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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
SPIRIT ]. YASAlY,
Jew R
b 3i3 sRoAuwAY.
~TTlEF' IS M,Nh
Go South
This Winter.

For the present winter season the
Louisville 4 Nash vile Railroad CON-
paDy has improved it's already near
~ perfect through service OF Pull
man Vestibuled sle+ping cars and
elegant day coaches from Cincinnati,
Louisville, st. Louis and Chicago, to
Mobile, New Orleans and the Gull
coast, ThOmasvtlle, Ga, Pensacola,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach
and other points Ia Florida. Perfect
connection will be made with
steamer lines for Cuba. Porto Rico,
Nassau aud West Indian ports.
Tourist and Home Seekers excursion
tickets on sale at low rates. Write
G. p. AtmOre. General Passenger
Agent, Louisville. KY, for par
ticulars.
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Hadn't Heard tho War Was Over.
ST. THOMAS, D. w. l., Dec. 17.-The
United States quartermaster's steamer
Gypsum King, which arrived here or
Wednesday last from Porto Rico in or.
der to be locked, and which was pre-
vented from so doing by the Danish gov.
eminent officials, who took the ground
that it would be q violation of neutral.
ity laws to permit her to do so, has now
been permitted to dock, by orders ca.
bled from the authorities at Copen.
hagen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
STATUS QUO IN AFRICA.

Asserted IN Agreement Exists BetWsen
Great Britain and Italy.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Rome CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail says: In
the chamber Of deputies Signor del
Baono asserted tho existence Of an
agreement, equivalent to a formal
treaty, between Italy and Great Britain
for the maintenance Of the status quo in
Africa along the Red sea and the Medi-
terranean and in the hinterlands Of
Tripoi and Rsheita, as we'll as in the
Soudan. It is noteworthy that his state
ment was not contradicted by the gov
eminent,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
NOW HOMEWARD BOUND.

American Peace Commissioners Say Fare.
we'll to Paris.
PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE United States
ambassador, General Horace Porter,
and the other officials Of the United
States embassy, representative Of the
French foreign Office and the members
Of the American colony If this city babe
farewell to the Am n peace com.
0issioners at the i station az
they started on the. ward jour.
ney. A special saloo. lad been pro.
vided by the railroad company for the
use of the members of the commission.
The friends Of the departing commits.
sioners gave three cheers and waved
their hats and handkerchiefs as the
train started.
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.koMuRA rs DIPLOMATIC.

Now japanese Minister, in an Interview,
- Talks All Around Two Questions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Japanese
minister. Mr.. Jutora Komura, in an in
terview, said that he could not commit
himself in favor of such an alliance al
that suggested by Senator Davis in
Paris, between the United States, Eng
land and Japan.
"The international alliance question
10 q great one, he added, land is absorb"
ing the attention of every nation on
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
CARLISTS ARE TORTURED.
epaniards Try to Get Information Out Of
Those Under Arrest.

UQWuIATUb Try 20 Get In10x0SS100 O0S o.
Those Under Arrest.
MADRID, Dec. 17.-Count Casa Sofa,
brother of tho Marquis Caralbo, In an
interview, has confirmed the reports Of
the savage cruelties, similar to those
inflicted upon the anarchists confined in
the fortress Of Montjuich at Barcelona,
having been applied to the Carlists ar.
rested at Bilbao in order to extract in.
formation from them regarding the
armament and designs Of tho Carlists.
II 10 feared these tortures will lead to
terrible reprisals should tho Carlists
take tho field,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
Going to South America.

81. Louis, Dec. 17.-A special to The
Republic from the City of Mexico says:
Grant q. Gillett, the Ascending cattle
Hunger Of Woodbine, Kan. and his at
torney, g. r. Troxel, have left here for
Vera Cruz, where they will take .
steamer for South America. Their ulti-
mate destination is the Argentine Re-
3ublio
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AWFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS

OO0o1A O0V1S 0OpO1tS CO0oAt100o N x1oS1
del Rio Province. '.-
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-The terrible
state Of affairs existing in tho western
province Of Cubo 10 shown in tho report
to the war department from General
Davis 1t Pinar del Rio: ..'E: A.
TROOPS comfortably enoamped; have
been received viii greatest enthusiasm
and rejoicing. Treasury empty and
only means Of replenishing 10 . system
Of TAXATION almost 10 verge q oon6sca,
don. No customhouse Ii this province.
Country Of great fertility and beauty
but ravaged almost to destruction A..
sured By Responsible citizens and for
eignsrs that one-haH the former popu.
lation has been killed or starved t.
DEATH"
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President 1t Tuskegeo.

