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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
A A : Thrilling Rescue.
A YOUNG LIFE SAVED .."-.:. : .:..-
- a. !. . .7'".. m a REMARKABLE MANNER.
Florence Siurdvant Of 6rIndstone Island, Saved from
an unilmoly Death Her Dangerous Prodleameni


TsncC," Cx0vtOn, ~. +. r. F'.=5t o..
Frustrated. AT this time We called an emf.
nent physician, who agreed with the dag.
nosis Of our physician. He prescribed q
course Of treatment and We followed it faith
fully for three months, but instead Of in
proving, Florence failed.
"A brother ofmy wife, who resided In Cana
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
purchased . box Of the pills and began to
give them to Florence. This was in October,
1895. After using the pills short time we
could see an improvement. Her strength be-
gan to return and her appetite was restored.
When she had taken one box the pains in
her buck and stomach ceased and her re-
coyery seemed certain. s..v
"We eagerly purchased . second box Of
pills and watched with delight the change for
the better that was being wrought daily.
Florence finally became strong enough to
walk little. She gained In flesh and
strength rapidly. By the time she had used
three boxes Of the pills she was evidently
WELL. We continued the treatment using
another box, the fourth, to prevent the pos
1--WE cannot praise too highly the value
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills. ] am positive
that without their use our child would have
been confirmed invalid"
(Signed) WILLIAM H. STURD1vANT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixth day of April, 1897.
H.W. MORSE, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid
on receipt of price, so cents box, or six boxes
for $3.50 (they are never sold in bulk or by
the 1907 by addressing DR.. Williams' Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
STORY OF A DIVER
Maine Wreck Caused From an
Exterior Explosion,
JUST RETURNED FROM HAVANA
SAYS Part Of tho Ships Bottom IL Blown
Upward aud Projects Four Feet
Out Of the Water.

WILMINGTON, N. O., March ga
special to The Star from Southport says
that J. w. Bonner, one of the divers
employed on the Maine in Havana har.
Dor, arrived there during the day on
the tug T. ]. Jones from Key West.
Bonner says he went to Havana Oh the
steamer Right Arm Feb. ~ and was
employed on the Maine until the 28th.
He states that the Maine was undoubt.
eddy blown up through outside agency.
He tells how the forward ,turret was
thrown from the port side backward a
distance Of 70 feet on the starboard
superstruoture. and the ships bottom
on the starboard side. with green paint
on it. was thrown up and; projects four
feet ont of the water. The bow, he
says, is detached from the main part of
the ship by breadth Of water Of 20
feet, which, by his soundings. proved
to he 80 feet in depth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
CONGRESSMEN APPROVE.

Msmbors Heartily Endorse the Action Of
the President.
WASHINGTON, March &-The senti.
ment at the Capitol, and especially ON
the house side. was unanimous in sup
port Of the action Of the president in
declining to recall General Lee. The
immense gravity of the situation
seemed profoundly to impress the men,
bers who stood about the Hobbies before
the house met. Without regard to
party, all united in commencing the
presidents stand, and the unanimous
desire expressed was in support of any
measures he may deem necessary to
maintain the American contention.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
Political Considerations Put
Aside in the Stress Of
81 Impending War. r..
DoNs HAD A LooPHoLE
Demand for General Lees Re-
call Withdrawn on Orders
From Madrid.
Spaniards Declare the Request
Was Not Considered an
Official One.

WASHINGTON. March 8.-There is lit.
tie doubt expressed among senators
that the Cannon bill appropriating $780,
10000 will be promptly considered and
speedily passed when it reaches the
senate. Many senators express the
opinion that the most effective method
Of dealing with the question would be
to tuke up and pass the bill Immediately
upon its receipt in the senate without
reference to committee. Some of the
members of the committee on appropri'
atoms expressed themselves as satisfied
to have the measure take this course,
others are of the opinion that none Of
the effect of the measure will be lost to
have the bill referred and reported in
the regular way.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
VOTE. ALMOST UNANIMOUS.
House I>,aaes the Hawley Bill Providing
Additional Artillerymsn.

