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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
CREATED A. SMALL PANIC.
Possibility Of Immediate Increase In tho
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Possibility Of Immediate Increase In tho
Tariff Alarms Importers.
New YORK, March n.-Dispatches
from Washington predicting that con-
gress at it's special session will at once
increase the revenue by adding from
10 to 81. per cent to the schedules OF
the Wilson bill. have created small
panic among importers, and an almost
unprecedented rush to get bonded
goods ont of the warehouse before the
threatened increase takes effect.
The proposed summary action OF
congress has taken merchants com-
pletely by surprise. While they were
prepared for special session to pass .
new tariff law, they expected that the
new bill would occupy the attention Of
congress for at least six months, which
would give them ample time to with
draw the $l9,5OO,OO0 Of goods which
were in bond on Jan. 81. It had
never occurred to them that congress
might adopt . temporary measure for
increasing the revenue, and the posi-
bility Of such q thing. with only about
~ days to get their goods out Of bond
at the present rate Of duty caused .
genuine sensation. "
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
SPECIAL SESSION OVER.

The senate viii Not Meet Again Until
j Next Nlnnday.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-There was
an unusually large attendance of sens
ators when Vice President Hobart
called the senate to order at noon. The
first business was the reading of q let
ter from Governor Bradley of Ken
lucky, announcing the appointment OF
Andrew T. Wood. as senator to sue.
coed Mr.. Blackburn.
MIR. Hoar was on his feet at once,
with motion that the senator-elect be
sworn in. Ia
b MIR. German made motion that the
credentials of Mr.. Wood be referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo.
tions. ssE sas
Mr.. Hoar said that he would not OBJ
ject to that motion, and the credentials
were referred. x
Then Mr.. Hoar presented written no..
tice of two proposed amendments to
the rules Of the senate of radical ma
ture The most important was, accord.
ing to Mr.. Hoar's written notice, '.to
enable the senate to act ron legislation
when it desires, after reasonable de.
bate. .
1t provides that when any bill or res.
olution had been under consideration
more than one day, any senator could
demand that debate be closed. If a
majority of the senators SO decided
there should be vote without further
delay and no motion would be i'll order
pending the vote, but one to adjourn.
s The senate adjourned sine die, practi-.
cally ending the SPECIAL session.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
EXCEEDED HIS LIMITS.

Mexicans Aroused Over . Demand of the
Spanish Minister. 5 i : (
Cry OF MEXICO, March ll.--Popular
interest is intense as to the reply the
government will make to the request of
the Spanish minister that the authori.
ties interfere to prevent further collec-
ton Of funds for Cuban patriots. It is
felt here that the Spanish minister has
exceeded the limits Of prudence in
making his request Of the government,
end tho tone of the press shows that
the government would be cordially sus.
tanned in giving an emphatic negative
tn IL 81 gf. -..5tt 80 haE34f5s "a
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Roads Finally Open.

IRoQUols, s. D., March ll.-Passen.
Ter trains are now running between
Pierre and Tracy and Cakes and
5Hawarden With the present mild,
calm weather. officials Of the road be.
Slieve they will have the road open be-
tween Watertown and Gettysburg
within q few days. Il has required an
extraordinary effort to clear these lines
sof the mountains Of snow covering
them, s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Formed An Ice Gorge.

sHs PORTLAND. Mich, March I An ice
~ above town broke at p. m. and
now logged against the dam two
4 iles below. The water is backing up.
w She town. Cellars in the business
along Kent street have been
ocded. Al. the families have moved
~ III along the street leading to the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
\ Flood SCARE over.

$40 CINCINNATI. March II. At II o'clock
the river was 40 feet inches and ris.
Ing an inch and = half per hour. All
4 Hood scare here is over. Above Ports.
month the Ohio is falling and below
that city is rising slowly. The great
danger is now below Cincinnati. where
5lxibutaries on both banks are swelling
sxha food. "A SsS $ ~ Nh ls $SS3 M
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
DuLuTH-s SUPERIOR HARBoR.

