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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Penned in the Bedrooms of a Burn
ing House.

Penned in the Bedrooms of a Burn
ing House.
Davenport, Iowa, March a. - Two
children were burned to death and six
other members of his family are in a
hospital as result Of the burning of
the home of John Holland near Milan,
ILL.,, about five miles from here yester-
day morning. The house caught fire
from a defective fiue and the flames
made rapid progress before they were
discovered. Hollands father, wife and
six children were pcnned in bedrooms.
All jumped from second-story windows
but Willie and Edward, aged five and
three years. Their bodies are in the
ashes of the home. The others were
burned and bruised except Holland
and a sixteen year-old son, but will
probably recover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
BUYING MAY RIBS.

Armour Company Is Thought to BE
Turning From Pork.
Chicago, March "a. Many traders
are of the opinion that the Armour
company is selling out it's long pork
to give it's entire attention to a deal
in May ribs, which is already causing
shorts much anxiety. Credence is
given this theory because Of heavy
buying of May ribs by the Armour
compsny.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Standards Fired Ont.

Washington, March "a. - Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Taylor has
ordered the deportation Of fifteen
Spaniards who landed in New York
March 4, en- route to Boise City, Idaho.
where they were to engage in sheep
herding. They were refused admis-
sion on the ground that they came in
violation of the alien contract labor
law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
CRUSHED TO DEATH.

OoG BILE Accident in a Mine Near Fort
William. Man.
Winnipeg, March 24.-News has been
received here Of a fatal accident at
the A. I. mine, near Fort Williams.
While placing boiler in position at
the mine James Hammond and John
McGrath were both accidentally
killed, being crushed to death by the
heavy boiler. James Hammond was
one of the best known men in the
district. He was one of the pioneer
miners and interested in the Ham
mond reef gold mine which was named
after him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

A queer sentence closes the inscrip-
ton on a tombstone In q churchyard
in Leigh, England. After announcing
the name and other particulars Of the
lady there buried, these words follow:
"A virtuous woman is 5s, to her hus-
band" The explanation Is that space
prevented "a crown" being cut in full,
and the stonecutter argued that Q
crown equals SIS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Arrested for Rur.I,rv

Fargo. N. D., March "a. Ed Lee,
who was arrested on the charge Of
burglarizing a store at Tower City,
pleaded guilty. Sentence was post
poned till some men whom Lee had
formerly worked for could testify as
to his character. Lee says he was in
Northern Pacific sand house when
the real robbers came along and d.
vided the booty with him to avoid ex-
pOSure
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

Returning Citizens of Minnewnukan
Develop the Disease.
Ex-County commissioner Anderson,
who has just returned from Bismarck,
and a son Of Editor Voight, just re-
turned from the agricultural college at
Fargo, are down with smallpox at
Minnewaukan. Efforts are being made
to establish a quarantine, but many
have already been exposed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

During the past eight months dona-
lions and subscriptions amounting to
over s23,000 have been received for
the Roman Catholic cathedral Of
Westminster, which structure Is exter.
nally now practically complete.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
FROM A HOT PULLEY.

Elevator Fire From Peculiar
Cause Does Damage.
Mayville, N. D., March "a. - The
Northwestern elevator at Murray, six
miles south Of here, burned. The fire
caught from hot pulley chain in the
top of the building. There was no
protection and the loss is probably to-
tai, with a large amount Of wheat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

Over 81 200, 900 was spent on 1o2 YES
sells purchased by the navy department
during the war with Spain. Seven Of
these were transferred to the war de-
partment, seven were sold and two
sunk; thirteen are used by the state
militia and five are at the navy yards
or stations. OF all the remaining
thirty-two seventeen are at the Asiatio
station.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
ROYAL EnRaRe1ne EN- t !.

Weimer, March 24.-It is stated on
reliable authority that the Grand Duke
Wilhelm Ernest of Saxe-Weimer will,
on the expiration of the period Of
mourning for Queen Victoria, become
engaged to the youngest daughter Of
the late Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
DESERTED HIS CHILDREN.

