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FLED WITH ..cAur1oNs-GELD. {"
The Trying Experience Of an Ameri-
can Girl, the Fiancee Of . Ger-
man Army Oflicial.

Various stories of the marriages of
German officers and American girls
that reach this country have placed,
such unions in an unfortunate light,
but the recent experiences of New
York girl have caused her friends here
to congratulate her on an escape
which, embarrassing as 1t was at
first, has doubtless proved the most
fortunate event of the situation. She
was living in German city that con-
tains the largest American colony in
Germany. and she became engaged to
q lieutenant in one Of the Prussian
regiments stationed there.
He was of an old German family and
the prospect of his marriage to the
girl was regarded with great favor by
his family as we'll as her own. The en-
gagement was announced after long
courtship, and no similar. alliance ever
promised to result more satisfactorily.
Every preliminary to the marriage,
which was to take place in Europe.
had been arranged. All that remained
was the payment to the administra-
tion of the army of ''cautions-geld,"
the sum demanded by the army in or
der that the officers family may not
becomea charge upon the hegovernment.
When German officers marry Ameri-
cans this sum is peid by the brides
family, and the present case formed no
exception to that well-established
rule. The check for the sum, which
had been deposited in Berlin bank,
was handed to the expectant BRIDE
groom a few weeks before the date
fixed for the marriage. His mother-in-
law elect gave It to him. A few hours
later he left his betrothed, and from
that time neither she nor any of her
family has ever laid eyes on him. In
vestigation showed that he had got the
money before he went out of Germany.
leaving his family. his regiment, and
everything but the money, which in
this case amounted to $4,000. Moth
ing was ever heard from him, and the
friends of the young woman continued
their congratulations to her, although
not just in the same spirit they were
begun.
The young woman in the case
promptly put an end to all efforts to
find the lieutenant. She was quite as
charming and attractive as the ma
jority of girls who marry German Of
ficers, but the man was an exception
to the rule even of those officers who
talk of the possibility of "reiche
,Amerikaenerin' as wife in way
that makes it difficult for the average
American to control himself.-N. Y.
Sun.
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DEATH OF WINNIE DAVIS.


Narragansett Pier. q. l.. Sept. lo.-
Miss Winnie Davis. daughter OF Mrs.
Jefferson Davis. died at noon Sunday
at she Rockingham hotel. to which
place she came rs guest in the early
part Of the Piers social season. She
had been i'll for several weeks and q
fortnight ago her ailment was dag
nosed as malarial gastritis.
miss Winnie DAVIS. the daughter of
the Confederacy." was born in the con-
federate executive mansion at Richmond.
Va. In 1858. She was educated principally
at home. owing to the trouble surround
Ing her father and the publicity which at
tended all movements OF the Davis fam
fly. Miss Davis attained her maturity at
Beauvoir. Miss. Here she assisted /, her
mother in various ways. and took her
place In the many social functions Of the
place. She was her fathers constant com-
panicn. She assisted him In all his work,
and :nuch Of the information which was re.
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but a very safe method. Before this
precaution was taken the theft or loss
of jewels frequently amounted to S.
600 or $4,000 at single instance
Very seldom are the mislaid trinketi
found, and even then under peculiar
circumstances. Last year Philadcl
phia matron secured apartments at .
hotel where three years previously
she had had the misfortune to lose sew.
eral rings, watch. and q diamond
crescent, valued at 81, 400. AS she en-.
tered one of the rooms loose board
was felt. A carpenter was summoned
to make the repair. Removing the car
pet, the workman slightly raised the
board and saw something bright on
the plaster below. This discovery lee
to the recovery of the trinkets. The
owner had hidden the property and
then had forgotten about it.
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sometimes by means of slabs of stone

sometimes by means Of slabs of stone
resting on the top of the vertical walls.
In these tombs one, and sometimes
two, interments have been made. The
bodies have been laid at full length
upon the floor. The ccrements had
long since nodded away, and the skele-
tons themselves were in crumbling
condition and give little knowledge of
the physical characteristics of the peo-
pie, but one fact of surprising inter-
est came to light concerning their pri-
vate lives. namely, the custom of adorn-
ing their front teeth with gems inlaid
in the enamel and by filing.
Although not oil Of the sets found
have been treated in this way, there
are enough to show that the practice
was general, at least among the upper
classes, for all the tombs opened, from
their associations with prominent
houses, seemed to have belonged to
people of rank and fortune. The stone
used in the inlaying was bright green
jadeite. A circular cavity about one
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HOW DEVIL AusI wAslooIED


