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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-04-22
BELGIAN STRIKES.
THE MOVEMENT FOR SUF.
FRAGE SPREADING.

Disturbances in Many Parts of the
COuntry--Four Persons Killed and
Many Injured in a Fight With Mill.
tia at Mons-A Riot at Antwerp.
BRUSSELS, April 1.-THE industrial
revolution against the chamber of depu-
ties is in full progress, and every day
fresh accessions to the ranks are re.
ported. A thousand of the dock labor.
ers in Antwerp have joined the move
ment and much excitement prevails at
that port. The strikers at Mons have re-
sorted to the use of dynamite to enforce
their demand for universal suffrage A
bomb which had been placed close to the
Petit Assines church, exploded with
great violence, shattering the stained
glass windows of the church and doing
other damage. The explosion seems
to have acted as an incentive to the
strikers to commit further outrages.
The strikers filled the drinking places
and indulged in all manner of
Threats Against the Government
and as the day wore on became embold-
ened to take possession of the town for
labor procession. The intentions were
known to the authorities, who have
many spies among the workmen, and
when the mob, singing the "Carmag-
nole' and the 'Marseillaise. attempted
to march through the streets they were
met by strong detachment of the civic
guards. The usual order was given for
the strikers to disperse but no atten-
tion was paid to it by the strikers.
Hooting and yelling, they attempted to
march on, when an order was given for
the civic guard
To Prepare to Fire.
The mob defied the guards to fire upon
them and threw heavy stones, bottles
and other missiles at them. The guard
fired upon the crowd, but this did not
effect their dispersal. On the contrary
it only infuriated them and charge en-
masse was made upon the guard. A
desperate hand to hand conflict ensued.
The main body Of the strikers was
broken up. but groups of struggling
men could be seen in the side streets
leading from the main thoroughfare.
The battle was long and bitterly con-
tested, but finally the civic guards We're
victorious. 1t is known that
Four of the Miners Were Killed.
and several soldiers fatally injured.
Many of the rioters were wounded and
number were taken to the hospital 1t
is thought that the exact number of the
wounded will never be known as some
Of them were carried away by their
friends to prevent their falling into the
hands of the authorities. The killing
OF the four strikers has added greatly to
the excitement in the town and there is
danger of more serious outbreak.
Men and women from the adjacent
mining villages are focking to Mons
and the authorities are anxiously await
ing the events of the night. Mons is
the center Of the great Borinage coal
mining district Three-fourths of the
miners in Belgium are employed in
this district
Fighting at Antwerp.
A dispatch from Antwerp says that
large crowds have been in the streets
since noon. The strikers gathered re-
peatedly in large crowds in the south
ern district AS often as the police dis
persed them they summoned hundreds
more to their aid and reassembled.
Shortly after 3 o'clock a squadron of
rn1icn Ti1i, ri
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-04-22
Saturday, Aprjl Is.

The New York assembly has passed
a bill to abolish capital punishment.
Fire at Veszprim, Hungary, has de-
stroyed l4l houses. A thousand people
are homeless.
A new railroad is to be built from
Iron Mountain to Menominee, Mich.
for ore traffic
Washburn, Wis, will have a new
S25, 900 school house and a $4,000 Jail.
Contracts have been let
The casket and coffin manufacturers
OF New York, Brooklyn and other large
manufacturing places have organized
trust
The postoffice department has re-
ceived information of the death of Post
master Collins of Brooklyn at his home
in that city.
The story recently published in some
Eastern papers regarding the secession
of the mainland of British Columbia
is denied at Vancouver.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-04-22
Fighting at Antwerp.

A dispatch from Antwerp says that
large crowds have been in the streets
since noon. The strikers gathered re-
peatedly in large crowds in the south
ern district. As often as the police dis
persed them they summoned hundreds
more to their aid and reassembled.
Shortly after 3 o'clock squadron of
police, riding with drawn swords against
the workingmen, were overwhelmed
with showers of stones and timbers,
The police retired in confusion. When
another squadron of police, supported
by detachment of the civic guard,
tried half an hour later to drive back
the mob they were met with volleys
from revolvers and rifles. Many of the
soldiers were wounded and were re-
moved to the hospitals. The military
were summoned and after two charges
repulsed the strikers. Crowds are still
gathering in the northern district and
more fighting is expected
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-04-22
Friday, April IA.


