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Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
At St. Mary's School Wednesd;
Night.

At St. Mary's School "wednesday
Night.
Wednesday, evening the children O
st. Mary's school rendered the follow
ing program, at the conclusion o.
which they were treated to the good
les from the Christmas tree: So
Duet. -, ar
Song of Santa Claus. r.
The Night Before Christmas.
A Merry Christmas. Il
The Childrens' Christmas.
Old Mans Christmas Reverie. .
If Santa Claus was Pa.
Two Little Stockings.
The Happiest Time. ~ ?
Good Old st. Mic.
Santa Claus on the Train.
Ring Out. Wild Bells.
An Address to Santa Claus.
The Night of Our saviour's Birth.
Duet. ..~.; ..s.
Silent Night, with Tableaux.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
Leather Goods The Worth s''a ws,'s' ssa.,.

No shoddy stuff in our assortment.
The goods and the prices will please
you. Rismarck Stationery Co., on
Fifth street.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
in
The CHURCHES
All the Sunday Schools viii
Have Trees and Some
Will Have Special Serv-
ices in Honor Of the Day

Christmas will be observed this
year, as usual, by all the churches
of the city, either by special services
or by Christmas trees in the Sunday
school and many hearts will be made
glad at these festive occasions. It
had been hoped to publish this morn
ing all the programs for the day, but
were disappointed in not receiving
some of them Following is the list
as secured: "a I'D
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24

G. ]. BUSCH. The Shoe Man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28

Washington, October 21.-(Special.)- )-The case of Mingo Sanders, the old negro sergeant of the Twenty-fifth infantry who on the eve of retirement after long service in the army was dismissed by the President was brought up at the White House today by his attorney, N. B. Mar shall. Sanders wants to be reinstated but has been put off day after day until his funds being exhausted he has taken a little place as workman on one of the government buildings here. The papers are before the President. Marshall, his at torney, said today:
 ..I suppose no action will be taken until after the election. President Roosevelt waited until after the election 10 dis charge the negro troops two years ago
 The republican politicians, who are Just now claiming everything, including the negro tyote are in fact very uneasy over the situation. The treatment of Sanders, the speeches of Bishop Walters and other matters are certain to lose them many votes, which will surely affect the com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28

Louisville Ky, October 27.-A suit for s100, 900 damages which was filed Tn the United States court for the Sixth circuit at Louisville today, promises to become an important factor in the night riding situation in Kentucky and Tennessee. The plaintiff, Henry Ben nett, on the morning of Februafy A. last, was set upon and terribly beaten with clubs, and, as he claims, maimed and badly injured by a band of night riders At the same time his stemmery and tobacco factory and other large and valuable buildings were destroyed by the night riders. MT. Bennett since that time has received letters threaten
 Ing that he would be killed by the night riders. In the suit, which was filed today, he Is prosecuting not only against the actual persons who were present at the time of the destruction of his property, and injury to himself, but against a large number of others, many of whom are counted among the most prominent and prosperous citi- zens of the western part of the state, alleging that they were members of a criminal conspiracy known as the Night Riders organization. or Silent Brigade" and that they partici- pated in the meetings which were held throughout many counties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
NIGHT RIDERS SUED BY
 VICTIM OF BAD BEATING

The purpose of bringing this suit is to establish that all persons who are members of the night riders organiza- tion are bound by the acts of the night riders. all being alike responsible for the conduct and actions of the others done in furth erance of the general ob : ject of the conspiracy, which was to force all independent raisers and hand lers of dark tobacco to place their to- bacco in the pools controlled by the Dark Tobacco association If this suit Is carried to successful conclusion the attorneys claim it will result in every man of property within the dark tobacco growing section of the state. through fear of being made financially responsible for the outrages of the night riders organization becom- ing an active agency for the detection and prevention of similar outrages in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
 REPUBLICANS UNEASY
 OVER THE NEGRO VOTE

