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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
NINE B EXPLOSION ! ; \ |. !
Terrible Disaster Occurs in One
Of the w Nest Virginia Coal
. NJ lines
Seventy Men Ento ombed and Prac-
tically All of Them Are
Dead.
Train Wreck in Indiana Respon-
sible for Two d Many
Injured.

MONTGOMERY, w. "a, March
an explosion Of gas IN the Red Ash
mines, 70 men were i'm soned.
MONTGOMERY, w. Va, March Up
to | o'clock p. M. 90 dead had been
taken out. The rescue party is still
hard at work 35s
Is CHARLESTON, w. Va, March !. The
greatest mining horror in the New river
region occurred atRed Ash about s
a. m. by an explosion in the drift mine
Of the Red Ash Coal company The
mine was full of men and the explosion
occurred near the entrance, which was
closed by falling slate. A relief crew
was quickly at work, and their efforts
showed that the worst fears were real
lied. The working capacity Of the mine
is 175 men, and it was being worked to
its full capacity to fill rush orders. Tt.
is believed over 100 men were at work
Already 90 bodies have been taken
out and the work Of rescue is still go
ing on. A5salse W.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
TRAINS ARE STALLED.
Railway Traffic in Michigan Almost Mt a
mf Standstill.

Railway Traffic in Michigan Almost mt a
f StandstiIl.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. March This
city has been the center of disastrous
combination of wind, snow and sleet.
Railroad traffic is practically at stand
still. There is no connection between
some Western Michigan points Trains
and plows on the Pere Marquette, Chi
cago division, are stalled north of Grand
junction. At Holland, men are at work
with shoyels on q stretch of drifts five
feet deep, in an almost vain effort to
reach either the trains Or the plows sent
to the rescue. The Chicago passenger
train, due to arrive at Grand Rapids at
at 1885 p. m, is stuck near Pennville.
A snowplow and three engines sent to
the trains relief went off the track
north of the drift. ~ ~ ag5@.
ALI trains to the north on both the
Grand Rapids and Indiana, and Pere
Marquette are from four to ten hours
late or hopelessly stalled.
The Pere Marquette between here
and Saginaw is also blocked with two
trains from Grand Rapids in the drifts.
The Lake Shore passenger train
south is stalled at Dorr. The Grand
Rapids division of the Michigan Central
is blockaded. Two of its passenger trains
are stalled at Charlotte and Dutton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
/ WITH. /. ! ! MONEY ]
Senate Committee Fayors a Pa
cific Gable Owned by tie
@ Government,
10 Re Built and Operated Under
Dire ction Of Of tl5l the =, Navy D,
Department. 81
,,T'al'Wney Says the Porto Rico Bill
Was IS Drafted BY secre etary
Root.

& WASHINGTON, March The senate
committee on naval affairs ordered a
favorable report upon the bill to con
struct a cable to Manila by way Of Hon
olulu, Midway islands and Guam. It is
to be under the direction Of thenayy de-
partment and to be a government cable.
Senator Hale, chairman of the COM
mittee, was authorized to. prepare bill
and report it to the senate. The bill
will provide for immed ediate construction
of the cable only from San Francisco to
Honolulu, but it contemplates the ulti-
mate extension Of the. cable to the Phil
ippines and also to Hong. 1t is esti-
mated that the cable to Honolulu will
cost between So, 900, 900 and 81, 900, 600.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
MINERS TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Men Killed and More Than Forty In
jured in Collision. ss

Two Men Killed and More Than Forty In-5
Z ;S5 jured in a Collision.
BRAZIL, Ind, March IA miners,
train, carrying 400 workmen employed
at the mines north Of here to their
homes in this city, was run into by q
local freight on the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois and the caboose and two cars
were smashed to splinters. Melvin.
Easter and Charles Crompey were in
stantly killed and more than 40 persons.
seriously wounded. The wreck occurred
in deep cut in the center of short
curve. The railway company at once
sent a special train and brought the
wounded to this city. All the vehicles
obtainable at livery stables and from
private homes were procured to take the
men to their homes. Every physician in
town was engaged and it will take the
greater part of the night to care for the
wounded. The accident is said to be
caused by inability to see the lights on
the miners train until within few feet
of it. ..E fE +:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
BOTH CLAIM ELECTION.

