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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Burlington Church Burned.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Sept. 2l.--Fire gut
ted the First Congregational church Of
this city. The editice originally cost
1000 and had recently been thor
oughly repaired. Insurance, 100000.
Now New York has vigilance COM.
mittee. 1t is camping on the trail Of
certain persons who, it is alleged, are
seeking to bunko the city out Of the
little matter Of 5000, 900, 900 in connec-
tion with it's water supply.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
New Stations Opened.

Z ST. PAUL, Sept. 21..-Thes Omaha an.
nounces that the stations of Lewiston
and Truman, on it's Madelia-Fairmont
line, are open for business. The dis
stance from Madelia to Lewiston is ten
miles, and from Lewiston to Truman it
Ia seven miles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Iowa Insurance War.

DEs MolNEs, Sept. 21.-The insurance
war in this city has assumed a serious
phase. The representatives of Eastern
and foreign companies served notice
that unless the Des Moines agencies
stopped rate cutting they would send
men into the city to cut rates to such a
point that Iowa companies and local
agencies could not possibly meet them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Four Killed, Four Iniurad.

KANSAS Cry, Sept. 521.--A north.
bound passenger train on the ST. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, colhded
with q freight train Is miles southeast
Of the city. Four people were killed
and four others injured.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Stevens OF Missouri Scores the
Administration and Shaw
Of Iowa Replies. y
ATTENDANCE NOT LARGE.
Governors Of Six States and
About Ten Attorney Gen. +
erals Present.
Wide Difference Of Opinion on
the Best Method Of Reme-
dying the EVIL.

81. Louls, Sept. 21.-The governors
Of Arkansas, Tennessee, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Colorado and Iowa, most of them
accompanied by their attorney gen.
erals, and the attorney generals and
other representatives Of Montana, In
diana, Mississippi and Washington, re-
sponded to the invitation of Governor
Sayers of Texas to meet in conference
for the purpose of discussing the trust
question and Assem- bled at the Planters
hotel, where three sessions were held.
Governor Sayers was present with his
attorney general and was chosen per-
manent chairman of the conference.
Governors McLaurin of Mississippi,
Foster of Louisiana and Gambler of
Georgia sent regrets.
Most OF the day was spent in speech
making and almost every one of those
present was afforded an opportunity to
air his views on the question. All the
speakers were listened to with great
attention, -. ....>.
Partisan spssohss Made.
There were several tilts between
speakers of opposite political faith that
gave spice TO the proceedings. '
At the morning session Governor
Stephens Of Aissouri denounced tho
Republican nxtaonal administration,
crie ieefsing ito expansion policy and do
i gkihg that trnsta Apd imperialism 80
IAd n hand. ~GoysIpor Shaw os lava
mp the gaant tlst s1hrown down BY
shs Ind ut, the opening OF the ~.
lssI d lsssiois answered him With L
speech that hCoueht Ali facss
of most Of those pressnta, III tlsn 3sU3xs (31s3tts
ernor Jones Of Arkansas S Sll Icwa'S
chief magistrate on the spit li rcasts,l
him for using fscetiou1 lanSnAGs At
such & gathering. Attorney General
Taylor Of Indiana also took occasion 70
rap the knuckles Of Missouri's governof.
Mssh Difference Of Opinion.
There seemed to be q great difference
of opinion as to the best method Of
remsdying the so-called trust evil.
Some Of those present thought that the
state laws now in vogue were sufficient
to control the operations Of the COM
binations complained Of, while others
were Of the opinion that uniform laws
should bs enacted by the several states
and by congress. Some were for the
complete annihilstion Of the trusts,
while others favored their regulation.
Governor Sayers and Governor Pingree,
in the speeches delivered, showed them
selves strongly in favor Of the first idea,
as was also Governor Jones Of Arkan-
sas. Governors Thomas Of Colorado
and Shaw Of Iowa favored the enact
,ment of laws to restrict the com mbines
There was almost as much difference Of
opinion among the attorney generals
who wero heard
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Tychson Delays Troops,

