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The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
IN MEMORY OF BILL NYE.
Movement Afoot to Erect Monument
Over Humorist's Grave.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 15.-The grave
of Bill Nye, the famous humorist who
died nearly eight years ago and was
buried at Arden, near here, is un-
marked, and movement is afoot to
have a granite monument erected
above his resting place. The North
Carolina division of the Sunshine So
ciety Is raising the fund.
When Nye passed away his devoted
widow placed memorial window in
Calvary Episcopal church, near by, but
her plans for more fitting memorial
were frustrated by the failure, soon
after Mr.. Nye's death, Of banks in
which practically all the fortune left
her by her husband had been deposit
ed. At present a little tree is growing
at the head Of the grave, and some
one has laid upon the mound a rude
piece Of stone picked up on the high
way. Other marks there are none
Mrs. J. NJ. Ransier, president of the
Sunshine society, Hendersonville, N.
c., is the active head of the memorial
enterprise. and contributions are in
vited from the friends of Nye through
out the country. They should be ad-
dressed to Battery Park bank, Ashe.
vile, N. c., custodians of the fund.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Many BUILDINGS Burned.

Fire that broke forth in a large
bowling alley and billiard hall destroy.
ed business property worth $4,000 at
Donnybrook last week. The flames,
tanned by a strong northwest wind,
began their work of ruin at 3 In tho
morning. For a number of hours it
was feared that the whole city would
be burned. Several families were
made homeless, and nine buildings in
the business section were burned. No
lives were lost. The fire was noticed
just as Engine 108 pulled into tho
place. The engineer aroused the peo-
pie by his whistle, thereby saving sew.
seral thousand dollars worth of prop.
erty. Among the buildings burned
were the drug store Of White 4
Rose, N. 0. Sonden's general store, S.
Greengard's clothing store, pool room
and bowling alley, two restaurants,
Barke & Wieman's new $4,000 opera
house and general store
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
The Cheapest Store in North Oak.
The Bee Hive,
sMooT CASE TAKEN UP.
Senate Committee Considers the Utah
Senatorsfip.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
committee on privileges and elections
met during the day to outline q policy
TO be pursued in investigating the pro-
tests filed against Senator Reed Smoot
being permitted to retain his seat and
decided that before taking any fur
ther steps in the matter Senator
Smoot should be given opportunity
to make reply to the charges.
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
committee. was instructed to notify
Mr.. Smoot of the decision of the COM
mittee and to request that whatever
reply he may desire to make shall be
in writing.
In addition to the innumerable petit.
tions filed with the committee for the
expulsion of Mr.. Smoot two protests
from citizens of Utah were presented
and briefly considered by the commit.
tee These protests charge Mr.. Smoot
with being polygamist. They also
charge that the Mormon church, of
which smoot is an apostle, holds it's
own laws to be superior to those of
the state and they contend that the
church still stands for polygamy.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
FIVE PERSONS PERISH.
Serious Wreck on the Burlington Near
Abba, Ia.

Serious wreck on the Burlington Near
Abba, IL. @.
Ottumwa. Ia, Dec. 15.-Five persons
were killed and ten injured in
wreck on the Chicago Burlington and
Quincy road three miles west of Abba,
Ia.
The westbound passenger train was
derailed while running onto the Cedar
creek bridge and five cars were
wrecked by collision with the steel
girders Of the bridge. The wreckage
Immediately took fire and. several of
the victims were badly burned.
Mildred Mitchen, the little three.
year-old child Of Mrs. w. e. Mitchen,
one of the victims, was hung to one Of
the bridge girders and burned to death
before the eyes Of the uninjured pas
sengers and the trainmen.
Just what caused the accident is .
mystery. As soon a. the engineer no.
ticed there was something wrong he
applied the yairbral but was unable
to- st0pt the train Fx4 cars we're com
pletelya burned ard the remaining
coaches badly damaged. ISL
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
ELECTIONS IN PANAMA.
Formation Of . Permanent Govern.
nnent Proposed.


