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She gi-smartU SrUnmc. jsy M. n. .JI \VI:LL. Daily, one yciir Weekly, our yeiu Diiily, ly carrier, per mouth... $8.00 1.50 .r,o TIIK statement u'iven out by Colonel Robinson after Hie close of the senator ial lijiht, attributing the defeat of John son to the members of the Eleventh leg islative district, anions others, and inti mating that they were morally hound to support Johnson, does the members from that district an injustice as would appear from the following dispatch: Some of the former friends of Colonel Robinson of Mayville are somewhat sore at him. This is especially true of the western section of Cass county, the home of the members of the legislature from the Eleventh district. The mem bers are Senator llanna and Representa tives Sargent, Boyd and Tousley. After the defeat of Congressman Johnson in the senatorial race, the colonel charged the defeat to the members from the Eleventh district. The statement was made that tile delegation was instructed for Johnson. This is an error and does the gentlemen a great injustice. Senator ilanna was a hold-over, elected in IS!Hi, before Johnson was a senatorial possibil ity. At the legislative convention which nominated the other three, a resolution to instruct for Johnson was suggested, and Mr. Uoyd publicly stated that he would decline to be a candidate if the convention instructed for Johnson. The The resolution was withdrawn. Repre sentative Tousley voted for Johnson during most uT the light. Sargent, whom Colonel Robinson wanted to be the John son candidate for speaker, was never a Johnson man and never voted for him. Tin: letter of Judge (Ilaspell to' the Minneapolis Journal, relative to the rumors of proposed impeachment against him, in which the governor of the state is attacked and charged with having been the instigator of the charges, is a bitter charge against the executive and is not justilied by anything that has been apparent up to the present time in the matter. Wrre any member of the legislative assembly similarly attacked or charged, tin- assembly would without doubt take steps to protect itself and its members from any injustice, and while it was not generally thought that any thing would come of the rumored im peachment, and while it is possible further that nothing may be done now, the tendency of the letter of the judge has been to incense members, and the sentiments of those who are and have been unprejudiced and uninformed in tha matter is that the accusations made against the governor under the circum stances are not consistent with the good name of the state, and not in accord with what has been the attitude of the executive, or with the dignity of his position. In short, the judge appears to have made himself the contributor to whatever may happen in the matter. \V. A. CI.AKK has been elected United States senator by the Montana legisla ture after a deadlock of nearly a month. Clark's election moans a whole lot more to the state of Montana than is gener ally supposed in this state. For years it has been the dearest wish of the mil lionaire to occupy a seat in the senate of the United States but as often as his as pirations have led him to make the ef fort, so often has his hopes been dashed to pieces against a wall of opposition constructed by his arch enemy, Marcus Daly .The enmity of the two men dates back many years, when Mr. Clark made Daly manager of the now famous Ana conda mines, which by a system of man ipulation finally passed into the hands of Mr. Daly. The two leading papers of Montana are owned by the two million aires. The Miner by Mr. Clark and the Anaconda Standard by Mr. Daly. For years these two papers have waged a fierce war upon each other but not un til the election of Mr. Clark to the United States senate has either scored a victory of any consequence, since Clark succeeded in locating the capital at Helena, over Daly's town of Anaconda. AND it comes to pass that the Zionists monument among the Jews of this coun try and Europe is beginning to bear fruit. The purpose of the Zionists is to regain possession of Palestine and even tually re-occupy Jerusalem. In 1897 the Zionists held a congress in Basic Switz erland, which resulted in greatly swell ing the tide of emigration to the land of sacred remembrances. The Zionists are stimulated to action by that well known passage of biblical prophecy, proclaim ing that "When the Jews again occupy Jerusalem, then is the time of the com ing of the Son of Man near at hand." IN case the visit of the grain inspect ing committee does not result in ac complishing the desired end, it is certain that it will result in giving the grain inspectors of Minnesota to understand that we are not wholly unmindful of the great injustice that has been done our farmers. It would be like crossing the stream before it is reached to say at this stage of the proceedings that no advant ageous legislation would not result from the steps taken. THE question of the disposition of the prison labor of the state appears to be in a fair way to solution, in the