•H INTER-OCEAN

Published every Saturday at DRVIL9 LAKE, RABI8KY COUNTY, DAKOTA,

—BY— H. C. HANSBROUGH,

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8ATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1885.

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OUR dispatches to-day indicate that England and Russia will be at war with­in the next 24 hours.

THE News speaks of "clean journal­ism" on one page and on another in­dulges in language that the flash Police Gazette of New York would not use.

As will be seen by our telegraphic column. Gov. Pierce has vetoed the cap­ital removal bill, and the Pierre re-movalists have been arrested and placed under heavy bonds. There is great ex­citement at Bismarck to-day.

ME. J. B. SINCLAIR, of Bottineau, who in now in Ottawa, has the thanks of the INTEB-OCEAN for a copy of the seven­teenth annual report of the department of marine and fisheries, including a re­port of the Hudson Bay expedition.

ALL Democrats who want an office will please hold up their hands—

k i k k k i i i i This is not original; it's only popular.

All the papers in the Territory have printed it.

WONDER if the local Democracy is aware that it is to be siezed of the post-office by a little clique whose politics were unknown prior to the presidential election and who stood ready to jump with the cat every moment that the question remained in doubt after the election—and did jump?

_ HANSBROUQH'S daily starts with adver­tising as if it had surely come to stay. The way the litoral citizens advertise puts the business men of larger cities in the shade.—Grand Forks Herald.

When the business men of Devils Lake learned that the town was to have a- daily they came voluntarily and offered their favors. T^hey were deter­mined not to have their daily paper go abroad looking hungry and poorly patronized; hence the fat, sleek appear­ance of the DAILY INTER-OCEAN.

THE OLD RING IN THE TOILS. The charges and counter charges of

bribery and corruption now agitating the law makers at Bismarck simply confirms other charges repeatedly made by the INTER-OCEAN, viz: that Dakota has been in bad hands ever since the day that Nehemiah G. Ordway put his big feet upon our fertile soil. There grew up under the tutilage of Mr. Ord­way a dishonest ring bent upon the control of Territorial affairs. The mem­

bers of that ring resided not only in Da­kota but in Washington and elsewhere, all, however, working and planning to the same purpose. The removal of the capital from Yankton was but one of the outrages perpetrated by the ring. However desirable it may have been to have the capital placed at a more cen­tral point, it was equally important that the removal should be made in a man­ner that would leave no stain upon the Territory or the persons legally author­ized to remove it. The commission act was simply a cloak to be thrown about a speculating syndicate of which the governor and a majority of the legisla­ture were members.

Removal having been accomplished and a heavy debt inflicted upon the people of Bismarck and Burleigh county, another syndicate now comes upon the scene and offers to take the capital to Pierre. Syndicate No. 2 is both extensive in numbers and wealthy in- money, and there is a tinge of poetic justice in its proposition; for the Ord-

way-McKenzie combination of two years ago carried ofif the co/eted prize without consulting any but their own •elfish interests.

When, early in the present session of the legislature, the South Daicotans sought to remove the capital, the INTER-

OCEAN applauded the act, because we believed then that thev simply desired to wipe out a wrong; but it now tran­spires that the new removalists are no

• better than their predecessors; the first removal scheme was a job, the other is

.* steal, and the- Territory Wist- suffer the evil consequences of both. •cr i •-

A PLUG-HAT TOWN. The proposed organization of a plug-

hat brigade in Devils Lake leads to the

philosophical conclusion that all towns or cities are alike, but the people who inhabit them differ. Now every town can be a plug-hat town, or it can be a slouch-hat town, or it can go barehead­ed. We know of some towns that wouldn't have a plug-hat brigade, but would think themselves fortunate and really be happy to get slouch hats. This plug-hat business simply demon­strates the fact that Devils Lake is in­habited by live, progressive, ambitious people—not too ambitious, but just am­bitious enough to hold over the people of some slouch-hat towns that we know of.

And there are other ways of deter­mining the metal in the people of a town. A good idea of the extent of their aspirations can be obtained by

visiting the mercantile institutions of a town and watching the people come in to make purchases. If the majority of the customers of the local meat market, for instance, look with contempt upon the succulent sirloin, and buy five cents' worth of round steak, you can wager all your trade dollars on the proposition that you are not in a porter­house town. Sometimes poverty may dictate in the choice of meats, but not always. We have known people who had bank accounts and money at inter­est actually prolonging their existence and waiting and longing for a rich uncle to die, who used lard for butter and had by long practice persuaded themselves to believe that the best part of a beef was the last cut on the horn. Such people don't live in plug-hat towns and are not porter-house citizens. They are nickle-squeezers.

