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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

The rise of Fred bennett who with
drew from editorial charge of the Milton
Globe to accept a private secretary ship
under Senator Hansbrough is quite
notable, especially so from the time he
was sem to Seattle in April, 1905, as
special agent of the land department, to
his recent appointment as commissioner
of the land office, has been rapid and
and his success pleasing to his old North
Dakota friends. 1t is all the more
gratifying because to the unusual fact
that his preferment has come through
personal, rather than political influence.
His appointment as assistant commits
sioner was made at the request of Com
missioner Ballinger; who had observed
Mr.. Dennett's official career in Seattle
and his elevation to the head of the
general land office was also made by the
president at the request of Secretary
Garfield, and entirely without influence
or request from either Senator Hans
brough or Senator McCumber, who
were not advised by President Roosevelt
of the appointment until after it was
made, although the appointment was
gratifying and entirely satisfactory tc
both of our senators.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Subscription So per annum, or Sl.50 if paid in
advance. Advertising rates On application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
uoon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

WEATHER like we had Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday can't be beat anywhere
and it didn't cost us a cent either.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23
LIKE the grip, we will have to put up
with the Thaw trial until it is over.

WELL developed samples of January
North Dakota mud have been in evidence
around town this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
don, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon as mail
matter of tho Second Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

CHAIRMAN CAsHEL of the democratic
state committee, has called a meeting of
the state central committee to be held at
Grand Forks on Tuesday of next week,
January 2Sth, at two o'clock p. m. The
meeting is called for the purpose of APP
portioning delegates to and naming place
and date for holding the state conven-
ton. the duty of which will be to select
delegates to the national convention and
also to select presidential electors. This
will be the only state convention held
by the party as the primary law obviates
the necessity for a state convention to
place candidates In the field. 1t is prob
able that many prominent democrats
outside of the committee will be present
at the date of committee meeting and a
meeting broader in its scope than gust a
formal committee meeting had. AS a
general thing our committee meetings
and conventions are not at all exclusive
and a true spirit of democracy prevails
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
in HOPE OF SAVING wlFE's LIFE
HUSBAND GAVE BLOOD.
TOO NAY NOT LIVE.
Operation Proves Successful, But
Pneumonia sets In and the Subject
Dies-RemarkabIe Operation Per
formed in New York Hospital.

New York, March 30.-With the
hope Of saving the lie Of his wife DIR.
Luis de Lazo, consul Of Honduras In
New York, gave his blood. submitting
to the rare operation Of TRANSMISSION,
but the desperate expedient failed
and the woman, who was 20 years old,
died yesterday. Her husband Is sert-
ously i'll, both from the effects Of the
operation and the shock Of his swife's
death.
The operation was performed last
Wednesday in the presence Of q dozen
surgeons. An artery in DR.. de Lazo's
arm was severed and a like incision
was made in the arm Of his wife. Then
both limbs were bound tightly to-
gether in order that the transmission
should take place.
Following the operation there was
an apparent improvement in Mrs. De
Lazo's condition, and it was thought
that the experiment had proved sue
cessful, but an unlocked for compli-
cation arose when pneumonia set in
and she gradually sank until death
came. The body will be taken to
Guatemala for burial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
MARY DOE REFUSED
TO LEAVE THE HAY
coLoRED WOMAN WOULDN'T
GET UP TO be TRIED.

A I'll L EH iLE5nTI
Mary Doe said she was too tired to
get up and be tried in police court,
when Jailer Heagney raped on the
door Of her apartment in the women's
department OF the city Jail, yesterday
morning.
When the jailer Informed Judge
Mann that Mary was too sleepy to ap-
pear. the Judge heard the evidence in
the case and then babe him return to
Mary's boudoir and inform her that
she was at liberty to spend the next
10 days there and that she could sleep
all OF that time If she preferred to do
so.
Mary is a colored woman and it Is
probable that her disinclination to
get up was due to the after effects Of
an awful jag, with which she was
found Sunday night, lying in an alley
back of the restricted district BY OF,
lcer Sage.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

ready made public from the German
foreign once the German ambassador
has also conveyed to the American
government the assurance Of the en-
peror that there has never been any
change in his attitude toward Nj.
Hill and his cordial willingness to vel
come Mr.. Hill to Berlin. The empe-
ror's favorable opinion Of MI. Hill
communicated to the Washington
administration last November, and his
attitude has never changed since
Apparently some remarks IN q
casual conversation have been distort-
ed by gossip and exaggerated by ru-
SO as to give a totally erroneous
impression Of the whole matter"
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other heavy draft on the government
deposits with the hanks.

