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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
STARVING THE PAClFlCOS.

Terrible Story of the Results of the Span.
ish Campaign in Cuba.
CHICAGO, June 8.-The Tribune spe-
cial correspondence dated Havana, Cuba,
June ., says: Spain holds the rural
population Of Cuba as prisoners of war
In prison camps.
Unlike any other nation which claims
to be civilized she does not feed her
prisoners of war.
This is plain statement of the gath
ering Of the peaceful country people, the
non-combatants in concentration settle
ments. If it seems harsh Judgment,
the facts on which it is based must speak
for themselves. It is not with any pur-
pose Of picturing more misery that these
lines are written. have been asked
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
CANOvAS CABINET STAYS.

VIII Remain in Power With Personnel
and Policy Unchanged. w.
MADRID, June 7.-The queen regent
has confirmed Senior Canovas, the pre-
mier, in his ministerial powers, and the
cabinet will remain in Office with per-
sonnel and policy unchanged.
All the leading members Of the, senate
and Of the chamber of deputies who
were consulted by her majesty as well
as three marshals have advised the re.
call of Captain General Weyler from
Guha Et-.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
MORE JAP WARSHIPS
7VO ADDITIONAL MEN-OF-WAR NOW
EN- ROUTE TO HAWAII.

umculty Between the Countries Increased
~ Diplomatic Doings- Senator Frye
Discusses the Situation From Americas
fOint of View.
sSAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE steamer
Optic has arrived from Honolulu,
bflhging advices up to May 81. Ac-
cdrding to the latest information pro-
curable tho difficulty between Hawaii
ard japan, growing out of the immi-
grafton question, has been increased
rafher than diminished by the diplo-
niaftic proceedings. Officers on board
the Japanese cruiser NanivJai, now at
Honolulu, state that second japanese
meln-of.war is en- route to Honolulu, and
that third vessel is about to depart
frpm Yokohama for the islands.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
SEEDS FROM RUSSIA.

Professor Hansen Of Iowa, VIII Gather
Them For the Government.
DEs MONIES, Ia., June 7.-Professor
N. E. Hansen, formerly Of this city, and
now .horticulturist of the agricultural
college experiment station at Brookings,
s. D., has been notified of his appoint
ment by Secretary Wilson as special
agent Of the agricultural department. to
visit Eastern Russia, Siberia and the
plateaus Of Central Asia to gather farm,
tree, garden shrub and fruit seeds. Many
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
Postal Congress to See the Country.

WASHINGTON, June GA special train
Of nine finely appointed Pullman cars
left here at o'clock over the Pennsyl-
vania road carrying the universal postal
congress on it's trip about the country.
About 14O persons were aboard compris-
ing most of the delegates from foreign
countries. The trip will occupy about
nine days and will embrace many of the
leading cities.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12

MONTREAL, June 7.-Dan Mann Of
this city and William McKensie Of To
ronto have been awarded by the Cana
dian Pacific railway company the con-
tract or the building of the Crows Nest
Pass railway from Lethbridge, N. w.
T., to Robson, B. O., q distance Of 800
miles. It is said that the work will
cost from $40. 900 to $40. 900 per mile.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12

varieties Of the comparatively few plants
already imported from these sections
have proved hardy far up into Manitoba
and the Northwest Territory, and it is
confidently expected that Professor Han
sens collection will include many varie.
ties valuable to the prairie Northwest.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.

Plan for q Transcontinental Line Brought
to q Successful Issue.
CHICAGO, June IA transcontinental
railroad from tidewater to tidewater is
the gigantic enterprise which was set in
motion when $50, 900 was paid at Spring
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
SECRETARY CAGES PLAN.

