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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
GEN. BLACK SWORN IN.
Will Become President Of the Civil
Service Commission.

Gen. John C. Black. the new member of
the civil service commission. assumed the
duties of his office this morning. Gen.
Black visited the White House this morn
ing and paid his respects to the President,
and there was Joined by Commissioner
Cooley. While there Gen. Black took the
oath of Office, which was administered by
the White House notary, NJ A Latta
Gen. Black will enter at once upon his du-
ties, and In accordance with an arrange
menl effected will be made president of
the civil service commission. He was ac-
companied by his son, Mr.. John D. Black
of Chicago who will probably remain in
this city until his father is permanently
settled. Gen. Black has not yet decided
where he will live while in Washington
and leaves that question to Mrs. Black,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
MAY DELAY SEVERAL DAYS.
Russian Reply to the Recent japanese
Note.

Such reports as the State Department mas
received over night through its various
agencies in Europe and the east are sum-
med up in the single expression, that the re-
sources OF diplomacy have not yet been ex-
hausted. 1t is expected that Russia will de-
lay several days at least before making an
swer TO the last Japanese note, and II Is
said at the State Department that this note
contains no time limit but simply hints
that an early answer will be acceptable. 1t
is thus far from being an ultimatum. and
the officials do not expect anything in the
nature of crisis in the near future
Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese min. ster. mad
a long conference today with Secretary
Hay but he had no news himself of any
thing that had happened in the east since
the delivery of the last Japanese note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
RETURN OF ADMIRAL EVANS.
He Will Probably Make the Trip i,
His Flagship, the Kentucky.

Rear Admiral r. D. Evans, commander
in-chief of the Asiatic station, has partly
completed arrangements to return to the
United States in the early spring. He will
probably make the trip in his flagship, the
battle ship Kentucky, by way of Suez, and
it seems likely that he will, for time after
his arrival in the United States, act as
chairman of the light house board. He is
then likely to succeed Rear Admiral H. c.
Taylor as chief of the bureau ofMavigation,
possibly about October / next Rear Ad-
miral Taylor is booked for the command of
the North Atlantic feet as the Apal duty of
that officer prior to his retirement in March.
1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
BIG FIRE AT BUFFALO, N. Y.
Damage to Buildings in Wholesale Dis
trict Reaches $25o,OOo.

BUFFALO, N. Y. January 16.-Fire
among the wholesale establishments and
warehouses in the triangular block formed
by the junction OF Pearl and Erie streets
early today caused loss estimated at
$3.50 600, divided as follows: George Irish
Paper Company. 100000; Julius w.
Georger, wholesale hat and cap dealer,
$50, 600; buildings owned by II. w. Eames,
500 600; William Hengerer Company, $50,
600. The losses are pretty well covered by
insurance. Five 1remen were injured, one
seriously.
The ten-story brick Dun building, which
formed the apex of the triangle. was not
damaged
The fire started in Georgers store and
communicated to the George Irish Paper
Cornpany's building and to a warehouse
used by the Hengerer company. All three
buildings were of brick. five stories high
and extended through the block from Pearl
to Erie street. The fire IN the Hengerer
building was checked and the Dun building
was saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
COL. sYMoNs OPPOSED.
Adverse Action Probable Regarding
Proposed Mt. Pleasant Park.

Col Symons, officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds, has submitted an
adverse report to the House committee on
public buildings and grounds in regard to
the bill recently introduced by Mr.. Bishop
Of Michigan appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of the triangle of land at the in
tersection of 10th street, Mt. Pleasant
street and Kenesaw avenue. Col. Symons
says he thinks the money could better be
expended in some other direction.
The people Of Mount Pleasant have been
very anxious that this triangle should be
bought by the government and set apart
as a public reservation. There are no parks
in that section.
In view of the adverse report by Col Sy-
mons 1t is doubtful If favorable consdera-
ton of the measure can be secured in the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
SEYMOUR R. CHURCH FAILS.
California Pig Iron Merchant Has L
abilities of $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 16.-The Ex-
aminer announces today the failure of Sey-
mour r. Church, the California pig iron
merchant, the liabilities being placed at
$32O,O 600. The three principal creditors
mentioned in connection with the failure
are Balfour, Guthrie & Company, Girvin
and Eyre and Meyer, Son & Company the
leading importers of pig iron at this port
The failure is said to be due to the fact
that the capacity of the coast to consume
pig iron was over-cstimated and it is also
said that the three principal creditors had
likewise over-estimated the market which
has in consequence become glutted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
BURGLARS LOOT NEW YORK cAFE
Got $500 in Cash - Police Find Fine
Tools Left Behind.

