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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
DEVILS LAKE GRADUALLY DRYING UP
DAKoTA's FINEST WATER FEET
PSYCHOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATE
lance from the shore, while the middle of

lance from the shore, while the middle of
the lake is very deep, measuring in places
much over a hundred feet.
Until recent times this has been fresh
water lake. During the time it was re-
ceiving abundant water from the melting
ice sheets or from the more abundant
rainfall in the period Immediately fol-
lowing, it had an outlet through Stump
lake into the Sheyenne river, where it has
left well marked channel. Just, how
long 1t has been since the lake overtowed
Is not known, but since the first settlers
came to the region, about 1880, it is gen.
orally known that the lake has been grad
ually falling. -.-.---..
Fish were found in the lake in great
abundance up to about 1888, but have been
rapidly growing less each year since that
time until practically no fish are now to
be found, and the water is becoming salty.
Captain E. FL Herman, the pioneer boat
captain who has been running boats on
the lake for nineteen years, carefully
marked the height of the water in June,
1888, and in watching the lake found that
the fall has been almost; constant from
| 1888 to the present time, excepting in '96
and '97, during which the lake rose on &C
count of increased rainfall. but has con-
! tinued since to fall away rapidly.
I The large natural groves Of trees which
once bcrdered the fresh water lake are
| now separated from the waters edge by a
broad strip of sand, gravel and boulders
and the trees are already showing the ef-
fects of the falling water level and re
treating shore lines.
| Devils Lake is among the last of the
| post, glacial lakes to change from fresh to
! salt water. No systematic observations
had been conducted on this lake until 1901
! when the United States geological sur
vey placed a bench mark near the lake
/ and will hereafter maintain gage in the
| lake to record it's rise and fall carefully
The lake has fallen ten feet since June
/ 1883, which has left bare many long arm:
and bays, ,and should the same rate o
fall continue for another twenty years
fully half of the area covered by the pres
1 ent lake will be left bare.
However there are reports among thu
Indians that the lake has been as low a.
this before, subsequently, filling I'D. TIT
i series Of careful Investigations by thu
United States geological survey promis'
B most interesting results. as they ma!
i throw some light on the climatic cond1
i lions of the past.
Charles M. Hail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18

Devils Lake Or Lake Minnewa,lkan, as
it was called by the Indians, is the only
lake of good size in North Dakota. 1t IS
in the northern part of the state lying be-
tween the basins of the Red River Of the
North on the east and the James, Mis-
souri, and Mouse rivers on the west.
Devils Lake belongs to that numerous
class Of lakes formed by the great ice
sheet upon it's final retreat northward. 1t
is very irregular in outline, being about
thirty miles long, measured in straight
line northwest and southeast, and vary
ing from four to fifteen miles in width,
having numerous long arms or bays ex-
tending for several miles inland. The
lake is for the most part shallow, being
from six to ten feet deep throughout most
of the YbaHs and for a considerable dis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18

a low hill, the houses rising in tiers. It
contained at that time 800 houses, built
of stone and flat-roofed, some with a
balcony in front. The principal street
was rooted over to keep off the snow in
winter and rain in spring and summer.
A small stream ran in front Of and be-
low the town, on either side of which
were the gardens of the townspeople, con-
tanning walnut, mulberry and apricot
trees, and grape vines. Above the gar
dens rose terraced fields, bearing luxu-
RANT crops of corn, Kantguram is 1000
feet above the sea level. Forget -nots,
clover and violets grow wild on its hills.
: Colonel Dening appears to have followed
the same line of march taken by General
Chamberlain along the valley of the Tank
Fam or stream. Murghaband, mentioned
in Reuters telegram of the 9th inst,
lies at the foot Of the Barari defle, where
there was severe fighting in 1860. Kot-
shinji, where presumably the Mahsuds
made their last and most determined at
tack on Colonel Dening's column, is the
Evolutionary strong point of the tribe.
1t is walled village, perched on high
plateau at the junction of the Tank Fam
with one of it's main tributaries.
A Futile Expedition.
Although General Chamberlain In 1866
inflicted very heavy loss on the Mahsuds;
anu captured DOLut LuelE aCulel Villages
Kaniguram and Misunderstanding. the
latter, the expedition did little real good
During the next ten years the tribe was
more turbulent than ever. A blockade
such one as has been in force since last
December, was tried, but it was found
| that the clans were able to@obtafn sup
| plies from the; valleys Of Khost ane
| Dawar. M
Every year there were raids, and i'm
position of fines. In 1879 punitive ex-
| petition was sent up the Gumal Valley
Another expedition went out in 1881. II
| 1894 the late Sir William Lockhart was II
I the Gumal Valley. The following veal
| a small force went ;out, their camp being
rushed at Wana.
The two great divisions sof the Wazir
| tribe are the Darwesh sKhe1ss and the
/ Mahsuds The former are the finer type
and they despises the Mahsuds, speaking o
! them as jackals. The Mahsuds are spill
up into twenty two subdivisions. The.
are constantly fighting among themselves
! yet have a strong sense of the value 20
unity. They boast they have no. poo
among them. Whenever a family i
brought low by death, accidents, or raid
the clan subscribes to establish it.
/ Fines for Murder.
Murder is punishable by fine. To kill .
man costs, roughly, Rs 1900 lsS5);
woman is just half price-i.e., Rs. $50.
The pecuniary compensation for a swor
4 wound is at the rate Of Rs.12.8 fabou
4 IT'S. 6d.) for half an inch. For CUTTING
off nose the special sum Of Rs.20O l11
i 10s) is fixed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
Just double this amount is charged for