Court Will Have to Pass on the Duluth
Mayoralty Election.
DULUTH, March Z The commission-
ers finished the recount Of the ballots in
the recent election on the ,m;1 orally
and on the adoption Of a new charter at
noon. 5s,3 s8ss 5. 81 ".
Both Mayor Truelsen and T. w.
Hugo, the Republican candidate, are
claiming the election, and the court will
have to pass on a large number of ir-
regular ballots. The Hugo men claim
to be 10 ahead, but there are three. bal
lots marked with names, and under
the supreme court decision these would
be thrown ont, but they would still have
q majority of seven. The Truelsen men
claim q majority Of two. .5l
The charter is defeated, unless the
court should hold that the law means
four seyenths Of the voters voting on
the charter proposition, instead Of four
sevenths Of the voters casting ballots al
the electo * 85.ss sss53.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
WATSON COMING HOME. M
Commander of the Fleet at Manila +,
sE5 Poor Health.

Commander of the Fleet at Manila i'm
Poor Health.
n WASHINGTON, March On account
of the delicate condition Of Admiral
Watson's health he has been authorized
to transfer his flag to the Baltimore,
which vessel is to be detached from the
Astatic squadron and to proceed home
by way Of Suez canal and Mediterranean
sea, stopping at such European ports as
he deems proper, as was done in the
case Of Admiral Dewey. He will prob
ably arrive in European waters some
time during the summer and may 20
to Northern Europe and visit the Paris
exposition. i555 n. *.S q H
5 Rear Admiral George g. Remey, at
present ID command Of the Port outh,
N. q. navy yard, will be ordered to
succeed Rear Admiral Watson in com.
mand of the Asiatiic station.
Captain Nilde Of the Oregon, the Sc.
nior officer, next to Admiral Watson,
will command the station in the inter-
val between Admiral Watson's depart
ure and Admiral Remey's arrival at
5Cayite. Ss&is ss5ss ,Fa5 is q E.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
GATACRE AT STORMBERG.

Railway Lines to the North and West VIII
Now BE Repaired. <g55
LONDON, March The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts,: +:
.Osfontein, March 8. General Gata-
ere occupied Stormberg yesterday. The
lines Of railway north and west will
now be repaired. General Clements is
at Jouberts Siding station, beyond
Colesberg. The Duke Of Marlborough,
with the Oxford company Of the yeo-
manry, has left Cape Town for Naanw-
poort. ..s5.
u General Butler reports Natal now
practically clear Of the enemy and that
be cannot hear Of any formed body of
them anywhere. The Beers left some
ambulances full of their sick, from
which the mules had been taken for
transport service. Y &c / 53.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
SEVERE FIGHTING.
Battle in Southern Luzon Between the I
xurgents and American Troops. #

Battle in Southern Luzon Between the In
4 surgents and American Troops.
MANILA, March Z. General Bates
expedition to Southern L1zon, consist
Ing; of the Fortieth and Forty fifth regi.
menJs, a total of 1890 men, has occu.
pied Neuva Caceres, province Of South
Camarines; Daet, province Of North
Camarines, and the neighboring smaller
towns. The enemy resisted at one
point and two Americans were killed,
including Lieutenant John B. Gallahe1
of the Fortieth regiment.
On Feb. 20 the expedition arrived at
San Miguel bay, landed and in three
columns pushed inland, convergine
upon Nueva Caceres and attempting to
control the enemy's routes Of retreat at
Lithuanian, north Of Nueva Caceres.
The enemy was concealed in rice field
and resisted a battalion of the Fortieth
regiment, which engaged them at close
quarters with bayonets After 40 min.
utes fighting the enemy fed and Lib.
manan was occupied. si #
The Americans buried 81 of the en-.
emy, whose total loss in killed and
wounded is estimated at 14O. 4.s5s
From Lbmanan the expedition pro
ceeded to Nueya Caceres, the gunboat
Paragua arriving 10 minutes ahead o1
the troops. The town was found prac
tically deserted. The Americans daily
scouting in the vicinity report that The
enemy have retreated into the noun
tains. Isl ss
The insurgents around Legaspi anG
Albar, province Of South Camerines
are harrassing the Americans. For
eigners doing business at Legaspi arr
living on ships in the harbor or in The
American barracks. .s- ..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
ON A BACK TREK
Repona by Way of London Is, Says
They Are in Full Retreat to
Orange Free State.
Possession Of stormberg Puts
Gatacre in Communication
With W /, Colesberg.
Lines of Railway North and West
to BE Repaired Kruger's
Terms of Peace.

