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Taffy, all flavors, per lb...... 10c
Peanut Crisp, per lb. 12c
Raspberry Squares, per'it*.. 12c
Chocolate Fudge, per lb.... 12c
Lomokv Dfops, per lb 12c
mi Made Chocolate
Creams, per lb.. 20c
sntike YERXA'S CIGARS
Cremo Cigars......... 7 fW 25c
Amada Cigars .,«.... 7 f(Nr 25c
We have agency for Pairk &
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.. PENSION BILL.
%1asfcington, Dec. a6.—The hOtlile *s a
committee of the whole again took up
the consideration of the pension gill.
P. "O. DISCONTINUED?.
'Vlfasflington, Dec. 16.—The ptfStolRce
at Bjlelland. Bottineau County, has
t)een discontinued, the patrons 6f this
office now being served by rural free
delivery. All mail in the future should
be addressed to Lansford.
tyRS. MANNING ELECTED,
St. Louis, De,c. 16.—Mrs. Daniel
Manning was today elected president
of the World's Fair board, of lady man
agers, vice Mrs. James T. Blair, re
signed. r\..
TO REIMBURSE SOUTH.
Washington, Dec. ^.—Representa
tive Williams, of Mississippi, introduc
ed a bill today providing for the re
funding to certain states of cotton
taxes paid in
1865, 1866
MORE FEVER FATALITltS,
Thill. Atw^ Ueath* Have
t- is *k mi 1 i* *m ii in
FAMILY BURNEd TO DEATH
A PeiUMylvanta JVUn, Wile and Dauehter Cm*
mat8d"S«n May Be Dead.
Johnstown, Pa., Dec.
PRESIDENTIAL HAND SHAKER
A dood /Tenoesseew, Who Shook HiadiWItl
AB Preeldenta But One, U Dead.
Johnson City, Tenn., Dec. 16.-—Maj.
Wm. H. Garland, aged 94 years, is-dead
at the National Soldjers' Home here
HI had shaken hands with every presi
dent of the United Sf5tes except Wash
ington. He was on the naval cadet
details that welcomed Lafayette on the
nd visit to America .in J824 and he
one time conversed .i^ith Napoleon on
|he Island of .$t. Hifiha. Major Gar
nd's wife andjiHnldren were drowned
^fhe Evanj^j^, Ind., flood, in i8p
was marty years a Bafrtist yfEnrt"
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Have a Marine Corps
battalion Attached to the Caribbean
Sea Squadron.
It w4H Be Always Ready for Immed
iate Service on the Isthmus If
Needed.
Washington, Dec.
16.—At
and
appropriating
pose. .?
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FOR TROUBLE
the instance
of Secretary Mfoody, Brigadier General
Elliott, commandant of the marine corps,
has issued orders for the formation of
Caribhean Sea battalion, which will be
regularly attached to the Caribbean Sea
squadron though its immediate destina
tion is Colon. Rear Admiral Coghlan
cabled the navy department from Colon
that everything is quiet on the northern
coast.
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Amwoaced
lahMH Batters
Butler, Pa., Decl i&—Typhoid clairti
ed three more victim* yesterday raising
the tot^r td 65. Th^-e are many pew
cases. Js
16.—James
Oras-
by's wife and daughter, Grace, aged 13.
burned to death in their home while
their son, James is missing, and is'be
lieved to have perished. The family
were asleep when the fire started from
th^Hfohen stove.
THE JAP REPLY.
Tokio, Dec.
16.—-The
senior states­
men of Japan have met for the purpose
of considering the reply of the Russian
government to the Japanes.e proposals
concerning the difficulties in the far
east-- •"-•s"*"
.,,^^APS ARE ACTIVE. v
Tokio, Pep,, 1$.—In consequence of
Russia's reply i a special cqrtferfince Qf
the elder statesmen of Japan including
Marquis Ifo and cabinet ministers
is proceeding Jiere today. It is under
stood the ,st#^men are considering
the adopffcn of a firm strand against
Russia.- General Kqdatna, war minis
Mr.- was present, for the first time.
There is renewed activity at the ad
miralty in view of a possible* naval
demonstration.
CausedMany
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ween sev
made homef
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BIG MAJOftlfV
Boston's Democratic Mayor Was (fwjn
Another Term By the Largest Ma«!
Jority Known in the Hah.
Boston, Dec.
16.—The
MINISTER COMING HOME.
Washington, Dec.
26
or
27.
AND DAILY REPUBLICAN.
