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Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
PRESIDENT TO BE
Mild in MESSAGE

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2a.-Indi-
cations are that persons who expect
Roosevelt to say something of per-
sonal nature in his message to con-
gress, replying to the inquiry as to
the basis for that portion of his mes
sage dealing with the secret service
will be disappointed.
While the president has not yet
written his reply he has collected a
stock of information which will serve
for its basis. 1t is believed that he
will conine himself principally to an
effort to sustain the declaration in
his annual message that the action Of
congress in severely limiting the ac-.
tivities OF the secret service agents
has resulted in increased crime.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
RYAN RETlRES
FROM BUSINESS
One Of Wall Streets S Most
Potent Factors Forced to
Retire From Directing
Many Affairs 10 Save His
Health

New York, N. VI, Dec. 23.Thomas
F.Ryan, admittedly one of the great
est powers in the financial world,
announced today that. yielding to
advice of physicians, ne had resign
ed from the directorate Of thirty-on
corporations. The only enterprises
in the manag cement of which the not
ed financier retains hand are the
Morton Trust company. National
Bank of Commerce and American
Tobacco company.
Ryan's action was taken in pursu-
ance OF a policy Of retirement first
adopted two years ago. At that time
he was told by physicians that the
multiplicity Of cares developing up
on him ais chief steersman of so many
financial organization some of whica,
such as the Equitable Life Assurance
society and Interborough Rfetropoli-
tan Street Railway system Of New
York. were rapidly undermining his
health.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
USED STRONG
LANGUAGE
thornton HaiIs Is Reported
as Saying After the Shoot
ing He Would Go to He'll
to Kill Annis If Nee:
eSsafy

Flushing, N. Y, Dec. %. Nearing.
the close of its case against Thorn
ton J. Hams as principal in the kill
ing of William e. Annis, who was
shot down by Captain Peter G. Hams
last summer, the. prosecution today
brought out letter written by the
defendant which opens the way for
Thornton Hams lawyers to bring
out those incidents in Captain Hams
martial career which preceded and
brought about the killing Of the pub
Usher. 5s.
The letter was written last June by
the defendant to Julian Ripley, presi-
dent Of the publication of which An
mis- was manager, and it character
lied Annis as rascal" and scound-
rel and said that he had him on a
criminal charge for betraying his
brothers wife.
District Attorney Darrin offered
this letter as preliminary to the tes-
timony of Ripley concerning a sec
ond letter from defendant which wit
ness had destroyed. Justice Crane
, will not permit Ripley to testify con
cerning his recollection of the con-
tents Of this second letter.
The introducing Of the first let
lter," said Mcintyre tonight, payes
the way for us to show what the
events were in Captain Hams life
with respect to Mrs. Claudia Hains
that brought about the estrangement
with his wife and tine shooting Of An Al n
MIS- = n
| Policeman Eugene Fallon gave
lbit of sensational testimony this af-
ternoon when he said that Thorn
ton Hams during the coronef's In
quest, turned to him and after char.
acterizing Annis as blackguard. de
clared: &
! II would go down to hell to gel
| llhim and kill him over again. <
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
TRADE EXTENDING

One who has watched the incom-
ing and outgoing trains for the last
ten days can easily understand where
local merchants are recouping them
selves for the trade cut off by the
building of the railroads through the
territory tributary to the city. Every
train brings load of people who
first make tour of the city studying
the store windows and the prices
marked on the goods. They go in
aud purchase and when the trains go
out the people who are on them are
loaded with wares purchased here.
The telephone also is of great as
sistance in extending trade. Last eve
ning one merchant filled five orders
that were telephoned in late at night.
There has been a large trade from
the territory about Braddock, Hazel
ton, Linton and from the north. The
country west Of the river also contri-
Euted its quota OF customers. A
little pushing out more extensively
on the part OF our Bismarck mer-
chants win bring good returns.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
Will NOT BE
!. At SALT LAKE
Railroads Refuse Low Fare
to That Point SO &. A. R.
EncaInpInent Goes to Gin
Cinnati or Pittsbufq