e.. a ,. ment Proposed.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE state de.
partment has been informed that final
steps have been taken for the forma-
ton of a permanent republican form
Of government In Panama. The news
came In dispatch from Consul Cen
eral Gudger as follows:
Election for constitutional conven.
ton called for Ian. 4. The convention
meets Jan. 20"
This action is taken, it is believed,
to meet suggestions from Panamans
here that criticism of the new repub-
lie would be largely disarmed and the
status Of the new treaty improved If
the final ratifications could be ex.
changed by tho United States with q
permanent and regular form Of gov.
ernment on the isthmus.
The territory of Panama is SO small
that, according to the belief here the
elections can be completed within .
week after the date named-Jan. 4.
The convention is expected to follow
generally the outlines of the Cuban
constitution, which Is regarded as the
most modern. and complete model of
such documents. N$ s%} .
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
mont by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell tho Soc. sizo; Trial Eze by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
IL, sAnnounceme
To accommodate those who arc partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou-
dles, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm In
liquid form, which will bo known q Ey's
Liquid Cream Balm, Price including the
spraying tube is 15cents. Druggists OF b%
mail. The liquid form cmbodiss the med.
icinal properties Of the solid peepseatien. ),
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, soltens the gnms, allays all pains,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value is incalculable) Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Bodv of Missinu Man Found.

A report from Lawton says that the
body Of Schanlan, who mysteriously
disappeared nearly two weeks ago,
has hcen found. The indications are
that the man had been murdered by
the use Of blunt weapon, and the
body had been laid in hay stack.
Schanlan and his employer, farmer
named Posey, had been drinking in
Lawton and started to drive home in
the evening. Schanlan was never
seen alive again, and Posey disap.
peared in a few days. after telling
several stories about Schanlan.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
CHICAGO CAPTURES IT
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONvEN.
TON OF 1904 TO BE HELD
4 IN WINDY CITY.
PIttshurg and st. Louis Also Desired
the Honor Of Entertaining the Big
Gathering, but Chicago Was an Easy
Winner-June 21 Selected as the
Date for Assembling Of Convention
to Name Presidential Candidate.
to Name Presidential Candidate.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The Republic
IN national convention will be held in
Chicago June 81 next. This was de-
cided on by the Republican national
committee. in session here, after the
claims of Chicago, Pittsburg and St.
Louis had been presented. The vote
was taken in executive session and
resulted in 43 votes being cast for
Chicago, for Pittsburg and / for St.
Louis. The committee then adjourned
to meet in Chicago at the call of the
chairman.
The committee resumed it's session
at 1O:3O a. m, when Chairman Hanna
called the gathering to order and an
nounced that there were two Porto
Ricans present representing the Re.
publican party of that island. He said
tney would be given hearing. Com
munications were read by Secretary
Heath from the Federal and Repub-
lican parties Of Porto Rico, both claim
ing representation on the committee.
Representatives Of both parties were
heard on the subject and Chairman
Hanna said that further consideration
of the matter would be had in execu-
tive session.
Locating Next Convention.
The question of selecting a city in
which to hold the convention was then
taken up and representatives of Chi
cago, st. Louis and Pittsburg present.
ed the claims Of their respective cities.
The offers made by the different
cities were $4,000 by st. Louis, $780,
600 by Chicago and 100000 by Pitts
burg. After some discussion the Chi
cago proposition was raised by Com
mitteeman Stewart to $4,000, he
guaranteeing that Chicago would con-
tribute that amount to pay the ex-
penses of the assembling of the con-
vention in that city.
When the committee went into ex-
ecutive session it took up the matter
Of the representation Of Porto Rico
and, after discussing it for an hour,
referred it to committee. The pro-
test against John G. Capers as a mem.
ber of the committee from South Caro-
lima was laid on the table. The COM
mittee then considered the question of
location of the convention.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Winship Resigns as REGISTER.

The Grand Forks Herald announces
that George B, Winship, the publisher
of that paper has rendered his resig.
nation as register of the Grand Forks
land office to take effect not later than
Jan. l, as he desires to start on a
Southern trip about that time and ex-
poets to be absent several months.
The trip is for the benefit of Mr. Win
ships health. Upon his return it is
stated he will devote more time and
attention to his paper and plant. Ru.
mors that the resignation was dictated
by political motives is vigorously de-
MED by the Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Case Of the United States Against the
Railway Merger.
TO SUPREME COURT,

