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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
NEED WESTERN CURE.
HORSE THIEVES ACTIVE IN
STUTSMAN COUNTY AND SOME
DISCOURAGER NEEDED.

ANAAASSAHA/I
Jamestown April 16-Horse thieves
are believed to be active in Stutsman
and other counties of the James river
valley and it is believed by many that
a little expedition similar to that in
Billings county recently would do a
whole lot Of good AS on the slope
it is believed that the horses have been
shipped out Of the state The thieves
have less difficulty in Stutsman county
than on the slope for the reason that
few of the horses in this county are
branded.
OF late the disappearance of horses
has been alarming and it is suggested
that it may be necessary to organize
vigilance committee in order that
the wholesale theft may be prevented
Some are of the opinion that an Or
ganized gang is at work while others
believe that something like six indi-
viduals in the county are going it
alone, rustling where possible
| Horses have increased in value dur
ing the past year and good animal
brings what was an unheard of price
two years since The raise in price
has stimulated horse stealing and ii
behocves stockmen to look carefully
after their animals
T T Eddy and T w RaIch have 1os1
quite punch of horses recently and
indications seem to be that the ami
mails we're stolen. Several others are
looking for horses estrayed-probably
stolen.
i Bicycle thieves are also active and
some four or five owners in Jamestown
are looking for wheels that have mys-
teriously disappeared.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
NEW COUNCIL.

NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION
TAKES HOLD OF AFFAIRS AT
FIRST COUNCIL MEETING TO-
NIGHT.
The new city administration, elected
at the city election April /, takes hold
of the reins of the city government to-
night. The first meeting Of the new
council will be held then, the law pro-
viding that they shall meet the Sec
ond Tuesday in April. Mayor Regis
ter and the new councilmen will meet
at the city hall and begin upon their
duties. The old council has finished
up all the work on the desk, allowed
all bills presented and wound up their
business at the meetings yesterday
and last night.
Under the general city law there is
a number of appointments to be made
by the mayor. The city auditor is an
appointive official and it is generally
reported Editor Moffet is to be the
new auditor. Judge Gage is also
mentioned for the city attorneyship.
Mayor Register stated today that
his object would be to give the city
the best administration of which he
was capable. He said he realized
that there were difficulties in the way
and that it would require the cooper
alton of all citizens, which he hoped
he would have for everything that was
for the city's good.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
CONTEMPT CASES

HEARING OF TILE MANDAN CON-
TEMPT CASES SET FOR FRIDAY
OF THIS WEEK AT MANDAN.
The hearing of the four contempt
cases brought against the liquor deal
ers at Mandan was this morning post
poned until Friday morning at 10
O'Clock. Judge Winchester was in
Mandan this morning, and made the
postp ponement Of the cases at the re-
quest OF the attorneys. The cases
will be court cases. ~ -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
II Is genuine SMALLPOX
DR.. Bentley, City Health Officer Replies
to Observer Regarding the !.
SMALLPOX. -.1s5
What the Physicians of the City Say;
With Reference to the ;. \. 4 '.s s4&
Disease. " q, 4a3F

