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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

A bill in the New York legislature
provides that when Judgment writ
against an employer is returned un-
satisfied, body execution shall be
served and the debtor sent to prison for
Is days.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
Situation Mt Mnfeking.

London, May "A dispatch from MAIZE
king, says:
1.-The Beers have been busy for several
days blowing up the railway southwards.
There was little firing during the past
week. The town will respond cheeriully
to Lord Roberts request to hold out for
wise the health Of tho garrison is good and
all are WE'LL"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
Advertising 10 not q luxury,
but rather an econom milo busl-
moss proposition, recognized
by all the best and most sue
Cossful business mon the
world over.

Near Linton, Ind, HOO coal miners
are out on strike owing 70 disagree
mont with the bosses on the weekly
pay and powder question.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
LATER.

1t seems that at least $40 men have
been killed in the mine accident at SEQ
field, Utah. The accurate figures cannot
be given out and will not be known for
some time. The mine managers say il
will be impossible to secure list OF
names until the dead bodies have been
brought out and identified. Superin-
tendent Sharp says there We're 800 men
in the mine at the time of the explosion
In the turmoil and confusion names Of
those who escaped can not be learned.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

Ex-Governor Altgeld, il appears, is
not out for Debs and Hartman. He is
making democratic speeches in the east
and kissing the hand that smots him.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

Mothers will find Mrs Winslow's Sooth-
Ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

The life OF an Australian native
rarely exceeds 50 years.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
px7khaK11
Facts

Mrs. Pinklban, person
ayy attends to her fre-
.sesskous correspondence
with svffes.kng women.
Hes' trained assistants
are all women.
The letters from women
are opened by women
only.
They are read by w0-
mon only.
7lb0y are answered by
women and only women.
The correspondence Is
saos-oajyy confidential.
Write for q hook Mrs.
Pknkksa1, has Just pub
Mslbod which contains LETT
tors from the mayor OF
Lynn, the postmaster Of
Lynn and others Of her
own 0ify who have made
careful Investigation.
Mrs. PInkh q n, HI 8
lbolp0d q million women
who Sufforod with female
troubles. She can cure
you. Hor address Is
lynn, M.SY.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

The Makers of Carter's Ink Say,
I'VE can't make any better ink than we
do: we don't know how to. We can make
poorer Ink, but we won't" Carter's Ink
IL the best.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST
MINE EXPLOSION IN UTAH
The Disaster Causes an Enormous
Loss of Life-Many Blackened
Bodies Have Been RemOved-Res-
cue Work Goes On.

Salt Lake, May "A special to the
Tribune from Scofield, Utah, says:
The English language cannot de-
scribe the appalling disaster which &C.
Cured here at 1925 yesterday fore
noon by an explosion in mine No. 4
of the Pleasant Valley Coal Company,
and by which certainly 200 men and
upward have lost their lives. At this
hour 1877 bodies have been recovered
and the work Of rescue is still proceed
ing and will continue until all the bod
les are brought to the surface. There
are willing hands at work and as fast
as bodies are reached they are brought
down to the boarding houses and other
company buildings, where they are
dressed and prepared for the coroner's
inquest. These buildings are numer-
Gus, and in each are from 10 to 35
bodies.
When a corpse is brought out it is
usually carried from the mouth of
| either tunnel at the respective en-
frances to the places of deposit. Here
there is corps of men from four to
| 10 in number, with sponges, hot and
cold water in tubs and other recepta-
cles The clothing is first removed, the
SCOT and powder burns washed from
their faces, the bodies prepared and
laid out in long robes where they are
identified by a tag with name and ad-
| dress attached to await Identification
by relatives or friends.
There were $50 men at work in the
two mines, Nos. / and 4. The explo.
sion is supposed to have occurred in
No. 4 and extended by connection to
No. 1. The men in No. l are choked.
Those in No. are burned and crushed
The cause Of the explosion is attrib-
uted to the blowing up of number of
kegs of blasting powder.
The scene at the mine beggars de-
scription. The work of rescue is going
on and everything possible is being
done to relieve the suffering and ascer-
tain the number of dead. Superinten.
dent Sharp of the coal company, and
Superintendent Welby of the railroad
company, have gone to the scene on a
special train.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
VIII Cure you. DR.. Plumbers
N&zG0Zl2 l41zNN2zzZ9

