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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
Fire at Mandan, Dakota

On Wednesday fire broke out III g saloon
kept at Mandan by Mack & Drllry, and res
ta;rant, the Commercial hotel, the ,andan
house, the Pacific house, Strong, Hackctt
g. Co.'s hardware store and Orurarc & Nc
Gillics grocery, besides some smaller build
ings, fell al easy prey and were soon re-
duced to ashes. The total loss will aggre-
gate $17,5OO. covered by $4,000
insurance distributed as follows: E.
E. Buckley, proprietor of Pacific house.
Loss, 81 500; insured for So, 900, P. H. Byrne
OF the Commercial hotel. Loss, 5000; in
surance, $500, Strong, Hackct, & Co., 81, 500
on stock; fully insured, John Whalen, of
Bisnlark. Building, total loss: insured for
500. The following are without insurance:
L. B. Winston, building, 1000; Mandon
house, 1000; John Mack, $1,000. The
large dry good store of Charles VanSlyck
but narrowly escaped.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
4 Kings Remarkable Confession.

The King of Corea has made an ex-
traordinary confession of sin. 1t is
doubted if the ruler Of any nation ever
made one more extraordinary. II have
been for seventeen years at tic head OF
the nation" he says, although was
wanting in ability. Ny administration
has been a failure, and abuses have arisen
in the government through my fault.
repent, butt is too late. Since occupied
the throne have made many improve
nents in roads and other things, and
both rich and poor have had to suffer
under the burden. THIS is my sin. ]
have often altered the currency and
sacrificed the interests IF the people
This Is my sin have acted against re-
llgions doctrines. I have wasted the re-
venue. This is my sin. Bribery has
been carried on publicly. The com.
plants ofthe victimizcd have not reached
my ear. This is my sin. The taxes
have been embezzled and the business
of the people ruined. This is my sin.
am ashamed to come before the pee
pie again. ] will purify my mind and
repent my former misdoings.
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PERORATION.
~~a uyv17x~~ ~onr1VDYrv

The closing year has been replete with bless.
ipgs, for which We owe to the Giver Of al! goot
our reverent acknowledgment For the unin-
terrupted harmony of our foreign relations.
for the decay of sectional animosities. for the
exuberance of our harvests, and the
triumphs Of our mining and manufacturing
industries, for the prevalence Of heath
and the conservation of the public credit,
for the growth Of the country in all the ole.
ments Of national greatness, for those and
countless other blessings we should rejoice
and be glad trust that under the inspira-
ton of this great prosperity our counsels may
be harmonious, and tho dictates OF prudence
patriotism, justice .and ecouomy may lead to
the adoption OF measures in which. congress
and the executive may heartily unite
[Signed] CHESTER A. ARTHUR
WAeH1NGTOE D. c. Dec j.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
THE ARMY
IT'S DEEDS AND NEEDS


From the report Of the secretary Of war Il
appears that the only outbreaks Of Indians
during the past year occurred in Arizona and
the southwestern part Of New Mexico They
were promptly quelled, and the quiet which
has prevailed in all other parts Of the country
has permitted such an addition be made to the
military force In the region endangered by
Apaches that there is little reason to appre-
bend trouble in the future. Thoee parts Of
the secretary's report which relate to our
sea coast defeuses and their armament
suggest gravAs reflections Our existing
defense Of the great harbors and cities for
whose protection they were built The ques-
ton Of providing an armament suited to our
present necessities has been q subject Of CON-
sideration by = board whose report was trans
mitted to congress at the last session. Pend
department has taken no steps for the manu-
facture OF conversion Of any heavy cannon;
but the secretary expresses the hope that
means to begin that important work Will soon
be provided. invite the :. At
tention Of congress to the propriety
ing and equlpplng the militia than is afforded
by the act Of 1906, which is still upon the
statute books The matter has already been
the subject of discussion in the senate, and
bill which seeks to supply tho Deficiencies Of
existing laws is now upon it's calendar. The
secretary Of war calls attention to tho fact Of
an embarrassment growing out Of the recent
act OF congress making the
RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS
Of the army compulsory at the age Of sixty-
four, while the act OF 1878 is still in force,
which limits to 400 the number Of those who
can DO retired for disability or
upon their own application. The
two acts when construed together seem to for
bid the relieving, even for absolute inoapacity.
of officers who do not fall within the purview
of the letter Of the statute, save at such times
as there chance to be less than 400 names on
tho retired list There are now 400. 1t ia not
likely that congress intended this result aud
: concur with the secretary that the law ought
o be amended.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
THE NAVY.
BETTER FACILITIES RECOMMENDED.

