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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
REDUCTION MADE.

House Passes Revenue Bill After Several
Attempts to Make Changes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house
passed the war revenue reduction bill,
after having reversed the action of the
committee of the whole on the freight
and express receipt tax amendment
By this action the stamp tax is COM
pletely abolished with the exception of
that on bank checks. After disposing
of the revenue reduction bill the pen.
sion bill was taken up and passed. 1t
carries $145. 900, 900.
When the session opened Robert W.
Wilcox, the delegate from Hawaii, was
sworn in Immediately after the ap.
proval of the journal in the house. Mr..
Wilcox was escorted to the bar of the
house by Mr.. Perea, the delegate from
New Mexico. After the oath had been
administered many members came for
ward to congratulate Mr.. Wilcox.
The consideration of the war revenue
reduction bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Wood (Ala.) moved to reduce the
amount Of property exempt under tho
inheritance tax from $4,000 to s., ,000
Mr.. Payne IN. W. in charge of the
bill. said that personally he thought
the inheritance tax should not have
gone in the original act as the states
generally. especially the Eastern
states, levied heavy inheritance taxes.
But if it was to remain, he was opposed
to reducing the exemption to Is, ,0O0
The amendment was loSt-45 to SO.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Cure For InaOmnia

suppose all Of us are suffering from
the invasion of electricity. My old
friend Bounce, who was victim Of in
somnia for 40 years, thinks he sleeps
now better than any other man on
earth. He lost his way in the Adiron-
dacls and staid overnight in the cabin
Of Il forester. His sleep was the deep
sleep Of 4 just man made perfect, and
in the morning he found that he had
not moved half an inch all night.
''Its the insulation" the forester in
sisted. "You city folks are KILN your
selves with contact. If you'll break
the contact you'll be able to sleep and
get your nerves back.'
This matter Of contact was finally
explained to mean that our bedposts
are in contact with the floors, the
floors with the walls and the walls
with mother earth, so that whatever
personal magnetism man has in him
goes away in the nighttime, leaving
him like log on his mattress. The
forester had obtained four glass insu-
lators from telegraph poles somewhere
and screwed them on the posts Of his
guest bed, SO that the electricity could
not run away. Bounce the very day he
got home insulated his bed, and from
that moment to the present his insom-
mia has been banished. New York
Press,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
A BRITISH REVERSE
CLEMENTS DEFEATED ev THE sosRs
UNDER OeLAEeY.

Lost Many Killed and Wounded md in
Addition Nc, ,rly six Hundred A,.u
wer" Taken Prisoners Kitch-n.,
Sends an Urgent Request to the Wa,
Once for More Mounted Men.
LONDON. Dec. l6-Lcrd Kitchcnc;
reports that after severe fighting a,
Ncoitgedacht General Clements forces
were compelled to retire by Commam
dant Delarey with force of $500 mcn
Four British officers were killed. The
other casualties were not reported
Lord kitchener's official dispatch to
the war office is as follows:
Pretoria, Dec. l8.-Clements' force
at Nooitgedacht, Oh the Magalicsburg.
was attacked at dawn today by Delarey.
reinforced by Beyer's commando from
Warmbath, making force estimated
at $500. Though the first attack was
repulsed the Beers managed to geS atop
Of the Magaliesburg, which was held
by the troops OF the Northumberland
Fusiliers, and were thus able to com.
mand Clements camp. He retired on
Hekpoor: and took up position on a
hill in the center of the valley.
"The casualties have not been com.
p]etely reported, but the fighting was
very severe and I deeply regret that
Colonel LegTe of the Twentieth Hus.
sars and Captains MacBeal, Murdoch
and Atkins were killed. Reinforce.
ments have left here'
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
SEVERE LOSSES,