other heavy draft on the government
deposits with the banks.
] "A suggestion was put forth today
that. IN addition. : replenishment Of
treasury resources WAS IN contempla-
ton By Withdrawals from the banks
that would insure sufficient supplies
to come to the relief Of the money
market In the way that has now be-
come customary. This suggestion
was coupled With the intimation that
administration omcials had been At
,tracted by the growth Of margin spec
ulation in New York and that opera
lions to shorten the supply Of gov
eminent funds might be conducted
with q view to cut OF this form Of a..
tivity.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales,
par value, $~2,s72.000. United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
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New YORK 1onns,
New York stock Market.

tIEsH YIN WYNN W0tN0&s &t1HE.
New York, March 30:-The course
of prices was downward today, owing
to the comparative depression In both
the foreign and home markets.
Continued weakness in the lower
market was reflected In the copper
mining and industrial stocks. "A pro.
nounced effect vas produced by the
ssump in the Erie stocks, which. was
traceable. to the uneasiness caused by
the sharp recession in the price at
which the company's notes maturing
in April were offered in the outside
market. The recent rise In the COM
pany's securities has given confidence
that the directors meeting today
would develop a plan for meeting the
notes. The tenor of the selling Of
United States Steel also kept alive
reports that liquidation for inside &C
count was in progress in those shares.
Speculative sentiment was tinged
by the general conjecture that the re-
Gently fostered rise In prices Of stocks
might have been designed to furnish
q favorable basis for some further
necessary liquidation.
Attention was given to estimates,
which apparently originated from the
trade. Of the early necessity Of an
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
MoNTANA,s GIFT 70 BATTLEsHIP
BEARING HER NAME.
WILL Be ON EXHIBITION
Service TO Be Shipped to Dillon,
Where People Of State May Inspect
lt-Made From Montana silver ore
Inscription on Punch Bowl.

New York, March, 3O.-Partly in
recognition OF the compliment paid to
Montana BY the navy department in
naming one Of it's latest armored cruis-
ers after that state and to partly en-
able the officers of that vessel to en-
terrain. visitors in a manner betting
tbs. dignity Of the state whose name
she bears, the people OF Montana,
through q committee headed by Gov
ernor Joseph X. Toole some six
months ago ordered SUFFICIENT silver
ore sent from a Montana mine to
make a silver service to be presented
to the Montana when she is put into
commission.
The service now complete is on e.
hfbition here and is attracting much
attention. The silver service, which
consists Of d large and small punch
bowl, a pair of ~candelabra, a couple
of sandwich dishes, a pair of fruit
dishes, a pair Of serving trays, a bottle
holder, a coffee urn, and a cigar box,
is to be shipped in a few days to Dill.
Ion, the county seat Of Beaverhead
county, Montana, where the. people of
the state may have az opportunity to
inspect it until such time as the Of
hcers of the Montana are ready to re-
ceive it.
Oval Punch Bowl.
The large punch bowl mounted on
the silver plate which is oval in shape,
bears on its raised central wall,
etched In relief, the words ~. s. s.
Montana, 4 b. 1908, and on the re-
verse side: y. ~
In the vista Of the years to roll,
Let me not see our country's honor
fade;
@, let me see our land retain her
Her pride. her freedom and not free.
doms shade"
The Montana Is a twin screw ar
.mored cruiser Of 1880 tons displace.
ment Of $4,000 indicated horse power
and with a speed Of 20 knots, she
has twenty guns in her main battery
and 40 in her secondary battery. She
carries 40 officers and 800 men.
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MURDERER
KILLED HIMSELF
OF TWO BODIES in.
OHIO FIELD.

