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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-17
Westoru League.

At Minneapolis, 8; St. Paul, 2.
At Columbus, 4; indianapolis, 8.
At Milwaukee, 8; Detroit, IL.
National League.
At Chicago, 8; Cleveland, 2.
At Boston, 6; Brooklyn, 8.
At Philadelphia, S; Baltimore, 4
At New York, 9; Washington, s.
At Pittsburg, 8; st. Louis, 0.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-17
HE WAS A DEAD SHOT
WILD BILL, THE ARMY SCOUT AND
BORDER REGULATOR.

Daring Deods - . Soldier In tho Federal
Service - In the Enemy's Lines In Mic
souri-Carrying News to General Curtis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-17

EC,pyriEht 1885, by American Press Asso.
citation. Book rights reserved.J
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-17

% civilization advances even barbarians
discover, az did Adam, that they must
hide their nakedness.
One Of the latest cotton mills to 90
into operation In the south is the Indian
Head at Cordova, Ala, built by Arthur
Armor and other cotton manufacturers
q Boston at cost of 5000, 600. It has q
tract Of 600 acres that were given it
BY Cordova citizens. Rich coal veins
open at the engine room door, giving
them fuel for their steam engine at less
than 40 cents i ton. This mill has 49,.
900 spindles and 1000 looms and will
consume 1000 bales annually. The
state has given the company exemption
from taxes for : term Of years. 1t is ON
the main line Of the Southern and Kan.
sas City and the Memphis and Birming'
ham railroads. The white mountaineer
families, intelligent, docile and endur-
inR. furnish the labor. They are per-
fectly satisfied with an average OF 60
cents day, and cheerfully work from 10
20 20 per cent more hours than New
England operatives.
L II becoming more and more evident
that the southern mills, by reason OF
the lower cost of production, can and
will control the market for the coarser
and cheaper grades Of cotton fabrics
New England's necessity is, therefore,
her opportunity. The largest and best
market in the world for the finer and
more varied qualities of cotton textiles
q righs here at home. This Is Ne"
hgland's opportunity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-17
TWO COSTLY HOTELS,
jFWAR WE'RE DECLARED THEY WOULD
BE RAzED.

They 6eDnd ON Government Land as For
tress Monroe-Thelr Leases Are Revocs'
ble-Breathless Moments Passed Thirty
ok Yesrs Ago In the Old Hygeis Hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
HAWAII A COUNTY.
Senator Cullom Says itMay Be Classed
as a Part of California

Chicago, Aug. Ex-senator Cullom,
chairman of the Hawaiian commission,
in speaking of the work he and his as
sOciates are about to undertake said:
Our whole aim will be to make
careful, accurate and minute inquiry
into everything connected with the is
lands in order that the government
may take such action as shall be cOndu-
Give to their greatest good. We nave
to consider the future happiness of a
nation hitherto its own master. Just
what form of government is best adapt
ed for it's people is a great question
We may find that the natives are I'M
fitted for republican institutions and If
so it will be our duty to determine how
they should be ruled. We shall have
to look into the merits of the principal
schemes proposed for the government
of the islands and decide whether they
should be made territory or a county
of California.
ITO decide these points we must in
vestigate nearly all the institutions of
the country. We must study its his
tory and economics, its trade, its ma
tural resources and products and above
all else it's population. Few countries
Of the earth have such a diverse and
heterogeneous population. There are
Japs. Chinese, native Hawaiians, half
whites and representatives of every ma
tiou of Europe. Under what laws they
would live in the most contented man
ner and how their divers interests may
hest be reconciIed it is our duty to de-
cide''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
THE WANDERER
COMES BACK.
Second Attempt To Land Arms
and Ammunition
On the Shores Of Cuba Proves
Successful.
NOT A SHOT FIRED.
1900 Rifles and One Million
Cartridges
Placed In the Hands of Cuban
Insurgents.
SHOT FIRED.

