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Daily and Weekly Tribune Weekly Established 1878. ,Daily 1881. 1 r' TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. REPUBLICAN COUNTY p'% CONVENTION. To the Republican electors of the. county of Burleigh, state of North Dakota: DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION. A delegate convention of the Republicans of Burleigh coutity is hereby, called to meet at the Atheneum, in the city of Bismarck, on Satur day, July 19,1902, at the hour of two o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of selecting fifteen delegates to represent the Republicans of Burleigh couib ty at the Republican Stqte Convention to be held at the Opera House in the city of Fargo on Wednesday, July 23,1902, at 11 clock vin the forenoon, said* convention^ at Fargo to be held for the purpose of nominating two members of congress and state officers. •LEGISLATIVE AND COUNTY OFFICERS# Also, for the purpose of nominating Republi can candidates fot the following offices, via: Two representatives1 for the 27tn legislative district. County Treasurer. I Sheriff. Auditor. Register of Deeds. Clerk of District Court. States Attorney. Coroner. Judge of the County Court. Surveyor. Superintendent of.fechools. ,, Four Justices of the-Peace* Four Constables. The oasis of representation is the.average, number of votes cast for the two Republican candidates receiving- respectively the highest and lowest vote in Burleigh county on the state ticket at the last general election, giving one delegate for each twelve' .Republican votes, or major fraction of twelve^ votes, cast for the above officers at said election., Caucuses will be held in lh§ Various precincts as hereinafter enumerated oil Wednesday, July 16,1902, between the hours of two and three o'clock' in the afternoon, in tne' city of Bis marck, and between the hours of five and seven o'clock in the afternoon in the precincts outside of the city of Bismarck. ,r~"J The various precincts shall be denned and entitled to representation as follows: Precinct No. 1—All of the city of Bismarck, 27 delegates, vote at Court House Precinct No. 2—Lincoln and Fort Rice, town ships, 2 delegates, vote at Lincoln school houBe. Precinct No. 8—Apple Creek, 1 delegate, vote atgehool house. Precinct. No. 4—Boyd township, 1 delegate, vote at school house, J' v. .Precinct No. 5—Logan township, 1 delegate, vote at school house. •, Precinct. No. 6—Townships 137 and 138, ranged 75 and 76, 1 delegate, vote at White school house. Precinct No. 7—Morton township* 1 delegate, vote aft school house. Precinct No, 8—Telfer township, 1 dele, vote at Skinner echoolhouse. „), Precinct No. 9—Manning township, 2 dele gates, vote at Eldridge school house. Precinct No. 10—Hay Creek, 1 delegate, vote at school hpuse. Precinct No. 11—Gibbs, 1 delegate, vote at us Precinct No. 12—Menoken, 1 Relegate, v^te at Menoken school house. Precinct No. IS—McKeime, oelegate, yot© at school house. Precinct No. 14—Tflwnshipsl39 and 140, ranges 75 and 76, 1 delegate, vote at Sterling school house. Precinct No. 15-Sibley and Francis towfr ships, 1 delegate, vote-at Francis school house on section 26.. Precinct No.'16—Naughton township, I dele gateB.'vote at school house. Precinct No. 17—Burnt Creek, 1 delegate, vote1 at school house. Precinct No. 18—River view, 1 delegate, vote ... at school ,house. Precinct No. 19—Townships 143 and 144, ranges 78 end 79,2 delegates, vate at Grass Lake school house. S Precinct NoT 20—Townships 141, 142, 148 end 144. ranges 75, 76 and 77, 1 delegate, vote at Field's ranch. v. 1 Precinct No. 2i—Township 143, range 78r4. delegate, vote at Ghylin school house. Precinct No. 22—Ecklund township, 2 gates, vote at school house No. 2. Precinct No. 28-Paifited Woods, 2 delegates, vote at school house. Precinct No. 24—Glenview 'township -and township 141, range 81, east of river, 1 delegate, vote at school house oh section 24, towpship 141, range80. Precinct No. 25—Township .141, ranges 78 and 79,2 delegates, vote at Crofte school house on Eefetipnie./. ... The county cential committee will pass, upon the right of thoae^entitled to participate in