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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
SAWYER Is NO MORE.
Wisconsin's Disttnguished Ex Sen.
atOr Expires Mt Oshl<osh. =

Wisconsin's Disttnsuished Ex SEN.
ator Expires Mt Oshkosh.- :
- Oshkosh, Wis, March 81. Former
United States. Senator Philetus Sawyer
died yesterday morning at 9:15 o'clock
at the residence of his son, E. P. Saw.
yer, in this city. The illness that re,
suited in his death became serious AT
O'clock Tuesday. afternoon. The at
tack at first affected the stomach, but
later the bowels and kidneys became
involved. and death ensued as result
of sethe aggravated disorders. Mr..
Sawyer had been confined to his bed
only a dav. and as he was subject to
similar attacks no particular aiarm
was felt He rested fairly we'll last
night and seemed to be feeling Il little
better yesterday morning. Members
of the family We're all absent, except
Mrs. Phil Sawyer, Jr., wife Of his
grandson. Asking her to remove his
shoes and stockings, although Ire had
none on. he settled back with long
sigh and was dead before she realized
it. The funeral will probably be held
Sunday. provided relatives CT the
family reach here in time. .5..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05

A dozen or more years ago a farmer
twisted a bit of iron about: a. wire
fence, and noticed that his =. cattle
avoided it. Thus originated the use. Of
the barbed-wire fence, which, has. cut
the great free prairies into ranches.
IT has lacerated and rom water
countless Numbers Of the: wild: animals
that once roamed the prairies, and is
now classed as war material by the.
nations. Both in Cuba and in: South
Africa the decentralization wrought by
the deadly barbedwire fence was
greater than that of the most'improved
guns and powder. The position. of
fence cutter has promoted the drum
mer-boy into the forefront of danger
When Lieutenant Ord led his men in
a rush up San Juan hill, boy private
by his side, fell, mortally wounded.
Ord heard his faint cry and paused in
lis rush to say, my poor fellow, can
do nothing for YOU II did not call
you back for that" was the brave re-
ply Il am done for; but take my
steel nippers. There may be another
fence beyond that hill, and 1 won't be
there to cut it for you" The boy lived
to hear the shout Of victory, but the
gallant leader, with the boys nippers
in his hand and the boys devotion last
in his heart. lay dead not many yards
away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
co1DRN WEDDING EVENT.
Mr., and Mrs. Calvin d. HolbrooR OF
North Dakota Celebrate.

Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin ID. HolbrooR Oh
North Dakota Celebrate.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin B. Holbrook last
wool, celebrated the fiftieth annlNersa-
nv of their marriage, which occurred ~
tho home of the bride, near klchWoou'
Union county, Ohio, March =. lo,W'
About seyenty-five friends ana feia-
+ives gathered at the home OF Llstoli NJ.
Ho,hrook of Pleasant Lake, to take
no,t in the festivities. An orlslnal po'
ON was read by Birdie Holbrook, a
granddaughter of the worthy couple.
rcnonet was a feature of the occa-
zion Relatives present were three
cons and their wives. two grandsens
and their wives, twelve grandchildren
and three great grand children.
Nj and Mrs. Holbrook came from
Adams county. Nebraska. to North VA
rots in March. 1887. Mr.. Holbrook
was horn in Westmoreland county,
New Hampshire, in August. 1879, ana
his wife (nee GearhardD was born IL
ne,aware county, Ohio, in February
1924 In the fall of 1855 they settled
~ rantra, Michigan but at the OPENING
- t,,a vor returned to Ohio. In June
1aea Ar Holbrook enlisted in the Thir
teepth Ohio volunteers. ana was sen
into the Indian service I'D the lyon.
. mountains. He saw three years VI eel
. vice. during which he was accoMpaiiiT :.
Inv his wife and three childreh. y
3 1896 they moved overland from Onl
j. to Iowa. and. later, Went 70 Neprasks
i They have three sons ana one daug,
i. ter, twenty three grandchildren anu D
great grandchildren.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
4 BLOODY BATTLE.
Two: Men Killed in "a Fight Bet,y

Two: Men Killed in IA Fight Between
DespcsadOes and u Shcriff's Posse.
Denver. Colo, March 31.-A special
from Gallup. n. Mex. says bloody
battle between sheriff's posse and
gang Of desperadoes occurred near
Navajo Springs. sixty miles west of
Gallup, Wednesday afternoon in which
two of the posse, Gus Gibbons aD'
Frank Lesueur, were Killed F; 4
the outlaws 1, We're CAPTURED 30 baaly
MouLugu. lhiee escape and are he
i !as.1 toiioM Na4.; Ane gang had been
stealing cattle n various parts Of the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
FIRE All, FORNIAN.

