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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

His manuscript passed through the
hands OF several publishers, none
Of them deeming It worth the printing
About the year 1880 Mr.. l.. j.. Rice and
Mr. Winchester bought the publishing
establishment u MIR r. b. Howe, In
gainesville, Ohio The Spauldng Manu-
script was among the books and papers
and with them was taken by Mr.. Rice
10 Honolulu, where Il lay lost TO the
world until the year 1855, when Mr..
Rice unexpectedly found It. Later he
presented Il 10 James II. Falrchld. then
president Of the Oberlln college 10 be
kept IN the library OF that institution,
and there II Is today. open 10 the in
yestigatlon Of the public.
THE CITY OF oBERLIN.
oberlin, the county seat Of Lorain
county, Ohio, Is a beautiful village with
a population OF about five thousand
inhabitants Very few towns In the
East 30 much resemble our beautiful
garden cities In Utah as does Oberlln.
The streets are wide cross at right an
giles and are well shaded by trees The
town Is clean and quiet and Il Is an
ideal students home. Many retired
business people have taken up their
homes In this town Of handsome resi-
dences The college authorities are
somewhat opposed 10 the students liv-
ing together In large boarding houses
they are therefore distributed among
the residents OF the town, which makes
their surroundings more like those Of
real home life. There Is a very good
railway and street car service between
Cleveland and Oberlln, a distance Of
about thlrty-hye miles. Trains on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway make very quick time, but the
electric railway has an hour service
between Cleveland and Oberln, and is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

woolly hair. from which rough cloth
was made, The people lived In frame
buildings with shingled roofs. their
writing was from top 10 bottom and
from right to Left.
VERY LITTLE RELIGION.
Very little is said Of their religion.
enough. however. 90 confuse the reader,
for il would De difficult 90 understand
how the natives could be- sO far ad-
yanced In some Zines and yet SO un-
reasonable in their religious belief
One instance viii suffice: The remission
of sins was obtained by gazing Intent
is upon the carcasses of $50 black dogs
while they were being sacrificed by
burning The eighth day 'was held
sacred for rest and worship Baska.
afterwards spelled L0baska. was their
wise man. lie introduced the system
Of writing. Is seems that he taught
disbelief loo miracles
We have now finished one-half of the
book. The remainder deals with an iu-
terestIng love affair
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26
oBERLN COLLEGE.

much more convenient. The cars go
direct to the college grounds
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

cinots. the people will have TO elect
some 600 Of these officers,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16


The republican press and people
especially in the western states -ap-
pear to be strongly against the scheme
of the trusts to place tariff on the
products of the people of Porto Rico,
at the behest of the sugar and tobacco
trusts. Some day the people of the
United States will rise up in their
wrath and give the blood d-sucking trust
robbers an experience based on the
lines of the French revolution. Every
year-regardless of party or politics
the interest Of capital, as against the
welfare of the masses, seems more
and more to iffanence eur higher
courts and law-making bodies.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16

.
The unselfishness of Gen. Lawton's
service for his country is shown by the
fact that the total of his property left
is about 81 900, that being the amount
of salary due him at the date of his
death. Open-hearted and generous,
those who knew him best say that he
could not see case Of poverty or suf-
fering without giving something to
alleviate it. He was not selfish
spendthrift, but he could not keep his
money when he found worthy persons
who needed it worse than himself.
Just think Of It'll A career of nearly
forty years as an officer of the army,
and a paltry Thousand dollars Of prop.
erty at his death! There was a patriot
in the truest sense 6 the term.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16

Last Friday ]. A. Corbin received
his commission as postmaster at Lin
ton, in place Of @. A. Patterson, re-
moved. 1t will be remembered that
recently Inspector Thiele visited Lin
ton and investigated the affairs and
methods Of the onice, with the result
that new postmaster was appointed.
It Is to be hoped that the office will
hereafter be run in the interest OF the
patrons, with respectful treatment
and spirit of accommodation mani
tested toward all. With such q course,
there will be as complete an absence
Of complaint as there was when MI.
Merrill attended to the duties Of the
oGace.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16
Linton sS,p.,a.sch.e,.

Linton 0SbbotAs1chO eel,
There was good attendance at Lin
ton school-house last Sunday for the
purpose Of organizing . Sabbath
school. The school was organized and
the following officers elected:
Superintendent-G G.. A. HerOlz.
Assistant Superintendent-Joh John +.
Cell.
Teacher Bible Glass Rev. Chas. s.
Lane.
Teacher Junior Bible Class-Mrs.
Anna q. Lane.
Teacher intermediate Class-Misl
Tillie Aust.
Teacher Infant claas -Mrs. Lydia
Van Ripper.
Treasuer-Ross PaRel.
Secretary-Frank Streeter.
Lihrarian-Bertie C0rbin.
The hour for Sabbsth-school Is II .,
! n. each Sunday.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16
Precinct. Vote. Del.
American opih,ea II. 4hs war.