plexion of the next House of Represent tatives and perhaps the presidency.
 A table has been prepared based upon the last census showing that in fl con gressional districts, now represented by republicans, a change of the negro vote will defeat the republican nominees. For instance, in Delaware Burton had a ma jority of 223 two years ago while there is negro vote in his district of SS74 In the Twenty-fourth Illinois district Chap mans majority was S27 the negro vote being 140S. In the First Indiana dis trct Foster bad 1919 majority with 290S negro voters. few other districts, H. illustrative of this point are as follows:
 Distriet-- Republican Negro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
BRYAN WILL CARRY
 HOME PRECINCT

New York, October 27.-William ]. Bryan expects to carry his own elec- ton precinct next Tuesday for the first time in his three campaigns for the presidency.
 You know that the republicans are saying that I never carried my own precinct" said MT Bryan to members of the National Democratic club, but the republicans have not told that when I moved into that precinct there were 10 republicans to one demo- crat. This year I am going to carry my own precinct. I am going to carry the city of Lincoln, and I am going to car- ry the state of Nebraska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
Salesman Shoots Himself.

Chattanooga, October 27-Morris c. Lati- mer, a salesman, and son of J. Fl. Lati- lner, southern passenger agent of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis railroad, was found staggering about his room in the Russell house here with a bullet hole through his head. A small oalibre revolver, from which one shot had been fired, was found lying on a dresser. Latimers wife and child were visiting at a neighboring town. He is still living, but not able to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS
Page |.

rage l. Bryan campaigns in New York city. Night rider confesses to murder plot. Taft continues to hammer on Bryan. Officeholders neglect duties during cam- paign. Republicans are uneasy over the negro vote.
 Page 2. Bessemer women in new county fight. United county can wield influence.
 Page 3. Boyhood dream realized at last. Temperature high for the week. Anniston after the college.
 Page 4. Editorial comment
 Page 5. Third ward case up to council. Old man shot by negro. People urged to write letters to friends.
 Page 6. Major Robinson buried at Mobile
 Page 2. Birmingham society. Feminine fancies by Dolly Dalrymple.
 Page 8. Nesbitt explains the increase made in freight rates.
 Page g. w. c. T. U. re-elects old officers
 Page 10. Summerffed orphanage to be inspected General order for Confederate reunion. Negro killed by cars at Ensley.
 Page II. Wheat advances on reports of crop dam age. u4t stocks make very slight advance Cotton goes higher on general buying.
 Page 12. New features for library meeting Southerns Marathon race in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28

were talked of at each place, and thusiasm was at nigh pitch. The theory as explained. was heartily applauded. and the candidate remarked that the people of Cohoes. an industrial center, seemed to be awake to their own interest. He said that MT. Bryan was the author of the statement in the democratic platform: Protection is the robbery of the many for the benefit of the few
 Troy was reached at 10:30 o'clock. Im- mense Bolton hall was packed and damned with thousands.
 '1 never appreciated the industries Of Troy" said the candidate. until | made four speeches in as many hours, and then l needed the immense laundry facilities.
 "Oh, Bill. came a strong voice. ex- hibting great solicitude and after the laughter the candidate said he would not vie with that demonstration, but wished he had the voice. You can have it. Bill" was the quick retort The speech had proceeded but short time when woman in the audience near the stand tainted. making the fourth occurrence Of tue kind during the day. It was after II O clock when the candidate had finished his days work
 MT Taft will leave Troy in the morning for New York, where he will speak many times tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28

the attorney general on completion of the service. The allowance on that oc- casion, July ?, 1906, was S4500 as salary, with no expense allowance.
 On July 2 1906, the third and last em- ployment of MT Taft was begun, and that time too he was dependent upon the good will of the attorney general for his com. pensation. The employment lasted until January 31, 1907
 MT. Bonaparte had by that time become the head of the department of justice and payment was more liberal. First he got s5O00 as salary. then he got N500, and finally s200 as expenses, making in all the total above stated.
 There is no explanation in the record of why MT. Taft was shifted around from one job to another. W. $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
Enlargement Announced.

