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Landing North of Port Arthur.

ION land the absence of news is natural,
and probably shows that there is some
thing wrong In the reports Of Japanese
landings north Of Port Arthur. They are
probably working hard to get the troops
ashore at Ta-ku-shan and Pitzewo. In
the last war it took about a week to land
a smaller force than they now have. The
difficulties OF getting ashore in the mud.
with artillery, horses and supplies, are
very great. Then, after landing, progress
will be slow on Manchurian roads as it
was in Korea, so that it Is hardly time
to expect developments.
The report of the Japanese commander
on the Yalu Is that 1862 Russians were
found dead on the field and that 475
wounded are in Japanese hospitals, and
that 1873 prisoners have been taken. The
experience of our own civil war was that
there was not more than one killed to FIVE
wounded. The Japanese official report
shows about one man killed to three
wounded of their own troops. The ex-
perience. in other wars with modern
weapons is to increase the number of
wounded. / am curious to know the cause
of the excessive loss of killed among the
Russians"
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Nest Of Torpedoes Planted.

working upon this information, the jap
anese torpedo gunboat,s which is especially
fitted UP for the distribution of submarine
mines or torpedoes. went out on the night
of April II to plant a nest OF torpedoes IN
the very track which careful study had
shown that the enemy would follow In
leaving the harbor. The immersion OF these
mines is exceedingly dangerous, as was
shown by the destruction or the RUSSIAN
e1,nboat Yenisei in the early days of the
war while employed On similar but less
difficult duty, in fair weather, IN dayhgnt.
in a friendly port. The slightest jar against
the ship may easily destroy II. ana on TINS
occasion there was the additional danger
from the Russian mines. 1t was a black
night and the rain fell in torrents Captain
Okla, the commander of the Japanese gun
boat, is torpedo expert, who wen deserves
the name for he accomplished task which
many have pronounced impossible, ana
about which many are still skeptical.
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CARRIES CONVICTION
PLAIN AND PLAUSIBLE STORY OF
MAKARoFF's DEATH.
Success Of the Japanese at sea--Ef-
forts to Land North Of
Port Arthur.

''The Japanese story Of the events which
ended with the death of Admiral Makaron
and the destruction of his flagship" said
The Stars military expert today. lis such a
plain and plausible account that 1t carries
conviction even to the most skeptical In
no war which 1 can remember has there
been less reliability about the news from
the seat of operations. but on this occasion
by supplementing the official account with
several dispatches from Japanese sources
we arrive at the correct solution of what
was at first most mysterious affair.
1T Is well known that upon the arrival
of Admiral Makarof the Russian fleet be-
came intensely aggressive, while the Japa-
nese became correspondingly cautious,
avoiding the challenge to battle on all occa-
sions. This careful policy was not under
stood, as it was thought that the Japanese
had such superiority that they would risk
little in test of strength upon the open
sea. 1t seems, however. that Admiral Togo
was following a surer and safer plan TO Sc
cure the defeat of his enemy. In these nu-
merous operations he caused minute opser.
vations to be made upon the movements Oh
the Russians. 1t was soon discovered tnat
the Russian ships followed an fnvariapie
course ir putting out to sea, evidently on
account of the necessity of avoiding their
own tOrpedoeS-
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10 pieces 24-in. All-silk Peau de
Cant, in good shades, reduced from
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
||Langdon Church News0

NoTE:-All announcements intended for this
columa must reach the Office not later than
Wednesday noon i'll order to insure publication
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Services at
IL a. m. and p. IN. Sabbath school at
- m. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at o'clock. All are welcome.
Rev. G. L. Wilson, pastor.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHU.MH-The regu-
lar order of service each Sunday at st.
Alphonsus church is as follows: Low
mass at 500 a. m. high mass at 1880 a.
m.. Sunday school al 2::D p. m., vespers
at 7:D. Priest, Rev. NJ. Dougherty.
BAPTIST CHURCH Services morning
and evening at the usual hours. Sun
day school at noon. Service in Still
we'll at 3 p. m. You are invited to all
these services Robt a. MacMullcn,
pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Church of Our
Saviour, (the Alvord Memorall Morn
ing prayer IL a. m: Sunday school,
12 m. There will be no service in the
evening. Evening prayer will be said
in the Presbyterian church in Hannah
at 4 p. m. Guy P. Burleson.
METHODIST CHURCH Services at the
usual hours. Sunday school at noon.
Epworth League, Z p. m. Subject:
"Obeying When Obedience is Hard
Subject of sermon in the moring. 'The
Creator Warrior" In the evening, ''The
Part taken by Wicked Men in the Plans
of Redemption" Come to all these ser
vices. Rev. Or. Marsh. pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH Rev. H. Styles
Harriss, of Osnabrock, announces the
holding OF services for Sunday as fol
lows: At Mckittrick's at 1O::N a. nj.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
RESERVATION LANDS.
A Dozen or More Langdon People IN Line
When the Registration Opens.