American OPihten ~. 4hs war.
The English press conUinues to show
great interest in the nature of Ameri-
can sentiment and opinion regarding
the war In South Africa. 1t may be
safely said that the feeling of the
American people is, under ordinary
conditions, more friendly toward the
English people, whom they know, than
toward the Boer people, who are
strangers in the full sense. But, at
the same time, American feeling is
far more favorable toward the Boer
cause than toward the English cause
in this particular war. There is moth
ing paradoxical about this state Of
mind. The people of the United States
have always been in sympathy with
English liberals rather than with Eng
lish tories. When the leading liberals
are candid enough, i'm the face of the
war excitement, to say plainly that
England is waging an unjust and Inn
proper war, with an unanswerable
array Of facts and arguments, it is not
strange that Americans-who are out
side the influence of the war excite
ment, and able, therefore, to look at
the situation soberly-should adopt as
their own the opinion of men like Nor
ley, Bryce and Harcourt. There is,
indeed, much racial fellow-feeling be-
tween England and the United States;
but it must not be supposed that the
family feeling is strong enough to
blind US to the merits of acontroversy.
At least, it is quite too much to sup
pose that such sympathy, growing out
Of kinship and the possession of COM
mon language and literature, would
assert itself actively except upon oc-
casions Of magnitude. If England
were in desperate warfare with co.
alition of the great European powers,
the English blood of America would
be aroused quite irrespective Of the
nature Of the quarrel that had led to
the just as the German blood of
America was excited to the utmost on
behalf of Germany during the Franco
Prusslan contest. But the. attempt
to crush out the two little Boer repab-
lies is not q struggle Of that kind
From s'The Progress Of the World, in
the American Monthly Review Of Re
views for March.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16
.ENuoKS COUNTY RECORD.
By D. r. STREETER.
Linton, North Dakota.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
Pioneer Journal of the County.
The Record is entered at the Linton Pos,
office as second class matter.

'SAY-you folks up in Burleigh and
Mclean counties-don't forget that
after you get your own region settled
which it looks like you would soon do
tell those Iowa people that their old
Hawkeye neighbors can get just the
same kind of land down in Emmons
county.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16

THERE have been a good many land
seekers in this part of the country
during the past week or two, and a
number Of filings has been made. A
large proportion OF, the land-seekers
are from South Dakota. 1t is frequent
ly the case that South Dakota pioneer
farmers see the free lands there taken
up before their children are of age.
Knowing that there is yet land in
North Dakota as good as that at their
home, and the passing Of all the lands
near them intD private hands having
raised the price OF land, they sell out
in South Dakota and with their chill.
dren and personal property come north.
Almost without exception, settlers Of
this class are in pretty good circum.
stances, and their long experience on
South Dakota farms, under conditions
Of soil and climate practically the same
as here, places thema lin position to
avoid the dear experience that settlers
from states farther distant have been
compelled to pay for after coming here.
No class of settlers is more desirable
in these parts than those who come
from our twin-sister state.
Z
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16

Down In the Twin cities now, says
the Bismarck Tribune, the papers al
lude to the state Of North Dakota as
"the promised land. !" Verify this
tribute Is worth all these yeaEs Of
waiting.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16

DURING the past week the Record
has received several letters from per-
sons who intend to come to North
Dakota, and who have had their at
tention directed to Emmons county.
Following is sample Of the letters.
AS we can hardly find time to reply to
all the letters, we print general an
swer to the questions, and will send a
copy Of the paper to each inquirer.
ssUnder date Of Clarno, S. d., Z. T.
Parker writes: ''There are several of
us here who are thinking Of going up
north to settle on homesteads or rail-
road land. II you have maps showing
land for entry and railroad land for
sale, please send me one. How large
70 place Is Williamsport, and Is there
any government land adjoining 1t or
near 1t? II SO, is it good landP How
low has the thermometer registered
this winter? Have you any snowp
Can you raise corn as far north al
that? Is the water good? How deep
are the wellss Ifyou will answer my
numerous questions you will oblige.
The Record will endeavor tp answer
the questions and give such other in
formation :as the editor thinks may be
OF interest 70 intending settlers.
q For maps showing railroad lands for
sale ana government land open for
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-16
The County c.nvent,on..

