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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-19
MR.. BYRNE'S

III dllUtuCT tOAtUllll SouAy
proceedings of the county board VI
~canvassers, and in connection Win
that a protest filed by MI. P. E. Byrne'
against the manner Of constituting the
board.
In Justice to MI. Byrne. it is only
fair to presume that this rather re-
markable document did not originate
with him, and that he signed it. merely
as one of, the candidates for office. 1t
is not to be supposed that MI. Byrne
believes the statements made in THIS
protest.
Attention is called to that portion
of the protest which reads: THAT
the beard as now composed is consti-
tuted with a view to ignoring the
rights of the candidates OF the indie
pendent democratic ticket"
This is a direct charge against the
members of the board OF canvassers,
Messrs. John C. SWEET, w. A. Falconer
and John F. Fort. the charge being
that they were called deliberately with
a view to swindling the Independent
democrats out of something.
During the recent campaign, IN
truthful and slanderous charges were
made with such fiuency and in such
quantity that the habit seems to have
become fixed with the independent
democratic candidates and their sup
porters.
1t would be a relief, however, to OBJ
tain at some time an admission that
there are in Burleigh county some hon
est men and officials, outside the pale
of the Independent democratic party.
The untruthful and slanderous
charge made in this protest against
the county board of canvassers should
have been resented by the members OF
that board. There wa no means by
which the board could prejudice the
rights of amy candidates. Independ-
ent democratic candidates who were
elected by small majorities on the face
of the returns received their certifi-
Gates of election. The same action
was taken with reference to republi
can candidates. The board could
have done nothing else. Nothing
else was desired
The protest filed by Mr.. Byrne is in
keeping with the tactics of the indie
pendent democratic party, which re-
sorted to SANDER for success during
the campaign, and is not even now dis
posed to forsake it's pet weapon.
The man who will inspire and the
man who will sign such a protest have
allowed disappointment, vindictive.
ness.and prejudice to run off with theil
ommon sense. g
At the head of the board of canvas
sers was Mr.. SWEET the member of tn:
county board of commissioners wht
was not a candidate at the recent elec
ton. Mr.. SWEET was certainly loya
to the independent democrats durin!
the campaign, but at the same tim
the people of this community woul'
have no hesitancy in trusting him t.
dc his duty as a member of the boar
pf canvassers.
No board OF canvassers could hav
done otherwise than declare the resul
as shownsby the returns. ut!!esss it ha
ignored the returns altogether, End is
sued certificates to persons not elected
Is, that the kind of board of canvass
ers desired by MI. Byrne?
Editor McGahan tells the Devils. LAX
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-19

Editor McGahan tells the Devils Lake
Inter Ocean that there is Il new re-
publican party in Burleigh county
Now, and if his late antagonists want
to come in and be good they will be
warmly welcomed" New republican
palty-coming from one who deserted
the republican party and accepted the
nomination IN the independent and
democrats ticket, and who sent q
sample ballot TO every voter in the
county advising them not to place an
x at the top of the ballot for straight
state tickets indeed quite refresh
inc.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-19
Announcement
REDUCED RATE FOR CHRISTMAS
AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

~ Ff
The Nickel Plate Road will sell tick
cts December "a. % and 81, 1902, and
January 1. 1903, at rate of a fare and
a third for the round trip. to any point
located in Central Passenger Associa-
ticn territory, good returning to and
including January =, 1903. Pullman
service on all trains. Individual CLUB
meals, ranging in price from 35c to II,
served in dining cars. Address John
Y. Callahan, general agent, 113 Adams
street, Chicago, for particulars. Chi
cago city ticket office. III Adams
street; depot, Harrison street and Fifth
avenue.
All kinds of Thanksgiving delicacies
at the Episcopal ladies fair and food
sale Saturday afternoon. At Odd
Fellows hall, over Fair store.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
A TROLLEY WRECK
"A Car Near Easton, Pa, Runs Down

