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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
RloelnR In Arkaoaaa.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. ls.-Riot-
ing has been resumed in 1onoks
county. A mob has been ct work for
the past several nights in Crooked
Creek township, burning and otherwise
destroying property. Nearly every
schoolhouse in the township has been
burned and other public property de.
stroyed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Governor Brady Reports tho
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Lawless Condition Of A.
fairs In Alaska.
DEPUTY Marshal at Skaguay
Killed While In Discharge
Of His Duty.
Cabinet Promptly Decides to
Dispatch Additional Mill
tary Force.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ~. Secretary
Bliss is in receipt OF letter from Gov
ernor John G. Brady Of Alaska descrip.
tive Of tho lawless condition Of affairs
1t Skaguay aud Dyea. 1t was referred
to At the cabinet meeting. when Alas
kan affairs were under discussion, and
was considered sufficient justification
by the members tor the dispatch of the
additional military force already au'
thorizsd to be sent to Alaskan territory.
The following il portion Of the letter:
News from skaguay by the steam
bout now in port is serious. Tue
United States deputy marshal has been
shot dead IN the discharge OF his duty.
Another man was killed at the same
time A. the same place. Recently tho
steamers have been carrying great lists
Of passengers. many Of them being
gamblers, thugs aud lev d women from
the worst quarters Ut the cities from
the coast. They have taken in the
situation at Skssuay and Dyea aud ap.
pear to have combined to carry things
with high hand. The best people 1T
these places are powerless, because
they have no municipal torn Of gov.
ernment.
''Congress should grant immediate
relief ~ that both naval aud military
officers can act when requested by the
civil authorities. The United States
marshal should have patrol vessel at
his command with necessary accommo-
dations for eight or ten deputies. and
proper armament. / do not see how he
can perform his duties as executive
officer OF tho court unless he has such
means of locomotion always entirely at
his command"
&c CUT IN ALASKAN RATES.
Canadian Pac,nc Prscipitatss . General
Hate War.
ST. PAUL, Feb. l0.-Kiondlke rates
have gone gllmmerlug.. Not only have
the figures between here and the Pa
cific coast been cut in two, but all
through tho Eastern, Central aud
Western territory, aud the end is not
yet. The initiative was taken by the
Canadian Pacific, and the cut was
promptly met by the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific. Rates from st.
Paul to the coast have fallen from $50
and Nv, first aud second class, to t2o
aud TO. ~ ~. ~ .a,. f. ''~ y" -
The Canadian Pacific rates from New
York to Seattle have been sIashed trola
81 to Nv. first class, and from $d2.7S
to $50. second class.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
RsreSeh Fouud Guilty.

CLINTON, L., Feb. l8.-Theodore
Bertoch, charged with poisoning
Charles Selheusen, his wife's former
husband, was found guilty Of murder
in the second degree.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Thanked the kpanlards.

MADRID, Feb. l8-The government
has received = cable message from the
Washington government thanking
Spain for tho assistance rendered by
the Spanish authorities at Havana
after the disaster.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Another One Expected It.

WILTON, N. H., Feb. l9.-August
Blom burg Of this town, father OF Fred
Blomburg. one Of the crew Of the
Maine. has made public . letter which
he received from his son on Monday
last, dated Havana, Fob. 10, in which
the writer said: I'VE are in mortal
terror Of our lives and expect to be
blown up at any moment"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
ssntsnced to l,fs I'm prisou ,nant.

CLINTON, Ia, Feb. l9.-Mrs. Ernes.
tine Bertoch, who was convicted of
poisoning her first husband, Charles
6elheusen, has bsen sentenced TO life
amprisonmenI
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
British Loan to Chiua.

LONDON, Feb. ls.-The Daily Mail
says that it understands British loan
to China has been practically arranged
ON the terms previously published.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
C0NT'RI|A.!DlCTiS|i' RUM0RS
Navy Department Kept Busy
Denying Warllke Stories
In. Circulation.
No Further. Reports. From
Captain slgsbee Regards
y ing the Cause. ~.
Request OF spaniards to Exam
Inc, the Wreck Not. Yet
Replied To. ..,........

