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The Dickinson press., 1901-08-24
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.

LAND orEIoE AT'B1sxARok, Nd.
H August Is, 1901.
Notice is hereby given thatthe following nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intentionto make
final proof in supporter his claim, and that. said
proof will be made before Geo. Aud. q. 8,
Commissioner, at Dickinson, N. D., on Oct. 10,
1901, Wig: s}!
NICK HANSON 4
for the nwA, of nwi, sec. %, twp. 1l5 ", rapge;
81. n 9th p. m. w
He namds the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, Wis wye + 35
John Kyssth, Ole Kyseth, John Lister. Martin
Hanson, all Of Taylor, NJ d.
BAT ct, A. G, NoGMLtIvRAY. Register.
The Dickinson press., 1901-08-24
Mr.. WHEELER GOT RID OF HIS
RHEUMATISM.

During the winter of 1858 l was 50
bods. in tb my I j eanId b in fIs1 bo al oy ys1u my
when ! bought a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. From the first application
began to get we'll, and was cured and
have worked steadily all the year,
Wheeler, Northwood, NY For sale by
all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1901-08-24
Give US . trial.
Open = and Night.
$40 Reward
Notice.

This is to certify that / have thi, day ssad 70
VIM: g. Ray all horses branded i
| shoulder. - 5IsssrF
June !, 1900. C. +. MERRY. -
f9f the delivery in Dickinson, horses branded asi
estf. WIN. @. RAY.
The Dickinson press., 1901-08-24
Ranch For Sale.

have a good cattle ranch for sale on.
Grand river; the same is capable, Of keep
ing from 5000 to 10000 cattle, has fine
spring, abundance of hay land, etc. I
will sell for $500 and if any accommoda-
tion to purchaser, will take we'll secured
paper. Inquire of Will Clark. Dickin-
son. n. D. - .z:!3tt
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
SUES TO DISBAR
ATTORNEY MITCHELL.
Thomas o. Wengler Not Satisfied
With Lawyers Alleged Man
agement of Mothers Case.

Proceedings to disbar Attorney Zach J.
Mitchell of Kirkwood have been instituted
in the st. Louis Court of Appeals.
The suit was prepared on behalf OF
Thomas o. wehgier by his attorney, X. Lee
Mudd. several months ago. but 1t was
agreed then that the case would not be
heard until the new Judge in the Court
OF Appeals had been seated. The exact
date has not yet been fixed, but Mr.. Mudd
thinks It will be called for hearing some
tims this week.
The plaintiff charges that Mr.. Mitchell
was employed by his mother. Mrs. Maria L.
wengler, OF Maplewood. to represent her
in some legal proceedings. From the man
ner in which the case was handled. Weng-
Ter declares. he is justified in asking that
Mitchell be disbarred.
Mr. Mitchell denies the charge against
him In discussing it yesterday. he said
some uncomplimentary things about those
who are prosecuting him.
II heard the other day that proceedings
OF this nature had been instituted" be said.
but I have not yet been notined. As 10
the charge that I neglected Mrs Wens-
Ier's case. I will say that / do not know
Mrs WengIer and never even saw her.
Some time before his death her husband
employed me to begin proceedings to re-
cover the title to property owned and occu-
pied BY a negro woman. The decision went
against them because they had no case.
After Investigating j found that the negro
woman had "A clear title to the property.
"As to the charge that 1 got $50 to COM
promise the case and did not do II. l will
say that MFR. wengler gave me that to try
to COMPROMISE the case. These people are
certainly acting very STRANGELY"
Wengier maintained that the $50 he gave
Mitchell was not used as he directed. and
Instituted proceedings to recover IL. he
Obtained Judgment for the amount.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
SENIORS TOOK LONG HOLIDAY.
G. B. C. Boys Will Now Have to Do
Class Work on SATURDAYS.