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democrat^ t4-
elected Mayor Patrick Collins .yesterday
by 25,000 plurality. It is the largest ever
given a mayoralty candidate in tfae.rhis
tory of the city. 'V« i
16.
Mirtistir
Beaupre, at Bogota, cabled .the lltate
department that he expects to Me
there for the United States on leave
of absence Dec.
20.
He is" coming by
way of Cartagena and asks that a ship,
probably meaning warship, meet him at
that port Dec.
This request
will be granted. -a
CHARTERING HAfcBORSl i
Colon, Dec. 16.—Th* United Spates
gunboat Bancroft hag returned tof Cfc
lon. She has been engaged in malkirig
soundings at Porto Bello and No^nbie
De Dios and chartering the htfbo^s
all along that coast.
REPAIRING DAMAGES.
New York, Dec.
16.—The
Upit^d
States' first class battleship Maine, v^tiidh
left Colon Dec.
9,
and
$65,000,000.
for that pur­
reached this port lafct
night. The Maine comes here to repair
her engines, which were damaged by an
accident prior to her departure for the
isthmus. After repairs have been effect
ed she will proceed to the West Indies
to take part in the winter maneuvers.
MORGAN WANTS TO KNOW.
Washington, Dec.
16.—Senator
Mor­
gan introduced a. resolution directing
the attorney general to inform the
lsen-
ate whether he has made or "is malting
on behalf of the United States a:pur
chase of the property of, the jiew Pan
ama Canal company or .its franchises
and concessions if so, what autliorijy
on the isthmus is recognized iij the
transaction and. whether any agreement
has been entered inta between France
and the authorities in isthmus in re
spect to such purchase. v
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THOUGHT IT STRANGE
SpOMRfWundera Why tlie, Senate Ik 1$8tdiw
oa the Cuban BUI.
Washington, Dec. id-—The senate
promptly took Up the Culjan reciproc
ity bffl today and wnen Spoorier began
the debate he said- it was strange the
senate took so much time for consider
ing the bill which had been so promptly
accepted by the house.
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-STUCK- IN THE ICE, I
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Dec.
The ice gorge which formed in St.
Mary's River below this city has caused
the water to rise five feet, flooding the
docks and houses along the river fro^it
lor the first time in the history of the
city. The steamer Monarch which \v|s
released from the bottom in Hay Lake
Sunday night, has since then made .prac
tically no headway although aided by
the two strongest tugs in the river. It
is believed by vessel men that she will
be stuck in the ice all winter. She is
loaded with flour and general merchan
dise.
.WILL CONTINUE TRIALS.
~Sf. Louis, Dec. i5.—Circuit Attor
ney Folk when. asked for an
v
opinion
on the supreme' court's decision declar
ing that informations issued by prose
cuting attorneys are not valid unless
accompanied by affidavits from them or
some other person dictated the follow
ing statement:
"So^ far as the boodle jcases are con
cerned -they will continue to be tried
and sent to the supreme dourt. f
"Whatever the effect of the*dedisi6h
may be, it' will not permanently release
any boodler now tinder charges.
"While the supreme court reversal of
itself may necessitate a great deil
ol
extra work, there will be. no complaint
from my office on that account."
BOLD SAFE BLOWERS.
ladhHpMi Safe Blowers Ware (Jaauccitejhil
Altar KepetUd Trial#.
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Indiatiapiolis, Dec.
'fit
16.—Three
fy
fooBers
stood guard with di&wu revolvers while
three others worked for an hour in
the Star Elevator office today and. ex?
ploded seven charges of dynamite.
The h^avy .explosions raised the roof of
the buUdiiw Oiiiy a ,'ainaU sum oi
iboaey the strong box with
stood their efforts to. get inside.
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16,—M. Jusserand,
i^rifeil^ipbi'ifiiSidor#' left Washington
today lor New
cetebcation of the
The
to attend the'
pfiana Purchase,
tver an acMbress
city hs^l at
•wi
iday evdi
Of
dtttens w!
In
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A ColUKm on the Fiti^d System In
Kansas Occurred Under Exception
ally Dangerous Conditions-.
Two Sections of a Freight Hit Each
Other on a High Trestle—Three
Men Are Dead.
FoHu Scott, Kas., Dec. 16.—Ttfb men
are dead and ene fatally wounded and
several seriOnSly injured in a •collision
of two sections of a freight on the
'Frisco system near Pawnee, Kas.,
while the trains we're on a high trestle.
