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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
It Pays Better.

The matter Of better roads is an i'm
portant one, and it is the coming prob
lem to be solved by county governments.
In the rural districts of Philadelphia
and the adjoining counties there are
many miles Of smooth, we'll kept and
enjoyable roads, and there is no reason
why Delaware should not move in the
matter. It pays better to have good
roads than to keep on patching up poor
roads with pieces Of sod, sold roots and
stones as big as q mans head.-Wil-
mington News.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
THE LAND PARADE.

Estimated That Nearly sixty thousand
Mem Participated.
According to careful estimates there
Were between 81, 900 and $4,000 men in
line in the big parade. OF this aggre.
gate United States regulars aud naval
forces numbered 4,OOO, national guard
of New York $1,000, and national
guard of other states IL $50. The &.
A. r. veterans in line were computed
at 10000.
The parade started from Twenty.
fourth street and Madison avenue ut
10 80 a. m. Major General Granville
M. Dodge, followed by staff of cole
brated soldiers, led the column. the
military band from Governors Island
coming next.
The veteran, General Merritt, one
Of tho worlds famous leaders Of cav.
airy, commanding the division of the
Atlantic, the First division and the
natty West Pointers. called for salvos
OF cheers o. thoy followed. Engineers,
artillery, cavalry, infantry, in pictur-
eSque but orderly variety, tra,nped by,
each brigade headed by veteran OF
note. Not least among the honorcd
troops were the tars from Uucle Sans
navy. Besides these regulars there
were the citizen soldiery and the naval
militia. There were no invidious dis.
tinct.ons. New York's famous Sew.
enth was no more heartily Cheered than
was Maryland's superb Fifth, while
the solid ranks of Pennsylvania sons,
led by their governor, had the same
braves showered upon them that greet.
ed the guardsmen from New Jersey,
Ohio and Massachusetts. Hearty. too,
were the plaudits accorded the sons OF
Confederate veterans-youths whose
sires "took their horses home with
them," ut the mandate of the great
general in whose honor the march was
made.
But enthusiasm reached its climax
when the division led by General o. o.
Howard marched into view. Tho old
veterans were given the greatest HON
or. As relief from the constant blue
} came the independent companies, the
gray clad cadets, the insignia.covered
benevolent, religious and temperance
orders.
1t would be impossible in any other
country besides the United States to
duplicate procession which would
Call up SO many memories of war and
peace. Of days Of gloom and days OF
sunshine And all along the line-in
regimental colors, guidons, banners
cleaned Old Glory, while from thou.
sands of throats of brass rang out
the strains of music, martial and REM
iniscent, inspiring and harmonious.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
MANY NOTABLES PRESENT.

Reception to President and Vice P'esi'
don't 1T the Union League Club.
The reception to the president and
vice president at the Union League
club in the evening was q fitting Gull
mination of the days events. Prepare
tions for the event had been made III
the most lavish and extensive manner,
and the exterior and interior of the
commodious clubhouse presented a
brilliant scene. More than 1000 in.
vitations had been issued and fully
half that number were accepted, judy
ing from the large assemblage. The
invited guests included the diplomatic
corps, Bishops Potter and Newman,
Archbishop Corrigan and host OF for
eiRn and American dignitaries.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
MANY LIVES " IMPERILEO.

Flood Situation Grave in the Territory
Ad jacent to st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-The flood situa.
ton throughout the neighboring Mis-.
sissippi and Missouri river territory is
one Of gravest danger. At several
points the swollen streams have over.
stepped their banks and burst through
the ]evees. Already several lives have
been lost and many people are i'm.
periled by the rapidly rising waters.
Thousands of acres of farm lands on
both the Illinois and Missouri sides Of
the Mississippi river have been inun'
dated, or will be soon. Stock has been
drowned and crops destroyed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30

thr,r: .','n Of his countrymen. They
owed Il -: ~ duty, which they could not
fail to orr r.i. They have reared hia
monument to u majestic height; but, II
Il lowered above the eagles flight, 1t
would not reach a. high a. the summit Of
his fame. lls mute eloquence will plead
tor equal sacrifices should war ever again
threaten the nations life. ! In this tomb,
which generosity has created and which
his services have sancti1led, his ashes will
henccforth rest, but his true sepulchre
will be in the hearts of his countrymen.
Mayor Strong. on behalf of Now
York city, then accepted from the ma
tion the trust of the tomb aud the ex-
ercises closed with the Hallelujah
Chorus from Handal's messiah.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
Loss OF 100000.