Il "a 4 E 0ou"Ay "ST8SVs
Washington, Dec. 14.-Arguments in
the case Of the United States vs.. the
Northern Securities company were be.
gun today in the federal supreme
court. John M. Johnson Of Philadel-
phia and C.. w. Bum of st. Paul spoke
for the Securities company and Attor-
ney General Knox for the government.
Briefly stated the contentious of the
government are:
'"The lines of railway operated by
the defendants are parallel and COM
psiing
The combination of such lines is in
restraint Of trade and of insterstate
commerce.
1T places the control of the two
lines Of railway in question in the
hands Of single person, to wit, the
Northern Securities company.
1T is not in the interest of the stock
holders Of the Securities company
that one of these lines should prosper
at the expense Of the other.
1T destroys all motives for competi.
tion.
"The necessary consequence of any
wilfull and deliberate act must be pre-
sumed to be the intent of such act.
Results Of the Merger.
1.-The necessary. consequence Of the
combination of the two lines in ques-
tion must he restraint of trade and
competition, therefore it must be pre-.
sumed that the intention of the foun-
ders of the Northern Securities com.
pany was to bring about such re-
straint."
The defendant company contends
that:
There has been no agreement to
restrain competition or trade.
"The two roads united to effect
greater competition with a greater
third road. the Union Pacific. II the
holding of the Northern Securities
company Of the majority of shares VIC.
lates the Sherman act an agreement
between any number of persons is
likewise violation.
"The first section of the Sherman
act does not condemn as illegal the
acquisition Of ownership of shares OF
two competing lines.
'The second section of the Sherman
act does not condemn the acquisition
and holding Of such ownership OF
shares.
"If the Sherman act does condemn
as illegal the ownership of control.
ling interest in the shares Of compel
ing railway companies 1t is unconsti
tutional.
1.-THE possession of the power tc
commit an illegal act cannot of itseli
be a crime
Arguments on both sides were con
cluded Tuesday and the case submitted
to the court
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
chicaoo Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s4.9O@5.6O; poor to me.
dunn, s3.25@475; stockers and feed.
ers, $175@4.OO; cows, $1.25@3.90;
heifers, s1.75@4.50; calves, $4,000
5.35. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $40
GAGS; good to choice heavy, $4.509
400; rough heavy, $4.25@4.40; light,
s4.25@4.55. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers. s3.50@4O0; Western sheep.
s2.75M3.9O; native lambs, $4.00@5.75;
Western. $3.75@550.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Accidentally Killed.

Alex Smith, we'll known citizen of
Pembina county, is dead as the result
Of The accidental discharge of rife.
The accident occurred at the home of
Smith, about nine miles south of Wal
halla. Smith set his rifle down and it
was at once discharged, the bullet en-
tering his right eye and killing him,
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, Dec. 15.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $3.70@5.0O; common to
fair, s325@3.65; good to choice cows
and heifers, $2.5O@325; veals, $500
@4.O0. Hogs--$4.15@4.50. Sheep
Good to choice yearling wethers, $3.50
@4.OO; good to choice lambs, $3.50
M5.0O.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 15.-Wheat-To arrive
NO l hard, 80Ac; No. Northern,
79Ac; No. Northern, 765sc. On track
No. Northern, 791sc; No. 2 North
ern, 7G%c; No. 3 spring, 1880; Dec,
79c; May, S0asc. Flax-In store, on
track, to arrive and Dec, 97hc; May,
S1.O1ih: July, S1O2M.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
After a National Convention.

Fargo is still after the national
Prohibition convention. The Com
merclal club is taking active steps in
the matter and will probably send a
representative to the meeting Of the
national committee to present the
claims of Fargo.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
THOUSANDS OF MEN AFFECTED.
Steel Cooperation 10 Reduce Wages
Of Employees.

Steel Cooperation 10 Reduce Wages
Of Employees.
New York, Dec. 15.-The statement
was made Monday by leading official
of the United States Steel corpora.
tion that beginning Jan. 1, 1904, about
30 per cent of the employees Of the cor
poration will suffer wage reductions,
ranging from to 20 per cent.
This. reduction will affect about
10000 workmen in the various grades
Of the subsidiary companies.
The remaining 10 per cent Of EN-.
ployes are. members of the Amalga.
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, whose wage schedule
runs to July /, 1904. &3S.5l 4
The finance committee Of the steel
corporation has, 1t is understood. un'
der consideration the dismissal Of
many high salaried employees, in addi.
tion to those already discharged.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
tuesday,, Dec. Is.