House S>.ases the Hawley Bill Providing
Additional Artiilerymau.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The spirit
Of patriotism was rampant in the house
during the day and by almost an unani.
nous vote the Hawley bill providing
for two additional regiments of artil.
lery was passed under suspension OF
the rules. No effort was made to OBJ
struct action. but Mr.. Bailey. the DEM
ocratic leader, pleaded for more time
than the 10 minutes allowed under the
rule. and, because 1t was refused, after
the bill had been passed he inaugurated
. filibuster against District Of Columbia
legislation that continued all day. Mr..
Bailey desired to speak in favor OF the
bill. but could not get time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
AMMUNITION NEEDED.

Ten Million Dollars VIII BE Assigned for
That Purpose.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-While no
exact estimate has been made of the
share OF the $4,000, 900 appropriation
to be allotted to ammunition. it is est.
mated that at least 10000, 900 would
be so assigned, owing to the enormous
cost of retiiling the ammunition chests
of the warships now in service. At
present there is not enough ammuni.
ton on hand for one refi!ling beyond
that now on board. A single refilling
costs $1,000, 900. Each first class bat.
tleship carries 400 tons Of ammunition.
With the amounts on hand and the re-
fills which are being calculated on, the
navy would have an ample supply of
ammunition, even if the ships were
called into frequent action.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11

president, Secretaries Long and Alger,
Senators Allison and Hale, chairmen of
the senate committees on approprla.
tions and naval affairs, and Chairmen
Ca mon and Boutelle Of those commit.
tees in the house, Chairman Dingley
of the ways and means, Congressman
Grosvenor and others participated. At
this conference it was deemed advisable
to give the public the assurance that
congress would invest the president
with discretionary power to +.
Prepare for All Elnergenoiss,
which should be as broad as the posi-.
bilities of events, and, therefore, instead
Of passing various bills authorizing spe.
cific action under the several depart
meuts, q general credit Of go, 200, 900
should be reported by the appropria.
ton committees Of the two houses
and placed at tho disposal of the presi.
dent to meet any exigency that may
arise. -
"Speaker Reed was in personal cons
ference with the president during the
day and will prepare for prompt action
upon the bill in the house. This legis-
lation should not be interpreted 40 in.
dicating that war 10 expected. but ~ .
precautionary provision and an assur.
snce to the world that tic government
80 Washington. in all it's branches and
without distinction Of parties or per.
sons, is and will be solidly united in
every thing that pertains to supporting
our president in the maintenance of
Just relations with our fellow men and
the UNFOLDING Of the national dignity
and honor"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
IN A STATE OF PANIC.

London Stock Exchange Seriously Az
footed by War Rumors.
LONDON, March ga state of semi.
panic prevailed upon the Stock Elk.
change throughout the morning, owing
to the Cuban crisis, the fear of war
with Russia in the far East, dear
money and the near approach Of settle.
ment. Later the operators became
calmer, although the effect of the scare
was still serious.
New York pressed early sales, which,
with the aggressive attitude of Spain,
added to the alarm. Spanish securities
were most fat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
HELD ITS USUAL SESSIONS.
Rtay Of thu Court Of Inquiry At Havana
Inde6utte.

Rtay Of tho Court Of Inquiry At Havana
Inde6ntts.
HAVANA, March S.-The court Of in.
quiry held its usual sessions during the
day, examining Ensign Powelson and
the divers plans The Spanish divers
work when they desire to do 50. The day
was beautiful and the wreckers ad.
vanced steadily in clearing away the
debris. Many articles Of personal value
to the officers of the Maine are recov-
cred from time to time.
Captain Sampson and Judge Advo-
cate Mark spent some time OH the
wreck. The former says he has no
knowledge as to when the court will
leave Havana.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
Chairman Boutelle Of the Ma
val Committee Explains ,
the Cannon Bill.
Should Not Be Interpreted
as Indicating That War "
'.-,8 oaAbEgI9f
Is Expected.
Much Of the Big Appropria-
ton Will Be Used for
Ammunition.

