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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
CASHIER DEFAULTS.
He Drew Heavily on the Bank M
CauanI SuaDenSiOn,

He Drew Heavily on the Bank and
Causcd Suspension.
Great Falls, Mont, Feb. Z. - The
Northwestern National bank of this
city has failed to open it's doors. The
failure is said to be due to Il defalca-
tion by the cashier. The directors
learned of the shortage, took posses
sion and asked the controller for in
Structions. He directed Il receiver in
the vicinity to take charge temporarily
until the national bank examiner
could reach here. The directors dis
covered that Cashier Hatcher had
drawn $1SO,00O from its Boston cor
respondent the Globe National bank.
and used it in the purchase of bank
stock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Clarkson Will Visit.

Omaha, Feb. Maj. T. S. GARRISON
commander-in-chief of the q. \. H..
has left for an extended trip to the
Eastern departments. He will VISIT
the annual encampmcnt of the depart
ment of Minnesota Feb. % and ~ 1T
st. Paul,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11

Cnnnucl<s Want T>vO-Cent Postage.
Winnipeg, Feb. IA convention or
business men from all over Manitoba
and the Northwest was held here ana
passed strong resolutions favorlnS a
2-cent postage rate and the early con-
Struction of the Crows Nest railway 20
the Kootenay mining regions.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Trouble for Dixon.

Watertown, S. D., Feb. Z. - George
w. Dixon, who was held in 500 bail
some weeks ago on the charge of rape,
has been turned over to the sheriff by
his bondsmen. He is agent of the
Great Western Elevator company. and
it is now alleged he has issued dupli-
cate wheat tickets and upon these
tickets has secured loans at the banks
and among friends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Amateur Detective Scores.

Sleepy Eye. MIMI. Feb. 7.-Ernest
Schlegcr, q farmer living in Leaven-
worth town, eleven miles southwest,
was arrested charged with reckless
driving here Monday afternoon when
he drove IL team full speed against q
horse ridden by a boy knocking both
down and breaking the boys leg.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
4 Beet Sugar Factory.

Black River Falls, Wis, Feb. I. =
The county board voted-17 to 5-to
sell the beet sugar company 25,O0O
acres Of county land at so cents per
acre. the consideration being that the
company shall build a beet sugar fac
tory at Mcmillan to cost not less than
$l5O,O0O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
I,Oat HiA Head,

Gladstone. Mich. Feb. I. - Mick
Johnson, Il Finlunder, was run over ny
:, 500 train near the Cleveland Cliffs
furnace and his head was severed from
his body. He was drunk the previous
evening.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Worthy of Release.

Black River Falls, Wis, Feb. I. -
Charles Reitz, who has been here on a
leave Of absence for several months to
visit his family, appeared before the
county judge to plead for release from
the state hospital for the insane. The
jury were out only few minutes
when they returned the verdict that he
was not now insane and had not since
his return shown any sign Of insanity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11

Insurance Companies Will Contest.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Feb. 1T is
now thought to be established that
murder preceded the firing of the No
yak store at Walford. but Identified
ton of the charred remains is vet i'll
doubt. The life insurance companies
will surely contest the collection Of
$:S3,0UO carried by Novak
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
ycncxuelnns Grn tcful.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Senor Andradc,
accompanied by Secretary Olney,
called on President Cleveland bearing
Il testimonial from the governor and
people of the State Of Zulia. Venez.,
in recognition of the good offices OF
the president and Secretary Olncy i'll
tho matter of the boundary dispute.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
MINERS ARRESTED.

Troops Interfere With Their Work
in the Wichita Mountains.
Guthrie, Okla, Feb. Z. - A detach-
ment of troops has succeeded in To-
eating the miners at work in the
Wichita mountains and driven them
out, and a party of them are now held
under arrest at Fort Sill. William
Cooley. an old Nevada miner, said that
before being molested his party locat-
ed some very rich ores. He declared
that in the great mother of the Wich-
ita mountains is one of the greatest
carbonate belts in the world.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Bic Suit In Iowa.

Webster City, Iowa. Feb. What
promises to be a long legal battle was
commenced when a petition was filed
against O'Brien Bros, the Hamilton
County State bank. the First National
bank and Mrs. Ellen O'Brien. The
suit grew out of the recent large fail
urc of O'Bricn Bros, furniture deal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
A Costly Kiss.

