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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Washington. April Is. - The house
Yesterday after Il spirite,.yiet;a5e adopt
ed the resolution reported from the in
Suiar affairs committee 10 authorize
the secretary of the treasury TO tseSi.-
note repositories in PoelQ Rico. Cuba
and the Philippines for the deposit of
government funds. BY The terms of
the resolution it applies To Cuba only
SO long as the island sllal! h occupied
by the United States. y. amendment
30 include the Philippines IN this Dro-
vision as TO Cuoa. Offered is stated. 10
emphasize the desire Of cht opposition
not to retain the islands was defeated
by party vote. \ senate bill which
viii permit the dependent mothers of
soldiers or sailors Of the Spanish war.
even though they married Confederate
soldiers. 10 receive the benefit OF the
general pension law. was passed. The
remainder OF the day was devoted to
debate upon a resolution from the con-
mlttee on election of president. vice
president and representative in con-
gresS for a constitutional amendment
empowering the legislatures Of the
states to decide whether United States
senators shall be electe! by the leg;s-
latures or directly by the people. 4
substitute resolution was offered by
the minority of the committee. which
differed from the majority resolutions
in giving the states no opinion but
providing that in all states the people
should vote directly for United States
senators.
The Senate.
An effort was made in the senate by
Mr.. Morgan to displace the present un-
finished business - the Spooner Phil
ippine bill-by the substitution in its
place of the Nicaraguan canal bill.
While Mr.. Morgan's motion failed-15
to 3333--the Philippine measure had a
narrow escape from being displaced
by the Alaskan civil code bill on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Carter the motion being
defeated on {; roll call-22 to d. The
feature of the days proceedings was
an exhaustive discussion Of the Quay
case by Mr.. Burrows of Michigan Sen
ators on both sides of the chamber
gave him most careful hearing. and at
the conclusion of his speech warmly
congratulated him. Mr.. Jones of Al
kansas. chairman of the Democratic
national committee. opened the session
with sharp re1ort 10 charge made
against him in the house Wednesday
by Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Man and wife Aspl,yxiated.

New York. April II. = Carl E. Wal
strom. fifty-hve years of age. and his
wife Nellie. tifty-four years of age,
We're found asphyXiated by gas at
their rooms. 30 West Thirty-second
street. last night. Wals'rom had at
one time been a prosperous tailor.
Gradually his business dwindled away
and he was forced to utilize one of the
living rooms for Il repair tailor shop.
With the couple lived their sixteen
year-old son. who worked as an ele-
vator boy. The couple depended large
ly on the boys wages for their living
The son found his parents dead when
he returned home last night. They
had plugged up the holes and cracks III
the room and turned on the gas jets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.
Preparations for School Election at
Fargo Arc Neglected.


The annual election of three men,
bers of the Fargo board of education
will occur April II. The members hold
over three years. making nine on the
board. Everybody. including City All
ditor Rowe and the prospective can
didatrS. have been so busy over the
mayoralty campaign that the election
has practically gone by default The
notice was not published as required.
and no nominations we're fled AS it
is now too late for tlat. the candid
ates will be forced to run With stick
ers. The terms of Mrs. S. G. Roberts.
G. S. Barnes and G. l. Foster expire.
1t is understood that both Mrs. Rob-
erts and Mr.. Foster will again be can
didates While Mrs. Walter Hancock is
being urged for one Of the positions.
The Scottish Rite trustees have let
the contract for plastering the new
temple to NJ. Peterson of jamestown.
the plumbing to w. D. Allen Of Fargo
the heating and ventilat:ng to the Far
go Plumbing company, and the tile
work to S. Birch Of Fargo.
The electric light suit against the old
company i'll Fargo. to declare void the
present lighting contract with the city.
is making all kinds of trouble It was
brought in the name of J. 3. Lockhart
for certain taxpayers. He is at pre-
sent in Arkansas. and has wired to
drop the suit in his name The old
company is after the new Hughson-
Edison company. recently reported to
have organized under the laws of New
Jersey. A letter has been published
from the secretary of state which says
that no such company has been organ
ized. The fight Is expected to assume
another phase in day or two, as
there is considerable politics in con.
ncctIoE with the suit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Washington. April IA. A test was
made at Indian Head of plate rep
resentins 300 tons of the turret ar
NOR Of the battleship Wisconsin. The
fourteen-inch plate was attacked by a
ten-inch gun with the usual result. The
she'll was smashed on the face of the
plate. which received no substantial
injury, so the lot was accepted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
STATE RECEPTION.
Enlarged Scope Planned for Dewey's
Visit to St. LOIiS.