the preliminary organization, 'end will meet, for that purpose at the office of the chairman of the committee in Bismarck, at 10 o'olock in the forenoon onSaturday, July 19,1902, to hear all 'forenoon onSaturday, OuutJaboi f| The credentials of all delegates and all no tices of contests must be filed with the chair man of this committee on or before said 19th day of July, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and notices of contest taust be accompanied by a written Statement of the grounds for contest. contests. By ordef of the Burleigh County Republican Central Committee. v. Dated at BiBmarck. NortK Dakota, June 7, 1 9 0 2 JOHN FjPHILBR^CK,. M. H. JEWELL, Chairinan Secretary. ?l.•. SEORET BOtilETIEB^I^i: MASONIC.-. .'fi.'i Bismarck IiOd^e, A. F. & A. M.(: No4vl^ eets fltst and third Mondays In. eiujh ontta, at Masonic hall, Henry L. Eetiae, Meets month, -vt-t:-. W. M. F. Cochrane, Secretary, -p '1 Tancred "Commahdery. Knights Templar. No.. 1. Meets third Thursday W each month Masonic hall. Dakota Block* M. M. Cook, U. C. W/P. Cochrane, Recorder. Bismarck Chapter. No. 11, O. E. S Meets flrst and third Fridays in each monti at Masonic hall, Dakota B|ock. Margare' M. HattleiSkelton,' SeMeta^. St..1' Elnlo iiodge,. No. 4. Meets every evening at Worknjen hall Baker Block. John Bostrom, C., C, John Peterson, K. of R. and S. BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN TEO MEN. A fraternal Insurance organization. Meets 7 'first and third Thursdays of each month In .. G. A. hall/ Frank J. Mapon, F. O.. A 'Mf Hess, correspondent. Machine shop. ANCIENT ORDER UNITED WORKMEl^ Bismarck Lodge, No. 120. JJeetfc tt.e, first *nd third Tuesday evenings ^ol, montbTat their hall In the Bake^BIock V'iwiV'8 -o'clock. J. 'H. Newton, M. W. C, S- Murrell, Recorder. .t I. O. O. F. /VA Capital City Lodge No. 2—Meets every Friday at McOowan hall at 8 o'clock p. m, J. J. Lamb, N. G.: Jrank J. Burt, Setfoetary. G. X. R.V James B. McPheraon Post No. 2, Depart- ,i '"i ment of North Dakota. Grand Army of BepnbUc,-: Meets every second and^fgi Thnndar In each month at G. A. Ri hall Bismarck, L'-.'Tiili the N. D. Nlcolos Dockendorf, Com mander W. A. Bentley, Adjutant. /. THE FTX)RBNCB1 'OitlTTENTON CIR cle of Bismarck—Auxiliary t^ the National Florence Crlttenton Mission—President, Josie H.Beers Vice President, Bhoda A. Wood Corresponding Secretary, Linda W. Slaughter RecordingSecretaty, Albina Conch Treasurer, Mary ETWhiteorafti Auditor. Lnw A W Chaplain. Isadora A. Carr. This Circle is or ganised for the Christian redemjjtkJn of erring girls and women, who may receive friendly assistance by applying to any memjber of tb« Cirtle. WOMEN'S RHLIBF CORPS. Meets second and fouVth Fridays of e.ach month at their hall at 2:80 p. ra. Florence Ward, president Mrs. Dorothy J. Field 'vtaWKXlZ •''it. Ul|^r^i^ii|i^i|,(1ij^ Chicago Freight Handlers Ask for More Pay and. the Recogni »/V- tion of Their Unioh. Every Freight House of the Twenty' -^Four Roads Affected is Prac- -.w?'. ^tically Tied v' Fears That the Strike Will be the Moat ^Serious Chicago Has Had ..-.'t for Many Years. "cago, July 8. A strike of 9,000 freight handlers in Chicago was called during the day and every freighthouse of the twenty-four railroads concerned is~ practically tied up. Business men tear that the strike ,wil$ be the most sprious vfhich has affected tBeiy inter ests\in years. The. stride wias called by a commit tee appointed at a meeting of 1,000 freight handlers held Sunday ni^ht. The committee was instructed to call a strike within forty-eight houfs un less the railroads should meet the mands of the ihen at once for an in crease in wag^fe, extra pay, for over time and holidays-and recognition of the union. .