ST. Paul. Feb. Z. - Frank Anderson
was convicted in police court of at
tempting to kiss Mrs. Hilda G. Carson
by force and was fined $25 by Judge
Twohy, who thus fixes the criminal
valu, of stolen kisses in st. Paul at
what may be considered Il very high
Eat
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Ullnnnn Knocked Out.

Macon. Ga. Feb. BILLY Duke Of
Baltimore and Joe Ullman Of Savan-
nah. light-weights. fought fifteen
rounds in the athletic association
arena before Il large crowd. Duke. in
the fifteenth round. landed on Ullman's
jaw Il knock out blow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
(nxhicr AbncOnds.

Bethlehem, Pa. Feb. 7.-Cashicr C.
r. BREEDER of the First National bank
of this city, has absconded. Experts
have found Il shortage Of nearly $15.-
600. The amount was taken in small
sums. showing systematic populations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
PERKS OF THE SEA.

Narrow Escape OF n BOnt Load of
Gloucester Fishermen.
Boston, Feb. 1.-'Fhirty-three fisher
men, the crews Of the Gloucester fish
ing schooncrs Nereid. Yosemite and
Maggie and Mary. wrecked on the
Nova Scotian coast in last weeks gale.
have been brought here by the steamer
Boston from Yarmouth. n. S. All had
terrible experiences to relate, but the
four survivors of the Yosemite suf-
fered by far the worst.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
E,,,,oux pitcher Diving.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Feb. Z. - Chat les
Radbourne, the famous base ball play
err of this city. who won fame ana
fortune as pitcher with the Providence
and Boston teams. Is lying mt tho point
OF death ut his home III this city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
TrcnnOr Released,

Washington. Feb. 7.-Mr. Neill. the
charge of the United States legation ut
Lima. Peru. has cnhled the state de-
partnrnt that $. G. Treenor. mate Of
the American bark Uncle John, has
been released.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
AVOIDING TROUBLE.
Resignation of n Judge Rather Than
Face Impcncllmcnt Proceedings.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. Z. Judge
Metz, Of the Fourth judicial court OF
Wyoming, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Gov. Richards and it has been
accepted. The house had agreed to
bring impeachment proceedings
against him, and the senate had de-
clined to resolve itself into court for
his trial. Metz was charged with
having been bribed to allow fraudu-
lent settlement Of debt of the Sun
Dance bank.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Sensation In a. Poisoning Case.

SCRANTON In a POtHOnfnE tnSe'
Kansas City. Feb. Maj. Woodsoli.
counsel for Alice Plat. charged with
poisoning the two children OF Lawyer
Charles Musscy, sprung a sensation ut
the trial when he intimated by his Inc
Of questioning Mrs. Mussey that an at
tempt would be made to implicatc her
in the crime.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
RESIGNATION of Ministry.

Lisbon, Feb. I. = The Portuguese
ministry has resigned and it is under
stood that Senior Luciano dc Castro
will he entrusted with the task of re-
forming the cabinet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Convicted of burglary.

W'inona, Mimi. Feb. I. = A verdict
of guilty of burglary in the third de-
gree was returned in tho district court
against Thomas Blagik.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
MOODY IS SIXTY.
Evungelist's Birthday Celebrated by
Il St:SO,OOO Gift.

Boston. Feb. Z. : Dwight Il. Moody,
the famous evangelist. observed his
siXtiath birthday and hundreds of his
admirers in many places, not to men
ton his Boston friends. united to make
the occasion Il memorable one. Friends
of the distinguished lay preacher
have collected $4,000. which will be
used by him to erect a chapel for the
use Of the Mount Vernon school for
boys, of which Mr.. Moody was the
founder and is now the chief patron.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Rified II. Railroad.

Rcdfield. Mimi, Feb. I. - Burglars
entered the Omaha depot ut Garden
City and secured 81 200 worth OF mer-
chandisc. No clue.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
Sc,ntnr HARRIS wing.

