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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
SIXTY ARE DEAD.
The Wyoming Mine Explosion Wns
n Frightful Affair.

Evanston, Wyo., March 23.-The to-
tai number now known to have per-
ished in the mine disaster at Rcd
Canyon yesterday evening is sixty, of
which fifty-one are married men and
nine young men and boys. Up to this
time the bodies Of the following. out
Of total Of iifty-three who met their
death in the mine, have been recov-
cred and turned over to their friends
and relatives: w. b. Clark, John Nor
ris, u. Laurie. q. Hyde, John Locke,
w. II. Gricves and Samuel Clay, sin
gle; Samuel Hutchinson, William Nor
ris, Thomas Booth, Ben J. Cole, Chas.
Clark. Willard Brown. James Limb,
and Fred Morgan, all men of large
families. Jhis leaves thirty eight I'M
recovered bodies in the mine. The
timbcring is largely blown out, and
the walls and roof Of the whole in
terror arc wrecked and shattered SO
that the volunteers, party Of nine
teen. now working to recover the bod
les Of their comrades. are every mo.
mcnt in danger of being buried.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
A SIOUX CITY BLAZE
NEARLY $500, 900, WORTH OF PROP
ERTY IN ASHES.
Fire Destroys the Warehouse of the
Western Transfer Company and
Partially Destroys n LiMsced OIL
Mill-Loss About *iOo,OOO.


Sioux City, March 23.--Onc of the
most serious fires in the history Of
Sioux City completely destroyed the
warehouse of the Western Transfer
company ut 200 Iowa street, with it's
contents, entailing Il loss OF more than
100000. The high wind which was
blowing communicated the flames to
the linseed Oil mill across the street,
and it was partially destroyed and the
greater part of it's contents consumed.
making Il total loss of 100000. The
wind, which had been blowing from
the southeast, now changed, and with
Increased velocity blew for time d.
rectly from the east. This commune
Gated the flames to two big tanks
owned by the linseed oil mills and the
platforms on which they rested began
to burn fierccly. Thousands of people
had congregated by this time, and
when they saw the tanks on fire there
was a. wild stampede. The storage
building was an immense structure,
15Ox6O feet, including the brick oil
storage annex. The main part of the
elevator was five stories high and had
capacity of 10000 bushels. In the
bins at the time was stored 100000
bushels of flaXseed, and on the lower
floor several thousand tons Of linseed
oil cake We're ready for the market.
In the annex the oil was in huge
tanks, having an estimated capacity Of
10000 gallons.
When it was plain that nothing could
1,1 %ox or,1
warehouse, the firemen turned their
attention to saving the oil mill storage
house. Mayor Fletcher telegraphed to
Lemars and Missouri Valley for the
fire departments of those towns, and
they were soon in readiness to re-
spond. but when it was found that the
fire could be controlled messages were
sent to hold them back.
The building of the Western Trans
fer company was q mammoth frame
structure, four stories high, covered
with corrugated iron. The iron aided
the flames, as it kept the water from
reaching the woodwork. The huge
four-story and basement warehouse,
1OOx15O feet, was filled from top to
bottom with farm implements and ma
chinery, the value Of which was about
100000. This machinery was owned
by about twenty implement companies
in different parts of the United States.
Cotton Consumed.
New Orleans, March 23.-The cotton
trade of New Orleans, which has suf-
fered greatly the past two or three
months on account of labor troubles on
the river, suffered another bow this
morning, when between $4,000 and TO-
600 bales were consumed by fire. The
Indignation occurred in the Interna-
tional Cotton Press, which is consid-
cred to be one Of the largest presses in
the city. 1t is impossible to get the
exact number of bales consumed, but
from what employees of the press say
there were nearly 10000 bales stored
in the two yards which were burned
ovr. The loss will probably amount to
100000. A great deal of the insur-
ance was placed in foreign companies
which have agencies in this city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Give, the Rich Girls IL Chance.

