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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
CAPTURED LARGE NET.
Deputy Game Warden Takes a Prize
-OwncrS Ekc0De.

deputy Ga1me W1TUen IuKeH TflZe
Owners Escape.
Winona, Mimi, May u. - Deputy
Game Warden Blagic captured a fish
net which is at least four hundred feet
long. 1t was being used by four fish
ermen in the river few miles below
the city. Upon the approach Of the
warden the four men divided into two
couples and made off in different direc-
tions, in the hope of Turing him after
one couple and then the other could Sc
cure the net. Mr.. Blagic allowed the
men to go and took the net, which is a
valu.b BILE prize.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
CH1LEANs FoRT1FY STRAITS.

Sensation Caused in BuenOs Ayres
by the Announcements.
Buenos Ayres, May pa sensation
has been caused by the announcement
that the Chileans are fortifying the
Straits of Magellan, although there was
an agreement prohibiting any fortifca-
ton along the canal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
BUBBLE is BURSTED
CONFIDENCE BEING RE-EsTAB-
LIsHED IN WALL STREET..

Stocks Which Were Affected by
Thursday's Decline Recovered
Their Former Level Settlement
Effected With the Shorts in
Northern Pacific Removed the
Market - Clearing Sheets of All
Members of the Exchange Went
Through the ClenrinS House Per-
fectly and Feeling of Relief
Was Immediately Manifested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
A Courageous Job.

Col. Bragg-I've fought and bled for
my country. sir; I've
Alex Snlart-Yes: but did you ever
help your wife hang pictures?-Chto
State Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
KAISER AT FRANKFORT.

Celebration of the Anniversary of
the Peace Convention of 1871.
Strasburg, May 12.-Emperor William
has arrived here. A gala dinner will be
given there at the imperial palace in
commemoration of the anniversary of
the peace of Frankfort, which was
signed May 10, 1871.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
A Former Conques

A Former C0nQue1f.
He-But why do you want me to ask
Binleigh to the house?"
She-Why do you wear your medal?
He-1t represents the victorious CAM
paigns went through before we were
married.
She-So does he.-Brooklyn Life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
Lynched on Slight Pretext

Voldosta. Ca, May 12.-Henry John
son, negro. was lynched for shooting
at a young white man named Foraker.
The latter was not wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Barn Fire Caused by Lightning.
Jamestown, N. d., May pa barn
on the farm Of Colby Bros, three miles
north of Jamestown, was struck by
lightning and completely destroyed It
was partially insured
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
Acru.hinx Outcome.

Joe, have you ever experienced
heartfelt Disappointment"
Yes; I once tried to dye this old
red mustache brown, and it turned
green.''-Detroit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Fergus Falls, Mimi. May 12.-Jacob
Rajala, a Finlander living near New
York Mills, was thrown from his wagon
while in the outskirth of that village
and killed. He is said to have drank
heavily before leaving town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
BOILERS BLOW UP
ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Damage to Property Is Estimated Mt
Between 100000 and S3OO,OOO-
Set of Boilers Operated by the
HOmestnke Mining Company Near
Lead, S. d.. Explode-Shock Felt
in All Parts of Lend-hoist Build
ing and SaNmill Completely De-
Not known.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Happiness cannot be bought, but one Of tn
great hindrances to its attainment can be re
moved by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

The we'll posted druggist advises you
to use Wizard Oil for pain, for he
knows what it has done.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
Horrors of War.

"But what" asked one Of the mysti-
fed listeners, could the gold standard
have to do with this capture of Aguin-
aldo?"
Don't you see?" said the excited
talker. Funston was after the yellow
boys,"-Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Infectious diseases are unknown in
Greenland on account of the dry, cold
atmosphere.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
Clearly True.

'What do you think of this idea that
Mars is sending signals?" asked Mr..
Beechwood.
''There's nothing on earth in it," re-
piled Mr.. Homewocd emphatically.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

According to a German scientist, the
earth weighs 1913, 10000, 900, 000, 900
pounds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

A woman may be for all men to ad
mire, but she is for the happiness o.
one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

DIR. j. H. RINDhAUB, speciali.t,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo. Y. ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, Toe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
STEEL MADE CHEAPER.
Than England and Makes
Steel $3.50 Less Per Ton.

