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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

A steam whaler is secured for the
Wellman polar expedition.
The gunboat Diogenes. recently pur-
chased in England, has been renamed
Topeka, after the Kansas capital.
Rain fell in the farming district OF
Northern California. This will great
ly improve the outlook for the grain
crop.
The British ship .Ravenscram. Capt.
Purvis. from New Whatcom. Oct. 3.
from Callao. Peru. has not arrived ana
is officially reported missing.
The store of the Elgin Paper com
pany, George Robinson, proprietor, at
Elgin. Ill. has been closed on an exc
cution for $1,000 in favor of the John
Strong Printing company.
All but four of the clerks in the offices
of the Omaha, Kansas City and East
ern Railway at Quincy. Ill. have been
discharged. The offices will be moved
to Kansas City at once.
The contested congressional election
case of Patterson against Carmack, in
the Tenth Tennessee district. was re-
ported to the house, Committee No.
recommending the seating Of Car
mack.
In refusing to grant writ Of man.
damus to prohibit the reading of the
Protestant Bible in the public schools,
the state supreme court of West Nir-
ginia decided that there was no law to
prohibit it.
The municipal election at Cleveland,
Ohio, resulted in n republican victory.
II. G. Sargent. the Republican candi-
date for school director. is reelected
by about 10000 majority over Charles
T. Salem. Democrat.
The United States court of appeals
at Chicago has decided that millers
have no right to use on barrels the
name of any city or state other than
the city and state in which the flour is
ground.
The Pennsylvania company has COM
pleted the survey of the double-track-
ing of its road between Lima and
Crestlilne. Ohio. and work on the grade
will begin as soon as the weather is
settled.
The government has decided to es-
tablish the Yukon headquarters of ad-
ministration at Fort Selkirk, where
the Lewes and Pelly rivers join to
form the Yukon. Fort Selkirk is 200
miles up the Yukon from Dawson
City.
1t is announced at Akron, Ohio, that
a deal is nearly completed for the
consolidation of all the art tile works
in the country, about dozen in num-
Der. The largest are at Trenton. n
j.. GAINESVILLE. Ohio, and Barberton, a
suburb of this city.
Seventeen judgments, aggregating
S33II.S19 have been filed in the county
clerks office at New York in connec.
ton With the failure of j. Stettheimer
u Co. and Stettheimer & Bettman,
bankers and Oil producers. The total
liabilities exceed $1,OOO,OOO.
1.awton & Co., composed of George
and Joseph Lawton, who have been
conducting a crockery house in Louis
vile, KY, for many years, have as
signed to Thomas Lawton. No sched-
ule IF tine liabilities and assets has
Deen given out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Gen. Weyler, late protector" of wo-
men and children in Cuba. says that
ne did not place mines in the Havana
harbor and the letter brought out to
that effect by newspaper man is a
forgery. At the time the general was
probably too busy TO place the mines
in the harbor, as recent statistics show
that 100000 Cubans have either starved
to death or been murdered since the
insurrection. The general, of course,
was unable to do too many lungs at
once. Besides, he was not the man to
neglect his butchering business for
electrical experiments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

There has been a notable increase
in railroad freight rates between the
west and east lately. This may not
at once be good for commerce, but it
shows that there is a growing stiffness
in trade generally. Money that has
been in hiding for several years is be-
ginning to come out to get the benefit
of temporary rising prices, and it is
not unlikely that an era of war time
railroad rates may rule for while.
1t has almost stopped the grain move
ment and there is dearth of wheat in
st. Paul, Duluth, Chicago and other
centers. 1t is, therefore, not improb-
able that wheat will reach the pro-
phesied $3.50 before the month of May
closes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
The Boston Herald has just discover