My cousin Anthony has been in to
tell me Of the betrothal of his son Ajax
to young woman of exceptionally vol
luminous financial prospects. NV cous.
III is not himself a man of large means,
and his children's fortunes are still to
be made; nevertheless it was not with
out an air Of depreciation and symp-
toms Of uneasiness that he told me
what Ajax had done. But I said, see
ing Anthony growing solemn, some.
body must marry the rich girls. There
might be enough rich young men to
pair off with them if all the rich bach
elors were available; but as long us a
large percentage Of the rich bachelors
insist on marrying poor girls there is
no choice for some rich girls to marry
Door men or none. And, after all, if a
girl is truly a nice girl, it would BE- a
shame to avoid her because of her
fortune When 1 was young, 1 told
him, if had really loved girl. ard
she had loved me. and had been of age
or an orphan, I would have married
her if she had owned all New York be-
tween Canal street and Central Park.
Dreadful as it would have been to be
burdened with such load l woul
have felt that a true affection might
make it tolerable.
I think I was 4 comfort to Cousin
Anthony. He went away looking Il
good deal less detected than when he
came in. What a happiness it is, to be
sure. when one gets a chance to benefit
fellow creatures spirits by changing
his point of vicw!-"The Point of
View" in March Scribncr.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
NO WHITES WANTED.
Negroes in Cuba Turning the Rcvo-
luton Into n Race War.

luton Into n Race War.
New York, March 23.-A special dis
patch from Nassau says: Additional
news continues to be received from
Cuba of insurgent victories in the
east. The latest and most startling
vet received is to the effect that Gull
lennon Moncada. the negro leader Of
a band near Guantanamo, is one Of
the few men who want to turn the
revolution into a race war. 1t is also
reported that he surprised large de-
tachment of Spanish troops recently
and completely routed them. In this
battle, it is said, 200 Spaniards were
killed and wounded. This was fol-
lowed by cruel and inhuman treatment
of the Spaniards by Moncada's forces.
There was but one white man in Mon
cada's detachment. After the battle
he ordered this man to leave the camp,
saying the whites had failed to free
Cuba in the last war, and that now in
dependence would be secured by the
negroes. Moncada's idea seems to be
to make another San Domingo of
Cuba. His attitude is deplored by the
sympa thiZers with the revolutionary
movement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

eose Of strychnine, and also gave a
dose to her seven-year-old son. The
mother died, but the boy will recover.
Henry Heck, who made an attempt
10 wreck the Nickel Plate fast train
aear Valparaiso, Ind, was arraigned
and bound over to court. To an officer
he intimated that he had assistance,
but all efforts to have HIM say who
gave it failed. e V.{
At Stringtown, Ok. robbers entered
the store kept by NJ. Pounda and, load-
ing the safe on a pair of trucks Sc
cured ut the depot, hauled it several
miles into the country and blew 1t
open with dynamite. They secured
about $3.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Unfortunate Events.

Chauncey Jones living near Battle
ground, Ind, was gored to death by a
cow.
Tivoli hall in Brooklyn was destroy
ed by fire and surrounding buildings
damaged. The loss is put at 100000.
Ira Scott, of Dover, Ill, while duck
hunting was accidentally shot and IA
tally injured.
John Sweeney, molder Of Ale
sheny, Pa, was burned to death by an
overturned lamp while in a drunken
stupor.
Arthur Conrad, aged Is, was killed
at Clinton, Ia, by an elevator striking
him on the head while he was looking
down shaft.
Mrs. Ellen .Leyden, aged 26, was
fatally buried while heating cup Of
alcohol at a neighbor's house in East
Liverpool, o.
Frank Fitzpatrick Of Galena, ILL.,,
was instantly killed by a fall of fifty
feet into q mining shaft where he had
been prospecting.
The 2-year old daughter Of George
Hi]lman, who lives near Petersburg,
Ind, was fatally scalded by falling in
to kettle of boiling water.
1t is reported that twelve men were
in the White Oaks, n. Mex, mine at
the time of the fire, but four Of them
escaped by the house shaft.
The body of David Aldridge Of Rome
i n. Y, one Of the victims Of the steam
er Longfellow disaster Of last Friday,
was recovered from the wrecked hull,
lying at Trautman's station, eight
miles down the river.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

The late Edward Frederick Snnyth
Pigott, the examiner of stage plays in
England, was not so severe censor
as he might have beeen, but he some
times took advantage Of his authority
to turn down some reckless playwright
who had been "too Frenchy'' to suit
him. Mr.. Pigott declined to counte-
nance IA Gaicty Girl" in it's original
form, and it was only after q good
deal of sparring that he allowed it to
appear in it's present makeup.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Criminal DOiz1Es.