Key West, Fla, Aug. 6.-The steamer
Wanderer has returned here after eff
fecting successful landing of arms
and ammunition at three points on the
Cuban coast. She left here early in
July with about forty Cubans and
eleven members of the Third U. S. cav
airy, to protect the landing of about
1000 rifles and carbines, with nearly
a million cartridges.
On July 8 she attempted to discharge
her cargo at Bahia Honda, province of
Pinar del Rio, but was fought off by
a force of several hundred Spaniards.
who peppered the ships hull with
mauser bullets, killed three Cuban
scouts who were waiting to receive the
expedition and wounded six of the Wan
derer's crew.
The steamer then came back to Key
pital here and started on her second
attempt. This time she went to a point
about six miles east of Bahia Honda,
where she met a small party of insur-
gents from Col. CarilIO'S forces, but no
Spaniards. About one-third of her cargo
was discharged here and rs Cubans
were put ashore. The Wanderer then
headed for the mouth of the Manati
river, province of Puerto Principe,
where, on the night of July 80, she land
ed without difficulty about the same
quantity of arms and ammunition and
seven Cubans. From there she went to
Puerto Puadre, in the same province,
where the remainder Of her cargo and
men were disembarked. All three land
ings were made without the necessity
for firing a shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
BEGGAR WITH A FORTUNE.
An Old Wanderer Dies With $4,000
Concealed in His Rags.

New York, Aug. "a ragged wreck
of a man, old and palsy-stricken, sham
bIed along Beekman street July rs, and
from sheer weakness fell into door
way near Pearl street. There he lay
while a curious crowd gathered, and not
a hand was stretched out to help him.
Attracted by the gathering, Police
man Fox, Of the Oak street station,
came up, and, taking the feeble wan
derer by the elbow, lifted him to his
feet and took him to the station.
After getting him to the police station
1t took long while to get any CO.
herent statement from him. His mum
bling answers gave little satisfaction,
and it was many minutes before the
police could gather enough particulars
to fill a statement on the blOtter.
All that the police finally learned was
that their strange guest was Edward
Ryan, that he was II years old and
that Hoffman House, No Chatham
square," was his home. Fearful that he
would die in the station, the police sum-
moned an ambulance, and the old man,
weakly protesting, was taken to Gouv-
erneur hospital.
Surgeon Davis found that the man
had but few days to live. His senility
was in the last stage, and the emaciat-
ed frame and QuiVering limbs betOken-
ed the approach of death. Shocking,
indeed, was his appearance. His clothes
were soiled and torn, his hair long and
unkempt For more than an hour the
attendants worked upon him before it
was proper to put him in a cot.
Yesterday he died. Father Healy, of
St. Mary's church. Grand and Ridge
streets, administered the last offices of
the church.
When they had taken away the body
the hospital men searched his tattered
garments for some clue to his name.
The Hoffman House, No. 3 Chatham
Square" was a myth. There is no such
house in Chatham Square; no such
number. But in his clothes they found
something to amaze them.
Wrapped cunningly in rags were four
bank books. They were on the Emil
grants Dry Dock, Bleecher and Shoe
and Leather Banks. The deposits
ranged in date from a few weeks ago
to more than % years back. Their total
amount aggregated $12, 900.
Where he got this wealth no one
knows. The police have heard that he
say they never saw him before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
TO ENCOURAGE ART.
Chicago Lawyer Will Donate 80 Acres
of Land For An Artists Resort.

the Chicago lawyer, who has a fine sum-
mer home. here, offers to turn over for
the use of the Chicago artists. sculptOrS
and literary people a tract of eighty acres
of land on which to build clubhouse,
number of stone cottages, and to make
a number of improvements, the site to be
permanently occupied by the artists in
pursuit of their summer work.
Mr.. Hickman, it is reported, is about to
make ninety-nine year contract, to take
effect al once.
Mr.. Hickman stipulates that in consid-
Grafton Of the use of the land a series of
lectures shall be given each year to be
free to those who desire to atendI them.
Mr.. HecIm&n's home is located on Eagles
Nest Bluff overlooking the Rock river
and valley. The grounds which he offers
to turn over to the Chicago artists adjoin
his own premises. Nearby is the old cedar
in which once eagles nest, and
under which Margaret Fuller wrote her
famous "Gannmede to His Eagle" Below
is the Ganymede spring, and in sight is
Margaret Fuller island, around which the
Rock river has cut it's way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
LIGHTNING SERVICE.
Mail Crosses Between New York and
Brooklyn in Less Than Three
Mip11teS

