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Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
1AF1'S ARMY ESTIMATE
Governor Taft Thinks Only Small
Standing Army is Needed in the
Philippines.
Expects BY End of the Year All Troops
Above $1,000 May be Withdrawn
Safely.
Officials Relying on a Native Const-
abulary to Maintain Peace and
Order in Islands.

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-Regarding
. standing army in the Philippines
Governor Taft is reperted by The Call
to have said:
Fifteen thousand men will be an
ample force in the, islands before the
close of the year. was told this only
a few days before L came away. Of
hcers thoroughly versed in the situa-
ton gave me the figures. will ex.
plain to you how peace can be main
kained in the islands. We have organ
lied a native constabulary which is
working efficiently. Congress allows
us to maintain a constabulary of 5000
men. They are under the command Of
Major Allen, who already has enlisted
$500 men in this branch of the serv-
ice. When the force is fully organized
the men will be distributed in the prov
1nces, $50 men to each province. The
detachments of constables are com.
manded by four officers, three of whom
are retired volunteer officers and the
other native Filipino. When the
constabulary is fully equipped it will
be detailed in the field to clean out
the Ladrones, who are intimidating the
natives. These Filipino constables
can be maintained by the government
at cost of $3.50 each a year, while the
soldiers in the islands cost Uncle Sam
about $1,000 a head. &5..
II know that the Pacific coast people
would like to see free trade instituted
between this country and d>the islands, y
continued the governor, "but I am
sorry to say that I cannot see how it
would work.
'The civil government adopted tar
If schedule which is working well, but
our internal receipts are not large.
When you tax a country too heavily
you spoil it and that is the situation
in the Philippines.
I'VE have asked that the Ding1ey
tariff be reduced for the products OF
the islands at least so per cent. We
hope that congress will be as generous
to the Philippines as it was to Porto
Rico. The reduction of the Dingley
tariff will mean the opening up of a
large market for tobacco and sugar of
the islands, as well as for other
products there. Hemp you need and
are buying in larger quantities every
day. By so reducing the Dingley tariff
good market for the Pacific coast
will be opened up"
Governor Taft said there had been
no serious clash between the civil and
military authorities and declared that
the best of good feeling existed be-
tween himself and General Chaffee.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
CONFESSED coUNTERFEITERs.
Supposed Wealthy San Francisco
~ Couple Under Arrest

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-After hav-
ing entertained host of friends and
acquaintances at their elegant home
at Fruit Vale during the past three
years Ulysses G. Blair and his hand
some young wife spent Tuesday night
in jail. Blair is confessed counter
felter. while his wife is accused of
having uttered spurious coins turned
out by him. Both were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Pea
cock and ren1anded to Jail for examina-
tion. Blair was arrested at the Oak
land racetrack while in the act of
passing spurious coin upon an unsus-
pecting bookmaker, while his wife was
taken into custody as she left dry
goods store on this side of the bay an
hour or two later.
In their house in the suburbs of
Oakland the secret service agents
found complete counterfeiter's out
fit and about $40 worth of spurious
coin, which was said to be the most
perfect imitation of the genuine coin
that has ever been handled by the
local detectives. Blair was formerly
a restaurant keeper in this city, but
sold out about two years ago. Since
then it is alleged he and his pretty
wife have placed in circulation thou
sands of spurious dollars.
Blair admits having won thousands
of good dollars at the local tracks
through the medium of his bad ones.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
Prominent as ). Politician.

Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 23.--John
s.. Farr, wealthy man. prominently
known politically over the state, has
been sentenced to two years in the
state penitentiary for manslaughter
He killed Owen Ross in this city last
summer in street fight.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
Blizzard Raaina at G Cleveland.

Cleveland, Jan. %. snow storm
that followed a week or two OF com
paratively clear weather began early
Tuesday morning and has increased
in violence until it has become a bliz-
zard. The snow fall is the heaviest of
the winter and has greatly impeded
street and steam railway traffic. A
high wind has accompanied the fall
and piled it into great drifts.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
North Star Press Association.

st. Paul, Jan. 23.-The North Star
State Daily Press association at its
annual meeting here elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, HI. G..
Plumley, Fargo; vice president, G. E.
Wise, Mankato; secretary, w. E. Eas-
ton, Saltwater; treasurer, l.. r. Hunt,
Mankato; executive committee, Frank
Dean, Owatonna; w. M. Fuller, Little
Falls. and g. F. Macdonald, st. Cloud.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
WORK begun TOO LAIE.
Efforts in Congress to Prevent the Ex-
ecution Of commandant Sheepers
Too Late.
Was Executed January 18, While Cable
Message Said He Would.be Shot
Next Saturday.
Resolutions in Senate Calling for Pro.
test to British Government Against
Execution.

