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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
Pierpont Morgan is Planning Another
Big Combination Of Eastern
Railroads.
Underwood to Control Several Prop.
critics, Among Them the Erie,
Reading and Lehigh.
Course Pursued by the Northern Sc
curities Will be Followed in
This Organization.

5CulcdSO, Dec. 5l.-On05 OF Lle most
important deals in the history of rail
way corporations was made known
during the day, says the Daily News.
EARLY in the year j. P. Morgan & Co..
Erie, Lehigh Valley and the Reading
railroads. The merger will be planned
after the manner of the Northern Sc
curities company, the stocks of the
companies to be pooled and held as a
basis for the issuance Of a large
amount of common shares, which. will
take as their name the title to be CIV
en- the consolidated companies.
Four roads. according to the News
informant, will be included in the
merger, the New Jersey Central being
now controlled by the Rea W4g com
pany. The plan for a coalesence has
been in contemplation for nearly a
year and has been held in allegiance
owing to the inability of the promoters
to get possession of majority of the
Lehigh Valley shares.
The interested parties are particular
to emphasize that the unifcation will
not interfere with the individual man
agement. The roads are not to lose
their identity. The earnings will all
flow into one treasury, which will pay
expenditures, dividends and have
charge of the fiscal part of the com
panies generally. The holding concern
will have president who will be re
garded as above the presidents Of the
different lines. He. will be appointed
by Mr.. j. P. Morgan, and it is in
timated that President Underwood O
the Erie is slated for the place.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
STATE III EWs

Tho aGnsstcwn Alert will issue u
psaasl Nsw Years edition.
Il is ltrmol*sd Sister Bates of the
1GltaftCn News sand Times may with
draw from active newspaper work.
Ninety-eight miles of new railroad
}w,ate built in North Dakota during the
year.
There is a rumor that the Northern
Pacific shops may be removed from
Fargo to Jamestown.
The Good Roads Association has ap-
pointed committee to draft bill to
present to the legislature
The Northern Pacific will settle with
the widow of Brakeman J. C. Congdon
of Fargo, killed i'm wreck east of
Fargo.
Mayor Sweet, of Fargo, says the.
practice of taking liquor to the fire
companies apartments in the citv hall
building must be stopped.
A frulght wreck was reported on the
l. ii - ID . . .
Great Northern near St Johns, and
the conductor pinned under the wreck
age SO it was difficult to ext .icate him.
The commissioner. of stutsman
county will soon have to consider the
plan CT constructing a sheriff's resi-
dence and jail to give more room in
the court house.
Kitty Bonderant, who shot Thomas
Baken. at Ca1trington some time ago,
has been bound over to the district
court in the sum of $4,000. She is
now thought to be insane, but the com
mfssioneTs refuse to examine her, as
they say she - only shamming Bak-
en- us now we'll on the road to recovery,
despite the fact that he was shot
through the lungs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
CONDITIONS in GERMANY.
Interesting Report of the Hamburg
Chamber Of Commerce.

