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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
FOUND Death
in We'll full
]. OF DEADLY. GAS

=; jamestown, N. D., Sept. s2o-Word
was received at the states attorneys
Office this morning at II o'clock that
man named Swanson had met death
by being overcome by gas while en-
gagged in putting a drilling pipe in a
well on the Mariner farm three miles
east of this city. *.@
Some blasting had been done in the
well on Monday and work was aban-
.doned until the gas had time to es-
cape. This morning it was thought
safe to go in, and Swanson went
about the work. He went down on a
rope, and upon reaching the bottom
found that he would not be able to
main long enough to do anything,
and called to the men at the top to
pull him up. When he was within
about six feet from the top of the
well his strength gave out and he
fell to the bottom exhausted.
I His fellow workmen realized that
something had to be done at once
and John Fergus volunteered to make
some effort to rescue Swanson. A
rope was placed about his body and
he was lowered to the bottom when
he found that in order to get Swan
son out he would have to take the
rope from his own body, which hi
did, and he soon after found it ne
cessary to get some fresh air. By
this time he had become so weak thai
he was unable to hold the rope will
his hands and it was only with tht
aid of a hook that he was rescued.
When Fergus was taken from thu
| we'll he was found to be unconsciou
and he was put into a rig and brough
to the city for medical attention. HI
soon recovered and is again almos
as we'll as ever. IT,
Sheriff Wasser left at once for tn
scene of the accident and the bod.
| was raised and brought to the H. c
Flint undertaking parlors.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
!. {. Chinese
Government Issues Decree
in Which Constitution
Is limited AT

Washington, Sept. 25-In a letter
dated Aug. s, Minister Rockhill re-
ports to the state department that
a Chinese imperial decree was issued
in Jelly ordering the establishment Of
a school for the study of ceremonies
and also ordering revision of the
present customs for sacrifices, fun
erals, dress, marriage, etc. The de-
cree closes with these words: "This
in proof of our earnest desire to pre-
pare the way for granting a consti
tuition and parliament representation
to the country 80
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
Convention Relating to Per.
sian Frontiers Is Made
Known Simultaneously
The British Foreign Secretary
Sounds Significant Note
Regarding 1t

London, Sept. 25-The text of the
Anglo-Russian convention was made
public by the foreign office tonight
in conformity with the agreement for
simultaneous publication in St.
Petersburg and London.
A letter from Sir Richard Grey,
British foreign secretary, accompan-
led the text.
1t points out that the arrangement
respecting Persia is limited to the
regions of that country contiguous to
the frontiers of Great Britain and
Russia in Asia and as the Persian
gulf is not part of these regions it
is therefore not considered necessary
positive declaration with respect to
Great Britain's special interests in
the gulf, which are the outcome of
British action in those waters for
more than one hundred years.
Continuing the foreign secretary
says his majesty's government will
continue it's direct efforts for the pre-
servation of the status quo and main
tainance of British trade on the Per-
sian gulf, but it does not desire to
exclude the legitimate trade of any
other power.
In diplomatic and political circles
this statement of the British position
is considered significant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
immortality
Nebraska Preacher Is on
Trial Before Jury Of
Fellow Ministers
Woman in Case Has PeaChed
and viii Testify
Against Him

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 25-The trial
of Rev. .Wilbert P. Ferguson, a form
er pastor of University Place, on
charges of immortality, began at st.
Pauls Methodist church this after
noon before jury of thirteen Neb-
raska ministers. Rev. J. T. Roberts
of Table Rock, presided in place
of Bishop Mcdowell, who is presiding
over a conference. Ferguson is
charged with improper conduct with
Mrs. e. A. Cross of University Place,
who is the principal witness for the
prosecution. The counsel for the pro-
secution are Chancellor Huntington
of Wesleyan University, G.. w. Isham
and A. A. Randall of Lincoln and J.
R. Smith of Omaha. Counsel for the
defense are John Gallagher of Fair
mont, Neb.; P. C. Johnson of Lin
coin, o. w. Couch of New York, M.
S. Hughes of Kansas City, and John
Ferguson of Boston. " s-.'* s.
I The first charges were filed with
the presiding elder of this district on
July II and an official investigation
took place July Is. Rev. Mr.. Fergu
son was suspended from the minis
try pending the action of this con-
ference. He was formerly pastor OF
churches in Los Angeles and Newark
Nj. s@*
Mrs. Cross, the principal witness
has lately returned from Granada
Col, where her parents reside. She
stated today that she will testify in
the trial willingly. ..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
SIX NIGS KILLED in RACE RIOT

Harrisburg, Miss, Sept. 25. = Re-
ports reached here this afternoon of
a race riot near McLaurin station, Is
are said to have been killed and there
is danger of a further outbreak. The
riot occurred in small, lumber settle
ment where negroes had replaced
white laborers. Officers have left here
for McLaurin. ,,~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
No Truth in Report.