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-The feature
of the day NJ the navy department was
tho large number Of runners Of . war
like tendency that came to tho notice
of officials a. requiring attention and
In every case contradiction. So for.
midsble had grown the list that at the
close Of Office hours Secretary Long
was induced to make the following
statement 40 tho easiest manner Of dis.
posing at one time Of all the stories:
Really NO information has been re.
ceived since Captain Sigsbee's first dis
patch adding any thing to our knowl.
edge of the disaster. All we know is
that the Maine blew up. There il
abundant room for speculation Of all
reports, but no conclusion can be ar.
rived at until an
Examination Has Been Made
by the divers and more facts obtained.
1t is simple TACT to say that such q
thing might; happen by design or it
might happen by accident. As yet
there is no indication of design. There
fore, my impression has been all along,
aud rather think the general opinion
preponderates in the same direction,
that it must have been accidental.
The secretary also denied briefly and
comprehensively wild rumors that he
had requested the chief OF ponce OF
New York to guard the Viscaya and
that he had selected Constructor Bowles
to 90 to Havana and RAISE the Name.
Relatives Make Rcqnests
During the day the department was
In receipt OF number of kilograms
from different parts Of the country ask.
ing IN behalf of relatives OF the dead
sailors that their RENAME be brought
back to the United states for inter.
ment. Among them wers queries from
trends of the two officers. Merritt aud
Jenkins. The department forwarded
them to Captain SlgsIee; whose reply
was that the officers bcdies have not
been found.
While no decision has yet been
reached upon the application of the
Spanish government for authorization
to examine the wreck of the Maine to
ascertain the cause of the explosion,
tue .ficials seem inclined TO regard the
request as one that could not properly
be refused. H.. e a. >2>Et.f 4 49,,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
British B.tt,e.h,p stul Aeroupd.

PORT SAID, Feb. l8.-The British
battleship Victorious, which on Feb. IA
went ashore ou,sids the bar here. is
still aground.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Ro,d for $500 600.

SALlNA, Kan, Feb. l9.-The govern
ment lien on the Middle division OF the
Kansas Pacific railroad in Kansas was
sold during the morning in this city.
The road was bought by Alvin w.
Xrech and Winslow 8. Pierce, repre-
ssnting the reorganization committee,
for Is, 800, 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Sout hara Mem Oppose It.

WASHINGTON. Feb. ia delegation
Of Southern cotton mill men appeared
before the Judiciary committee Of the
house to oppose the passage Of tho joint
resolution proposed BY Representative
Lowering (Masa to authorize congress
to regulate the hours Of labor in the
different states.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
va Dr.ie 4 Currsnoy Measure.

WASHINGTON, Fob. l8.-The house
banking and currency committee has
finished it, hearing, and suboommit'
tes. consisting of Messra James T. Nc
Cleasy OF Minnesota, chairman; G. w.
Price OF Illinois, and John Murray
Mitchell Of New York. has been up.
pointed to draft the general currency
measure tn be pushed 1t this session.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
:,v;6 stored G1ai0.

L1rcHrlELD. MIMI, Feb. 1S.-The
Jury in State vs.. Hukreide for dieposine
Of wheat in storage in his elevator
prior to the failure Of Harris d Hulk.
feide. brought in verdict Of g7ilty OF
grand larceny in the first degree.
Father Of the RIsglisgs Dssd.
BARABoo, Wis.,, Feb. l8. - August
Ringing, father Of the Ringing broth
srs Of CIRCUS fame, died during the day
after an illness Of several months,
aged II.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Terrible Explosion Of tSrs DA0p In
80 r Prussiaa 0iDo.

"a !. Prassiaa Nine.
BERCHAn. Prussia, Feb. ia terri
BILE explosion Of fro damp occurred in
the vereinigte Carolinenglueek eolliery
at Hammerly. Nfty-three bodies have
been recovered and i've men are still
missing. In addition many miners
have been seriously injured. The ma
iority of the injured will die.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
n. vspapsr Divers. Barred.

