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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
I L
Its Provisions as It Passed the
Senate.

Senate.
WAsHlEoToN, March 5.-Tlle educa-
ton bill passed the senate today. 1t pro.
vides: Fer eight years after its pas
sage there shall be annually appropriat.
ed from the treasury the following sums
in aid of common school education in
the states, territories, District Of Column
bia and Alaska: The first year $780,
600 the second, s1o,ooo,ooo; the third,
100000 the fourth, sl3,ooo,000 the
fifth, s11, 900, 1000 the sixth, s9,oo0,0o0;
seventh, s7,000,000, and the eighth, 49,
100000, making s7,o00,o0o, besides
which there is a special appropriation
Of s2,0oo,0oo to aid in the erection Of
school houses in spawely settled dis
tricts-making the total fund $79,O00,-
600. The money Is given to the several
states and territories in the proportion
which the whole number Of persons in
each who, being of the age of ten years
and over, cannot write, bears to the
whole number of such persons in the
United States according to the census of
1880, until the census figures Of 1890
shall be obtained, and then according to
the latter figures. In states having sep
arate schools for white and colored chill
dren, the money shall be paid out in such
I proportion as such white and colored
children between ten and t%wenty.one
| years old bear to each other in the cen
sus. No state is to receive the benefit
of the act until ita governor shall file
with the secretary Of the interior a state.
ment giving full statistics of tho school
system, abundance of white and colorcd
children, amount Of money expended,
number of schools in operation, number
and compensation Of teachers, etc. No
state or territory shall receive in M
year from this fund more money than
it has paid out the previous year from
its own revenues for common schools.
If any state or territory declines to take
its share of the national fund, such
share is to DO distributed among the
states accepting the benefits of the fund.
If any state or territory misapplies the
fund or fails to comply with the condi
tons, it loses all subsequent apportion-
ments. Samples Of all school books in
use in the common schools Of states and
territories shall I've filed with the secre-
tary of the interior. Any state Or terri
tory accepting the provisions of the act
at the first session ofthe legislature after
the passage of the act shall receive its
pro rata share of all previous annual
appropriations. Congress reserves the
| right to alter or repeal the act.
The bill goes to the house which will
probably accept it, but there is reason
to believe the president will veto it.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

HERE is what the Bismark journal
has to say concerning the man and the
methods so strongly Endorsed by the
"ring" papers-the Bisnark Tribune,
Fargo Argus and Grand Forks Plain.
dealer:
The city Of Steele owes q bonded debt
Of about $4,000 and its aggregate OF tax
levy is six Cents and two mills on the
dollar. This is proof of.bad government
as we'll as a fact injurious to the property
and business Of the people Of Steele,
The city government, such as it is and
has been, may be attributed to W. F
Steele. He is and has been the leading
citizen Of the town, which was named II
his honor and has paid dearly. for hi
connection with it.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
THEIRS Is talk in Washington Of a

THEIRS is talk in Washington Of a
compromise on the Dakota admission
affair. The compromise contemplates
submission Of the question to a vote Of
the people next November, three kinds
of ballots to be used-(l) for division
on the 10th parallel and the admission Of
the south half, (2) for division on the
Missouri river, a la Fredericks bill, and
the admission Of the eastern half, and
(3) for admission as a whole. The com.
promise bill embodying these PROPOSE.
tons would also provide for a popular
convention to carry out the plan, /. C.,
frame a constitution for that portion Of
the territory admitted. Perhaps it is q
little early for prediction, but in case
the contemplated compromise is effected
the vote would stand about thusly: Fo,
the arst proposition, $4,000; second, Is,
600; third, $4,000. Politicians who trim
their sails to catch the popular brees'
will do we'll to pin these figures in thei
hats.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
BUSINESS NOTES.

Go to Maurice's for oysters. so
Wanted, girl for house work. Alex
Walker. soft
Buy your wall paper at C. McTaggart's,
Kelly avenue, 43tf
Christie has fine line of Appleton har-
ows of all sizes. 51t3
A. Vachon, Renham House, has thirty
young canary birds for sale. so
Don't sell your Ramsey county war
rants until you see A. Q. Whipple. AZ
Chancey McTaggart's display of ele'
giant wall paper may be see at Malo.
ney's drug store. He has some late and
beautiful patterns. Att
A full line of the famous Badger seedel
No. 2, with all the latest Improvements.
Call and see them at Christie's before
purchasing elsewhere. 51t3
Restaurant and bakery open at all
hours. Fresh bread, pies and cakes con-
stantly on hand. Day boarding a special.
ty. Mrs. NJ. L. Cobb, Fourth st. nea,
Kelley avenue. 4t*
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
COMING WAR.
The persistent shooting and ST.

