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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29

F.: Alderman Martin has found a way
to compel universal admiration Of
his pet bridge specifications. When
Attorney Rhodes suggested some
changes that would give a glimmer
Of. intelligence to the plans, Alder
man Martin expressed a fear that
Mr.. Rhodes was doing something
in the interest of the Electric &
Water company. Now it is Martins
idea of city affairs that when he
says Electric & Water company he
has demolished any arguments that
were bothering him. But even in
the presence of Martins awful charge
Mr.. Rhodes insisted that his client
had right to see specifications that
an honest man could make an honest
bid on.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29

a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hoffman Wednesday
morning. @& ~. 4.s >SS WI s5
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29

Louis. Vasaly Is putting up ; q
building on First. avenue
southeast next to Gra6am's ma
chine warehouse. 1T will be used az a
blacksmith shop by j. Harmacenski,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29

Miss Maude Buckman entertained
q number Of young people at q
pleasant dancing party Wednesday
evening. = y. DIV .9s!i5, S.4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29

Bear in mind that our Sausage ia
made fresh every day and can't be
beat. Try them.
Try our Oysters; we handle nothing
but best grades and give solid meats
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Mcdonald. OF
Otsego, Mimi, who have been visit
ing Mrs. McDonald's sister, Mrs. w.
A. Dow, returned home Wednesday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-29
ss r. p. Shepard. Of st. Cloud. was q
Little Falls visitor Wednesday.

r. r. Shepard. Of st. Cloud. was a
Little Falls visitor Wednesday.
"A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. John Hoffman Wednesday
morning. ~. ~ w 1 Tis
& The work on the new passenger
depot was resumed Wednesday
morning. t$. e. 4#$s> i% stst;
ss A crew Of fifteen men left here We'd
n esday for Buckman' 3 logging camps
on Swan River
T. w. Burglehaus came up from.
Minneapolis Monday for a visit with
Little Falls friends. .,s:ss,.. . n.
4 Six small saw mills are at work
this winter In the woods tributary
to randall. a
The board Of county, commission.
ers will meet ON Tuesday next In an
nual session. :.
Who is thesnext citizen who would
like to get rich managing a skating
rink? Itis a bonanza. -: -
John Valentine, Jr., is now en-
ployed in Wetzel's drug: store a.
clerk and will study pharmacy.
The old electric light company
and the new one in st. Cloud have
carried the war into the newspapers.t
Frank Long and Ed. Flood went
up to Rhodes 4 Staples Sullivan
lake saw mill Wednesday morning.
The party of Little Falls gentle.
men who went to St Cloud to
spend Christmas returned Tuesday:
night.
Those bridge specifications are
about the best that ever happened.
Sometimes q push gets so cute it
shows 1t. ~
Engineer Goodrich went to Barker
Minn., Wednesday day on business
for the Northern Pacific Railroad
company.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
SITUATION IN TRANSVAAL.
Burghers May Not Ratify Kruger's
Concessions.

LONDON, Aug. u. There is little
fresh news from South Africa, but it is
announced that the Governor of Natal
has refused to allow the transit of emp
ty cartridges intended for the Trans
vaal.
The Pretoria correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle" declares that Presi-
dent Kruger's concessions are so far
reaching that it is doubtful whether the
Burghers will ratify them. He thinks
it more likely that they will demand
Mr. Kruger's resignation and the ap-
pointment of a younger man, probably
Schalk W. Burger a non-official mem
Der of the Legislative Council of the
TIanSYaal.
All the morning papers comment on
the seriousness of the situation as-re-
vealed on Saturday at Birmingham by
the speech of Joseph Chamberlain,
Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Times says: Such a delicate
situation cannot be protracted. We
believe that within the last few days
the financial arrangements of the gen
eral direction of the expedition which
will be necessary in the event of rup
ture, have been completed at the war
office.
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SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
We Are Steadily Encroaching on
That of England.