Contracts For Dredging 70 the Extent Of
20. OO0, 900 Yards Awarded.
WAsH1NoToS, Mar1;l ll.-Secretary
Alger has approved the papers letting
the contract for the harbor work at the
Duluth. Superior harbor. whereby more
than u, 900, 900 cubic yards Of dredging
10 to be performed on the continuous
contract plan.
The contract awarded was for . total
OF el,855, B45 to be divided between
Williams, Green & Williams Of Duluth,
and Charles s. Barker Of West Supe.
rior, their bids being precisely thu
same rate, and the contracts will bd
divided equally between these two
firms. ~ N .1.1 -, Y Sa - 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
KENTUCKY sENAToRsHIP.

Fight for the Vacant Scat IL Narrowing
va Down-Hunter May Win.
s LOUISVILLE, March II. The contest
for the seat in the United States sen.
ate, which is to be filed by the special
session of the legislature called by
Governor Bradley to meet at Frankfort
next week, is narrowing down to a
fight between DR. w. G. Hunter, St.
John Boyle, last sessions caucus NOM
inee OF the Republicans, and w. y.
Deboe. a party leader in this state. DR..
Hunter, who came from Washington
soon after the Inauguration Of Presi.
dent Mckinley. has since been indus
tyiously at work with his friends. They
now claim with confidence and some
show Of justification that the doctor
will receive the Republican caucus
nomination.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
THE ALASKAN TREATY.

senate Foreign Affairs Committee Salts
&& ned With 1t.
" WASHINGTON. March II. The senate
committee on foreign relations agreed
to report the Alaskan boundary treaty
with Great Britain without amend.
8ment or change. The arbitration treaty
was not considered, h;t it will be taken
up at special meetiiI Of the commit
tee to be held next Friday.
4. There was no material discussion of
the Alaskan treaty and no criticism OF
any of its features on the part Of any
senator, either Republican or Demo-
cratic. Senator Davis, the new chair.
man of the committee, presided. He
had made study Of the treaty and
was able to explain it's provisions,
which he did, i'll detail. 1t was the
opinion OF all the members that the
treaty would result to the advantage Of
the United States. It was stated that
the DETECTION Of the line SO as to place
the summit Of Mount St. Elias directly
on the line of demarkation would re.
suit in a gain to the United States of
~ or IA square miles Of territory.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12

The celebrated imported English Shire
Stallion will stand for service agalnsthis sea-
son at LITTLE FALLS, GRAVELVILLE,.
RICHPRAIRIEan and BUCHANAN.
For terms and dates see later announce
ments.
Duke is dapple chestnut stallion Is
hands high, silver main and tail, with heavy
bearded kneecaps which Indicate his
thoroughbred blood and breeding.
P. II. GROSS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Faraxsll 10 laorton.

WASHINGTON, March IL farewell
reception to Hon. ]. Sterling Morton,
the retiring secretary Of agriculture,
was given BY the employees Of the de-
partment 1t the Ebbitt House. During
the two hours Of the reception prac-
tically all the employees Of the depart.
ment came in to bid goodbye to their
former chief. Il 5
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
I,.ui.xllle ma N.,hxille rraln Rohhed.

4 Louisville and Nashville Train Robbed.
LOUISVILLE KY, March II. ~ special
from Burning cham, Ala. says, the north
bound express train No. 4. on the
Louisville and Nashville road, was held
up by six masked men near Calera.
Quite . sum Of money Is said to have
been secured. ;3es 81
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Merritts Loaf rh,s on. ],

ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE United
States court Of appeals has affirmed the
opinion of the federal court Of Mime
sofa in the case of Alfred and Leonidas
Merritt against the American Steel
Barge company, in which the latte.
was victorious. The suit was brought
to recover collateral given by the plain
tiffs to Charles w. w gilmore. to secure
the payment Of notes aggregatine
4422,575. Wetmore disposed Of the
collateral to the Barge company and the
Merritts brought suit to recover it.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Colony for Drunkards.

