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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Fatal Fire at Larimore

Fire at Larimore in the frame build,
Ing owned by H. E. Arnold and occu,
pied by G. w. Mowris, a barber; Fred
Kingston, restaurant and lodging
house; l.. A. Chase, confectionery. and
Frank Love, barber, entirely de,
stroyed the building. The fire spread
from there into the new Arnold build
ing and across the alley into the old
Pioneer building, owned by Richter &
Arnold. One life was lost, that Of
Leonard Halmsquist of Sack Center,
MINI. He was sleeping in the second
story and probably %suffocated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Dynamite Blows Up Shop.

A twenty-fve-pound package Of dy,
Mantle exploded in a blacksmith shop
at Jud, N. D., the first town north Of
Edgeley. The building was blown to
fragments, parts of it being carried
nearly a mile away. Five men were
IN the shop when the explosion oc-
CURED, but In some miraculous man.
e they escaped death. All were
more or less cut and bruised by flying
debris, but none is seriously injured
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
is SHORT $l,250,OOO
MANAGER OF WRECKED CANA.
DIAN BANK ADMITS BIG
DEFALCATION.


Toronto, Ont, Oct. 15.-General
Manager McGill Of the wrecked On
tario bank admits a shortage OF ST..
100000. The directors Of the bank, in
estimating the probability of their
u anlee being enforced, place the
loss through McGill's peculations at
$500 900 more. McGill also admitted
that these speculations were carried
on without the directors knowledge,
but, he declares, for the ultimate good
of the bank.
A director says the managers OPP
erations ran the gamut Of some Of the
most speculative stocks on the New
York market and were even carried
into the wheat pit In Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
DATE is NOT DECIDED
GOVERNOR TAFT UNABLE TO SAY
WHEN AMERICAN SOLDIERS
WILL LEAVE CUBA.

fells Committee of RevoIutionists That
the Provisional Government Must
Build Up Conditions on the Island
So That a Fair and Honest Election
Is Assured Before 1t Can Surren-
der Control.
Havana, Oct. 13.-The United
States, through its peace commission
ers, is not ready to announce when it
will withdraw from the island of Cuba
and surrender the reins of government
to the Cubans, but this action cannot
be taken until the time arrives when
fair elections are assured. This state
ment was made by Governor Taft as
a sort of valedietory address to the
revolutionists' committee with which
the American commissioners dealt in
inducing the rebels to cease HOSTILE
ties and negotiate peace. The COM
mittee had a conference lasting an
hour with Governor Taft, Assistant
Secretary Of State Bacon and Charles
E. Magoon, who is to succeed Mr..
Taft as provisional governor. and at
it's conclusion expressed satisfaction
with the position taken by the pro-
visional government.
Headed by Alfredo Zayas, the COM
mittee visited Governor Taft for the
avowed purpose of requesting him to
declare the policy Of the United States
toward Cuba and the policy Of the pro-
visional government concerning ap-
pointments to public Offices. The
Americans listened carefully to all the
representations of the committee and
then Governor Taft replied pointedly
that he could not outline the policy of
the United States more clearly than
was done in his proclamation estab-
fishing a provisional government for
the island. He added that as the rep
r~esentative of the United States he
was just as anxious to surrender gov
ernmental affairs to the Cubans as the
Cubans were to regain them, but the
peace commissioners were under the
responsibility to build up conditions
which would make the Cuban govern
ment a stable one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.
Chicago American Team Wins Gov
eted Title.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-The Chicago club
sf the American Baseball league is the
champion of the world. BY winning
The sixth game, 5 to 5, against the To-
cal club of the National league, the
Americans earned the right to float
The worlds championship pennant, as
we'll as the American league pennant.
The attendance at the sixth game
was 1920, making the total attend
ance for the series 99,S45. The total
receipts for the six games was $685.
$40. Of this amount the players
share is $50, 401.7 z The American team
receive s25,051.53 and the Nationals
SS,35O.17.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Oct. observation-disclosures
$4,l507.30; cows and helfers, $l.75m
$50; stockers and feeders, $2.5OM
4.50; Texans. $2.7504.35; Westerns
S3.80M6S0; calves. $6,2 6@7.50. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, $6.3OMG8o;
good heavy, SG4oNG 80; rough heavy
S5.3O@6,26; light. $6,3O@G75; pigs
b,aO0G"35, Sheep, 1896 ops 80. lambs
S4,s6 $500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Friday, Oct. IL.