Lima, Ohio, Dec. 23.--J. Cory Win
ans, chief Of staff of the national
Grand Army of the Republic, return
ed today from Salt Lake City, where
ne has been attending conference of
the executive committee. Winans
says that from all present Indications
the next national encampment Of the
G. A. r. will not be held at Salt Lake
City, but at Cincinnati or Pittsburg.
This action was brought about by a
refusal of the Traffic association,
which met in Chicago last week, to
giant a rate of one cent per mile to
veterans.
The date selected for the encamp-
ment is August 9th to 14th, and. fol-
lowing the official report from the
Traffic association. the governing
body will meet to select the next
meeting place.
Both Cincinnati and Pittsburg will
make strong effort to secure the en-
campment.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
Dutch PULL
OFF War Dogs
Bone of Contention With
Venezuela Is Withdrawn
So Warships No Longer
PrOWI Around Those
Shores

The Hague, Dec. 23.-The revoca-
tion of the trans-shipment decree of
May IA, by the Venezuelan govern
ment, was announced in the lower
house of parliament this afternoon
by Foreign Minister Won Swinderen.
1t was this decree that made most of
the trouble between Venezuela and
The Netherlands. Under its terms
trans-shipment of goods at Willem-
stad destined for Venezuela was pros
hib5ted, and its operations worked
LII Oh injury to the commerce of the
Dutch island. The foreign minister
said also that Dutch naval operations
along the Venezuelan coast had been
suspended at the request of Acting
President Gomez.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
Standard Oil Bounced
From StateOf Missouri
Supreme Court Of sShOW Me- State Says Octopus C0nsped
and Wnbined to MOnop0lize the Oil Business
Two Subsidiary Companies Share the Same Fate and Each
Is Fined O,OOO.- Must Leave Jan. Is Next

tions in Missouri and the former as
serts that, in conjunction with the
decision of the supreme court of the
United States in the Tobacco trust
ease, it will affect similar suits in
other states Attorney General Had
ley, who has prosecuted the Missouri
case since its inception in March,
1906, will become governor in less
than a month and then will be charg-
ed with the enforcement Of the decree
issued today. 5
The attorney general followed the
PRONUNCIATION by the court with a
statement in which he asserted that
attempts had been made to compro-
mise the suit.
"At least three efforts have been
made by attornies for the oil compan-
les to get me to compromise the
cases." he said. II invariably refused
their offers. It was intimated to me
that the oil companies were willing tc
pay good large fine and to concede
victory to the state
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24

JEFFERSON City, Mo. Dec. 23Declar-
ing that the Standard OIL Company of
Indiana, Republic Oil Company Of
Ohio, and Waters Pierce Oil Company
of Missouri, had conspired and com-
bined to monopolize the oil business
In this state, the supreme court of
Missouri today issued decree GUST
ing all three from the commonwealth
and fining them $4,000 each. #
The decree against the Waters
Pierce company is tempered by pro-
vision that 1t may continue in bust
ness, if by January Is, 1909, it can
show to the court that it has taken
steps to operate as an independent
concern and has satisfied the judg-
ment against it. Other companies are
given until March 1, 1909, to wind up
their affairs in the state.
The decision, which was unanimous
on the part of seven judges, is SC
sweeping that Attorney General Had
ley and Governor Folk hail it as the
end Of illegal commercial combina
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
PitsbuIg Aldermen
Are Simply Rotten
City Is Aghast at Exposures Made Through Prosecution,
Brought by Voters League Frisco Not In II
COuncmen Range in Price From Thousands Of Dollars to
aSuit Of Clothes or Bunch Of Street Car Fares

