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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Casualties.

Nicholas Homan's house at Bellevue,
Iowa, was destroyed by fire and his
ten-year-old child was burned to
death
The ten-year-old son Of Fred Stuhr
was drowned while bathing in a
slough near Alma, Wis. He was a
poor swimmer and the little boys who
were with him could not save him.
J. Guy Brewer. twelve years old.
was drowned In the Des Moines river
at Des Moines while fishing with two
companions. He is the son Of L. L.
Brewer, local insurance agent.
Twenty-Five guests at the Becker
Wise wedding at Sioux City, Iowa,
were injured by the overturning of
tallyho in which they were riding
about the city.
Sherman Brown, twenty-one years
old. was drowned at Sweeney's pond
at Barron. Wis. while bathing. He
was taken with cramps and went
down in an eddy and his companions
could not reach him. He was teach
err.
During heavy thunder storm light
ming struck in many places at Chicago.
Fred Nusbeck. young man. was
killed. and a number of small fires
were started. The trolly wire on Har-
rison street bridge got out of order and
two horses were killed and several
people had narrow escapes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
TOO EXPENSIVE.
Probable Disruption of the Mort
eastern Saenwerbund

Probable Disruption of the North.
eastern Saengerbund.
Philadelphia, June 26. - There wa,
considerable excitement among tbo|
German singing societies over the RI.
NOR that several of the large SOCIETIES
Of New York and Brooklyn wonlS|
probably withdraw from the North
eastern Saengerbund. AS reported
the dissatisfied societies included hi
the Arion, Liederkranz, Eichenkrauz|
and possibly Beethoven Mannaercboj1|
Of New York, and the Arion of Brook
lyn. What the recalcitrants are Al
legged to object to is the expenses of
training choruses and sending largs
delegations to the triennial tests. Pres
ident Leohhart, of the United Singers
of Philadelphia, stated that the Arion
of Brooklyn had proposed to withdraw
but that since the City of Churche3
had been selected as the next meeting
place the members of that society had
partly withdrawn their objections, and
he felt assured that the Arion would
continue member of the bund.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
sINEws OF WAR.
Prominent Cubans Arranging fol
the Raising of Funds,

Prominent Cubans Arranging fol
the Raising of Funds.
New York, June 26.-A meeting q
prominent Cubans, presided over BY
Delegate Tomas Estranda Palma, waa
held at the Astor house, and was largeI
ly attended by planters, merchants and
others having property interests ID
Cuba. The meeting, which was priI
vate, had for its object the agreement
upon plan for raising within shorl
time the necessary funds to carry Cd
q decided, vigorous campaign agains
the Spanish government in Cuba mex
winter, in case the absolute independ|
ence of the island is not by that timl
established. The plan, in short, is II
make one great effort to anticipate on !
years supplies,s so that the Cuban army
may undertake an aggressive policy in|
stead of following the present tactics
which lack Of sufficient supplies com
pels 1t to observe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Personal Mention.

Howard A. Scott was electrocuted
at Sing Sing, N. Y.
Col. Richard Nevins, formerly prom
inent in politics in Columbus. Ohio.
who had been i'll with grip ut Hotel
Girard. in New York, for a month, is
dead.
John NJ. Francis, senior proprietor
and editor-in-chief Of the Troy Times,
ard ex-minister Of the United States
to Austria. Greece and Portugal died
at his home in Troy. N. Y.
Rev. Lorenzo D. McCabe, D. D.. Ii.
D.. for fifty years professor in the
Chic Wesleyan university and dis
tinguished author and theologian In
the Methodist church, died at Della
ware, Ohio, in his eighty-6rst year.
Henry F. Games, president Of the
Commercial National Bank of Chicago,
and we'll known in banking circles all
over the country. is dead at his apart
ments at the Lake hotel after long
illness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
MURDERER LYNCHED.
Mob Mt Crystal Springs Was Too
Strong for the Guards.

