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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
One Of the Sailors on Watch
When the Maine Blew Up
So Declares.
First Less Severe Than the
Second, Which Destroyed
the Vessel.
Officers of the Ship at Key
West Are Of the Oppo-
site View.

KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. l8.-The gen.
sral opinion Of many persons here IS
that the Maine was hit by torpedo,
after which the magazine exr'oded. In
an interview with Thomas Melville Of
Brooklyn, who was on watch on the
quarter deck, he said that he felt two
distinct shocks. The first was not rs
severe as the second, which blew up
the snip. Other Survivors are OF the
same opinion that it was foul work.
Martin Riordan. submarine diver
Of Key West and survivor Of the
Maine, has been telegraphod for from
Havana by Consul General Lee and
will so over immediately to dive under
the Maine and discover he cause of the
disaster.
The flagship New York is now an
chored off the bay awaiting instruc'
tons from Washington.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Furniture For Bachelor Apartments.

Another new vocation" for women ha9
been started by q New York widow, who
pro,,oses to make business Of furnishing
bachelor apartments But is any business
to be encouraged which will make things
easier for bachelors? Is not the only fur
niture with which u widow should fur
nish bachelor apartment" T'dowr-
Louisville COurivr.JVuIual
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
NO INVESTIGATION YET.

Divers Have Not Examined the Hull Of
tho Name.
HAVANA, FEB. 1S.-Contrary 10 the
Tel mts current here Thursday the
dsx-us have not yet made any investi-
81 ion of the wreck, and the general
opinion expressed in Spanish circles H.
that the explosion occurred inside the
Maine
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
japan Wants Her Money.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-The correspondent
of Tue Times at Kobe, Japan. says the
cabinet council on Thursday decided
that Japan's finances won d not permit
of delay in the pay ment Of the war IN
demnity BY China.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
THEORIES ARE PLENTIFUL.

But Facts Regarding the Maine Disaster
Are Hard to Get.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l8.-Facts were
few, but theories plentiful &C. the navy
department, SO far Is the Name dis.
aster was concerned. Outside Of the
action indicated by Admiral Sicard in
the appointment Of the court OF m
curry, and the adoption Of further
measures for the disposition Of the
wounded and the inrerment Of the
dead, the department officials felt that
there was lutte to do at this moment,
and that it remained for the lnvestiga.
to to be completed before further &C.
tion could be taken.
Admiral Sicard's board has ample
authority to make the most searching
investigation into the causes Of the
disaster. The Fern and the Mangcove
reported arrival at Havana. They are
provided with diving apparatus, and as
every warship's company includes at
least several expert divers, there will
be no lack OF men to MAKE, the neces.
sary search. These men can be de-.
pended upon to report the exact facts.
They moreover Will be subject to orders
Of the court of inquiry in every par.
ticular, and a. they are familiar with
the bottom of the warship of the type
OF the Name, they are not likely to be
led into the mistake of supposlng the
outlet hole or PIPE from the interior to
be q torpedo hole.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Messages Of Regret.

WASHINGTON, Eco. ia number OF
messages have been received at the
stale Department from foreign govern
mems expressing regret III connection
with The Maine disaster.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
MISS W,tLARD's CAREER.


