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The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-11
BELGIAN STEAMER
ABANDONED.
Crew of the Inflated Maskelyne
Taken to Queenstown.

Crew of the Inflated Maskeiyne
Taken to Queenstown.
Queenstown. Feb. 10-The British
bark, Crown of Germany, from san
Francisco for this port. arrived to-day
and landed thirty of the crew OF the
Belgian steamer Maskelyne, capt.
Tanner, from New Orleans and New
port News. for Antwerp.
The steamer was abandoned IN a
sinking condition on Jan. 81. Inc
Maskelyne had been quite unmanage-
able since Ian. "a. All the tires were
extingulshed. and water had hoodeo
her stoke holes and engine room.
When the steamer was abandoned she
was so nearly full of water that she
could not long remain afoat. A prem
ium of sixty guineas for reinsurance or
the Maskelyne had been paid at Lloyus'
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-11
Are SIN investigations.

Richmond. Va, Feb. 1O.-The lesis-
lative Investigation of the charges
against Judge Campbell of Amherst
county was resumed here to-day.
There are about forty witnesses Tor
The judge present from Amherst
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-11

STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY
OF NEW YORK-Personally appeared
before the undersigned. II. K. FOW-
LER, who, being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is the manager of the
United States Branch of the
THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY. Limited,
and that the foregoing statement is
correct and true. H. X. FOWLER,
this 9Th day Of February, 1903
WARREN S. BANKS,
Notary Public. New York
THOS. L. HAMILTON,
Clerk of the Superior Court, County OF
New York.
Name of State Agent, A. L. FARIE,
112 East Bay street Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-11

sEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDING DEC.
81, 1902. OF THE CONDITION OF
THE
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
MGR. MERRY DEL VAL.
Former ApostoIic pelesate to Canada
s,i. Appointed Papal 'secretary a,
s, OF state. ~

The pope has, appointed Mgr. Mer-
~ del Val. the former apostolic dele.
gate to Canada, to be- papal secretary
Of state. The announcement Of this
appointment was made in letter pre-
sented by the pope to Mgr. Merry del
Val. The, nomination, however, will
not be made officially until the, next
copsistory, when the monsignor will
also be made cardinal. Mgr. Merry
dell Val has long engaged the conf
dence Of the pope. and 1t was made
known last August that he would be
the first cardinal created by Plus x.
He was also3a crest fayorfte with Leo
XIII, Tor whom he; acted ~ private
secretary. ~ Va saa7
] No. dsi Val il 81 years old, and is q
descendant Of one, OF spain's noblest
families. I His mother was an Eng Ash
woman and he. was born in EnglaAd,
receiving, his early education from the
Jesuit fathers in stonyhurst college,
His higher education was received in
the Academy Of Mobiles in Rome: He
was ordained to the priestho od noon
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

Another effort will BE- made during
the coming session % induee coagress to
create colonial department with sec-
retary.at its Aeed Who will 49, member
Of the presidents cabinet.
Those who are engineering the move
ment will call ,itsiAA department OF Inc
sulsr Affairs, and try to have Col. Clar.
ence e. Edwards. 1t present the head Of
the insilar bureau Of the war depart
ment, made the Aret: secretary. T'ah &
Senator Foraker hts announced his
purpose tointrodnce bill creating such;
department Col. Edwardsis m Ohioan.,
At, present the insular bureau has aforce
Of 100 clerks. Thatais the CHIEF argu-
ment In favor Of the creation Of the new
department. AS the colonel conducts the
Affairs Of this bureau he exereises al
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
GIRLS CHOOSE HUSBANDS.
Gypsy Maidens in Hungary Are Priv.
ileged TO Select Their Life
Partners...-