These illustrations can be extended to every branch of business. The man

who selects the old-fashioned cook stove when he is amply able to buy an improved range, don't live in a base-burner town. That other sad-faced in­dividual who has just stepped into the store over the way to buy burnt peas for coffee because the article is cheap and because his rich relative isn't dead yet, should immigrate; he has no business in a Java and Mocha town. And so we've known these same men to celebrate the death of their rich uncles with a pint of cider and a gill of peanuts; and one hide-bound fellow who thus came into a fortune and painted the town by squan­dering fifteen cents for cheese and crackers lost the bulk of his inheritance by going to law to recover his dead uncle's false teeth. The man that got the swag was a slick lawyer, and he wore a plug-hat.

Without begging the dear reader's pardon for changing the subject, we can cite one more case that is replete with

gentle suggestions and apt illustrations tending to disclose to the mind of man another instance wherein the plug-hat theory holds over the slouch-hat doc­trine. We refer to the town that sus­tains a daily paper. Stop and think of the towns you know twice the size of Devils Lake that do not half support a weekly paper. It isn't the fault of the town, but the people in if. The citizens of Devils Lake may take their choice— they can have a daily town or a weekly town; a horn-steak town or a porter­house town; a wood-stove town or a base-burner town; a plug-hat town or a slouch-hat town.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SEGTI0NS.

Jamestown Capital.

Councilman Pettigrew, who is not only a politician but a miller, says: "I am milling a vuriety of wheat raised in the vicinity of Sioux Falls, in South Dakota. I have the roller process, and produce about 35 per cent, of first grade flour, 65 per cent, being offal and second grade. If freight rates would allow me to use your North Dakota wheat, I could, with the same capacity I now have, produce 70 per cent, of first grade flour to 30 per cent, of second grade and offal. Considering that every sack of first grade flour I sell yields me a profit, and that I lose on second and lower grades, you can understand how anxious I am to be brought in direct communication with the market fur­nishing wheat of such intrinsio value as yours."

Here we have a candid and frank ac­knowledgement— and from a South Dakota man too—that one bushel of North Dakota No. 1 hard wheat is worth two bushels of the soft product raised in the soft wheat regions. Could any better testimony be asked ?

THE Fargo Democrat comes out with half of its first and fourth pages printed in red ink. We now begin to believe the story that Ed Hal) will be given the Fargo postoffice.

A BILL has passed the legislature offering $5000 reward for the discovery ,of anthracite cpal in Dakota. It's get-.ting rather late in the season; at Any rate, our bin is empty.

Digest of Land Decisions. Digest of decisions rendered by the commissioner of

the general land office and secretary of the interior, relating to the public land, prepared and reported semimonthly for the INTEB-OCEAN, by Tankersley & Young, attorneys at law and practitioners before the supreme court of the United States, the legislative and executive departments, in all matters concern­ing grants, Indian titles, mines and other public lands. Offices—£37 F street, Washington, D. C.

Practice—In contest and protestcases each party pays the cost of his own cross examination. (Cochran vs. Helm, Comm'r, January 24, 1885.)

2. Local offices should not be closed at noon on Saturdays. Where no hour is mentioned in notice of hearings, etc., contestants may appear at any time during day fixed. Objections to cash entries should be entertained by register and receiver. (Goodrich vs. Gamble, Comm'r, January 24, 1885r.)

3. Testimony in support of protest filed on or before day fixed for making final proof should be heard by register and receiver, and it filed subsequent to that time to be transmitted to general land office. (Hooper vs. Parker et al., Acting Comm'r, February 3, 1885.)

4. Application to enter accompanied by relinquishment of existing entry allowed in preference to application to contest such entry unaccompanied by deposit to pay cost of hearing. (Hatha­way vs. Henry, Acting Comm'r, January 10, 1885.)'

5. Notice of hearing must be by per­sonal service, except where defendant's address is unknown, when it may be by publication and mailing copy of notice to his last known address. (Wallace vs. Schooley, Acting Sec'y, January 20, 1885.)

