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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
Bogus Dfa 1nonds.

Some curious stories can be told
about the thousands of false diamonds
sold yearly in London. As a working
goldsmith have seen q good deal Of
the trade in imitation stones. People
Of the ranks buy them. A nobleman is
in immediate want of cash and must
find it somewhere. He will perhaps
turn to the family diamonds. Possibly
10000 could be raised upon them. He
takes tho jewels off to the false dia-
mond prpyider, has the real stones re-
moved and the false ones put in and
deposits the actual gems with some
one as security for II loan No one is
a bit the wiser His wife appears in
her jewels just the same as usual. IL
she didn't ner husband would be made
bankrupt ny his creditors the next
week. large amount OF business is
done In this way, and you may depend
upon II that the false diamond mer-
chant has many chuckle when he
reads In his paper about Lady So-nnd.
Sos magnificent diamond bracelet"
and the Countess Bareacrc's "superb
tiara.'-Aslton Reporter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
MAkrs no srArRMENr.


John Lind Does Not Tell What Hia
Campaign Cost.
st. Paul, Dec. 5.-Yesterday was the
last day under the election laws OH
which candidates could file a state
ment of the money expended in the
last election. 4 number of those who
had not heretofore filed their state
ments sent them in yesterday. But
there was one which had been looked
for in vail, and when the clock struck
5 Secretary of State Berg, closing his
Office, said that John Lind, candidate
for governor of Minnesota. had failed
to comply with the law. At any rate
no statement bearing his name had
been filed in the Office of the secretary,
who is the proper official to receive it.
The law provides penalty of a fine
not to exceed $1,000. to be recovered in
an action brought in the name of the
state by the attorney general or by the
prosecuting attorney of the county of
the candidates residence. the amount
of the fine to be fixed by the court and
to be paid into the school fund of the
county. In default of payment of the
fine the candidate may be imprisoned
in the county Jail until the fine is paid,
not exceeding six months.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
KILLED BY CUBANS.
A SPANISH GARRISON Is COMPLETE.
LIZ WIPED OUT.
Insurgents Attack a suburb Of Ha.
vana and the Garrison Mt n Fort
starts for the Town. hut IL Am.
pushed and All the Spnniards Are
Kllled-Gomex Again Crosses the
TrOchN,

Havana, Dec. 5.-The insurgent at
tack OH Guanabacoa. on the outskirts
of this city. on Tuesday last. was a
much more serious affair than at first
stated. According to insurgent &C.
counts Guanabacoa was attacked 81
simultaneously ut several points. while
another insurgent force fired upon the
Spanish outposts ut Bucaranas, on the
coast. The garrison of the fort left the
place to resist the attack on the town,
but was anDuShcd between stone walls
and farm fences by about 800 in
surgents. and, in spite of the gallant
defense made, all the Spaniards were
killed. The exact number of soldiers
slain is not known. 1t is admitted
that number of Insurgents We're also
killed. but here, again, the number Is
not stated. On the other hand, the In
surgents are said to have burned sew
enty-fOur houses in Guanabacoa. in
stead of one house. MS the official re-
ports of the affair stated.
Private advices from Santiago de
Cuba say that the Province of Puerto
Principe has been exceedingly quiet
since the last engagcn ent of Gen. Cas-
tellanOs with the combined insurgent
forces of Gomez and Garcia. The in
surgent army is said to be divided.
Garcia is reported to be returning
eastward, while Gomez is moving west
to reinvade the Province of Santa
Clara. The latest advices indicate that
Gomez crossed the trocha between
Jucaro and Moron when the military
train there was dynamited. The dis
patch was dated Nov. 90, saying that
the local Spanish guerillas of Remedies
and Caibaron. mistaking each other for
insurgents, have had n serious encoun-
ter.
Gen. Ynclan, in Pinar del Rio, re-
ports say. has arrived at Artemisa
with 100 sick soldiers, brought in carts
from Cayajabos. The battalion OF AS
truias alone is said to have $50 men on
the sick list in Pinar del Rio hospitals.
Artemisa advices announce the concen-
tration of insurgents in the rear of the
eastern part of the trocha. Unofficial
advices from Pinar del Rio city report
an encounter between Gen. Melquizo
and the insurgents of the district of
San Juan by Martinez. Nineteen in
surgents We're. it appears. abandoned
on the field and numerous wounded
were carried away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
THE PRACTICE OF LAW.

