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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
MET AT GRAND FORKS.

North Dakota Independent Democrats
Nominate q State Ticket.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 20.-The
Independent Democratic convention,
which met here. during the day, ad-
journed' at midnight after nominating
the following ticket:
Presidential electors, M. +. Williams,
Charles Applequist, w. L. Haupt;
member of congress, M. A. Hildreth;
governor, NJ. A. Wippermann; lieuten.
ant governor, F.. w. Mclean; secretary
Of state. j. F. Adams; auditor, s: X.
McGinnis; treasurer, J. P. Birder;
state superintendent, Mrs. Laura ).
Esenhuth; commissioner Of insurance,
w. M. Campbell; attorney general, -
Carmody; commissioner Of agriculture
and labor. s. Torgeson; railroad COM
missioners, L. Staveheim, L. l. Lewis,
Joseph Morrison.
Hon. D. E. Morgan of Devils Lake,
Republican nominee for the supreme
court, was Endorsed.
The two parties struggled all day to
arrive at basis of agreement, and
finally decided each to retain a sepa.
rate organization, but unite in the con-
vention under the name ''Independent
Democrats" for the purposes Of this
campaign.
A striking feature of the convention
was the strong prohibition sentiment
developed in quarters entirely unex.
pected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
SMALLPOX AT NOME.

At Least Two Hundred Cases In tho Pest
House and Around tho Camp.
SEATTLE, July 10 Two vessels ar
rived III port from Nome, the transport
Athenian and the steamship Sequoia.
The sequoiaS brings much late news
about the smallpox epidemic The pest
house at Nome,is full and overcrowd5
ingsswith3 patients afflicted. with small
POI, and the government officials are
erecting other large structures, one Of
which will cover several acres Of
ground, The disease has spread rapid
~, and many cases are quarantined in
the tents in which they were discov.
cred. Every government and city off,
sial and doctor in the camp is working
night and day with the disease. DR.. J.
]. Tyler of Chicago returned on the
Sequoia and says there are at least 200
eases Of smallpox in the pest houses
and around the camp, and the people
are being stricken with the disease at
the rate Of ~ or IS day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24

A rather interesting franchise tax
case is in litigation in Detroit, which
illustrates the extreme reluctance Of
chartered corporations to discharge
their share Of the obligations of gov
eminent. According to the sworn state.
ment of the officers of street railroad
company operating In that city to the
board of assessors on March "a, 1900,
the total value Of the company's prop.
erty was $1,101,1 15. Last year it had
been assessed at $2,66o,0oo and only a
few months before was offered to the
city of Detroit for $17,000,000. Now,
what became Of the SIG, 400, O0O2~ II
the property was worth 81, 900 q
year ago for the purpose Of sale to the
city of Detroit, how does it happen
that it was worth only 81, 101, 115 for
the purpose of assessment by the city
Of Detroit? The assessors, however,
marked it up to $4,000, 900, and the
railroad company is contesting. The
case was decided in favor of the city
by the circuit court, from which an ap.
peal has been taken. The disposition
Of the case will be watched with inter-
est by other municipalities where char
tered companies seek to evade their
share of taxation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
Emperor williaSnr,al'' J war Decl.ra.t ion.

