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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
CREDITORS WIN THE CASE
Decision Affecting Northern
Pacific Matters.
PREFERRED sTOOz HOLDERS LOSE
Their Claim for First Lien on Four Mill
ION Acres Of Land Denied By sps-
DIAL Master Cary.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. rs. Especial Mas.
ter Cary has filed two reports in the
Northern Pacific cases which turn over
1000, 200 acres Of land to the creditors
of the road aud slice off just that much
from the preferred stockholders.
The lands in question are in Mime.
sofa and North Dakota, east Of the
Missouri river. The holders of pre-
ferred stock laid claim to them,
holding their stock was a first
lien on the lands. Master Gary
holds, however, that the preferred
stock is not first lien
on the lands, but the lands should be
held for all the creditors of the road
Asthsse lands are about all the avail.
able assets of the road the decision ia
OF interest to every one concerned In
the litigation either az q creditor or
stookholder. II tho report is confirmed
by the court tho lands will be turned
over to the creditors of the company.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
TO BE MUSTERED OUT.

Several More Regiments Receive Orders
to Go Home.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Ordsrs have
been issued to muster out the follow.
ing:
Fourth Pennsylvania infantry, Sixth
Illinois infantry. Second Wisconsin in.
fantry, three Louisiana light batteries.
two Rhode leland light batteries. two
Iowa light batteries, two Oregon light
batteries, First Wisconsin light battery,
two troops Of kentucky cavalry; Bat.
terry A, Missouri light artillery; TWEEN.
ty.seventh light battery. Indiana ar
tillery, and light batteries A. B and O
of Pennsylvania light artillery. Where
the troops mustered out are not spe.
oially designated, they include al Of
that arm Of the service from the states
named,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30


Cucumber jelly makes good salad
course with lettuce, and is equally good
to serve with fish. To make the jelly
take four large oucumbers. remove the
outside skin, cut them into strips and
stew in about one quart Of water, with
one small slice Of onion, a generous salt
spoon Of salt ind little white pepper.
When the cucumbers become soft, add
half box Of gelatin that has been soak
ing in q small cup Of cold water and
stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Strain
through q fine sieve, and when. the
liquid becomes cold and almost ready
to ret peel aud alice thin one cucumber
and line q plain mold that has been wet
in cold water with the slices, turn in
the liquid jelly and put in cold place
% harden. ~ :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
FREIGHT RATES ADJUSTED.

Milwaukee On a. Equality with Mime.
apolis for Certain Grain Trade.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28.-An agree
msnt on freight rates satisfactory to
Milwaukee and Minneapolis, and for
which tho Milwaukee chamber Of COM
meroe has been fighting for six years.
has at last been reached. aud Milwau.
kee will hereafter be on an equality
with Minneapolis for the grain trade
of Southern Minnesota and Iowa. Tho
question was referred to committee of
tho chambers of commerce of both
cities. Il. p. Bacon and George A.
Shredder representing Milwaukee, and
@. A. Pillsbury and Howard w. Com.
mons for Minneapolis. H. L. Shute o:
Chicago, was made chairman. The
railroads operating In the territory In.
volvsd agreed to adopt rates as agreed
to by the conference committee. The
agreement gives to Milwaukee a rate
of from to = cents on 100 pounds less
than the tariffs prevailing prior TO
Juno 40 last, from 100 points in the
territory involved. It places this city
practically on An equal footing with
Minneapolis. and will give effect to the
spirit Of the interstate commerce COM
missions rulings.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
READY LEAVE
Comm and at Santiago de Cuba
" Turned Over to LaWton
by.Shafter.
2
OF the Sick Left at Sibony
Many Are in q Critical
Condition.
ILLNESS IN. PORTO RICO
Six Hundred in the Hospitals
and the Number Still
Increases.
Three Regiments, Including
Third Wisconsin, to Be
Sent Home.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 26.-Gen.
eral Toral visited General Shafter dur.
ing the afternoon aud made him .
brief, but impressive and formal fare.
we'll.
The hospital ship Bay State sailed
during the morning for Moutauk
Point, having on board 100 sick Of tho
Sixty.second and Forty.ninth Massa-
chusetts regiments.
, The business men Of Santiago and
planters in the vicinity Of the city
have started q movement to induce Gen.
erals Garcia and Castillo to permit the
Cuban soldiers to return to service on
the plantationa This is q good season
for agricultural products il the work
begins soon.
General Shafter has formally turned
his command over to General Lawton
and will sail with his staff on the
steamer Mexico.
Three hundred and fifty sick from
various regiments boarded the Berk-
shire ct Siboney. OF the patients loft
at Siboney 100 are in q critical ooudi.
ton.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
WOULD DEFEAT QUAY,

