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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
First Publication Sept. 80. 1884,.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that, that certain mort
gage, executed ami delivered by Burlch Hecll.
telnan, and Gitel Hechteman. Ills wife. mort
gag0rS. to the Bank Of Minot, mortgage. dateu
February first, 1889, and filed for record III the
office VI the Register Of Deeds Of the County Of
Mclean. Territory " Dakota. now State of N0ltl.
Dakota. m the twentycixhr. dag "f February
1889. .ani recorded In Book Of Mortgage
Deeds, on plge PIG and assigned by said mort
gagee to Enos Ar,ud, AMI hy &. A.. Arnold.
administrator Of the estate Of Enos Arnold,
deceased. to G. 4. Arnold. nf which said assign
meIitS are recorded in tic Office Of the Register
Of Deeds. in AMI for the County Ot Mclean and
Stnte of North Dakota, will he ,fOrec)OSed by
sale OF the premises, III such mortgage ami
hereinafter described ut the fro t door Of the
Court House In the County Of Mclean and
State VI North Dakota. at the hour Of two thirty
O'Clock, p. III. IN the 10Th .iay Of November, 1899.
tn satisfy the amount tLle upon such Mortgage
upon the day Ut sale. The premises described
u such mortgage. and which will be sold to
satisfy tic same arc described as follows:
The Nort;l'+"st'qnarter eNWN Of Section Ten
uO, township One Hundred forty three tl4s)
SMth 0f ka,Ge Eighty (SO) West of the Fifth
Principal Mrriditu. Mclean Co., N ID. That
there Will be Lu" ~; such mOrtgsgelat the date
Of sale che Sui. Is !! .yjA0, besides taxes, II any
c. A. Arno!i, Assignee OF Mortgage.
Dated at Bismarck. n. D., August u, 1890.
BOUCHER, PHI,.BRICK e. COcHRANE.
Attorneys for Assignee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
BY treaty, Japan has arrived

By treaty. Japan has arrived
at the rank Of the great ma
tions. Hitherto the nations
have been limited as to Japan
and Japan has been limited as
to nations. This is ended. Jap
anese subjects may go where
they please and be as free in
foreign lands as the subjects
or citizens of any country, and
the people of other lands are
to enjoy like liberty in Japan.
Reserve and exclusiveress
have had their day. This has
been the work of the half-cent-
ury no expiring. In several
important particulars there
was need of epucation, train
ing. discipline. In this, the
principal foreign powers have
co-operated, our own country
foremost of all. so that to-day
Japan is specially grateful to
the United States. Such a
power in the orient and of the
orient gives fresh hope, to
mankind. Hindered in much
though it be, here is fresh
evidence of the moving world.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
tl'irsts II Publication Sept. so,' 1891
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interi n.

Department of the Interi n.
us. LA ND OFFICE,
Devils Lake. n. d.
SEPT. 18th, 1899.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by l;"sina Held. contest sl,t, against
homestead. entry No. l23l3, made May 2, 1885.
for the E..h. n. r. u, and the +. HSEA. OF
Section "a. in Township i4a. n Of Range -. w,
by August Hcnnine, Contlstce, in which 1t Is
allegtd that: The. said Aug st HclMlingi has
wholly abandoned said tract; that s,uditract IL
not settled upon and cultivated by said pErty as
required! by law; that said August ~lienlinx has
and that the alleyat absence OF said August
Henning WAS not due tO his employnlcnt in:.tle
United States military or naval service IN time
of war:-said parties are hereby notified to-
appear, respond ami offer evidence touching
said a%uegHlion.at 10 O'clock a. IN. on November
IL, 1859, before j. o.. %llancllctt, U. y. q minis
siOIer for the District Of Nolth lAk,ta. ut
Harvey, Wells County, North Dakota. (and that
final lisa, il:g Will he EtLi ut 10 O'clock Il. m.. OF
Nov. 18TH, ,,a9, befpre,,* the Register AMI Re-
ccivey at .he United States Land Office III Devils
Lake, North Dakota.
OH SERrMGARD.
Register:
OvTO GRETHEN.H
Attorney for Contestant.
Harvey, N. u.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21

