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PAID M BENEVOLENT ORDERS.
Large sums OF Money Dtsburved ~ Sick o.
Death BENEFITS TO Members.

The application OF insurance principles 70 many
benevolent and social organizations has had the
effect OF booming their interests and increasing
their membership in the last few years. There
are, approximately. 100000 male adults Of
voting age and Qualifications in the United
States, and less than one.half OF the number OF
these reside either In large cities or in towns
above the g-adc OF village settlements. The
membership Of social and benevolent organiza-
tons Is largest, OF course. in towns and cities.
and smallest in the scattered agricultural settle
meats. Yet OF fifty social and benevolent organ
~ikations in the United States the total member.
s soSoi "a. o. the mas oS 81 F Eehc q: ass , N sHes bsi, OF
OF course, AZ the head Of the list, with nearly
100000 members each.
900, and the Foresters, an old English order es-
more than SI.oOo.OCO for the bcneat OF presen:
- former members. the total sum OF the dis
bGrstintntf OF me GrSgT s..se is 1Sunda!ion
{. Mcclure il President. has d.sNur,sd since
American Legion o: Honor. founded in 1879,
has discussed since that time 81. 600.
N 30; the eIty o, mPfhhiIsselp Is Thhe ana
proved osier Of Rod Men. a social orsanixa.
Don spread throqfnoai the United state, and
having a Membership Of nearly 9UO.uOO. has dis
Lursed since it, organization ~Sl5.OOU.OO0. The
Treasurer tthe Red Mel, ~ the way Is known
~ VI - - y VI ~ kAAfNhlls ~ lNIt-
pendent Order OF the Free sons o: Israel. one OF
the largest Hebrew benevolent orders in the
United states. founded in lSIg. Of which former
Excise Commissioner Julius Hnrburgcr is Grand
Master. has d.bursed since its o-ganiEa.
ton more than s5.OUO.OOU. The knights
% di-Our-"r"nts last ycAr OF -, 900.
The Order u United Friends. foundei in i--l.
has dlsbursgI s!Eco that time -. 100000 The
Ancient Order OF I nitcd WorSmen, with a MEM
bcrship OF d'N.o-s, has disbu rsat since IL organ
z.tiOn s7O.UDO.Ovo. and tho Benevolent Order OF
Elks, - theatrical organization TO a considerable
extent, founded In 1865, has disbursod since
that time 5000 90.
The Insurance features Of these benevolent
ort"r--ln-GTanCc against sickness and death
have had the effect OF largely increasing their
membership, and. moreover, have exercised an
unfayorable influence upon many clubs which
have no such provident feature OF organization.
Few Of the clubs - New York city. though there
are. OF course, many exceptions. are prospecting
IN a nnancsal sense at the present time, and one
explanation ~ this condition OF affairs IL the in.
more prov!dent social organizations.
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THAT FLORIDA SEA MONSTER.
a C~Ierg, mans Word for the Size nnd Appear
ancc OF the Thing.

The Rev. DIR. John =. Gouchcr. President Of
the W oman : College, has returned from "A trip
to florida, in company with Mrs. Goucher and
their Two daughters.
one Of the events OF our trip" said DIR,
Gou,hcr last night, was a visit 10 Anastasii
Island, about fifteen miles from IT. Augustine,
whore the remains Ot An unknown dcep-sel
monster, which j. thought TO be an octopus, was
washed ashore some. time ago. The carcass Is
not intact. the head beiug missing, and. as well,
the arms OF the monster. In much the carcass
IN that OF an octopus, although / believe
the carcass does not show whether or not thCro
wore eight arms, which complete ths anatomy
~ the octopus. \ fisherman since our visit 70
the scene ~ the creatures discovery claims IA
have found one OF the arms. which Is said 70 DO
thir'y-hVC feet IN length.
some idea OF tho size OF this great monster
may be gathered from the fact that this mutt.
lated remnant weighs about seven tons and re-
the sea To q safe altitude. II n i true that one
OF It's arms has been found and that IL IA OF tho
reputcd length, then the creature must have
weighed fully if,cen tons and have been be-
tween seventy and eighty feet long.
The octopus /, found in those scm..trupical
waters, and 'hr sperm whale, Which feeds upon
the monster, may have killed thu gigantic spcci.
men. Sailors tell stories Of finding sperm whales
with suckers similar 10 the tcntnc'cs Of tho
octopus the size ~ - dinner plate buried In tho
sides OF the whales. such tales are commonly
regarded As sailors yarns, but the finding Ot the
great monster on Anlstasth Island gives tho
color OF truth 10 'hClF relations IN this respect.
Portions OF lar creature have been sent to
the Smithsonian Institution At Washington DC.
where It's Identity will no doubt bc discovered. 4"
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you lose. you win 70 svsy. And IL 4 lose. I WIN
go away and she may do whs. abe likes. Only

