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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-31

n. w. Collins stated yesterday
that some miscreant stole the front
gate fgsAn his residence On Seventh
street rvrrntlv. and 6e Oiirre An II ~
ward Of $5 for inissrlnatiOn that VIII
lead to me arrest and cOnvictMn u
the party who took It. Such acts
have been quite numerous iD hia
lOcalt.y Of late, and those commit
ting them certainly deserve punish
mept. 4 he is success vi Ia hts search
Tar this thief It will probably put 4
stop to these acts. He certainly de-
serves the co.operat ton Of his neigh
bOrs, who have also suffered losses,
and that that neighbOrhood does
not fall In dis.epute.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-31

DR.. Niven at Royalton Jan. 8 and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-31

II Since tha cl..s.. M vlg,l I, ON,
Wpy4rnnr,,srr & tsntipdae have
tshtpped 5apD.,aO i.4t AZ sanm.ar from
Ashland. tx EnAt+rn cifie~ by rail. !:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-31

Peter FOstin, at ona time y tesi-
dent VI Little Falls, now employed
with the. Northern Pacific bridge
crew a. Glend,ve, Mont. passed
through the city Wednesday ON hts
way to st. Paul. He viii return to
Little Falls In a few days for a visit
with friends before returning west.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-31

b, e. Cochran was down from
Randall on AftIs.lay J The settlers
and wo,nis,nen u that lJcaiity'sare
badly in need ~ snow. A. present
wood and ties are delivered on
wagons, aud IL ~ u rather expeh-
siye way " getting wood to the
railroad station. Fl. y.
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FARMERS BLUE IN BULLOCK.
Cotton Squares Falling 0ff-The First Bale
 City Improvements.

Union Springs, Aug. 1.-(Special.)-- Maj. Culver, commissioner of agricult- ure spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Sessions of this city, who mourns the death of her husband, D. F. Sessions, which sad event occurred at Henderson, N. C., short time since.
 Maj. D. S. Bethune is being spoken of for circuit judge, to succeed Judge Carmichael.
 The improvement of the city continues. One house is not finished before another is begun. .F
 Considerable improvement is being made on the streets. Cinders are to be put on-lDepot street which will give a hard road, where heretofore there has been sand bed of from four to six inch es.
 Prof Sanders, of Luverne, and Prof. L.. c. Galloway, of Georgia, will have charge of the Union Springs Female Col lege for the ensuing year. and as they are both young wide-awake men, a bright future is confidently expected.
 The first bale of new cotton sold here Saturday last, and brought cents per pound. Three weeks ago the prospect for the cotton crop was never better, but
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of ten physicians residing in different To- calities. of which l am chairman.
 This body might be called together for consultation, but I am unable to see wherein they could suggest anythin g more than is already being done to eX- terminate the disease. If, however, you think it wise for this committee to be called together. I will eheerfully carry out your wishes.
 "A month or more ago I issued a cir cular to the board of health and county health officers throughout the state urg- ing them to be on the alert as to the occurrence of smallpox and to adopt and enforce the most vigorous measures to prevent its spread should 1t make it's ap- pearance.
 "It is my purpose to send out another circular urging them to continued vigi- lance."
 Governor Johnston, since receiving the letter from Dr. Sanders, has concluded thatft was not necessary to call a meet ing of the state board of health.
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CHARLES T. WALlER'S- LETTER
To Gov. Johnson in Reference TO The Back Tax
 Commission.
Greensboro, Ala, Aug. Il, 1897.

