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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
PREPARING FOR LONG SIEGE.
Minneapolis MIllers Building q Fence
Around Plants.

Minneapolis. Sept. 26.-The -four
millers are preparing to prolong the
strike Of their employees indefinitely.
A high fence is being constructed by
the milling companies. extending from
the North 1tar wooden mills to the
Pillsbury- -Washburn elevator, to keep
strikers and their friends from gaining
access to the platform.
The strikers have the mills picketed
night and day to keep a lookout for
strike breakers. The efforts of the
mills to import men from st. Paul
have so far been unsuccessful.
A detail Of police is guarding the
mills. although there Is not the slight
est indication of violence on the part
OF the strikers.
Mayor Haynes, in pursuance of his
promise to the strikers to seek arbi-
tration, sent letter to the mill own
ers requesting their acquiescence in
his appointment OF an arbitration
board of Ave members. While no an
swer has yet been sent 1t is regarded
as certain that the mill owners will
refuse
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
TREATY ALREADY DRAWN UP.
Nicaragua and Costa Rica Anxious to
Secure Canal.

Washington, Sept. 26.-If President
Roosevelt gives the word the state de-
partment can conclude the Nicaraguan
canal treaty within week. Diplo-
matte representatives of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica promise to have clear
road to ratification by the congress Of
each country.
A skeleton Of the Nicaraguan treaty
has already been drawn. Only day
or two will be required to give it the
form required for signature. Senior
Calvo. minister for Costa Rica. called
upon Acting Secretary Adee of the
state department Thursday and learned
that no proposition had been received
from Colombia which was sufficiently
definite to enable any one to say what
concessions the United States would
be obliged to grant to insure the con
struction of the Panama canal Senor
Calvo made no proposition. II is IN
derstood that Costa Rica and Mic
aragua stand ready to conclude as
reasonable treaty as they We're be
fore the United States turned from the
Nicaraguan route.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
70 PREVENT POSSIBLE sPLlr.
President Buchanan Adjourns iror-
workers. Convention.

Kansas City. Sept. 26.-President
Buchanan, shortly before noon, ad-
journec The annual convention OF the
international Association of Bl..ge
and Structural Ironworkers without
date. 10 prevent what promised to be
a serious fight and probably split
over the seating OF Daniel Brophy, a
buchanan supporter who held a Gre
dental from q Scranton tPaD local.
The session was held behind closed
doors. Later it was stated that Joseph
A. Mullaney, a Parks adherent. had
declared that the credential held by
Brophy had been forged.
After the delegates left the hall
Parks and his followers held a confer
enoe on the sidewalk.
Our men," declared Parks with
emphasis. will not sit in convention
with Brophy and If the convention in
sists upon seating him we will return
to New York"
Delegate Brophy's home is in Mon
treal
Although the convention had been
adjourned by President Buchanan
without hour Second Vice President
Warden was placed in the chair by the
Parks crowd at the afternoon session
and called the gathering to order I'm.
mediately vote was taken on a mo-
tion to reconsider the vote seating
Delegate Brophy. Brophy was un-
seated, 5S to 10.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
BRIEF BITE OF NEWS.

George e. Luck is dead 1t Dubuque,
la. He was born in tAat city in 1896.
Catherine O. Eosk:ng. one Of the
last survivors Of Massa, husetts In.
dians, is dead at the age o; 104 years.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Bryan
and W. II. Leavitt of Newport. X. l.,
will take place Saturday evening. Oct
3, at Farview, Neb.. the hone of the
Bryans.
Fire. believed to have been OF in-
cendiary origin. destroyed an entire
block Of business houses at South Ha-
ven. Kan. causing a loss estimated at
$4,000
Shamrock l.. the old Americas cup
challenger. will be turned into a
schooner and will carry scrap metal
between New York and South Ameri-
can ports.
The special convention of the Anal
gamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers to Investigate the charges
against President Shaffer preferred
by the Niles (O) lodge, is in session
at Pittsburg
Major Ross Gufiin, agent Of the Sac
and Fox Indians in Oklahoma. is dead
at Stroud, Okla. aged fiftysix years.
Major Guffin was prominent attorney
and under President Harrison was
surveyor of customs at Kansas City.
An increase in wages to the en-
ployes of the twenty car and lOcomO-
tive repair shops of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad has been grant
ed. The increase means an additional
expense of 100000 year so the ccm-
pany
Allan B. Seaman. a well known Den
yer attorney and politician, is dead OF
heart disease. Too active work in the
recent charter campaign. coupled with
excessive corpulence. is believed TO
have caused the fatal stroke OF the
disease.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
KILLED By FILlPINOS.
Escaped Fugitives From United States
Military Prison.

