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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY.

of Mrs. Richard A. Proctor For
One ut Snn Miguel, Cal.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Nov. PA propo.
sition is now well under way to erect
on Mount San Miguel, about l8 miles
from this city, an observatory with the
largest telescope in the world. an OBJ
servatory in which all civilized nations
shall have not only a scientific, but a
financial interest. The scheme at first
reading is SO stupendous that it appears
visionary. Negotiations have been go
ing on for several years and have
reached a stage where it was impos-
sible to longer keep the matter q secret.
Mrs. Proctor's scheme.
It has been known. for years that the
wife of Sir Richard A Proctor has been
DESTROYS Of founding a memorial in
honor of her deceased husband, who
when living was a brilliant luminary
in the astronomical world. Mrs. Proctor
finally selected from personal observa-
ton and experiment the summit Of
Mount San Miguel. Contributions for
construction are asked from all civil
lied nations. as well as governments
and individuals and for its subsequent
maintenance by an issue of certificates
for orchard and fruit bearing bonds.
The practical reasons for the selection
Mount San Miguel by Mrs. Proctor are
the remarkable clearness of the atmos.
phere, the freedom of that locality from
fogs and the unequalled number OF
cloudless nights and days. It is posi-.
lively ascertained that nowhere on the
globe do the same conditions obtain.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED.

Collision Between Great Northern Freight
and Northern Pacific Passenger.
ST. CLOUD, MINI, Nov. 26.-North.
ern Pacific passenger No. 2 was u
into at 4:25 a. IN. by a Great Northern
freight in charge of Conductor Work.
The accident occurred at tine East side,
where the Hinckley line crosses the
Northern Pacific. Both trains arrived
at the crossing at the same time
and the passenger tried to run
ahead Of the freight, which
kept on and caught the passenger
between the baggage and smoker, car
rying both cars into the ditch. The
smoker was filled with passengers, and
some ladies were also in the baggage
car on account of the passenger coach
being crowded. Several were hurt, and
physicians were at once summoned and
the injured cared for and taken to the
hospital. The news agent was among
those hurt. Neither the freight or its
crew were damaged. The passenger,
without baggage and smoker, went to
st. Paul at 7:10.
Conrad Schafer's wounds are most
serious, and consist mainly of scalp
wounds and possibly a fracture. He is
a transient and has been working in
Dakota, from which place he was re.
turning. All will probably recover
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
MILLIONS FOR BONDS.
Secretary Carlisle Receives Tenders
For More Than Double the
Amount Called For.
SYNDICATE MADE TWO BIDS,
One Of Them For All or None Of the
Paper at $1.17O77, aTriae Under
Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-In conform.
ity with his circular dated Nov. IL,
1894, the secretary of the treasury
opened the bids which had been sub.
mitted for a new bond issue Of $50, 600.
900 United states 5 per cent bonds to
bear date of Nov. l, 1894, and redeem.
able in coin at the pleasure Of the gov
eminent, after 10 years from the date
Of issue.
The main bid for bonds was by a
syndicate of bankers Of New York, Lon.
don, Philadelphia and Boston, and was
for $50, 900, 900 at 1l6.S 1898. The bidders
included the Drexel-Morgan company,
United States Trust company, of New
York, and the large New York banks.
The reading Of the bids closed at l:5(
p. m. The aggregate, including both
bids Of Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
amounted to about $l55, 900, 900, count
ing only one of them to $105, 900, 900.
The second bid was for the whole
$50, 900, 900 OR nothing at 1l7.O77, being
= shade below 3 per cent.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Fought with winchesters.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Nov. 26.-A spe-
cial to The Star from Perry, o. T., says
that in a drunken fight at Winton,
United States Marshal Frank Snoddy
and Frank Brown were fatally shot,
and James Brown, J. H. Knight and
Charles Kitchens severely wounded.
These men had a grudge against Mar.
shall Snoddy. While intoxicated they
met him alone and threatened him. A
terrible battle with Winchesters fol.
lowed, resulting as stated above. AS
yet James Brown, Knight and Kitchen
have not been taken into custody.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
H1RsHF1ELD cRoss-ExAM1NED.