About 1000 coal miners are on strike
in the western Kentucky fields with no
prospect of settlement,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

In 1900 there were 200 horses In
Australia: in 1900 there are 1000, 900.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

Duly seconded and carried.
It was then moved to adjourn until
Thursday, August End, 1900.
E. P. DAY, Cm'n.
Attest:
EMIL s. E1CH,
Co. Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20
Whooperup for Theodore

Whooperup for Theodore
Stevenson the
Unterrified rough-rider from
Cactus Flats.!!
Wow-ow-ow-owI
Bang!!!
There gOes n
Cannon cracker for
Adlai E. Mckinley the
Front porch philosopher from
Canton, o! Wow-ow-ow!!
This glorious nation of ours
Where every four years
We have a convulsion, three fits
A cataclysm, an
Earthquake, epilepsy and the
Delirium tremens in
Order that
The country may be
Saved from the
Dogs!!
WhOopla-a.a-a.a!! III
Let's all throw another
Fit!!!!
Let's have
Good one this time and
CTOtu dU the
Mouth III!
Wow-ow-ow!! There goes another
%Suspender button!l
Three cheers for
Bryan j. Mckinley the
Poor mans
Friend II! Whoop-ee-ee.eeu
Down with the
Imperialists who are
Throttling the
Octopus that lays the
Golden eggs!! Octopusses may no
Lay eggs but
Wot tell anyway!l
Hurrah for the
Bar stangled
Spanner
That flies like a
Free lunch from
The P%ortopines to
Manirico!!!!
Bustt the trusts that are
Swallowing the
Life blood of the
People in their grimy pawsu
Hurrah for William McHanna the
Democratic sword
S%wallower from
Lincoln, Neb. f.! !!
Three cheers for
Grover
Grover B. Hill the
Fat fisherman from Wolfert's
Roost ! !! And Dewey
William
Jennings Dewey and his
Pillar of salt, otherwise
Mildred
Down with the sixteen to
Imperialism Hurrah for
Free trusts .
Without aid or
Consent of
Anybody !! All together now,
Hurrah for
McBryan and Roosenson,
Free trusts and the
Gold standard
At the ratio of sixteen to
A%guinaldo II
Wow.ow.ow.ow
james Foley, in Bismarck Tribu
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

1t al then moved to adjourn until
Thursday July 9TH 1900 at 9 o'clock q.
M. Duly seconded and Cerried.
Attest: E. P. DAY,
EMIL S. E1cH, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings of the Board of Equllza-
tion Of Ramsey County, N. D.
MONDAY, JULY IND, 1900.

The board met at l o'clock p. m.
Present. Commissioners. Day, Ander.
SOD, Baker and Mccormick.
Moved and seconded that the valu-
alton for 1900 on EH SWA and lots 8
and 4 Sec: 10, Twp. l54, Rg GA. be re-
of it being Alkali slough and unfit for
Agricultural purposes. Carried.
The board then proceeded to review
the assessment az returned by the
Assessors:
Moved and seconded that in order to
equalize the assessment the following
changes be made on Real Estate:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

Total expenditure ..... s4O,251 so
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. EMIL S. E1CH,
County Auditor.
Moved that the following levy be
and the same is hereby made for the
year 1900:
For county, general, and sup
port OF EXPERIMENTATION 90
County bond interest. ....... 5000 90
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20
The Campaign is on.

Whoop-ee-ee-eeW
The campaign is
Upon us! Wow-ow-ow-owUU!
The nation has to be saved
Again!
Hooroo-oo-oo!I
McBryan and William
Jennings
RooseveltUu
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

Jerry La France
Careton II. Talmadge
John D Vollmer
Ernest Bake
John L Roffler
Peder Samuelson
James Dandson
George L Opsal
Amund Hanson
Robert Hutton
Charles A Studley
Arthur Moffett
Arthur Robinson
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

AFTERNOON SESSION..
The Board met as above at 1:3O p. m.
Present: Commissioners, Day, Ander-
son, Baker and Mccormick.
Moved and seconded that the valu.
alton on Stations in Morris Township
be reduced to average 800 each and
that SAID item be decreased 25 per cent
in said Township. Carried,
Moved and seconded that the valu-
alton Oh stallion assessed to j. H. & F.
%. Gessner in Coulee township be raised
$55. Carried.
Moved and seconded that in order to
Equalize the assessment in the County
on Threshipg Machines & Engines the
following changes be made:
lot AS-A N:A
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20
Land Patents.

