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The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
A WIFE'S CONFESSION.

OF course every one knew when they
were engaged aud every one pretended to
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
HUNDREDS PERISH
EXCURSION STEAMER BURNS TO
y THE WATERS EDGE IN NEW
YORK HARBoR.
APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE
UPWARDS OF FIVE HUNDRED PER-
: SONS BURNED TO DEATH
OR DROWNED.

New York, June 15.-Five hundred
New York, June 16.-Five hundred
persons. mostly children, perished DUR
ing the day by the burning of the ex-
cursion steamer General Slocum near
Hell Gate, in the East river.
The Slocum, with the annual Sunday
school excursion of St. Marks German
Lutheran church Of this city on board,
was proceeding up the river to one of
the many resorts of Long Island sound.
When near One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street persons on shore saw
smoke and flames spring from the up
per part of the crowded steamer. A
panic ensued on the boat almost in
stantly. The crowds on the forward
deck began to spring overheard or to
crowd to the after part of the boat.
The screams Of the terrified passen-
gers could be heard on shore and hun
dreds Of small boats Immediately put
on either side of the channel at this
point it had been impossible to beach
the ship. The captain stuck to his
post at the wheel and headed the YES
sci straight up the river for North
Brother island, where she was put
aground in the shallow water. Several
hundred feet of open water still lay
between the burning steamer and the
shore and many persons perished
either in the water or on the burning
vessel after she had been beached.
1t Was estimated that the steamer car
ried more than 1000 persons. She was
the largest excursion steamer in these
waters and could carry 1000 passen-
gers.
The Slocum sailed from the foot Of
Third street, East river, shortly after
O'Clock. The exact point she had
reached when the flames were discov-
cred in the forward part Of the boat
was Off the 'Sunken Meadows" at the
extreme east end Of Randalls island
So quick was the spread Of the flames
that the captain of the Slocum could
not turn and was forced to make head
on for North Brother island under
full steam.
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
Wilhelm & Heiser

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Bismarck. N. D.,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named s .ttler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Rocoiver, u 8. Land office, in the City of
.r PETER RAES
for the swid sec. 70. twp. liO n. r. 96 W. 9Th D. m
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz:
Reichert, Joseph Jaeger, all of Dickinson, N. D..
Atty. iS; for ciaim;unt. cH%;
5-2s-6t NJ H. JEWELL, Register.
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD F1NA l.
PROOF
Land Office ut Bismarck, N, D.,
June s, 1894.
named settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make anal proofin support of his claim. and that
said proof will be made before the Register and
Receiver Of the U. S. Land Office at Dickinson,
N. D., on the 2snd day of July, 1901, viz:
JAMES REILLY
for the * seA and 81 swl4 sec. %, twp. 40 n,
r.92w.
He names the following witncssee to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
Hugh Thompson, T. N. Hartung, John T.
Budda, Fred Kocsel oil Of Richardton, ND.
NJ. H.JEwELL, Register
Jas. g. Saunders,
Attorney for Claimant. 61l-6t
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
THE BEE HIVE STORE!
The Cheapest Store in \

The Cheapest Store in North OAK
For Clothing Cloves
Crockery, Glassware Notions.
Brass Curtain Rods
sticks 16c each Tack hammers &c. gallon
soc each House
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
MANY JUMP OVERHEARD
WITH CLOTHING BURNING

BY the time the Slocum reached One
Hundred and thirty-fifth street the ex-
cursionists. driven to the rail, many
Of them with their clothing on fire,
began to jump overheard by twos and
threes. When One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth street had been reached
the heat from the fire had become SO
Intense that men, women and children
plunged overheard by the score. There
was a terrific crash when the boat was
beached at the reef at the northern
end of North Brother island, where
she rapidly burned to the waters edge.
It Is said the fire started in the lunch
counter in the forward end of the boat.
When the alarm spread among the
passengers the hurricane deck was
crowded and when off One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth street this deck col
lapsed. Many persons were thrown
into the water, but hundreds were pre-
cipitated into the lower deck, which
was itself mass of women and chill
dren. A tug Of the New York Central
railroad saved nearly a score through
the herOism of some unknown man.
This man stood on the paddle wheel
box of the Slocum and passed women
and children to the tug until he was
driven back by flames. He then
jumped into the tug himself. Neither
police nor firemen, when they arrived,
waited to remove coats or clothes, but
jumped overheard and saved a great
many who would otherwise have been
drowned.
Many Of the bodies recovered were
horribly burned. Wreckers say that
1t will be hours before the fire in the
hold of the boat is out and the bodies
there can be recovered. Both flremen
and wreckers say that the greatest
loss Of life, extending into the hun
dreds, will be found in the hold.
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
COLLAPSE OF UPPER DECK
CAUSE OF MANY DEATHS

