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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-04-27
TNRUSTEES SALE
Il OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
in the CITY of Westminster, Nd.
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1895,

at II clock, D. M, all the Real Estate of
which the late William 0ursler and his wife,
Chloe +. Oursler, died seized and possessed
and situate in Westminster, Carroll county
Nd, as follows:
Isl A OF frnntino, ON Mnin street in The
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-04-27
GREAT URCHASE

las weck ue purchased ucariy $500
worth ul CaIe's. Mating, and o5l Cloth, al
iD ceui~ nn ihe dollar. sind ur glil -sii 'hrm
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

The next question asked witness was,
Did you ever think OF death? What
DO you think Of dying now?" swid-
ensky replied In q broken voice, II
don't know. I don't want to iiey7at
which Mr.. Hildreth, waving his arms
dramatically. criedTr"But you muir
dered that innocent woman in cold
blood didn't you" Attorney Nye OBJ
jected to the language Of the counsel,
which he termed browbeating, abusive
and insulting. The witness was per-
mitted to answer the Question. In the
answer Swidenskv said he did not
know whethef would be hung or
not, and did he. a.
On MondaS ning ladies will be
excluded fro{ ne. court room. and
swidensky WIN D. Slammed along the
theory of attempted rape, the defense
contending that such an attempt was
made by Swidensky, and failing in his
evil purpose, he murdered the woman
In cold blood.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Killed Each Other

vinita, Ind. T., Aug. 4.-Last night
John Davis, a deputy United States
marshal. started from Claremore to
arrest Sam Butler, who was under
indictment for participation in MUIR
der and robbery at Braggs some time
ago in which affray two of his com
panions were killed. AS Davis an
preached Buffers house the latter
opened fire. Davis fell from his horse
but regained his feet and shot his adj
versary dead. The officer died an
hour later. Davis was an uncle Of
Frog Davis, who was convicted in the
Cherokee court three weeks ago Of
killing district sheriff.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
FOoTNER HAS COME
He May Have Been Robbed or Have
Been Insane.

He May Have Been Robbed or Have
Been Insane.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 4.-H. NJ. Foot
ner, delivery clerk and driver for the
Great Northern Express company, is
reported missing, and $1,OOOain cur
rcncy has gone with him. The pack
age of money was forwarded Sunday
last by Hoge, DAILY & Co., OF Ana
conda, to the First National Bank of
st. Paul. The package reached Butte
all right and was receipted for by
Footner, when all trace of 1t disap-
peared. Footner is a brother Of w. ].
Footner, general manager of the
Great Northern Express company.
and has been in the employsof the
company for the past fifteen years.
Owing to his good reputation and
high connection. his friends are in
clined to think that he has met with
foul play or wandered away in a
temporary fit of insanity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Son Against Father.

