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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21

Day 81 ohio. Hon. William +. Erys 81
Minnesota, Hon. George Gray Of Delaware
md Hon. Whitsiaw Reid of New York
\ Forced Into conaict.
n addressing the peace commission bstorsf
Iits departure for Paris. Il said !: IA Fs339
u tits my wish that throush ont the nero.
5tiations intrusted ID the commissions ths puSsl
pose and spirit with hich tho IJnitsd Atatss
accepted the Sunwelcome necessity of sNaFI
should be kept constantly sin View. " We
took up arms only n obedience 10 the del
tates Of humanity ana the fulnllment Of high
public ana moral obligations. We had nol
,design OF; aggrandtsement and no ambitloAl
or conquest s /. IA g .s
Through the long course OF repeated rep-l
3resentations which preceded ana aimed sto
avert the struggle and ~ the nnal SafbitEa-ll
ment Of force this country was lmpslled acss.l
sly BY the purpose of relieving .xrlsvoua
wrongs and removing long existing condi.l
tons which disturbed III tranquility which
shocked the moral sense Of mankind ana
which could no longer be endured. NJ
Il NJ High Sense 81 Duty. u, 3sal
s5sS 1T IL my earnest Wish that the United
States ID making peace should follow thsI
same high rule Sc conduct which guided sitI
IN facing war. II should be q scrupulousI
and nagnaninous Ii the concluding settle.l
sment as 1t was inst ana humane ln it, oris.|
sinal action. II = Al Our aim q the adjust.
nent Of peace should ~ directed - lasting
results and IL the achiev einsnt % the com
mon rood under tho demandsi of clyillsationt
rather than to ambitions dsSi X s
en- I. ltho,,t NV Al sinai thopgh ccmpists
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21

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snssnts r. pursuance thereof ! appoints ri
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rart 81 the United States !: Hon. Hiiliam 4. i
Day of Ohio. Hon. illiam E. Erys 81
Minnssota, Hon. George Gray o. Delaware
and Hon. whitsiaw Reid of New York.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
COINAGE FOR PHILIPPINES.
Uncle Sam May Mako ssFIfty-Cent DollaKs's
for Use Among the Natives In
Lieu of Mexican Money.

Washington, Dec. s.-The cabinet
meeting Friday was largely devoted
to discussion of the question of
coinage for the Philippine islands.
Nearly all the business of the islands
is transacted in Mexican dollars, and
army commissaries and others sup
piled with United States money are
at times greatly embarrassed in maxi
ing purchases from the Filipinos by
the fact that knowing nothing of our
money or it's value, the latter often
refuse to accept it. The proposition
which seems to have met with favor
by the administration is to purchase
silver bullion at the present market
price and coin it into distinctive dol
lars having a gold value of about so
cents each. These dollars will prob
ably contain a little less silver than
the present standard dollars. The
scheme has not yet been worked out
in all of it's details, but as there is at
present government coinage mint in
Manila. it is hoped that by the early
action of congress the new coins may
be put in circulation before a great
while, possibly before the winter is
over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
KANSAS GREAT YEAR
Secretary Coburn Gives the Aggre-
gate Value of Farm Products.
rhe Winter Wheat Yield the Largest Ever
Grown in the Srate-COrn Crop COnaid-
erably Sh0rl-vaius and Number
OF Live Stock.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 10.-Secretary r
D. Coburn, of the Kansas board OF
agriculture, has issued the last crop
bulletin of the year. giving final
figures on the agricultural. horticui-
tural and live stock products of the
state, yields, numbers and values for
1000. The winter wheat yield, &c, $685.
443 bushels, is the greatest winter
wheat crop ever grown in Kansas. 1t
exceeds the previous years crop by
33,779,972 bushels, and by $19,6O7, 1877
in value. The corn crop amounts to
134, 523 ,677 bushels, which is 90,659,755
bushels less than one year ago; its
value is $39, 5S1, S35. OF spring wheat
the yield was 743,64s bushels, with 4
value of $35O,O4s. The oats yield was
31,169,9S2 bushels, and value $685.
443.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
HIS STATUS IN DOUBT.
The CommIssi0ner of Porto Rico, Who
Was Recently Elected, Il Expected in
Washington In . Few Days.

