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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
klTTREDGE NAMED.
APPOINTED TO SUCCEED KYLE AZ
SENATOR FOR SOUTH
DAKOTA. ;,
WILL SERVE UNTIL MARCH 4, 1908
New Senator Ia Flooded With Com
Eraulntions-Exprcs Apprecia.
ton of the Honor and Thanks
Friends for Their Asslstance and
Expressions OF Esteem, Which
He Will Do His Best to Merit.

Pierre, S. D., July 13.-Gov. Herried
has appointed A. B. Kittridge Of Sioux
Falls to fill the unexpired term of the
late United States Senator Kyle. He
will serve until March 4, 1903, the date
when Senator Kyle's term would have
expired.
Since the announcement of the ap-
pointment Senator Kittridge has been
flooded with kilograms of congratula-
ton from all parts Of the state, as
we'll as from many outside points. To
a newspaper correspondent the new
senator said:
Il am, of course, greatly pleased
with my appointment, and wish to
thank my friends throughout the state
for their assistance and kind express
sions of loyalty and esteem since the
vacancy occurred and the mention Of
my name as the successor of Senator
Kyle. I shall use my utmost endeavor
to perform the duties of senator in
such a manner as to reflect all posi-
BILE credit upon the Republican party
and the State of South Dakota
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
wARMEsr OF THE YEAR.
Heat Records Broken in the South
ern States.

Heat Records Broken In the South
ern States.
Memphis, Tenn, July 14.-Yestecday
was the warmest day of the year in
the Central Southern states and parts
of the Southwest. Many places in
West Tennessee, Arkansas, North Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas report
that all heat records We're broken dur
ing the afternoon. In MeC.This the Of
| fetal report was 102 DEGREES at S
o'clock. 1t is the highest temperature
ever recorded re~e. At Lite Rock the
highest temp eIatEre eVe- recorded was
officially reported at o'clock when the
mercury reac.lad LOG degrees. Not
withstanding the oppressive heat no
prostrations occurred there. Pine Bluff
reports the warmest cay on record,
with one fatality. In Mississippi the
heat was intense throughput the day.
At Jackson, Vi"n;;,urg ard Natchez all
records were broken. Crops especially
corn, all through North and East Mis-
sissippi, are drying UP and unless CO.
pious rains fall soon great damage will
result. Louisiana is also in the throes
of the hot wave. Shreveport reports
the hottest day in it's history. the gov
eminent thermometer registering S9.S
in the afternoon.
Kansas Bakc1.
Topeka, Kan, July lathe weather
in Kansas continued very hot yester-
day, the highest temperature reported
being 10 at Fort Scott. The heat was
accompan MES by very light breeze
from the south, which came as from a
red-hot furnace, blasting and wither-
ing vegetation Of all kinds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
NO xoroR,ErY ron YouxcERs.


Time of Their Relcaae ana Their
Place of Employment to Kept
From the Public.
St. Paul, July IS. = Cole and Jim
Younger will spend the remainder Of
the week inside the walls Of the Still
water prison, engaged at their usual
work and passing through the routine
they have become accustomed to
through nearly twenty-five years. con-
finement. They may be released Sum
day, and yet it may be a week. two
weeks or month before they breathe
outside air. Whenever they are given
the freedom specified in the law passed
for their benefit. it will be done quietly
and secretly. This is Warden VOTERS
decision, and the statement he made
last night. MY wish is that they be
released without notoriety, as the par.
don board DESIRES" said the warden.
This may seem severe upon those in
terested in everything that happens to
the two men, but the prison board, the
pardon board and the governor are
agreed that it is the wisest course. It
is the generally accepted theory that
they will not be allowed to live in the
cities. but will be taken to some small,
out-of-the-way place, where they can
make u living without exciting atten-
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