Senate--Debate on Cuban bill con.
tinued, Senators Perkins (Cal.), ST.
mons IN. CO. and Patterson (Colo.)
speaking for the measure and Mr.. Nc
Cumber IN. d. opposing it.
House-Rural free delivery, reciproc.
ity with Canada and the new republic
of Panama were topics of discussion
during the debate on the pensions ap.
propriation bill.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

George M. Young Of Valley City, a
member Of the legislature from Barnes
county, in an interview at Fargo an.
nounced his candidacy for lieutenant
governor at the next state Republican
convention. His candidacy seems to
be based on the assumption that Gov.
ernor White will not be a candidate
for denomination, as it would be i'm.
possible for Barnes county to get the
two top places on the ticket, the gov.
ernor being resident Of that county.
There has been some talk of the gov
ernor being candidate for congress
and his friends are said to have been
laying plans to defeat the renomina.
tion Of Congressman Spalding.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
John q. Proctor Dead.

Washington, Dec. 14.-CiviI Service
Commissioner John R. Proctor suf
fered a severe attack Of neuralgia Of
the heart while at the Cosmos club
and died several hours later az the
result.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Edward J. Frost, an inventor of
note, died at Detroit Tuesday
August Groninger, prominent pio.
neer banker and merchant of Sioux
City, Ia, died Tuesday of pneumonia,
aged seventy-five years.
M. D. Moore, a prominent and
wealthy lumberman Of Fond du Lac,
Wis, is dead from a stroke of apo
plexy, aged seventy-nine.
Leopold Mayer, a retired private
banker of Chicago, is dead. Mr.. Mayer
was horn at Abenheim, Germany, in
1927 and came to America in 1850,
Captain Benjamin Jewell, eighty
seven years of age, is dead at St.
Louis. He was a familiar figure in
the steamboat history Of the Missis.
sippi.
William l. Buchanan of Buffalo, N
Y, the first United States minister TO
the republic of Panama, sailed Tues
day for Panama to take up his new
duties.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Houses and Docks Flooded.

sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 16.-
The ice gorge which formed in St.
Nary's river below this city has
caused the water to rise five feet.
flooding the docks and houses along
the river front for the first time in the
history Of the city.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
SATURDAY., Dec, 12,

Another revolution is said to be
probable in Santo Domingo in the
near future.
Attorney General E. G. Crow of Mis-
souri, is seriously i'll of heart trouble
at st. Louis.
Daniel c. Gilman has been re-elect-
ed president of the National Civil
Service Reform association.
Judge Fletcher I4add, for three years
a justice of the supreme court Of the
Philippines, died at Boston Saturday.
Jesse D. Carr, the we'll known Cali
fornia pioneer, politician and million
aire land owner, Is dead, aged eighty.
nine years.
Albert J. Wise, president of the firm
Of J. H. Bunnell & Co. and a promi-
nent member of the New York bar, Is
dead from bronchitis.
Rev. Robert Bird, a we'll known
Methodist minister, is dead at Detroit,
aged eighty.three years. He was pre-
siding elder of the Lake Superior dis
trict before the day of railroads.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
MARINE .12RB11NttEEs 1ljA 1ARE LANbEdpb BED,
~ V.zvQga
SMALL FORCE OF UNITED STATES
TROOPS PROCEED TO 18TH
~ ~ ffsyl SO ss1E ~
m'ANsFRoNIiER.

Reports That Colombian Soldiers
Had oisembarked South Of Panama
and Proposed Marching on That
lctty-stsps Taken Tor the Formation,
Of Permanent Government. -..,---,
Colon, Dec. IA company of ma
rines from the United States, cruiser
Prairie was landed here Monday morn.
fng under the command of Captain
smedley d. Butler, and Immediately
started by train for Panama. The
destination OF the marines is to be va.
VIA. up the San Miguel gulf. and
Tuira river.
1t is believed that the decision of
the naval authorities to station ma.
fines at Yaviza may possibly be owing
to oSthe reports that Colombian troops
have heen sent in that direction, but
up to the present time there is no rea-
son to believe that aRy large force is
under orders to march on Panama from
CaMca. TT n,a.r., ,s;ss
The. opinion seems tor prevail that
the Colombian soldierseen were
probably scoutaswh ho era Sldeavoring
to learn Ihat prevent nfives 1nAs protec.
tive being taken by the
Republic, OF sPanama and that it was
their presence which gave rise to the
exaggerated rlmors Of speedy at
tack by C6lomhia on thsaIsthmus It
Is more likelXthat thssinovement Of
marines to$1Rytsa Is In conformity
with the policy Of the naval authori-
ties to concentfate forces at points
which offer thS best facilities for get
ting imme liate information Of any
movement by Colombian, troops to-
ward Panama and at the same time of
affording the marines some relief
from their confinement to the ships.
The marines carried with them all
requisites for camp life, and also q
number of machine guns.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Monday, Dec. IA.