LONDON, March z. -2:05 p. m.-The
Beers in Northern Cape Colony are in
full retreat to the Orange Free State.
The possession Of Stormberg puts Cen
eral Gatacre in railroad communication
with General Clements at Coleshurg,
for though the Beers partially wrecked
the railroad, it is understood that it can
be quickly repaired and thus the en-
trance Of additional British troops into.
the Free State will be greatly facilitated.
From Osfontein, where Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts is opposed by good
sized body Of Beers, there is still no
news except reports of minor skirmishes.
8 The position gained by General Bra
bant at Dordrecht is reported to be ex-
ceedingly strong. According TO The
Times correspondent the Beers num-
bers alone enabled them to retreat from
Dordrecht practically " unhindered.
Bad Condition of Whites Troops.
General Whites garrison has begun
to leave Ladysmith and is arriving at
the Mooi river camp, where the troops
will remain several days, after which
t1Sy Will 20 1uEtuGIs SOubl. I1loy dIG
emaciated and exhausted and say the
road TO Colenso presents scenes that ex-
ceed il horror those depicted in
Dante's Inferno" Dead men and an
imals are lying mutilated and purified
in the trenches formerly occupied by
the Beers, and fill the air with a sicken-
ing stencil. In cases where hurried
burial had been attempted the rains
have washed the earth away, and out
Of the earth stick ghastly legs and arms
of dead burghers.
A dispatch from Osfontein says that
according to the Boer prisoners another
important British success will cause
President Steyn to flee to Pretoria, leav-
ing a provisional government at Bloem-
fontein, which is likely to make peace
oyertures, those Free Staters not wish
ing for peace trekhng into the Trans
vaal and there making stand which
most Of the British military critics now
point out will constitute the most diff
cnl and deciding feature of the war. S
The recent rains have afforded Lord
Roberts good grass and copious supplies
have reached him. News Of his advance
is eagerly awaited. j. !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
ARGUES FOR LIBERALITY.

Emper William Confers With His Minis
ters on the Meat Inspection Bill.
BERLIN, March 7.Emperor William
listened to a statement by Count Won
Buelow over the differences that have
arisen between the United States and
Germany over the meat inspection bill
Later he received Baron Won Hummer
stein, Prussian minister Of agriculture,
who explained the reasons why the
Agrarians object to the present meat in
spechon and insist upon the bill in the
present form, which the Agrarians
have all along approved. The emperor
advanced some powerful arguments in
favor Of iberaity.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
LIND Names urr1claIs.

= ST. PAUL, March Governor Lind
has made . number Of appointments to
various state boards and institutions.
Jacob Iaux was appointed a trustee of
the Soldiers home, to supply vacancy
caused by the resignation of George N
Layaqne. ]. w. Hull and Matt Winkle
We're named as members of the state
horseshoerss board of examiners, and
William McQuaid was appointed a
member of the state board of examiners
of BARRIERS. ID NJ e
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
BASIS OF INDEPENDENCE.

President Kruger Ready to Conclude
Peace on Such Terms.
BRUSSELS, March Z. The Transvaal
agency here confirms the story that
President Kruger is ready to conclude
peace with Great Britain on the basis Of
the independence Of the two republics
and that otherwise the struggle will
continue to the bitter end.
The agency believes that the Afri-
kander element in Cape Colony and
Natal viii rebel rather than allow an
nexation, and that the Dutch members
of the Cape Colony parliament will
vote q resolution in favor Of Boer indie
pendence.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
THE YACANG II FILLED.

Underwood Of Alabama on the House
Ways and Means Committee. 3
WASHINGTON, March Gonside
scellaneons business, much Of it Of q
minor character, was transacted III the
house during the day During consid-
Grafton of q bill to incorporate the Fred
serick Douglas Memory and Historical
association the speaker and Nj. Bailey
OF Texas exchanged sharp words and
the latter flibustered and finally pre-
vented the final passage Of the bill BY
demanding the reading Of the engrossed
bill. The bill proposes to collect at the
residence Of the late Frederick Douglas
in this city record Of the anti-slayery
movement.
Mr., Underwood Dem. Ala. was III.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
COST FIVE THOUSAND MEN.

Butler Lost a Fifth of His Force in Re-
lieying LadysnnitIl.
q LONDON, March T.. Winston Church
LII, describing the reliefof Ladysmith in
a dispatch published by The Morning
Post, says: .5y53 II ~ ga .8g5E 5!
upwards Of 5000 officers and men, in an
army only 5000 strong. Z
l He goes on to pay q high tribute to
Sir Redyers Butler, emphasizing the
confidence his men had in him, without
which the enterprise could hardly have
succeeded. s4.#
q Mr.. Churchill points out that the
Beers now hold Van Reenans pass, but
that a majority Of the Free Staters have
accompanied the Transyaalers north
ward. 5s5$$ : 8S x % F{
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
MAILS AND TRANSPORTATION.
MAILS: CLOSE.

