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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
CAPTURED BY AMERICANS.
PrisOners Taken on the Island of
Tablas-Other EngaRements.

Prisoners Taken on the Island of
Tablas-Other ENGAGEMENTS.
Manila, June 7.-Maj. Johnson, with
two companies of the Twenty ninth
infantry and twenty-five men of the
Eighteenth infantry, sailed from
Remblon to the neighboring island of
Tablas where his force disembarked
simultaneously in four columns, con-
verging upon a single column. The
Americans encountered about 60 reb-
els, of which they captured 40, includ-
ing all the officers, 1000 rounds Of
ammunition and "a rifles. Forty men
of the Twenty-ninth regiment with a
lieutenant were left as a garrison, the
others returning to Romblon.
Company 3, Of the Thirty-ifth regi-
ment, and Company G, of the Fourth
regim ent. encountered SO insurgents
behind stone trenches in the high
mountains near Norzagaray. province
Of Bulucan. There was persistent
fighting and seven Americans were
wounded. Finally Company G, by q
flanking movement carried the
trenches. Trumpeter Speaker of Com
pany G. has been commended for ''de-
termined bravery" by Gen. Funston.
Troop G, of the Fourth cavalry;
Company @, Thirty-fourtl regiment,
and Company A, Twenty-second reg
iment, are pursuing the captOrs of G..
d. Roberts, who was taken by the
Filipfnos while scouting near San
Miguel de Mayumo, May %. 1t is
reported that the Filipinos have sepa-
rated among the trackless forests.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
DURKEE'S HEIRS.

The Blaisdell Case Dismissed by the
United States Court of Claims.
Washington, June 6. = One of the
largest suits ever instituted against
the government has been dismissed by
the United States court Of claims. 1t
was known as the Blaisdell case, and
involved $64 ,623, ,512, alleged to be due
to the heirs of Charles Durkee Of
Kenosha, Wis, for certain first mort
gage Pacific railroad bonds which it
was alleged came into Durkee's pos
session while governor Of Utah in
1866. 1t was alleged that these bonds
subsequently were deposited in the
treasury of the United States in trust
for the owner, and that the govern
ment collected the principal and inter-
est thereon, but never accounted to
Durkee or his heirs for any part Of
the same.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
ASK FOR MILITIA.
St. Louis Business Men Appeal to
the Governor.

St. Louis Business Men Appeal to
the Governor.
st. Louis. June THE strike situa-
tiOn has assumed such serious phase
that yesterday fifty prominent citizens
united in a telegram to Gov. Stephens
asking him TO call out the militia for
the protection of life and property.
Negotiations between the strikers
and the ST Louis Transit company
locking to settlement of the strike
are off for the present, and probably
will not be resumed until the strikers
agree hot to demand the discharge OF
the men now in the employ of the
company i'll order that they may re-
gain the positions they gave up when
the strike was declared. Attorney
Lchmarn. for the Transit company,
stated plainly yesterday that every
man now in the service Of the COM
pany must be retained in the place
ASSIGNED him. and until this is assented
to by the strikers negotiations as to,
other matters are useless
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
ARMED WITH WINCHEsTERs.

Posse COmittatus Guards Street Car
Property in st. Louis.
st. Louis, June 6. - Every power
house and car shed of the st. Louis
Transit company was guarded last
night by Sheriff Pohlman's posse
comittatus. In all about 900 men were
on duty. A force of from 80 to 60
men was stationed at cash power
house. In the morning an equal num-
ber of men relieved those on duty at
xnight. This mode of procedure will
scontinue until the strike is settled.
The posse is armed with Winchester
repeating shotguns. Shells loaded
with buckshot will be used in case Of a
disturbance. While on guard duty the
members of the sheriff's posse will be
subject to strict military discipline.
Those not on guard will be held in re-
serve at the different police stations.
None Of the deputies will be used to
guard the cars, the police being re-
tained for that service.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Name Dele&ates-at-Large to the
Kansas City Convention.