In England leap year is supposed to
confer upon the fair sex the privilege of
choosing life partners for betteror for
worse, but the cutsorn is more honored In
the breach than In the observance, says
the London Telegraph. The gypsies, es-
pecially in Hungary, enjoy and make ev-
tensive use of the right at all times. In
accordance with an ancient custom. Thus
q manageable young gypsy girl in the
land of Magyars, as soon as her. heart
is smitten, takes good care that the
smiter shall hear of the havoc he has
wrought and have chance OF consoling
her. With this praiseworthy object In
view, she has love letter indited, places
a coin In a piece of dough. bakes It, and
throws the cake and the billet doux dur
ing the night into the bedchamber OF her
,bridegroom-elect. Then she possesses
her soul in patience and awaits develop
ments. The Burmese maiden begins her
marriage. campaign at q much earlier
stage. In order to get together . goodly
gathering Of young men from, whom to
choose, she places lamp in her=Window
at night is known as "the lamp Of
love- and entices all those youths who
are candidates for the order OF benedict.
In sunny-Andalusia the peasant girl
whose heart has been stolen sbysa stall
wartyoung husbandman prepares . testy
pumpkin cake and sends 1t to his home.
II he eats it-and the Andalusian girls
take good care to make 1t highly edible
the pair are forthwith betrothed,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

have shown HIS hand SO soon. It must
be remembered. however. that Laurier
and his ministers have time and time
again chafed under restrictions imposed
by Downing street in the publication of
Official papers which would have shown
the people ,ofe CAnada and England an
attitude on the part of both governments
greatly different to that in which they
we're fora time in difference stosthe extg-
encies Of the imperial authorities made
: IL rSse Chicago rribdhnss say. t6.t among
the suggestions airily thrown out in
connection with the Alaskan award to
Uncle Sam are: A tariff wall against
United States ptbducts, an all-Canadian
railway route to divert traffic from the
American ports of Dyea and Skagway.in
the Alaskan strip to Canada, the burn
ing of Lord Alverstone in efagy, and Z
weleose te-AylekwdfH and Jettei tie
Canadian commissfoners at the bound
airy conference in London on. their t.
turn tosCanada With festnrea that; Will
raise it to the dignity Of a national dem
onstration. To which suggestions may
Ebe tackled on tl1s Srfgtaas6u1ance spf
the Hamilton Spectator that the MIN
who talks reciprocity with the Ulitsd
saated to.da1 tat kjSdHs III hia han4s.
Even that eircumspec government d.
gan, the Toronto Globe. in going over
to the crowd of jpnrnalistic sco6efs,
condeseanded to remark, with reference
to~the eonsoling rejection of the Lon
don Financial Times that "Canada rot
something" that Canadians influenced
Isl Metsndenciespf On age Of slang Will
be inclined to ak, I'm the neck. =" The
opposition paper IN the capital gayly
remarks that It now remains for Canada
to put up a barricade "and trim over
Uncle Samuel to the tune Of 800, Ooo, 900
= Jearm importsy n! s sa
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Killed..

AS the result of a quarrel which
took place at the home of Hans Sed-
ST, a farmer, about thirteen miles
southeast of Rugby, Ole Solen is dead
and Albert Knutson is in the Jail in
this city charged with the murder.
In the evening Hans Sedji gave q
party to a number of his friends re-.
siding in the community! thirteen
miles southeastern the city; including
the principals of the affair. At about
. o.ploek Solen and Knutson became
inYUIved in a quarrel, Knutson it is
claimed, picked up stone and threw
tat Solen. The latter fell like a
loR; and il isebelieved that death was
instantaneousy the stone having
struck him on the head. =,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
FIRST BOAT or rHE seAson.