An Arab Peddler Fails to Return for
the Children He Left in Sargent
County.
Fcrman, N. D., March "a. - Five
months ago a peddler left three chill
dren to be boarded at the residence of
John Murach, in the northwestern part
of Sargent county. The man has not
since been heard Of. The children are
Arabs, aged 10, 8 and 4 years respect
lively, one being a girl.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Ice bridge Moving.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. March 24.-The-
Niagara ice bridge, which. in the win
ter Is one of the scenic wonders of
the river, has moved down stream. 1t
remained longer this season that for
several years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
chafrec to Take Command.

Washington. March 24.-It has been
definitely decided that Gen. Macarthur
will be relieved by Gen. Chaffee as
governor general of the Philippines
July 1, and will return to the United
States. In this the president is only
carrying out his policy of relieving Of
ficers after a couple of years service
in the Orient.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
matric,de Goes to pr,xo,,

st. Joseph. Mo-, March 24.-Thomas
j. Ramsey, a merchant at Sabetha,
Ran, was liven life sentence for the
murder of his aged mother a year ago.
The evidence was circumstantial. He
protested his innocence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
DECREASE THE ARMY
PHILIPPINE SITUATION MAKES UT
Possible.

Much Smaller Army Can Handle the
situation i'm the Islands Than
Instead of the 100000 Men FRO
vided by Law an Army II 10000
Men Will BE Sufficient Fhiltp-
pine Insurrection Is RnHisllY Co
ing to Pieces.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Compnny ID Elect. Oaicer..

|, Zumbrota, Mimi, March "a. - Com
pany D, Third regiment, M. N. G.,
elected officers last evening. The COM
pany is in prosperous condition and
arrangements are being made TO erect
an armory this summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Library Bui,a,ne for st. Olaf.

Northfield, Mimi, March 24.-Presi-
dent Kildahl of St. Olaf college has
received news which causes much re-
joicing among the students. Halle
SteeDsland of Madison, Wis, has init
mated his intention of giving the col
lege library building. The building
will probably be erected this summer
or next.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Convicted of Murder.

Harrisburg. Pa, March 24-Watson.
KEEPER and Henry Rowe who shot and
killed Cashier Charles w. Ryan in an
attempt to rob the National Bank Of
Halifax, have been convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
FOXES FOR THE "ZOO.v
Consignment Passes Through Mech
Bound for New York.

NECNV,
Bound for New York.
Several live foxes, consigned to the
New York Geological park, passed the
United States customs at Neche. They
We're free of duty, as they are to be
used for exhibition purposes only.
Good seed grain is very scarce in the
vicinity of Neche.
The Twentieth Century Cotillion club
of Neche gave the last Of its series of
dances on the 18th. Several scores Of
young people from Gretna and Altoo-
IA, Man. We're present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Gov. Allen Coming Home.

Gov. Allen Coming Home.
San Juan, P. r., March 24.-Gov. AL
len will sail for the United States the
first week in April to confer with Pres
ident Mckinley in regard to Porto
Rican affairs, including question of
road building and tariff.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Fersu. Fall. Grocery Fire.


Fergus Falls, MIMI, March "a. 49,
Wheeler Holmes grocery store was to-
tally destroyed by fire. Total loss about
$4,000; insurance, $1,4O0. The fire ap-
parently originated from defective
chimney.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

No wonder tho .fair sex IL clsmosiae
for equal rights, As It now stands.
when man dies his bstter half - en-.
titled to only a third Of his estate
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
JAPAN VERY SPUNkY
WILL OPPOSE RUssIA.s ENCRoAcH-
MENTs IN CHINA.

Relations Between the MikadO's
Subjects and the RusaiaMs May
lsngliah Foreign Ofacers Take n
Pessimixtic View of the Immcili-
ate Situation in the East-Jnpnn
Would Have the Moral Support
of Several of the Powers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
BOERS SCATTERING
so ORGANIZED BODIES FOR BRIT
IsH TO FIGHT.