Mob at Crystal Springs Was Too
Strong for the Guards.
jackson, Miss, June %. ~ negro
named Mosely, who killed Farmer
John Strong, near. Crystal Springs,
Miss, few days ago, and who was
arrested ut that place and confined
in Jail, has been hanged by a mob.
The negro had been guarded by 100
armed men and two calls for troops
from this place had been sent, but,
owing to the absence Of Gov. Nc
Laurin, and the fact that it was i'm
possible to establish communication
with Lieut.. Gov. Jones, who is at his
home in Woodville, the troopssdid not
start for the scene until this morning,
when the moving order was received.
The troops received order to stop as
they were boarding the train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Warrington Talk,

The senate confirmed the following
nominations: William r. Powell. New
jersey, to be minister to Hayti; Steph-
en- j. Weekes. Nebraska. to be register
of the landSofhce ate 'Neill, Neb.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Harold s. Van Blu
rem. New Jersey. to be consul general
at Nice, France; Robert s. Pearson,
South Dakota. to be dsslty auditor
for the interior department; William
NJ. Lynch, to be assayer Of the mint
at New Orleans. Also Assistant En-
gineer ]. X. Robson, to be passed as
sistant engineer in the navy; Passed
Assistant Engineer e. T. Warburton,
to be chief engineer in the navy, be-
sides some minor promotions in the
navy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

The Providence Journal says: The
fiction that most Bostonians are de-
scendants of the men and women who
came over in the Mayfower" has not
yet been exploded, as recent comments
indicate. AS matter of fact, the old
Boston families were not of the May
flower party. Most of them came from
Suffolk with Winthrop, and settled,
first at Salem. then at Boston, eight
and ten years after the Plymouth coll
ony had been founded. Yet the May
flower legend is still vigorous, like
some other legends that pass as his
tory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Criminal,

Bad bookkeeping is the defense set
up by ex-State Treasurer J. s. Bart
ley. on trial at Omaha for stealing q
half-million Of state funds.
James Oesterle, one of the pioneers
of Sharon. Portage county, Wis, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the right temple. He was eighty-two
years Of age.
Richard Oates, proprietor of the Cen
trail house. Calumet, Mich, left for
Chicago one month ago yesterday.
promising to return in five days. No
word has been heard from him and
foul play is suspected.
DR.. Samuel Marsh Martin. aged IS,
for the past twenty-five years one Of
tho most prominent physicians Of
Eastern Indiana, has committed sui
eide at Greenfield by hanging himself
In his barn. He has been in i'll health
for some time and was somewhat
Respondent.
At Birch Lake. near Ashland, John
Anderson and Oscar Syostrom, who
was under the influence of liuuor, got
into quarrel and Swyostrom caught
Anderson's coat lapel with enc hand
and struck at his heart with a knife.
The knife penetrated Anderson's arm.
inflicting bad wound.
At Portage la Prairie. Man., Henry
Brigham. a carpenter, while temporar-
lily insane, shot his young sister-in-law,
killing her instantly. He then turned
the revolver on himself and put bull
let through his brain.
Fred Smith, formerly elevator man
in the Hyde block at Spokane, Wash,
is fugitive from justice, charged with
drugging and abusing fourteen year.
old girl named Barbara McQuilliam.
The girl was kept under the influence
Of drug for several days.
Sidney ]. Sanford of Barrie, Ont,
county treasurer. has disappeared. He
went away, leaving a letter saying
there was q shortage in his accounts
which he could not meet. A partial in
vestigation shows loss to the county
of about 100000. which will probably
be increased by further Investigation
c. Collins of Nashville, Tenn. who
said be had but recently disposed OF
his hotel in that city and had the pro-
ceeds = $4,000 on his person, was
found badly wounded at Merimac
Highlands, fifteen miles from st. Louis.
He told the Waterman of the inn. near
where he was found. that he had been
stabbed and robbed of the $4,000 by
Martin Ensley. a travelling man whom
he had met at Nashville. Ensley has
been arrested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

The Importance which often attaches
to a single word has been emphasized
in curious way in New Jersey. The
legislature, at its last session, took
favorable action on proposed amend
naent to the constitution prohibiting
all kinds of gambling. In some way
the word prohibited" was altered to
provided" in the amendment as acted
on, and the error is so serious that the
legislature has been called together in
special session to rectify it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
TO BUY OUT SPAIN.

