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J&I^LTCAJR ESTABLISHED SEPT. 6, 1878.
|ie Hoftmnker Atkwepreaertted the
ftansborough Irrigation Bill as to
fcortBt
fekplwwtten of the Law Regarding the
Measure Which Makes ft Appear
V'-.-V \f.
The article
Washington, Dec. 16.
•fell land laws in .The: Homeriiaker states
^flat the bill recently introduced in the
%*nate makes it so that holders of for
fait l'eservt land rights can file on lands
•Withdrawn for irrigation purposes,
iiid that in this wa£ vast tracts jof
tttese lands will be grabbed, and the
home-builder will be deprived of op
portunity to make settlement thereon.
•jThe interior department has repeatedly
filled and the ruling has never been
*&ttccessfully questioned, that forest re
serve selection rights cannot be lo
cated on lands withdrawn for specific'
purposes. Now, the national irriga
tion bill provides for the withdrawal of.
fends for a specific purpose, and, un
%r the ruling of the department, if ap
plication is made t'o locate forest re
serve selection rights upon these lands
it would be rejected. A decision of the
just rendered in the case
Hiram Hamilton contains this
language:
j' he that where congress has
telaredrule
tlfat lands shall be disposed
under specific laws this department
has no authority to dispose of them in
at'different manner, has been recogniz
and applied in various decisions of
Hie department."
th This is a complete answer to the
Contention of the Maxwell crowd. No
iiwyer who understands the question
Slbs disputed or can he dispute this as
sertion because the rule is predicated
Upon supreme coprt decisions repeat
Mly rendered, wherein it is held that
$Where two statutes cover, in whole
«r in part, the same matter, and are
f*tt absolutely irreconcilable, the duty
Ojf the court—no purpose to repeal be
$£g clearly expressed or indicated—is,
If possible, to give effect to both. In
itther words, it must not be supposed
-tfcat the legislature intended by a
iiatute. to repeal a prior one on the
Atne subject, unless the last statute is
broad in its terms and so clear and
explicit in its words as to show that it
i$as intended to cover the whole sub
ject, and, therefore, to displace the
$Hor statute." This is a complete an
swer to the contention of the Maxwell
crowd that thf bill repeals existing
Hw. It does nothing of the kind, but
istmply amends it so as to provide that
here .lieu lind forest selection rights
used it shall not be upon land more
irfduable for timber than for agricul
,||trc. Moreover, the act of 1897 rela
tive to forest selection lands is a gen
ital act, while the irrigation act is a
Special act, and urider it lands are with
drawn for specific purposes. The at
tention of some of the best lawyers in
the senate has been calljed to this fea
ture in the bill and there is no differ
X^jhce of opinion among them iii regard
the facts As stated abo\*.
JUSSERANP TO HELP.
Washington, Dec. i6.-»M. Jusser
jfod, the French ambassador, left
:^i»hington today for New Orleans to"
:,%ke
part in the celebration to com­
memorate the Louisiana Purchase.
J& WINTER WHEAT IN S. D.
Sioux Falls., S. D., 'Dec. 16—Ote
$jtolskness, one bf the progressive
iirmers who resides near Colman,
iiortheast of Sioiix Falls, has been ex
perimenting with a variety of red win
i-itr wheat. Last season he sowed five
llicrts, from which he this fall thrashed
-4 total bttshete, ait average of
4gfrenty-three anyone-half bushels pet
vjjjfcrt.
i,,v., There were no indications of smut,
ana the Hessialft tfy md hot wofk in the
field, notwithstanding that the pests
,djd a gr&t deal Of damage in all the
suftounding fields of spring wheat. C.
•#l Ator «it|^ene^vgl ain man of
Colman, .wissho*n a sample of the
rfed wintfer wfceat and pronounced it
,$}ual to any No. 1 northern he has
,#er teen grotyn in Smith? Dakota.
/pS M8!sfth(6iS Vfew the grain on the
.it. with.a disk har
*. $jw, which litiiVfj the surface in an
KCellent contfition to catch the snow.