The persistent shooting and strang.
ling Of Cinnamon by vi Pacific coast
neighbors will result one Of these days
in q war, and the four hundred million
subjects Of the Flowery Kingdom will
swoop down upon the fifty million cit
liens Of America like 8 duck onto a
junebug. While it is an easy matter
now for sever or eight Americans to
carve one C%hinaman, it will be more diff.
fcult then for one American to carve
seven or eight Chinaman. The "moon.
eyed heather" is slow 10 anger, but when
he does get shot" he's worse than an
Apache Indian. 1t may be fifty or one
bundled years before a conflict takes
place, but it is coming with unerring
certainty. With our western ports
open for the reception of the hordes Of
Asia, and u eastern ports open to the
oppressed people ofall Europe, America
becomes a common battle ground whore.
on these strangers and their kinsmen
will engage each other in mortal combat.
Cinnamon viii never adopt the ways
and custorns OR the food and clothing OF
the Caucasian. They will never organize
themselves into labor unions. The
wages upon which the Chinese lahore,
will grow rich will not sustain the eau.
casian. The latter will fight before he
will starvo. Monopoly and capital will
continue to encourage the Chinaman,
and the bloody riots now going on in
California, Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory will be repeated further east as
tho Asiatic horde moves in that direc'
ton. The time to prevent the newt
able conflict is now. If Chinese immi
grafton is fostered, these labor riots will
become more numerous and moro severe,
and finally the Chinese government will
demand satisfaction in accordance with
its right under treaty stlpulations. Ii
the meantime the degradation Of Amer
lean labor will continue until wal will
be a welcome arbitor in the determine
ton Of question with which the states
manship ofthe present time seems loath
to deal,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

The Fargo A:gus, noticing the latest
change in tho management and politics
Of q publication in this city says:
The News is neat and if it can make
itselfa place among the members Of the
party it will fill a long felt want.
The "aching void" which the News is
calculated to fill in Ramsey county is
not unlike the gaping vacuum which the
Argus editor tried to fill when he offered
himselfas q sacrifice upon the Legislative
altar a few years ago-and was defeated,
However, there is natural reason for a
close affinity between the Argus mar
and News, as there appears to be no dis
tinguishable difference between the po.
litical methods of the former and the
ambitions of the hackers of the latter.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
Emperor Sparks.
Northwest Magazine.

Commissioner Sparks has resumed his
old game of ha,rassing settlers on the
public lands, which he alternates with
~badgering railroads. He announces that
the Indian title to tho whole country
north Of Devils lake has never been ex.
tinguished. In that region there are rail-
roads, towns, villages and about 25,0O0
settlers. According to Sparks the whole
Of eleven counties belongs to about 200
Indians, who live up in the Turtle noun.
tain on a reservation. We advise the
the settlers not to bother themselves
about Sparks and his opinions. A pres.
ident Of the United States once declared
that the land i'll question was open te
settlement. True, a president is Of small
account compared with EmperorSparks
but he is . big enough man to say wher
Indian titles are extinct.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

:::::: " -: yvu never will be. The
senate is powerful and can shut off APP
preparations for tho departments and
cripple them, if it wants to, but it is not
likely to play the baby act in that way.
The npshot Of it all will be that the pres
ldent will have a big and growing fight
on his hands during the remainder Of
his administration, but he will never
give in.
The resignation of Hon. John King,
postmaster at Chamberlain, has been
sent in. Whomever Eon. NJ. H. Day
decides to recommend for the position
will get it. Don't forget this fact. I've
been telling you how things are run here
for many months, but you don't all
seem to remember it. You turn, some
Of you, to Boynton, Mccarthy, johnson
and others Of that ilk. Wait until the
next Democratic convention is held. and
those kickers will be buried so deep that
they will never be able to find them
selves or resurrection day when Gabriel
plays his famous cornet solo.
Another reputable citizen and good
Democrat, Hon. Dan w. Maratta. is
being abused by the old gang. Let EN-
work. Maratta never said those things
which wcro printed in tho Washington
Critic. l introduced him to Hodges, Of
the Critic, Bryan, Of the Star, and Viii.
ber of tho Associated Press, III the cor
ridor Of the postoftice department, and
we had q little chat there. 1t WAS infor'
NAL, and not intended as an interview
Maratta spoke, as he always does, in
free and easy manner; and I did no.
suppose that either Of my newspaper
friends would consider the matter rs ar
interview. Hodges did. He was pleasee
with Maratta, and wrote up what h,
said, but he "~Rarnished' it in such man
ner that he made Maratta say what h
never did say. I do not think thu
Hodges meant to misrepresent Maratta
but l do know that ne did. I heard NJ
that was said and introduced the Cap
tain to the boys, as my friend. Their
is no better friend Of Dakota, than Dan
, W. Maratta ; and don't you forget ii
l know what I'm talking about. Don
you allow that alleged interview" t
disturb you. 1t is NOT genuine, and WI
0 made readable for Washington reade,
9 without the writer W thinking that
9 could he used as it has been again.
Maratta. Let them rest. I'm a frien
Of Dakota, and a worker for her. inte
o ests. Maratta is an older and a bette
: friend ofthe territory than ! am. He
square and fair, and true.
~ yoHx SaU1H.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