st. Louis. April IA. - The idea Of
making the coming Dewey reception
on May 3. and > more OF Il state af-
fair than was at first contemplated, by
inviting the mayors of the leading
towns of the state to name delegations
to represent their respective commune
ties. has been decided on at Il meeting
of the entertainment committee. The
suggestion was made in Il conImunica-
ton from Howard Elliott. general
manager Of the Burlington. The sug-
sestion met With instant favor. and
the invitation will probably be eN-
tended by means Of all open letter
through the press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Timely Arrival of Police Prevents
Serious Results.

Chicago, April H. - \ riot between
union and nOn-rlnion men in front OF
the Merchants Loan and Trust build
ing, Adams and Clark streets. last
proportions and probably resulted
seriously bur for the timely arrival Of
three patrol wagons filled with police
officers who had been summoned to
the scene by riot calls. The trouble
was melted by strikers who attacked
Il number OF nOn-union men as thu
latter were leaving the building shortly
after ) o'clock for their homes. SuD1.
r. r. Tinsley. who had charge of the
architectural work in the building. was
assaulted by two of the strikers aud
sustained slight injuries abou. the
mead
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
DAMAGED BY CLOUD BURST.
Track Carried Away and Trestle
Work Destroyed.

Liberal. Kan. April IA wave Of
water ten feet high. due to heavy rains
or cloud burst west of here, came
down the Cimmarion river east Of
here Saturday morning. carrying away
$50 feet of the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific bridge and trestle work at
Arkalon. and taking fences. hay stacks
and several small houses in its way.
One house was washed half 4 mile
with six persons in it, but all were
rescued. Few cattle losses are re-
ported. No trains or mails have az
rived here since Friday and telegraphic
communication has Just been resumed.
Liberal and ArkalOn are situated in
Seward county in Il sparsely settled
locality in the extreme southwestern
corner of the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Among the as yet unexpIored spots
on the earth which are to be scientii-
cally attacked during the coming year
is Sannikoff Land, lying north OF the
New Siberia Islands, about 800 miles
from the nearest point on the Siberian
coast. A Norwegian party will try to
reach the place in 1901 from the
mouth Of the Lena River, where they
propose to spend next winter. The
coming summer will be consumed IN
fixing the camp on the Lena.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Pittsburg, Pa. April II. Without
warning and with a rush and roar
the four-Story brick building at the
corner Of Second avenue and Wood
street collapsed yesterday. burying in
its ruins Il number Of people, three of
whom We're taken out dead. Six We're
badly hurt and several others slightly
injured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
RuElY Inn Rnrnedl.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April 14.-Rug-
by Inn. situated at Rugby Tenn, on
the Cumberland plateau, was burned
this morning. Rugby is the English
colony established at that point in the
SOS. and of which Thomas Hughes. the
English philan1hropist and author of
TON Brown al Rugby was the
founder and promoter
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

1t is curious to note that the last
three theaters burned in Paris have
all been state or, as they are called in
France, "subsidized' houses-the
Opera t1s73), the Opera Comique
188O and. now the Francois. But
whereas twelve years elapsed between
the burning of the Opera Comique and
the rebuilding, the Francois will. it is
said, be reopened by the middle Of
July.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Two Year. imprisonment.