The announcement is made that rich
goldfelds have discovered in the Con-
go state.
William l.. Johnson Of Detroit,
brother of Mayor Tom L. Johnson Of
Cleveland, died at Indianapolis Sum-
day.
H. M. S. Flora arrived at Esqui-
mault Sunday for repairs necessary as
a result of her stranding at Village
point ten days ago.
A. 7. Snider, one of the best known
livestock commission men of the
West, died at Kansas City, Mo-, Sun
day, aged seventy years.
Paul Richter, president Of the Rich.
ter Iron Works company Of Denver,
has been accidentally shot and killed
by companion on hunting trip east
of Denver.
Spain will not participate in the St.
Louis exposition. The reason given
by the cabinet is that there would
not be sufficient time to complete
preparations
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
For CHAPLAIN of the Senate.

Washington, Dec. 15.~-The Repub.
lican senators, in caucus, decided upon
Rev. Edward Everett Hale of Boston
tor chaplain of the senate beginning
Jan. /. He is Congregationalist and
is now eighty-three years old.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneanolis Wheat

Minneapolis, Dec. 5.-Wheat-Dec.,
79c; May. S0M @S0Bc; July, S0%c.
On track-No. 1 hard, size; No. 1
Northern, 80hc; No. 2 Northern,
78hc; No. 8 Northern, 72@76c.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
MINISTER TO PANAMA.

w. !. Buchanan Of New York Selected
for the Place.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE president
has selected w. L. Buchanan of New
York to be the first United States min.
lister to Panama.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Wednesday,, Dec. 9.

Senate-Mr. Teller concludes speech
In opposition to Cuban reciprocity bill
and Mr.. Morgan speaks against meas.
ure.
House-Rrief session held, no bust.
ness of importance being transacted.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
FREIeHT TRAlNs. !. COLLIDE.

Wreck on. the Milwaukee Near Adel,
slay Fatal to Three 7,
Des Moines, Dec 15.-Three train.
men were Killed and i've injured In a
freight collision on the Chicago, Mil.
waukee and st. Paul road near Adel.
La. 4 doubleheader, westbound, and
an extra freight, eastbound, came to
gether in deep cut on sharp curve.
Three engines and fourteen cars were
entirely demolished.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL.
Two Men Dead, Another Dying and a
Fourth Insane.

New York, Dec. 16.-Two men were
found dead early in the day in a fur
nished room house here, death being
due to drinking wood alcohol. A third
man is in the hospital dying and the
fourth member of the party, crazed by
the drink, has disappeared. The four
men, it was found, had been drinking
heavily for several days, their bever-
age being mixture Of wood alcohol
and cheap whisky.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
Tuesday, Dec, is,


The court at Toronto, Can, will wind
up the affairs of the Consolidated Lake
Superior company.
Arthur w. Curtis has been elected
football coach of Wisconsin univer-
sity for the season of 1904.
Viola Sands Hazard, thought to be
the oldest woman in Rhode Island, is
dead at Wakefield, r. l., at the age of
105 years.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Marshall, field sec.
retary of the Presbyterian board of
foreign missions, died suddenly at
Olney, I. T., Monday.
The condition of Attorney General
A. C. Grow of Missouri, who is i'll at
st. Louis, is still critical, but he has
a good chance for recovery.
It is semi-officially announced that
NJ. Loubet, president of the French
republic, will pay a visit to Italy ex.
tending from April to April II.
Baltimore, Kansas City, Indianapo.
lis, Columbus, Buffalo and Minneapo.
lis will endeavor to obtain the nation.
al Prohibition convention.
The Dickinson press., 1903-12-19
For North Dakota Fish.

A bill for fish culture station to
be located in North Dakota has been
introduced in congress by Represen-
tative Spalding. It carries an appro-
priation Of $4,000,