A. T.. Ingersoll, shoe merchant at
Cedar Lave, Iowa, committed suicide.
He leaves a wife and child.
Burglars got into the vault Of II. s.
Battles & Co., Girard, Pa, but failed
to get into the money chest.
Counterfeiters have flooded Kansas
City with spurious dollars and Decent
pieces.
Officers Of the defunct bank of Brook
field, Mo-, have been arrested on war;
rants sworn out by six depositors.
Harry Browne shot and killed his
wife and himself at San Francisco,
Cal. He was noted waterfront char
acter.
Frank Littleficld. who attempted to
exterminate the family Of his brother
in-law at Anaheim, Cal, has surren-
dered.
A burglar got into butcher shop at
find nothing to steal, set the shop on
fire.
Edwin A. Bergin of Anna, Union
county, H., has been lodged in Jail at
Springfield to await the action of the
United States grand jury on Il charge
Of passing counterfeit money.
Homer Fostnaugh. boy Of SCOTS
Crossing Or, was shot in the face by
one of Il gang Of tramps who We're on Il
freight train. The shooting was with
out pr0v0cation.
o. X. Anderson. assistant postnas-
ter at Linn Grove, Ind, has been ar
rested and taken to Fort Wayne On Il
charge Of being implicated in Il rob.
berry of the Linn Grove postotiicc.
The indictment for embcZzlement
standing for two years against eN-Gov.
Ira j. Chase was dismissed ut K0komo.
Ind. The Indictment was In connec-
ton with the Parls-Dwiggins bank
failure mt Greentown.
Mrs. Frank Elingcr being threat
ened with IL law suit by neIshbor
with whom she had quar.cled. took Il
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
MINING M osD:;
A system by whicI smelles,
Gem. Are III a..

~ SyftC" ~ " uASn
The diamond is one The things
that the public is ncvS Ill OF hear
ing about, anu is ever hNihus to see,
discuss, and. above all: to possess; but
few have any idea of he tedious and
laborlous process by Which the precious
gem is mined end Acought to the light
Of day. All the entrances to the mines
are rightly guarded. and only the writ
ten permit Of the manager will enable
the visitor TO descend the huge shaft
which pierccs the working level, say,
1000 feet below. in the tunnels Of the
mine. which arc about seven feet high,
the miners are hard ut work drilling
holes in the adamant ground with a
large crowbar. which they use with
both hands. After making six holes
each, which may take three hours, or
six. Or longer, according to the hard
ness Of the stratum they are working
in, they are allowed to retire to their
homes IT. the compound, and rest fol
the remainder Of the day. Dynamite
cartridges are placed in the drilled
holes and exploded, and the blue
ground which has been dislodged is
shoveled into trucks, each. of which
holds ton. run along the level and
taken I'D the shaft. 1t is carried in
large Jumps rs hard as granite to ''the
fioors," where it is spread out and left
FROM three to six months to be pulver-
lied by the action Of the sun, air and
rain, a steam harrow being run over it
from time to time to assist the process
Of disintcgration In due time it is
taken to the washing machine, the
work Of which is to sift out all the
light deposit, called ''tailings." in
which no diamonds are found, and tG
clean the ground" which is then
placed in hopper and carried by the
revolving buckets to the top Of an
elevator, whence it is dropped into q
cylindrical pan. AS the pan is rotated
water is thrown on it's contents ,cnd
the mass is Clipped and sliced by iron
knives, the light mud overlooking the
celter, and the heavy deposit contain.
ing the diamonds passing into pulls
ating receiver, from which it is graded
into three different sized sieves. Water
is then pumped through the bottom,
and The light deposit is forced over the
top, the heavier substance falling
through the sleeves. 1t is then passed
by means of valves into tubs, and the
Important Nofk oI searching LOT the
diamond commences. Four times do
the searchers examine every particle
Of the material. and so carefully and
thoroughly is the work done that it is
said that Il half carat diamond might
be mixed with couple of hundred
weight of earth in the hopper at the
upper end of the sitting machine, witt
perfect assurance that it would ulti
matcly come into the hands of the
sorters.-Cincinnati Tribune
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
New England has the last surviving

New England has the last surviving
war governors in Holbrook,, of YER
mont, Berry Of New Hampshire and
Sprague of Rhode Island. Governor
Holbriik is 81, but in excellent health.
He said at recent military reunion
that he saw much of President Lin
coin and correspondent with him con-
stantly. In his opinion Lincoln was
the man, and the only man., for those
times; rare but peculiar man; essen
TALLY a man of the people; a leader
who knew how to follow"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Fast TeleGraDlinr.

