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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
SPANS WAR BURDEN.
Sagnsta Has,Spcnt sixty Million DOL
lars in short Time.

Madrid March 16.-The Financial Press
comments on the facility with which Spain
has supported the heavy financial burdens in
cured on account OF the instruction in
Cuba and the Philippine Islands and points
out that since Senior Sagasta has been premier
the cost OF the soldiery has exceeded SoO,ooo,-
900 pesetas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
s.. Louis Nos Impre..ed.

New York. March 1s--rhs American
liner ST. Louis sailed for southampton to-
day on her regular scheduled time. The
board Of inspection OF auxiliary cruisers
decided last night that they would not
require the steamer for armament at press
ent. e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
OutIoolx In Turkey.

constantinople. March l'.--There was great
excitement at the yildiz palace yesterday on
account OF the outbreak OF Albanian and
Ku,a troops in the barracks. The approaches
10 the palace were Immediately SURROUNDED
aud many arrests were made.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
Marblehead Was Rushed from Tampa with Six Car
loads of Ammunition.
Be Sent to the Key Tug.
Government Looking Out for Fast Yachts to Be Used
Dispatch Boats
: AssseeesasAsaesi

March, 18TH
the Annapolis
the
Virsnus affair." and considering the effectiveness and
aembage
The fleet
Tedo boats Dupont Porter, and
route
addition to these the Montgomery practically
gunboas Wilmington
Of
the further
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
Spain Files Mild Protest Against the AS
sembling of the Squadron at Tortugas.
CUBAN ELECTION USED Asa PRrTtx WASHINGTON OFFICIALS REEN
The lntimatoa Conveyed IN They Publicly Discuss
rr'enoy opTt. SPANS Lntcst Move.
THE POLICY is rREJuDclAL 1RuD OBJECT Is ArrARBxr
The lntimation Is Conveyed ia
Friendly Spirit.
THE POLICY is rREJuDlcIAL.
II IL Claimed 1t WIN Greatly Inter-
fcrc with the Plans of Autonomy
Now Under Way.

Washington March 16---The war prep
arations being made by the United States,
the assembling OF ships at Key West the
eoncy measure in the wa rand novel de-
mrtments have come to the official at
tention of the Spanish government and the
Views OF the Spanish cabinet thereon have
been communicated to the state department
here. This has not taken the form OF n
the Spanish government claim or assert
the right to question such Internal meas
urcs the United States may adopt. even
though these be OF a character TO indicate
preparations for war, II IL rather by way
OF representations, conveyed IN a friendly
spirit and without threat, as to the serious
Influences which these preparations Will
have In encouraging the Cuban insurgents
AT the moment when the autonomy plan
Is to have It's crucial trial through the
Cuban elections, and In this way defeat
the reforms Of Premier Sagasta.
1t has been specially pointed out that
the presence of large feet OF United
regarded as friendly measure. AZ the
sending OF ships was officially represented
60 be when the Maine went to Havana and
the Vizcaya returned the complimentary
visit In short the appearance of this ac-
two fleet near Cuba. together with tho
war measures taken by the United States,
is regarded by Spain AZ seriously projudl-
cal to the policy of autonomy which Spain
and the United States have alike approved
and Is an Indirect encouragement to the
insurgents In defeating the desires of both
governments for the success OF that policy,
Finally, and in the same spirit of friendly
representation rather than OF protest,
srain has pointed out that a war by the
United States against Spain under such
cireumste accs would be un3sstliiabIe before
The world end u criine against humanity
and civilization.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
MEET HALF WAY.
Eel HeraIdo. in an Inspired Article
SurEests Il COmnrOm ise.

Madrid. March Eel Iieraldo in very
oonciliatory article supposed in official cir
cles to be inspired. after pooh hoohng the
fiction that Spain desires TO provoke a war"
says:
I a'If the United States really wishes peace
and Spain Is resolved to maintain II, let
each go half way and the pacification OF
Cuba and the tranquility of Europe will be
accomplished"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
\ PRESIDENTS own.

Sea !, - rroyisionaI Guard
Oh,o Hckfnicy's Home.
III =. March is,-officers have
k,s, vi regiment of provisional
|Prss'Sa.,ii,n this city. to be known
I'd ~ Own" The regimen.
q, Isa, more Than 500 yolunte err
ID Of .hing some Of the best
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
Sixteen Second=class Auxiliary Cruisers.

