Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-29
NEWS CON ] !, \ NSAlTION


NEWS NDEN SATIONS .
Wednesday,, April 60.
George Parsons Iathrop. Journalist
and author, Is dead at New York.
Mrs. Mary Louise Potte7, widow Of
Howard Potter, the banker, and mother
Of James Brown Potter, is dead.
Ernest O. Chamberlain, managing
editor Of the New York Evening World,
is dead Of pneumonia, aged So years.
Professor Jules Maroon. famous
throughout the world as a geologist, is
dead at his home in Cambridge, Mass.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Lon
don Times says it is semi. officially de.
MED that Germany intends to reopen
the Samoan question at the present
iuncture. 49,
Thursday, April FL. g."
Surgeons London tabernacle has
been destroyed by fire. a w..
Alabama Democrats have renomi.
mated Governor Johnston. H:.:.
The submarine boat Holland was
tested officially at New York under the
direction of a naval board Of inspection
and proved an undoubted success.
The Santa Fe Pacific westbound pas
senger train was held up at Gro Grands,
$50 miles east of Mojave at 8 o'clock, a.
m. Engineer Gufford was killed and
passenger injured.
The Republicans Of the Tenth Ohio
district. on the 1,477 ballot, NOM
mated S. j. Morgan of jackson for
congress to succeed Congressman Ben
ton. The convention was in session q
week.
The New York Herald's correspond
ent in, Rio Janeiro telegraphs that the
large firm Of Lemos, engaged in the
importation of petroleum, machinery
and other American products, has sus-
pended payment with heavy liabilities. \
Several banks are involved.
Friday, April ee.
Senator walthall of Mississippi is
dead.
Revolution and riotine arc reported
from Porto Rico.
The United States, it is reported, has
bought three Chinese cruisers.
Samuel r. Galloway has been elected
president of tho New York Central
railway.
Postmaster General Gary has re.
signed and the president has appointed
as his successor Charles Emory Smith,
editor of the Philadelphia Press and
ex-ministsr to Russia.
A freight wreck on the New York
Central at Fairmont, N. Y, resulted in
the death Of three men, one man being
dangerously injured and over $l0,eoo
worth of property being destroyed.
At meeting Of the directors of the
Spanish Bank Of Havana, it was agreed
to declare compulsory the acceptance
of paper money at it's value on the day
Of presentation, and to receive it at the
previous days value.
Saturday, April 20.
Chris Merry, the wife murderer, was
hanged at Chicago Friday.
The coal embargo resolution passed
by congress Friday has been signed and
is now a law.
The Rosebud Indian reservation has
been swept by a disastrous prairie fire.
Much stock persisted.
Friday the president issued procla.
nation blockading the northern Cuban
coast and Cienfuegos on the south
coast. The blockade ia now being en-.
forced.
The United States government has
established censorship of telegrams,
forbidding the transmission of code
messages to or from Havana. This be.
gins at once.
Preparations are now making to for
ward to Gomez 20, 900 stands Of arms,
together with the necessary ammuni-
ton and other equipments, by trans
ports, as soon as the blockade 10 effec.
tive and landings can be made.
Monday, April 25.
LAG I've" DeUlOTO "odVcI6 uAAOA
has voted to declare the strike off and
return to work.
The agent of tho Blackfeet Indians
in Montana fears trouble now that the
troops have geRe,
Three men lost their lives in fire in
the Londonderry mine, on Ironclad
hill, Cripple Creek.
Mr.. Gladstons's con dition is one Of
increasing weakness, though he is more
free from pain, according to bulletins
issued by his physicians.
The Ohio senate has adopted tho 70.
port Of the investigating committee to
the effect that . conspiracy to elect
Senator Hanna was shown by tho evil
dspQe4 ~ m ~ 4 X ri.
j. President Mckinley practically Of
fsred Senator Davis tho secretaryship
Of state to succeed Sherman, but the