NEW YORK, Aug. %. = A special
to the Herald from Washington says:
Great Britain, Germany and Italy are
all making special efforts to enlarge
their trade with South America and the
British Government recently sent t.
Worthington, a special Commissioner
of the Board of Trade to study and re-
port commercial conditions in South
America.
Mr. Worthington reports that British
trade in many lines is declining and
that British made goods are being re-
placed by those from the United States,
from Germany and in some instances
from France, Italy and other conti-
mental countries.
The reasons which Mr.. Worthington
assigns are different in different cases
In many lines of goods the Germans
have secured the trade through sending
out goods of lower price and much in
ferior in quality.
In some lines, notably in iron and
steel goods and various kinds of ma
chinery, Mr.. Worthington found that
trade of the United States increasing
American locomotives he found in very
general use on South American rail-
ways and he approved of the business
methods of the American manufact-
urers in having skilled men to remedy
defects and study the special needs of
the South American railways.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Workers for the Candidates Ar
irving at GAINESVILLE.

GAINESVILLE (O), Aug. 21.-Some
of the workers for candidates arrived
here to-day for the Democratic State
Convention which meets here next
Tuesday and Wednesday. The dele
gates meet by Congressional Districts
Tuesday afternoon to select members
of the new State Central Committee.
and of other committees, including a
new one on party reorganization.
These committees meet Tuesday night
so as to report ON the assembling or
the convention Wednesday morning.
There will be contests before the Com
mittee on Credentials. The Mclean men
claim that the result Of the contests
cannot affect the lead of their favorite-
The Kilbourne men claimed that much
depends on the Committee on Creden-
tials, but they are not making any
claims to-day.
Although the Mclean men still claim
a majority of votes of seVenty-Six on
the first ballot. with all the candidates
still in the field, the Kilbourne men
have been making quite a squirt here
tonight after the arrival of some OF
their workers from Columbus. Efforts
to have Colonel James Kilbourne accept
the second place on the ticket have
again failed to-day. 1t is now stated
that General Isaac r. Sherwood of To-
ledo will be the Mclean man for that
place
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QUIET AT THE BAY.
The Volunteers Temporarily Lo-
Gated at the Preside.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.-This
city was quiet to-day after the big par
ade last night in honor of the California
volunteers. Nearly 10000 people visited
the camps at the Presidio where the
boys are temporarily located, among
the throng being Mayor Phelan, who
made a friendly call on Colonel Duboce.
The routine of camp life will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
At 10 o'clock Colonel S. P. Joselyn of
the Twentieth Infantry, assisted by
Captain E. r. Chrisman of the same
regiment, will take up the preliminary
work of mastering out the men. The
records are in good shape and up to
date, SO that Colonel Jocelyn will have
no delay in forwarding the papers to
Washington, and it is expected that
they will be returned within twelve
days.
Under favorable circumstances the
soldiers may be released from duty in
two weeks, and the date will probably
not be later than September 10th in any
event
The closing event of the prolonged
welcome to the troops will be theater
party on Wednesday night, to which
the entire regiment, with the officers
and men of the cruiser Boston, have been
invited The city will be again illumi-
mated, and there will be a short par
ade, the Californians escorting the
naval heroes of Dewey's fleet from the
water front to the various places of
amusement.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
MONTANA STAGE UPSET.
One Person Killed and Six Others
Were Wounded

