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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
HOTEL Shooting AFFRAY
One Travelling Man Shot and Serious
ly Wounded by Another in Hotel
Dacotah at Grand Forks.
Alteration Between the Two Men
Results in Knock Down for
one and Shot for Another
Considerable Excitement in Grand
Forks Over the Shooting,
Which was Sensational

Frank W. March, a we'll known trav-
cling man representing the North Star
Boot and Shoe company, was shot and
very seriously injured at 10 o'clock
Saturday evening in the lobby of the
Hotel Dacotah at Grand Forks.
The shooting was done by w. T.
West, representative of the George
G. Wright Land company of st. Paul,
who has made his headquarters in
Grand Forks for the past six months.
West surrendered to the chief of po-
lice Immediately after the shooting
without resistance and was locked up
in the county Jail.
The trouble is said to have started
several days ago over an alleged insult
offered Mrs. March by West. The
trouble was renewed in the evening in
the hotel Office. March demanded an
apology, and, when refused, knocked
West down and afterwards hit him
twice. The men were at once sep
arajted, and as West arose, he drew a
32-calibre revolver. The room was
crowded with guests, and there was a
wild stampede to get out of range.
Several of those near West attempted
to seize and disarm him, but before
they were able to do so, he fired.
March was about two feet distant,
the bullet entering the left side of the
body near the groin. March was able
to walk out into the hallway, but real
lied that he was seriously injured.
Paralysis of the left leg ensued in a
few minutes, and attending physicians
fear the intestines have been injured
The bullet has not been located.
March is a married man and has a
wife and baby living in Grand Forks
Very little is known regarding West.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02

been put upon some of them, and in
order to find a market for the new Sc
curities they undoubtedly have been
made tempting to buyers with some
what OF disregard of the future which
may in many instances call for read
justment and reorganization when the
lean years come along, as they surely
will in due season. Nor is this all,
some Of the consultations which have
been put through are not unlikely to
meet with strong public opposition.
and some sort of concession may have
to be made to this feeling. Publicity
will check certain abuses; but if the
railroads use their newly gained pow
ers to advance rates or in an arbitrary
manner some form of governmental re-
straint will probably be passed by con-
gress. The coming session, therefore,
is likely to witness more or less discus
sion regarding trusts and the railroads,
and President Roosevelt's utterances
on these subjects in his first message
to congress will be watched for with
keen interest Mr.. Roosevelt is known
to hold more positive opinions on this
subject than his gracious predecessor,
and while we do not expect any radical
deliverances on the subject it is prob
able that he will emphasize the desira-
bility of publicity
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
MISSOURI SLOPE ITEMS

The work of surveying the b., w. g.
G. F. extension to Washburn is in pro-
gress. -.t<1 W. ! Il
w. S. Parkin has been buying In EN-
mons county for his ranch across the
river .e,s. ! a.
The banana belt forever exelaims
the Napoleon Homestead, after noting
the prosperity through Logan county.
Editor Wood of the Steele Ozone
gave especial thanks because Governor
Whites Thanksgiving proclamation
was SO brief and in such good taste.
Dr. Gordon CT Steele was a school
mate of Caleb Powers, the republican
secretary of state convicted of COM
plicity in the Goebel murder in Ken
tucky.
Mandan wants bakery that will be
satisfied with the Dutchman's one per
cent profit The Times says some
bread and pies are imported from Bis
marck and other large cities but they
are too expensive when they get there.
Steele Ozone: Stanley Moore, of
the Minneapolis Tribune, came up from
Emmons county Friday, after a gen.
eral roundup of that section He re-
ports that the Northern Pacific locat-
ors have selected line of survey for
branch from Mckenzie to Linton.
via Williamsport, and will work it out
deemed best on all accounts The
| party now has it's camp moved to Lin
ton. The Braddockites are quite
| frustrated
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
AN Ample and Sweet Revenge