York 16The
as
nc
Wglanci Pa, New and
Chester.
H. Co
ers
n
Mail
and
steanshi
in
$500 Chester
pany
BIAS
in company
company
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
Yacht Mayflower for a Dispatch Boat.

81
tho
lacking the protective deck Of the
the
replace limits he adapabity at the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
Six Carloads of Ammunition.

Tampa Fla Port
plies VIII be distributed
of the
possible
be
readiness
All attempts NcCal
evidences
information contained in the
Thirty carloads
Plant within
Mascote Plant
maca and prominent official
that she has been chartered
loadng h
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
BY HER OFFSPRING.
4 Maternal Pigeon Sits on . Hen's
Esq and the Result Consider
ably Amazes Her.

d. Morris Haines, Of Burlington, N.
j., has pigeon which recently showed
maternal instinct, but, not having
Any eggs Of her own, was supplied WIKI
q hens egg. Mr.. Haines, says the
Philadelphia Record, was curious to
rec what she would do with it. The old
pigeon was tickled to death. She took
the egg. carefully covered it, and i'm
mediately began the process of incu-
baton. At the end of three weeks
the inevitable happened, and little
chick hoped out of the shell. The old
pigeon surveyed the result of the job
in amazement. She had expected a
little blue SQUAD, and 10! little yell
low chick appeared. She seemed puz-
zled for awhile, but finally went about
her maternal duties. Every thing was
MI right as long as the chick remained
in the nest, but as soon as it got out
on the ground there was trouble. Oc-
casionally the mother, remembering
that she was pigeon, would get up
and fly, thinking the youngster would
fellow her, but he remained on the
ground as hard and fast as though he
was anchored there. The only thing
he could doswas to stand STILL watch
lis mother fly and yell for her in his
own peculiar way. Then he tried to
initiate her, but up to now his best
effort has been six-inch jump, flap
CT the wings and squawk. The little
mother is perseyering, but she is near.
~ discouraged.
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HABITS OF THE CAT.
Its Actions show 1t II a Solitary All.
NAL by Nature and Free
from Greediness.

All the cats habits show it to be by
nature solitary animal. Even in early
life, when family ties bring out the
instinct of association, this is APP.
parent. If you compare the play of
puppies with that of kittens you will
find that in one case companionship
of some kind is an essential, for if q
puppy has no playmate of his own
species he will try to make use of the
nearest biped; whereas cork or bit
of string is all that is necessary to
satisfy the requirements of the. kitten.
The way in which the cat takes it's food
is a sure sign that in it's natural state it
is not in the habit of associating with
greedy companions, says Wild Traits in
Tame Animals.
When given something to eat it first
carefully smells the morsel, then takes
it in a deliberate and gingerly way
and sits down to finish it at leisure.
There is none of that inclination to
snatch hastily at any food held before
it which we observe even in well-trained
dogs, nor does cat seem in any hurry
to stow its goods in the one placewhere
thieving rivals cannot interfere with
them. Indeed. no greater contrast in
natural table manners can be observed
anywhere than when we turn from the
kennel or the pigsty and watch the
dainty way in which a cat takes its
meals. That cat allows people to
approach itwhile it is feeding without
showing jealousy proves that it does
not attribute TO human beings like
tastes with it's own.
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SPA1N's GLOOMY FUTURE.
Pessimistic Opinions Of = Well.In-
formed Native Of That
Y EH fER Country. I. -

Opposed to those who believe OF
hope that Spain will emerge from her
troubles with more stable govern
ment writer in the Fortnightly, who
signs himself "A Spaniard," and who
evidently knows his country well,
draws a gloomy picture of what will
happen after peace. The burden OF
taxation will be frightful. The public
debt, swollen by the expenses of war
will foot up to more than 81, 900 ,O00, 900
the annual interest charge on which
will amount to $140.O00,OOO. Yet the
eitire national revenue in prosperous
years has not been more than $3.50, O0O,.
900. Reputation or bankruptcy lies
clearly in these figures. Then there
will follow the destruction of those
industries which the colonies have
been made to support, turning thou
sands Of operatives out of Unemployment
More than 100000 soldiers will be like.
wise set adrift, and 10000 officers put
on the retired list, where the pay of
captain Gf he is lucky enough to get
it at alp is about 60 cents day. When
all these helpless multitudes begin tc
feel the pinch of hunger, then, saysthis
Spanish writer, the ''tocsip of revolu.
ton" will sound and it will depend or
the army whether Spain shall be Carl.
list or republican. In any case, he
thinks it out of the power of any party
ITO extricate my unfortunate, much.
beloved Spain from the abyss on the
edge of which she is now tottering.'
Spain makes her melancholy bow to
the vast continent which her enter.
prise once opened up to the world anG
exclaims:: 'Moritura te saluto.'"
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UNCLAIMED BANK BALANCES.
They Amount to Nearly Half MIL
Hon Dollars In Canadian
h, Institutions.

