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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
A CITY'S CRIME CENTER.
The Tenderlotn District in New
York and Its Recent Changes.

The Tenderlotn District in New
York and Its Recent Changes.
The original Tenderloin precinct in
the annals of the police department Of
New York was the eighth, the station
house Of which was in Prince street
and is now in Macdougal street. Its
boundaries are Canal street, Houston
street, Broadway and the North river.
1t was a great resort for thieves,
crooks and disorderly persons, and
business. In 1870, when the eighth
precinct was at the height of it's de-
plorable prominence, the arrests wero
$500 IN a year, against $500 in the
twenty-ninth precinct, the present
Tenderloin. The captain best known
in connection with the eighth was
Charles Mcdonald, Better known as
Lightning Charley" He was ap-
pointed in 1870, and gained his title
from service in the Thirty-fifth- street
station.
With the growth of the city further
up town, the moving away of the big
hotels. and the entertainments Of
stores and warehouses in the eighth
precinct, the fifteenth, or Mercer
street precinct, became the Tenderloin.
Its reign was brief. The twenty-ninth
NOW the nineteenth precinct, the
present Tenderloin, extends from
Fourteenth to Forty-second street,
ard the western boundary is Seventh
avenue. 1t takes in both sides of
Broadway and has a larger number Of
hotels than any other precinct in this
city. The part that gave it it's un-
savory reputation lies between Sixth
and Seventh avenues and Twenty
third and Thirty-fourth streets. At
one time both sides Of Sixth avenue
were largely taken up with concert
saloons, and among these in the Ten
derloin were the Buckingham, the Star
and Garter, the Cremorne, the Empire,
the Sans Souci, the Argyle, and the
Haymarket. Sixth avenue, between
Twenty third and Thirty-fourtil
streets, at that time was as much
crowded by night as Broadway is now
by day. Arrests were many, and
strangers visiting New York came to
this neighborhood as one Of the sights
Of the town.
At present the Tenderloin is a name
chiefly. MOST OF the ESTABLISHMENTS
which gave it a national, If not inter-
national. ill-repute, have either moved
away or have been closed for good.
The side streets between Sixth and
Seventh, avenues I'D Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-siXth streets are mostly occu-
pied by members of the French col
ony. 1t is in the heart of the region of
tic tables d'hote. Twenty-seve nth
street. notorious in old Tenderloin
days is now occupied chiefly by col.
orcd residents; Thirty-frst and Thir-
ty-socond streets are given over to
b,eincss uses. Thirty-first street is
mostly occupied by German tenants.
A rew church has been built there
within two years. Sixth avenue is
now as quiet at midnight as any other
New York thoroughfare up town-de-
cidedly more so than Third or Eighth
avenue. The number of arrests in the
nineteenth precinct last year was
1858. while in the fifteenth (Mercer
street, the arrests were 1910. The
eighth precinct, the Tenderloin of
other days. had total of 1900 prison.
ers, of whom 1920 were men, mostly
for minor offenses.-New York Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
CHAPTER XIX.
Faith and FnlkehOoI.

Nicksey had been dead some hours
when carriage was driven smartly
up and brought to stand-still before
Viscount Dareleigh's mansion.
1t was decided about 2 O'clock of the
morning when the viscount's drowsy
porter was for the moment aroused
that he might open the door to his
master.
There were just then some import
ant political matters in agitation, and
1T was the discussion Of those which
had detained Viscount Dareleigh so
unusually late at his club. whence
his coachman had just conveyed him.
Deeply interested. the viscount had
gone thither very early on the pre-
-ceding evening. and there is no doubt
that the members and walters were
under the impression that he had not
once quilted the building until his
final departure for home. which he
had taken care to render very con-
spicu0us circumstance.
Many Il loud good night" had he
uttered and many hand had he
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
HENRY CLAY.
Gen. Wade Hnmpton's Story of Two
Statesmen Mt Whist.

