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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

A REMARKABLE series of meetings.
which really began in Washington in
February last, will be resumed in Lon
don in the week beginning June 16.
The Worlds Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union have for some years been
organizing Gigantic ployglot petition
in fifty different languages, which has
now received over 100000 actual sigma
lures, and, with the attestations of GER
tain great societies. represents 7,50O,O 600
persons. 1t asks for the prohibition Of
the sale Of alcohol and opium by the
different civilized governments. The
petition is 1928 yards long,and is mount
ed on v Q a mile of canvas. In concert
with Lady Henry Somerst and Miss
Willard, who presented the petition to
President Cleveland last February, the
Rev. DR.. Lunn, who visited Washington
for the great demonstration, when the
petition wal launched upon it's worlds
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

A YEAR AGO there were strikes every
where, says the Chicago Tribune. In
every instance they were because manu-
%facturers were seeking to reduce wages.
The latter, still suffering from the effects
of a financial panic, were ~endeavoring to
adjust themselves in advance to the con-
ditions the new tariff bill then beirg
considered by Congress would bring
with it. They knew they were to be sub
jected to sharper competition and there
was but one way to meet it. That was
by a lowering Of wages. The employees
fought those reductions, but in vain.
At that time they did not understand
the necessity Of them. They becsme
wiser later in the year and showed by
the majorities they gave republican can
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

A DECISION just made by the treasury
department is to the effect that profits
derived by owners of lands from which
coal is mined are not subject to income
taxation, for the reason that they are
profits derived from real estate. The
opinion of the treasury department
takes the ground that while rents and
profits acquired by the owner of lease
hold or subordinate interests in real es-
tate do not fall within the exemption ex-
tended to rents and income of real es-
tate, and are therefore subject to taxa,
ton, as income under the law and regu-
lations providing for the return and pay
ment of tax on income, yet all rents,
profits and income derived from land
and its immediate products acquired di-
rectly by the owners of the freehold or
dominant estate are exempt from taxa.
ton as income of said owner. This ex-
emption, the:department says, extends to
all rents paid for the use of real estate,
either in money or a portion of the prod.
ucts of the land, and applies alike to all
coal, oil, mineral and other substances
taken from land. This decision is of
great Importance to the owners of min
eral lands.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

CLEw's financial review says: "We
have now reached an advanced stage of
the spring business, and in some branches
of trade the seasons demand is abating;
but yet there is nothing to show any i'm
pairment of the spirit of confidence and
the improvement in business that set in
at the earlier stage. Some check to GER
tain branches of manufacturing has
arisen from a premature and indiscreet
demand for higher wages. That, how.
ever, may be regarded as only a TEN.
porary incident. 1t suggests, however,
the encouraging inference that the de-
mano for labor is increasing. The re.
turns of all the clearing houses of the
United States for the last week of April
show an increase in bank clearings OF
POT per cent over the same week of 1894
and are almost identical with those of
1892, showing that business has regained
it's ante-panic normal volume. The crop
reports are generally encouraging and,
in wheat, indicate a probable increase
owe the crop of 1894"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

didates in November they had dis.
covered that democratic policies and
not the greed or arbitrariness OF am.
ployers had been the cause Of the cut in
their wages. < = * The workingmen
have noticed this change for the better
and are preparing to take advantage of
it. Where the employer is not increas-
ing the wages of his own accord they are
asking him for a little more. In some
cases they get a part of what they de.
mand and are satisfied. i 3 = II
business continues to improve most of
the men who are striking now will get at
least a part of what they are demanding,
except perhaps in sore instances where
it is impossible to pay more. OF course
a return to the high wages of the flush
times OF 1892 is not to be expected, but a
portion of what has been lost during the
last three years will be regained. unless
the worklngmen themselves make it i'm.
possible.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