Washington, October 27.-(special)- Former Minister to Spain and Mrs. Han his Taylor announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Lillian, to Dr. Reid Hunt of the United States public health and marine hospital service. This is one of the most interesting engagements of this season, as the Misses Taylor are among the most popular girls in Wash ington society. They are also well known in Atlantic City and Capon Springs, where they have spent several summers with their parents They were leaders in all the affairs at Capon. No date has been announced for the wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
NeM Series of stamns.

Washington. October Especial. 1.-The postoffice department has in course of preparation series of adhesive postage stamps of new design. They will be available for public use the latter part of next month The 2-cent denomination will hear the portrait of George Washington in profile The head will bc an ellipse on end, with ~l leaves on either side of the elipst a the head are the words "p HP1 below 1t the <senomina}
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
Union County Again Dry.

Union, S. C., October 27.-Union county again voted for prohibition to- day by about 300 majority out of 1500 votes cast. During the past three years of prohibition the arrests for drunkenness decreased 50 per cent, and property valuations are said to have h. creased $2,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
Ecuador-Panama Treaty.

Washington. October 27 Ecuador has ratified sanitary convention with Pan anna, looking to prevention of communica- tion of diseases between the two eoun- tries according to a dispatch received at the state department today from Ameri- can Minister Fox at Quito.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20
What Royalty
Costs Germany.

When Napoleon abolished the Holy
Roman empire, hundred years ago,
on the ground, no doubt, alleged by
Gibbon, that it was neither holy,
Roman nor an empire he failed to
abolish the score of small German
principalities which were afterwards
absorbed into the German empire
built up, by Prussia. Bismarck also
failed to put these useless and expen-
sive little governments out of exist
ence. The consequence is that the
German nation, numbering but sixty
millions, is now supporting no less
than twenty-five royal and princely
families, and that the taxes paid for
this senseless luxury amount to more
than the combined cost of the reigning
houses of Great Britain, Austria,
Russia, Italy and Spain.
Germany is staggering under ter
rife burden of taxation. The military
and naval establishments are tremen-
dously expensive, but in the present
condition of affairs they are necessary.
But what shall be said of the ESQ
millions of dollars annually squan-
dered on these petty and useless courts
throughout the empire? Some of the
duchies and municipalities are so
small that their rulers cannot shoot
Off a cannon-so runs the story-with-
out getting permission of their neigh
bors in whose domains the shot would
surely land. Schaumburg-Lippe, for
instance, which supports a regular
royal house with all the usual appur-
tenances, contains but $4,000 popula-
ton. What, asks the Minneapolis
Journal, would Duluth taxpayers say,
if they had to pay taxes on such a
court and it's fummeries?
Even now the imperial government
is talking of fresh loans, and every
new finance minister who takes office
under the kaiser faces the problem OF
finding new ways of imposing more
taxes. It passes comprehension how
thrifty, level-headed peolpe like
the Germans will go on squanderine
money on swarm OF ridiculous little
| princelings, who are good for nothing
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

Has the Democratic party a future?
If that question is asked in broad
sense, there can be but oae answer. To
doubt of Democratic party of the
future would be to despair of the re-
public; to believe that we have come to
the end of the forward movement, that
Democracy has reached its limit,
would be to close our ears to the les
sons of the past and our eyes to all
the signs of the present. There can
be no backward step in the world S
progress.
Until every man receives justice at
the hands of his felloWmen; until our
cities are purged of corruption and
our states are guided by righteous in
te!ligence; until every child is saved
from want and misery and every man
and woman gains that equal chance
which the great Declaration holds is
their right-until these things and
many others are brought about, the
work of the Democrat is not finished.
IT. NJ Osborne in the Atlantic.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

