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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Enters the Office of Russell Sage,
New York, and Demands
$1,000, 900.
Upon Being Refused He Throws a
Dynamite Bomb ut Mr..
Sage.
Five Persons, Including the Tramp,
Blown to Pieces-Sage
Injured.
A Bomb Throw err,

New York, Dec. AT 1915 p. m. a
shabbily dressed man carrying a small
handbag called at Russell Sage's Office.
Mr.. Sage's clerk said he was busy and
could not be seen. The man began talk
ing louder and Sage came from the inner
office to see what the trouble was. The
man at once demanded $1,OOO,OOO from
Mr.. Sage and upon being refused pro-
duced a dynamite bomb from a satchel
and threw it at the fnancier's head. A
terrific explosion followed. The man
who threw the bomb was killed, together
with five other persons, who we're in the
office at the time. Five people we're in
jured including Sage. The killed we're
literally blown to pieces.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
IN A MADHOUSE.
Cyrus w. Fiesd's Erratic Son Declared
Insane--Robbed His Father.

Cyrus w. Fields Erratic Son Declared
Insane--Robbed His Father.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-The Sun says
that Edward NJ. Field. who wrecked his
firm, stripped his father, Cyrus w.
Field, of all possessions, and upon whose
life there is an insurance of $500, 900 has
attempted suicide. In what manner he
sought to kill himself is not recited in
the papers on which he was committed
by Judge McAdam of the superior court
to the Vernon house, at Mount Vernon,
as a dangerous lunatic. This course was
adopted by the Field family evidently to
avoid publicity. The affidavits which
were offered were all ready and volumi-
nous. In these affidavits Doctors Fitch
and Ingram, well known insanity ex-
perts, declare under oath that Field is a
mailman, dangerous beth to himself and
to others. They go into details of his
insanity and declare that he made an
attempt upon his own life. Mr.. Field
was taken to Mount Vernon at 9:55 pm.
It was learned authoritatively that his
commitment is but a temporary resort,
pending public proceedings to determine
whether Mr.. Field is a lunatic or not.
Cyrus W. Field, who is now, it is feared,
dying, has been absolutely stripped of
his possessions by his mad son. The
following story came from the lips of
the impoverished nan himself on his
sick bed, and is repeated by a friend who
heard it. Three days after the funeral
of Mrs. Cyrus w. Field, Edward entered
his fathers sick chamber and told him
some of his difficulties.
As the Friend Relates It.:
Cyrus Field told me that his son Ed
ward came to him and said he must
have money to save himself from ruin
and disgrace. He did not tell his father
the extent of his troubles. He said he
must have money Immediately to tide
him w for a short time. Cyrus Field
directed that the key to his strong box
should be handed to Edward and he
told his son: Here is the key of the box
containing my securities. Take enough
of them, my son, to help you through
your troubles" Edward Field took the
key and he furthermore took every
security in the box, and Cyrus Field
told me that he was now as poor as the
day he entered the world. The mystery
is where all the money has gone to. The
amount of securities taken on this occa-
sion by Edward from his father was in
the neighborhood of $500, 900. Cyrus
w. Field has not been considered a very
rich man since his heavy losses in 1887,
and this was, as he himself said, all he
had in the world. About midnight Mr..
Fields physicians said that their patient
was resting quietly, and that his family
were not so worried as they had been in
the afternoon
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
NJ REGULATION.
Belief Growing hat the Cheyenne Agent
Will Soon Have to Co.

Belief Growing that the Cheyenne Agent
Will Soon Have to Go.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., Dec. 4.-United
States officials here predict the removal
of H. Palmer, Indian agent at the Chey-
enne agency within the next few days.
The denials of wrong doing which have
been sent out are generally from parties
who T. directly implicated in the
charges against the agent. The opinion
prevails. by those who were present at
the inquiry instituted by Inspector Siss~
ney, that damaging testimony wa Sc
cured against Palmer, and the inspector
declared before leaving that it would be
made public before long. From what can
be gathered it seems that Palmer per-
mitted his son-in-law, Schonfeldt, to
carry on the illegal work, receiving a 10
per cent. commission upon the awarding
of all contracts. The amount of money
secured by Schonfeldt is v~ariously es-
tinated at from SIS, 900 to $40, 900. Tes-
timony is being quietly gathered in
piece by piece from a number of mer-
chants, which is damaging to Palmer
and his son-in-law. The stealing was
accomplished in two ways, first, by buy
ing cattle and certifying that they
weighed more than they really did.
Schonfeld't methods, however, were
mainly confined to purchasing cattle of
Indians at a very reduced figure and
then making out a voucher in the In
dams name for the government price,
the difference being added to Schon-
feldt's private means.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
6AC WAS
A Pennsylvania Woman Summoned as a
Juror.

