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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
DETAILS OF SLAUGHTER OF GER.
MAN SETTLERS BY NATIVES
IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA.
VICTIMS BODIES HORRIBLY MuTAATEO
TERRIBLE SCENES EXCITE SOL.
plERs TO A LONGING FOR
SPEEDY REVENGE.

Berlin, March 17.-Letters from Ger
man Southwest Africa have arrived
here giving details of the CHASTITY
treatment of German settlers, 113 Of
whom were killed outright or tortured
to death in the district Of Okahundja
alone Women outraged and dismem-
bered and with pieces of their bodies
nailed to the doors Of the houses and
boys mutilated and left to die slowly
were frequent spectacles. The expe-
dictionary columns, on coming In sight
of farmers house, would see the
heads of it's former occupants fastened
to the roof.
the rage OF the soldiers. The letters
express longings for revenge and de-
termination, as one writer says, ''to
kill everything black" That causes
some papers to urge the government
to telegraph instructions to Colonel
Leutwein, the governor of German
Southwest Africa, that he order the
soldiers to restrain themselves and
conduct the war in a civilized manner.
Colonel Leutwein himself comes in for
criticism, as it is alleged he left in
sufficient numbers of troops in the ex-
posed districts and was misled by the
temper of the natives, having fire.
quently at his own table chiefs who
are now in rebellion and who are wear
ing decorations and swords of honor
bestowed on them by the governor in
behalf of the emperor. The Tageblatt
intimates that Colonel Leutwein will
be recalled,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE STATE.
Postmaster Wyatt Of Paris, N. DsaHe
Iieved to Have Been Murdered
by Chicago Thugs-Put the
Baby to Sleep Forever.

]. E. Wyatt of Paris, N. D.. It issbe-
tieyed by the police, has become 6ne
Of the victims Of Chicago thug8 In
their recent carnival Of crime In Chi
Icago. Wyatt, who is postmaster Of
Paris. arrived in Chicago about ahe
first of the year with several hundred
dollars in his pocket, and sincs lis
arrival there has not been heard ffSka:
He left his home in December, 1903,
for st. Paul. There he sold herd of
cattle and told his friends he intended
to visit his father in Westville with the
proceeds. He left st. Paul for Chtea-
60, where he wrote his relatives that
he had been successful In selling his
cattle for large sum.
Since then nothing has been heard
Of him. Several letters haIEe hee1 fe-
ceived by the Chicago police at Cen
trail station from his relatives In patts
Ind Newark. N: J. They assert that
he' has been murdered for his money.
The police have secured a Kood d.
scription of the missing man from the
firm in st. Paul which bought his eat.
tie, and are now canvassing all of the
depots in the hope of learning some
thing, of his movements after coming
to Chicago. ~ -
1t is thought he was lured to SOME
secluded spot by men who met him at
the depot, and by robbing him Of his
money they afterwards killed him. HE
intended to remain in Chicago but ia
few hours and the last letter received
from him was written on the train fol
Chicago.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
Put the Child to Sleep.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner, living
nine miles north of Tower, wanted to
go to Tower to attend box social.
They left a little two-year-old child
with neighbor, and to make certain
that he would sleep until they return.
ed, they administered few drops OF
laudanum from the bottom of a bot
tie. The laudanum being the last Of
the bottle, was of more than usual
strength, and the little one passed In
to sleep from which he could not tsbe
awakened. He died within a few,
hours Of the return OF the parents.
The coroner summoned a Jury which,
on Investigation, brought in d verdict
of accidental death from laudanum adj
ministered by the parents.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
CAR RECEIVES THE GERMAN At.
TAcHEs WHO ARE ON THEIR
WAY 70 THE FRONT. t:as
aUAOaED JUNCTION OF sQuADRoNs
PoRTARTHuR AND vLADlvosToK:
.,FLEETs LIKELY TO TAKE q
THE AGGRESSIVE. Z

st. Petersburg, March 1.-THE EN-.
peror. receiving the German attaches,
Laneinstein and Tettau, who are to
leave for the front March 1S, said,
among other things:
Gentlemen. all Europe now realizes
that Russia tried to avoid war and to
obtain q peaceful settlement. Many
Of the. powers strove also to attain
this end, but Japan forced the war. in.
fringing all International law. Gentle.
men. you will be able In the Far East
to see how Russia observes humane
and correct conduct during war;
The Grand Duke Cyril. who has ar.
rived, at Port Arthur. will serve as
first officer Of the battleship Petro
pavlovsk. y
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
WIN Debate In Winnipeg.

