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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
STILL ANOTHER ONE.
Msthuss Reports Rad Rsvsrss to the
War Once.

Msthue. Reports Had Rsvsrss to the
War Once.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-Gen. Metheun's
report from Modder river shows that he
met with q serious check Monday and
suffered great losses: E.
''Our artillery shelled very strong
position hold by the enemy on q long,
high kopje, from 4 p. m. until dusk
Sunday. It rained hard last night. The
Highland brigade attacked at day.
break ON Monday the south end of the
kopje. The attack was properly timed
but failed. The guards were ordered
to protect the Highlanders' right and
rear. The cavalry and mounted in.
fantry, with howitzer artillery bat
tory, attacked the enemy on the loft
and the guards on the right, supported
by field artillery and howitzer artillery.
They shelled the position from day
break, and at 1:l5 I sent the Gordons
to support the Highlands brigade. Tho
troops held their own in front Of the
enemy's entrenchments until dusk. the
position extending, including the kopje,
for distance of six miles towards tho
Modder river. Today am holding my
position and entrenching myself. I
had to face at least 1000 men. Our
loss was great"
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GENERAL Pillar KILLED.

Commander OF Aguanaldo'S 6odyguard
Dies Fighting.
MANILA, Dec. 11.-General Gregorio
del Pillar, commanding Aguinaldo's
bodyguard, was killed by Major Priton
c. March of the Thirty.third infantry
in q fight IL miles northwest of Cervan-
tes Dec. y.
According to reports which General
Young obtained from escaped Spanish
prisoners at Vigan several days ago,
Major March left the coast, where he
was pursuing Aguinaldo, and encoun-
tered General del Pillar on fortified
train. They fought for four hours,
during which time 10 Filipinos were
killed. The American loss was killed
and 8 wounded. The Spaniards report
that Major March is still pursuing the
insurgents.
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TAKEN BY MACARTHUR.

Reported That Filipino General Ale.
jaudriuo Has Surrendered.
MANILA, Dec. 11.-An expedition
headed by the battleship Oregon loft
Manila for Subig Saturday night.
1t is reported that the Filipino com.
mander, General Alejandrino, with his
staff, has surrendered to General Mac.
Arthur, and there 10 also . rumor that
Alejsndrino is at Alguar, suffering
from . wound received in . fight be.
tween insurgents and bandits, and that
he will be given IN opportunity to sur
render and will be properly cared for.
Tho records Of the treasury Of tho
so-cslled Filipino government, together
with quantity of paper money and an
other Nordenfeldt, have been found at
ManRataren.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
WORK OF OUR MiNTs.

Annual Report OF Director Roberts
Made Public.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Mr. Roberts,
the director Of the mint, in his annual
report, says:
The mints and assay offices operated
upon more bullion in the aggregate and
greater coinage was executed during
the last fiscal year than in any previous
year. Original deposits of gold were
slightly less than during the previous
year, amounting in value to $l49, 4e7,-
100 against $147.69a, 1914 in the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1898. Domestic
deposits were the largest in our history,
amounting to $76,252, 1857 against $780,.
SS1, ,120 in the preceding year, but there
was falling of in foreign coin and
bars. The coinage of gold was the
greatest in our history, amounting to
9l08, III, ,18O. The coinage of silver
dollars from bullion purchased under
tho act of July IA, 1890, was $le 1854, 100,
against $l0,0O2,7S in the preceding
year, and the coinage of subsidiary
silver $e,4e6. .877.65 against %, ,4s2, ,s04.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
THOSE TISSUE BALLOTS.
Ks.tuoky Court q Appeals nsoid
They Are ILLEGAL.

Ks.tueky Court q Appsals nseidss
They Are Illegal
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 1.-THE tissue
ballot case from Ohio county has been
decided aid tho decision 10 concurred
in by four Of the seven judges Of the
court. The court held that Ill ballots
should be printed on white paper sutfi.
ciently thick that the printing, cannot
be distinguished from the back, and If
ballots are used at an election which do
not substantially comply with the law,
the election is not conducted ~ re.
quired by law and is invalid. The
opinion Of the court comes too late to
affect the decision Of the state election
commission, but sets precedent for
tho state contest board.
Another decision announced by the
court Of appeals has an important bear
ing upon the late state election in Ken.
tucky. The decision was ruling max.
ing perpetual tho writ Of prohibition
issued against Judge Tomey Of Louis.
vile, restraining him from interfering
with local elections by writ of man.
damus. he was charged by the Demo
Gratis with arbitrarily issuing the writs.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
CRITICIZED THE KAISER.

