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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
From Warrington.

The first act performed by Secretary
Root on appearing at mis- post for the
'eal control of affairs, was to call upon
Zen. Miles. commander of the army.
Friends of Gen. Miles expect that the
lew secretary of war will restore him
o duty as the ranking army officer.
The public debt increased $5,267 ,436
II July.
Capt. G. F. Goodrich has been de-
:ached from command of the cruiser
Newark and ordered to assume COM
nand Of the Iowa on Sept 1, relieving
Capt. Terry, who is ordered home on
waiting orders.
\. L. Atkinson, an editor on the Hon
olulu Star, has been designated by
Census Director Merriam as special
agent in charge Of the Hawaiian cen
sus. He had charge Of the Hawaiian
.enSES in 1896.
Assistant Controller Mitchell has de-
:ided that men who enlisted in the
force of the navy during
The war with Spain for one year and
had their enlistments
to three years general service,
are not entitled to the extra pay pro-
rided for by the act of March, 1899.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

The people of other states will be
curios to learn how Missouri gets on
with her new statute against depart
nent stores. 1t Classics merchandise
under 8S separate heads, and imposes a
special tax upon any merchant who
sells goods of more than one class.
AS the freedom of trade has hitherto
been among the unenumerated rights
d the citizen, the courts have yet to
PASS upon the question whether the
legislature can restrict the freedom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Such is the tendency to specialism
in these days that Prof. Hadley, the
president-elect of Yale. who is chiefly
known as political economist, would
doubtless shrink from being examined
in his fathers Greek grammar. But
after all, of what great use is the Greek
language to Americans? What we want
to know is the truth: What kind of
national, state or local legislation will
produce the greatest good to the great
est number? College endowments keep
collegians away from a chance to get
at the truth. Whether Hadley's ideas
are wrong or right they will provoke
discussion in fertile field of reform.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Crimes and Criminals.

An important arrest is made in con-
nection with the Cleveland riots.
Two murderers were killed by elec-
tricity in Sing Sing prison.
A two-year-old child of Mrs. A. Hage-
man Of South Bend, Ind, was kidnapped
by gipsies.
The ten-yaar-old son of Charles Ruel-
lie of Houghton, Mich, is missing. The
father fears the boy is being held for q
ransom.
A Braoklyn trolley car. loaded with
women and children. was held I'D by
robbers. The conductor was beaten
nearly to death and robbed of all the
money in his possession.
Louis Billow, who is under arrest at
Ellensburg, Wash. for murder, has
confessed that because Miss Hess of
Fremont Ohio, refused to marry him,
he blew up her house with dynamite
and shot her father dead.
+. J. Curran, discharged employe of
the Second Avenue Electric railroad in
New York, was arrested. A dynamite
plant, ready for operation, was found
in his rooms, and stick of dynamite
specially prepared for use on car
track, was taken from him ut the time
of his arrest.
William Randolph, eighteen years of
age, residing near Clarksburg, Ind,
shot his stepfather, Wesley Beckover.
in the left breast. Young Randolph
then placed the muzzle of the revolver
to his temple and fired bullet into his
brain. He died instantly. Beckovers
condition is critical
Mrs. John Thornton was arrested at
Webb City, New, on the charge of kill
ing her husband, we'll known mining
engineer, whose body was found Sun
day two miles southeast of that place.
with his head nearly severed from his
body. Mrs. Thornton left her husband
year ago, and had threatened to kill
him. Once she shot at him on the
street.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Accidental Happenings.

