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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
What VIII NDO2

It will arrest loss of flesh and
:store to a normal condition the
,fant, the child and the adult. It
will enrich the blood of the anemic E,
will stop the cough, heal the irrita-
ton Of the throat and Lungs, and
cure incipient consumption. We
make this statement because the
experience Of twenty-five years has
proven it in tens Of thousands Of
cases. Be ,sve 10. Get scoTT'S E~.l.;es.
soc. and $500, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
FOR DEFENSIVE SERVICE.

Every Revenue Cutter Available Has
Been Assigned to Duty.
WASHINGTON, March 26. 49, Captain
Shoemaker, chief Of the revenue cutter
service, was busily engaged all day in
making assignments of officers to the
revenue cutters detailed for defensive
service along the Atlantic seaboard.
Every vessel in the service available for
action has been or will be assigned to
duty. Even the new cutter Gresham.
on tho Great Lakes. and the little
cutter Calumet, located at Chicago,
have been called on and in q day or
two both the lake ships will be en-
route TO the rendezvous at Hampton
Roads. The commanders of the rev.
enue cutters have been notified by wire
to be i'll readiness to move as soon rs
their general orders are received.
As soon as they are prepared for serv.
ice the revenue cutters will be dis.
patched to Key West and placed at the
disposal OF Commodore Sampson, in
command of the naval squadron at that
station. The cutters will be employed
40 scout or picket boats and will be
prepared for both offensive and de.
tenslve service. 1t 10 thought they will
prove to be pretty formidable ships
even in aggressive tactics.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
DIFFICULT TO AVERT.

Cabiast Evidently Of the Opinioa That
Trouble Ia lm,ninent.
WASHINGTON. March 26.-The extra
session Of the cabinet began 1t 8 o'clock
and continued until nearly $3.50. When
the morning session adjourned it was
with tho understanding that they
should again meet at o'clock, and 1t
that hour nearly all of the members
had arrived. 1t is understood that the
entire meeting was devoted to the dis.
oussion of the general situation and
plans for future action. All OF the
members present. however, were I'M.
usually reticent, but there is reason to
believe that the matters under discus.
slon were Of the gravest character and
that it 10 tho opinion Of the members Of
tho administration that never since tho
wrecking Of the Maine has the situa-
ton seemed SO critical az now and that
trouble can be averted only with great
difficulty.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
MORE MONEY FOR FLAGLER

Ordasncs DEPARTING mt Given . Liberal
Additional AllotmeDt.
WASHINGTON, March 26. -General
Flagler, chief of ordnance of the army,
had long conference with Secretary
A]ger with reference to additional guns
and gun carriages. A few days ago
Secretary Alger allotted to General
Flagler 81, 6O0, 900 from the emer gency
appropriation made by congress. but
this sum was not considered sufficient
by that officer to meet the requirements
of the present emergency, and his con.
ference with the secretary was to OBJ
tain an additional allowance. After q
careful canvass of the situation Score.
tary Alger gave General Flagler a lib
eral additional allotment from the ap.
preparation, but no infor nation could
be obtained as TO its amount.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
Painting Warships Black.

WASHINGTON. March 20. - Orders
were issued during the day to have all
warships painted black, color that is
better adapted to hostllities because the
vessels will not afford as good y target.
Gone After the Names Odcers.
KEY WEST. Fla, March 26.-Tho
lighthouse tender Mangrove has left
here for Havana with orders to bring
back tho remaining officers Of the
Maine now there.
That 500, 900 golden staircase which
. rich American snob is putting into
his private residence is not exactly the
kind of golden staircase that will take
linn to heaven.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
The DANGER

to which the Expectant Mother is
exposed and the foreboding and
dread with which she looks for
ward to the hour of woman's
severest trial is appreciated by but
few. All effort should be made
to smooth these rugged places
in life's pathway for her, ere she
presses to her bosom her babe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
ORDERS TO RUSH WORK.

Government Wants the New Revenue
Cutters Bulldog At Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, March 26.-The Globe
shipbulldlng company has received an
inquiry from navy officials asking
when tho two revenue cutters being
built for the government at the Globe
yard would b completed and urging as
much haste as possible. A reply was
made that they would bs ready for
service in four weeks. An extra force
Of men will be put to work and it is
possible the boats may be completed in
less than that time. The vessels in
question are the Algonquin and the
Onondaya. They are each POS feet
long, ~ feet beam and II feet deep and
will have q speed Of pit knots an hour.
Both are equipped with torpedo tubes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
t,rexh nln Orsle red to the coast.

