Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota • Page 1

PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. THE NEEDS OF THE EI MCE COM r.IXY AXD THE PEOPLE. Council in Favor of Increased "Works Thought to la a Feasible Burned out at HuNiness. WHAT THE FIREMEN WANT. At last there is a movement on foot to give Bismarck complete tire protection.

"The citizens, to the number of twentyfive or more, met. the City Hall day evening for the purpose of devising some means to accomplish this end. Jas. A. Emmons was elected chairman and C.

A. Lounsberry, secretary. Ed. the eilicient. foreman of the fire co.npany, stated the necessities of the company and showed that a tank and ten barrels of water would have saved Dan Eiseuierg's building the recant lire.

The company nejds, Mr Sloan said, a ten barrel tank wug and m.idiis of portation in order to provide at lea it two charges for the chemical engine they needed steel hooks, chains and roof ders they need an alarm and a man in constant charge of the engine night arid day. He recommenced the purchase of a steam lire engine at a cost of SYMPATIIY WANTED. David Stewart, secretary of the fire said the firemen were also in need of more sympathy and greater port from citizens owning property, of he business men in town, he did not call the name of but one who has ever tended the meetings of the company. The members of the company were of our best citizens they are public spirited and ready, of course, to make any sacrifice, but they could work with more heart if those who uave most at stake would show greater interest. At lily's tire the clothes on the backs of two firemen, Sloan and Mayock, were burned and none ever asked if they could be of service to them in curing new suits.

Sympathy even, ing warning, he wondered what incentive men had to work. Another fireman he mentioned who will be a cripple for perhaps and yet none have pressed any sympalhy for liiui or relief. He thought it unfair to leave the matter of relief to the company when the citizens generally were most interested. It was enough to ask them to give their time. He agreed with all.

Mr. Sloan said in relation to the NEEDS OF THE COMPANY And said more hose was needed. The chemicals used are destructive aud the hose fn use liable to fail any niompnt. He urged the importance of some provi. sion for only a tank, and showed that the would have been saved had the city been vided with a single tank often barrels of water.

The city had provided a wagon but 110 bell for alarm but it was not. put up, but lay in the depot for want of funds 10 pay the freight. The city was furnished buckets but 4. 110 means of portation tor them. They were not posed to giumble about the past but urged for the future.

EX-MAYOR M'LKAN nrged the advantage of a special tax to provide all of the means necessary for secuiity agaiust tire. He did not care whether the city had the right or not. He took the Jacksonim view that they should do it any way. He urged a special tax of ten or twelve hundred dollars, or whatever sum might be neccssary. He tirged that a good and true man should have constant- charge of the engine and other property of the fire who could and would give bonds for.

its safety. He urged provision for water and that in case of fire the first man at the enfine house witn a team should be given Sfteen dollars and the second ten dollars. He the importance of steel nooks suid chains, for iron hooks are little better than lead and the ropes are of 110 use, aud he moved that a special tax be levied to provide all of these things. ALDERMAN FISHER Stated the difficulties in the way of ing the thiugs needed. That the charter limited the taxes to four mills and this was all speut before levied and is not lected yet.

For one he was ready to do Anything that can be done. The council had provided everything asked by ihe fire company excepting a tank and had spent eight or nine hundred dollars at the last meeting of the council, but the council can't hire help or purchase supplies without means. Alderman Marsh favored mediate action. MAJ. WALKER was anxious to learn the views of the city council.

If a majority agreed with derman Fisher nothing could be done cept to fight the fire when it comes with the best means at their command. Mr. Stewart believed the council had iione all they were authorized to do out a vote of the people and he therefore moved that the city couucil be requested to submit to the people a proposition to issue bonds for the purpose of providing cuitable tire piotection. This was ted and on motion of Maj. WalKer a committee of five was appointed to make mates report to the council at its 'i- -i next meeting.

The chair appointed Maj. Walker, Win.Thurston, Win. Hollembaek, John A. McLean and J. P.

Dunn such committee. Mr. Lounsberry moved that a committee consisting of W. 1J. Robt.

Mac nider and Geo. H. Fairchild be appointed to inquire if city len percent, bonds AUTHORIZED BY A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE to the extent of $1,50.) to could be negotiated in order to secure the things needed. The meeting then adjourned The city council met Monday evening and took further steps toward fire tion. They have employed a competent man, E- Sloan, to take charge of the gine and house have purchased one of Dunkleberg's iron tanks which will be kept full of water all of the time and ready for business aud have ordered thing that is believed to be needed.

