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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Paul du Chaillu, the American au-
thor and explorer, who was stricken
with partial paralysis at st. Peters
burg Wednesday. is dead.
Private letters received at Vienna
from Czernowitz say over 800 persons
We're killed during the recent anti
Semitic riots at Kischeneff, capital Of
Bessarabia
The Cornell Towing company, which
virtually controls all the towing on
the Hudson river. has laid up sixty
OF its boats as result of the de-
mands Of the marine engineers for
more pay and shorter hours.
Samuel Moore. Pittsburg city en-
ploye recently dismissed from the
service, has entered suit against May
or w. B. Hayes charging him with the
alleged violation of an act OF assembly
frobidding the discharge Of old SOL
diers for political reasons.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
HAY AND cAssiNI MEET.
Manchurian Matter Fully and Frank
Iy Discussed.

Washington, May Count Cas-
sini, the Russian ambassador, called
at the state department during the
day and had a long interview with
Secretary Hay in which the whole
Manchurian matter is understood to
have been fully and frankly discussed
The discussion throughout was of the
most amicabe and satisfactory char
acteI.
The Japanese minister, Mr.. Taxa
hira. called later and he also dis.
cussed Manchuria. The Japanese are
finding much comfort in Ambassador
McCormick's dispatch from ST. Peters.
burg conveying Russias disclaimer ol
improper purposes as to Manchuria.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
EFFORTS DEFENSE FUNDS.
italians in Boston Seek Protection
From the Malta.

Boston, May L. Seven Boston
Italians called at police headquarters
during the day to beg for protection
against the Malta, by which they
claimed they have been ordered to
contribute to the defense fund in the
New York barrel murder" case. In
spectors have been sent to the Italian
quarter to make investigations.
Each Of the foreigners who was at
headquarters showed letter dated
April 25. New York. The letters had
been mailed Monday and received dur
ing the morning.
The letters told them that every
where they went they were marked
men, that the eye of the Malta was
upon them always, that they were as
good as dead if they did not send the
required money Immediately. The let.
ters were signed with Latin name.
The Italians who received the let.
ters are not members of the order. but
they say they know of an Italian in
their district who is. This alleged
Mafian may be arrested by the in
spectors if he can be connected with
the threatening letters.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
EIGHT WoRkMEN KILLED.
Powder Works Near Hoilidaysburg
Pa, Wrecked by Explosion.

Hollidaysburg, Pa. May 1.-The
plant of the Cresson powder works
owned by Pittsburg capitalists and 10
Gated on Piney creek. ten miles south
of this town, was wrecked by an eX-
plosion during the day. Eight work
men were killed The dead are: Ross
Kennedy, Charles Ross, George Fry,
Tony Frabrico. an Arabian; William
Lyons, William Frank McKiernan,
Fisher Lantser. Frank Straesser.
Superintendent Harry Taggart of
P!ttsburg is fatally injured.
The powder factory is located in a
remote portion of the county and au-
thentlc details are unobtainable at
present In the magazines and store
houses of the factory are 1,40O blocks
of explosives and it is feared the
greatest explosions are yet to come.
The Pney Creek branch of the Penn
sylvania railroad runs past the fac
tory and because of the danger the
railroad company has refused to allow
any trains to pass over this branch.
Fourteen men and sixteen women were
employed in the factory which was
destroyed Most of them were brought
from Pittsburg They are regarded
as experts in the manufacture OF
powder. The women managed to es-
cape from the building before the ex-
plosion came that hurled their fellow
workmen into eternity. All were cut
and badly bruised. The force of the
explosion was so great that it wrecked
all buildings in the vicinity and broke
window panes in towns five miles
away.
The cause of the explosion is a mys-
terry The eight men killed We're
blown to pieces.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
ASSISTED BY OUTSIDERS.
Six Military Prisoners Escape From
Fort Thomas.