• Action on these" instructions was taken sooner than had been expected: The committee went first to the men in the Michigan Central, Illinois Cen tral and Wisconsin Central houses on the lake front. The men walked out. With cheers "and marched across the viaduct on Randolph street with their union cards tucked in their hats. By qiessengers and by telephone, ac cording^ the strike leaders, all other members of the Freight Handlers and Warehousemen's union were called out At noon President Curran of the union reported that his men were all but and that it was all but impossible for any freight to enter or leave Chi cago. Many of the railroads had small forces of men previously hired on hand when the strike was called and by add ing to it men from other departments managed to handle perishable commod ities. Trouble Liable to Spread. In the hiring of nonunion men it is said the railroads run a serious1 risk of bringing about a strike of the team sters, who recently won theirv fight from the- paekers. Tire teamsters, it isssaid, will refuse absolutely to have •anything to do with freight in anyvway handled by nonunion help. The. men called* out Include foremen, -check, reciieck, receiving and delivery clerks," callers, weighmasters, steve dores, coopers and elevator men. Chi^f or Police O'Neill, when notified that a strike had been called, sent or ders to his subordinates to make every preparation' to preserve order. Two hundred and fifty men were called in from'outlaying stations to form a re serve force to be stationed at the down-town stations. Frofh the sta tions' the men weht in squads to the different yards. There was no marked demonstrations a,s they entered, al though1 they had to remain quiet under a ruiining fire of sarcasm and rough •wit. J. T. Harahan, yice president of the Illinois Central, said thai about half of his company's. 450 wen had struck, but that! he, "had men fclose at hand .jto-" taite their places." Mr. Harahan sajd he thought the Btrike could have been avoided if the .men had been willing to consult with 'the roads-: through their own comihit tees, instead o£ through their union. BE ASKED FOR. 8it!&t&n fAVound Wi 11 iamstown, .PaiJ said to Be Critical. £wart4gj)urg, Pa., July 8.—Sheriff Reiff 'has/ sworn out warrants for- the arrest of ten strikers at Williamstown, this county, for inciting to riot and in terfering' with, his deputies in protect ing iionunion men going to and from wprkvin toe mineaat Lykens and Will iamstdwi^ The sheriff says the situation in. the rregion is critical and that if there is a^othdr c^iitbreak like' that of last ednesday, when he and his deputies Wer« assaulted while protecting non union mjners, he will call upon Gov ernor Stone for protection by the miUtia.' '•. 'Twenty- rioters were ah*ested on Thursday Williamstown and held in bail for court, but this does not seem to have improved the situation and the sheriff concluded to bring suit here and compel the. rioters to come to Har^ riflbui'g foiu«t hearing. ,-The sheriff came h'ere during" the morning to make .information'against the riot ers and Jreturhed to the Lykens region at noon to assist his deputies in-arrest? ing the strikers for whom warrants •have been issued. LOOKING INTO THE MATTER. Secretary Shaw and Chargea-Against »•,. "v» New York Appraisers!: fVashington, July 8.—Secretary of tie Treasury Shaw has Quietly set oh fobt an inquiry to ascertain whether it will be worth while to investigate the allegations made by H. C. Coraa, formerly of the appraiser's depart taent, district of New York, concern ing" the alleged payment of money to customs inspectors at New Y^rk by the American SUgar Refining company. Corsa, it is, said at the treasury depart ment, did not charge that, the govern .ttient had been defrauded by under-val nation induced by such alleged pay- $ ,ents but ogJj\ that payments' had WM been made for the purpose of securing "fair treatment." Prominent Lawyer Suicides. Pueblo, Colo., July 8.—John Joseph* Daly, a prominent lawyer of the North west, committed suicide by taking morphine in a lodginghouse on South' Union avenue. No motive can be found for the act. He left a letter saying simply that if anything should happen to him to notify Floyd Daly, his son, at l^allas, Ore. BUSINESS AT LOW EBB. Effect of Coronation Postponement Still Very Apparent. New York, July 8.—6oth the queen smd the Prince of Wales will take ac iive parts in the reception to be given Lord Kitchener, but even the prospect of the. coming of the conquering hero has not, cables the London correspond ent of the Tribune, given an incentive to business, which is at a very low ebb. The postponement of the coronation apparently had a distinctly bad effect on trade and ijo rde-. PART OF THEM TAKEN BACK Strike of Providence Street Car Men Declared Off. Providence, R. I., July 8.