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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15

DOMESTIC
Senator Burkett gets appropriation Tor
Fort Crook attached to the sundry civil
hill which passed and now goes 70 con-
t.-sros Page i
Number of watches discovered In the
Guinness home does not tally with the
number Of bodies found and digging 70
make up the discrepancy will be resumed.
Page 2
Minnesota democrats have warm con-
vention and a lively contest over the
manner in which Brysn's name shall be
incorporated in the platform. Page i
James J. Hill and other prominent men
address the conference OF governors az
the White House. rage
Kansas City brewery workers 90 out on
strike and the breweries are shut down.
Page /
Evidence taken in the application Of
Harry Thaw TO be released from Matte
wan asylum.
Two oklahoma senators come 10 blows
over question Of veracity. Page
Harry c. Roland discovers a new way
70 run a collection agency and to make
himself rich. rags
college Of New York City dedicates new
buildings with great ceremony. Page /
Republicans Of Maine are for Taft at
the SldNe convention. go
Missouri prohibitionists put UP state
ticket. Rnse
Lieutenant Governor Hopeven returns
and relieves Senator Saunders OF duty as
acting governor State Board of Asess-
ment preparing TO take UP railroad valu-
alton and the appointment Of secretary.
Page ,
LOCAL.
Aftermath of the tornado. Omaha
starts a fund 10 help the sufferers The
dead are buried and the injured are doing
we'll rage J
James J. Fee found guilty By a JuTs
Of crfminaliy threatening 10 blow up he
Merchants National bank March 10.
Contract is let for new ST. Philomens
parish school 20 cost $4,000 and for oig
John Deere Plow company building L
cost $4,000. Page !
Discrimination by Rock Island-Friscc
system fayoring Kansas City and against
Omaha is shown TO still continue. accord
ing TO a letter sent out by SecretaIy
Guild Of the Commercial club and L J
Mcvann Of the Grain exchange. Page
SPORT.
Iowa university track team goes 4
Minneapolis to meet the Gopher team.
Page /:
coM1EERcIAL AHD mDUsTzIAL.
Live stock markets. Page
Grain markets. Page
Stocks and bonds Pare
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
TWO SENATORS III FIST FIGHT
OkIahomA sOlOns Enjoy KnOekdOwn
scrap over Question OF
Veraeity.

GUTHRIE, Okl. May l4.-Senators Nor
ris and Roddie engaged in a fist fight on
the floor Of the senate today q result
Of the latter calling the former a liar. Sen
ator Roddie sustained serious bruises on
the head Senator Brook, who interviewed
was hit by the eombatauts.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
ELKs HAVE BIG SUM NOW
over Half Enough MOaey Collected
by HustltnE Committee 10
Buy Granite Block.

Thirty-five thousand dollars has been
raised by the Elks' hustling committee.
over half the amount necessary TO buy the
Granite block and nearly half the amount
required to put the building in shape. The
committee has not let up in its campaign
and hopes 70 have the total amount sub
scribed by Friday night, when the lodge
meets. II II fails in this. members Of the
committee say they will surely have al
the money by next Tue sday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
vREELAND BILL RULE ADOPTED
House by Vote Of I74 20 I4e Decides
90 Push Currency Meas
urs Through.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE house to-
day adopted the rule for consideration OF
the Nreeland currency bin. l74 10 l4S The
democrats voted solidly against II and were
supported by fifteen repubHcans
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
ALASKAN REPUBLICANS MEET
Settlement of Contests BrOaEht About
by Committee on Credentials.

SEATTLE. Wash, May lA-A cable 70
the Post Intelligence from Ketchikan says
that under ine findings OF the committee
on sreasnti&4s OF the Alaskan republican
convention. 5ae-half the Fairbanks vote IL
given - each side In the Ketehikan con-
test the Irving delegation for Governor
HoggAtt is declared legal Delegate Boyd
gf Douglas. An Anti-Hosgatt man. is given
a mat. >Tlss Nome contest is divided be-
tween the three oontesting factions and
each one gets 3 portion OF the delegates
from the Nome precincts.
John W. cOrson viii be named for dele
gate 10 congress on the first ballot. with
practically no opposition
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
TILLMAN BACK IN SENATE
Oeeupies OId Seat and Receives Con-
EratuAatiOns Of HI1 COn-
frerea.