Pre-emptions—A person claiming un-surveyed land unlawfully is not thereby inhibited from acquiring a pre-emption right to other land. (Ward et al. vs. Hanshaw, Acting Comm'r, January 20, 1885.)

2. Settlement is a fact to be estab­lished by testimony, and may be shown to have been made prior to date alleged in D. S.

Homesteads—Error, as to description of land in final proof notice, fatal. (Ex-parte Dresser, Comm'r, January 21, 1885.)

2. Notice of intention to make final proof must be signed by claimant him­self. (Ex-parte Greub, Acting Comm'r, January 21, 1885.)

Timber Culture—Final proof, showing cultivation of requisite number of trees for statutory period, should not be re­jected solely because trees are not of the size ordinarily reaohed under such cul­tivation. (Ex-parte Christofferson, Act­ing Sec'y, January 22, 1885.)

2. Application to contest a timber culture entry unaccompanied by appli­cation to enter property rejected. (Griffith vs. Johnson, Sec'y' January 29, 1885.)

3. No precise words demanded in contest affidavit. (Bennett vs. Gates, Sec'y, February 4, 1885.)

Desert Lands—Final proof need not show an agricultural crop has been raised, if otherwise satisfactory. (Sec'y to Comm'r, February 9,1885.)

2. Special survey of desert land not authorized, except where occupied by settler, in which case it may be made under section 2401, United States Re­vised Statutes. (Comm'r to Greenleaf, January 19, 1885.)

Railroads—Relinquishment under act of June 22, 1874, affects status of land only with respect to settler in whose favor it was made and the railroad com­pany. (Florida R. & N. Co. vs. Miller et al., Sec'y, January 19, 1885.)

2. Rights of indemnity not a right to a particular tract, and only extends to lands unappropriated at date of selec­tion. (St. Vincent Ex., St. P. & M. R. R. Co. vs. Lasson, Sec'y, January 9, 1885.)

Former Ute Reservation—To be sold only for cash. Act of July 5, 1884, does not embrace reservations on lands en­cumbered by special trust or particular conditions as to sale. (Sec'y to Briant, January 3, 1885.)

"Jest to Earnest." Sioux Falls Press.

Mr. P. E. Holp, pastor of the Congre­gational church left on the noon train, yesterday for Plankington, whither he goes to consummate the last act of a somewhat romantic wooing. The bride is a well known and popular milliner of that place, and the groom a prominent young man, engaged in the grocery bus­iness. It appeal's that about three weeks ago, the lady stepped into the grocery store to make a few purchases, and alluding to a marriage ceremony re­cently performed there by our minister, remarked in a jocular manner that she wished someone would propose to her. The gentleman was equal to the emer­gency and signified his willingness to be­come the happy man. She accepted in-stanter, provided he would write and se­cure Mr. Holp's services on the occasion, the ceremony to take place on the 18th inst. Still carrying out the joke, this sudden wooer sat down, wrote the invi-iation, and the lady, to make sure, mailed the letter herself. No sooner had she left the store, however, than the young man felt his courage failing and a second explanatory letter was sent, asking the minister to accept the joke and to write an apparently congratula­tory letter to the would-be bride, prom­ising to be on hand at the day appoint­ed. He did not materialize, of course, but two days ago he received a second letter, this time a bonafide request that he be present at their wedding on the 25th. An explanation was added from the young man, saying that although it began with a joke the contracting par­ties, who had previously been well ac­quainted, on sober thoughts, and aided by mutual likes and sympathies, had de­cided to flit from "jest to earnest." The .date was merely postponed a week, and \oday will witness the pleasing denou-ment of this singular wooing.

THE SOUTH-ENDEBS

They Participate In an Election and a Birth.

Spoclal Correspondence of the INTER-OGIAR.1

ODESSA TOWNSHIP, March 5.—You and your readers must not think that because you do not hear from us we are of no consequence and have no life about us. We are a very quiet people; none of us have ever been in the county jail or a street fight and I suppose that is the reason we are so little known in your city. But we had an election last Tuesday and that is what I am going to tell you about. Our voting place is at Jerusalem in Mr. Lamoreaux' store, and forty-three votes were polled and the following officers elected: Supervisors —Louis A. Larson (chairman), Oscar E. Rice and Henry Anderson; clerk, John H. Shepard; treasurer, John C. Oliver; assessor, James W. Kelly; overseer of highways—first district, Charles A. Currier; second district, Robert M. Caldeiwood; third district, W. W. Flynn.

