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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-16
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO. July l5
Quotations on the board Of trade today
ranged as follows: Wheat-No. July.
opened SSC closed Sj3zc: August opened
s5ssc. closed Sic; September. opened s5sSc.
closed s+asc. Corn-No. July. opened 5Slsc
closed 5'1sc; August, opened 5i3{c. closed
54c: September, opened 52l3c, closed 52c:
October. opened 50fsc, closed 1880. Oats-July
opened and closed 35lic; August, opened 2ai &c,
closed 2s34c; September opened 2s14c, closed
@1s4c. Pork-July, opened Sl03!1a closed SI0
32la: September, opened Sl055I%, closed So
SEE; October, opened Sl067lS, closed SI0.62IS
Lard-,July, opened s6.2j, closed SG.22%
Live stock-Following were the prices at the
Union stock yards today: Hogs-Market
active on packing and shipping account and
prices ruled l0tIl5c higher, sales ranged at
S3.7Og5.0 pigs. S4.SJ85.3J light, S470d49j
rough packing, S4.sgd5.}) mixed, and 5000,
$40 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-AIarket fairly active on local and
shipping account; prices steady for the best
grades, but rather easy for other qualities:
quotations ranged at S6.i9a6.s5 prime to ex-
ira steers, IS DI6.05 good to fancy do, gS4j j05
5.S5 fair TO good do, S3l093.75 common to
medium do, e. .40I3.90 grass-fed Texans s. q
94.i0 corn-fcd Texans. S1.75l3.Oo stockers,
S3.Oo6i i0feeders, Sl.5o1D4.00 common to choice
COWS, Sl.50L3J0 bulls and S25065 90 veal
calves.
Sheep-MarSet moderately active and prices
steady; quotations ranged at S35Oa50O west
ern. S3.15fr525 natives, and S5.0DdS.5O lambs
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, 15E1l7ISc
per lb; dairies. fancy, fresh, 13Gi4c: packing
stock, fresh. 10dl013c. Eggs-Loss of, 49, per
doz. Live poultry-Old chickens, lie per lb;
spring, lJ9l6c; roosters, 5lsd6c: turkeys mixed
9alOc; ducks, 99l0c; spring, Hole Potatoes
st. Louis, Early Ohio, S2ooa2l0 per Dbl:
Tennessee, Sa25d2.51; Alton, S2oDG.a5 Ap--
ples-Iilinois, l.s5l2 90 per Dbl; choice. s2.25.
Strawberries Racine, Sl0Od I25 per .s-ot case.
Raspberries.Red, sLl0GL25 per ai Of case:
black, sL601L15.
New York.
NEW YORK, July Is.
Wheat-No 2 red winter cash, 9Slac: july.
s6tSc; August, sIlSc; September, a4l@c; Oc-
tober, sSc. Corn-No. mixed cash. 73lxc: do
July, 6S,sc; do August, 63lsc; do September,
Gle; do October, s9ssc Oats-No. mixed
cash, SOC; August, 3514c; September, x3c
| Rye-Nominal Barley-Nominal. Pork-Dull;
mess, sll.75di225 for new. Lard-Quiet; July.
| s6.56; October, $500.
Live Stock: Cattle-Market duh. 15c lower;
native steers, $4.0ld610 per 100 lbs; Texans
and Colorados, S3.35G146e. bulls and dry cows,
s2O93.75, Sheep and Lambs-Sheep, steady;
lambs, dull: sheep, $4-2505.5O per 100 lbs;
lambs, N.5OG6.N Hogs-Market firm; live
kngr. 4k20A5.<6
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-16
Omaha Has No Ball Team.

