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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-18
1 7nEA1R1CAt.B BUDGET
The Latest Plays Produced In
New York City.
THE PLOT OF ..THE FATAL CARD. ~

,Ealmer's Theater Dedicated Anew to Mol
.odrsma-Henry Arthur Jones' Comedy,
~srhe Case of Rebellious Sussn"-Potter
Drsmatizing Du Maurier's ''Trilby."
There is temporary lull in the presen-
tation of striking novelties in this city.
After such highly spioed affairs as 1.-The
Masqueraders" and 'Gismonda" a revival
of 1.-The Old Homestead" appears trifle
tame. That good rural drama, however,
Is on for a run at the Star theater, where
1t is expected to continue for long time
to come. 1t is mounted more deliberately
than ever, although that seems scarcely
possible, and the introduction Of a mum
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
HARDNESS or EXPORTS.

me of the most unfayOrabir. facts in
the trade situation il the tardinrss of
our usual annual exports, which of
course goes far to explain tn" outward
movement of gold. Under normal con-
ditionS the export movement * at this
time i'll the year active, but ii is com
paratiyeIy quiet at present and there
does not appear to be any very good
prospect of it's becoming active this
for the two weeks ending last Saturday
We're only 2,417,O 600 bushels, flour in
Guided, against J,310,O0O bushels in the
corresponding weeks of last year, while
during August the exports of wheat
We're less by over 100000 bushels than
in the same month of 1891. There is
practically the same state of affairs in
regard to cotton, the exports of which
for the first half Of September were
but little in excess Of one-half the
amount shipped abroad in the CORE
spending time last year. There has
been Il very large increase in corn OK
ports as compared with last year ana
II 10 thoiSht Nv Siil'IiICltS lblcsfu WI
this cereal in the coming year viii beat
all past records, but it will hardly off
set the threatened loss, Judging from
the existing situation. from the reduced
exports of wheat and cotton.
This situation has disappointed the
expectations of the bankers who under
| took the task of unfolding the govern
ment credit by maintaining the treasury
god reserve and is perpleXing them as
to the future. 1t would not be so
serious n matter but for the fact that
importations are unusually heavy.
| Since January 1 the imports of dry
goods and general merchandise have
been SOL 100000 more than in the CORE
spending time last year and the inflow
continues without abatement. 1t is
stated that the majority of the large
banking houses in the east which do IL
foreign banking business have large
obligations for themselves and for their
customers to settle abroad. and such
debts will have to be l|iquidated in gold.
These houses deferred shipping gold
during the summer because they con-
idently expected n good supply of COM
mercial bills in the market early in
September, and, being disappointed in
this, they are compelled TO make their
settlements by forwarding specie. An
other unfavorable fact is that Europe
has recently been a seller of securities
in the American market and there is
reason to apprehend that more of our
securities will be returned in the near
future. At any rate there is no reason
to expect any improvement in the
European demand for them.
The tardy and unpromising export
movement is unquestionably a discour-
aging feature of the trade situation, and.
while it is reasonably to be expected
that there will be an Improvement. there
is no apparent warrant for believing
that it viii be sufficient to enable us
to settle the heavy Indebtedness already
contracted through excessive importa-
tons without large exports of gold. II
seems very probable that the next two
weeks will bring important develop
ments affecting the immediate future of
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
THE ELOQUENT pEACEMAKrn.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Wstterson never
fought so well for the south as now when he
Is trying to make friends In that section.
Chicago Chronicle: Long may Henry Wat
terson live to preach the gospel Of patriotism
and good will. The people OF the United
States love him and are proud Of him,
Globe Democrat: Colonel Watterson was
easily the foremost hero Of the Grand Army
reunion at Louisville. lie knows how to
talk to the soldiers In the true spirit Of their
recollections Of the war and their under
standing Of its results, and SO he is always
a ~favorite among them, no matter on which
side they fought.
Detroit Free Press: Long before the great
encampment at Louisville was thought Of
many a Yauk and johnnie drank from the
same ~canteen. 1t is the civilian who never
lodged bullets or went scouting through the
ne!ghborhood for tobacco who cannot under
stand how the "old boys shake hands and
swear eternal friendship.
Cleveland Recorder: A year ago Henry
Watterson electrified the veterans of the war
for the union. in camp at pittsburg, by his
impassioned appeal for opportunity to demon
strate before all of his fellow countrymen
that southern sentiment tOward northern sol
diers was one of respect and honor and hos
pitable affection. Today the demonstration
Is complete. Never in all its history has
the Grand Army of the Republic been more
royalty greeted than at Louisville, the center
of southern activity, the home of southern
patriotism. Mr.. Watterson's pledge for the
south has been splendidly redeemed, and the
nation is broader and stronger and greater
than il was Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
Chicago Record,

