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TWENTY-FIRST YEAR.
PLUCKY JAILOR.
REFUSES TO ACCEDE TO THE DE­
MANDS OF WOULD-BE LYNCH­
ERS.
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Memphis, April 4.—Through the
courage of Night Jailor Kelly, rapist
John Shaw is alive this morning.
Three men drove to jail at 1 o'clock,
one posing as a prisoner, Kelly opened
the door, when with drawn revolvers
the negro's body was demanded. Kelly
refused the key to the cell and rang
the police call for help. The mob
leaders fled.
THE USUAL TROUBLE.
Rio Janeiro, April. 4.—Fighting has
occurred in. the streets otf Para between
adherents and opponents of the local
administration. Soldiers were called
to suppress rioting and they fired in­
to crowds killing five and wounding a
large number.
battles of nature.
Unceasing StmSBles Wlilcb End In
Siirvlv.nl of Fittest.
We read the tablets of long ago
which the geologist has deciphered for
us. and we find them an endless story
of battles. The successful species
which occupy the great geological
horizons have come out of great tribu­
lation. The trilobites and stone lilies
of the Silurian period, the gigantic club
moss and fluted sigillarians of the coal
age. the enormous ammonites of the
Jurassic and chalk epochs, the mighty
elephants and majestic deer forms of
the tertiary era are. magnates _of the
times and masterpieces of the struggle.
They have been redeemed at great
price, even of a thousand species and
tens of thousands of individuals who
fell short of the typical fitness and
were killed out. These magnates, each
in its turn, were pioneers of progress,
like the scouts of a great army and
were caught in a -physiological am­
bush.
The pedigree of the horse in the most
recent past has been made out, traced
shall we say, for a hundred thousand
years before man came on the scene
(for Lord Kelvin asked the geologist
to hurry up and not be too lavish with
time or we should have said 250,000
years before man). The fleetness, grace
and strength of the horse-are owing to
his ability to walk on one toe, tp which
have been correlated the wonderful
instincts by which he has become the
partner of man in his industries and
struggles. He has been derived in
almost a strict gradation from the two
toed, three toed, four toed and five
toed ancestors which flourished in the
ages which preceded man. Myriads of
Individuals and all the species and
varieties died out to make room for the
one toed selection to enable this favor­
ite to occupy me groinia nnarwartea
by crossing or by recurrence to average
forms. He was redeemed at a great
price and has come through a great
tribulation.—Contemporary Review.
Slirwrffi Peter'the Great.
Peter the Great frdppted rather a nov­
el means to convince his subjects that
they should change their clothcss to
conform .with thfe modern ^costumes of
western Europe. Believing, as is well
known historically, that the future
greatness- of Russia depended upon the
facility with which it was made to as­
similate ali that was best? in other
countries, *lie had succeeded Inifttroduc
lng some important innovations into
the half civilized rfegion 'over which he
held sway. At length he bad patterns
of cloth hung up at the gates of the
towns, and those who did not conform
to the fashions thus set were docked
,publicly, albeit this was done in as
pleasqnt ji manner as^ possible, for Pe­
ter believed in being good natured with
his people. They, on the other "hand,
loudly demurred and used the argu-'
ment that what was good enough for
their forefathers was good enough fj»
them.
"Very well," said the'sagacious Pe­
ter. In 1703 he gave a dinner at Mos­
cow to celebrate the marriage of one
ips of his jesters and insisted that It shfeuld
"'If be contiucted in strict conformity with
ancient usage. The* had formerly
been a superstitious custom of not
lighting afire on a wedding. Bo Peter
Vv- made them do without'a fire.altbough
iUas it was very cold. He wouldn't give
them apy wine, because their- forefa
there never drank it. When they re
"tL? J* monstrated.' be,reminded them that it
was a poor rute which did not wonk ill
ground, and thus by his gopd natured
greatness wheedled his people into new
M| coats, aboui the hardest thing that can
be done with humanity
five
mi'
nSfc.
Djuud«4 Him.
s^Don't despair, Edward even If fa
,,_aer does say Jrou'U be young enough,
nuwy
years frtun now,"
«oh» I don't care for myself, but bow
About you?'—Philadelphia Times.
iSiot of see bed,"' 1ewil«
dered Frenchman Mid, "it eea not op
as end of *e lalgP—New York Gommer*
«lal Advertiser.
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HAKE: NO. CHANGE
Management of the State Insane Asy­
lum will Remain Unchanged
th£ Ensuing Term.
