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Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED.
Government Employees Must Not So
Iicit increase of Pay.

Government Employees Must Not So
Iicit increase of Pay. a
Washington. Feb. 1.-The president
has issued the following executive or.
der: 1a.''
All officers and employees of the
United States of every description,
serving in or under any of the execu-
tive departments, and whether so
serving in or out of Washington, are
hereby forbidden, either directly or in
directly. individually or through asso-
Citations, to solicit an increase of pay
or to influence or attempt to influence
in their own interests any legislation
whatever, whether before congress or
it's committees or in any way save
through the heads of the departments
in or under which they serve, on pen
atty of dismissal from the government
service" ...-... .>.. ..-..., ..as.
It is understood the order is the re-
suit of complaints made by members
Of congress that postofficc employees,
and particularly route agents and gen
eral delivery 4etter carriers in their
districts, are making every possible
effort to secure legislation by congress
favorable to their interests. and in
some instances threats had been made
that unless their representatives in
congress favored such legislation they
would not be reelected. The presi-
dent is fully determined that this thing
shall cease, and it is said that any per-
son who violates the order will be
summarily dismissed from the govern
ment service.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
HILL WILL TESTIFY.
Hearing Of the Powers Case at Mime
apoIis Next Week.

New York, Feb. 1.-George Alfred
Lamb. the attorney in charge of the
two suits filed against the Northern
Securities company, has left for Min
neapolis to take his work in the hear
ings of the Powers case set for next
week. Mr.. Lamb stated arrangements
had been made to examine President
Hill on next Wednesday. Attorney
Lamb is also having commissioned
appointed to take testimony in the Sec
ond suit filed against the Great North
ern. He believes that this commits.
sioner will examine J. P. Morgan and
other financiers who took part in the
formation of the Northern Securities
company.
"The effort to bring the case before
the United States supreme court" said
Mr.. Lamb. will, am sure. be thrown
out, because that body has no jurisdic-
tion in the case. In my opinion it will
have to be fought out in the state
cOurtSo -, Y
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
HOUSE MAKES A PROTEST
Senate Has No Right to Negotiate
Treaties Affecting Custom Reve-
. nues of Country.
Ways and Means Committee will In
vestigate the Question and Re-
port in Matter.
Oleomargerine> Bill is Made the Spec
1al Order of Business at the
House Session.

Washington, Feb. 1.-When the
house met Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.), from the
committee on rules, reported favorably
the Tawney resolution to direct the
ways and means committee to inresti-
gate the question of whether tie
treaty making power could negotiate
reciprocity treaties affecting the Gus
toms revenues without action by con-
gress and asked for action upon it.
Mr. Dalzell said that the question
involved oIo of the highest and most
sacred privileges of the house. AS it
concerned the relations between the
two houses he thought. action should
he deliberately taken after the subject
had been duly considered by COM
mittee.
Mr. Underwood (Dem., Ala), also
member of the committee on rules,
Joined with Mr.. Dalzell in urging the
adoption of the resolution. The set
tlement of the disputed question in ia
vor of the house, he said, is necessary
if the lower house expected to prove
its constitutional prerogative.
"Is there any instance where the
treaty making power has exercised
this prerogative?" asked Mr.. Moody
(Mass.).
81 know of none," replied Mr.. Dali
zell.
The resolution was adopted without
division. Mr.. Dalzell followed this res
olution with another from the same
committee to make the oleomargarine
bill special order for Monday to con-
tinue until disposed of. Mr.. Dalzell
| urged that regardless of the merits of
| the bill the house should have an op-
portunity to discuss and pass upon it.
roll call was demanded and the:
special order was adopted, 1872 to II.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
STATEMENT BY PAYNE.
Question of Cuban Reciprocity Not
CovertIy Disposed Of.

