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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
MCDONALD Is DYING.
The Canadian Premier has Onl ya Few
Hours of Life Left. IN xxx
TUNITEp PRESS. II

UNITED PRESS.
OTTAWA, Ont, May 30. There is no.
longer any doubt that Sir John McDoni.
aid can live but a day or two at most
and his death is expected at any time.
DR.. Powell, on returning from a con-
sultation. said his speech was gone and
hemorrage was extending to the brain.
His condition was quite hopeless q.
At 6 a. m. the attendants announcedS
that the premier passed the night quiet
ly and had short sleeps at interYalS He
did not suffer any pain. He
fectly conscious in SO far that hesps 4d
make his wants known. He took
at intervals throughout the nigh
At 7 a. m. a change for the worse ocs
cured.
At 10 a. m. DR.. Powell said that Sir
John was growing weaker, but still re-
tanned consciousness. He could make
known his wants but tried in vain to-
speak. All the cabinet ministers were
at his bedside. y n
Many kilograms and cablegTams Of
inquiry are pouring in. A cable mess
age was received from her majesty ask
ing for news of Sir John scondi on.
At :s5 a. m. a consul tation of ply
sicians was held. Sir johns case was
then considered hopeless He retained
consciousness but suffered no pain. His
efforts to speak were pathetic. He WAS
able to articulate indistinctly various
names repeated BIZ Lady Mac Donald.
Lord Stanley cabled a report to the
Queen and Lord Salisbury Of ssir ollns
condition.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

I Pin the case Of the State Of North Da-
kota VS.. Knute Anderson for disposing
of mortgaged chattel property, the de-.
fendans entered plea Of mot guilty"
The facts Of the case upon which the
states attorney laid his information are
as follows: That on or about Decem-
her 9Th, 1890, Anderson gave a chattel
mortgage and note to I. Dawson which
note was subsequently sold to the Bank.
of Langdon. Among other chattel
property described in said mortgage
was one black bull. The mortgage
was foreclosed on January last but the
bull could not be found. The defense
claimed that the bull was of a vicious
disposition and was continual source
of danger to that neighborhood and
had been killed by the defendant. The
jury brought in verdict Of guilty"
with recommendation to the
mercy Of the court. On this recon-
mendation the court suspended SEN
tence but required the defendant to file
a bond of 500 for his appearance in
court at any time when. requested by
the judge, and warned that hereafter
he must so deport himself as not to ap-
pear in court again for like offense or
he would be severely punished.
In the case of the State of North
Dakota VS. Harry Bowles, indicted for
grand larcency, the defendant was ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty. This
is case in which the defendant was
accused Of theft of certain logs or tim
from the claim Of one w H Hull near
Olga, The State failed to make a case
and did not show any proof of the al
legged theft The judge instructed the
jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty.
In the case of the State against Fred
rick Koehler and Rudolph Koehler,
accused of stealing wheat, the states
attorney laid no information against
them. The judge had them brought
into court and severely reprimanded,
promising that if they were ever
brought before him again on similar
offense the punishment would be Sc
we're,
The case of the state of North Da-
kota VS. VIM Nevins was continued to
next term The bonds we're also con-
tinued.
In the case of the State of North
Dakota VS. James j. Reilly, accused of
violating the prohibition law, the de-
PENDANT was arraigned and plead ''not
guilty. The State attempted to prove
that Oh or about December "a, 1890,
defendant did sell to one Edward Ber-
ger, one quart of alcohol as beverage
The defense claimed that OH the date
}above mentioned prescription was
+ put up consisting Of alcohol and other
medicinal ingredients, for the benefit
of the sick wife of Seward Berger, a
brother of the complaining witness,
whose physician defendant was at that
time. The jury brought in verdict
of not guilty
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
bama claims,
the treaty Of Wa.
Received degree.
from O xford unive.
.. Z p. Of Queens |