Assistant Secretary Taylor, ol ~
'trsasusy oepaftnsat, grew rsminisceat
In discussing his early days u WILSON,
sin and the northwest wheA he vas ed.
tting small newspaper. says the
Warrington Star. Those were greal
days on the upper Mississippi river
he said. when the hrst steamboat u
springtime was looked forward to -
one a the great events Of the year.
To b frozen in all the winter. except
for communication BY stage once OF
twice week from the outside. and
then to have navigation opened for the
spring and summer rush, were times
not to.be forgotten by people who lived
on the river. remember one winter
I lived at Hudson. Wis. ON the Missis-
stppi. The river there usually froze
over about the 18th Of November and
remained in that condition until
around April Is. There were no rail-
roads. and the hauling Of freight for
SO many miles overland was too DIM
cult and the cost too great to be
thought Of. Consequently we arranged
in the summer for the long winter
siege. As April came around the bet
ting on the first boat began. Talk
about betting on presidential elections.
From a local standpoint the presiden-
tial election fever was nothing COM
pared to that Of the coming of the first
boat. Because the arrival Of the first
boat to get through the ice meant
great deal. 1t meant communication
with the outside world and fresh cup
ply Of new things In the stores. Ev$
erybody bet on the first boat and lota
Of money changed hands on the date.
II recall one April when the betting
was unusually heavy. remember that
I had made q bet that the Arst boat
would get in on the 14th of the months
All day long listened for the boat'l
whistle. as did many other fellows who
were betting the same way. At night
went to a political meeting. which
broke up about ten o'clock. went
home and went to bed. Along in the
night heard the whistle of steamed
on the river. sprang out Of bed and
by my watch it was Il minutes to II
L v CAOChs u W0uJ U0ClA " UcN WOtANCAy
ing what time the captain. would MAXI
the landing. The next morning !
found everybody downtown engaged IL
the hottest kind Of q dispute about
whether the boat arrived on the 18th
or 18th. A number Of fellows came to
blows and there was great excitement
Finally there was an agreement that
the time Of docking the vessel should
settle the matter, and that the settle
ment of the dispute should be left to
the captain Of the steamer. An Inn
mense delegation went down and waltz
ed on that oficer, assuring MIN that
the air was full of trouble. The capi
tain said that he knew there would be
a great deal of contention about the
matter and that he decided to look at
the time when the boat was at the
dock and the gang plank out for BUSH
ness. AS the gang plank was thrown
out. he said, his watch stood at three
minutes to IL o'clock. which made the
time Of arrival the 14th. That settled
all the bets, although there was much
grumbling and kicking about the pos
sibility that the captains watch was
l slown ${
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
News Notes.

Three cars of rails for the Fargo
street railway have at last arrived.
Several other cars are on the way,
and the doubling Thomases are be-
ginning to believe the company really
intends to construct 9 line in Fargo.
George -Koamatka, J prominent
Polish farmer, near Mimic, was
brought home from st. Paul today
corpse, having died at the, hospital
after, andsirg Ding an operation. He
leaves an estate valued at $2O,OOO. iit
Hog cholera in q mild form is re-
ported along the Sheyenne river sec
ton, few. miles west Of Fargo.
? The Plea Of building "a 5 railroad
from Rugby to Bismarck has not
been abandoned. Il 5 W
!. Twenty lights Of glass in the Bath
gate school building have been brok-
On by boys with small rifles.
The newzpians for the Ward cotln-
ty jail have been accepted.
Charles A. Robertson, a miner, was
struck by q car of coal at the North
Dakota Ignite Coal and Brick COM
pany's mine near Burlington and
died. ss
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
rgRsnalns independents.

An effort has been made to get the
Fargo high school under the general
law. BY special act Of the legisla-
ture Fargo is an independent district.
Under. the general law each high
sclr0olhis entitled to $500 annually, to
-be=used for library purposes and Ia
bofatdry equipment. In order to Sc
cuEe: this the schools, however, must
be under the general law and are
subject to state inspection. The Far
go board of education; debated the
natter and decided it would be bet
gteFtos remain Independent and miss
tI1e=S4D0. sEt,s g#
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Gambling.

There 10 ? possibility Of municipal
;rumpus Mt Fargo over the unrestrain-
led gambling fhat isEin progress. rhe
agitation has started principally from
sthe fact that at one or two places
boys of immature age are permitted
to play poker The boys have lost
more than their allowances permit,
and some of their parents are on the
swarpath. There are dozens of places
where the quiet game of draw is
lplayedi without any attempt at secre-
scy, and a recent raid on one or two
places has alarmed the proprietors.
lit is asserted by the men engaged in
the business that they have fixed"
certain interests and will not be
.molested, but this is not generally
:credited. 81 a5i.l. 4t,is ee.,4,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
piseover.H eeey POI slknll.

Thomas Sumner, OF Red Rock. Pa.
and his two sons felled tree on timber
tract at Hickory Grove. The tree seemed
alive at the top. but dead and ,hollowat
the base. After the trunk had fallen
one Of the boys, began saving It into
sections. Suddenly his saw struck a
hari impenetrable substance. The log
was split ana to sumner1 l1urpr1se the
skeleton Of q large-slzed bear fell; from
the cavity. With ii. came q swarm Of
bees which had built their nest in the
bears skull, where they had stored sew
eral pounds Of honey, Il is snpposed
that years ago the bear crawled into the
tree to steal honey which the bees were
mailing Id fhs hollow funk. and, being
unable to extricats itself, slowly starved
to death.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

most as much authority as the average
member of the cabinet, which is another
argument for the creation of the new
position. af. eli. INK = 10 ~
The name "insularg department. II has
been agreed upon by Senator Foraker
and others interested, as being the least
Objectionable. but it Is not proposed to
confine the authority OF the department
to the administration Of affairs Of the
insular part Of the national domain. The
idea is to, include Alaska in the sphere
Of activities Of the department, notwith-
eminent. .Ff,I.9 = - ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Danger IL RubbSr tires.