THfi ffeA PARTY.
Boston, Mass., Dec. 16.—Today is
jjte ant[i*ersary .o! the Bdsifoh Tea
Jar'ty tddk'l|il4ee it, 1773,
#hen t.
t&om
XftNiiiflts were
iax^
THE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY.
Bill Favorably RdMrttd.
Prom the Committee.
Washington, Dec. 16—Senator Hans
brough's bill panting 30,000 acres of
land to North Dakota school of for
estry, has been favorably reported to
,tlie senate.
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BERLIOZ CENTENNIAL.
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Paris,
Dec. 16.—Not to be behinf
the musical centres of Europe and
America which this week have been
celebrated the hundredth anniversary
of«the birth of Hector Berlioz, the lit
tle town of Cote-Saint-Andre, where
the distinguished composer was born
today held a notable celebration of the
centennial. A delegation of well known
musicians and artists of Paris attended
the celebration and for the first time
the little town hear the performance
of one of its distinguished son's works.
One of the interesting features of the
celebration programme was the read
ing of a collection of reminiscences of
the composer in the room whete he
first
saw
the light of day.
ILLINOIS ORCHARD MEN.
Champaign, 111., Deic. 16.—Promi
nent fruit growers of several states
were present today at the opening of
the forty-eighth convention of the
Illinois State Horticultural Society.
The sessions, which are to continue
three days, are being held in the ag
ricultural building of the University of
Illinois.
The programme of the openijig day
included tht reading of papers as fol
lows: "Gem Melons tor Profit," W.
S. Ross "The Apple Package," Prof.
J. C. Blair "The Development of Illi
nois Horticulture," Dean Davenport
of the University of Illinois "Effects
of Frost on the Foilage," W. S. Per
rine.
A leading feature of the open session
this evening is to be «n illustrated lec
ture on "Some Winter Studies of Ap
ple Orchards," by Professor Whitten
of thje University of Missouri.
YORK BREEDERS, i
Syracuse, N. Y., Dec., 16.—Syracuse
is just now the Mecca' for breeders of
fancy stock throughout the state. The
occasion is the annual meeting of the
New York States Breeders' Associa
tion, which is a federation of the vari
ous state organizations of sheep breed
ers and the growers of Shropshire,
Holstein-Frisian, Jersey and other
fancy breeds of cattle.
The meeting of the state association,
which opened in the city hall this after
noon, was preceded this morning by
meetings of the State Merino Sheep
Breeders' Asociation and the New
York State Shropshire Breeders' As
sociation. Features of the opening ses
sion of the general convention were
the annual address of the president,
Frank D. .Wttrd of Batavia, and an ad
dress on "Sheep Breeding" by John
Cambpell of WdOdville. Ont. The gen
eral convention afed the meetings of
the various affiliated organizations
wU|vcc|[ntinue through tomorrow.,-rv
JAPANESE
BUILDIN&J
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 16.—Under the
direction of S. Mitrai, a Japanese gov
ernment architect, a force of carpen
ters from the land of the Mikado to
day commenced actual work in the
construction of the Japanese national
pavilion at the World's Fair. Seven
large buildings, as well as a number of
pagodas, are to be erected on the
Japanese reservation south the ma
chinery building. These buildings in
clude the commission's office, the Bel
levue Pavilion,1- a bazaar pavilion, a
Kinkaku tea pavilion, a Formosa tea
pavilion, tea articles show building, an
ornate entrance and the main pavilion.
The main pavilion is to be reproduc
tion of the "Shishinden," the palice at
Tokio in which the Mikado grants
audiences to hi& ministers of state. A
large part of the material to be used
in the JapaneS^ buildings, including
tiles, elaborate carvings, etc., have
been brought from Japan. The build
ings are to be constructed entirely by
Japanese workmen.
AiNTI-MOSQUITO MEET.