It had been rumored that the Demo­crats would be out in force and give us a close run, and we saw what we sup­posed was a larne force of Democrats mixed up in the crowd, but on close in­spection they proved to be only "peo­ple" disguised ns Democrats, and what we had supposed to be a Democratic "infernal machine" with which to blow up the polls was the "people's" ticket.

But this discovery was a new source of terror to us. Many a brave Repub­lican cheek paled (?) as we read the illustrious names which adorned that printed sheet. Yes, sir, Mr. Editor, they were printed, while ours were only written on demand. We had come prepared to cope with Democrats, but when we saw the "people" arrayed against us armed with printed billots, it made us quail (not on toast) and we were about to flee, or caterpillar, or do something dreadful, when one of our bravest men stepped forward and opened a package of Mr. Lamoreaux' smoking tobacco and passed it around, which inspired us with new hope, so we held our giound and won the day. The question of bonding the township to the amount of $2500 for the building of school houses was also submitted, and although considerable opposition was expected the bonds carried by a vote of 35 to 3. This result, I presume, was partly due to a sound explanation and speech in favor of the bonds by Mr. Shepard.

On the 4th instant there was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Calderwood, of Stevens township, a son weighing 8£ pounds. Of course this event detract ed from the success of the inaugural ceremonies of President Cleveland, but Edgar says he couldn't help it, and if Mr. Cleveland will kindly overlook the offense he will try and not repeat it, and will support the administration.

REPUBLICAN.

"Clean Journalism." Ed. Daily Inter-Ocean: I had always

supposed that the mission ot the journal­ist was to civilize and elevate mankind. If I am to take the tone of the News in proof of this supposition I must ac­knowledge my mistake. Its vulgar ref­erence to your neat and interesting daily is enough to debar the News from every family circle. LADY READER.

BILLINGSGATE. To the Daily Inter-Ocean: Would you

please put the following in your valuable and respectable sheet? On my way home last evening I got a sheet of paper headed "Devils Lake Evening News." I took it along with me and after I got into my house my better half got ine my slippers and glasses as well as my old arm chair. I thought I would look the paper over. It read fairly well on the first page. The second rakes you over the coals. As to that I will say nothing, as I presume you cau give as good as you get. The third page had two or three nice little Btories. But the fourth page had an article in it in regard to the INTER-OCEAN which was not fit to read in any respectable house. I hurriedly put it in the stove so that my wife or children might not see it. It would make readers of the Police News blush to read it. Now, if wo are going to have any more such dirty low billingsgate in our family papers, the sooner a respect­able and outraged public sit down on it the better for the community at large and respectable citizens in particular. I for one will not read the vile sheetagain un­til its moral tone is improved

CITIZEN.

Bailroad Talk. A St. Paul telegram, spedking of the

proposed Brainerd & Northwestern, says: Some distance thisside of Crooks-ton there wili be a junction, and one line will run north parallel with the Manitoba line about twenty miles dis­tant and along the border of the pine bearing lands. Another line will pass through Crookston and Grand Forks, and thence will extend northwesterly to the Turtle mountain country, making connection with the Manitoba South­western branch of the Canadian Pacific. A survey of both these lines has been made and the road is assured. The land grant of the Winnipeg & Duluth comprises about 2,000,000 acres. This they hope to secure.

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How Dakota is Advertised. KoseviUe (HI.) Timoe.

From our son Eldon Elliott, who is in Ramsey county, Dakota, we have re­ceived a copy of the Devils Lake INTER-OCEAN, published at Devils Lake, to­gether with a little pamphlet entitled, "The Great Devils Lake Region," which gives full and complete information con­cerning the growth, soil, climate, resour­ces and general advantages of Northern Dakota.^ In a private letter he Bays they have had very little snow this win­ter, and while the thermometer has ranged from 20 to 40' below zero, the atmosphere is dry and still, the sun shines brightly and that the weather there at 50 below zero is not as trying

as it is in Illinois at 10 below. North­ern Dakota, they claim, is not subject to the blizzards and snow storms that visit the southern and central part of the territory.

Boiler Bink Signals. The following is a code of signals for

use at the rinks, as proposed by a con­temporary:

Standing on the head, left foot twined around the gas jets, right mixed up with the ruins of a lady's bonnet, means "I wish to get acquainted with you."