WHEN ex-Mayor Hopkins of Chicago
made the statement that the law of 1892
made silver the unit of value, Sigmund
Zeisler Of Chicago, who knows something
about finance himself, interrupted with
the remark: "The man who wrote the
book from which you quote that state
ment lied" Hopkins offered to bet with
William S. Forrest that he was correct,
and the question was left to. Hon. Will
liam Vincent. Judge Vincent, after a
careful investigation, says Hopkins must
pay the bet; that the man from whom he
quoted did lie. That man was w. II.
Harvey, the author of "Coin's Financial
School," Judge Vincent says: IT am of
the opinion that under the act Of 1892
the unit was to be the dollar. The value
of this unit was to be measured in both
gold and silver; 3711 grains being the
quantity of silver and 244 grains being
the quantity of gold which was to equally
express the measure and value of the
unit adopted"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

The annual blue book of the republic
of Hawaii gives interesting tables Of the
latest statistics available. The popula-
ton of the islands is $4,000, of which
there are natives $4,000, half castles G, 1S6.
Hawaiian-born foreigners $500, Ameri-
cans 1000, British 1900, Portuguese
$500, Chinese $1,000, japanese 1890
While the American population is small
it's interests are great. There is $lS,5OO,-
600 of American capital invested in
sugar corporations, out of a total of
s2S, 10000. There is an Investment of
S~25;000,O00 of American capital in vari-
GUS enterprises, in a total of $36, 100000.
The Hawaiian export last year was
almost entirely sugar, of which there was
a third of a billion pounds, valued at
slO,2OO,O0O. All of this, except al insig-
nificant amount, came to the United
States. The public debt of Hawaii is
given at S13,157,450, and assets from gov
eminent lands, ETC., $7,594,6O1.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

their own wounds by demanding the re-
call Of Minister Thurston, who had out
witted them SO often. They therefore
addressed a letter to their ''great and
good friend" President Dole, setting
forth their grievances against his bril-
liant representative in Washington. They
put the letter in the mail and awaited
their day of triumph, but it came not.
No reply was received, and meanwhile
MI. Thurston went back home of his
own accord on al indefinite leave of alb
sence. 1t 0 appears that their care
fully planned revenge miscarried, be-
cause by some ones blunder the letter
was put in the wrong sack, and went sail
ing away over the broad Pacific to Hong
Kong or Yokohama or some other dis
tant port. Only a few days e vas it
captured and delivered in Honolulu,
which is the latest administration mis-
carriage.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

The curfew idea is becoming quite
popular throughout the state OF Mime
sofa. 1t was first tried at Saltwater,
with good results. Then Anoka adopted
it, and now Northfield is trying it on.
The Mortified ordinance provides that
all boys and girls under the age of is
years shall be off the streets by 9 O'clock
in the evening, and shall not appear
again until 6 o'clock the following morn
ing. For the first ofense they are to be
arrested and taken home, and for subse-
quent offenses subjected to a fine Of not
less than So nor more than $40, or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for not
less than ten or more than thirty days.
Any citizen is given police authority to
enforce the ordinance. The last pro-
vision is calculated to secure efectual
enforcement.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

IHE distress among the settlers in
Nebraska appears to be over. Governor
Holcomb has sent out a statement in
which he says that the wants of the peo-
pie in the drought stricken portions of
Nebraska have been supplied to such an
extent that further contributions from
sources outside of the state ara unneces-
sary, and there remain sufficient funds
to care for any isolated cases which NAV
arise. In making this announcement
the governor acknowledges, on the part
of the people, gratitude for the evidences
of kindly interest which have come from
almost every state in the Union in the
form of generous donations to relieve
the distress of unfortunate drought suf-
f%erers, and to the railroads and express
companies which have transported these
contributions in many instances free of
charge. From 1870 to 1890 the thou
sands of farmers from eastern states who
settled IN the broad prairies of Nebraska
eowed and reaped bountiful harvests.
The unfortunate drought of 1890 was
followed by two good crop seasons.
Little was produced in the western half
of the state in 1898, and the story of hot
winds and lack of moisture in 1894 is
we'll known. Thousands of families were
rendered almost entirely dependent on
the state, and the legislature contributed
literally to provide them with food and
clothing, and grain for seed and feed for
teams. Thrifty farmers in most favored
portions of the state contributed Of their
substance to provide for their unfor-
tunate brothers, while the charitable
people of almost every state in the Union
responded most generously. The re-
sponses prove the bond of sisterly affec-
ton which unite all the states in the
Union, and 60 to verify the undivided
and indivisible friendship aud sympathy
which exist among all the stars in the
American flag.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

