Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-23
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Wednesday, Feb. IA.


Wednesday, Feb. IA.
CoNGREss-Senate; Throughout session
the financial bill was under discussion
After o'clock debate proceeded under
tbs 10minuJc rule. Test vote showed
good majority for bill on final vote.
House: Legislative appropriation bill
taken up for consideration.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait has been
elected president Of the Woman's Suf-
frage association.
Mr.. Frick, in his suit against Mr..
Carnegie, says that Oarnegie's profits
last year amounted to $21 600 ,000.
Congressman Chiokering Of New York
was killed by either falling or jumping
from window Of the Grand Central
hotel at New York city.
The board Of directors of the Kansas
! state penitentiary has decided to here
after sell the entire output of binding
! Irvine of the Kansas penitentiary direct
| to farmers. Implement dealers wanted
! the whole output.
Thursday, Feb. Is.
CONGRESS-Senate: Financial measure
under debate for several weeks, passed by
J q vote of 46 to 20. About a fourth of the
items in the measure were disposed Of
! A combination of sheet steel mills has
| been formed with capitalization of
$62, 100000.
The Independent Brotherhood Build
ing Trades Council, upon which Chicago
contractors had relied to furnish men to
take places of those locked out, declines
to assist in crushing the older organiza-
ton.
Great Britain has suffered from one
of the severest billiards. in it's history
Many persons have been frozen to death
and traffic has been almost entirely
blocked. London streets have been in
! awful condition.
The Republican state central commit
! tee has decided to call state conven-
ton to be held in Milwaukee Oh April
%. At this convention delegates at
large to the Republican national con-
! vention at Philadelphia will be chosen.
Friday, Feb. 10.
| CoNGREss-Senate: Hawaiian govern
| ment bill taken up. Philippine discussion
continued. House: Annual striking out
Of appropriation for civil service commits.
| sion occurred. Considerable debate on
civil service in general.
British troops have evacuated Rens~
! berg and retired to Arundel.
Tom Sharkey has accepted Bob Fitz-
civ 1,c1 ,l,o7 fc,
The British governments military
| scheme has been adopted in the house of
; commons, 239 to "a.
The second anniversary of the destrnc
ton of the Maine in Havana harbo1
| was appropriately observed in Havana
The sound money bill was passed by
the senate, as to %. The free silver
amendment offered by Mr.. Jones, tho
Democratic leader, was defeated, ii
f.; to %.
Saturday, Feb. II.
CoNGREss-H ouse: Executive, legisla-
| tive and judicial appropriation bill
passed. The civil service appropriation,
! stricken out in committee of the whole,
was restored-77 to 1928. Senate not in
+: session.
! General Otis again reports that con-
ditions in the Philippines are improv-
+, ing.
Three Massachusetts volunteers are
reported to have been tortured to death
by Filipino insurgents.
The League of American Wheelmen
! ho to ro1innT1ich co1,tro7 IF
and abolish the amateur clause of mem
bership.
The Central Passenger association
lines have agreed to give rate of
cent mile for the G. A. r. encamp-
ment in Chicago.
Justice Hunt of the Montana supreme
court gave sensational testimony before
the Clark Investigation committee. He
said he was approached with a $780,
600 proposition.
| Monday, Feb. 10.
Congress is expected to adjourn early
in June.
Another vessel loaded with American
goods has been seized at Delagoa Bay.
The railroad presidents compact is
said to be in danger Of speedy collapse.
The transport Indiana is scheduled to
sail On next Saturday, with freight for
Manila
The stock Of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
company, Minneapolis, was damaged
$135, 900 by fire.
The national buttermakers' conven-
ton opened Monday at Lincoln, Neb.
St. Paul is after the next convention.
The appropriation for the civil service
commission, killed by the house in COM
mittee of the whole, was restored on q
record vote.
Senator Clark Of Montana has testified