Manila, Sept. 26-Two prisoners
named Rudd and Black, escaped fugi-
tives from the United States military
prison on Maligi island on Luana bay,
Luzon, have been killed by natives.
In defense the latter claim that the
killing took place during an attempt
to capture the fugitives to gain the
reward which was offered for their ar
rest and return to the military au-
thorities.
A Filipino named Kalbaza. president
Of the Nationalist party, has been ar
rested upon a similar charge as that
which has Just been preferred against
Dominador Gomez He is accused Of
being concerned with the latter in TO-
menting the disturbances which have
lately taken place in the northern
part of the province Of Luzon.
Dean Tompkins. the defaulting
treasurer at San Fernando. convicted
recently for forgery. has been SEN
fenced to seventeen years imprison-
ment. His trial on the other charges
filed against him has been set for
Dec. l.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
LAWS ARE OBJECTIVE.
Court Decisions Leave Hawaiians In
Serious Predicament.

Honolulu, Sept. 26.-Judge G. ID.
Gear of the First circuit of the terri
tory. in decision rendered by him in
the case of Chinese accused of sell
ing opium illicitly. holds that the terri
torial criminal laws are defective in
that the most trivial offense. including
drunkenness. are legally classified
with infamous crimes, which require
an indictment by a grand jury in terri
tories under the federal Constitution.
Judge Robinson concurs with Judge
Gear in his decision. The decision
places the police in serious dilemma
inasmuch as they cannot enforce the
most important police regulations
! without the aid Of the grand jury.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
TRYING TO AVERT SALE.
Officers Of Superior Company Confer
With Financial Men.

New York, Sept. 26.-Francis H.
Clergue, one of the chief promoters of
the $l17.0o0.000 Consolidated Lake
Superior company, has arrived here
from Toronto, accompanied by Cor
nelius Shields. president of the COM
pany, and A. r. Harvey of Liverpool,
one of the largest stockholders.
The three went quietly to an up
town hotel and Immediately began a
series of conferences with bankers
and others which lasted many hours
in the hope of securing aid to avert
the impending sale of the property by
Speyer & Co.
At the close of these conferences
Mr.. Harvey declared that prospects
are bright for saving the great cor
poration to the stockholders under the
present management. He said:
THE banks here show disposition
to help the company, with the excep-
tion of certain interests which, as |
take it. would like to acquire the prop
erty for small fraction OF it's value
English money will save this company
to its stockholders and complete tho
great works at Sault Ste Marie"
tral Trust company. trustees for
Speyer & Co.. have dispatched Lawyer
Bicknell of Toronto to the 500 to take
possession OF the works of the Con-
solidated Lake Superior company
Steps will he taken to take the title
and sell the property.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
MUST PREVENT HAZiNG.
Navy Department viii Back UP Com
mander at Annapolis.

Washington, Sept. 26-Hazing at
Annapolis was one of the subjects dis
cussed at tne navy department during
the day between Secretary Moody and
Captain Willard II. Brownson. super
intendent of the naval academy. Since
returning from his vacation Captain
Brownson has instituted thorough
investigation of affairs at the academy
and informed the secretary that no
hazpg existed at Annapolis. There
are not more than twenty upper class
men at the institution. AS soon as
the midshipmen return from their hoil-
day the superintendent will renew the
vigorous policy against hazing which
proved effective last year
Secretary Moody recently said to
Captain Brownson:
"If haZing exists at Annapolis stoT
1t and the navy department Will back
YOU"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
ALLOWED THEIR FREEDOM.
Striking Colorado Miners Held by Mill
tary Authorities,