British Disnster at Magaliesburg One of
the Most Serious of tho War.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Lord Kitchener
has cabled to the war office as follows:
Pretoria, Dec. l4.-General Glenn.
ents brought in his force to Commando
Mex unopposed. The casualties were,
I Iregret to say, heavy-killed, officers
and 9 of other ranks; missing, Is officers
and 555 of other ranks. These latter
were three companies Of the North.
umberland Fusileers, who were sta.
toned on the hill and some yeomanry
and other details sent up to support
them. Names and nature of wounds
are being telegraphed from Cape Town.
"Broadwood's brigade took no part
in the enga@ cement. The Beers suf.
fered severely. Knox drove Dewet
north to the Thabanchu-Lady brand
line, which was held by our troops.
Dewet's force, about 5000 strong,
made several attempts to get through
during the day, assisted by force Of
Beers operating from the north. These
attacks were drive back, though some
Of the Beers from the south were able
to get through the line"
In fight uear the village Of Luchoff
the Beers were repulsed with heavy
loss The British losses were small,
owing to the fact that the British
cdoptsd Boer methods Of taking cover.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22

No one needs to be told to try to cure
cough. But any one will be glad to
be told of a means of cure which will
be thorough and lasting. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is a medi-
cine which can be confidently relied
on to cure diseases of the organs of
respiration. It cures obstinate, deep
seated coughs, bronchitis and bleeding
of the lungs. 1t cures when nothing
else will cure, and the local physician
says: "There is nothing more that we
can do"
There is no alcohol in vGolden Med
ical Discovery" and it is absolutely free
from opium, cocaine and all other mar
cotics.
The dealer, tempted by the little more
profit paid by less meritorious medicines,
will sometimes try and sell substitute
when the HDiscovery" is asked for. No
substitute medicine will satisfy the sick
like "Golden Medical Discovery" It
always helps. 1t almost always cures.
rTwo years ago severe cougf started on me
and was also bothered with catarrh," writes
Mr.. F. Skjod, of Danewood, Chisago Co., MINI.
worse at night. tried several cough Inedi-
cines, but to no avail, until a year ago when
got so bad could not breathe through my nose
at times. then tried DR.. pierce's Golden Med
DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery, and at
the same time using DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
am a we'll man. can thank DR.. Pierce for my
good health, and will recommend his medicines
to any one suffering from the same trouble"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con.
stipation.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
BY A BIG MAJORITY
SENATE AMENDS THE AAv-PAuNce.
FOTE TREATY.

Il Givss tho United States the Right to
Defend Her Interests in the Nicaragua
Canal-sixty:tlve Aye. to Seventeen
Nocs-A Number Of AmendM ,nts to
the Agreement offered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-In accord.
ancc with previous programme the
senate in executive session took vote
cn the amendment to the Hay.Paunce.
fcte treaty authorizing the United
States to defend its interests in the
canal. The senate did not close its
doors until 2 o'clock and there was
then loft only one hours time for dis.
cussion of the provisions of the amend.
ment. The vote was taken by yeas
aad nays. 60 votes being cast in favor
Of the amendment. and II against it.
The negative votes were as follows:
Baird. Beveridge, Frye. Foster, Hans
brough, Lindsay. Macon, McCumber,
McEnery, Mcbride, Morgan, Money,
Stewart, Tillman, Wellington, Wolcott
and Gallinger.
After the amendment offered by the
committee was passed uron various
other amendments received the atten.
tion of the senate for brief time, but
none of them were acted upon.
The committee amendment which is
adopted is a provision to be inserted
after section of article of the treaty
oDd 10 aa followa.
Can Defend tho Canal.
"It is agreed, however, that none Of
the Immediately foregoing conditions
and stipulations in sections numbered
1,2, 8, and 8 of this article shall ap.
ply to measures which the United
States may find it necessary to take for
securing by its own forces the defense
of the United States and the main.
tenance of public order"
The committee amendment no sooner
had been adopted when various sena.
tors took the floor to suggest further
amendments. The amendment which
probably attracted most notice was Of.
fered by Senator Elkins and is as fol.
lows:
"Nothing in this treaty shall be con.
strued to prevent the United States
from acquiring sufficient security and
sovereignty or pre-, ent it from build
ing, operating. maintaining, control.
ling and defending said canal (referring
to the proposed Nicaraguan canal), or
for any other purpose that the Unitet.
States may deem for its best in
tereete"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
REQUESTS MORE TROOPS.

