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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25
Have you seen Kelly's all wool blankets
'or $500. They can't be beat.

Have you seen Kelly's all wool blankets
for $500. They can't be beat.
Rev. G.. j. Hill and family have moved
into the rooms over Mrs. P. Foshay's,
lately vacated by A. T. LeVescont.
Philip Underwood, the ten year old
son of Mrs. A. I. Vessey, broke his leg
yesterday in q fall he sustained while
riding horse back. The horse SHE'D
throwing the little fellow on a rail fence
in such manner as to cause the injury
described.
1t may not have been done intention
ally but A. I. Vessey thinks those boys
who shot his dog in the leg with bullet
from % calibre rifle the other day
should be given a lesson how to handle
firearms without endangering the lives
and property Of Others.
Yesterday aftern DON at the Baptist
church Rev. Robertson officiated at the
wedding OF Miss Maud Brown OF Wales
and Roger Agar well known young
farmer east 81 town. A large number OF
friends will wish this young couple
happiness and success on their voyage
through life together
This week the Walhalla Mountaineer
contains an open letter over the sigma
ture of Rev. s. f. Beer, of this city which
takes upJ. l.. o5ertsons candidacy for
sheriff. The reasons given in the letter
for the position taken appear TO be on
exactly similar lines adopted by the
temperance people the other night in
giving Allan Pinkerton their endorse
ment. Have they bolted the republi-.
can nominee already?
Hon j.. n. Deyine. was given quite q
complimentary turn out ut the court
house Tuesday night and tossed hoquets
of fowery eloquence at theladies and
children in the front row Of seats. Tbs
hall was filed, though not packed and
some splendid music By the band put
the crowd in the right humorto sit out
the two hours that Hon. Joe devoted to
His otistical ioshes 81 what fine people
the republicans are and what q be-
lnighted claea The balance belong to.
lsDsvine is long on cult and dignity but
almighty short on common senHe. After
sistening carefully to HE speech the
lopi0ionSis reached that no body ia likely
Ito make 4 flop and that the question
u majority for the Independent md
Democrat ticket II strengt hened hy the
yisit here 81 the republican acrobatic
csndidats for the state supeiinteudency
LOT echOOls. FL 3si8
1 M haReains n ~ H. and chil0senS
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25

For the best suit OF clothes in the
county Tor the least money go to Kelly's
Ss58s NJ. O Malley is handling fall collectiops.I
at Hannah for the Langdon Implement
Company.
Mahon & Robinson are this week plac.
ing n new platform scale in their Third
street lumber yard.
Miss Flo Currie closed her summer
term of school in the Rosa Lake district
Friday Of last week.
II. A. Storlie, deputy register OF deeds,
was out visiting friends in the Yang
settlement last Sunday.
A Sillers, ST., came down from Daniels
last Saturday and circulated among
Langdon friends until Tuesday.
Mrs. Robt. McGrath came down from
Hannah last week and remained over
Sunday visiting with her parents.
w. A. Gordon the Grand Forks
insurance man looked over the local
agency of his companies here Friday.
George W. Gardner was here from
Duluth last Saturday looking over the
line OF McHugh & Gardeners elevators.
Editor Shepard serves notice on his
readers that candidates, wild geese
and feas are all numerous in Hannah
this fall.
DO ydu know about the early bird?
Them hurry along for there's going to
be some lively stove picking at Dedrick's
corner hardware.
The republican county committee have
secured Rev. VIM. Edwards, of Richland
county to conduct q school house cam
paign for the party.
Miss Stella Monnet was passenger
south to st. Paul Friday afternoon
where she will remain sometime under
going special medical treatment.
Soren Lemmick. who has lots offriends
uphere is one of the noted Scandinavians
OF Cavalier county who has his coat off
and will work for Bryan until the polls
close.
Attorney P.J. McClory, the we'll bnewn
Devils Lake lawyer, fell one vote short OF
securing the denomination for states at
torney Of Ramsey county in the republi-
can convention held last week.
The Langdon Mercantile Co. makes its
fall announcement this week. They nd
vertise their entire dry good, clothing,
and boot and shoe stock to be sold at
cost. An excellent opportunity to pre-
pare for the inevitable cold weather.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Hay is selling for $500 a ton in town