New York, Aug. st takes only two
minutes and a half now for letter to
go between the New York and the
Brooklyn postofices. This is because
the new pneumatic tube service over
the bridge began yesterday. The mail
wagons took half an hour between the
offices and they were blocked occasion
ally. With the new service letters may
be sent across at any time. 1t is cal
culated that there will be saving al
together in time of nearly an hour
The tubes worked satisfactorily yester-
day.
The first official test of the new tubes
was made yesterday afternoon in the
presence of about rs officers and guests
in the Brooklyn postoffice.
The party assembled in the mailing
room on the main floor of the federal
building, and the first carrier conveyed
a visiting card of each of those present
to the office in Manhattan. Half doz-
en- other carriers were sent shooting
across to the sister borough and the eff
ficiency of the system was established.
There will be an interval of one minute
between the patches of mail dispatched
Five hundred letters can be placed IN
each carrier, but no packages exceeding
eight inches in diameter can be in
serted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
HIS DEATH LEAP.
John Clancy, a Skilled "FIipper"
Makes a Foo1hardy Jump.

Chicago, Aug. GA leap from train
last evening was fatal to John Clancy
of 1874 Marshfield avenue, said by the
police to have been a train hipper' of
remarkable skill. Clancy and Edward
Peters of 112 West Van Buren, street
were on the platform of the Council
Bluffs limited passenger train of the
ST. Paul railroad when it left the Union
depot at 6:15 o'clock last evening. Short
" after it passed the Halsted street
viaduct Clancy declared his intention
of leaping to a stone pile near the
tracks. Peters says he attempted to
dissaude his friend.
When the train passed opposite the
stone pile Clancy made the perilous
leap His skill, which would have en-
abled him to gain his feet if the ground
were level, was useless to him when he
struck the rough stones and he rolled
under the train. Peters leaped from
the train in safety and when he reach
ed his friends body life was extinct.
The remains were taken to the county
mOrgue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
WHY PENSIONSARE CUT OFF
Commissioner Evans Explains the In
valid Pension Question.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Veterans of the
late war who are now receiving invalid
pensions have charged Commissioner
Evans of discriminating against them by
cutting off the pensions of those who en-
list in the present war. A large number
of letters has been received by the com
missioner in which he is accused of de-
priving them of their pensions on per-
sonal grounds. Mr.. Evans denies that
there is any truth in these charges and
asserts that he is simply carrying out the
law, which he SWOre to do when he en-
tered upon his duties as commissioner.
AS justification of his course he cites
section 4, 74 of the revised statutes, which
mo person in the army navy or marine
corps shall draw both pension as an in
valid and the pay of his rank station
in the service, unless the disability for
to occasion his employment in a lower
grade or in the civil branch of the serv-
ice"
Besides this law every pensioner is re-
quired to appear before a magistrate each
quarter and take oath to the effect that
he has not been employed or paid in the
ed states from the date of which he
ceived his last pension up to the present
tlIne- he IS also required to swear that
am enLltled 10 the pension described In
this voucher and have not forfeited my
right. title or interest therein
This law applies only to invalid pensiOn-
for total disa bility. For violating this law
a me OF 500 or two years imprisonment
wishes to call the attention of the pen
sioners to this law, and hopes that it will
not be violated either through ignorance
or design, and expresses regret that his
position is misunderstood by the old SOL
dlerS. Pensions will be cut off from all
who enter the military service in the fu-
but must administer the law as he found
It upon the statute books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
WINS LOVE WITH POISON.
Springfield Girl Decides to Wed Lover
Who Essayed Suicide.