WASHINGTON. March 8.-Mr. Bou.
telle, chairman of the house naval com.
mittee, has made the following state.
ment: %#E
"At an interview with Secretary
Long on Sunday. at which the subject
of authorizing the president to provide
for emergencies was discussed, sug.
gested the desirability Of a conference
of the executive officers, with repre-
sentative members Of the house and
senate. As a result conferences were
held at the White House, at which the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
Defense for Puget Sound.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, March s.
The first gun for the defense of Puget
Sound was unloaded during the day at
Marrowstone Point, where the United
States Notifications are in course of
construction. The gun will be placed in
position as speedily as possible.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11

In an interview with reporter Mr.. Stur-
divant said Florence was taken sick in
February, 1895, with scarlet fever and we inn
mediate1y called q physician. After two
weeks the fever subsidized but Florence was
left with q very weak back; Severe pains
The difficulty seemed to battle the efforts of
the physician. ..:
"Finally Ut the end of four months of
treatment, We found our patient completely
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
New Spanish Torpedo Boats.

GLASGOW, March S.-The crews to
man the Spanish torpedo boats Osada
and Andes. which are being completed
by Thompsons for Spain, have arrived
here. 1t ls expected that the boats will
be completed on Friday or Saturday,
when they will go to Ferrol, Spain,
where they will take on board their
armsments. From Ferrol, the Osada
and Andes are going to Cuba.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11

r. NJ. A. FORTIER. n. D., ,CM: Gradu
Canada. Surgeon to st. Gabrielle Hospital
)fice hours to 10 a. M, and to p M
Office at residence corner of First street
md First ave. N. e.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
D.laye Work .. the yv,eeonain.

SAN FRANCISCO, March &-Owing to
the strike of the steel moulders at the
Pacific rolling mills in this city. work
upon the battleship Wisconsin, which
was recently ordered rush, has been de.
layed very materially.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
Tvo Special Com missions.

LONDON, March S.-Iwo separate
commissions of Spanish officers arrived
III London last week to purchase am.
munltion. #
p. ..E.
.-ssr.Y 4 ,aao % - no oollgatlon wasu.s
would prevent their acquisition by the
.United States.
B akss+ssf ~ thinRs that are wanted
81 Il .rclf ii.ltEI( -----.-- ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11

Tx. N. W. CHANCE, Physician and Sur.
~ Reon. Office over Tanners store.
2esidence Corner Broadway and Eight
street East.
Telephone connection, Wetzers Drug
Store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
Carried Ammunition For tho Flset.


KEY WEST, Fla, llarch &-The
Mallory steamer Alamo has arrived
here from New York with . cargo Of
ammunition for tho United States
6eet, q greater part Of which is intend.
ed for the cruiser Cincinnati. The
cruiser Montgomery will take the am.
munltion to the Cincinnati.
4 Thousand Dollar Nugget.
SEATTLE, WASH, March 8-Among
the passengers on tho steamer Farallon,
from tho north, were Thomas Graham
Of Ontario and Thomas Elliott OF Mon.
roe, WASH, the latest arrivals from
Dawson City. They loft there Feb. III
last, in company with 81 r. Peters Of
Indiana, and it Is alleged they brought
out $4,000. Before the trio left Daw-
son, q nugget Of gold valued at 81 1855
was found on E!dorado creek.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
VIII Sink Political Co.sidsrations.

VIII Sink Political Co0sld0Fat1ons.
WASHINGTON, March &-Representa-
i've Sayers TEX. } the ranking minority
member Of the appropriations commit.
tee, says that in the stress Of impend'
ing war he would, and he believes all
other Democrats in congress would,
sink al political considerations and
vote for any measures deemed neoes'
cary for the protection Of tho country
and the main tenanoe Of ito dignity and
honor. Z STsyeasra
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11

T NJ. ROBERTS, Physician and Sur.
II. geoA. NJ. D. Philadelphia, Pa. L. p
throat and ear.
RHODES BLCxK, LITTLE FALLS, MINI
Residence at Hotel Buchanan.
Office hours 9 to II a. M, to and 7 to
y. m. Telephone,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
PLENTY OF CASH ON HAND.

Appropriation Of 90. OOO. 900 D0es Not
Mean Q Bond Issue.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-The appro-
priatlon Of Ok. 900. 0ol for International
defense for which provision was made
in the bill introduced in the house by
MI. Cannon will not involve the issue
of bonds. This announcement, was
made by the treasury officials, who
stated that the treasury was amply
prepared to meet any demands that
will be made upon it. On Fob. l the
cash in the treasury amounted to
$3.50. ST., 666. The net available cash on
hand above al liabilities amounts to
1926, 664, 2OS. ....,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
MEDICAL.

n c. TRACE, Physician and Surgeon.
~. LindberRh Block. Office hours from
3 to IL a. n1., 2 to d. M. Residence on East
side of Fourth street, south of Oak etreet.
~Surgeon to N. p. II. r.
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11

DR. MILLSPAUGR, Physician and Sur.
II geon. Office in Flynn's new block
Residence corner Third street and Third
avenue southeast. Telephone at residence
The record-union., 1898-03-07
DEMANDS OF JAPAN.
China Warned That She Must Pay
Indemnity.