New York, Dec. 16.—The mosquito
is to be exterminated. Such, is the
fiat which went out today from the
headquarters of the board of trade in
Broadway, where a number of men
prominently interested in. the extermi
nation of the pest assembled'to discuss
ways and means for bringing about the
desired riddance. The necessity ior tile
extermination was miammously agreed
upon and various methods were dis
cussed, but the ej&tt &eans by whi£h
the desired object is to be effected will
probably be -%«ided at another coh-j
ference to he 1^3- later.
One thing, however, was definitely
decided upon. That was that ^he Wkr
is to be carried into Africa, or mof-e
as HMftns. __ __
.pile's.. Intulufoperly. iaiu New Jetstjy,
boarded which is acknowledged to be the ban*
i**t° thiJ#er' atate whin it comes to niising a
mosquitoes for.
rteee, praiaenSities and
The Nortel Dakota Senator Is Bitterly
Opposed to the Cuban Recipro-
V
city Bill.
He Thinks the United States Has Dis
charged All Its Obligations to the
Island.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The senate
continued the debate on the Cuban bill.
Mr. Perkins (Cal.) spoke for the meas
ure as did Mr. Simons, (N. C.) Mr.
Cumber of North Dakota, opposed it.
He ridiculed the statements of friends
of the measure that its passage was
the payment "of a debt and said such
expressions were mistaken ideas of
philanthropy. On the contrary, said
Mr. McCumber, Cuba for years had
tugged at the tether which bound her
to Spanish aggression and \j(hen we cut
those bonds it was not understood that
we should bear the expense of making
the Cubans prosperous and happy. Be
yond applying to Cuba the protection of
the Monroe doctrine guarding her again
•external dangers from foreign countries
and pdssiblv internal anarchy, he said,
we have no duty toward the island th&t
has not been- already discharged.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The civHfser
vice commission has announced the
date*s for regular spring examinations
in the northwest. In North Dakota
examinations will be held at Fargo,
March 26 and April 19 Grand Forks,
April 6 and 9 Pembina, April 19.
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GOVEANOB RKABODY AND THE
TURTLE MOUNTAIN INDIANS.
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JlfrrtlMW H— iMtrodaogd a Bill to
Rctttfeurtt Tfae*!.
Washington, Dec. i6.~RefNN»senta
tive Marshall has introduced a bill to
pay the Turtle Mountain Indians for
.-tends alleged\to havfe* been tmiawfally
{tetetrted to Settlert/ Thfe claim has
heen pending b^ld re cojii^s.s many
ksars, a^ ,M^h(ill say|4l^ Will push
its considirat'ion' in this cbltgres.s
RESIGJfATlQ^ ACCEPTED.
9t. Louis, Dec. 16.—The resignation
Mrti. Janfts L. Blaii'' president
|H|tmber
the
urns
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JECLINE IN COTTOJJT.
XNRCNA
RADO.
Governor Peabody of Colorado has brought down upon himself all man
ner of abuse and fevery form of praise—according to the viewpoint—for his ac
tion In placing the Cilpple Creek district under martial law.. The sherlfl
has been superseded by the colonel in command of the militia, and more trou
ble is expected. The strike meanwhile is as far away from settlement as
efer. John Mitchell, president of the Mine Workers of America, has been
Conferring with Governor Peabody in the effort to arrive at a solution of the
grate problems growing out of the practically lawless condition which has
prevailed for ihonthS in the strike disturbed district.
of lady man
ttrchase Expo
accepted by
board, which
p6t State ^^Conlintted on P«g* I2,|
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REPUBLICAN.
FARCJO, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1C, 1903. FOR tJM ESTABLISHED NOV.
T«e (Jnted State# Has Steadily D&Mit*4 in
(Cotton Product Ion Since 1898.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The steady
reduction in the cotton production of
the United States in recent years is
resulting in vigorous and systematic
efforts by European countries to es
tablish a cotton-producing industry in
other parts of the world which shall
render them independent of the United
States for this important staple, which
has for many years brought more
money into this country than any oth
er single product of the farm or fac
tory. Prior to 1898 the cotton produc
tion of the United States steadily in
creased, and this country became the
great cotton producer of the world,
supplying fully three-fourths, and in
many case's four-fifths, of the world's
cotton. In 1898 the crop was the un
precedented figure of 11,199,994 bales,
and in 1899 had reached 11,274,840
bales. From that period began a re
duction of cotton production, the fig
ures for 1900 being 9.436.416 bales for
IQCI, 10,383,422 bales for 1902, 10,680,
680 bales, and the department of agri
culture now announces an estimate of
9,962.000 bales for 19D3. The total
value of cotton exported from the
United States since 1870 is $7,339,658,
392, and from 1800 down to the pres
ent time, $11,237,926,092.