Greensboro, Ala, Aug. Il, 1897.
 "Governor J. E., Johnston, Montgomery.
 Ala. 54e.s i. 4.,. -. 4...-..
 Dear Sir: Your letter of the 4th inst. enclosing clipping from the Eutaw Mfr TOT duly to hand. 1 was absent from town on Thursday and Friday. In my remarks before the Greene commission CTS court your name was not mentioned I never had any conversation with you or Communication from you ii, reference to the back tax law or the appointment of the commissioners hereunder. I did not say that was promised the appoint ment of the commissioners. did say that I was promised the naming of the commissioner for Hale county. and had reason to believe that similar promises were made as to Greene and Perry coun- ties. never intended to convey the idea that I would know anything about the way in which the law would be enforced except in my own county by naming
 the commissioner therefor.
 'sThe commissioner for Hale county was
 not named by me; the house journal.
 pages 673 and 674, shows that l neither
 voted for or against the back tax law
 on its passage through the house of rep
 resentatives. I did vote to concur in the senate amendments to the bill. These amendments struck out some of the ob- jectionable features of the bill.
 'It is well known that while the bill was pending in the general assembly it's friends insisted that the agricultural portions of the state were bearing their | full share of the burdens of taxation, | that lands and stock to cultivate them | could not easily escape taxation; that a | large amount of money and oth:r prop | erty escaped taxation; that this bill was l intended to compel other persons and ] property to share with the farmers the | burden of taxation. The representatives | from the agricultural portions of the state were entreated to support the bill upon these grounds. l can not believe | that the friends of this measure will deny that they assured us this bill would | not in it's practical operations be used | to oppress the already ver-burdened | farming portions of the state. When ascertainsd the oppressive way in whicf | the law was being used in Greene county | I charged that it was never intended tc l be so used. I enclose as requested thu 1 clipping from Eutaw Mirror.
 Yours truly.
 "CHAS. T. WALLER"
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Alabama Gas Fixture and Plumbing Company. GAS ssrF6dXXEEgg rFdXXEEggR REsra. }a- Sanitary Goods aaaaA
 GOODS. 1920 and 1922 Second Ave.

electric street railway of Jackson will be-
 The pipes for the new system of under ground storm dralnage, at Meridian, nave been received, and work will begin this week.
 The Press association of Mississippi will visit the Nashville exposition September 28. Details will be announced later by excursion committee.
 Major Pat Henry, congressman from the Seventh district, is noted among the prominent visitors to the Confederate re- union at Jackson.
 Frank Mcdonald, colored, who cut Cliff Williams, another negro, severely in Jackson a few days ago has been cap tured and is in jail. !.
 Jackson has caught tfhe Kansas idea is working her women convicts on the stre:ts There were ssven in the first batch put to work, and tlhe Clarion notes that they had the appearance of a very worthless crew. They are all negroes.
 The home of Mir John Redmond, of Jackson, was burglarized Sunday night and soms SIS or SIS and number of val uable papers stolen. The thief entered the sleeping apartments of MT. Redmos ( by cutting the slats of the window blinds The clo.hing of Miss Louae Miller. o' Jackson caught fire while she was pre- pairing breakfast, Monday morning, ant before the flames could be ext!nguishet she was so horribly burned that sine ddet within a few hours. The girl was in to' much agony eo tell how the acc!d snt oc curnsd, but il Is supposed '.rat she at tempted to light the fire with coal oil. Miller, a negro boy about grown. wen into a store in Jackson Tu<s <sday ant threatened Eddie Field boy clerk, be cause he would not sell him 25 cents wor,l of tea for nickel. Young Ftelds hrothe came upon the scene just as the negrC was attempting Ito strike the by and hi fsim with fis fist whereupon the IT. g-t 1 whipped out qlis knife and stabbed Fielt In the side. infiicting serious wound The negro ran for the woods ard at last accounts had not been arrested.
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QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line New Or
 leans--Solid vestibule Trains.

Shortest and Quickest Line New Or
 leans--Solid vestibule Trains.
 The Alabama Great Southern Railroad with it's connect:o formerly the Queen & Crescent Route, is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to New Orleans. A solid vestibule train leaves Birming ham at 12:25 night, arriving New Orleans II: :45 next morning. This tra in carries Pulman's handsomsst drawing room Buffet Sleeping Cars. day coaches, baggage and express cars through with out change.
 The evening train leaving Birmingham at D. m., carries elegant Pullman Union Sleeping Cars from Birmingham to New Orleans without change, arriving at New Orleans at 6:30 next morning, mak- ing connection with Southern Pacific for the west.
 For comfort and speed. travel via the Queen & Crescent Route.
 c. M. BILLHEIMER, Travelling Passenger Agent Alabama Great Southern Railway, No. North < Twentieth St. Telephone 84s.
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DISCORD IN THE RANKS
Trouble Among the Bessemer
 Retail Clerks Union.
TRAGEDY BARELY INVERTED
Lively Interest lnLccal Politics Ground Brok- en For Handsome Building Over
 production of Melons.