Just double this amount is charged for
the loss of an eye or the loss of limb if
the wounded man becomes lame or is
permanently incapacitated from doing
manual labor. A bullet wound or stab
below the neck and above the belt costs
Rs.100 { 66 1851, otherwise half the price.
Cutting off an ear also costs 86 los. If
an animal be killed double it's value must
be paid. FIR. -- s'.' <'-', ~.'...- 2.
If man steals anything from his fell
low he must not only restore the stolen
property, or, if that be impossible, pay
four times it's value, but he must kill a
sheep for feast and pay Rs.25 (e1 1851.
These rates are we'll known and ad-
hered to, the headmen strictly enforcing
them. --s..-----. .-..,z..-.-
The Mahsuds can put into the field
about $4,000 fighting men. They are not
believed to possess many breech-loaders,
because they are too poor to buy these
stolen luxuries. For the same reason 1t
may be remarked the Mahsuds are mon
ogomists. The price of a bride varies
from Rs.6O { e4) to -Rs.150 (e1O). A five
pound note is about the outside limit an
ordinary Mahsud can afford to expend on
matrimony. IS
Last month notorious freebooter, COM
monty called Chikai, his full name being
Mahomed Sarwar Khan, who had village
stronghold at Chinorah, north of Waz1rls-
tan, sold his village for e1,20O, invested
the money in breech-loaders and went
south with 100 choice ruff1ans, it was be-
Heved to join the Mansuds. If this report
t be confirmed there is more trouble ahead
The present Waziri crisis was brought
| to head by an ambuscade of an escort
| of British survey party early last month
Lat Khuzma Nullah. Seventeen of the es-
/ eort were killed or wounded.
| The success of this audacious outrage
compelled severe measures to BE taken
Colonel Deane, who assumed the control
Of the new frontier province on the king
Ebirthday, last month is directing the pres
| emit operations. He knows the Pathar
/ thoroughly; but it must not be supposed
| that when. the expedition is withdrawn
| there will be peace. Until prosperity
/ reigns among the stone-ribbed hills o.
] Waziristan and its stalWart, turbulent
Epoverty-stricken mountaineers become
tsoft -muscled traders with heavy purses
violence and outrage will. continue to be
/ chronic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
THE WILD WAzlRIS
One of England's Troubles on the
Indian Border. E,>
PATHAN NUT BARD TO CRACK
Description of the Country of Wa
christian and Some of It's
Strange Customs.
81 y.
London Express,