DISASTROUS Ere on the books vt Newport
News, W.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. April %. "A
fire broke out in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad company's pier No. s..
and before the flames were checked
damage to the extent of $4,000, 900 had
been done. Two of the company's i'm.
mense piers were destroyed, three ves'
sells burned to the waters edge, a tus
boat entirely destroyed and eight per.
sons injured, some seriously. The
flames spread with such rapidity that
it was impossible to make any head
way against them: The vessels de.
stroyed were the British steamship
Cliutonia. the Norwegian steamship
Solveig, the German ship j. D. Bisch.
off and the Chesapeake and Ohio tug
Wanderer.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
GRANTS TOMB. NEW YORK.


such tumultuous vent. The greatest Of
our citizens, our soldiers aud our sail
ors stood side by side with men Of
fame of almost every nation Of the
earth, and paid, without regard to
race or creed, or party prejudice, the
last and long delayed honor of the liv'
ing to the dead. while the greatest
throng that ever filed the city of New
York added its surging pean to the
roar of belching guns and the tramp of
marching soldiers. And in that throng
there were no North, no South, for
since the soldier.president had said,
LET us have peace" the gray had
blended with the blue
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE.

Fatal Accident ON an Electric Car al
IOrtlani, Or.
PORTLAND, Or, April 2S.-An elec'
trio car was thrown from the track at
Eighth streets during the afternoon
and plunged into slough rs feet be.
low. -Four persons were drowned and
1srnjured.
There were 81 people in the car. It
was running down hill ut a speed Of Ii
miles an hour, and on reaching curve
so feet from the bridge left the track.
The momentum the car had gained
carried it about 100 feet upon the
bridge, where the timbers of the struc.
ture gave way and precipitated the car
into the lagoon ~ feet below.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
WORK OF WRECKERS.

Train ON the Houston aud Texas Central
Der1iled.
Houston, Tex, April %. - Train
threw switch ut Fairbanks OH the
Houston and Texas Central railroad
two miles north of here, and the south
bound passenger train ran into it, caus.
ing q smashup of the forward coaches
and derailment of the others. Fl. s.
Goldberg Of Houston was killed and a
dozen others were injured. !. Three at.
tempts at wrecking have been frus.
trated at this place within the last
year.
Not Ready to Withdraw From Crete.
LONDON, April 28.-The parliamen.
tary secretary for the foreign Office,
Mr.. Curzon, replying in the house of
commons to . question of Mr.. Horny
Labouchere, said that no agreement
had been reached relative to the with.
drawal of the Turkish troops from
Crete. A majority Of the powers, he
added, were Of the opinion that the
Greeks must leave first.
Struck IN Electric Car.
TAMPA, Fla, April 28.-A collision
Of the Florida Central and Peninsula's
fast mail train with q street car loaded
with passengers resulted in three men
being killed. The electric car was
smashed into splinters and the passen.
gers were strewn promiscuously about
the scene Of the accident.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30

10A oA1SNVknAoV0 ANoAO6 xdG 0kSANT IOh10.
his life ia worthy the contemplation Of
ages He needs no euloRists: his services
attest his greatness. He did his duty ana
trusted to history for his need Of praise.
The more history discusses him the more
brilliant becomes the lustre of his name.
He was q natural leader; he was born to
command. He was one Of the men who
marked the hours, while others only
sound them" No one can rob him Of u
single laurel; no one can lessen the meas
ure of his renown. He honored the age in
which we live, and future generations
will be Illuminated by the brightness of
his fame.
His countrymen have paid him a trib-
ute of grateful hearts; they have reared
IN monumental rock u sepulchre for his
ashes, a temple to his fame. The fact that
it has been built by the voluntary contri-
buttons af the people will give our cit-
zens an individual interest in preserving
1t, in honoring it. In the movement for
the erection of this memorial, it was not
his reputation that was at stake. it was
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
More Houses Washed Away.

