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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
POsTOFFICE THIEVES.

Fargo, May 23.-W. T. Meyer and P.
R. Lance, postofice inspectors, arrived
last night from Grafton, where they
yesterday arrested Alex Godrie and
Carl Berquam, young men aged about
IS years each, on the charge of bur-
glarizing the Grafton postofices. The
office was first burglarized on last
Thursday night. At that time the
burglars secured about IS in pennies
from the postoffice and about $50 from
the news stand in the same room
The burglary was kept secret and the
department notified. On Sunday
night the Office was again visited, S3
or 81 in pennies being taken from the
postoffice and $40 or $15 from the
news stand. The inspectors began
work on the case Monday and yester-
day made the two arrests mentioned.
Godrie is a half-breed and lives at
Fisher, MINI. They have not had
their hearing yet, but the inspectors
claim to have convicting evidence
against them.i
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FIND OF LIGNITE.
OF NORTHERN PACI-
FIC RAILROAD GRATIFIED AT
THE PROSPECTS FOR BUSINESS.


Minneapolis, May 22.-The promot-
ers Of the Bismarck, Washburn &
Great Falls railway are greatly elated
over the discovery of fine quality of
Ignite coal in the vicinity of Wilton,
the first station On the new line. The
coal was found at a depth of fifty feet
in large quantities, and it's compost
ton, in the lowest portion of the mine,
is almost bituminous, showing nearly
60 per cent of carbon. The consump-
ton Of coal in easy hauling distance
of the mines there will amount to
thousands of tons annually. In Far
go alone there is a market for 200 car
loads daily.
Track laying on the new road is pro-
crossing at the rate of a mile a day.
About twenty-five flat cars are on their
way to Bismarck, the engines being
already on the ground.
Senator Washburns land syndicate
has sold about $4,000 acres of land
near Wilton which is some 20 miles
north of Bismarck, and hundreds of
settlers are already in their crops
There is already an elevator at this
station containing $4,000 bushels of
grain which will be shipped out upon
the completion of the line to that
point. The officials of the road esti-
mate that they will get about 1000, 900
bushels Of wheat and 100000 bushels
of flax out of the country tributary to
Wilton, from which it would appear
that the country is adapted to other
purposes than grazing.
All Of the Northern Pacific lands in
Mercer county which are ODDOSite to
Washburn on the west bank of the
river, have been bought by the Mercer
county Improvement company.
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that city in the valley. and really
marks the beginning of the settlement
of the valley by the white men.
MRS. BOTTINEAU DEAD.

Minneapolis, May 22.-Marie Rem
vile Bottineau, the wife of j. 3. Bot
tineau of this city, died in Washing
ton, D. c., last Saturday. Mrs. w. T.
Whitney. her daughter, whose home is
at 1929 Third street north, received a
telegram Saturday announcing the SER
ious illness of Mrs. Bottineau and
almost Immediately after second tel
egram announcing her death.
Mrs. Bottineau was born in Mani
toba, was about 56 years of age, and
was the daughter of Gabriel Renville,
one of the pioneer explorers and guides
of the northwest, who left a memorial
o. himself in the name of the town
and of the county of Renville. He
was widely known all through the
northwest and was an associate of the
famous Pierre Bottineau. She was
married to J. B. Bottineau, Pierre's
son, at the age of 1G at Pembina. N.
D. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Whitney, mentioned above, and Mrs.
Marie L.. Baldwin of the treasury de-
partment at Washington. Her mother
also survives her. The remains will
be brought to Minnesota for burial at
Osseo in about four weeks.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
"a p, DYING OF CANCER,

FRIENDS OF LILOUKALANI SAY
SHE is GOING HOME TO DIE OF
A CANCER.
San Francisco, May 23.-Queen Lii
oukalani sails May 30 for Honolulu.
Her secretary admitted frankly that
the Queen had been suffering for three
years from cancer of the neck, but that
DR.. English's treatment had benefited
her and she was taking him with her
in hope that he can cure her. Or.
English declares that the mild climate
CT Honolulu will effect cure, but The
Queens intimate friends here say
that she is going home to die.
When she first arrived here eighteen
months ago on her way to Washington
it was reported she was suffering from
the same complains that proved fatal
to Gen. Grant, but this report was then
vigorously denied, as it has been sew
eral times since. Now there seems to
be no reason for comcealing the fact
that the Queen is suffering from
disease that has seldom been cured.
She hopes that congress, before it ad-
jOurns, will grant her $25O,OOO as COM
pensation for the crown which was
taken from her. She does not care
for a pension, her friends say, but pre-
fers lump sum.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
PRISONERS SENTENCED.

