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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-17
House,

iouscs
Convened at 2 p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
All present with the exception of Messrs.
Belden. Bye, Ink, LANCER and Watt.
Mr.. OLSGAARD presented a petition
from the residents of "No Mans Land,''
protesting against their proposed annexa-
ton to Ramsey and other counties.
S1.25 L ACRE
A communication was received from
United States Senator Casey informing the
house that he had introduced a bill in the
senate in compliance with the legislative
memorial providing for the sale OF all gov
eminent lands within the railroad grant at
S1.25 per acre.
0 THE RAILROADS.
The railroad committee recommended
the passage of bills authorizing railroad
companies TO purchase or guarantee bonds
of other companies and to issue bonds for
irrigatlng purposes.
Mr.. WALSH introduced the following
concurrent resolution:
That a joint committee consisting of
seven members of the house and five mem
berS of the senate be appointed by the pre-
whose duty it shall be to investigate the
question of freight rates, and if any dis
elimination by the railroad corpora
alton as against any merchant doing bust
ness in North Dakota in favor of a
merchant in other localities, or OF any pro-
Queer or shipper within our state, and that
said committee be given full power to
send for persons or papers, and to hold
their sessions at any point they may deem
necessary, II when their labOrs are COM
pleted to report by bill or otherwise that
may best subserve the intent of this reso-
luton.
Mr.. WALSH said the reason he intro
duced the resolution was because the COM
mittee already appointed claimed that it
had no power under the Stevens resolu-
ton.
Mr.. STEVENS thought the committee
already appointed could do all necessary
investigating for the house. He moved to
strike out that portion Of Mr.. Walsh's reso-
luton relating to concurrent action.
MI. WALSH objected on the ground that
if anything be accomplished it will be ne
cessary to have the concurrent action of
both houses.
The Stevens amendment was lost.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH, as chairman of
the committee already appointed.
stated that the committe had
met and done some work and was al
most ready to make a report, he did not
think this resolution should pass-at least
not until the report is made.
Mr.. STEVENS said further that the
committee had work before it. One Of the
largest shippers in the state had requested
permission to 60 before it.
Mr.. ZIMMER favored the Walsh resolu-
ton because he thought if the senate was
not consulted nothing could be accom-
plished.
Mr.. HAUGERUD offered a resolution
providing that owing to the amount of
business on hand, all bills hereafter intro
duced be read the first and second times on
the first day. Lost.
II CLERKsHIP RAZzLE-DAZZLE.
Mr.. MCCORMICK offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the chief clerk be- and is
hereby required to furnish tor the infor-
nation of this house che nam Of each ap-
pointed clerk, the date upon which his or
her per diem commenced and the date of
his or her appointment.
MI. HANK1NSON moved to amend by
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-17

A communication was received from
United States Senator Casey informing the
senate in compliance with the legislative
memorial providing for the sale of all gov
eminent lands within the railroad grant at
S1.25 per acre.
, 1890-02-21

Imagine a language devoid Of gram
mar OF syntax; unhampered by declen.
sions, moods, lenses or infections of any
kind; essentially monosyllabic; in which
the slightest change of pitch in the voice
completely mobiles the sentence; subject
to no rules of logic or construction; q
language petrifed into solid blocks and
representing human thoughts as a mosaic
represents q picture; q language in which
every sentence Ia a puzzle even to the
sons Of the country; a language which
once written can no longer be read,
but must be scanned-and even then YOU
have imagined but a few of the character
istic pecuIiaxities Of Chinese.
1t has Often been said, 1t is still said
today, that the Chiness speak after the
fashion Of children, directly. stroieht to
~ po1nt. with an energy Of e-4pe5nuion.
f. 1nns Of purpose, and 4 natural
hgH q the a~rtiiciality OF occf-
dental A. an example Of this
child liss nr,lelet, which We may b
pardoned for th1nk1ng peculiar, let u
, 1890-02-21
CARNEGIE'S GIFT.
Allegheny's Library Opened
by President Harrison.
Sudden Death of a Mime
sofa Bridegroom.
Ed. Smith Challenges Jake
Kilrain.
The Carnegie Library.

