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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
SPAIN BACKING DOWN
NO OBJECTION TO GOVERNMENT
AID FOR CuBANS.

Manner Is So C0nciliatOry That the Out.
look Is Observation-Disclosures Declares
His Intention to Avert War If Possible
! Congressmen May Refuse to Wait.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The an
swer of Spain has been received to the
firm note sent through Minister Wood.
ford last week stating that the condi-
ton Of Cuban affairs had become SO
intolerable that the United States
could not much longer remain inactive
toward it. The general tone Of the
Spanish answer impressed the presi-
dent and cabinet ofacers most favor
ably;ssc much 80 that after the meeting
Il was stated BY members that the out
look was far more assuring, and that
Spain had shown such a conciliatory
tone that it was believed she would
make concessions sufficient to permit
an amicable adjustment Of the present
strained relations. This was qualified,
however, by the statement that the
Danger Point Has Not Yet Passed,
and that war, while no longf1 proba.
bility, was yet possibility. The presi.
dent has distinctly disclosed to his cab
met associates his purpose to avert war
If it was possible with a just solution
lof the Cuban problem, and he had felt,
from the disposition manifested by
Spain, that this just solution could be
reached. This, however, is without
considering congress, which may, now
that the subject is formally before it.
take some radical action. Meantime,
at the state department., cablegrams
were being received from Minister
Woodford, and the Spanish minister,
Senior Polo y Bernabe, was in lengthy
conference with Judge Day as to the
prospective adjustment At least two
Of these new phases
Submitted by the Minister
were of exceeding importance. The
Spanish government made it known
that no objection would be made to the
humanitarian object Of the United
States government in extending relief
to. the sufferers In Cuba on far
Greater scale than hitherto had been
contemplated. On the contrary Spain
has made known that it recognizes the
humane purposes will be executed in
such way as to avoid oil opportuni-
ties for friction. Another important
Spanish document which reached the
government during the day was the
,abstract Of the report Of the Spanish
naval commission which investigated
the destruction of the Maine. 1t is the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
NONE SO GOOD.

such propositions. It is an absolute
loss of time for the United States to
entertain any negotiations Of the kind
with Spain. .......
"By an armistice Spain would save
80, 100000 a month for six months.
The Spaniards know that the Cubans
would not enter into such an armistice
and they desire the United States to
offer the plan that their refusal may
remove the sympathy and support Of
the American people,"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
cuBANs WILL PROTEST.

WIN Never Consent That an Armistice BE
Agreed On.
New YORK, March 29.-"The United
States may make arrangements with
Spain eut the Cubans will never con.
sent to an armistice or any other plan
but independence" said Horatio s.
Rubens, counsel for the junta. ''The
Cubans would be thankful for the in.
terest shown by this country, but
would have to respectfully decline all
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
The explosion was from the inside.

the explosion was from heinside.
"a minute examination Of the bot
tom of the harbor around the vessel
shows absolutely no sign Of the action
Of a torpedo, and the judge advocate
Of the commission can find no prece-
dent for the explosion Of the storage
magazines Of q vessel by q torpedo.
Examinations Limited.
"The report makes clear that owing
to the special nature Of the proceedings
followed the commission has been pre-
vented from making such an examine
tion Of the inside Of the vessel as would
determine even the hypothesis Of the
internal origin Of thoaccident. This is
to be attributed to the regrettable re.
fusal to permit Of the necessary co
operation Of the Spanish commission
by which the commander and crew OF
the Maine and the different comman-
ders commissioned to investigate the
cause Of the accident and later on with
those employed in salvage work.
s'The report finishes by stating that
an examination of the inside and out
side Of the Maine as soon as such ex-
animation may be possible, and also Of
the bottom where the vessel rests, will
prove that the explosion was undoubt-
ediy due to some interior cause.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
HAD A GRUEsoME CARGO.