"A Car Near Easton, Pa, Runs Down
Grade.
Easton, Pa, May 2S.-Two men were killed
and many men and women injured in troll
ley-wreck a few miles beyond Easton at mid
night last night. The dead: s....'
EDWARD COMMODORE, Nazareth
JOSEPH DEERHAMMER, Easton
An Easton and Nazareth car left this city
shortly before midnight carrying eighty nine
passengers. On a steep hill the brakes re-
fused to work and the car ran away, descend
ing the incline at terrific rate of speed
At the foot of the hill there Is a sharp curve
Here the car jumped the track, and, tearing
loose from the trucks, fell It's side in
the country road The greatest excitement
prevailed. Many women tainted, while others
became hysterical through fright There was
a wild scramble to get out Of the car. While
the passengers were being dragged from the
car windows, effort was being made to re-
lease Commodore from beneath the trucks,
but before he could be gotten out life was
extinct. The body of Deerhammer was found
several yards from the wrecked car. The
skull was fractured and the body was ter
ribly bruised
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23

agara river. The Tonawandas are very
important lumber ports, and each year
large number of vessels pass down
and UP the stream, lumber laden. Then
of late years, the port of Niagara Falls
has been gradually growing in Importance,
owing to the power development there,
and this place has still greater hopes Of
having use of water shipping facilities.
The third feature that must be taken into
consideration is the damaging of property
along the shores of the lake and river,
for, as the waters Of the lake have low
cred, humanity has kept drawing closer
and closer to the shores, so that, should
there be- an increase of two or three feet
In the level of the lake at Buffalo, it is
probable that vast acreages would be food
ed on both sides of the body of water In
fact, the raising of the level is a serious
mena ce to several nlaces 'Hfs &s-L
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
Levels Of the Great Lakes
LOWERING
LII sHIPFING

In these days of gigantic undertakings
the scheme to raise the wat ers of the
great lakes does not meet with the smile
of incredulity that it would have evoked
before so many unaccomplished things had
been accomplished The Philadelphia
Record says the problem of remedying the
const antly decreasing levels Of the great
upper lakes, excepting, possibly, the level
of Lake Superior, is one of the greatest
problems ever before the engineers of
this country. 1t has been suggested, in
fact, recommended, hat dam be erected
across the foot Of Lake Erie, and the con-
struction of such a dam would be the
primary engineering work to increase the
level of the waters OF the lakes to point
satisfactory to all who navigate them. No
matter from what standpoint such prop
osition is considered. it is a scheme of
great magnitude, and it involves the ad-
justment Of questions other than that of
merely raising the waters.
If the undertaking is ever started and
indications point to the belief that it will
not be many years before the great work
is begun, there will be three features
that will demand careful attention.
There is the construction of the dam
itself across body Of water that drains
a mighty pond known as Lake Erie
and this dam must be over a mile in
length, constructed on base of vari-
able nature, sihale, limestone and gravel.
Then when the dam is built the other
project of constructing a. ship canal
around it, in order to allow vessels to
reach the ports of the Tonawandas, Nj
agara Falls and other places en- the
upper Niagara river, must also be taken
up. This ship canal would have lengt h
Of over four miles, and would extend
from Lake Erie, above the dam, to the
head of Strawberry island, in the Nj
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
welland Canals influence.

The level of the lake began slowly drop
ping during the time that the opening up
OF the channel was going on, according to
the chart, really not more than the sea-
sopable falling off, but it failed to recover
In the rise the next year. In 1898, at
the time of the opening of the Welland
canal, it had lost foot, but now it con-
tinued to sink, so that in 1896 Its mean
level was ST. feet above sea level, COM
pared with 574.5 in 1887. Lake Superior
has continued to rise meanwhile, and
Lake Ontario was holding its own nicely
at 246, which was only six inches below
what it was forty years before, six inches
higher than thirty years before and a
full foot higher than twenty years before.
Since that time dredging in the ST. Law
renee seems to have lowered the level a
few inches.
1t has been during the past fifteen years
that the major portion Of the falling off in
the waters of Lakes Michigan, Huron and
Erie has come. The Chicago drainage
canal has been open two years, and there
has been fuctuation Of from nine to
twelve inches in the three lakes, but it Is
yet too early to say that it will be per-
manent, as it remains to be seen whether
by June or July of the present year, the
level of the lakes shall have taken the
seasonable rise sufficient to recover from
the fall It is the belief of Major Symons
engineer Of the war department at Buff
falo, and Major Fisk at Chicago, that It
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
End of the Week Excursions-Low
Rates.