Fargo, May 23.-The following pris-
oners were sentenced in U. S. court:
K. z. Costello pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with intro
ducing liquor on an Indian reserva-
tion, and was fined $1OO and sentenced,
to sixty days in the Towner county
Jail.
Dolphus and j. j. Bouvier pleaded
guilty to cutting timber on govern
ment land, and were fined 1915 each
and sentenced TO sixty days each in
the Towner county Jail
Culbert Grant, Joseph Brien and
Gregnoir Brien pleaded guilty to in
PRODUCING liquor on the Turtle Noun
tain reservation, and were fined $500
each and sentenced to sixty days each
in the county Jail.
Grenoir Brien pleaded not guilty to
a similar charge and the charge
against him was dismissed.
George Busk and John Clone pleaded
guilty TO selling liquor to an Indian
and Busk was fined $500 and sentenced
to six months in the Ramsey county
jail. Clone was fined 5000 and SEN
fenced to four months in the same
Jail.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
DONKIN KILLED.

DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE GREAT NORTHERN ROAD
KILLED AT M'CANNA.
Larimore, May 223.-Superintendent
e. A. Donkin, of the Dakota division
of the Great. Northern, with head
quarters at Larimore, was almost in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon at
McCanna, station on the Langdon
line twelve miles north of Larimore.
He was on his way to Inkster on a
gasoline motor tricycle.. When just
at the McCanna station a dog jumped
onto the track. The tricycle. did not
strike the dog, but Mr.. Donkin leaned
to one side and thrown from the ma
chine, striking on a tie of a switch
track on his head. He was picked up
unconscious by the agent and others
around the depot and a special train
was hurriedly dispatched from Lari-
more. The injured man was taken
to his home, but died at 4:15 without
regaining consciousness. He leaves
wife and four children, two girls,
aged Is and II, and two boys, aged 8
and 6. Mr.. Donkin was one of the
most popular officials on the Great
Northern system and his sad and un-
expected death will be generally re-
gretted in railroad circles, and espe-
cially in Larimore where he and his
family have lived for several years.
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NOT DEAD YET.

Fargo, May 23.-Jesss Langdon
writes a Fargo friend that the reports
of his death were very much exag gger-
ated and that he is still on the map
and as husky kid as ever. After
Joining the army and going to Manila
he was very i'll and his right lung be-
came affected, resulting in an abcess,
which necessitated an operation and
the removal of few inches of one of
his ribs. After the operation he was
attacked with palpitaion Of the heart
and lay in a state of coma for five days.
He began to recover soon afterwards
and was sent home on sick leave.
He is at present recuperating in
Omaha and is growing as strong as
ever.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
NAMES M'GINNIS.
GOVERNOR SMITH OF MONTANA
D1SREGARDS CLARK'S APPOINT
MENT AND NAMES MARTIN MA


GOVERNOR SMITH OF MONTANA
DISREGARDS CLARK'S APPOINT
MENT AND NAMES MARTIN MA
GINNIS.
Butte, Mont, May Ex-Governor
Smith today sent dispatches from here
to Senator w. A. Clark, Senator Chand-
Ter, chairman on the committee on
privileges and elections, and Senator
Frye, president of the senate, saying
that he had disregarded and revoked
the action of Lieut.. Gov. Spriggs in
naming Clark to succeed to the va
cancy caused by his own resignation
and saying he had named Martin Ma
ginnis of Helena to fill the vacancy.
The governor gives as his reasons his
opinion that the appointment of Clark
by the lieutenant governor was tainted
by cOllusiOn and fraud. Dispatches
are practically the same, that to Clark
reading:
II have this day disregarded and
revoked your appointment as United
States senator made by Governor
Spriggs on the 18th inst, as being
tainted with collusion and fraud, and
have this day appointed Hon. Martin
Maginnis. United States senator, to fill
the vacancy caused by your resigna-
tion."
Those to Frye and Chandler are of
the same tenor, notifying them of his
action. The governor also sent for
NAL protest to Chandler detailing his
reasons.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
DECIDES A LAND CASE.

