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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
A PIONEER or MINNESOTA
Archbishop Grace Dies at st. Paul ut tha
Age Of 50.

Arohbis,.op Grar~ Dies at st. Paul ut thu
Age Of So.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. ~. - Archbishop
Thomas Grace, who has been very i'll
for several weeks past, died at St.
Joseph's HOSPITAL at 7:45 q. m. His
death was peaceful and at his bedside
when he breathed his last were Arch.
bishop Ireland and many Of the prom.
inent clergy.
Thomas Grace was born in Charles.
ton, S. c., in 1914. Having completed
the collegiate studies aud entered the
Dominican order he went to Rome,
where he prosecuted the studies EN-.
braced in the theological course.
Shortly after ordination he was placed
in charge of parish at Memphis,
Tenn. In 1859, on the death of Bishop
Cretin. he was consecrated bishop OF
St. Paul and was active in church work
III the Northwest for q quarter OF =
century. In July, 1885. finding the
burden too heavy for his tagging ener'
gies, he resigned the bishopric Of St.
Paul into the hands Of John Ireland,
present archbishop.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
NOTED WOMEN PRESENT.
Daug hters Of tho American Revolution
in Ssss ON.

Daus hters Of thu American Revo, utiom
in Ssss ON.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-An assem-.
blage embracing many women whose
names are we'll known in every section
Of the country filled the Columbia the.
atre when the sixth continental
congress of the National Society
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was called to order. Nearly
1000 accredited representatives and
others identified with the organization
were present. The chief business Of
the congress will be the consideration
of overtures for a consolidation with
the Daughters of the Revolution. u
rival society.
The days sessions were largely de-
voted to addresses of officers and fra
ternal greetings FROM bodies whose
principles are on similar lines. Mrs.
Adlai Stevenson, the president general
of the society and wife of the retiring
vice president Of the United States,
presided. The president generals ad.
dress Of welcome showed all increase
in the full mem bership for the year OF
S,O06, making an aggregate member.
ship of 1929.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
MET IN TWO SECTIONS
FUSION AND ANTI-FUSiON POPU
LISTS HOLD CONVENTIONS.
"Middle- ROnde rs," Headed by Presiden,
Vandervoort, .hoet at Memphis.
Butler Faction In Session
ut Kansas City.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 23.-The Re.
form Press ASSOCIATION met in annual
convention III this city at l0a. M.
about 800 delegates being present.
Among those in attendance are Paul
Vandervoort of Omaha, president oil
the association; Jacob s. Coxey OF
Ohio, lion. Frank Lurkett of Missis.
sippi, and "Cyclone' DAVIS Of Texas
National Committeeman George +.
Washburn o. Massachusetts IS also
present, but took no part III the day s
proceedings.
The appointment of committees and
the animal address of President Van.
dervoort occupied the morning session
and the feature of the afternoon meet.
ing was the election OF Frank Burkett
OF Mississippi as president for
the ensuing year The antl.fusion,
middIe-of.the.road element gave hearty
support to President Vundervoort. all
uncompromising anti.fusionlst, aud the
meeting is decidedly of the middle.of.
the.road complexion, rs shown by the
proceedings. :
President Vandervoort' recommen.
dalton that National Chairman Butter
be deposed was received with loud ap-
plause from AL parts of the hail. The
convention will reconvene in the morn.
ing.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
CORCORAN ART GALLERY.

Maeniacent Now Building At Washington
Opened to the Public
WASHINGTON, Feb 20. The new Cor
coran art gallery, founded by the late
w. w. Corcoran, millionaire philos-
opher and philanthrophist, has been
thrown open to the public. The ma
jestic pile Of white marble and stone
stands without parallel on the con-
tinent and adds another enduring mon.
ument to those institutions which are
making the national capital famous as
one of the greatest art and scientific
centers of the world.
The new building, which is under
control and management Of the truss
tees of the Corcoran estate, was COM
menced five years ago and finished
this month. Besides containing the
most magnificent art arcades, sculp-
ture galleries and hall of bronzes, there
are separate apartments devoted en-"
tirely to q school Of art.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Fully Determined to SacrIftco
Blood and Treasure IN
Aid of Cretans.
Indignant at the Powers tor
Bombarding the lnsur-
gents at Canea.
Said Now That King George
Will Immediately Go to
the Front.

