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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
Roers Had Troops at Spring.
field and They Must Have
= Been DisIodaod.
MANY DEATHS FROM DISEASE
Fever and Dysentery FATAL
ties 1T Lady smith Average
Eighty a Day.
Nearly Three Thousand Pa
tientS and Attendants IN
the Hospital.

LONDON. Jan. 13.-General Buller's
rs words announcing his forward move
ment OF ThuYsday is Interpreted ~
meaning that he has passed around the
western end of the Bosr lines at Colsnso
and ia now several miles beyond them
and II miles from General Whites out
posts at Ladysmith. The Doors . tow
days ago had forces with guns st
Springfield, whence Butler sent bis dis
patch. Thebe commands have been
obviously dislodged either by fighting
or by mansuvers. the Beers retiring
across tho Tugela ~ General Butler adj
vanced.
From General Buffers dispatch,
coupled with tho fact that official intel
ligence from tho seat OF war has vlr-
tually ceased since Monday, the deduc-
ton IL drawn that important operations
are in progress, 40 he cannot move far
without going against the Bosr en-
trsnchments.
Disease Worse Than Bullsts.
The death lists from enteric fever and
dysentery at Ladysmith, averaging
about 80 daily, are considered more Sc
rious than the 42O casualties Of Satur-
days fighting, a. they show the unsan-
itary condition of the beleageured town.
A letter from Lsdysmith dated Dec.
6 said that even then 80 mon out of tho
battalion of which tine writer was
member were sick with either dysen-
terry or enteric fever and according to .
dispatch to Tho Daily Chronicle dated
Jan. 8 the patients and attendants in
Tombige camp, where tho hospital is.
then numbered 1850.
Mr.. Chamberlain has issued tele-
grams from Ceylon showing that tho
legislative council of the colony has
voted to send 1S mounted men to
South Africa.
1t 10 officially announced that the
J. Earl Of Ava has died of his wounds.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
Thirty Cars Dsmolishsd.

W1LMER1Na, Pa, Jan. 13.-A monster
freight wreck occurred on tho Pennsyl-
vania road near here. Freight No. sos,
eastbound. with Is cars, broke in two
and 80 cars were derailed and piled
high at the side of the track. Traffic 10
blocked on all tracks. 'f
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
orispi's 10, Cess to Prison.

Crispi's ton Gees to Prison. ,
ROME, Jan. 1s.-Luigi Crispi, the son
Of former Premier Crispi, has been
sentenced to three years Imprisonment
for tho theft Of tho jewels Of the Count
~ Cslsri in April, 1893. 4"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
Fiusrty the Principal Speaker.

TOLEDO. O., Jan. l3.-Memorial hall
was filled to the limit Of standing room
with Boer sympathizers, who were ad-
dressed by Former Congressman John
Finerty of Illinois. His speech, while
ardent, counseled the people to possess
themselves with patience and not to at
tempt to offer such aid to the Transvasl
arms as would involve this country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
FINALLY SHOT TO DEATH.
Grassy Negro Turns Looss killing and
w0undinE Several.


WoundinE Several.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 13.-The usual
quiet of Southampton county was dis.
turbed during the day by tragedy in
which an inoffensive Quaker preacher
aud crazy negro lost their lives and
several men were wounded. A negro
named Rix while walking along the
country road met Thomas Hall and
George Bradshaw, white farmers. He
opened fire on them without provocs.
ton, wounding both. .Rix subsequently
met Rev. Mills .Rayford. . preacher,
and shot him down. Death was instsn.
famous. A posse was organized and
pursued Rix. He was overtaken but
resisted arrest. Drawing his revolver
he fred upon his pursuszs, wounding
ono or two Of them. His capture being
impossible without the use Of firearms,
he was quickly shot down and died in .
few min utes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
No. Ct. Mans; Seit.

