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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-27
LuTEs s WINS.
In His Case Against =. w
6ouck, lraW. souck and "
.''~,.s James Lonsdalo.


against AieHsrs. BOuck. I.Onstiale and
BOuck. Some time ago. the THREE
last named gentlemen procured d
writ Ut attachment ON some horses,
cows and grain belonging 10 Lutes.
After they had held these for some
time, LuteS demanded the return Of
the property ON the grounds TINT
they were exempt. This being the
case the property WAS returned.
Lutes then sued these men for 800
damages. for the loss he sustained
by their having p.,asessiOn III his
belongings. The cAse was given TO
the jury late yesterday afternoon
and after being out about an hour
brought In verdict Of $315 50 In
favor Ut the plaintiff. Geo. stewart.
OF st. Cloud, represented Lutex. while
J. H. Rhodes, looked after the de-
iendant's part Of the case.
The case of Harriet McNeal Va II.
A. Rider ct al is one which grew out
Of the aforesaid suit. This cnss was
tried Friday evening. K jury trial
was waiveti and the case was trie,i
by the court. ... .@.-
In this case Harriet MeNeal sues
Rider, BOuck and Others for taking
property. The court took tho case
under advisement. Il. W. Stwart re-
presented Harriet McNeal and j.. H.
Rhodes, Rider. .,...
After diapOsiDg of the above case
last evening the court brought up
the suit, State Oi Minnesota against
Samuel Mills. Miles was
indicted for destroying ren
estnte property. 1t was claimed
that he cut timber and damaged the
school house sit tied in District NO.57
town of Randall. Upon the motion
Of Mills attorney, E. p. Adams, the
case was dismissed.
The other case Of the Stateagainst
Mills wac an appeal case and was
dismissed some time ago.
Saturday forenoon saw the dis
posal of three cases. A verdict OF
not guilty was rendered in the case
Of State Of Minnesota against Walter
acksOn. Jackson was indicted for
an assault with a knife on the pei
son Ut Vim. Smith, at Randall. last
spring. Attorney Lyon represented
tho atoto ~, "a. T ~Ihovvl, MI nah
ard & Lindbergh were Jackson
lawyers. -.
Minnesota Va. Martin Christensen
WINS the next case. This case WIS
dismissed ON motion of the defend
ant. Christensen wax accused pi
setting fire, nexliRently, to-. some
shrubbery, which caused the destruc-
ton Of some wood belonging to A.
HansON. Lyon was attorney for
plaintiff, and LindnerRh. Blanchard
4 Xindbergh for the defendant. j.
The case Of VIM. Renick against
Barney Gross was also disposed Of.
Renick sued for about 1920, and got
a verdict Of $52 O8. Gross owns
a threshiDg machine and
engine. While working ON the farm
Of Renick. some grain stacks caught
fire and were destroyed. It IL
claimed by Renick that the fire was
caused by sparks from the engine.
He therefore aued Gross to recover
an amount sufficient to cover the
loss. The jury after being out a few
minutes returned q verdict a. stated
above. John H. Rhodes represented
Renick. while F. W. Lyon upheld
Gross. u, ,-s ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-27

Regular train service on the new
Fosst"n branch will begin Sunday.
Sept. q. .'.. .. -... 49,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-27

There was q big celebra tiOn u
Duluth over the opening Ut the Foss.
ton line to tho Red river. S
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-27

st. Panl has Il police bicycle
squad If twelve men,,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-27

Attorney Kellogg, Of Mime
sapolis, was il Little Falls this
week, and part sf biz business
was to distribute some circulars
among old soldiers tending to
create ) perjudice against w. i.
Eustis, the Republican candidate
for governor.
It is impossible t. say just what
shape the senatorial contest will
take in this district. The delega.
ton that represents Mr.. Buchanan
will, it ii claimed. make q recon-.
mendation to the people before
long. It is quite certain they will
take no action until after the
\ Democratic legislative convention
meets on Oct. u. It Is just such
an opportunity for figuring as re.
cent events naturally develop.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-27