Six men were killed by thresher eX-
)losion in Michigan.
Two men and woman We're drowned
1t Ashland, Wis.
The village of Upper Lake. n. Y,
was almost entirely wiped out by fire.
Fire destroyed 100000 worth of bust
less property in Holyolle. Mass.
The town Of Kale. Ok. r., was wiped
out by fire. Two men We're burned to
Heath.
A fast mail train on the Northwest
arn is wrecked in Iowa and four per-
sons are killed and seven injured.
The fire at Upper Lake, in the Adri-
ondacks, destroyed 169 buildings and
nearly wiped out the town. The loss is
S15O,0O
The United States military post at
Dyea was destroyed by fire on Friday
last. Stores to the value of Sc, 600 were
destroyed.
The great fan room of the Federal
Steel company's plant, at Joliet. ILL.,,
burr ed. The mills will be closed three
weeks and $500 men made idle.
Fire destroyed the palatial residence
Of Mrs. Mary Hayes hineweth, Eden.
vale, Cal. Loss, $175,O0O; insurance
S75 600.
The fireman and engineer were killed
and twenty passengers injured by a
collision near Port Jervis, N. Y
Thieves robben the injured of their val
uables.
Otis Higgins was drowned in the EN-
barrass river, near Olney. ILL.,; Charles
Watkins, in the st. Joseph river, neal
Mishawaka, Ind, and Elizabeth Feath
ers in Raccoon creek, near Brazil, Ind
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
General.

A woman died near Neillsville, Wis,
at the age of 1O7 years.
Towns on the Gulf of Mexico are
wrecked by storm.
The YaQui Indians. in Mexico, are re-
ported to be killing both Americans
and MeXicans.
H. s. Mack. clothing dealer of New
York. failed, with liabilities of 1891 800
and no assets.
Northern Pacific lands in North Da-
kota aggregating 224 900 acres. were
sold to the reorganization committee.
Preliminary steps have been taken to-
ward the founding of an oil exchange
in San Francisco.
The Standard Oil company has
bought up competitors in Mexico. and
now has monopoly there.
Gov. Roosevelt will not permit the
Rough Riders to parade in New York
at the time of Dewey's reception.
The anniversary OF the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands to the United
States will be celebrated Aug -.
A mass meeting, to bring about abso-
lutte independence for Cuba, was held
at Havana.
The Atlas liner. Altai was quaran-
tined at New York because of the
death of saloon passenger from vel
low fever.
Ohio posts of the G. A. r. are at log
gerheads with the railroads over stop
over privileges. and will not attend the
national encampment.
The Schwarzchild & Sulzberger pack
ing plant. at Kansas City, Mo-, was re
onenod, the company having agreed to
take the union men back.
A tornado with a velocity of eighty
miles an hour and width of three
blocks. passed through Elizabeth, N.
J., doing damage estimated at $50, 900.
The employees of five big collierics in
the anthracite region in Pennsylvania
have gone on strike. The main griev-
ance is alleged excessive dockage. 1t
is estimated that nearly $500 men are
idle.
The sixteen Filipino actors who have
been detained at San Francisco for
some time, pending the settlement of
the question Of their right to land, have
been released and permitted to contin-
ue their journey to Omaha.
There is war in the executive board
of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees
II ternational alliance and the Bartend-
ers' International League Of America
ard it is said an effort will be made to
GUST General Secretary Fred E. Dres-
Ter.
Notice has been given at the state
department in Harrisburg, Pa, that
an application for a charter for the
American Iron and Steel Manufactur.
ing company will be made on Aug. IL.
The capital will be $3O,O0O,00O.
Lieut.. Col. Oswald III. Ernst, engineer
corps, U. S. A.,has sailed for Europe,
in his capacity as member of the 18th.
mian canal commission, to look into the
records Of the Panama canal project.
He will be followed next week by Ad.
miral Walker, Prof. Burr, Of Columbia
university, and George Il. Morrison.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Chicago has at last occupied the DO
sition London has occupied for so
many years, the distinction of adding
every year good-sized city to its pop
ulation. The best estimates of the di-
rectory experts show that during the
past year the city has increased in
population 10000. making a total
grand population Of 100000. Pass
ing the 2.000. 900 mark and adding a
city Of. ny. about the size OF Indiana
polls eyery year, Chicago will enter
the 49, century With . prospect Of
lsaAine ~ ~ recordssin the matter Of
NAsnpulenN GEoxth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
INJURED IN A RIOT.
Drunken Volunteers and Regulars
Engage in n Fight,


Engage in n Fight.
Atlanta. Ga. Aug. Ca riot between
the regular and volunteer forces sta
toned at For Mcpherson resulted in
the wounding OF eight soldiers. The
recruits of the Twenty-ninth yolun-
teers had just received their pay, and
coming into town. spent most of it for
liquor. On returning to the fort some
Of the volunteers became engaged in
a controversy with the regulars. and
they began to fight with bayonets and
revolvers. So fierce was the fracas
that the services of a company of reg
ulars with fixed bayonets was required
before order could be restored. AS a
result of the riot eight men occupy
hunks at the post hospital to-day. and
it is feared some will die. The officers
refuse to divulge names or particulars,
but the story leaked out through other
occupants of the fort.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
People Talked About.