1t is hard to realize that the boot
black is an invention of the last half
century, yet he is now celebrating in
London the fiftieth anniversary of his
appearance. He came upon the scene
in 1851, the year of the great exhibition
in London, the first of the worlds
fairs" The city was full of visitors
from all parts of the world, and the
problem of the street Arab was seri-
GUS one. Mr.. Macgregor of the famous
Rob Roy canoe suggested that the boys
be organized into great t-blacking
brigade, and he himself made the first
box for holding the kit" the model of
those still in use. Idlers jeered the
boys at first, and sometimes stoned
them, but the public found their serv-
ices so convenient that the trade was
profitable. 1t has prospered ever since.
and is now, If not one of the learned
professions, at least one with his.
tory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
NEWS IN Rn1EF.

Overflow From the Wires i'm u Con-
densed Form.
After ten years of unremittins effort
by the International League of Press
clubs there is soon to be established In
New Orange, N. j., the home of jour-
nalists.
Emperor William has presented his
sloop yacht Samoa II. to the officers of
the First regiment of Foot Guards.
The Samoa II. will soon reach the
Navel river.
Richard B. Hubbard, formerly gov
ernor of Texas, and during President
Cleveland's first administration United
States minister to Japan, died at his
home in Tyler, Tex.
Two torpedees lying at the mouth of
the harbor exploded at Toulon owing to
the wires being disturbed by an electri-
col storm. Fortunately there wac no
shipping near at the time.
The five new cavalry and five new
infantry regiments have been recruited
up to the maximum strength with the
exception of the Thirteenth regiment
of cavalry, which is short only a few
men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

The submarine Narval, conveyed By
the sea-going torpedo boat Zouave, has
returned to Cherbourg from a series OF
deep-sea trials. These trials extended
over period of fifty hours, and were
eminently satisfactory. Rough weather
caused great inconvenience to the tor
pedo boat, but the Narval sank out OF
the rough surface water and remained
below in perfect security. Five times
she torpedoed the Zouave, and on her
return to port it was found that she
still had a sufficient supply of oil on
board for twelve hours consumption,
although she had steamed from Cher
bourg to St. Lo and back.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
CROPS ARE RUINED
HOT WINDS AND DROUTH DO
GREAT DAMAGE TO GROW
ING GRAIN.
RESULTS IN BIG JUMP IN PRICES
Alarming Reports From the Corn
Belt in Missouri and Kansas-
Spring Wheat La Endangered
Continues Unabate.l-Expcc to
Move NOrthward.

Chicago, July 14.-Under the pressure
of continued alarming report. OF dcouth
in the corn belt of Kansas and Mis-
souri, and the obability that instead
of abati1sg in the Very near future the
burning winds will extend nortl,ward
and make their force felt on The spring
wheat crop, prices of ali grains and
hay on the board of trade yesterday
continued to soar skywacd.
In nearly all instances tho high
points recorded We're almost record
breakers for prices which have resulted
from natural conditions. Wheat adj
vanced cents, corn 27-S csa:s and
oats l IA cents for September. This
took the price to SIS 5-S for wheat,
"a SIS for corn and SO tor oats. Wheat
was affected by the furry in corn and
oats and also by the fact that the
cables were 1-2d higher in England,
mainly on some bad reports of crop
conditions in France snd Russia.
May Go Much Higher.
Should the hot spell continue there is
no telling where the rising market will
go to. Primarily the weather advanced
grain prices several points, and to sub
stantiate the reported danger to crops
throughout the West and Northwest
come the heavy buying orders. Spring
wheat is now in tender stage. While
corn probably took the leading place in
the grain which is being affacted,
wheat showed the greatest strength
yesterday. No serious damage has re-
suited to the spring wheat crop up to
date as e. result of the drouth.
Indications are that not only will the
hot, dry spell continue, but that it will
move northward and do damage to
that grain. Another stem, which prob
ably is the principal cause for the re-
markable strength shown in wheat
now, is that there is so little for sale.
This is caused by the probability that.
owing to the losses of corn, cats and
hay much wheat will be used for feed
ing cattle.
Worst Drouth in Forty Years.
Kansas City, July IA. - No rain fell
yesterday in any part of The drouth.
stricken district, consisting Of all of
Kansas, Western Missouri, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. Over much of
this region yesterday was the worst
day of the long hot spell, the tempera-
ture being more than 100 degrees and
no breeze stirring. Corn, oats, hay and
potatoes are so badly injured that even
as the weather bureau eli! les no hope
of relief the outlook is djsccuraging.
At some places in Kansas there has
been no rainfall whatevet fc:' nearly
three months. The present is the worst
drouth sinse 1860, when New England
sent food to the settlers of Kansas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher ATTITUDES. According to the
last census of the German Empire, OF
a population of 55,OOO,O0o only seventy
eight have passed the hundredth year,
France, with population of 40,000,O00.
has 213 centenarians. In England
there are 146; in Ireland, SIS; and in
Scotland, 46. Sweden has 10, and Nor
way %; Belgium 5; Denmark, 2;
Switzerland, none Spain, with popu-
1ation of 100000, has 401 persons
over 100 years old. OF the $3.50, 900 in
habitants of Servia, SIS have passed
the century mark.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

