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New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
DaRTMocTH's BASKETBALL VICTORY.

Hanover, =. H. Fch. 8 - Dartmouth defeated
I-cfy Cross here tonight by sco:e Of - 20 IN
a c3ean sad fast basketball game. Dartmouth had
ftse had throughout. the TIE end of tia.
srsf 4aaH being 10 . For Holy Cross Captain
Stevens PLAYED n brilliant game she the work a.
Lang and ss9rg1sses for DariIloeth wsk ais B5t--
worthy
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
RELIEF FOR NANTUCKET LIaHTsArP.

Newport r. L., Feb. s.-Repeated efforts to-day
communicate with Iightshp No S., Nan
tucket Shoals. by wireless from the torpedo station
have been without result A lighthouse tender Will
go to the lishtship from New Bedford tomorrow
morning.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
YALE CUBS WIN GAME HERE.

The Yale freshmen basketball team defeated tie
D. La Sale Institute five in Heu played game
ct tue DE La sale Institute last night by a
score of 81 to ..
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL
in The HOUSE

Washington, D. c., May M.-The
house spent another busy day today.
Following a protracted debate the
report of the District of Columbia
traction bill, permitting the laying of
street car tracks to the union station
was adopted, with the provision for
universal transfers eliminated. The
report on the agricultural appropria-
tion bill was agree to, the senate
amendments to which increased it
by $4,000, 900. The public buildings
bill appropriation were disagreed to
and conference asked, and bills
were passed as follows:
Establishing in the interior depart
ment a bureau of mines and provid-
ing for the cooperation of states
for the conservation of the forests
and waters of the White and south
ern Appalachian mountains and the
appointment of a national forest
commission.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22

shore leave men tonight are being
entertained by the people of this lit.
tie city. Shortly after midnight the
fleet rounded Cape Flattery and en-
tered the straits of Jaun de Fuca.
At Port Angeles the Louisiana, Vir-
ginia, Missouri and Ohio left the line
and turned into Port Angeles. OPP
posite Port Townsend the Illinois,
Kearsarge, Wisconsin, Nebraska and
Kentucky turned southwark and
passed the land Notifications at Fort
Worden. The Illinois and Kearsarge
entered and anchored in the harbor
of Port Townsend, while the Wis
consin, Nebraska and Kentucky sail
ed on towards Bremerton navy yard.
The other seven ships followed
Rear Admiral Sperry's blue pennant
toward the north and threaded their
way among the many wooded islands
of the San Juan archipelago into
Bellingham channel, skirted the
southern shores Of Lummi island,
passed Commercial point in single
line and dropped anchor in front Of
Bellingham. No Guns were avail
able for salutes but the people of
Bellingham saluted the fighting ships
with thirteen dynamite cartridges
fired from Commercial point, which
compliment was acknowledged.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
RECORD
For Atlantic Crossing Is
Smashed Badly by the
LuSitania

New York, N. Y, May 22-Despite
thick fog that settled down over
the Cunard line steamer Lusitania,
when she reached the Long Island
coast tonight, the big ship at 2
o'clock this morning seemed bound to
establish new record over the long
course from Queenstown to New
York. 1t had been planned by the
ships officers to reach Sandy Hook
lightship at about 2 o'clock a. m,
which would have beaten the record
more than four and half hours, but
the fog caused them to slow down
SO that at 2 a. M, the ship was only
creeping along somewhere between
Fire Island and Sandy Hook.
The prospects at that hour were
that she would reach the light house
at Sand Hook not earlier than
o'clock and perhaps later. Even this
would clip the record by from three
to three and half hours.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
IN THE SENATE +.

