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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
He IOngcd to Hear English.

1t is queer what dunderheads M
sometimes encounters among English
men recently arrived in this country.
Not long since two friends were dim
Ing together in Il Well-knoWn rcStau-
rant. Before their meal was half fin
ished they We're joined by Il young
Englishman. with whom they had IL
slight acquaintance.
II have just been down to the ship
to meet some friends from the other
side" said he. with Il o pronounced
acceut. 1T is pleasant TO meet friends
from home" he continued.
The two gentlemen remarked that
such was true, and made some other
ordinary remarks.
Il was delighted to see my friends"
continued the young Briton. Il old
them it did me good to hear English
spoken again. You don't speak Eng.
lish here, you know"
'Oh, we don't?' remarked II of the
two friends. testify. "Well, let me tell
you, then. that what we do speak suits
us exactly. and | think l can say with
out fear of contradiction from my
friend here that we don't care to hear
anything else at this table.'-New York
Herald.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

Ohio. in 1871. He is the son of Il farmer.
In early life his family removed to Mis-
souri,. where he graduated from the State
University. In 1864 he was admitted to
the practice of law. Shortly afterward
he removed to New Mexico, and during
the first year of his residence there was
elected to the Legislature. President
Johnson appointed him to the position of
United States Attorney for the Territory,
an Office which he held till his election to
the Forty-third Congress in 1872. He
served two terms. Mr.. Elkins was ap.
pointed Secretary of War by President
Harrison, and since the close of Harri.
sons term. has been devoting his atten.
ton to his railroad and coal interests.
His wife is IL daughter of Senator Henry
q. Davis, of West Virginia. Mr.. Elkins
is several times Il millionaire.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

The North German Lloyd steamship
Ellie was built in Glasgow in 1881 and
has been running since its construction
in the regular North German Lloyd ser
vice between New York and Bremen by
way of southampton. although it was for
Il time in the North German Lloyd service
between New York and the Mediterra
mean The Elbe was Il first-class steam
ship Of over 1900 gross tonnage; it was
commanded by Capt. Won Goessel and
had Il full and efficient crew aboard. The
steamship had accommodation for 12t
iirst-class cabin passengers, 10 SECOND
cabin passengers. and 900 Storage pas
sengers. The vessel was built by The
Fairfields and was considered a stanct
and good sea boat 1t was four masted.
had $500 indicated horsepower, which
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
anu teamed to Mas Louis, Holluud. In
only slightly damaged condition.
SuHerings of Survivor.

Suferings of Survivors,
Inc small boat containing the survi.
vors tossed about until II o'clock in tho
ihorhiiig. Several vessels were sighted
IN the meantime. but they made no replv
TO the signals that were set for them
Ile survivors were nearly frozen. bavin.
hardly any clothing, and their SUFFERING
was intense.
Eventually the fishing smack Wild
Flower saw the signals and bore down on
the boat. In a short time the survivors
were taken aboard of her, where every.
thing possible was done for their com.
fort.
There being n difference of opinion as
to the number of boats that were launch.
90. the agent of the company employed n
steamer to proceed from Lowestoft to
the scene of the wreck and search for
II of the survivors that may be afioat.
The German vice consul purchased a
quantity of clothing for the survivors
and did everything in his power to relieve
their distress. The rescued are now at
the sailors home at Lowestoft and the
Suffolk Hotel at that place.
Passengers We're Panic.Strickcu.
The account of the disaster published
by the London Daily Graphic says that
the officers of the Elbe were unable to
calm the excited steeragc passengers
after the collision. 1T is known that
three boats were launched. One Of them
was swampcd before anybody entered
it. The other two boats got away, zach
containing about twenty persons.
Anna Blocker, II passenger from South
ampton, laid in the bottom of the boat
which rescued her, partly immersed by
water for five hours. Not Il complaint
was made by her.
1t may be pointed out that sometimes
intending passengers from Hamburg or
Bremen do not wait for the departure of
the German steamers from those ports.
but come to England and take passage
aboard of them at Southampton. 1t may
be that some of those who intended to
travel by the Elbe did this. If they did
they of course escaped the disaster. Ev.
cry effort is being made to ascertain
whether this course was followed by any
of the persons who proposed going ia
New York on the Elbe.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