The Boston Herald has just discover
ed that the figure that represents Tn
Gle Sam must be changed. 1t says:
1.-THE Uncle Sam of the cartoons. even
the best of them, is underfed, if appear
ance is to be trusted, and resembles
ranting populist as much As any Amer
lean type. He is gawky, gaunt and
gullible. Such soul could be taken
only from q sepulcher, such an ill-fit-
ting costume only from a second-rate
masquerade. He fills the bill poorly
and is not to be compared in this re-
spect to the fair Columbia. We be-
lieve he would almost buy gold
brick"
What the Herald would like to see
is one of them British dude fellows or
sissy men as the New York Sun calls
them. Uncle Sam may be populistic
and all that. but save us from what the
Boston Herald would inflict upon US.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Four bills providing for postal saw
ings banks are now before congress.
The chief difference in these bills is the
provision for investing the postal saw
ings funds. The disagreement between
the advocates of these different meas
ures led to the passage of resolution
referring the whole matter to Secre-
tary Gage. 1t is to be hoped that this
delay will not prevent the measure
from reaching the senate in time to Sc
cure its passage by that body.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Navaios Offer Thin Services.

Denver, April 9. = Gov. Adams has
received letter from Robert Mitchell
of Cortez, saying: 81 have the honor
to inform you that 500 Navajo Indians
have offered their services to defend
the United States against Spain. Had
experience of twenty years as scout
with the army in the West and with
all tribes. and l pronounce them the
best scouts of the Indian race''
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Washington, April S.-There was Il
scene of great excitement in the house
during the consideration Of the bill for
the reorganization Of the army. 1t
was caused by Mr.. Lentz, an Ohio
Democrat who made "A vicious as
sault on the administration, charging
that the policy Of delay was in the
interest Of stock jobbers in Wall street.
He alleged that Wall street was in
possession Of information that the
message wOu!, not SO in long before
it was made known at the capitol,
and profited heavily by the advance in
the price of stocks which resulted. He
even charged that there was no war
rant for the alarming statements
about the situation in Havana which
We're reported as justifying the delay
of the message. Mr.. Lentz's speech
created profound sensation and was
met with
An Emphatic Reply
from Gen. Grosvenor, now regarded
generally as the administration spokes-
man on the floor. Mr.. Grosvenor not
only Indignantly denied that there was
justification for the reports, but held
Mr.. Lentz up to scorn for alleging cor
rupt motives against the president.
Mr.. Lentz disclaimed this, but the
irate friend Of the president gave him
no mercy. He was thoroughly
aroused and laid about him with a
veritable bludgeon, charging that the
Democrats We're seeking political adj
vantage, and paying his respects to
John ]. McCook and others. Before
he concluded he expressed the opin-
ion that war was as certain as that
war was as certain as that he would
live until next week, unless it was
averted by Spain. The debate on the
army bill developed more and more
opposition. Mr.. Hull tried to save the
bill by agreeing to strike out all its
provisions, even the three battalion
formation features, but it was in the
end recommitted-150 to 61. The house
adjourned until Monday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Battle-scarred Veterans.

What has the ancient and honorable
artillery of Boston to say in these try
ing times? These prandial patriots
have taken many Havanas. and could
be relied upon to take Madeira and
Amontillado. or any old port-Kerne-
bee Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

A clergyman of New Brunswick, N.
J.. tells of the stale" look that women
have after night Of wicked progress
sive cards. and says he knows because
he calls on them in the morning. Per-
haps he would be happier if he called
in the afternoon; certainly the women
woodland still more so, perhaps, if he
didn't call at all.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

The citizens of Exeter, N. H. are
surprised at the sudden absence of City
Treasurer Thing and slice of the pub
lie fund. In short, they do not con-
slider him such Thing as they thought
he Was
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

CloGuet, Mimi, April 8. - A serious
stabbing affair occurred in a saloon
here A crowd of woodmen were
drinking and quarreling when Harry
Mains stabbed a man named Simms
four times. 1t is thought Simms will
recover. Mains was arrested and is in
iaiI
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
SMALLPOX in StceraEe.

