Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06
THE SICK MAN.

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key is beaten. Boston Herald.
4 The sick man has been at the point OF
death severn. times before. ~ Boston Globe.
The sick man Of the east continues to
kick at Christian science treatment. De-
troit News Tribune. .Ss1 !.
Abdul Hamid' fate is said to hang bya
thread. So we heard a year ago. 1t Is
such q strong thread that rival manufac-
tuners will soon be claiming it-Boston
journal. ,i
Mr.. Gladstone's years are many, but
there Is no decrepitude about his phrase
making. He has just called She sultan Of
Turkey the assassin who sits upon Q
throne" AS q snap shot the photograph
ls quite faithful. Troy Times.
The American people sympathize with
the suffering Armenians, 1t Ia true, but
when 1t comes to this country's entering
into an offensive and defensive alliance for
the purpose of protecting the British inter-
ests In the Dardenelles that is quite an-
other matter. - Chicago journal.
This perennial Jealousy over Turkey 10
foolish and wasteful Surely the sick
man has been propped up long enough.
Nothing would be moro welcome on this
hide Of the ocean, at any rate, than to hear
that the invalid had finally suocumbed to
his fatal malady. IF Providence Journal
So intense is the passionate hatred Of the
sultan In England and 90 deep. the popular
disgust at the timid conservatism of the
powers that 1t seems as If not even the old
bugbear Of Russian occupation OF Constan-
tinople would be able again to ssve Turk
ish rule In Europe Buffalo Commercial.
It IL highly fattering to American pride
to have Great Britain appeal to the United
States as the one power that can, In con-
junction with England, settle the Turkish
question, but 1t Is dattery nevertheless.
The chestnuts are hot, and Uncls Sam has
. long arm, bnt the end Of 1t II not . cats
Ledger. tt
MINOR ITEMS OF IN TEREST.
Two men are dead and third will
die as q result Of political fights at
Duryea, Pa. w. s..
An official denial has been made Of
the report that it has been decided to
postpone the reform Of the Russian
currency. @
The worlds speed skating champion.
ships will be decided on the rink Of the
Montreal Amateur Athletic association
Feb. 3 and s. .i, 5sgtj,8fEs5.l.s ~ .s,..
The London Observers Paris CORE.
spondent hears from high source that
it is the czar's intention to put an end
to the situation in Constantinople.
Advices from Athens state that the
Greek government will introduce . bill
during the coming session Of the boule,
or legislative body of Greece, providing
for quadrennial Olympic games in the
stadion. Hs,5 Ia III s
p '.Oklahoma BILL alias William
Payne, alias Pratt, committed suicide
at Kansas City by shooting. He il
said to have been a member Of the ia
nous Dalton gang Of outlaws and was
out on bail. n'
Among the passengers on the Ameri.
can line steamship St. Paul are Mr.. and
Mrs. John g. New, Miss Francis T..
willard, Lady Pauncefote, Olga Bran
don, Mrs. Henry Abbey and p. 3.
Willard and company. /.
M. G.. Averoff, the wealthy Greek
merchant, who in part restored the
stadion for the Olympic games Of this
year, has written to the crown prince Of
Greece Offering the sum Of $500, 900
drachmas to reconstruct it in Pentelic
marble.