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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

ment Of the northwest. The condi-
lions of the past few weeks are un-
changed. Labor is apparently getting
scarcer and the wages gradually push
ing upward. The Foley brothers of
Duluth. the contractors of the Hob
bling cutoff announced an increase of
23 cents for common laborers in order
to hold men in that part of the country
and offset the natural tendency toward
the Dakota wheat field at this season
of the year. This sets the wages at
railroad work ut 1926 for common
labor, the highest ever paid in the state
of Minnesota. The Foleys also say
that they will take care Of all the men
they can get. The National Employ
ment agency of Duluth received re-
ports from thirty leading merchants
and farmers of North Dakota which
would indicate that ut present there
is less demand for labor in the Da-
kotas. The actual demand for labor
in North Dakota will not begin for
three or four days and the farmers
say that it is useless for men to so out
there now as they will have to lay
around till threshing begins. Some
of the reports received from this state
are as follows: C%asselton, wages 50
with Il good demand for labor in three
weeks; jamestown and Drayton.
wages $1.75 with a probable raise to
50 in two weeks; Darlington, big de-
mand for farm labor; Glendale, wages
50 a day with a big demand, %threshing
not yet begun; st: Thomas. wages
SITE and may go to Sd in two weeks
when there will be Il great demand for
harvest hands: Valley City, wages
81 40 for haying, an advance OF %
cents over the highest>previous wages,
a good demand for farm labor in a
few weeks. Cooperstown is an eX-
ception. Reports from there say that
there is no demand for labor, owing
to the fact that in a few weeks 800
men will be let out by the Northern
Pacific and that these will be on the
market about harvest time.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11
Che 8ismartk Tribnne.
BY NJ. III. JEWELL.
ruE DAILY

I'll DAILY TRIBUNE.
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year: So for six months; $1.5O for three
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Eight pages, containing a summary OF
the news of the week-local and foreign
particular attention being paid to state
news. Sent to any address, postage paid.
for Sl.5o for one year; 10 Gents for SIX
The Bismarck Tribune is the Oldest news
paper in the state-established June II.
1873. 1t has a wide circulation and is a
lished al the capital of the state it makes
a feature Of state news, of a semi-ofticial
character, and is therefore particularly IN
teresting to all who desire 10 Keep me run
mess. . 49,
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

A test case will be brought from
Grand Forks county to determine the
validity of the law assessing wheat in
elevators on the first day Of April. The
law provides that wheat may he asses
sed to the elevators, who may have a
lien upon the grain of owners which
they are holding in store for the amount
of the taxes. Cochrane and Corliss will
represent the Minneapolis and North
ern Elevator Company, which has been
assessed for 1900 bushels of grain
which they claim belongs to an indi-
vidual and which they are merely hold
ing in store.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

The American paper. Freedom
published at Manila, is giving the ants
in the United States some hot stuff to
digest. Editorially Freedom says Of
the enemies of the government in the
Philippine question:
would that an Anthony might arise
today. who could take the mangled
and mutilated bodies of our soldiers
from the battlefield of linus and hold
them up to the American people!
20. Temporal, o. MOres!
"Out in the junyles of LuZon the
brave boys Of the Eighth army corps
are planting Old Glory where free
dom's flag ne'er waved before: out on
the plains and hills OF LuZOn the life
blood Of the American soldier is Grim
soning the tropic sands. and at home Il
pack OF ghOulS are swapping and
snarlin" at the government. and with
words and actions assisting in the muir
der Of more soldiers.
Gaze at these lowly forms! Gaze
on these mutilated bodies! And
would that tongue or pen could have
power to lash and brand burn those
who have assisted the jungle tiends
in this most atrociOus work! WhO
has assisted these devils? Who has
given aid. comfort to these wild mel
Of the forest: Who on the. Judgment
Day will stand and hear the awful
words: Where is thy b%rotller?'
You! You! You! YOU!
You call yourselves men, Ameri.
cans! You walk upright among the
SONS of earth! The blood of these
mangled bodies went out for the flag
the old flag of 'TG. And you, foul
brood, that hell will spew in disgust
you have done your share in this
bloody work. Hell has no depths fol
YOU: perdition will refuse you and
posterity will brand you and yours
with the life blood of these poor souls
who died, that the flag might wave.
"Iou. by your insane acts have
strengthened Il foes; you have giver
comfort to the enemy: YOU have as
sisted in the slaughter of our soldiers
and the whitening blast of heavens
avenging lightning should annihilatt
Your soul and body for time and eter
nifty"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