New York, April 9.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Karlsruhe arrived
from Bremen and is detained at quar-
antine owing to a case Of smallpox
among the steerage passengers. All
the steerage passengers will be vac
cinated and the steamer disinfected
before being permitted to proceed to
her dock. She brought thirty-three
cabin and 61S steerage passengers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Gold Leavin: Cuba.

New York, April 8. - Gold is being
shipped from Cuba to this city. AL
ready 100000 has been received and
100000 more was engaged for ship
ment. This gold is shipped from Ha-
vana because war is imminent,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
w ash inEtOn.

The war cloud has led to a diScon-
tinuance of the presidential public re-
ceptions for the time being.
In the senate Mr.. Davis secured the
adoption of an amendment to the
sundry civil bill extending $250,O0O to
the limit of cost of the public building
in st. Paul.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

DR.. q. ". Fuller of San Francisco is
suing Jockey Tod Sloan for 500. He
says Tod had appendicitis on a recent
visit to San Francisco. and that he
treated him for that ailment. Sloan
claims to have settled the bill long
ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Grondnhl & Co. Did Not Fail.

Red Wing, Mimi, April 9.-,rhe re-
ported failure Of r. l.. Grondahl Il Co.,
one of the leading dry goods establish
ments at Red Wing, is unfounded.
The firm sold out and dissolved by
mutual consent. The store was closed
for inventory and a careless newspa-
per correspondent, without investi-
eating the matter, telegraphed it to
the daily papers as a failure.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Killed His Wife.

Milwaukee, April 9.-James Kearney
Of South Chicago shot and killed his
wife in questionable resort on River
street. Kearney then shot himself in
the right temple and may die.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
New Indian school Buildings.

White Earth, Mimi, April S.-rhom-
as +. Smith, supervisor Of Indian
schools, is here and will look after tho
location and construction Of the new
government school buildings which it
Is proposed to establish here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
.PITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume Of the Most Inn
portant News of the Week From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Com
ventent Form for Rapid Perusal
by Busy People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Most decent men in Paris are contiE-
ually remarking to themselves, DO
not be patty de clam"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

A great deal OF the war spirit is TAX
en- with a stick and little sugar in it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
A VICIOUS ASSAULT
UGLY CHARGEs MADE AGAINST
THE ADMINISTRATION.

lr. Lcnts, An Ohio Democrat,
Charges That the Policy of Delay
IL in the Interest of Wall street
stock Brokcrs-Gen. GrosvenOr,.
the Administration Spokesman,
Indignantly Denied the Charges
nd Dishcd Up First Class ROnxt
for Mr.. Letx-Sharp War Talk In.
GulscL in by the Senate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

contributed $500 to the Catholic church
at Bismarck.
Fat Rourke will be appointed United
States district attorney Of North Da-
kOta next month.
Miss r. Thomas has resigned from
the Gilby school, much to the regret of
tie pupils and parents Of that place.
A. A. Berg, formerly a prominent
young business man at Grand Forks,
died at the insane hospital at James
town.
Large shipments of fax are reported
II some Of the western counties where
large areas Of prairie lands were brok-
en- last season.
w. 3. Andrus went through the ice
while crossing the Missouri at Wi
mona. but was helped out by passer-
by on shore.
A daughter Of Stephen Collins at
Grand Forks was shot in the eye with
q prOjectile from an air gun, and will
lose the sight Of the eye.
Z. r. Swaltout has the mail Icon
trac. between Grafton and Park River.
Seeding is reported in the southern
counties in the state.
A little Drayton girl got a bean into
her ear the other day, and she had to
be chloroformed and the bean cut in
two before it could be removed.
1t is reported that several Russian
citizens Of Logan county have taken
homesteads thee. and then gone to
Wells county and taken up others un-
der assumed names.
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04
WAR NOTES.