HWhen went with . surveying party
into the Tug river c.,pntry, in West Vir.
ginia, several years ago. there were
doubts ~ to whether the nativeo
would let US stay" said F. G. Albright.
. civil engineer. "In general 1t was
taken for granted by the mountain
eers that any stranger who crossed
the dead line. where the mountain
district begins, was an enemy, . rev.
enue officer OF sheriff, whom It was
their duty to pot for the public safety.
But shortly before our coming the
United States marshAls had made some
impression ON the district, and i'm
spired respect for government. Tho
mountaineers regarded our surveys
and railroad building as part of the
government, and accordingly did not
molest us.
"All are hospitable, and, like the.
Arab. the mountaineer regards the
stranger who has eaten his salt as be-
ing under his protection. This brings
me to a story of Devil Anse Hatfield
and two Of our railroad detectives.
Devil Anse. as you probably have
heard, is the patriarch and leader Of
the Hatfield clan He lives in his for
titled house on Island creek, with six
or seven armed men always there as .
guard. Somehow the two detectives
had got the i'll will of the Hatfields.
! and an ambush was laid for them. The
detectives got winI Of it. They knew
the country and the people, and de-
cided on the only thing they could do.
Leaving the road they made detour
behind the men in ambush, and rode
straight to the house Of Devil Anse
Hatfield. As luck would have It the
old man was away. perhaps superin-
tending the ambush, and they got to
the house and within the door without
being fired at. They set their rifles in
q corner, hung their belts and pistols
against the wall, sat down, and asked
for something to eat. When Devil Anse
came back the women had fed the de-
tectives, and as they had eaten bread
beneath his roof there was nothing for
the old man to do but play host with
the best grace he could show. He
made the best Of the matter, gave the
men the best supper and breakfast
that the house afforded. and fed their
horses. The next morning he sent
them with a guide by an out-of-the-
way path out of the country.
"'He'll see you safe,' said Devil Anse
at parting. If you took the main trail
you'd likely meet some of my folks,
and I reckon they'd turn their guns
loose without stopping to ask where
you've BEEN Chicago Inter Ocean.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
JEWELS m THEIR TEETH.


The New York soubrette who last
summer sought certain class of adver-
tising or notoriety by having several
flashing jewels set In her front teeth,
will be panied to learn that she has
achieved nothing new; that, in fact. her
little ''stunt" was quite common over
5000 years ago. says the New York
Journal.
In the recent explorations of Cojan,
sThe Mysterious City Of Honduras" ]" by
George Byron Gordon. many ancient
tombs were opened. The location Of
these was strange and unexpected
beneath the foundations Of courtyards
and under the foundations Of houses.
They consist Of small chambers Of very
excellent masonry, rooted, sometimes
By means Of the horizontal arch and
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Through q bridge.

Rockford, ILL.,. Sept. 1o.-By the
crashing through weak bridge Of a
thrashing machine engine, six miles
ives. of this city, Hess Long was killed
and Joseph Light was SO severely in
iured that he will die. Both men, resi-.
dents of Egan City. were pinioned for
As minutes and terribly scalded with
steam. Light, who is wealthy farmer.
had wooden leg, which caught in the
firebox and burned off. His other leg
was caught in the machine, and he
begged those about him to chop it or.
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Dropped ee Stelea every
Year.


1t has been estimated that over $2.-
10000 worth of jewels are lost every
season 1t the summer resorts Of Amer
ica. At this time of the year you will
flnd anywhere from two to dozen
placards posted at the desks Of the sea-
shore and mountain hotels offering
suitable rewards for the recovery Of Q
diamond pin. Q diamond-studded watch
OF some other valuable trinket. So
great have been the losses 1t the fash
ionable resorts like Newport, Lenox,
Bar Harbor or Richfield Springs that
the society matrons Of late years have
deposited boxes Of jewels In bank
vaults, and when large functions are
given q member Of the family 10 dis
patched to town to get the costly or
naments. This is very inconvenient
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
Nows II, BrieC.

