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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25


London, Jan. 2O.-A special dispatch
from Durham, dated Wednesday, says:
/. Advices from Potgieter's drift, dated
yesterday (Tuesday) sag that Sir
Charles Warren has arrived within
twelve miles >of Ladysmts and that
the British wounded are arriving at
Moot River field hospital by every
train from the from, Indicating that
there has bsen some severe engage
'ment. Neither report i,ns vet been
confirmed.
Gen. LyttletOn's Advance
Spearman's Farm, Natal, Jan. 20. =
Gen. Lyttleton's brigade, with How
itzer battery. crossed the Tugela river
at Potgieter's drift on Tuesday, Jan.
16 The water rose above the waists
of the men. The Beers fired two shots
and then recalled their forces to the
trenches. the passage being uninter-
rupted. The British advanced in Skin
mishiDg order and the small kopjes on
the SUBMITS We're occupied by $50
p. III. During the night it rained
heavily. Wednesday the Boer trenches
We're vigorously shelled in front of
Mount Alice, when the British ad-
vanced in position Oh the kopjes and
plain, The day was misty. The naval
brigade and Howitzers made good
practice. ralling the trenches. At day
break hole was made in the sand bag
emplacement. The cannonade was
heavy, and the Beers We're observed
leaving in small parties. The hill COW
ering the British position was shelled
next. Gen. Warren has forced a
passage of the Tugela seven miles to
the left.
Reported by Butler.
London, Jan. 2O.-Tile war office has
issued the following from Gen. Butler,
dated Spearman's Camp, Jan. IS:
zone field artillery, Howitzer battery
and Lyttleton's brigade are across the
Tugela at Potgeiter's drift. The en-
emy's position is being hombarded by
us. Five miles higher up Warren has
crossed the river by a pontoon eighty
five yards long. He hopes his force
will by evening have advanced five
miles from the river to his right front.
The enemy is busily intrenching.
From Roberts, Cape Town, Jan. 16:
"Gatacre reports that 300 men of all
ranks have been moved from Bush
mans Hoeck to Hopeburg, and the
Seventy field battery and one
company of mounted infantry from
Sterkstrom to Bushmans Hoeck. 9th
erwise there is no change"
Occupied by Beers.
Craddock, Cape Colony. Jan. 2O.-On
Saturday, Jan. Is. the Beers. with a.
commando of colonial rebals. occupied
Prieska, village on the Orange river,
about seventeen miles northwest of
De Aaf.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
TEN PERSONS INJURED.
Serious Wreck Occurs During a
Heavy Fog.

Heavy Fog.
Spokane, Wash, Jan. 20.-Ten per-
sons were injured in train collision
on the Great Northern at Hillyard,
four miles east of this city yesterday.
The east-bound passenger train was
standing on the main line at the depot.
There was dense fog and a passenger
train running at high speed crashed
into the rear sleeper. The wrecked
car was filled with escaping steam
passengers We're pinioned by the debris
and We're rescued with some difficulty:
The shock of the collision knocked
down several persons in the dining car
and a number of them suffered slight
injuries. None of the injured persons
are seriously hurt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
Bill Stone of Missouri recently ad

Bill Stone of Missouri recently ad-
dressed a political gathering, and
while the audience was shaking the
roof with applause over point in the
speech, leisurely proceeded to wet his
whistle" But as he poured the water
from the pitcher he did not perceive
that the glass was bottom up. The
audience noticed the mistake before its
perpetrator did, and uproarious laugh
ter followed. When the Missour1an
saw what was the matter he proved
equal to the emergency by saying: y
am not used to water"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

From Winston Churchill's account OF
the terms President Kruger intends to
impose on Great Britain, as war in
demnity, it may be shrewdly suspected
that the horse sickness" is not the
only strange disease epidemic in South
Africa since the outbreak of war in
that region, but that the Beers them
selves are not unnaturally suffering
from a dangerous malady well known
in American political circles as spe-
cies of enlargement of the Uranium
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
QUARANTINE D1PHTHERIA.
Sections of North Dakota RavaSed


SeCt1OnS OF North DHkOtA R0VNSeU
by Disease.
Fargo, N. D., Jan. 2O.-State Health
Officer Quarry Of Grand Forks is in
the city on his return from inyestigat-
ing the diphtheria scare in Eddy, Eos
ter and Wells counties. No cases
were found at Darlington, OF New
Rockford, but at New Home, in South
eastern Wells and Northwestern Suits
man, the situation is serious. The
section is populated by Roumanians.
There have already been thirty cases
and ten deaths. Strict quarantine
regulations were enforced.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says 1t
is strange what slender threads Will
throw the human intellect out of gear
Obviously this editor had been reading
the New York Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
PUSHING FORWARD
WARREN WITHIN TWELVE MILES
OF LADYsMITH. e

