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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-04-07
Timber Culture Final Proof Notice
for Publication.

TNIrED STATES Land Office, Fargo, N.
u Dak.. March s. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before W; !; War
rey. county l!ldSc OF Stc.Ic county, North Da-
1898, viz:
ANDERS =. PEDERSEN,
under T. c. f. No. l3i5.. for the southwest quar-
ter of See. 10. Township IA. North of Range 81
West. in Steele county. North Dakota. And he
names the following witnesses to prove his con.
tinuous residence and cultivation Of said land
viz: Jacob Jacobsen. b. X. NybO, A. RaSmlIS-
sen, Thomas DOdd. Of Hope postOflice. Steele
Co.. n. Oak. A. l.. E.SUNDERHAUF,
Register.
MCMAHON BROS. Attorneys. Hope, n. Da-
kOta. list pub nell 10
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-04-07

Charlie Stones new paper the Farm
and Fireside, at Casselton, is at hand
and is dandy. May fortune strike it
broadcast.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-04-07

Vessels have been sent to Havana to
take off Consul General Lee and officials
as we'll as all Americans.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-04-07

Little drops OF water
Freezing on the walk.
Makes the naughty adjestives
Mix in peoples talk,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

AVAILABLE TESTIMONY.
dis Father Was There to Speak To-,
Himself, But the Lawyer
Didn't Know Ii,

A story tod by MAJ. Msnzies is being cir
tulated through the offices IN the state
house, Of a N!ncennes lawyer who appeaze;
TOR the defendant in a trial by Jury anc
put On the witness stand 4 boy from who's,
testimony he expected TO gain a gIea. dea.
10 the confusion Of the attorney, the sior,
told by the boy was greatly to the ds,ri
ment d the defendant, and the attorney SCI
TO work 10 show that the boy was worth
What is your occupa,ion!' he asked
the boy.
Il work OF my fathers firm" the vi.
aess replied.
Fou?"
Well, help nv father"
But you re worthless, aren't you?' va,
the attorneys decisive question.
| don't know whether ! am or not" re
to-ted the witness, warmly.
Then the attorney took another tack
Your fathers a worthless man. ism, hef'
Wei, he works abou. the farm"
The attorney here fastened an eve which
cleaned with triumph on the jury anc
nailed the boy with a glance from the o,hel
and said:
Isn't it true that your father doesn't d,
enough work TO proven. his being called
worthless"
The boy had chaied under these unpleas
ant questions, and, %sumnoniny biz courage
he said loudly, III you want to know SO BAD
whether my fathers worthless, ask him.
;here he Is, on the iury."-IadianapolI
Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLEET.
He VIII Soon Have a Sufficient Force ot
Small Vessels for all Practical and
Necessary Purposes.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Admiral Dew
eys fleet will be strengthened shortly
by the addition of some serviceable
gunboats. The Bennington, now at
honolulu, has been ordered to proceed
to Guam, in the Ladrone group, and
make a survey of the harbor with a
view to the establishing there of a
naval station. This done, she will Join
Dewey's fleet. By that time, or before.
the Helena will have arrived at Ma
Mia. and the Concord and the Petrol.
now cruising around in Chinese wa
tiers, will have returned, and altogeth.
er the admiral will have Il sufficient
force Of small vessels under his com
mand to carry out the presidents pol
icy respecting the Philippines. and to
bring into submission any of the is
landers who may prove refractory,
and to release any Spanish prisoners
held in confinement by the insur-
gents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
Insurgents Said to Have succes.fnlIv Ar.
tackled Ilollo-Said to Have Lost
Five Hundred Men.

Manila, Dec. l2.-According to re-
liable adyices from %Iloilo. capital OF
the Island of Panay, in the Nisayas
group, the insurgents attacked Iloilo
On the night Of December l. and cap
tured all the Spanish trenches except
one. They then notified Gen. Rios TO
remove the women and children. and
threatened 10 enew the attack the
following night.
When these advices left Iloilo Gen,
Rios was expecting reinforcements
and field guns, and the plan was for
The Spanish gunboatsto shell the town
+ the insurgents effected an entrance.
The foreign residents were greatly
alarmed, and all merchantmen had
been ordered outside the harbor to al.
,ow the gunboats to operate.
Meanwhile the Spanish authorities
have been advised that the Tulisanos
troops are looting, in disobedience to
orders, and can not be restrained.
On the other hand, the Spanish trans
port Isla de Luzon reports that the in
surgents around Iloilo were repulsed
with great slaughter on December G
while attempting to storm the last en-
trenchment. According to this story
500 insurgents were killed or wounded
by the machine guns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
TIE rowN OF BETHLEHEM.
what One Sees Whs In This Day
Visits the Most HiatOrlc Spot
In Jadea.

