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Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
FORGERY IS CHARGED.
Three Prisoners Now in the
County jail Charged With
That Crime. 2
NELSON CAUGHT LAST SATURDAY.
Nelson Admits His Guilt, Clark
Denies, and Lamphear
Won't Talk.

1t would have been difficult to have
found a more tired man than Sheriff
Rider was Saturday evening. the re-
suit of his work in hunting down
thu ee men each charged with thecrima
of forgery. And his labors were not
in vain, for all three are now lodged
in the county iail.~ .'
The Transcript representative,
wishing to publish both sides Of each
case, called on the accused men at
the county Jail to hsar their stories.
Clark was the first one interviewed.
He 10 charged with raising a town
order of the town of Clough, in
March, 1895. from 81 to $17. The
order was sold to 5. Trebby. and
Trebby's check book shows that lie
gave Clark q check for $500 for the
order, the $3.4O, Trebby claims was
the discount allowed him, as it re-
Quired trip to Clough, and this
amount was tO cover his expenses.
Clark, from his sconversation. " ould
not be considered very friendly to the
newspaper fraternity, claiming that
they were too anxious to publish
ensational matter without due re-
gard for the truth. That point was
not argued with him. and 1t was
followed by another from Clark stat
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
FOR AN OLD OFFENSE.
C.. w. Clark Arrested at St
Cloud for Raising a School
Order i'm 1895.

C. W. Clark, a former resident Ol
the town of ClOugh. was arrested al
st. Cloud May Z by the police
and Sheriff Rider went down to ST.
Cloud and returned with clark on
the noon train the next day.
Clark, who formerly posed as a
g,od Christian, and frequently con-
ductei religious services In the cOun.
try districts. is charged with raising
an order issued by the clerk Of the
school district in the town of CIough
from " to $l7.
s. Trebby bought the order or
March 20, '95, and when he presented
it to the school treasurer for registra
tiOn that official refused to register
it on the ground that it had been
raised and was not for the sum due
Clark.
I'rebby, then, had warrant IT,
sued from the justice cOurtfor Clark e
arrest, but he was not apprehended
At the last March term Of the dis.
trict court the matter was placed
before the grand jury and an inttct.
ment was returned against Clark
A bench warrant was issued fol
Clark's arrest. and Sheriff Rider
learning that Clark had been In
Meeker county. made trip to Litch
field last week. At Litchfield the
sheriff learned that Clark was max
ing his headquarters at st. Cloud
and went to that city in search o
him. Clark was not In the city, but
the chief OF police knew him and
promised to be on the lookout fOl
Clark to arrest him when he returned
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14

that the man who did it IL now un-
der arrest.
His name Is Fred Nelson and he
lives at Randall and some time that
forenoon he presented an American
express order for $40 In favor ,Of
Mrs. Bergstrom with her name duly
endorsed ON it at the German Amer
lean bank for payment. Cashier
Wetzel asked him to get someone to
identify him and he returned few
minutes later with "Grobo" HOude.
who identified him as BercstrOm.
The order was sent to Mrs.. Berg
strom from her husband In Chicago.
and forgetting something he
wished to tell his wife In
the letter which contained the
the order, lie wrote another the iOl-
wing day. In which he told her
about sending the money order. Not
receiving the money order she began
to Investigate with the result that a
lew DOurH lNleT buC IOuuu "HSA~ Wv
order had been cashed.
She does not know how Nelson got
poss cssiUn of her letter and the or
der, but there In no doubt about her
signature neing forged to the docu-
ment. Cashier Wetze) had Il war
rant issued for Nelson's arrest at
about 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
and Sheriff Rider. who has been
sent jumping In all directions
looking for criminals the last
two or three days. started to
hunt hin, up Nelson is sold to have
started to return to Randall and, II
such is the case. he will soon find
himself III the iron grasp Of the law.
Houde explains his part IN the affair
by stating that some time ago he
traded with Nelson and he then told
him his name was Bergatrom. 1t is
a pretty thin story to believe, aud
some are Of the opinion that Houde
was in the deal.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14