Name Dcle&ateA.at-L4rGc to tine
Kansas City Convention.
New York, June I. = The Demo
cratic state convention yesterday
elected the following delegates to the
national convention: David B. Hill,
Richard Croker, Edward Murphy and
Augustus Van Wyck. Alternates,
Frank Campbell. Jacob Rupert. Jr.,
C. Morgan Sanford and James Sheve-
lin. Electors-at-large: Frederick
Cook of Rochester. Robert G. Titus Of
Buffalo. The platform adopted con-
tains no reathrmation OF the Chicago
platform Of 1885, but declaration
that the party in the state will support
the platform of the Kansas City con-
vention. The platform declares
against war taxes in time of peace; de-
clares for parity of gold and silver as
currency; demands abolition of all
customs and tariffs between Porto
Rico and the United States; con-
denns all trusts and monopolies and
entangling alliances; demands just
and liberal pension laws and election
of United States senators by the people
and favors the nomination of William
J. Bryan. The convention gave pre-
dictions of being very stormy, but
ended very quietly. The particular
feature of the convention was the
dominat ton of affairs by Former Sen
ator ID. b. Hill The silver men pro-.
fess to be satisfied with the result.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
GERMAN CATHOLICS

Hold Their Seventh Biennial Con-
ventiOn in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, June 6. - The German
Catholic benevolent societies of Wis
consin opened the seventh biennial
convention yesterday. Delegates are
present from every important place in
the state. Visitors are expected to
number fourteen thousand when all
have arrived. The first session was
held at st. Mary's church yesterday.
Mayor Haskins welcomed the visitors
and State President Theodore Kersten
made a happy response. A monster
parade and picnic were the features
of the day. Among those in attendance
are Archbishops Katzer of Milwaukee
and Messmer of Green Bay.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
CAPT. COGHLAN VERY ILL.
Navy Departmen Orders Capt. Dyer
to Relieve Him.

Washington. June Z. - Word has
been received ut the navy department
that Capt. r. J. Coghlan, who COM
manded the cruiser Raleigh in the bat
tie of Manila bay. is seriously i'll and
has been removed to the hospital to un
dergo treatment. The department has
ordered to duty as his successor in
command of the Puget sound naval
station Capt. n. NJ. Dyer. who COM
manded the cruiser Baltimore under
Admiral Dewey. When Capt. Cogh-
Ian rtcovers he will relieve Capt.
Dyer. The advices of the department
as to Capt. Coghlan's condition are
meager, and it Is not known how seri-
Gus his condition is.
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Hard Man to Convict.

Aberdeen, S. D.. June AFTER being
out nearly forty-eight hours the jury
in the case of Andrew Helgaline,
charged with cattle stealing, was dis
charged by Judge Campbell, no verdict
being reached. The jury is understood
to have been eleven to one for a ver-
dict of guilty. The second trial of the
case will not take place until the No
vember term. Helgaline has been az
rested on other charges in this county,
but never convicted. 1t is alleged
that he has record of having served
two terms in the Minnesota peniten-
tiary before coming to this state sew
eral years ago.
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WOMEN CAPTURE MILWAUKEE,.
-Four Thousand Club Representa-
tives Assemble.

-Four Thousand Club Representa-
tives Assemble.
Milwaukee, Wis, June 6. - Last
night fully 1000 club women and three
times as many trunks had arrived in
preparation for the general convention
Of the Federation Of Women's clubs.
Most of the delegates caucused on the
train, and the result is numerous pres
idential possibilities. To-day the con-
vention proper will open at the AL
hambra theater, with Mrs. Lowe in
the chair. There will be addresses Of
welcome and the biennial address of
the president. After the business ses-
plimentary drive along the lake shore
and the elaborate evening programme
at the Alhambra devoted to sculpture.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
OREGON ELECTION.
Rpublicans Garry the State by q
Safe Majority.

Portland, Or, June 7.-Complete re-
turns from twenty-five counties out
Of the thirty-three in the state show
that in Mondays election the Repub-
licans carried he head of the ticket by
at least 5000 plurality. Returns so
far give Wolverton. Rep. for justice OF
the supreme court. plurality of 1851.
For congressman in the First district
Tongue. Rep. has 2,421 plurality. In
the second district Moody, Rep. for
congress. has $3.50 plurality. The Re-
puh!:cans will control both branches
of the legislature and will have ma
jority of % on Joint ballot.
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STILL UNCHECKED.
Fire in the Calumet and Hecla-
Wnrl,nnn Qxe 1.au,e. IN, Gaa