CITTNTjIlIIIiiccIII r7''F'1'I!.GrTT777C!,1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IA ,.s:sass'aS
Grain leather, t..n vulci. n.cxel-piated
buckle and rings. When ordering GIVE
size Of waist in inches. Belts run from "a
to ~ inches In length. Ses.t posr.pmid
on receipt OFF, cent postage s.ump
and 20 signatures cut from wrappers
Of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
No. 90. La6y's Belt.
6EIlZ![1IlIIIlny IT|I||!!,
Observation-Disclosures IL misunderstanding

Latest style, grain leather tan color III
in. wide, nickel plated buckle. Belts are
following sizes only, give size In inches
when ordering, from = to % In. from q
TO 32 In; from 80 to 80 tn. Sent post.
ago stamp and 10 slgnatures cut
from thewrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted
Coffee.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16

Thinks the Celoniss Arc Doiag Wrong.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-According
to j. F. Archibald, editor and pro-
prietor of the Sydney Bulletin, who has
Just arrived here from Australia, there
!; 10 = growing feeling in Australia that
the British colonies are making . ssri-
Gus mistake in aiding England TO wage
war aQainst the TransyAal,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-16
FOR A NlcARAeuAN CANAL.

1oRs0 Co0mittse Heoom msnds the
5fSt Hop buHn Dll.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.--Ths house
esmnittss On interstate and foreign
commerce has ordered . favorable re-
port upon the Hepburn bill for the con-
struction Il the Nicaxaguan canal. The
bill il practically the Same one reported
~ this committee in the last consrssA
Ths1s was ssms discussion sbsut the
AAYist tltty ~ &elaytng sstisn - a.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

The coffin company in Richmond. oil
which Mr.. Hiram Worth is president,
has recently filled a special order
which was the largest on record. The
coffin was for a woman WHO weighed
nearly $50 pounds, and the sides OF
the coffin were triple extra heavy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

There are twenty students at the
A. and NJ. College who were here last
year and are making up the studies
in which they are in arrears. They
are compelled to do SO in order to go
on. with their classes. This college
will open for regular work on Sep
TENDER 5th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

w. r. Dicks, of Columbia, S. c., and
a member of Hampton Camp, U. Z. w.,
was welcome visitor at Branch camp
last night. Mr.. Dicks served gallant
ly in a North Carolina artillery, com
pany, and is in our city to pay honor
to his beloved Vance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

IT is said that the A. and M. Col
lege will be again overrun for room
next session. To accommodate as
many as possible, arrangements have
been made for securing rooms In the
neighborhood of the campus. Stu
dents over 81 may be allowed to room
in the city, and will not be held amen
able to college discipline.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

For North Carolina-LocaI rains
Tuesday; cooler in Western portion.
Wednesday fair in Western; showers
in Eastern portion; light northwest
erly winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
entity to 8 p. IN. Tuesday; fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature, SO; mean temperature,
SO. Total rainfall 20 inches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Meade.Jones.

Friends have received this invitation
to the marriage of young lady who has
many friends in Raleigh where she for
merly resided
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Norman Jones
invite you to be present at the marriage
of their daughter Katharine Shelton, to
MIR. William Everard Meade, on Wednes-
day. September the fifth, at half after
twelve o'clock. AT home, Wilson, North
Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

e. A. Johnson. colored, the chair
man of the Republican executive com
mittee, of this district, will call a
convention to meet in Raleigh. Sep
TENDER 18th, to nominate a candidate
for Congress. This convention meets
the same day as the Populist conven-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Bargains in NeckWear.

Madras Wash Ties-6 for 25c.-each. 4
10 and l21Ac. Wash String Ties at
3 for 25c. or single ............1 10
Persian Silk, Bat end Ties and
Barathea String Ties-2 for Csc.
or ....... -. ............15
SOC. Silk Squares and flowing ends
and washable English Squares. 25
All Dollar colored Ties-all shapes
our best for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

Mai. w. Fl. Martin, of the State
Treasurer's office, who has been on
a trip to the State farms, to pay off
the employees, returned to the city
Sunday afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

Capt. j. J. Bernard, as a compliment
to Col. j. C. l.. Harris, took his com
pany out last night and gave speci-
men drill in front of the ColonePs
home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

There will be fresh oysters at Dughl's
on the day of the unwilling.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

There is complaint that the weeds
on the sidewalk on Edenton street,
between Mcdowell and Salisbury have
not been cut down. 1t is said poison
oak grows in with the weeds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

The Christian church at this place
has voted its pastor, Rev. M. w. But
Ter, a two weeks vacation. He left
yesterday morning for Chapel Hill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

Dughi is remodelling his restaurant.
All the banks of Raleigh will close
at IL o'clock ON Wednesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Bargains in Mems Socks.