Charles Longfellow, son of the poet,
died in Boston Thursday.
The Tennessee Derby, run Thursday
at Memphis, was won by Calhoun.
King Humbert of Italy is paying a
visit to Queen Victoria at Florence.
A four-page daily pager will be issued
at Northfield during the Mills revival
meetings in June.
London papers assert that Charley
Mitchell intends abandoning the prize
ring and entering the pulpit.
William J. Little of Hot Springs, Ark,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Hot Springs reservation.
Mr.. A. J. Balfour, the leader of the
opposition in the house of commons,
has decided not to speak in the debate
on the home rule bill until April 81.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-04-22
PRICE. TEN CENTS
THE WEEKS NEWS.
Wednesday, April 12.


The convention of United Mine Work
ers OF America is in session at Colum-
bus, o.
Great Falls, Mon, has elected a DEM
ocratic mayor for the first time in the
city's history.
Affairs in Peru appear to be drifting
toward revolution. Riots are of fire.
quent occurrence.
William Dunkel, living alone near
Appleton, Wis, was burned to death in
MS own home. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
The Eagle Woolen mills in Hubbards-
town, Mass. were totally destroyed by
tre at O'Clock a. m. Cause unknown.
Loss, $4,000 to 100000.
An abstract of the report of the comp
troller of the currency on North Dakota
banks shows, Resources, $40, SIS. PAT. 81;
loans and discounts, $8,9s3, ,849. n; cap
ital stock, $2,565OOO surplus and
profits. sOs, 957 SO; deposits, e5, IA, ,559. II;
reserves held, 20 1-5 per cent.
More than $4,000, 900 has been paid
out thus far by the Exposition company
alone in preparation of the worlds fair,
An expenditure of six or seven millions
more will be made.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-04-22
Thursday, April IS.


Judge R. r. Nelson of the United
States district court of Minnesota is
the only man on the district bench ap-
pointed before the civil war.
William Waldorf Astor has bought
the splendid estate of Cliveden, on the
banks of the Thames, from the Duke of
Westminster. he sum paid is stated
to be 81. $50, 900.
Tjeldie, the Norwegian sculptor of
Minneapolis, will represent Hiawatha
bearing Minnehaha in his arms across
wild and rushing rivers. This is to be
in the form of statue for the Mime
sofa building at the worlds fair. The
women of the state pay for it.
George Jacob Schweinfurth, Rock
ford's amber-haired claimant to divin-
ity, has decided to establish u branch
"heaven" at Aspen, Colo. Mrs. Tuttle,
his choicest angel, will be placed in
charge of the new branch.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

omnipotent. AS a matter OF fact the
government is out Of pocket more
than S1o,SSS.53o for the silver it has
purchased since July 1890. This
great loss is owning to the fact that
the commercial value of silver has
declin ed as we before stated.
Now as to the depreciation Of the
silver dollar. Silver has depreciated;
has the silver dollar? There is so
much silver IN silver dollar coin.
When silver is worth one dollar an
ounce the real value of the silvrr
dollar coin will be worth more than
when an ounce of silver is worth but
81 cents. Anybody can see this.
But value itself has to bs determin-
ed. The value of different money
coins has to be settled. This re-
quires that there should be some
standard by which value IS measur-
ed. There must be unit of value
which shall be determined by its
weight. In this country the dollar
is the unit of value. A piece OF gold
OF certain weight and quality is the
unit Of value. A piece of silver
might be just as we'll. AS matter
of fact the legal equivalent of this
gold piece is piece OF silver of Ger
tain quantity and quality. If that
piece of silver contains four hundred
and twelve and half grains troy,
and consists of nine hundred parts
by weight of pure silver to one hun
dred parts of alloy it is silver dol
lar. When a silver dollar is equal in
bullion value to gold dollar then it
is true dollar; but when it's bullion
value falls far below that of a gold
dollar then it is a deprecated coin.
1t is deprecated coin when its
commercial value is less than its
legal value. Gold buys mo,e be-
cause things have fallen in market
value. The gold dellar is worth no
more now than it has been. 1t buys
more because things are worth less.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