Talk Of an Offer of 100000, 600
Hanna Dodges.
Cleveland, June Ex-senator Hanna
was asked whether there was any
truth in a telegraphic statement that
President Mckinley is considering a
plan whereby. the freedom of Cuba is
to be purchased from Spain for $780,
100000, the amount to be secured by
Cuba. "The statement is not authori-
tative," said he. Mr.. Hanna denied
that there was a yelled slight to Pres
ident Mckinley in the omission of his
name from the state platform.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
To Prevent Mob. yiolence

Frankfort, Ky, June 27.-The gov
ernor of Kentucky is determined to
prevent mob violence in this state.
While every one knows that the SOL
dier boys are going to Simpson county
to protect George Dining, the negro
who is to be tried there next week,
none suspected that cannon would be
necessary to prevent mob violence,
but Acting Governor Worthington
thought otherwise, and two cannon
We're loaded on fiat cars here to be
Slipped to Franklin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

Winona, Mimi, June ga wong
giving the name Of Annie Gresoi!
under arrest here, she having oD.alll]
money under false pretenses ana rt1
picked up by the police in badly
toxicated condition. She represen1
herself as an agent Of the AluS
Daughters, soliciting money to senu u
Mrs. Mary Donaldson to W!do"|
home. She forged the names oa
number Of Winona leading Dus,ne11
men to her list, and on these col'ec \
small sums, which she spent Il
liquor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01


Ins4 h4s Cana Han house of commons;
the governments proposal Il. Tor o. fast;
Atlantic line Of steamers was adopted.
ia to q. 81
Passengers Of the Panama railronds
steamer Advance, detained ut Hoff-
man island, owing to yellow fever.
have been discharged.
The steam collier Sueannah O'Kelly
has foundered in q hurricane which
has passed over Belfast Tough. The
members of the crew were drowned.
The Norwegian storthing has unani-
mously approved the address to the
king In favor of concluding treaties to
establish permanent courts of arbitra-
ton.
After trial of three days the mill
tary tribune at Vienna has found Bart
mann and Wanizecke. who were
charged with selling military secrets
to Russia. guilty Of the offense.
Great damage has been done in ltou-
mania by the. recent rain storm. The
Danube overlooked its banks and an.
immense lake nine miles long has.
formed between Fetesd and Tchora-
voda.
The volksraad has declared June %
the day of the diamond Jubilee process
sion in London. to be holiday
throughout he South African republic
in honor of Queen Victoria. 81
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

H. A. Huston, state chemist Of In
diana, in report says: The estimated
sales of commercial fertilizers in In
diana during 1896 amounted to 1900
tons. This Is an apparent decrease Of
5000 tons from the estimated sales in
1895. The decrease is, believe, only
apparent, for it now seems probable
that the estimate for 1895 was too
high, owing to considerable number
OF tags being carried over which were
really used in 1896, although they ap-
pear in the 1895 sales. It is probable
that an estimate of $4,000 tons in 1895
and $4,000 tons In 1896 would more
nearly express the real facts. In the
$4,000 tons for which tags were
issued were 1O,70O tons of bone
and non-acidulated packing house
products; 21,s00 tons Of com
plete" fertilizer, that is, acidu-
lated goods containing phosphoric acid,
nitrogen and potash; $500 tons OF am
moniated rhosphates. LOO tons of acid
phosphate and potash. and 400 tons
OF plain acid phosphate. OF the bone
and non-acidulated packing house
products 400 tons had received an adj
dition Of potash. Comparing the sales
#. each group with the sales of the
previous year. we find that there has
been an increase of 1900 tons in sales
OF complete fertilizer, an increase
Of 1000 tons in the sales Of plain acid
phosphate, o decrease of 500 tons in the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
A degenerate Kings Daughter
Ruin ina Flremeu'h Eyes.

RuintnA Flremen's Eyes.
New York, June 26.-An experlme9
has been made Mt q fire in tie dow
town district which may prove OF ~
mense benefit in fighting fire. Dr. gu
tav Schoeler, who Is attached to
fire department, went to each comMl|
stationed at the blaze, and with y
tie brush put q drop of cocaine into u
eyes of every fireman. This was u
result Of some tests which have petI
going on in the department by when
has apparently been proved that
cocaine would enable the men TO lo']
through smoke for fifteen minutes
more,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

Black Hawk, the chief Of the Win
nebagoes, will visit the Iowa state fair.
this summer. The chief is now ninety
years old and has not been as strong
as usual since he was stricken with
paralysis some time ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
stea,aers oxerauc