Superintendent Moore Reappointed as
is Steward Miistead—Many
Candidates Let Down.
Jamestown, April 4.— At the meet­
ing of the asylum trustees Dr. Moofe
wis re-elected' superintendent add1
John Milsted steward. No change^
were made in the management of this'
important institution and mattfers will
be conducted in the future as in the
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past under the able supervision of Dr.
Moore and staff.
There was some talk on th# street
yesterday of complete overturning of
the entire management from superin­
tendent, to clerks but events showed
that it did not get beyond the "ghost-,
ing" stage. Dr. Crawford of New
Rootoford was mentioned as the candi­
date for superintendent and Lieut.
Pray of Valley City for steward—pop­
ular gentleman, the first a nephew of
Trustee MteLachlan of New Rockford
and a practicing physician of miuch
ability, and the second a veteran of
the Philippine campaign who saw duty
in Luzon under Major, now Governor
White.
Suipt. Moore has held the onerous
and exacting position at tlie head of
the official staff at the asylum, for five
years with credit to himself and the
state and his re-election is a pleasing
endorsement of his ability. His as-,
sistants chosen by the board are Dre.
Baldtwin and Baier, recently came to
the institution, whose services are
very satisfactory in every way.
Steward Milsted, the purchasing and
disbursing agent whose duties require
ability and discretion, for largely upon
him devolves the economical expend^
iture of the appropriations for main­
tenance, is retained in his Important
place. This is a deserved compli­
ment to his business record and pleas­
ing to his many friends.
Matron Archibald is also retained in
her official duties.
Dr. Sifton was elected treasurer, suc­
ceeding O. J. Sfeiler, whose term ex­
pired.
The board spent the da-y in trans­
actions»of routine business Tuesday
afternoon making a tour of the wards
and examining needs of patients.
NEW STYLE OF BOOTLEGGING.
Jamestown Capital: A neiw scheme
of bootlegging has been, developed
here and as observed consists of a
farmer's high-box wagon and a supply
of wet goods. What more innocent
than this peraihbiidatijig porcine,
sightless and unobtrusive, from whose
depths amid the leaves of grass are
dug sundry round and flat bottles of
liquor. The mayor was' about right
when lie declared a special man neces­
sary to go pig hunting.
SHOCKED TO LEARN SAD NEWS.
Jamestown Capital: W. Mi Barthol­
omew returned Tuesday from Augusta,
Wis., where he spent the winter. He
was shocked to learn of the death of
his nephew, Jiudge Bartholomew. But
recently he had received a letter from
him and Mr. Bartholomewmakiftg
refea'ence to his excellent health and
activity, the judge replied that through
he came of long-lived stock on both
"sides yet it was possible that he might
next attain old age owing to an "or­
ganic trouble." Mp. Bartholomew
will he: 80 in May tmt carries four
score lighter than many a man of fifty.
When he came here in '81 it was with
the expectatiqm of only seeing his
children, well located but'the invigor­
ating pfeone has rejuvenated him un­
til he Is a, "different man.'? ^Mr. Bar­
tholomew says there is thriving
S^amery at Augusta which pays the
farmers very welL He wants to see
moffc corn raised 'here! it is the best
kind of feed fttr stock. &fany Wis­
consin people are looking to North
Dakpta and, 'oif couse, Father Barthol­
omew told them whatt be knew of the
manjr opportunities here.
^EJfcURING
"Grand Forks Herald: Walter
Cushing arrived in the city on the fl^er
lastevening on business ia connection
with the exhibit to be made by North
Dakota at the Pan-Araerican Qxpoei
ti(?n At Buffalo this amnmer. £t had
been expected thfcfc tbe rallroads would
assist tbe atat« ln making a «?reditsl)le
st'^V
exhibit, buit. in this state the board
has been- very much disappointed, as
the railroads will do absolutely noth­
ing in the matter.
If'the, state is to have an exhibit
that will even fairly illustrate its re­
sources it, is necessary that the various
counties come to the aid of the board,
and this is the mission of Mr. Cush
ing, who will appear before the county
commissioners of Grand Forks county
today. Every county in the state
will be asked to make an appropriation,
and it is expected that they will all
do something, as the people of the
state would not wish North Dakota
*to have an exhibit that would not be
creditable. Mr. Cushing saw a num­
ber of the business men of Hillsboro
yesterday( and was assured that Traill
county would do her full share in the
matter. Mr. Gushing will leave for
the northern counties tomorrow, and
see what can be done in that section
of the state. The matter is one which
should and undoubtedly will receive
the careful attention of every county.