A Pennsylvania Woman as n
PITTSBURG, Dec. 7.-Presiding judge
Thomas Ewing, Of this county, has just
achieved the distinction of summoning
the first woman juror in Pennsylvania.
Recently the lame Of "Ilga Hoffman,
jeweler, Twentieth ward" came out.
When court met Ilga Hoffman did not
answer, and, persisting in apparent con-
tunacy, the sheriff was summoned. He
deposed that Ilga had been regularly
summoned, so Deputy Sheriff Richards
was instructed by the court to bring
Ilga to the front to show
cause for nonappearance. Rich
ards repaired to Ilga Hoff-
mans place of business, when a vision
OF beauty answered the and
demanded to know what he wanted.
He explained, and she declared she was
the person named. The gallant Richards
caught convulsively at the jewelry case
for a moment and then fled. On his re-
turn he reported that Ilga Hoffman,
though taxed and held amenable to the
laws of Pennsylvania, wore petticoats,
and the judge accordingly made an
order excusing her from jury duty.
Since then every lawyer has had a laugh
on Judge Ewing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
ST. PAUL FlREBUGS,

Arrest of a Gang Who Burned Buildings
for a Portion of the Insurance.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 3.-One of the most
diabolical conspiracies ever c%oncocted
was brought to a focus and eliminated
in the arrest of a gang of i~ncendiaries
who for over a year have made a regu-
lar business of setting fire to houses and
stores in various parts of the city for Il e
purpose of securing a portion of the in
surance money. The scheme was un-
earthed by detectives who stood in with
the gang and nabbed them in the very
act of applying the lighted match which
was intended to destroy property.
At S:15 p. III. Moritz Michael, in COM
pany with one Of the detectives, fired a
building upon which a policy of insur-
ance had been obtained, the understand
ing being that Michael was to receive a
part of the insurance Michael has al
ready been trapped into a confession
that he has burned five houses in West
st. Paul on the percentage of the in
surance plan. One of these was that of
his uncle, Max Michael. He has also
stated that when he lived in Chicago.
under the name of John Myers. he
made lots of money out of setting fires.
The detectives have about 500 type
written pages of evidence secured
against the gang. Max Michael, an
uncle of Moritz, was also arrested as be-
ing an accomplish in the business. The
house fired is at the corner of Water and
Edwards street. A gasoline stove stood
in the corner of the kitchen. The gaso-
line had been turned on and a pile of
straw set by the stove. A lighted CALI
die was placed on a box in this straw,
and when it had burned a short time it
would ignite the pile. Moritz Michael
was arrested just as he had closed and
locked the outside door and was leaving
the house. The candle would have
burned for about four hours, when it
was intended for the house to burn.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Against Track Buyers.