nro poeed establishment of a plant at the state penitentiary for the manufacture of binding twine. The employment of labor in this manner would in no way compete with free labor in the state, and tin? output would be always saleable.and the s'.ile by the state would tend to the regulation of the prices of the outside product, and benefit the farmers of the state, as will as afford a means for the profitable employment of prison la bor. As will be seen by the statement of the committee elsewhere, the mem bers are highly impressed with the ad vantages of the plant in the Minnesota penitentiary and their report will favor the establishment of a similar institution at the penitentiary here. There is every reason why the assembly should take some action of this nature to divert prison labor to a profitable channel and make those who are kept at state ex pense repay by their labor for the keep ing. Front a humanitarian standpoint also the establishment of some such in dustry is to be urged, as prisoners kept busy are easier disciplined and habits are inculcated which tend to the im provement of those who have fallen from the piano of rectitude. Six years ago a bill was introduced in the legislature having for its object the compelling of daily train service on the branch lines on the Great Northern railroad. As the law finally appeared in the statute books it read "when in the opinion of the management it would pay" etc. But that law was no more rediculous than House Bill No. 67—as amended and passed— which says the township treasurer "may" publish an annual statement showing the financial condition of his township. The bill as recommended by the committee read "shall." The house changed the word to -may." Bettor kill the bill direct than deface the statute book with such a meaningless provision. Reports of financial agents ought to be published above all others, whether state, count}', city or tuwnship. flimi: i? the way the St. Thomas Times treats the temperance commis sioner bill: "We doubt the expediency or necessity of passing the temperance commissioner bill which is to be intro duced in the present session of the legis lature. The prohibitory law has been on our statute hooks about ten years, has been well enforced, and is growing in popularity with the masses of the peo ple. To admit now that it is necessary to have a multitude of officers to enforce this law specially, is to admit that the law is not the success it really is. The Times does not believe in adding these burdens of taxation, neither does it see the necessity of temperance commis sioner with a horde of fee-absorbing deputies." IF the Argus editor will go back a lit tie further in the record—or will look up the record about the time the Ohio plat form was adopted -prior to the last nominating convention at St. Louis he'll find that Hanshrough and McKin ley were not so far apart—and both were together two years ago- -when the com mittee went to Europe—to urge inter national agreement—and failing—both offering opposing independent action both are together now—on the money question. IT is pleasing to note that Congress man Johnson was not the only candidate for the senate satisfactory to the people. Even the famed "people's organ—the Argus—admits that Senator McCum ber's nomination is generally satisfae tory—and yet we are led by the Argus to believe—that if any other candidate than Johnson were elected—the people would rise up en masse—in an insurrec tion—or some other frantic demonstra tion. As THE law now stands there is doubt as to whether election returns— canvassed by the board of county com missioners—should be published length or merely in abstract form. Every citizen who takes an interest in politics wants to see, in tabular form the vote by precincts for every candidate and every proposition before the people. The Stev ens bill simply authorizes thejpublication of election returns in tabular form. at Ii is stated that among the measures soon to be introduced is a bill providing for the Torrens system of land titles— which does away with the office of reg ister of deeds and the present methods of recording titles, and provides that all titles to property may be proved in court upon the adoption of the law, and are thereafter to be kept by a registrar titles, incumbrances and transfers to be recorded thereafter. AMONG the matters that involved the attention of Congressman Johnson on his return to Washington was the col lectorship of customs at Pembina, which appointment had been deferred at the request of the congressman until after the senatorial fight—and the congress man withdrew his objections to an ap pointment as soon as he "returned from the battlefield, and Hon. N. E. Nelson was appointed. THE passage of the divorce bill will have done more for the morals and good name of North Dakota than the passage of any primary election law or temper ance commissioner law that can be framed. Not to pass a law perfecting our divorce laws would be an open declara- tion to the world that in consideration of the few thousand dollars the laxity of our divorce