Statesmen Mt Whist.
zone of my boyhood recoliections,"
said Gen. Wade Hampton, "refers to
Henry Clay. He was frequent Wis.,
itor at my fathers house in South Car
DINA. Both Clay and my father were
ardent whist players, and nothing was
more to their minds than the collection
Of a brace Of gentlemen equally ad-
dicted to whist, and then the quartct
would play for hours. While the name
Of whist may serve to imply a game
where silence reigned, my father and
Clay didn't play whist that way. They
exulted audibly over success, and
did not hesitate when they We're play
ing partners to violateetaohrdl etaoihr
ing partners to violently point out
mistakes the other had made, and at
tributed defeat to the others ignorance
and utter lack of natural intelligence.
Indeed, on occasions particularly try
ing they were even known to apply
hard names to one another. This they
did in no slanderous spirit, but to
brighten up and sharpen the wits of
the other to the improvement of his
play. AS they were sitting down to
game as partners one evening Clay re-
marked:
"It's great outrage the way we
talk to each other, and my idea now,
at the outset, is for each Of us to put
up 500 to belong to the one who is
first called hald names by the other.
Ii you assail me the money is mine;
if l forget myself. you take it,"
my father readily agreed. He felt
i'll mild. agreeable mood. He was
confident he would never again be
prey to the slightest impulse to speak
harshly to his dear friend Clay. And,
besides, it was his recollection that
Clay was the man who ragged and did
the loud talking. So my father cheer
fully placed the $40 on top of Clay's.
He thought it would be good lesson
to the Blue Grass orator to lose it. AS
they proceeded with the game CLAW
made some excessively thick headed
and ill-advised plays He led the
wrong cards; he trumped the wrong
tricks; lie did everything idiotic in
which that he we'll could. NV fathers
blood began to boil. AS he and CLAW
lost game after game his wrath ran
higher and higher Still he bit his
lips and suffered in silence. It went
on for hours, until Clay made some
play of browning imbecility which lost
him and my father the eleventh game.
Flesh and blood could stand it no
more. My father sternly pushed the
$40 over to Clay.
"'Why.' said Clay, opening his gray
eyes with look Of innocence and
amnzement, why do you do that? You
haven't said word
Z" No. retorted my father, but I'm
going to tell you, sir, that you are the
most abject idiot, the most boundless
imbecile that ever dealt hand at
whist. Yes, sir; l repeat it, you are
tho - fool ever met in nv life ~
Chicago Times Herald.
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Not Competent to Judge.

Miss Chatter-What fool-killcrs ci-
garettes are. Don't you think so, Mr..
Noodleby?
MI Noodleby-Weally, couldn't
say, Miss Chatter. l. never smoked
one in my life, dOntcherknOW.-Life
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
At the ReceDtiOn.

Hogg-You seem sad tonight, Miss
Embonpoint. L have remarked your
signs so many times.
Miss T.. (sourly)-Indeed Well, my
size speaks for itself without any OF
your help. sir.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
Logic ON All Fon..

Ieacher-Why was George Washing.
ton a great man?
Iommy-Because we don't have M
senool on Ills birthday.-PhIadelnhia
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Animal Humbugs.

In military stables horses are known
to have pretended to be lame in order
to avoid going to a military exercise.
A chimpanzee had been fed on cake
when sick; after his recovery he often
feigned coughing in order to procure
dainties. The cuckoo. as is we'll known,
lays its eggs in another birds nest,
and to make the deception surer it
takes away one of the other bird S
eggs. Animals are conscious of their
deceit, as is shown by the fact that
they try to act secretly and noiseless-
ly; they show g. sense of guilt if de-
tected; they take precautions in ad-
vance to avoid discovery; in some cases
they manifest regret and repentance
Thus, bees which steal hesitate often
before and after their exploits, as II
they feared punishment. A naturalist
describes ! wv his monkey committed
theft; while he pretended to sleep the
animal regarded him with hesitation
and stopped every time his master
moved or seemed on the point of awak-
ening.-London Exchange.
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OKLAHOMA RECRUITS.
Regiment being Raised to Join the
Cuban Insurgents.

Kansas City, Aug. ia special to
the Journal from Wichita, Kan, says:
A gentleman who arrived here from
Guthrie to-day brings the report that a
regiment is being raised in Oklahoma
to join the insurgents in Cuba. He
says that the Territory is filled with
Adventures, who would join anything
which promised excitement and nov
city, while there are hundreds of UNI
fortunate fellows there who would
seize upon this or any other job which
promised good living and fair wages.
The following significant advertise
ment appeared in the Guthrie Leader
of Sunday morning, and 1t gives color
TO the report that such a regiment is
actually being raised:
Wanted-f'ive hundred men between the
ages OF Il ana 80 years, to hunt geese ,on
the Gull OF MexAco. Must pr<aHa-iuu,SS& a
chester rine and Cots revolver, d. Der
IA, and 1OOU rounds of ammunition. apply
at once. (Signed) Colonel Robert NC
Reynolds. Captain John NJ. Twamley,
Guthrie. o. Il.
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THE CHINESE BUTCHERlES,
Eleventh Victim of the Massacre
Died Yesterday-American War
ship Sails for Foo Chow.