wv. Ramsey and A. A. Vilsack, for
n0er president and cashier of Sthe1
German National bank, were first
Elaced on trial.
It was testified that they had been
approached by Councilman John
Klein, one of the accused, who stated
the bank would be made depository
FOR the city's funds in the event the
German National bank would s'do as
s,,ther banks have done" /" After con-
ference the bankers placed $17,500
on a table in room of the bank.
Councilman Klein and companion
entered the room and short time
later left the bank. The bankers then
visited the room and the money was
gone.
AT the request of the directors of
tie bank both men resigned last Sat
nrday. They weer held under $14,-
900 oail each.
Seven councilmen, President Brand
and Members Klein, Zoffei, Wasson,
Ma1ane: and Ferguson of the COM
IN on council, and Atkins 5of. the Sc
lect council, were then called for trial
Il The principal witness was Robert
Wilson, private detective and super
lintendent of the Municipal league of
Scranton, Penn, VINO Is employed by
the Voters league Of Pittsburg which
| brings the prosecution against nine
defendants. Wilson declared that
taided by an assistant, he engaged a
room in local hotel and cut holes
in the door and walls of the adjoining
room. Then, series of meetings
we're arranged with councilmen. His
assistant, Herbert Jones, posed as
q business man desiring certain ord
finances passed and during his con-
ference with the councilman, Wilson
and a stenograpner were stationed
in the next room making a full rec
old of the transactions.
1t was also testified that Klein and
Brand each accepted $500 from Jones
/ in payment for securing the. passage
fContinued on page 81
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24

Asked If he had anything to say
why sentence should not be pro-
% o o q 8 o q 90 @@ q 90 o.
q nounced, Gompers declared that o
o he had not consciously violated q
q any law. There was much he o
81 would like to say, he said, but o
- he could not do it at this time. o
q He added, however, that this is o
o a struggle of the working peo- .
q pie over the country and it is q.
Q struggle of the working peo- o
Q pie for the right. sits the o
9 struggle of agesa struggle of o
@ men of labor to throw off some @
q of the burdens which have been o.
q heaped upon them; to abolish o
p some Of the wrongs and to Sc o
% cure some of the rights too long o
O denied. !" O
- . 90 90 q o @sm@ @@s@@ 80 o
Mitchell and Morrison confined
themselves to an endorsement of
what Gompers has said.
The decision of Justice Wright,
which consumed two hours and tWen-
ty minutes in reading, was one of
the most scathing arraignments that
ever came from the the bench in this
city.
Everywhere" the court said, salI
over, within court and out, utter,
rampant, insolent defiance is herald
ed and proclaimed; unrehned insult,
coarse affront, vulgar indignity. mea-
sures the 1itigant's conception of the
CONTINUED on page 81
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
Great Labor Leaders
Given Jail Sentences