IT is said that Kernal Steele went be-
fore the Kidder county board and repre-.
scented to them that he was going to
Washington to have Sparks turned out
Of Office. Whereupon the board voted
the necessary expenses. Steele went to
Washington in his own interest. If it is
true that the people Of Kidder paid the
expenses Of the trip the Kidder county
grand jury should look into the matter
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

"a attorney general holds that in
case Of non.action by the senate on the
pres,dent's nominations at the expira-
ton Of the present session, the suspend.
ed officials will all go back, and that the
president, if he again suspends these Of.
%ficials, cannot put hack the men on
whose nomination the senate took nc
action. This will be a practical form Of
v%indication Of the Offensive partisan
who has had no opportunity to answe,
charges made against him.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
School House Proposals.

Notice is hereby given that on or before
the SOth dav of March, 1886, the school
board of Wheatland township. Ramsey
CO., OAK, will receive sealed proposals
for building three school houses in said
township, in accordance with plans and
specifications, which are oil file and can
be seen at the store OFF. II. Smith, Crazy,
Dakota.
The board reserve the right to reject
any OF all proposals.
sits OLE o. NEssEgz, Clerk.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

Bro. BR1rroN, Of. the Steele Herald,
seems determined upon continuing as a
champion Of the "old gang" AL right,
Hzitton; if you prefer paying 81 per
CEN taxes for the privilege Of sitting
astride+he w~ater-soaked hulk Of corrup
ton, dont blame us if you can't swim
when the ola gang and its craft 30 to
the bottom.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
DAKOTA AFFAIRS.
No Chance for Division or Admls
slon-Maratta, Day ct al.

Special Correspondence of tho ISrzR-OcrAN.l
WASHINGTON, March 9.-There are no
disreputable Democrats In the city now.
Strange, but true, Boynton has gone
home, because there was either no
money Or no excuse for him to haunt
the hotels longer; and "Ordway'' John
son is no Democrat. By the way. what
Is johnson? Who knows? Eth?
Beardsley, Of Fargo, is n of the
whitest democrats in the West, and a
credit to Dakota. He is q thorough
business man, and has a "knack" Of
making friends. He is at the National
hotel, and can be Eel every evening in
the lobby talking business to men who
mean business.
Hon. NJ. H. Day is the strongest demo-
crat in tho Territory. He never gets
left on anything he undertakes. Do you
know that in the matter Of the appoint
ment Of n postmaster at Rapid City he
tells me he went into the fight alone,
after Wilson and all the others had made
recommendations. Mccarthy said that
schnasses could not be appointed be-
cause Day had recommended him L.
That started the ball. Result: Schnas
ses was appointed. MI. Day went to tho
president about it. Where's Mccarthy,
the Observation-Disclosures, now? Ehi
Mr.. Schnasses, Jake Gantz, and Mr..
HALEY, all of Rapid, were here recently
and 1 met them for the first time. They
are intelligent, excellent gentlemen, all.
Charles Frost, of the Huron Democrat
is here and has added his splendid jour.
nal to tho syndicate of papers forming
the Dakota news bureau. He is & sterl.
ing fellow, and stands by his friends.
Here IS a story with a moral. A few
weeks ago I stood in the lobby Of the
National hotel listening to Ordway talk.
He said that Charlie Mccoy and Day
had together stolen a big county IN Da-
kota and that they were a pair of ras-
Gals greater than himself. He said that
he opposed the confirmation Of Mccoy
for the Aberdeen land Office because
Charley was dishonest nan. Hefought
him in the senate. ,"And what do you
think Day did? He came here and
went before the senate committee and
took all the blame on himself; and that
is the wav Mccoy became confirmed"
"Well governor" quoth 1, THAT shows
Day to be a bad man. You wouldn't
have stood by a friend that way, would
you?"
My conundrum was too hard for him,
and he changed the subject. He hasn',
said q word against Mr.. Day, to me.
since.
There is absolutely no hope for any
legislation looking either to admission
or division. The house will not bulge
an inch from its partisan ground. That
body is not going to invite two Republic
can senators to walk in and take seats
in the north end of the capitol. No
muchee, may SOD. They are not as big
fools as they look, the Democratic states
men.
The president and the senate are hav
ing a monkey and parrot time Of it
They are fighting for spoils, and thu
president is getting the best Of it. Righ'
Or wrong, the president Of these United
States is q big gun. and a:G:"a: J: :::::::.:T
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M,an ddly SUI -. IS :.:*.. :::,;':- :: g. ii:
Nudity, s2.6. ,-r.
Prevailing direction u lilo ,iui, 80, .v,a. n.vie.
ment Of the wind, l.9a2 miles; highest velocity and
direction, 56 miles, NV Path.
Total precipitation, 10.
Precipitation, FEBRUARY. 1885, .25; 1856, 20 inches.
Numbe of foggy days, none; number Of clear days,
G; number Of fair days, II; number of cloudy days, 8.
Dates of ~auroras, Sd.
Dates Of solar halos, 18th.
Dates of lunar halos, 9th, 18th, 18th.
Light frost on the ed, Esd, Path.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
Dakota.