Emperor Williams War Declaration.
u The German war lord, Emperor. VII
liam, has made the most pronounced
and emphatic statement Of purposel
which the grave crisis In China hal
yet ELECTED from any official source
This was in sn address to q detAch-
ment Of marines on their departure
from Wilhelmshaven for China, n
which he declared that Germany would
not rest until the double eagles doat
above the Chinese flag on the walls Of
Picking. "The German flag has been
insulted and the German empire treat.
ed with contempt" he declares. This
demands exemplary punishment and
vengeance. now send you out to
avenge the wrong and i'll. Do not rest
until the German flag, Joined with
those of the other powers, floats tri.
umphantly over China's flag and until
it has been planted on the walls of re.
king to dictate peace to the Chinese"
It Is difficult to make anything else
out of this announcement than a dec.
laration Of war. What, indeed, is tan.
tamount to a condition of war has ex.
listed in China for some time, but the
powers at interest have been reluctant
to declare the beginning Of actual hos.
tilities. The significant turn that
events have lately taken is that Ger.
many has had its forbearance exhaust.
ed by the insult to it's sovereign and
government in the murder of its min
lister and now proposes an aggressive
course, in cooperation, however, with
the other powers. While the vigorous
declaration of the German emperor had
not at the time of its utterance the
formal Endorsement of his cabinet or
the German parliament, the latter not
now being in session, it may be said
that the words Of the kaiser in these
days are weighty for peace or war, and
behind them is heard the ominous
movement of battleships and regi-
ments. The situation in China is such
that no nation Is in the mood to sug-
gest further forbearance to the an
gered German empire, and it Is difficult
now to see how a war Of gigantic pro-
portions can be averted. :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
Was Il AN \ !
Indians From the East Coast
st Hudson Bay Find a Lot
,.!3 Of Wreckage. 81 !,
Also Two Bodies and q MANN
the Last Stage Of Death "
Struggle. @,.~5%
" ~. = - ------ ------. ,.,ls, >,!,.
COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
Are Certain, However, the
:. Language He Spoke Was.
- H. .S.sas 1 i T r.. y ~
" Not English. ,-
An Expedition Sent Out to Es-
tablish the Identity of
- ~ the Party. =,

CHICAGO, July 20.-A special from
Fort William, Ont, to the Tmes.Her-
aid says: Indians hunting on the east
coast Of Hudson bay have brought word
to the Hudson Bay oompany's post on
the west coast Of James bay that they
found last spring a vast quantity Of
wreckage, the bodies Of two men and a
man in the last stage Of the death
struggle. The Indians reported that
they could not understand the Ian.
guage he spoke, but that it was not
English. He died. while they were
there, and they returned to the trading
post without bringing any evidence Of
the strange occurrence. T.
It Is believed by the officials Of the
Hudson Bay company that the Indians
witnessed the ending Of Andres at
tempt to reach the North Pole by bal
loon. They had never seen balloon,
but from their description of the other
wreckage the officials are firmly con-
vinced that it was the remnants of An.
dre's airship. A party guided by the
same Indians has been sent out to
bring evidence to establish the identity
Of the party.
EARLY last fall people near Moose fac
tory asserted they saw large balloon
passing over to the northward and this
tends to confirm the story of the Indian
hunters.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
The
Chicago
Tribune

ia q newspaper for bright and intelligent PEG.
pie. 1t is made up to attract people who think.
Is not neutral or colorless, constantly trim.
ming In on endeavor 70 please both sides, but
It Is Independent In the best sense Of the word.
1t has pronounced opinions and 10 fearless In
expressing them, but it 10 always fair to its
opponents. ~. ~,
Matters Of national or. vital public interest
get more space in THE TRIBUNE than in any
other paper in the West.
For these reasons II 10 the Newspaper you
sl,ould read during the forthcoming political
campaign.
THE TR1BUNE's financial columns never
nislead the public.
Its facilities for gathering news, both local
and foreign, are far superior to those Of any
ether newspaper In the West.
It presents the news In a. fair . way as pos.
sible. and let's its readers form their opinions.
While 1t publishes the most comprehensive
articles on all news features, II you are busy
the "Summary Of THE DAILY TRIBUNE"
published daily on the first page gives sou
briefly all the news Of the day within one col.
ANN.
Its sporting news IL always the best. md ~
Sunday Pink Sporting Section is better '>u
any sporting paper In the country
1t is the "clcnncst" daily printed in the Wa"-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24

The Chinese appear to be showing in
the present imbroglio considerably
more energy and intelligence than they
displayed in the war with Japan. Chi
ma is not Wholly degenerate, nor are
all the people towards. It may be that
the Chinese are waking up from their
long sleep. Since the war with Japan
they have learned some things about
modern warfare, and they may be able
to put up pretty husky fight against
the allied powers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
MURDER ALL CHRISTIANS.

