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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
SENATOR GEARS BILL.
"nu'horizes the Government to Bid ON
Bond-Aided Railroads

Aa'horizes the Government to bid ON
Bond-Aided Railroads.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Senator Gear
nas introduced bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to enter a bid
'Or the United States on bond aided
.ailroads, and to clear off liens para
lOunt to those of the United States
sua appropriating the amount necessary
'0r this purpose.
Inc provision is as follows:
Inc secretary of the treasury shall
sa sauer the direction of the president re-
~ s'en or otherwise clear off such para
au Oui' lien or mortgage or other in
uuofance Sau by paying the sums lawfully
su sSo Ia respect thereof out of the treas
ny. NJ or may bid and purchase in the
aiue and for the United States the
mOpefty affected by and subject to such
,ainount MO lien at any sale thereof
.n ue under any order of the court or
~ Judgment or decree of foreclosure
States" - 'Ao ~
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
JUDGE SHOT HIMSELF.
Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme
Court Suicides.

Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme
Court Suicides.
HELENA, Mon, Dec. 8.-Assooiate
Justice Horace Buck of the supreme
court committed suicide shortly after
midnight by shooting himself.
He had spent the evening with q
party Of friends at neighbours house.
seeming very cheerful. After chatting
for while with his family he went to
his room and soon afterwards the shot
that ended his life was heard. His wife
ran up stairs and found him lying on
the floor dead.
The judge had been breaking down in
health for some time and it is thought
that he was seized with a sudden i'm.
pulse to end his uneasiness.
He was A years of age and native
of Vicksburg, Miss, and a graduate Of
Yale. He came to Montana in 1879.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
CONTEST FOR PRECEDENCE
Dispute in the Senate Over the Considera-
ton of Certain Measures.

Dispute in the Senate Over the Considera-
tion of Certain Measures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-A new mem
ber in Mr. H. d. S. Money of Missis-
sippi was introduced in the senate dur
ing the day, and after some brief crita-
cism of the form of his credentials the
oath of office was administered to him.
During the session l0S bills, many OF
which were private pension measures,
were introduced in addition to several
Joint resolutions and some senate reso.
lutions. An interesting contest for
precedence in consideration by MIR.
Lodges immigration bill and the pro-
posed legislation to confer authority
upon the president to act for the protec'
ton of the governments interest at the
sale of the Kansas Pacific was pending
at the close Of the session.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
SENATOR ALLEN.

should recognize the political independ-
ence OF Cuba was made the subject Of
some remarks by the Nebraska senator,
IN the course of which he criticised the
president for not carrying into effect
he pledge of the Republican party,
made In its last national platform to
recognize the independence Of the
ouoans. At the conclusion of Mr..
alen :. 8 speech, the senate, on motion of
M hoar, adjourned as further mark
VI respect to the late Representative
ashley b. Wright of Massachusetts,.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
The Kaiser's Comment.

BERLIN, Dec. S.-Emperor William,
talking over the trouble between Ger.
many and Hayti over the Lueders Incl
dent, and referring to the Haytia is
quoted as saying: "They are con.
temptible crowd of negroes, slightly in.
oculated with French civilization. My
school ships, even though only manned
by boys, will teach them manners"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Novel Anti Burglar Device.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-ln report to
the state department from Leipsig,
Germany, United States Consul Warner
describes novel German anti-burglar
device. This consists of flexible safety
curtains made of hardened steel tubes
properly connected, which are invul-
nerable to the ordinary burglars tools,
for the reason that the tubes revolve
freely, and the centrebit or other tool
can find no purchase or hold.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Indicted an Ex-Cashier.