laws brings to the state in the way of liberal expenditures and fees the part of members of the divorce colony, the conscience of our people should be and the good name of the state abroad traduced. On the other hand,— the face of the most stringent prohi bition law of any state in the union—to pass a temperance commissioner bill would be an admission of weakness hardly in keeping with the earnestness prohibition advocates—for after all law is but the essence of public senti ment and no law can be enforced that is not backed by public sentiment. Where ever the sentiment is for absolute prohi bition no other law than that now on our statute books is necessary, and where the sentiment is opposed to the present manner of dealing with the liquor traffic^uore law is entirely super fluous. Ix Mr. Stevens speech of the other day in support of House Bill No. 52 which orovides among other things, that the contracts for the con struction of public buildings must be let to residents of the state, he paid the printers of the state a deserved compli ment when he said: "The legislature a few years ago passed a bill requiring all public printing to be done within the state and no one will say that the pas sage of the law was not in accord with the principles of protection as professed by the republican party." "See," con tinued Mr. Stevens "what it has done for the state in the way of building up the most extensive printing establishments in the northwest—in Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Wahpoton, Jamestown, Bismarck and other cities—furnishing employment and good wages to hun dreds. I want our mechanics in all trades protected in like manner. I bo lieve in home industry. TUB members of the North Dakota press association which is composed of publishers of pop as well as republican papers will be surprised to learn that there is opposition to the publication of election returns—by precincts—as a part of the regular county commission ers proceedings. It would seem that the newspaper boys had dono enough for their legislative friends to entitle them to a favorable consideration of a measure of this kind. If it was a meas ure without merit opposition might be expected, but cyery citizen wants to see and preserve these election tables show ing the vote by precincts—the commis sioners are now obliged to publish totals only—it isn't asking much to have the canvass published in a more complete and intelligent form. THEKK never lias existed any good rea son why full legal rates should not be paid for the publication of the annual statements of insurance companies and the passage of the Creel bill in the sen ate is entirely proper. In this connec tion it may be observed, that so far as the taxpayers of the state are concerncd, the publication of financial statements of those public servants who are holding the people's money is of immensely more value than publication of insurance statements. THE tactics of the field candidates in the senatorial election in North Dakota in making an effective combine—affords a pattern for the Wisconsin politicians— and a caucus of the field candidates— four of 'em—is to Vie held against Quarels. Thus the frontier state of North Dakota affords political lessons— for her more effete—if less resourceful— eastern sisters. THERE is a belief on the part of many of the members of the legislature that the state should receive some benefit from the licenses paid by hunters—at present all of the license fee goes to the game wardens, and the amount of the fees received by the state warden is in doubt—although it is generally believed to be liberal—more so than is generally supposed. FROM the columns of the Fargo Argus we are inclined to the opinion that there is no person in the state—who is more familiar with the several ways of killing bills—or disposing of them in various ways—than Editor Baker—and the novice in the art—who wants informa tion—can look to no better place—than the Argus editorials. THE Chicago Times-Herald announces in a gleeful tone that Mayor Harrison has recommended the establishment of several public baths for Chicago at the expense of 89,000 each. It would be un just to persist that the foxey mayor is making a play for populist votes. EDITOK TOUSLEY of the Tower City Topics says he went to Johnson for a time—to give him the benefit of the doubt—and when he saw there was no chance for the congressman—left him— and all he gets out of it is Col. Robin son's ingratitude. IT may be of interest to the sporting fraternity to know that Jim Corbet has abandoned the idea of opening a cafe in Havana. He will open a drinking place at 1503 Broadway, New York. THE Devils Lake Inter-Ocean rubs a little salt into Editor Baker's festering wounds—by observing that the Argus contributed largely to the defeat oj Johnson. PASS DIVORCE BILL LaMoure's Amendment to the Divorce Bill Passed by the House Yesterday. Chairman Stevens of the Judiciary Com mittee Reports Favoring an Emergency Clause. Bill Passes the House With Only Three Votes Registered Against the Same. Divorce Bill Passed. Senator