Joseph Lawrence. member of par.
Lament for the Monmouth district,
who recently returned TO England from
the United States, in an address to the
Newport chamber of commerce made
the most interesting and comprehen.
sive statement of the causes OF Amer.
lean superiority In the steel trade
which has yet been provided for the
alarmed British public.
He told his audience that Charles
M. Schwab assured him the United
States Steel Corporation could dolly.
er steel blllets In England for $16.50
per ton, whereas the lowest price for
which British manufacturers would
make them was Sl9. MIR. Schwab also
asserted that when his company had
completed certain ocean transporta-
ton arrangements now pending the
American price would be still lower.
In addition to this statement. MIR.
Schwab called the attention of MIR.
Lawrence TO the fact that his steel
workers got double the wages paid
British workmen in the same line. Mr..
Lawrence went on to draw striking
contract between freight charges in
Great Britain and the United States,
showing that the cost of carrying steel
from Pittsburg to New York was less
than the cost of carrying il from Blr-
mingham to Liverpool. though the dis.
tance between the two English cities
was only onc-quarter of that between
the American cities named. He quot
ed from President Hill and cited fig.
ures of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to demonstrate the compar.
ative eXorbitance of British freight
rates. warning his hearers that these
rates must come to n more reasonable
basis, If the British hoped to meet
the competition for which the Ameri.
cans are now so actively preparing
Having pointed out that II would be
also necessary to resort to cheaper
ones, Mr. Lawrence announced that.
as a result of several years study of
these problems and consultation re.
garding them, he and Thomas Edison
would shortly begin business in Nor.
way with the idea of supplying to
Great Britain cheaper ores.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
ATTACK SENTINEL At THE VAULT.
IGNORED CHALLENGE.
Soldier at MckinIey's Tomb Has a
Murderous Encounter--lts De-
struction Attempted.

g.
uastardiy attempt WIS nnaue oun'
day night by two uncaptured and un-
lpowu men TO desecrate the tomb at
ror,o, n,i,oro roo, ronai,e os ,ba i,te
prnsiJ,,,, v,ho, could hoyo boo, thn
r,o,iv, or tbo miscron,ta 10 matter os
alarmed ccntecture r. tho ohiec, was
rn, to dcstyov tbo ,n,h with dvno.
,,ito a. mnv bove bccr the ateni,ne of
tho ro,,,ira and boIdiny tbom far ran.
som as in the case of A. n stewart
tbe New York millionaire. n score of
wears ago. private Doprend was on
guard duty on ton of the vault Mt n
point commanding the entrance below
and the man npproached from the rear
Shortly before 7.3O he saw what he
took TO he the face of a man peering
from behind n tree about forty feet
from his post He watched IL for 20
minutes. he says. and at 7:45 saw the
man hurry to a tree 10 feet nearer. lie
CHALLENGED the man to halt but this
was not needed and the fellow ap.
preached nearer. Deprend leyeled his
gun and aimed to shoot for effect. but
just at that instant another man who
came toward him from the opposite
side caught the gun. threw IL up. and
the bullet was spent I'm the air This
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
CABLE FLASHES.

Count Won Waldersec. who has been
ailing is worse He suffered from a
painful sore on the leg and has no ap-
petite.
Ten Boer leaders, who have been
captured since September Is, have
been permanently banished from
South Africa.
Judge Spiegle. at Cincinnati. has
overruled motion to punish certain
strikers for contempt of court because
they continued picketiag.
A dispatch from Constantinople re.
ports that a sanguinary conflict has
taken place between Musslemans and
Christians at Beirut. Syria.
Empress Augusta Victoria. of Ger
many. whose return from Romiuten
was earlier than she had intended. is
i'll and confined to her bed.
The cable between st. Michael and
Cape Nome has been cut by the ice in
nine places. A new repair cable has
also been badly damaged A land
route will be surveyed.
The State Hospital investigation of
New Jersey was adjourned because
DR.. w. S. Baldwin. aged II, one of the
managers. was stricken with paraly sis.
No time has been set for the resump-
ton.
Saavedra. the dragoman of the
Spanish legation. has arrived at Mara.
kesh and been received in audience by
the Sultan OF Morocco. who promised
that all the Spanish claims should be
satisfied
Reports which have arrived from
Venezuela confirm the rumors that the
partisans OF General Jose Manuel Her.
nandez. known as "El Mocho." THE
Manned, because of a crippled arm),
the very active. A new outbreak Is
expected at several points shortly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
sCHLEYS BATTLE REPORT.
Sampson Aide Substituted Familiar
CabIearam Of His Chief.

