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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08

Hongkong, Aug. THE situation
in Canton remained serious. The peo-
pie were fearful Of mutiny. Trains.
junks and other vehicles leaving the
city were packed with refugees. A
siege of Canton was expected with
the arrival there of General Lung CHI;
Kuang, commander of the govern
ment forces in the province of Kwanc
81. who is moving southwark on the
city with his army. Soldiers pa
trolled the streets of Canton. as the
police there are unreliable. SEVENTY
traitorous soldiers were shot in that
city. A reward of 100000 has been
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
Three STATES BAKED
BY THE HEAT wave

Kansas City, Aug. 7.-EXcesSvely
high temperature prevailed over Kan
sas Missouri and Oklahoma and all
former heat records were broken in
some portions Of Kansas. For the
fourth consecutive day the thermome-
ters. almost everywhere in Kansas
climbed to the hundred mark and
higher. Emporia and Ottawa report
ed 107; Leavenworth 1903; Manhattan
with over 100 was the coolest town
from which a report was received.
The heat caused discrimination Of
much work.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
SLOW PROGRESS
With TARIFF BILL

Washington, Aug. 7.-The democrats
made slow progress advancing the
new tariff bill The opposing speech
by Senator Warren, republican; the
long and sharp debate between Sena-
tor Stone and Senator Lippitt over
the making of the Payne-Aldrich tar
III law and the attack by Senator Sher-
man upon the provisions of the metal
schedule, took ny much OF the day.
Senator Sherman opposed the fifteen
per cent rate on car wheels IN the
bill. saying it meant ruin to American
manufacturers for the benefit those
in England and Germany. .-..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
RA1ILESNAkES AND
WILDCAT IN BATTLE

= :. : : = = = = = = = 81
; Ukiah, Cal. Aug. IA fight
: to the death beween a wildcat
4 and four big rattlesnakes, the
: stake being q fat young cotton
= tail rabbit, was witnessed by a
= hunting party, including sever
4 al city and county officials,
= which returned from the noun
& tains today.
: The wildcat, its teeth embed
4 ded in the rabbits flesh.
& scratched two Of the snakes to
& pieces before the venom from
. the fangs Of the snakes took
q effect When the hunters came
= upon the scene one snake had
4 Its fangs fast in the wildcats
q nose and another in the front
& foot. The hunters killed all
4 the contestants. The snake
= skins we're so torn by the cats
= claws as to be valueless.
. 4 = = 80 = q @t$ q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
FATAL OPERATION
FOR APPENDICITIS

h, Medora, N. D., Aug. News has
been received here Of the death, this
morning, of A. J. Coils, at the Roch-
ester hospital, where he underwent
an operation for appendicitis, Coils
leaves wife, who is the daughter
of Norman Lebo, and two children by
his tlrst wife, who was a Bismarck
woman. He was an old resident Of
the state, and has been for over 20
years rancher in this county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
CLAMMER TAKES $40
FOR A $4,000 Pearl
), !. ). :. !: ): !. !: + + i: = = !. .

: = :: :. :: {: s: :: : (. + + = q 4
:. Lansing, Iowa, Aug. John
:: Wendt, clammer. who yester- :
:: day found pearl of fifty grains (
: while at work in the Mississip-
:: pi river here, last night, being
): ignorant of the value OF pearls
:: sold it to a Chicago buyer for
!: $40. Experts informed Wendt
I: that 1t was worth q much larg-
: er sum, some even putting the
:. value as high as $4,000, but
: Wendt considered the $40 in
:: hand small fortune and snap
: ped up the offer eagerly with
: out waiting for more.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
SENATE CONFIRMS
COFfEY'S NOMINATION

{. e :. = = i = !. & & @~A = = :.
:: Washington, Aug. THE =
;: appointment of James Coffey =
:. Of South Dakota as internal +
;: revenue collector Of the North =
): and South Dakota district was =
!: confirmed by the senate today. q
: The appointment has been y
:: held up for some time by the. =
: South Dakota senators be q
: cause of coffey's political affll- =
!: iations. Il rs {
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
ORE HANDLERS
STRIKE UNCHANGED