There is already some talk
among the newspapers as to
Congressman Spaulding's sue
cesar. 1t strikes the Free
Press that the Congressman
"holds the edge" in that par
ticular respect, in that he has
not yet had an opportunity to
show his mettle, which once
shown will determine some
what as to whether or not he
will succeed himself. This
idea of newspaper prognostica-
ton, to fill space, and relegat-
ing to oblivion a good man who
is not yet fairly seated, is very
cheap balderdash. and should
not he countenanced.-Wells
County Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
What the War is About.
Globe Democrat

Asrthe worldwwe1l knows
thereshas been constantlxfric-
ton between the Beers and
the English for many years.
The recent development of
Africa has made it more acute
and the war at hand must de-
eide whether South. Africa is
to be composed OF. lsmall, Jude
pendent states, possibly con-
Acknowledgements a ccept the
pre- pondcrant influence Of the
British Empire. Beyond doubt
England would be willing to
give South Africa the status
Of Canada or Australia, but to
accept this would be regarded
by the Beers as the surrender
of a national exictence. His
torically, the relations of the
Boers1 and the British have
been unusually complex. Many
years ago b%eforeathe colony of
Natal was annexed by Great
Britain, the Beers Migrated to
the wilderness and set up for
themselves. Great Britain
acknowledged their indepen-
dence in 1852, but annexed
them in 1877, a proceeding the
Beers resisted with arms and
with partial success. In 1884
the British Government
acknowledged the right of the
Transvaal Republic to govern
itself in everything except it's
with foreign powers. The
was disturbed by a
new train of events. The great
discovery of gold in the Wit
waterstrand territory, caused a
heavy immigration of white
men, chiefly British, called
by the Beers "Uitlanders."
But for this unexpected access
of population, and the ques-
tions relating to it politically.
there would be no war at this
though probably it would
have come later, tor there is
congeniality between
and Brition.
1Iostilities have not been
causeduby any question about
oreign treaties. The British
that they are simply
protecting the rights Of British
.itizens oppressed by Boer laws
md exceptionally heavy disa-
iiities. The Boer Legislature
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21

Lillian Whiting, interviewed
by the editor of The Coming
Age, gives some of her person
al experiences in psychical
investigation, a more detailed
account of which will soon ap-
pear in the magazine of the
Society for Psychical Research
She claims to have had com
munications through Mrs,
Piper from her intimate friend,
the late Kate Field, who in life
took much interest in Psychic
al study, and said. II look to-
science to prove Immortality
In one of her communications,
Miss Field said: "Lillian,'you
all ct y0uin your world, seem
so stupid to me. l standa by
you and you do not see me; l
speak to you and you do not
hear me, and as you do not
hear, you do not reply"
1t is a matter of congratulate
ton that spiritualism is pass
irg out of the hands of of fan
at'cs and imposterss into these
of sane and honest searchers
after truth, and has come to be
regarded as a ..cults worthy the
attention of scientific minds.
Those who have little belief or
hope that psychic investiga-
ton will ever solve the prob
lem of the other life or prove
the souls immortal destiny,
still feel d profound interest in
the rerearches of Professor
James, Hyslop and other learn
ed inquirers, and treat their
conclusions with respect.
Belief in the souls immortal
ity is an instinct of every un-
prevented nature, an intuition
that Seems to come from God
Himself. All such natures
musttgreet with joy al v sure
confirmation of this faith bas-
ed on the exact deductions of
science. Thus.far sp,ritualism
has given no such proof. Its
teachings have been trivial,
unscientific and absusd.
at may be-" says the editor
of Scribner'S9 Mapazine. "thAt
science is about to buttfesss
the edifce that faith has rear
ed, but proofs or no proofs,
mos of US will continue to read
"to:he continued" at the bot
tom of the page..of tn is7slife,
and ssimplyswait, each for him
self, for the pags:..to he turned.
The story does not conclude.
1t simply breaks off.[Of course
alle re will be nloresof it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
New phases Of psychical Re-
Minneapolis Tribune.