BETTER FACILITIES RECOMMENDED.
Tho report of the secretary of the navy states
the movements Of various squadrons during
the year. in, homo and foreign waters, whore
our officers and seanlen, with such ships as we
possess, have continued to iuus-
tra:e the high character and ex-
cellent discipline Of the naval organization.
On the 21st OF December, 1851, information
was received that the exploring steamer JEAN
nette had been crushed aud abandoned in the
Arctic ocean The officers and crew, after q
journey over the ice, embarked in three boats
for tho coast Of Siberia. Ono Of the parties,
under the command of Chief Engineer George
w. Melville, reached the land. and falling in
with natives was saved. Another under Lieut.
Commander De Long landed in barren re-
giou near the mouth OF the Lena river. After
six weeks had elapsed al but two
Of the number had died from fatigue
and starvation. No tidings have been received
from tho party in the third boat Qnder the
command of Lieut. Ohipp, but . long and
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
THE PRESIDENCY.

Among the questions which have been the
topics of recent debate in the halls of congress,
none are of greater gravity than those relating
to the ascertainment oe the vote for presidential
electors, and tue intendment of the constitu-
ton in it's provisions for devolving executive
functions upon the Woe president when the
president suffers from inability to discharge
the powers and duties Of his Office. I trust that
no embarrassment may result from 6 failure
to determine these questions before another
national election.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
DEPRIVATION OF SUFFRAGE.

hope that however numerous and urgen
may be the demands upon your attention, the
interests of this District will not be forgotten
The denial to it's residents Of the great RICH
OF suffrage in all it's relation to national, State
and municipal action imposes on con-
gross the duty Of afording the bes
administration which ito wisdom can devise.
The report of the District commissioners indi-
Gates certain measures whose adoption would
seem to be very desirable. instances In PAL
ticular those which relate to arrears of taxes,
to steam railroads and to assessments Of real
property.
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Beauty Takes the Pot.

Mr.. Abbey, theatrical manager has made
public statement Of the receipts of Mrs.
Langtry's four weeks performance il New
York. The receipts the first night we're
s6,54e, 70, and the first week $1S, 1853, Is; sec
ond week, SIS, 567,ss; third week So, 532,
and the fourth week, S14 ,938. 50; making the
total, SOL 8O3. &c. Mr.. Abbey says that Mrs.
I.angtry's season was the largest ever play ed
nv a theatrical star in America.
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Last Weeks Failures.

Bradstreet's journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were 1856 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
past week, fifteen more than the preceding
week, and twenty eight more than the CORE
spending week last year. This is the largest
number for any one week during the past
ten months, and they have been OF greater
importance than usual, particularly IN New
York city, which had fifteen.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
Death or the Archbishop OF Canter~
bury.

Death OF the ArClDlSnOp OF CdnCer~
bury.
DR.. TAFT, who has been archbishop Of
Canterbury since 1878, died Sunday morn
ing in London.
The archbishop passed away quietly,
and apparently without suffering, in the
presence of his three daughters, Davidson,
his son-in-law, Canon Knollys, and Dr..
Carpenter Saturday he remained in
semi-unconsc ious state, occasionally asking
for water. About II at night he spoke his
last words, 1T is coming! it is coming!"
He was then seized with a sharp spasm, and
his voice was not heard again, although it
is believed he was partly conscious to the
end. At in the morning he showed
signs of dissolution. 1t is understood'the
dean of W estminister, on behalf of the queen,
has offered burial of the archbishop in West
minister abbey The decision rests with the
daughter Of the deceased Muff1ed peals
were rung in the adjacent town OF Croydon,
and the archbishops death was touchingly
referred to at morning service. jennings
London cable says the bishop of Winchester
will, in all likelihood, become the primate
Or. Edward H. Brown,lwho is nearly seventy
two, was always close friend of Mr.. Glad
stone. He is liberal in politics and per-
sonally very popular. Should he be elevated
to the throne Of Augustine, Bishop Mac
Harness. of Oxford, Will be transferred to the
See ofWinchester, and Archdeacon Palmer,
a very accomplished classical scholar, will
succeed him Us bishop OF Oxford.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07