80 away. and she may do Via. abe iPos. Only
said jack Peiersy. the biggest man. and thss 0% Best
card plsySr int In The party a0 i don't Ike oa your Dar
ine9 be pert p]Sfte q HSa sure fS y fSal bradley 10 R!py so S'ti tPy amy ANY
bradley seated himself at the card table and
said: Get out your cards, At the same time
sand. Stein got the cards and chips, and each
money was laid al one side. It did not seem like
l was delighted to notice. however, after they
were fairly well going, that Stein was the cooler
by the consciousness that we were watching his
bradley tried at first to force the play, and
money. but the game went on for perhaps twen-
ty minutes without anything like a decisive re-
suit; suddenly. as Stein was about TO cut the
cards, Jack Peters exclaimed:
shuttle EN-, Steini'
Can't Stein play his own camel asked
al reckon he can said Peters, but in case
the cards should happen to be stacked against
right here in this town tonight. / don't want
tha, TO happen. 80 thought Id make sure,
stacked ais va; tho an cs S9tsiF i IL hadn't sGs .PrSs srsS s to. s 30;
Peters told me afterward that he did it to throw
a scare into Bradley II he could. He succeeded,
around once more, while stein remained as cool
as before. He nodded and shutled the cards
and the game went on.
The end came suddenly. II was a flush
against a full, and Stein held the full and swept
the board. There was a moments silence, and
then Bradley said with a short laush:
well. I've lost, and. I'll leave town on tho
morning train. ,Thatll do, I suppose. won't Il =
Yes. that1l do said Stein, gravely. He
had won In the outrageous contest, and l expect
ell TO see him greatly elated. but instead he
seemed curiously depressed. And as the situa-
ton was decidedly embarrassing for all hands
we went TO bed uncommonly early that night, 90
that everybody was up In time next morning to
see Bradley go on the early train as be had
agreed to do"
ing man. In answer TO a question. that 10 the
end OF the story, as IA as the poker part OF it
Inevitable. I suppose. Lena followed Bradley a
day or two afterwart, and Stein drank himself
to 10 death"
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LIVES IN An IRON KETTLE.
Knows Latin and . Thing or Two BESIDES. and
ne Is Happy.

