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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-26
PROSPERITY
EVE Y HE RE
Factories, Railroads, and Ship.
wards Get 1t.
W TARIFF WORKS WELL
Commissioner of Labor Proves That
Wages Generally Have Been In.
creased-EiG Supplies of Steel
Rails Wantcd-Freight Cars
Are Wanted.

Washington, Oct. 10. - There has
III manufactures during the last few
years, due to the beneficial effects Of
the Dingley tariff law. Our imports
of wooden manufactures are now less
than one-third the value of those of
1895, while during the last ten years
the exports Of wooden manufactures
have more than trebled.
During the eight months ending on
Aug. 81, 1900, the imports of woolell
manufactures amounted to $50, 0S4 ,92S,
against $4O.G67,0 OH in 1895, and $780,
544. O94 in 1896.
The average annual importatiOns of
wooden manufactures, during the de-
cade from 1890 to 1900, has been $25.-
100000, the high water mark having
been reached in 1895, when the total
was $4O.GG7. 044. During that and the
succeeding two years the importations
were heavy, averaging nearly $780,
100000 for the eight months period of
each year, but since that time the I'M
portations have constantly decreased.
until in the years 1898, 1899 and 1900
they reached their lowest level, averag-
ing during the eight months of each
year only about $11 100000.
On the other hand the exports OF
WOODEN manufactures have slowly but
steadily increased. advancing from
S2GS,OOO in 1890, $47O. 725 in 1895. $G14,-
G7S in 1896. $144,512 in 1897, and $717,-
$50 in 1898 to $SS6,O3O in the eight
months Of 1900.
pArrpOA nc NOW DD0spEpnurs
Striking Contrast W Their Present
and Past Conditions.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-Poore's Manual
of Railroads, which is devoted to the
presentation of railroad statistics and
which is wholly bipartisan in charac-
ter. has given some striking statistics
of the railroad tonnage Of the United
States from 1887 to 1899. The rail
way unit is the ton-mile-one ton Of
freight carried one mile and the show
ing in Republican days Of prosperity.
in Democratic years of distress and
| again in Republican years of prOsperi-
ty is exceedingly striking. The ton
miles carried ut different periods fol-
low:
Ton milcs.l Ton miles.
1892 ..730.G 900. oil 1897 ...7SS, 8 AS
1894 ora ia. 747 1899 ...975,7s9 ,941
The table shows that, in free trade
times. the quantity Of freight trans
ported actually diminished, while nat
urally the population of the country
increased. When home markets We're
restored by the policy of protection
the freight carried by the roads i'm
nlediately increased. the 1899 record
being nearly one-third greater than in
the hard time year 1894.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CON-

