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Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
NATIONAL NEWS in GENERAL
Tribune's Special Correspondent at WASH
ingtOn Writes OF Some OF the Gossip
that is Current at National Capital.

or Is million acres was acquired by
fraud and false swearing. Under the
present land laws, lands to be acquired
from the government must be re-
claimed to irrigation or improved and
cultivated. This, however, is not be-
ing done The lands are taken up by
land dealers and large stock outfits
and held for speculation or for graz
ing purposes. The only remedy he
sees in sight is the repeal of the desert
land law and the Communication provi-
sion of the homestead lawas advocated
by the president in his last message
and this he believes to be the imme-
diate duty of the political party in
power.
The Washington Star without
even suggestion, so far as can be
learned. for any of the political cap
tains. puts forward the Hon. John r.
Mclean of Washington, d. c. and
Ohio. and editor and owner Of the es-
teemed Cincinnati Enquirer as the
most suitable democrat for president.
AS the "Star" states, the Enquirer
has been for and against protection,
for and against Grover Cleveland and
! for and against Mr.. Bryan and free
| silver. and it is thought that Mr.. Nc
| Iean would thus be able to satisfy all
classes, parties, factions and sects.
The seventh Kansas district which
has just rolled up republican plurall-
ty of $4,000 in favor of Victor Muir
dock, one of the editors of the Wichita
Eagle" is the same district that used
to have the habit of sending Jerry
Populist Simpson to congress. ANY
remarks on the present status OF
Kansas populism would seem unnec
essary.
Commenting on the statement of the
commissioner of pensions regarding
| the large number of applications fo
pensions made under the Spanish war
}. the Boston Post (democratic) asks
"Were we in 1898 a nation of weak
; lings and degenerates?" Assumin'
that the editor of the Post is stroni
and vigorous man who has Away
lived in a northern climate the chan
ces are even that had he served TO
three months or even a month in tn
rainy season of Cuba or the PhiliI
, pines, he would have acquired a diss
I bility. the effects of which he migf
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
MANY PEOPLE ARE IN PERIL
Believed the Worst OF the High Water Has
Passed in Illinois but Many People are
Still Awaiting Rescue from the Floods.

days and il is thought they perished
in one party OF refugees near Ed
wardsvile four cases OF smallpox have
developed
Numerous families, penniless and
having no friends to whom to go, re-
fused to leave their flooded homes.
in many cases these people are
actually starving and food will be fur
nished them by men in skiffs at once.
in East St. Louis, where the rail
road yards and that part along the
river on both sides Of the Eads bridge
Is flooded, the conditions are un-
changed. All night men were at work
strengthening the levee that is keep
ing the water back from the business
and residence sections of the city. The
railroad situation shows no improve
ment.
Thousands of Flood Refugees.
From police reports it was learned
there are $50 destitute food sufferers
in st. LOUIS, refugees from East st.
Louis, Madison, Venice. Granite City
and Kaskaskia. All are destitute.
There We're over 5000 refugees in the
city, but the remainder have either
secured transportation to other cities
| or are being cared for by relatives
and friends in st. Louis and its en-
virons The 800 are being cared for
by the police. A number have become
Ill from exposure.
There are 1900 food refugees in
Edwardsville, ILL.,. from the Tri-Cities
and Newport Because Of the conges
tion it was found necessary to dis
tribute the sufferers in the cities and
villages along the Wabash as far north
as Litchfield
Four-fifths of the 5000 inhabitants
of Granite City remain within the linn
its of the town. One-half of them are
homeless.
The officials of Granite City and
those who have been most active In re-
lief work believe that no deaths have
followed the food there. Reports of
drownings have not been verified and
there is said to be no sickness due to
the food.
No passenger trains are crossing the
Eads or Merchants bridges and the
Union station is temporarily aban-
doned as terminal point for all East.
ern traffic, both incoming and south.
bound.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