! FAn Ample and Sweet Revenge.
: A. young Englishman who had been
repeated and unnecessarily annoyed
by the st. Malo custom house officials
made up his mind ito get even with
them. The last time the had crossed he
had brought a ferret over with him,
andEa minute or SO before landing he
transferred the creature to a black bag,
which he carried with, extreme care
and AN evident desire not to attract at
tention. This Immediately fetched
one of the douanfers, and be swooped
down on it with joyful alacrity. +. 2Iz.
Is Our young Englishman n pretended not
to understand the official until the
Frenchman made his meaning clear by
unmistakable signs. Then be: slowly
and reluctantly unlocked the bag. The
.douanier plunged In his hand, and but
my pen (iet me put 1t down to my pen)
refuses TO adequately describe the dra-
matte scene that ensned. Suffice 1t to
say that the bare recital Of 1t was balm
TO my wounded sHirit- only hope Il
was our friend at the custom house
who made the ferret's acquaintance.
Revenge - sweet. Il Continental Chit
Chat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
DIAMOND RINGS
Supreme Court of the United States
Hands Down Decision in
Diamond Rings Case.
Decision is Against the Government
and Emil Pepke Will Get His
Diamonds Back.
Outcome of a Case which was Brought
to Test Customs Duties From
the Philippines

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The supreme court of the
United States has handed down a de-
cision in the fourteen diamond rings"
case, the central. figure in which is
Emil J. Pepke, formerly volunteer
soldier in the First North Dakota regi-
ment- The decision is adverse to the
government, and holds that ait the
time the rings were brought to this
country the Philippines We're American
territory. The point involved was the
right to collect customs duties on the
diamonds. and Pepke will get back his
rings
The case is an interesting one
When Pepke came from the Philip
pines, where he had served as soldier,
he brought with him fourteen diamond
rings that he bought in the Philippines
He paid no duty on them at San Fran
cisco. Subsequently he attempted to
! dispose of them in Chicago. 1t was
at a time Immediately subsequent to
a big diamond robbery there, and Pep
Ike was taken into custody on suspicion
of having been concerned in the rob-
berry, because he had so many dia-
monds in his possession. To clear
himself of this suspicion he disclosed
that he had brought the rings from the
Philippines. They were Immediately
seized by the collector of the port
there, as contraband, Oh the ground
that they were dDtiable goods that had
been smuggled in. A case was brought
before the supreme court to test this
! point, and at the same time to estab-
lish the status Of the Philippine islands
with regard to duties. This is the
case which has just decided adversely
to the government The Philippines
are held to have been American terri
tory and as such duty could not be COL
Iected.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
The Last Nickel.

The Philadelphia Record tells Of
little Sunday school boy who always
receives nickel from his father 10
place in the collection plate. Last Sum
day his father gave him two nickels,
saying, Zone is for the Lord. and the
other is for yourself" AS it Was too
early to start for Sunday school the
Gtle boy sat on the porch steps. play
ing with the two nickels. After awhile
he dropped one of them. and 1t disap-
peared down a crack Without mo-
ment's hesitation and still clutcling
the remaining coin in bis clinched fist,
he looked up at his father exclaiming.
"Oh. pop, there goes the Lords nickeln'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
THE FIRST CAMERA.
1t Was Invented by nn Italian In the
Sixteenth Century.

~
Sixteenth Century.
The Genera was invented by an Ital~
ian named Baptista Porta, though it
was not at first used for photograph
ing. 1t was in reality mercy dark
room, into which the light was admit
ted through little round hole in one
side. The rays Of light coming from
objects outside of this room entered it
through this aperture and made a pic
ture on the other side Of the room glow
ing in all the beauty and color Of ma
ture itself. but rather indistinct and
upside down.
This dark room was contrived by Por
century He improved it later by plac-
ing glass lens in the aperture and
outside mirror which received the
rays of light and reflected them through
the lens so that that image upon the
opposite wall within was made much
brighter, more distinct and in a natu-
raj or erect position. This was really
the first camera obscura, an invention
which is enjoyed to the present day,
being situated often upon a hilltop,
where picturesque country surround
ing may be reflected through lens
which is placed in the center of the
conical roof.
Now, our modern Photographic cam
era is merely small comera obscura
in its simplest form. carrying a lens at
one end and ground glass screen at
the other. 1t is, however. often much
more complicated in it's construction.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
PREPARED CHALK,
How to Prepare an Effective and
Economical Dentifrice.