NEW YORK, January 18.-Burglars en-
tered a cafe on Mercer street, one block
from police station early today and cut
the bottom out of a safe weighing 100
pounds, after moving II into a lavatory
twenty feet from where 1t had formerly
stood, and took the money it contained,
securing about $500.
In the adjoining building into which the
burglars first broke. in order to effect an
entrance to the cafe from the rear, were
found sectional "jimmies," drills and CHS
els of the finest steel and tools of which
the police say they have never seen the
equal.
The moving and opening of the safe, 1t Is
said must have taken the burglars at least
three hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16

who will arrive from Chicago next month.
Commissioner Black has been given the
old quarters of the late Commissioner
Proctor. He said today that he was very
glad to get to Washington, and that was
far as he cared to express himself. I'm
mediately after his arrival in the building
today Commissioner Green was called in
and introduced, and Chief Examiner kig
gins was also called in and made acquaint-
ed with his new chief. Mr. Higgins then
summoned all the chiefs of division and
introduced them to Gen Black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
Bounty to Austrian Shipping.

Frederick w. Hossfeld, consul at Trieste,
Austria, has reported to the State Depart
ment that efforts are being made by Aus
trian shipowners to have the present ship
subvention law extended. The subsidy
grants annual bounties and tonnage and
distance premiums for each voyage made to
all steamers and sailing vessels engaged in
deep-sea and long-coasting trade, provided
third interest in the same; that the vessels
are not over fifteen years old, and that they
are registered under class Al or A2 by the
Austro-Hungarian Veritas or a similar in
Surance association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
LIEUT.. GoING's SENTENCE.
Cavalry Officer Confined to Garrison
Limits for Six Months.

BURLINGTON, VT. January 16.-Six
months restrictions to the limits of the
garrison is the verdict received from the
War Department at Washington today IN
the case of Lieut.. Richard Going, 10Th Cav
airy, who recently was court-martialed at
Fort Ethan Allen. Lieut.. Going was charg-
ed with intOxication and conduct unbecom-
ing an officer at San Francisco upon the
return of his troop from the Philippines.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
An Effective Touch,

A western senator tells a story of
judge who had occasion to fine a law
yer in that state 500 for contempt of
court.
After court had adjourned the lawyer
approached the judge and said, "Your
honor, I want to ask a great favor of
you"
what is it?" inquired the judge.
II have pressing obligation to meet.
That hundred you took for that fine
was the money had to meet it with.
I wish you would lend me S1OO for
few days."
eli, Mr.. Crier.'S shouted the judge,
convene court again. Court was re-
convened, and then the judge RENTED
the fine.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE STATE.
Warden Boucher Of the State PenI.
tentiary Resigns and Will Be-
como Warden Of the Min.
nesota State Prison.,

Warden Boucher of the state peni-
tentiary has resigned to take effect
May 1. after which time Mr. Boucher
will occupy the position of warden of
the Minnesota state prison at Still
water. Mr.. Boucher succeeded Clark
Haggart as warden of the North Da-
kota prison and was himself succeed
ed by F.. H. Wilson, only to be again
appointed to the place in 1897 and
he has held the place from that time
until now. The appointment Of War
den Boucher to the Saltwater prison
leaves to the board of trustees of the
prison In this state the task of select
ing successor, which it Is said will
not be an easy task. There is hardly
any one in the state, so far as known,
who has had such experience with
prison management and twine.plant
operations as would enable him to as
sumo the duties in connection with
the prison at short notice. The board
is likely to defer largely to the wishes
of Governor White In the matter.
The trustees who will make the ap.
pointment are c. D. Edick Of Bis.
marck. Franklin Potter of Casselton,
A. T. Crowl Of Dickinson, W. ]. Wes-
tergaard of Valley City and Edward
Braddock of Braddock.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
THE BEE HIVE,
ANIMAL SURGERY.
Wild Beasts Are Wise In Medicine
and Easily Heal Themselves,

