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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The policy of the present administra-
ton is to make the obtaining of pen.
sions as difficult as possible. In accord.
ance with this policy applicants for PEN
sions are required to 60 long distances
to appear before examining %boards-it
evidently being figured that the expense
OF travelling a long distance to be ex.
amined will discourage the applicant
from perfecting a claim. Thus appli-
cants in Burleigh county, instead of
being instructed to appear before the
examining board in Bismarck are told
to go to jamestown. This expense some
can ill afford to incur, and they are
therefore unable to obtain aver a hear
IN: before the great II AIMS" who by
The grace of ex-confederates and weak
sisters in the north are allowed to weld
temporary power at the seat of govern.
ment they once endeavored to destroy.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The annual meeting of the Northern
Pacific stockholders occurs on the 10Th
OF next month and in opposition to the
Ives. Belmont movement the friends of
Henry Willard on the board are said to
be gathering in proxies in response to
private circulars sent out to the various
stockholders. The new board is to be
chosen for n year instead of three,
pending receivership. The Willard
ticket for directors is said to be as fol.
lows: Johnston Livingston, Charles B,
Wright, Charlemagne Tower, Jr., D. H.
Houghtaling, r. G. Martin, Charles T,
Barney, T. F. Cakes, VIM. L. Bull, j. B.
Williams, j. B. Haggin, VIM. R. Mer.
Ram, and n other to be supplied by
the committee.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

SENATOR HASsBRoUGH protests against
legislation that will oblige the producers
to pay their creditors two bushels of
wheat when M bushel was equivalent to
the debt at the date it was contracted.
No such legislation is proposed. The
repeal of the Sherman law is the ques-
ton before congress, and it is admitted,
even by free coinage advocates that this
law is not beneficial to silver. Why,
then, don't they repeal it and then pro-
pose such legislation as they assume
will be beneficial? But as to Senator
Hansbrough's declaration. There is no
reason in the argument that the pro.
Queer should not pay his debts in more
bushels of wheat than it required at the
time the loan was made. Supply and
demand regulates the price Of wheat and
it would be nonsense to argue that the
farmer who borrowed 800 when wheat
was worth 81 per bushel should be al
lowed to pay his debt with 100 bushels
OF wheat in a year when wheat CON-
mands but 50 cents q bushel. This
would be unfair to the creditor. Nor
should the producer who borrows 500
when the market price OF wheat is so
cents per bushel be obliged to give the
creditor 200 bushels to l%iquidatethe debt
in a year when the market price of wheat
is 81 per bushel. That would not be
fair to the borrower. It isn't wheat that
is borrowed or loaned. It is money
the simple representative of labor per-
tormed-the mute representative of
dicker and trade. No legislation can
regulate the immutable law of supply
and demand MOI regulate the prices so
that the same amount of any given pro-
duct will always command in exchange
! the same amount of some other product
which transaction the dollar simply
represents as a matter of convenience.
In other words q dollar does not always
represent one bushel of wheat, ur
twenty pounds of sugar, or four bushels
of potatoes. 1t represents whatever
amount the parties to the trade, or ex-
change of goods, farm products or man.
ufactures-the one article for the other
may determine. Barter and trade
and supply and demand regulate the
true value-the purchasing power-of
the dollar-money.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON is especially
prominent just now becauee Of his posi-
ton on the committee of elections. He
will present the minority report and
lead the fight against the repeal of the
federal election law. He will open the
debate and control the time for the re-
publican side. Washington advices say
that he will not occupy all the time, how
ever, and has selected two of the best
orators on the republican side to speak
for the minority. He has invited Repre-
sentative Dolliver, the brilliant young
republican orator from Iowa, to lead in
the discussion, and Dolliver has con-
sented to do so. He is now engaged in
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

PAwNEE BILLS picture hasn't that
charm for Cherokee strip settlers it had
two or three weeks ago. His ringlets or
locklets or whatever he calls the unre.
stricted growth of hair upon his head
doesn't seem to inspire the land-seeker
as much as it did some time ago. In
about another week it will hardly be safe
for .Pawnee Bill to lay claim to the fact
that he secured the opening of the
Cherokee strip to settlement. Pawnee
Bill had better absquatulate.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29
The republicans have offered the clio.