The annual debate between the Uni
versity of North Dakota and the Uni
versity of Manitoba will be held in
Winnipeg ON March 18, and no little
interest Is being shown In this inter-
national affair. The men to represent
North Dakota are Messrs. Burtness,
Anderson and Bratton. Last year the
Manitoba debaters went to Grand
Forks and defeated the University Of
North Dakota men in a very spirited
and interesting contest, and the North
Dakota men are going to make de-
termined effort to win back their lost
laurels. The subject for debate at the
coming meeting is Compulsory Arbi-
tration."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18

March EAAtooy. .-:.
Oh. for the sound Of the merry -go-rounA
And the swerve Of the switehback car
And the people WHO stalk down tbs ione
wA,1s ii. oanas sid ~ q shows i'arsss,s
Oh, for the band with the lsadsr bland, Is
With q sad and eccentric afr. -
on. for the cute little bathing suit. Y.
That causes the crowd to stars!' =: sY
Oh. for the lay Of the barker say:. - -
Who grabs you and won't be shooAt
Oh, for the grin thAt each face was In
When We ali had our pictures took! h
Oh. for the light Of q starry night
Near the cave whore the merma30
dWells!
Oh, for the crunch OF q popcorn lunch
And the craclrle Of peanut shellsi %
But, alack and alas. what days must pasa
Ere June is once moro aglow! @
And it's sad to dream Of such bliss ex-
treme
While we shivsr and shovel snow. 2
-WaahinGton Star.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
JAPANESE WAR Spirit.

The Women Teach Their Children to
Yearn For Glories of Combat.
The war spirit in Japan is not, as one
might suppose, virtue handed down
from sire to son with severe teaching,
says the Paris correspondent Of the
New York World. 1t Is from the gen.
tie, submissive mother, who from his
cradle reverences her son as her lord,
that the pngnacity Of the islanders 10
derived.
80 Jules Bois, who has dwelt long
In that country, writes in an article re-
gently pubiishe ats Raris sssss - & 8
He describes the women OF Japan 40
being far from the fragile. the doll
IKE creature pictured by Pierre Lott;
There is stern stu0 In their makeup. \.
q In every household the mother makes
q cult of the historic worthless and
heroes Of the race She goes through
Q daily ceremony In the presence ef
her children, from which they learn
the names ana deeds of the great IN
their country = shivalfys she extoIs tho
glories Of waf@and tmpresses upon
them the shame fhatsit would be TO-
i've if the slayer of their father lived.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
Indications Are That Miners Accept
Operators Offer.

Indianapolis, March 1.-THE ma
tional officers of the United Mine
Workers of America say that from re-
ports they have received from locals
of nine states which voted on the SUBJ
ject Of accepting or refusing tho offer
of the operators the two years scale
is accepted and there will be no strike.
. Returns from Central Pennsylvania
show to against strike. Eighteen
locals at Lintow, Ind, show major
ity of 800 against strike. In few
places in Indiana where the foreign ele-
ment prevails there is a small majority
in favor of a strike.
! President Mitchell said he was
pleased with the reports that have
come in. He expressed confidence
that the proposition Of the operators
would be accepted. He said that in
case it were accepted meeting of
the joint scale committee would prob
ably be called Monday of next week
20 sign the contract for the Central
sompetitive field ;sxes5,.; i,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.
Strikes and Lockouts In New York
Building Trades Imminent.

