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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
POLE BEANS UNDER GLASS.
A Good Forcing Crop. Anordins {.

A Good Forcing Crop. Anording .
Jew Opportunity to Gardeners.
The forcing Of dwarf or brush beans
under glass has been n %favorite prac-
tice at certain seasons Of the year with
most gardeners, but it is believed that
the experiments of Professor +. w.
Rane Of the New Hampshire station,
begun in 1867. in the forcing of the
pole or running varieties are perhaps
the first Of their kind to claim atten-
ton. The pole bean. like cucumbers.
tomatoes trained to one stem, sweet
corn. etc, must have plenty of head
room or space above the bench or he'd
in which to develop. Doubtless this
accounts for it's not having been con-
sidered before. The modern lettuce
and cucumber house. with the beds d.
rcctly on the ground. are we'll adapted
for this crop.
Professor Rane's experience rs sum-
med up by himself was very satisfac-
tory and appears to open up another
new avenue for the energies Of enter
prising market gardeners. His conclu-
siOns are:
Pole beans should be included in the
list of vegetables adapted for forcing
under glass.
The requisites for forcing pole beans
under glass are practically the same
as for bush beans, sweet corn. melons,
cucumbers. etc. a night temperature
of not less than 60 degrees. with 10 de-
grecs or more higher during the day.
The house should be kept moist. and
the soil likewise should never become
very dry.
The house adapted for forcing pole
beans should have considerable space
above the beds, ranging about eight
feet.
Pole beans thrive well in almost any
good fertile greenhouse soil. In this
respect they resemble corn.
The time from termination until ma
turity varies with different varieties.
The range for those tested was from
81 to G2 days.
Much time is saved by starting the
seed in pots, precaution being taken
not to allow the plant to become pot
bound before transplanting. The plants
should be in their permanent positions
before they begin to run.
The varieties that were found to do
we'll when tested were Mastiff Golden
Pod. Early Golden Cluster and Golden
Champion. named in order of produc-
tiveness.
a cord trellis is preferable to the or
binary bean pole for training up the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
IN THE HOUSE.

Debate on the Porto Rican Bill Continues.
No Nicaraguan Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Before the de-
bate upon the Porto Rican tariff bill was
resumed, the senate bill to authorize the
construction Of a bridge across the Red
River of the North at Drayton, N. D.,
was passed.
MIR Hepburn (Ia.) attempted to secure
an agree to take up the Nicaraguan
canal bill. He asked unanimous con.
sent that it be taken up two weeks from
today. Mr.. Richardson asked if there
was anything in the bill which recog-
nized the existence Of the Clayton Bull.
wer treaty.
"There is not" replied Mr.. Hepburn.
''The bill provides for absolute owner
Ship.
MI. Cannon, (Ills.) chairman of the
appropriations committee, said he was
not prepared to agree at this time to the
consideration of the bill.
"There is no objection on this side"
observed Mr. Richardson.
MI. Hepburn offered to make the date
next Tuesday, but Mr.. Cannon still dis.
sented.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole and Mr.. Newlands, (Nev.)
a member Of the ways and means COM
mittee, took the floor in opposition to
the Porto Rican bill.
MI. Newlands spoke for over two
hours. He was literally applauded
when he concluded. MI. Hopkins (Ils.)
who is also a member Of the ways and
means committee, then took the floor in
suppOrt of the hill.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23

POLE BEANS RUNNING UPON STRING TRELL1s.
plants. They are more evenly distrib-
uted 10y the use of the cord, and, too.
the shade from the pole is avoided.
Practically no trouble from insects
or fungus attended the growing Of this
crop. One variety developed a slight
tendency to pod rot at the last picking.
Re- spider and mite, which have been
reported as troublesome in forcing
dwarf beans, are kept in check by
maintaining a moist atmosphere.
Where bush beans can be made q
success as Il main crop, with a house
adapted for them, pole beans, we be-
lieve, will be found much more pro-
ductive, area for area, and hence more
profitable.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY.
Dispatch From Modder River Gives soma
IF the ParfiCn1ara.