hOnQOn Express.
The fighting in Waziristan, rightly I'M
derst God, should be a lesson to Britain's
sheltered people of the folly of patching
up peace on the confines of the empire
before a war, more than half-won, has
been fought out to a clear and definite
conclusion. ,s
The hurry with which the Indian gov
ernmenY came to terms with the tribes
men inF1S9S was adversely criticized at
the time. 1t was foreseen that the weak
spot in the future tranquility OF the from
tier was Waziristan. Sickness and
more urgent business elsewhere prevented
the Maizar massacre by the Darwesh Khel
clan Of Waziris being punished as heavily
as it ought to have been. rs
| But Waziristan has always been hard
nut to crack since we annexed the Punjab
| fifty years ago. The people are race of
hardy mountaineers; their country for the
most part collection of huddled, hungry
! hills steep and stony. Within tempting
| distance lie the loWlands, while through
| it's rugged passes run trade routes from
| southern Afghanistan to the Indus valley.
| What then more natural than raids and
| robbery? : yzs..ss5E
The Waziris are Pathans. They neither
| own nor by their own account have they
/ ever owned allegiance to the rulers of
lKabul They claim to have been free men
| from all time, living on the slopes OF
their native hills The highest of these
hills is Pr Ghal, a peak Of over $4,000 TT.
It's lower spurs protect Maxim, one of the
/ two chief villages.
The other village, more often called the
capital of Waziristan, is Kaniguram, the
! apparent objective of Colonel Dening's
force. Immediately round Kaniguram the
country is comparatively open,s the hills
! generally low and of easy SLOPE in some
places resembling downs. But before
this plateau is attained "a network Of
georges, ravines, and defles has to BIZ
l.passed. Forty years ago an expeditionary
/ force, under Sir Neville Chamberlain
4 fought it's way to Kaniguram.
4 The village or town of Kaniguram wa
found to be built on the southern slope o
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
FOOLS RUSH IN.

bOSCUu TfHuSCT1pt.
Charles-Say, didn't you know you trod
on that lady's gown? Why didn't you
apologize?
William didn't want her to know it
was I. She might have smiled sweetly
and have said: Don't mention it, or
something Of that kind, but she would
have felt like stabbing me through the
heart, and, what is more, she never
would have forgotten nor forgiven.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18

TOURISTS IN FLORIDA CONFER
First Tourist-Um, er-did you come
down here for your health?
Second Same-Naw, I fetched that with
me. came down here to shoot a nally-
gator.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18

street chapel, which was recently torn
down by the Duchess Of Marlborough,
formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, who bought
the property for other uses. The late
Lord Howe purchased the pulpit and pre-
sented 1t to Penn church. The pulpit is
mentioned in Thackeray's book, ''The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
WORLDLY KNOWLEDGE
GhicaRn Tribune

Chicago Tribune.
why is it," asked the person in search
Of information, chat Ratchet is SO
often used as symbol Of truth? Has it
any other origin than the George Wash
ington story"
"Oh, yes" replied the cynical person.
ga Ratchet is suggestive of truth because
you are likely to do great deal OF mis-
chief with it unless you handle it with
carer?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
Deaths.

Grant Williams, 1927 Chicago av, months.
Florence A. O'Brien, s01 9Th av NE. s years
Herman Albert Soil, AT 21st av N, months
Gertrude Heyn, 1903 10th av n, 49 years
Babe Thies. 631 Adams st NE, months.
MART Stadfg, Swedish hospital, AZ years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18

Marriage Licenses.
Charles q. Anderson and ida w. Berg.
James D. Col1eld, Wright county, and Dell
Harris.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-02-18

DIR. ]. f. Banks will not go to Port
Angeles to attend the wedding anniver-
sary celebration of his parents till on or
about March Is.
Material for the new Odd Fellows
building is being put on the ground and
preliminary work has commenced on its
construction.
G. NJ. Hauser received word here last
"Wednesday that his son, Lloyd, who is
attending school at Spokane, is sick
with smallpox.
Sudge E. F. Hunter, formerly superior
judge Of this county, but now of Che
halls, was here last week on business
pertaining to his mining interests.
For Sale-Cockerels and few pullets
from pure-bred Montauk stock and G.
B. Staples prize winners; "a each till
April 1. ]. w. Peck, Artesian district,
Mckee. Postoffice address North Yak
lima. 7-3t
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-02-18

A marriage license was issued today
to Herbert +. Stowe and Eliza Travis.
both of this county.
Wanted-A competent girl or woman
for general housework in small family
good wages. Apply at once at 231 North
First street. l-tf
G. L. Allen let the contract this week
to A. L. Howard for the erection OF
seven room cottage on Sixth street be-
tween Yakima avenue and A street.
Work will be commenced on il as soon
as the weather permits.
Miss Daisy Boyle, who came over from
Seattle few weeks ago to visit her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Boyle, will
20 to New York in about a month to at.
tend the New York College OF Music.
Miss Boyle has a natural talent for music
that is considered marvellous, and goes
to New York to continue her studies
along that line.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-02-18
YAKIMA MARBLE WORKS.