In many years by electing their Candidate
for moderator, and the conservatives could
hardly be expected to give in this time
without struggle. There is apt to be a
sectional division on other points than the
election Of a presiding officer.
The first session will be opened, accord
ing to custom, by the preaching of the an
nual sermon by the retiring moderator.
Then will come the election Of his success
sor. After this the regular business will
be taken up in order. Just what impor-
tant issues will be brought up cannot be
prophesied with any accuracy. but there is
no fear that the programme will be dull
one.
At least three important committees are
to make reports, and these are bound to
be interesting. There is the committee Of
II, of which DR.. Withrow is chairman,
which was appointed to look into the sub
ject Of the missionary building In New
York.
Then there is the committee on tempo
rality, which is expected to give it's opinion
as to whether or not men who are not
members of the church should be allowed
to fill church offices. 1t has been the prac-
tice in the past to allow men to act as
John Fox of Brooklyn, author of two books
which have recently attracted considerable
attention, is chairman of this committee.
Another committee, Of nine, will report
on the work Of the home missionary board
and recommend ways and means for ex-
tending 1t.
It is barely possible that the old question
of the admission of women rs lay dele
49, In will he oiy,
revived. Many women are expected to at
tend the Winona assembly, and it is re-
ported that the sentiment in favor Of their
cause has been increasing and may have
become powerful enough to win the day.
It is not probable, however, that this issue
will be given the prominence which it has
attained in the general conferences OF the
Methodist church in years past
The proposed union of the Reformed
church with the Presbyterian church Is al
more discussed. 1t is not expected that
the Presby terians will offer any opposition
20 the union. The doctrines and faith of
the two bodies are much the same, and
the union of all the Calvinists would make
a large and powerful organization.
The coming assembly is the one hundred
have been held in the west Besides the
600 delegates it is anticipated that large
number Of Presby terians who will have no
voice In tho proceedings, but who are
nevertheless interested in its doings, will
be present. Owing to its nearness to Chi
oaoo. many members of the church from
that city will attend, and excursion trains
will be run not only from Chicago. but
from points in Indiana. 1t is probable
that fully 5000 persons in all will gather
on the grounds.
The members of the Winona association
are making extensive preparations for the
reception and entertainment of a large
crowd, for they wish to produce pleasant
impression on the elders. There will be
opportunities for sailing on the lake, and
an old race course is to be converted into a
h,ovcla path, where races on the silent
0teeds may be held for the delectation OF
the delegates.
EowAEo SrEE SEuR
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
CALVIN'S DISCIPLES.
PREPARING FOR THE PRESBYTERIAN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

Ex-Presldent Harrison May he Modera-
tor Of the Assembly. Which Opens May
20 ut winona, INDIA Harmoniou.
Gathering Expected.
Once year the Presbyterians in this
country, represented by delegates chosen
for the purpose, meet in general assembly
and transact such business as the conduct
Of q great church organization demands.
There are about 1000, 900 followers of
Calvin all told, and they arc represented
In tho general assembly by about 900 dele
gates, of whom 800 are ministers and the
rest lay members.
This year the general assembly will open
May 20 at Wtnona, Ind. This place was
formerly a summer resort, but two years
ago it was purchased by number Of
wealthy Presbyterians, who formed the
Winona association and inaugurated q
summer school, which It is the intention
to make the Chautauqua Of the west. Mr..
Studebaker, the millionaire wagon manu-
faoturer, is president Of the association.
Winona itself Is situated on the shores
Of Eagle lake, about two miles east Of
Warsaw, Ind. There are 100 acres in the
grounds, and nearly $500, 1000 has been
spent in beautifying them. There are large
assembly halls, number Of big hotels and
numerous cottages.
An interesting feature of the coming as
sembly is the probability that ex-Prcsident
Benjamin Harrison will be chosen moder-
ator to succeed DR.. j. L. Withrow of Chi
cago He has been prominently mentioned
for the place, and has been elected dele
gate by tho indianapolis presbytery, Of
which he has long been a member. It Is
confidently asserted, moreover, that he
would not decline the honor should it be
offered to him. There are, however, sew
eral distinguished divines who will also be
named, and it has been the custom to
choose the moderator from among the wear
ers Of the cloth.
Presbyterian publications. have been de-
claring in advance that this session of the
general assembly is to be noted for peace
and harmony. They say that there are no
sensational heresy trials to come before the
assembly, such rs the DR.. Briggs prosecu-
tion. If these predictions are fulfilled, the
assembly will certainly lie a unique one,
for the Presbyterians are apt to hold strong
ly to their opinions and as these are not
always unanimous, the sessions are usual
ly marked with stirring debates.
If there is to be no contention, then
either the liberals or tho conservatives
must have buried the hatchet. This is
hardly probable, for at the last general as
scmbly the former won their first victory
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
STILL ANOTHER FORGER.
A Man Named Nelson, of Ran
: dali, is in Trouble for Signing
Another Persons Name.