An eyewitness said that the great
est loss Of life was due to the col
lapsing of the heavy upper deck. 1t
fell with acrash soon after the fire
started, crushing hundreds of persons
who had gathered on the lower deck.
1t was then that the greatest panic en-
sued amid the living stream of persons
going over the rail into the water. AS
far as eyewltnesses can determine the
flames originated on the forward part
of the boat Persons who saw the ac-
cident from the shore say that almost
instantly persons who occupied places
on the forward deck began to jump
overheard. Policemen in the Bronx
and Harlem saw the blazing boat
Bteaming up the river and Immediately
began te turn in alarms for ambulances
and fireboats. All the boats at North
Brother island were sent to the assist
nnce of the people in the water and as
fast as they were brought ashore were
eared for in the pavilions there.
large part Of the crowd or, tne
doomed steamer were children" and
there was little hope for them after
they had gene overheard. The current
in the Fast river at this point is very
strong and scores of little ones were
sucked in by the whirlpools at He'll
Gate. One man who went out in a
rowboat said that he saw al least fifty
childre! perish in these whirlpools be-
fore he could reach them.
Many of those picked up alive in
the river will die in the hospitals. Nest
of them We're fElshtfully burned. hav-
Ing delayed leaping from the boat un-
ii! their clothing caught fire.
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. 1t is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which j. diffuses itself. Druggists
lolA the SOC. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you arc sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement,
To aeeemtnodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers In applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou-
lles, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is rs cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties Of the solid pEsparaiop..A
The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA q
4 OFvICE OF CoMAIssloNER OF lNsuRANcE.
I, Ferd Leutz. Commissioner of Insurance Of
he 11ae he OF rpa Of the
iginal statement now on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof, have hero unto set my
hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bis
marck, this Ind day of Mny, A. D. 1904
FRED LEUTZ,
(sEAL) Commissioner Of Insurance.
W. c. G1LBnEArEr, Deputy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Peter the Great is said TO have made
a will I'm which he exhorted his heirs
10 approach as nearly as possible to
Constantinople and toward India, but
the authenticity of this document has
been dieputed. aud It Is shrewdly suS-
pected to have been forged late tn the
eighteenth century by August Won
Kotzebue. OF the genuinenesE, how
ever, OF the last will and testament
Of Napoleon l. there can be no man
ner OF doubt. One OF its clauses was
as vindictive as the testamentary In
junction OF Queen Austrigilda 70 her
husband 10 have her two doctors KILLED
and buried with her.
Tie exile OF Longwood absolutel,
bequeathed 10000 francs TO fellow
called CantillOn, who had been trie'
In Paris for an attempt 10 murder th'
Duke Of Wellington. The man wa
stll surviving IN BRUSSELS when Ma
poleon III came TO the throne an'
Cantillon was duly paid his legacy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
.rh.nr,nr ua. Name..

This game requires nothing except
pencils and paper. and II is one in which
young and old can join. The FIRST thing
70 do is to write list of names down
one side OF , piece OF paper, leaving a
blank space opposite each.
The names may be something Ike the
following Author actor, general. river.
statesman, eoior, town, painter howeS
fruit etc.
One OF the players chooses a letter or
the alphabet. and every one must write
name beginning with this Initial op-
posite each Of the chosen words. II 4 >
letter were G. the list might commence
as follows: Goldsmith. Garrick Gordon,
Guadalquivir, Gladstone, green, Godal'
ming, gillyhower, greenage II does not
matter whether the celebrities are ally
or dead
/ At the end OF ten minutes one OF the
/ players reads the list aloud. and one
mark Is allowed for each name which
Is common TO more than one list and
two marks for a name which only one
person has thought Of. The person wh'
wins the game chooses the list of title
for the next and also the letter Of th'
alphabet
II very little children are playing, II /
best TO choose things which are easy {
think Of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