HAVANA, Feb. .l9.-Admiral Man.
1erola refuses to allow the divers sent
here by American, newspapers to make
any investigation near the wreck Of tho
Maine, 1T least until Captain sigsbee
shall have finished his official investi.
CATION.
HALF A HUNDRED DEAD.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25

Fine line Of Confectioneries, hand
somely bound books, Bibles. Christmas
CARDS. children's story books, fireworks
Of all kinds. tobacco and cigars at Geo
Il. Ellison'ss King Street. de 1856
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Messrs Walter H. Burke. William H.
Burke and Thomas Burke will leave
today for Williamsburg to spend Sun
day
Rev j. William Jones, D. D., will con
duct the mems meeting at the Y. C. A /.
this afternoon at o'clock.
Professor A. NJ. Earl, of Hoge Acad-
envy Blackstone, in Hampton, to spend
Sunday.
Professor De Villiers, of New York, a
prestidigetateur and necromancer, gave
an entertainment at the Normal School
last night.
Banks postoffic and public Offices gen
orally will close tomorrow Monday, a
legal holiday.
Sheriff Curtis went grabbing on Queen
street yesterday and captured three
fine soft crabs. This is an actual fact.
Mr.. r. H. Claiborne left yesterday
for Danville, his old home to spend the
holidays. Mrs. Claiborne went to her
parental home in Bedford county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
A HAMPTON COMPOSER.
High Commentator for Professor
Rathburn's Song.

The Christmas edition of .Etude.'
the greatest musical periodical publish
ed at Philadelphia. is beautiful num-
Der and is of especial interest in Hamp-
ton because of the publication Of an ex-
quisite little song by a Hampton com
poser. The song is entitled Loves
Yearning," and is solo for mezzo-
soprano voices, and Professor F. G.
Rathburn is the composer
The editor of Etude, which is a recog-
nized musical authority in America,
says editorially Of Professor Rathbun's
compositions:
This is a song of great depth Of
feeling. fine melody and most interest
ing accompaniment. The whole struc-
ture of the song and it's rich modula-
tons beautifully express the spirit of
the words.'
Professor Rathbun is the accomplish
ed organist and chorister of st. Johns
church.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25

Tie saviour BUfH. - -----
Beyer's christmas Hymn
The chois comprises the following per-
sons: Mrs. George Ashby, Mrs. John
Hope, Mrs. Frost and Miss Lula Har-
wood, sopranos; Misses Annie Wilson
and Nora Fisher altos; C. w. Hall. j.
S. Knowles, and J. H. Shackleford
tenors; C. S. Conklin, G.. w. Ashby,
R. S. Turnbull, bassos; ]. M. Hall,
organist.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
A DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY.

n DVUbIE ATVNIV EEfSAItY.
The Seth anniversary of the birth Of
Captain c. w. Topping and the gath
anniversary of his second marriage
was recently celebrated at his home in
Norfolk and was the occasion of nota-
bic family reunion in which his son,
Captain j. B. Topping, of Hampton, his
family, and others We're present. There
were present four generations-two
children, IS grandchildren and 4 great
grandchildren. A big dinner was
memorable one. The octa genarian is
still in robust health
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
REMEMBERED THE BOYS.

Mr.. Frank w. Darling, general man
ager of the Newport News and Old
Point Railway and Electric Company,
yesterday presented to every married
employee on the road a fine Christmas
turkey, and each unmarried one was
authorized to go to w. e. Sawsons
clothing house and select a new hat.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
FIGHT ON A STREE CAR.