SOvSTtIy OiSPoSSO VI.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Chairman
Payne of the house ways and means
committee has authorized the follow
ing statement:
"a report is being industrious1y cir
culated to the effect that the ways and
means committee, by taking action on
the bill reducing war taxes, has indi-
rectly sought to dispose of the ques-
tion of Cuban reciprocity. Nothing
could be further from the fact and the
erroneous report seems to be the re-
suit of a mixture of self interest and
unwarranted speculation. The fact is
that the ways and means committee
has taken no vote on the subject of
Cuban reciprocity, nor has there been
and such conference or exchange of
views among the members, or among
the Republicans of the committee, as
would warrant any conclusion that
there was no purpose to deal with the
subject of Cuban reciprocity. The bill
to reduce war revenue taxes was taken
up because it was the sentiment of the
committee that the burdens resting
upon our own people should be light
ened before we turned our attention
to Tightening the burdens of other peo-
pie. But it was not with any idea Of
making the reduction of war revenue
taxes barrier to full consideration of
the relief asked by Cuba. That SUBJ
ject is to receive the full and early at
tention of the ways and means COM
mittee and any report suggesting that
it has been covertly prejudiced is un-
warranted by the facts. Equally IN
warranted is the statement that any
informal exchanges among the mem
bers of the committee discloses a ma
jority against any action on Cuban re-
ciprocity.'
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
HAS NAMED A RECEIVER
Judge Tuley Cecides Against Over
seer Dowie in the Lace Industry
Case Before Him.
Says Dowie Was the Superior in In
tellect But the Court Must Pro-
tect Weak from Strong.
Receiver Ordered to Furr ish a Bond
in the Handsome Sum of Three
Quarters Million.

Chicago. Feb. Judge Tuley has
ordered reCeivership for the Zion
Lace Industries, and on Monday he
will enter a decree appointing Elmer
Washburn to the position of receiver
under bond of S70O,00O.
The court, in a lengthy decision of
the case, which was instituted by Sam
uel Stevenson, brother-in-law of John
Alexander DOwie, declared that Dow
les church, the Christian Catholic
church, was a curious mixture of reli-
gion and business. He held that Stev-
enson had, by undue influence exerted
b! Dowie as head of the church, been
led to turn over to Dowie practically
everything he had in the world and
held that Stevenson was entitled to at
least 100000 from Dowie or the lace
industries, which, he said, were prac-
tically the same thing.
Undue influence" was the chief
topic discussed by the judge in his de-
cision. Dowie, he said, was unques-
tionably the superior of Stevenson
both in intellect and business ability
Dowie, he declared, was a religious
zealot; Stevcnso a follower. Steven
son, like others in "Zion," followed
Dowie blindly. They believed him the
agent of the Almighty on earth, des-
tined to build up cities of Zion in every
country in the world. None was more
influenced by the teachings of ''The
Reincarnated Eliza than Stevenson.
Court Must Protect the Weak.
It was the province of the court, he
said, to protect the weak against the
strong. 1t was not clear just to what
extene Stevenson had suffered none
ments between stockholders in the
lace industries and Dowie. 1t was
clear, however, that Stevenson was
entitled to 100000 and also clear that
the $4,000, which Stevenson had
turned over to his wife (now dead)
and the latter had turned over tc
Dowie, could not be collected.
"The case needs more light" said
the court. "I have studied over il
night and day for a month, yet on
MANY points I am in the dark. There
should be further hearing"
An amended bill and an amended
answer will be filed by the parties to
the suit Monday when the decree ap
pointing a receiver will~/be entered
Till then, by stipulation, Dowie is pre-
vented from disposing of any more
proffered stock. Dowie will pray an
appeal and Judge Tuley intimated that
it would be granted owing to the pecu
liar points of law involved and the
presence in the case of factors on
which no law seemed to bear.
In discussing the bond of the re-
ceiver, Attorney Packard. acting for
Dowie, declared that if the receiver
was for all of Dowie's property he
should require bond of s1O.O00,0O0
The court explained that only the lace
industries were at present involved
and 100000 was agreed upon.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
MILWAUKEE, FEARFUL.
Smallpox Epidemic in Wisconsin Be-
caues of Secrecy.

caues of Secrecy.
u Milwaukee, Feb. 1.-Health Com
missioner Schultz is fearful that small
pox has secured such a foothold in
Wisconsin that Milwaukee must be put
on the defensive against the disease.
He would have no fear of serious ep-
idemic here if he were confident that
the people would do their plain duty
in the way If making reports and give
the departm ent an opportunity to chal-
lenge the malady face to face on equal
terms. The sole danger lies in cases
being secreted. Five hidden cases
would do more to spread the disease
than SEQ under the surveillance of the
health deps rtment. The spread of
smallpox throughout the northern
and central parts of the state grows
more alarming daily. Milwaukee has
not only failed to produce one case
traceable to local source, but the
health department has hurried away
the afflicted visitors with such haste
that not one of the victims impaired
the disease to any one else.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
QUESTION OF COMMAND.
Navy Departments Reply to Admiral
Schley's Appeal.