]. James Tissot. the great French
artist, who has made the remarkable
illustrations for the Life of Christ
writes CT christmas at Bethlehem " In
Century:
"The Town OF bethlehem is shaped
in the form Of a crescent, descending,
terrace BY terrace, the side of the hill
on which il is built. On one OF these
terraces ere grouped the massive build
ings OF the Latin and Greek converts,
between which stands the basilica,
charming the eye by the peculiar grace
of its lines. All the houses r dis
tinctly Jewish in appearance, with fiat
roofs capped by cupolas, and many of
them have pointed archways which offer
pleasant places for repose in hours Of
sun or shade.
This creeping OF the houses down
into the very gardens of the valley
heightens wonderfully the beauty OF
the landscape; while in the background.
toward the Dead sea, the mountains Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
TRIED TO PASS THE SENTRY
One Soldier Killed and Another seriousl,
J Wounded by "A Sentry Whom
!, They Tried to Pass.

Newport News, W.. Dec. 12.-Henry
hcfett. private in Co. J.. First Ken.
ftrcky regiment. was killed and Henry
{ Brehme, private Co. i, Of the same
regiment. was seriously wounded.
saturday night, by a sentinel who was
stationed at the gang plank of the
transport Berlin, which brought the
regiment from Porto Rico. The men
started TO board the transport, but
did not have a pass. They ignored the
injunction Of the sentry TO stop, and
when they attempted 10 pass him, he
struck each oye the head with hi.
bayonet. Reflects skull was fractured
and he died three hours later. Brehme
was transferred 20 the hospital. He
will recover. The train which took
the soldiers 70 their homes in Ken.
lucky lett 0 after the tragedy oc-
CURED, and the name Of the sentry is
not known here.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
KEEP OUR OWN COUNSEL.
Information Concerning American Naval
Affairs VIII Not be So Free as
1t Hns Reen.

New York, Dec. 11.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Action has been taken by Secretary
Long to withhold information con.
corning American naval affairs from
foreign governments. A regulation
has been issued announcing that
formal official information to at,
taches and other foreign officials il
Washington or abroad will be fur.
nished through the bureau of naviga
ton by the Office of naval intelli
gence."
This regulation is due largely to the
refusal of foreign governments tC
give to American officers information
which they seek. Hitherto the au
thorities have been very open with for
eign attaches, but in the future it i,
likely the secrecy which exists abroat
will be followed here.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
A LITTLE INSIDE HISTORY.
1t Relates to the Famous De LONE
Letter That Proved the Spanish
Minister'S Undoing.
CUBAN JUNTA ALWAYS on THE ALERT,
The Ministers Well-Known CALAMITY
Taken Advantage of to Secure Infor-
nation. and a Cuban Posing as "A Nen1u-
elan Turned the Trick of Securing Pos
session of the Unlucky Letter.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE ,%Iourua.
prints an interview with Senior Carlos
Vincente de Quesada v Socarras, cous'
in of Secretary Quesada of the Cuban
junta, and son of Gen. Quesada y
Aguiar, who commanded part of tine
Cuban forces during the ten years
war for independence. According to
the interview Senior Quesada claims
that the famous DE LONE letter."
written by the Spanish minister ridi,
culing President Mckinley, was stolen
in the United States, and not in Hay.
ana.
Quesada. who fought under all Of
the prominent Cuban leaders, and who
was present at the death of Maceo.
says that De Lome's ~gallantry led to
his downfall; that a woman in the EN-,
ploy of the iunta learned many of the
Spanish minister's secrets. "Thert
We're many parties to the conspiracy
which resulted in the theft OF the De
LONE letter." he said. The iunta had
worked trusted agents into the EN-.
ploy OF the Spanish legation. These
clerks kept us posted on all matters
which they could, but that was not
enough.
So it was arranged that a woman
was to start up a Irritation with Senior
De LONE and endeavor to gain his con.
fidence.
The woman selected to De
LONE is now in New York. De LONE
contided many things to her which
he should not.
When Canalejas came 10 this coun.
try. he was watched every minute.
Through the influence of friends the
Junta managed to get a Cuban, as a
waiter, inIo the hotel where he was
stopping. He was supposed to be a
Venezuelan. As he coke Spanish he
was naturally assigned to wait on
Canaleias.
When the Spanish minister wrote
that letter the iUnta was promptly in.
formed that a letter. contents un,
H'''N We i'd' pc'H written 10 NanalelaS.
The letter reached its destination at
the hotel, but il never got toCanaleias
The Venezuelan waiter took it out of
the package of letters and turned il
over to the junta.
The junta sold that letter to a New
York paper. 1t was turned over on
the condition. however. that il should
be supposed to have been stolen in
Havana. so as to avoid any trouble
with the postal authorities. Secretary
of state Day saw It before it was pub.
lished."
About the time of the De Lone in.
cident Carlos De Quesada was in
Washington in the interest of the Jun.
ia and passing as a Venezuelan.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
THE FILIPINO CONGRESS.
Description OF Its Opening By the
Famous InsurEent Leader
AguinaldO.