assessment purposes the state board
of equalization has been confronted
with a problem that could he properly
solved in but one way-higher valu-
atoms or large deficiency in the rev.
enues and inability to pay the obliga-
tons Of the state incurred by appro-
priations of the last legislature. 1t is
estimated that nearly half a million
dollars will be required and it is the
determination of the present state adj
m%inistration to pay its bills. The
increase of 30 per cent in the valu-
alton of railroads as compared with
a six or eve per CEN raise in other
property will be considered high by
many because of the comparatively
low assessments Of land and other
property in the populous portion of
the state. If n proper valuation was
made on Red river country land, the
raise would be nor than thirty per
cent on the figures returned but such
a raise would be considered too rad
ical at this time. 1t would be wiser
and a much better advertisement for
the state to materially increase the
valuations and decrease the rate of
levy-the result in dollars and cents
paid by the taxpayer being the same.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11
IF HE ONLY HAD A MIND.

You've seen ~him-'course you have-the man
who might have been so great,
If he'd had the inclination and could only
struck his gait;
Who's afeard to work in summer when the
temperature is rig,
And who can't work in the winter, cause he's
got the rlleumatiZ; US
Who goes through life complainin', cause the
good things pass him BIZ,
An ~a-tellin' what he could do, if he'd only half
way try;
The man that in the race of life is joggin' way
But who might a led the winners. if he'd only
When l hear Il felier tellin' bout the great
things he could do.
Bobby Blue,
A great, big, strappin' Teller, but at workin' he
Cause le had a sunstroke once and was afeard
he'd bring it back.
But Lor +! l guess there's nothin' that was ever
But Bobby could a done it, if he'd really
You'd have to scour the universe with fine
tooth he'd combs ION st to iind ;. ,,o,, on,, H.,
mind.
I've seen him sittin' e%venin's on an old three
His pants all rags and patches and with both
A:scrapin' N Old fiddle till he'd aIlus weary US,
SSAS" 1"AS ESoSf NA SAoSo AAS AS6o oA AVN
Then, winkin' confdcntiallik like, he'd say: Don't
say a word,
But I got the greatest idce that you ever seen
or heard.
SITS for a patent right; you boys jest keep still
II kin make it worth Il million-if 1 only got a
mind.'
Again Two seen him %sittin', with the people
A.chcwiu' cheap tobacco and a-spittin' at a fly,
And he'd point out the rich merchant that lie
might a had as clerk,
Il mind to work;
And the girls he might a married, if he'd had a
And the teams he might a driven that went
swiftly steppin by;
And the gems he might a sparkled and the way
he might a Shined,
With an independent fortunc--if he'd only had
a mind.
One night we went together to tn op'ry house
A way-up concert company that was goin' to
They had the finest fiddler there that ever tuned
a string,
An the noises that he initiated jest beat every
thing,
An he played bird songs so lifc-like YOU could
almost see EN- fly,
An Bobby sit and yawned and blinked, and
He could beat him all to thundcr-if he only
had Il mind.
TIL last time I saw Bobby he was purity nigh
the end,
A-sutf'r rim from the fever an he didn't seem to
mend.
The doctor gave him pills and things, but didn't
do no good.
He said he'd never get well and old Bobby
sworc he would.
Doc was affecting of his pulsc-!'twas bcatin'
mighty slow.
Says Id: It'S only forty, and that's runnin'
An Bobby says, says he: ut may be runnin'
But I could run her up to nincty--if I only
had Il mind"
i can see him standin', 'peerin' at the gates of
paradise.
With n sort O lccrin', sneerin'likc expression
in his eyes.
l can see him sizin' up the gate; an then I see
him feel
The gold an pearly trimmin's and a-wondering
if they're real:
I can see ia'ln steppin' through an takin' in the
sights inside;
he tried;
An his drawlin' voice ~a-saying that, while
things was mighty fine,
He could build u blame sight hetter--if he only
had a mind.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