Washington, Feb. The condition
of Senator Harris was much improved.
While still very i'll the physicians be-
licve the worst has passed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
I,urnr.l Fire Hcnduuarters.

saltwater, Mimi, Feb. Z. - Flames
partially destroyed the fire department.
buldin. in this city. The flames orig
mated in Il hay loft and are believed
10 be inccndiary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
MURDERER.

T THE. time of
which. 1 WRITE. my
mother and: brother
lived in a neat cot
tage, on. a beauti-
full farm about four
miles from the
town of M. They
were not poor, for
they owned the
farm on which
they lived, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

when 1 began my studies into the music OF The
ceremonies Of coincidence. Mr.. Hale has recorded
on the back the names Of all the chiefs engaged
In the conference-their English names, ttular
Indian names and the meaning Of the latter
They were Joseph Snow, "Hahiron' Gle who
scatters'). Onondaga chief and fre-keeper
George II. NJ. Johnson, "TeyonhelIkon' Double
lfeO Mohawk chief and Government inter
prefer; John Buck, "Skanawaht," CBeyond the
River" more correctly, Swamp, Onondaga
chief and wampum keeper; John Smoke Johnson
INSTRUMENTATION" cDisappearing mist)
Mohawk chief and speaker OF the council; Isaac
Hill, INSTRUMENTATION" cThe voice sus-
pended'o, Onondaga chief and lre-keeper, and
Seneca Johnson, "Kanonkeritawih" C'Entangled
hair gven'), Seneca chief. The information
given to Mr.. Hale on this occasion he embodied
in the introduction and notes to the ''Iroquois
Book of Rites
In 1892 John Buck. who chanted the Iroquois
hymn and what have since called The Iro-
quois Ltany," for me b. the hour while the
Rev. Isaac Bearfoot acted as interpreter between
us. also brought the wampum belts to the meet
ing place for my inspection and explained them
What he said led me to believe that they were
as much mnemonic sgns-heps to mcmory-.ls
anything else. They were of several kinds. On
one of them was q rev OF figures like hG!f-dd-
monds. each extending across the belt From
Bucks explanation l gathered that the figures
were conventionalized hearts This perpe.uated
the memory OF treaty.
with what tribe?" asked
1.-The Eres." answered Buck.
about what timer"
About two hundred years after the white man
came to America"
This illustrates the starting point which Buck
chose for nearly all his estimates Of time So
n any years centuries before or after the white
man came. 1t is also the basis Of David Cus.cL
in his singular but extremely Interesting and
suggestive History Of the Six Nations" De
scribing the extinction Of tribe in battle. this
writer, himself a Tuscarora. says: This ate
happened probably about two thousand five hun
dred winters before Columbus discovered the
America
JOHN BUCKS INTERPRETATION.
BELTS of pure white beads Buck described as
records of treaties Of peace. Stripes diagonally
across a belt, he said, were symbols of agree
ment that the tribe giving it would help the Six
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

pattern "a meander) was said to have been sent
by whites as a confirmation Of a treaty.
The collection Of belts brought by Buck dld
not appear so numerous as that shown on Mr..
Hae's photograph. Its most interesting feature
half of the belt which. according to ira
ditiOn, signalizcd the formation or the lroquois
Confederacy. The circumstance that he had only
half the belt Buck explained by saying that whcn
the Six Nations separated after the American
Revolution, the majority leaving their ancestral
homes in what is now NewYork State to be-
come the wards Of the British people, for whom
they had fought, in Canada, the wampum belts
were divided between the two bodies. In the
case of this belt, the league belt, neither body
wished to surrender ii to the other, so II was
cut in two and each body took half. This belt,
however, is not that which 10 described rs the
Hiawatha belt. in the possession of the Mayor
of Albany
The latter belt according to a description
Gently printed. contains four oblong figures four
inches 10y five, two of which on either side of
q diamond shaped figure in the middle. All the
figures are connected by links and are eX-
pounded follows: The diamond represents the
Onondaga Nation. which the wealthest and
NEST powerful. The other four figures stand for
the Senecas. Mohawks. Cayugas and Oneidas
confederacy. The sixth nation is the Tuscarora,
which did not enter the league until early in the
eighteenth century after the English had driven
il out of South Carolina. Now the belt believed
by the Canadian Iroquois to he the record Of the
formation Of the league c'The Great Peace. as
Mr.. Hale would have il called shows only row
9. conyentionalized human figures clasping
hands, an exceedingly simple and rude design.
for all the world like the chains of dolls which
are cut out of paper 10 amuse children.
THE QUESTION OF ANTIQUITY.
II the belt is an authentic record. it might be
any way from two Hundred to five hundred
years old Cusick the Indian historian, who
wrote down the traditions Of his people without
questioning them. and then tried to fix chrono-
logical points fer IL. sake of his white readers
said the league Termed a thousand years
before tie coming G! Columbus.
Morgan. taking the testimony of the Indians
ard celia Ing it. fixed upon the year 1859: Hora-
TO hale calculating the rec of change in the
linguages Of the IrGquois, came to the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

