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The Dickinson press., 1898-02-12

ssouA0suoyS poUs o.
Zola was nearly lynched by Paris
mob.
The Nicaraguan re bells were defeated
in the first battle.
Two thousand students in Chicago
fought the police six hours.
The Milwaukee road will reduce its
running time between Chicago and St.
Paul an hour.
It is stated that Letter will build q
mammoth elevator at Kansas City, to
be operated in connection with the
Kansas City, fttsburg and Gulf road.
Alexis Claremont, who carried mail
on foot from Green Bay to Chicago 66
years ago. is dead, aged ". He re-
peated the trip during the worlds fair.
He was born in St. Ignace and served
In the Blackhawk war of 1882. g..
Professor Edward F. James of the
University of Chicago, has been nom-
mated by the bureau Of education at
Washington to represent the govern.
ment as delegate to the international
congress Of commercial instruction at
Antwerp, April 16, 1893.
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FAR FROM wARLIkE.

Lord Salisbury Discusses the Situation in
the Far East.
LONDON, Feb. 0.-The dramatic in.
terest Of the reassembling Of the Brit.
ish parliament centered in the house Of
lords, whore the speech from the throne
was attacked BY the Liberal leader and
defended by the premier.
In replying to Lord Kimberly, leader
Of the opposition, the Marquis Of Sails
bury touched at length on the Chinese
question. Regarding the immediate
opening of Ta.Lien. Wan," said his
lordship, "the Chinese council have in.
formed us that it would embarrass
them very much. However, recently
received from Russia written assur-
ance that any port they obtain leave to
employ as an outlet for their commerce
will be free port for all the commerce
of this country. I may say that similar
assurances have been made us by the
German government respecting tho
territory they recently occupied. In.
deed, the German government went
further and was more f1attering to ua,
for, the German ambassador told me
they had concluded that our manner Of
dealing with such things was better
than theirs, and that in this instance,
at any rate, they intended to initiate
our methods"
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DECISION FOR PlNeReE.

Michigan Governor Wins HIS Suit for
Two.Cent Fare.
DETROIT, Feb. 2. Judge Donovan of
the circuit court has ordered issuance
of mandamus against the Michigan
Central railroad in the suit brought by
Governor Pingree to compel the rail.
road company to sell him 1000 mile
ticket, good not only for himself, but
for any member of his family, for! $40.
In the opinion rendered, Judge Don.
ovan reviewed the railroad company's
contention, viz, that under its special
charter the company was granted the
privilege of fixing its own rate of fares,
which privilege. however, was claimed
by the state to be indefinite, as the
roads charter merely gave the company
power to fix fares by bylaws, and, If 90,
under police power, only reasonable
rates could be fixed, as under such
power, all rules touching the welfare
and duty of citizens, their property,
comfort and happiness, can be regu.
lated by law.
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HIS USEFULNESS ENDED.

State Department Asks That Minister
no Lome He Recalled.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-The state de.
partment has given cut for publication
the substance of the cablegram sent to
General Woodford, our minister to
Madrid, in reference to the Do LONE
letter. The statement is as follows:
"There has appeared in the public
press letter addressed by the Spanish
minister to Mr.. Canalejas. This letter,
the minister admits, was written by
him. 1t contains expressions concern.
ing the president Of the United States
Of such character as to end the min.
ister's usefulness as representative of
his government in this country. Gen.
eral Woodford was therefore instructed
to at once say to the minister of state
that the immediate recall of Minister
Dupuy de LONE is expected by the
president"
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LuEIGERI IS GUILTY..
Jurors Fix His Puui.hment at Impriaol
pnAnk Fne YlHc.

Jurors Fix His Puui.hment at Impriaon-
mont For Life.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Adolph L. Luet-
gert has been convicted of tho murder
of his wife and sentenced to imprison.
ment in the penitentiary for the term
of his natural life. Luetgert received
the verdict with laugh.
The jury reached q verdict ON the
first ballot. They retired at 4:5O and
took their first ballot at $40. It was
unanimous for conviction. Some little
time was consumed in arriving at the
punishment to be inflicted, but this
was settled by $50 and then the jurors
sat around in their room until 10
o'clock, when they announced their
verdict.
The crime Of which Lurtgert is con.
vioted was committed on the night of
May l, 1897, and Luetgert was arrested
on May 8. He was indicted on June 6.
Aug. 2S the first trial began before
Judge Tuthill and lasted 81 days, Nov.
26 the second trial began before Judge
Gary and has lasted 70 days.
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CHANGED THE DATES.