Washington, May 23.-The United
States supreme court has just handed
down decision involving the owner
ship of a valuable quarter section Of
land located in Richland county. The
case is entitled the Guarantee Savings
bank against Albert Bladow. Bladow
contested the claim of man who filed
on the homestead, after the original
filer had mortgaged it to the Guarantee
company. He was successful in his
contest and in due time proved up,
receiving a patent from the govern
ment of the land. The Guarantee
company started foreclosure proceed
ings, and when the case reached the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
BECKHAM GOVERNOR
Supreme Court Dismisses Kentucky
Case Because of Lack of Juris-
diction.
Victory for Beckham and the Demo.
cratic Legislature that Unseated
Taylor.

Washington, May 2l.-The United
States supreme court today decided
that it has no jurisdiction in the Ken
tucky gubernatorial wrangle because
no federal question was involved and
dismissed the petition of w. r. Tay-
lor, the republican incumbent, for a
hearing. This leaves the victory
with the democratic governor and sus-
tains the legality of the action of the
Kentucky legislature. The interest
in the case was evident by the great
crowd present in court. Nearly all
the Kentucky representatives in con-
gress were there. Neither Taylor or
Beckham was present or represented
by counsel. Chief Justice Fuller read
the opinion of the court.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
SLOPE LANDS.

lOWA MEN TURNING A LAND AS
ISOLATION TO HANDLE MIssOU-
RI SLOPE LANDS.
Denison, Ia., May 1S.-Messrs. w.
w. Cushman and R. A. Romans of this
place returned last week from an ex-
tended trip of inspection through Stuts-
man, Kidder, Burleigh and Mclean
counties, North Dakota, and upon their
favorable representation a large tract
of land in North Burleigh, North Da-
kota, near the line of the new rail-
road now being constructed north
from Bismarck, was purchased by some
of the best known men and capitalists
in Denison, including Judge Connor,
T. J. Garrison, Edgar Garrison, P. E.
c. Lally, J. T. Carey, G. L. Voss, N. L.
Hunt, Nicholson Bros, w. w. Cush-
man and R. A. Romans. The locality
in which these lands were purchased
is the best locality that they visited
for the purchase of cheap lands at this
time. Their judgment was influenced
by the nature of the soil, sub-soil and
climatic conditions. 1t would appear
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
LYNCHED.

NEGRO DEALT SUMMARY JUS
TICE BY A COLORADO MOB FOR
MURDER OF ORPHAN GIRLS.
Pueblo, Colo., May 23.-Calvin Kim
blern was lynched by mob at 1:33
o'clock this morning. He was ar
ested at Denver yesterday and brought
to Pueblo by the sheriff. Within five
minutes after his arrival a mob seized
Kimblern, tied a rope about his neck,
dragging him through the streets. The
crowd finally stopped and hanged him
to a telegraph pole. The rope broke
twice but the third attempt was sue
cessful. Kimblern was negro en-
ploye of the house for feeble minded.
Last Sunday he shot his wife and then
murdered two little orphan girls be-
cause they had repeated to his wife
threats made by kimblern.
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that the locality named has the great
est rain fall during the months needed
for grain crops of any locality west of
the Red River valley, and the lands
consist of botn farming and grazing
lands.
:, Grazing facilities are reported to be
OF the very best to be found in any of
the range localities. This county is
also we'll watered by numerous creeks
and springs. The coal supply is un-
limited and can practically be had for
the digging, and is sold for ninety
cents ton. Indeed that whole coun-
try is underlaid with a first-class quail
ity of COAL
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THE OLD SETTLERS.