Major ]. H. Slime, president Of the
United States Historical society and
historian of the Army of the Potomac
is dead at Washington.
George M. Reid of Denver has tele.
graphed Garry Hermann, president OF
the national baseball commission, Of
fering 100000 for the seventh game
of the worlds championship.
The condition Of Mrs. Jefferson Da.
Wis, widow of the late president of the
C~onfederacy, who has been i'll at the
Hotel Majestic, New York city, for
several days, is now regarded as Sc
rious.
The Baldwin Racing association
with a capitalization of $500 900, has
filed articles of Incorporation and pro.
poses to establish by Sept. 1, 1907, a
large and modern race course and rae
ing club at Arcadia, twelve miles from
Los Angeles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Entire Family Murdered.

Houston, Mo-, Oct. 15.-Barney Par
sons, a farmer, his wife and three
children were murdered near Licking,
Mo. A farmer named Hamilton has
been arrested charged with the muir
der and is said to have confessed.
Parsons had sold his farm and crops
to Hamilton and it is alleged the men
quarreled over the terms of the sale.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Thursday, Oct. II.

Wednesday was the coolest October
day ever recorded in st. Louis, the
temperature being "a degrees.
Two men are dead and five others
injured as the result of an explosion
of q blast furnace in the plant of the
Illinois Steel company in South Chi,
cago.
marty" Bergen, the once famous
Jockey, who had the mount on Salvador
when that horse made the worlds
record of 1851 for a mile straight.
away, is dead.
The marine hospital service has
been informed, through the state de
partment, of the appearance of plague
at Osaka, Japan, and of cholera at
Shanghai, China.
Cancer of the stomach caused the
death at st. Louis of DR.. Max Hempel
aged forty-three years, nationally
known as a German educator and
writer on scientific matters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Quarrel Over ST Is Fatal,

In a quarrel over a dollar one of the
Austrian laborers in a railway camp
near Velva hit a fellow countryman
over the head with a blunt instrl-
ment, cutting a deep cash and crush
Ing his skull. The victim died. The
man who struck the blow was taken
into custody and now is in Jail at
Washburn awaiting a hearing on the
charge Of murder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Oct. 15.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, 78c; No. 1
Northern, TIC; No. 2 Northern, 75Rc;
Oct, 1880; Dec, Use; May, 1880;
July, 1880. Flax-To arrive and on
track, $1.11B; Oct, $1.10%; Nov,
$1.10%; Dec, $1.08%; jan, $1.O9;
May, $1.12A.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
PRODUCTION OF LITTLE SLIP OF
PAPER TERMINATES FIGHT
FOR MILLIONS.
Quit Just Brought to Trial at Philadel-
phia Over the $500 900 Estate of
William Weightman Concludes Sud.
denly on Appearance of Mysterious
Note, the Contents Of Which Are
Not Divulged.