SMALL Parties being Enersetfcnny
Pursued by the British Troops
Evident, in Spite OF Constant Ru-
mors of the Presence of Com
mandos, That There IL No Cohe-
renee Among Beers In Orange
River Colony-None Of the Forces
Capable of withdrawing a Britt
ish Advance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

Washington, March 24.-The war de-
partment is much encouraged by the
reports from the Philippines, and also
from the recruiting officers. Tire insur-
rection in the islands is rapidly going
to pieces and it is now believed that a
much smaller army can handle the sit
uation than has heretofore been
planned. Instead of an army of co.
900 for the Philippines the department
now believes that 10000 men will be
enough to protect the islands and In
sure order and peace throughout the
archipelago. The recruiting for the
new army is going forward most salts
factorily. The average enlistment is
1000 a week, and this will be as many
as the department can handle in equip.
ment, drill and shipment to the Philip
pines. The department expects to en-
list the full 100000 men provided for
by the new army bill, but it will not
try
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
To Maintain the Army

at that maximum figure. There will
be 30, 900 regulars whose terms OF ser.
vice will expire in six months. and
when these are discharged their places
will rot be filled if the present promis-
ing conditions in the Philippines con-
tinue That would place the army at
10000 men instead of 100000 as pro-
vided by law. The president is anx-
ious to keep the army down to the
minimum and he hopes to have it not
above 10000.
With 10000 troops in the Philippines
and 10000 in this country, Cuba and
Porto Rico he would have an army
representing less than one man to
every 1000 Of POPULATION.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15
EASTWARD.

1t is, Oh Tor the swing OF the heaNinG sea,
And the train ot the steamers smoke oil high,
And the whole gray day, through the driving
spray,
And the sea.toam white OF the speeding uight,
Away through the ring OF the distance free,
To distant lands TO fly.
| am sick for the sight oI the spanish shore,
As ye slant by the corner OF Finistere.
With the cliffs, where the smoky breakers soar,
And the smell OF the land on the tepid. air,
As the seas tramp wide by our rolling slde,
To the song which our staining engines pant,
And our deep bow turns where the sunrise burns,
As We shape our course for the blue Lerant.
We have passed by the base OF the giant rock,
Which turns to the smter its naked breast,
BE it tempest buffet on battle'shook,
At the gates of the seas which | love the hest;
And at last. at last, am once again
On the old. old track that | rode Of yoic,
Which is stamped, for aye, in my hbered brain,
With each sunlit city and castled shore.
And shall it be Algiers, shining white
Close to the entrance, which greets us hrst,
Or shall we sail through the blue delight
Till the sea and the sky shall have quenched
our thirst:
And shall it be terraced Malta, now,
Or TO Naples bay that my fancy royes,
With the column ol smoke from the mountains
brow,
And the vines and the olive and orange groyes2
Or still 10 the east through the opal seas--
And where is a crown that shall equal thine,
Whose minarets ri1e DER the clustered trees,
Thou stateiest city OF Constantine,-
Or south 10 that strange Egyptian land,
Where the sphinx smiles OH Ger the desert
dust,
At tire tombs that forever and ever stand
And the papyrus rois IN the mummy must.
| gaze at the clouds, at the dawn OF day,
With their silye. sails, which the morning
breeze
l. alling and waiting away, away,
To The coast and the ships and the shifting
seas,
Til see the rigging against Tho blue,
With the swing Of the ;ards as they rake the
SKY.
Iin leel the throb OF the beating serew,
And hear the erecn waters racing by,
And it's, oh, for the life oi the heaying sea,
And the trail oi the steamers smoke above,
And the whole bl'le day. through the splesh'
ing spray
And the sel.wske bright OF the rushing
mlgha.
AMY, through The ring oi the distance free,
10 hy 90 the distant lands love.
--Dartrlnd Shadwel in Chicago Record,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15
Common Sense About Cuba.

