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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
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Hermann Testifies on His
Own Behalf in Trial
/. Against Him
Says He Destroyed Records
I. Of Land Office Believing
They We're His Own
Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune.

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune.
s Washington, D. c.. April 4.-Binger
Hermann occupied the witness stand
in his own behalf during the afternoon
session of his trial today. the morn
ing session being interrupted because
of the illness of juror.
Mr.. Hermann detailed the circun-
stances of the destruction of his letter
books, for which he is being tried.
The destruction he said, took place
few days before he retired as commits
sioner of the general land Office, and
was conducted during Office hours,
publicly, in Mr.. Hermann's Office in
the general land Office. 80
IT think I indicated how to destroy
Them" continued Mr.. Hermann, "by
simply tearing the leaves in half, after
which they were taken down to the
waste-paper bin. When I gave the
order I turned either to Mr.. Hough,
my stenographer, or Mr.. Dady, my
financial clerk, who was standing by
my side, and said: 49,. -,..,s,,
Il have no earthly use for these old
books, and it is only an unnecessary
expense to send them across the
continent. They simply contain my
personal correspondence.
"This was defined the best of facts
and not to destroy anything I re-
garded as official. My motive was
simply that ! had no further use for
them. had had no occasion to refer
to them during the six years they had
been accommodating. They had answer
ed their purpose, and concluded they
| belonged to me, were as much nv
property as the coat on my back. 1
| did it in the open day viii he clerks
all about me-"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
FRENCH FIREWORKS

Paris, April 4.-Rumors were cur
rent here today that an anti-republi-
can plot, in which prominent members
of the opposition were implicated, had
been discovered by the police and that
several arrests were imminent. In
quiries made at the prefecture of
police elected statement to the effect
that the authorities there had not
knowledge of the alleged conspiracy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
HARRY THAW |SDECLARED NOT insane
Commission Unanimously Reports That the Slayer Sound Whatever May
Have Been Time OF the Homicide jerome
Commission and Makes More Trouble by Appealing Higher Court.
Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune.

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune.
New York, April 4.-Harry K. Thaw
today was declared sane by the
unanimous report of the commission
in lunacy appointed to inquire into
his present mental condition. ls.S
The moment the decision was hand
ed down from Justice Fitzgerald's
desk, District Attorney Jerome was
on his feet vigorously protesting
against it's confirmation by the court.
He charged that he had been excluded
from the last session of the commits
sion and demanded to be allowed to
have access to the minutes and stenog-
raphic notes of what TRANSFERRED at the
final mental and physical examination
Of the defendant. 49,. ...... &-.~s r.,
When Justice Fitzgerald declined to
turn the minutes over to the district
attorney, Mr.. Jerome declared he
would carry the case to the appellate
division Of the supreme court, asking
that writ of prohibition or man
damus be granted to prevent con-
tinuance of the Thaw trial until the
higher court had ruled upon the
legality of the commissions course.
Justice Fitzgerald reminded Mr..
Jerome that he had waived the
statutory right Of attending the last
session of the commission by suggest
ing, himself, that all the attorneys be
excluded from the sitting in question.
He then granted the district attorney
an adjournment until Monday morn
ing next in order that he might have
time to prepare his application to the
appellate division. , 5. s.s.s. 7 .s@
Mr.. jerome protested that the time
was not sufficient, but Justice Fitz-
gerald cut him short with the an
nouncement that the trial must be
concluded forthwith, 49,. 5....s,a
Unless Mr.. Jerome should secure a
!. writ of prohibition in the meantime,
Justice Fitzgerald is expected to an
nounce on Monday morning that he
has confirmed the report of the COM
mission and order that the trial pro-
coed without further delay.
The district attorney and counsel
for defense will be heard in argu-
ment as to the confirmation of the re-
port at Mondays session of the
4 court If they so desire. .sz
After the adjournment today Mr..
Jerome issued statement in which
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
AWFUL FAMINE
CONDITIONS IN CHINA NO BET
TER AND RED CROSS is
. ACTIVE. -

New York, April 1.-THE famine
conditions in China continue the same.
All the help obtainable is necessary,
and the Red Cross urges still further
generosity on the part of the Ameri-
can people. The Christian Herald has
sent s5o,0oo to the Red Cross, and a
ship loaded with flour and provisions
has also been sent from San Fran
cisco, OF which the freight has been
contributed by Hartman and others.
The amounts OF contributions received
are not large enough
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
1t is Said at the White House
Hearst, Hartman and
Rockefeller
Have Raised d $5,Ol|0|O,,OOO. to
Control Congress and
National Convention
Against the Policies Of Pres
ident Roosevelt Expected
TO FizzIe Out
Assoeiated Press 70 Bismarck Tribunye.