Depot Burned and the Agent and
His Family Barely: EscaDe.
Forman. N. D., March 31.-The 500
depot burned last night at 1890. and is
a total loss. 4 defective fue caused
the fire. The agent and family lived i'll
the depot and had narrow escape.
He was carried out just before the
building fell in. They lost all thsir
household goods
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
READY FOR BUSINESS.

Opening Eession of the New Lcsis-
Iature of Manitoba.
Winnipeg, March 31.-The first ses-
sion of the Manitoba legislature, with
Hugh John Macdonald as premier,
opened yesterday Nearly 5000 invi-
tations had been issued, and the open
ing ceremonies were made the occasion
of a brilliant society event. Coy. Pat
terson. in his inaugural speech, re-
ferred to the part Manitoba's soldiers
We're playing in the Transyaal war,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
state Warrants Called In.

: Pierre. S.. D.. March 31.-State Treas,
urer Schanlber will. within a few d.. o.
make call fer 100000 of outs ,andina
state warrants. The war;" IT. at at
present .amount to S12- odo ana the
call will. reduce the a 49," da1,+ of
the state and W. MALT, noaa,nS 'I 1,o al
wiped out by y -, lroDa"is "e ''''
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
New signal Tower Ordered.

- Bayfield,, Wis. March 31.-The signal
service. bureau has announced that an
iron signal tower will. be PLACED at
nusnsiu tof I'm and. weather sig
:, ~ be equipped with electricity
for night signals. This tower will be
of the new 1900 model which the gov
ernment las adopted, and will be Of
vast benefit i'll giving warning to lake
vessels and for weather information.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
LANGDQNr ..s.s.s :-..-s c@H. OAK.
The psrss,iitt=ot happiness ''tues not
necessaEilY,.iHaSaN.s thess1pursnit. of
wealth. Real happiness Is a. matter of
individual conscience entirely. =

Prof, R. S. Woodward, of Columbia
university, in recent paper shows
reasons for thinking that. the earth's
atmosphere. extends to a. height vary
ing with the distance iron" the equa-
tor. Atsthe equator he estimates the
height to'bf 2s,oo6 miles. Witch dimin-
ishes to:dhiy 17,0bo miles At hR poles.
But of course beyond a..few hundred
% on sss asses Re SsSse$ ~ s;asE
that the,aHects arg mBSetssPtlbl9;,iss'' -;
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
| ,tlewa fas Me,.uo.ites,

+ ',e AK rails, $. D., March 5i.-south
xhkoth Wip have ano!.4er HaN college
u ehe Efforts of the 1rcnnoniees, living
a. freeman. Hutchinson county, and
vicinity meet WITTY success. They pro
pose raising !hc sum of S2a,Ooo fcr the
construction Of a college.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
FLockING TO CAPE NOME.


Fourteen Thousand People Have
Engaged Passage.
Portland. Or, March 31.--Fourteen
thousand people have engaged passage
from Pacific coast ports for Cape
Nome. Alaska, on the first fleet of
steamers. which sails. about May l.. 1t
is stated that forty-two steamers will
leave for Nome from San Francisco,
Puget sound ports and Portland, prac-
tically at the same time. Many of
these steamers will make two trips,
and it is estimated that upward of 90
600 people will leave Pacific ports for
the new gold fields during the season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
DEATH TO FIVE.

Great Northern WOrkmem at SpO-
kane Buried Under Fall of
Brick.
Spokane. Wash, March 81. - Five
men We're killed and several severely
injured by n cave-in on the Great
Northern right of way and track on
Washington street. 4 mass of brick
weighing hundreds of tons, keeled
over, without any warning. burying the
whole gang Of workmen. A dozen city
physicians are now lending surgical
assistance to the wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
0oh -'PAljL.'s | BjoAsT
INTENDS TO RETANE BLoENF>eN-
TEN WITHIN A WEEK.