At last, TO the sound of the national
march, the delegates moved in a body
&c the door ard then back again, di-
yided, and then Aguinaldo. looking
very understood and very insignificant,
came marching down, bearing an ivory
stick with gold head and gold cord and
tassels, says Harper's Weekly. group
ot tall, fne-looking generals and one
or two di~gnitaries in black accom-
panied him, and half surrounded him
as they walked along. Mounting the
chancel steps. Aguinaldo took the mid
die seat behind the table, the acting
secretary of the interior took the place
On his right, and a general occupied the
carved chair on his left. Without any
formal calling to order, the secretary
rose and read the list of delegates, and
down again. Then Aguinaldo stood
up, ard after the feeble vivas had
took a paper from his pocket.
ard in a low voice, without gestures
and without emphasis, and in the hest
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
Some EnElksh Emigrants,

Up tn now, II the inhabitant o. a
Norfolk village emigrates, it is gen
orally TO America, says a writer in
Longman's Magazine, and very often he
does o like America when he gets
there. ! remember a blacksmith with
whom was well acquainted going
there, but in a couple of years or So he
was to be seen working at the old forge
in his native village. | asked him why
he had come back, and he told me that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

Madrid. Dec. 12.-The memorandum
of protests against the refusal of tn
Americans to surrender the securitie
deposited in the treasures of Cub;
and Porto Rico by private Spaniards
remarking that never has a civilized
nation committed such an act of VIC
lence."
Secondly, it protests against the III
timatum demanding the Philippines
Thirdly, it protests against the posi-
ton in which those ~Spaniards are
placed who desire 10 remain in Cuba.
Fourthly, it protests against the ref.
creme to the destruction OF the
Maine in President McKinley's mes
sage TO the United States congress
On this point the memorandum says:
Spain has proposed arbitration, but
the United States refuses TO give her
the right which is granted toa criminal
namely, the right of defending her.
self. The Spanish commissioners
the care of fixing the response.
for the explosion 10 the entire
which will say whether those
are responsible who desire the truth
those refusing 10 seek it,.
FL Liberal says: The Paris nego-
t~iations offer a far sadder spectacle
than the ships which are bringing
back u repatriated soldiers. deplora.
Die as the condition of the latter is"
The cabinet, it is said. will meet the
intact. Senior Sagasta will ask
indemnity bill for the cession OF the
philippines. The cabinet will then
ieclare that. as it finds itself at q
risis, it can not admit any debate and
will. therefore. demand the immediate
Of the bill. after which Senior
will submit the question OF
onfdence 10 the queen regent.
FL heraldo says the government be.
that, in the present circum-
tances the holders OF the Philippine
ebt will accept the arrangement ar.
iyed at, and consider that the Cuban
ondholders should demand of the flu.
ure government of Cuba a fulfillment
! the contract by claiming a mort.
age on the customs which guarantee
he debt.
The newspapers generally express
elief al the signing Of the treaty. The
dependent organs, most of the prov.
lCial papers and the CarIist and re.
ublican journals attack both political
conservative and liberal. re-
reaching them equally with having
rought the country to the present
ass.
Fl Impartial alone publishes the con-
ents OF the treaty, which produces
as u~nfavorable impression than had
cen expected, owing TO the COM
lercial and otherconcessions to Spain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

