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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-22
Independent County Convention.

Notice is hereby given that a County Conven-
ton of the independent party Of Cavalier county
will be held in the City Of Langdon. North
Dakota, on Friday, September 3oth, 1898 at two
O'Clock pm: for the purpose of placing in nomi
nation candidates to fill the various offices same
to be voted for at the next general election, to
be held Tuesday, November Sth, 1885, and to do
any other business proper to be done at a dele
gated county convention.
Nominations for offices as follows:
Ono State Senator,
Two Members of Legislature,
Register of Deed
Treasurer,
Auditor,
Sheriff,
States Attorney,
County Judge,
Clerk of Court,
Superintendent of Schools
Coroner,
Surveyor,
Four Justices of the Peace,
-Four COnstablcs,
One Commissioner for 1st Com'r District
The basis of representation from the several
precincts is follows: One delegate at large
and one delegate for every twenty-five votes or
major fraction thereof cast for R. B. Richard
son for governor at the general election in 1896.
Precincts. will be entitled to the following
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-22

IT goes without remark that the
Walhalla Mountaineer has tip.
top run of good ads.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-22

The fusion state campaign will
open up October LIST.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10

in those who are ready to die. thinking
of glory. victory. honor. and the tri-
umph OF the Fatherland. Besides.
most important. the American soldiers
haze neither guitars nor seapalaries of
the Virgin"
The war should be watched nom the
,ansieal aspect OF the case. II he
failure OF the American soldiers 20 POS
sess guitars and scapularies results in
disaster, we shall get lesson out Of
il. Why is rot the highest officer OF
rank in the Hawaiian army sent out
on an observing tour TO Cuba and
Florida. so that he may pick up mug
getss" If the Spaniards play the mis-
chief to the Yankees on their musical
instruments why should not our own
army be thoroughly armed and equip
ped with thems
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10
SHORE RIGHTS.

We must again differ from Senator
McCandleSs, when he states, regarding
the acquisition of the shore land front
ing Kapiolani park, that the owners OF
the shore front are not disposed to per-
nit the people TO use the shores for re-
creation or other purposes
There is more or less trouble in all
countries regarding the use of such
fronts. The rights of the parties are
not clearly understood. While under
the old English law the King owns
from high water mark outward, and
the people are accustomed to use it as
common. the owners of the upland
must be protected from trespass. Be
cause a person has the right TO walk
on the beach, it does not give him the
right to disturb plants, flowers, and
grass growing on land adjoining it.
This is not understood by many and
has caused in the United States, es-
peeially. much annoyance
The public should, and must have,
access TO the beach and beach privili-
ges. All should agree in securing them.
But it is the communistic and hateful
spirit that attempts TO injure individ-
uals, when they have had forethought,
and obtained shore fronts, when such
property went begging. If the Senator
would secure for the public a marine
plaza, near the city, he would do not
only the poor people much good, but
give pleasure to many rich people who
have not secured shore fronts. and
pleasure to the many people who will
visit these Islands, and will desire to
enjoy our beautiful marine views.
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PERSONAL INFLUENCE.

Since Mr.. ]. o. Carter returned from
Washington, where he has made some
efforts to defeat the annexation plan,
the natives, We are told. are led to be-
lieye that his efforts defeated it, up TO
the present time. The reasoning is
simple enough, and often has much
force. Mr.. Carter is sent to Washing
to to defeat the ratification of the
treaty. Action on it is suspended.
Therefore Mr.. Carter defeated IT. The
German peasants reasoned in the same
way about railways. Before rails were
used the potatoes did not rot After
the rails were used. potatoes did rot.
Therefore the rails rotted the potatoes
So the Chinese reason also. A man is
sick. give him dose of bugs pounded
up. He gets well. Then the bug dose
did it.
Mr.. Carter counts for little in the
annexation movement So does Mr.
Dole. aside from his official duties. The
men who believe that the great nation
al policy OF the American Republic can
be pushed or retarded by the efforts Of
one or two men, or even host of men
do not understand political evolution
If annexation had followed the visit Of
Mr. Dole TO Washington. it would have
been said that he secured it by hi;
presence, and the wisdom OF sending
him there would have been very short
ly proclaimed
A new policy however Just anC
broad, regarding territorial expansion
and involving 10000, 900 of people, can
not be DETECTED enc way or the othe
by Mr.. Dole or Mr. Carter. To say tina
it could, would be to make then
greater statesmen than now exist OIL
this earth.
Those who believed that Mr.. Carte
could defeat annexation, and thos
who believed that Mr.. Dole could Sc
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WAR NOTES.