Boer. Are Concentrating la Force
Worth OF Bloemfontein and, Lord
= Roberts Is Sending Forward
Troops to Engage Thcm-CamP-
bell Reoccupted by Beers Lord
y Robe ts Making E&ten.sive Ar
rangeanents to Police and Safe
D.. guard All the Free State Towns
g sin !the Territory Occupied.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
:. ,.,, Renubllcan Ticket.

or PAIL. March 31.-The Republican
,,tv convention met yesterday and
,,,amed a full ticket. Chester Il. smith
r. ihe candidate for mayor and :. y.
McCardy has again been nominated TOT
.e0DtgOllex. y .,-4- -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
uaaax for the senate

naadwood, S. D., March 31.-Dead-
nod norties received messages from
;;a;,ssSe e. G. Moody, at present at Los
* scales, Cal, stating he had consented
t. become Republican candidate Tor
Hi,e United States senate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
SteaIuer an

New York. March fire.
Old Dominion. .plyir 1.-THE steamer
York and Boston % between New
o'clock this morni- sustght fire at 3
expected that tb 20 M her niet. IL ia
No lives were ] mss wiz he heavy
pst
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
II ~ shot and killed.

:, Spoka' e., Wash March 31,-~Nels G..
Salnor eighteen years old, was shot
lh ,r b the head and instantly killed.
Allr' d Mess. who claimed he was
cle; <ria,g a gun when it went Off was
ne a qaa a charge of murder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
PlRHne noutV,

Calcutta. March 81. - The deaths
from the plague here on Tuesday num-
bered 2l7. and the new cases reported.
l57. The total number of cases is 3Ol.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05

At the annual K diQaen:oft;the Silk
Association Of. Americas""Eecently, the
chief guest was the, Chinese minister
to the Unftad States, WI Ting Fang.
He made the Speech of TIE" evening.
He contrasted' the friendly attitude Of
the United States toward China with
the aggressions Of European nations,
and said that SO; long. as Americans
kept on in their pacific policy Of com
merce and trade, they would be vel
come everywhere, not. only III China,
but in Japan. as WELL. Trade statistics
indicate that the Chinese minister: is
right. China is buying now Of Ameri-
can goods from five to six times as
much as it bought ten years ago. Last
year it bought four million dollars
worth more:thanag the year: preceding.
The gain was:mostly injection goods.
kerosene and flour. :ForeignArade, of
course, is not controlled by sentiment.
People buy what they like. best where
they can get it cheapest; but, other
things being equal; they would rather
buy of thair friends. than Of; those
whom theNsmay regard as. enemies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
Cost to PortueaI

Berne, Swift, March 31.-Accordine
to the Delagoa Bay railroad award
Portugal is condemned to pay 15,314,.
600 francs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
DEEP SNOW.
Ten Inches Reported at lac gu
DHrlc.

Ten Inches Reported at lac aui
pHrlc.
80. Montevideo Mimi. March 31.-Snow
has constantly been falling for the past
twenty-four hours until it, is over ten
inches deep. Owing to none of the
engines being equipped with snow
plowS the trains have been somewhat
delayed. Seeding, which had been
comm eEced in some places. will be sus-
pended for scme time, but the soil will
be in excellent condition.
%
Atwater. NIinn--Ten inches of snow
has fallen. This will considerably de-
lay seeding, which was just about to
begin.
i; lac uui Parle. Minn.-It has showed
for twenty-four hours and is still at it.
About ten inches has fallen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
r,.x REGARD. Destroyed.

GU Manes. Mimi, March 81. = Fire
l,rcl,o ont in the city hall, destroying
s',ost o'f tlte city records. The fire was
caused aaay by the explosion of Kerosene
statnp. q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
MARK Twain wiIIYTe.ts, :,

Marx Twain WiIIsTesGfK
London. March 31.-During IL
cussion of the copyright bill dis
house Of lords yesterday Lore IN the
well said Samuel I. Cleme, Monks
selaet oIpinft yiHg fie-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05

War, like tx the dyer,s hand, is.subdgsa
to what It wiorKss III. TIE, general sees
in it the Victoria CrajaH or the Legion
of Honor. the politician: sees in it re-
election;nthe manufactured, a. foreign
market foE<shis goods, do you take
an interest il the war;, London
householder lately asked 9t,Ih i cook, seq
ing a brightly colofed: siahap of South
Africa in the, kitchen mo-. SIR" was
the reply;. ,:"but mean to ave q skirt
like that: Brown, bit, and blouses like
these reds-and green's and yellows.
am just keepin,. the. maps":tb match the
patterns with When.-I-. getani eyenin'
off, sir" :. -. ~. $3.50; ;, $685. :.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05