Washington, D. c., May 21.-The
senate today covered multitude of
subjects, including a probable final
announcement on the currency ques-
ton, announcing that the conferees
of the senate and house on the cur
rency bill would be unable to agree
if congress is to adjourn at an early
day. Senator Aldrich today reported
from the committee on finance joint
resolution creating national none
tary commission to be composed OF
nine senators and nine representa-
tives to Investigate all matters COP
corning the banking and currency
system of the country and the reso-
luton was passed without debate.
Mr.. Aldrich stated that 1t was pro-
posed to have this commission begin
its work at an early day.
Senator Rayner again discussed his
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
This Was Decided Upon al
Conference Of Repub-
licans of House
Speaker Cannon Says the
House Cannot Adjourn
for Ten Days

Washington, May f21.--No bill to
modify the powers of the federal
courts in the exercise of injunctions
will be passed at this session Of con-
gress. 1t was decided tonight at D.
sonference Of Republican members
of the house that to enact such a
measure would be unwise. The con-
ference was in session from 5 until
1880 O'Clock.
The various so-called anti-injnnc-
tion bills that have been introduced
were discussed and the various fea-
lures Of them were gone into. Be
tween IL o'clock and the hour Of ad-
journment three votes of the caucus
were, cast. The first vote was on a
motion by Mr.. Fassett of New York
to adjourn the caucus sine die. This
motion was lost, 68 to SO. Fifteen
minutes later Mr.. Tawney of Mime
sofa moved to take recess until to
morrow night. This motion was also
lost, 62 to 54. At 1880 Mr.. Sherman
of New York again made motion tc
adjourn sine Gle, and it prevailed by a
vote of rs to 63.
After the adjournment of the Re
publican caucus of the house tonight
Speaker Cannon expressed the opin
ion that it would be eight or ten days
before the final adjournment of con
gress could be reached He said:
I'VE have filibuster on which pre-
vents action on more than five or six
hills day. There are 20 measures
now in conference, and you can make
your own estimate as to the time II
will take to dispose of them. We are
not going to turn tail and run. Pos
sibly the senate will adjourn without
the house, but l am under the i'm
preston that it would find. some con
4sututional obstacles in the way of its
doing so.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
R. ]. TURNER IN
THE LlMELlGhI
Figures as Cause for Fam.
lily Row in St. Paul
Divorce

St. Paul Dispatch: The divorce
case of Grace H. Thomas against W.
H. Thomas, in which the plaintiff al
legged cruel treatment, has been fin
ished and submitted to Judge Lewis.
After the woman had told her story,
in which she gave brief account of
personal assaults from her husband,
Judge Lewis subjected her to a care
full, searching inquiry.
He drew from the woman the fact
that one of her neighbors was Mrs.
Bower, whose husband is in the hard
ware line.
Through Mrs. Bower Mrs. Thomas
became acquainted with a pleasant
gentleman of the name of r. J. Tur
ner, from North Dakota.
Mrs. Thomas, describing Mr.. Tur
ner for the benefit of the court, said
he was perfect gentleman
She admitted that she and Mrs
Bower had been to the theater with
him few times, and when the judge
became persistent she admitted also
that she had been with Mr.. Turner tc
the play alone.
Giving the dates, it appeared thai
these visits to the theater with Mr.
Turner were about of the sameadate
with the alleged eruptions from the
husband, Mr.. Thomas.
Mrs. Thomas had previously testified
that the first clouds rose on their
horizon because Mr.. Thomas had not
paid his private debts.
There is an answer from Mr.
Thomas, although he did not appear
to defend the suit.
He does not make any charges Of
misconduct against his wife, but says
they had lived comfortably together
| for 90 years and until the time wher
Mr.. Turner of North Dakota appeared
on the scene.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22

resolution authorizing and requesting
the president to order court of in
quiry to investigate the charges
against Col. VIM. F. Stewart of the
coast artillery and the resolution
was placed upon the calendar where
it will probably lie during the re-
naming days of congress.
The senate today passed the gen
eral deficiency and military academy
appropriation bills, the last of the
great appropriations bills. The bill
regulating child labor in the Dis
trict Of Columbia was passed and a
bill to provide for compensation for
injuries sustained by employees of
the government was considered at
some length.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
Trolley Car Is Wrecked by
Dynamite in Cleveland
Few Hurt
Boy Nearby Is Fatally In
jufed---EIeCtriC Wires
Endanger Many
Two Other Cars Are Blown
Up But No One Is
Injured

