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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
ignorant in Theory and Prac-
tiCe Of the Rules Of Self
Government.
INDUSTRIAL SITUATION GOOD
People Busy Rebuilding Their
Homes and Mending Grip
pied Fortunes.
Life and Property Secure Un-
der the American Military
Authorities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-General Fitz-
hugh Lee in an interview says that
the people of Cuba are steadily improv-
ing under the existing protectorate of
the United States and are slowly but
surely rebuilding their war-wasted
homes and repairing their crippled for
tunes. Life and property are secure in
Cuba. owing largely, he said, to the
salutary restraint exercised by Amer
lean military authority. He thinks the
time not ripe yet, however, for purely
Cuban government.
CUBA" said General Lee, ''is i'm
proving. The Cubans are tractable and
quiet and the revolution has given them
self-respect and self-reliance. Their
impulses are generally in the right di-
rection, but of course
Both in Theory and Practice
of self-government they are wholly
without experience. There is among
certain Cubans deep-seated prejudice
against some men whom they think op-
pressed Cubans under Spanish rule, and
if given a free rein they would make
short work of them. The United States
government is pledged to grant inde-
pendence to Cuba after the island has
been pacified and believe that promise
should be fulfilled as swiftly as we can
in reason and justice. The industrial
situation is improving and money is
gradually going into Cuba, but nothing
like it would if investors were sure
that property would remain safe for
years to come and be protected by a
government strong enough to enforce
law and order"
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MAGIC DID NOT SAVE HIM.

Michael Hatal Killed While Performing
tho Musket Trick.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Michael Hatal,
a magician, died in Bellevue hospital
during the day from bullet wounds in
fiicted by his assistant, Frank Benys, in
an East side hall while they were per-
forming feat of magic in which Hatal
was to have seemingly caught in his
teeth bullets fired at him from a gun
by Benys.
Hatal himself loaded the gun, an
old fashioned musket, fred by per-
cussion cap. On top Of the charge Of
powder he supposedly placed "dum-
N.Y. bullet that would crumble into
powder when the musket was fired. In.
stead he must have substituted two
lead bullets. The Bellevue physicians
report that one bullet went through the
left lung and the second just above the
heart. Both passed entirely through
the body,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
TAX CERTIFICATE CASE.
North Dakota Supreme Court Bandi
Down an Important Decision.

North Dakota Supreme Court bands
Down an Important Decision.
JAMESTOWN, N. D., Oct. 30.-The su-
preme court has handed down deci-
sion in the Dickey county tax certificate
case, which was sent up from here for
trial, a number Of constitutional points
being involved. The case is entitled
Paine VS.. Dickey county, a. suit torecover
$40, 900 from the county under section
"a, chapter 1872, laws of 1890. The
court holds with the plaintiff, Paine,
and decides that the provisions of the
law giving holders of tax certificates
the right to recover from tho county
where taxes fail because illegally lev
led, is constitutional. The case is an
important one, as many counties and
Eastern men Of capital are interested in
tax certificates.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 80.-Aftel
five days of continuous rain storms 9
terrific hurricane from tho southeast
swept over Santiago during the day.
causing much destruction. Twelve
houses were wrecked and others badly
damaged. The unprecedented rain fall
continues.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
elm Dale Items.

Miss Jessie Boyle visited school
Thursday.
e. r. Vallett returned from st.
Paul Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mokros went
to Little Falls Saturday.
G. B. Twist is on the sick list.
Mrs. Hansen visited at her home
Wednesday,.
G. r. Vallett went to Royalton
Wednesday,.
Miss Mary Davies visited at w.
Boyle's Sunday.
Martin Holverson came back from
Iowa Wednesday.
Joe Kalis went to Royalton
Thursday.
H. Olson and son are husking corn
for Martin Holverson.
II. Olson went to Royalton Mon
day after a load Of lumber.
Miss Stella Davies visited home
Sunday.
The NJ. w. A. dance was q success
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Boyle went to
Royalton Tuesday.
Charles Mokros is laying the
foundation for Charles Nelson's
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell visited at G.
r. Vallett's Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. J. Lonsdale was in the village
Wednesday.
Grandpa Boos visited school
Mo nday.
Fred Whitemyn was in the village
Monday.
G. r. Vallett went to Tamrac
lake Thursday.
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GEN. HENRY'S FUNERAL.
New York National Guard Turns Out in
Force.