The County Convention.
Chairman Mclean has notified the
members of the republican county
central committee that there will be a
meeting of the committee at Linton
ON Wednesday, the 21st day Of March,
for the purpose Of setting dates for the
two county conventions that are to be
held this year. This being presiden-
tial year, and state convention being
required for the purpose of choosing
the states quota of delegates to the
Philadelphia presidential convention,
an early county convention will have
to be held to elect delegates to the
state convention, which will meet at
Fargo, May 10Th. Following are the
names of the members of the county
committee:
Burr Oak-Wesley Baker.
Gayton-James B. Gayton.
Denhem-John Baker.
Winchester-R. j. Dean.
Burgc-O. E. Burge.
Williamsport-H. d. Connor.
Cherry Grove-D. III. Yeater.
Higbee-W. e. Petrie.
Exeter-Jakob Gefroh.
Selz-Anton Verhoef.
Bakker-Aend Hasper.
Unaon-G. W. Renskers.
Glanavon-A. N. Sleaseng.
Winona-John McCrory.
Strasburg-M. Flick.
Odessa-Andreas Permann.
Dakem-Edward Braddock.
Logan-Ira Mandigo.
At the convention of 1898 the basis
of representatiO vas fixed as follows
for theeonventions of 1900: One dele.
gate at large for each precinct in the
county, and one delegate for each sever
votes or major fraction therof cast ir
each precinct for thegepublioan candi
date for governor at the general elec
tion in 1898. Under this appOrtiOn
ment the county convention will have
IA delegates, the precincts being rep
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27

influence and reputation. has announced
his intention to take the stump for Bryan.
Mr.. Turner says that the negro sold
who served during the war with Spain
acutely resented Colonel Rooseyelts
declarations that he had to drive the
niggers back to their duty at San Juan
hill" Mr.. Turner is organizing a club OF
negro Spanish war veterans to defeat
Roosevelt.
Hon. John l.. Waller. who was United
s. ates consul to Madagascar under Presi-
dent Harrison, and later captain In lhe
Twenty-third Kansas volunteers. whi'h
did valiant service in the war with Spain
is ono OF the leading colored men in ibis
country. He stnmped the United states
for eight years under the auspices oil
the republican National committee ana
was considered one Of It's most efficient
orators. Writing to friend In indian
apolis under date Of August 90, he says:
II have Just read Colonel Bryans mas
terful effort at Indianapolis-his speech
accepting tho democratic nomination for
president o1 the United states His speech
will read we'll beside those o. the great
Lincoln. Set me down for William Jen-
nings Bryan"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

thus far. We have paid special attention
TO the naturalzed voters, and for that rea-
son have concentrated most of our work
so far upon the wards where the foreign
element largely predominates. The TWEEN
ty-frst ward, which is a strong German
ward, on the North side has been finished
by cur canyasSers. and 1t shows a sub
stantial plurality for Bryan. although 1t is
normally republican ward The compile
tion OF our canvass in the Twenty first
ward gives line on the way the Ger
mans are probably going to vote in Chi
cage. We are having the poll taken by
the same men who canyassed the city for
the directory last spring We found thai
1t would cost little more TO hire them than
to pay our own workers where the latter
would not do the work for nothing. and
we have the further advantage of know
ing that their results are unbiased and so
more reliable. From one precinct in the
strongly republican Thirty first ward. a
precinct that usually casts about 225 re-
publican votes to 100 democratic. our
first poll showed that Bryan would carry
it, We had the precinct canvassed again
by another man, and he confirmed the or
iginal canvasser."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27

speech was literally applauded in manv
places and there were fewer shouts for
opposing candidates than at most meet
ings.
Mr.. Bryan was followed by Attornev
General Smyth, who said that he had bcsn
informed that he would not be permitted
to speak, but he had not believed his.
He explained his purpose in bringing the
action which he had Instituted. saving n
had done nothing more than attempt to
enforce the law OF the State. HIS nur.
pose was not to close the starch factory
but his only object was to preserve n
as an Independent enterprise. Mr. smyfn
received respectful attention. He IVES
followed by Hon. j. Hamilton Lewis
former congressman from the State of
Washington, who made general political
speech.
Mr.. Bryan returned to Lincoln tonisht.
He starts az o'clock tomorrow morn
ing on general tour Of the country. not
to return to Nebraska until a few DAYS
before election.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
AFTER TEDDY.
The CoIored People Resent Some of
His reflections.

