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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-10-31

q special meeting of the city council
wa}held Tuesday evening.
Highest market price paid for wheat
oa$ and barley. B. R. Click. 9tf
f. dIRL WANTED-A good bright girl.
ABBY at the Columbia Hotel. 10
&O,OOO to loan at once on farms.
J.H Nice ullough, Milton, N. D.
full line of imported dress goods
inhll shades at H. o. Bjornerud's. 9
Schulke & Moore sold and delivered
ion barrels of apples in town on Satur-
da.
fob't Milne is helping out at the
Citizens State bank during the rush of
fall business.
z. ii. Gibbs, the veteran grain buyer
|li1ps around this week with a badly
sptained ankle.
GALL and see me about storm sashes
before buying. All sizes on hand
atB. r. Clicks. Off
Arthur Nelson went out to Hannah
a1 filled the pulpit of Rev. S. Will
liansS last Sunday.
bhpt. Fox and Sheriff McGauvran
wire the last of the county officials
"a move over to the court house.
{ Prof. Sheehan, the principal of our
;ulblic school was laid up with an
4tack quincy the early part of the
4eek.
Elford Bros: You can inform the
2Iublicsthat our special sale of fur goods
Will be Nov. 18th instead of the 18th
d previously advertised.
Father Turcotte, now located at
1arsus, Bottineau county, is laid up
with % broken rib and dislocated
the result of a runaway.
2RH ID. ALERT went to St. Paul and
different points east on Friday to hurry
up the stock and fixtures for his drug
store, which will be opened abo ut
Nov. 18th.
The fair contestants for the gold
watch to be voted to the most popular
beauty of Langdon.at the Catholic fair
are Miss Blanche Charter and Miss
Amanda Ketter.
M. BOSNIAN, one of Mt. Carmel's old
residents, but who has been located in
Barnes county during the past three
years, came up from that section on
Monday to visit old friends.
Presbyterian Service-At Falconer's
school house at 1890 a. NJ; Mclean
school house at p p. w.; in Langdon
atE:3O p. m. Thos. Dougan, Pastor.
Methodist Services will be held next
Sunday as follows: In the Langdon
Methodist church at II o'clock in the
morning; Harvey Centre at $50 p. M.
and in the Crockett school house at
M N.
The management of the Catholic
fail, that will be held in this city in a
few days, purpose giving a rocking
chair as prize to the most popular
housekeeper in the county-this is
open to bachelors as we'll as ladies.
o. Lanctot is the representative in
this county for the Grand Forks WOODEN
mills, ii state Institution that deserves
the patronage Of all within its borders.
See further notice in another column.
HOBBS effected all entrance at the
rear of Abbey and McKeown's store
Iat an early hour Monday morning and
helped themselves with generous
hand to fur coats and heavy winter
jclothing. Stains of blood were found
near broken pane OF glass in the
window through which they entered.
Ma arrests have yet been made, nor
3hayA any Of the stolen goods been
found. The loss will amount to nearly
aooO.
in Rem ember that Nov. 18th, 10
the date Of Elford's Special
/ Sale OF Fur coods.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-10-31
NOTICE..

All those who ave indebted to A
Dedrick & Son, will please call and
settle their acco UNITS us SOON as pos
sible. IL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-10-31
Patronize Home Industry.

Patronize Home Industry.
Get your suits made to order at the
Grand Forks wooden mills. Strictly
all wool Tweeds and Cheviots. For
samples and prices write
O. LANCTOT.
Langdon, N. d.
Lace leather and betting speciality
at Elford Bros. so
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
MAY CAUSE A DRUG WAR,
Wholesalers and JobberS Are
to Act Upon Important
Trade Problems.
Efforts to Be Made to Break Up
the System of Rebate
Prices.