New York National Guard Turns Out in
Force.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The largest and
most impressive funeral parade since
the death of General William T. Sher-
man took place during the morning
when the body of General Guy V.
Henry was removed from his residence
to the Pennsylvania train that conveyed
it to Washington, where interment will
be- made in Arlington cemetery. The
services at the residence were conducted
by the Rev. John Huske of St. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal church and con-
sisted of simple prayers lasting not
more than 10 minutes. The body was
accompanied to the station by three
national guard regiments and the Sec.
end battery. The troops numbered over
1850 men and made most impressive
appearance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
Report of Pike Creek School.

District No. "a, for month ending
October q, 1899. Number of pnpils
enrolled 40; number days taught 20;
average daily attendance 80. Fol-
lowing are the names of those who
have attended 20 days:
Oscar Duclos, Ernest Stevens, Ern-
est Wright, Osia Muncy, Elva Num-
cy, Arthur Duclos, Charles Sprandel,
Harold Clark Noela Duclos, Charlie
Dumont, Ethel Chambers, Howard
Clark, Libby Clark. Claude Chambers,
Leo Chambers, Chester Stevens.
Clarence Sprandel.
JESSIE RAYMOND, teacher.
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A young lad of the town OF PKG
Creek named Herman Miske was ar
rested Saturday for stealing some
articles from Tomelty's Bazaar store.
Thefts OF this kind have been numer-
GUS from Mr.. Tomelty's counters,
but he has never before caused the
arrest of any of the offenders. Ihey
were becoming too frequent, and as
some OF those who had been let OH
with a reprimand administered by
Mr.. Tomelty himself had repeated
the offenses, he decided to have this
boy arrested, to show Others that ne
did not intend to be as lenient with
petty thieves and shoplifters in the
future. The boy was put in jail for
several hours, and after promising
to resist the temptation to steal In
the future he was released.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
FIRE PANIC QUELLED.

Blsse Discovered Under . Gallery Stair.
way in . Chicago Theater.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-A fire broke out
under the stairway leading to the GAL
lery of the Columbia theater a few
minutes previous to the beginning of
the first act of "His Excellency, the
Governor. Although the house was
crowded no one was injured, and the
panic which followed the discovery. Of
the fire was quelled by tho prompt &C
ton of the attaches of the house.
The large audience left the theater in
IN orderly manner and an hour later
tho performance was begun.
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CHICAGO IS FAVORABLE.

Nilwaukee Has . Chance for the Demo.
cratic National Convention.
CHICAGO, Oct. W.-The Record says:
There seems to be a growing sentiment
among Chicago Democratic leaders in
favor Of helping Milwaukee secure the
next national convention. Milwaukee
ans consider that the strongest factor in
their favor in tho contest ia the friend
Illness Of Chicago Democrats. National
Committeeman Gehan, who will cast
the vote of Illinois on the question, said
that If Chicago did not want the con-
Ventiou he was in favor of milwaukee,.
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PERSONALS.

w. Fisher, of St. Cloud, was in the
city Friday.
A. L. Hoffman,, of Brainerd, wasin
the city Monday.
L. F. Martin. al Royalton, was a
city visitor Friday.
l.. O. Vessel came up from St.
Paul Friday night.
l.. D. Brown went to the Twin
Cities Friday AFTERNOON.
F. E. Ortory, of Grand Forks, N.
d., was a city visitor Sunday.
Mrs. G. BRIGHAM, OF Cass county,
is visiting Little Falls friends.
Supt. A. E. Law, of the Northern
Pacific, was in the city Monday.
Fred Kuehl. of Sank Rapids, WIS.,
tied Little Falls friends Sunday.
Paul Bahr and Frank Bastien
visited st. Cloud friends Sunday.
J. H. Russell, the Royalton mer-
chant, spent Sunday in Little Falls.
w. F. Benjamin, OF St. Cloud, was
registered at the Columbia Monday.
c. A. Weyerhaeuser and R. D.
Musser went to Hibbing Saturday.
Frank Jarboe returned Sunday
morning from cruising trip up
north.
G. A. Booker, of Williston, N. D..
was registered at the Buchanan
Friday.
Mrs. A. Tanner and son, Louis.
went to Brainerd Saturday to visit
friends.
Mrs. A. M. Wright, of Fergus Falls.
arrived Saturday on visit to
relatives.
John Wise, Jr., of Brainerd, spent
Sunday with Little Falls relatives
and friends.
Sheriff. Erickson, OF Brainerd, was
in the city Friday enroute to Morris
on business.
J. A. and Jas. Quine, of Madelia.
Mimi, were registered at the Colum-
bia Saturday.
Mrs. E. M. Rogers, of Thief River
Falls, arrived in the city Saturday
for visit with friends.
w. w, Hartmon and l.. D. brown
were at Fit. Ripley Thursday on bust
ness, returning home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Plumondor
and daughter, Mrs. Fred Newton. of
Princeton, are In the city visiting
rela tives.
Miss Nettie Carley, who is attend
ing the st. Cloud Normal school,
came home Friday to spend Sunday
with relatives.
Rev. H. G. Carman, the new pastor
of the Baptist church arrived from
Fairmont, N. D., Saturday, accom-
panied by his daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Briese and Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Won Lelienthal, of
Glenwood, arrived in the city Satur-
day for visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Carrie Ornadorf, of St. Paul,
who was visiting Little Falls friends
Thursday, went to Sank Centre Fri
day morning for visit with relatives
and friends there.
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TRADE RIGHTS ASKED.
American Demands of tho Powers In the
Division of China.

