota people
are getting a little short Of men.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
Schlesinger Returns.

CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich, May 1.-The
reports that Ferdinand Schlesinger, the
ex-iron king of the Menominee, has
bought the Buffalo, Chaplin aud other
properties formerly controlled by him,
are premature. Schlesinger has bought
the lease of the Dunn mine and is look
ing fer other good property. Judge
Stephenson Burke of Cleveland, who
denounced Schlesinger two years ago,
is now his financial hacker.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
PUlLMAN'S MAN.

Secretary Gresham May Accept tho Car
Company Presidency.
WASHINGTON, N ay lit is stated in
Washington upon what seems to be
pretty good authority that Secretary
Gresham has been offered the presi-
dency of the Pullman Car company
and has an inclination to accept the
position. The salary, Of course, would
be much better than he is receiving at
present, and it need create no surprise
if Mr.. Pullman retires and Mr..
Gresham is selected to succeed him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
n1onster Military Parade.

DENVER, May la monster military
pageant marked the opening of the 10th
annual encampment Of the department
of Colorado and Wyoming g. A. R..
The procession comprised all the fed
eral troops in the state, the Colorado
National guard, q score of other mill
tary companies and thousands Of the
Grand Army veterans, Sons Of Veter.
ans and members of semi-military, civic
and natriotic OrClers
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
Willard Buying Property.

TACOMA, WASH, May 1. Henry Vii
lard, ex-Northern Pacific railroad mag.
nate, bought $50, 900 worth of property
from the Tacoma Land company. This
purchase is regarded as another indica-
ton that Willard has again become al
lied with the Northern Pacific.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
BIG DEFICIT FOR THE MONTH.

Treasury Officials Disappointed in the
Receipts.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The treasury
receipts during the month of April
have not met the expectations of the Of
ficials and the indications now are that
the deficit at the end Of the fiscal year
will be little, if any, less than $45, 000,-
900. The receipts for the month Of
April amount to $24, 1886, and the
expenditures to 1862, 500, leaving a
deficit for the month Of SS,7O4,854, and
for the fiscal year to date $45. 247,000.
The receipts from internal revenue
show a falling off for April, as COM
pared with the same month in 1894, Of
more than 100000, and a falling off
for the fiscal year of about 100000
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
TELEGRAPHlC BREvITlES,

Matters of Minor Importance in Con-
densed Form.
Wheat dropped ~ cents at Chicago
Tuesday, closing at 621a.
Ex-Mayor Grant was married at
Washington to Senator Murphy's
daughter.
The available cash balance in the
treasury is $185, 400, 698; gold reserve,
$91 1889, 104.
Railway surgeons to the number Of
over 1000 will meet in annual conven-
ton at Chicago.
Efforts are being made to establish q
line OF steamships between Galveston
and Mexican ports.
The supreme council, Uniformed
Rank Knights of Pythias Of the world,
is in session at Indianapolis.
Land Commissioner Lamoreaux has
left Washington with his family for his
home in Wisconsin. He will be gone
two weeks.
Oscar Wilde testified in his own be-
half Tuesday. He absolutely denied
that there was any truth in the charges
of indecency brought against him.
Important changes in the rules gov
erning the interchange of cars will
come up for consideration at the next
meeting of the Master Car Builders
association.
Meat and Cheese.
For the past few weeks beef has been
as dear in some parts Of this country as
it is in Europe. It is lamentable that
this should be so whatever the cause.
If America, with all its liberty and mil
lions Of unoccupied square miles, can
not give mankind a better chance for
life than Europe has done, then it
would have been just as we'll if Colu1n-
bus had never discovered America. If,
as some declare, the high price Of
meat is the result Of combine, those
who have engineered it are not less
criminal than murderers. If, on the
other hand, as is more likely, it is the
result of scarcity Of beef cattle, then it
will be remedied in time, and beef
will come back to it's old price.
If it should not, the laborer in Amer
lea will be no whit better off than
he would be in England or Germany.
His family will have to bestir itself to
find as far as possible substitutes for
meat. In Europe the principal substi
tute is cheese. There are more than 100
different cheeses known to the English,
French and Germans. Cheese at it's best
is as nourishing as meat and almost as
palatable. It is not so digestible, but by
careful selection a good article can be
found even in this land Of cheating and
filed cheese If our cheesemakers were
as honest and skillful as they should be,
meat famine would have far less ter
ror for the American people than it now
has. And as it is those who during the
present scarcity fall back on first class
cheese as substitute for meat will find
it, like Weller's tripe, "fllin for the
money! -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
No Money for Garnishees.

