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The times., 1897-11-26
Fitz Lees French.
(Frora theNew YORK Tribune1

tf IOlu tneNeW NOFk IF1DuUe.1
Gen. FitLhugh Lee, who is arranging to
return to his post at Havana, recently told
of his first visit 10 Cuba. That " as sew
eral years ago, when gen. Lee accompanied
ex-PresidPnt Cleveland, Mr.. Bayard, Don
Dickinson and others TO Havana. We had
q pretty goOu time, said Gen. Lee when
telling the story; went 70 TIE theater,
and listened TO some profound observations
from Mr.. Bayard on the drama, and were
entertained royalty. Theentertainmeut that
1 remember best was one given by SaIa-
manca, who was then captain general OF
the island. 1t was given in the palace, and
was equal TO any state dinnerin the White
House. Besides our own distinguished
party, there We're some French officers OF
note in Havana at that time, and they
were among tie guests. Mr.. Cleveland was,
of course, the guest Of honor. tie had the
captain general on one side and anotherdis-
tinguished Spanish official on the other
side of him. They couldn't understand 4
syllable of English, and Mr. Cleveland
could not speak word of paElsh.
1T was pretty long too noGrs FOR him.
l myself tried 10 help along the converse.
ton, not il, Spanish, because the language
was strange 10 ME, but with the French
| silence. Nj. Tayard, you know. is a thor
ough French scholar, but tht table was
lcng one auC he cOuldn t DO all tie talking,
| so decided to take a hand When I was
a cadet at West Point studied French
That was good while ago, but 1 thought
the pariey-voO would come back tu me.
There was one CT the French officers
sitting opposite nle who hal Den Dickinson
on one side and Spanish official en- the
| other. He, too. was pretty lonesome. I
thought Up a few phrases and fired them
| at him, sort Of light artillery. as IL were.
| He seemed greatly pleased, and replied
| volublY. Then l brought up my REIN
| forcCu."n.s. They were mostly French
verbs. Again he replied:
Then there was silence for q period,
| and l attacked him for a third time. he
| seemed surprised, but he brought his troops
right up to tie line and received my fire.
H. troops were a staggering lot aG sen
/ tences. he was getting the best of the
skirmish when I made a flauE move oa
firn. I watched his face carefully, and
VIXEN he seemed TO look for me 70 agree
| with what he said l would shrug my
! shoulders and say, Oui m1seert' When he
| seemed 20 expect me TO disagree with him
! I would shake my head stersr!v and say.
Non, non moseerI In that wJy we had IS
pretty animated Conversation Don Dick
inson, Mr.. Cleveland himself and all tho
rest OF our party were envyiHg me. Icould
Sc that fIom their looks. Well, just as
the dinner broke up, the Frenchman gostnto
a little conversations with Mr. Bayard.
knew from his looks he was talking ahoUs
me- and piuncd myself that he was com.
plimentiug me for being So civil. when
Va came away asked Mr.. Payard what
the Frerchman had been saying. He waa
asking a question: Mr.. Be yard replied.
He was asking what Language the mihtary-
looking gentleman, meaning yourself,
spoke That thing gpset me SO that
haven't ventured TO talk TO Frenchmas
In his own language since that dinners
The times., 1897-11-26
\ TraveIlng Yarn.

tFrom the Omaha WOrldzHerald.I
Joe TeahoI, travelling passenger agent o9
the wanash. has returned nom. a trip
through the state ami tells thfs stUr =: As
we were approaching TaIfBagp the of1lsr
day a lady with poodle dog came INTO
the smoker. a travelling man called her
attention 10 ehe character OF the car. and,
told her she had letter go into one Of me
others. She declared that she was e5ff.g
to remain right theFe,-aRd she told ssiIa-.
lie must not light and smoke the. pipe ne
was filling with tobacco. He opened the
window ana calmf5~i4e-flis pipe,s aasI.sgsaS
putting away when she again demanded
ttat he desist. He again told her that
she could 70 into one OF the rear.cars..s 1t
went on for few minutes. when sle
leaned over aad snatched the pins frehi
his mouth and threw ltont Of the window.
The travelling man vas at white heat
with rage, and, tCrning around, sralAled
the poodle and threw it outof the winGow IS
Then She went on the warpath. She
declared that she would have hitn arrested
at Talinage, where, she said, she knew
everybody, and he said if she did he would
have her arrested for stealing his4pipe
The argument was hot and heavy, and
when they got off the train they rrIStIed
a'CuDG for the tow q mar Shal, and finally
found him, and were telling their troubles
when the poodle carnc runningup the sr6ck
with tie ripe in Its mouth"
The times., 1897-11-26
witcping, but the intermediate stages are

witching, but the intermediate stages are
dangerous.
There is, OF course, a type Of girl who
LOOKS well in scarf-ties, for instance, and
they are undoubtedly stylishand pretty, but
the squarefaeed girl should avoid them as
she does shirt fronts and boomers The
Roman stripe four-in-hand is the correct
thing, and when tied it is wrapped twice
around the neck and then tied in front in
the usual knot. If the ends are not edged
with lace, the upper one is cut straight and
the under lnt bias--a small matter, perhaps,
bat then sty!eis made up ofiittle things.
The times., 1897-11-26

