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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
IN MODERATE TERMS
1AFT'S PROCLAMATION on 40
cunning CONTROL OF CUBAN
GOVERNMENT.

Havana, Sept. 29.-An American
provisional government assumed pos-
session Of Cuba when War Secretary
Taft's proclamation declaring himself
provisional governor of the island was
formally issued. The proclamation
Was published in the Official Gazette
Ind thousands of printed copies Of the
document were distributed in Havana
I'd elsewhere.
The terms Of the proclamation
eeused general satisfaction. especially
on account of the moderate terms in
which it is phrased. The statement IL
plainly made that the provisional gov.
srnment of Cuba is undertaken only
On account of the necessities Of the
situation and the proclamation prom.
lses that the provisional government
will be maintained purely for the pur-
pose of restoring peace. order and pub
lie confidence until a permanent gov
eminent is established. No one ap-
pears inclined to doubt the good inten-
lions Of President Roosevelt and his
representatives and there is no appre-
tension of any serious trouble or re-
distance to the provisional government
IN any part Of Cuba.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
TAFT CALLS FOR TROOPS.
Force Of Over 5000 Men to Sail a.
Soon az Possible,

Force Of Over 5000 Men to Sail q.
Soon az Possible.
Washington, Sept. 29.-Secretary
Eaft has cabled from Havana to Act.
Ing Secretary Oliver at the war de-
partment to send the American troops
to Cuba in accordance with the pro-
gramme already arranged. Imme-
diately on receipt of the dispatch Mr..
Oliver issued orders for the departure
Of $500 troops from Newport News az
soon as possible
Quartermaster General Humphrey
has been ordered to Immediately con-
tract for the transports to convey the
troops to Cuba and the traffic man.
ayers Of the railroads centering at
Newport News have been instructed
to prepare to entrain the troops imme-
diately at various. army posts which
have been selected by the general
staff for Cuban ports.
The first exuedition Of $500 troops
ordered to sail from Newport News as
soon as possible probably will leave in
about six or seven days.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
TWENTY-FIVE DROWNED.
hurricane Caused Heavy Loss Of Life
at Pensacola,

hurricane Caused Heavy Loss Of Life
at Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 29.-The vast
ness of the destruction wrought by
the hurricane here is now being
realized. twenty-five persons are
known to be drowned.
Fort Perkins, one Of the modern
forts Of the country, has been badly
damaged. The Fifteenth battery of
artillery stationed there deserted the
barracks and post with their families
and sought the batteries, climbing to
the highest point and flashing them
selves to the guns and projecting
pieces.
Fort McRae, on the point opposite
Fort Perkins, has been wiped out al.
most completely.
The United States naval station
nine miles from the city, has been
greatly damaged, lives lost and naval
vessels sunk. The Gloucester Is in
shore 200 yards, the Wasp stranded,
the Isle de Luzon a complete wreck,
a. well as. the tug Accomac, and
number Of small launches and tug
boats.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
LITTLE ron The Dzpos.roa,.
ohio Bank Closes lts Doors After pie
appearance Of lto President,

ohio Bank Closes lts Doors After Die
appearance Of lte President.
Pomeroy, O.. Sept 39.-The Middle,
port banh, q private institution at Mid
dleport O., failed to open its doors
during the day.
Il ts stated that all the deposits,
amounting to $115,O00, are missing
md great excitement prevails. Most
Of the depositors are poor people and
their deposits represented nearly all
their savings. The president of the
bank Is J. G. Fox, who Is away and In
bis absence no official statement Of
the condition of the bank has yet been
made.
President Fox went away last Tues
day, leaving Vice President Armen.
trout in charge. An examination of
the vaults after Fox had gone revealed
$4,000 in cash and paper worth less
than $4,000 on it's face to account to1
NE $4,000 deposited.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
WIPED OFF THE MAP.
Three Alabama Towns Completely
DESTROYED.

Meridian, Miss, Sept. 29.-Informa-
ton from Mobile by train confirms the
report that Coden, Alabama Port and
Bayou la Batre have been wiped off
the map and that but one house, the
julius home, is left standing at Coden.
Among the dead are some of the most
prominent people Of the coast, includ-
ing the wife and youngest daughter of
State Senator McRae Of Washington
county, Major D. J. Stevens, Olive
Werneth, wife and youngest daughter
and II. G. Turner, a leading lumberman.
The entire shore below Mobile is
reported completely devastated. Five
bodies have been recovered and thirty
more were reported as known to have
persisted. Many bodies of negroes are
included in this report and the sur
vivors Of the race are terror stricken
and helpless.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
GAS TANK ExPLoDEa.