Mems Seamless Egyptian half
hose--worth 15c. we say .....11 c
Mems Sill1-like half hose, regular
25c. kinds-Blue, Tan, Red and
Purple .... ...............19c
Mems Four thread, real maco yarn
double sole-hermsdorf dye. 19c
Hermsdorf Black, half hose-em-
brodered coin spots-all colors-
very new .......................25c
Mems Fancy Isle half hose-Silk
stripes-note we say silk stripes
absolutely fast colors-5Oc 3
for ............ .25c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

Mr.. C. B. benson, Jr., of this city,
has been chosen professor in Latin
adm French in the Southern Female
College, of Petersburg, Va. Mr.. Den
son who is, an A. B. graduate OF the
University of North Carolina, passed
the postgraduate examination in lam
guages and made A. M. at Chanel Hill
in June last. He is now travelling for
Southern Female College.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Bargains in Boys Stockings.

New line School Hose-hard finish
ed-imperial fast dye-guaran-
teed stainless ..................25c.
Ladies' Tan Hose-5O guage, eX
ira fine maco-25c. quality ..12hc
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14
EASTER IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES

London, April 5.-'Mid pleasures and
palaces though Americans nay roam,
they are ever ready to admit that there
can be found no place like home and no
institutions like American ones.
Easter, all over he world, wherever
you find an American colony is cele-
brated in much the same way. You will
fine the programme for the day includes
breakfast, church. a parade after church,
a little sedate calling. and tea. This is
the approved New York way of spending
the holy day on Easter. and the one that
is observed in the Easter colonies abroad.
| had the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
Mackey the other day just as she was
stepping from her carriage in front of
her LondO residence, Carlton House
Terrace. Her arms We're laden with great
trees. as they seemed to me, Of Easter
lilies. all blooming in the tiniest of pots.
You Sc, l am not forgetting the Ameri-
can way of celebrating Easter she said,
smiling and struggling to free a hand
one of those dainty, delicate hands that
Meissonier painted too large, land l have
begun early to get lilies. None but an
American who has known the lilies Of
California can appreciate Easter flowers
as they should be seem And then, right
there in sight of fashionable equipages
rolling past, and with hats being raised
to her, and bows Of smiling recognition Or
every side. she BEGAN to tell me Of the
flowers Of her western home. 1.-The lilies
are as large as that--yes, and as large
as that. / indicating one giant hydrangea
and others that stood in their pots by the
cOachman on his box.
Another American who always keeps to
the home Easter is Lady Mary Paget,
daughter of the late Mrs. Stevens, and
wife Of Sir Arthur Paget. high in the
queens favor ever since he was a page
in her service, and particularly high since
the war. On Easter day Lady Paget's
home on Halkin street will be trimmed
with flowers. and at promptly the hour
for service she and her daughter. Louise
Margaret, will sally forth for church,
driving in the handsome ~four-wheeler,
which was a bridal gift from the Prince
of Wales.
After church, in real American custom,
they will walk home, lettering along the
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little teas and while the cups are tinkling
she will sing the home carols of Easter.
| AN EASYER GAROf "