Philadelphia, Oct. 16.-The fight
between two women over the distribu-
ton of the $50, 900 900 estate of :he
late William Weightman, the chemist,
was abruptly halted by the production
of a small piece of note paper that had
turned yellow with age. What the
piece of paper contained was not made
public and the few persons who have
seen it have pledged themselves never
to reveal its contents. The halt in
the proceedings was made at tie sug-
| gestion of counsel for Mrs. Jones
Wister, who is acting as guardian for
her daughter, Martha, the contestant.
William Weightman in 1854 made a
will leaving his vast estate equally be-
tween Anne NJ. Weightman Walker,
his daughter. and two sons, William
and John. Ten years later he made
a new will, leaving his entire estate
to the daughter, the two sons having
died, leaving eight children. The
widow of William Weightman, the
mother of five children, married Jones
Wister and when Mr.. Weightman, her
father-in-law, died, she contested the
will on behalf of her minor daughter,
Martha, on the ground that Mr..
Weightman left a codicil in which he
provided for the grandchildren. Mrs.
Walker denied that her father had
made a codicil.
Produced the Slip of Paper.
Edward T. Davis, for many years
private secretary to MI. Weightman,
who was a witness to the signing of
the last will, was asked if he remem-
bered Mr.. Wefghtman subsequent to
drawing up his will, writing some
thing on a piece Of note paper and
| placing it in his desk. He said he
had, but did not know what was writ
ten. Thereupon Alexander Simpson,
Jr., of counsel for Mrs. Walker, de-
manded the production of the paper.
1t was produced and read by Mrs.
Wister's attorneys. The witness said
it looked like the paper he had seer
Mr.. Weightman write.
After recess Mr.. Simpson announced
that counsel for both sides had held a
conference and at the request of Mrs.
Wister's lawyers the opposing side
had consented to a continuance of the
case. This sudden halt in the pro
ceedings caused a sensation, and ru-
mors were circulated that the case had
been compromised. All attorneys de.
MED that a compromise had been
agreed to, but it was admitted that
the piece Of paper was the cause of
the sudden turn of affairs. Mrs. Wal.
ker appears satisfied with the ar.
rangements and it is intimated that
the Wisters will take no further &C.
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Oct. 15.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.50@6.25; common to
good, $3.25@4.00; good to choice COWS
and heifers, S3.50@4.50; veals, $4,000
SIS. Hogs-S6.O0@6.40. sheep-Weth.
ers, s4.50@5.10; good to prime spring
lambs, $6.25@7.0O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Gets of Road, Loses His Life.

While driving home from lidger-
wood with a load Of lumber at night
Martin Peterson, a homesteader living
north or LidgerwOod, got off the road
ana In endeavoring to get back into
the right track overturned his wagon,
the lumber falling upon him and crust
Ing him to death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Takes Two Poisons.

Edward Koloen, living on the Ness
farm, five miles north of Jessie, com
mltted suicide by taking poison. Other
occupants Of the house were aroused
early In the morning by a noise in the
mans room. and upon investigation he
was discovered in a dying condition,
He had taken strychnine and lauda
mum
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
FAIRBANKS SON ELoPEs.
Married at SteubenviiIe, O., to Daugh.
ter of Pittsburs Man.

Steubenville, o., Oct. 12.--Announce.
ment is made here that Frederick
Cole Fairbanks, son Of the vice pres.
ident Of the United States, eloped
from Pittsburg with Nellie Scott and
coming here, were married. 1t is stat
ed that Mr., Fairbanks objected to the
marriage.
The bride is the daughter Of a prom
inent East Side resident in P%ittsbure
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Wheat = Dec,
74Ac; May, 1910. Corn-Dec., 42A
@42%c May, 43Ac. Oats-Dec., 33k
@33Bc; May, 34M @35c. Pork-Jan.,
$780,. Flax-Nothing doing. Butter
-Creameries, 19@25kc; dairies, 18m
22c. Eggs-l5@19c. Poultry-Tur-
keys, lac; chickens, 10hc; springs,
mo
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Almost Roasted Alive.

william Suhr. a section laborer, was
hesd over a cook stove by a gang Of
drunken Italians at Bergent. near
Mlnot. and was 30 badly burned that
he VIII probably die,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
MARKET
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Oct. 15.-Wheat-Dec.,
1870; May, 7Shc; July, 79Ac. On
track-No. / hard, 1870; No. 1 North
ern, 1880; No. 2 Northern, 74%c; No.
3 Northern, 71B M72Bc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Earthquake in New Mexico.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct. 13.-The
most evere earthquake shock in
months was felt in Socorro, N. NJ,
during the afternoon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
Kills Her Child and Herself,

Ottumwa, la. Oct. 1G.-Mrs. Elmer
Ellis shot and killed her Ave year.old
daughter and herself here II In
thought she became suddenly insane.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
twenty-five Deaths Occur in EnoIis,
CoIIiery.