-@.s-S -. -. .-'-.s<Ia]A
One Politician Killed and Eight 9th,
ers Injured.
Indianapolis, Oct. 2.-While twenty
Republican precinct leaders of Han.
cock county were holding a caucus in
the town hall at New Palestine, a
town fifteen miles east Of Indianapolis,
the acetylene gas tank exploded, kill
ing one man and injuring eight others.
William Toon, a rural carrier, was
killed and Elmer J. Binford, William
A. Howe, James F. Reed, w. H. Rock,
J. L. McCune, John Branson, John
Hittell and William Hobbs were In
jured.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
RoosEvELTs IN WASHINGTON,
Presldent and His Wife Return to the
CAPITAL.

Washington, Oct. 2.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt have returned to Wash
ington from their summer home at
Oyster Bay, where they have spent
she past three months.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
POLICY KING SUlClDEo.

"Ap' Adams, Who Made Fortune In
Gambling, Kills Himself.
New York, Oct. 2-A1bert J. Adams,
who made large fortune as the head
OF the policy gambling combine, shot
himself in the head at his home in
this city. His dead body was found in
his room.
Adams had been in poor health since
his release from Sing Sing prison,
where he served a term for having
conducted policy game in this city.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
HEARST AND HUGHES
CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS AND re.
PURLIcANs FOR GOVERNOR
OF NEW YORK.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 27.-At ses-
sion which began at 7:45 Wednesday
night and continued until 2:20 Thurs
day morning the Democratic state con-
vention nominated a state ticket with
William Randolph Hearst at the head
of 1t. Mr.. Hearst already was in the
field as the gubernatorial nominee of
the independence League, which he
was instrumental in organizing.
Mr.. Hearst was nominated with 800
votes, only 226 being necessary for a
choice. Congressman William Sulzer
received for governor 1874 votes and
John A. Dix of Washington received
the complimentary vote of II dele
gates, making $50 in all.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 26.-Charles
ID. Hughes, who conducted the insur-
ance investigation before the legisla.
tive committee, has been nominated
for governor by reclamation by the
Republican state convention. He was
placed in nomination by Job E. Hedges
Of New York county. The nomination
was greeted with tremendous enthu-
sfasm. After several seconding
speeches the nomination of Mr..
Hughes was made by reclamation.
A telegram from Mr.. Hughes was
read accepting the nomination with.
out pledge other than to do my dutV
according to my conscience"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
SHooTs HIS SWEETHEART.

North Dakota Man Then Ends Hia
Own Life.
Minnewaukon, N. D., Oct. 2.-Martin
6asserson, agent for the Great West.
ern Elevator company, shot Ella Gus
tofson, his sweetheart, and then killed
himself at this place. The girl will
likely recover. Her refusal to marry
him was the motive.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
Professional Card,

STEPHEN C. vASALY. Conssllor-at-LaV
aaaly Block,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
ESTIMATED At SEVENTY.

Loss OF Life at Mobile and Fort
- = Morgan.
Meridian, Miss, Sept. 29.-Informa-
ton given out by Mobile and Ohio off,
cials just from Mobile estimate the
number dead near Mobile and Fort
Morgan at seventy. It is said not one
OF the soldiers escaped from Fort Nor
gan. Biloxi, Miss. is also reported
destroyed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
PRESIDENT SMITH ARRESTED

Head Of the Mormon Church Accused
Of Polyqamy.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 2.-The presi
dent Of the Mormon church, Joseph F.
Smith, was arrested Monday on the
charge Of living unlawfully with five
wives. The complaint was sworn to
by Mormon deputy sheriff, the war
rant was served by order of a Nor
mon sheriff and the committing mag
lBtrate Is also a Mormon. President
Smith was arraigned im@edistely
after his arrest and waived prelimf-
nary hearing. He was bound over and
released on his own recognizance.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05

p, VASALY. Attorney at Law. o1e
- over old Herald building.
1913. Little Falls. MINI,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
Loses $4,000 Cash and Diamonds.