1tmay seem strange. says the Toron.
TO Monetary Times, that there is in the
banks of Canada sum aprroa ching
$4,000 o-in 1896 It reached 1927, 10S anG
1897 it was 1887 DISTINGUISHING of I'm.
claimed balances. The sums are vari.
Gus. ranging from one cent or frac'
ton of a dollar to thousands of dol.
lars. One wonders how many of these
balances arise. We have been told
that many an old man or old woman
will make deposits and not wishing
their relatives to know of their saw.
ings, will say nothing about the fact,
Should such old persons die the only
way in which this deposit could prob.
ably become known would be through
the list of such sums published annual
.ly. Again, there are numbers of per-
sons who, having long had an account
with bank, will draw all their money
except one or two dollars. This helps
to account for many small sum.
Naturally, the older banks have the
larger accumulation of unclaimed
money in this or other ways. The
Bank OF Montreal and 3he British
bank have large gums, but the city dis
trict savings bank exceeds either OF
them. having nearly 1000 separate I'M.
claimed balances, the aggregate OF
which is over $50, 900. It is only of late
years that the government of Canada
has busted itself in taking custody OF
these funds. Not, presumably, that
they were unsafe in the hands of the
banks, but perhaps that it was pa
sternal duty Of the state to control
them
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
AMERICAS OLDEST NUN.
She II COlOred and Said to Be One
Hundred and Seven
.r, Years Old, %?.E,

The Oldest nun in the United States,
both in point of age and in length of
service, is Sister Ellen Joseph (colored),
an inmate Of the Convent of St. Fran
els, Baltimore, Md, says the New York
Times.
Sister Ellen Joseph is said to be 107
years old. When she first put on the
habit of her order, the Oblate Sisters
OF Providence, GO years ago, she was
then in the prime of life. During her
60 years of service she has been active
in performing deeds of charity and
goodnss. Connected with the convent
is an orphan asylum, in which there
ere about IS little girls. Nobody has
been more painstaliing in the training
OF the children than Sister Ellen. She
has been equally Jealous in her deeds
Of charity outside the convent. For the
last two years she has not left the
building, and fer some time before that
she has not beHsA able to take an active
share in the duties of the community.
Most Of her time now is spent in a
wheeled chair in her room. She has re-
tanned her faculties to the present.
She was born in Marlborough Prince
Georges county, Nd, of slave parents.
and was taken to Washington with her
parents by the family of her master, a
short time previous to the burning OF
the city by the British in 1914. She was
baptized into the Catholic faith about
1927 by Father Schiever at Old St. Mat
thew's. Baltimore. About this time her
freedom was given to her. Sister Ellen
is the last survivor of the band re-
ceived into the order by Father Jou-
bert, who died in 1913.
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TRUE CHIvALRY.
nxs keal Hero Of Chapultepec. viii
1iam .. walker. and Iis Mag
~ nanlSaOus Act.