Prostrating one's self suddenly on the floor in front of a lady, face down, in the shape of a Maltese cross, means "I am at your feet."

Sitting down demurely on the foun­dation of your back and letting a lady wheel over you and fall like a snowflake in front conveys the idea that you would like to skate the next music with her.

Skating up to a lady at full speed and try to pass on both sides of her at once means '"Let us sit down and talk it over."

Looking over your shoulder and alio w-ing your partner to run against a post indicates that you think you have made an impression.

Dropping partner's hand on the turn and thus allowing her to jam herself under a spectator's chair in a contused heap is a sign that you wish to skate alone.

Bringing partner a pair of skates two sizes too small means that you are iu a fair way to get solid.

When a partner declines to go out for a dish of oysters, it means that her hus­band is looking on.

Telling a partner that someotherlady is the best skater in the room is a sign that you haven't seen enough to pound sand.

To introduce your girl to a better skater than yourself is a sign of hopeless idiocy on your part.

Bock Island Improvements. Capt. Heerman will erect a rotary saw

mill on the island. Work will commence in a few days, so that people can got a great deal of their lumber manufactured at home. There is a sufficient quantity of timber here to supply home consump­tion for a great many years. The captain will build a large boarding house, barn, and ice house, and will extend his wharf tifty feet into the lake. All of the neces­sary lumber he expects to cut in his own mill.

Capt. Palmer will also build an ice bouse 12xlG and a boat house 10x40. He has a number of boats now, and just as soon as the lake opens will import sev­eral new ones to accommodate sportsmen and pleasure seekers. He will also put in three acres of different kinds of fruits of all varieties—strawberries, cherries, etc.

Birthday Party. A birthday party was given last even­

ing by Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cooke to their daughter Edith in honor of her twelfth birthday. Quite a number of young people were present; among whom were the Misses Rena 'and Blanche Percival, Nora Niles, Laura Grant, Jessie Patti and Nellie Brainerd; Masters Will and Barteaux Simrall, Will Corsett, Fred Black, Curtis Brain-ard and Everett Cole. Excellent music was furnished tor dancing by the skill­ful performances of Miss Nora Niles on the piano, Will Corsett on the violin and Curtis Brainerd on the French harp. A bountiful supper was served at 11 o'clock. Miss Edith is to be congratu­lated in her role as hostess.

Supremacy of Dakota. Grand Furies Herald.

Not only is Dakota ahead of many of the States in her industrial products, but in the march of intelligence, modern appliances, trade and thought, as is proven by the post office report. Post­master McDonald has excerpted from the official report the figures which show that Dakota's postal receipts the past year were greater than those of any of the following states: New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. This is significant of progress.

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Looks Nice on Paper. Some very pretty maps of Minnewau-

kan have been prepared and will soon be engraved. The labyrinth of streets here­tofore only known in single file are now marshalled in platoons, squares and battalions, and ready to be inspected. Congress will appropriate for a light bouse and life saving station on that ex­posed coast as soon as the United States engineers shall agree on plans and speci­fications, and the amount of shipping exposed shall seem to render it neces­sary.

Public Library. The Literary society has organized to

raise a fund to purchase a small publii-library. . The plan is to levy a monthly assessment of 25 cents each and when the fund reaches $20 or $30 to purchase books. This library organization has been named the Pythalogian society. It would be a good plan to solicit dona­tions of books from the citizens gener­ally. At the last meeting of the Literary society there were 33 present.

Flouring Mill for Odessa. J. G. Lamoreaux, of Odessa, is, and

has been for some time past, working in the interest of a mill to be built at Odes­sa. The arrangements, although not yet complete, are well under way, and there is every reason to believe that the mill will be built. Good for Odessa.

Should be Encouraged. HUUboro Banner.

Editor Hansbrough knows how to publish a good weekly and will make a success of his daily if encouraged as he should be.

It Takes Nerve. Fargo Democrat.

It takes nerve but Hansbrough prob ably knows what he is doing.

. I S I A Gem.

Grand Forks Herald.

The Devils l^ake DAILY INTER-OCEAN is a gem of pure delight.

VETOED. GOT. Pierce Knocks the Removal

Bill on the Head.

Alleged Bribers Arrested — Great Excitement.

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA UPON THE VERGE OF WAR.