National Republican League Meeting
Will Be Hold ut Omaha in July.
CHICAGO, Feb. l0.-The executive
committee Of the National Republican
league, is in session here. Fourteen
members Of the league were present.
The report Of the finance committee
showed that the league had a balance
in the treasury and that the financial
condition was good. Secretary Dow.
ling was ordered to have the manual
for 1898 printed.
Major Melville Hayes of Kentucky
introduced resolutions which were
adopted by the committee congratulate
ing the State Republican league Of
Ohio for the success it had attained and
the people Of the United States upon
the election Of Marcus A. Hanna to the
United States senate.
The time for the national convention
at Omaha was changed from June ID.
16 to July 1916. This was done in
order that it might not interfere with
the state conventions.
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BLANco's MISSION FAILED.

Explanation Of General Pando's Sudden
Return to Havana.
via Key West. Feb. TO-
General Pando's sudden return Tues
day was due 10 the failure of General
Bianoo's tri:, through the East, where
the latter raet with cold reception at
the hand both Spaniards and
Cubans. A. already cabled, he imme.
diately assembled the editors of all the
daily papers except La Lucha and EN-.
phatically prohibited direct or indirect
attacks upon autonomy, as well as arti.
cles Of laudatory character, which
were, in his opinion, sarcastic.
A lieutenant colonel on Pando's staff
asserts that in two recent battles with
General Calixto Garcia and General
Jesus Rabi the Spanish forces under
General Luque lost 81 killed in the first
fight and IA killed in the second and
had 22B wounded in both.
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TO REGULATE, MARRIAGES.
Representative Parker Introduces
Novel Bill In the Ohio Iesialatura.

Representative Parker Iutroducss .
Novel Bill i4 the Ohio Legislature.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 7.-Represeutative
Parker of Cleveland has introduced q
bill which entirely changes the man.
ner of regulating marriages. It pro.
vides for the appointment by the pro-
bate court Of each county Of . board Of
marriages, composed of phydoians. To
this board, consisting Of three members,
persons who wish to marry must make
application. The board will refuse to
grant license in case either party to
the proposed contract has dipsomania,
kleptomania, insanity, true or hersdi.
tary, or resulting from vices; certain
blood diseases, or tuberculosis. It will
charge e2.50 for each license, and out.
Of the fund 80 made. each member OF
the board will be paid a salary of 81 900.
There is provided method of appeal
to the state board of health in case Of
any refusal to grant the license.
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announced officially that the minister
declined to deny the authorship of the
letter, all doubt was dissipated and the
only question that remained was as to
the line of action to be pursued by our
government toward the offending min
lister. The writing Of this letter is un.
questionably an offense against the
amenities of diplomatic relations and
such offenses almost invariably have
been regarded in the United States, as
in other capitals, as sufficient ground
for the termination of the official status
Of the letter writer.
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mineral land. 1t is thought that the
treaty will be ratified before congress
adionrna - 3Ff
ABANDON THE PLATFORM.

ehoup and Woloott VIII Bolt Unless ths
Administration Keeps Faith.
BUTTE, Mon., Feb. 8.-The executive
committee Of Idaho Republicans has
called a meeting for March 8 Of all
those who advocate the st. Louis plat.
form, which does not include the silver
Republicans. A dispatch from Boise
says letter has been received from
Senator Shoup, in which 1t Is stated
that since the failure Of the interns.
tional bimetallic commission he has de.
termined to abandon the st. Louis
platform unless the administration
showed its good faith by repudiating
Secretary Gage. It is alleged that the
letter quotes Senator Wolcott as in.
dorsing Shoup's sentiments in that re-.
gard
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HASKELL IS ACQUITTED.

INA Minneapolis Times Editor Declared
~ Hot Guilty Of Criminal libel.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5.'-One of the
greatest libel suits ever tried in Mime.
sofa came to an end during the day
with q verdict of not guilty. The &C.
ton was brought by the Minneapolis
Trust company against the Minneapolis
Times. w. E. Haskell, it's manager,
and John Blanchard, its editor, and was
9 criminal prosecution by indictment.
The case was on trial two months and
the jury, after being out "A hours,
brought in . verdict of not guilty as to
the defendant Haskell, which will set.
tls- ~ TIA esaee The tuFy, RoUaYez,
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The Woodman Fire Drag.

