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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-12-20
WashinRton Notes.


The house passed the Grout oleomar-
garine bill.
The house passed the legislative APP
preparation bill in short order.
A determined fight for a further re-
duction in the beer tax will be made.
Bids were opened recently for the
construction Of five battleships and six
armored icruisers.
The centennial anniversary, of the re-
moval of the capital from Philadelphia
to Washington was celebrated at the
national capital.
The federal board of eighteen engin-
GERS reported as impracticable the plan
for deep waterway from the lakes to
the Mississippi river.
Reciprocity treaties have been ar
ranged with Nicaragua, Ecuador and
the Dominican Republic, and with Den
mark for the Island of St. Croix.
The entire Iowa delegation in con-
gress, including Speaker Henderson,
united in petition to the secretary of
the navy to name one of the new gun
boats the Dubuque.
In response to Secretary Hays repre-
sensations, through United States Am
bassador Choate, the British foreign
office has replied that the authorities at
Hongkong have been unable to discov-
err a Filipino junta there.
The possibility of Secretary Hays re-
signing in case the foreign relations
committees anne ndment to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty should prevail hav-
ing been alluded to in the senate, Sen
ator Frye said he was in position to
make official denial of the report. The
secretary had no such intention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-12-20

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ing been alluded to in the senate, Sen
ator Frye said he was in position to
make official denial of the report. The
secretary had no such intention.
CASUALTIES.
The st. Mary's German Catholic
stroyed by fire; loss, $4,000. 1t will be
rebuilt at once.
In a fire at Golinsa three children of
e. w. Grubbs persisted. The extreme
pressure of gas caused overheating Of
the stove. igniting the building.
At the Phoenix, Ariz., carnival James
Boralson, a stage carpenter, while
handling electrical fittings, was cleo
trocuted in the presence of 1000 per-
sons.
A fire at the arsenal in Cherbourg has
destroyed several workshops and
number of historical relics, including
Napoleon's launch. The damage done
is estimated at 100000 francs.
Four persons We're injured and many
severely shaken up in head-on col
lision between a construction gravel
train and the St.Louis express train on
the Chicago & Alton road near Sag
Bridge thirty miles out of Chicago.
Fire completely destroyed the four
story brick building 263-267 Prospect
avenus, Brooklyn, causing a loss of
$500, 900, which is partly covered by in
surance. The building was opened and
used by John Kolle as a concert hall.
Sins md Sinners.
"A New York stock exchange seat has
been sold to John H. Mccullough for
SAT, 500.
The safe in the Grand Ledge, Mich,
postoffice was blown open and $500 in
money taken.
Jacob stumpf, president Of the Stumpf
Carpet company of st. Louis, committed
suicide. Ill health was the cause.
At Hamilton, Ont, George Arthur
Peason, the youthful murderer of his
sweetheart, Annie Griffin, aged seven
teen, was hanged.
Jacob Stunnpf, president of the
Stumpf Carpet company, was found
dead in bed at st. Louis, shot through
the heart. A revolver was grasped in
his right hand.
At Seville, Ohio, six masked men
seized the town marshal, and, after
binding and gagging him, robbed
Highs bank. They secured about
81, 900 and escaped.
Cornelius L.. Alvord, formerly note
teller of the First National Bank of
New York, accused of having embezzled
$685. 900 from that institution, has been
indicted by the grand jury.
Supervisor Chamberlain of Lebanon,
ILL.,, received letter from Davenport,
Iowa, stating that Annie Hughes,
girl stolen by gypsies some time ago,
is thought to be in a gypsy camp near
that city.
S. Oleson, the blacksmith shot by w.
G. Genltmean, a wealthy stockman at
Platte Center, Neb., died of his injuries.
Henry Anger is reported dying at CO.
lumbus. The other two victims are re-
covering.
At Akron. Ohio, four of the men in
dicted for rioting, Augustin Simmette,
Frank Wooster, Arthur sprague and
Lew High, pleaded guilty, and were
sentenced to thirty days each in the
workhouse. Eighteen in all of the riot
ers have been convicted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
THE CHINESE SITUATION