HELENA, Dec. 9.-One of the indict-
ments of the Late federal grand jury
proved to be against Charles III. Esh-
baugh, former cashier of the now sus-
pended Merchants and Miners Ma
tional bank of Phillipsburg, Granite
county, charging him with embezzle-
ment of $6, 900, and uttering false state
ments as to his bank accounts. He
gave $5, 900 bail.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10

Al Agreed on by the Sub Committee IL
Carries &141,21S,S3O

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The sub.com.
mittee on pensions OF the house com.
mittee ON appropriations has agreed
upon the pension appropriation bill.
The bill carries total of $l41,2lS, $50.
1t gives $l4O, $1,000 for the payment Of
pensions proper, these figures being
identical with the estimates submitted
by the secretary of the interior. For
clerk hire at the various pension
agencies throughout the country the
bill appropriates $400, 900, decrease Of
$50, 900 from the estimates.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Damages Against "A Klondike Steamer

SEATTLE, Dec. Sin the federal court
Judge Hanford awarded CASTOR jacob
and Charles Buff two passengers who
started to Alaska last September on the
steamer Eugene, $500 each against the
owners of the steamer for their failure
to land them at Dawson.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
VETOED BY ATKINSON.

Georgia's Anti-Football Bill Killed by the
Governor.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 8.-Governor At
kinson has vetoed the anti.football bill.
He sent message to the house stating
that he had vetoed the measure as he
thought the question of whether COL
lege boys should play football should be
left with the faculties of the various in.
stitutions. 1t is possible an effort will
be made to pass the bill over the gov.
ernor's veto, but it is not at all likely
such an effort would succeed.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
HAYTI HAS YIELDED
FORCED TO COMPLY WITH THE DE.
MANDS OF GERMANY.
Saluted the kaiser's Flag and Agreed to
the Indemnity and other Clauses
of the Ultimatum II Incl
dent Now Closed.

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Dec. S.-The
trouble between Germany and Hayti
appears to be settled. 1t is understood
that the question of indemnity demand
ed by Germany for the alleged illegal
arrest and imprisonment Of Herr Lue-
ders has been settled to the satisfaction
of Germany, and that all the demands
of that country have been agreed to by
the government of Hayti, in face of the
display Of force made by Germany, and
under the threat of bombardment of
the defensive works Of the port unless
these demands were agreed to within
the eight hours following the time the
German ultimatum was delivered
shortly after the arrival at this port of
the two German cruisers sent to back
up the demands of the German minis
ter here. The first part of the settle
ment took place at 6p. m, when the
Haytian feet formally saluted the
German flag, from the flagship of the
feet of Hayti, the Crete A. Pierrot, a
small vessel of $40 tons, armed with a
few guns of light calbre.
Admiral hllCK, tue I1dytl Cou'
mander had charge of the formal salute
of the German flag.
Terms Of the Ultimatum.
Count Schwerin, the German charge
d'affaires, and the comtesse, debarked
during the morning, escorted by the
officers Of the Charlotte. The ultima
tum, whose terms were accepted in
full, imposes the following conditions:
An indemnity of $4,000 to Herr Lue-
ders; the return Of Herr Lueders to
Hayti under the guarantee of the gov
ernment; an official expression to the
German government Of the regret OF
the Haytian government, and the re-
ception of Count Schwerin by Presi.
dent Tiresias Simon Sam.
Had the ultimatum not been com.
piled with the bombardment would
have commenced at / o'clock in the
afternoon. Although there have been
no fresh disturbances in the city all
precautions have been taken to guaran.
tee order But the government is
dumb.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Holiday Recess of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The indica'
tions are that the holiday recess OF con-
press will extend from Saturday, Dec.
Is. to Monday or Tuesday. Jan. or 4.
Sneaker Reed is understood to favor
ihese dates.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Wyoming Chief Justice Dead.

CHEYENNE, Wy, Dec. 9.--Chief
Justice Conway of the Wyoming su-
preme court is dead. He has been sick
some three weeks and confined to his
home with an attack of the grippe, but
no one supposed he was seriously i'll.
He was elected in 1890, at the first state
election
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Christmas Presents for Abroad.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-In the mail
bags which went out on the st. Paul
during the day were 5000 foreign
money orders, amounting to G24,5
These orders are for Christmas pres
ents and most of them go to Norway
and Sweden.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
TO STOP PELAGIC SEALING.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee VIII
Favorably Report Bill.