ST. VINCENT, Mimi, April %. The
water is stationary. There was bad
wind during the night, almost equal to
that of Easter. Considerable damage
was done and few small buildings
swept away. The Canadian relief
steamer Assiniboine reports great des'
titution along the river.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
K.n&uokv senatorial Situation.

FRANKFORT, KY, April 28.-The two
political armies are fighting the fight
as never before. The Blackburn peo-
Die, who see the prize slipping from
them and the election Of Deboe almost
certain to occur, are making desperate
efforts to staye off tho election.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
Journalism In the Future.

City Editor (of great daily)-Where's
the president of the United StatcsP
Assisant-He's reporting today's cab
met meeting for us.
City Editor-Al right. Cable the car
of Russia to look after the Chinese ques-
ton for us today and remind the emperor
Of Germany that we depend upon him to
cover the meeting Of the reichstag. -Phil-
adelphia North American.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
His FAvOrito Task.

Housewife-Why don't you go to work.
INDECENT Ike-It's easy to talk about
work, but 1t amt so easy to get q job. I've
been tryin for the last six months.
Housewife-What sort Of work have you
looked for?
INDECENT Ike-Windin an eight day
clock, mum!-Chips.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
f3alena Celebrates tho Day.

GA1ENA, Ills, April 2s.-This city
celebrated the anniversary of the birth
of it's most illustrious citizen, General
ULYSSES s. Grant. The entire town
was in festive array. Visitors from all
portions of the state, as well az from
other states, came to attend the exer'
niono
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
ORATOR OF THE DAY.

General Horace Porter Pays q High
Tribute to the Dead.
General Porter, as orator Of the day,
was accorded warm reception. He
paid high tribute to General Grant
and in conclusion said
He reached the highest pinnacle Of
human distinction. Men have dwelt upon
his achievements till they know them all
by heart The record Of his deeds rise to
the sublimity of an epoch. The story of
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
Our Greatest Citizens and Rep
resentives Of Many Ma
tons Attend.
HEARD PATRIOTIC SPEECHES.
President Mckinley and Gen.
eral Porter the Orators
of the Day.
Wondrous Parades by Land
and Sea Features OF the
Occasion.

New YORK, April 2S.-Never but
once in the history of the world and
never before in the history of the
United States has such a tribute been
paid to the noble dead as when, with
wondrous pageant by land and sea. the
nation, dedicated thetomb. that now
holds the body of the hero, Ulysses S.
Grant.
L, was an occasion more Of trium.
pha 1t eulogy and national pride than
:. !. funeral rite, for in these II years,
81 ice first the nation mournod for
G mt, the keenness of grief has worn
II nd there lives in the hearts of men
,ue hero worship which has just found
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
Eixa Yaasala Ashore.

TORONTO. Ont, April 2S.-Durlng
the storm Monday and Monday night
five vessels at the eastern end OF Lake
Ontario went ashore, all laden heavily
with grain,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
Carefully Planned Outrage.

LONDON, April 28.-One Of tho vic.
Tins Of the explosion which occurred
while tho train filed with men from
the city was making it's usual stop at
Aldersgate station Of the underground
railroad is dead. It is generally be-
lieved the affair was carefully
planned outrage, although it's object is
unknown, unless it was merely to Gre.
ate general havoc.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Unit Of Value.