Z. Il; d. of Queen'sl
ton, and "a. d. G. L.sofs,
Toronto; created K.sC B.1s
majesty; is knight of Gran.
the Royal Order (Spain} IsabeL
olica, and a member OF her MAJ,
privy council since 1879. HeM
unanimously elected leader Of tho Can
adian liberal conservative 0pposit ion
in 1873. During summer Of 1881 was
created G. G. NJ. g. by her majesty tho
queen, and was the only colonial STATES
man who has been SO highly honored
The following are among the principal
measures carried through parliament
by Sir John, viz: The standardization
of the clergy reserves; the improvement
of the criminal laws; the promotion of
public instruction; the CONSOLE ation OF
the statutes; the extension Of the mum
icipal system, reorganization Of the
militia; settlement of the seat Of GOV
eminent question; establis hment Of al
rect steam communication with
Europe; establishment Of additional
penitentiaries, criminal lunatic asy-
lums, and reformatory prisons, and
providing of inspection thereof; CON
struction of the inter colonial railways;
enlargement Of canals; ratification Of
the Washington treaty; confederation
of British North America, and extern
sion and consolidation ofthe Domin-
ion. In his position Of leader of the
opposition, he on several occasions
gave the government the benefit Of his.
ability and long experience, in perfect
ing several of their most important
measures, notably the insolvent act.
and act constituting the supreme court
of the Dominion. His last great piece
of craftsmanship from his point Of
view was declining to enter into trade
relations with this country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
SIR JOHN SINKING.
Little Hope Held Out BY the Pre-.
mier,S PhySlelans

OTTAWA, May 81, Midnight. There
has been absolutely no change in the
condition of Sir John Macdonald. He
rests quietly and occasionally takes IL
quid nourishment. His doctors while
not holding out hope are non committal
as to possible recovery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
THREE MEN BLOWN TO DEATH.


Explosion of q Locomotive ON the Read
ing Railroad at Gordon, Pa.
The boiler Of Locomotive No. e5l, exploded
at o'clock P. NJ. while standing in front Of
the dispatcher's Office at Gordon killing three
men and fatally iujuring another.
The engineer had Just been shifting his train
getting ready to make trip to Buck Noun.
tain, and was almost ready to start, when the
explosion occurred, hurting the trainmen
through the airand scattering the machinery
Of the locomotive in eli directions. letting
nothing remain but tina wheels. The track
was torn up al around, and the windows in
the dispatcher's Office shattered.
Engineer Sseger was one Of the Reading
Railroad Company's oldest men. He weighed
nearly 300 pounds. II was some time before
his body could be found. He was discovered
nangied, lying on the side of the public high.
way, distance Of nearly 800 yards from the
scene OF the explosion.
The fireman, Michael Curley had Just left
the engine TO run into the Office for drink Of
water AMI to this he owes his escape from the
fate of his companions
Owing to imperfect telegraphic communj-
cation, IT is impossible TO obtain full particu.
lars as 10 the eause Of the explosion. So far
as can be aseertained, no one can tell ANYTHING
about it. and it is believed that the cause will
remain mystery
The locomotive was known as che Of the
Mogul build, which weigh from eighty To
ninety tons, built expressly for drawing heavy
trains over the heavy grades that converge
north and south from this point. They are
built ut enormous cost. and are considered
complete IN structure and perfectly safe when
handled by experienced men.
The track was torn up for considerable
distance and ihiekIy strewn with wreckage
which vas broken, torn and twis el into al
conceivable shapes. All that is left Of the
monster engine is the wheels which remained
on the track.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
Free Chicken for Dinner.

There is gentleman in North Seattle,
Mr.. Blank, who keeps a number of hens,
which, in days gone by, have managed
to make their escape from the hen pen
and have worried neighbor, Mr.. Dash,
very badly. Mr.. Dash keeps hens, too,
but he has always managed, as he sup
posed, to keep them securely inside the
picket fence which marks the boundary
of their home.
One day recently Mr.. Dash sent note
to Mr.. Blank to the effect that if he did
not keep his hens at home he would be
compelled TO shoot them. Mr.. Blank
examined his hen-pen carefully and
counted his chickens. They were all at
home, aud he could see no possible way
for them to escape. He at once sat
down and wrote his neighbor polite
note, saying that he was sorry that his
hens proved such an annoyance, and if
they troubled him he should surely not
object to their being shot. s'Just shoot
them, wrote Blank, ''and throw them
over the fence into my yard and will
take care of them"
The next evening when Mr.. Blank
came home he found a dead chicken
lying in his front yard, with half pound
of shot in it. He took it up, dressed it,
! and the next day had the pleasure Of eat
ing it.
The next day there we're two, aud the
next day three. He had fried chicken
for breakfast, cold chicken for luncheon,
roast chicken for dinner and spring
chicken to sell, but still the supply kept
up, while, strange to say, his chickens
did not seem to decrease in numbers.
One day Mr.. Blank was standing out
IN his front yard when Mr.. Dash came
along, with very puzzled expression on
his face.
"Say, Blank" exclaimed he, show
many of your chickens have killed."
"You have not killed any, was the
reply.
"What do you meant" exclaimed the
astonished Dash.
"Why, look at your hen pen aud see. !"
Dash made rush for the fowl-yaTd to
size up the situation. Instead of the
fifty sleek looking hens that the yard
had contained a month before scarcely
twenty hens remained, while small hole
in the corner of the pen told the rest of
the story to the Infatuated Dash.
"To think" exclaimed Dash, "that I
should keep that dog-gasted, measly
Blank in chickens for a month, while my
own family we're RECALLING themselves on
pork and beansl It's too bad. "-Seattls
{ Hash Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
Horse Railroad In japan.

