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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
SPAlN'STURN NOV \
Protocol Agreed on by Day and
cambon Goes to Madr'd
for Approval, g
Time Needed for Translation,
Etc, viii Cause ConsId-.
cradle Delay. I i
NEGOTIATIONS ADVANCING
Administration Seems Salts
fled With the Progress
Being Made. 4 .;.%
Still Possible, Of Course, That
Spain May Not Accept !
the Terms. NJ

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE pee'
liminary negotiations looking toward
the confirmation OF peace advsncsdsA
long step when the secretary OF state
and tho French ambassador agreed
upon the terms upon which future
negotiations for . treaty are to be con.
Quoted and reduced these to the form
Of a protocol. This protocol, it 10 trus,
has yet to b signed and 10 to bs sub
mitted to the Spanish government b.
fore the formal signatures are Affixed
but the administratio view az to ths
progress made during the day was sst
out in Secretary Days sentence, ut Il
expected that this protocol will be sx.
ecuted." There is always tho posi-
bility in dealing with the Spanish
government that it IL
May Reosds at thu last Momsnt Ill
from an implied agreement, bdt It II
scarcely probable that it would be will
ing to involve the French ambassador
lin the difficulties that would follow
what to the world would seem to b I
repudiation Of his benevolent efforts d
behalf OF Spain. 80 ~ ~ 3
There must be delay-possibly fIUn
"a to 48 hours-before the next stsp
can be taken and the protocol made
4biadta4 upoa =bosh the eUni&sd StassS
and Spain by the attachment Of the
signatures Of tho pienipotentiar les
Secretary Day for the United States
and NJ Cambon for Spain. The delay
will be largely attributable to physical
causes. The protocol 10 long; it must
be translated and turned back and
forth d..
Into Code and Simple Iangvses
no less than five times before it'reaohes
Madrid through tho French foreign
Office. As to the character Of the pro.
tocol it is stated on authority that the
terms are in all practical points those
set out In the abstract Of the presi.
dents conditions published from the
White House q week ago. From this
fact it is deduced that the extra condi.
tions or qualifications sought to be i'm.
posed by the Spanish government were
abandoned, at least in large part, by]
the French ambassador. 1t is believed
that the protocol carries within itself
provision for the cessation of hostili.
ties. The American peace commission.
it is said, will be headed by Secretary
Day, but the other members have not
been decided upon as yet.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
MUST AGREE TO TERMS.
Answer Sent to Spain Said to He Praot
cally IN Ultjmatum.

Answer Sent to Spain Said to He Practi-
cally IN Ultimstum. e,
LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE Washington
correspondent Of The Daily Mail says:
Spain's acceptance of the American
peace conditions was so equivocal that
President Mckinley determined to
compel assent to protocol fixing def.
mite terms and the answer given to NJ
Cambon practically amounted to an
ultimatum. It is understood that un.
less the protocol is signed Immediately
all negotiations will be suspended and
the war vigorously continued. The
United States will not change it, terms
by an iota. &a& H.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
hBNp.EP PARIM|EI'|N|.l' | ] ! |
Fi'ss s --.. 5t.t's';7>. s:g
Santiago Military Division Cre-
ated With General Law
ton in Command.
Consists Of All That Part OF
Cuba In Control Of the
United States. :, : :.
BREAKING UP THE BIG CAMPS
Part Of the Troops at Chtcka-
mauga and Tampa Sent
,->. r Elsewhere '',
Will Be Located at Points in
Kentucky, Alabama and
g.: Z" Tennessee.
BREAKING UP THE BIG CAMPS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 11.-A new geo
graphical department Of the army has
been created by direction Of the presi.
dent. It is to be known as the depart
ment, Of Santiago and is to consist OF
all that part Of Cuba which already has
or may in the future come under the
control Of the United States.
} Major General. Henry w. Lawton
has been assigned to the command Of
the now Department. with Briaadier
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
Cabinet Not Likely to Resign,

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Madrid cor.
respondent OF The Times says: The
suggestion that the cabinet ought to
resign finds little favor among those
having the oouutry's interest ut heart.
III emanates from the parliamentary
tree lauces who are anxious to enjoy
the sweets OF Office, but possess small
following In the oortea
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
Texss Fever IN csliforaIs,

Los ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 11.-The
authorities have discovered herd Of
cattle on the Los Feliz ranch just
north Of the city that are infected with
the Texas fever. Many have died. Ef.
forts will be made 70 check the progress
Of the disease ct once. hs.rsa.aa.2
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
MAJOR GENERAL LAwToH.