DENVER, CoLo., Sept. Mem bers OF
the Association of Manufacturers and
Wholesale Dealers in Proprietary Articles
and of the National Wholesale Druggists
Association are arriving to attend the an
nual convention to be held here this week.
The discussion will be exciting and in
teresting, for serious problem confronts
the members of both associations. A pro-
posed plan for the distribution of proprie-
tary articles to the trade is to confne the
sales of manufactures exclusively to job
bers. By this plan it is argued that the
business can be so controlled that no goods
can get into the department stores or cut
price drug shops.
Efforts will be also made at this con-
vention by the wholesale dealers of the
large Eastern cities to break the rebate
price system. Under existing conditions
small wholesalers anywhere in the country
can purchase the proprietary articles at the
same price quoted to the big jobbers
regardless of the amount purchased. The
big houses think that they should have
better prices when they buy in carload lots
than the quotations made to purchasers of
few gross. Under the present system OF
rebates retail druggists can purchase these
goods in large quantities and resell to the
department houses upon commission and
the latter sell at cut prices at profit. AS
men with unlimited capital are here to
enter into this discussion the outcome is
considered serious matter and a great
war may be inaugurated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
An Germany CeIebrnti,,o.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Sept. dispatches
received here this evening show that al
most everywhere in Germany the twenty
fifth anniversary of the capture of Sedan
from the French by the forces led by King
William, afterward Emperor William l,
the Crown Prince of Prussia, afterward
Emperor Frederick, and the Crown Prince
of Saxony, was celebrated with much en-
thusiasn.. AT Frankfort-on-the-M Main the
celebration was especially noteworthy.
Eighteen thousand veterans, with bands
and banners, marched to the Geological
Gardens, where grand banquet was given.
Enormous crowds gathered along the route
followed by the veterans, and cheered them
again and again as they passed.
In Munich there was similar celebra-
ton. The city was decorated with flags
and bunting and the streets were crowded
with the inhabitants of the place and peo-
pie from the surrounding towns and vii
lagos. Everywhere the patriotism OF the
town found vent in cheers for the men who
took an active part in the events that led
to the founding of the German Empire.
The Germany colony at Warsaw cele-
brated Sedan day at the Hotel Europe.
The Germans in Zurich celegrated the day
in the Town Hall in that city.
The Basel papers caution the Germans
to not cause a recurrence of the disastrous
scandals connected with the celebration of
in 1870 and 1871
The upper Silesian warriors unions cele-
brated Sedan Day by field service at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
ALLEN KILLED HIMSELF,
Second and Successful At
tempt of Rich Man
to Die.
Putting a Bullet in His Head, He
Took Poison In a Hos
pitaI.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 1.-R. T. Allen.
who shot himself on New York Central
train last Friday while returning to his
home in Omaha after a visit to college in
New Jersey, where he had left his daugh-
ter, succeeded in killing himself this even
ing. When he was brought to Buffalo he
was taken to the French Hospital, where
he improved so well that the physicians
assured him he would recover.
Allen appeared to have lost all desire to
die, and to-day. he was exceptionally
cheerful and spent the afternoon tell
ing stories and entertaining the attend
ants, and succeeded in having them relax
their vigilance to such an extent that some
time during the day he contrived to secure
bottle of carbolic acid, which had been
left in one of the wards.
During the hour when the nurses were
at dinner he swallowed the whole contents
of the bottle. He was discovered about
half an hour later, but the dose he had
taken was so large that all attempts to
save him were in vain and he died at 10
o'clock tonight.
His last words were: "This time I've
closed the game for keeps"
Allen was wealthy business m an of
Omaha and there is no known reason why
he should have taken his life.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
CLEVELAND CONSENTS.
Willing to Put Office-Holders
in the Classified List
When Asked.
WILL MEAN A GREAT WEAPON.
Men Who Control Affairs in Towns
and Hamlets May Hang on
Perpetually.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Ia WELL
equipped and thoroughly organized move
ment, having for its object the placing of
all fourth-class Postmasters in the CLASH
fed service, is now approaching maturity
in this city.
On September 2, or as soon thereafter as
possible, a paper will be issued here ex-
clusively devoted to advocating extension
of civil service regulations to more than
10000 Federal office-holders who occupy
minor positions within the gift of the Post
Office Department.
Considerable secrecy is thrown around
the first issue of the paper. The names of
those who will be Immediately in charge of
its management have not as yet been made
public, but it is understood that the pro-
jectors are on friendly terms with the adj
ministration and will be given every OPP
portunity, SO far as higher officials are con-
cerned, to establish and attain the object
of its origin.
There has from time to time to be sug-
gestions relative to embracing fourth class
Postmasters under classified service and
the only reason that has delayed such ac-
ton is the fact that those to be effected by
such action have given no Indication of their
willingness to have the change made. 1t
has been the policy of Mr.. Cleveland to re-
frain from issuing an official order extend
ing the protection of the civil service to
any class of Federal employees until they
have made formal request to that effect.
This was exemplified in the almost unani-
nous movement of the Government Print
ing Office employees asking that they be in
Guided.
Hence it is held that the President is
only awaiting an expression of desire on
the part of fourth-class Postmasters to re-
ceive similar treatment, when an order will
be issued.
The present movement, if successful,
will be by all odds the most important
victory ever won by the advocates of civil
service, as applied to various branches of
the Government. The number of en-
ployes involved is far in excess of those
affected by any order heretofore issued.
AS political weapon fourth-class Post
masters have always been regarded as the
most important placed in the hands of a
party. They extend to every village,
hamlet and crossroads in the United
States, and are able to perform missionary
work that must otherwise remain undones
Their influence, especially in remote and
inaccessible sections of the country, can
hardly be overestlmated.
The fact is accepted without argument
that they will be practically unanimous
in their advocacy of having themselves
protected by classified service. They
will be stimulated by the natural desire to
remain in Office. unless removed for cause,
and it will matter little whether the office
receipts amount to cents or 500.
Local feuds, petty ambitions, the inher-
ent desire to retain everything and re-
hnquish nothing, will urge them to fight
for perpetuity in power, if it can be OBJ
tanned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02

