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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-08
PUBLIC BLDG
SITES OFFERED
Several Desirable Corners
in Bismarck Offered
The Government

= = !. 8 !: So: = :: . = . -
= Washington, D. c., July Is
!. Special to Tribune.-The follow I.
= ing are the cites offer to the gov :
4. eminent for public building at I:
Z. Bismarck: q
8 Frank G.. Grambs, northeast =
!. corner Third street and Broad =
I. way, 175x140 feet, $15, 900. q
= Harvey Harris and Company, I:
Z. northeast corner Main and 4.
!. Fifth, 125x130 feet, $4,000. The I:
!. same bidder, northwest corner !:
= Rosser and Fourth, 150x150 feet, !.
= $1,000.
= Robert Tracy, corner Second :.
!: and Broadway, 125x140 feet, So :
:. 900. =
F. 3. Young, southwest corner =
Z: Thayer and Sixth streets, 140x :.
= $50. feet, $4,000. &
*a*@% @@@%@s$
Senator McCumber Is OF the opin-
ion that at least 100000 additional
appropriation can be secured for this
building before work on it has been
commenced, which would make the
largest publ udicliibvof.u btmRitm
largest public buildings in the state.
According to the rules Of the de-
partment not more than ten percent
OF the appropriation is used in the
purchase of a site, so that in case the
appropriation is increased the site
cannot cost more than $25, 600, and
If it remains as now, the site may
not cost more than Sis, 600.
It is usual in selecting sites for
public buildings to have them as
near the center of the business in
terests as possible, public buildings
being considered solely In the light
of business mems proposition and
mostly for their convenience. 1t is
not usual either, for these buildings
Ito be nearer than $50 feet Of a rail-
road on account of the noise there
from during terms of court and yet
I it is desirable for them to be reason
ably near the depot for the easy
handling of the mails.
Presently q special agent will be
sent to Bismarck to look over the
various sites offered and upon his re-
port will largely depend the select
ion.
After the selection is made the
architects oflioe will make the plans
land then bids will be asked for, 50
that It viii be about a year before
| any actual work Is begun, If SO soon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-08
he power and efficiency Of the Unit

the power and efficiency Of the Unit
ed States navy.
The sixteenth member Of the fleet,
the Nebraska, was left behind be-
cause. of an outbreak of scarlet few
er among the crew. She will be plac-
ed in quarantine three days and thor
oughly fumigated, after which she
will joint the ships at Honolulu.
Sixteen battleships were in the line
divided into four divisions, and two
squadrons. In the first division Of
the first squadron were the flagship
Of Rear Admiral Sperry, the Con
necticut, and her sister ships, the
Kansas, Minnesota and Vermont.
This division, as we'll as the entire
fleet, is under the immediate COM
mand Of Rear Admiral Sperry. The
second division of the first squadron
is commanded by Acting Rear Adj
miral Richard wainwright and consists
of the flagship Georgia and her sister
ships, the Nebraska, New Jersey and
Rhode Island. Rear Admiral VIM.
H. Emory commands the second
squadron and third division, and is
aboard of the flagship Louisiana. The
Virginia, Ohio and Missouri also are
in the. division. The fourth division,
under the command of Acting Rear
Admiral Seaton Schroeder, is made
| up of the flagship Wisconsin and the
Illinois Kearsage, and Kentucky.
| The Nebraska and Wisconsin, form
erly of the Pacific fleet, have taken
the places Of the Maine and Alaba-
ma of the Atlantic fleet, which are
en- route to Hampton Roads, as 8
special service squadron.
The feet auxiliaries preceded the
battleships by a week, and are now
nearing Honolulu, where they will
unload supplies and sail away fol
New Zealand before the arrival Of
CONTINUED on page 81 III
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-08
SALE
Atlantic Battleship Fleet Sails
on Long Voyage Around
/ the World
Nebraska Left Behind Be.
cause Of Sickness
Will Sail Later
After Visiting Orient and
Australia Fleet Reaches
Home in February

