Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-27

steep hillside in Pittsburg and in.
1ured seven people, besides wrecking a
number Of buildings.
The physicians in attendance upon
United States Senator William J. Sew.
ell report that their patients condition
remains unchanged and that he is rest
ing we'll.
Reuben c. Pickett, recently con.
victed of manslaughter at Minneapolis
for causing the death Of his wife, has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
~ years.
Thursday, Dec. 10.
The navy depsy TRENT has announced
the final acceptance of the battleship
Wisconsin,.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company has awarded ontracts for sup
plies aggregating 100000.
The quarantine established over the
Ottawa (Ont) university because Of
smallpox will be raised Monday.
Yuan Shi Kai, the new viceroy of
Chi Ii, intends to employ British and
American officers to re9rganize the
Chinese navy.
W. F. Perry, who was a brigadier
general in the Confederate army dur
ing the Civil war, is dead at Bowling
Green, KY, after brief illness.
Mrs. Virginia Young, the oldest per.
son in Northern New York, is dead at
Redwood, Jefferson county. aged 104.
She was grandmother of Tommy"
Ryan, the pugilist.
According to the Berlin correspond.
ent of the New York World the Amer.
lean tobacco combination has made an
incursion into Germany and it proposes
later to carry the war into Russia
Friday, Dec. 20.
John Flynn has been elected captain
of the Minnesota football team for
1902.
| Senator Hanna has introduced a bill
granting pension of $4,000 a year to
Mrs. Mckinley, widow of the late pres
ident.
Rev. DR.. Charles Henry Brent of St..
Helen's church. Boston, has been con-
secrated first bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the Philippine
islands.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Mitchell fixing 81 as the
minimum rate of wages to be paid to
women in the employ OF the govern
ment.
A dispatch to the London Central
News from Cairo says Cecil Rhodes
has suffered from a heart stroke, has
abandoned his trip to Khartoum and is
hurrying back to Cairo.
A bill has been introduced in the
| senate by Mr.. 'Penrose reviving the
grade of vice admiral of the navy and
promoting Admirals Sampson and
Schley and Captain Clark to that rank.
Saturday, Dec. 81.
The battleship Iowa is at Callao,
| Peru.
Alexander Gum of Harrington, KAN,
is dead from the effects OF cold
weather. He claimed to be ZIG years
old.
Secretary Gage Will relinquish the
treasury portfolio E ) soon as President
Roosevelt can find a suitable sue.
cessor.
Theodore and Lara Jackson (Ann
Odela Diss de Bay were given penal
sentences at London for immoral
practices and fraud.
One man is dead and three others
are in critical con 3ition at the board.
inghouse of John Cotaisk, Etna, Pa.
as the result of suffocation.
| At San Francisco George Gardner de-
feated Kid Carter in the eighth round
of 20-round bout for the middle
weight championship of the world.
Monday, Dec. 20.
The wedding of Senator Chauncey
M. Depew and Miss May Palmer has
now been fixed for Dec. % at Nice.
! Two trains were wrecked in a col
l1sion near Mettarngo, Italy. Six per
sons were killed and Is were seriously
injured.
France and Italy have concluded a
formal treaty which enables Italy tt
declare a formal protectorate over
TripoH.
The jury in the Doyle-Rurns min
Ing suit at Council Bluffs, Ia, has re
turned verdict awarding the plaintiff
SAG, 922.73 damages
Colonel John G. Mobiles, known az
the nestor Of Kentucky journalism, lis
dead Of old age. He celebrated his
Saith birthday Jan. 2. \
/ Justice David McAdam OF the New
| York supreme court died of cancer at
a private sanitarium in New York Sun.
day. Heswas the author OF many legal
works that are considered authorities,
| Tuesday, Dec. "a.
Emperor William will visit London
on Jan. 20.
Mrs. Frank Leslie is very i'll at the
Roosevelt hospital in New York.
Governor Rogers of Washington is
suffering from an attack of pneumonia.
Franceszek Umilian was electro
cuted at Chariestown, Mass, for the
murder of Kasamio Jadrusek, fellow
Pole, in December, 1899. b.. - 5.@
Captain Albert r. Poppe, former lhar-
Dor master of Milwaukee and well
known throughout the chain Of Great
Lakes, is dead from cancer, aged GO
years. ID :..E. =. 3,.s.ss =.
| s Luther G. Sanborn, a resident of
Sioux City, Ia, since 1856 and q pic.
neer in that section, is dead. He was