In September Of last year a Man.
chester. England, packing company
had occasion to telegraph to their mau
agcr at Victoria, b. z. The message
was handed in at the office of the
cable company in Moult street, Man
chester; a triai of speed was attempted
and the answer came back in ninety
seconds the total distance by the wires
being 10000 miles. Equally sensation
al was the dispatch and receipt of q
message over the New York and Lon.
don wires in five seconds, feat Der.
formed in October last.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Tanncries for wisconsin.

Green Bay, Wis, March 23.-Jesse
Spalding of Chicago has completed a
deal whereby the Harper tunnerles,
the largest concerns of the kind in the
state of New York, will be removed to
Cedar River. above Menominic. On
lands owned in Northern Wisconsin
ana Michigan are 100000 cords of
hcm!ork bark, which will DO used In
the new factories. Part OF the project
~ for an extension of the Chicago a.
Northwestern railroad to Cedar River.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

1t will soon be two years since DIR.
Nansep cut loose from communication
with the world to Test his theory that
q ship placed i'll the ice north of Eu-
rope would le carried across the polar
rcgi III. and. in the course of two OF
three years, reach the east coast OF
Greenland. If the Doctor comes out
alive he will have q story to tell but
other Arctic explorers say he has pro
baby persisted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
HE MUST GO HOME.
THE RECALL OF MINISTER THURS.
TON DEMANDED.
This Ia the Report In Warrington
but Neither Secretary Gresham
Nor Minister ThurstOn Will Affirm
or Deny the Report.

Washington, March DIT was re-
ported here to-day THAT Secretary
Gresham had demanded the recall of
Lorin A. Thurston, Hawaiian minister
to Washington. on the ground that he
was persona non grlta. When Secre-
tary Gresllam's attention was called to
this statement he positively refused
to say any word in confirmation or dc
NAL, and other officials of the state
department allegc ignorance of the
matter. 1t is known, however, that
there has been much friction between
the minister and the state department
in the transaction of business, dating
back to MI. Thurston's appointment
rs minister. Probably because he WAS
aware Of the state Of feeling toward
himself the minister has always been
singularly guarded and discreet in his
public utterances, as far as can now be
recalled, so as not to subject himself
to celEsure. Every. effort has been
made, officially, to disguise the real
state Of affairs. The Hawaiian min
! listers name has been scrupulously in
| cluded in all state functions III which
the diplomatic corps plays part, and
on at least one occasion he has been
GU lEUuUL VI d SfJtClu1
ner by Secretary Gresham, but it Is
known that there have been stormy
interviews between them. Minister
Thurston was seen and positively de-
clined to discuss the matter. He was
at the legation office, busily engaged
in preparing a budget of official mail
to Hawaii. He said the report was Of
such character that he would lH,in-
tain absolute silence. He did not want
this taken as IN intimation of atIirlna-
ton or denial. He was asked spe-
officially if he had been recalled and
declined to answer. He was also epe-
officially asked as to the closing of tie
state department. against him and
made the same response.
1t is also 1umored that Secretary
Gresham has decided to demand the
recall of the Spanish minister.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

Photography is now more powerful
than the eye in telescope work, and
the phenomena Of cclipses ere increas-
ing in Importance. The possible dis
covery of Il satellite to our moon has
been agitated of late, and it would
be no more surprising than to find
that the familiar atmosphere has an
important clement that escaped Obser-
walton until 4 few months ago. The
coming era Of larger lenses and inn
proved photography will probably ren-
der the moon an object of remarkable
interest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Washington.