Berlin. April IA. = Herr Sternberg,
the Berlin banker who was arrested in
February on a charge of fraudulent
practices and furnished bail 10 the
amount Of a million marks, has been
sentenced to two years imprisonment
and to loss Of civil rights for three
years for crime against morality.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Population of the four greatest cit
les of the Russian empire is given as
follows in the figures OF the recent
census: st. Petersburg, 1872, ST.;
Moscow, with its two suburbs, 9Ss,614;
Odessa, 405,041 "a great increase since
1892, and Warsaw, 626,072. Contrary
to what is observed almost universally
throughout Europe, the man outnum-
Der the women in the three frst-nam-
ed communities, While in the last
Warsaw. the proportion of women is
but slightly superior TO that of men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
REPORTERS AS DETECTIVES.
Chicago May Enlist Them in the PO-
lice Service

Chicago Nay Enlist Them in the PO-
lice Service.
Chicago, April 14.-Chicago newspa-
per reporters may be enlisted in the
city police service. Chief of Police
Ripley advises their appointment to
places in the detective department,
where they may serve as aides to the
officers commanded by Chief Of De-
tectives Colleran. Chief Ripley OK
pressed the opinion that in the employ
ment of active, wide-awake news
gatherers. men trained by experience
and fitted by disposition to secure con-
victing as we'll as readable evidence,
the value Of his present force would be
greatly augmented.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

The director of the Geological Sur
yey has had an appraisement made
by experts to determine the value of
the specimens Of fossil dinosaurs be-
longing to the collection of the late
Prof. o. G. Marsh, which have been
turned over 70 the National Museum
IN Washington. According to this
estimate the skulls of the monster
triceratops, Or "three-horned beast, "
are worth at least $4,000 apiece, while
ether skulls vary in value from $50 to
$3.50. The head and neck of the tri-
ceratops were covered by an enormous
bony helmet seven or eight feet long.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Wade VIII he Chief Marshal.

Chicago. April IA. = Gen. James r.
Wade. commander of the departments
Of the lakes and the Dakotas, yester-
day accepted the position Of chief mar
shall of the parade to be given in hon
or of Admiral Dewey on May /, after
being. assured the celebration was to
be entirely non-partisan in character.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Serious Wreck,

Tyler. Tex, April IA wreck &C.
CURED on the Tyler Southeastern road
near Jacksonville. Engineer Upton
was killed and Fireman Thompson ia.
tally injured. The engine jumped the
track.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Boston. April 14.-Dr. ]. z. Cooke. a
blind physician who recently figured in
a sensational divorce suit, was found
in his home yesterday With a pistol
shot wound in his mouth. His wife,
While not formally arrested. is under
surveillance. pending the clearing
away of suspicious features
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

The Chicago papers are still deyot-
ing space to contributors who want tc
prove that Rev. Sheldon made fail
ure in, trying to run the Topeka Daily
Capital ''as Christ would probably run
newspaper. Thus they are demon
strating how the devil runs his news
papers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
DENLY ON Oriental Topics.

Evansville. Ind. April 14.-Col Chas
DENLY. ex-minister to China ana Il
member of the Philippine commission
was the guest of honor at a banquet
here last night. He spoke for an hour
on Oriental topics.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Rul,onic PIaxue GRAVY.

Allahabad. India. April 14.-The bu-
bonic plague has broken out at Gavin
pore. The precautions taken by the
authorities have caused much disorder.
The camp to which sufferers were re-
moved was attacked by rioters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Wa. Relative of washington.

Washington. April H. EbeneZer
Ball. the nearest descendant of George
Washington. died here this morning.
aged eighty-three years. Col. Ball bore
a striking resemblance to his famous
relative. His grandfather was cousin
of George Washington
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Crane L. Worse.

London. Ai,ril II. Stephen Crane.
the American novelist who has been i'll
for some time. has suffered Il relapse.
and the attending doctors are now al
most hopeless of his recovery
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
MAKES DEMANDS.

The Gar Insists on Concessions
From Korea as to MaSanpllo.
Yokohama, April 14.-Advices from
Seoul. capita. Of Korea. announce that
Russia has presented to the Korean
government renewed demands refer
ring TO MaSanpho.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
SHOCKING LOUISIANA CRIME.
Cour Negroes Held Up IL Peddle
Robbed and Then Drowned Him.