The senior class OF Christian Brothers
College. which Is composed OF six St.
Louis boys and one Kentuckian, undertook
to lengthen the midwinter vacation three
days. but failed to reckon with the faculty.
the faculty.
When the students returned to the Cote
Brilliante college yesterday they we're in
formed that they would have no class until
II had been agreed by their parents that
they would make I'D their work by attend
Ing classes on three successive Saturdays.
Brother Emory. who is at the head OF the
institution. said last night that one Of the
students had returned with his parents yes
terday morning and agreed to make UP the
work In the manner stipulated, and that
three others OF the class are virtually re-
turned to good standing. while the three
remaining probably will be allowed to at
tend the recitations to-day. with the under
standing that they are TO do as the others
Two OF the lower class students were
suspended for going TO the theater when
refused permission. One OF the boys stated
that his classmates had been allowed so
much pocket money by their parents that
they did not know what to do with IL and
they became involved I'm difficulties in con-
sequence
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
More Than Two Million Shares
Were Traded In During the
Five Hours of Business.
EFFECT OF RAILROAD DEALS.
Quick and Sensational Advances
Made by the Stocks of All
Roads Affected by the
Rumors.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Jan. 7.-waIl street had an
other day OF wild excitement and enormous
trading to-day.
Recently-established records for extensive
transactions were broken. and. for the first
time in the history OF the New York Stock
Exchange. more than 2.0J0O0o shares were
traded in on its floor during the five hours
of business.
The official tape recorded 2Ii2.s72 shares.
and IL may he safely estimated that the
transactions that went unrecorded because
Of the hurry and excitement brought the
actual total up to 2.4O0.Oo0 shares. But
even the official figures went beyond all
precedent. exceeding the total OF the pre-
viOus record day. last Friday. by nearly
10000 shares.
On the Stock Exchange the scenes
throughout the five hours os business were
rcpetitions OF those OF Friday and Satur-
day. There was no rest for brokers. From
the opening 10 the closing they were at
wOrk-hard at work.
Deluged by heavy orders 10 which prompt
execution was essential. worried by the
complaints OF customers who could not
understand why the official tapes figures
were behind those on the trading floor.
hampersd by the lack of facilities for the
handling of such abnormal business and
puzzled by the markets quick movements
and violent fluctuations. the commission
men were rushing. climbing. pushing. howl
ing from 10 o'clock until 3.
The enormous trading was the result or
another Wild scramble for stocks Of the
sort that has characterized the Stock Ex-
changes sessions for the last week. In
fiuenced by the disclosure Of vastly i'm
portant railroad deals" and by the rumors
OF others impending. bulllsh sentiment ran
riot and buying orders poured in in
volume and with n persistence that sur
prised even the bulls themselves. Quick.
sharp and extensive advances OF sensa-
tiOnal character were made in such stocks
as ST. Paul. Burlington. Rock Island.
Northern Pacific. Baltimore and Ohio. the
Readings. the Eries. Delaware and Hudson.
Lackawannn. Peoples Gas. Ontario and
Western. Missouri Pacific. Manhattan Ele-
avted and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. all OF
which were mentioned In the score Of ru-
mors OF new corporation combinations and
Influenced first by clever manipulation and
latter by tho rank and file of speculators
which the manipulation induced.
Some stocks went down. while others went
up. and some stood still or see-sawed with
in a narrow price range in response to
rather evenly balanced buying and selling.
Sugar Trust, Tennessee Coal and Iron.
Colorado Fuel. Steel and Wire-these and
others tumbled. while even the most buoy
ant stocks declined sharply from their high
est points when the selling increased in
volume in the afternoon.
Wall streets wonderful activity is filling
Uncle Sans Golfers. as well as the pockets
OF Stock Exchange brokers. An estimate Of
24ool0Oo shares on to-day's trading is con-
servative. The stamps required for these
transactions aggregate In value $4,000
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
May BE Candidate for Senator.