The wiley Edwards now speaks Of
"the old gang" as if he were not a MEM
Der Of 1t. He will have hard time con-
vincing the Fargo people that he is not
one Of 'em.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

Land Ufhce ct Grand Forks. Dat, March 8, 1856
Notice 10 hereby given that the following nausd settler
have filed notice Of his intention to make final proof
in support # biz claim, and that said proof .tll t.
Lake, Ramsey county, D T, On April Il, 1886, viz:
HUGH x COGLAN, IT. the swx &c ST. is, : g.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove big con:
VIM Gordon ] r Barton VIM h Bslfcrd Fred Baker,
al Of Locke, Ramsey county, psk;
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
rhe Devils T.aka Ro,,or M,,ts

The Devils Lake Roller Mills
Pays the highest market price for
wheat.
Grinding feed for farmers on satur-
days.
Sells hest patent -four (Glory( for $ .25
per hundred
Family Patent (C!imax) at $500 rer
hundred.
Pure Crystal, low grade, a: $3.50 PEI
hundred.
Retail at the mill. SIG
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

SENATORS Miller, Of California, and
Chafee, Of Colorado. have both died in
the past week. Mrs. Horatio Seymour
is also Numbered among the distin-
Ruished dead.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

SAM SMALL, the %reviyalist, says /:
When We get down to calling q spade q
spade there will be lots Of men who will
lose their titles Of "major" and colonel
and "iudge."
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

FARGO is getting ready for it's annual
city election, and Edwards has begun
his old trick Of damning the mon he
wants elected. (His Endorsement would
defeat them.)
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
Astounding Figures.

Artificial appetites are the most ex.
pensive things on earth. Various annual
aggregate expenditures of Americans are
figured up as follows:
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ONWARD AND UPWARD.

ONWARD ANU UfWAhO.
The INTERIOcEAN is nov three years
old, and as II grows in age it also in
creases in strength, influence and I'M.
portance. Its sworn circulation for Jan
uary, 1886, was 4,s86 copies. Follow
ing are the figures for the past month :
Dates. Copies.
February IVY
February l3.."""".".."".".."...". 8OS
February %. sos
February
fotal.
There were five publication days in
January, with an average Of 1857 copies
per week there were but four publica-
ton days in February, and the average
was 1888 copies per week.
The tendency is still onward and up
ward.
The INTEa.OcEAN circulates among
the very best and most Intelligent class
of people. 1t has no superior among
Dakota weekly newspapers. 1t is the
city and county official paper, and is
n of the best advertising mediums in
Dakota.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
Fine Horses.

I will be in Devils Lake on or before
horses for sale. This stock will consist
of young and sound mares and geldings,
ha1f-breed Normans and Hambletonians,
thoroughly accli,nated. Terms Of sale,
cash or good secured notes. Parties de-
string good work teams arc requested to
wait and examine stock and prices before
purchasing elsewhere. Refer to A. o.
Whipple or 8. M. Dodd.
48.53 I, CR1ssMAN.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

! can Fiji all good applications for
Loans. JOHN w. MAHER.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

The house COMMITTEES on public lands
has recalled the Steele schoo! ea7f:::: :.
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The Weather,

The Weather.
Observations taken at Fl. Totten by e.
J. Glass, private signal corps U. s. A.,
and furnished the WEEKLY INTER-
OCEAN:
MONTHLY REPORT ron FEBRUARY, 1856.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13
Seed Wheat

Seed Wheat
For sale, 1000 bushels seed wheat
Terms to suit purchasers.
5lt4* A. j. McDoNNELL,
Webster Township.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-13

Final proofs in the Grand Forks land
district can be made before John w,
Maher, Notary Public, at Devils Lake
Oak. 62-tf