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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24
Studying n Doubtful Problem.

"It," the idle wanderer heard the man say
to his companion, will run about 1900 to
the ton"
Then the idle wanderer, after the man
ner of hi; kind, sspeculated in his mind;
II WONDER" said he to himself. whether
he was talking about a gold mine or his
winter supply Of coal!"-Cincinnati En-.
Uuirer
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24
Exit George.


The time was approaching midnight.
The old gentleman was listening from
coign of vantage at the head OF the
stairs. He had been there in his stock
ing feet for as long as 80 minutes.
The young man staggering at the
front door with the old gents daugh-
ter. AS lingerer he was success,
and he was aided and abetted by the
girl. This, also, the old gent knew, rs
we'll as several other interesting things.
That's why he became tired OF lis
tening at the head Of the stairs. At last
he heard shuffling of feet. Its so
hard to say goodnight darling" the
young man said to the girl, who believed
every word he uttered. AS they always
do before matrnnony gets in its balefu'
work. Don't say it, George sang ont
the old man; ''wait about five minutes
and say good morning." 1t was then
the impeachment in Georges speech was
removed, and, with at least IA minutes
to spare, the girl cloaed the front door,
and George trotted along home.-A1s'
Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

You can't convince an editor that ''no
news is good news. "-Chicago News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

There is remedy for everything except
some of the remedies.-Chicago News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24
THE RETIRED BURGLAR,
His OCCASIONAL Instincts Submerged
in Patriotic Emotion.

His professional Instincts Submerged
In Patriotic Emotion.
''Poking along the side of the house
one night looking for the handiest Gel
lar window" said the retired burglar,
Il brushed against a string hanging
down the side of the house. Looking
up I saw that this string disappeared
over the sill of a second-story window,
and then I realized that it was Fourth
of July morning, and knew that the
string was tied around the big toe Of a
boy who was then sound asleep, but
had made solemn contract with 4
neighbor's son to come and pull that
string and wake him up at exactly
When? That was the question. Two
o'clock? Three o'clock? -Four O'Clock?
When? didn't know, and there wasn't
any way of finding ont.
1T was then ebout quarter of two. Of
course it would have been the part Of
common sense Cor me to go away, but
I didn't. took tho chances and looked
around the house. But didn't find any
thing that wanted bad enough 20
carry it of. / didn't look very herd.
To tell the truth I never came so near
to feeling mean about my business as
did that morning.
1T wasn't because was working on
holiday. In my business we don't
pay much attention to holidays, any
way; we work right along just the sa1ne'
but somehow this Fourth O. July buel-
ness, string out of the window, and all
that kind O. touched me up.
Il went up to the boys room ana
found him s:ceping sound rs nut.
Fourth O July things spread out on n
table. Humph! Three OF four packs OF
firecrackers not opened. One pack loose
in a saucer, all ready to begin. Three
or four pieces of punk. Two or three
pin wheels. and two or three little bits
| Of rockets. Pretty small outfit, take it
altogether. but the boys heart was
! in it. Very likely he didn't real
| ize what Fourth O. July meant; l
| don't suppose he did; but it was j great
day. all the same.
II looked out of the boys window.
! This was in the country. or rather in g
| country town. and off in the disrence
I could hear guns how and then. "rd
! now ana lue1l Il plstOl, SoiHSll'A.S L
could see the flash. Men celebrating
Drunk, maybe. round some tavern. :'ut
celebrating; celebrating their country,
| mine too, and I was around robbing
people.
"When I went past the string again
I gave it yanll; I thought ]
ought to have that much fun
| ont If IT, ANYWAY and hid be-
hind a currant bush and waited to
see him poke his head out, which he did
in about a quarter Of a minute. But
he didn't see anybody-how could he
when there wasn't anybody there; and
I suppose he must have thought ne
dreamt it. But he didn't-the strin
was pulled pulled it."--N. y. Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

Female spiders are much iarge.
and more ferocious than the males' anu
often devour their husbands.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

Not nearly all the funny things in this
world are with a museum-Wa shington
Democrat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

A mans only chance to get ahead in this
world is to be born with one.-Ch1cago
News
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

Prostitutes are like burns, and both
Are cured by st. Jacobs Oil promptly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

The easiest way to catch firt is not to
attempt it.-Chicago News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

Potatoes in Greenland never gro"
loFger than marble.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24

Keep on and suffer if you think
St. Jacobs Oil won cure rheumatism.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-12-24
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Moods PILE are the favorite cathartic sc
The record-union., 1897-03-28
GUNBOAT WILMINGTON.
She is Two knots Faster Than the
Contract Calls For.