HELENA, Mon, May Gases in
which the Northern Pacific has been
garnisheed by creditors of the roads
employees have been SO numerous OF late
that the receivers decided to take some
steps to stop it. Through counsel they
applied to the United States court here
for an order absolving the road from
paying the wages of it's employs to the
latter's creditors under garnishment
proceedings, and directing that the
wages be paid to the employees person
ally or to their order.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
A Miniater NJ iasing.

ALDEN, Mimi, May There is con-
siderable excitement hero over the dis
appearance of Rev. J. G. Johnston, pas
tor of the Danish Baptist church Of
Alden. He left home for Chicago on
April Is, and told his family he would
return on the following Saturday. 1t
has since developed that he had censid-
cradle money with him and it is feared
that he has been foully dealt with. He
never reached Chicago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
Coal Strike On.

BLUEF1ELD, w. Va, May 1.-The
strike in the coal fields is practically
on. There is no excitement but the
men are determined to resist their be-
ing supplanted by non-union men.
Only five of the coal mines out of 80
are running. The coal traffic is practi-
callv at an end,
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Bullet in His Brain.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 1.-Ex-C County
Auditor George E. Ledgerwood Of Hen
nepin county attempted suicide by
shooting himself through the head just
above the right ear at II o'clock p. m.
DR.. w. F. Nye, the attending physi-
clan, stated that there was no hope Of
recovery. Mr.. Ledgerwood was uncon-
scious after the firing of the fatal shot.
No cause for the rash act can be ascer.
tanned beyond that of temporary de-
rangement
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
.H|GHL|FETRAGEDY
Son Of Kentucky's Governor
Killed by a Wronged
Husband.
HIS PARAM0UR ALSO DEAD
Evil Resort in Louisville the
Scene of the Double
Murder.

LOUISVILLE, May AT separate I'M
dertaking establishments in this city
lie the bodies Of perhaps two Of the
most prominent people in the state OF
Kentucdy-one that of Archie Brown,
son and private secretary to Kentucky's
chief executives; the other Mrs. Fulton
Gordon, prominent because Of her re-
markable beauty and excellent family
connections. TIE story is sad one
and has caused one Of the greatest sem
sations this city or state has ever been
called upon to chronicle. The follow
ing telegram, found in Mr.. Browns
pocket, no doubt is the direct cause OF
the murder:
Don't write any more. Come tues
day. Meet me at s. F. M. g.
The Tragedy Occurs.
Upon receipt of the above telegram
Mr.. Brown came to Louisville from
Frankfort and proceeded to the ap-
pointed place, which is an evil resort at
1926 Madison street, where at 1895
o'clock the tragedy occurred.
At noon Brown, with Gordon's wife,
knocked at the front door OF Lucy B.
Smiths Madison street house. They
were admitted and went to an upstairs
front room, which had been previously
engaged. Thirty minutes later rather
TALL dark haired man knocked at the
door of the house and was admitted.
This was Fulton Gordon. The man
closed all the doors and few minutes
later a commotion was heard above, fol-
lowed by succession Of pistol shots.
Then there was q hurried movement
down stairs as Mrs. Gordon fled from
the scene. A few more shots rang out
and she
Fell Dead ON the Porch
in the rear yard. Gordon left the house
Immediately and a few moments later
Browns corpse was found in the up
stairs room. Police Officers Reilly and
Lapaille arrested Gordon as he left the
house. He was pale and weak and an
nounced to the officers that he was shot
too. An ambulance was summoned
and he was taken to Jail.
Never was there more sanguinary
battle than the one fought on the Sec
ond floor of Lucy Smiths house. As
soon as Gordon gained ingress a des-
perate duel evidently began. Brown
had 38-calibre revolver, which was
found empty after the tragedy. Cor
don must have had two pistols, as six
bullets pierced Browns body and three
that of Mrs. Gordon. The coroner's
jury has rendered verdict of justi-
fable homicide.
Governor Brown Frustrated.
Governor Brown, accompanied by
Secretary of State Headley, arrived in
the city at $50 o'clock. The governor
is completely Frustrated by the sad
affair.
Mrs. Gordon was Miss Nellie Bush,
of this city, and her family is one Of
the best known and most prominent in
the state. Her mother was once state
librarian at Frankfort and her grand
father was Judge Zacharia Wheat,
chief justice of the court Of appeals Of
Kentucky and one Of the most learned
and distinguished Of Kentucky jurists.
Gordon was at one time assistant
manager of the Palmer House in
Chicago.
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MARKED DECLINE.