Cincinnati, May six soldiers
serving terms of Imprisonment for de.
sertion in the guardhouse at Fort
Thomas, KY. escaped during the
night and have not yet been recap
tured. Circumstances indicate they
were assisted by outside persons, as
the panel of the door had been sawed
from the outside. The escape took
place about O'Clock. while the post
was temporarily in darkness from an
accident to the lighting plant One of
the men who escaped was shackled.
The time was chosen when the usual
guard was diminished owing to the alb
sence of most of the Third regiment
at st. Louis.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
eAER ON CJAL CHARGES.
Says Railroads Cannot Reduce Rate'
and Earn Money.

and Earn Money.
New York, May 1.-President Bael
OF the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road company and the Temple Iror
company resumed testifying during
the day before the interstate com
merce commission at the hearing or
the complaint Of william R. Hearst
that the coal roads are charging ex
cess. freight rates for carrying an
thra oal from the mines in Penn
sylvc 20 tidewater and are com
bina n restraint Of trade.
Mr.. i'aer said there had never been
any meeting or agreement to make
uniform rates for anthracite on the
coal roads. Railroad charges. he said,
should be such as to enable roads to
earn profits representing q percentage
equal to the prevailing rate Of inter.
est 1t was & matter of the greatest
satisfaction to him that he had never
been q party to over-capitalization. In
cases OF over-capitalization the IVA.
ter" should be deducted in calculating
the proper earnings and freight
charges to produce them. He then
described to the commission the stock
issue of the Reading and their mar
ket value in recent years. He said
the capitalization is fair and honest;
that the stockholders are entitled to
fair return on their investment; /;
that the Reading could not reduce it's
hard coal freight rate and hope to
earn that return. 1t was the hope Of
his administration. he said, to enable
the Reading company within year or
two to pay per cent on its first and
second preferred stock.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
STUART ROBSON is DEAD.
Veteran Comedian Succumbs to Hear
Disease at New York.

New York, May 1.-Stuart Rob-
son. the veteran comedian, Is dead
of heart disease. He was sixty-seven
years old and had been one the stage
for fifty-one years.
Stuart Robson was born at Annap-
oils. Nd, in 1886. He made his first
appearance on the stage at the Balti.
more Museum, where he was pro-
nounced a great success as Captain
Crosstree in a burlesque known as
"Black-Eyed Susan"
He continued with success for eight.
eer years in various lines of theatrical
roles. without being associated with
any actors who have since become IA
nous, and then joined w. II. Crane in
Our clearinghouse, and later in
revivals of "A Comedy of Errors" and
Merry Wives of Windsor
The final production which was pro-
duced in conjunction with Crane was
THE HeArietta."
In 1889 Mr. Robson separated from
Crane and since then had starred in
leading roles of legitimate comedy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
MAY TIE UP OTHER PLANTS.
Harvester Trust Strikers Doing Active
Picket Duty.

Chicago, May 1.--Effective picket
ing headed on an alleged effort on the
part of the management of the Deer.
ing harvester works to introduce near
ly $50 workmen into the twine depart
ment of the plant just after dawn.
The men appeared before s O'Clock,
with lunch boxes and parcels, pre-
pared to 60 to work. They were met
outside the plant by a delegation Of
strikers and turned away.
Efforts of the strikers are now be-
ing directed Award bringing about
similar conditions at other branches
Of the International Harvester COM
pany, the Mccormick and Plano
plants. At the Mccormick plant the
effort is being centralized and uncer-
tainty is felt as to the outcome. Be
cause Of the condition Of the harvester
business the employees of the binding
twine departments control the situa-
tion, az it is the only department
rushed at this season OF the year. AL
though surrounded by pickets the
Mccormick plant Is in full operation.
OF the force of 800 girls employed In
the twine mill only fifteen failed to
appear for work and they were
brought in under police guard later.
Several hundred pickets appeared
early in the day from the Deering
plant and word was received that an
army Of Deering twine girls would
appear later to influence the employees
Of the twine mill to join them. Some
Of the leaders Of the striking metal
workers predicted that the entire Nc
Cormick plant would be tied up before
night but this is denied by officials OF
the company. who assert the employees
have no grievance or any desire to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
ATTACKS THE TRUSTS.
Congressman littIefield Addresses Stu
dents at Ann Arbor.