STITUTION.
BE it resolved by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of North Da-
kota, the Senate Concurring:
constitution of the state of North Da-
kota agreed to by the Fifth legislative
assembly of the state of North Dakota,
be and the same is hereby agreed to,
and said amendment shall be submitted
to the people at the next general cleo
ton.
AMENDMENT.
Section l. Section 7G of article 3 of
the constitution OF the state of North
Dakota is amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. 1G. The governor shall have
power in conjunction with the board
Of pardon of which the governor shall
lie eN-otliciC a member and the other
members of which shall consist of the
attorney general of state of North Da-
kota, the chief justice of the supreme
court of the state OF North Dakota and
two qualified electors who shall be APP
pointed by the governor, to remit fines
and ~forfeitures, to grant reprieves,
communications and pardons after con-
vlctlon for all offenses except treason
and cases of impeachment; but the
legislative assembly MAJ by law regu-
late the II in which the remission
of fines, %pardons, combinations and re-
prieves may be applied for.
Upon conviction for treason the gov
ernor shall have the power to suspend
the execution of sentence until the case
shall be reported to the legislative as.
sembly at its next regular session
when the Legislative assembly shall
either pardon or commute the sentence
direct the execution of the sentence OF
grant further reprieve.
The governor shall communicate tt
the legislative assembly at each regu.
Iar session each case of remission Of
fine, reDrieve. Communication or pardon
granted by the board OIL pardon, stating
the name OF the convict, the crime fo1
which he is convicted, the sentence
and its date and the date of remission
communication, pardon or reprieve, with
their reasons for granting the same.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-26
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President,
WILLIAM j.. BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice President,
ADLAI e. STEVENSON
OF Illinois.
"NON-PARTISAN
Judge of Supreme Court,
D. E. MORGAN
Judge of the Sixth Judicial District,
+. H. REGISTER
ofBurlcigh
INDEPENDENT and DEMOCRAT
Presidential Electors
M. F. WILLIAMS, CAss
CHAS. APPLEQUIST, D1ckEY
w. L. HAUPT, RANSOM
Member of Congress-
NJ. A. HILDRETH, CAss
NJ. A. WIPPERMAN, R1cHLAND
For Lieutenant Governor
f. w. MCLEAN, CAVALIER
For Secretary 'ofState-
JNO. J. STAMPEN, GRAND Forks
For Auditor
S. X. McGINNIS, SrUTsMAN
For Treasurer
j. p. BIRDER, WALSH
For State Superintendent
LAURA j. EISENHUTH, FOSTER
For Commissioner of Insurance
w. N. CAMPBELL, BARNES
For Attorney General
JOHN CARMODY, TRAIL
For COMMISSIONS of Agriculture
SAMUEL TORGERSON, TRAIL
| For Railroad Commissioners
L. L. LEWIS, STARK
JOS, MORRISON, PFMB1NA
JULIUS WIRKUS, WALSH
COUNTY TICKET
For State Senator
JOHN YEGEN
For Representatives
VIM. E. BREEN
GEORGE GUSSNER
For County Treasurer
WM. OSCAR WARD
For Sheriff.
AUSTIN LOGAN
For Auditor
JNO. A.. JOHNSONa
For Register of Deeds
JAMES FORTUNE
For Clerk of Court
B. A.. SCHWAB
For Coroner
JOSEPH FELDHAUSEN
For County Judge
e. FALKENSTIEN
For Superintendent of Schools
FANNIE DUNN
For Justices of the Peace
d. w. TYLER
ROBERT WEBER
u. B. LASH
JOHN BOYLE
For Constables-
JOHN WRAY
CHARLES FERRIS
MARK SEBRY
For County Commissioner,2nd District
\JOHN G. SWEET
For Assessor End District
PHILIP HARVEY
YO11TSEv G1TTT.Tv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
George Webb, Railroad COntrac-
tor, Killed Near Eureka.
A Negro Who Had Been Dis
charged Seeks Revenge.
HEAD SPLIT WITH AK
COlOred Man Chased Mile and
Swung to a Tree.
Afterwards Cut Down and Taken
to FL Dorado Jail.

Eureka, April 25.-George Webb. who
has been in charge of a gang of seventy
five workmen at the Missouri Pacific
trestle, eighteen miles west of here,was
murdered Tuesday by Jim Hamilton, a
negro workman employed in the gang.
Hamilton had been discharged an
hour before by Webb for negleeting his
work. He came up to Webb just before
the killing and Webb again ordered him
to leave the trestle. The negro waited
till Webb's back was turned and then
struck him on the leg with. handax,
and followed this with a blow on the
back of Webb's head, which killed him
almost instantly. The negro ran but
was pursued by the other workmen on
tured about a mile from the trestle.
up the murderer at once and he was
the trestle. He was strung up and
would have died had not a man named
Arthur Sherman who lived near by, cut
him down and persuaded the men to
spare his life.
Hamilton was then chained up and
held till the sheriff arrived and took
him to the county Jail at FL Dorado.
George Webb was A years old and had
been doing contracting for the Missouri
Pacific for about four years. His home
was in st. Louis. He was very popular
with the men. His wife is almost dis
tracted with grief and her life is in
danger Webb's body will be taken to
Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
News From Russell.

Russell April 25.-The growth of Rus
sell in literary tastes has been as mark
ed in the last year as her material pro-
gress. The city not only went dry" at
the late city election, but adopted the
proposition in favor or establishing a
public library by vote of 203 for to y
against, with about 100 not voting. The
public schools have a good and grow
ing library for which a tax is levied. A
number of citizens lately united to get
one of the states travelling libraries
under the new law, and the set of books
have just arrived. The Odd Fellows
have just started a fine library begin
ming with 100 volumes bequeathed by
the late Major F. A. Ham, and to be in
creased by E. ]. Collins who has prom
ised to add one volume for every vol
time given by any other Odd Fellow.
The Russell Athletic and Reading club
recently organized, decided to make
prominent it's support of public
library. Besides this the Citizens Lee
ture association began tentatively last
fall and after securing a course of six
excellent numbers, had 500 in the treas
ury, and steps are now taking to con
tinue the course for the year 10000. a
constitution has been adopted and cleo
ton of officers will be held early in May
A. A. Roth, one of the oldest mer
chants in Russell starts today for Pari
to visit the exposition and also his OLE
home in Alsace. He will also visit Eng
land and other parts of Europe on th'
trim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25