LaMoure's divorce bill, amending the present law by requiring twelve months residence on the part of applicants for legal separations, and pro viding that none but residents of the United States shall be allowed to secure divorces in the state was passed by the house yesterday afternoon by a vote of forty-nine for to three against. The bill was favorably reported by the commit tee on judiciary to whom it was referred. A minority report was presented by Chairman Stevens of the committee in favor of an emergency clause, so that the law might take immediate effect, and the bill be passed with the emergency clause. The minority report of Mr. Stevens was as follows: A minority of your committee on judi ciary beg leave to report that I am in favor of amending Senate Bill No. 1, re lating divorces,!.)}' adding the following: "Whereas an emergency exists in that this bill will not be enforced before the first day of July, and the state during the time between the passage of this bill and July first will suffer all evils and abuses the law is intended to correct, Therefore this law shall be in force from and after its passage and approval.'" And when so amended that the bill do pass. My reasons for desiring that this bill go into effect at once are the follow ing:: First-The law is intended to in crease immigration by establishing among the other states a better name for the protection and preservation of the morals of the community. Second—It is intended to take away from our state the stigma ,of being the dumping ground for every sin. excess or evil of the human race in their marital relations. Third—That the divorce agencies ex isting in New York, Boston. Philadelphia and other large cities of the east and who are trafficking with the most sacred relations ever existing between human beings, to the agent's profit and this state's detriment, may at once close up shop and go out of business. Fourth—It is currently reported that there are now in the state some two hundred persons who are here for the purpose of taking advantage of the di vorce laws as they now exist. Before a decree can be lawfully granted to one of them they must uiake oath that they are bona fide residents of the state, and if that oath is made merely for the pur pose of securing a divorce, with the in tention of at once removing from the state, then before high Heaven that oath is perjury. If they honestly do in tend to be citizens of the state, the tak ing effect of this law at once cannot be a detriment to them. Fifth—For the next thirty days a rush of the most undesirable character, seek ing the advantage of the present laws, will do more to place a stain upon the good name of the state than has the law as it now exists for the past year. It will be like the rush line of a newly opened reservation crowded to the limit by the most desperate and undesirable characters to take advautage of the lax ity now existing upon the subject of di vorce. Sixth—It is said by some that if this bill is passed here with the emergency clause and goes back to the senate fail ing to pass with the emergency clause it might not be valid. No judge will tell you that the passage of a bill by a ma jority of a body which contains an emergency clause has any other effect upon the law than to pass it to take ef feetonJulyl. The senate has passed the bill, and if passed without amend ment other than the addition of the emergency clause of. this house, they cannot kill the bill. The only thing they could do would be to kill the emer gency clause which would not affect the passage of the bill, and the bill having Eave assed unanimously by the senate, we neither right nor reason to presume that they will not concur in the emer gency clause, and if they do not then the sin be on the senate. This report is made in what the maker btelieves to be in the interest of good morals, of good citizenship, of good as sociations for our citizens and in the name of that most outraged of all class es, poor unfortunate struggling women, who after haying endured the hardships trials and privations necessary in being a good wife and mother to a husbond. who began at the very door of poverty, and dragged out the best days of the wife's youth in aiding him to accumu late a competency, is deserted and abandoned and left a wreck on the thoroughfare of time, while her hiis bagd hies himself to the state of North Dakota, procures a ninety day divorce BABY ITCHED 6 YEABS CURED BY CUTICURA. My tlx-weeks old aonhad breaking oat on the top of bU head. It spread all over his head and arms. Around hta body, and legs from kceea to ankle*, waa solid scab. My family doctor treated him for eighteen month*. I' tried (our more, and then a medical college. No good yet* Spent not less than a thousand dollars In money and time. Old Mr. Barney Clap Insisted on my trying CDTICDBA remedies. By the time my wife had nsed the CUTIUUBA (ointment) op, ha began to Improve and got so he could aleep short naps, and gave me and wife some rest. He la veil now, after six long years of Itching, crying, and worrying. CUTICCBA remedies cored