Suez. June 27.--Steamers have left
Bombay and Alden in search OF the
Paudo, an intermediate steamer. The
steamer Alden. from Yokohama. via
Colombo. Ceylcn, Gil June /, Is Il week
overdue here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

Men should not be too inquisitive.
Curiosity led q gentleman in Kenne-
bunk, Me-. to take a sQuint into his
wife's trunk. He was astonished to
find $1,000 worth Of stolen goods and
q set OF burglars tools. Good enough
for him. When will husbands learn
enough to mind their own business?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Bnrber Gets Wealth.

Sioux City. Iowa. June 27.-Linnie 4
Kasson, barber of this city, is heir
to $250,0OO. The money came to him
from his uncle. James Kasson of
Austin, Tex. There are two heirs to
the estate, Linnie and brother in the
East.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Militia Ordered Out

Jackson, Miss, June 26-The Capl1
Light Guards OF this city have .; T.,
ordered out to 60 to Crystal sPI .he
Miss. to protect negro III JAZZ ~ Al
for the murder Of a farmer At !"
place a few days ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01

Thousands of cattle south Of the
Mexican border line are still on their
way to the United States markets.
The prospective duty on imported cat
tie Is largely responsible for this con-
dition of affairs. Mexican cattle own
ers have felt it was now or never.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Dauntless Crew Dischareed,

DauntIess Crew Discharged.
Key West, Fla, June 27.-The crew
and the Cubans who were on board
the Dauntless, and who were arrest
ed, were discharged by United States
Commissioner julius Otto on the
ground that there was no evidence to
show that they We're a military or
ganization or intending to commit acts
hostile to Spain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
The ssenserbund.

Philadelphia, June 25. = At to-dny's
business session of the Northeast
Saengerbund Brooklyn was unani-
mously selected for the next meeting
place in 1900. A determined effort
was made to have the saengerfcsts
held every i've years instead Of every
three years, ms Mt present, but the
proposition was lost by small ma
1oritv.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
A Record Broken.

: n IICCUrI K5FOKeM.
Cleveland, June 27.-The side-wheel
steamer City of Buffalo broke the
speed record for the great lakes. She
went from Cleveland to Putin Bay
island in two hours and fifty-tive
minutes, speed Of % 81 miles an
hour
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
1,.,na unh Inv n storm.

Leavenworth, Kan.,. June 2o.1n ~
we're wind storm, accolnp;l',l'n, Lay y:
heavy rain and an unusual dlsp."! n
lightning, broke over this GU! ,a]
raged for an hour, doing. much w.
age to property.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Isaac Hoffman wn. Muraeren

San Francisco. June q. - The coro-
ner's inquest into the mysterious de.lth
Of Isaac Hoffman has been conclude
the jury returning verdict to the Of
feet that he was murdered by some
persons unknown to the jury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Two Rivermen Drowned.

Two Kivermen Drowned.
Rhinelanded. Wis, June q. - Two
river drivers. Bourke ana Ed johnson.
were drowned on the Pelican river
rapids, opposite this city. They were
working for Daily & O'Day on the
rear Of the Wisconsin river drive.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
brooklyn VIII Have a Day.

New York, June 27.-Arrangements
nre nearly completed for the celebra-
ton Of Brooklyn day Mt the Nashville
exposition. There will be Brooklyn
exhibits arranged by Brooklyn people,
Brooklyn music by Brooklyn band
and a representative audience OF
prominent Brooklyn people.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
PITH Q IF THE .E!!',Wl|S.
EVENTS F The PAST WEEK IN A
4. CONDENSED FORM.

\ General Resume Of the Most In-.
Z portaat News, OF the Week, Fron
An Parts Of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged In Con-,
ve.ient Form for Rapid Perasal
by Busy People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
No wonder Prince Nicholas excels
% sprinter. He had q coach along.

The church and the bicycle continue
to get closer together. No modern
church establishment that is at all far
removed is complete now without q
wheelery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Foreigu Notes,

Chauncey Depew, Jr, Is seriously III
at London.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-09
is A COSTLY MANIA.
The Philateiist and His Craze in
Some Manifestations.