Troops Called Out to Quell a Riot in Missouri.

A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOIXAR FIRE

IN NORTH CAROLINA.

[Special Telegrams to the DAILY INTER-OCEAN.]

Capital Removal Bill Vetoed.

BISMARCK, March 10.—The excite­

ment which has prevailed in legislative

circles for the past few days culminated

here today in the bill for the removal

of the capital to Pierre being vetoed by

Governor Pierce. Immediately after

the veto was announced the Pierre

bribers were arrested and placed under

bonds in $1000 each. There is much

bitter feeling on both sides, and the end

is not yet. It is not believed the bill

can be passed over the veto. Some say

the arrests are made to prevent such

passage.

Troop* Called Out.

SEDALIA, MO., March 10.—Troops

have been ordered here to quell strikers

who are threatening to destroy property.

been nominated governor of the Terri­tory before its organization, will, it is understood, be appointed governor.

immigration.

ST. PADL, March 9.—From advices re­ceived from New York it appears that the tide of immigration has started in good earnest. Arrivals are large and Castle Garden is at times swarming with people. The German and Scandinavian lines are doing the bulk of business, each vessel bringing over from five hundred to six hundred people. At St Paul trains from the east are well filled and small companies of immigrants are arriving daily.

Blaze at Bismarck. BISMARCK, Dak., March 6.—Fire, orig­

inating in the stock room of the Tribune office at 6 o'clock this morning, con. -pletely destroyed that building with con­tents, together with the postoffice ad­joining. Loss on Tribune fully $15,000; insurance, $5800. Loss on postoffice building, up-stairs, occupied by Colonel Lounffcerry as a residence, $8,000; in­surance, $3000.

liig Fire.

NEWBURN, N. C., March 10.—The

Central House and twenty iiouses and

stores were destroyed here last night.

Loss $100,000.

War Imminent.

LONDOX, March 10.—The papers here

all agree that Rusdb has gone beyond

the line of the former frontier in

Afghanistan, and regard a war between

England and Russia as more than prob­

able. The effect upon the markets this

morning is strongly indicative of

an immediate declaration of

hostilities. The British govern­

ment demands that the Russians re­

tire from the Afghan frontiers. Whether

put in the form of an ultimatum the

demand is final. The choice of peace

or war lies in the hands of Russian

statesmen.

In Keypt.

SUAKIM, March 8.—Reconnoissance today showed 10,000 of the enemy in different localities. An Arabian paper says the Mahdi sent his lieutenant at Metemnah a reward of $5000 for his

bravery, and has ordered him to advance upon Korti.

IT LOOKS LIKE WAB.

Evidences of an Ultimate Struggle Between the Powers.

LONDON, March 7,—The question of peace or war between England and Russia is the most important topic in political and military circles here to­night. Opinions differ as to the feasi­bility of either power making Afghan­istan a field of battle, and an idea, if prevalent that the terrible difficulties ol the country, from a military point ol view, will prove to be advantageous to the party which first gets a foothold.

In the commons this afternoon Mr. Gladstone said public policy forbade hi-answering questions respecting the Ru8so Afghan frontier d ffieulty.

The Marquis of Hartington an­nounced that the government intended to increase the strength of the army.

A dispatch from Teheran states thai the insurgent native chiefs of Indiu have already raised the fiery cross and proclaimed in fuvor of Russia.

At the Gel man embassy very differ­ent views were expressed. Count vnc Munster was inaccessible, but 'wo o the secretaries who were seen by a cor­respondent expies-ed the belief thai a war between Russia and England wa-almost unavoidable. They spoke of HI.

approaching war as almost a certainty, and scarcely concealed their delight at the prospect.

THE CABIRE1'.

Dissatisfaction Among Democrat?. WASHINGTON, March 5.—Senator Sa-

bin says he believes the different fac­tions of the Democratic party are not all satisfied with the new cabinet. Sen­ators Sawyer and Spootier concur with this opinion, as do most of the Republi­can senators. Some Democratic sena­tors are desperate over the outlook. The cabinet will be confirmed tomor­row. The senate will take up all pend­ing treaties and probably remain in session two months.

Patronage. WASHINGTON, March 8.—P. H. Kelly,

ofSt. Paul, who is now here, it is under­stood will dispense the loaves and fishes of the Northwest. The demands of Min­nesota Democrats are moderate; none in fact have as far as learned made appli­cation for place outside the state.