Kitchener Wsnts Every Available Mount
ed Man Sent to south Africa.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Lord Kitchener
is reported to have sent a fresh and
urgent request to the government to
send out every available mounted man.
With General Dewet again escaped
through the British Gordon in the
eig'lborhood Of Thaba N'Chu, the
serious affairs at Vryheid and Zastron,
and the Magaliesburg disaster con.
fronting the British people, they may
well begin to ask, as they do, why
Lord Roberts is allowed to come home.
The colonial Office announces its de.
cision to enlist 5000 men instead of the
1000 previously asked to be recruited
in Great Britain for General Baden.
Powe4l's constabulary, which shows
that recruiting in South Africa is less
active than has been anticipated.
Dispatches from Lourenzo Marques
assert that all the Boer forces are plen.
tifully supplied with ammunition, but
terribly in want of food and clothing.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Cautious.

Many years ago, when printed music
was dearer than it is now, a plain,
quiet man, evidently from the country,
went into a London music shop and
asked to see certain book of tunes.
The clerk laid before him an oblong
volume with two tunes on q page, a
book familiar to old time choir singers.
The old man drew out Of his coattail
pocket an ancient yellow fife and. open
ing the book at the first page, began to
play softly, turning the leaf with care
full fingers as each page was finished.
The clerks, very much amused at
first, grew weary Of the droning noise
after a time, and one of them, waiting
till a tune was ended, ventured to say
politely:
"Do you think you will take the book,
sir? Does it seem to suit you?'
The fife was lowered and the player,
looking over it at the youth in mild sur
prise, said gently:
II cannot tell. 1 have played only
half the tunes," and placidly turned
another leaf.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
The Worlds Largest Hopynrds.


It is not generally known, but the
largest hopyards in the world are
in California, along the Sacramento,
Russian and Feather rivers. and the
very biggest hopfield on earth is at
Pleasanton, in Alameda county, where
there are 3GS acres, with more than
5000 vines under one wire.
AS the picking must all be done by
hand and within the short season
when the blossoms are at their best. an
army of people has to be suddenly
mustered for the harvest. The mild
climatic conditions that favor the de-
velopment of the hop and the pleasant
inland valleys where 1t is grown COM
bine to make hop picking something
of q summer time delight. for the work
is neither difficult nor arduous. and
the pay is fair.
There are but two drawbacks to
hop picking. One is SO called hop
poisoning. which is simply a sort of
prickly heat or rash sometimes pro-
duced by contact Of face and arms
with the nettlelike fuzz on the stalks
of the hop vine. 1t does not affect all
2lckers. The other is the dark STAIN
ing Of the hands resulting from the
resin of the blossom. 1t may be re-
moved by rubbing with the crushed
green leaves of the hop.-San Francis.
co Chronicle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
TRAINING SHIP WRECKED

German Frigate Founders at Malaga.
Many Believed to Have Drowned.
MADRID, Dec. 1.-THE German train.
ing frigate Gneiseneu has foundered
off Malaga, 80 miles eastnortheast Of
Gibralter.
Gneiseneu had been at Malaga since
Nov. /, practicing with guns of large
calibre. She had been previously at
Megador, Morocco. At 10 o'clock a re-
view of the cadets was in order. The
wind was extremely violent and in.
structions were given to stoke up as
rapidly Us possible. But already
mountainous waves had struck the
ship, swapping the anchor chains. She
was driven helpless toward the port
and sank. The crew threw themselves
into the sea and clung to the wreckage,
but the majority quickly disappeared.
Captain Krestimann died at his post.
It is thought that fully 100 are lost
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
FORAKER DEFENDS 1T.