American Demands Of tho Powers In the
Division of China.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-A special to The
Times-Herald from Washington says:
The United States has demanded from
the government of Russia, Germany
and France assurances that in their
division of China into zones of political
domination or spheres Of influence the
trade rights of citizens of this country
shall be fully respected. These de-
mands are pretty sure to be acceded to
and as soon as the necessary correspond
ence can be passed between Washing
ton and the three European capitals it
is not doubted that the desired assur.
ance will be given by the governments
namo6
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Rstrenchment Neoessary.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-The Exchange
Telegraph company has dispatch
from Allahabad saying that the famine
expenditure has compelled the Indian
government to suspend telegraphic
transfers and restrict council bills.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
BUSINESS rOLLEGL

Corner West Seventh and st. Peter stree
Business, Telegraph and Shorthand
lege in the Northwest. Established.
years. Is thorough, practical, reliable,
this college is the quickest and u,est
road to success: First class teachers and
up.to.date methods are the features Ut
his popular school. For catalogues, etc.
ddreS F. A. MARION. Principal.
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Ohio Town Badly soorohsd.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Oct. 30.-New Bos-
ton, a suburb three miles east of this
city, was almost wiped out by fire dur
ing the evening. The blaze started in
the Portsmouth Heel company's fac
tory and spread to that Of the Standard
Shoe company and several other build.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
Welcome Frost Expected.

JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 8o.-No new
cases of yellow fever have appeared
here during tho past "a hours. The
temperature is falling rapidly and
heavy frost is expected. BY tho latter
part Of tho week it 10 believed that
qua rantine against Jackson will be
raised.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31

There are no indications that
the American government ex-
poets to soon withdraw it's au-
thority from Cuba. There is
still considerable lawlessness in
the island, and it will take a
long time to bring the people
back to peaceful methods.
While some of the political
leaders are continually agitat-
ing opposition to the United
States, business is generally
progressing and the cultivation
Of crops increasing.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31

An unusual large proportion
of western grain is going to the
Atlantic coast by rail this year.
The lake freight rates are much
higher than during most sea-
sons, and the boats cannot
handle all the freight offered.
A great many large boats are
being built at the lake ship
yards, and the shipping tonnage
will show wonderful increase
next season.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31

N Barbeau, OF Ripley town, was
In the city Saturday. Mr.. Barbeau
states that there is still q l;trge
amount of threshing to be done in
his town, and the finish will be very
late this season. Three threshing
rigs at WORK in his vicinity are lay
ingupfor repairs. Mr.. B. threshed Fri
day and the yield was very salts
factory. Some new ground
yielded 80 bushels per acre and the
old land averaged about % bushels.
The Scandinavian Good Templars
society had u very interesting and
pleasant public meeting Thursday.
evening. The attendance was large.
The meeting was addressed briefly
by J. B. knudson and P. H. McCor-
mick. About twelve members of the
Royalton society were present and
assisted in the excellent literary pro-
gram rendered. At the conclusion
the members of the society partook
OF an oyster supper served at Halls
City restaurant.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31

The plan of campaign in the
Philippines is to have Otis con-
tinue in control of the civil
affairs, and to furnish Lawton
and Macarthur with men and
supplies. These two COM
manders will then prosecute the
campaigns according to their
own ideas, after the advance
once begins. It is expected
that they will have men enough
to occupy all important places
that they capture.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
The trial OF G., T.. Carlson the West !