TusKEaEE, Ala, Dec. 17.-The presi.
Dental party arrived here at a. M, and
was met by the mayor and town coun-
Gil. The trip from Atlanta was without
incident. The party entered carriages
and was driven to Booker T. Washing
toms school, where the original pro.
gramme was carried out. The president
delivered an address to the students. e
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
THESE oRDEREDTo MANILA

Five Regiments Of Regulars to Prepare
for Immediate Movement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Orders have
been issued for the immediate prepare
ton Of the following named regiments
df infantry for service in tho Philip
pines:
Twelfth, at Jefferson Barracks; Third,
at Fort Smelling, MINI. Twenty-Second,
ct Fort Crook, Neb.; Seventeenth, at
. Columbus Barracks, O., and Fourth, at
Fort Sheridan, Ills. In each case the
order states that the date of embarka-
ton and point Of sailing have not yet
been decided, and depend upon the
transportation facilities which may be-
opme available.
1T is impossible" tho order reads,
ITO state the duration Of the term Of
Service Of this character at this time,
but preparations should be made with a
view of at least two or three years ser.
vice before returning to tho United
States. It is not the intention Of the de.
eartment to send any wagon TRANSPORTS
ton"
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Mccoy Did tho Better Work.

Mccoy Did tho Batter Work.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17.-Joe God
dard and Kid Mccoy were the features
at the Aroma in . six-round bout which
came to an end in. tho fifth round by
the referee disqualifying the "Bar1ier'
champion and giving the fight to Mo.
Coy. Up to that period tho fighting
was uneventful. Mccoy doing the better
work.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
Fourth vireinia ON tho wav.

Fourth Virginia on the Way.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 1.-THE trans.
port Chester has sailed for Msrianao,
Cuba, carrying Brigadier General Has.
hrouck and the headquarters staff Of the
4econd division of the Seventh army
corps and the Fourth Virginia regi.
nent.
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.M'KlNLEY AT MONTGOMERY
President Visits theFirst Cap
ital Of the Confederacy.
NATIONAL ooLoRs EvERYWHERBI
Patriotic Welcoming speech Of GovoInor
Johnston APPLY Rss1pondsd 20 49, 3,
The Chief Executive. m

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE
president and his party were given q
magnificent welcome in the Confed.
eracy's first capital during the day. The
presidents train was escorted from At.
lsnts to Tuskogee. and thence here by
the state assembly, Governor Johnston,
Chief Justice McC lellan and . party Of
ladies. Arriving here the whole party
was taken in carriages through the
leading business and residence streets to
the old Confederate capitol. The entire
route was ablaze with the national col.
ors, while tremendous crowds lined the
streets as far as the eye could reach.
When Governor Johnston escorted Pres
ident Mckinley into the hall there
was
Tremendous Demonstration. '3s'
The governor made q brief speech in
which he took occasion to say that Ala
bama had nothing to take back for
which she did in 1851 but that she was
back in the Union to stay and that she
welcomed the president of the reunited
country to the historic spot around the
assemblage. +>
President Mckinley. in responding,
thanked the assembly for the "hearty
welcome at the first capital Of the Con.
federate states, now the capital Of one
Of the indestructsble states of an indie.
structable Union" The president paid
tributes to Lieutenant Hobson's mother
and General Wheeler's 'sweet little
daughter, who followed him to Santiago
and ministered to the sick at Montauk."
Generals Wheeler, shafter and Law.
ton and Secretaries Alger and Long
smoke briefly.
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Urgent Deficiency BIN Passed..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE urgent
deficiency appropriation bill making
provision for the army and navy foe the
Aext six months displaced tho Nicarag.
nan canal bill in the senate. The dc.
6ciency bill was passed after . spirited
discussion turning principally On the
pbint Of keeping the volunteer SOLDIER
u the service. '''t'''
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General Merritt In A,nerica,