Gen. n. A. Cole of st. Louis is dead
Carl Schurz was nearly killed by pto
main poisoning.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague died at hel
home, near Washington.
The mother Of Senator Foraker died
ut Hillsboro, Ohio.
w. ]. Bryan addressed three meet.
tngs at Greenfield, Ind.
The Maryland Democrats nominated
John Walter Smith for governor.
Gov. Gambler of Georgia has issued
an address denouncing lynching.
Postmaster C. A. Wilcox Of Quincy,
ILL.,, formerly of Milwaukee, is dead.
Former Senator Blackburn of Ken
lucky is seriously ill of kidney trouble.
Sir James Edgar, speaker Of the Do
minion house of commons, died at To
ronto.
Judge w. r. Day, who is soiourning
in Jackson, N. c., is regaining health
and strength.
Brig. Gen. Nelson a. Cole, a hero of
two wars, died at his home in st. Louis
after a lingering illness.
Col. Hawkins. of the Tenth Pennsyl-
Nliiiti lcSliuclll. uiel Ou lHC way HUN
Manila to San Francisco.
Capt Joseph Coghlan has assumed
Charge Of the Bremerton naval station
at Seattle, Wash, relieving Capt.
Green.
Commander w. ]. Baxter has taken
charge of the naval construction de-
partment at the Charlestown navy
yard, relieving Capt Joseph Measler
vino retires, having reached the age
limit of sixty-two years.
Edwin Gould of New York, for many
years considered the relentless and i'm
placable enemy of the Diamond Match
company of Chicago, was admitted in
to the directorate of that company, by
a vote Of the stockholders, at special
meeting held in Chicago.
c. G. Gilman, one Of Iowa's most
prominent inventors and railroad men,
dropped dead near Eldorado, Iowa,
while fishing in the Iowa river. He
projected and built the Iowa Central
railroad and Hawkeye Telegraph COM
pany.
Chester Allen Wilcox, postmaster Of
Quincy, ILL.,. and one of the most prom
inent Masons in the West died this
morning of Bright's disease, aged fifty
two. He was for twenty years one Of
the proprietors of the Quincy Wing,
and most Of the time was it's man.
aSer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
G. A. Il. ENCAMPNIENT.
General Order From the Acting Com
mander-fn-Chief

General order From the Acting Com.
mander-fn- Chief,
Cincinnati. Aug. +. = Acting Com
mander-inC Chief w. c. Johnson, of
the G. a. r., has issued what may be
his last official general order. 1t an
plies to the coming national encamp-
ment in Philadelphia, Sept. 4. 1t es-
tablishes the national headquarters at
the Continental hotel. All national off
GERS are to report at that place Mon
day, Sept. 4, at 10 a. III. The national
council of administration will meet in
the Continental hotel at p. M, Sept,
4. The thirty-third national encamp-
ment will convene for business at 1 y.
~, Wednesday. Sept. 6, in the Grand
opera house. The parade will be Tues.
day, the 9Th, at 10 a. IN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
CAR is SICK OF 1T
DISAPPOINTED AND DISCOURAGED
HE WANTS TO ABDICATE.

Explanation Given by
AIission-The Absence of an Heir,
the Death of the Czarcwitch and
the Failure of the Disarmament
Conference Led Him to Decide to
Observation-Disclosures Sent to Dis
suade Him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
GAVE KRUGER TIME.
Trnnsvaal Government Considering
Britain's Latest Proposal.