Cripple Creek. Colo. Sept. 26.--After
telephone conversation between
Governor Peabody and Adjutant Gen
eral Sherman Bell the following order
was issued
"Brisadier General John Chase, COM
manding First brigade. nations'
guard, is hereby directed to imme-
diately comply with the decree Of
Judge Seeds, district Judge. sitting fer
the Fourth judicial district. Colorado
county. Colo. and release Hereunder
the prisoners as commanded.
few minutes thereafter Sherman
Parker, Charles Campbell, H. r. Raj
ferty and II. w. Mckinney were re-
leased from the guardhouse and went
to their respective homes in Independ-
ence and Altman, where they were en-
Enthusiastically received by large crowds
of union miners.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26

still lower. The common stock sold at
16, the preferred at 60A and the
per cent bonds at II. The selling OF
these securities was very general and
unexplained. The rest OF the list went
down in sympathy.
The neaviness of the general mar
ket was rejected on the curb, the
most noteworthy feature there being
five-point decline in interborough
Rapid Transit. a break OF over nine
points il two days. The industrialS
on the curb We're all weak
The attack on United States Steel
at midday brought additional support
to those stocks and the list made
prompt recovery. Aside from the
heaviness of the Steel issues and some
other industrial stocks the tone of the
list was generally better than at any
time earlier in the day and in the last
hour prices were at their best.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
DECLINED BY MilNER.
Will Not Become Colonial Secretary
in British Cabinet.

London, Sept. 26.-The Associated
Press is able to state definitely that
Lord Miner the British high commits
sioner in South Africa, who is now al
Carlsbad, has been offered and has de
clined the colonial secretary ship. Fur
ther pressure is being brought to bear
on him, urging him to reconsider his
determination. but if the forecast Of
bis friends is correct he will not ac-
cept.
Mr.. Brodrick has accepted the sec
retaryship for India and in the cvent
OF Lord Miner yielding to the pres
sure the Duke of Marlborough, who is
now under secretary for the colonies.
will become under secretary for India,
precedent ordaining that both the sec
retary and under secretary shall not
sit In the same house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
STEEL STOCKS ARE POUNDED
Trust Securities Touch New Low Price on
New York Market and Other Stocks
Decline In Sympathy.

New York. Sept 26.-Further severe
declines were registered on the Stock
Exchange during the day. All the
United States Steel issues dropped to
new low records, the common stock
selling as low as 1913. following open
Ing sales of 1000 shares at from 16'.
to l6i4 The preferred stock declined
to 6224 and the per cent bonds were
quoted at II Y. drop of one-half from
the previous days low price.
The market steaaied soon after the
opening on buying orders, which
seemed in the nature of support and
We're said to emanate from strong
quarters There was also great deal
of short covering.
Shortly after noon the market again
declined as a result of another drcI
in the Steel stocks. which carried thel.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
THE SHERIFF RESISTS A MOB
Tennessee Official Resists a Mob But Jail
Finally Battered Down and Negro
Shot to Death.

Lynchburg. Tenn. Sept 26-Shorih
Davidson. in attempting TO save the
life of a negro. fred into a MOB which
was storming the Jail. wOunding man
whose name is unknown The sheriff
summoned assistance, but he and his
aides were overpowered. the jail was
entered and the much wanted negro,
Allen Small, shot TO death in the cor
ridor.
The mob was composed Of about
twenty-five persons Sheriff Davidson
was alone at the time He refused to
give up the keys and opened fire from
a window.
The sheriff then called for the police
Two officers and several citizens
rushed to the Jail, but despite their
presence the mob battered down the
wooden door at the foot of the stairs
leading to the corridor. The sheriff
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26

and posse made a determined resist
ance, but We're unable to prevent the
mob from breaking in the iron door
at the head of the stairs, entering the
cell and placing rope around the
negros neck AS soon as the men
emerged from the cell it was apparent
that the negro could not be taken from
the Jail without being fired upon and
SO he was shot to death. The mob
then made an effort to escape, but
the sheriff and his guards captured
three, who are in Jail. One of them,
it is said, has made a confession, i'm
plicating thirteen men.
Small was under arrest on the
charge of assaulting Mrs. Eliza Eggel,
ston and on his preliminary hearing
the warrant was amended so as to
charge simple case of assault The
negro had waived examination and was
awaiting the action of the grand jury
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
INSTRUCTIVE WAR MANEUvERs.
Large Gathering Of Regular Troops
and Militia.

