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Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
BROKE THE LAW.
Such Is the Charge Made Against Promi.
nnnf lllinoia A6lcials

Such Is the Charge Made Against Promi.
ncnt Illinois Officials.
Champaign, Ill, March 27.-The Cham
paign grand jury has returned true
bill against the persons constituting
the board of trustees of the University
of Illinois founded on the alleged neg.
lect or refusal of the board to display
the American ilag over the university
buildings, as required by an act of the
legislature. approved June 26, 1895, and
in force July l, 1895. The persons in.
dicted are:
John p. Altgeld. governor Of the state;
James w. Judy. president Of the state
board of agriculture. Tallula: Sam M. Eng.
lis. superintendent OF public instruction,
Springfield: Richard p. Morgan. Of Dwight,
Julia Holmes Smith. Of Chicago; Nelson
w. Graham, OF Carbondale: James E. Arm.
strong. of Chicago; Isaac 8. Raymond. OF
Sidney; Alexander Mclean. OF Macomb;
Samuel E. Bullard. Of Springfield: Lucy L
blower. of Chicago.
Gov. Altgeld, who is now indictei
under this act, permitted it to becomes
law without his signature.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
NOT MUCH CHANGE.
situation In Business Circles About
Last Week.

Situation In Business Circles About n
Last Week.
New York. March 2S.-R. G. Dun & Co.
in their weekly review CT trade, say:
.'No important change has occurred I,
the general condition Of business durias
the week. and II trade in some respects
looks worse in other respects it seems bet.
ter. Some failures OF magnitude have oc.
CURED which have caused much apprehcn.
sion and unwillingness to lend amons
bankers. and there have been somewhat
less favorable features in the dry good.
market; but in iron and steel conditions.
are slightly improved. and in boots ane
shoes considerably more hopeful Foreign
trade is a little more satisfactory, export.
from New York for three weeks showing
an increase over last year of six per cent.
while imports have shown nearly tho SAINT
rate Of decrease. In general the course OF
domestic prices tends to favor the market.
ing Of staples abroad.
1.-THE returns OF failures are somewha,
disappointing. Several of magnitude vert
mentioned a week ago. and they have
swelled the aggregate of defaulted liabili.
ties for three weeks of March to Sl2,3s3. GA
against Su. .2n.l21 last year. A heavy fail.
ure in Texas will also swell the aggregate
of returns for the past weels. which includes
259 in the United States. against 2S4 las;
year, and 50 in Canada, against z las,
vearn
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
Cato Understood the situation from the
Outset.

Cato Understood the situation from the
Outset.
1t was intensely cold, almost too cold
for the ducks to be- flying, but the crack
of dawn saw the colonel over at the bar,
shivering in the blinds of yellow reeds.
A flotilla OF decoys bobbel up and down
in the icy blue water a few yards from
shore. "Cato," the colonel's colored
servant and armorer. was seated on the
floor of the blind, hugging Chesapeake
water-spaniel close in his arms for
warmth.
pretty cold this morning, Cato,
said the colonel, stamping.
"Yas, seh."
"Ducks seem to have gore somewhere
else" remarked the colo::el, ten min
utes later. 7
"Yas, sell.''
1t seemed to be growing colder. A
hal-hour passed.
"Fresh pond must have been frozen
over last night" said the colonel.
"Yas. seh."
Bang! went gun way up on the
flats near the mouth of Gunpowder
river.
''There!" remarked the colonel,
speaking to himsclf-''there's another
jackass who hasn'.. sense enough tc stay
in the house,
''Yas, sch. that's so, sch -
Cato's tone showed no intention to be
impertinent, but there was twinkle in
his eye.
"Cato," remarked the colonel, "fetch
those guns, we'd hetter look after that
kitchen fire. looking at him sternly.
'''Yas, seh,' shivered Cato; you and
me gin'a]ly agrees, if it do take some
time to com to conclushuns. "-Har-
per's Magazine.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
The Farm Laborer Of the West.

The western 1aborer is his own en-
ployer. He is also his own landlord.
These two facts constitute ideal indie,
pendence; but there is also Il prac-
tical side in his case. From his ten or
twenty acres. insured against failure by
food or drought. first by aridity ant!
tten by irrigation. he can systcmatical-
ly produce almost every item of food
which his family consumes. The Ia
borer who works for another cxpends
the greater portion :of his wage for
these essentials. The laborer who
works for himself is surer to have his
table supplied; and, moreover, he may
cnjoy:rfar more variety and of a better
quality.-William Il. smythe, in Cen
tury,., ~. =,
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Wanted in German.