3 Taesrubber tires on Nthe hanson
cabs i'll Berlin make the movement Of
the vehicles 40, ,noiseles1. that many
pedestrians hhve been injnred. 4 re-
cent ordinance compels these cabssto
carry bells, that the constant jingling
may warnathe- people who are on foot
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
NOTHING left bat Bungh..e.

Some workmen in Rosedale. Kan,
while excavating, discovered a barrel
d whisky, which had been buried Tor
over 40 years. The villagers quickly
sampled IT. smacked their lips and
pronounced. It good. IN less than two
hours only the bunghole Of the scask
was left ;ts
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
! KRAEM9 4sKt
Nay Cause Canada 70 Adopt Pe
-. e Retaliation. =.
.n~nser La.rser VIM Fer~uIats Il
&. 1aaA fer Independent TeestE
RovvoE-DaekeA ~ UnlteA x
: sapDert % HIS Party. "a

haur1er's trumpet call for treaty m1ks
Ing power independently Of Engl
goes like wildfre wherever the gown
Ment has followers throughout the CaA1s
dian dominion. The prime mini
means business. He is supported ont
great national and imperial issue eGN,
solid cabinet. The rank and file ok5eG
party from the Atlantic to the Pat1ac
stand shoulder to shoulder with hil
It is bad policy at such a moment
q paper like the London Globe to ch9Sae
'Lanrier with disloyalty. If proc
Laurier's backing is needed, 1t is t6sAe
found to overlooking in columns usVeflE,
regarded as the organs Of the polita
party at present in power in Ottawa. l
n the same issue that carriedsles
news to the people Of Canada xts
LAurier. had declared in connection With
The Alaskan award that Canada as
pendency Of the British crown didshM
enjoy powers sufRcient for the m1aft.
tenance Of her rights appeared pru1tpt
editorial endorsement Of the notice thNs
served on England.
The liberal mouthpiece In the capital
started OF with the announcement tat
sufficient was known to warrant til
lief the interests Of Canada are not Safe
in the hands of the imperial minisies,
who seem to be incapable Of appreef-
ating the colonial viewpoint in disputes
that arise with foreign nations, slAd
more especially with the United States.
Like the Inflated Stuarts, the British
ministers seem to learn nothing and
get nothing. and their diplomacy. Glsit
stands revealed, is apparently asefull
Of sinuosities as the Yukon coast Hire"
This utterance serves as fair sample
Of what Canada is hearing from 1e1d-
ing exponents of liberal opinion III Ill
the provinces of Canada. sgsss
Opposition opinion condemns Ne
leader Of the government for i'll conSid-
cred impetuosity In the matter. andAn-
ticipates he will find some difficulty "a
receding with dignity from his position.
II has been known here for Longtime
Sir Wilfrid felt strongly on the subject
Of Canadian independence of Great Brit
ain in regard to the treaty makingraM-
err. but 1t was hardly supposed he would
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

after the appointment Of his father a.
Spanish ambassador to- the vatican.
and was, almost immediately made pri-
vate secretary to Pope Leo. While
delegate to Canada ne settled the
troublesome school question there. He
has. been acting Sas secretary Of state
since the once was Vacated: BY Car
Idinal Rampolia. al}f a2s1y1 +:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
1alombia'st Protest.

Wasdtngtdh, Nov. 0.-seeret9fE, Heys
durMea caH at therwhite h6uGs M0ns
day morning, placed in the hands Of
the president the Colombian protest
AGAINST the course pursued by the Wash
iERton government on the isthmus and
liattit.adAtoxaFd- the naEs saxeEnneat,
az Panama.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Foroed checks.

