The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-30
LOCAL TIP MAY .
HAVE SAVED
BURNQUIST
Bomb Plot Discovered in Time
to Post Guard About Goph- =
er State House
WARNING RECEIVED HERE
Mention of City in Rough Sketch
Results in Action by Min
nesota Officers. !,

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept 30.-Edi-
dence of a state capitol bomD plot
in a crude building sketch with a
bomb location corresponding to Gov
ernor Burnquist's office in the Mime
sofa statehouse, found yesterday Oh
Pleasant avenue, st. Paul, resulted in
restoration of a military guard on the
state capitol today and in ella abotate
plans by the military department and
St. Paul police to apprehend the plot
ters. ...'S..'. u.
The rough, diagram bore notations
which lead<to belief that the at
tempt to explode a bomb in the cap,
itol would be made about p. IN. to.
day. ..,.% .. %o.H ..
r. Warning Sent to Bismarck. "a
Mention OF Bismarck, N. D., on the
sketch caused the authoritiesh to send
a warning to capitol authorities in
that city.
Adjt. Gen. w. R. Rhinow late yester-
day received the building plan and no.
tations from George w. W'elle captain
Of the st. Paul police bureau of detec-
lives. 1t was picked up yesterday by
oscar Nordquist, 576 Pleasant avenue,
st. Paul, in the street near his home
and promptly turned it over to the St.
Paul police.
The sheet, torn from small note.
book, contained faint outline of a
building diagram. A dot near an out
side wall line was labeled "Bomb!";
scrawled across the center was From
Bismarck, NJ d., and short horizon
tai line on the lower half Of the sheet
were followed by the words, "Be up
on Sept. 2S." -. -. - =
Much Evidence Of Handling. r.,
The slip was folded and showed evi-
dence of much handling. The writing
was that of a man of limited education
and of vertical style. -. 5eas ~. =
- The dot apparently intended to indi-
cate q place for placing a bomo was
at point that may have been either
on the inside or outside of the front
war; of the Minnesota capitol at
point under a window in Governor
Burnquistss office. The sketch, how
ever, bore no marks of direction nor
was the front of the building indicated
and was very crude. r -
A copy was forwarded to North Da-
kota capitol authorities after tele.
gram Of warning was dispatched.
Guardsmen Put on Duty.
Gen. Rhinow imme mediately ordered
detail from the Fourth infantry, Min
nesota National guard, on duty in the
Minneapolis milling district, sent to
st. Paul, and re-established the mill
tary guard at the capitol. The guard
will ho continued ;ndofiri{o1y
The bomb plot story caused little
alarms today among state officials and
employees at the capitol and the sketch
was regarded by many persons as
hoax. undertaken by sensation seek
ing person.
Gen. Rrinow, however, acted to in
sure against any possibility of bomb
explosion or other violence.
Secretary H. w. Libby of the States
Public Safety commission, today said
he was not permitted to make any an
nouncement or comment on the estab-
lishment of a new military guard on
the state capitol or reasons for it,
only that it was thought necessary to
be one the alert at this time. and the
action has nothing to do with the
Blooming Prairie or other liquor sit
uations.
Governor Burnquist Absent.
Governor Eurnquist was absent from
the capitol again today and was sched-
ured to make a patriatic address In
Fairmont at a county fair. He spends
comparatively little time in st. Paul
because of his numerous speaking en-
gagements in various parts of the
state.
Members of the Governors office
staff said no Threatening letters have
been received for several months and
no suspicious characters have been
seen there. ~
They denied knowledge Of a bomb
plot.