Durham, Eng, Oct. 1G.-As a result
OF an explosion In the Wlngate colliery
near here at about midnight twenty.
nve miners were killed and 200 were
temporarily entombed. Fortunatel,
only a small portion of the 1000 men
employed In the mine were down when
the explosion took place. The cause
is supposed to have been fire damp
The explosion was one OF terrific
force. and In Wingato town many win,
dows were broken
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
REHEARING is DENIED
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT RE.
FUSES LATEST APPEAL OF
EX-SENATOR BURTON.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The supreme
court of the United States has denied
the petition of former United States
Senator Burton of Kansas for a re.
hearing in the case in which he is
under sentence of imprisonment and
fine on the charge of accepting an at.
torney's fee in a case in which the
government was interested while he
was serving as a senator.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. Ex-senator 10.
seph r. Burton has notified his attor.
neys to arrange for the beginning OF
his term of imprisonment as soon as
possible. He has yet received no in.
formation regarding the carrying out
OF the sentence imposed by Federal
Judge Vandeventer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-18
WIPES OUT ENTIRE FAMILY.
Tennessee Farmer Kills Wife, Six Chill
dren and Himself,

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 15.-Chalburn
Hintooth, aged fifty, a farmer near
Newport, Tenn, murdered his wife
and four children, fatally injured two
other children and then committed
suicide by cutting his throat. 1t is be-
lieved Hintooth became suddenly in
sane. An X was the weapon used.
The wife and children we're Drained.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
Dancing EYmnrsfics.

What IS the matter with turning your
physical culture exercises into dance?
It won't seem so much like hard work.
Try this little dance drill, which
brings into play nearly every muscle in
the body in its proper harmonious rela-
tionship to every other.
1t Is taken to waltz time: Start with
good standing position, hands on shout
ders and elbows In line with them,
chest well up and out, head held easily.
with eyes looking straight ahead.
Now, on !, slide the right foot diago-
nally to the right, bending the left
knee; 2, slide it back In a straight
line till the heel Of the right foot is d.
rectly In front Of the toe of the left, al
the same time rising to the tips Of the
toes; 3, sink, still on the toes, bend
Ing the knees as far as possible, which
position requires self control and
poise; 1, rise to full height on toes:
2, sink to position; 5, arms at side.
This Is one of the best exercises in
the whole category, and, although 1t Is
q bit difficult and awkward to master,
its results amply justify the time spent
In IFS practice.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
Tell Il To The Marines.

The saying, Tell it to the marines,
Is traced to Pepsy, the author OF the
famous Diary" and 1t is said by him
to have originated with Charles ii OF
England, says the Chicago Chronicle.
II so befell, as the story goes, that
his lighthearted majesty, with an ex-
ceedingly bored expression on his
wrathy face, was strolling in the shade
with the ingenious Mr.. Pepys, secre-
tary to the admiralty.
Il had speech yester'en at Dept
ford" said Mr.. Pepsy, with the cap
tain of Inc Defyance, who hath but
lately returned from the Indies and
who told me the two most wonderful
things that ever | think | did hear in
my nfe." Among the stories told
were of fish flying in the air. Fish
fiying in the airi" exclaimed his
majesty. "Ho! ha quaint concert.
which 'twere too good to spoil we,
keeping! What. no! sir-he turned
and beckoned the colonel, Sir William
Killigrew of the newly raised mari
time regiment on foot, who was FOL
lowing in close conversation with the
duke of York-"we would, discourse
with you on q matter touching your
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
National Treaties
and States Rights.

