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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31

When n community grows to d
size that it contains 900 or more
voters the style Of independent can
didacy ~ certainly crude. 1t ia in
use in very few cities, aid then gen.
orally as Il protest against the con-
troll of organizations that have
forfeited public confidence. The first
general necessity is for one or more
organizations that will formulate
policies and select candidates. II
they all prove unsatisfactory indie
pendent movements should be en-
couraged. 1t is a mistake, however,
to consider ''independent" in this
sense as opposite to partisan.
''Independent" in the sense meant
was with no organization or united
public support. Such candidates.
are often the result of the personal
ambitions of the man, and not in
response to such public demand
for his services as would give him Il
nomina ton in a representative pub
lie meeting. While the people GER
tainly have choice at the polls
between the candidates in the field,
with the ''independent" system there
are very few people who have any
voice in selecting the candidates.
While great many people would
attend q meeting, and favor the
nomination or selection of candi-
dates, comparatively few would
privately urge any man to run for
office, or pay much attention to the
cam paign until after the date for
placing names on the ticket had
passed. Then it il doubtful II the
best men are often brought into the
field 10y this means. Many citizens
who would never announce them
selves as candidates for such posi-
tiOns as mayor or alderman
would make the very best Of
material for the places, and be Of
great advantage to the city If in
office. If called upon By represent
tativc caucus or meeting to allow
the use OF their names, very few good
citizens would decline. For those
and other reasons the ''independent"
candidate system is too crude for a
city.
Ii one organization should select
candidates and make issues unsa It's
factory to a considerable element,
then the dissatisfied ones could Or
ganize for the selection of other can
didates or the advancement of other
issues. If it was then felt that there
was still demand for other candi-
dates or other issues the field would
still be open for the independent
candidate. and he might be, and
often is, a very useful element in
campaigns. But we are satisfied
that it is not we'll for the city to
depend entirelyon the "intlependent'
candidate system to present the best
| men for office.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31
Deaf Mutes Will Marry.

Among the marriage licenses that
were issued at the office Of the Clerk
of the District Court in this city to-
day was one to two deaf mutes
The prospective bridegroom II
Frank j. Fishbach. OF Little Falls
and the bride is the daughter of 4
well known farmer OF the town o.
New Munich, of this county. Fish
bach is a stationery engineer. The
wedding will take place ON next
Tuesday at the home Of the brides
parents in this county.-St. Cloud
Times.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31

At the recent session OF the Benton
county district court the grand jury
found indictments against two men
who had been school district treas
urers, and who had used the dis
trict's money, and been unable to
turn it over to their successors.
There are said to be other cases OF
shortage in the county, but there
was not a disposition made for
further prosecutions at this time.
People who have public funds in
their possession should be very care.
full not to make private use OF any Of
them. A day for settlement surely
comes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31
Totals. 365 24S

Totals. ............. 365 4S
AS the library Is open but two
days in the week the above shows
che average number of books taken
each day to have been 40in November
ana q in December.
Fines to the amount Of $1.44 were
collected in November and 50 OF in
December. Nearly seventy new
books have been recently placed on
the shelves, and the interest taken III
the library by the people of the city
is shown by the large number OF calls
for these books, nearly all being
taken from the shelves the first time
the library was open after their
receipt.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31

Brainerd Dispatch: DR.. W. Hem
stead returned on Thursday from
Papillion, Nebraska. where he was
called to attend the funeral OF his
mother, who died at that place ON
Sunday last. Many 81 our citizens
will remember the deceased. as she
resided in Brainerd with her son for
FIVE years.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31

A. d. Davidson was the only Little
Falls citizen in attendance at the
Sixth district immigra ton cOnven-
ton at Duluth. and the papers cred
tied him to Grand. Rapids.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-31
Library Board.