New York, Aug. 10.-The World will
print tomorrow the following special
cablegram:
Foo Chow, Aug. 10-Baby Stewart is
dead, the eleventh victim of the mas
sacre OF missionaries by the Chinese
at Wha Sang. One of the murderers
Of the Stewards has been caught and
confessed that they cut off the hands
and head of the wife. Mrs. Stewart was
frenzied and fought until hacked to
pieces.
Foo Chow is cut off from Pekin. The
Chinese say the telegraph lines are
blocked north of Yang Use river. The
American warship Detroit" is coming,
AMERICAN VESSEL SAILS.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The Navy de-
partment this afternoon received a ca
blegram announcing that Commander
Newell had sailed from Shanghai with
the Detroit for Foo Chow. Foo Chow
Is about 400 miles south of Shanghai and
is nearest to the scene of the rioting at
Wha Sang and Ingbok. Wha Sang is
about 175 miles from Foo Chow and
Ingbok about fifty miles. The dispatch
ing of the Detroit" to Foo Chow was
construed here to mean that both Min
lister DENLY and Admiral Carpenter,
who. with the flagship Baltimore" is
at Nagasaki, about 400 miles from
Shanghai, across the Yellow sea, are
fully alive to the situation and propose
to have an American cruiser as close
as possible to the scene of the disturb
ances, for the protection of such of the
missionaries as may flee to the coast
and also to enforce such demands as
may be made. Notwithstanding this
evidence of the activity of Minister
DENLY and Admiral Carpenter, Acting
Secretary McAdoo Immediately cabled
Admiral Carpenter, advising him of the
apprehension here regarding the safety
of the lives and property of Americins
in China and instructing him to use
every possible effort for their protec-
ton. He also asked the Admiral to ca.
BILE him at once the real situation ano
the prospects of further disturbances
involving American interests.
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Si;ver Delegation to the National
Democratic Convention.

Springfield. ILL.,, Aug 12.-Secretary
OF State Hinrichsen, chairman of the
democratic state central committee,
speaking of the national conference of
silver men to be held in Washington
August 18th, said today that Illinois
would be represented by a large dele
Cation of the leading slnd influential
Democrats. The free-sllver feeling is
stronger in this state he said, than at
the time of the free-silver convention.
The gold Democrats. he says. could not
carry a single county in the state
A free-silver Democrat, according to
his notion, will be nominated in the
Eighteenth district to succeed Con-
gresham Remain.
Mr. Hinrichsen refers rather caus-
tically to Mr.. Gable of the Rock Island,
and United States Senator Palmer He
said: I'm regard to the attempt of Mr..
Gable to organ ize the gold forces in the
state, l am Informed Mr. Cable belongs
to that class of men who IN Illinois are
big in Washington, and in Washing
ton are big in Illinois, | am satisfied
that he and Senator Palmer ana other
administration men from this state
have never fairly reported the true sltu-
alton to the President We have only
one paper in Chicago calling itself
Democratic, and ii is controlled by the
administration at Washington.
"As to the coming elections In I'M
nois," he said "Illinois will send a
frec-silver delegation to the national
convention, and on a freesllVer plat
form we can carry the state by $4,000
majority, while on the gold platform
we viii be as badly beaten as we were
last fall"
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BILL GIBSoN's REVENGE.
Night Marshal at Victor Killed by
Deputy Sheriff.

Victor. Cola, Aug. Knight Marshal
William Shea was shot and killed to-
day by Bill Gibson. William and Pat
rick Gibson. deputy sheriffs, last night
were disarmed by the Marshal Bill
secured a Winchester and lay in wait
at the Jail. When the officer and
prisoner approached, Bill shot Shea.
The Gibsons escaped. Twenty men are
looking for them.
Shortly after the Victor train-rob-
berry, Bill Gibson was arrested as a
participant and jailed. Bill Taylor,
Louis Vanneck and others were also
arrested at the time. Gibson was later
released, for some reason not well UNI
derstood. Shea was in some way con-
nected with the arrest of Gibson.
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HAIL AND RAIN.
Much Damage to Crops and Build
ings in Nebraska.