forfeit $500. If Brady does not keep
his word with me, why, he win have to
forfeit $780,
Corbett, who is in town, in discussing
the matter, said:
1.-THE action of the police commission
ers in refusing a license to the club at
Coney Island was rather disappointing
to me, but 1 think everything will come
out all right. 1t would be a bitter set
back if I should be unable to meet
Jeffries, for I honestly think can whip
him. am in grand shape now, as you
see. AS to strength and endurance, /
feel as clipper and young as did when
I won the championship from John L.
Sullivan. I can hit harder, and, fancy,
I am just as clever. 1 am in condition
to fight tomorrow, If necessary, and if
Jeffries is satisfied viii agree to meet
him on April 30.
''Of course, if I find it is impossible
to fight at Coney Island, I will go to
anxious to have this bout take place"
Corbett was much surprised to hear
that Brady and Jeffries insist that
there will be no fight unless Charley
White is selected as referee.
why" said Corbett, Austin was
Brady's choice for the position, and I
consented Now why are they turning
down their own proposition2 As to
White could not, in simple justice to
myself, accept him. He has been my
trainer and second. AS my friend he
people how impartial he was that he
would give me all the worst of it.
I'm any event, when Brady says
White or no fight, that makes it look
suspicious, and I will not have White
under any circumstances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
11eHrwE1eHr CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cans Manager Put in Claim For the
Title

Baltimore, April 25.-Manager Herford
now claims that by the retirement of
Erne from the ring Joe Cans becomes
undisputed lightweight champion of the
world. Herford says:
Il have always known that Erne did
not want any of Cans game, because 1t
took me three years before I succeeded
in getting him. When they did meet,
by the merest kind Of an accident, he
won q battle from Cans which the
sporting public knows was not a credit
to him.
Now don't want to take any credit
from Erne, as think he is the cleverest
and gamest boxer and one of the fairest
men 1 ever met. But 1 think Cans has
a shade the better of him. and am will
ing to make my proposition, which is
my ultimatum. I will let Cans meet
Erne, winner take all, and I will bet any
part of $1,000 on the match.
I will let Cans meet Erne in one of
the Buffalo clubs, which is his own
town. Erne is not acting in a sports
manlilxe Way,as on the night of the con-
test at the Broadway Athletic club
Cans shook hands on the agreement
that the winner would give his defeated
opponent a return match. This was an
nounced from the ringside by Joseph
HUMPHREYS, the official announcer of the
club. Since Erne has retired from the
ring am open to let Cans meet and
defend the title against anyone in his
class preferring Dial Hawkins, George
McFadden or Jack O'Brien-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25

Frank Weinschenk Publishes Book on
Kingman County.

Kingman, April 25-Frank Weinschenk,
prominent stOckman and politician,
has just published a booklet, "Out
There in Kansas; or Facts and Re
sources of Kingman County, Kansas"
In speaking about Fingman county,
Mr.. Weinschenk says:
"A complicated force of circumstances
worked against Kingman during its
early days. In the first place it did not
have a railroad or was practically not
eastern people were anxious to invest
in real estate securities and rascally
land agents We're ready to crowd heavy
loans on property of small value for the
commission to be gained. Everything
was prosperous for a time. This bor-
rOwed money was being spent while the
settlers followed eastern methods of
farming. Then came 1887 and 1888 with
short crops, partly due to drouth and
partly because people did not under
stand what to raise or how to farm. A
great many people went back east to
help the men that held the sack curse
Kansas. Others waited until the open
ing of Oklahoma, when Kingman coun-
ty was nearly depopulated. Towards
these people Kansas should feel some
what kindly. The cultivation of Okla
homa has had the effect of bringing
about climatic change that is liable
to make hot winds and d1'ouths in
August and September a thing of the
past. However, people have learned to
plant corn early. We have plenty of
moisture in the fore part of the sum-
mer and consequently are in no danger
of having our crops cut short like Iowa
and Illinois farmers who have to watch
for an early frost. The people now re-
siding in Kingman county are getting
rich. They have good homes, they have
paid their debts and there is nowhere
more loyal and generous class of peo-
MIA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
The Famous Mesmerist, the
FeatherstOne Colt,
Will Not Start in the American
Derby at Chicago.
OTHER ENGAGEMENTS.
Proprietor Offers to Race Lieut..
Gibson For 100000,
Or Any Three Year Old in
America For Amy Sum.