ST Louis. June 10.-At the rate Of
from eight 10 ten miles an hour the
Mississippi river. over half a mile
wide and ninety feet deep in The chan
Eel, is pouring past st. Louis |, ward
The salf. For Week the river, slowly
It first and then gaining in speed.
crept out of its ordinary cCa-Ass unll
high water mark of $40 feet. the high
est food tide since the same mark
was unofficially established in 1888.
ihe river is now receiing. Thirty
feet above low water mark is the dan
ger line for ST. Louis and the rivei
rose seven and one-half feet above the
danger line
The crest of the food has passed
ST Louis and any further destruction
to be wrought will be from the posi-
BILE crumbling Of undermined build
ings and TO the county below this
point, danger of which is lessened b.
the spreading of the river over the
loWlandS.
The rapid falling Of the water, it is
expected, will quickly drain the in
undated section Oh the Illinois size,
where the property loss Will be heav-
lest and repairs to the damaged prop
elty Will soon be possible
In Madison, Venice and Granite City
1t is estimated that at least 900 men,
women and children are in precall-
Gus condition. They are awaiting res
cue, many il the second stories and Oh
tops Of houses and other points aboN <
the flood, less in danger OF death than
starvation. Immediate steps are be
ing taken to remove these people To
places OF safety.
Reports a.e coming in from Madi
son, Granite City and Venice. which
indicate the death list may be larger
than first estimated. 1t is known that
al least
Twenty People Have Been Drowned
in that vicinity. A report was re
ceived early in the day from Newport
| small town three miles from Granite
City. that a school building in which
are sheltered fifty children was totter
ing and threatening to collapse at an!
moment. Appeals were made for as
sistance, but there was no way tt
reach them from st. Louis or East ST
Louis, the only places that can nov
render aid.
City Attorney Robert Hagneur o
Venice is reported by his relatives t.
be missing and they fear he perisheC
when the city was overwhelmed. Del
uty Coroner William Bail Horn o
Madison county and his son, VIII
lived in Venice, have been given u
as lost. Louis Kisher and wife, VIII
lived in Madison, are believed to hav
been drowned in the breaking Of tn
levee that flooded that town. Willial
Anchor and Mrs. Clifton and her il
faGt have been missing for sever
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
IN A STATE OF UNCERTAINTY.
Feeling of Turkish Officials Regard
ina Balkan Affairs.

Berlin, June f0-A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from Constantinople says:
The feeling of the sultan and OF the
palace, officials regarding the Balkan
disorders fiuctuates wildly from day
to day. A certain degree OF tranquil
lity seems to prevail one day and an
other day the ministry for war deter
mines on fresh dispositions OF troops.
hurries reinforcements to the border
garrsons and orders the prompt COM
pletion of the protected armaments.
Then all this is reversed after tresh
councils. Part of the time ALBANIA
causes acute anxiety and then it is
Macedonia, because symptoms are
said to have been recently discovered
of Austrian interference. The sultan
and his ministers are in state OF
painful incertitude and without ade-
uuate reason.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

The trial of the nolling case was
begun in the district court tuesday
afternoon. The jury was completed
and sworn at four o'clock. The fol-
lowing are the jurymen in the case:
Harry Thompson, Ned Wilton, Peter
Olson, Frank Simons, William Robi-
dou. M. j. Mckenzie, Sam Norton,
Dave Spangberg, J. T. Johnson, Frank
Paris, John Flanagan and c. E. Gus
tafson. The selection of the jury oc-
cupied about two hours. Nearly all
of the jurymen examined were quail
fed so far as cause was concerned,
but a few were excused peremptorily
by both sides.
States Attorney Register read the
information and opened the case
briefly for the state He said the state
expected to show that the defendant
had voted at Washburn in May and
again in Burleigh county in Novem-
ber, and that the required six months
of residence could not nave Deen oD-
tanned by the defendant in the inter
val
The first testimony taken was that
of County Auditor MoOrhouse, and
was with the intention OF showing
that a general election had been held
in Burleigh county Nov. 4th last. and
that the defendant had voted thereat
Auditor Moorhouse brought INTO court
the ballot box of the court house pre-.
cinct and it was opened at the direc
ton of the court When the box was
opened it was found that it contained
no poll book, SO the duplicate poll
book that had been filed with the
county auditor was brought into court
and the name of A. Rolling read from
the list Of voters. The resolution OF
the county commissioners establishing
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

will approximate S1,37300o. There is
only about $500 900 worth of the prop
erty with which to pay this, and $4oo,-
0G0 of it is represented by 20,00O
acres OF land on which the London,
Paris and American bank holds the
mortgages, leaving but about s250O0o
iii warehouses, stores and grains to
satisfy claims Of nearly $l.500.O00.
The absolute loss. with no possible
payment, will be approximately 15o,-
goo. The Eppingers viii be left prac-
tically penniless and four San Fran
disco banks and three country banks
VII have to bear the combined loss of
sT10 coo
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
Washington, D. c., June 9, 1903.