Ihe North German Lloyd steamer Elbe.
rant. Won Gossel, from Bremen Wedncs-
jay fo. New York via Southampton, WIS
.r.k in collision with the British steam
,r Clathie, bound from Rotterdam for
Aberdeen. There were about 400 per-
SONS oi the Eibc. 240 of whom were pas
.,.goss. 100 officers and crew and n num-
Lrr Of the cattlcmen who were returning
fo the United States. Twenty-Five surviv-
oi. of he wreck have been landed, and n
CIV others may still be aioat in Il lifeboat.
Al the others were lost. The disaster
occurred before daylight Wednesday
morning III II point some thirty miles from
.lc Hook Of Holland.
The Elbc was steaming at her usual
rate If speed and keeping the ordinary
j, houts, The night was dark. but there
WAS no gale. Suddenly the forward look
ouJ ou tlc Elbc reported that the lights of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

the weather bureau,
was indicted S O m e
years ago for fOrg-
ing vouchers by
which the Govern
ncnt was robbed of
overall hundred
thousand dollars. He
managed to escape
before his trial and
lived in New York
under Il false name
until last November,
when he was arrest
ed by Il detective
named DrulumOnd,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

@ Steamer were close aboard over the port
boN. Before the course of the Elbe could
'" changed the approaching steamer
>'rl2k her just abaft the engine-room,
-'I" through her plates as though they
"rfr p~aSteboard and sticking her nose al
most completely through The hull of the
Lite. For a time the Crathic held the
!Xie on her nose, but then her engines
"'re reversed, and she backed out of the
8teriurc she had made. As she did 50 the
waiter rushed into the Elbe in a torrent
4ni She began Immediately to settle.
HE officer in charge ut once saw that
>He was doomed. and gave orders to clear
AWAY the lifeboats. Three of the boats
were lowered, but one of them capsized,
aAd u is thought that all occupants were
drowned.
No Chance for Saloon Passengers.
As soon as the Crathie backed away
III" brushing water flooded the aft of the
'u-in'-room SO quickly that nobody be-
l7F decks III that part of the ship haL an
opportunity to escape. The shock of the
t'"->i"n was comparatively slight in view
~! lA" damage done, but this is explained
ny 'ae Tact that it was 4 direct, cutting
i.nw.
'N'lFly all the passengers were asleep
"' Id" time, but many of them We're
a|aArAed by the shock, slight as it was.
!H'> could hear the rush of the rapid IN
"'"Hl- water. and with cries of terror
>'l~Al To make their way to the upper
r''b. The steamer being loaded by the
''.rA, water naturally rushed aft, and
t"!> allowed many of the passengers for
ward to reach the deck.
ID lhe case of the saloon passengers,
''""Vor, the result was fatal. AS they
rushed from their staterooms into the
>'I''h they were met by the torrent,
"''in>t which it was impossible for them
" max" Roadway. They were caught up
@"i swept aft toward the cockpit, where
',| were probably drowned before the
SLY foundrred.
together about ifty If the passengers
'''1t."! the deck. where the widest con-
,HNr'h existed. Wild rushes were made
'"F u" boats, but the terrible excitement
'N"Hing impeded the efforts of those
. go W"r" trying to clear them away
Z 'A! heartrcnding scenes were Wit
sea between parents and children in
lew moments preceding the sinking
10Y ile vessel.
M'"nW!iie the cry was raised on the
''iIrd vessel for the women and chill
+''H - 90 over 10 the other side of the
'""t'r, away from the port side, ~
'"''i was the great gaping hole caused
~ IN" 'rathic. The half fainting wo-
.'! ana terror-strickcn children hurried
y ne Starboard side, but they had scarce
" cached the boats when the huge yes
w Hlt"d her bows high in the air. and
men slowly and silently sank. stern fore
1i'NJ' beneath the waves, taking with
"'r her human freight.
''Feiy twenty minutes elapsed be-
,"''" the collision and the sinking of the
'""aor. a heavy sea was running and
~ "lh ! which was from tho east-south-
t">'' was bitterly cold. 1t is said the
Nf"'hie looked only to her own safety.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

west of the station. The life-saviug crew
was not on duty. and the only help avail
able was the captains two buxom daugh.
tiers, Isabella, aged Is, and Sarah, aged
Is. With the aid of these two brave
girls the captain manned the beach APP
paratus and FASTENED to the scene. The
life line was shot aboard the vessel with
all possible haste, and eighteen despairing
and frightened people We're landed and
conveyed 10 II place of safety. The young
ladies labored heroically, and although
the task was an arduous one they never
faltered until the work of rescue was COM
pleted. After the shipwrecked people
were landed on terra tirma the vessel
sank. The wrecked craft proved 10 be the
Norwegian bark Catharine.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
TWO A GIRLS
Who Helped to rescue Eighteen Ship.
wrecked NOrwegians.