Chicago, Oct. Mrs. Ellen Maggie,
q society woman of Canton, ILL.,, was
robbed of $4,000 cash and diamonds at
the Saratoga hotel while she slept. A
bellboy who disappeared after the re-
port of the robbery is being sought by
the police.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
OVER ONE HUNDRED
koao or LIFE DUE TO RECENT
oEvERE HURRICANE ALONG
THE GULF STATES.

VumoeP OF ALABAMA 7 owns are "lp00
or tho Map, No Houses Being Lett
Standing to Shelter the Inhabitants.
Twenty-Five Deaths and immense
Damage to Property Reported From
Pensacola, Fla.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 29.-Ad-
vices received from Mobile indicate
that earlier accounts Of the great
storm and the havoc wrought were
not exaggerated. The complete death
list has not been made up because
many small towns along the coast
have not been heard from, but from
what is known It is believed that It
will range close to 100. Only four
houses are left standing at Alabama
Port, while Coden, another coast re-
sort, has been almost wiped out. Train
master Bowen of the Bay Shore rail-
road, who has reached Mobile from a
trip along that line, said that II the
missing persons did not turn up the
number of deaths along the Bay
Shore road alone would reach fifty.
He said that fifteen dead bodies had
been recovered. Thomas Mcdonald,
who came In from Coden, said that
that place was in the direct path Of
the storm and was almost completely
destroyed. He said that help was
needed by the people along the shore
and special train with provisions
has started from Mobile.
The worst suffering and desolation
ia said to be at Alabama Port, where
many persons lost all they possessed.
Every House in Town Wrecked.
Navy Cove, near Fort Morgan, was
wiped out by the storm. Pilot Frank
Midget, who has come in from that
place, says that every house in Navy
Cove was wrecked. Seven persons are
known to be dead at that place. Ad-
vices from along the eastern shore of
Mobile bay are that the entire shore
AoS UCSA W1SChSu. 4AS WAdAFOS az
Fairhope, Battle Point, Clear, NARROW
and other places were destroyed. Con-
ductor David Rice Of the Mobile and
Bay Shore railroad reports that a
large number of dead bodies had float
ed ashore from the direction Of Dau-
phin island, which leads to the belief
that the settlement on that island has
been swept away. One boat from
Dauphin containing thirteen members
Of family is reported lost.
Reports from along the line Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad show
great destruction. At Bayou Sara
Bridge the driftwood was piled 80 high
that it formed a walkaway 1000 feet
long. At Magazine Point houseboat,
two fishing boats and two other craft
were piled up in one wreck and a
three-masted schooner was resting
easily across the railroad tracks.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-05
GOVERNOR TAFT Assumes CON
troll IN CUBA IN NAME on
THE UNITED STATES.
General Funston Will Command tho
Army Unless the Force Needed viii
Exceed 4 Brigade, In Which Event
He viii BE Displaced by an 0f1,oer
Of Higher Rank-American commis-
sion to Disarm lnsuraentA


Havana, Sept 29.-Governor Taft
proceeded to the palace at noon to
take over the government Of Cuba.
rhe act was not accompanied By any
formal ceremony.
The city is quiet and the only Amer
lean forces now ashore consist Of tho
detail OF marines guarding the treas
ary.
During the morning Bngadier Gen
oral Funston conferred with Mr.. TAFT
regarding the location OF the camps
or the first division Of the American
troops to be landed here. The sites
AVE not been selected. Funston will
command all the troops In Cuba, but
Z they exceed the dimensions OF 9
brigade an officer Of higher rank viii
be sent here from the United States.
It ia practically certain. however, that
no such contingency will arise, a. it
10 apparent that the maintenance Of
he provisional government will not
require. a large number OF troops.
Consul General Steinhart received
orders early in the day to telegraph to
the rebel commanders throughout the
Island informing them of Governor
Taft's proclamation and the establish
nent Of the provisional government.
Political Prisoners Released.
General Joseph Miguel Gomez and
other conspiracy prisoners will be re-
leased from custody in order that, as
members of a committee representing
the insurgents, they may sign an
agreement with Governor Taft that
the rebels will lay down their arms
Immediately.
A commission headed by General
Funston will be appointed to superin.
tend the actual laying down Of arms
On the part of the rebels. This com.
mission will visit all tho rebel camps
throughout the island and will be com.
posed Of Americans only In order to
avoid creating any bad feeling or com
pltcattons. The commission also will
dtsarm the volunteer forces of the
government, leaving the Cuban forces
20 they existed prior to the rebellion.
The commission will be accompanied
BY a disbursing officer, who will pay
the expenses of the return home of the
| rebels and thus avoid dissatisfaction
Jose Miguel Gomez and others, rep.
eesentlng the insurgent forces in the
deld have written to Governor Taft
agreeing to lay down their arms at
once.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
s4 VBs MsSxT st 5ssAFRS5 rs & a5 a @ e AND