The library board held meeting
Friday afternoon. Several minor
matters Of business We're attended
to an.l the report Of the librarian for
the months of November and Decem-
Der was presented. 1t was as fol
lows:
Total number of borrowers cards
out 45S.
Number of books taken from H.
l,rn
, 1896-04-08

DR.. Jameson and his fourteen companions
arrived at Plymouth, prisoners on the Vic
toria troopship, on Monday. The Govern
ment, it is said, were anxious that they
should be first arrested in London. so that
the application for committaI might be heard
before "a trained Magistrate. and they were
moreover DESTROYS to blf1Ie a plot which
they suspected to give them a popular well
come. Their cnsto lians were therefore or
dered to preserve secrecy as to their destina-
ton the Victoria left Plymouth under
sealed ortlers, and when she arrived of Pur-
feet the prisoners were tranferred to "a po-
ce-steamer. which landed them at Waterloo
Bridge in the evening of Tuesday. Thence
they were taken to Bow Street, where Sir
John Bridge heard the charge against them
under the Foreign Enlistment Act, and
granted them a RENAME of Il fortnight to pre-
pare their defence. The accused were loudly
oheered at the police-offce, the audience
feeling The schoolboy interest in ii wild sd-
venture; but the Magistrate expatiated on
the magnitude of the offence clIarged-which
is of course, morally treason. though techni-
cally u much lighter crime and would
have refused bail but that they were certain
to appear when called on. He according
ly released them on their own rec0gnisances
of 81. 900 each. The prosecution will be
conducted from the first by the law officers
of the Crown, SIR E. Clarke will be counsel
for the defence, and great debating is expect
ed OH points Uf law. There may also he some
, 1896-04-08
THE CUBAN SUGAR CR6p.

In another column in this issue we publish
the monthly circular of that We'll known
Cuban sugar s;atistician, Mr.. joaquin Guma
with figures including the business to Fe-
bruary 90. The total receipts at all the
ports of new crop sugar are but 53,29S tons
against 3l9, 1926 tons at the same date last
year. Ordinarily, in Cuba, the campaign
terminates in May with the advent of the
rainy season., which renders the transporta-
ton of sugar cane to the factory impractical
BILE. We, may, therefore, expect thai the
few factories now running can not add more
than two anti a half months production to
the ptesent figures, an lit would seem that the
estimate Of a total crop but little exceeding
100000 tons might not be far wrong. Under
favourable conditions the seasons sometimes
last until June l, but in any event it is evil
dent, from the data now given, that there
must be an enormous deficit in theCuban crop
and that American buyers will be forced into
the other markets OF the world. necessarily
stimulating them to higher prices.
, 1896-04-08

1t is assumed, We sec. almost every whore
that the popular feeling III Great britain is
strongly IN favour of Dir. jameson. The e is
little trace Of this feeling, however, either
in Parliament OF in the popular Press. which
though it does MOI attack Dr.. Jameson, does
attack tbs Chartered Company with some
virulence. Tuere is always a liking IN
this country for adventure, and Dr.. Jameson
is regarded as personally a hero; but we sus-
poet that the solid base oe the public feeling,
and especially of what we may describe as
musio-hall feeling, is anger at Germm in
reference. The Germans and German Jews
are all huddled up together, and are for the
moment bit srly disllked. It it could be
clearly shown that the Beers were US opposed
to German as to British rule, aul we're not
intriguing for protection from Berlin. much
of the hostility felt towards them would IN
Stantly disappear. AS q matter Of fact, We
fancy this the true state of Boer opinion, Mr..
Kruger only playing off the Germ N Empetor
against Mr.. Chamberlain, with much OF the
a>tuteness and some of the INSCRIPTIONS
ness Of the Sultan. Both potentates Intend
to keep all the power they can, and regard
all Europeans equally rs unacconntable, un-
comfortable works Of God, whose use will he
revealed in good time. He male Asia for
Turks aud their tributaries and South Africa
for Dutchmen aud thoir black sorf.
, 1896-04-08

difficulties ss to evidence, as those who know
most Of tbs facts are all among tho accused.
and there may be a long delay before the final
trial. Sir J. Bridge charged the accused
not to show themselves much in public %
fore they surrendered to their bail and Dr.
jameson. who was, it is declared, met, on
landing, by many offers of merrias, has dis
appeared into u restingssplace in Southern
England.
, 1896-04-08