SALT LAKE, Aug. pa special to
the Tribune" from Monida, Mont,
says: The Yellowstone and Monida
stage coach which left here at IL
o'clock Friday morning, was upset at
Dwelles, about sixty miles east of this
place at 10 O'Clock the same evening"
killing one person and wounding six
others.
Dead: Mrs. Joseph Lippman of Salt
Lake.
Seriously injured: Joseph Lippman
of Salt Lake; F. A. Vickroy.
Others injured: H. J. Gottenberg,
Denver, bruised: Fl. P. Miller, Green's
burg, Ind, very bad scalp wound, back
hurt and several wounds about the
face and body, no limbs broken; Mrs
c. P. Miller, Greensburg, Ind, arm
broken in two places. also hurt about
the head and body, not serious; w. r.
Plank, Greensburg. Ind, injured in the
head and back; Mrs. w. R. Plank, in
jured in head and back
The only passenger on the stage who
was not hurt is Mrs. D. Morgan. sis
ter of Dispatcher Vickroy of Denver.
The accident occurred at night when
the stage reached point known as the
divide. The stage struck large rock,
turning the coach over. dashing the oc-
cupants to the ground with great
shock. After the overturning of the
coach the horses ran away and have
not yet been found
The record-union., 1899-08-28
RETAIL BUTCHERS FIGHT.
They Will be Able to Get ALI the
Cattle They Want.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Lewis Wag-
ner, President of the Greater New York
Retail Butchers Association, continues
to receive communications and visits
from persons who are anxious either to
invest capital in the proposed slaughter
house scheme of the association or sell
it cattle.
A Western cattle dealer who owns
several hundred thousand head of beef
cattle, besides having a large amount
of capital at his command, came TO
New York from Chicago a few days ago
to confer with the executive board OF
the association about supplying cattle
to the association when it is ready to
begin supplying beef to customers in
Greater New York This man, whose
name the members of the board will
not divulge at this time, is said to have
had dealings with the beef trust and
although he is still on good terms with
the trust, says he is willing to sell cat
tie just as readily to the association if
satisfactory terms can be arranged.
There is no sentiment with me about
this matter" he is quoted as having
said. II intend to sell my cattle wher-
ever I can to the best advantage and
if can make little better terms with
the association than it is possible Cor
me to do with the trust, then the asso-
citation gets the cattle"
Owing to the wealth which he pos
sesses he can, it is said. afford to be
thoroughly independent Of the trust if
it should attempt to make him suffer
in business way for dealing with the
association.
When the Executive Board reports
to the association at the special meet
ing to be held tomorrow evening, it
will communicate the result of its ne
gotiations with this man and several
others who are ready TO sell cattle.
Sebastian Storck. the Secretary of the
association, and George Loeser, the
Vice President, are firmly convinced
that the slaughter house enterprise will
be a. success and that the butchers, or
ganized as they are and with the capt.
tai at their command, which has been
promised, will be able to fight the trust
to advantage. In contradiction of the
assertions of the members that the
price of cattle is very nigh and that
good beeves are worth from $65 to So
in the Chicago market. Mr.. Wagner
pointed to an advertisement of Il North
Dakota cattle company which stated
$40 to $50 per head on the hoof from
buyers in the Chicago market, and that
three-year-old steers on the range
could be made ready for the market
at a cost of not more than so a head
The record-union., 1899-08-28
Broke the Stampede.

.sOne of the thickest things I ever
saw in my life said a vetran army
officer the other day, was cowboy
stopping a cattle stampede. A herd
of about 900 or 500 had got frightened
at something, and broke away pellmell,
with their tails in the air and the bulls
at the head of the procession. But
Mr.. Cowboy didn't get excited at all
when he saw the herd was going
straight for a high bluff, where they
would certainly tumble down into the
CANYON and be killed. You know that
when a herd like that gets to going it
can't stop, no matter whether the cat
tie rush to death or not. Those in the
rear crowd those ahead, and away they
go. | wouldn't have given 81 a head
for that herd, but the cowboy spurred
I'D his mustang, made a little detour,
came in right in front of the herd, cut
across their path at right angle and
then galloped leisurely on the edge OF
that bluff, halted and looked around at
that wild mass of beef coming right
toward him. He was as cool as a Gu
cumber, though I expected to see him
killed. and was so excited l could not
speak
within about a quarter of a mile of
him | saw them try to slack up, though
they could not do it very quickly. But
the whole herd seemed to want to stop,
and when the COWS and steers In the
rear got about where the cowboy had
cut across their path was surprised
to see them stop and commence to nib
BILE at the grass. Then the whole herd
stopped, wheeled, struggled back and
went to fighting for a chance to eat
where the rear guard was.
"You see, that cowboy had opened a
big bag of salt he had brought out from
the ranch to give the cattle, gallopcd
across the herds course and emptted
the bag. Every critter shifted that line
of salt, and of course, that broke up
the stampede. But / tell you it was a
queer sight to see that man out there
en- the edge Of tht bluff quietly rolling
a cigarette when it seemed as if he'd be
lying under 200 tons of beef in about a
minute and a half. Chicago Record.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
CHEESEMAN CAPTURED.
The Murderous Maniac Arrested at
KeIi, Montana

OAKLAND, Aug. 81. - Sheriff Rog-
ers received brief telegram from Sher-
iff Hebbard at Keli, Mont, announcing
the capture of Frank Cheeseman, the
murderous maniac who escaped from
the Napa Insane Asylum a few months
ago.
Cheeseman escaped from the Napa
Asylum last May and has been at large
ever since. For several weeks after
his escape it was reported that he had
made his appearance at various places
throughout the city and county and
several mysterious assaults We're at
tributed to the maniac. The police and
peace officers were on the alert every
where and many men We're arrested on
the suspicion that they We're the MISS
ing man.
About ten months ago Cheeseman
The record-union., 1899-08-28
EUCALYPTUS TREES.
Governor Brooke Investigating
Their Virtues for Malaria.