''I had letters 10 a prominent oficial
IN Porto Rico" said New York manu-
facturer OF artificial ice plants, "and l
went down to that island. thinking ]
had q sure grip on big thing, ! made
an appointment by letter and on a GER
tain day and hour was ushered into his
ONCE, and we had no sooner shaken
hands than he turned 10 the attendant
and said:
"'Jose bring the gentleman a fresh
rfass Of lemonade and see that II ID
good and hot
1T was hot enough to melt a cog
and felt rivers Of Precipitation run
ming down my back, and when thai
boiling bot lemonade was brought IN
knew that / was dished. 50 Il tuFDet
ont. might have sold Fed Deppen
or horseradish. but - for ice--the'
aian't want anE IN il,eiFa."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Il Ts widespread, Oppressive ana
Time DevourfnE.
During one summer which l spent
among exclusively French people In
hotel at Saint -Germain estimated that
/ lost quite twenty-four hours out OF
each week saying good morning and
good evening TO the men, women, lit
tle children and dogs about me. II you
encounter the same person twenty-five
times In the same day, you must smile
rapturously, pause, at least shake
hands II you do not kiss, tremendously
inquire how be or she is going ana
tremendously bid him or her "au re-
voir'' at parting. Not only every man
and woman expects this. but all the
, little children toddle up TO you, shake
hands and exact the same amount OF
ceremony. Then every well regulated
French family has a dog that mor'
than likely occupies a chair and eati
| on a plate beside you az the table. q
that II Is considered churlish II you d.
not also stop and tell the dog 'boI
four" and Eau revoir" a dozen times
day, pausing TO take the paw which b
Is prettily taught to extend 10 you.
When the washerwoman brings hom
your linen. there are at least hve min
utes spent in tremendously greetin
and parting from her In the operatio
of receiving and paying for linen 20
exchange 'mercis" and ''pardons' nc
fewer than ten times. Any other SER
ing person or tradesman who comes
do business with you throughout n
= day you similarly receive with "bo
iour. monsieur" and "au revolr, mol
sieur," and you thank him aud beg b
pardon as often as you can posslb
get the words into the length OF tin
he has TO stay. Harper's Bazaar.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Sparks are formed by the expansion,
onder the action Of heat of air con
tanned IN the minute cells Of wood coal
or other burning substance and also
by the evolution OF gas IN the same
cells. When the elastic force OF the
imprisoned gas or air n greater than
the tenacity Of the material can hold
in check. then the small cells or cavi-
ties burst, and the flying splinters rise
as sparks. A sharp crack commonly
accompanies the explosion and con
tinues as hundreds Of these cells burst
In rapid succession. The quick nigh'
Of these burning particles acts as
fan 10 increase the flame, and wher
the substance burns so far that hs
more fame is formed the remaining
carbon ash Is kept in state OF In
candescence by the draft Of air. WheI
all the carbon has been consumed IN
spark dies out, as Is evident II W
watch falling spark on dark nigh'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
WRONG TRACK
Had TO Switch.

