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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-03
B I'D PROMPT ACTION i
British Naval Men Say it Shows
that the United States is
s Very Much Alive

IS London, April %. Basing its opinion
upon New York cable dispatches referring
to the alleged unprcpared condi tion Of the
United States troops, London has come
to the conclusion that the struggle will be
q lingering enc, although it is still watch,
ing with the greatest interests what the
stock exchange people term the prize
competition. !" go
In some quarters, even now confidence
is expressed that Spain will yield before
long, whatever the prize courts may de-
eide tive to the legality Of VI le !. cap
lures, British naval men applaud the
promptnesss of action on the part OF the
American warships as being ey idence that
the United States is very much alive. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-03
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHIGAGO-Hogs--Rece $4,000; left
over, 21O1; active, steady to SC lower; light
a.70a3 9S; mixed, 3.s0@4O0; heavy. 3s5@
LOS; rough, 3I5@3.S0 Cattle-Receipts. H.
500: strong to Zoe higher: beeves 5000. IS;
cows, heifers, 2.25@4.60: Texas steers, 275@
$50; stockers and feeders S.70@4.75. Sheep
Receipts, Il, Loco; strong to lOc higher.
8 CHICAGO-SheepAMa strong to 10c
higher; native sheep, 3.25@4.20; Westerns,
3.75@460; lambs, 4.00@5.6O.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-03
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee, April Is, Is


BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKETS.
MILWAUKEE-Egg Firm; per dos-
BUTTER Firm; fancy creamery,
per n. i7@1Sc; fair to choice, 16d
les best dairy selections. 14@15e; lines,
fair to choice. do, 13@14c; roll, lO@l2c;
packing stock. do. 9G1Oc, market we'll
cleaned; grease, 4@6c. Es
CHEESE-FuH cream fats. per n. "a
01ae; Young Americas, 10c; brick, new. 10.5c:
Swiss, 12a13c: imported Swiss, 25e:
Sapsago, Zoe; farmers, 1O@1Okc.
s,,,.GIH 3dG ereameries.
NEW YORK Butter - Receipts. ss4s
pkgs; steady; Western creamery, 15@17c;
Elgins, tic: factory, 124@15c. Cheese
Receipts, 1888 ,pkgs;; steady; Iarge choice,
7A@8Ac; small choice, SA@SNc; light
skins, 5A@6c; part skins, 466e; full SKINS,
2@3c- Eggs-Reeeipts, 11,472 pkgs; steady;
Western, 11Ac; Southern, 1Ok@l1c. Sugar
Raw strong: refining, 8 11-16c; centrifu-
gal So test, 3-16c; refined strong: crushed,
5Hc; powdered, 5sc; graduated, SIC. Cof
fee-Firm. = p y -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-03
DECLARATION TAR
Both Houaea of Congress Fromptly
llesponds 70 i Request Mads
81 tho Preaid ent
PASS HOUSE W THouT DEBATE.
Al Incident Without Parailsl iii tho
History Of e eisIstiys
Bodies


M Washington, u. C.,S April 2o,-Ihe
President tos9a sent 1nn0raas il fhaS fnl.
s sSss ss.ss Nsssss ~.
fion a wa 4 4 ainat Sna III. 81
s.y srha XII q
.,s ~ -. :, :. A1.ss. q :
the United States of America and the
kingiom Of Spain RE.
BE enacted by the Senate and House d
First mat war he ana the same is hereby
declared to exist. and that war has exlstel
since the 21st day of April, a; 1898. in-
sllding said day. between the United States
SecOnd-That the President Of the United
state PC and ne is hereby directed and EN-,
R0 se y, 70 70 Use ans sa.ire land and naval
aeSnaI service Of the. nited States the
ta,,. ~ oa the seyelaI states 20 sucn an exs
;ntn sfsact pe necessaty % carry aet
NY s e'ess -. ,s....,. ~ ys s
To the Senate and House OF Representa-.
tives OF the United States Of America III
transmit to the Congress for Its considera.
spondence recently had with the represents
tive OF Spain i'll the United States, with the
United States minister at Madrid, aud
Spain showing the action taken nnfier the
Joint resolution approved April 20, 1898,
Of the people Of Cuba demanding tSat ths
government Of Spain relinanish its AUTHORITY
and government In the island Of China. ana
to Withdraw its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the
President Of the United States to use the
land and naval forces OF the United States
to carry these resolutions into eject. )" -.
g Upon communicating with the Spanish
minister In Washington the demand which
slt became the duty Of the executive to adj
dress to the government of Spain, in obedi-
sence 70 said resolution, the said minister
asked for his passports and withdrew The
United States minister ut Madrid was In
turn notified by the Spanish minister for,
foreign affairs that the withdrawal Of the
Spanish representative from the United
States had Terminated diplomatic relations
between the two countries, and that all
Official communication between their re-
5specttve representatives ceased Herewith
II 3recomnend to your especial attention the
note addressed to the United States minister.
at Madrid BY the Spanish minister for Tor
eign affairs on the 2lst instant. whereby the
foregoing notification was conveyrd, r viii
be perceived therefrOm that fhe governments
of Spafn having cognizaI1ce Of the ioint ras
.olutiDn 81 the IrnifefI Sfafes >CnnprosS and
In view of things which The Prssidesnt N Il
thereby reauired and authorized IN ina ra a.
sponds BY treating the Observation-Disclosures do
mands Of this government as measures of
c0mnlefe severancs 81 ri. tsnn IL, st anu
whereby the nsassne ~ nations 9coon,nan;ns
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