Ohio Senator Supports the Amended
Hay.Panncefote Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. After going
into executive session and before tax.
ing up the Hay. treaty, the
senate ratified the minor treaties be-
fore it, extending the time for the con-
sideration of the reciprocity treaties
which failed to secure action at the
last session of congress. In each in
stance the supplementary agreements
extended the time for ratification for
10 months. Senator Foraker then
spoke on the Hay.Pauncefote treaty,
defending aud supporting it as q wise
precaution for tho protection Of Amer
ican interests. He said that he has
been willing to support the treaty un.
amended, believing it to have been
properly guarded, but that if there had
originally been any doubt on that
score, there now could be none in view
of the amendments already adopted by
the senate and those recommended by
the committee on foreign relations.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
EMBARK IN JOURNALISM.
". j. Bryan Will Establish n Newspap.
tho First of Tho Year

W. j. Bryan Will Establish n Newspaper
tho First of tho Year.
LINCOLN, Dec l6-M:. Bryan gave
out the following interview during tie
day:
Il have Cor several :years had in con.
temptation the establishment If q
weekly newspaper and this seems an
opportune time for undertaking it.
Intending to devote my life to the
study and discussion of public ques.
tions, have chosen this method be.
cause it will best accomplish the pur.
pose which I have in view. Through
such paper shall be able to keep in
touch with social and political proD.
LENS. The paper will at the same time,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
FURTHER DELAY.

British Minister at Pekin9 Demands .
Modification of the joint Note.
PEK1NG, Dec. 17.-Definite instruc-
tions supplementing Saturdays COM
munication from London have been re.
ceived by Sir Ernest Mason Satow,
the British minister, anu he now de.
mands q modification of a point in the
joint note, which the foreign ENJOYS
generally regard as important. This
means further delay as all the minis.
ters must communicate anew with
their respective governments. Just
what is the nature of the objection
raised by Great Britain the ministers
decline to say but they admit that the
new demand will involve good deal
more diplomatic procedure.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
DOUBLE INVASION.
Beers Have Reached Cape Colony at Two
Separate Points.

Beers Have Reached Cape Colony at Two
Separate Points.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-'The Beers have
reached Cape Colony at two separate
points, 100 miles distant" says the
Cape Town correspondent of The Daily
Mail. Zone commando advanced upon
Phillipstown, between Colesberg and
Kimberley. The other, supposed to be
Herzog's commando, crossed the
Orange river between Odendaal Stroom
and Bethulie, northwest of Burghers-
dorp, its objective apparently being
Cradock.
General Macdonald is engaging the
invaders, who have no guns, 20 miles
west Of Burghersdorp. The latest
news is that they are being slowly
forced back to the Orange river, where
q warm reception is being prepared for
them.''
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
EXCEEDS $4,000 600.

River nnd Harbor Bill Growing Beyond
Original Antictpat.ons.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors expect
to have their bill completed before tho
holiday recess. AS the bill nears COM
pletion, with the continuing contracts
provided for. the total is mounting up
far beyond the original anticipations
and at the last moment it may be fould
necessary to scale all Ground. 1t is un-
derstood that the bill, with continuing
contracts as now Professionally agreed
upon, exceeds $75,o00,O0O. The com.
mittee has Professionally agreed to an
appropriation of $225. 900 tor a survey
Of the IA foot canal project to connect
the Great Lakes with the Mississippi
by way Of the Chicago drainage canal
and the Des PLANES river. There was
a big fight in the committee over this
matter, but the canal people won. 1t
also is understood that the committee
has professionally agreed upon 50, 2,20O,-
600 for Buttermilk channel, New York.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
GoMPERs AGAIN CHOSEN.
Unanimously Reelected PRESIDENT of
the Federation.

Unanimously Reelected PRESIDENT of
tho Federation.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1.-THE Goth an.
nual convention of American Fedora.
ton of labor adjourned sine die after
selecting Scranton, Pa, for next years
convention. The following officers
were elected for the ems uing year:
President, Samuel Gompers, New
York, cigarmaker; secretary. Frank
Morrison, Washington, printer; treas.
urer, John B. Lennon, Bloomington,
Ills, tailor; first vice president, James
Duncan, Boston, granite cutter; second
vice president. John Mitchell, Indian.
apolis, miner; third vice president,
James O'Connel, Washington, machin-
ist; fourth vice president, Max Morris,
Denver, retail clerk; fifth vice presi.
dent, Thomas F. Kidd, Chicago, wood.
worker; sixth vice president, Dennis
Hayes, Philadelphia, glass blower.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
OTTENDORFER DEAD.

