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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Pardoned Against His own Wishes.

.& Pardoned Against His Own Wishes.
4, PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 2l.-George
Betz, alias John Bingham, who is un-
der sentence Of three years In the peni.
tentiary for burglary in this city, has
been pardoned by Governor Lord
against the wishes Of the prisoner. 1t
was issued out of difference to the
wishes Of the governor Of Illinois and
the Chicago authorities, who want
Betz on charge Of numbering Gus
Colliander Nov. 6, 1894, in Chicago
during an election row. @.@>
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Iowa Lumherrnan Met.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2l.-This was an
of day with the Northwestern Lum-
bermen's association which 10 holding
its annual convention in Minneapolis.
No general session was held. ' In the
afternoon the Retail Lumbermen's As
sociation Of Northwestern Iowa held
their annual meeting, at which John
Foley of New Hampton was elected
president. - -,--
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
x.Congrsss man Eng ish Ill.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 81. William. E..
English, congressman and million.
aire, son Of the late William II. Eng
lish, is lying critically i'll at his rooms
in this city. For some time he has
been suffering from stomach trouble,
and within the past few days malarial
fever has developed. This has. resulted
in complication which makes his con.
ditiOn precariOus. ~. ~ ..n,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
lGiohieaal. : Poet /, msst,r shorI

Michigan P0stmastsr Short.
NORWAY, Mich, Jan. 21.-James II.
Gee. postmaster, has been removed by
his bondsmen, who have taken posses
sion Of the Office. Mr.. Gee IS short
$l,7OO. Gee was removed from the
same Office for similar offense during
Cleveland's q first administration.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a,renedy fer
your troubles? II not, get a bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found. to be peculiarly
adapted to the reliet and cure Of all
Female Complaints, exerting a
wonderful direct influence In giving
strength and tone to the organs. II
you have Loss OfAppetite. Constipa-
tion, Headache, Painting Spells, or
are Nervous. Sleepless, Excitable,
Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy
Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine
you need. Health and Strength are
guaranteed. by its use. Fifty cents
and $1.00 at L. D. Browns Drug
Store. 20 ,4 Ia. .-.;-" ..i,.. = r ."&'- r..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Lost Many Sheen.

MILLER, s. D., Jan. 2l.-Mail Carrier
Spain, just in from the south, says that
q farmer named Casselman lost 4bO
sheep in the recent storm. Spain says
he was out in the storm two nights and
narrowly escaped death.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
In tho Hands Of . Receivcn

4 CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-The Metropolitan
West Side Elevated railroad is in the
hands of receiver. A bill to fore
close the mortgage protecting the issue
Of 9l5, ,OOO, ,OOO of bonds was filed in the
federal court during the afternoon and
Judge showalter appointed Dickerson
MacA lister, the chief engineer Of the
road. a receiver. m} '.@s .'' ] '
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
CALAMITY. AvERTED.

Tour Hundred Eau Claire School Chill
dren Marched Out in Fire Drill.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Jan. 21.-Fire
destroyed Washington school during
classes. Four hundred children marched
out in fire drill, great calamity thus
being averted by prompt action Of the
teachers. Loss, &l5, 900. x $$s.s3 "
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Sullivan Better.

New BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. d..
John L. Sullivan, who was taken i'll
with tonsolitis q few days ago and who
developed alarming symptoms, is pro.
nounced out of danger. An operation
has been performed upon the patients
khrnaf -q
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
was /. Northwest Pioneer.

LAKE PARK, Mimi, Jan. ". Thomas
81. Garfield, one Of the original pro.
moters Of the Northern Pacific road,
and one Of its directors when Governor
Smith Of Vermont had charge. died
suddenly here. LIZ 81,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22

The thermometer registered about
Ave degrees below zero this morning,
but tho high northwest wind that
was blowing made tho weather ut
that time extremely disagreeable. ,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Killed Eight strikers.