Associated Press to bismarck Tribune
Washington. D. G.. April Att was
said on authority at the White House
today that there is ample evidence at
hand for the idea the president holds
that there is movement to defeat
his policies In the next congress and
lin the next national convention.
It Is declared that the Hearst
Harriman-R ockefeller combination
has already a fund OF $5,O0O,0 900 with
which to carry on its campaign in OPP
position to the president It was
further authoritatively said:
aThey are gathering up the loose
ends but the movement win fatten
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05

out. 1t is apparent in Ohio and
Pennsylvania, in fact it extends across
the entire continent. The scheme
was thoroughly divulged at a recent
dinner and reached the White House
through friend of the president. The
scheme of the people behind the move
ment is to buy newspapers, public
men, and others who may assist the
opponents Of the president in their
work. 2 e. 8 sls - -. 49,
It was also stated authoritatively at
the White House today that part Of
the plan to encompass the defeat of
presidents policy is the election Of
state delegations to the national con-
yention from those states known to
favor the president, these delegates
to be instructed for President Roose-
welt Notwithstanding the knowledge
in advance that the president would
not be a candidate for denomination.
Then, according to the statement
made, these delegates, upon the presi-
dent declining to be candidate for
denomination, as he has said he would
decline, the delegates are to consider
themselves free and are to be switched
over to some opponent Of the presi-
dent and the policies for which he is
standing.
The secret Of the alleged combina-
ton, twas stated at the White House.
first leaked out at a dinner in this
city attended by number Of anti
Roosevelt republicans few weeks
ago. A friend Of President Roosevelt
who was present at the dinner carried
the news to the White House.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
SHOT BY A BOY.

Sarapul, Russia, April "A police
inspector named Fioloff was killed
here today by 16-year-old school
boy named Kuznetsoff, who shot him
down with a revolver. The boy was
captured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05

The Great Northern passenger
station at Devils Lake has been open
ed for the use of the general public.
A lad 20 years of age was arrested
by the police at Minot on the charge
of having robbed a laborer of sos
at one of the hotels.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05

court for the. purposes of evidence
and while pointing out to his attor-
.ney where certain articles could be
found Nicholas obtained possession of
the knife.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05
GOOD BYE, DUMA,

st. Petersburg, April 4.-Large
bodies of troops, including dragons
and Cossacks, are pouring into St.
Petersburg as they did previous to the
dissolution of the first parliament.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-05

Neche Chronotype:: One does not
need to look to New York court
room to discover a case Of exagger-
ated ego. There's Peewee Packard,
of the Valley City Times-R Record.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
Turkish Political Prisoners.

When Turkish political prisoner d.
sentenced to be deported to Tripon o.
to. the Euphrates, his friends bid hin
farewell. They know that they will
never see him again alive and in al,
probability never hear OF him again
unless enormous sums are forthcoming
to bribe scores Of different officials. In
fact, the only difference between b
death sentence in Turkey and one Of
transportation is that the former IL
more rapid and more merclful. Tha
government prefers the latter because
It Is less public. Now and then, how
ever, news leaks through. OF poor
Midhab Pasha, for instance, It IL
known that near Bagdad his brutal
guards beat out his brains with the
butt end Of their rifles ~ ondongS An
gWers. s# 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
FLY FISHING.
The Expert Angler Explains Why Il
s4s is Humane Sport,