The trial of c. E. Carlson the West
side saloonkeeper, charged with
keeping his place open. after hours,
was to have come up before Justice
Shaw at 10 O'Clock Monday, but was
postponed again until Tuesday on
account OF the absence OF City At
torney Trebby. Carlson was ar
rested several weeks ago. but there
have been several postponements.
Some counter charges against Chief
HerouX, the officer who made the
complaint, were promised at the
time of the arrest, and will prob
ably be made when the trial comes.
up.
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ST. BENEDICT'S ACADEMY.
st. Joseph. Stearns Co.. Mimi.
A school for girls with which is
connected a boarding school for little
boys. For catalogue apply to the
Directress.
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URGED TO SUBMIT.
President Kruger Is Asked to Yield
to the Demands of Mr.. Cham
berlain.

London, Sept. IA special dispatch
from Pretoria says the leaders of the
Afrikander Bund have telegraphed to
President Kruger urging him to yield
to Mr.. Chamberlain last demands.
Cape Town, Sept. 14.-It is asserted
in Afrikander circles here that the
Transvaal government will accept the
British note, leaving the question of
suzerainty on the basis of the conven-
ton of 1884.
The Cape Times and the Cape Argus
both consider the British note generous
and conciiiatory, and all the papers, in
Guiding the KrugerIte organs, assume
that the Transvaal will comply with the
British demands.
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rear end of the Porterville accommo-
dation train at Formosa, about 20 miles
north of here, Wednesday night. Mrs.
Maggie Majors, of Los Angeles; Mrs.
Ross, her mother, and Mrs. Larue were
killed. Engineer Wright and Fireman
Keller were seriously injured. The
cause of the wreck is said to be due to
the carelessness of the Porterville train
crew, which permitted the train to oc-
cupy the main line when the passenger
train from the south was due.
Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. 16.-At
about five o'clock Friday afternoon a
terrible accident occurred on the Mis-
souri, Pacific eight miles south of this
city, resulting in the loss of three lives
and the destruction of 20 freight cars
and an engine. Only few particulars
can be obtained, as those who knew
them are not alive. The accident oc-
Cured about two miles below Paul, a
small station six miles south of here.
Train No. 124, freight, was running to
make Julian as passing point with
the passenger and ran into bridge
which was on fire, and it gave way with
them. The engine with Engineer
Gillian, his fireman, name unknown, and
Head Brakeman Foster went into the
ditch and some 20 cars piled upon them.
The wreck took fire, and. a strong wind
prevailing at the time, it was soon a
blazing mass, taking fire from tie en-
CINE The remainder of the train crew
was helpless to tender assistance and
they were burned to death.
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of his territory, and several other re-
publics in Italy. Bonaparte was now
sent to Egypt. Europe again prepared
TO crush the republic. France, meet
ing defeats, the internal affairs fell into
bad shape, and Bonaparte returned
from Egypt. He was hailed by all as
the only man who could save the dis
tracted country. A coup d. etat made
him first consul, and France had at last
commanding intellect at its head.
But France had ceased to be a repub-
lie. The consulate yielded to the en-
pire, was overthrown by Europe re-
allied, in 1914, and the Bourbon mon
archy restored, to be in turn over
thrown by Bonaparte, who again fell
before the powers at Waterloo. The
Bourbon again had the throne, but q
revolution gave it to a son of the duke
of Orleans, under a constitution, to be
followed by a short-lived republic,
which gave way before the magical
name of Napoleon born by nephew
of the conqueror, grandson of di-
vorced Josephine. The second empire
disappeared at Sedan in 1870, to be fol-
lowed by a provisional republic, that
made a defense as gallant as that of
1893, and put down the Jacobin fury,
the commune of 1871. Grevy was elect
ed president of the provisional assem-
bly,, which contained but 100 republic
ans, the majority, or over $50, being
monarchists, Bourbons, Orleanists or
Bonapartists. There were socialists.
anarchists, and the clergy, who want
ed old privileges and property restored,
and exclusive control of the schools,
and who clamored for France to re-
store the pope's temporal power, which
the italian revolution had just deprived
him of. The monarchists ousted Grevy
for Buffet, and elected as president Mar
shall Mac Mahon, as a step to restora-
ton of the monarchy, ar agreement
having been reached in favor of the child
less Bourbon, Count De Chambord, with
the Orleans house to follow, but the
conspiracy failed. New constitutions
were made. Ministries fell almost as
soon as named. The clergy combined
with the diminishing monarchists, be-
SouSC DIltSlS tut COHlcSSiOudl
were excluded from the public schools,
and education made compulsory. A
coup d etat was frequently threatened,
the Boulanger conspiracy, the Panama
canal frauds, the assassination of Pres
ldent Carnot, and now the base conspir-
acy against Dreyfus, all excited rage
and turmoil
All were blows at the republic. The
fierceness of the conflict, the seething.
roaring maelstrom of passion and
hatred under cover of parliamentary
proceedings are without parallel, and
in relief against the sea of flame stand
the courageous, patriots of France.
the upholders of her liberty, with vivid.
ness Incompatible.
NJ. H. WILLIAMSON.
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MANY PERISH IN WRECKS.
Result of Collisions in Iowa and CAL
ifOrnia-Disaster Near Nebras-
ka City, Neb.