Severe Fishtins I. Indicated by the
Fact That British wounded Are
Arriving ut Moori River Field
Hospital hy Every Train-Gen.
Butler Warns Troops About Boer
Abuse of the White Flag-This Is
Regarded as a Hint to Troops to
Give No aaarter - Butler An
nounces That There VIII BE No
Drawing Back.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
shot by Robbers.

Leadyille, Colo, Jan. 20. At an
early hour two masked men held up
Golotll's saloon. Jerry Ryan. the bar
tender, refused to throw up his hands
and was shot twice by one Of the rob-
bers, dying instantly. The robbers
fed. M
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
was j. Big stone pioneer.

Glaceville, Mimi, Jan. 20. = John
Connolly, q appointment farmer and one
Of the pioneer settlers of Big Stone
county, died after long illness of
cancer OF the stomach, aged seventy
four years. $50
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
AsDeath at Chatheld.

CLatfeld, Mimi, Jan. 90. Mrs. Mi
1erva Tayntor died at her home here
from the effects of a stroke Of apo
plexy. She was born in Youngstown,
Ohio, March 1S. 1926, and leaves two
sons and a daughter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
New Bank Orxanixed.

Woodstock, Mimi, Jan. s2O.-A new
bank has been organized here to he
known as the State Bank Of Wood.
stock. The capital is $4,000. most Of
which Is owned by local capitalists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

The Bible frowns on interest, but
nowadays many of the churches are
supported in part by interest-bearing
securities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

The grandest character is he who
clearly perceives that the Temple OF
Fame is in reality the Temple of Good
ness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

1t is not until bubble bursts that
we realize that it's beauty was pro-
iluced only by soap and water.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

Joseph Miller pleaded not guilty 10
assault ut jamestown and his case was
put over until the June term ct the
district court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

The world is full of falsehoods and
leceits, and the worst incubus of them
all is the sham reformer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

A physician says the outbreaks OF
humanity are always more or less
rash.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

England may have to stir up some
naval enemy to get victory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

Money may be the root Of all evil.
buhit is the branch of many goods.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25
Accidental HaDDenines.

A recent fire at Dawson City caused
a loss of 100000.
William McDorman, a painter. was
caught III an elevator shaft Of Il Lima
(Ohio) hotel and crushed to death.
A church collapsed during the cele-
bratlon OF mass in AIaloousene town.
snip, Sumara district, Russia. Nine
teen persons We're killed and sixteen
were wounded.
Mrs. George Sabal arrived from Ger
many, met her husband at Virden, Ill.
after ten years separation. started
to cross the track, was dragged under
an engine and beheaded.
The fishing steamer Grayling, Capt.
Sullivan, which has reached Seattle. re-
ports the probable drowning of three
men. the crew of the Ruby Ann. a
small sloop, which was found off
WILDLY island.
A tube in the boiler of the govern
ment yacht Capron exploded at Will
mlngton, Del, scalding nine men. three
of them SO seriously that they may die
The other six men sustained only slight
burns and bruises.
Fire in the large dry goods store Of
J. B. Wells. Son & Co.. at Utica, N. v.
did damage amounting to $75. 900 to
100000. The building suffered but
slightly. Smoke and water seriously
injured the stock.
Lieut.. Samuel Howard. U. S. n. the
pilot and the last of the officers and
crew OF Ericcson's Monitor during her
memorable engagement with the Con-
federate ironclad Merrimac, died at
Washington from conclusion of the
brain, the result of fall.
The marquis of Lothian, former
keeper of the great seal of Scotland is
dead, aged sixty-seven years
Coils P. Huntington has refused to
make a donation of $4,000 to the
Throop Polytechnic institute of Pasa-
dena, Cal
Mrs. S. NJ. +. Henry. for twenty-five
years national evangelist of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance. union, died
at Graysville. Tenn, of pneumonia.
Marion Manola Mason, the comic
opera singer, has filed suit for di-
vorce at New York from her husband,
Jonn Mason. tie actor, on statutory
grounds.
r. r. Gable. president of the Rock
Island Railway company. was elected
president Of the Corn Exchange Bank
of New York in place of z. Mcintyre,
resigned.
X Capt. Graham Stone, county treas
urer for many years. and who, during
the Civil war, served CALAMITY i'll the
Confederate navy. died at Mobile, Ala,
aged sixty years.
Judge James Phelps died suddenly
at his home at Essex, Conn. aged
seventy-efght years. He served in the
Forty-tifth. FOrty-sixth and Forty
seventh congresses.
DR.. Adam II. Wilmer. iirst assistant
physician at the government hospital
for the insane. died Of heart. failure at
Washington. nged hfty-fve years. He
leaves q widow and one child.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-01-25

