Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-11-02
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.

NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Wednesday, Oct. e.
The miners strike at Middlesboro,
KY. has been declared of. Eight hum
dred men viii return to work at once.
The 54th annual meeting Of the
American Missicaary association met
at Springfield, Nasa. with over 400
delegates in attendance.
The employers Of the striking London
ightermen have declined the mems
conditional offer to resume work. The
strike therefore continues
James L Gates of Milwaukee has
arranged with $50 Russian families at
Odessa to locate on lands in Chippewa
county, Wis. This means about 2,000
people.
E. E. Lewis, a former banker at Ur.
bana. O., who was convicted several
years ago of extensive bond forgeries,
but pardoned on account OF i'll health,
is dead.
over 100 prominent clergymen Of that
denomination from various parts Of
the United States, is in session at
Worcester, Mass.
Thursday, Oct. IS.
The Vanderbilts have obtained con-
troll Of the Southern Pacific system.
Horatio n. Marsh, a veteran news.
paper man, historian and scholar, is
dead at Joliet, Ills.
Secretary of War and Mrs. Root have
arrived at Canton for few days. visit
at the Mckinley home.
Patrick Rice, formerly one of the
ers, committed suicide at San Rafael,
Cal.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky has
approved the non-partisan election bill
passed at the extra session Of the legis.
lature which adjourned Monday.
G. NJ. Cotterman, assistant superin
tendent of the railway mail service,
with headquarters at San Francisco,
has been selected as director general OF
posts in the Philippine islands.
Friday, Oct. 26.
physician and chemist, is dead at Phil
adelphia, aged 70 years.
John Addison Porter, former secre-
tary to President Mckinley, is danger
ously i'll at his country residence at
Pomfret, Conn.
At Aurora, Ills, Mike Virga, Rus
sian, in fit of drunken rage, shot and
killed his wife and then fred bullet
through his own heart.
At Chillicothe, O., Harry Gudgen, Is
years old, shot and killed Matte Mich
OILS, aged 46, and then committed sui
eide. Jealousy is supposed to have been
the cause.
The gold in the treasury Friday
amounted to 1851, AZ, 404, the highest
point ever reached since the foundation
of the government. This is said to be
the largest gold fund in the world.
Saturday, Oct. ~.
J. J. Hill and other capitalists are re.
ported to be trying to secure control of
the Pacific Mail Steamship company.
The First National bank of New
York city has offered reward of S..
600 for Defaulting Teller Alvord's ar.
rest.
News from Jacobsdal shows that zoe
Beers unsuccessfully attacked the gar
rison, The Highlanders had four killed
and twenty wounded
The United States will assent to the
first two articles of the Anglo German
agreement, and Secretary Hay viii
urge the maintenance OF the sopeu
door,"
! More than SO locomotives of moderr
type are soon to be shipped abroad by
the Baldwin Locomotive works. Ter
are to go to South Africa, 20 to New
Zealand, 10 to Egypt and 10 to Paris.
J. NJ Mcknight, former president Of
the German National bank Of Louis
vile, recently convicted on the charge
of embezzling the banks funds, ha.
been sentenced to five years imRrison
ment at hard labor.
Monday, Oct. go.
The registration in Cleveland is 81.
81, q gain of 8. 1893 over four years ago
The Nouveliste de Lyons says a plol
/ to assassinate President Loubet hal
been discovered.
Alexander B. Plough, formerly gen,
eral manager Of the St. Paul and Du.
luth, is dead at St. Paul after long
illness.
A total of go, 1876, 687 worth Of gold
dust and bullion has been received al
| the Seattle asaay Office during the pres.
ent year.
The Rev. Harry Russell Pritchard.
the oldest Christian minister in the
United States. died suddenly at Ches.
terield, Ind.
Advices from Dawson City state that
q big strike has been made on Goring
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