Camp Young. West Point, KY. Sept.
o6.--With the commanding general on
the ground and all preliminaries dis
posed of the regular troops from the
department of the Lakes began arriv-
ing during the day. while others were
"ieaving station" in different parts of
the country for the second series OF
instructive war maneuvers. The
maneuvers will be the second Of their
kind undertaken in time Of peace
since the Civil war, the first having
been held at Fort Riley, Kan. last
year. About l4.0O0 troops. including
militia from Indiana, Illinois. Michi
gan. Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin
will participate. The regular troops
taking part represent all arms of the
service except the heavy artillery.
The militia will be represented solely
by infantry and light artillery.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26

Nicholas O'Connor, the British am
bassador at Constantinople, had been
instructed to inform the porte that
neither Turkey nor Bulgaria must ex-
pect support from the British govern
ment in resisting openly or secretly
the execution Of the reforms proposed
for Macedonia. as already promul.
gated; that the reforms, in the opin-
ion OF the British government, were
the minimum of what was required; !;
that the steps taken to give effect to
them. even making allowance for the
difficulties of the situation, were
lamentably inadequate and that far
more prompt and more effective meas
ures for this purpose were required
than hitherto have been adopted by
the Turkish authorities.
The Bulgarian government received
q similar intimatiOn
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
INVESTED IN MINING STOCK.
Denver Priest Alleged to Be Short in
His Accounts.

Denver Sept. 26.-The News says
that Father Callahan, pastor of the
cathedral parish and in charge of the
finances of the parish and for the
building of a new cathedral, is short
in his accounts to the amount of some
thing like 100000.
The entire amount Of the cathedral
fund. $4,000. has been invested in
mining stocks by Father Callahan, ac-
cording to the News. and at least half
of the total sum has been lost through
depression of the stocks. There is no
suspicion that Father Callahan has
profited personally from the affair. 1t
is believed that he began the specula-
ton to increase the cathedral fund
and. after learning that he was losing.
has gradually invested the entire
money in order to make good.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
PREVENTED GENERAL MASSACRE.
Presence Of American Vessels Saved
Christians at Beirut.

London. Sept. pa correspondent
Of the Times, writing from Beirut, says
nothing but the presence of the Amer
lean squadron prevented the recent
riot there from enlarging into a gen
eral massacre of the Christians. At
ter roundly condemning the misgov.
ernment of Reshid Pasha, the late
vail, he declares there ought to be a
general disarmament Of the Moslems,
but as there is little hope of this being
accomplished, the final solution must
be to give the city Of Beirut to the
Lebanon district (the governor of
which, In accordance with an agree.
ment with the great powers, must al.
ways be Christian), as should have
been done in 1850.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
ARE NOT WELCOME VISITORS
Porte Expresses Wish for the Withdrawal
OF American Warsfips from Turkish
Waters No Direct Request.

Constantinople, Sept 26.-The porte
has expressed a wish for the with
drawal of the American warships now
off RArut $50 that the settlement of
the questions pending between the
United States and Turkey can be pro-
Ceeded with"
1t is thought here that the United
States will not consent to withdraw
her ships. Minister Leishman has ar
ranged for a conference with the for
eign minister. Tewfik Pasha.
Official circles take calmer view
of the Balkan situation and advices
from Bulgaria point to relaxation Of
the tension.
Washington, Sept. 26.-The state de-
partment had no fresh news from Min
lister Leishman during the day. The
American minister has had several
conferences with Tewfik Pasha, the
Turkish foreign minister. concerning
the settlement OF the Magelssen affair
and the American claims against the
sultan's government. While definite
conclusions have not been reached no
hitch has occurred in the negotiations.
On the ground that all is now quiet at
Beirut it is not unlikely that the porte
is pressing for the withdrawal of the
American ships, but no direct request
OF this nature has been presented to
the authorities here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
EFFECTS OF A STRIKE.
Lynn (Mass.) Shoe Manufacturers
Make an Assignment.

