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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
rHE MOVEMENT :: Of TROOPS

government GfaciaIs and Railroad Mes
Dlscusa TranspOrtAtion. }s&
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE gov.
eminent IL perfecting it's plans to make
the movement OF troops to the coast
defenses, orders for which were issued
BY the war department. on Friday and
published at that time. @
A conference was held here during
the day by representatives OF several
railroads to arrange for the Transports.
ton of light artillerymen and their
accoutrements. 1t was stated that
companies Of artillerymen, consisting
Of about 60 men each. would be trans
ferred from Fortress Monroe to the fol.
lowing points: Fort Caswell, on the
Cape Fear river, Ga; to Tybee, near
Savannah; to Fort Morgan. near Mo.
bile, and to Sheridans Point, on the
Potomac. 1t was stated also that q
company would be moved from Fort
MoHenry, Baltimore, to some point on
tho Delaware river gear Philadelphsa.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
AN EXPIRING STROKE.

Madrid 1mparciai Says There IL still
Time to Intijct some Damage.
MADRID, March lathe Impartial
says: "There is still time to prepare
fsw men.of.war, and it is perhaps pos
ible to buy few vessels abroad; but
IN any case. we have some merchant
ships which could do lot Of harm to
American commerce, and we still have
time to arrange to carry on privateer.
ing warfare, from which as much re.
aown may accrue as from the guerilla
warfare which vanquished Napoleon"
Continuing, The impartial exhorts
the government to allow the present
crisis to pass over. and turn the time
gained to good use, concluding: g.
"If our flag goes into mourning, let
us at least be able to put some pieces Of
crepe on the Americans obnoxious
Aag''
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ASKS IA MARGINAL PRICE.
Lsitsr Makes Request ~ the, hiaago
54 t4.l AOArsl Ot Trade. ~

Lsitsr Makes . R.Gnr.' ~ the, Shioago
5 Fg Hoard Ut Trade. f
CHICAGO, March IA Allen. Grier.
Seeler s. Co, the chief brokers for
Joseph Letter, made formal application
TO the board OF directors of the Chicago
board Of trade. for the fixing Of . mar.
ginal price on May wheat contracts.
This action, II 10 believed. arises from
tho requests for margins which were
made ON Letter by the bear contingent,
amounting in some instances, accord.
ing to Letter. to 70 cents . bushel.
The biggest sale Of cash wheat that has
yet been made bys Letter was to Coun-
selman g Day, who purchased an even
2,0OO, OOO bushels. What tho price for
this enormous lot was could not 10
learned, Mr.. Letter merely stating that
it was made at market price" This
makes total Of 8,00O,000 bushels Of
the Letter contract grade wheat dis.
posed of. The trade had no intimation
OF the sale until after the close Of the
session. !. gsiJ f&g4 ~ 4ts54t5 a5
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
\ a. Annexation l., Policy.

TIN amusing on the whole to read II
Tho Forum Hon. James Bryce's uuner
ous reasons why the United States
should never annex any more territory.
e would never do at all. quoth Hon.
Mr.. Bryce. No doubt it il impossible
for even foreigner who IL our good
friend, like James Bryce, to understand
that the United States does not want to
annex any more territory. We do need
and will obtain coaling and naval sta.
tions in all parts Of the world, to pro-
teot and provide for our marine service
and our citizens who may be in distress,
but beyond these this country would
not turn over q finger to possess addi-
tional territory. We have 80 much now
that W. are not gnawed by that "earth
hunger" which is driving other nations
to extremities.
Still, when the people Of q rich out
lying island offer themselves and their
land to US, asking to be taken under our
projection, when at the same time no
other country has any claim on them, II
would be the orasiest folly for us to 70
fuse the gift H. =.
Mr.. Bryce proceeds to argue that the
mongrel populations Of Hawaii and
Cuba could not be worked over into
peaceable citizens Of either an American
state or territory. This ia q wholly un>
warranted assumption on the part q
Bryce. Hawaii already exists as set
governing republic while the Cuban
patriots have held together and success
fully resisted the whole power of Spain
for nearly three yeara But who talk
Of annexing Cuba?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
Tho irrigation congress.