How to Prepare an Effective and
Economical Dentifrice.
Practically all the tooth powders Of
commerce have the same base-pre-
pared chalk. This is mixed with some
saponaceous compound, favored lit
tie, put up in an attractive bottle or
jar and, behold, tooth powder cost
ing from IS to so cents per vessel. ac-
cording to the place you buy it and the
celebrity of the name on the label.
\ For Is cents enough tooth powder to
last a family year can be put togeth-
er. Buy the chalk in bulk and with it
some ground CASTLE soap, which all
druggists sell. Put them together in
the proportion Of one-eighth soap to
seven-eighths chalk, mix well and fill
any and all the empty tooth powder
jars or bottles that you may have
around. If flavoring is liked, it Is easy
to add little wintergreen or pepper
mint.
So with the various antiseptic and
disinfecfing solutions that, attractively
bottled and judiciously advertised, coax
pennies unnecessarily out of our purses.
There is no better cleanser and general
sweetener than saturated solution of
bicarbonate of soda. Fill pint or q
quart bottle, if you want to, with clear
water and add bicarbonate of soda got
from,th druggist, not the grocer, until
the liquid will take up no more. Keep
this on your toilet shelf and use it al
a mouth wash, etc.
When it comes to an antiseptic fluid.
any Surgeon will tell you that there is.
practically nothing in materia medica
better than salt and water. 1t is al
ways at hand and is safe and effectual.
New York Post. -, > 49,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
NOVEMBER. WEATHER.

The monthly summary of the
weather bureau for the month Of No
ve1nber shows the weather to have
been considerably warmer than the. av-
erage for that month. The mean tenn
pera|ture for the month was 80 degrees
against an average mean of 26 degrees
The highest temperature for the month
was Ga degrees on the first and the
lowest was degrees on the 7th. The
total precipitation for the month was
80 inches against an average total for
the month of II inches. There was
only one day with O1 inch or more of
precipitation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
A Question Of Ownership.

"Are you the man who advertises
Own your own homeg" said the de-
jected looking caller.
Il am" answered the real estate
dealer. ~ .,s4:
\. ".Wel, I'd like to get the recipe"
THE what?' r. ! /. ..$sses.,-.
.The recipe. The modus operandi.
want to know what to do to own my
own home. Our cook has a temper like
"a raging lion and muscles like Her
.cules. II you can. tell me how to dis
possess her. Moneys no object.''-
Washington Star. VI !, y y ~ n. 4, ,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
TELEGRAPHIC MARKET LETTER

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Wheat: Gables
were I'd higher this morning, but our
market opened 1s@Ac lower. This
loss from Saturdays close was soon
regained and the market became
strong and advanced to 73Ac for May
where selling orders against calls tenn
porarily checked the advance. It was
of short duration for upon heavy buy
ing the market sold rapidly up to 741A.
There has been heavy buying from the
country the past week, and it is again
in evidence this morning. With this
support there is no setback in sight
and higher prices must surely come
At 7414 the market declined to "a on
some taking of profits but hung at that
figure for quite while. Shortly after
the noon hour wheat became strong
again on good buying orders and sold
UP to 74374, holding steady at the ad-
vance. - ~
Corn has been neglected in meas
ure by the activity in wheat, but when
one stops and considers that we have
only. enough corn in sight to last us
until next May and another crop can
not be harvested in less than ten
months, we must recognize the pros
pect of higher prices for corn, and zoe
will seem cheap in the very near fu-
ture.
Oats only moderately active but held
their strength we'll.
Pork is strong and on all recessions
is taken by the big fellows and is going
higher. ~. ~.",- =,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
A BURSTING BOILER.
How 1T Looks When a Locomotive IL
Blown Up.