New York, Dec. 31-The Hamburg
chamber of commerce has. published
its annual report on the commercial
situation in Germany. It comments
with regret on the continuance of a
condition of economic depression, COL
de1nns the protectionist demands of
the agrarians, and asserts that an uil
favorable conjunction has been grave,
" accentuated by the uncertainty pre-
vailing in regard to the future com.
mercial treaties. In concluding its re-.
view of the situation, says the London
correspondent of the Tribune, the
chamber addresses an energetic APP
peal to the German press to refrain
from attacks upon Great Britain and
urges that in an economic respect and
especially in regard to her colonies,
Great Britain must continue to be the
model which Germany should strive to
initiate. I'll. u. g D.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Hon. H. l.. Morey, at one time a con-
gresham from Ohio, is dead
A gigantic combine of the independ.
ent telephone interests of the United
States is proposed. =.
Cholera is depopulating the villages
on the island of Mindanao. At Maciu
fifty deaths are occurring daily.
Considerable opposition is develop.
ing to the ratification of the Cuban re.
ciprocity treaty now pending in The
senate. ~
Fatma Sing Hpoo, reported to be the
smallest adult person in the world, is
dead at Beaumont, Tex, where she
was filling an engagement.
Imogene Tracy, one of the best
known of soubrettes of a generation
ago. is dead as the result of fall down
stairs at her home in New York city.
Miss Stella Ewing, one of the ossi-
fed women who for ten years have
been living wonders to physicians and
scientists, died at Rome, N. Y, Tues
day, aged 'thirty-nine.
3E The Brazilian government has &C.
cepted the invitation to be represented
at the st. Louis exposition and has
made an Appropriation Of 100000 to de-
fray the necessary expenses.
In full view of the passing crowd a
window in the pawnshop of R. Simp-
son & Co., on West Forty second
street, New York city. was smashed
with stone paving block and $1,000
worth of diamonds stolen. 5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
DESPERATE FIeA III ON TRAIN
Louisville and Nashville Conductor
, Battles With Robber.

q Louisville, Dec. 31.--C Conductor J. D..
Keene, had a desperate struggle on his
train, the Louisville and Nashville
New Orleans Cincinnati northbound ex-
press, at 2.30 o'clock a. M when near
ing South Louisville and as a result
was shot by the robber over the left
temple. Conductor Keene is confident
he killed or mortally wounded the rob-
Der with a bullet from Winchester
rifle.
The train reached this city at $3.50
and at 4 o'clock a special train of one
coach and an engine left the Tenth
street station for the scene of the hold
up. The train was manned by a large
number of policemen and Louisville
and Nashville employees to search for
the dead body. Il $ 4
The train was just entering the linn
it's of South Louisville and all the pas
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
MAPPING OUT LINE OF ACTION.
Attorneys for Operators in Conference
at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 31.-The attor-
neys who are representing the coal
companies and the nonunion mine
workers before the anthracite coal
strike commission held a meeting at
the Continental hotel here during the
day for the purpose of mapping out
plans for the conduct Of their side of
the controversy before that body.
Among those present were former Con-
gressman Simon P. Wolverton of Sun
bury and H. T. Newcomb of Philadel
phia, representing the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company;
A. H. McClintock of Wilkesbarre, for
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany; Major Everett Warren of Scran-
ton, for the Erie company; Ira H.
Burns of Scranton, for the Independent
operators, and John T. Lenahan OF
Wilkesbarre, representing the non
union men. III
Il The strike commission will meet
here next Tuesday and the headquar-
ters of the commission, as well as
those of the miners and most of the
lawyers, will be at the Continental
hotel +
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
sTuMPAeE MONEY FOR INDIANS,
Minnesota Reds Will Receive $35 or
&: $, $40 Per Head.

washington, Dec 81. The Indian
Office has about completed gathering
information about the rolls of Indians
in Minnesota and Wisconsin for the
distribution of stumpage money from
dead and down operations under Cap
tain Mercer All that remains to be
done before the distribution is ordered
is to copy the rolls and send them to
the secretary Of the interior for his
approval. The Indians on Leech Lake
and White Earth reservations in Min
nesota to the La Pointe reservation
will get pro rata shares of this fund /.
It has been supposed that each In;
dian on the roll would get only SIS,
but hasty examination shows that each
man, woman and child will get be-
tween S35 and $40. In cases where
the Indian has a large family OF chill
dren the family share will amount TO
conside derable Disbursements will be
made by the respective agents about
the middle of the month
~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
IMMIGRATION FOR 1902.
Total Arrivals Show Heavy Gain
Over the Previous Year.