Ex-Gov. F. M. Ziebach, of Dakota, who is known throughout" the North­west as the squatter governor, having

Gen. Grant's Condition. NEW YORK, March 8.—Gen. Grant

passed a restless night last night, but slept from five to eleven this morning. This afternoon Drs. B mker and Doug­lass together with Dr. Shorady, held a consultation and pronounced the pa­tient generally better.

The President's First Work. WASHINGTON, March 6.—The first offi­

cial act of President Cleveland was the nomination of his cabinet; his second lo affix his signature to the commission of U. S. Grant on the retired list with the rank and pay of general.

A Woman** Triumph.

CINCINNATI. O., March 7.—The Ohio College of Dental Surgery, at it* thirty-ninth annual commencement Thursday night g ive dipl >m:is to tiventy-six grad­uates. The g'lld medal was taken by Carrie Lloyd, of Indiana, the only wom­an in the class.

Bad Wheat Prospect. BALTIMORE, March 8.—Grain in Mary­

land everywhere is injured by the severe weather. It does not appear possible that the crop will reach fifty per cent of an average.

He was Chosen. A Boslon telegram of the 2d has this:

If it should prove that the Hon. W. C. Endicott of Salem is to have the navy portfolio rather than that of war, he will be the third secretary of the navy from Salem, all near relatives. His grandfather, the Hon. Jacob Crownin-shield, member of congress from 1803 to 1808, who died in Washington, April 15, 1808, and who was buried at Salem in the family tomb, was secretary of the navy during Jefferson's second term, being appointed March, 18n5. The Hon. Benjamin W. Crowninshield Salem, an uncle of Mr. Endicott's mother, was appointed secretary of the navv by President Madison in 1814, and held office to November, 1818.

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Kindly Mention. WILL SURVIVE AGAINST ODDS.

Fargo Republican.

II. C. Hansbrough, with characteristic enterprise, announces that he will begin the publication of the Devils Lake DAILY INTKR-OCEAN. Henry knows how to make a daily survive against odds, and is every way qualified to make his new venture succeed. The people of Devils Lake are "boomers," and will doubtless make up in support what they lack in population.

REPUTATION HONORABLY WON. Bismarck Blade.

The Devils Lake INTKR-OCEAN will commence the publication of a daily issue. The I. O. has our hearty welcome to the ranks of daily journals in Dakota. 3ro. Hansbrough has associated himself with Mr. Rolit. Kerguson as city editor, and under their,management, the I. O. will doubtless letain as a daily, the rep­utation it has so honorably won as a weekly.

IT'S A BIG JACK POT. Maj. Edwards in Argui.

From a circular just received I learn that Mr. Hansbrough, of the spicy and interesting Devils Lake INTER-OCEAN, will publish a daily. He thinks "a daily paper for Devils Lake will be the highest card in the,boom pack." Mr. Hanshrongh may know all ahntlt'what nis illustration means, but of course he •aniiot expect the general public to un-lerr-iand the teclfnicalities of his pro­fession. However, I am glad to con­gratulate the Devi s Lake country on having so able a mnnag r for its organ. mil irust that in all hU bu.suess enter­prises he may be succe.--.-ful.

WORTHY OF srrroKT. Larimuro Piuiieer.

The Devi s Lake 1KT.:R-0CEAN will -oon begin the publication of a daily and it will be a lively one. Anything iliat Hansbrough publishes is worthy of su port.

GOOD FOR THE TOWN. Grand Forks PUindealer.

Mr. H. C. Hansbrough of the Devils LakelNTEit-OcEAN, will soon begin pub­lishing a daily paper. This would indi­cate that he intends to boom the Devils Lake country for all he is worth and shows a great deal of enterprise. Devils Lake seems to be rather a small place for a daily paper, but if the energetic tiansbrougli can make it pay so mujh the better for the town. The Plaindealer wishes Mr. Hansbrough success in his new undertaking.

WILL GET THERE. JamostowD Capital.

A circular from H. C. Hansbrough, the pushing and versatile editor and publisher of the Devils Lake INTER-OCEAN, announces that he will com­mence the publication of a daily. Those who remember the Daily News, pub­lished by Mr. Hansbrough at Grand Forks in 1881-3, need no introduction. We predict that the DAILY INTER-OCEAN will at once step to thefrontrank among the daily papers of the territory.