OMAHA, July 16.-The Omaha ball team
is thing of the past All the players left
the city Yesterday most of them going 10
the Washington association team. II is
believed thal the failure to keep Omaha
in the field will result in disrupting the
Western association
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-16

100
20, where did get that suit Of THE LONDON, of Oh
faIdouS and don't the earth
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

SOME OF the Red river valley papers
seem to think the people of Walsh and
Grand Forks counties unnecessarily
alarmed about grasshoppers. Some of
the people in that region came from Min
nesota after the great scourge there a
few years ago and know what the little
pests can do. IAN ounce of prevention"
etc., is their motto. If it is possible, it is
better to stamp out the hoppers this year
than to wait till next season when posi-
bly, there would be millions where now
there are hundreds or thousands. Be-
sides, the whole state is interested. The
hoppers go with the wind and frequently
do the most damage many miles from
their nativity. y
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The members of the Minnesota
Worlds Fair commission are up in arms
at what they term the shabby treatment
accorded them by the railroad and tele-
graph lines. The commissioners object
because they do not receive free trans
portation over the roads and that they
have to pay for their telegraph mes
sages. The fact of the matter is that the
beggarly appropriation of 2 5000 by the
last legislature is such a pittance for
such q state as Minnesota that the rail
roads are disposed to treat it as a farce.
It was evidently the intention Of the
grangers to make the bills payable, if at
all, by corporations and private SUBJ
scrlptions, instead of, the state at large,
where it belonged. It is hardly surpris-
ing, in any event, that the railroads re-
fuse to give down freely when they we're
the target of every ism the recent aggre-
cation, dubbed a legislature under the
leadership of Donnelly, could ~concoct.
Railroads are entitled to fair play, but if
the Minnesota farmer could have his
way, this article would not be in the die
tionary.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The meteorological summary for June
shows an average temperature of 6O.4l
degrees above zero and a total rainfall of
4.l9 inches. While it would seem that
there had been a greater rainfall in June
this year than in June last year, the fact
remains that there was just half as much.
In May last year, however, there was but
81 Of an inch fell, while this year in May
2.92 inches fell-just when needed most
to sprout the grain. The rainfall since
January LIST this year has been 1887
inches, against 11.21 inches last year. It
is equal distribution Of rainfall that is
needed to make crops in this section and
not quantity entirely. Rain fell on four
teen days of last month this year, and
not since grain was sown has the soil
been thirsty for moisture. A half dozen
more good showers during the month Of
July and the largest crop since 1883,
when. wheat yielded 80 to 40 bushels per
acre, is assured to the farmers Of the
Missouri slope. sf55zs Tz55f \ E55 s a
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The report comes from the Black
Hills that a field has been discovered
there where several hundred dead Indi-
an warriors lie in a full state of petrifac-
ton. The expressions of hate and an
guish and even the gaping wounds are
all faithfully, portrayed in stone. The
aso for the freak is given as due to
the peculiar chemical action of the
SOIL" This is no doubt in line with the
wonderful specimen on a commanding
hill near the line of the Northern Pacific
road, at the entrance to the Bad Lands
in Billings county. Recently on the trip
of the railroad commissioners several
Bismarck ladies and gentlemen made a
personal inspection of a realistic piece OF
petrifcation called "Bad Lands Char
ley" This is an Indian brave, standing
erect, with index finger pointed across
the broad valley opening at his feet.
Messrs. Douglas, Price, Currie and 9TH
ers Of the party made q close inspection
Of the relic and pronounce it unquestion-
ably q wonderful work Of human flesh
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

UNDER a recent decision of the federal
supreme court the government will have
to refund something like $20,00O,OOO to
importers on the single item of hat trim
mings. An appeal was taken from a de-
cision of the treasury department max
ing them dutiable at a certain rate and
the court of last resort comedies with
the importers. This is quites a respect
able penny for the great and glorious
Uncle Sam to pay back.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

MINNEAPOLIS will have no mean COM
petitor for national convention honors in
the e%nterprising citizens of San Francis
co. Having successfully entertained the
grand conclave of the Knights Templar
and the Grand Army of the Republic,
they are now in the field for higher hon.
ors and swear by the beard of the proph-
ct they will have the political conven-
lions. As a side inducement for the
same, they offer to pay the entire ex-
pense of every delegate. The bait will
prove very alluring, We imagine, as many
desire to see the land of wine and olives.
Minneapolis, get a hustle on yourself in
that little subscription paper.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10
IT is noticed isince the sale of school

IT is noticed isince the sale of school
lands in the Red River valley, the money
loaners are Fastening to foreclose their
mortgages in the eastern part of the
state. They find the land is valuable
and worth having and by foreclosing
they hope to get some of it. Heretofore
the money loaners have preferred that
the borrowers would pay up. Now he is
in hopes-by imposing additional bur-
dens, just before crop time, when the
farmer is poor-that the farmer will not
be able to pay. The mortgage wants
the land. On the surface these numer.
GUS foreclosure notices appear bad for
the country, but when the whole scheme.
is exposed-it is the best advertisement
the country could have.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10
the state of New York by Professor
New YORK. June 9. 1891.