Thirteen states were represented d
the sixth national irrigation congress.
held at Lincoln, Neb Ex-senator Cary
Of Wyoming was elected president Of
the congress and was again honored BY
being chosen as chairman Of the ma
tional executive committee. The form
Of organization Of the congress was dis
oussed ct some length, to the end that
the body might become more stable and
Of more permanent character. The re-
port Of the committee on plan Of organi-
cation was adopted. 1t embodied q con.
stitution and bylaws Federal versus
state control and maintenance Of reser-
voirs in arid districts were leading sub.
jects for discussion. Resolutions were
finally adopted favoring national help
for reservoir building. r.
The meeting of next year will be held
ct Chey enne, Wy. -
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DECISION BY BLISS.

Settlers Win Out in the Celebrated
O'Brisn County Contesta. '..'e
2 WASHINGTON, March l4.-Secretary
Bliss has affirmed the land Office deoi-
sion in the case of Ole Olson w. William
Traver and Daniel L. Simpkins, involv-
ing lands within forfeited limits in tho
Sioux City and Pacific railroad grant,
IN O'Brien county, Iowa. The decision
affects the title to about Is, 900 acres Of
land and vests the title in the settlers,
who have occupied the land for some
years. Olson claimed the land in con-
troversy as purchaser from the com.
pany under the act Of 1887. Simpkins
made homestead Of it after the de-
cision of the supreme court that the
lands were forfeited and restored to
the government. Traver settled upon
the land in 1855. purchasing the effects
Of the former occupant. The decision
awards the land to him on the ground
that he has a prior right to it by reason
of such occ.nencv.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
war on PRIVATEERlNG.
Belief at Madrid That an At
tack on American Territory
81 Is Not Necessary.
Commerce Of the United States
Would Suffer Most In the
Event Of Trouble.
Spain Not Likely to Secure
Material Aid From Euro
49,. pean Countries. 90" ~

MADRID. March l4,-The view held
In official circles is that Spain will not
provoke war, because, il she did, she
would find herself isolated. but il
America gives the provocation Spain
win not be alone in the struggle. ..'..
The general opinion is that in tho
event Of war Spain will not need to
attack American territory. It will
suffice her to pursue war Of privateer.
ing. As Americas commerce Is seven.
fold greater than Spain's American in.
forests would uffer most. War would
b madpess, benefitting neither nation,
and good sense, therefore, counsels
peace. - -,
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MUST RELY ON HERSELF.
Spain VIII Get No Ensctual Support
p. q From Europe.

spain Win Get No Ensctual support
.f From Europe.
PARIS, March 14.-The Temps says:
''Spain does not deceive herself when
she counts upon the sympathies, at
least latent, Of European governments,
but it would be mistake for her to
expect any effectual support either
from Great Britain or the triple ALI.
ance. Before ali she must rely on her.
self" ."r..-.
LONDON, March 14.-The Paris corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail declares
French support of Spain ''would not
exceed Plantonic sympathy" and that
there is no likelihood that the friendli-
ness OF Austria or Germany, would OK.
tend further.
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ABOUT READY FOR SEA.

Repairs Com leted ON tho Njantonomah,
KS Minneapolis and Columbia.
EhI1ADELPMA, March lathe Milan,
tonomah, Katahdin, Minneapolis and
Columbia are now all but ready to sail
within day or two if 90 ordered and
whatever additional repairs may be-
necessary can be attended to en- route.
A few more men are needed for the
Katahdin and Minneapolis and de-
tachment of marines under Lieutenant
Fuller are expected shortly to com plete
the Columbia's complement. All the
warships are coaled and have most, of
their stores aboard, and about all that
remains to be done now is to replenish
their stock Of ammunition. This will
be done at the government magazine, q
short distance below the navyyard.
and all the vessels then will be ready
for sailing at q moments notice.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
Mrs. sherman's Secretary.

A clever young woman, who is mem.
Der of The Washington staff of New York
newspaper: had occasion to call on Mrs.
Sherman the other day on matter Of i'm.
portance. Mrs. Sherman was not at homo,
the nansereant who answered the bed
Informed her.
''Well, hasn't she secretary who can
tell me about it?" said the newspapel
woman.
Certainly, madam, - answered the man.
servant. This way, please"
And leading the way along the ball ha
threw open door and ushered her into
the presence Of the secretary Of state. The
secretary laughed heartily when the quick
witted newspaper woman explained the
situation, and acted as his wife's privas
secretary long enough to give precisely the
Information that was desired. -Washing.
ton Post a.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
IN MERRY. MOOD.
The Village Genius.