Generals Leonard W. Wood and Ezra
r. Ewers - his principal ofioera Gen.
ieral Wood, viii continue to act as mill.
Gtsry governor Of Santiago city. {"
The assignment Of General Lawton
20 the command, Of the division does
mot effect General Skaters command
. IN the slightest way. The entire Fifth
army corps commanded by, Shafter has
sbeen ordered to the United States and
General Shafter will return with it.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
Brought in . Prise Schooner.

}$KEY.WEsT, Fla, Aug. 1.-THE aux.
Hilary gunboat Hornet arrived here
during the afternoon with the Spanish
9-masted schooner Silva Masta, cap.
tured while on route from Barceols to
tho Isle Of Pines for food.
Hes Expected to Live.
PPEsToSE, Mimi, Aug. 1.-Otis
Brock, who gave his address as Norton.
vile, Kan. was attacked by John Byer
aud soseverely injured that recovery
seems impossible. The sheriff and a
posssi are securing the country !. for
Byer. H.. Ia
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
Will Not Publish the Nsts.

PARIS, Aug. ia dispatph from
Madrid says Senior Sagssta. announces
that he will only publish the tsxt Of
the Spanish note II President MoKiu.
ley gives it to tho press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
Manassas Troops to Move.

Tho troops of the Second corps or.
dered from Manassas to Middletown,
Pa, are the One Hundred and Fifty.
ninth Indiana, Thirty.seoond Kansas,
Third New York, Sixth Pennsylvania,
Fourth Missouri, Seventh Illinois.
First Rhode Island, Third Missouri,
Second Tennessee. n, @##
The First Ohio and the Fifth United
States cavalry are ordered from Tampa
to Montauk Point. ! ~
The Fourth Kentucky has been or.
dered from Lexington to Jacksonville.
The movement Of these troops 10 in
accordance with the plans Of the war
department to break up the large
camps and spread the troops about the
nonntrv ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24

pretty Lowell headed folk. and now that
they are leading the world in gold pro-
ducton il is impossible they will soon
understand the commercial ratio bet
ter. They may not so strongly object
to Wolcotts new ratio. Indeed, it
would not he surprising if Colorado
became the soundest of gold bug states
hy and by.
While on this subject of ratios The
Times Herald hopes that Senator VOL
colt will be called on to explain his re-
ported offer to 1512 to l to the English
government in case it would consent to
the reopening Of the India mints.
Where did he get his authority? # he
could propose l5R to / why not 20 to |
or 80 to /? Any of these changes would
equally involve the recoinage of all our
silver dollars. and certainly in that
sweeping business Congress ought 10
have something to say. An explana-
lion is in order from the chairman of
the late silver commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24
Quay Encourages the Boomerang.

Senator Quay voted with the silver
senators to take up the Teller resoln-
ton to pay government bonds in sill
yer. 1t will be well, however. to wait
and see whether the Pennsylvania
senator votes for the resolution which
he has voted to take up. II is posi-
BILE that there is some of the boone
ranT quality in that resolution tn pu.'
the government debts in fifty cent dol
lars, dcpl eciating the silver dollar al
the time by 50 doing. 1t is possible
that when the country stops to think
of the matter it will regard such a
proposition as grossly dishonest and
the party that favors it one with which
it will not he well to trust the credit
of the nation. Such a view would be
the correct one and the voters have Il
good long time in which to realize it.
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Didn't Sell to Germany.

The terms in which the Cologne Ga
z"ttc Il government organ, denied the
guilt 81 Captain Dr"Yfus. 50 far AS any
dealings with Germany were copcerned
We're 50 explicit as TO he worth quoting
1T Will nevertheless he eXpvdjeYT to re-
cord once more cateSoricallN. ON the
strength Of the most exhaustive and
most trustworthy Investigations. that if
captain preyfuS was in any way guilty
of espionage. his crime has had absolute
~ nothing to do with Germany, with the
German government. and with German
officers nor with the German military
attIche. nor with the German embassy
n Paris. If Captain DrcYfus acted is
alleged. II can only have been for the
h"u"tit Of some other power The French
government may possibly have an inter-
est IN yelling this in deep mystery. As
far - Germany is concerned there is
not the slightest objection To shedding
upon the negotiations the most searching
light uf publicity. No connection can ev
~ be suhstantiated between Dreyfus's
actions and any German parsonage. AT
the time the German government by
means of the Paris embassy. made the
French government definitely acquaint
ed with this incuntestabie fact. and to-
DAY We content ourselves with merely re-
cordiDE the circumstance. 1t is said
that the German ambassador in Paris
volunteered to make this. or Il similar
statement. at the DreyfuS court martial.
but that his offer was declined.
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A Popular Suggestion.
portland Express }