discovered that through a cable error
In Associated Press dispatch an
Nounced that the death sentence upon
syommandant Scheepers of the Boer
army had been confirmed by General
Kitchener and that he would be exc
cuted next Saturday. The fact is that
ne was executed on last Saturday,
Ian. 18.
Washington, Jan. %. Soon after
he senate convened Mr.. Teller offered
the following concurrent resolution
which he asked to go over for day:
Whereas, it is announced that SEN
tence of death has been passed upon
Commandant Scheepers of the Orange
Free State army, now a prisoner Of
war in the hands, of the British forces
in South Africa, and,s
Whereas, it is known that said
Commandant Scheepers was captured
while lying sick and wounded in a
hospital, such capture being in viola
tion of Articles 1 and 5 of the Geneva
convention, and,
Whereas, his execution by the Brit
lsh autho13ties will lead to acts Of re-
taliation and reprisal; be it
Resolved, by the senate, the house
Of representatives concurring, that the
president request the government Of
Great Britain to set aside in the inter
est Of humanity such sentence of death
and accord to Commandant Scheep-
ers the privileges and immunities
guaranteed under the Geneva conven-
tiOn."
After reading press dispatches re-
citing the statements of facts in the
resolution, Mr.. Teller said:
Il am told we can soon have official
evidence that the statements in the
resolution are correct. This is a case
which certainly calls for the interven-
tion of the United States or of some
other government which has some feel
Ing Of humanity. War, wherever it
Is, should be conducted upon princi-
Piles of humanity, If not, we should
enter, our protest against it" Il 4
At the conclusion of routine busi-
ness Mr.. Nelson called up the bill es-
tablishing department of commerce.
Mr.. Gallinger made vigorous argu-
ment in support of the pending meas
ure.: The establishment of such a de-
partment, he said, had been demand
ed by commercial and Industrial bod
les throughout the country for years.
The president pro tem., Mr.. Frye,
then laid before the senate letter
from Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, pro.
testing against the Incorporation of the
department of labor in the proposed
department of commerce.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
FoRMALlTlES COMPLETED.
Treaty for Sale of Danish West Indies
to BE Siuned This Week.

Copenhagen, Jan. 23.-It has been
definitely decided that the treaty with
the United States providing for the
sale of the Danish West Indies is to be
signed at Washington this week. Ali
the formalities here are completed,
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
THE MARKETS.

Opening, Range and Close Of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth. .sy Nh HI Aifggs$
Furnished by Coe Commission Co., First
National Bank building, who have direct wires
to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago.
5z JANUARY %, 1902.
CHICAGO. .si} 4;
Open High Il, Low Close
May Wheat .79A-2s 1875 78A 79B-A
May Corn s....... 63A 63T 62S 623l
May Oats. 45ss-A 455s-A 442l-X 45A
MINNEAPOLIS. }S& II
May Wheat...... 75A-7s 75h Is 75as-h
MINNEAPOLIS CASH.
No. hard II. No. Northern TAX. No. 2
Northern 73. Flax $1.67
DULUTH CASH. S
No. ] Hard II. No, Northern 74 No.
Northern 71h. Flax S1.67.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
FEAR A REBEL ATTACK.
Officials at Colon Placing the Town in
State of Defense

Officials at Colon Placing the Town in
State of Defense.
Colon, Colombia, Jan. 23.-The
Colombian warship General Penzon
has gone to Savinalla to get more
troops. -
Everything is quiet along the line of
the Panama railroad.
The officials at Colon are engaged
in placing the town in a good state
of defense, in case the insurgents de-
eide to attack.
Guards are stationed at Mount Hope,
where trains are stopped and searched.
Many suspects have been arrested.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The state de-
parmtent has received a cablegram
from United States Consul Malmros at
Colon stating that an insurgent attack
upon that place is momentarily ex-
pected.
The navy department has no vessel
on the gulf side of the isthmus, the
Marietta at San Juan being the near
est, but it is assumed that Captain
Mead will supply any needed force
from the Philadelphia, sending them
by rail from Panama to Colon.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
TELEGRAPHIc MARKET LETTER

