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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-16

At Roanoke Rapids. N. O.. a big
paper pulp mill is to be erected. W.
N. Habliston of the National Bank. Of
Richmond, is at the head Of this new
enterprise
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-13

surprise to all Interested in. the new
revenue law. III was handed down in
the old suit brought by Henry Stuck
arr and other town assessors for writ
Of lnandamus to compel the county
clerk oturn over the assessment books
TO them instead II to the county asses
sors. The lower court denied the writ
AID the supreme court confirmed this
DECISION. But the supreme court also
rassed on the constitutlonality Of sec
t IN 40. uneNpectcSlly, and While up
stclding the lax n every other respect
threw this section out.
1t had been calculated that the
schools would have to be closed for
three months under the 3 per cent?
limit. The supreme court decision Viii
give the boar, pf education money
enough to keep the schools open. The
teachers, however, may have u q bans
don the attempt 70 get the cumulative
increase School tiustees say there VIII
only be cash enough g keep the schoeis
going but that ths next budget will
contain requss; for 1is per cent for
educ ssiianal purIs9ses- which miil lrlns
III 4 much greater income next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-13

of the marines, reached the outer works
of the sangar and made their way over.
In the next half minute fifty men tum-
bled over and Immediately rushed for
yard to clear the position In the rear.
This was however, stubhornly held for
a quarter of an hour. more. perhaps as
a screen than anything else to cover the
retreat of the Beers. Above the hill top
almost dripping With blood, not boul
der escaped its splash of crimson. and
the innumerable splinters and chips of
the iron stone blocks indicated the ter
rifle nature of our fire. Most of the
dead or wounded Beers We're carried off.
fifty of the more severely wounded We're
found in their hospital quarter of 4
mile away, but here and there a dead
man proved that here the Transvaal.
had sent its men down for the first time
to meet the on-coming column"
Julian Ralph. writing for the Daily
Mail. says: LET us describe the top Of
one of the small hills in the Belmont en-
gagement. the onein storming which
the brave grenadiers suffered part of
their fearfully heavy loss. On this
kopje. the Boer commander had COM
peeled the poorer men of his command
TO live for weeks. | took it that these
Iwere men of the servant and laboring
Ielass. Their dead. whose untidy, neg
Elected bodies i saw, seated as the Brit
Dish bullets and bayonets found them.
lcontirtned this theory, for they We're
poorly clad. unshavcn, unclean and
hungry looking. They We're that class
of soer whom James Bryce describes as
having started at the seventeenth cen-
lstury standard and deteriorated for 800
Years / knew when saw such men
among the dead and wounded and pris-
Isoners. how it could be that white men
Iscould misuse the. White flag and mock
I the sacred purpose of the Geneva cross.
Food dirt and an extraordinary pro-
fusion cartridges and cartridge wrap-
l3pines We're all mixed together, but the
lacerih and disorder did not soften or
save the griny, beastly condition Of the
dead
lii a lighter strain the Pail Mail Ga
zette's correspondent AT Frere Camp,
under dale OF December i, thus de-
seribes camp life:
The teelium of camp life here has
been reileved9by surprise visits paid to
| various Dutch farms, whose Owners
have been suspected of completely IN
the rising. No looting was allowed. the
| e
orders being very strict on this point.
| Despite. however. the stiictness With
(which these most necessary orders
have been carried out, the return Of
some raiding parties rather iesenlbled
Ia border foray of the olden time. The
! Verb 10 connnandeer covers a multi
1 tuie OF petty larcen.es.
From ths Ladysmith correspondent
of the Daily Chronicle comes a grim
4 story Of besieged ,nisery:
Dishelyeei Women are peering out OF
lthAIs,dens III The rocks and holes in the
sasisi. They crawl ii in the evening
i light, shaking the dirt from their petit
coats asld the sand from their bach
chair, they rub thei chiidren,s faces
srouni With the tails OF their gowns
4 They tempt scraps Of flames TO take
the chill Off the yellow water for tbs
iehiitrens tga, -After shutdown a steady
Scotch drizzle settles down upon us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-13
NONE ESCAPED DEATH.
Unknown steamer Wrecked in ST
Mnry,s Ray las Now sunk.