Schley's Appeal.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The "com-
ment" of Judge Advocate General
Lemly and Solicitor Hanna upon the
appeal of Admiral Schley has been
submitted to the president by Secre-
tary Long. ~.
The commentators begin with the
statement that Admiral Schley and his
counsel have shifted their ground and
now appeal upon unimportant features
of the case. They say Admiral Schley
has been condemned on all important
points.
AS showing Schley's own opinion of
who was in command they quoted this
passage from his dispatch of July 10,
1898, to the secretary of the navy:
Il feel some modification that the
newspaper accounts of July have at
tr!buted the victory of July almost
entirely to me. Victory was secured
by the force under the command of
commander-in-chief North Atlantic
squadron, and to him the honor is
due"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
BECAUSE OF MERGER FIGHT.
Burlington Orders Railroad Construc
tion in Montana Stopped.

Burlington Orders Railroad Construc.
tion in Montana Stopped.
Helena, Mon, Feb. IA special
from Great Falls says that information
was received there from the headquar-
ters of the Burlington system that Or
ders have been issued to stop all work
now in progress on the branch be-
tween this point and Billings.
There is said to be no secret con-
corning the reason for this cessation
of work, it being freely admitted that
the fight which is at present being
waged against the railroad merger by
Governor Van SAINT and others is re-
sponsible for the orders.
This is conceded to be responsible
information from the fact that if the
merger proposition were successfully
opposed, the Great Northern and Bur
l1ngton, the two roads concerned in the
construction Of the new line, might not
desire any such arrangements, and
even if they did conditions might arise
which would prevent the road being
built or paid for under such terms.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
YERkEs DID NOT GET 1T.
Fails to Secure London Metropolitan
Company's Property.

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London, Feb. 1.-"No portion of the
Metropolitan company's property shall
be handed over to Mr.. Yerkes and his
associates as the price of union with
the District railway" was the burden
OF the directors statement at a meet
ing Of the Metropolitan company.
The anticipated split in favor of hand
ing over the road to Mr.. Yerlles did
not occur. The chairman said share
holders, representing e1,50O.0O0 of
stock, wanted the company to hand
over a13.0O0,000 of capital to the
Yerkes Electrical company with cap
ital OF only G1,000.000. "The railroads
must work friendly" said the chair
man. but the District asked over
much and gave over-little.'
The Metropolitan calculated that it
could supply it's own electricity, thus
saving 910o.O00 year on the Yerkes
proposition.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
EARTHQUAKE AND LANDSLIDE.
One of the Peaks in the Olympic Noun
tains Broken Off:

Port Townsend, Wash, Feb. lac
cording to a report which has just
reached here, an earthquake and land
slide occurred in the Olympic noun
tains in the western portion of Jeffer-
son county just prior to the big storm
of last week. The news was brought
here by passenger arriving from
down the straits, who stated that the
Indians report that number of earth
quake shocks were felt, which were
followed by crashing noise The
next day Indian hunters came to the
coast and reported that one of the
peaks in the Olympic range had bro
ken off and slid into a small valley.
almost filling it with dirt and snow.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
BOERS ARE REPULSED.
Colonel L. e. du Moulin of the Sussex
Reqiment Attacked

London, Feb. Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated
Thursday, Jan. 30, reports that the
camp of Colonel L. E. du Moulin of the
Sussex regiment was attacked by
Niewhoudt's command and that after
severe fighting the Beers we're re-
pulsed.
Lord Kitchener also reports that
General French captured 26 men be-
longing to Pouches command in the
northeastern part of Cape Colony and
that the command was completely
scattered.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards,

Chicago, Jan. -Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $6.50@7.25; poor to me-
dium, s4O0@6.00; stockers and feed
ers. s2.25@450; COWS and heifers,
s1.00@5.65: Texas steers, $4.00@5.35.
Hogs Mixed and butchers, $1,000
$50; good to choice heavy, $4,000
$40; rough heavy, s5.95@6.15; light,
$5.50@6.00; bulk of sales, $5.90@6.20.
Sheep to choice, $4.90@5.20;
lambs. $3OO66.OO.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
Mo Standing in the Aisies.