W no has since commanded the Fran, luIs
holding him by the arms high from sc
floor. cried, 'There is the man [ place
above Us aIf,n
The times., 1897-11-26
The Golden Age.

From the AtchIsou Globes
1t IS a good thiag that a girl sixteen
only one year; otherwise she would be
worse spoIlt than she as.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
DAVIS ON ANNEXATION.

Chairman of ForeiGn Relations Committee
Say. 1t Will be Accomplished.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 27.-A Pioneer Press
special from Duluth says:
In an interview regarding the Asso-
GATED Press dispatch that the Japanese
government has been secretly landing
some of the veteran soldiers from the
Japanese Chinese war on the Hawaiian
islands to prevent annexation to the
United States, forcibly it diplomatic
measures fail, Senator G. K. Davis said:
The news contained i'll The dispatches
does not surprise me. I have beoa ap-
prekensive that the Japanese govern
ment has been landing trained and vet
eran soldiers on the Hawaiian islands
under the guise of laborers for several
months past, yet that government has
been very cautious in the matter, and
with her apparestly sincere professions
of friendship for the United States it
would be hard to prove that she is send
ing these men to the islands. fully
believe, however, that such is the case.
There is no doubt III my mind that the
senate will adopt the treaty, and that
the islands will be part Of the United
States within very short time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
Masked Robbers Hold Up the
Northern Pacific Trans
contin entail Train.
Were After the Express Car but
Cut 1t From the Engine
by Mistake.
Fourteen Registered Packages
Secured--Their Value 10
Not Known.

FARGO, N. D., Sept. 27.-At about l
.. IN. No. /, the Northern Pacific trans
continental passenger train, was held
up by masked men between Glyndon,
MIMI, and this city. Engineer Hooker
was in charge of the engine and Con.
ductor Corcoran was at the helm. When
about two miles this side Of Glyndon
the engineer looked up and discovered a
masked man covering both him and his
fireman. He was ordered to stop the
tram, and shortly after doing SO anoth'
er robber came along with Conductor
Corcoran and a brakeman in tow.
The were all ordered to get on the en-
CINE at the point of revolvers and En-.
gineer Hooker was ordered to speed on
his journey. Not until the engine
reached the outskirts of Moorhead and
a stop was made was it known that the
engine and mail car had been cut from
the other section of the train, the rob.
bers evidently intending to take the ex-
press car also but failed to do SO. After
discovering their mistake they went to
work on the mail car and secured II
packages of registered mail, the value
of which cannot yet be estimated.
1t is the opinion here that the holdup
was the work of experts, and the ex-
press Car was to have been the chief OBJ
ject of the raid, though the robbers ig.
norantly left this car attached to the
main train when they compelled the
engineer to proceed some distance fur
ther west, when the actual robbery took
place. Twenty sticks OF dynamite was
found on the front end of the mail Ca
after the robbers left, showing that the
mon were prepared to blow open the
safe if necessary to get the money,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE,