Dispatch From Modder River Gives Some
of h Particulars.
MoDDER RIVER, Monday, Feb. 49,
Although the rapid march of General
French's division was marked by q num-
Der Of conflicts, the actual entry into
Kimbe:ley was unopposed. When the
British were still eight miles off the
signalling corps intercepteda heliograph
message from the beleaguered garrison
to Modder river, saying:
"The Beers r Smelling the town."
The advancing column replied:
"This is General French, coming to
the relief of Kimberley"
The garrison was incredulous and
thought the message was q Boer ruse
and flashed the query:
"What regiment ire your"
The reply satisfied the defenders o.
Kimberley that the anxiously awaited
succor was at hand. A few hours later
later General French at the head Of the
column, made a triumphant entry into
the place, the people surrounding the
troops and intermingling with them,
cheering wildly, grasping the soldiers
hands, waving flags, hats and handker'
chiefs and exhibiting in a hundred ways
the intensity of their joy. The inhab.
itants had been on short rations fo1
some time, eating horse flesh and living
in burrows under heaps of mine refuse.
Diminishing rations were served out
daily at II o'clock in the market square,
under the shell fire Of the enemy, whose
guns opened on the square whenever
the inhabitants assembled. No horse
food was left.
Throughout the siege, Cecil Rhodes
provided the natives with work and
food, and thus kept them quiet.
The miles of convoy bearing provi'
sions for the relief of the column and
the town, slowly winding it's way across
the plain in the direction of Kimberley,
was the gladdest sight which greeted
the eyes of the besiegedf orfour months
General French's march was so rapid
and the heat so intense that many of hit
horses died of exhaustion.
At the crossing of the Modder river,
the Beers bolted, leaving their tents
guns. exen, wagons and large quaint
ties of ammunition in the hands of the
British. Moving northward, the Beers
again attempted to stem the advance
but General French turned their right
flank and reached his goal with insig
nificant losses-seven men killed and 81
wounded during three days, from Wed
nesday, Feb. IA, to Friday, Feb. 16
After a nights rest at Kimberley, Gen
eral French's column pursued the Beers
to Drontveldt, surrounded the kopjes or
which they were posted and shelled
them till nightfall, when the Beers fed,
leaving many dead.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
WINTER CABINET OUT.
Newfoundland Ministry Defeated in the
Legislature.

Newfoundland Ministry Defeated in the
Legislature.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 21.-The colo.
NAL legislature met during the morn.
ing. The opposition moved a vote Of
want Of confidence in the ministry. The
regular opposition, headed by Mr.. Bond,
was supported in this by the independ.
ents, headed by Mr.. Morris, and by q
portion Of Mr.. Morine's section of the
government party. This aggregation
numbered 15 in the division, the minis
try having only 8. This defeat involves
the resignation Of the cabinet of Sir
James Winter.
For the time being it imperiled the
passage of the bill extending the modus
vivendi on the French treaty shore, but
the bill subsequently passed unani-
mously through all the stages in the
assembly.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Contest Notice.

Department Of the Interior, United States
Land Office. BISMARCK n. p, January 81, 1900.
in this Office by Elizabeth A. Jones, contestant,
against John B. Simmons entry No. 1875, made
October 2, 1893, for VIZ swA, neh swH and
nwA, seq, Section II, Township 1877. Range IS,
by Elizabeth A. Jones; contestee, in which it is
claimant. has never established a residence on
said land. nor built a house thereon, or erected
any other building thereon, and has never bro
said land; that his absence from the land was
not caused by his being either in the military or
are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on March 81, 1900, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Office in
Bismarck, North DAKOTA. The said contestant
1900, set forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this notice can not
be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and proper publica.
ton. A.. c. McGILLIVRAY,
Register.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
REVERSED ITSELF.
Minnesota Supreme Court Afirms q Law
Formerly Declared Invalid.