Bill JONES' vas a "genius, " SO every one said,
A statement none cared to refute. ~. .
He had more brilliant thoughts slowed away
in his head ,,'2 1.%>+ - q ''.'
Than figures could ever compute. -. y
He knew all the things Of the earth and the
sky, .. ...,. =.
In wisdom he seemed to excel,
But when it came down to q hustle for pie
Bill never got ON very well. IS, IN. ~
He used to write music and knew how to draw;
Could teach any science or art;
Was clever in medicine, understood law
And had all the Bible by heart. &.
TO hear him conversing one speedily guessed
That Bill was as sharp as tack, ~ z
Yet somehow or other he never possessed
A whole suit Of clothes To his back. ss@
Bill's genius was known and respected by aU
In the town where he used t. reside. ~.
For the rich and the poor, for the great AND
the small, IL ,....
He served as their counsel and guide,
He was prophet and. preacher to kith and -
kin, j. ,,,T- p a. ,tfas$3 - p.
TO friend and to neighbsf until a,,
Death called him away, when the whole town
Clipped in
And bought a nice coffin for Bill.
Nixon WaI erman in l.. A. ". Bulletin.
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Buying and Selling.

To capture the South American market K
an old ambition Of United States traders, but
they have "srrsgged their own Wheel for
the present by their import duties on WOOL
Bradford (England) Observer.
Hardly Co. If we can supply South
America with the goods she needs, Of
good quality and at satisfactory prices,
we will get the trade; otherwise not
The question Of our buying their wool
has nothing to do with their making
purchases on the most favorable terms
How is it that the South Americans are
neglecting the British for the German
manufacturers? 49,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
THE LINCOLN PALLBEARERs.
d tho Distinguished Men. Who Serve
Only Two Are Living.

Df tho Distinguished Men. Who Served
Only Two Are Living.
"Don't you know that mann" asked q
southern member of congress of a report.
or, pointing to ali elderly man with gray,
curly hair and mustache who stood at the
corner of Fourteenth and F streets, in
Washing ton, few afternoons ago.
"That is 81. G. Worthington, and few
men In this world have had such a DIVERSE
fed life as he. He and Henry G. Dawes
of Massachusetts, are the only survivors of
the distinguished men who acted as pail.
bearers at the funeral of President Lincoln.
That was on April IS, 1865. ....
"Worthingtoh was then representative
from Nevada, and that was by no means
his first position in public life. He was q
member Of the California legislature in
1861 and served together with the recently
retired Justice Field. He was with Wal
ker, the filibuster, in his expedition to Nj
caragua. and barely escaped the fate that
befell Walker and several thousand of his
followers. T. -,.-
"Worthington participated in the admis'
sion of three states. He is one of the few
persons living who stumped California for
General John G. Fremont. He was great
resentative in settling up his Mariposa
estate in California. ;l-.,
"He was sent by Nevada as her Rrst rep
resentative in congress. Nye and Stewart
came along at the same time as senator's.
When; Grant was in California, long be-
fore the war. he became acquainted with
Worthington. The friendship that sprang
up between them in the Golden State was
severed only by Grants death. .
president johnson appointed Worth
ington to a South American mission.
Later he was recalled, and Grant appoint
cd him collector Of the port Of Charleston.
He IL native of South Carolina: The
people of the Palmetto State sent him to
congress too =
"Worthington was in Ford's theater the
night that President Lincoln was shot,
and he was a witness at the trials Of the
assessing. He bad been with the president
ct the White House in the afternoon. He
spends much time in Washington, and it
is always a rare treat to meet and converse
with him. Washington Star. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
REGULARS FOR THE YUKON

Canadian Mounted P0oico Now There to
BE supplantsd.
OTTAWA, Ont, March lot is Of.
ficially announced that the Dominion
government will ct once supplant the
mounted police now in the Yukon ter.
ritory by . portion Of the permanent
military force Of the Dominion.
The contingent will will be drafted
from the various military stations, and
win include tho best infantry and ar.
tillerymen. It 10 probable that the Or.
tillery will take heavy guns with them,
but there are already . couple Of Max.
inns up there % part Of the police
equipment, and others may DO taken
in il tho circumstances render it nee.
essary. The route TO b taken has not
been decided, ba6 the feece win b Or.
gained in ample time to 60 In when
the ice breaks up In the rivers. Major
Evans Of Winnipeg will command the
force, 5s3 Oh ~. .'
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MAY FINISH THIS WEEK.
Court Of Inquiry Continues Examining
-. the Divers. Dc.