Loebschutz. At P. NJ. the warriors
unions of Zanditz, Loebschutz, Rohow,
Koberwitz and Schreibersdorf stormed the
fortified Steuberwitz, which was defended
by the Steuberwitz warriors unions and
other societies.
Then followed the capitulation OF the
place, the capture of Napoleon and
a representation of Napoleon trans
ported to Wilhelmshohe. In the
evening there was a parade of all the
unions and banquet in Rothsbusch. AT
s o'clock P. NJ. bivuac of all the unions took
place and at II o'clock P. M. there was a
military entry into Loebschutz, with a
great tattoo and military polonaise in
the market place.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
STOLE THE CITY WATER.
Operations Conducted In Chicago b.
Means of Blind Pipes.

Operations Conducted In Chicago By
Meagss of Blind Pipes.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 1.-Ample evil
dence OF systematic stealing of city water
by means of "blind" pipes has been dis
covered in the Union Stock Yards. The
beneficiaries have been certain packers and
the investigation, which has only begun,
is expected to disclose wholesale secret
tapping of the mains from the old town of
Lake, in which the stockyards are located.
Subordinate officials of the water depart
ment, acting under secret orders of the
Commissioners of Public Works, and as
sisted by gang of workmen, discovered a
six-inch pipe leading from city main to
one of the big packing-houses, which was
diverting water from the meter. 1t is esti.
mated by the Investigators that the city
has lost millions of dollars in water reve-
nues by reason of the secret appropriation
of water for many years. The investiga-
ton is hampered by the fact tibet there are
no maps of the town of the Lake water sys-
tenn and it may be necessary to uncover
four miles of mains and trace the pipes to
stop the leaks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
BALL MAGNATES MEET.
arrangements Made to Send PLayers Il
California.