Testimony Of the Helena Banker Con.
tinued.
FARGO, N. D.. Nov. 26.-The cross.ex-
animation of Aaron Hirshfield was con-
tinued during the morning. He said
his friends informed him he could not
get a separation legally in Montana and
advised him to go into business else
where.
He denied telling the Helena sheriff
that he was happy, and had not told
DR.. Cole that he was contented and
wished he had got married earlier. He
said that after the marriage his wife
had come to his room, disguised her
voice like the janitor, and struck
him in the face when he opened the
door. He had instructed Detective
Devereux to do what was right about
paying the expenses of getting wit
nesses to testify. He claimed that he
knew his wife was immoral after their
marriage, because she had told him dur.
ing their quarrels that she had good
friends on the outside.
The next witness afforded much
amusement to the audience by declar.
ing that she would give evidence her
own way or not at all. and would an.
swer only questions she thought fit.
This was Mrs. Connors, whose husband
is a partner of Aaron Hirshfeld, in his
mining deals. She had noticed a great
deterioration in the plaintiffs mental
and physical condition the last three
years. He was a ''former wreck
of his present SELF" When she heard
he was married she told her husband,
"What! Aaron Hershield married; !
would as soon have thought of the pope
Of Rome getting married."
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Ferdinand Ward a Citizen.

GENEsEo, NY, Nov. 26.-Ferdinand
Ward has received from Governor
Flower the letters restoring to lin full
rights as a citizen. Mr.. Ward will al
once institute legal proceedings for the
possession of his son, whom he claims
is wrongfully withheld by an irregu.
larly appointed guardian. He will also
bring an action against the Franklin
Trust company for the recovery of Ger.
tain collaterals which, it is claimed, are
illegally held by that company. Mr..
Ward now holds a responsible position
in the office Of the surrogate of Living.
ston county at Geneseo.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30

The Position Taken by The Railway Age
-- . .-.. Ia 1Ta1Se. ~ ... 81.

The Position Taken by The Railway Age
Is False.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Hon. Carroll
D. Wright, chairman Of the strike com.
mission, has addressed an answer to
the open letter to the commission re-
Gently published in The Railway Age.
The commissioners letter is addressed
to the publisher and is as follows:
Yours of the 10Th inst, enclosing a
copy of your open letter to the strike
commission, wa duly received. I have
examined the points you attempt to
make against the commission and find
that every material position taken by
you is false, while our own positions
are in the main clearly substantiated
by the evidence taken by the commits
sion and chiefly by the sworn testimony
OF the railway and Pullman officials.
This evidence can be freely examined
by anyone you see fit to seEI to this
office. as I have an extra copy of it, OF
you can find a copy of it in the hands
Of Judge Worthington at Peoria.
The testimony will be printed by or
der of congress and then every III can
satisfy himself as to the truth of the
position taken by the commission. ]
believe the report of the commission tc
be thoroughly impregnable as to every
material statement Of facts. Whatever
specific answer the commission may
make to the charges Of The Railway
Age and other papers I presume the
commission will prefer to make off,
cially. I write this letter on my owl
responsibility.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
MORE AT WORK.
Increase in Labor Employed a Feature o.
tho Weeks Trade Review,

Increase in Labor Employed a Feature Of
the Weeks Trade Review.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-R. g. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
There is some change for the better.
The gain is slow and in some directions
not very distinct, but the signs Of it
are a little more definite than last
week. The most important Of them is
larger employment Of labor. answering
a better demand on the whole for man
ufactured products. Much of this is due
to the unnatural delay Of orders for the
winter, which resulted from prolonged
uncertainty, but it means actual in.
crease in earnings and purchasing
power Of the millions, and so gives
promise Of a larger demand in the
future. Prices of farm products in the
aggregate do not improve but the pre-.
vailing hopefulness is felt in somewhat
larger transactions.
Wheat and Corn Drop.
The wheat market has lost this week
the cent it gained last week. Foreign
reports this week have been rathe,
more promising, though the fact re.
mains that the worlds crop outside the
United States is probably the largest
ever grown. Corn has declined half 8
cent, receipts having much increased.
The foreign demand for cotton contin,
ues large, exports being co. 900 bales
larger than for the same week last year,
but receipts also continue greater than a
year ago, and for three months will
closely approximate those of the same
three months, when the yield was over
5000, 900 bales. But the price rose al
eighth. Textile industries
Have Added q Few Factories
to the working list, against only one O,
two withdrawn, and there has beer
some improvement in the demand TO,
woolens. More supplementary orders
for spring have been received, anc
colder weather has increased the de
mand for heavy goods. Yet on thu
whole the market is not active and the
manufacture is much below the ca
pacity Of the works.
The iron industry again records
lower prices for bessemer iron-$1O. Al
at Pittsburg-and for some manufac
tured products. The consumption il
large and for the season
Fairly Well Maintained.
but as it is not equal to the capacity O.
works in operation their struggle to &c
this keeps prices at the bottom. It i
reported that an American shipyart
has received orders to build three ar
mored cruisers for Russia, which will
give added work for some years, ant
that a contract for 10000 tons cast pip.
for Toxic will probably be secured by
Southern concern.
The failures this week have been 80;
in the United States against 1856 las
year and 81 in Canada against "a las
veal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
SURE CAPTURED.
Fall Of Port Arthur Is Confirmed f.
Various Sources.

