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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Dill to Tax Department Stores
Falls to Pass in the
Senate.
Measure to Place a $25 Tax on
Pound Nets Passes the
House.
Mileage Book Bill Taken From
the Table, Amended and
Passed.

81. PAUL. April l0-The senate yes
terdsy killed the department store bill ,
although not until most valiant fight
had been made for it by Senator
Thedon, Senator Sperry, Senator Ring.
dahl and others. The discussion occu'
pied all day, with the exception OF an
interruption occasionally caused by the
reapportionment report or other sim
liar incident.
When the senate went into commit
tee of the whole on the department
store bill, Senators Theden and w. E..
johnson had tilt over whether or not
there was lobby against the bill, then
Senator Theden moved that the bill be
passed, Senator w. E. johnson that it
be indefinitely postponed, but if it was
to be passed he sent up rearrange.
ment of the grocery classification at
the request of the retail grocers of M Il.
ucapolis. The amendment was nc.
cepted by the author.
Senator Knatvold wanted the bill
limited to cities of over $4,000. Soma.
tors Schaller and Sperry opposed the
amendment. The smaller cities do
not want the evil that was driven out
of the big ones. Senator McHale
thought the bill should apply to all
cities. The amendment was defeated.
Other amendments were proposed,
some Of which were accepted and some
rejected.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost. ~ to %, and the Till was rec.
commended for passage, 20 to II.
On vote the motion to adopt the re-
port Of the committee was defeated, "a
to ~. The bill was then indefinitely
postponed, 20 to 70.
The conference report on the reap.
portionment bill went over, and the
game and fish bill went no.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
SENATE'S BUSY DAY.

Spent Most Of the Time on General Or
ders and Created Havoc.
The senate spent most of the day on
general orders and before adjourning
had advanced score Of bills to the
calendar and slaughtered as many
more. Much time was taken up de-
batting the Potter bill to enforce collec-
ton of taxes which became delinquent
prior to the first Monday in January,
1897. The bill provides for abating all
penalties and allows owners to redeem
property by paying the amount of the
original taxes. It was recommended
to pass.
The Sweningsen bill to restrict com.
binations of insurance companies and
to regulate agents and brokers was
taken up and discussed for some time.
The original clause requiring licenses
and bonds for agents was stricken out
and the bill recommended for passage.
Senator Keller introduced bill ap.
propriating $1,000 for the purchase and
distribution of sugar beet seed. The
bill was passed under suspension of the
rules.
The johnson bill to pension teachers
was indefinitely postponed and the
scheme for bureau of immigration as
a state department met the same fate
Among the measures recommended
to pass were the BARRIERS license bill,
Hodges bill to extend terms of county
auditors, the Stevens bill providing for
the use Of voting machines and the bill
providing for the promotion of forestry
on the open prairie. The following
were passed:
S. F. 475-For the preservation, propo-
cation, protection, taking, use and trans
portation of game and fish.
81. F. S52-To regulate the practice of
horseshoeing in cities of over $1,000.
II. F. 639-To authorize cities of $1,000
or less to issue bonds for lighting and
WaterWorks plants.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Funeral of Senator Woo, hoes.

WASHINGTON, April l3.-The funeral
services over the remains Of the late
az. Senator Daniel w. Voorhees, OF In.
diana. were held at St. Johns Episco-
nal church shortly after noon. The
church could not accommodate those
who desired to pay their last tribute OF
respect to the Indiana statesman. The
members Of the senate were present in
: body. and among the others in at
tendance were many prominent in
official and social life. 1nterment
viii be at Terre Haute on Friday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
PENALTY CLAUSE CHANGED.