dents at Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor, Mich. May Con
gresham Littlefield addressed the stu
dents Of the University of Michigan
on Trusts and Federal Legislation"
He urged more thorough probing Of
the trusts and greater publicity of
their workings. holding that over-cap.
italization was one Of the greatest
evils of the trust problem.
"Over-capitalization, he said. leads
to demand for greater income, and
hence the strangulation Of competi-
tion. The interstate commerce com.
mission has failed in curbing trusts.
Even now the department Of COM
merce is handicapped, unless congress
gives the attorney general and the de-
partment of justice adequate and
proper means to deal with the prob
lem. Secretary Cortelyou, at the head
Of the department of commerce, is
q very capable man. and. l think. with
proper laws behind him, he will ac-
complish something"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
SET UPON By CHINESE.
Party Of American Engineers Al
tackled at Yuantai.

Washington, May 1.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from United States Consul General
McWade at Canton stating that mob
of anti-foreign Chinese made an at
tack at Tuantai. on North river, lac
miles from Canton, upon a party OF
American engineers. The consul ap
pealed to Lieutenant Anderson, com
manding the American gunboat Callao
and the officer went Immediately tc
the rescue. The consul general then
lodged a formal complaint with the
Chinese officials.
The attack is not believed to be as.
sociated with the boxer movement. II
is conjectured that the engineers, in
the course of railroad construction OF
similar work. had run counter to
some intense Chinese superstition by
invading graveyard or in some way
committing sacrilege in the Chinese
view
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
Thousands Will Be Imported as Ia
borers in Hemp Fields.

San Francisco, May 1.-The a.
vance guard of an army Of coolie Il
borers, who will be employed III til.
hemp fields of Mexico, have a-r.yet
here from the Orient on the steame.
DOric, en- route to Santa Cruz. Th
coolies number fifty-seven Foki snese
but $4,000 families are soon to follow
and join their countrymen on the heml
plantations Of the Mexican province
of Yucatan. The Chinese are unde
the immediate charge of John G
Meyers, wealthy hemp grower Q
Merida, Mex.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY.
Advance of the British Expedition i,
Somaiiand.

Alden. Arabia, May LIN conse-
quence of the recent British reverses
in Somaliland it is reported here that
the advance of the British expedition
has been suspended Indefinitely. Ma
jor General Egerton is mentioned as
the successor of Brigadier General
Manning Information here indicates
that complete reorganization of the
executive heads of the expedition
would be considered advantageous 1t
is feared that the recent victory will
embolden the forces Of the Mad Mul-
lah to attack isolated posts.
The force at the disposal Of Cen
eral Manning is insufficient for often
sive purposes and it is expected that
he will strengthen his posts and re-
main inactive until after the hot
weather.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
National Live Stock Associate Sub.
scribes $4,000. 900.

Denver. May Twenty million
dollars mas been subscribed for stock
for a cooperative company by men,
bers OF the National Live Stock asso-
citation to fight the beef trust in the
event the latter successfully carries
through the merger Of the Chicago
packing companies and allied inter
ests.
A chain OF packing houses is
planned throughout the principa
points Of both East and West.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
RESIDENTS IN DISTRESS.
Philippine Town Destroyed by lncen
diary Fire.

Manila. May 1.-The town of
Mariquina, province of Manila. has
been destroyed by fire. A thousand
houses were burned and the inhab-
itants are in much distress. The peo-
pie of Manila are relieving sufferers.
The Are is believed to have been of
incendiary origin. Members Of scat
tered insurgent bands are suspected
of setting fire to the place.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
TURKEY is AMiABLE.
Concessions Freely Made on Request
Of American Minister.

Constantinople, May 1.-O Oppor'
tune representations by Mr.. Leish.
man, the American minister to Tur'
key, at time when the latter country
was in no mood to make enemies,
resulted in the settlement of several
pending questions between the sui
tan's government and the United
States. In future Armenians who have
become citizens will be allowed to
travel in Turkey without the latter
country claiming them as citizens.
The porte has agreed to the appoint
ment of several interior consular
agents and the long sought permis-
sion to make excavations for archie
illogical research in the basin OF the
Euphrates has been granted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
DISASTER At FRANK, N. w. r.
NEITHER AN EXPLOSION NOR
AN EARTHQUAKE.
END OF MOUNTAIN GONE OUT
Slides Across the Entire Valley In
Which the Town Was Situated,
Spreading Death and Destruction In
It's Path-Exaet Loss Of Life Still
Unknown, but Whole Families Have
Been Wiped Out.