NEW LONDON, March 21.-The
United States gunboat Wilmington on
a trial trip to-day speeded over the
course in three hours, thirty-five min
utes and fifty-four seconds, making an
average of fifteen knots during the run,
unofficial time, subject to correction.
The condition of the tide on both logs
of the course will increase the speed
record rather than diminish it. 1t is
estimated the boat won a premium of
$4,000 for her builders, the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company.
The Wilmington, which was con-
struoted by the Newport News Ship
building Company. is designed especial
ly for river service. She is POI feet 10
inches over all, with a maximum beam
of 10 feet. At draught Of nine feet
her displacement is ,391 tons. She will
have a large military mast with two
military tops. There will be a coming
tower on the mast just below the mil
itary top. Her berthing capacity is suf-
ficient for many additional men besides
her crew
Her machinery consists Of triple eX
pansion twin screw engines. To facili-
tate landing of large bodies of men, she
has ships boats OF unusual size, her
steam cutter and sailing launch being
each tllirtythree feet long. She is pro-
vided with a searchlight, to be placed
on her military mast, but she has no
torpedo tubes.
Her battery consists Of eight 4-inch
guns, four 6-pounders and two Gatling
guns. All of the guns will be of the
rapid-fire type.
The speed requirements are thirteen
knots an hour, with an extra speed pre-
MUM at the rate of $4,000 per knot.
The record-union., 1897-03-28
TARIFF BILL.
Warren OF Nebraska Makes
Some Suggestions.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Senator
Warren of Wyoming was in conference
with the Republican members of the
Senate Committee on Finance to-day
on topics affecting Western interests.
He made some suggestions concerning
the wool schedule, especially concerning
third-class wools, looking more to a
change in adjustment than change of
rates.
The Senator also urged upon the COM
mittee the propriety of a return to the
policy of putting duty on hides, which
have been on the free list for several
years past, both in the present law and
in the Mckinley law.
He also suggested changes in the
rates on soda, asbestos and plumbago,
all of which are products of Wyoming.
The committee has promised to take
the suggestions into consideration along
with others to be made by other Sen
ators, it being understood that all Sem
ators are to have an opportunity to be
heard
The record-union., 1897-03-28

Professor Andre announces that his
North Polar expedition leaves Gothen
burg on May 18th for Spitzbergen. The
professor has been necessarily engaged
during the winter in perfecting his
balloon, according to the experience of
last year The meteorologist, DR.. Ed
holm, has retired from the expedition,
owing to a difference of opinion with
Professor Andre respecting the strength
of the balloon, which DR.. Edholm
thought inadequate. The voyage to
Spitzenberg will be made in a gunboat,
and it is expected the balloon will be
filled and ready to sail on June 10th.
The professor expects to be driven to
the north coast of America.
The work of binding the Australian
colonies together is in full progress.
The Australasian Federal Convention
met at Adelaide this week. The colo
nes of Victoria, New South Wales, Tas-
mania, South and Western Australia
sent delegates. C. c. Kingston, the
Premier of South Australia, was elect
ed President At the invitation of the
conference the New South Wales dele
gate, Mr. Barton, submitted resolu-
tions embodying the principles of the
new Constitution, which provides that
the powers, privileges and territory of
the various colonies are to remain in
tact. The exclusive power of imposing
and collecting customs and excise duties
and military and naval control is to
be vested in the Federal Parliament.
Trade Intercourse between the feder-
ated colonies is to be absolutely free.
The Parliament which will be estab-
lished will consist of a Senate and
House of Representatives The eXecu-
tive will consist of a GOvernor-General
appointed by the Queen, and the Su-
preme Federal Court, which will also
be the High Court of Appeals of the
colonies.
The sister-in-law of Lord Farrer of
Abinger, Mrs. Wedgewood, has started
in Piccadilly as a clairvoyant and psy
chometrist. She is also related TO Lord
Renden Lord Farrer was for twenty
six years permanent Secretary of the
Board of Trade and is the author Of
Free Trade VS.. Fair Trade" and other
economic works. He was created a Bar
on in 1893.
1t is stated that the Duke of Fife SON
in-law of the Prince of Wales, will be
made a Prince upon the occasion of the
celebration of the sixtieth anniversary
of the Queens accession to the throne.
Harry McCalmont, the millionaire
sportsman who was interested with
Lord Dunraven in Vallyrie Ill, is en-
gagged to Mrs. Winifred Fannin, daugh-
ter of Sir II. Debathe and sister Of Lady
CrOSSleY.
The record-union., 1897-03-28

