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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
FIRST ALASKA WEDDING.
Knot Tied in Rhyme by Rough-and-
Ready ParSOn.

Knot Tied in Rhyme by Rough-and-
Ready Parson.
Wild and romantic as any highland
legend or border story is the account Of the
first contract marriage in the interior of
Alaska, as narrated by "Windy jim"
Dodson, who was present and witnessed the
unique ceremony.
1t was on tbs banks of the Dali river, a
small stream which flows into the Yukon
near Fort Hamlin. A young man, ellis
by name, accompanied by Aggie Dalton, a
charming maiden with whom he was in
love, had set out from the mouth of Dali
river to 90 across the mountains, divide
into the Koyukuk Valley. As they started
up the Dali they met Dodson, and in the
course of conversation it developed that the
young people were anxious to get married,
but in that wilderness there was small
chance of finding either priest or magistrate
to perform the ceremony.
81 know man who can tie the knot, J"
said Dodson, 'and he lives only a few
miles from here. His name is Joe Durant
but everybody knows him by the nickname
Of French joe"
To yearning hearts and youthful vigor a
few miles in that vast country was as moth
ing, and they were soon at DuIant's place.
Dodson went with them as guide and wit
The Gnot iTtct foy
romantic nuptials. 1t was on a wild,
mountainous slope, by the side of lake,
and under the shelter of friendly tree
whose evergreen branches detied the chilly
November winds.
Durant gladly agreed to perform the
pleasant task and as he had no law form
or church ritual at hand, he devised form
of his own, and put it into rude rhyme,
having the bride and groom each repeat
four lines after him.
The bride repeated the following
Ten miles from the Yukon, on the banks of
this lake,
For partner in Koyukuk, ellis take.
We have no preacher, we have no ring
That makes no difference the same old
thing.
The grooms part was as follows:
swear by my sled pole under this tree,
a husband to Aggie | always will be;
I'll love and protect her, this maiden so
frail
From the sour-dough toughs on the Koyu-
kuk trail.
Durant then tied the knot as follows:
For two dollars each in chechaco money
l unite this couple in matrimony.
He is rancher and she is a teacher,
I'll do up the job as well as preacher
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Drying Preparations simply deveIt

Drying Preparations simply develop
dry catarrh they dry up the secretions
pose, causing far more serious trouble
than the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid
all drying inhalants and use that which
cleanses, soothes and heals. Ely's Cream
Balm ia such a remedy and will cure
catarrh or cold in the head easily and
pleasantly. A trial size will be mailed for
10 cents, large for 80 cents. All druggists
keep it. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street,
New York.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
His Life Was Saved.

Mr.. J. f. Lilly, prominent citizen of
Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonderful de-
liverance from frightful death. In tell;
ing of it he says: 81 was taken with Ty-
phoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia.
My lungs became hardened. | was so weak
l couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing
helped me. | expected to soon die of Con-
sumption, when | heard of DR.. King's
New Discovery. One bottle gave great re-
lief. | continued to use it, and now am
we'll and strong. I can't say too much in
it's praise" This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the world
for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular
sizes 80 cents and 81 90. Trial bottles free
at L. Il. Frazer's Drug Store every bottle
guaranteed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15

There is more catarrh in this part OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurablc For great many years doctors
pronounced it IL local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proved catarrh to he il
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to II teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tcsti-
Address.
+. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, nc.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
ElOped and Welded at Dawn.

Miss Minnie Uhlig and George Williams
were married at Dover, Del. early Tues
day morning by Rev. !. c. Pierce The
lovers had wished to wed for some time,
but Mr.. Uhlig objected. The young lady
slipped out of the house early in the morn
ing met her lover and the knot was tied.
Parental forgiveness followed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
Volcanic EruptiOnS