Thus while in nearly all the other
grejit productions of the country the
years from 1899 to 1903 have shown a
steady advance, that of cotton has
shown a steady decline. Coal produc
tion, for example, has increase^ from
226.cco.ooo tons in 1899 to 261,000,000
in 1902 pig iron, from 13.000.000 tons
in 1899 to nearly 18,000,000 in 1902
steel, from 10.500.000 tons in 1899 to
15.000.000 in 1902 copper, from 253,000
tons in 1899 to 286.000 tons in 1902
silver, from $70,000,000 value in 1899 to
$75,cco,coo in 1902 gold, from $71,000,
oco in 1890 to $80,000,000 in 1902 wool,
from 272.ooo.cco pounds in 1899 to 316,
coo.ooo in 1902 wheat, from 547,000.
coo bushels in i8g£ to 670,000,000 in
COLO­
TBOVBIES
1902: corn, from 2,ooo,oco,coo bushels
in 1899 to 2,500,000,oco in 1902 while
?otton has fallen from 11,274,000 bales
f»
s
1899 to an estimated 9,962,000 bales
in 1903
The effect of this reduction in our
production of the clothing material
for'which the world relies almost ex
clusively upon the United States and
the consequent high prices resulting
from the decrease of production has
been as above indicated, a vigorous
and systematic attempt in the Europ
ean countries haying colonial posses
sions in a cotton climate to establish a
cotton-producing industry in those
t&sscssipns. The IfWlish, the French,
the Gertrians, tht Portuguese, the Rus
sians, t& Se1j|i £fl*—in {act, practically
all the' Etitojffeaft countries having ter
ritory Wift,JakvdSiftate which suggests
the praialftaWtity of cotton protraction
—are nftWiielH'ely at work attempting
.-indnstries
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MAY WANT
CONVENTION
The Prohibitionists Meet to Determine
the Location of the Next Annual
Convention.
Many of the Workers Favor Going to
a
Smaller City for the
Meeting.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following real estate trartsfers
were filed at the office of the register
of deeds:
Robert R. Prentice et al to Wm. H.
Martin, w. d.. Ayr, tot 16, blk. 14. $20.
Robt. R. Prentice, et al., to Daniel
Francis, w. d., ne. of 13-141-54 $2,085.
John E. Fetherston to Robert A.
Home, w. d., se. 29-137-52 $2,400.
A. J. Harwood to Almond A. White,
q. c. d., lots in Harwood Village $10.
Jas. H. Barnum to Jas. Moug, w. d.,
n of n 2-141-55 $1,200.
Donald C.^Ross to Jas. Moug, sp.,
w. d.. s of n of 2-141-55 $1,674.25.
Richard L. Perry to Louisa Stam
mer. w". d., Satterthwaite's subd. of
blk. 1, Chapin's add, lot 6 and n of 5,
blk. 1 $1,450.
Mike N. Tousaint to Herman Seeley,
w. d.. Leonard, lots 3, 4 and 18, blk. 30
$1,400.
E. S. Turner to Ella B. Turner, w. d.,
K. & D.'s add., lot 4, blk. 3 $2,400.
J. T. Owens to Fred Matthias, w. d„
all of £-139-55 $21.coo.
Geo. S. Wedgewood to Frank J.
Campbell, w. d.. Chaoin & Barnett's
add., sw. of blk. "C: $5,500.
Cass County State Bank to Amod
Hagemeister, q. c. d.. all 20-141-53 $1.
M. A. Baldwin to Earl D. Fleming,
w. d., ne. 26-140-53 $3,600.