Harrisburg, Miss, Sept. 25.-C. NJ.
Kennedy, a lumberman who arrived
here tonight from McLaren, Miss,
where six negroes were reported
killed, said the report is untrue, that
he was today at the mill where the
trouble was alleged to have occurred
and that everything was quiet. Sew
eral days ago, he said, all the negro
laborers were driven away from the
lumber mills but none was hurt.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
Testimony Shows That Pipe
Lines We're Arranged to
Prevent Competition
Further DOdging Shown Up
in Various Stock Trans
actions

New York, Sept. 25-Some inter-
esting evidence that lay almost hid
den in the voluminous schedule of
oil tariffs submitted to the interstate
commerce commission by the Stand
ard Oil Co. was unfolded today at
the hearing of the federal suit ag-
ainst the so-called oil trust, when
Calvin M. Payne, vice president of
the National Transit Co., told about
the various pipe lines Of the oil COM
bine.
The schedule shows that tariffs for
crude oil through Standard pipe
lines are fixed at Unionville on the
state line between New York and
New Jersey and located on the New
Jersey-Pennsylvania state line.
+ Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the
federal action, asked Mr.. Payne if
Unionville did not spring into ex-
istence in 1906, when the Hepburn
bill, which provides that common car
riers must publish tariff schedules
became law
Mr.. Paynes testified that Union
vile doomed up in the summer of
1906 while he was abroad. The gov
ernment's counsel further develop
ed that at Unionville the pipes of
the National Transit Co., carrying
oils of the Eureka Pipe Line Co.,
Buckeye Pipe Line Co., Southern
Pennsylvania Pipe Line Co. and Ma
Continued on page 3 ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
AT HIS /. DESK ! \
President and His Family Are
Once Mort! Back the
i. White House

Washington, Sept. 25-President
Roosevelt arrived here from Oyster
Bay at 5:57 p. M. today, A large
crowd was at the Pennsylvania Rail
way station to greet him. Most of
the way from Oyster Bay special
train bearing the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Quentin,
and the executive staff, ran ahead of
time and therefore a slow trip was
made from Baltimore to Washing
ton, but in spite of this the train pull.
ed in three minutes ahead of the sche
dul.e .' ..~.s, ~ <r*''
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26

Lipton's Challenge Turned Down.
New York, N. Y, Sept. 25-The
New York Yacht club at meeting to-
night declined the challenge of Sir
Thomas Upton for a race for the
Americas cup next Year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
Conspiracy Discovered.

Havana, Sept. 25A conspiracy to
start revolutionary movement in
Cuba has been discovered. Under in
structions issued by Gov Magoon, d
number of suspected persons have
been Swallowed for several days. It is
said that the movement Is backed BY
New York capitalists.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
AT LA / !
|cONVo, THE FAVoRiTE, WON
fiANDlcAP--TLIREE FAVOR
TIES WON.

Cleveland. OF, Sept, Csonvo, the,
favorite, easily won the handicap at
Latonia today. Frontenac had no
trouble taking second place. Three
favorites won. The track was fast.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

