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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
THE NEW NORTHWEST.

EDITOR WOOD OF THE STEELE
OZONE is DULY IMPRESSED
WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE HOTEL.
Editor Weed OF Steele took 4 look
through the Northwest hotel when in
the city last week and this week the
Ozone says:
while at The capital last week we
took stroll through the new North
west hotel, which is now approaching
completion. Carpenters were busy a.
the hardwood flooring and the plas-
terers were finishing the second story
walls. Work may now be pushed in
spite OF cold weather. as all is warm
and snug within. The building has
been turned to front on Main street,
and with its great proportion and fine
red brick exterior set off with stone
windows and door facings presents a
handsome appearance. The windows
hav been renewed in larger lights,
and there are fourteen big plate glass
windows in the front and west side
which cost, with their frames, 500
each. They come high, but are worth
ito the spectator. at lcast) all they
cost. for the view of that hotel facade
at present. is such a glittering contrast
to the old building that the public
won't mind the expense for glass. The
barber shop and bath room will be- in
the capacious basement, which is to
be furnished in up to date style. The
office, which is very large, is in the
northwest corner, and is to be stylish,
with parquet floor and handsomely
frcscoed ceiling. The street entrance
is in the corner, and is handsome.
Contractor Lovin expects to have the
building in readiness for use by New
Years. and Landlord Patterson will
then be able to preside over a cara
vansary not cqualled in size, nor en-
celled in appointment on this side of
the twin cities. That he will admin
lister to the needs and comforts of it's
patrons in an efficient manner none
will venture to dispute.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
BAKERS FEE.
DECISION OF JUDGE AMIDON IN
THE EMMONS COUNTY TAN


THE ENIMONS COUNTY TAN
CASE.
Steele Ozone: In the suit OF Fred
A. Baker against Emmons county to
recover his fees in the N. p. tax litiga-
tion. which suit is pending in the U.
S. circuit court at Fargo. the county
OF Emmons inteiposed demurrer to
Mr.. Bakers complaint and set up the
plea that the Baker contract was one
that was entirely beyond the power
OF the board of county commissioners
to make. Thereby claiming that the
county was not liable to Mr.. Baker
for his services. And to sustain this
plea the county relied upon the de-
the case Of John Storey VS.. the Com
missioners of kidder County. which
decision had restrained the board from
paying Attorney Baker for his ser
vices in the Kidder County case. 1t
will be recalled, however. that the
county appealed from this decision to
the U. S. supreme court, and in the
meantime the matter was brought up
In the u. S. circuit court at Milwaukee
where the Kidder county tax suit was
pending and Mr. Bakers fee was al
lowed and paid by that court.
The Emmons county demurrer re-
ferred to was before Judge Amidon in
U. S. court at Fargo, Nov. ), and a de-
cision has Just been rendered, in which
the court holds that the aforesaid plea
will not avail. On this point the
court says:
The state Of North Dakota con-
tains no express inhibition against
making the contract The plea of ul-
ira vires,'' Chat is the plea that it
was beyond the powers Of the commits
sioners to make the contract) there
fore rests upon feeble grounds in this
case, and has for it's Justification few
of the considerations which have usl-
ally been urged in support of such
pleas. 1t would seem that on the
plainest principles of justice, the
county, which now has the fruits of
plaintiffs services in it's treasury,
should be required to make him rea-
sonable recompense therefor"
rf ole s{f,
permits Mr.. Baker to amend his COM
plaint so as to sue for the value of his
legal services, and abandon any claims
under the contract. This evidently
leaves it open for Mr.. Baker to take
his choice Of accepting the fee called
for under the contract, or demanding
a more liberal compensation in the
shape Of a lump sum.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY,

Startling revelations were made be-
fore Judge Glaspell by a 13-year-old
girl who~was having a hearing, it be-
ing alleged that she had been wayward
for, nearly a year. The girl told a
most revolving story of intimacy with
boys of prominent families of this
city, as well as men OF some promin-
ence. AS a result of the disclosures
it is said a number of persons impli-
Gated will be arrested. Relatives of
the young men involved are making
strenuous efforts to prevent prosecu-
tion.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14

gress and the stores are doing a rush
ing business.
Ed Forte, head carpenter at the
agency, has resigned. His successor
has not yet been appointed The po-
sition pays 500 per month and quar-
ters. The agent is advertising for bids
for improvements at Grand River
boarding school amounting to S3G 900.
A big buffalo bull suddenly appeared
at Rock Creek last week among a
bunch of cattle. The agent has issued
strict orders against killing the ami
NAL. This is the first buffalo seen
here since 1885. The animal is very
wild and dangerous
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
will develop also a tremendous water
power which would be utilized in
many ways.
ST. MARY'S CANAL.