Two Conductors have a Fist Battle
With Several Drunken Negroes.
The conductors know the two negroes
and will have them arrested
Early yesterday evening Conductors
James Edwards and John Ross had
rough experience with a crowd Of ne
groes on the trolley car and trailer
which they were running between New
port News and Hampton. Owing to the
heavy travel and frequent getting on
and off the conductors collected five
cent fares twice instead of the ten
cent fare once, passengers going as far
as River View paying five cents. There
were IS or 20 on, and when one re-
fused to pay the fare to Conductor Ross
the row began. The conductor said mo
fare, no ride and on the Negroes re-
fusal to pay, attempted ia eject him,
when another negro struck him. Mr..
Ross then knocked him down, and the
other negro took it up. Messrs. Ross
and Edwards soon became involved in
a general scrap in the course Of which
Mr.. Edwards got two blows and Mr..
Ross several. but they delivered a few
themselves. Other white persons in
trfered, and when the belligerant ne
groes heard Conductor Edwards ask for
q knife. they hurriedly left the car.
The sun., 1898-12-28
OLD GLORY NOW FLOATS,
Capt ain.G eneral CastellanOs Permits
the Display--.FOur.cent American
Flags Sell for a Dollar.

HAVANA, Dec 27.-The citizens of Hav.
ana read in their morning papers an
order from Captain-General Castellanos
permitting the display of Cuban and
American flags inside the lines of Span
ish jurisdiction, and early this morning
the Stars and Stripes and the Lone Star
of Cuba tloated over many buildings in
the heart of the city and in streets where
the Spanish soldiers still keep guard.
The only buildings excepted in the order
are the Government offices. Havana,
therefore, is now bright with color, and
firecrackers are being exploded in the
streets and on the plazas.
Fear of the Spaniards disappeared with
the appearance of this order, for out
came thousands of flags, secretly made by
the women of the households or clan
destinely purchased from adventurous
peddlcrs. Robert A. Scott, formerly
City Treasurer of Jacksonville, Fla, sue
ceeded in getting a small cargo of flags
into Havana some weeks ago, and flags
originally costing about four cents have
been selling for about a dollar each.
The order of Captain-General Castel-
lanos was issued after conference with
General Ludlow, and it will be followed
tonight by an order closing the cafes at
1Op. IN.
General Ludlow rode around the city
late last night, watching the temper Of
the people in the streets.
Fourteen persons were wounded YES
terday by people who fired different
kinds of weapons in the streets.
The sun., 1898-12-28
MOORE'S TREASURE.
Captain S. NJ. Brice, of Lima, Tells
His Version of the Riches the
Young Man Described.

In speaking of the alleged treasure
trove OF Herbert E. Moore, Of this citv,
who committed suicide at the keystone
Hotel, Fifteenth and Market streets.
Philadelphia, on last Saturday morning,
Captain S. M. Brice, of Lima, Ohio,
says:
Herbert Moore was employed by the
Merritt and Chapman Company on the
Maine and in the investigation of the
sunken Spanish ships. lie quarreled
with the Merritt people and lost his lob,
He came to me in Havana and | got him
passage to New York. l frequently as.
sisted him and he told me there was lots
OF money on the Spanish boats; that
most OF the money Of the Santiago banks
mad been carried away by Cervera's
fleet.
"On the trip home and several times
since Moore wanted me to advance
money SO he could get an outfit and re-
turn to Cuba. ! told him he must make
a contract with the government. Moore
lntlmated to me that one of the vessels
contained a large amount of Spanish
money to be used in paying the soldiers
and sailors which the officers were un.
able to carry with them when the vessel
went down"
Moores parents reside at No. 1714
Scott street. this city.
The sun., 1898-12-28
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
WilmingtOnians View the Queen Of
the Night Passing Through
Shadow of the Earth.