Unknown steamer Wrecked in st.
Mnry's Bay Has Now sunk.
ST, Johns. n. r.. Jan. 1.-THE name
of the vessel wrecked in ST Mays bay 4
s unknown. The Ship Is II twe-inasted
steamer offnearly 1900 tons, ard prob
ably carried a crew of SIXTY. With pos
siblv some passengers. She Went ashore
befor dayhreals on Thursday. striking
a ledge at the foot Of the cliff, whore
Escape was hopeless. The ertaa launched
the boats, but probably during the panic
some were crushed against her sides
Iofhsrs beng swampecl, and all the occu-
I pants apparently reFishing.
I'll, ship was seen TO be on fire by res
idsnts six miles away. Attracted 10 the
scene, they found The after half of the
wreck Blazing tarcely and the fore part
under Mater. Kerosene IN the cargo
Helped the ba2e. At that time only
three men We're left on board Two
We're on the bridge and one IL the rig
ging Those on the bridge We're safe
Euniil about , y, M, when they Were
washed overheard and drowned, the
bridge being carried away
The Survivor soon after left tbs rig
/ ging, swan 10 the rocks and twice en-
deavored to get q footing. Failing in
| this. ne made his way back 70 the rig
gin2. where he died Of exposure during
/ tlle night.
| Many dead bodies are visible tossing
in the surf. TWO Of them thrown UP in
c3Vecan not be reached owing 10 the
heavy SEA. one is thought TO be that
OF a woman.
Boats and other wreckage are strew,l
arnpng the rocks for miles. Yesterday
/ VAS more stormy than the day before,
and il was Impossible 10 reach the
wreck. which has gone - pieces To such
an extent that il has sunk beneath the
4 waves. A severe gale is raging Which is
8lll<ely to reduce her 10 fragments The
wreck commissioner hopes 10 b. able to
lobtaln her name today
4 Residents along the shore made every
possible effort TO resoue the survivor in
the rigging, but. lacking proper outfits
1 they were unable 70 succeed. There is
mot the slightest prospect that any soul
on board escaped death. as the intense
4 midwinter cold would kill any who ex-5
4 capped drowning
1 a messenger who has just arrived
from Peters River reports that a trunk
lhlitd With wonlens clothing has been
q washed ashore there. as we'll as gar
s ment which is either a waterproof cape,
q such as used by a woman. or a mans
q Eevercoat Near by was found some un-
4 derwear. evidently a mans, marked
with the initials y. IT," This SEEMS TO
indicate that the snip had passengers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-13
Faalogiai Samoa.
PRUSSIA MAKES TERMS.
New York Life Receives the Most
Favorable Concessions.

Berlin. Jan BIT is rumored here
that II Mutual Life Insurance Conn
pany. Of New York. is o be re-adnit-
ted to Prussia on the condition that ii
VIII deposit with the government the
fun policy reserve on Prassian pn:cies,
this deposit 70 be made in Prussi.,n Sc
curities. II this deposit is made the
government will waive the requirement
which Calls for the disposal of the
eompany's stocks amounting n the
case of the Mutual Life to 800 100000
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany which was recently admitted II
Prussia, was not called upon to de
post the full reserve. because ii has
agreed to dispose of all its stocks 1ts
deposit with the government is there.
fore but half the amount required o
the Mutual Life.
Stop that cough right away with
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure. Twenty
five cents. For sale by the Mcbride &
Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-13
DECLARES TAX Law VOID.
llliuois supreme Court strikes n.
Row Mt > Per Cent Limitation


hieaeo, jar. The supreme court
has aeearsf thar itles5 per cent Iiiaita-
tier eiA'is p ile i5s'y revenue laH is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. baeatlsa seetion 40 OF
tne aet relates CITY fe Cook county ard
makes what Is ri9@dan arbitrary ana
iiJnaiar3l sss lieatian. The decision
Na5 hand q DOWN ysstelaiay and
bregs atom revolution ID fne mat
~ q estat isftlIs tax rate.
Instead q tae , per cent general rate
taNRaE vii have s. pay from
G9a 30 as high as 10 per cent. This lat
e iai only obtain in SONS Of TIE
ss9aiir townships in the county The
4ig taxing bodies VIII gel bigger IN
tTs Than tiley expected 10 get under
tae ,.eaS revenue law.
The city nf Chicago, the schools and
tn. i,iiblic library viii not get their full
iista under the other laws relating to
tleir share If inc tax levy because
tliey had - base their estimates on the
tigures Of 1855.
The drainage board viii get an in
crease of more than 81 100000, the coup-
f ty gets a handsome addition of nearly
81. 100000 and the parks get more
money than they expected under the
Limitation clause.
The entire section 40 is held to be
toid, and on this point the city may be
able to Increase its bonded indebted
ress from s17Oo0,oO0. Comptroller Ker-
foot claims that under the ruling of the
court the limit may go as high as $751;
300 Nno.
! The decision came as a tremendous
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
For the best value 10 shoes go to