Strikes and Loekouts In New York
Building Trades Imminent.
New York, March 17.-Employer
and their men in the building trades
here are preparing, according to. the
Herald, for a life and death struggle
over the question Of unionism. The
struggle probably will be precipitated
by, q declaration on, the part Of the
employers for the open shop policy
and the destruction Of the building
trades unions. 'ef = e '4>a-o
The disastrous strike here last sum-
mer, which caused losses amounting
into the millions, ended in agreements
to arbitrate future troubles, but now
that the brieklayers' laborers have
gone on q strike, followed by the brick
layers. resulting in the idleness Of TO-
900 men and tying up Of work all over
the city, the employers declare that
they cannot afford to enter into. fur
ther agreements with the unions and
it 10 asserted they Incorporating to
: settle the matter In finish hsht. The
employers maintain; that the open shop
policy is the only course left to them
II they wish to continue, in business.
A firm stand Is being taken by the
men, however. on the ground that their
plans for arbitration were thrown
aside by the employers. Circulars are
being distributed broadcast warning
the men to prepare for a determined
fight against the open shop.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18

so1res sf Csal Fer JeDan's Havy.
The coal for the japanese feet comes
chiefly from the Island Of Hokkaido or
Yezo, to the north Of the island OF Nip.
pom, the largest In the empire, says the
London Globe. The two ports supply
ing it are Mororan. on the south coast,
and Otaru, on the west coast. At pres
ent one company, the Hokkaido Tunko
Tetsudo Kaisha. q wealthy corporation
owning mines, railways ana wharfs,
provides the fuel Of the imperial navy.
which is bituminous and Of high grade.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
AN ERA OF INVITATIONS
Chicago Professor Says We Are
All Terribly Alike.
LIFE A MERRY-G ROUND OF FADs

Professor George E. Vincent SayA
We Will Never Get Rid Of Them.
ana May Never BE Rid of Imita-
tions-TelIs Club Women That All
People Seek to Follow Example OF
Fashionable Set. :.
Life is nothing but merry-go-round
Of fads and limitations, according to
the ideas Of Professor George E. Vim
cent Of the University of Chicago, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
At the Matheon club in Chicago the
other afternoon Professor Vincent said:
1--WE are all terribly alike, and every
man and woman is but an imitation OF
some other man or woman. But II
we thought that we looked to God like
the Chinaman does to US; how many OF
us would be religious?
"In literature, art, religion, we are
all under the influence Of some domf-
neering power. Even in sports we are
not free from imitation. Thousands of
people who did not want to ride bf-
cycles did so because they wanted to
initiate the wealthy class at Newport.
And Of what use was their rejoicfng2
Now they must needs motor, and play
golf, because it Is fashionable to do
80 and the people they want to seem
like enjoy those things.
"Then the lesser games. We used to
put the pigs in the PEN dawdle in
'tiddledewinks,' roller skating and Gro
quet, and who will forget the terrible
days of pingpong? And now it is
BRIDGE and palm reading. Many a
man sits with clinched fists all through
an evening for fear Of having his char
acter read from the lines in his hand.
A few years ago he had to assist at
table tippings and other ghostly amuse-
ments because other people did such
things"
Among the fads Of today, Professor
Vincent cited amateur photography,
architecture, card playing, patriotic So
cieties, embracing ancestral Trees"
nature study, Ibsen, current literature,
women's sleeves, child study, women's
clubs, things colonial from dress to
ideas, high hand shake, poetry, tidies-
"If we were asked In this day to
define our vocabulary, most of IN
would be terribly embarrassed intel
lectually," said Professor Vincent
I'VE don't know the meaning OF haI4
the words we use. but we hear other
people use them. '
I'VE will never get rid Of the fads-
and we may never get rid OF the irnita-
lions, but the only chance for the lat;
ter is to cultivate individuality. The
way to do that ia to stimulate your
selves for greater efforts by never IetA
ting a day pass without spending 6k-
teen minutes at least with some oua
you feel is superior to you or by read
ing for that length Of time In a good
book" ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
BOTIINEAU B0TTINEAU COUNTY. D..
= PIaindeaIer Changes Hands.