Editor Tribune: In last evenings
Tribune Observer says that there
hasn't been a case of small pox in
Bismarck, and that he (or she) has
seen some of the most severe cases
and it is simply chicken pox. Ordin
arily l should pay no attention to
anonymous communications in a news
paper but it is sufficiently hard to per-
form unpleasant duties without hay
ing those who would like to defy re-
straint, encouraged by letting such
statements as Observers go unchal-
lenged and families further exposed
than they have already been. OBJ
server certainly has not seen the most
severe cases, if he has, when and
where? They have been under quar-
antine and every physician who has
seen them unhesitatingly pronounced
it small poX. While in it's incipiency
there is a similarity between small pox
and chicken pox, but later the differ
ence is plain, not only to the eyes but
to the noce as we'll, for small pox has
an odor which no other disease has,
as has also measles. Furthermore,
III this epidemic those immune from
small pox but who had chicken pox
have not taken the disease. Although
caring for and nursing patients under
quarantine and those who have had
chicken pox have had this disease and
have had it severe. If there is no
small pox here, there is none in Man
dan and is none in Fargo, and in the
same issue of the Tribune you say in
your news notes that there are nine
cases in the pest house in Fargo. If
Observer win observe a little more
closely he can, l think, satisfy him
self (or herself) that this disease now
existing here is small pox and not,
think it is necessary to create dis
satisfaction at attempts to stamp out
this epidemic. The following from
physicians who have seen many Of
these cases speaks for itself:
Editor Tribune: Noticing an
anonymous communication in last
evenings Tribune we wish to say in
all fairness and justice to the health
officer and the people of Bismarck that
small pox does exist in our city. 1t
is true most of the cases are OF mild
form, some of them, however, are Sc
we're, but not of malignant type.
Unless Observer is wiser than the
medical profession throughout the en-
tire country small pox exists in nearly
every state and the same most cer-
| tainly exists in Bismarck.
Respectfully,
E. P. QUAIN,
w G. MATCHAN,
N. O. RAMSTAD.
In addition to the above / have a
copy of DR.. F. R. Smyth's report to
the government health Office in which
he reports fifteen cases of small pox in
Bismarck. This report was made
over two months ago. In conclusion
have only to say that / know of but
one way to perform public duty and
that is to be even more particular
than with your own private affairs
and l shall do this as long as / am
health officer.
W. A BENTLEY,
S1,nerintendent BOARD of Health
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
PATRICK HELD

JUDGE JEROME HOLDS LAWYER
PATRICK TO THE GRAND JURY
New York, April 16.-Justice Jer-
ONE this n morning handed down de-
cision in in the case of lawyer Albert T
Patrick, accused OF the murder oi
VIM. M. Rice, the aged millionaire. He
holds Patrick to the grand jury on the
murder charge. sfl3: @st t:1...~ FL
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
PLENTY OF MOISTURE.

HAVE HAD THEIR EFFECT AND
CONDITIONS THIS SPRING ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEEDING.
Farmers in the Red river valley are
being urged to look to surface drainage,
for should there be heavy rains this
spring the growth of crops would be re-
tarded.
The year 1900 is remarkable in being
one of the dryest and also one of the wet
test years that has ever been recorded in
the history of North Dakota. The mean
annual rainfall for the past nine years at
the college station has been 1878 inches.
In 1900 the total precipitation at the
station was 1854 inches, or nearly six
inches above the average for nine years.
The Eext largest annual rainfall recorded
is 22.3 inches in the very wet year of
1897.
The fall and winter Of 1899 we're ex-
ceptionally dry, and during the months
of April, May and June, 1900, only about
four and one half inches of rain fell, or
less than one-half of the normal amount
for these months. The result was al
most total failure of the grain crops all
over the state.
Three and ninety-one hundredths
inches of rain fell in July, little more
than the normal amount. Nearly twelve
| inches fell during the months of August
and September and more than eight
inches in the month of August alone.
| The rains came too late to save the grain
crops last season, but the ground has
been filed with water and there is an
abundant supply Of soil moisture for the
production of crops in the coming sea
son. Even if the rainfall for the next
four months should be no greater than it
was in 1900, we are sure of good crop
because there is already sufficient moist
ure in the soil OF the average wheat lands
of the valley to produce large crop OF
wheat.
Samples of soil taken March Is at
Fargo before the recent rains from fall
plowed land which has been in to wheat
for five years showed on an average over
30 per cent in the first six feet of soil
Taking the average dry weight of the
soil at eighty pounds per cubic foot this
means 3.172 tons of water per acre or
twenty-eight inches ofwater on the level
enough if it could all be used to produce
/ three crops Of wheat.
t. The same general conditions prevail
throughout the state. There is 8 pei
cent more moisture in the ground this
spring than in any year of which the col.
1lege has a record. The frost is down
deeper than most people think, unless
! they carefully reflect on the extent oi
] the moisture in the land last fall. This
! is going to be an extraordinarily good
Igrass season. II it is not it viii not be
1 for the lack OF moisture to start with.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
Il1WIIAtr. lIllRGAN- SA US,