Apropos, speaking of fire drags in win
ter seems rather out of season, however,
spring will soon be here, and with it some
numskull who is journeying to town,
camping along the road as noon or night
overtakes him, and never caring two rab.
bit tracks if he puts his fire out on leav-
ing or not, consequently we have some
disastrous prairie fires right in spring.
To put these fires out fire drags are neces-
sary and the most handy ones thus far in
vogue has been the $50 to s45 steer, and
one steer is seldom enough; it takes from
S to IS and even as high as IS. The
amount of stock yearly killed for this
purpose would make many man we'll
to do, as it now correspondingly impov-
erishes the owners. The Woodman
fire drag can be bought for little more
than the price of steer and will last
life time. To those who have never
seen it a description may not be amiss.
1t is net of closely interviewer rings, 6
by 8 feet, covered with an asbestos blan-
ket while chains protrude from two cor
ners to fasten ropes to. The weight of
the iron net (from US to $50 lbs.) is heavy
enough to scratch and rub out the burn
ing stubble while the blanket effectually
smothers all flames that would shoot up
between the rings. Through its entire
flexability it readily adapts itself to every
little indentation of the ground which a
beef drag never will. AS far as the drag
has been tried the past season it has pro-
ven very satisfactory and we who have
seen it worked and given it any thought
cannot commend it too highly.
Mr.. Woodman experienced some diff
Guilty in getting people to use them, even
when he furnished them gratuitously.
The old German adage: "What farmer
is not accustomed to he won't eat" must
be true. However, this hardly applies
to modern farmer for he readily enough
adopts improvements in machinery, etc.;
but'more to the rancher and big cattle
men who haven't seen much change in
the last IS years in the few implements
they use, consequently they are slow to
recognize new thing.
A prominent cattleman Of Dickinson
remarked that the drag would never be
where you wanted it. The same man
knows that cattle are often scarce at
fire and Frequently causes search of
from to 10 miles, and in the night are
hard animals to find and still harder to
drive. Whereas, if Woodman drags
could be distributed in every neighbor-
hood of two or three ranches, and where
the country is not settled, placed at con-
venient intervals at known land marks,
they could be quickly gotten at and
packed on horse to fires, and dragged
as long as men and horses could drag
them without necessitating stop every
or 3 hours to get new drag.
Yours M.
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IN TERRIBLE CONDITION.

Failure Of the Harvest in Central Russia
Causes Great Distress.
LONDON, Feb. b.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of The Times says: A
failure in the harvest has caused terri.
BILE distress among the peasantry of the
interior provinces, especially in Central
and Southeastern Russia. In some
places they are worse off than during
the famine of 1891. The Russian editors
have been forbidden to refer to the
matter. Private letters from Tamboff,
southeast of Moscow, say the peasants
are feeding their half-starved cattle
with the thatches of their roofs.
Typhus and other diseases are making
rapid headway among them.
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Thursday, Fob. 10

AhuESuAyp C0Us H.
Fire at Fort Worth, Tex, resulted in
q loss Of $3.50, 600.
Colonel Thomas E. Moore has chal.
lenged Desha Breckinridge to fight q
duel.
CLARA Barton, president of the Red
Cross society of the United States, has
arrived at Havana.
William Jacobs, a Pittsburg cigar.
maker, shot his wife three times and
then blew his own brains out.
The annual meeting of the League
of American Wheelmen began at st.
Louis Wednesday with a session de-
voted to tho good roads movement.
On account. Of increased Klondike
business the Canadian Pacific Tele.
graph company has decided to lay an
additional cable between Vancouver
and Victoria, B. @.
Fifteen persons were killed by falling
walls during fire at Pittsburg. Many
were also injured. The fire was in the
warehouse district and the loss was ST.
soc, 900.
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Treasurer'S Notice.

Personal property taxes for the year
1897 become delinquent on the first day
of March, and therefore penalty of 5
per cent shall attach and be charged
upon all such delinquent taxes, and
thenceforth there shall be charged inter-
est at the rate of per cent per month
on the original amount of the tax, until
the same is paid. On April IS, all un-
paid delinquent personal property taxes
for the year 1897, will be filed with the
sheriff for collection. (See section 60
Revenue Law.)
JOHN R1EssBEcK, Co. Treas.
Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 10, 1858.
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THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY.