Steamer Greenland Returns From Dis
astrous Trip.
ST. JOHNS. N. F., March 20.-The
sealing schooner Greenland has sailed
into the harbor with grewsome car.
go. Twenty-Five corpses were piled
upon the decks and 55 men were moan.
ing with terrible sufferings from the
pain of frost-bitten limbs and bodies.
The little sealing steamer, which sailed
for the hunting grounds three weeks
ago, returned as an awful charnel
house.
The dead bodies were in tiers on the
deck Of the steamers, disfigured and
almost unrecognizable from the effects
of the terrible suffering which they
had endured, presenting one Of the
most horrible sights human eyes ever
beheld,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
Brourht smokele.s Powder.

| Brought smokeless Powder.
NEW YORK, March 29.-The Atlantic
transport liner Michigan, from London,
brought 200 cases of smokeless powder
to order. Information as to the desti-
nation Of the powder could not be OBJ
tained, but it is believed to be the navy
department..
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
MADRID STILL HOSTILE. .

No Reflection There 81 More Paclho
AttItudO.
LONDON, March %. The special dis
patches from Madrid show that the
press there does not reflect the moro
peaceful feeling Of New York.
Eel Heraldo says: eli we must resort
to Quixotism, let's do It. The sooner
/ the better, before the Yankees can gain
ground over us. q
Ell Liberal admits that the day, Of
trial has come I'll Spain, |" bnt says:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02

sHaving worked for conclliation with
all our might, we won't retreat one
line"
The Epoca says: 'Diploma'y has not
said the last word, but it is cur duty to
prepare for war;"
The Carlist organ, Ell Correo E,panol,
says: "These are the moments when
our people should show that our glorious
traditions Of patriotism and war have
not lost ground, and that we are still a
nation Of heroes and martyrs"
El Naoional, the mouthpiece Of the
Weylerist faction, thinks the conflict
cannot be prevented, and that the gov
ernment should act quickly.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
FLEET IN WAR PAINT.

Dull Lead Color Applied to All the War
ships Assembled at Key West.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 29.-The
United States cruiser Nashville has
sailed for the Tortugas island. The
departure of the Nashville is in con.
nection with the laying of the proposed
cable to the Tortugas.
The work of painting the warships
has been finished. The cruiser New
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
Woods Bros.

only answer Spain has thus far made
to the action Of this government in
submitting to Spain through Minister
Woodford the findings Of the American
court.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
Orders to British Squadron.

LONDON, March 20. - The British
squadron, according to dispatch from
Hong Kong to The Daily Nail, has been
ordered to Chez Foo on the north coast
of the Shang TunR promontory.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
SHINA'SFATE SEALED
EVEN CELELESTlALS NOW SEE THE
BEGINNING OF THE END.

Concessions to Russia Causing Intense
Detection Among the PopuIace-Move-
ment ON the Part Of Great Britain to
Join in the Grab.
PEK1N, March 29.-There is feeling
Of intense detection among the Chinese,
whoregard the concessions to Russia
as the beginning Of the end. There
are many complaints of the attitude of
Ii Hung Chang. It is asserted by
those knowing inner Chinese affairs,
that since his visit to St. Petersburg
Ii Hung Chang has received regularly
Russian pay. 49,.
A high Chinese official, whose pa
triotism is unquestioned, describes Ii
Hurg Chang as traitor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
The oregon Il Overdue.

LIMA, Peru, March 30 The delay in
the arrival Of the American warship
Oregon ~ Calloa is the topic Of anxious
conyersat ion among Americans here.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
BLACKBURN STRICKEN.

Ex-senator From K"ntucky Suffer-" FsSs.
Paralysis of the Heart.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Ex. Sens
tor J. G.. S. Blackburn of kentucky has
suffered stroke of paralysis Of the
heart, and it is feared it may cause his
death. The ex-senator, accompanied
by members of his family, attended the
launching Of the battleships at New.
port News, and afterwards returned t.,
Washington. While walking from the
boat to his carriage he suffered stroke
of paralysis Of the heart, and became
UNCONSCIOUS. He was asimmediately con-
veyed to the Wellington hotel where he
lives. Later in the day he recovered
sufficiently to talk and it is stated that
he is out of danger.
Proved an Alibi.
DEADwooD, s. D., March 28.-The
jury acquitted Walter Putney. VINO was
tried for robbing the Belle. Fourche
bank, an alibi having been established.
He will be tried for Jail breaking.
Passed the Rsapportionmsnt Bnl.
DEs MONIES. Ia, March 2S.-By q
vote of 33 to IL, the Whalen bill to re-.
district the state has passed the senate.
The bill will add 10 members to the
house. but does not affect the senate
vote.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-04-02
The KENTUCKY DETACHABLE
Heel DRILL Shoe,