He says: "Wha is the matter with
North Dakota as a stock country? It
had January l, 1899, 175.131 horses.
That is more than 26 of the states and
territories had. 1t had January l last,
l71,O73 mich cows, or more than "a of
the states and territories had. Ithad on
the same day 252,64O other cattle, or
more than II of the states and terri
tories, and had at the same time 359,721
sheep, or more than any one of 81 states
and territories had at that time. June l,
1889, North Dakota had Ill, $3.50 swine,
more than any one of 16 states. The
wool clip of North Dakota in 1896 was
1,627,161 pounds: in 1897 it was 3,S24,32 2
pounds, an increase in one year of $780,
1852. In the United States the wool clip
in 1850 was 52,516,929; in 1897 it was
~259,153,221, an increase of 2O6,636,626
pounds. Yet, men in the east on $50 per
acre land what can you do to raise stock
in competition with the stockmen of
North Dakota. If Gen. Hazen were alive
I wonder what he would say if he should
find the report that he made of North
Dakota when he said it was an alkali
desert unfit for the habitation of man,
scarcely fit for the wild buffalo or wilder
Indian"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21
AN ORIGINAL SUGGESTION,

The Fargo city council is a thor
oughly original body. 1t has by reso-
luton requested the governor to use
funds belonging to the state to pay
the expenses of the North Dakota
troops home from San Francisco. If
there are M funds available the gov
ernor is requested to borrow the money
necessary, estimated to be something
like $4,000.
There are no funds available for the
purpose and if there were it is not
clear just what authority exists for the
payment Of the sum Of $4,000 out of
the state treasury for the purpose set
forth. The legislature alone has
authority to make appropriations for
special purposes.
The suggestion that the governor
borrow $4,000 for the purpose is one
that teens with originality. The only
manner in which it could be borrowed
would be as a personal business trans
action. Admitting that the governor
could borrow the required $4,000 in
a few minutes, would the Fargo city
council give security for the payment
of the amount and the interest?
While it is an excellent thing to be
patriotic, it is also wise to mix in a
little horse sense.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The Fargo Forum is after the tax
dodgers. The major says: Twelve years
ago, Major Edwards was mayor of the
city. O. j. Olson, now county auditor,
was city assessor. The assessed valua-
ton of personal property in that year for
the city of Fargo was 1888, 760. The
footing of last year, showing the personal
property of the city of Fargo valued at
S49O,576 for the purposes of taxation.
Here is the city, every resident of which
constitutes himself a committee OF one
to boom the town, the chief pride of
which is the claim of the metropolis OF
the state, the financial and business
headquarters of all North Dakota. Great
pride is taken in the fine new buildings
the immense stocks of goods, the elegant
homes with their rich furnishings, hand
some carriages and..glittering diamonds
Yet here, in spite of all this are the
actual figures-for taxation-that Fargo
has less than half the wealth she DOS
sessed twelve years ago. At that time i
was a mere village. But it seems tn,
residents were more honest-when tn,
tax assessor was around.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

ton, South Dakota, under authority Of
al act of the last congress. There is
at present considerable discussion as
to the need for such M institution,
some claiming that there are no insane
Indians in the United States ut all
and that the asylum, when completed,
will not have a single occupant. but
will stand empty. Some Of those who
take this view assert that they never
heard Of an insane Indian, and men
familiar with the Sioux nation of In
dams, comprising Il total of 10000 per-
sons-the largest Indian tribe in the
United States-claim that in all their
travels Owe the Sioux reservation, and
as the result of conversations with per-
sons familiar with the Sioux affairs for
the past twenty or thirty years. had
never heard that the tribe contained a
single Indian who was insane. Ac-
cording to the best statistics Obtainable
out of the total of 100000 Indians in
the United States there are fifty-eight
insane Indians, one doubtful, six idiotic
and two partly idiotic. Seven of the
tifty-eight insane Indians are being
cared for in retreats created for the
custody of mentally diseased patients,
leaving about half a hundred irrespOn-
sible Indians under no provision what
ever for their care and treatment.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21
A DEWEY STORY.

