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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
REPORT DlScREDITED.
China Not Likely to Join Japan In
Fighting Russia.

China Not Likely to Join Japan In
Fighting Russia.
Paris. March 4.-Credence is not
given by the foreign Office to the re-
ports that China is on the eve of join
ing Japan in the war. All the advices
received here indicate that China pro-
poses to observe her declaration OF
neutrality and that the Chinese troops
sent north have instructions to en-
force her neutrality. 1t is understood
that China has disavowed any collu-
sion between her troops and the Chi
nese outlaws, explaining that those
who have joined the latter are desert
ers and that in the undisciplined state
OF the army it is impossible to pre-
vent them from leaving.
1t is authoritatively announced that
France had not been approached to
cede any islands to Russia for use as
coaling stations by the latter when
she SENDS her Baltic feet to the Far
East. Should Russia make a request
to this effect it will be denied, as such
action would be regarded as breach
of neutrality. To show Frances pur-
pose to remain neutral it is pointed
out that Russia has a coal depot at
Villefranche, near Nice, but that Rus
sian ships will not be allowed to use
that station as in time of peace.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
WORK OF RESCUE SLOW.
Nine Known Dead as Result of New
York Disaster.

New York, March 4.-Investigation
was begun during the day by the cor
oner, the district attorney, the build
ing department and the police for the
purpose Of placing the responsibility
for the collapse of the Darlington
apartment hotel building in West
Forty-sixth street and the accompany
ing loss of life.
The number of dead cannot yet be
stated, even approximately, though
twenty hours have passed since the
building fell, so slowly has the work
Of removing the wreckage proceeded,
but the list of known dead has reached
nine. two of the bodies being still
pinned fast under piles of debris,
though plainly visible to the searchers.
Five men are known to be missing
and as the tangled and interlaced
masses of beams and masonry are
cleared away the bodies of these and
possibly others, it is anticipated, will
be recovered. Sixteen injured men
were taken to the hospitals, several of
whom are reported to be seriously
hurt.
Amid the pile of twisted iron CIR
ders, masses of stone, brick and de-
bris that marks the spot where the big
iron frame stood the police and en-
ployes of the building department, as
sisted by firemen are working to ex-
tricate the buried bodies, Chief Gro
ker Of the fire department and Coroner
Schoier being in charge. ~.
Coroner Scholer said during the
day that Charles r. Allison, head OF
the Allison Realty company, the gen
eral contractors for the building, has
disappeared and efforts OF the police
and the coroner's office to find him
are fruitless. Foreman Halpin, who
was in charge Of the iron construction
work. IL the only man now under ar
rest. "a & 49,. Ia
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
CLEVELAND DENIES REPORT.

concern to me that a Mr.. Scott has
seen fit to use my name in a display
of his evil propensities on the door OF
the house OF representatives In an
swer to your inquiry, however, have
to say of his statement that the col
ored man. C. HI Taylor, took lunch
with me at the White House, that it
is a deliberate, fabrication out of
whole cloth, ~ ) Il ri *..
i Mr. Webb said he wanted this de-
NAL to travel that the statement OF
Mr.. Scott might he overtaken.
I: Mr.. Cleveland was q friend Of the
negro. but lot q fool friend" said Mr..
Webb. He never by word or act
ENC ouraged the dream Of social equal.
tty In the breast of the black man.
This was greeted with applause By
the Democrats. q VI @
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
MAD DEED OF INSANE MAN,
General Chaffee Takes Hand in the Arrest
OF Discharged Soldier Who Shoots In
discriminatory.

O'Brien. Prominent among Them was
Lieutenant General A. r. Chaffee,
chief Of staff. The lunatic still held
the smoking weapon in his hand when
General Chaffee noticed it and, with
his left hand on the mans throat, took
the weapon from him and also the
papers in his pocket.
Majors Kean and Ireland Of the sur
geon generals staff were hastily sent
for and gave first aid to the injured
men before they were taken to the
emergency hospital.
The greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed when the sound of the shots
was heard. Women rushed from the
rooms screaming and soon were joined
by number Of the male clerks. From
every quarter came army officers in
uniform and vast throng clogged
the corridors where O'Brien was
struggling to. break away from his
captors. The man was taken to the
police station, 1t requiring four men
to get him out Of the building.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
SMITH ADMITS i POLYGAMY.
President Of the Mormon Church Says He
VIII Suffer Penalty Rather Than Adam
don Plural Wives. |