G4EL4a&# JHN4N &dS8ET &M#@FIA EE@@ G&EgA&NH& 6@F&&%@4
Cleveland, March 3O.-The bodies Of
a man and a woman, the former that
of Carl Bernthaler, a music teacher
and the latter Of Miss Leila Seachmann,
9 public school teacher, were found in
a field near Euclid Heights today.
Both had been shot through the heart
and it is believed that the man killed
the woman and shot himself. The
dead woman was about 26 years of
age. The man was about 55.
Later in the day the couple were
positively identified. Bernthaler was
a married man and leaves a family.
A daughter of Bernthaler said that
Miss seachmann appeared to be in
love with her father. She was his pu-
pfl. i
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BITTNER COMPANY GIVE CLEVER
PRODUCTION.
ONE Of THE BEST HERE
deliberately Staged, Handsomely Cos
turned and Well Performed, it De
lights Audience "vvhy Women
Sin" Attraction Tonight.

AS a dramatic production, 1t is not
to great praise to declare, the pre-
sentation Of Alabama at the Bah
cock theater last night by the Bittner
company was superior to anything
that has been here this season, unless
it was THE Lion and the Mouse"
and the parts were as we'll cast a in
eny production that has been here
this year.
The play vas deliberately staged.
handsomely costumed and artlsticly
read. The stage settings were beau
tiful, especially the flower scene
where hundreds Of ported and bloom
ing plants were used. The caste was
well selected, evenly balanced and
worked tremendously. n. B. Carpen-
ter, as Captain Davenport, was prob
ably the best Of the men. His inter
probation of the character vas artistic
in the extreme. He seemed espe.
cially fitted for 1t. Mr.. Carpenter has
become quite a favorite among those
who have attended the productions Of
the Bittner. company. The work Of
John Cassidy as Colonel Preston,
William z. Nef as Colonel Moberly
and Jack Montgomery as Raymond
Page are deserving Of mention, while
Mr.. Bittner as usual was very clever.
Mrs. Bittner as Mrs. Page and Mrs.
Moran as Carey had the leading fe.
male roles and artistically interpreted
them.
The s%peelaltles.
During the intermission between
acts Mabel Pearl and Mr.. Miller rem
dered specialties. MI. Miller sang
always Leave Them Laughing and
Life is a Serious Proposition After
ALL" while Miss Pearl rendered
when the springtime Comes Mollie,"
and I'D Rather Go Walking With Ny
Sweetheart Than Ride in Your Auto.
mobile
Tonight the attraction will be "sWhy
Women Sin"
Lovers Of the dramatic art, who
have not been attending the perform
ances Of the Bittner company are Ger.
tainly missing a treat. Mi. Bittner
has secured one Of the cleverest COM.
on the road, one without an
equal in the northwest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
GERMAN RULER HAS NEVER Oh
JEcTED 70 HIM.
MINISTER DECLARES 50
Baron Won s~ternbera Calls on PresI-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root
70 Convey Message from kaiser
Official Statement Issued.

Washington, March 3o.-With q
view to bringing to a close the gossip
connected with the reported disap-
proval in Berlin Of the appointment
Of DR.. David Jayne Hill as ambassa-
dor and terminating the incident,
Baron Won s%ternberg, the German
ambassador, called at the white house
tonight by appointment to see Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
Assistant Secretary Bacon was also
present. At the conclusion Of the
conference the following statement
was given out:
IN addition to communications al
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
fEWBoDlES RECOVERED
Continued from First Page.)

sixty-Two on Official Death List.
An official list Of the known vic.
Tins of the disaster given out today
by the Union Pacific Coal company
contains 81 anne and it is believed
that eight or 10 others also met death
in the mine.
A carload OF collins shipped from
Denver arrived this afternoon.
Many suits for damages will be
brought at nee against the coal com.
pany by relatives CT the victims and ii
Is estimated that this double disaster
will cost the operators not less than
100000. The holocaust OF 1903 cost
the company o than $1,000, 900. It
is announced nov that this mine will
be abandoned and sealed as soon as
the bodies are recovered.
There is talk of pe%titioning the gov
ernor to appoint a commission of ex-
perts to probe this disaster and II
the rumors afloat al to the unsafe
condition Of the colliery are verified
efforts will be made to close 1t
through process Of law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
Omaha Livestock.

Omaha, March so.-Cattle: Receipts,
$500 Market, 10 to 15c lower. Ma
tive steers. $5@6.s5; cows and heifers,
ss3.25@5.85; western steers, $500
5.75; Texas steers, $3.25@4.50; cows
and heifers, $2.75@5.25; Gamers, 1925
s@3.50; stockers and feeders, $3@5.15;
calves. 1906; bulls and stays, 1925
@5.25.
Hogs: Receipts, about 5000. Mar
ket, SC higher. Heavies. s5.65@5.65;
mixed, $5.5o@5.55; light. $5.45@5.eo;
pigs, $4@5; bulk Of sales. 35.50@5.6o
Sheep: Receipts, about 5000. Mar
ket, steady. Yearlings, $6.5o07.6o;
wethers. $5.76@7.50; ewes, $500
675; lambs, $7@s.10.
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Chicago Grain and Provi,lons.

chicago Grain n ProvIsIons.
Chicago, March 30.-Sentiment In
the wheat pit was bearish all day, al
though q little steadier tone develop
ed late In the day on covering by
shorts which was inspired by a sharp
advance In corn. Heavy and general
rains in Kansas, Missouri and Okla
homa were chiefly responsible for the
weakness. Fine weather for spring
work In the northwest, poor demand
for cash wheat and declines at nearly
all the European grain markets were
lesser influences. Selling throughout
the day was general and buying was
mainly by shorts. The close was
easy. May opened #@h to M@Nc
lower at 93A to 93111. sold Oh to 921h
and closed at 93A.
Corn was strong all uay. Unsettled
weather, a decrease in the visible sup
ply, improved outlook for cash corn
and oats and small country accept
ances were the bullish factors. The
market closed strong. May opened a
shade higher to h@Ac lower at 65h
to 65M, advanced to 66A and closed
at 66M.
Oats were moderately firm In con-
nection with corn. May opened I'M
changed at $685., sold OF to 63MA and
then advanced to 6eA, closing at 53M.
Provisions advanced sharply be.
cause Of the strength Of corn and lib
eral shipments Of lard. May pork
clnsed at 57h to 60 cents highe- lard
VAS up PIN cents. ribs we're 27h
cents h:ehel
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
MINE CLOSED TILL THURSDAY.
Will BE Impossible Until Then 70 Tel
Number Killed by Explosion.

Will Be Impossible Until Then to Tell
Number Killed by Explosion.
Hanna, Wyo., March. 30-Not until
Thursday at least will the full ex.
tent OF the disaster resulting in the
two explosions Saturday In mine No.
l OF the Union Pacific Coal company
be known, for an Official order went
forth tonight directing that no at.
tempt be made to reopen the mine I'M
tt. that day. During the continuance
OF this order no estimate OF the dead
can accurately be made. and the list
must stand at 50.
In the meantime the east slope Of
the mine. through which entrance will
be attempted when ready, is being
cleared OF wreckage and practically
reconstructed by a fo.ce OF men
working on half hour shifts. They
are protected by a powerful air fan,
which not only guarantees them
against the effects Of gases but will
drive out the gas which fills the por-
ton OF the mine where the victims Of
So urday's explosions r lying dead.
II is expected that the mine can be
Cleared of deadly gas by Thursday
and the work Of rescue can be begun.
Today an arm Of enc Of the victims
OF the disaster was found about &C
feet from the mouth of the east slope
ertranceway, and. it is feared that the
dismembered and managed condition
ut tie bodies waen located win se
such as to make Identification and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
London Wool Market,

London. March 3O.-The offerings at
the wool auction sales today were Of
9 various quality and amounted to.
5.S13 bales. The demand was better
especially for well grown greasies.
which showed in sellers favor. Con
tinental buyers took scoureds freely
and Americans paid Is 21hd for light
greasy half breds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
ANDREWS HAS RESIGNED.

Albany, N. r, March 3o.-Charles
Andrews, former chief Judge Of the
court Of appeals, has resigned as
commissioner to take testimony for
the governor in the matter Of charges
against District Attorney jerome.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
New York SUGAR Market.