The postmaster generals suggestion
that considerable part of the poStal
savings banks deposit might he invested
in public buildings throughout the
country viii be popular with Congress.
predicts William f. Curtis. 1t is
shown that the government is now
paying $793 .5ll annually for the rental
of %32 buildings. which are 0cCupie
by the postotiices of the first second
and third class in cities where the
population will justify the erection of
a handsome and substantial public
editice ON the 30th of June last there
were 9lt poStoflices Of the first and sec
ond class. Two hundred and thirteen
only are in government buildings an!
COS are on the rent list, In addition I,
these 2l3 stations Of first and second
class postotlices and fifteen possibilities
of the third class are in leased build
ings The lease is usually based upon
a per cent net revenue 70 the Owner
of the building which is considered
only after the taxes, insurance and re
pairs are deducted. but the public Is
not so we'll served and the business .:
ar office is not SO conveniently tran.
sacted in leased rooms as in building
designed for the purpose. 1t would
not only be public benefit but d meas
ure of economy If the goNefnm nj
should erect a poStotiice in each Of The
SD towns If such buildings shuuiG
cost an average of $50 600 each :he to
tai would he about So 600, goo. hut z.
they were built for future instead 81
present requirements an average ~
800 600 each should be expended upon
them. or total of about $4,000. oa
The rent bin that would be saved
would mere than pay the interest upon
the savings banks deposit that would
/. thus absorbed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24
Protection Tor Ships.

No thoughtful student of American
affairs is able to suppress amazemeni
at our seeming inability to deal with
The problem of rcviVing our shipping IL,
the foreign trade. If our statesmen
would consent to consider American
ships as entitled to just as much ard
the same kind of protection as manu-
facturers. the problem would he easy.
\ brief review OF the ADVANTAGES
possessed by our foreign rivals is per
haps timely. and may lead tn pra"ti p
cal suggestions, Foreign ships pos
sess thu following indisputable advam-
tages over American ships in the for
eign carrying trade:
l. They have the business estab
lished and mastered,
; Their Willingness 10 accept q Loss
profit in a hazardous business ;hau are
Americans.
:; Their better Accommodations, TN
All -iaIly. than Americans "bta5.-
! Determinations Of foreign ciassi-
fication and rating societies against
American and in favor of foreign ships
J. Higher insurance on Ametic&n
ships. lecauSe denied i favorable 49,
ricn rating.
6 Higher cost Of operating Ameri-
can ships
:. \ slight difference in favor oC fpr-
rigrer- IN the first cost ~ cargo ship=
because the type has never hceu CON
structcd in this country.
s. Literal subsidies. naval rrSerN"
suLvautipus ANA construction ard
navigation hpuHtjes paid i,y foreign
governments to their ShtpoWnees an p!
shiphuilGerS.
Foreign sbipuNners win adm tina
the advantages they possess over
American ships nave been fairly sat
ed above They may not be- 81 ready
To admit that it is bu, an acJ Of justic"
Tor our government To euua ~ c0ndt-
tions. az make them as advantageous
4, our own ieOpI" as they are NOW to-
our foreign rivals. But ". nave
hruu@h, foreign manufacturers t. u.
luint af gracefully. If not whiting pay
M a tax into our national treasury
for doing business here. Foreign ship
owners ought IL hc willing ~ contrib
ute their share Of the tax to the sup
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24

The Honorable Champ Clark and the
Hon. David a. DeArmond both hail
from Missouri ana both are subject to
palpitating ambitions as well as t.
other and conflicting emotions Mis-
souri, is proud Of her sons. but they
are 50 ungratcful as to look upon Mis-
9nur as altogether too small to hold
10Th of them in their normal magni-
tu,lrs. And SO the impression is steal
lp@ abroad over the land that tn
shooting off of the mouth in which
these two cstimable gentlemen receEt-
rs INDUCED over Cuba librc was some
what in the nature of a duel Their
have been duels before where the spec
tators were more exposed to injury
than the principals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24