B~ttePmvnt of Her fox.
Frances Elizabeth Willard was born in
in Churchvil.e, N. Y, Sept. g., 1889. She
lege, Evanston, Ills, II 1~59, became pro
was principal Of Genessee Wesleyan SEM
mary in 1S66.6S. In 1S71-72 she was pro-
fessor of aesthetics in Northwestern uni
versity and dean Of the wUman's college,
where she developed her system OF self
go>ernment, which has been adopted Ivy
other educators. Miss Willard left her
profession in 1874 to identity herself with
the. Wolnan's Christian Temperance
union, serving as corresponding secretary
Of the national organization till 1879, and
since that date as president. As secretary
she organized the home protection move
ment and sent an appeal from nearly 20O,.
600 persons to the legislature Of Illinois,
asking for the r..
Temperance Ballot for Women.
On the death Of her brother, Oliver A.
Willard, in 1879, she succeeded him as ed
itor Of the Chicago Evening Post. In 1855
she accepted the leadership OF the White
Cross movement in her own unions
which had Obtained through her enact
ments in IL states for the protection Of
women.
In 1858 she was made president of the
American branch of the international
Council Of W omen and of the Worlds
Christian Temperance union, which she
had founded tive years eiore and she
was repeatedly reelected. BESIDES many
pamphlets and contributions to maya
zines and the press, Miss Willard has pub
lished several volumes relating to temper
aace and other reforms.
News and Notes.
The 1897 commercial crop of onions
is estimated by American Agriculturist
at J, 800, 900 bushels.
After much experience with various
wraps and washes to protect trees from
rabbits q correspondent of American
Aericulturist finds wrapping with bur
lap is the most effective.
Irrigation at the west has had big
boom from the recent irrigation con-
gress at Lincoln, Neb. Thirteen states
were represented.
It is made to appear that exports Of
corn are permanently larger than ever
before.
The cranberry crop is said to be the
smallest in years.
The congress Of agricultural indus.
tries is to be held during the Trans
mississippi exposition at Omaha next
year.
D'sbarred Lawyer Kirby.
Sioux FALLS, Jan. 27.-Judge J. E.
Garland of the federal court has filed
his decision in the disbarment proceed
ings brought by ]. D. Elliott, United
States district attorney, against Joe
Kirby. the attorney VINO is under two
years. sentence to the penitentiary for
receiving stolen stamps. Garland
granted the application for disbarlnent
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Wants to Come Home.

A youthful Klondike gold seeker writes
home as follows:
"Fathcr, if you will only send mo mon.
~ enough to pay for ticket home, LII
out cordwood and cuss the mule all sum-
mer for you. LII just surprise you by 60
ing to work. "-Atlanta Constitution.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Little Interest In tho Debate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l8.-The debate
ON the bankruptcy bill dragged along
hstlessly in the h. use. interest being
overshudowed by the Maine disaster.
The speeches on tho floor attracted al
most no attention ana were delivered
in most instances to handful Of mem.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22

In the year 304 Honorius, by imperial
otlict, lorhuie the wearing Of breeches and
ordered tho brooches makers to be expelled
from Rome.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Washington Officials Anxious
to Hear From the Naval
Court Of Inquiry. Z
Have Nothing New to Add to
the Information Hereto .
/ >s.,.,. fore Made Public.
Navy Department Busy Reply
W. ing to Appeals From Rel
atives Of the Men.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.'-The govern
ment has set%led back into waiting
attitude in respect to the terrible ma
rine disaster in Havana harbor. The
great shock: caused by the news has
given way to q calmer and more ju'
dioial state Of mind, and realizing from
the events Of the day that the court Of
inquiry Is the sole dependence in the
search for the cause of the Names loss,
tho naval officials are now resigned to
await the results Of that inquiry by o
court named by the navy department..
There was little new to add to the sum
OF information as to the disaster during
the forenoon. No kilograms came and
all that could be cleaned was denial
Of some absurd story or other that had
crept into print or become current gos'
sip. AL the news Of the day, came in
the late afternoon IN the shape OF Cap
tam Slgsbee's report Of the author "a
ton OF the funeral Of his dead sailors
and General Lees graphic story OF the
terrible struggle for life in the dark
hull Of the Maine.
Naval Onacials Kept Busy.
The officials at the navy department
devoted the day to the effort to correct
the lists of living and dead and to an
swering frantic telegraphic appeals
from relatives Of men on the battleship.
Notwithstanding disoouraging reports
from Leutenapt Hood as to the Names
condition, the navy department will
make an effort to raise her. While
this is required by every oreditable
sentiment. they say they are bound to
remove the hull from the small harbor
in any case, and it may be as easy to
raise her as 1t would be to destroy the
hull and machinery by the use of divers
and dynamite.
All the flags throughout the city, in.
Guiding those ON the Capitol aud the
depal tment buildings, are flying At half
mast and among Others conspicuous is
that OF "Cuba Libre." which flies from
the siaff on the Hotel Raleigh, the
headquarters Of the Cuban junta. -,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22

One engagement: at least women near
" always keep; that is an engagement
to be married. They are mostly ON
lime too.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
FRANCES Willard

FRANCES Willard
Miss Anna M. Gordon, MISS Wizards
private secretary, and DR.. Alfred Z.
Hill.
.. Miss Willard had been ill for about
three weeks DR.. Hill made the follow.
ing statement: !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-30
GALLAUDET'S SCHEDULE.
The College to Be Represented by an
Unusually Strong Team.