Lexington, KY. April 25.-Mesmerist
viii not start in the American Derby.
IN fact. none of Mr.. Featherstone's
horses viii race at Chicago this year.
These statements were made by Mr..
Featherstone to a reporter just before
his departure. II entered my horses
freely at Chicago" said Mr.. Feather
stone, land have no doubt that would
be just as successful in the west as I
hope to be in the east. but since the
Chicago dates have been finally agreed
upon 1 find that they conflict so much
with my eastern engagements as to
make the shipping of the horses to Chi
cago and back to New York in so short
a time quite impracticable. The Amer
ican Derby is to be run on June %, and
on the same day Mesmerist has good
stake engagement at Sheepshead Bay,
so you may state positively that he Will
not be shipped to Chicago, and will not
go for the Derby"
Asked as to the probabilities of the
sale Of Mermerist, Mr.. Featherstone
said. "Mesmerist has been a good horse
Tor me, and If he continues in his pres
ent form he should win many good
races, consequently I have no desire 10
part with him. but the American repre-
sentative of an English gentleman-not
Sir James Miller. as has been stated
requested a price of the son of imp.
Albert, and I quoted his figure at $780,
900, with the stipulation that he is not
20 be raced in America This latter be-
cause I am in the racing business for
the pleasure which winning races af-
fords, and since I have several other 3
year c3ds in my stable / would not like
70 see beaten by a horse I had once
owned.
'Truthfully I do not care to part with
Mesmerist. He is as kind as a house
pet, as gentle as a lamb and I have be-
come attached to him.
Asked if he would match Mesmerist
against Kilmarnock or Lieutenant Glib
son, Mr.. Featherstone replied:
i will match him against any 8 year
old in America if the stakes are large
enough have noticed the statements
attributed to Mr. Madden CONCERNING
such match. If he thinks we'll enough
OF kilmarnoek or Lieutenant Gibson to
put up $4,000, $4,000 or 500, 900. he car
get a race out of me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
TRREE JooKEYs INJUREp.
Horses Fall at Aqueduct Races With
Possible Fatal Results.

New York, April 25.-A bad accident
occurred at the Aqueduct race track
Tuesday in which Jockey Frank O'Leary
was fatally injured and two other boys
were badly shaken up.
1t occurred in the fifth race and in
moderate field. The horses got away
in good order and when they had gone
about a sixteenth of a mile, G.. E. Wight
man, McJoynt up, stumbled and fell,
the jockey rolling under the fence out
of harms way and escaping with slight
bruises and shaking up. Pettifogger
bumped into Wightman as the latter
was falling and went up into the air,
turning somersault and landing on
his back. Hewitt was thrown some dis
lance, but he, too, vas out of the way
of the other horses and was even less
hurt than McJOynt. O'Leary, however,
was not so fortunate, for Randy, which
he was riding, stumbled into the pair
of horses on the ground and threw
O'Leary among them. He was kicked
in the head by one of them and his
head crushed in. An ambulance was
called and he was taken to st. Mary's
hospital in Brooklyn, the doctor saying
that it was unlikely that he would live
to reach the hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
PLAYER IsUEs A PAPER.
Lowe Of the Boston Club Wants Dam
ages From PhiladeIphia-