Britafn's Latest Proposal.
London, Aug. &. - The stories pub
lished in New York saying that the
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, had renewed his
warnings to President Kruger and that
the British cabinet had approved such
action. are evidently baseless. Mr..
Clamberlain's proposal for joint in
quiry as to the effect which the new
franchise proposal Of the Transvaal
government will have on the position
of the Ouitlanders was only presented
to the 1ransvaal government Wednes-
day. and the latter government is still
considering it's acceptance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

American superiority in every art is
becoming recognized the world around.
A somewhat embarrassing indication
on. the high appreciation awarded
American skill is given in dispatch
from Sweden, which states that Swed-
ish banknotes are being extensively
counterfeited and that "the excellence
Of the counterfeit seems to prove that
the plates were made in America"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Another burglar has been routed,
horse, foot and artillery, by Chicago
woman whom he met as he was carry
ing away bag of hard-earned plum
der The man must have been a
stranger. Native burglars have long
since learned that the Chicago woman
In her wrath is more terrible than
a ten-acre lot full of policemen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Suspected Thief Shot.

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Aug. 6. = An al
.eged horsethief was caught here by
Chief Forsythe and is locked up. He
gave his name as Pat Padden. He
er.ptied his revolver at the policeman.
Padden was shot through both calves
of his legs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Italian Hanuea.

New Orleans, Aug. 6-Irrank Naska,
an Italian, was hanged at st. John.
La. Naska killed three people and
wounded two others about three years
ago. His victims were his own country
men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
No Hope for Mrs. notlxtn,

San Francisco. Aug. G-'rhe fear that
Mrs. Botlsin. convicted of the murder
Of Mrs. John P. Dunning, will secure a
new trial because of errors in the
Judges instructions, appears to be
groundlesr-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Vinduct Gaxe Why.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. Ga section
OF the Broad street viaduct gave way
with trolley car returning from Glen
dale Park. The car fell twenty feet
fatally injuring the motorman, James
Bruce, and badly shaking up the con-
ductor and the six passengers aboard.
All or them were injured, but none
seriously
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Frankie George,s suicide.

Chicago, Aug. &. - Miss frankie
George, an actress, fatally shot her
self late last night. Miss George had
been Tilted by one whom she had been
engaged for three years. She former
ly lived in San Francisco.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
ARMED FOR TROUBLE.
GGrfffin Trial ut Manchester LfIxeI,
to Be Interesting,

OAsHu AtaNA Ut M0ncheSter Likely
to Be Interesting.
London, Ky, Aug. 6.-Fifteen mount
ed men, heavily armed passed here
last night, going in the direction of
Clay county. They are members of
the Griffin faction, and it is supposed
they joined those who have gone to
Manchester to attend the preliminary
trial of Green Griffin for the killing Of
Edward Fisher two weeks ago.
Trouble is feared when the factions
meet
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Commerce of New York.

Whitehall, N. Y, Aug. 6.-The New
York commerce commission appointed
by the legislature to investigate the
commerce of New York State and re-
port as to it's means of revival con-
yened here. Much testimony was
taken,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
THE NEWS RESUME
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

! General Resume of the Most Inn
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down ind Arranged In Con.
venfent Form for Rapid Perusal
ny Busy People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Murdered Children.

susquehanna, Pa, Aug. 6.-Charles
wager. thirty years of age. while tenn
porarily insane, murdered his three
small children by cutting their threats
and then committed suicide by the
same means
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Escaped From Lyncber..

=; birmingham, Ala, Aug. 6. - John
Thomas, a negro, was surrounded in q
swamp near Cuba, Ala, by a lynch
ing party. He finally managed to make
his escape after wounding several
members of the posse.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
PREPARATION DEMANDED
For the Invasion of the American
Legation in Haiti.

Legation In Haiti.
Port au Prince, Haiti, Aug. 6.-The
affair of the recent invasion of the
American legation here by armed po-
lice, who We're seeking to arrest NJ.
Du Vivier, the newspaper man. has
not been definitely settled. 1t is un-
derstood that the American minister,
Mr.. William T.. Powell, will demand
full reparation for the outrage. Mr..
Powell. when Intercepted by the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press, de-
clined to go into particulars, but said
the situation was serious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Spain is not yet barren of colonies.
A glance at the map will show that
she still possesses the penal settle
ments Of Ceuta and Fernando Pc and
a piece Of the Sahara desert as big as
Texas. The Dons are probably hold
ing these choice lots to await rise
in current prices.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