PEKING, March Con Friday last
Yano Fuemio, the Japanese Minister to
China, demanded an official signed as
surance of the payment of the indemnity
due next May. The Chinese Govern
ment instructed Yang Yu, the Chinese
Minister at St. Petersburg. to urge Rus
sia to evacuate Port Arthur. Russia
deferred a decision. alleging that the
presence of Russian warships at Port
Arthur was beneficial to China and fav-
orable to peace in the Orient.
Russia is now opposing the Anglo
German loan.
NJ. Panloff. the Russian Charge d At
faires, lodged a formal protest last
Thursday, and demanded quid pro quo.
The details of the Russian demand are
not yet made public, but Russia's att1-
tude is regarded as inimical to the peace
in the far East.
On Friday NJ. Gerar, the French Min
lister to China, made a similar complaint.
with corresponding demands for com
pensation in the South.
England and GERMANY are now re-
garded as having obtained their legiti-
mate aspirations, and Russia ana
France desire to secure theirs.
The Chinese acknowledge that the
British late loan negotiations were DIS
interested, and calculated to advance
China's welfare and maintain her lnde-
pendence.
The record-union., 1898-03-07
SUPPLIES FOR CUBANs.
The Dispatch Boat Fern to Con-
vey Them to the Island.

KEY WEST (F1a), March 6-The
supplies for the starving Cubans will
not be taken on the cruisers Mont
gomery and Nashville It is under
stood that the dispatch boat Fern will
perform that duty. The change of plan
was ordered from Washington yester-
day or on Friday
A high naval authority. in the course
of an interview this evening. said: "The
Fern is much better suited for such
duties. / know that the change of
plans was brought by Spain's demand
indeed. l am inclined to think il is
the result of suggestion from Key
west. l fully expect the Fern will be
taken for the supplies from here by
the end of the week, and you must re-
member that, though she is only
tender of the fleet, she is a vessel of
the fleet and of the navy The survey
boat Bache will return as soon as pos
sibel to Havana after her arrival here
tomorrow, and will relieve the Fern.
That boat can get supplies over to
Cuba in short order.'
From the general tone of this off,
cial's remarks it was gathered that no
special instructions regarding the fleet
had been received, and no stems are
being taken to meet an unexpected
crisis in Americas relations with Spain
There is much excitement locally over
rumors of disturbances in Havana. but
naval officials here exhibit no anxiety.
1t can be definitely stated that the
Court of Inquiry will return to Kew
West. Probably III will hold its final
sessions here.
The record-union., 1898-03-07
oueer Letter. From Pensioners.

A good many queer letters are ro-
ceived at the Pension Office, nearly all
of which are tucked away in the files
which contain papers relating to a mill
ion cases.
Some time ago a widow who had
worked hard to get pension became
possessed of the idea that the Post
mistress of her town was her enemy.
Here is the letter she wrote to the Com
missioner of Pensions:
Il wan tel ye how old sojers widows
are treted by our Redheded Posmistris,
she are only fourth class anyhow, and
keeps a stoar redenge all the postal
cards & letters too, wich we cant not
get our papers tel she have the same
red herself. She repoarts to Com. Pen
sions that my husband died of devil
ment wich are a lie he die of the army
an he war more piouser than our Red
heded Postmistris."
A Kansas man writes the Pension
Office the following:
Il see by the newspapers that you say
you are going to try to get Congress TO
put stop to the present opportunities
which the law offers to women to secure
pensions for life from the United States
devil do you mean, sir? Do you want
to lose your scalp? OF course you will
be opposed. We We're assured last fall
that in case of McKinley's election that
his administration would be friendly
to the old vets, and now you propose
to deprive many Of us of our only
chance Of helping to perpetuate race
of heroes and the pleasure of eventu-
ally being petted to death by a nice
young woman. Do you think the peo-
pie will tolerate such an outrage?
But, my dear sir, If you must rec
ommend such a law, can't you make
an exception of old bachelors-that's a
good boy. Two of my near neighbore
and myself settled here in the wilder
ness at the close of the war, and when
the country became settled ten years
later we had lost our grip. I am 81
years old, and the other fellows are
past so.
And now, oh, comrade, do not ]
pray thee, attempt to deprive us of our
only hope of ever securing the corsola-
tion SO necessary to gladden. our declir:-
ing years. For. of course, you know
there is nothing about old fellows like
ourselves to induce young women to
marry US If they cannot get a pension. -
Washington Star
The record-union., 1898-03-07
RUSSIAN DEMANDS.
China Must Surrender All Sover-
eign Rights Over Port Arthur.

