Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-21
The Political Howl That Goes up as
a Result of the Alleged
Expose.
The Investigating Committee Still
Doing Good Work for the Enc
mics Of Corruption.
Governor Ailler's Denial That Treas
urer Booker Attempted to Bride
Him With $4,000.
The Roar.
from Fridays Daily.l

The political menagerie is in a turmoil.
the animals are uncaged and with a hun
ger for blood unprecedented in the history
Of Dakota rampage, they glare and snort
and roar. Every man has his hand against
his brother, and is loaded with a razor for
the rest of the family. There is suspicion
IN every mans eye; he sees detectives and
spies on every hand, and when he reaches
the capitol he acts as though the very air
The legislators have become convinced
that certain state officers have conspired
to blacken their character, and now they
are armed and equipped with the weapons
of revenge. When a democratic governor
was at war with a republican legislature,
it was lively, but the memorable Church
war is no more to be compared to the pres.
ent conflict than a balmy zephyr to a rag
ing cyclone. There have not been many
speeches Of the fiery style; no root. raising
OratOrical eruptions, and no shout
ing threats Of e~xterminati9u, but in
mutterings and the intense and uncon-
querable spirit of revenge, nothing has
ever equaled it.
The Investigating committee is continu-
ing its good work; men are being called
upon to tell all they know about the cor
ruption, from the time the first republican
the lottery bill passed the senate. Minis
ters, d%eacons, moralists and theorists, who
raised their voices against the "damnable
corruption" which attended the passage OF
the lottery bill, have been given the most
conspicuous seat in the investigating COM
-oskk0oS, Nv n~l hoxyo hon~ Sprska1 En-
divulge all the important secrets that have
caused the eruption OF their volcanoes of
wrath.
j" The Rev. Simmons, congregational mis-
sionary, was before the committee Tues
day and all of his valuable testimony is
being sacredly guarded until the proper
time comes when it will be given TO the
E THERE BE LIGHT.
Then there is Short Stop Lyons, the nice
little cashier of the Fargo bank, with the
face of a comedian, the step of a dancing
master and the ambition of a bishop. He
too, unburdened his mind, and it is said
that he was excused with the highest COM
pliments Of the committee for the valuable
and definite information and for the mighty
thunderbolts of evidence which he i'm
parted and with which tie committee can
Stay Corruption.
Yesterday it was E. P. Wells turn and
he was the only witness before the COM
mittee. just what Mr.. Wells told the COM
mittee cantot be known until the report
is made, but the fact that the s~tenOgrapher
came away with a lame arm Is pretty good
proof that the instructive witness was in
his most entertaining mood. The public
is to be congratulated upon the feast Of
sensational facts that is in store for it in
tho n-vhlfoofinr ~ Mr. NNoIlc3 &ocfir,orv
HAMLIN SKIPPED.
!"Conde Hamlin," the tall and fragile
young man with the ~conflagration whlsk-
ers, who has been representing the Pioneer
Press and who during the past few days
has been filling the columns of that paper
with sensational accusations of bribery
against members of the legislature and
state officers, and who put in a large por-
ton of his time during his visit lodging
officers and traversing back alleys, made
his escape Tuesday night. While here he
boarded at the Waggoner boarding house
and roomed at Mr.. Richholt's. Tuesday
evening, having become wearied of dodg-
ing officers and completed his work of
misunderstanding, he made what he
Ot1ACAvAy AOOhCu ApOLA no u A0oV uOopClu I
effort to escape. He told Mr.. RichhoIt
that he wanted to take the midnight train;
that he had published certain statements
which he could not prove and he did not
want to lie forced to- testify. He
did not disguise the fact that he
quested Mr.. Richholt to accompany him to
the train. This the sympathizing landlord
consented to and after a carefully selected
Journey through alleys and around freight
houses, the trembling Condo Hamlin, the
gWild.eyed young man with a dime-nOvel
political training, boarded the train OF the
switchboard side and HE'D away oSt. Paul.
He is to be congratulated upon his escape
and some prominent citizens of the state
are. lucky that he was not compelled
to testify before the investigating commit
tee as to the source of his information.
NOBODY AX'D YOU, SIR, sHE SAID.
When Attorney General Goodwin strobe
up into the senate chamber yesterday
afternoon, it was necessary to open the
door wide to let him in. When he went
out he COULD have gone through the key
hole without touching the sides. He took
in a form Of resolutions under which the
investigating committee can legally sum-
mon witnesses. This was in obedience to
q request of the senate, but the sub
Joined private opinion which he YOlun-
teered, to the effect that the committee had
ne right to act, was returned to him
promptly with thanks. During the dis.
cussiOn of the motion to return tine opin-
ion to him he was given some sweeping
senatorial swipes and the scene was one
OF the most significant since the session
began. z-.@S5
wHAT?!!!
When will the climax of sensations be
reached? Last night Governor Miller:
added to the long list, by denying the re-
port in the Pioneer Press, to the effect that
Treasurer Booker had offered him a bride
of $4,000. provided he would give his ap-
prevail TO the lottery bill. The state
ment has been published, it cast a stigma
on Treasurer Booker and by being copied
in newspapers, set the tongues Of a million.
people wagging against the man whom the
thoughtful executive now says was done
IN injustice. What will be donep Who
will suffer in the end ? Is the Pioneer
Press guilty OF libel? How shall we ex-3
plain IL? f5 $5
Oh, man, thou strange, mysterious being,
Of what magnificent Transformations thou
art capable. ss+
Let the band play the aDevil's Dream
while the political fairies dance.
ON b SIDE.
Peter Fried, the gay and gallant Suits
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