Just to show the difference in con-
ditions in the industrial world over the
democratic "goodti mes," the reports of
the labor employers are interesting.
President J. J. Hill after careful inves-
tigating the labor situation in the
northwest says that the country trib-
utary to Duluth and Minneapolis can
furnish work for 100000 men at wages
ranging from $1.25'to 81 per day. This
statement of MI. HIPS will give some
idea Of the proportions Of the present
labor. famine %retarding the develop
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

The Mandan Pioneer has published
a poem on the Missouri river from the
Century magazine, the last two lines
of which are:
And so we know, whate'er thy force,
Gods hills will hold thee to thy
course.
This may be so, but it won't fool the
Mandan people into pulling their dyke
down..
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

painful. smarting, nervous feet and ingrow-
Ing nails, and Instantly takes the sting out
Of coras and b%nion ns M It's se the gs HTegss
Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. It Is a certain cure for sweating.
c%allous and hot, tired, aching feet: Try f.
stores. BY mail for % cents in stamps
Trial package free. Address, Allen 8
Olmstead, Leroy, N. T..
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11
The Tribune publishes elsewhere

The Tribune publishes elsewhere a
special cablegram from its Trieste
correspondent, giving the substance of
an interview with Admiral Dewey.
Like the other special cablegrams that
have appeared through the United
States, it was written in the Office of
the newspaper in which it is published
and there isn't a word Of truth in it.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11
A GOOD THING,

Lord!
It's Il good thing that
Dewey and Funston and
Hobson and all the other
What do you call 'cm?
Helrazcrs, n something like
That didn't get back from the
Philippines this hot weather. It's
Warm enough now and with all those
Warm Babies added to the bunch some
Body'd have to out, and it
Wouldn't be the ice man
Either. When Mckinley put on the
Air till winter time he
Had the right idea. Suppose
Funston and Dewey and Hobson and the
Thirteenth Minnesota and
Charley King and the whole
Cheese of heroes should light
In the same town some
Hot summer day. S-z-z-z-z-z-t
S-z-z-z-t, S-z-Z-Z-z-Z-t-and the
Whole corporation would shrivel up and
There wouldn't be anything left but to
Sweep up tho ashes and write home for
Money.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

Van Antwerp, the Washington cor
respondent, thinks North Dakota ought
to land a couple Of good clerical posi-
ttons in the census bureau.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11
TOM LOWRY AND THE 500.

Oh, Thomas Lowry, we are glad
To grasp your cordial hand.
To know that after all these years
You've reached the promised land.
For out along these hills and dales
There's not a Mt true,
Butts waited long and patiently
For Lowry and the 500.
It's been a brilliant rainbow, Tom,
That's lighted up the gloom.
And every spring we tune the string
And sound another boom.
When cloud hang low and cold winds blow
A bright light struggles through,
| Lest we fOrget--we1l get it yet
Tom Lowry and tho 500.
Hope springs eternal, Tom, they say
In every human breast.
'Tis striving for some cherished end
That lends to life its zest.
And so I say from day to day
With courage they Undue
And silver line the darkest cloud
Tom Lowry and the 500.
Tho winters snow may whirl and blow
The shivering earth to fill
With discomfort; we rail, and, 10!
We feel that same old thrill.
And out along thy grade a song /,
OF promise rises too,
We know that spring will surely bring
Tom Lowry and tho 500.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

Now the return of the Thirteenth
Minnesota is still further delayed by
a change in the plans Of General Otis,
and there is wrath over in the gopher
state.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