Many Boxers and Chinese Troops March.
%a ing South From Pekin. I'D.
New YORK, July -20.-A dispatch to
The World from London says: Great
bodies Of Boxers and regular Chinese
troops are known to be marching south.
ward from Pekin numbering all Chris
tians they find and destroying their
Possessions. -
It is feared that some Of the viceroys,
who, as . whole, have hitherto shown
themselves most friendly disposed to.
wards foreigners, are now wavering in
their support and with the, governors
Of several provinces are going over to
the rebels.
Many people regard Ii Hung Ohang's
eagerness for his present journey from
Canton to Pekin with suspicion and
urge that he be detained whom the
steamer carrying him reaches Shanghai.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
BAD BREAK 1NBRAINERD DAM.
A Large Leak Discovered on Tuesday
the Structure Saved After
Hard Work.

From the Brainerd Dispatch.
A break occurred in the Brainerd
dam on Tuesday evening that came
very near destroying the entire
structure, and it was only by the hard.
est work on the part OF a large force
of men and teams that the calamity
was prevented.
The break was discovered on Tues
day evening about six O'Clock by a
river driver. He was walking along
the embankment between the power
house and the retaining wall OF the
flume when he noticed a slight de-
preston in the embankment. A
hasty examination revealed the fact
that the embankment had been pierre
ed beneath the surface and the
waters were rushing down through
the break which led beneath the
flume. He hastily summoned all the
river men, and all the men and teams
that could be found were rushed to
the spot, and an attempt made to
stop the hole by throwing in logs
and timber and brush and bags OF
earth and sand. The force OF the
rushing water, however, rendered
all efforts futile until early Wednes.
day morning, when the fiume gates
were all opened, which relieved the
rush of water to the break, and the
opening was gradually closed during
Wednesday and Wednesday night,
and the flood has now been entirely
stopped. 1t can only be temporary,
however. until retaining wall ia
built or piling driven and sheeted
with plank. This should be done at
once, and another bad break pre-
vented. Had the water been high,
as in previous years, nothing could
have saved the dam. 1t was for
tunate, too, that the break occurred
IN the day time. Had it been at
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
STREETS, FULL or DEAD.

Conditions Of Tisn Tsin Whom tho Allied
. m Forces Entered the City.
NEW YoRK, July 20-A dispatch to
The Herald from Tien Tsin Saturday,
via Che Foo, says:
Russians made up the right wing Of
the international column in the advance
on the native town of Ten Tsin on Fri.
day. AS they moved steadily over the
open plain towards the entrance Of the.
city the Chimes shelled steadily from
the walls. The Russians lost 800 killed
and wounded. The city was occupied
by the international troops, who found
dead Chinese lying about tho streets in
hundreds. Tonight tho city is in flames.
Though the taking Of the city will
have the effeet Of disoouraging the
Boxers the total loss to the foreigners
is thought to be !, 200 dead and wounded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
JOIN THE MOVEMENT.

Southern Vioe1oys VIII Bo Unable to
Withstond the Pressure.
LONDON, July 20.-The Shanghai cor
respondent Of The Times expresses
doubt that the Southern vioeroys will
be able to withptand the pressure Of the
provincial officers to join the anti-for-
eign movement. He thinks that al
ready there are signs Of wavering on
the part Of the viceroy Of Nankin, Liu
Kun Yieh, and says:
lit is admitted at Nankin that Liu' 3
authority il now insufficient to guaran-
tee the maintenance Of law and order
north of the river. Hence the oonsuls
at Yang Use p>rts are arranging for the
departure of women and children. It
is inevitable that mandarins as q body
should sympathise with Price Tuan's
moyements."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
BIG LUMBER DEAL.
Inspires the Building of the Bemidji,
e Rainy Lake Line-Weyerhaeuser
~ Is In It.