The Detachable Heel Piece is
made Of high grade, drop forged
crucible steel, sharpened and tenn
pered.
It is compressed into shape un-
der 1000 pound drop hammers,
which eliminate all pores, pin
holes, seams or defects, and rem
ders it capable Of taking high
polish.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-14
SunOcatiOn OF Roots.

It is difficult to get people to under
stand that trees can die from drowning
just as animals can. Trees feed pri.
marily by the roots, but there must
be certain amount of oxygen in the
soil to enable them to make use of the
food. Standing waterprevents the ac-
ton of the ife-giving oxygen. A Bos-
ton correspondent refers to two large
horse chestnuts which were moved
last spring with the greatest skill, but
they died. In the fall an examina ton
was made and the holes found to be
full of water within one foot of the
surface of the ground. The holes were
really flower pots without the neces-
sary holes in the bottom to allow the
water to escape. There can be no bet
ter lesson in gardening than to be con-
tinually remembering why it is neces-
sary to have hole in flower pot
Meehan's Monthly.
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HERO HAD HIS TROUBLES.
Womnn's Care and Kindness Makes
Him Think Of Cuba with
Longing. Ia

"War is pretty bad, Of course" remarked
a blue coated man with bandage under his
coat, but declare, in some ways, women
are as bad as Spaniards-only they kill you
with kindness instead of bullets. came
home from Santiago with this little wound
in my hip, and, really, can't tell you how
I've suffered since, from the women of my
family. It is all right, of course; this world
would be den of wild beasts without the
love and sympathy of woman-but the dear
creatures-especially those nearest to US
generally overdo it. They didn't believe my
message that was only slightly wounded,
SO on my arrival I was met by my. wife, her
mother, two maiden aunts and girl cousin,
all rallied from the four quarters of Michi-
gan and adjoining states to nurse me-.
don't need any nursing worth mentioning,
but, believe me, five drawn a long breath
in two weeks without those five women
jumping up and rushing at me. will eat
my army blanket. If wink my. wife says:
"What is it, dear? -if move one leg, my, girl
in her hand; during the night my two auntss
wake me up to see if | want anything; and
my n-law-well, the dear soul hasn't
sat down or been to bed since came.-to my
knowledge. My wound is nearly healed, and
that's a blessing, for if l don't get back to
Cuba pretty soon I'll be ruined man. I
can't stand such coddling-it will make
bloated tyrant out of me, so it will. A man
needs war once in awhile to get him away
from woman-dear, loving woman-she
would make spineless infant out of him in
no time" detroit Free Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-14
BARN FOR ALFALFA
How Legumes Can he Fed Economic-
ally and stored for Consld.
cradle Time.

The advantage Of raising alfalfa in
country subjected to drouth has one
great drawback, owing to the shellingi
off and breaking of the leaves. If it is
necessary to load from the barn into
wagon and haul t o the feed rack, this
double pitching is sure to shake out
all the loose leaves and break off many
more, and should the hay have been a
little over dry, by the time it gets to
the cattle there is little else but dry,
hard stems with scanty nutrition. The
cattle will not eat these and other hay
must be supplied. Fed in this way,
alfalfa is failure, but with proper
conveniences there is little if any loss,
The illustration shows an alfalfa stor-
age barn in one Of my neighbor's feed.
lots.
The barn is a two-story structure,
but can be made any size and height
desired, according to the amount of
hay to be stored. For filling the
barn, doors in the gables are most con-
venient, but for taking the hay out
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-14

