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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-15
TODATS FEATURES.
Crete.

Crete.
Tho Greek premier introduced q bill for
government credit of 100000 drachmas.
Turkish representatives ordered home
Diplomats claim that war Is Inevitable
Emperor and car expect 10 advise .he
sultan 10 invade Greece.
Conflicting reports come respecting the
insurgents IN Macedonia.
CuDn.
Insurgents employed dynamite to de,
stroy Spanish forces.
Spanish vessel fred on.
Numerous skirmnshes with small losses
occurred.
Insurgents hold the seaport of Banes;
Spanish ATTACK expected.
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The representatives, of Kansas. Okla
homa and Nebraska. seeking low rates to
the gulf, age at Austin.
Interstate commissioners n the city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-15

second days session Of the Texas lum-
bermen.
The Hoo Hoo confederation.
Annual ele sion of officers of the cotton
exchange.
Evdence concluded in the Underwood
case.
Captain T. b. II. Schneider straashtens
out a matter of history.
Meeting of the board Of civil engineers
deferred 10 May IS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-15
THE STRAIN CAN NOT BE BORNE.
Diplomats Believe That War Between Greece and
Turkey Is Inevitable.
The Greek Premier introduced Bill Granting the Govern
of 70 100000 Drachmas- Turkish Government PROPOSE
taliate in Case of Another Greek Invasion.
Credit

April diplomats Inevitable
They either
TO
y
when Russia Britain annihiiou
lily
defiance
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The Turkish troops are now certered IN
very strong force at Grevna, and the insur-
cents have little chance Of advancing fur
Their. seyfoullah bay. the officer who was
sent by Edhem Pashs to kranis Win IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-15

E,assona, April 1i.-An officer gent by
Tdhem Pasha TO Krania with Instructions
TO ascertain the exact situation In that
vicinity confirms the statements previous
IN made that the Turk have driven ihe
,,,,,rgerts back across ,he frontier. in
,licting a loss OF fifty l'llni on the latter
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
LICENSES ON CREDIT.
st. Cloud is Obliged to Garry
the Saloon Keepers for Halt "a
the License Fee.

st. Cloud hasn't had any Firemen.s
convention this year, and the saloon
keepers are short OF money Tor
licenses. At the council meeting
Thursday. evening the aldermen
voted to grant licenses for $3.50 cash
and $3.50 to be paid In three months,
and even then there were only
twenty-four taken out, reduction
Of -four from last year. Alderman
Munsinger. who proposed the IN
stallment payment plan. said tRat
"times were hard and it was all that
a grat many Of them could do to
get that amount Ut money together
within the next few months"
Attorney Taylor was asked II the
council could legally take such &C
tion. The city attorney said that
he understood that this was the
practice in many OF the larger cities.
The law did not provide for it. 1t
would be all right as long as 1t was
done by common consent and no one
raised any objections. The law said
that the license does not become e.
fective until the fnll amount is paid
in and it is issued. The result would
be that during the three months
elapsina between the first and
second installments the saloons
would practically be selling without
license and could he arrested. They
would have to take the RESPONSE
billty. Nobody could guarantee
them immunity. The motion was
finally unanimously adopted.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispcl colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
Of e. c. c. to-day; 10, -, 50 cents. Sold and
Guaranteed to cure by al druggists
VIM. Lighthizer, employed at the
Hennep,n paper mill, was called to
Eau Claire, Wis.,, Friday by a tele-
gram stating that his sister, Mrs.
H. T.. Watson. was dying. Mr..
Watson. who Ia also employed ut
the Hennepin mill, has been at Eau
Claire for several weeks. Mrs. Wat
son has been an invalid from con-
sumption for number Of years.
Mr.. Lighthizer and Mrs. Watson are
children of Joseph Lighthizer, who
was killed in the rail- Dad wreck at
Hudson, Wis.,, few weeks ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
NOT IN THE THAYER CASE.
The Electric e. Water Tax Case
Not Considered in the
Recent Decision.

The recent decision OF 1.-THE supreme
court on the Thayer tax contained a
reference to the old agreement OF the
city to refund for five years the taxes
Of the Water Power company and
any mills that should be built during
the five years. In some of the news
papers the court was reported as
referring to a contract with the
Light & Power" company, and
mention was made Of an agreement
to supply the city with light and
power. This III accepted bv some to
mean that the court considered, and
even decided. the present contract
bet ween the Electric & Water COM
pany and the city regarding taxes.
AS Il matter of fact. nowhere in the
case as presented by the attorneys,
was the contract between the city
and Electric l. 1Water company re-
ierred to. and the decision cannot re-
fer to 1t. The ciry's agreement with
SAS' W oICA L O"OA NOAApNAy W GO
brought into the case, but no men,
ton made of any other. That agree
ment was carried out. and expired
years ago, and the court certainly
did not go out of its way to decide
question that was entirely imma-
terial as far the Thayer tax case was
concerned. The Electric & Water
company contract in the tax matter
is such as courts sustain, and the
city thus pays reasonable sum for
services performed. Az a practical
question it's validity is not of great
Importance to the company or city.
unless it's cancella ton should give
the company the right to charge for
twelve hydrants which are now on
the "free' list.
But the Thayer case had nothing
to do with the contract the city is
now trying to escape" from.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
DROWNING ACCIDENT.
A Little Girl Fell into a Creek
East of Royalton and was
Drowned.