WASHINGTON. May lL-senator TiIlman
occupied his old seat in the senate for =
time today. HIS colleagues gathered around
him and gave him warm welcome. That
Mr.. TIIlman had besn m was made mani
fest by his physical condition. but he as
saced his friends that he was greatly i'm
proved.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
HARMONY IN WASHINGTON STATE
Republican state Convention Dom-
mated By Taft BIen.

SPOKANE. Wash. May 1.-THE repub-
hcan state convention today viii be char
acteriEed by harmonious proceedings The
delegation 20 the national convention h
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
FrLanr. MAJ rs. 1eos.
TIE WEATRER.

FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY Friday fair.
EOR NEBRASKA Friday partly
cloudy.
FOR IOwA-Fridsy partly cloudy, with
probably showers north portion.
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
HYMENEAL

Miss zena n Henderson. daushter o.
James Henderson. ana George NJ Porte
were married By Rev. Charles ". savidge
a. p N. Wednesday A. ths Onz hoe.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
BELLEVUE RELIEF FUND.

Bellevue people have started a relief
fund for their sufferers and have this
much in hand:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
Crawford Returns Home.

Governor Crawford OF South Dakota left
tonight for nc ne. The governor came 10
Washington TO be present al the opening
Of the White House conference. Some i'm
portant matters Of state. it is said. required
that the South Dakota governor should
hasten home
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15

Ic0ntinaea On Second Pass :
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15

Personal NIentI0a.

T. s Everett OF Redfield. S. D.. one og
the delegates DESIGNATED BY Governor
Crawford 70 attend the White House con-
ference. arrived In Washington last night
and was in attendance upon the conferences
today.
d. c. Thomas OF WatertoWn. S. D, and
W. Z. Upton Of Mitchell. members Of the
South Dakota State Board OF Charities.
passed through Washington today enrouts
home from Richmond. Va. where the
thirty seventh convention Of the National
Society Of Charities and Corrections was
held last week
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
Resources Common Asset.
nairuinR. Mr.. ffIli said IN nartt

In the movement OF modern tinaaa which
has made the world commercially small
place and has produced a solidarity OF the
race such an never bsfore existed. We have
come 20 the point where We must 70 q Ger
tain extent regard the natural resources Of
this planet - a common asset, compare
them with demands noW maze and likely
20 be made UPON than. and study their tu-
dictous use. II We fail TO consider what We
IsoaeeRa Of Weaitf axailabie fcr the uses Of
mankind, and TO what extent We are vast
ing q national pHtrimony that can never be
restored, We might be nkcned 70 tine di-
a balance eheet-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
RAN in MUD
Kentucky Derby an Endur'
dnCe Test on Account
Of Mud

Louisville, KY, May 5.-Finishing
well in hand and leading by from one
to three lengths for the whole of the
last half mile, Stonestreet won the
thirty-fourth Kentucky derby today
over a track fetlock deep in mud.
The finish was never in doubt after
the horses had travelled three-fifths
of the route, and the only excitement
at the finish was furnished by the
three horses struggling for place and
show honors. Sir Cleges, the favor
lite. finished second, two and one-half
lengths behind Stonestreet and a
head in front of Dunvegan.
Fifteen thousand people cheered
the contestants over their journey of
mile and quarter, which was
covered in the slow time of 2:15 LIS.
The value ehtfsrSr- etaoshrdluat
The Value of the stake was $4,000.
The money wagered on the big race
totalled less than half the amount
that usually changes hands on the
derby. This was due mainly to
the parti-mutual betting machines
and auction bools, which have been
reinstated at the Churchill downs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
FIVE BLOODY MURDERS UNEARIHED
ININD|ANA ON TOP Of RECENT Crime

bodies for moment he turned away
from the slab Contrary to expecta-
items, he did not break down, and he
continues to assert his innocence.
Andrew Heldgpen became acquaint,
ed with Mrs. Guinness through mat
rimCnial agency. At that tine Held
gren spent almost month visiting
Mrs. Guinness and others in the city.
He was supposed to have started on a
trip to Norway and Sweden. He has
never been heard of since. Heldgren,
who was a we'll dressed young man
from Mansfield, S. D., appeared in
town one day last winter with Mrs
Guinness and called at savings bank.
He had with him draft for $4,000
which he wished cashed. The bank
did not know the man and would not
accept Mrs. Guinness Endorsement fol
so large an amount, so the draft was
left there for collection. It was
drawn on a bank in Aberdeen, s. D
In few days the money for the
draft came and it was turned over tt
the man. #
Apparently this money was turned
over to Mrs. Guinness, for imm ediate
ly thereafter she paid note of $500
at the bank and paid other bills, aftel
which she made deposit of abou
$7OO in the state bank. About thu
time this man arrived Ray Lamphere
| who was working for Mrs. Guinness
came to the sheriff and told him tina
there was a strange man at the Gun
ness house; that he came from Aher
CONTINUED on page 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06

