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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
MONTANA
BRIDGE DYNAMllED
Desperate Effort Made to Blow Up
the Northern Paciic's Bridge.
Near Livingston.
Had It Been Successful an East
Bound Passenger Train Would
Have Been Wrecked.

Special to The journal.
Livingston, Mont, Aug. s.-At an early
hour Sunday morning a desperate attempt
was made by unknown persons to blow
up the Northern Pacific bridge that crosses
the Yellowstone river about one mile east
from this city.
Why the effort was unsuccessful can
scarcely be understood, as a large guam
t1ty Of dynamite was used, and it is said
the charge was well PLACED in the pier and
by experienced hands. Had it been sue
cessful it Is probable that the Northern
Pacific east-bound passenger train that
leaves Livingston soon after o'clock in
the morning would have gone thru the
open bridge, and it is likely that many
lives would have been lost
At 2:30 Livingston was awakened by a
terrific explosion not unlike an earthquake
shock. The explosion was so severe that
window lights were broken in dwellings on
the outskirts of the city, and in every
part of town a severe shock was expert
enced. An investigation followed, which
led to the discovery that an effort had
been made to blow out the center pier,
Pieces of fuse were found in the locality,
and the pier was badly shattered.
The bridge was thrown out of line, vet
NO. passenger train passed over it soon
after the explosion without accident Of.
f1cers have been at work on the case all
day, but 1t Is not believed that any clue
to the perpetrators has been found. Su-
perintendent Boyle, in behalf Of the rail-
road company, offered reward Of 81, OOC
for the apprehension of the persons, and
1t is expected that the commissioners OF
Park county will increase the reward tc
$4,000 to-day.
The motive for such an act cannot be
surm1sed. The structure is a fine stee
| bridge, with stone and cement piers, and
or hxr fho -.
| three years ago at cost exceeding $780,
900. s- -
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SOUTH DAKOTA
CALAMITY NO MORE.
Death Of the Famous Frontiers
Woman and Former Scout in
the Black Hills.
How She Shared the Hardships Of
the Soldiers Who Fought With
General Custer.
Special to The Journal.

Terry, S. D., Aug. 3. = The noted fe-
male character, Calamity Jane" who has
been known on the frontier since 1870
died here Of Inflammation Of the bowels.
She requested that she be buried in
Mount Moriah cemetery at Deadwood,
beside "Wild Bill' Hickok.
Mrs. Jane Burke was born in Princeton,
nary. With her father, when she was 10
years old, she started for the Montana
gold fields and at the end Of the five
months overland trip had become a
good shot and a good rider. When her
parents died she was adopted by some
plainsmen and grew up in Wyoming.
1t was in 1870 that her first work for the
government was done. General Custer
was at Fort Russell, Wyo., on his way to
fight the Apaches in Arizona. She went
to the FORT donned a cowboys clothes
and offered her services as a scout Gen
eral Custer accepted her, believing her
to be a man, and she was uniformed and
enlisted as a soldier.
The deception was soon found out, but
not before Jane had convinced Custer of
the value of her knowledge of the plains,
and he allowed her to continue her work
She went thru many fights and shared
all the hardships of the soldiers. In the
campaign made. by Custer and Miles in
1872 she got the name of Calamity Jane
from an officer who had been wounded or
an Indian ambuscade and whom she bore
back to camp on her horse, in front OF
her. In 1876, when Custer started on his
march to the Big Horn, she was employed
to carry dispatches. On one occasion she
swan the Platte river with dispatches
but afterwards got pneumonia and wa!
furloughed. She was still on furlougI
when Custer set out for the scene of hi!
last battle.
For several years she was a govern
ment mail carrier between Deadwood ant
| Custer, Mont, one of the worst routes
! in the west. She was so expert a sho
| that few men ever dared to modest her
She was the member Of a posse which cap
tured Jack Mccall, a famous desperate
| in Deadwood, the woman, so story goes
| cornering Mccall himself in a butche
shop.
| In 1878, after short service with tn
| seventh cavalry, she bought a ranch AM
retired. She afterwards married and ha,
one daughter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
GOOD ADVICE.