That there are a number of people
around this vicinity whose natural
inclinations lead them into criminal
acts is evident from the number Of
recent arrests, and it is also evident
that these criminals are not shrewd
ones from the bungling way III which
they commit their crimes. Another
case of forgery was discovered in
this city Saturday, and only short
time after the crime had been COM
1nitted. and it is more than probabl(
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
Dis tipruish.d Chinese Tourist.

WINNIPEG, Man., May 10.-Chan
Yin Haun, Chinese minister of foreign
affairs, passed through here accom-
panied by large suite en- route to
England, where the minister will rep
resent the Chinese emperor at Queen
Victoria's Jubilee celebration.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14

Write address postal card,
Geo. Tribune Office, New York City, a sampe
Copy q NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE be
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
Big Grain Receipts as Buffalo.

BUFFALO, May TO- - During this
month Buffalo has received 5,700, 600
bushels of grain, including fax seed,
which is a very large showing. The
flour receipts are light, but this is on
account of some hitch on the part of
the boats, as the -four agencies are al.
most entirely out = stock.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14

81 "A Minneapolis man has been ar
rested for uring the United States
mall in his offerts to sell Confederate
money cheap to enterprising custom
err. .-.-.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14

saltwater has a "refOrm'
mayor, who has ordered all gamb-
ling places closed, and is enforcing
the la VS. in other unusual ways.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
spsin Needs More Fun d..

MADRID, May l0.-The queen regent
has issued decree authorizing the
raising of eS, OOO, 100 to be secured by
the customs duties Of Spain to meet
the cost Of military operations in Cuba
and the Philippine Islands. The Bank
of Spain will undertake the issue.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
French Protest on Tariff.

PARIS, May 10.-The syndical cham
ber of textiles and draperies has ad.
dressed communication to the United
States senate, pointing out the dangers
which the Dingley tariff involves to
the industry and trade of the whole
world
The record-union., 1897-07-11
MOORS SUBMISSIVE
Appearance Of U. S. warship Has
a Sanitary Effect.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-The an
pearance of the cruiser San Francisco
in the harbor Of Tangier has had saIl
tary effect upon the Moorish authorities
in the matter of securing the observance
redgeSelf. .asfo-9 Mn, -ses esaoinshrdlucplf
of American rights. Rear Admiral
Selfredge. who is on board the San
Francisco, has cabled to the Navy De-
partment that when the Morocco au-
thorities learned that an American war
ship had been ordered to Tangier they
had displayed considerable activity and
had arrested one Of the assailants Of
the American who had been knocked
down and robbed.
There We're two men involved in the
assault. Upon the repeated demand of
Consul General Burke, which was en-
forced by the presence of the San Fran
CISCO the Moorish authorities were
making every effort to capture the sec
ond fugitive. and Admiral Selfredge
added that he believed success would
crown their efforts. 1t is expected that
the State Department will direct Con-
sul-General Burke to see that the men
are adequately punished for the Of
fense which they committed
The record-union., 1897-07-11
HEAT BEGINNING
TO MODERATE
Temperature Lower in Many LOCAL.
ties in the East.
Indications Of a Further Decline in the
Next Few Hours.

In the Neighborhood of Two
Thousand Prostrations and
Over Three Hundred Fatali-
ties From Heat Since the Spell
Began, While Scores of Deaths
Due Indirectly to the Same
Cause Have Occurred.
The record-union., 1897-07-11

NEW YORK, July 10.-The number
of deaths in New York City from sun
stroke for the week ending at 6 o'clock
tonight was IA. There were numerous
deaths from heart failure and other dis
The record-union., 1897-07-11

Continued on Fifth Page.)
The record-union., 1897-07-11
AT LINCOLN.