Fall Of Port Arthur Is Confirmed From
Various Sources.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-A dispatch to The
sPallsMall Gazette from Chez Foo says
that the British warship Porpoise has
arrived there and brings a confirmation
Of the announcement made by the AS
ISOLATED Press that Port Arthur has
been captured by the Japanese.
( YOKOHAMA, Nov. 24.-Port Arthur
was captured on Wednesday last, Nov.
81. There is great rejoicing here over
the Japanese victory. The capture of
Port Arthur was announced by the
Associated Press, in dispatch from
Chez Foo, and a full description Of
that important place was furnished to
Associated Press newspapers. Port Ar
thur fell after 10 hours fighting.
A dispath to the London Times from
Chez Foo, last night, said the fighting
was continuous from the Goth until
Wednesday evening. The Japanese
fleet did not take part in the engage
ment, the Tines dispatch adds, though
the torpedo boats attached to the feet
were in action and distracted the atten-
ton of the forts, while the Japanese
troops entered the town.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The state
departmentihas received a cable from
Minister DENLY saying that Port Ar
thur fell on the 22nd inst, and the
navy department. received a message
from Admiral Carpenter, in command
of the Asiatic squadron, announcing
that the Japanese had captured China's
great naval port.
LONDON, Nov. PA dispatch to The
Times from Che-Foo says that Port
Arthur was taken Wednesday evening.
The fighting was continuous from noon
Of the 2Oth. The Japanese feet did not
take part in the engagement though
the torpedo boats attached to the feet
did. The Japanese are now leaving
Port Arthur.
"A Shanghai dispatch to The Times
confirms the report Of the capture of
Port Arthur. It says that the Japanese
torpedo boats distracted the forts while
the troops entered the town.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
PIERCE's FINE WORK.
Total Steals of the mkt Banker May
BE Over q Million.

Total Steals of the ankto Banker May
Be Over a Million.
YANKToN, S. D., Nov. 26.-The
fraudulent practices of John T. M.
Pierce Of the mythical financial firm of
Pierce, Wright & Co. assume a graver
aspect as they are unearthed. It is now
the opinion that Pierce has foated, not
$500, 600 of manufactured bonds and
other paper, as thought, but double
or even three times that amount, as the
returns come in. 1t is the worst case
of wholesale sw,ndling ever coming to
light in the Dakotas, and is equalled
by but few in the history of the West.
The firm of Pierce, Wright & Co., is
composed wholly Of Pierce, II. G.
Wright having withdrawn several
years ago, and the "Co." being an un-
known quantity. The firm has existed
at London, at Yankton, at Spokane and
at Holyoke, Colo, and has done bust
ness in all those places.
Principal Office at Yankton.
The principal office of issue has
been at Yankton, which has also been
MIR. Pierce's place Of residence. The
London office was the place where his
various issues Of fraudulent and fcti-
tious school bonds and certificates
paper were negotiated and turned into
cash. He seems to have found a ready
market for his bogus paper, probably
through the good standing of his Lon.
don house.
Who is responsible for the various
acts Of forgery is only matter of con-
lecture. In his school bond issues he
has covered the South Dakota counties
of Yankton, Bon Homme, Hutchinson,
Turner, Clay and Union, and some
others iu all probability. The business
has been going on many years.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
She Horsewhinned H,m.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. ga special to
The Journal from Webster City, Ia,
says: Pretty Mrs Barney Kelly, the
wife of a prominent real estate man, in
company with her sister, horsewhipped
b. Fl. limbaugh, a real estate man.
limbaugh was walking along Second
street when he was accosted by the
ladies, one Of whom drew a short raw.
hide whip from under her cloak, and,
while d~enouncing him for circulating
stories about her character, she applied
the lash vigorously.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Hiokok WIN Not Drive Dlrectum.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Orrin
Hickok will no longer handle Directum,
fastest trotting stallion in the world,
which has been turned over to James
Dunstan, and is now at the Oakland
driving park. Directum is owned by
John Greene Of Dublin, CAL, but his
racing qualities have been leased to
G. G. McIver, a wealthy vineyardist of
Mission San Jose. Both Greene and
McIver were dissatisfied with the show
ing made by Directum in the East, and
it was decided to turn the horse over
to Dunstan, who will probably take
him East,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
ALIVE AND IN EURO Pc.

