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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
TELEGRAPHlC 6REviTlEs.

Former Governor Roger Wolcott 81
Massachusetts, is very sick with typhoid
fever and may not recover. 53
! Prince Gustave Adolphus, eldest son
of the crown prince Of Sweden and
Norway, is i'll with diphtheria. stH
Dr. Henry Barton Fellows, former
dean of the Hahneman Medical college
at Chicago and for 80 years professor
in that institution, died Sunday.
In reply to dispatch from Grand
Rapids, Mich, inviting him to the
United States, Mr. Kruger Has wired
that he has not arrived at any decision
with regard to visiting America. y :s#.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
TAKING The OATH

Large Numbers Of Filipinos Swear Ale.
II s5s.s5s giancs to the United States.
s MANILA, Dec. II. - Advices from
Iloilo, island of Panay, are that the
American troops have been moving
3northward and westward for several
days and that detachments Of the
Sixth, Eighteenth and Twenty sixth
regiments have been active near their
stations. The insurgent losses during
the last 10 days there have been 5
killed, 2 wounded and 80 taken prison.
fers. The Americans have Lost = killed
and wounded. Large numbers of the
natives, however, are swearing allie.
glance to the United States. .S277i
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
IN Memoir i OF DAVIS.
\ Senate Will Listen to Eulogies Of tn,
Decoassd Member Jan. II.

seDate Will Listen to Eulogies Of the
Deceased Member Jan. IL. 3{
WASHINGTON, Dec II. Mr.. Nelson
Mimi. gave notice when the senate
convened that on Jan. u he will pre-
sent reso1uti ions relative to the death Of
his colleague, Mr.. Davis, and asked
Sthat business be suspended to pro-
aonnce eulogies on the distinguished
sservices of the deceased. sss
Considerable minor routine business
~ disposed Of and then, ct 1926 p
u. 5on motion of Nj. Lodge (Masa j
the senate went into executive session
NJ further considsr tho Hay.P aunosfote
/ ,xsaty.
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Negro 81: M I, I'd !: Lynohed. ]

RocKPoRT, Ind, Dec. II. Jim Hem
derson and Bud Rowland, negroes,
were hanged by q mob Of 500 persons
in the jail yard here. Henderson and
Rowland waylaid, niurd and then
robbed n. IS. Simmons, o white barber.
The two were suspected and arrested
and by the aid Of bloodhounds their
guilt was established. Henderson was
shot to death in his cell and then hung.
Rowland confessed before he was
strung up. The bodies were riddled
with bullets after being hanged.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
Z A TWICE. TOLD. TALE.
This Story IL Old, but Has a Yer,
Z, 30 ~ New Feature. - = : ~

This story Is Old, but Has a Very
:, New Feature. : n, +
On occasion a very~old story takes on
some new feature that IS worth preserv-
ing. A well known football player was
out the other day for q lively walk just
to warm his blood and preserve the
elasticity of his muscles. In the front Of
a dilapidated little cottage he came upon
a man and woman in excited controversy.
cit often this verandy.S Git often the
place. This is the fourt' time I've or
dered yez now" And she was manipu-
lating a mop as though it were golf
stick and she had a tremendous stroke to
make. 4. ~. & H. #3,ss @a $g .2
s3s IN not goin! y the man shouted back.
Il I'm stayin right here as long as I feel
like it!'' r. = :. tx (
s.@ What's that?" cut in. the football
player. You won't leave when the lady
OF the house orders you top I:
At that he made rush and had the
man half way to the sidewalk, propelIi.g
him neck and crop. when blows were
rained upon him by the mop stick from
the rear, while the man in front took
courage and promptly placed the athlete
between two fires. His long hair was
the salvation Of his scalp except as to
bumps and bruises. s..;: # a. & 55SS
What the deuce?' he yelled as he
sprang to one, side. s4 Didn't you want
this impudent rascal bounced from the
premises q & Il 2&,S@sS 1 BIZ 5.3S
I'LL "Impudent rascal?" echoed the womap
as she took d new grip on the mop. ..I'll
show yez. He's my husband and the
head Of this here house, and well have
no jude wild short pants and all colored
stockin's interf erin. I'll give yer min
ute to make yerself scarce And the
time proved sufficient. Detroit Free
Press. 81 e 81 #l s., 81 U: NJ.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
Other Representatives Will
u. sr Have 10 Comm nicate With
Their G overnm ents. Nj
REGARD IT As IMPORT mi RI I u ].
Admit That It viii Involve
al Good Deal IN ore Diplo "A
matte Procedures.
Washington Officials Have.
Ia Heard Nothing Regard
1 y ing the Matter.

