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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Looking After the Montana Guards.

Looking After the Montana Guards.
BUTTE, Mon, March 17.-Leutenant
Indsley Of the Fourth United States
cavalry has arrived in town to look
after the condition Of the national
guard Of Montana, most Of whom are
located hero. Since tho war scare
started tho gualdsmen have been ret
6ng into condition for = cali.
secured "a italian Craissr. ~
LONDON, March l7.-According to .
special dispatch from Rome, Admiral
Bxin, the Italian minister Of marine,
In IN ambiguous reply in the chamber
Of deputies, gave the impression that
tie United States had purchased the
.armored cruiser Carlo Alberto.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Consr.cts Are s,s,sd.

LONDON, March 1.-THE final con.
tract providing for the sale Of the war
ships Amaxonas and Almirante Abrou.
I'll to the United States has been
signed. The price is something over
65Q0, 600 ~, t00, 00o) for beth ships.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Comm An der Brovnson Arriv,s.

CommAnuer bfoWnson Arr1voes
LONDON, March l7.-Commander w.
H BrownsoD, the special commissioner
o. the United States navy department.
for the inspection and selection for
purchase, it conditions should require,
of warshlps OF foreign powers now on
the market, has arrived here.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18

0ovsransnt Bays the lGaynowsr.
New YoRK, March 17.-The Herald
says that the government has pur.
chased the steam yacht Mayflower, .
vsssol LARGER than the disuatoh boat
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
s.aall aioux city Ba.k Fe,ls,

Sioux CRY, La, March l7.-The
Home Savings bank, small institu.
ton, closed its doors during the after
noon and 10 now in tho hands Of q 70.
osivsr appointed on application Of the
hank enoiala Assets are placed 1t
eloo. 900, with liabilities Of 9eo, goo.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Juersass In Customs Rsceipss.

,.IT. 106t0oBN IN CubSo0H 1SoC01p1os -
WASHINGTON, March l7.-The re-
ceipts from customs during the day
amounted to $l,8l0,737. This 10 the
highest point by nearly $500, 900 that
the customs have reached since the
new tariff oct went into effect about
eight months ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Michigan Rivers Bank Full.

NJ SAGINAW, Mich, March 17.-The
Saginaw river is flooded to a height no:
hitherto reached SINCE 1884. The Tit.
tabawassee, the Shiawase, the Cass and
lesser tributary rivers are flooded to
CEelc utmost c~cse:s-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
CHANGE OF FRONT
Senate Committee Drops the
Hawaiian Treaty..
WILL ANNEX BY RESOLUTION
Same Result Can BE Attained In This
Manner by . Simple Major.
ity Vote.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE senate
committee on foreign relations has
changed front on the Hawaiian ques.
ton, and Senator Davis, under ms true.
ton, has introduced = joint resolution
for the annexation Of the islands.
While the treaty necessitated two
thirds vote to ratify the resolution can
b passed By majority vote. &
Senator Davis submitted with tho
joint resolution IN extended report of
tho committee. The report states that
the joint resolution brings the subject
within reach Of the Legislative power Of
congress under the precedent that Was
established in tho annexation Of Texas,
that circumstanoe bang referred to 1t
length.
Senator Davis said no determination
had been reached - to when the joint
resolution would DO called up for con.
ddsration in the senate. ~ :
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
CUBAN SITUATION eoes UP.

0ouso Dovotss the Day e the Discussios
i. -= Of vaRioos Topics.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE post.
ofioe appropriation bill, which waa
technically the subject before the
house, was almost lost track Of in the
debate. Az on the previous day nu.
merous topics were discussed, but for
the first time the Cubap.Suaniah cues.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
AN INSPIRED UTTERANCE

FL Heraldo OF Madrid Prints . Very Con-
oiliatory Article.
MADRID, March 17.-E4 Heraldo, in a
very conciliatory article, supposed in
official circles to be inspired. after
pooh.poohing the ''iiction that Spain
desires to provoke war;" says: III
the United States really wishes peace
and Spain 10 resolved to maintain it,
let each 60 half way. and tho paci flca-
ton Of Cuba and the tranquility of
Europe will bo assured.'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Buying Old stsa mors.