The statue of the late Empress Eliza
beth recently unveiled at Godollo Cas-
tie, seat of Emperor Francis Joseph,
near Budapest, is bronze figure of
in Gothic style. She is represented in
a walking costume, such as she most
frequently wore at Godollo; in one
hand sunshade, in the other few
wild flowers, and she appears to be
resting after one of her long excur-
sions. Her head is crowned only with
rich pleats of hair. The figure is the
work of the Hungarian sculptor Roma,
and stands in part of the park most
frequented by the empress.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

The Zion Lutheran congregation at
Lancaster recently made its annual
payment of one red rose to the descend
ants of Baron steigel, who over cen
fury ago donated the land on which
the church stands The anniversary
proceedings, which are known as the
feast of the roses were taken part in
this year by thousands of people, each
of them bearing a red rose. Miss
Annie Boyer of Pittsburg represented
the heirs of Baron Steigel and accepted
the rose from the congregation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
ORDERLY AT Ell RENO.
Plenty to Eat and Drink and No
Drunkenness.

Plenty to Eat and Drink una No
Drunkenness.
Ell Reno Okla, July 13.-More than
5000 people were registered yesterday.
1t is doubtful whether the total regis
tration will run as high as $4,000. Two
thousand are being registered daily at
Lawton. The crowd here remains
about the same in size. Every incom-
ing train brings hundreds but the same
trains always take away an equal
number who have secured certificates.
There is plenty to eat and drink. The
ice supply from the local plant is short
and is being supplied from otheS
towns. There is very listle drunkelr-'
ness. A perfect system Of organization
has been effected by those IN charge of
the lines and there is no trouble what
ever. The cattlemen in the Indian
country will not suffer by reason OF the
opening as has been reported. Their
grass leases have been held to Oct. 1
and the government will not eject
them. Ample pasture lands have been
provided for them in the southern part
of the Kiowa country on the Texas
line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
TWO ARE sHor-oNE WILL DIE.
Excursion of Walters Union Ends
I'm Hrnrely.