—Having voted, after a strike of two months' duration, to return to work, the motor men and conductors of the United Traction company here lost no time in making application for their old places. At the offices of the company the men found less than one hundred and fifty vacancies for about 400 or 500 appli cants. The railroad company had an nounced their intention of reemploy ing only as many of its old men as were needed without ^displacing those Who had been taken on during the strike. The number required were taken back and others were placed on the waiting'list. .. In Pawtucket the striker! have re fused to abide by the decision of the Street Railway Employes' union and they will not return at present. HIGHEST IN RECENT YEARS. July Cprn in the Chicago Board Sells at 85Cents. Chicago, July 8.—The grip of the Gates crowd on the local supply of con tract "torn was again made evident dur ing the day when July corn broke the record of recent years by going to 85% cents. The next sale was at 83% The market opened with corn for this month's delivery wajtted all the way from 77 to 79% cents. All forenoon bids hesitated below ,80. Later re ports of further precipitation in the West frightened shirts and the price shot up by leaps and bounds. Little corn was sold, however,, even at this advance. The close was 84, 7 cents higher than,the previous close. A1 tl^W7W«:9«*9e^ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 8. 1902. revival is anticipated, for some time. It has been decided to bring into London, to, keep the streets clear on the occasion of Lord Kitchener's home coming riext Friday or Saturday, 500 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, exclusive of the garrison in London and the troops from Windsor and at Hounslow, the whole Tnaking a total of more than 15,000 men. The colonial troops who came home frpm South Africa in the Bavarian are ,td be retained until after Lord Kitchener's arrival and^wili, it is understood, $ave a. place- in the .min eral's repeptipn, in whi Indian and other colonial trooptf may participate. USED FOR TRAILING PURPOSES. ^Turner%ooie.ti% Want Their Property W Taxation^ 4 Davenport, la., July 8.—The national convention, of the North American Turnerbi^d resumed its sessions late itf the morning owing to the convening of various standing committees consid ering subjects to be brought before .the convention. The first subject pre sented after the convention was called to order was a renewal of the move ment for the exemption of the property of turner societies- from taxation. A resolution covering the plan of pro cedure was presented by Leopold Neu gaann of Chicago and supported by strong speeches by Neumann and other delegates. The contention- of the speakers, was that the turner proper ties, valued at $4,500,000 and devoted to physical and mental training, should not be taxed any more than schools charities and Christian association properties. NEW YORK NAVYYARD. Orders Issued for Construction of New Battleship. Washington, July 8.—Secretary Moody, after consultation with his bu reau chiefs, gave orders that ope of the battleships authorized at the last session of congress be constructed at the New York navyyard. The secretary was under strong .pressure in this matter. Besides New York both Norfolk and Boston were strong competitors for the work. -It is the intention to start the work ing- out of the detailed, plans immedi ately an4n the course of about eight months the keel plates will.be laid--at the New York yard for the new bat tleship. FATAL WIND STORM. Minnesota Farmer Crushed by a Fall- 1 Ing Barn. '^ITells, Minn:, July 8.—A wind and rain storm passed over thiB section at 9 p. m., causing great damage. Four miles! west of town it completely de molished one of the largest new barns in the country and killed E. R. Cook, the owner. His wife and son also were in the barn, at the time, but were pin ioned down so they were unable to give him assistance. Thirteen cattle and three horses in the barn were killed. MSVtfS RTOT#*4 ^'^vw^fc^2 *r.Ni /.