Buying Old Steamers.
BERLIN, March l7.-Senor Sandoval,
the Spanish agent. is negotiating for
the purchase Of number Of old and
slow steamers of tho North German
Lloyd Steamship company.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18

Dolphin, and capable Of maintaining q
speed Of more than 30 knots an hour at
sea. She is tho first vessel of the mer.
chant marine which has been added to
the naval service. ..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
Silonc~ Means Conssn

LONDON, March ia special from
Shanghai says Russia has notified
China that the lat,er's delay in reply.
ing to tho Russian demands will be
construed as an acquiescence in the
Russian occupation of Port Arthur.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
h : Harry ter she ssraseAsn:

WILMINGTON, Del. March 1.-THE
Harlan and Hollingsworth company Of
this city has received instructions from
Secretary Long to increase the force Of
workmen employed on the torpedo
boat Stringham. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
VIII Re Ready April 1.

. BRISTOL, r. l., March II. Tho navy
department has wired tho Herreshotf
works to rush work upon torpedo boat
No. ID. Additional workmen will be
put on at once. and it is thought the
vessel will be ready to sail by April l..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-18
MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST

Thomas Mexican, one Of the mos
wealthy and prominent citizens O
Philadelphia, is dead.
]. H. Schriver. traffic manager of tn,
Atlantic system of the Southern Paclfi,
railway. is dead at New Orleans.
The steamer Noyo has left Seattle 70,
Copper river, Alaska, with 200 passen
gers and large amount Of freight.
The North German Lloyd steame,
Trave, from Southampton for New
York, has on board $4,000, 900 In gold
y Wednesday g statement of the condi
ton of the treasury shows availa 81,
cash balance. $2z4, 9lv, 1914; gold reserve
3169, 97S, S84.
The senate has passed bill autho riz
Ing the construction at Canton, s. d.
5of an insane asylum for Indians at
cost not to exceed $76, 900. .-,.-,.. -.
The heaviest frost Of tho season 90
CURED in the southern part Of Oalifor
nis Tuesday night and serious damag,
was sustained BY tho fruit industry.
Miss Lucy q. Benedict, . pioneer
newspaper woman Of New York and
for the last II years Agricultural editres'
Of the American Press Association, i,
dead,
Mayor Frank A. Graham and Forme,
Eoissman Harvey B. Valn OF Lincoln,
Neb.. have bsen arrested on indiot'
ments charging them with reosivina
bribes. '' q
The French minister for tho colonies
n. Lebon. has refused the petition, o.
Nme. Drsyfus, wife Of the farmer Cap
tain Dreyfus, 70 share the lAttsr's i'm
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BROWN.
Glass of 1901.
A STRONGER MAN.

In comparing the average man on
entering college to-day with the Fresh
man of fifteen years ago, we find that
he is now better physically developed
although slightly shorter. The increas-
ed capacity of the lungs is especially
remarkable and is undoubtedly at
tributable to outdoor training which
the majority of men receive before en-
tering college. 1t Is estimated that
there are now ten men in training in
preparatory schools where there was
one fifteen years ago. The freshmen at
Brown are considerably shorter and
not nearly as we'll developed in every
way, although nearly six months older.
This may be explained by the differ
ence in the class of students of the two
universities. Brown does not draw
from the large preparatory schools as
Yale does Many of her students have
prepared themselves. They are more
mature in years, but physically much
inferior to the students of Yale.
There are but 81 men or 3S per cent.
of the Freshman class who have nor
NAL eyes. Seventeen others have one
normal eye, the other eye being abnor-
NAL to the extent of at least twenty
thirtieths Thirty-eight men, Of about
thirteen per cent, used glasses before
entering college. No figures are OBJ
tainable for discovering whether there
are fewer men with normal eyes now
than ten years ago, but it is believed
that this is the case.
Average Strength.
The strength tests of the entire class
were not taken, but a call was issued
for those wishing to take the test. One
hundred and sixty-six men responded
this number not including the football
candidates.
The results of these tests were as
| follows:
| Average weight, 152 pounds.
times pushed up, 5.3.
pulled up, 81.
total strength 1,641.9 pounds
Jay W. Seaver, M. D.,
| Associate Director of the Yale Gym.
nasium.
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NOW FOR BASEBALL.