PIrTsBURa, Feb. 20.-The formal ded-
ication of the Carnegie free library in
Allegheny, took place this evening. and
the institution was declared open by Pres
ident Harrison. The elegant music hall
was filled by the audience long before the
hour for opening arrived. At s o'clock
President Harrison and Carnegie arrived.
The president. Carnegie, Enoch Pratt of
Baltimore, and George Lander occupied a
box to the left of the stage. In the right
hand box Governor Beaver, congressman
Dalzell and BaYne and Prof. Langley
were seated. The exercises opened BY
the singing of America" by the Mozart
society. After religious services, Mr..
Carnegie publicly thanked the committee
for their devotion to the work and the
president. governor. congressman and
Pratt of Baltimore, the pioneer of free
libraries. for their presence, having hon.
ored the speaker and people by travelling
hundreds of miles that they might set the
stamp of their approval upon the dedica-
ton. At the conclusion Of the address.
Carnegie handed Mayor Pearson the key
to the building, and the latter, in a briei
speech, accepted the trust imposed upon
him
, 1890-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Saw
yer introduced a bill to day to amend Ger
tain sections of the Revised Statutes re
lating to lotteries. 1t provides that ne
letter or circular containing the adver'
tisement of lotteries, or so-called gift en-.
terprises for distributing money by
chance, and intended to deceive the pub
lie, can be sent through the mails. Any
person found guilty of using the mails for
this purpose shall be fined not less than
800. nor more than $500. The post.
master general may also. upon finding
any person engaged In this business. in
struct the postmaster at towns to which
registered letters are sent in answer to
such advertisement, to return them to the
persons who mailed them with the word
Fraudulent stamped on the outside.
, 1890-02-21
stock. and Carrle Markets.

New YORK, Feb. 20.-Stocks were
not so active to-day, the bears combining
their sections to a few stocks only, which
had little effect. Tennessee coal again
made one Of its sensational drops. dechn-
ing from 784 to 20. The market was re-
heved from pressure in the afternoon and
slowly advanced, closing dull but firm at
but slight changes for the day. Tennes-
see coal lost st and Colorado coal IL.
Government bonds steady.
Money on call easy 1t BOA per cent.
American cotton seed oil 265.
Petroleum opened at 1864, and after a
slight advance declined to 1O4t, then
rallied, closing at 1043. Total sales.
lS3,00 barrels.
Following are closing prices Of stocks:
Pacific 6s. 16; American Express, Is;
Canada Pacific, 74s; Canada Southern,
53t; Central Pacific. 33t; Burlington,
l03s; Delaware, Lackawanna l. Western,
1861; Denver & Rio Grande, l53; Erie,
%; Kansas 4 Texas, o; Lake Shore,
los; Louisville & Nashville. S55; Michi-
gan Central, 90; Missouri Pacific, III;
Northern Pacific, 31i; preferred 735;
Chicago & Northwestern. 10Sf;
preferred. l40i; New York Cen
uhi, lOOi OrekOn Improvement,
l43; Oregon Navigation. 97a; Oregon
Transcontinental, 35s; Pacific Mail,
81; Reading. 40; Rock Island,
SGT; Milwaukee l. st. Paul, 6s4; Texas
Pacific, pot; Union Pacific. &c; United
States Express, IS; Fargo Express, l40;
Western Union. S2f.
CHICAGO. Feb. &c. -Cattle-Receipts.
10000. Market steady to strong. Steers,
$3.00(94.40. stockers and feeders. g.. 40
93.50; Texas cornfed steers, 81. 500
$50.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head. Market
steady. Natives. %. 50(65. 90; western
corn-fed, "a. s0@5 10; Texans, 50 500
100.
Wheat-Market firm. Feb, ISL;
March, 76a; May. 7ss.
Corn-Market frmer. Feb, Est; MAY,
BOA.
, 1890-02-21
The German Election.