•-'w«o«i~f-' ..'/. Proposed Coronation Ceremonies* Will be. Held Sometime During-the Month of August. Pageant Through the Streets ^nd Ceremonies in Westminster Abbey Not so Ostentatious. Rapid and Satisfactory Recovery of King Edward Accountable for the Early Date. London, July 8.—King Edward ^svill be crowned between Aug. 11 and Aug. The king's recovery has been so rap id and satisfactory that the above de cision was arrived at during the day. No official announcement of the fact has yet been made. The pageant through the streets and the ceremony at Westminster abbey will be much curtailed from the orig inal plan. Their majesties will drive from Buckingham palace, through the Mall to Whitehall and thence to the 0bbey, the same route as taken at the opening of parliament. London, July 8.—In tfie house of commons Alfred J. Balfour, the gov gfrnment leader, announced that an au tumn session of parliament would be necessary, beginning about the mid lie of October, and that the house would adjourn early in August. Replying to a question on the sub ject of the coronation' stands the first commissioner of works, A. Akers-Doug las, said it was not proposed to re move them as it was hoped the stands would still be required for the pur pose for which they were constructed. HEAD SEVERELY CUT. Joseph Chamberlain Injured in a Cab Accident. London, July 8.—The colonial secre tary, Joseph Chamberlain, was some what severely cut on the head as the result of a cab accident in Whitehall The secretary's hansom was passing through the Canadian arch when the horse slipped and Mr. Chamberlain was 'precipitated forward with great violence. His head struck and shat tered the glass front of the cab. When extricated it was seen that Mr. Cham berlain's head was badly lacerated and bleeding profusely. A policeman helped the secretary into a cab and accompanied him to Charing Cross hospital, where his injuries were dressed. Through Mr. Chamberlain's wounds bled a great deal they were not seri ous. It is officially announced that Mr. Chamberlain is suffering from a scalp wound, which is of a severe but not dangerous character, .rendering ad visable his detention for the night. When picked up Mr. Chamberlain, in reply to a question, said he did not feel faint but could not afford to lose such a lot of blood. The gash on his fore head required a number of stitches. Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of the secretary, is with his father, as are also his two secretaries. OWNED, NICARAGUA LAND. Suicide Follows Selection of Panama Route for Canal. Chicago, July 8.—B. W. Pyle, owner of one-third of the city of Graytown, Nicaragua, has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in the Garfield Park sanitarium. After in vesting his fortune in the Central American city, living for fifteen years in hopes that the United States would build a canal through Nicaragua, see ing another route adopted and finally becoming totally blind in his seventy third year, he became depressed and ended all by one well directed shot. Mr. Pyle came to Chicago about a year ago from his Nicaraguan home to be treated for cataracts. COMING TO AMERICA. Botha, Dewet and Delarey Will Seek Aid for Ruined Boers. Aew York, July 8.—The Daily Mail's Pieteimaritzburg correspondent wires, according to a World special from Lon don: Louis Botha, in the course of con versation, tSaid that after their visit to Europe, he. Dewet and Delarey intend ed going to America, but their precise tour would have to be determined by circumstances. Their object was to collect funds for the relief of Boers ruined in the war. Botha is arranging fqr an official his tory of the war frort the Boer side, written by himself, Dewet and other leaders. FOREST RESERVATION. SfWg, In Four Hundred Thousand Acres Northern Minnesota Set Aside. Duluth, July 8.