Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-07
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New York, Aug. SIT is reported ,
with good authority. among the
Catholics that Bishop spaulding, who
was a member of the arbitration com
mittee selected by President Roosevelt
to adjust the anthracite coal strike
last winter, will be selected for
Archbishop of Milwaukee,, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of
Archbishop Katie.
Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 3.-Calam-
ity Jane, a conspicuous figure in the
fiction and early history of the Black
Hills and other frontier regions, died
at Terry,.near this city, today. Her
name was Jane Burk, and she has
one child, a daughter, who is married
and lives in North Dakota.
By good work, the building was saved
after damage done to the extent OF
5000. There was $50 insurance on
the building in the Scottish National
Union Of Powell's agency.
st. Paul, Aug. 2.-Presidents Hill
of the Great Northern, Mellen OF the
Northern Pacific, and Mailer of the
Oregon railway and Navigation COM
pany. will meet the farmers of Wash
ington in a conference similar to the
famous conference of 1902, in October.
As a result of that meeting; rates on
grain shipments in many parts Of the
state were reduced as much as ten per
cent. The purpose of this meeting is
to secure harmonious relations be.
tween the farmers and the railro ads.
The district court resumed its pro-
ceedings this morning. Friday
and Saturday were consumed in TAX
ing testimony in the case Of Connolly
: vs.. Luros. The issue is the foreclos,
ure of a land deal. Townsend &
Denoyer represented the plaintiff, and
McClory, & Barnett the defendant.
The case was closed Saturday, and q
decision will soon be made
The case Of q. S. Colonial Mort
gage company vs.. Fogelquist & Regan
was commenced this morning. Attor.
neys. Maher and McClorr & Barnett
are counsel for the plaintiff, and de-
PENDANTS, respectively. The case in
wolves a mortgage on some land II
possession of the latter.
Pekin, Aug. l.-Sin CHEN, q
prominent journalist, was executed
in a most brutal manner, being beat
en- to death. with bamboo, it is sait
by special instructions from tn
dowager empress, who desired t.
make an example of this reformer il
order to terrify others of the sam
p%ersuasions. His body was beaten t
q pulp, being flayed for two hour
before death relieved him from tn
horrible torture. After the flesh o.
his arms and legs had been torn int
ribbons by the beating, his execution
ers fearing he had only tainted
twisted a rope tightly about his netk
andsleftah iss insthis condition unit
the next day. At his trial, tho evi
dence was so weak that he woul
probobly have been acquitted, had /
not boldly proclaimed the fact thu
he attempted to organize . rebellic
at Han .Kow in 1900, and boasts
that hs had always advocated I'll
assassination of the Monchus'i in ord,
to rid the country 1t the dynast.
He was sixty years Of age, and had
large number of friends among I'll
foreign residents of Pekin& who'd
cribe him as an educated -@hi(
minded man. His farewell messaI
to his followers was to continue Il
work he had begun. @
In this day and age Of the worl
in enlightened Ramsey county, ]
L., one coull hardly believe tn
there lives a hermit such as wou
furnish a subject upon Viii
could be written a serial story If
small proportions: North OF IL
place, about three miles, Their. liv
with his herd of sheep All ola man
TIE name of John CARRIER. AltLuu
living so near town re made onlys'
third trip to the v~llla5e last Tutsds
This old fossil lives . n a house W
cracks wide enough to throw Il d
through by the tail, and during ,
cold weather last winter he lived
his cellar in which he also kept
COW and pigs. 1t is something lit
hort of a miracle that he liv
through until spring. During
summer he is constantly with
herd of sheep and hardly leaves th,
for a minute He came to town i
Tuesday evening and while in tuw
night came on and, though thu 1T
shone and there is a fine well-tras. 4
road all the way to his home, he |
not dare to start home for fear
getting lost. The buildings q
streets howildored him md ,r a