Initiative Stops Taken by tho Republican
Business Men's League.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-The. Re.
publican Business Mems league of
Pennsylvania held q meeting in this
city and adopted initiative measures in
the leagues efforts to prevent the re.
election Of United States Senator Quay,
whose term will expire March 8, $780,
Resolutions were adopted reciting that
the machinery Of the Republican party
Of the state is controlled and used by
the leaders for selfish and improper
ends and that only the personal defeat
Of Senator Quay can destroy his ma.
chine.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
MANY VESSELS ARRIVING.
Hsvan - Supply OF Provisions, However.
Ii Still Insufficient.

Hsvasas Supply Of Provisions, However.
IL Still Insufficient.
HAVANA, Aug. 26.-The British
steamer Trayan, from Jamaica, has
arrived at Cienfuegos with 900 tons OF
provisions for the Spanish army. The
German steamer Lydia from New
York has arrived. She carried % pas.
sengers and general cargo. A
steamer of the Plant line from Key
West with 40 passengers and q general
cargo; from Kingston the English
steamer Linton with passengers and
provisions. and from London the
steamer Petrol with q cargo Of wheat,
arrived at Havana during the day.
The steamer Clinton with Miss Clara
Barton and cargo Of provisions also
arrived. The arrival Of 90 many vss-
sells has given the port and the whsrvss
almost their normal aspect. Neverthe-
less sufficient provisions have not yet
arrived to supply Havana, lat alone
the interior towns.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
OPENING DISCUSSIONS.

International Arbitration Commission
Gsttisg Kesdy for Work.
QUEBEC. Aug. 28.-The international
arbitration commission has adjourned
until Monday. After that they will
probably meet daily until Sept. /, after
which an adjournment will be taken
until Sept. 20. The commissioners de-
cline to give out anything concerning
the details of the days work, but init
mate that q number Of subjects were
discussed. The full scope of the work
was not canvassed nor is 1t determined
just now how much the commission
will be able to accomplish In the way
of q general adjustment Of the subjects
under confederation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
WANT DUTIES MODIFIED.

PFohibitive spsnish Tariff Still in Eject
1t Manila.
LONDON, Aug. 28.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
The retention Of the prohibitive Span.
ish duties at Manila by the American
authorities 10 causing concern among
merchants here who have asked United
States Consul General Wildman to use
hisinfluenoe with General Merritt to &C.
cure . modification Of them. Amer
lean kerosene oil sells here for 81. q
case while at Manila the duty alone il
&2.05. Flour pays 20 cents q sack. The
object Of the Spaniards in imposing
prohibitive duty was to shut out for.
sign imports.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
CAPTAIN TAYLOR OBJECTS.

Thinks the Iudiana Was Sighted In the
Report Of the Santiago Battle.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-A CORE
spondence between Admiral Sampson
and Captain Taylor Of tho Indiana has
been made public. Captain Taylor
complained that little was said about
the Indiana in the official reports, and
that this was an injustice to the off,
GERS and crew. Admiral Sampson, in
his reply, expresses regret that any
such feeling should exist, and states
that there was no intention to deprive
the Indiana Of praise, still less to oriti'
cize the officers and men of the ship.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
MAY, HAVE BAD EFFECT.

Return Of Rspstviatsd Soldiers VIII Ops0
. the Eysa OF the Spanish Rsopis.
LONDON. Aug. 28.-The Madrid on
respondent of The Standard says:
There 10 nothing more likely e
straighten out the country's disillu-
sious than the return of the repatEi-
ated soldiers. OF the 226, 900 soldisss
sent to the Antilles in 1895, $1,000 Of
them have died, and 10000 of them
have returned homo or are returning
to be disbanded, after receiving q por-
ton Of their nine months back pay.
The pacific condition Of the country
averts the danger Of the discontented
soldiers being made the tools Of politi.
cal OF military intriguers and Carlists.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
How to Mako Ginger Beer.