Timber culture patents receiv-
at the Devils Lake land Office.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20
Adjourned meeting of the Board of
Equalization of Ramsey County, N. D.

TUESDAY, JULY BIRD 1900.
pursuant to adjournment. Present:
Commissioners, Day, Anderson, Baker
and Mccormick.
Moved and seconded that in order to
;YEqualize the Personal Property as re-
! turned by the assessors the following
items be increased and decreased as
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

Adjourned meeting of the Board of
Equalization of Ramsey county, North
Dakota.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

| little lesson. Al these battles Boer
armies infinitely smaller than the Eng
lish I'm number completely defeated and
| routed the latter, and did so with com
paratively little loss. In fact. IL has
slowly dawned on the English officer.
the war office in London and the world
at large that the struggle in South Az
rica has marked a revolution i'm tho
methods OF military warfare. Old
standards OF attack and defense have
been upset. out OF the exceedingly un-
pleasant experiences OF the British
forces during this Boer war have come
many new maxims. The old military
manuals used 20 declare that an at
tacking force I'm the enemies country
must have three times the number of
men OF that OF the defenders. That old
axiom has been for all time dissipated.
As Richard Harding Davis pointed out
regarding the advance of General Bull
Ter beyond the Tugela, the country rose
hill after hill like the waves In a rough
sea. What each hill held OF the enemy
could not be guessed until It's crest had
been felt by the British. Each wave OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

and his fine artillery played from some
secure position in the far distant back
ground.
When the news or General Buffers
third repulsc on the Tugela reached
England, there was a brief space OF
time when British faith i'm their once
glorihed general wavered. It was a bit
ter blow 10 the jingoes. who had swal-
lowed this somewhat indiscreet gener-
ais assertion that there would be mo
going back" When Butler did go back.
and went back three times most igno-
miniously there was a popular reaction
on feeling, and the man who had been
looked upon as the prospective savior
or Ladysmith was reluctantly regarded
as braggins ani bombastic blunderer.
Butler, IL Is true, may have been slsht-
ly indiscreet In the language OF his
home dispatches, but 80 was not until
after Ladysmith had been finally re-
heved and the superciliuus corresponds
ent had actually traversed that for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

/ impregnable as a triple walled for
tress. and IL was nothing but mad ana
blind valor 10 try 10 rush them. This.
OF course. the British tried again and
again to do, clinging 10 their old tradi-
ton OF the irresistible British charge
IL took some time to disillusionIze them
and the lesson was a very bloody one.
With the old fashioned single shot
rihe or 80 years ago. the rush was alto
gether different matter. The plan
then was TO hold your fire and advance.
In The meantime the foe exhausted his
own hre. and when the lull came I'm the
leaden rain the rush usually took place.
with the magazine rifle this sort Of
thing Is out OF the question. AT Modder
River the Beers built their trenches al
the very edge Of a steep river bank.
and this afforded them sufficient cover
Tor the movement OF re-enforcements
and the bringing up OF supplies. nearly
all OF which was done quite out OF sight
OF the attacking British. The smoke
less powder gave no hint OF the source
OF the volleying. The magazine rife
gave the Boer plenty OF reserve fire,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

bidding country that stretches between
the little Tugela and The beIeaguered
town that the real difficulties of the
case were appreciated and presented TO
the reading public. In fact many have
since expressed wonder that the heavy
artillery Of the British was ever moved
over such rough country The Tugela IT,
self Is "A rocky and rugged banked little
stream, and II must also be remember
ed that u was crossed while In the
food by the English general. The ter
ritOry between the river and the town
whore General White was shut up Is
made up Of series Of shaggy and bro
ken kOpjes, rough, rocky slopes and
deep ravines, affording the best oppor-
tunities for Boer intrenchment. II was
precisely the sort OF country i'm which
the burgher sniper and sharpshooter
was most at home. The way I'm which
JOuberts men succeeded in holding
back the British, valiant as were the
men on either side, was a clear demon
stration that the Boer had adopted the
method Of warfare most suited TO tho
country in which he was campaigning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26
A PASS IN TIE 6RAKENRERGS