this petition. brought by Charles Fitz-
patrick, the Solicitor General of Can
ada to Rome, and only on assurance
that they meant to abide by the dele
gates decision that the Pope consented
to intervene.
.'Monsignor is therefore given plenary
powers to settle the controversy, disci
pline the recalcitrant Bishops and place
Mr.. Laurier and his followers, in case
of their refusal to abide by his decision,
in such a plight as to practically ruin
their political prospects or force them to
turn renegades to their obligations to
his holiness. AS matter of fact, Mon
signor Del Val is going to see Mr..
Greenway at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and ascertain exactly how much
concession to the Catholics Mr.. Green
way is willing to make; while on his
side, Monsigonr Del Val will state to
Mr.. Greenway the exact, irreducible
minimum of the church's demands.
'Monsignor Del Val hopes these views
will be so nearly alike as to enable a
prompt settlement Should this come,
Monsignor Del Val will not hesitate to
beat down all opposition to the Bishops
party in Quebec, with measures as Sc
we're as necessary. He does not intend
TO combat the Bishops, but he Will not
permit their opposition to extend be-
yond their irreducible minimum which
he has fixed
Influenza is rampant here, though of
a mildeT form than heretofore.
There We're tWenty-four fatalities in
London last week, the highest in two
years. Among the prominent persons
suffering from influenza are Mr.. Glad
stone. the Marquis of Salisbury. Sir
William Harcourt, Lord George Hamil-
ton and others.
The record-union., 1897-03-28
FAVOR PROTECTION.
FOUR DEnOCRATS WILL VOTE
FOR THE TARIFF BILL.
They Are congressman rleyer, Davey
and BrOussard of Louisiana and
Siayden OF Texas.

WASHINGTON, March Pit is
generally understood that the four
Democratic members of the House
who will vote for the tariff bill are
Meyer. Davey and Broussard of Lou
isiana and Slayden of the San Antonio
District in Texas. Meyer and Davey
represent localities in and about New
Orleans, where sugar exchanges and
commercial organizations are said to
reflect the sentiment of the sugar pro-
ducing State. Broussard's s district in
cludes the rich Teche region with its
heavy sugar and rice products and ex
tensive salt, lumber and sulphur in
dustries
Representative Slayden, the Texas
Democrat who will vote for the tariff
bill. said to-day as to his course: My
position is this: The policy of largely
supporting the Government by indi-
rect taxation will not be abandoned
While it is to be continued / can see
no good reason why the people of my
district should not share in the ad-
vantage Ct its assessment I believe
in a revenue tariff levied without dis
elimination, as suggested in the ma
tional Democratic platform The peo-
pie of my district were greatly out
ragged by the free raw material policy
of the Cleveland administration. They
regarded it as legislation in favor Of
the manufacturer and against the pro-
ducer. Its blighting effect was felt
throughout the district. In 1894 the
Assessors in Texas collected taxes up
on 1861 600 sheep; in 1896 upon p
l40.SS9. If this ratio of decrease is
continued We will apparently soon be
compelled to buy all our wooden
clothes abroad, and in the event of war
and blockaded ports our condition
might become really deplorable.
The district convention, upon the
platform of which / made my race for
Congress demanded tariff upon i'm
ported cattle, hides and wool. I
promised the people of the district that
if they elected me l would vote for free
silver and against free wool and hides,
and shall cast both votes when the op-
portunity presents itself"
The record-union., 1897-03-28
OLIVER OPTIC DEAD.
THE WELL KNOWN WRITER
PASSES AWAY.
Devoted His Life to the Entertain-
ment and Instruction of
Boy Readers.