Knatvold Bill, Amending the Local Op.
ton Law, Passed.
The senate, by vote of 20 to II,
has passed the Knatvold bill, to amend
the 1896 local option law. The bill
provides that where town votes no
license and a person is convicted of
ceiling spirituous liquors within its
corporate limits, he may be punished
by fine or imprisonment, whereas the
law on the statute books now provides
for fine and imprisonment. The bill
was bitterly opposed. Other measures
passed were:
H. F. 5SETo allow judges of the dis
trict court to hold terms of court outside
the county scat for the purpose OF Issuing
naturalization papers.
H. f. 917-To change the location of u
bridge spanning the Red River Of the
North in Polk county.
S. F. 61O-To make founding hospitals
the guardians of children intrusted to its
care.
Game and Fish Bill.
The special order for the day was the
game and fish bill. The measure was
debated section by section and freely
amended. Senator Greer made q sen.
sational speech charging that "gigan.
tic lobby had been working against the
bill all session" and demanded that the
measure be passed or killed as it was.
The salary Of the superintendent Of
fisheries was cut from %, 400 to 81. 200,
but an attempt to reduce the pay of tbs
executive agent from $4,000 to $1,000
was defeated. The bill was not dis.
posed of when the senate adjourned.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Slate Senate s'aughters Sew
eral Measures Referring to =,
= Coa.mon Carriers.
The Cow Railroad Rate and
Classification Bill One Of
the Victims.
House Puts In a Long Day
and Disposes of Many
Measures.

ST. PAUL, April l4.-The railroads
scored two victories in the senate yes'
terday when they secured the indeA'
mite postponement Of Senator Coles
bill 10 classify railroads in Minnesota
and fix distance tariffs for each class,
which was bill aimed to relieve the
farmers Of the Red river valley from
irksome conditions now existing, and
the practical slaughter of Senator
Miller's bile. to make the railroad and
warehouse commission court in fact
it not in name, by Loving it referred to
the judiciary committee, where. even il
it should be reported favorably, it will,
no doubt, be delayed long enough to
prevent its passage. The vote on the
Cole bill was 20 to rs.
ReorEanize the Printing Department.
The Sperry bill to create a toard OF
commissioners of public printing, in
other words, to reorganlze the state
printing department, went through the
senate with very little friction. As
amended, the bill does away with the
present system of discount from maxi
mum prices for each classification and
allows fiat bid upon I'LL state work,
directing that it shall be let to the low.
est bidder. 1t creates board of COM
missioners of public printing, consist
ing of the secretary of state, state au'
ditor and state treasurer, who have
power to appoint estate printing ex'
pert" who shall have a saiary OF ST.
100 annually.
Passed Several Bills.
Among the bills passed on the calcn'
dar were the Potter savings bank bill
and the Pottgieser bill to limit exempt
homesteads in cities to an area of two
acres, being the bill inspired by the
Banholzer homestead litigation at St.
Paul. Other bills passed we're:
H. F. 1924, Douglas-To appropriate
s., 600 for the relief Of food sufferers at
Moorhead.
$. F. SIS, Knatvold-To authorize city
councils to establish and maintain uni
form heights of water in the navigable
lakes of this state.
F. 4Si, Miller-To regulate common
carriers and creating the railroad and
warehouse commission of the state of
Minnesota and defining the duties OF such
commission.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Members from the northern part OF the
state will ask an appropriation for the re-
lief of the Red river valley sufferers.
The omnibus appropriation bill will,
when introduced, carry fully $500 900 less
than twoyears ago. In several instances
the amounts asked for by state instltu'
tions have been cut down one-haf. ;.
Governor Clough has given his consent
to the introduction of bill in the house
providing for an amendment to the con-
stitution giving the legislature the right
to tax and regulate department stores.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Probably Fatally Injured.

wAuooMA. Ia, April l4.-John Sess.
mer, q wealthy farmer residing a short
distance from town, was probably
fatally injured from the kick of horse
on his left temple, fracturing the
bones. It is feared that should he re.
cover his mind will be seriously i'm
paired. .... H.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Peru suspends Coinage OF Silver.

LIMA, Peru, April 12.-The Peruvian
government has suspended the coinage
iof silver at the government mint and
,hRl issued prohibition against the
importation Of silver coins after the
10th Of May next. "a. 50.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
\vYMAN'S BILL PASSED..