Tho Expert Angler Explains Why Il
ls Humane Sport.
.sWell,n said Chichester, .if it comes
TO suffering I doubt whether the fish
are conscious of any such thing as We
means by it. But even If they are they
suffer twice as much and thousand
times as long shut up In this hot, nasty
pool as they would in being caught In
proper style
But think OF the hook!''
"Hurts about as much as q pin
prick"
"But think Of the fearful struggle;
and the long, gasping agony on the
shorer
There's no fear In the struggle. It's
Just trial Of strength and skill, like
a game of football. a fish isn't afraid
Of death; he doesn't know anything
about it. And there is no gasping on
the shore, but a quick rap on the.
head with a stick, and it's all over 81.
'sBut why should he be killed at all?'
eWell," said he, smiling, there are
reasons Of taste. You eat salmon,
don't you7" s .#s
'sYe-e-es," she answered little
doubtfully, then with more assurance,
"but remember what Wilbur Short,
says in that lonely chapter on Com
munion With the Catnsh'I want them
brought to the table In the simplest
and most painless way"
"And that is angling with the dy,"
said he, still more decidedly. The
fly is not swallowed like bait. It
sticks in the skin Of the lip, where
there is least feeling. There is no
torture in the play OF a salmon. It's
Just fair fight with an unknown ops
ponent. Compare 1t with the other
ways of bringing a fish to the table.
II he's caught In a net, he hangs there
for hours, slowly strangled. II he's
speared, half the time the spear slips,
and he struggles of badly wounded,
and IL the spear goes through him he
Is flung out on the bank to bleed to
death. Even IL he escapes he is sure
TO come to a pitiful end some day
perish by starvation when he gets too
old to catch his food or be torn to
pieces BY seal, an otter or a fish
hawk. Ely fishing really offers him."
Never mind that said Ethel.
what does 1t offer you q as .55
IA gentleman's sport, T suppose" he
answered rather slowly Henry van
Dyke In Scribner's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
Samuel TayIer coIeridae.

The largest, broadcast, deepest and
most Intellectual genius Of the nine
teenth century thus has Coleridga
been described, and probably no bet
ter description Of the great philose
pher and litterateur can be found. Ht.
was q youth Of impulses and tried III
turn to become cobbler, a surgeon
and soldier before he settled down
and gave proof OF his vast literary at
tainments. Some Of his poems hare
been accepted ais the noblest pieces Of
imaginative writing produced BY q
modern poet while as literary critic
he had few equals In his generation
He was a born Journalist and lecturer
too Pearson's Weekly. ss.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
No coat For nineteen Z, Year.

q During the journey from Victoria,
falls to Kimberley a big, sun Drowned
man boarded the zambezi express mi.
nus his coat, with his shirt sleeves rolled
up. He took q seat at dinner. and the
chief steward remarked to him that as
there were ladies present perhaps he
would have no objection to putting
on his coat. "Great Scott the man
replied ~ haven't worn, a coat FOL
nineteen years. You will have to wait
my friend until can buy one at Kim
5berley. South African Railway Mag
azine. .stsF
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
A PLOT THAT FAILED.

