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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
TO GOVERN TIE MISSOURI
Captain Chittenden Does Not Believe In
Abandoning Efforts to Govern the
ErratiC Missouri.

Sioux City, Ia, July l3-Capt II NJ
ChittenGen. chief OF United States en-
gineers lor the Missouri river and Yel-
lowstone park has written a letter to
Mayor Reed of Kansas City, advising
him 70 call convention of all the
cities of the Missouri river to unite in
one more big effort to fight the Mis-
souri, river.
Now. just after the ferocious stream
has destroyed millions of dollars of
property in fortnight. and people of
the exposed -~- are anxious to know
what can be cone TO prevent recur-
renee of the tragedy, he advocates the
bring of pressure upon Congress to in
duce that body to rescind its decision
to give up the task of subduing the
refractory river
Despairins in the fight of tt'lty
Years and as many millions, CONGRESS,
a little over year ago, abolished the
Missouri river commission at st Louis
and reduced the allowance for the
river work to nominal sum. If this
policy is not changed, the elaborate
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
WEST
system Of bank protection must be
given up and the river left to its
wicked fancy.

system Of bank protection must be
wicked fancy.
Capt Chittenden is not anxious to
continue the attempt to maintain the
river as a nayigable stream, but he
does think it viii be a profound mis-
take if the river cities are denied the
protection that would be brought by a
reasonable Appropriation.
The Missouri river is not II he
Mississippi river. 1t is not a matter
Of building high enough walls on
either side to hold the volume of water
il is matter of protecting land from
the cnslaughts of a river which would
brook no walls The fight with the
Mississippi river is offensive: with the
Missouri it = defensive That is why
bulwarks have been built partially
about every city on the river, and this
is why # VIII be necessary TO
repairing and strengthening these
Notifications. or some morning the
river will be found eating a new
channel through the business section
of the city
The Missouri river last year during
Gle night moved its course half
mile farther from Nebraska City and
left that place without water the
government engineers realize 1t would
have been quite as easy for the
stream to have gone the other dlrec-
ton and undermined 80 .~----'
The river carries in its bosom
great cra~'itv of alluvial soil. sou
taat centuries ago was worn from the
mountains and carried into the valleys
by the same stream. The fine silt has
not lost its emery power once
hurled against the banks of similarly
shiiting composition, the attack is as
I irresistible a. catapult. IL nnlte'
8 the power of a hydraulic mine and
grindstone. Thus, whole farms have
been deyoured in few hours.
4 few miles sout .oux City. 4
/. Beardsley acquired tract of ''
acres. To this tract the Missour
river began in 1856 adding accretion
At the same time. valuable farm
were eaten from the Nebraska sld'
This was continued until 1872 whe
an ice gorge formed, and the rive
suddenly resumed its old channf
But 1900 acres of accretion had bee
added 10 the 100 acres; and its act
!. evulsion, under the river law, did n
change title: so the 1900 acres. thou
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
THE COWBOYS ARE DEFEATED
Bismarck Takes the Game from the Dlckln=
son Team by Score OF "A to on
Sunday 400 People on Special lra'r'

tho plate for three bases FOR the
first six innings the game was Close
enough to be interesting. Dickinson
pitcher quit after the fourth inning
when the score was 4 to in favor OF
bismarck. He claimed he was unable
to pitch any more and another pltchef
had to be put in the box. Bismarck
did things to the substitute pltcher
and his successor, Dickinson using up
three slabmen in the game. In the
seventh inning Bismarck held a pat
fest and the Dickinson team held an
arrorfest and Bismarck added runs
ia it's score. taking the tuck out OF the
Dickinson bows to considerable eX-
tent Three more runs in the ninth IN
ninp made a total score for Bismarck
of IA runs.
Rlexrud let down little at the open
ing of the game, giving two or three
Masses. He steadied down after that
etruck out thirteen men and pitched
his usual good game. French of Far
90 caught for Bismarck and played
a clean game. Middleton, who was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
HORRIBLE DEATH OF A NEGRO
Awful Torture Visited Upon a Negro for
an Assault Upon Young White
Girl.

lifeless form OF his little victim was
then placed before the glarng eyes of
the brute, while willing hands cut the
tongue from his swollen mouth. His
cries became incoherent and before
the enraged citizens could be checked
the skin was literally cut from his
body and distributed among the vii
layers. He died with his eyes on the
little girl whose life he had ruined
His heart was then cut out with jack
knives, his toes and fingers chopped
off and carried away as mementoes.
His bloody and mangled form was
then soaked with kerosene and fired.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Atlantic City, July 13-The engage
ment was announced today of Freder'
ick Donaghey, lately connected with
the Philadelphia Ledger, and MISS
Katherine Call, a young woman VINO
has adopted the stage as her career.
Mr.. Donaghey was so Infatuated
with Miss Call that he threw up ms
position in Philadelphia as soon as ne
heard the company Miss Call was play
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

expected from Oakes. did not appear,
and Grounitz was taken from the
bench and put into the game.
The Bismarck crowd returned at
midnight, all satisfied with the days
amusement. The Dickinson boys are
good entertainers and play a good
game of ball, being handicapped by
the lack of a good battery.
A return game will be played il
Bismarck week from Sunday. The
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
puCrvT VIEW or MAIN STREET BISMARCK.