Court Of Inquiry Continues Examining
;. the Divers. ,. '.,
HAVANA, March l4.-The court of
inquiry did q good deal OF work during
the day, examining Powelson and such
divers Of the wrecking company as
have been investigating the wreck. 1t
is said that these divers have been re-
leased from further work Of this kind
and instructed to pursue their labors
court will have the pervioes of the
naval divers as heretofore, and. if
necessary, can cali again upon the
civilian divers. It is thought that the
court will close its labors here during.
the present week and will probably re-
examine some of the survivors of the
Maine at Key West.
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USEFUL FOR WAR PURPOSES

Navy Department Asks Proposals From
l,4' Owners Of Merchant ships.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The navy
department has decided to open an
Office in New York city at which own.
ers and agents for ships will be in.
vlted to make their proposals for turn.
ing over to the navy such vessels as
are Of value for conversion into war
purposes. The naval officials say there
Will be no difficulty experien ced in OBJ.
tanning all vessels that are desired as
there are hundreds available. The YES.
sells desired include all classes, from
liners like the St. Paul to oceangoing
tugs which can be of very material
service for number Of purposes.
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PREPARING ToRPEDoEs.
Plsas st Newport Raining at 1ts Iull
r. a. r.. CapAcity.

Plaat 0t Newport R0nnjDg At 1es 1oll
& IT. IT,, Capacity.
NEWPORT. r. l., March 14.-There
has boon the greatest activity during
the day at the torpedo station in pre-
pairing charges for torpedo outfits and
also in perfeoting the defenses at the
entrance Of Narragansett bay. In
the machine shops at the sta
ton the lathes cutting the shell for
fuses and primers were run to their lull
capacity, while extra hands were in
the fuse room loading and packing.
Hands have also been taken ON in the
gun cotton and smokeless powder
plants which are being pushed to their
full capacity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15

No wonder that . large number Of the
men engaged, in late hot, violent and
exciting political contests are ill-dan.
setously %, some Of them. The real
wonder II that they are not al dead
rom the intensity Of the nervous excite.
rent into which they have allowed
1shemselves to be wrought up Whether
Trey won Or lost was the game worth
.lk
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST

Zacharie Topelius. the Swedish poet,
historian and litterateur. 10 dead.
Sir Richard Quain. physician OK.
traordipary to Queen Victoria, is dead.
E. G. Bassick, locator of the famous
Bassick silver mine near Silver Cliff,
Colo, is dead.
Adam Doltt. 70 years old, a wealthy
resident Of Whitestone, L. l., killed
himself by shooting. ~
Congressman johnson Of North Da-
kota has announced his candidacy for
the senate to succeed Roach.
Hampstead Washburne. Republican
member Of the Chicago civil service
commission. has rendered his resigna.
ton. ,lt:
Andrew SCHUYLER, San Francisco
financial broker, shot his wife and
killed himself. Mrs. SCHUYLER will
probably die. -. Co.,. D.;
The condition Of Register of the
Treasury B. K. Bruce is greatly i'm
proved and his physician holds out
some hope for his recovery. r@~ -
Melba. with company, is to tour
from Chicago to San Francisco and
east by way Of Minneapolis and St.
Paul, where the company will disband.
The domestic troubles Of the Duke
and Duchess Of Hesse have eliminated
in the separation Of tie couple. The
duchess is a daughter Of the Duke Of
Edinburgh.
Il NJ. J. Walter Blanford, private score.
tary to Attorney General Griggs, ID
dead. He served Secretary Olney id
the same capacity in the departments
Of justice and state. sG'a>.. W
Senior Luis Polo y Bernabe. the new
Spanish minister. who succeeds Senior
Dupuy de LONE as the representative
Of Spain at Washington, was formally
presented to President Mckinley Sat-
urday. ....... 49,.
The king of Sweden has bestowed
upon the Scandinavian authoress,
Clara Tschudi, the medal for art and
science, it being tho first time that .
Scandinavian authoress has received
this honor. ~. 5.-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
SIX ndrsd Start for Alaska.