HAVANA, Aug. 27.-Owing to fire.
quent recommendations to Governor
General Brooke of the eucalyptus tree
as an anti-malarial agent, some inves-
legations into the subject have been
carried on under his orders Attention
has been called to the success obtained
in cultivating the tree in the vast Cam
pagna di Roma, Italy, where eucalyp
tus is now recognized as rendering the
whole territory much less unhealthy.
The City of Mexico is cited as another
instance, where the Vigo Canal. the
floating gardens and other malarial dis
tricts are now we'll stocked with young
trees, with the results that the places
which were once marshy and un
healthful, have been rendered dry and
innocuous.
One recommendation says that the
camp of the British troops in Jamaica,
which was formerly malarial has
been planted with trees, the outcome
already being a steady disappearance of
marshy spots The tree which absorbs
the moisture, grows very rapidly, often
ten feet a year. The wood is valuable
and honey bees seek the flowers The
honey, it is said, contains important
medicinal properties.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
STRUCK RICH ORE.
Contractors Uncover Great Lodges
While Grading.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. PA Tacoma.
Wash. special to the Times says:
While grading on the Canadian Pacific
extension in British Columbia, con-
tractors Mckenzie and Mann have un-
covered great 1edges of ore running
high in copper, gold and silver. The
richest ledge was found near Cascade,
a new town on the Columbia and West
ern Railroad, which the Canadian Pa
cific is building from Rossland into
the Boundary Creek district. 1t has
not been thoroughly explored, but has
been stripped sufficiently to show it
exceeds 80 feet in width. Assays from
near the surface gives values of $40 to
$50 per ton.
Mckenzie and Mann have filed on the
property and will soon begin it's de-
velopment. They declined a large sum
for it.
The record-union., 1899-08-28

SHANGHAI, Aug. y. - As the out
come of a dispute regarding the owner
ship of some lands at Hankow on the
Yang Use Kiang, about 700 miles from
the sea, which were purchased in 1865
by the concern of Jardine, Matheson q
Co, but were subsequently included in
the new concessions to Russia, the own
ers, under the advice and protection OF
Mr.. Hurst, the British Consul, sent
workmen to fence in the tract. After
the work was begun a dozen Cossacks
from the Russian Consulate appeared
on the scene and forcibly elected the
workmen.
The Captain of the British second
class gunboat Wood Lark, specially de-
signed for service on the river, after
consulting with Mr.. Hurst, landed a
party of blue Jackets and moved the
Wood Lark within firing distance Of
the Russian Consulate. For time
a fight seemed imminent, but nothing
further occurred. The blue jackets
are now guarding the property.
The British third-class gunboat Esk
has been dispatched to Hankow from
this port Great Britain is evidently
determined to uphold British rights.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
DIsCoURAGING EVENTS.
Treachery of Native Mayors Elect
ed in the Philippines.

MANILA, Aug % CVia Hongkong,
Aug. 2D. - Recent events have proved
somewhat discOuraging to officials who
are trying to accompany war with
policy of conciliation. Two new muni-
cipal Governments have collapsed
through the treachery of the Mayors.
To-day the Mayor of San Pedro Ma
cati who was elected by the people un-
der the direction of Prof Dean Worces-
ter. of the United States Advisory Com
m ssion for the Philippines, was brought
10 Manila and lodged in jail The
United States officers at San Pedro
Macati found that he was using his
office as a recruiting station for the
Philippine army Four disguised in
surgent officers were helping him.
The Mayor of Baliuag was also ar
rested and confined in the same prison.
The Americans caught him passing be-
tween the line Of the two armies with
discriminating documents which the au-
thorfties secured. Another prominent
native Mayor is under surveillance.
When the result of the election at
linus. which General Lawton and Prof.
Worcester engineered, was announced,
the Americans inquired as to the
were informed that he was in prison at
Bilibid, where the authorities had
placed him on suspicion of being rev.
olutionist He was released and in
stalled as Mayor.
Such events and conditions tend to
give color to the assertions of foreign
residents acquainted with the native
character, who insist that a. great ma
II !, / n
the insurgents and elect officials whom
they know to be revolutionists.
For two weeks Manila has been po-
liced at night with unusual vigilence.
Apparently the authorities are expect
ing trouble.
The trend of affairs tends to make the
policy of leniency unpopular among the
Americans. When they abandoned
Morong they burned the whole town.
Colonel Smith of the Twelfth Infant
ry, who is in command at Angeles. is
skeptical regarding Filipino friendship.
Instead of allowing the natives to re-
turn to the town as heretofore, he has
ordered his troops to shoot all men try
ing TO pass the lines and to turn back
women and children.
He recently gave the Amigos in the
town an opportunity to prove their pro
fessed friendship putting them to work
at d gg' 'ng trenches and cleaning streets
but this only displeased them.
The foremost citizen of Angeles, a
lawyer who had welcomed the Ameri-
cans with a great show of cordiality
was found communicating with the in
surgents The Americans promptly
marched him off to San Fernando to
stand trial.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
Destructive Oil Fire.