LONDON, Jan. 2l.-lt is reported in
Vienna dispatch to The Chronicle that
in strike riot at ANNA, in Hungary,
General d. 'Armes fired upon the strik-
srs. killing persons and wounding II.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONh DAY :
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AlldruE-
Rists refund the money II 1t fails to cure. Is.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
ELv'S
CREAI BILx

p FaNN. 80 .aH.
:Is quickly 'serbed
Gle. sses tne Nas.l
Pa . ges Allays Pal
<and Iahsmmati"n .
Heals and Protee's.the
Membrane lrosk Cold.
r estores the 8 nses Of
Taste and Smell. Gives
Heller at once. and It
will Curs. :s
A particle is applied
and fsagreeable. Price
sample 10c. BY mail.
ELY BROTHERS; 6
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

No foreigner is allowed to be 4S
pass.
The ordinance prohibiting the Gag
ing of birds of song is being strictly
enforced in Tampa, Fla.
The new Canadian census shows that
II in every 1000 of the Canadian popu-
lation were born in the United States.
The Afridi uprising in India has al
ready cost England Il round SIS, 100000
but India eventually will have to foot
the bill.
The University of Calcutta is said
to be the largest educational corpora
tion in the world. Every year it ex-
amines over 10000 students.
Johnnie Daily is the name of nine
year-od boy jockey, who rides at so
pounds. He is the youngest jockey to
ride on recognized race course.
The American Society of Professors
of Dancing has declared that waltzing'
is romping and not to be permitted
longer in well-conducted bathrooms.
An Amsterdam correspondent writes
that temperance clubs have within the
last few years been established by the
students of all the high schools in Hol-
land.
japanese officers who fought in the
late war against China have petitioned
their government to erect monument
to the memory of the horses that fell
in battle.
A Fayette county (Pa.) board has
adopted this resolution: Teachers
must not make love while employed
by the board or during school hours.
The violation of this rule will be suffi-
cient cause for dismissal"
a new law which has just gone into
effect in New York provides fine of
five dollars against anyone, not an en-
ploye of the post Office department, who
deposits advertising matter in the let
ter boxes of fiat or apartment houses.
Electricity now supplies the power
for ringing the chimes in Grace church,
New York, and the curfew hymn is
played by an automatic arrangement
breaking the current to huge magnets
connected with ten bells, the largest
weighing 1900 pounds.
Near Boise City, Idaho, 400 feet be-
low earth's surface, there is a subter-
ranean lake of hot water of ITO de-
grees temperature. 1t has pressure
enough to ascend to the top floor of
most of the houses and will be piped
to them for heating purposes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
LATER,

A FIRE at Iron Mountain, CAL, ON
the 14th destroyed property belonging
to the Mountain Copper Co. valued at
nearly $500, 600. Two men who were
employed in the compressor room lost
their lives.
CONSPIRACY to smuggle large guam
titles of phenacetine in which several
prominent druggists in New York City
are said to be involved was nipped on
the 14th by the seizure of 400 ounces of
the drug in saloon-keeper's ice box
in Hoboken, n. j. Great restrictions
are placed around the importation of
phenacetine and the tariff upon it is
heavy.
The fiftieth anniversary or golden
jubilee of the great council OF the
United States, Improved Order of Red
Men, began at Philadelphia on the
l4th. There were 131 delegates pres
ent, representing every state in the
Union except Mississippi.
THE secretary of the treasury and
postmaster general have decided to
.hange the color of the two-cent post
age stamp from carmine to green, of
the shade now used on government
notes.
UNITED STATES SENATOR YELLING
TON has resigned the chairmanship of
the republican state central committee
of Maryland, thus relinquishing the
leadership of the party in that state,
which he has held for three years.
This is the result of his defeat at the
recent convention in Ocean City.
The president has appointed Daniel
B. Hainer, of Pennsylvania, United
States district attorney for the west
ern district of Pennsylvania. Mr..
gress.
ATLANTA, Ga, is the only southern
city which has not closed it's doors
against New Orleans and the fever
stricken district. Action of the mayor
and board OF health invites all refugees
to that city and it is expected that
thousands will come.
Two electri cars collided while run
ming at full speed in La Grange, ILL.,,
on the 18th. The accident heppened
when traffic was heavy and nearly all
the passengers were injured. The mo-
torman, j. Murphy, and John Jamison
were killed.
JAMES S. PARsoN, ex-president of the
Continental Life Insurance Co., of
Hartford, died at his home in Windham
Center, Conn, on the 10Th. After he
had wrecked the insurance company
about ten years ago he fed to Canada
and has been an exile until about q
month ago, when he returned to the
old home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