Hay is selling for Sc. 90 ton in town.
Independent and Democrat rally to.
night at the court house.
Fifty cases OF typhoid fever were
reported in Cando and vicinity last
week.
Elevators are making very comfort
able money off flax at the present
margin.
The grain market has at last become
active. Both wheat and fax are COM
ing in daily.
Remember that after Nov. list there
will be five per cent penalty added to
all unpaid real estate taxes.
The newly organized Langdon City
Band madeits first temperance at the
republican rally Tuesday night.
At Milton the local dealers have al
ready begun to ship in potatoes from
eastern Minnesota by the carload.
Next Thursday Judge Sauter will be
here and it will be your last chance to
take out final citizen papers before cleo
ton day.
Milton is again in the lead this fall
with the largest number OF students at
Vending the state university OF any town
in Cavalier county.
Hon. Jas. Dobie is campaigning for
the Independent Democrat party among
the new residents OF the south western
part OF the country this week.
From FIVE to twenty bushels per acre
-, sc II \
early, but hundreds OF acres that suffer-
cd by drouth. will not be threshed at
all.
Bearin mind that the Hannah Drama
tic Co., opens the theatrical season here
tomorrow night with it's new three act
play stWhen the Tide Comes In" Secure
your seats at once and give them O good
house.
The ct. Northern depot at Cavalier
mornlng, nothing being saved. Reports
work of burglars who accidentally set
blowing open the safe.
The space occupied by the list OF official
nominations, which has been put up in
tabulated, form as it will appear on the
ballot, crowds our news matter some
this week. However it gives the voter
fair idea OF what the ticket.he casts on
election day looks like.
Tea days more and election day will
be here and it is none too early for the
DEMOCRAT to say that it wants it's
friends in every part Of the county to
help the paper to get the returns from
their precinct at the earliest possible
moment after the polls close. In years
past, by these means the DEMOCRAT has
been able to give it's readers the complete
election returns two days after the vote
is cast. Anyway we will give all that
reach here up to Thursday noon and the
more aid that is given by our friends
through the county the nearer complete
will be our returns.
Langdon happens to be the only town
in Cavalier county that has to register
it's voters. The registration board met
Tuesday evening OF this week to prepare
the list from the poll books Of the last
election. This list has been posted in q
conspicuous place at the City Hall where
1T remains for week when the board
meets again to revise and correct. II
you are q voter register and save the
trouble OF swearing your vote In on
election day. The registration law
applies to ladies who desire to vote on
educational matters fully as much as it
does to the male voter. ii. n
Z stga , II
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Result of Municipal Elections in Michigan |
Cities.

DETROIT, April 4.-The Democrats
made several striking gains in the mu-
nicipal and township elections held in
all Michigan cities during the day ex-
cept Detroit and Port Huron. At Ian.
sing S. F. Hammel was elected by 3l6
majority, the first Democratic mayor in
10 years. Mayor George r. Perry
Dem.) was reelected at Grand Rapids
over ex-Mayor Stuart by 1883 majority
At Petoskey, which has hitherto been
Republican, the Democrats carried two
Of the three wards and elected the
mayor. Hudson and Ann Arbor both
show Democratic gains. At Big Rap
ids the Democrats reduced the Repub.
lican majorities of last year by half.
Democratic Mayor w. B. Baum was re-
elected at Saginaw, although by re-
duced majority. Ludington, Lapere,
Alpena, Mount Clemens, Sturgis, St.
Clair, Traverse City. Ypsilanti, ST.
Ignace, Niles and Adrian also went
Democratic. At Eaton Rapids the Re-
publican ticket was reelected and at
Hastings the Republicans We're success
ful for the first time in the city's his
tory. St. Joseph and Grand Haven
also went Republican.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
UNION AND CONFEDERATE,

Commander-in-Chief Shaw Favors q Me-
mortal Day for All.
LOUISVILLE, April 4.-General Albert
D. Shaw, commander-in-chiefo of the G.
A. R., who has just returned from a
tour of the South, reported here during
the day.
"My trip has been most interesting"
said General Shaw Everywhere I
was greeted by Confederate and Union
soldiers alike. There is no longer any
feeling between the soldiers who op-
posed each other in the great war The
brave men Of the North and South are
Ga the same plane. They were to-
gether in the Cuban campaign"
"What do you think of the sugges-
tion to make Confederate Decoration
day national holiday" asked the re-
porter.
81 think it fine thing" said Cen
eral Shaw. Zone of my cherished
plans is to have the last Sunday in May
a great national memorial day for the
dead soldiers of all the wars
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
TO SAVE THE ISLANDS.
Bill to Prohibit Sale of Liquor in Our Nev
Possessions.