Duncan, Neb.. Aug. 11.-This entire
country was swept by severe cleo
trical storm last night and to-day, and
much damage was done. The high wind
was accompanied by hail and rain.
The storm was especially severe in Col
fax and Platte counties, while adjacent
counties suffered severely. The most
disastrous results followed in the vi
entity of Schuyler. All the glass in the
sides of the buildings exposed to the
storm were broken. The wires for a
distance of fifty miles in all directions
were torn down, and information Sc
cured here was brought in by train.
While the torrents of rain helped crops
in some sections, many fields We're
wholly destroyed by the enormous fall
of hail. Streams in all directions were
oVertiowed in few hours carrying de-
struction in the valleys. Railroad prop
erty was much damaged, traffic being
very much interfered with. Washouts
are numerous for a distance of fifty
miles.
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GALLINGER's POSITION.
New Hampshire Senator Opposed to
Free Coinage.

Nashua, N. NJ, Aug. 12.-United
States Senator Jacob II. Gallinger has
written letter, in which he defines
his position on the silver question,
stating in emphatic terms that he is in
FAVOR of international bimetallsm and
,nileXibiy opposed to the plan of silver
monometalIsm.
Senator Gallinger says: II am utter
ly opposed TO the further coinage of sill
yer dollars By this country as long as
the other great nations of the world re-
fuse to join us in this matter. 1 beneve
that free coinage of silver by this coun-
try would speedily drive out of circula-
ton 1851, 900 now in use in the Uni
ted States, thus contracting the cur
rency to that extent"
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DON'T WANT INDEPENDENTS.
Why the Cubans do not Capture the
Cities.

C1t1eS.
New York, Aug. 12.-The steamer
Seneca OF the ward line. which ar
rived her from Cul& to-day, brought
several Cuban passengers. one gentle
man from Havana, who would not let
his name be used, asserted that the in
surrection is more formidable than is
generally believed. The rebels, he says,
desire to establish government under
the protection of a strong power, pre-
ferably the United States. They are
not anxious for absolute independence,
because negroes form majority OF the
inhabitants of the island and would
dominate the government. Therefore,
the rebels are delaying the capture Oh
the important seaport towns, which,
the gentleman from Havana says, they
could easily do, because their plans for
the future are not yet matured. TO Sc
cure possession OF the cities would
mean recognition as belligerents to the
rebels, ana as they are not ready for
such recognition, they will continue
their present methods of making war
Tor a time.
The Havana man asserts that there
are 5000 Sympathi2erS with the reVolu-
ton in Havana, that 10000 revolution
lists are in the field, and that the Span
ish have lost $4,000 men, more than
two-thirdS of the number dying from
disease. Campos, he says, cannot hold
out long.
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Desperadoes SURPRISED.

Eufaula, L. T., Aug. l2.--The outlaws
who We're expected here today rode into
town a few minutes after noon. Deputy
Marshal Johnson encountered them
Winchester and held them in place I'M
til Deputy Weeks of Hancock, Okla,
and his posse came up. The gang We're
completely surprised and were dis
armed. Those composing the gang are
charged with all crimes from horse
stealing to murder. officer Grant John
son will take them to Fort Smith to
answer for recent depredations in the
Creek nation. after which they Will be
tried by the Oklahoma authorities.
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DESERT LAND SELECTIONS.
All Lists are to be Carefully Ex-
amined and the Lands Withheld
from other Disposition.
washington. Aug. 10, 1895