General Merritt In America.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Among the pas.
sengers who arrived at Quarantine on
&be Cunard line steamer Luncania were
General Wesley Merritt and Mrs. Mer.
xitt.
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Ordered to New York to Be
| Made Ready for Service
! Immediately.
five REGIMENTS WILL GO
Third at Fort Smelling Among
Those Chosen for Duty
in the Tropics.
Warned to Prepare for Several
Years Absence From
! the Country.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE transpor-
6tion department Of the army has been
aotified by the war department to get
ready two transports to leave here as
doom as possible for Manila via Suez
canal. The plan had been decided upon
by the secretary of war some time ago,
but it was not until now that Colonel
Kimball was notified what plan had
been agreed upon and what troops were
TO be sent. The transports Mobile and
Mohawk have been selected and Colonel
Kimball has been instructed to have
them brought here and made ready for
service as soon as possible. Each of the
Transports has capacity Of 2,400 men,
but for this trip they will carry only
1880 men each. The Mobile has re-
Gently been refitted and is at present
being used to transport troops from
Savannah to Havana. The Mohawk is
1t present in the ways at Bath, Me-,
being converted into q transport.
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favor of such an alliance a. is suggested
by Mr.. Davis"
The proposition of the Hawaiian com.
missioners to disfranchise the japanese
residents in the Sandwich islands would
not, the minister continued in reply to a
question, be departure from present
conditions. The Japanese in Hawaii
were disfranchised by the republican
form of government there. The minis
ter did not care to discuss the question
at length at this time for the reason
that the subject is now pending before
cOnOrosa
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-20
BITTER ATTACK ON ALGER,

Sensational Speech Ut tho Convention Oh
tho Civil Service Reform League.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-A sensational
attack upon Secretary Alger marked
the evenings session of the Civil Serv.
ice Reform league. Charles ]. Bona.
parte, speaking on the recent war, said:
"Our present secretary of war is said
to have replied when asked year OF
more since what we should do in event
of war with one of the great powers:
Yes, in 30 days we could place in the
field millions of men and could back
them up with q wall of ire-in the
shape of veterans Last summer, with
this modest and judicious patriot in the
war department., not 80, but 60 days
after the war commenced, we placed in
the field nos millions but
Barely sixteen Thousand Mon,
and 80 neglected these that q well In.
formed, if somewhat unfriendly foreign
critic could say, and Gay. truthfully,
Here, at the end of the 10th century,
one of the richest nations ON earth, one
Of the most intelligent and one which
poses as being amongst the most civil.
lied sends out q small army to fight,
but shows herself unable either to feed
the soldiers that fight for her, or attend
the wounded that bleed for her, or to
bury the dead that died for her."
Mr.. Bonaparte severely criticized
President Mckinley for having appoint
ed and retained General Alger, to whom
he referred as man "whom most sol.
diers regard with suspicion and con.
tempt" and he asserted that the condi.
tions prevailing were the legitimate
result Of the spoils system.
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NEVER SERVED HIS TIME.

Banker Graves OF Dubuque, Under Five
Years Sentence, Goes Free.
DUBUQUE, L., Dec. 17.-One Of tho
most sensational cases ever tried in
Iowa has been taken from the federal
court docket by Judge shiras' order dis
missing the indictments returned six
years ago against r. E. Graves for al
legged false returns to the treasury de-
partment on the condition Of the de-
funct Commercial National bank.
Graves was president of the bank at the
time Of the collapse. He was convicted
on the charge and received five years
sentence. He has since been out under
$4,000 bond, residing on the Paci6e
coast. !
FINANCES IN BAD SHAPE.
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Interest ON spain's Public Debt Nesrl
Equal to the Total Revenue.