End of the Week Excursions-Low
Rates. a
Tickets on sale ever Saturday and Sun
day via Chicago Great western railway
good to return by any train on following
Monday. Rates for the round trip; Red
Wing, 1852; Cannon Falls al s1: 1. North ,
81 80: Waterville $1.96; Elysian $2.14;
Madison Lake $2.35. For further infor-
nation inquire Of L. G. Rains. agent Cor.
Nicollet ave. and Fifth st, Minneapolis.
Travellers Protective Association,
Portland, Ore, june 81.
Ancient Order United WorIingmen,
Portland, Ore, June 1920.
For these meetings the Chicago Great
Western railway will on May 9th to June
S, sell through excursion tickets to Port
land, good to return 60 days from date OF
sale, at $45 for the round trip. For fur
agent, Corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth
street, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
LILLY MARTIN SPENCER DEAD.

New York, May 23.-Llly Martin Spencer,
On artist noted for her work for almost two
generations. died suddenly at her home yes
terday. She was Is years old. She died
literally amid her work, and while Charles
Corey of Tuxedo Park was at the house to
see a picture, the Greek Slave" which he
had already secured. A picture in the studio
at the time was her Truth dwelling False
hood. This canvas won her a medal at the
Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia She
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
FRED NJ. GALES SUICIDE.

Chicago, May 23.-Fred M. Gale was found
to-day in his room at the Great Northern
hotel with a revolver clasped in his right
hand and a bullet hole in his right temple.
Peoria. ILL.,, May 22.-Fred Gale resided in
Peoria until about two months ago. It is
believed here his suicide was due to domestic
troubles. He was son of Edward Gale,
who died at Denver few months ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
Fine Fishing at Isle Royale.

The trout of Isle Royals are equal to
those OF the Nepigcn. New fast steel
steamers are running between Duluth
West Superior and Isle Royale. Ask
Great Northern Ticket Office, 800 Nicollet
avenue, for information about low ex-
cursion rates Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
Cheap Excursions to Colorado and

The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
will sell round trip tickets at one fare
and less during June, July and August,
limit October 81, 1902. The short and
quickest route Two trains per day;
Inquire of NJ. & St. l.. R r. Agents, No.
Washington avenue S. 3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
Best Fishing Is on the Omaha.

The bass season in Wisconsin opens
Sunday Excursion rates one fare for the
round trip to the places where the fish
are sure to bite. Good going Saturday,
returning Monday. Train leaves at p.
m. Full information at 1922 Nicollet av.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
RAKERS' STRIKE SETTLED

Denver Col, May 23.-The bakers strike
in this city, which has been on several weeks,
has been settled. The masters conceded the
demands of the men for midnight lunch and
10 cents an hour for overtime.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
Something Doing
IN EVERY CHAPTER OF
The ColoHaials

The thrilling story of American
life in personal---very. times which
will commence in T b J ourn a
next Saturday, May "a. Note also
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
special Excursion to Duluth.