" ~ " Oths hAIhOtE.
Near the foot OF Ashley street there Is an old
c~asi-iron sugar condenser rusting in the sand.
IL is shaped like an inverted teacup. with a holo
in the bottom. II Is about Ave feet high and
twelve feet in diameter and for some time IL
has been the home OF old Tony Finch.
Tony has placed about a bale OF dry hay in
side, equipped the only opening in his iron home
with n "sky.pioce" Of tin. and when he crawls
into his pole a. night, practically pulls the hole
in after him, and sleeps in a she'll 81 cast iron an
inch thick.
Near by in the ground he has cxcavated a sort
OF cellar. in which he has built a brick fireplace,
the smoke from which asccnds 20 the upper at
inosphere through an old steamboat smokestack.
Here he cooks his meas. smoke. his pipe, and en-
tsTtains lcvee n9inads OF ~ own sort, Or rather
A reporter visited his mosque yesterday, and.
seeing no sign Of lie, raped on the iron shell.
inmate : touslcd head popped out like some dirty
Neptune from his diving hell.
Cool morning. Mr.. Finch" said the visitor.
The same 10 you answered he, shaking tho
hays"cd from his whiskers. IL will Join you in
u moment"
and then crawling out OF his shell led the way
TO his suoterranean ante-Toom. This Is so
wall almost touches the rude brick fireplace
on the opposite side. Here. with a wave OF the
hand, the host hade his guest be seated.
latter, to draw OUT Mr.. Finch.
Homo homint lupus" said he, dropping into
the Latin with the ease OF a savant, as Horace
would say. man Is a wolf TO his fellow man, but 1
manage 10 keep the wolf from my door"
DO you follow any business r. was asked.
oh, yes; | gather wood along the lcvcc when
! can. but In winter there IL considerable compe-
tition and less wood than In summer, when I
need IL less. It's all stratagem, sir, all stratagem.
You SEE" taking down AN old skillet upon which
was a marvellous looking cold stewl. II have
forage; here Is my fuel, and | sleep yonder. I
poach on no mans domain: doll inr0pdr,' as
Livy has II; I live by stratagem, and have no
enemy but myself, sir"
Is i true that you were educated for the min.
istry, Mr.. Finchf' was asked.
with your permission we will not refer to my
past history. Iavo!d that subject myself. 'Noio
FptsOpdrt, as Dean Swift once said. am. besides,
II docs not matter. what l would be. nor what I
The old man was very dirty. a dismal tear glis-
tened on the end OF his cerisecolored nose. and
the questioner dropped the subject.
Il see you manage to keep some reading mat
ter" said the reporter, as old Finch began to
MUNICH his dinner.
80, yes otinm sine ltteris mors est" said
he. with his mouth full OF fried potatoes; have
a 'Joscphus. the Spectator and Shakespeare
but the light here is not good for reading"
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could do to keep her with us at all; but she
couldn't resist that promenade with the Devil. -
But how did 4. happen r. asked Mr.. Tugie
Bells friend.
why. don't YOU sect The dog was lying
across the doorsil when Susan was coming out
or in-with the turkey. she had Just got one
foot over him when he started up and advanced
to the table. He had a way OF doing that, in
order 10 get dainty bits from my wife. Well,
when he got up at that critical moment Susan,
who Is a short body, anyway, was carried along
over the screen as she came. 1t happened
naturally enough, but II was the funniest thing
] ever saw. and IL beat anything you could SEQ
az twenty dog shows. Sorry we can't serve
dinner that way tonight. but the fact is, Susan
has taken her turn at kicking and the Devil
goes to the woodshed during nicola"
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Rrn.om for DiscretIon.

From ne PhHui,l.hm North Amer'can.
Yes, George" shs said. with n fond smile, " our
engagement must he kept a secret"
=" But why. dear" lie asked.
because. silly boy. II it were made public people
would think I really Intended 20 marry you"
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From hs ClsrsiuRd PiaiR. peaier.
The Gentleman from Kentucky lis this a good arti.
Gle Of writing papah. SAM
The saesmAn-Iou can Judge by the water mark.
The Seutucklan-wat alter mark sah2 No, sab show
ne something else, sab.
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DISEASES OF e

specialist, 4rts all secret anil priv ate Its. asr, ~ men
In a few daYsi ulcers, skin diseases, SORE throat.
mouth and heal; painful 50 elllug-. kidney, pimPl-.,
nervous debility: weakness Of body and mind, Vari'
cocele. weak, gnieyelOp-d organs, impedlment to mar,
riage; lost yiSor restored. co 20 DR.. HALLErT nrt;
he v best and cheapest 2lo East l6tu ST., near 81
Av.i no ehATs 80 unless cured, houIs y 10 Y, Sundays In.
eluded; best advice Ts&
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-07-03
GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY.

Review I'm victoria's Honor the Most Mag
niflcent Ever Witnessed.
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, June 2S. The
most magnificent display of naval
strength ever witnessed occurred off
Spithead, the occasion being the grand
naval review held in honor of the COM
pletion of the Goth year of the reign of
Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales,
representing her majesty, reviewed a
fine feet of foreign warships, represent
ing all the maratime nations of the
world, the proudest, strongest and
swiftest of these craft being the United
States armored cruiser Brooklyn, flying
the flag of Rear Admiral Miller. Che
heir apparent also inspected about =
miles of British warships, in which WI
1876 fighting ships of different classes
carrying about 900 heavy guns, ma46e9
by over $4,000 men and of about 55OS01
tons in ALL
Each maritime nation sent an admiral
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tee stood II for Dick and for Kurtz.
Governor Bushnell not only accepted
the situation complacently before the
convention assembled by having a
frieHlly consultation with Senator
Hanna, but he also made a strong
SHeech of acceptance in the convention.
2mAbe organization of the state central
co{N Aittee Governor Bushnell named
khAXite chairman. while Senator Hanna
the. chairman apd the secre-
vkry -%sS7s st 81. :s...ff
%aM Hanna as an Orator.
x Tie ture of the convention was
KH& speecA of Senator Hanna. Gov
'6TD{ khnell and others who spoke
had been equently heard but Senator
Hanna w@ not known before in his
own state as an orator. His delivery
was eloquent and forcible and he cap.
tured the convention by his command
ing oratory. The following ticket was
nominated:
Governor, Asa S. Bushnell; lieutenant
governor, A. w. Jones; supreme judge,
Jacob Burkett; attorney general, Frank
Monnett; state treasurer, Samuel Camp.
bell; school commissioner, L. d. Bone
brake; member board of public works,
G. A. Goddard.
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CHECKMATED : JAPS
SEIZURE OF THE HAWAIIAN CUSTOM
HOUSE PROBABLY AvERTED -.