little teas and while the cups are tinkling
she will sing the home carols of Easter.
AN EASTER CAROL.
An American girl, a Georgian, told me
a story of how last Easter she went to a
little tea at the house OF a leader of the
American colony. Mrs. Aston was there,
and Mrs. Jack Astor, looking pretty
and Philadelphia in her neatness. Sud-
denly the hostess asked the girl from
Georgia to sing. Impossible murmur-
ed the girl. please sing urged, the
hostess. The Georgia girl sat down upon
the piano stool and softly touched the
keys, but no words would come In des-
peration she opened her mouth and sang
the first words that came to her lips. The
sons was "Suwanee River n it's
rathos took. even with the aristocratic
members of the Faubourg ST. German.
Adele Grant. Countess of Essex, pre-
sents a pathetic picture these days, in
her black garb with the great circles
showing aroun her fathomless eyes.
The count is at the front and the
countess is visiting her friends in Lon
don. with that beautiful boy of hers.
Easter Sunday she will climb into the
great old coach. emblazoned with the
Essex co~at-of-arms, and go rafting
away to the little American church
aroun the corner.
The happiest tidings come over the
channel that the American economy in
Paris is a gay place at Easter, for the
windows are filled with lilies; and. after
church, the fashionable avenues lead
ing to and from the American churches
are filled with familiar faces. Miss
Edith Morton, who is engaged to Will
lam @ Eutis, and who has been trav-
cling ]. Italy, while her fiancee is in
Ireland enjoying the shooting, is ex-
pected in Paris BY Easter. And Mr..
and Mrs. G. Oliver Iselin and their tall,
pretty daughter. the stepdaughter Of
Mrs. Iselin, will be here to give their
usual Sunday evening reception. The
Astors are also in Paris; and visiting
Mrs. William Aston is Mrs. Ogilvie
Haig. who runs over from London fire.
Guently to see her mother.
A PARIS EASTER.
The Countess Castellane is to have a
pleasant house party Easter which,
while partly English. will furnish eggs
and lilies to Americanize the Easter
feast. The little grandsons of Jay
Gould have been taught many Ameri-
can plays and last Easter they colored
eggs as merrily as New ~Englanders.
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war between Great Britain and the
South African republic has given Eng
land a Napoleon from an unexpected
source, and after a stubborn fight she
finds herself compelled, for her future
safety, to cage her conquered enemy on
his volcanic island, where his influence
and counsel will be beyond the reach
Of his countrymen and where rescue
will be impossible.
BOER NAPOLEON.
The man who will be spoken of in
the history of the Anglo-Boer was as
1.-THE Napoleon of the Transvaal" is
General Pete Cronje. who offered the
most daring resistance to the English
army that has been recorded in the
history of any warfare for many de-
cades. He established himself and 1000
burghers in an i~mpregnable laager in
the hills of South Africa, and for two
weeks held the enemy desperately at
bay. Finally he was obliged to sur
rende or see his brave men cut to
pieces.
Life in St. Helena will be a monoton-
Gus existence for Gen. Cronje, Who is
accustomed to the habits of a people
whose contrilling virtue is thriftiness,
for there is little activity on the island.
Twelve hundred miles from the coast
of Africa, eighteen hundred miles from
South America and Cape Town, and
AooA AAO AAAAA$o ~ al IN ~
can be easily appreciated why ST. He
lena, aside from it's historic interest,
ccupie so remote a place in the
, worlds thoughts.
It's extreme length is ten and a quar-
ter miles, it's extreme breadth eight and
a quarter miles, it's area forty-five
Quare miles, it's population 5000 human
beings, three-fifths of whom are clus-
, tered in Jamestown. Gen. Cronje and
his four thousand burghers, if all sent
there, will almost double the popula-
ton.
The island is an ancient volcano
thrust up in fire from the floor of the
sea. long since dead and cold, some
what enlarged by the slow processes
of nature and garmented not alone with
an Indigenous f1ara so varied as to be
the delight of the botanist, but also
with exotics from all chimes, so that 1t
presents the aspect of a botanical gar
den-the oak growing side by side with
the bamboo and banana, and date
English gorse.
IT'S GEOGRAPHY.
st. Helena was quite a 1ourishine
| island before the Suez canal was
opened. 1t was a port of call for ocean
traffic between Europe and the Orient.
With the junction of the Red Sea and
the Mediterranean it became as un-
fashionable as Cape Horn will be when
the Nicaragua Canal Is open for bust
ness.
3, III highest point of the island is
{, 7O4 feet above sea level. This is Di-
ana's Pea 1t has n near rival. High
Peak, rising 1855 feet. Both are tusks
of the principal ridge. the northern rim
of a vast crater which belched fire thou
sands of years ago. Their" is a legend
that England seized the island before II
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ISLE OF NAPOLEON AND CRONJE