Acting Secretary of the Interior Sims
to-day approved the recommendation
of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office that certain changes be
made in the regulations concerning the
selection of desert lands by certain
States. which change is suggested by
a matter brought out in consultation
with the State Engineers of Idaho and
Wyoming. Under the seventh para
graph of the instruc tions, the local Of
ficers are required to carefully and
critically examine all lists of lands Sc
lected by the States under the desert
land act, and when so examined and
found correct, they are required to post
the selection in ink on the tract books
The purpose of the proposed change
in the instructions is to explain the eff
feet of the requirements of the circular,
so that all may understand that the
filing of the map, plat and list of lands
will make temporary segregation OF
the lands.
BY the proposed change the following
paragraph is added to section l: upon
the filing of such map and accompany
ing plan of irrigation, the lands en-
braced therein will be withheld from
other disposition until final action is
had thereon by the Secretary of the In
terror. If such final action be disap-
prevail of the map and the plans, the
lands selected shall without further or
reservation had never been made, and
the local officers will make the appro-
pirate notations on the tract books and
plat book opposite those previously
made in accordance with the require
ments of paragraph T."
CONDITION OF IDAHO BANKS.
Comptroller Eckels to-day gave out
an abstract of the reports of the condi-
ton on July 18th of the twelve nation
al banks of Idaho. 1t shows that the
total resources at that date were SO, no.
1855 of which the loans and discounts
were 81 ,297 ,62S and the reserve in banks
and with reserve agents $4l7, 1863, of
which Sl43,377 vas in gold. OF the liza
bi'itias, the capital stock was $775 900,
The surplus and undivided profits $4O4,-
54S, ard deposits s1,679, S79. The aver
age reserve held was 1856 per cent.
The acting First Assistant Postmas-
! ter .reneral to-day made an allowance
to date from July LIST, to the postmaster
at Ogden, Utah, of $4,000 to pay the in
creased salaries of clerks who have
been promoted and for the employment
of additional clerks during the curren:
| fiscal year.
The French artist, Mime. Rejane. loves
children, and is delighted with all things
! domestic.
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CRUELTY TO CoNVICTs.
A Pardoned Criminal Recites a Story
of Brutality.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 12.-Harvey Ner-
rift. recently pardoned out Of the pom
itentlary, has entered SUI for nHavy
damages against 'ue peniteu ary com
pany. -rr,.. r,o,' horrible story
of iuhu ord cruel treatment a. the
basie r.l action. lie was in for
tv,, y, rs, but was pardoned after
ser, ing II H. ears. because he was no
longer useful TO the lessees. While
,yorJ-'rs for The Chattahoochie Brick
comI. ny and In the coal mine OF the
lessees in Walker county, he alleges
that he was at frequent times beaten
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with inhuman savageness. Sixty to
seventy ticks on the naked back, he
says, with a three-pound strap, was no
unusual punishment. At one time he
was given 1i5 lashes, the blood squirting
forth at each blow. After this particu-
lar beating he attempted to escape, was
recaptured, and he recites the horrible
details of the beating he received Six
men held him while Woodruff, the
whipping boss, piled the knot, which
was split by the force of the blows.
one of his eyes was put out by the
terrible strap.
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suTRO,s GENEROSITY.
Offers 81, 100000 Worth of Property
to State and CitY.

San Francisco, Aug. 11,-Adolph SUI
tro. Mayor of San Francisco, has Of
fered the State University Regents
thirteen acres of land within the city
lipiits, on which to erect buildings for
the affiliated colleges of the University
In addition to this he will deed to
trustees for the city thirteen acres adj
joining, as a site for the Sutro library
Of over 100000 rare volumes, The IL
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brary and property are TO be held in
trust for the city, and the library will
be free TO all, irrespective of race or
color.
The gift, which has not yet been ac-
cepted, Is valued at $1,000. 600. and Will
be worth $4,000 900 when the contem-
plated improvements are made. Mayor
Sutro Is said TO own one-tenth of the
total real estate in San Francisco city
and county Most of it, however. is un-
improved.
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New York. Aug. ,12.-Speclal cores
pondence of the World dated Havana,
Cuba, August Sth, says:
General Campos has resigned the
captain-generalship of Cuba. 1t is gen
orally believed he strongly urges the
home government to grant the island
self-goVernment.
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Office of PIONEER PRESS COMPANY. G. W. HoRN1oK supt
ST. MINI, I'll
Eureka Chemical and Mig Co. La Crosse, Wis.,
SirI have tobacco fend for during the
smoked fifteen regularly My
whole affected until physician told must
tobacco for the time being at least tried the called
remedies but without until
deny
preparation myself completely
health the horrible tobacco which
completely left consider
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CUBANS WANT TO QUIT.
Campos Favors SeIf-Govern'
ment for Cuba,

Reports Of Great Spanish Losses Dur
ing the Campaign-Fifteen Thou
sand Troops, TwoThirds of Whom
Died from Disease-Thirty Thou
sand Insurgents in the Field-Do
not Want Absolute independence.
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NO PRIZE FIGHTS IN IDAHO
Mcconnell Squ3jChoo a
Sporting NIg 5IlJ

A Occur d'Alene Justice of the Peace
Thought the Governor Might Per-
nit a Harmless Little Mill-As-
sessments OF Railroad and Tele-
graph Lines by the Board of Equal
ization.