Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-14

timber land movment on the Puget sound
which promises to develope large results,
at no very distant day, as the lumber
supply of the northern states will be
about exhausted within the next decade,
and the market will be such that west
ern lumber can be shipped east ut Il
profit.
I. N. Oium last week received from
Major J. S. Murphy, Indian agent at
Fort Betthold, a present Of II fine robe,
says the Lisbon Star. 1t is the skin Of
a 2.year.old beef, of n dark red color,
nicely tanned, and the flesh side orna-
mented with many Indian hieroglyph-
les, "hand painted the handiwork of
the "noble red man." There are repre-
sentatlons OF Indians hunting buffaloee,
on tue war path, scalping scenes, dane
ing, etc., in fact about every amusement
that "Lo' delights in is depicted in all
colors Of the rainbow on that innocent
hide. 1t is quite a curiosity and at
tracts much attention.
Grand Forks Herald: George X.
Dyke returned yesterday from a visit of
several weeks spent very pleasantly in
Washington. Mr. Dyke says the appro-
priations for the coming year for gov
ernment surveys aggregate about $780,
600, as compared with s35O,OOO granted
last year, of which about $4,000 was ap.
portioned for work il North Dakota.
How much of the appropriation for this
year will be expened in this state is not
known, nor the policy Of the new ad-
ministration understood. While it ia
probable that Surveyor General Williams
will be allowed to serve the remainder
of his term, his retention in Office may
possibly not extend to the granting
authority to prosecute surveys as here
tufore.
When Bill Nye was over in London
recently, he had a large truukful of new
clothes built by an eminent English
tailor-the breeches-maker extraordi-
nary to the royal family. Most of these
cl. thes are dazzling and all of them are
"loud." Amongst the collection of
apparel wa a pair of big checked, light
pants, which on his first appearance in
them on Broadway created such a sem
sation that Mayor Grant ordered them
sent out of the city, and Nye says they
are now using them down in Texas to
produce artificial rain. We may miss
the pants, but "Bill" is quite as pictur.
esque himself,and there will be no excuse
for missing him when he comes to the
city Friday, April q st.
T. E. Byrne: The TRIBUNE did not
publish all the facts in it's statement of
the Smith insurance case yesterday. The
case was dismissed from the United
States court because it was evident that
not sufficient attempt at arbitration had
been made. After this, the case was
turned over to me by MI. Smith, and I
offered to settle with Mr.. Baker of Fargo
for $3.50 This offer was refused, aud
w then offered to submit it to arbitra-
tors, of whom I. W. Healy was to be n
Baker objected to Healy, and we SUBJ
stituted l. P. Hunt. He objected to
Hunt, also, and we then agreed to leave
it to Mr.. Glineburg. Baker agreed to
meet with us on the 18th of February,
and when that day came, he failed to
put in an appearance. He evidently
wished to delay matters so that we could
not bring the case up at the coming
term of the district court. We think we
have as good q claim as ever, but should
we wait to bring 1t before the United
States court, it would be a year before
it could be heard, and accordingly we
have decided to bring it at the next
term of district court.