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE ore
handlers strike was unchanged to-
night and is affecting other lines of
industry. The crews on ore trains
are being laid off and 500 are affect
ed. The company has announced a
decision not to meet the demands Of
the strikers when submitted, possibly
tomorrow, contending that the labor
ers broke the seasons contract.
ASK FREEDOM FOR SLAYER.
Jefferson City, No.. Aug. THE
state pardon board today took up for
consideration long petition asking
clemency in behalf of Herman
Kretschmar of st. Louis. who is serv-
ing term of eighteen years for kill
Ing Clarence N. Jones. his business
partner. The case OF Kretschmar has
attracted attention from the efforts
that have been made In his behalf by
James Whitcomb Riley, the Indiana
poet, who was boyhood friend Of
the convicted man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
ISCENE N NAIVE OUARIER 0E CANON -. 60.

offered for the head Of Governor Char
Of Canton Men with guns from Brit
ish and French warships are guard
ing the Shameen, or foreign quarter,
of Canton. where yaluables worth
millions of dollars are stored. The
international fleet lying eff the city
has been augmented by the arrival
of Amercan,s German, JaDanese and
French menof-War..8 Soldiers have
been sent from. Hongkong to Canton.
and three naval vessels here were
ready to proceed 5thi her. at a mo
ments notice with store and addi
tiOnal troops. .-,3.rg. ~,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-08
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THE WEATHER.

) North DakOta-Fajr FrIday,
) Saturday.
South Oakota--Fair, slightly
cooler Friday; Saturday fair.
J. Minnesota ~ Showers east;
J fair west; Friday warmer;
northeast; Saturday fair, COOL
), or: light TO moderate winds. !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

Bloody Thunder graduated
From an eastern Injun college,
Graduated with high honors
And q middle-aged landlady
Who was feeling somewhat nervous.
For his board bill was unsettled.
Bloody Thunder was a Choctaw,
Born and bred in Oklahoma,
And his daddy wore a blanket
And his mother went barefooted:
They were no mild-mannered half breeds,
They were Injun pure and simple.
With the accent on the simple.
Where the cyclone zipps urhindered,
Where the heat of summer blistcrs
Where the wintry blizzard RACES.
Where the boomer now is booming,
Bloody Thunder spent his childhood,
Hampered by but little clothing,
Knowing not the taste of candy,
Living mighty close 10 nature.
When he went away to college
People shook their heads and doubted;
1T will not avail" they murnured,
They will fail to civilize him
They may try to teach and train him:
They may polish and veneer him,
But when they have done you'll find him
Drifting back to Oklahoma,
Back to parching Oklahoma.
He will yield TO savage warnings
For the freedom of the prairies.
For the Joy of shooting turkeys,
For the war paint and the feathers;
He will hate the shoes that hurt him.
He will scorn the linen collar
And renounce his silk suspenders.
He will throw away his grammar
And forget TO use a toothbrush;
He will lapse, as have his brothers,
And, returning, be an Iniun,
Hating cuffs and work and choosing
For his wife some red-skinned maiden"
They were wrong; when Bloody Thunder
Had secured his education
He possessed no savage longings;
After he had graduated
The ambitions and the manners
OF the white man he adopted:
He got soused and jumped his board bill
And became baseball pitcher
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

surprise when told what clause the
judiciary committee had stricken oat-
1t is probable that most OF the sena-
tors we're equally ignorant OF the MS
tory of the measure.
The bill has now come BACK asatu
to the house for concurrence, ana
big uproar has arisen. There Is little
doubt that the house will insist on
its amendment, and it is to be hopeo
that the senate, realizing the import
ance of the provision, will agree to II
CONSPIRACY AGAINST BIRDS.
A sly little amendment, slipped into
the tariff bill by the senate hnahce
committee upon representations from
the millinery feather importers, may
defeat one of the most humanitarian
and economically important provisions
of the entire measure-the prohloltlon
of the importation of plumage Tor
milliners' use.
The amendment looks innocent and
harmless, and no doubt the finance
committee itself has been deceived.
The amendment provides that the
feather trade shall have the right
to import plumage of birds killed as
game for food and birds which are rec
ognised pests.
This seemed reasonable until w. I.
Hornaday, director of the New York
zoo. who has led the fight for the
preservation of wild life. pointed out
that 2,342 species of birds are regard
ed as game or pests in various parts
of the world. The partial prohibition
of plumage importation would but set
a higher price on the feathers OF
these 2,342 species, and the revolt
ing, worldwide determination of these
game" and pest" birds would gather
fresh momentum.
ROAD AFTER TRACK WALKERS.
The Pennsylvania railroad has start
ed a big publicity campaign to create
public opinion for more stringent en-
forcement of laws against railroad
trespassers. The press matter states
that more than half the people killed
on American railroads are trespass-
ers. When the Pennsylvania and 9th
er railroads cease killing annually
5000 employees, passengers and people
on unguarded grade crossings, they
may gain some support in their desire
Ito Jail workingmen and unfortunates
out of work for walking on railroad
rights-of-way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
GETTYSBURG