Ex-Marshal Campbell Of Minnesota
loses his suit to recover fees.
Secretary Gresham continues to I'M
prove. Mrs. Gresham returned to
Washington yesterday from Chicago.
The secretary of the interior will Is
sue no more land patents to the sub
sidized railroads till the debt question
is settled.
Secretary Morton has presented to
the Nebraska Historical society the
original manuscript of a noted speech
by President Cleveland.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
Milk for Poultry

Any Kind OF milk will do for the
hens, whether fresh, sour or clabbcr
INC hens will drink 1t If set before
them, or IT may be put in the soft rood,
adding teaspo0nful OF bread soda to
every qunrt of milk. 1t is an cxcplIcnl
egg-produclng food, ana should hc
given literally whenever II can In
clicnply obtained.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

A London mathematician estimates
that the whole population of the world
could be packed in a box measuring
only 1,14O yards in width, lao yards
in depth and lao yards in height.
Each person, lie says, could be allowed
81 cubic feet of room in such box.
and the box itself could be deposited
when full in any Of the principal Lon
don parks, with ample room to spare;
ana cycllst could l1ln around /, in
about six minutes. the distance b Ing
two and half miles. This goes to
show how small part Of the carth's
surface, after all, IL required to fur
n!sh standing room for Its inhabitanta
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

Honestly now, which one Of your
works do you thing posterity will ad-
mirc mosty' Il friend Of Mark Twain
recently asked him. 1.-The one / shall
publish next" answered the humorist,
who has genius for advertising. :
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

Prof. Huxley says that "Flowers arc
the primers of the morphologist, and
those who run may read in their Uni
formity Of type amid endless diversity,
singleness OF plan, with complex multi
plicity of detail" If this is the best
science can do it must be pronounced
far less satisfactory than the average
spring poem.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

In a recent book of verse the author,
Who is unknown to fame, remarks OF
the art of writing poetry that IF the
car and touch he true, it's the easiest
thing in the world to do" This poet
.las self. confidence, but unfortunately,
his ear is only fair, and his touch far
from satisfactory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

The Pana, ILL.,, Coal Company has
announced q reduction of the wages
of it's miners from 45 cents to 40 cents
per ton or the alternative Of So 4 day.
The company has two large mines
here and employs between 500 and
600 men. Its superintendent says the
men must accept OF there will be >
shut down.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

DR.. Garnett, of the British Museum
has found curious little Flower book"
that was made up by Una Hawthorne
the novelists daughter, in 1853, and
Of Hawthorne relics, in Salem. 1t is
a faded little volume Of eighty pages
containing flowers, leaves even blades
of grass, gathered at historic spots
by Miss Hawthorne, sod or leaves
from Keats's and Shelley's graves.
an olive leaf from Casa Guido" in
Florence, and sprig Of grass from
petrarch's house.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
JAP OFFICIALS VISIT CHANG
Arrival of China's Peace Envoy ~
SkimOnOseki

Shiironoeski, March 21.-viceroy Ii
Hung Chang and his suit arrived here
this morning IN order to negotiate for
peace between China and Japan. The
ENJOYS from the japanese foreign Of
flce Immediately visited the steamer.
conveying the Chinese viceroy. md
later III HING Chang, accompanied by
MI John w. Foster the American nj.
wiser of China, visited the Japanese
minister Of foreign affairs, Nj. Matry,
Munemistu. '',
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
SPRINGER AND kILGOItE
Named by the President as Judges
In Indian Territory.

Washington, March 23.--'rhe follow
ing appointments were announced NJ
the White House to-day:
William NJ. Springer Of Illinois. judge
Of the United States court OF the
Northern district CT Indian Territory;
Constantine Buckley <ilgore. judge OF
the United States court of the South.
eru district Of Indian Territory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
SEVERAL THOUSANDS SHORT.

CASHIER L"rrabec's Books Do Not
Balance and He Is Missing.
Chicago, March 21.-Christopher w.
Larrabee. nephew Of Gov. Larrabee of
Iowa. and cas1ier and head account
ant for Boyd, Stickney & Co., whole
sale coal dealers, is missing, and, if al
accounts are true, his books do not bal
ance by $4,000 or $4,000. His en-
ployers and detectives have been look
ing for him since last Thursday. The
American Surety company will have
TO make good $4,000 unless Larrabee
returns and proves it all mistake. A
woman Is said to be in the case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28

On. of the results of the Prince Of
Walcs's icc-skatinS this season has
been the receipt of letters from inter-
terested parties who are anxious to
have His Royal Hishness take up roll
or skating as fad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-28
A. I. Koehnstedt, Proprietor.


Hetty Green has contracted the hab-
it of calling on Mayor Strong. Per-
haps She is giving him points as to
how to carry on very economical adj
ministration.