also took a frolic herself. una then
they all get stiff Pretty soon along
comes a big bug. an if they wore
clothes no would hat been dressed an
a white vest. nit gold watch an chains
-und he saw that lot OF dead ones an
he took on fierce He run aroun' an
aroun'. just like he was crazy nit the
head. thinks may be he was one OF
the school committees an had his eye
ON teacher. P'raps again Il was his
own family. Anyway he feels IT awful
bad. He was a wise one, und knew
all about that powder. but what
you think he done? Jumped right into
II and made on himself suicider'
You must have felt like a murder
err" commented the occupant OF the
kitchen table, severely.
"Y didn't kill nothin': It was the pow
der done It," he defended. -Of course"
he admitted. screwfng up his right eye.
II might be- said to be indirectly re-
sponsible. But all I tell you 10 ths
tell you these tings because you haf
the understandin Now, I goes to
places where IT would not be wise 10
say anything. No: it would not be wise
-vimmens Is 50 queer They find 50
much faults with sveryt'ing-an' al
ways NIT the bug man. The bug man
do not do this. an the bug man do not
do that. Always Is IL that the bug man
an the powder 10 no good. an they
both do no use. And tell you the
truth; there 10 nothins else so good for
the bugs. My boss get the rights from
a man from San Francisco about forty
year ago. an It is hnel He buys IL
from parties that make II IN New York.
an only when you sweeps II up too
soon does II prove no use But them
vimmens must have something to kick
about II fts not the butcher IL is the
Janitor; and II II Is not him IL Is the
icemans, an IL there Is no one else 10 In
the bug man. Them crank vimmens tells
each other. an q lot gets mad on me.
an then they tell stories back an forth
until bimsby have to get up petitions
from some nice peoples that tell the
truth. an they all sign it that get all
the bugs from their places. I shows
that to the ones that complain, an
they can say nothin's after that Oh
bugs. ! kin the bugs, but 7 can't kill
them peoples that makes on me trouble.
much as LOT to. An the powder IL 80
bad on ths lungs-I guess maybe pretty
quick 50 back to my trade. Ma an
me can then so aroun and hat some
over pretty quick. anyways The bugs
are thick up to August. then they fads
an fsds an fade. They always do that
every year. Maybe they 20 on vaca-
tons This year Is an or year. too.
Not as many as last. which was a dsrcs
time for bugs. Stili. there's always
nun bugs TO be killed.
Say. ma'am. you needn't be 'fraid Of
that powder I put aroun' II won'e
hurt you Il you eats Il. II don tasts
az bad rs II smell" He sxtsndsd a
handful. but the young woman drew
away hastily.
It's bad on thu lungs" she cautfonsd
And might stifen I'D like the poor
lady roach who took the children -
the beach,
DON mind II" he said with profss-
sional indifference, shifting the ysllovw
concoction and then pouring II back
into the bag and preparing to close ths
grip Veil. today I must make thirty
me more calls. und two q new plaoss-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
Continued from Front Page )

AllAAAu4cu LIDM 'front.' EaHc.3
Bragg wondered at the absorbing care
displayed In every purchase. II merely
proved that they did not know the man.
In fact during this period Of house
furnishing Bennett hardly knew him
self In s dumb way he realized that
he was a domestic man and that he
needed a home; but what he had not
realized was the fact that even eight
rooms. ali properly furnished and all
spick and span. might not supply
the longed-tor home quality.
he had built his house and furnished
Il as he might have done Tor the girl
he had loved II she had been true to
him. and the reality was bitter.
But he lived on his lonely home
The kittens. the canary and the flowers
grew TO be familiar friends. They did
their best 10 make him feel contented
and at home. But-and the but was
bigger ana more inslstent day by day
till il seemed 20 destroy all pleasure
in the sunny. ower-enbosomed cot
tage and discomfort gnawed savagsly
at his ritals
And then came his great idea
sitting alone IN HIS empty dwelling,
his mind persistently running on the
obvious lack IN his family arrange
ments. a thought thousands OF cen
trries old suddenly leaped into his
brain. since he could not md the
living representation OF that which ap-
parently existed only IN his imagina-
tion. why not create the ideal woman
who should occupy his heart and
home? In short why not create 4
uifs7
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