—Land Commissioner Herman has! directed the local land officials to withdraw from settlement, entry or any other form of disposition certaifi townships and parts of town ships in Cook and Lake counties, em bracing in all 400.000 acres. This action is taken pending a de termination of the advfsibility of estab lishing what is to be known as "The Lake Superior Forest Reserve." The law providing for forest reserves was passed in 1891. It gave the presi dent power to select any public lands for that, purpose. The argument in its favor was that it would preserve the V- CrtC" 5 Crtlmitc. forests, game, springs, etc. Commis sioner Herman's letter states that bona fide settlers will be given, their rights, but. it is a question with land attorneys whether any who have squatted on lands w^uld care to rerpain under the proposed arrangement. The land is not especially rich in timber, but it is well adapted to cattle ranching and farming. What are be iieved to be rich mines hidden under the surface will also be rendered inac cessible. DOUBLE MURDER CHARGED. Msn and Woman Accused of Killing Wife and Husband Respectively. Knoxville, Tenn., July 8.—Mrs. Ag nes Fleming and Howard Jenkins are in jail at. Kingston charged with the double murder by poisoning of Johfl Fleming and Mrs. Cynthia Jenkins, who died mysteriously three weeks ago. A weelj later Mrs. Fleming and Jen kins were married. Saturday they were arrested. The affair has created reat excitement in the community, with considerable talk of lynching. Mrs. Jenkins Vas a bride of but a few months, while Mrs. Fleming had been wedded -to Fleming but a short time. The families were near neigh bors. ife" w* The bodies win be exhumed and a post mortem held. LITTLE HOPE OF RECOVEJRY. Dr. Charles K. Adams Seriously 111 at Redlands, Cal. Redlands, Cal., July 8.—Dr. Charles Kendall Adams, formerly president of the University of Wisconsin at Mad ison, is so seriously ill in his home in this city that there is little hope of his recovery. He is suffering from kidney trouble. THE MARKETS. Opening, Range and Close of Grain Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and Duluth. Furnished by Coe Commission Co.. First National Bank building, who have direct wires to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago. Flax, $1.66 No. 1 hard, 80H No. 1 northerp 78% No. 2 northern, 74%. DULUTH CASH. Flax, $1.66. Cash N. W. Flax. 1.75 Wheat No. 1 Hard, 78 1 Nor. 75% No. 2 Nor. 74. OVER SIX MILLIONS. THE GOVERNMENT A HEAVY PARTNER IN THE WORLD'S FAIR—GOLD DOLLARS TO THE NUMBER OF 230,000 TO BE STRUCK. World's Fair Grounds, St. Louis, July 8.—The official text of that por tion of the Sundry Civil Appropria tions bill relating to the World's Fair, approved by President Roosevelt, June 28, Has beeen received at Exposition headquarters. The first bill pas^d by congress, authorizing the exposition in celebration of the ceentennial of the Louisiana Purchase, carried an appro priation of $10,000. The next was the appropriation of $3,000,000 for the general fund and $250,000 for a gov ernment building. The bill just pass ed, which (postpones the World's Fair to 1904, provides for the dedication of grounds and buildings with fitting ceremony not later than April 30 1903. The bill also makes the follow ing appropriations: $800,000, for the .government exhibits, $200,000 addi tional foi- the government building, l1 $40.000 for an Indian exhibit and $S, 000 for life saving service exhibitions. The bill directs thait $230,000 in one dollar gold pdeces be strv^ck at the mint and delivered to the officers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition com pany as a part of the $5,000,000. The appropriations by the United States government in support of the exposi tion aimoifnt to $0.308,i00. Besides this greait suim there will be .provisions for extensive exhibits from the Philip pine islands, the Hawaiian islands, Alaska and Foito Rico, the expense to be borne by the territorial treasuries. SAVESS A WOMAN'S LIFE. To have given up would have meant death for Mrs. Lode Cragg. of Dorches ter, Mass. For years she had endured untold misery from a severe lung trouble and obstinate cough. "Often," she writes, "I could scarcely breathe and sometimes could not speak. All doctors and remedies failed till I used Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption ancl was -completely cured." Sufferers from Coughs, Colds, Throut and Lung Trouble need this grand remedy, for it never disaippoints. Cure is guaranteed bjr P. C. Remington. Price 60c and $*.00. Trial bottles 1^,«^ •hit July 8,1902. CHICAGO. Open High Low Sent wheat 73H-M 73% July wheat 7554, 759® Dec wheat 7371K Sept corn 62-V4 625^ Dec corn il% 48% July corn 85H 90 Sept oats .."84-33% 34 July.oats 46Vt 47 72« 74% 73 61 4754 84 3354 46 Close 72 7454 -73K 61-H 4796 87 33H 46% MINNEAPOLIS. Sept wheat...... 