Wild Beasts Are Wise In Medicine
and Easily Heal Themselves.
Most people have seen a sick cat eat
grass or an uneasy dog seek out some
weed and devour it greedily to make his
complaining stomach feel better Some
few may have read John Wesley's d.
rectiOns on the art Of keeping we'll
which have not, however. found their
way into his book of discipline for the
soul-and have noticed with surprised
interest his claim that many medi-
cines in use among the common people
and the physicians of his time were
discovered by watching the animals
that sought out these things to heal
their diseases. IF they heal animals,
they will also heal men," is his invin-
chile argument. Others may have
dipped deep into Indian history and
folklore and learned that many Of the
herbs used by the American tribes and
especially the cures for rheumatism,
dysentery, fever and snake bites, were
learned direct from the animals by
noting the rheumatic old bear grub for
fern roots or bathc in the hot mud of a
sulphur spring and by watching with
eager eyes what plants the wild crea-
lures ate when bitten by rattlers or
wasted by the fever.
The most elemental kind Of surgery
Is that which amputates leg when it
Is broken-not always or often, but
only when the wound testers from de-
cay or fly bite and so endangers the
whole body. Probably the best illustra-
ton of this is found In the coon, who
has score of traits that place him
very high among intelligent animals
When a coon's foot is shattered by a
bullet he will cut it off promptly and
wash the stump in running water, part
ly to reduce the inflammation and part
ly, no doubt, to make it perfectly clean.
AS it heals lie uses his tongue on the
wound freely, as dog does, to cleanse
1t perhaps and by the soft massage of
his tongue to reduce the swelling and
allay the pain.-Outlook.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
STRIKES MINE At PORT ARTHUR
AND GOES DOWN WlTH CREW
OF TWO HUNDRED.
VESSEL WAS ONE OF, FEW UNjN.
JURED IN RECENT FIGHT
WITH JAPANESE.
elk HUNDRED RUSSIANS SAID TO
HAVE PERIsHED CROSSING
SIBERIAN LAKE.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE report
circulated here that the Russian
cruiser Boyarin was blown up by
mine at Port Arthur last Saturday
and that all her officers and crew, 1877
in number, were lost, is confirmed
from private source.
The Boyarin was 348 feet long, II
feet beam and 16 feet draught. She
was of 5000 tons displacement and
her trial speed was Is knots. Her
armament consisted of six 4.7-inch
guns, eight 1.8-inch guns and three
machine guns. She was also fitted
with six torpedo tubes. The Boyarin
was last reported as having taken part
In the engagement of Feb. at Port
Arthur.
The Boyarin was blown up in the
same manner that the torpedo trans
port Yenisei was destroyed, while sur
veying mines In the harbor of Port
Arthur
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Prisoners esntsnoed.

At Grafton Judge Kneeshaw SEN
fenced prisoners as follows: Christy
Currie, charged with conducting
blind pig at Mimic, received sentence
OF four months in Jail and a fine of
$500, allowing 81 per day for serving
out the fine in jail. This is probably
the heaviest fine and sentence ever
imposed on a blind-pigger by the court.
Several other piggers received lighter
sentences. Jonas Wicklund, charged
with larceny, was given one year in
the penitentiary. Charles Currie of
Mimic, charged with burglary in the
third degree, was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary. Leo Kam-
rawskf, Mimic, charged with grand
larceny, was sentenced to three years
In the penientiary, his son Albion es-
Gaping with suspended sentence, as
the court felt he had been led on by
the father. Albion was once pa
tiept at the asylum at jamestown.
Joseph Rozum. charged with murder
at Pisck, two weeks ago, will be tried
about March /.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
)RTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEB. ~, 1904
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday, Feb, II,

Bubonic plague has reappeared in
Peru.
Richard G. Cooper, a distinguished
Delaware lawyer, is dead at Newcas
tie, Del, aged sixty-eight years.
Tommy Warren, once the champion
featherweight pugilist of America, is
dead in San Francisco of pneumonia.
Pope Plus has cabled to Cardinal
Gibbons his sympathy for the people
Of Baltimore in their great af1iiction
The Equitable National bank O,
New York city has been closed by di
rection of che comptroller of the cur
rency.
Boilermakers and machinists are Oh
q strike at the Joliet (Ill.) shops oi
the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
company.
At meeting 0 the executive com
mittee of the Japanese association, al
organization composed Of the leading
Japanese in Seattle, it was decided tc
start Immediately in the work of rails
ing $25,000 to be sent to- their gov
ernment to aid the war with I.ussia.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
THE END OF NIAGARA,
In Twenty-Five Centuries the Gre,
Fnlla Will Haya ns.,u,,o.