the TWO wives openly Ut Haunted the
fact, but have acknowledged these
wives and children as my family. t Ss#
Utah, People !condone offense. 2,S
"The people of Utah have regarded
the situation as. an existing tact. These
people as rule are broad minded
and liberal in their views and have
condoned. the offense-if- offense it il
rather than interfere with my sit.
'uation as they found it. It has been
known what l have been doing. I
have not been interfered with nor
disturbed III any way. II had been
I was there to answer the charges. i
was willing to face them and submit
to the penalty, whatever it might be-
Mr.. Dubois then asked Mr.. Smith il
it. was not understood by those In All.
thority that it was the duty of the
polygamist to continue to provide for
and support his plural family after the
manifestosof 1907. .. y
Mr.. Smith answered thatait was
= generally 30 understood" e
w Resuming the inquiry concerning
Mr.. Smiths personal polygamous rela-
tons Mr.. Tayler asked: 4
3Fyss How many children have you had
since the manifesto Of 1902" !.
Mr. Worthingto objected on the
5partsof the defense and both Senators
Beveridge and Foraker said that they
thought, as the witness had said his
wives had borne schNdren since the
manifesto, It mada1x difference how
many such Fchilds had been born 70
Ia Tayler ihaIstT on the Question. :
IT contend that it, does make q diff
ference, ]" sam Mr.. Tayler. 1T makes
h SdtfTefenee how we'll the fact was adj
vertised that he was violating the
law, 1T makes q difference whether
It was two OF twenty-five In the effect
his example might have upon others
iii the church. s'Ssssssis
f. Mr.. Burrows asked Mr.. Smith II. he
first and the last that he had men.
toned during his statement to the
committee. 4 g.
b h"I have, said Mr.. Smith. -,
How fmany?" r ~ ...s,fz
Three iiirl$ n aboard n
""Then you have. five wives now!"
"That is correct" was the response.
Mr.. Burrows ruled that the question
objected to was in order and directed
the stenographer to read the question.
"How many children have you had
since the manifesto, Of 1902" was
read. e. iT&43.~aJ({ 1ssGt .s"
Eleven since $780," said Mr.. Smith.
Continuing, he said: Each of my five
wives have borne me children"
-, He said in reply. to Mr.. Tayler that
he had attended the dedication exer-
cises at the st. Louis exposition and
had been accompanied by q plural
wife, Edna Smith by name
ss Senator ]Smoot had been with them
on that occasion, when they had been
photographed In group. ~, ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04

st. Petersburg, March 4.-Since the
disappearance of the Japanese feet
from before Port Arthur the Russian
authorities have been awaiting anx.
iously for the next move of the jap
anese on sea. There is an inclination
here to believe that the Japanese have
been discouraged by the failure Of
their attacks and perhaps by losses
they have not announced.
OF. It is evident even from the meager
Information regarding the Russian dis.
positions in Northern Korea that the
plan for checking the Japanese land
advance is perfected and that heavy
reserves are being brought up to the
Yalu river.
Every energy Of the authorities is
now directed to prevent blockade on
the Siberian railroad. Twenty new
sidings. each of 1900 feet, are being
erected. Owing to the heavy move
ment of rolling stock carrying rein
forcements, war munitions and com
missariat stores eastward there is
great danger that in bringing back
the empty cars the whole line may be
stopped. With the sidings now build
ing the authorities hope to be able to
keep the line clear and to send eleven
trains in each direction daily.
Mail advices from Siberia say that
the army reserves from the rural dis
tricts seem to be much more anxious
to go to the front than the townsmen
Many of the latter are presenting ply
aieians' certificates of illness.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
RUSSIANS MOVING SOUTH.
Boldly Pressing Forward to Meet the
Japanese.