''-.'' New YORK, June 2, 1891.
Some time since I receivsed from the
Hon. John Ogden, state superintendent
of public instruction of North Dakota, a
copy of the new "Course of Study" pre-
pared for the common district schools
and the normal schools of that state.
The Introductory and explanatory re-
marks with which the course is pre-
faced a reso admirable, and the methods
OF instruction suggested are in such har-
mony with the accepted principles of
psychology and pedagogy, that I felt
very DESTROYS that my friends, the
teachers in the schools of the Children's
Aid society, should have the benefit of
Prof. Ogden's large experience as an
educator, as formulated in this little
pamphlet.
Accordingly at my request he has
kindly sent me a sufficient number of
copies to enable me to place one in the
hands of each principal in the schools of
the society. Please accept the accom-
panying copy with my compliments.
When we consider the fact that the state
of North Dakota has increased in popu-
lation 1896 per cent, and in public school
enrolment 722.77 per cent. during the
last decade, being the largest increase of
any state in the union, our own state in
creasing but IS per cent. in population
and l.38 per cent. in it's school enroll
ment during the same period; that as re-
CARDS the amount of money spent for
public education per capita, whether for
each inhabitant or for each enrolled
pupil, it stands in the front rank of the
states, and that it is the first state in the
union in which especial attention has
been given to education in patriotism,
or in which such teaching forms a part
of the curriculum prescribed by the
educational department., any treatise on
teaching coming from that quarter should
excite Dur interest as we'll as command
our respect.
But the teachers and friends of the
Children's Aid society have another and
peculiar reason for being deeply inter-
ested in the educational progress of that
great state, from the fact that it's present
executive, Governor Andrew H. Burke,
was in 1859 a protege of this society,
and to its kindly protection and care he
gratefully acknowledges his indebted
ness. It seems therefore very fitting
that through your disinterested ]abors,
one of the good influences of his admin
istration as embodied in this course of
study, should be felt by other children,
proteges of the society to-day, whose
future has apparently nh more ncou
aging outlook than had that of Governor
Burke t%hirty-two years ago.
Very Sincerely Yours,
GEO. r. BALCH,
Auditor of the Board of Education
Of the city of New York.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The press of the state TEEN with COM
plant at the rapid growth and spread o
mustard and other noxious weeds this
year. It seems to have been overlooked
that the extra amount of moisture we
are receiving is IS good for weeds as
grains. If the weed pest gets the up
perhand in any locality it will be all on
account of lack of Gaze. The statute is
entirely adequate, plain and speedy. If
those entrusted with its execution fail
the remedy against them is swift and
sure. Consult the laws of 1891, 90 in
and remove what seems to be getting a
great curse.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

On n theme or another Senator Pet
tigrew, Of South Dakota, is interviewed
these days as much as any person in the
country. His latest is the statement
that he has had positive assurances from
the gentleman himself that Blaine would
not decline the presidential nomination
and further vouchsafed the information
that if he-Blaine was alive, the nominal.
ion would come unanimous. But then Gift
ford says Blaine cannot have the South
Dakota delegation and it is surmised
without this Blaine cannot win. No
wonder the Plumed Knight is III at Bar
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

Now that SO many papers in the state
are taking a shy at the extensions of the
$500" the TRIBUNE desires to go on
record and this is the prediction of this
paper: The $500" will be ironed and
operated into Valley City this summer;
the $500 will grade enough from the
western terminal of the now constructed
line to connect with the Bismarck grade;
the $780, will iron this extension-about
ten miles; the $780, will not be COM
pleted into Bismarck this summer.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