The correspondents Of French and German
papers have been telegraphing all he week
that the Sultan HIS reopened the Egyptian
question, and has demanded that Great
Britain shall ''regularise'' her occupation Of
the Nile Valley. Ii is even affirmed that Lord
Salisbury has received a despatch to this
eff ct, and has returned an evasive reply de-
claring that the requests made by the Sultan
are too vague to be dealt with By negotia-
ton. The statements are denied by the
British Foreign Office, and thu Ottoman
Elm bassy knows nothing Of them, from
which it may he concluded that the Sui
tan's views have not taken any official
form. He is, however, highly indignant at
the asylum accor leii TO Murad Bey in Egypt,
Murad Bey being devoted to reform and
influential among the younger officers of the
Army and II is probable that, in his wrath,
he has made threats which the hAngers-on of
the Palace interpret as promises 20 ask Great
Britain when she will replace Egypt under
authority. 1t is clear that the reply to such
a demand, if ii is ever formulated, ought to
be distinct. and to vary slightly from tbs
formula now in use. Great Britain will stay
in Egypt until Egypt is strong enough to go
ven herself, and until there is no chance
that Turkish Pashas can resume their autho-
rity within her borders. The conduct Of
those Pashas in Armenia has proved them
to be less fit to govern the Nile uncontrolled
titan even the Khedivs or the Mahdi: ~
Opiuion III the United States ia growing
rather hot about Cuba. 80 far as we can
astertain, while there is a party favourable to
annexation, tie general incliuation is not
toward that policy. There is even q certain
dislike towards the inclusion of more blacks,
more half-castes, and more Catholics within
the Union. The true wish is that tn Span
ish Monarchy should be replaced in Cuba by
a Republic, and this wish is sharpened bya
belief that General Weyler, whltsver HE
promises of moderation, will, in fact, be cruel.
He is about, it is asserted, to declare all the
insurgents ''bandits', which means that he
will hang them when taken prisoners, and
this resolve, which, will make the war one of
determination, ~irrltates the American peace
party almost as much as the Jingoes. II the
threat is truly reported, the United States
will demonstrate theoretically. and war may
follow, the Spanish Government being not
only il proud one. but influenced by an un-
acknowledged feeling that defeat by the
Government of Washington would conceal
thsir own blirdering and iEcap ,city. The
force they have in the island il positively
greater than the whole force with which they
used to hold all Spanish America.
, 1896-04-08
Spectator, It'll March. ]

The Italians have suffered a great disaster
IN AhySslnla, one, indeed, greater than has
sVer occurred in modern times to white men
IN Africa. General B,ratieri. HE officer in
supreme civil and military command there,
either fearing tho advent Of the rains. or
1T. aid OF com ~ni>sarint difficulties, or deter
mjne'l TO anticipate a superior officer who
was on his way 10 snpersede him, decided on
February Goth 10 attack Adowa with his
whole force, 10000 Ita ianS AMI flom 1000
to 5000 drilled nttIyes. rs Adowa is 5000
it. above the sea-level, and was defended by
100000 Abyssinitns posted on the heights
around it., the enterprise was an atduons
one, but the Italian army, divided into three
columns, reached the ridges among which
the town stands, safely enough. Then the
first column, consisting chiefly of natives,
made some sort of rush, got too far forward.
and were crushed by q charge Of the Abyssi-
mans. Tn second column advanced to
their support, but getting "huddled" in q
space too small for action, were also crushed.
and finally all three columns were driven in
such headlong rout that they abandoned their
guns hfty-two IN number, aud fed across
the plain to AdlSrat, seventy miles off. 1t
is not really known what number Of men
were killed, accounts varying from three
thousand to ten thousand, but it is not cues
toned that The army, as all army, has been
destroyed. 1t IS believed that III. 'Erythrea,"
the Italian Colony, must be abandoned, and
that General Baldissera, the new Comm<nder-
in-Chief, must form a new army from Italy
before he can even begin to repair the
disaster. A defeated General is, Of course,
always i'll the wrong but in Berlin and
Vienna, where they understand tactics, the
Italian army is he'd to have been wretchedly
mismanaged,
, 1896-04-08