Been Wiped Out.
Frank, N. w. T., May 1.-The dis
aster at Frank in which nearly q hun
dred people were killed was q huge
landslide. There was no explosion
whatever. The avalanche was of
such large dimensions that the cloud
OF dust was taken for smoke and the
minor slips were taken for inside ex-
plosions The whole east end of the
mountain. extending from the tipple
eastward. has gone out 1t was 4.40O
feet high and slid across the entire
valley, blocking the track to the
French mine. This track is about
forty feet higher than the Canadian
Pacific railway track and is distant
about three-quarters Of a mile from
the mine entrance. The slide ex-
tends from a point about 200 feet
east of Frank station to a point one
and half miles east. This track is
covered with rock ranging in size
from pebble to huge rocks the size
of a railroad car. The Canadian Pa
cific railway is arranging to cut 2 wa
terway through where the river is
blocked up in order to avoid danger of
a food. The loss of life
Cannot Be Estimated Vet.
Thirty miners were entombed. OF
this number fifteen were rescued un-
injured. Two men were suffOcated
1t is believed the rest will be saved
About ten houses in the east end OF
the town were destroyed and entire
families wiped out. A. Leitsch, his
wife and four of his children were
killed and three escaped.
There is no reason why the whole OF
the remaining side of the mountain
will not come down, in which case
there will be absolutely nothing left
OF the country east of BlairmOre
Many small lodges of rock continue tc
come down from the mountain and il
is a hard matter to get men to work
for fear of a second catastrophe.
One of the rescued miners fount
his house covered with rocks many
feet deep and his wife and six chill
dren dead.
1t has been proven that those In th'
mine were safer than those outside O
it, The inside workings of the min'
are intact and no explosion or sigl
OF gas was felt by the entombed me,
until late in the afternoon. The.
worked their own way out through
thirty feet of rock. timbering as the!
went. Plenty OF air is now going int
the mines and large gangs of men arr
at work rushing through the rebuild
ing of railway and telegraph lines.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
WALTERS UNDER ARREST.
Men, Women and Girls Jailed for Dis
tributina Boycott Circulars,

Kansas City, May Fifty wait
ers, men. women and girls, who are
among 300 members of the Walters
union who are striking for increased
wages and recognition of their order,
were arrested during the day in diff
ferent parts of the city for distribut-
ing circulars requesting patrons to
boycott their employers. Each of the
strikers arrested has been placed in
Jail and held under $25 bond. The
circulation of boycott circulars is in
violation of the city statutes. Other
arrests are being made.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
UNION MAN TO DRIVE.
President Will Not Ride in Private
Carriage at Kansas City.

Kansas City, May president
Roosevelt will ride through the city
in union carriage driven by a men,
her Of the Hack Drivers union. The
reception committee had planned to
have the president occupy a private
carriage belonging to a wealthy wo-
man OF this city. whose coachman is
nonun.on. The officers Of the union
notified the reception committee that
no union driver would appear in the
procession following nonunion driver
and the committee changed its plan.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
POOR FARE THE EXCUSE.
Epidemic of Desertions From the Navy
on Pacific Coast.

Vallejo, Cal. May 1.-There has
been an epidemic of desertions from
the navy on this coast some months
past, but this months report beats
the record. 1t is said that $50 mea
have failed to return to the receiving
ship Independence since last paydav.
When the enlisted men are question:
for excuse all claim that it is becau G
Of the poor and scanty fare.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
CORPSE UNDER FREIGHT CARS
Boys Accidentally XIII Playmate anc
Try to Conceal Their Act.


Grand Rapids, Mich, May L.
Charlie Pohlmant. aged six years, was
shot and killed April 10 and the body
afterward taken to the Lake Shore
railroad track and placed 'nder a
freight train in order to obliterate the
evidence of the shooting Henry and
Otto Hasse, sons of Adolph Hasse.
aged fourteen and eleven, have con-
fessed to having done the shooting
and to carrying the body to the rail
road.
They were playing in their home
above their fathers saloon and had
a Flobert rife. Henry pointed it at
the Pohlmant boy, supposing it was
not loaded, and the latter sank to the
floor with bullet in his brain. The
Hasse boys procured a sack. put the
body in it and carried 1t to the rail
road track without their parents learn
ing what was going on.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
BASEBALL SCORES.
National Leauue.