Arrangements Made to Send PIayevs 10
California.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Sept IA secret meet
ing of five of the leading baseball men of
the Western Baseball League was held at
the Great Northern Hotel this morning.
There were present Ben Johnson, presi-
dent; ]. 81. Manning, manager and cap
tain of the Kansas City team; George E.
Ellis, president of the Grand Rapids team /;
Charles Comiskey, manager and captain of
the St. Paul club, and President Killilea of
the Milwaukees.
Each and every one of the gentlemen
mentioned declared that there was nothing
but casual circumstances brought him
here, but a little questioning brought out
the facts in the case. These are that the
Western League wants to get rid of the
Toledo club, now playing as a representa-
tive of Terre Haute, and is anxious to de-
wise ways aud means of ousting Denny
Long and the Ohio president of the league.
The matter was discussed at the meeting
and the sentiment seemed that it would be
best for the league to next season give the
franchise to team to be placed in Co.
lumbus, o. Although no definite con-
clusion was reached, lit is almost GER
tainty that the circuit next season will
contain the following places:
Detroit, Minneapolis, Kansas City, st.
Paul, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis and
Columbus. The league as at present
formed comprises all of the clubs named
but the Columbus. 1t is said that Omaha
may be able to come in.
Comiskey will take his ST. Paul team to
California Immediately after the close of
the Western league season and will locate
at Oakland.
A band of players will also be taken to
the coast by Jimmy Manning. John 8.
Barnes, who was manager of the Mime
cured leases on all of the principal parks
in Oakland and Les Angeles, as well as
Central Park, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
LABOR And ANAR CHISM.
j. Kier Hurdle of England Delivered a
Speech in Chicago.

j. Kier Hurdle of England Delivered q
Speech In Chicago.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept ii. Kier Hardie
delivered a brief address at the fortnightly
meeting of the Chicago Labor Congress this
afternoon. The relation of the iDdepen-
dent labor party to anarchism, he de-
clared, is one of open hostility. Anarch-
ism represents no government, but the
labor advocates believe in making use of
existing forces of government, both ma
tional and local, to accomplish the better
ment of their condition. He was opposed
to revolution because men who would not
take the trouble to vote could not be
counted upon to fight; but even if they
fought and were successful they would not
be capable of carrying out the new organ
ization of industrial enterprises and there
would be a return to the old conditions.
The prospects for socialism appeared more
favorable in this country than in Europe,
because there is larger suffrage. no her
editary aristocracy, and better system of
electing the National Government. The
first step must be in the organization of
the trades unions, and If workingmen were
unable to do this, they could not hope to
carry out the greater reforms which social
ism would bring about.
Mr.. Hardie and John Quinton will
speak tomorrow night at the Auditorium.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
REEFS IN THE WORLD
Erpert Smith MarreJs at the Wonders of
Colorado Mines.