Bill to Prohibit Sale of Liquor in Our New
Possessions.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-A large
delegation from New York, Philadel-
phia and other cities appeared before
the insular affairs committee of the
house, in behalf of the bill introduced
by Mr.. Gillette Of Massachusetts to pro-
nibit the importation into, sale or man.
ufacture ofintoxicating liquors in Porto
Rico, Hawaii or the Philippines. They
:adduced many facts to prove that, espe-
cially in the Philippines, there had
been a large increase in the sale Of in
toxicating liquors since the advent Of
the Americans, with drunkenness and
other attendant evils, and urged that
entire prohibition was the only remedy
for the condition of affairs existing and
prospective. Among those who spoke
were Rev. j. B. Dunn of the National
Temperance society, Rev. E. G. Din
widdie and Hon. S. E. Nicholson of the
National AntiSaloon league, and Mrs.
NJ D. Ellis Of the w. c. T. U.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05

the Headquarters of the British army of
occupation. The public is painfully
surprised to learn after all that has
come and gone that British officers of
high position can still neglect precau-
tions which the veriest tyro might be
expected to observe, and blunder into
traps which the observance Of the ele-
mentary military rules would have re-
vealed. There is no attempt here to
minimize the observation-disclosures Of the
whole affair, SO far as the British ar
concerned, or detract from the dexterity
of the Beers who were apparently COM
manded by General Dewet. The tactics
of the burghers were evidently excel
lently conceived and boldly carried out,
and unless the reinforcements sent by
Lord Roberts have turned the tide and
recaptured the prisoners couple of
hundred men from two crack corps OF
the Household Cavalry and the Tenth
Hussars are now on their way to swell
the growing deposit Of British prison
ers in Pretoria.
Promise to Be Troublesome.
tTeSl0eQC hruRer is Sa1O 10 nave prom
ised to reoccupy Bloemfontein this
week, and the stubborn burghers seem
to be closing on the place in such force
as promises to be troublesome, espe-
cially when it is realized that the activ-
ity Of strong Boer force in the vicin-
ity of Paardeberg has already inter.
rupted direct communication between
Lord Roberts and Kimberley. But for
the overwhelming numbers at the dis
posal Of Lord Roberts, the situation
would justly cause Great Britain
greater anxiety. AS it is, the nation is
beginning to realize from the nature of
.he guerilla warfare, that it is liable to
embarrass the future movements of the
British troops.
A special dispatch from Bloemfontein
reports that the water supply Of the
place has been cut off. This is the nat
ural sequence Of the Boer success at the
waterworks. But the authorities are
hopeful that the strong reinforcements
sent by the commander-in chief will
remedy this,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
BATTLE SEEMS IMMINENT.
BrStsh and Beers Close Together North
OF BlOemfOntein.

Brstsh and Beers Close Together North
OF BlOemfOntein.
LONDON, March 31.-The Beers are
concentrating in force about 10 miles
north of Bloemfontein in the rear OF
Glen and Lord Roberts is sending for
ward troops to engage them. The Sew
enth infantry division and part Of Cen
eral French's cavalry have been sent up
to join the Fourteenth brigade and the
two cavalry regiments that are holding
Glen and it's environs. It does not
seem probable that the Beers will give
serious battle in the fairly open country
north of Glen. Still their evident
strength indicates more than corps Of
observation.
In small affairs the Beers are daringly
aggressive in all parts of the field Of
war. The johannesburg mounted po-
lice, esteemed by the Beers to be their
best mounted commando, are raiding
the country near Bloemfontein, har-
RAISING the farmers who have given up
their arms to the British and carrying
off cattle.
The Beers 7eoccupied Campbell and
are in strength near Taungs and Bark
ley West They shelled the British
camp at Warrenton Wednesday, but
moved out of range that night.
Methuen's Unexplained Action.
Lord Methuen and the forces that
had been operating in the Barkly dis
trict have been recalled to Kimberley
by Lord Roberts. No explanation has
been given for this, but the mounted
troops are dissatisfied at having been
ordered back.
The Beers and disloyalists at Ken
hardt have been dispersed and caused
to retreat. General Parsons is about to
enter the town unopposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive ar
rangements to police and safeguard all
the Free State towns in the territory
occupied.
Dispatches from Maseru assert that
the Beers who returned to Ladybrand
from Colcolan have taken up strong no.
sitions and sent pickets far in every d.
rection to watch Basutoland in the ex-
pectation that part Of General Buller's
army Will invade the Free State on that
side.
According to Pretoria advices Mafek-
ing was bombarded for seven hours on
Tuesday,.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
QUEEN AT KINGSTON.
Royal Yacht Arrives Safely Ahead of
Time.