Constipation clouds more lives than al
most any other disease. One Of the great
est orators once gave this most impor-
tant advice: Keep your bowels open and
your head COOL" Any sensible person
will agree that keeping the bowels open
and cleansed is absolutely essential to
good health. Don't take pills and harsh
purgatives that only aggravate the
trouble. but try Chase's Constipation
Tablets. They will cure you to stay
cured. These tablets are put up In neat
watch shaped bottles which just At the
vest pocket. Price twenty-five cents.
Sold by druggists under a positive guar
antee to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Nothing else like them.
FOR SALE IN MINNEAPOLIS BY
Weinhold. q. H., 9Th st and Nicollet.
j Penjamin Levy, Nicollet and 31st st.
CfrkIer, G.. H., 9Th and Nicollet
Hermann. A. B., ed av and 4th st.
Gamble & Ludwig, Sd st and Hennepin.
q ChurchilIs Nicollet House Block.
= Donaldson's Glass Block.
II Powers Mercantile Company.
# your druggist won't supply you write
10 the above or The Chase Manufacturing
Co. Newburgh. N. =.
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SHEEPMEN's ULTIMATUM
Central Montana Wool Growers Fix Shear
- IND Prices for 1904.

Central Montana Wool Growers Fix Shear
s.H Ing Prices for 1904.
BILLINGS, MONT.-The session of the
Central Montana Wool Growers Associa-
ton was we'll attended by many of the
representative sheepmen Of this section
OF the state. The first matter taken up
was the resolutions passed at the North
Montana Wool Growers Association meet
Ing In Great Falls week before last. There
was much discussion, but the resolution
finally passed as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned members of the
Central Wool Growers Association here
by agree to abide by the following: We
will not pay for shearing in the season of
1904 over cents head for yearlings and
ewes, and not over 9 cents head for
wethers, years old or over, and will
charge shearers 81 day for board, allow
ing the shearers the privilege of boarding
themselves If they SO DESIRE"
1t was stated that the presence Of scab
in this section had already cost the sheep
men Of Yellowstone county something over
100000. The sheepmen expressed them
selves Of the belief that either the laws
were very lax or that the state officers
were not attending to their duties.
Officers were elected as follows: G.. O.
Gruwel1, Billings, president; B. F. White,
Ubet, vice president; P. B. Moss, Billings
treasurer; A. G. Logan. Billings, score
tary.
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IOWA
NEW CANDIDATE ANNOUNCED
Silvara VIII Have Backing of Hull for
Mayor of Des MoInes

Mayor of Des MoInes.
DIES MONIES, IOWA.-Judge L. I. Sill
vara of the police court has formally an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
republican nomination for mayor before
the primaries next spring. He says If he
is chosen mayor it will be on platform
opposing all political gratis. He will be
opposed for the nomination by Mayor
Brenton and ex-Mayor John MacVicar, so
that 1t will be a three-cornered contest.
Judge Silvara says his fight will be made
regardless of congressional lines. Never
thelesss, 1t is the understanding he will
have the backing of the Hull leaders. while
MacVicar will have the Prouty support. 1t
Is predicted that Brenton will be left out
side of the breastworks with his willowy
avoirdupois exposed to a cross fire from
both camps.
An interesting action of injunction has
been begun in the United States circuit
court to restrain the members Of the ex-
ecutive council from certifying to the
county auditors the assessment ON the I'M
finished line of the Milwaukee from Mus
catine to Ottumwa. In effect, the Mil
Waukee is seeking to prevent the council
from assessing this unfinished railway,
holding it has no power to do SO. The point
Is new one. Hitherto the council has
been assessing unfinished lines at $4,000
q mile as a maximum.
Governor Cummins and State Treasurer
Gilberson left last night for Denver for q
two weeks vacation. The governor was
not inclined to believe Judge I.ochren S
action in Diminishing the application for
an injunction against the Northern Secur-
tiles company serious drawback, but re-
lies for public protection upon the federal
governments recent victory in the prose
cution for the violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
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Sioux City Can Have 1t This Year 1t 1t
.... Wants IT, ..-.