The Grand Forks Plaindealer, a lead
ing Democratic paper Of the state, an
nounces it's transfer from the hands of
A. D., Moe to Messrs. McCann, Parke
and Rogers The name is changed to
the Evening Press. Several thousand
dollars worth Of improvements have
been made. The paper has q record
for changing hands oftener than per-
haps any other paper in the state. 1t
has been owned at different times,
among others, by w. J. Murphy, pro
prietor of the Minneapolis Tribune,
Senator Hansbrough, w. B. Hennessy.
a minister named Mendenhall, w. f..
Mckenzie Of Crookston, Mimi, and by
the Herald, the morning paper OF
Grand Forks.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18

New York, March II. - Russian
sources report the capture on March Is
of eighteen japanese spies dressed a.
Chinese laborers, in the village Of
Wanglin, near West Port Arthur, Ca
bles, the Herald correspondent at Che
foo. It is supposed these men were
landed from the heet during Thurs.
days attack. The men are being re-
moved to Mukden under the viceroy's
orderN
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
rHaEg HUNDRED CASUALTIES.
~ sstzH-zSi3Fs Z So ------5c.,- ss q
oaid Nussians Lost heavily In kai
Pert Arthur Attack.

,Londun, March 1.-THE 'relegraphs
correspondent at Yinkow cables that
most 0f the shells fred into Port Ar.
thur during another bombardment on
March u were part OF thsaammunitio
found on board the captured East
Asiatic steamer Manchuria, which was
bound for Port Arthur with 1000 tons
hf war material. The Russians we're
greatly surprised ut seeing their own
shells bursting among them. Thirty
casualties occurred II one large fort.
The total Russian casualties were over
400 killed .and wounded. This Is an.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18

Odd Fsiiows', csand Ledge. of1esrs.
Grand Master E.. w. Cathro OF Bot
tineau has canvassed the votes cast
by the Odd Fellows lodges in the
state TOR grand lodge oflcess aud GER
titled the election Of the following:
Grand Master. John R.. Gibson, St..
Thomas: deputy. G. n. Green, Hamil-
ton; warden. H. r. Cooper. Drayton;
secretary. Don McDohald, Grand
Forks: treasurer, f. N. Gilmore,
Hope: representative, r. w. Cathro,
Bottineau. @-, l. ~, -.
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thentic. Evidently not much damage
was done to the Japanese ships, for
the forts made but feeble reply.
RUSSIA SECURES A LOAN.

VoH'pIetes arrangements Tor Money
When Needed.
Berlin. March IA dispatch, from
st. Petersburg says that the Russian
government has succeeded In floating
q war loan OF $500, 900 900. "a Interna.
tional financiers, the names of whom
are kept secret, have agreed to ad.
vance the money to Russia, to be re-
paid when the war ends. The loan
will take,gethe form of consolidated
stock. The money will be given to the
Russian government when the; present;
resources become exhausted. The
funds Russia has at hand will last a,
considerable time. - y - s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
SUFFERED INTENSE PAIN.
Postmaster General Payne Very Weak
! From Gout.

Washington, March 17.-Postmaster
General Payne is much weaker than
has been generally believed and it is
likely that he will be unable to resume
his duties for several weeks. He has
undergone q severe attack Of gout
about the knees and both feet and has
suffered intense pain. His weakness
has been aggravated by bis efforts to
sit up and transact oficial business
with his secretary and to see others
who have had occasion to call on him.
He is now confined to his bed and DR..
q. L. eMagruder.~' hts attending physi-
clan, has directed absolute rest.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
couRTMART,ALEp AND SHOT.

Russian Captain Convicted Of Spying
for the Japs.
St. Petersburg, March 17.-Captain
Ivkov of the Manchurian commissariat
service has been summarily courtmar-
tailed and shot for acting as a SPY in
the pay Of the Japanese. When arrested
on suspicion of espionage documents
found in Ivkov's possession left no
doubt of the truth of the charges that
he had long been revealing military
secrets to the Japanese. The tragic
etory. became public through simple
announcement In the army organ that
5Iykovs had been excluded from the
service.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
10 Flx cenxsntlon pats.

s The chairman Of the Democratic
state committee has issued call for
q meeting of the committee at Grand
Forks ON March 23 to Ak the date for
tie state convention to choose national
DELEGATES.
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WILL BECOME AGGRESSIVE.
Rumored junction Of vladivostok ant
Port Arthur Fleets. /.