Es Lond Ion, April r. Morgan is
inclined 10 make light Of the steel
workers strike at McKeesport He
said the trouble would not extend to
other mills. s.5t .s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16

II troubled by a weak digestion. loss
sof appetite. or constipation, Try q few
doses ef Cham berlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets Every box warranted. !.
For sale by u. s, Beardsley.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
LEADING b Il. LAWYER ". 1 INSANE.

n Pekin, Ills, April 16. Before Judge
Rider today Judge William 3. Maus
was adjudged insane and taken to:
Jacksonville, He was the leading laws
yer Of central Illinois for many years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
] RIPLEY CASE.

:S Fran nkfoTt KY, April le Defendant
Ripley continued his testimony today
entering q general denial ID speciic
5aeeusatio The evidence vii be-
completed this III ternoon or aa1noaTow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
MURDERER HANGED.

Meadville, Pa, April 16.--Frank
Major was aanged at 2:06 this after
noon. He murdered Chief Of Police,
Daniel McGrath OF Titusville, Nov. IL.
1880. s. "a" s1s.4, s u i.3s 5zsS &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
SISTERS FIGHT FIRE.

SISTERS OF CHARITY FORM A
BUCKET BRIGADE AND SAVE
CONVENT.
Haverhill, Mass, April 16.-Twenty-
two sisters of charity saved the ST.
James convent from. destruction by
tire early this morning by forming a
bucket brigade when the parochiaI
school adjoining caught fire, The
school was destroyed with a loss of
S50,000 .-,>i. ..H<.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
MARRIES A RUSSIAN

PRETENDER TO THE FRENCH
THRONE MIXES UP WITH RUS
SIAN ROYALTY.
Brussels, April 16.-Petit Bleu
states that Prince Louis Napoleon
brother of the imperial pretender to
the French throne, now a major gen
eral in the Russian army, has been
married to the Grand Duchess Helena,
daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir
uncle of the present car.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-16
STEYN REELECTED
ERS AND HAS HIMSELF F.
ELECTED

ELE0CI ED.
Capetown, April 16.-The facts in
regard to President Steyn of Orange
Free State are that instead of wanting
to surrender he is reported to have
summoned a congress of Free State
burghers, which met near Boshof, the
west part of the Free State, not far
from Kimberly, and had himself re
elected president, his term having ex-
pired.
The plague continues to claim many
victims here, a matron dying from the
disease at a local hospital.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Street Car Troubles at Albany Re-
suit in a Serious Riot.
Company Makes Unsuccessful Attempt to
Hove Cars-Cars Are Demolished, One
Nan Is Killed and Nearly Half
Hundred Injured.

Albany, N. Y, May 15.-A thousand
national guardsmen and 100 mounted
men occupy Albany streets and will
attempt to force riotous crowd to
let the cars of the United Traction
company run with non-union men.
The Twenty-third regiment of Brook
Ign, the Tenth battalion of Albany and
the Third signal corps make up the
complement of men. They are en-
forced by 200 special deputies, 300 po-
icemen and over 100 Pinkerton de-
tectives. 1t is feared that the blood
shed and riotous scenes of yesterday
will be repeated with much greater
fatality. The results of yesterday
are: One man dying, fully 20 or 80 in
jured, so men out of $50 brought here
by the company induced to desert,
the trolley wires cut, cars demolished
and the police almost powerless to
control the thousands of men patrol
ing the streets. The company, how
ever, insists that it will run its cars
with protection and it is said that
300 new non-union men are in train
near the city waiting for the troops
to make their entry safe. Eight men
have been arrested for rioting, two
only of whom were strikers. At mid
night three companies of the Tenth
battalion took their stations at three
important points.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
Bryan Speaks at Nevada.