For the best value III shoes go to
Kelly's.
Miss Eva Mahon was up from Easily
over Sunday to spend the day with
friends in town.
Merchant Joe Kelly is another resi-
dent up on Seventh street that's doing
lots of hard work this week to make his
residence property an earthly paradise.
Kentucky and Moline wagons have
more good points in their construction
than any wagons offered the buyers of
Cavalier county. McPhail sells them.
Louis Fortnsy is laid up with inHam-
nation of the lungs at his home IN Mt.
Carmel and will for few days be unable
to continue the route laid down for the
service of his horse, st. Joseph, for this
season.
WANrED:-I want breaking done on
my place, five miles south of Langdon,
during the month of June, Applicants
will write undersigned stating the low
est cash price per acre. G. w. Young,
Park River, N. d.
). w. Pratten, Frank Briggs and J. R.
N0dlS were LE1O VI M1lGOu1huS tddb
passed through from the north on Mon
days passenger, going home from trip
to the Manitoba northwest. All three
have lately invested in some of the cheap
dirt on the other side Of the line.
| Miss Mamie Milne is another teacher
imprisoned by the small pox quarantine
in the Olga district. Her school has
| been closed and though no case of the
disease exists in the family with whom
she is stopping, they are understood to
have come into contact with those who
| have.
D. Schuler, postmaster and one of the
early settlers out at Trier, spent a few
hours in town last Friday on his way
down to Edinburg. He has contracts
enough there in the plastering and
masonry line on new buildings that are
being put mp to keep him busy all
summer.
| w. J. Bestvater, one of the new teach
ers in this county, who came here in the
spring to take charge Of school No. B, IL
Moscow township writes the DEMOCRAT
saying that perhaps the friends of those
attending school would like to hear how
himself and Teacher Voth, who style
themselves "the Minnesota tramps," are
prospecting in their schools. He states
both enjoy their work very much ant
wish to thank the members of the board
for the way they have endeavored to make
the life of both teacher and scholar
''merry chime" Both schools have ar
attendance of over thirty every day whil'
the text books and other supplies ar,
furnished free by the school board
Both teachers are we'll taken up will
their new location and enter heart1l
into their work.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
GO TO LANDS.
FARRELL & RNrkp INSURANCE.
FOR IOAINS.

E. A. Pennock; The daily papers are
having lots to say about the Standard
Oil Co., increasing the wages of its en-
p,oyers all over the country ten per cent
and adopting the nine hour labor plan,
but J. have yet to hear the first thing
about it..
Cashier Sheehan: Just say that the
call statement of the Mooney State Bank
will be published next week. 1t would
have appeared this week only for the
fact that W. j. Mooney, the president,
has not been able to get back from his
tip east as expected.
Rev. Dougan leaves Monday OF next
week to attend meeting of the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church,
which convenes at st. Louis, Mo. Dur
ing his absence of three weeks the ser
wees here will be looked after by Elder
Stevenson, of Beanlieu, Rev. Sykes, OF
Hannah and Rev NC Millan, OF Elkwood.
Saturday night the Langdon republi-
cans caucused to elect delegates 10 tnelH
county convention of yesterday after
noon. Before supper slate was agreed
on nv the leaders and when the polls
opened in the evening nothing was hee s
ed but to see that the voters did the
rest, and harmony sign with big
"H'' was hung out in every ward: SIXTY
votes is what the tally sheets show as
having been the vote cast and the dele
gates named we're as follows.
First Ward-P McHugh, John NC
Gauvran, G. s. Hunter. ", ~
Second Ward-W. A Laidlaw, w. r.
Winter, W. Flumerfelt: c,.
Third Ward-D H. Mcmillan, Chas'
DeGeer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10