The Northern Pacific; Railroad will sell
an excursion ticket, Duluth and return, at
S5.75 The ticket will be good on any
train going Sunday, May Is, and good for
return until June g. Get your ticket at
City Ticket Office, No. 10 Nicollet House
Block. -'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23

will not, and that the following months
will see still greater sinking OF the
level. 1t takes months for any such factor
as new outlet to produce it's effect on
so large body as one Of the great lakes
AS to 81 Ship Canal.
OF course, the proposed ship canal would
be an essential to allow vessels to pro-
coed down the Niagara river, which they
could do by means of the canal. to the
quiet waters of Strawberry island, and at
the head of Grand island. At the present
time along the shore by Fort Porter there
runs the Erie canal, with the Black Rock
canal beside it, giving access to the shell
tered waters behind SquaW island. Inc
levels are the same, so the snip canal
project includes the combination OF the
two to the end of the Black Rock canal
and the widening of the Erie canal from
that point on. AS the canal would be
considerab BILE link and good beginning,
should the government at some future
time decide to build a ship canal around
Niagara on the American side, 1t "ould
be foolish to limit it to anything less than
a size that would accommodate the largest
vessels of the high seas. The waterway
at the 500 barely accommodates the larg-
est lake boats. This canal, near the Ma
CARA river, should be at least Us feet
wide and 25 feet in depth. The Erie canal
could be locked into it at the lower end'
which would be considerable improve
ment in that waterways western ter
minal.
Naturally the greatest argument for
these improvements Is as has been SAID
the rapidly increasing loss to shipping on
the three lakes affected. 1t Is Impossible
to show the exact ration of these losses
for the returns are subdivided among
state insurance commissions, the annual
returns of insurance companies and the
renorts of wrecks by the United States
agricultural department through the
weather bureau. Under existing condi-
tions of the waters boats frequently
ground in many Of the important haroors
81 tho lakes and it Is observable that the
number of boats needing hull repairs is
constantly increasing. All the dry docks
have been busy, which of itself IS fact
most suggestive that a remedy IS nece
sarv. n would appear that vast amount
of dredging must be done in all the mar
bors and old channels, or else the level
must be raised. w.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-23
Causes OF Recession,

Inc claim has been made, and appears
to be substantiated by chart prepared
under Major w. L. Fisk that the falling
OF the waters is due to the deepening Of
the channel of Niagara river, the open
Ing and operation of the Welland canal
and the Chicago drainage canal The
damage done to navigation by those prof.
ects would, it is asserted, be remedied by
the construction Of the proposed dam at
the foot Of Lake Erie u: ~.
1t is generally understood that Lake
Superior is beyond the influence Of any of
the factors named. It has in it water
enough to bring the mean level above the
sea to SOB feet, while forty years ago it
was 602 feet, and in 1879 was 601 feet
From 1880 to 1890 the seasonable fluctua-
lions Of the level were almost identical
though that period saw very dry seasons
| and very wet seasons; also there was a
| great quantity Of work done in clearing
on forests and opening up swamps In the
territory drained into 1t. This is almost
proof conclusive that natural and arti.
| hcial causes affecting the watershed have
had little effect on the mean water level
Lakes Michigan and Huron, having a full
and uninterrupted connection in the
Straits Of Mackinac, have, of course, the
| same level, and during the same period
underwent the same influences as Lake
superior, with the added effects Of thu
laCCorS named. Inc results speak vol.
umes, and leave the conclusion obvious.
The mean level above the sea in 1856
was few inches over 5S2, and in 1915
was few inches less, while the annua
fluctuations were almost Identical There
mad been slight increase in 1880, ant
this Increase was maintained at nearly
5s3 feet until 1888, when the Wellani
canal was approaching completion, ant
then the water began to fall The chart
shows In 1891 the mean level had dropped
four feet. but the next three years saw
recovery of almost two feet, showine
that the entire diminution was not due tc
the opening of the canal, but to season.
able fluctuations. The work which
cleared the head of the Niagara river anG
gave 1t an 1S-foot channel was completed
in 1895. There was taken from the cres
Of Horseshoe Reef $1,000 cubic yards O.
rock and gravel The current there |.
exceedingly swift, and the work was exc
cuted with great difficulty. The top O.
the reef was blasted off for a width of 400
feet in some places, lowering it five feet
in some two. The embedded gravel was
dredged out. as were such fragments O.
rock as were not swept down by the cur.
| rent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-19
4 FAIR HIT.