Royal Yacht Arrives Safely Ahead Of
Time.
DUBLIN, April 4.-The royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, with Queen Vic
toria on board, arrived at Kings
town at 2 o'clock p. M, three and
half hours ahead Of scheduled time,
and was greeted with a royal salute
from the channel squadron.
Rain has been falling all morning.
The royal yacht lay off Kingston, no
one disembarking from her and no one
will leave the vessel until morning
Only a handful of persons saw the ar
rival Of her majesty.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
T0LDBY ROBERTS
Official Account Of the Affair in
Which BrOadWOOd Lost
His Guns.

LONDON, April 3.-12:5o p m:-The
war office reports that Colonel Broad
wood lost seven guns and all his bag
gage in the ambush laid for him by the
Beers OH Saturday. The casualties
numbered $50.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts,
dated Bloemfontein, April /:
'"I received news late yesterday even.
ing from Colonel Broadwood, who was
at Thaba N'Chu, 39 miles east Of here,
that information had reached him that
the enemy was approaching In two
forces from the north and the east. He
stated that if the report proved true, he
would retire towards the waterworks,
II miles nearer Bloemfontein, where he
has had detachment Of mounted in.
fantry for protection Of the works.
"Broadwood was told in reply that
the Ninth division with Martyrs
mounted infantry will march at day
light today to support him, and that If
he considers it necessary, he should re.
tire from the waterworks. He moved
there during the night and bivouacked.
AT dawn today he was shelled by the
enemy who attacked on three sides.
He Immediately dispatched two horse
artillery batteries, and his baggage
toward Bloemfontein, covering some OF
them with his cavalry.
s:Some two miles from the water
works, the road crosses a deep nullah,
or spruit. in which during the night, a
force of Beers had concealed themselves.
So well were they hidden that our lead
ing scouts passed over the drift without
discovering them, and it was not until
the wagons and guns were entering the
drift that the Beers showed themselves
and opened fire. Many of the drivers
of the artillery horses were Immediately
shot down at short range and several Of
the guns were captured. The remain
der galloped away, covered by Roberts
horse, which suffered heavily.
meanwhile Lieutenant Chester Mas
ters Of Remington's scouts, found
passage across the spruit unoccupied by
the enemy, by which the remainder of
Broadwood's force crossed. They re-
formed with great steadiness, notwith-
standing all that which previously oc-
Cured.
.Broadwood's report which has just
reached me, and which contained no de-
tails, states that he lost 7 guns and all
his baggage. He estimates all his cas-
ualties at about $50, including 200
missing.
.'On hearing this morning that Broad.
wood was hard pressed. I Immediately
ordered General French with the two
remaining cavalry brigades to follow in
support of the Ninth division The
latter, after \ magnificent march, ar
rived on the scene of action shortly
after 2 p. m.
"Broadwood's force consisted of the
Royal Household cavalry, the Tenth
Hussars, Qand U batteries Of the Royal
Horse artillery, and Pitchers battalion
Of mounted infantry.
1.-The strength of the enemy is esti-
mated at from 5000 to 10000, with
guns. the number of which is not yet
reported"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
Alarmed ut Jap Immigration.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-Work-
ingmen in this state are becoming
alarmed at the steadily increasing num-
ber Of Japanese immigrants. 1t is
stated that since Jan. /, 1899, no less
than 3,420 laborers from Japan have
arrived in this country and the immi-
grafton bureau is informed that / 400
more are due here by April 7. Accord
ing to Labor Commissioner North, 1000
passports have been obtained in Japan
for laborers intending to come to this
country.
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1He 4NeW DUe1 OO1HH1iHuc1'
leaving their teams, and it was impossi-
BILE for our men to hit the hidden ene-
my. Our gunners fought bravely try
ing to save the guns, but our people
were greatly hampered by the Kaffirs,
who ran hither and thither looking for
cover from the fearful fire that poured
in from all sides. Meanwhile the enemy
were hotly pressing Colonel Broadwood,
whose mounted troops were completely
surrounded. The opportune arrival Of
reieforcements saved Colonel Broad
wood from annihilation.
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MAKES THEM PAUSE.