Nevada, Mo-, May 16.-William j.
Bryan yesterday paid his respects to
the Missouri democrats, who, he said,
arc advocating principles that will
make tie democratic party so much
like the republican party that it will
take microscope to distinguish the
two. The speech caused considerable
applause, but many democrats said
afterward that they did not indorse
the renewed stand for free silver.
The speech was delivered before 1000
people in the Lake Park Spring audi
toIium.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
A CHURCH TRUST.
The Pastors Union at Toledo. o., Approves
a Plan and VIII Announce 1t
Next Sunday.

Toledo, o., May 16.-Toledo Evan
gelical churches are to form trust.
The plan has been approved by the
pastors union and will be submit
ted to the various congregations next
Sunday. The object is to concentrate
force, economic effort and afford a
solid front against municipal, pub
lie and private evil. There are in the
city 102 religious gathering places
to a population of $4,000. The cree
ton of unnecessary churches will be
opposed. Where a neighborhood has
sufficient church accommodation, OF
whatever denomination, the fedora
ton will stand against the erection of
other churches. Where it is conceded
that a neighborhood needs a church
a canvass of the people will be made
and the denomination possessing tn"
most adherents will be aided by the
other denominations in the erection
of suitable edifice. A prime idea of
the federation will be to stand as ii
unit for Sunday observance and for
the abolition of gambling and other
evils. The opinion now is that every
evangelical church in the city will en-
ter the federation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
CRIMINALS FROM BIRTH.
6nWholesome Fact Brought Out at the Con-
ventiOu of-ThOse In Charge of AsyIUms
and Penal Institutions.

Washington, May 15.-The care of
the feeble-minded and epileptics was
tie theme at Tuesdays general ses-
sion of the National Conference of
Charities and Corrections. DIR. VIII
lam A. Polglase, superintendent of the
Michigan home for the feebIe-mind-
ed and epileptics, commended that
large numbers of criminals, inebriates
and other offenders are really congeni-
tai imbeciles, and lifelong detention
of all detectives has now become a
permanent policy at all the newer in
situations Dr. Arthur C. Rogers, SUI
perintendent of the Minnesota school
for the predetermined, made an ear
nest plea for legal restrictions on mar
riages of 1.-The unfit as an important
factor in solving the problem of the
degenerate.
C. D. Hillies, of Lancaster. O., re-
porting on juvenile delinquents, said
that at the close of the century there
were in the reformatories of the coun-
try 1880 boys, and from the same
institutions, except Nebraska, 1906
boys have gone forth. While the re-
form schools have returned to society
$4,000 boys whose careers have been
useful, $4,000 have relapsed into crime.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

In northern China appendicitis Is
unknown.
Orange and red are the royal colors
of Holland.
In 90 years, at small lighthouse
in the Orl1neys, $4,000 hours of storm
have been recorded.
The population of France is 49,
26s, 900, of whom just one-third live
in towns of over 5000 inhabitants.
Denmark has a tax for commercial
travellers. It's rate is SASS for the
first firm and S21. A for every addi-
tional one, where man represents
more than one, good for one year.
There is a society in England known
as the Brunswick Black association.
Every member pledges himself to
carry in his knapsack when touring
a small pot of this useful compound
and to efface with it all obnoxious adj
vertisements he may meet with IN
his travels.
The British postal service finds en-
ployment for $4,000 women out OF
167, 900 officers, and over $4,000 of
these women are engaged, chiefly In
the provinces, as assistants to post
masters. There are not many ranks
closed to women. No fewer than 145
head stmistresses are to be found
in the provinces, and more than one
third of the notwithstanding are
intrusted to women.
A single set of sp oons lately brought
/ 900 guineas in London. They were
spoons of the historic James i. "Apos-
tie" pattern, dated 1917. Only two
such other sets are known-one at
Corpus college, Cambridge, the other
at the Goldsmiths' hall. The figure
heads are Christ 1.-THE master-spoon),
ST. James the Greater, st. James the
Less. St. bartholomew, st. Peter, St.
Jude. ST. Philip, st! John, st. Thomas,
st. Matthias, st. Sim on and st Andrew.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
MRS. NATION GUILTY.
The Jury Brings In q Verdict Against the
Joint Smasher-An Effort to Prove
Her Insane.