wrecked NOrweGians.
The Norwegian Government will short
~ take steps to reward in Il suitable man.
ncr Captain Robert Broadbent, of the
life-saving station at Santa Rosa Island,
Fla. and his two brave daughters for say
ing the lives of eighteen persons on u
shipwrecked Norwegian vessel five months
ago.
The Santa Rosa station is located six
miles from Pensacola on Il sand reef
forty-three miles long and varying from
400 yards to Il mile in width. The sta
ton is in charge of Capt. B~roadbeut. who
resides on the island with his wife and
four dar ghterS. One stormy night in
August last the Keepers watchful eye
discovered Il vessel stranded Il few miles
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
No Further Use for Luna.

A little girl in Gotham, on first dis
covering the electric lights, and seeing
the moon at the same time, ~propoundcd
this c%Onunurum:
Mamma. does God know that We
have got electric lights
YES" replied the mother. "Hc
must know it. because he knows ~.
~erything."
Then, mamma. why don't he take
in the moon :'-2crGand tMe.) Press.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
SLANG IN SHAKESPEARE.

Usage Current i'm Shakspearc's Time.
Leaving legitimate words and turn
ing to the children of the street and
the market-place. we lind some curious
examples, not only Of American slang
but of slang which is regarded as OK
tremely fresh and modern, says Henry
Cabot Lodge in an article on "ShakS-
peare's Americanisms" in the January
Iiarper's. Brandcr Matthews in his
most interesting article on that subject
has already pointed out that Il deck
of cards" is Shakspcarean. In Henry
VI" third part. act >. scene u Glouces.
ter says:
'Rut while he thought to steal the sin.
gle ten.
The king was slyly fingered from the
deck"
Mr.. Matthews has also cited IL still
more remarkable example of recent
slang from the sOnnets, Of all places In
the world, where fire out" is used in
the exact %collOQuial sense of to-day. II
occurs in the Hath sonnet
"f'et this shall I ne'er know, but live in
TiIl my bad angel fire my good II
out"
Square" in the sense of fair and
IOnoSt, and the verb, Ito be square,
IN the sense of to be fair OF honest, are
thought modern, and are now so con
stantly used that they have we'll nigh
passed beyond the boundaries of slang.
Ii they do so it is but IL return to their
old place, for Shakespeare has this use
of the word. and in serious passages.
In "Timon Of Athens" tact ). scene -
the first senator says:
"An have not offended;
For those that were, it is not square to
take
tn those that ATE, reyengeS.'
In ".Antony and Cleopatra" (act >,
scene y MecaenaS says: shes Il most
triumphant lady. if report be square to
her"
SIN the SOUP to express any disas-
ter, is apparently very recent, and yet
it is Si%ngularly like the language of
IOmpcy in Measure to Measure (act
5. scene y. when he says: 'Troth. sir,
Sllc lEdtu titttu all ltl DttI, IL viz 10
herself in the tub"
Even more recent than "in the soup"
is the use of the word stuffed" to
denote contemptuously what may bG
lnOSt nearly described as large and i'll
effective pretentiOusness. But in much
Ado About Nothing" (act I, scene u
the messenger says: "A lord to Il lord,
ii man to a man; stuffed with all honor
able virtues" TO which Beatrice re-
plies: 1T is so. indeed: he is no less
than Il stuffed man; but for the stutiing
well, we are all mortal" Here Beat
rice uses the phrase stuffed nan in
contempt, catching up the word of the
messenger.
'Flapjack" perhaps is hardly to De
called slang. but it is certainly an
American phrase for a griddle cake. We
must have brought it with us, how
ever. from Shakspeare's England, for
there it is in 'Pericles" tact >, scene u,
where the Grecian-very ~Grecian-iish-
{ man says: Come. thou shalt go home.
and we'll have flesh for holidays, fish
for fasting days. and moreO'er buildings
and f%lapjacks; and thou shalt be well
come"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