YN AN ADDRESS delivered before
the American Academy of Politi-
cal and Social Science on Satur-
day, Senator Platt, of Connecti-
cut, author OF the Platt resolution
which the Cuban constitutional con-
vention has just rejected, presented
concisely the common sense of the
cuban problem as viewed from the
American standpoint. He said:
We have undertaken the solution OF
very difficult problem in Cuba. When
we went To WAY with Spain we declared
that the people OF cuba ought to be
free and independent, and we there
fore disclaimed any purpose to acquire
the island, and promised that when it's
pacilicati should be accomplished we
would leave ii to it's people. To this
declaration and promise we are SOL
emnly pledged as q nation. Reduced to
its simplest terms our pledge is this:
that the United States becomes respon-
able for the establishment and orderly
continuance OF republican government
in Cuba. If. as some seem to suppose,
only requires us to see that Il so-called
republic Is organized there, the task is
comparative easy, but If we are also
bound 10 provide tor the orderly con-
tinuance nt a genuine republic it is by
no means easy. That the latter duty
is as imperative as the former can
scarcely be questioned. Indeed, il seems
10 ~ '.aatstioned only in ii technical
way 70 80
Certain Reconstructed and virulent
critics try to maintain that our promise
to leave the island to it's people as soon
as 1t should be pacitled meant that
when we should have driven out Spain
we would ourselves retire and have
nothing further to do with its affairs
either by way of guiding the Cubans in
the establishment of their government
or assisting them to maintain their in
dependence: In other words, 1t seems
10 be supposed by these carping people
that the United States has no interests
to protect in the island of Cuba and
that no matter what its people may do
we are only to look on. But even these
critics admit that if conditions under
the new government shall become in,
tolerable. intervention will again be
justiiable and imperative. They would
have us at once terminate our military
occupation, leaving the future uncaret
for with the expectation that. il
troubles arise there, either by reason
of foreign demands or internal dis
orders, by which our interests are I'M.
periled, We will return in force to Sc
matters right again. ..
"It'seenis scarcely possible that suci
policy should find advocates in any
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15
FLOATING ExPOSlTIONS.

r HE SUGGESTION for a floating exposition
4 to enable American manufacturers aud ex-
u porters to exhibit their goods AZ the doors
OF the people to whom thew desire to sell
them, recently made by the chief of the bu.
r,au OF statistics of the treasury department, Mr.
o. L. Austin, is resulting in much discussion OF
the subject not only throughout the United
states but in other parts OF the world. Letters
are being received from various countries in
Europe and elsewhere making inquiries regarding
the proposed enterprise and many inquiries from
manufacturers and merchants in the United
States desiring to participate iii an undertaking
oi this character.
The proposition originally presented in the
National Geographic Magazine and before the MI
tional board OF tlade by the chief of the bu'
rclu ii statistics suggested that it would be
much easier TO induce those whom we would
make our customers to examine our goods ii car.
ricd to their doors than ii the goods were SCI
in an exposition in the middle Of the United
states and the world invited to cross the oceans
to examine them, and that greater proportionate
results in the enlargement OF our foreign COM.
nlcrcc would accrue from Investments in eX.
lhtions carried to the doors OF the would be
customers rather than large expenditure i'll cf.'
atng sufficiently great attractions to bring tile
wouid.be customers to our own doors To tins
end it was suggested that an exposition associa.
tion might be formed by manufacturers and eE'
rorters which could create guarantee fund
which would cntitlc the subscribers to proper.
tionate alnount Of space in the vessel or vessels
carryin- the exhibit, this exhibit when conf
pleted to puis from port 10 port along the coast
OF South America, then 10 the principal cities
OF Asia, Occanca. Africa and Europe, and thence
returning to the United States. occupying per-
haps two years in the trip and visiting the prin
cpal cities and countlies.o of the world.
This suggestion by Mr. Austin has been TO!
lowed by the announcement that a floating en-
hibition to visit the cities bordering upon tho
Gull OF Mexico and Caribbean sea has been or
ganzed at Buffalo and will he made ready dur
ing the summer and leave in the autumn of tho
present year for that field, and number OF Other
enterprises OF this character have been suggested
The idea is good thing and it will undoubtedly
BE- pushed along.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15