HE term cuckoo" as applied to ad-
mlnistration parrots, originated with
Senator Morgan. OF Alabama. During
q debate in which the senator was COM
batting the administration program, GER
tain senators known as administration
democrats began asking irrelevant ques-
tons, with a view Of bothering the
speaker. They were all c~ongregated in
n corner of the senate room, when
one senator asked a question which
brought the famous reply: "When the
clock at the White house strikes, the
cuckoo in the senate sticks up his little
head" pointing as he spoke TO what
will ever hereafter be known as the
"cuckoo corner" If Mr.. Cleveland's
Chicago letter accomplished no other
result, it would still be entitled 20 credit
IN the score of the service it has done
for the average cuckoo editor, says the
Post. In furnishing this active, though
somewhat futile, person with such
useful phrases as "sound money" and
"safe currency" ETC., the president has
given him all the equipment he needed
or was capable of utilizing in his work
as an earnest and industrious chorister.
The cuckoo editor is now in full voice
everywhere, though especially at the
south, and he sings of :'sound money" as
loudly as # he knew the meaning of the
words. care we to desert the secure
refuge Of sound money!" cries the little
chap, with swelling throat and knotted
veins, land drift out upon the stormy
sea of a debased currency? Never!' He
is happy az a child with a monkey on Q
painted stick. "Shall we abandon the
standards of the f:.thers, tear down
the bulwarks of financial stability, and
take to our misguided bosoms the per-
nlclons fallacles of initiation? Not
much" He shouts at the top of his
voice as fervently as if he understood
what he is shouting abou.. The cuckoo
editor is happy. He has a postoffice or
a marshalship or a event. place. He
has a friend IN office and the hope of
Joining his friend later, or something
else OF a like nature is inspiring his song,
and now Mr.. Cleveland has set the key
note and supplied the words, and away
goes the cuckoo, warbling for dear life
with all his little might. The contro-
versy proceeds as usual, of course, among
persons of intelligence. The real leaders
on either side know what they want to
say and how to say it, and the people
will eventually render Judgment accord
ing to their conscience and conviction.
But it makes ones heart swell with real
emotion to gaze upon the cuckoo in his
artless joy and hear his simple song of
rapture. 1t would be a dull world with
out that pretty feathered thing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

WHILE there will be no competition a.
the rifle ranges of the United States army
this year, owing to the fact that the
troops are not yet familiar with the new
Kraig-Jorgeosen guns, nevertheless there
will be target practice throughout the
various military departments. Each de
partment commander will fix upon the
time for practice, and the company Off
GERS will see to it that the records of
their commands are kept properly for
future reference. When the men are
first taken to the ranges, they will be
put through what is known as the
pointing and aiming drill and holding
position SO as to prevent drawing away
from the targets when they are permitted
to shoot at them. They will also be
drilled in three Notwithstanding, sit
ting, and lying down, like any other
gymnastic exercise, 30 as to fit them for
target practice. In the first, or prelimi-
nary shooting, the marksmen will be re-
CURED to stand while shooting at targets
200 yards distant from them. At the
300 yards target they can sit down if
they see fit, and at 500 yards they can
lie upon the ground in any position that
will guarantee steadiness of aim. Men
who attain a high record at these three
ranges will be allowed to shoot at 300
yards, which will be the longest target
distances shot W this year. Firing
at 1000 yards has been discontinued
save in volley or collective firing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