Equal to the Total Revenue. 7,
MADRID, via Bordeaux, Dec. 1.-THE
government is considering the question
Of arresting the principal Carlists. II
Ell Heraldo, painting gloomy picture
Of the financial situation, shows that thu
interest on all the public debts amounts
to 635, 0OO, 900 pesetas, while the revenue
is only 500, 100000 pesetas. OF THU
revenue the civil list; civil pensions and
other irreducible charges absorb "a.
100000 pesetas, leaving only 157, 000, 00l
pesetas available for the army, navy
and all other demands. '.
In view Of this situation Ell Heralds
urges an equitable reduction in the IN.
terest ON the debts. n
=
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WILL COST S5o,ooo,ooo.
Big Tunnel for Rapid Trsnsis e Bs Bum
O., IN new YORK, ., gs

8t4 Tunnel Tor Rapid Trono1S e He Bum
. In New York. . "
New YORK, Dec. 17.-Interest In tho
subject of tunnel to give rapid transit
throughout tho length Of Ianhattaat
island Is revived by tho publication q
an interview with Richard Croker, 81
which it is asserted that work on such
. tunnel will be begun within . year.
Mr.. Croker IL further quoted % saying
that the enterprise would be undertaken
by private capital (which viii meet
with every proper encouragement from
the present city government and from
Cammany Hall" tx II
Nj. Croker says that tho city haS
neither tho money nor tho credit under
the law to build the tunnel which hs
estimates win cost $1,000, 900. /
The sun., 1898-04-04
SELF DEFENCE.

The Olympic Club of Buffalo is look.
ing for a good man to meet Harry
Lemons April II. Lemons, who is
quite favorite in Buffalo since he
whipped Mike Leonard.
Bob Armstrong, the big cUlored heavy.
weight, arrived in New York yesterday.
Armstrong he was prepared to box any
heavyweight in the business, Peter
Mahcr included.
The contest between Billy Ernst and
Tom Broderick, which was to have been
decided at the Waverly A, C. Yonkers,
Saturday night, has been called off. At
the very last moment Ernst sent word
that lie couldn't go Oil.
Jimmy Barry writes to friend that if
he whips Billy Rotchford at Chicago on
April IS he will give Casper Leon re-
turn battle. Barry promises to notice
George Munroe's challenge as soon as
the latter posts suitable forfeit.
No pugilst ever had harder head
than Joe Goddard. He was gluttOn
for punishment, and when an opponent
sugged him squarely on the jaw or face
he seemed to like it.
Tom O'Rourkc is trying to get West
and Ryan together before the Empire
A. G., of Syracuse. If West declines,
O'Rourke will use. his endeavors to III
ducc George Green, of San Francisco, TO
box Ryan.
Dan Creedon and Tom Tracey alc
training near Chicago for their bouts
with Everhart and stiff
Jack Smith, OF Norfolk, is back in
and anxious to meet any
lightweight in the business.
Joe Kelley, who won the second l3s-
pound tournament at the Athletic Club
OF Philadelphia some months ago, died
in Pttsburg on Thursday.
A contest which is stirring up consid-
erable stir in this country and England is
The twenty-round bout between Eddie
Curry, the clever American feather.
weight, and Ben Jordan, the English
lad, which is to be decided in the Ma
Iional Sporting Club, of London, tonight.
The New York papers are printing
stories that Mysterious Billy Smith will
be down to 142 pounds for his fight with
Joe Wolcott. When Smith was in this
city short time ago he stated that he
The sun., 1898-04-04
AQUATICS.

Complications in the date ofthe college
boat races have not been Strengthened
out. A dispatch from Cornell puts the
matter this way: The general sentiment
with regard to changing the. date of the
race seems to be one chiefly OF indiffer-
ence at Cornell. The Ithacans will not
row Yale and Harvard after Pennsyl-
vania and Columbia, and they will not
ask the latter colleges to change the
date Of their race if doing so greatly in
terferes with their convenience. Cornell
could not possibly afford to have the
first race even two days later if the date
of the second one remains unchanged.
On the other hand if there are negotia-
tions fora change she will enter them
with a spirit Of fairness If Pennsyl-
vania and Columbia sig a willing
ness to row their race later IN July, or If
Harvard and Yale would like theirs
earlier than June %, 3,Cornell would prob
ably not object. To anything else there
is the best authority for stating that
she will not agree. ri.
The sun., 1898-04-04
A CATCHER SIGNED.
YanlS StirIith Promising Ball Player
Ofthis City Has Signed Il Three
Years Contract.