Receding through the battle cloud,
And heard across the tempest loud,
The death-cry of nation lost!
Lost? Yes. and nation saved!
1t is the Gettysburg of the great
battle, and Gettysburg of Lincoln's
immortal address. Where else. in our
country is there a place quite so hal
lowed? Where else may a lover of
his country so we'll go to learn the
lesson of devotion, to catch the in
spiration of high sacrifice?
1t is to rejoice in the strength and
the breadth of sentiment that has
made the field of Gettysburg what it
is; that has made it a national pos
session, sacred to all who died there,
marked with their monuments and
the records of their valor. 1t is a good
place to go to; good place especially
to visit in these days of change and
disturbance and restlessness. of limo
walton and impatience of tradition,
and of all curbs, and of duty itself
These are times when some of us
feel a need to be reminded that our
country has deep foundations, laid in
true hearts, cemented by their blood
No one can miss that reminder at
Gettysburg No one can see that place
and come away without a sense that
what cost so much is worth keeping
nor without renewal of high convic.
ton that it will be kept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
lHarper's Weekly.)

(HarperS Weekly.)
Last week was full of commence
ments. This week has the greatest
one of the year, the commencement
of the second half-century after the
battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand
graduates of Gettysburg will be en-
tertained by Uncle Sam, blue and
gray without distinction-or perhaps,
rather, all with like distinction.
This will be a very remarkable cele-
bration. None quite like it ever hap
pened before that we can recall, and
this one cannot be repeated. There
may be future celebrations at Get.ys-
burg, but the $4,000 graduates will
not be there again.
How great is the renown of that
fight! Folks who are ever so weak
in civil war history, to whom all the
other battles of it are no more than
names, know Gettysburg in its details
-"Culps HILL" Cemetery Ridge,
Round Top" and Little Round Top"
the bloody angle" and Pickett's
charge. The reason is that The three
days fight at Gettysburg between
great armies, well matched, settled
the war. Before it the result was in
doubt. After it, it never was. Union
had Won.
Above the bayonets mixed and
crossed,
Men saw a gray gigantic ghost,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

tee to the judgeship he should make
public the endorsements and recon-
mendations on which he based his
selection.
This is a provision for which Rep
resentative William A. Cullop, a pro-
gressive democrat from Indiana, has
been fighting for years. Had this
been a provision of the general law
there would have been no Archibald
Impeachment case, for Archibald, with
his railroad backing, would never
have been appointed to the commerce
court bench.
The house adopted the amendment
by an overwhelming vote, and then
the bill went to the senate. There II
seems to have suffered from the same
old chloroform method used by the
Aldrich regime to kill popular legis-
latiOn in committee. At any rate,
when the bill was reported to the
senate from the judiciary committee,
the publicity provision had been
stricken out
II is only fair to the senate to say
that a majority of the members never
knew of the existence of the amend
ment to the bill. The measure was
passed perfunctorily without debate.
Vice President Marshall, who is a
militant progressive, exclaimed with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
The
A MAN UP
Soy
REE-Ry =. A. MTTf1zELL.
Copyrighted. !.
by Associated Literary HaF<a u.

