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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

MINNESOTA people are already making
arrangements for a suitable reception to
the 18th Minnesota regiment, it being
taken for granted that the troops will be
home before many months. North Da-
kota people should and will not be be-
hind-hand in their reception of the LIST
North Dakota. No regiment of volun-
teers has done better service in the Phil
ippincs than the 1st North Dakota. The
state has every reason to be proud of it's
regiment and will no doubt extend them
such a welcome on their return as they
deserve.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

much less can they maintain for the
strictly domestic commerce of that state,
which. moves in light volume, for short
distances and in small shipments, lower
rates than are charged for interstate
traffic, which has more than fifty times
it's volume, is moved more than four
times its distance and is hauled chiefly
by car lots and train loads. The aver
age haul on local business is between 80
and 80 miles, while the average haul on
the entire business of the roads is from
$50 to 500 miles. ssThe cost of transpor-
tation rapidly decreases as the length of
haul increases. From evidence submit
ted by the railroads the court concludes
that the cost of conducting %transporta-
ton in North Dakota is in proportion to
revenue at least twice as great for local
business as for the entire business.
Evidence showed that the general oper-
ating expenses and taxes on the Great
Northern averaged 50 per zen of total
receipts: on the Northern Pacific 60 per
cent. The expense Of conducting trans
p~ortation is over 30 per zen of the gross
income. Arguing from the figures de-
duccd by the state the court shows the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads could cooperate local business
exclusively on the maximum schedule of
rates except at loss.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

1t is stated the trustees of the state
industrial school at Ellendate will ask
for a legislative appropriation Of $4,000.
The industrial school was one of the in
situations authorized by the last legisla-
ture to raise money by issuing bonds
secured by its lands and from the fact
that bids are being called for looking to
the erection Of a structure the trustees
of the institution were more successful
than those of the other institutions
similarly authorized.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

ACCORDING to a Washington special
telegram to Fargo, the officers of the
land office at Grand Forks, Ernie Kent
and G. L. Lindstrom, will have some ex-
planning to do to the department, if moth
ing worse follows the indiscretions which
have resulted from their enthusiasm for
the election of Congressman johnson to
the senate. Inspector Greene happened
i'll at the land office not long age and
found both officers await is said at
st. Paul where they were booming John
son with the Great Northern-and a
clerk left to sign the names of the Of
ficers to official misunderstanding
directly against the rules. The clerk
was discharged and the officials have
been suspended pending an investigation
by the department. 1t is stated further
that Congressman Johnson's Indignation
at this treatment of his favorites is in
tense and that he is active before the de-
partment to protect them, although the
reports of inspectors are usually made
carefully and with a knowledge of all the
circumstances and the department is
guided largely by them in arriving at
conclusions.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

Before election the people were led to
believe that the republican party meant
to push the rate case against the rail
roads. If statements that are in good
faith credited to state officials are true,
and they don't deny them. the people
have been misled and their confidence
misplaced. Even the republican party
will find that they cannot fool the people
all the time.-Langdon Courier Demo-
crat.
This idea appears to have grown out
of the discussion that has been INDUCED
m with reference to the payment of GER
tain claims for services in connection
with the rate case. So far as the case
itself is concerned, the testimony has all
been taken, the arguments made and the
case is in the hands of the court for
determination of the reasonableness of
the rates that have been fixed. Nothing
further can be done until there is a
decision of the court.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30
THE ILLOGICAL" CANDIDATE.


The Herald is not authorized to speak
for any person or paper other than itself.
Speaking for itself it has advocated the
election of MIR. johnson for the reason
that the course of that gentleman in
congress has been such that it was be-
lieved he would be able to be of even
greater service to the party and the state
in the senate than he has been in the
house.-Grand Forks Herald.
But what the people want to know is,
what has been "the course of that gentle
man in congress?" The Herald and
other johnson organs have been repeat
eddy Intercepted on this point, but they
do not answer, except by saying that he
is "the logical candidate" "the peoples
CHOICE" etc. Now once more, Mr..
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

The decision of the United States cir
cult judges in the North Dakota rate
case is the subject of much comment in
railroad circles through the United
States. The decision is voluminous and
going into the details of comparative
rates the court holds it a "%self-evident
proposition that the railroads cannot
maintain lower rates for local business
in North Dakota than in Minnesota;
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