80
The Scheme to Blow Up Napoleon ILL.,.
With Gunpowder.
An interesting story is that of a frus-
trated plot against Napoleon III. which
has never got into the history book,
hut which is one of the fayorite stories
OF M. Victorien Sardou.
In 1900. when the frontage Of the
Theatre Francois was rebuilt after the
disastrous fire In which one Of the.
most charming actresses Of the Maison
de Moliere lost her life, several shops.
disappeared among them being that Of.
the famous Restaurant Chevet. 1t was
not properly speaking restaurant.
Chevet used to sell liqueurs. groceries,
smoked meats, ETC., and In couple Of
low ceilinged rooms on the first floor
he would serve meal or two to con
noisseurs. One day in 1856 or 1866
two young men of fashion, Russians
both Of them, came in and called for
dinner in one OF the little rooms which
were above the shop. They asked for
caHiare, but when they got 1t they pro-
tested loudly that the caviare was of
inferior quality and called for the own
er Of the shop. He came, apologized
and was met with the remark, tender
ed iaughingly by one Of the diners,
that next time they came they would
bring their own caviare. They came
again and brought it In little white
wooden barrel, and when they left they
had 1t put on one side for them. From
time to time the two young Russians
came and dined chez Cheyet, dined in
variably in the same room and always
began their dinners with their own ca
Ware. One day they finished the bar
rel, and a few days later, In the after
noon, one of them brought another one.
"Put 1t In the little cupboard in the
room we always dine II" he said to
the waiter, ..and do not let anybody
touch it until we come to din" The
waiter took ii, but on his way upstairs
something peculiar struck him.
'tLook at this barrel" he said to the
restaurant keeper. There is some
thing queer about IL. !" III
seThat is no business Of ours" said
the master OF the establ ishment, and
/ am not going to look at 1T anyhow.
What will our customers say IL they
find we have opened it?''
"Oh," said the walter, Eve can open
It and close it again, and they will new
er know It is certainly different from
the last barrel. It Is heavier. to begin
with.
His insistence prevailed, and the bar.
rel was opened. The restaurant keep
or and the waiter started back in
fright. There was no cavaire, but gun
powder In that little barrel, which was
an internal machine. The little dining
room was exactly underneath the fmpe.
rial box, and there is little doubt that
the emperor's next visit to the Conaedie
Franchise would have been his last had
the carefully laid plot not been discoy.
cred. The plotters never were caught.
although the secret Of the plot was
carefully guarded and traps were laid
for them in Cheyet's restaurant fol-
several days st. James Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
He DID SLEEP.
Tho Result Of Taking Peanuts ant
Milk For Insomnia.

Tho Result OF Taking Peanuts and
Milk For Insomnia.
Yesterday a friend who had heard
that / sometimes suffer from insomnia
told me Of sure cure, says Good
Health Clinic. Fat q pint Of peanuts
and drink two or three glasses Of milk
before going TO bed, z said he, land I'll
warrant you'll be asleep within half an
hour i did as he suggested, and now
for the benefit OF others who may be
afflicted with insomnia ! feel It to be
my duty to report what happened, SO
Tar as I am able this morning to recall
the details. First let me say my friend
was right I did go to sleep very soon
after my retirement Then q friend
with his head under his arm came
along and asked nae IL / wanted to
buy his feet. was negotiating with
him when the dragon on which I was
riding slipped out Of his skin and left
me floating in midair. While I was
considering how should get down d
bull with two heads peered over the
edge OF the well and said he would
haul me up IL I would first climb up
and rig a windlass for him. So as
was sliding down the mountain side
the brakeman came In, and asked
him when the train would reach my
station. Eve passed your station 400
years ago," he said, calmly folding the
train up and slipping 1t into his vest
pocket.
At this Juncture the clown bounded
into the ring and pulled the center pole
out OF the ground, lifting the tent and
all the people in It up, up, up, while I
stood on the earth below watching
myself go out Of sight among the
clouds above.
Then / aWoke and found that ] had
been asleep almost ten minutes
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
Polite

q Robecchi asked friend TO dinner
and then returned home furious
what Is the natter" said his wife.
do not speak to mel tits a sharnai
\ always thought a politeness produced
one Ia return, SO / asked Dcbelli to
lunch. z
And has he refused r.
Refused! I should think moi. He
has accepted. ~ Caricaturista.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
smo ! 20 Tennpers Away.

Bad weather and bad tempers do
Our business good, said tobacconist.
What other business can you say
that Of? You see, the more dismal the
weather is the more men seek the sol
ace Of tobacco. In consequences the
more money falls Into the Tobacco onist's
till. Bad tempered men are always
the cigar dealers best customers. The
I'LL natured man not only flies to his
pipe or weed oftener than others, but
he smokes twice as rapidly as his
placid, mild tempered brother. New
York Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
yvouId iy,n,lro n, Manleln6t.

II the resolution not to lie were as
strong as the determination not to be
called liar, the worlds veracity
wouid be greatly enlarged. Sc. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
One View, Of II.