After reading Gov. Johnson's lee
ture on s'The Landmarks of Liberty"
delivered first at Houghton, Michigan,
Secretary Martin of the anti trust
league comments as follows:
'No one familiar with the great
speeches of President Lincoln and of
Governor. Johnson can fail to note the
intellectual kinship of the two men.
Their craftsmanship is of strong like
ness, in the breadth and clearance Of
view and in the strength of their grasp
on the great question of the time.
Governor Johnson's Michigan speech
marks him as statesman OF a dis
tinctly higher type than either Presi-
dent Roosevelt Or MIR. Bryan. These
two latter statesmen have great facili-
ty in vituperative speaking and writ
ing of the agitator sort, but their
speeches, like their actions, are diffu-
slve and indefinite, both as to purpo-
ses and results.
"Governor Johnson declares in
positive and clear-cut language the
policy he would follow as president
and in single short speech goes to
the very heart of the dangerous crisis
to which the weak and wordy Roose-
velt-Bryan policies have brought the
political parties and the nation
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

The stalwart Springfield Repu blican
severely criticizes the president for his
unprecedented efforts to name his sue
cessor. Other papers have from time
to time given utterance to similar cri-
ticism but we have seen no expression
to be compared in force with this: ''No
matter what the virtues of the presi-
dent may be, or what the fitness Of his
candidate for the executive Office, such
use of executive power, which has it's
hands upon every branch of the feder-
al government, is an evil and a scan
DALI
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20
SAVED WHITE GIRL IN MASSACRE
Death Of Good Thunder's Widow
Recalls Touching incident Of
Famous Indian Uprising.

| At the Santee agency in Nebraska
on the 18th of April there occurred the
death of Mrs. Maggie Brass, a Sioux
Indian woman whose name was we'll
known to nearly all the whites of this
section in the early days prior to the
outbreak of 1862.
In fact Mrs. Brass, or Mrs. Good
| Thunder as she was then known, was
an unusually prominent Indian.
She was born at Mendoza in 1929
and was member of Little Crows
Kaposia band. Her Indian name was
Snah-nah-win or Twinkling Woman.
| Her mother was Wam-nu-ka-w1n, a
niece of the noted Makh-pea-ho-to-win
OF Gray Cloud, for whom the island
in the Mississippi below ST. Paul was
named.
Snah-nah-win was educated both in
Sioux and in English at DR.. William
sons school at Kaposia and she could
read and write English well and speak
it fuently. She became Christian at
the age of twelve and was baptized
with the new name of Margaret. The
whites commonly called her Maggie
but the Indians always knew her as
Snah-nah.
| When she was nearly fifteen years
old, or in 1853, Snah-nah married a
fine young warrior called Good Thun-
der. The same year her band removed
from Kaposia to the reservation, pro-
vided by the treaties of 1851, on the
south side of the Minnesota river, and
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Good
Thunder was opposite the present site
of the village of Morton. They both
became members of the Episcopal
church, and Maggie was very de-
vout church woman. They lived in a
comfortable house, cultivated the soil
and dressed like white people, and
followed the white customs.
When the great Sioux outbreak of
1852 occurred Good Thunder was swept
into participation III it for time on
the side of his people, but he soon
joined the peace faction and signed
letters to Sibley, protesting his friend
ship for the whites and his desire for
peace. Maggie, his wife, was always
loyal. She fairly distinguished her
self by purchasing from her captors a
young and pretty German girl of ff-
teen, named Mary E. Schwandt, and
in protecting and caring for her for
six weeks until she was delivered to
Gen. Sibley's army at Camp Release.
Except younger brother, who was
badly wounded and left for dead, Miss
Schwandt's family all persisted in the
terrible Indian massacre. She was
adopted by the Indian woman as a
daughter and SO saved from the i'll
fate of SO many other prisoners in the
hands of the savages.
For her services in behalf of the
helpless orphaned girl in her time Of
great peril Snah-nah-win will have
her name cherished on the 'good In
dian monument at Morton, an i'm
posing granite structure erected by
the Minnesota Valley Historical So
ciety a few years since. This struc-
ture commentaries the services of the
Indians who were truly loyal to the
whites during the entire outbreak and
who saved at least one life. There
are only four names upon it now:
Mrs. Brass will be the fifth. By a
ruling of the monument commission
it could not be inscribed there until
after her death.
The republican state convention to
| i,,e L.. 4<,A=
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20
A Return TO First Principles.
Our government is based upon a tri-