conclusion Morgan; the Rev. William NJ.
Beaucbamp. OF Baldwinsville, n. Y, of the
most inGefatgable students Of the New-York
Iroquois. has satisfied himself that the year 1900
Is nearer the real date.
The question is tempting. but cannot be en-
tered on now. What is important in connection
with the belts which used to be kept at Onon-
daga Castle is that DR.. Beauchamp holds them
all to be Of very recent origin. In his notes on
Cusick's history reprinted in his book. The Iro-
quois Trail" he says:
1t does not seem probable that single belt
was left when the OnOndaga towns We're pill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11

Nations in war-the diagonal figure being IN
terpreted as props for the Long House-the sym
bo, Of the confederacy. One belt which showed
IN its middle an oblong figure with coioreo
snot in its centre Buck said was the record
of O. treaty granting hunting and fishing PRIV
,,eres. that is to say. the tribes exchanging the
belts agreed to use certain hunting and fishing
territory in common. When asked how this was
svmbolized by the design on the belt. Buck ex-
nIained that the parallelogram was dish. the
spot in its centre a piece Of meat belt or
purple containing a white conventionalized de-
sign like that commonly called the Greek key
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
TIE WAMPUM BIRD.

for injuries.
have already mentioned that white wam-
pun belt said to be peace belt In the
Hiawatha story, told by Mr. Hale, the great
missionary and phant hropist covers his breast
with strings of white shells when he goes to the
Mohawks with his message Of peace. THESE sto-
res also illustrate a use to which wampum is
still mt among the Indians. When John Buck
died in 1893 Ohe office of Wampum Keeper had
been in his family for four generations the let
ter from the Reserve near Brantford, when
brought the information to me- contained two
purple wampum beads strung on bit OF thread
They were the proofs Of the genuineness OF the
letter and the truthfulness of its message
Abram Hill an Oneida chief, long a COM
panion of the dead Chief Webster in the cere-
monies OF the New-York Iroquois once explained
this value of wampum expressly and succlnctly:
Indians wampum same as white mans letter.
Strings of wampum carried by messengers serve
as credentials. SO, too they are used IN the con-
dolence ceremony, where also the arrangement
of the beads on the string acts as an aid to the
memory. Chief Webster was called on ten years
ago to explain the use of wampum to commit
tee of the General Assembly investigating the
Indian problem in New-York. He said that
wampum meant nothing to white man, all to
Indian he also related TRADITION as IoiloWS.
There is a tree set in the ground and 1t touches
the heavens. Under that tree sits this Wainpum.
1t sits on a log. Goals Of fire are unquenchable.
and the Six Nations at the council fire held
by the tribe. TODD da no, a member Of the bear
clan, is the great chief here. He has descend
! ant in our tribe to-day. His name is Frank
Logan. One Of the uses Of wampum is for SYM
Dol in the election Of officers. The wampum
tra vea keen the treaties of the patton"
II. E x.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-19