WASHINGTON, Sept. '21.-The war de.
partment has received the following
dispatch from Otis: "Typhoon prevail
ing. Rainfall 49 hours 8.2 inches; last
"a hours So. Delay shipment of volun.
teers. Iowas probably sail tomorrow;
Tennessees detained south by. Storm"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
q Discovered d q Mountain Range.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. THE Rus.
sian Abyssi1iian expedition has discov-
cred a new range Of mountains between
$50 and north latitude and $3.50 Ion.
gitude. By permission Of the czar the
mountains have been named Nicholas
TT range tSg'E.,%d arat
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
CAPTAIN Evans VIII Have Charge.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.-It has been
decided by the war, navy and treasury
departments that Captain Robley D.
Evans shall assume general direction
Of the arrangements for policing the
Columbia Shamrock racsceurse.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Preparations Going on Night
= !, and Day In Anticipation
Z of Hostilitiea,
TRANsvAAL WILL NOT YIELD
Great Britain Must Withdraw
~ Demands Made or War
ls Inevitable.
Beers Are in as Good Shape to
Fight as They Can Ever
Expect to Be.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-Despite all out
ward show Of oalm Great Britain is In
practically the same condition today as
was the United States few weeks be-
fore the opening Of the war with Spain.
Beneath the crust of diplomatic reserve
the military officials are working night
and day preparing for the signal to be-
gin ,hostilities, whether that comes or
not. -
England is not going to be caught
mapping any more than the Transvaal
While Lord Salisbury is quietly at home
In Hatfield House Mr.. Chamberlain is
buried in work at the colonial Office
and double forces at the royal arsenal
and dockyards are straining every
nerve to
Equip snC Transport Troops
to the Cape. It may be set down for
certain that Great Britain will do moth
ing to precipitate matters and the colo
nial Office is far from admitting that
the case Is hopeless.
Meanwhile the Marquis of Lans.
downe, secretary Of state for war, who
has returned from Dublin, held long
, conferences with General Lord Garnet
Wolseley; field marshal, and General
Sir Evelyn Wood, sdjutsnt general to
tho forces, and tho activity atehsad-
! quarters IL. .rsdoubledA in the contract,
oommissery and dssnpply departments. "
The depattuso az the Brttfsh tram.
port iunga 1or tho Mediterranean with
! 100 troops va Witnessed by . large
~ nthustastic orowd. At ] agZeolxich
fvity. increases daily, cial1y in
r. ordnance department, where Naxim
kn1 Lyddits shells, balloon squip'
mSnt, gss reservoirs, apparatus for
AmS hight machinery, summation
6ettA Ambulances and other
ySssphsrnalia Of lrodsra Warfare
are being hurried forward. While ru-
mors Of the rsassembling Of parliament
are current the fact is recalled that in
the Afghan war in 1878 Great Britain
declared war first and then assembled
parliament.
Advices from Cape Town are to the
effect that the Afrikanders declare that
tho Transvaal will not yield further,
and that If the imperial government
does not recede from its present posi-.
ton war 10 inevitable.
According to other advices the burgh.
ers are rapidly going into laager, while
the exodus from Johannesburg Wednes.
day reached 1000 persons. The Stock
Exchange at Johannesburg has resolved
to close the moment martial law is pro.
claimed, but all current contracts will
be carried out until the proclamation
suspending all business.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

