Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-05-06
NEWS con EN- ATIoNs
Wednesday, April ~.

Wednesday, April ~.
1 Robert Hit has been renominated
for congress BY reclamation.
It is stated the government will buy
the Holland submarine boat.
The next national w. C. T. q. con.
vention will be held at St. Paul, Nov.
ii to Is. =
Italy has asked Spain to revoke tho
declaration that sulphur is contrabrand
of war, and threatens retaliation in the
svent Of SPANS refusal
Commander Horace E. Elmer, until
recently commander of the mosquito
feet, and who was recently retired be.
cause Of i'll health, relieved by Admiral
Erben, is dead.
| Thursday, April as.
Eleven men persisted in the explosion
ut the Santa Cruz (Cal.) powder works.
The British consul in charge of
American interests in Porto Rico has
asked for British warship.
Henry Watterson delivered the ora
ton at the Grant anniversary banquet
at the Waldorf hotel, New York city.
A scheme is on foot to raise half q
dozen regiments of yellow fever ':im-
munes" for immediate service in Cuba.
Grants 18th birthday was appro-
priately celebrated at Galena, Ills.
Judge Emory A. Speer of Georgia made
the principal address,
Isaac Alexander, grand nephew of
jefferson Davis, has been chosen to
carry the Stars and Stripes for Com.
pany D of Paris, KY, in the war with
Spain.
The New York Press announces the
engagement of Miss Edith Dresser,
daughter of Captain George Dresser,
u. S. n, to George w. Vanderbilt.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is the youngest son Of
the late w. H. Vanderbilt, and il
about 40 years old.
| Friday, April 20.
Professor John B. Moore has quail.
fed as assistant secretary of state.
The president has nominated Erastus
A. Williams surveyor general Of North
Dakota.
Claus Spreckels, the California multi
millionaire sugar king, is reported to be
critically i'll.
Three children near St. Cloud ate
wild parsnips. One is dead and the
others dying.
The 500 line claims to have complete
evidence that it is boycotted and may
complain to the Interstate commerce
commission.
Mrs. Carrie Butler Thwing, wife of
Rev. Charles F. Thwing, formerly pas
tor of Plymouth church, st. Paul, now
president Of Adelbert college, Cleve-
land, is dead.
Fifteen freight cars of an extra train
on the Flint and Pere Marquette rail.
road were wrecked in collision at
Flint, Mich. -Four tramps are believed
to have been caught in the wreck.
Saturday, April 80.
Portugal has finally declared herself
neutral. -. 49, 49,. ,-~~,;@:zs
Naval and military departments Of
France are suspiciously active.
The war revenue bill has passed the
house, the bond clause being retained.
A calcium carbide trust with CAPT.
tai of $25, 900, 900 is said to have been
formed.
Spanish General Parade has finished
"a complete plan for reconquering
Florida
Possibly Sagua, instead of Matanzas,
| 1o J>11f Tint TO TO
used as base Of operations.
The Paris arrived safely at New York
Saturday. Great anxiety was felt be-
cause of the possibility of her capture
by Spaniards.
! A deficiency appropriation of over
$34, 100000 will be necessary for the re-
naming two months of the fiscal year.
due to war expenses.
Monday, Mays
Philip Calderon, the distinguished
painter is dead in London.
The Knights Templar triennial con.
clave sci .uled to be held at Pittsburg
this year may be postponed because Of
the war.
New York society hasa new subject
of interest in the fact that Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., have
had a son born to them.
A dispatch to The Herald from Tan.
giers says the United States consul
there has asked for guard, owing to
the threatening attitude of the Span.
iards.
A Renton street car was held up by
three masked men in the outskirts of
Seattle. About $3.50 in cash and five
watches were taken from the passen-
gers, numbering Is. .,....,
A meeting of the national committee
of the Populist party has been called
for Omaha for June IL. The meeting
is to try to harmonic the differences
that resulted in the schism at Mem.
| phis last year. ~
ss< Tuesday, May 3.
The public debt increased 9,716, 30l.
in April. =.:.
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