For the next ninety days beginning
Feb. LIST, we will offer our entire stock OF
marble and cemetery work at reduc-
ton OF nom 20 to 30 per cent. discount.
Our stock of marble consists of two car
loads of the very finest grades of Yer
mont marble. During the past five
years in which we have done business
here, not one job that we have furnished
has failed to recommend our work to the
public Having in mind some material
changes which We expect to make in
our business relations, it has prompted
US to make this special sale. Now is the
time to buy all such work at about two
thirds its usual cost.
Sale day, Saturday of each week.
Shop in third block west of X. r., on
Yakima avenue.
SIT 7. A. Davis, Prop'r.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-02-18


Nelson Short, took Andrew Anderson
OF Zillah to Medical Lake insane asylum
last Saturday, returning home Sunday.
He has been mentally unbalanced for
some time, his mania being to use
some kind of "fire arms" on his friends.
1t is thought that by confinement in the
asylum for month or so he will get
along all right.
G. A. Jones and wife we're down a
Sunnysde last week looking over the
ranch of Jones & Gutherie on which he
expects to move in the spring. A large
two story frame dwelling is being built on
the ranch for his accommodation. Mr..
Jones is brother of Congressman Jones
and came here from Bethany, Illinois
last fall.
Miss Beaudry, the head trimmer at
Rinehart's and who has been in San
Francisco since early last December
studying the styles in ladies' headgear
in the larger wholesale houses, is expect
ed back about March first. Mrs. Rinehart
promises to show the ladies of this city
something unusually fine in millinery
this year.
Parker & Burton of the Olympic
Shooting Shop have dissolved partner
ship and Mr. Parker has gone to Cali
fornia. The business will be conducted
by Webster & Burton, Mr.. Webster
having recently come here from Ellens-
burg, purchasing Mr.. Parker's interest
in the business.
! VIII Marble went to Kennewick Mon
day to complete his work of surveying
the canal now being constructed by G.
L. Burlingame. He had completed
10 miles of the survey and has about %
yet of. the canal to finish besides about
miles of laterals.
F. H. Mccoy, prominent real estate
man of Sunnyside, was in the city several
days this week. Mr.. Mccoy says the
Sunnyside people are looking for larger
immigration to that section this spring
than for any previous year.
Horses for Sale-Hinman & Davidson
have thirty head, ranging from 1000 to
1900 lbs, at Yakima Feed Yard, 127
South Second street; also a few Jersey
cows, nearly fresh, at 30S North First
street. 7-2t
The Yakima Tea Company have leased
the east half of the Libby building now
occupied by Lombard & Horsley and will
occupy the same as soon as the latter
firm can get into the block recently pur-
chased by them.
M. v. Harrison. agent for the Regula-
tor Steamboat line. Portland, was in the
city last week visiting his brothers, r.
N, A L. and VIM. Harrison. He was
on his way IRON visit to his parents in
Illinois.
Work was commenced Monday on
trimming the the trees Of the city. Those
so far trimmed on Front street are so
"close" that nothing remains but the
trunks and q few bare limbs.
Mrs. Arthur Rinehart went to Seattle
Tuesday to remain there with her hus-
band until about March first when they
will return to North Yakima to reside
permanently.
D ]. Wynkoop left Saturday for an
extended trip throughout California for
the benefit of his health. He will return
to Yakima before going to Nome in the
spring.
Mrs. Woodman, an expert tailoress, is
expected here soon to take charge of the
dressmaking department at Rinehart's.
A. C. Marks of Ahtanum returned
Monday morning from an extended trip
through Oregon and California.
Mrs. Rinehart will continue the mil.
linery store in the Caldwell block known
as the Wonder.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-02-18
Moore Clothing Co.
NORTH YAKIMA AND VICINITY

Chas. Kinney was visitor from Tam
pico on Sunday.
A. Parrish came over from Priests
Rapids on Sunday.
The city schools will likely be re-
opened next Monday.
J. P. McDermid was up from Zillah
on Sunday and Monday.
S. Holdiman and E. L. Bozart came
over from Goldendale on Sunday.
Mrs. A.Street and little daughter were
the guests of friends in Tacoma this
week.
f.. G. Burlingame made a business
trip tn the Sound last week returning
Sunday.
Mrs. Meyers, who has been visiting
her brother, j. Severance of this place
since last October. left here Monday for
her home at Falls City. Nebraska.
A number of eases OF smallpox are re-
ported in the neighborhood Of the Lib
erty school near Outlook. DR.. Harvey
is now looking after the affected ones at
the request of the county health board
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-28
PLEASANT HILL HAPPENINGS
Items About People and Things
in That Community.