when the Colon had surrendered at
the close of the battle off Santiago Ad-
mlral Schley sent Lieutenant Com.
mander Sears, his Flag Lieutenant.
ashore. announcing the Spanish defeat.
Lieutenant Commander Staunton of
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS staff stopped
the Schley announcement and substi.
tuted the now famous dispatch from
his chief, in which he announced that
the squadron under his command pre-
sented the destroyed Spanish fleet as
a Fourth of July gift to the American
people. The dispatch that Admiral
Schley tried to send has never been
published, and the reason 1t was not
sent will be brought out in the court of
inquiry. This dispatch reads:
Santiago, July 3. 1898.
Secretary of Navy. Washington. ID. C. !:
The Spanish squadron came out of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
NOW TWENTY THOUSAND.
Exaggerated Reports Corrected by the
American Agent Located at
VIadlvostok, Mr.. Grcener.

The state Department has received
from Commercial Agent Greener, at
VladivOstolt, under date of July 2l a
most comprehensive report on condi.
tions In Manchuria. Mr.. Greener says
that there is much exaggeration as to
the number of Russian troops In Man.
churla. He places their number mt
about 10000. Manchurla has an area
OF 100000 square miles, Is one of the
most fertile countries on the globe.
and there are no better crops In all
Asia. The MauchuB have barely
scratched the surface. and yet the bus.
mess octivity, the actual traffic, and
the tangible results are continual
surprise. American goods are already
known and favored on account of their
cheapness.
AS to Russa's plans in regard TO
Manchuria. Mr. Greener says the Rus.
slams policy is one of conciliatlon.
He knows how to deal with Chinese.
He Will not supersede the ManChu as
an agriculturallst. however. or even
as miner. II will be some time be
fore he Is n success, In the Western
sense, In either of these lines. AS Ia
exploring permits for mining aud other
purposes. II Is stated that such per
mission does not now depend on Rus
sion authority, hut must come from
Pclting through the Chinese Cover
nors.
The area of gold fields in Manchurla
extends more than 1.l27 miles along
the shores of the Argun and Amur
rivers. and there is no doubt as to the
richness of the mines. Small parties
of Russians Illegally mining there
earned from $50 to 800 a day. The
statements that no foreigners are al
lowed to go into Manchuria are to an
extent true. Only Russians and Chin
ese may go into the country overland
II would not be safe, he says, for for
elgncrs to venture into the country
now
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
Counting-I.oom Errors.

Somebody rises every now and then,
but not often enough. it seems. to de-
mand that more attention be paid in
our schools to the proper teaching of
the English language. To write and
speak correctly should be considered
the most important thing to be taught.
but the pressure of other studies too
often makes 1t subordinate. The man.
ager of large business house said
lately that it costs his firm $4,000 a
year simply TO correct errors In in
voices and other papers, errors that
are due to poor writing and bad Eng
lish on the part of the employees in the
office. Here is house that loses
enough every year, through the ignor-
ance and carelessness of Its clerks, to
run big school where young men and
young women might be taught to write
and speak correctly. AS it is, the
large business offices are secondary
schools, where the really fundamental
branches of education form the curri-
culum. Meanwhile the employers. be-
cause they cannot help themselves.
undergo an expense that should be
wholly unnecessary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
islanders MASSACRE SOLDIERS.
48 AMERICANS KILLED.
Savage 5amar islanders eurprlse
American Regulars While at
ereakfast-24 Escape.

A disastrous fight between United
States troops and insurgents occurred
Saturday on the Island OF Samar, near
Balangiga portion of the Philippines.
A large body of insurgents attacked
Company G, Ninth Infantry. only "a
members of the company escaping. All
the others are reported to have been
killed. The company was at break
fast when attacked and made n deter.
mined resistance, but the overwhelm
ing numbers of the insurgents com
PEELED them to retreat. OF the survl
vors. who have arrived at Basey. II
are wounded. According to the latest
returns the strength of the company
was 72. The survivors include Cap
tain Thomas w. Connell, First Lieu
tenant Edward A. Bumpus and DR.. r.
$. Griswold. surgeon. Captain Edwin
V. Bool;millor of the Ninth Infantry re-
ports that General Hughes is assem-
bling force to attack the surgents
The insurgents captured all the stores
and ammunition of the company and
all the rifles except twelve.
News of the disastrous fight between
troops of the Ninth infantry and the
insurgents was sent promptly by Gen
eral Robert =. Hughes. commanding IN
the island. to General Chaffee at Ma
Mia. and by him transmitted to the
War Department. 1t is the first severe
reverse that has occurred for lone
time. The American forces of occu
patton in Samar number in all between
1000 and $500 men. These are dis
tributed among various posts In tn,
island. large number being located
at the more important centers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
HEARS DEATH SENTENCE.
czoIqosz Denies Existence OF a Plot.
Electric Shock Timed for Last
Week of October.