NEW YORK. April 80. 2:47 a m
The American liner Paris has Just been
sighted OF Fire Island
1t was decided by the President that
if the Spaniards attempt to replace the
Notifications at Matanzas. they viii
again be bombarded.
WASHINGTON. April 2s.-At to-
days session of the Senate the report
of the conferees on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed
to. The measure. as projected. carries
a little more than $4,000, 900.
KINGSTON. (Jamaica). April %
The German steamer Remus, from
Hamburg for Baltimore, touched at
Port Antonio. this island. early today
and landed AL German, Cuban. British
and American refugees from Santiago
de Cuba.
MADRID. April ,2s.-Spanish tours
closed at 61.SO. Gold was quoted az
$500.
BOSTON, April 2s.-AlI the inmates
of the public institutions in the har-
Dor, numbering about 1,2O0, are to be
removed for fear of a Spanish bour-
bardment.
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care OF a master capable Of impartins
a knowledge Of the first principles OF
horticulture. No one can be appointed
master Of an elementary school unless
qualified TO give practical instruction
in cultivsting the ordinary products OF
the garden.
In Sweden. as long ago as 1871. %
600 children received instruction in
horticulture and tree-planting. and
each Of 2.016 schools had for eultiya-
ton 8 piece Of land varying from one
TO twelve acres.
still more significant is the recent
establishment Of many school gardens
in Southern Russia. In one province.
sST schools out of total OF 54 have
school gardens whose whole area Is
eS3 acres. In 1895. these gardens con-
tanned 111.000 fruit trees and sSS.SoO
planted forest trees, In them the
sehooimasters teach tree, vine, grain.
garden. siIkworm. and bee culture
They are supported by small grants OF
money from the country and district
councils. In the villages, small orch
ards and kitchen gardens are connect
ed with many primary schools This
movement has also widely spread over
different provinces of central Russia.
An effort to instruct the school chill
dren in horticulture was begun in
1881. in connection with one of the
Boston grammar schools. A plot ASK
q was devoted to that purpose. Much
has been done on this limited area
hardly covering the tenth OF an acre.
The object lessons are of the highest
value
The plants furnish not only the best
material for study in elementary
science, but they afford the very best
opportunity for the cultivation of the
habit OF observation. The ludicrous
one-sidedneSS OF our educational sys-
TEN, fails TO develop one of the most
important of all habits, that of obser-
walton. Even the universities are
graduating hundreds of men. whose
powers of observation are as imperfect
as neglected education can make them
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10
The WAR POLICY.