Comparative Statement Of Immigration
for Three Years.
WASHINGTON, May Ia statement
has been prepared at the bureau Of i'm
migration which shows the number Of
immigrants which arrived in the
United States for the nine months end
ing March 81 of the last three years to
have been as follows: 1898, 259, $50;
1894. 218. 438; 1895. 14O.98O.
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Children CrematAd.

ATcH1soN, Kan, May 1.-The home
of Stanford Kimly, in the country near
here, was burned during the temporary
absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Kimly, and
their two children, aged 3years and Is
months. were cremated. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
GETTING ON BOARD.

Democratic Members of the Missouri
House for Free Silver.
ST.. LOUIS, May Ia special to The
Republic from jefferson City, No.,
says: Thirty-five Of the So Democratic
members of the state house Of represen-
tatives met in caucus and adopted the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the Democratic
members of the house Of representa-
tives, 98th general assembly, favor the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
at q ratio of IL to /.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
euro by Anti-Toxin.

DULUTH, May 1.-During the last
few weeks the anti-toxin treatment has
been tried by one physician here in no
less than eight cases Of diphtheria with
remarkable results, every one of the
patients recovering from the disease in
a very short time.
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MOONSHINERS ROUNDED UP.
West Virginia Gang Of One Hundred
Jail.

West Virginia Gang of One Hundred In
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, May 1.-The
moonshiners who have run things to
suit themselves in Logan, Wyoming,
Mcdowell and Mercer counties are
cowed. Marshal Smith and a squad Of
deputies started out to capture Lee
Ward, who has been selling liquor ille-
gally. Ward opened fire but Smith
put four shots into him in quick sue.
cession, and he died in u few minutes.
This disheartened the moonshiners and
the deputies brought in 100 Of them in
Guiding 20 women. They were taken
to Jail at Charleston.
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Want q Receiver.

KAUKAUNA, Wis, May 1.-Applica-
ton was made by several stockholders
of the Kaukauna Electric Light COM
pany to have receiver appointed for
the company. The Green Bay and
Mississippi Canal company is one Of the
complainants. 1t is alleged that there
is irregularity in the methods of con-
Quoting the business.
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An Old Mason Dies Suddenly.

WASHINGTON, Ia, May 1.-Thomas
Tucker, the oldest Mason in this part
of the country, died suddenly of apo
plexy at his home in the neighboring
village Of Eureka. He came to Iowa in
1885 from North Carolina. He was 81
years old.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03

The state Of Georgia owns railroad.
It is called the Northeastern road Gov
ernor Atkinson bid it for the state for
100000. Now we shall see what state
ownership of railroad will do