"Not worth Cancelled postage
stamp must cease to be a current ex-
preston of utter worthlessness. At a
New York sale a confederate 5-cent
Cancelled postage stamp was sold for
$576. Another brought $102. and other
stamps, all Cancelled, anywhere from
So to $3.50 each. The stamp collect
ing mania has gone much further than
that of coin collecting. Not even the
mad desire for nightmare posters
threatens to rival its fury. Usually 1t
is harmless, because its victims are
commonly able to indulge it without
wrecking their business and throwing
their families 'on the community for
support. Occasionally, however, it
fastens its relentless clutches on men
of moderate means who are sometimes
reduced to the point of selling the bed
and other household furniture to buy
a coveted treasure, say the Cancelled
stamp of Cape Colony or Patagonia
office, too insignificant to be known to
the public, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Just what good is served by a collec-
tion of postage stamps is not clear.
1t may be useful to the young in train
ing them in classification and geog-
raphy, thought that is never the pur-
pose of the unfortunate collectors, but
otherwise the object seems to be moth
ing more than to crafty the pride of
possession to inspire the lively sense
of pleasure that comes from having
what other men earnestly desire. The
collection of almost anything else may
have an excuse, often false and peril
dious, of study of the art of making
the thing, whatever it, may be. Post
age stamps are of comparatively re-
cent origin, and the art of engraving
and printing may be studied to much
better advantage in other prints. For
that reason the collection of postage
stamps is more honest affair than
the collection of coins, snuff boxes,
canes, warming pans, pipes, firearms,
and so on. In the case of these others
there is a poor pretense that the motive
of the collector is to trace the develop
ment of the art. The collector of
stamps. having no such reason to urge,
is bound to stand forth as a man whose
impulse is the pride and passion of
possession.
Since single Cancelled postage stamp
has market value of $576, there is
nothing incredible about the statement
that New York banker who does not
wish his name mentioned has a collec-
tion that is valued at 100000; or that
the late A. II. Stewart paid $1,000 in
cash for n ready made collection. Nor
is there anything unreasonable in the
fear that the mania may lay hold of
an occasional person who is not able
to indulge in the luxury of Cancelled
postage stamps, and so lead to the i'm
poverishment of families. 1t may be-
come necessary to set up Kelley cures
for confirmed and habitual collectors
whose appetite is too strong to be sub
dued by ordinary means.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-09
Central Railroad of New Jersey
nehlgh and susquehanna Dlvision)

Uehigh and Susquehanna DiVlsion'
Stations in New York-Foot of Liberty
street, n. r., and Whitehail Iermlhni. a. -,
Anthracite coal used exclusively ilsui
ing cleanliness and comfort. a, ,oo-
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JULY ~ 1871
Trains leave Scranton Tor P3'aS'on' cd y ,n
l2.45' 200, S.O5, 800. no p. m. Sundays 800
a. M, 100, 2l5, 7.lO p. m. oo- .oo
For Mountain Park, $50 a. m,' 800 $40 p'
M Sundays, 2.l5 p. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
SO (expross) a. m, l2.45 express win
Buffet parlor carr, 3.O5 teXpress) p, M
M arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Term
irai 5,22 D. m. and New York 800 p; m,
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem, Easton and Philadelphia Si2o a. M
i2,i5' sos, 500 Except Philadelphia) p. m,
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc, at
$50 a. m. and 12.45 p. m. ,,,-,,.
For Reading, Lebanon and liarrlsDurS,
via Allentown, $50 a. M, l2,ij, 500 p. m.
% For 'tn' Pf;ottsvilie, +; $50 a. M, 1245 p. m,
Returning leave New YORK; 1907 OF LID LID
a, M, 10 1.3O 415 express with Builet
parlor carr p. m. Sunday: 40 a. m.
Leave New York. foot Whitehall street,
South Ferry. at S.55 a, m, 100 l21, 20,
from this terminal can connect under
cover with all the elevated railroads,
Brookiyn 81 and Staten Island, making quick
transfer to and from Grand Central De
pot and Long Island Railroad. -,
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
9OO a. m, 200 and 4.SO p. m, sunday, 80
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rate may be had On application in adj
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
II. p, BALDWIN.
Gen. Pass. Agt,
J.. II. oLHAUsEN, Gen. supt,