gress to secure some modification in their
schedule on pottery, for they declare that
under the present law the business is
practically ruined, and any resumption
of full time work is out Of the question.
A meeting of the pottery owners was
held recently, at which an attempt was
made to see if steps could not be taken
to increase prices. After a careful con-
sideration of the situation it was decided
by the manufacturers present that under
the present tariff law it would be abso-
lutely impossible to secure better prices,
and hence that the present wage scale
must continue. In future it was asserted
that reductions in wages would be more
probable than an advance. The makers
of white granite and semi-porcelain ware
assert that their business is in a worse
condition than any other industry which
was attacked by the democratic free
traders, who went further in many direc-
tons than they really intended to 60.
Under the Mckinley law decorated earth
enware paid a duty of 60 per cent, and
undecorated OF SO per cent. Under the
new law the rates are 40 and 30 per cent.
Thus it will be seen that there is a
sweeping reduction of oue-third in the
amount of protection and the manu-
facturers were Immediately compelled to
reduce their wages to the lowest possible
notch to make up for this loss. The re-
ductlon in the tariff has been so large,
however, that English manufacturers are
now able to compete on more than even
terms and, according to the American
owners, the Englishment have success
fully reduced their prices just below the
cost of production in America. Even
with this reduction in price the English
manufacturer, it is said, is netting about
five per cept better rates than he did
when the Mckinley law was in force,
and has been obliged to make no wage
reductions, for they we're already so low
that nothing more was necessary. AS a
result of this, the American pottery
manufactures declare they will be
obliged to ask for some relief in the way
OF increased duties or else close down at
least part of their works.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17
Then said a mother to her son,
And pointed to his shield;

In the constitutional convention, when
File No. l2l, providing for the Judicial!
department OF the state was introduced,
it provided that 10 person should be eli
gible to the position of supreme Judge
who had not been a resident of the terri
tory for five years next preceding his
election. Up at Grand Forks there lived
a young man we'll qualified by education
and practice to occupy the position Of
Judge. He was the pride of the Grand
Forks bar and the choice of the north
ern portion of the state for the position,
but he had not been a resident Of the
territory the required five years. What
was to be done? When the question of
adopting File No. III came up in COM
mittee of the whole, a motion was offered
by W. e. Purcell to reduce the residence
required from five to three years. It
was we'll understood at the time this
motion was made and to be carried, if at
all, in the interest of the brilliant yo,1ng
member of the Grand Forks bar. The
vote taken resulted in adopting three
years as the residence required by a vote
OF 30 to 19, and from that moment there
was a general understanding of what
would happen when the election occurred.
At the first state convention held at Fargo
Guy Q. Fl. Corliss-the young man spoken
of-was unanimously nominated as one
of the judges of the supreme court. His
election followed, there being 27,315
votes cast for him. The terms prescribed
for the supreme judges first elected, was
three, five and sever years, to be deter
mine by lot, the Judge holding the
shortest term to be chief justice of the
court. By a mutual agreement Judge
Corliss was given the short term, and
thereby became first chief justice, he re-
marking at the time that if after serving
three years his record would not ~re-elect
him he wanted to go back to practice.
Time has justified the wisdom of his
choice, as he is now serving a second
term, and is probably the only Judge of
a supreme court who can say a constitu-
tlonal convention practically created a
place for him. And after five years trial
every member is satisfied with what he
did.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17
The annual conference of the NJ. D

The annual conference of the M. b.
church, recently in session at Larimore,
adopted a report citing facts and figures
which go to show that prohibition has
been a great success in this state, and
commencing the 'noble band Of men,
in the legislature 'who dared hatred
and persecution, subjecting themselves
to insult and threat" by voting against
resubmission, and, especially commend.
ing "that Neator Of the recent struggle,
Hon. a. W. Edwards" adding this truly
Methodistic benediction: "God bless
him forever.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17
Proceedings of May 14th.