daughter of Thomas Willing, is re-
lated with new detail in a recent nun.
Der Of the Ladies Home Journal
Dressed In his best. aud probably, not,
"%ithstandint that he was a modest and
sensible young man, little in fear Of nm
unfavorable response. the exiled prince
called on the American merchant and
asked him for his daughter. There was
perhaps, more pride than humility In
the answer he received:
"Sir, should you wei be restored n
your hereditary position, you will be
too great a match for my daughter; Il
rot she is too great a match for YOU"
So the poor schoolmaster went AWAY
disappointed, and, although only his
position" and the lady's appear to have
been considered by the hard-hesrted
parent, IT is probable that If Mistress.
Abigail had not agreed with his onin;on
she would have made her influence felt
As 1t was, Louis Philippe married
Princess Marie Amelie, daughter Of the
king of Naples, while Abigail Willing .,
Philadelphia. who might have been
queen OF France, became plain Mrs.
Richard Peters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
CONVERSATION SIMPLIFIED.
Subject When n Man Talks
Like This.

ITS fraud" exclaimed ore Of the me
who had stopped TO read their papers j
the warm though unpreten;ious lit:.e p.ac
which serves both as railway wa,tins-goor
and post office. The whole business is
downright swindle.'
'Ot course ii is, answered bis neighbor
who was busily engaged IL pronouncins un
der hs breath al the words in an artlcl
~ successful ier.ilizing.
Tt 81 outrage on : eonhding public, ant
\ backset 20 civilization
That's what IT is" was tie somewha;
grudgIng response.
TIE indignant old gentleman became 81
excited that he had 10 20 out and walk W
and down the platform. As his fnent
glanced up from his paper to watch hin
6epsr. be caught the eye Of : travelling mai
sAo. pending tram time, had nothing 70 dt
but observe people.
Excuse ne for asking questions abol
things that are none Of ny affair, said ,ht
travelling nan, "5u: are you : mind read
erf'
"Ho. thu. l know o."
you knew wha. your friend was talk;ni
About without his telling you
We'll, nc. precisely.
But you answered him IS il you knew
Yes. want 2kin' any risk in that, !.
toorei he was nakin' illusions TO either +;
lection OF 4 prize fight. An whichever #,
tas, them was my sentiments"-Wash.lg
toy S.ar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
SOME MUSICAL TERMS.

Yoce di retto means chest voice. Woes
Il testo means head voice.
Vivace means quickly" 'lively"-I
speed between allegro, fast, and presto
very fast.
Tonic sol In is a method of teaching
singing, and vas founded by John Cur
wen, an E%nglishman.
Wrist touch Is a method Of playing
detached notes on the pianoforte il
which the forearm remains quiescen'
while the keys are struck by a rapit
vertical movement Of the hand from tbs
wrist.
Una corde in piano music indicates
the use of the left pedal of the piano
forte. In music written for s%tringed in
struments the phrase "A una corde'
is used to denote that a passage sc
marked is to be played on a single
string.
Transcription is a term which, II
its strict musical meaning, should bt
the exact equivalent of arrangement
AS q matter of fact, however, q tran
scription is usually an arrangement II
which some original work is added t.
the subject treated.
A yelled voice is one which is MOI
clear, but which sounds as though il
had passed through some interposet
medium. 1t is an entirely differen'
thing from a husky voice, however
When natural 1t is considered, not as
defect, but as giving character ant
richness to the voice.
The tonic is the key-note-that is
the note from which it is named. Tht
rule in composition which requires thai
every composition must end with thi.
harmony in some form is probably the
only law of music which has remained
in force throughout the changes from
the ancient to the modern Styles
Ladies' Home Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

lie Is a fool who thinks that another doe,
not thlnk-Spanish Proverb.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
COSTLY FIRE IN A MAIL CAR,
Fifteen Hundred Dollar. DauaR. Re,ui,,
from an Ossrh.atsd stove-A Mail
Clerk Slightly Burned.