Washington, D. c., June 9, 1908.
Special Correspondence.
The presidents return to Washing
ton was a great ovation which must
have made his homecoming one OF
the very pleasant events of his entire
pilgrimage. The dense crowd on
Pennsylvania avenue must have re-
minded him of that time, over three
years ago, when in company with Will
liam Mckinley he rode over the same
route
A feature of President Roosevelts
tour has been the non-partlsan spirit
displayed at his reception at every
point, democrats vying with republi-
cans to extend to him the heartiest
welcome During the 55 days that be
spent on the road, the president made
265 speeches, and had it not been for
Secretary Loeb's firmness he would
have made a hundred additional once.
Mr. Machen, former head of the
by the grand jury and his bond placed
at $4,000 He is charged with hav-
ing received bribes amounting to $19,-
900, Two more post office employees
On Friday, June 5th. fell into the
clutches of the seuths of the law and
are charged with receiving rake offs"
amounting to $4,000. The disclosures
which are being made in the post
office department simply appal inves-
tigating officials. The deeper they go,
hoping that the worst has been discov-
cred, the darker the situation appears.
The work of cleaning the Augean sta
bles is being prosecuted however with
utmost vigor, in the determination to
bring every guilty man to justice. Nc
whitewash for the post Office depart
ment.
The current issue of the Review
contains an article by VIM @. Alder
of Nebraska, himself live STOCK
grower, In which he states that for the
past ten years systematic and exten
sive stealing of the public lands o
the west has been in progress unit
now the majority of the lands which
are being acquired from the govern
ment are obtained through gross frau'
and perjury. He estimates that las
year, of the twenty million 100000
acres of public land which passed int
private ownership, three-fourths Of
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
GIFT TO PRESIDENT.
kinu Victor Sends Executive Some
Books of Fare Value.

Washington, June l0.-king Victor
Emmanuel has sent to President
Roosevelt 2 gift Of rare value which
VIII lie presented to the president on
Monday by Signor Mayor des Planches,
Italian ambassador. who, at his mai
esty request, will be received in spe-
c.al audience at the White House.
The gift is one Of books and con-
ssts Of the war reports of Prince Eu-
gene OF Savoy and OF q copy OF Dante S
Divine Comedy with comment IN
Latin by Stefano Talice da Ricaldine.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
THREE HUNDRED ARE SLAIN
Result of the BOmbardment of Zenaga Viii
lage by the French Troops s-Town
Completely Ruined by BOmbardment.

an interview with the commander. The
result is not known.
The natives report that 300 were
killed and many wounded as result
of the bombardment Monday OF the
Zenaga village, which was almost COM
pletely destroyed.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
PUBLIC OFFICES BURNING.
Destructive Blaze Raging in the City
of PekinN.

Pel1ng, June 10.-The extensive
buildings occupied by the boards os
revenue and rites are in flames from
end to end. The revenue building
contains 100000 taels.
The burning buildings adjoin the
legations and the foreign military
guards are doing effective service. The
Chinese fire department, equipped
chiefly with banners and gongs, is
helpless.
The board of revenue buildings were
totally destroyed by the fire and the
soldiers demolished the board OF sites
building to prevent a further spread
of the flames to the foreign section
No estimate of the loss is obtainable
nt rraGput
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
MEMPHIS FEARS A FLOOD.
Large Force Of Men Repairing Breaks
in the levees.

Memphis, Tenn. June 10.-Some
concern is felt here over the flood OF
the Mississippi river to the north. A
stage Of "a feet is thought to be prob
able at Memphis and large forces Of
men are engaged in repairing the
breaks left in the Arkansas levees
north of the city made by the late
food Repair work at two breaks has
given way and water is passing TO the
country behind the levees. flooding a
considerable area.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

posted by citizens of the District 10
cover their share of expenses for i'm
provements under special permits. The
defalcatons are said to cover period
of several ears.
Watson aad no official bond and
that of the auditor, Mr.. Petty, is =
only $4,000.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
CABINET MEETING BRIEF.
Business Transacted Rather Routine
in Character.