The Italians, of course, explain their de-.
feat by the presence of French and Russian
officers with Menelek, but it may be cues
TONED if any Auglo- Indian General accus-
toned to mountain warfare would agree with
them. Drill does not improve Oriental
soldiers like the Abyssinians. They are
Semites in blood, of exceptional courage,
men who did not hesitate to charge into the
centre Of Italian regiments; they have been
accustomed to defend their hills for a thou
sand Years; and they have Generals accus-
toned to utilise masses oflmen, who recently
destroyed all army from KhArtoum at KaS-
EAa. They had good rifles, they were on
the higher ridges when they started, aud
their King, Menelek, is obviously a soldier
of the Hyder Ali type,-that is. O man who
can induce his sOldiery to die. To beat
such men they must either be dsooyed out of
the hills or attacked from above, and the
Italians We're still mounting when u kind
of avalanche of ri1emen swept down OH
them. The number of the dead suggests
that the Italians fought we'll, but the fright
full proportion of officers killed, two-thirds
of the whole number, tells a different tale.
The officers, we fear, exposed themselves to
arrest a panic, which may, however, have
broken out at first only among the native
troops.
The Italians are not taking their misfortune
quite we'll. Defeat makes Southern multi
tudes hot instead of cold, and the populace,
instead of discussing calmly the best way
to rep lr disaster, as the Americans did after
Bull Run and we did after Isandlana, are rag
ing against the Government and it's African
policy. Signor Crispi has at once insisted
on resigning, which is weak, and all the
cities of Italy are in 3 state of i~ncipient ins,lr-
~rection. The Chamber bellows till the Pre-
sident adjourns, because of the impossibility
of debate, and the Opposition then meet and
deliberate as if they were q Convention.
Fortunately the popular ebullition is not
directed against the King personally. King
Humbert has still control of the Executive,
and he has two strong administrator in
reserve-the Marquis Rudini and General
Ricotti-who are willing to accept the grave
responsibility of office. Germany and Aus
tria have informed The King that they will
shield Italy during it's trial. and apparently
the resolve adopted is to prosecute the
African enterprise as a first class war. There
are plenty of trained soldiers, and excited
nations can always find money; but we ques-
ton, for reasons stated elsewhere, whether
the fresh efforts will be successful. The new
COMMANDMENT Chief. however, is said to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
The American
MISS ANTHONY ASSURED.
Satisfied That California Will Adopt
Suffrage.

San Francisco Nov 3.-If the politi-
cal future seems as wei assured to
others as it does to Miss Susan B. An
thOny in reference to the subject Of
woman suffrage, then there are many
skies that are Redeemed by hope. But
Miss Anthony bases her opinion on
personal observation. on conversations
with men and women throughout the
length and breadth of California, and
on the very significant fact that in all
California only one organization has
decided to oppose the constitutional
amedment which may confer on women
the power to vote
Il don't see how we can be defeated"
said Miss Anthony last night, but, and
Miss Anthony looked benignantly but
decidedly through her glasses, IF we
are defeated we viii so at it again.
After the campaign is over we will
have a grand rally in this city in Gold
en- Gate hall, November 5 and 6. The
railroad has given us regular cOnven-
ti0n rates, and women viii be here
from all over the state. On the 18th six
of US, the eastern emissaries who came
out to work in California, will all jour
ney eastward together. I have been
campaigning on the Pacific coast eight
months, and have met with a variety
OF experiences Among other incidents
7 spoke from the rear end of a train in
San Luis ObispO county, the train stop
ping ten minutes to enable me to ad-
dress the people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
GRIEF FOR EDGINGTON.
a Former Wife Returns and Makes it
Warm for Him

Mrs. Samuel Edgington, who register
ed at the Fifth Avenue as Mrs. Earl
has come all the way fromAlbuquerqu
n. NJ after her hayward husband
Samuel EdgingtOn is a gambler. He has
lived in Topeka for nearly three years,
and is what the sporting fraternity calls
a gentleman" Two years ago his
wife left the city.
Last Friday she came to the city and
conferred with the police department
Her case was referred to the county
attorney. She swore to a complaint
charging her husband with living un-
lawfully with another woman, whom
he claimed as his wife. al warrant
was issued for his arrest and placed in
Deputy Constable Matthews hands. He
was unable to find Gentleman Sam, "
for he had folded his tent and left for
parts unknown. He took with him the
woman with whom he has been living
He claims to have papers in his posses
from the woman who is here to cause
is lawfully married to the woman with
whom he is now living.
A close friend of EdgingtOn's said to a
reporter. Sam got out of town f1f-
teen minutes after the warrant was is
sued for him. You see Sam kept that
place in the basement under the Royal
Billiard parlor during Festival week
Some of these other fellows get sore if
they don't make a big pot, and so they
have put Mrs. EdgingtOn No. 1 UP to
making him trouble. Sam is a gentle
manly fellow, and he's all right. He's
smooth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
An EDITOR FROM JUNEAU.
z. o. Sylvester Who Runs the Paper
"Farthest NORTH in o. S.