Springfield, ILL.,. Aug 6-Loufs Nc
Co4Ium attempted to commit suicide in
the presence of Miss Louise Bergen at
OH South Ninth street in this city.
Last night McCoIIum, who had been
some time, asked the young Iadv to
marry him, and got from her a confess
sion that she had promised to become
the Wire OF Harry Frank, a soldier OF
the Seventh Illinois.
McCollum had a previous claim upon
the directions of the young woman. he
thought, and after pleading with her
almost all day to give up the Chicago
man he drove to her home and syvaI-
lowed a bottle of IaudanuTn.
Two physicians, assisted by the vo,1np,
woman, are now trying to restore the
desperate young man to life. Miss
BERGEN now says that If he lives she
will marry him.
In the stirring events attending the
attempted suicide she had quite for
gotten the Chicago soldier at Camp AL
ger whose brass buttons Won her from
her first love.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
ANTON SEIDL'S SUCCESSOR
Herr Schalk Chosen to Conduct Wag-
ner Opera in This Country.

New York, Aug. 6.-The much-perplex-
ing question of finding a successor to the
late Anton SeidI to conduct the Wagner
operas in this country during the comine.
opera season has finally been decided
writes Maurice Grau to his representative
in this country, in the selection of Herr
Schalk of Prague, a conductor who was
highly recommended to Mr.. Grau during
the COVent Garden season.
After carrying on negotiations with all
the well known Wagner conductors of
Germany like Motif, Muck. Strauss. Rich
ter and Weingarten, and failing in all his
efforts to secure any one of these renovvn-
cd conductors, he finally decided to give
Herr Schalk opportunity to demon
Ss6rate his ability. and several nights be
lore the conclusion of the season Iris
Tan was selected for production, with
lean Jean 6, de Reszke in the title role. This
was intended to be the tenor's last ap-
pearance, but owing to his indisposition
lne opera was changed and f'LOhengrfn''
Subsututed at the last minute Herr
Schalk mad no opportunity to thoroughly
rehearse the orchestra in this opera not
Wlthstandlng the fact that much deDend-
60 on the manner in which he conducted
the opera, and that his future movements
as lar as this country was concerned de-
pended upon 1t. This performance II is
underSt GOD, he carried through with re-
markable cleVerneSs, and Mr. Gran forth
with closed contract with him To CON
duct all the Wagner operas in this conn
try for the coming season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
NEW CHICAGO HOSPITAL.
Handsome Structure Erected by the
Franciscan Sisters.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Sisters of the Fran
ciscan association of the Sacred Heart
decided yesterday to dedicate their new
building for St.AnthOny's hospital Sun
day afternoon, August %. This decis-
ion was made after a consultation with
Henry Schlacks, the architect, who gave
the assurance that he would have the
building ready for occupation, and
therefore for dedication, on that date.
The Sisters will accordingly begin the
preparation of their plans for the GER
emonies of dedication. It is expected
that Archbishop Feehan will be present
and the services will be made the Occa-
sion for a celebration of the church and
of the Association of the Sacred Heart.
The hospital building which is thus to
be formally dedicated is now being
erected at the corner of West Nine
teenth street and Douglas boulevard.
The structure is four stories in height,
has a frontage of ia feet and a depth
of so feet. The general architectural
design is that of the German renais-
sance executed in buff Bedford stone
and light-colored pressed brick. An ar
tistic sky line is secured by a tall, slen-
der spire covered with slate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
DOUBLE CARNIVAL.
Chicago Puzzled Over the Question of
Celebrations.


Chicago, Aug. 6.-Chicago has before
it the prospect of two carnivals for Oc-
tober, with a double bill of parades,
meetings, and experimenting. The
Chicago Commercial association is plan
ming for an immense celebration of sew
eral days duration, to include Chicago
day, October 9, and the National Bust
ness league is actively promoting ma
tiona1 peace league celebration for the
close of the war. If the war is prolong-
ed the dates will not conflict, but if
peace should come next month some
new arrangements will be necessary,
if a conflict is to be avoided.
Ferdinand w. Peck is the man whose
return to Chicago is looked forward to
as promising a settlement of the pos
sibIe difficulty. He is president of the
National Business league, and con-
ference between the two bodies is post
poned until his arrival. The league is
also awaiting his arrival before going
ahead with it's plans.
There is some talk Of arranging
Joining of issues should the war end
soon, but nothing if a definite nature
has been accomplished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
BELMONT HIRES A.CIRCUS.
Eastern millionaire Seeks Novel En-
tertainment For Friends.

