Little Falls herald., 1899-12-01
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Wednesday,, Nov. se.

Wednesday,, Nov. se. # : IS. IS.
The Charleston is reported to be
total wreck. 8:
Yaqui Indians in Mexico have made
an offer Of surrender. @
The condition Of Evangelist Moody
shows q steady improvement. =
A national association has been
formed by window glass jobbers.
Alonzo j. Whiteman has been extra
dited from New York to Illinois.
Aaron J. Jones of Indiana has been
elected master of the National Grange.
Hon. Stanford Newell, minister at
The Hague, is at his home in st. Paul
on a vacation.
Colored United States soldiers and
white citizens Of Rio Grand City, Tex,
have race riot on hand.
Baltimore contractors at work for the
federal government have been fined for
violating the eight hour law:
President Kruger has deprived United
States Consul Macrum of all his powers
as British agent at the Boer capital
l. Thursday, Nov. 23.
The National Grange, in session at
Spring field, o., adopted resolutions con-
demning trusts.
The Marquis of Salisbury is suffering
from an attack Of influenza and is una
BILE to attend to public business.
The navy department has awarded
the contract for the dry dock at League
Island navyyard, Philadelphia, to tho
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific company for
$782, 900.
1t is learned from reliable authority
that arrangements have practically
been completed which will give tho
Illinois Central control of the Minneap-
oils and St. Louis.
Negotiations are now in progress
looking to meeting in California be-
fore the end of the year between the
football elevens of the Univerversities
of California and Chicago.
At the annual meeting of the Amer
ican Hereford Breeders association,
held at Chicago, an appropriation of
$l5, 900 was voted to be used as prize
money to be offered Hereford cattle ex-
hibitors.
Friday, Nov. -.
Sharp fighting has occurred in Panay.
The Americans lost 4 killed and rs
wounded.
An anti-Bryan movement has been
started by Maryland Democrats who
hope to prevent the Nebraskan's NOM
| nation.
The wage question on the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railway has been set
tied, general advance equivalent to
about ~ per cent being granted.
The British cabinet is said to have
decided that the basis Of settlement of
| the war will be a united South Africa
| modelled upon the Canadian plan.
The Jefferson county \hy.) canvassers
| decided against Goebel, and the ques-
tion of throwing out the vote of Louis
vile goes to the state election board.
! The postmaster general has issued an
order that all mail matter passing be-
tween the United States and its island
possessions and among the latter is SUBJ
|
! lfcations as to rates.
| Saturday, Nov. rs.
| Beers are reported to have been de-
feated after severe fighting at Belmont.
The American Live Stock association
| has been absorbed by the National Live
! Stock association.
The Pollak-Virag rapid automatic
telegraph has been tested successfully
in Chicago, 100000 words being sent in
an hour.
General Leonard Wood, whose ap-
pointment as civil governor of Cuba is
looked for, has been summoned to
Washington.
| General Manager F. G. Hills of the
Sioux City, O'Neil and Western rail-
| road, died Of arsenic poisoning, having
eaten by mistake breakfast food in
which the drug had beeu mixed for the
purpose Of killingra
! Frank and George Bailey, prominent
| business men Of Stockbridge, M1ch.,
were found in the rear of their store,
both shot through the head. George
| was dead and Frank was dying. 1t is
| thought that Frank shot his brother
and then himself. Mental trouble.
Monday, Nov. 27.
Colonel George R. Davis, director
general Of the Chicago worlds fair, is
dead.
Baron Paul Veitinghoff, representa-
tive of the Russian government, is in
Chicago buying horses for the czar's
army
New light has been thrown upon the
blowing up of the Maine, which is said