Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

burned and he now fears for his life. He
alleges that the only grievance that the parties
have against him is some truthful testimony
that be was recently compelled to give upon the
witnoss stand. Az the time specified in the note
of warning has expired, and Mr.. .Holler is still
alive, it il probable that the parties we're only
attempting to intilnidate him, and that his life
will be safe even if he continues to hold the
fort. .'
NEWS COM TENTS.
The cattle now owned in Colorado are
valued at forty million dollars. @
The Elmira Gazette says man may
smile and smile and be prohib1tionist.
RAILROAD stocks are improving. The
water has been pretty effectually wrung
out of them of late.
DR.. HAMMOND, of New York, says that
women who desire to be beautiful should
eat mutton.
IT IS doubtful compliment to your
milkman to tell him his milk makes your
mouth water.
AN elevated railroad is the most re-
Gently promised improvement of import
ance for Minneapolis.
The latest importation in towels shows
a row of large polka dots (even larger
than half dollar) instead of border.
The Grand Forks county convention
recommended Walsh for territorial coun-
Gil and John w. Scott for the assembly.
A COLD wave has at last struck Phila-
delphia and New York and the Jersey
is taking the place of the "Mother Hub
bard"
The report that Frank Hatton, assist
ant postmaster general, saws his own
wood Is probably false. He doesn't
"buck'' that kind Of game.
The land office has prepared for exhi-
bition at the New Orleans exposition a
fine map of the United States, showing
the boundaries of the thirteen original
states and of the territories ceded to the
United States by France, Spain and
Mexico.
ST.. PAUL GLOBE: Hon. Jud LaMoure
and Geo. Fl. Walsh, former members, are
likely to be sent to the Legislature from
Grand Forks and Pembina. They are
classed with the capital commission
people and anti-Raymond, although NOM
inally friendly to him.
The survey has been completed of the
railroad from Dunseith, in The Turtle
to Minnewauken, on Devils
lake, sixty-nine miles, and the estimates
for the grade are 81 1850 a mile, or $780,
600 for the entire road in operation. The
maximum grade is one foot in 100. It is
believed the road will be built next
season.
LAMoURE PRoGREss: Delegate Ray
mond was in LaMoure for short time
on Saturday and met some representa-
tive citizens. Captain Raymond IS going
into the Pierre convention with very
cordial endorsement from North Dakota,
and he will not be without strength in
South Dakota. But he has powerful
political enemies, and they will all be at
Pierre.
A GENUINE original portrait of George
painted by Gilbert Stewart,
has been received in Washington re-
Gently, sent by Col. Robert Alexander
Jenkins. It was discovered packed away
IN garret in North Carolina, where it
was concealed during the early days of
the war in order to prevent its capture by
the army. An offer of $4,000 has been
refused for it
The Rev. Miles Grant, who is called
''Boston evangelist" has been warning
the people of Chicago to prepare for the
destruction of the world. He prudently
refrains from fixing date for the event,
which he claims will occur in a few
months or a few years. He also volun-
tcers the somewhat ambiguous predic-
/. r<1 1oo {<~
their own this fall.
A GREAT famine is threatened in Lab
rador and the northeast coast of New
owing to the failure Of the
,odfshing this season. The catch will
be 100000 quintals short. About 500
families. are reported to be starving al
ready. To add to the horrors the coasts
IF both Labrador and NeWfoundla are