Cleveland, Ohio, May 21-A car on
the East One. Hundred and Fifth
street line was blown up by dynamite
early tonight and few persons were
injured, one probably fatally.
The car had just left a large load
of passengers at the park and had
proceeded only few hundred feet
when it was blown from the tracks.
The car was blown to the side of the
street and cut telegraph pole in
two. The telegraph wires fell upon
the trolley wires and there was a
lurid and dangerous display of fire
until the current was cut of,
Patrolman Sands who was riding
upon the car, was thrown to the
street He was only slightly injured
Motorman Kusta was thrown with the
car and Slightly injured. The cal
was wrecked. The windows in al
the houses in the neighborhood were
broken.
A crippled boy named George Jg
naut was sitting on the porch of his
home, opposite the scene of the explo
sion, and was thrown from his chair
and s-lstained severe injuries. A ply
sician who attended him said that the
shock would probably result fatally
for the boy. .
Two other cars on the same line
two miles north, also were damaged
by explosions, but no one was hurt.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
TELEPHONE TO DuNN's CO. SEAT

Dunn County News: The long
talked of telephone line to Manning
has been completed and we now have
quick means of conversing with our
neighbors to the north, west and
south. Connection was made the first
of the week with the Dickinson Oak
dale line at the Johnson ranch. A
box has been placed in w. P. Owens
residence for the convenience of the
public until suitable place for toll
station is erected on the townsite
Part of the material is on the ground
for line construction down the river
to Rock Spring, and work will be
commenced soon. L. c. Crawford and
F. A. Lewis of Oakdale built the
Manning line.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
As Rider to P. 0. Appro. Bill.
COnferees Agree to
Let II Stand
After Years Of Buffettinq in
Congress Will Become
a Reality

Washington, May 21.-Congress to-
day took an important step looking to
the payment of ship subsidies, the
conferees on the postoffice appropri-
alton bill having agreed to accept the
amendment by the senate authoriz-
ing the postmaster general to CON
tract with steamships running to the
ports of South America, the Philip
pines, Japan, China and Australia for
the carrying of mails and to pay to
vessels of the second class to Europe
the same rate as is now paid to
American vessels Of the first class to
Europe, and to vessels Of the third
class the rate now authorized for ves-
sells of the second class. There sre no
American lines of the first class site
the countries named, and the effect Of
this legislation will be to encourage
the establishment of passenger and
mail steamship lines to ports of those
countries.
The strongest fight ever made in
congress for ship subsidies was that
led number of years ago by the late
Senator Hanna, and at that time the
term subsidy" was held up by the
opponents Of such legislation as a
bugbear.
His bill was defeated, and after
that committee of congress was ap.
pointed to prepare a BILL The meas
ure submitted was an elaborate piece
Of work called the shipping subven-
tfon" bill. The senate passed it, but
the house would not have it under any
name. Senator Gallagher, who was
interested in the movement from the
start, tried again at the present ses-
sion, but he found that sentiment was
still opposed, and he finally directed
his efforts to have passed an act en-
abling the granting of some encour-
agement to American steamship lines
to South America and the Orient in
the way of mail contracts In this et-
fort ne had the assistance OF Presi
dent Roosevelt and Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer.
The bill was passed by the senate,
but the house ignored 1t. AS a final
resort the bill was added to the post
office appropriation bill in the senate
and is believed that the house viii
accept it.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
OUR SHARE is $54,141

Washington, May Commissioner
bennett of the general land office to-
day announced the adjustment of the
account with North Dakota under the
law giving the states per cent of the
sales of public lands. For the period
from July / to December 81 last year
the total receipts were s1,239,S31, of
which the state gets $56,141. The
amount placed to the credit of the fed.
eral reclamation fund is $1,138,861.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
People Are Killed in Worst
European Railroad Wreck
in Many Years
Flying Express Crashes Into
Excursion Train Of Re-
ngious Pilgrims
Miraculous Escape Of Ex.
press Passengers. Scenes
We're HOrrifyiDg