The republicans have offered the clo-
ture rule in the senate as a means of
ending what is recognized by intelli-
gent people everywhere as a ridiculous
farce and admitted by the opponents to
the repeal bill as being, not a discussion
of merit but mere Alibustering-simply
talk against time. There ought to be a
time when common sense and justice
shall rule in all representative legisla-
tive bodies. So long as digniied debate
INDUCED in for the purpose of Analysing
and throwing light upon all sides of the
question under consideration continues,
then no cloture rule ought to apply,
but when it is apparent to everybody
and admitted by the participants in the
discussion that debate is being contin.
ued for the mere purpose of killing
time-for a mere test of endurance
then some means should be provided
to put an end to it. This is q country
of majority rule and after due respect
to the minority and proper consideration
of its proposition and it's demands the
bow to the inev1table-to the majority
must be made, else popular, free govern.
ment is a farce. Senator Lodge struck
the keynote Thursday when he declared
that to vote without debate might be
harsh, but to debate and never vote
was lmbecility.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

"FooDs and Food Adulterants," Civ.
ing the results of investigation made
under the directions of Prof. H. W.
Wiley, chief of the chemical division is
issued as Bulletin No. 49," from the
United States department of agricul.
ture. 1t treats particularly of canned
goods and their relative nutriment. 1t
is shown that canned goods are not only
dangerous to health in many instances
but that the nutriment is largely out Of
proportion to the cost. It is shown con-
clusively that the use Of canned goods
is in every a luxury. The lowest
percentage of dry matter is in string
beans, All. In other words in buying
100 pounds of canned string beans one
purchases 1888 pounds of water, and If
the strings or indigestible substance is
deducted, only about three pounds of
nutriment out of 100 pounds purchased
would be obtained. The cost therefore
of the digestible matter in canned
string beans at the averaged price
charged would be about &c. so per pound.
Canned corn and peas show q larger
percentage Of nutritious properties, but
canned goods of every nature are de.
clared luxuries. These practical con.
illusions. says Prot. Wiley, may prove OF
some help to the laboring man and the
head of the family, when he finds him
self in Strengthened circumstances, by
assisting him in investing his money in
a wiser and more economic way than in
the purchase of canned vegetables. An
expenditure Of ten or fifteen cents for a
good quality Of flour or meal will pur-
chase as much for a family as the in
vestment Of So or 81 in canned goods
would.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29
FROM FORTRESS TO FARM.

In a short time, probably next week,
the TRIBUNE will begin the publ
cation of some of the early "reminiscences
of North Dakota frontier days of twenty
five years ago, from the pen of Linda
w. Slaughter, and in announcing this
special feature, the TRIBUNE desires to
say that a treat is in store for all who
are interested in the early history of
Bismarck and vicinity. The article will
be written in narrative style and in the
interest of true history the utmost care
will be taken and the most complete
research made to obtain reliable data
for all incidents mentioned. In short
it will be a truthful, impartial and ex-
haustive recount O the trials, the vicis-
situdes, the novelty, the hardshlps,
the pleasures and veXations of frontier
life in Dakota in general, and on the
Missouri slope and in Bismarck in par
ticular. Mrs. Slaughter's husband was
an army surgeon stationed at Fort Rice
long before the Northern Pacific rail
read, Bismarck and the development of
Dakota vas thought possible DR..
Slaughter accompanied all the early ex-
petitions sent out to protect the
Northern Pacific engineers in their
work and Mrs. Slaughter IN the
early days-twenty-two years ago
was n Of the few women on
the frontier. She writes en~tertainingly
of life at the early frontier military
posts and being one of the very first
white women in Bismarck-having been
here when their was not a single log or
frame house in the city-and at that
early date of a literary turn of mind,
jotting down such incidents as she
thought valuable for the future historian,
she of all others, perhaps, is best quail
lied to write of the "early days in Bis
marck," interest in which has been az
cited by the TR1BUSE's publication of
incidents gathered from it's files of
"Twenty Years Age" These reminis.
oences will be purely historical in their
nature, and the TRIBUNE can assure it's
readers that "From Fortress to Farm;
or Twenty Three Years on the Frontier"
81 the serial will be headed, will be found
intensely interesting reading and valu-
able history
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29
section trains instead of single trains on
different time schedule.

The st. Paul Globe, which is ex-
tremely democratic, hits Montana pretty
hard. 1t says a demand is being made
by the Montana papers for an extra ses-
sion of the legislature to elect a United
States senator. 1t adds that, with the
example of the present United States
senate before us possibly the state will
be just as we'll represented without a
senator rs with one.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

Col. PAT DOMAIN was in Minneapolis,
Thursday. He doesn't claim connection
with North Dakota any more. He regis.
ters from Oregon. There was q time
when the colonel shouted long and loud
for North Dakota, but North Dakota
didn't return the compliment and new
the colonel is very sore-can't say mean
enough things against the state and he1
people.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

DEMOCRATS before the ways and means
committee arguing for protection! What
a spectacle. Governor MacCorkle of
West Virginia, elected on a platform de-
nouncing tariff as a "robber," last fall
stumping his state denounoing the "coal
barons' and "iron barons," now before
the committee arguing i n favor of pro-
lection and tariff on coal and iron. What
q consummate fraud democracy is any,
how. How they worked" the people
last fall for suckers all over the country.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

