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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

tor aD increase "A appropriati
for their respective department. 1
Mr.. Pope, thu public exam S,.e,,
says he cannot get long with THU
funds II his deposit and warts
more money than thu law nov
allows. Mr.. Bowler. the dairy
and food comn,issloner, wanted the
appropriation for his department
raised 70 325. 600, but TIL legisla:
ture turned down hls reqnss, ID.
cause It vas unnecessary. The
state d departments have been doing
good work under Republican "a.
ministr.tion on an economical
basis, and there seems 70 be little
reason Why the appropriations
should now b. materially increased,
The protracted discussions On
insane hospital, parole and gross
earnings bills in the senate have
been responsible for the accumu.
lation Of great amount Of work.
and the senator's will be kept ex.
ceedlngly busy if they shall b. able
TO do up the balance of their work
atisfactori'y. There has been
some talk Of . caucus BY the Re-
publicans to weed out til 4 unneces.
saly legislation and give the im-
portant bills the right Of way. II
The state grain inspection de-.
partm.nt has just issued pamphlets
giving general information con
corning state inspection, weighing
and handling Of grain, also public
warehouses aud state regi- t, alton. 4
The contents of the pamphlet will
be found very valuable to farmers
and shippers of gram. Copies can
be had by addressing the "Chief
Inspector Of Gram" st. Paul,
M,nn., and encl ,sing a two.cent
stamp. y @E@
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

Gossip and Opinions Cath
cred III the Capital #
. City. 5$

Among the important measures
passed b, the ], gislature and signed
by the governor, 4 one which pro.
hinits railroad companies from
raising freight rates within this
state except with the consent Of
the Railroad and Warehouse Com.
misslon. This law will perhaps
be 81 more. benefit to shippers than
many other. measures with far
greater pretensions. It will tend
to maintain uniform aud fair rates
and will prevent the roads from
combining and advancing their
tariffs.
w. u. Smith, second assistant
in the Office Of the secretary Of
state, is the editor of the Winnie.
bsgo City Enterprise. Recently
Mr.. Smith has ueen trying tv open
the hearts and pocket books Of his
delinquent subscribe rs-and has
appealed with great eloquence,
particularly to one man who is
several years in arrears. On sew.
eral occasions Mr.. Smith has re
newed his request for settlement
but without any results. A few
days ago. however, the delinquent
subscriber was heard from. He
wrote a letter explaining his poor
financial circumstances aud i"
place of a remittance inclosed q
religious tract on ''Your Inherit.
ance in the Future NJ. Smith
is meditatinR upon sending a
receipt in full. = -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

There has been 1 constant clamorA
from Gov. Lind's new appointess
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

One of the most interesting ar
ticIes of the week is ''Who Dis.
covered the Klondyke," by Tap,
pan Adney, special correspondent
for Harptr's Weekly in that
region. Mr.. Adney gives the en-
tire history Of the gold industry on
the Yukon and it's tributaries.
Another article that is well worth
reading is 1.-THE Siamese in Sport, :"
by Casper Whitn,y, an article that
contains not only 9 description of
the games and smusements Of the
Siam"se, but also : full account Of
the life IN Siam, Of the people, Of
big game hunting, and many other
mat ers Of Interest. $
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One thing which contributed
largely to the defeat Of the bill to
raise the gross earnings tax on
railroads from three to four per
cent was the fear of the northern
and v cstern parts Of the state that
the passage Of such q law at this
time would prevent the reduction
Of freight rates for years to come.
Whether this fear was we'll ground.
ed or not it had its influence upon
the legislature; perhaps even more
50 than the belief that the bill
would be unconstitutional aud
would induce the railroads to avail
themselves Of the option to be
taxed the same as other properly
in the state. !. s.s . .#5s IL \,
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The GAINESVILLE Argus, in com.
menting upo the increase Of wages
bv the street car company in the
Twin Cities says: e. aI e.. ~.
The Twin City Rapid Transit
company of St. Paul and Mime
apolis has advanced the wages of
its employees to an amount that
will add eighty Thousand dollars
to its pay roll per year. Another
evidence Of how the country is
g ing to the dogs according to an
estimate Of our Pop. friends. Az
q street railway company is II very
close. touch with th. people; its
scope Of business IS : sure baron.
sster q " prevailing condi lions.
What better evidence is desired TO
establish the fact Of better times!''
Minnesota il keeping pace with
the rest Of thu country ID the r..
vival Of business and the inc rease
of wages. The calamity howltrs,
who contend that the times have
not improved, should inquire OF
the VIII olesalers, the manufacturers
and the working peoplein the large
cities of the state. ...,5 4;
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TRANSVAAl BLUE BOOK.
Text of Chamberlain's Note-Kruger Was
Emphatic.