81. MAN . CAI<AlA.
"The second proposition which re-
ceived the Endorsement of the irriga-
ton congress was the Milk river canal.
AS explained in a previous article this
proposition has in view the diversion
of the water of St. Mary's river now
flowing into British Columbia across
the great plains of Teton county, Mon
tana, to a point connecting with the
Marias river. The route has been
surveyed and the scheme is known to
be feasible. Senator Garter is inter-
estcd in it and will doubtless present
it before congress. This canal would
reclaim 1n0,OuO acres OF valuable gov
ernment lands now worthless. and
make OF this desert tract a great gar
den.
THE entering wedge by which those
interested in irrigation hope to secure
piece OF the national appropriation
is the Gila river DAM Once con-
structed and in successful operation it
will serve as a precedent for appropri-
ations in other parts of the arid west
The time cannot be far Off when con-
gress must take up this work of inter-
nal expansion. With 74.OOOOOO acres
of land belonging to this nation, fer
tile and productive as any of the fam
GUS valley of the old world, and await
ing only the conservation of the water
which is there but is wasted every
year, it is highly improbable that con-
gress will overlook this work much
longer.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
STANDARD OIL.

END OF A SENSATIONAL SUIT
AGAINST THE STANDARD OIL
COMPANY.
Columbus, O., Dec. 11.-After three
years deliberation the supreme court
today handed down a decision in the
Standard Oil contempt case. The
court was evenly divided which was
the reason for the long delay. The
litigation against the company was on
the ground it had entered the trust in
violation of the common law. Among
the sensations connected with the
case was a 100000 alleged bribe to
Attorney General Monet to drop the
prosecution and the burning of the
company's books at Cleveland. The
gist of the decision means the dis
missal of the suit.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
FIENDIsH PLOT

CHILD SPOTTED WITH RED HOT
POKER TO GIVE IMPRESSION
SHE DIED OF SMALLPOX.
Mayville, Ky, Dec. G.-Wm. Gussen.
who Fatally, tortured his step-daughter
at Cattletsbllrg with red hot irons, was
placed in Jail here this morning, hav-
ing been captured in Carter yesterday
Tine prisoner said Others were impli-
Gated in the death of the child who
was killed to obtain insurance. He
said the object OF spotting the child
with Il red hot poker was to leave the
impression she died Of smallpox One
year ago Dick Coleman was burned
here for a crime of less magnitude.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
AT FORT YATES.

DEATH OF He CHIEF CLERK AT
THE AGENCY-WILD BUFFALO
BULL APPEARS.
Fort Yates, N. D., Dec. G.-Wiliam
Dobson, chief clerk at this agency,
died of cirrhosis Of the liver. He had
been in the government service for 10
years. He was quartermaster clerk
at Fort Smelling in the early sixties,
subsequently being transferred to Fort
TcLten, N. D. For the past twelve
years he had been chief clerk at this
agency. He was considered at Wash
ington the most efficient clerk in the
service. Issue Clerk Ziebach will
probably be promoted to chief clerk.
The position pays $1,000 a year.
The vayment of $65,OOO cattle
money to the Indians is now in pro-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14

1T is he that Mrs. Graham is to marry,
but before leaving she gave it out that
the wedding would not take place un-
til after she had visited her father, a
retired millionaire of New Jersey.
Even the most intimate friends of
Mrs. Graham were not informed until
yesterday of the right name of DR..
Jolly. after the pair had left for the
east.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
CONFIDENT.

OFFICERS OF THE TELEGRAPH
ERS ARE CONFIDENT OF Sue
CESS.
st. Louis, Dec. 11.-Secretary Per-
ham of the railway telegraphers this
morning sent out another encourage
ing bulletin to all operators. In effect
1t said the Santa FEES freight traffic in
the far west was paralyzed while pas
sengers are running practically empty.
The bulletin adds there are no breaks
in the ranks of the strikers. Perham
say the trainmen held meetings all
along the line last night favoring a
sympathetic strike if necessary.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
COLLEGE BURNS.
THREE HUNDRED STUDENTS AT
IOWA AGRICULTURALC COLLEGE
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.