r NDER tn" heading Serious
Cavc-in on an Important
~ Corner in Scranton" the
New York Sun. q paper read
ary largely b% the class of men who
west in new enterprises. yesterday
rinted a dispatch telling of the al
'ged great anxiety of the city autllori-
les over a settling in the street at
n" corner of Wyoming avenue and
pruce street which constituted quite
large cavern aud caused -. fear
hat the abandoned mine workings be-
cath have settled seriously The
.enl was evidently based upon an ar
irlc in Saturdays Times.
1t is unnecessary to say to persons
amliar with conditions in thu an
hracitG coal regions that there is moth
ng in the facts lying at the bottom
u thcs" published stories To excite or
o justify the slightest alarm. nor are
he city authorities alarmed. Instead
# a 'Scrious cave-in" there Is simply
little cavity such as is liable to hap
zen whenever the earth. after disturb
tncc through ditch digging, has been
riled UP loosely and in time settles
% normal density. y thousand cases
rs bad CT worse are happening daily
II cities vC,aote from coal mines and
lcver a thought is given to them. The
local instance was not visible at all
lntil the asphalt pavement had been
'emoved from where there had been
4 prior excavation, which evidently
had not been filled up properly.
The author of the article in the Sun
earns from 80 cents to 81 apiece for
such items. What the cost to Scran-
ton may be through their publication
is conjectural but Secretary Atherton
of the Dnard of Trade tells how just
such trivial eXaggeration once caused
the loss of q large industry whose
agents We're about to sign the final
papers. Its publicat ton literally scared
them into precipitate retreat.
All the newspapers have been
thoughtless in this respect and all need
to be more careful.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15
FINLEY'S
.LaCeS and
|Enlbroideries.


The trimming par excel
lence' for artistic dress adorn-
ment. Garniture of rich and
rare loveliness. No other ma
terial will produce the same
tone and finish in dress trim
ming as handsome laces. We
have now on exhibition a
large variety of vestings,
founclngs. wide and narrow
edgings, in all the popular and
various kinds of laces, includ-
ing Arabian, Russian, Point
d Alencon, Valencien11es,
Point Venice, Rennais-
sance, Tors hon and others,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15

tor doing away with the ar
bitrary fixed test of written
examinations for the promo
ton of children from grade to grade
is the harm that is wrought by fall
ure to reach the required average upon
the children who most need encour-
agement, stimulus, and the sense of
self-respect--the belief in themselves
and their ability to do and to attain,
The other side, that of injustice done
to the bright and studious child by
holding him or her back unduly, tiring
such children out by repetition Of les
son tasks already mastered and dulling
mental interest and activity as Il re-
suit, is often dwelt upon, because it
is more apparent in every case to those
interested.
II Is not so apt to be recognized that
what is often called dullness or stu
pidity to knowledge, with liability
TO break out into recklessness, or, with
some temperaInents, the total loss of
ambition and the development OF an
absolute hatred of study, is the legiti-
mate result of failure to meet the writ
ten examination test, and the felt dis
grace or innate recognition Of injustice.
Many and many time such children
are as far advanced, as we'll equipped
tor going OH, as those who are reader
with their pens, OF are possessed OF
a more retentive memory for single,
isolated facts. The daily record of
work ACCOMPLISHED the months OF the
terms showing Of actual progress, as
known by the teacher and principal
are the more reasonable tests for pro-
motion,
We repeat that the cultivation of a
child's self respect Is a vital point in
education, and That for large pro-
| portion OF children this needs faith