SENATOR SANDERS of Montana is right
and sound generally and his utterances
pointed. He says Montana is prosper
GUS, her people happy and the entire
west growing in the grace of God and
republican doctrines, with a strong lean
ing toward the denomination of Presi-
dent Harrison. All of which sounds
Well and it is only an %envious democrat
that would insinuate the speech was
made to secure some official patronage.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

A FARGO special says that Bert Gray
has stated he will institute suit against
Senator Hansbrough and Alexander Nc
Kenzie for rent due and owing him for
the Commonwealth last winter. Gray
claims that he rented the plant to these
gentlemen and that Hansbrough wrote
most of the editorials. The latter calls
the plan to sue him blackmail and says
he will let the courts ventilate the entire
matter. Possibly, when the justice shops
get through with the matter, it will be
determined who was instrumental in get
ting out the Daily Commonwealth, that
has heretofore been likened to the mule,
with mo pride of ancestry" etc.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

Moses Folsom, advertising agent of
the Great Northern road, has recently
returned from a trip to Washington,
where he had been comforting with Sec
rotary Rusk relative to the needs of the
settlers of the state. Regarding the
securing of help to harvest the promised
large crop in North Dakota he made the
suggestion that the war department
might detail the soldiers to the extent of
$4,000 men for the purpose. He thinks
this would be practical and no doubt
agreeable to the soldiers, who would
thereby make quite a nice sum for them
selves in addition to the pay from Uncle
Sam. It is a novel idea, to say the least.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

TASTY Bou"erdllLdUlOuS COuCoIu1uR tuo
future numerical strength of the negro
in this country, based on his proportion
ate high birth rate, and the misleading
reports of the census of 1870, have done
more than anything else to render the
negro problem a question for political
manipulation. Only two years ago the
presiding officer of a political convention
stated that on a distant future the
colored population would reach fifty
millions. Statements such as this are
regared with different degrees of salts
faction, and if true the negro would him
self soon overrun this continent. The
crudity of statements such as this, which
can be used 80 disastrously for political
purposes, Is shown by Gen. Francis A.
Walker in July Forum, in an article
sketching the future of the negro, based
on the statistics of the race back to 1903,
when the slave trade:.was abolished. At
that time, or from the census of 1910, the
negro numbered 100000, or 10 per cent.
of the entire population. In the recent
census he is but 11.9 of the entire popu-
~lation, or, while the white population
has increased sixteen fold, the negro has
increased but ten fold. Taking the
statistics by ten and twenty year periods
since 1910, Gen. Walker shows that the
increase by per cent. has declined steadi-
ly, and asserts that in all probability
this steady reduction in the negroes rela-
tive Importance in the population will
never be reversed. In confirmation he
examines in detail the respective birth
and death rates in tw~enty-three southern
counties of equal population, black and
white, based on the tenth census, and
finds that per 1000 births of those born
and dying, the rate for whites was 1901
against 140.8 blacks. The proportion of
death rates between blacks and whites in
the large cities is greater against the
blacks. In New Orleans the death rate
for whites was 1851, blacks, SO. In st.
Louis, whites, 1919, blacks, 1878. These
results show that che negro race is main
tanning it's slight race of increase only by
means of a very high birth rate wei a
very high death rate. To r%ecapitulate,
the negro in 1870 was one-ffth the popu-
lation; in 1910, but one-sixth; in 1860,
one-seventh; in 1890, less than one-
eighth. Industrial reasons andinatural
tendencies are draining him off toward
the low lands of the Gulf of Mexico, and
there his greatest rate of increase will
be felt, which in the nature of things will
be constantly decreasing in it's relation
to the total population. Facts such as
these indicate that the negro problem
will.become less and less rather than more
and more a political problem, and that
the solution may reasonably be left to
the operation of physiological and Geo.
nomic laws. 8F
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

As THE United States has paid WEIGH
tin plate manufacturers over $780, 1000, 900
in the past twenty-five years, it does
seem that every encouragement possible
ought to be given this industry with a
view to keeping this wealth at home.
Even a free-trader ought not to object to
a fair trial of the tariff on tin plate. If
it fails to benefit this country, it can be
repealed. The friends of protection ask
only for a fair trial.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

