Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-25
THE LISTENER.

AleWellv!l Powers governor OF MAlno,
rs druggist
= General F.. II. Holsnn, the newly elect.
ed president of the Veterans of the Mex
lean War. served also in the civil war.
General l;renville NJ. Dodge. president
OF tho commission to inquire into tho
management {! tho war, Is tho head Of tho
Society of tho Army Of the Tennessee.
4 Major Maruhand, tho French officer ut
Fashoda, is described us a modest and re.
firing little II al. Atscl,ool he was known
MS 1.-The mouse" because of his unobtru-
sive character.
The Rev. j. q. A. Henry, who has set
out to purify Chicago, Is the pastor OF the
Lnsalle Avenue Baptist church In that
city. He engaged in a similar crusade In
San Francisco few years ago.
Professor r. Lanciani, the famous ar
chpologist, whose new work, "Tho History
Of tho Destruction of Ancient Rome, will
so>n be- published, has take to golf and
established golf club IN tho Eternal City.
A friend of Senator Morrill, Of Vermont
In Now York city has just received u let.
ter from him, IN which he says am In
my usual health There is no truth In
tho item about my resigniny from the
senate"
Tho lato Lord Winchelsea's outdoor rec.
reations included tho odd ADJUSTMENTS OF
bricklaying. glazing and even ditch!ng.
In the summer of 1895 he spent nearly AZ
his holidays In repairing tho root OF Ever
by church.
Mr.. Charles Godfrey, the famous Eng.
FISH band,naster OF the Royal horse guards
(bluc), has very nearly reached the age
fer retirement from the army, but has OBJ
tanned an extension of five years. ME-
Godfrey has been a bandmaster for 40
years.
Yes. knew Wagner" said Bismarck
once, according 70 tho London Daily News,
shut it was impossible for me to care for
every moment - Wagner demanded ad-
Miration. lie would be first. l found
myself too busy for that"
Russell Sage, the New York millionaire,
is connected with 81 corporations, III
which there nre - railroads. He Is the
only living original director Of the Now
York Central railroad and the only living
founder of tho Fifth Avenue bank. He
has stood a cash run OH himself In hard
times of 50, coo, 900 in one day.
Colonel j. II. G. Pitkin, tho new post
master OF New Orleans, declined the Mes'
lean mission, which was rendered to him
by President Arthur. He was made mir
lister to the Argentine Republic by Prest
dent Harrison, and, although he Is IN
ardent Republican, President Cleveland
complimented him on tho way In which
he performed tho duties of his otftoe.
Queen wnnelmlnn IN EnElano.
"A Girl Queen" is the title OF an
article by Jeannette May Fisher in st.
Nicholas. The author says:
A year or two ago Wilbelmina and
her mother visited England, Queen
Emma being a sister Of the widowed
Duchess of Albany. Their visit was OF
q private nature, and the littlo queen
enjoyed going about as other persons do,
shopping to her hearts content with
out fear of recognition. The two queens
were present OH the opening day of the
Royal academy, and upon leaving Bur.
llngton House it was noticed that the
queen regent stood aside for her daugh.
Ter to enter the carriage first, but the
little queen smiled aud sweetly said:
"After you, mamma.
OF course Wilhelmina was received
by Queen Victoria, but with semistate
only Indeed this meeting of these two
queens is said to be unique in history.
Th> youthful queen of Holland jour
neyeu down to Windsor castle, where
she was graciously welcomed and elu'
braced as sister sovereign by her
hostess, Queen Victoria.