E,a starn via N. r. No. 2-7:s0 D. m. Z Wa
Westernsvia N. P. No. Ill Aba M :,
once hours ef asyg gsnseat snseat ass1ydsry snday
on On Sunday the general delivery IS open
between B aIcsaa and Ne Rse ga 3 4 SanE sa
distributed after arrival Of trains each way.
WEST BOUND. 81.
No. l. Leaves st. Paul at 1875 p. M; !; Fargo,
6 rs a. m. Hey Git :50 q. m. town, n
stas,a sss :s sRRsa aRsgsszs svssB BnrlsisS'
ii So q. M; Bismarck u ~ p. n.
& EAST BOUND.
No. LEAVES Mandan, a :b5 g. M; Bismarck,
IL 10 a M; *Burleigh, i2 2:335 M kenzie,
4s Sterling z :5S g: e. Steele ~ ~
{ Z. !. M. Valley City, A AS q. M; Fargo 800
a. m.;; st. Paul. 8 p. N. S
Passengers can obtain permits Of agent
to ride on some way freights each way
STAGE LINES.
For Fort Yates way points and connsS.ions
Grace, Fort Rice, Cannon Ball, Williams
port, Clayton Hampton, Emmonsburg.
Winona and Standing Rock; stage leaves
Si ieavss J l Fort Yates at 4. M arriving h
Bismarck about 8 p. m. s53a
FOR Fort Berthold. Coal Harbor, Turtle
Lake. Weller Washbnrn. Painted Woods, .l
points, stage leaves every morning except
Sunday: returning leaves BertholI every
as morning, arriving Ia Bismarck about S
Il p. m. M 81 Ssa
p seor Slaughter, Conger, Crofte. Cromwell
- and Francis and way points stage leaves
$s5s Al 8 g M Mondays and Fridays; return
ing arrives In Bismarck Tuesdays and
Saturdays. :sss
MISSOURI RIVER PACKETS.
Benton transportation Company, ]. r.
Baker general superinte tendent;; steamers
leave weekly during navigation season
for Standing Rock, Fort Yates, Cannon
Ban and way points, and to Washburn,
Coal Harbor, Mannhaven and up river
points. as per special announceme
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
IOWA BANK ROBBED.

Burglars Secure an Unknown Sum at
's5a<g Pennington. E,rl.. f.. :.
OTTUMwA, Ia., March THE vault
Of the Farmers bank Of Pennington,
near here, was broken open during the
night and rified of a large portion of its
contents It is mystery how it could
have been possible for robbers to get
into the vault as the lock showed no in
dication of having been tampered with
and the single door TO the bank was
locked as usual. It was claimed that
nearly ST. 900 was secured by the rob-
bers, but the officials Of the bank say
the amount taken was $1,70O. %''2. 5.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
Move to Buy Big Trees.

WASHINGTON, March AT the open
ing Of the senate's session, Mr.. Hans
brough IN. d. reported a house joint
resolution directing the secretary of the
interior to place under bond the imam
moth tree groye'a and the .sSouth Park
grove" of big trees in Calaveras and
Tuolumme counties, California, the
idea being that the government acquire
the groves. The resolution was adopted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
TIME. HAS NOT u D ARRIVED.
Question of Mediation Discussed in til

j5S Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Il ROME, March Tn the chamber Of
deputies, replying to several deputies
who suggested that the time had ar
rived for mediation in South Africa,
the minister of foreign affairs, Marquis
Visconti Venosta, said he shared the
sentiments expressed, but that the de-
sired action could only be effected when
circumstances rendered it opportune
and likely to be successful and he
thought that that moment had not ar
rived. I$@
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.

State of Rebellion Exists in Several Cape
Colony Districts.
CAPE Town, March Sir Alfred
Miner has issued the following procla-
nation:
Whereas, the enemy's forces have
invaded the districts of Prieska, Ken
5hardt, Britstown and Barkly West and
many British subjects have taken up
arms. 1t is necessary to repel invasion
and suppress rebellion and therefore
martial law is hereby proclaimed in
these districts. - f.5 4 80 ia @ |
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
.Authorize Hawail 70 Z. spena n oney

WAsHNGToN, March AT the cabi-
net meeting, the ecommen dation Of the
Hawaiian council that they be authoe-
lied to expend $500, 600 III the suppres.
sion Of the bubonic plague and in the
relief Of distressed natives was formally.
approved. Some doubt was expressed
as to the authority Of the Hawaiian
council to make this expendi diture. but
the opinion was unanimous that the
gravity Of the situation justified that
course, and the necessary directions
will be forwarded at once.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
] Lind Removes Register Metsslf.