tnlCAEO RECORD,
In the killing Of the d~eserter, Coffey. at
Fort Sheridan, the United States army has its
first practical test of the new Krag-Jorgensen
rife. The effectiveness of the terrible arm
will scarcely be questioned. At fifty yards the
nickcl-plated conical bullet passed through
the head of the victim, through a live tree
eight inches in diameter. and, thirty yards
beyond. buried itself three feet into the hill
side. The dead mans skull was shattered
until only the scalp preserved its shape.
The Krag-Jorgensen rifle was designed in
the paradoXical spirit of humanity toward
man. This unavoidable but successful test
at Fort Sheridan suggests that If the
weapon Is to be accepted because of its clean
cut destructiveness there may be in the
future a new distance-line established at
which armies shall engage in action. The
horrible shaitering effect Of the bullet in
Cofey's brain was due to the close range at
which he received it. 1t is only beyond 400
or 500 yards that the steel. capped bullet ad-
justs Itself to the effects of rihlng sufficiently
to cut a clean wound. Manifestly then, two
armies engaged with the Krag-JOrgensen gun
at less range than this are by force of infer
ence, guilty of barbarism. At greater range
the chances Of war are perhaps greatly in
favor of human targets escaping scot free.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
THE NEW york REpUBLrcAYs

Last year Levi Z. Morton was elected
governor OF New York by n plurality
over his democratic opponent of 1885,
900 and u republican legislature was
chosen having n majority in both
houses OF 80 in a total membership of
100. 1t was u sweeping republican
victory, very largely due, of course, to
the popular protest against the tariff
and income tax policy Of the democratic
party. 1t gave promise of republican
domination in the Empire state for
some years, If the party should prove
faithful to the pledges of better govern
ment made to the people. The admin
istration of Governor Morton has I'M
deniably been able and clean. The leg
islature, if not above criticism in all
things, ia the mqin kept faith with the
people. 1t enabled the reform admin
istration in New York City to carry out
its plans, it provided IL better ballot
law. and in some other respects its leg
i~slation was wise. There has been
some fractional friction, but on the
whole results have justified the popular
judgment in placing the republican
party in control of The affairs of the
state.
In view of this and of the fact that
there continues to be IL great deal of
popular dissatisfaction with the policy
of the democracy in national affairs it
would seem that there ought to be no
doubt of the success of the republican
marty thiS ynDI i'm thn EInIipn Gt1tn and
there would not be but for Il new issue
that has came forward. This is the
question of the maintenance of the sun
day laws, raised by the action of the
police commissioners of New York City
in enforcing the lava law. by the
way, of democratic origin-reQuiring
the closing of saloons and forbidding
the sale of liquors on Sunday. The
commissioners have been successful
in securing obedience to this law. but
there is n very strong opposition TO 1t.
and the fact that the republican party
has made it an issue by endorsing it in
the state convention will, there is rea-
son to apprehend, cost the party n great
many votes. There was Il very cOnsid-
cradle clement in the convention
against having anything to, say about
this question, but their efforts to have
it ignored were unavai,ing and Il reSo-
luton prevailed declaring in favor of
''the maintenance of the Sunday laws
in the interest of labor and morality"
There can be little doubt that this
action will prove detrimental to the
party in the election, and that eSpc-
cially in New York City it will be II
very great help to the democracy. In
deed, the democratic leaders in that city
hoped for just such an expression from
the republican state convention.
Republican success in the Empire
state this year is important. 1T would
make absolutely sure republican vic
tory in the national contest OF next
year. 1t may be achieved, but the
chances, there is reason to believe. are
lessened by the unnecessary introduc-
ton into the contest of this new issue.
The democratic state convention which
meets next week will not fail, it is
safe to say, to take advantage of the
opportunity thus given it to appeal to
those voters, very numerous in New
York, who regard Sunday laws as an
Interference with personal liberty.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
THE FEAST A SUCCESS.