The Courtenay Presbyterian church
has just received new 1,600-pound
$125 bell.
It is said work has begun on an N.
P. extension from Sykeston west to
the Missouri.
Three men giving their names as
Chas. Stevens. H. Z. Howard and Pat
Hines were arrested at Wheatland. on
complaint of two young men, who
claimed they were knocked down and
robbed of 50 at Buffalo.
Jesse Langdon, the North Dakota
Rough Rider is home at Fargo on fur
lough, has sustained physical col
lapse that it is expected will prove
fatal. The result of fever contracted
while in the south.
North Daeota has three Red Cross
societies which insures good attention
to the North Dakota boys at Manila.
Grand Forks. advertises for bids for
q large amount of street paving and
sewerage.
A stranger committed suicide near
Grand Forks by drowning himself in
the Red river.
4r8Chl6yIuX Ou tNS SOO A<so AS0Su0sA
Wishek, and the old grade is being
rapidly ironed.
Col. j. b. Power of Richland county.
and j. A. Field Of Bismarck are look
ing oyer the country near Medina, in
tending to inspect the land with q
view of determining its value as graz
ing land. 1t is estimated that some
heavy stock interests are intending to
take up considerable range in Stuts-
man county.
Fairmont expects to be connected
with the Northwestern telephone sys.
tenn early next spring.
A wedding in Griggs county was in
definitely postponed because the groom
tapped barrel of beer too soon. got
bowled up, into scrap. and knocked
out generally.
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bus coming up to him caused q bi-
cyclist to collide with another wheel
man, and both fell. Over them went
third, and cab horse, driven with
the usual Partisan skill, danced on the
pile Of machines, the cabman plying
his whip as the only solution of the
trouble that occurred to him. One of
the fallen, rising hurriedly, was
Aoored again by tandem. which also
capsized, and another coupe and a
moter car cannoned one another with
in an ace of running over the debris.
At this moment the omnibus moved
of, and the hoseman, unaware of the
tragedy that was being enacted on the
other side of the bus, turned on the
stream across the rear of the depart
ing vehicle. Tableau!
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Insane aIau at Large.

James Barfus who was committed to
the insane asylum from Fargo has sue
ceeded in giving the asylum attendants
the slip. and is now at large. Barfus
who. it will be remembered, was q
witness in the Campbell burglary case,
brought down from there by Deputy
Sheriff Redman. He is only about 90
years of age. and is not considered at
all dangerous. When he left the
asylum, only q few days ago, he ap-
propriated pony on which to travail,
and is proba bly, wandering about west
of jamestown now.
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quired by Mr.. Davis in his writings was
secured for him by his daughter. Her
strong character was marked from youth
She was engaged to Mr. Wilkerson. Of
Syracuse. N. Y. but shortly after her
fathers death. the engagement was broken
on. While no public explanation Of the
rupture was given. 1t is well known that
1t was for the purpose of maintaining her
fathers name. She received the name
Daughter Of the Confederacy' In 1856.
when her father made his famous trip
through the south. Mr.. Davis being unable
to appear. Miss Winnie was brought be-
fore the thousands at the different points
along the route and introduced as the
daughter Of the confederacy.l
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Blind Pig.

For some time past the people of
Northwood have been of the opinion
that the Heffron barber shop contained
the product of the brewery in some
quantity and as a consequence close
watch has been kept on the tonsorial
parlor by the agents of the law and
the enforcement league. Recently j.
B. Wineman had the necessary papers
issued and search was made of the
place with the result of uncovering a
barrel of beer, which now reposes safe
and secure in the county Jail. The
place closed and Mr.. Heffron made one
of the defendants, as the place was in
his name.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
The New Bonds.

Washington, Sept. l5.-Up to this
time the amount OF the new bonds is-
sued is $123, ,S70,640. OF this amount
$101,175.sss have been shipped to SUBJ
scribers, s12, ,061 ,260 have been deposited
to secure circulating national bank
notes, and s1O,633, 800 to secure public
deposits.
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A Case Of Hydrophobia.