The superintendents of schools fol
the counties of Mcintosh, Emmons,
Morton and Stark, have requested the
state superintendent of public instruct
ion to furnish them with some of the
official documents, particularly those
relative to the duties of board of school
directors, printed in the German lam
guage. They claim that at present the
state funds spent in portions of those
counties are not used to the best ad-
vantage by reason of the controlling
board not understanding English. Miss
Bates has decided to follow the prece-
dent established in the department in
1891, under Supt. Ogden, and furnish
literature in that tongue.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Death of .n Abo,it,on I.eat,er.

St. Paul, Minn., March 30-Abraham
Wiley, the celebrated abolitionist, died
at Mortified, Minn., lacking but lit.
tie of 90 years of age. He was born in
New Hampshire June "a, 1906. lie was
educated at a theological seminary al
Bangor, Me-, and when young man
became an advocate of the abolition OF
slavery. For go years he was editor
friend and adviser of Charles Sumner
and ]. p. Hale. During the later years
of his life he has lived with his daugh.
ter at Mortified.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
MUSIC ANALYzEo.
The once BOY Makes Some Original oh.
eervatione.

servati0ns.
When you hear whole lot of noises
that kind of runs together in bunch
and don't make your ear sick but jest
works on your inside so YOU feel like
weaping or fighting or dying OF some-
thing-thats music. Music has charms
to suthe the savidge brest, so they say,
and that's why they have SO much war
songs for the 6. A. rs with brass but
tons which my pa blongs to,
he is so cross and savidge
that he can't come anear me
without growing or wanting to lick
when he OF TO take so1nebuddy of his
size. Lately have tried to sing or
make some music when I saw him
acoming but felt so sad could only
make the tremlo kind which didn't suit
him for he prefers quicksteps, so am
failure OH music, but you OF to hear
my sister. She can make music
for you. Shes got instrimint which
is first cusin to a peanno-its a morgan.
She jest puts her feet on the bottum
an pushes till the machine gifts full
VI N1ANA NAAOA slA0 HU1AS OuU SOI1C pegs
in front which is called stops then she
puts her black and white fingers on
the black ard white Kees and sings
with her mouth while her eyes Keep
alooking at a sheet of paper with fly
specs onto it called notes. Pa calls
them dollar notes because all the notes
which she can play has cost him one
dollar apeace. Some of the nabers has
moved away since we got our organ
they cant stand sisters sweet strains
on there nurves-an our cat is dead to
she was gellis of sisters voice think.
An a jerman band makes music in
horn, they can mock thunder out OF
the best peace of music that ever was.
They haf to work hard and live on
wind but they can make easy work
of blowing horns for their breath is
strong and don't git tired easy.
But Theater Thomas has more fddles
an not SO much horns in his band which
plays classicl< music. ,Fiddles is made
of wood and parts of dead cats and
they are very easy to play when you
git acquainted with them. Music is
composed of walses, pokas, marches
soloes and duets besides good many
hymns an squair, dances.-Joe Kerr, in
Tammany Times. e
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Trail County schools.

The Hillsboro Banner gives some in.
teresting figures as, to Trail county
schools. There are 1l5 schools and %
school libraries; s35,1so was expended
in 1895; there is $102,7e5 invested in
school property 1859 children and
1915 apportionment- per child. This lie
a good showing for Trail and q good
immigration document for the state.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS. n v
G. A. R. Encamp,nent.

