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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

st. Cloud Journal Press. a meet
Inn ~ the bOndhold efs OF tho st.
Cloud Water Power company 4 to
be held vsry soon in Baltim0rs, Nd,
and the best plans TOR utilizing the
splendid power being generated here
VIII be discussed. It ID hoped that
some definite project win DO launched
At this meeting which will bring to
st. Cloud additional manufacturing
5inS ustriae. ss
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

Rudyard Kipling will have a
story in the May McClure's en-.
titled "The Flag Of Their
Country" which exhibits very
dramatically the differences be.
tween a popular orator and sen.
sitlve, high-minded boy in their
ectiye !: ways of i / / .'honori thae
iisg. ID 55s y H
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28
From Tuesdays Dsily. B
TO vACATE SOME STUBS.
city Council Will % Asked 70
!. Give Room for West \.
+ Side Yards.


Among other improvements In the
city this year the Northern Pacific
will greatly increase its yard track.
age on the West side. Az 10 well
known, the Northern Pacific has
bought the Little Falls & Southern
railroad tracks on the West aide.
and also right.of-way aud track
room block Wide from Broadway
north to the cut-off. The track now
runs along the alley, with l50 feet Of
railroad property each side Of the
track. All the streets east OF this
track have been vacated. and the
Pine Tree Lumber company occupies
the land to the track az q lumber
yard. The streets west OF the track
run up to. the track, but are not
used, an they lead nowhere that any
body has any occasion to 20. The
Northern Pacific owns the land both
sides Of all these ITO foot streets, and
at the end Of tina street. There
might be no objection to laying
tracks over them. but the road does
not care to place permanent proper
ty on these streets, when It has title
to continuous property just as well
situated. The N. p. would as soon
use the land on one side Of the pres
ent track AZ the other, and the $50
feet on either side is enough. But 1t
would be verv expensive and incon-
venient for the Pine Tree Lumber
company to abandon the property
east of the track as q lumber yard.
1t is largely occupied by lumber now.
and is close to the mill and coDven.
lent for their use. The Northern
Pacific has notified the Pine Tree
company that they are prepared to
at once build the new West
side yards. and that the latter
company must vacate the pro-
perty eaet of the tracks, unless the
city should SO arrange It that the
new tracks could be built west of the
present track.
The proper petition will be filed
with the council this evening, and
under the circucumstoncesi It is not
probable that there win be any
opposition to the vacation.
One thing is absolutely certain,
and that 10 that the west side Inn
provenents the Northern Pacific 10
preparing to make VIII not Be Affect
ed In the least by the citv's action. ex-
fcept the N. p. may be allowed to build
its yards west instead of east of the
present track. and the lumber yard
Of the big mill can retain its present
convenient location.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

The Kansas negroes are degener.
ating and becoming as lawless as
Georgia whites. On Tuesday a
Kansas mob of negroes killed a
co'ored prisoner who was in jail
awaiting trial for murder.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

The governor Of Arkansas has
instructed q sheriff to keep negroes
from coming to that state, the
negroes having been hired to take
the place Of striking miners. A
United States Judge has issued al
INDUCTION to prevent the sheriff
from interfering with men who
come into the state to work, and
a United States marshal will serve
the Injunction on the sheriff.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

Minneapolis Journal: Assertion
Of the Democracy known as the
any. old dollar democracy which is
now travelling on the road will
give a Jefferson day hand-out
back of the water tank next
Wednesday evening. Bring your
own tomato can.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

The Minneapolis Tribune is
Masking an energetic war against
the Journals voting contest
scheme to give prizes to the teach.
ers who get the most votes. 1t
seems the scheme has helped the
Journals subscription list. s.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

A majority of the army officers
and privates who reported to Col.
Darlington, of the commissary de-.
partment, declares the army beef
10 have been decidedly bad.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

State Auditor Dunn is trying to
make q Canadian lumber firm pay
1000 for state pine that has been
stolen. He may have to interest
the Washington authorities in the
matter. ..%$.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