Have you seen Kelly's new line of
clothing?
T.. e. Pierce and wife drove over to
Lakota and spent Sunday with the old
folks.
| Will Bucklin transacted business and
visited friends at the Forks a few days
this week.
Miss Dele z. Jameson, the lady phys
lcian from Osnabrook, was among the
visitors in the city on Tuesday.
Attorney Doughty returned Friday
from up north, where he attended the
funeral of Henry Thompson at Hannah.
The Moon in it's last issue tells of half
dozen fine residences that are in course
of construction at Hannah already this
spring.
J. McPhail and O. G. Wentworth 60 to
Fargo next week having been served
with subpoenas to do juror duty at the
United States court.
Mrs. j. w. Pratten was in the city
several days of the past week, visiting
with the DeBerg family, returning to her
home at Milton on Sundays train.
Judge Dorval and Go. Treasurer Nc
Gauvran are couple of court house Of
ficials that took the advantage of a
holiday on Arbor day to impersonate
"the man with the hoe" and planted
trees on their city residence property.
E. Ashley Mears, extensively known
though By no means popular among the
early day farmers of this county, was a
visitor in the city Friday. Since his
ignominious retirement from the bank
ing and mortgage business i'll this state
years ago he has been a resident of
Minneapolis.
On Arbor Day the Langdon second
nine went down TO Milton and played a
return game with the second nine of that
place. The game was decidedly one
sided. Up to the sixth innings the
score being 10 to and finally wind
ing-up at II to II, beng i'll favor OF
Langdon all the way through. The boys
had a good time and although both
games played with Milton have ended
In victory for the kids, they propose
to give 'em another show, probably on
Decoration day and IN this city when the
Milton boys say they will play the game
of their life. LESLIE Mccullough held
the indicator and gave satisfaction all
round. The following is the score:
i 8 4 s 6 7
Langdon. ......... IOIOI2L4 !.
| M;Ito1 I0I2lOI OI3IOI1 II
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

The farmers are kicking for rain.
Pay your poll tax and look pleasant.
The county commissioners convene on
May 81.
A teachers examination will be held
May 25.
Langdon builders still say they are
shy few carpenters.
Members of the Workman order had
no May assessment to meet.
The city sidewalks are being repaired
and number of improvements made.
Judge Sauter will be here on the 18th
to transact judicial business with the
legal fraternity and grant final citizen
papers.
Saturday the thermometer registered
$40 in the shade-just another lndlca-
ton that the ice cream and soda water
season is here again.
The new caucus law makes it COM
pulsory for the clerk OF a caucus 10
keep al full record OF the voters present
and voting at such caucus.
Langdon firemen are figuring On buy
ing new uniforms which it IS their pur,
nose to have ready so as to be on full
dress parade on the Fourth OF July.
Since the first Of the month the hour
of ringing the curfew bell has been
changed from half past eight to nine
O'clock This rule will continue during
the summer months,
Cypress township builds another new
school honse this summer. There's an
other one going up in Mt. Carmel and
several others to be built in the south
end of the county during the summer.
Street improvements this spring will
cost the city about $3.50, but then you
know that Langdon for some time pas
has borne the reputation of having the
finest streets of any town of her size II
the state.
Langdon's second nine of ball players
are around raising funds for new lint
of bats and balls. Since their victory
Arbor day there is nothing that tn!
people of Langdon consider too gooe
for the skid" nine.
Ifyeu own dog that you want t.
keep pay the tax and get tag. Chie
Of Police McDermott has been instruct
ed to see that this law is rigidly enforced
The tax is $500 and the tag will cost you
quarter. Dig up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
See j. G.. Dickson before
non1cigg your final proof or
negotiating your farm loan.