1t is almost impossible from the
many conflicting press reports from
the seat of trouble in China, to arrive
at any precise or satisfactory conclu-
sion.
The most important news lately re-
ceived since the repulse of the allied
forces and the loss of many lives,
among them Colonel Liscomb, and a
number of officers and men Of the
American Army, at Tientsin, is that
the allies returned to the attack later,
repulsed the Boxers and took the city
and now hold it.
The Chinese were well armed and
fought desperately and lost several
hundred in killed and wounded. The
loss oi the allies was considerable The
United states is hurrying other troops
to the scene Of action in the Orient to
combine with the allies IN restoring
order there and melting out punish
ment to those responsible for the death
of our ministers and missionaries at
Pekin. What will be the outcome of
it all is a mystery that time only can
solve. 4 war with China, with Il
population Of 100000, 900 people, who
have since the war with Japan,
learned a thing or two about fighting
with modern weapons, is some hing to
make even the most powerful ma
tions hesitate, such another conflict
could not be found in all history, and
it is doubtful if the terrible price in
blood that would have to be paid, even
if success crowned our side, would
compensate for avengiug those who
persisted at Pekin. 1t is a soul stirring
question that cannot be answered
without careful thought and a good
long glance forward Rumors are rife
that the Chinese have invaded Russian
territory and that the Gar will take
an active part in the approaching con-
ilict. Germany and France will send
large armies for the protection of their
interests there and England will not be
backward. The future holds in lis
shadowy outlines the truths of what
will be, and we can only await with
patience, hoping that prudence and
conservatism will guide the powers in
their actions, to the end that peace
will be restored without further re-
course to arms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
An Indictment Against the Re
publican Party.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mr..
j. Il. McLean's paper, concludes
a historical review of the Repub-
lican party, as follows:
"The party's history from the
close of the Civil War is an al
most continuous chapter of scan
dals. At every opportunity it
has raided the public treasury.
1t has made thousands of unnec-
essary Offices and filled them with
party hacks and henchmen who
have done dirty work for the
party. 1t has favored all re-
forms and violated every law
which was enacted to inaugurate
or enforce them. 1t has wasted
the public moneys in every con-
ceivable manner which ingenuity
can suggest or corruption invent.
During the Spanish War specula-
tiOn entered into almost every
government contract. FavOrites
were enriched at every touch of
the public service. The army
was abused by appointing unwor-
thy persons in office, which weak
ened the efficiency of the service
and imperiled the lives of the
soldiers who had answered the
call for volunteers. Ignorance
and inefficiency and even corrup-
ton have been overlooked or con.
dOned. The Constitution has
been violated, the laws disregard,
ed, authority usurped, slavery
acknowledged by treaty and
guarded and protected by the
American flag. A country has
been seized under the plea that
our Republican administration
bought it and holds that the in
habitants thereof were covered in
the bill of sale. Millions upon
millions of money have been ex.
pended and thousands of soldiers
have been Killed or have died in
hospitals or insane asylums.
Thousands of Filipinos have
been slain; their homes turned
into ashes, their harvests destroy.
ed. The national administration
this day is fighting to make sub.
.jectS, not free men. And all this
is not in conformity with the Con
stitution, the laws, the policy or
past history of our country; but
is open violation of all. Do the
people Of this country approve
these wrongs done by the Repub.
lican administration? If they do
are they worthy to enjoy free
dOms
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
TERRIBLE TEDDY" ON THE
TURF AGAIN

Tho Honorable Terrible Teddy
Roosevelt with .Copperhead Tendeu-
cio.r and oBlacksnaken localities Is
.t.rui.y tba haights Of the "Middle
Wo.tu Asst p,ul rec ntly. he fired
III. first onn Of his campaign. 1t was
cbor.ed Win the powder of Territorial
Acknowledgement - and the bullets
wore II. - Of oHcneyo cut As,immu-
I,riopo rtun,teIy no enc wa, hunt
in Tie commandment. The powder
baa fine strength of "Governmeutal A.
surarcc ~ Llt the bullets went wide
of the desired mark of "matcria con-
.urm,tion." Teddy only mcnti ned
.,ronprrhrad,' once. but lie REFEREED to
rL,m i'm aim 4 every phrase Of his
bitter remarks ON .war and peace" aud
"The Philippines" Here i, one of
hi, sem. mrut.:
owe conn. now to the Philippines,
and tine general question of expansion.
MANY of the positions taken by the
popul.,tc Dem rracy at the moment
mr.. So uaIpablv dishonest and MAIN
,ain.d i'm such aIpahlv bad faith that
to.t,tc. Them is sufficient. It's hardly
necessary To discuss what they say
about the Constitution following the
n,ot m, D,Dlocyafic Durt0 at1cr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
BAD CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
AT THE HOUSE OF COR
RECTION-THE OYSTER
NAVY SAID TO BE AS
BAD.