# The war with Mexico is part of
our martial history. Taylor and Scott
and Davis and Lee came out of it i'm
mortal. The epic Of that great strug-
Rle was the storming Of Chapultepec.
That frowning fortress was the Glib
raltar OF Mexico. Its massive walls
seemed impregnable. But American
daring halted at no obstacles, and an
intrepid band Of volunteers was chosen
tc scale and assault it, says the Chi;
cago journal.
Among the first of the daurtless few
who braved their way through shot
and shell to the fortress on that dread
full day was young Mississippian.
handsome as Alcibiades, proud, con-
adent and thrilling viii patriotic fer
vor. BE was among the first, if not
the first. to scale the wa1l, and sword
in hand, dashed along that storm.
swept rampant in advance OF all his
fellows to cut down the waving flag
of the enemy and reap the Immortality
OF the deed. He was the first to reach
the flag; his sword was raised, when
he heard swift footsteps behind him,
He paused, turned and saw his com.
manding officer, to whom he was ten.
Derby attached and deeply obligated.
And then this gallant Mississipppian.
without a moments hesitation, with
the bow of a Chesterfield, lowered his
sword and with the point arrest stood
aside while his friend and command
ing officer cut down the flag OF Mexico
and was bulletined for the iaurels OF
that splendid day.
In the history of battles there was
never more gallant, more chivalric
deed than that. And the real hero OF
.Chapultepec, MANNED and gray, but
glorious still, sits just before me here
tonight in the person of my noble and
beloved friend, Gen. William S. Walker.
ct Atlanta.
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Notice of Final Proof.
q. S. Land Office ut Minot, N

q. S. Land Office at Minot, N. d.
September 30th, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before E. Leonhardy
judge of the county court of Williams county,
N. D., at Williston, N. D.. on November A. 1898,
viz:
STEPHEN J. MACKERsIE,
H. E. No 1885, for the eH swA and lots 2 and s
Of section 80, Township 15l, Range 100.
He names the following witnesses to-. prove
Of said land, viz:
Louis schierbeck, Olaf Bergh, Robert G.
Mathews, Winfield S. Gum, all of Nilliston,
North Dakota. THOMAS Z. DISCARD
Oct7 Regis er
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
Mott g of Final Proof.

Land Office at Mino1, N. D.. Nov. !, 1898
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention TO
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Fl. Y. Smith.
clerk of the district court of Williams county,
N. D., at Wilislon, N. D., on December 10th,
1898, viz:
EDWARD c. PALMER,
H. E. No. 1918 for the n u swH Sec SO, and NJ
Sea, sec. 80, Township 1876, Range 100.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land viz
Frederick Rounsave1le, John Sassen, George
w. Newton Paul Schierbeck, all Of Will ston,
n. D. Tnov5 THOMAS E. DISCARD
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Notice of Final Proof.

Land Office at Minot n. D., Oct. 49,, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed !.otice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before E. Leon
hardy, judge of the county court of Williams
county, N. D., at Williston N. d. on November
Goth, 1898, viz:
ERNEST r. NELSON,
Fl. E. No. 1890, for the n19 neA, sel4 nel4 and
neM sea OF Section l, Township 154. Range 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz t,
Ole Thorson of Hofflund, N. D.; Joseph Rob
inson, of Nesson. N. D.; Cha rles Baldwin. of Mes
son, N. D.; Ole D. Hoff, OF Hotflund. N. D.
Oc2l THOMAS E. DISCARD, Register.
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Official Proceedings Of Williston
Special School District.

Wil]iston, N. D., Noy. 8, 1898.
Board Of Education met in regular
session.
Present: Trustees Freeman, Stewart
and Bergh.
Absent: Trustees Field and Sharp.
Board called to order by the presi-
dent.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Hedderich Bros. & Co., supplies, S45.N
A. H. Brown, putting down seats, ESQ
Jos. Cartier, water for schools, $40
Joe. Wilson, repairing Tande
school house, 1900
On motion of Trustee Stewart. sec.
onded by Trustee freeman, the bill of
0. 0. Adams, agent of the Diamond
Litho Publishing Co., of Minneapolis,
for $ll2.5O for three sets of ''rhe New
Education" was allowed by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Trustees Stewart aud freeman.
Nay-Trustee Bergh.
On motion, board adjourned.
r. Fl. COPELAND, Clerk.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
wisconsin. Great Monolith.

The great Wisconsin monolith, 115
feet long, ten feet square at the base,
and four feet square at the top, MAJ
be set up on the lake front of Nj
waukee to mark the coming semi-ccn-
tennial Of statehood. This stone was
taken from the red sandstone quarries
of F. Prentice, at Houghton Point
Wis, and it was originally proposed
to send it to the Chicago exposition
as a Wisconsin exhibit, but engineer
ing and financial reasons prevented,
and it has been left at the quarry I'M
til the present time. A movement is
now on foot to ship it by water to MI
waulkee and there erect it. Tlans Y
estimates have been made, and j.
estimated that $4,000 to $4,000 WI!
do the work. The claim is made thai
the stone is ten feet longer than arr
recorded single stone quarried in the
world.-Chica~o Inter Ocean.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
Oldest Liquor In the World.