Fire in the Calumet and Hecla-
Workmen Overcome by Gas.
HGughton. Mich. June THE tenn
peratrle of the burning shaft of the
calumet and Hecla mine shows little
variation and the fire is evidently
raging unchecked underground. Gas
escapes in large volumes through
numerous cracks in the earth and a
large force of men and teams is con-
stantly employed in covering the
vents. Workmen are frequently over
come by the gas. and one party of
eight men narrowly escaped asphyx-
iation. it being necessary to take all Of
them to a hospital.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08

Washington, June THE secretary
Of the navy has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Kempff,
commanding the Newark, lying at the
Taku forts at the mouth of Pei Ho
river, dated Taku, June 5:
Engagement has commenced. Have
landed force Of fifty seamen more
battalion Of marines"
The cipher message is not entirely
legible and it is supposed at the navy
department the admiral means that
he has landed fifty seamen to reinforce
the battalion Of marines already
ashore.
Tien Tsin Surrounded.
London, June Ga dispatch to the
4, says: '"The situation is very seri-
ous The boxers are around Tien Tsin
ON all Sides"
Black and Alarming.
Berlin, June 1.-THE latest news re-
garding the boxers has reached here,
both by private and official kilograms,
all Of which think the situation black
and alarming. The German foreign
Office considers a recontre between the
boxers and Russians an event prob
ably fraught with the greatest danger.
News has also reached here that sew
eral German and Catholic mission
aries in the province of Shan Tung
have been pillaged by mobs supposed
to have been melted by the boxer agi-
tatiOn. The powers are now eX-
changing dispatches regarding the ap-
pointment of single commander for
the united European and American
squadron.
Russia Offers China Troops.
London, June IA dispatch to the
Times from Peking says: At the tsung
Ii yamen the Russian minister offered
the assistance of Russian troops to
suppress the boxers outbreak. The
tsung Ii yamen thanked the minister
and promised to consider the matter.
The Tsung Ii yamen has. however. no
influence with the present government.
Stands by the Boxers.
Shanghai, June THE China Ga
zette says it has the highest authority
for stating that the dowager empress
has ordered the tsung Ii yamen to face
all Europe rather than to interfere
with the boxer movement. Elsewhere
it is asserted that the viceroy has or
dered troops to oppose the further
landing of parties from foreign war
ships and that the troops now en-
gagged in operations are designed to
prevent further foreign reinforcements
reaching Pekfng.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
FIRES RAGING IN FORESTS.
Heavy Losses Are RepOrted-WOOdi
in Northern Counties Ablaze.

Heavy LOSSES Are Reported-WOOds
in Northern Counties Ablaze.
st. Paul, June 7.-Reports received
at the office of Fire Warden Andrews
indicate that forest fires are again
rampant throughout the northern dis
tricts. The damage during the past
week has been most exceptional. In
Beltrami, St. Louis and Morrison coun-
ties the woods are on fire. One of the
wardcns reported from Morrison coun-
ty that fire there had destroyed tim
ber to the value of $4,000. At an
other fire over 100 people have been
called to the rescue, and at Randall a
number of dwellings were burned, In
most cases the conf1agrations We're
caused by burning meadows. Nobody
is known to have been seriously in
jured
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
MOUNTED COssACKs KILLED AND
WOUNDED MANY.
Eight Americans Are Reported to BE
Missing-Refugees Arrive at Tien-
Tsin-TvvO Russian Omcer& Were
Wounded and eAnother Detach-
Assailants-Boxers Are Near Tien-
Tsin and an Attack Is Expected
Chinese OmciaIs Will Do Nothing
Unless Compelled.