MlNNEAPoL1s, Dec. 4.-The Tribune
says: The general order of the Great
Northen railway issued to local freight
agents in North Dakota, forbidding
them to furnish cars for the shipment
OF wheat to any but elevator men and
actual farmers, has stirred up trouble.
This move on the part of the Great
Northern shuts out the track buyers,
whom the farmers regarded as their
best friends, inasmuch as they paid
them better prices for their wheat than
the elevators could afford to give. The
farmers now complain that the order
is of no advantage to them, but is solely
beneficial to the elevators as it removes
all competition. The farmers are many
OF them unable, by eason of the dis
lance they are obliged to haul their
wheat, to load a car within twenty-four
hours, as the freight rules require.
This means a loss Of So demurrage.
An official of the Great Northern, who
has been seen at the general office, gave
the following reasons for issuing the
order:
"We did it," said he "to get rid of the
track buyers. These men have no capt.
tai to speak of, and own no storage
capacity. They simply wait and round
up the farmers and buy their wheat at a
little higher figure than the elevators
a offer. In other words track buyers
are scalpers. We object to them be-
cause they practically make warehouses
of our cars. instead Of building their
own receptacles. They are unreliable
and therefore a hindrance to business,
as they delay the cars, and sometimes
are not on hand to Keep their con-
tracts"
The same official said he had received
nc word that the farmers were dissatis-
fed. On the contrary he had heard
they were greatly pleased.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
McManus Hung.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-John Nc
Manus was hanged in Moyamensing
prison yard at 1908 a. m. After the
prisoner had assembled the scaffold he
deliberately sat down and took off his
shoes, he having sworn that he would
"never die with his boots on" He then
stood up, and in a broken voice said
that he humbly asked forgiveness, and
said that he freely forgave everybody.
His arms were then pinioned, the rope
adjusted to his neck, the black cap
placed on his head, and while the priests
were praying for him the signal was
given and the drop fell. His neck was
broken by the fall, and at 10. 80 the doc
tors pronounced life extinct. His crime
was the murder of Eugene McGinnis on
Feb. 81.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Five Members of a Detroit Family
Perish in a Burning
Building.
"A Gang of Incendiaries Arrested in
st. Paul by the De-
tectives.
They Made a Business of Burning
Buildings for a Portion of
10.
the Insurance.
Five Persons Cremated.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. "A frightful
fatality occurred shortly after 9 o'clock
a. m, when, in the partial burning of
\ the two-story brick store and residence
Of George J. Refs, at the corner of Or
leans and Catharine streets, five persons
lot their lives. The dead include five of
Mr.. Refs family of seven-Mr. Refs him
self, his wife and three n Eight per-
sons occupied the apartments above the
store, but three of them-the servant
girl and two sons, Moxie and Tony
escaped. It was within a few moments
OF 2 o'clock when the patrolman on the
beat noticed the blaze. The fire was in
the front part of the store, and spread
rapidly. After turning in an alarm the
officer ran to the burning building and
saw the servant girl and Tony Refs
climb out of the front window to the
cornice. Another boy, Moxie, aged Is,
was on a roof back of the building. The
latter climbed down the lightning rod
and escaped %uninjured. Tony and the
servant girl jumped, but were caught
safely by fremen. When a door leading
TO a rear stairway OF the house was
broken open the bodies of Mr.. Refs and
his wife were
Found Lying in a Heap
at the foot of the stairway. They were
burned to a crisp. The fremen at once
made their way to the upper floor, and
there found first the body of Charles
Refs, aged 20, stretched on the floor
near a side window, and in one of the
front rooms were found the bodies of
two boys, Eddie Refs and Josie. The
bodies were taken from the burning
building and removed to a livery stable
across the way. The boys had been
suffocated. There is no clew as to the
origin of the fire. The damage to the
building and contents will amount to
about s 1000.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
SAGE ALL RIGHT,
Gould's Partner Able to Be Down Town

Gould's Partner Able to Be Down Town
as Usual.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Russell Sage
came down town as usual and said he
was all right. The streets around the
wreck of the Arcade building were
crowded with numerous lookers-on,
while the building department is ar
rangin tho necessary repairs. The po-
lice keep everybody out of the building.
Mr.. Osborne, the only clerk Of Mr..
Sage who escaped unhurt, is engaged
n recovering scattered papers. Among
the documents recovered is the check
which young Robertson had with him
when he was mangled by the explosion.
1t is covered with blood and two holes
were blown through it. It was for
$4,000 and is drawn in favor of Sage to
pay for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
bonds. Mr.. Conner says that no bonds
or securities were lost by himself or MI.
Sage.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Wanamaker's Estim ates.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The post.
master generals report shows that the
postal deficit of So. 900, 900 is surely dis
appearing, Notwithstanding enormous
losses by a reduction of the postage re-
ceipts due to a discontinuance of the
lottery business, and that the service.
will probably be self-sustaining on July
l, 1898. The estimated expenditures for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1899, are
$40, 755. 54s; revenue, $72, III, 149; leaving
an estimated deficiency of s., 1878, 392.
For the year ending June 30, 1893, the
receipts are estimated at $50, $3.50, $50,
and expenditures, $s0, 1885, 0O, leaving 8
surplus ofs 412, Dp4499. 81
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Thought to Be an Escaped Lunattc,