A Japanese horse railroad is de-
scribed by Percival Lowell in the Atkaa-
tic as follows:
To begin with, the cars were fairly
natural. This was mastery stroke in
caricature, since it furnished the necessary
foil to all that followed. They were not,
to my eye, of any known species, but,
with the exception of being evidently
used to hard lines, they looked enough
like trans to pass as such. Inside sat,
in all seriousness, wonderful cageful of
japanese. To say that they were not to
the horse car born conveys but feeble
notion of their unnaturalness. They
were propped, rather than seated, bolt
upright, with decorum which would
have done more than credit to a funeral.
They did not smile; they did not even
stir, except to screw their heads roun
to stare at me. they were dummies
pure and simple, aud may pass for the
second item in the properties.
The real personnel began with the
horses. These were very sorry looking
animals, but tough enough admirably
to pull through the performance. Man
aging them with some difficulty stood
the driver on the front platform, arrayed
in bottle-green livery with stiff mill
! tary cap which gave him the combined
look of German officer and of must
clan from astreet band. His energy was
spent in making about three times as
much work for himself as was needed.
On the tail of the car rode the guard, al
so notably appareled, whose Importance
outdid even his uniform. He had the
advantage of the driver in the matter of
a seconded fish-horn, upon which he
footed vigorously whenever he thought
of it; and he was not forgetful man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
GIVE HIM A LIFT.

Hard as tire mill stone that grinds
! Destiny often appears;
Never mortal but finds
/ Pleasures outnumbered by tears.
But the dun cloud of despair
Broken may be by rift,
II you another's grief share
Gladly, and give him a lift
Give him lift, give him lift.
Do not permit him to helplessiy drift
On the breakers Of life's ruin.makers
Give him, o give him liftl
Both OF you thus may extract
Peace from adversity's frown;
Never help-giving act
Goes to oblivion down;
Never a service humane
Proves a regretable gift;
Aid the ill-starrsd, and sustain;
Give him the opportune lift.
Give him lift. give him lift;
Strings of remorse may embitter your
shrift
Should you not labor for good of your
neighbor;
Give him a lift, o, give him liftl
In the fierce bread-getting strife
Men are to selfishness prone;
Riches and offspring and wife
Take what affections we own.
But it should never be ours,
Brothers our duty to shift,
When evil fortune o'erpowers
One who is worthy lift.
Give him lift, give him lift;
Hearts should be willing, hands ready feet
swift.
When to our healing his wounds are ap-
pealing,
Give him, o, give him liftl
. John Talman, ii, Chicago Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Our thoughts OF to-day are our actions
of tomorrow.
Men need moral courage more than
they do higher foreheads.
An ugly thing is ugly, and you can't
make it pretty by liking it.
A man who takes care of his youth is
apt to become wise old man.
No mans conjectures are right, but
sometimes his guess happens to hit.
A fact is as difficult to change as for
bigot to be conscious that he is one.
He who chooses to be led will never
redeem the mortgage on his will power
1t is interesting to hear two "scholars"
convince each other that thev are both
wrong.
1t must be very clever woman indeed
who can make the story of her illness in-
teresting.
An elective government needs no all.
thority of State superior to the will of
the people.
You cannot control the mind; you
cannot say, ".This shall go in and this
remains out"
What seems to be virtue is derived
from an innocence that ignorance is
always blessed with.
You sometimes see people too old to
read and too old to write, but did any
one ever see man too old to count
money!
Men rarely contend for liberty to do
that which is right; they usually fight
for the liberty that licenses them in
wrong-doing.
We can all tell the truth when it is
easy and praiseworthy to do so, but
when our telling the truth brings dis
grace upon ourselves, or favor upon our
enemies, it is hard for us to utter it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
UNDER AN AVALANCHE
Houses Crushed and People Killed h
the Frozen Mass.