BY the Prompt Action Of Admiral Boards
ley, Which Caused Sudden Change Of
Ifind-Japanese Legation Denies Hav-
Ing Any Designs ON the Islands.
Ban Francisco, June 28.-The steam
Ihip Gaelic brought the following ad-
vices from honolulu:
Since the Philadelphia has been in
port weekly battalion drills have been
held. On the 14th the men from both
the Marion and the flagship We're
landed, While on march to the drill
grounds an orderly brought an order
and the battalion returned ON boards
This action was taken, it is understood,
on account of rumor to the effect that
the Nanaiwai would land force of men
TO take charge of the Hawaiian custom
house. The japanese failed to act, and
IL is believed that Admiral Beardslee's s
prompt action caused the captain to
change his mind.
Foundation for the Rumor.
The Engish.speaking people here be-
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RUSH FOR THE WEST.

Pacific Railroads Will BE Severely Taxed
to Handle the Crowds.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Monday morning
city passenger agents began to sell tick
cts from Chicago to San Francisco for
$25 for the westbound trip. This bar
gain sale will continue until the close of
business Saturday night. The tickets
are issued on account of the 10Th annual
convention Of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, which will
be held in San Francisco July to IL
inclusive, and it is estimated that from
$1,000 to $4,000 excursionists will be
carried west by railroads running out Of
Chicago.
A large proportion of these Christian
Endeavor tourists will come from the
East, and they began arriving in Chi
cago during the day. Reports from
Cincinnati, St. Lonis, st. Paul, Mime
apols, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Kan
sas City and other Gai q Indicate
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Consolidate Farmers. Elevators.

KENYON, Mimi, June 30.-A meeting
of farmers representing the farmers
elevators in Southern Minnesota, elected
the following officers: e. A. Bigelow,
president, Zumbrota; E. H. Emerson.
vice president, West Concord; r. J.
Whitman, secretary, Owatonna; r. O..
Lund, treasurer, Zumbrota. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to effect a
consolidation Of all farmers' elevators,
1gssi.s eeurilsss anaaf nal "a sieratioa.
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ENDED HARMoNloUsLY.

Ohio Republican State Convention Fin
ishes Its LabOrs.
TOLEDO, o., June 24.-The Repub-
ican state convention completed its
work in session Of less than four
hours. While there had been q hard
fight for two days for the control Of the
state central committee, there was every
appearance Of harmony and enthusiasm.
The two contested districts were
decided in favor Of the Dick candidates,
and this showed that the state commit
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III. rl4.sorAAaop.sa.

The resolutions dl thY Democrats
convention endorse thl -
form of 1896, espec8 8l77 =.
ing to the free coinAg9
state issues the plaffSrf =
statutory provisions fofN old
tions strictly liable for d Qa9 -
ployes. A state board Of aptl
manded for all state i1ftitStid
state administration is Rentund
extravaganza, resulting ineank indd
ness Of 81 ,O0O, 900; the antiAa6on la
the extra session of the led stature
denounced; the rates pai tto stay
printer and binder ard called
extravagant; the extortions Of the school
book monopoly are denouI bed it is de-
clared to be the sense Of y coRvention
that no man connected " b4pks, in
surance, or building and sl6an ssocia-
tions shall, as state officer, pass such
questions, and the taxation la affect
ing corporations are generally de-
nounced as defective.
The Populist and Silver Republican
platforms are framed on very much the
same model.
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New YORK, June 29.-The Journal
and Advertiser says Archbishop Keane,
former rector Of the Catholic university
at Washington, is about to return to the
United States as archbishop of New
Orleans, to succeed the venerable Arch
bishop Jansen, who died suddenly
week ago, while OH his way to this city.
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ssia VIII Not Protest.