Washington, Dec. s.-The commits.
sioner from Porto Rico, F. Degetau.
recently elected by the people of tho
island to represent them in congress
and In Washington generally is ex-
pected at the house of Representatives
in few days. His status on the floor
Is somewhat in doubt. He is desig-
mated in the law as resident COM
missioner and is to receive a salary
of $4,000 annually. There is no pro-
vision for his admission to the floor
or for participation in debates, SIM
liar to the provision for delegates
from territories. It is expected, how
ever, that he will advise and assist
committees concerning Porto Rican
legislation and steps may be taken
to admit him to the floor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14

Tie eoaafAay Review % the Publishes.
London. Dec. o.-The Saturday Re.
view. which devotes = page to sav.
ags criticism Of President McKinley's
hopeful view OF the future Of the PIN.
ippines. as expressed In his message
to congress, dismisses tho president,a
statement with the assertion that sit
does not contain q shred or little OF
truth" The writer quotes from Fred
erick II. r. Sawyer, author Of sew.
eral works ON the Philippines, and
cites particularly his reference to tho
'shideous orgy of murder, plumber and
slave trading in Mindanao."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS.
Society In Session at Denver Represents
Western Portion Of Country-What It
IL Doing to Spread the Gospel

Denver, Col, Dec. 6.-The annual
conference of the American Baptist
Home missionary society began We'd
nesday in this city, and will continue
until Thursday night. There are in at
tendance 26 general missionaries from
as many states, four district secre-
taries and three general superintend-
ents. The society has LAO missionaries
at work, and since the war has opened
IL new missions in the eastern por.
ton of Cuba and Porto Eico, with
some 600 members. About $40, 900 has
already been expended in this work.
The jurisdiction of the society ex-
tends in the United States from In
diana west, taking in all the states
north and south. It is expected that
$4,000 will be raised in this territory
this year. Over $4,000 will be ex-
pended on the negro schools of the
south. Much work has been done in
Mexico, where 80 missions nave been
established
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
FUNSTON AT IT AGAIN.
The Kansan and His Intrepid Men Cross q
River In Luxon and Pat Tagels
to Flight.

Manila, Dec. S.-More activity is
shown in the operations in northern
and southern Luzon. The reports
from the former district come in
more quickly and telegraphic inter
ruptions are fewer. Gen. Funston.
with troop A of the Fourth cavalry
and a score of scouts, encountered 100
insurgents posted or the opposite
bank of the Nehico river. The Ameri-
cans charged across the stream and
the enemy retreated, firing from
cover. They left four dead on the
field. A native who was cuptured re-
ported that Fagin, deserter from the
Twenty-fourth infantry who had
been active with the Filipinos, with a
party of two cavalrymen, had been
wounded.
Lieut.. Morrow, with so men from the
Forty-seventh regiment, attacked and
occupied Bulacan. While returning
the troops encountered Col. Victoris,
occupying an entrenched position,
with 30 rifles and 5000 bolomen.
Morrow's force charged and drove
the enemy from their position. il i:
believed with heavy loss. Preceding
&he fight the expedition had captured
Maj. Flores and several of his fol.
lowers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
HARD RAP AT OLEO.
House Passes the Grout Bill by a
Large Majority.
the Measure Puts . Tax OF Ten Cents
Pound on All Imitation Butter or
Cheese-Tax ON the Unc0l-
ored Article Decreased.