SIOUX CITY, IOWA-Adjutant Gen.
eral H. M. Byers has stated to Captain H.
D. Nichols of Company L, Fifty-sixth
regiment, Iowa national guard, that the
encampment will be held at Sioux City,
Sept. to 8, If Sioux City is willing. Col
onel w. B. Humphreys also favors Sioux
City. The interstate fair is to be held
here the fisrt week in September and the
business men fear the two events will
clash. The directors Of the fair have COM
municated with the officers of the regi-
ment to learn if the encampment can CO.
operate with the fair. T5&
It has been proposed to have the inspec-
ton by Governor Cumniins take place in
the fair grounds, Friday, Aug. T. The
regiment consists Of twelve companies and
about 500 men. There are two companies
in Sioux City and one each in Mason City,
Webster City, Algona, Boone, Sheldon,
Fort Dodge, Hampton and Ida Grove.
Because she fell thru the floor in the
rear porch at her home at 1925 Fifth
street, Maggie Solomon has sued her
landlord, G. A. Litchfeld, for S., 900 dam
ages.
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the principal case being the state VS..
Robert Walsh, charged with the killing
Of Joshua Truax at Hinsdale.
Owing to the recent stirring events in
Valley county, resulting in the escape and
subsequent killing of two prisoners and
the lynching Of another, Judge Tattan
seems determined to see that Walsh is
tried as quickly as jury can be had.
The county jail has long been in an
unsafe condition, and the escape of pris-
oners has been frequent, notwithstanding
the vigilance of the officers.
GLASGOW, MONT.-Charles Meyer, a
rancher living near Glasgow, and his horse
were Instantly killed by lightning. He was
recent arrival In the country and was at
tending to some cattle on the range when
struck by the bolt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
lRRIGATING DITCH
This Project of the Government Will Re-
claim 175,oO0 Acres.

This Project of the Governments Will Re-
claim $4,000 Acres.
BELLE FOURCHE, S. D.-Raymond F.
Walter of the United States geological
survey and a corps Of assistants have
commenced preliminary survey for the
purpose of deciding upon the most FEAST
BILE route for the building of an irrigating
ditch along the Belle Fourche river under
the national irrigation law.
This project has been reported upon as
the most feasible scheme in this portion
of the Black Hills and will be surveyed
and planned and estimates drawn and if
the survey can be completed by spring,
then favorable report from the secretary
of the interior is all that is needed to
have the actual construction work be-
gin.
The head Of the ditch will be con-
structed just at the confluence of Red
water and Belle Fourche rivers It is
estimated 1t will reclaim 175.0O0 acres OF
government land besides $4,000 acres OF
arid land owned by individuals
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
BIG WOOL DAY
Best Price Realized at Fort Benton Was
TN Cents

Best Price Realized at Fort Benton Was
TN Cents.
FORT BENTON, MONT.-About $40, 900
pounds Of wool were sold here to-day,
prices ranging from 151a to 17A cents.
The building Of the new railroad into
Lewiston has had the effect of cutting
off some large shipments of wool that
formerly came to this place and to Great
Falls from Fergus county. The trans
ferring Of merchandise freight from the
Great Northern to Lewiston, which has
been an extensive business for years, will
also be cut off, and the cumbersome ten
and twelve horse teams, which have so
long been common sight on the long
stretches Of bench land south Of here,
will be no more.
Lewiston Is about the last Of the i'm
portant inland towns to get railroad.
This road is now being built from the
Northern Pacific north to Lewiston, and
it is already blocked with freight so far
as it has extended.
The north Montana mission of the
Methodist church will hold it's annual
meeting at this place, commencing on
Aug. s, Bishop G. G. McCabe presiding.
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BIG SUGAR APPROPRIATIONS
500, 900, 900 Worth Sent Here from
Hawaii and Porto Rico.

Washington, Aug. 2.-More than $780,
100000 pounds of sugar valued at over
$100,000,0O0, was brought into the United
States in the fiscal year just ended. This
is larger importation Of sugar than in
any preceding year In the history Of the
country and the value is greater than in
any preceding year except In 1891, '93
and '94.
From Porto Rico the total sugar brought
into the United States amounted to 226,-
143, sos pounds, valued at 81, 466,579, and
from the Hawaiian islands 774,825 pounds,
valued at $25,810,6S4. Thus the total
quantity Of sugar supplied by Porto Rico
and the Hawaiian Islands amounted to
one billion pounds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
MCLAUGHLIN ON THE ROSEBUD
Signatures to the Amended Treaty VIII
Soon Be Secured.


SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Major James Nc
Laughlin, Inspector Of the Indian bureau
at Washington who has arrived at Rose
bud agency for the purpose of securing the
signatures Of the Indians to an amended
treaty for the opening to white settlement
Of 900 acres of their reservation, stu
ated in Gregory county, is meeting with
success and will complete the work Of
obtaining the signatures in few days.
United States Senator Gamble stated he
was confident the treaty now being nego-
tiated by Major Mclaughlin will be ratified
by congress, either at theh coming special
session or during the regular session.
There will be no--free homes provision
to- the bill which will be presented to con-
gress. The bill will provide for the sale
Of the land by the Indians at $40 an acre
the higheset price, it is believed, ever
paid the Indians by the government for
land surrendered by them.
This is made payable, so cents an acre
when the land is filed on by white settlers
and an additional SO cents each year until
the full amount is paid. The entire sum
thus secured from the land will be turned
over to the Indians entitled to the same.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
DUMMY ON THE TRACK

Menominee Motorman Thought He Had
Killed Man.
MENOMINEE, MICH.-Some excite
ment was caused last night by one Of the
street cars running, over a dummy. A
doctor was on the car and went back to
see the corpse. He was much surprised
when he reached the spot to see dummy
with both Of its legs cut off. The motor
man did not recover from the shock for
two or three hours.
The residence Of Judge Henry Mason
was entered by burglars last night and
about SIT taken from the pockets Of the
roomers in the house.
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NEW BUILDINGS FOR SCHOOL
Congressman Martin Inspects the Govern

Congressman Martin Inspects the Govern
ment Institution at Rapid City
s RAPID CITY, S. D.-The government
Indian school is being inspected by Con-
gresham Martin The government is ex-
pending between $4,000 and $4,000 in
the erection of additional buildings.
The intention was originally to increase
the accommodate of the school so that
it could receive 500 pupils instead of $50,
as at present, but it is found that the en-
largement now in process will only make
room for about 225 all told
A tract of $50 acres adjoining the school
site has been purchased and is to be con-
verted into training farm. It contains
a large apple orchard, besides many other
fruit trees and bushes, and is under Gull
tivation and irrigation. It is purposed by
the government to teach the young In
dams how to till the soil.
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PASTOR ORDAINED
Rev. Dr. Merrill of Minneapolis Preached
the Sermon at Cass Lake.

Rev. DR.. Merrill of Minneapolis Preached
the Sermon at Cass Lake.
CASS LAKE, MINN.-Twice since the
organization Of Cass county have minis
tiers Of the Congregational church been
ordained. The first was Rev. Mr.. Brown
of Walker in 1897. The second was at
the Congregational church here Saturday
night. The edifice had been handsomely
decorated with cut flowers by ladies of
the congregation. ..-
In the afternoon Rev. Messrs. Michael of
Walker Arnold of Akeley Sites Of Ada
and J. J. Hales Of Mcintosh, were COM
mittee to examine the applicant. The ex-
animation Of Mr.. A. G. Woodcock was re-
ported as satisfactory in every way and
he was admitted as a minister Of the
Congregational church.
In the evening the church was filed to
dts utmost capacity, Rev. DR.. Merrill OF
Minneapolis occupying the pulpit. The
choir consisted Of Miss leila Gardner.
Miss Eva Olson and H. E. Reed and Judge
Lang. Miss McDonough acted as organ
ist.
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BRIDE OF A YEAR
Dies Of Blood Poisoning

Mrs: Agnes Willis Dies, OF Blood Poisoning
at MIssouIa.
MISSOULA, MONT.-Mrs. Agnes Willis,
wife of Gug Willis, died this forenoon at
the Sisters hospital of blood poisoning,
after an illness of less than a week She
was 10 years old and had been married
one year and one day.
Mr.. Willis is the son of E. J. willis
manager of the Muscular, and he and his
wife came to the city the first of June to
accept position with the Missoulian
Their former home had been San Fran
cisco, where they were married and where
the parents Of the dead woman reside.
The body will be sent to San Francisco for
BURIAL
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Just Read This.

A special low rate ticket, ST. Paul and
Minneapolis, to Detroit, Minnesota and re-
turn, will be- sold on Mondays and Tues
days, by the Northern Pacific, for $11. Is.
This will not only include rail transporta-
ton, but will also be good for three days
board at Hotel Minnesota, Detroit, and a
steam boat ride on Detroit lake. Here's
your chance for a quiet, nice little outing
in the heart Of Minnesota's celebrated
Lake Park region. Call at Northern Pa
cific ticket Offices.
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STORM LAKE, IoWA.-The Buer

STORM LAKE, IoWA.-The Buena
Vista County Normal institute convened
to-day for session of two weeks The
instructors are Superintendent j. H.
O'Donoghue of Storm Lake, Superinten-
dent T. B. Morris of Correctionviile Su-
perintendent P. L. Dorland of Sioux Rap
ids, Professor Julietta Pierce of Iowa City,
Mary Karinke of Charles City, Professor
B. F. Coburn Of Boone, State Superinten-
dent r. Barrett Of Des Moines and
Laura Swain of Cedar Rapids will make
addresses
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FAMILY OF GOOD SHOTS
Seven Dewey Brothers Do Some Good
Shooting at Fergus Falls.