The Sanborn Enterprise started
out on its thirteenth year last Fri
day, and, Notwithstanding the fact
that Sanborn has experienced sever
al mishaps the past year, and that
the town contains a few mortals who
think that the local paper is going to
die out because they will not sup
port it, the Enterprise starts out
with renewed confidence, and we
predict that its editor will have a
chance to say few words in the
obituaries Of these croakers when
they have passed "to that bourne
from whence no croaker returns"
The Enterprise is fully up to the
standard commensurate with the pat
ronage it receives. The COURIER
wishes Editor Mexican, and his
paper continued prosperity. The
Sanborn Enterprise has dene more
for. western Barnes county than al
the croakers and their allies put to-
gether, and our editorial friend will
live on earth long enough to sing
hallelujahs in a high soprano key
over the graves of those fellows who
are predicting speedy death to the
Enterprise.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

Some of our republican editors
are raising sheol and are frantically
raving at the state populist admins
tration because they have not cap
tured few printing plums from the
administration. What in blazes dc
the chumps expect. When US bloat-
ed republicans were in power we did
not pass out any plums to the popu-
list papers and they did not expect
anything, but it seems some of our
republican brethren expect something
from the populists. The Courier
never got much. from The republican
administration and neither got or ex.
pected anything from the populists
and therefore have no kick coming
The populists are simply doing what
the ruling party in power usually
does gives the plums to the fellows
who advocated their cause. Thi:
is perfectly proper and legitimate.
These soreheads want to stop their
bowling, take their medicine, bids
their time, and thank God that they
are on earth after the avalanche ol
populist votes of year ago. Absit
invidia.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08
COLUMN
The column is minus a regu-
lar editor this week the former
editor having disappeared into
innocuous desuetude.

Capdidly, can the union afford to
drop their column because their editor
has become tangled up in II little per.
sonal matter with the editor of the
Courier? We give the union credit for
having backbone enough to appoint
another editor and show the people
that zone woman rule" is a thing of the
past. The late difference between the
two editors was purely personal, and
should not be taken into consideration
by the organization.
~.
The next meeting of the uElon will
be held next Tuesday at the home Of
the president. A full attendance is de.
sired.
Members should make j. Il point to
be present at the regular meetings as
the success Of the organization de-
pends on the interest manifested by
those who belong to it. The w. C. T.. U.
is an organization that is fast striding
to the front as one of the most power.
full enemies the saloon element has to
contend with, and its banuers are to be
seen floating in every land on which
can be seen their motto For God, and
Home and Every Land" This organ
ization is made up not of temperance
cranks, as enemies to the cause term
them, but of the noble men and women
Of every nation, who are striving with
I'LL their might to stamp out the terri
BILE curse of lntemperance, and they
have haye caused ma ~ ray of sun
shine to gladden. the homes of those
darkened by intemperance. Right here
in CooPerstown, we have W.C.T.U.,
and while many say that they are not
accomplishing much. these doubters are
sim ply mistaken. While the efforts of
this little band right here In our midst
may not produce much good from an
outside appearance, yet on the quiet
and by steady perseverance much good
is being done IN the different works un.
dertaken by this grand organization.
Let the good work continue, and let
every member put his or her shoulder
to the wheel, and with a big push and q
push altogether, send the chariot of
temperance, guided by the hands Of our
w. G. T. u, to the front. The union
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.
And Other Matters of Interest
to the Readers of the
Courier.
The Money Question.
COoPERsTOwN, Dec. l, 1898.