The minister of war in Madrid cabled
Capt. Gen. Weyler asking for an ex-
PLANTATION regarding the capture by the
insurgents of Victoria de Las Tunas,
province of Santiago de Cuba, which is
defended by seven forts.
An explosion in n mine near Johannes
burg, South Africa, killed 30 men.
AT San Carlos, Mexico, three distinct
earthquake shocks were felt in the
space of five minutes.
The British steamer Polyphemus was
damaged in a collision near Jebel Tar,
an island of the Red sea, and 27 of the
crew were drowned.
In blast at quarry near the City of
Mexico "a persons were killed and many
Others were injured.
On the Crystal palace track in Lon
don j. w. Stocks lowered the worlds
one-mile bicycle record, standing start,
going the distance in 1:44.
The premises of the Hachette Pub
fishing company in Paris were de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being 100000
francs.
The Norwegian bark Alette was
wrecked in gale off Yokohama and
ten of the crew were drowned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
FOREIGN.

1t is announced that concession to
complete the Panama canal has been
given to England.
Louise, queen of Denmark, celebrated
her eightieth birthday in Copenhagen.
AT Guadaloupe in the West Indies al
most continuous shocks of earthquake
were being experienced.
Advices from Cuba say that Gen.
Bartolome Masso has been elected presi-
dent of the provisional government.
In the new customs tariff of Cuba
nearly all American goods are subject
ed to lower duties.
The ambassadors met in conference
in Constantinople with reference to the
details of the peace treaty, but there
was no definite advance in the negotia-
tions.
The government of Great Britain has
been directed by the queen to furnish
information to the United States au-
thorities when anarchists are knsyn to
be embarking for the United States.
The rainy season has put stop to
all military operations in the provinces
of Havana.
Richard Holt Hutton, the famous lit
erary critic and editor of the Spectator
since 1861, died in London, aged II
years.
BY the explosion of boiler at brew
cry at Hoenstaedt, Austria, IL persons
were killed and many were injured.
The latest intelligence from Labra.
dor confirms the reports of the COM
plete failure of the codfishery this sea
son.
The steam whaler Navarach of San
Francisco, cruising in the arctic waters,
got caught in an iceberg and AZ men
lost, their lives.
The British fishing feet in Iceland
lost six boats during the past season
and 80 persons were drowned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
PERSONAL AND PoLIrIcAI.

Gen. james Longstreet was married
at Atlanta, Ga, to Miss Ellen Dortch,
who is many years younger than her
illustrious husband.
Consul-General Fitzhugh Lee arrived
in New York from Havana on board the
Segurancia.
The Massachusetts prohibitionists
have nominated Prof. ]. Bascom. of Will
Jamestown, for governor.
The Ohio gold" democrats met at
Columbus and nominated full state
ticket headed by julius Dexter, of Gin
cinnati, for governor.
Rev. Jeremiah C. Long, an aged min
lister at Monroeville, Ala, died suddenly
at the very time he predicted.
Gen. George D. Ruggles, who has
been adjutant general of the army since
November, 1898, has been retired, hav-
ing reached the age of Ga years.
John O'Donnell died at his hame in
bloomington, ILL.,, aged 102 years.
Ex-Congressman Theodore Lyman
died at his home in Nahant, Mass.
Mrs. Sarah Wright died at Flat Rock,
Mich, aged 1O1 years.
Rev. Abel Stevens, LID, died sud-
denly of heart failure at San Jose, CAL,
aged neazly 90 years. He was known
as the historian of Methodism.
First national president of the Wom-
ans Relief corps, Mrs. E. Florence
Barker, died of consumption at her
home in Maiden, Mass.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
PARTY OF FOUR DROWNED.
Sad Ending of Pleasure Trip Nenl
MnNerly, Ia.