IT has, In truth. been the rivers and the
mountains OF the lower end of the dark
continent that have made the struggle
against the Beers such a tremendous
one for the British. This the Beers
themselves anticipated long before the
outbreak Of the war, and their method
OF campaigning has been OF a nature
calculated to extract full advantage
from every opportunity offered by the
peculiar physical conditions prevailing
IN their country. The Boer knew he had
nature on his side, otherwise IL would
have been suicidal for him and his lit
tie republic To declare war on the Brit
ishl empire, with its tremendous wealth,
It's almost limitless resources and its
varied and farreaching military expert
ence.
South Africa, in the first place. may
be described as fertile plain, a water
less desert and a mountainous wilder
ness. 1t has practically all the dlstinc-
tions of climate, conformation and gem
eral conditions that are to be found
anywhere in the world. First. there is
the coast country, and then the hinter-
land with its rough mountains and its
tablelike plateaus. Then comes the
Great Karroo, the vast rolling desert
that embraces the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State. fertile enough i'm
the rainy season, but bleached and bar
rem and dry as a bone during the rest
OF the year. These inland deserts can
not support the life which crowds upon
them. Day by day food has to be pour
ed In. An invading army going into
that country must have n far distant
base OF supplies. and, great as are the
distances, the lines OF communication
must at all times be kept open. This.
naturally, h no easy task. The very
conditions which made the country
north OF the Vaal and west OF the
Drakenberg mountains so inaccessible
20 the British OF 40 years ago and kept
IL walled off from the different Cape |
colonies until the Beers were bold |
enough or desperate enough 10 pierce |
that forbidden north have made IL dur |
Ing the present campaign a stronghold |
90 It's defenders and rendered IL a diff |
cult task for the British forces 20 round |
UP the armies OF Dom Paul and his peo-
pie.
Two decades ago. when the "ruineks"
and the burghers were at war, the Brit
ish found IL Just as hard 10 get into
Boer territory. It was at Laingsnek
and MaJuba Hin that they learned their
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26
THE AuroMoprhE N wan.

The army automobile has been par
TALLY adopted I'm England. and its prac-
ticability Is at present agitating MIL
itary circles TO "A great extent I'm
France. Some experiments have been
made with automobiles with formidable
rams at each end. and some with par
apets. so that while the carriage is In
motion the soldiers can be discharging
rapid firing guns. In the service OF pro-
tecting baggage trains such armored
"mobes" can be OF incalculable value.
The variety OF designs IN these self
propelling carriages makes them useful
in scouting expeditions and for other
purposes. Automobiles designed for ac-
tive service that cover Is miles an hour
on ordinary roads are among the latest
experiments In England.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

| that great, rolling sea of rock had TO be
! Fought, diminutive battle after battle.
I Such frontal attacks could be made
/ only at tremendous sacrifice Of men.
As for thanking. such a thing was i'm
| possible. The Boer knew the country
he held the passes and could cut off any
movement of the less mobile attacking
| force.
1t was maddenlng position for the
British. II was not simply because the
British commanding officers made tac-
tical errors that so much English blood
was Intellectually spilled along the
banks Of the Tugela. The science OF
modern warfare had changed and the
military leaders of Tommy Atkins had
not yet realized the fact. Three things
had combined to bring this lesson home
to the combatants of both sides. one
was the rough nature of the country.
the other was the magazine rifle, and
the third was smokeless powder IL
was not a welcome or pleasant change
for Tommy. He discovered that ne had
TO fight foe whom he never had
chance of getting sight of. With abso-
lutely no reduction in the hardships and
dangers of warfare. IL was robbed of its
old time element OF excitement and on
potunity for personal distinction Hard
work took the place OF heroism. The
painful dragging Of immense naval
guns up steep hills. shouldering artiI-
lery up mountain sides and the eternal
digging OF trenches took much OF the I
romance out Of the thing for both men
and officers. Today. with the new
weapons and with smokeless powder.
II has been established that at least ten
men, when attacking. must meet one
man intrenched before his position can
be carried. At the disastrous battle of
Magersfontein, for instance, where the
British were moved down in heaps, the
Beers were entirely out OF sight and
were not even seen by many of the
British. In fact, there were English |
soldiers fighting away through that |
battle who did not catch sight Of one |
single Boer during the entire engage |
ment These burghers. though vastly |
outnumbered. lay Comfortably I'm their
trenches and quietly sniped the British
ls they approached into the zone OF fire.
Their position, Il Is true, had been oho-
sen with great care and much skill. but
such-a position might have been taken
lp IN any part Of South Africa outsi
1f the unbroken veldt. The three lines
of trenches at Magersfonteln were as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