John O. Mullaney to R. W. Sugg,
w. d., Argusville, lot 8, blk 6 $200.
Samuel H. Adams to Joseph M.
Caruthers,
yr.
d.,.sw. of 5-142-54: $2,100.
John R. W. Sargent to J. F. Col
lins. w. d., He. 25-143-55: $3,200.
Chas. A. Morton to H. E. Allen, w.
d„ ne of ne and s of ne 1-143-55 $1,500.
Chas. W. Coffin to Amos Hage
meister, w. d.,'nw. 40-141-153 $814.67.
Edward P. Williams t9 Hans M.
Myhra. w. d.. sw. 13-137-51 $4,000.
Emeline Mc. K. Maxwell to Fred D.
Ottow, w. d.. he. 17-137-51: $325.93.
Jos. K. McNammon to Fred D. Ot
tow, w. d.. ne. i7-i.17-5t $325.93.
Thos. McKnight to Fred D. Ottow,
w. d.. ne. 17-1375-51 $325.93.
Florence McKnight to Fred D. Ot
tow. w. d., nt. i7-i#-5i 9?-
Chas. A. Morton to Fred D. Ot
tow, w. t, iw. 17-137-51 $325 or
Emily J. McLaren to Stosoh Warmer
q. e. d.. sw. 32-14&-50 $14^
Charles Footer to $Hnon Warner,
q. c. d.. sw. 32-140-50: $1,460.
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Chicago, 111., Dec. 16.—Pursuant to
the call of Chairman Oliver W. Stew
art the members of the prohibition na
tional committee went into session at
the Auditorium Hotel this morning
for the purpose of deciding upon the
date and place for holding the party's
national convention next year. The
national convention of the prohibition
ists always draws a large crowd and as
a consequence the convention is
sought by many cities. It is an open
fight this year with more than half a
dozen cities among the contestants.
Chicago, of course, is regarded as a
strong competitor, and St» Louis is an
other city that is frequently mentioned
as a likely meeting place for the pro
hibitionists. There appears, however,
to be a strong sentiment among the
committeemen in favor of holding the
convention in some smaller city. The
supporters of this idea argue that if
the prohibitionists meet in the same
city as either the republican or demo
crats they will be obliged to take sec
ond place and will not receive as much
attention as they would if the conven
tion were held elsewhere. There are a
number of smaller and well located
cities bidding for the convention and
if the sentiment against Chicago and
St. Louis prevails a fine field Tor the
choice of a suitable meeting place still
remains. Among the cities mentioned,
and all of which have delegations on
hand urging their claims, are Indian
apolis, Columbus, Detroit, Kansas
City, Minneapolis and Fargo. Balti
more and Buffalo also are in the race,
but some of the committeemen oppose
their claims on the ground that the
selection of a city more centrally lo
cated would be more to the interests of
the party.
Talks with leading prohibitionists in
attendance on the meeting indicate
that the party intends to put up a
strong race in the next presidential
campaign. The last election showed
losses for the party in several of their
former strongholds, but it is claimed
that these have been more than coun
terbalanced by the strong temperance
sentiment lately developed in Texas
and several other states. No mention
of possible candidates is heard. Fol
lowing the established custom the par
ty probably will name a western man
for president and an eastern man as
his running mate on the ticket. Long
campaigns have been the rule of the
prohibitionists, the party being the
first in the field with their ticket. Fol
lowing this custom the national con
vention probably will be held in March
or April of next vear. which will be at
least a month itr advance of the na
tional convention of the social demo
crats or other minor parties.
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THGH GRADE WHEA^
An Expert Miller Smy* Towner County
WhMt
Wai Fine Quality.
Cando Democrat: Fred Koester, the
local miller, makes the statement that
during his experience as a miller,
which extends over an uninterrupted
period of twenty years, he has never
handled wheat that was so excellent in
every way, for milling purposes, as the
wheat grown in Towner County this
season.