BOSTON. March 27.-William Adams,
the well known writer, who under the
pen name of Oliver Optic has enter
tanned boy readers for more then a gen.
Grafton, died to-day, aged 10. He had
been i'll some time with fatty desener-
alton of the heart.
William Taylor Adams, author, was
born at Midway, Mass, July 80, 1S22.
He was OF English descent, his ancest-
or, Henry Adams, having come from
Great Britain to Quincy, Miss, in 1880.
w. T. Adams attended the public
schools Of Boston, his father having
removed thither, and the private school
of Abel Whitney, in the same city In
1888 the family located at West Rox-
bury, Mass, and here he made his ear
lest attempts at literary composition
his first piece being eight pages long,
his second twenty-five and his third
thirty-eight. His first printed article
appeared in the Social Monitor" In
1S43 he was chosen principal of what
is now the Harris School of Boston, and
his experience as a teacher in that city
lasted for about twenty years. Then
he resigned his position and visited Eu-
rope.
His career as a writer for the young
dates from 1880, although he published
two temperance tales in the Washing
tonian'' IN 1915. In 1S49 "Hatchie, the
Guardian Slave appeared in book
form and had a large sale. This was
followed by Indoors and Out" col
lection of stories. From 1857 to 1866
he edited the Student and School
mate" Il monthly magazine for young
people, and from 1867 onward "Oliver
optics Magazine for Boys and Girls"
1861 he became member Of the School
Board of Dorchester now Boston,,
Mass, receiving every vote but one in
a ballot Of 1,150. and that one cast by
himself. In 1870 and in 1878 he was
reelected. He has served q, term in the
Legislature of Massachusetts,.
In 1870 he made a second tour of Eu-
rope. HE'S best known by his Juvenile
stories, Which have been legion in num-
ber-one authority giving their number
in 1887 as 1000 exclusive of his vol
umes. which another authority gives as
sixty~two in number 1t may be doubt
ed if his popularity as a writer of this
sort of literature has been equaled, the
aggregate sale of his writings having
been estimated at over 10000 vol
umes A friendly critic declares that
the elements of his popularity are to be
found in his sympathy with young peo-
pie and with his long and intimate
connection with public schools, which
has given him thorough knowledge OF
child character and habits.
At one time he had 1,200 scholars and
twenty-five teachers under his immedi-
ate control For twenty years he was
a Sunday school teacher and for ten
years a Sunday-school superintendent.
His motto in writing for his constit-
uency as once giving in conversation is
aINirst Cod then country then friends y
The record-union., 1897-03-28
GANG OF SWlNDLERS
DISCOVERED BY THE POLICE OF
HAVANA, CUBA.
Obtained Great Deal of Money From
Europeans Two Principals
Now Under Arrest.