:: = I: !: .** - !: : !: = =
= Atlantic Fleet Rear Admiral l:
i. Charles s. Sperry, commander :.
= in-chief. *.
4 = First Division. Connecticut $
= (fagshihp Of spsrry), Capt. HUI :.
!. go Osterhaus; "a guns, 10000 !:
!. tons displacement, 16,500 horse !:
I. power, speed is knots. i, !:
:. Kansas, Capt. Charles r. vree- :
I: land; sister ship to the Connecti- s.
e cut. s1 !:
Minnesota, Capt. John Hub !.
! : bard; sister ship to the Con- :.
!: necticut. sas.. I:
Vermont, Capt. William G. Pot !.
8 ter; sister ship to the Connects :.
4 /: cut. 3a II i5s9 fl. n !:
Second Division Acting Rear !.
> Admiral Richard Wainwrigh !.
= commanding. :.
Georgia (fagship) Capt. Quill :
8 trough; "a guns, 14,s4s tons, 49, I:
= 600 horsepower, speed 19 knots. 4:
Nebraska, Capt. Reginald F. y
: Nicholson; sister ship to Geor- :.
s gia. I.
New Jersey, Capt. w. H. H. :
= Switzerland; sister ship to Geor- !:
= gia. 5s .
Rhode Island, Capt Joseph B. s
" Murdoch, sister ship to Georgia 8
& Second Squadron, Third Diyi- =
sion--Rear Admiral William n. =
= Emory, commanding. !.
Louisiana (flagship), Capt. :.
" Kossuth Niles; sister to the Con- =
y I: necticut. Z.
Virginia, Capt. Alexander {.
s Sharp; sister to the Georgia. I:
Ohio, Capt. Charles w. Bart /:
I. lett; 20 guns, 1880 tons, 10000 1.
= horsepower, speed Is knots. I.
= Missouri, Capt. Greenlief A. =
!: Merriam; sister ship to Ohio. !.
Fourth Division Acting Rear :.
: Admiral Seaton Schroeder, com :.
= manding. Z. !.
Wisconsin Chagship), Capt. !.
Henry Morrell; is guns, ii, SIS :
s. tons, 1866 horsepower, speed i.
= 17.2 knots. !.
Illinois, Capt. John NJ Bow !.
yer; sister to Wisconsin. Z.
h Kearsarge, Capt. Hamilton !.
s Hutchins;; % guns. 11,525 tons, I.
: 1884 horsepower speed 1853 I.
= knots. 3s HI S5s I.
Kentucky, Capt Walter C. <.
1 = Cowles;; sister to tho Kearsarge. :
fleet Auxiliaries Panther, !.
: repair ship, Commander Valen- =
= tine s. Nelson. !.
Glacier, refrigerator supply !.
vessel, Commander william S. !.
I. Hogg. :.
Culgoa, supply ship, Lieut.. !.
= Commander John s.. Patton. 4
Ajax, collier, merchant compile I:
8 ment, Jos. Hutchins. master. s /:
Yankton, yacht-like tender or I:
: small dispatch boat Lieut.. :
= Commander Charles B. MeVay. /:
Relief, hospital ship, Surgeon !.
Il 8 Charles F. Stokes, commander 4
=. 8 = Z. =. : Z. !: = i. i, = = = I. !.
San Francisco, jury al splendid
picture of America lighting strength
on the sea was represented today
when the fifteen battleships of the
Atlantic fleet, led by the magnifi.
cent Connecticut with Rear Admiral
Charles s. Sperry on the bridge,
headed out of the Golden Gate and
bathed their bows In the blue Pa
cific. IN imposing array they passed
beyond the headlands. out Of the
view Of the thousands of cheering
watchers on shore and started fairly
on the long voyage through five seas
from San Francisco to Hampton
Reads a striking demonstration 81
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WINTER BASEBALL NOTES..

Mobile has purchased Shreveport's
franchise m the Southern league.
Lindsey fielded .s91 and Cooley .972
In the American association. Both
men formerly were on the Detroit
American league team.
Catcher Brown of the Boston Ma.
tionals recently was operated on for
acute appendicitis.
Summers, secured by Detroit from
Indianapolis. won IA games and lost
16 this year.
Disch. who played with Detroit in
1906, played an outfield berth for Free
port and led the Wisconsin league at
the bat with 300.
Harry Pulliam thinks It is an injus-
tice to batter who brings In run
from third base on n long fly to the
outiield to charge him with n time at
bat.
The annual meeting Of the Atlantic
league will be held at Eaton, Pa, on
January z.
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What He Wanted.