Small Army in Waiting For Jobs ut the
Boston Statohouse.
BOSTON, Feb. 8,-A small army Of
unemployed men occupied the streets
leading to the state house all night in
order that they might be or hand when
the doors opened, ready. to register for
civil service examinations in the me.
chanical department. Painters, masons,
iron workers, plumbers aud tinsmiths
were the tradesmen wanted. Many of
the men had been without work for
months. The men were admitted in
order and the 500 names, oil that
could be taken, were. soon recorded.
More than 1000 were turned away.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The public
announcement in the press of what
purported to be an autograph letter
written by Senior Dupuy de LONE. the
Spanish minister, to his friend Canale.
jas, criticising the president with the
utmost freedom, caused sensation in
official Washington circles and soon
will be followed by Minister de Lome's
departure from the United States. At
the outset there was disposition to
question the authenticity Of the letter,
but, a. bit BY bit the circumstantial ev.
idenoe accumulated until it was finally
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scuRvY EPIDEMIC LIKELY.

e. II. Wells says Thousands OF Klondik-
ers May Perish From 1t.
s, ST. PAUL, Feb. 1.-THE 6,000 pros.
pectors now at and around tho Klon-
dixie are threatened less with stsrva.
ton than with sourvy.r But they are
actually in the shadow Of death"
This is an authoritative statement
from the man who brought from Daw.
D,n City, which he left as late as Dec.
10, the special dispatches Of Captain p.
H. Ray, Eighth infantry, U. s. A., to
the United States war department. It
was the statement made at the Mer.
chants hotel by E. II. Wells, a news.
paper correspondent, who has been
more or less in Alaska during the last
eight years, who has corresponded for
Frank Leslie's Weekly and other lead.
Ing periodicals. and who is now repre-
senting the scrips.McCrae newspaper
syndicate.
Mr.. Wells said that provisions were
scarce when he left the Klondike. But
there would probably be enough of a
few staple foods such as pork and beans
to prevent actual starvation next
spring Yet scurvy has already made
Its appearance among the men who
were limited to q diet unsuitable for
their conditions.
sourvy VIII Ba EpidamIo.
"And soon," explained Mr.. Wells.
''scurvy will become epidemic. the doc.
tors say. That is, it may not become
80 until the latter part of March or q
little later. But without sufficient
variety Of food scurvy is q certainty,
and scurvy up there is much more fatal
than on shipboard.
''The truth has been concealed.
Why? Simply because almost every.
body coming out heretofore has be.
longed to one of two classes. They
were either men that had speculative
schemes and wanted to sell mining
properties located in the Klondike and
therefore didn't want the public to get
prejudiced against the country by
stories Of starvation, or they are men
that intend, as many do, to stock up
with provisions and rush back at the
earliest possible moment 80 as to take
advantage of the famine prices. Such
schemers wouldn't like any more COM
petitors than can be avoided.
Captain Rays statements are abso.
lutely authentic. There are hundreds
of men along the Yukon without food
or money.
'No, there isn't enough at Fort Yu.
kon to supply the big crowd at Daw.
son. But the government relief expedi-
tion left Seattle, believe, late last
week. II it gets through within two
months, and it ought to arrive sooner,
it will be in time to save the miners
from the horrors Of scurvy epidemic
1.-THE reported discoveries Of new
plaoers on the Stewart river have been
much exaggerated. I think Alaska will
repeat the story of California. Afew
men will get rich. The vast majority2
viii be bitterly disappointed"
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70 SELL THE RESERVATION.
1hoshopss and Banuocks Willing to Gi,
Up Lands for \ Confederation.

Shoshopss aud Banuocks Willing to Give
Up Lands for . Confederation.
PocATELLo, Ida, Feb. 80. G.
Hoyt Of the Fort Hall Indian commits
don has practically concluded treaty
with the pannock and Shoshone In.
dams for tho sale of the Fort Hall reser.
walton. for the lump sum Of. $625, 900.
The treaty also carries. a provision for
the payment Of SIS, 900 to the Indians
for the FelinQuishment Of their hunting
rights ~ jackson 's Hole. The treaty
is the result o. more than q years
work on the part. Of the commission.
About one.fourth.of the land to be sold
IL fine agricultural land and the balanes
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BoIEs' LATEST SPEECH.
Has Plan Now for Rsdeemabls Go
ernment Currency.