An excellent Dewey story comes
from Manila, illustrating the indepen-
dent spirit Of the admiral and his terse
and clear n Of answering ques-
tions
Having purchased a larger quantity
of coal than the officials at Washing
ton thought he needed, a cablegram
was sent him from there inquiring for
what purpose he had bought SO much
coal.
The admiral cabled back the two
words, ITO burn" thereby saving cable
tolls and explaining matters fully.
About the only possible objection
to the story is that tits very probably
untrue. Otherwise it is excellent.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21
OLD BISMARCK TRIBUNES
WANTED.

In the great fire of last August the
Bismarck Tribune lost all of it's files
issues Of the Tribune running back to
June il, lS73-the Tribune being the
first newspaper established in North
Dakota. An effort is being made to re-
place as many of these old files as posi-
bic. 1t is hoped this item will reach
the eyes of many persons and that every
copy of the Tribune prior to August s
last-especially those back of %1sS3-that
may be found will be mailed to the Bis
marck Tribune. Copies will be found
in garrcts, closets, old chests, under car
pets and other out-of-the-way places
The Tribune will gladly reimburse its
friends for their trouble. Remember
that any issue back Of August S is
wanted.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Probably it is IL good thing for the
country that Teddy Roosevelt and Joe
Wheeler did not 80 to the Philippines at
the same time. AS we understand
Manila product. start a rope factory at
the capital, and have his immortal band
Of rough riders sweep over the island,
lasso every last Filipino and tie him
down, and leave EN- all trussed up until
the insurrectionary tendency away.
This would have left nothing for flight
ing Joe" to do but embark in the rice
business or write rccollections.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The Pembina Pioneer Express, which
celebrated its twentieth anniversary re-
Gently, is antedated by few papers in the
state. In speaking of it's birth, the Ex-
press gives the name of the papers in
the state that were established at that
time, which are as follows: Bismarck
Tribune, 1878: Grand Forks Plaindealer,
1875; jamestown Alert and "Pembina
Pioneer in 1878, and the Grand Forks
Herald, Fargo Argus, Valley City Times
Record, Wahpeton Gazette and Wahpe-
ton Times date from 1879.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Captain Moffet sends the Tribune a
copy of the Memorial Day issue of
Freedom, the American paper at Man
lila. The issue is devoted to a fitting
remembrance of the dead of the Eighth
army corps, and a complete list Of the
dead is published, North Dakota's offer
at the altar Of patriotism appearing
among the number. Among the con
tributions to the paper is an original
poem on Memorial day by Edward s.
Peterson of the North Dakota regiment
"a meritorious production.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The cost of bringing home the North
Dakota troops would reach So. 5000 or
t~hereabouts. This would mean about
$4,000 for each of the eight cities that
have companies. While it would lie a
nice thing to bring the boys home in a
special train. and without expense to
them, it strikes the Tribune that rails
ing So, 900 in each of the eight cities will
he more of a task than may appear on
the surface.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The return of the Oregon volunteers
was an occasion of great rejoicing on the
coast. Immense crowds greeted the re-
turning transports, and there was a
manifestation of great Joy in the waving of
flags, the throwing up of hats and break
fasts, the shrieking of whistles, and the
making of other demonstrations. The
next transports to arrive will no doubt
bear the North Dakotans home, and the
lusty lunged sons of the land of wheat
will no doubt raise a few scattering
echoes when they sight the land they
left a year ago.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

ORcvclations concerning the horror of
the Drcyius Imprisonment come to light
in France. 1t appears that Dreyfus was
for days confined in an enclosure 20
inches ~squarc-less than two fect-thc
enclosure nearly impervious to light, and
so high the prisoner could not see above
it, and when the need of air was appar-
ent, the enclosure was raised a foot-at
the bottom-''to cool the prisoners feet
as his guards expressed it.. And
France is to have an exposition next
year-to exhibit the glories Of c%iviliza-
ton!
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Spain would like to buy back the
Reina Mercedes and other captured
Spanish vessels. Perish the thought
that we should sell. The only thing we
got from Spain in the late war that we
would think for a moment of selling
back is A%guinaldo. He is a little worn,
and some of his paint and tail feathers
have been rubbed off, and for that
reason he would be disposed of at a
liberal discount. If Spain wants a real
live relic of the late war, and one that
will not mold, rust, decay or run down,
let her buy Aguinaldo.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The newspaper correspondents ut
Manila do not believe that military
affairs there are run as they should
be. and they have united in Il sort of
round robin specifying their grievances.
TO those of us who remember how
Richard Harding Davis and Steve
Crane licked the Spanish at Santiago,
the statement of the newspaper men
comes with great impressivencss.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The Bath regiment of infantry under
the present call is to be raised from the
states of and territories of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Utah and
Wyoming, altogether having a popula-
ton of about 100000 people. The
regiment is to consist of so officers and
1909 enlisted men, which would call for
n enlisted man to about every 5000
population. .
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21
The 8ismarek Trihnne.
By NJ. II. JEWELL.
III DAILY TRIBUNE.