HI Ir0Seuy.
st. Paul, July 13.-During row on
the wharf at the foot of jackson street
after the return of the walters union
excursion on the steamer Columbia Ed
ward Rooney, a recent arrival from
Duluth, was shot in the abdomen and
will die, and Louis Kantrowich was
also shot in the lower part of the abdo-
men and may recover. Edward Healey
confesses, it is said, to having done
the shooting in self-defense and is I'M
der arrest at the central police station.
The excursionists returned home at
1890 o'clock this morning. While down
the river several of the passengers are
said to have attempted to start a.
swindling game on the boat. Ed Heal
ey was a member of the committee Of
management of the union and f>ls-
trated the attempts. His action rs said
to have caused considerable animosity
toward him. Witnesses say that some
Of the disappointed men frequently
made the remark that they would get
him" when the boat landed. They
started to carry out their designs as
soon as the wharf was reached and the
shooting resulted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
live Stock CenterR.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock Centers.
st. Paul, July Is. = Wheat = No. 1
Northern, 63@63 1-2c; No. 2 Northern,
81 1-2 q &c. Corn - No. s yellow.
46 @ 47c: No. 3. 45at4e SAC. Oats = No
white, 81 1-4@31 S-4c: No. 8, 80 1-2a31c.
Minneapolis, July 15.-Wheat-No. 1
hard Csc: No. Northern, &c;
No. 2 Northern, GA 3zSc. Corn = No. 8.
44c; No. 3 yellow, "A 1-2c. Oats = No.
white, 81 Lac: No. 3 white, 80 3-4@
81 lac; No. 3, 30@3O 1-2c; no grade, 29c
Barley-No. 5, 39c. Isye-No. 2, "A log
A 3-4c.
Duluth, July 15.-wheat-No. hard,
cash. 72c; No. l Northern, CSC; No. 2
Northern, 64c; No. 8 spring, Coo; to ar
rive, No. 1 hard, 72c; No. 1 Northern.
CSC; July, No. 1 Northern, 69c; Septem-
Der, 81 3-sc; December, CSC; oats, 20 IL
@29 3-4c; rye, 40 1-2c; flax, cash, '$1.SS;
49, -2c.
Chicago, July 15.-Cash wheat-No.
red, CSC; No. red, 6Gc; No. hard
winter, 66 1-2@67c; No. hard winter.
CSC; No. Northern spring, e. 14c; No.
2 Northern spring, ee lac; No. 8 spring,
61@63c. Corn-No, 2, 51@52c; No. 3, 500
sic. Oats-No. 2, 33 1-2@34c; No. 5, 800
SO 1-2c.
Milwaukee, Wis. July Is. = Flour is
higher. Wheat higher: No. Northern,
6S lie; No. 2 Northern, 65@67c; July,
66c; September, 6S 1-2c. Corn-Septem-
Der, 50 3-4G54c. Rye higher; No. 1, SOC.
Barley steady; No. 2, "a 1-2c; sample,
35@53c. Oats higher; No. white, 34g
Csc.
Sioux City, Iowa, July Is. - Cattle -
Beeves, 81 G. S; cows, bulls and
mixed, s2.50@S.50; stockers and feeders.
1925 q a; calves and yearlings, 1904.
Hogs, 1882 1-2@6; bulk, s5.S7 1-2@5. 90.
Chicago, July IS. - Cattle = Good to
prime steers, $50 @ CPS; poor to medi-
UNI, $3.50 q 5; stockers and feeders,
$2.3O@4.4O; cows and heifers, $2@4.90;
Texas steers. s3.4o@5.1O; Texas bulls,
$2.50@3.5O. Hogs--Mixed and butchers.
$5.75@6.25; good to choice heavy, $5.25@
$50; rough heavy, $3.50 @ $50; light,
$5.S0@6.10: bulk of sales, Sc % 6.12 1-2.
Sheep, s3.25@4.65; lambs. s3.65@5.9o.
South st. Paul, July Is. = Cattle =
Prime butcher steers, s5.10@5.40; good
to choice, s4.50@5; fair to good. s3.75@
4.25; common to fair, s3.25@3.60; prime
butcher COWS and heifers. $414.25; good
to choice, s3.35@3.S0 fair to good, s2.75
1926; Gamers and cutters, $1.50@2.60;
good to choice butcher bulls, 1904;
bologna bulls, s2@2.75; good to choice
veals, s4.50I5.25; fair to good, $4,000
45O; good to choice feeders, $350@3.80;
fair to good, $3.15M3.4o; common, 1903;
steer calves, $4,000; good to choice
heifers, s3@3.25; fair to good, s2.75@a;
common, s2@2.40; heifer calves, $2.50@3;
good to choice mich cows, S35@4o; fair
to good, $3o@35; common, $25@29.
Hogs-Ligh;, s5.75 q 6; mixed and
butchers, .s5.75M5.95; heavy, s5.7O@5.95;
rough packers, s5.25@5.55; stays and
boars, $3@5.25; pigs, $4@5.
sheep--Good to choice spring lambs,
s450@5.25; fair to good, s375@4.2o; fat
wethers, $3.5003.75; fat ewes, s340@3.6O;
good to choice stock and feeding lambs.
s3.25@3.5O; fair to good, s3@3.25; feeding
wethers, $3G3.40; stock and feeding
ewes, s2.5O@3.25; thin Sheep s2.25@2.75;
killing bucks. $2.25@2.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
PALMER LEAVES COUNTRY.
Goes to California to Get Away Fro1
Scenes of TrDnt1c.