New YORK, Dec. IA special from
Albany says the dynamite crank is
thought to be Hiram D. Wilson, aged
40, an escaped lunatic, and native of
Glen Falls, Warren county. Wilson
had previously escaped from the Utica
asylum. He was a very strong man
m of light complexion. Wilson, after
short terms in insane asylums, has been
discharged as cured or escaped. He has
generally celebrated his freedom by
threatening to kill some one who re-
fused to meet his demands for money.
several years ago he attempted to kill a
man whom ne had asked for money to
set him up in business. On another
occasion when A. U. Arkell was in
Albany, Wilson made a demand on him.
Upon being refused Wilson threatened
to kill Mr.. Arkell, and even attempted
to assault him in his Office.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
NEWS NOTES.
Paragraphs of Interest Cleaned from
Many Sources.

Paragraphs of Interest Cleaned from
Many Sources.
Creston, Ia, has a curiosity In the
shape of a two-headed calf.
Charles Soergel, of Anna, Ills, acct
dentally shot and killed himself
Wednesday while bunting.
The Corn Belt bank at Bloomington,
Ills, has been authorized to do business
with a capital stock of 800, 600.
The South Carolina general assembly
has elected Attorney General Y. j.
Pope associate justice of supreme court.
A mad dog has caused a scare in
mails bitten by the brute have been
killed.
General McCook has issued orders for
the reoccupation of Fort Marcy by
troops. The post was abandoned last
spring.
The Chicago anarchist cases have been
reassigned for argument in the United
States supreme court on Monday the
21St inst.
An old lady named Cusack en- route
from Ireland to join her son in Chicago,
died suddenly on a Fort Wayne train
near Wooster, o.
Scarlet fever has broken out at Gold
field, Ia, and an epidemic is feared.
The town authorities are taking steps to
prevent its spread.
General John G. Black, commissioner
of pensions under Cleveland, is a can
didate for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination in Illinois.
Chris Becklinger has been held with
out bail at Elgin, Ills, for f%racturing
the skull of Steve Bently with a stove
cover. Bently will die.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Editorial association will meet
at Cincinnati Jan. 2 to fix the date and
place of meeting of the next convention.
A river man was run over and in
stantly killed by a Milwaukee switch
engine at La Crosse about $3.50 D. m.
He was walking on the track. His name
was not learned.
What is supposed to be a wildcat is
causing terror among the people living
near Leroy, Ills. No M has yet been
attacked, but d%epredations have been
made on domestic fowls.
The wife of the late Captain McKin-
NY VI oAA AAAos1 WIN SO41l1AUUCu SUI
eide a few weeks ago by shooting him
self, has been declared insane and
placed in the asylum at Anna.
The Manitoba railway has filed a trust
deed in favor of the Central Trust COM
pany, Of New York, on the branch line
from Alton, Teal county, N. D., to Hal
stead, Norman county, MINI.
The five mercantile appraisers of Phil
adelphia, Messrs. Baton, Houseman,
Crawford, Bell and Hunter, indicted for
fraud in office, were sentenced to dis
missal from office. The costs of the
prosecution are assessed against them.
At New Hampton, Ia, A. S. Birdsall,
aged "a, was recently swindled out Of
$500 by a Chicago gang 6, who claimed to
be the Chicago Theatrical company"
He put up the cash and took a worthless
mortgage as security.
The diphtheria scare at GAINESVILLE,
Ia, is about over and the quarantine
yer all houses will be raised this week..
The quarantine prohibiting all public
meetings vas raised last week. Bust
ness has been almost at a standstiu for
more than a month.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11