New York, Dec. 31-While the i'm
pigration at this port for the last half
or the current year, says the Journal
uf Commerce, has not been as large as
that of the first six months there was a
very heavy increase in the total immi-
grafton as compared with the previous
calendar year. The total number of
Immigrants that arrived at New York
and were admitted in 1902. up to and
including Dec. 20, was 545.751, as COM
pared with 417713 in 1901, a gain this
year of more than 13S,000 The month
of May showed the largest imnligra-
ton, the number of arrivals in that
month being S2,154
Italy and Austria-Hungary contrib
uted the largest proportion of the
years immigration. the number of ar
rivals from Italy being larger than
from any other country; the influx
from Russia. Germany, Norway and
Sweden, Greece and the United King
dom was also very heavy.
AS to destination the Italian immi-
grants stay for the most part in this
section of the country. chiefly in and
about New York. although there has
continued to be an increase in the
number who so West, to Ohio, Illinois
and even to California. The Hebrews
also stay for the most part in New
York and vicinity. The Germans set
tie largely in the East, but also go i'll
large numbers to other parts of the
country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
LIQUOR HOUSE BURNS.
Fire for Time Threatened Louis
viIIe's Whisky District.

.r
louisville, Dec. 31.-Fire which
broke out about midnight in the whole
sale whisky house Of Bonnie Bros, at
13a West Main street, in the heart of
the wholesale whisky district of this
city, caused a loss of about 100000
and. threatened for time to destroy
the Louisville and Nashville railroads s
general offices and other property val
ued at three or four times that
amount.
The flames, however, were gotten
under control after hard fight and
the principal damage was confined to
the building in which the fire started,
the first three floors of which were oc-
cupied by the Bonnie Bros. and the
top floor by the auditors office of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
Bonnie Bros. were the heaviest losers
their stock, valued at about $S5, 900
being almost totally destroyed
Wright & Taylor, wholesale whisky
dealers, whose house is situated be
tween the main buildings Of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroads general
offices and Bonnie Bros place, also
sustained some loss. The Louisville
and Nashville Railroad companys loss
will not be serious. The loss is
thought to be fully covered by insur
ance. .tf Eg
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
GIRoN HER AFFINITY. \
Crown Princess Of saxony Tells Why
She Left Home.

New York, Dec. 81. The Herald cor
respondent at Zurish, Switzerland, ca
bles the report Of an interview with the
crown princess of lSaxony in which she
is quoted as saying that M. Giron is
the only man she ever met who she
felt she could love and that it was a
question of mutual love and affinity
which made her life impossible with
out him. # # ~ 3t555 g
Between my husband and myself,
said the princess, there was no bono
of sympathy. He was a typical rough
officer.
myself was full Of ideals. How
miserable that life was. / tried so
hard to bear it for the sake of my
4 darling children whom I adore. 8.=
81 also hesitated for the sake of the
/ Saxon people, whom love deeply as
they love me. 5i s NJ Y. y s5s3s.5. 43-.s
i$Ss But all that could not alter my res
/ sol,ltion. The ills Of my life at the court
were too great to bear. 4 '$:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
TO PENSION OLD EMPLOYEES
Standard Oil Company Announces a
General Plan. 81

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New York, Dec. 31-The Standard
Oil company has announced a general
pension plan for the benefit of its
employees. The plan is on the several
lines of those which have been an
nounced by various railroad companies.
Among the new features, however, is
provision to the effect that employees
who have reached the age of sixty
four years, after twenty-five years in
the service of the company, may re-
tire on half pay for one year, after
which the regulation pension is to be
paid to them. fss@ ~
The regular pension is to be one
fourth OF the salary which the en-
ploye was receiving at the time of his
retirement. It will be paid to all who
have been in the service of the com
pany for twenty-five years and who
have reached the age of sixty-fiye
years. Several hundred men will be
eligible to retirement on Jan. /.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
TWO THOUSAND KILLED.
SuItan's Forces Lost Heavily in Battle
With Rebels.