Goes to California to Get Away From
Scenes of Trouble.
Sioux City. Iowa, July Is. - Richard
Palmer, the Ute Ne:wa) banker, VINO sued
Chris Harm. a. merchant, for alienation
and caused Harm to drown himself and
who after the coroner's inquest was sued
by Harms widow for $1,000 for con-
spiracy to cxtort money from Harm,
came to Sioux City yesterday and de-
parted for California to get away from
the scene of his trouble and also it is
said to get away from a possible charge
of murder that is about to be placed
against him by Harms friends for the
alleged causing of his death by his ac-
cusations. The First National Bank Of
Sioux City has been garnished by Mrs..
Harm to hold funds due Palmer for pur-
chasing his bank. Mrs. Harm, in her
suit, demands 5000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

A national fencing competition has
Just taken place at Bologna and the
championship was won by Signor At
tilio Monferrito. This "maitre
d'armes" is only twelve years old. He
fought the most celebrated Italian
fencers and beat them all. He used
to be the fencing room assistant OF
the celebrated fencer Sartori, and he
has now succeeded in vanquishing his
former employer and many other past
masters of the art.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
BRIDGE COLiApsEs WITH THREE
CARS FILLED WITH
LABORERs.
CRASHES INTO THE VALLEY BELOW
Passenger Train Had Passed Over
the Bridge q Few Moments Before
Cars Smashed to Atoms - Accl-
dent Happened So Suddenly
That Workmen Had No Chance
to Save Themselves.

COnneaut, Ohio, July 13.-Just after
10 o'clock yesterday three cars of the
East End local freight went through
the Nic}xle Plate bridge at Springfield,
Pa. Ten men were killed and several
injured. The train left here only a
few minutes before the accident in
charge of Engineer William Griffith of
Buffalo and Conductor Phil A. Moore
of Buffalo. The latter was killed out
right. The bridge gang was at work
on the bridge and the ten men killed
are mostly wor'sirgmen. A fill was
being made at the bridge and about
twenty-five workingmen were about
the structure.
The horrible affair occurred just af-
ter the passenger train had pulled
through. The local, after the passing
of the passenger train, pushed three
cars heavily laden out on the structure
to unload stone for the masons work.
ing beneath on the large stone abut-
ments. The unloading had hardly been
begun when without warning the
whole structure fell with an awful
crash into the valley. S osudden was
the affair that only one man, mason
named George Smith, had chance to
leap in time to save himself from in
jury. The men, as the train fell, had
all leaped as far as possible so that
only two or three were buried beneath
the
Awful Mass of Debris
at the bottom of the ravine. These
were easily pulled out and carried to
the top of the hill and placed on the
lawn awaiting the arrival of medical
s4l. NJ xy 1n
remains of the dead were transferred
to the morgue to await Identification.
The place where the horror occurred
was at Crooked creek, directly north of
East Springfield, Pa. For many years
the creek has been spanned by heavy
structural steel bridge. On Nal 1 the
work of filling up the valley was COM
menced. Down in the ravine, fifty
five feet below, masons were at work
building a large stone abutment. The
scene presented horrible appearance.
The steel was wrenched and distorted
into one huge mass. The three cars
containing stone were broken to bits
and the railway track obliterated into
the pile.
The accident stopped all traffic on
the line. The cause of the wreck can
be laid only to accident. For long
time al trains have been required to
reduce their speed to four miles an
hour in passing over the bridge. The
railroad men regard it as little less
than miraculous that it withstood the
heavy laden passenger train while
moving slowly over it and five minutes
later fell while only the weight of three
uncoupled cars were standing upon it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
"NIGGEn JEFF" INSANE.