VALLEY Cry papers, not content
with knowing that the $780, road was
coming in soon, now claim that the Mil
waukee is securing right-of way for a
line there and that operations have al
ready commenced. Is it possible that it
takes three roads to haul in the passen-
gers who wish to be treated in the
Kelley institute, the resort ofcure for
confirmed inebriates. No, perish the
dea.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

BISHOP STANLEY is to be commended
on his recent stand wherein he admon-
ishes his people, especially the foreign
born, that their children must be in
structed in English and when presented
for confirmation must be proficient in
this language. He believes in America
for Americans evidently and foreign born
must conform to this standard. Could
the clergy of Wisconsin only adopt such
a sensible move there would be less
trouble there and less friction over the
Bennett law, a similar one by the way
being on the statute books Of North
Dakota and pronounced good byall who
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

A NEW industry has sprung up in the
northern part Of the state among the In
dians-the digging of senaca, the great
medicinal root. Something like 300
pounds of it have recently been sold in
Churches Ferry.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

Hon. HANNIBAL HAM11N, vice.prssi-
dent of the United States during Lin
coins administration from 1861 to 1865,
like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
died on the Fourth CT July. Born in
1909, he had lived to a ripe old age. AL
though active in politics, not a whisper
has ever been uttered against his 1nteg-
rity and his whole life was marked for
its purity and usefulness.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The more the investigation Of the de-
funct "Fidelity" insurance company of
South Dakota is carried on the worse it
gets. A dead mackerel, whose sole mis-
sion in life is to stink and shine and
shine and stink, is nothing to it. All
policy holders who have paid in cash
their premiums will receive nothing;
the Fidelity" has it all, and the "Fi.
delity' has joined the angels.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

IT looks as if the scheme to have an
extra session of the South Dakota legis-
lature to make al appropriation for the
Worlds Fair might be successful.
Nearly enough pledges have been Sc
cured from the members to warrant Gov.
Mellette in issuing the call. It is to be
hoped the object can be attained. South
Dakota cannot afford to be outside of
the fence at Chicago.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

Hon. N. E. NELSON, collector at the
Port OF Pembina, was in st. Paul last
week and the Globe tried to get him to
declare against protection, but it didn't
work. He said the little port OF Penn.
bina took in $4,000 as duty on potatoes
that were imported from Canada. s1The
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

CONTRARY to the general rumor it is
stated that Herbert Root was successful
in his newspaper cases at Valley City,
where he sued for back subscriptions,
and as a result he will go for 1875 others
who are also behind in their pay.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The result of the special election at
Grafton, called to vote on the question
of raising $4,000 for an extension Of the
water works, was a defeat of the meas
ure by three votes.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

PAINE, the alleged Mcintosh county
embezzler, has been honorably acquitted
by a fury and therefore he did not ap-
propriate any of the Chicago contribu-
ton to the destitute of that section. In
any event it has proved a huge ADVERTISE
ment of all concerned; whether worth
the price paid or not we are in doubt.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

A PROPOSITION is being agitated in
Fargo to try and have the Red river
condemned by congress, SO far as navi-
CATION purposes are concerned, south of
that city, and ecure permission to put
in dam. 1t is estimated a large power
could be procured and made of some
utility, and for steamboat pursuits from
Fargo to Wahpeton the Red is not at
present q success,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

Gov. BURKE has received an invitation
to attend a reunion of the veteran as
ISOLATION of Dickey county, to be held at
Cakes on the Goth inst. Owing to the
encampment at Devils Lake it is posi-
BILE the governor will not be able to com
ply with the request.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10

The Fargo Argus interviews Bert
Gray regarding Senator Hansbrough's
interview, and Gray says Hansbrough is
another, and he proposes to get $500
has Hansbrough's L. o. U.-and all that.
If Gray has the documents he ought to
let 'em speak for themselves. It IS pos
sible that Gray as we'll as the other fell
lows were worked by Ellis.