+ PEKINa, Dec. 17.-Definite instruc
tions supplementing Saturdays com.
munication from London have been rs.
ceived by Sir Ernest Mason Satow,
the British minister, and he now de.
mands modification Of q point in the
joint note. which the foreign ENJOYS
generally regard as Important This
means further delay as all the minis.
ters must communicate anew with
their respective governments. just
what is the nature Of the objection,
raised by Great Britain the ministers
decline to say but they admit that the
new demand will involve a good deal
more dipl omatic procedure a
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-OfRciala
here are at loss to understand the
reasons for the important modification
in the joint Chinese note which it il
reported the British minister to Picking
is to demand before signing the docu.
ment preparatory to its resentation 70
the Chinese plenipotentiari es. They
have no information on the subject al
nothing has been heard from Mr.. Con.
ger on the matter for some days. The
understanding here has been that the
joint note as agreed upon by the en-.
voys was in the main satisfactory to
the British government. She simply
desired slight amendment, said to be
in the nature Of mere change in the
style of language to be used rather
than any amendment to the scope Of
the agreement. This did not conflict
with any Of the principles held ont for
by our government, such being the
case it was confidently expected the
signature 81 the British minister wonld
IS promptly affixed TO the agreement
and the note presented to the Chinese
ut an early day. % ,< r. q, .s +, N
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.StrYehnina Found.

/. DEW Err, Dec. IL. Chemist ].
Sewell delivered to Coroner Slick, ~
Arohuleta county : report that he had
found one.thirteenth Of s. grain 81
strychnine in the vicera OF George
Barber, Of Sioux City, "a, whose 81.
cent sudden death ct Pugosa Springs
led to the arrest Of his travelling com-ss
panions, Mrs Myrtle Wright and
George Neff: The report will be SUB
mitted to the coroner. t9:5Es Il. $;s5$
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
4: WOULD WITHDRAW III ii

Great Northern Makes . Request Re-
sS gardlnE the Colonist Rate.
GH1CAGo, Dec IL. The Great North
ern railroad, it is stated, has addressed
identical notes to the Northern Pacific
and the 500 roads asking them to agree
to the withdrawal Of the round trip
colonist rate west Of st. Paul The.
colonist rate during the two years i,
has been in force has caused considers
BILE rate Generalization. q ss{s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
PETITION II Is. /. CIR u LATlNG.
Con srass Asksd to Open the Abandoned
3SS5$ x Rad Lake 5Rese ryatiOn

s2S$aS ss:, Rcd Lake Rssesyatipn.
II THIEF RIVER FALLS, Mimi, Dec. II. ...
A petition to congress is being circu-s
lated asking that action be taken to-
secure the opening for settlement and
cultivation OF the agricultural land
lying within the counties Of Polk, Rad!
Lake and Marshall, now reserved for
but abandoned by, the Red Lake band
Of Chippewa Indians, and being the.
western portion OF the Red Lake In.
dian reservation. ssss M Il ,ss5
Il. The lands in question comprise about
II townships, or 254, 40 acres, more or.
less, sufficient to provide farms of 100
acres each for about i, 584 settlers. II .sSS
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Native chr,sttan. Levy Blaokmail.

Native ChRisttans Levy Biack mail. -
= PEK1Na, Dec. 1.-THE British are
continually receiving reports Of dissat:
isfaotion from the districts around
Picking under their special charge.
The officer in command has informed
General Gaselee that armed bands Of
native Christians, from the village OF
Soura Moons, Eve miles southeast OF
Picking, are constantly moving about
and levying blackmail. .fAa g's. .Sr. .s :%
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
REP dat Z the /: CHARGE \ g

Rnss,ans Claim to Have Acted Legally
in Holding Rsilrosds. {iS3
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 17.The OF.
fetal Messenger published an inspired
statement az the views Of the Russian
government concerning the Yang
Tsan Shan. Hal Kwan railroad, repud-
iating the charge that the Russians
have acted Illegally in holding the line.
oontending that Russia's action was
necessitated5 by military consid GRAFTON,
declining to recognize the British as
owners Of the line, but ad Uniting that
they have the prepond erating financial
interest and finally promising to re.
store it TO the former administration
after the foreign troops have evacuated
the province Of Obi Ii. -. 80. &:
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]. ADDISON PORTER.