71% 72% 71% 7194 Dec wheat 717S 72 71%-M 71%-« July wheat 78!4 7854 77% 78 MINNEAPOLIS CASH. Bismarck the Metropolis of the Great Missouri Slope Country of North Dakota. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IS III FIEID President of Venezuela Personally Com mands the Government Troops in the Field. Believed at Washington That Course Taken Indicates a Serious State of Affairs. Feared That He Must Eventually Suc cumb to the Onslaught of Rev olutionary Forces. Washington, July 8.—The state de partment has received a cablegram from United States Minister Bowen, at Caracas, stating that the Venezuelan government has communicated to him the fact that President Castro has de cided to personally lead his troops against the revolutionary forces ih the field and that Vice President Gomez has assumed charge of the executive branch of the government. The news conveyed in .Minister's Bowen's dis patch is regarded in different lights JBESIDENT CABTBO OP VENEZUELA. §mong South American diplomats in Washington. Tlie prevailing view is that nothing but a most critical situa tion would cause President Castro to drop the reins of government at Cara cas and take personal charge of the Venezuelan army at Valencia and in those quarters it is firmly believed that he is to lead a forlorn hope and must surely succumb to the threatened heavy onslaught of revolutionary forces. In other quarters, however, confidence is expressed that Castro will repel the impending attack just as he has done many others that have confronted him in the past years of his administration and further enhance his record as a fighter.- Valencia is a town second in im portance only to Caracas and lies about 100 miles from the capital, al most directly west. It is the base of military operations, has a large popu lation and in many respects is the most important town in the republic. It is regarded here as the "open sesame" to the capital itself and it is believed its capture would herald the early capitu lation of the seat of government and the occupation of the "yellow house" at Caracas by the revolutionary lead ers. SAYS INDIANS ARE CHEATED. Qhief Flatmouth Does Not Like the Morris Bill. Walker, Minn., July 8.—Chief Flat-, mouth of the Pillager Chippewa In dians of Minnesota bitterly assailed the Morris bill in a speech before sev eral hundred people at Leech Lake In dian agency. Chief Flatmouth, or Ne gab-ni-bi-nais, as he is known in the Chippewa tongue, said that the In dians were all opposed to the bill, but that they had protested in vain. "The white men are bound to crowd out the poor Indians," he said, through an interpreter, "and then what will we do? I have been to see the Great Father in Washington five times to col lect annuities and back pay, and each time I came away without a cent. The people that passed the Morris bill are not honest. The Indian should have more money for his lands and pines." She-we-ge-shig and Kay-me-wat ansh, two chiefs from Bear island, who participated in the uprising four years ago, also spoke in the same strain. The Indians of the reservation are very much opposed to the Morris hill. AMES NOT GUILTY. OHIEF OF POLICE OF MINNEAPO LIS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY THE JURY THIS AFTERNOON. Minneapolis. July 8.—(Special.)-— Late this afternoon the jury in the bribery case against Fred W? Ames, v:. chief of police 4% Minneapolis, return ed a verdict of not guilty. Ames was charged with having ac cepteid a bribe of $25 from Link Cross-'|y| fyhs'ASr- man. a confidence man. -for immuait^^^\-.| from "prosecution, and as a s^iare of tihe proceeds .. .and swindles.' ^, •1. ii* *^»vr S1 '•'I $ 4 fii