Shooting at Fergus Falls.
FERGUS FALLS, MINN.-The seven
Dewey brothers, who reside with their
father on farm four miles from this city,
were presented with a Winchester by the
manufacturing company and started a
Shooting contest yesterday to decide
which Of them should have it. The con-
test took place In this city, and the
scores out of possible fifty targets, were
as follows: William Dewey, At; Morris,
As; John, A; Byron, 43; Charles 4Si Alton,
40; George, "a. If any other family in the
northwest can duplicate this record 1t has
not yet been heard from.
!: Sheriff Bailey was down from Blackjack
with young man named Oscar Hanson,
who had been adjudged insane. The
young mans mania. Is Of a religious
nature and he spends his time IN singing
and praying, sometimes in English and
sometimes In the Norwegian tongue.
! The new board Of education met Satur-
day evening and organized by electing J,
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H. Grass, president; w. G. Lincoln, Sec
Rotary; and A. Brandenburg, treasurer. It
was decided to have the fall term of school
begin Tuesday, Sept 8, and Miss Anna
o. Waldorf of Mayvile, N. D., and Miss
Agnes G. O'Donnell of St. Cloud were
elected teachers to fill vacancies
John f. Smith, the Indian who was
charged with strangling John Jones, fell
low redskin, while in a scuff1e near
Menagha, Wednesday, have been released,
the evidence going to show that death was
accidental.
trami county and named Houpt, after Dis
trict Attorney G. G. Houpt Of this city.
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INDIANS IN A POW-WOW
JoInt Meeting Of Red Lake and Whit
Earth Reservation Trlbesmen.

], Earth Reservation Trlbesmen.
FOSSTON, MINN.-The Indians Of the
Red Lake and White Earth reservations
have agreed to have joint pow-wow on
! next Sunday. They compromised as
to place. selecting Gully, midway
from the reservations. They are making
much preparation and the affair promises
to be a success.
o. A. Brager, well-known citizen Of
this place, has been appointed United
States commissioner
I A crew of plumbers are putting In a
hot water plant at the city hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
MOB WOULD RULE
Canton, MIMI, Men Try to Rescue NeIs
OIberq from jail,

LA CROSSE, WIS-Charles Soiney,
farmer residing near Canton, Mimi, is
believed to be dying in La Crosse hos
pital from cuts and wounds received, it
is said, from Nels Olberg after a quarrel,
and the latter is in the Jail, surrounded
by guards ordered out by the mayor Of
Canton to prevent mob rule.
Soiney and Olberg fought in the street
and Soiney started for his home near
Prosper, Mimi. few miles distant. He
was pursued by Olberg and the assault
followed Olberg is alleged to have pulled
his victim from the buggy, slashed him
with a knife and kicked and beat him into
insensibility.
A strange feature of the affair is that
the mob which has attempted to storm
the jail does not want to lynch but would
rescue Olberg, who seems big man in
the community. No decided attack on
the bastile has been made yet.
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BESSEMER, MICH.-Bessemer's fire
team left for Hancock to-day to attend the
firemen's tournament. The team has been
practicing and expects to land some first
prizes. This city also expects to get the
tournament for 1904
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Bopp against the North Western railway
for $4,000. The plaintiff is the widow of
Fred A. Bopp, who was killed in rail-
way wreck at Athol, on Feb. %, 1908. G.
w. Stephens Of Columbus, Wis, and the
firm Of Sterling & Clark of this city ap-
pear as attorneys for plaintiff.
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THE FOLK BOOM
Missourians Take Very Kindly to
the Young Circuit Attorney.

New Florence, Mo-, Aug. 3.-The guber-
Material boom of Joseph Wingate Folk,
circuit attorney Of st. Louis, was
launched here Saturday and It at once
assumed the proportions of a mountain
avalanche, sweeping everything before it.
1t was old settlers day, and 10000 resi-
dents of Montgomery county turned out
in honor Of the man who is doing so
much for the redemption of Missouri.
Mr.. Folk was the speaker of the day
and he carefully eschewed any reference
to politics, yet everywhere could be heard
words Of praise for the circuit attorney
who has dared to grapple with the &C.
topus of corruption.