Washington September 24.-The follow
ing varbatim extracts are taken from an
article written by Theodore Roosevelt for
scribner's Magazine for April. 1899. page
434:
Il was with Henry Bardshar, running
up at the double, and two Spaniards
leaped from the trenches and fired at
us, not ten yards away. closed ia ard
fred twice. missing the first and killing
the second
Page 436: None OF the white regulars
or Rough Riders showed the Sigh est
sign OF weakening; but under the strain
the colored infantrymen (who had none
of their ofhccrs) began to get a little
uneasy and drlfted TO the rear. either
helping wounded men, or saying that they
wished to And their own regiment. This
| could not allow, as ii was depicting my
line; so ! jumped up ana walking few
yards TO the rear drew my revolver.
halted tho retreating soldiers and called
out to them that ] appreciated the gall
lantry with which they had fought and
would be sorry TO hurt them, but that |
should shoot the first man who, on any
pretense whatever, went to the rear. My
own men had all sat up and werc watch
ing my movements, with the utmost in
terest; so as Captain Howe. I ended my
statement TO the colorsd soldiers by say
ing Now l shall be very sorry to hurt
you anu you don't know whether or not
| will keep my word. Whereupon my cow
punchers. hunters and miners solemnly
nodded their Eoads and commented In
chorus. exactly as il in comic opera
He always does, he always does
"srhis was the end of the trouble, for
| the smoked Yankees, as the Spaniards al
ways called tho colored soldiers. flashed
their whita teeth at one another, as they
broke in broad grins. and ! had no more
| trouble with them, they seeming to az
| cept me as one OF their own officers.
, Mr.. j. Milton Turner. former United
| States minister to Liberia. and repup-
lican orator and organizer OF Nstionsi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
IN WISCONSIN.
Evident thet the Republicans Are
Badly Shaken Up.


Milwaukee, Wis. September 25.-Lous
G.. Bohmrich, democratic candidate for
governor. has been making speeches tho
last week throughout Waupaca, Wau-
shara, Columbia and Dane counties. At
every place he has been greeted by au-
diences so large and enthusiasm so great
that he Is more confident than ever OF
the success OF both democratic State and
National tickets in Wisconsin
"The democratic enthusiasm was we'll
illustrated in Dane county" he said. "A
meeting was arranged for me at Madison
on only four hours notice, and the hall
was packed. The people are aroused and
intent upon recording their protest
against the imperialism OF Mckinley and
the uncertainties Of La Toilette The in
terest they are showing In democratic
meetings everywhere is an indication that
we are to have this year another imp
heaval like that which resulted in the
election OF Governo; Peck In 1890.
~ saw Mr.. La Toilette at Madison ana
offered to meet him in Joint debate, either
al Madison or anywhere else, and Madi-
son Is his home. but he declined. He
said his engagements We're all made for
him in advance by tho State committee;
that he would have no time in which to
arrange a Joint debate, and that 1t was
out OF the question:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
rhe Cnmpaign in Town.

Des Moines. Iowa, September 25.-Harry
o. Weaver. chairman of the republican
State central committee of Iowa. is one
III the most discouraged political man
ayers in this country. He has gone ahead
and expended thousands OF dollars in
getting the campaign under Roadway and
now his treasury is empty, obligations
are pressing. the National committee re-
fuses assistance and contributions are
slow In arriving.
The accumulated debts could be placid
ly contemplated II they represented
tangible return, but all the work thus far
done has failed to create any enthusiasm
among the republican voters, and deser-
lions to the democratic ranks ara daily
reported 1t Is too early to say that
the democrats will carry Iowa, but the
workers at, republican headquarters yx-
pect the loss OF two or three republican
congressman and a great reduction In the
republican majority in the State at large.
Chairman Weaver complains that ofhce-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
nor cAMPAiGN IN IOWA.
Mayors of Detroit and Toledo and
senator Wellington at Work.

Detroit, Mich, September %. ~ The
democratic National campaign opened up
in Detroit and Michigan this week with
great eclat. A huge mass meeting was
held here, which was addressed by sena-
tor George L. Wellington Of Maryland.
Mayor Jones OF Toledo and Mayor w. G.
Maybury of Detroit
The audience of 1000 appeared to be
entirely in harmony with the principles
enunciated and every reference to the
evil effects OF the Administrations i'm
perialistic policy was greeted with APP
plause, That both republicans and dem
ocrats alike of Detroit disagree with the
Philippines policy was stikingly demon
strated at the Roosevelt meeting held
three weeks ago, when Governor Roose-
welt sneeringly remarked that Bryan and
his party proposed 20 disgrace the coun-
try IL placed in rower by withdrawing the
troops from the islands OF the Orient
and hauling down the hag. The audience
appeared to be IN favor Of this PROPOSE
ton, as the governor was nonplussed by
a storm of applause from supposedly
republican gathering.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
TEXAS POLITICAL NEWS.
Club at Cameron.

Cameron. Texas. September .s-The
democrats OF Cameron met last night at
the court house and organized bryan
and Stevenson club, with John II Beckett
as permanent chairman and John NJ.
Sharp as permanent secretary. The fol-
lowing were appointed vice presidents In
the order named Sam Strcetman, Jerf r.
Kemp and W. w Chambers. About forty
names-sere enrolled and meeting was
called for Friday night, the 2sth instant
at which time the club Will be addressed
by the Hon. o. #. McAnally, representa-
tive from this county.
This is a beginning OF a movement In
this county to thoroughly organize il in
democratic clubs at every voting box
In the county. BY next meeting night
there will be at least 400 members en-
rolled.