An Italian recently entered the storc
OF Portland street hardware and
paint dealer. says the Boston Record
and I'm his broken English asked the
clerk: ''John-a. you got-a de ma.
chine inake-a hot-a cold?" Tho
clerk tried hard to understand what
the customer wanted, but was unable
until he started taking him around the
store and pointed out individually
every conceivable apparatus pertain.
Ing to heating In the store. Finally
the Italian spicd small spring bal
ance suspended on an upper shelf
with the indicator displayed. "John-a.
see dis-a one." he said. ''just de sam
"a kind. wild nummers: make--a hot
"a cold. You got one?" He wanted
a thermometer.
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COIN D. L0MG, RREcIZZN2yT TDZlzL
AS5ZLnI.INcE GOCETy (o9

AY Of the "Drys."
indeed We arc
not going to Try To
explain the re-
markablc wave of
temperance which
In sweeping the
country: wo arc
not going to Try
and poln, out the
individuals or the
societies to whom
credit In due for
the victories over
X Ing Alcohol:
neither are We go
Ing To attempt To
predict where III"
reform movement
will stop nor how
LASTING It's effect
will be. We are
Just simply .oin.
to present some
Of the remark
able facts as they
actually exist. and
s.tI 50 lut...atln.
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more slack and siouchy like that oi
some careless merchant trading
schooner.
So the next day. beating out upon
the sea between Elba and Corsica. is u
very different vessel to the brilliant
pleasure craft that left Marscilies
Upon its deck are people also changed
The Intimacy OF u yachting excur
sion to young men and young women
who love each other. generally makes
the deck OF the craft under soft suns
famed by refreshing breczcs. nigh
onto heaven. but haunted by the sup
posed dcft letters OF Cipriano Danclla.
the Seagull is an inferno.
The deck OF this vessel has be.
come" Edwin muttercd sloomiiy to
Barnes. nigh unto hell. Can't you
see" he whispers despairingly. that
every day Marina grows more anxious
and more nervous? My God. 1t is for
me-"
This remark is made to the Ameri.
can as the two men sit smoking be.
tween the main and the foremast late
the next evening.
Did you notice." adds Anstruther.
with sigh. she had no appetizer"
You mean your sister," says the
American.
Certainly not: Marina! My wife
didn't eat mouthful."
Neither did Miss Anstruther!"
NONSENSE! Enid was enthusiastic
over our parlez.vous cooks culinary
triumphs."
Yes. with her lips. but not with
her teeth" mutters Burton, grimly
"Womnnlilie, she cried out about filet
mignon and omelette soufIle and af
fected to eat-but-"
But ntored away no cargo" sug.
gests Anstruther. so much the bet.
ter for you. old man: when girl gets
of her food she's hard hit in some
other part OF her anatomy than her
stomach. My sisters good sailor, so
IL isn't sea sickness affects her"
Sea sickness!" jeers Barnes. saw.
agely. Cant you see that every hour
Enid grows more. cold and more
naughty to me. Furnishing me because
I didn't wed her that day in Marseilles.
when even Emory. the cold.blooded
Yankee detective. shuddered and said
1t would be a crime for me to marry
with this devilish threat carry in my
pocket against any woman who is un.
fortunate enough to become my wife,
1T concerns my sister; supposing
you show 1t to mel" suggests Edwin.
"Supposlng you show 1t to mel"
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SYNOPSIS.
espyrsh,, NO. Doid Mead s Co.. =. 2.