After hearing himself sentenced to
be put to death at Auburn prison dur
ing the week beginning October 2S.
the Anarchist who slew President Nc
Kinley skunk from the court room at
Buffalo through lines of scowllng peo.
pie, like whipped cur. His younted
nerve had entirely deserted him. AS
he stood before Justice White. he
made a pretense of addressing the
court. He spoke perhaps 200 words.
He did not speak them, but mumbled
replies to the questions asked him In
a tone so low. that even the court stem
ographer had to stand within n few
inches of him in order that he might
catch drooling words that came from
between lips. purple and chattering
from sheer fright. Not a single word
did he attempt to utter In justification
of his atroclous crime. no vindication
of his belief In the doctrines of anar.
chy. He made one futile attempt to
vindlcate the father that gave him
life and his sisters and brothers. He
gave his record as follows: Age %
years. nativity. Detroit; residence,
Broadway, Nowaks. Buffalo; occu.
patton, laborer; single; degree of ed
ucation. common school and parochial;
religious instruction. Catholic: pa
rents. father living. mother dead; tenn
perate or Incorporate. temperate;
former conviction of crime none"
In reply to questions of the court
| C2olgosZ said no one had anything to
do with the commission of his crime
but HIMSELF that his fathereand mo-
ther and no one else had anything to
do with and knew nothing about it,.
II was not told anything about that
crime and | never thought anything
about murder until a couple of days
before | committed the crime.
| Justice White in passing sentence
said:
'In taking the life of our beloved
President, you committed crime
which shocked and outraged the moral
sense of the civilized world. You
have confessed that guilt. and after
learning all that at this time can be
learned from the facts and circum-
stances of the case. 12 good jurors
have pronounced you guilty and have
found you guilty of murder in the first
degree. You have said. according to
the testimony of credible witnesses
and yourself, that no other person aid.
ed or abetted you in the commission
OF this terrible act. God grant it may
be so. The penalty for the crime for
which you stand convicted is fixed by
this statute and 1t now becomes my
duty to pronounce this judgment
against you. The sentence of the
Court Is that in the week beginning
October 2S, 1901. at the place. in the
manner and means prescribed by law
you suffer the punishment of death u
The death warrant signed by Justice
White Is addressed to the agent and
warden of Auburn State prison and
directs him to execute the sentence OF
the Court within the walls of the
prison on some day during the week
beginning October 2S next by causing
ito pass through the body of the said
Leon F. Czolgosz a current of elec
tricity of sufficient intensity to cause
death, and that the application of the
said current of electricity be contin
ued until he. the said Leon F. Czol
gosz, be dead"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
TRANSFER OF A RAILROAD.
Lake Shore to Take Charge Of the
D. A. v. and p. Road.

The Lake Shore Railroad Company
will, on and after Octuuer l. operate
the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and
Pittsburg railroad. which runs from
Titusville, Pa, to Dunkirk. N. Y, for
the New York Central, which owns
the smaller property. The deal does
not mean the transfer of the property
to the Lake Shore in any other way
than to give the ofliciaIs of the latter
jurisdiction over the property. Finan.
cially the New York Central remains
responsible for the little road.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
WHOLESALE IMPORTATION.
Alleged Trust Meaning Of Coming Of
Belgian Glass Workers.

A report from Muncie, Ind, says the
party OF 2iO Belgians who recently left
Brussels, bound for Muncie, will work
in the factories of the American win.
dow glass company. and this means
that the American company has plan
ned general importation of Belgians
to man tho factories, as there Is a
great shortage of American skilled
workmen, and the company's plants
have been many hundred workmen
short for the last three years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
Unique Divorce Case Order.