! washington, d. G. Dec. 23--Twelye
months in jail for Samuel Gompers,
president, nine months for john Nit
chell, one of the vice presidents, and
six months for Frank Morrison, sec
retary, all Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, was the sentence inn.
posed by Justice Wright of the SUI.
preme court of the District of Column
bia today for their contempt Of court
in violating an order previously is
sued enjoining them from placing on
the unfair or 1--WE don't patronize''
list, the Bucks Stove and Range COM
pany Of st. Louis, Mo.
All three of the defendants were
in court when sentence was pro-
nounced, and notice of appeal to the
court of appeals of the District of
Columbia at once was fled, Gompers
being released on $1,000 bond; Nit
chell on $4,000 and Morrison on $3,-
600. ...l
In addition to the wife and daugh-
ter of Gompers, there were present
a number of local labor leaders, and
others who we're attracted by the no
tice that decision in the famous
case would be announced today.
Gomper's family was yisibly affected
With tears coursing down his own
cheeks, Gompers heard the order OF
the court which condemned him te
prison for year.
Both Mitchell and Morrison seem.
ed stunned by the sentence, although
Mitchell appeared to be least con
cerned.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
FRIEND OF
On 0VertufeS Of a Desire to
Resume Friendly Rela-
lions Uncle Sam Sends
Commissioner to NegO-
tiate Anew !.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 23.-Aftsr
an interval of eight months the Unit
ed States government has resumed
friendly relations with Venezuela, and
William !. Buchanan has left for that
country on the cruiser North Carolina
in the capacity Of special commits sion
er to visit that country. and make a
report .# .s55 n
Much will depend on the nature OF
the communicattcns which he will
make to the state department. Among
them the question whether the United
States will accord formal recognition
to the government as 1t now exists,
decision dependent upon its ability
to maintain stable institutions and to
fulfill its treaty obligations. ss Ss
1t has not yet been fully established
that the Gomez government will re-
tain its power without trouble, for
there are many adherents Of Castro
I throughout the country. Indeed, the
\ possibility that disorder may arise is
I indicated in the expression OF de-
sire for placing warship at La Qua
ira, to which this government has
promptly responded.
Secretary Roots face wore pleas
ed expression today when he made
4 the announcement that it was Presi-
den Gomez wish to settle satisfactor-
4 ily all international questions. Some
significance was at first attached to
the fact that Root had referred to
Gomez as president In his statemen.
to the press, and this was taken to
indicate at once an attitude OF recog-
nition Of his government. Il was ex,
planned that such reference to him
had been made in a communica alton
which came to the department
through Brazilian officials.
The general opinion is that new
order Of things will open the way
FOR d SPECIFIC settlement in some form form
Of the issues, not alone between this
country and Venezuela, but between
the latter country also and Holland
and France. It is expected that the
Dutch warships now In that locality
win be promptly Withdrawn and thai
either diplomatic relations between
Holland and Venezuela will be resum.
ca or anticipating that, a special mis-
sion viii be dispatched from Holland
to Caracas, as In the case Of the Unit
ed states with Buchanan.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
KOREAN gets
OFF LIGHTLY
Man Who Killed American
Adviser to Korean En-
peror Convicted of Mur-
der in Second Degree

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 23.-In
Whan Chang, the Korean who shot
White Stevens, American diplomatic
advisor to the Korean emperor, in
this city on March %, of this year.
resulting in Stevens death two days
later, was found guilty of murder in
the second degree by a jury in the
superior court. The trial was con-
cluded shortly after 9 o'clock tonight
and the jury returned the verdict just
before midnight. Sentence will be
passed December 26th. The minimum
penalty is. ten years and the maxi
mum life imprisonment.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. %. With a
suddenness that startled Pittsburg
from end to end, this city today mov-s
ed into first place in the role of cor
ruption as to municipal graft.
Late tonight many thunderbolts in
the shape of sensational testimony
were exploded and the people Of
;Pittsburg are 5dumfounded and as vet
unable to realize that the city is in.
position to demand every laurel
for being the champion Legislative
scandal center of America.
The troubles of San Francisco are
tame in comparison.
It is stated the shocking develop
ments here today are mere prelimin-
aries and subsequent steps against
additional councilmen and business
men will not only startle Pittsburg
but the whole country
Apparently from the testimony of
fered in court today, the city's coun-
ell is absolutely rotten in every sense
of the word. It was intimated strong
" that over three score councilmen
ARE @easy to reach and the reach
ing necessitated onIy small sums
ranging from $1O0 to $50. Out Of a
mass of testimony it was CLEANED
that q majority of the council body
of Pittsburg have been REACHED. z
In the passage of one ordinance
italone it was testified that sixty coun-
cilmen had divided $4,000.
| Evidence as given today showed
conclusive1y the gigantic proportions
of the graft system and while insin-
utinns have been made for some time
last that things here were crooked
it " as not believed that they were
in any way near so bad as evidence
at today's preliminary hearing prov
/ cd them to be.
Sensations followed one another
In rapid succession during the hear
ling of seven councilmen and two for
mer bank officers, arrested on charg
es of bribery, corruption, solicitation:
and cospiracy last monday night
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24
TRI-sTATE WEATHER.