The market place was quite active
Saturday. the weather being fine
Farmers were present in large num-
hers. The quantity OF vegetable.
offered is growing less. Chickens
were offered for sale by several. No
hay was marketed. Considerable
stock wac offered for sale. Several
c,,ws ana young calves were pul-
chasable at reasonable prices. TIE
market place. during the day. Offered
excellent opportunities to see what
the Little Falls branch. Of the HUI.
name s"ciety Is made Of. T.,
Rev. K. Reuter- and wife returned
from Germany, Friday evening. Mr.
Reuter- not fancyinR life If
single blessedness left for his old no ne
in Germany about three months ago
to return with q bride. While at
Chemnetz, Saxony, he welded lis
promised fiancee, Mise Lydia Kueb.
uert. They left Germany about
month ago. and ON their way home
visited relatives at various places,
including Sharon and Racine. Wis.
Mr.. Reuter- is pastor Of the. German
Lutheran church at this place. The
best wishes of the community are
with Mr.. and Mira. Reuter- for hap
ny and prosperous life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12
ARMY MEDICAL CORPS IN CUBA
FINEST ORGANIZATION EVER
PLACED IN THE FIELD.
How the Sick and Wounded of the
Invading Forces Will Be Cared
For-The Hospitals.

New York, May 12.-Assistant Sur
geon General Greenleaf, who will be in
entire control of the medical corps and
hospital and ambulance services to be
established in Cuba, has completed his
comprehensive plans for rendering aid
to the sick and wounded in the coming
campaign, and has closed his office here
preparatory to starting for the front
with General Miles, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Tribune. Col
onel Hoff will succeed Colonel Green
leaf as assistant surgeon general, al
though later he may be in charge Of
the sanitary organization at Camp
Sheridan, opposite Washington. Sur
geon General Sternberg has been I'M
firing in his efforts to provide Colonel
Greenleaf with everything imaginable
to constitute the finest medical organ
ization which has ever been placed in
the field By any nation. This sanitary
organization will be based on the
strength of the fighting division, the
proportion of men in the hospital corps
being about 3 per cent of the fighting
force
1t will be divided into regimental de-
tachments, ambulance companies, field
hospitals, lines of communication to
hospitals, base hospitals. hospital
transports ana railway trains, and gen.
eral hospitals already established in
the United States. The last two will
be under the immediate direction of
the surgeon general in Washington,
and the first will be in charge of Col
onel Greenleaf. Men who are wounded
in action will be cared for by those di-
visions in the order of their numbering,
the slightly wounded and the sick be-
ing discharged from the field
hospitals if their injuries or
illness are slight and they are capable
of quickly returning to duty. Those whose
condition is more serious will be trans
ported-carried through the lines of COM
munication hospitals if necessaTy--to the
base: hospitals, and only the bad cases
who are untitled for further active ser
vice will be sent in the hosDita; trans
ports and specially fitted railway trains
to the general hospitals in the United
States.
About $50 medical officers and 60 sur
geons and 30 assistant surgeons will ac-
company the army, the rate being one
medical officer to about 400 soldiers of
the line. The medical corps will also in
clude about 100 hospital stewards and act
irg stewards and about 200 privates In
addition to the usual equipment of
stretchers. $50 ambulanceS of the most
modern design will be used. 100 of which
are already with the troops and the re-
raining fifty were ordered shipped from
Indiana to Tampa today. Not more than
one-third of the entire sanitary organiza-
tons will accompany the first force of
regulars tina lands in Cuba the remaind-
er following with the volunteers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12
A Parable Saved Jameson.