London, Sept 15.-The blue book con-
tanning the last Transvaal dispatch Of
Chamberlain relating to matters which
led up to the dispatch being sent was
issued to-day. The text of Chamber
lain's note is identical with the dispatch
as cabled the associated press Sept. 10.
The only important feature revealed
is the telegram from the British high
commissioner. Sir Alfred Miner, dated
Aug. 81, referring to the commercial dis
tress, and saying:
Il am receiving representations from
many quarters to urge the imperial
government to terminate the suspense.
British South Africa is prepared for
extreme measures, and is ready to suf-
fer much more in order to see "a vindica-
ton of British authority. 1t is a pro-
longation of negotiations, endless and
undecisive, that is dreaded. l fear SER
ously there will be a strong reaction of
feeling against the policy of the i'm
perial government if matters drag.
Please understand that / invaria bly,
preach conference and confidence and
patience and not without effect But if
l did not inform you of the increasing
difficulty of doing this and of the I'M
mistakable growth of uneasiness about
the present situation, and of a desire
to see it terminated at any cost, |
should be falling my duty"
Other lengthy dispatches from the
British high commissioner are publish
ed, but they only reiterate the outlander
claims regarding the franchise and the
commissioners ideas regarding the
propositions already made. The blue
book throws no new light on the situa-
ton as it is to-day, except to show
the commissioners patience has reached
an ebbing point.
published interview with President
Kruger, said to have taken place at
Pretoria. is far more important. He is
quoted as saying:
Il have tried all along to place aliens
in the Transvaal on the same footing
politically as the burghers. Chamber
lain says l have not kept my promise.
This" Numbered Kruger, Il deny"
Continuing, Kruger is reported TO
have added
THE aliens Of the Transvaal have the
same commercial rights as the burghers
and have always enjoyed them without
interference. WANTED to let them have
the same political rights, but they
would not avail themselves of this. In
my opinion there is no cause whatever
for war. Everything could be settled
by arbitration.
The second edition of the Times to-
day prints a special dispatch from
New Castle, Natal, dated Sept. Is,
which says:
There is nothing to confirm the re-
ports that the Beers will concede Cham
berlain's demands. On the contrary, it
is stated 5000 men will be dispatched
to the border Immediately after the
Transvaal reply is sent. Everything
points to the prospect of an early con-
hict'
The advices from Capetown to-day
tend to confirm the pessimistic view of
the Times correspondent at New Cas-
tie. The first battalion of the Manches-
ter regiment arrived at Capetown to-
day. They marched through the streets
and We're wildly cheered. Later they
re-embarlxed and proceeded to Natal.
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NJ. M. Garland. ex-president of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, next took the platform
He said in part:
That this new form of trust will
bring voluntarily any new virtues to
the business world is a doubtful ques-
ton. They are organized for the pur-
pose of making money and will GER
tainly operate to that end, but they
have awakened more powerful watch
ers in the interests of the great masses
of the common people, and in this
country. The majority of the princi-
pies of the people cannot be long
be trampled upon. The action of the
trusts within themselves will soon de-
eide whether they are to be tolerated
as useful members of the nations
household or whether the show of
hands will relegate them to oblivion"
Other speakers during the day were
Edward Keasley of New Jersey and
David Ross.
AT meeting of the committee on
resolutions Ex-Governor Luce of Mich
igan was elected chairman and the fol-
lowing subcommittee appointed to re-
ceive resolutions:
Edward Keasley, New Jersey, chair
man; Cecil Smith. Texas; Attorney
General Gather Maryland; S. P.
Geasley, Illinois, and Edward Rose
water Omaha
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Opening Up Nicaragua.

Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 1S-(Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press. Gen
eral Estrada has resigned as governor
general of the Atlantic coast of Mica
ragua. Ex-Supreme Judge Bunilla. who
is friendly disposed toward the govern
ment and the people of the United States,
has been nominated as his successor. to
reside at Bluefields. d. Pedro Bermudez.
graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania. has been appointed surgeon-in-
chief Of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua.
Carlos A. Lacayo has been nominated as
Nicaraguan consul at San Francisco, Cal
The congress of Nicaragua has granted
a concession to Jose Gomez, prominent
politician and president of congress. to
navigate by steam power to Rio Coco,
near the northeastern boundary of Mica
ragua, and the largest and longest river
in the country. All the rich placer gold
mines of the Cape Gracias and Prfinza-
upka districts are south of the river be-
tween the falls and the Caribbean sea.
The opening of this river to steam navi-
cation means the development of heavy
timbered districts of mahogany. Spanish
cedar, etc, and rich mineral regions.
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No DreYfus Meefing

New Youk, Sept. 15.-There will be no
mass meeting in this city to protest
against the condemnation of Dreyfus.
Efforts were made to arrange such a
gathering, but the men who were asked to
take a leading part declined to do so and
expressed the opinion that the movement
was a mistake. Consequently the pro-
motors of the affair decided to abandon
the idea. Former Mayor Strong. who was
asked to preside, Former Secretary of
the Interior Bliss. President Guggen-
heimer of the municipal council and
other men of standing told the advocates
of the mass meeting plan that they
would do the Dreyfus cause more harm
than good by holding it, and that they
could not consent to participate in it.
1t became evident that there is very
little basis for the talk of boycotting the
Paris exposition because of the second
verdict agoinst Dreyfus. Representative
men expressed the view that the entire
French nation should not be condemned
because of the action of a military clique.
and that the feeling aroused by the Drey-
fus verdict should not be allowed to in
terfere with the exposition.
II think agitation tending to arouse
bitterness between this country and
France because of the Dreyfus trial
places us in rather ridiculous position
said Cornelius n. Bliss. My opinion. like
| that of most other Americans. is that a
great injustice has been done, but talk of
| boycotting the Paris exposition because
| of 1t is foolish
I'VE should pay no attention whatever
| to the Dreyfus case" said Former Mayor
| Strong. THAT is a matter of their own
| over there, and what the judges have de-
| cided should not interfere with the expo
| stion in any way"
William F. King, president of the Mer-
| chants association. is strongly opposed
| to any boycott of the exposition.
President Guggenheimer of the council
| said: II do not approve of the agitation
| or of the mass meeting plan because [
| don't think they will do any good at this
| time. We all recognize the fact that a
| great wrong has been done, but l believe
| that agitation will not help matters any"
MY first thought, when l heard of the
verdict, was that We ought to retaliate on
| the exposition" said Frank S. Gardiner.
! secretary Of the board of trade and trans
portatiOn, but after all, the&xposition Is
business matter and our merchants are
to show goods there for their own benefit.
rather than that of France Therefore, it
would be foolish to hold back"
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south American Alliances.

Rio Janeiro Aug 17.-CCorrespondenc
of the Associated Press Am evening pa
per, Aunoticia, personal organ Of DR..
Campos SALES. president of the republic,
publishes to-day under the heading of
South American Alliances a notable
article, as follows:
''Telegrams from Rome to Buenos
Ayres and thence to Rio de JaneirO affirm
that it il currently reported in the con-
tinental capitals that in case of the re-
ported alliance of republics of Latin
America being realized this fact would
have the frank support of Italy, Austria
Germany and France. Such an alliance,
they suppose, could only be eugendered
TO oppose the United States, whose Won
derfuI progress astonIshes them and
whose daring energy and spirit of ad-
venture and audacity they dread Such
is the European point of view and on this
pof1t we do not need TO Investigate the
value of these rumOrs to be sure that
they correspond in fact to the sentiment
and feeling of continental Europe in re-
gard to the relations of the great Ameri-
can powers towards the powers of an in
Serior order that constitute the remainder
of the continent
"The alliance of those nations. or at
least of the principal ones. against the
Anglo-Saxon colonies would therefore.
be sure to find the aid and sympathy Of
the continental powers. But, If this
should be made effective, it would only be
the first step on the way TO the re-coloni-
cation, at least morally, Of all Latin
Americans. Such, then. is our situation.
Either we must suffer the effect Of the
ambitions of American eXpansionism. OF
we must turn to Europe and beg aid
against Americans. Such, al least If
appears to many statesmen and writers
of both continents. As a rule we are not
optmists, but in the present case We &c
not feel ourselves in the Least embarrassed
by this dilemma. without denying that
zhe United States will attempt to assume
in America political and commercial pre-
dominance, we firmly believe that in or
der 10 thwart them in such designs 4; is
sufficient for the American nations Ia
have a reasonable sentiment of their own
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rights and independence and for their
statesmen to be able to give expression
In a systematic way to such a feeling.
1T would be, perhaps. requiring too
much of peoples of so rudimentary a CIV
iization and with national conscience
such as ours, that intervention should be-
come reality, here or elsewhere. and
that thus the door be thrown open for
them to enter. In such an emergency or
in some similar one, our only remedy
would be to ask European aid. and that
aid certainly would not be disinterested
and platonic. Against this supposed pos
sible danger we are reminded of forming
alliances in imitation OF Europe. For rea-
sons too lengthy to give we believe
such an alliance utterly impossible. And
not only that. but we firmly believe that
such an alliance would be pregnant with
harm to all those countries and that it
would only serve to irritate the United
States against them and by a reactionary
check put them at the mercy of Euro
pean intrigues and ambitions.
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STORIES or SUFFERING
Told by Survivors of the Ed
monitor Route.
THEY ARE WITHOUT MEANS
Friehtful Hardships OF Prospectors.
Nearly All of Them Are Suffering
From Scurvy-No New
Fatalities.