Ex-Goy. Horat;o Seymour is now en-
loving better health than for several
wears past He will spend this winter 1T
tn. old family homestead IL Utica,
',,,ipied by his brother, the Hon. john
/, Seymour,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
AGRICULTURE.
vyAnr Nm ru1S npD A pnvN1E,N,rr


The report OF the commissioner OF agrloul-
ture presents an account of the labors Of that
department during the past year. and includes
information Of much interest to the general
public The condition OF forests in the country
and the wasteful manner In which their destruc-
ton is taking place gives cause for serious ap-
prehension. Their action in protecting the
earth's surface, in modifying the extremes
of climate, and in regulating aud sustaining the
TOW Of springs and streams is now
well understood, and their importance in rela-
ton to tho growth aud prosperity Of the coun-
try cannot be safely disregarded They are
fast disappearing before the. destruction OF
fires and the legitimate requirements Of our
increasing population, and their total exuno-
ton cannot be long delayed unless better
methods than now prevail shall be adopted for
their protection and cultivation. The at:en-
ton OF congress is invited to the necessity Of
additional legislation to secure the preserve
ton of the valuable forests still remaining on the
public domain, especially the extensive West
ern States and Territories, where the necessity
for their preservation is greater than IN less
mountainous regions, and where the prevailing
dryness Of the climate renders their restoration,
if they are once destroyed, we'll nigh impossible
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
FINANCIAL.

CONDITION OF TIE TREASURY.
full and interesting exhibit of the opera.
tons OF the treasury department is offered by
the report OF the secretary. It happens that
me ordinary revenue from all sources, for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1889, were as fol-
loua.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

The report of the department Of Justice
brings anew to your notice the necessity Of on
larRing the present system Of federal juris-
prudence 20 q to enoetually answer the re-
nuiremsuts OF the ever increasing litigation
vhioh Il Ia called upon to deal with.
The attorney general renews the Suggestion
Of his predecessor that in the interests OF
iustice better provision than the existing LAVE
saapd. sheuA be nads in eaztain judicial d.
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from customs.
From internal revenue,
From sales Of public lands. 800,
From tax on circulation aud de-
posts Of national banks.
FROM repayment of interest BY
Pacific Railroad companies. :. :.
from sinking fund for Pacific
Railway companies. ........
from customs tess, finer, penal.
~ t1eS, otc....
From fees, consular, letters pa-
tent and lands. ...,.
From proceeds Of sales Of govern.
meus property.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07
RIVERS AND HARBORS.


The grounds that induced me to withhold my
signature from the bill entitled IAN act making
appropriations for the construction, repair
and preservation of the certain works on
rivers and harbors." which became law near
tho close of your last session, prompt me to
express hope that no similar measure will be
deemed necessary during the present session
OF congress. Indeed, such g measure would
now be open to serious objection in addition
to thst which was lately urged upon your
attention am informed by the secretary Of
war that the greater portion OF the sums sppro-
priated for the various items specified IN that
aot remains unexpended Or the new works
which it Authorized, expenses have been in
ourred upon two only, for which the total ap-
preparation was $21O, 900 The present avail
able balauce is disclosed By the following
table:
Amount CT appropriation by act Of :.
Aug. 2, 1852. 1885, 76
Amount of appropriation by act OF
June 10, 1882. 10000
Amount vf appropriation for payment
OF j. b. EaQS. Observation-Disclosures. 0O44OOO
Unexpended balance Of former appro-
p1lation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4.73S,263
Total. ........................s 2s. ~. 1as
Less amount drawn from treasury be-
.JuIv l. 1892 and Nov. 30.
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From profits on coinage, bullion
deposits and assays. .........
From 1udian trust fund. ........,
Grom deposits by individuals fol
surveying public lands. ........
From revenues OF the District OF
Columbia. ..... ...,....
From miscellaneous sourcss.
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43,57O,494 10
l5,O32.O4o 20
34,530,237 so
3.33O.543 81
7l,O77,2O6 70

81
145.543,SlO II
avn from the
$oO,737,804 81,
applied:
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4.ll6.69 70
6.7O5,243 p
2.o52.3oe SO
l.7l5.170,41
1888, 445 43
4O3,525,55O 20
or the same Pc

. 9,O42,396 AZ
1,3S7,5S6 10
1894 90
6l.S45,193 95
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THE CHINESE QUESTION.