As H worlds supply of wheat is
larger than the consumption in the very
nature Of things the price cannot be
very high. There is no good reason to
expect much higher prices than nov
prevail. Should wheat go to 60 or G.
cents a bushel next spring it will pay
the farmer who is out Of debt only to
hold his wheat. The farmer who is in
debt and paying interest had better un.
load.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

CONGRESSMAN BRECKENRIDGE denies
that he seduced Miss Pollard, denies
that he ever promised to marry her and
denies that he is the father of any of her
four children. This is the c~ongressman's
answer to Miss Pollsrd's complaint.
The universal impression prevails that
Congressman Breckenridge in denying
the charges of Miss Pollard is simply
adding perjury to the greater crimes
already committed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29
CoSGREssMAN JoHSsoN.s REPORT.

CONGRESSMAN JOHNsON's REPORT.
Congressman johnson has submitted
his minority report against the repeal of
federal election laws. No evidence was
taken before the house committee, and
the minority enjoyed no knowledge of
the contents of the majority report in
favor of the passage Of the bill for repeal
except as they were informed in general
way, that the repeal is urged upon two
grounds: First, that the laws proposed
to be repealed are unconstitutional;
second, that they are expedient. The
minority is unable to agree with the
conclusions of the majority on the
grounds mentioned, or for any other
reasons.
The report then quotes from the fed
eral statutes, from the constitution Of
the United States, from the Madison
papers, from supreme court decisions
and from the highest authorities in the
land to show the absolute constitutions
atty of the laws proposed to be repealed.
The alleged friction between state and
federal authority, growing out of federal
supervision of elections for federal
offices, is shown to be purely imaginary
from the fact that no serious collisions
have ever occurred, and the report on
the subject made by the special commit
tee appointed by the last congress-. The
report concludes with the following
patriotic paragraphs:
1t must be borne in mind that the federal
election laws do not in any way interfere
with state laws as to state elections, nor do
the federal supervisors assume the respOn-
sibllity of enforcing either state or federal
laws at the polls, but are there simply to
observe snd report the facts when irregu-
larities occur.
In view of the clear and full decisions of
the supreme court, as set forth elsewhere
IN this report, it is deemed a work Of super.
erogation to discuss the constitutionality
OF these laws comforting federal authority
10 punish vlolators OF state laws where
such violations relate to elections of federal
0fhcers. 1t Is conceded that it costs money
To- maintain these safeguards of the ballot.
The aggregate for the whole country seems
large, but as yet we have not had pointed
out to us the unreasOnableness of any of
Vic Speciuc lteIns. Inc supervision OF these
costs and the responsibility for the allow
ance Of these bills may not be perfect, but
they are as nearly SO and exactly the same
as supervision and allowance Of the ac-
counts of trustees. guardians and admins
TRAITORS of trust funds as we'll as accounts
for the endorsements Of the revenue laws.
Every item must be accompanied by a
voucher, must be sworn to, must be sub
mitted to the inspection of a district attor-
ney, and must be approved or disapproved
in open court by a federal judge. II these
safeguards are not sufficient it becomes
our duty to amend the law IN this regard.
1t furnishes no argument tor repeal. A
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Chicago
Tribune puts it very neatly when he
says: "A large contingent Of the repub.
lican party voted for Mr.. Cleveland
under the delusive impression that "a
change was desirable and on the
strength of a more OF less popular con-
viction that he was enough better than
his party to secure to the country the
betterment it was expected would follow
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

SENATOR HANsBRoUGH in his anti.
repeal speech declares that the price of
wheat has fuctuated with the price of
silver. Well, what of it? That signi-
fes nothing. All commodities have
fallen in value greatly during the past
twenty y~ears-silver with the balance.
The purchasing power of q dollar in any
kind of money therefore is greater now
than ever, and it also takes more pro.
duce to buy q dollar.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

BEGINNING last Monday the 500 line
put on a handsome through train
from Minneapolis and st. Paul to the
Pacific coast. It is a vestibule train
with dining car service and first. class
and tourist sleepers and runs through
Portal and via Canadian Pacific to New
Whatcom on Puget Sound. A through
palace train from Boston to the coast will
be the next move.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

"THERE a no longer be doubt as to
the Icalling of a special session of the
legislature" shouts Editor Quinn in
the Butte Miner, but as Governor Rick.
ards refuses to call it, it is not quite
clear where the Miner finds ground for
it's mo doubt"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The new ans.continental train on
the 500 out of Minneapolis, Monday is
said to have been a "daisy," whatever
that may mean. The 500 is pretty
frisky, but when it comes to getting
across the continent there's none of EN-
can get away with the old reliable N. r.
even if it does insist on running double
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The prohibitionists of Iowa are bound
to make asses of themselves. Refus,no
to listen to good advice given them bv
their recent nominee, Coffin, who de-.
cllned to run for governor, they have
now trotted out Bennett Mitchell.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