: "Ah, that's better" he sighed. Nov
am among friends" His sardonic
smile took in Madame de WARMER and
myself, who had not yet recovered
from our establishment.
Indeed, it was rather embarrass-
ment that held me speeches.. Pres
emily he would know that it was not
Sir Mortimer whom he had surprised
at the safe. And knowing that, it was
inevitable that he mistake me for one
of the conspirators. First of all at
Vitznau-I had taken dispatches from
his hand. Had l indeed been really
might have urged that as the reason.
1 could have said that was not con-
scious of any deception; I was simply
victim of DR.. Starva and Madame de
WARMER, and not responsible for my
acts.
But not only had 1 not taken the
opiate, but Madame de WARMER knew
to tell the lie she would have contra
dicted me.
And now he had caught me red
handed at the safe. He would draw
his conclusions swiftly. It would be
absurd to suppose that should know
the combination of the safe, merely
as Madame de WARMERS guest. A
hostess does not vouchsafe to her
guest the key of her strong box. If 1
were not Sir Mortimer, I must be in
league with Madame de WARMER and
DR.. Starva.
That was the conclusion he must ar
rive at. To tell him the absolute truth
that by one chance out of ten thou
sand 1 had stumbled on the combina-
tion-would only deepen his convic-
ton as to my guilt.
And Helena? What would she
think? Would her faith in me be SO
strong that she would believe me?
Had Captain Forbes not surprised me
at this moment my guessing of the rid
die of the safe would have seemed
miraculous indeed, but the fact that
had the papers, and could place them
in her hands to be destroyed, would
support my story readily enough
But I dare not give to her these
papers before Captain Forbes and
Madame de WARMER? 1t seemed to me
that the kings messenger of all per-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

sons must not know of Sir Mortimer's
guilt. For though the papers, the
proof, was in our possession, the fact
remained. And if Captain Forbes
knew that 1 was not Sir Mortimer
Brett, but an impostor, would he not
demand those papers? And having
them, would he NOT read them?
And Madame de WARMER? To what
extremes would she not go in her
rage? Now she believed that in some
way l had been cognizant of Captain
Forbes escape, and had gone to the
room containing the safe to give him
she must presently, that 1 had taken
the papers from the safe could not
doubt that she would not submit meek
ly. She would have her revenge, both
on Helena and on myself. She would
insist on telling Captain Forbes of Sir
Mortimer's guilt.
He would demand from me the pa
pers and my cleverness would have
gone for nothing. For the mind of
Forbes moved in an obstinate channel.
Duty to him was soldiers first i'm
pulse. In doing what he thought his
duty, he would sacrifice all. Not Hell
ena's tears, nor my own entreaties,
would prevent him from hurrying
back to Downing street with the
proofs of Sir Bortimer's guilt.
For some seconds after we had
reached the large anteroom, the three
of us stood like so many wax figures.
Each Of us had ample reason to feel
i'll at ease.
II have the honor to report to your
Excellency," said Forbes at length, in
q voice that was admirably contrcAled
despite his indignation. that the Sec
ond dispatch-a dispatch of profound
Importance, as I warned your Excl
lency at Vitznau-was stolen from me
last night. May I express the hone
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
Society Music.

Mary will have to be asked to play
when she goes out in society. A proud
mamma will attend to that. And Mary
Will play, with faithful accuracy, some
thing from Chopin or Beethoven OF
Mendelssohn, and the young people
VIII watch her chubby fingers thought
fully and wonder when the selection
VIII come to an end, writes Cynthia
Westover Alden in Success Magazine.
They will applaud, too-when the end
Is reached-for that is good manners,
and everybody likes Mary anyhow.
And then-well, Lucy Smith, who has
never taken lessons, will rollick up to
the piano and begin coon song"
hands and feet will beat time all over
the room, half the listeners will hum
the refrain; everybody will see the
difference between the piano as a pen
ance and as a pleasure, and only
Mary's mamma will make unpleasant
side remarks about the degeneracy of
popular taste in music.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

One of Ghe great electric manufac.
turing companies reports gross earn
tngs for the year covered by the
statistics at over $33,O00,0Oo, with
profits of $4,179, 900. This is the cleo.
trio age for sure, and the experience of
this one concern is probably matched
by that Of others. The demand for
electrical appliances in every form
was never greater. nor Is there any
indication Of subsistence. An interest.
Ing accompaniment Of this report of
earnings Is the government statement
of copper production, from which il
appears that the output Of the metal
for 1906 was 06,591 900 pounds, or
100000 pounds in excess of the
amount in 1905. Production and con.
sumption Of copper are intimately re
lated to electrical development, and
this country is foremost In both re-
spects.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09