well-KnOwn Character at WfnOna
Sent to the Asylum.
Winona, Mimi, July 10. - "Nigger
jeff a colored man who has been an
inmate of the poor farm of this county
for the past thirty years, was adjudged
insane here yesterday and committed
to the asylum for the insane at Roch-
ester. His right name is Jeff Johnson.
He was sixtytwo years of age when
he was sent to the DOR farm and is
now ninety-two years old, although he
looks little older than he did when he
came here from the South. For many
years Jeff has been living barometer
for the keepers and inmates of the
poor farm, his actions indicating the
weather that was to follow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
REPORTERS STRIKE.

Supplanted by College Journalistic,
and the Union Printers Then
Walk Out.
Columbus, Ohio, July 14.-Troubles in
the Press-Post, local sheet, Gull
minated in lockout of the writing
force, ali of whom are members of the
News Writer'S union. They, We're in
formed that their services were not
needed, students from the State Uni
versity School of Journalism being put
in their places. The union printers re-
fused to set copy the new men prepared
and walked out followed by the stereo-
typers and pressmen. The paper was
unable to get out e. noon edition.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
sTEEPLE PAINTER FALLS.
to Death by Fall of Several
Hundred Feet.

La Crosse, Wis, July -. = Since
leaving La Crosse several years ago MOTH
ing has been heard from William H. La
vale, whose trade was steeo!e painting.
To-day word was received from Calmar,
Iowa, that Lavalle had been killed at.
that place while at work, falling several
hundred feet. Later it vas ascertained
that Lavalle lived at Kendall, Wis. after.
ward coming to this city to reside. From
here he left for Mexico, but nothing had
been heard of him since. Upon investi-
cation it was found that ns has brother
at Portage and another al Kendall. Ele-
also has a sister in the Catholic convent.
at Frontenac.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
STUDY AND WORK.

In Crosse Students Will Tramp and
Work in Harvest Fields.
La Crosse, Wis, July ia party Of
young men, sons OF the richest men in
the city. and some of them university
boys, left for the harvest fields of the
West to work as icHc-.f-: and study
sociological c:aGitione. They COOK no
funds and LETT Ia Crosse tramp fashion
in box cars. They are headed by sons:
of Rev. Mckay, o. tie FIRST Presby-
terian church, and viii. be gone several
weeks
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

Over $4,000 acres of unoccupied lands
in Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas
were disposed of during one week re-
Gently, the largest amount in any one
week in the history of the land depart
ment. The majority of sales were to
Dunkards, who attended the conference
of that sect at Lincoln, Neb. Large
numbers we're induced to give up their
Eastern homes-most of them in Penn
sylvania-and settle in the West.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18

The most curious cemetery is situat-
ed at Luxor, on the Nile. Here repose
the mummified bodies of millions Of
sacred cats. Their remains are side
by side with the bodies of king and
emperors in mausoleums.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-18
Druercd and Robbed.

Woonsocket, S. D., July 10. - The
home of Albert Strub, owner of the
big Store" was broken into and some
$12 or SIS in money taken. Mrs. Strub
woke up in the night feeling very sick,
and found that the family had been
drugged and the house rif1ed. Attempts
were made to enter three other houses
during the night. There were three
rough looking men around town the
day before and the sheriff is making fin
effort to find them.