Mr. Koester has been engaged in
the milling business at various points
in widely different latitudes in this
country and Canada, and this statement
of his concerning our wheat is rather
a broad one, considering his long ser
vice in the business but he has good
reasons to give for the superior qualify
of this year's wheat.
He says: "Early in the season while
the crops were drying up, everybody
was condemning the wheat, and pre
dicting that if any of it was harvested,
it would be a very poor quality. But
the rains came, and it made a radical
change. Wheat fields that were about
to be plowed under, §prang into new
life. There was one peculiarity about
this year's crop while the heads were
short of size and few in number, every
kernel that they contained was plump
and well developed. Many heads con
tained only two or three kernels, but
those were full-grown and fine.
"It is unquestionably the best whe$f
I ever handled. 1 find that it requires
less steaming to separate the brafl,
which is a point in its favor. Some of
the wheat was bleached by the rains,
but the bleaching did not penetrate
beneath the outer shell, and the berry
remained unharmed.
"The wheat which grades No. 2 nor
thern this year is far better than that
which was taken in last year as No. I.
"1 don't hesitate to say that nearly
all of the wheat raised in Towner Coun T„
ty this season ought to be graded N®.
1 northern.
"I can back up these words by niy
own records at the mill, which will
show that 1 have graded all wheat re
ceived there as No. 1 northern or bet
ter, excepting two loads of damaged
wheat that was bought for feed.
We questioned Mr. Koester concern
ing the condition of his business, and
he stated that his trade was far better
this year than last, in spite of the gen*
eral business depression which n$w
exists. "People must live," he says,
"and their patronage of the home mill
is increasing. This may be due to
sentiment or it may be due to my im
proved facilities for making good flour.
Whatever the reason, my business is
growing in fine shape. The farmers
have stood by me always."
Mr. Koester is now making ready tits
mill for an experiment with macaroni
wheat. He now has a load on hand*
and will be prepared to grind it some
time next week. His customers will
be invited to try the flour. He says
that macaroni flour, which is of a
creamy color, makes a very fine sweet
flavored bread, but it is harder to han
dle than ordinary flour, and the good
housewife who tries it will have to mix
a lot of patience with her first attempt.
WHAT "PLUM" TOLD 'EM.
Grand Forks Herald: Brother Plum
ley, of The Forum, gave the people of
the Twin Cities some valuable pointers
on irrigation in North Dakota the o^fc
er day, and showed why it was due to
the interests of this state that the mOft
ey now in the fund credited to us
should not be sent to other states un
til after the most thorough inyestigit-'
tion.
STUTSMAN SCHOOL LANDS
Jamestown Capital The state totliiy
offered 16,000 acres of school and in
stitute lands in Stutsman County for
sale and at the morning session 4,460
acres were sold at an average of over
$10 an acre. The appraised value of the
land ranged from $10 to $15 an acre.
One-fifth of the price of the land is to
be paid at time of sale and remainder
in four payments five years apairt, Inter
est 6 per cent.
Some of the tracts brought a Httte
more than the appraised value. The
state offered 100 quarter sections at
the average appraised value of $11.13
per acre—or $178,000 worth. Some 20
quarter sections were sold before th*
noon recess. The sale will he con
tinued until all tracts have been sold
or offered.
•^fClJNCLE JOE CHAFE&,
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*Unc1e Joe" Cannon confesses to his
personal friends that he sometimes
chafes under the restrictions of his of
fice as speaker of the house of repre
sentatives. Way down deep in his heart
he feejs that he would sometimes be
easier in a rough and tumble debate on
the floor than in the speaker's chair
struggling to wield the gavel with sol
emn dignity and in strict accordance
with parliamentary law. "If I could
only use, both hands in presiding over
this house," he remarked in all earnest
ness, "I might haiujtte this speakership
job with more satisfaction'!*) thyself add
in a manner more acefcjfrfeble to the
brethren on the floor. It's no Uf& I
can't do myself justice in taljrfng tthen
I am compeltM by custom «o leef»«ny
hands still. I aril iU at ease I
try to strifee a digttifild attitoql with
one hand resting on the book W hales
and tiie othe
give more
hands than I
to say."
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