DOM. EOuxe other E;eople while oarv-
nc. out your fprtnHe.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Cotton Letter.

Cotton Letter of Fairchild & Hobson, by
 Private Wire to H. D. Cothran & Co.,:
 New Orleans, December S.-Liverpool gave us better market today than expected in the face of large increase in visible and the heavy movement.
 Futures in English market only lost to 2ia points, while spots receded only 1-32 on sales of 5000 bales. Great Britain having imported 540,000 bales mere than last year for her own use will likely be more partial to cotton this season than last year. Since September l Great Britain has taken 1,355,- 3SS bales against S15,9N last year; France, 303,0S6 against 3S6,9S9 last year and the con tinent, s62,1e7 against s92, 732 last year; grand total, 2.62o,C41 against 2,095,592 last year. News that assimilated with the good cables from Liverpool this morning was the memorandum handed the local press last evening by MT. Neill wherein he states that inasmuch as the average movement or the months of December, January and Feb ruary for the past fifteen ysars as but 3,450,- 900 against 3,2o0000 last year. the same size movement or.the coming three months,
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posters. Now. for the information or the above experts will state so they VIII know not to tell any more lies, except they oo so wilfully and maliciously, that until com n menced to exclusively treat private u;s ; eases as speciality was member ol tlls State Medical Association; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society anu one of its board of censors, or medical eN- aminers. (See Transactions of Medical AS, AS, sociation of Alabama, 1887, for proo). will still give special attention 10 private trou- bles, and also treat at my office pauents with any disease they may trust 10 my care.
 refer you with permission to First Na- tional Bank, Alabama National Bank, JeI- ferson County Savings Bank and Stelher Bros, Bankers as to my responsibility l2, my contracts. I cure many patients oy na,i treatment Write for prices and terms. Au, dress Dr Y D. Holloway, 1s0lh second avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, SEQ a. m. to 5:3O D. rn. Sur days, 10 a. m to 12 m.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
LITTLE TRADING
 IN STOCK MARKET Character of the Exchange Was
 LiStIeSS as Usual T.C. |. WAS VERY FEVERISH That Stock Fell an Extreme 39a And Recovered Two Points In Sym pathy With Late Strength In
 the Steel Market.
T.C. |. WAS VERY FEVERlSH

New York, December 8-There was very little active trading in stocks today and the character of the market remained about the same as for several days past. Tennes see Coal and some of the other industrials which have been acutely depressed during the week continued feverish and unsettled. Tennessee Coal fell an extreme Sas and re- covered points in sympathy with the late general strength of the steel market.
 Federal Steel led the rally and was helped by talk of dividend distribution and of the adjustment by agreement of disputed points but that the great steel combinations. The movement of prices in the general list was sluggish throughout. The weekly bank statement had been so accurately fore casted that it had little influence on the trading.
 If anything, prices were a little better after the statements of taking of the bear profits and in sympathy with the sharp rally in the steel stocks, but there is no change in the opinion that in the cutting in two of the small surplus reserve at this period is a serious phase of the outlook from a speculative standpoint.
 The continued interior demand for money Is regarded as a striking evidence of busi- ness activity and prosperity. However, it will interfere just as effectually with the purpose of persons who are holding stocks on margin will be with the borrowed money
 Bonds on several days during the week has risen above the level of the dealings in the active stock market after the elec- tion, but at no time has the high level of January, 1899, period been reached. The buying was more or less speculative and was specially directed to contingent inter- est and junior issues. Gilt edge and high grade bonds are quiet U. $. ref 2's de- clined Is per cent; old 4s "A; new As, B and 3s and 5's F under the call price week ago.
 New York Stock Market.
 uy Private Wire to Murphy & Co.)
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
M0NTEvALLO COAL
 & RAIL WAY CORP ANY
DoGWooD, ALABAMA,