Dead After = Long Illness. 81, i. r.
81 PUTNAM, Conn.,, Dec. l7-John Ad-
Olson Porter, former private, secretary
to President cKinley, died during the
afternoon. @Ey & -. Z. {. IA 4 &. H. ID
Mr.. Porter has been i'll for some time,
in fact, resigned his position as private
secretary for that reason. The change
for the worst was sudden, however, Tor
since he submitted to an operation sew
eral weeks ago he has been fairly com.
Portable. and only last Wednesday waa
able to 60 out for q drive. 5 $
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
I|'|IAA'I|'p|||T'O|A||..'Y|''A!'.NI||D||.,
Four People Drift for \ ours
ins Lal<e M chlgan On a Cap !.
ss8sS sized Boat.
then Picked Up Two Women
81 III the Party Had Perished
~ III IN. From Cold. s5S5
THE OTHERS BADLY FROZEN
The Rescued Men May Havato
Suffer Amputatton OF Their,
5.55 Lower Limbs. 4
One Drowned Before He Could
BE Fastened to the Over
turned Craft. #.s

3s3 MANITowOC, Wis, DAG 1.-THE
4 steamer Manhattan arrived here with
w. A Shields and William McCauley,
lighthouse keepers on Squaw island,
and the bodies Of Mrs. Shields and her
niece, Mrs. Mary Davis. They were
picked up Saturday afternoon in tho
lake where they were found lashed to
an overturned yawl They had been
thus exposed since Friday morning
when they were capsized by q squall
while sailing from the island to the
mainland. Lucien Morden Of Mon.
tague. Mich, was also an occupant Of
the boat when it capsized and he was
drowned before he could be dashed to
the overturned craft. r. ~. Fl
( The two rescued men are badly
frozen, and it is thought they may
have to suffer amputation of their
lower limbs. The following story Of
their terrible experience was told by
MIR. Shields: = ~" -:@""
upon receiving orders to close the
lighthouse for the season3we left to-
getheD with one helper, Lucien Morden
Of Montague, Mich, Mrs Shields and
Mrs. Davis, my wife's. niece. When
out but q short distance q heavy wind
struck the sail Of our boat, capsizing it
and throwing all into the lake. We all
succeeded alter hard work, in reaching
the boat. MoCauley and myself finally
succeeded in .'- ..,*5es@ Fl,
LashinE the Women to the Boat
and then ourselves. Morden, in the
meantime had become delirious and
refused to help himself, and soon at
forwards fell of the boat. We were
swept about the lake and the seas
washed over MS. About seven hours
after the accident happened my wife
succumbed, being unable longer to en-
dure the terrible conditions the ex-
posture to the wind and seas caused.
Mrs Davis after holding on for several
hours after my wife's death, also sue.
cnmbed, and only McCauley and my.
self remained alive. At one time we
were within q short distance of the
mainland and would soon have been
washed on the beach, when to our dis
may and horror the wind changed and
we were drifting ont into the la1-e
again. Fortunately, however, as it
proved, we were taken by the wind
into the north passage which is often
taken by boats coming up the lake. In
this manner we passed the night suf.
fering terribly from the cold and hold
ing on until thenext day at l p M,
when we succeeded in attracting the
attention of the outlook of the steamer
Manhattan. The captain of the steamer
succeeded in rescuing us, also picking
up the bodies Of my wife and NIECE
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
Found Five IsOdies !.

$5 DUNKIRK, n. II. Dec. II. - Bodies Of
Ave more victims 81 the normal school
fire have been recovered, making six
that have been taken from the ruins.
Workmen while removing debris found
tho Ave bodies at the foot Of a fire
escape. They were piled across each
other and bur - teyond recognition.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
D santa IL Emploxa.. would Mediate.

Il TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. IT, Represents.
tivss3of the trainmen, conductors. en-.
gineers and tiremen held a conference
with General Manager Nudge Of tie
Santa Fe railway for the purpose Of.
attempting to mediate the trouble be.
tween the railway and the Order Of
Railway Photographers. While no agree.
ment was reached, the board Of media.
tion was encouraged BY Mr.. Nudge to
hold q conference with Third Vice
President Barr. 4s$ n. S5sif II n,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
/ Minneapolis Wheat.

, -S W 5s:e MINNEAPOLIS. Dec IA. 81
=" WHEAT-Ih, Store Cash 721sc, De.
Gem Der 7lAc, May 41Sc. On Track ~.
No. y hard 74s6c. No. Northern 1880,
No. Northern 6911@7O9fc. 5sS ,s ss5 ss3ss.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
LATE I MARKET REPORT.
~ 49, ,S-Eg''y .r
Duluth Grain.