Minnesota Supreme Court Afirms . Law
Formerly Declared Invalid.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2l.-The supreme
court as constituted since Jan. l has
overruled the supreme court of last o.
tober, has overruled Judge Kelly and
sustained the other judges of the Ram.
sey county district bench, and has per.
haps resolved the new charter problem
for st. Paul by declaring constitutional
and valid in all particulars the law
passed by the last legislature authoriz.
ing the levy of an additional mill and a
half school tax by the school district Of
Minneapolis.
The law thus sustained was identical
with the law which proposed to author
ize q similar levy in St. Paul, except
that the St. Paul law gave the added
power to settles now or hereafter hav.
ing over $4,000 inhabitants" while for
Minneapolis, where the board of educa-
ton makes the school levy, the law ap.
piled to "school districts" But the
court goes further than merely to i'm
ply a reversal of the decision of last fall,
when a divided court pronounced the
St. Paul law unconstitutional. The last
sentence of the decision, written by
Justice Lewis, declares in terms, awe
therefore hold, overruling State VS..
Johnson, that the act in question is con-
stitutional."
The court holds that the act is con-
stitutional and not special legislation,
that as tn the amOnnt 1av;od II ;e MT
based upon special legislation and is
therefore uniform in its application, that
the levy, certification and collection of
the tax does not depend upon special
law, the general statutes being ample,
and that while recognizing school dis.
tricts organized under special law, the
act is not repugnant to the constitu-
tional prohibition against amending, ex-
tending or modifying special laws.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
ENGLAND CAN DU NOTHING.

Russia in q Position to Seize Herat at Any
Moment.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The Daily Chron-
icle, in a rather alarmist editorial re.
garding the Russian designs on the
Afghan frontier, after reciting what is
known Of the position Of affairs there,
says:
"Both parties in parliament have re.
Gently asserted that the very next step
that to Herat-means war. There is
no doubt that Russia could take Herat
tomorrow if she liked. England would
need a month to reach the same objec.
tive. The only barrier between Russia
and her prey is a moral one."
The Daily Chronicle then pictures
1ndia's mesu of defense, concluding
that Russia would probably not attempt
to seiza Ind,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
THE NEWS.

Whatever of Good Has Been Received It
Is Not Given to the Public.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-Whatever good
news may have been received from the
front is being carefully guarded. In
spite of the queens announcement to
the Fourth battalion Of the Lincolnshire
militia prior to her departure from Os.
borne house to Windsor, that good news
had been received from the seat of wal,
the war officials solemnly averred that
they had received no news up to 1:3O
o'clock p. m. Unofficially it is rumored
that General Kitchener has brought
General Cronje to a standstill and has
engaged him, and it is added, the war
office now is only waiting the result Of
the battle. This, however, though
plausible, may be premature. In any
case the confident hope that General
Comic has been cut off from Bloemfon-
tein continues to prevail in London,
especially in view Of delayed dispatches,
saying that the Free Staters, when they
saw the extent Of the British force,
were in favor of surrendering.
The first train for Kimberley from
Cape Town has been sent out and the
neighborhood of the famous siege seems
thoroughly cleared of Beers. General
Butler, apparently, is c%ontenting him.
self with Smelling the Beers from his
newly gained position at Monte Christie,
which according to good opinion, is
likely to form his base for another at
tempt to relieve Ladysmith.
The Westminster Gazette's military
critic says he believes the Beers have
started northward in Natal, and will
raise the siege Of Ladysmith and rein
force General Cronje. But this must be
regarded as rather optimistic, at any
rate until General Butler has developed
the Beers second line of defense, which
on every attempt to reach Ladysmith,
has proved impregnable.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg
dated Monday, Feb. 10, says all is quiet
Zululand, and the Beers main bodies
are reported to be retiring upon Dundee
and Helpmakaar, leaving small forces
and two pieces Of artillery at each mag
istracy.
According to a special dispatch from
Tarkastad, a refugee who has arrived
there says the Beers are 5000 strong at
Stormberg but that at Burghersdorp
they have only a small town guard.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Improving Pasture Lends.

Many farmers and ranchmen in the
northwest have been able to materially
increase the stock carrying capacity of
their pasture lands by scattering over
he worn spots the seed Of such grasses
as western wheat grass (Agropyron
spicatum), prairie June grass Koeleria
cristata), Kentucky blue grass and
smooth bronze. Sometimes these areas
are narrowed or 'disked' after seeding
and sometimes not. One practice is to
seed while the ground is wet and drive
stock over the land to work the seed
into the soil.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
IDAHO RIOT CASES.
Investigation by the House Military Com.
mittee Begins.