Two Williams Girls, of Holmes Notoriety,
Were Not Murdered.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. pa special to The
Republic from New Orleans y A
talk with relatives of the missing Will.
Jams girls, who have gained so much
notoriety as a result of their connection
with Holmes, the alleged insurance
swindler, reveal their whereabouts.
The Misses Williams are in Europe,
where they went some time ago.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Horses Cremated.

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 26.-About 1870
m. fire started in Lyon and Smith
Transfer company's barn on South
street, between Washington and
Adams, spread to Little's livery stable,
Saltenstein's undertaken, Anderson's
tailor shop, old state armory and Palace
hotel. Twenty-Five head Of horses were
in the transfer barn, and a number OF
carriages and transfer equipments.
Three-fourths Of a block was burned
away, and still burning at $3.50 a. IN.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Is a Noted Swindler.

Dies MONIES, Nov. 26.-Julius Bore,
who was arrested here two weeks ago
for %embezzling $40 from the Metropol-
itan Life Insurance company has been
identified as a noted swindler who has
carried or insurance and other frauds
in Toronto, Chicago, st. Louis and
many other towns. His operations
v three years and have been very
extensive.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
London School Election.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-The Duke of
Newcastle, although beaten by Miss
Hill, gets in the school board, as he
takes the second seat. The poll was
the heaviest o record. Formerly the
moderates had the largest aggregate
vote, but now the position is reversed,
the progressists polling S17, 632 and the
moderates GIL, 1874. The latter, how.
ever, still retain a majority Of the seats,
holding 20 against the progressists 26.
The progressists gained six seats.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Fire in a Steamship.

BREAKwATER, Del, Nov. 26.-The
fire on the Mallory line steamship Lam.
pasas from Galveston for New York.
which put in here reached between decks
during the night. The big tug North
America continued throwing water on
the fire until early morning. 1t is
thought that the last spark has been
extinguished. The water is now being
pumped out. The vessel is. lying easy
and but little damage has been done.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Ask Desert Settlers to Remove.

DENVER. Nov. 26. The county com
missioners have decided to go in a body
Oh a tour of investigation throughout
the eastern part Of this (ArapahoeI
county, and try to induce the helpless
settlers who are constant objects OF
public charity, to give up their homes
i'll the desert and remove to other por.
tons of the state, where lands can be
irrigated. 9l-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
KILLED BY INDIANS.
Reported Death Of Newspaper Cores
pondent Robinson and His
Companions
HAS BEEN FULLY CONFIRMED.
Were on a Journey Through a Wild
Portion Of Mexico---Indians are
Primitive There.