Remarkable Incident During tha Do.
bate on the Naval Bill.
BERLIN, Dec. l3.-The event Of the
day has been DR.. Lieber's criticism in
the reichstag of Emperor Williams
speech at Hamburg. The spectacle Of
this cautious leader of the most impor-
tant group in the reichstag g-the section
which will decide the fate of the naval
bill-thus severely blaming the kaiser,
is almost without parallel in German
parliamentary history. 1t was all the
more notable because Count Won Bal
lestrem, president of the reichstag,
upheld the dignity of the chamber and
maintained freedom Of speech against
the protest of the imperial chancellor.
Parliamentary circles are all agog over
the incident and it has not improved
the chance of the naval bill.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
1T SHIFTS THE ISSUE.
Democratic Opinien Of the Effect Of Geld
Standard Logislotjou.

Democratic Opinien Of the Eject Of Geld
Standard Lsgislstjou.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Judge johnson,
chairman of the Democratic executive
committee, says:
"The introduction of the Republican
monetary bills shifts the issue before
the country. The decision will be for
or against the single gold standard in.
stead of for or against silver as it was
in 1895.
"The Democratic party will maintain
its stand in favor of free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio
of IL to /, independent of the consent of
any foreign nation-in short, independ-
ent bimetallism. The discussion in
congress over tho Republican caucus
gold standard measures will be the be-
ginning of the discussion which will
be carried on throughout the cam
paign."
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
CAMPAIGNING IN THE PHILIPPINES.

The Hicks-Judd company of San
Francisco has issued a comprehensive
history of the volunteer regiments in
the Philippines, under the title, Cam
paigning in the Philippines" which has
been written by the members of staff
organized for the purpose, who proceed
ed to the islands, accompanied the
troops wherever they moved, and wrote
down events as they occurred. 1t is
therefore necessarily life-like, spirited
and accurate. For each state represent
ed by volunteer regiment in the Philip
pines, there isa special edition contain
ing history of the regiment from that
state, with complete roster and bio
graphical sketches and portraits of the
officers. These histories we're in all cas-
es written by member of the regiment
suggested by the commanding officer,
and the history so written has been ap-
proved by him. Members of the regi-
ment and their friends can therefore be
sure of obtaining a complete and prac-
tically official record Of the organization
of the regiment and its service in the
Philippines, written in the field and
ready for distribution almost as soon as
the boys reach home. Nothing of the
kind was ever before attempted.
campaigning in the Philippines" is
sold by subscription, and exclusively by
returned soldiers of the regiment en-
gagged. Not the least of the merits of
this work is the fact that it is thus giving
remunerative employment to more than
one thousand of our brave boys immed-
lately upon their return to civil life.
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Eor over Fifty years

AN OLD AND WELL-TR1ED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success, 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the TASTE
Sold by druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five centsla bottle. Its
value is incalculable- BE sure and ask:
for Mrs. Winslow's. Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind,
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A SERIOUS DEFEAT
Or: rlsH UNDER eATAcRE MEET A
REVERSE NEAR sToRMBERG.

Doer Position Found Impr~Enabls and .
Retreat IL Ordered After Three Hours
fighting-Britlsh Loss Over Six Hun.
Arsd Killed. wounded and Nftssing-
General Rlsine Of Cape Dstch Likely.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE war Office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Gatacre: deeply regret to
inform you that met with serious
reverse in the attack on Stormberg. ]
was ,nisled as to the enemy's position
by the guides and found impracticable
ground. Casualties 90 far as known at
present are:
Royal Irish Rides-six officers
wounded.
..Sufolk Regiment-One officer and
10 men wounded; officers and 900
men missing.
..seventy-fourth Battery-One officer
and mon wounded.
"seventy-seventh Battery-One man
killed, one officer wounded.
Northumberland Fusileers-Six ofa-
cers missing.
"Dorsetshire Regiment-Three hun
dred and six non-commissioned of6cers
and men missing.
Royal Berkshire Regiment - One
private killed.
1.-THE remainder of my casualties
will be wired as soon as ascertained."
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I2-2-:3p
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TWO THOUSAND MORE.