Even the most careful person Isl
apt to get on the wrong trac@ regard
ing food sometimes and has TO switch
over.
when the right food is selected the
host OF ails that come from improp-
er food and drink disappear, even
where the trouble has been Of life
long standing
From a child was never strong
and had a capriciOus appetite and !
was allowed to eat whatever ] taneied
rich cake, highly seasoned food, hot
| biscuit etc.--so it was not surprising
that my digestion was soon out OF ord
or and at the age OF twentythree ]
was On the verge Of nervous pros
tration. I had no appetite and as
had been losing strength (because J
didn't get nourishment in my daily
food to repair the wear and tear Oh
body and brain) ! had no reserve
force TO fall back on, lost flesh rap
idly and no medicine helped me
."rhen it was a wise physician ora
cred Grape-Nuts and cream and sa"
TO It that gave this food Cnew 20 me
a proper trial and it showed he knew
what he was about because ! got bet
Ter by hounds from the very FIRST
: That was in the summer and by win
ter was IN better health than eve
before in my life had gained IN hesl
and weight and felt like new pei
son altogether in mind as we'll a
body az due to nourishipg and con
] pletely digestible food, GrapeNuts'
! This happened three years ago an
never since then have ] had any D1
: perfect health for stick 10 my Crap
!. Nuts food and cream and still thin
Is II delicious. eat il every day
u never tire of this food and can 81
II ioy a saucer Of GrapeNuts and creaI
when nothing else satisfies my app
= !. tite and it's surprising how sustaio'
and strong a small saueerfui 7"
. make one feel for hours" Name q
D. en- by Postum Co Battle Greek MIC
At Trae food that carries one alo'
J and there's a reason" GrapeNu
e 10 days proves big things,
y Get the little book. The Road
= WsIlvnle" in each Dkg
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Some think that the phrase ito save
ones bacon" arose at the time OF the
civn wars in England, when house
wives in the country had TO take ex-
traordinary precautions to save bacon,
their principal provision, from the
greedy appetite OF soldiers.
In slang sense bacon stands for the
human body. and ITO gave ones ba-
con" is Just TO escape, so that when II
Is said that man has saved his bacon
II refers 10 himself, as do the cognate
expressions, "Spare my bacon ana
"Sell ones bacon" Thus In Carlyle'i
"schilIer" we read ITO the kaiser
sold my bacon. and by him good
charge OF the whole is taken
Others have less probably connected
the phrase with the times when heresl
was expiated at the stake. and MAJ
was said 10 have Saved bis bacon
who had narrowly escaped being burn
ed alive.
The French have a very simila
phrase, "sauver son lard"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
The worId,. EaIr.

In making your arrangements for
the worlds fair at ST. Louis. this SUM
mer. II you consider convenience ana
saving OF time. you will take the Wa
bash Railroad as 1t runs by and Stops
at its station at the entrance Of the
fair grounds; thus saving several
miles run and return, and the iroyiu
able Jam az the big Union station. Bs
all means consider the advantages Of
the Wabash.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
ENGINE FOR SALE.

Having installed new motors, The'
Leader has for sale one six horse
power Otto Gasoline engine, style 3D.
with electric ignition; with It an Edi-
son electric battery. all piping, two
large water tanks, gasoline tank, cleo
trodes, parts, etc. This engine was
purchased two and a half years ago.
price 1926 in first class working ord,
er. will be sold for $3.50
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

She was a pansy There she stood in
the great garden Of Japan coquettish-
" flaming herself with leaf And he
was a butterfly. a handsome fellow.
Daily he few TO her 10 embrace her
slender form and 70 kiss the tears away
the night had left upon her brow Wah
Hu. the gardener, one day espied the
Seauuful flower, and soon the pansy
found herself installed amid the most
luxurious surroundings In the dressing
soom Of the geisha There she rested
m the costly cloisonne vase. And she
longed for her mother, the earth, and
her father. the great sun. and her lov
/ er. the butterfly No more tears be
+ dewed her eyes Her soul left her sh'
pined away ana one day she died An'
the butterfly who missed her-well, h'
found another pansy Chicago Record
Herald.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
roR THE CHILDREN


Did You ever hear the true story OF
the race between the hare and the tor
toise2 old ,rother Terrapin told II
me one day az lay on my back in the
grass by the pond.
.Never heard the real truth Of that
victory OF mine. did your he squeaked
as he crawled up to me.
"No. never" said /. How was itT"
"well" he laughed you see, they al
ways supposed that l won that race bv
keeping on ,,lodding along at my usual
gait while Old Man Rabbit frisked
around and fooled and wasted his time
showing Off before the spectators
But it was nothing Of the sort Let
me tell you at the start that all the
plodding in the world without a little
thought and common sense will never
win anything
you see, had little bone to pick
with that yaller dog at Bill Sykes
cause one day when ! was asleep he
turned me over on my back, and 1
didn't get my footing for two days and
was nearly starved, to say nothing OF
the worry brought on the old lady and
the three children. SO when Mr' Rab-
bit and started on that race that you
have read Of | knew at the start had
no chance TO win without some little
: game Just then along comes Bill
+ Sykes yaller dog.
Mornin'r says he. Nice day for
the race
eyes, says /. and II you want tc
d see the start sit right down where yot
I are. and you'll see great show
$50 down he sat on his yaller tai
and opened his yaller jaws and let hi
p red tongue hang out. one two three
gop says the starter. And just then
saw my chance and grabbed Mr.. Dog
tail between my jaws He gave on
yell of terror and surprise and set of
through the woods toward the goal a
h lightning speed, pulling me through th
Is air after him. My, but we did fly! An
,e when we got near The goal let go an
walked the ~est. Mr.. Dog was so scare
be ran on home. Served him right K
turning me over. But Won the rae
o. tell you, brains count" Saying whic
Of be ambled OF into the woods.-St Lo
IN la Post Dispatch
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
Kansas city Grain and Produce