The slight news received by the
Transit. Indicate, 50 far as anything
can be Inferred from the few facts
stated. that President Mckinley COM
meuees hostile operations BY interven-
ing in Cuba. He declares s blockade
orthe ports on the northern side Of the
island. and Of one port on the southern
side This Is not direct. but indirect
war against Spain Congress AZ the
latest da1e. the sd OF April had not
declared open war against Spain The
Presidents policy Is q consistent one;
intervene in Cuba. but If Spain fires .
shot, then declare war directly against
her. The news due by steamer which
should arrive this morning. may prob
ably be that the final step has been
taken
The blockade Of the Cuban ports
must De effective. according to-iater-
national Law; that IS. there must be
real danger in any attempt OF vessel
10 enter or depart from bIoekaded
port There has been much discussion as
10 the definition Of an effective block
ade-" II Z vessel successfully runs
blockade. 1t IS still considered effective
Vessels, during the American Civil war
constantly ran The blockade with car
goes OF cotton, and with ammunition
But many we're captured. and the risk
was so great that Great Britain ad-
mittet. finally that II was effective
But an effective blockade requires
many warships. and as they must be
separated in this service. they break up
the great fleets The American navy
has therefore not only the blockade OF
Cuban ports TO attend TO, but it must
look out for the Spanish fleet at the
same time How this is now being
done viii be interesting 10 those who I
desire 70 follow the course Of contest I
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cure it. belong TO the same type Of
men. They believe in the haphazard
rule of the earth and its people.
The quiet. sincere. annsxationists
may see in the events now transpiring
in the United States. steady evolu-
ton towards annexation. OF course
the jingoes do not see ii. They never
see anything unless il is put with a
thousand candle power light right be-
fore their eyes, Their chief blunder is
in expecting things TO happen at once,
because they wish them to happen.
They have failed TO see that il was no
easy matter TO persuade q great nation
TO abandon the advice of Washington
regarding political isolation. at short
notice. The very men here who refuse
to handle the labor question because it
is too complicated, are the men who
get frantic because the American peo-
pie do not handle at once the novel
and complicated question of annexing
territory beyond the sea.
AT the same time events which fin
ally bring annexation are slowly COM
ing into existence. The American ma
ton slowly outgrows the maxims of
Washington The intervention in
Cuba is the first decided. firm, and adj
vaneed step in the new path. The
present war is a notice to the world,
that the United States now adopts an
active and not passive policy. 1t is
an education of the people TO sense
OF the real position of the United
States in the worlds affairs. Every
act, everything. that breaks down the
isolation of the States. is a move on
the lines of annexation.
We are speaking entirely from the
American standpoint Very many able
Americans do not believe in territorial
expansion. because they do not see
practically the benefit OF it The Far
East and Cuba are breaking down
slowly the wall of isolation which GEN
eral Washington honestly and rightly
for those days, recommended. At TO
time within five years have the ele-
ments which control commercial AID
political policies been more active than
they are at the present moment. The
cause is not buried. 1t |
may not be showing outward signs of
life. But like the sugar cane in the |
dark. it is growing and maturing.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10
GERMANY AND THE UNITED
STATES.

Germany will observe the strictest
neutrality during the war. The En-
peror is not elected every four years.
nor does he feel called upon to make
an enemy of the United States. in
order TO please the whims of certain
classes of his subjects. He is quite
well aware of the growth in popala-
ton and wealth of the American peo-
Pile Any unfriendliness at the present
time would be ''chalked up" against
him by the Americans.
The German mercantile classes are
not friendly to the United States, ow-
ing to the high tariff which excludes
their goods from American markets.
They claim that the Americans have
put up the bars of trade, and have done
so in a very mean and selfish way.
Again, Germany has for some years
regarded South America as a field for
German settlement and empire. She
has even contemplated the occupation
of Brazil All movements in this d.
rection are at once checked by the
Monroe doctrine. which is in the ma
ture of an arbitrary threat to all of the
European powers. The Emperor of
Germany, with his great army and
navy, does not relish being told to
keep of American grass" He would
| like to see the head of the American
buffer punched little by Spain.
The aristocratic class in Germany
also sympathises with the Spaniards.
1t would not give aid and comfort to
them, but would rejoice to see them
victorious, and knock the stufing out
OF the Americans. The German pa
pers condemn SPANS government of
Cuba, but they refuse TO see justice in
American interference They refuse to
believe that the Americans are gov
erned by any other than the most sell
fish motives in interference, and charge
that the humanitarian motive is mere
" protest for conquest.
But this is not the belief of the great
body of the German people, the quiet,
serious, strong majority, who keep and
will keep Germany on the side of the
United States. The influence OF the
large German population OF the States
is a powerful one, reaching back TO
Germany itself. 1t informs the people
of the Fatherland that the Americans
are really conservative in their treat
ment of the Cuban matter.
Germany will maintain the very
strictest neutrality. The report that
the Emperor intended to prevent the
capture of the Philippine Islands must
be. therefore, without any foundation
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uapsr. While this navy may De num-
erically equal and in some respects SUI
perior TO the American. the testimony
OF European experts indicates that its
condition is not satisfactory.
At the same time the Americans viii
not dsspise it. and will assume that il
is what it is claimed 10 be. They may
have full knowledge OF the Deficiencies
of the enemy's navy. but they will hight
it as If it were the best equipped in the
world.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10