New York, Jan. 23.There is lit
tie too much bear news for this kind
of stock market. The hearing and
decision of the Northern Securities
company will be partially discounted
which looks to us as being favorable,
it not being out of line with similar
combination Of interests. You will
observe that sugar is asserting its po-
sition and meets excellent support on
all dips. This should work slowly
until getting into new ground on the
break from 1Oss. Don't let it pass
through 125 without getting in for an
investment. Twin City Traction Co.
is good but at present is quiet On
dips take on a little. Mr.. Keene is
not in his office as yet, but his opera
tions are already being felt. The
coming bank statement should be ex-
cellent. Go short only on bulges. =
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
Survivors Making Trouble.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 23.Forty In
dians on the Tama reservation have
died of smallpox, and a serious clash
is on between the government and
Iowa authorities. The Indians refuse
to permit the health officers to burn
the infected tepees, and it is possible
force may have to be used TO enforce
the health regulations.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
fchicaqo Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Jan. Cattle Good to
prime steers, $6.5O@745; poor to me-
ers, $2.25@4.75; cows and heifers,
$2.25@5.00; Texas steers, $3.25@6.25.
ogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
6.35; good to choice heavy, $6.20@6.40;
rough heavy, $5.80@6.10; light, $3.50
@5.90; bulk Of sales, S5.90@6.20.
Sheep-Good to choice, $4.30@6.00;
lambs. $5.10@6.10.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

81. Paul, Jan. 23. Cattle Fancy
butcher steers, $5.50@6.1O; fancy
butcher cows and heifers, $4.25@475;
good to choice veals, $4.50@5.25;
good to choice feeders, s3.25@4.0O.
Hogs IS 70@6.25. Sheep Good to
choice, s4.25@460; lambs, $5.00@5.40.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
Compelled TO Leave the Cash.

Hartford, KY, Jan. %. The Bank of
Hartford was robbed by five or. six
safeblowers at 2:3O a. m. The vault
was wrecked with dynamite. About
$4,000 was on hand, but it is believed
the robbers obtained small per cent
OF this and much of the money was
found scattered on the floor. The
noise Of the explosion aroused the
town and the robbers were compelled
ito flee. leaving the money behind.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
ERADICATE HoER HATRED.

Plan to Send British-American Col.
onists to South Africa.
NJ New Whatcom, Wash, Jan. 22S.
Rev. I. w. Barr, rector of Episcopal
churches in this city and Fairhaven.
has gone to South Africa to arrange
the final details of gigantic colonisa-
tion scheme which the British govern
ment will shortly und dertake there. 1t
is the idea of the British government
to induce a number of British born
subjects now residing in the United
States to emigrate to South Africa and
mingling with the Beers, eradicate the
feeling Of hatred which dwells in their
breasts. To induce British subjects
In this country to go into the Trans
yaal the British will offer large grants
of lands. cattle. farming utensils, etc
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
THE WEATHER.

Maximum temperature today 20.
Minimum temperature today IL.
Forecast for a hours for North Dakota
ending tomorrow night at o'clock:
Generally fair tonight and Friday
colder. ;s;s5s a,
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
WISCONSIN PLANT STARTS.
American Cigar and Tobacco Company
Puts $50 Hands at Work.

Puts $50 Hands at Work.
Sparta, Wis, Jan. 23. The Ameri-
can Cigar and Tobacco company has
set $50 persons at work in its factory
here, and more will begin work soon.
Many expert sorters are here from
other Wisconsin cities, and nearly all
sin will be brought mere to be worked
over. Many berry growers in this re-
gion will raise tobacco in connection
with their fruit business.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-01-23
COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES.

IHeT9upUH fTHSlu1HC MILCHe1
umed charge of the convention.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
E. NJ. C. Seminary, Bucksport.