-, 5': III. /, .sa.5.:; DULUTH. Dec. II.
WHEAT-Cash No. :: / hard 7ao, No.
] Northern $'7lc. n o. 2 Nor thern 6l5x@5
$685. No 5 spring 524@595Sc. To Ar.
rive-No. ! hard ~ 10 No. ~ Norther d
7lAc, December 7lc. May 1910. Y.
4 FLAX-To arrive $16a, cash $1.84,
December 81. 81, May 81 62]ll. ~ n b ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
Mexico,s Annual Budget.

y MEXICO Cry, Dec. 17.-Minister Lii
smontour's report Of the financial con-
ilition Of the country, made TO congress
on the presentation Of tho annual
budget, 10 . notable document. He
estimates for the ensuing year rev.
snus amounting 70 36l. 0eA, 600, and ex.
pend iturss ot 16l, 077, oo4 III
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
orr Indian " srds.

William "a. Jones. commlssion Of
Indian Affairs, III Ills annual report
sets himself down GA against the sys-
tenn Of Issuing rations to the aborig-
ines. He says that sit encourages idle
ness and destroys labor: II promotes
,heggary and suppresses independ
sperpetuates pauperism and stiles IT,.
dustry and IS an effectual barrier to
the progress OF the Indian toward
civilization. Comm lss;oner Jones, al
Though he believes that the continu-
Sanees Of the present system will be-
necessary for some time, Il In favor 3of
Issuing rations only TO the old and
helpless. To the healthy and young
food should be issued only In return
for labor. II this way an incentive
would be: supplied q the idle Indians
Of the plains. who are now rusting out,
their lives OF fruitless inactivity.
In bis report the commissioner states
his belief that the ultimate salvation
OF the Indians lies In educating them,
The government schools were filed
during the past year. and In the mis-
sion schools more than L 600 pupils
We're enrolled. Il the tendency of these
young educated Indians to revert to-
conditions of original barbarism can
be controlled. they should furnish the
(lravening that will raise all the red
men to a higher plane than that which
they now occupy. n 4, p. +. s,$
Z MI Jones colnbats the payment Of
annuities to the Indians on the ground
that BY them the Indians are led into
debt and otherwise demoralized There
are many INSCRIPTIONS white men In
the west who do not hesitate to take
advantage Of the ignorance of the In
5dians to despoil them. The remedy OF
the commissioner for these conditions
is to have the government support the
Indian, schools for Fl years and then
divide the funds among the Indians
per capita or to divide the tribal lands.
"" capita. In this manner he believes
:li;i the Indians would be raised to an
'"l,', ated. self respecting basis. i = :.
'ihe problem Of the maintenance and
fate of our Indian wards, although one
3ot in pressing need of solution. is
still one that affords much food for
Thought That we owe to these saw
age and semicivilized peoples, from
whom we have taken their lands and
cans OF support. some adequate re-
tnrn will scarcely be denied by fair
minded persons. Our obligations are
not lessened by the fact that in some
cases the recipients Of the benefit are
~, worthy of it. Let us not forget
i:ic reply Of the Sunday school scholar
to his teacher, The latter, expatiating
on the glories Of our country and wish
Ing to impress on her juvenile hearers
that we owed them to Divine Provi-
dence. asked. "And now. children. who
gave us this glorious land?' The an
swer was quick, sharp and evidently
true. we stole 1t from the Indians
There Is q moral there somewhere IL
we look for 1t. r..<t - " =. &.%%s4rrs
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-18
sioux City Live stock.

4 .S XII. Sioux CITY /, Ia. Doc. ~. NJ
Il CATTLE--Market steady. 55S35 AZ
Sales ranged at a. 5005.40 for beeyes,
o. COCA 80 for cows, bulls and mixed,
SS. 40@4. 10 for stoc kers and feeders, $3.50
a.. 90 for calves and yearlings. .s +.
n Market 211@5o lower. Range
Of prices a. 75@4. 7711S5, sss 81 @ F
Receipts: Hogs 400, cattle 400. \
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ST., Paul Union stock Yards.