Bruise six ounces ginger root, place it
in a kettle, add - quarts cold water,
two ounces cream of tartar and three
pounds sugar. Boil ten minutes, remove
and when cold dissolve yeast cake in
half cup lukewarm water and add it to
the preparation. Add one tablespoonful
essence Of lemon, cover and let stand
till next day. Then strain and bottle.
Secure the corks with Irvine or wire.
The beer will be ready to drink after
four days. More sugar may be added if
wanted sweeter.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
THE KHALIFA WILL FIGHT
Making a Stand Against the
British at Omdurman.
LATTER NOW AT WADY HAMEI
Advance ON the Eusmy Begun and ,
Battle 10 Expected to Occur
About kspt. 4.

WADY HAMED. Aug. 26.-The whole
Anglo. Egyptian expedition has ar
rived here and the advance is now
common cling to Ell Halter. where final
concen tration will be made for the
march on Omdurman, 40 miles distant,
which will occupy two days. Refugees
are arriving daily from Omdurmau.
They all agree that the khalifa means
to fight. They report that he has 20.
900 men. The attack Is expected to
occur about Sept. 4.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
TO ENFORCE DEMANDS.

British Chinese Fleet Gathered 1t Wei
Hal Wei.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-A dispatch to .
news agency from Shanghai reports
that all the available British feet in
Chinese waters has arrived at Wei Hal
Wei to support the demands Of Sir
Claude Mcdonald, British minister to
China. There 10 no confirmation Of
the report obtainable from other
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
SUNK 81 THE NORGE.

Thingvalla Steamer and . French Eth.
lag Schooner In Colliaion.
New YORK, Aug. 28.-The Thing
valla line steamer Norge, which has
arrived here. reports that she sunk the
French fishing schooner La Coqustte
Of Bayonne, France, on Sunday last.
on the Grand banks. The captain and
eight seamen were saved. Sixteen
went down with the unfortunate ves.
sell Tho Norge sailed from Stettin
Aug. 8. Captain Knudsen Of the Norge
says the schooner was sailing at full
speed directly across the bows Of his
vessel.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
THEY SAY IT WAS HASTY.

Madrid Press and People Conplain Of the
Surrender Of Santiago.
MADRID. Aug. *6.-The newspapers
say the general public display consid.
cradle disgust at the hasty surrender
Of Santiago do Cuba, since hearing the
stories with regard to tho adequate de.
fensive conditions prevailing there.
told by the repatriated soldiers who
arrived Wednesday at Corunna by the
Spanish steamer Alicante.
There have been six deaths among
the returned soldiers since their arrival
and many others are feared.
A special commission 10 now meeting
to decide upon the question Of quaran.
tine. The military authorities have
begun the distribution Of arrears Of
pay to the repatriated troops.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
HIS DEATH EXPECTED.

The ''Tsrribls Crock" Fatally Injured In
Wrestling Match.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. &c.
while wrestling for the championship
belt Herakalides, the ''Terrible Greek, "
and the ''strong JAP" Takezawa, be.
came involved in such . heated strug.
gle that the former was rendered I'm.
conscious by the fearful pressure Ok.
srtsda by the Japanese wrestler. The
latter weighed but l49 pounds, being
w pounds lighter than his opponent.
Whsn the match was stopped the
Gresk was black in tho face and was
ii spasms. He lies In preoarious con.
dttion and his death 10 expected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
How 20 Prepare Tomato Jolly.