The registration for claims ON the
Indian reservation at Devils Lake was
opened on Monday and 1895 persons
registered at Grand Forks. Thepe were
also $50 at Devils Lake, making a
total registration of 1876. The first to
register we're a group of ten ladies who
had held their place in the line since
between one and two o'clock Monday
morning. Miss Carrie Fisher who was
from Grafton was the first to register
followed very closely by Miss Schuler
from st. Paul. Two Langdon ladies.
Miss Eliza O'Reilly and her sister, Mss
Mary ]. O'Reilly were the next. M. F..
Ryan, st. Paul man, was the first to
get his name on the register after the
ladies and he was followed by Luke
O'Reilly, of this city, who with his
sisters had awaited the opening of the
registration Office and holding their
places in the long line of walters for
eight long hours until the doors we're
opened at nine o'clock. The rush con-
timed until noon with perceptible de-
crease from that time until the office
closed for the day at half past four
o'clock. The greater number of those
registering Monday were from the east
and the appearance of North Dakota
land seekers is not looked for in any
great numbers until nearing the close, it
being generally understood that the
last to register will have just as good q
chance to win a homestead as those
who registered first.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
A Perfect Painless Pill.

Is the one that will cleanse the system,
set the liver to action. remove the bile
clear the complexion. cure headache and
leave good taste in the mouth. The
famous little pills for doing such work
pleasantly and etfectually are DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. Bob Moore. of La
fayette, Ind, says: "All other pills have
used grippe and sicken. while DeWitt's
Little Early Risers are simply perfect" :"
Sold by Burke l. Co.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

The indications are that Mr.. Carol
d. Wright, chief statistician of the gov
ernment in general and of the repub-
lican party in particular, will be the
busiest man in the country for the next
three months. AS chief juggler of
figures MIR. Wright will be called upon
by the'g o. p. management to show that
labor is better rewarded and has more
left after paying living expenses than
ever before in its history. If anybody
can juggle the figures so as to make a
showing, Mr.. Wright is the man. The
other day he proceeded to show that the
average cost of living was lower now
than it was ten years ago, and did it by
showing that while such things as
bacon and -four had increased some
thing like 40 per cent, nutmegs and
spices had decreased something like go
per cent, showing clear decrease of 20
per cent in the cost of living. And in
his estimates of the cost of living Mr..
Wright forgot to include the important
item of rent, which takes fully l9 per
cent of the average workingnan's in
come. Mr.. Wright will have to work at
desperate rate if he would do what
his employers expect him to do for the
e. o. p. campaign.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
BARRY CASE APPEAL.
Will be Argued at the September Term Of
State Supreme Court.

State Supreme Court.
The Barry appeal will probably be
argued at the September term of the
supreme court to be held inGrandF Forks.
The transcript of the last trial of the
case, at Grafton, when Barry was con-
victed of the murder of Mellem, and
sentenced to life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary, is now in the hands Of
Barry's attorneys and the appeal is
being prepared. The appeal will be
made on the grounds mainly of former
jeopardy, the claim being. made that
Barry was convicted Of manslaughter in
the second trial Of the case at Langdon,
and that Judge John r. Cowan declined
to accspt the verdict, owing to the jury
fixing tho penalty at ssvsh ysaEs in tho
penitontisy, whom Tho penal code pro
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
DENIED THEIR RELEASE.
Hartzell and Bascom's Release Under Bond
Denied by Judge Kneeshaw.

Saturday afternoon before adjourning
court Judge Kneeshaw denied the ap-
plication which Attorney Sinkler of
Grafton had argued Friday asking for
the release of S. L. Hartzell and E. T.
Bascom under bond until the time of
their trial. Judge kneeshawfs decision
not to grant the motion of the de-
fendant's counsel for their release did
not come altogether a. surprise or
disappointment as it was apparent to
all the interested parties that public
sentiment was strongly opposed thereto.
Attorney Sinkler will appeal from Judge
Kneeshaw's order to the supreme court
when it meets next month at Grand
Forks, in hopes that the higher court
will name an amount under which the
defendants may be given their liberty
under bond until brought to trial at the
November term.
Langdon is being we'll represented at
Grand Forks and Devils Lake this week
by parties registering for homestead
entry on the Indian reservation lands at
Devils Lake. Among those leaving
Saturday were w. j. Mercer, Ray Kelly,
VIM. Flnmerfelt and E. A. Wadsworth,
the latter two going to Devils Lake to
register and the first named to Grand
Forks. Mondays train was boarded by
George j. Dorval, Tom Tyrrell and
Malcolm Morrison. There are others of
our townspeople who have made up
their mind to take a chance and will
register during the week. The land
lottery of our Uncle Samuel is. giving a
chance at speculation to many who
overlooked the chance of filing on a
homestead here in Cavalier when there
was plenty of vacant government land
right close to Langdon. Here's hoping
that the Langdon boys all land win
ming numbers when the drawing takes
place on August oath.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