Numerous inscriptions in Latin were
cut on the new building for the depart.
ment of agriculture in Washington.
The head of the department discov.
cred the other day that some of them
are In bad Latin, and ordered them all
erased and recut in plain English.
There is no better reason for inscrib-
Ing American public buildings with
Latin than there would have been for
putting inscriptions in Greek or Sans
krit on the public buildings in ancient
Rome. The theory that there is pc
culiar virtue in foreign tongue is
widely held. 1t goes so far as to lead
to the singing of French translations
OF German and Italian operas in Amer
lean opera houses, translations made
at the demand of music-loving French.
men, who insist that they shall under
stand the language sung to them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
WARz79Zlp HE7N2Y NgEI
N2NR1GE 1905 81 QAHRE70V 6 CE3Z21t1J

would recover her courage and clear
vision.
Again I was alone. But Madame de
WARMER who had awaited the result
of Helena's intercession, now came to-
ward me. saw with a thrill of thank
fulness that the door of the room of
the safe was not closed.
You told me that it would be for
her to decide" she said confidently.
81 know that she has decided. And
your own decision? Does your reso-
luton falter?"
"You are mistaken" 1 began to
pace the floor with rapid steps, ad-
vancing nearer and nearer to the room
of the safe. "She has not yet de-
cided. l believe with all my heart that
she will refuse. She is in your oratory
there. She will gain strength from
the presence of the dead to defy you
Perhaps" sneered the woman She
seated herself near the table slightly
turned from the room she had left.
An instant and had gained it, and
drawn the bolt Another and was on
my knees, my fingers tremblingly
whirling about the shining surface of
the little knob that controlled the COM
bination.
COWARD.
I whirled it this way and that, then
pulled at the handle.
1t resisted my efforts. A cold per-
SEPARATION broke out on my forehead.
had been victim Of my own madness.
But again moved the knob; this
time slowly, with infinite care, with
the calmness that comes with despair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
MEDICINE LODGE,
KANSAS.
Youthful Criminals.

TwO-thirds of the convicts in Ameri-
cas- greatest prison (the Missouri
penitentfary at Jefferson City, are
men without trade or profession. Look
into any state penitentiary, and you
will ordinarily find that at least one
third OF the convicts there confined
are young men, ranging in age from IS
TO 20 years, and that nearly all of
these came into prison absolutely
without the knowledge of any useful
and gainful occupation. Comparative
ly few of the younger class of felons
are iHfterate. In my own experience,
writes Thomas Speed Mosby, Nilsson
RI state pardon attorney, in Success
Magazine, l have never met one who
could not read and write, and very
many (by far the greater number,
should say) are possessed of no small,
degree of intelligence But, however
stupid or however precocious, they
are found to be, scarcely without ex-
ception, young men who have not ap-
piled themselves to useful, honest
work. This is true of both the poor
and the well-to-do. Why are they
there? The answer is given by Gus
tave Marx, one of the Chicago car
barn" bandits, who recently died upon
the gallows: 1T wasn't drink that
caused my downfall" he said; mot
cigarettes, nor bad companions, either.
1t was just idleness. Idleness led me
first to cigarettes, then to drink, then
to bad comprehension to the gal
lows. And 1 blame my folks. If they
had made me remain at work, work
would have kept me too busy to have
planned robbery and murder" This
is the story that fits them all. First,
ldleness; then cigarettes and drink, to
blunt the moral sense and destroy the
Will; then living beyond ones means;
then INDUCING the riotous excuses
that spell debauchery and make for
ruin. And may they not rightly blame
their folks" as did Gustave Marx?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
"C-O-W-A-R-D."

I heard the woman without call nv
name In frenzy of rage, her hands
beating against the door.
Once more I turned the handle. It
yielded to my touch. The safe was
open.
l saw no papers of any sort in the
large compartment. 1t was empty
with the exception of a jewel case. I
slipped out drawer, the only one in
the safe. Two packets were there.
1 seized them greedily. 1 was about
TO open them, when a shadow fell
across the room. There was a light
step behind me. I looked up, the pa
pers in my hand
Captain Forbes was standing by my
SIDE
He had made his entrance through
the open window
Good evening. Sir Mortimer"
rose to my feet, staring at him
stupefed.
Il am sorry if my abrupt and un-
ceremonious entrance has alarmed
you," he said mochngly, and regarded
me with cold smile.
You have managed to escape?" I
stammered.
Exactly; and hope 1 do not in
convenience you. With your permis-
sion, sir. will withdraw the bolt. This
little room reminds me too well of the
one have just left. 1t is too cramped
for my taste"
He brushed by me brusquely and
drew the bolt 1 thrust the papers In
my breast pocket. With one motion
closed the safe softly. and turned the
knob.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
ORANGE Cream Pie.