At the recent meeting Of the Mary
land House Of Correction the most dis
graceful condition of affairs was
brought to light aud upon a thorough
investigation it is gel orally thought
that absolute iucoupetency, if moth
ing else, will ba shown upon the part
of the last administration of that in
etitution. When the Democrats sur
rendered control and handed it over to
the Republicans, there was several
head Of cattle, splendid team, plenty
of hogs in the pen and plenty of corn
in the crib. the farm in fine condition
and the prisoners well fed and COM
fortably cared for by those in authority.
Now all this is changed One term of
Republican rule in Maryland has
shown the people that they are not the
party to rule the State. We learn that
Governor Smith has ordered the Mary
land Oyster Navy to Annapolis for in
specton. 1t is claimed by these sup
posed to know that surprises await us
i'm this matter. so in nearly all de-
rartments we find iucompetency and
neglect of great public duties. Surely
one taste of Republicanism in Mary
land should be enough for lifetime.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
MCKINLEY RESPONSIBLE
FOR CONDITIONS IN
CHINA.
A Foreign Territory Decides
a Great National Question.
MessrS. Editors:

MeSSrS. Editors:
| watched with great interest
the proceedings Of the Demo
cratic National Convention, and
| could not but regret the fact
that a great national policy was
decided by a Hawaiian, one who
is absolutely ignorant of the re-
quirements and wants of the
American people. Well, it is
only a little earlier than one
might have looked forward to.
The consideration that the Presi-
Dental nomination and election
might some day be swayed
or decided by the negro vote of
Hawaii did not deter us from adj
hitting her as a territory. So we
reap what we have sOwn. The
newspapers, l find, gave indica-
tions that the hopeful news of
the past week from China was I'M
true. 1t would seem to me that
such a howl of Indignation would
arise over the country in view of
the fact, that Congress was allow
ed to calmly adjourn at time
when the administration was in
formed of the imminent peril of
our people in China. And yet
McKinley's henchman, Corbin,
made light of the state of af-
fairs that the Congressional mind
might not be distracted from the
Importance of creating him, in re-
ward for running the President,
Major General. The favoritism
displayed by those in charge of
the President in creating military
positions for Senator's sons and
relatives of Congressman shows
clearly what we may expect from
militariSm when once established
in this country. There will be
later on many strange things to
relate regarding the management
of military affairs at Washing
ton. The recent frauds in army
contracts revives the old scan
dalS of the Civil War when for.
tunes were made and squandered
by army contractors All this
under true Democratic admin
iStratiOn administered for the
people and by the peoples repre-
sentative will end forever. Later
on | will intrude upon your col
INNS with some statements which
may at least cause some to stop
and think upon these great nat
iOnal questions.
JUSTICE.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
Auditor Habercorn Tells Why
He Left the Republican
Party.

WASHINGTON, July IA. = L..
w. HabercOrn, one of the most
influential German Americans
in the United States, who man
aged the German Republican
vote in the first Harrison cam.
paign and who until recently was
in charge of the German Bureau
attached to the Republican Nat
ional and Congressional Com
mittees, has left the Republican
party.
In a formal statement issued
today he announces that he will
support lthe Democratic ticket
nominated at Kansas City. He
says he has bvvn driven from the
Republican party by Imperialism,
in what he considers the most
serious crisis that ever threat
ened the life of republic.
Mr.. Habercorn was one Of the
auditors of the Treasury Depart
ment under Harrison, and is the
second official of high rank to
make public declaration of his
intention to support Bryan, Web
ster Davis being the first. In
his statement Mr.. Habercorn
says:
81 left the Republican Con-
greSsional Committee in May,
partly because | needed more
time for my private business and
largely because | was not in
full accord with the party, and
especially could not defend and
promote its expansion and foreign
policies.
"A government with imperial
ism over our possessions cannot
long remain republic at home.
AS the government could not
live half free and half slave, so it
cannot live half imperial and
half Republican.
1.-THE Republican party now
stands for imperialism, and is al
ready busy cultivating the spirit
of militarism. The Democratic
party has earnestly, clearly and
forcibly pronounced against i'm
perialism with its resultant evils.
and stands for the preservation of
the republic and the Constitu.
ton"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
Russia Mixed up in Chinese
Affairs Now.