washington, d. G.. Dec. %. North
Dakota Partly cloudy Thursday and
friday; probably colder Friday.
South Dakota Partly cloudy
Thursday and Friday; probably cold
Oh Friday.
Minnesota Possibly snow Thurs
day and Friday colder Friday.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-24


o UNCLE SANS NAVY is NOW SECOND LARGEST.
q Washington, 23-Our among
world according
book Pman clerk
committee the public printer England
o place fifth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-18

DENVER. JulS i7.--E. Linn Ma
thewssn now holds the recond as
the neryieHt automobile dslSer in
the country II the official athietsc
records do not give him cpedkt, they
ought to.
A year ago he clipped five min.
utea off the 50mile record. fHs
ptime was IS minutes ~ IS seconds.
Then he made five miles ON a
half mile track IN minutes "A 30
seconds
Impressed by these records. the
Thomas people. when they were
compelled TO replace Montague
Roberts with another driver In the
New York 10 Paris race at Cheye
enne. chose Mathewbon to take
their car over what il considered
one Of the worst laps Of the course.
Cheyenne to Ogden. He gained
mort time ON the opposing drivers
IN that lap than was gained in any
other lap of the race.
ON Memorial day he drove
n 40horsepowcr Thomas over the
32o.mile course OF the Rocky noun.
tain endurance contest Ia hours
Is minutes ana ~ seconds. feat
which many experts considered I'm.
possible after looking at the course.
Before the race bets OF SO 20 10
we're going without takers than no
car would cover the course inside
Of 10 hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-18
LONG SHOTS HOLD
HIGH CARNIVAL

was b<sssed from Is 70 5 down TO 7
20 70 sandCsuccecded In finishing
elgsfh with -the horse. after having
hi4 IN the rear all the way, aud
tho was the reason given for hts
suspension sandy. however. saa
been guilty of some very bad ri6ra
recently on short priced horses that
afterwards came out and won, no
ticeahly ~ Tremor and lack Adams.
and those rides evidently had SOME.
thing 60 do With the judicial decis
ion. In the race thst ~ chihuahua
ran va poorly. Sophomore. At 10 to l.,
furnished the unexpected by lead
iag all the way and winning In a
gallOp. Vivant, at 10 I. was SEQ
ond. and Forrest Rose, 20 to /, ran
third.
The only fayorite to score during
the afternoon was Joaic'a Jewel.
who was backed frum \ 10 8 down TO
even money. Eckcfaall. az long
price, gave the hackers of the Ia
vorlte heart disease by being close
up all the way. and Just suecumhed
In the last jump 20 Jessie. Ally Hot
quet easily beat Harry Scott the
second choice. for the show.
The talent went Go Josie : az Z
20 5 Ia tho last race. bat she proved
a dismal failure and wound up IN
third place. PickaWay. at 2 to /.
after getting off badly. went TO the
front and walked in b. tiyr lengths.
with Red Baii. az SO 20 4. second
That the price against Pickawas
was a false one was proved by the
easy manner in whlcis he won.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-18
Vancouver Soaked the Ball
a Plenty and Won,
Score II TO 4.
Franklin Refuses to Pitch
and Is Suspended
by Dugdale.

