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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-10
BIG DULUTH BLAZE
Fifty Buildings Burned and
: Two Thousand People Rem
dered Homeless.

DULUTH. May 9.-Fifty frame build
ings on Minnesota Point, just above
the ship canal, were burned during
the afternoon. There was q lazy puff
Of smoke, q burst OF fame and then q
long row of ramshackle buildings
sprang into . blaze. An hour later
3,OO0 people were homeless. The fire
took IL frame store buildings fronting
on lower Lake avenue and swept from
there back to the lake shore.
:: The district was populated by the
poorest people in the city. Many OF
the upper parts Of tho two and three
story store buildings were occupied as
tenements. They were
Inhabitatad A. Closely
% the people could cluster and back Of
the line Of buildings fronting on tho
street were shacks huddled all too close
for health and safety.
There are no particularly large indi.
vidual losses. The total 10 thought to
be over 500, 900. Among tho sufferers
were 50 families Of Jews, members Of
. colony who were at mass meeting
praying for tho success Of tho Amer.
lean arms in the war with Spain.
There were many narrow escapes from
death, but it is believed that every.
body was rescued.
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POLITICS THE CAUSE,
Clerical Party Believed to Be At tn
Bottom Of the Trouble.

Clerical Party Believed to BE at the
Bottom Of the Trouble.
ROME, May 9.-The general situa-
ton here is regarded as being distinct.
~ grave. 1t now seems to be clearly
demonstrated that politics are mixed
up in the disturbances which have
occurred in various parts of the king
dom, owing to the high price Of bread.
and the clerical party is believed to be
fomenting the disorder. A royal de.
cree proclaims martial law throughout
Tuscany. one of the most fertile and
best cultivated parts of Italy. 4.
There was a renewal of serious riot
ing at Florence, the capital of Tuscany,
and there were further disturbances
at Leghorn. capital OF the province Of
that name, situated on the Mediter,
ranean sea, about 50 miles from Flor.
ence. At both places = number of
rioters were killed or wounded by the
troops detailed to maintain order.
A riotous mob surrounded = detach.
ment of troops at Sesyo Forintio and
the soldiers fred volley, killing three
of their ASSISTANTS and wounding four
others.
There were fresh disorders at Prato,
10 miles northwest Of Florence, during
the day.
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Reported That Three Hundred
We're Killed and q Thou
sand Wounded. =,
FOUGHT FROM The ROOFS
Chimneys Hurled Upon the
Barricaded Soldiers Conn.,
u,
polling a>Retreat.
Gates of the City Closed tc
Prevent the Entrance Of

Prevent the Entrance OF
Outside Aid.,
LUCIANO, Switzerland, May 0.-1t
has been q terrible day at Milan.
At / o'clock veritable battle occurred
in the Via Somtraire. Thousands Of
tiles and chimneys were hurled from
the roofs upon the troops. who were
compelled to retire. A similar fight
took place in the Via Torno and it 10
believed that no fewer than 800 were
killed and 1000 mi ured.
A Swiss merchantmen, which has ar.
rived here from Milan, described the
events Of Saturday a. completely an.
archistical. According to his account
the leaders Of the agitation evidently
had we'll arranged pans. Columns Of
rioters emerged from all the galleries
of the town and oonverged on center
where they rapidly constructed barri.
cades. When they we're dislodged by
the troops they mounted to the roofs
and rained tiles and chimneys down
upon tho soldiers.
The gates Of the town wefe held by
troops in tho evening and throughout
the night, so that workmen employed
outside were unable to return to their
homes. In this way the rising was de.
prived Of additional help from without.
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WORST IN FIFTY YEARS.

Disastrous Flood Creating Havoc In the
Arkansas Valley.
VANBuREN, Ark, May 9. The
worst food known since 1914 is devas.
tating the Arkansas valley and towns
along the banks OF that stream are sub.
merged while many farm buildings are
afloat. One-fourth Of the residence
part Of this city is eight feet under
water. Riverside and Babylon, two
densely settled suburbs, are under wa
ter and several large residences have
fallen into the river. Thousands Of
people have been driven from their
homes and are being sheltered here. The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Iron
Mountain roads are tied up in Indian
Territory. Hundreds Of Thousands of
dollars damage has been done to plan.
tations in Crawford county.
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FATE OF MISSIONARIES.