MILWAUKEE, March rs. "A special to
The journal from WASHINGTON says
the revenue cutter Gresham. Captain
A. B. Davis commanding, has been or
dered to the coast. When shown We
above dispatch, Captain Davis admitted
that orders We're received positively or.
dering the Gresham to tn coast. and
that be would accompany ner to tAo
front.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29

A curious fact it is that the Madison
county poorhouse now stands at the
head of old Alder gulch, in Montana,
where 500, 900, 900 in gold have been
dug from the ground since 1868.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
SPANiARDS NOT IDLE,

Arc strengthening tho FortifontioDs At
San Juan de- Puerto II Gu.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Word has
reached the navy department officials
that the Spanish authorities have
taken steps to supplement- the existing
Notifications at San Juan de Puerto
y
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
What is !. :.
SCOTS T..
n1uISiOn1'2

1t is a Strengthening food and
tonic. remarkable in its flesh-forna-
ing properties. It contains Cod
Liver Oil emulsified or partially
digested, combined with the we'll
known and highly priced Hypo-
phosphites Of Lime and Soda, so
that their potency is materially
increased.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
PICK OF SMALL CRAFT.
Govern ment Secures Fourteen Yachta
Tugs and Coasters.

GOv0Tnment 6oodreS FOurteoo Yachta,
Tugs and Coasters.
New YORK, March 26.-Four swift
yachts, nine fast seagoing tugs and
one coasting vessel, the pick of the
available small craft in the harbors of
New York and Philadelphia, were &C.
quired during the day by the naval
board on auxiliary vessels. Two of
the yachts and ono tug were delivered
at the Brookly hayward and Rear Ad.
miral Bunce was in receipt OF orders
to prepare to secure the others at once.
The board has also under consideration
q list OF 20 yachts submitted by Thomas
Manning, yacht broker.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
danger Believed to He Over.

danger Believed to He Over.
CINCINNATI. March 28.-All over tho
Ohio valley the sun has shown all day
and the sky is clear and the weather
mild. As far as terror and loss OF life
aud property is concerned that 10 all
over in the interior and on tributaries
Of the Ohio. The greatest damage to
homes seems to have been at Dayton
and at GAINESVILLE.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
BOUGHT GERMAN VESSEL

Navy Department Secures First Glass
Torpedo Boat.
WASHINGTON. March 26.-The navy
department was informed by cable
gram from Lieutenant Colwell, naval
attache to the United States embassy
at London, that agents of this govern.
ment had purchased q torpedo boat
that had been constructed for the Ger.
man government. The new acquisition
is of the general type of German tor.
pedo boats and Is regarded as valuable
addition to our navy. 1t is expected
that in few days she will leave for
the United States. She is q 23.knot
vessel and about $50 feet long.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
Ready to Guard Coast Tovns.

New YORK, March Accompany +,
Third regiment of the national guard
of New Jersey, located at Asbury
Park, has been ordered to prepare to
assemble at the state camp. Seagirt,
within 10 days. This is believed to be
in pursuance of plan to have the ma
tional guard ready to guard the coast
towns on short notice.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29

Clara Barton, the Red Cross commits.
sioner, can be depended on to tell the
truth. Clara Barton has been visiting
interior towns in Cuba distributing
American supplies to the reconoentrados
and she says, "Words cannot describe
the misery have SEEM"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
Spanish Government Notified
That an Outside Explosion
H. Was the Cause.
CABINET MEETS TWICE.
General Situation and Plans
for Future Action Under
Consideration.
War Preparations on q Large
Scale Being Pushed to
Completion.

WARRINGTON. March 26.-The court
Of inquiry appointed to investigate the
cause Of the Maine disaster has report
I'd hat the loss Of the battleship was
due to an outside explosion.
Tue state department. by direction
OF the president, has cabled United
States Minister. Woodford At Madrid to
notify The Spanish government of this
conclusion. =.
The president and his cabinet ad'
Nisers held two extended sessions during
tho day. one At 1890 4. m. and another
ct $3.50 p. m, 1T which the report was
considered in detail. Members Of the
cabinet stated after the meeting that
the discussion was of grave character
and that never since the wrecking OF
the Maine has the situation seemed %
critical.
Spanish Report Dinsr~
The Spanish government has cableo
officially to Washington that the Span
ash naval commission holds the disaster
to the Maine to be Of internal origin.
The government OF Spain, it can be
stated positively. is not disposed to turn
back tho torpedo dotilla now proceed
aug from the Canaries and would b
disincl,ned to consider suggestion
from this government tending TO inter-
fere with the disposition by Spain of
her own naval forces.
War preparations on an unprecs'
denied scale are being hurried to COM
piet,on by the war and navy depart
msnts and the country is practically on
. war footing.
Record of N Evsntful Day.
The foregoing gives the record OF
one of the most eventful days the ma
taonal capital has seen since tho close
OF The civil war. II was day Of pro-
fondnd.y important action. Of the deep
est anxiety coupled with naval aud
military activity, one step following
another in rapid succession.
Representative mon OF the admins
tration, public men in al branches Of
official and congressional life, no less
than the pubic in general. shared in
the tension to which the situation has
been wrought. There was no effort
among the highest officials, nor indeed
was it possible from what was clearly
apparent in the developments OF the
day. to minimize the situation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
NOW ON WAR FOOTING
Navy Department Creates q
Flying Squadron Of Five
Superb Vessels.
Intended for Quick Service at
Any Point Along the At
lantic Seaboard.
Fleet at Key West Augmented
by the Addition OF Sow