The impense profits samassed by
various trusts have been: often talked
about in seemingly .extraVagant terms,
but the most extraYagant oratdry of
the antitrust agitation has, seldom. il
ever, equaled the representations made
in the courts; by Mr. Frick; the part
'ner of Mr.. Carnegie in 1.-The Carnegie
Steel Company OF Rtssburg. nsdr.::
Tricks iss RrellI . toI pE ees at
Mr.. Carnegie from freezing him OUT
of us interest il the concern. land. in
order to make clear his case it becomes
necessary to exhibiE ahes profits Of the
company, thps in a sense letting: :the
cat out of the bag" According To Mr..
Frick the net prodt Of 1899 sMas.8zl,-
000,00S. and the net profits for 1905 WIFI
amount to $42 SOC, Oso: Mr.. Carnegie is
said to consider this latter somewhat
excessive and fixes tie profits, for 1860
at the moderate = siinasof $4,000, oea,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05
The Crffgse, strenuous y. Qpjeet katQ.
gambling eARh9SAe Ibac2 ssRA attiS4e9s

gambling QAana&Ee eltnce9s0E H9tteaes
of consumption, suchs as rigs, wheat
and corrt. :ReosntlE.si S members Of "a
Chinese bucket !f.,. shaa IRa. board, Of trade
beheadeafof akiahfg ny se!ottn i t. pay
given prices as; given time without
regard to The imI.mata bis lasWss Of supply,
and demand. The ~ GShinese are ex-
IRENE in their methods; but ARE un-
doubtediy right as Ito the underlying
principle: .: : 80 ''*'''' i nd
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05

- ,,,.rc,,n her occupation in the mining
country.
Muir & Mccormick are the proprie,,
TORS of the iron foundry to pe opei'''s ~
at Hunter this year. and are buying Az
the available scrap iron at % pei W.
The firm expects TO do large ai'i''i'i'
of work.
While intoxicated. Anton Holm Sc
, verely stabbed Martin Rudd at Lldgel-
wood Rudd was terribly wounded
Jn6N with blood flowing from nls
wounds. he kept up a running hgnt loi
o,-or an hour and succeeded in PUNISH
o ing his assailant severely.
$ man bought gallon OF alcohoi
n from Drupgist Coulter of Dawson.
a,o;minp his wife was seriously i'll anu
n m alcohol bath had been prescribed.
l. .a+er he swore to a complaint against
K tho druggist, and trial OF the latter
J. FOR violation of the prohibitory law re-
u suited in an acQuttal.
MANY horses are being shipped East
= over the Northern Pacitic from MOI
~ +ana washington and North Dakota.
- The demand is unusual. Horses t.iat
- sold for about so on the ranges rev
- years ago bring from $40 to S6O no"
~ Michael Kessel, a German resident OF
~. Green River, in Stark county, drove
ad into the settlement to get load o.
IN wheat. and started to Nnhitch hls
ia horses. when they became frightened
"a. knocked him down and trampled him
h. 10 death. The team then ran away
liz and a daughter, thirteen years OF age
in the wagon. was killed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02
THE STATE HOSPITAL
Continued from First Page.

gested condition of the male wards of
this building. In this we have been
disappointed While the north wing
of the new Hospital could be made
ready in comparatively short time to
receive patients, it has been found
impracticable to occupy it until the
female department is also completed.
The work on this wing has progressed
very slowly owing in part to the I'M
looked for delay III obtaining the
necessary iron work, and the outlook
is that it will be another year at least
before the building will be ready for
occupancy. This is to be regretted, as
IL becomes problem how to place and
care for our ever increasing numbers
On the subject of the County Asy-
lums, DR.. Evans writes III this strain:
The question of building county
asylums, and the removal of patients
from the State Hospitals to such asy-
lums, on the plea of cheaper main
tenance has been discussed and agi-
tated during the past year in several
counties. 1t is sincerely to be hoped
that no such action as contemplated
will be taken. 1t is step backward
and far behind the most enlightened
conceptions of the treatment of the
insane today. The herding of insane
persons in almshouses with Children
and paupers is earnestly to be de-
cried. The influence is bad and the
result is bad. 1t is an experiment
which has been tried in England, and
in various States of this country. and
discarded as unsafe, impolitic and un-
wise. Under the existing laws of
New Jersey il is impracticable In
the few States of the Union in which
this principle is still in force, special
laws have been enacted to safeguard
the interests of the insane. 1t is graft
flying that in most Of the States it
has been prohibited by law.
The following clergymen have
oficiated in conducting religious ser
vices in the chapel according to the
schedule i'll operation:
Rev. DR.. Albert Erdman, EPresby-
terrain, Morristown.
Rev. DR. T. I. Coultas, Methodist,
Morristown.
Rev. S. z. Batten, Baptist, Nor
ristown.
Rev. Father A. M. Egan, Roman
Catholic. NORRIS Plains.
Rev. William M. Hughes, Episco-
palian, Morristown.
The treasurer received 1914, 346. 81
and expended by order of Warden
1901, 1T. II. Balance at the close of
the year, $13, 1859. H. The income
from private patients $55, 1866.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1900.
HELP FOR EPILEPTIC VILLAGE