cecds from the sale of bonds last Novem-
Der been exhausted, and the reserve fund
depleted way below the danger line. but
the gold coin in the treasury has been re-
duced to about $12.0O0.OOO. and the diff
erence between that amount and the to-
tai of gold is represented by bullion
bricks of uncoined metal. When the first
bond issue was ordered last January
there was GJ,65O.175 in gold in the
vaults. In November, when the Presi-
dent issued the second loan. it had again
dropped to So 1861. 100. Friday the re-
serve fund was officially stated to be
$5S,921,OOO.
1t has taken just about Il year to eX-
haust the S116.OO0.00O of gold hat has
been borrowed by the Government to
meet the difference between its revenues
and expenditures. leaving the treasury in
a worse condition than it was before. be-
cause the annual interest charge has been
increased Indefinitely at the rate of
$3,SOO,0OO. OF the $116,O0O,O 900 in gold
that was brought into the treasury by the
sale of bonds it is estimated that $16,OOO,-
600 has been shipped to Europe and $4O,-
100000 concealed in the vaults of banks
and trust companies, the tin boxes of
spectators and timid people and the
stockings of misers. who expect to see
gold at a premium soon. There has been
a deficit of $44.5OO.OO0 in the public rev.
enues during the five months past, and
even the most %sanguine student of iinan-
cial affairs will not venture Il prediction
that this condition will soon improve. In
the meantime the gold in the Bank of
England has increased from S136,32O.OO0
on Jan. %. 1891. to SIG, 10000 on Jan.
%, 1875. and in the Bank of France from
$34O. 100000 to S421. 100000.
Senator Aldrich believes that Il bill au-
thorizing the issue Of treasury %ccrtiii-
Gates or %eXchcqucr bills from time TO
time in order to cover temporary deiicien-
the Senate as Il separate measure, but
other members believe that action will
finally be aiken by means of amendments
attached in the Senate to the sundry civil
Appropriation bill. a provision for II bond
issue at Il lower rate and for a shorter
term than under existing law might posi-
bly, be carried as part of an appropriation
bill, although some of the Republican
Senators doubt whether such a PROPOSE
ton could receive Il majority in both
houses or would be allowed by the silver
men to pass the senate
Expect a Sensation.
A sensation is expected when the How
gate case comes to trial. Capt. Howgate
Of the army. formerly assistant chief of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
Marion. the American revolutionary

Marion, the American revolutionary
general. once Toasted an English Of
iicer on sweet potatoes, baked i'll the
fire by a darkey and served on IA strip
of bark. with Il log for Il table. 1t IS
said that the officer resigned and went
home. saying it was no use to try to
conquer people who could live on sweet
potatoes.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

West, the painter, showed his talent
at n very early age. He made sketches
in charcoal before he was 10, and some
of his early work displays great ease IN
the use of the crayOn.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

Amateur photography is pursued I'M.
der difficulties in Russia. One has to
have II license, and ven then if he is
so careless as to take = view near a
fortress he stands Il good chance OF
taking Il trip to Siberia.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
rour Hundred People Perish
Miserably. -
TWENTY SAVED.
Cut Down blythe British Steam
err Crathie.

,,fu, Panic Ensues-The Inflated
ro,t sinks "a Few Moments After
,bc Crash Passengers Caught In a
Fran by the thrush of Water-The
\nrth Sea the Place, Early Wcdnes.
day Morning the Time, of One of
the Most Frightfui OF Maritime
DISASTERS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

Dickens atIirms that "all good ends
can be worked out by good means.
Those that cannot are bad; ana may
be considered so at once II lerf
alone"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

gave it a speed of from 16la to Il knotsar
hour. and it had two smoEestacks. Its
waterline length was IFS feet, its beam
was forty-four feet, II the depth OF ITS
hold was thirty-siX feet five inches.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
Uses New Money.
STEVE ELkINS.