Boldly Pressing Forward to Meet the
Japanese.
Pingyang, via Seoul, March 4.-The
Russians are boldly and iercely push
ing their advance south of the Yalu
river. Their Cossacks are scouting
far in advance of the main body
through Northern Korea. +
Three hundred Russians have be-
sieged ANU, which is about forty-five
miles from Wiju, the port declared
open by the Japanese. Anju is some
twenty-five miles from Pingyang,
where the first great battle of the war
between China and Japan was fought.
There has been no attempt by the
Japanese as yet to dislodge the daring
advance guard of the Russians at
Anju.
The country between Anju and Ping
yang is very mountainous and cam
paigning there will be conducted un-
der the greatest difficulties. But as
the Japanese are in force here col
lsion cannot long be deferred.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04

Washington, March 1.-THE secre-
taIy Of the treasury has called on the
depository banks OF New. York city to
deposit 20 per cent Of their govern
ment holdings In the snb-treasury,
the money TO be turned over to j. r.
Morgan 9 Go. o. the financial repre-
sentative q the republic of Panama
on account of the Panama canal pur-
Chase. This 20 per cent win aggre-
rte about 3s.0O0, 900 and the remain
~ u, oo0. 900 viii be taken from the
snb-treaaury The secretary also will
call on ~ the special depository banks
~ forward 70 designated depository
banks a New York % 1 pef csnt Is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04

ut Anju are compelling the Koreans Z.
supply them with rice, fodder and fuel.
The Russians are terrifying Antung
heavily. with the apparent Intention
ot preventing the Japanese from cross.
Ing the Y alu. S Ss$ .5, III
The commander of q British gun.
boat, bringing down reaidents Of that
nationality from Song chong, reports
the death of Prince III ChRi Sun, q
nephew Of the former king and . man
who has from time TO time filed all
the high posts In the kingdom. IA s#
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
DECIDE TO 3 INCORPORATE.
Farmers Organize National Exchange
Comnanv

Farmers Organize National Exchange
Company. =. -.
Omaha, March All was harmony
when the farmers cooperation conven-
ton convened for the day. The consti-
tuition and bylaws presented by the ex-
ecutive committee were adopted. A
board Of nine directors was then
elected, among them being c. e. Jack
son of Minnesota. The board was EN-.
powered to proceed with the organiza-
ton and to: elect officers and incor.
porate in South Dakota under the new
namc of the Farmers National Elk.
change company. Nearly all the dele
gates present subscribed stock. Earl
b. Brown was made temporary treas.
urer, pending the election of regular
omcers by the board. The conven.
ton adjourned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04

Washington, March President
Smith Of the: Mormon church resumed
the stand At the opening Of the days
session Of the Smoot hearing. Mr..
Tayler, Tor the prosecution, asked q
aumber of questions which brought
out statement from Mr.: Smith re-
garding his own position under the
laws covering polygamy. He .acknowl-
edged that he had violated them con
dnuously since the manifesto Of 1890
and Is ready now and always had
been ready to face the laws of the
land. Mr.. Tayler asked:
!: rs cohabitation with a plural wife
contrary to the rules of the church,"
Mr.. Smith asked and received per-
mission to make q statement and then
answer the question in his own way.
He spoke with great feeling and direct
ness. saying: ID. s ss2e8sss
\ I'm regard to the status Of spolygamy.
ut the time of the manifesto want to
say that after the hearing before the
master of chancery understood that
we should abstain from relations with
FtoUA {HAOx0A AekAlA4AO6s dAVF ItASSI AU4O was
observed up TO the time the enabling
act went into effect admitting Utah as
70 state. Under that act the only pro-
hibitione was, that plural, marriages
should cease. Nothing was said about
5cohabitation with our wives" EE@S
Z with the wives you had married
previous to the manifesto, you mean?"
interrupted Mr.. Hoar. &{b VI u y
1 Plural Marriages Forbidden.
+ "That is what i meant" a. said MT.
Smith. II understood that plural mar
riages were to cease and ever since
the manifesto until the present time
there never has been y plural mar
fiage, in the church performed in &C.
cordance with its teachings or with
the connivance Of the church and" he
added with greater emphasis, Il know
whereof j speak, l;S:f q = S&Ti
Then in answer to the question
whether polygamous cohabitation was
regarded by the church as contrary
to the law he answered: 1T was
Continuing, he said: This was the
case and is the case now" l!r,u-.
But was placed in this position" "
said Mr.. Smith, Il had family
plural family, II you please. i married
my first wife more than thirty-eight
years ago and my last wife more than
twenty years ago. BY these wives
have had children and have preferred
to take my own chances with the Law
and suffer any consequences the law
might visit upon me rather than aban.
don these children and their mothers
>@ II have continued to cobalt with
I them since the manifesto of 1890 and
they have borne me children since
, that date. II was fully aware Of what
T was doing. ~ knew I was amenable
to the law, but, as I say, I preferred to
face that situation rather than to de-
sert- thazn.. :. have not cohabited with
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
JOINS PHILIPPINE OUTLAWS.