Although the Feast of Mondnmin
uShered in a large area of high tenn
p%eraturc, the nightly parades, illumina-
tons and gala exhibitions have been
II pronounced success. Henceforth the
Feast of Mondamin will be for Omaha
what the Mardi GraS festival and the
Mystik Krcw of King Komus have
been for New Orleans, the Yelled
Prophets for 81. Louis. and the Priests
of Pallas for Kansas City.
The American people, above all
things, like to be amused. They enjoy
display pleasing to the eye, and are
willing to contribute to the, general en-
ioyment, either us participants or with
their presence as spectators. In this
respect men and ono are alike. The
Feast Of Mondamin affords boundless
scope for that display of vanity which
in itself is harmless and makes all feel
MS If they were for the while trans
planted by some enchanter's wand into
the middle of the Arabian Nights.
The best thing is always reserved for
the last. SO it will be with the Feast
of Mondamin. The climax Of gorgeous
pageantly will BE- reached only with the
Ak-Sar-Ben parade and the entrance of
amSo to take possession of the city
and play king over Omaha for n night.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
THE PASSING SHOW.

Willie Waldorf Astor, the expatriated Amer
lean, has acquired a Bullish rotundity Of
form.
Humanity would be a trife happier If Sep
TENDERS surplus of heat was reserved for
January.
John e. Hunson, president of the Bell Telc-
phone company, is one Of the best Greek
scholars in America.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley's assertion that for
tunes can be made building railroads in dark
est Africa indicates that there is an abund-
ance of water in that section.
Lord Roberts of Kandahar is to have a
brass monument at Calcutta while he is yet
alive. Eleven old-fashioned brass muzzle-load-
ing cannon have just been sent to India from
London for the statue.
Thirty-fve years ago Dan Smith, a negro
slave, ran away from his masters plantation
at Crosse Teche, La. He was not seen again
until Saturday, when he was captured in a
canebrake not far from his former home. He
was naked, had lost the power OF speech and
was to all intents and purposes a wild man.
He is now 60 years old.
w. S. Stratton, the Indiana carpenter who
went to Cripple Creek and is now fast be-
coming a millionaire, was at one time after
he reached there in the greatest restitution
and Is said to have offered Senator Wolcott a
half interest in his mine for 5000. Stratton
is as plain and democratic a man as he was
before he struck it rich"
Miss Abbie McCully, a young New York
woman, a few days ago fell from a hammock
and broke her neck. Still alive, she was
taken to a hospital, where the Shattered
vertebra, which pressed against the spinal
cord, was removed bit by bit" The young
woman is row on the road to recovery. Many
cases Of dislocated neck have been treated,
but this Is said to be the first case Of the
kind on record which did not result fatally.
Colonel Will l.. Visscher Of st. Joe, Omaha,
Bellingham Bay and elsewhere, is sojourning
in Alabama and amusing the multitude with
quaint and venerable gags. The colonel &C.
casionally prous a rebellious horse which he
calls Grover. The name tickles the silver
section Of the state, but the goldbugs are cor
respondingly sour. One of the latter chided
the colonel for his disrespect of the conse-
Grated one and demanded, Why do you call
him Grover?" "Oh, because he is fat and
hard to drive" responded the colonel, check
ing the exuberance of his sides. 1t will be
more or less gratifying to Omaha admirers
to learn how the colonel's humor improves
with age.
Congressman Tarsney OF Missouri absorbed
considerable information and a few impress
sions during a three months tour of Europe.
The congressman found Paris a delusion and
a snare, even in its vices, the Moulin Rouge
guards struck him as beng absurd handles,
and the finest looking soldiers he saw were
in Italy and Austria. The European barber
was the worst he ever encountered. But
what impressed him more than anything else
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
Reunioa OF Hue nnd Gray.