wrangel, Alaska. Sept. 10, via Seat
tie, Wash, Sept. 15.-The Stickeen river
steamer Strathcona arrived to-day with
81 survivors of the Edmonton trail The
majority of them are without means
They will be shipped to Puget sound at
the expense of the United States gov
eminent About 80 of them will go to
Seattle tomorrow on the steamer Alki.
Many are suffering from the effects of
scurvy. Their stories of hardship and
suffering endured in their Is months
on the trail are in a similar strain to
those which have preceded them. No
new fatalities are reported. 1t IS
thought that al least is prospectors are
still on the trail They will have to
come down the Stickeen in small boats,
as the low stage of water will prevent
the Strathcona from making another
trip this year.
On her last trip she was hung up on
sand bar FIVE days so miles above
Wrangel.
A lot of to-day's arrivals follows: r.
O'Brien of Vancouver, B. c., S. B. Ray
of Nova Scotia s. F. Parker of Bridge
ton. N. j., NJ. +. Parker of Brideeton,
N. j.. E. Bell of Calgary, J. p. McGill
of Los Angeles, Cal, j. Stableford of
Manchester, England, >. L. Lowe OF
Montana. J. C. Burke of Canada, j. M.
state of quebec, F. Wells of Quebec,
A. NJ. Reid of Canada, A. l.. Martin
of Los Angeles. Cal, F. H. Crane of
Nova Scotia S. Wells of Quebec. w.
Ferguson of Canda, P. E. Bowen of
Canada A. NJ. Swift of Quebec, r.
Southwark of Chicago, r. c. Beckman
of Los Angeles. Cal, T. Hutton of Van
couver, ]. Holmes of Philadelphia, w.
Gillies of Chicago, G. Wellman of Win
nipeg, H. Best of Chicago, Napoleon
Seymour of Montreal, J. +. Hayden of
Nova Scotia, Louis Snyder of Edgerton
Mo-, ]. w. DUR of Ohio, d. Standefer
of Los Angeles, Cal, ]. f. Coz of Var
month; c. Grandjean of Canada, G.
Ryan of Winnipeg, G. Barrett of Daw-
son City, j. Mills of Montreal w. g.
Burchet of Spokane, Nj. p Borden of
Canada N. H. Thompson of Canada,
w. A. oliver of Edmonton, w Barnet
of Philadelphia. A. Mccormick of Can
ada. j. w. McLaren of Philadelphia,
l.. r. Cole of Philadelphia. M. S. Mont
gomery of California, w. Clapp of Cali
fornia, f. Stewart of Winnipeg. c. w.
williams of Chicago, Fl. Mcdonald of
Kansas, C. Delaria of Philadelphia, w.
E. Davis of Chicago, w. N. Davis of
Chicago, J. Stoneman of Canada, J. w.
Burton of Utah, r. Cunning of Mani
toba, r. NJ. Westover of Vancouver, D.
Ross of Prince Edwards island, S.
Lindstrom of Chicago, ]. r. Kuhn of
Buffalo. j. Green of Chicago, A. r.
Brooke of Edmonton, F. w White Of
Woodstock Canada, C. c. S. Hansen of
the Northwest Territory.
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Otis Wants staff Officers.