u West Superior, Wis.,, July ia
deal for purchase of a billion feet OF
Northern Minnesota pine is the deal
which is said to be on foot in con-
junction with the proposed new line
OF railway from Bemidji northward.
Since last April an army OF timber
estimators, including men from this
city and from Chippewa Falls, has
been at work in the pineries of that
section of the state under the d.
rection of a Mr.. Cathcart. 1t is un-
'derstood that options on about a
billion feet of pine have been taken
by the parties for whom these es-
timators are working and that the
deal is about to be closed. The
moving spirit in the deal, it is said,
is Frederick Weyerhaeuser.
The town OF Koochiching, Mimi,
which is just on the international
boundary line, Is said to be one OF
the objective points and if plans
carry that town Is to be u lumber
ing center and the home OF some big
sawmiIls. There IL already a water
power there that produces $4,000
horse power and it can be- developed
to considerably greater extent.
Congressman Fletcher. and H. v.
Winchell are interested in this prop
osition and it is understood that it
is the plan to utilize this power to
manufacture q large part OF the
lumber from Northern Minnesota.
A part OF the logs from this district,
however, are to come to the Missis-
sippi valley mills.
1T is known here that for some
time parties have been waiting at
Bemidji for orders to go ahead on q
grading contract for the new road,
and that 1t has been the calculation
to build several branch lines from
the new main line. This would
bring into the Minnesota district q
large lumber region which has al
ways been tributary to the Canadian
centers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
! rs GOING no CHINA. +.

-. w. Roskhill Selected BY the Admin.
v istratioa . : spscial Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The cabinet
meeting developed nothing Of impor-
tance regarding the Chinese situation
beyond . decision to send w. w. Rock.
hill, formerly secretary Of the legation
ut Pekin and assistant, secretary Of state
and now chief Of the bureau Of Amer.
lean Republics, to China to investigate
the situation and report to the authori-
ties here. Mr.. Rockhill will go as q
special commissioner to ascertain the
Sxtent Of the responsibility Of the Chi.
nese government, if any. for the exist
Ing disturbances, and to otherwise fur.
nish the administration with informa.
lion upon which the case Of the United
States against China for indemnity and
reparation win be based. He is well
equipped for the mission, having been
secretary Of the American legation in
Pekin for several years: He speaks
md writes Chinese fluently. The adj
ministration expects authentic news
from Pekin soon, in fact both the presi-
dent and his advisers can hardly under
stand why some absolutely reliable
news has not arrived before this time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
NEED MORE TESTIMONY.

Presentation Of the Indictment Not Suf.
ficient to Extradite Neoly.
New YORK, July 20.-Judge Lacombe
Of the United States circuit court has
rendered q decision in the case OF
Charles F w. Nicely, charged with
having defrauded the postal department
in Cuba, in which the court declared
that the mere presentation Of an in
aictmei1t cannot be held sufficient for
Neelv's extradition and that further
testimony will be heard when the case
comes up July 70.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
Postoffice ut Page Page.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Fourth As.
sistant Postmaster General Bristow has
established postofHce at the United
states naval station, Pago Pago, island
Of Tntuilla, Samoa. Mrs. N. II. Jud-
ION. wife of Chief Boatswain Judson,
U. s. n, has been appointed postraas.
ter at Pago Pago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
~ 70. "a T.
WILL. HAVE rc BAD EFFECT
... d, "a. ..,Ef.f i--.--1- rE {.
Jsntai Of Shan yang Issues : Strong Anti
Chrlstian Letter,

Tsutai Of Shan yang Issues . strong Anti
Christian Letter.
New YORK, July 2o.-A dispatch to
The Herald from Che Foo. July 10, via
Shanghai, says. The faHtai Of Shan
Tung, the highest legal official Of the
province and uEt In rank to the gov.
ernor, has issuea to his subordinates,
the magistrates Of the province, a
strong anti Christian letter. It pur.
ports to be addsSssed to aaa records q
conversation bs1ween the governor and
the fantai, but that is probably q sub.
terfuge to ihplte,on the magistrates.
The fantai is np.oriously anti Christian
and his letter eannot fail to have: evil
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
Cash This Draft.

Are you discouraged? Stomach
trouble and dyspepsia are obstinate,
Mull's Pioneer Stomach and Dyspep.
STA Cure agrees to cure you or you
may cash the dollar draft placed in
each box. We trust to your honor
in the matter. Try It. 25c and $1.N.
For sale by M. v. Wetzel.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
Was Montana's First Governor.

AKRON, O., July so.-Hon. Sydney
Tdeerton, aged 81, died here after
long illness. He was the nrst Justlce
Of the supreme court of Idaho ana tae
sirst governor Of Montana.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
Motley Items.