c. unity Conventions Hereafter Must All
BE Held the Same DAY.
The house has passed S. F. S77, Sen.
efor Wymun's bill, providing to amend
the election Jaw 50 that the voters as
senlbling at the primaries shall elect
tie own officers. and that county
conventions to elect delegates to a
state or district convention shall be
held OH the same date. The object of
the bill is to prevent the practice of
holding conventions early in order to
influence tho action of other counties.
The vote was u to II.
Senator Dunn's bill to allow county
and municipal authorities to employ
prisoners upon the highways met with
considerable opposition but was finally
passed by q vote OF 81 to IL.
These We're Disposed OF.
H. f. COZ, Johns-To appropriate s645.6O
to f. S. Hall for election contest expenses.
Passed.
H. F. 613, Hartshorn-To appropriate
1868. 81 to Joseph H. Coates for election
contest expenses Passed.
H. f. 6SS, McDonald-To pension the
widow of Mozomanie, late chief of the
Mile Laos Indians. Lost
5. +. 445, Dunham-Authorizin cities
Of less than 5000 inhabitants to issue
bonds for existing floating indebtedness.
Lost.
S. F. 204-To establish state weighing
and inspection at Winona and Fergus
Falls. Passed.
S. F. 23S, Stevens-To exempt from ex-
ecution the libraries and philosophical and
chemical apparatus Of educational insti-
buttons. Passed.
S. F. Alb, Pottgieser- Prohibiting county
and city officers from accepting any other
office during the period for which elected.
Lost.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Six Hundred For Lind.

ST. PAUL, April l5.-The jury in
the libel suit of Hon. John Lind against
the St. Paul Dispatch assessed the dam
ages at 5000. The court instructed the
Jury to find verdict for Lind. leaving
only the amount to be determined.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Russia Asks For Bids.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-In view of
the very satisfactory tests of American
armor plate heretofore sent to Russia,
the Russian government has asked the
Carnegie and Bethlehem companies to
submit proposals for furnishing armor
plate for two large battleships.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
Stopped Silver Coinage.

LIMA, Peru, April 10.-The Peruvian
government has suspended the coinage
Of silver at the government mint, and
has issued prohibition against the
importation Of silver coins after the
10th of May next.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
More Frontier Incidents.

ROME, April l3.-It is semi-of officially
announced that Turkey and Greece
have each addressed to the powers
statements of pacific character in
regard to the encounters on the Mace.
DOMAIN frontier, which are described
"a "mere frontier incidents.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
sufrraxists ut Sioux City.

Sioux CRY, Ia, April l0.-The wo-
mans REPRESENTATION opened during
the afternoon. The opening addresses
were by Rev. Anna Shaw, Carrie
Chapman Gait and Harriet Moore.
Over 200 delegates are present.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
FEE ON POUND NETS.

House Passes the ISL. Ia sing the I: .te
From $40 to S25.
A half hour was spent III the house
during the afternoon in discussion of
the subject of fish and fishing. The
matter came up on the third reading of
Mr.. Underleak's bill to raise the license
fee upon pound nets used in interna-
tional waters from $40 to SIS. The
bill was passed after short debate.
The country and city members lined
up in opposing factions upon the report
OF the committee on general legislation
favoring indefinite postponement of H.
F. 947 The bill provides for gross
earnings tax on commercial agencies.
The bill was placed on general orders
MIR. Foss offered resolution direct
ing all committees to report bills in
their hands to the house not later than
April IA. This caused great debate,
which ended by the resolution going to
the committee on rules.
The vote by which H. F. sos was de-
feated was reconsidered, and the bill
laid on the table. 1t provides for state
aid to the Minneapolis day school for
mutes.
H. F. COS was taken from the table.
The bill provides that railroads shall
sell 1000 mileage books at the rate of
cents per mile to- any person desir-
ing to purchase. The bill was amend.
cd by striking out the clause provid.
ing for redeeming unused portions
of the mileage books. 1t was then
passed.
The following other bills ON general
orders were recommended to pass:
S. Il. SO, Notwithstanding the pri
mary election law relating to special
elections.
II. f. ZIG, Hicks-Relating to assess
mcnts for special improvements and
Attachments in ertain cases.
H. +. 6S9, McDonald-To pension the
widow of Chief Mazomanie of the Mile
Laos Indians, who prevented that tribe
joining the Sioux in the Indian outbreak
in 1869.
H. F. s19, Foss-To repeal the law pro-
viding for the gathering Of agricultural
statistics.
Bills Passed.
H. F. 767. Dunn-To amend the consti-
tuition relating to classification Of cities
for legislative purposes.
H. F. 694, Sloan-To prohibit the sale of
cigarettes, cigars and tobacco to minors
under 10 years and to punish pupils Of
schools who smoke in public Place
H. F. 100, Cray-Amending an act re-
lating to the equal rights of citizens in
inns, theaters and other places without
rauar1 tn color or race
H. F. 454, Fosnes-To appropriate $500
to improve and maintain Camp Release
monument.
IF. 727, Ferris-To define and regu.
late employment agencies.
H. F. sO7, Shell-Relating to the provid.
ing of duplicate election returns for pub
lie inspection.
H. F. 76S. Dunn-To provide for a
commission to draft city charters under
the Sheehan amendment.
H F. 765, neutrality-suspicious. tc
punishment fot assault in the second de
gree.
S. F. 467, Thorpe-To grant additional
powers to the state board of equalization
auffragists at Sioux City.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16