New York, March 3O.-sugar: Raw,
firm; fair refining, $3.50; centrifugal.
SO test. $4.36; molasses sugar, 1891;
refined, steady; crushed, 500; pow
dered, $3.50; graduated. $40.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

S4.50@6.75; westerns, s.1506.20
stockers and feeders. ss.50@6.6o.
Hogs: Receipts, about 1900. Mar
ket. steady. Lights. @6.66@6.O5;
mixed. s5.5o@6.06; heavy. $3.50
sos; roushs. $5.5o05.7o; pigs. $3.50
.06.4o; bulk Of sales. 36.85@6.0O.
Sheep: Receipts. about 10000. Mar.
ket, steady. Natives, 34.60@7.00:
westerns 34.50@7.0o; yearlings. 500
77.75;. lambs. 35.s6@s.oo; westerns,
36.s60S.25.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
ST. Louis Wool Market.

st. Louis, March 3o.-wool. steady.
Medium grades, combing and clothing,
10 to 81; light fine, 1914 to 1915;
heavy fine, "A to 15h; tub washed, rs
to 80.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
MARTS OF TRADE
Treasury Statement.

Treasury Statement.
Washington. March 30.-The state
ment of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash. balance. $26o,039.412; gold
coin and bullion. $27.202.862; gold
certificates. $S1.765.050.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
GOVERNOR GUILD RESTS WELL.

Boston, March 3o.-Governor Guild
passed another favorable day. He was
resting comfortably today, and ap-
pears to hold his ground well.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

New York, March 3O.-Butter, firm;
creamery extras, % to 28h; thirds
to firsts, p to II; held creamery com
mon to special 81 to 28h; western
factory f1rsts, 2Oh; imitation cream
cry, % to %.
Cheese, Arm; state full creams,
small colored fancy, 1914; white
fance, Is; large colored and white
fancy, 15A; good to prime, 14Mh to
15A; common to fait November
made. 10 to liz.
Eggs, hrm; western average t1rsts,
15h; seconds, 14h to Is.
EIoln Butter.
Elgin, ILL.,, March so.-Butter arm,
.2shc; sales for the week, 44s.4oo
pounds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
chIcaoo Livestock.

Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, March 3o.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts. about $4,000. Market, steady.
Beeves, $4.76@7.35; COWS and heifers.
S2@6.lo; Texans, s4.5o@b.eo: calves.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

Those who plant their gardens il
the dark Of the moon will have t.
hurry.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
CAPTAIN DURAND
WILL SPEAK TONIGHT
LECTURE AT THE FIRST METHo
DIST CHURCH. n.

Star Captain Durand Of the Saliva
ton army. whose headquarters are in
Butte, will deliver q lecture tonight,
in the Methodist church on the life
the army. Captain Durand will IL
lustrate the lecture with stereopticon
views.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
COFFEE

Five degrees of excel
lence:: ! good; ~ better;
+4+ fine; ++++ finer; *tAAA
finest: all Schilling's Best.
Your grocer return. your none, II you eons
Ike It: We pay him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

the securing Of a list impossible.
Superintendent Clark arrived here
today from Omaha and assumed
charge Of the affairs In the camp. He
was accompanied BY . force OF claim
adjusters and clerks. II competent
gas men. bosses and other experts can
be secured mines No. : and 3 will be
opened Tuesday, 1t Is announced
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31
New York Money Market,

New York Money Market.
New York. March, 30.-Money on
call. easy tx to 2 per cent: ruling
rate, 1A per cent; closing bid, / per
cent; offered, 1A per cent.
Time loans. quiet and steady: so
days bills. 8 per cent; 80 days, 81 to
3h per cent; six months 4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5h to 6 per
cent.
Sterling exchange, firm with actual
business in bankers bills, $4.86.40@
4.86.45 for demand and at $500
4.84.05 for 60 day bills.
Commercial bills, $4.83.45.
Bar silver, 55A.
Mexican dollars, 4S.
Government bonds, steady; rail.
roda bonds, irregular.
New YORK Bonds. !.
U. S. refunding Q, registered, 1887.
U. 8. refunding 2s, coupon, 1O4h.
u. s. 3s. registered, 1O1.
.. s. So, coupon, 1O1.
U. 8. new As. registered. 1901.
U. s. new 4s, coupon, 122hh.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

Buck Herd.
Bucks to herd until Nov.s 1. $1.00
per head. w. H. Clanton.