Additional Reports Confirm the Asaas.
sinstion Of Several Americana.
SIERRA LEONE West coast of Africa),
May 9.-Additional advices confirm
the reports Of the assassination of Miss
Archer, Miss Hatfield and Mr.. Cain
and add to the list of murdered mis-.
sionaries the name Of Miss Kegg, pos.
sibly a mispronunciation of Miss
Schneck. MISS Cain fled into the bush
and her fate is not known. All these
missionaries were Americans who were
sent out here by the United Brethren
of Christ mission of Dayton.
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HAD NOTHING 70 SAY.

General Woedf"rd Arrived at New York
On La Touraiuo.
NEW YORK, May 9.-General Stow.
art L. Woodford, United States minis.
ter to Spain, arrived on the steamer La
Touraine during the morning and loft
for Washington in the afternoon. La
T0uraine also had on board . number
of United States attaches. including
George Stanford Sickles, first secretary
Of the legation. A reception committee
from the Union League club and the
Grand Army met General Woodford at
Quarantine and accompanied him to
tho city.
General Woodford declined to be
interviewed by reporters, stating that
he was still in the diplomatic service
of tho government and could say abso.
lutely nothing for publication.
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WANTS US TO KEEP THEM.
London Spectator Thinks America Should
Rule the hilippines.

London Spectator Thinks America Should
Rule the hilippines.
LONDON, May Y.-The Spectator, in
an article on the subject. urges America
to keep the Philippine islands, to raise
q coiored army OF 10000 men, land
with this effective Sepoy army, hold
the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto
Rico, paying the army of occupation
out of the local revenues.
Continuing, the Spectator says:
with such garrison, these islands
would be as safe as drawing room,
aud as full of business as Broadway or
the Strand"
Fought Mimic Battle.
BALTIMORE, May Gas result of a
mimic battle between the United States
and Spain by, American and Polish
boys, from IL to 16 years Of age, in
Canton day or two ago, John Koprof.
ky 10 dead and IL youngsters ara
locked up on the charge Of, causing his
DEATH l..
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Antonio do Ulloa. 1sls de Cuba, lsls do
Luzon and the Mindanano were In line
Of battle. outside Of Cavite at that
time, with four gunboats aud tho tor
pedo boats inside the harbor.
The American ships then passed
backwards and forwards six times
across in front Of the spaniards. pour.
Ing in upon tho latter perfect hail OF
shot and shell. Every American shot
seemed to tell while almost every Span.
ish shot missed the mark.
After having thus scattered death
and decentralization among tho Spanish
feet and In the Spanish batteries tho:
American feet retired for breakfast,
and incidentally, council OF war was
held on board the Olympia.
BY this time the Spanish ships were
in desperate condition. The flagship
Reina Christina was riddled with shot
and shell, one Of her steam pipes burst
and she was on fire. Tho Castillo was
also on fire, and they were eventually
Burned to the Waters Edge.
The Don Antonio do Ulloa made
most magnificent show Of desperate
bravery. When her commander found
she was 80 torn by the American
shells that he could not keep her
afloat he nailed her colors to the mast
and she sank with all hands fighting to
the last. Her hull was completely rid
died and her upper deck had been
swept clean by the awful fire OF the
American guns. but the Spaniards,
though their vessel was sinking be-
meath them, continued working her
guns on her lower deck until she sank
beneath the waters.
During the engagement q Spanish
torpedo boat crept along the shore and
around the offing in an attempt to ut.
tack the American store ships, but she
was promptly discovered. was driven
ashore and actually shot to pieces.
The Mindanano in the meantime had
bsen run ashore to save her from sink.
ing, and the Spanish small craft sought
shelter from the steel storm behind the
1,roo r vuator
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Reported the Cine nnati Foundered and
shes Smfs ut Key West.
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.
Dewey Waited No Words in His Report
to Washington.

Dewey wa.ted N" Word. in His Report
to Warrington.
WASHINGTON, May 8. The report Of
Commodore Dewey to the navy depart.
ment of his victory at Manila came in
two brief dispatches dated May l and
Muy 4. respectively. The first reads as
follows:
Manila, May 1.-Squadron arrived at
Manila at daybreak this morning. Inn
mediately engaged the enemy and de-
stroycd tho following Spanish vessels:
Refine Christina, Castillo, Don Antonio
dc Ulln, Isla dc Luxon, Isle dc Cuba,
Gen. Lezo, Marques dc Duero, Correo,
Velasco and Isle de Minaduno, trans
port and water battery at Cavite. The
squadron is uninjured and only few
of telegraphing is to American consul ut
Hong Kong. l shall communicate with
him. DEWEY.
The second dispatch, dated three
days later, is as follows:
Cavite, May Al have taken possession
Of naval station at Cavite. on Philippine
islands. Have destroyed the Notifications
at bay entrance, paroling garrison.
control bay completely and can take the
city at any time. The squadron in ex-
eellent health and spirits. Spanish loss
not fully known, but very heavy; $50
killed. including captain Reina Cristina.
am assisting in protecting Spanish sick
and wounded 25O sick and wounded in
hospitals within our lines. Much excite
ment at Manila. Will protect foreign
residents DEWEY,
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JOINED THE SQUADRON.