had followed unobserved by the milk
ers. who were at the farther end OF
the barn. She was found lying on
her face and dead The fatal hoof
had reached her chin, shattering it
and driving the lower jaw bones back
about an inch. 1t is not that the neck
was broken as the nervous shock
would be sufficient to cause instant
death. The deceased child was sis
ter of Mrs. Chas. Firm of Wilton, and
the sorrowing relatives have the sym
pathy Of all.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
Killed by Kick From Horse.

Washburn Miner Early Saturday
morning a kick from vicious broncho
cost the life of Sadie, the two year old
daughter of Gabriel and Mrs. Thor,
at their home, three miles east OF
Wilton. Their older children had
zone to the barn to milk and Sadie
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Three persons were killed outright,
and fifty others injured. With the eX-
ception of two of the crew on the
fast mail, all the injured were on the
excursion train.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
GIVES UP JOB FOR ACTRESS
Infatuation OF Young Newspaper Man for
Miss Katherine Call So Great He
Quits His Job.

inc with was to be here for month,
in order to be with her for the time
being.
Miss Call was until recently engag-
ed to Boston man, whose name does
not appear.
Last week she broke off her engage
ment by letter, and after some con
versation with Mr.. DOnaShey, agreed
to marry him in September, just be-
fore the new theatrical season opens
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
THREE KILLED, FIFTY INJURED
Fast Mail Train Crashes Into Stalled
Excursion Train on the Missouri
Pacific Road.

Kansas City, July 13.-The Missouri
Pacific fast mail crashed into an eX-
cursion train south bound from Kan
sas City that had become stalled be-
tween Little Blue and Lees Summit.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
Fort Lincoln Notes.

Jos. Kelly has severed his connec-
ably locate in Bismarck.
Otto Hubert has been engaed as
mule skinner at the Fort. He is an
expert at the business.
Lieut.. Fairfax of Fort Lincoln be
lieves in keeping up the reputation of
the 21st as 'hiker," He frequently
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13
POPE is NOT so WELL TODAY

Rome, July 13.-Pope Leo is not so
well today. 1t developed during the
morning as a result of careful medi-
cal examination that the condition of
the Pope's kidneys was worse, as the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

A severe hail storm near AYR des-
troyed several thousand acres of grain
Barber Frank Smith of Kensal will
go to the penitentiary for assaulting
his wife with intent to kill He plead
ed guilty.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Wheeling. w. Va. July ia spec. i
ial to the register from Blue.ieids says: |
The full details of one of the black /
est crimes that has ever blotted the
history of the state has just reached
this city The little town ow Devon,
Mingo county, was the scene yester
day of the assaulting of a fourteen
year-old girl by negro, followed by
his subsequent lynching by an enraged
mob. numbering over 200 men. The
little girl was caught short distance
from her home by the black fiend and
carried to a neighboring wood. where
her body was tied to tree, bound
and gagged. Her absence was noticed
by the neighbors, who Immediately
formed themselves into a searching
pAHty. She WAS found In IN
Almost Dying Condition,
but was able to tell to the horror
stricken searchers the story Wild
were the cries for vengeance when the
little girls story was heard and after
a consultation it was decided to lay in
wait for the fend In a short time he
appeared and was just renewing his
assault on the helpless child when the
entire mob of concealed searchers en-
erged and made for him. He would
have been torn limb from limb on the
spot but the horrible crime of the in
human devil demanded more cruel
death and cool heads kept the enrag-
eN mob back and the negro was drag
ged to the village common and
Bound to a Tree.
Again the mob gave vent to their
wild desire for revenge and it was by
the greatest efforts of the leaders that
they were kept back. The clothing OF
the black wretch was torn from his
body and pins, tacks. penknives and
every conceivable weapon of torture
was stuck into the skin OF the negro
as he struggled, vainly pleading for
his life. He was allowed to suffer a
hundred deaths with his body bleed
ing in a thousand places. The almost
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

component parts of the urine We're
not normal Diminution OF certain
system is gradually approaching a
state of dissolution.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

hikes" into town in less than an hour,
distance of 1-2 miles The 2lst
were among the best hikers in the
Islands.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Manger Scott Karns of the Grand
Forks baseball team has withdrawn
his resignation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Summary.