Forged checks amounting to $147.
35swere successfully negotiated in
Grand; Forks during the past few
weeks; and this discovery was not
made until j. H. Lambe went through
the October checks for the, purpose
Of checking up his bank transactions
for:the month of October. z
The forgeries were committed by
L..Afilchester, who for over q year
had been employed as painter and
paper hanger in Mr.. lambs estab-
Hshment. ~ fsftf 3 +
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

Secretary Wilson has asked congress
for So, 900 for the pure food inspection
work Of the department Of agriculture.
Rear Admiral Lester Anthony Boards
lee, U. S. NJ, retired. Of Washington,
died suddenly Of apoplexy at Augusta.
Ga. ~
Edward Hoover was hanged at Mich
igan City, Ind, for the murder Of his
father-in-law, Frank 41tton. in Indian
apolis. ~
Gov. Toole has callelta special session
Of the Montana legislature to meet De-
sember / to relieve the industrial con-
dition.
United States Commissioner Perry L
Claxon was found dead near Carbonate.
Ill. He is supposed to have committed
suicide.
Lee Trickey, aged 80, better known
under his show name Of Jolly Lee"
died in Newport. Ark. He weighed 619
pounds.
The Cuban congress voted gift Of
$50, 900 to Gen. Maxine Gomez in recog-
milton of his services as the head Of the
[fevoantionAly army. $50 80 go 80. q
At La Crosse. Wis, Valentine Pfef-
fer. one Of the Oldest residents and the
best known pork packer in the north
west, dropped dead. -,....-..,-.-....,-...s,
Theordore H. Amsdell, one Of the old
est and Best known brewers ipthe Unit
ed States, died It his hone III Albany,
AT - Axod 1ESrsnoSc ssg hi ~
Dr.: We. Light, q ptgninent dentist
Of saginaw. Mich, committed suicide
after fatally shooting This s>wife and
daughter, aged IS years.
The postal receipts at so of the larg-
est postoficessfer October veret$6 $780,
80, an increase o. seven per cent over
the same month in 1902.
Memorial services were held at Pur-
due university at Lafayettes Ind; in
honor Of the IA students and others who
lost their lives in q railway wreck. .
James Lankdbn Curtis, who In 1881
was the peoples party candidate for
president of,thel United States. died ct
his home In Stratkord, Conn, aged SO
years. ),
Mrs.aEdward Ds, Witt Walsh. young
and beautiful. left her guests during
dinner at her country home in Mont
clair, N. J., and, shot herself to death.
The reason issunhhown, 81 L
H. L. KAinss and H. + Scott alleyed
expert railroad ticket forgers, were ar
rested by police in Chicago and stamps
and chemicals for altering tickets
found in their F g l.aseaIaF
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Rural Routes.

-
North Dakota has only thirty-four
rural free delivery routes, or seven
teen S1or each congressman. There
an 1900 routes in the country, or
an average of thirty for each com
gsysmaA This point was made to
the postmaster general and: his
fourth assistant by Representative
Burleigh 7. spalding of North Dako-
Ia, who wants to have the number
of routes in his state increased. Since
tie 1OO-family regulation went into
effect, little has been done in the ru-
raj free delivery line in, any,4of the
western states. Population is SO
widely separated, by ranches and big
farms, that it is out of the question
for any carrier TO- serve 100 families
ON any one route. Mr.. Spalding hopes
that his visit to the postottice depart
ment will soon bear fruit.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


The paet season has witnessed .
wonderful Development Id the Nouse
river country. Thss crops have been
god, and tho the price Of nax e not
- sAkh ~ it has been, and that 10
ono g the principal crops in that
part ofsthe state, yet the majority OF
the farmers have made q good profit.
The. small towns In that section have
experienced wonderful growth.
The ittlF. town of Westhope, at the
terminus dsthe Great Northern ex-
Tension from sSouris, is an illustra-
ton. Tho the town isnew, theresar
ten stores and all have done an linz
mense busiaess. Every day the streets
are lined With teams, some of which
brought grain and others produce
forty or fifty miles. The elevators
resemble a land Office at the opening
'of q reservation, as many as 800 men
having been lined up on numerous
occasions, waiting an opportunity to
unload. One farmer who arrived Fri
day morning was unable to unload
his fax till late Saturday afternoon.
This ID indicative of the immense
sums that are being paid out each
day.. ),