Antwerp, May 21-One of the worst
railroad accidents in Europe in re-
cent times occurred at Contich sta
ton, six miles southeast of this city
on the main line, at o'clock this
morning. The exact number of vic
Tins had not been determined up to
a late hour tonight, owing to the
difficulty of removing the bodies
from the debris, but the latest es-
timates places the number at sixty
killed and one hundred wounded.
Il The catastrophe appears to have
been due to defective switch where
the main line crosses a local line.
At this point a train carrying large
number of pilgrims on their way to
local shrine, was standing, and
into this the Antwerp-Brussels ex-
press dashed at speed Of fifty miles
per hour, literally leaping on top of
it.
The heavy coaches of the express
train crushed the lighter train into
splinters. The sides OF the express
cars were torn from their fasten-
ings, the floors practically collaps-
ing, thus precipetating the passengers
to the side Of the track uninjured,
whence they fed, frenzied, across the
fields. But for this fact the death
roll would be much greater. A few
occupants Of the local train escap-
ed uninjured. Those that were not
killed were badly injured, many of
them mortally.
Evidences were found of the hor-
rible death struggles that occurred
in the crushed coaches and in one
place dismembered hand was found
clutching one Of the supports Of the
torn car. One body was found lying
across the boiler Of the locomotive
crushed into shapeless mass. A
majority of the dead could not be
recognized, either being decapitated
or their heads being terribly crushed.
The judicial authorities of Ant
werp soon arrived on the scene and
opened an investigation into the dis
aster. They ordered the signal men
in charge Of the switches under ar
rest although 1t is believed by the
authorities tat they were blameless.
The engineer and fireman Of the
express were both killed at their
posts.
Prince Albert went to the wreck
this evening and visited the injured
having cancelled an engagement to
preside at banquet at Antwerp.
With regard to the cause Of the
collision, railroad official stated to.
night that the switches were being
repaired and the other workmen who
had been placed at the temporary
hand switch failed to act. The en-.
gineer, it Is stated, saw the danger
and applied the brakes, but It was
too late to avoid the disaster.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
JAILED
Divorce Suit of Mae Wood
Against Senator Plat
Is Dismissed
The Woman Is Sent to Jail
Charged by Judge
With Perjury
Undoubtedly Huge Blackmail.
| ing Scheme Against
Aged Statesman

New York, N. Y, May 21.-Mae C.
Wood, whose suit for absolute di-
vorce from United States Senator T.
C. Platt of New York, which has
been on trial in the supreme court
here for several days, was commit
teed to the Tombs prison late today
after Justice German had dismissed
the complaint in her action and or
dered her held in $4,000 bail on a
charge of perjury.
The decision in Senator Platt's fav-
or and the sudden and sensational
end Of the suit after day which
defense employed largely with the
tegrity of the plaintiff and other tes-
timony attacking the authenticity of
the documents by which the plaintiff
was seeking to establish her alleged
marriage to Senator Platt.
A handwriting expert testified that
in his opinion the body of the letter
in which Senator, Platt was alleged
to have admitted his relation as hus-
band to the plaintiff was added after
the senator's signature had been af-
fixed
More telling still for the defense
were the dispositions by engravers
Senator Platt, that the blank form
and stationers, called by counsel for
upon which the alleged Platt-Wood
marriage certificate was prepared,
was not autographed until three
months after the date upon which
the marriage of Miss Wood to Sena-
tor Platt was alleged to have taken
place. Miss Wood was recalled to
the stand in rebuttal. She was ask
ed if after hearing the testimony
about the marriage certificate she
still reiterated that the defendant
gave her the certifcte as she pre-
| viously testified. 81 still reiterate
it," she replied. Justice German
turned to Miss Wood and pointedly
questioned her. She repeated her
assertion that the marriage occurred
as she had stated. She admitted that
Senator Platt never supported her
when asked by the court if she did
not consider it the duty of husband
to support his wife, she replied:
81 do, but as long as he was not
enough of gentleman to do so, 1
never asked him to do so.'
Senator Platt's counsel then moved
for the dismissal of the complaint.
1t was forthwith granted by Justice
German, who in rendering his de-
cision, said: 81 cannot credit the
plaintiffs evidence as to the alleged
marriage and the testimony, as it
impresses the court, is that this is a
most wicked design to upprort a
| false and fictious claim by forgery
and perjury" Forthwith Justice
German ordered Miss Wood commit
ed to the Tombs upon the charge
| of perjury, fixing bail in her case at
| 5000. She was obviously surprised
| by the sudden turn of affairs and the
| shock caused by the order of arrest
which the court made. She quickly
regained her eomposure, however,
and by the time she reached the city
prison she had regained the air Of
confidence which she held practically
throughout the trial.
At the district attorneys Office to-
night it was said that Miss Woods
case would speedily be presented to
the grand jury and pressed for trial
| if an indictment were found.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
s4oo 600 FIRE ONE DEATH