Has Plan Now for Rsdeemabls Gov.
ernmsnt Currency.
FAIRFIELD, Ia., Feb. 9.-Ex.Gov.
ernor Boies made an address on the
financial question here. TWAS his first
utterance on the subject since the pub
location of the widely quoted letters in
which he denied the sacred and irrevoo.
able nature Of party platforms and In.
sisted that the battle for free coinage Of
silver at the ratio Of l6 to l having
been fought under the most favorable
circumstances and the demand de.
feated at the polls, the Democratic
party should abandon tho financial
plank Of 1896 and endeavor to rally on
new ground. His latest speech EN-.
bodied plan for a redeemable govern.
ment currency, upon which he thinks
all Democrats should be able to agree.
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Ridioule the story.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 10.-The story
published by The New York World
about Letter interest having gone to
New York for money and having been
refused, is ridiouled here. A telegram
from George r. French also denies the
story in toto, and adds that Letter has
just declined the loan Of million, be.
lievipg he has sufficient money on hand
to carry him through the deal.
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THE cRETAN QUESTION.

Russia Takes Another Stand in Rexard to
the Governorship.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10.-Much i'm.
portance is attached to a communica.
ton appearing in the Official Messen.
ger, in which Russia, abandoning the
candidaturey Of Prince George Of George
for the governorship of the island of
Crete, threatens all concerned, declines
all responsit lity for the consequences
of further dragging the question, and
says Russia will not allow any increase
in the number of Turkish troops in
Crete or be party to any coercion Of
the Cretana
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Poultry, Butter and Ess

Poultry, Butter and Eggs.
CHICAGO Feb. TO-
POULTRY-Dressed, dull; turkeys.
6@11c; chickens, 81 s71<c; ducks, 607X.
BUTTER-Firm; oreamerieA l8@
19c; dairieA 11@17o.
EGGS-Steady; fresh, 49,.
Sioux City Live Stock.
SIOUX CITY, L., Feb. 10.
HOGS Market steady to strong.
Range oftprioes, e3.6508.s0.
-. CATTLE-Narket strong. ,,
"a Sales ranged at $a.65@ss0 for 4eows;
Is. bO@A15 for stookers and,feedsrs; %. 35
@&b0for heifers; s4@A 30 tor yssRlings
SHEEP-S8.50@45O ~
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For Uniform Game Laws,

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Game wardens,
Legislators, lawyers and others inter.
ested in the preservation of game as
sembled in convention to consider uni.
form game laws in the connecting
states Of the Northwest. The conven-
ton il the first of the kind ever held.
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For Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TR1ED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens ihe gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to
the taste. Sold by druggists in every
part of the world. twenty-five cents a
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1898-02-12
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. It Is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price Is cents per box. For
sale by Drsukel & Davis.
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Pats Triple Style In Eses.

FATS Triple Style In Err.
A State street restaurant carries be-
side the doorway q board which says
that three eggs will be served Sin any
style" for 10 cents. WI. I'D .
1t is said that man bringing with
him trace Of Irish brogue came into
the place the other day and called the
waiter over to him.
''Three eggs for 10 centsa" he asked.
''That's right"
"Any style?"
"Any style.''
"Well, I'll have one fried, one boiled
and one poached, and hurry 'em up. -
Chicago Record
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NOT YET ACCEPTED.

Said De LONE Has Cabled His Reslgna-
tion to Madrid.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. Special dis
patches from Washington received in
this city state that Minister de LONE
has cabled his resignation to tho Span.
ish government, but has so far received
no reply from Madrid.
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Fourth Week of the Strike.

NEW REDFoRD, Mass, Feb. 8-The
beginning of the fourth week of the
cotton mill operatives strike showed
nothing but the same apparent deter.
mination on both sides to stick to their
respective positions until the other
Yields.
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Manson D,dn.t Lik. Our Style.

LIVERPOOL, Feb, I'm an interview
on his return here from the United
States, Dr.. Fridtjof; Manson, tho Arctic
explorer, is quoted as saying that leo
1uring in America is aS bad as explor-
ing, adding that whom not lecturing he
was travelling, and the American style
of travelling was not to his taste.