E. O. Sylvester Of Juneau, Alaska,
who has been taking part in the cam
paign, making free silver speeches in
Michigan, Iowa and Kansas, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Sylvester is the
owner of the Juneau Search Light, the
paper which is published the farthest
north Of any in the world Mr.. Sylves-
ter said.
I'VE in Alaska are governed entirely
Dy the federal government So far as I
know we have never voted on anything
up there till this year when primaries
We're held by both Democrats and Re
publicans. They were both disgracefuI
affairs. The Republican convention
which was held was regular row.
There were two conventions held in
the same room at the same time and
the delegates had revOlvers drawn The
cause Of the tumult was a contest be-
tween the Quay men and the Mckinley
men. The man who was elected chair
man by one of the faction was Judge
Bugbee. He was a large man and in
the scuffie between the two factions.
one trying to place him in the chair
and the other trying to keep him out,
ne ruptuTed blood vessel and it killed
The Democratic convention and pri-
marles were put up affairs The ad-
m1nistration sent word up there that
convention should be held and gold men
sent to the Chicago convention Ac-
cordingly the judge, marshal and clerk
Of the federal court were sent down.
Our people generally are a very in
telligent class. The long time when it
is impossible to work makes it almost
necessity for them to read to amuse
themselves. I think that the majority
Of the people in the Territory are in ia
vor Of silver, although we have no sill
Yer interests. Our three products are
gold, fish and furs. Nearly everyone
works only about four months in the
year. I don't think that the average
for every inhabitant is over five
months. The average of our produc-
tIOnS per CAPITA is over 81 GOO Dpr an
mum. This has made hard times an I'M
known term"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
RACED on THE OCEAN.
Steamship Empress of China Beaten
by a French Cruiser.

Victoria, B. C., Nov. S.-Oriental pa
pers received by the Victoria give de-
scription of an ocean race between the
Empress of China and the French crui-
ser Alger.
for Yokohama, its engines doing 76 rev
oluuons, giving a speed of IS knots.
The Empires of China was following
two miles astern. This steamer had
proved a victor in race with theUnited
States fast cruiser Olympia
The merchantmen gradually over
hauled the cruiser and when about 800
metres off hauled down her colors so
she might not have to salute the cruiser
as she passed.
The Alger Immediately increased her
speed to IS revolutions, and the EN-
press responded by increasing her
speed Gradually, with the aid of her
Belleville boilers, the Alger increased
to 90 revolutions, and an hour later got
UP a speed of II knots an hour, which
enabled her to pass the Empress
The next morning at $40 O'Clock the
Alger steamed into Yokohama two
hours in advance of the Empress OF
China.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
HoARpING eoLp.

A strong tendency to obtain and
hoard gold has developed throughout
the country during the past Few days.
This desire for gold has not only exist
ed In the vicinity Of the subtreasuries
but it has extended slI over the coun-
try Business men in some Instances
have been importuned for any stray
gold coin that might come in their way.
by their customers
The situation has doubtless been
brought about by the constant cry Of
alarm which has gone up from Wall
street and other money centers. Panic.
gold at premium. deprecated money,
ruin and general desolation have been
freely predicted as certain to follow the
success Of the silver cause
Some people seem not to have stopped
to consider what they viii do with their
gold in case all these things come true
1t must be apparent that if any one
kind of money disappear the business
of the country must be carried on with
what remains. The business of the
country must and VIII go on and no
gold is absolutely necessary for that
purpose.
Gold is only necessary in transactions
with foreigners. The man who buys
foreign goods must have gold or not
buy. He viii draw on the treasury for
it while his greenbacks last. just as he
has been doing.