Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-03-18
Friday, March II.

EI1uay, NAdISn IL.
State Treasurer Nichols is in the city
from Fargo.
Mrs. Abbott, F. G. Irish's grand
mother, arrived from the east yesterday
to visit Mrs. Irish.
Superintendent Edick is holding
teachers examination at the high
school building to-day.
Deputy Treasurer Falconer reports
taxes pretty we'll paid in this year, better
than for any previous year for a long
time.
Rev. and Mrs. j. M. Anderson have
returned from st. Paul where Mrs.
Anderson has been undergoing medical
treatment.
Col. William NJ. Pye, father of Mamie
Pye of the First National bank, is in
the city from Minnesota where he has
been for some time.
Mandan Times: Mrs. M. j. O'Leary
has been sick for some time with a
stomach trouble and last week was
taken to the Bismarck hospital for treat
ment. She was very low when taken
there, but the latest report is that her
condition has undergone a decided
change for the better. The disease
affected her eyes so that for a time she
was totally blind, but as she improves
her eyesight is returning.
Winona Times: Jack Flynn thought
he was the only double jointed peanut
in the circus last Manday, and as a
result Jack took his annual bath. In
attempting to pilot several of Bakers
freight teams safety across the river the
ice gave away and Jack and his "blue
mlce'' went out of sight, and after a
good soaking, Jack and the team were
rescued by Andrew Slater. However,
Jack diden't mind the ducking very
much as that is how he usually takes
his annual bath.
The case against the residents of
Morton county who were arrested by
the United States authorities for cutting
timber on government land were con-
tinued yesterday by United States Com
missioner Gage for one week. The pro-
%secution is not yet ready for the hearing
of the case. -Four of the five men have
given bonds to appear and the other,
young Breiner, was discharged, he being
a minor, and his father, who was also
arrested being the one who should pro-
ps " answer the charge. Attorney
e, AA'ter appears for the men,
utant General Miller: One good
rey Of the present war scare will pro-
u ,e the arming of the militia of the
ssywere states with improved rifles. At
preia%gn4nany of the militia companies
are e9stsed with guns that have been
aban oned by every other nation, and
would be of little service in war against
the Kraig-Jorgenson and other weapons
of that class. The militia in North
Dakota are armed with the old Spring
field rifles, models of 1884. and the state
has only 500 Of those, not enough to
arm the full strength of the militia in
case of necessity, 1000 men. The state
has also perhaps between 10000 and O,-
600 rounds of ammunition for these
weapons.
General Hughes: Thirty six years
ago this morning the army of the Poto-
mac charged the wooden guns of the
rebels at Centerville. 1t was a mag
nificent army at that time-100,OO 0
strong, and there was a grand review on
an immense plain where the entire army
was visible. All night we waited to
make the charge at daylight, and then
we moved up as near the Notifications
of the rebels as was deemed prudent,
waiting for the signal toSharge. And
when we charged we found that the
rebels had left the Notifications Just
ahead of us, and left some wooden logs
mounted, to resemble guns, and q few
cast off garments. We had looked for
I.a-hot ENGAGEMENT. and. there was a good