I were compelled 10 pay tax not levied
/ on our own ships the foreigner would
/ then lose some of the advantages he
/ now enjoys under our laws that are go
/ unfair 10 our own shipoWners This
4 would be an indirect method Of pro-
! tecting our manufacturers. 1t is on
+ To which the people are accustomed
and has their approval. Direct bount-
les are as obnoxious 10 our people az
are direct taxes. 1t should be the pol
/ icy Of the government to avoid arous-
/ ing the antagonism of the people
against any policy for the protection
Of our shipping with the same care
that it avoids it in protecting our
manufacturers.
Why would il not be wise, as the first
step in the direction of protecting our
ships, u pass an act simply abrogating
ali treaties on the subject of discrim
mating import and tonnage duties? If
IL should then prove to be the plan by
which we wished to protect our ships
there would hc no hindrance to its
adoption.
50 long a Ne have no ships in the
foreign trade against which foreign
nations could retaliate if they wished
10. and we have very few such ships
retaliation would bc Intellectual. For
eign ships now monopolize our foreisn
carrying
Commercial America seriously ad-
vises. therefore. that the abrogation of
these useless treaty restrictions he At
onte undertaken. NJ advantages ac-
crue {" our ships under them--the ad-
vantages are wholly enjoyed by for
eiEners We confess that discrmna-
tion either by tonnage or import dut-
les, may turn out tp he less desirable
than nov appears II is not the policy
If discrimination that Ne are advocat-
ing. but The repeal # treaties thai pre-
vent The adoption Of that policys while
we are in a position TO abrQgate them
without any less to our shiPrins inter-
estS. Commercial America
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The Woman's Home Companion

for January appears in covers, especial.
ly appropriate to the midwinter .season.
Among the many special articles in
this number are: Ambitious Girls"
breeding Angora Cats as Vocation"
"Midwinter Entertainments" IA House
Divided Against Itself" Cookery for
Girls" Physical Culture for Girls
The Hair and Its Treatment" AMI
domestic Science Clubs" This num-
Der has an unusually large amount of
fiction, including the opening chapters
If new serial by that well known
writer. Octave Thanet. and several de-
lightful short stories by popular writ
ers. The various household and fash
ion departments furnish their usual
quota Of good things.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24
JANUARY MAGAZINES.
Current History.

Inc last number Of Current Hjstorv
iully sustains the excellent rcpnfa tj,,,
mat this quarterly has made for fur.
iishing complete and ready review of
current events Among the many sub
Jc's winch are cXhaustively treated in
TINS number are: The Great Goa,
Strike. The Klondike Gold Fields"
The Eastern Crisis The Cuban re-
volt, The Continental Alliances"
The Tariff Question" Currency Re-
FORM and The Bering Sea Dispute"
In addition full review Of all mat
fers, political. industrial, foreign, per.
sonai and literary. is given which
makes this quarterly well worthy Of
preservation for future usc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24
Prosperity on the Up Grade.

According to Dun's report there were
fewer failures in the United States last
week than We're ever before known at
this season of the year. Don't over
look the significance of that announce
mcnt. OF itself it means that the bust
mess of the country is on sound basis.
that the weak have gone to the wall
and that those still standing are stand
other features Of the report. whit n
inform us that the demand for most
goods is brisker than ever before at this
season, that manufacturing concerns
are better employed and that large on
ders are booked ahead. we are left but
one conclusion: the business of INC
country is on the up grade at il most
encouraging rate of speed.
The upward tendency of business
generally throughout the country would
give the lie to those who would attrih-
ute depression in the one branch of
we're it not that such supposition Is
absurd on its face. 1t is all the more
absurd because the reasons are 50 ca s.
ily found. as Mr.. Dingley took occasion
one day last week to point out in the
House. 1t was, he said. inevitable.
when this fall Of cotton came that
brought such a loss upon the mills that
had stock on hand, with those condi-
lions of labor at the South-temporary
as l believe, for rest assured gentle
men, the states of New England VIII
not repeal their labor laws and extend
the day to II hours, but the Southern
state will come up to the standard OF
condition of advantage in the South
goes on, the cotton industry of thu
\ nth is greatly impaired, "A protec-
tive tariff. he continued. "canrot
reach competition between different
"a rts of the same country: it does not
Ilofess to do it; it simply reaches and
controls competition from other coun-
les. There isno competition from 9TH
Countries in the common cotton goods
nade in this country. The competition
is solely from the South at present
working and bearing upon New Eng
land in consequence Of these tempe
rary conditions. These conditions will
not continue All parts of a common
country will eventually be reached ~
the same economic laws; wages will be
elevated with the South permanently
by and by. and not depressed perma-
ntntly at the North"
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Special Train to Garry so,.ls Of Medicine.