In Twenty-Five Centuries the Great
rails Will Have Disappeared.
In $500 years hence the discharge of
the Niagara will have become inter-
mittent, ceasing at low stages of the
lake, and finally the Niagara river on
the rising edge of the basin, will have
Its waters turned back and southward,
and no water will flow over the Mag
ara escarpment Of that day. Through
this agency alone Niagara falls will
cease to exist long before the escarp-
ment has been worn away to the river
level at Grand island, but as it is even
now lessening the volume of water
poured over the falls the erosive power
of the stream is diminishing, and we
must therefore increase the period nee.
essary for the retreat Of the Canadian
falls to the south end Of Goat island
and the stealing of the waters Of the
American falls
Assuming the continuity Of the forces
named, we might outline the probable
future life and death Of the falls thus:
With progressive loss in water vol
ume the Canadian falls will reach the
south end Of Goat island in from 1000
to 1,50O years, the death of the Ameri-
can falls
The flow of the waters will now have
become intermittent, and at first only
at periods of mean and high water in
Lake Erie, eventually at high water
alone, will there be any discharge over
the escarpment. This will continue for
a period Of from 1900 to 1000 years.
The entire flow to the north will
cease, and the river will flow back into
Lake Erie, leaving the escarpment dry
at point not very far south Of Goat
island and with height Of about 100
feet. This will be $500 years hence
the death of Niagara falls.-John NJ.
Clarke, Ph. D., LII. D., in Harper's
Weekly
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Tuesday, Feb. is,

Louis Goodkind, pioneer merchant
Of st. Paul, is dead, aged seventy-nine.
Judge Lyman Denison Brewster, a
jurist Of national reputation, is dead
at Danbury. Conn.
Reports from the thumb" region of
Michigan show renewal Of the snow
blockade Of two weeks ago.
The directors of the art section Of
the Russian exhibit for the st. Louis
exposition have abandoned prepara-
tions.
Mrs. Julia Calvin, the second oldest
woman in Wisconsin, is dead at La
Crosse, aged 102 years. She was born
in ireland.
Three men lost their lives in land
slide and a cavein of portion of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company's
snowsheds near Truckee, Cal.
The Pella (Ia.) Savings bank, un-
able to raise money, has assigned up
on complaint Of the creditors and
stockholders. Liabilities, $25,O00.
At primary in Scott township, Har-
4hon county, Ind. Albert Meyer shot
nd wounded George Hejyhman fatally
AID his son, Albert Heishman, slightly.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
FUNERAL OCCURS FRIDAY.
Body Of Senator Hanna Will Be In
TERED at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Feb. 17.-Numerous con-
ferences by telephone were held dur
ing the day between friends of the
Hanna family here and in Washington
relative to funeral arrangements here.
It was announced by Samuel Mather,
chairman of the local committee on ar
rangements, that the funeral train will
leave Washington at p. m. Wednes-
day via the Pennsylvania line. The
train is expected to enter Ohio short
ly after daylight and will run slowly
through all towns along the road, as
it is believed many people will gather
at the stations to pay their final re-
spects to the deceased. The funeral
train will arrive in Cleveland at II
a. m. Thursday. The body will be
taken directly to the Central armory,
where it will lie in state until Friday.
The funeral services will be held at
st. Paul's Episcopal church, Friday,
at p. m. Bishop Leonard of the Ohio
Episcopalian diocese will of11ciate, as
sisted by Dean Williams of this city.
Flags are flying at half mast on pub
lie and private buildings and the one
topic of conversation related to the
death OF Senator Hanna
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Wednesday, Feb. II.

Both branches of the New Jersey
legislature adopted resolutions of re-
gret on the death of Senator Hanna.
The death roll Of the Iroquois the
ater disaster at Chicago has been in
creased by the death Of Leo Pinkus.
Corrected returns Of the British
board Of trade for January show a de-
crease of S470,000 in imports and de-
crease Of $4,101 500 in exports.
Lucretia Willard Treat, pioneer
kindergarten teacher we'll known
throughout this country, is dead at
Grand Rapids, Mich, of heart failure.
Commissioner General Alexandrov.
sky has officially announced the aban-
donment Of the proposed participation
of Russia in the st. Louis exposition.
The large paint shop in the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road company's car shop plant at
Scranton. Pa, was completely de-
stroyed By fire Tuesday, entailing q
loss of about $150,000.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
For Sale.