I0NAC kAuEu 0OluCs SOOu 11lACu
g., that Isl aus buyers are often
. Flax fooled on Linen, it
takes a very trained eye to
know what is Linen and what is
half Linen, when we tell you
; that every thread Of this is fax
rest assured it is so when we
say Union Linen that means
half flax and half cotton. If there
is asthread of cotton: in anything
we sell you we will tell you
about it. A nice pattern of
table Linen 70 inches wide Csc
a yard. A good all Linen Table
Cloth 68 inches wide SOC a yard.
~ = A good Union Linen Cloth so
inches wide at CSC a yard
= SilyerWare We sell the most
- Cheap. reliable brands of
silverware that we know of, the.
good old Rogers Brand and also
the Hamilton Brand. The guar
antee of both factories goes
with every piece and still better:
the guarantee of the Tomelty
Store you,, all know what that
means, It means if any piece
should prove defective in any
way. another piece given in it's
place or your money back.
There are knives and forks at
these prices per Set of six $1.5O,
1.95, 2.50, 3.75, and 4.50.. Tea
spoons per set Of six 15c, 25c,
and up to $1.95. Fruit knives
per set Of six $1.00 to $500 and
, at all prices between Berry
spoons from Csc, to$2.OO each.
Childs' sets containing 1 spoon
1 knife and / fork from 1Oc to
$3.50 and at any price between.
Table spoons per set Of six
25c, soc, 81 and up, to s2.95. s 2
Then there are napkin rings
from 10c to $1.95 each and at
any price between. Childs' sill.
yer mugs from 25c to$1.25. r, :
g Z sE.s. r :4%s ~ "a "a = ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Kruger Advised to Yield.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-A special dispatok
from Rome says that the Italian gov
ernment, in reply to President Kruger'a
request for Intervention, has advised
him to yield.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

1t Is said that the Great Salt lake IL
slowly drying up. Candidates for Of
flee, however, need have no fear that
the great Salt river will ever run dry. =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
PRESIDENT DlAZ COMING.

Mexican Congress Grants Him Leave Of
Absence.
TO- CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 21.-The sen.
ate and chamber Of deputies in joint
session, by a unanimous vote, granted
to President Diaz 81 days leave Of alb.
sence to visit Chicago. ::
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

Mems Fine
-. .> -'' =
Suspenders.
Ten styl es ),
-,
including the
Pre- 81 d en- t.

Suspender. We look very,care-
fully at. these,suspenders before
we buy them; we see that the
web isgood and that the trim
mings are we'll sewed and of the
best quality; we see1' that all
buckles are of the latest and
strongest make, listen to. the
prices, boys suspenders SC, 10c,
and 15c. Mems suspenders zoe,
and Y25c. The President Sus-
penders SOC instead of a dollar.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

There has been an increase OF 2
cents a hundred in the freight rate
on wheat and -four from Minneap-
oils to the Atlantic coast.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

Collar Buttons There are
T. and Sleeve 8 more. til a n
Buttons for Men. twenty kinds
of very useful articles at just
about half and one-third of the
regular price. Look here!
Twelve nice bone collar but
tons tor SC; a nice collar button,
separable, for 10c: nice sleeve
buttons, made Of mother of
pearl, zoe, 25c and 3Oc.
We request of you to ask us
to show you these goods.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

IS spray dec ations are here at
prices to suit al purses. Prices
*rrn like this: $1.10, 1.50, 1.75;
2.25, 1925, 4.50 and up to $1,000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22

English and They. are her e
American and plenty of
Dinner Sets. them, and if you
don't need a
whole Dinner set you can get
just as many pieces as you
please, and if you happen to
break a piece of your set we
can replace it and that is worth
a good deal. There are nice
decorated Dinner sets of 1O0|
pieces at these prices: $1O.5O,
1900, 1850, and up to $780,.
In the Lovers of China
China Store. are in vi ted to-
j; come in here, stroll
through the French, English
and German China departments.
We have polite and obliging
clerks, who are always at your
service to tell yon prices wheth-
er you want to buy or to>look.
There. are China Dinner Sets
from $4,000 to s5o.o0. Then you
can get odd. pieces such as
cracker jars, chop dishes, cab
arets, chocolate pots, fancy
plates, fancy cups and saucers
and all the fancy pieces that
go to fill the china closet. /
Little Useful Things |
at About Half Price.
Look in the big basement
and see all these must-haves
ticketed at half value. ....
A nice wire eggbeater Sc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-22
Lamps Pretty
and Cheap.
Only artists in
their line can
decorate lamps

as these are decorated. ALI
kinds of the finest flowers and
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31
BESIEGED KIMBERLY
SENDS LOYAL MESSAGE