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life
OF Joy. Bucklens Arnica Salve, cures them !;
also Old Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Bols, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises,
Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chlblaius,
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out Pains
and Aches. Only 25c box. Cure guar
anteed Sold by Il. Il. Frazer, Druggist.
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"Who is this?' inquired Mr.. Leslie
looking in bewilderment from one to the
other.
at is Charles Edward that | wrote you
about, )" said Anne blushing.
1t is my son, Charles, said Mrs. Leslie.
"Charles, this is your stepfather.'
"And my future father-in-law, l trustn
responded Charles Edward, as he shook
hands with his mothers new husband.
We'll see about that, my boy" said
Mr.. Leslie, laughing. ''If your mother is
willing, shall have no objection"
The four passed very pleasant evening.
Charles Edward voted his steptather one of
the incest men he ever met, and Anne
thought no lady could be more agreeable
than her new mother.
Charles Edward remained at home
week and then went back to school, taking
with him the assurance that if he studied
diligently and if both he and Anne were
of the same mind at the end of the year
no opposition would be made to their mar
riage.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.
For German Catholics.

4 Representatives hall at the state
capitol, st. Paul, was gayly decorated
in honor of the forty-fourth annual
convention. of. the German Catholic
Central association. Three hundred
members were in. attendance when
President Adolph Weber, of Racine,
called the meeting to order. Below
and around the. speakers desk were
grouped the various officers. The vice
presidents are George A. Scherer, of
Peoria, and Joseph E. Host, of Mil
waukee; recording secretary, Anselm
Won Tesmar, Chicago; corresponding
and financial secretary, Anton Bickel,
Milwaukee; treasurer, John F. Beck
mann, Terre Haute. President Weber
referred, in his opening address, to the
session in st. Paul fifteen years ago,
and dwelt on the remarkable growth
of the order since 1884. There are now
6O4 societies, with 40, 934 members. The
reserve fund amounted to over 81, 900,
900. There were 5000 sick members
assisted during the past year at a cost
of over $175,0O0 For death losses,
S115, 900 more had been paid out, MAX
ing a total of $500, ,disbursed, for
benevolent purposes. ..4s. E.., { IN
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STRUGGLE IN A BANK.
Cashier Attacked and MORALLY
Wounded-His Assailant Captured
...-t- Latter Shot and May Die.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Fred J. Hilbert
cashier of the Bank of Palatine, at Pal
atine, a few miles northwest of Chicago,
was mortally wounded Wednesday by
having his skull crushed with a ham,
mer. His assailant, who gives his name
as Walter Lawton, and who presumably
entered the bank for purposes of rob-
berry, was shot through the intestines,
presumably by the accidental discharge
of his own revolver, and will probably
die. Henry Plagge, a farmer, aged e5,
who went to the rescue of Filbert, was
severely beaten with the same hammer
which had been used on the cashier.
Chicago, Sept. 22.-Walter Lawton,
the assailant of Cashier Filbert, of the
Palatine bank, died Thursday morning
at the Alexian Brothers hospital. He
maintained to the last that the assault
was made in revenge and not for the
purpose of robbery, as is generally be-
lieved by the citizens of Palatine.
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DON'T LOOK FOR WAR.
5s Settlement Will BE Made of the
Transvaal Trouble.

. {. :
Cape Town, Sept. 2a.-Writing to an
intimate friend here, President Kru-
ger says. Things are serious and will
become grayer. but peaceful settle
ment will: be attained
London, Sept. 23.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
says: II have the best authority for
the statement that the Orange Free
State raad has unanimously resolved to
assist the Transvaal against British ag-
gression.'' ,rEza q. Ne.
Pretoria, Sept. 2a.-Large numbers
of local Danes, Germans, Frenchmen,
Hollanders and Americans have offered
their services to Commandant General
Joubert in the event of hostilities.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-Belieying
that war between Great Britain and the
Transvaal is imminent, most of the Rus
sian newspapers make no attempt to
conceal their sympathy with the Beers.
London, Sept. rs. = The cabinet has
been summoned to meet next Friday
There are no new developments in the
South African situation, and all the
news this morning seems to indicate
that both sides are waiting for the next
move. Over $4,000 persons assembled in
Trafalgar square yesterday and
cheered for war with the Beers.
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Honored In Norway.