Ames, Ia, Dec. S.-The main build
ing of the Iowa state agricultural COL
lege burned this morning. Loss
100000. Three hundred students
sleeping in the north wing were res
cued by firemen. The finest botany
collection in the United States was de-
stroyed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
STRIKE IS NOT A SUCCESS
PRESIDENT BARR OF THE SANTA
FE ROAD SAYS IT is NOT A Sue

CESS.
Chicago, Dec. 11.-Third Vice Pres
ident Barr Of the Santa Fe this morn
ing said the strike of operators was
merely reminiscence, that all per-
ishable freights were moving with reg
ularity and passengers almost on time.
His language was entirely negative on
all claims made by the telegraphers'
officers.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14
THE NOME CASE.
SUPREME COURT HAS TAKEN 1T
ON BRIEFS AND NO ORAL AR
GUMDNTS WILL BE HEARD.

GUMDNTS WILL BE HEARD.
The supreme court has taken the
Nome mining cases 'on briefs and no
oral arguments will be heard at Wash
irg'ton. The case comes up on an
order from the supreme court to the
circuit court to show cause why writ
OF certiorari should not issue in the
Nome case. The reply of the circuit
court is that its proceedings are regu-
lar and are not subject to review by
the United States supreme court. The
point involved is the right Of the cir
cui. court to review the action of
Judge Noyes and remove Receiver Nc
Kenzie.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-14

Wolves are numerous in the vicin-
ity of Mayville.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
through the same process untn the de-

through the same process until the de-
sired end Is accomplished.
The last process in the manufacture
Of graduated sugar, which is the form
in which it Is most familiar nowadays
is to pass it through the granulator.
This Is great iron cylinder, one end OF
which is elevated about ten degrees
from the horizontal. 1t is revolved
slowly by machinery and the inside Is
fitted with iron shelves about three
inches deep The sugar is poured from
these shelves like water from a mill
wheel, and, as the grenulator is kept
very hot by steam coils, every particle
Of moisture Is soon obliterated from the
sugar. 1t is then ready for the barrel
Cut loaf sugar, instead Of passing
through the granulator, is moistened by
fine syray Of pure A liquor and is
passed through the die machine, which
milds 1t into the little cubes so familiar
to commerce. These are mechanically
deposited on iron plates and conveyed
by machinery to ovens. where it Is
baked for twelve hours It is then bar
relied and sent to the warehouse.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
LAA., i AND INDUSTRY.

Advances in wages continue to he III.
order Of the day. Several concerns in
the iron industry have made a second
advance.
we have now in this country over
$1,000 power looms for broad silk weay.
sng and 5000 power looms for ribbon
weaving.
The Canadian Dry Goods Review
says American manufacturers of silk
and felt hats are cutting out the Eng.
lish goods in the Dominion.
American silk mills now supply two.
thirds Of the home market It is also
safe to say that the American mills now
consume at least Is pei cent annually
of the entire worlds surplus production
OF silk.
The invention of machine which
will automatically fold, wrap and ad-
dress newspapers is announced. 1t was
recently tested in New York and found
to be phenomenal success. Two men
can operate six machines thereby do.
ing the work of twenty-four men. The
sAAeSAAAAAS w 80 SSSAa NC pol SAi luG IudlhSl
Notwithstanding advanced prices
heavy contracts for the export of steel
rails are announced fIom day to day.
A Baltimore dispatch announces that
the Maryland Steel works are to make
$4,000 tons of rails for the Manchurian
branch of the great Siberian railway.
The Japanese have of late years be-.
come larger consumers Of our wire
nails. Our factories on the Pacific
coast have been kept busy making nails
specially adapted to Japanese require
ments. Only German manufacturers
have competed for this trade but this
country has sold hundred tons where
the Germans have been able to sell one.
The recent increase in the wages Of
the cotton operatives is but one of the
many signs that prosperous times are
ahead of us. The increase of wages in
this industry will amount to more than
$4,000 weekly. writes NJ. A. Murphy in
the New England Printing Trades Jour-
nal. This money will not be idle; it
means the manufacture of more cloth
tends to make the living of the wage
Garner more comfortable.
The output Of metals in Canada for
1898 has been reported to the state de-
partment at Washington. The total is
put at $21,622.e02. The gold amounted
to s13,70o,O00. of which $4,000, 900 came
from the Yukon district Silver came
to about s2.eoo. 900: copper. s2,159, $50;
nickel. s1.s20S3s: lead. sl.206,3 and
iron, s152,510. The production of copper
has increased considerably. but that Of
lead has fallen off. So has the output
Of silver and asbestos.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Over 50 per cent Of all foreign mis-.
sionaries are women.
There are s.750.c0o persons in London
who never enter place Of worship.
The international committee Of the
Young Mems Christian association de.
sires supplies Of good reading matter
for the army in Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippine islands. A number Of
travelling libraries consisting Of nifty Of
more volumes would be appreciated BY
the men in Cuba and Porto Rico. where
the regiments are divided into small
detachments.
Two stones, one from the site Of the
Church Of the Nativity of Bethlehem
the other from the same deposit Of
I stone from which the holy sepulchel
was excavated, have been presented BY
the patriarch Of Jerusalem to Bishop
Wigger and will compose the corner
stone Of the cathedral Of the Sacred
Heart. Newark. N. j.. to be laid June :
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
LATE INVENTIONS.