LONDON! me 28.-The Berlin CORE
spondent d Hhe Standard says that
Russia will \ Join in Japan's protest
against the al xation of Hawaii by
the United StaV but she regards the
measure as dangerous precedent.
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Crookedners a.t Dulnth.

DULUTH, June 30.--At the meeting Of
the council the committee appointed at
the last meeting to investigate the
charges against the board of public
works reported that the charges were
true. Their report was that the board
had let contracts in direct opposition to
the instructions of the council and had
made false reports of the work let.
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No Change in Grain Regulations.

ST. PAUL, June 2S.-Inquiry ut the
office of the state railroad and ware.
house commission elected the informa-
ton that there will be no new rules
promulgated this year, except the one
relating to "a memorandum by ware
housemen as set forth i'll a circular Of
June [
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WASHINGTON, June 23.-John Good
now of Minnesota has been appointed
consul general at Shanghai, and James
H. Shoup of Idaho marshal for the Dis
trict of Alaska.
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in his flagship to witness the review.
They formeda q line abreast of the Brit
ish battlesaips, where they were favor
ably placed to compare their own naval
architecture with that of other nations.
Each nation sent its best available ship,
and magnificent display resulted.
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Thousands of Tons of Tea.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.-The steam
ship Glenshiel, one of the finest on the
Chinese coast, arrived here with 4,7O0
tons Of tea, Of which Q, 700 will be sent
overland. This is the largest consign-
ment Of tea which has been received for
manv vaarS rT.- r.-..
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-07-03
RElNFoRcEMENrs FOR CUBA.

Spain Will send 10000 Additional Troops
to Cuba In the Fall.
MADRID, June 80. Senior Canovas del
Castillo says that in case the Spanish
forces in Cuba should suffer severely
from sickness during the rainy season
the government will send 10000 addi-
tional troops to the island in October in
order to maintain the army at its full
strength and to inflict q f1nal blow upon
the insurgents.
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General Gordon Re-EIected.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, June "a. General
John B. Gordon was unanimously re-
elected general commander of United
Confederate Veterans.
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.LAkECENTRAL HOUSE,
wnA Ein1DE, Prop,
Lake. Metgoshe Bottineau Co, n. D.
J Famous Pleasure Resort Now Open.
NEWLY BUILT. NEWLY FURNISHED.
GOOD FARE! GOOD BoAfyNG!
GOOD TENT1No< GOOD FISHING

HAVE just opened my hotel at Lake Metigoshe Bottneau
Countys Famous Summer Resort and
date the public The house the furniture the boats
the The table supplied the
markets Afford and every attention paid the accoodaon of
guests
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HER LAST APPEARANCE.

Queen Has Probably Been Seen in Public
for the Last Time.
LONDON, June 29.-The queen has re-
turned to London for what is probably
her last public appearance in the me-
tropolis. It is said ON fair official au-
thority that in future whatever func-
tions require royal presence viii be at
tended by the Prince and Princess of
XIa1es as her representatives.
Aeen thinks, so the statement
rbas done enough. The
4 nd acception of
her pU0 Ae have after
her rest s1l1ina
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lieve that there was good foundation for
the rumor in spite of the denial made
ut the japanese legation.
Minister Shimama of Japan denies a
story to the effect that Japan has with
drawn his request from the Hawaiian
government for an explanation of the
reasons for ejecting the japanese immi-
grants.
There has been no correspondence be-
tween this legation and the minister of
foreign affairs since June 4.
NO DESIGNS ON HAWAII.
Japanese Insist They Are Not After tho
Islands. -
WAsHIN\ToN, June 2S.-The jap
anese POSI- M on the annexation of
Hawaii BY Z United States has h0e
=
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agreement afiegeo &c nave been made to
sell the interests of the United States in
the Union Pacific railroad, and in the
sinking fund until further action of
congress is had in reference thereto"
The action Of the committee was
Qanimous. Senator Harris was au-
nOized to make the report.