Vancouver mhasacred Seattle yes.
tcrdsy ana won the game ~ they
pleased. II 10 4 "a
Seattle started out well and led
IN the first inning bat amer that
the Canadians got their stride aud
what they did to Ernie Franklin was
shame They hinged him for 10
aasc l-ta rald he Issued f-ur passes.
al Of which resulted In runs.
FsardO.On anD bu ,lre seventh inning.
rebtssigs ts pOpch lely more. A. d
result be woTH sHnlgsusDad ~ puN
dsOss ii.die ptssifed rie glSir aud
held Me heayesa 4. IT,. hits aud
one run.
The Naune0iocas pOp 20 bgOS every
fninute Xoapo sfsof Thep hses we're
Slmen send valfen a r1saaer aDf on
bases. be ustodJo. dOes SEINE oo.og
Accoss6orw TO phe dssao sheet. Essaes
he played A. good bad as Van.
eegter. but ~ SbvqesiFps lo6 lne.s
pOpiOane1o' Rsd seenrsfi' saqehSr .briI.6
lferent ia ta~ nwlGi RNsf on brsen
liqrN 10 f9rseF Bcraepl ard Ca.
apdq5 p}it tso9 runs over ssf sf,sasokle
HI Tlsr t68sk AoanDnsa.er got one
lasln a~s0se plfe FflaSp~ In bllv ssenarqs
fssme b. phe second SssA5ooia mr,Hf
one and tav Cann6k.s sc0bod two.
After tlraa u w.Ra Hia Vancouver.
l'l,a.i hrRt has hi;pa wch acaGbsesed
sud Ns6s ElN6en good Nuapsri
Ia pbe seventh k.raiRloan eoes
pasteat hE.sd and he siesesW asus.g hts
glove aud wRihed out Of rife box.
diareKaEdin8 nuedEl~ss ORDERS
so4ie went Ga and pSehed good
hAlL
EOsoiler uia3ie a srnHAb'onN one
haHdssd egiTh gn9k kuast put ~ am
excellent KsOue on 6bssi Af9eees'
baehsiop ws0rk wars good Lou Nor.
d3oke bAAtcd oui hfN nsuaa home run
MumduBH woaa 4 HtElT OF calSSr pes,
tcrda'y nrRE'n'g. sssg bad eoEQBs,
The dnt&ls' 81 she nlifuglllN's
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-18
GOTCH HAS RETIRED;
WHO is CHAMPION
~ IOWA FARMER BOY HAS REALLY RgNouNcEo THE
MAT DIR. ROLLER WILL FALL HEIR TO HIS rtrLE.


Frank Gotch. champion cnteh-aR.
catoh.ean wrestler OF the world. has
announc0 his retirement from the
mat lie made the statement last
night at Houston. Texas. after an
exhibition with Herman nonda.
Professional athletes are oiike
grand opera singers, They retire
oasy 20 reappear Hut Gotchs
statement may be- on the square.
He is TIRED OF the game and wants
20 30 back 10 Humboldt aud lead
the life OF a gentleman farmer ON
hla broad acres lie told the writ.
"a In this city a few weeks ago
that he would frtire aoon,
II Goteh has rSaEred who ~
champion Of the worldF
Cotch has thrown every man In
America worthy OF notice, So has
Or. Roller OF this city. In quick
succession Dr. Roller threw Car.
keek. Neategaard. nonnelaan.
Farmer inrna aud Fred Beell
Or Roller Is undoubtedly next 20
Goteh the greatest grappler Ia the
world and Goteha mantle will
naturally lali on his hFawns Shout.
dera.
Roller has left Seattle for a trip
10 the Orient On his return be
planned to challenge Gotrh. II
GQleh viii not wroatle again Roller
win claim aud defend the title
Gotch won the championship ~
America seven years ago from
Tom Ioukins az Nottingham Later
he WAS thrown BY Jcnkisw. but he
wreated back the title Ia third
match. lie then thfew every men
w Aaneriea. only being defeated
once by Beck ~ New anfleana lie
made qyll-.& work of peeli In ~.
tusn mPseh. heosoc..e. Last winter
.al eiST9gp he dTfwwssl i:9ackea.
schmidt. esfe lpaRnrGn k.fon asah
NON the woslis championship
Getch has urr'le fose'iae ~ DIE
lnNe .gl4ure sert 70 ~oEth a9iSoyit
s:a00g0Vu Most OF hla cash u In.
vested IN insssa tToin lands sl'e ha,s
faam Of 800 ReEes im.clTitWe al
modsru inrpEoSa'nfsnaa amid an AUTO
mohFie
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