Houses Crushed and People KILLED by
the Frozen Mass.
Information received in Vienna, from Sierra
ievO, the capital Of Bosnia. shows that a e..
riOus disaster has visited Liyno. An ava
ianche crashed down from the mountairu
close By that place, and a number Of houses
10 the town were completely buried Ia ths
fnow. The immense weight Of the snow
crushed the houses upon which Il fell and
their occupants were buried In the ruins Of
their dwellings. Attempts we're immediately
made 10 recover The bodies o. The dead aad %
e1trieafe the living. 30 far the rescuers have
succeeded In recovering the bodies u seven
teen persons who we're crushed 70 death. In
addition to the dead they have removed q
number Of persons who are severely injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
A Years Product Of the worlds Mines.

The products of the mines of the world
were in 1888, in tons: Iron, %. 512, 900:
copper, 341, 900; lead, SIT 900; zinc,
344, 600; tin, IS, 900; quicksilver, 1000;
cobalt, nickel, antinony, ETC.. 5000;
The production Of gold was 166, 225 kilo-
grammes; of silver, 1920, 951. There
were, moreover, 466, 406, 600 tons of coal
brought to light, SIP. 600 tons OF petro-
leum, s,347, 900 Of salt and about 8, 700
600 Of other similar products The grand
total in tons was sos, 939, 900 with value
of ST, ZIG, 900, 600. To this vast sum
Goals alone contribute almost 800. 000,-
900, or about forty per cent, while the
precious metals, gold and silver contri-
butte but $3.50, 600, 900. In 1928 226
mines were operated proftably in France
and 201 we're worked at loss. The
total profit was IS, 600, 900; the total
loss, 81, 100, 900. Coal is most expensive
in France and cheapest in Austria, where
in 16SSthe price was S1.1 per ton.
Courier Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST.
Two Steamers Collide and sink Ia "a
Firth OF Forth.

Two steamers Collide and sink Ia tho
Firth Of Forth.
The steamer Britannia, from Lelth came
into collision with the steamer Bear, from
Grsngemouth, In the Firth Of Forth, Scot
lnnd.
The Bear sank Immediately, her crew hav.
ing no time TO launch boat or make any
effort whatever to save themselves OF the
fourteen men on board the Bear twelve went
down with the vessel. The two others we're
rescued by a boat from the Britannia
After the collision the Britannia, vblea
was badly damaged, transferred her forty.fvs
passengers to the sterIiier Thames, aud was
then taken Ia tow by that vessel, the two
steamers proceeding slowly In the direction Of
Leith.
They had not gone far, however, before the
hawser connecting the vessels was snapped
asunder, aud before another line could be car.
rled TO the damaged vessel she gave a terrific
plunge. aud sank beneath the waves.
Fortunately, the crew had put on lifc.bells
after the collision with the Bear. and all with
the exception Of the chief engineer managed
to keep ahoat until they were picked up by
boats from the steamer Thames
The chief engineer went down with the yes.
sci aud nothing was seen Of him again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
Precautions Against Consumption

In circular on precautions against
consumption, published by the State
Board of Health of Pennsylvania, the
following advice is given; s'The buster,
and especially that potent distributor of
germs, the feather duster, should never
be used in room habitually occupied BY
consumptive. The floor, woodwork,
and furniture should be wiped with a
damp cloth. The patients clothing
should be kept by itself, and thoroughly
boiled when washed. 1t need hardly be
said that the room should be ventilated
as thoroughly as is consistent with the
maintenance of proper temperature.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
Markets

g-Flour-City Mills, extra $500
6-.j.2j. Wheat--sonthefn Fultz. g50ji %.
fern--opthefH White. 53N59c., yellow,
55,e,5sc. Oats--soufheFp and Pennsylvania
l7fa5e. Rye--Marylaud and Penusyly anla
7efas e. Hayy-Marylaa1 and Pennsylvan a
l1t0QgsiQ5y. Straw - Wheat 7.O0Nef stW
BBtter-Eastern Creamery. 2s.fg, 2se., nearby
receipt f9l92lc. Chcese-Eastern Fancy
Cream, l9(9 lnie., Western, sf9eic .Egzs--26
arc. Tobacco. Leaf-lnierior. fG1,sIs51, Good
CotsTnon, Afsk5.Op, Hiddling, 6f9,SaO0, Good
70 line rel slgsiION Fancy f2Gsls60.
NEW YoEk Flour - Southern Good h
ciia5ee extra. 425fd s5s5. Wheat--No Whits
lo49 ifS4. Bye State 5sfaesic Corn South.
ern YelioR, 5946l54ie Oats--White, State
48tfd5ae Butter-siatc. 2sf12ee. Cheese
STATE 7fJ9ic. Eggs--z7e re.
PHILADKLPHTA- - FlouF Pennsyieania
fancy, 4.z5C1s4-50. Wheat. Pennsylvania and
southern Red, L01DiV4 Rye Pennsylva-
Hia, 5S6157c. Corn-Southeru yellow, 626
6z5c. Oafs--4stlasac. Butter-Stats 170s2se.
CHEESE ew York Factory, i0,9l0ie. Eggs
State, 2of550e.
CATTLE.
E-Ieef-f250S4 .75 Sheep.
SIyleTS5.0sL Hog .Z5fq slJu
NEW YoRE-Beef - 6tslf1.{T.00 Sheep
4ADGSjT5 HOgs-340f9si2j.
EAST LrBEETY- BEET 406a $40. Sheep
4009S5.20. Hogs-390gs40
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT.