BERLIN. Feb. 20.-The general cleo.
ton for members of the reichstag took
place to-day. The size OF the vote polled
is phenomenal. The election officials
were overwhelmed with work an at
many polling places we're unable to cope
with the crowds Of electors Who. during
the dinner hour. fastened to deposit their
votes. The majority of the factories were
closed during the day. Many anti-Semite
conservatives voted for the Socialist can
didate in order to spite Wicklow.
A great sensation was created here at
l o'clock this afternoon BY the sudden re
ceipt- of An order from the emperor for
all troops comprising the garrison of the
city TO march to K~renxberR forthwith.
The order was instantly complied with.
The people were almost panic stricken
until it vas announced that the To-
was simply one OF the military surprises
inaugurated BY the emperor to test the
efficiency of the garrison to repel a sud-
den attack by an enemy.
In the first, second and third districts
of this city supplementary elections will
be necessary, also in many outside points.
At midnight the apparent result is the
government parties haye lost fifteen seats
Auu VIC 1OChklistS tnfOuBuOut ID
have doubled their vote. Among the
prominent socialists elected are Liebknicht
and Singer, the latter defeating Lerchter,
the most distinguished leader Of the Ger
man Liberal party.
In Berlin the anti Semitic faction alb
stained from voting because the candi-
dates did not meet the approval of the
electoral committee. The indications are
that the Deutsche Freisinnige party may
secure two seats in Berlin and it is not
unlikely this party will lose ali others
throughout the country. The great fact
Of the election is the o and unex-
pected increase in the Socialist vote. This
party manifested strength in places where
it was unknown before, and the other
parties will have to make q firm combina-
ton against it to stem the tide Of the sup
Elementary elections, Of which there vii
vote increased 90 900 and the Conserva-
tives lost "a, 900.
, 1890-02-21

New York. Feb. 20.-A match bill
hard tournament for the championship Of
the United States and Tor $4,000. tc
which is added the entrance fee, began ii
this city tonight. The last game of the
series will be played in Chicago. The
contestants are Jacob Schaefer of Chi.
cago. George F. Slosson. Maurice DAILY,
j. Randolph Herser. w. II. Cotton and
Frank @. Ives. To-night's game was be.
tween Schaefer and Herser. The former
played a f~ourseen-inch balk line and Her
ser an eight-inch game. Schaefer won by
a score OF 500 I o 322. with an average of
17-7-29 to Herser's lI-3-29.
, 1890-02-21

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. 20.-The body
Of Mis-. Vail. the victim of the tragedy
at Old Monroe, which resulted in the ar
rest of Charles Vail on the charge of muir.
der. was exhumed to-day and an autopsy
held. The ball could not be found, but
the course of the bullet was described by
physicians. The verdict OF the ~coroner's
Jury was that the deceased came to her
death from the effects of a gunshot
wound inflicted on the 10th day of Feb
ruary. The jury was instructed to say
how the victim came to her death but
not who shot her.
, 1890-02-21

BELLEFoNr. Pa. Feb. 2o.-William
Seeley Hopkins was hanged here at
10 O'Clock this morning, for the
murder Of his wife and mother-in-law.
When the drop fell the first rope broke
and the condemned man was again fas-
tened up. The drop fell successfully the
second time. The crime for which Hop
kins paid the penalty was one Of the most
unfeeling ever chronicled. Hopkins was
go years old. In 1887 he married Mag
gle Nigament. For a year they lived
happily. but Hopkins became jealous and
finally left his wife. who returned to her
home. September %. 1889. he vent to
the Wigameu house and deliberately shot
both his wife and her mother. Then
running from the house, ne stopped in
the street and fred two shots At ais own
head, but only succeeded In in1icting a
slight flesh wound.
PH1LADELPHlA, Pa. Feb z0.-Jacob
Schoop aud Thomas j. Cole were hanged
together in the moyamepsing prison this
morning. Schoop was hanged for the
murder Of Anton Schilling and Cole for
the murder Of Walter McAllister. Both
murders we're cold blooded.
, 1890-02-21