From the Staples World.
"A notice has been posted up to the
effect that a bicycle has been stolen
from c. w. McMillin's place and a
reward OF IS Ia offered for the thief,
''dead or alive"
Mrs. E. l.. Daily and daughter,
Helen, departed yesterday for a six
weeks visit with relatives in In
diana. Rodney Hodge will have
charge of the post Office during her
absence.
The board of county commits.
sioners last week appropriated 1926
to be used on the roads leading into
town from the south. 1t ia badly
needed in places and will materially
assist in placing the road in q good
condition.
The usual warm time is expected
at the Cass county school meeting
next Saturday. The entire county
is embraced in one school district, SO
that the attendance 10 generally
large. The term OF j. A. Gilberg,
clerk, expires this year and a. success
or will have to be chosen.
Several cases Of smallpox In a
mild form are reported from North
Kentucky, Cass county. A repre-
sentative of the state board OF
health was out there last week and
so pronounced the disease. 1t is in
the family Of r. Rearick. None OF
them are dangerously sick. The
county commissioners have been no.
titled and they will probably take
action this week to have the neces-
sary quarantine established.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
NOW A MAYOR GENERAL.

Chanes's Coulnessasn Receives tho FResi-
dlesps signature.
WASHINGTON July 2o.-The commits.
sion Of Brigadipr General A. r. Chaffee
as major general, i'll command Of the
Chinese expediAenary force, was made
ont at the war department during the
morning and sent to the White House
for the presidents signature. Gable
notice of tho apRointment was sent to
Nagasaki. japan, where it will meet
General Chaffss Oh his arrival there.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
An E;Hne,lt of Danger.

LONDON, July 20.-The Shanghai
correspondent q The Daily Mail says:
The viceroy of Nankin has received all
edict sunmonfng him to Pekin. AS be
is pro foreign n his sentiments his de.
,,arture is undesirable and is an ele-
haeut of danger.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24
ARRIVES At HONG KONG.
Ii Hung Chang and Suite Received by the
british OMcisls.

Il Hung Chang and suite Received by the
British OmciaIs.
HONG KONG. Wednesday, July 49,
Ii Hung Chang and his suite arrived
here yesterday evening and landed this
morning. The Chinese were, received
with salute Of II guns and with q
guard Of honor from tn" Welsh SFusi-
iers and with . band. proceeded TO the
Government House, where he was re-
ceived by the governor, Sir Henry A.
Blake, Generals Gaselee, 'Badrow and
other officials Ii Hung Chang was
extremely retioent. He stated chat he
had received definite news that the
ministers and foreigners at Pekin; with
the exception Of Baron; Won Ketteler,
the German minister, were safe July g.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24

Saltwater got a street railway
last year, and the council proposes
to forfeit the franchise.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-24

Few realize what deep seated, obstinate disc
the nose and throat little or no attention is givel
d serious aud far-reaching in its results. :,>#s
The foul secretions entering the circulation l
IL rapid aud destructive, and finally ends In consu
It frequently happens that the senses of hearir
the nose eaten into and destroyed causing intense
washes and calves may give temporary relief, NO p
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-02-14

chase in order to obtain an ade-
quates supply until the next crop
is marketed. They are not act
ing Independently of their wants,
but they are firmly relying upon
the probability that they will be
able to purchase cotton mex, fall
at greatly reduced figures This
will be done to a moral certainty
if the farmers in the south are
misled into planting for a large
crop. and an increased acreage
with a lalr crop year will reduce
the price again below six cents.
The sale Of fertilizers in the cot
ton region is larger than last year
for january, and indicates an in
creased acreage of cotton. IN our
opinion, which is unwise and
suicidal from any standpoint of
the cotton grower. Look at these
figures 100000 bales of cot.
ton at Sc, yields $275,OOO.O00 :;
16.OO0.OO0 bales at &C.. yields
$3O0,OOO,00O; 100000 bales at
7c., yields $315,OOO.OOO; 5000,
600 bales at &c., yields $320.O00,
600. Let every farmer who raises
eight bales compare his profit if
he increases to eleven bales, and
see where he is at when buying
more fertilizers to make more
cotton. He is obliged to use more
labor in making the eleven bales,
and the history of the last few
years shows that he gets less for
it. Think on these things before
being deceived by present prices
of the staple.