Z dISO, N. ~. July OO.- Earl AeuL
has been on the stand all the morn
ing, testifying for the state against
his father. When the little fellow was
brought into the court the scene was
painful in the extreme. The father,
who is being tried on the awful charge
of killing his mother, burst out crying
and sobs were audible all over the
court room and tears stole down the
cheeks of Attorney Hildreth.
During the direct examination Earl
testified to his mother waking him up
on the night of the homicide and tell
ing him there were burglars around
the house and of getting up, and Of
ness said: MY father and mother used
to quarrel about the farm and she used
to cry about it and he would say
things that were not right. Father
went on the morning before my moth
and he were in the barn together for
awhile"
Cross-examined Earl said: II told
my uncle thought saw men out of
the windows that night, but he didn't
tell me there wasn't, or that my faith
er put up plan to kill mother. Mr..
WV el1AA NIL. OSS ld1NCu ~ u1C dUOuL
the atlas last night and asked me if I
couldn't remember about that. They
said it was very important to get the
atlas in the case. They talked to me
about my evidence and read some of
trial over to ME last night. l was in
their room about an hour. I thought
there was men at the window until I
road in tho uowc1,l on1 op1 mn
pie talk about my father hiring moth
er killed, and then he ran away and
didn't come back and 1 thought if he
didn't want mamma killed and didn't
do it, he would come back and prove
1t wasn't so, and when ne didn't l be-
gan to think he must be guilty and
there wasn't any one at the windows.
At the afternoon session the cross
examination of Earl was continued.
The boy said: 81 haven't seen my papa
except in court since he went away.
haven't wanted to see him and don't
want to see him now. l used to like
to see him. did not think there was
anything wrong with my papa till
after l got down to the Lairds. I
heard them say they wanted to con-
Wet him and hang him and they would
spend lots of money to do it. When
my father was brought back from
Colorado 1 asked Uncle Bruce to take
me TO see him, but he said l better
rot.
S. B. Seavey, Of West Superior, was
called and testified: 81 saw Kent at
West Superior, on March IL, 1894. He
told me he was on his way to England
for some money and wanted Sis
which gave him. He appeared des-
pondent and discouraged. 1 got let
ter from Kent April IL, asking for
some money and that it be sent to
L. NJ. Frank, at Trenton, Neb. I wir-
ed him asking him If he knew his wife
was dead and wrote next day giving
particulars; got letter from him for
money that he might come back. I
afterwards got long letter from Kent
IN which he spoke In endearing terms
OF Earl and explained all about the in.
surancc trouble which was keeping
him away from home"
ON crOss-examination. Mr.. Seavey Ger
titled his expenses to Fargo were paid
by Frank Laird and that he was to be
paid for his time.
The state has just nhout completed
Its case and will probably rest before
noon tomorrow. The defence will not
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
LEGALLY DEAD.
Frank E. Lcnzs Will Is Admitted to

Pittsburg, Aug. 4.-Frank III. LEM,
the missing bicyclist, is legally dead.
and his will, in which he leaves all
his property to his mother. has been
filed for probate. The will is dated
May 8, 1892, and names his mother,
Maria Ann LEM, and Austrian Vice
Consul Schneider AS executors, to
whom letters We're issued.
Through the efforts of the British
vice consul at Erzeroum, it is definite
~ known that LEM was murdered
May 10, 1894, while riding between
the villages of Kuritall and Dahan,
near Erzeroum. The men who MUIR
dered him are known. At the de-
mand Of the British vice consul the
six men have been arrested and will
be tried for murder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

Herman Suderman, who with Max
Nordeau, shares the doubtful honor Of
ranking first of modern decadent phil
osophers, IL German living in Paris.
and Is both playwright and novelist.
His personality, which is said to DO
very fascinating, bellies bis pessimism.
He has the, fair hair, blue eyes and
handsome figure Of the heroes Of the
WagaerIan drama. ..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
MILLIONS FOR RANSOM.
A Fortune Now Locked I'm in ii
Bank of England

A Fortune Now Locked Up in the
Bank of England.
Oconomowoc, Wis, Aug. 4. - y. G.
Ransom of this city recently returned
from Connecticut and Massachu-
sets, where he has been collecting
the genealogy of the Ransom family
back to the seventeenth century. A
fortune of f1S.o00.00O lies waiting
the heirs in the Bank of England. buf
heretofore no direct effort has been
made to look up the records. Last
week Lawyer Williams of Milwaukee
started for Europe to find additional
proof, when formal claim for the
fortune will be made. Mr.. Rapsom's
family consists of a wife. two sons
and daughter, Capt A. f. Ransom
of Albert Lea. Mimi; Herbert A.
Ransom of Milwaukee, Wis, and
Mrs. D. E. Marsh of this city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
GOLD GOING OUT.
CrOssman & Bros. Order $1,000, 900
for Shipment,

crossman & Bros. Order $1,000, 900
for Shipment.
New York, Aug. 4. - The gold or
dered by the Bank Of Montreal is
being withdrawn from the suDtreas-
ury. 1t is on Canadian account and
will not be shipped until next week.
Nesslager d Fuller will ship 100000
tomorrow. If all the gold expected
to be shipped tomorrow goes for
ward, the amount will be $3.50. 600,
exclusive of the Bank Of Montreals
withdrawal for next week. w. H.
Crossman & Bro. have ordered ST.
Uo.OOO gold for export. Steinwender
Stoffrcgen e. Co. have withdrawn the
S2O.NO gold from the subtreas,lry
which they announced for shipment
tomorrow,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Hoy ON the stand.