Fargo, May 22-The official call for
the tenth annual meeting of the old
settlers of the Red River valley has
been issued by Secretary Lounsberry.
The meeting will be held at Park
River June - and 13. All settlers
who were in the valley prior to July
1, 1879, are eligible to membership.
The wives Of settlers of that date and
all children born to that period are
honorary members. The settlers who
arrived prior to July, 1861, are also
honorary members. 1t has been sug-
gested that the 1901 meeting be held
in Pembina on August II, as that will
be the fiftieth anniversary of the
arrival of Uncle Charlie Cavalier of
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
PHILADELPHIA.
MADE FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO GO TO
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

THOSE WHO WISH TO GO TO
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Fargo, May 1S.-Yesterday after
noon was a meeting of the delegates,
alternates and the member of the ma
tional committee. 1t was then learned
that there was quite number of peo-
pie who desired to visit Philadelphia
at the time of the national convention.
and Messrs. Robinson and Plumley
were appointed a committee to make
the arrangements in regard to fare,
route, time of starting, and other de-
tails. Inc party will probably leave
here on the evening of June II, reach
ing Philadelphia Sunday. Any one
who would like to go in the party
should correspond with the gentlemen
mentioned. 1t is expected that a
sleeper will run directly through from
Fargo. so that there will be no change
of cars. Tickets will be good for
about a week after the convention is
over before starting for home, and it
is expected that each will return as
they wish to-, while all will ko down
together.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
ACCEPTED.

Washington, May 19.-The Grant
statue was formally accepted by con-
gress today. The exercises in the
house and senate consisting of speech
es by McLeary, Grosvenor, Richard
son, Cummings, Linney, Gayle, Berry,
Warner, Gardner, Brosius and Dolli-
yer. The Grant family were special
guests fthe occasion. The unveil-
ing was informal. In the senate ex-
ercises began at o'clock. The statue
is the gift of the Grand Army. 1t is
of pure marble, and as he appeared in
uniform before Vicksburg.
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TO GUST CLARK.

THE COMMITTEE DECIDES TO
PRESS ITS ORIGINAL RESOLU-
TION DECLARING NO ELECTION
OF SENATOR IN MONTANA.
Washington, May 1S.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
at a meeting today decided to press to
final conclusion the original resolution
declaring w. A. Clark not entitled to
a seat from Montana.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
THE BISHOP FIGHT.

III is FINALLY SETTLED IN FAV-
OR OF MESSRS. MOORE AND
HAM1LTON-THE WOMAN QUES-
TON SETTLED.
Chicago. May 22.-On the seven
teenth ballot this morning the Metho-
DIST conference elected D. H. Moore
and j. w. Hamilton additional bish-
ops. Rev. Moore is editor of the
Western Christian Advocate and Rev,
Hamilton is secretary of the Freed
mans Aid Society. The conference
also settled the woman question by
changing the word "layman" to lay
member thus permitting women to
become delegates to the general con-
ferences. This has been bone of
contention for the past century.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
FORT LINCOLN.
NEW FORT AT BISMARCK WILL
GET A SHARE OF THE. FUND OF


81 100000.
Washington, May 1S.-Assurances
were given Representatives Gamble
and Burke at the war department to-
day that a liberal amount would be
expended during the next fiscal year
in making repairs and improvements
at the Fort Meade military post in
South Dakota. The sundry civil bill
contains an item appropriating ST.
00O,OOO for repairs to military posts
and it is from this fund that improve
ments will be made at Fort Meade,
Fort Lincoln at Bismarck, N. D., and
probably at Fort Smelling. Persistent
efforts have been made to get favor
able action in the committee on mill
tary affairs. but the time of the COM
mittee has been occupied with other
matters. The fund of $4,000 allowed
Tor Meade two years is exhausted and
the representatives urged upon Gen.
Corbin the necessity for further I'M
DrOyementS
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
SHORT A SECRETARY.

Manoan, May 22.-The state fair as
sociation seems to be having consider
able trouble in securing the services
of secretary. Last years secretary.
T. A. Cummins. declined to serve an
otner year. T. c. Kennedy was
selected without being consulted and
he declined. G. l.. Heegard was
chosen in the same way and he de-
clined. Editor Packard was next
picked out and he is not enamored of
the job and will probably decline.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
HORSE THIEVES.