General Pho del Pillar Again Goes on
the Narrath.
- Manila, March 4.-7General Pho del
Pillar, the leading spirit of the Caribao
insure etions, against Spain ard the
United States, has joined the out
laws who are defying the authority of
the government. He recently accept
I'D the oath Of allegiance after. having
returned from exile in Guam.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED.
River at Pittsburg Will Reach Thirty.
Foot STAGE

River at Pittsbure viii Reach Thirty.
.. 49,. Foot Stage.
i, Pittsburg, March 4. - Forecaster
Ridgeway of the United States weather
bureau has sent out a flood warning.
He says there will be thirty feet at
Pittsburg. The heavy rains are re-
sponsible for it. s. -, Do. ...y
From all points in Western Pennsyl-
vania come reports of torrential rains
and floods. Nearly three inches of
rain fell in Pittsburg during the
twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m.
Freeport reports 1874 inches, Brook
Vile $50 inches, Clarion 1.36 inches
and Parker 100 inches. Other points
up the Allegheny report heavy rains
also and that river is rising rapidly at
Ill points.
Much damage was done In and
about Pittsburg during the morning
hours by the great downpour. Streets
were flooded to the depth of three feet
In many places, traction service was
for a time demoralized and scores of
plants were forced to suspend opera
lions on account of the rapid rise Of
the waters. Trains were delayed on
all the railroads and traffic on the
Plttsburg and Western and West
Pennsylvania railroads was almost at
q standstill. All the small streams in
Western Pennsylvania are out of their
banks, bridges have been swept away
and many small buildings carried
down; by the strong current.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
WAS DUE TO A PRAIRIE FIRE.

reported destroyed and one woman 40
said to have been burned to death.
Telegraph wires are down to Hill City
and details are lacking. Instances Of
farmers being caught with Their teams
in the prairie fires and of many per-
sons seriously burned are numerous.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
BREAK OF FOUR CENTS.
Price Of Wheat for May Delivery
-. DROPS to 96%. ~. |

Chicago, March 4.-Wholesale dump
ing OF May wheat by tired holders
caused a break Of 4 cents in the price
Of that delivery. Just before the close
the price had fallen to 96A cents, as
against $1.00A earlier in tie day.
The heavy selling was due to the
conviction : in the minds of many
traders that the Armour interest had
finally disposed of all holdings Of
wheat for that delivery Coarse
grains and provisions shared in the
general liquidation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
Robbers Hold Up Postosstes.

st. Paul, March A.. III. A. Durand,
postmaster 1t Newport 4 suburb Of !.
this city. was held up and robbed In
the postofice at 7:3O ,. ID. for the
eighth time Ii four years. The rob
berry was committed by two marked
men. who got away With 3l0l -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
CHARGED WITH MUTINY.
ssi ----.--.s II. s.st nj,
Crew Of Lighthouse Tender, Nina IN
Jail at San Juan.

-.3 Jail at San Juan.
San Juan, Porto Rico, March. A.
The entire crew, numbering sixteen
men, Of the lighthouse tender Nina,
have been placed in jail On the charge
OF mutiny in refusing to take the yes
sci to Pensacola for repairs. The
prisoners claim they were shanghaied
at New York in December, adding
that they signed no papers until last
week. when they signed what they
supposed to be the payroll. -,
They further say that they subse-
quently learned that they signed serv-
Ice papers for 4 year and thereupon
demanded their passages to New York
When these were refused the men de.
clined to work and were arrested and
imprisoned. The prisoners vii! have
q hearing March Z, pending the result
OF which the Nina Is detained here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04

Salina, Kan, March 4.-Reports of
serious prairie fires in this section and
west of here are coming in. At Hill
City, in the extreme northwestern
part Of the state, the courthouse, Jail,
q lumber yard and fifty residences are
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
REPORT INCORRECT.

Japs Did Not Attack Port Arthur on
Feb. %.
st. Petersburg, March An q dis
patch to the car Viceroy Alexieff
says:
Admiral Stark, telegraphing from
Port Arthur March 2, says the enemy
did not appear of Port Arthur on
either Feb. %, Feb. 20 or March l.
Reconnaissance made by cruisers and
torpedo boats over q radius Of sixty
miles from Port Arthur also failed to
discover the enemy's vessels
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
IN FAVOR OF NEW BUILDING.
Wisconsin Capitol Commission Will
Report to the LEGISLATURE. at, h.