door about four feet square should be
cut in the side as high as possible.
Justsinside and about two or three feet
below this opening platform should
be built to aid in throwing out the hay
when the barn is nearly empty, by first
pitching it to the platform. The feed
racks should be built ten to sixteen feet
from the barn, far enough so that the
stock may have ready access to both
sides, with an inclined slide to carry
the hay down from the door to the
rack. This slide can be made of any
rough lumber with no cracks between
the boards. Ono. slide will furnish
from 20 to 80 feet of rack with hay,
and if more rack room is desired other
doors and slides can be added. There
is practically no loss to the hay after
it is moved if fed out in this way, the
cattle picking up all the leaves that
fall inside the guard of rack. In feed
ing horses the storage loft above the
stalls can be SO arranged as to throw
the hay directly down into the man
ger.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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SHEEP AND THEIR CARE.

Ensilage is good for ewes if not fed
too bountifully.
Improbable sheep often consume as
much as profitable ones.
Keep the lamb growing as you would
any other young animal.
If you mean to feed sheep during the
winter feed only good ones.
Do not keep sheep and hogs or sheep
and cattle together in one yard
Ten or twelve feet space should be
allowed in the barn for each sheep.
Mangels, carrots and oil cake will
be good feed for sheep in winter.
If sheep does not yield eight pounds
of wool it is not the sheep you want.
Sheep that are kept in robust health
will not likely be attacked by vermin.
Canada ships lambs and sheep into
our market and makes money after
paying the duty.
Do you think that you can throw an
unframed collie into the midst of a
flock of sheep and not create rum
pus. The collie knows how to manage
sheep only when he is taught to man
age them.-Western Plowman.
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POSSIBILITIES AvERTED.
But 1t Took the United Efforts of the
Whole Crowd to Prevent
Hot Engagement.

. ID
Zone of the liveliest brushes have wit.
messed since the opening Of hostilities,"
said one Of the representatives at the re-
cent meeting of the credit men, took place
in a quiet New Engla village Of my state.
Both participants had passed their three
score years and ten, but were still vigorous
in mind and body, and especially vigoruos in
language, for both had been followers of the
sea.
Zone of these old fellows espoused the
cause of Spain, declaring that she had
been jumped on because she was little, and
that this country was playing the part OF
a great big bully. After they had ex-
changed hot shots for few minutes, the
champion of the government got things
to going his way by shouting that the
other fellow came honestly by his principles
and was bred a traitor.
"'What do you mean, you old shrimp"
from the advocate of Spain.
During the war with Great Britain the
British entered the harbor and burned the
town of New London, didn't they?'
Course they did. What of it?'
why, somebody piloted them there and
when he come home his pockets was full of
British gold, paid for his dirty work, and his
neighbors, hearin' Of what he had done, got
ropes and made him an evenn' call. He
scudded by the back door and never stopped
till he got to Bermuda, and he never had the
cheek to come back
"'What you tryin' to git at?' ~
That there pilot was your grandpap.'
And it took dozen bystanders to keep the
two old sea dogs from clinching. Detroit
Free Press. 4
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MEAT PRESERVATION.
cred and Successfully Intro.
ducel in Denmark.

