Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31


crisp las not shown disposition to
punl' 81 those who voted against him, to
IN marked extent, by putting them on
Ahscure committees. OF course some
ef the gentlemen who did not get Just
the places they wanted will charge that
the reason of it was their opposition to
Mr.. Crisp's nomination in the caucus.
By the time Congress re-assembles on
the sth of January, it is not probable
that any traces of disappointment will
be visible, and it was the expectation
that such would be the case that made
Mr.. Crisp to work night and day, al
though ill enough to be in bed, in or
der to announce the committees before
the Christmas adjournment.
AS far as the formation of the COM
mittees can indicate the policy of the
democratic party in the House the out
look is most decidedly to tariff reform
and marked retrenchment in public
expenditures. The tariff policy is to
attack the Mckinley bill in all its de-
tail by repeating the most obnoxious of
its schedules. If the Republican SEN
ate refuses to agree to this or the Re
publican president vetoes it, should it
pass the senate, the people will know
where to place the blame.
Although the committee on coinags
contains nine members iacluding its
chairman, who favor the free coinage
of silver against four who are opposed
to it, there is no certainty that free
coinage will be reported from the COM
mittee. One Of the members said to
your correspondents We favor the free
coinage Of silver, but we sQall do moth
ing that a majority of the party in
gress does not fully endorse"
Senator Sherman has reintroduced
the Nicaragua canal S10O ,00O. 900 plan
in the senate.
1t looks now very much as if the
United States would have to give Chill
direct scare if it does not actually go
to war with her. It is either that or a
square back down unless there is de-
cided challenge very soon.
Speaker Crisp is very ill in this city.
All About The Weather.
W. T. Foster, the Missouri weather
prophet in the Fargo Forum gives the
following forecast of the weather for
January:
ST. JOE, Mo-, Dec. 25.-My last letter
gave forecasts of two storm waves, one
to cross the continent from the Dist to
the 25th, and the other from the 9th
to the 31st.
We now come to deal with January
weather. The most interesting weather
events of the month will occur after
the 18th, when some of the worst win
ter storms Of recent years will occur.
The last days of January will not soon
be forgotten by those who live in the
western part of the great valleys, for a
notable blizzard will visit that section
not far from the 18th.
The first part of January promises
average weather. A storm wave will
be due to reach our Pacific coast about
January 1st. 1t will cross the Rocky
Mountains about the second, the great
central valleys from the 3rd to 5th, and
reach the Atlantic coast about the 9th.
This storm will become very fierce
east of the AllegEenies about the 9th,
and the gales on the lakes and the At
lantic will become very dangerous to
shipping.
1t will probably take the northern
route causing quite warm weather in
all the southern states during it's jour-
ney across the continent, and the cold
wave following it will not be severe in
the western part Of the great valleys,
but in Canada and on the great lakes
the cold wave will be quite severe.
The cold wave following the storm
will cross the Rockies about the 3rd or
4th, the great valleys about the 5th or
9th, and on the 9th will reach the great
northern lakes, causing at least a light
blizzard. This high barometer will
continue at considerable force as it
moves onto the Atlantic on the 18th,
following the path of the low.
The southern states will get some
rain from this storm but the disturb
ance will greatly effect that section
and the precipitation will incline to-
ward high elevations.
A Warning-Don't Use Big
Words.
In promulgating esoteric cogitations
or articuiating superficial sentimental
tiles and philosophical or psychological
observations beware of platitudinous
ponderosity. Let your statements pos
sess a clarified conciseness, compacted
comprehensibleness, coalescent consis-