The Judge Says There is Not So
Much Fun in 1t as There Used t0
he.
"rhere's no more fun in the practice
of law" observed the judge as he
softly brushed away the film Of soft
ashes from the live end of his cigar.
''Thirty years ago, when we used to
impeach all the witnesses on the other
side and have two or three fights every
noon recess. it was worth while to be
in the profession.
II read in my old home paper yester-
day that Bill Traynor was dead. There
was a character. Did ever tell you
the story about him?
"Bill once sat on jury in one OF
my first cases. 1t was an assault and
battery case. The trouble came up
over an attempt to build fence
across a highway. There were two de-
PENDANTS and four prosecuting wit
nesses. The trial was held at the home
of the justice of the peace. a clap
board little house right out in the corn
field. We couldn't find twelve men in
the township, so we agreed to a jury
Of six. The Justices wife stood in the
door way during the trial and dictated
all the rulings.
"They did not make a case against
us-my partner and 1 appeared for the
defense-but we knew the jurymen
wanted their fees and they wouldn't
get any if the defendants won. SO we
We're not very hopeful.
1.-THE six jurymen went out into the
colnfleld to deliberate. They were
gone about two hours, and then
brought in a verdict of guilty, and
fined each of the defendants IS and
costs. The jury wa sabout to be dis
charged when my partner jumped up
and said to one of the jurymen: ''Say.
who are you? I don't remember see
ing you before Then the foreman
spoke up and said: That's all right.
Bill Traynor couldn't wait. He went
on home, and we got Joe here to take
his place.
That's a fact. Bill had put in a
substitute on the jury after they got
out in the corntield. The justice said
it was all right. any way, so long as
there was a majority Of the jury pres
ent, but got up and threatened to sue
him on his bond. so he got scared and
set aside the verdict and discharged
our clienls.
after l came on the bench Bill
TraynOr was up before me for steal
ing steer. and 1 made the instruc-
tions TO the jury rather favorable to
him and he was acquitted. You see,
l had friendly feeling for him be-
cause lie had helped me to win one Of
my first cases. --Chicago Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
CONFESSION AND ARREST.
A Ticket Agent Acknowledges EN-
bezzlement

A Ticket Agent Acknowledges EN-
bezzlement.
Milbank, s. D., Dec. 5.-Melvin H.
Cook, aged between % and "a years,
day operator in the Office of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul at this
place, is i'll serious trouble. Included
among his duties was that of selling
tickets. At the close of each day he
made out report which he turned
over with the money to Station Agent
+. H. Mills. This morning he con-
fessed to Mills that he had embezzled
between $7OO and $500, and as he had
no way of making it up, and knowing
that when the travelling auditor came
along the shortage would be discovered
he might as we'll confess now. He was
placed under arrest and taken to the
county Jail pending a preliminary ex-
animation. Cook admitted that fast
living was the cause of the trouble.
Poker it is said, has been mainly re-
sponsible. Cook has travelled in good
society here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

The report that King Oscar of Swe-
den and Norway had erected a glanite
monument to two Americans who had
died in Sweden must nave caused con-
siderable excitement in New York,
where the report first read Grant.
monument. New York could hardly
forgive any other community if it pre-
sumed to detract any from the glory of
its own celebrated continuous Grant
monument performance.
Herr Bebel, one of the social demo.
cratic leaders of the reichstag. is Il
bold man. In fiery speech recently,
lie denounced the immunity of army
officers from pGnishent for wanton
0utrages committed upon civilians, de-
claring that the emperor's recent ad-
dress to the new recruits bordered OH
madness. 1t now remains to be seen
whether the warllke young Wllllam
will clap Herr Bebei into Jail for trca-
son, or consult IN alienIst as TO his
own mental condition,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
RED HATS GIVEN OUT.
The New Cardinal Honors-Rcd Ha,
for SatOlli