In establishing standard for the
measurement of liquids the United
States adopted the gallon" which
contains certain number of cubic
inches or pounds of distilled water at
a given temperature and atmospheric
pressure. This always measures the
same The standard "bushel" and
pound avordupoise' were established
IN like manner and cannot vary. The
''meter," the unit of measurement OF
distance in the metrical system, ID
equivalent to one ten-millionth part OF
the distance on the earth from the
equator to the North pole as ascertain
ed By the actual measurement of an
arc of meridian and is not suscepti-
BILE to change. But the standard unit
of value which should be the most ac-
curate, if possible, of any, as it is the
most frequently and universally called
into requisition in the measure Of val
ues in the exchange of commodities in
commerce, is the goll or silver dollar
of a certain number of grains weight
respectively, and certain degree OF
purity or fineness- And these do not
vary in these respects. But let it be
observed that they are not intended to
be employed as standard of weight
but Of value, which bears no certain
and permanent relation TO their weight
but is subject to very significant, but
not easily designated, fluctuations,
making the unit in its employment IN
facilitating the exchange of values
similar to what a bushel measure
would be if employed to measure the
farmers grain and should hold at one
time four pecl6s, at another five, at
another perhaps three, &c. Now If to
have an alleged unit of value that is
simply coin of certain weight, and
which has no permanently definite
value, nor a fixed relation to any thing
possessing this quality, is for this
reason Objectionable, then unit OF
value which would always measure
about the same value, or have a rela-
lion to something that is permanent
and stable would be desirable, and its
employment would be attended with
less perplexity and greater fairness
than that IN present use.
But how could such q system be de-
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
promise to agriculture and agrlcultur,

promise to agriculture and agricultur'
al labor
Second. That is by an export boun-
ty. LIDO not favor the principle of
bounties, but will favor it in this case,
if no other remedy can be had, on the
principle of offsetting one bounty with
another bounty. If the Republican
party can protect agriculture and agr-
ricultural labor by any other method
which is better then let them it. II
it cannot, submit that it is bound By
its solemn declaration to the American
people to protect all American labor
and American industries against for
eign competition by adopting this
method.
But If the Republican party should
adopt the wisest and most equitable
tariff system that it is possible to de-
wise, it cannot restore prosperity by
that means. The gold standard and
monopoly rule are the two cancers that
are paralyzing the industrial life of the
nation. Transportation monopoly and
the gold standard are the two great
twin parents of all other trusts and
combines. These evils must be RENE
died before there will be any general
revival Of business or permanent pros
perity The Caucasian.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
K.ep Them ouarrel,ur.

The private owners and manipulators
of municipal utilities see their only sal
walton in partisan politics. AS long as
they can keep the voters quarreliug
about tariff, bloody shirt, Bennett law
and other insignificant and exploded
fakes, they can slip their tools into
office AS soon as the people own these
utilities there will be very little politi-
cal corruption. The best evidence of
this is in the water works that are own
ed by the city. One never hears of the
water works packing caucus, "inhu-
encing" aldermen or maintaining lob
by or being guilty of corrupt practices,
because the plant belonging to all the
people, there is no need of special priv"
ileges or special Legislation. National
ize the railroads, telegraphs and tele-
phones and "municipalize" the utili'
ties in cities and the corporations who
are now compelled to maintain their
special privileges by free passes and
other bribery to corrupt politicians,
will no longer exist
And when there is no one to do the
bribing corruption will cease, because
if there is no one to buy trading politi-
clans can find no market for theii
pull. Milwaukee Advance.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

Which is the more sacred right in
this world, a bonded right which has
been many times extinguished by the
payment of usurious interest, or the
natural right of man to life, liberty and
the pursuits Of happiness? In the
opinion of organized wealth there can
be no natural rights; and bonded rights,
however fraudulently contracted, are
the only rights which exist. Silver
Knight,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

The sentiment in favor of municipal
ownership of street railways is making
Roadway faster right now than any of
the populist "isms" ever before gained
ground with the masses. A few more
campaigns such as Chicago has just
passed through in fighting the Hum
phrey bills, and that question will be
in a fair way for settlement; and it
will never be settled till it is settled
right. Chicago Express.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