! All sorts of special trains have been
run over Kansas railroads, Tut the
oldest one yet is reported from FORT
Scott. 1t ran over the Katy" from
Parsons to Appleton City, Mo-, ana
consisted of one car and a locomotive.
On one of the seats of the car, unu9t
the watchful eye of the brakeman
rested small bottle, and 1t was -
convey this bottle that the speciai tram
was run. 1t seems that doct2E =.
Appleton City had broken his ies an'.
lock- jaw followed. A certain NhQ Y
medicine was needed which could ~.
be procured nearer than Parsons IVY
miles away, and the special tram was
called to so in quest of II. Ihe ru'
was made al a faster rate thah m'T
minute.-kansas City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24
american Securities Abroad.

The sales of American securities have p'u
according to London adviccs. very large 49, '
of late, and there appears to =" -,
toward increase in the sales. II TINS s'a,'
things holds there will h. an increasing i'",
of British gold into this market ms - ,s.
news and demonstrates the faith abroau ~ IN,
stability of our credit. There is anothei - ~
of faith for which the people not only ~ Co.,
hut foreign countries have good stoun"s ~
credeE.e and that Is. belief in the em."'. 80,
u,stetter.s stomach Bitters for inorganic u'n-
aides which affect the stomach. liver V" ls
kidneys and nerves. Dyspepsia oii'ous' q,
constipatiou rheumatism. and tehde"': :,
insomnia are counteracted and conquered W a.
1t rallies failing appetite, hastehs "" md
cence and diffuses n generous warmth a
,ons,tion of nbysical comfort through the sss
t.m A wjueglassfu before retiring p""''
health Welding slumi"r.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-24
The Maine Sportsman.

The New Years number of the Maine
Sportsman leaves nothing to be desired
in Illustration and matter. The many
beautiful half-tones depicting Maine
scenery and game make this number OF
exceptional value and interest. The lead
ing articles are THE East Branch Trip,
Down the West Branch. and 'Opiniops
and Comments from Sportsmen, Residept
and NONRESIDENT" There are also the
various editorial departments. short
sketches from all over Maine, and inter
esting detailed reports of individual sue
cess in the game region. All in all it is
Il number of which its publishers may
feel Justly proud.
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Something Like 20 TO f.

In coucoding that Something like -
to J" might hc Il better or juSter ratio
than Is to / Senator Wulcott gives up
the whole contention of tn" silVcrites.
IT is an admission that the commercial
ratio must al least be considered. if
not approXimatod. and that is NEat II"
free silver spokesman. from Henry Il.
Teller down to Fred White. has cNtr
Vet Acknowledged. Sixteen to one WuS
the time hunored. the natural. the cod
given and the equitable ratio that Nan
should not tamptr With, 1t was the
ratio when the crime. the dark act ~
the fraud of 1873" was committed, auG
eternal justice demands thar no rep
aration viii he complete until silver -
restored to its original and pristine Is
To relationship with gold This has
been the argument and the demand.
but Senator Wolcott knocks it into
Smithereens by his suggestion ii
Something like 20 to l." If this is adj
MISSILE. why not - to ]? or. 10 ne
honest about it, Why not % 10 !
We viii he Interested to note the 70
spoESe oI Senator Wolcott'S conStilu-
ents to This concession of - to /. Also
that of his colleague. We have an i'm
preston that Senator Teller VIII be
more irate than the constituents. Thai
senator has 50 often proved that trr"
coinage ut II to |. without the aid or
consent If any foreign nation would
restore the price of silver 90 STA al.
uunce that 20 to | must seem to him
Ike throwing good money to the bi,dS.
;{p WIN never listen 10 such prOtiiEaCN.