Favorably Report n Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The senate
committee on foreign relations has au.
thorized a favorable report upon bill
prohibiting pclagic sealing by the peo-
ple of the United States. The bill is
Joint product of the state and treasury
departments, and it's passage is asked
upon the ground that with such law
upon the statute books of this country
the administration will be in better po-
sition than at present to ask that other
governments piohibit pelagic sealing
The bill received the affirmative votes
of all the senators present, but its pro-
visions were discussed at considerable
length.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
observation-disclosures Released.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. S.-Ex.Auditor
Eugene Moore, convicted Of embezzling
and under sentence of eight years in
the penitentiary, was released from the
county Jail pending the hearing OF his
case in the upper court on an order
from the supreme court, which ap.
proved his bail bend,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
To Prolong the Status Que.

VIENNA, Dec. 9.--It is expected that
Emperor Francis Joseph will shortly
issue DEGREES prolonging for year the
status quo between Austrian and Hun
gary regarding the sharing of imperial
expenditure, budgetary and other essen
tial matters.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
House Session Was Brief.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The session OF
the house lasted only 10 minutes. Mr.
w. A. Stone (Rep., Pa reported the
pension appropriation bill. The COM
mittees on election and the committee
on banking and currency were given
leave to sit during the sessions of the
house. Then, at 1915, the house ad-
iourned.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Telegraph Office Closed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The CONNER
cial Gable company has sent out the
following notice: 1--WE are advised
that the Chinese authorities give notice
of the closing of the telegraph office at
Kiao- Chau, in the province of Shan
Tnnp'' -
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
ro,lowed His Predecessor.

CLINTON, Ia, Dec. Sinner w.
Reed. editor of the Preston Times.
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head. Reeds predecessor as
owner of The Times committed suicide
o year ago by throwing himself in front
OF train,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
bought North Dakota Land.

th;s ;sfALo' =. Dec. o.-Robert Jones of
est 'y ~ mas purchased one of the larg.
sooo atns in the country, tract Of
n;l,. a1res OF wheat land ON the Soc
eors;a au III North Dakota for cash
p,sa, ,saeiation OF about $4,000. The
ap'o.arm ,arm Is in the southeastern part
Mca!and county.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Grading stamps" Illegal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The court of
appeals of the District of Columbia, in
an opinion by Justice Shepard, held
that trading stamps" are illegal within
the meaning OF the act of congress pro.
bibiting lotteries and Gift enterprises
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
Riordau Reelected Captain.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. Sat a meet.
ing of the University of Wisconsin
football team, held during the evening,
Jerry P. Riordan of West Bend, Wis,
was unanimously elected captain.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
French Cruisers For China.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-According to
special dispatch just received from
Paris the French cruisers Jean Bart,
Isely, Alger have been ordered to pre-
pare for immediate dispatch to China.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
FOR CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Resolution by Mr.. Allen and a Criticism
of the President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The days ses-
don of the senate occupied less than an
hour, the time principally being con-
mmed by the members in the presenta-
ton of memorials, resolutions and bills.
resolution presented by Mr.. Allen
(Pop., Neb.) declaring it to be the sense
Of the senate that the United States
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10
INDEPENDENT HUNGARY.

HostiIities Opened by Kossuth With
Fierce speech.
BUDAPEST, Dec. Sin the lower
house of the Hungarian parliament
Francis Kossuth, the leader of the party
advocating an independent Hungary,
opened hostilities with fierce speech
on motion, which the house granted
him permi ssion to introduce.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-10

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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-15
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
WHEN MOTHER LOOKS.

