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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Hot Time in Fargo.

Forum There is a notable contest
i1the land Office today. Several years
ato John Prader made a timber culture
eltry IN some valuable land near New
Rockford, Eddy county. He went to
tip state of Washington and final proof
wigs made by John T.. Prader, the
fathsr5 Of tho man who made the entry.
George O'Connor protested against
the tlnal proof, alleging that the father
had 10 right to make final proof, and
hinthg at fraudulent proceedings.
WHIP O'Connor was having the row
withPrader, R. NJ. Kennedy started a
secoh contest on the land, and to make
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
More Gold Seekers.

NNOAC 1OlO 0CCACASs r
If every state in the union does a pro-
portionate share with North Dakota in
furnishing gold seekers for the Alaskan
fields, there will be plenty of prospectors
in Klondike another season. A few days
ago the TRIBUNE chronicled the depar-
ture of large party from Dickinson,
and another is to start in a week from
the northern part of the state, they TAX
ing a new trail. The Bathgate Pink
Paper says:
On Monday Thomas Nelson and j. w.
Rafferty, received notice that they were
to start for Edmonton on the Goth of
this month there to muster with the
other members of the gold hunters and
prepare to start across the country at
some date not later than February LIST.
The party consists of % and was organic
ed by Grand Forks people. Among the
number are a doctor and an assayist
and several old Pacific coast prospectors.
They expect. to travel northwest from
IIuIllOutO4 dOOuV 60tCA uulOlCu ILLUS
to the Peace River pass through the
mountains and to 60 through the pass
while the snow is yet on the ground AMI
that river frozen. They will prospect
along the head waters of the Peace
River in a northerly direction through
what is known as unexplored territory
and working their way gradually north
ward and westward expect>to reach the
head waters of the Policy river if gold in
paying quantities is not sooner discover
ed, and work their way down the Policy
to it's junction with the Lewis and
probably reach the Klondike mining re-
gions eventually. When they start from
Edmonton they will each have about
1,4OO pounds Of an outfit, consisting
mainly of provisions. They will each
take with them five pack horses to con-
vey the outfit and the party carries as
arms a revolver and rifle each.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
THE DREADED
CONSUMPTION

T. A. Slocum, M. c., the Great Chem
list and Scientist, Will Send Free,
to the Afflicted, Three Bottles Of
His Newly Discovered Remedies to
Cure Consumption and All Lung
Troubles.
Nothing could be fairer, more philan-
thropic or carry more Joy to the afflicted,
than the offer of T. A. Slocum, NJ. G.,
of 1873 Pearl street, New York City.
Confident that he has discovered an
absolute cure for consumption and all
pulmonary complaints, and to make it's
great merits known, he will send, free,
three bottles Of medicine. to any reader
of the Bismarck TRIBUNE who is suffer
ing from chest, bronchial, throat and
lung troubles Or consumption.
Already this "new scientific course of
medicine has permanently cured thou
sands Of apparently hopeless cases.
The doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which he owes to human
ity-to donate his infallible cure.
Offered freely, is enough to commend
it, and more so is the perfect confidence
Of the great chemist making the propo-
sition.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be a durable disease beyond any
doubt.
There will be no mistake in sending
the mistake will be in overlooking the
generous invitation. He has on file in
his American and European laboratories
testimonials of experience from those
cured, in all parts Of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Ad-
dress t. A. Slocum, NJ. G., SO Pine
street, New York, and when writing the
doctor, please give express andrpostofice
address, and mention reading this article
in the Bismarck TRkBuNF
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
The Greatest Discovery Yet.