st. Helena, the beautiful island in
the middle Atlantic which, compare
lively speaking, occupies no space on
the globe. yet which. in the record of
the worlds events. holds an important
to it's history.
when brave Cronje, the valiant Jou-
bert. and perhaps Dom Paul. as a
British general has boasted, shall have
been sen there to live in exile, per-
haps die broker hearted, then there will
be another chapter of patriotism added
to the age of st. Helena's history
which shall mark it for all time, as long
as love of valor shall last.
To one nation it is now sacred as the
most historic-and to many loyalists-
the most holy spot on earth. Shall an
other nation live to regard it in the
same light? Shall st. Helena. the
shrine of the French, become st. He
lena, the shrine of the Beers?
Until the year 1915, ST. Helena was
almost an unknown tract of land. 1t
had been discovered almost three CEN
| turtles before by a Portuguese naviga-
tor, one loan da Nova, and had been
the scene at different times of many
battles between the English, Dutch
and Portuguese, who were fighting for
| it's possession; but the island had long
| since sur into oblivion. and it re-
manned for the historic year of 1915 ia
bring 1t again into notice.
On August l, 1915, when the world
was reverberating with the echoes OF
\ Waterloo. a coat was rowed in Plym-
! outh Harbor from H. M. S. Bellerophon
to H. M. S. Northumberland. seventy
four guns flying the pennant of Bear
Admiral Sir George Cockburn, under
! orders for st. Helena.
In the stern of the boat sat he who
was designated in England's official
papers Napoleon B~onaparte." The
anchor was weighed n The Northum-
berland stood out to sea. bearing for
ever from Europe the man whose am
bition her shores could not confine.
One month and ten days later the
Northumberland dropped anchor in the
harbOr Of jamestown. Napoleon was
escorted ashore and found a lodging In
the town.
From then until the present day the
name of st. Helena and Napoleon Bon
aparte nave been synonyms. But the
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avenues for a chat. and lingering at the
steps of neighbors and INDUCING in the
little street reception. which is such a
feature of our Fifth avenu Easter at
home. AT other times we are formal
and English said Lady Paget to me
when l visited her for advance news of
her Easter; but then we think of home
and how we would do if we were there
instead of here"
Miss Paget was presented at court the
other day, and very pretty she looked,
though scarcely more youthful in face
and figure thai her mother. who is now
the American leader of London society.
They say that Col. Paget is to be made
a Peer for his services in the Boer war;
and that Mrs. Paget has been informed
of the honor in advance by Her Royal
Highness, the Princess of Wales, who is
very chummy with Mrs. Paget.
The Princess of Wales is to take
luncheon Easter afternoon with a num-
Der of American ladies'. and, wonder Of
wonders. she will wear an Easter lily
pinned to her shoulder, a great concession
to Americanism
Of in cold st. Petersburg. the wing
now under the first sun, there will be
an American Easter royal, for the gay
est little American colony in Europe is
sheltered under the very towers Of the
Winter Palace. The Princess Beloselski,
who was Miss Whittier. and Miss Polite
Whittier. are both there and planning a
grand Easter entertainment. The Prin-
cess TrOubetZkOi, who was Amelie Rives,
is also holding court in the Russian capt
tai: and. besides these, there is the Prin-
cess Cantacuzene, formerly Miss Julia
Dent Grant, who is commissioning from her
recent severe illness. Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant will remain with her daughter I'M
til after Easter; and SO the daughter Of
America, from the south, the west and
the north, will meet in the American
church on Easter Sunday and enjoy a re-
union.
The Countess of Ava, formerly Lady
Terence ~Blackwood. will come out Easter
Sunday shrouded in crepe. for, though
the death of the young Earl of Ava
brought her a title, it is not etiquette to
cast off weeds too soon. Easter afternoon
the countess will give the smallest Of
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ION to Cairo" is the Watchword at
Monte Carlo, and the big Vanderbilt
contingent will be broken up Mrs.
Oelricn's plans to reach Cairo by Eas-
ter, While Mrs. Goelet and that inter-
esting daughter will make the best pos
sible speed to get there by Easter. The
wonderful American hotel at Cairo will
be packed, and Easter on the Nile will
be like Easter on the Hudson.
Calcutta has it's American colony.
with Miss Daisy Letter at the head of
the n set. and Easter Sunday
there will be a paradise after church
with all the natives, in their white
robes, there to see.
A. RITRDON REED.