The National Baseball League adop-
ted a schedule of games for the season
of 1898 at Wednesdays session in st.
Louis. The most important changes
made in the playing rules were the new
rules submitted for rule 81, as follow:
The umpire shall perform all the du-
ties involving upon a single umpire,
except giving decisions on first, second
and third bases, and deciding points of
play in running such bases which shall
devolve upon such umpire, except as
regards third base, when any other base
is occupied by base runner, in which
event the umpire shall decide all points
of play arising at third base. 1t shall
be the duty of the umpires to assist
or advise each other in rendering any
decision when asked by the other UNI
pire.
To rule 81, which relates to the sus-
pension Of player, is added provis-
ion that the term of suspension shall
not exceed three days, including the
date of removal, section g. as added to
rule 81, is as follows:
The umpire shall, Immediately after
the suspension of a player, give the
president of the league full state
ment of the facts as to the cause for
the suspension. In fragrant cases he
shall report to the president by tele-
graph.
The season will begin at Boston,
April 10 with the New Yorks; at
Brooklyn with Philadelphia, April 20;
at New York with the Bostons April
10; at Philadelphia with the Brooklyn,
April Is; at Baltimore with Washing
ton, April 16; at Washington with Bal
timore, April 10; at Pittsburg with
Cincinnati, April 20; at Cleveland with
ST. Louis, April 80; at Chicago with
Louisville, April 30; at Cincinnati with
Cleveland, April Is; at Louisville with
Pittsburg, April Is; and at st. Louis
with Chicago, April Is.
The season will close at Boston with
the Baltimores, October 5; at Brooklyn
with Philadelphia, October II; at New
York with Washington, October Is; at
Is; at Baltimore with Boston, october
Is; at Washington with Boston, Octo-
Der IL; at Pittsburg with Chicago, Oc-
tober Is; at Cleveland with Cincinnati,
October 5; at Chicago with Louisville,
October 2; at Cincinnati with Cleve-
land, October 8; at Louisville with the
Clevelands, October IT,. and at st.
Louis with Cincinnati, October Is.
The double games May 30 are: AT
Boston with Chicago, at Brooklyn with
Cincinnati, at New York with CIeve-
land, at Washington with st. Louis
at Pittsburg with Baltimore, at Phila-
dephia with Louisville.
The double games July are: AT
New York with Boston, at Pittsburg
with st. Louis, at Cincinnati with
Louisville, at Baltimore with Phila-
delphia, at Washington with Brooklyn
| at Chicago with Cleveland
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MILFORD.

March 4.-Quite a large number of
young people from Milford attended the
o. U. A. NJ. soiree held in Stratford last
evening.
Proprietor John w. Larkin of the
Milford Beach house has opened his
hotel. He is entertaining large num-
Der of guests at present, most of whom
are contractors and bosses who are
engaged in building Milford's new
street railway.
William Wyatt, the granite dealer,
has just finished the erection of a
handsome granite monument at the
cemetery for Mrs. Eldish Lott.
A number of Bridgeport people have
been summoned to Bridgeport in the
Merwin forgery case, which is going
on in the superior court. The alleged
forger is Warren D. Merwin, son of
Charles D. Merwin of Milford Point.
There will be gospel meeting in the
First Congregational church Friday
evening.
The condition of Charles w. Platt,
who is ill at his home, is very much
improved.
Engineer Hill was in town to-day
surveying for the new bridge which
is to be placed over the Wepowage
river near the postoffice.
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New York, New Haven and
Hartford II. r..
November 2s. 1897.


FOR NEW YORK-*4:05, $3.50. x6:1o.
1880, $500. 1910, $3.50. *9:S5. x1o:3 80 4.
m, 1890. 1906, 1880 (parlor car limit
ED, 1885, 300, 1880, $500. $4,000. +4:17.
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FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
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AGO. $3.50 p. m. Sundays-*2:1o. 1920
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DON'T NEGLECT
A COMMON CASE OF PILES.
1t May Lead to Serious results.