territorial possessions of the United
States; which trade, despite all the "open
doors" in the world, will henceforth in
evitably gravitatc more and more to the
United States. Porto Rico had in 1886
the latest year for which accurate figures
are available-exports of SIS, 100000, of
which s6|O35.953 went to Spain and only
81, 573,OW to the United States. In the
same year the imports were S17,446,0OO,
of which sS,SS1, 47O came from Spain and
only s1,97O,OO from the United States.
At that time the volume of imports into
the island from this country was decreas-
ing. Nothing is more certain than that
both imports from and exports to this
country will henceforward steadily and
rapidly increase, until a far larger pro-
portion of Porto Rican trade will be
with the United States than has hitherto
been with Spain. Moreover, the total
of Porto Rican trade, less than
s34, 100000 has been too small
for an island of nearly 100000 inhabi-
tants. Under the stimulus of American
capital and enterprise it will doubtless
be increased, to the added profit of New
York. There is no rashness in expecting
that the trade between this port and
Porto Rico will soon be stated not in
millions, but in tens Of millions of dol
lars. There is scarcely an article which
Porto Rico wants to buy which the
United States cannot furnish. There is
scarcely anything which Porto Rico
wants to sell which this country does
not want to buy. In the Philippines the
United States already enjoys IA larger
trade than almost any other country.
In anncXing those islands to our domain
the peace commissioners have made that
trade secure, have assured its proper
t@ionatc increase and have also assured
its great actual increase through Amer
lean control and cultivation of the
islands.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

AMONG the contemplated enactments
OF the legislature is the passage of a new
militia law. looking to the amendment of
the present provisions for the organic
alton of the state guard. The idea is to
make the North Dakota law uniform as
far as possible with the national pro-
visions for the militia, and the new three
battalion formation of the state troops
will make some changes necessary. An
other change which it is argued would
be for the benefit and harmony of the
service, would be to make the staff Off
GERS more directly responsible to the
commander in chief.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

AFTER nearly two years of litigation
in the maximum rate case, the decision
Of the judges Of the United States dis
trict court is in favor of the railroads,
p~ronouncing the schedule of rates
sought to be promulgated by the COM
mission as unreasonable, and hence in
operative. The law under which the
commissioners sought to fix 81 schedule
of reasonable maximum rates was the
railroad law passed by the legislature
two years ago and the case has been in
the courts the greater portion of the
time since then. The commissioners,
under the law, promulgated a schedule
of rates fixing the charges to be imposed
by the railroads. The railroads secured
an injunction in the United States court
restraining the commission from putting
the rates into effect and then ensued
many months of delay until testimony
could be taken t. establish the expenses,
cost, etc, OF the roads, for the determin-
alton of the necessary charges to be i'm
posed by the roads to enable them to do
business at a fair profit. The railroad
commissioners and Attorney General
Cowan have been active in the prosccu-
ton of the case, but their work has
proven futile SO far as the adoption of the
first schedule is concerned, since the
decision of the district court is adverse.
Under the law, the commissioners may
promulgate a new schedule, which would
no doubt result in the same action by the
roads, and the passage over the same
ground until the rates fixed were pro-
nounced reasonable.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

HE peace commissioners bring a
Christmas gift of nc small proportions
back to the United States. The New
York Tribune notes: Let us consider for
a moment the single item of the trade,
not of Cuba, but of the islands which
have been not merely redeemed from
Spanish rule, but actually added to the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

FIFTY thousand people started for the
Klondike last year, and only thirty thou
sand arrived. Each man spent a mini
mum of $500 in getting there or in fail
ing to do SO. The cost was, therefore,
s25,OOO,OO0, while the returns were not
much more than s1O,OOO,OOO.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

AASiaio, "1ldt HAS cOIllSOl uOIc W uc-
serve anything more than he has already
received at the hands of the party?
Eight years in congress, and there is not
a single solitary law on the statute books
which he originated; not one. "But,"
the Herald will say, "he has been a
straight republican" In the name of
all that is honest, isn't that what he was
elected to be--a straight republican? Is
ne entitled to a life position in Washing
ton because he voted with his party, the
thing he was sent there to do?
Return to the main question, Mr..
Herald. What has johnson done for
North Dakota? AS Il state we are young
and in need of active, energetic men in
congress who will look after the interests
of the state andits people. Point to the
bill that Johnson has introduced that
has become law. Show the legislature
that must pass upon the senatorship
what advantage the state has derived
from Johnson's being in the house eight
Years. Has he not sat in that body as
the representative of himself instead of
the people who sent him there? Has not
his chief aim and purpose bent o glorify
~Johnsonism in North Dakota: Has he
not been kept in Washington because
his parents We're born in Norway? Has
it been necessary that he should try to
be anything but the representative Of
transplanted citizenship: Is he the
senatorial candidate Of Il broad .Amcri-
canism? VIII he not be supported BY
niMc-tcnths of the Norwcsians who have
been elected to the legislature? And
will not the few native Americans who
are expected to vote for him do so be
cause, in several instances, the national
ity issue was raised in certain districts?:
DC Johnson's maiorities for the house
from 1850 to 1896 inclusive Indicate that
he is indispensable to the success of re-
publicanism in North Dakota? Was not
the majority cast for Mr.. Spauldiny last
Novcmbcr-Hlmost lQ.W0-nnd the ma
jority cast for Mr.. Hansbrough in 1889
owe l4,0DO-quitc double any majority
ever received by Johnson? johnson the
Indispensable" johnson, the 'logical:'
johnson, 1.-THE peoples CHOICE. And
Spalding and Hansbrough were only
plain, unassuming Americans, running
upon their merits as men and as rcpubli-
Why is not P. j. McCumbcr a logical
candidate? He has redeemed his county
from democracy and johnson has in
variably lost his own county to populism.
Why is not Marshall a logical candi-
date? He has brought his section back
into the republican party while John
sons bailiwick has been going the other
way.
Why is not G. 3. Little a logical can
didate, with the solid slope always for
the tickcc, and Burlcigh county's repub-
lican banner constantly to the breeze?
The illogical" part of Johnson's case is
that lie is the candidate of an clement
that threaten to bolt, and frequently do
bolt, il they do not have their own
way, just as the Herald boltcd the ticket
in November. What right has Winship,
the chief bolter, to. say who shall be
senator?
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