N. II. May IL, 1895.
Special adjourned meeting of the
board of education, at 3 o'clock p. m.
Present-Messrs. Joseph Hare, presi-
dent; Harvey Harris, J. D. Mcdonald,
Louis Larson and H. T.. Nicholson.
Letter from Emile s. Hansen inform
ing the board of her intention to take a
course OF instruction in some higher in
stltutlon OF learning, and resignning her
position, to take effect at the close of the
spring term, was read and accepted.
The following resolution was read and
unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, Miss Emile S, Hansen.
after seven years faithful service as a
teacher IN the Bismarck city schools, has
resigned her position, to pursue a course
OF Instruction in some higher institution
of learning,
Resolved, That the Board of Educa-
ton takes this opportunity to express
us sincere and earnest appreciation and
cordial and complete appreciation of her
untlring and diligent labors in behalf of
the cause of education in this CITY, Tn
hor work as a teacher, Miss Hansen has
proven herself thoroughly competent
and successful in methods of both IN
struction and discipline, and ia in all
respects a teacher of exceptional ability.
and in whatever field Of labor she NAV
hereafter engage, this board wishes to
her the success so richly merited by the
earnestness of her labors as q teacher in
the Bismarck public schools.
The committee on teachers reported
that after having carefully examined all
applications ,ssthey would recommend the
election Of Prof. VIM. Moore, Of Mime
apolis, as superintendent and principal,
at a salary Of $1,000; Nellie R. Vert as
assistant principal, and Kate Thomas
Jennie Macnider and Ella o. Casselman
as teachers, and would respectfully ask
further time before recommending other
teachers. s
The report of the committee was ac.
cepted and further time granted. It
was moved and seconded that Prof.
VIM. Moore be elected superintendent
and principal for the ensuing year, at a
salary Of 81, 200.
The motion prevailed.
II was moved and seconded that Kate
Thomas, jennie Macnider and Ella o.
Casaelman be elected teachers for the.
ensuing school year.
The motion prevailed.
1t was moved and seconded that Nellie
=. Vert be elected assistant principal for
the ensuing yea.
The motion prevailed.
There being no further business, the
board adjourned to meet Tuesday, May
2lst, at 3 O'clock p. M.
WIN. T. PERKINS, Clerk.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Pair Highest Award.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17
HE Bismarck correspondent to tn,
FARGO Aro1a saws.

The Bismarck correspondent to the
Fargo Argus says:
The late legislature made a bad bull
in the game law. This law is part of the
new political code, which does not go
into effect until July l. Itprovides that
the state game warden shall hold his
Office from the first Tuesday in April
after his appointment, so it appears that
no game warden can be appointed until
next April. The law also provides that
no one shall hunt without a permit, and
all permits must be endorsed by the
warden! If there will be no warden,
there will be no permits; if no permits,
there may be no hunting. AS every per-
son, resident or nonresident, must have
a permit, it looks now as though we
would have a closed season until next
spring, as the %prohibitory sections of
the act will be in full force after July
next. AS no game warden can be ap-
pointed until next spring, the mantle
of semi-authority in that line will fall
upon the shoulders of Brother Barrett,
the state commissioner of fish and game,
but just what authority he will have in
the matter remains to be seen.
Newspaper correspondents should be
more careful before sending out such
misleading and statements.
The facts are that the law is not made
for one year, but for all years, and when
the law creating the office goes into ef-
feet there will simply be a vacancy in
the office of game warden, which the
governor will fill by appointment. Some
people are always discovering 'mare's
nests" that never existed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17

REPRESENTATIVES, of the pottery inter-
ests OF the east and west have been max
ing their presence felt very much in
Washington of late, and they are bitter
ID their denunciation of the ruinous
effects of the German Wilson tariff law.
According to their statements a special
effort will be made with the new IN