Representative Douglas introduced and
had passed under suspension of the rules
by the house Il bill appropriating 5000
for the relief of the flood sufferers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-16
LEGISLATIVE. NOTES.

The senate will meet at a. m. for the
remainder of the session.
The house has unanimously adopted
the Mountain Iron committees report
and DISCHARGED the committee.
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HORRIBLE DEATH.
A Captain Pursuing a Desertcr Meets
With u Terrible Fate.


A Captain Pursuing a Desertcr Meets
With Terrible Fate.
Mexican Herald.
II WIS duly repeated in the Herald that
a cavalry regiment was the other day or
dered frem TeWcoeo to Pachuca.
During the march a trooper deserted and
young captain by the name of Angel Are
valo started in pursuit OF him. The trooper
lalloped into marsh at the roadside ut
peint between TeXcoeo and Pachuca, kunwn
IS Teeama. and by great good fortune Cor
himself crossed 1t safely. Not so with the
young captain who was in pursuit. In the
middle OF the marsh both he and his horse
began slowly to sink in tho mud and all
Efforts to struggle to place CT safety We're
unavaliin2, Before any help could be rem
uered by hlj comrades the unfortunate cap
tain had been swallowed up and had per-
ishsd.
The regiment stayed its march aud with
great difficulty basis for operations was
found and work started in an attempt
70 recover the corpse. This was at last
successfully accomplished. II is thought
that death from suffocatiun must haye been
instantaneous.
Captain Areyalo was an officer Of promise
and his tragic end is lamented.
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THE LOGICAL RESULT.
The south VIII Forge Ahead In the
Manufacture of Cotton Goods.


Manufacture of Cotton Goods.
Philadelphia, October 2S.-Ths sixty third
somi-annual meeting of the New England
Cotton Manufacturers Association closed
today. Arthur Parkinson Of Providence, II.
l.. read paper on Manufacture and Elk
port OF Cotton Goods"
Mr.. Parkinson said in part; 1T Is we'll
known that Southern manufacturers, with
the present conditions, can undersell or
compete easily with the Eastern mills on
medium and coarse fabrics, and the future
looks dark for New England The facilities
of manufacturing have been so increased
that In many lines Of goods the existing
manufacturing establishments can produce
vast amount more than what the United
states can consume. and 1t seems likely
that each year will cause stagnation for the
industry and. OF course, the usual stoppage
Of mills during certain periods. AS a result
of this continued competition in certain
lines of goods for the homo market. the
prices ars low, wages are low and tariff
legislation can not help matters. for the
merchant and jobber will buy in the cheap
est market. and that means Southern loums
will be engaged ahead and the New EN-
gland mills must take what is left"
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return,ny 20 his mil, at poc,jand after
N business trin a. noints our in tho STATE
co,ana, - -, 49,
;, Sv,unV' 'oseph a. oehtley y, tne D. "a
La has conc IN yisit "a rolntjvps On
pe,,ns's,vonia 10 ,y,,, w absent snva,,ai
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80 ~ -, -,
MI Deni,s iraln"ay San' ownei " .ne
anrer, avail, a.. rovas vas ~ an WA
,,a.da,, a,d ,,,.aS -. oranas, -, ,rh,,rs.
a.. 1910, ana " os' w.
"'F ''o' ".ns
MI A. Young, who has resumed control
OF the old warren Lana ana Lumber com,
pany plant, was mere during the week ana
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cutting on an order Of 100000 feet for the
West Indies. They have vessel chartered
and expect to load it at Sabine Pass hext
week.
Railroad and special bills are being cir
culated quite freely among the Orange mills
and everything indicates marked I'M
prcvement in this class of business in the
near future.
Only one more barge load Of lumoer will
be required to complete the cargo Of tho
ship Albania, and it will be taken down to-
day, having finished loading last night at
the Wingate mill.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-07
LUMBER MARKET REVIEW
REGULAR Weekly Report Of the Con-
dition of Trade.
THE BEST CONDITION IN FIVE YEARS.
II In believed That All Yards VIII
dc Cleaned Up by the End
OF the Year.