COOPERsTOwN, Dec. l, 1898.
EDITOR COURIER.
Ii it would not be considered too pre-
eumptuous l would like to say q few
Words through your columns. 1 see in
'ehe Courier of Nove.nbe 24th. 1893, ,un-
der the head of the money article some
Very plain facts in which every voter
of the northwest should be interested.
The money question is the one great
Question OF the times that affects us all,
the question that sooner or later must
% settled by the ballot or it will ruin
every farmer. every business man, and
in fact every one except the money
loi,mer.
Now there was one statement in the
article alluded to, to which l must take
exception, and that is wherein you
stated that our silver dollar is u depre-
ciated coin Now | claim that silver
hats not been deprecated but that gold
has been appreciated by comparing the
price of silver with that of other com.
modIties. From 1878 to 1898 it will pe
seen tha} the value of goods of every
Kind has kept an even pace with that of
silver. One ounce OF silver will buy us
much wheat, food or clothing or pro.
perty of amy kind today us it would in
1873. In what way then has it been dc.
prcciated? It buys as much of anything
today that mankind has any use for ex.
'cspt gold as eyer it did. Why then call
1t dishonest money?
But how is it with gold. Gold by its
present scarcity buys twice us much
wheat, land or anything as it did before
silver was demonetlzed, therefore it is Il
dishonest money made so by dishonest
and undetermined legislation. BY de-
monetizing silver they have doubled
the value of the holdings of the credl-
tors and doubled the burdens of the
debtor as they have taken out of exis.
'tencs half the money of the country
and thereby doubled the purchasing
bower Of the other half. BY the policy
et the treasury department paying the
debts of the United States in gold they
have put the currency of the country
on IL gold basis just rs etfectually as if
there had. heen total characterization
OF silver. Give us free coinage of
silver and it will soon be seen that sll.
YER has the same value that it had be-
tore it was demonetizsd and that gold
will soon be brought oack to that value
then the farmer can get II price for his
wheat, the merchant for his goods, the
laborer for his labor, and not until
chen.
CHI. JOHNSON.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

The new tariff bill is supposed to
be bill for the people and to raise
the tax on luxuries and lower the tax
on necessaries. It does this in your
mind. The present duty on brandy
is $3.50, proposed under the Wilson
bill $3.50. We suppose brandy is a
necessity? The duty on champagne
and other sparkling wines is SO per
dozen quarts. and under the new bill
only 81. Of course the people must
have champagne. Duty on unstem-
med tobacco is 81, and on stemmed
tobacco, S2.75. Under the new bill
the duty is fixed at 81 and S1.25.
We have been laboring under the idea
that tobacco was luxury. Jew
elry and precious stones, present law
50 per cent. Proposed under Will
son bill, IS per cent. Pipes and
smokers articles now 70 cent cent.
Proposed in new bill 50 per cent.
These are also necessaries, for we
must have jewelry. Wool is placed
on the free list, and we are promised
cheaper clothes. As a matter of
fact, when sifted out, there appears
in the new bill, very little of benefit
to the American producer, manufac-
turer and laborer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

G. A. Roberts, of Fargo, came up
Monday night to serve papers on coun-
ty Auditor Arestad from the US. court
ordering him to appear before the court
today to show cause why an injunction
should not be made permanent restrain
ing the auditor from selling the N. P.
land in the indemnity limits. The hear
ing is today IN Fargo before Judge
Thomas, aad States Attorney Bartlett
has gone down to represent the county.
1t is Mr.. Bartlett's opinion that the
court will not grant Il permanent in
junction. He is also OF the opinion
that the judge set Il very convenient
day for hearing the molten.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08
Reply to Mr.. johnson

~
Silver is an article of merchandise
Just as wheat, or corn, or lumber.
Its value at any given period will de-
pend upon the supply and demand.
The supply and the demand are not
uniformly affected. The price of
silver has declined since 1873. The
average price of silver per fine ounce
In 1873 was $3.50 and during the
present year it has been as low as
53 cents an ounce. Never, since
July I, 1891, has it been as much as
one dollar an ounce.
TO say then than silver is worth
as much now as in 1873 is not true.
1t does not prove that it is worth as
much now to say that cit will buy as
much wheat, food or clothing OF any
kind today as it would in 1873" tor
all these things may have fallen in
price equally with the silver. Not
withstanding the fact that the gov
eminent has gone into the market as
4 buyer OF silver and has bought and
coined since 1873 more than fifty
times as much as was coined during
previous periods Of eighty .one years;
and has, also, bought and put into
vaults silver bullion to the value of
S1t4,a86,62e, the commercial value
of silver has declined. Government
Itself has not been able to keep up
the price NO more than it would be
able to keep up the price of wheat or
corn should it enter the market as a
buyer. The truth is, the government
does not make the market, and cam
not fix the commercial value, al
though it may lax the price it will
pay. But, then, in that event, it
could not compel the seller to take
what it offers. Government is not
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