Mile. Cnauv1er was an al hn am
an heiress. She lived i'll III 5hateau
\ of her ancestors on the ban of the
river Loire with a widowed nt. her
mothers sister. who fulfilled part
so far as possible. Of mother.
While mademoiselle was a liberal
giver TO charity and subscribed TO all
the projects for the benefit of her i'm.
mediate neighborhood, there was one
matter in which she was considered
selfish. She would permit no one 10
shoot on her estate.
Mademoiselle was fond of rising ear.
ly during the hunting season for bit
of sport before breakfast. One morn
ing she emerged from tie chateau in
shooting costume as the sun was ris
Ing above the horizon. Carrying her
own gun and game baylor she would
not have an atterdant-she started for
some timberland at no great distance
Having gained 1t. she was aiming at
a pheasant on the limb of tree when
she heard an "Ahemr'
Mademoiselle dropped her ewes from
the bird and swept them in a semi
circle about her. IT was then that
she received the establishment of her
life Aiming at the bird she was
about TO shoot was a young man in
IL costume which for hunting was mar
velouS to behold. On his head was
three cornered hat. His coat. which
was covered with golden lace. Jared
in the skirt: from his chest extended
Il profusion of lace: his legs were in
caSed in knee breeches and silk stock
inSs. while on his shoes We're enor-
nous silver buckles. In short. he was
gentleman of the eighteenth century
poaching in the twentieth on made
moiselle's estate.
For moment the lady wondered If
This gentleman were not her great
grandfather returned to his former
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
A COMMENDABLE VETO

wanted to harrass and annoy it. 1t is
surprising that the legislature let such
bad bill slip through.
The State Register pointed out the
vicious features of the measure which
Governor Dunno has wisely vetoed
We commend him for his wise de-
cision. He studied the measure and
realized its possibilities for constan;
annoyance of officials elected by the
people.
Governor Dunno, as We said yester-
day, in every measure considered
sought only to serve the people. He
could not be Influenced by the special
interests.
He has done his duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
Springfield Register.)

(Springfeld Register.)
House bill T55 indicates what abuses
of the state legislative system are
sometimes attempted.
This measure was not inspired by
any public demand. 1t purpor,ed 10
strengthen the commission form of
municipal government, but no friend
of the commission form of government
wanted the measure passed.
II develops that the measure was
inspired and engineered through both
houses of the assembly by foes of the
commission form. They were not in
terested in strengthening but in tear
ing down the commission form. They
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

duplicatio1 undesirable competition
for appropriations, and campaigning
for students in order to get more ap-
preparations"
The report comedies that in some
states circumstances demand that the
institutions be distributed in accord
ance with special needs. Thus there
is an obvious advantage in the location
of the Michigan College Of Mines and
the Missouri School of Mines in the
mining districts of these states. Fur
thermore, DR.. Babcock frankly states
that the waste due to duplication of
faculty, equipment and buildings is
frequently overestimated. There is
no loss of economy or Of efficiency, .
he says, ''in carrying on in different
places the work Of the first year, or
the first two years, of a liberal arts
course or of a course preliminary to
chronological work. provided the fac,
ulty and equipment of these two
years are fully utilized.
1T is when specialized and tech,
biological work is begun in the second
or third year of the usual course
when the services of high-sa:aried
men and enormously expensive equip,
ment are required, that the waste
and efficiency Of plant inevitably ap
pear"
Considerable effort has recently
been put forth to prevent needless
duplication, both in the case of public
and private institutions, but so far
little actual consolidation on the part
of state institutions has taken place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
What Thew Want Most

The Soubrette-The prima donnas
part.
The Father of Twins-A lodge in
some vast wilderness.
The Editor-A subscribers waiting
list
The Lover-A later midnight.
The Poet-A position as star
boarder
The Press Agent-An increase of
faith
The Public Officeholder-To be let
alone.
The Adventuress-A foolish love let
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
PICKETI'S VALOR.