London, Dec. 31.-A dispatch to the
Times from Tangier, dated Dec. 29,
says a courier from Fez reports the
Christians there to be safe. The mis-
sionary women are in the British coE-
sulate.
The attack on the camp occurred at
night time. It is reported that 1900
of the sultan's troops were killed. An
absurd rumor is current, continues the
correspondent, that the French are
supporting the rebels. AS a matter OF
fact the nti-Christian movement is
more dangerous to the French than to
anybody else, as it threatens them in
Algeria.
Tangier is tranquil. No disturb.
ances of any kind need be feared here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
HEARING NOT YET BEGUN.
The Humberts Continue to Absorb
Public Attention in Paris.

Paris, Dec 31-The Humberts con-
tinue to absorb public attention here
Minister of Justice Vale brought the
subject before the counsel of minis
ters, saying he had given $4,000 to the
Spanish police for assisting in the ar
rest of the principals in the famous
safe frauds. This is additional to the
$4,000 reward offered for their cap
ture, which has not yet been paid ow-
ing to conflicting claims. It is ex-
pected that the prosecution of the
Humberts will not begin for several
days. The prisoners have so far de-
clined to name their lawyers and the
court has designated Maitre Chenu to
appear in their behalf
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
I ONE PERHAPS FATALL.Y...

Sixteen Persons Injured in Street Car
Accident.
5s& 5 Marion, Ind, Dec. 81. "A West Ma
rion street car jumped from a twenty
foot embankment at Lenfesty avenue
to the railroad tracks below. Out Of
the twenty y-fiVe passengers aboard six
teen were more or less injured, one
perhaps fatally hurt. 355 8E@
A number Of girls employed in fac
tories were on the car. When the car
jumped II stood on one end ard all the
passengers were thrown in heap
against the front door. The Yesti5u &
was smashed Miss Anna ESiger VII
probably die of her injuries
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
HERO SHOOTS THE VILLAIN.
Sad Fatality Occurs at an Amateu;
Theatrical Rehearsal.


Marion, Ind, Dec. 31.-During the
rehearsal of Western drama, in the
Reese Opera House in South Marion
during the evening, William Fogleson,
aged eighteen years, the hero, shot and
instantly killed Oliver Miller, aged
twenty-five, the villain. The shooting
was witnessed by six other members
of the company, one of whom was
Miss May Fogleson, sister of William
Fogleson.
She says that not even blank
cartridges have been used during the
rehearsal and it was not the intention
to use them. She says young. Foele-
son carried the revolver with a num-
Der of loose cartridges in his overcoar
and their nine-year-old brother must
have secured the weapon and loaded
it without the knowledge of his elder
brother. 8 W.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
REFUSED 81 EMF
Austrian Premier Tenders His SEsc.i
nation. lss

Vienna, Dec. 81 T he Austrian pre-
mier. DR.. Yon Koerbsr, was receiver
In audience by Emperor Francis Jo,,
Sseph during the day and rendered his.
resignation. but his majesty declined
to accept It. The emperor subsequent.
W presided at conference between
Dr., von Koerber and the Hungarian
premier, Coleman de Sell, at which
the situation was considered.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
CASTRO rs WILLING.
PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA IS
WILLING TO ARBITRATE.

Washington. Dec. 31.-Secretary
Hay has received the answer of Presi-
dent Castro to the proposal of the
powers to a1fbitltate the Venezuelan
difficulties before The Hague tribunal.
Castro accepts the general principles
of the proposition, The answer will
be transmitted from here to London.
Berlin and Rome some time today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
Result Of Famlly uuarreIs.

Peoria. H., Dec. 31.-A. P. Talbot.
manager of the Central Union Tele.
phone company S office at Delavan,
near here. shot and seriously injured
his wife and killed himself The affair
is the elimination Of series of family
.quarrels Jealousy is supposed to be
the motive. Both parties are highly
respected in the community.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
Goes to The Hague Tribunal.

Paris, Dec. 31.-France and Guate-
mala have agreed to submit to the in
ternational arbitration court at The
Hague the French claims against Guat-
emala. They are similar to those
against Venezuela. Inc terms of the
protocol are now being discussed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
Engineer Killed in Collision.