Oliver X. Hughes, consul at Some
berg, Germany, tells of new method
of preserving meat. His report is as
follows:
"a new method of preserving freshly
killed meats has been discovered by the
Danish zoologist, August Fjelstrup, al
ready well known through his method
Of condensing milk without the use of
sugar. The system according to the
printed reports) has stood a remark
ably hard three months test at the
Odense Danish) company's slaughter
houses in very satisfactory manner.
THE method in itself is extremely
simple and might be of great service
for the troops in the tropics (the writ
er having had considerable experience
in trying to keep fresh meat in Cuba).
The animal to be used is first shot or
stunned by shot from a revolver,
loaded with small slugs, in the fore
head, in such a manner as not to injure
the brain. AS the animal drops sense
less an assistant cuts down over the
heart, opens a ventricle and allows all
the blood to flow out. The theory of
this being that the decomposition Of
the blood is almost entirely responsible
for the quick putrefaction of fresh
meats. Immediately thereafter a
brlny solution made of carr or fine salt,
more or less strong, according to
length of time meat is to be kept, is in
jected by means of powerful syringe
through the other ventricle into the
veins of the body. The whole process
takes only few minutes and the beef
is ready fo,' use and can be cut up at
once. This method has been examined
and very favorably reported on by the
general consul ut Odense and Aarhaus.
and also by many experts"
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nately one on the other, else the posts
might not have been perpendicular
when all was done.
I have confidence in this manner of
bracing posts. One can readily see
that the tops of the posts are tied to-
gether almost as effectively as though
the : fence were continuous or as
though the cable passed in straight
line from the top of one post to the
top of another. Had this been the
end of the fence instead of the gate
way, should merely have fastened
the cable firmly to the dead man.
D), and it would hold equally.as we'll
the end post as it holds the gate
posts. 1t may be that the galvanized
iron will corrode after time, and that
half-inch iron rods for the part
under the ground will be better.
This manner of bracing the posts is
applicable to any style of iron fence
and is my own invention and is cheer
fully donated to my brother farmers.
y. L. Wing, in Ohio Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-14
BRAc1NG CATE POSTS.
Clever Invention Cheerfully Donated
to His Brother Farmers by an
Ohio Inventor.

For years have made the question
of wire fence and the correct brac-
ing of posts a study. I have braced a
great many posts wrongly and some
few rightly. Time has proven the
good and condemned the bad and my
final conclusion is that the only good
brace, that can be depended upon to
last for years without the least Civ
ing way, is that in which the posts
are fastened by means of an iron rod
or wire cable to dead man. plant
ed firmly in the ground.
have never seen one that gave way
when so planted. The cost to anchor
the posts in this way is the least pos
sible, and the appearance is all in its
favor. Recently, having to construct
gateway through string of wire
fence, I set about the invention of
the best possible anchorage for the
posts. The place in which the gate
way occurred was one of great diff
Guilty as the groalHd was simply peat
and spongy muck. Water stood in the
bottoms of the holes. However, be-
tween the posts we dug trench 31a feet
deep, as shown at d in the illustra-
ton. In this trench we placed a stick
of timber six inches square and 3Zs feet
long. The gate posts were braced by
horizontal braces, being extended to
the vertical posts (P), the distance of
some six feet from the gate posts.
Now from the top of the second
posts wire was passed connecting
them, going around the posts and
back and forth twice, making four
strands. This wire was loose enough
to pass down through narrow trenches,
under the block (D). After the wire
was in place the earth was put on the
block and very firmly tamped. We
did not put back the loose soil, but
brought clay instead. When the
trench was full the wires were twisted
into cable, bringing the posts slight
ly together at the top. The fence
wires were them stretched to their
places: taking care, however, that one
was stretched on one side and alter
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-14
Blue Grass a Century Ago.

1t is somewhat curious as well as
instructive his orical fact that less
than century ago blue grass, now re-
garded as Indispensable on the farm,
was treated as pest, which all good
people were expected to get rid of as
soon as possible. Its great value was
wholly unknown, and it was not till
after years of denunciation and bad
treatment that it worked its way to its
present high position among the for
age plants. We should learn from this
not to be too hasty in rejecting any
thing that presents itself for expert
ment and considerations. S. Ken
needy, in Farmers Review.
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An Ideal Poultry Farm.

One of the most complete poultry
farms is on the George Vanderbilt es.
tate, Biltmore, in North Carolina
There is main building of brick di-
vided into Office, incuba tor-room, feed
room, eggroom and two other rooms
The incubater-rCom has capacity
for 1880 eggs. There are % double
houses for the fowls, with large runs
fenced in with wire. Ducks and geese
are provided for with four large build
ings, meadow runs and pond. On
a beautiful little hill is house where
live the poultry men. This dwelling
has all the modern conveniences. In
connection with this regular plant
fowls are also kept in eight different
places on the estate, where they are al.
lowed free range.