Fargo, N. D., July 29.-'rhe Kent
trial was resumed this morning and
the cross-eXamination of Swedinsky
was completed. The witness denied
that he made indecent proposals to
Mrs. Kent OH the night of the holnl-
eide. He had never been in sporting
house in Mandan or had criminal re-
lat1ons with any woman while at
work for Kent. The confession made
by Swedlnsky in August was brought
into play and the witness piled with
questions as to whether the state
ments contained therein were his or
not. Swedinsky's memory was very
faulty on that score, which he explain
ed by saying he was excited at the
time and couldn't remember what he
did say.
George Bingenhimer, ex-sherif Of
Morton county, was called and testi-
fed to searching the prisoner after the
arrest and finding a little blank book
Swedinsky had not seen since that
time except at the former trial. 1t
had been in the witness possession
all OF the time except q short time
that G. w. Raesck had it to translate.
Detective Hoy Of Minneapolis has
been on the stand most of this after
AAoSAA' ALL Ivy lCSI1utu tudl 1l0 WAS
called into the case April -, and had
gone to AIandan and visited the scene
of the homicide; first saw Kent after
the homicide at Minneapolis, when he
was being taken by the sheriff to Man.
dan. Kent told him he was innocent
and wanted him to help him. Kent
said he was going by the name of
Hope when arrested, and when asked
why he did not come back when he
heard his wife was murdered, de-
clined to answer. Mr.. Hoy testified he
had another conversation with Kent
at Mandan at which he was told his
right name was Pancoast; that lie had
embezzled a large sum Of money from
a bank at Medina. Ohio, and that his
first wife died just before he left
there. He wanted witness to go and
see Swedensky, hear his story and see
what he thought of it; saw Kent again
in the evening, and defendant asked
him about the black book, and told
him to try and get it, because it was
very damaging.
At the evening session Inspector
Hoy and eX-Sheriff Bingenheimer
were again out on the stand but no
new evidence was developed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

The dress of James I. was q tumble
of grandeur, richness and untidiness;
his palace was lumber house Of rub
bish AMI costly treasure; his library
table was loaded with tones of the
ology, ribald jest books and lists of
favorite dogs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Miners Perish.

Glasgow. Aug. 4. - The Auchen
Harvie colliery at Salt Goats, a town
on the Bay Of Agra, twenty four miles
southwest Of here, has been flooded.
Sixty men have been rescued and
fourteen are entombed In the mine,
ana 1t Is believed that they have per-
ished. sF7Ig,,5 "a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

The largest nugget of gold ever
found was taken in 1872 from the
Hill End, in New South Wales. 1t
weighed $40 pounds and was worth
100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

A cheque for f5O,572 IS. 1d-proba-
bly, one of the largest even handed
over by single firm to the excise
authorities in the city of Belfast-was
recently paid to Mr.. harrington, Col
lector Of Inland Revenue in Belfast.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

Cheek pads for improving the con
tour Of the face cost five guineas pair
in London. They are made of coral
lite, and have to be moulded with
great care.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
A STREET FAIR.
Grand Forks Will Have a Novel At.
traction. tS IFS

Grand Forks VIII Have a Novel At.
traction.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. Grand
Forks will hold street fairain the
early part Of September. Alta mass
meeting held last night the citizens
effected an organization and decided
to make the proposed fair an at
tractiye event. Liberal premiums
will be offered by merchants indi-
vidually for the best displays Of farm
products and other articles usually
exhibited at fairs. Booths will be
erected for these displays by each
merchant in front Of his place of bus
mess. The arrangements are in the
hands Of committee Of fifteen, and
the fair which is to take the place Of
the state fair, will be an attraction
which will bring thousands OF Wis.
itors to the city. ia
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

Cleopatra was not an Egyptian, but
a Greek beauty, with perfectly white
skin, tawny hair and blue eyes. Her
chief fascination was her voice, which
is described as low, well modulated
and singularly sweet in tone.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
MASSACRE IN ciIINll.'