Coroner DumOnt was summoned
to Royalton Saturday to view
the remains and decide II an inquest
was necessary ON the body OF a little
Girl who was drowned in Little
Rock Greek, about four miles east OF
Royalton just before noon today.
The child's name was nOt given.
but she is said to be daughter OF a
Bohemian farmer living in that VI
entity. She was on her way to
Dixville to attend q picnic, and was
driving u pony. The pony was
broncho and unruly, and In attempt
ing to cross the bridge 1t backed the
buggy off into the water.
Several persons are said to have
seen the accident. hut could do moth
ing to save her rs she sank immedi-
ately. The water in that stream Ia
now very high, and was running
over the bridge at the time vi the
accident,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
Have Struck It Rich.

John Van Hecke, of Merrill, is now
on his way home from q trio to
Lordsburg, n. NJ, where he went to
inspect the gold mine in which ne and
his brother, Leander Van Hecke. OF
Little Falls. Mimi, are interested.
He brought back to Chicago a num-
Der of samples of ore, taken at
random from the mines, and four
assays made by an expert In this
latter city developed the fact that
they contained gold worth from $50
to $220 per ton, or an average OF
$125. One 2)-stamp and one TO-
stamp mills will be erected on the
property at once, work upon the
smaller mill having been commenced
yesterday, and they expect to be
shipping gold to the mints within a
few weeks. Old miners say there is
money in reducing ore worth 500
per ton, so one can easily see that the
Van Heckes have surely struck a
bonanza. Hundreds OF friends
VuEOukuOuG OAt"t9O SOuAsJ "AAA
rejoice with them over their good
fortune.
The above item appears In the
Stevens Point, (Wis.,) Gazette. Mr..
l.. Van Hecke is member OF the
Interstate Milling company OF this
city, and although several persons
have known for some time that he
was interested in the mining proper
ty above referred to, Mr.. Van Hecke
would say hut very little regarding
it, until it was proven conclusively
that it was paying proposition.
His brother John Van Hecke, VI
Merrill, Wis.,. is on attorney and Is
also thorough business man. He
has been at the mine for several
months investigating everything and
a recent letter to his brother here
confirms everything which the above
item states. They have certainly
struck it rich and MIR. Van Hecke's
Wisconsin friends do not feel more
pleased than does his Little Fails
friends at his good fortune.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
Three Indians Who Drank a
Quantity of Lemon Extract
at Mile Laos Lake Died.

Three Indiana were in the city to-
day enroute from Mile Laos lake
reservation, where they have been
trading, to the White Earth reserva-
ton near Detroit, where they reside.
"A reporter asked them as to the
truth of the story telegraDhed from
Brainerd of the death at the lake OF
three Indians who had drunk q
quantity of some poisonous liquid.
They confirmed the report, stating
that the dead are, Way-we-chi-sh-
quag-tow, Kogabow and Wise-sah.
The Indians have lately been paid
their annuities, each man, woman
and child receiving the sum OF $2S
from the government and there has
been much drinking on the reserva-
ton. Last Monday the three men
died, it ia claimed from the poisonous
effects of a liquid PIT up by Charles
Malone. trader at a postoffice known
as Malone on the east side OF the
lake. The Indians are greatly
incensed over the deaths of their
comrades. and propose to hold Ma
lone responsible. The deputy United
States marshals have gone to the
scene of the trouble, and should Ma
lone not be punished the abOrigines
threaten to take matters into their
own hands and inflict punishment
themselves. They declare that Ma
lone shall not live. He seems to he
quite unpopular with the natives at
the lake.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
DARK FOR A WHILE.
An Arc Light Armature Burned
Out Friday Night by
Lightning.

During the storm Friday night
lightning entered the station Of the
Electric & Water company over the
arc light wires. and burned out the
armature In the are machine. 1t IL
not vet known how serious the dam
is. but it Is not probable that 1t can
be repaired here. The company
usually keeps an extra armature on
hand, but as one was burned out
June IA, and has not yet been re-
turned from the factory, there ia no
extra one on hand now. 1t may he
several days before the streets will
again lighted.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09


1 inches wide, and, in order to secure
their early adoption, levy tax on all
wagons having tires less than 8 inches
wide, while wagons with 8 inch tires,
or even wider, should not be taxed as
much. if at all?
In this, as in other cities, the use Of
narrow tired wheels for heavy hauling,
particularly over paved streets, is pro-
hibited by law, and why should this
law not be applicable to all wagons with
narrow tires used in the country for the
betterment and improvement Of the
common dirt roads? With few excep-
tions tho present ~ inch tire wagons
are cutting our country roads into ruts
and making them almost impossible II
it were not for the ruts, our country
roads would drain off nicely and be in
good condition the year round, but dur
ing the wet season, especially in the
spring, after tho frost leaves the ground,
the / u inch tire wheels act as pillow
and find their way some 8 to ~ inches
into tho soil.
The narrow tired wheels are being
used in less numbers every year, since
the farmer fully realizes the fact that
he must use broad tires in order to light
en- the load for the horses, especially
over the soft meadows and fields Farm.
ers would be only too willing to abide
by the law by using broad tires, provid-
ing the law is rigidly enforced. The
use Of broad tired wheels would enable
the farmer to haul heavier loads to
market, and where he now makes three
trips to transport the produce to market
only two would be necessary. This to
him would be saving Of time, labor
and horsef1esh.
It is said that the average cost Of
moving q ton one milo over our country
roads at the present time is about rs
cents and for five miles 81, not includ.
ing the time lost by the farmer Such
tax for hauling is heavier than that paid
for simply keeping ordinary roads IN re-
pair. AS natural consequence, when
the roads are improved, heavier loads
can be hauled and better speed secured.
Why not, then, encourage the use Of
broad tired wheels exclusively for the
Improvement of our roads? In my opin.
ion the question Of good roads cannot be
passed upon more economically by our
county supervisors and obtain equal re-
suits than by levying q tax on all mar
row tired wagons Have each wagon 80
taxed, numbered and recorded and the
revenue derived therefrom placed for
the improvement Of country roads in
the district where the taxpayer resides.
Should an inducement be offered to dis
card the narrow tired wagon wheels it
would only be question Of time when
they would be thing Of the past and
the broad tired wheels would be used
exclusively instead.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
10. A. N. Election.

The Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics, at a special
meeting Wednesday evening, held Its
annual election of officers. The FOL
lowing were chosen:
Counselor-J. T. Morrison.
Vice-COunselor-F COOns.
Financial Sec.-Chas. Wright.
Recording Sec.-Frank Senkler.
Treasurer-Alyah Ashcraft.
Warden-Dan Bell.
COnductOr-GeO. Randallman.
Chaplain-H. S. Clyde.
Inside Sentinel-B. G. Bradley.
Outside Sentinel-Al. LIE Blanc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION CAN
BE CURED.
A. Slocum, NJ. c., the Great Chemist
and Scientist. Will Send, Free,
Three Bottles Of His Newly
Discovered Remedies to
Sufferers.

Editor Transcript have dis
covered a reliable cure for COnsump-
ton and all Bronchial, Throat and
Lung Diseases, General Decline. Lose
of Flesh and all Conditions OF VAST
ing Away. BY it's timely use thous-
ands of apparently hopeless cases
have been cured. so proof-positive
am I Of it's power to cure, that to
make it's merits known, 1 will send,
free, to any afflicted reader of your
paper, three bottles of my Ncwly
Discovered Remedies upon receipt OF
Express and POstofice address. T..
A. SLOCUM, M. c., 90 Pine Street,
New York.
When writing the Doctor please mention thi
n0Oo(.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
STOP MAKING RUTS.
PLACE A PENALTY ON THE USE or
NARROW TIRES.

1hoy Arc . Menace 70 All Good Roads
and Make Poor Ones Worse - Broad
Wheels Tighten the Horse's Labor, ssvo
Time aud Improve tn. Roadway.
Narrow tires are a prolific source Of
trouble and expense in the maintenance
Of highways and have been condemned
by all authorities on roadmaking. A
writer in the Davenport (Ia. Repub-
Noan makes some suggestions in this
connection, which. while not entirely
new, are worthy Of consideration. He
says:
Since the question Of good roads Is
being considered with more interest al
most daily, I beg to offer few sugges-
lions in regard to our present country
roads being kept in repair, with little
expense and no attention required to
speak Of, after they are once properly
leveled of and graded. allowing the
necessary fall for good drainage. Would
it not be feasible to urge the use Of
broad tired wheels for wagons, say or
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
Remaining St. Clouds Dam.

Journal-Press: 1t Is understood
that the bondholders when they be-
gin the work OF repairing the dam
will build a shoot from the dam to
the lower portion of the apron.
This will remedy the evil OF having
logs pounding on the apron during
the high water each spring. En-
gineer Cole, of Chicago, is here now
making the necessary measurements
for the improvement.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

United States Marshal O'Conner
and Deputies Henry and Warren
have gone out to Mile Laos to see
about those Indians who are hav-
ing a "pain killer" spree. 1t was re-
ported tnat some OF che Indians were
being supplied with whiskey by
whites wko were after share OF the
money that the natives have just re-
ceived from the government. This
is the season Of the year when the
Indians can best get along without
government help, and it would have
been better for all concerned II the
annuity payment had been made In
the fall OF the year, when the Indians
really do need some help to get COM
Portable clothing.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

st. Cloud Times: Sheriff Rider. OF
Little Falls. is getting tired Of keep
ing the Stearns county prisoners at
that place. He telephoned Sheriff
McKelvy today that the jail at Little
Falls j. badly crowded and he wished
that Stearns county would take
their prisoners back and find another
place for them. Sheriff McKelvy took
the matter up with County Commits
siOner Miller this afternoon.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

Brainerd Dispatch. Major Bald
win while at Mile Laos lake last
week attending the payment COM
plimented the Indians for exercising
SO much patience in waiting for
their pay and told them that he
baldwin, was an honest man and
that the other men that had Deen
working for them were robbers. &C
cording to correspondent from
that place. The Major is a great
man in his own estimation. He
also informed his red brethren that
the settlers would get the
land in the Mile Lacs reserva-
ton and that the Indians would get
SLIP per acre for 1t.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

The Grey Eagle correspondent Of
the Long Prairie Argus says: Miss
Maud Terry, OF Little Falls, who has
been visiting Mr.. Smiths family here,
returned home last Wednesday.
Miss Iva Smith accompanied her and
has not yet returned, as she went to
meet her father, who was coming
from LewistOwn, Idaho, and has
been detained for some reason we
have not learned.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

The village marshal ut Wadena
has an easy way II getting tramps
out OF town. He loads them on the
steps of vestibuled sleepers on the
through Northern Pacific trains, and
makes them stay on till the train
leaves. The railroad company oh.
jects.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
Pig Does Some Banking.

A peasant named Galibert, living in the
neighborhood Of Milap, recently bought
pig. A few days ago he killed the anima!
and found in its stomach a small metal
matchbox contaipAng two bank notes OF
tho value Of $3.50 each. The honest bump
kin at once took them to tho mayor IN
order that they might be returned to their
owner II he could be found
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
More Men Put at Work.

Brainerd Dispatch: On Thursday
morning seventy additional men
were put to work in the N. p. shops,
80 In the blacksmith shop and 40 In
the car shops. The company Is
building q large number Of new cars
for the fall trade, and 1t Is thought
quite a good many more men will
have to be added to finish them be-
fore cold .weather. The force in the
blacksmith shop will also have to be
to get out the rapidly &C.
work. los men are now
In this shop.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

"A l7-year-old boy named Claude
Pease, who was employed at the
slab carrier In Gray's saw mill In
Duluth, slipped while handling slabs
Thursday night and his leg was
caught in the friction and badly
crushed and torn. 1t is doubtful II
he will recover.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

Elk River has been to too much
expense In caring for hoboes who
have fallen off from railroad trains
at that village and received injuries.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09
JUNE SETTLEMENT.
Tables Showing Distribution OF
. Taxes to Towns and
School Districts.

The county officials have completed
the work of making the June ap-
portiOnment of funds and the follow
ing tables show the amount due
each town and school district In
Morrison county:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

One thousand car loads OF lum-
Der were shipped from Cloquet during
June.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

Saltwater people will try storage
batteries for power fo1 their street
cars. The trolly line has been taken
down, and no cars are running now.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

From Fridays St. Cloud Journal Press.
THREE HAVE DIED.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-07-09

To Cure, Constipation forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathnrtic l0c or &c
II C. C. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
ABNER MCKINLEY, LOBBYIST.

Washington, November 16.-Abner
McKinley. brother of the President, will
appear at the capitol as soon as Congress
opens in the role of professional lobby
list. The measure to which he will de-
vote his attentions, for which, it is said,
he will be handsomely paid, provides for
a higher graded letter carriers service.
The bill was introduced in the last
House by Congressman Keifer of Mime
sofa. and in the Senate by Senator Mitch
ell of Oregon. 1t establishes a $1,000
grade for long and faithful service.
The plan means the increased expendi-
ture by the government Of a large
amount annually. Owing to the condi-
ton of the lobby certain legisla-
tors who were otherwise in favor of the
measure, thought it would be better to
defer it's passage to time when fnan-
cial conditions would be more favorable.
The measure was handled in the last
Congress with unusual skill and pressed
with such fervor that had the Speaker
allowed it to be reported by the postal
committee in the House nothing could
have prevented its passage. @
The friends of the measure among the
congressman and senators have naturally
supposed the national association of let
ter carriers would place it in the same
hands as before, BUTT has recently leaked
out that they have made new deal.
.Abner Mckinley has contracted to
lobby the bill before Congress.