Ed Rrockmen, working on r. s.
Lewis farm for year, was brought
to Fargo, stricken with hydrophobia.
He is quite rational at times, and said
he was bitten by dog 10 or 12 years
ago. He snaps, barks, growls and
drinks water like dog. He was TAX
en- to the county Jail and given an OPT
ato
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Solomon ON the bench,

A man in Tanrelytown. n. Y, had
his wife arrested for throwing shoe
and showed ostensibly the marks on
his face where the heel struck. The
judge promptly discharged the woman.
saying: "The fact that she hit you in
throwing at you proves that it was
entirely unaimeG and unintended."
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sixteenth of an inch in diameter was
drilled in the enamel of each of the two
front teeth of the upper row, and inlaid
with little disc of jadeite cut into q
perfect fit and secured by means of
bright red cement.
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London Bridge,

It is computed that about 100000
pedestrians and 10000 vehicles cross
London bridge every day. The inces-
sant traffic across the bridge reduces
to powder about Is cubic feet Of granite
eyery yeas. --------- g.
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The uncertainty of sails for COM
merce was illustrated in the ship Ma
tuna, from London to San Francisco,
in 225 days. She tried for over q month
to double Cape Horn. and then. dis
couraged. turned eastward and
crossed by Cape of Good Hope and the
Pacific ocean. She had been given up
as lost, and her reinsurance while in
doubt cost 40 per cent.
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TAUGHT HOW TO HIT.
OR sallses nave uara Practice
witch Makes TAeD Rre1eient
at the 0ans.

the United states sailors exhibited At
Manila and Santiago and elsewhere
has attracted the attention Of the
whole world, with the result of calling
forth much speculation rs to how this
high degree Of proficiency has been at
tanned, it is proper to state that this
is of comparatively recent Develop
ment and il ascribable entirely to the
energetic efforts Of the navigation
bureau of the navy department., Sec
onded by the hearty cooperation of the
commanding officers of our ships.
About year ago Capt. Crownin-
shield chief Of the navigation bureau,
assisted by Ensign Ward, one Of the
brightest and most scientific of the
younger officers of the navy. began to
recast the entire system of gun prac-
tice as it existed In the navy. In their
opinion that system, % 1t had come
down from the last war, was not suffi-
cient for the needs Of the day. At the
beginning it was found that owing to
the restriction imposed by depart
mental rules it was scarcely possible
to have gun practice aboard ship more
than once year, instead Of once a
quarter as contemplated.
Courses had to be laid out and stake
boats placed at angles and records
taken, making it extremely difficult to
find conditions admitting of the prac-
tice. Capt, Crowninshield at once
changed these rules. and impressed
upon commanders the importance of
gun practice at every opportunity,
even where it was not possible to lay
course, in which case barrels OF
floating targets of any kind might be
tossed over as the ships were under
way. Moreover, the number of times
that target practice must be had was
increased to seven annually. Then or
ders were issued calling for night prac.
tice, repelling torpedo boat attacks
etc.
Following this Capt. Crowninshield
turned his attention to the personnel
of the gun corps. and induced the sec.
retary of the navy to sanction the rat
ing of gun captains, new rating en-.
tirely and one so well paid as to excite
the ambition of the men. Under the
old system the chief gunners were not
chosen for their proficiency in gun.
merry, but were given their stations be.
cause they happened to he petty of.
ficers, such as quartermasters or boat.
swains or the like. This system was
completely reversed. and sailors were
made petty officers because they were
good gun captains, thus getting rid
of a number of inefficient men.
The next step was to instruct the
gunners thoroughly, and they were
placed aboard certain vessels set apart
solely for that purpose. Thus the Am.
phitrite was given crew of these gun.
ners and sent to Port Royal. S. c.. fol-
extensive drills. The purpose in Sc.
lecting this place was to secure large
body of water free from the presence
of merchant marine. Being away from
large cities both officers and men also
we're able to avoid distraction of at
tention from their work, which
progressed remarkably.
Thus, through careful calculation
and hard work. when the war broke
out the American navy had splendid
nucleus for the magnificent corps o1
seamen gunners which it developed tc
the surprise of the world Chicago
Post.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
Find Submarine volcanoes.

Submarine volcanoes are constant
~ being discovered, and are at times.
owing to their sudden appearance, q
great danger to navigation.
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league:

The season of the Interstate league has
closed with the Dayton club as winner of
the championship, with a percentage Of $50.
The other clubs follow in the order named
Toledo, Springfield, Newcastle, Grand Rap
fnwn
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Diplomacy.

Darling, why did you get mad when
kissed you last night?"
"It was enough to make me mad,
some one was lo9king."-up to Date,
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ON The DIAMOND.
Proxre.. OF the struggle for Cham.
pi0nship Honors -Result of
Recent Games.