The "gold water" of Dantzig, Prus-
STA, probably is the oldest liquor in
the world, and the estate upon which
it is made, known as Der Lachs, is now
celebrating its three hundredth ami
versary. The books of the makers
show full and complete record Of
sales since 1898. Under date of 1913
may be found the entry: ''The Rus
slams and Prussians are besieging the
town in order to free it from the
French. Have sold off all my stock of
spirits.
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Canada,s Homestead Laws.

Canada has homestead law. Farm
lots of 200 acres are granted to each
head Of family and 100 to each male
adult on condition of their building
log house Is by 20 feet, cultivating Is
acres in every 100 and residing six
months in each year during five years
on the property.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
Cream of C.rrot snnn.

Crate three good-sized carrots;
cover them with a pint of hot water:
add slice of onion, bay leaf and
two cloves; cover and cook slew for
one hour. Rub together two able
spoonfuls of butter and three of -four;
add to the carrot mixture quart of
milk, stir in the thickening and stir
carefully until the boiling point is
reached and press through a sieve.
Season with a teaspoonful and half
of salt and a quarter Of a teaspoon
ful Of pepper.-Ladies' Home journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
Woman SuYraxe i'm Garland.

Women in England have the local
government franchise in counties and
boroughs on the same conditions as
men, and recent return shows how rel
atively unimportant their vote is. In
the counties and boroughs of England
and Wales there are altogether 5,326,s79
local government electors; of these
Jnly 729,75s are women-that is to say,
women form less than one-seventh of
The electorate.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
Named After the Iron Chan

Named After the Iron Chancellor.
There is Bismarck archipelago in
Melanesia, formerly the New Britain
group, Bismarck range of mountains
in New Guinea, a Bismarck peninsula
in the south polar lands, Mount Bis
marck in South Africa. Bismarck
burg in Togo Land. and Bismarck,
the capital of North Dakota.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
GladStOne's Funeral.

The public funeral of Mr.. Gladstone
Was not expensive. Some of the news
papers gave the cost as $4,000, but a
competent authority informed the
writer that the actual cost was about
$4,000.
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Strayed or Stolen

From the subscribers ranch, about
three miles north of Williston, N. D.,
on or about the 18th day of September,
1898, four work horses branded as fol-
lows:
One bav horse branded with combi-
nation H and lazy % the % being at
tached to the right stem of H on inside
Of left thigh.
One grey horse branded c on left
shoulder.
One bay mare branden combination
RI with bar below, the R being re-
yersed and on left Of the stem Of the L,
but combined with it, on left shoulder.
One sorrel horse branded NJ with bar
above. on left shoulder.
lineral reward will be paid for in
formation lea,iing to the recovery Of the
above horses. LAM HEN.
Willlston, N. D., Oct. Is. BS9S.
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For Saddles and Cowboy Outfits

call at I. G. Stewards Harness Shop. I
have now full line of Furstnow 4
Coggshall's celebrated Stock Saddles;
also Harness Of all descriptions. Prices
reasonable. Call and see me.
l. G. STEWART,
Williston, n. D.
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The Soldier BOY at Home.

When the soldier boy, still in camp,
came home on two-days' furlough
his blithe sister scared up a tin plate
somewhere, which she set at his place
at the table with tin cup beside it.
She wanted to have it look natural,
she said. And the soldier boy laughed,
and said the plate was all right, but he
didn't want to drink out of tin cup.
The basis of this feeling could not even
be guessed by the boys father, who
had himself in other days carried tin
cup tied to a haversack; but he didn't
ask about it, nor did anybody else.
They gave the boy a china cup, as
they would have given him anything
else they had for the mere asking.
And before the food was brought the
blithe sister removed the tin plate
and substituted for it the best china
plate that the house contained. And
then they fed him on the fatted calf.
They'll bring out all the crockery and
kill the whole menagerie when the boy
comes home.-N. Y. Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-11
Weather Bureau.

Meteorological summary furnished by
the Station at Wiliston, N. d., for the
month of September, 1898: