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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
PEACE CONCLUDED
SIGNATURES OF COMMISSIONERS At
TAcHED TO THE TREATY. :.

Happy Ending for Americans, but Span.
iaris Sat Silent and Crushed The Done
File Protest-Exception Taken to
Action of Their Opponents on Certain.
Mattcrs-Eresident's Reference to tha
Maine Catastrophe Also Mentioned.
PARIS, Dec. 12. The treaty of peace
was signed at s:45 Saturd1 night. The
treaty us signed consists of II articles,
it having been found advisable to sub
divide two or three, Of the articles in
the draft agreed upon at the last meet
ing. The commissioners of the two ma
tiors wrote their signatures on two cop
les of the treaty, one copy being for the
archives.
Incidents of the Signing.
The signing of the treaty would have
afforded a subject for Il great historical
painting. To the Americans it was a
happy ending of the epilogue of the war;
to the Spaniards it was plainly a bitter
tragedy, none the less painful because
lOIlS l0ieSccH. 1uey sdt oiiclAIAy ds
though crushed and none could with.
hold sympathy from Senor Montero Rios,
the president of theSpanish commission,
who. coming from his bed, was bundled
in a great overcoat, though logs were
burning in the fireplace near by. After
reading the English and Spanish version
Of the treaty two copies were passed
around the table, the commissioners
signing them in the order Of their rank:
William r. Day. Senator Cushman K.
Davis, Senator William P. Frye, White
law Reid and Senator George Gray;
Senor Montcro Rios, Senor Abarzuza,
Senor Garonita. Senor Villaurutia and
General Cereo y Saons, each commission
signing its opponents treaty. Both were
tied with Spanish and American colors.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
Ba. on q. o. d. Liquor Packsxe,,

:, 01A ON ,Vs Ve - Aa4QUE xHcko80Ss
The Crest Northern has ref :.sed to
deliver any more G. o. D. liquor pack
ages ct various stations where protests
have been made. This will greatly
facilitate the enforcement Of the pro-
Inhibition law.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
Not Antaeoni,t,c to Moro,o,,..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The national
board of trade refused to pass resolu-
ton urging congress to enact legislation
specially aimed against monopolies.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
St. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Dec. 16
HOGS - Market shade lower than
yesterday. Range of prices, r. s5@8.s5.
CATTLE-Market steady, active; good
demand for fat cattle; common very dull.
+ Sales ranged at %. .2b@S. as for stockers:
e2.st@a.l 10 for, heifers; x. .4O@a 80 fof cows;
e2O@425 for steers; $2.4O@8.10 for bulls;
eS.5O@4.5O for calves.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Sales ranged at -. 4o@s7b for muttons;
e4.O0@5.OO for lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, $500; cattle, 500; sheep,
30; calves 15O. -.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17

Picquart's Release Ordered.
PARIS, Dec. 12.-La Liberte says that
tbs temporary release of Colonel Pic
quart has already been ordered.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
F.rxo,s Bir napk Cleayanoe..

/ FafgoS Big Bank Clea1snces.
: Fargo bank clearances last week were
four; times as great as Sioux Falls,
twice as large as Canton and half -
great as syracuse-with 10000 popula-
ton.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
WILL BE TAKEN TO PARIS.
Return OF Dreyfus at an Early Date 10
Announced.

PARIS, Dec. lie Soir announces
the return of Dreyfus at an early date.
1t asserts that the government has for
mally decided upon this course and has
ordered body of soldiers to be in read.
iness to escort him from the port OF
landing to Paris.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
Thursday, Dec. Is.

The Ohio river" is frozen over ct
Wheeling and Parkersburg and naviga-
ton has been suspended for all upper
river points.
The house naval affairs committee has
ordered favorable report upon the bill
to create the rank Of admiral and. vice
admiral in the navy.
Mayor Graham OF Lincoln, Neb., has
been acquitted in the district court On
the charge of bribery following an in.
dictment by the grand jury. @
A bill increasing the pension Of Flea.
zir Smith Of New Hampshire, who IL
over 100 years old, and one Of the three
survivors Of the war Of 1912, to @80 .
month, passed the senate.
Frank Moran, one of tho most widely
known minstrels in this country, died at
the German hospital In Philadelphia,
aged Is years. He was one Of the foun-
ders of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. - %
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
rouna cu,l.v NJ Ars.n.

Found Guilty Of AF1On.
/ Harry Smith Young was found guilty
aof setting fire to the Glendale milk The
trial lasted nearly an entiEs. week.
: Accn MANN C01 N,coc
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Friday. Dec. 9.

| Friday, Dec.0.
General Garcia is seriously ill Of
pneumonia in Washington.
The peace treaty has been completed.
1t contains little outside the protocol.
The First North Carolina and the sec-
ond Illinois regiments have left for
Cuba.
A gratifying improvement lis shown
in tho health reports received from the
army in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Judge Seaman, in the United States
district court at Milwaukee, upholds
the federal bankrupt law and declares
in an opinion just filed that it divests
she state courts entirely of jurisdiction
in insolvency cases.
The French court of cassation has Or
dered a stay of proceedings in the Pic
quart courtmartial. The anti -Dreyfus
papers are very angry overtthe decision
of the court, which they describesss an
sther inault to'the army.
Saturday, sDSc. las
The Nicaragua canal bill is now un-
finished business in the senate. ID
Bedford, Pa, with Z population Of
2,eoo, has 200 cases Of smallpox.i8 re
NJ. Henri Laveden, the author, has
been electeda member o. the French
academy.
The urgent deficiency bill passed the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-17
Monday. Dec. II.


z "A valuable copper deposit has 'been
found in the Black Hills.
There is some talk Of postponing the
Paris worlds fair for q year.
A movement for the purchase of street
railway lines by the city has been started
in Chicago.
Sir Thomas upington, premier Of Cape
Colony from 1884 to 1883, is dead at
Cape Town.
The pope has decided that the Span
ish policy Of the vatican shall be anti
Carlist and not neutral.
Samuel Mckee, ex.member of con.
gress and one OF Kentucky's most prom
inent Republicans, is dead at Louisville
Of paralysis. . i
The Turney & Jones company and
Pennsylvania and Ohio Fuel company
will be organized and taken out Of the
hands of the receivers. 81"
Tuesday, Dec. -.
Smallpox is epidemic at Nebraska
City, Neb.
Mgr. Antonio Conte Renter, former
private secretary of Pope Plus TX, died
in New York Sunday.
Sir William Jenner, the distinguished
patholigist and physician in ordinary to
the queen and the Prince of Wales, ID
dead. ~
President Dole of Hawaii will leave
for Washington on the Goth, to be pres.
ent at the reopening Of congress early in
January.
A mutiny occurred in the Colorado
state penitentiary at Cannon City Mon.
day and three men were injured, one, a
guard, seriously.
Henry Nelligan, cook, and George w.
Beverly, both Of Company g, First
Florida, were killed in a fight at the
Huntsville (Als.) camp.
Cubans residing at Lima, Peru, are
preparing to give an enthusiastic recep.
ton to the United States battleships
Oregon and Iowa on their arrival there.
Wednesday, Dec. IL.
Secretary of Interior Bliss will resign
Major General Brooke has been sp
pointed military governor Of Cuba.
:. The province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
is now under the Stars and Stripes.
Four American war vessels have beer
ordered to Havana to prevent further
rioting. in.
The Northern Pacific executive com
mittee has recommended q l per cont
dividend.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt ha.
resigned the leadership Of tho English
Liberal party.
President Mckinley has issued procls
nations regarding the collection Of Gus
toms in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Gideon w. Marsh, president Of the
looted Keystone bank, Philadelphia. hal
been sentenced to fine and imprtson
ment Of 10 years and 8 months.
The president has left Washington
for Atlanta, Ga., to attend the pesce
jubilee celebration there. Generals
Wheeler and Lswton and several nom.
bers Of the cabinet accompany him.
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Chicago Union stock Yards.

SHEEP-61arket steady to strong.
Sales ranged at e2,b0@4.S0 for, natives;
e3.OO@42O for Westerns; e3.7636.0O for
lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, $1,000; cattle, 1900;
sheep, 1900. ~
Chicago Graiu aud Provisions.
CLOSING PRICES. ss.o.
.ae CHICAGO, Deo. Is.
~ WHEAT December, G4sf@641lc; May,
5N@66c; July, 649Sc.
CORN-Docember, 1870; May, a49ic;
July, 34Nc. ,<
OATS-De;ember, 2eN12S{o; May,
seA@2sasc.
PORK-December, ea1o; January,
s9.37; May, $0.65.
POULTRY-Dressed, turkeys, lilo;
chickens, 6@6ho; ducks, Bx@7o.
BUTTER-Creameries, l4@l91<o; dair.
les, l3@1Sc.
EGGS-Fresh, 2l@2lHc.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
Thursday.
MORNING SESSION.

~.s>'e~sN SesS9ASANs
WILLIANsronT, N. D., July =, lS9s.
The board met pursuant 10 adjourn.
ment. All members present
The board continued the consideration
of the settlement Of the Northern Pacific
Railway cOmpany's taxes.
On motion the board adjourned TO
meet ut ! clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. All members present.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, certain litigation is pending
between E. IL. McHcnry and F. G.
HigelOw, receivers of the Northern Paci-
nc Railway compauy. and Emmons
County, affecting the taxes on the lands
claimed by the abovc.named receivers. in
Emmons county, for the years 1889 to
1897 inclusive; and
WHEREAS, After due deliberation, we
ind 1t TO the best interests of this county
TO comprOMlse the same. Therefore, be Il
RESOLVED, That we accept the offer of
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
TO compromise and settle the taxes Tor
the years 1889 to 1897, inclusive. on the
following basis viz: That the taxes for
the years 1889 to 1896. inclusive, be COM
promised at a SUN equivalent to so per
cent Of the face of the taxes, no interest
or penalty, and that the taxes for 1897 be
compromised and settled at 80 per cent of
the face OF the tax, without penalty or
interest. And it is further
RESOLVED, That all taxes which may
have been assessed on the indemnity
lands OF theSNorthern Pacific Railroad
company prior to patent be Cancelled up.
nj Nka.r ~ thn
PROVIDED, That the above named
Northern Pacific Railroad company pay,
In addition to the above named percen-
tage OF taxes for the several years, the
sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars,
to reimburse the County of E,nmons for
the expenses incurred by said county for
advertising and legal expenses connected
with the assessments for the several
years above stated.
. PROVIDED, further, That this settle.
ment be completed within thirty DAYS
from July 8. 1898.
All memb:rs voting aye"
On motion of Mr.. Macdonald, the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS. It has been shown to the
eatisfaction Of this board, beyond q
doubt, by affidavit of T. l. Hurd, right.
0f.way agent of the Minneapolis, g. Paul
& Sanlt Ste. Marie Railway company,
that by the records of the United States
land Office, and from the records of the
county of Emmons. the assessments
made in the years 1880. 1891, 1892, 1893
and 1894 upon the lands listed in the
name of the OrdwaY, Bismarck & North
western Railway company, as right-ef-
way, certain of said lands formed part
Of subdivisions the title to which at the
times Of assessment was in the United
States government. aud that all OF said
lands constituting said right-of-waY.
were assessed irrespective of their money
value, 10 violation Of tho laws requiring
all property TO be assessed at its full and
true value in money, and are therefore
a9ainst the lands Of the ordwsy. Biz.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
Extension Notes.

lAAuhsAA A0eoohBeSs Cusy Ssl
Geo. Ackerman came in from Mcintosh
county and tore down and removed his
barn the first of the week. Mr.. Acker-
mans land will be only about two miles
from the new town of Wishek. /. Thurs
day morning, Peter Rasmussen, one of
the laborers At Camp 2, Albert Grants
outfit. while helping to move the camp
two miles further west, stepped on nail
and drove it into his foot. tanning him
badly. DR.. Wendt lanced and dressed
the injured member Friday morning.
Camp No. l. gDding outfit, jumped
twenty-five miles west the first Of this
week. The stretches of finished road bed
are closing up the gaps between them,
and there are now several miles of
finished road-bed west of Kuhn. M. E.
Pratt will remove to Mcintosh county
and to its future metropolis, Wishek. He
started Monday with lis barn. aud later
will move his house to the new town.
Mr.. Pratts recently purchased land is
about three miles from the town.site. :.
Already plans are being formed for tho
new towns of Lout and Wishek. 1t is
rumored that D. G. Sullivan will establish
branch lumber.yards at both of these
places: in fact. already has an Office
building at the frst-named place, and
will haul lumber overland to supply the
earliest demand. The Kuhn Milling Co.
intends to establish at Wishek q -four
and feed store. doing an exchange busi.
ness for wheat.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
ENHoNS COUNTY RECORD.
BY D. r. sTREETER.
Williamsport, North Dakota.
Pioneer Jourpal Of the County.
The Record is ente1ed at the V7lliamspo,t
Postodace as second-class matter.

THERE is new complication in the N.
P. tax matter. Last Monday Mr.. F. A.
Baker, of Detroit. Mich. arrived at
Williamsport, he having heard that this
county had settled with the N. P. This
was Mr.. Bakers first trip here. and
everybody who met him seemed to be
favorably impressed with his manner.
One thing not known before was learned
from Mr. Baker-that MIR. Fcrnald, chief
Of the N. P.'s Tsx-Dodging department,
had been down to Detroit. Mich, to see
Mr.. Baker. and had there made the same
proposition of settlement to the attorney.
Mr.. Baker was not favorable to accep-
tance of the offer, but stated to Mr.. Fer
nald that he would present the offer to
the board of commissioners of Emmons
county. Mr.. Schwartz, while here last
week, did not mention that Mr.. Fernald
had gone all the way to Detroit for the
purpose of making an offer of settlement
to Mr. Baker. Tuesday Mr.. Baker went
to Steele and at once got out an attach
ment or lien, or something OF other, upon
the money to be paid by the N. P. to
Emmons county. This county's contract
with the company requires payment by
the company before the end of thirty
days from date of contract. Thus. it
looks as though the company would
have to Ok up things with Mr.. Baker il
they want the matter settled and the
cloud lifted from the title of the N. p.
lands. for which there is now consider
able demand in this county. AT the time
Of settlement the company agreed ID
furnish legal assistance and pay court
costs in case Mr.. Baker brought suit for
his fees. 1t should be stated here tha,
Mr.. Baker had done nothing toward
carrying the case into court, and that.
until he learned that settlement had been
made. he had not visited Williamsport.
And it seepls certain that. had it not been
for the slow msnuer in which the case
was being handled, the commissioners
would not have agreed to settlement.
Mr.. Baker said be would see Mr.. Frrnald
in st. Paul and that it was possible Y
settlement Of bis fees could be made BE-
tween himself and the company. Mr.
Baker also stated that. II the compan,
did not settle with him, he would expect
the county to pay him his 20 per cent.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
w,111Axsronr. N. D.. July IL. 1893.

WLLIA1bPoHE, M ". Ju4y ASs Aoaos
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. All members present.
On motion the assessments Of Mrs.
Kiliunda Schmsltz. Frederick Wohl and
Cornelius and Martha Batens were
stricken from the rolls. !.
On motion the assessments OF Logan
& McCulIy and John Logan were
stricken from the assessment rolls, for
the reason that the property was already
assessed in Burleigh county.
On motion the assessments Of L. N.
Doerschlag and Roy Kinsey were stricken
from the First district rolls, the same
having been assessed in the Third dis.
On motion 100 head Of .'ope.year.old''
cattle and Is "two-year.o old snd one
bead Of ''all other cattle were stricken
from the assessment Of VIM. Matthewssin;
the First district, the same having been
assessed in the Third district.
On motion the work Of review and
equalization of the assessments for the
year 1885 having been completed, fur
ther consideration thereof was dispensed
with, and the board Of equalization ad-
journed. EDwD. B2ADDocR.
County Auditor. Z
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the County Board of Reviesc
and EqM<zZixGtfOss of Ens,ssOns
County, N. d., for the
Year 1898.
wnl1Ansroar, N. D., July s, lsoe.