LIGNITE AT THE FORKS.
SATISFACTORY TESTS MADE
THERE AND ITS CONSUMPTION
INCREASING.
Grand Forks, April 4.—During the
past year there has been a great deal
said of the lignite coal of the state,
but notwithstanding that there are few
people, aside from those who have
visited the Wilton mines on the Wash­
burn road who have even a faint idea
of the importance of the industry
which is being developed by Gen.. W.
D* Washburn. Not until the past win­
ter has the coal been mined in suffi­
cient quantities to make it possible to
demonstrate what can be done with
this fuel. The capacity of the mine
has nofw reached a point, however,
where the product can be supplied in
unlimited quantities, and the public is
manifesting a deep interest in the na­
tive product.
During the winter J. E. Cooley has
sold a great many carloads of the coal
in Grand Forks, and the results have
been vgry satisfactory in every re­
spect. As a rule, however, the coal
that has been sold here has been
burned in furnaces, and there has been
an idea that it could not be burned
successfully in heating stoves. That
it can, however, is being very success­
fully demonstrated in the city at the
presenlt time, and as a result there is
little doubt but that during the next
winter the coal will have an immense
sale here, as it will not only be cheaper
but it will also be given the preference,
as irt is a North Dakota product, and
every person who uses it will be aid­
ing just that much in the development
of one of the greatest industries
the state, and one that will add enor­
mously ito the wealth of the state with­
in a very few years.
Col, J. W. Morrow of Fargo arrived
in the city yesterday and set up three
stoves furnished by the Washburn
company, which are specially adapted
to the use of Wilton lignite coal. The
stoves were placed in Perry's grocery,
the office of Stephen Collins and ithe
office of Collins & Stinson, and as soori*
as they were placed fires were started
and great surprise was shown by those
.who witnessed the burning of the coal
for the first time. The coal bums
With no" smoke ifco speak of, and has
none of the dirty and objectionable
qualities of the common soft coal. It
•burns with a clear flame, and its last­
ing qualities are remarkable. It is
also free txf clinkers, which is one of
the^best features of the Wilton coal.
There is but little ash left, and it will
be demonstrated that the coal can be
burned with splendid results in a self
feeder.
The people of the entire state have
good reason to feel a high apprecia
tion of what W. D. WaBhburn has done
for North Dakota in developing an in
dustry which will be of untold value
to the state, and which solves the fuel
problem, one that has been of great
importance to a country where so much
niras necessary during the loijg wiater
months. „l u.
A BAP SHOT.
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ATTEMPTS TO KILL A WOMAN RE
ft'jSULTS IN FATAL SHOOTING,
•SJan Francisco, April 4—Joseph if.
Carries of Oakland fatally shot Jobn
Carlson and Peter Sjopgren and ser­
iously wounded A. J. Shanley, a by­
stander, all. sailors, in an attempt „to
k|U Kitty Basle in a Pacific street dive
early thii- momingl Carlson and
Sjoi«ren died soon after tbe shooting.
The Masam ©acapexl injury,
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BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1901.
BANK BKLABIZED
Band of Burglars Explode Numerous
Charges of Dynamite Against
an Ohio Bank.
Secure Thousands of Dollars in Cer­
tificates and Mortgages-Watch­
man Bound and Gagged.
Chardon, Ohio, April 4.—After ex:
ploding fifteen charges of dynamite
against the £afe of the Citizens bank
here early this morning and securing
but $125 in loose money, a gang of
burglars were frightened off by the
approach of daylight. But one door
remained to be blasted to secure .$50,
UK) which lay in the safe. Night
Watchman Pomeroy was overcome and
Lcur.d and gagged after a terrible
fight
Later on it developed the robbers
got $20,000 worth of certificates and
$25,000 in mortgages.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED.
Washington, April 4.—The presi­
dent today signed the commissions of
Lloyd Wheaton, major general, Fred
Funston aaxd Col. Smith as brigadier
generals in the regular army.
VESSEL OVERDUE.
UNEASINESS FELT OVEIR TrfE DE­
LAY OF THE JOHN M'DONALD.
Baltimore, April 4.—The -American
sailing ship John McDonald, Balti­
more for Frisco, with coal, is two
months over due and sixty-five per
cent of the insurance is offered.
ON THE ROCKS.
Providence, R. I., April 4.—The
steamer Chapin from New York and
Providence, ran on the rocks at Pa­
tience Island last night and two hun­
dred passengers were taken off safely.