NEW YORK, March PA special to
the sun from Havana says: The po-
lice have discovered here another gang
of swindlers, audacious as the one
which last year forged the signature
of Hidalgo & Co. of Havana, on a draft
of August Belmont & Co. of New
York, and swindled several other for
eign banks with correspondents in
Cuba. The two principals of the last
gang, now under arrest, are Spaniards
-Sevastion Bernal y Alonzo and An
tonic Marti Herrara, both Of Valencia.
Both men carried on their frauds for
a long time from Madrid, Barcelona
and other important towns of the PEN
insula, and are said to have defrauded
many persons in France, England and
the United States Last year they
came to Havana with some of their as
sociates, and here they have obtained
criminally more than 100000. Their
wayN Nof operating was exceedingly
clever.
Knowing by name many persons of
Spanish or Cuban descent living abroad
and foreigners married to Spanish or
Cuban women, they obtained full in
formation regarding the distant rela-
tives of these persons Then they ad-
dressed letters to the proposed vic
TINS, notifying them that certain of
their distant relatives had died, leay-
ing large legacies to the persons ad-
dressed.
The letters appeared to have been
signed by a notary public, who inclos-
ed certified copies of the wills on Spans
ish legal paper. The signatures of the
notaries were certified apparently by
the Havana Consul General of the ma
ton to which the person was address,
ed. In each case the seal of the con-
sulate was forged to make the proof of
the genuineness seem conclusive.
Bernal conceived the plan and Hart,.
who is a wonderful penman. was in
charge of the forging of seals and sig
natures. At the house of Martj in
Guanabacoa, the town across the bay.
where he was arrested, the police found
a lot of legal paper, seals of all the
Spanish courts in Cuba and of all the
important consulates. and forged sig
natures of nearly all the magistrates
and public notaries in Havana.
Bernal and Marti were discovered
through information made in Santiago
de Cuba with the Chief of Police Senior
Trujillo, who, after long Investigations.
asked that they be arrested in Havana.
The record-union., 1897-03-28
Bank Official Arrested.

AKRON (O), March PHI. G. Neal
son, cashier of the Washington County
Bank, now in the hands of a receiver,
was arrested to-day on charges of lar
ceny, embezzlement, receiving deposits
when he knew the bank was insolvent
and misappropriating the funds Of the
hank
The record-union., 1897-03-28
Would Like to Succeed German.

ANNAPOLIS (Md), March 27.-Gov-
ernor Lowndes has formally declared
his intention to become a candidate for
the United States Senatorship, to sue
ceed German, hose term expires March
4, 1899.
The record-union., 1897-03-28
FATAL MARINE ACCIDENT.
Vessel Sunk i'm Collision and Twenty
One People Drowned.

CORUNA (Spain), March PA dis
patch from Ferrol, twelve miles away,
announces that a boat with thirty occu-
pants has been sunk in a collision with
a steamer. Twenty-one persons were
drowned
The record-union., 1897-03-28
Endorsement for Public Printer.

COLUMBUS (O0, March 21.-The
Hooking Valley Editorial Association
has adopted a resolution indorsing
James C. Gibbs of the Norwalk Re-
fector" for Public Printer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-02

There we're IS deaths, IL births and
II marriages in this city last week.
Thomas Kane died on Monday ut
his residence, No T20 West Fourth
street. Of Bright's disease. lie was IS
years of age.
George Graham Penney Of Washing
ion. ID. g., has accepted position as
tiraughtsmau with the Harlan Il Hol.
lingsworth Go.
John teehIy, dispatcher on the T..
w. & Il. railroad, who is on q leave of
absence on account Of i'll health, has
been heard from at Los Angeles, Gal.
He reports his health as improving,
sofa at the residence of James II.
Covington, No. 1905 Trenton Place,
caught fire on Friday about 8 o. clock.
and an alarm of fire was turned in from
box No aS, hut the services Of the an.
para,us was not required.
George A. Wolfe. who went out on
the tug Laura v. Tuesday week to wei
come the officers of the gunbnRt Will
mington, had the misfortune to aprain
his nukle by i.pping Off the gang
plank at the yardl OF the pusey S'jones
Go.
wnterlogge,l scow which Aoated un
the Christiana River on Thursday
night and colided with the W. 81 N.
railroad bridge, ran into pile driver
at the wharvos Of the Harlan IL Elol
lingswurth Go. Friday, aftnr which
it was caught anu tied up.
In Magistrate Kelley's court Friday
evening the suit of Dennis Rearuon
against Martin Brown wss heard and
non,suited The plaintiff alleged that
the defendant owed him siS, represent
ing wages for six weeks Brown was
represented by William Michael Byrne
Miss Anna Agncs Keehan and Charles
l., Srhopfer werr married last Thursday
evening by the Rev, Peter Donaghy, at
St Anne's parsonage. Miss Honora II.
keehan was bridesmaid and Edward
Lukons was heat man. After the core
mony reception was hold at tho home
of the nowly.married couple, No. 1924
Shalicross avenue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-02
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