Preparing Financial Scheme to Submit
~ to Congress. ...
Yong .Inne "A dispatch from
Warrington says Secretary Gage is pre-
pairing financial measure to be submit
ted to congress next winter. In pur-
suance Of this plan he has sent out a
letter to 200 leading bankers and mer-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
the soil responds bountitully to the

the sOlI reSpOnus bOuntl1uIIy TO the
seed.
"While I am not called upon to make
any formal report to the president, be-
cause I acted merely as counsel to Cen
eral Lee in the Ruiz case, still I may be
asked to tell Mr.. Mckinley and the Sec
retary of state Of the things which I
have seen and heard in my brief trip to
the Island of Cuba. In that case, I read
ily will do so."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Foreign Ambassadors and Tewfik PashA
Hold Their First MestinS. = T ~
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 5.-The first
sitting Of the peace negotiations was
held during the afternoon at the To-
phane palace between the ambassadors
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-06-12
LAKECENTRAL HOUSE,
VIM. EN1DE, PROP,
Lake Medgoshe, Bottineau Co., n. D.
Famous Pleasure Resort Now Open.
GOOD FARE! GOOD BOATING
GOOD TENTING! GOOD FISHING

| HAVE just opened my hotel at Lake Metgoshe Botneau
Countys Famous Summer Resort and prepared
date the public The house the furniture new the boats
and the tents The table supplied with the best the
markets Afford and every attention paid the accommodation of
guests.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

be docks and repair shops in
each division, and these should be
placed as laras possible, AT great commercial
and industrial centres Upon careful con
sideration of the whole subject matter. the
department recommends that action be taken
by initial appropriations-at total ultimate
cost for the several improvements recon-
mended less than that OF one additional
lirst class battleshlp. which is now OF less
Importance than additional docHs-to start
at once the following works: That dock
be constructed at Boston. adapted to
the docking OF the largest ocean going
vessels. As the New England coast Is
our Hrst exposure to European attack,
there should certainly be such dock upon
II, ana TINS site Is the one which meels all
the requisites as essential or desirable ana
which would pe source OF considerable
reVenuet to the government from Its com
merclai us@; that at Portsmouth, n. IT,. in
view OF the tact that ITS otherwise well
equipped yaro mas no dock at all, except Il
worn out noatihR wooden dock, built III
1891, so lar worthless that It's lltting capaclty
Is only looo tons, do'k should be hulit
commensurate win the use oil the yard; that
New ofk t'Ihner uock NO. :, when Is now
ueterloratlhg' De lltteu WIN concrete en-
trance, ana Wlucheh sufllrlently TO accom-
hlouate our larSGsV ptIueShlpS' t1at the
present tuoeI uocN Ut League isIahu, COM
Pie'eu ohlS SIN SC"ls aSo' WHICH II Oh SUM
clehI lenEtI (ooo ieet put 100 marrow lor
haVal NesSelS Oh the largest size, De Wldened
ana PROVIDED WIN concrete entrance's0 as
TO meet the TequiremehtS OF hrst,class
aock; 'hat az NorIolk S tie snort uock De
IehgtheNoH loo lGe'' "hlrh VIII fhaDle II TO
accommodale IN except the very largest
shipS; that aI fort hoyal proper wharf
! De constructed |uJo'h'hS InG uo'h: lhat at
AiglerS, Ne" orleans, steel loatlng dock,
with necessary W,arl anu lnoorlhgS' be con
slr"cIea; that at ware lSIahn the new ilrst-
CLASS dock he provided as soon as the depth
OF water; Which Is now ohly ~ leet' snail be
increased Us II ought 10 De- TO the proper
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

The New York Tribune thinks it is
certainly something of a tribute to
American educational institutions and
scholars that when, some years ago, q
graduate of Harvard went to Oxford
and applied for admittance there to
make q special study OF Shakespeare
for year, he was told; eco back to
Harvard and Professor Child. They
can teach you far more there than We
can here" It seems, however, that
this opinion had been expressed be-
fore. even at time when Harvard and
American colleges had not nearly at
tanned their present standard Tor the
elder Edward Everett, i'll letter dated
as far back as 1918, said, writing from
Oxford: 81 have been over two
months in. England, and am now visit
ing Oxford, having passed week III
Cambridge. There is more teaching
and more learning i'll our American
Cambridge than there is III both the
English universities together, though
between them they have four times
our number of students.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

The Philadelphia Record says in
regard 20 Thomas \. Elison's latest
project that it is Il discovery in the
science Of economics. Whether or
not his particular operations at Edison,
n. j., upon which he has expended a
fortune of about s., 900, 900 shall sue
ceed or fall, enough is known of his
work to enable us to predict that it
will reyolu!ionize future methods of
blasting mountains, handling rock,
concentrating low grade ore and pro
ducing Il marketable product by anto-
matte appliances, using natures forces
in the most economical fashion. Never
before has new experiment been
undertaken upon such a gigantic scale,
and the very nature of the problem
compelled its treatment in this whole
sale manner.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