Several train men were forced to jump
from the bridge to save themselves.
Brakeman Hermitage was pinioned
under the wreck which took fire and was
roasted alive before the other members
of the crew who were unable to help
him. He begged to be killed and placed
out of misery. The bridge burned under
the wreck. One engine and several cars
went dpwn with it.
WOULD LYNCH HIM.
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 16.—Thomas R.
Fuller, the Fort Douglass soldier, ac
cused of criminally assaulting and seri
ously injuring 4 young woman on Sun
day ni«rht has been taken to the state
penitentiary for safe' keeping. Neatly
200
soldiers at the post were planning
to storm the jail and lynch Fuller.
MAY BE CALLED OFF
University of California, Cal., Dec.
16.—Owing
to a hitch in the contract the
California-Minnesota game at San Fran
cisco pn New Year's Day may be can
celled. Manager Decoto of California
declared that Dr. Williams, a director
of the Minnesota team, is asking con
cessions not in the original agreement.
Decoto has telegraphed to Minnesota
to accept the signed contract or"cai.Mhe
game off.
REFUSED TO CONFIRM.
The Reported Sale of the Pine Bluff Raid la Not
Confirmed.
LaCrosse, Dec. 16.—V. W. Cargill ah.
solutely refused to make a statement
whether or not he hat sold the Pine
Bluff and the Western Railroad to the
Rock Island system. He denied the
Gould system had purchased it last sum
mer.
ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY.
A Unlucky Number Prisoners Oet Out of an
Arttona JaU."v •,*
Tonibstbne, Ariz., Deci ^~-Thirteen
prisoners sawed their way out of jail
here last night. Among them were Bert
Alvard and W. A. Stiles, principals in
the Chocise train holdup in this county
,a year ago. The others were
charged with petty crimes.
CIRCULAR BARN.
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FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1C, 1903. FOKUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 18^1
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SIX WERE DROWNE|fc
Natchez, Miss., Dec.
16.—The 140
ton tug boat Mattie M., owiled by the
Dixie Transportation Co. at New Or
leans, engaged in towing cotton seed
for the Standard Oil Co., to New Or
leans. sank in twenty feet of water in
the old bed of Lake Concordia, and
six persons were drowned.
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Lapel, Iid., Dec. 16.—A circular
barn, one of the most unique structures
ever erected on an Indiana farm, has
been completed by James Sears, whose
farm is near this place. The walls or
rather wall of the barn is twenty-five
feet high and sixty-five feet in diame
ter, .the roof running to a cone. There
is no such thing as a post or pillar in
the barn. In prder to prevent the
Weight of the rofef from spreading the
wall Sears, who is a practical black
smith. forged three heavy steel hoops,
and with these he encircled the struc
ture as a band would be put around a
big water tank. The barn is cyclone
pfoof. for Boreas has no chance to get
a hold on the structure.
Inside a driveway runs clear around.
The stalls for horses and cattle are ar
rayed in a circle, there is a big feed
ittg^robm in the center and a silo ex
tends frofn the ground to the roofs
cone.
Mr. Sears claims that be can shelter
shore stock and stow away more feed
in the barn than in the ordinary farm*
structure.
Hie New Haven Caahlar, Who SW*
cUod, Lai|:«.'4i|7,QOO Shortage
i£
New Haven, Conn., Dec. id.r'A short
ing to $17,000 has been
P^g^'aceoiiMfs of Asa Bushnell,
who
v,? 'jf* tt
Sundberg&Co.'s
Mammoth
Jewelry
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EADS, as usual, with the largest and
complete line of Jewelry, Sterling Silver,
Rich Cut Glass, Fine Imported China from
all the celebrated potteries of Europe French and
American Mantel and Traveling Clocks, Lamps,
Gold Headed Canes, Ladies' and Gents' Fine
Umbrellas Gold, Silver, Ivory and Silver Deposit
Mountings .* .* .* .* .* .*
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have no hesitancy in saying that we can give you better value,
quality considered, than anywhere else, even in the large cities.
the advance, we bought heavily last year and have
Stijl a good supply which we are willing to sell at about the same old price.
Every diamond is bought with the most scrutinizing care, both for bHIliancy,
color, perfectness of cutting, and freedom from flaws of any kind-
Never before hps there been such an artistic display of
FINE RINQS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Our 0pt cail Department
Come e4riy and n»«tke your selectidns. R&MEMBI&: Out
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vtoffee size 1.75
Goldf bowl attd gold
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