Farm and city property. We are the owners
OF Young's LIST and End additions to TING city Of
Dickinson and in addition have for sale several
hundred choice lots In the original plat md the
Dakota Land Colonization Cos. addition.
We are selling these lots for small payment
down and the balance in annual installments u,
. low rate of interest. We also have 12.U9O acres
of good farming lands in the immediate neigh
these lands are Tor sale on easy terms at low
rate Of interest. We have no agents In Stark
county and request that any one interested will
address direct, The James c. Young Land
Company sO4 Guaranty Building. Minneapolis
Etnn. 7.25-1y
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Monday, Feb, is.

The comptroller Of the currency has
received telegram announcing the
suspension of the First National bank
of Matthews, Ind.
DR.. John Mercer Adler is dead at
Devon, Pa, from apoplexy. He was
seventy-six years old and was promi.
nent in medical and literary circles.
William A. MCGOWAN, the defaulting
secretary of the University of Califor.
MIA, has been sentenced to serve six
years and eleven months in San Quen-
tin prison.
Rev. Harwood Pottison, professor
at the Rochester On. " Theological
seminary, is dead. He was widely
known as one of the leading writer's,
theologicans and lecturers In the coun.
try.
While experimenting with gasoline
and volatile chemicals in an endeavor
to perfect an invention A. J. Brunson,
president of the First National bank
Of Plainfield, N. j., lost the sight of
both eyes,
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Farmers Institute Concluded.

A farmers institute has been con-
cluded at Oberon. The institute was
conducted by A. K. Bush of Dover,
Mimi, assisted by Thomas Convey of
Ridgeway, Wis, N. 8. French of Ber-
lin, N. D., E. S. Delaney of Valley
City, N. D., and e. G.. School Of the
agricultural college at Fargo. Dis
agreeable weather prevented a large
attendance of farmers, but those who
attended could hardly fail to reap
practical benefits from the manner in
which the different subjects we're pre-
sented and handled
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20

DR.. Pierce offers $500 reward for women
who cannot be cured of the above dis
eases. His "Prescription" has been so
successful in curing thousands of cases
In the past third Of a century that he
makes this remarkable offer to show his
confidence.
II have taken SIX bottlesb of DR.. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription" writes Miss NJ. Fyfe. of Orilia
Pleasant Pellets as you advised for congestion
of uterus. ovaries, and weakness and can safely
say that your medicine has been the means Of
not had for over three years, until taking your
medicine. thank you very much for your kind
and prompt attention to my letter asking advice"
uFavorite Prescription has the testi.
mony of Thousands Of women to it's com.
plete cure of womanly diseases.
DR.. Perce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Miss FIemlnaton Returns,

Miss Mary Belle Flemington of e.
lendale has returned to the university
at Grand Forks after christening the
steamship Dakota at New London,
Conn. In an interview Miss Fleming
ton said New York was a dear, but
she was glad to get back to North Da-
kota. The Northwestern delegation to
the launching presented Miss Fleming
ton with a gold watch, suitably in.
scribed, on Feb. 6, as memento of
the affair. Miss Flemington said she
enjoyed her trip immensely and saw
considerable Of New York city during
her short stay there.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $4.9O@5.75; poor to me-
dium, $3.50@4.75; stockers and feed
ers, s2.25@4.10; COWS, $1.60@4.25;
heifers, s2.25@475; calves, $4,000
700. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
@5.35; good to choice heavy, $525@
5.45; rough heavy, s4.90@5.25; light,
S4.G0@5.1O. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $4.U0@4.50; Western sheep,
S3.50@5.60; native lambs, $4.00@5.95;
Western S45OM625
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-20
ESCAPED AN AWFUL FATE.

Mr.. H. Haggins of Melborne, Fla,
writes, "My doctor told ME l had Con-
sumption and nothing could be done for
me. | was given up to die. The offer
Of free trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, induced me
to try it. Results were startling. am
now on the road to recovery and owe all
to Dr. Kings New Discovery. 1t surely
saved my life" This great cure is gaur-
anteed for all throat and lung diseases
by 7. J. Greene & Co. Dickinson, and J.
A Ferris. Medora, Druggists. Price
soc aud SI.oo. Tail Bottles Free.