The farmers have arrayed theil
forces against General Green, who has
made his appearance since the recent
rains.
Mr.. Reese Smith is suffering from 6
very trying case of meiancholia. His
friends trust that it will not prove fa
tai.
Mr.. r. D. Morgan has accepted DO
sition on the road. His Pleasant Hill
friends regret to lose him.
Mr.. r. M. Andrews paid his deYo-
tiOns TO the young ladies of Yeomans
q recent afternoon.
Miss Mary Gammage left few days
ago for Atlanta, where she will spend
the summer.
John c. Tedder of Sardis Is a new
and valuable addition to the ball team
here.
Miss Maude Latham of Ellaville is
the popular guest of Miss Many Kei-
lam.
Mrs. y. G. Evans and little son of
Triton are visiting relatives here.
Miss Mamie Andrews Is visiting rel
atives near Andersonville.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-28
l.O37 REGISTERED.
More Names Placed on the Books
Than at First AntiCi-
Dated Would Be.

The registration books for the pri-
mary on June 5, which will declare
the choice OF the democrats of Terrell
county for governor, statehouse OH
GERS, congressman from the second
congressional district, Judge OF the
Patalla circuit and members OF the
county democratic executive commit
tee, closed Monday.
An examination of the books shows
that 1887 white voters of the county
have qualified to vote in the primary
thus signifying their intention OF tax
ing part in it.
For a while the registration was
very slow indeed, but it increased
later, and more have placed their
names on the books than for some
time appeared would do 80.
There are about l $50 white voters in
Terrell county, and only about, 2Oo
of them failed 60 qualify for the prima-
rV.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-28
A FINE SHOWING.
Tax Collector Thornton Makes
Annual Settlement.

Tax Collector H. @. Thornton has
had his annual settlement, and the
showing he made is most eXcellenU
one. Messrs. S r. Christie and q.
M. Harris were appointed committee
bv the board of commissioners to have
the final settlement with the TAX COL
lector. and this was done last Wednes-
dav.
No county tax was LEVIED in Terrell
last wear, and the following figures re-
late only TO tax collected for the
state.
The amount of general tax collec TED
including professional tax, was Sl4'-
1896, while the insolvent tax, for when
fifas were issued, is only SlOo.33' Inc
poll tax collected was 81, 235, and the
insolvent poll tax is $l,27l.
Mr.. Thornton collected and PAID TO
che state as taxes for 1901 the sum OF
S16,63l.
Comptroller General Wright, in &C.
knowledging reccipt,of Mr.. Thornton's
final report, says under date OF May
23rd:
81 enclose receipts for final pay
ments and vouchers, which close your
account with the state for the year.
I desire to express once again my
high appreciation OF your splendid
work as tax collector, which has al
ways been entirely satisfactory to this
Office. commend you as a most effi-
cient and careful officer, faithful and
diligent to perform your duty"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-28
WOMAN MURDERED IN CHURCH PEW
Shot by Jealous Lover lust as BenediC
ton Was Pronounced.

ATLANTA, May 25.-One of the most
brutal murders ever committed in
Georgia occurred this morning at Mt.
Gilead camp grounds, nine miles from
Atlanta The affair was sensational
in the extreme, as 1t took place in
church just after the benediction had
been pronounced and the congregation
was about to dispense.
The affair was the killing of Miss
Lila Suttles, the beautiful and popular
19-year-old daughter of DIR. John SUIT
ties, a prominent physician of that
section, by Milan Lee, the son of a
well-to do farmer of this county. Miss
Suttles was shot twice, the second
shot passing through her heart and
causing her death almost instantly.
The young lady died in her fathers
arms, who was only few feet away
from her when she was shot. In fall
ing she was caught in her fathers
arms and was soon cold ia death.
The murderer, as soon as he saw his
victim fall, walked rapidly out of the
church and sought refuge in the
woods. The congregation was SO un-
nerved by the scene that no one offer
ed to stop the man, though four hun
dred people started in pursuit of him.
He was captured near Middleton early
Monday morning and placed in the
Fulton county Jail.
The refusal OF the young lady to re-
ceive the attentions of Lee was the
motive that actuated the brute in tax.
ing her life.