Every Passenger on an Electric Car,
which dnmps the Track, Hurt.
There was en- unusual accident in Pitisbnrg,
Pa, the other night and the escapes we're
remarkable. A ear on the Second avenue
Electric Line, crowded with passengers,
Jumped the tract and fell into an iron mill
yard on the ont trip, about 1880 o'clock. No
person aboard escaped injury.
The car was bowling along at good speed
when, a. il rounded curve about 100 yards
past the Tenth street bridge, il leaped from
the track. Over the big timber guard it few
and into the fence. This il tore away, and
thea t1ppied into the mill yard, about ten
ieet below the street, with great crash.
ii was sil done III an instant, and no one had
time to jump. Several we're knocked sense
ls-s> and ali sere bruised and cut with broken
glass Tbs car was smashed to sDlinterk
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
DIRECTORS.

Hon STEPHEN EKISs Vice Preside Elkins W Va
HoN Ro8ERr Pro York Press New York
Hon CHARLES FAULKNER L. Aariusbarg w Va.
Hon THOMAS N
Hon E. BOYD FAULKNER of the Faulkner rtnbu
Hon NJ BOWERS Marius W We.
Hon GEORGE W. BUXTON, Contractor tnsbur W. VI.
THEODORE of firm OF DanieM Ia
JOHN B. WILSON Cashier The Mrtu
DR.. N D BAKER Matinsburg W Va.
H. c. BERRY Dry IDS atinsburg Va
JAMES THOMPSON the clothing TaLe Mat W Va
NJ v RICHARDS General Immigration Agent Railroad Baltimore
D. sHATFER Of the C. NJ. Martnsburs W. Va
DR. 5 n MYERS Martinburs Wv
of Countv Marinsbrr,
JAMES W MCKOwN Mrtinbug,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
RoBBING THE MAILS.

A Youthful Carrier Under Arrest TmpII-
Gates His Father.
Frequent complaints have been made Of
mail robberies gu the route between Braxton
and stout's Mills W. Va. An Investigation
resulted in the arrest Of the carrier, toy Of
eighteen years, named Williams, who made a
statement accusing his father, Elias Williams,
Of the crime; claiming that he met him on the
road and cut open the sacks, and stole about
sou in money and checks. The senior Will
iams was also arrested.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
DYING OF HYDROPHOBIA.



A horrible scene is being enac ed in. a
little cottage at Lakeview. just north Of Chi
cago. A vile (who would have soon been a
mother alsol lies there in the last throes OF
hydrophobia, in her paroxysms foaming,
barking, swapping and struggling with the
ferocity Of mad beast, and in her lucid
moments begging to be put out of her agony
A husband, partially crazed by grief and
drink is with difficulty restrained from attack
ing both the staiwart policemen, who BIZ main
strength restrain his wife, and the doctors
who, poweriess 10 avert her fate, gather at
her bedside in the hope of relieving her
suffering.
bars. John Wagner is the name of the nm
fortunate woman. She was bitten on Novem-
Der % by an Esquimau dog and her face hor-
rihly laeerated. she was unable to pay the
cost Of treatment by the Pasteur mefhod, but
q physician attended her, her wounds healed
aud she seemel to have entirely recovered
until last Thursday night when symptoms Of
hydrophoba appeared, since which time sic
has rapidly become worse.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
CRUSHED BY A NINE CAR.
Fatal Break In a CsbIe--Expiosion Of
Powder.

A terrible accident occurred at the Atlantic
Mine, near Elk Garden, w. Va The miners
we're going to their work before daylight, and
group were standing around fire At the
foot Of the incline, while three others were
ascending in the car When halfway up the
cable broke, and the car started back Two
men jumped aud were saved, but John De
Fsnny was killed
The car dashed into the group around the
fire, killing JEFF POUCH.
Curtis Owens had Eve pounds Of pewder III
his pocket He was thrown into tke fire AID
the powder EXP eded, burning him horribly
Frank Hughes had an arm broken, and
others we're badly hurt.