RUSH FOR HOMES.
BUSINESS OF RAILROADS AT THE
TWIN CITIES SHOWS THE RUSH
FOR LAND.
St. Paul, April 4.—'Each week em­
phasizes the fact that this year's home
seeker movement is greater than for
many years. Fully 800 persons passed
through the twin cities yesterday, a
new record for the first day of the
regular weekly excursion. The bus­
iness was well divided between the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern,
with the Soo getting its full share.
The different lines were obliged to at­
tach more cars than they had arranged
for.
In addition to the regular excursion
business, a trainload of Scandinavian
immigrants came in during the day
from the east. They were all bound
for Minnesota and Dakota points.
There were about 200 in thip party.
Quite a number of Italians were
brought in from Chicago.
The Chicago lines promise to bring
a very large number of homeseekers
today and the coast lines will be heav­
ily taxed to handle them. The Wis­
consin Central train which left Chi­
cago last night was made up of two
sections to accommodate the rush of
homeseekers, a large number of Dunk
ards being bound for points along the
Great Northern in North Dakota.
The Soo line had a party of 180 im­
migrants on its westbound Atlantic
coast limited out of Sault Ste. Marie
yesterday. The majority of them
went to northern Michigan and Wis­
consin points and but few arrived in
this city.
Local business of the coast roads was
heavier yesterday than it has been at
any time this year. Employment
agents of the twin cities sent a large
number of men into North Dakota,
where there is an urgent demand for
them to assist in 'tbe spiring farm
work. "Seeding has commenced in
many sections of North Dakota and
South Dakota and a great many men
are needed, for the work. The move­
ment of this class of people promises
to be heavy, for. some time.
rl BACKED INTO THE RIVER.
Alert A stranger from the west
backed from the N. P, bridge Into the
James river (Monday morning at rm
early hour to avoid & collision -with a
switch engina. 'He went down into
the icy water and was thoroughly
soaked. He succeeded in climbing
,out without assistance and made bis
Way to the Detaonico, irbere he or-
mush
dered the best in the house. While
waiting for his order he pocketed a
roll of -$!)0 in cash and two $100 drafts
and dried the same by the stove.
He had been beating his way from
the west, catching freights whenever
possible, and when the accident oc­
curred was about to board an east
bound train. The ducking he received
had a good effect on him and he
bought a ticket for an Indiana town
Monday.
FORT BUFORD TROUBLE.
COL. LO'UNSBERRY TELLS OF THE
TROUBLE BETWEEN CLAIM
JUMPERS UP IN THAT SECTION.
Colonel Lounsberry: The trouble
at Buford is one that cannot be taken
up by the federal authorities. Prouty
& Nohle have had a large enclosure
in the forks of the Yellowstone, which
was ordered removed by me as special
agent of the general land oflice last
summer, but when the time for re­
moval came it had been opened at one
end for some distance and was not
closed, at the other, and it was claimed
'that all of the remainder of the fence
stood on the claims of actual settlers
and that it remained there with their
consent. Under such circumstances
I could only report 'the facts and await
further instructions. Possibly on the
assumption that the settlers who had
given their consent to allow the fences
to remain were acting in the interest
of the cattle company, other alleged
settlers went in and jumped their
claims. My information is that the
jumpers commenced the shooting and
not only fired on the other settlers
but fired on Captain Sweely of the
ferry for refusing to take them across
the river on a skiff, the fire being re­
turned by parties on the opposite
shore. At most it is a claim jump­
ers' quarrel. The reservation is al­
ready open to settlement and irrigat­
ing ditches are being run in every
direction on the old Fort Buford flats
and work is about to be commenced
on the Yellowstone. Prouty & Nohle
claim land under the desert and
homestead acts, and those with them
are also claiming, under the land laws.
The land is unsurveyed. Sam Lillie,
an old timer at Bismarck, is one of
the occupants that Allen, an old timer
at Glendive, and his party are trying
to jump. I have been down the river
some fifty .miles from Williston inves­
tigating desert entries during the past
week. There is much land being ir­
rigated. The Palmer irrigation act
is of great importance to that part of
the state. I would not- advise set­
tlers to go into that part of the state
expecting to go into farming unless
they can irrigate. But it is the stock­
men's paradise. The ground is rich
but the rainfall at Williston is only
13 inches per annum, and but seven
and three-fourths during the months
of April, May, June, July and August..
These are about the figures given by
General Hazen in his Cincinnati Com­
mercial letter in 1873 and applied to
all parts of North Dakota west of
meridian 100, and therefore assumed
it to be unfit for agriculture.