BRAINERD. Mimi. Feb. 20.-The
story of a widow OF half a marriage night
is the sensation of this city to-day. Last
night Miss Dean was married to J.
Bullmer. yard train clerk Of the Northern
Pacific. After an evening spent with
friends the twain retired. In a few min
utes the remaining guests were horrified
to see the bride rush down stairs in night
attire with the cry hat her husband was
dead or in a faint. Rushing up stairs.
the excited guests found the bridegroom
in bed unconscious. A doctor hastily
summoned confirmed the worst fears.
Heart failure was the cause Of the death.
, 1890-02-21
The Woman surtagists.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Feb. 2O.-At the
Woman's Suffrage convention tonight
North Dakota was chosen as the imme-
date battle ground for the cause. The
speakers we're Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
Rev. A. Fl. Shaw of Illinois, and Con-
gresham Picker of South Dakota, who
spoke briefly in support of woman suf.
frage. and said be had nothing but CON.
tempt tor the man who was not willing to
give his wife and sister the same oppor-
tunityshe enjoyed himself.
, 1890-02-21

BosToN, Feb. 20.-George Francis
Train is busy here perfecting plans for
his proposed trip around the world.
which he expects to accomplish in sixty
days, starting from Tacoma. Wash. He
received a telegram to night from r. 8.
R~adabaugh, proprietor Of the Tacoma
Ledger. guaranteeing a special steamer
and escort of citizens from Tacoma, to
the steamer Abysinia, which leaves Van
couver March 18th. Train will leave
Boston March 9th.
, 1890-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The report
reached here that a supposed Silco4t. the
Ascending cashier of the sergeant-at.
arms of the national house of representa-
tives. is somewhere in the state of Wash
ington. The following is a description OF
him.; Fifty one years of age. height
five feet seven, weight 1876 pounds, cor
pulent, with very heavy, STOPPING should
ers. protruding stomach. rudy complex
ion. short thick neck. pleasant face. blue
eyes. gray hair and bald on top OF the
head. Has a scar extending from the
eyebrow to the nose. which caused a
squint or cast in one Of his eyes. He
wore when he left here long chin whiskers
and mo1stache mixed with gray. wears
No. 7 shoe. feet pigeon toed and very
offensive when exposed: is an invetente
smoker and occasional drinker. his favor
lite being whisky; uses glasses in reading.
, 1890-02-21

CLEVELAND. Feb. 29.-At the trial Of
Bishop Dubs to-day several witnesses
testified to Dubs' familiarity with women,
but nothing criminal was alleged. Rev.
Mr.. Yost, when testifying. was asked if
he and Bishop Dubs did not visit houses
oil ill-repute in Buffalo at the bishops sug-
g~estion, but he refused to answer, al
though the question was repeated in sew
eral forms. The testimony was then
closed, and arguments were made by the
two prosecuting witnesses.
Bishop Dubs denies the allegations
made against his moral character and says
that 1t the general conference which
meets in September, 1891, he will prove
his innocence. The jury reached a YER
dict in his case to night. but it is not to
be made public until to morrow. 1t is
believed, however. that Dubs is found
guilty, deposed from Office and expelled
from the church.
, 1890-02-21