Mrs McHugh is being visited by her
sister, Mrs. J. j. Mahoney and daughter
from Omaha, Neb. They arrived in the
city last Friday.
Louis Fischer gives it out that he
will start cutting wheat on his farm at
Mt. Carmel this week. This year he
is reported as having the finest crop in
that section of the county.
The report of Cavalier county crops
being injured by rust upon investiga-
ton proves to be without foundation.
Rust has been found on some fields of
wheat in different parts of the county
but the crop has reached such an ad-
vanced stage that there is 10 occasion
to fear injury.
Since the opening of the safe at
Honey Bros mill at Park River two
weeks ago by safe blowers, the burglary
of the Leaf & Brothern's store at Milton
on Sunday night of last week shows
that this section is still infested with a
gang of thieves that it behooves our
business men to be on the look out for
and will require more than usual vigi-
lance on the part of the authorities.
Owners of residence property also need
to exercise more than ordinary watch
fulness. Chief Haverty and Night
Watch McDougall are looking closely
after all strangers coming into town and
paying special attention to the tran
sients who land here on incoming
freight trains They have driven ont
Of town tho gang who have been keep
ing the pot boiling On tho Ct Northern
right Of way neaf tho water tank.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
WHEAT MARKET.
A BUSY PLACE.

A visit to the launday here will show
you one of the busiest places in town.
There are five girls and three men
working steady. Those who formerly
sent their work out of town and lately
have tried the laundry here are we'll
pleased with the work and a trial
bundle will convince the most skeptical
that they can now get as good work
here as anywhere. Such being the case
1t is to your own interest to patronize
. Langdon industry.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
THE wahpeton Globe edited by Hon.

The Wahpeton Globe edited by Hon.
Fred Falley, who years ago filled the
office of secretary of state approves of
Gov. Whites administration, with the
exception of the "looting of the school
fund to the extent of $4,000" This is
a serious charge and we believe it is the
first time it has been made. To loot
means to rob. Will MIR. Falley explain
when and where the school fund was
robbed of $4,000.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

vides punishment of not less than 10
years. Tracy r. Bangs, vino defended
Barry in the first trial and then secured
for him a new trial from the supreme
court. is now Barry's attorney, and will
argue the case before the supreme court.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

for period of thirty years the average
date of the first "killing frost" in North
Dakota has been September l5. The
earliest date on which the first "killing
frost" occurs was August II, 1888. The
mean temperature for August has been
81 degrees. The hottest day was Aug
ust 8, 1900, when the mercury indicated
1O5 degrees. The coolest month was
in 1885, when the average temperature
was 62 degrees.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

II you do not get your DEnocRAr
regularly let us hear from you and We
win give your complaint special alton
tien
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

This lottery scheme by means of
which the United States government is
placing its Indian reservation lands in
the hands of the homesteader is great
thing for the transportation companies,
aud poor thing for the actual settler.
If the actual settler gets the land it will
be all right, but the price is going to
keep good many from registering, as
it is figured that that amount of cash is
hard to produce at this time. If the
drawing took place two months later
the cash would be easier to get hold of.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

The press dispatches of the last
couple of days indicate that the repub
licans of West Virginia are giving way
rapidly in the face of the sweeping
democratic victory that will sweep the
state ON election day. Ashbury Par
sons, republican nominee for Judge of
the circuit court of the fifth district, has
declared for Parker and Davis, and
John S. Farr. republican nominee for
presidential elector, has withdrawn from
the ticket and sent his resignation to
the state central committee. He gives
as his reason that he cannot conscien-
tiously vote for the persons on the re-
publican ticket this year and that he
does not agree with the principles and
platform of the party in West Virginia.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11

at Easily at 1890 p. m., at Harvey
Centre at $50 p. M, and at Osnabrock
at 500 p. m. The subject of the even
ing service will be "a New Era in Chris
tianity." Harvey Centre Sunday school
at 2:30. All are heartily invited.
Miss Milne came down from Hannah
last Saturday and will visit for some
time at the home of her brother,
Cashier Milne
a fine new line of box stationery and
paper supplies has been received this
week at the DEMOCRAT Office.
Courier Democrat., 1904-08-11
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

The following list of uncalled for let
ters have been received at the Langdon
post Office. during the week ending
Thursday. August 11th, 1904
LADIES LIST.
Mrs. Frank Addeman. Mrs. Lizzie julie.
Miss Marie c. Rolie (2)
GENTS LIST.
Ed Mccarthy, Alfred Blyset,
August Wilson. B. w. Wilson,
D McLennan, Sidney Tio,
Richard Ford (2l q. n. Zeal,
Frank Yuley, Made Shigagostan.
Parties calling for any of the above
letters will state that they have been
advertised and be required to pay
charge of one, cent for advertising.
JOHN McGAUvRAN, Postmaster
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY.