ALBANY, March IA bill has been
introduced in the assembly which
authorizes the city Of New York to ap
propriate 100000 for the equipmen,
and maintenance of a farm colony near
New York city, where habitual drunk
ards and other undesirable citizens
may be sent to be drilled into decency
and = proper regard for their duties to
the state. T$ 4
New Horsemsn's Association.
CHICAGO. March 1l.-Ata meeting Of
prominent horsemen. held at the
Palmer House new trotting horse as
ISOLATION to be known as the lnterna.
tional Horseman's association was or
ganized. The organization is the re-
suit Of preliminary meeting some
weeks ago, when q committee on or
ganization was appointed. 4;
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Ths Rlockade Broksn

TACoMA, Wash, March II. The
blockade on the Northern Pacific, occa-
stoned by snow storms in Dakota, has
been broken. The overland trains due
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday have
arrived, bringing three days mail.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Harrison for Mayor.

CHICAGO, March IL. Carter 81. Har.
rison, son Of Chicago's murde mayor,
will probably be nominated By accla-
nation in the Democratic city conven.
ton to make the race against Judge
Scar for the mayoralty. &.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
HIS waeer PREDICTED.

DC1ueUE, Il, March 1.-THE melt
inr SHOWS and heavy rains caused 8
rise of - inches in the Mississippi dur
inx - hours Old Iivermen predict
4Aiahsat watlr known for ~ yearA
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12

The Chicago drainage board has
sp ~, III $31, 900, OOoin the construct
I ion 81 the drainage canal, but
they will not spend any more un-
stil sfter the legislature "lnvestl
I gates them awhile.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Not,fled 81 : cue 81 \ W 3

PrrTsBuRa, March IL. The employees
Of the Keystone Rolling Mill company
Of this city and the Standard Manu-
facturing company Of Allegheny have
been notified Of . reduction in wages OF
from 10 10 10 per cent. About 800 men
are employed in the two plants.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Tribute 60 Ericsson !,

CHICAGO, March II. Tribute was
paid to the memory Of John Ericsson,
inventor Of the monitor, BY the Swe-
dish American Republican league by .
banquet ct the Auditorium hotel.
Patriotic American toasts were the or:
der Of the occasion, and the great in
ventor was glorified by his country
@sa
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
PERSONALS.

ytster1ay. .}
MI M Williams returned Monday
from ST, Paul. II. *. 4 7. "
u Il. II. Ruckman came mp from st,
Paul yesterday
Sheriff Rider returned from ST.
Paul Wednesday
Il; Huffman went 10 Braintrd
Tuesday afternoon. {. Il
KS "A Tanner wsns ut Braiilerd
Wednesday, on business.
Jas II. tiarvry, III MinIenpnlis.
wasiIl the city ,Tuesdny. VI
&. A. Wpyerhne.,sp wr,it to ST.
Paul Monday afternoon
Chas. Gravel was II RDyaltOn Nom
day afternoon OH business.
John yertin returned from 4 visit
at Cold Springs Wednesday.
r. "A. LiElbergh wen, to Brainerd
Tuesday afternoon on business.
S. Dover. the lumberman. came
do wa from 'ushing Wednesday.
Il. W. MISSY returned yesterday
FROM Il Guinness visit ut Brninerd.
Nick Rassier, " hO was ut st Cloud
an businesr. returned home Wednes-
day. #
james Il WinalOw. Of Jamestown.
N D., was a Lite Falls visitot
Tuesday.
Ensign and Airs. DinwOOtlir.O Of the
Salvation Army, wcnt to WHdeha
Tuesday.
Mrs Frank Ruth. OF ST. Paul.spent
sunday visiting rel. tives and friends
il, this city
Misses Zoe Cry aud Della Holt. Of
RuyaltOI,. were visiting friends in the
city Tuesday.
JOS Heltemes. III Dnlurh. deputy
revenue collector. was Il Little Falls
visitor Monday.
r.. Mathirsnn returned Wednrs-
day night from Il trip to the South
st Paul stock yards.
Supt. A. E. Law. of the Northern
Pacific, was u Little Falls visitor for
II short time Wednesday.
G.. j. MnncktnD. state agent for the
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance COM
pnny was in town Monday.
Mrs. j H. !, Rhode, left Wednesday,.
IN a visit IT, Jackson. Mich. Mr..
Rhode. accompanied her as far az ST.
Paul. All
e A. Lindherghl left Monday morn
ing on u business visit to Rockford.
III Herxpects to be away Ii week or
ten days. s%a
Miss Lille Gadbnis. Of st. PAnl.
came M saturday night on a visit
to her brother, Al Guhbuis, at Hotel
Buchanan.
G.. I. McNnir. who has been on ~
business visit NJ Fargo. Duluth and
Ot her points. returned home yester-
day morning.
81 Mrs. b. r. Paul, ~ Chippewa Fails.
Wis ! arrived III the city Saturday
night IN II, visit tn her sister. Mrs [
Felix Cartlipal.
Msrtin SIN z. foreman ~ the West
side cooper shop, was called to Mra-
neapnlis Yesterday by the serious
Illness IT Il relative.
Benjamin Briggs Sr. OF Sank Rap"
Ids, ~ brother Ut JudsIn Briggs, OF
this city. and N. Briggs, Of Gravel
Vile. was in the city Tuesday. s
Mrs. b. p. Paul, who had been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Felix Gnrtlili-
al since saturday returned to her
home at Chippewa Falls Wednesday,.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
su.ar sohed 81. cemplete.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Re.
publican members Of the ways and
means committee have dnished their
work on the sugar schedule and taken
mp the wooden schedule. On the latter
they came to no definite decision.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Another American Liberated,