Bessener, Aug. 1I-CSpacial.)- .)-There Is dscofd In the ranks of the Bessemer Re tldl Clerks union. Some sime ago a r S. olution was adopted to scatter broadeas's circulars calling on the laborng classes and friends of un.one to patronlze only th3ss s.ores employing members of the lccal union. Each clark was to b. equip ped wi'sh q union card Ito be shown to she ctst nfsr whenever requested. 4hs leso- lution was passed without dis enking voic- but now 1t ie different For delin- quenc'eS and cther irregularities it is now edoI'sed to take away this card, thus put tfng ths. clrdl ss clerk on the s1m footing with d ron-unlon one. A big hitch has Po T made ard split is threa tened. Sec fe,ary Stubb says the bylaws will be sfrie,ly enforced, notwlthetanding wilth- sdraN1a ls. and is confident the organization will not suffer seriously.
 n Ground has been broken for the cree ton of modern two.story frame dwell ing by MT. L. N. Carpenter, on he coaeser of Eighteenth s,tre.t a1d Tif:h avenue: B. Ware, With a local record as a fast cychst fen from his wheel in front of the Grand hotel and plowed up the earth witch his face. H. was nol. seriously hurt, bus his face is in splints and he wears coultplaster mask.
 Walter K McAdory, president of the Clerks urfon, has heen elected vice-pres.- dent of the Trades Council
 Alively interest in the coming muni- cipal. election Is developing. There are
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IT IS NOT NECESSARY.
Gov. Johnston Will Not Call a Meeting of the
 Board of Health.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 11.-(SpeciaL)- pr. Sanders, state health officer to the letter recently addressed by him to that official. pr. Sanders, in his letter. says: "The only points at which it now exists are Montgomery and Birmingham, with the exception of an isolated case at each of the two places, Buena Vista. in Mon- roe county, and Cordova, in Walker county.
 At the two former places the most vigorous measures are being enforced to exterminate the disease and at the two latter every precaution is being observed to prevent the propagation of the dis ease.
 At Fort Deposit, Greenvlle, Ever green, Carbon Hill and Galloway. where it did exist, 1t has been entirely sup pressed. 1 note your suggestion as to the propriety of calling the state board of health together in extra session. That body consists of about twelve hundred doctors throughout the state of which pr. L. L.. Hill, of Montgomery. is presi- dent, and therefore the proper person to call it together.
 Were this done, it occurs to me that the stuk ton would be magnified and an exaggerated idea of its gravity would go abroad.
 dealing with the situation resides with the, local boards at the point of infec- ftion. which they are vigorously using. and entertain no doubt that the disease will soon be exterminated from the TWO infected places namely. Montgomery and Birmingham. There is committee of public health for the state. composed
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an effort to get free ferry across the Coosa river nea the mouth of Cane creek in Calhoun county.
 The Union Springs Herald notes that Bullock county farmers are raising good crops of hay this year, and the product Is finding good market right at home
 Gus Lee, Evan Burkett and Tom Scales charged with the murder of Mack Blackburn in Butler county two weeks ago, have been given preliminary trial ard remanded to jail without bail.
 W. R. Cook wife and daughter, of An- nis9on reft Monday for Smasha county. Texas. where they will hereafter make their home. MT. Cook has three sons in Texas which accounts for his removal.
 The little daughter of Sheriff Mclean, Of Mobile. dropped mirror she was hsli- ding the other day while standing on a trunk and fell upon the fragments cutting herself seriously about the neck and face.
 Mir W. F. Shell, of Butler county, has returned from visit to Texas. He says he saw quite a number of ex-oitizens of Butler and they are getting along about as well in Texas as they did In Alabama.
 Three children of MT. John Williams, of Tuscumbia, were bitten by mad dog last week. They were carried to Corinth. Miss, and mad stone applied. The stone stuck to one of the children six hours, to the other four hours.
 Payton Alexander, negro tramp from 1 Montgomery, went into George Carr's house in Mobile Tuesday and help.d him. self to all the provisions he could carry 1 off He was arrested and jailed and 1 case of grand larceny made out against 1 hlm.
 Willie Thomas was run over by the E. It Line railroad Tuesday at Tuskaoosa and 1 his leg cut off from the effects of which | he 1ed few hours afterwards. Hs was crossing the track while the train was approaching and his foot caught in tho frog of the switch and he was unable to extrlcate himself before the train was upon him. He was nephew of Judge ". q; COcllTnne.
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MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Natchez is preparing for big fair a1- sociaion.
 The old court house al Jackson is being renovated and refitted.
 The citizens of Waihalak are making ar engagements to ersct a new school build ing
 T. R. Gates has been appointed post master ad Shubuta. to succeed J M. Floyd
 The iMes; S ppi cotton mills at Meridian are running on full time, with 350 hands on duly.
 A new postoffice has been established near the Highlands, suburb of Meridian. bearing the nam of Increase.
 F. M. Collins. of Summit has b@m ap- poi.yte5 United States ma rshal for the Sou,;hern district of Mississippi.
 The Knights of Pythhae of Yazoo City propose to issue $5.o0O worth of bonds for the purpose of building an opera house.
 The promoters and incorporators of the
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NEW COTTON COMPRESS.
Declaration of incorporation Filed and Machin-
 cry Bought and Ready for Shipment