Whereas. default has been male in the
conditions ut 4 certain mortgage bearing
date HE 26ti day of March, a; D.' iS91; OK.
and Warren Il. Ni'berv her husband. mort
savors, unto HARRIET NcNc"I, mort Engce.
which mortgage VAS on the 3st day OF
Of said day duty recorded in the office of
the register of deeds within and for the
county of Morrison and stntc of Nliine-
S,,,a, in yul,,ille3 of mort cages on page
Aud Whereas, said default consists in
the failure to pay certain OF the notes Sc
cured by said mort gage and the interest
,l,unl said notes. and whereas, there IL
now due and claimed TO he due ut he date
of this notice upon said mort gage t ,c sum
IF eight hundred and screnty-SiN $500
dollars, and there IL vet to become due
thereon the SUN of twcnty-tour hundred
t2IW dollars aud interest thereon ana no
proceedings at law or otherwise have been
instituted to recover said amount or any
part thereof. and
Whereas, the mort 1:ngcc therein named
f" iL t".wit: The sun, of $i;E}S;, which
payment was made May 26 H. 1897
Now, therefore, notice IL hereby given,
mortgage contained, and Herewith re-
corded, and pursuant to the statute IN
sucn case made aud prnv;drd' inc s",a
the land therein described. which is sit
untc in the county of Morrison and state
of Minnesota, and described as follows,
quarter (ct- of sw14) the west half of the
southeast quarter lw'2 of sc'4), and the
southeast quarter lsc'4, Of the ,! M""thcnst
ship 1l,irty-,iiIc G3,>. range thirty-onc GID.
cnntui,linEtw two hundred (2O acres more
or less, according to the government sur
ycv, which sale will be made by the
sheriff Of Morrison county at the front
door of the court house in the city of
Little Falls, in said county,, on Snturlhy,
the End tinv of October, y. d., 1897, ut
the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon OF
said day ut public auction I" the high
est bidder for cash, to pay the sum due
and to bccuu,c due on said lnOrtGaE and
said taxes and fifty dollars attorneys fees
therein stipulated to be paid in case OF
foreclosure, and the disbursements nl-
lowed by law. ,
Dated st. Cloud, Mimi, August ISL H., 1897.
IlAkltll;Tr MCNEAL,
Mortgngec.
G. w. STEWART,
| Attorney for Mortgages.
| st. Cloud, MiEn.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
Adiudged Insane.

The examination Of DR.. DuniOnt IN
probate court Saturday afternoon
resulted in his being adjudged insane
and committed to the Fergus Fails
asylum. Sheriff Rider left on the IL
O'Clock train saturday night with
his charge to place him in the care of
the authorities OF that institution.
Dr.. DumOnt'~ father arrived N n
pectedly ON the same train winch
Sheriff Rider took, and they misst u
each other somehow ut the station
Mr.. DuInUnt with q. nuclOs lett Sun
dav NIGHT for Fergus Falls t" zee
nr. DumOnt, and 1t IL probable that
his father will take him back to
Canada.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
~ = n - m" Y ~ . - n"-0I1
SURPRISED By SALISBURY.
Sensation Caused by Refusal to take
Part in the Seal Conference. \

Sensation Caused by Refusal to Take
Part in the Seal Conference.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-A decided sensa.
ton has been caused in diplomatic cir.
c,es here Iy Great Britain's notification
to the United States that she cannot
participate in the sealing conference at
Washington if Russia and Japan take
part in it.
The Off 7ials of the British foreign Of
fee decline to give the reasons for this
change Of policy, but they admitted
that the Marquis of Salisbury had mott
fed the United States ambassador, Col
onel John Hay, of his decision in TIE
matter, though the premier's decision is
not absolute.
The action of the Marquis of Sails
Is all the more surprising in view Of the
fact that he accepted for Great Britain
the invitation to take part in the con-
ference with the full knowledge that
Russia aud Japan were included in the
invitation.
1t is known that the Canadian gov
eminent requested the withdrawal OF
Great Britain from the sealing confer
ence and the government unwillingly
acceded to this request, in accordance
with its policy of cultivating the friend.
ship Of the colonies, even at the risk 0t
offending other parties concerned.
1t is thought i'll diplomatic circles that
Canada's action in the premises was
influenced by the fear that Great Brit
ain would te out-voted by the United
States, Russia and Japan, whose views
regarding the protection Of seals coin
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS
ETC.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, In Probate

COUNTY OF MORRISON. court.
S,mCial term, Sept. %}rd, 1897.
IN the matter of the estate OF mercy H.
On reading and filing the petition! o, of
Jol,n ". Parker. administrator OF the
estate of Mercy X. Priest, deceased, rep,
resenting among other things, tIht ny
hns fully administered SAID estate, niln
has in good faith paid certain dcnts ana
claims against said estate when nave
not been proved or allowed, ana prny,n.
that a time and place be fixed TOR cXanit,-
ing and allowing his account or ms az +,
n,inistrntion, including said debts ana
Claims so paid by him and not proved or
allowed. and for the ASST EnIicnt OF the
rcsifl,1e Of said estate to heirs,
H il ordered, that said account ne cx-
an,incd. and petition and application tor
the allowance of said claims and debts 30
court on Saturday the 23rd dayni J Sii1 -,
A. ID. 1897, at his office in Little rails III
said county. , .,,4 ~o+;co
thereof be given to all persons interesteu,
by publishing this order for three success =,
siye weeks prior to said day OF nearing II,
the Little Falls Transcript, q weekly
newspaper, printed and published at
Little Falls in said county: -
Dated at Little Falls the Srd DAY u
oe]I..>." BY the Court
~ N. RICHARDSON,
e0AL Judge of Probate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
MONUMENT DEDICATED.