Many Christians. IncludtMR Five
Foreign Ladies', Are lNillSsl
Shanghai. Aug 4. AdviceSs from
Foo Chow are that q telegram Ne
ceived there on the Sd says HAT q
fearful massacre of Christians has
occurred ut Ku Cheng, Ave foreign
ladies being among the murdered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

Now that the actress wife Of the
Marquis of Queensberry's son Sholto
has fallen heir to large sum of mon
.ey her antecedents will probably be
covered by the sealskin mantle of Eng
lish social charity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Texas Fever.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 4.-To-day the
state sanitary board was summoned
to Ottawa to inspect bunch Of dis
eased cattle upon the farm of J. G.
WEIGH, four miles from the city. The
board found that out of thirty-four
head, four had died and a number
We're sick. After thorough exam
ination the board pronounced the dis
ease to be Texas fever.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

All employees of the Boston and
Maine railroad have been forbidden,
by an order just issued from using to-
bacco in any form while on duty, and
when off duty of wearing uniform or
railroad badge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
An Editor Horsexxh,,,,

st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 4.-E. V. Will
Jams. editor Of the Stanberry Herald.
and F. A. Weimer, editor of the Stan.
berry. Sentinel, have been indulgine
In newspaper quarrel. To-day, Mrs,
Welmer, accompanied by her hus-
band, went to the Herald office and
horseWhipped Williams, while Vein
er struck his rival over the head witt,
u revolver
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Titz Makes Horseshoes.

Philadelphia, Aug. 4.-In IL horse
shoe-making contest in this CITY TO-
day Pugilist Bob Fitzsimmons broke
the record by forging thirty horse
SHOES IN twenty-seven minutes. His
opponent was John Corbett of this
city, who made the same number in
tWenty-seven minutes and twenty
seconds. Fltzsimmons was unlucky
at the start as the first two pieces Of
iron he selected broke in half.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

An act has recently passed in France
under which every French barrister is
compelled to take out an annual H.
cense to practice, its object being to
remove all the ornamental members
from the profession.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

The first producing state is
Iowa, with an acreage Of 7,5S5,522 and
313, 100, 72S bushels; next comes Hin
OILS, with 7,S63,O25 acres and 2S9, 697,-
256 bushels; the third being Kansas,
with 1914 65 acres and 259,574, 1858
bushels.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

There has been a marked change Of
opinion and practice in the matter Of
cutting corn for ensilage. 1t is now
generally recognized that it is better
to allow the crop to become reason
ably mature.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

The persons Of African descent in
the United States are classified ac-
cording to the degrees of colored blood
into $685., $50 blacks, 956,9S9 mulat-
toes, 1O5, 135 quadroons and 69,936 oc-
toroons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

A gardener near Northallerton has
grown some strawberries, one OF
which weighs two ounces and meas
ures nine inches round and three
inches in breadth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

1t is said that Millions tomorrow
to fresh woods and pastures new"
which is metamorphosed into "to-mor-
row to fresh fields and pastures new"
affords an example of the most mis-
quoted quotation in the English Ian
guage
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

There is saying as old as Montaig-
ne, that it is good to have a good
name, and withal, "a well-sounding
and smooth name, and which is easy
to be pronounced and facile to be re-
membered."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

The number of sheep inspected for
shipment at Montreal to the end OF
June was 1920 of meat cattle 29,S3O,
of horses 4,44O, and of swine 12S.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

Spain having extended to American
citizens the privileges Of copyright,
Spanish citizens are granted the priv
ilege of American copyright.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

Mosaic floors laid with small pieces
Of different colored stones in regular
patterns, were known to the Egyp-
tians $500 B. G. In Babylon floors of
this kind dated from HOO B. G. They
were common in the Athenian and
Roman houses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

For thirty years the Royal has been
the standard for purity and strength
in baking powders, and has been
placed at the head of every board OF
official examiners, whether State or
National.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Duchess Dead.