A most Interesting account of the
manner in which the lives of jameson
and his men were spared. after the
surrender to the Beers, comes from the
Nieuws Van den Tag, Amsterdam, by
way of the Literary Digest:
THE stern old Beers. when they had
Jameson and his fellow Officers in their
hands, determined to execute the lead
ers of the band at daybreak- The meet
ing took place in President Kruger's
house 20 being present, of whom the
great majority, wild with Indignation
at the sudden inroad into thei 'rterri-
tory, were for shooting the British OFF,
GERS at once.
President Kruger opposed this sum
mary plan, and used all his elOquence
and all his influence on behalf of the
prisoners. For a long time his efforts
were vain 1t was 4 O'Clock in the
nents were still for execution The
lives of the foreigners hung by
thread.
At length General Joubert. one of the
few who agreed with the president, had
recourse to the Old-time BOer method
Of convincing his hearers. He made
use of a parable.
Friends" said he. will you not
listen to my voice once more? Suppose
neighbor. who keeps fierce hounds in
his house, worrying my sheep exceed
ingly, and also killing some. What,
then, would you have me doZ Should
I kill the hounds to be free OF this
worry? Truly. my neighbcr would say
unto me, Thou hast killed my hounds,
yet their value is greater than the
value of your sheep. Pay thou me.
Is il not better that 1 should take the
hounds. and. going to my neighbours
house. say, These are thine; now pay
me for the harm they have done my
tioc.=?'"
There was silence. and the general
continued: I'VE have caught the pack
Is il not better to send them to the
British government with demands for
reraration, lest the British government
send more hounds to worry US anew
The old form of argument proved
successful The wisdom of moderation
became apparent. a nd the council OF
war accepted the advice of their
chiefs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12

with the order of attack, that there is a
diminution of the glory, but that is
untrue, for it must first be remember
ed that the greatness OF DeweY's sue
cess lies in the calm courage and dar-
ing displayed in his decision to enter
a strange harbor at dark, under the
guns of many forts, and Drawing the
perhaps hidden torpedo or mine. 1t
strikes me that. with several advan-
tageous fortified positions, the prepon-
derance of advantage was certainly
with the enemy. and that, with the
great daring displayed by Dewey, there
must fall upon his shoulders the mantle
OF Perry and Farragut. From the mea-
gre accounts that have been received
of the battle, it is evident that despite
the great risk every officer and every
man knew was being taken, there was
not faint heart in all that squadron,
but an enthusiastic and esprit de corps
that could not but win with such a.
leader. l would note, too, that supe-
rior education. which brings intelli-
gence, coupled with perfection in
craftsmanship. aided greatly in win
ming the day and will, I believe, con-
tribute to future victories Admiral
Dewey and every man in his squadron
deserves every recognition that a CRATE
full people and a nation can bestow."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12
MORE RIoTING.
WAR MEANS HUNGER.
Uprisings In Spain Are Caused By
Empty StomachS

New York, May IA dispatch to the
Herald from Madrid says:
1t is only indirectly that attention is
paid TO the progress of the war by the
people here. For the time being every
one is engrossed with consideration of
the ministerial crisis. Upon its solu-
ton depends the immediate action of
Spain.
One OF the most prominent bankers
here said that to escape from total ruin
is becoming more and more difficult
every day the. war is prolonged. The
workingman finds himself confronted
with tangible proof of what war means
He is already paying about twice as
much as formerly for the loaf of bread
that plays such an important role in his
nourishment, and he is beginning to
get desperate. There you have the ex-
PLANTATION of the risings that have been
and are still taking place all over the
country. The laborer. mechanic and
small tradesman knows that life is be-
coming impossible for him, and ii may
be that it is even now very near that
point when the exporter of every bag
of grains becomes his enemy and the
speculator who is storing breadstuffs
in the hope of a further rise, a man
to be dealt with as noxious reptile.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12