Iowa City, Ia, Sept. 13.-The wreck
which occurred on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway - miles west
of Iowa City about midnight Monday
night resulted in the death of four men
and the injury of seven others. The
dead are: Webb Smith, Iowa City; En-
gineer Tom Quinn, Rock Island; Fire
man A. III. Poison, Rock Island; Will
Floyd (colored), Des Moines. The in
jured are: Conductor p. C. Brien, KEEL
logg; Brakeman John G. Mulligan,
Carnforth; Engineer Tom Dunn, Rock
Island; Fireman Pierce, Rock Island;
Charles Cox, Magnetic City, n. c.; Will
liam Clinton, Corydon, KY; George
Woodson (colored), Des Moines. With
the exception of the trainmen the 9TH
ers injured or killed were ''deadhead-
ing" in box cars. An east-bound special
meat train crashed into a west-bound
extra freight on curve. Eighteen cars
were wrecked.
Iowa City, Ia, Sept. 16.-The coro-
ner's jury Investigating the accident
on the Rock Island last Monday near
Oxford, by which the lives of four men
were lost, hold John Jones, of Des
Moines, the train dispatcher, guilty OF
criminal carelessness. The grand jury
will indict him. Jones is missing.
Bakersfield, Cal, Sept. 14.-North.
bound passenger train No. s on the
Southern Pacific railroad ran into the
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THE PRICE OF PEACE,
Inducements Offered AguinaldO tn
Lay Down Arms Were
Refused.

New York, Sept. ia special to the
World from Ithaca, n. Y, says: Your
correspondent is able to say ON author
ity that the Schurman peace commits
sion offered every possible inducement
short of absolute government to
Aguinaldo and his followers. Aguinaldo
was promised, as a price for the res
toration of peace in the Tagalos tribe,
a bonus of more than $4,000 a year
while the Tagalos remained peaceful.
He was told that he could choose men
from his tribe for the minor municipal
offices.
The commission went so far as to
promise Aguinaldo the moral support OF
the United States government, if such
were needed to make his leadership OF
the Tagols thoroughly secure.
With all these inducements, tempt
ing as they must have been, Aguinaldo
as the recognized head of the insurg
ent movement, declined to yield. HI
insisted upon immediate self-govern
ment, and, as his insistence was so firm
as to make an agreement impossible
| the American commissioners ceased ne
gotiations.
President Schurman was frank il
telling your correspondent a day or 81
ago that he favored giving to the va
rious tribes the largest possible meas
ure of home rule at the earliest mo
ment. He thought the several tribe
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Bad for Cotton.

Austin, Tex, Sept. 15.-The long
drought which has blighted Texas for
two months past and which was only
partially broken in places Sunday has
been most seriously felt in its reduc-
ton of the cotton crop of Texas. 1t
has been carefully figured out b, the
experts here that the yield will not
exceed a bale to three acres, which will
make the crop of this season nearly
100000 bales short of the crop of last
year, which was 3,555,OOO. The season
is now too far advanced for general
rains to change these figures.