w. NJ. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
"Chief," say: "We won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex-
perimented with many others, butnever
got the true remedy until we used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No other remedy
can take it's place in our home, as in it
we have a certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc."
It is idle to experiment with other
remedies, even if they are urged on you
as Just as good as DR.. Kings New Dis
cqvery. They are not as good, because
this remedy has a record of cures and
besides is guaranteed. It never fails to
satisfy. Trial bottle free at P. G. Rem
ington's Drug Store.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Recom,nends a Chanpe.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Acting Sec.
fetary Meiklejohn has recommended to
congress that the law be SO changed as
to have details Of officers for military
instruction made only to institutions
where there are at least 100 students
enrolled in the military department. Of
the institution.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Inauensa Increase. In London.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE mildness of
the weather (roses are blooming and
hundreds of butterflies have been SEEM
is increasing the spread of sinflnenza to
a point unknown in London since 1896,
with more than the usual number of
deaths, especially among elderly people.
There were several days OF the blacklist
fog during the past week.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
In presence of
j. A. BURGUM.
AUG. H. VAIL.
OA9ToRIA.
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North Dakota Will Exhibit.

North Dakota will be represented at
the Exposition at Omaha next year, and
there was an organization yesterday at
Fargo of the commission appointed by
Governor Briggs, consisting of Col.
Lounsberry, @. B. Little and j. B.
Power. The commission elected @. A..
Lounsberry, Fargo, vice president for
the state, president; G. B. Little, Bis
marck, treasurer, and j. B. Power of
Power, secretary.
Hon. Alfred Dickey Of jamestown,
was appointed general agent and spec
ial agents were authorized to be ap-
pointed for Cass, Richland, Trail,
Grand Forks, Walsh, Pembina, Barnes
and Cavalier counties, and that James
town and Darlington and the James
River Valley, at Bismarck for the east
Missouri River country, at Mandan for
the west Missouri River country, at
Devils Lake for that regions, in Botti-
neau county, for the Turtle Mountain
country, and at Minot for the Mouse
River and deLacs country.
The commission accepted on behalf
Of the state the 500 feet Of space ten
dered by the TRANSIT Expo
sition authorities operating lines in
North Dakota, to join with the state in
making a display on its behalf, and to
aid in securing $500 feet additional
space for thatpurpose in the agricultural
building, to be sublet to counties, cities,
localities, corporations or individuals
for their individual exhibits.
Counties, cities. corporations and in.
dividuals, school and other interests are
earnestly requested to join in making an
exhibit which shall be credit to the
state. Special agents are authorized to
appoint committees to assist them in car
rying out their plans.
Among the special agent appointed
were A. M. Power, Devils Lake, for the
Devils Lake country; J.. F. Wallace,
Bismarck, for the east Missouri country;
B.. IS. Russell for the James River Valley
and Senator Frank White for Barnes
county.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Inconsistent.

Fuddy-some women are SO inconsist-
ont, don't you know.
Duddy-For example,?
Fuddy-Mrs. Finley vas at the theater
the the other night, and ut every ''d-nn
She laughed as though she'd die, but when
her husband indulgcs in the expletive she
thinks hs is just horrid.-Boston Tran
scrint.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
An Indian Artist.

A special article in the Minneapolis
Journal says: Miss A. DeCora, full
b!ooded Indian of the Winnebagoes,
during last summer and fall was housed
in a pleasant cabin on the Fort Berth
hold reservation, far up the wide Mis-.
souri, above Bismarck. She is an adj
vanced student at the Drexel institute,
Philadelphia, and returned to civiliza-
ton to resume her studies in painting.
She carried back to the east with her
several portraits OF far western Indian
chiefs, Sioux and Arickaree, that all
who saw them in their modest little
place at the fort claim are the finest ex-
amples Of Indian portraits since the
days of Catlin.
While the wild Indians have always
excelled in ~hieroglyphic drawing, very
few of the educated members of the
tribes have excelled in the art, and, in
deed, it is a rare occurrence when the
artistic idea is so developed that an In
dian will care to make any attempt to
paint or draw. But Miss DeCora is an
exception, and stands at the head of
her race, and we'll to the front of the
profession as we'll in her chosen calling.
She found her talent at the government
school at Hampton, Va, and from
there went to Smith college, and
the Drexel Institute. She spent her
summer here in drawing from the life
scenes in Longfellow's "Hiawatha,' and
in making portraits, the most notable of
which are of the venerable chief of the
Sioux nation, old Bull Head, one of the
most picturesque and interesting figures
of aboriginal life, and of Standing Bear,
the head chief of the Arickarees, whose
headquarters are neal Berthold.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
johnson Goes Free.