The recent legislation restricting immiera-
ton Of lsbofers from China has given rise Ia
the question Of whether Chinese proceeding to
or from another country may lawfully pass
through our own. In oonetru,ng the act of
May q. 1882, In connection with the treaty Of
Nov. 2, 1880, tho restriction would seem to
be limited to Chinese immigrants coming to the
United States 80 laborers, and should not for
bid moro transit across our territory. I ask
the attention Of congress 10 tho subject for
such action - it may deem advisable. This
government has recently had occasion to man
Hest interest In tho republic OF Liberia BY
seeking . "a the sntosble settlement Of the
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SI07,111.u61

4OSa - Ot III 4,Oo}
Excess Of exports over imports Of
merchandise and specie 8 67,370, 7e7
This excess 10 less than it has been before
any Of the previous SIX years, as appears By
the following table:
Year ended June 3Q-Excass Of exnorta orer I'm.
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boundary dispute now pending between thatre-
public by tho British possess'o on Of Sierra Leon.
The reciprocity treaty with Hawaii will become
terminablo after Sept 8, 1883. on two months
notice by either party. While oortain provi-
sions of that compact may have proved oner-
Gus, its existence has fostered commercial re-
lations which it il important to preserve I sug-
gest, therefore. that an early consideration be
given to such notifications Of the treaty %
seem to be demanded by the interests Of OUT
people. In view of our increasing trade with
both Hay1i and San Domingo, I advise that
provision be made for diplomatic intercourse
with the latter by enlargiug to scope Of the
mission. At Portau Prince I regret that
certain claims Of American citizens against the
government Of Hayti have thus far boon urged
uaavail!ngly.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-07

FUKEllfN CUMNEKCE
The foreign commerce Of the United States
during the last fiscal year. including imports
and exports of merchandise and specie, was az
follows;
Specie Observation-Disclosures. 49,417,4
Total. ......: .$S2l. l0l ,751
Imports Of merchandise. 1874, 639, STA
Specie Observation-Disclosures. 42,472.30O
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Total ordinary receipts. 49,.

Law VI AAAo1r oAVoA1u1tutoc
Rod were:
For civil expenses. ..............
Foreign intercourse. ........ -.
For indians.
For pensions.
Fer the military establishment,
including river and harbor iul-
provements and arsenal.
For naval establishment, inclu-
ding vessels. machinery aud
improvements at navy yards.
For miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings, light
houses aud collecting revenue.
For expenditures on account of
the District OF Columbia. 80.
For interest on the public debt.
Total ordinary expenditures.
Leaving a surplus revenue Of. %.
Which. with an amount d.
cash ba'ance In the treasury Of
making $l66,2Sl.5O5 IS, was
To the redemption Of bonds for
fh., ain a.; - a. f,,,,l
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-18
THE PRIMARIES MUST MAKE
THE BEST OF CHIEF SMITHS
MISTAKE.

1t Is just two months before the
state nominating convention, one
month too soon for it, but the time
is fixed and the Democracy of the
state should be earnestly engaged in
preparing for it. To make represen-
tation perfect it should be seen that
primaries are held in every precinct
in the state, and to make these pri-
mares the honest exponents of
public opinion the officers of the
party should now be engaged
in directing attention to them. Un-
fortunately it is too often the case
that the party officers are aspirants
for public honors, and when this is
the case there is reasonable suspi-
cion as to the motives inducing
them in shaping results. Demo-
cratic priests should be like those of
religious aud humanitarian sec:s,
acting through conviction that
Democracy Is the true political faith;
that through it the country may be
saved, and that by it we are to be
protected from all these wretched
isms that beset the public in the
cause of political spoliation-these
curses to which the country has
been so much subjected. 1t may
be asked how this state contest and
these local elections affect the great
body polite. The STATESMAN con-
tends that a triumphant, honest
Democracy in Travis county becomes
responsible In proportionate ratio
for the better acts and conduct of
the state government; that good
government in Travis county re-
fleets creditably upon the higher de-
partments aud ad DIS weight and
dignity to the state. The state of
Texas may be made shining exam
pie for other states, for as honest
and able men become patterns for
individual conduct, so Texas may
shape the destiny of states, originat-
ing plans of government that ad-
vance or retard the general public
good, that may make or unmake even
the republic. The people are respon-
sible for all these governments, and
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-18
The Earth as m Champagne
BOTTLE.