In an improved car starter the lever
is pivoted on horizontal pin suspend
ed in two hinged members. the latter
forming g. clamp to grip the rail when
pressure is applied on the lever.
In a new burglar alarm the floor in
front of the door is cushioned normally
to separate metallic contact points, the
latter closing a circuit when a person
enters the room, lighting a lamp and
ringing a bell.
A company has been formed in I'LL
nois for the manufacture of an artificial
stone resembling marble. the compo-
nents of the substance being glue, wa
ter Of Paris.
To assist in illustrating eclipses and
the phases of the moon. a Maine wo-
man has patented tellurian. with q
lamp attached to represent the sun.
the earth and moon revolving around it
or horizontal arms.
Doctors will appreciate new medi-
cine case having hinged partitions with
spring clamps for the bottles, the ends
of the case dropping into horizontal
position and exposing paper tableas foI
writing prescriptions.
A.newly designed canopy support for
beds Is attached to the headboard by
brackets and is made Of stiff wire. sus.
pending the weight of the canopy from
one end Of the bed and leaving the foot
for the removal Of clothes
seamstresses will appreciate q new
fan attachment for sewing machines. q
vertical shaft being set in a frame on
the machine table. with friction wheel
at the bottom of the shaft to engage
the fywheel OF the machine. an ordi.
nary fan being fastened to the top Of
the shaft.
Lamp shades can be easily removed
from a new bracket, having channel
formed around its outer edge for the
reception OF . wire ring. the latter
bending over the fange Of the shade al
intervals. with slots formed in the
channel to pull the wire in and release
the shade.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
Bright Girl Won Easily.

"Cholly," remarked Mrs. Fitznoodle
with something that might
have been taken for bleam Of intel
ligence tinting his vacuous face. IF you
want to meet clevah girls so down and
spend month at one Of those Southern
wintah resorts
"Ah they great. old chap?" inquired
Cholly as he fecked the ash from his
cigarette.
''Rawthah. I met girl down at one
of 'en that beat any girl evan met
befoah. What that girl didn't know
wasn't worth knowing, old man: deuced
cl.vah, really"
"How did she show it, me boy7"
"Well, theahs pier down there with
a bathing float attached to the end Of
it. The float. We knaw, lay about six
feet below the end of the pier. quite a
drop, We knaw. One night I was talk.
ing to the girl on the varanda. and
suggested that the pier offerd good
chance for bicycle ride II it weren't
for the danger Of dropping off the end
and taking a tumble of six feet to the
float below. The girl looked at me and
said that even If one did strike the
float 1t wouldn't mattah. Why, I'll
ride down heah and out on the raft
she said. You daren't.' I replied. She
turned up her nose and asked me what
I'd bet. bet her s25 and a box Of
flowers. She told me to be out theah in
the morning and I'd see her do 1t. ]
was theah bright and eahly. And blow
my eyes, old man, she did do it.
Why, wasn't she hurt. me boy?"
mot bit. The tide had raised the
float to a level with the pier and at the
end she Just rolled out upon 1t on her
wheel. Deuced clevah. wasn't TT" 4
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
Head Hunting.