Hundreds of persons in this city
viewed total eclipse of the moon which
was on the astronomical program last
evening and right royalty did the queen
of the night treat those who were fortu-
nate in looking at the phenomena.
just six minutes after sunset, at 4.47
o'clock, the eastern edge of the queen OF
night entered the shadow, and from that
time on for four hours and twenty-nne
minutes the phenomena continued. One
hour and four minutes after sunset, or at
5.57 o'clock, the moon had risen fully
above the vapors of the horizon, and the
totality OF the eclipse then began. The
middle was reached at 6.34, and the end
of the total eclipse occurred at 7.27
O'Clock, although the moon did not
emerge free from the shadow until
S.36 o'clock. The last total eclipse of
the moon was visible here September 3,
1895.
The eclipse was caused by the moon
passing through the shadow of the earth,
which at such time comes exactly be-
tween the sun end the moon, thus
hiding the suns light. The moon re-
wolves around the earth once every
tWenty-seven days.
The sun., 1898-12-28
PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Will EndeavOr to Make the Philippjne
Islands Self.suStaining. The
Open Door Rule.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA prominen,
member of President Mckinley's Cabi
net thus outlines the policy that is to be
adopted by the Administration toward
the Philippine Islands.
Presupposing that the peace treaty
between Spain and the United States
will be promptly ratified by the Senate,
to which it will be sent on January I,
the President and bis advisers have de.
cided:
First-That while the products Of
Porto Rico and Hawaii are to come in
free, the products of the Philippines
must pay the Dngley tariff duty. We
are to trade with them on the same basis
as the rest of the world.
Second-The "open-door" policy will
not affect the customs dues between the
United States and the Philippine Islands.
To make them sef-supporting, the Phil.
ippine tariff schedule will require this
country to pay its share of custom du.
ties.
Third-The United States is to take
the Filipinos under its care; to teach
them the principles of republican insti
tutions; ipstil into them love for liberty
and free institutions.
Fourth-To help them to a knowledge
OF self-government, and, while military
rule must be maintained until othel
laws are made, to place the island gov
ernment on a seIf.sustaining, paying
basis
The sun., 1898-12-28
In the Smaller Towns.

The student of advertising will OBJ.
serve the constant improvement in ad-
vertising which is going on in papers OF
the smaller towns. The retail merchant
is more careful of both the manner and
the matter of his advertisements. We
suspect that the manager OF the local
paper has much to do with this condi-
tion of affairs, and is entitled to a share
in the credit. Recognizing the great i'm
portance of advertising, and being awake
to the fact that his literary training can
be put to no more profitable use than
compiling advertisements for the local
trade, he has taken up the subject as one
of the essentials to his own success. The
combination of his training and the bust
ness experience of the merchant makes
union exceedingly we'll fitted for its
work. and is the most natural thing in
the world. ART in Adrertising.
The sun., 1898-12-28

SEA power is the most potential OF all
powers, as Captain Mahan has pointed
out with a precision and a convincing
ness that leaves nothing to be said. Sea
power does not consist alone in a navy
Captain Mahan makes that clear over
and over again--but the merchant ma
rine is an essential and invaluable factor
in the creation and maintenance of sea
power. We have navy, with a glorl-
Gus record, even if not numerical y great.
As it grows, however, We shall be serl.
ously embarrassed if we do not parallel
its growth with that OF an American
built, American-owned, American-man-
ned merchant marine. Wilmington
builds ships. Wilmington has every
reason to desire an increase in the con-
struction of shipping. Wilmington
built merchant marine sails the high sea
today as a monument Of American work
manship. Let the Delaware members in
Congress see to this.
The sun., 1898-12-28
P. w. & B. CHANGES.
II. F. Brooks to he General Superin.
tendent of This Division in
Place Of III. F. Kenney.

A number of changes on the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad will go into effect on the
first of January, the official announce.
ment of which will be posted on the
bulletins in few days. The only one OF
importance in this heighborhood is that
E. F. Brooks becomes general superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Division.
H. F. kenney, who will retire as
general superintendent of the Philadel.
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road, was formerly associated with
Samuel FELTON,, of the Fitchburg Rail
road, and upon Mr.. Felton's accepting
the presidency of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore in 1851, Mr..
kenney was called upon to aid him in
the tremendous task of rebuilding and
recognizing that system. He applied
himself to the work with the zeal,
fidelity and ability which have char
acterized his nearly fifty years of con-
tinuous service. When Mr.. FELTON, laid
down the cares of Office, Mr.. Kenney be-
came the executive officer of the COM
pany, under and only subordinate to the
president. When the company passed
into the control of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, Mr.. kenney was made the
general superintendent, position he has
filled to this day.