Otis Cables Another Large Bstoh Of
Spanish Prisoners Released.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The war de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from General Otis:
'Two Thousand additional Spanish
prisoners secured in Northern Luzon,
making over 5000 released within q
month. Seven hundred now en- route
from Vigan, and transports will be sent
for remainder"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
A Fire In .Jauan.

A fire In Japan is exciting. The jap
anese seem to lose their heads COM
pletely in the presence of the fire de.
mon. The people move from the houses
where the fire breaks out into the next,
then to another, and SO on, until the
fire is over, the united families moving
from house to house. with great nom
chaiance. A man dancing on his roof
with paper fire god is supposed to
avert the danger, and no man is more
surprised than he when, in spite Of the
IRE god, the house ignites, and In a
moment roof and man fall together.
In three days the houses are rebuilt
and all traces Of fire removed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
FlFTY-MlLE GALE RAGING.

Detroit Feels the Fury Of the Storm Now
Sweeping Across the Lakes.
DETROIT; Mich, Dec. ia south
west wind is sweeping up the river at
the rate of 50 miles an hour. Heavy
winds are reported from all parts of the
lake region, while at St. Joseph, Mich,
a snow storm ragged. Fears are enter
tanned for the government piers there.
Most vessel captains have remained in
port and no disasters have been re-
ported as yet. The weather bureau
predicts much colder weather for the
next "A hours, with high winds contin-
uinR.
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WORSE THAN INDIANS.

PRoblsn sl supprsssiae Filipino Bandits
Not Easy Of Solution.
MANILA, Dec. l8.-Colonel Smith,
with . detachment of the Seventeenth
infantry, surrounded and captured in q
village near Malasqui a party of guerril-
las who had made their headquarters
there. The party included the band
which assassinated seven officials at
Malasqui for friendliness to the Ameri-
cans.
All arc insurgents who became ban
dts when disintegration of the Filipino
army began. They kept the country
around Malolos quite in a state of tor
ror for several weeks and committed 25
murders in less than that number Of
days. When they were caught they
were promptly sent to General Mac:
Arthur's headquarters at Beyambang
by train. It is expected that they will
be speedily tried and shot or hanged as
an example, If convi cted.
The whole country north Of San Fer.
nando and between San Fernando and
Manila, except within the permanent
line Of troops around the city and the
closely patrolled stretches Of railroad,
Swarm With Such Ra.ds.
Probably they will be increased by
General Pillars army, many Of whom
are making their way south to Cavite
province.
These people, for the most part, sue
ceeded in lodging General Grant, Colo
mel Bell and Colonel Hoods troops, who
are securing the country for them.
They devote their energies to ambush
ing commissary wagons and to picking
up soldiers who leave their commands.
Every day some wagon train is fred
upon or some soldier disappears. The
policy of these ruffisns is to mako the
country uninhabitable for Americans
and to frighten natives into refraining
from giving assistance to the Ameri-
cans, as we'll as to compel the inhabit.
ants to support the insurrection. Only
= small proportion Of the insurgent
arms have been surrendered and the
problem of suppressing this Guerrilla
warfare is anything but easy of solu-
tion. Some of the American officers
think it worse than fighting Indiana.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
oLANGAPo OCCUPIED.