San Bernadino, Cal, Dec 31.-The
Santa Fe overland train crashed into
a light engine sidetracked at Siam,
station between Dandy and Needles,
during the day, killing Engineer
Charles Hayward and badly injuring
Fireman A. Arkills.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
DENY THE CHARGES.
Land Office Officials Reply to Accusa-
asE3 3.sE88g Jed tions Made,

Washington, Dec. 81 Harry King.
chief, and Fred p. Metzger, assistant
chief, of the draughtsman division of
the general land Office, have submitted
their answers denying the charges
against them Of conduct detrimental
to government interests. The answers
I are made separately and the specific
charges are denied in detail /, though
some Of the statements of facts are ad-
mitted with the contention that there
was no infraction Of law or regulations
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
Buy South Carolina Timber.

saltwater, Mimi, Dec. 81. "a j I.
hammers, George A. hammers and
John Nc Carthy all of saltwater,
William O O'Brien, ST. Paul, and some
Duluth lumbermen have formed a SYN
dicate to purchase large tract Of
standing timber in South Carolina.
John Met cCarthy has spent about a year
there prospecting and is Just back from
q stay of three months. n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
Missionaries Are Warned.

S Peking. Dec. 8 The missionaries
in the sianfu region have been of,
sficially notified to be prepared to
ieaye If necessary. 1t is recommended
that the waIlea and children be- sent
to safe EointS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
SULTAN IS A PRISONER.
Sultan Of Morocco and His Forces are
Practically Prisoners at the
Capital.
Troops of the Pretender Destroy the
Aquedict and the Water Supply
is Cut OF.
Hostility to the Sultan is Spreading
Rapidly Among the Moorish
Subjects of Ruler.

Madrid Dec. 31.-A dispatch from
Tangier, Morocco, announces that the
rebels have destroyed the aqueduct
which supplies Fez with water and
adds that the city is now practically
without water. 1t is further asserted
that unless the Kabyles tribesmen
from the south come to the succor of
three days.
The hostility against the sultan is
spreading in Fez. The Moors are ex-
hibiting photographs of him arrayed
in ridiculous garb. The sultan on
Monday assembled the mobiles of the
besieged town at the palace and ex-
horted them not to despair, assuring
the chiefs that the imperial troops ulti
mately will triumph ,.s
Great Britain and France have mott
fed Spain that they have no intention
of taking any advantage of the situa
! tion in Morocco and that they desire
the maintenance of the status quo
even in the event of the sultan being
dethroned and his place taken by the
(! pretender These communications
have reassured the Spanish govern
mept, which is thus relieved of fears
of International complications.
Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 31-Foreign
ers in the interior OF Morocco have
been advised to make for the coast a
! provisions are scarce and communi
| cations are almost closed. The pre-
tender himself is reported to be TWEEN
ty miles from FeZ.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
WRECK ON THE MoNoN.
Engineer, Firanan and Brakeman
Meet Death,

Quincy, Ind, Dec. 3 Freight train
No. al, on the Monon road, south hbound,
was wrecked here during the morning
and three trainmen, the engineer, fire.
man and brakeman were killed The
train went into the ditch. There were
I several ears sof stock In the train and
number or cattle were killed. The
dead men all lived at Lafayette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
mtfes srarrs ror s,lnerla. .

Peking. Dec. 81 General Miles,
who started for Siberia Monday will
visit the European capitals before
sailing for the United States.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
THE MARKETS.

Opening, Range and Close. Of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth. &..e,7
Nat;ona1 Rants shn;iS;nS ln han ;s irss
to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-31
PLOT TO AssAssfNArE.
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
the Object.

the UbIect. Il
Paris, Dec. 81. .A dispatch from
Vienna says plot has been discovered
against the life of Count Lamsdorff,
the Russian minister of foreign affairs,
who arrived at Sofia on Saturday on
his way to Vienna. Several Macadon.
ians have been arrested on the charge
OF being connected with the plot