REpUBLic SPECIAL
Lebanon. ILL.,. Jan. 7.-Congressmln VIII
liam A. Rodenberg OF this. the Twenty-nrst
District may become a candidate for
United States Senator. During the last few
DAYS his friends have been quietly sOuEdinz
members Of the Legislature from Southern
Illinois concerning the Congressman's pros
poets. in case he should run. A number
expressed Themselves friendly TO him. es-
pecially II IL should be impossible TO re-elect
Senator CullOm. Mr.. Rodenberg himrslf has
made no statement concerning the matter,
but Is understood as willing TO enter the
list II sufficient encouragement should 10
given him. Senator CullOm Is friendly TO
Mr. Rodenberg. and II ii should be i'm
practicable TO secure the position hirlseIf.
Il Is argued there Is no one whom he
would more strongly favor as n second
choice than the Twenty-frst District Con-
gresham. Governor Tanner and Mr. Ro-
denberg had n political misunderstanding
some time since. but. 1t Is said. this has
been cleared away, and there is TO reason
why the Governor should be dntagonistic
10 Mr.. Rodenberg's aspirations. as = Pec-
ond choice.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
SONG WRITER SUES
FOR A LARGE SUM.
Miss Owen Charges Mrs. Bartlett
With Defamation of Char
acter.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-As a sequel TO a bill for
separate maintenance fled in the Superior
Court Friday by Mrs. Alice A. Bartlett
against her husband, Lincoln Bartlett. al
iegins that he neglects her for the society
OF Miss Anita Owen. suit was commenced
In the Circuit Court this morning by Miss
Owen for $4,000 damages on account Of
alleged slander and defamation Of charac-
ter.
Miss Owens suit Is against Mrs. Alice
Bartlett and Walter Merchant and his Wife
Maud Merchant. Mr.. Merchant Is the pro-
prietor OF the building in which Miss Owen
lives and 1t Is alleged that he and his wife
are responsible for the stories which have
reached Mrs. Bartlett and Influenced her to
start separate maintenance proceedings
Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis. the opera
singer. who. according to Miss Owen IL
her particular friend, is said to have called
frequently and also to have introduced her
brother. Lincoln Bartlett, to Miss Owen
According to Miss Owen. Lincoln Bartlett
was very kind to her and assisted her in
many ways. but has not called at her fiat
during the past three months. Miss Owen
says that Mrs. Merchant is a particular
friend OF Mrs. Bartlett and that she and
her husband have told Mrs. Bartlett stories
in regard to Miss Owen. She SAYS that they
have also spoken to her IN regard to Mr..
Bartletts calls and told the neghbors about
them. She says the result has been that the
Merchants have been socially ostracized.
while she has been as popular as ever. Miss
owen believes that the Merchants furnished
Mrs. Bartlett with the allegations which
she put in the BILL
Miss Owen has written many songs which
have brought her fame and money in the
musical world. One of her Compositions
netted her the snug sum OF 1880 Among
her most popular compositions are: only
Sweet Bunch of Daisies" After the War
Is Over. Pretty Pansies." Say That You
a Rosebud That She Wore IN Her Hair
Forgive Me- and Il Dream OF Thee, Love-
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
PLATT FOR CAGES PLACE.
Latter Expected to Take Presi-
dency of Colossal Bank.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Jan. 7.-Senator PIatt OF
New York for Secretary of the Treasury, TO
succeed Mr.. Gage after March +-that fs the
story current here to-day. 1t comes TO
Washington from a Western city. and il
given with some circumstance.
The tip comes from an. officer Of the
United States Express Company, who is
now out West. 1t Is reported shat he said
that Mr.. Platt would soon resign from the
presidency OF the express company, as his
personal interest in 1t was secure enough
BY the recent appointment Of his son TO
the superintendency.
1t was stated also to-day that the Piatt
idea was entirely satisfactory. both to the
President and Secretary Gage. trasmuch as
Mr.. Gage appears to have been consulted,
IL Is not improbable that Mr.. Gage, not
withstanding all denials. is gong to New
York to become president OF a colossal
banking institution, and that consequently
one OF the first steps toward success would
De to nave Cbitef States Secretary tf
the Trsa nir; entirely In sympathy with
the prooose1 hank ne colossus.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
REELECTED OLD PRESIDENT.
Chicago Board of Trade Will Con
tinue Anti-Bucket Shop Fight.