Investigation by the Hous Military Com.
mittee Begins.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The hearing
OF witnesses in the investigation alleged
improper action by the United States
military authorities at Wardner, Ida.
began before the house committee on
military affairs. The room was crowded
and among those present were Brigadier
General Merriam and Governor Steunen.
berg Of Idaho. Before beginning the
hearing, the committee adopted q form
of procedure offered by MI. Hay of
Virginia, that the witnesses for the
compliments should be first heard with
opportunities for response from the
other side.
The first witness, A. A. Frazer, a
lawyer of ShoshGne county, where the
trouble occurred, testified that the civil
courts were doing business at the time
when martial law is said to have been
in operation. Representative Lentz,
who conducted the inquiry, explained
that this was a groundwork for judging
the need Of martial law.
TtODeTCSOnS testimony.
Fred 9. Robertson, a lawyer of Spo-
kane, told of visits to the scene of the
riots, including what he termed the
''bull pen" and gave a detailed descrip-
ton Of the mines where the trouble &C.
Cured He explained the friction grow.
ing out Of the employment of non-union
miners by the Bunker Hill mine, the
gathering of 1000 miners on April 80,
and the destruction caused by the dyna-
hitting Of the Bunker Hill plant. Gov
ernor Steunenberg proclaimed that a
state Of instruction existed and several
men were arrested and put in the "bull
pen" MI. Robertson applied fer writs
Of habeas corpus for the arrested men,
but the courts held that they would not
interfere with the action Of the COVER
nor, which in effect, the witness said,
was a suspension of the writ of habeas
corpus.
Mr.. Robertson was continuing his re.
cital when the committee adjourned for
the day.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Feeding Value of Frozen Wheat.

Investigations Of the value Of frozen
wheat make it appear that from the
standpoint Of composition. taken as a
whole, the frozen wheat ranks little in
ferior for stock feeding to that fully
ripened. In Manitoba and other por-
tons Of Canada, where there are fire.
quently large quantities Of frozen
wheat. while experiments give no di-
rect comparison Of frozen wheat with
that fully matured. still the results
show it to be practically equal to q
mixture of wheat. oats and barley for
hog feeding and to stand very high as
a concentrated food for fattening cat
tie,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
News n Notea.

Ne Plus Ultra, an English variety of
bean, is highly commended by Ameri-
can Gardening as a late crop, dwarf.
garden bean.
In Bohemia, where horse radish is
grown to perfection, the kind known as
maliner or maliner kren, which has
Just been introduced into the United
States. is considered superior to any
other.
On account of the large amount Of
water roots contain, cows on roots are,
never as thirsty in winter time as they
otherwise would be.
American apples are reported as gain
Ing a strong hold in the markets of the
chief cities of Germany.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Mayor Mcvicker Renominated.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Feb. 21.-The Re.
publican primaries Of this city were
held during the day, resulting in thu
nomination of John A. McVickar, the
present mayor, on q municipal owner
ship platform for q third term. j. I.
Mycr.y was the defeated aspirant.
A Stamp Tax Decision.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Commissioner
Wilson Of the internal revenue bureau
has made a decision in which he holds
that a special tax stamp held by a cor
poration as a liquor dealer, cannot cover
the same business carried ION by any
other person upon the ground that he
had been a stakeholder in the corpora.
ton at the time Of it's dissolution.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Commander of the Natal Fore;
Sends Another Report Of
His Progress.
Colenso Occupied by Gener::s;
Hart After Very Slight
Resistance.
Says Also the Enemy Seem to Be
in Full Retreat-Casual-
ties Light.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The following dis.
patch has been received at the war Office
from General Butler:
elbows Farm, Tuesday, Feb. 3d.
4:10 p. m.-The Fusilier brigade yester-
day took Hlangwana hill, the right of
the enemy's position and commanding
Colenso, the rest of the force advancing
towards the Tugela. This morning the
enemy had withdrawn all the troops
north Of the Tugela and had practically
evacuated Colenso. Today, General
Hart occupied Colenso after a very
slight resistance by a weak e guard,
and we hold the line of the Tugela on
the south side, from Colenso to Eagles
Nest. The enemy seem to be in full re.
treat and, apparently, are only holding
the position they occupy across the
Colenso-Ladysmith railway, where it is
close to the angle of the Tugcla, with a
weak rear guard. Harris advance guard
is crossing at Colenso. Our casualties
yesterday and today have, I hope, been
few"
LONDON, Feb. 21.-5:22 p. m.-News
has been received here that General
Hart has occupied Colenso, after a slight
engagement,
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The queen. prior
to leaving Osborn House on her return
to Windsor, inspected the fourth bat.
TALON Of the Lincolnshire militia. Her
majesty announced with a gratiied
smile that good news had been received
from the seat Of war.
Another account says the queen speci.
fed that the good news was from Lady.
smith.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-2:56 p. m.-The
wal Office has issued a dispatch from
Lord Roberts the main importance of
which is the fact that it Is dated Paar-
deberg 7:05 p. m. Monday. Paardeberg
is 80 miles east of Jacobsdal. The dis
patch announces that the railroad to
Kimberley is open and that General
Methuen will proceed there with rein
forcements forthwith, and that large
supplies will be forwarded to the town.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
NEW ANUkEE nUMUk,