 Offers for sale $1oo,ooo of it's treas ury stock at par, and guarantees PER CENT. DIVIDENDS, paid quarterly, on all stock. The money for all stock sold is to be immediately applied in purchas- ing machinery to hoist 2ooo tons Monte vaIIo coal daily at $500, $eooo. Daily ex- penses to mine 2ooo tons, $2ooo. Daily profit, $4ooo. Yearly profit, $1,2oo,ooo. This company has paid-in capital stock of $75,ooo, and no mortgages or leins on any of this property. Orders for 4o,ooo tons coal refused this season on account of small output. There are AS seams of coal on our lands, knoWn as THE MoNTEVALLo COAL BASIN. Some Of these seams are 5 to eI2 feet thick, and include every seam in tht- coal fields. These lands were tested by JOSEPH SQUIRE, STATE BIOLOGIST, who assited in making map of the Alabama Coal Fields in connection with PROF. EUGENE ALLEN SMITH, STATE GE- OLOGlST. In the celebrated MONTE VALID COAL BASIN Hon. w. F. Ald- rich made not less than One Million Dollars. Our Company won the diploma and bronze medal at THE STATE FAIR. BIRMINGHAM, ALA, in 1899, for the highest grade coal in the Alabama Coal Fields.
 c. w. CARY,
 Financial Agent, Montevalo. Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Daily Statement.

alveston-Quiet; middling 95sc, receipts II, ,SS2 stock 2024 444
 Mobile - Nominal; middling 9 7-16c, re- ceipts 1751, stock 32, 1855.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling 91kc, sales B, receipts 6965 stock 126,6 649.
 Charleston-Nominal; middling 9lac, re- ceipts 774 stock 16,131.
 Wilmington-Firm middlipg 95sc, receipts 719, stock 14946
 Norfolk-Steady; middling 99sc, sales 2S6 receipts 2657 stock 37, 760.
 Baltimore-Nomnal; middling 10lsc, stock 70H.
 Boston-Dull; n1iddling 10Bc, receipts net 1S5S gross 36S6
 Philadelphia-Quiet middling 1O3Sc, re- ceipts 14S, stock 1884
 St Louis-Quet; middling 9%c, receipts 7OO2 stock 66,716.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling sac, receipts 5154, shipments 4463 sales 1850, stock 1244 462.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Financial Agent, MontevaIlo. Ala.

which would be 25O, 900 larger than last year, would give us a crop of only 9,4GO,OOO pro- vidlng this years movement be in keeping with movement of the average for past fif- teen years, or in other words placing the amount marketed "a the end of February at SS per cent He further states that, for so far, the movement has been more rapid than the average of those fifteen years, does not admit of question or argument. New Orleans opened six points up with Janua- ry at 943, sold up to 9.T on good buying but lost part of the advance in liberal esti- mates for Houston and New Orleans. Spot closed steady unchanged, middling, ll-l6. What will the bureau be?
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December Seattle steady; re- coipS 2SOO; market nominaly steady; na- tive good to prime steers G.4eGs.sa poof to medium S410Q5.35 selected feeders $3.75 @4.a0, mixed stockers g. .25@3.75 cows $2.60 @4 15, heifers S2. .6094.4 canners $2. .O0Q2. .6O, bulls S2 2504 SOC. calves S3. .25QS.45, Texas fed steers S4.004.S5, Texas grass steers SS.3O @4.1G, Texas bulls s2.50@3. 9.
 Hogs - Receipts 26,0oO; market generally 21h0D5c lower; mixed and butchers $4.600 4921k, good to choice heavy s4.65Q4. 80, light $4 .65q4.9 90.
 Sheep-Receipts 50O Sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers &.0oQ4. 40, fair to choice mixed $3.75@4.5O western sheep Si00GD4. 40, Texas sheep S2.60Q3 .65, na- tive lambs S4.0OQ5.5O, western lambs S4.sO@ $50.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Metal Market.

New York, December S-The week fin ishes with the metal market quiet and
 without positive feature. The undertone may be called rather weak in the general way, following like conditions abroad As usual for a Saturday market there was practically no business We quote tin dull, at $27.25; lake copper dull, ST for lake su- perior, and $165S for casting. Spelter ruled quiet and rather easier, $4.221s@4 2719. Iron slow but about steady; foundry, northern, s15G16.50; southern $145091575, and soft southern $14q15.7 75. Lead was quiet, $371s
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Bonds.
Financial

New York, December 8.-The Commercial Advertiser London financial cablegram says:
 The markets here opened much quieter today than they 4lave been recently Amer jeans began rather weak, below parity. Lit tie yas done In them, but the tone har- dened during the morning, the lower prices apparently tempting few purchasers.
 The notable features were Erie securities, the first preferred and the bonds
 Discounts were steady. The price of eagles and bars remain unchanged.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
"BI0 FOUR ''
FOUR GREAT TRAINS.