Governor Hill has signed the world
fair bill.
United States Minister Lincoln's son,
Abraham, has had 4 serious relapse.
At Big Rapids, Mich, last night,
Frank Trowbridge fatally shot his wife
and then suicided.
J. B. Kelly, the Cronin suspect
brought from St. Louis, was released
from custody yesterday.
Leproey is spreading in New Caledonia.
Three thousand aborigines and many con.
victs have been attacked.
Yesterdays temperature-New York
So, New Orleans $50. St. Louis lSO, Gin.
cinnati 800, Chicago 1So, Winnipeg 800
below.
The Indiana Prohibitionists held a
state convention yesterday and nominated
a ticket. The platform declares against
local option.
a New York grand jury has indicted
Peil, Simmonds and Wallack for grand
larceny in taking $40, 900 worth Of bonds
from the Lenox Hill bank.
This afternoon Richard G.. White. a
private policeman at Columbus. O.,
fatally shot his brother in law, Achilles
kell. for being too intimate with the for
mer's wife.
The New York Times says the Northern
Pacific is seeking to obtain control of the
Baltimore & Ohio rsilroad. Henry Vii
lard is managing the deal and has full
power and lots of money.
Forty-three bodies have been taken
from the colliery at Decise, France, in
which the explosion occurred Tuesday
night. In addition, eight miners badly
injured have been rescued.
1t is reported that negotiations are
pending between G. p. Huntington and
Henry Willard, whereby the former will
become the purchaser of large tracts Of
coal lands in the new state of Washing
ton.
The Nayassa rioters were sentenced
Yesterday forenoon. Geo. s. Key, Henry
Jones and Edward Smith we're sentenced
to be hanged March %. The fourteen
men convicted of manslaughter we're sen
fenced to the penitentiary from two to
ten years.
, 1890-02-21

SAN Francisco, Feb. 20.-Reports
from points on the Central Pacific over
land lines from Colfax to Truckee, show
that another snow storm has prevailed in
the Sierra Nevada mountains. Several
trains due here have arrived late. The
overland mails have been sent over the
Santa Fe route and west bound mails
have been ordered to be sent over that
route until the storm ceases.
, 1890-02-21

DENVER, Feb. 2o.-Ed Smith, cham
pion pugilist of Colorado and a candidate
for FIRST honors among sporting men, is
sued q challenge to Jake Kilrain to spar
ten or fifteen rounds. Marquis of Queens
bury rules. for a purse Of 81. 200 to 81.
600. the match to be for points and come
of within eight weeks in this city. or, il
Kllrain prefers, Smith will fight him to a
finish.
, 1890-02-21
Heavy Failure.

EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. Feb. 2O.-F.
Orney, who keeps . dry goods and general
store, failed this morning. The failure is
said to be the heaviest that has ever taken
place in Eastern Ohio and Il ia feared
others may be drawn into the wreck who
aIe not able to stand the loss. Tiers is
said to be little or no assets.
, 1890-02-21
Jay GouId Buying Coal Mines.

KANSAS CRY. Feb. 20.-The Times
will say to morrow: Jay Gould recently
acquired pretty nearly all the coal fields
in the Southwest. These mines are held
in the name of the Missouri Pacific Coal
company. Among them are fields at
Lexington and Rich Hill, Mo-, Meriden
and Cherokee. Kan, and McAllister.
Indian Territory.
The Times will also say on authority,
but little lower than President Miller,
that the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
will buy the Missouri, Kansas & Texas as
soon as the reorganization of the latter
is effected.
, 1890-02-21
Only a Matter Of Debt.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2O.-William f. Kim
ball, confidential bookkeeper and cashier
for Richardson. Boyington & Co., New
York and Chicago. was placed under ar
rest last night. He is said to be a de-
faulter to the amount of $4,000. Friends
debt.
, 1890-02-21
County Officers short IN Account

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 2O.-A special to
the Sentinel from Yincennes says: Ex-
perts to-day reported the result of their
investigation Of the books of the officers
OF Lawrence county, Ills, to the board
supervisors. The experts show that ex-
Sheriff Ryan. Republican, is short 81, 65s;
ex County Clerk Pitman, Democrat,
81, OSl. ex Treasurer McCleave. Demo.
crat, $50, 500. The investigation covered
a period of eight years.
, 1890-02-21
Bishop O,Connor Improving.