The New Cardinal Honors-Red Hat
for SntOli.
Rome, Dec. 5.-There was the usual
imposing ceremony at the public con-
sistory here to-day, and red hats We're
bestowed on Cardinal Satolli and the
other cardinals nominated at the two
last consistories. After the service the
two new cardinals proceeded to the
Sistine chapel to return thanks to the
pontiff, who, on his way back to the
Vatican, was carried on the sedia
gestoria amid cries of "Long live the
pope!" Long live the king" Later
the pope held secret consistory and
appointed several bishops, including
Rev. Edward O'Dea of Portland, Or,
to be bishop Of Nesqually, which EN-
braces the State of Washington. The
king of servia was present at the pub
lie consistory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
THE PIG AVENGED.
Cleveland SuSpenda n Law FavorinH
German yeasela

Cleveland Suxpends n Law Fnvoring
German yeasels.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The president
has issued proclamation suspentling.
after January next, the operations of
the act which relieves German vessels
entering United States ports from the
payment Of tonnage dues and other
shipping charges. This action was
taken upon the ground that American
vessels are denied corresponding priv
ileges in German ports. The shipping
charges under our laws are based on
a sliding scale. The presidents ac-
ton doubtless will arouse widespread
interest in shipping circles.
The presidents proclamation will so
into effect the morning of Jan. 3, after
which date the vessels of Germany
entering our ports must pay shipping
charges ranging from to 80 cents per
ton per annum.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

Toronto has organized a "Citizens'
league to Tut down scorchers." 1t
means business, too. Just such organ
izations are needed in every city. The
bicycle 'endangers the pedestrian more
than all other vehicles, when tue
scorchcr is abroad. Bicycle clubs and
the lovers OF the royal sport should
cordially cooperate with the people il
:.bating the nuisance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

'The actor who drinks is in bad
way, but the actor who eats is lost"
says one who ought to know. Has the
matinee girl any idea of the abstinence
that preserves the waist line of her
special stage favorite? Does she real
ize the stoicism with which he turns
from the pleasures. of the table, and
that to continue in her favor he often
goes hungry? This is the martyrdom
of art.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
TnylOr Trial

ing feature developed during the fore
noon in the Itebecca J. Taylor criminal
libel case in the police court was the
introduction upon behalf of Judge Jas.
Schoonmaker, the complainant. of the
record OF the police court of Minneap-
oils for July Z. 1889. Mr.. Schoonmaker
admitted that where the record re-
ferred to p. ]. Jones it meant him.
and that the record which charged that
he was arrested tor being in Il house Of
Ill fame was true
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

The general belief is that this is go
ing to be an unusually hard winter,
and, to make things worse, it is now
said that there will be an extra div
idends for the Vanderbilts this year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

Out Of 343, 267 immigrants who have
reached our shores the past year, 2,O23
were sent back as lacking the qualities
Of good citizens. The government will
be wise to use even greater care in the
future. Uncle Sam is not hankering
after the :'refuse population OF Eu-
rope. He could more easily spare
some of the ''refuse" already on hand
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
FIRE AT OTTAWA.
Several Buildings Burned. Causing n
NJ