Chicago. Jan. 7.-Mr. William S. Warren
was to-day unanimously reelected president
OF the Board OF Trade for the ensuing year.
This means a continuance OF the aggressive
attitude OF the board In its fight against
bucket shops and the resulting controversy
with the telegraph companies over the dis
tribution Of its quotations. In accepting the
denomination. MIR. Warren made this the
issue. Its opponents were not numerous
er ough TO nominate an opposing candidate.
The Federal courts Of Chicago and NIL
waukee have decided that the board has
property right in its quotations which
courts will protect against purloiners.
Edward s. Adams was chosen vice presi-
dent and. in the minor offices filed by the
election. five directors. five members of an
Arbitration Committee and five members
OF an Appeal Committee were elected, all in
sympathy with President Warren.
The election is considered by members OF
the Board Of Trade as one of the most i'm
portant ever held by the organization.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
SAYS ROBBERS DRUGGED HIM.
Saloonkeeper Fritz Declares
squeeze Gun" Was Used.

John Fritz. who conducts saloon at No.
1880 South Broadway. says he was the
victim Of two clever robbers, who. he says.
entered his saloon Friday night. drugged
him and his bartender. and got away with
w In United States money and more than
klI5 In German currency, which Fritz and
mis- vile had gotten together to send to
their children In Germany
Fritz and his assistant cannot explain ex-
aetly how IL was that the robbers managed
20 drug them. Fritz believes that the men
carried what he calls a squeeze gun q"
with which they sprayed powerful liquid
into their faces which had the effect Of
producing instantaneous slumber. lie
states that he felt an Irresistible drowsiness
and felt himself falling TO the floor
The two men came In he said "and
ordered beer. which 1 served them. They
stood talking for a while. but did not
touch their beer. Presently, one of them
put his hand under his coat and moved his
arm up and down. Then it was that 1 be-
ran to smell something peculiar and got
drowsy. knew nothing more until /
awoke and my wife was throwing cold
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz appeared un-
willing TO talk about the robbery. They
eeid that they considered the money a total
loss and never expected to get any of IT
back.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
TRANSPORT SHERMAN ARRIVES.
Brought 600 Soldiers From Manila,
of Whom 437 Are Sick.

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. THE transport
Sherman arrived here to-day twenty-one
days from Manila. She had on board q
cabin passengers and GOO soldiers. OF whom
i37 are sick. There were also 3 contract
nurses. a number of civilian employees of
the army. l destitute civilian. 20 discharged
soldiers. % quartermasters employees. q
hospital corps men, insane patients. ~
general prisoners. Is soldiers of the guard
and the remains OF IL dead soldiers on the
transport.
Six soldiers died on the trip They were:
William Hart. Company A. Thirty-sixth In
fantry. who died Of dysentery December IS:
Matthew ]. COmiskey. Company VI. Seven
teenth Infantry. tuberculosis. December "a;
Charles o. Hall. Company +. FOrty-second
Infantry. tuberculosis. December q: John
II. Chambers. Company A. Thirty-sixth In
fantry dyscntery. December q; AxteI John
son Company X. Twentieth Infantry. dys-
entery, December 20. and Nelson Brimberry
musician. Thirty-ninth Infantry. dysentery,
January /.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
POULTRY SHOW HAS BEGUN.
Good Attendance on Opening
Night-Entries i'm Place.