Washington, May 5.-The senate to-
day adopted resolution which may
ccmplicate in some manner the OBJ
ject of Secretary Taft's visit to Pana-
ma The resolution is one offered by
Senator Bacon calling for the CORE
spondence since January IS, 1904, be-
tween the United States and Colon
bia in relation to the secession of Pa
mama. Prior to that time Colombia
felt aggrieved at what was interpret
ed to be the interference of the Unit
ed States in her troubles with the
state of Panama, and demanded $10,-
100000 of the United States. Colon
bia also asked for arbitration of this
claim. which was refused by the
United States, on the ground that this
country had been charged with 70.
menting the revolution In Panama and
abetting the Necession of the isthmian
portion of Colombian territory.
The resolution calling for the late
correspondence Is based upon the be-
lief On the part of certain Democratic
senators that Colombia has again
asked for arbitration of the claim and
at the same time has made no charges
against the United States involving
the conduct OF this government In con.
nection with the secession of Panama
1t is said that Colombia asks that
the orders issued by the United States
government to commanders of naval
vessels in Caribbean waters and to
commanders OF vessels on the west
shores of Central America and tocom
manders OF marine corps attachments
on the isthmus just prior to the seces
sion Of Panama be presented as evi
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
Aberdeen, S. D., Man Causes InVesd-
CATION and Brother Is Dug Up

ed on trip to Norway and Sweden.
He had not been heard from since.
At that time Mrs. Guinness was
trying to make loan from the local
bank. When Heldgren learned of this
he offered to lend her money Early
in January she borrowed $1,000 from
him. Just before that Heldgrev had
drawn $4,000 from Aberdeen through
local bank.
When the news of the burning of
the Guinness home was received by
John Heldgren he started at once for
this city to investigate the disappear.
ance of his brother. Heldgren's body
was found to be dismembered, and the
arms, legs and trunk put in different
sacks and buried.
Sheriff Smulzer and Prosecutor
Smith say they are confident that Ray
Lamphere, now under arrest here,
charged with the murder of Mrs. GEes
ness and her children, knows of the
Heldgren murder. Lamphere is car
penter, and the way in which Held
gren's body was dismembered indi-
Gates that some one familiar with the
use of saw die the work. Lamphere
v
The home of Mrs. Belle Guinness,
six miles from here, was destroyed at
night by fire a week ago, and the
bodies of the woman and her three
children were found in the ruins. The
children were Myrtle, aged IL; Lucy,
aged 9, and Philip, aged years. Jo-
seph Maxwell, an employee, barely es-
capped from the burning house. The
head of Mrs. Guinness was missing
from the charred trunk and it has not
been found.
Soon after the fire it was suspected
that Ray Lamphere, farm 1aborer,
knew something of it, and search was
made for him, resulting in his arrest
the same evening, his capture being
effected in a small wood near here
where he had concealed himsel4n the
trunk of hollow tree. Lamphere ac
knowledged that he knew of it, but
! said he had only seen it as he passed
| the house at o'clock in the morning
on his way to work.
| Suspicion was directed toward Lam
/ phere because he was alleged to have
annoyed Mrs. Guinness with his at
| tentions. He was put through sweat
ing process. His stories were so con
flicting that he was held without bal
to the grand jury.
When he was taken to the morgut
/ to view the bodies of Mrs. Gunnes.
and the children he showed disinc1i
nation to view them.
4 AS the sheet was thrown aside
Sheriff Smulzer exclaimed, dramatic
ally: That's what you have done!
Lamphere turned pale and remarked
ooh, my Cod" but soon regained hi
composure, and after looking at tn
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
ARE VERY INQU|S|TIVE