New York, Feb. 1.-Formal orders
have been given by Fire Commission
er Sturgis which will abolish the
standing room only" sign before the
New York theatres. 1t will be brought
about by the enforcement of the stat
ute providing that no person shall
stand in the aisles or passageways of
public places Of amusement Com
missioner Sturgis' order will, it is.
stated. call on the various fire captains
to enforce the law. .. .f.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
INVESTIGATE INDIAN LEASES.
RawIins' Resolution Adopted by the
Senate.

Washington, Feb. 1-When the
senate met it adopted resolution Of
fered a few days ago by Mr.. Rawlins
(Utah) providing for a general in
quiry by the committee on Indian af
fairs into the matter of leasing mineral
lands by Indians; into the authority
of the interior department to approve
such leases and into the subject of the
connection of government officials
With the making of such leases.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
MANY SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
Severe Gale Continues in the English
Channel.

London, Feb. 1.-Continued gales in
shipping. casualties. The most serious,
thus far, is the apparent loss of the
steamer Sprite, having a crew of 20
men, bound for Hamburg. She is long
overdue and all hope of her safety has
been given up.
The channel mail steamers were un-
able to start from France during the
morning and the mail steamer which
left Dover for Calais was compelled
to put back in a damaged condition.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
, OFFICERS in PURSUIT.
Escaped Pittsburg Murderers Believed
to Have Been Located.

Escaped Pittsburg Murderers Believed
to Have Been Located.
Pittsburg, Feb. IA Cooperstown
(Pa.) dispatch says officers are in pur-
sui. of two men and woman believed
to be the Biddles and Mrs. Soffel.
The fugitives stole sleigh at Coop
erstown and drove in the direction of
Saxonburg.
If the Cooperstown fugitives prove
not to be the right parties, the author
tiles hope to hear from Mrs. Soffel
soon. She is intensely emotional and
impulsive and frequently has left home
in a fit of melancholy to turn up again
as suddenly as she left, extremely anx-
ious about her children. Remorse
her friends. say, is sure to follow quick
" and she soon will be heard from.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
LOSS OF HALF A MILLION.
Principal Business Block at Norfolk,
Va, DESTROYED.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. IA heap of
smoking ruins is all that remains of
the Atlantic hotel. the massive Colum-
bia Office building which adjo'red the
hotel, the Albemarle flats and a block
Of stores in the center of the city. The
conflagration broke out shortly before
a. m. and when finally subdued over
half a million dollars worth of prop
srty had been destroyed. The loss is
believed to be fully covered by in
SlIrance
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
To Be Sold at Auction.

Boston, Feb. 1.-The United States
Barnard and Edmonds Putney, receiv-
ers of the Eureka Silk company. sell
The property and assets of the concern
ut auction in this city March 3.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01

Joseph Wade and B. H. Dalton MUIR
dered James B. Morrow for Is cents.
Morrow had been calling on young
lady friend and was on his way home
about midnight on Nov. IA when Wade
and Dalton stepped in front of him
and ordered him to throw up his
hands. Morrow made a movement
toward putting his hands in his pock-
cts when Wade fired the fatal shot.
The murderers were arrested three
days later in a lodginghouse, chiefly
through Information furnished by the
woman who kept the house. When
arrested each man accused the other
of being the murderer but after few
weeks Wade confessed that he himself
fred the shot.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
+ SchIeys Spend a Quiet Day.

Louisville, KY, Feb. AFTER two
days of constant activity Admiral
schley's last day in this city was
spent quietly at the home of his host.
Marion s.. Taylor, president of the
louisville board of trade. Both the
admiral and his wife felt the need OF
rest and only few callers were re-
ceived at the Taylor residence.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
Lord pufferln's Condition Grave.

Belfast, Feb. 1--Sir William H.
Rroadbent. physician in ordinary to
the king, who is attending Lord DUFF
ferin, the former governor general of
Canada, has issued the following bull.
letin: Lord Dufferin's condition is
one Of extreme gravity. Weakness,
emaciation and anaemia have reached
serious degree
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
Mr.. HRoDRIck's STATEMENT.
South African War Now Costs E4,5oc,-
900 Per Month.