The stars and stripes foated in the
breeze side by side with the beloved
standard of Norway over Prestegaard's
hotel, in Vossevangen, in that coun-
try, Aug. 1 last. The occasion was the
arrival of Senator Knute Nelson of
Minnesota, who was on visit to his
native nome after an absence of fully
a half century. Senator Nelson drove
up to the hotel in peasants one-horse
cart, and, aware of his coming, the
whole town was on hand to greet him.
Later in the week he reached his old
home at Evanger, where he was ban
quoted by the leading citizens of the
place. Senator Nelson made a speech
in the Norwegian language, in which
he told of the prosperity Of the Scandi-
navians in America, and how they
dwelt together in harmony. He urged
that the two peoples do the same at
home, that they live in unity and
stand together; that Norway and Swe-
den united were a great power.
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Built Many Miles.

David G.. Shepard, now living in re-
tirement at St. Paul, built during his
railroad than any other man, living or
dead. In total it equals the length of
the great Russian trans-Asian railway,
now in process of construction, with a
thousand miles added. Mr.. Shepard
has built railroads in thirteen states
and territories and in Canada. In 1852
he began work as railroad contractor,
building part of what is now the Erie
road, between New York and Chicago.
of road in Wisconsin. His greatest
mileage for any one state is 1,452 miles
in Minnesota. The total number of
miles laid by Mr.. Shepard is 1926.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28

human neck, has ropes leading to the
center of the inside Of the curve, which
pass through a hole, in the middle of
the bar. BY pulling the ropes out a
few inches and crossing them one over
the other perfect moose is made, easy
in slip, but when once attached rigid
in its action. DR.. Lyman would have
the condemned stand on a low plat
form, with no drop, and the other end
of the rope attached to weight heav-
Ter than the criminal. When all is
ready the weight is dropped from a
shelf and plunges heavily to the ground,
jerking the criminal in the air with
such force as to- surely break his neck
with. the doctors device. Having
reached the zenith Of its flight the body
would as speedily descend, the neck
being thus given another killing
wrench, which would certainly cause
a fracture, if the first movement
failed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28
MAN OF MANY PARTS.
William Owen Smith Who Is to
Represent Hawaii.
He Will BE the First Delegate to Con-
Eress from the New Territory
What He Has Done to Merit
Public Condolences.

William Owen Smith, who has just
been selected by the government of the
republic of Hawaii to represent the
islands at Washington during the com
ing session of congress, is one of the
tried, trusted, best-known and ablest
public men of the new territory. His
mission will be to answer. questions
bearing on legislation to be enacted for
the purpose of extending the American
system to the midpacific. Attpresent
Hawaii has merely the protection of
the United States. The stars and
stripes were raised there on August IL,
1898, but the old order obtains, with
President Dole and his cabinet at the
head of affairs, till the enabling ct.al-
ready prepared becomes a law.
The special ambassador to Washing
ton was born in the islands little less
than so years ago. After finishing with
the schools down there, he attended an
American university, took up the law
and was admitted to practice before the
courts of the state of California. Mr..
Smith was for short time sheriff of one
of the islands, but resigned to join the
reform party, or opposition to the
crown, and for nearly 20 years was q
member of the legislature. During all
of that time he was with the minority,
but, with the cooperation of u few men
like Mr.. (President) Dole, succeeded iii
accomplishing much. In those days,
up to late in the SOS, the whole of the
membership of the house of mobiles
(senate) was appointed by the crown.
About all the political power was ins,he
hands of the king. He appointed his
ministers, who could only be removed
at his pleasure or by a vote of want of
confidence on the part of two-thirds of
the legislature: AS many of the repre-
sentatives had been assisted to their
seats either by the king direct or by
| mobiles. and as one man could then hold
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28
Crop Bulletin of Weather Bureau.

Stacking is generally finished and
threshing from the shock is well ad-
vanced, Some, threshing has been
done from the stack, but in some of
the central counties where the August
rains were so heavy, the stacks are
still damp. Flax is ripe, and most Of
the crop is in stack Corn is fully ma
tured, and nearly all that is to be cut
is now in shock; little husking has
been done. Sugar beets are reported
a good crop. Flowing is going on sat
isfactorily. The seeding of winter rye
and wheat is nearing completion; the
earlv sown are up well. la#fEHF5
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Drowned.