West Point, N. Y, Aug. 4. - The
duchess de Castelluccia of New Yorl.
died at >Cranston hotel of heart dis.
ease.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

At the end of 1893 Belgium had 2O36
miles of railway, and, with the excep-
tion of 20 miles, all Of it is owned and
worked by the government.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

There 10 no baking powder which
produces such sweet and tasteful food
as the ROYAL Baking Powder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
Receiver Ann0imteA-

washington, Aug. 4.-The controller
or the currency to-day appointed w.
y. Nelson receiver of the Union M.
N0nal Bank OF Denver.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
The TaiIors strike

New York. Aug. 4.-There has been
no chanSe In the situation today Of
the tailors' strike.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

A French cyclist named Huret has
recently ridden over 500 miles in p
hours. Such 'scorching" must have
blistered the roads.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
THE WAR IS OVER.
Troops Reach Jnckson's Hale bat
Find No Insltans.

Troops Reach Jnckson's Hsle, bat
Find No Inltans.
Wichita, Kan. Aug. 4. AT least
news from Gen. Coppinger, receiyed
at the war department via his head
quarters ut Omaha, is reassuring. A
dispatch dated Omaha, Yesterday, Is
as follows:
Report received from Market Lake
this morning which indicates that the
indians We're returning from Jack
sons hole by straight line 40 the
reservation" si.t
To test it's correctness the Union
Pacific railroad office was asked to
telegraph for information to9aStGtions
along the Oregon Short Line from
Sofa Springs westward. The follow
ing reply is from the diSision auperin-
tendent at Pocatello:
''Stage driver just reached Soda
Springs. soys he just left Carriboo
this morning. He came through
Pray's lake and Blackfoot river coun-
try. Reports 200 Bannocks att Grave
lake on the way from JacksOns Hole
to the reservation. They said that
there had been no fighting. andSRo Ge-
sire to fight on their part. The scare
seems to be over, and the settlers un-
derstand they are trying to- make
their way back to the reservation to
avoid the troops aSs
Market Lake. Idaho, Aug. The
cavalry reached Jackson's hole to-
day. The indications are that the In
fantry will be stopped en- route, and
not go into the Hole. as there are no
Indians in sight. The scare exists
along the route the Indians are TAX
ing in returning TO the reservation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08

San Francisco. Aug. "A. ]. White
man, ex-banker and millionaire of
Duluth, Mimi, member of the Mime
sofa legislature, and recently con-
victed of forgery, made personal ad-
dress to-day in the superior court in
support of his own motion for new
trial. The new trial was demanded
on the score of newly discovered evil
dence. The charge against White
man was that he had victimized sew
eral friends in San Francisco by
means of a forged check drawn by
Frank Dixon upon New York. All
through the trial Whiteman insisted
that there was such a person as Dix
on, although he could not be found.
Now it is stated Dixon has been
found, and stated in the presence of
certain reputable residents of Chfca-
go that he had really signed the $500
check and had sent it to Whiteman
in payment of Indebtedness. Then
Whiteman. by permission of the
court. made an eloquent address, re-
calling his social and political prom
inence. and his efforts to find Dixon.
He begged the court not to perma-
nently put the brand Of felony upon a
man who had illegally convicted of a
crime. Judge Wallace continued the
further hearing of the motion for two
weeks. instructing the special coun-
sci for the prosecution in the mean
time to ascertain whether or not
Whiteman's story is true. The court
stated that if there is really such
person as Dixon, and if he Signed the
check and sent it to the defendant,
Whiteman could lave a new trial,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-08-08
7AYL0RS GUILTY
TlIC ARE CONVICTED OF MUIR
DER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
The Jury Dccidex gn the First Bal
lot That the Iteothers Butchered
the Mceks Family of Four
Persons Near Carroll
ton, Mo.
Alonxo 50. Whiteman. the Ex-State
Senator of Minnesota, Makes a
Plea In His Own Behalf.

Carrollton, Mo-, Aug. 1--WE, the
jury, find the defendants, William z.
and George Taylor, guilty of murder
in the first degree" Such was the
verdict rendered to-day i'll the notori-
Gus Meeks murder trial. 1t took but
one ballot to decide the Taylor broth
ers We're guilty of the heinous crime
charged against them, and that the
penalty for the butchery Of Meeks,
his wife and two children on Jenk-
ms Hill, on the night of May 10. last.
should be at the limit. In an instant
nearly 1000 people who crowded the
court room broke forth in volly of
cheers that We're only silenced by
threats of arrest by Judge Rucker.
Sentence will be deferred for the
present.