Chicago, May 21.-One man is
known to have been killed, nine to a
dozen injured and property to the
extent of 100000 was destroyed by
fire which broke out today in the
plant of the Wintermeyer box factory,
at Twenty seventh and Thorpe streets.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
BRYAN GETS six MORE

Washington, May 21.-The six dele
gates elected today by the regular
OF Kelly faction Of the District of Co
lumbia Democracy to the Denver con-
yention We're instructed for Bryan.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
LOSS or LAMBS FROM, SNOW

Dickinson, NJ. D., May 21-The snow
and rain storm has done great dam
age to the fruit crop, the sheep men
have suffered quite loss in lambs,
and horssmen have also lost by the
storm in young colts.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
SNOW TWO FEET DEEP

Butte, Mont, May 21.--Heavy loss.
es of sheep and lambs are reported
from Dawson county by blizzard
that began yesterday. Snow lies two
feet on the level and six feet In drifts.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-22
THE FLEET
Gives the Belllngham People
Chance TO See the Big
Monsters

Bellingham, Wash, May 21.-With
myriads of electric lights cleaning
and the searcklights playing across
the heavens the ships Of the Allan
tic battleship fleet rests tonight in
the spacious harbor of Bellingham
Bay.
The fleet was officially welcomed
by the authorities and officers and
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-10-16

by general and uniform laws, shall pro-
vide for the election of such township.
precinct and municipal officers as pub
nc convenience may require, and shall
prescribe their duties and fix their
terms of office. The legislature shall
provide for the strict accountability of
county, township, precinct and NUM-
cipal officers for all fees which NAV he
collected by them, and for all public
and municipal moneys, which NAV be
paid to them, or officially come into
their possession. The county commits
sioners may employ council when neces-
sary. The sheriff, auditor and record
or and clerk of the district court shall
be empowered by the county commits
sioners to appoint such deputies and
clerical assistance as the business of
their offices may require; said deputies
and clerical assistants to receive such
compensation as may be fixed by the
county commissioners. No sheriff or
county assessor shall be qualified to
hold the term of office Immediately sue
ceeding the term for which he was
elected The salary and qualifications
of the county school superintendent
shall be fixed by law.
Sec. Z. These amendments shall he
come operative on the second Monday
of January, 1911, and all causes then
pending in the probate courts of said
counties and all matters of probate I'M
settled in said probate courts, together
with all the records of said courts shall
be transferred at said time to the said
district courts of their respective coun-
ties.
Sec. 8. The question to be submitted
to electors of the state, at the next gen
eral election, shall be in form as fol-
lows, to-wit: Shall Sections IL and 81
of Article V. of the Constitution of the
State of Idaho be repealed and an
nulled, and Sections 2, II, 20 and "a
of Article ", and Section or Article
XVIII. of the Constitution of the State
of Idaho be SO amended as to abolish
the probate court and extend the juris-
dictiOn of the district court to all mat
tiers of probate and to provide for the
election and appointment of judges
therefor and their salaries, and to pro
vide for the terms of said courts and
establish a system of districts
Sec. 0. The secretary of state is
hereby authorized to make publication
of these Constitutional Amendments in
each county for at least six consecu-
tive weeks prior to the next general
election in not less than one newspaper
of general circulation published in each
county.
St Sept lS-Oct %, 1908.