The Baltimore Sun points out that race hatred and prejudice seem to be getting so bitter in the North that bru- nette girls may be compelled to use complexion powders. It is only neces- sary, it adds, to be suspected of rela- tionship with the negro race to be sub- jeeted to all kind of indignities. The other day in Boston the door of trades union was closed upon all black faces. Then in Chicago, at the Northwestern University, the headquarters of liberty, a young colored woman who had enter ed the school was turned out into the street. As soon as it was discovered that she had negro blood she was ex- pelled. But the most extraordinary thing happened at Evansville, Indiana. A girl with dark complexion entered at one of the public schools, and at once all the other children left and the teacher was confronted with empty benches. Truant officers were sent af- ter the children, but their parents said they should not attend school with the dark-faced girl, whom they suspected of being negro. The Board of Educa- tion took the matter up, and after an investigation discovered that the girl has no negro blood. She is simply a brunette, and her parents are French.
 The Sun says Tt is really painful to note the existence of such prejudices in the minds of our northern brethren" We suspect that it doesn't pain the Sun very severely, to note their existence, but it is certainly painful that they ex- ist.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-19
ANNUTZES
Prof. c. z. Grimes (

Prof. c. s. Grimes of Evanston, IIl., now o4 years of age, carried policy of s5,ooo for many years and when he reached headvanced age of 7ohe despaired Of its ever becoming a claim, so he compromised with the company on the basis of an annuity of S4Ioper year for the rest of his life. During the past 24 years he has received ms annual payments with regular ity and great equanimity of mind and, having already drawn So,84o, he has come to the conclusion that he has found the elixir of life in an Annuity,
 At age 70, Sr,ooo deposited in The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York will yield an annuity of SI34.77 for life.
 This great corporation is the most wealthy moneyed institution in the world and more than STo,ooo,ooo in claims has been paid Tn this state through the under signed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-19
COESERTATIFE.

Several streets in New York were open last week for the convenience of the public. This, however, will be fully remedied as soon as the rush back to town begins.-Life.
 Sunday School Teacher Ceiling of the deluge)-And then it rained for 40 days and 40 nights
 Johnny-Were the farmers satisfied then, sir?-Tit-Bits.
 A Benefactor.-''Buth has he ever done anything useeul?'
 You bet he has. He's the man who invented the new stroke in polo."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Stranger-What' wonderful tales old Blinks relates! He must have been a great traveller in his day.
 Native-He was never outside the county in his life, but, you see, his mind has wandered for years.-Chicago News.
 Friend-You call that joke? You'll never be able to tell it.
 Humorist-Well, in that case it will be joke on me.
 T see; and, if you do sell it, it will be a joke on the editor "-October Smart Set.
 What has made her so naughty and proud?"
 She thinks she's a daughter of the revolution
 How is that?''
 "She went round in the Ferris wheel" Chicago Evening Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-19

many times in the past, and as the pres ent eruption came so easy and with comparative suddenness, it is fair to be- lieve that within few weeks Halemau- mau will be giving continuous per- formance that will be worth while. Manager Waldron, however, makes no promises in this respect.
 There were no earthquakes at Kilauea just prior or subsequent to the discove- ry of the eruption. In Hilo at 11:45 D. m. Monday, 800 and 3:15 a. m. Tuesday. there were severe and distinct shocks, but they were not noticed at the Volca- no. Manager Waldron was up nearly all night Monday and is positive that there was no disturbance of that char acter up there Tn HilO those which took place early Tuesday morning had dents from sound slumbers.
 For the past ten days smoke has been seen in the vicinity of Molkuaweoweo and Dewey Crater, but on Monday and Tuesday it was not visible owing to heavy clouds hanging over the moun- tain.
 There will be an excursion to the era ter on Saturday over the Hilo railroad. the train leaving Hilo at half-past three D. m. Tickets will be sold at ten dol- lars, which includes stage ride and board and lodging at the Volcano House from Saturday until Monday.-Hawaii- an Gazette.
 This from a late Hawaiian Gazette is a strong indication that Mauna Loa has internal disorders that nothing but a powerful emetic will relieve.