A body OF $50 Cuban volunteers with
arms and ammunition was landed on
the coast of Cuba from Florida last
week.
Two regiments of regular soldiers,
the Eighth and Twenty-third infantry,
have reached San Francisco from New
Orleans.
The Americans are for,ifying Core
gidor island. at the entrance of Manila.
and mining the channel They will
give warm reception to any possible
antagonist.
Commodore Schley assured himself
on May 23th that Cervcrn's fleet was in
Santiago hGrbOr. As a result of this
Information the government immedi-
ately ordered an advance on Cuba.
The regime... of rough riders have
left San Antonio FOR Tampa The sol
diers left in light marching order ana
WI he ready 10 cmbarls for Cuba i'm
meilately rp3n arrival at Tampa. The
regiment numbers 1865 men aud ] ,25S
horses and mules.
The Colorado volunteers led the mill
;ary portion Of the Memorial Day pro-
cess!on at San Francisco. This position
of the right OF the line. the pince of
honor. had been given to the First
Colorado infantry by Major General
Oils. who was familiar with the com
rleteness of equipment and the mill
tary accomplishments OF the many
regiments gathered In San Francisco.
IN enormous number of people lined
the route OF the procession. and every
where the Colorado men Were ap-
plauded. Highly complimentary crifi-
cisms OH the appearance of the rc9i-
ncnt were conveyed to Colonel Hale
al through the line of march.
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04
Similar to The rrupplst..

There is a sisterhood in France that
resembles the famous Trappists' order
in its austerity. These women, when
they enter the convent, are condemned
to eternal silence. 1t is the only sis
terhood of the kind in the world, and
was founded at the beginning of the
present century. The fifty women
within the wall never leave their
chosen home, never speak to one an
other, never lift their eyes except in
prayer or work, and walk with their
black cowls drawn over their faces so
that they can neither see nor be seen.
They are living. yet dead-year In and
year out they exist, never raising their
eyes. The silent sisters rise at a.
M. and till 7:30 tell their beads in the
chapel. Sometimes while at meals the
superior rings a bell and each sister is
supposed to pause instantly, with hands
raised to the mouth. perhaps, and can
not move till the bell rings again. This
Is to inculcate submission and pa
tience. These women. unlike other sis
terhoods, do no charity.
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04
WILL USE MEXICAN MONEY.

Thts Government and the Soldiers will
Both Profit by the Proposed Arrangement
New York, May 27.-The Press says:
One OF the most interesting prepara-
ttions for the QUILTING of the Manila
Expedition has just been announced.
E'rhe government has purchased 5O,OOc
Mexican silver dollars, which General
Merritt will take along to defray the
expenses Of the expedition. This
amount is not expected to be enough,
but more will be sent from time to
time.
By purchasing Mexican dollars n
great saving is made. 1t Is possible to
obtain Mexican dollars Mt forty-six
cents each, thus obtaining for one
American dollars two Mexicans and
leaving eight cents toward the pur-
chase Of third. In other words, Tn
Gle Sam was able to buy 250. 700 Mex
lean dollars for $4,000. They were
bought in San Francisco. In the Phil
ippines a Mexican dollars is worth
more than an American dollar. SO the
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04

posed to make the most OF his oppor-
tunity.
Not one of the "Gilded Gang" as
they have been nicknamed. has been
known to complain OF the most dis
agreeable or arduous task imposed
upon him, and they submit to the
O'Higgins discipline without a muir
muir.
Occasionally they obtain leave to go
to town and then they dine In luxuri-
Gus style. Sometimes they take some
of their cowboy comrades with them
and regale them with curious wines
and viands.
Any man in the coarse brown garb
OF the rough riders is treated with pro-
found respect in San Antonio. Apart
from the patriotic motive the citizens
consider that they may be entertain
ing millionaires unnwares.
This amuses the men. One, tanned
veteran of twelve spring round-ups,
was asked by n woman visiting camp
il he was cowboy. NO warm." he
replied I'm one of the Knickerbocker
layout: Teddy Roosevelt is an old part
ner of mine; our folks is neighbors
back In New York. This here" indi-
eating cook roustabout. .'is my par
ticker friend, Craig Wadsworth."
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04