Noted Aeronaut and His Companions Re.
ported Killed by Esquimaux.
NEW YORK. Feb. ala Herald spe.
cial from Berlin says the Lokal An.
zeiger learns that there is a new rumor
at Stockholm regarding the fate Of An.
dree. The rumor comes by way of Can.
ada and states that a number of Esqui.
maux arrived at Fort Churchill and re.
lated that two white men had s'come
down from heaven last October and
had been killed by a band Of Eskimos.
They said they had seen the remains of
a balloon and knew where they were
concealed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Must Settle in Good Faith.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 81. Attorney Gen.
eral Douglas has received the findings
Of the Duluth land Office in the Andrews
and Clements cases, in which the state
contested the issue of patents to the two
claimants on the ground that their set.
Element on unsurveyed land, which the
survey subsequently determined to be
state school land, was not made in good
faith and in strict compliance with the
law. In both cases the application for
patent was denied.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Again Blocked by ralberr.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Nothing was
accomplished at the night session of the
house, which was to have been devoted
to pension legislation. Mr.. Talbert Is.
o. made a point of no quorum and
blocked proceedings. The house re.
manned in session until 10 o'clock in the
hope of getting a quorum and then ad-
iOnrno6
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
ANTS WALK OUT.

Question of Fusion Causes q Split in the
Populist National Committee.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 21.-A split and
walkout followed a turbulent meeting
Of the Populist national committee here,
the anti-fusion leaders, after having a
number Of their followers turned down
by the credentials committee, organic
ing a bolt and forming a new commit
tee. This new committee decided to
call a national convention at Ciccinnati
Nav 8,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
BY BOERS.

Occurred Three Thousand Head Of Cattle
and Other Supplies.
LoURENZo MARQUES, Feb. 18.-It ap.
pears from advices received here that
the loot captured by the burghers yes
terday near Kofyfontein included over
5000 head Of cattle and a number Of
wagons, IS Of which were loaded with
provisions intended for the relief Of
Kimberley. A number Of prisoners
were also taken.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
A DEMOCRATIC PLANK.

Election of Senators by Popular Vote VIII
BE Favored.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-A special to The
Post from Washington says: Election
Of senators by direct vote Of the people,
by constitutional amendment, will be
one Of the planks in the platform Of tbs
Democratic party, according to Chair
man Jones Of the Democratic national
committee.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
Much Shipping on the Tueel..

DURCAN. Feb. 18.-Evening.-While
General Butler is continuing his move
ment on the extreme right and has
made every disposition for the defense
of his position to the left and south of
the Tugela, by maintaining there a force
adequate for that purpose, isolated
parties Of Beers sometimes cross the
river. There is much sniping.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-23
MEET AT SIOUX FALLS.

South Dakota City Captures the National
POpulist Convention.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 21.-The Popu-
list national committee, presided over by
Senator Butler, took up the question Of
time and place for the national conven.
ton. After some debate May 8 was Sc.
selected as the date and Sioux Falls as
the place for the convention.