did some figuring nit a lead pepetl an
shook his head. an he looked mad. too.
Then bimeby he brightens up a little
an says he will take the fifteen. an IL
he' didn't get rats he wouldn't take
nothin,. So the bargain was made, an
the rat man stands In the middle of the
floor and makes some passes NIT the
hands and says some words that no
body else understan's-some words he
had just made up-sn' first thing We
know out comes big rat and walks
right up to that man. an the man picks
up Mr.. Rat an puts him by the box.
Again he does that way with his hands
and says them words, an'-out comes
another rat, an they come out just as
fast as he can put EN- in the box, till
finally there's no more answers. Every
one what seen that was carried away
by that mans smartness. That really
was what happened, an dom tell you
no lie.r
That's just like the story OF The
Pied Piper of Hamelin,' said the amazed
listener 'T suppose It was some kind
of hypnotic power that he possessed"
Il didn't tell you the rest of that
story" admitted the narrator. The
next day he came into another place.
an they found he had the rats all
trained to do 1t. an always 1t was the
same rats that he caught. 1t was fierce
times for him when he was caught like
the ratsi You can't get rid OF no rats
NIT charms. Poison il the only thing
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
THE MAN WITH A WOODEN FAMILY

The idea. once concsived, took full
possession. OF the man. Always a skill
fui mechanic he found the work OF
carving a life-siEed agure from wood
an easy and congeniai task Day by
day he worked. and the hours. no
longer heavy. new as II winged. And
day by day his creation fashioned
itself before his eyes. Bennett spared
no pains. His task was labor OF love,
ana even as he worked his love for
this image-his wife TO be-crept on
him and grew and became a mighty
satisfaction as the day OF accomplish
ment drew near.
For his home would be no longer
empty, and so when his wife. patiently
fashioned by his own hand and pro-
vided With complete wardrobe. was
installed IN the sunllt cottage Bennett
felt that he had indeed done we'll: but
the desires Of man are manifold, and
so when. enamored OF the success Of
hts idea. Bennett had carried 1t still
farther. In due time a fuil-1edged fam
iiy-nve girls and a boy-inhabited
the eight-roomed home. and Bennett
as husband and father was at last
content
The people OF Fort Bragg. at nrst
incredalous. then astounded. took more
kindly TO the idea as time went By.
Bennett was known as a good man:
one who occupied a responsible posi-
tion In the town. who met his obliga-
tions promptly and who was always
willing TO lend a helping or a neigh
boriy hand The women OF Fort Bragg
adapted themselves 10 the startling
conditions more readily than aid the
sterner element They even went SO
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

The jewelers. OF the town know him
we'll Many odd designs have bean
made by them for Benefits family. ana
they know that when Christmas Or anv
anniversary comes Bennett win
do his share OF the buying. Even thu
candy shops are well patronizsd. for
all the girls are fond OF sweets and
their father is not nigsardly in his
qualification OF their likings.
Last Christmas he gave the whole
family party. This scheme involved
much labor and expense. for every
member from Mrs. Bennett down had
to be remembered with gifts. besides
the preparing OF a dinner for the family
OF eight, the last addition having been
In the shape or a son-in-Iavv. who was
married to the eldest daughter soma
two months before. Bennett rose to
this occasion. too. The wedding feast
was spread. the bridal dress provided
for the bride. and all went merry.
No outsider was invited to the cele-
bration. and all that the neiShbor.
saw was the bridal party standing on
the porch and apparently about to
leave on their bridal tour On Christ
mas, however. some OF the nearest
neighbors were asked TO come in and
enjoy the supper Bennett had prepared.
They did so. clad in their very best
70 snow honor 10 a man whom they
all respect and like Mrs. Bennett was
there, Jane and her husband. Annie
and the two younger girls were thera
and the youth OF the flock was not
missing Shall any one scon at the
man who, haTing entertained as rovallv
as he knew thow. rose at the end Of
dinner consumed and enjoyed BY his
friends and neighbors. ana in A voice
which may have trembled ever 40
slightly gave the toast:
Ny wife and famllyr