eral Warships.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The orders
issued by the navy department during
the day covered every branch Of naval
armament. The "dying squadron"
was definitely established. with Com
n,odore w. s. Schley in command. He
will hoist his oommodore's 6ag ON the
flagship Brooklyn Monday. Tho
squadron is to consist Of exactly five
ships, no more aud no less. despite con-
lecture as to possible ships that might
he added. Those Of the squadron will
be the crack armored cruiser Brooklyn.
the battlesAips Massachusetts and
Texas aud the cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis. Other ships ct Hampton
Roads will not be Of the flying squad
ron, but will belong to the North At
lantic station under Captain Sampson.
The flying squadron is to be small,
compact feet Of the best ships In the
navy, for quick service at any point
along the Atlantic.
North Atlantic Squadron Augmented.
At the same time the North Atlantic
station under Captain Sampson - to bs
further augmented. The cruiser Gin
cinnati which loft Port Antonio three
days ago under sealed orders, 10 to re-
port at Key West and become part OF
Captain Sampson's feet The Runboat
Wilmington. also en- route from Port
Antonio, will likewise report to Cap
tain Sampson at Key West. a. well 40
the gunboat VicksburK, now At Hamp-
ton Roads. The navy department
gave out the following list Of vessels
as showing the exact character OF the
feet.
"The following vessels compose the
North Atlantic squadron: New York.
Iowa, Indiana, Miantonomah, Fern,
Puritan, Terror. Marblehead, Mont.
gomery, Dolphin, Castine. Nashville.
Helena, Wilmington. Vesuv,us; tor
p-uo boats Foote. Dupont, Ericsson,
Cushing, Porter, Winslow; tugs Ley
den and Samoset.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
Gales Have Caused Casualties.


COPENHAGEN, March 2B.-Violsnt
gales, accompanied by heavy snow,
have caused numerous casualties among
the shipping. A dispatch from Bern.
holm, Danish island III the Baltic,
says that rs boats engaged in salmon
fishing are missing.
HurryiDg Work on tn" Albany
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Lieutenant
Colwell a, London has been directed by
the navy department to urge the build.
ers OF the recently purchased crulsei
Albany, formerly the Brazilian vessel
Abreuali, to hasten the construction OF
kAe ship with oil speed.
For Def. IN. OF Galveston.
GALVESTON, lex, March %. -Four
mortars, completing the S.mortar ba;'
terry Ut Fort Point, reached Galveston
during the day and will be mounted at
once. Light Battery X is blvouacked
on tho reservation preparatory to the
building vi quarters.
Since the veracious tale of the adven.
lures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza,
likewise Spanish, there has been moth
ing penned to equal it except the letter
Weyler wrote to Queen Christina on his
return to Spain after his recall from
Cuba. Equally high flown and splendid
erous are the style of the narrative OF
Don Quixote and the style Of the letter
in which Weyler demanded that tho
queen should at once call ON President
Mckinley to make apology to the in
suited honor Of Spain.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
ZANESVlllE'S HEAVY LOSS

High Water Coat the Ohio Tow" ut Last
0l,OOO.OO
EVANSVILLE, O., March 26.-The
food CRISIS is past, the water having
rece.led six inches. A million dollars
will scarcely cover tho damage to
property aud loss to business by the
food. IL will take about $2OO, 700 to
restore the county roads and bridges.
Every large manu-; aoturing plant in
The city IL under water and their loss
as Well as that sustained by the rail-
roads can only be ascertained when
the food recedes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29

&l.QO PER BOTTLE 1T all Drug Stores,
or sent by express on receipt OF price,
n10KS Containing invaluable Information Of
cnse interest to all women, Will be sent 70
Thee any address upon application, oy
rne 00AoF,Elo REouLAToR CO. ATLANTA. a.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
MOTHERS FRIEND

allays NERVOUSNESS, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pains left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of "Mother's Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
CAUSE WAS EXTERNAL.