Lynn. Mass. Sept. 26.-Walter II.
Tuttle 4 Co, shoe manufacturers, have
assigned to John T.. Donnalan Bos-
ton leather dealer and one of the
heaviest creditors. The strike Of the
Knights of Labor against the Boot and
Snoe Workers union in Lynn was pre-
cipitated in the Tuttle factory and has
never been declared off. Limited cap
ital, with the effects of the strike and
active competition of other manufac-
turers, the firm states, caused the as
Signment
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK.
TIeup Of Newark IN. J.) Street Car
81. Lines Ended.

Newark, n. J., Sept. 26.-The em-
ployes Of the North Jersey Street rail
way, who went out on strike Thurs
day night. returned to work during the
morning. The company signed no
agreement. but promised to consider
changing present Objectionable split
run" system
All the lines Of the public service
corporation are In full working order
and traffic is being handled as usual
There is no sign of strike or any in
dication at headquarters that one Is
impending At headquarters the fuil
force was on duty and at police head
quarters 1t was said that no trouble
of any kind was anticipated and that
the strike was looked upon as ended
for the present at least.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
DATE OF EXECUTION FIXED.
Curtis Jett Sentenced to Be Hanged
Dec 49,

Cynthiana. Ky Sept. 26.-Curtis
Jett was brought into court during the
day, when Judge Osborne decreed that
he be hanged between sunrise and
sunset Dec IS for killing James Cock
rell at Jackson. KY, July 81, 1902"
Judge BlantOn, attorney for Jett. re-
piled:
We'll. Judge, there will be many
sunrises and sunsets before he has
been hanged"
Jett himself said to the court:
There are people in this country
who will be grieved if am not hung
But. Judge, do not think you would
be grieved. as you hare given me a
fair trial in this case"
When Judge Osborne said he would
send the prisoner to another Jail Jett
pleaded earnestly not to be returned
to Lexington, Ky.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
Three of Her Crew Lost.

Honolulu. Sept 26.-The ship Mar
ion Chilcoot, which sailed from San
Francisco on Sept. o for Honolulu
with cargo of oil, has arrived here
after tempestuous voyage in which
three Of her crew were lost The mate
and two other sailors saved their lives
by holding on to the braces. Oil was
used successfully in calming the sea.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
TWO PERSONS PERISH.
Brunswick Hotel at Rochester, N. ",
DESTROYED.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 26.-Two
lives were lost and several persons
were injured in fire that destroyed
the Hotel Brunswick. The dead are
George Harwood Concord N. H.. and
Mrs Harwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood occupied a
room on the second floor and We're
found in the corridor. where they had
met death while attempting to escape
from the flames.
There were many narrow escapes
and it was at first believed that a
number of persons had perished in the
building The loss is about $4,000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
NORvAL KING DEAD.
Famous Trotting Stallion Burned In
Palace Stock Car.

Grand Island Neb., Sept. 26.-With
smoke and fire pouring from its win.
dows palace stock car filled with
race horses and attached to a Union
Pacific through freight pulled into the
yards at this place during the day.
The fire was quickly extinguished. but
not before the famous trotting stallion
Norval King. valued at $4,000, was
fatally burned and several other horses
injured more or less.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
Both Vessels Badly Damaged.

steamer Larne. from Galveston for
Dublin. and the British steamer Olive
Branch, from Liverpool for Guayaquil,
collided during a fog six miles east of
Tuskar. Both vessels were Hadly dam
aged. The Olive Branch returned to
Point Lynas and the Larne was towed
away in a leaking condition.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26
German Horses oeterioratins.

Berlin, Sept. 26.-Count Won Lehn-
dorff, the Prussian master Of the horse,
has reported to Emperor William that
the climatic and food conditions make
German horses inferior to the English
and French horses and that therefore
a full regeneration of the German
stock cannot be too quickly brought
about by importing stations. Much
OF tho horse food used in Germany is
row brought from America.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-26

and an operation performed. The sur
geons found in the appendix a number
of hairs which matched the patients
moustache. but were different from the
hairs on his head These were pro-
nounced the direct cause of the attack.
After recovering consciousness Sny-
der acknowledged he had a habit OF
continuously biting the ends Of his
mOuStache