BloWn Up.
II am one of the very few persons
who ever saw a locomotive blow up,"
remarked an old railroad man to a re-
porter the other day. "Generally the
men who witness the explosion of a
steam engine are so dead when the
smoke has cleared away that they are
never able to give an account of the
disaster.
Like many other accidents. the one
saw was the result of careiessness-
low water in the boiler-for the engine
had just come from the shops and was
In complete repair. 1t was on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad in West Vir-
ginia number Of years ago. was on
a locomotive some distance behind the
one which exploded and was looking
ahead out of the cab window. so that
the i'll fated engine was Immediately
before my eyes. Suddenly | saw the
machine rise in the air. 1t seemed to me
to be about as high as the telegraph
poles beside the track. which, as you
doubtless know. are not so high as tel
egraph poles in the city. Then came q
cloud of dense black smoke and dust,
which hid the engine from view. and
almost simutan neously heard the roar
of the explosion.
Both the engineer and the fireman
were killed. and the locomotive was tit
for nothing much but the scrap heap
when it fell to the ground. The crown
sheet over the irehox had blown out.
THE strange thing about the explo-
sion was that no white stea N was seen.
You know that perfectly dry steam is
invisible. being like the air. and before
it had time to condense it was proba-
bly, smothered by the cloud of smoke
and dust raised by. the bursting Of the
boiler "-Baltimore Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
what Two sco,chmen Did,

In the early days of California tive
Seotchmen emigrated thither. One OF
them. an enthusiastic lover of Scot
land. took with him thistle. the na-
tional emblem. The other took 3
small swarm OF honeybees. Years have
gone. The Pacific coast is, on the
one hand. cursed with the Scotch
thistle, which the farmers find impos-
sibie to exterminate; on the other
hand. the forests and fields are laden
with the sweetness of honey, which
has been and still Is one of the bless
ings Of the western slope of the Rocky
mountains.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
CLEWs WEEKLY LETTER

New York, Dec. q 2 - Especial. j.
Henry Clews weekly I letter; says:
Whether the present effort to- create
bull market Will succeed or not we do
not intend to predict; there being much,
to be said on both sides. # With an
abundant supply of loanab1 funds a,ld
cont tinred pr rosperity it may be possible
to carry the market to al higher level
considering that stocks are 50 highly
concentrated. No doubt strenuous
effort will be made to anticipat the.
January shursements, which will be
very heavy and likely to aid such a.
snloyearlen But, while IT would be
folly to underrate the ability or the.
rmination OF the big leaders to lift
the market, and the fact that many
conditions are III their favor. It Isl also
very necessary to remember that cir
csl1nstances are much more ontradic-
tory than "a year ago: Prices are az
ready exceedingly high, III many cases
the highest on record. number Of
stocks are Hing not on what returns
they do earn, but on what returns they
may earn, regard less Of the fact that
the present wave of prosperfty cannot
eontinne much longer without reaction.
SIl. fact, it issa question whether pros
perIty has not been nearly discounted.
Taking advantage off The large earn-
8irgs oss many sof the railroads, exces-t
sive obligations 4, some instances have
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
THE DULUTH & SOUTH SHORE.

The Duluth e South Shore com
pany has recently materially improved
it's train service OF the two new
trains put on General Agent Adson
says they are equal to the finest. The
officials of the Duluth, South Shore &
Atlantic road have given various in
timations of their aggressive policy
and with these new trains in service
will be in a still better position to de-
mand the companys share in the pas
senger traffic to the east. The move
will do much to increase the roads
popularity.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR

" 1l.-. @ HI %ALL. e. &,; 9fEz;;@@{ ,ar.gEsst " W.
Locations in Iowa. Illinois, Minne-
sofa. sofa an aad Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway the very best agri-
cultural section of the United Stakes
where farmers are prosperous and bus.
mess men successful We have a de-.
nand man for comp petent men, with the
l necessary capital for all branches of
business. Some special opp portunities
for creamery men and mill --,:=-@;s.:,otod
locations for general I rchandise,
hardWare. harness. hotels, banas ard
stockbuyers. Corresp ndence goIics
tied. Write for maps and Maple Leaf
tets. W. Reed. Industrial agent,
604 Endicott Building, ST. Paul. INN.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
CALTFoR

Grand Canyon ofs Golorado BY day
light. The tourist sleeping car leaV-
Ing every Tuesday n1orning via Chi
cago Great Western Railway enables
YOU TO see this wonderful scenery.
For information and reservation of
berths inquire o. N. s;torr. city
ticket agent eornees Fifth and Robert
streets. ST. Paul.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02