Erpert Smith MarreLs at the Wonders of
Colorado Mines.
CRIPPLE CREEK, CoLo., Sept. L.
Hamilton Smith, the London mining e1-
pert, after visiting ten of the best mines of
the camp, has been so impressed with the
camp that he has decided to prolong his
stay several days.
1.-THE formation and conditions" said
he, "are so radically different in this camp
from anything I have ever seen before
that 1 am greatly interested to study the
district with more detailed investigation
than I had previously planned. 1t is hard
to make a com parison with the South
Africa gold fields, because the sections are
so unlike. In Africa all our ores are low
grade, and the immense tonnage is what
we rely on. Here you have very high
grade mineral and small tonnage. I will
say, however, that / know of no gold field
in the world where there are so many reefs
of rich ore. have seen very high grade
ore in different portions of the world
equally as rich as any produced here, but
it was always confined to small section
and not distributed over such a wide ex-
tent of territory.
ST have not been here long enough to
form definite opinion of Cripple Creeks
future, but before l leave will come to n
conclusion. 1t certainly is a great camn
The output of few of your big mines
proves that, and a district only q few wears
old which is adding to the worlds wealth
at the rate OF million a month is a
WONDER
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
ONE OF THE FLOORS FELL.
Several Firemen Injured Dur
ing the Big Blaze at
Buffalo.
The DESTROYED Academy OF Music
Was Noted Historic Play
House.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 1.-The Acad-
envy of Music, which was Quilted by
fierce fire early this morning was Buffalo's
historic playhouse. Besides the the Acad-
envy property the liquor store of P. c.
Millet, the saloon of Jacob Fried, the fur
and hat store OF G.. w. Comstock and the
variety store OF William Vaughn Company,
all in the Academy of Music building, are
damaged. The fire started in the variety
store of the William Vaughn Company at
pam. and gave the firemen fierce fight.
At about O'Clock one of the floors OF
the Academy building fell with a crash
and the flying glass and timbers injured
several fremen. Those who required
treatment at the hospitals are: William
Hart, struck on the head by flying glass,
serious; A. G. Stewart, injured IN the
chest and arms; Simon O'Donnell, badly
cut by glass and timbers; A. Rock, hand
cut, arm fractured.
A rough estimate of the total damage to
buildings and contents is placed at from
$3.50, 900 to 100000. At Ais A. NJ. the fire
was practically extinguished.
The Academy of Music was originally
erected in 1852 by Henry L. Mech, who
died in 1870. On his death he was sue
eeeded by his sons, Henry L. and John H.,
both natives of Albany. They brought
out several celebrities, among them Joe
Emmett. In 1876 the house was leased
to Abbey and Schoeffel of New York, who
did not succeed, however, and the manage
ment of the theater was again resumed by
the Mech brothers.
On Friday, October 5, 1894, the academy
was sold under foreclosure for 100000.
The property was bought by syndicate,
which included the Bank of Commerce,
the German-American Bank, and the Bank
of Syracuse, Syracuse, n. Y.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
THE Battle FOUGHT AGAIN.
Il Realistic Reproduction of the Conflict
Gire,r at CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 1.-The twenty
fifth anniversary of the battle of Sedan
was celebrated to-day in Ogdens Grove by
the German veterans of that noted en-
gagement of the Prussian War who
reside in this city. The battle being the
event which laid the foundation of the
German Empire as it stands to-day the
celebration was attended by the best ele-
ment of the German population.
The exercises at the grove were preceded
by grand parade made up by local mill
tary and civic societies, there being sixty
societies in line. Peter Hand, the we'll
known brewer, was grand marshal of the
parade. The military division was in
command of Major George Heinzman and
the civic societies were headed by Fritz
Augustin. The exercises in the grove were
preceded by the grouping of $50 young
girls dressed in colors representing Ger
many and America.
The exercises proper were opened by an
address by H. Hochmeister, president of
the festival committee, in which the his
torical significance of Sedan day was ex-
planned. He then introduced DR.. Bopp,
the German Vice-ConsuI in Chicago.
DR.. Bopp spoke of the German-American
people, the German Veterans and the
Fatherland. He complimented them and
lauded their loyalty to their chosen coun-
try. At the same time he spoke approx
ingly of their tendency to cherish and rev.
erence the history, deeds and prowess of
their German fathers, and the events which
have placed Germany in the front rank
among the nations of the earth.
The next speaker was Franz Damrosch,
veteran of the American Rebellion. He
drew comparison of the veterans of the
American war and those of Germany, and
was enthusiastically applauded.
The last speaker was Roderick Won Man.
stein, president of the German War Vet
Grams Association. He explained the feel
ings which prompted the Veterans cele-
bration of the Sedan day, and hoped the
spirit would survive all those who took
part in the celebration to-day.
After the speeches congratulatory tele-
grams were read from Richard Machaelis
of the Chicago Erie Presse and four men,
bers of the local association now in Ger
many, who went there for the purpose of
taking part in the celebration of the ami
versary in Berlin.
The feature of the celebration tonight
was a realistic reproduction of the scenes
of the battle of Sedan with transparencies,
real cannon and rifles and martial music.
There were 10000 people in the grove and
the celebration was not concluded until
midnight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
SYMPATHY FOR CUBANS.
No Check to the Movement for the Island
Emancipation.


Emancipation.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 1.-The
circumstances attending the capture of the
Cuban filibustering expedition at PeEns
Grove, N. j., on Friday afternoon were the
chief subjects of conversation among the
local sympathizers of the revolutionary
cause in Cuba.
While deploring the fate of the expedi-
ton, there was an apparent feeling of ex-
ultation among the Cubans about the city
over the mild manner in which the United
States authorities treated tie prisoners at
the hearing. They were all unanimous in
the belief that case could not be made
against the alleged fiilibusters, because of
the fact that their destination could not
be established unless one of the party
should choose to criminate himself and
his comrades.
1.-THE intercepting of this expedition will
have no material effect here on the move
ment going in this country looking to the
emancipation of Cuba" said prominent
Cuban whose family lives on the disturbed
island. THE most that can be done as
far as | can see is to confscate the arms
and ammunition seized.
aid of some sort or other is going to the
revolutionists every day from the United