Stolen bases, French, Cayon, Blex-
rud, Grounitz 2. Diamond Baer. I'M
erson. WilcOtt two base hits, Caylor
Bartron, Baer, Imerson; three base
hits. Caylor; bases on balls. off BleX,
rud ., off Ripe l; hit by pitcher. Bart
ron. Grounitz, Donovan, lmerson, Free
man: struck out by BleXrud 13, by
Donovan 2; passed balls, French |,
Rockwell 2. Time of game , hours
Umpire, Jones'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Several cases of small pox are re-
ported in Walsh county.
The new creamery at l.aMoure is in
operation with every prospect of sue
cess.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

.Smittle out, hit by batted ball.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-13

Emerson out, hit by batted ball.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
THE VALUE OF IRRIGATION.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Anyone who
is incredulous as to the prscticability
of irrigation on large scale or as 10 its
value ought to see what has been &C.
complished by means of it in Salt Lake
City and other places where it has been
applied. he would then wonder and
regret why Congressman should have
been so slow to act. Within few years
the habitable territory of the United
States will have been enlarged by mil
lions of acres.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
FENCES MUST COME DOWN.
Uafted States Attorney For Arizona
Files Complaints Against Cattle
BarOns.

Tucson, Ariz., March 27.-The cattle
barons of Southern Arizona are greatly
exercised over the suits just filed in the
United States Court at Tucson against
four of their number, to compel them to
tear down their fences on the public lands.
The suits we're filed by Frederick S. Nave,
United States Attorney for Arizona, and
are based on the same provision OF the
United States laws. by which President
Roosevelt has been ordering the fences on
public lands torn down. The cattlemen
made defendants in the cases are all
prominent in Santa Cruz county.
J. E. Wise of Calabases has 10000
acres fenced in, Joseph Plscarski of the
same place, Alonza Noon Of Nogales and
Dan A. Sanford of San Ford, the other
defendants have each fenced in about
1000 acres. 1t is not known whether
the United States Attorney filed the suits
acting under instruction from Washing
ton or whether he acted on the affidavits
of the small cattlemen of Santa Cruz
county. The suits are the first Of series
which will be brought to compel all Of the
cattlemen of Arizona. who have fenced in
public lands to tear down the fences
Under the law these suits are given pref
erence over all other cases.
The ottle barons OF this section are
preparing to unite to fight the cases in
court.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
She &ureka Sentinel.
TERMS FOR WEEKLY SENTINEL.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The German Savings Bank of San
Francisco has commenced foreclosure
proceedings against James Mark Barr 10
secure payment OF 500, 900 mortgage on
the property known as the Kelly creek
and Squaw valley ranches in Humboldt
and Elko counties.
J. f. Welsh died at Austin last week
OF consumption. He was the locator OF
the famous Montana Tonopah ground at
ToDopah, but Orfeited the locations on
account Of being unable to perform the
assessment work or have it done.
Slater and Fransden, two wealthy
sheep owners OF Washoe county, have
been found guilty in the United States
Court at Carson OF violating the law by
driving sheep affected with scab from
California into Nevada. Each was fined
800, which was the minimum.
Sheep shesring is in full blast in this
vicinity. Shearng began at Lemaire's
with a crew of nearly 80 men. Between
10000 and 5000 sheep will be shorn at
these corrals. Monday afternoon 30
shearers went out to the Jenkins ranch
snd began work on the Jenkins sheep
Tuesday morning. Warren and George
Williams will begin shearing about the
first Of the month at Argenta.-Central
Nevadan.
The Reno Gazette says that on March
25 T. ]. Quinn. laboring man. was in
the rear OF his home cutting kindling
with an extremely sharp axe, when the
axe slipped and instead of hitting the
wood the blade came down with full
force on the wrist Of his left hand. The
hand was completely severed from the
wrist, leaving clean cut.
Governor Sparks has concluded con-
sideration OF all the bills and resolutions
passed at the twenty-frst session OF the
Nevada Legislature, recently concluded.
OF this batch he signed one hundred and
twenty bills and nineteen resolutions and
vetoed thirteen.
Navy recruiting offices are to be OPEN
ed in Reno, Carson and Virginia City.
Larry Crook, an old resident OF Hum
boldt county, died in San Francisco
March 2S. He went there for medical
treatment several weeks ago.
Gardnerville Indians have made the
important discovery that they can get
drunk on lemon extract as well as on
whisky.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04

Eleanor Gates Tully, author of 1.-THE
Biography of q Prairie Girl" said the
other day. when famous critic enthu-
siastically praised the purity and finish
of her English: "Queer, isn't it? l
went to the University of California and
to Stanford for special courses, bu.
because I had no high school degree
they would not admit me to any of the
higher English courses. I had to 60
into newspaper work and get my En-
glish training in that school"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
MINE OWNERS ORGANIZING.