PTrsBURd. Feb. 2o-This afternoons
reports from Mercy hospital we're that
Bishop O'Connor was improving. There
are now some faint hopes Of his recovery.
, 1890-02-21
The Alton,s Annual Report.

CHICAGO. Feb 20.-The annual report
of the Chicago 4 Alton railroad for
the year 1889 shows.the following figures:
, 1890-02-21

PoRT Dover, Ont. Feb. 20.-Three
boys were skating on Dover lake yester-
day when the ice broke and all were
drowned before help could reach them.
, 1890-02-21

White blNNkess, Ladies'
Uad cktldress,s clo0ks at
cost. RACKET STORE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
An Active War Record.

Among the notable visitors to the
recent encampment at Boston was Cap
tain G. w. Kicker, commander of j.
B. hurry Post 81, Palestine, Texas,
and state delegate to the encampment.
Captain Ricker's life would make an
interesting plot for a war romance. He
was born in South Berwick, Maine, and
after an apprenticeship in Lowell
machine-shop drifted south into Mis-
sissippi just previous to the opening of
the rebellion. When things began to
grow too warm for Yankees in the
South Captain Kicker went from Jack
son Miss, where he was at work, and
landed in Lowell just in time to enlist
in the old Sixth Regiment, Company
II, Watson Light Guards. The Sixth
went through Baltimore, and with it
Captain Kicker. From Baltimore to
Washington, and then back to take the
rebel city did not consume many days,
and on May II the regiment was in
camp at the Relay House, just outside
of Baltimore. On this day Captain
Kicker and two other men from the
Sixth captured five-ton gun, together
with four mules and the three men who
had charge of the cannon, and the
story of the affair is told in the Herald
of May II, 1861, in special dispatch
received from correspondent at An
napolis. While the Sixth was en-
camped at: the Relay House Captain
Kicker and Nat Storey, also of the
Sixth, and now residing in Charles
town, saw rebel flag flying from a
house on the main road near there. and
amidst a shower of bullets the two in
trepid men secured the bunting, it being,
so far as is known, the first confederate
flag captured in the war. When the
Sixth returned to Massachusetts to be
mustered out Captain Kicker enlisted
in the Twenty-sixth Massachusetts
Regiment, and went to the far South,
taking an active part in the opening of
the Mississippi, and was appointed by
General Butler to be drill-master of
the First and Second Louisiana (white)
Cavalry, and was eventually mustered
out at New Orleans. From here Captain
Kicker went to Texas and Mexico, and
finally located in Palestine, in the EN-.
ploy of the International and Great
Northern railroad. In addition to his
being commander of the Grand Army
post Mr.. Kicker is also grand COM
mander of the United Brotherhood of
the Blue and Gray, veteran associ-
ton made up of survivors from both
armies. Boston Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Good Story About General Sherman.

| hear an amusing story about Gen
eral Sherman. A few weeks ago the
general gave an order to well known
gentlemen's furnisher in Washington
for dozen shirts. In due time the
shirts were delivered, and check for
the amount was received by the shirt
maker. A few days later General Sher-
man was walking arm in arm with a
gentleman down Pennsylvania avenue,
Presently the shirtman bowed. The
general remembered having seen the
man before, but being at loss to place
him, said: /" All sir, you have the adj
vantage of me-" The shirtmaker no.
ticed the generals embarrassment, and a,
by way of introducing himself, said, at
the same time pointing to himself;
made your shirts, sir; made your
shirts" "Oh, yes, remember, now. l
haven't seen you in years." said Gen.
eral Sherman. How have you been,
major? Glad to see YOU" Then turn
ing to his friend on his arm, he said
" Colonel Wood, allow me to introduce
to you my old friend, Major Schurtz,
Major Schurtz, Colonel Wood. "-Ne,c
York Star.