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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
5
Rome Dec 24 solemn ceremony closed the Holy Year at St Peter's with the pope leading a vast display of church dignitaries and priests. The central doors were sealed and the first brick placed as a marked finish to the yearlong opening of the jubilee.
In Grand Forks the Lindelie trial saw repeated grand jury questioning about Lin delie's testimony. The defense and prosecution fought over admitting details of the $100 loan from O'Leary and whether Lindelie ever claimed the money. Lindelie testified he refused the money and could return it anytime, while witnesses corroborated past exchanges and letters tied to bootlegging concerns.
Attorney General Cowan is appointed to succeed Judge Morgan as judge of the Second Judicial District. Cowan qualified and took oath immediately. Judge Morgan to resign from district court and await supreme court qualification. Comstock to succeed Cowan as attorney general before his term ends.
The jury failed to agree in the case of the state against Secretary Lindelle of the enforcement league, with three votes for acquittal and three for conviction. Arraignment by Shires Attorney Banga was forceful, detailing alleged abuse of the secretary’s office. The perjury charge is set for retrial in January. three other cases against Lindelle remain.
Valley City North Dakota December 24 judge Glaspell ruled in the injunction suit state versus J H Black Tom Murphy and Austin O Grady Sanborn residents. The state enforcement league seeks a permanent injunction and costs. Defense moves to dismiss for improper start lacking state attorney knowledge. Judge Winchester had ruled otherwise in Mandan. The case proceeds after testimony in chambers and a Jamestown hearing set for Monday pending witness A B Edwards.
Omaha December 2 Chief of Police Donahue said neither Cudahy nor police have information about a suspect reportedly under arrest in Port Dodge. He denied a photograph identifications and said important arrests are expected within days.
During cross examination Lindelie's defense details money dealings tied to suspected gamblers and league finances. He denies direct or indirect sums from O Keefe Langdon druggists and asserts receipts show funds used for his salary and league work while recounting encounters with Miles Phalen Doyle and others. He claims to seek who masterminded the alleged set up with O Leary and asserts no wrongdoing.
The witness denied receiving 200 from Ulm of Cavalier for protection in selling Aquor and said the money from Ulm was part of a bond settlement. He described meetings with Mulloy offering 500 to drop charges, and noted a 100 sent by registered mail from Langdon.
Dense fog disrupts shipping along the southern coast. Several Brunswick exen are drowned as boats collide near the Isle of Wight with the fog hampering rescue efforts and search operations ongoing.
Readable fragments describe a strike in Wyong Valley where about fifty girls protested after refusals at official faces. A number of operators walked out for several months, signaling unresolved labor tensions and a volatile working environment.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on December 24 a group of men and boys at the Axcel s ior colliery operated by W J Connell & Co refused to work as mine helpers until the 14 percent wage advance promised by agreement is received.
Emm an Goldman reports from New York that the Paris anarchist conference decided there would be no more killing of kings as it has done the cause no good. This statement follows Goldman's return from the gathering where the decision was announced.
Minister Con Ger reports he has signed the international agreement and filed a note detailing the United States stance on the word irrevocable and other minor matters. He says the agreement will be presented today to Li Hung Chang and the Ching court.
Governor Pingree was ordered to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court. The citation follows an affidavit by a Detroit reporter alleging Pingree made contemptuous remarks about Judge Wiest calling him "a little Lou s."
Fat lambs are gathered for market from four to six months old and fattened in sheds with corn hay alfalfa and roots. Feeders prepare them for February to April markets, selling at five to eight dollars per hundredweight with profits rising as weights increase. Disease monitoring and dipping curb losses while selective feeding boosts returns for shipper owners.
The Washington Letter laments disappointed lawmakers and discusses the Senate filibuster and cloture debate. It notes McKinley era policy on tariffs and subsidies, shipping, and the push for an orderly end to debate to pass measures. It reflects party tensions and the holiday recess shaping political action.
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