A new question of states rights
has come up in connection with the
Japanese-San Francisco school con.
troversy that is not only something
unusual but that promises. if Japan's
position is sustained. to produce the
most serious complications.
The San Francisco school authori.
! ties have prohibited Japanese chill
dren from attending the white schools
In that city and have assigned them
/ to the schools set apart for the
Chinese. Japan has taken umbrage
at this action and has appealed to
the state department at Washington
| to compel the San Francisco authori.
ties to admit the Japanese to the
white schools without discrimination
In reply Secretary Root has sent
a representative of his department to
assist the San Francisco Japanese in
their legal fight to gain admission to the
white schools and has also announced
; that he thinks the action of the San
Francisco school authorities is VIC
lation of our treaty with japan.
Now the question comes ND as to
whether or not the federal authori-
ties have any right to interfere with
the control of state or municipal
schools and whether they can make
a treaty which includes provisions
that are in violation of state or mu-
nicipal law, when such law is not in
violation of the constitution of the
: United States.
IL the state department has a right
to interfere with the school laws of
San Francisco and California, 1t would
have the same right under similar
conditions, to interfere with the
school laws of Pensacola and Florida.
If the state department can make
q treaty with Japan which provides
FOR the entrance of Japanese pupils
to the white schools of state or
municipality 1t can make the same
kind of a treaty with Great Britain,
Venezuela, Cuba, or any other
country.
If the state department, under a
treaty with Japan. can force the ad-
mission of a Japanese subject to the
white schools of San Francisco it can.
under similar conditions. force the adj
mission of one of Great Britian's ne
gro subjects to the white schools of
Pensacola.
We do not believe that the state
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20

Stories Of deer with rain barrels OF
water pals on their heads are common
enough among Maine and Adirondack
guides, but it Is left for Europe to come
to the fore with variant. Some hunts
men near Innsbruck came upon stag
with a ladder on its antlers. In spite
OF this handicap it made of at great
speed on seeing the man, leapipg
hedges and dashing through the under
growth rs if quite unimpeded. rs mad
career was stopped, however, when the
ends of the ladder caught between two
trees. Its struggles were so frantic az
the approach OF the huntsman's dog
that 1t broke of part Of its antlers and,
thus freed. made good its escape. The
ladder proved to belong to farmer
who had left It standing against one Of
his haystacks. While stealing the hay
the stag had evidently upset the lad
der, which had thus become fixed on
its horns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
The Pensacola
Train Will Stay On.

II will be gratifying information to
Pensacola business men and West
Floridians generally that the Pensa-
cola-Jacksonville night train is to be
continued.
AS q result of the efforts of the Pen
sacola Chamber of Commerce and
the United Commercial Travellers, the
railroads have reconsidered their in
tention to discontinue this train and
announcement is made that It will be
continued as usual.
The Journal feels sure that this de-
asion Of the l.. & n. and the Seaboard
Air l[ne will not be regretted by
these roads, but that this train will
continue to prove a paying one. The
Journal is also satisfied that if the
roads will convert this train into a
regular passenger train and run a
faster schedule it will prove a still
more profitable one.
At any rate, the public which Is
served by this train is to be congratu-
lated upon the prospect of its contin-
uance. even if no hope is yet held out
ior its improvement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
FIRST FLOOR QF
THE BLOUNT
BUILDING
VIII Be Completed and
Ready For Occupancy
BY January /.

The ground floor Of the handsou.
new Blount building, now undo,
course of construction, will be com
pleted and ready for occupancy Nv
January 1. This statement has boa,
made to the agents of the big huns
ing by the contractor, and while N.
upper floors, devoted exclusivsIr
to Offices, will not be ready on tho
same date, it is anticipated that thew
will be completed shortly afterwards
The work on the building is now
progressing very satisfactorily and
has been since material in sufficient
quantities was secured, and il is moi
thought that there will be anv dpI9v
in the completion of the sky-scran4r
The first floor has been rented and
those who are to occupy stores tbe-s
have ordered their fixtures rushed in
order that they may arrive here and
be installed before the first of N.
year. About fifty per cent. of the
offices have also been rented. includ.
ing all of the seventh floor. which will
be occupied exclusively by ATTORNEYS
of the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
Spring Hats.

Low crowns are the feature Of en the
Easter importations, with height given
only by the fancied turning. None is
tipped to such absurd angles as were
the winter hats, while leghorn straws
appear at present in all the new spring
colors.
Milans and chip straws, togethe4
with satin braid and tuscan, appear In
all the new shapes and as brilliantly
colored as the spring tulip beds. New
ribbon trimmings have single embroid-
cred roses upon their black backs and
are used with charming effect upon q
black straw, the embroidered flower
appearing apparently separate from its
ribbon background.