Philadelphia, April 25.-Robert Lin
coin Lowe, the veteran second base
man of the Boston club. has decided
TO bring suit for damages against the
Philadelphia Record for what he and
the Boston players consider a Iibelous
article published in that paper last sat
urday morning. Lowe and Mana ger
Selee have already consulted good coun-
sci in this city and have been assured
that the player has a 6re-class case
against the paper.
During the last inning Of the game
mere last Friday Lowe missed a thrown
pail that eventually gave the local team
run and the game. Early in the same
game Captain Duffy muffed a fly ball in
center field. The Record next moraing
commented on the work of the two Bos-
ton men, saying that it looked like a
put-up job to give the game to the
Quakers, and CHASING Duffy and Lowe
with Hall, Craven and Devlin, who
We're expelled from the league in 1877
The article was full Of slurs at the
game, and tried to make out that the
owners Of the two clubs were no doubt
instrumental in the plays of the teams
10 work for the gate receipts.
The writer has had a row on with
the local management Colonel Rogers
says the writer pays his way to the
grounds, having had a row about season
ticketS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
PRIZES FOR CULvERTs.
B. J. Sheridan's Proposal to Miami
County Road Overseers.

Paola, Kan, April 25-At a Special
meeting of the county commissioners of
Miami county, Saturday, B. J. Sheridan
made the board the following offer on be-
half Of the Western Spirit, which was
accepted: He would give 500 in cash for
the five best culverts in the public high
way constructed by Miami county road
overseers between May 1 and September
80, if the commissioners would, at the
July meeting, appoint competent man
to inspect the culverts and report to the
county clerk The inspector is to award
the prizes and to receive such compensa-
ton as the commissioners may award
The prize is to be divided as follows:
third 500. fourth 81. and fifth SO fbe
money in each instance to go to the road
overseer making or causing to be made
the culvertss The culverts are to be con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
PREACHER WAS DRUNK.
Cause of Chaplain Shields Army Dis.
missal-Dies in a Hospital

Detroit, Mich, April Chaplain
David H. Shields, who died in a Phila-
delphia hospital yesterday, was until
recently stationed at Fort Wayne. in
this city. From here he was ordered
to the Philippines. While at San Fran
cisco awaiting orders. charges of drunk
enness We're brought against him. He
was found guilty by a court martial
and dismissed from the army.
Rev. Shields was very well known in
Pennsylvania, where for a number of
years he was a prominent Methodist
minister. In 1896 he stumped Pennsyl-
vania for the Republican ticket. He
had charge of a church in Minnesota
for several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
DICK COOLEY COMPLAINS.
Objects to Treatment Given Him by
PHILADELPHIA Club,

Philadelphia- April 25.-Dick Cooley
complains of the way he is being treated
by the Philadelphia Club. He says the
half what he received last year-and then
wanted to farm him to the Athletic club,
the letter to make up the balance of his
salary, so that he would get the same as
last year But Cooley refuses to be bun
koed- He wants to either be released or
receive the same salary as last year. He
said today:
SHEETS and Reach are willing to let me
go but Rogers thinks he can hold me and
probably get a few dollars for my re-
lease. He has no time for me and 1 have
no time for him, so why cant he allow
me to go out and earn the best living I
can? This way he is keeping me out of
the game and making me look like a dead
one. don't think it is right"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
THE MYSTERIES OF MASONRY.
Made Known to a Soldier Candidate
After Two Years Effort.

Lucas, April 25-Blue Hill lodge of
Masons has just initiated Henry c..
Ruppenthal, after nearly two years of
effort.
The candidate applied soon after he
Joined Company NJ, Twentieth Kansas
volunteers, in 1893, and after various
delays was elected about the time he
sailed with his regiment for Manila.
Then the grand master granted a dis
pensation to allow him to be initiated
in the Philippines. When this permits
sion reached the Orient, the soldier was
sick in the hospital and active work
at the front for five months Immediately
following his leaving the sick bed pre-
vented initiation. Then a wound de-
layed matters up to the homeward trip.
Next absence at college made more
trouble, but a. bicycle trip by Ruppen-
thai from Salina to Lucas brought lodge
and candidate together and Illuminated
him somewhat in Masonry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-25
BIG GAMES ARRANGED.
Yale, Harvard and Princeton Set
Dates For Football Play.

New Haven, Conn, April 25.-Dates for
the Yale-Harvard and Yale-Princeton
football games next fall have been fixed
by the managers of the elevens of the
three colleges, They make it certain that
the two greatest contests of the coming
season on the gridiron will be played as
follows:
Yale VS. Princeton, at Princeton, satur-
day, November II.
Yale VS.. Harvard, at Yale field, Satur-
day, November "a.
The decision to have the Yale Harvard
game played on the last Saturday of the
season will allow the doubtful Harvard
West Point match, which may be sched-
uIed now for November II.