The Coliseum was converted into one
Immense barnyard scene yesterday. The
air was filled with the growing Of cocks.
the cackling Of geese. the whistling Of
pheasants. the gobbling of turkeys. the
cooling of pigeons. also many other
sounds familiar TO the residents of the
country. There was some delay in the ar
rival OF entries. and the show did not get
opened on scheduled hour. 1t was to have
been opened at 10 o'clock In the morning,
put II was not until evening that the pub
lie was admitted. At that time everything
was In good shape.
Considering the numerous cOunter-at-
fractions. the opening was successful. Eisi-
tors found plenty of amusement and many
declared their intention of making several
additional visits. The show continues daiiy
throughout the week. Concerts will be Civ
en- nightly from to 10.
In the pigeon department there are about
Loo0 birds on exhibition embracing all the
varieties ever known. They range In value
from - TO 500. Great interest is always
taking In the homing classes. especially
those that have long distance records
The poultry display was most popular
with last nights crowd. 1t is the most
complete ever shown in this city and COM
brises about 1,500 specimens.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
THE WEATHER.
To-Day's Forecast.

Warrington. Jan. 1.-FOrecast for Tuesday and
"wednesday:
illinols-Rain Tuesday probably turning into
at night: "wednesday fair. much colder
fresh southeriy winds. becoming n0rthWesterly
Wednesday.
IOws-Rain snow Tuesday: colder in west
portion with cold wave at night. Mednes-
day much colder: southerly winds. becoming
nOr:hwesterly.
Mlssouri-Fair in western, rain in eastern por-
tion Tuesday: wednesday fair ana colder; winds
bee ming nofthwesteTly.
Ncbraska-Cloudy Tuesday. probably snow /.
cold wave at night. "Wednesday fair; winds be-
coming brisk TO nigh LortheTly
KaLsas-PaTtly cloudy Tuesday; snow and much
cOfcer at night "wednesday. winds becoming
nortl triy
Afkar tas-FaIr Tuesday and Wednesday: cold
er "Wednesday: winds becoming northsriy.
oklahoma and Indian TerTitOry-rair Tuesday
colGer Tuesday night and "Wednesday. sOutherly
winds. becoming nOriheriy.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
Arkansas Supreme Court.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Little Rock Ark, Jan THE following
Proceedings were had at tO-day's session OF
the Supreme Court:
Brit. Jones. appellant vs. T O. C1r-omister
appellee; appeal from Conway Circuit Court !:
thereafter.
l.. G. Klrtley. appellant. vs. b. W. Winston.
appellee; appeal from Conway Circuit Court in
Chanc~ry; submitted motion 10 dismiss.
Newport Ice and Cold Storage Company. ap-
pelant ". Frank LUnyOn, appellee. appeal from
jackson Circuit Court; passed two weeks ty con-
sent.
}. T. Crenshaw, appellant. VS.. Eva Campbell
appellee. appeal from Boone Circuit Court. sub
mittCd.
-. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Rail-
road Company. appellant. vs.. Theresa Lewis APP
pelee; appeal from Faulkner Circui; CGurt: I:
argued orally and submitted
School District No. 2. Of Faulkner County, ap-
pellant. vs. y. r. Adams. appellee. appeal from
Faulkner Circuit Court: submitted.
81 Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Rail-
appellee; appeal from Miller Circuit Court. sub
mitted.
II. J. Crabtree. appellant. w. Uphan Trirnble
& Cooper, appellees: appeal from Miller Charcery
Court. dismissed for noncompliance with rule .
Supreme Lodge knsshts OF Pythias. appellants
Circuit Court: argued orally and submitted.
Cleburne County. appellant. vs.. :. J. Morton
ct al, apDslees: appeal from Cleburne Circuit
Court. motion for rehearing filed.
Sovereign Camp. WoOimen Of the World. ap-
pellants. Mrs. Maggie &. Wheeler appellee
appeal from Conway Circuit Court. settled and
dismissed by consent.
Mollie l. Spikes appellant. vs.. n. ]. Proctor
appellee: appeal from Randolph Circuit Court;
settled and dismissed by consent
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
Master and Crew of the Transport
Ingalls, Go Through Ter
rible Experience.
VESSEL ALL BUT DESTROYED.
Deck Seams Pounded Open, Com
panion Ladders Wrenchcd
and Saloon Furniture
Battered.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York Jan. 7.-After going through
forty hours Of the worst weather her master
and crew had known. the United States
transport Ingalls,, from Porto Rico and
Havana. sailed into port this morning.
Showing many evidences OF heT battle with
the ocean.
For twenty-four hours she had plunged
through hurricanes and seas that swept her
decks, not one on board knowing where the
ship was. She was completely out OF reck-
oning, and her master and crew had TO
trust to sailors luck. II stood them I'm good
stead. for not a man was lost or seriously
injured. But the deck Seams were gaping.
having been pounded open by the seas the
steering gear was torn away. the iron COM
panion ladders were wrenched and the fur
niture in the staterooms and saloon was
battered.
Taking on board a few soldiers and a
urantity OF military supplies at Havana.
the Ingalls, started for home last wednss-
day night. of Fernandlna. Fla. Thursday
morning. she ran into a northerly gale and
the barometer began TO drop. The wind in
creased In strength all that day. and at
o'clock Friday morning It made a sudden
SHIFT to the east.
along above the ship. She was then off
Charleston. according TO reckoning. and
the sea began to break on the deck. Cap
tain stevenson. standing on the bridge. saw
a giant wave tear away the iron ladder at
Ills feet and sweep II over the side
Wave after wave broke over the ship All
the glass I'm the windows Of the staterooms
was broken. and water poured into the sa-
loon. A wave broke the steam steering
gear and the ship lay helpless. With the
hand steering gear the ship was held in
position for several hours. Then another sea
rose over the stern and smashed the steer
ing wheel and the wooden platform
around Il.
Only the hub OF the wheel was left and
while the ship was whrled around like a
top the men rigged UP a rope tackle and
got the rudder again under control.
The engineering force got the steam
steering gear in order. and as many OF
the crew as could he spared were sent 20
the pumps. Barrels Of oil got loose and
broke. and the bilge pumps got blocked
A bucket brigade was formed and the water
was bailed for time by hand. II was not
until Saturday morning that the gale abat-
ed. The sun shone for five minutes and en-
abled the ships officers to make a reckon
Ing. Fair weather followed.
The ingalls, tied up at the Government
pier, foot OF Pacific street, Brooklyn She
will be sent to a dry dock for repairs.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
RABBIT HUNT FOR THE POOR.
Citizens of Two Counties to Chase
Bunny To-Day.