Decatur, Ala, Aug. 11.-GSpe cal. )-W. D. Nesbih and J. H Coughlan, of Bir- mingham, and w. R. Carr, of Anniston, have filed a decla ration of incorpora ton and applied fou charter to do a compress business here. They have acquired the old plant of .the Collins Compress com parry, which has been idle for several years. They will capitalize at $l5,000; 15O shares of $,1,000 each, New machinery has been purchased entirely. and is now in Birmingham awaiting shipment. It will be here in week, when the work of erection will commence at once. The plant acquired is the property of the New De- catur Land company. The business men ar highly delighted. aio tt
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since that time it has been quite dry, causing great falling off. The plant CTS are exceedingly blue.
 Drs. Nunnerly and Patrios, the form CT representing Lagrange Ca, College, and the latter the Judson. were both in the city yesterday in the interest of their institutions.
 Rev. Prof. Andrews, until recently con- nected with the District Methodist Epis- copal school at Clayton. is with his fath- CT, Dr. Andrews, and expects to be here until the meeting of the conference in December.
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linnrecedenfed.

Never before have such low rates been made to New York as are HOW being of- fered by the Central of Georgia Railway company. Only $29 75 for the round trip. The route is via Savannah, from which place you take the elegant steamships of the Ocean Steal mslnip company, whose boats are far superior to anything on the Atlantic coast. Aceomm9daaions are given on these boats that can be equalled only by the best holtels of lna larger ct.- les. The rate of S29.75 includes your meals and state rooms on board ship. Reduced rate tickets will be sold only on August 9, 10, 12 and 13, good to return on any of the steamers within twenty days from dalJe of sale. For further information, cali at 1916 Morris avenue, telephone 976.
 SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent Central of Georgia Railway Company.
 2-5tOl3
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 ments to go, but possibly wisely. dsz eided to defer the trip until spring. Mir Petree is backed by a Russellville syn dieate and MT. Forbes by Chicago par ties.
 Mrs. ". D. Bullock. who has been quite sick for several weeks at the springs three miles north of town, is still very low
 The Hamilton Creek Ore company tenn porarily closed down their plant but will resume again in few days.
 The Colbert Furnace company arr run1 ming their mines here for all there is in it.
 A white man by the name of Clark was brought in from Pleasant Site last week and lodged in jail charged with having oriminally assaulted a little negro girl about twelve years of age.
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ALABAMA NEWS.

Mir Jerry Apping. living near Green vile. lost all of his household goods by fire lasr week.
 There are 125 prisoners ia the M n. gom- cry jail charged with almost every crime on the statutes.
 Ar election will be held in Union Springs Friday for the purpose of fill ng the office of marshal.
 The North Alabamian reports the Ten- nessee river in good boating condition and several boats at the wharf.
 Work Is progressing rap;dy on the new union depot at Montgomery. It will doubtless be completed by January 1.
 Beginning Tuesday th- 24th, the Bullock County Sunday School conv sntion will be held in Fitzpatrick and wfl cont!nua through the 18th.
 The Montgomery Journal says the smallpox excitement has about passed over in that city. and not a white case iLas been reported.
 The citizens in the vicinity are making
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only two aspirants for mayor at present. John N. Jenkins, the civic federation candidate and John T. McEnry, repre- senting the citizens reform ticket. Both have representative citizens and promi- nent business men on their aldermanic tickets, and it Is going to be. hard fight. While neither candidate claims afIiliation with a political party, the main support of MT Jenkins will come from democrats. and that of Mr. Me Enry from the republicans,
 A tragedy was narrowly agerted about noon today. Policeman Claude Reveille attempted to arrest John Collins, who re- cnsued they clinched and bystander swrenched the officers pistol from his hand as soon as 1t was drawn. They were separated, however, not before breaking window in Schwabacher's shoe store front. Collins finally gave bond for his appearance in the mayors court, when he was assessed $25 and costs. Collins says his offense, which was skipping boy, who he claims gave him some impertinance. did not justify the attempted arrest and the officer maintains that he was only doing his du- ty.
 There is an immense over-production of watermelons and canteloupes through this section this season. Every morning now from thirty to forty wagons are brought into town loaded with melons. which are sold at most any price, the very largest watermelons only bringing cents. Fine canteloupes go two and three for cents, and the farmer who gets in late can hardly find a market at any price, and usually returns without selling.
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Cahaba Coal $2. % per ton. Birmingham Ice Factory. Thelephone lO26.

NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.
 On tn he 12th day of Angus, 1897, at Tus- caloosa. Alabama, we will let all of the masonry and superstructure for the coS- struction of the Alabama river bridge, on the line of the Montgomery division of the Mobile and Ohio railroad. near the city Of Mont gomery. Contractors can bid sup arately for the masonry if they sodesire. Masonry to be of hard burned brick, with one outer course of paving brick of Chat tanooga, Birmingham or other manufac- ture. We will also let superstructure Warrior river bridge on same day.
 Plans and specifications can be seen in the office of the chief engineetyaa at. Tusca- loosa, on and after August 9th
 S-1-10t.
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DAILY BULLETIN.
Cheap Summer Excursion Rates to the East
 via the Southern Railway.

On Aug. 12h. 18th and 14th the South ern Railway, short line to the east and northeast will sell round trip tickets to Washington, Norfolk, and Richmond at the low rate of one fare for the round trip, final limit fifteen days from date of sale.
 Take advantage of This low rate for a short summer outing. Pullman sleepers, vestibule trains, and excellent schedules. For detailed infor- nation call at passenger office, No. [ North Twentieth street. or write
 J. P. BIBLUPS. Tray. Pass. Agt. 8-4-td. Birmingham, Ala.
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OFF FOR ALASKA.
Two Young Men of Russellvle, Backed by Plenty of Money Leave for the Kondke

Russellviile. Aug. 11.-(spscial)-w. B. Petree and H. c. Forbes left for Alaska Friday. They go first to Chi cago, thence to Juneau via. either Seat tie or Vancouver. Their route will then be over the Chilkoot Pass and down the Yukon and its tributaries to the Klon- dyks. Severed more had made arrange
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Candidates Named

Jasper, Ala, Aug. 11.-(Sp cial)-A a mass meeting of the citizens of Jasper, held here last night, he following candi- dates were n0minatad:- For mayor, G, H. Guttery; for alderm5n, E. w. Coleman. N. M. Davidson. B. M. O'Rear, R, l.. Lit tie and J. M. Cranford.
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WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance it may be best to render it promptly, but ono should remember to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy Is the Sryup of Figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrup company.
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Fresh bread and candy made daily at c. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1926 3d avenue. jes-tf
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Cheap Summer Excursion Rates to the East via Alabama Great Southern Railroad,

On Aug. 18th, 18th and 14th the Alabama Greaat Southern will sell tickets to Wash ington, Norfolk and Richmond at the low rate of one Fare for round trip with a final limit of fifteen days from date of sale.
 Vestibuled trains, splendid service and convenient schedules.
 Pullman handsome drawing room sleep ing cars through without change For further information call at the pa S. senser office, No. 2 Nor.h Twentieth St., or write to c. M. BILLIHEIMER,
 Birmingham. Ala. Telephone No. S46. S-4-td
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SAVANNAH. AND STEAMSHIP, $29.75.
 On August g. 10. 12 and 13. the South ern Railway will sell round trip tickets Birmbngham to New York. at the low rate of $29.75, via Atlanta, Savannah, and Steamship tickets, limited 20 days from date of sale, for return passage. In or der to accommodate those who cannot spare time to make an ocean trip. we will also sell round trip tickets Ito Washing ton, Norfolk, and Richmond, at the 5o.y rate of one fare, tickets limited to fis- teen days from date of sale. The WSsh- ingtor, Norfolk. and Richmond tickets are routed ALL RAIL. and with such quick schedules, no time is lost. Pull man sleepers and vestibule trains. car- rying elegant dinlhg cars. For dct ,il- ed information, call at Passenger office, Phone SIG.
 J. P. BILLUPS.
 Tray. Pass. ggent
 Birmingham, Ala
 aug7-T
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CHEAP ROUND TRIP RATE, BIRM- INGHAM TO NEW YORK, VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY, ATLANTA, SAVANNAH. AND STEAMSHIP,