Put half can tomatoes in q sauce
pan with one bay jeaf, sprig sweet ma.
3oram, summer savoy thyme, four
Gloves. one-quarter teaspoon paprika,
ten drops onion juice, salt to taste.
Simmer Is minutes and press through
= fine sieve. Add one-t third box gelatin
soaked in one-third cup cold water I'M.
til dissolved. Add two teaspoons tara
gon vinegar and pour into wetted molds.
When firm, serve ON lettuce hearts and
with mayonnaise. Garnish with grated
ham. $50" =. ,,f
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Messre. Day, Davis and Frye
Discuss Matters With
tho President.
MOORE MAY GO TO PARIS
Assistant Secretary Of State ls
an Authority on lnterna-
tlonal Affairs.
Believed the Start viii Be
Made About the Middle
OF September.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-The first
meeting Of majority Of the American
peace commissioners took place during
the day at the state department., when.
1T 2 O'Clock, Secretary Day was joined
BY Senators Davis and Frye. Prior to
this, the senatorial membership OF the
commission had had a conference Of
two hours with the president. Score
tary Day was not present At the White
House meeting, 90 that. after getting
the views Of the president. the sena.
tors went to the state department and
for an hour and a quarter remained
closeted with Secretary Day.
Assistant Secretary Moore, who is
likely to accompany the commission to
Paris in an advisory capacity. was
present part Of the time. Mr.. MoAr.
thur. first secretary Of the American
legation at Madrid, under General
Woodtord, was also called in.
Certain for These Three.
Az result Of the meeting, it can be
stated that Messra Day, Davis and
Frye are members OF the peace com.
mission. 1t 10 understood that the re-.
naming two members have been 80.
looted aud will be announced BY Sat.
urday.
At the meeting the general plans Of
the commission were talked over and
the start for Paris will be made be.
tween Sept. l5 and 70. The exact date
was left open In order to permit fur.
Their consultations with all the Nom.
bers. No definite arrangements have
been made 20 far a.. to securing quar-.
tiers in Paris. but this will be left to
Ambassador Porter, the plans Of meet.
lug to be arranged between Mr.. Porter,
the Spanish ambassador at Paris and
the French ofiicials
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
GET A. FURLOuGH FIRST.

Seventy first New York and second Mas
, sach usetts to B~ Mustersd Out.
: WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-By Oct. !
the Seventy.lirst New York and the
Second Massachusetts regiments, now
at Montauk Point, N. Y; will have
been mustered out Of the United States
service. Orders have been sent to Gen
eral Wheeler, in command Of the
troops at Camp Wikoff, to grant to the
officers of the two regiments leaves Of
absence and furloughs to the men,
each for 80 days, ct the end of which
time they will be ordered to report to
their state camps to be mustered out Of
the service. - ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
THE MOVEMENT SPREADING

friends Of American Annexation In Ia
%ia'f% maSes Hard ut Work.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 26.-Ths
American annexation movement com.
menoed on Monday in Manchester IL
rapidly SPREADING and finding general
Acceptance, The promoters Of the
monument are pushing it, vigorously,
bsin6 desisious fot strengthening the
hands Of ,Jamaica's representative 81
the Barbados conference, thus on.
oouraging intercolonial cooperation.
The SOLE Obstacle encountered 10 the
color question. g ~ .,.r,'.. .''s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Cavalry Horses stampede.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 28.-Ths
First Texas cavalry regiment is hard
1t work and will likely be kept in the
saddle al this week hunting q drove Of
800 Of their horses which stampeded
while being driven through from Fort
Sam Houston to the target range for
pasture. Several accidents and run.
Always were caused a. the frightened
animals ran through the street.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
FORECAST OF DEFEAT.

Evidently the Dawes Chootaw.C hiokassw
Treaty Will Not Re Ratified.
KANSAS Cay, Aug. 26.-A special to
The Star from Muskogee says: The
vote on the Choctaw. Chiokasaw Dawes
treaty Wednesday went 80 per cent
against the treaty. This is q repre.
sentative county, and the result fore.
casts the defeat Of the treaty.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
SICKNESS ONThE INCREASE

Six Hundred Soldiers In Hospital Quar-.
"F tiers In Porto Rico.
PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 28.-The
United States transport OLDHAM, from
Charleston, arrived during the morn
ing, bringing Mrs. Miles and he1
daughter. the wife of Colonel Rice.
General Miles himself oontemplates an
immediate return to tho United States.
= 1t has been decided to send the Fourth
Pennsylvania, the. Third Wisconsin
and the Third Illinois homo without
delay. '..,.s
3: Sickness among the troops IL on the
stneresse. There are now go men u
hospital quartsrG ~ e.
y General EXISTS brigade viii lsava
for San Juan during tho day BY way Of
oOSyA0Os - p ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Orders Again Counter manded.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-A tele.
gram was received from Washington
during the day revoking the order to
the effect that no more troops would
leave this city for Honolulu or the
Philippines. The latest telegram di.
reefs New Yorkers now here to pro.
coed to Honolulu on the transport
steamer Scandal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
SUMMER BOARDERS DIE.