There will be general rabbit hunt to-day
In Cape Girardeau County. Missouri, for the
benefit OF the poor of st. Louis. The Provi-
dent Association OF 81. Louis has been in
formed by w. W. Taylor of jackson County,
missouri, that a rabbit hunt will also be
held In Jackson County TO-DAY. All the
rabbits killed will be shipped to the Provi-
dent Association for distribution among the
worthy applicants.
The Cape Girardeau SpOrtsmen's Associa-
tion has offered a gold medal to the town
hhip that turns In the greatest number of
rabbits and a single-barreI shotgun to the
huntsman who kills the greatest number
The sportsmen of Cape Girardeau County
are organized for the hunt. chairman for
each township has been appointed and
agents at the various railroad stations have
been named to receive the rabbits and pre-
rare them for shipment
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
RAILROAD PRESIDENT WEEDS.
Alpheus b. Stickeney Marries Miss
May Crosby of Dexter, Me.

Boston. Jan. 7.-Alpheus B. Stickney.
president of the Chicago Great Western
Railroad. was quietly married to Miss May
Crosby. daughter of Judge Josiah Crosby
of Dexter. Me-. at the home of the Rev
evening.
There was no bridesmaid, maid Of hon1
or best man. The ceremony was simple IN
every respect. the bride being given away
by her father.
Mr.. and Mrs Stickney will 60 In .. few
days to New York for q brief visit. After
the New York sojourn. Mediterraneaa
trip Is contemplated.