ATHENS, Feb. s3.-A great indigna'
ton meeting was held here during the
day in order to protest against the
bonn bardment by warships OF the pow.
ers of the insurgent camp near Canea
Shouts were raised for war and the
speakers vehemently declared that the
country was now fully determined tc
sacrifice its blood and treasure in aid OF
Crete.
Premier Delyannis addressed crowd
of people from terrace in front OF the
ministry Of finance and. declared that
the cabinet was in perfect accord with
the nation which might be assured that
the government will do it's duty The
minister for foreign affairs has called
at the foreign embassies and has lodged
a protest against the tombardment OF
the insurgent camp by the foreign
w0rShinS
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
THE GERMAN POLICY.

Having No Ambitions She Can Devote
Herself to Maintaining Peace.
BERLIN, Feb. 23.-In the course OF
the debate In tn the reichstag on the
foreign Office estimates, the minister
for foreign affairs, Baron Marschall Won
Bieberstein, replying to q question on
the situation in Crete, said that the
Germ an warship, Kaiserin Augusta,
had landed 80 marines to take part III
the joint foreign occupation of that
place Sunday morning and went into
action Sunday afternoon.
Baron Marschall then referred to the
bombardment, but said he was COM
PEELED to refrain from making de.
tailed statement on the subject at pres.
emit.
He added that he could only say that
it was in the line of German policy
clearly marked out, namely, resoulute
Intervention in favor Of the mainten-
ance OF peace, adding: Germany has
no individual interests of any kind to
serve in the East and we can therefore
more vigorously and unrelentingly de-.
vote ourselves to the great task OF
maintaining peace.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
INDIANS AFTER SETTLERS.
killing Of . Pluto Brings Out Braves ut
YerrinSton, New.

killing of Pluto Brings Out Braves ut
Warrington, New.
CARSON, New, Feb. 2S.-Some ex-
element was caused here this morning
by a message from white settlers at
Warrington, in Mason valley, 30 miles
from Carson, calling for 30 armed
militia men and so extra stands of
arms. to be sent by special train. A
Piute Indian was killed by a white
man at Warrington, being struck by
crowbar. The Indians became enraged,
and sent runners to Walker River
reservat' on, which is part of Pyramid
Lake Indian reservation. All male
Indians from Walker river came into
Mason valley after having sent their
souaws to the mountains. Governor
Sadler sent Adjutant General Galusha
on a special train this morning to in'
vestigate the trouble and report i'm
medlately.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
De.t,s From tho Plague.

LONDON. Feb 23-Lord Sandhurst,
governor of Bombay. cables that the
deaths in Bombay for the week ending
Feb 10 were l,722. 1t is reported that
the deaths in Bombay, as q result Of
bubonic plague. were 843. as compared
with SAT for the previous week. At
Karach: the deaths numbered 235. The
disease has manifested slight ten.
dency to spread at karachi.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
DAMAGE REPORTED.

Various Portions of kentucky Affected
BY the High Water.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-The river here
is rising at the rate of 4 inches an hour
and has reached the stage of Is feet.
The water is likely to reach some OF
the houses along the river front by
morning. Specials report considerable
damage throughout the state by high
water. Part of Pineville is flooded.
Mrs. Jackson and child were fatally
hurt ut Middlesboro by the collapse of
q tenement house. At Lancaster, H.
9. Arnold was struck by lightning and
killed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
CALLERS SHUT OUT.
M'KlNLEY RESERvlNG HIS STRENGTH
FOR THE INAUGURATION.
President. Elect Not Feeling So Well ~
for Several Days Past, but His
Condition Gives No Apprehsn.
sion to His Physicians.