Naval Station in subig Bay in the Hands
Of Americans.
MANILA, Dec. 12.-The advance guard
of General Grants command, under
Major Spence, arrived at Olangspo,
Subig bay, during the night Of Dec. 9,
which place was occupied with little
resistance, the enemy fleeing. Major
Spence had an arduous march over the
mountain trails from Dinalusian.
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New YORK, Dec. l1.-Commander
Charles P. Howell, chief engineer of
the United States battlsship Maine
when that vessel was blown up in Ha-
vana harbor, ie dead at his homo in
this city. He died of an apoplectic
stroke. He was 50 years old and was
born in Goshen, N. Y. He was gradu-
ated from the United States naval acad-
emy In June, 1868, fourth in his class.
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c.... A..,n,t m,u.r. Nollsd.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-The three
cases standing against Louis F. Mensge
of Guaranty Loan fame were nolled on
motion of the county attorney. The
written motion states that the evidence
against Mr.. Menage is the same as
against W. F. Streeter, who was not
convicted after two trials; that four
material witnesses are dead and that
others are out Of the state.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
A,ks $4,000 p.mar...

David Lemary of Park River seeks
damages from the Great Northern rail-
road to the amount of $4,000 for per-
sonal injuries sustained by him last
spring. Lemary was one of party Of
North Dakotans who went on an excur-
sion to Duluth and lost his ticket.
When at Grand Rapids on his retur,.
he was put off the car and fell under
the wheels, losing foot.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
CURRENCY DEBATE ON.
Speech Of Dsllivsr ef Iews the Feature
oS the Day.

Speech sf DsllivsP II 1ows the Feature
II the Day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The feature
Of the opening day In tho debate on tho
currency bill in the house was tho
speech of Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa. It was
characterized by all the wit and elo-
quence for which tho Iowsn 10 noted
and hold the members without regard
to party for more than two hours.
Mr.. Dolliver declared that the last
doubt OF the Republican party - to tho
wisdom Of snscting the gold standard
into law had been dissolved by the OF.
perience Of the business world during
the past three years. He scored Mr..
Bryan and Eepsrally .idiculsd the q.
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JURY DIsAaREEo.

Results in No Verdict.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-A special to The
Record from Alton, llls., says the jury
in the famous Alton school case has
been discharged by Judge Burroughs.
Tho jury was out IS hours and failed
to agree. This is tho second time the
case has been tried. The first trial was
avictory for tho whites, but the verdict
was reversed by the supreme court and
the case remanded for retrial.
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R.rardiux Census Epum.rssor,.

In making appointments for census
enumerators it is understood that Su.
pervisor Laughlin will bar township
assessors. Information is what the emu.
merator wants and such information "a
is needed cannot be secured by assessors
for the reason that the people who are
required to give the information will
fear that the figures they give will be
used for assessment purposes.
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logged prophecies Of the Democrats in

logged prophecies Of the Democrats in
1895.
Mr.. Do Almond (Mo.) was the heavy
gun on the Democratic side. He warned
the Democratic from the West that they
could not deceive their constituents in
the coming election that they had
yielded to the judgment Of their col.
leagues in caucus.
Mr.. Overstreet opened the debate for
the Republicans and Mr.. Maddox (Ga.)
replied to him. Mr.. Mcclellan IN. ~
was the only other speaker. He an
nounced his opposition to the bill on
the ground that it would contract the
currency, extinguish tho bank notes
and enhance the value Of coin bonds.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
Heavy Gale on Erie.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 13.-One of the
heaviest gales Of tho year prevails on
Lake Erie. The wind blows at the rate
of so miles an hour. Very few vessels
pentured out, the weather bureau hav-
ing sent out warning. Telegraph and
telephone lines are prostrated.
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Monday. Dec. II,


Chicago defeated Wisconsin, II to 0,
in Saturdays football game at Madison.
Charles R. Graves of Omaha, member
of the Republican national committee,
was murdered Sunday.
Gold coinage the past year was un.
precedentedly large, according to the
mint directors report.
The Union Reform party will put up
a presldential ticket, with the initiative
and referendum the sole plank.
A scheme is on foot to mako Mon
treal the seaboard terminal for an all
water route for grain from the West.
1t is announced that the Bull hotel,
at Rochester, England, SO much associ'
ated with the late Charles Dickens, ID
to be sold at auction during the present
month. It contains quantity of Dick
ems furniture. One little sitting room ID
entirely furnished with things formerly
used by tho novelist.
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NORTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS
ooINes OF THE WEEK FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
enthusiastically Of the Woods Tax Law
Attack sd-Bad Blaze at Mayvills.
Unitsd States ". 106

Tho constitutionality of the Woods
tax law has been attacked in case
brought in tho district court at Bis
marck to set aside the tax judgments
secured by Emmons county against Is
sections Of land for taxes aggregating
$1,000. The case is of great Importance
for the reason that, if the law is held to
be unconstitutional, 1t will void tax
sales through the entire state for the
past four wears.
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THlRTY-TWo DEAD.
Catastrophe IN Carbonate. WASH. AIir
Causes Severe J.ous of Life.