Beaumont, Texas, November 6--The con
diiion OF the lumber trade has not been bet
ter at any time within the past ilvc years
than IL Is ut present. and as all signs are
favorable for continued activity the feel
ing among manufacturers is extremely
cheerful Yards and sbsds at many points
look comparatively bare and the belief is
current that In tho two remaining months
of the year all lumber In shipping condi-
tion will be sold Several large concerns
which have about closed out their reg
ular stock have made UP lists of irregu-
lar sizes and lengths and forwarded them
to dealers with the object OF having Sort
OF thorough yard cleaning. Plemers In this
city and elsewhere are being run day and
night in order to- make timely shipments
OF dressed orders which have been quite
large. Trade with the Northwest has been
heaviest as general thing to order only,
as their necessities compel them The de-
mand for railroad riterial. which has
heretofore been somewhat slack, mas great
" improved. several Of the large Systems
having recently placed good sized bills,
which they are asking to have sawed and
shipped on short notice. With the better
demand has come an Improvement In price
Tor thin class OF stock The cargo busi-
ness has not been heavy during the past
two months. but Inquiries are now In hand
lot Mexican, South American and Euro-
pean schedules, and this branch OF the
trade IL therefore expected to develop I'M
mediate Improvement.
The demand for shingles has been ex-
ceptlonally good at advanced prices.
t4s Ale
IMPROVED DEMAND FOR TIMpERs.
One OF tho most pleasing features OF
the lumber business is the revival Of de-
mand for saw bills. For fully a year there
has been but little call for this class Of
stun for interior shipment. the mills hay
Ing been engaged in saving special bills
chiefly for export. Now the railroads Are
buying Extensively, and ono OF these,
which has heretofore been cxacting In H.
Hpeciiscations and inspection, shows ia,
anxiety to secure material by materially
modifying these conditions. Therc are M
inquiries out for ties and iimbers for new
lines Of read, but plans for extensive bet
terinonts have evidently been determined
upon. This assures good business far nm
tndehnite time and rounds OH tho manu-.
iacturing interest in an entirely satlsfac.
Tory manner.
THE LONG MILL PLANT.
Tho receiver Of tho Long Manufacturing
ccnpany Will mako his report to tho ais.
trict court at the term TO commence on IA,
sznd instant. and It Is probable he vii
Recommend that II be sold and the receiv.
y erShip clOsed. Tha mil ts ra,,,t,,,,,. 49,,
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THE ORANGE MARKET.
\ WALL BECAUSE OF THE OAR
FAMINE.
Ing stock for shipments In
Very Scarce.

At all OF the mill offices yesterday the
lumber reporter found wall going up
because OF car famine. Orders from the
interior arc coming in right along and
flnttering business is ready to their hands,
but 1t seems a matter Of lmpoyslbil!ty
for the mills to secure ears. Requisition
after requisition is made upon the rail-
road company for cars for lumber while
they continue to send their cars west 10
load with cotton and other produce. This
inability to secure cars is resulting In
an absolute loss to the mills. as buyers
are cancelling orders because OF failure
10 ship promptly. This is rather hard on
the mill man. who has the material and
Is anxious 10 dlspose CT It, Unless the q
Ia relief at once some OF the placing mil s
will be forced to shut down With files fun
OF orders, for 1t Is no use 10 get out stun
unless they have ears to put 1t In II Is
hoped, though, that the railroad company
can be prevailed upon to furnish the nee
cssary cars and Keep things moving. In
export business everything Is moving along
nicely, all the mills having orders on Ale
that will keep them going all winter ana
on INTO the spring. Indications point TO a
rainy season soon. which win raise the
river and bring out plenty OF timber.
should this DO the case. the mills viii
keep humping themselves. the laboring
man viii have money to spend and busi-
ness VIII hven up along all lines
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OCTOBER SHIPMENTS.

Following are the shipments from the
FIVE mills in Orange during the month Ct
October