William Mckinley must have
done few funny things to Tom
Reed at that Jekyl island peace
conference. The speaker with.
draws from politics and starts for
Europe. -a e
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

Congressman Fletcher declares
he i. for G. a.. Pillsbury for sena.
to- TO succeed Nelson, if the Min.
ueapolis miller enters the fight
with good following.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

The way those Filipanos fight
! It seems they must have heard
that thew were . Be governed BY
samples Of Christian civilization
lcr Georgia. .s' \. \
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

Capt. Coghlan's remarks about
Dewey's message to the German
admiral at Manila were not the
sole cause Of the German govern
ment's protest to the secretary Of
state. The captain Of the Raleigh
also sang the lines that represent
the kaiser asplacing himself before
God. II is understood that the
song is very offensive 70 King
William. and his government
wants American officers 70 stop
singing it. The song i very pop.
nlar among the sailors Of the
Ar erican Asiatic squadron. TX
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

q O.. 10 = ..I >
The bill reducing the fees of the
state oil inspector failed to become
! law. Notwithstanding the fact
that Gov. Lind had expressed him.
self in favor Of legislation in this
direction it is understood that he
did not particularly indorse it. #
he had why did his party members
in the senate decide in caucus to
vote against this bill! The fusion
senators had previously been in
consultation with the governor
and outlined their course Of ac-
ton on various matters and it IS
70 Be inferred that the executive
and his party leadears understood
one smother fully on the oil inspec.
ton bill. s
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

This is one Of the big boys. A
copper combine has been formed
Go far on paper) to con-
troll yall the copper producing
property in the United States,
valued at $40o, 900, 900. And this is
part of the worldwide copper
syndicate that will own all the
copper mines in this little world.
This big devil. fish will make the
little electric light companies, that
have to buy copper wire, look liks
30 cent ctopuses.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

Gov. Lind i "a w ashine ION and
sha. been able q find ont that the
government will sometime send
the Thirteenth back from the
Philippines.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28
! PoLlTiCs AN !, \ > !! NEWS \ !: / / J {.
Gossip and Opinions Gathered
IN tho Capital City.

81. FAUL, MIMI, April ~, 1919.
It Is mot the intention It this
time to discuss the merits q Dc.
merits Of the Hasting-A uoka asy.
lum bill which passed the legisla..
tture. That i ! matter Of opinion
upon which honest men may differ.
But w wish to call sthe attention
70 Gov Lind 3 most striking incon.
sistency il dealing with this ques-
ton. The Arst bill that passed,
and which the governor vetoed.
provided for building and insane
hospital ct Anoka on the cottage
plan and for the purchase Of q site
at Tasting for future use. The
friends Of this measure had defer.
red consid erably to the opinions
Of those who favored the county
and cottage plans. There were
limitations and restrictions thrown
about the bill so that there was no
doubt as to its meaning. The size
Of the colony was limited to five
hundred patients, the capacity of
the individual cottages to sixty
snd there was to be but one asylum
to be built until another was need.
ed. To this bill Gov. Lind put
his veto. ...r.~ s.
The Hasting-Anoka people
thereupon amended the Barker
bill, which was originally copy
Of the bill that passed, and to this
measure the governor gave his
approval. This bill as amended
removed all the limitations and
safeguards of the first bill aud
establish two asylums to be built
at once instead Of one. It would
certainly have been far better fol
the state had Gov. Lind signed the
first bill and in giving his approval
to the second he has stultifed him.
self in the eyes fthe friends IS well
as the opponents Of the Hastings.
Anoka combination. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-28