States, may result in the completion of
two more railroad lines to the Pacific
coast. The Burlington now has a west
ern terminus at Billings and is said to
be considering the extension of it's line
to inc Pacific and the Rock Island may
build to the coast from Denver.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

A SUGGESTION that is worthy of moro
than passing attention is one made by
the jamestown Alert with reference to
township fire breaks. Tt is suggested
that as there are many instances in the
western part of the state where road
work is useless and of little service, the
counties be allowed to divert what por-
ton of the road fund they may deem
necessary to the construction of prac-
tlcal and effective township fire breaks.
1t is well known that in the western
part OF the state in certain seasons prai-
ric fires sweep over large tracts of coun-
try with nothing tt. check their progress
except the efforts of settlers and a few
private fire breaks. Township fire guards
properly constructed would in many
cases check a prairie fire in its inception
and SAY thousands of dollars to farmers
and ranchmen. Even now, many ranch
between jamestown and Bismarck
are suffering from a shortage of range
because of the disastrous fires late last
fall.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

The increase in the population of North
Dakota is steady and continual. At the
last election nearly $4,000 votes were cast
and as it was an off year there were
probably several thousand voters who
did not go to the polls, as well as a num-
Der of recent immigrants not yet entitled
to vote so that at the next presidential
election it is fair to presume that the
number of votes will exceed that at the
recent election by 5000 to 10000. There
was a large immigration to the state last
year, through the efforts of railroad COM
panies which brought in large colonies,
and of individual settlers who came to
the state with their families, assured
that in few states were there offered bet
ter opportunities than in North Dakota.
This immigration will continue next
year, and already arrangements are un-
der way for the bringing in of large
parties of settlers.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

1T appears that the North Dakota sol
diers at Manila held little elections of
their W and from the returns SO far
received, everything went republican
as at home.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

HE jamestown Alert states that Con-
gresham johnson is DESTROYS of organ
lzlng the state senate-and the Alert
might have added-the universe-with-
out stretching the facts much.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

Absolutely pure is the claim made in
every advertisement of the Royal Bak-
ing Powder and absolutely pure is the
verdict Of every housekeeper in the land
using the Royal. TT is the standard
among baking powders, worth the price
sold at, because of its purity, healthful
bread-making qualities and the5strength
that. makes a small quantity 90 q long
way. No trouble about delicious biscuit
and pastry when the Royal is used.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

The possibilities of trade with the
Orient, following upon the possession of
the Philippine islands by the United
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

The treaty with Spain signed at Paris
II is of more strategic import
ance than any other since the Louisiana
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

SECRETARY OF STATE FALLEY, in the
North Dakota Globe, makes some sug-
gestions with reference to school land
matters which deserve attention, since
Mr.. Fallcy's experience as a member of
the board has qualified him to speak in
tclligently of the matter. He says: "The
board should be allowed more latitude
in handling the business and the author
ity of the land commissioner should be
extended. The constitutional limitation
restricting the purchase of bonds should
be extended to civil townships, city and
county bonds and bonds of other states.
The law allowing money to be loaned on
school lands should be repealed. Elk
perience has taught the present board
that such loans are difficult to make and
unsatisfactory to the state. There is a
vast amount of detail work in making
farm loans which the board at the CAPT
tol cannot attend to, and which none but
expert loan men can properly superin-
tend. We Il never have a set of state
officers who are expert a~bstractors, at
torneys, ETC., and no loaning company
would think of paying out money on
papers until they had passed through
the hands of competent men, and re-
ccived their approval. The present board
met these questions as best it could, well
knowing that the result of their work
would not be satisfactory.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-12-30

IHE Johnson-C ronan senatorial con-
test having furnished little in the way of
interest down at Fargo-a red hot argu-
ment is on as to the propriety of dane
ing,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-02
STRIKE IN REPUBLIC TUNNEL
sixteen Feet of Pay Ore Running
$500 to the Ton.