dence that the Colombian government
had been injured by the United States.
|. What answer has been made by the
state department to the renewed re.
quest from Colombia for arbitration is
not known by the senators. They eX.
pect that to be brought out by the re.
ply of the president to the request fol-
the correspondence.
Information has been obtained by
these Democratic senators leading
them to believe triangular treaty
has been negotiated between the
United States, Colombia and Panama
The amount named in the treaty is
said to be 100000. According to the
adyices of the hackers of the Bacon
resolution, Colombia is holding out
for $1,000,000, and Panama is com
planning that it is unjust to compel
her to pay either sum from the &c.,
100000 which the United States paid
to Panama for the canal zone.
The chief mission of the secretary
! to Panama, these senators believe, is
to procure an agreement by which
this treaty may be ratified. 1t is said,
also, that it is hoped that an agree
ment can be reached between Panama
and Colombia whereby action by the
United States senate on the treaty
would not be necessary and which
| would not call for accession to Colon,
bias latest demand for arbitration.
Senator Bacon believes that If the
facts are as stated, the United States
Is In honor bound to grant the arbitra-
ton demanded, for the reason that
this government has taken an advanc.
ed position on the subject of general
arbitration.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
Had Evidently Been Killed and
Dismemberedb by Woman
Who Owed Him
-Four Other Bodies Found.
Accused Woman Was
Recently Burned
Farm Hand Implicated in All
These Grimes Is Held
Without Bail

Laporte, Ind, May with five
bodies already unearthed. Sheriff
Smulzer and Coroner Mack will con-
tinue their search tomorrow for other
alleged victims of Mrs. Belle Guinness,
who, to all indications, was one of the
most fiendish murderers of the cen.
fury, and who was recently killed with
her three children through the burn
ing of her country home one mile
northeast of Laporte. OF the bodies
SO far unearthed, two have been iden-
titled. These are those of Andrew
Helgelein, wealthy bachelor of Mans
field, S. D., and. Miss Jennie Olson, II
years old, stepdaughter Of Mrs. Gun
ness. The other three bodies are so
badly decOmpoSsd as to make identif-
cation impossible.
Laporte, Ind, May 5.-Sheriff But
Ter. under direction of John Heldgren
of Mansfield, S. D., today began dig
ging in the ground near the wrecked
home of Mrs. Belle Guinness, who with
three children was burned to death a
week ago. At a depth of four feet
the body of Andrew Heldgren, brother
of John Heldgren, who came here on
January 2 to visit Mrs. Guinness, was
found.
In another place the body of won
an was dug up, which is thought to
be that of Jennie Olson Guinness, an Il
year.old girl whom Mrs. Guinness hat
reared, and who disappeared in Sep
TENDER, 1906, when it was said she
had gone to Los Angeles, Cal, to at
tend school.
It appeared that Andrew Heldgrer
became acquainted with Mrs. Guinness
through a matrimonial agency. A.
that time he spent almost a month Wis
iting Mrs. Guinness and others in this
city. He was supposed to have start
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
THE ROOSEVELT FISH

Honolulu, May 5-When Gov. Wal
ter Frear left for Washington to at
tend the conference of state execu
tives called by the president for May
10, he carried with him a beautifully
made plaster cast of a Roosevelt
fish," to be presented to President
Roosevelt
The fish in question is new dis.
covery, having until recently bSen
unknown and unclassified The dis
covery was made by Prof. w. T. Brig.
ham, curator of the Bishop museum
in Honolulu, who named it in the
usual scientific form, after our popu.
lar president
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06

Is Still Crazy Says SupefiR.
teDdent Of MatteaWan
Insane Asylum
Will Put Up Hard Fight to
Keep ThaW in the
Institution

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 5.-Dr.
Amos T. Baker, acting superintendent
of the Matteawan state hospital, in his
return today to the writ of habeas cor
pus obtained by the counsel for Harry
K. Thaw, denied the allegations in the
petition of counsel that Thaw is now
sane, and alleges, on the contrary,
that Thaw is insane. DR.. Baker has
had Thaw under observation during
his confinement in Matteawan.
District Attorney Mack of Duchess
county informed the Associated Press
tonight that he had been advised by
Justice Morschauer that the number
of expert witnesses to be called in the
proceedings would be limited to five
on each side.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
TRI-STATE WEATHER