In speaking of the California Mine
Operators Association, recently oiganiz-
ed, the Redding Free Press says:
zone of the strongest organizations
ever formed in the West to oppose the
demands of union labor was created in
San Francisco Wednesday by the mine
owners of California. with fortune as a
fund to carry on its fight. and the Kes-
wick strike was one Of the causes that led
to the organization.
"In the short space Of three hours, in
secret session. plans were formed, poll
cies adopted and steps taken to pe-petu-
ate the organization and prepare for a
fight to the finish, bitter as it may be-
come.
"More than seventy prominent mine
owners Of the State met and discussed
the present situation as regards the rela-
tions between their mine workers and
themselves.
"That the relations between the two
are rapidly straining and are apt to lead
to break seriously involving the great
industry Of California was evidenced by
the interest taken in the meeting, and
further by the fact that every possible ef-
fort was made to keep the proceedings
secret.
"Tbe mine owners are determined and
will spare no expense to fight to finish
the Western Federation Of Miners when
ever that body makes unjust demands
aud incites its members to cause uncall-
ed for trouble between the mine owners
and their employees"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
Cancer Doctor Held For Trial.

In San Francisco last week DIR. s. r..
Chamley, an alleged cancer specialist,
charged With responsibility for the death
of Mrs. Catherine Nevin of Wells, Nevada,
was held 10 answer by Judge Fritz. Man
slaughter was the crime set forth in the
complaint and bail has been fixed at $l0,-
600 to insure the appearance OF the ac-
cused man in the Superior Court. Cath
crime Nevin was the wife OF a railroad
engineer at Wells, Nevada, and came to
San Francisco to be treated by Chamley
for cancer. Under his treatment the
woman died and the coroner's jury, after
hearing the testimony in the case.
charged Chamley with murder.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04

A startling incident is narrated by John
Oliver OF Philadelphia. as follows: II was
in an awful condition. My skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken. tongue coated.
pain continually in back and sides, no sp-
petite. growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then l was
advised to use Electric Bitters; to my great
Joy, the first bottle made adecded improve
ment. / continued their use for three
weeks, and am now o we'll man. know
they robbed the grave of another victim. "
No one should fail to try them. Only so
cents. guaranteed ct Scbnsiders Drug Store.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
CHILpRENs PARTIES.

New York Press: Old folks parties
and children g parties are not the same
in etiquette nowadays. When the adult
attends reception and dance the host.
ess presents favor; when the children
go to party given by one of their set
it is expected that ell should carry a
present for the little host or hostess.
Things were different in our young
days. There were neither favors nor
presents, and all went in for q good
time, without the embarrassment of
giving and receiving.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
ultlma atum Issued .

Washington, March 27.-Secretary
Hitchcock to-day sent out letters to cat
tlemen in Wyoming. Nebraska, Colorado,
Utah and other western. States having
government land enclosed, notifying
them that all illegal fences must be re-
moved by May l. II the order is not
complied with by that time suits will be
instituted and fences removed by proc
esses of United States courts.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Frank Eliot, Financial Secretary OF the
Miners Union at Morrissey. B. c., has
been expelled from the union and driven
from the camp. A few weeks ago Eliot
went on a protracted drunk, and for a
proper transaction of business other
officers of the union opened his mail.
Letters were found from mine officials
ordering Eliot to attend meetings OF
various Miners Unions in the neighbor-
hood and report their doings. Other
letters proved him to be q private detect
i've under regular pay from mine owners.
and the wrath OF the miners made short
work OF Eliot's connection with the union
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04
IRRIGATION IN NEVADA.
Governments Engineers VIII Soon BE.
gin work.

Ogden, March 27.-J. ii. Quinton and
l.. Ii. Taylor, government engineers,
were in Ogden last evening. Mr.. Taylor
is construction engineer in the arid land
reclamation service and is on his way to
Nevada to begin the first work in land
reclamation. He states that this work
will begin within two weeks on the lower
Carson by damming the river. Two hun
dred thousand acres southeast OF Wads-
worth will he reclaimed by this dam,
furnishing homes for 1,250 families. The
Truckee river is also damned west OF
Reno. Lake Tahoe is to be damned
and turned into reservoir from which
canals will carry water to the arid lands.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04

The Grass Valley Union forecasts
that "the people of Nevada will have
cause to regret the fact that they have
copied one of the most infamous laws
existing in any State in the Union. 1t
has always been a matter of reproach
to New Jersey. and the general belief
is that sinister influences have kept the
corporation laws on the statute books Of
that State"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-04-04

The Supreme Court of Missouri seems
to hit the beef trust pretty hard. 1t
found that FIVE big packers. Armour,
Cudahy. Hammond. Swift and
Schwartzchild had maintained trust
prices and stified competition and it
fined them s., 900 each and all costs. In
default of payment within thirty DAYS
they are to be "ousted" from the
State.