Tucson, A. T., Nov. 26.-The fate of
p. p. Robinson, newspaper correspond
ent, who, with his companions, went
down the Colorado river from Yuma in
the sloop Examiner, has been learned.
and comes from reliable sources. They
were killed with their own rifles.
On April IA, 1894, the sloop Examiner
sailed from Yuma for San Francisco,
via the Colorado river and the Gulf of
California. On board were E. E. Rob.
inson, James Logan, Charles Cowell,
George F~lavelle, known as "Clark,
the Trapper," and a man named
O'Brien. On reaching Angel Bay OH
the gulf, Cowell left the party, and the
others sailed southwark. On June 5 a
letter reached Yuma from Guayamas,
Mexico, dated May 81, which had been
sent by Flavelle, and which gave an
account Of the sloop's trip to Liburn
island, which is close to the Mexican
coast, and Of the probable killing there
by the Indians of Robinson and Logan,
while hunting on the island. Flavelle
said in his letter that he and O'Brien
only escaped because they were on the
beach at the time, and succeeded in
hauling out their boats before the In
dams could shoot them.
Thought 1t Was . Fake.
On receipt Of this letter a telegram
was sent by Robert Hornbrook, a Yuma
editor, to Representative Reed asking
him to invoke the aid Of the state de-
partment in ascertaining the fate of
Robinson and Logan, and if they had
been murdered, to punish their slayers.
The state department. asked for fuller
information. Pending an answer, it
was ascertaiaed that Robinson who
was a newspaper man, had been the
author Of some lurid tales, that had
given him the reputation OF being a
hoaxer and it was thought that he had
concocted the story and given it to the
was done in the matter by the United
States government, although the Mex
lean government sent q troop of
dragons to the island, whose search
proved futile.
Confirmed by Scientists.
The story of the killing Of Robinson and
Logan is now confirmed by Professors
Mecca and Dunwoodie, Of the ethno-
logical bureau of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, who are just back from a trip Of
forty days. among the Indians. The
Indians first denied the killing, but fin
ally admitted it, but would not point
out the murderers. They denied that
the mems remains were served at a
cannibal feast. The explorers, how
ever, found no trace of the bodies.
The Indians have been a life study Of
the professor, who says the tribe are
the most primitive Indians they ever
saw. The savages eat their meat raw
and live entirely by the chase and sea.
About 400 of them survive.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Uprising Against Turkish Rule.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 26.-A rising
against Turkish rule is reported from
Van, Armenia, in which district the re-
cent massacres occurred. The outbreak
is said to be due to the failure of the
ports to convey the Armenian national
assembly to elect a new patriarch to
succeed Mgr. Achikiam. who resigned
in consequence Of a dispute with the
Turkish government. The patriarch's
locum tenum also resigned.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Threatened by American Cotton.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 26.-Advices
from Khokand (Ferghana) Asiatic Rus.
STA, says that Turkestan cotton is
threatened by the low prices. Of Ameri
can cotton, and that the arbitraget com.
mittee has petitioned the government
to raise the duties on American cotton.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Newspaper Change,

HURON, S. D., Nov. 26.-The Wolsey
Journal has been sold by Bliss & Zook
to F. S. johnson, who enters at once
upon the publication of the paper.
Messrs. Bliss & Zook have bought the
Citizen-Republican at Scotland, and
will get the first paper from their new
outfit next week.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Veteran Freesoil Editor Dead,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-E: S. Ham
lin, founder Of the Cleveland Leader
and a member of congress from Ohio
before the war, died here, aged 66
years. His death was due indirectly to
IN assault two months ago by a negro
who attempted to rob him. He was
one Of the first freesoil editors in the
United States.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Excited Over a Gold Find.

M1DDLEsBoRo, KY, Nov. 26.-Excits.
ment over the wonderful find of gold at
Lone Mountain, 20 miles from here, is
undated. Ten thousand people are on
the ground. Five thousand dollars were
taken out late Friday. This makes
5000 in all. John M. Campbell, OH
whose ground the find is located, has
called on Governor Turney for protec'
ti0n ... w.. -
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30

Dies MONIES, Ia, Nov. 26.-Complete
semi-official returns received by the
secretary Of state give Mcfarland. for
secretary of state, 229, l47; Dale, Dem,
l50,852; Crane, Pop, "a, S77; Mitchell,
Pro, 7,448. This is a net Republican
gain of 1888 over 1892.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-30
Robbers Evidently Frightened.

TOPEKA, Nov. 26.-An attempt was
made to rob the State Bank at Norton
vile. The door Of the vault was shat
tered and the outer rim of the safe door
was blown off, but the robbers were
evidently frightened away. as they did
not complete the job, and secured
nothing.