lftAA''N . lNS
There seems d Special providence in the
fact that the 4ireuplon at Louisville pre-
ceded the more SOLEMN ceremonies that will
this week attend the dedication Of the park
at Chickamauga. slThe blue and the gray
have clasped hands under the one flag to
which they proudty give allegiance, and the
compact Of eternal peace will be sealed upon
ground made iskGred by the best blood of
our common pscple. The nation will be
represented. livery state comprising 1t will
send its most distinguished men. The sur
viving generals Of either army will be there
and the great rank and file OF grizzled vet
Grams will meet to pay that tribute which
the brave bestow upon departed heroes. The
sun that gilds the historic hills and valleys
will look down upon a far grander triumph
than when it lit up the scenes Of battle
and carnage.
But 1t is said that the south honors the
memory of those who died under her ban
ner. of course she does. Her people would
be unworthy the name OF Americans II they
did not. Grant honored them when he spoke
wears ago for peace. Sheridan honored them.
Custer honored them. Every brave soldier
that met them in the murderous storm OF
war honors them. Their neroism and gay
Iantry are separate and apart from the mis-
taken cause in which they were displayed.
II it only the narrowest soul that PARTISAN
ship can inspire which commands that an
ineffaceable brand OF treason shall be placed
upon a great section of our own citizenship.
There is contempt in the heart Of every old
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19

clarence Ming III the Forum
When the Cuban government is set up,
as it suon will be, we shall have equally as
good international authority and precedent
to recognize a state of war in the island as
Spain did for our own confederate insurgents
forty days after the shot on Fort Sumter.
We can return to her, in the interests of lib
erty, the compliment she then paid us in
behalf OF slavery. The justice will be
poetic. With all possible decorum, with a
p9liteness above criticism, with a firmness
wholly irresistible we should assist Spain
out of Cuba and out of the hemisphere as
effectually as Lincoln and Seward did the
French invaders of Mexico in the SOS.
Moreover, according to American precedent,
neither a state Of hostilities nor the setting
up Of a civil or military organization is posi-
lively necessary to entitle a people to bel
ligcrent rights, for before either Of these
conditions were established in 1888 we went
so far as to issue q proclamation for pre-
vention Of unlawful Interference in the civil
war in Canada Our record toward Spain
is clear. We heartily approved when
George Canning invoked the Holy Alliance
to prevent her from recovering her Ameri-
can provinces. and in 1926 we refused to
guarantee her perpetual possession of Cuba
in exchange for commercial concessions to
ourselves. Our obligations to her are meas
ured by an easily terminable treaty, which,
however, while in force, in no way prevents
us from recognizing Cuba's belligerency. Is
1t difficult for us to decide between free
Cuba and tyrant Spain? Why not fling
overheard Spain and give Cuba the aid which
she needs, and which our treaty with Spain
cannot prevent? Which cause is morally
riSht-which is manly-which is American?
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
PREPARE FOR Caucus JrGGLERE.


With primary elections conducted UNI
der regulations and penalties prescribed
by law. there is neither necessity nor
even propriety for holding ward or
precinct caucuses. Formerly the party
caucus was the place for suggesting
and selecting delegates to conventions.
That system, however, became I'M
wieldy with the increase of population
and the subdivision of the wards.
The primary election was introduced
to sup2rsede the caucus. In the caucus
there was every incentive and every
opportunity for jugglcry and skulldug-
gerry. The men whO "hollcrcd' loudCSt
and the tcllcrs who were most skilled
in ballot sleight-of-hand were the ones
to carry the cauCu nine times out of
ten. The primary election doubtless
also affords opportunities for fraud, but
th" men who pCrpctuate such frauds
lay themselves liable to criminal prose
cution for violation of the primary clec-
ton law, just as they would if they
had committed frauds at the regular
election.
In spite of the known fact that a
caucus Is under no legal restraint and
its action is not binding upon any one.
the republican county committee per
siStS in continuing the caucus .jugglery
and practically multiplying the purpose
OF the primary election. Under the call
Just ISSUED the republican primaries
in Douglas county are To be he'd during
the legal hours on Friday, September
p. But the primary election is to be
anticipated BY ward and precinct
caucuscs 10 he held ii week beforehand,
or next Friday, September -. These
republican CaUCtSeS will. of course,
merely register the already formulated
DEGREES OF the secret A. l.. y. councils,
in which republicans, democrats and
p0pulistS aliE" take part. Having
captured the clucuSaS by s~tlr-chamber
methods the hue and cry Will be raised
1T the primary that any man who
refuses to vote the regular caucus
ticket is II boltrr. to be dealt with ac-
cordingiy. Meantime the only author
ized ward leg pulIcls will take time by
the i~orplock and operate upon pros
peCfiye candidates who are compelled
TO submit their fate to the caucus jug
! plu
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19