Burton II. Barnes. u wealthy American
touring Corsica. rcscues the young Eng
lish lieutenant. Edward Gerard Ansiruih-
.T. and his coraican bride. Marina.
daughter OF the Paolis. from the muir
drrous vendetta. understanding that his
reward In to be tho hand OF the girl lie
loves. Enid Anstruther. sister OF the Eng
iSh lieutenant. The four fly from AJae-
clio To Mars-ilics on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and ns the quartet are about to
board the train FOR London at MaTseiil~r.
Marina IL handed "a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and ncccHsi-
tates postponcmcnt OF tn. Journey.
Harness gets part OF tho mysterious note
and receives letters which inform him
that ho IL marked by tho vendetta. lie
employs an American dctectiv. and plans
To beat the vendetta at their own game.
For Tho purpose OF securing the safety
OF tho women barnes nrrnns-s TO nav.
Lady Chnrtris lease "a secluded villa at
Nice to which the party is To b- taken
In yacht. Suspicion is created TINT
Marina II Ia league with the Corricnnr-
4 man. believed to he corrcsio Dan-iin.
IL seen passing the hous- and MAstna N
thought To have given him Sisn. Ma
fact nddn To his latent Hurpieions, Bsrn-s
plans for thr safety OF tho party ar"
learned BY the corRlcans. Tie enfrins"
carrying their party to the local iandins
horsefnen IN supposed To br cofrcs,o.
They try to murder the American. The
cook on tho ynrht-a Fr-nchmnn- 10 RUS
p-rtrd OF completely In the plot. Th-
l. followed BY a small boat Tho cook ,s
detected giving signals To the boat
Barnes attempts to throw him oScrbnard.
hut 10 prevented by Marina and Enid.
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proceed" whispers Barnes to Edwin.
the two ladies' having retreated to the
stern. "what do you propose?"
why. as not only a sailor but man
of common sense. l propose to get
away from these sneaky devils as far
as possible; crack on everything.
round Sardinia. drive for the Strait OF
Gibraltar and up the Atlantic and Bay
OF Biscay to England"
Barnes glances over the stern-far
away In the gloom of the coming morn.
Ing is the felucca. There's practical
proof that the vendetta Is ever follow
Ing u.s." he says. simply. That cruel
craft is sent to dog us to any port
where we may land. In England. you
will be too prominent to escape notice.
Besides. do you or | want to live our
lives always looking over our shoul-
ders for some enemy behind us? No.
there is one way-my original plan.
Get the ladies' concealed and guard.
ed us carefully as possible with Lady
Chartrls at Villefranche. then you and
| turn about and meet these devils.
and. II necessary. destroy them: NJ all
events, destroy the man who has the
money. that permits these assassins to
follow us to the ends OF the earth"
by heaven. you are right" answers
Edwin.
Now the best way to do IT,"
Over this they hold consultation. and
the result is that next morning when
they are of Porto Ferrajo. still finding
tho felucca In sight. they take the fol
lowing action: That day. sailing well
beyond the famed island OF Monte
Cristo. the night coming on dark and
heavy. Ans;ruther put out every light
ON the vessel and turns about. and the
next morning. piloted by Graham. who
knows this sea. they are alone n, an.
chor In little cove. sheltered by the
sterile rocks OF Gorgona.
Here the English officer changes the
appearance Of the Seagull almost en-
tIroly. Paint pots arc got out and she
soon has black hull: Miss Anstru-
thcr, who Is now Interested In the
matter. painting a new name. the
wildfowl. on n piece OF canvas. that
Is tackled over the stern. Then both
topmnsts OF the vessel are sent down
on deck and n icg.of.mutton mainsaii
that Graham reports In tho vessels
sail locker. Is bent on the main boom.
the Safr being removed. In addition.
the rigging IL oycFhaulcd iut made
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Couldn't Stick Him Again.

A bishop accostcd In Filth avenue
by n neat but hungry stranger. took
the needy one to n hotel and shared
a gorgeous dinner with him. yet. hnv.
ing left his episcopal wallet In the
pocket OF n different episcopal Jacket.
suddenly faced the embarrassment Of
not possessing the whcrcwithai to
pony up. Never mind" exclaimed
the guest. Il have enjoyed dining with
you. and ! shall be charmed to shoul.
der the cost. Permit me" Where
upon the stranger paid for two. This
worried the prelate. who insisted:
Just let me call cab and we'll run
up to my hotel. where I shall have the
pleasure Of rcimbursing you But
the stranger met the suggestion with:
See here. old man! You've stuck me
for bully good dinner. but hanged II
I'm going TO let you stick me for car.
fare. Sunday Herald.
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story aS IL possible concerning the
present conditions of this temperance
movement. AS the temperance work.
crss would put Il. they are cleaning
up the map OF the United States and
making II look white. There are hvc
great big white spots which stand out
like beacon lights. North Dakota.
Kansas. Oklahoma. Georgia and Maine
are wholly within the prohibition
camp. and all the rest OF the states
except n western ticr-Montana on the
north and Arizona and New Mexico ON
the south. with Idaho and Wyoming.
Nevada. Utah and Colorado sand.
wichcd In betwccn-arc marching un.
der some form OF local option banner
which means that these states are
more or less dry. In many cases more
rather than less. In fact. in the south.
the local option standard means prac-
ticaiiy prohibition In most Of the
states.
In the south. where prohibition has
spread like u tidal wave. the chief
reason has been the determination of
tho whites TO suppress negro iawicss.
ness. a majority OF the crimes of
violence which have resulted In lynch.
ings have been induced by drink. and
II was argued that II liquor be placed
beyond the reach OF the negro II would
be more effective way of restraining
his brutal and criminal instincts than
any number OF lynchings.
There are now Ave prohibition
states-Maine, Georgia, North Dakota.
Kansas and Oklahoma. In eight states
and erritories-Montana. Idaho. wy.
oming. Nevada. Utah. Colorado, Ari.
zona and New Mexico-saioons are II.
censed with virtually no restrictions.
although some OF these have recently
passed Sunday closing laws. In all the
other states there is some form OF
local option. In nearly all these local.
option states the dry" territory has
been steadily increasing for the last
ten years. In the south as whole II
has doubled: in Texas IL has tripled:
in Kentucky II has spread SO widely
that the prediction Is confidently made /
that within three years the state will
take It's place beside Georgia In the
column. To-day 97 out of
the 119 counties of Kentucky are
wholly dry and of the remainder
only four are wholly wet" This
seems an extraordinary condition for
the home of bluegrass
the state in which 100000. 900
is invested In distilleries.
Stepping over the border into Ten.
nessee you cannot get a drink any.
where except in the cities of Memphis, |
Nashville and Chattanooga, and II |
looks as II Tennessee would race Ken. |
lucky to get into the ranks of prohi. |
bition states.
Georgia became n prohibition state
OH New Years day, and the law |
IL SO drastic that wine cannot be used |
nj communion services in churches. /
nor can druggists sell any form of
liquor except pure alcohol.
In Alabama rs per cent. of the state
Is dry under n county option law.
In Mississippi GS out of 75 counties
are. already dry, and state prohi.
bition campaign is being waged with
every prospect of success.
Florida has "a out of its AZ counties
Iry, a.1d Gov. Broward is actively lead.
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comes to them In clear voice from
the neighborlng cutter.

