Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-28
fJMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday, Jan. 10.

England has again declined to reopen
the seal question. r .--
, A Montana constable killed one of
two men who had taken possession of a
freight train. ~. 49,. ..-'.'
Villars, convicted at. Jamestown, N.
u . for the murder of Tromer, gets a
life sentence. .7"I ! =
Contrary to expectation, the cost of
government of New York city will be
greatly increased under consolidation.
Germany has acquired from China not
only Kiao Chou bay, but territory
within radius Of 80 miles.
The anti-Jewish crusade continues in
French cities, with, great disorder, max
ing the government uneasy.
1t is asserted that theBritish govern
ment has decided to ask parliament to
sanction an increase OF the army by
5000 men.
Thursday, Jan 20.
indianapolis now has vurfew or.
dinance in operation.
Russia objects to England securing a
foothoid in Manchurla.
The Lady Maccabees Of the world are
in annual convention at Milwaukee. u.
The government i1.ondlEe relief ex-
petition is scheduled to leave for
Skaguay Feb. l.
The first steps have been taken by
oarsmen toward es1abl -shing IAN
American Henley"
Nat Goodwin has been ordered to pay
his divorced wife $75 week alimony.
She is allowed to marry again, but he
is not.
The Washington Central railroad has
been sold for 100000 by Master in
Chancery Wakefield. Thomas R. Shop
pard of Seattle bid it in for the Eastern
bondholders.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi has in
troduced a resolution in the house to
provide for minister of the United
States to the republic of Cuba. 1t was
referred to the foreign affairs commit.
tee.
Friday. Jan. FL.
A national conference on reform in
primary elections has opened in New
York.
The Japanese cruiser Kasagi was Sue
cessfully launched at the Cramps ship
yards.
The secretary of war favors the reten-
ton of Fort Meade as permanent mil
itary post.
The senate, by a vote Of Al to rs,
agreed to take up the Teller silver reso-
luton as unfinished business.
The Northern Pacific prevented the
Canadian Pacific from getting the Seat
tie and Eastern railway by taking it
itself.
President Mckinley is reported to be
of the opinion that there has not yet
been time enough to thoroughly test
the autonomist experiment in Cuba.
Saturday, Jan. 22.
The Kansas Populists will hold their
state convention June 20.
The house has passed the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
The Alaska Press association of Seat
tie, WASH, has been formed, with
capital stock of 100000.
Grover Cleveland has purchased a
tract of land near Princeton. n. j., to
be used as game preserve.
Senator Stephen M. White of Cali.
fornia was elected chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee.
Hallett Kilbourn, one the oldest of
and best known business and newspa-
per men of Washington, has been COM
mitted to an insane asylum.
There is likely to be an investiga-
ton Ly the New York legislature
of the expenditures thus far from the
$4,000, 900 appropriated for the enlarge
ment of the canals of this state, and Of
the need for 81, 1000, 600 more for com.
pletion Of the work.
Monday. Jan. "a
Luetgert testified in his own behalf
on his second trial at Chicago.
Pando, the Spanish commander, is
reported badly wounded in a fight with
tho Cubans.
The Japanese cruiser Chitose has been
successfully launched from the Union
iron works yards at San Francisco.
Rev. DIR. Michael J. Cramer, a.
brother.in-law of General U. S. Grant,
is dead at Carlisle; Pa, from agina
pectoris.
Miss Fay Fuller of Tacoma, WASH.
has been appointed harbor mistress of
that port andis the only woman in the
world holding such position. . =
T. Dewitt Talmage,. the noted di.
vine of Washington, and Mrs. Elore
McCutcheon-C Collier of Allegheny City
were married at the latter city This
is Mr.. Talmage's third marriage.
Tuesday, Jan. Is.
Five persons persisted in fire at Spo.
kane. The property loss is estimated
at $4,000. 900. T.. -,
The steamer La Champagne, which
arrived Monday from Havre, brought