Hlinot, May 22.-Horse thieves are
doing quite business at Minot. A
span of driving horses, valued at $3.50,
was stolen from Banker Roach at the
stock yards. A valuable team was
stolen from ]. H. Scofield and about
the same time saddle horse from a
farmer living north of Minot.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
ROBERTS ADVANCE.

ports that his advance forces under
Hamilton reached Heilbron after con-
siderable fighting, while Lord Roberts
himself, with the main force, moved
to Honingpruit. General BrOadwood
captured fifteen Boer wagons. There
were seventy-five casualties in Ham
ilton's forces yesterday.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
RIFLES MAY COME.

Washington, May 23.-Representa-
tive Spalding was at the state repart-
ment to request that the Ninetieth bat
TALON, Canadian Rifles, be permitted
to visit Fargo on June Z, the date of
the fire festival. AS the Rifles is a
military organization it is necessary
to secure the consent of me United
States government to come over the
border. Permission will doubtless be
granted, as is customary in such cases.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
MERRY'S CASE.

St. Paul, May 19:-The case against
c. F. Merry of Dickinson, charged with
securing $275 ON a worthless draft,
has been postponed to July "a Merry
is under bonds to. appear.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

jamestown, May 1S.-The judicial
central committee for this district is
as follows:
Barnes-Ed Winterer.
Eddy-S. NJ. Putnam.
Foster-Geo. Soliday.
Griggs-D. Bartlett.
LaMoure-R. w. S. Blackwell.
Logan-J. A. Weed
Stutsman-John Knauf.
WellS-D. r. Davis.
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SLUGGED WITH A BRICK.

Bottineau, N. D., May 22.-Thomas
Gardner, an old citizen and an ele-
vator man, was attacked last night on
his way home by half drunken man,
armed with bricks and a sharp-pointed
knife. Gardner was struck on the
side of the head by brick and
wounded pretty badly. He is large,
powerful man and, attacking his ad-
versary, overcame him finally, though
he came out with a broken hand.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
AWFUL DISASTER.
Twenty-Five Men Killed by an Ex-
plosion of Fire Damp in North
Caroliana Mine.
Second Awful Fatality in the Same
Mine, For " Kill.' Former
Disaster.

Raleigh, N. c., May 23.-Twenty-
two men were killed in the Cummock
coal mine, forty-five miles from here
yesterday by an explosion of fire
damp.
The known dead are:
JOHN CONNOLLY.
sur. JOE GLASS.
WIN. TYSON.
JAMES MCCARTHY.
JOHN HANKER.
WESLEY COGG.
JOHN WILLETT.
ROBERT GALEWOOD, white.
SIMON MCINTYRE.
DAN GOLDSBRON.
JOE EAGA.
WILL REEVES.
ROBERT TIEVES.
ALBERT BYNUM.
JOE TAYLOR.
JIM MACK.
JOHN PALMER.
PETER PALMER.
JAMES PALMER.
JOHN HUBBAND, colored.
TWO UNKNOWN.
The explosion occurred at the east
heading and was probably due to
a broken guageL in safety lamp.
there were fifty in the mine but none
outside of the east heading were in
jured. Al the bodies were recovered.
Forty-two men were killed in the
same mine in December, 1893, by an
explosion of dynamite.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
GETS A FORTUNE.

FARGO DIVORCEE COMES INTO A
FORTUNE OF $15OOOO ON CON-
ING OF AGE.
Fargo, May 23.-Mrs. Edna Benser
Stockhouse, one of the Fargo divorce
colony, and who has been a popular
resident of this city for the past year,
has come into fortune of $15O,OOO.
She was the adopted daughter of
Charles A. Benser, wealthy wagon
maker of Rock Island, Ill. After the
death of her foster father, she and her
foster mother became estranged, and
a suit over the property resulted. The
sum of $112,OOO was placed in trust for
her and when she came of age a few
days ago it had increased to $15OOOO
and was transferred to her. She was
married to Charles P. Stockhouse, a
Pittsburg railroad official, but came to
Fargo to secure divorce.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
OPERATIVE MILLERS.

Kansas City, Mo-, May %. The
Operative Millers Of America began
their fifth annual session here this
morning. There is a large attend
ance and much interest manifested.
The session will last four days.
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state supreme court it was held there
the cancellation of filing was valid and
that this act cancelled the mortgage.
The highest court affirmed the deci-
sion of the North Dakota court in as
far as the decision had to do with the
cancellation, but held that the mort
gage was good.