1t is sometimes urged against the
government ownership Of railroads that
the employees would all be part of a
great army to serve to keep political
party in power indefinitely. When it
is remembered that the railroad corpo-
rations of the country went into poll
ties in the last campaign with PERM
cious activity unparalleled, lining up
solidly with the gold trust against the
people, it is evident that the argument
along that line against government
ownership is not well taken. If the
government operated the railroads one
political party would have the same ia
cilities for transportation as another.
The mail for one political party in the
last campaign was distributed with
practically the same promptness as for
the other, There are exceptions though
not many. The United States postal
clerks were not nearly so active in the
support of the gold standard as were
the clerks and employees of the rail-
roads. Their position did not depend
upon their politics and among railroad
employees in many cases it did. The
government is usually jus. in its treat
ment Of its patrons 1t costs popu-
list no more to send letter than re-
publican. If the government operated
the railroads it would cost a populist
no less and no more to travel mile
than it would cost any other man.
There would be less politics in every
department than at present The rail
road Legislative lobby would be known
only in history. The benefits to be de-
rived are innumeIable. Nebraska In
dependent,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

Old mother England will certainly
laugh to see the new tariff bill, which
puts tax Of ten cents pound on tea,
when it is remembered that two cent
tax caused such a hubbub a hundred
and twenty-five years ago.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

The big loan companies withdrew
their business from Kansas several
years ago because it went Populist.
This was an endeavor to bulldoze the
State. But the State didn't bulldoze.
The people went right on minding their
own affairs and repairing the losses oc-
casioned by rascally Republican Off
Gals, until the credit of the State is
better than it ever was before, and now
the loan companies are tumbling over
each other to get back into the State.
II Kansas knows when she is we'll off,
she will set shotgun brigade at the
Eastern gsteways to shoot any loan
company that comes wandering that
way. The loan company is a refined
brigand. --Nouconformist
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
He Got Left.

A gold bug ran up against snag in
Milwaukee the other day. He remark
ed to Mr.. Hambitzer, Populist music
dealer, that the republican victory last
fall was a good thing, because it saved
us the inconvenience and trouble OF
carrying bulky, inconvenient and
worthless silver around in our pockets.
Don't you think, asked Hambitzer,
that it would be better to have what
you call inconyenient silver money
than none at ALP"
"Why, no." said Mr.. Gold Bug,
Though concede we might submit to
free silver coinage if it could be brought
about by international agreement"
81 see," laughed Hambitzer, 'our
commission to secure an international
agreement has started for Europe, and
If they succeed, according toyour theo-
ry pocket full of silver will be neither
heavy, announcement or worthless"
Mr.. Gold Bug had no more to say
Milwaukee Advance.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

A Kansas City one minute quick
lunch resort has closed up. The Gus
toners had to wait too long for their
grub
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

The porch of temple in the interior
of Japan has this inscription: Neither
horses, cattle nor women admitted
here"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

The difference between an "interna-
tional agreement bimetallist" and 16
to silver advocate is just the differ
ence there was between the tory and
the patriot in 1916, one was for Ameri-
ca, for home and native land; the other
was a poor, pitiful coward who
wouldn't kick II the king put tax of
two cents a pound on tea. There were
tories then and there are tories to-day,
and on international bimetallist is only
one Of them.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

The decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the Bell telephone
case is a great victory for the monopo-
". The general verdictlS that the de-
ciSion is wrong; it is certainly great
misfortune. The people will never get
reasonable telephone rates as long as
this Bell monopoly continues. Besides
the big profits made by the company
enables it to keep a powerful lobby in
Washington to influence Congress and
the courts. The two most powerful
Hobbies kept in Washington are those
Of the telegraph and telephone monop-
oily. The only way out is for the gov
eminent TO establish a postal telegraph
and telephone system and run it as a
part of the Post Office department.
The Caucasian.