Spokane, Oct. 3l,--A quartz lead which
rivals in richness and extent that of any
ever discovered in America, which has
shown already l6 feet Of pay ore averag-
ing 5000 to the ton, with promise of a
wider lead, is almost at the. doors of Spo-
kane.f 1t. has been discovered in the Re
public mine. t
The Republic ledge has been encoun-
tered in the long tunnel at depth OF
430 feet, and it assays 10 ounces of GOLD
The first news of the tunnel encounter
ing the ledge came Saturday evening,
when Superintendent Harvey telephoned
to the Republic office that the tunnel was
just into the ledge and that the first value
was 81. That was not encouraging; but il
did not cause the Republic. people to lose
heart. Early yesterday the great news
came that "a feet of ledge matter had been
crossed, of which Is feet is pay ore, aver
aging close to Is ounces in gold, or 5000
per ton. 'N"a'''-.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-02
ENGLISH NAVY IS ALERT.
Government Assembling an Elmer.
Sency Squadron.

London, Oct 3l.-There has been the
greatest activity at Davenport, the site OF
the largest arsenal in Great Britain, and
two of the finest dry docks in the world
The government is assembling an emer'
genry squadron, which it is understood
will 90 to Gibraltar. Despite that the
wind has been blowing almost a gale the
second class battleship Colossus arrived
from Holyhead; first class battleshiI
came from Queenstown and the first class
battleship Ben Bolt from Greenock. The
third class cruiser Calliope, which was on
the way to the Canaries, was intercepted
and returned unexpectedly to Plymouth
Other warshps are coming to join the
squadron and to coal. The government
has ordered 100000 tons of coal.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-02
A Beautiful Girls Afflietion.
From ne Republican,, Versailles, Ind.

From TIE RepubHcna, Fers1fttes, IND
The fuckers OF Versailles, Ind, like
all fond parents, are completely wrap
ped up in their children. Their
daughter Lncy, in particular, has given
them much concern. She is fifteen,
and from strong. healthy girl, three
years ago, had become weak and kept
falling off in flesh. until she became a
mers- skeleton. She seemed to have no
lite at all. Her blood became impure
and finally che became the victim OF
nervous piostration. Doctors did not
help her. Most OF the time she was
confined to bed, was very nervous and
irritable, and seemed on the verge OF
St. Vitus' dance.
Zone morning." said Mrs. Tucker,
"the doctor told US to give her DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People,
which he brought with him. He said
lie was treating a similar case with
these pills and they were curing the
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-02
ATTEMPT 70 WRECK 4 TRAIN
A RAIL PLACED ON THE TRACK.
The West-BOund Overland ON the
Great Northern Railway Derafled
Near Odessa While TryinE to
Make Up Lost Time.-No One In
jured.

Wenatchee, WASH, Oct. 51.-Condnctor
Miller of the Great Northern train which
arrived here about o'clock Saturday ev-
ening, tells of an attempt to wreck the
train probably by thieves bent upon rob-
berry.
The westbound passenger was running
at full speed to make up time. 1t was
an hour behind the schedule time and was
Keeling off the distance at the rate of fifty
miles an hour. About o'clock, at about
four miles east of Odessa, the engineer
felt his machine jar and then it began to
bump along the rails, running 800 yards
before it could be stopped. The train
hands went back and found that 30 foot
steel rail had been taken from the side
of the track, where a supply is left for
repairs, and placed across the rails at
right angles.
When the pony truck struck the OBJ
struction it was thrown from the rails,
but the big drive wheels clipped off one
end of the steel rail intended to hurl the
train from the track, and in an instant
an offending piece of steel flew past the
engine cab and the balance of the rail
was pushed off on the other side. The
train ran a quarter Of a mile. the front
trucks humping along on the ties, but the
drivers keeping in their position.
Afr the train hands put out warning
signals for approaching trains from either
end the engine trucks were hoisted upon
the track and the passenger came on to
Wenatchee.
In the vicinity OF the wreck there are
numerous coulees, and it is believed the
men who placed the rail on the track hid
in one of these, expecting in the excite
ment and confusion of a disastrous wreck
to rob the train.
The Seattle city officials who have been
visiting Spokane were aboard in the Wag-
nef car; and there were 30 or 40 other
passengers.
Detectives will be put to work to faith
ON the. case. and if possible catch the
Offenders.