Tien Tsin, June 6. = Two more OF
the party of foreigners who fled from
Pao-Tng-Fu have arrived here. One
of them was badly injured. The body
Of mounted Cossacks who started in
search Of the refugees returned last
evening. They report that they had a
fight with the boxers at Tuli, killing
sixteen and wounding many. Lieut..
Bleuskey, DR.. Hamilton, trooper, and
civilian, were wounded. 1t is re-
ported from Pao-Ting-Fu that eight
Americans and three members of the
China Inland mission are missing. The
missionaries are in great danger. No
further news has been received regard
ing the missing refugees.
Burned by Boxers.
London, June 6.-The Peking cor
respondent of the Times, telegraph
ing June 3, says: tThe boxers have
burned Huang Sun station on the Tien
Tsin railway. The railway service is
dislocated and the foreign guards are
necessary to police the line. The ser
vices Of party Of Cossacks We're ac.,
cepted on Sunday to accompany the
relief party from Tien Tsin to rescue
the mining engineers in the interior.
The relief rarty returned without full
filling it's mission. Two Russian Of
f1cers have been wounded by the box
ers and another Russian detachment
Is sure to be sent to punish the assail-
ants. The reported murders of the
missionaries appear to be fictitious, al
though the fate Of one British mission
ary is causing anxiety. Chinese who
are associated with foreigners or with
Christianity are being vigorously per-
secuted"
After Stormy Interview.
According to special dispatch
from Shanghai the Cossacks were dis
patched to the rescue of the Belgians
after stormy interview between the
Belgian minister and the members Of
the tsung Ii yamen. Over forty miles
Of bridges and stations on the Lu Han
railway have been destroyed and it
will take months to repair the dam
age. The German and Austrian le-
cations guards have arrived at Pc
king. 1t is asserted that the govern
ment is delaying the transition of tel
egrams in order to control the move
Chinese officials will do nothing to
prevent massacres or outrages unless
the powers take vigorous and ener-
getic action.
An Attack Expected.
Tien Tsin, June 6.-The boxers are
reported four miles off and an attack
is expected. Everything is ready and
the government appears confident.
The German and French naval guards
have arrived.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
FEDERATION OF WOMEN.
Convention Opens Up With Some
Animation

Animation.
Milwaukee, June THE opening OF
the fifth biennial convention of the
general federation of womens clubs
was most animated. Not only did
Mrs. Lowe make a profound impress
sion at the morning session with her
biennial address. but a great deal Of
business was handled in lively man.
ner, to say nothing of the color con-
troversy on the side. After the board
Of directors turned down the colored
women's club of Boston it was thought
the Massachusetts delegation would
make public protest at the afternoon
session when the credential commit.
tee made it's report. But the Massa-
chusetts women say they desire to
have the matter settled as quietly as
possible by the board instead of fore
ing it to public issue.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
MAN WITH A TEMPER.

After q Quarrel With His Wife He
shoots Her and Kills Himself.
Winnipeg. June 6.-Francis Kerr, a
city employe aged fifty-six, quarreled
with his wife and family last night
over the hour at which the youngest
child should go to bed. He secured
revolver and fred two shots at his
wife, both taking effect, and then
turned the revolver upon himself,
sending q bullet through his heart.
Mrs. Kerr will recover.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
VETERANS REUNION.
Four Hundred Old Soldiers Assemble
GlenwOOd, Wis.

Glenwood. Wis. June AT the st.
Croix Valley Veterans association of
the G. A. r. yesterday assembled here
for it's annual encampment about 400
visiting veterans We're present. The
veteran and civic societies formed in
line and marched to Glenwood Park,
where an address of welcome on be-
half Of the city was delivered by H. p.
Dean. after which stirring addresses
were delivered by Hon. H. P. Burdick
of Osceola and Hon. Phil Cheek Of
Baraboo. at thes conclusion of which
the veterans sat down to a banquet
in the park.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
Assets of Little Value.

Manitowoc, Wis, June Elm Clerk
of Court Mahon's Office yesterday the
sale of the remaining assets Of the T.
G. Shove Banking company, which
failed in 1892, took place. The $780,
600 in securities and notes remaining
brought but $1O6.25. At the time of
the failure over $25OOOO in securities
were turned over to Assignee Piening.
The depositors SO far have only re-
ceived 20 per cent and are not likely
to receive further dividends.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
bloody Feud in Texas.

Houston, Tex, June Cat San Au-
gustine, San Augustine county, q
pitched battle between the Wall fac
tion on the one side, and the Brooks
on the other, resulted in the. death of
Felix G. Roberts, his brother Sidney,
aid the fatal wounding of Noel Rob
erts, sheriff of the founty, and BROTH
er of the dead men. The feud grew
out of politics and has been brewing
for some years.
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STILL A MYSTERY.
The Wise Family Assailants Remain
UndiscOvered.