There was II fire ut Wheatland the
other day, and we expect to hear that
insurance will again be raised in this
mans town. There was a fellow round
this Office few days ago drawing y
picture of our beautiful hand manipu-
lated printing establishment. We sup
posed he WAS IL reporter for some great
paper and we had pictured in our mind
how the picture of our office would
look in his paper. and of the copious
writeup VIC should receive at his hands
as brilliant writer, great hustler, etc.
We tried to be entertaining, and took
hlm through the editorial, counting,
job and composing rooms, the coal shed,
barn, etc.; showed him our defective
chimneys, introduced our patent cork
screw to his notice and wound up by in
viting him to eat dinner with us. We
found out our mistake when Insurance
Agent Warner informed us the other
day that our insurance rate had been
raised 4Oc hundred, and showed Us a
highly colered insurance map wherein
our office is beautifully portrayed cork
crew and all. That guileless youth is
responsible for that, and we would like
to swipe him over the head with our
office towel, he wouldn't draw another
map. These insurance companies are
\ greater afiiiction to the country than
the republican party, OF Bill Nys at
tempting to amuse band Of KickapOo
Iudlan Sagwa Indians.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

Some people are not only hard to-
please but seem to take special pains to
remove themselves beyond the pale
within which they would be entitled to-,
forbearance. The Griggs Courier has
encountered an instance of this kind.
If we We're running that paper we fare,
almost afraid the next installmenr Of
the w. C.. L. u. column would get n
front page, top o'column, nextto- read
ing matter" position in the middle of 4
coal lire.-Steele Ozone.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08
The Larimore Graphic very conf

The Larimore Graphic very conf
IDENTIFY remarks that the present gen
Grafton has had enough of rcpubli
canism. Editor Miller must have
been out of the United States abou
November 9TH last or else he failet
to read the election returns. Unles:
the figures lied, the people seem te
have had sutficiency of democracy
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

Have you noticed the loud smile that
friend Fred Stone carries around with
him these days. 1t is surprising how a.
small concern like an engine shed will
make Il person smile, LNt it will. See.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Ford, of st. Paul,
have been visiting old friends in Coop
erstown the past few days. O. C. re.
turned to st, Paul, Monday. while Mrs.
Ford will remain another weck-much
to the delight of numerous friends,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

The paper for the past week or two has
not been very clearly printed, the cold
weather materially affecting the rollers
of our press. We have purchased new
rollers and the paper comes out clearly
printed again.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

Isaac Dobbedahl will leave next week.
for Delevan, Mimi. having rented his.
farm to Peter Gunlerson. His family
left II few days ago. Mr.. Dobbedahl
came to G,iggs couty eleven yeas
ago, is one OF our solid farmers and
good citizens, and we are sorry TO see.
him leave the county.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

The wages of the employees on the
Coopcrstown branch have been cut
considerably in some instances. 1t
makes II difference Of ten dollars per
month to the brakeman.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

The following officers were elected by
Cooperstown Lodge No. 81, I. o. o. F.,
Monday night: L. +. Warner, N. G.;
), A. McCulloch, V. G.; P. X. Truo.
shaw, Secretary; p. f. Nelson, Perman.
ent Secretary; Will Hetherington, treas.
urer; John Houghton and Peter Ids.
voog, trustees.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

DR.. Carl Rasmussen, veterinary sur
geon and dentist, Cooperstown, North
Dakota. All work in my line promptly
attended to.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-12-08

The Young Peoples League is awak.
ening considerable interest and pleas.
ant evenings are being spent by the
young folks. The meetings are held in
the Congregational parlors and are
said to be very interesting. Next week
there will be IL debate on the question
rs to which is the most useful, wood or
iron, in which Nellie Brown argues one
side and Tony Rttzlaff the other.