You will find In every days practice
that fatigue has larger share In the
promotion or the permission of disease
than any other single casual condition
yon can name.-"Memoirs Of Sir John
Paqet" ~ 7@ @+.''ST W
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02

Edith hear that you and Fred are
quite interested in one another "
Bertha-Don't yon tell Ii soul Edith,
but really&I believe Fred and a were
made for each other. We have played
golf together three times. and we never
have auagreled, except two or. three
times when Fred was clearly in the
wrong. Boston Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02

Apropos OF the money question. nary
9 man in public life Or out has vet de-
Veloped scheme which will give ev-
erybody all the money he wants,-~Ph Phil
adelphia Ledger. 9$s.'s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
Lacked the Fart.

.sIs Sqniggs a camera, fieud?" .z.r
y don't snow, but he certainly look
ed like It In the FIRST snap shot his wife
took OF him. San Francisco Bulletin.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02

2.Etsr
records at Bismarck for the month of
December for 26 years: j.
TEMPER.ATURE, -. = =
Mean or normal temp perature, l. de-
grees; the Warmest month was that of
1877, with an average $*of 20 degrees;
the coolest month was that Of 1870,
with an average of Il degree; the
highest temperature was 81 degrees on
the 10th, 1890; the lowest temperature
was -3S degrees on the 24th, 1879;
average date on which first killing
frost in Autumn, September IS; aver
age date ON which last killing frost
occurred in spring, May is.
PRECIPITATION.
- Average for the month, .66 inches;
average number of days with Oh of an
inch or more. 8; the greatest monthly
precipitation was Ia inches in 1884;
the least monthly precipitation was
0.O2 inches in 1896; the greatest
amount of precipitation recorded in
any "A consecutive hours was .t5
inches on the End, 1889; the greatest
amount Of snowfall recorded in any "a
consecutive hours S(7ecord extending to
winter Of 1Ss4rS5 pnly) was 6.5 inches
on the End, 1880. ,.E,..y 4@s'
CLOUDS AND WEATHER. =
Average number Of clear days; 10;
partly cloudy days, B.; cloudy days,
S. ~, &: E.ts- ! :q;S: ~: = y -. :
=, WIND :, :; =; So ~ :
+ The prevailing winds have been from
the northwest; the highest velocity of
the wind was 81 miles from the north
west. on the 10Th, 1876. =:
H~ B. H BRONSON,
1a Section Director Weather Bureau.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
NOVEMBER 80, 1901.

MINNEAPOLIS CASH.
No. J. hard 74A. No. Northern 1874. No. 9
i, Northern 71A. Flax 81 IS
~ DULUTH CASH.
Mol Hard 1875. No. 4 Northern 1895 No.
: Northern 705s. Flax $1.35
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02
THE MARKETS.

Opening, Range and Close of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth.
=, Fnrnlshed by Coe Commission Co.. First
National Bank building, who have direct wires
to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-02

DECEMBER WEATHER.

The following data, covering per-
iod of tWee1naty-six years, have hay, been
compiled from the. weather bureau
records at Bismarck for the month of
December for 26 years: .-. j.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-02
Doctor May Refuse SerOices.

Doctor May Refuse SerViceS.
Recent decisions of the higher courts
in cases affecting the practice of medi-
cine are interesting to the general pub
lie as tending to settle questions that
have always been more or less con-
troversial.
1t has always been c%ontended that a
physician is morally bound to attend
any patient for whom he is called.
Failure to respond when called is gen.
orally regarded as a violation of medi-
cal ethics. It is we'll known, however,
that many physicians do not assent to
this view and reserve the right to re-
fuse attendance even in cases of seri-
Gus emergency. Deaths have been
caused by the refusal of physicians to
render medical assistance at a critical
time when other physicians could not
be found. Whatever may be the moral
obligation the Indiana Supreme court
has Just rendered an opinion in a test
case to the effect that a physician Is
not legally bound TO attend a patient
for whom he is called, no matter how
urgent or desperate may be the case.
An Indianapolis doctor was summoned
three times to attend the wife of a
prominent citizen. He refused to go,
and was finally importuned by the sick
woman's pastor, who offered to pay the
fees in advance. The physician re-
NAMED obdurate and the patient died.