Among the important railroad
measures which stand to the credit
Of the Republican legislature this
time are three which will mean q
great deal 10 the people of Mime.
|sota. One provides for the cleo.
ton Of the Railroad and Ware.
house commission by popular vote
and another gives the commission
semi.judicial powers. Up to this
time the testimony taken before
the commission has had no stand.
ing in, the courts. When the
commission had concluded an i'm
portant case and the roads took an
appeal, as they almost invariably
did, the whole ground had to be
gone over again in the courts thus
delaying often for an indefinite
period the most important .lltiga.
ton. Questions of exhor bitant
rates and injuries which the PEG.
pie suffered at the hands Of the
railroads thus remained unsettled
from year to year. The new law
will IN q marked degree tend to
bring about a much speedier ad-
justment Of difficulties between
the roads and shippers.
Another law prevents railroad
companies from raising freight
rates without the consent Of the
Railroad and Warehouse commits
sion. Among the other railroad
measures passed is one requiring
roads to adopt the standard gauge
upon direction of the commission
and another requiring the roads to
furnish platform facilities for
loading grain and live stock.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
THE VAMPIRE VINE.
Plant That Drains the Blood of
Living Animals.

Living Animals.
The octopus has hitherto been regard
ed as the most hateful and horrible of all
created things. There has, however,
been discovered in Nicaragua plant
which is as fearsome as the devilfsh 1t
is vine called by the natives "the
devils snare" and it seems literally to
drain the blood of any living thing which
comes within its death dealing touch.
A naturalist who has recently returned
from Central America relates the finding
Of this singular growth in one of the
swamps which surround the great lakes
Of Nicaragua.
He was engaged in hunting for bo-
tanical and chronological specimens
when he heard his dog cry out as il In
agony from u distance. Running to the
spot he found the dog enveloped in a
network of what seemed to be fine
ropelike tissue of roots and fbers. The
vine seemed to be composed of bare in
terlacing stems, resembling the branches
of the weeping willow denuded of leaves,
of dark hue and covered with a thick
viscid gum that exuded from the pores.
Drawing his knife, he endeavored to cut
the animal free, but it was only with the
greatest difficulty he succeeded in sever
ing the fleshy, muscular tbers. To his
horror and amazement the naturalist
then saw that the dogs body was blood
stained, while the skin appeared to have
been actually sucked or puckered in
spots, and the animal staggered as if
from exhaustion.
In cutting the vine the twgs turned
like living, sinuous fingers, and it re-
quired no slight force to free the hand
from Its clinging grasp, which left the
flesh red and blistered. The gum ex-
uding from the vine was Of grayish
dark tinge remarkably adhesive and of
disagreeable animal odor, powerful and
nauseating to inhale. The native serv-
ants manifested the greatest horror of
the vine, which they called "the devils
snare" and were full of stories Of its
death dealing powers. Its voracity Is nj
most beyond belief. its power Of suction
being contained in number Of in
finitesimal mouths. If the substance it
seiEes is animal. the blood Is drawn of
and the carcass dropped. On lump of
raw meat being thrown to it, in the
space of five minutes the blood is drunk
off and the mass thrown aside Scottish
Nights.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
THE KENTUCKY FEUDISTS.

Necessity For Calling Troops to Pro-
vent a Fight in Court.
London, KY, Oct. 26.-Three companies
of militia have been requested from
Governor Bradley pending the trial of
the Griffiths and Chadwells for the
recent killing of the Philpots. Judge
Eversole has made a statement about
witnesses being afraid to appear, and
it. is thought that troops will be Sc
cured, the same as for the Baker trial.
Even with the troops present 1t is
probable that there will be motion
for change of venue.
The grand jury impanneled at Man.
chester at the term of court which
began Monday has big task before it.
There are IL murders, besides the as
sassination of Tom Baker. to be in
vestigated. Yesterday the jury re-
turned true bills against Sol, Jim and
Tom Griffin, charging them with the
murder Of Deputy Sheriff Wash Tucker,
and Eddy and Floyd Chadwell, charg-
ing them with completely in the crime.
Eddy Caldwell confessed that theiplot
was made and executed by the Crit
fins to revenge the advantage Thatcher
had given the Philpots by his testi-
mony against the Grifflns after the bat
tie of July II. in which four Grifiins
and one Philpot were killed. The
town is full Of witnesses and feudists.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
A CUBAN PROTEST
Against Gen. Rivera's Prohibition
Of the Art Of Cock Fighting.
CHARGES AGAINST QUE SOLDIERS