Chicago. Dee. Zone Of the mail
ears Of the Baltimore d Ohio railroad
was disabled al 100 p. III. yesterday
By fire which originated from an over.
heated stove. The car wa standing on
the Illinois Central railroad tracks n,
Fourteenth street. when an employe
81 the railroad noticed smoke pouring
IRON the window and turned in an
alarm. The flames did their work
quickly, and, although the fire depart.
mem was prompt. damage 10 the
amount q sl-1N resulted. Mail Clerk
L. j. F~alIeniine var slightly burned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
DEATH OF GEN. GARCIA,
The Aged Cuban succumbs to PneumonIa
with Which He was Attacked
In Washington.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Gen. Calixto
Garcia, the Cuban general. who came
here at the head Of the Cuban delega-
hon from the Santa del Sur conven-
ton, TO confer with the American au-
thorities, died at ten yesterday morn
ing. He was taken i'll with pneumonia
several days ago. Owing to his adj
vanced age there had been little hope
Of his recovery from the first.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

Yes, I've made up my mind to have nv
lie insured"
any particular reason for it?'
aGoing 10 be married mex. week
"Lets see, you're one OF these popular
ellows, aren't your
Why, fancy I'm pretty well known
Wei, we can't insure you until after ths
Why not;'
Because there's no telling what your fcol
iiends VIII do to you before you get ou. Of
own. Cleveland Plain Draler
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

tating manner of a schoolboy, read lis
message in the Tagalog language. Only
once was he interrupted by vivas, and
that was when he alluded to the three
great free nations-England, France,
and America-ps worthy models for
Imitation. He next read q purported
translation in Spanish with even more
difficulty, and when he had finished
there was quite a round of cheers, pro-
posed and led by the veteran general,
Euencamino, for the president, the re-
public, and victorious army, and for
the town of Malolos. Then Aguinaldo
arose and declared the meeting ad-
journed until it should reassemble pre-
pared to elect officers and to organize
in the regular manner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

Moab tow>l majestically above the gen.
lie undulations of hill and vale. Every
feature of this acknowledgements
scene is full of sacred significance. Ir
front Of the city you are shown the field
where Ruth and Boaz met, and near by
is the spot where the shepherds were
told of our Saviour's birth. AT II point
still nearer the crescent-shaped city is
the well from which David so desired
drink after doing battle. A little Jar.
Their on, and quite by itself, is the toni
of Rachel, beyond which are other
battle fields mentioned In the Bible.'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
The MOdern Idea.

A teacher in a local primary school il
IA enceayor to inculcate a moral lesson il
the receptive minds OF her little charges
asked them what they would DO il they had
: great deal Of money. With remarkable
lnanimiiy the pupils replied that they
would donate il 70 pleasing others. They
qlcn : say 50 in chorus. bu. the answers ran
Town the line in about this fashion:
I'd buy a present for papa"
~ get something nice for mamma"
ID spend i, for my baby brother"
10 bay a nice cloak for grandma
And 80 j. ran on until II reached littis
Jimmie Peters, the last boy in the line.
We'll, Jimmie queried the teacher.
what would you DO il you had lots :oi
money!
Burn it." said Jimmie.-Ceyelsnd Plain
Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

Henominee, Mich. Dec. 1.-The
south-bound and north-bound passen-
ger trains on the Chicago d. North.
"esfern railway collided head.
IN al : q. m, 100 feet from the
Menominnee iron bridge. The north.
bound train, which was two hours
late, bad baggage and mail cars. two
day coaches and a sleeper. and carried
% people. The engines were badly
smashed and the tender Of the north.
bound train was covered by the bag.
gage car. a number Of the passengers
were slightly hurt,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17

ne who wants a mule without fault mn,
walk on foot.-Spanish Proverb.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-17
LOUIS PHILIPPE IN EXILE.
When n Poor Duke He Wanted tn
Marry an American Girl. But
Her Father Objected.

A merchant prince was a great man in
cid Philadelphia-a far greater man
than the master Of a little school, even
though it were the most select in the
city-even though the teacher were an
eAiIed French gentleman of royal blood,
duke of Orleans then. King Louis
Philippe in after years.
The story of how the princely school,
master courted the charming Abigail,