LINCOLN (Neb), July 10.-Hea
prostrations in Nebraska during tn
week have been numerous but onl,
three fatalities have been reported il
the city
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
Guiding visits to power plants. Head
quarters are at the Chittenden Hotel.
MEETING POSTPONED.
New President of the Cuban Republic Not
Elected Yet-Representatives Slow Ar

New President of the Cuban Republic Not
Elected Yet-Representatives Slow Ar
irving.
New York, September IA despatch
to the Herald from Havana says:
1t is reported here on reliable au-
thority that the meeting of the con-
stituent assembly which was to have
taken place on September 2, at Camag-
uey, was postponed. The reason for
the >postponement Of the convention,
which is to elect a president of the Gu
ban republic, is not yet known here.
1t is, however, surmised that the
cause for the delay is the non-arrival
at Camaguey on the day fixed for the
meeting of the assembly, of some of the
deputies representing the Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth army corps.
1t is explained by the agent of the
insurgents in this city that the bad
condition of the roads at this season
of the year in Cuba renders very diff
cult the march of the men who are to
reach Camaguey from Pinar del Rio,
Havana, Matanzas and Las Villas, in
order to take part in the election. The
passage of the Jucaro-Moroon trocha
is one of the many serious obstacles
which the contingent of troops accom-
panying the eastern deputies will have
to overcome before they reach the
meeting place of the assembly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
THE LAY OF THE ANARCHIST.

General Bradley recited the following
remarkable poem at one of the labor
meetings in st. Louis last week:
'There is no law in heaven or on earth
that man needs obey;
Take what you can and all you can and
take it while yea may;
Let not the Christ ideal unnerve you in the
fight,
You have no rights except alone the rights
you win by might.
There is no heaven of glory, no, nor hell
where sinners roast;
There is no God the Father, no, nor Son.
nor Holy Ghost;
Life is duel and the fittest only can sue
coed;
If you'd survivA 20 to and put some fit
ness in your deed.
This world is no Nirvana where joy for
ever flows;
1t is grewsome butcher shop where dead
lambs hang in rows;
Man is the most ferocious of all the beasts
of prey;
He, rangeth round the mountains to lure
and feast and slay.
He sails the gloomy ocean, he gallons DER
the plains
He sucks the marrow bones of captives
held in chains.
Death endethall for every man-for every
son ofthunder
Then be 81 lion-not a lamb and don't be
tra1npled UNDER
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
TO BUILD A CABLE.
Canadian-Pacific Line from Vancouver
to Australia Seems Assured


to Australia Seems Assured.
Vancouver, B. c., September THE
following named telegraph magnates
held a closed meeting in Vancouver in
connection with the proposed cable line
from Vancouver to Australia: George
q. Ward, vice president and general
manager of the Commercial Cable
Company; S. S. Dickinson, superin-
tendent of the Company at Conso, N.
s., where the Canadian Pacific line
connects with the Atlantic cable; R..
V. Dey, secretary to President John w.
Mackay; j. Wilson, Pacific coast super
lntendent of Canadian Pacific tele-
graphs; j. w. Storrer, superintendent
Pacific Postal Telegraph Company.
After the meeting no news of a d.
rect nature could be obtained regard
ing the business transacted, but state
ments were freely made that inside
information obtained warranted the
announcement that a Canadian Pacific
cable from Vancouver to Australia
would be an assured fact at a compare
lively early date and that the present
meeting had to do with some very inn
portant preliminary arrangements in
Whlch millionaire John w. Mackay is
10 take very prominent part.
MT Storrer stated that his company
would of course handle the Pacific
cable work at this end, and that he.
with others, would inspect the pro-
posed landing stages in British Co.
lumbla at once. The entire party will
leave for Victoria tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

Some Information OF Value to Members of
the Profession
Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, September T.
DIR. j. VIM. Brown, of this place. Pres
ident of the State Board Of Pharmacy.
told your correspondent that there was
some confusion among druggists of
the State as to who are members Of the
Board, and said he frequently had such
inquiries. After Gov. Atkinson discov-
cred his mistake in appointing new
board he recalled the commissions of
all of them except w. w. Windsor. of
the First district, who was appointed
to take the place Of A. t. Young whose
term had expired. The board as now
constituted consists of ]. VIM. Brown,
w. N. White, Bluefield; H. F.Pfost.
Jackson c. H.. and w. w. Windsor.
Wellsburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
FOUL MURDER COMMITTED.