M1ssoULA, Mon, Jan. 17.-Joseph
johnson, for whom a Missouri officer
has been waiting in Missoula for a
month, has been discharged from Gus.
tody. johnson is the negro accused of
abducting Kate Neil, u white girl, from
Saline county. Missouri.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Issue Loans.

The state board of university and
school lands Thursday afternoon had
under their consideration the matter of
farm loans, there being a number of
completed applications before the board.
Warrants for loans were ordered issued
to the amount of about s24 900. These
are the first loans that have been con-
summated. The board also purchased
a number of school bonds as follows:
District No. 10Y, Cass county ;. S 1900
Bartlett, Ramsey county....... 1000
Hope, Steele county 1900
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
Advertised Letter List.

Advertised Letter List.
The following is a list of letters re-
naming uncalled for at the postoffice
for the week ending January Is, 1898:
LETTERS.
Brown, Oh. Broughton, Thomas
Byrkluud, Ole Ellsworth. i n
Mcdowell, Will McHae, Alex
Maurer, s w Peters, +
Sharkey, Mrs Evaline Sleeps. g H (2)
Sleeps. . IL springer, Ed
! holnp,on,C Van Etteu. Thos
Ward, Mrs VIM Wine, Mr.
When calling for the above letters say
"advertised,' and give date of notice.
In two weeks they will be sent to the
dead letter office.
AGATHA G. PATTERSON,
P. M.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
N. D. Appointments.

Washington correspondence Pioneer
Press: Robert Bergh Of Grand Forks,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
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Hail Insurance Problem Solved

The Alliance Hail association of
jamestown makes a good showing.
After ten years of experience with hail
insurance, the association at the annual
meeting in January, 1897, adopted a
plan of creating a reserve fund fund for
protection in bad seasons. This plan
last year resulted as follows:
All losses were paid with 80 cents per
acre and left over $4,000 in the reserve
fund.
This plan gives hail insurance at
cost and insures losses in full.
G. D. Edick of Bismarck is one of the
directors and chairman of the auditing
committee.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-21
The Smith Case Re-Argument.

Fargo Argus: The supreme court Of
the United States has ordered a re ar
gument Of the case of p. r. Smith vs..
Northern Pacific Railroad company.
This matter involves the possession of a
valuable block of land in Bismarck and
a money judgment of over $4,000 for
the use of the same by the railroad COM
pany for the past fifteen years. The
action has been on the calendar of the
federal courts for a long time, having
been originally commenced before Judge
Thomas, who on the first trial decided
against the claims of Mr.. Smith. On
appeal to the circuit court Of appeals
this judgment was reversed and a new
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

collier Merrimac up out of the dingy
obscurity of her class and to make her
lame famous, but that was dash aft
er glory not soon to be duplicated.
Another humble servitor of the fleet
is the storeship which accompanies it,
freighted with extra supplies, which
embrace a miscellaneous collection of
about everything that may be needed
on board a man-of-war, such as am
munition, food, water and clothing for
the sailors. The store and coalships
are, of course, practically defenseless,
and in time of action they must look
out for themselves as best they can.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
of the noncombatants at present with
SIMPSONS feet is the Vulcan. The
vessel appears on the official list as an
engineers repair ship, but her men call
her floating repair shop. and that is
exactly what she is, sort of naval
foundry, fitted up between decks with
lathes for turning and trimming cast
ings, FORCES for blacksmithing, plate
bending rolls, shaving and punching
machines and milling machines.
There is no ordinary work such as
mending a rent in the side of man-of-
war or replacing bent and shattered
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