Court Believes the Maine Was Wrecked
by . Submarine Mine.
Viewed in detail the findings of tho
court Of inquiry was tho most vital
feature. Commander Mark. judge adj
vocate Of the court Of inquiry. deiiv-
cred the report to Secretary Long early
in the morning and shortly after it
was carried to the White House and
placed in the hands OF the president.
Al 1890 the cabinet assembled, halt an
hour earlier than usual, and began tho
consideration of the momentous docu-
ment. Even the rigid rules Of secrecy
winch prevailed at cabinet meetings
were made doubly strict in this case
and no intimation of the results reached
by the court were known until 3
O'Clock, when an Associated Press
bulletin gave the information to the
county, as well as the eagerly waiting
officials throughout Washington. These
results, briefly stated, are that tho loss
OF the Maine was due to
Az Explosion From the Outside.
the court Deln8 uuaOAo u TX 1Ae r.
sponsibility for the explosion. The
court docs not express an opinion as to
the character Of the explosive, but the
testimony goes to show that it was
powerful submarine mine, the exact
character Of which is not determined
by the testimony, though the belief
was expressed that It was q floating
submarine mine. There were two OF.
blossoms the court finds. The first was
from the outside. and that set of ono
OF the smaller magazines. 1t was
this result expressed in detail
and with the precision Of court deeply
conscious of its responsibility, together
with the evidence on which it was
eased, that occupied the attention Of
the cabinet throughout its extended
sessions. All other and lesser subjects
gave way to this foremost question.
There was no change in tho nlan Of
making the report public and transmit-
ting it 10 congress early next week,
accompanied by brief message from
the president.
THE SPANISH FLOTlllA
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29

II know one lady, the mother of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of each, who obtained . bottle OF
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful"
JOHN G.. PoLH1LL, Macon, Ga.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29
THE SPANISH FLOTILLA

Need Of IutercspttnG 1t Urged BY Naval
Authorities.
While interest was thus centered oe
lhe White House, the navy and war
departments were hurrying forward
their work of preparation. The 3D.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-29

Rico, the main port OF the island OF
Porto REQ. The news IS regarded as
significant. Porto Rico is the only
other possession which belongs to the
Spanish government Oh this hemisphere
besides Cuba. The officials OF tie de-
partment. while acknowledging that
information of the foregoing character
has reached them, are very chary about
imparting any of the details to the
press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-24
KING PAWNED HIS NAVY.
Opera BouGe Voyage TO Samoa Of Kali
akaua's War Ship.

in the annexation of Hawaii the queer
est funniest ana best-uaured people on
earth become citizens Of the United
States.
Few of them viii long for the opera
b0une DAYS of kalakaua or regret the
passing of the puppet king and his toy
throne. so people that eyer existed need-
ed "a guardian worse than these kanakae.
The kanakha kingdom bears distuc-
u0u OF being the only nation that ever
pawned its navy.
During one of his visits TO San Franz
cisco Kal1kaul was taken TO The Mare
Island Navy Yard. where Doe was grcat-
'y impre SEED with the sunboats belonging
to the United States. For years DE hai
been a. king. County servitors had kept
his throne bright and stately DANES bad
eenuhectel before him. Yet with an TINS
pomp Doe leit that there was something
lacking and had known there was void
which Doe was unable t0 define.
Sow Dee realized that BE- was navy
he needed lie determined tO have One,
and before the sun had set he bought
merchant vessel. He had her t0Wei to
the Union Iron Works. where her sides
were plated with as heavy iron as she
dared to carry. Meanwhile Doe bad sent to
Honolulu for % crew. When they arrived
gorgeous uniforms were made for them,
ana they We're put ODD board the vess D.
For a long time kaI1hau1 had looked
upon the samoan Islands with c0ye,1ts
eyes one day Doe called The officers of hi5
navy before Dim and babe them sail for
Apll t0 annex those Islands tO the HlEl-
nlu kingdom.
Do was a. long voyage for inNper.enceI
elil.rs when tine navy arrived it was
ragged. hungry and thirsty. The S1woans
were ID h0sp.t1ble people. The officers oi
the Hawaiian navy were fetot. tle crew
were made drunk and au wese sies5 Of
honor
$50 mention was made OF The cause of
the visit of the navy and months Ht"
hy before The true mission OF the Ha-
wai.ans was known. When The real object
of their errand was discovered he sac
means were Indignant and tle h1naAa5
narrowly escaped being massacr-L
They reiterated 10 their vessel put were
10th to go t0 sea- without supplies. Ihey
offered to SCH the navy to the s1m11ns'
bur the latter refused to purchase DE-
The Kauakas became desperate and nc
last succeeded in paWnng the ravy Co tle
samoaus for enough money 10 pay their
passage home When they arrived ODD Hon
olulu they were put 100 prison. hut iAe
lonient. soft-heartod king soon liberated
thom.-NeW York World.