The following table shows the num-
Der of games won and lost and the
percentages of the clubs of the lead
ing baseball organizations. National
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
Tried to Settle.

Three officials representing the
Northern Pacific railroad company ap-
peared before the board of county
commissioners at Lisbon with view
of settling with the county for the de-
struction by fire Of q wagon bridge
across Bear creek, near Verona, in
setting fire to grass near the line,
which spread. destroying the bridge in
question, and considerable hay, ETC.,
owned by adjacent settlers This was
q long time ago, and negotiations have
been pending ever since. The COM
pany offered 5000 and the county
wanted $3.50 The proposition of the
company will be probably accepted.
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Cuban Tobacco.

Before the war Cuba contributed
about one-twelfth of all the tobacco
used in the world. - ------- :----
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street scene In Paris.
The velo reports an amusing Incl
dent in Paris. A roadman was water.
ing the street with hose. An omni
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Of United
and faithful to
director
president Chicago
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first last aid the injured but
Red
drawn gmadefo ded
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NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


The large wheat shippers OF the
state are making complaints about
Duluth grades. They claim that the
treatment by the Duluth inspection
department is not in line with past
seasons Too lnuch No. northern
wheat . being graded No. 2 northern.
which sells at to centa under the
former. Colonel Oliver Morton, In
speaking OF the matter. said: s.In my
opinion the inspectors at Duluth are
either dishonest or incomplete at. They
are grading our choice prod, Ct much
OF 1t weighing over 60 pounds, as No.
, northern. do not know that ele-
vator people have bought the inspec.
tors. but do know that every North
Dakota farmer with q good grade Of
No. northern is robbed ot $40 to S45
on every car he ships. do not know
that there is any relief in sight, a. the
average farmer cannot hold his wheat
on the farm. as he has not tho Rranary
room" A. NJ. Anson, of Casselton.
n. D., now in Minneapolis, testifies to
the truth of Colonel Morton's state
ments.
Frank Howery's threshing machine
engine blew up near Leeds, Ben,on
county, instantly killing II. NJ. smith,
seriously injuring Frank and William
Howery and wounding six others.
Fragments Of the boiler were scattered
In every direction. Cause of explosion
unknown.
A boiler explosion that killed one
person and seriously wounded six
others occurred at the homestead Of
James Rusk near Carington. Among
tho injured are j. Burton. who lost an
eye and is badly cut, and B. II. Pleg-
man. both legs broken and otherwise
bruised. The name of the others
could not be ascertained at this writ
ing. 1t is claimed an incompetent
engineer, who disappeared immediate
" after the accident, 10 responsible
for the catastrophe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02

WEST POINT, Miss. June Is, '9S.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of the Fourth Congressional District of
Miss, met pursuant to the call of the
Chairman, with the following present
:. NJ Eoaue, Chairman,
j. W. Heard, Secretary.
J. r, Noleu, by proxy. J. T. Dunn
5. R, Houguston, by proxy, ;. NJ. Roaue.
VS., Hin.
/. L. Cole, hy proxy, ;. G.. Ivy.
! \. Hopper, 10y proxy, ;. NJ. Roane.
J. NJ. Liddcll, by proxy. W. 5. Hill.
On motion, Col. James Gordon was
requested to sit with committee as mem.
Der from Chickasaw, instead of J. W.
Lacey, deceased.
The following motions were read and
adopted
Ordered by the Democratic Executive
Com, Of the 18th Congressional District
Of Miss, that on Saturday, August 9Th.
1898, each county ir this congressional
district select delegates in some method
to be determined by the Democratic ES
ecutiye Com. thereof TO represent the
county in a district convention to be held
at Eupora in the County of Webster on
Wednesday, August 10Th, 1895, which
convention is hereby called to nominate
a candidate to represent this district in
the seth Congress of the United States.
That in said convent. on each county
constituting this district be entitled to
double the number of votes that said
county has representative in the lower
house of the state legislature
On motion the Secretary was iustruc.
ted onotity the chai man of each com
~ executive committee of these proceed
ings.
All papers in the district W ne reques.
ted to copy these proceedings.
There being no further business the
Committee adjourned.
$. NJ. RoANE, Chm,
j. W HEARD, Sec.