Wheat, firm; July. So 7-S4s4i sept
7s "a; Dec, 76 IA; cash No. hard
e2qs3; No. 8. ss@s3; No. 2 red, s4'
No. 3. sO@92.
Corn. steady July, As S-S; sept.
AZ as: Dec. 80 -; cash No 2 mixed
5oG50 II; No. 3, 4s 1-2; No. wnite
5eQ5i; No 8, 5000.
oats, steady; No. white 4og4l
No. 2 mixed, SS@39i rye, steady o.
Hay, no trade today.
Creamery, 1906; dairy, u.
Eggs, steady, fresh, Is.
Receipts of wheat, cars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

A number Of persons and commit
tees from the various Sunday schools
of the city will meet IN joint session
Friday night at o'clock at the Chris
tian church to discuss the Sunday Or
servance laws and TO form a perma
nent organization. to take action IN
suppression OF the violation Of the
laws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

'By the way, speaking Of raisins'
said a Callfornia grower, did you ever
know that they are great help TO %
brietyf No; l do not mean that they
win cure one OF taste for alcoholic
stlmulants. but that they win enable
oae 20 Keep sober even when drinking
q 4 consiaekahls sxtent, xhe Ia,llna
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

absorb alcohol ana so, no marter now
much one drinks, II he will ent raisins
continually, not less than three or four
TO each glass OF beer, for example they
Will prevent the alcohol from being
taken up in the blood and thus pre-
serve state OF sObriety."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

The Guthrie district, Oklahoma con
ference. Of the Free Methodist church
will hold the annual camp meeting lot
the district at Island park, comHenc-
ing July 10 and ending July a. Ihe
purpose Of these meetings is the con
version of sinners and the sanetihea
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

-p4d you attend the Wilson obSs
ouiesT' asked Mrs. Oldcastle. era
cious, no." replied her hostess. Have
they had sOmef Why, me and josiah
was al the funeral OF their grand
mother only last week. Chicago Rec
ORD. Herald
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Private Secretary r. NJ. Carr return
ed today from trip to Chicago sad
to his old home town, Sterling, ILL., On
account of the high water and the poor
condition Of the railroad tracks Mr
Carr was tnirty.six hours coming from
st. Louis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

rion OF believers. Straw will be fur
nishcd campers free and also pasture
for horses. T. H. A;en VIII have
charge OF the meetings.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Judge Knott why did you rob thi,
man 10 broad daylightf PRISONER
couldn't help II. your honor had a.
sneaasussnt every nlght hat week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

A territorial teachers examination
viii be held in the superintendent's
office this week, commencing tomor-
row.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12
TopAvs MARKETS.
IBy Associated Press.l
Kansas City Live Stock

Cattle, 1900; slow and dull.
Native steers, 4.25q6.4o; COWS ana
helfers. 2.OC65.35; stockers and iced
ers 2.T5@A75; bulls, 2.5O@4.5oi
calves, 27594.75.
Hogs, 1000; packers not buying
shippers buying few at lOc lover
heavy. 4.95G5o5; packers, 4s5a5'oo'
pigs, light, 4.25@4.9o.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Notarial commissions we're issued to
day to the following: S. L. Neely o.
Meridian, Logan county; K. r. Ellison
of Yukon, Canadian county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

Miss Louise Houston passed through
the city this morning enroute to points
in Kansas and Iowa for two months
visit with relatives.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-12

supt. C. d. Moss Of the Kinghsher
county schools, is attending a meet
ing Of the territorial board Of eduea
tion here today.