Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-02-25
dry with his boots full Of fish is not in it

dry with his boots full of fish is not in it
with Henry. By a recent decision of a.
Pennsylvania court the heirs of an
estate in Philadelphia comes into posses
sion of property located at Broad and
Arch street! the value of which with
rentals due amounts to the munificent
sum Of s37, 100000. This property is to
be divided equally between eighty heirs.
The property reverts to the heirs by
reason of the expiration of a ninety
nine year lease.
The Minneapolis Times has the fol-
lowing interview with the usual promi-
nent North Dakotan at Washington:
congressman johnson will have all the
time he wants to look after his farm
when his present term in congress ex-
pires He is so confident of coming to
the senate that he will undoubtedly de-
cliLe a denomination for the house. He
has made SO many foolish protests
against federal appointees in his state
that he has aroused enmity everywhere
and in addition has lost any support he
might have received from the admins |
tration. Naturally, Senator Hansbrough
will go out of his wayko aid him and
the chances are that his house career
will terminate temporarily, at least,
March 4, 1885,"
An effort ie now being made to pro-
t
cure the removal of the Indians from
the Fort Totten reservation to a new
reservation, either in this state or Mon
tana. The reservation contains approx
imately 100000 acres of land and it's In
dian population is about 1900. It is
claimed that the Indians are not unfav-
orable to the scheme and that they
would prefer to be located in a grazing
country where they would have a better
chance to raise stock than they have
here. Since the decision of the courts
that these Indians are full.hedged citi-
zens of Benson county, the authorities
have been endeavoring to devise means
to get rid of them. Under the ruling of
the courts they will hold the balances of
power in the county and it is feared
will swamp the county by their demands
on the poor fund.
The Hillsboro term of court has been
an interesting one in many respects. In
addition to the Gunner murder trial,
there have been many other important
matters before the court. One of the
cases that attracted unusual attention
was that OF the state vs.. Swanson. The
latter is the agent at Hillsboro for the
Great Northern Express company. It
has been the custom of the company to
send G. 0. D. packages of whisky to
that and other stations for delivery to
the general public OF payment of the
amount due on the packages. The de.
PENDANT has permitted H,llsboro to take
t out the stuff. It was not held that he
= had profited by the sale or that thu
company bad, except in securing express
l charges but Swanson was convicted Of
! running a blind pig in the depot. There
are immense possibilities to these cases
: Many of the roads practice this method
0 at the smaller stations and at that ratt
/ all their agents would be blind piggerI
and the depots sightless porciues.
o When the fusion cohorts OF Pembin;
county meet in convention this summer
;, who will be on hand to mould sentimen
Q aud manipulate the delegates? j. D
s Trenholme, chairman of the democratic
n committee, and admitted to be one 0
the most astute politicians in tn
e county, is heading a delegation Of ad
v%enturous spirits bound for the Klon
e dixie. James McCabe, who is always O.
hand to round up the boys, and Incl
d dentally "plug" for his friends, will b
of the same party. Francis A. Hart
e who smiles so blandly on his opponents
n but who always holds the winning ham
at the "show down." has the fever an
is likely to be hunting pay dirt within
e sixty days. Senator 'Doble has gone t
p Cavalier county to farm, and Jerr
Frawley has followed him. Frank Will
son, for years wielder of more inhuenc
than all the rest combined, wants to Sc
out and join the seekers for gold
While there are many wise heads lei
behind, it must be admitted that tn
fusion party Of this county. is losin
some of it's most prominent and success
full members by removal.-St. Thoma
Times.
y ALARM1sTs point to the fact that tn
! city of New York is at the mercy of th
Spanish cruiser Vizcaya. There is n
necessity for apprehension in the pro,
unity of the Spanish vessel. New Yor
harbor could be made in a short tim
to bristle with danger for the foreig
ship, and the American cruiser Brookly