a story that Chinese forces are
invading Siberia tends to over
shadow every other phase of the
Chinese situation. Reports sent
ont Tuesday are reatfirmed We'd
nesday with additional details.
\ dispatch from st. Petersburg
says that Prince Tuan, the Boxer
leader, has a huge army of $50,
600 men. Portions of these troops
are threatening Manchuria and
some have even attacked Russian
territory.
If these reports are well found
ed European nations expect that
Russia will make an independent
attack on Pekin. The forces of
the Car may occupy the Chinese
capital before the allies reach it.
1t that case it is feared that Rus
STA might want an undue share of
the spOilS in China.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
Sugar Trust Nets $4,000 per
Day.

The Baltimore San of Tuesday
morning says:
The price of sugar went soar
ing upward yesterday, all grades
of the refined product being add
vanced 10per cent per 100 pounds.
The price S6.10, for standard
graduated is the highest recorded
in years.
The MEETINGS at the United
States ports are still very light
and refners are oversold more or
less, while the demand from the
country districts is very large.
By the advance of yesterday
the American Sugar Refining
Company, it is said, will increase
its profits SO, 600 per day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
Another Recruit.

The Democrats have in Henry
U. johnson, of Indiana, another
recruit from the Republican
party. In the Fifty fifth Con
gress Mr.. johnson, with superior
political sagacity, penetrated the
imperialiStic designs of the aid
ministration and eloquently de-
nOunced them on the floor of the
House. Since his retirement
from Congress, because of his
strong political convictions, he
has devoted himself to the law,
in which he has an extensive
practice. In Indiana he will
prove an effective campaigner for
Bryan.-Phjladelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20

The Philadelphia Record says:
President McKinley's reply to
the speech formally announcing
to him the news of his renOmina-
ton is smooth and snug, but not
impressive. When he talks OF
honor and duty the words have a
reminiscent unpleasantness of in
depreciation. With President
Mckinley they sometimes mean
one thing on Tuesday and another
thing on Wednesday. He in
tends, no doubt, to be honorable
and to do his duty every day; but
he is weak an. at the mercy of
advisers who measure honor and
duty by the standard of political
expediency.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS.

The New York Horid is authority
for the following analysis of McKin-
ley's sch to the notification com
mittce at Canton recently:
7O74 words were devoted to money
and silver.
3l3 words to imperialism and the
Philippines.
242 words to praise of Republican
record.
126 words to Protection.
81 words to China
IS words to Hague conference.
SO words to Hawaii.
81 words to Spanish war.
% words to Cuba and Porto Rico.
words to Trusts.
1t is clear to see what the Republican
idea is Of the paramount issue of
the campaign. 1t is also clear that the
Executive did not care to go into en-
thusi tstic word jugglery over Cuba aud
Porto Rico, the Spanish war, Hawaii
or even protection, and as for the
trusts-welI, the least said the better.
There is a statement in the Bible about
the "last being first and the first last. "
That will be the way the Democratic
party will size up the issues against
the Republican party, as set down in
the above list, and from trusts to inn
perialism and the Philippines the case
will be made out in the strongest man
ner and prosecuted with unceasing
vigor and determination.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
Senator Gear Dead.

United States Senator Gear, of
Iowa, died at his home in Des
Moines, on Saturday last. He
has been Governor of Iowa. a
member of Congress, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, under
Harrison and in 1894 was elected
to he United States Senate for
six years from March 4, 1895.
He was an active Republican and
well known figure in national
politics.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20

We have taught the people
of Cuba the lesson of fraud,
the lesson OF misrepresentation
of money, ofcheating, Of steal.
ing; the lesson of a carnival
of corruption and fraud in
every direction Statement by
Senator Hale Republican,, char
man Of the Senate Committee on
Naral Affairs, on the floor Of the
Senate recently
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20