unalterable etiquette Of the German
Court, the Emperor must himself have
read Prince Henry's words beforehand.
TO closer students OF European affairs,
however. there seems much method. in
MS madness. The average Englishman
VINO is laughing loudly to-day, proba-
biy will be puZzling his brains next
week as to whether the German craze
Tor naval power Is not q thing to be
feckcGed with. 1t may have been more
than mere joke when in talking to
Count Iichy, the Emperor said:
You should visit China; by the time
you get there you will find Prince
Henry emperor OF China" Why should
not Emperor William found second
India for Germany in China as a means
OF Imperial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT aold Of
averting the social revolution threaten
cd at home?
The Spectator dlates on this view
To-day, and is quite prepared. perhaps,
even to welcome the German Emperor
as the acknowledged master and OPEN
er to civilization and foreign trade of
the richest, best populated and quietest
section OF the Chinese Empire.
Niao-Chou. with its harbor and him
tefiand, which Germany is anncXing, Is
ms large as Wales, and full of people
1t is capable of yielding substantial
revenue and OF becoming the stopping
OIL place for the acquisition OF the Cen
trail division of China. These possibili-
ties Will come home to Jolrl Bull when
he has done laughing. Anticipating
that time, and taking advantage Of the
state of mind, bordering on frenzy. to
which German trade rivalry has reduc-
ca no small section of the British pco-
PIE, the navy league, whose one de-
sire is Tor increased naval armamcnts
yesterday sent to LCrlGnn editors q
document marked Private ana con-
hdental,' begging them TO awaken the
public 40 the peril of the deadly
enemy, silently, steadily and stcalthily
preparing TO strike England down. In
the end they will succeed for so soon
as the German Emperor gets his naval
vote through the Reichsiag that seem,
the most obvious purpose of these Kicl
antics, so surely will the cry go up for Il
proportional Increase for the British
navy. =
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-19
COZ. RUIZ TX T<UrElf.
Summary Puui.hmcnt ono OfGcn.
crni Pnnd0's Peace t0,,niissioners

philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 1S.-The new
revenue cutter Hugh Mccullough lcf;
Cramps shipyard to-day for the Pa
ciiic coast, by way OF Cape Horn, in
command IF Captain Hodgsdon, with
ten officers and u crew Of Scvcnty-five
men. She will he the flagship of the
revenue cutter fleet in those waters.
Her principal duty. however, will BE-
to keep the seal poachers from vio-
iating ,he United States laws govern
ing the voters Of the Bering sea. She
Will relieve the cuMcr Bear
The dimensions OF the new cutter are:
Length. 2l9 feet; BEAM 81 feet; mean
draught, II feet, with a displacement
pf J. $50 tons. The engines are of 1000
indicated horse power. The contract
speed is sixteen knots, although on her
Official test last May the average speed
was 1874 knots an hour. The arma-
ment consisting Of four 6-pounders AMI
four 1p>unders, the laftcr rapid lire
guns, are Of she briggs Shredder pat
tern. Thcrcris also a torpedo tube IN
her bow. Captain Russell Glover. VIVA
tondnctcd the Ohicia! insDccton of
the cutter, says that the MaCullough is
beyond question tlic fastest cutter in
the United Staes revenue service and
could act in the capacity Of an auxiliary
cruiser.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-19
HELD ON STsrICION.
ntstrict Attorney Enkes The Swor,
statement OF the tnptni ,uua Crov
of tEc silver iIcc,g

WilminEton, y. O., Dec. 1S-The schoon-
'f silver Heels, SUSPECTED OF having en-
Eafed In i!ibustcring operations is still
here. She has discharged the cargo or
coal ana has taken on Il cargo OF lumber
WN!ch the cauiain says he Will rake 10
barn"GocS. III" vessel finished loading, :,
I,% days ago, ana has been rcndy to
clear, hut on account Of her ,tues,lonahle
record has not been able to get clearance
papers.
To-day United tates District Attorney
H.. Ayc"c!s took thc testimony Of The
captain and the crew. which they gave
voluntarily. While Mr.. Nycock ref,,scd
20 make the nnidavts public, 1t is gencr-
allE understood that the testimony was
M abSolut" denial of having In any way
violated the neutrality laws.
IL is rimorcd that First Mate Alfred
thompson told Il representative of the
spanish Government that the Silver Heels
transferred q cargo of arms ana ammuni-
i!on 10 tho Dauntlcss, but there is not
the slightest reason for believing: that his
sworn iaStmony yesterday differed from
that Of hc rest of the crew.
Testimony was taken also from Tho
strvcd"Tcs who unl0adcd the coal and
loaded the lumber. All tho information
will. of course, be sent TO hcadquartcrs n,
Washington. And pending the action that
the Government viii take the Silver
Heels will remain ai this mort. though
Captain Quinlan and his men are chuling
at the delay.