I member such a lot of things
That happened long ago. uyi
When me an Jim was six years old
An now we're ten or &c, 't'r rtft
But those that ! remember best
The ones ! most can see
Are the things tat used to happen
When mother looked at me.
One time In church. when me an Jim
Was snickerin' out lord--. qi
The minister was prayin'. an
The peoples leads -as bowed
We had the biggest kind Of joke
About a bumblebee,
But things got quiet rather quick 'd
When mother looked at me.
And then there's some times when ] think
I'd had such lots of fun
A-goin' In swimmin' with the boys
Down there by Jones' run.
But when get back home again
Just bout In time for tea
There's kind OF a differ'nt feeling come.
When mother looks at me.
That time when was awful sick
An the doctor shook his head.
An ev'ry time pa come around
His eyes was wet an red,
member her hands on my face
How soft they used to be-
Somehow the pain seemed easier
When mother looked at me.
It's funny how II makes you feel
! amt afraid Of her. aa
She's bout the incest person ....ts
You'd find most anywhere;
But the queerest sort Of feeling,
AS queer as queer can be,
Makes everything seem different
r,nt Of
-Letchworth Smith, in Youths Com
nanlnn. LLl.--
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-15

strong muslin, as they are likely to be
exposed TO strong wind.
The gaffs and booms can best be
Joined TO the masts by means of screw
eyes. The rigging must be very sim
pie and yet strong, light cord, well
waxed, being used, and the sails should
be uniformly close-hauled.
The two long cross pieces are joined
together in the center at right angles
forming four arms Of even length and
at the end of each is fastened one of the
boats; through the center of intersec'
ton bore n hole large enough for the
axle, for which a long wire nail will
answer.
The crossarms with boats attached
should be mounted on top of a pole (oI
small fagstatf) by means of the axle
which should be well fabricated. A
small washer may be placed under the
urosspieces TO reduce friction.
When completed, the upright may be
set up in the center of flower bed
vines being trained up the pole, or may
be attached to the top of shed or the
fence, where it will be visible from the
windows Globe. t
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