Causes severe Loss Of Life.
CARBoNADo, Wash, Dec. 1.-THE
accident in shaft No. 7 Of the Carbon
Hill coal mines. 40 miles east of Ia.
coma, although not so serious as first
reported, caused a loss Of 80 lives.
There were 16 men at work at the time
of the explosion and "A have reached
the surface alive. Five of these are in
q serious condition. Governor Rogers
and relief train were early on the
scene.
The origin of the accident is yet un-
known, but it is supposed that miners
working between the 8VO-foot and 600
foot levels broke into the old mine
workings. which are filled with gas.
An explosion followed as soon a. this
outpouring gas camein touch with the
first miners lamp. Tho conclusion was
sufficient to blot out the lives Of nearly
half the miners in shaft No. Z.
0evernor VIII Invsstigats.
Governor Rogers will conduct q
searching examination as to the cause
OF the explosion. He telegraphed State
Mine Inspector Owens, now at Spo'
kane, to attend the inquest and OF.
anime witnesses himself. Tho question
of insufficient ventilation of tho mine
In accordance with the state law will
be thoroughly gone into.
The Carbon Hill mines are owned BY
the Pacific Improvement company, an
offshoot Of the Southern Pacific Rail
way company. The output of 100 toni
day is shipped to Tacoma by rail, and
thence to San Francisco and Oakland
The mines are the second largest in thu
state and have been in operation fol
nearly 20 years.
Most of the victims were Firms, Polel
and Welsh,
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In the Upper Psninsuls,

MARQUETTE. Mich, Dec. IA heavy
snow from the northwest began during
the night and still continues. Almost
foot of snow has fallen. The storm
is reported general throughout the Up
per Peninsula.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
Elevator and Contents Burned.

The Minneapolis and Northern eleva-
tor at Penn, near Churches Ferry, was
burned recently together with from
4O, 900 to 50,0 bushels of wheat and
one car Of wheat standing on the side.
track. 1t is reported that the operator
saw man setting fire to the building
but was unable to identify him in the
dark
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-12-16
Desires to Sell tho Sheep.

E. 8. Allen, assistant United States
attorney, has made motion before
Judge Amidon in the case of the United
States vs.. 1855 sheep. The owner,
O'Brien, who lives in Canada, was
given the right to pay $500 to the
United States and take the sheep, but
has failed to comply with tho judg-
ment. Mr.. Allen will move that the
sheep be now sold to the highest bid.
der
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$40 Reward.

Strayed from my place north of Rich
ardton, 3-year old black mare, 1900
weight, branded E on right shoulder.
Will give $40 reward for her return.
JOHN FL1NK,
12-2-3p Richardton, N. D
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LATE MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain,

DULUTH, Doo. 10.
WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, 647So: No.
Northern, $40; No Northern, 6lxo;
No y 671o To Arrive-No. hard, 64Xo:
No. l Northern, 631fc; December, 6oXc;
May, 671Sc: July 69o
FLAX-To arrive, $l.42x; December.
N.l2K: May, q, ,46k.
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True.

Lecturer-And what man Is most apt
to reach that elevation whence the
earth may be viewed ':as one vast
plain"
Voice Tin the audience)-The one that
works In a powder mill.-Life.
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Asks e7b.ooo paussss.

A. g. Brown, general agent for the
Studebaker Wagon company at Fargo,
has instituted suit against the Mil
waukee road for $4,000. Brown and
his wife were passengers on tho Mil.
YANKEE accommodation and he received
serious injuries in collision at Batavia.