by Admiral Villamil, says the Wash
ington correspondent of the Tribune
No word has reached the navy depart
ment from Acting Admiral Sampson
since the fleet under his command was
sighted off the north coast of San Do
mingo, but the failure of any of the
swift scouting cruisers sent in advance
to discover any traces of the Spanish
squadron and the non-appearance OF
the Spanish men-of-war at any of the
usual coaling and supply stations of the
Windward group, have almost con-
WINGED the naval authorities that the
Spanish commander has thought dis
erection to be the better part of valor,
and has actually sought refuge at a
home port.
AS the capture of Porto Rico at this
time has been held by the president and
his advisers to be of little or no strate-
glc Importance, complicating instead or
simplifying the task of reducing Ha-
vana and expelling the Spanish land
forces from Cuba, it has been virtually
decided, a soon as the absence of the
Cape de Verde squadron from West
Indian waters is definitely established,
to recall to Cuba the greater part OF
Acting Admiral SIMPSONS fleet. Gable
dispatches instructing the American
commander to make no attack at pres
ent on San Juan, but to await further
orders off Porto Rico have been sent to
the various cable stations in the Wind
ward group, and will doubtless be de-
livered within the next day or two.
There is of course, no immediate de-
mand for the services of the whole Key
West fleet before Havana. The smaller
men-of-war left behind by Acting Ad-
miral Sampson are competent to pro-
tect the passage of the landing expedi-
ton from Tampa, and to cover the
Judgement of the invading army on the
Cuban coast. But should an effort to
reduce the Notifications of Havana
from the water side be thought neces-
sary, the heavier fighting ships now off
Porto Rico would have to be called on
to undertake the bombardment; while,
if the ViZcaya, the Almirante Oquendo,
the Maria Teresa and the Cristobal
Colon should, after all, have passed un-
noticed into the Caribbean sea, and
should appear unexpectedly off the west
end of Cuba, the presence of the full
Key West fleet in that neighborhood
would be found Indispensable to beat off
the assailants and maintain commune
cation with the American forces al
ready landed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12
NO NEWS FROM SAMPSON.
Department In Doubt Concerning the
Cape de Verde Fleet.

Washington, May 11.-Contrary to ex-
pectations, the day passed at the navy
! department without news from Admiral
! Sampson Notwithstanding what APP
! Iears to be confirmatory newspaper ad-
vices relative to the presence of the
! Spanish Cape de Verde fleet at Cad1z,
/ the navy department officials are be-
! ginning to entertain strong doubts or
| the accuracy of the report. 1t was not
l,CsSible. during the course of the day,
to obtain Anything like an official con-
firmation of the official report received
yesterday, but this is not to be wonder
ed at in view of the success which the
Spanish government has so far met
with in keeping secret the movements
Of its naval ships. Until news comes
from Admiral Sampson of his doings in
and around Porto Rico, it cannot be
said definitely what programme shall be
decided on as regards that island.
1t has been suggested that some OF
the troops now being hurried so rapidly
to the gulf coast may be intended to
cooperate with Admiral Sampson in
the reduction of the Notifications at
San Juan de Porto Rico, and the sub
sequent occupation of the island. 1t is
felt that the admiral will be in a, rather
disagreeable plight, supposing even that
he managed TO reduce the forts with his
feet, if he were obliged to remain there
in occupation Of the place for lack of
troops, when he might otherwise be
urgently needed either on the Cuban
coast or somewhere in the Atlantic, to
meet the Spanish fleet. An evidence of
the wisdom of having the troops and
transports near at hand in such cases
is shown by the predicament Admiral
Dewey is believed to be in at Manila,
where for lack of troops, he is unable
to occupy the town and to prevent
atrocities Which the insurgents are
capable of wreaking upon their helpless
Spanish foes.
The revival of doubts as TO the where
abouts of the Cape de Verde squadron
caused a reign OF anxiety as to the Ore
gon. The ship was at Bahia at last ac-
counts. and she is believed to have
started a day or two ago UP the Bra
lillian coast, to join SIMPSONS squad
ron in the West Indies. She will have.
to make a run of 5000 miles, which will
occupy the Oregon about ten days only,
as she is in fine fettle, and averaged -
knots an hour on the long run around
from San Francisco. However, ii is be-
lieved that Admiral Sampson is as well
posted as anyone in Washington as to
the conditions existing in the West In
dies, and he viii doubtless do what
ever is necessary in his judgment to
safeguard the ship in her run up the
cOoSt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12
GOVERNMENT PAYS OUT GOLD.
REVENUES ARE PAID IN THE
YELLOW METAL.
Stock of Silver Decreased Ten Million
In Six Months-War Has Checked
Receipts From Customs.