Washington, Dec. S.-The house yes
4erday passed the circuit oleomargar-
Inc bill by a vote of 1876 to 90. The
substitute offered by the minority
Of the committee on agriculture,
which imposed additional restrictions
On the sale of oleomargarine to pre-
sent it's fraudulent sale as butter and
Increased the penalties for violators,
was defeated by a vote of 113 to 17S.
The bill as passed makes all articles
known as oleomargarine, butterine,
imitation butter or imitation cheese
transported into any state or terri
tory for consumption or sale subject
to the police power Of such state or
territory, but prevents any state or
territory from forbidding the trans
portation or sale of such product
when produced or sold free from col
grafton in imitation of butter from
two to ten cents per pound and de-
creases the tax on oleo uncolored
from two cents to one-fourth of
cent per pound.
A long and interesting debate pre-
ceded the vote, in the course of which
those who favored the Grout bill
oleomargarine was the only effective
remedy for preventing fraud upon the
public, while those who opposed it
commended that fraud would be pre-
vented by the substitute and that the
real purpose of the Grout bill was
to destroy the oleo industry. An
amendment was adopted providing
that the act should go into effect
July 1, 1901.
Mr.. Tayler, of Ohio, who was promi-
nently identified in the movement to
exclude Brigham Roberts, of Utah,
from a seat in congress, introduced
a measure intended to bring about
federal prohibition of polygamy. It
proposes a constitutional amendment
for uniform laws on marriage and di-
vorce. Mr.. Tayler says, however, that
his aim goes considerably beyond a
mere uniformity of such laws, and is
expressly designed to reach polygamy
and put an end to it. He regards this
form of remedy as the most effective
and far reaching. The measure was
introduced after conference OF
those interested in the subject, and
although Mr.. Tayler is not on the jul
dietary committee, which will have
charge of the measure, it was deemed
desirable to have him present the
matter and direct the active move
ment which will begin in it's behalf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
A Bullet Through Her Heart.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. Sin the mid.
die of very pleasant after-dinnel
conversation, in which a party Of
friends were engaged, Miss Maud
Kaushman, aged II, stepped to a
dresser yesterday evening. picked up
a revolver and sent q bullet through
her heart. Darling" she whispered
to a little sister, tell mamma I am
going away forever" at the same
time pulling the trigger. The police
are inclined to take a more sensa.
tional view of the matter. They seem
to scent possible murder in tbs
tragedy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
AGRICULTURE IN LUZON.
Philippine CommIssiou Will Start an Ex-
pertinent Farm 200 Miles from Manila
Seeds from California Unlversity.

Berkley, Cal, Dec. 8.-Under the
patronage of the United States Philip.
pine commission, an experiment farm
will be started some 200 miles from
Manila, where the growth of all sorts
of seeds and plants from this country
will be tested. Prof. Bernard Moses,
Of the commission, has written to
the University of California regarding
the proposed work and at his sugges-
ton the state institution will send
from it's experiment station the re-
quired seeds and plants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14

Chicago, Dec. 10.-A census of the
crippled has been taken at the Uni
versity of Chicago and at Northwest
ern. During the brief football season
IL men were seriously or painfully in
jured at the University of Chicago,
while at Northwestern ten athletes
received hurts which put them tenn
porarily out of the game The in
juries range from ruptured blood ves-
sells to broken bones and torn iea-
meutS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
Kansa. city Produce.