Gallant Bandit (robbng young
woman's jewelry)-"l assure you, miss,
q diamond ring on such lovely hand
Is absolutely superfluous.'-Fliegendc
Blatter.
Got Left.-NIrs. Brown--Joncs-T
married NY husband for protection"
Jones-Brown--"Did you get it?' Mrs.
Brown-J Jones-"No, | didn't even get
reciprocity."-Truth.
Good vice.-Young Fish--"Mam-
ma, here's n nice fat worm hanging
from the end of n string. Shall II Old
Fish--"Child, keep your mouth shut"
Chicago Tribune.
-"Well, Golightly, did you have any
fun wearing red lantern on your
wheel?" "Yes; about 10 men thought
| was a drug store and chased me ten
blocks."-Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Gabb-"Yes; my daughter APP
pears to have married very happily.
Her husband has not wealth. it must be
admitted, but he has family" Mrs.
Gadd-"Yes; heard he was widower
with six children."-N. Y. Weekly.
They had been. drifting about in an
open boat for seven days, and had nj
most given up hope, when the lookout
cried, wildly: "A sail! sail!" The
only woman passenger looked up, anx.
iously; "0h, is it a bargain sale? ?'-Tit'
Bits.
New Light on Enthusiastically
"McDougall's bekim an acthur." Fin
negan--"An acthur! Faith, thin, an
phat's he playin'?" 0'Reilly-"Tht
son of the ovid sod in Hamlet" Fin
negan-"There don't be any O. the loikt
in the play" O'Reilly-"Your eddica
ton's neglected. Do ye moind in thu
scene where the king do be prayin'
Hamlet. sez, sez he: Now moight o
do it, Pat, now he is prayin'.' McDoug
all's the Pat."-Philadelphia Nortf
American. %
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Fifteen years aeo Dumas the
younger predicted the success of
Eleoiora Dnse, when she played his
"La Dame aux Cameliasr at Rome.
DIR. johnson, when asked BY n
hostess his opinion of her Scotch broth,
affirmed that ii was only fit for pigs,
and the hostess calmly invited him TO
have some more
"A would-be literary young woman
asked a neighbor at tea: What do you
think of that new b book-what's its
name ?-'Turning Upward?'" She meant
Looking Backward" ."H' @oasi ii,
Hall Caine is reported to have
studied subterranean London for
months, in order to find material for a
part of his new romance, "The Chris,
tian." The first edition will be $4,000.
II. Anstey, whose. story OF "The
Black Poodle" is so deseryedly popular,
has written a new book called "Baboo
Jabberlee." The title makes one suspect
that it will be of the Bipling per-
suasion. eP.5 #i,h rua
During the hitter part of jean In
gelow's life she lived in London. and
three times q week she gave what she
called "a copyright dinner to @ dozen
poor people just discharged from hos
pitals. l...lt .,.sl,,. .uy
Edward Jenkins, who gained fame
from his book, "Ginx's Baby" some
years ago, has published another called
"Pantalas, and What They Did With
Him." 1t deals with the inadequate
means of relief from human suffering
--kipling's Jubilee poem, "The Re-
cessional," has been set to music by Sil
Arthur Sullivan. We imagine that Kip
ling and Sullivan united could produc'
an opera that would entirely swamp
"Pinafore' and "The. Pirates of Pen
zancc." @it. .4..t, .1
Mr.. Barrie and Conan Doyle lately
figured as captains of two elevens ir
an English cricket match. The artists
| Alfred Parsons, Herkomer and F. ID
Millet were also in the game. Conar
Doyle proved himself an untirins
bowler. .EarNI l5--ln. aHs =
Thomas Hard. while at Zermatt
Switzerland, recently searched the Riff
fel Alp from top to bottom, in his de
sire TO aid in the search for the body O
a tourist, n Mr. Cooper. Mr.. Hardy Il
resting from literary work at present
"A few years ago Kipling called oil
Mark Twain at Hartford. In descrb
ing his visit he confessed TO a tempta
ton to steal the hosts corncob pipe a
u relic The mantle of Twain has now
in measure, fallen on the shoulder
! If the younger man.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-15
when Our Shin Comes In

II don't see,' said Mr., Biltops, "but
what we shall have to alter or amend
the familiar phrase: When my ship
comes in We are all going to be rich
when our ship comes in. 1t has been
delayed by wind and tide, by various
adverse circumstances, for 1t is a sail
ing vessel, one of the old, old kind, with
lofty spars and widespread wings.
But its cargo is all right, and it will
come into port some day. But what
are we going to do about this steam
ship business? There's mighty few
sailing ships nowadays, most every
thing is steamers; and our fortune
like most of the folks, must be on
some steamer. Maybe it's only q small
fortune and on a slow boat. But the
slowest of the tramps bang through,
somehow, in about so long, whatever
the weather may be, and If our for.
tune doesn't come on tSat boat then
what is the fair presumption? That it
isn't coming that way at all And what
does that mean? Why, it means that
II we really want n fortune we must
give up waiting for our ship to come in,
and pitch in and earn it."-N. Y. Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-15

Dogs have been taught to smoke, but
they never seem to like it, but drome-
daries smoke and are particularly fond
of the weed We have this on the testi-
mony of mat.y celebrated travellers in
Egypt. Dromedary drivers rely more
on tobacco smoke for their control over
these animals than anything else.
When travelling on long journeys the
dromcdaries are in many cases required
to travel all day and night, and they are
kept up to their task by smoking cigars.
The driver carries triangular piece Of
wood, which is pierced at one point like
a cigar holder. This is inserted in the
animals mouth, the cigar beirg lit and
pressed into the hole in the same fash
ion followed by man. The dromedary
Immediately closes its eyes and puffs
away through its rostrlls until the
cigar is consumed.