-Four NeETOeN Held Up Il peIIIer,
Robbed and Then Drowned Him.
Pine Bluff Ark, April 14.-Passen-
gers from Louisiana report that a
shocking crime was committed Tues
day at Collinston. La. -Four negroes
held up and robbed a patent medicine
vendor. and after securing all Of his
valuables. seized him, bound him and
then drowned him in a small stream.
Two of the negroes are in Jail at Ray.
Vile. La. and are in immediate danger
Of being burned at the stake. The
country is being secured for the others
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Severe Earthuuake,

Vienna, April IA. - A severe earth
quake has occurred at Toron, Bo-
hemia. sixty houses being destroyed,
though without loss Of life. The shocks
continue and it is feared the town
must be abandoned altogether
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Count de Castellane says the future
Of this country is perilous. The re-
auction of the counts income has fill
ed him with an alarm that is hardly
justified.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

A Kansas paper says: Judge Ny
ers pronounced Staynczstraw Baczyn-
ski citizen last week. If the judge
pronounced Staynczstraw' name at
the same time he ought to go out lee
turing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Three Men Killed.

Reddins. Cal. April II. - In the
wreck of a Southern Pacific work
train four miles below Cottonwood
yesterday three men We're killed and
three injured. two probably fatally.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
K.n... Frutt kuled.

Wichita. Kan, April 14.-Icc n quar-
ter Of an inch thick formed here last
night and farmers report that the
fruit crop was killed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
ferries and Mccoy Matched.

New York. April 14-.Jim .Jetfries and
Kid Mccoy We're matched yesterday
to meet in I; twenty bout on
July 80 before the club Offering the
largest purse. Charley White will be
rcferne
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
AGREEABLE SURPRISE.
Legacy Many Times Larger Tia
Had Been EXnected.

Had Been Expected.
New York. April IA. While John
Halstead. Il we'll known tea merchant.
died last May he bequeathed sums of
money to numerous public institutions,
and the residue Of the estate to Cooper
Union. 1t was supposed that this resi-
due would amount to $4,000. An in
ventory of the estate, however, shows
that Cooper Union will receive $780,
COO,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
A BIG STRIKE is ON
, LONG THREATENED TROUBLE
COMES TO \ HEAD.

releEraphcrs and Station Employees
on the Southern Railway and
Alabama Great Southern Are
Called Out Officials Refused to
Listen to Their Recommendation
Men Discharged ON Account of
Their Membership - Considerable
Delay to Passenger and Freight
Traffic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Inns Dcnnrtcd.

San Francisco. April IA. Thirty
three japanese recently brought over
on the Belgian King have been de-
ported on the ground that they are
contract laborerS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Hi.tor,c Br;Idiuc Cone

Concord. Mass. April 14.-The First
Parish church. one of Concord's best
known historic buildings, was de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday The
loss is $4,000
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Seventeen Die in "a Week.

Washington. April 1.-THE grip is
prevailing i'll this city. There We're no
less than seventeen deaths from the
disease last week. according To the dis
trict health officer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
IRISH NoBLEMAx SUICIDES.
Scion of an Old Family Expected to
Die at Dawson.

Die at Dawson.
Tacoma. Wash. April IA. = Dawson
advices state that W. Watson. a scion
of an ancient Irish family, attempted
suicide at Dawson by shooting on
March "a. He was expected to die.
He is Il nephew of Vis,ount Castle
maine Of Ireland. and bore the title
of Hon. st. John Wats,,, is:resford Of
Creaduff House. Ireland. He had been
in the British army and resigned to
seek a fortune i'll the Klondikr. but
failed
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Eleven Drowned.

London. April n. AS Il result of
the wreck Of a fishing boat on the
north Cornish coast eleven men were
drowned. A lifeboat was upset in the
to save the fishermen
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19

Banquet for Philippine Commission.
San Francisco. April IA banquet
was rendered the Philippine commits
sioners last night by the merchants
of this city. The principal address
was made by Hon. Whitelaw Reid.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
Forty-one Houses Demolished.

Vienna. April IA. The town Of
Klapper in Bohemia was visited by an
earthquake yesterday and forty-one
houses were demolished. several per-
sons bcin" killed and many injured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
usinesx Blocks Left.

Two Business Blocks Left.
Richmond. Va, April 13.-The town
of Bowling Green was wiped out by
fire yesterday. Only two business
houses remain. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
A SPIRITED DEBATE
OVER A RESOLUTION FROM INSU-
LAR COMMITTEE.