Six Hundssd Start for Al.sk.. ..
VANCOUVER. B. G.. March l4.-The
steamer Ming Chow sailed during the
day tor Alaska with 600 passengers
and 1000 tons Of freight. Among her
passengers were II members Of the
mounted police. f''.,l"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
House Attends 60 Routine Matters.

House Attends 60 Routine Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The house
devoted itself to reutine business. The
Legislative, executive and judicial ap.
preparation bill went through its last
stages In the adoption Of the financial
conference report and the remainder Of
the day was consumed in the considers.
ton Of tho senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill. = ..'s3t ]
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
HE HAS NO DOUBT
Senator Proctor Believes the
Explosion Was External.
HIS INFORMATION UNOFFICIAL
Has Not the Slightest knowledge Of
What the Deoision Of the Court
Of Inquiry Will he.


Proctor of Vermont and his companion,
Colonel Myron M. Parker. who have
been spending some time in Cuba,
have returned to Washington. To q
Post reporter Senator Proctor said:
"Concerning the cause of the Maine
disaster, I feel free to say that such in.
formation as I have obtained indicates
that the explosion was from the out
side. 1t does not show that the Span.
ish government or any Of its officials in
Havana were participants in the crime.
In the first place, ! have not the slight.
est knowledge Of what the decision of
naval court of inquiry will be. or when
it will reach Washington. Such infor.
nation as have is entirely OF an un.
official character" .'". '"..''%
Colonel Parker said: 1--WE went to
Sagua Ia Grande, Matanzas, Oienfuegos
and Artemisa, province of Pinar del
Rio. / was with Senator Proctor most
of the time. The stories Of the amount
of suffering in the island'of Cuba have
not been exaggerated. It is intense
over every portion OF the island. The
reconoentrados are gathered in the viii
lagos, where they can be seen in all
their pitiable aspects. It is, perhaps,
greater in Matanzas than elsewhere.
What impressed me most, and would
doubtless impress any visitor to Cuba,
10 the utter desolation of the island" ,a
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READY FOR THE REPORT.

Internal Explosion Theory.
MADRID, March 14.-El impartial
says: The government is momentarily
expecting to receive the report Of tho
Spanish commission, which, it is I'M.
derstood, will maintain that the Maine
explosion was internal. S.
Although the American commission
may give another explanation, the gov.
eminent viii theoretically uphold the
Spanish report. s'5 u. - ES
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R.,na.er Plsas Changed.

SEATTLE, Wash, March l4.-The
plans for sending North the govern.
ment reindeer have al been changed.
Captain Robinson has been notified
that the entire herd would be sent to
Pyramid Harbor, together with all the
Laplanders. s@t%faS ~.
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READING.

Reading that's told forever will hold.
Book appetite is half of book digestion.
A good reader needs eyes, brain and lead
pencil. ...>
Nothing is so much done, yet so little
done, as reading. f."
Read quickly, think slowly; read slow
y, think quickly. ,..,...; .
Fools are made by reading yearbooks
IN day and daybooks in year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-15
Proteat A1ainat nGartln'e Acoulttal,

New YORK, March 14.-At the Cen.
trail labor union meeting Sunday .
strong protest in the form OF resolu.
lions WAS entered against the acQuittal
iof Sheriff Martin and his deputies BY
the jury at Wilkesbarre, Pa. and
against the court proceedings.
George ]. Smith. who discovered the
fabnlously rich Treadwell mine in Alas
Ia. has committed suicide. Returns are
coming in early. III
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Planning Submarine Mines.
Rushiu. Work on Biz Guns.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, March l4.-The
Bethlehem Iron company has received
orders to push all government work -
yet unfinished on the 100 10 and IL.
inch guns and carriages and the force
sf skilled mechanics in al departments
is.rorkin9 night aud day. Il fs s.:sa:,st 4.
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INSTRUCTED TO DENY.

German Inspired Press Told That Spain
VIII Not Receive Aid in War.
BEEL1N. March 14.-The Berlin for.
eigp Office has instructed the inspired
press to deny emphatically that Ger
many will aid Spain in case Of war
with tho United States and has in.
struoted these newspapers to point ont
that the United States 10 an excellent
customer Of Germany and that Spain
since tho Carolinss squabble has re.
peatedly shown unfriendliness to Ger.
many. "