London, Feb. 1.-The war secre-
tary, Mr.. Brodrick, in introducing
supplementary estimate of G5,000,00o
in the house of commons, said this
brought the total of the cost of the war
for the present year up to s61 ,070, 900.
On Jan. 1, Mr.. Brodrick said, there
were still 237.S00 British troops in
South Africa. The expenses of the
war had now been reduced to about
G4.500,000 per month.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Jan. 31.-Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, S5.50@6.1O; fancy
butcher COWS and heifers, $4.25@
4.75; good to choice veals, S4.50@5.25;
good to choice feeders, $3.4O@4.25.
Hogs-$5.50@6.10. Sheep-Good to
choice, $4.25@4.60; lambs, $5OO@5.50.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
Senate Ratifies Treaties.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate
in executive session ratified the extra.
dition treaties recently negotiated
with Denmark and Belgium and the
treaty affecting the descent of prop
erty between the United States and
Guatemala. &sgsg III
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
TELEGRAPHIc MARKET LETTER

Minneapolis, Feb. Wheat mar
ket was quiet today, the trade waiting
for some new developments which
might influence values favorably.
Gables closed but 1sc lower against
our half cent decline yesterday The
slump lost Saturday gave holders a
little uneasiness and they were not as
free to take hold on the decline in
consequence. The millers report
that there is no export demand for
flour Duluth and Minneapolis get
3O5 cars against 346 year ago. Kan
sas is promised snow and cold wave
tonight which will extend east as far
as Indiana. The northwest will re-
main fair and a trifle colder. There
was $4,000 of Manitoba wheat pur-
chased by exporters yesterday. The
period of thawing and freezing is ap-
preaching which frequently results in
material damage to the plant, espe-
cially when going into it's winter
quarters weak and brown, as was the
case this year It will require quite
a little period to determine the accrr-
acy of these damage reports, but even
making liberal allowances they will
be an unusual factor this year in stim-
ulating prices. We do not anticipate
much further reaction as the prices
sent the conservative element and Of
ferings have recently been exceeded
by their demands.
Corn was rather quiet today and
found only good buying by short lead
by Bartlett Frazier. Receipts are
continuing very light and the grading
extremely poor. Just how long the
shorts can put up with these bullish
conditions is a question but the re-
suits will, later on, prove that corn is
standing on it's merits and will i'm
prove on any signs of short covering
of Importance.
Oats weakened early caused by sell
ing Of quite a little after the opening.
AT the moment there is no special in
terests centered in them and they af-
ford but a scalping market for a few
days. ,s, .Essrs
Provisions can throw out no induce
ments to the trade. So many Of the
recent bulls who were forced into
liquidation will have to see prices
somewhat lower to be brought in
again. We believe that the decline
to 1850 wa. the final break and pur-
chases margined to this point at least
will be very safe.
New York, Feb. 1.-The market at
the. opening showed considerable con-
.fidence by the Coppers. London was
somewhat depressed but it is believed
their market was manipulated to per
NIT OF less persistent demand by the
investment class here. Tt is also
limited that foreigners are quite heavily
short of our securities. Sugar showed
a better demand from shorts but with
only temporary effect. Rock Island
is being manipulated by the same
pool and should it widen about foua
points again from st. Paul it should
be taken on. Northwestern should
be bought at these prices. We ex-
pect to see this stock above 225 this
month. steels more inclined to heav-
mess at the moment. The bank
statement was a disappointment and
on Its announcement prices receded
sharply The announcement of ]
per cent dividend by the directors o1
the Northern Securities company was
quite surprise and continues to con.
fuse the trade. On all dips we see
nothing to prevent buying OF the bet
ter class for much better prices.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
CHICAGO.
MINNEAPOLIS,

May Wheat:..... 745s 741a = H-B 74R
f1 MINI NEAPOLIS CASH.
No., hard 76. No. / Northern 7S24-74. No. :
Northern 731s. Flax $172h
DULUTH CASH. .-..,
No. / Hard 1873. No. Northern 1875. No.
Northern 713s. Flax S1.72.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
OREGON DOUBLE HANGING.
Condemned Men Killed Their Victim
for rs Cents.

Portland, Or, Feb. 1.-Joseph Wade
and B. H. Dalton were hanged in the
county jailyard here for the murder of
James Morrow, Nov. IA last. Both
men retained their nerve and just be-
fore the 70 e was put around Wade's
neck he said: a." H..
"You may think 1 am happy, but I'm
not" "
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01

the Boer delegates, sufti c1ent to induce
Great Britain to accede to the original
request .t,s '.E-Ht ..5 y
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-01
THE MARKETS.

Opening, Range and Close of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth.
Furnished by Coe Commission Co., First
National Bank building, who have direct wires
to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago.
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