Washington, June 10.-The meeting
Of the cabinet during the day was
shorter than usual and was rather
routine in character. Owing to the
absence OF Postmaster General Payne
the pOstofiice investigation was not
considered in any shape. Secretary
Hay briefly discussed the Panama
canal negotiations and the Chilean
situation. Secretary Moody brought
up the subject of pending bids for the
three new battleships and it was
stated that an announcement OF the
allotment OF bids would be made later
In the day.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
PROBLEM IN DIPLOMACY.
Attitude to Be Assumed by President
Loubet While in Rome.

Rome, June 10.-The negotiations
between the Vatican and France re.
garding the attitude to be assumed
by President Loubet towards the pope
during the presidents coming visit to
Rome are at a standstill.
The Vatican hopes change will
occur by France modifying the situa-
ton. If no change takes place the
idea prevails that NJ. Loubet will not
ask to see the pope, thus avoiding a
refusal. which would necessarily brinf
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
MONEY SHORT ABOUT 100000
Clerk of the Office of the Auditor of the Dis
trict of Columbia Charged with Short
age of 100000 and is Arrested.

Washington, June 10.-A warrant
has been issued for the arrest Of
James M. Watson, Jr., clerk in the
Office of the auditor for the District
of Columbia on the charge OF defalca-
tion of government funds estimated at
100000.
The mone, consisted of amounts de.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
CANADIAN CROP OUTLOOK.
Net Over Half the Districts win Have
Average Yield.

Montreal. June 10-The Star pub
lshl,s a crop summary from CORE
spondents throughout the Dominion
which indicates an average yield in
half the districts. one-half yield in a
third of the districts and one-'enth in
the remainder The Montreal dis
tricts suffered the n nst
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
Shoots His Brother.

Coshoeton, O., June 10-James Smith,
fourteen years old, tried to frighten
his brothers, Eugene and Albert, VINO
were teasing him, and pointed gun
ct them One barrel went oil, Killing
Albert and binding and probably ia
tally wounding Eugene.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
FIVE MINERS DROWNED.
goat Capsizes and the Men Are Lost
in tie Torrent.

Frazer, Ia. June i0.-f1ve miners
lost their lives during the day IN the
Des Moines river by the capsizing OF
a boat The victims were Thomas
Coleman. Andrew Marchona, Steve
Cormadine, Carria Meratic and Mich
olas Grometine.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
FAILURE HITS HARD.
Collapse of the eppingers Brings Dis
aster to Many.

San Francisco. June l0.-The Chron-
icle says
The Eppinger failure. which is now
declared TO be the inevitable result
of about five years OF unwise invest
ments, is more sweeping i'll its results
than was at first supposed.
Ii ia now known that the liabilities
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

dent Roosevelt's administration how
ever, has been endorsed and his nomi-
nation in 1904 favored On the Ques-
ton of the tariff the Ohio platform de-
clares that changing conditions and
the possible benefits of reciprocity
may call for timely readjustment of
schedules"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

never throw off and which no reasona-
BILE allowance of money would COM
pensate him for.
Senator Hanna said that President
Roosevelt would not be endorsed by
the Ohio republican state convention
The Senator has also been preaching
for ''stand-pat" tariff plank. Presi-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

Benz Ounif, Algeria, June 10.-The
Figuigans during the day advanced
to the edge of the hills oc
cupied by the French forces, but no
Of the action occurred.
Several of the native leaders en-
tered the French camp and solicited
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

about a rupture between France ana
the Vatican.
The authorities believe that by M.
Loubet and the pope ignoring each
other the present status OF the rela-
tions between the church and the
French republic will be maintained.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10
THIRTY LIVES LOST in FLOOD