Kansas City, Dec. 10.-Egss-Fresh.
&c doz.
Butter-Creamery. extra fancy separa-
tor. &c: firsts, 19c: dairy. fancy. lie:
packing stock, 11kc; northern cheese,
121kc; Kansas and Missouri. lie.
Poultry-Hens, live, &c; ROSTERS 15o
each; spring chickens. ekc: ducks,
young. &c; geese. young. SIC; tur-
key hens. 61kc: young toms. &c; pigeons,
60c doz. Choice scalded dressed poultry 10
above these prices.
Game-wild ducks. MaIlard. -edheads
and canvasback. $150@s.00 per dozen:
mixed. $1.5061.75: plover. n-oo91.z5: Jack
snipe, $1.O0: rabbits, soc; quail, $1.3501.6o
doz; prairie chicken. $4.00@5oo per dog:
wild turkey. 1O@11c ID; venison. carcass.
l0@12c per Id: saddle. 13@15c per Id.
Potatoes-Home grown. 30940c; Colora-
do, S0QSOc: northern. 55@70c; sweets, 3504oc
per blu.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per barrel
Cranberries, H.5odso0 per barrel
Vegetables-Green beans. home grown.
$1Oo@12 bu: tomatoes home grown. 500
0S15o blu. Navy beans. $50 Cabbage.
home grown, N-0001.2 per cwt Onions.
$1-O0@1-10 per blu. Cucumbers, 90cG$1S per
doz. Egg plant. 6@90c per dozen Sum-
mer squash. 4oQ75c per bu box Hubbard
squash. $1.oo01-5o doz- Celery. ao04oo dox
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
Peace Believed 70 b. Inps,,,ba..

London. Dec. 7-Negotiations for
tho peace settlement have not yet
been opened, says the Pelkin CORE
spondent of the Morning Post, wir-
ing yesterday. The French, German
and Japanese ministers are awaiting
instructions and Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang are awaiting more sat-
isfactory edict. The impression il
growing among men Of all nationali-
ties that peace is impossible, that a
resumption of the campaign In the
spring II inevitable and that Partition
Is the only solution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14

St. Louis, Dec. 11.-Immense depos-
it's of mussel shells, which have been
accumulating for ages along the bot
tom Of the Mississippi: river from the
mouth of the Missouri to the point
where the Eads bridge il located, arc
to be utilized. The intention il to
establish In Venice, Ill, factory for
the manufacture Of buttons and other
articles for which the mother-of-pearl
lining of the mussel shells il useful.
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TO HERD rHE Beers
British Authorities In johannesburg Are
Preparing Put In Force the Recon.
csntrado Policy of Kttchener.

johannesburg, Dec. SIN pursu-
lnce to the reconcentrado policy the
authorities here are preparing ac-
eommodation on the race course for
1000 people from farms in the vicinity
Of the Rand. The burghers will he
herded in a lager and will be strictly
watched. A notification appears in
the Gazette to the effect that all able
bodied British subjects are liable to
be conscripted for service in the Rand
titles.
Trouble Expected from Prisoners.
Cape Town, Dec. Sowing to the
attempts of sympathizers to commune
cate with the Boer prisoners at Green
Point camp. Maxim guns have been
placed in position on the surrounding
heights, in readiness for a disturb
ance.
Beers Turn Upon Their Kinsmen.
Heidelberg, Transvaal, Dec. g.
The Beers are driving the Boer women
and children from their homes be-
cause their kinsmen refuse to fight
any longer. Forty women and chill
dren, ill clad and hungry, were
brought in by the British to-day.
civil Government To BE Established.
London, Dec. 8.-The secretary OF
state for the colonies, Joseph Cham
berlain, says that civil government
will shortly be established in the
Transvaal and Orange river colony.
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Overcome by Gas.

Butte, Mont, Dec. s.-Fifteen min.
.ers employed in the Bell mine, one
of the Anaconda properties, had q
narrow escape from death yesterday
afternoon by suffocation. A fire ha.
been burning in the mine for several
weeks and some men who had been
at work failed to come to the surface,
being overcome by the gas. But all
were rescued.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14

Indications everywhere point to great
prosperity for the coming year. This is =
country, as wei as of an individual, de-
Ponds upon health. There can be no health
the stomach is weak If you have any
stomach trouble try Hostetter's Stomach
md biliousness Obtain our Almanac for
l90l-free. 1t contains valuable information.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14

Washington. Dec. s..-Nicaragus
and Costa Rica have announced theii
willingness to grant . lease to the
United States for period Of 200 year,
OF the territory necessary for the
construction of the protested Nicara.
qua canal.