No theory of the earth's crust can
be complete which does not provide
the machinery for earthquakes and
volcanoes. Mr.. Fisher, for this pur-
pose, supposes his subterranean
fund to contain, IN intimate union
with itself, vapor in considerable
quantities. This vapor is TO be re-
tanned in the fluid by the superin-
cumbent pressure, as gas is in the
liquid of a soda water bottle, and
Will, If such pressure be removed, be
djsengaged from the molten matter
as the gas disengages itself when
the cork is drawn, though much
more slowly, by reason OF the Wis
costly of the fluid. This agrees
with the view taken by Pro-
fessor Judd in his recent volume
on volcanoes. 1t will be a novel
idea for many of us TO imagine the
earth like "A globular bottle Of efler-
vescent liquid, and its crust like ice
covering a lake of aerated water.
But such a constitution would ac-
count for many of the phenomena of
eruptions. The earthquakes which
usually herald them, the rise Of
molten material in a fissure, the ex-
Istence of permanently liquid lava
like that in Kilauea, the qnicscence
OF neighboring vents, the growth.
death and revival Of a volcano all
follow as natural consequences. The
difference in the lavas elected from
adjacent craters aud the supposed
order of succession in the products
erupted, are also accounted for, but
not The theory is a
very important one, and appears on
the whole the most satisfactory that
has vet been propounded.
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The Deepest Artesian Well.

The Bostonians just now are
pluming themselves over their new
artesian well, 2500 feet deep, which
they claim is the deepest in the
world. In giving a few statistics
about deep wells, one of the Boston
papers mentions the fact the St.
Louis artesian well is only 2199 feet
deep. This forcibly recalls the fact
that the old court once upon time
sank an artesian well at the insane
asylum. The geologists said that
this was just the veLy place for that
kind of well to be successful. 1t
was successfully sunk-and so were
the county funds-tO a depth which
makes the Boston well seem puny in
comparison. After boring some
months they foun& vein oil strong
sulphur water, very disagreeble to
the smell and taste. They wanted
pure water for the county institu-
tons, so they kept on. At the
end of d good many more
months they had developed a strong
flow of coal oil-not pure enough TO
pay, but ample to spoil the wafer.
So they went down, and down, and
at the depth of $3.50 feet they found
plenty OF water, clear, sparkling and
cold, but it was salt. They were
not looking for brine, and this result,
obtained after such expense, was
too discouraging. The we'll was
abandoned, and, while it is half as
deep again as the Boston well, it has
never been claimed to be a success.
The Boston well, If not so deep as ii
might be, bids fair to be a great con-
venience. 1t was undertaken on ac-
count of the bad quality of the hy-
drant water, and has apparently
secured a supply of excellent water
which may flow at the rate of 30O,-
900 gallons a day. One of the strata
pierced in sinking it was a bed OF
gold-bearing quartz twenty-five feet
thick. This was struck at the depth
of 1000 feet. There are two streams
supplying the well, one being at the
depth of 500 and the other $500 feet.
One of them has a marked trace of
sulphur in it. The well was begun
two years ago last month, and is re-
Gently completed.-.St. Louis Repu6-
IicdR.
Several artesian wells in Southern
Georgia are deeper than the Boston
bore. There is one ill the state
house yard at Columbus, Ohio,
which is about as deep as the st.
Louis hole, and was bored with
about equally successful results
sinking an opening and much money,
and developing sulphur water, sa-
line water, and finally strong jet of
sinking sulphuretted gas.