'sNN'AN
Tbcre is one simple, clear way out Of the
snarl in which the finances of the government
ere involved. Low interest, longtime bonds
should be issued in convenient form for popu-
lar subscription with which to redeem the
demand notes Of the government, As fast
as redeemed they should be destroyed. With
these notes cut of the way there would be ar
end of the trouble now experienced in main
tanning the gold reserve. There would be nc
need Of a reserve. AS long as the treasury
Is burdened with the task Of supplying gold
upon demand without any adequate means OF
maintaining its gold income there win be re-
curing seasons Of financial uneaslness. The
greenback served as a makeshift in time O,
war, but it hsf haen a perpetual menace tC
the ~solvency ofgthe treasury and the security
Of business transactions ever since the wal
ended. Resumption of gold payments was
indeed begun twenty years ago. but there car
be no complete resumption as long as this
ability of the government to redeem it's note
is a matter of continuing question.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
Grand irmy's New Chief.

I1EIT''F1pIT80 IVNTTHI'
The election OF Colonel Ivan N. Walker as
commend sr-in-chief Of the Grand Army of
the Republic is an honor we'll marited by thia
veteran soldier ana by the state. II was
ftting that the noble service rendered by
indiana in the var Of the rebellion should be
recognized by the soldier survivors of the
union army in a bestowal of the highest
of,ca in their organization upcn an Indiana
man. an no batter representative of the
volunteer soliiery could have been chosen
than he. He enlisted when scarcely more
than a hey, abandoning position and pros
poets in civil life, following the fortunes OF
war 50 brlvely and serving so faithfully that
his merit was speedily recognized by de.
served promotion. His story is that of many
equally brave and faithful comrades, ana
It Is this equality of service and
similarity CT experience which make the
honor bestowed upon one Indiana veteran a
distinction shared by all.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
Senator ChEnIler End Railroad Tariff
SprlMg1e.l Massl Rennblican.

Senator Chandler Of New Hampshire has
been making hilnGelf a champion of the peo-
pie against the recent attempts of the trunk
lines to restore rites. He has written TO the
p"e..d n, tae a tornsy gsner.l ard t e Inter
state CONNIE &c commission about I, wSn Ing
to knox IN eff CT why the interstate :aw wa
ros being enforced. Attorney General Harmon
W.T. ties a cum ng lie ter in rsp'y, st ting that
u der a dee ion of the Tn ted States tou /
Of appeal: the rlte agresmen. SPOKEN of / J
not in corfl ct With the lew. Il have no right
10 be threa eliHS paop!a with b3se.ess pro e.
CItioa5,' says HIrm7n. Meantime, how goe2
S=nlto: CaaGdlsr'S fight aga INST the "a lway
ownership Cf the state OF New Hanp- hir:
siGcc the 30 tol Sc Milne swallowed up tn
Concord road?
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19

NEW YORK. Sept. 1S.-The long and bit
ter war between the Pacific Mail Steamship
company and the Panama railroad was settled
today at a conference between C. P. Hunt
ington and j.. Edward Simmons, representing
the two companies. Mutual concessions were
made and a satisfactory compromise of the
differences between the two companies was
arrived at. The Pacific Mail company will
surrender the Atlantic ocean TO the Panama
road, Withdrawing its ships, and in return
the railroad company will retire from the
Pacific. The old contract, which was a per-
petusl one, Is abrogated and a new contract
has been signed on terms satisfactory to
both interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19

New Work World.
The decrease In drunkenness has been ac-
companied by an increased use OF beer and
the mild wines. These take the place of
brandy and whisky in communities where
public sentiment against drunkenness is strong
enough to make 1t disreputable. Their use as
substitutes for more fiery beverages undoubt-
eddy contributes to the decrease Of drunk
enness, but the primary causes lie deeper in
educated public opinion.
The drunkard is now regarded with distrust
and suspicion everywhere. Business men in
sist on sobriety among their employees.
Habitual intemperance soon forces its vic
tim down to the lowest grades of employment
and II persisted in it makes him an out
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