Gallaudet College will be represented by
and unusually strong foot ball team this
season. There are many candidates, but
the makeup Of the team has already been
practically decided upon. Barham, last
years full back, is expected to return by
the first of next week. He will materially
strengthen the team. There are three new
men who will be given positions, but they
have had previous experience and may be
relied upon.
Captain Rosson has had the team out at
practice every day for the past week, and
it has lined up twice against the scrub
eleven. The work done thus far, though not
brilliant, has been very promising. Waters,
who was a brilliant player last year, shows
his old-time form, and Captain RossOn and
Andree are also in fine condition. The fol-
lowing is the makeup of the team at the
present time: w. Rosson, l. h. b. 160; Bum
gardner, q. b., 1871; Brooks, r. g., 1863; An
dree, c., 16l; Waters, r. h. b., 159; l.. Ros-
son, l. e.. 145; Jones, l. G., 1913: Carpenter.
+. l., al; Ownbey, l. t.. lib: Kleberg, 7. e.,
151; Braithwaite, sub, 1871; Souder, sub, $40.
In Ownbey Washington will find giant
He stands feet inches and in uniform
will tip the beam at 1888 Jones and Brooks
each stand feet inches. Kieberg is a
new man, but he has the qualities which go
to make good foot ball player.
The second team Is made up of candidates
unsuccessful in obtaining a position on the
first. The men average 100 pounds. This
team will play the Central High School
second team October at home, and other
light teams later on.
The University of Pennsylvania asked for
October s, but 1t is impossible for the team
to make long trip Wednesday. Practice
games will also be played with the city
High Schools.
Manager Carroll has arranged the follow
ing schedule of games:
October s. Gettysburg College at Gettys-
burg.
October H. Eastern High School at home
October 10, University of Virginia at
Charlottesville.
October 10, Georgetown University at
Georgetown University field.
October %, Maryland Agricultural College
at home.
October %, st. Johns College at home
November 5, Mt. st. Mary's at Emmits-
burg.
November II, Johns Hopkins University
at Baltimore
November 10, Western Maryland at West
minister
Thanksgiving day, open.
October 5, probably with Georgetown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-30
MINOR LEAGUE EARNEsTNEss.
Feelings of the HOOsier Players Over
Losing the Championship.

Speaking of the closing game of the
Western League championship season,
when the Kansas City team, by defeating
the HOLSTERS, won the pennant, the Indian
apols News says:
Not a man wearing an Indianapolis uni
form will ever forget this trip. They have
been under a strain during the past two
weeks which would put some men in the
insane hospital, yet they held up and
fought out the contest until the last man
was out in the ninth inning. 1t was
grand struggle. The men were game to
the core, yet, after the final contest was
over, the men who have ably represent
ed Indianapolis this season broke down and
cried like children. Manager Allen, Stew
art, Kahoe Phillips and Flynn made no
pretense of controlling their feelings and
the tears rolled down their cheeks while
1000 people. with no thought of the van
ouished cheered the victors and the little
band of Hoosiers left the field defeated,
but not disgraced.
One can but honor these men, whose
heart interest in the success of their team
was so great as to call forth such exhibit
tons OF emotion. Did one ever hear of
such scenes in the big league? Never.
This incident is another proof that there
is more of the honest sporting spirit in
the minor leagues than there is in the Ma
uonal League.
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field looks exceptionally strong. "Merce"
can be taught to field his position, and in
every other part of the game he belongs to
the thoroughbred class
Reftz was out of the game yesterday on
account of a bad attack of Charley horse
Wrigley took his place and did well, al
though the chances offered were for the
most part rather easy. If '.Zeke'' would
curb his propensity to chatter his playing
would be gilt-edged and more enjoyable to
the onlookers.
The Washington people had an idea the
Senators were disorganized some weeks
back. before Manager Irwin took hold, but
the New Yorks are practical illustration
of the word disorganizaton. All the play
erS are apparently playing everything safe,
so as not to have errors charged against
them, and when hard work is necessary
they simply refuse to put life into their
work. joyce is blamed for this situation
of affairs, but Mr.. Freedman, the head of
the club, is alone responsible.
Seibach's hit that cleared the bases was
tremendous drive. Foster was playing
deep field and started Immediately after the
ball. but just managed to get the tips of his
fingers on it a few feet from the score
board. the sphere rolling up against the
fence. The German Senator was we'll
pleased with himself over the drive.
The right field bleacherites were after
Jack Doyle again yesterday, hooting, whis-
Ting and hurting all sorts of adjectives in
the first basemans direction. Jack enjoys
this sort of notoricty, and for fear the
bleacherites would let up on him. and
then sent back replies that kept the at
mosphere moving and made it assume
dark blue tinge. AT the present time Doyle
and Van Haltren are the only players on
the New York team playing first-class bali.
Umpire Gaffney has fallen again. Presi-
dent Young called this man back in the
business once more at the earnest request
of the umpires friends. 1t is case of the
king of umpires not being able to stand
prosperity.
Two more games with New York and then
THREE with Boston week after next will end
the season SO far as this city is concerned.
| The Senators will be away from home all
of next week and will close the season at
New York the last three days of the week
following.
Brooklyn and Washington will play off
postponed game on Sunday at Weehawken
on the grounds of the West New York Field
Club.
The st. Louis field is probably the rock
lest in the league. This is because there is
no regular ground-keeper at Sportsman's
Park. Each player is supposed to keep his
territory in shape, but Lave Cross is prob
ably the only member of the team who
takes enough interest in his work to obey
Chris orders, and around third base is the
only smooth spot on the field.
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SLOAN WINS THREE RACES.
American Jockeys Success at tn,
New Market Meeting.