said IL was impossible. Even though a
Dig gun or two were posted on lthe hill.
IL was pointed out. IL would ~be impossi-
Ole 10 carry ammunition 10 such a
height. To the crest OF that rocky en-
inence IL was 400 feet from the camp
In the plain below, and II was an that
man. free and unburdened. could do TO
scale the rocks. General French per-
sisted that the guns had 10 go up. and
up they went. Three ropes were at
tached TO each gun. Thirty stout men
TOOK hold OF each rope, and foot by
foot those huge engines OF death were
drawn skyward. When the guns were
posted on the summit the question OF
getting up ammunition had 10 be con-
sidered. This difficulty was solved by
stretching a steel cable from the sum-
NIT TO the British camp some l. 5OO' feet
below. ON this steel cable a small car
riage was fitted by means Of pulleys.
and up and down this inclined wire the
little car went, on each round carrying
a supply OF ammunition for the rs
FOUNDERS. Half way up the hill each
load was guided from a protecting shelf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

@NE OF the deplorable features OF
j warfare is the fact that a modern
campaign always provolxes a Rood
OF militant poetry. Most Of IL Is very
bad poetry, though most OF Il fortuna. Z.
ly is also soon forgotten. An occasional
passionate outburst, nevertheless, dur
Ing some great struggle often sinks
deep INTO the hearts OF the people.
Among such must be included the re
Gently published little poem of William
Watson, who was one OF the "also rams"
not long ago for the British poet Iau-
reateship. This poem, which stirred up
the jingoes OF Great Britain TO white
heat, runs as follows:
When lofty Spain came towering up the seas
This little stubborn land to daunt and ouell.
The winds OF heaven were our auxliaries
And sinote her that she fell.
All, not today Is nature on our sidol
The mountains and the rivers are our foe.
And nature, with the heart OF man allied,
is hard 10 overthrow.
This outspoken and rather indiscreet
young poet has described the South AZ
rican military situation in a nutshell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

ooni Paul Is made up Of the widest and
IusgedeSt mountains. completely wall
ing me one country of from the other.
Ihat the rougher country in which
much OF the campaigning took place has
been godsend 90 the Beers may be
Judged from the fact that in the one in
stance where the struggle has occurred
IN open ana level country they have not
had the success they experienced when
among their befrienGing koptes and
rocks This is lnstanced in the siege OF
Mafeking, which held out week after
week when ii was solemnly predicted
by even the British themselves that
Baden-Powell and his little beleaguered
army were doomed. Most OF this little
army were irregulars and volunteers.
ana, although for a considerable time
they were outnumbered by the besieging
forces, they We're able % make "a bold
stand against the Boer lines Ii was
simply matter OF trench building. the
object Of Baden Powell being u keep
the Boer line of intrenchments as far
out from the town as possible and that
OF the Boer officers, Of course, simply
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

OF rock to its destination. Not once was
there any scarcity Of shells on the hill
crest. This feat OF French was one Of
the most remarkable Of the campaign.
for by getting the 10 FOUNDERS up on
Coles kop they could be so trained that
they dropped shells into the Boer lines
5000 yards away and 80 assisted In
cutting of their retreat
Some idea of the way i'm which Moth
or Nature has fortified his country for
the Boor may be obtained from the fact
that its only doorways are such rough
and narrow passes as Laingsnek and
Van Reeman's pass. This latter pass
is the loophole into the Transvaal
through which creeps the Netherlands
railway, running from Delagoa Bay To-
Pretoria. Either OF these rocky noun
faln passes can be garrisoned by a COM
parativeiy small force OF men in such
way as 20 menace the passage Of an
army OF thousands. I'm fact. an The Ma
tai frontier that fringes the land of