Another Alnerican liberated.
WASHINGTON, March IA cable
gram was received at the state depart
ment from United States Consul Nc
Carr at Cienfuegos, saying another
American citizen, Antonio Suarez del
Viltar, has been liberated.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12

Licence was the issue in a large
number of village elections
throughout the state Tuesday, and
white no license was voted for in
quite number Of towns, the
large majority, where the ques-
ton was submitted, we're in favor
/ of license. The contest in several
towns was very bitter.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
SURPRISED ~ Insargsnts.

Surprised ~ Insargsnts.
HAVANA, via Key. West, March II. -
The insurgents surprised the garrison
Of the village o. Las Palmas, in the
province Of Pinar del Rio. sacking the
stores, burning VI houses and parading
through the town. The cane fields Of
the plantations Espranza, Sofia, Saliva
dor and DON Amigos Isabel have been
burned to Tie ground. The Loses are
sabcuA q, 0oo, 000
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12
Mount Norris Dam Breaks.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, March IL Tho
Mount Morris dam broke during tho
morning. The towns north Of Mount
Morris are feeling the effect Of the
water let loose as it spreads over the
big river fats. Most OF the damage
viii be to low-lying farm lands. The
dam was built in 1885 BY the state and
cost about $50, 600. All manufacturers
who use water power IN that village
have closed down.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-12

II GlOtIsW DIS SuUnAUVCuS /" - - 80 49, -
of license. The contest in several
!; towns was very bitter.
Tax custom laws are SAID to per-
init wealthy tourists toyearly bring
into the, connt,y as clothing and
presents all sorts Of valuable
goods free Of duty. While caus.
ing loss to the government
of several millions Of dollars
yearly, it also is an injury
Is manufacturers and merchants,
and the business men ofthe larg.
er cities Of the country are organ.
iising to secure legislation to pro.
hibit this kind offrceimportation.
The Washington Star outlines
President Mckinley's financial
plans as follows: 1t is understood
that the president will not ap.
point, members of an international
conference commission or take
any steps toward calling confer
3encc until after the expiration Of
the special SESSION Of congress-.
s The pres1d mt has in mind a very
comprehensive plan for dealing
with the whole monetary question.
.It is understood that he will at
first confine negotiations with
foreign governments to the usual
diplomatic agencies. All the am.
Sbassadors and ministers to foreign
governments appointed by Nj. Nc
Klnly will BE- given special i'll.
structiomto devote particular at.
5trntion to bringing about 4 frind.
III understanding on the monetary
question. They are expected to
assume an attitude friendly to bi.
metallism aud to exert what influ.
8ence they can toward inducing
the countries to which they are
5accredited to give the matter Sc.
rious considerations.
Among, the features Of Harper's
Bazaar during TIE. weeks of March
will b. Washington letter de-.
ssclibing the Inauguration ball, by
sMauue Andrews Oil, and sketches
Sof the ladies surrounding Mrs. Nc
Klnlty, illustrated with portraits
Sof the wives Of the new members
sof the cabinet. Other interesting
features will b. All article by Lille
Hamilton French on "The Sewing
Schools Of New York. "Direc-
tons for Travellers" including
explicit details to persons going
abroad, by Emma ]. Gray; and
Choosing q Home BY Margaret
Sutton B. iscoe. The new spring
fashions will be clearly described
and fully illustrated.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