The Boston police are looking for a
missing girl whose name is given in
full as Mary. Possibly this is the Mary
whom the lamb loved. Her surname
was also withheld.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

The St. Louis professor who sug-
gests the name of Usona for this coun
try has missed his calling. He should
be writing advertisements for biscuit
makers,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
sEDUCED HIS WIFE.
Charge Upon Which One Wealthy
Man Sues Another

Man Sues Another.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Aug. 6.-Infor-
nation reached here that Thomas Gil
lespie of Spring City, Tenn, one of
the wealthiest and most prominent citi.
zens in East Tennessee, filed suit for
$4,000 against w. S. P. Brown of
Spring City, who is considered one of
the wealthiest men in this section. Mr..
Gillespie charges Mr.. Brown with Sc
ducing his wife and alternating her af-
fections. Mrs. Gillespie yesterday filed
a suit for divorce at Dayton against
her husband.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Croker Coming Home.

New York, Aug. 6.-John +. Carroll
received a cablegram informing him
that Richard Croker expects to sail on
the st. Paul from Southampton to-day.
Mr.. Croker is subpoenaed to appear
before the Mazet committee Aug. 90
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Now that the preliminaries in the
Dreyfus case have gone beyond the
hugging point they will soon get down
to real business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Tom Reed has demonstrated that it
is just as easy for big man to drop
out of sight as it is for small man
to leap into temporary prominence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

A true friend speaks of your vices to
your face and of your virtues behind
your back.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

The man who can honestly say he
doesn't believe in luck has all the
money he needs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

Money makes the mare 20, but rail-
way officials prefer to run trains on
time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
COMPARING NOTES.
Italian Legation Actively Interested
in the Tallulah LYnchfnr

Washington, Aug. 6. - Count Vinci,
the italian charge, called at the state
department to compare notes with
Acting Secretary Adee respecting the
inquiry into the killing of the five Ital-
ians at Tallulah, La. The governor
has stated that the grand jury Of the
parish in which Tallulah is situated
will meet next week, and it is expected
that the killing will be taken up by
that body Immediately.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10

One way to prevent seasickness is to
remain on land.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
Dewey left Port Said as soon as his
snip was coaled. Enough Said.
The wicked mosquito is never salts
ned until he lands behind the bars.

A musician ought to enjoy the COM
pany of the banjo he picks himself
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-07

TO SUPPLY STREET SPRINKLERS
FROM THE HARBOR.
A Pump and Engine Placed at Brew
er's Wharf-Experiment To Be Made
for a Month.

George FL. Paris, local agent of the
Fairbanks Morse Company placed a
gasoline engine and pump at the boat
landing near Brewers wharf this morn
ing, to pump salt water out of the har-
Dor for street sprinkling. The engine
is two-and-one-half horse power ma
ching with capacity, says the agent
of 1000 gallons every seven minutes 1t
is proposed to give the system a test
for a month, and if salt water proves
satisfactory, another pump and engine
will be installed at the other end of
the water front.
AS far as labor and time are con-
Cerned, ii is claimed that there will be
a good deal saved by the use of salt
water pumped up in the manner pro-
posed. The engine is ready for use al
any time, and is to be operated by
the drivers of sprinkling carts They
are only required to drive up and start
the machinery and their carts win fill
much more rapidly than is possible
from the fresh water pipes. l.. Marks
who has charge of the city street
sprinkling, claims for the new plan that
it is better than the fresh water sys-
TEN formerly in vogue.
The use of ocean water for street
sprinklng has been tried in severa
California cities and towns that have
suffered from water famines and has
been the subject of a good deal of con.
troversy. 1t has been an experiment II
several of the towns around San Fran.
cisco bay and the doctors have wagec
warfare over the question of it's health.
fulness. Those who favor salt water
claim that ii has good effect on the at.
mosphere, while others say that the fine
particles of salt that blow about wher
the sprinkled street dries, are very in.
iuriOnS TO the ewes and lungs
Streets that are sprinkled with sal
water, it is claimed, require much les.
moisture than those on which fresh wa
ter is used. In drying the water leave!
hard crust and this keeps down tn,
dust.