Another one of this city's ball players
has been signed by a professional team.
II is no other than Frank StirIth, who
has signed a threc.years' contract to
catch an play in the field for Roger Con-
nor's Waterbury, Conn, club.
Captain Connor has secuted II very
good man in Stirlith, as he is sober and
industrious good batter, and his throw
ing is wonderful.
With good coaching he should certainly
make mark in the ball playing world.
When Wick Willis, OF the Bostons,
was pitching in this city Stirith was the
only man in this city who could hold
him. He has also caught rrentiss when
they were the star battery of the old
Orion team.
This was then the crack amateur team
of the city, winning thirty-fve out OF
thirty-six games played during the sea-
son.
Stirlith's and Prentiss' friends wish
this old Orion battery the best of success
among the professionals
The sun., 1898-04-04
TONY STANNARD RETURNS
Gives His Version Of the DAILY Iavionc
Fight al Cleveland in
March Last

john NJ. Stannard, better known as
"Iony" arrived home last night from
Syracuse, N. Y, at which point he had
stopped on his way home from Clcvc-
land where he bad gone TO be back Of
Jack DAILY in his fight with l.ayigNc on
March II.
In speaking Of the fight Tony had this
to say Jack DAILY has more friends
now than he ever had because he bestcd
the best lightweight the world ever saw,
and although he did not get the de-
cision, three-quarters Of the 5000 people
who saw the contest, declare that lie
surely earned one"
Lavigne found DAILY the hardest man
to get at that he was ever up against.
This was because Jacks defense was
so good and also because he had longer
reach and was taller than his opponent.
Tony also thinks Jack will surely best
Lavigne the next time they meet.
The sun., 1898-04-04
AMONG THE HORSEMEN.

1t is a singular fact that no PAGER
has record Of 2.O6. Every fraction Of
time from 2 03i up has been pre-empted
save only 2.06. In 1891 Direct paced
mile against time at Independence in
2Od, which was the worlds record at
that time. But his record stood at that
point but the single year, he reduced it
to 2O5! at Nashville in 1892 No other
PAGER has ever gone into Winter quarters
with 2.GG record, despite the TACT that
there have been eighteen winning race
heats and five exhibition miles paced in
exactly 2.06 since Directs performance.
G. w. Williams has arrived at I.exing-
ton with his great stallion Atherton
2.09i. The latter is now at Highland
Farm, the old home of Red Wilkes.
General Nelson A. Miles, Commander
in-Chief of the United States Army,
evidently does not mean to 90 to war
without good horse to ride IN the field.
He recently paid 81, 400 fer gated Ken
lucky saddler.
Belmont directors will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting at the Turf Club,
April II. -. :. ,,a.
Now the horse breeders of Brittany.
Normandy, and the southwestern de-
partments of France generally, are rails
ing an outcry over the importation of
American horses, claiming that the in
crease is responsible for the iall of prices,
and demanding the imposition of duty
OF 200 francs ($4O) on each horse i'm
ported, together with quarantine and
branding of the animals. The various
chambers Of agriculture support the
agitation.
j. =. Madden denies the report that
Plaudit has been sold, and also that
Eugene Leigh has offered him $4,000 or
any other amount for the colt. Mr..
Leigh also denies the rumor.
The well-known turfmen, mike"
Bowerman, Barney" Demarest and
"Rube' Rush, were in Philadelphia last
week.
The new Bridgeport, Conn, track and
the new track at Marlboro, Mass, are
the first and only half.mile tracks ever
built after the new plan of parabolic
curves, the same as the Readville mile
track.
Hanover, who was big money win
ner when on the turf heads the list of
winning stations in 1897. His get chief
among which was Hamburg won $ll6,-
l4O; second to Hanover is Imp. Order,
$7, 40; Hanover is IA years old.
For the first time in over seventy
years there will be no Spring running
meeting at Lexington, Ky.
Over $4,000 horses We're sold at auc-
tion in East Buffalo during 1897.
1t is said that Calvary Morris bas a
standing offer Of $4,000 for Eiloree
2.0ai
Ii the Maryland Legislature does not
pass bill at their meeting today stopping
racing in this state, Prospect Park will
probably open its gates on Thursday
next.