IN taking troops from the Philip
pines are we not subjecting Americans
and American women, If insufficient
ly guarded, to just the same risk of
horrible massac es rs have taken place
in China? Think of the gallant Ninth
United States Infantry being cut to
pieces, our legation destroyed, our
women slain by their own husbands
and brothers, rather than they should
endure uameless tortures and hideous
mutlations at the hands of these
Chinese barbariaus. And yet this hor-
rible condition of affairs might have
been avcrted if our administration in
Washington had given heed to the
cablegrams giving information as to
the wletched conditions in China.
There was too much in the Army bill
then being lobhied through Congress
to give heed to the warnings of upris-
ings in China where Americans have
since been murdered and butchered
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20

1t looks as if a bloody war had
begun in China, that will involve
the allied powers, the result of
which war the imagination recOils
from conjecturing.
The allied troops i'll Tientsin
met with a disastrous repulse in
an attack upon the native city
July ID.
The Ninth United States In
fantry, which was conspicuous in
the attack, was according to the
accounts, cut to pieces, losing its
commander, Col. E. Ii. Liscum,
and about % per cent of its men.
The other foreign troops also lost
heavily.
News of the disaster came to
Washington officially in a cable
message from Admiral Remey,
dated Chefu, July 16. He gives
the following list of losses:
Russians, 100 including Col
onel.
Americans, 80, including Col
onel Liscum and Captain Davis,
of Marines killed, and several Of
ficers wounded.
British, over 40.
Japan, 5S, including a Colonel.
France, %.
Admiral Remey's dispatch in
dicates that there were two at
tacks, one in the morning and
one in the evening. The attack
in the evening twas repulsed
with great loss"
The following dispatch gives
more details of the fight:
TIENTsIN, CHINA, July -,
(via Chefu, China, July Is, and
Shanghai, China, July 16).-At
, o'clock this afternoon 1000 of
the allied troops were attempting
to storm the wall Of the city.
The attack began at daylight.
Its success is doubtful. The Chi
neSe on the walls are estimated
conservatively at 10000. They
are pouring a terrific hail of ar
tillery, rifle and machine gun fire
upon the attackers. The Amer
lean, Japanese, British and
French troops are attacking from
the east and the Russians from
the west.
The Americans suffered terri
bly,. AS the correspondent left
the field the chief surgeon Of the
Ninth Infantry said at conServa-
tive estimate IS per cent of
the Americans were hit. Colonel
Emerson IL. LiScum is reported
to have been mortally wounded
as he was walking in front of the
troops. Major Regan and Cap,
tain Buckmiller, Wilcox and
Noyes are among the wounded.
The marines losses include
Captain Davis killed, and But,
Ter, Leonard and several Others
wounded. Officers declared that
it was hotter than at Santiago.
( When the correspondent left
the Americans were lying in the
plain between the wall and the
river under an entilading and di.
rect fire. 1t was equally difficult
for them to advance or retire.
The correspondent counted 800
wounded men of all nationalities
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20

The Democratic party was never in
better shape 70 fight national battle,
than this year of grace, 1900 There
is almost absolute certainty that the
Palmer aud Buckucr tia.co Of 1896
will not b. repeated the newspapers
that helped Mckinley that year, are
almost to a unit ~ inst him, not per
haps that they love Bryan more, but
they love Mckinley and his unconsti-
tutional policy less; all who voted for
Bryan in 1896 are with him this time
stronger than ever, and in every State
thousands who felt called upon to vote
against silver then, now realize that
more vital interests are at stake, and
that silver is practically not an issue;
that all who have the welfare of the
country at stake, who cherish tradi-
lions and who would preserve unde.
filed its free institutions and its heri-
fage of independence handed down by
Washington, will take the rule of en-
Oire from the hands of wanton usurp-
Lrs and change it back to the govern
enent of our ancestors. All who trem.
ale in the balance should carefully
Weigh these things and as Bryan said
n recent speech, vote as if the fate of
ur nation depended upon your decis-
Nm and you will do right.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20

IT is said that ex-Secletary Alger
is now engaged in writing a book at
his home in Detroit, which will con-
tain a true history Of affairs in Wash
ington and show the ruling spirits of
the Mckinley administration. Some
startling statements are expected.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-20
Wednesday Baltimore Market.

In Baltimore on Wednesday
II, 400 bushels of spot wheat
brought 758 to 758 cents; August,
7G3 to n, and September, 70 to
763 cents.
Corn was steady in the market,
closing quotations being 43 to 434
cents for spot; August, 435 to 433
cents; September, AZ to 48 cents.
Closing price on oats, 81 cents;
rye, 80 to 81 cents; choice timothy
hay, $16 to $16.50.