him. W. M. NICHELL, Lexington, Okl. CimouBA RUOLTKXT psrlflM tha blood sad dies hUag fluid! Of HOUOB uicuis, and thus femora* the emtte, whtla warn baths with COTirca* I I gftj Fourth Biennial f} Clearance Sale of The Bismarck, North Dakota. E ji O SOAP,and ten th aaolntiois with Cuncmu (ointment), matsA ot emollient ikm enrae. claansa tbe akin nod scalp of ernsta •pd aealee, allay iteflac, burn In*, and lnfUmmtio«,ead •XlSSXSSviSj&lfilSS&B: HUE only to bring more misery into the world by again marrying some younger one whose face or frivolity has captivated his fancy. Mr. Hare spoke in favor of the passage of an emergency clause as follows: On this bill I should have agreed with Mr. Stevens on the minority report. I believe the sooner the traffic of divorce is stopped in this .state the better for our PfpPje. I truly hope and believe that this bill will speedily pass without one dissenting voice. The upper house has set the pace and the example. We owe the senate the highest measure of com mendation for the prompt manner of the passage of this bill and we can show our appreciation of their act in no better manner than by as speedily and unani mously passing it in this body. This is our opportunity to set the state of North Dakota in higher and better attitude in regard to the trafficking in di vorce. Let us show by our vote in thin house today, and notify the matrimonial misfits from other states and countries that we no longer cater for their trade by offering special inducements in short time and loose laws. The change in time of residence from three months to one year will work no hardship upon bonande legal residents of the state who honestly deserve and desire divorce, and in the passage of this bill we respond to the demands of the people. It is right it is a duty we owe to ourselves, to our fellow ctizens, to the rising generations to christian civilization and to all those who would foster and support the home and the sacred bonds of matrimony. On the roll call, the bill passed by a vote of forty-nine to three. Messrs. Baker Allshouse and Bacon votine against it. Constitutional Convention Association. The recent meeting of the Constitu tional Convention Association of BOSTON We have enjoyed very good trade the past season and we will show our appreciation to our customers by giving them 25 per cent discount on suits, overcoats, underwear, colored shirts and mittens. 87.50 Men's suits SS-6S 52.oo Boy's suits 81.50 88.00 Men's suits 86.00 82.50 Boy's suits 81.85 S9.00 Men's suits S6-75 S3.00 Boy's suits $2.25 S10.00 Men's suits 87.50 83.50 Boy's suits 82.65 812.50 Men's suits 89-35 S4.00 Boy's suits S3«oo $13.50 Men's suits 810.15 84.50 Boy's suits *3-4° 82.00 Men's pants 81.50 82.50 Men's pants 81.85 83.00 Men's pants S2.25 8350 Men's pants 82.65 S15.00 Men's overcoats 811.25 84.00 Men's pants 83.00 820.00 Men's overcoats S15.00 S4.50 Men's pants 83.40 $25.00 Men's overcoats S19.00 A good fleeced lined underwear at 75 cents per suit A fine wool fleeced underwear at per 45 cents garment. Reg. Si underwear at 75 cents. Reg. Si .25 underwear, now only 90 cents. Remember: Fur coats at actual cost now. Our spring block derby and fedora hats are now in. are selling them lower than the lowest. 810.00 Men's overcoats 87.50 811.50 Men's overcoats 88.65 812.50 Men's overcoats 89.35 Regular $1.50 underwear, now only Si. 13. Regular 82.00 underwear, now only 81.50. Regular 83 underwear, now S2.25. The best all wool sock ever sold at 25 cents. R. L. BEST & CO, First Nat. Bank Block, Bismarck. ••HR5S9RBS9RSS HIS WEBB BSOS. We WILL INTEREST YOU After Feb. 7th we will occupy new quarters on Main street where we will be pleased to meet all our old patrons and many new ones. Thanking our friends for past pat ronage and hoping that ourrelations in the future mav be pleasant as in the past. may oe North Dakota held in Bismarck, was attended by twenty-one members of that celebrated body. The proceedings of this meeting were published in the TRIBUNE at the time and copies sent to all absenteas. The roll at the meeting developed the fact that the following were absent from the state-their pres ent address being as indicated below: ingtom'BeaD'D0W in the state of Wash- Richard Bennett, Nevhart, Mont, Hamilton, 111. rLr' £'1,03 Angeles, Cal. George H. Fay, paymaster U. S. A. 4 wlggf,^irginiaCity 4^' Hoyt, Minneapolis. Addison Leech, Erie, Pa. O. G. Meacham, Milwaukee. Moer.Duluth. Sf Birmingham, Ala. A fT ^LS?N' Milwaukee, Wis. A. D. Robertson, Pasadena, Cal. W.H.Rowe, La Porte, Texas. C. C.Bowsfleld, Chicago, 111. Rev. Geo. Kline, Illinois. Grip's Ravages Doomed. So much misery and so many deaths have been caused by the grip, that every one should know what a wonderful rem Kin®vrvthi8T»™alady is found l»aje 6 Wr iting New Discovery. That distriwH %£&»£* cough, that taSLJSlS svstem yOUO*ifleep' weakens system and paves the way for consump-your curV® ?™kly8toPped by thismatchleL tL y°u chills and fever, pain hnn-h®* of the head. soreneU in mnlu fwmu? es.sore throat and that '^y?s UMthroiitlikea vice- you need Dr. King New Discovery to