An Old Clothes Dealer Found Dead In a
Shanty-Corpse Decomposed.
Colorado Springs, Gala, September Z.
The body of an unknown man was
found in a one-rOom frame shack in
this city last night, surrounded by in
dications of cold-blooded murder, fol
lowed by careful concealment of the
crime. The corpse IS so badly decom-
posed as to be 'unrecognizable. The
body was entirely nude and was lying
on the floor of the shanty short dis
lance from a cot. The house had been
occupied by man named Schmitt, who
traded in old clothes. The only clue
to the identity of the man is that he
is too large framed to be Schmitt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08

danf this season thesesmen began pur-
chasing lambs. calvess and cattle in
large numbers and shipping them East
to fatten. They drew largely and qu1-
city On the vast herds of Nevada, Ari-
IONA and Oregon and before local whole
salers knew it, had snapped up nearly
everything in sight. An advance in
prices has already been made and now
Miller & Lux and the Western Meat
Company, the two largest coast dealers,
are working hard to secure a sufficient
supply for their tade
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
TIME TO REPENT.
Colorado Democrats Seem to Have Made a
Mistake in Naming "A Candidate.

Soioraoo democrats Seem to Have Made a
Mistake in Naming IA Candidate.
Denver, Col, September There is
CONSERVATION among the Democrats
over the discovery that the State con-
ventlon which met here yesterday,
nominated Cleveland Democrat as a
candidate for Justice of the Supreme
Court. The nominee, John A. Gordon.
trinidad, took an active part in the
Pueplo convention in 1892 and led the
boilers from the convention after If re-
pudiated Grover Cleveland on account
OF his position on the money question.
Many of the delegates voted for the
nomination of Gordon in ignorance of
his record and have no hesitancy to-day
In expressing disgust at their hasty ac-
ton, which was taken in their anxiety
to prevent the endorsement of the Pom
.ulist nominee, w. H. Gabbert.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
A MOSQUITOES STING
causes Serious Complications-The Victim
Not Lik ely to Recover

Causes Serious COMPREHENSIVE Victim
Not Likely TO Recover
Pomona, Gala, September david
Pearce, a we'll known ranch man near
San Gabriel, is dying from poison from
the sting of a mosquito. Last week.
he was cleaning an irrigating ditch at
nightfall on his property and was fire.
quently stung by mosquitoes. He con-
tinued at his work and went home.
mosquito sting back of his left ear
lrritated him more than all the others.
Next day it became somewhat painful.
and on the following day the pain in
creased. From that time the wound
grew rapidly worse, and for the past
two days Mr.. Pearce has been uncon-
scious. His head has swollen and the
back OF his neck is much enlarged. II
is believed that the MOSQUITO must
have come from the malarial spots in
the ditch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.
The National Association in Session at
Columbus-An Educational Organization

The National Association in Session at
Coiumbus-An Educational Organization.
Columbus, Ohio, September THE
National Association Of Stationary En-
gineers met here to-day in annual ses-
sion, John W. Lane, of Providence,
r. l.. in the chair. 1t is not a labor.
but an educational organization. rela-
tive to handling stationary engines and
machiery. Gov. Bushnell welcomed
the convention to the State. James
Henry Harris, of Chicago, responded to
the Governor. Mayor Samuel L. Black
made the address of welcome to the
city, to which Charles H. Garlick, of
Pittsburg, responded The day was
eiven to social amenities The conven-
Nj viii continue three or four days.
nwhfle delegates and their wives
~ Entertained II varin uax8 in1
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08

of rs reached here Yesterday after
noon, Several thousand acres have al
ready been claimed, but there are all
kindssof disputes about priority claims,
and nobody can tell who will get a
patent from the government. The
country where the discoveries have
been made has never been opened up
for settlement. The only inhabitants
are Indians and Hudson Bay traders,
and thew are few.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
A CORNER IN MEAT.

The "Big Four" of Chicago. Have Gobbled
All the Lambs and Cal yes.
San Francisco. September THE
Call says that meat, particularly lamb
and veal, IS going to be higher in Cali
fornia during the. next six months than
it has been Tor several YEARS past as
thu result Of Operations Sf the big
l6n Messyds Norris. SHIT. Armour
adaty AZ Chicago Rcalizing
he ~ n feed wdaId = sbnn-