The international Society for
Physical Research has an
american section of which DR..
Richard Hodgson is president.
In a recent article in the French
Journal of Psychological Study
lie says that for twelve Years
he has had communication
with the spirits of the dead
through the mediumship Of
Mrs. Leonora r. Piper, of Ar
lington Heights, Mass, a worn-
an who for 13 years has been
under the scientific observa-
ton of the society.
DIR. Hodgson, who asserts
that he had already discovered
fraud and trickery in Madame
Rlavatsky and her adherents,
went with Professor James, of
Cambridge, to Mrs. Piper, ex-
p-cting to unmask in her
similar deceits. The effort was
unavailing. From a materia-
list and unbeliever he has now
become fully convinced of the
life after death, the proofs
obtained from this remarkable
medium being beyond the
possibility of doubt. The COM
nlunications from Mrs. Piper
rome by the voice or the pen
according as she is under con.
troll of one or this other of her
two spirit guides.
DR.. Hodgson claims to have
received from her Vulnerable
revelations especially on the
relations that exist between
man and the Infinite. He
believes with Professor Hyslop
Inf Columbia university that
ohe world is on the eve of
wonderful Developments, that
that within two years time or
even less, by means of Mrs.
Piper, he may be able to pub
lish a new revelation Of the
laws of humanity a new faith,
a universal religion which no
dogma can contradict, and
which will be an unspeakable
DO on to suffering humanity,
for centuries tortured by Doubts
and fears.
Thee Experiences of Professor
James correspond with those
DIR. Hodgson, and Professor
Hyslop. He gives them full
record.in 1.-THE Light" of Lon
don. Rev. Minot ], Savage,
also adds his personal testi-
mony to the psyhcic power IF
thiswoman, whom Professor
Hyslop declares the most re-
niarkable who has appeared in
this worlds history.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21

is a close corporation, In the
upper house members are
chosen EXCLUSIVELY by the
families of original settlers.
The lower chamber is elected
by qualified voters but no Uti-
lander can vote un less 80 years
old, Il Protestant, a resident of
the republic for a long term of
years, a naturaIized citizen and
an owner of landed property.
The voting qualifications in
1891 were varied so that the
consent of two-thirds of the
burghers in ward was necces-
sary. Plainly the Beers have
aimed to exclude new voters.
The gold mines are taxed 2H
per cent, but the miners have
been practically fsllut out of
the Legis!; ture. In recent
negotiations the I,oers offered
to modify the qualifications of
voters, but boldly coupled this
with the demand that there
should be. no further claims of
Britiso suzerainty. To all APP
pearance* this is Il claim of COM
plete national independence.
The Beers have gone to war
to end all British Authority for
themselves and for other Afri.
Handlers who will join with
them TO make South Africa
Bocr instead Of British.
In the larger sense this is
the question at stake. AT the
end Of the present struggle
British authority will be SUI
preme over South Africa or
the Afrikanders will control it
through a confederation speak
ing the Dutch language and
asserting a distinct sovereignty
in the company nations. So
far as oppression is concerned
the Ui,landers assert that they
are the only sufferers. 1t is
perhaps unfortunate for the
Beers that they once stormed
a British position. taking i.
brilliantly, and killing several
hundred gifts defenders. They
are imprudent to measure their
prowess by tnat one battle.
But in any case the war they
have entered into will decide
the problem of suzerainty.
which is at best an, indistinct
and unsatisfactory Word.e, he
Beers have undertaken to dis
card it. altogether; and the only
way to do is to fight. But it
is a desperate venture in view
of the odds. So. far as thirst
for empire and gold is con.
cerned one side has no greater
incentive than the other.
Success would give the Beers
unrestricted dominion over the
cole mines and substantially
over South Africa. If they
loose they will be. British
colonials, and the Canadians
and Australians are raising
troops to force that fellowship
upon them. or rather to vindi-
cate the idea that it has always
existed to some extent. The
deny it. The problem
is tangled, and the solution is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21
Rail;oad Gradiug.