At Old Point Comfort. Virginia. there
are two hotels. costing not less than
one and quarter millions of dollars.
They are erected in front of Fortress
Munroe, but not on the side facing the
ocean. These hotels have been built
on Government land. with the express
stipulation in the leases. that the mill
tary authorities may. in their own dis
cretion. in the event of war. destroy
them. Their destruction would be ne
cessary only in the event of an en-
emy's fleet passing by the front of the
fort. and making an attack on the side
facing Hampton Roads. Preparations
have been made for the almost instant
demolition of these vast hotels But
there is so much confidence in the
power of the forts guns, with the aid
of the torpedo system to prevent access
of any hostile ships. the insurance on
the hotel property has not been in
creased.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10

The Rio de Janeiro brought orders TO
Ensign Smith. desaehing him from the
Bennington and ordering him to re-
port at New York. Mr.. Smith Will
probably be assigned to active service
in the Atlantic.
Although Captain Nichols Of she
Bennington, has been ordered to the
corning the future movements OF his
ship. yet it is eofdently expected that
the Alert will relieve her shortly. The
Alert is now at Mare Island.
Assistant Engineer winship OF the
Bennington. rs been ordered to the
Alert.
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Beetles on Kauai.

Prof A. Koebele. the Government
entomologist, is back from Kauai The
specialist journeyed to the Garden Isle
in answer to the summons of those
who complain that the Japanese beetle
is doing great harm to the roses and to
nearly all leafy vegetation. All of the
haole settlers. many of the native and
all Of the plantation and ranch peole
volunteered readily to do all in their
power by way of assistance in the at
tack on the beetle. Several thousands
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10

As war furnishes historical material
we suggest to the teachers in the pub
lie schools that they furnish a large
blackboard map of the Island of Cuba,
and upon this map mark down from
time to time. as reliable news is OBJ
tanned. the situation and movements of
the rival navies, so that the children
will understand them. Possibly cheap
maps may soon be published that will
enable each scholar to possess one.
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These Are Neutrnl.

LISBON, April 29.-The Official Ga
zette today publishes the neutrality de-
cree of Portugal in the war between
Spain and the United States. 1t is SINH
lar to the decree issued at the time OF
the outbreak of the Franco-PrussiaR
war. and contains six articles.
BUENOS AYRES. April 29.-It Is
announced that the Argentine Repub-
lie will promulgate a decree OF neH-
trality during the war between the
United States and Spain. but it seems
certain that the Government viii re-
serve absolute liberty of action in re-
gard to coal.
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ANNEXATION.
Views Expressed in a Dispatch
From the East.

Views Expressed in a Dispatch
From the East.
The New York connection of a cou-
pie of local firms and of several citi-
zens says in a telegram brought from
San Francisco by the S. S. City of Rio:
Mr.. Thurston says that the war tariff
bill displaces for the present consider
alton of the annexation resolution. Our
own information is that the resolution
will be taken up and disposed of in the
Senate as soon as preliminary or inn
perative war legislation is out of the
way. In any event We are of the
opinion that action should be taken in
Hawaii, regardless of inaction in this
country"
The last clause in this dispatch re-
fers of course, to some proposal that
has been made for a radical course
here. Members of the Government de-
cline to discuss the matter at present
or rather to make or give any hint as
to the immediate future. 1t was said
on Saturday that a determined effort
or attempt would be made to uncover
the policy of the Government through
the old process of lodging questions
from the Legislature upon the Minis
try. When this was suggested to a
Government factor the reply was that
the Cabinet could not be forced to an
swer all questions.
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INDUSTRIES IN THE SCHOOLS.