The Boston Herald thinks it is singu-
lar that in the search for parallel to
the death of Henry George the in
stance of Daniel Webster has not been
mentioned. There is no perfect par
allel to Mr.. Georges death. Some of
our exchanges have gone SO far as that
of Horace Greeley to seek it. Though
Mr.. Greeley died after the voting was
all over. Daniel Webster died at the
height of the campaign of 1852, when
there was q ticket of electors in nomi-
nation for him in Massachusetts,, to
which he had assemted, if not as 4 test
of his strength, with view to lessen
ing the vote of the regular Whig can
didate for the Presidency. He was
not living when the vote was taken,
but the ticket was kept i'll the field,
and was supported by those who put
it there, after his death.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03
Ocean Their Winding Sheet.

PROVIDENCE, Il. l.. Nov. 30-By q col
lision between the schooner LOttie of
Thomaston, Me-, and the barge T. II. Still
man of New London. seven miles off Watch
Hill,both craft sank and two men went down
with the barge. The tug Gertrude. Captain
Brown, was towing barges Busy and still
man. coal laden. to Fall River. The Lotti q
was lime laden, Thomastou for New York.
in command of Captain ii. j. Dean. Cap
tain Brown Of the tug claims the col
lision was due to the schooner attempt
ing to cross the tow hawSer between the
tug and the last barge. while Capt Dean Of
the schooner maintains that it was due to
the Gertrude changing her course. The
barge was commanded by Capt. A. d.
PepdletOn. native of Lncolnville, Me-. and
he and Mick" Craylch. deckhand, were
drowned. their craft sinking within four
minutes, and they having no boat to get
away. The seven men on the schooner
took to Il long boat. and We're picked up by
the tug and brought here. They are
Capt IL. J. Dean, John Brown of Thorn
aston, Me-; George Johnson of Rock
land, Me-, l.. y. Fitch Of Portland. Me. ;
John Williams OF Baltimore. Louis Lange-
land of Norway and George Smith of North
ampton. Mass. Their vessel sank within 10
minutes. The Lottie's cargo was valued at
$4,000 and was insured. The vessel was
valued $1,000 and was owned by G. A. Creigh-
ton orlhomastOn. SHE was, not insured.
The coal barge and cargo were valued ut
$4,000. with partial insurance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

yard~. equal 10 the demand upon them
Of the Increased number of uur ships
aud ot au enlarged corps ot officers aud
W"n tu dU tine work. Additions To our fleet
ma. l. hereafter necessary To- bring il IN
''il~' ui emergency To- AN extent cummeu-
suratr with the growing necessities uf the
country. especially iu view % the develop
mrut 81 Alaska. which t. continent in
t-'li. and uG the possible annexation Di
ISLANDS U the Pacific. On the other hand
10 i~ mistake not o. recognize that our
TayI, power ha- more than doubled within
Tie last few Wears: tha, the case ri AN rmrr-
g"ucy beyond our present resources t. IN"
very rare ease: that until It comes Ship-
Will Bee gradually taken uut 0i commission
AMI pat into reserve ia order 10 reduce run
ming expenses and that du" regard l. Lerr~-
sary 10 the relation of the national eNpeudi-
lures to the national revenues. The depart
mrnt, therefore, recommends that the au-
thurization Of new ships by the coming Con-
gre~s be limited to one batteship for the
Pacific coast. wheIe.ufter the five now under
construction are completed, there will be
only two. while on the Atlantic there will be
seven: and also few torpedo boats and
torpedo boat de~trOyerS. both of which are
comparatively OF little cost. and more of
which are desirable in order to bring this
swift, mobile and handily effective arm Of
the service up L. It's place in the general
scheme for coast defence.
according 10 the report Oi the IaymGSter-
general the total cost Of maintaining the
navy during the fiscal year ending June 30.
1896. exclusive Of its increase and OF per
Wannnt improvements at yard, and stations
specially appropriated for. was Slj.igi. s62.-
o.. and for Tia" fiscal year ending June 30,
1877. l7.54. Bib. It appears. therefore,
that the expense of maintaining the navy is
a growing one. a. distinguished from its
increase and permanent improvements.
the cost Of which varies from year to
year, according to the desirabilty of these lat
ter items. Attention is called to this fact
because the country should be under no mis-
apprehension as to the increasing cost Of
maintenance. The building Of a ship is a
definite fixed expense. incurred once for all.
But 10 maintain it. To- provide it with docks.
naval stations and other necessary facilities.
to man and equip il. to keep it in repair In
short. tQ run the naval c-tahlishment-is.
and must continue to be-. Il large charge on
tn" public treasury. and, for iime certainly,
an increasing one. Economy is necessary
at large and in detail. not merely a.
a good theory To- proclaim. but I-
an annual practice To perform. With
the best exercise Of this virtue cN-
prnses will be large in this as in every
other department Of Il government which
represents the interests Of a country vast
H. ours But it is believed that the people.
whose arm tue navy j.. and who evidently
appreciate its potential usefulness, desire to
maintain ii At the point OF highest efficiency,
and will do 50 the more cordially the more
frankly they are informed Of its real and de-
serving needs and demands. and OF the
justitiable cost they necessitate
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