Waterloo, Ia, Sept. 14.-Rev. Scott
Hyatt and wife, Royal Mcqueen and
Miss Mae Tibbetts were drowned in the
Cedar river near Waverly, Hyatt was
an adventist. The party went on an
excursion and not returning at night
search was made. Their uneaten lunch,
hammocks and wearing apparel were
found on the river banks. Early in the
morning the bodies of Haytt, Nc
Queen and Miss Tibbetts were found
in deep pool clasped together. About
ten o'clock Mrs. Hyatt was found 300
yards below caught in u barb wire
fence. The theory it that Miss Tibbetts
and Mrs, Hyatt got beyond their
depth, and when the men tried to save
them they all drowned. The parties
were highly connected in Waverly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
A New Record.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 14,-All records
in marine excursions were broken when
the big whaleback steamer Christopher
Columbus arrived at her docks in Du.
luth from Chicago to go into winter
quarters at West Superior. The books
show a total of s1,143 passengers car.
ried since the Columbus left here for
Chicago, June 27, to begin the summers
traffic. This is a new worlds record
not only for passenger business on the
great lakes, but easily surprising in
volume anything previously known in
marine history-river, lake or ocean
anywhere
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Sensation in a Penitentiary.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 14.-An investiga-
tion of the pcnitentiary conspiracy has
developed some astounding facts. 1t
is understood the discovery has been
made that number of keys have in
some mysterious manner fallen in the
possession of the convicts, with which
they can open their cell doors. 1t also
developed that drugs and other danger
Gus articles have been smuggled in to
the prisoners. The officials are deter.
mined to. get to the bottom of the mat,
ter, and the result of their investigation
is liable to implicate some who would
never be suspected by the public.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

THE Pennsylvania Railroad Co., is
constructing, ats its Juniata shops in
Altoona, Pa, the largest, heaviest. and
most powerful freight engine ever de-
signed. 1t is intended to haul ore from
the lakes to Pittsburgh over the Erie
and Pittsburgh road, in compe tition
with Carnegie's new line. 1t will not
differ from the standard Pennsylvania
railroad freight engine except in size
and weight, but, as it will have double
the hauling capacity of the class r
freight engine now in use, this differ
ence is of the greatest Importance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

TWENTY years ago the best dinner
table takers in England were thought
to be Lord Chief Justice Coclburn,
Queens Counselor Judah P. Benjamin,
Mr.. Gladstone, Cardinal Manning,
Lord Roseberry and Dean Stanley.
Twenty years before that Macaulay
and Carlyle headed the list. In Dick
ems time he ranked as the best after
dinner speaker and Sala enjoyed that
distinction for few years before his
death. There is now rather dearth
of takers and speakers of the first lus-
ter in that country.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

JEzREEL's temple, on Chatham Hill,
in England, on which 100000 was
spent, has been sold for S22, 500, and the
sale probably marks the end of the
Jesreelites. The sect was founded by
man named White, who called him
self Jesreel, and proposed to gather in
the temple 144 families of the lost tribes
of Israel. He had wealthy hackers,
and began the building, which is 124
feet square and has never been COM
pleted, as Jesreel died before, he had
gathered in the lost tribes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