Washington, D. c., May 5.-Fore-
cast for Wednesday and Thursday:
North and South Dakota-Fair and
warmer Wednesday and Thursday.
Minnasota-Fair Wednesday and
Thursday; fresh northeast winds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06
LAWYER WINS

st. Paul, Mimi, May 5.-Daniel w.
LAWYER. Democrat. was elected mayor
OF st, Paul today by at least 5000 plu.
rality over Daniel MciKbbin. Repub.
lican.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-09

touching the bunch of dry leaves of
the other. When that time has ap-
preached, and the noise thus pro-
duced is frequent or continuous, the
two men slipe down the bank noise
lesslly, devoid of clothing, into the
water and commence dipping out the
fish into the holes in the bank. They
have to keep very quiet in all their
movements and not even whisper,
for at the least suspicious sound the
catfish would stretch their sharp,
pointy fins and cut the bare skin of
the fishermen seriously After Dip
ping out the catch, they reopen the
gate and before dressing they
brush themselves from top to toe
with that bunch of mint plants "for
medicine"
Note-The mint plant grows tall
and is found in damp, shady places.
The leaves smell like peppermint.
The blossom is bunch of purple
flowers. Neither Wolf Chief nor
Good Bird could give us the proper
name in English. "a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-09

leaves at its top. Near the gate hung
a bunch of the wild mint plants. In
the bank were dug holes to receive
the fish, which were dipped out in
willow baskets of, funnel shape, or
accurately, were the. shape of a horn
of plenty, about three feet long. Two
baskets of that kind and a bunch
of mint plants were lying on the
side of the bank handy to grasp.
Above the trap, that is up stream,
were placed in the river a number
the young trees, with their branche
on to catch the stream and form a
kind of whirlpool, thus directing
the current toward the gate opening
of the trap. Two men watch at
night on top of the bank. They are
supposed not to talk, but use signs.
They watch and listen silently till
the trap is filled with fish, which
they are able to judge by the little
noise the two willow sticks in the
center will make, the bare one
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-09

together at the foot and at the top,
to let the current pass freely, and
still keep the entrapped fish pris-
oners. At the lower end of the en-
closure, down stream, was gate Of
from to 3 feet in width, which,
while open naturally served as the
entrance for the fish, and was closed
as soon as the trap was filed suf-
fciently. Inside of the enclosure at
the upper end, up stream, and near
to the bank, bones and skulls Of AMI
mails, with meat adhering, were
placed for bait. The meat was in a
very much decayed condition. The
stronger the odor the more attractive
to the catfish In the center Of the
enclosed space were stuck up two
thin willow sticks, a few inches apart
Of each other. The one was strip
ped entirely bare of bark and leaves
while the other held a bunch of dry
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-09
The Fish Trap Of the HidatSa Indians
By e. r. Steinbrueck


q The wild mint plant, which grows
in damp, shady places, quite tall,
SENS to be of great value to the
Hidatsa even now. Although chris
tians, processing the creed of differ
ent; denominations Of the christian
faith, according to the kind of mis-
sionaries. they happened to fall to,
they adhere not only to ancient GUS
toms, but their faith remains total
ly mixed with superstitions Of DID,
For instancest@Eas the mint plant
yet today used as Fnedicine,' near
the gate Of their fishtrap, there is
hung, up at the enclosure. bundle
of these plants for medicine, to make
fish come. After finishing fishing
they wipe or rather brush their nude
bodies with bunch of mint plants,
tied together for that purposel When
asked what this is done for, they
simply answer: t'for medicine
We drove out to see a Hidatsa
fishtrap few miles below our camp,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-09

near the Day School of Independ
ence on the Fort Berthold reserva.
ton in North Dakota, where the
kind and hospitable family Of the
teacher, Mr.. G. A. Shultis, entertain
ed us most generously. On the side
of a sandy bank eight to ten feet
high, of sidearm of the Missouri
river, which joins several islands
near and below independence Hill,
we were shown the fshtraps by
Goodbird, who indeed deserves the
name. Mr.. Goodbird is assistan,
missionary of the Congregational
confession, and gave us very readily
all the information desired.
The trap was built from sticks OF
the domestic diamond willow, about
/ IL inches thick, s feet high above
the water level and about 2 to 8
feet apart, stuck in the ground in a
semi-sircular position, Of about to
10 feet at it's base along the bank.
Between these sticks a kind of web
bling was fastened, made of smaller
and thinner willow sticks closely tied
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-09
(First Publication July 10, 1909
Notice to Creditors.

First Publication July 10, 190s.)
Notice to Creditors.
In the matter OF the estate Of Evert
Boman, deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the un.
dersigned Henning Boman, admins.
traitor Of the estate Of Eyert Boman,
late Of the township OF Francis, In the
county of Burleigh and state OF North
Dakota, deceased, to the creditors OF.
and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them. with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of
this notice, to said administrator al
the office Of Cochrane & Taylor, In
the city Of Bismarck, in said Burleigh
county.
Dated July 18th, Al. ID. 1908.
HENNING goMAN,
Administrator.