British Public Gets Rad Shock From
Events Around BlOemfontein.
LONDON, April 3.-The rumors Of the
recapture by the British of the seven
guns taken from Colonel Broadwood's S
force, based on dispatch to the Chron-
icle from Bloemfontein, which it is said
in all probability is correct, fails to
compensate London for the severe
shock experienced by the humiliating
defeat sustained within few miles of
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
Revolutionists Hard to Crush.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 4.-Advices
from Colombia say the rebels in that
republic have secured such important
successes that the government is taking
steps to increase the fcrces detailed to
crush tho revolution.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
MORE VIGOROUS POLICY.

Emperor William Sends Instructions to
the German Minister at Pekin.
BERLIN, April 4.-Owing to the
strong representations Of Bishop An
zear Of Shan Ting, Count Won Buelow,
the German foreign secretary, at En-
perez Williams orders, has wired the
German minister at Pekin, Baron Won
ketteler, to pursue, hereafter, a more
vigorous policy there,
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which were to be- transferred here for
points along the jamestown & Northern.
q mum Der OF the new arrivals were young
men from Virginia, and we're snxiously
inspecting the condition of their bag
gage, when It was piled up at the depot.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
A DECISION SOON.
Kentucky Co urt Expected to Act Quickly
in the GOvernorship Case.

LOUISVILLE, April "A decision in
the governorship case is expected from
the court Of appeals within day or SO.
At the conclusion Of the argument, the
case was taken under advisement.
Pending decision, interest centers in
the proceedings of the grand jury at
Frankfort, which is expected to return
a number of indictments in connection
with the Goebel case. The conclusion
of the investigation is not expected for
fully two weeks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
COMPLETELY SURROUNDED.

Arrival of Reinforcements Saved the Brit
ish From AnnihilatiOn.
LONDON, April 4.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent Of The Daily Chronicle,
selegraphing Sunday and describing the
loss of the convoy, sfys:
The Beers opened with mrrfEous
fire. 1t was simply slaughter. The
Kaffir drivers Of the convoy ran away
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
Hernandex A Gain nefeated

CARACAS, Venzuela, April 4.-The
revolutionary general, Hernandez, has
been obliged to retreat to the banks of
the Orinoco, having suffered new and
decisive overthrow l6 miles from Civ
dad. Bolivar.
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ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Bryan Addresses Large Crowds at What
com and seattle.

WHATCoM, Wash, April 4.-William
J. Bryan began the second week Of his
Pacific coast campaign by addressing
10000 people at al open air meeting il"
this city. He spoke for an hour and 10
minutes giving the greatest portion of
the time to discussion Of the Philippine
question.
SEATTLE, Wash, April 4-W. J.
Bryan spoke here during the afternoon
to a crowd variously estimated at from
$4,000 to 10000 people. His speech was
along the same lines as those delivered
elsewhere in the state
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-04-05
ELECTIONS IN WISCONSIN.
contest in Milwaukee the Most Excitin
in Years.

in Years
M1LwAUKEE, April 4.-Municipal
elections are being held throughout
Wisconsin. The contest in this city is
the most exciting in many years. The
street railway issue has been the feature
Of the campaign. The weather early in
the day was cloudy and threatening
rain. A heavy vote is being polled.
Mayor David S. Rose, Democrat, seeks
reelection against Henry J. Baum
gartner, Republican. Aldermen, super.
visors and q county judge are slso hainG
voted for.