Trains leave Pennsylvania Station Daily.
2:30 p. M.-CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS SPE-
ClAIL Solid vestibule. electric lighted,
dining Car train, with Pullman Sleepers to
Louisville. Cincinnati. indianapolis. and ST.
Louis. Parlor Car for Virginia Hot
Springs week days. ParlOr Cars Cincinnati
10 Chicago; Dining Car from Washington
u:l0 p. M. +. V. LIMITED. Solid vestibule
electric lighted, dining car train, with Pull
man Sleepers 10 Cincinnati, Lexington, and
Louisville. Compartment Sleeper to Hir-
ginia Hot Springs daily except Sunday.
sleepeTs Cincinnati to Chicago and St.
Louis Dining Car.
Reservation and tickets at 5i3 Pennsylvania
Avenue; 900 Fourteenth Street, near f. and az
the station. Telephone 1910 for Pennsylvania
Cab Service. Fl. W. FULLER,
Telephone Main 1850 General Passenger Agt-
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REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
Buy a
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There is not more beautiful nor
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OFFICE COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, Washington. May g.
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JOHN BIDDLE. Commissioners.
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SEABOARD AIR LINE RAIL WAY.
Ticket Office, I42I Penna. Ave.

Ticket Office, I42I Penna. Ave.
Fur Petersburg, Raleigh. Wilmington, Columbia,
Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Atlanta Biz.
mingham, Mobile. Pensacola. and New OrleanG-
1O:46 ~ NJ DAILY-SeabOard Mail-Through
Pullman Sleepers to Jacksonville, Fla, connect
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Cafe Dining Car to HamiSs.
7:00 z. NJ. DAILY-SeabOard EXpreSs-Solid
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VIRGINIA RESORTS.
Virginia Hot Springs,
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Stopoyer privileges White Sulphur Springs and Cow
inton, Va for Virginia Hot Springs Low excursion
tickets TO St Louis sale stations during Exposi
ton SEASON
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trains leave Washington 230 pm and II.lG D. m daily.
reaching resort stations ia from = o S hours
Excursion Tickets Pamphlets and Homes Folder
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DENTISTRY.

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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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SCHEDULE Effective APRIL II, 1904
Trans leave from Pennsylvania Station.
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1881 A. n. DAILY-Washingto and Florldl
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FOR SALE-SUBURBAN.
INVESTORS and PROMOTERS.

Investigate that beautiful tract of 20
acres, with Improvements, situated on
Queens Chapel Road, adjoining East
BrGOkland with water, sewer, and gas;
only two squares from r. l. ave. electric
cars; one care to any part or the CITY,
20 minutes to eth and q SITS. NV. Also
the adjoining tract on the south, con-
sisting Of 81 acres, with good ten
room house; stable; corn house, and nee
eSSary OutbuildingS; very rlcl ground.
This and the above would subdiVide very
economically. Our signs are on both.
We were fortunate in getting this
property for sale, and the party who
buns il will surely make big money
quick. Don't delay; see us at once.
SAMUEL c. HILL with E. LODGE HILL
Exclusive Agents, S02 F st. NV
my1S-mo. we fl. Stuff
FOR SALE-At public auction. by order
near electric railroad, two miles, or 8
minutes ride, from Washington, TO
highest bidder; easy terms. Sold with
out reserve 10 settle an estate. Parties
taken TO sale free of charge. JAMES e
CLEMENTS, 1906 G ST NV. 1t
FOR sALE-Bunding lots on electric
railroad. from $50 to $3.50 each: terms,
So down. balance 81 per week, without
interest. JAMES Z. CLEMENTS, l4e5 G
st. NV. mylS-3t
FOR SALE-Elegant building lots. South
Brookland; best suburb OF Washington;
sacrifice prices. cash or time. MIR.
PRICE l413 Frankfort St, after 5
o'clock, or Sunday. take big green cars,
G. st. and get off 18th st. ne. 1t
Shall We Save You Lot at
KENILW0RTH, D. C.
Good property at investment prices is very
scarce article in the District Of Columbia.
kenilworth. ID. G.. lots represent the choicest
property propositions that yet remain TO the
small investor
A few finely located lots at 500 to 1928
Terms, s. monthly.
A part Of the city-granolithic sidewalks soon
to be laid Only SC fare 10 any point in
Washington.
ALLEN w. MALLERY,
30 18th St. Phone Main 967.