Providence, R. I, Aug 6.-Oliver H.
P. Belmont, of Newport, who has been
zeaIously trying to amuse the four
hundred this summer, will turn show
man.
For a week past his agents have been
to New York, Boston and places in this
vicinity gathering material for a mid
way, freak and wild west show. The
midway is most of all desirable, and the
show, it is announced today, will be one
of the most complete in this line. The
Nautch and cOutchee-cOutchee girls are
not excepted. In fact they are to be
very prominent features of the enter
tainment which will be held at the Bel
mont fair, which became noted years
ago for BeImont's superb menager1e-
Prof. George Ramseill, the lecturer,
has been engaged and an entire wild
west and cowboy aggregation, now
playing at a summer resort on Nara
gansett bay, will also appear The Bel
mont entertainment is to be the most
exclusive thing imaginable.
Chauncey Depew is expected to be
master Of ceremonies in the Indian
show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06

copper wire on poles recently erected
on Richmond Terrace. Noon and Sui
livan stood on the corner of the Ter
race and York avenue pulled the wire
taut where the others fastened in on
the poles.
Without so much as uttering a. cry
Noon and Sullivan fell senseIess. They
were carried into the office of the bor-
Ough health board. There Sullivan al
most Immediately regained conscious
ness, and was soon able to go home.
Noon, however remained unconscious
for more than an hour.
Investigation showed that the wire he
and Sullivan held had crossed a feed
wire, carrying more than 5000 volts. It
is certain that fully 1000 volts were
transmitted to the copper wire by the
contact and passed through Moons and
SulliVan's bodies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
SKATER PICTURES FOUND
Photographs of His Ancestors Dis
covered in His Old Home.

GaIesburg, Mich, Aug. ct had
been supposed that there were no pic
lures of Gen. Skaters immediate an
cestors in existence. However, upon
searching a room in which relics Of the
family have been stored for several
likenesses not only of the father and
mother of the general, but also of him
self as lieutenant in the Seventh Michi-
gan in 1852 and of Captain Aldrich,
brother-in-law, killed at Nashville in
1854.
A unique celebration was held at
Athens, in Calhoun county, near here,
today. It was called "Shafter day" and
speeches were delivered in praise OF the
gallant son of Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
MONEY WITHOUT STINT.
Will Be Used to Secure the Pennant
For Chicago Next Year.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The management Of
the Chicago base ball club has begun a
preseason raid on the pennant of 1899.
The surplus earnings of the club will be
set aside for the purchase of the best
players on which President Hart and
Manager Burns can lay their hands.
Everything consonant with good business
VIII be done to make the Chicago team a
real champion team
II IS the intention of President Hart to
make ms club especially strong in pitch
81 > some of the tWirlerS will come from
ne " estern league, and desirable trades
WIN De made with a couple of clubs of the
MAJOR organization Enough other sea-
sOneu players will be secured to make the
team 4II lhNulnerable in every position. Money
VIII De used without stint and Manager
BH a mas as carte blanche to get the best
resident Hart is not heralding his pro-
JscI from the housetops. but it can be an
Lhoplt lly stated that the plans of tne
H5ah54S eInenI are exactly a those Outlin-
ed. IN speaking of the future, President
mari says yesterday:
e VII VII spend several thousand dol
laIs IN oroer TO strengthen our team for
next year. or course it would be I'M
wise at present to tell how we will do it.
We have good team now but we will
have stronger one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
WHAT MEN CAN STAND.
Electric Current Stronger Than That
Used to Kill Thorn Passes
Through Laborers' Bodies.

New York. Aug. "a current of
greater volume than that fatal to muir
derer Thorn passed through the bodies
of two honest and Woodworking men at
New Brighton, S. L, yesterday. At
least 1000 volts of electricity struck
them and knocked both senseless, but
killed neither.
The two men were James Noon and
Benjamin Sullivan, employed by the
New York and Staten Island Electric
Railroad company. Noon is 80 years
old, and lives on Maple avenue, Bar
rett Park, S. l. He and Sullivan and
other workmen were stringing heavy