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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Chas. Graham, the author of "Two
Little Girls in Blue" died in New York
penniless. He received $40 for the song,
which earned publishers thousands.
After his death, his widow secured a
slight contribution from song publishers
to keep the body of her husband from
being buried in the potters field. This
is a strangely balanced world, sometimes.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The dispatches reports clouds of grass
hoppers moving over Algeria. We have
not heard from Prof. Luggcr of Mime.
sofa, but it is fair to presume that they
are some that he liberated from the
Turtle mountains when he discovered
those natural breeding grounds the
other day. If the Ameer, or the Sultan
or the Ahkoond, or whatever the name
of the imperial ioblots of Algeria may
be, wants to know how to make hopper
dosers, we will cheerfully supply Prof.
Lugger's address on application.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

After looking the situation all over,
sidcwise, endwisc and otherwise, Editor
Tuttle of the Mandan Pioneer gives it
out that prosperity has ccme to stay.
This should make financial matters
etfectually stable in Il great CONNER
cial c%enters, and we look for a resultant
branching out in all classes OF industry.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Volunteers who enlisted for Cuban
service and did not get to the scene of
the fighting there, will have an oppor-
tunity to see active service in the Philip
pines, if they SO desire. The wal depart
ment is especially anxious that the new
regiments be recruited, as far as possible,
from men who served under the first call
for volunteers in the war with Spain.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Because there was not the explosion
of a fire cracker, the sizz of a pin wheel,
or the ebullition Of any pyrotechnic
patriotism at Steele on the Fourth of
July, the Ozone claims that Steele is the
most progressive and civilized city in the
union.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The chances of passengers on a rail
road train being killed, as proven by
last years statistics, are 1 to 2,267,27O.
1t is apparently safer to travel than to
stay at home.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

We note with surprise the discovery of
what are alluded to in the local press as
gambling dens," in the city of Grand
Forks. We note also the coniiscation Of
certain paraphcrnalia and properties,
designated likewise as 'crap," faro"
roulette and other tables, the use of
which can only he conjectured out here
on the Missouri slope, although it is pre-
sumed they are devices and mechanic
isms about which some of the residents
70 this sanity city are wont, occasion
ally, to meet, and enter their judgment
and spare cash in the lists, against the
chance fall of the clicking ball and the
turn of the pictured card. 1t is g]rievous
to think that those social cancers were
discovered preying at the very vitals of
the city Of Grand Forks, whence ema-
mates a great share of the moral tone of
the state, and nearly all of its purity.
And Secretary Lindelie says that with
the cooperation of the. officers and a
reasonable degree of watchfulness on
the part of the enforcement league, it
will be possible to keep the city free
from gambling. Can it be that there is
a tendency to wickedness in Grand
Forks, and that it is only kept under
control by the watchfulness of the en-
forcement league? How disappointing:
We had been led to think that the city
could not do wrong, even as Father
George Washington could not tell a lie.
But it seem this is not the case. Thus
another ideal gets it in the neck.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Cubans may have an opportunity to
vote on the question of annexation.
While independence is a glorious thing,
what would be independence for Cuba,
compared to being part and parcel of a
splendid republic like the United States?
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The Bottineau Courant publishes a
picture and biographical sketch of it's
late editor, Major j. q. Britton. in con-
nection with it's obituary notice. The
death OF the veteran editor is generally
regretted throughout the state, and many
tributes have been paid his memory by
the press.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

A list of deaths resulting from
Fourth of July accidents published by
the Chicago Tribune shows that al
people have died as a direct result
thereof.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

An Oregon volunteer says .Aguinaldo
is not as big a man among the Filipinos
as he was a few months ago. Evil
IDENTIFY he has run off a good share of
his surplus flesh.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

The British are using dunn dunn bullets
in South Africa. The dunn dun things
make holes in the enemy like can
openers. They are great civilizers.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Congressman Spalding sends the
Tribune the year book of the depart
ment of agriculture, which has come to
he me of the most valuable of the gov
eminent publications from an agricul-
tural standpoint.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

In chronicling the death Of a noted
cyclist, the Fargo Forum observes that
"he will scorch no more" We are
not 81 sure about that.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21

Gov. Lee of South Dakota again an
nounces that as long as the government
prosecutes war in the Philippines it will
have to struggle along without his sup
port.