head-on. AS the explosion came she
reared VI until almost standing on her
rudder, AID men, guns and everything
which could move went down the ter
rible incline. AS she settled down
everything was flung forward again,
and with SILVER and sob she went
to the bottom. If any man screamed
out l cannot recall il. 1t came upon
us SO swiftly that all were dumb. There
were only four or five killed and six or
seven badly hurt, when it seemed as
if everything aboard ought to have been
torn topieces or crushed to pulp. Her
engines were fetched away, the coal and
stores and guns were heaped together,
and some of the planks torn from her
bows were driven upwards through
her decks. Her bows were literally torn
off and her entire frame shattered and
loosened from stem TO stern, although
her magazine did not explode. The
largest battleship afloat, striking a tor
pedo like that, would have been sent to
the bottom so swiftly that no one could
have got clear of her. AS the Sciota
settled down her turret and pilot house
were left above water, and those who
escaped the explosion chung to them
until rescued by boats.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

plate or repairing crippled engine
that she is not fully prepared to per-
form even in midocean, should the
need arise.
The secondary purpose of the Vulcan
is to manufacture for the feet fresh
water from sea water, and she is COM
pletely equipped with evaporators and
distillsrs for the work.
The Vulcan is converted merchant
steamer, the Chatham. She was pur-
chased just prior to the breaking out
of the war and was fitted up at the
Boston navy yard under the direction
Of Engineer in Chief Melville at cost
TO the government for machinery and
tools alone of about 100000. The men
who form her complement are all ex-
perts in their various lines. Many of
them are engineers with national rep
utation for skill. 1t is hardly an exag-
geration to say that no ship has yet
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

We make heroes of the sailors who
fight our ships, but there are men with
the feet who, while they do not fight,
yet perform labor quite as important
and who take risks quite as great as
any taken by the man-o'-war's-man.
And they do all this without any pos
sible chance to win glory. These are
the officers and sailors of those neces-
sary and vital attendants upon we'll
equipped modern feet, the coal, store,
repair and hospital ships.
To man-of-war the prime requisite
Is fuel; it's mighty furnaces have an
Unsuitable hunger for coal, and hun
6reds of tons must go into the iron
nav to keep the fires going even for a
few days. Lacking coal, nothing would
present a more pathetically helpless
spectacle than a great battleship or
cruiser. Absolutely incapable of move
ment, it would fall an easy prey to the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

enemy. To prevent the possibility of
any such catastrophe numerous col
llers have been hanging in the wake of
SIMPSONS fleet off the Cuban coast
since the very first. They follow the
ships of war about, always ready to
furnish them with coal when the need
comes, for this, except in heavy wealth
CT, may be done in midocean as well
as anywhere else.
These boats are selected with care
full eye to their capacity, which is the
main consideration, as they must car
1y thousands of tons of fuel in excess
of what they will themselves require
to get about on. There is no particu-
lar credit to be got aboard ship of
this sort; just hard work and lots of it.
1t will be remembered that il took
the heroism of Hobson to bring the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
The story of a Gunner.

We are always reading of how an in
fantryman feels as he stands in line
of battle, or how trooper feels as he
gets the bugle call to charge, but no
one seems to have considered the feel
ings of the men cooped up in an iron
clad or gunboat. When one of these
craft goes into action there is no dodg-
ing-no safe place aboard, and no
chance to go to the rear. Everyone
has his station and must fill it. Let
him drop out for half minute and
he will be missed. l believe it takes
more grit to fight aboard than it does
on land, and am sure there are fewer
instances of men showing the white
feather" The fact is, you have got to
fight, whether or no, and are so rushed
that you haven't time to get scared.
was one of the crew of the Com
mander Hull" when the fleet of seven
union gunboats recaptured Plymouth,
n. C. We had to fight three forts, all
mounting heavy guns, together with
about 1000 infantry in rifle pits. The
Hull was passenger steamer, having
little or no protection, and had we not
gone in aap-dash she would have been
knocked to pieces. We led the fleet
and when the first shot struck us ]
thought we were done for. The
missile was nine-inch shell, and ii
entered her bows and traversed nearly
her whole length. Had it exploded
when it stopped it must have wiped out
a dozen men. was knocked down by
a flying splinter, and when l got up
would have given about five worlds like
this to have been set down a mile
away. believe should have jumped
overheard had not the captain of my
gun caught me by the shoulder ant
yelled fearful oath in my ear. WI
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