CHICAGO, Aug. pa destructive
fire occurred at the Standard oil re-
fineries at Whiting tonight, caused by
a leak in one of the stills. A few min
utes after the fire broke out there was
a terrific explosion and the flames
spread rapidly to the immense tanks
containing 2,200 barrels of partially
refined oil. At the present time it
looks as though the eight remaining
will be consumed The loss so far is
estimated at 100000.
Steven Wilkins, a fireman; Harry
Bonney, engineer at the works anu
Jesse Cunningham, were seriously
burned by blazing oil.
The record-union., 1899-08-28

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-A special to
the World from Nyack says: Fire
was discovered in the large boys and
girls orphan asylum connected with st.
Annes' Convent at Sparkill, Orange
County, at / a. m. to-day (Monday),
but not before the entire structure, a
frame building, was wrapped in flames.
Many of the inmates. children, were
burned and suffocated. it was reported
early this morning.
The exact number of the dead could
not be told at 3:15 a. m., when the
first dispatches reached this city. Geo.
A. MARITIME of Sparki1l, one of those
who first discovered the fire, telephoned
sponded from that place. Eight doc
tors also went to the asylum from
Nyack.
A request for aid was also telephoned
to Piedmont.
Empire Engine Company was dis
patched from Piedmont to the scene of
the fire.
Piedmont is this side of Nyack and
both engines with their compliments
Of fire fighters arrived at about the
same time.
The asylum, which is conducted by
the Sisters of Mercy. had about 1,000
children. 1t was long frame build
ing, three stories high. The flames
We're not discovered until the Whole
building was one mass of fire. The
children had scant chance for escape.
Special trains over the New Jersey
Northern Railroad We're rushed to the
nearest railroad station. The asylum
was situated between Sparkiu and Or
angeburg.
The scenes at the conflagration We're
heartrending. The children, clad in
their nightrobes could be seen falling
backward into the furnace of flame and
smoke, while the shrieks of the dying
could be heard above the crackle of the
devouring flames.
Some Of the children were crippled for
life by jumping from the windows
Many of the sisters also We're injured
while others lost their lives heroically
while trying to rescue their charges.
Although the services of the fire ap-
paratus from neighboring places had
been promptly rendered, the engines
arrived too late to be effective in saw
ing life or property.
The fire started on the upper floor OF
the three-story building Nearly 30G
of the occupants of the convent occu-
pied rooms on this floor and all the dor
mitories We're lighted with kerosene
lamps. There is little doubt that the
fire was caused by the explosion of one
of these lamps. The fire spread rapidly
upward and burned through the shinS1e
| roof of the building in two places Al
| the time of the discovery, the fire had
made such progress that the sisters
could not awake the hundreds of their
| children under their care, marshal them
| in order and march them from the
| building as were their practice at fire
| drills. Many of the little victims We're
suffocated in their sleep.
The record-union., 1899-08-28
ARE FEEDING GUERIN.
Conveying Supplies Through an
UNDERGROUND Passage.

PARIS, Aug. 27.-The anti-Semites
assert they are conveying food supplies
by an underground passage to Jules
Guerin. the anti-Semite agitator. and
his beleaguered companions at the
headquarters of the Anti Semitic
League, in the Rue Chabrol.
To-day a man was arrested for at
tacking the Republican Guards sta
toned in that thoroughfare. The troops
on the cordons have been increased.
but otherwise there has been no change
in the situation since yesterday.