Three Fatalities and Over . Score Made
Ill BY Ice Cream.
M1DDLETowN, N. Y, Aug. rs. Ice
cream prepared with lemon extract
purchased from travelling salesman q
few days ago. hiss caused the death of
three persons, and score of others
are sick and more fatalities are OK.
pected. Those poisoned constitute
nearly all summer guests at Arthur
Jones' cottages at Greenfield which is
about five miles from Mountaindale
DR.. Curlett believes six more deaths
will occur.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.

Ex-Governor Matthews oS Indiaus Lyins
1t the peins Of Death.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. 28.-Former
Governor Claude Matthews was
stricken with paralysis during tho
afternoon at Meharry's grove. near
Wingate, whore he was attending the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30

OSHKOSH, Wis.,, Aug. 28.-Tho state
Prohibition convention adopted plat
form declaiming against the liquor
traffic in the usual terms, against mo.
nopolies. for the abolition OF tho pass
system, for tho reduction Of public q.
pensss and finally al territory acquired
by and lately snnexed 70 tic United
States shall be under prohibition. T..
w. Chaf1n Of Wauksshs Wa nomi-
mated for governor.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Noniesrs Ordered North.

WAsH1NoroH, Aug. ~. Tho four
big monitors. Terror, Puritan. Man.
tonomoh and Amphitrits have bsen
ordered BY tho navy department. to
Newport. r. I. 1t had bsen thought
the monitors would b us6d In The
large ports of Cuba aud Porto Rico,
but it has now been decided to send
them north.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Monty Six Huudrsa GSsk.

wAsHnoros, Aug IS. - General
IAwton. now in command 1t Santiago,
sends the following sanitary report
for Aug. %: Total number sick, 667;
total number fever cases. 427; total
number new cases, 3d. total number
fever cases returned to duty. q;
deaths, T..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Capssin Clark Taken to New York

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20. 49, Captain
Clark OF the battleship Oregon was car
ried through this city during the day
on his way to New York. where he
will be placed in the naval hospital to
be treated for dysentery. Twice when
the captain was recognized he was
heartily oheered by the crowd but he
was too weak to respond.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
His Record.

His Record.
"Major Duflick is making great wa,
record, isn't heP'
I'D like to know how you mako thaa
out. He's still here"
II know, but he is making all tho flag
presentation speeches rs tho various com.
paniee are being sent away to tho front. I"
Chicago News.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Pusiliss Severely Beaten.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Alexande1
Scott. . heavyweight pugilist, was "a
severely beaten by Tommy Butler in .
boxing bont at the Greenwood Ath.
letio club, Brooklyn, that he was taken
from the ring unconscious and has not
been revived.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
spaniarda Cher lGari.sa.

PoR7sxou1H, n. a.. Aug. 9e.-Ths
auxiliary cruiser Resolute from Camp
McCalla, Guantanamo. Cuba, with 41S
marines on board, has arrived. The
ship was loudly cheered as she came in
and smong those who shouted for tho
brave marines were Spanish prison err
at Camp Long 4=rs a.. shi3,A"' =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
Adopted = UnSlorm 0aols

NuOp~N UUU0Fm U0oI1.
MILWAUKEE, Aug 26.-The National
Association Of Employing Elsotrotyp-
ers, In annual oonvsntton here, adopted
. uniform scale which viii b put into
effect ~ soon - possible. The scale il
not made pablo, bot zach line of work
will have separate and uniform price
throughout thu country. @Fsl
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30
CoLORED .,TRooPs HUNGRY.
lmuDoo Rata Restaurants and
Fruit 8tApds.

1AA0048 1mm00OO 1eo10 Kootout10t0 o00
Fruit Stands.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Bar rooms.
restaurants and fruit stands along the
wharves near South Ferry, Brooklyn.
are being put In order again after =
raid of 500 hungry oolorsd immunes.
The colored troops were members Of
the Twenty.third Kansas volunteer in.
1antry, and claimed TO have been
without food for - hours They were
on their way to Santiago The troops
refused 70 board the transport for San.
tiago until fed, and when refused food,
laid down their guns and raided Ill the
places in the neighborhood. The police
were powerless to check them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-30

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-Owing 10
reports current during the day that
only three American peace commits.
sioners would be appointed, It was
stated authoritativsly that the com.
mission would consist Of five members
and that one of the commissioners
would be Democrat.