December wheat broke all former
records in st. Louis, dating back to war
times, by soaring up to $1.01% bushel.
At the national encampment in In
dianapolis of the Sons of Veterans a
battle field monument association was
organized to take charge of the placing
of suitable monuments in national
parks and on battle fields. The Ladies'
Aid society elected Miss Kate Raynor,
of Toledo, o., president.
For the first time in many years the
treasurer of the United States officially
informed the subtreasurers that gold is
not wanted by the government. The
gold reserve on the 10th was $145,091, ,435.
Reports reaching the Marine hospital
service in Washington from officials in
Louisiana and Mississippi leave no fur
ther doubt as to the fact that yellow
fever exists at several points in those
states.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Baltimore,
.70S; Boston, .7O3; New York, .647; Gin
cinnati. .574: Cleveland, 4o5; Washing
ton, 40; Chicago. .453; Brooklyn, .440;
Pittsburgh, .43o; Philadelphia, .492;
Louisville. .412; ST. Louis. .231.
In freight-train wreck at Vanburen,
Ark, seven persons were killed.
j. c. Boatman, recently appointed fish
commissioner of Alaska, died in Juneau.
He was native of Ohio and 46 years of
age.
At the annual meeting in indianapolis
of the Sons of Veterans Charles X. Dar-
ling, of Boston. was elected command
er in chief, and Miss Kate G. Raynor,
of Toledo, O., was chosen president of
the Ladies' Aid society.
The increase of post office business
in the principal cities in August over
the same month last year was eight per
cent.
Two maiden sisters, Miss Harriet C.
Sheldon, 50 years of age, and Miss Ma
tilda Sheldon, aged Sc, were fatally
burned at their home in Lynn, Mass,
by the upsetting of kerosene stove.
President Mckinley has pardoned
Francis A. Coffin, convicted of wrecking
the Indianapolis national bank and SEN
fenced one year ago to eight years i'm
prlSonment.
The great miners strike which was
declared on July was brought to an
end at Columbus, o., by the action of
the interstate convention of miners.
which voted to accept the compromise
of 65 cents ton.
The latest news from the scene of
the shooting of miners by deputy sher
ifs at Lattimer, Pa. say that 81 were
killed and 40 others were injured. Four
thousand state troops were preserving
order.
In the great match race at Medford,
Mass, between Star Pointer and Joe
Patchen for purse of $4,000, Star
Pointer won, his best time being :03A.
Fire at Hubbard, Ia, destroyed one
half the business blocks in town.
Charles Gibson (colored) was lynched
by mob near Macon, Ca, for assault
ing white woman named Chapman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

A PROCESS is in vogue by which it is
claimed that whitewood can be made SO
tough as to require a cold chisel to
split it, The result is obtained by
steaming the timber, and submitting it
to end pressure, technically upset
ting" it thus compressing the cells and
fibers into one compact mass. 1t is
the opinion of those who have had ex-
perience with the process that wood
can be compressed rs per cent, and
that some timber, which is now con-
sidered unfit for such work as carriage
building, could be made valuable by
this means.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

FRANCE has mechanical propulsion
canal in which the motive power is
electricity, which operates by picking
up a chain at one end of boat and
passing it out at the other. The power
is obtained from an overhead conduc-
tor. This canal passes through a tun-
mel for two miles. The cost of the COM
bined chain and electric systems is
said to be very small compared with
other available systems The to-
tai length of the canal is three and
three-quarter miles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

ONE of the Oldest women teachers in
the public schools of Portland, Ore,
has the Klondike fever and proposes
going north. The clerk of the board
of education, a California forty-niner,
advises her to take up load of can
dies, cigars and nuts, rather than to
try any other way of making money or
living there. He recalls the visit of
woman with such a cargo to Cali
fornia camp, and says that she cleared
$1,000 between Saturday and Monday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
POWERS ARE AGREED.
Peace Between Greece and Turkey
VIII Soon he Made.

London, Sept. 14.-The morning pa
pers contain dispatches from Constants
nople asserting that all the ambassa
dors are now in receipt of instructions
enabling them to come to a full agree
ment on the basis of Lord Salisbury's
proposal for the constitution of an in
ternational commission representing
the six powers to assume control of the
revenues with which Greece will guar
antee the payment of interest to tn,
holders of old bonds, as well as pay
ment of the indemnity loan.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

A NEW invention for preventing YES
sells from sinking after being damaged
by collision has recently been on exhi-
bition in London before number of
shipping experts. An iron model of a
cargo ship was placed in water, after
having been loaded with bricks. Then
hole immense in size compared with
the miniature vessel, was opened at the
side. When the water had risen to a
level with the deck, number of gutta
percha bags, fixed under the deck,
were inflated with carbonic acid gas
and the vessel almost Immediately be.
gan to rise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

ToNEY SAUER, of New York, and Paul
Ball have started on a long ride to the
Alaskan gold fields. 1t is queer look
ing craft on which they will journey.
1t consists of two bicycles joined to-
gether with two iron bars, which sup
port small row-boat. The boat con-
tanned provisions, clothing, bedding,
mining implements, and even an adjust
able awning to protect the riders from
rain and sun. Rivers and lakes will
have no terrorS for them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Try Grain-Ol Try Grnin-OI

Ask your grocer to-day to show you
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN.O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java
but it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomachs receive it Without
25 cts. per package Sold by all grocers.