Several Buildings Burned. Causing a
LOSS of 100000.
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 5.-A terribly de.
structive fire broke out in Mrs. Tur-
ner's confectionery establishment Oh
Sparks street to-day. 1t extended to
Mcdonald Bros furnishing store and
then to the stores of G. M. FIolbrook,
clothier, whose building, as we'll as
Turner's and McDonald's, was Quilted
and everything consumed. On the top
floor of this building was Scottish Rite
hall. All the paraphernalia is lost.
Holbrook's building is utterly de-
stroyed. as is the Masonic hall, which
was on the upper floor. From Hol-
brooks the fire continued to the large
dry goods establishment Of c. Ross &
Co. Only part of the front wall is
standing. The loss is about $4O0, 1000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
shylockx After Mrs. Lense.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. s. - The story
about the sheriff's service on Mrs.
Lease is an ordinary foreclosure of u
mortgage on her homestead. The
amount involved is 81 400 and costs.
Mrs. Lease is in New York at this time
and it is no! known whether she will
redeem or permit the property to 90.
The home is a pretty one, apparently
worth more than the amount involved.
The notice of the sheriff's sale ap-
peared this week among the legal no.
tees.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
LANGpoN. - NORTH DAKOTA
The effete and cultured Boston PEG.
pie cast 9.735 defective ballots. The
rowdy West can beat the Bostonese
voting every day in the week.

With the president of the United
States making an appeal to the gov
ernor of state for the Communication
of a death sentence, we are able to
gather fair idea of the great and glo-
rious country we live in.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
would XIII "a Congressman

Lexington. KY., Dec. 5. - William
Emmel of Bell county made an at
tempt to kill Congressman y. G. Col
son. Emmel was pursuing an clipping
daughter and finding her seated by Col
son, accused him of aiding the elope.
ment, and made his attack. lie was
prevented from doing harm.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
TWO MEN MISSING.
Went From Iowa to Hunt, but Have
Not Returned

Went From Iowa to Hunt, but Have
Not Returned.
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 5.-Much anxiety
is felt at Frenchford, a small town
sixty miles north of here, because Of
the long-continued absence of two of
it's best known citizens. At the time of
the Grand Army reunion at st. Paul
Fred Rice and w. ]. Cassidy took ad-
vantage Of the low rates to make a
hunting trip in Northern Minnesota.
Mrs. Rice's mother accompanied them
as far as st. Paul, where she was to
visit until their return. When they left
st. Paul they were equipped for a six
weeks expedition. Since that time
nothing has been heard concerning the
hunters. Inquiries have been made Of
returning hunters but no one seems to
have seen them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

So far, no one has suggested that
perhaps Ii Hung Chang forgot to take
any American boomers back to the
empress, and she resented the infer
ence that she is not a new woman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

A certain actress has sought 'the
bubble reputation" not by having her
diamonds stolen, but by offering to
build home for "aged actresses"
There are, to use the words of Betsy
Prig, no "sich'' persons. Aged actress
es develop into ballet girls.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

A dashing and beautiful young lady
in Logansport, Ind, has been paying
All election bet by the wholesale kiss
ing of all young men she meets. This
looks like dawn of prosperity for the
young men of Losansport.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
I.nr.uped Nv Lndlex

Guthrie, OKLA, Dec. 5.-At Arapn.
hoe Ruth tichenberg and Jessie Fid-
dlcr. respectable young women. have
created II sensation by publicly horse.
whipping Silas Richardson, II prOmi-
nent business man, whom they nllege
has insulted them. Both women have
been arrested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

Clara Barton's report as to the des-
titution in Armenia corroborates the
regular press reports from Asiatic
Turkey, but it doesn't throw any light
upon the cause of the distress. Miss
Barton is probably doing the right
thing in limiting her observations to
the domain of charity, but the world
would like to hear something authori-
atrocities of the Turks in Armenia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
ENGLAND GETS HOLD,
How n Mortgage on the Egyptian
Country Il Secured.