LONDON, September 3O.-At the fourth
days racing Of the first October meeting at
New Market today, a selling plate of 200
sovereigns for thrae-year-olds and upward
was won by the six-year-old brown gelding
Eau Gallie, by Iroquois, out of Duchess.
The four-year-Old hay colt The Wake rid
den by Ted Sloan, the American jockey,
finished second. Four horses ran.
Sloan won the Bretby weIter handicap of
five sovereigns, each with 200 sovereigns
added, on the Lorillard-Beresford stables
four-year-old chestnut gelding Draco. The
betting was five to four on Draco.
Sloan also won the Scurry nursery stakes
handicap of five sovereigns each for
starters, with 100 sovereigns added, for
tw o-year-olds. His mount was the Loril-
lard-BeresfCrd stables bay gelding Mana
tee. Eleven horses ran. The betting was
to 4 against Manatee.
Sloan added the Rous memorial stakes of
10 sovereisns each, with 400 sovereigns
added for the owner and 100 sovereigns for
the nominator of the winner, for two-year-
olds, 10 his list of victories for the day,
plotting Sir r. Waldo Griffith's brown filly
Landrail in first. Three horses ran. The
betting was 8 to against Landrail.
An all-ages selling plate of 103 sovereigns
the winnsr to be sold by auction, was also
captured by Tod Sloan, who rode the Loril-
lard-Beresford stables three-year-old chest
Snut filly Libra. Eight horses ran. The bet
ting was to 1 against Libra.
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SLOANE WAS F0ULED
English Race Course Crowd Demands
Fair Play for Him.
SYMPATHY FOR TIE AMERICAN
Brutal and Unfair Conduct of
Rivals Anglers Spectators.
HIS EN- EMIES PU MS H E d
rom the New York Journal, Today.