WnL1AxsroRr, N. D., July s. 1893.
Pursuant to section As. chapter 126, Of
the Session. laws of 1897, the Board of
County Commissioners, being in regular
session, constituted . Board Of Review
and Equalization of the assessments for
the year 1893.
Present: Alex. Macdonald (chsirman),
VIM. Baxter and Jacob Fischer, COM
missioners.
Jos. A. Caldwell appeared before the
board in reference to the assessment Of
three horses.
Jas. g. Campbell appeared before the
board, claiming that the assessed value
on sheep was too high.
Mr.. Pollock appeared before the board
in reference to the assessment Of cattle
from other counties herded here during
the summer.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Ut 8 o'clock .. M. on Wednesday,
July 8. 1885.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15


The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
Mr.. Fred A. Baker addressed the board
In reference to the settlement Of taxes
with the Northern Pacific Railway conf
pany. and addressed n communication to
the board claiming 20 per cent of the
amount to be paid by the company to
the county.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 6 o'clock y. m.
EVENING exssIoN.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. All members present.
The proposals and plans for the bridge
over the south fork Of the Beaver creek,
In Selz district, we're considered.
The following bide were received:
L. H. johnson, combustion bridge,
60-foot span. with pile piers... 81, $50
L. H. johnson. combination bridge
with steel tubular piers, 60-f0ot
span. .................... 1,360
Konrad Kraft. wooden bridge, 60.
loot span. ............... sOO
A. Permann, wooden bridge. 6O-foot
On motion the building of bridge
over the south fork of the Beaver creek.
on the line between sections 2 and 8, was
let 10 L. H. johnson. to bs combina-
tion bridge, 6O.foot span, on steel tubular
piers. for the sum Of $3.50, to be COM
pleted by the first day Of October.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 8 O'Clock a. m. on Wednesday.
July l3, 1898.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
A FINE LINE OF Goops.

Mrs. w. L. Yeater has Just received q
nice line Of plain and novelty silks, vel
vets. braids, gimp, etc., steels. STAYS,
shields, and everything needed for the
makeup of nice dress; corsets, corset
waists, shirt waists. silk waists, silk
capes, laces. embrOideriea, ladies' eauze
underwear (from for Csc up to 75c); q
nice line Of dimities, organdies and
lawns. A few beautiful hats left. at way-
down prices. And-well-l can't begin
to tell you oil so, come and see for your
selves.
; Respectfully, Mrs. W. L. YEArER.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15

TIE intelligence of the young men
who constitute the army of the United
States is pride TO every citizen. The
throughout the land are
printing letters from them to the people
at home. These letters are very interest
ing. There is hardly one in hundred of
our boys in blue who is not capable of
writing letter fit for publication.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15

The undersigned desires to give notice
to bis old friends and neiQhbors in EN-.
mons county that he has secured the
hotel in Bismarck formerly kept by Mrs.
Bottle, and that he intends to make it
one Of the most homelike stopping places
In the Capital City. There is restau.
rant. and also good barn, in connection
with the hotel. r. P. KNuDrsoN.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-07-15
Wnl,AxsroRr, n. D.. July 9, 1893.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.

WnLIAxsPoRr. n. D.. July 9. 1893.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
On motion.
Horses one year old were raised 4 per
cent iu the First district and 8 per cent in
the Second district, and were reduced s
per cent in the Third district.
Horses two years old were left as re-
turned by the assessor In the First dis.
trict, and were raised per cent in the
Second district, and reduced per cent
in the Third district.
Horses three years old were reduced Is
per cent In the First district, and raised
Z per cent in the Second district, and left
as returned by the assessor in the Third
district.
Stations were raised 20 per cent in the
First and Second districts and reduced 40
per cent In the Third district.
Cattle one year old were raised 10 per
cent In the First district and reduced 10
per cent in the Second district and left
ss returned by the ASSESSOR in the Third
district.
Cattle two years old were raised g. per
cent in the First district, and reduced 8
per cent in the Second district and re.
duced s per cent in the Third district.
All other cattle, three years old and
over, were left % returned by the as
SCISSOR in the First district. and raised Is
per cent in the second district. and re-
duced 8 per cent In the Third district.
Cows were raised per cent in the
First district, and reduced 8 per cent in
the Second district and raised per cent
in the Third district.
Mules and asses, two years old, were
raised 10 per cent in the First district,
and were raised "a per cent in the Second
district and reduced II per cent in the
Third district.
Sheep were left az returned by the
assessor in the First district, and reduced
20 per cent In the Second district and IL
per cent in the Third district.
Swine were left as returned by the
assessor in the First district. and were
reduced Is per cent in the Second dis
trict and raised Is per cent in the Third
district. ~
All other items of personal property
were left % returned by the assessors.
On motion the assessments of lands in
the several districts were left as returned
by the assessors. g -
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock Q. M, Tuesday. July
IL, 1888.