CANTON, w., toO. G0.-MaJOr NC
Klnley is not so well as for several
days past. He has troublesome cough
and more than ever needs rest for the
remainder Of his stay in Canton. Few
callers have been at the house, but
those who did call failed to obtain All
audience. The president. elects con.
dition need give no cause for appre.
hension, the physicians advising abso-
Lutte rest and quiet, which will restore
to him his strength and health.
Among the arrivals in tie city dur
ing the morning was Hon. William
Hahn of Mansfield, chairman of tho
speak ers' bureau of the national COM
mittee. He had a long talk with Pri.
vate Secretary james Boyle, but did
not disclose to others the OBJECT of his
visit. Another visitor was DR.. Johan
A. Enander, LII. D., Of Chicago. chief
editor of The Hemblandet, the Swedish
organ of Chicago. DIR. Enander was
appointed minister to Denmark by
President Harrison, but illness at the
time compelled him to resign. Although
modestly refralnln from stating the
object of his call, he carried with him
a package which very much resembles
letters and endorsements, and it il
probable he would not refuse the honor
Of representing this country in his
native land if the place were offered.
There were many other people here tc
see the president.elect, but through the
physicians instructions were not per-
mitted to see him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
ProClamatjons by the Presi'
dent Setting Aside Mil
lions OF Acres.
Thirteen Reservations Estab-
Iished, Most of Them In
the Far West.
Senate and House Put In the
Day Debating Appropri-
alton Bills.

WASHINGTON, Feb g. - Presiden,
Cleveland celebrated the l65th anniyer
sa:y Of the birth of George Washing
ton by issuing IL executive orders, far
reaching in their effect. On the rec
ommendation of Secretary Francis and
q forestry commission of the National
Academy of Sciences the presiden,
signed and promulgated Is proclama'
tions establishing as many additional
forest reservations, containing an ag'
gregate of 81, 1915, $40 acres.
Each of the IL proclamations are SIM
ilar in terms, except those portions Civ.
ing description of the lands affected
by each. After description Of the
lands set aside the proclamations' ex'
cept from their force and effect all
lands which may have been, prior to
the date hereof, embraced in any legal
entry aud covered by amy lawful filing
duly of record in the proper United
States land Office, or upon which any
valid settlement has been made pursu.
ant 10 law, and the statutory period
within which to make entry Of record
has not expired; and all mining claims
duly located and held according to the
laws of the United States and rules
and regulations not in conflict there.
with.
Location Of the Reservations.
The location and area of the reserva.
lions are as follows:
Number 1.-The Black Hills reserve,
South Dakota; area 81, $50 acres.
No. 2-The Big Horn reserve, Wyom-
ing, urea l, l9S, $50 acres.
NO. 3-The Teton reserve adjacent to
the Yellowstone National park; contains
629, 40 acres.
no. 4-Thc Flat Hc,.d reserve, Northern
Montana; arest l ,362, 400 acres.
No. 5-1he Lewis and Clarke forest res
ervation, Montana; area 2, 426, $50 acres.
NO. THE Priest River forest reserve.
Northern Idaho and Northeastern Wash
1ngton; area 646, lN acres.
20. Tho Bitter hoot forest reserve,
B. Llama and Idaho; nrea, 4, l47, 2OO acres.
NO. S-The Washington forest reserve,
" ,.hington; area, a,5iO,24O acres.
No. Y-The Olympic forest reserve,
Northwestern Washington; area, Z, lS5 800
&C. es.
NO. IO-The Mount Rainier forest re-
serve, Washington; area, 2,2 1850 acres.
No. Ill he otlnisluus reserve, CalitOr-
mia; urea, 69l ,2OO.
NO. l2-The Sun Jncinto reserve, South
err California; area, 731 ESQ acres.
40. 157-The Uintah reserve, Northern
Utah.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
CUMBERLAND IN DANGER.

Fears Entertained That the Maryland
Town Will he Flooded.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Feb. 23.-The
heavy rain of the night has swelled the
Potomac river and Wills creek 80 that
there are grave fe ars Of thus city being
flooded The waters already have
overhowed their banks, and people liv.
ing in the vicinity are compelled to
move out. The Baltimore and Ohio
tracks at Hyndman are covered by
four feet of water, and all the trains
are stopped. The trains of the West
Virginia Central are delayed and tele.
graphic communication is cut off. The
waters are rising at the rate Of two feet
an hour.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
BADGER GOLD DEMOCRATS.

Conference ut Milwaukee to Consider the
Future Of the Party.
MILWAUKEE. Feb. 23.-The represen.
tatlve National Democrats Of Wiscon-
sin are having a conference in Milwau'
kee, and the members Of the state cen.
trail committee, with number of other
Gold Democrats who took q prominent
part in the campaign against free sill
yer last fall, met here at . o'clock The
object of this meeting is to discuss
plans for the future Of the party in
this state. The meeting was continued
in the evening at q dinner given
at the Planklngton, under the auspices
of the state central committee.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Entire Valley. Of the Ohio
Threatened With Disas-
trous Floods.
Rained Steadily Seventy two
Hours, Filling Rivers to
Overlooking.
Considerable Damage Already
Reported From Vari-
Gus Sections. ~

CINCINNATI, Feb. 23.-For 70 hours a
steady rain has fallen over the entire
area of the immense watershed of tho
Ohio valley, with the exception of the
mountainous portions of Western New
York and Western Pennsylvania. It is
still drizzling here from a black sky
that threatens heavy rainfall before
morning, in which case conditions for
great food would be present. AL.
ready in the past 20 hours there has
been, by signal service measurement, a
rainfall Of 8. II inches. On both sides
of the Ohio from the Big Sandy, the
boundary between West Virginia and
Kentucky, the tributaries
Are ut High Flood Tide.
The mountains at the headquarters of
the Kentucky, Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers are delivering into these
great tributaries with great rapldity
foods of melted snow and rain and fill
ing the lower Ohio. All the tributaries
of the left bank of the Ohio in Penn
there, too. the delivery Of rainfall and
melted snow is very rapid. Should the
rain cease at once the present flood at
this point will probably stop within the
55.foot mark, which would cause no
great inconvenience. Should heavy
rainfall occur over considerable area
OF the Ohio valley there is no predict.
ing what stage the water would reach
at CINCINNATI -,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
OFFICIALS WAITING.
Ne further Mevs IN shs Case - D..
Richard Rats.

Ne FurtAss New IN shs Case q d..
Richard Rats.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-No further
stops have been taken BY tho state De-
partment in the case Of DR.. Ruiz, tho
American citizen who was found dead
in his coll at Guanabacoa, Cuba, under
suspicious circumstances.
Consul General Lee, who is investi'
eating tho affair, under the orders Of
the department., has not yet reported
the results of his investigation, and
meantime, all talk of ultimatums and
calls for warships is pronounced to 10
without foundation. The department
of state in this case. as in others pre-.
ceding it, has insisted upon q full in
vestigation and has asserted it's right
to know the charges upon which per-
sons of American citizenship are de.
tanned in custody, and Minister Taylor
at Madrid will push this demand to
tho end,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
FOUR PERSONS Persisted.
Missouri Fire Results in Several Dsaths
From SuffncatiOn.

Missouri Fire Results In Several Deaths
From Suff0eatiOn.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Feb. 2s.-The resi-
dence and store of NJ Marks, on Nam
street, took fire at 80 a. M, and be.
fore the flames were controlled four
persons were smothered to death and
$1,000 worth of property destroyed.
Two boys OF Mr.. Marks, aged Is and II
years, slept on the third floor, where
the fire started, were suffocated before
they could be rescued. William Reed,
who also had room on this floor, died
OF sutfocat.on. MIR. Marks, hearing his
boys call tor help, rushed up stairs, but
was overcome by smoke and dropped
dead in the hall way. Mrs Marks and
her mother and Edward Pierce and
Thomas Mccarthy, who were inmates
Of the building, barely escaped with
their lives.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Bomb.rdmens Killed No One.

Bombardment Killed No One.
CANEA, Feb. 23.-No insurgents were
killed by the cannonade Of the war.
ships on the insurgent position near
here. The damage done was purely
material. The French and Italian
warships did not open fire, because tho
Greek flag was lowered by the insur.
gents before their turn came.
Pleased With Colonel Hay.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The afternoon
newspapers all make favorable com.
ment upon the announcement made by
the correspondent OF the London Times
that Colonel John Hay has been Sc.
lected by Presidential elect Mckinley to
be the successor of Mr.. Bayard as am.
bassador of the United States to the
court of St. James.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
INTO A WASHOuT.

Fatal Wreck on the Chesa peaks and Ohio
At Portsmouth,.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 28.-The Chesa.
peake and Ohio westbound passenge,
train encountered q washout opposite
Portsmouth, O., and the engine, ex'
press and mail car and one coach were
derailed. A. G. Stout. supervisor OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio, was killed.
The engineer, fireman. mail clerks and
express messenger were all injured, but
not seriously,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Heavy L ndslidos.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. 23-Heavy
landslides are reported on all railroads
throughout Southern West Virginia
There has been steady rain for 4S
hours and the loss to timber men will
20 far into the thousands. The rail.
road bridge at Lavallette is reported
washed away. Trans on all lines
arrive here many hours late.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
CANNOT DRAW BACK.

Grec,an Populace Would Overture the
Government.
LONDON, Feb. 70 A dispatch to The
Chronicle from Athens says: 1t is be-
heved that 1t has been decided to call
out three more classes Of reserves. 1t
is impossible for the king of Greece to
draw back. If he should do SO there
would be neither crown nor govern.
ment within "a hours
A dispatch from Milos dated Mon
day, says: The Greek warshlps here
have been ordered to start for Crete
Immediately under the command Of
Prince George.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
GREECE SERVES NOTICE.

Will Sever Diplomatic Relations II the
Bombardment IL Repeated.
PARIS, Feb. ga dispatch received
here from Athens says that Greece has
declared that if the bonn bardment Of
the insurgent position in the Island of
Crete is repeated she will break off
diplomatic relations with the powers.
It is also stated that Assim Bey, the
Turkish minister at Athens, threatens
that Turkey will break off her relations
unless the Greek troops are withdrawn
from Crete.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
The Kaiser Laid On.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-A dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Berlin says that En-.
peror William is confined to his room
by reason of an abcess on his right
knee. He will probably be unable to
leave the palace for several days.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Sherman Fun pllatically Denies.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Senator Sher.
man said in reference to purported
interview with himself in the New
York Journal, in which he was quoted
as favoring war with Spain. 1T Is q
lie from beginning to end. lam sur.
prised that The Journal should make
such a statement. wish you would
denounce It as emphatlcally as pos.
slble."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Fire At M0'lia0n.

. MADISON, Wis, Feb 23.-Fire which
broke out about 10 a. M. almost com.
pleteiy Quilted the wholesale grocery
house of Wells. Briggs Co. An expo.
SION OF, hot air before the alarm was
given partially wrecked the south wall
of the building. Loss on building and
contents about Sc, 900 covered by in.
surance. The fire originated near the
furnace of the steam heating plant.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
smith Got the Decision.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-The first
bout OF the series before the California
Athletic club was between Australian
Billy Smith and Charles Peppers.
Smith forced the lighting and was
awarded the decision alter the bout
had justed 10 rounds.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
By FORCE IF NECESSARY.
Further Advance Of Jnsurgents On Canes
to BE Prevented.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The parliament.
tary secretary of the foreign office, Mr..
George N. Curzon, answering a ques'
ton in the house of commons, said that
the presence of the Greek troops in the
Island Of Crete SO far appeared to have
added to the disorder. The powers, he
continued, did not intend to delegate
to the Greek forces the duty OF keep.
ing order in the interior island. Mr..
Curzon further denied that the war
ships had attacked the Greeks. He in.
sisted, however, that the foreign fleets
had no choice but to prevent by force
the continued advance of the insur.
pants on Canea
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Ahead Of Hals's Record,

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-In the 6.day bicy.
Gle race at Iatts-sai:. .1.55 Is of the 20
riders remain. All are fresh looking
and working hard. At Is hours Fred
Schinner, the local man, led Hale by a
score of miles and was ahead OF Hates
record in the Madison Square Garden
race last December.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
COMING DOWN IN TORRENT;

Rainfall at CIar sburg, w. Va, Causing
Apprehension.
HARRISBURG, w. Va, Feb. 3D.
From present indications this section
will suffer from as bad if not q worse
flood than the one in 1888. It has been
raining continuously for the past AZ
hours and is still coming down in tor
rents. People living Oh low ground are
moving out and the railroads have
suffered greatly. The river is now rls'
ing at the rate of over foot per hour.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Was ON LsncOin's STAFF

New YORK, Feb. 2S.- Captain Will
lam Howard Merrill, U. S. A., retired,
is dead. He was friend of President
Lincoln, and for several months was
attached to his staff in the capacity Of
aid-de.camp. ~.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Five Seriously Hurt.

EBENsBuRa, Pa, Feb. 23.-The mail
train on the Cresson branch Of the
Pennsylvania railroad crashed into a
box car near here about 10 a. M, and
was badly wrecked. Five persons were
seriously hurt, and number of Others
sustained slight injuries.