their prisoners. Colonel Cortijo and
DIR. Garcia Julian. and the Spanish
gave in their place the two American
newspaper correspondents, Charles II.
Thrall and Hayden Jones.
An order has been issued by order of
General Shafter requiring every news
paper correspondent ut Tampa to furn-
ish a copy of every issue of the paper
which the reporter represents. A strict
watch will be kept on all matter print
ed under n Tampa date. and any pro-
hibited matter will result In refusal
by the censor to pass upon matter writ
ten for the offending newspaper.
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04
COWBOYS IN CAMP.
they ARE HAVING Lors OF FUN.
Auio.aars's Son uas Taste Of Strict
Army Lifs-A Qeser Conxionsrate.

San Antonio. Texas. May 21.-If VIII
liam Tiffany does not make n good
soldier Il will not be because Sergeant
Daniel O'Higgins OF X troop has
spared pains to make him march in
the way that he should go.
Tiffany IL promoted now. He Is n
sergeant himself. and is on a perfect
equality with his former Instructor
and emancipated from his control II
he ever becomes lieutenant II will be-
hoove Sergeant O'Higgins to keep his
twinkl!ng blue eyes open.
The sergeant Is an old trooper and
has had n non-commissioned officers
rank in the British army, as well as in
the regular service of the United
States. He has drilled Egyptian fel-
Labs, English cockneys and yokels.
Sioux bucks and cowboys before ever
he entered the camp of Rooseyelt's
rough riders. but OF them all he told
* troop that Tiffany was the worst
he ever experienced.
In reality O'Higgins believed that
the young New Yorker had made re-
.markable progress in his rudimentary
military education, but the luxury of
bullying a man supposed to be worth
|S15, 100000 or S16.Ooo,oO0 had never
|come to him before, and he was dis
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04
SAID TO BE MOVING.
Soldiers Fron ramp& and Mobile Starting
for Cubn

Tor cana.
Washington. May 30.-The military
invasion Of Cuba has begun. Unless
the orders OF the War Depal tment have
miscarried, NJ nm early hour this morn.
ing the troops that have been gath
cred ut the gulf ports began to break
camp and march aboard transports
waiting 10 carry them to the enemy's
territory. About twenty-five of these
ships. the biggest and fastest that
could be obtained suitable for the pur-
pose, had been gathered ready to re-
ceive the troops. They will accommo-
date about 10000 men, for, in n short
voyage like that from one of the gulf
ports TO Cuba, 1t Is possible with safe
ty and comfort TO carry much larger
number of men aboard ship than
would be admissible in the case of Il
cruise to the Philippines. for instance.
How many troops started this morn
ing. where they took ships. or whittier
they are bound. are questions which
the directing spirits of the campaign
refuse positively TO answer. They
have no desire that the Spanish should
have opportunity afforded them to
gather forces to attack our soldiers rs
they land. Therefore, nothing of the
details of this first movement can be
learned.
Ii Is generally believed that n part
of the force Will be sent to Santiago de
Cuba to aid Schley In his efforts to
capture Cervera's fleet. Porto Rico
may be the objective point of por-
ton of the soldiers.
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-04
PRISONERS EXCHANGED.
Two American Newspaper Men Turnes
Over by SpaniArds.

Two American Newspaper Mon Turned
Over BY spaniArsis.
Denver, May 2T.-A New York spe-
cial to the Republican says: A cable
to the Herald from Havana, Cuba,
says:
Moro castle received a signal from
an American ship at half-past seven
O'Clock this morning. Indicating that
n boat was coming under flag OF
truce. Soon after two white painted
boats flying white flags and pulled by
American seamen under their officers
appeared. Spanish officials went out
to meet them in the tug Marquis Bal
boa. In this party were a lieutenant
of the navy and one of the court mar
tial judges. Bernardo Garcia Verda-
go. colonel of General Blanco's stnff
Arturo Gonzales Gclpi. captain and
secretary of the court martial; Ruiz
de Scalso and British Pro-Consul Ar
turo Arostegui. II was known that
the white boats brought an exchange
of prisoners.