The Wise Family A0sa1lants REMAIN
Undiscovered.
Anoka, Mimi, June 6. - Now that
Balcom, Egan and Shepherd have
proven alibis, officials are again at
work in Anoka county. A clue came
to the sheriff yesterday that will be
looked up. 1t was from Hawley, Clay
county, and told of the strange actions
of half-breed in that place. His
manner aroused the officers suspicious
at Hawley. He said he was not reg
istered on any reservation and came
from Minneapolis. Sheriff Merrill
said last night there was nothing in
the stolen gun story. Wise's condition
is about the same. Joseph Wise also
shows no material change. DR.. Rees
said one lung was about solid, but he
has hopes of his recovery.
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MOORs ARE NLASSING.
VIII Attack the Advanced PoAts of
the. French.

I1ondon. June Especial dispatches
received from Algiers portray a. seri-
GUS condition. Thousands of Moors
are massing ut Figuey and in the
neighborho0d. determined upon an
attack upon the advanced posts of the
French. The French columns have
Joined hands at Zoubia. but the men
suffer intensely from heat and thirst
and hundreds OF canels are dead.
The French are preparing intrench-
ments and are confident of their abil-
ity to repel an attack and even to take
the offensive against Figuey.
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This Man Was Loaded.

Faribault, Minn., June 6-Oficer Ed
Norton arrested q man named Han
son last evening for threatening to kill
his wife. While Norton was making
the arrest Hanson drew a revolver
and would have shot him but the Of
ficer was too quick and secured the
gun before shot was fired. The
prisoner lad two loaded revolvers on
his person,
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ALIEN LABOR.

investigation to Be Made as to Vi0-
latiOns In Northern Minnesota.
Washington, June Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury TAYLOR has
finally come to the conclusion that
there is good ground for investigating
the alleged violations Of the contract
labor law in Northern Minnesota. He
advised Congressman Stevens that he
had decided to lave special agent
sent to the northern boundaries of
Minnesota and investigate the matter.
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SEVERELY BURNED.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Woman Meets
With q Serious Mishap.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Woman Meets
With a Serious Mishap.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, June Mrs NJ.
NJ. Tabar Of this city, while engaged
in Washing clothes yesterday after
noon received burns from which she
will lose the use of her arm and may
lose her life. She was removing the
steaming clothes from the boiler when
she was seized with an epileptic fit.
She fell across the stove, and her left
arm fell into the seething water of the
boiler. 1t was fully two minutes be-
fore she was discovered. Her body
and arms We're horribly burned, and
the hand and forearm literally par
boiled.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-08
PIacex Tor iowa Men.

r. Dubuque, Iowa, June 7.-George B.
Perry Of Dubuque has been appointed
United States marchal for Alaska. He
was formerly member of the Repub-
lican state committee and several
times chairman of the congressional
committee. 1t is also stated that
George Crane Of this city. Senator Al
lison's former law partner and twice
postmaster of Dubuque, will be fed
eral Judge of Alaska.
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New Omcial. installed.

st. Paul, June 7.-Robert A Smith
was yesterday inaugurated as mayor
for the fourth time. All the other
newly elected officers were sworn in.
J. J. McCardy. city controlled, will re-
tain his office. the recount showing
that he was elected over his Demo-
cratic opponent bX a majority of 80.
The official returns had given Mr..
Betz, Dem, a majority of Is.
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INSTANT DEATH.

Falling Coal Bucket Kills q Dock
Hand at West Superior.
West Superior, Wis, June Ga fall
ing coal bucket on the coal dock of the
Lehigh Coal and Coke company, in
stantly killed George Sandquist, one
Of the dock hands, and badly injured
another man. The cable broke just as
the bucket was passing above the men,
and it fell with tremendous force.
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CRUSHED UNDER AN ENGINE.

Railroad Men Lose Their Lives Be-
cause the Rails Spread.
Fremont, Ohio, June 6. = Fireman
Bowser and Brakeman Prentil were
crushed under a freight engine which
toppled over six miles from here.
Spreading Of the rails is supposed to
have caused the accident. Two other
trainmen We're badly injured.
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Two Boys Drowned.

Duluth, June 6. = There were two
drowning accidents here yesterday
William Dahlen and Bernard Berg
quist, each ten years of age. They
were drowned at different places. The
former was drowned in slip and the
latter at the boulevard road. Both
were bathing.
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New St. Paul Po.tma.ter.

Washington. June 1.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate: Postmasters-Minnesota: A.
r. McGill. st. Paul; B. D. Underwood,
Fergus Falls; r. l.. Bjorkquist, Moor
head. The nominations We're all con-
firmed by the senate