From the New York Journal, Today.
LONDON, September pa dozen horses
were thundering up the straight, mass Of
color in which the jockeys arms could be
seen rising and falling like fails. From
grandstand and paddock arose a roar, in
which only two names could be olsen
tangIed-the name of Kirschwasser, Lord
DUlravtn's horse, and of his jockey, Tod
Sloane.
1t was the first race at Newmarket, and
it was seen that once more the little Amer
icau had the best jockeys in England beat
en-. But that was reckoning without the
fury that is born of defeat. For while
every pair of eyes at the racecourse was
fastened upon Sloane, who was riding cas-
lily, with his hands down. two of his rivals
made a concerted attack upon him. They
We're Sam Loates, one of the most famous
jockeys in the world, and Nat Robinson,
who holds a front rank on the English
turf.
Nothing could have been more palpable.
1t was nothing less than vicious attempt
TO bump into the American jockey from
either side-tactics which might easily have
endorsed a less skillful rider and seriously
injured his mount, and which did actually
enable Loates. who was riding Mandoia, to
pass first under the wire.
English Love of Fair Play.
But such an uproar of shame and indig-
nation as this performance aroused has
seldom before been heard on an English
race course. There was not for an instant
a note of divided partisanship. All the
sympathy was with the American who had
been thus brutally "sandbagged" out of a
race Justly Won, and for the English jock
eys there were no words save those of
fierce reprobation.
Tod Sloane took it all very coolly. He
was not hurt, and there was no change in
his imperturbable features as he slid to
the ground and handed the reins to Lord
Dunraven's trainsr
Where's the objection room?" he in
quired. dryiy. and not another word did he
say until called upon oficialiy to give his
version of what had taken place
This happened Immediately, but before
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deau, Mo. October IL and IA: ST. Louis.
Mo, October IL and 16; Decatur ILL.,. Oc-
tober IL; Denver, Col, October %: Pueblo.
Col, October -. There will be a Sunday
race at st. Louis on October and another
Sunday race on the I'D at Denver
meeting of the members Of the Amer
lean Racing Cyclists Union will be held
In this city Monday evening at the Hotel
Regent
The entry blank for the race meet tomor-
TOW afternoon made its appearance this
morning and everything rushed
through. Ladies will be admitted free and
complimentary tickets for their use can be
obtained from Mr. J. d. Lasley northwest
corner OF 14th and II streets. Special ar
rangements have been made with the car
line leading to the park. The events prizes
and entries follow:
First race two-thirds of a mile. free for
all. Prizes: First, $50; second. $50; third
$50 Entries: Eddie c. Bald Buffalo: Jaw
Eaton. Elizabeth, N. J.; DR. A l. Brown.
Cleveland, Ohio; Otto Maya, Erie Pa; II
b. Freeman, Portland. Ore: Arthur Gardt-
ner, Chicago, Ill; Earle Kiser. Dayton.
ohio; Harry Terrlll, San Francisco Cal
e: s. Aker. Indianapolis, Ind: Fred Sims,
Washington, ID. c.; Major Taylor, New
York city; Orlando Stevens. Ottumwa
Iowa; w. e. Becker, Minneapolis MINI
rcm Cooper, Detroit, Mich; Flord A. Mac
Farland. San Jose, Cal; owen Kimble
Louisville, Ky: H. r. Steenson Minneap-
oils, Mimi; Billie Sims. Washington, u. G.
Second race, two-mile class race, any
EtStt Hot having tnlfty points IN the ma
ton championship tables being eligible 10
ride. Prizes: First SEQ: second. $40; third. ST.
Entries: Jay Eaton. Elizabeth: w. Fred
Sins. Washington; Harry Terrill. San Fran
cisco; w. L. Becker. Minneapolis. Mimi;
Otto Maya, Erie, Pa; Harry 4. Greer.
Washington. d. c.: Earl Kiser. Dayton:
DR.. A. /. Brown, Cleveland; Billie Sims,
Washington; II. r. Steenson. Minneapolis;
E. s. Aker. Indianapolis: A c. Moran.
Washington; E. L. Wilson, Washington; W.
F. Throop. Washington; Lee Counselman,
Washington; Carl J. Mueller Washington;
r /. French. Baltimore.
Third race one mile handicap. sweep
stakes. professional; entrance fee, 81, and
500 given by the Park Bicycle Club; purse
divided into 40, 80 20 and 10 per cent, for
first four men. Entries: Eddie c. Bald.
Arthur Gardiner Major Taylor. Flord A.
mcfarland, Tom Cooper, II. b. Freeman,
owen Kimble, Orlando Stevens, W. Fred
Sims, Jay Eaton, Earle Kiser Billie Sims,
DIR. \. I. Brown. II. Terrill w. z. Becker,
Otto Maya, II. r. Steenson. Z. s. ASer. Joe
Rogers, Glenn Turville, Charles Turville,
Bob Thompson, A. c. Moran, f. L. Wilson,
Lee Counselman. Howard French, W. F.
Throop and Harry z. Greer.
Fourth race. one mile tandem match race;
professional Arthur Gardiner and Tom
Cooper versus W. Fred and Billie Sims.
Fifth race, one mile exhibition, paced,
Eddie G. Bald.