The state press has many kind words
for the retiring land commissioner,
Hugh J. Watt. Mr.. Watt was a thorough
business mar and under his manage
ment, the Office of which he was in
charge was conducted in a business
like and capable manner, and during his
term many delinquent sums due for
leases and purchases of lands were col
lected. the work of his office systema-
ti2ed, and its affairs so conducted that
the state protited materially. The reso-
luton of thanks and communication
passed by the state board of university
and school lands on receiving Mr.. Watts
resignation was q neat and deserved
tribute to the ability of the retiring com
missioner.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

Editor Mcclure of the Minot Optic
get back at Fargo and Grand Forks
by remarking-that the prohibition law
is good where it has a bridge attach
ment.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

The Washburn Leader cites an ex
ample of the ill luck that befalls farmers
some times. Treasurer Mann was in
route to Bismarck from Washburn and
stopped at Frank Bly's place, where he
saw one of the finest stands of grain
along the slope-ready for cutting. 1t
had escaped all the dangers of the crop
season but one-hail. On his return
trip he passed the same place and the
hail had beaten the entire crop into the
ground. For the farmer who loses his
seasons crop so suddenly and COM
pletely it is certainly a hardship which
must appeal to everyone, and yet the
courage and perseverance of the farmers
will see another crop planted another
year-and a determination not to be
worsted by the elements.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

Admiral Dewey will hardly be enter
tanned in any Spanish ports on his way
home.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-11

In fixing the valuations of railroads
and other property in this state for
Evening star., 1899-04-04
Nemesis at CIeSeIn N IL.

The defeat Of Mayor MckiSSOn for re-
election in Cleveland calls for no tears
from those who love fair play in politics.
He had invited such fate. and 1t seems
to have Overtaken him in good style and
with ample force. Having helped SOW the
wind at Columbus at the time of Mr.. Han
mas contest for the Senate, he has now in
his own contest reaped the whrlwnd. Or,
changing the phrase from sacred writ to
the lingo of the everyday. he knows how
it is now himself.
Mr.. McKisson. 1t will be remembered, was
one of those republicans who undertook to
defeat the wishes of the people of Ohio,
expressed at the polls. in the matter of
the election of United States senator. a
state convention of their party had in
dprsed Mr.. Hanna for the office. and that
Endorsement had been ratified at the polls
10y good majority. But, notwithstanding
this, when the legislature assembled to
carry out the Instructions that had thus
been given, Gov. Bushnell Mayor NCkis
son, National Committeeman Kurtz, State
Senator Burke of Cleveland and few others
put themselves in connection With the dem
ocrats to try to force another choice. The
movement on the part of these republicans
was without Justification in honorable
political dealing, and represented only per-
sonal feelings which the action of the state
convention should have barred from eXer-
else. The movement failed. Since then
State Senator Burke has been disgraced by
disclosures affecting his practices a law
Yer. and now Mayor Mckisson has been
repudiated at the polls. In good time, 1t is
to be hoped. Gov. Bushnell. National Com
mitteeman Kurtz ct al. will also go the
way of all such political flesh.
The threat is promptly made that Mr..
Mckisson and his friends will revenge
themselves by dividing the Ohio delegation
TO the next republican national convention
and working against the denomination of
Mr.. Mckinley. That is simply amusing.
Mr.. Mckinley will not be the candidate of
the Ohio republicans next year. but of the
republicans of all the states. He will be
the candidate-at-large before the conven-
ton, and the nomination will not depend
on what a few kickers here or there may
have to say. y little kicking now and then
is relished by the best of candidates. 1t
helps them 1t serves to set off more
clearly and completely their claims to con-
sideration-
Evening star., 1899-04-04
The Florida Legislature in Session.