Cruisar New Orleans Arrives 1t Old Point
Comfort.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May 9.-The
new cruiser New Orleans has joined
the flying squadron at Old Point Com.
fort. 1t 10 expected that the New Or
leans will coal here and while her
bunkers are being replenished she will
receive her coat Of war paint.
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MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST

A decree has been gazetted allowing
the free entry of cereals, etc., into Spain.
German poor are said to be suffering
considerably on account of the recent
rise in bread prices.
It is announced that the floating debt
of Spain was increased during the
month of April last by 12,244,s91
pesetas.
The queen Of Belgium, while driv.
ing in the vicinity Of the royal palace
at Lackon, was upset into the lake.
Her majesty was not injured.
The British steamer Maitland, Cap
tain Anderson, from Sydney for New
castle, went ashore at Broken Bay, N.
s. w. Six passengers were drowned.
The son of the late William T. Sher.
man, the Rev. Father Thomas Sher.
man, has been appointed chaplain of
the Fourth regiment, Missouri national
guard.
The Spanish government has decided
to oon6scate church property in order
to get tho golden treasures In many
famous shrines and oathedrAls for war
purposes.
Mr.. w. n. Clarke's e.year-old brown
horse, Dinna Forget, won the Kempton
Park Great Jubilee stakes Of 5000
soversigus,~ at tho second days racing
Of the Ksmpton Park spring meeting.
The president has accepted the gift
Of Miss Helen Gould, Of New York, to
the government Of 100000 for war
purposes, and her check tor that
amount has been received at the treas
ury department.
The fourth biennial convocation Of
the General Federatin of Women's
clubs, will meet in Denver, Colo, June
"a At that time Mrs. Henrotin, the
president, will, it is stated, retire from
active club life and devote her time to
individual study and pursuits.
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PAID WAR INDEMNITY.

japan Receives Something Over 81 900, :.
600 From China.
LONDON, May 9.-The representatives
of China paid the representatives Of
Japan over e1l,0O0,000 1856, 00O, OOO) at
the Bank Of England at noon, this
being tho balance Of the China Japan
war indemnity.
The Japanese troops will forwith
commence evacuation of Wei. Hal. Wei.
The date Of British occupation Of Wei
Hal. Wei il not yet settled.
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ARE VERY POOR CUNNERS
Spaniards Use the Vicksburg
and Morrill, for Targets.
TRAP HAD BEN ARRANGED
Schooner Sent Out by the Willy Dons to
Draw the American vessols
Into tho Harbor.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 9.-Ouly poor
workmanship on the part Of the Span
ish Runners saved the V,cksburg and
the cutter Morrill, from destruction oil
Havana Saturday morning. For over
half an hour they were under fire OF
the gums Of the Santa Clara water bat
teries, but both escaped without mate
rial injury. although schrapnell shot
from 8.inch guns exploded all around
them, and both show the pitted scars
Of the Spanish bullets.
The willy Spaniards had arranged .
trap to send q couple OF our ships to
tho bottom. They baited it as man
would bait = trap. A small schooner
was sent ont from Havana harbor
shortly before daylight to draw some
of the Americans into the ambuscade.
The ruse worked like charm. The
Vicksburg and the Morrill,, in the heat
of the chase and in their contempt for
Spanish gunnery, walked straight into
the trap that had been set for them.
They followed the schooner to within
a mile and half Of the Spanish bat
teries before realizing the danger into
which their reckless spirit had led
them. The
First Shell From tho Batteries
passed over the Morrill, between the
pilot house and the smokestack and OK.
ploded less than SO feet on the port
quarter. The small shot ratified against
her side. Two more shots followed in
quick succession. One burst close un.
der the star board quarter, filing the
engine room with the smoke of the ex'
plosion of the shell, and the other, like
the first, passed over and exploded just
beyond. In the meantime Captain
Smith Of the Morrill, put his helm to
port, and was none too soon, for. as
the Morrill, stood off. q solid X.inch
BERMEJO THE CAUSE
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COMPLETED THE JOB.