Report to the Legislature. H.
Madison, Wis, March 4.-The capt.
tol improvement commission at it's
meeting Wednesday decided to recon-
mend that the state have new CAPT.
tol building. the legislature to. deter
mine the coast. .m ri; ~, ..se
Plans will be procured by the COM
mission and laid before the legisla-
ture for approval. An extra session of
the legislature will probably not be
called, the matter being allowed to go
over until the regular: session next
January. 49, nI..'s 4-r. 9 "..; -
In the meantimes portion of the
burned capitol will. be repaired probably
at an expenditure of about $25, 900, so
that practically all of the departments
OF the state government can be &C
commodated. ..'' -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
ATTACK RUSSIANS.
Latter Said to Have Lost FortytWo
Killed or Wounded. -.

Killed or Wounded. -
Yinkow, March "A band Of 500
brigands and disbanded soldiers,
armed with Mannlichers, attacked the
Russian outposts at Paleilpeotze.
The Russians had forty-tWo killed
and wounded out of fifty, while the
brigands lost eighty-seven, among
whom were six Japanese. G5sss
A band OF Cossacks then attacked
the remaining brigands and succeed
ed in driving them OF after several
were killed on both sides. s#5z@
The Cossacks then surrounded the
village, which was sacked and burned.
The Russian wounded have been sent
to Hardin. - :.'.r,rE> #&sF 3: II
Several accidents have happened to
q party of Russians who are laying
mines at the entrance to the harbor
here, az the river and tide run too
strongly. rS =" g-s&&
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
UNION LEADERS FREE,

Not Guilty of Wreeking Passenger
- Train in Colorado.
Cripple Creek, Colo, March 4.-The
jury in the conspil acv ease against
Sherman Parker ard Thomas Foster,
miners union leaders, who were
charged with conspiring to wreck a
Florence and Cripple Creek passen-
ger train, rendered verdict of not
guilty after brief deliberation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
PUSHING FoRTIFlcAT,oN WORK.
Thousands Of Coolies Impressed by
the RuSsianS.

the Russians.
London, March 4.-The correspond
ent of the Standard in Tientsin cables
as follows:
.t'The Russians are strongly fortify-
Ing places south of Mukden. In Hal
cheng thousands of coolies are work
ing day and night making intrench-
ments. They are compelled to labor
without payment and are subjected to
harsh treatment. ..-... :
There are large bodies of Russians
beyond Hardin. Five hundred Circas
sian volunteers are with the Russians
in Liaoyang, where they are acting as
night scouts against the hostile Chi
nese."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
Wind Damages Buildings.

Washington, Ind, March "A ter
rife wind storm swept over here early
in the day. The west wall of the Wilson
block was blown out, destroying Odd
Fellows hall. The Neal & Eskridge
Mercantile company was also serious
ly damaged and half of the roof of the
Hyatt hotel was torn of.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
RUSSIANS GROW VERY ANXIOUS
Next Move of the Japanese Fleet IS Nery-
+ ously Awaited by the Authorities at
St. Petersburg. 8

How far Lehind the Russian advance
is the main oody of the invading army
is not known here, hut fleeing Koeeans
declare the invaders are In great
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. y
Gar Dess Not Approve of Patriotic
j street CATH rlnus. ia ;f

M Street Gathe rlnas.
s st. Petersburg. March The car
has signed q decree instructing Minis
ter Plehw0 to- adOpt strict measures
against the patriotic street manifesto.
TONS. Il Is held that these demon
strations not only are inappropriate.
because held to celebrate imaginary
victories. hut they also are likely Il
produce counter manite atoms.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
sToREKEEPER sUlcicEs.
Shoots Himself Through Head When
Threatened With Arrest,

st. Paul, March William Smith,
who kept general store in South St.
Paul, committed suicide h. shooting
himself through the head when Office,
Robertson. went to arrest him on
charge of indecency.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-04
Scores of Houses Flooded.

Steubenv1lle, O., March "A cloud
purst In the Yellow Creek valley, near
!rondale, caused great destruction.
scores OF houses were flooded and it is
reported that at least one life was