Nominated by Republicans of West
Virginia for Senator.
Stephen b. Elkins. of West Virginia,
whom the Republicans have nominated
to succeed United States Senator J. y.
Camden, was born in Perry County,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

If you are looking for IL vacation, be-
come a Christian science doctor. The
people are crazy On this subject just
now.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

who had shortly before been dismissed
from the secret service force. 1t is said
that IIowgate's whereabouts have been
known to the Government authorities for
several years, but for some mysterious
reason he was permitted to email at
large. although Il reward of $4,000 was
offered for his arrest. DrummOnd learned
Howgate's fictitious name and location
while he was in office. and as soon as he
was dismissed from the service arrested
him in order to secure the reward. The
fraudulent vouchers, upon which the in
dictment was found, have disappeared
from the files of the treasury, and the
District Attorney has been unable to
find any trace of them. Nor is he able
to discover who is responsible for their
disappearance. There are whispers to the
effect that the regulations Of certain men
of high position, both LEAD and living.
are involved in the case. although no
names have been publicly mentioned, and
it is not believed that the District At
torney will be able to convict even How
gate for lack of evidence. 1t may be
shown that he did not enjoy the results
of his frauds alone, although the inf1u-
cnce of those implicated may prevent the
real truth from being disclosed, and will
certainly prevent any one from being
punished.
Relics in the Rubbish.
In the fle-room and ocument-room at
| the Capitol, secreted under piles of use-
less Government publications and the ac-
cumulated dust of years, lie many pre-
| cious papers and books, whose existence
is forgotten, or at least is unknown. Not
long ago one of the file clerks of the
| House of Representatives found eight
| autograph letters of Washington in the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

%Where the Elbe, on her way from Bremen
TO southampton. was struck by the Crathie, from
Rotterdam for Aberdeen.
we're landed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

midst of d pile of old records which his
superior officer thought he might just as
well get rid Of"
At another time he discovered in Il
pigeon-hole the original of the letter
Martha Washington wrote in response to
II resolution declaring it to be the sense
of Congress that the father of his country
should be buried in the crypt of the Capt.
tol. in which she gives her objections TO
that plan. Last summer the assistant Ii
brarian of the Senate discovered On the
top of Il bookcase in Il dark store-room Il
dozen volumes of official reports that
could not be duplicated for love or money,
and We're supposed to be out of existence.
There are doubtless other books and
manuscripts of equal value in the dust
and dark that should be carefully pre-
served. 1t would be a good thing for
Congress to employ some nan who
knows all about such things TO go through
the files and select the chaff from the
wheat. The rubbish can go to the paper
mill. but the important records should be
arranged for preservation. As it is now.
every new clerk that comes in. and
changes are made frequently, overhauls
the files and makes the room he needs
by throwing out what he considers USE
less.
Uses New Money.
The President of the United States al
ways uses new money. lie never gets
any old notes. except in change when
making purchases. His salary is paid
him in installments of 81. 1866 each on
the last day of every month, and the treas
urer always makes it Il point TO send him
notes of the latest issue. Mr.. Cleveland,
as his predecessors have done, keeps Il
private bank account with Riggs Il Co.,
and makes a deposit regularly The first
of every month. rcserving enough from
his salary to pay current expenses and
setting a good example by putting the rest
aside for Il rainy day.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
MONEY MELTS AWAY.
UNITED STATES AL.
MOST EMPTY.
Government Finances i'm a Worse Con-
ditiOn than at Any Time Since the
War Little Prospect of Relief
Through Congressional Action.
Gold Flows Ont.
Washington correspondence:

1E condition of the
'nitcd States treas
ry on Saturday morn
was worse than
it has been at any
time since the close
of the war. If the
Government were Il
national bank t h q
Comptroller of the
Currency w o Il Il
close it's doors and
a bank eXalnin-
er in charge. If it
were II private firm
or corporation it
would be placed in
THE hands of a re-
ceiver. Not only
have the entire Dro-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07

Many Il mans gravest mistake has
been attempting too much.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
\kOrA.
NotAsrs..
-.

10 N'' Agree
IT,
= the final
ZEN stats.
|or' students
f' all claim,
Fnencing ia
pr else lie
not grasp
TO Wheat
|ltlcdl With
|i'2Sl acres,
Is li,g3i,25j
T IN IN 1898. It
hiilers,ele
f. who have
crop Of
outside
|'na'eS have
|,'' number.
|kNe mat has
pro-. There
Eota where
y ule acre
fea' and in
was very
Hires >lty
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-07
AYlOR.
ave Been

ave Been
cSS W,d
Taylor.
positively
;. Tenn,
land ac-
H.. VI.
hat let
H.. Me.
lte,ifGd,
lor, that
or Mem
sides At