Poultrymen who make the raising
Of ducks speciality, and who have
advanced ideas, are reaping harvest
Just now from the demand for "green
ducks" as q table deicacy. The
green duck is simply n duckling not
over two months old, nor less than
four pounds in weight, that has never
seen water--to swim in, at least. They
are the product Of the incubators and
brooders, and are made ready for
market by system of forced growth
and fattening, which is the secret Of
the half dozen firms producing them
by the thousand for the markets OF
New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
Green ducks, after leading their
wholly artificial life, leave it for the
table, with favor all their own.
They are probably the most profitable
development of the poultry trade, for
the supply has never yet equaled the
demand
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03
"SNATCHED EN- BALD"
Plucky Championship Winner at
No Time Pushed.

BELLAIR. Fla. Nov 30--E. c. Bald. the
hero Of the American racing field has won
the national championship Of 81 with flying
colors. the close of the national circuit here
giving him the coveted honor this season.
He is far in advance of his fellow compete
tors in both the championship tables. having
.l9J per cent. more than his nearest COM
petitor in the percentage table. and doubling
his nearest rival in the points table with five
points to spare. At no time this season has
he had a rival who pushed him closely on the
national circuit. and no one has been able
to head him of in the tables. He took
the lead from Cooper early in the season
ana has held the enyiable position without
a break. Earl hiser was the only man who
showed up in the eight-hundreths and that
for only short time. All other riders have
been below 100. while Bald has been hover
ing very close to the 900 mark all the sea-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

There Is not theatre IN this city at
the present time, and scarcely any
place nf public amusement in which
the rights ot It's patrons. sn far as the
high hat is concerned, are not strictly
regarded There was q time when q
great many critics of fashion attended
the theatres mainly for the purpose
uf observing the latest styles 0f lofty
pumrj and feathered hats in vogue
mn"n- the women. The high hat was
very high indeed, and had everything
it, own way, whatever the complaint
made. and whoever went To see the
stage aud the play. 1t ruled all and
ovcrshadowed all with a glory all its
own. aud no one had right to
say anything deprecatory Of its
impudcnce or OF its standing
in society. The few specta-
tors who We're so highly privileged
a. to obtain front seats were the only
ones who were enabled to discover the
real worth of the advertised play upon
It's public appearance. There was
then more going ont between acts
than there is at the present time, pos
sibly largely for the sake Of letting Il
few bosom friends know ones opinion
OF rhe wearers of high hats at a place
OF public amusement. The balloon
les were the vantage ground most
sought for in those days. as there was
some opportunity in that location 10
get glimpse OF play and players now
and again amid yari-colored bows and
waving plmes. Most men We're too
polite even to whisper lnuendoS he
hind the heaigear of the fair wear
ing, decmingit 'aWiyllegr they had. -
Ent all that is greatly changed now.
Wherever one goes hc Is not surprised
to see an audience of men and women
enjoying equal privileges, so tarae Il
clear and unobstructed view OF the
stage Is concerned. aud who will not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03