ST. PAUL, March Governor Lind
has removed Frank Q. Metcalf, register
of deeds of Hennepin county, on the
charge of malfeasanee. The specific
charges were that he had made up
false deed, had made a false record of it
in his Office, and had rendered Zeglin d
certified copy which was false.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
WHERE IS MoRRELL IsLANDs
Officer of the Grant Evidently Believes II
Has Disappeared. f. e

Officer Of the Grant Evidently Believes Tt
Has Disappeared. "a
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.-Chief Of
ficer Cooskey of the transport Grant
said that on Feb. 3, the ship sailed over
the spot where Morren island had gem
orally been supposed to be located. It
is on all sailing charts, but at 1880 a.
M. on the date mentioned, the Grant
sailed over the position in latitude 80
degrees 81 minutes north; longitude TIA
degrees 81 minutes East, and not trace
Of the island could be found. At noon
any land 40 feet above the level of the
sea could be seen for a distance Of 25
miles. !, ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
Professor nIoses Aeeepts.

WASHINGTON, March - Professor
Bernard Moses, Of the University of
California had conference with tns
president during the morning Mr..
Mckinley rendered him the vacant
place in the new Philippine commission
and Mr., Moses accepted il This conn
pletes the commission.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07

pointed to the vacancy on the commit
tee on ways and means, which, it was
understood, was ori ginally reserved for
General w heeler had he returned to
congress. Hill
t8s The early part Of the session was de-
voted to- District Of { Columbia business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
MR.. TAWNEY,S STORY
Says Secretary Root Drafted the Porto
Rican Bill. 5sa..s ft'

Says Secretary Root Drafted the Porto
81 53S3 y Rican Bill. 5sas
WASHINGTON, March Il The Post
prints interviews with the Republican
members Of the ways and means com
snittee on the authorship Of the Porto
Rican tariff BILL Mr.. Tawney made
the distinct statement that the bill was
drafted by Secretary Root, but his col
leagues on the committee were more or
less non committal as to the bills au-
thorship. Representative Payne IN.
y !, chairman Of the committee, said he
brought the bill to the committee on his
own responsib biity- !
Eve became convinced, g said Mr.
Payne, 'sthat some revenue must be
raised for the island Of Porto Rico. The
enactment Of a tariff law seemed to be
the best way to raise it. was con
vinced that the bill was q proper one
and I am still Of that opinion. q
eft has been said that you stated in
the Republican conference that the bill
was drawn by Secretary Root. =
was asked in the Repub lican con
ference" replied Mr.. Payne, ..if the bill
had not been drawn BY Mr.. Root. 5.T
did not answer that question. !, Y
Representative Dalzen pa. who
ranks next to Chairman Payne on the
ways and means committee, declined to
discuss the bill or say whence its draft
was received, as did Messrs. Hopkins
and Long. Repre- resentative TaWney
l(Minn.) said: is
Positive Root Is the Author. ss
THE first that the Republican mem-
bers Of the ways and means committee
saw Of the Porto Rican tariff bill was at
10 first conference on the measure. Only
RepubI members Of the committee
were present at that conference. The
bill was presented by Chairman Payne.
There were but two Other. Repub blicans
on the committee, Messrs. Dalzen and
Russell who, before Its presentation,
knew Of the existence Of such bill Of.
Of any plan to depart from the free
trade proposition z
8s here did the bill come from?''
From the secretary OF war, Mr..
Root, q replied Nj. Tawney.
DO you know that personality
81 know il personally but not from
statements made BY either Mr.. Payne
Or Secretary Roo = 3 he replied 81 was
at the White House and saw the presi-
dent before the Republican conference
was called and ] told him that state
ment would likely be made to the Re-
ublicans Of the house that the tariff
bill had been drawn BY Secretary Root
and that the ways and means commit
tee IN trying to secure its passage were
only following out Secretary Roots
suggestions. The president answered
that if such q statement was made it
should be coupled with an explanation
that Secretary Root had drawn the bill
il the line of duties Of his office, just as
heads of departme often do, upon re,s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-07
Election Contest on.

WAsHINGToN, March The house,
without preliminary business, resumed
consideration Of the Aldrich Robbins
contested election case from the Fourth
Alabama district, which was taken up
last Friday. Mr.. Robbins, the sitting
member, who is a Democrat, took the
floor for an hour in defense Of his right
10 his seat. is