Gradually the program for the forth-
coming national encampment of the G.
A. +. at st. Paul is assuming definite
shape. The several committees are
working industriously in their respect
i've departments and tolerable ac-
curate outline of the features of the
encampment week has been prepared.
Monday, the first day of the encamp-
ment, will begin with the reception to
the commander-in-chief at the depot
and escorting him to headquarters. In
the afternoon of the same day Com
mander-in- Chief Walker will give a
reception in the Ryan to old soldiers
and citizens.
Tuesday the parade of the naval
veterans will take place. The Sons of
Veterans will probably march with the
naval brigade.
Tuesday afternoon the ladies of the
Women's Relief corps and also the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re-
public will take acarriage ride through
the city, and in the evening these or
carnations will give reception to the
officers of the G. A. R.
Wednesday, the day of the great
parade of the old soldiers and the naval
veterans, will open with national
salute of A guns, which will be fred
at $3.50 o'clock in the morning.
The convention will open on Thurs
day, when the governor and mayor will
formally welcome the veterans to the
city. Throughout the week dog watches,
campfires and entertainments of one
kind and another will be given.
Gen. Mason is negotiating with the
war department for 500 conical wall
tents far the accommodation of the
1000 old soldiers who are to be put un-
der canvas during the encampmcnt,
and also for 300 cavalry equipments,
such as saddles, brides, blankets, etc.
To this end the general has enlisted
the services of Senator Davis, senator
Nelson and Congressman Kiefer.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
News in Brief:

The contract for a $1,000 school house
at Buxton, has just been let.
Some opposition has been shown by
people in the eastern part of the town
and they threaten to issue an injunc-
ton, but fight is unlikely.
Cattlemen are figuring to establish
bank at Dickinson.
Four special policemen were found
necessary at Cavalier the other day,
the crowds were SO big.
The Michigan City roller mills are
shut down while new engines and boil
ers are being put in.
A government contract for making
$500, 900 brick at Roseb bud Indian agen-'
cy was awarded to w. p. ,Alsip, of
Grand Forks.
w. Fl. Hull, a resident of Ramsey
county. leaves April II on wager tc
walk to San Francisco by Oct. 12 and
earn $500 on his trip, He is good
walker and says he can accomplish
the task easily.
A Minot man succeeded in getting
an injunction raised from his building
by putting up 1000 bond that nc
intoxicants would sold in it for year.
The treasurer of Dickey county has
cancelled $4,000 of seed wheat bonds.
The Record thinks if these bonds had
been issued to buy cows for the farmers
of the county instead of seed wheat,
the farmers would have now and then
a calf to show for it, but as it is, they
have nothing but an increased amount
of taxes. :,
A s-year-old kid, near Bismarck. at
tempted suicide by hanging because
the father petted a younger child toe
much.
The contract for the heating and ven
tllating apparatus for the federal build
ing at Fargo, was awarded to Allen
Black. of st. Paul, at his bid of s4,265
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
|Sciatic Rheumatism and It's Cure

FFom ths Gessste Bsrsisgeon. lo.co
The story Of Mr.. Tabor's nearly fatal at.
tack OF sciatic rheumatism Is familiar to his
large circle Of acquaintances, but for the
benefit Of others aud those similarly afflicted
1he Gasctte hos investigated the matter for
publication. Mr.. Tabor Is Secretary and
Treasurcrfor the Commercial Printing Com
pany, with Offices in tho Hedge Block and
resides at ALI Basset Street, Burlington, La.
A Gdzctte man sought an interview with Mr..
Tabor ut his place of business to-day, and,
although he was busily engaged with imper.
alive duties, he talked freely and feelingly
and subsequent wonderful cure.
eyes," said Mr.. Tabor, II can safely say
that am well man, that is, my old trouble
with rheumatism hos entirely disappeared,
but ! am still taking Pink Pills and will
grow stronger and healthier, the "a as have be been 10
every day since began to use them. You
will not wonder ct my profound faith in the
merits Of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People after you have heard what I have to
tell you. About one year ago I was stricken
confined to my bed. ltgrew worse end rap.
Idly assumed the form Of inHammatory rheu.
matism. suffered constant and acute pains
and oil the tortnres which that horrible dis
ease lis is capable Of intlicting: Atlength un;
i
was enabled to return TO my work, but only
at intervals. Severe attacks would appear
regularly in my back aud descend into nv
leg and foot, and threatened to make me q
permanent cripple. tried various reme-
dies for rheumatism, but without any bene-
gard, and my family and friends grew
alarmed ut my condition.
"About eight weeks ago my mother In.
duced mo to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Palo People, and you know the result.
Before had used one box felt greatly re:
their use and improved rapidly. have now
taken eight boxes and feel like q now man
the efacacy Of Pink Pills. they arc invig.
Grating and thoroughly wholesome, and
have helped me ne ;' In every way" A.,
gist, stated that DR.. Williams' Pink pills
were having. q largo sale, that 1t was par
ticularly gratifying to him to know that the
customers themselves were highly pleased
with the benefits they had derived from
their their use; that many Of them stated that the
them any good; that they not only gave
quick relief but permanent benefit. That
the pills do sell and that the pills do cure is
Dr.. Williams Pink pills contain, in q
condensed form, all the elements necessary
and restore shattered nerves. They are
also specific for troubles peculiar to f.
males, such as suppressions, irregularities
and oil forms OF weakness. In men they
effect Q radical cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork or excesses Of
boxes only at 50 cents 9 box or six boxes for
e2.50, and may be had Of oil druggists, or
direct by mail from DIR. Williams Medi.
cine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
BENJAMIN Franklin.s win.