Farmers wishing to take contracts to
grade can ecure work by applying at the
offices of Bismarck. Washburn aud Fort
Buford..RaiIway at Bismarck. CParties in
The neighborhood Of Washburn can
secure III, rn,a'lop.by applying TO Aug
E. Johnson.
o. W. HorrmAN,
Chief Engineer.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-01
MANY BILLS PASSED.
Selma Gets $4,000 for Erection ofGov-
eminent Building.

Washington, February ga frenzy of
bill-passing. was on the senate today. The
bills passed were principally public build
ing bills.
> Senators, usually staid and dignified.
SUCKERS for order and decorum in the
chamber, clamored for consideration OF
bills providing for the erection of govern
ment buildings in which they were inter-
ested. Late in the afternoon a large batch
of measures passed by the house was re-
ceiyed by the senate. Instantly confusion
reigned. Senators crowded about the
clerks desk and began to sort over the bills
from the house, picking them out as they
found their own as if they were choosing
valentines from a bargain counter. In the
area in front of the president of the senate
a half dozen senator's were waving bills and
endeavoring to obtain recognition from the
chair The unusual proceeding called out
a protest from Senator Plat, of Connecti-
cut, who demanded that senators take their
seats and that order be restored. At times
throughout the sessions of the day and
night these scenes were repeated as more
building bills were reported from the house.
Bills aggrgating ten millions or more were
passed Finally at late hour tonight an
amendment to the sundry civil bill was
adopted appropriating nearly 100000 for
the preliminary on the buildings which had
been authorized.
The sundry civil bill was passed at II 10
tonight, having been technically under con-
sideration throughout the day.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for a govern
ment building at Selma was passed by both
houses today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-01
AN EXTRA SESSION.
a. QUITE PROBABLE.
Army Bill Likely to Be Amended By
the House.
HULL OPENLY OPPOSES IT
canaFopr n ann a n. Viii Caiga fho nnnnY-
Senator German VIII Seize the 0ppOP-
tunitystO FilibuSter.
THE RIVERS AND HARBORs BILL
Also a Factor Which May. Cause the
President ito Call Congress to
Meet in Extraordinary Ses-
sion 6helby's Case.

Washington. February 8.-(SpeciaL)-The
probability OF an extra session again
appears. '.1
The army bill is likely to be amended by
turned to the senate before Thursday.
Chairman Hull Is openly and strongly pro-
testing against the senate bill. His atti-
tude may force amendments. 1t it does, 1t
is almost certain that Senator German will
at once seize the opportunity to institute
filibustering tactics which he contemplated
Monday and if so, but little measure of
success will prevent the bills passage at
this session.
The situation as regards the river and
harbor bill is also ominous. With the fail
ure of material canal Legislation now, an
extra session would be made more desirable
and should the entire river and harbor bill
fail, which will be the case unless the
friends OF the canal consent to the with
drawaf of the seiiate amendment, another
influence in behalf of an extra session
would be at work. syea
There is a Tremendous amount of work on
rivers and harbors that has been neglected.
by failuTe OF this congress to act heretofore
and much of it can hardly wait until next
winter. No one doubts that an extra ses-
sion will colhe late in the summer, but
many think one Immediately following the
close of this congress is likely.
Chairman Burton Hostile ,.,5s
Chairman Burton of the rivers and har-
bors committee in private conversation Is
even more hostile to the senate canal
amendment than in his published statement
and if, he effect it the entire bill will
fail unless that amendment is removed.
Senator Bacon will not oppose further
the confirmation. of d. D. Shelby nominated
to be Fifth circuit judge. The Alabama
delegation, accompanied by Captain Hume,
of Huntsville, and Judge Wood Of Mont
gomery,f. called today upon the Georgian
and while he gave no positive assurance,
his intimation was suggestive of no further
opposition. The senate committee will re-
port, Thursday, the nomination. - A.
If the pending army bill passes, the vol
unteer Officers who are now in foreign
lands and those here who have been brew
eted or. honorably mentioned will be taken
care of in the thirty provisional regiments
that will result. The president has an
nounced, this and those officers who desire
to remain in the army will generally be
retained. The volunteer soldiers in the
Philippines, will be. specially urged to re-
enlist, at any rate for few months until
their successors in arms can be secured
here and transported.
In anticipation of the army bills passage,
there has been a great influx of civilians
and army officers who want to get good
places in. the provisional regiments. The
hotels have large numbers of them and the
days Immediately preceding the outbreak of
the war are recalled. BUTT
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-01
REVISION BILL IN
FRENCH SENATE
Measure Attacked and Defended
on the Old Lines.
THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE
~ = 80
Is. ~.
Appealed Earnestly for It's Passage in
Order That the, Dreyfus Hearing
Can be Public =Reafirm-
ed Loyalty of Army.
THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE

Paris, February es.-The senate today
continued the discussion of the trial revis-
ion bill which was attacked and defended
on the old iines.1 The minister of justice,
M. Lebret, appealed earnestly for the pas
sage of the measure advancing as an in
ducement that the proceedings before the
entire court of cessation would be public
and conducted on the same lines as ordi-
nary lines. He added that he had not from
the outset believed it possible to quash the
conviction of Dreyfus without retrial.
The president he said, knew his duty and
that was why he had submitted the bill
which was adopaed in the chamber by the
republican majority. (ProtestsD And that
alone proved the government was not in
fuenced by certain groups and leagues. He
doubted whether his opponents were
equally free from reproach on this ground.
(Uproar) He had not hearkened to any
suggestion about the army, whose Loyalty
he YVES glad TO reaff1rIn.
The bill, the president further pointed
out, did not in the least diminish the safe
guards of the accused. The government
will make the whole evidence known to
everybody and therefore it; would be printed
in its entirety. He did not know what the
final verdict would be, but the speaker ar
IDENTIFY wished to make it such as would be
respected by every body who was not fool
or an irreconcila bfe.--~--=
General debate followed, after. which
motion to pass to a discussion of a clause
of the bill was adopted by 155 votes
against 125. r. 4szs.s-,,t s.3,..,-s-
The senate then adjourned
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-01
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERAcY
Third Annual Convention of Alabama
Division Meets at Selma.

Selma, February 2S.-(Special)-T third
annual convention Of the Alabama division
of the Daughters of-the Confederacy con-
vened in the hall of the Dallas DRAGONS
this morning at. 11;SO. Myriads of red and
white flags festooned the walls, while on
the presidents stand on the platform stood
vase of red and white carnations.
First Vice-President and Acting Presi-
dent Mrs. William A. Gayle called the con
vention to order, and prayer was offered
by Rev. r. w. Barnwell, after which Cap
tain II. C. Graham, lieutenant-commander
% Camp Jones Catesby ap. C. Jones, intro
duced Miss Mary Howard of the Selma
chapter, who delivered the address of well
come.
Mrs. Alberta Taylor, of the Huntsville
chapter, responded in very pleasing man.
ner, after which the call of the roll of chap
tiers was made, nearly every chapter hav-
ing some representative present.
The reports of officers were made, and
the division is reported in good condition
personally and otherwise, though 1t is evil
dent that there Is much room for an in
crease of membership in the various chap
tiers. ~ ~ .4-zer 3
There was much discussion about the
selection of an official organ for the Ala
bama division, but finally Mrs. George G.
Balls New Era, published in Birmingl
ham, was unanimously chosen, with the
understanding that it interfered In no mani
ner with the local notices SO kindly pub
lished heretofore and hope for the future
by local papers where chapters exist q
Tonight largely attended reception was
given at the Hotel Albert by the Selma
chapter to the visiting delegates. 1t was
q social event Of much splendor and ele-
gance, and was greatly enjoyed by all who
participated. 49,, y