The Flcrida legislature met today for the
transaction of ordinary state business and
also for the election of a senator to succeed
Mr.. Pasco. Unusual interest attaches to
this session at the southeast corner of the
country. owing to the spectacles of legisla-
tive incapacity for the task of electing
ators which have been afforded this season
in Utah. California and Delaware and that
which is now IN continuous performance in
Pennsylvania. There are at least three
candidates in the field in Florida. Mr.. Pasco,
the retiring senator. Mr.. CAN. the former
senator. and Mr.. Taliaferro Il promising
and urgent aspirant for the honor. Thus
on the surface the conditions favor d dead
I lock If one of the three can command suf-
ficient strength to hold the balance of
power. In view of the failures already re-
corded in the states named it would seem
10 be assured that the Florida legislators
would make short business of the contest,
| thus demonstrating the capacity of the
state to perform its functions under the
Constitution. But this assurance is weak
ened by the fact that there have been re-
| peated warnings in the west and east which
| have not impressed themselves upon the
| legislators in succeeding contests. Had the
| force of example been sufficient to bring
| reform the failures to elect In 1893 by the
| states of Montana, Washington and Wyo-
| ming would have prevented the Delaware
| deadlock two years later and that of Ore
| gon IN 1897 and those Of Utah. California
| and Delaware in 1899. 1t is this persistent
| refusal of the legislatures 10 profit by the
lessons of the past that gives force to the
| demand for popular elections Already that
| idea has taken root in Pennsylvania. Yes
| terday the lower house of the legislature
authorized the appointment of joint COM
! mittee to confer with the legislatures of
| other states with the view of bringing
| about the submission of an amendment to
| the Constitution whereby the President,
| Vice President and senators may be elected
by popular vote. This is broader propo-
sition than that which has heretofore been
Evening star., 1899-04-04
The FiIipinOs Were Fully Informed.

The fact that President Mckinley took
occasion Immediately after thu drafting the
p ace treaty in Paris to reassure the Fill
pinos as to their new status and the inten-
tinns of the United States seems to have
b5en forgotten by many people who are
now inclined to criticize the government
for its continuance of the war of pacifica-
uOn- As far the record stands nothing
has been left undone which might allay the
apprehensiOns of the natives in regard to
THAR peace and security under American
sovereignty. In a proclamation framed De-
cember y and cabIed to Gen. Otis Decem-
Der - the President held out assurances
Of protection of life and property and of
native participation in local administra-
tion. 1t may be presumed that the
Presidents words were spread before the
People as far possible by the military
officers on duty in the archipelago. That
they did not actually reach all of the in
ha bitants may at the same time be as
Sumed, for 1t is unfortunately apparent
that it has not been the purpose of Agui-
naldO and his fellows in command of the
iEsurgent army to permt the people to un-
derstand the true nature of the new
ecmers or their purposes From procIama-
tiOns which have been found, signed by the
SN-Nt'i4tsA III tStutLl VI lIlc IlIlplIlO govern
ment. 1t appears only TOO plainly that he
has steadfastiy been engaged in villifying
the United States and The American SOL
diers and civilians, charging them with
crimes and criminal intentions which would
disgrace the most abandoned savages His
appeals to the people to rally to the de-
Tense OF their homes and families against
the marauders who had come to murder
Pilage, outrage and burn cannot possibly
have been based upon other than motives
OF policy. 1t is not TO be accepted for a mo-
ment that Aguinaldo was himself deceived
as to the errand or the purposes of the
Americans There was every reason why
that statement should have reassured the
FIlp!nos VINO were not fanaticalIy intent
upon absolute Self-gOvernmenI, for which
Il Is only too apparent they are not fitted.
II for his own purposes Asyuinaldo pre-
vented these words of reinsurance from
reaching the people the blood of the inno-
cent victims OF needless resistance to Amer
lean authority Is upon his head alone. 1t
was. of course, unfortunate that the Ameri-
can authority should have succeeded so un-
trustworthy, tyrannical. despotic severn
eighty as that of Spain and that it should
fall heir to the suspicious of the natives,
but il does not lie now in the mouth of any
true American 10 declare that the Filipinos
have in any sense been deluded or mis-
Informed OF held in ignorance.