At New York. 8; Philadelphia, 5.
At Brooklyn, 2; Boston, 0.
At st. Louis. O; Pittbsurg. 4.
At Cincinnati, 3; Chicago, Z.
American League.
At Philadelphia. 4; New York, 5.
At Cleveland. A. ST. Louis, /.
At Washington, g. Boston, 5.
At Detroit, 10; Chicago. l.
American Association.
At Louisville, 4; Toledo, 0.
At Milwaukee, 6; Minneapolis, 2.
At Indianapolis, 8; Columbus, 4.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
eleven MEN FAVORED ExECU'
rloN OF CONVICTED coE.
BEL MURDERER.
VERDICT IN HOWARD CASE
Prisoner on Trial for the Killing oi
Former Governor 10 Found Guilty
and Sentenced to Imprisonment fos
Lifc-Jury Unanimous on First Bal
lot as to Guilt but Differed a. e
Punishment.

Frankfort, KY. May 1.-The jury
in the case of James Howard, on trial
for the murder Of William Goebel, has
found the defendant guilty and fixed
the punishment at life imprisonment.
After reporting q disagreement at 10
o'clock the judge ordered them to re-
turn to their room for further delib-
Grafton. This they did. reporting f.
nally at IL o'clock.
The jurors took only one ballot on
the question of guilt or innocence. all
twelve voting for verdict Of guilty.
The disagreement was as to the ex-
tent of punishment and on this Ques-
tion nine voted for the death penalty
and three for life sentence. On the
next ballot two of those who voted
for life sentence came over with the
nine.
Juror Burkes then announced that
he would under no circumstances vote
for the Geath penalty and a verdict
for life sentence was afterward
agreed upon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01

ElcHTY-THREE KILLED.
Bulgarian insurgents Lost Heavily In
Recent FIGHT.

Vienna, May 1.-The Neue Freie
Presse says the fighting reported from
Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday between
Turkish troops and large band OF
insurgents near the frontier Of Bul,
garia. in Macedonia, occurred last
Tuesday. The insurgents lost eighty
three men killed and the Turks had
! thirteen killed or wounded.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
Additional Time for Dimmick.

San Francisco, May 1.-Walter
N. Dimmick. the former employe of
the local branch of the United States
mint who was recently convicted Of
stealing 100000 from the vault OF the
government building, has been sen.
fenced to five years Imprisonment at
hard labor in addition to his forme,
sentence Of four years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
Building Operations Suspended.

Kalamazoo. Mich. May 1.-Two
hundred and fifty carpenters and build
ers went on strike here during the
afternoon for 35 cents an hour and
an eight-hour day. They have been
getting 80 cents an hour for q nine
hour day. The Builders Exchange de-
clares that the demands will never be
acceded to. Building in the city is at
q cOmplete Standstill
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
Situation Said to Be Serious Al
SaIonica.

Paris. May 1.-The foreign Off ce
has received dispatch from Salonica
saying the Ottoman bank has been at
tackled and that it was feared the sit.
uation was serious. No details were
received
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
kino Edward Leaves Rome.

Rome, May liking Edward left
Rome during the day for Paris amid a
tremendous farewell demonstration.
The streets were crowded and the
windows and balconies were filled
with people. Detachments Of troops
kept back the crowds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
SECURED NEARLY $4,000.

Burglars Reb the PostofFice at Ravens
wood. w. Va.
Ravenswood. w. Va. May L.
Burglars entered the postohice during
the night. blew open the safe and es-
capped with nearly $4,000, without
leaving a clew to their identity. No
one knew the Place had been robbed
until Postmaster McAdams opened the
Office in the morning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-01
Blizzard in Upper Michigan.

Marquette. Mich, May L. A
fierce blizzard is raging in Upper
Michigan. The temperature has fall
en- fifty.flve degrees in two days. Vege-
tation and fruit trees have suffered
severely.