The friends of the State Village for
Epileptics will be pleased to know
that Senator Stokes has introduced a
bill for new appropriation for the
use of the Board of Managers. The
act provides for the erection of two
brick cottages, for water supply,
sewerage and the payment for the
purchase of an additional farm. The
amount appropriated is $35, 900, which
is not large considering how much is
to be done at the State village. The
Managers will get the amounts due
them, from last year, in the supple
mental appropriation bill, which will
make the money available at once.
The Managers intend as soon as the
new appropriation is available, to buy
the Mesick farm, which adjourns the
Maplewood farm, where the village
is now located
The second annual report of the
Managers was given to the Legislature
during the past week. The report
shows that there are private patients
at the village and that 1854 was Sc
cured from them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02
Especial Correspondence. J

Trenton. Feb 1.-The fourth week
of this session of "good intentions"
ended happily on Tuesday afternoon.
The law makers turned their faces
homeward, we'll satisfied with them
selves because they had been we'll fed.
The State Comptroller and State Urea
surer held open house. They had been
reelected for third term and had
placed outside of the door of ''ye
Trenton Tavern a latch string" ali
velvet and yard wide. The solons
brought their appetites with Them
The selection of Comptroller Han
cock and Treasurer Swain, was the
most important event of the week.
The joint session held on Tuesday
noon was not without some particu-
lar interest. 1t brought together for
the first time the entire one hundred
and twenty fourth Legislature, and
taken as body it was the best look
ing Legislature, the State has ever
had. There is not homely man in
the whole 81 and the preponderance of
bright young men, made it stand
in strong contrast with some Legisla-
lures of six and eight years ago.
1t does not often happen that the
Legislature elects a State Treasurer
and Comptroller for a third term.
The exception is in the case of Major
Anderson, now the Supervisor of the
State Prison, who was State Comp
troller for twelve years and State
Treasurer Wright of Burlington.
A joint meeting, when everything
is harmonious, is exceedingly tame,
and since the ascendency of the Re-
publican party these great gatherings
are no longer interesting. That feel
ing, however. is due to the fact, that
in the days of Democratic rule con-
tests were gingery and exciting and
the troublesome caucus that proceeded
the joint meetings gave the joint
meeting itself considerable interest.
In these piping times of peace, when
harmony is spelt with big H, the
election of United States Senator
and such important officers as State
Comptroller and State Treasurer has
not only historical value and is not
a crowd drawing feature The Repub-
lican brethren are dwelling together
with so much love and unity, that
the only excitement they have is to
get together and drink lemonade.
In the case of Messrs. Hancock and
Swain, there was not even caucus
held. 1t was all taken for granted.
State Comptroller Hancock is young
man who has always carried rabbit S
foot and his luck has been phenomenal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02
SENSIBLE ADVICE.


The new water plant for Dover
wants to be considered very carefully
by all the people. The cost should
be considered and the benefits to be
derived, etc. 1t is most serious
matter for the taxpayers and every
renter of place in the town to bond
it for about $780, 900, as proposed.
The interest and expense account
would be heavy. Look it over and
talk about it ON all sides. so you can
act intelligently in this matter.
Do it all in reasonable and ration
able way, and if the result is pro or
con, let there be no kicking about it.
Dover Index.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02
WISE BENEFICENCEs.

We offer hearty congratulations to
our neighbor in Madison ON the lat
est addition to the attractiveness Of
their borough, the Free Public
Library, which has become theirs
through the princely generosity of a
summer resident ID. Willis James.
While we rejoice with them we are
tempted to envy them for the county
seat MS yet has no free library, though
doubtless one will come before long.
The interest which Mr.. James has
manifested in his country neighbors
is worthy of imitation by men of
wealth everywhere. His gifts have
not only been munificent but wise and
timely. The Library like the public
park he recently presented to the
borough are a benefit to the whole
community and especially to those
who might not be able to secure for
themselves the advantages which
these gifts bring within their reach.