Mrs. j. o. johnson of Minneapolis
was drowned in Lake Minnetonka,
while out fishing with her husband.
The fatality occurred about o'clock
in the afternoon, off Cottagewood.
The lake was rough, and as Mr.. John
son attempted to pull up the anchor in
order to row ashore a violent wave
struck the boat, and Mrs. johnson was
thrown into the water. The husband
managed to, catch hold of her and in
the struggles to save herself she pulled
herself away and johnson lost his hold.
He then threw a line to his wife, but
she seemed unable to catch it. She
was rapidly sinking and quick action
was necessary. He sprang into the
water and after hard struggle man,
aged to reach shore with his wife, but
all efforts to resuscitate her were of no
avail. ..5.,
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DIR. LYMAN'S MOOSE.
New Tangled Continuance That Does
Away with the Hangman's
Knot and Cannot Slip,

DR.. Albert B. Lyman, of Baltimore, is
the inventor of a continuance for hang
ing criminals which he claims will
not fail to break the neck, says the
News Of that city. The number of in
stances in which the culprit dies SLOW
death from strangulation are well
known, and the device, a cut Of which
is, here published, has worked admir-
ably on dolls and manikins. The con-
trivance does away with the hangman's
knot and cannot slip. A bar of steel,
curved to the shape of the back of a
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28
TRAGEDY ON A STAGE.
The Leading Lady of Company
Shoots and Kills the Lending Man
in Chattanooga. Tenn.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 23.-Julia
Morrison, leading lady Of the ''Mr. Plas.
ter of Paris farce comedy, shot and
killed Frank Leiden, stage manager
and leading man of the company, at
the opera house on the stage just be-
fore the curtain rose for the perform.
ance to begin. The woman was arrest.
ed and taken to the city Jail. 1t appears
that the; two had quarreled over the
woman's alleged bad acting, Leiden &C.
cusing her of being but an amateur.
The woman claims that Leiden repeat
edly insulted her; that he had made
improper proposals to her, and in self
defense she shot him. .....
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News in Brief.


Frank Bartlett, aged years, had
his leg cut off below the knee by the
cars at Duluth.
The Farmers Cooperative Flour
Mill at Alden was sold by the sheriff.
The Scandal Hail Insurance COM
pany, with headquarters at Crookston,
decides to pay all losses in full.
The Faribault canning company put
up 1000 cans of corn this season.
The building occupied as "a saloon by
B. Ross at Milaca was destroyed by
fire. ssi +f ri
Robert Hyslip, employed on the rail-
road bridge at New gUlm, fell to the
ground, IS feet below, and was instant
" killed.
Superintendent Rice reports that
4, 800 pupils attended school in Red
wood county for the year ending Sep
TENDER l. flS4
The naval corps at Hastings has re-
ceived new cannon, which will be
used to welcome the Thirteenth.
Herman Kempfer, Of Grand Meadow,
was given 10 days in the county Jail
for wife beating.
At It's last meeting the board of
prison managers raised the price of
binder Irvine to 10 cents per pound,
owing to the advanced cost Of the raw
material. These figures are for Irvine
REQUIRED in the corn harvest.
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THE OLDEST SOVEREIGN.
Grand Duke AdoIph of LuxemburE,
Now 81 Years of Age, Rishtru1
Holder of the Title. 5

In connection with the eighty-second
birthday, which took place on the 24th
OF July, the Oldest sovereign in Europe,
II. II. Il. the grand duke of Luxem-
burg, we publish portrait specially
taken for this occasion. Among most
people the belief has prevailed that the
queen of England or the king of Den
mark mar is the Oldest, sovereign, but the
grand duke of Luxembourg and duke of
Nassau is now SO, whilst King Christian
attained his eighty-frst birthday on
April 8, the queen having been 80 on
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28
Ftre Squad on bicycles.