St Louis, Mo-, June 10.-Telephone
message from Congressman Rohenburg
says thirty lives have already been lost
in East St Louis flood Break in Balti.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-10

more and Ohio levee on north report
ed menacing city from that point.
River this morning touched 37.9, high
est point of present flood
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

county mining world,
but needs better transportation and capital develop
its rich mining districts In and territories mining
and agriculture though progressing hand hand yet nearly
independent other The by
the miner be but not relying home consumption
cusvey he exist prosper but this county
and farmer depend upon other great
call the attention the capitalist
important mining districts and mines the county Macay,
with copper Morgan creek Garden
silver mines Bayhorse district with Skylar
and dozens of rich silver and gold bearing Poverty
Fat Centennial Flat East Fork Clayton Slate creek Thompson
creek Robinson Barr Stanley Basin with placer quartz Fish
gold mnes Sheep Mountain hundreds
of rich eadsver mnes Loon creek placer and gold
Washington Basin gold mnes the celebrated
district which godver
hundred of Mines the most producers
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork Custer
mills and shelters quartz mills Guser dredge
boat and mill Staney smeter Clayton
horse 600ton smeter Custer county has
nearly 5000 located mining claims region
been half prospeced.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To GEORGE L. MCGOWAN, his Heirs or Assigns
You are hereby notified that have expended
the sum of Two Hundred Dollars (S2OO.0O) in
labor and improvements upon the
''NE WIGHT
lode mining clam-One Hundred Dollars
tSl0O0O) for the year ending December 3ist
1901, and One Hundred Dollars OBl0OOO) for the
year ending December 3lst, l902--in order to
hold said claim under Section 1924 of the Revis-
ed Statutes of the United States. Said New
light lode mining claim is situated on Custer
Mountain, in Yankee Fork Mining District,
State of Idaho.
And II within ninety C90) days after the full
publication of this notice you fail or refuse to
contribute and pay to me your proportion Of
such expenditure as owner, which amounts
to One Hundred Dollars ($i0O.OO) and the cost
Of this notice, 1880, making total of $4,000,
your interest in said Newlight mining claim
will become the property of the subscriber
under said Section 1924 OF the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
JOHN MULLEN, Co Owner.
Dated, Custer Idaho, August 18th, 1908.
First publication August 18TH 1908. VIA.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Agriculture and Stock-Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry enrchng
this county The Salmon river in the Sawooth
north of Wood its border and pur
suing gg course In general north eastery direction
the of ten large creeks besides the
streams together with Lost river and its tributaries through
thousand of arabic land the hand
of is forced to supply what nature whhods
the place of and the that
make verdant fruitful valleys out of deserts would
the silence of desoaon into the sounds from many homes Ag
culture like all other industries of the county, infancy
The time distant when large irrgatng will be taken
of Salmon river which has endless supply and many
thousands of of rich sagebush land will be
reclaimed The farms of this county produce yields of
hay wheat potatoes per acre. large crops are
harvested each year.
Stock growing leading industries county and
whhe usually mild winters in the valleys summer
has become emunerae industry the county
each derives its largest the wav of
taxes each year from the stock growers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Climate, Timber, School. Etc.

The climate of Custer county very delghtfught snowfall
in the valleys short winters and charming winters At
Cnas Win an elevation OF 54oo Feet eghrdes we'll nigh
impossible Crediabe to county pehoc school fund
Each district has It's school building and wepad teacher At
Challis the high school studies taught
Probably onefourh of the territory of This
is heavily timbered with spruce and pine
With large tracts OF farming and grazing uncutivaed with
list OF taxable property annually frightening with giant strides
with Increasing revenue and decreasing taxaton with railroad
buildings with good schools churches and little crime. with
ranges OF luxurious vegetaon with admirable climate
favorable TO healh with fertile SOIL fruitful produc
ana with vast mineral wealth in gold silver copper lead iron
and the precious meaCuser county blessed with natural
gs and advantages that will its brief though vigorous ok
70 nave been but puny part Of its progressive aree
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

wANTED-A TRUSTWORTHY GENTLE
man or lady in each county to manage business
for an old established house OF solid financial
standing. A straight bona ide weekly salary
of $500 paid by check each Monday with all
expenses direct from headquarters. Money
advanced for expenses. Enclose addressed
envelope. Manager, 800 Caxton Bldg, Chicago
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given, that the firm hereto
existing under the name of Nickerson g. Evans,
proprietors of the Yankee Fork Hot Springs,
Custer county Idaho, doing hotel and saloon
business, is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent. All accounts are due William Evans, who
will continue the business, and he will pay all
bills against said firm-Edward Nickerson
Withdrawing.
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
WILLIAM EVANS.
Dated Challis, Idaho Sept. 10Th, 1908.