Country Ii Secured.
Cairo, Dec. 5.-Lord Cromer, the Brit
ish agent here, has informed the Egyp-
tian government that he is authorized
to state that in the event of that gov
eminent deciding to repay the caisse
the $2,5OO,OOO adva1 ced to meet the
expenses of the Anglo-Egyptian expe-
dition to Dongola, Great Britain is pre-
pared to advance such sum Of money
as the Egyptian treasury is unable to
provide for that purpose. The action
of Great Britain il this after is the
result of the decision " sterday of the
court Of appeals at Alexandria that the
funds of the caisse should not have
been used for the war expenses and
that the Egyptian government must
pay back the money advanced.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

Anarchist Mowbray thinks that mu
sic propagates anarchy. This is Il
great and weighty truth. Who has
not heard music that made him feel
like a hungry anarchist, ready to de-
Stroy the musician?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

A woman who was reproved by her
landlady for burning too much gas
committed suicide by turning on the
:,as. A woman always gets even with
Il woman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

The administration building of the
New Jersey state institution for feeble
minded children at VincInnd took fire
at midnight and was totally destroyed.
Loss, $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

Prof. James of Harvard is devoting
to prove that genius is not 4 disease.
Strangely enough, he fails to Ea2Ee
anybody who ever said it was. The
professor will probably next attempt
to demonstrate that good health is hot
contagious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

Rev. George T.. Pentec0st. the Amer
lean evangelist now In London. Is con-
siderlng n cnll to the passionate Of the
First Presbyterian Church of New
York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

The prince Of Wales has made pair
Of boots. No matter what happens
now, he can claim that his life has not
been entirely wasted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10

The plague is spreading in Bombay
and several Europeans have been Mt.
tackled, two OF them dying yesterday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
ITALIANS MASSACRED.
Consul Mt Zanzibar ana Naval Cap
tains Killed by SOmnlfs.

Consul Mt Zanzibar and Naval Cap
tnins Killed by Somnis.
Zanzibar, Dec. 5.--The massacre of
the captains of the Italian warships
Volturno and Staffeta, and about six
other officers by the Somalis at Maya
doXo, on the coast of Somaliland, East
Africa, occurred Saturday last. The
party was accompanied by seventy
Aslkaris, and was on trip into the
country when they were attacked and
all the whites killed and also about
thirty Of the Askaris.
Rome, Dec 5.-Fnrther advices from
Zanzibar which have just been re-
ceived here give additional details Of
the massacre of Senior Cecchi and the
Italian officers who we're with him. 1t
is stated fourteen Italians were killed.
The caravan was attacked during the
night by the Somalis. The latter were
repulsed at first. but rallied and con-
tinually attacked the retreating cara
van. The Italians and their escort Of
Askaris fought desperately, but were
eventually overcome. So soon as the
news of the fighting reached Maya
doXo a detachment of sailors and Il
force of -ASkariS. were sent to the as
sistance of the caravan. But they ar
rived too late to save the Italians. The
rescue party recovered twenty seven
bodies and arrested many tribesmen
who took part in the massacre. These
prisoners were punished in an eXcm-
Dlary manner
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-07

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-07

THE fable of the frog who puffet
himself up in an endeavor to rival thu
OK, until he burst himself by the strain
was an anticipation of the course o.
Italy. Her intense ambition has been
to rank as a great power and to es-
tablish a distinguished position in the
European concert. Instead of de-
veloping her internal and
Strengthening her industrial condition
by wise economy and judicious treaties
OF commerce, she has oppressed her
people by heavy taxation, in order to
keep up the enormous military estab.
llshment, and she has launched our
into an adventurous foreign policy, by
which there is little to gain and much
to lose.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-07

Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex
~traordinary distinction of having beer
the only blood purifier allowed an ex.
hiblt at the Worlds fair, Chicago.
Manufacturers Of other Sarsaparillas
sought by every mean to obtain a
showing Of their goods, but they were
all turned away under the application
of the rule forbidding the entry oil
patent medicines and nostrums. The
decision OF the Worlds fair authorities
In favor Of Ayers Sarsaparilla was in
effect as follows: "Ayer's SarsaparilIa
Is not a patent medicine. It does not
belong 70 the list Of nostrumv. 1t Is
here on Ite morits.u