Beat thoroughly the yolks Of two
eggs, with one-half cup of sugar; add
one heaping tablespoonful Of corn
starch, dissolved in milk. Pour into
one pint Of boiling milk and let it
cook about three minutes. Cool and
flavor with extract Of orange. Pour
into baked crust. Beat the whites
of eggs to stin froth; add one-half
cupful of sugar, favored with extract
of orange. Spread on top. put in the
oven, and let it slightly brown.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
GrimsIichs.

Two motzas passover cakes), one
quarter pound of motza meal, two
ounces of ground almonds, two ounces
of stoned raisins, two ounces of clean
ed sultana raisins, two eggs, quar-
ter-pound Of brown sugar, cinnamon
and nutmeg to taste Soak the mot
zas, mix the almonds, sugar, raisins,
sultanas and spice with one egg.
Squeeze the water out of the motzas,
add to them the meal and the other
egg. Put little of this paste into
spoon, shape into an oval. lay little
Of the other mixture on and cover
with paste. Shape carefully, sprinkle
with meal and fry in boiling fat or
oil. Serve with clarified sugar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
BREAKFASTDAINTIES
APPETIzINe DISHES FOR THE
MORNING MEAL.
To Get the Best Results with Biscuits
-Cornbread and Sour Milk
Corn cake-Soft Ginger
bread ls Nice.

While the acidity of milk varies, re-
curing judgment on the part of the
cook, safe general rule to follow is
level teaspoonful soda to one pint
sour milk, that has stood two or three
days, and scant teaspoonful soda to
a pint Of sour milk that has just
turned to jelly-like consistency. The
mistake that many cooks make is to
add too much soda. Just enough is
required to counteract the acidity of
the milk. Sour milk that has stood
long enough to acquire a bitter or
moldy taste is unfit for use and must
be thrown away.
For the biscuit, sift together two
cupfuls flour, one-half teaspoonful salt
a level teaspoonful sugar and round
ing teaspoonful baking powder. Put
into a bowl a half cup each sour
cream and milk, then beat into it half
teaspoonful soda dissolved in a table
spoonful cold water. When it stops
singing" stir in with the sifted flour,
mix gently but quickly with a spoon
and turn out on a well-foured board.
Pat with the Toured hand until a
smooth cake is formed, then cut into
shape with small biscuit cutter or
tea caddy lid. Lay in a creased bis
cult pan and bake in a hot oven. If
you have no cream, rub a spoonful
lard or butter in the prepared flour
before adding a cupful sour milk with
the soda. Keep the dough as soft as
possible, so that the biscuit will be
tender. ButtermiIk biscuits are made
IN the same way, using a tablespoon
full shortening to quart of -four
Steamed Commensurate into a
bread bowl three cupfuls Indian meal,
one cupful wheat flour, and half tea
spoonful of salt. Mix in another bowl
one cupful sour milk and one of mo-
lasses and beat into it a teaspoonful
soda dissolved in tablespoonful cold
water. Add to the sifted flour, pour
in a well-greased mold and steam
steadily for three hours. Bake a few
moments at the end to brown the top
of the loaf
Sour Milk Corn cake.-Sift together
one cup flour, a half cup Indian meal,
two tablespoonful sugar and a half
SOoopOOAlul CoCA SdlI anu SOQd. IOuT
in one cupful sour milk and a tea
spoonful lard or butter melted, and
beat we'll. Fold in a beaten egg and
bake in hot gem tin or a round shall
low pan.
Sour Milk Pancakes.-Stir into a
pint Of sour milk teaspoonful soda,
a half teaspoonful salt and -four to
make good consistency for baking.
Have the griddle hot and well creased.
bake the cakes in perfect circles and
pile one on top of the other No eggs
are needed. A nice addition at this
season is handful of huckleberries.
Soft Gingerbread with Sour Milk
Put into pan one cup molasses, one
cup sour milk, one-half cup softened
butter, one heaping taspoonful soda,
a tablespoonful ginger and flour to
mix very soft.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
English Salmon.

Take the best brand of salmon.
Pour OF the oil, but do not take out
bones nor skin. Put all into basin
and beat well with silver fork, after
adding pepper and salt, until thor
oughly mixed. Put into small earthen-
ware moh1s and cover with melted
butter. The most expert cook could
not tell it from the fresh salmon.