Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-09
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
wedne> day, Jan. 81.

wedne> day, Jan. 81.
CONaREss-Senate: Spirited and sensa-
tional debate between Pettigrew, Lodge
and Sewell, latter denouncing Pettigrew
rs traitor for support of Aguinaldo
House: Indian appropriation bill consid-
! cred. Debate covered Philippines, Porto
Rico and other topics
The Boer shell factory at Johannes
burg, is reported to have been blown up.
The Ohio supreme court has upheld
the state antitrust law in suit against
the Standard Oil company
An American scouting party was am
pushed by Flipinos and lost q ieuten-
ant and three privates killed.
The bodies of General Lawton and
Major Logan have arrived at San Fran
cisco on the transport Thomas.
Russia and Persia are stated to have
an understanding, which may result in
Britain being ousted from Persia.
Thursday, Feb. 1.
CONGREss-Senate: Morning occupied
by Allen discussing Gage and National
City bank transactions. Daniel spike on
financial measure. House: Indian ap-
preparation bill considered. Sibley DEM,
Pa. } made expansion speech.
General Correa, formerly Spanish
minister Of war, is dead.
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
congressional committee, will be elected
| again.
Irish Nationaists in parliament have
| united for the purpose Of fighting the
government.
The Marquis Of Queensberry, who was
born July 20, 1914, and succeeded to the
title in 1858, is dead.
Alexander Dunsmuir, the coal king of
the Pacific coast, died Wednesday at
the Hotel Imperial, New York city.
The sanitary fire at Honolulu set with
view to destroying plague infected
buildings, got beyond control and de-
stroyed nearly the entire Chinese Sec
ton Of the city.
! Captain A. w. Gilman, superintend-
| ent of the Goodrich Transportation
company Of Milwaukee and one of the
most widely known and popular men on
the lakes, died suddenly on Chicago
| and Northwestern train near Manito-
| woo, Wis.
Friday, Feb. 2.
CoNGREss-Senate: Allen concluded
speech on National City bank and Gage.
Executive session considered Hague
treaty. Report Of Philippine commission
received House: Indian bill still on,
McGovern knocked out Santry in the
fifth round.
The condition of ex-Minister Phelps
is alarmingly critical.
Fire at Dayton, O., caused loss of
half a million dollars.
The British loss at Spion kop is est
mated at 40 per cent of those engaged.
Washington authorities say they have
no intention of sending federal troops to
Kentucky.
It it officially announced that the Boer
casualties at Spion kop were 50 men
killed and 120 wounded.
A special train carrying the remains
of Ltswton, Logan and Armstrong left
San Francisco for Washington Thurs
day.
Saturday, Feb. 3.
The claim Of Roberts for mileage has
been turned down by the house commit
tee.
Dollie Evans, a well known vaude-
vile actress, committed suicide in New
York.
The Rough Riders reunion Of 1900
will be held at Oklahoma City, O. r.,
June II to ~, inclusive.
Tho Great Northern labor trouble sud
derl ) ended by the trainnen accepting,
the railroads wage schedule.
The PRECEDENT has sent to the senate
the reports and the papers dealing with
the treaty with the sultan Of 5ulu
The governments of the United States
and Italy have entered into an arrange
ment under tho reciprocity sections of
the Dingley tariff act.
The house ways and means committee
decided upon customs duty Of rs per
cent on Porto Rican imports. The SEN
ate may raise the amount.
Monday, Feb. ).
CoNGREs.-Senate: Hague treaty rati-
fled, also Argentine extradition treaty. !
McCatfery made pro-Filipino speech.
House,. Diplomatic and consular bill.
Several Democratic speeches opposing re-
tention Philippines.
Thousands Of South Dakotans attend
ed the funeral of Adjutant Jonas Lien |
at Sioux Falls. '
Charleston. S. c., has been formally !
chosen as the place for holding the next |
national educational convention.
Interests Identified with the Great |
Northern are said to be in the United !
States Flour Milling company reorgani-
zatioa.,
I
The Wisconsin supreme court, in. q |
will case, has promulgated an opinion
hO11inO that tc1nnoro mo- xror1- :, t.L