SEEDING IN THE JIM RIVER VAL­
LEY.
Jamestown, April 4.—Seeding has
commenced on a number of farms in
Stutsman county and if the present
weather continues there will be con­
siderable done by Saturday next. The
ground is reported to be in excellent
shape. There is some water in the
low places but this is not looked upon
as a discouraging feature by farmers
even if it makes it a little more diffi­
cult for seeding.
Although many farmers have plenty
erf seed there are others who may have
difficulty in obtaining the same and
the country will be asked to furnish
It.
One thing that is quite noticeable
this year is the long green grass found
in places where the snow drifted and
protected it from last fall. The grass
was green last fall and remained so
all winter—an unusual thing for North
Dakota.
The ground is soaked with moisture
to & great depth and with fine weather
there "will soon be abundant pastur­
age for stock. Stockmen are very
.much encouraged by the favorable
outlook. There were f*w losses dur­
ing the winter.
BIGGEST ©TBAMBOiAT LAUNCHED.
Belfast, April 4.—The White Star
steamier Celtic, the latest in the
wprld, was launched this morning ait
Queen'g Island in the: presence of
a thousand spectators.
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GETS NO INVITATION
President McKinley Has Not Invited
Aguinaldo to Visit the United
States.
Rumor Probably Based upon the Sug
gestion of Lopez that Aguin
aldo be Invited.
Washington, April 4.—-President Mc­
Kinley has not invited Aguinaldo to
come to the United States and has no
intention of so doing. The rumor is.:
probably based upon Sixto 'Lopez's
di&patch to Aguinaldo from Boston,
suggesting that he should request the
American authorities to send Mabini
and himself to this country. It is
known Aguinaldo is eager to visit the
united States, having expressed such
a desire in talks with Chief Justice Ar­
ellano. But the government is not
disposed to encourage this action.
FOUR I N ONE GRAVE.
MURDERER AND HIS THREE CHIL­
DREN AKl. BURIED TOGETHER.
Devils Lake, N. D., April 4.—Seldom
such a sad spectacle occurs as was wit­
nessed here in the burial of the three
murdered, little Segerlin children.
Scant sympathy is expressed' for the
father, though his deed was that of
an insane man. The mother, an in­
valid unaole to walk, is nearly crazed
with grief and fears are expressed for
her future acts. The funeral services
were conducted from the Methodist
church by Rev. J. M. Murcheson. The
farther and his three children were bur­
ied in the same grave.
SYMPATHY.
ALARMING STATE OF UNREST
PREVAILS THROUGH ALL RUS­
SIA.
Berlin, April 4.—Private letters from
St. Petersburg and Moscow state there
is a powerful sentiment in the Russian
army in favor of revolutionary agita­
tion. Younger officers of the army
openly sympathize with students and
other civilians in theic demands for
reform and restrain soldiers from be­
ing too severe in their attacks on riot­
ers.
THROAT IS ALL RIGHT.
KING EDWARD'S SWALLOWING
APPARATUS FOUND TO BE O.
K.
London, April 4.—King Edward's
throat has been examined by Sir Felix
Sermon, tbe German specialist, who
reports no ground for alarm regard­
ing its condition. The king has been
deeply impressed by the fate of Em­
peror Frederick and his own brother,
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and he has
engaged Sermon permanently on his
medical staff.
PRICES GO UP.
CORN KING PHILLIPS SEEMS TO
HAVE HIS HAND IN THE GAME.
Chicago, April 4.—When the corn
and oats pits began to do business this
morning about the only satisled man
thereabouts seemed to be "Corn King"
Phillips. Bears resumed their at­
tacks but the young Napoleon specu­
lator staved them off, the speculative
tide being clearly in his favor, and
corn advanced from 41%, yesterday's
close, to 42% and the bears were taken
by surprise. Oats, advanced to 25%.
"CONSTITUTION"
NAME OF THE NEW CUP DE
FE5NDE5R IS CHOSEN.
New York, April 4.—It is announced
that the name of the new cup defender
will be "Constitution." Many yacht
meu favored "America II" but failed
to impress the New York yacht club
with its importance.
THE USUAL RESULT.
Louisville, April 4.—Col. Walter
Foirrester of the Louisville News was
attacked by General John P. Castle
man oea the sheets this morning
he was knocked down by FewrealUsr.
He held a grudge on account of.
editor's criticism of Casselman's regi
ment during the
war.
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