Boston, March 27.-The will of Ben.
jamin Franklin, which was probated
1os years ago in Philadelphia, was al
lowed in the probate court of Suifoil
county in order to legalize the dispo
sition of over $111,0OO, the accumula
ticns of the sum of $4,000 which Frank
lin bequeathed to officials of Boston in
trust for the use of young mechanics.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Beware of Olntments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury. =

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to: the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man-
ufactured by F. j. Cheney Il Co., Toledo,
O., contains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood aud
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Until after the sixth century {

Until after the sixth century of our
era all silk imported from the cast to
the west was valued at. its weight in
gold. The silllen goods were put into
one scale and enough gold to balance
them was placed in the other.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
win Have Quail.

The Bismarck Gun Club has sent tc
Nebrasks for quail, and will attempt
to stock the bottoms along the Missouri
river. The experiment was tried some
years ago around Jamestown, but
proved failure, the cold being too in.
tense. It is hoped the cover afforded
by the willows and timber along the
Missouri river will obviate the trouble.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
KILLS WIFE AND CHILD.
Suicide of an Arkansan After Commlttin,
an Awful Crime.

an Awful Crime. -:
Dentonville, Ark, March ga triple
tragedy occurred three miles from here
Sunday. Pulaski Duckwortli, a promi.
nent and highly respected farmer,
killed his wife by striking her on the
head with an ax, the unfortunate womr
an dying instantly. He then attacked
his four-year-ol.l child with the ax and
inflicted injuries that will prove fatal
The man then threw himself across the
bed, drew his pockct-knife and slashed
his throat from ear to ear, dying al.
most instantly. A seven-year-old
daughter escaped slaughter by being at
Sabbath school. Duckworth was un.
doubtcdly insane.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Blew Out His Brains.

..Pana, ILL.,, March 30.-Ed S. Davis, ex.
mayor of this city and the leading grain
buyer of this section, walked one mile
east on the Big Four track and blew out
his brains. He was prominent in secret
societies and well known throughout
the state. Financial trouble is attrib.
uted as the cause.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Created q Sensation.

Wichita, Kan, March Pat the
Southwestern Kansas Methodist Epis-
ccpal conference yesterday bishop AM
drcws created sensation by declaring
that minister should not meddle with
the temperance question.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

A T1MID HousEKEEPER.-Mrs. Newed-
1--WE will have to have speaking tube from
the dining-room to the kitchen" MIR.
Newed-..'Why?" Mrs; Mewed-'.Well, I
must get some way of talking to the cook
without having her throw dishes at me."-
Truth.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

~ NEVER give money to beggars on the
street." said the pedestrian. "But my dear
an Office these hard times. You expect too
much h.'-Harper's Young People.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

I RELIEVE Piso's Cure for. ConsumptioD
saved my boys life last summer.-Mna.
ALLIE DOUGLASS, Leroy, Mich. Oct. 20, -
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

cheap Exearsion 70 North Dakota Arm 9Th.
makes $500 settlers rate one way from
St Paul and Minneapolis to points II Min.
nesota and North Dakota aa far north -
tho boundary line and west to Minot. This
is large reduction, from one-half to one
third in some cases. Persons who contem-
look over the country should avail them
selves Of this chance. For publications and
other information address F. I. Whitney,
G. p. b T. A.. st. Paul. Ninn.
"YEs, said the cornfed philosopher, ssit
Is not 80 difficult to get something for moth
ing, but when one gets it it is not worth the
price. journal.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03
Tho Red Lake I,alian Reservation Opens
May lst.