We have, in previous issues. discuss
ed the importance Of educating the
children who attend the public schools,
in the art and science of horticulture.
The United States have made little
progress in this direction. while in
Europe very great progress has been
made. The following extract indicates
what has been done:
Austria, in 1880, had nearly 5000
such school gardens for instruction in
rearing trees, vegetables, and fruits
I'm France gardening is practically
taught in $4,000 primary and elemen-
tary schools, each Of which has a gar
den attached TO #, and is under the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10
WAR MOVEMENTS.

The most noticeable feature of the
American campaign is its celebrity. As
the Nation has been At peace with the
world for g years. one would expect to
see some friction, some rust, some
hesitzting movements But the dis
patches distinctly show the value OF
the Annapolis training, and the expert
ences gained in the Civil war. Al
though 50 years have passed. there are
now over 80 officers OF the navy, who
have had training under fire Many OF
these men are at their best now. The
older men will perhaps recall the fight
between the ironclad Weehawken of
the Federal navy and the Confederate
ironcIzd Atlanta in Warsaw Sound, in
which. after 2 severe engagement, the
Atlanta was disabled and captured.
We believe that several Of the officers
of the Weehawken are now officers OF
high rank in the present service.
What We said in these columns sew
erzl days ago. is confirmed by the COM
ments Of several American papers, that
neither English, nor German, or
French navy men, Of the higher ranks.
have seen as much service under shot
and shell. as the American officers.
These men have had the baptism of
fire.
The cadet training given at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis also
shows the vzI1e Of education. Edaca-
tion becomes ripe and effective only
under the warmth OF experience. Most
fortunately for the Americans. this
Spanish war occurs while these expert
eneed men are living
Il would make Farragut and Porter
shout from their graves with joy, If
they could know Of the marvellous
rzpidity with which the fleets have
been equipped. and sent To sea The
value Of time, as Z factor in war. seems
TO be fully appreciated
The organization OF the army for
Cuban invasion Is being made with the
some CELEBRITY. There is no amateur
work in fl Thirty-three years OF
peace have not subdued the energies
of the men who were trained under
Grant and Sherman, and perhaps IN
der Lee and StoneEzIl Jackson 1t
would be red letter day in American
military history to see division OF
men commanded by Stonewall jack
sons old officers in line with q division
of sherman's men, moving on a Span
fish force
One Of the well informed writers IL
The Daily Telegraph, London, give:
quite sufficient reasons for the hesita.
ton Of the Spanish feet to move from
St Vincent He asserts that the usua
dishonesty which attends all Of tht
official business Of the Spanish nava
and military establishments, has lefr
the ships without proper equipment
and supplies The Spaniardg find them
selves in the crippled condition of tn.
French. after the declaration Of wal
against Russia We quoted, the other
day, the comment Of the London Time
that the Spanish navy il largely OF
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The Madrid papers are frantic. The
Union Constitutional says: "The rich
Yankees will fight against insolvents-
They are turned crazy by money,
which gives them no courage, and
which will not buy patriotism or per-
sonal or. collective braveness. Enthu-
siasm is faith in Gods justice. The
actual war is a laugbable fight be-
tween cosmopolis and the cry Of the
Fatherland,' which gives soul and
nerve to the fighting vessels and to the
army, and which Is to be found only
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10
Sugar and Rice.

Sugar news by the City of Rio was
that Sc centrifugals were quoted at Az
with the market firm and prices ad-
vancing steadily. Stocks (storagesl
are short and with the blockade o.
Cuba and Manila higher prices will BIZ
the rule.
Rice-No Hawaiian on the market
Louisiana-Market excited. An ad
vance of y Of cent per pound ON the
day the steamer left San Francisco
The figures are 81 to cents laid dow
in San Francisco. Japanese-s47
duty paid.