LONDON. Dec. 9O.-The War ONCE has
Issued dispatch dated Cape Town, Fri
day. December 29, evening, saying that
Colonel Kekewich wired. through the gen
eral commanding at Modder River, De-
cember 2s. as follows: Il am desired by
the Mayor and Council 10 forward the fol-
lowing for transmission through the
proper channel:
To her Most Gracious Majesty, the
Queen: The inhabitants OF Kimberley beg
20 send your Majesty New Years greet
ings. The trouble they have passed
through and are still enduring only tends
10 love ana loyalty toward your MaJesty's
throne and person.
q" r II. HENDERSON. Mayor.
ION behalf OF the inhabitants
The War Office also issued the follow
ing. addressed TO the Secretary of State
for War:
please send the following to Colonel
Kekewich. for communication 20 tho
Mayor and Council. from the Queen:
L am deeply touched by your kind and
loyal New Years greetings. ! watch with
admiration your determination and gall
liant defense. though / regret the unavoid-
able loss OF life incurred "
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31
CHARLES j. CHURCH DEAD.
Succumbs to Typhoid Fever After al
Illness of Three Weeks.

Charles ]. Church, one OF the best
known men among the lumber manufac-
turers on the Pacific Coast, especially in
this city and Humboldt County, died at
his residence, 1884 Fulton street. at
100 o'clock last night OF typhoid fever.
after an illness of three weeks.
Deceased was 3S years old and a native
of Berkshire, Eng. He came to this coun-
try fourteen years ago and three years
later located In San Francisco. He had
been connected with the Crane Company
for a number OF years and enjoyed an en-
viable reputation as a business man and
genial companion. About ten years ago
he married Miss Lillian Montgomery. who
survives him. Six months ago their only
child. bright boy, years old, died. A
sister residing in England IS the only
other near relative OF the deceased living.
MIR. Church was a member of the Ma
tional Union, an insurance organization,
and Of the lumbermen's order of Hoo
Hoos, OF which he was vice-chairman and
shark for the California division. He was
also a member Of the Olympic Club and
until recently OF the Union League Club.
The funeral, which will be strictly pri-
vate, will be held from the family resi-
dence on Monday, at 2 p. IN. The inter-
ment will be in odd Fellows Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31
DISASTROUS SORTIE
MADE AT MAFEKING

LoURENzo MARQUEE. Friday. Dec.
@.-Advices received here from Pretoria
under date OF Wednesday, December q.
say that an official dispatch from Mafe-
king announces that in the sortie which
the British made from that place De-
sernber .. attacking one OF the Boer forts
with cannon. Maxims and an armored
train so persistently that the lighting
ragged up 10 the walls of the fort, the
British lost Jos killed and wounded. while
the Beers only lost two men killed and
seven wounded.
The dispatch adds that Captains Kirk
wood and Grenfell were captured by Boer
scouts near Colenso and were being sent
20 Pretoria.
Ten unloaded shells. inscribed The sea-
sons greeting" have been fred at Lady
smith.
Ten South African medical students
from Edinburgh have arrived at Pretoria
from Delagoa Bay with five tons of med
cal stores.
A dispatch from the Boer camp at Mod
der River, dated Thursday, December y,
reports an artillery duel lasting an hour.
On December q a British accommodating
party made a sortie. but did not come
within the Boer range. The British on
December IS commenced a steady bonn
5ardment OF the Boer position.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31

der. gold and stores 20 carry on the war
against England and promising 10 pay for
them on the conclusion OF the war.
Thompson and returned TO his house,
and there we found that the Boer COM
mander had taken possession OF his resi-
dence. worth $50 600. In IL was the finest
worth at least $50 900. Mr. Thompson also
had S45, 900 in gold OF his own, all OF which
went TO the Transvaal. Thousands Of
Englishmen were treated in the same
way
when the Beers took possession Of the
gold mine at Pilgrims Rest they turned
out all the Kaffir laborers, broke the
pumping machinery and flooded the mine.
They also flooded the Bonanza and the
Robinson deep mines near Johannesburg.
two OF the richest gold mines in South
Africa.
''The Beers furnished US with horses
and an armed escort for the long ride to
johannesburg. No man In the party was
allowed 10 take away with him more than
$50. Being unable TO prove that l was an
American citizen. was treated the same
as the British subjects. The Government
the raising OF crops for the Boer army.
The Boer women, the young boys and the
old men have left their own farms and
are working the Government farms. aided
by Kafiirs. In this way they can keep
their army well provisioned. At all OF
these Government farms we saw the Boer
women blowing and doing the hardest
kind of manual labor.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31
TREATY MAY COST
CHARLES HIS CROWN