timber cradle which had been built
about it. Mr. Cramp escrrted Miss
Page to the altar on whose emf
hence she stood in full view
of waiting thousands sharing with the
inanimate mass in front of her the in
terest of the launch. Above her head
rose the graceful lines of the vessels
PROV, and from the bow just above her
a short staff on which hung the ensign.
Against the swelling sides of the vessel
with their bright coat Of red and white
hung two big black anchors. This was
all that came within Miss Pages field of
vision. But to the throng that gath
cred in the ~improvised ampitheatre
along the wharves the vessels deck was
gay with bunting hung from stem to
stern. The foreman gave a last look
up and down the line of workmen n
der the hull. The work seemed COM
pleted. He looked up for the signal.
Mr.. Cramp nodded. The next minute
the big saws began to move forward
and packard, cutting narrow paths
through the timbers. The thousands
who stood watching the vessel were
silent. The noise of the saws sounded
clear and distinctly through the breath
less silence. Miss Page grasped the
champagne bottle in her right hand and
prepared herself for quick action. The
great weight of the vessel partially an
ticipated the work of the saws and one
after another of the timbers cracked in
quick succession. Then the huge hull
suddenly started on its voyage to the
river, but not too suddenly for the
christening party. Snow said Mr..
Cramp in a whisper, and, responding to
the signal, Miss Page broke the bottle
of wine against the fast receeding Prov
and in a clear, distinct tone said:
II Christen The New York"
Faster and faster moves the great hull
unto the accompaniment of shrill
whistling chorus and waving of a thou
sand hats and handkerchiefs it glided
into the water, scattering wei the
rivers surface the wedges and other
timbers which had gone down with it.
AS the hull entered the water the cur
rent caught it and turned it almost
%broadside on to the shore. There was a
rattle of chains and a splash on each
side of the bow. The Dig black anchors
had been dropped, had caught on the
rivers bed, and before the ship had
begun to feel her freedom she was once
more a prisoner, floating idly on the
tide. From her anchorage she will be
towed to one Of the wharves, where she
will probably lie for nearly a year while
workmen fasten on her steel armor, put
her boilers and engines in place and fit
her out for sea duty. The tug whistles
were still sounding when Mr.. Cr.mp
started his guests to the banquet room
where the collation. was spread. The
room was brightly illuminated in incan-
descent lights. A large round table at
n end of the room had been decorated
especially for Mrs. Harrison and the
other more distinguished guests of the
occasion. At the luncheon Mr.. Cramp
presented to the ladies of the christen-
ing party exquisite souvenirs of the
OCCASION.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Has Killed Fourteen Men,

LEBANON, Mo-, Dec. 4.-Nothing has
been done in the Wills Howard case as
yet beyond the filing of the application
for a continuance. This the prosecu-
ton is fighting. The town is filling up
with witnesses, and the probability is
the case will go to trial. Howard, who
was confined in the st. Louis Jail for
safe keeping, was brought here. He
enjoys the distinction of having killed
fourteen men. The particular offense
to be heard here is the killing of a mute
named McMichael, in Maries county,
the case coming here on change of
venue.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
The New York Launched.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 3.-The armored
cruiser New York, designed to be the
most formidable as we'll as the largest
man-of-war in the United States navy
was launched during the afternoon with
appropriate ceremonies at the yard of
William Cramp & Sons. She slipped
into the water amid the screaming of
steam whistles, and to the cheers of
thousands who had gathered to witness
the event. Nearly a thousand OF these
people were distinguished citizens Of
New York, drawn here by a patriotic
feeling in the great vessel, SO appropri-
asely named after their state, and dis
tinguished politicians Of many states
who had come from Washington at the
invitation of the ship builders to study
an object lesson on the subject of the
navy of the United States, and most Of
these were accompanied by their wives
anil other ladies of their families. The
great ship yard has been in a state of
confusion for more than a week prepar-
ing for this occasion. and everything
was in perfect order.
The Launching Ceremonies.
When the hour of O'Clock arrived the
workmen under the hull began to knock
away the poles which had served as
props at the vessel side. Before this the
battering ram and the mallets had
driven the wedges slowly and evenly
into the sides of the cradle until they
raised the hulrs enormous weight clear
of the keel blocks. Then these blocks
were knocked away q after another,
and feat hull rested free from the
sSSassa s.n .ade8of thu hinge
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11
Chilli viii Not Ignore Ia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The CHILEAN
minister has received no late dispatches
from his government bearing on the
complications between that country
and the United States. All published
statements that Chill intends to ignore
the requests of the United States gov
eminent and that Chilian affairs have
again assumed a serious character are
declared false by the minister, who
says they emanate from parties who
wish to5cause trouble and ~ill-feeling be-
tween the two countries.