The commissioners of the District of
Columbia have decided to equip the
fire department with 40 bicycles and
have fremen designated to use them.
These iremen will be provided with
small fire extinguishing outfits for.
small fires. By this provision the po-
lice will be enabled to ring an alarm on
the slightest indications of fire, and
the bicycle squad will reach the scene
quicker than the big engines.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-28

any number of offices, the minority had
a hard row to hoe. 81
Most of the meetings preliminary to
the concerted movement which result
ed in the overthrow of monarchy, Jan
uary II, $685. were held at the down
town law office of w. O. Smith, less than
400 feet from the police station. Mr..
Smith and his friends were being
watched closely all the time by the Of
fcers of Queen Liliuokalani, and the
wonder always has been that they were
not summarily treated. They were
armed and determined, but weak in
numbers. = q 5ql
It is only few months ago that Mr..
Smith left the cabinet He had been
the attorney general from January
II, 1898. He:was a Irregular glutton for
work. When yet a mere boy, Mr.. Smith
organized what is now the Planters La
Dor & Supply company, one of the most
powerful aggregations Of wealth and
enterprise and action and effectiveness
to be found anywhere. He edited the
monthly organ Of the planters, and for
a time was in daily newspaper work,
In the division of the civil service work
the attorney general in the islands is
legal adviser to the government, and all
it's officers, is at the head of the police
department, with a marshal for execu-
tive. officer, and finally holds the re-
sponsible post of president of the board
of health. Mr. Smith performed all his
duties with such intelligence, thorough
ness and honesty that his resignation
was accepted with the greatest reluc-
lance by President Dole and associates,
and deeply regretted by all citizens.
AS Mr.. Smith was a stalwart in the
overthrow o. 1898, so was he one of the
chiefs in suppressing the rebellion of
1895. His control of the police depart
ment and the remarkable degree of eff
ficiency which obtained in that bureau
gave the country a well-drilled force
supplemental to the regular army. Mr..
Smith believed in hitting hard at the
time of crisis but when once the ma
tives in rebellion were subdued the at
torney general was among the first to
set about for reconstruction.
Perhaps the most signal service Mr..
Smith ever performed for the islands
was late in the summer Of 1895, when
the iAsiatic cholera was brought to the.
port Of Honolulu from the orient. AS
president OF; the board OF, health, Mr..
Smith handled the situation like vet
eran general. He called forsthe aid of
citizens Of all races and classes, and was
the father Of the system Of inspection
and cleansing which stamped out the.
disease in three weeks, with a lossHof
but 30 lives. ssa;3 Il.
In the first delegate from Hawaii the.
public men at Washington with whom
Mr.. Smith comes in contact will find
gentleman worthy any state in the.
union, a practical, capable man. but a
total stranger to the trimming and job
bing known so well to the politicians of
the mainland
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May "a. But, on the other hand, the
grand duke was one of the last SOW
ereigns to ascend the throne; in fact.
when he did SO, seven years ago last
November, the queen of England had
reigned IS years. However, Prince
Adolph had assembled the throne of Mas
sau as far back as 1889, but was driven
therefrom by the victorious Prussians
in 1866. The then duke of Nassau mar
ried, in 1914, Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Michaelowna of Russia, who died in the
following year, and, secondly, the pres
ent grand duchess, Princess Adelaide
of Anhalt, in 1851. OF the latter mar
riage there are two children, the hered-
itary Grand Duke William and Princess
Hilda. The latter is the wife of the
hereditary grand duke of Baden, and
childless; the former married.. in 1894,
lnfanta Maria Anna of Braganza, and
OF this marriage there are three daugh-
tiers. 1t would, therefore seem that by
some strang irony of fate the crown and
splendid domains of Luxembourg may at
some future time revert to the Dutch
crown, whence they were separated on
the accession of Queen Wilhelmina in
1890; for, whilst woman may reign
in Holland, she cannot do so-in Luxem-
burg. During the seven years of the
grand dukes reign he has done much
to embellish his quaint capital of Lux
emburg, which had been so sadly neg
lected by the Dutch kings; and the
Luxemburgers, who have little. in COM
mon with the Dutch, are charmed at
having their own sovereign and being
all independent nation" ~
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eague to date:
Revenue Collections.

Washington, Sept. 21.-The monthly
statement of the collections of internal
revenue shows that for the month of
August the receipts from all sources
amounted to $24,42o,9sO, an increase as
compared with August last year of ST.
949,4S2.