When people generally understand
That all such fatal diseases as flstula,
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GLASGOW and NEW YORK
ATTAIN STATE TIM

The steamers Of this favorite Line sail
from New York to Glasgow, calling at Mo-
Vile Londonderry as follows:
*Pomeranian ........... Thursday, Mar. 10
+Corean Thursday, Mar. II
*Buenos Ayrean ....... Thursday, Mar. "a
Steamers marked do not carry passea-
gers eastbound.
Second Cabin to Glasgow. s35 and $40
Steerage to Glasgow, Belfast, Londonder-
sys .d er pp Gnaon OF oge ee nn
For tickets, apply to NJ. B. Newton & Co.,
Sc Orange street A. Goodman & Co., 81
Orange St; Peck & Bishop, 702 Chapel st.s
John D. Cunningham, 739 Chapel ST., New
Haven; or AUSTIN BALDWIN g. CO.,
au3 If So Broadway, New York.
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STARIN'S
New Haven TRANSFORMATION Linz

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS.
Steamer JOHN II. STARIN. Captain Nc.
Pier, foot Of Brown street, at 1915 B. d.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam
er 'ERASTUS CORNING" Captain Spoor.
STARIN leaves New York from Pier Is.
North River. at y. m. Mondays. Wednea-
days and Fridays. The "ERASTUS CORN.
ING" Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays
Fare 75c; excursion tickets s1.25 Stats.
rooms $1.00.
Tickets and staterooms for sale at ]. b.
70 Chapel street; fremont House. "a.
Free stage leaves the depot On arrival %
Hartford train and from corner Sc Of Church
mencing at $50 pm. Through freight rates
given and bills Of lading issued TO points
West, South and Southwest.
9. n. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starin Line.
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
DR.. Seaver's Statistics Show Marked
improvement at Yale


Improvement at Yale
The compulsory gymnastic work,
which was instituted this year for
members of the Freshman class,
makes it possible to obtain the physl-
cal measurements of the entire class
The figures thus obtained, says the
Yale Alumni Weekly, furnish many in
teresting comparisons and furnish
proof of many of the questions Of an
thropometry. They will also give some
idea of the salutary effects of the phy-
steal training which students in all the
preparatory schools are now receiv->
ing.
The average age of the class at the
time Of measurement was found to be
10 years 1-2 month The oldest man in
the class was 3S years and the young
est Is years 8 months. The average
height was feet rs inches, the tallest
member of the class being feet IL
inches and the shortest feet three
tenths of an inch.
The average weight was found to be
1912 pounds, the heaviest man being
215 pounds and the lightest 1Ol IL
pounds.
The other average measurements
We're as follows: Girth of chest, nor
NAL, 344 inches; girth of chest, inflated,
35.S inches girth of biceps, 11.5 inches;
girth of neck, 1873 inches; girth OF
head, 224 inches; girth of waist, Isl
inches; girth of thigh, 1873 inches, and
girth of calf, 1877 inches. Capacity OF
lungs, cubic liters, or 240 cubic inch
es.
Twelve Years Ago.
For the sake of comparison, is given
below the average measurements OF
the present Freshman class, those OF
the class of Eighty-seven taken in
their Freshman year and also some of
the average measurements OF the
present Freshman class at Brown uni
versity, where the same system OF
measurements is in use:
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New Haven Steamboat CO,
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Daily Servie@

- WINIHH ENHANCEMENT. EN-
Daily Service.
Sundays Excepted.)
. Steamer from New Haven leaves Belle
1890 midnight.
Steamer from New York leaves Piers 25
and rs, East River: RICHARD PECK. S
p. m.
Fare 81 LOO: Excursion tickets. good for
staterocme and tickets for sale at PECK
drug store. cor. Chapel and Church sts.
FAST FREIGHT
Through rates quoted over Express.
Southwest, and through Bills OF LadinR r.
sued In connection Herewith s
CHAS. !. FRENCH, Agent.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-28
STRENGTHENING THE NAVY.
Plans for Construction of New War
 Vessels

Washington, April 27.-Every nerve is being strained by the navy depart ment to prepare for a long war. Plans are we'll under way for the three bat tleships, the twelve torpedo boats and the twelve torpedo boat destroyers which are provided for in the naval appropriation bill. Bids for the smaller class of these ships will be ready in three weeks after the ap- propriation becomes available.
 Firms all over the country capable of building these ships lave solicited plans and specifications. The con- troversy over details of construction and designs has been dropped. The only effort is to build ships. In addi- tion to this work the navy depart ment has been taxed to the utmost to equip ships recently purchased for the navy. Within the last six weeks three-quarters of million dollars have been expended in this direction. The capacities of private yards have been severely taxed, and today all the facilities for ship construction and equipment on the Atlantic coast are overburdened.