Judge d. w. Jones, of Marietta, O.,
has announced that hereafter in ap,
plications for divorce he would ap.
point counsel to discover the facts ad
verse to the divorce. This is a de.
parture and is taken by Judge Jones
because. without these facts the Judges
in all courts cannot obtain an impar,
tial view of the case.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
OIL FOUND IN ILLINOIS.
Peoria People Think They Have Made
Find-Land Values Soar.

Oil has been discovered bubbling
from the ground on the Weigher farm
on the Tazewell side of the Illinois riv.
er. A company has been formed and
options secured on 500 acres. The
price of land in the immediate vicinity
has assumed extraordinary value.
Over tract mile square the soil
exudes an oily substance mixed with
sulphides of iron. Trees and vegeta.
ton have died where the oil is bub.
bling from the ground and the soil
is upheaying from the pressure be.
MEATH
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
PENN'A COAL FOR EUROPE.
Full Cargo Of Anthracite for the Amer
lean Stoves in Germany.

The British steamship Ormesby has
been chartered at Philadelphia to take
the first full cargo of Pennsylvania
anthracite coal that has ever been
shipped to Europe from the United
States. The cargo will consist of 5000
tons and will be shipped to Stettin.
Germany, but will finally go to Ber-
lin. The coal will be laid down in
Berlin at 81 shillings pence per ton.
which is two shillings cheaper than
Welsh coal. which is generally used
on the Continent. The coal is for
use in American stoves which have
been shipped to Europe lately in large
numbers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

The new cruiser Cleveland was
launched at Bath, Me.
The cup defender Columbia beat the
Shamrock by 81 seconds.
j. II. Haverly, the famous minstrel
leader. died at Salt Lake.
A great drouth in North England
threatened to seriously affect trade.
Twelve cases of the plague have oc-
Cured among the dock laborers at
Naples, Italy.
The thirtieth annual meeting of the
Society of the Army of the Cumber-
land will be held October and ..
The coroner of Fayette county, Pa,
set the date for the inquest into the
deaths of IL miners at Port Royal.
C. f. w. Nicely. the alleged embezzl-
er in Cuba, wrote a letter to his sister,
stating he expects to go free soon.
Emperor William rejected plans for
monuments in Berlin and vetoed a
bridge measure which resulted in
clash of authority.
Medical men all over the country ap-
piled to the Auburn, N. Y, authorities
for pieces OF Assassin Czolgosz's brain
after the execution.
The English appointment Of General
Butler to command the First army
corps was assailed from many sides
by active fighting men.
Charles Il. Meiner, United States
marine deserter, was shot and fatally
wounded by guard at New York,
while trying to escape.
t,, Vol Oh
the net earnings of the United States
Steel Corporation for the first six
| months amount to $54.OOO,OOO.
Captains ]. NJ. Forsythe and Geo. f.
Ide have been placed upon the retired
| list upon their own applications, with
the rank of Rear Admiral.
Certificates have been issued author
izing the First National Bank of Sher-
idan. postoffice at Sheridanville, Pa,
to begin business capital $4,000.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
returned to England Wednesday from
the continent. They were loudly
cheered on their way to Marlborough
| House.
Chinese are 'ceeliing to evade the
| restriction act by taking advantage of
the transit privilege. They come to
| San Francisco and at once depart for
Mexico or other foreign ports. only
to cross the border back into this
country.
In the competition for mixed choirs
for the grand prize of $1,000 at the
| pan.American Exposition the second
nrize was awarded to the Lima-Ada
| (O) choral union.
John Graham, Of Cleveland. o., one
of the three burglars who dynamited
the postoflice safe at Armada, Mich,
and was wounded, died and the other
two have not been captured.
The postponed convention of the
trust company section Of the American
Bankers Association will be held at
Milwaukee October 16, the second day
of the Bankers Association conven-
| tion.
| The Secretary of the Treasury Fri.
day purchased bonds as follows: Four
hundred and ninety-three thousand dol.
lars worth of long As. $500 of short
As and $7,260 Of short 3s; total OF
$508,360.
The health of Abdul Hamid, Sultan
| of Turkey, is said to be failing. The
German embassy in Constantinople re.
ceives daily reports as to his condi.
tion from Its agents stationed near the
Yildiz Kiosk.
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky.
has ordered troops to Madisonville
during the mine trouble.