Rev L. L. Hanscom of Rockland was at
Professor Fred t. Ward and family spent
Sunday at the home of O. C. Ward Cherry
field, Maine.
Rev. and Mrs H. W. Norton of Searsport
visited the Seminary Wednesday. They
will 90 to their new home at Dover May 9TH
Mrs. f. A. Cooper, wife of Professor
Cooper, has returned to Bucksport after
two months visit with relatives in Spring
field, Mass
The students are we'll pleased with the
return of Rev Robert Sutclitfe as pastor of
the Franklin Street Church of Bucksport
During the past year many of the young
people of the seminary have become denti-
fed with the work of this church.
The election of Rev. F. L. Hayward as
presiding elder of the Bucksport district is
matter of satisfaction both to the town
and the Seminary. He is a man of broad
culture and experience in educational work
He and his family will take up their resi-
dence in Bucksport some time this sumner.
The annual meeting of the East Maine
Conference, held recently in Caribou, was
of unusual interest to the Seminary, as the
action of this conference determines the
policy of the school for the ensuing year
The reelection of Rev. $. A. Bender as
president ensures continuance of the
work on the broad lines which have raised
the standing of the institution during the
past year. At this session the Conference
der made an eloquent appeal for the higher
education of our youth, which received a
warm appr eciation Professor f. A. Cooper
represented the faculty of the school, and
spoke of the work of the different depart
ments and outlined plan of cooperation
between the ministers and the school man.
agement for extending the influence of the
Seminary
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
The Belfast Improvement Society
Hold Reception in Memorial Hall


The reception by the Belfast Improve
ment Society to the City Government, clergy
and other prominent citizens, in Memorial
Hall last Friday evening, was very pleasant
in itself and should be a stimulus to the
society The city is fortunate in having an
organized body that can plan and conduct
so ably these social functions, which bring
together those who have the best interests
of the city at heart. The officers of the So
ciety, Mrs. f. W. Pote, Mrs. c. A. Pilsbury,
Mrs. G. f. Bracket, Mrs. Martha johnson
and Miss Louise Hazeltine, received the
guests of the evening. A pleasing program
OF music and recitations was furnished by
Mrs. +. L. Frost, Mrs. +. S. Pitcher, Miss
Mary Faunce and Miss Lu H. Littletield,
and a new feature, the mandolin and guitar
club, consisting of Rev. A. A. Smith, Messrs
&. K. Doak, Percy Poor, Lee Patterson and
c. L. Jones, won the favor of the audience
MI Chas. s, Bickford presided very accep-
tably, and the addresses and responses were
relieved from all formality Mrs. ChaS A.
Pil>bury, a vice president, briefly presented
the past work and present plans of the so
ciety. Most Of the facts presented by Mrs.
lilsburS have been published in The jour
nal, but the society owes much to her execu-
tive ability and deep interest in all that
pertains to its best interests. Mr.. w. Il.
Howard formally thanked the society for
the recent gifts of pictures to the public
schools saying that in his opinion it was
money judeously expended. He spoke at
length of the two-fold influence of educa-
ton, naturally dwelling particularly on that
which the Society's gifts suggested. Rev.
G. S. Mills, the dean of the clergy, responded
for the ministers present in very happy
speech, in which he spoke very highly of
the city of his adoption and of the pride
and interest he took in the place and people
He commended the work of the society.
closing by requesting that his name be add
ed to the membership and advising others
to follow his example. Mr.. Bckford then
called upon Mayor Elmer Small to speak
for the city government, which he termed the
business portion of the gathering Mayor
Small very happily commended the work and
objects of the society and the ability of the
ladies, which enabled them to accomplish
whatever they may undertake. He said
that in his professional drives about the city
he could see evidences of the society'S work
and opportunities for still further improve
ment. II was in the province of the society
to make our city so attractive, as home
that young people would not care to
leave it, even to become prominent in
larger places, He referred particularly
to the natural beauty of Belfast and
its surroundings. Cake and coffee were
served. Mr. Geo. y. Quimby presided
over the coffee urn to the 'eternal"
gratitude of the society and to the
pleasure of all who partook of that bever-
age After refreshments an hour OF more
was spent socially.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
The Hook and Ladder Ball.

The annual ball of Belfast Hook and Lad
der Co. No. 1, was held in the Belfast Opera
House Thursday evening, May 1st, and was
a success socially and financially. The
ladies of the city contributed literally for
the supper, and fine repast was attentively
served by a corps of young ladies very
prettily attred The dance music was by
Lakes orchestra of six pieces. 1t was the
first appearance of the new orchestra or
ganized and conducted by Mr.. Lake, and
won the highest concentrations from all
present. The orchestra when fully Or
ganized is to consist of ten pieces, and at
no distant day it is expected that the Bel
fast Band, which did our city so much
credit, will be revived.
Chief Engineer W. A. Mckenzie had
been announced as floor director, but as he
resigned the Office on that day, the dance
was directed by the foreman of the COM
pany, Harvey II. Gray. The aids were
Horace B. Smalley, Walker B. Dutch Chas
A. Logan, VIM. A. Coombs, Loren H. Col
cord, Arthur w. Coombs, VIM. D. Sylves-
ter, Ross L. HammOnS, CastanuS M. Small
ley, f. B. Jackson, Alt ana E. Dutch,
John W. Norton and G. A. Gray, and M. c.
Murch was prompter. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
L. CoOmbs led the grand march. The list
of dances included 1S numbers. A large
number of valuable gifts were distributed
to holders of tickets. The supper and ball
netted the company $95.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08