"The heaviest cannonading ever
heard on the American continent pre-
ceded Pickett's charge at Gettysburg.
General Hancock knew after two hours
of 1t, from the wounding OF one of his
officers by a tenpenny nail in Confed-
crate canister, that the Confederates'
ammunition had run low, md SO is
sued orders to Union batteries to re-
serve ammunition for the assault.
1t was then that Alexander, chief of
the Confederate artillery, sent word
to Pickett to come on. Pickett took
Alexander's message to General Long
street his corps commander. and
Longstreet, knowing the futility of
what Pickett was about to do, read it
without remark. Il shall lead my di-
vision forward. SIR said Pickett.
THE order for this attack" said Long
| street, reporting to Lee after the bat
/ tie, (which | could not favor under
better auspices, would have been re.
voked had felt that ! had that privi-
lege."
Pickett himself apparently was i'm
| pressed with the hopelessness of the
assault. He was deeply in love with
a Virginia girl, who still lives, and to
he he quickly indicted a letter with
| this postscript:
Now, my darling, l go; but remem-
/ Der always that / love you with all
my heart and soul, with every fiber
| of my being; that now and forever |
am yours-yours, my beloved. 1t is
almost three O'Clock. My soul reaches
out to yours-my prayers"
! Giving the letter to General Long
street to mail, Pickett issued the or
! der to his IS Virginia regiments
/ TO advance. On the left of his double
/ line mile in length were Pettigrew's
/ North Carolinians who, on the second
/ day of the fighting had only so men,
/ whereas on the first day they had 500
men in the 26th regiment, fit for duty.
OF this charge, familiar to every
school boy. Pickett himself wrote to
the Virginia girl, who subsequently
became his wife:
You never saw anything like it.
/ They moved across the field of death
as a battalion marches forward in
! line of battle upon drill, each COM
mander in front of his command.
leading and cheering on his men. Two
lines of the enemys infantry were
driven back; two lines of guns were
! taken-and no support came.
"Ah, if l had only had my other
two brigades. a different story would
have been flashed to the world.
Seven of my colonies were killed and
one was MORALLY wounded. Nine of
my lieutenant-coionels were wounded
and three observation-disclosures were
killed. Only one field officer of my
whole command, Colonel Cabell, was
unhurt, and the loss of my company
officers was in proportion"
! Pickett's division lost 2,SSS men in
this charge. of whom 1.191 were from
from Armistead's brigade alone.
AS Picket drew up the slope with
the remnants of his division, General
Lee went forward to meet him. ct
was all my fault" he said; now help
me to save that which remains"
The fame Pickett won for himself
that day Will be undimmed while the
records OF warfare last "Pickett's
charge" ranks in military annals as
one of the three greatest charges in
history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

The Balkan war has brought about
a rise in certain lumber prices in
Europe because of the big demand
for wood for ammunition boxes.
Dogwood. the principal source of
shuttles for use in cotton mills, is
growing scarcer year by year, and
various substitutes are being tried,
but with no great success.
The officials OF the Yosemite Nation.
al park are cooperating with the for
est officers of the Stanislaus and Sier-
ra national forests for fire prevention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02
THEN HE MADE A PROFOUND BOW.


earthly home to shoot his own birds
But he was certainly no ghost. On the
contrary. he was flesh and blood ana
q handsome young man. with figure
and face seen to advantage in a very
becoming costume. The most likely
explanation of his presence was that
he was a lunatic.
The man lowered his gun and turned
his gaze upon the lady. Then he made
a profound bow. She was temporarily
relieved. Evidently he was not of the
violent kind, and she must handle him
in a way to prevent his becoming so.
Pardon he said. Il would have
asked your kind permission TO shoot
on your estate had it not been that the
| sur is unreasonable and | was not
willing to arouse you from slumber.
l ain fond Of shooting at this hour and
was tempted TO break over your rule.
! now ask the permission i should
otherwise have asked to shoot on your
! estate"
Certainly. monsieur. Shoot as much
as you wish"
Thanks. mademoiselle. | am more
pleased at your generosity than at any
benefit l shall derive from it have
! secured a breakfast and that is all
/ wish"
| He held up brace of birds.
you are quite welcome. monsieur"
"A breakfast for you. mademoiselle.
/ would not think of keeping game
ho,a M RIGHT IN EaaDn
DO so by all means. Game is plen-
| tiful in my preserves"
Your kindness would be more &C
ceptable if shown in another way"
What way?"
by permitting me to carry your gun
and bag"
Mademoiselle hesitated. She feared
that the man wished to get her gur
from her to render her defenseless
yet she did not wish to refuse him les
she irritate him. She resorted to sui
terfrge.
My gun need to kill birds. 70
may carry my bag if you like"
Il shall feel honored at being permit
Ted to do So"
SASdHNniie Tue IlIU DOl1 ldu aims
at had Gown away. All desire for spo
had left the lady, and her only wish VI
to get out Of the tolls of the madmi
without being murdered. She wake
on through the wood. endeayoring
s con]ure up some plan of escape. Pre-
E emily an idea was suggested to her
; seeing birds nest far up on branc
i have never got over my GU,
ish desire for birds nests" she sAl
How / would like to go up ana ~ :
that one! Alas. what IS for ''''
girl is notAfor woman
. Her conypanion dropped the go :
:, bag and rasted his gun against
8 tree Then, without even donhs a.,
coat, he jumped. caught a lower -
swung himsas upon it. then stepf,
d from one imh b another iii be reat
Ell the one on wtiieh the