Washington, May 11.-When asked
bursements in gold, Assistant Secre-
tary Vanderlip explained that with the
present large stock of gold in the treas
ury (about $3.50, 500 00O), with the daily
revenues coming in, paid, as it is, sub
Stantially in gold, it was imperative
that disbursements should be made in
similar funds. The fact, too, that the
daily payments are now, and for some
time Will continue to be in excess of
the receipts, makes it plain that the
large gold balance will be reduced.
Comparing the amounts of the sever
al kinds of money now in the treasury,
with the figures for Nov. IL last (siX
months ago., it is found that the
amount of gold has increased from
S155, 055,050 to $780, ,944. The amount
of free silver has decreased from S16,-
,314 to $6,734, 100, and the amount of
United States notes has decreased from
500, 437, 95S to $31, OH, 653. The amount of
decreased over $2,140, 900, and the ma
tional bank notes about s1,900,0OO, and
during the same time the deposits in
national banks have increased about
$10,000,000, on account of deposits of
money received from the Pacific rail-
roads.
For some months before the declara-
ton of war, the receipts from customs
were constantly increasing. This is
shown by the records of the depart
ment, from which it appears that since
August, 1897, the receipts from this
source were as follows:
August, $6,SS7, 702; September, $685.
100: October. se.7iS, 1874: November. 49,
$50, ops; December, s11,66O. 1888; January,
S14, 269, 1872; February, s15,04O,6 $50; March,
SIS, 450431.
In April the customs receipts fell off
to s14, .967 For the first II days of
the present month they amounted to
$5,157 ,221.
So far, the actual disbursements
made on account of the war amount to
about $4,000 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

! The chiefs of police selected Chatta-
nooga as the meeting place for the next
! convention
The grand lodge of EIks. in session at
i New Orleans. selected St. Louis for the
next convention.
Melvin Green, aged 27 years. was shot
/ and killed at his home, near Bingham
I Springs. Ore. by Samuel Mahaffey. The
men had trouble over land.
The japanese consulate at Sha-Shi,
province OF Hu-Pei. China, was burned
on Monday last by rioters. who also
burned the custom house and several
foreign buildings.
/ Viscount Newark, eldest son of Earl
Manvers. has been elected member of
| parliament for Newark without ODDosi-
! ton in opposition TO the Hon. Finch-Pat-
/ ton, Conservative, retired.
/ The Democratic convention of the Sew
/ enth congressional district Of Missouri
renominated Hon. James CoOney by &C
clamation. Resolutions were adopted
! commencing the patriotism of the federal
administration.
OF gas yesterday in the new waterworhs
/ tunnel under the lake at Cleveland. The
diggers were 63.7SS feet from shore. The
explosion was caused by one of the men
striking a match 10 light his pipe
Miss Helen Gould positively denies that
a regiment is being raised under her
patronage to go to Cuba; The Dublca--
ton of article to this effect has caused
Miss Gould to be deluged with letters
from men anxious to enlist in the regi-
ment.
The debate at Cambridge between Har-
ward ard Princeton. on the resolution
that the present restrictions of immigra-
ton into the United States are insult
| ficient, was won by Harvard, whose rep
resentatives argued on the affirmative
side.
The engagement of Mrs. Pauline Au-
bre.-. daughter of Chief Justice Fuller.
and Mr. JessuD Blair. well-known So
ciety man of Washington. is announced.
Since her divorce from her husband, with
whom she eloDed several years ago. she
and her daughter have made their home
with her parents.
The spring conferences of the Methodist
Episcopal church have been held and the
vote on the proposition for equal lay rep
resentatiOn is: For S,27S: against $50.
The vote last year was: For, 1459;
ceived III more votes than the necessary
three-fOurths to carry.
The ST Petersburg Gazette publishes
the protocol signed at Toxic on April %.
by which Russia and Japan pledge them
selves 10 abstain from interference in the
internal affairs of COrea. The Gazette re-
marks that the agreement leaves Rus
STA free TO accomplish her historical task
on the shores of the Pacific
The San Francisco chamber of COM
merce held d special meeting in aid of
the Red Cross society of California. \
committee was appointed to collect SO
commerce. which will amount to 1900
Contributions aggregating nearly as much
more have already oeen made
Promotion will make Captain Silas
Casey, now commandant at the League
Island navy yard, commodore, and will
place Captain now Acting Rear A6nliraD
Sampson al the head OF the list OF cap
tains, TO become commodore. July
next upon the retirement of Rear Ad-
miral Kirkland, commandant of the Mare
Island navy yard.