comes to them In clear voice from
the neighboring cutter.
MY God. you overheard?" Barnes
faces his beautiful fiancee as she steps
from the large boat that. after the mer-
chant fashion. has now been slowed
on the deck amldship.
Certainly! Hoping had done your
love an injustice. have been trying
to overhear some such revelation as
this for the last few days" The girls
eyes are beamlng now. tender with
love and hope.
Then she breaks forth almost pas
sionately. You owe this to my love
for you. Since you seemed reluctant
to wear me as your bride. to accept
my .wifely devotion. my pride has suf-
fered so much that you. Burton. can.
not deny mo the sight OF that letter so
that may again trust the ardency OF
your desire to make me yours"
BEST give 1t to her." remarks her
sailor brother. grimly.
'You advise II. Them
"Yes. she will ncye: rest without Il
now. II ! know Enid OF old"
Barnes silently places the accursed
threat against the woman whom he
dares to marry and her offspring In
the hand OF his betrothed.
She carries It to the pinnacle light
and reads II carefully twice over.
Then she returns TO them. her eyes
brilliant with determined devotion. yet
swimming with tcndcrest love. You
let such a chimera rs this little piece
OF paper. the rawlings OF some maniac
on revenge. stand between you and my
love"
mo. no: this thrcat-you have had
proof cnoush-is menace all our
lives. desire to put Its author where
he can do no harm TO you before
wed you.'' .-.... L..
Before? After you wed me-" cries
his iianccc. In exalted mood. Let us
together face and nnnihilate this
ficnd.'
but remember this Is nm undyins
fcud. Think what my scifreproach
would be II ! let your love for me
bring miserable death to you. my
adorcd." whispers Barnes.
My death couldn't happen. sweet.
heart. unless you died also. Burton
she says simply.
Il demand OF this gentleman. she
continued. who says he loves me. that
he wcds mo the moment We go on
shore Mt Nice even II II brings mo into
the unhappy feud proclaimed against
him. No. no: don't rcius" me. Bur'
ton" she whispers. dctcrmincI!y. +" Ills
the last chance. You wed me then or
never wed me. II you cannot trust
me with your woes. I'll not take part
OF your joys"
More cnnmorcd than ever with the
charming firi who will risk death ia
be his bride. Barnes silently extends
his arms. and she falling into them.
the yachts deck becomes n heaven to
these lovers.
The next day tho sun again rises
bright over the Mediterranean. The
iciuccn IL never sighted. Monsieur
Lcbocnf serves meals ht for fairy
princess In the salon. md Enid mud
Barnes have such appctitcs the cook
Is delighted.
a few days later the Scagu!l. under
the name OF the Wildfowl. drops her
anchor In the little bay at Viilefranchc,
coming In. not like spr!ghtly yacht,
but like n slow. numbering. carciessly
sailed ana inadedua'eiy handled mcr'
chant craft.
tTo BE CONTINUED
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A cenxIneina Araument.

Permit me. judge" said the graft.
fed young attorney after the decision
in favor of his client had been handed
down. ito thank you most sincerely. I
assure you was highly gratiiied to
note the close attention you gave me
while was making my argument"
Yes. was deeply interested in
your talk. You convinced me that It
is possible to be at once fool and in
the right.''-Chicago Record-Herald.