ill., = III = ~ ~
Us St. Paul Union stock Yards. u: q .55
,,.@ Il s.sE SOUTH ST.. PAUL, Dec. IL.
d HOGS-Market opened 21<@5c lower
and closed steady at the drop. Range
Of prices, a. 51@4.a 80. Ss$ .5$..s !: e. -s
S CATTLE--Market steady.
81 Sales ranged at "a. 5O@5. rs for good to
choice butcher steers, "a, 500 90 for COWS
and heifers $3.00@4.OO for bulls, S450@
s. 90 for calves. Ss NJ s2 81 iii s:
SHEEP Mar ket steady III IA Vi
Sales raj s,el at 81. 80 Q6.25 for lambs,
$3.60@4. 90 for sheep. 55
Receipts: Cattle rs, calves 25 hogs
2.6oO sheep 4. 900. ,.S sslt
E$-S Chicago Grain and Provisions. Nj s5s Il
3$ 5:$s I. SS5 CHICAGO, Dec ~. @
NH WHEAT-Decem Der 7O@ 7O1<c, Janu-
airy 7Oxo, February Tic, May 49, 10.
n jCORN-Desember "a 10, January 351<<, 4
February 3bc, May 49, # M u ,.%:@sa
ia OATS Decembe 81 10 j anuary FIX
@21 ~ May 231tc. 3s,; ~
PORK-December t1L2S, JanuArY
b1s.95 May 4l35. IL ".
4 sTLA1-Cash, Northwestern 9l661f,
Nc. 41 sL6a ;December ~ el.el Nay
PotLTRY-Drssssd, sarksys
, S1TT'lEi:s1ses IS a..,.. ,se.4. d.,.y
t303os .3S5 III q. as5
The Marshall republican., 1900-06-01
Ladies' Of MARSHALL!

We would call your attention to the
STANDARD Sewing Machine, which takes
the lead for beautiful work. and IL the
highest running machine In nee. ~
l1-2Y II. f. NICHOLS
The Marshall republican., 1900-06-01


day club will have . call meeting at
Mrs. Places Saturday, June 2. 1t Z
p. m. A full attendance IL desired.
Mrs. A. $. vanAnglen. Of Malta
Bend, and daughter. Mrs. Lundy Of
Clarence, and Mrs. Davis Of MOberly,
were In Marshall shopping Tuesday.
Mrs. s. II. Hutchings, Edwin Hutch.
ings aud wife, who attended the funer.
al Sunday Of Miss Ethel Hutchings In
this city, returned Ia 81. Louis Wed.
nesday.
Miss Lille sparks left Tuesday for
81. Louis for n visit ~ Mr.. and Mrs.
Ber,is Price, after which she will va
on t. Kentucky. where she will spend
the summer.
W. Bsrnhill Of Co6cyv.lle. Kansas,
and Marvin Barnhill. ~ Kansas City,
were called 70 Marshall this week Ou
accOunt Of the serious illness Of thei,
grandmother. Mr.. Barnhill on Capt..
tol Hill.
Prof. Nelson has resigned his posi-.
tion ~ principal of the Marshall High
school, he having accepted u position
In the Nelson school. We regret "a
lose Prof. Nelson aud his family from
our midst.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Abicl Leonard and
guests. Paul Is. Moore and wife a
jefferson city. Wilbur Johnson ant
wife aud Mrs. Gay of Boonville and
J. $. N. Hun ind wife spent Tuesda,
ut Grand Pass Lakes.
REV. J.. w. Howcll and Rev. W. r.
Mcclure. went Ia Miami Tuesday.
where they attended the District Con
ference Of the NJ. T.. church. South
Mrs. Mcclure and Mrs. J. u. Huston
went over Thursday aud spentth day,
Miss Ids Crouch end brother. Lloyd
Crouch. the guests Of Capt. Crouch
aud family In The southern suburbs d
the city returned 70 St. Louis Satur
day morning. Miss Crouch has just
returned from New York City, whers
she graduated recently ut the fashion
able finishing school Of the Misse,
Ely.
a call meeting Of the Monday club
WAS held Saturday afternoon ut tn,
Baptist church. The constitution ~
the club WAS read, discussed sni
adopted. The chsirmsn and director
Of each department were elected, slst
. membership committee. Committee,
were appointed from each depsrsmen'
to arrange programs for the coming
year. This club has q membership a
lao and will he prepared for regular
work the first Monday In October.
We congratulate the MistletOe Clul
upon having such q handsome new
elastic bOok ease, made Of golden saw
ed oak, being dust proof, cohtsinlns
ten shelves and IL M arranged tina
more shelving can IN added whel
needed. The members hope to maxi
their library, which promises IL BIZ
tine one, the principal attraction q
the club rooms, and one that will b.
thoroughly appreciated, owing 70 tn
fast that Marshall has no, q publi
library.