r. E. Truax and Frank Kelly made the
trip overland to St. Thomas and spent
Sunday With the Saints-and other good
people.
The large Columbia separator, made
by the old reliable Aultman & Taylor
Co., is on exhibition at j. McPhalls
warerooms, Langdon, N. D.
Now is the time to trim up your
trees. In many places III town the
trees overhanging the sidewalks are too
low, and should be trimmed up.
The DEMOCRAT tenders the mayor and
city council it's sincere thanks for the
nice thing they did Monday night in
designating it as the city official paper
Robt Slater wants the people to know
that the livery, feed and sale stable he
runs at the old Sullivan barn gives as
good if not better services than any in
the city He tells you about it in new
ad this week.
The "warm' correspondent at Han
nah of the Grand Forks Herald ard
Fargo Forum, WHO by the way is Ions
op prosperity, patriotism and palaver is
laid up with injuries received last week
while grooming his flying trotter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
See Farrell & Burke for Hail In
surance. Farm agents for the ST.
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Peter Wild, whose farm of several
hundred acres near Osnabrock is the
admiration of everybody in Cavalier
county, was in the city Tuesday evening
on his way home from Manitou, Man,
where he had been purchasing more
thoroughbred stock.
Miss Gibson is the name of the lady
who has been engaged to visit Langdon
shorty for the purpose of giving a series
of lessons in baking and cooking to a
number of Langdon ladies. Miss
Gibson comes from Fargo and has
instructed classes in cooking in many
towns over the state.
To Judge from what the Plaindealer and
some other state papers have to say Hon.
H. D. ALERT of this city is the selection
of his friends as candidate for delegate
to the national democratic convention
at Kansas City, Mo-, on July 4. Mr.
ALERT is one of the old line democrats
of North Dakota and in every way
entitled to the honor.
The attention of our readers, particu
larly in the vicinity of Dresden, is called
to the financial statement of the Bank oil
Dresden, published in another column
| Wu6Q Ine loDRtu Ol Iltuo tuAL IL mas peer
established is taken into consideration
it can safely be be said that there ar,
few is any of the state banks that ca,
make as good showing.
Louis Lecuyer, ahalf-breed who figure
prominently in the Houle murder cas-
over in Pemb,na county, it is said live,
near Langdon some time ago, havin
left here owing to losing his land in a con
test case The murder took place Il wee
ago Sunday night, when Joseph Houl
brutally beat his wife to death with
stick of kitchen stove wood. The plac
is located about half way between PEN
J bina and B ,thgate and belonged to Mr.
/ Houle. The way the story goes til
! murder Of the victim was planned by he
husband and Lecuyer in order to gal
possession of the land. Lecuyer
stated to be q son.ln-law OF Mrs. Houle'
being married to one of her daughter
by former husband.
Log Cabin maple syrup for Gilt p,
gallon at Kelly's.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
WHEAT MARKET.

Services of special nature have been
IN progress at the Methodist church all
week.
j. McPhail invites intending purchas-
ers to inspect his line of Sayer g. Scovill
buggies The biggest value ever offered
in Cavalier county for the money.
Secretary Lindlie, of the state enforce
ment league, who is said to be feminist
the drug stores and the other fellows
aroused local curiosity by making Lang
don another visit this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
CHEAP MONEY

$4,000 OF private money has Just
been placed in my hands for Farm
Loans, while it lasts will loan it at
less than the current rates. mean
lust what say. j. G. MONNET.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
All the latest things in shirt waists
at Kally'a

All the latest things in shirt waists
at Kelly's.
Don't forget the ball game on the new
diamond tonight. Juniors VS.. regulars.
John Currie has the contract of build
ing DR.. Sheppard's new home on Fourth
street.
Mt. Carmel will organize brass band
and help enliven che campaign outthat
way next fall.
Collector Fl. E. Kinney. of the Gus
toms office at Hannah, was convention
spectator yesterday.
When looking for stylish spring hat,
don't forget to look at G. j. Kelly's line.
He handles the Gordon Hat.
A handsome roll awning will ornament
the front of Kellys store in the First
National bank block this summer.
JAS Mckay, teacher of the Dresden
schools came down to LangdoD on Arbor
Day to plant a tree-and other things.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10

additional Local on Last Pase)
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-07-06
A Thousand Tongues.

Could not express the rapture of
Annie E Springer of 1925 Howard
ST.. Philadelphia, Pa, when she found
that DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption had completely cured
her of backing cough that for many
years had made life a burden. All
other remedies and doctors could
give her no help, but she says of
this Royal Cure, sit soon removed
the pain in my chest and / can now
sleep soundly; something can
scarcely remember doing before. ]
feel like sounding it's praises through
ont the Universe" So will every
one who tries DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for any trouble Ofthe Throat
Chest or Lungs. Price SOC. and
$l.0O. Trial bottles free at John
K. Jackson's Drug Store; every bot
tie guaranteed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-07-06
Big Show Coming.
July ist., 190(

The day and da te positively fixed
and will exhibit at, Tazewell. Satur-
day July 7th. Sc lls & GraY's United
Railroads shows, Circus, Museum,
Menageries and Racing Hippodrome
is larger and be tier this year than
ever. Don't MISS seeing the grand
free street par' iae at 10 o'clock in
morning on The principal streets
Many new fea lures have been added
this season. the famous Rough Ri
ders. the fun any Clown band, Oper
dens of wild. animals, all free in the
grand free street parade. This II
the only dig show that will exhibit
III this county this year. Excursion
rates on, all railroads.