Cuban Judge Said They Were Killing
Respectable Cubans-An Investiga-
tion Proved the Charge Groundless,
and tho Judge May Lose His Place.
Havana, Oct. 26.-Cuban opinion is
against the proclamation Of the civil
governor of Havana. General Rus
Rivera, prohibiting cock fighting. The
proclamation is also considered as In
the nature Of a protest against the fall
ure of Governor General Brooke to
prohibit cock fighting at the time when
he prohibited bull fighting. A man
to whom General Rivera had refused
permit for cock fight has written
to La Lucia to say that cock fighting
is particularly popular among the Gu
bans, and that If General Rivera will
not allow 1t he intends to appeal to the
governor general.
The accusations recently brought
by Senior Juan Calderon. one of the
judges at Gibara. who asserted that
American soldiers had been killing re-
spectacle Cubans, were thoroughly in
vestigated by General Leonard Wood,
military governor of the province of
Santiago, and General Castillo, the
civil governor, as well as by the Au-
diencia. The evidence was placed in
the hands Of General Brooke, who re-
Quested the judge advocate general,
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley, to prepare
legal opinion. The latter reported
that after examining all the evidence
he could find no ground for the ac-
cusation, and it is thought that the
dismissal Of Judge Calderon would be
justifable.
The schooner Helena E. Russell,
lumber laden. from Moss Point, Miss,
bound for Caibarien, was swamped in
gale on Oct. 20 off the north coast
of the island. The mate, cook and one
sailor were drowned. but the master
and three sailors reached the shore
near Boca de Jaruco.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
sJIi
= FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN. NJ
Leading Newspapers Urge That They

Lenulng newspapers Urge Ihat They
BE Allowed to Purchase Land.
Port Townsend, Wash, Oct. 26.-Ad-
vices from the orient per steamer Rio
Jun Maru, just arrived, are as fol-
lows:
The question of allowing foreigners
to purchase and own land in Japan is
causing considerable discussion in po-
litical and newspaper circles of tho
mikado. Many of the leading news
papers favor the proposition, and argue
that the future of Japan's commercial
success depends upon the Introduction
of foreign capital and say that this
capital will not come unless the title
can be acquired on land on which their
place of business is erected and with
out which there would be no security
for capital.
The government has decided to sub
nit the proposition to various cham
bers of commerce Of the leading cities
of Japan.
The Seoul correspondent, writing to
the Japan Mail under date of Oct. 6,
says:
THE Russian government con-
siders that the Massampo incident is
attributable to fault on the part of
the local officials. Should Corea desire
to avert any demands from Russia
for land she will do well to take care
that no further sales of land are made
to Japanese subjects. The Russian
government will not retire in the
slightest degree from the position here
assumed by it."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
A HOME
FOR GIRLS.
Mass Meeting Held Last
Evening to F0rmu-
late Plans.

The idea Of building a home for way.
ward colored girls took a decided move
last night when mass meeting was held
In Ezion NJ. Il. Church.
The Rev. ]. r. Brown opened the meet
ing with prayer. Tho Rev. DR.. Tindley
was elected chairman and Mrs. NJ. Il.
Jackson, SECRETARY. Miss A. G. Baldwin,
the secretary Of tho Women's League,
read receipt for $500 contributed to the
Girls industrial School by the league.
The wording Of the paper was to the
effect that the money would be deposited
In an intere,t-paying institution to be
only for tbs purposes Of the Women's
League. If not used 1t would be return
ed.
William Z. Grinnage, Mrs. E. G. Marks,
Rev. Charles Potts and Rev. G. l.. Jeffer-
son made addresses.
The following resolution was passed
without dissent:
Resolved, That we, the citizens Of Will
mington, do hereby decide to undertak to
erec: home for incorrigible colored girls.
"Rssol1sd, that subscription list for
tho said purpose be forwith opened at the
store Of Drs. Gilbert and Stephens, No 1000
French street; also al the Morning News
Office
Resolved, That II committee OF seven
be now elected to supervise the raising Of
funds"
The following committees were appoint
ed to report at the next meeting to raise
funds DR.. Ebert, w. E. Grinnage, w. ].
Miller, Mrs, M. q. Robinson, Rev. j. r.
Brown, Miss A. H. kruse, Mrs. M. f.
Jackson. 10 confer with the managers of
the Girls Industrial School; Mrs. Hottie
e. Williams, Miss Lillian Spencer, Miss
A. q. Baldwin, Mrs. NJ. E. Jackson, Mrs.
NJ. Francis. Wednesday, November g. the
committees will report at mass meet
ing to be held in Gilbert Presbyterian
Church.
Much discussion took place over the
proposition 10 have girls arrested for
drunkenness committed to the home
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
RocgepsLlse AND LEATHER
Standard OIL MnGnate Now Controls
the Common Stock.