Topeka, Kan, May 15.-The jury in
the case of Mrs. Carrie Nation,
charged with joint smashing. yester-
day evening returned a verdict of
guilty. The trial was before the dis
trict court and sentence will be pro-
nounced to-day. 1t is the general i'm
preston that she viii be released on
the payment of a fine and costs. The
trial of the case begun Monday. Yes
terday the defense had its inning and
made no effort to deny the truth of
the accusation. An effort was made,
however, to prove that Mrs. Nation
was insane at the time of the raid.
The jury was out only a short time.
The verdict is a general surprise, as
it was generally expected that the
jury would hang or bring in an ac-
quittal.
Mrs. Nation was convicted for
breaking into Ed Nurphy's joint one
Sunday morning last February.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
LATE NEWS FROM MANILA.
Gen. Funston NegOtiates for the Surrender
of Gen. Lacuna-AIaj. VOse Unlaw-
fully Collecting Taxes.

Manila, May 14.-The military Off
cials generally are seconding the civil
settlement of affairs in the provinces
with the notable exception of the
province of Bataan, where Maj. Vose,
commanding the Sixth artillery, has
sought to enforce his own ordinance
to collect taxes and has no author
lied gov eminent in the province. Gen.
Macarthur has ordered Maj. Vose to
cease his unauthorized assumptions
of authority.
1t is considered certain that Col.
Charles A. Woodruff, the chief COM
missary officer, had no connivance
with the contractors frauds.
At a conference recently between
Brig. Gen. Funston and Gen. Lacuna,
in the province of Hueva Ecija, La
cuna promised to collect his forces and
arms and surrender as soon as posi-
BILE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
RESULT OF cARELEssNEss.
Explosion IN a Mine at Pennington, W.
Va, Caused Six Deaths and the In
jury of Many Others.

Pennington. w. Va, May 16.-Six
men were killed, five fatally injured
and number of others burned by an
explosion in the shaft of the Georges
Creek Coal & Iron company at this
place. The number of dead may ex-
coed nine, as several miners are still
missing and only few of the bodies
have been brought out of the mine.
The explosion is said to have been
caused by carrying lighted torch in
the mine. Forty men were in the shaft
and their wives and children are gath
cred around the mouth of the mine
weeping and wailing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
They Deny It. of Course
BAND OF AMERICAN BRIGANDs
Police Break Up a Gang of Americans Who
Have Been Committing Outrases Not
Far from Manila.

Manila, May 15.-Detectives and
the police have broken up a band of
American brigands who have been
operating in the province of Pam
panga, north of and not far from
Manila. George Raymond, Ulrich
Rogers and Oscar Mushmiller have
been captured and Andrew Martin,
Peter Heise, George MUM and two
others are still being pursued. This
band committed outrages, murdered
and raped at Bacolor, Pampanga
province, and in that vicinity, and
Sunday last they killed Henry Dow,
an American. The band sometimes
represented themselves as American
deserters and at others as American
soldiers. George Raymond wore the
uniform of captain. Raymond and
Martin were formerly policemen in
Manila.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-17
TRAGEDY AT TOPEKA.
DIR. Herman, a Negro, Killed In the House
of a Man Who Recently DIed Under
His Treatment.

Topeka, Kan, May 14.-Dr. Herman,
a negro, was fatally shot at midnight
by the members of a vigilance COM
mittee at lit North Jefferson street.
The trouble was the outgrowth of a
scandal. Herman lived at the home
of Mrs. George Hamler, whose hus-
band died under Herman's care sever
al weeks ago. The mob found Her
man armed with shotgun and re-
volver. There was a scuffle and the
weapons were secured and some one
fired the shotgun at DR.. Herman,
shooting him twice in the abdomen.