Two GREAT days at the Worlds Fair
come together-Chicsgo day, October
9Th, and North Dakota day, October
lOth. They will be the grandest events
of the fair.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The Fargo Argus says Congressman
johnson anticipated Senator Hans
brough's silver speech and answered all
his arguments in advance. This can
hardly be as Hansbrough made no ar.
Oumont
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

preparing a speech which everybody
who 10 interested in the matter thinks
will be the effort OF his life. Mr.. John.
son has also invited ex-Speaker Reed to
occupy the last hour for the republicans
and Mr.. Reed will accept il not absent
at the Worlds Fair at the time.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON has undertaken
a big job-more difficult even than
thu settlement of the financial problem,
He has undertaken, through the agri.
cultural department, to abolish the
Russian thistle from North Dakota.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

IT is said that Jack Haverly, at one
time the most popular theatrical man.
ager in the country, and the man who
inaugurated and popularized genteel
minstrelsy, is now in a private insane
h0spit8l.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

SENATOR VOORHEES, having made one of
the greatest humbug speeches ever
made by a demagogue, at the beginning
of the silver discussion in the senate, is
NOW following up his record by demon
strating his total lack of tact and ability
in the management of the measure, to
consider which the administration
called the special session of congress-.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The Fargo Argus having started a
boom for Congressman johnson for gov
ernor, the Lisbon Star feels licensed to
kill off someone also, and suggests Hon.
H. f. Miller of Fargo, for the place.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The Worlds Fair commissioners have
decided definitely that the exposition
will close October 3Oth, as planned from
the beginning. Now is the time-only
t%hirty-nlne days more, in which to see
the great fair.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND having ap.
pointed to the Italian mission an Anglo
American of the deepest dye, it remains
to he seen it he will be sustained in bis
un-Americanism by having the appoint.
ment confirmed by q democratic senate.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The consultation of Senators Roach.
and Kyle and Ex-Governor Ordway is
construed in Washington to mean that
Ordway is urging the appointment of
his son, George, to the position in
the attorney generals Office, made va
cant by the resignation of Hon. r. N.
Stevens.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

JOHN Woo1EY, a w. G. T. q. idol in
st. Paul, and manager of the Crest
Island' scheme, has gone wrong, and
confiding temperance people are mourn
ing the loss of something like $4,000 in
the shape of contributions for temper
ance work, diverted to wrong channels.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

That old Buttz- Cotton case has been
tried again before Judge Rose, and Col
ton wins. This was a case wherein
BUTTE was to receive a certain portion of
the townsite Of Lisbon If he succeeded
in locating the county seat at TINT point.
The county seat was located at Lisbon
all right, but Cotton claims-no thanks
to BUTTE.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

MINNESOTA seems to be faring pretty
we'll at the Worlds Fair. On various
exhibits, including live stock, she has
already received 12O premiums and she
isn't through yet by any a
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

EDITOR HARRISON discovers that Jud
LaMoure has almost entirely disappeared
from the public print-a fact that de-
serves universal applause. George will
find Jud in it just the same in due time.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

GOVERNOR Bo1Es admits that he
doesn't know anything about the silver
question, and doesn't know what the
democrats of Iowa would do about it if
they had a chance. And Boies is n
sidered about as intelligent as intelli-
gence goes among democrats-but he's a
heap more candid.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

FRANK MCINTYRE, of Larimore, who is
an applicant for a position under Attor-
ney General--let's see, who is it-Olney,
says he was offered an endorsement
from Senator Hill of New York, but he
declined it. Mcintyre had better not
throw too many endorsements over his
ehOulder.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

IT is not at all unlikely that owing to
the rules and customs of the senate
not to shut off debate-allowing n
tors to talk till doomsday if they desire
"a compromise measure will have to be
agreed upon-possibly the Faulkner
amendment to the repeal bill.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

WATER is scaroer than red liquor on
the Cherokee strip and good, pure water
commands the same price per glass as
alleged Kentucky whisky.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

IHE county treasurer Of Burleigh
county is now enabled to pay all war.
rants issued prior to last January.
Since that date no warrants, except on
cash funds, have been drawn.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

ALL the state papers say that farmers
who have consigned their wheat to
Ex-Governor Burke, at Duluth, have OBJ
tanned good results.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

SENATOR HANsBRouGH declares that
is in favor of an honest dollar and
that a dishonest dollar is just as apt to
be worth $1.40 as it is to be worth GO
canfa
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-29

The Worlds Fair authorities having
named October 7th as "Confederate
Day." it will now be in order for them to
set a date for anarchists Day."