Sons of Hermann Have Great Celebra-
ton at New Ulm.
New ULM, MIMI, Sept. 27.-The
dedication of the monument which the
Sons Of Hermann of the United States
have erected to their hero, and for
which New Ulm has been actively pre-
pairing for the past month, has taken
place according to programme.
The parade, which was one Of the
features, was over two miles long.
Thousands of people from the sur.
rounding country and large number
from the Twin Cities were here to wit.
ness the exercises.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOS
LIRE SALE

no','pay;' S Of SiSoo, interest, Of $isGoG,
pre,i of $W fines, OF $h :" f fcc IL
The conditions Of that ccrtain ,mortgnge,
dated tic 1911, day Of October. 1891. duly
r n'S nnH A. or"n, his WIFE,
az mort gngors to the Continental Savings
Loan and building c"npan,HX Y, nortEngc,c;;
to secure the payment OF s'" Ivy: Wl' t,'c S'.;n
ront;,iuctl was duly recorded in the office
of the register of deeds in and for t tn,
county Of Morrison M M, on KS WI III
mort rupcs, on page 17S; and, whereas, said
,mortsaSc providcs that if default be made
in any Of the conditions thereof the wlIoie
and payable at once, and on account of
said default Of said rnortgagor in the non
payment of the aforesaid Interest; s,nck
f'';d and c:ertificate fec. the whole Sun!
secured by said mortgage has become and
is a%e t Hnd :% ga savmg ss
elects to and declares the whole sum sc;
cured by SAID 9rttga rSie; :" pc to o be de
and ia due, at the date of this notice upon
said mortgage and the debt thereby Sc
d. inc,nda4E sdid st"c
premium, interest, fines, contingent snd n fund
and certificate fee. the sum of 81 :33o9l, no
part of Wh hia az has o b s @f the cap
ital stock OF said company. assigned by
snid mort ga cor to said mortgage as adj
ditional security for said debt, leaving a
net balance of S. l6O.O6 due on said mort
gage debt, and no action at law or other.
wise has been commenced to recover said
debt or any part thereof; now therefore, !.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue OF
the power of sale contained in sald mort
gage, and which by the default aforesaid,
lias become operative, and pursuant tothe
statute in such case made and ,proyldeu'
the said mortgage will be foreclosed ana
Inc. premises described in and conveyed
bv said mortgage, tO-wit: .
Lot fourteen az in block "A' In N1ssls-
sippi addition to Little Falls, according to
the plat thereof on file and of record in the
Office of the register of deeds, in and tor
the county of Morrison, Minnesota, vii! be
sold by the sheriff of the county OF Nor
rison, Minnesota, at the front door en-
| trance to the court house. In SAID county
and state, in the city of Little Falls.
COUNTY of Morrison, Minnesota, on Satur-
day the 23rd day of October. 1857, at two
o;ciock d. M, of that day, at public auc-
fi0n. to the highest bidder for cash, to pay
said debt, Interest, delinquent stock pay,
| r1enta. Dremium, fines, contingent Iund
| and Certificate fee, together with $75.OO at
! torney's fee as provided in said mortgage
and costs of foreclosure.
CONTINENTAL SAVINGS LOAN AND
BUILDING COMPANY, Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mortgage,
419 Guaranty Loan Building,
MINNEAPOLIS, minnesota
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
A NEW RECORD BREAKER.

Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse Beats Time
on Her Maiden Voyage.
NEW YORK, Sept. ~. The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the latest
acquisition to the large feet OF the
North German Lloyd Steamship conf
pany, arrived at quarantine at 10
O'Clock on her maiden voyage, making
the passage from Southampton into
New York in days, % hours and 10
minutes, the fastest voyage on record.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse is
GAS feet long, 66 feet beam and 4S feet
deep, and of $4,000 tons burden and 3d.
600 horsepower. On this voyage, with
q steam pressure OF 1856 pounds and n
revolutions of her screws, she developed
a speed of 20 knots. She was built at
Stettin, Germany. She is schooner
rugged, has four tunnels and twin
screws.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
Prccran mo of Uncle Sam AC-
Cordirg TO Latest Report
From Madrid.
War Must End by a Specified
Time or Wcodford Will
Be Recalled.
Unusual Measures Taken tc
Protect Him on the Trip
to Madrid.