Our government is based upon a tri-
angle.
Upon one side is the principle that
all power emanates from the people.
Upon another side appears the de-
claration that every state is free and
sovereign body polite, as declared il
our treaty of peace with England al
the close of the revolutionary war.
Upon the last side comes the gener-
al government, creation of the peo-
pie through their various state govern
ments, to which is delegated certain
definite and fixed powers, all powers
of government not so named to rest in
the states.
Now upon this triangle rest three es-
sential ideas.
First. congress to enact laws.
Second, the supreme court to decide
as to whether those laws are within the
limits of the constitution.
Third, the executive to enforce, when
so declared constitutional.
The president already appoints the
members of the supreme court. If the
day comes that president can brow
beat and force congress to enact laws
to his liking, then this government
will be no longer republic.
Instead of seeking the enactment OF
desired laws through congress, the
proper department for Legislative
enactment, the people are getting in
the habit of demanding this or that OF
the president.
Unlocking over the field of prospec-
tive. candid ates for the presidency, the
desire is expressed for strong man,
one who can force congress to do this
or that.
tbs this desire for strong man, in
the past, that placed the laurel wreath
upon the brow of Caesar and the crown
upon thousands of kings and the
shackles upon the freedom of the
people.
Plain John A. johnson said: "The
president is not greater than congress. "
In the realization of the truth OF
those words upon the part of the peo-
pie rests the perpetuity of this form OF
government D. Titus in the Min
neapOlis Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

save to furnish material for satirists
and comic opera writer's. When Italy
was united, all the petty states COM
posing it were wiped out, and the
Italians have but one royal family to
pay taxes on. But the reverence of
the ordinary German for the sshlgh
born seems difficult OF eradication.
He prefers to support these .annointed
of the Lord" in idleness, rather than
see that the monies raised by taxation
are used for his own good and that of
the fatherland.
Some day these royal parasites will
be swept out of existence and the
government of Germany will be reor-
ganized on modern and business.like
basis. The kaiser can be depended
upon to furnish all the royal dignity
and glory that Germany needs. He
keeps large supplies OF these essential
commodities on hand, and is rearing
a large family to produce more of
them when needed. He would be very
ready to concentrate in his own per-
son the sacred majesty of all the
Germanies.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

Joseph Lindmeyer, an aged inmate
of the county home for the poor, died
there on Tuesday of asst week and
was buried Wednesday forenoon, the
funeral being held from the Holy
Trinity church. The deceased, who
was native of Bohemia, was over
ninety-two years old.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

Italy has her Mount Vesuvius, thu
United States her Senator Davis
Cedar Rapids Gazette
And Minnesota her Manahan.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

J. G. Hemphill, editor of the Charles
ton News-Courier estimates Bryan s
strength on the first ballot in the Den
yer convention at only 4O4. He gives
the opposition 3O2 to start with and
figures the remaining 296 as doubtful.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

Not single congressman should he
elected for another term who will not
pledge himself to vote for some other
man than Cannon as speaker.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

The republican state convention to
nominate state officers will be held in
St. Paul on July 1st
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

We presume the Illinois voters who
elected that man Lemon delegate to
the Denver convention and instructed
him to vote for Bryan thought they
we're doing the most appropriate thing
under the sun.-W ashington Post.