PARIS. Dec 3o.-Advices received in
diplomatic circles here say the republicans
Of Portugal have seized on the alleged
Anglo-G o-German-Portuguese treaty as a
weapon TO attack the monarchy, assert
ing that IT is an evidence OF the mon
archy's weakness and willingness 70 sell
the Portuguese colonies TO fill the depleted
Golfers Of the treasury.
The Figaro says; King Charles proba-
bly, will lose his crown IL he acquiesces TO
England's proposal, even under menace. -
An interesting piece OF diplomatic gos-
sip is that the Portuguese Minister in
London is a great friend Of the Prince OF
Wales, and in order 10 please him prac-
tically assured Lord Salisbury that Brit
ish troops would be permitted TO pass
through Lourenzo Marquee. But IL is add
ed that when the matter was brought to
the attention OF the home government II
repudiated the Minister'S action.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31


alphabetically and none will know who is
the cleyerest mathematician of the year.
For this honor men have worked them
selves crazy and II has been secured by
some OF the most prominent figures In
English history.
The death OF Dwight L. Moody is uni
versally commented on here and his visits
10 England have been recalled. The Times
had long editorial comparing the career
OF Mr.. Moody to that OF the Duke OF
Westminster. The weeklies and even the
haif-penny evening sheets all paid trib-
ute to the dead evangelist. A memorial
service held In London was largely at
tended.
Among the distinguished men going to
South Africa is Captain Holford. who is
one OF the closest friends OF the Prince
Of Wales and his eQuerry. The captain
sails on January TO join his regiment.
the First Life Guards. From 1855 to 1892
Captain Holford was equerry TO the late
Duke Of Clarence and since then has
been equerry TO the Prince Of Wales. He
Is wealthy landowner and proprietor OF
Dorchester House, London. famous for its
picture galleries.
The King of the Belgtans goes on a
yachting cruise I'm the Mediterranean in
January returning to Belgium in March.
King Menelik OF Abyssnia is going 10
Cairo soon as the guest of the Khedive.
thus disposing OF the stories that he is
collecting an army to invade the Soudan.
Nearly all the military men in Dublin
are wearing mourning for General Rob-
erts' son.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31
MUCH PROPERTY WAS
SEIZED BY THE B0ERS

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-Howard ].
Rothschild. an American citizen. who was
employed on the Standard and Digger a
mining paper published in johannesburg.
has just got back 10 New York from the
Transvaal. Mr.. Rothschild was at Pill
grims Rest, little mining camp. $50 miles
northeast Of johannesburg, when the
Beers declared war. October II.
There were 500 whites. mostly Ameri-
cans and Englishmen. in Pilgrims Rest. -
said Mr. Rothschild, when the war was
declared. The gold mine there is owned
by the Ecksteins. VINO own other mines
ia the TransvaaL
I'VE asked permission 10 stay and the
Beers at first gave us permission TO DO
20 on the understanding that we would
form a home guard TO protect the place
from the British or any one else. We ac-
cepted on those conditions. but the next
day we were told by the burghers that We
had twenty-four hours 20 either enlist in
the Boer army or get out OF the place
Most OF us decided 10 get out.
There was $50 900 in gold which had
been taken from the mine and the burgh-
ers seized this. first giving y. +. Thomp-
son. a Scotchman and secretary OF the
mining company. a receipt and a note
promising that the Transvaal Government
would repay the money upon the conclu-
sion Of the war. OF course II the Trans
vaal is beaten by England no return viii
be made. This same proceeding took
place az an the mines not shut up I'm the
besieged towns. Mr.. Thompson and went
10 the stables 10 get horses 10 ride out TO
inspect mine some miles IN the country.
when We were approached by an Amerf-
can named Blake. uniformed as a second
lieutenant In the BOer army. Blake. who
had recruited 200 Americans for the Boer
army. showed US a proclamation which
had Just been issued by the Transvaal
Government confiscating all horses, fod-