son. He was not pushed by Tom Cooper
this season as he was last. He had things
all his own way. no matter where he COM
peted, aud no rider this year can be placed
in his class. His win Of ~ lirsts on the ma
tional circuit among the dozen or more fast
riders, who in speed were as fast as Bald. but
lacked the head work. one of the grandest
records Of cycling history. Outside of Bald
no man has reached a dozen wins on the
circnit, and there are only four men in all.
Bald, Cooper. Nat Butler and Dr. Al. Brown,
have reached the two-tigure mark'in wins of
first places. All other riders are represented
by one figure, nine being the highest held
by Arthur Gardiner. Bald won the cham
ptonship this year because of his strict atten-
tion to the game. He has trained faithfully
all season. He came out prominently first
in the fall of "a. The following years. 50,
9G and 81. have found Bald the champion Of
America in short distance racing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03
NOTES FROM THE HUB.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Few realize the enormous burden
that the steam lines entering the city
from the south have taken upon them
selves IN providing proper terminal
facilities for their patrons. This great
undertaking has been in progress ui
development for about seven months.
and while 1t may appear tn those vino
have All imperfect understanding uf
what has been accomplished. that the
work comes on slowly, We! reference
to the following figures will prove To-
the contrary Ia the first place there
have been eNcayated $50. N00 cubic
yards of dirt. l7,O00 piles have been
driven. 5000 cubic yards of granite
masonry laid, 2lO0 Yards of concrete
put down, and $50 tons of steel set up.
and the train shed has been inclosed
with tiye-inch sheet piling. driven to
Il depth of from 20 10 30 feet. The
massive seawall along Fort Point chan
mel has been completed to Mt Washing
ton avenue, and about one-third OF
that from the avenue to the old Fed
eral street bridge 1t has Ia eua great
army of men to accomplish all this
while the highest engineering and su-
prrvisory skill has been called ont
The work has SO far progressed with
ont important interruption, the only
annoying delay resulting from the dis
coyery of Il buried stone pier. of which
there was no record. ON the line of the
Golfer dam for the second section. Ii
was found necessary to employ Il num-
her OF divers to remove the Obstrur-
ton. and their task Was difficult
and tedious one. In the meautimr
operations on the foundations for
the supports to the train shed were
necessarily suspended. However. this
feature of the track covering is now
well advanced, as is also the rNcaya-
tion for the subway, and the fouuda-
tions for the long baggageroom on
Cove street. What is particularly
gratifying is the fact that all of the
calculations of the engineers, as to the
force of the tide water and its height
ut food tide have SO tar proved amply
sufficient to meet these treacheruu~
conditions III every way. Even now
there is no guarantee against over
flow. but if it comes some character
istic hen etofore unknown will have
to manifest itself All those that long
study and the application of the best
practical experience could develop
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

A calamity has fallen upon Boston,
and soon an appeal for pecuniary aid
may be expected. The calamity is
without precedent in that city, al
though it is common enough in some
other places. There are 5000 children
without school in which to say their
lessons, and all because the funds of
the School Board have run ont and
necessary repairs cannot he made ON
the school buildings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-03

Mai. George S. Merrill, insurance
commissioner of Massachusetts, will
soon be an official again, and an in
surance one at that He will not go
with any of the great New York life
insurance companies, as rumOr said he
would when he left the department,
but he will he connected with sew
eraI state insurance departments. Mas
Sachusetts is not one of them. The major
does not say which the state depart
ments are with which he will he con-
nected, but he has made an arrange
ment with some outside departments,
and will give them his services. The
major does not say whether he will
examine companies for these depart
tents. or act for them in Massschu-
ettS and the East as sort of resi-
lent agent, but it is thought that he
will give them the benefit of his
leng and valuable experience as
the chief of the most important
insurance department i'll the country.
The practice Of having represen-
tatives for insurance departments as
consulting attorneys or as examiners
is not new, but among insurance men
it is not looked upon kindly, as they
always seem to be under the impress
sion that the various states provide
sufficient supervising officials for them
without new ones being made. Major
Merrill has already on his hands mat
ters for adjudication that will probably
consume the best part of the year to
come.
OBSERVER