the Red River Valley will be thrown open
to settlement May 1st. It is reached from
Fosston, Mcintosh and Thief River Falls.
towns on the Great Northern railway, and
all close to the reservation. The United
States Land Office is at crookston, and the
from that place. Persons who intend to To-
cate can stop of there and visit the land Of
fee before going to the reservation. By
getting tickets via Crookston and the Great
Northern railway to any one Of the three
towns named, the prospector will be near
Whitney, G. p. & I. A., Great Northern
Railway. st. Paul. Mimi.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

PRIZE fighting is not yet so disgraceful
know who whipped.-N. 7. Press.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

Frs stopped free BY DR.. Kline's GSeaA
Nerve Restorer. No nts after first daS 'aNso.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and q trial hot.
tie free. DIR. Kline, 93l Arch st.. r Phila., Pa
sScIENTIsTs say now that handshAiina
conveys disease" ''Of course; that's the
way the grip got started. "-L Louisville Couls
ierJOurn2l.
Griggs courier., 1896-04-03

THE imagination has q shadow as well us
the body, that keeps just little ahead of
you, or follows close behind your heels; it
don't do to let it frighten you Halliburton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-20
Hunting for Heirs.

Some time since District Attorney Birney,
on behalf of the United States. petitioned
the Probate Court to require Mr.. Michael
J. Colbert, administrator of the estate of
Maria Mcnamara, who lived in Anacostia,
to pay into the United States treasury the
amount remaining in his hands of the VIC
mans estate.
The district attorney claimed that the
woman died intestate, ard that she left no
heirs-at-law, or kin, and that her estate
therefore, escheated to the United States
The amount in his hands row, stated Mr..
Colbert today, in answering the petition of
Mr.. Birney. is $21S.21. He also Enclosed a
copy Of the will of Terence McAnanama, a
brother Of the woman, who died in New
Zealand in 1892. This will speaks of GER
tain nephewS and a niece living i'm county
Wicklow. Observation-Disclosures, Thomas ami
James Doran. Whether they are living
or not Mr.. Colbert does not know. although
he had addressed a letter to them. Should
they he dead, the estate will receive nearly
5000 additional. but Mr.. Colbert suggests
that further action in the matter be sus-
pended until he has had an opportunity to
hear from them. He also states that in
October. 1897. the estate will receive the
further sum of f49.lO from New Zealand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-20
CARE OF DEsTTTUTIoN.
A WiA0wer and Two Chtldren Arrive
Here Practically Penntless.

A WiAovver and Two Children Arrive
Here Practically Penniless.
A middle-aged man accompanied by his
two children. a boy seven years old, and q
girl fourteen years, called at the Police
Court today and saw Policeman Flynn, to
whom he related a sad story of restitution.
Felix Laurent was the name he gave. He
is a Belgian slassblower. who took out his
naturalization papers in Pennsylvania sew
eral years ago. For four years he lived In
Baltimore. during which time his wife died.
Three weeks ago he started in the direction
of this city and stopped at Beltsville. where
he remained until yesterday, when he came
here. When he reached the city last even
ifg he had money enough to pay for Q
nights lodging for himself and children.
and cents to spare. With this money he
bought loaf of bread this morning.
When the policeman had heard their
story be escorted them into court and re-
cited the facts to Judge Kimball. At the
suggestion of the court the man and his
children were taken 10 police headquarters
where Sanitary Officer Frank made pro-
vision for their temporary relief The
children will he cared for by the board Of
children's guardians until the father is
able to support them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-20

The sudden death Of Mrs. ]. Riffard
Mickle, well known in this city, especial
ly in church work. which took place this
morning at the Homeopathic Hospital, has
cast a gloon over large circle of friends
Surviving surgical operation, it was
thought she was out Of danger and would
soon be with her family again. Her dea tn
was wholly unexpected. and has created
profound sorrow and deepest sympathy for
the bereaved family. Mrs. Mickle was
prominently connected with Hamiine NJ. f..
Church. AS a leader of Sunday school
music she was unexcelled. Her life was
given TO the performance of duty in tie
Sunday school. and among the young peo-
pie Of the church Mrs. Mickle's sun
ny. joyous disposition made her ev-
erywhere welcome, and the old and
young looked up to her as a lead
er in her special field of church work
Her husbsnd and three children survive
her, and they will have the sympathy of
many friends. The funeral will take place
from her late residence, No. 1414 9Th street
northwest, Monday. at 1890 am. Rev. II.
r. Naylor will conduct the services.