Provides for Depositories for Cow
eminent Funds in Porto Rico.
Cuba and the Philippines. and
Was Finnlly Adopted Amend
ment of the Opposition Defeated
by a Party Sote-Election of Sena-
fort to Displace the Spooner
Philippine Bill
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-19
PORTO RIcAN BILL SIGNED.

FrFsIdeht MCKINNEY AfHXe~ HIS SlS-
nature and the Bill Is Now Law.
Washington. April 1.-THE president
at q o'clock last evening signed the
Porto Rican tariff and civil government
bill. Only Secretary Root and Mr..
Cortelyou. the assistant secretary to
the president. We're present when the
bill became Il law
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-09-22
SCHOOL,.

One OF the most saldtary provisions
of the last legislature was that wnich
will give the state a textile school.
All over the state cotton mills are
springing up Though Grenada is not on
the list and for these skilled operatives
must be had. These we have not
among our own people, and they must
be imported from the cotton manu-
featuring districts. This textile school,
soon to be located ard built in Mis-
sissippi, will educate our young men
and instruct them in the ways OF weav-
ing and spinning. 1t opens up a new
avenue for the energy and talent oil
of our young manhood, and this Is Just
what we have long needed. There are
preachers enough TO save cur souls ten
times over, there are lawyers enough
to'keep US in Il perpetual state oil pros
ecution. there are doctors too many,
and the mercantile business is over
done. Skilled mechanics and places
for them to exercise their skill is the
open sesame to a better ana more pros
porous era. The last Mississippi
legislature is entitled TO a generous
praise for this one act even ii 1t were
condemned for every other.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-09-22
FLAX FOR COTTON FIELDS.

There is a great deal Of talk OF rais-
ing fax next year on much OF The cot
ton land. It is a profitable crop =
can be grown on any kind OF soil. Flax
yields from ten to fifteen bushels per
acre and sells at from seventy-five cents
TO a dollar "a bushel. H. D. Best, seed
buyer for the Valley Oil Mills ut Mem
phls, has been out through the country
aud ne finds that there is much talk Of
raising fax in the future. He thinks
that it is an excellent idea, and says;
Corn has suffered about as badly as
cotton, and the planters have taken a
new tack. It's flax now. They We De-
gun to do some tall figuring about the
profit from flax and the seed and the
dpst of production. They consider
that this part OF the country Is as
adaptable to raising fax as Kentucky
or Missouri, and they are PROBABLY
right about it.
at would be q great thing for the
cotton seed oil mills, If some OF the
planters would start ic on flax, because
the machinery and presses in a cottor
oil mill can be used without any alter
alton in turning out linseed oil. =
chemical process Is used TO clean on
the presses and tanks, and linseed oil
made in such a mill will bear no trace
nor ever an odor OF cotton oil.
"Should several of the big planter
10 this region devote their land 10 ma
the oil mills would then be able 10 ru'
the yea round, crushing cotton see
in the fall, winter aud early spring. ant
flax seed during the balance OF tn
YEAR,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-09-22
NEGRO LABOR IN THE NORTH.

The Vicksburg Dispatch points out
how much better off the negro is who
stays at home than the one who goes
North expecting to find himself Ia
vored mortal. The Dispatch is not at
all wrong when it says:
The facts being published about the
Northern coal miners, show that they
do not enjoy the advantages OF the ne
groes of the South. The miners labor
ia the bowels OF the earth Tor less real
ly than the Tennessee and Alabama
| miners, and have to endure all sorts OF
| exactions, fines and SO forth. In the
South, the negroes, whether they have
a cent in their pockets Or not, are fur
| pished homes, food and clothing, and
paid fair wages to work on the cotton
and sugar farms, or are given a snare
OF the crop. They are allowed to use
all the wood they want, have garden
spots and so forth free OF rent, and IN
most cases are permitted TO have a COW
horses and mules, and to raise hogs
They have their own churches, ano
and have the privilege OF attending the
public schools. They may enter thu
trades they see fit, and it is common L
see white and black carpenters an
masons working side by side, on tn
same building. No p~easantry, or labor
ing class il the world, have the sam
chances as the negroes in the Southern
states.
No wonder the coal miners OF tn
North go on strikes. But what OF tn
great prosperity OF which the Hanna
= Mckinley people are boastingT