Washington, Sept. 15.-General Otis has
cabled to the war department a request
for additional staff officers for service in
the Philippines. He asks for one audi
tional judge advocate general, two as
sstant adjutant generals, two inspector
generals, eight quartermasters, nine COM
missaries of subsistence and two engineer
officers. The adjutant general has called
upon the heads of these different bureaus
to designate officers for this duty, as the
Importance of having all officers of the
staff asked for before the next active
campaign begins is recognized by the de-
M t
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PENNllESS SURVIVORS.
Suffered Great Hardship on the Edmon-
ton Trail.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 15.--The steamer
Alki, from Alaska, to-day brought down
AZ survivors of the Edm7nton trail.
About two-thrds of them left the
steamer at Port Townsend from
whence they will go to Vancouver to
await money from their Eastern
homes.
o. r. Southwark Of Chicago, who
came on to this city, said he and his
two partners, Johnson and Palmer, left
Edmonton March 9, 1898, and have been
travelling ever since. They followed
across country to Peace river and built
a boat and thence proceeded to Slave
lake and on TO Fort Simpson. They
laid over two months 35 miles below
Hell Gate and then began toboggan
journey, finally reaching the Dease
River country and eventually Gle
nora,
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The heavy sales of wool, t2.056,900
pounds for the week, and 21,292, 100
pounds for two weeks. against IS, 629, AGO
pounus in 1898. are largely uue to heavy
manufacturing purchases at Boston,
but there. as elsewhere, the buying is
mostly based on expectation that Lon
don sales beginning next Tuesday will
show an important advance. Prices
here are stiff and the demand for
wooden goods of all sorts is strong.
Failures for the week have been 149
in the United States, against liza last
year and SO in Canada, againt % last
wear,
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Certain of Pardon.

New York, Sept. ia dispatch to the
World from Paris says Commandant Car
riere. the government commissioner of
the Dreyfus court martial at Rennes, has
said. in an interview:
"Dreyfus Is certain to be pardoned very
shortly. Everybody wants to get rid of
the Dreyfus case. the soldiers more than
anybody else, In any case. Dreyfus will
not have to go through second degrada-
tion-of that | am certain"
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Standing of the Clubs.
A Triple Killing,

Scotia, Neb., Sept. 15.-As a result of
domestic difficulties, Mrs. Earne Philips
forced her two children, aged / and 2
years to take carbolic acid and then
swallowed dost of the poison herself
The husband found all three lying upon
the floor dead when he returned from the
field where he had been at work.
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Gold in the Sea.

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 15.-J. F. Ward
ner, who has just returned from Cape
Nome, advances the novel theory that
the gold deposits extend miles out to
sea In support of this theory he says
that two miners placed caisson 10
feet from low tide. The dirt which was
taken out ran from Is to so cents per
shovelful. Similar experiments were
tried at a further distance from tide
mark with better results.
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New York, Sept 15.-The Times says:
All details 50 far as the manufacturers
are concerned are settled, and the Ameri-
can Bridge company. otherwise known as
the bridge combination. ia an assured fact.
Now the financiering will be arranged by
j. II. w. Seligman & Co., and next week
a meeting will be held to effect a per-
manent organization and elect officers.
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VIII Get Away Soon.

San Francisco, Sept. 15.-The trans
port Belgian King is ready to put to
sea and will get away according to
schedule on Saturday. She carries the
field and staff officers of the 34th in
fantry and several companies. The
transport Grant will follow the Belgian
King to sea. She Is expected to sail
on Monday. The big steamer Aztec,
which has been chartered as a trans
port, will carry horses to the Philip
pines and will sail next week.
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Vanderbilt's Funeral.

New York, Sept. 15.-Funeral services
were held over the remains of Cornelius
Vanderbilt to-day at st. Bartholomew
Episcopal church. The church funeral was
preceded by short exercises at the house,
to which only members of the family and
close friends were admitted. At the close
of the services the casket was taken to
the Vanderbilt mausoleum at Newdorp,
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