The following transfers in real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry
of Deeds for the week ending May I, 1902 ::
All Young, Lincolnville, to Ida Young
Mitchell, do, land and buildings in Linco In
vile. A. J. Biather, Searsport, to Bertha
j. Sellers, do. land and buildings in Sears
port. Chas. F. Bessey, Brooks, to Walter
E. Heal, Islesboro land in Islesboro; Elvira
S. Knight, Troy, to Roxy A. Gray, do. f.;
land in Troy. Elvira S. Knight, Troy, to
Rary A. Gerry, do, land in Troy. Laura
G. Staples, Mt. Pleasant, N. Y, to Samuel
G. Staples, Stockton Springs, land and
buildings in Stockton Springs. Olive j.
Emery, Montville, to Enos Emery, do. land
and buildings in Montville. Chas. S. Little
field ct ais. Winterport, to Leroy A. Batch
elder, Swanville, land and buildings in
Swanville. Cyrus B. Hall, Belfast, to
Annie L. Gilchrest, do. land in Belfast.
Luther j. Calderwood, Camden, to Edgar
S. Hall do. land in Lincolnville. Robert
l.. Daggett, Morrill,, to Geo. II. and Sylvia
Erskine, Waldo, land and buildings in
Morrill,. Augusta Whitney, Winterport, to
Samuel J. Fish, do, land and buildings in
Winterport.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
STATE ROADS.


What Waldo County Towns Propose TO do.
The County commissioners held an
adjourned session Saturday and decided on
the location of the State roads for which
application had been made. The locations
are as follows:
Belfast, from Little River Bridge, via
Northport avenue. High street, Bridge
street, the lower bridge and Searsport
avenue to the Searsport line,
Iincolnville, Belfast and Camden stage
road via Iincolnyille Beach, from the
Nurthport line TO the Camden line.
Frankfort, the Stockton Springs and Ban
gor stage road, via Frankfort village from
Prospect line TO Winterport line.
Morrill,. the road from Belfast to Mont
vile, via poor's Mills, Waldo. and Morrill,
village from Belfast line to Montyille line.
Montvile, from terminus OF Morrill, State
road via Centre Montville to Freedom line.
Liberty, the stage road from Palermo to
Liberty, via Liberty village, from Palermo
line to Liberty, thence to Montville line
Jackson, the road from Brooks to North
Monroe via East jackson, from Brooks line
to Monroe line.
Troy, the stage road from Unity, via
Green's Corner and Troy Corner to Dix
mont from Unity line to Dixmont line.
Two of these make continuous roads
across two OF more towns. Last year
Northport built a section Of the shore road,
and the action of Linconville and Belfast
this year gives continuous State road from
Camden line to Searsport line, dlStance'ol
nearly 20 miles The roads in MontVllle
and Morrill, are also continuous.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
The Grange and Litigation.

One of the objects for which the order of
Patrons of Husbandry has labored is the
lessening of lawsuits and settling differ
ences between the parties themselves or by
arbitration by a mutual friend or diSinter-
ested party. That this work has had an eff
feet is seen by a comparison of the number
of real estate attachments recorded. In
1881 the number of real estate attachments
recorded in Waldo county was 211, and the
number of cases entered in the Supreme
Court was 453 In 1891 the number of real
estate attachments was 235, and of eases en-
tered 279; in 1901 attachments, 95; cases en-
tered 200 The total number of days of
court We're: 1881, 81 1891, 35, 1901, 30.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
The Shoe Situation.

A better volume of orders taken by New
England shoe shops is one of the most en-
couraging signs of the week, since that
branch of business had become much more
quiet than the other leading manufacturing
Industries. Slight concessions were made on
few grades, but the general level of quota
tions is fairly well maintained. Jobbers are
still slow to place fall orders, hoping that bet
ter terms may be possible next month, Stead
mess in the leather market does not tend to
encourage expectations OF cheaper shoes,
however, especially in view of the tirmness
of domestic hides, with another rise in i'm
ported grades. Exports of leather continue
larger than a year ago.-Duns Review,
Nav g.