proper care of the sick and wounded,
and for this we have splendidly ap-
pointed fleet of hospital ships, the most
thoroughly modern and the best ar
ranged in the world.
Especially interesting are two boats
that have been recently fitted out for
service at the front. One of these, the
Relief, will spend her time in cruising
between Cuba and some home port,
where government hospitals will be
maintained. The transformation of
this ship from passenger boat to a
perfectly-planned floating hospital is
complete, and her glittering white
hull, relieved by its single narrow band
of green, is destined to be a welcome
sight to many a poor fellow who is
longing for the north and home and
friends.
The space afforded by the vessel is
admirably utilized. In the after hold
the regulation ship supplies are car,
ried, while the forward hold has beer
transformed into what resembles a
drug store. Here are stored an i'm.
mense stock of medicines. She 1.
further equipped with a cold storage
plant, which has a capacity for re
| frigeration sufficient to keep fresl
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27
THE ELEPHANT A CRIMINAL.
That IL One of the Principal Reasons
Why 1t Is WOrshiped In
the East.

Few more impressive condolences can
be impaired than one in which Hin.
du describes how he knows his ele-
plant intends to destroy him. 1t is all
so seemingly trivial, and yet in reality
of such deadly significance. His story
is so full of details that prove the
mans profound understanding Of
what he is talking about. that one re-
mains equally amazed at the brute's
power to dissimulate and it's intended
victims insight into this would be
murderer's character. And yet; from
the psychological standpoint, an ele-
plant never gives any other such indi-
cation of mental power as is exhibited
in it's revenge. That patient, watchful,
implacable hatred, often provoked
simply because man in attendance
upon another animal (for it is the rule
with tuskers to detest their next neigh.
bors) speaks more conclusively of a
high intellectual grade than all the
stories, true or false, that have been
told of their ability. Such coneentra-
ton and fiXedness of purpose, such
careful, unrelaXed vigilance, such per-
feet and consistent pretense, and
when the time comes, such desperate
unhesitating energy as homicidal ami.
mails exhibit are impossible without a
very considerable, although in this in.
stance very irregular, development.
No one can deny that if this creature
is great at all its greatness shows it.
self in it's crimes; these have caused il
to be worshiped in the east, where men
venerate nothing but merciless, ire
sponsible force, and where an exhibi
ton of those qualities and traits de.
scribed fully accounts for the for.
mula: "My Lord the Elephant.
Outing
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By CHARLES B. LEWIS.


kept going ahead at full speed, using
only the bow gun, and when we got
the position desired we were within
pistol shot of the rifle pits. For
space of ten minutes that old wooden
steamer was target for 20 big guns
and 1000 rifles, and why she was not
blown into the air is one of the puZ-
zles Of war. The second shot which
struck her tore through every bulk
head from stem to stern, and killed
three men, and every one of us at gun
No. was spattered with blood.
After we got to work with our gun
1 had no feeling of fear, but was told
after the fight that kept hurrahing
and cursing. We all did that, guess.
At every discharge of our broadside
the old craft was pushed four or five
feet towards the bottom, and as she
came up again she seemed to be shak-
ing herself to pieces. You may think it
strange that we could hear the crack
ling of musketry above the roar of all
the big guns, but such was the fact. A
CdllCu bAC ioi-
lowed us in, and for a few minutes
20 heavy cannon were laundering
away. The noise was heard 20 miles at
sea. The 1000 muskets made clatter
of their own, however, and the sound
hurt the ear more than the louder
roar. The only words l remember to
have heard during the half hour were
from the captain of our gun as we ran
her in and out and changed from shot
| and shell to canister. All at once the
firing ceased, and every man of us sat
down and dug at his ears with bis fin
gers. 1t was as if some one had pressed
cotton into them. Everything was
whirring and buzzing, when maya
zine in one of the forts blew up with an
awful shock. Our craft was lifted out
of the water and dropped back with
smash, and it was days and days be-
fore our hearing was restored. We
lost five men killed, six or eight wound
ed and the steamer was little better
than pile of kindling wood. She had
been struck 10 times by shot and shell,
and there was bullet hole in every
square inch of her above water. If
she could have been got around to New
York she would have been dime mu-
scum in herself.