Shanghai, March 17.-Advices from
Nagasaki say that-a rumor is in circu.
lation there to the effect that Admiral
Makaroff's fleet, which was stationed
in the outer harbor at Port Arthur, has
broken through the Japanese Gordon,
probably under cover of darkness, and
effected q junction with the Vladivos.
tok feet. -.
This move has been expected ever
since Admiral ,Makarof decided to
keep the feet under steam in the outer
harbor. .,-.
It is supposed that the feet made "a
dask through the Korean straits and
found the Vladivostok cruisers along
the Korean coast. -
1t will be in keeping with Makaroff's
policy to launch his whole strength
against the Japanese Port Arthur feet
and such action is looked for, provid.
ed the rumors are true.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
New / Masd Asy,un,.

EcSesner. saVss he thinks $50.-
600 will be available for the compile
tion of the new ward building at the
state hospital for the insane at James
town. This building was started last
spring, but work was discontinued
owing to lack Of funds. The trustees
ofshe state hospital FOR the Insane de.
cided to but into force the law which
requires that where the estate Of q
patient II sImcient, his keep ind care
shall be paid. for out Of his property.
Relatives of dninatessof tho hospital
will bes notiGSd OF tie action Of the
board and collections made In several
instances where the estate is sufhcient.
Where payment fss not mEae,. an &C.
.tion to+recover viii be resoFted to-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
CANNOT BE GIVEN ANY HELP.
Pert Arthur Must Be Held With Pres.
ent Garrison.

u Tewchwang, March General Ku.
ropatlSin has telegraphed General
Stoessel that che musthold Port Arthur
with the present garrison. $
Kuropatkin states that he is forming
his first line of defense with an army
of 100000 men, with, second line Of
100000 to guard the lines of communi
cation andsssn prevent the Chinese
from assisting the Japanese. :
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
Duluth Republican Delegates.

- UusUTs USP0" O8
Duluth, March 1.-THE Eighth dis
trist Republican convention has select
cd J. B. Cotton of Duluth and G. p.
de Laittre of Aitkin as delegates to
the national convention at Chicago.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
Violated the Liquor Law.

Violated the Liquor Law.
In trial at White Earth, N. D., last
week before Squire Nuns six men were
convicted of violating the liquor law
and held in $500 bail. One was ac.
quilted.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-03-18
DESCENDING FROM vLADlvosTol
Russian Army Corps Moving Toward
Korea.

..5L z ri q - S< kl.fe
Paris. March 1.-THE Temps CORE
S6ondent at &C. Petersburg asserts that
o. Russian sarny corps 10 descending
from vladivostok toward Korea He
adds that Port Arthur has q garrison
Of $4,000 men and 10 provisioned for .
year.
The Russian ministry Of marine. the
Temps correspondent further. asserts,
claims that Japan's losses since the
opening Of the war are four cruisers
ana ave torpedo boat destroyers and
the naachinery az 12,Oao-ton battle
ship seriously injured. E55
The correspondent concludes his dis
patch with asserting that the concen.
tration of Russian troops at Mukden
and Harbin n considered - terminal
Ing the danger from . Japanese land
1ng in the northern part oe the bay g.
Korea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20

partitioned off into exceedingly nu-
merous cells, like water-tight com
partments. These are filed with con-
densed air, and their walls are so
elastic and at the same time of such
strong resistance that they are not
broken up, either during the process
of manufacture or by swelling when
wet. The cells expand in water, and
thus it happens that a man clad in
garments made of reindeer wool does
not sink in water, because he is
buoyed up by means of the air con-
tanned in the hundreds of thousands
of hair cells. In the markets and
stores of Norway, Sweden and Rus
STA garments and blankets of reindeer
wool are to be had at lower prices
than other fabrics. In Vienna there
is a factory which manufactures gar
ments of reindeer wool, especially
bathing costumes. For persons I'M
able to swim, the possession of such
garments is of great value. It is pos
sible that they may be utilized in
learning how to swim. Recently sue
cesful trials have been made in Paris
in this line. In England attention has
been directed to this peculiar prop
erty of reindeer wool, and it is pro-
posed to take UP its manufacture and
possibly to improve it."-Fibre and
Fabrics.