Venerable Editor of the New York staatx-
Zeitung Passes Away.
NEW YORK, Dec. l7.-After pro.
tracted illness Oswald Ottendorfer, tho
venerable editor.in. chief of tho New
York Staatz'Zeitung, philanthropist
and reformer, died at his home, 100
Central Park south. Death was due to
a complication of ailments from which
the eminent German American journal.
ist had been suffering for the last 20
years. His nffiiction did not take a
serious turn. however, until about six
months ago. Since then he had failed
steadily. About three weeks ago an
operation became necessary.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
For over Fifty years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
fol Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value Is incalculable. BE sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and
take no other kind.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22

if successful. provide an income suff'.
cient for my pecuniary needs. and tins
kind of work will allow me more time
with my family than l have been able
to enjoy for several years past
II expect to lecture occasionally, es.
pecially in college towns, where l can
speak to students, but my principal
work will he done with the pen, or
perhaps should say with the pencil.
1.-THE paper will be called The Com.
moner and will defend tho principles
set forth in the Kansas City platform
The first issue will appear in January.
I shall be proprietor aud editor"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
NORTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS
DOlNGS OF HEEk IN ALL SECTIONS
o. THE STATE.
Movement to Place O Monument on
Whitestone acknowledgements
Gets Judgment for Injuries
From City of Fargo.

A movement is on foot to have a
monument erected to tho memory of
the soldiers who fell in the Whitestone
battle at the hands of the Indians in
September, 1858. The battlefield lies
in the hills in the extreme northwest
ern portion of Dickey county 1t is the
place where General Sully. who had
under his command Company B, Sixth
Iowa cavalry, encountered large
band of Indians while OH his way
north to join forces with General Sib.
ley. Twenty.one Of his men, includ.
ing Lieutenant Leavett, fell and were
buried there and only small piles Of
stone now remain to mark their last
resting place.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Comparative Longevity.

It has often been remarked d..
while nothing is so uncertain as the d;i,
ration of any given human life nothing
Is more certain than the aggregate Of
years which may be assigned TO
group Of 100 persons or more at any
particular age. The expectation of life
at a given age, to use the actuarial
phrase, differs considerably, as might
be expected, In different countries, and
Englishmen may be surprised to learn
that they are not the longest living
among the white races.
At the age of 20 all Englishman in
average health may expect to live AZ
years, and any life Office will grant him
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
By A VOTE OF 7 TO 6.

House Committee Agrees to Report Hop
kins Respportionment Measure.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The house
committee on census, by vote of 2 to
&, has agreed to report the Hopkins re.
apportionment bill, leaving the total
membership of the house at 357, as at
present, and rearranging number of
state delegations. The bill will not be
taken up until after the holidays.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Farmers' School Booming.

President Worst of the agricultural
college at Fargo reports that there is
the largest registration now that has
ever been known ut the college during
full term. Despite the rather poor
crops the people are awake to the ne.
cessity of sending their boys to the
college, and many farmers are making
great personal sacrifices to give their
children good education.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Part of 1t.

Eyes, sir; we have 200 deaf and
dumb inmates on the roll Of the insti.
tuition. and fully 100 Of them are vot-
ers."
"Indeed? This must be part of the
silent vote to which reference is so fire.
quently made In the daily papers."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
RETIRED WITH LOSS,

Beers Defeat British Troops in a Fight
In Cape Colony.
CAPE Town, Dec. 1.-THE Beers,
who crossed the Orange river into Cape
Colony, west of Aliwal North, on Sat-
urday, encountered the Cape Rifles and
Brabant's force, who retired with loss.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Blew Out the Gas.

Mrs. Edward La Croix of Box Elder
registered at the Griggs House, Grand
Forks, and blew out the gas. The hotel
clerk smelled the gas and Mrs. La
Croix was aroused in time to save her
life.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-22
Thurs.lay, Dec. IS.

SENATE-Davis amerdmeEt to the Hay.
Pauncefote canal treaty adopted by vote
Of IS to II. The anendmcnt gives the
United States The right to protect the
Nicaragua canal. except by permanent
Notifications" and permits the use CT
hnttleships or submarine mines at the Ell.
frances to the waterway
HousE-Debate on the war revenue bill
continued