Head hunting, as practiced in Samoa,
is one of the most cruel practices in
the world. The American and British
seamen who were ambushed by Sa.
means April I were beheaded.
The killed included Lieutenant Philip
V. Lansdale, Ensign John r. Manag-
han, Coxswain James Butler, Ordinary
Seamen Norman E. Edsal. all Of the
United States cruiser Philadelphia,
Lieutenant Freeman and two seamen Of
the British cruiser Tauranga.
If the heads of the victims had not
mission and returned to Apia they
would have been dealt with in the
manner peculiar to the bloodthirsty
head hunters of the islands.
The custom of Samoan Is to re-
move the head Of captured or dead
enemy He first displays 1t in triumph,
dancing around 1t and holding a great
feast. He then prepares it for preser-
walton as an article Of decoration and
an heirloom in his family. He stuffs
process several times a day for three
days. The stones are not hot enough
to roast the flesh, and have the effect
Of preserving the entire head. The skin
becomes leathery and the head will
last an indefinite time. When the head
has been thoroughly cured 1t is placed
in a network bag. Through this the
dried and grinning features may be OBJ
served, and 1t need hardly be said that
they present very awful appearance.
The netting Is red, which heightens the
effect. The Samoan hangs his trophy
in his principal living room, in order
to remind his children how varorous
and fearless a man he is.
Head hunting fourishes in the many
Of the Pacific islands. and to a fearful
extent in those islands which fringe
the eastern coast of Asia.
It is by no means certain that the
heads Of some of the American and
British sailors are not now decorating
the huts of head hunters.
Head hunting made it's appearance In
another place during the Samoan trou-
bles. The friendly natives, acting on
the side Of the British and Americana
and Of King Malietoa secured the head
Of one Of the most redoubtble chiefs on
Mataafa's side. With this they march
ed in triumph through the streets Of
Samoa. Captain Stuart Of the British
Tauranga dispersed the procession and
announced that he would shoot any
man found with head in his possess
sion. The king then issued proclama-
ton forbidding the practice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17

BY DIR. G. H. Johnson: A sure remedy
for "car sickness" form Of nausea re-
sembling sea sickness, which affects
many travellers. is to take a sheet OF
common writing paper, large enough te
cover both the chest and stomach, and
put it on under the clothing next to the
person. II one sheet is not large enough
paste the edges Of two or three to-.
gether. as the chest and stomach must
be well protected. Wear the paper thur
as long as you are travelling. and
change 1t daily II your Journey is long
Those who have tried 1t say that 1t Ii
Q perfect defense.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17

The handsomest Of the new satin
foulards are striped with line Of heav.
fer satin and polka. dotted between the
stripes. These are very fine in quality
but the designs lack novelty under the
present craze for spotted fabrics. and
purchasers of these soft. clinging ma.
terials, who look for something uncom-
mon In style. pass they by for the
quaint weaves figured with small Per-
sian devices showing a fine but bright
melange Of rich Oriental colors, on q
ground Of black. blue. green or brown.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
SPECIAL RATES SOUTH
PORT ARTHUR ROUTE.

PORT ARTHUR ROUTE.
Halt fare round trip (plus 5000 On
arst and third Tuesdays Of each month.
Quickest ana best line to st. Louis, the
East and South, via Omaha q st. Louis
and Wabash. Fast mall leaves Omaha
$50 p. M. Council Bluffs $40 p. M, ar.
rivee st. Louis q. M, returning leave
6t. Louis 1850 p. M. arrives Omaha
e:36 Q. m. daily. All information ct
Port Aruthr Route once. 1416 Farnam
street Paxton hotel block or write
Harry p. Goores. c. P. & T. A.. Omaha,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17

composer-of course. can't write
opera that everybody will be pleased
with.
ManaRer-T don't ask you to do It. All
I ask you to do Is to write operas that
everybody will pretend to be pleased
with.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17

eomervilel Journal: Waggles-What
pretty baby! Proud Mother-Do you
think 30? Waggles-eYs, and a perfect
image Of his mother, too!