Standard OIL MnGnate Now Controls
the Common stock.
New York. Oct. 26.-Interest In the
late heavy transactions In United
States Leather stock was increased
yesterday, when the announcement
was made In Wall street that block
Of 200 600 shares of common stock had
been transferred on the books of the
company Tuesday night to John d.
Rockefeller, Jr
The Mail and Express says: 1.-THE
transfer Of this big block of stock
makes 1t certain that the leather COM
mon stock is now in the control Of
the Rockefellers. The outstanding
capital of the leather trust is $685.
1880, Of which s62.225.90O is pre-
ferred and the remainder common.
The voting privileges of the company
are vested in the common stock.
ut is estimated that the privilege
of control OF the common has cost the
Standard Oil people between Loco, 900
and $4,000, 900. They probably own or
have the direction of between $50, 900
and 100000 shares. This has been
bought in the open market. The trans
actions In the stock on the exchange
this week have been over 100000
Shareg daily
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
TO SUE CORPORATIONS.
Illinois win Claim SEA 100000 F0
Violation of State Laws,

Illinois win Claim SEA, 100000 Fol
Violation of State Laws.
Chicago, Oct. 26.-Twenty-four mil.
lion dollars Is to be demanded through
the courts from corporations in Cook
county for violations of the Illinois
statutes. States Attorney Deneen will
make the demand In a few days by
filing 5000 suits, the largest batch ever
seen at one time in the Offices of the
court clerks of the county.
The purpose OF these proposed suits
is to satisfy the law which calls on
every corporation in Illinois to file a
statement with the secretary of state
every year. Failure to comply is pun
ishable by fine of $50 day. There
are $4,000 corporations whose names
are on the books of the secretary of
state that did not file the required
statements in 1898. The number of
days elapsed since they became de-
linquents makes total liability to the
state of $4,000 for each corporation.
Mr.. Deneen has picked out 5000 cor
porations to form the first lot against
which he will proceed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26

The most costly and precious wine in
the world is that contained iii cask
named the Rose, in the Bremen town hall
cellars. This Rudesheim, Of the vintage
of the year 1888, is Of the color Of old ale
and has wonderful aroma. 1t is never
sold, but is used exclusively for the sick
of Bremen, the only exceptions having
been when small bottle was presented
to Emperor William |, another to Fred
erick III and one to Prince Bismarck.
The supposed money value Of this wine
is something beyond credencc, but, as it
Is never sold, this detail is of slight i'm
portance. Old as it is, it is improbable
that any but connoisseurs could get it
down. as the Ia ste Is something terrific.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26

New York. Oct. 26.-The World, In
an article on the changes in the pub
fishing house Of Harper & Bros, says
that the publication Of Harpers
Round Table has been suspended, and
the editor. Albert Lee. transferred to
one of the Mcclure publications. The
World continues: Although no pub
lie announcement Of the fact has been
made 1t is said that J. Pierpont Nor
gan has invested a large sum of
money-some reports put 1t at from
100000 to $4,000, OOO-ln the cor
poration of Harper & Bros. To him
is attributed the installation of s. S.
Mcclure as the active manager Of the
concern,