and has two rufles about the bottom and
two half way to the waist.
The waist Is gathered in simple fashion,
and has a wide waistband of bias black
satin, fastening with hooks and eyes at one
side. The stock collar is a straight band
of the blue cloth with several rows OF black
velvet ribbon decorating it. There is no
bow or %rosette, for they have gone out of
style, and it fastens with hooks at the back.
The sleeves are small and close fitting all
the way to the shoulder. exactly like the old
fashioned sleeves of eight or ten years ago.
At the top are two ruffies of black silk edged
with black velvet ribbon, and the entire
close sleeve is decorated with rows of the
velvet an inch apart.
The hat is a jaunty little turban OF black
straw trimmed with a mass Of upright black
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

knots Of heliotrope and its gray-green leaves;
maiden-hair fern and primulas, white vio-
let's, clematis and pigmy tulips.
For early spring wear, however, the two
Lenten church suits exhibited are pretty
fair examples of what Is being done in cash
mere. The first one shows to what a fan
tastically extravagant point the fashion of
braiding has grown. This is a new rough
light wool Spanish military braid in sod
color, laid on a skirt and waist of burnt
black satin, with the neck yoke, friIls and
collarband in deep cream-tinted peau de sole.
Gown No. 2 is a innanon-colored double
cashmere. It's perfectly plain skirt is made
separate from the undermining OF silk, as is
the present mode with all well-built cos
tunes. The Elton body Is not of cashmere.
but black velvet, with revers and slashes
of white MORE silk edged with black silk
braid and gold gimp.
STUDIES IN SCARLET.
To brighten such a sober church gown a
necktie of scarlet satin is used, for until
we get fairly into the bright weather of
May dashss Of scarlet viii wisely be en-
ployed on very many suits. The truth Is,
wear. will later be seen than tiny toques
In solid s~carlet-straw, ribbon bows, wings
and all. Whether to wear these small bits
of headgear well back from the face a FAN
glaise, or tipped over the eyes a la Fran
caise. is a question costing the mllliners
s~leepless nights, for London and Paris, at
least the feminine portion OF their inhabit-
ants. are arrayed against each other on this
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

view OF a lenten house dress, meant for
luncheons and what not. Then. too, 1t Illus
trates the last whisper OF fashion in the
way of color combinations. Here is a gray
silk-warp cashmere. Doves breast gray
that has not a cold light In II, and what is
more, tbs prettily embroidered. and its Jacket
waved, as they say in Paris. A band OF
embroidery lends the skirt distinction, while
a fine air is given the whole by the vest and
belt OF clear daffodil yellow MORE velours.
A paste buckle finishes off the belt in front,
and behind, unnoticed from this view Of the
gown, juts out below the belt a tiny but
full postillion tail Of yellow velours.
Every week positively the dressmaker's
ardent desire to trim her patrons petticoats
seems to be getting more and more from un-
der her control. So far the wearers OF
skirts have with a kindly eye tolerated elab-
crate b~raiding which fashion, by the way,
has thrown a great deal of extra and well
coined work into the hands of wage-earning
women. But the rufles. 1t remains to be
seen whether they have come to stay, espe-
cially on cotton gowns. There Is a perfect
passion grown up for little fiounces, zig
tagging, looping. pointing and circling about
Bingham, %organdie, foulard and challie
breadths. The latest notion is to set one
great founce on to a deep yoke at the hips
and then squander yards more OF goods IN
gathering little hounces to this.
The only novelty In cotton goods material
that has appeared so far is %crispine, a hand
some, coarse, all linen goods, that promises
to enjoy a great vogue for outing and yacht
ing suits. Gloves again must match the
gowns they are worn with, white glace kids
are no longer in the best taste for day
light use, while for evening the long gloves
are finished with falling cuffs of lace, tied
about the arm by loops and rosette bows
of narrow velvet ribbon, and the stitehtngs
on the back replaced with rows of bright
gold spangles laid on overlapping, like a
scales. MARY