LONDON, March 6.-The Peking cor
respondent of the Times" says: Rus
sia has demanded that China surrender
to her all sovereign rights over Port
Arthur and Talien Wan for the same
period, and on the same conditions as
in the case Of Germany at Kiaochau
Besides this, Russia demands the right
to construct a railway, under the same
conditions as the trans Manchurian
Railway from Petula on that line (near
the river SungarD to K<yang Chung
Tsu, Mukden and Port Arthur. Five
days are given for reply, and the agree
ment must be made and signed within
month In the event of non-compli-
ance, Russia threatens to move her
troops into Manchuria. China viii
perforce, yield.
BY this agreement Russia will obtain
the right to send soldiers into Lao
Tung, ostensibly for the protection of
the railway engineers.
Russian assurances that the ports
Will be open to the world are deceptive
inasmuch as While conforming to these
assurances, Russia can convert the port
either into a second and stronger Vlad-
livestock
The Times" commenting editorially
on the above dispatch, says: Rus
sia's protest is neither more nor less
than thinly yelled demand upon China
to abandon the whole of Manchuria
and the province of Shin King, which
includes the Lao Tung peninsula. II
China yields, those provinces will prac-
dcally pass away forever to be incor-
porated in the Cars Empire While
recognizing that Russia's desire for an
ice free terminus for he,~ Asiatic Rail
way IS reasonable and legitimate, Eng
land cannot assent to the practical ab-
sorption of two great and wealthy Chin
ese provinces"
The record-union., 1898-03-07
Three Families Penned in in a Ram
shackle Building.
Flames Eat Away the Stairs While the
Occupants Were Asleep.
One Woman Suffocated, and Five
Other People So Badly Burned
That Three May Die of Their
Injuries.

PITTSBURG, March 6.-Tn a fire at
GA Webster avenue to-day, one woman
was suffocated and five other people
SO badly burned that three may die.
Three families Were penned in a ram
shackle building, the stairs being eaten
away by the flames while they slept.
Mrs. Dominic Enriello. aged 80, wife
of a fruit huckster, was separated from
her husband in the smoke, and suffo-
Gated while trying to raise a window.
Harry Levin, aged It, probably fatally
burned: Lillian Levin, aged 9, burned
about face, condition serious; Max
Verlinski, aged %. fatally burned about
head; Jessie Verlinski, aged %, mis-
wife, injuries serious; Ethel Verlinski,
aged ) months, will probably die,
Elizabeth Levin, aged Is, ankle broken,
also hurt internally; Rita Levin, aged
3 years, thrown from the second story,
badly injured.
The record-union., 1898-03-07
SCHOONER BESSIE x.
Not Believed That the Vessel Has
Been Wrecked,

SEATTLE, March 6.-There seems TO
pe no reasonable ground for thinking
tnat the schooner Bessie X. from San
francisco to Skaguay. is wreck off
vancouver Island as was reported
saturday Although she is long over
due, 1t is attributed to her gasoline on
slne, which has caused delay before
captain Anderson of the Iakme
winch arrived to-day, said that the
captain OF the National City told him
tna1 ne mad seen the Bessie K. in Sey-
mour Narrows some thirteen davs ago
going back with the tide. T,,eslay sho
had not arrived at Skaguay. IT is be-
heved here that she will get throueb
all right in time
VICTORIA CB. c.. March 6-ThA re-
ported loss of the steamer Bessie K
could not be confirmed here late last
night.