FOUR GREAT TRAINS. SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED" between Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston. "NEW YORK AND BOSTON MORNING
 SPECIAL between Cincinnati, Columbus. Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston. "NEW YORK AND BOSTON LIMITED" between Cincinnati, Dayton. Columbus, Cleveland Buffalo. New York and Boston
 MIGHT EMPRESS" between Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleve- land. Best line to Indianapolis and Chi csgo.
 z. J. GATES,
 General Agent. Louisville, Ky. ". J. LYNCH, VIM. P. DEPPE. c. F. & T. A, Asst G. P. Az
 Cincinnati. o.
 -A- ak, MN V
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
COTTON MARKET
 REMAINED STEADY Speculation Started in With the
 Old lime Vim SLIGHT ADVANCE AT NOON The Longs and Shorts Were Unable to Reach Definite Conclusions Con- cernng Mondays Government
 Report-LiverpooI Slow.
SLIGHT ADVANCE AT NOON

New York, December S.-The cotton mar ket opened steady with prices unchanged to points higher and maintained a steady position all the forepart of the session. Speculation started in with something of first hour had dwindled down to the aver age past week professional interchange. While competent to size up the usual phases of the situation, longs and shorts were unable to reach definite conclusions concerning Mondays government report The cables reflected an indifferent response by Liverpool to yesterdays weakness here and led to brisk covering by roomshorts The foreign interest bought January and March on the advance longs sold for prof its. Investment business of importance failed to make it's appearance. Spot mar kets were about steady, but buyers held aloof for prospective concessions
 Soon after Il o'clock the market advanced to a level to 10 points above last night s close on a wave of covering, but later eased off under realizing and room-selling on the reactonary theory. The market closed easy with prices net unchanged to points higher.
 New York, December S.-Cotton quiet; middling, 1OIsc; net receipts, 935; gross, S11O; sales, 114 stock, 56515; exports Great Britain, SS34; continent, 1861; France, 100.
 Total today: Net. 5O150; exports Great Britain, 44OO4; France, 1716; continent, 2661 stock, S11,7S
 Consolidated Net receipts, 50510; ex- ports Great Britain, 44.o01; France, 116' continent, S6G1.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 3,702O O73; exports Great Britain, 1,4Ol, ,265 France, 9O5, ,56O; continent, 950,072.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Iiverrool December 8.-Cotton quiet prices easier; American piiddling fair 51-16 good middling 59s; middling 17-S2d; low middling 11-S2d; good ordinary 9-S2d; or dinary 27-32d. The sales of the day are es- timated at COCO bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export, and included 53OO American. Receipts 14000 bales, including 24OO bales American. Futures opened quiet and closed quiet and steady. ATerican mid ding, l. m. G.: December 5.25 sellers; De- cember-January 5.22 buyer; January-Febru- ary 5.24 buyer; February-March 5.17Q5.1 IS buyer; March-April 5.15@5. 16 value; April May 5.13 buyer; May-June 5.10a5.11 buyer; June-July 5.0S buyer; July-August 5.O5 buy CT; August-September 4.55 buyer.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
s1e.so Charleston, S. c. and Return.

The Central of Georgia Railway=Sill sell tickets to Charleston, s. C., and return at the rate of one first-class fare plus g. Tick cts to be sold December g. 10 and Ii, with final limit December 24, 1900 inclusive. Ac- count annual convention League of Amer- can Municipalities, December 12 to 15, 1900. SoIon Jacobs, Commercial Agent; W. D. Hammet, Travelling Passenger Agent, 1921 First avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
PLANT SYSTEM.

Effective February l9, 1900. Pullman sleep Ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah, Ga, and Montgomery Ala. on the following schedule: Leave Ea-s~Sah. p. m; arrive Montgomery, S:10 m.; leave Montgomery. 7:45 D. m; arrive Sasan- nah, 10:30 a- m
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Treasury Statement.

Washington, December S.-Today's state- ment of the treasury is a general fund, ex- elusive of the $15O. 100000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, showing available cash balance S137, ,7e5 549; gold $97, ,334, ,16S.