Second Attack Begun by Commodore
Dewey About Noon.
The battle, which was started at
about $3.50 a. M, and adjourned at 8:9c
a. M, was resumed about noon, when
Commodore George Dewey started in
to put the finishing touches on hie
glorious work. There was not much
fight left in the Spaniards by that time,
and at 2 p. m. the Petrol and Concord
had shot the Cavite batteries into Sc
lence, leaving them heaps Of ruins and
floating the white flag.
The Spanish gunboats were then
scuttled, the arsenal was on fire and
the explosion of a Spanish magazine
caused further mortality among the
defenders Of Spain on shore.
On the water the burning, sunken or
destroyed Spanish vessels could be
seen, while only the cruiser Baltimore
had suffered in any way from the fire
Of the enemy. A shot which struck
her exploded some ammunition. near
one Of her guns and slightly injured
half dozen Of the crew.
Several shots passed dangerously
close to Commodore Dewey but little if
any damage was done ON board the
flagship. On the other hand about 40O
men are said to have been killed ON
board the Spanish ships,
Which w.r. Totally Destroyed. -
Admiral Montejo, tho SPANS h com.
mander, transferred his flag to the
Isle de Cuba when his ship eau ght fire,
but the latter was destroyed in due
course of time.
About lou men were killed and 60
wounded on board the Castillo. Indeed,
some estimate the number of Spanish
wounded at over 1000 men. The
Olympia was struck five times about
her upper works, and whaleboat of
the Raleigh was smashed. Although
the Krupp guns on the Varlande de
Manila were fred continuously during
the engagement, Commodore Dewey
did not reply to them, and the battery
afterwards hoisted q white flag in
token of surrender.
The terms of the capitulation were
still unsettled when the McCulloch left
Manila. The forts at the entrance Of
the bay were dismantled on Wednes.
day after they had capitulated.
It is said the American commodore
ordered the cable to be cut because the
Spaniards refused to permit him to use
it pending the complete surrender Of
the city.
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THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT.

II Began 1t $50 In the Morning aud
Continued Three Houra
The American feet entered Manila
bay on Sunday night with the greatest
of ease. The Spaniards had not estab-
lished q patrol and there were NO
searohlights at the entrance Of the bay.
In fact the American ships would
probably have passed inside the bay
without any challenge, had it not been
that some sparks few up from the Nc
Culloch's funnel. Thereupon q few
shots were exchanged with the batter
les on Corregidor island, but the fleet
did not slow down, and soon took up a
position near Cavite awaiting dawn, in
order to commence hostilities.
The early hours Of the morning re-
vealed the opposing ships to each
other, and the Spanish flagship opened
fire. Her action was followed by some
OF the larger Spanish warships, and
then the Cavite forts opened up and
the smaller Spanish warships brought
Cu01r guns AAGO pay.
The American squadron which had
been led into the bay and through the
channel by tho flagship Olympia did
not reply to this, although the
shells Of tho spauiards
began to strike the water around them,
but moved majestically onward.
When nearing Baker bay sudden up.
heavel of water . short distance ahead
of the Olympia showed that the Span.
iards had exploded mine or torpedo.
This was followed by q second and
similar explosion. They were both ut
terly unsuccessful.
Tho American feet was then draw.
ing nearer and nearer to the Spaniards,
whose gunnsry was very poor, the
shots from the Cavite battery and
from Spanish ships being equally
badly aimed, either falling short or 60.
ing wide Of the mark. When the
American fleet entered the bay. com.
ing through the southern channel, the
following was their order: The flag.
ship olympia, the Baltimore, the Ra-
leigh, the Concord. the Boston and the
Petrol, the McCulloch, with two store
ships, tho Nanshan and Zafiro, bring.
ing up tho rear, and in that order they
swept grandly before the city and
faced tho enemy in column line.
Though the spani ards had opened lire
At 6, 900 yards the
Americana Reserved Thor Fire
until within 1900 yards of the enemy.
when the real battle began.
The Reina Christina. Castillo, Don
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Also Reported That Admiral
Simpsons Squadron Is
Near at Hand.
BATTLE HOURLY EXPECTED
Question Of Naval Superiority
on the Atlantic Will Soon
Be Decided.
Humors Of an Engagement In
Which the Montgomery