II won't marry him, mother, even II
he Is a count. All he wants me for is
my money, and he's big fool r.
Hush, my dear. He'd be bigger
fool to want you without a cent?
Washington Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12

JOAQUIN Miller the whose Heine Miller
was born the Wabash district Indiana November 1871 His
parents went to 1850 and mining during
the tremendous gold that
nd law n 1868 he began edit the
Dll W suppressed by the He practd
y IRON Ses olS66 Helm published
MS n DOCK 81 poems oraby
ysa g Mashlngton sorrespondn
number Of poems Of which have
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
TONE YOUR SYSTEM.

After the Long Strain of Winter the
Vitality Becomes Low, the Blood
Thin and the Tissues Worn. Duffy's
Malt Wtisl<ey Will Restore Vitality,
Enrich the Blood, Invigorate the
Brain and Grow New Tissues.
Are you weary and run down? Are
you sick and depressed? Is your blood
thin and poor from the long, cold win
ter? Do you take cold easily? Do you
feel shivery? Utterly tagged out after
little exertion? Is your complexion
bad? Do you feel that life is not
worth living? Nearly every one has
some Of these symptoms in spring, for
winter, while apparently bracing, is all
the time sapping your strength. Your
blood is clogged with disease poisons.
BY spring every one is in a more or
less played out condition, just right to
catch typhoid and malaria Not al
ways sick, but tired, Tired, Tired,
Yawning, physically and mentally,
best describes it. This is especially
true If you have had Grip. pneumonia
or other illness so common in winter.
These are Natures demands for a
tonic, a stimulant, reviver.
To carry you through the change
able, trying, disease-breeding weather
of spring, and lay up energy and
strength for next winter, you need
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Tonic, In
vigorator, ody-builder. We receive
thousands of unsolicited endorsements
from grateful patients who have been
cured and built up by Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey.
No testimonial is published without
the consent of party giving same.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has been
used for two generations. More used
today than ever before. 1t is pre-
scribed by thousands of leading doc
tors and used in nearly all hospitals
whenever a gentle tonic and stimulant
is required. It brings into action
every vital function and enables one
to get from food all the nourishmemni
it contains. It purifies and enriches
the blood; strengthens the circulation;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
A Serious Matter.

American (being polite Every dine
I see Punch ] have to laugh. English
man (offended3 Il see nothing to laugh
at in Punch New York Times
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
The Yarn Factory


In Manchester there is factory
where yarn is made. A stranger, ap-
preaching the town one day in trap.
pulled up his horse and accosted a
farmer who was digging potatoes on
the other side of the fence.
Il Can you tell me where the yarn
mill is?" inquired the stranger.
Certainly" was the reply. Keep
straight on till you come to the drink
ing fountain. Right opposite is q
wooden block with three doors. The
middle door is the one you want.
Thank vol" said the stranger, and
drove on.
In due time he came to the fountain.
and sought the middle door Of the
wooden block; and it led him upstairs
to the Office Of the local newspaper.
The other yarn factory, the one for
which he was looking, lay half q mile
beyond. Is:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12

God rights the man that keeps u
lence From the Persian.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12
DIDN'T LIKE THEM.

Kind Lady But why do you go
tramping about through the country
like this? .5s
Dusty Dick--Well, the truth Is.
mum, Use heard say that these ERE
Pullman cars is rather stuffy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-12

Hope In the Lord. but exert yourself.
Russian Proyerb. az
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DIRECTIONS FOR ORDERING.
b52 and se
allowed for delivery OF
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10 admit that ne was happy.
Then the Sultan signifed his
desire to get possession OF that
man 5 Utmost garment
But the happy man, being
happy. declined TO consider the
proposition on any terms.
Whercupou ensued what did
not III thelcast diminish the gen
rleman's cheerfulncsS, a fight.
1t was a good fight while it
lasted, but the power OF num-
bers triumphed, and the vIctors
proceeded benevolently 10 as
simulate the spoil. But alas for
the Sultan and the theory OF
mental healing When they
stripped the beaten but still un-
daunted Irishman, they found
that he did not have a shirt to
his back And in the words OF
the poet
The hc4rthrokeu Sultan, in sorrow
and shame
Went ba,S T. ~orcudib a. sad as
hc came.
Irish wit and humor found
their best eNcmplars among
the great writers. orators, and
poets, many of whom are
calmly classified among Eng
hsh Men Of Genius. ~ such as