MADRID, Sept. 27.-The arrival Of
United States Minister Woodford from
San Sebastian has caused a sensation.
The programme Of the United States
has been ascertained. This does not
contemplate declaration of war If
Spain rejects mediation, but, according
to report, an OBSERVATIONS proclama'
ton to the world of disapproval of the
Cuban regime by suspending diplomatic
relations with Spain and withdrawing
the United States minister. General
Woodford has declined to be inter-
viewed on the subject further than to
say that his conference with the Duke
of Tetuan, the foreign minister, was OF
the most satisfactory character. The
Bitterness of Press and Public
has painfully impressed him, but ne
hopes this will soon te allayed, as he
believes his mission favorable to Span
ish interests and cannot comprehend
that Spain could reject mediation de-
signed to end an impoverishing war.
He has not named time at hich the
war must be terminated, but he hopes,
as the result OF his tenders, that it will
be ended quickly. He believes the war
is incalculable less upon the United
States md that it is ilAposs. be 10 pre-.
vent the organization OF Aibusterlng
expeditions.
Unusual measures were taken to pro-
tect Minister Woodford on his journey
from San Sebastian to this city, but
the Trip was quite uneventtul. A
party OF gendarmes, commanded by a
sub-liertenant, guarded the Southern
express on which he was passenger.
S.crct Police Were ut the Station,
and the project of police was waiting
to escort him tc his hotel. The drive
through the streets was marked by no
special incident, though several people
saluted him, receiving bow IN return.
Some comment has been caused by the
tact that Minister Woodford's family
did not accompany him, but remained
behind the French frontier. General
Woodford explained that his party was
large one, requiring large home.
The legation cannot be used as resi-
dence. General Woodford has already
engaged box at the Royal Opera
house and has purchased horses.
General Woodford has taken apart
ments at the Hotel Rome, but received
official visits at the legation, where he
passed the entire morning.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
FIFTEEN NEW CASES.
Fever Situation Mt New Orleans Slightly
Improved.

Fever Situation Mt New Orleans Slightly
Improved.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-The fever
situation, in spite of the appearance Of
a large number Of cases, may be said to
have shown much improvement. Fiji.
teen new cases were recorded on tho
books Of the board Of health, but there
was no death. The authorities received
reports during the evening from nearly
every patient who is now under treat.
ment, and these were all to the effect
that all patients are doing well ard
that no patient is in immediate danger
of dissolution. Some 40 cases were re.
ported as being rapidly on the mend,
and number of them will be dis
charged during the week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
CUBAN COLONEL CAPTURED.
Prominent Insurgent Officer Said to Be in
the Hands of Spaniards.

Prominent Insurgent Officer Said t" Be i'm
the Hands of spaniards.
HAVANA, Sept. 27.-Colonel Balda-
nero Acosta, one Of the most active in.
surgent leaders operating in the neigh
borhood of Havana city. was captured
by the Spanish authorities on board the
steamer Concho as he was about to sail
for Mexico.
Colonel Aoosta was ill and came into
Havana couple of days ago. He went
aboard in disguise, but just before the
departure of the steamer the authori-
ties got wind Of his identity and ar
rested him. He was the leader who
only short time ago raided the city of
Mariana, carrying off large quantity
of arms and ammunition.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
RinR-krlCkSOn.

Peter Ring and Miss Kate Er'ck-
son were united In marriage Satur-
day evening. at the home OF Andrew
Ring, on Third street Rev. Geo. IL.
deer performed the ceremony, Whlch
was witnessed by a large number oi
relatives and friends. The newly
married couple We're the recipients ~
many useful presents. They Will he
gin housekeeping Ia rooms IN the
second story Uf Andrew Kings house
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
EMPERORS DISCUSSED 1T.
william and Franz Josef Conferred Re
naYdinx Cuban Interference.

william and Franz Josef Conferred Re
garding Cuban Interference.
PARIS, Sept. 27.-The Gaulois says it
learns that during the recent visit OF
Emperor William to Budapest, Emperor
Francis Joseph. and the German en-
peror discussed the interference" of
the the United States in the affairs of
Spain, the Austrian emperor pointing
out the serious embarrassments which
the interference" had caused the
queen regent and the government Of
Spain.
The Gaulois adds: Probably Germany
and Austria will do all in their power
to prevent the situation becoming en-
FILTERED, although unwilling to interpose
too directly. Similar views are said to
have been exchanged between France
and Russia; SO if the occasion arises,
the European powers, while respecting
the feelings of Independence in both
countries, will find themselves in agree
ment in insisting that a policy OF con-
citation and peace must prevail.