Took Part.
PORT Az PRINCE, Hayti, May o.
The arrival is rumored Of II Spanish
vessels, warships and others, at Porto
Rico, and battle is expected hourly.
It is also reported from Cape Hay.
ten that Rear Admiral Simpsons
squadron has been sighted to the
north. The United States cruiser
Montgomery, Commander. q. A. Con
vers, is supposed to have been engaged
with q much larger Spanish cruiser
last night, northwest Of Cape Heytien,
q seaport town of Hayti, on its north
coast, 10 miles north Of Port au
Prince.
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Amer can Students Proteat.
BERLIN, May 9.-The American stu.
dents Of Halle have protested against
the unfriendly attitude Of the German
press towards America.
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MANILA is HELPLESS.

Blockadod by Dewey and Surrounded by
Insurgents.
LONDON, May 9.-The Hong Kong
correspondent Of The Daily Chronicle
says: Manila is helpless and surround.
ed by the insurgents The blockade 10
effective. The Americans have OBJ
tanned Corrigidor island and Commo-
dore Dewey has exercised oonsummate
judgment and ability in main tanning q
distance at once safe for his feet and
deadly to the Spaniards.
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Spaniards Had Enormous Ad-
vantage Yet We're Wholly
Annihilated.
DETAILS Of THE BATTLE
Enemy Lost Over Six Hum
dred Men in Killed and
Wounded.
Americans Had Six Slightly
Injured on Board the
Baltimore.

Hone KoNa, May 9.-Among ma
val men, military men and civilians.
there is only one subject of discussion.
the brilliant. dashing, annihilating vic.
tory of the American feet under Com.
modore Dewey over the Spanish feet
commanded by Admiral Montejo in
Manila bay on Sunday last.
Commodore Dewey's orders were to
capture OF destroy the Spanish fleet.
aud never were instructions executed
in so complete q fashion. At the end
of seven hours there was absolutely
nothing left Of the Spanish feet but a
few relics. The American commander
most skillfully arranged every detail
of the action, and even the most insig.
nidcant features were carried out with
perfect punctuality and in railroad time
table order.
sp.nisrds Had tho Advantage.
The position occupied by the Span
iards, the support which their ships re-.
ceived from the land batteries and the
big guns they had ashore gave them an
enormous advantage. Therefore, when
it is considered that the Spaniards lost
over 600 men killed and wounded; that
all their shipe, amounting to about IA,
were destroyed, and that their naval
arsenal at Cavite was also destroyed
with it's detenses, it will become ap'
parent that the victory of the American
commodore is one of the most complete
and wonderful achievements in the
history of naval warfare. Not o man
on board the American feet was killed;
not ship was damaged to any extent,
and only six men were injured slightly
ON board the Baltimore. This grand
achievement il quite as much due to
the generalship Of Commodore Dewey
as to the fact shat American gunners,
ships and guns are superior to any,
thing in The same line adoat anywhere.
Credit must also be given to the fullest
extent to the officers under Commodore
Dewey, for to q man they seconded
their gallant commander in every way.
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RETURNS TO MANILA,

Dispatch Boat Hugh 1IoCulloch. Has
Loft Hong Kong.
HoNG KoNa, May 9.-The United
States dispatch boat Hugh McCulloch,
which arrived here on Friday with
dispatches from Admiral Dewey Off.
cially announcing his great victory
over the Spaniards, returned to Nam
lila after. it is understood, receiving
many urgent dispatches from Wash
ington.
Reinforcements for the Philippines.
MADRID, May 9NLieutenant Cen
eral Corea, minister of war, and Ad-
miral Bermejo, minister of marine, are
organising endorsements for the
Philippines
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Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux CITY, Ia, May 9.
HOGS-Market 5@lOo lower. Range
Of prices q. IS O4.OO.
CATTLE-Market steady, quiet.
:: Sales ranged at @l.65@425 for COWS,
bulls and mixed; @S.7504.75 for stookera
and feeders; eS.90@6.s5 for yearlings and
calves.
SHEEP-Fair demand, 38.o0@A.81
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Poultry, Butter and Eggs.

CHICAGO, May 8.
POULTRY-Live, in good demand.
Turkeys, 5000; chickens, 5000: ducks,
S@8Hc.
BUTTER-Steady. Creameries, 1870
Ito; diaries, 12@1Ac.
Realistically. Fresh, 100.