They also received a proposition from the marck Reservoir and Water Works pany to put in a system of water works would complete protection and give water for all purposes if the council will gram the right to do so and aid to a limited extent. The council now have the matter under advhement and will probably act upon it on Monday evening. AFTER THE FIRE. Dan Eisenberg has fixed up a tempora ry store in the rear of Eppinger's ing house, Fourth street, and has quite a cozy place. He has not yet decided what kind of a building he will erect on the old site, but he Will probably wait until spring and build of brick.

J. il. Marshall is comfortably located in the 7th Cavalry saloon building oa Fourth awaiting the completion of his new building. Chas. Kupitz has a good place next to Comeford Molloy's livery stable on Fourth street, and is doing as well as ever, as he deserves.

Frank Geisl will soon occupy his old stand 111 a larger than the one burned and with a large and first-class assortment of goods. od grit, Frank. Busse Smith will start up again in the restaurant business if the parties ing the lots can be induced to build mediately. John A. Stoyell has the frame up for his office and another office adjoining.

Elder Co. are occupying the ing corner of Fourth and Meigs streets uutil Griffin completes their new building. D. I. Bailey Co's office is in Yegen's bakeiy.

They are settling up their counts and will soon start in business again. "Malloy Bros, have the Western House in good order again and the day of the fire accommodated eighty-two people for sopper aud lodging. Tree. The Christmas festivities of the M. E.

Sunday school were held in the school house on Christmas eve. The room was well filled with happy children and ors, and, thanks to the liberality of the warm-hearted people of Bismarck, the display of presents was unusually fine The exercises were short but int.ere ting. The best teature of the entertainment was the unusually fine zitha playing of Mr Geist. After the distribution of all joined in singing, "Praise God Iron: whom all blessings flow," and were dismissed with the benediction. Col.

Bu.l, as a manager and a worker, is more than a cess. A aad a ftVaul. Not the Young-M'tn-not-Afraid-of-HisWliisky but the name applied to him for he never took a drink of intoxicating liquors in his life. Besides, though liquor is sold in one end of the building in which he has a large interest, that is atoned for by the free use of the hall above for the red ribbon club meetings while the water works company has its meeting in the back room. So if body should fall on Jimmy's whisky Col.

Bull is on hand to save I hem and the water works people to supply a milder fluid. Stamp Year Letters. For nearly lour years the postmaster at Bismarck has stamped, at his own pense, about al 1 of the letters deposited in the office without stamps. So many of them, however, come in the same writing that it is getting monotonous, and I hough slill disposed to feel and act kindly toward that portion of the public which is eternally blundering, hereafter letters for mailing wiihout stamps will be sent to the Dead Letter fice. Mot Old Fogies.

Speaking of the Northwestern Stage Company, the Deadwood Times are the owners of the best stare and express lines running into the Hills, and have invesied hundreds of thousands of dollars in this business, when the come was unascertained. They are the principal owners of the first silver mine in the Hills and one of the best in the world. The Weather. The thermometer readied 38 degrees below zero Tuesday night as shown by the signal office records. The ordinary mercWy thermometers registered all grees of cold.

Some 40 below, some 48 and some an m.di and a half below 48. The thermometer on the hill at Ft. coln registered 42 below. The mean thermometer at BismaicK as registered by the Signal Office for the past week was 15 below zero. tsniiucu 9 VOL.

VII. BISMARCK, D. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1879. NO. 3 COL.

THOMPSON'S THEORY. CAUSE OF THE INCREASE IX THE FALL OF SI AIX AXD SXO IF. The Causes of Rain and the Electrical and graph Wires Conducive to tho Increased A PHILOSOPHICAL IDEA. Rhapsodists who are well housed, rounded with all the comforts of life, joying good health and blessed with a cheerful poetic disposition had, lasj- week, an abundance of reason to exclaim. Oh, the beautiful snow! Not so with the'poorly housed, the destitute of fuei, the door laborer, the teamster, the hungry and the sick.

To the unfortunate and needy such a snow storm io a terrible calamity while to the fortunate and well supplied it brings no terror and may be regarded as a source of immediate pleasure and of ultimate advantage to the whole country. To thf latter the wind howls horribly the cold penetrates pinchingly and ger hinders all hopes of happiness while the former mingles the jingling of sleigh bells with the whistling wind or drowns its roar by the eloquence of the lecturc room, the music of an orchestra or the tency of the flowing bowl his robes of fur and well filled stoves protect him from the cold, and oyster stews and relished dishes leave no room for hungry cravings. This unprecedented snow storm is an additional evidence of the fact that ment" and cultivation increases the fall and improves theclimateof all prairie countries. I have heretofore adverted to home of the reasons for this increase which is becoming more and morepulpa ble here every year. I have mentioned the prevention of prairie fires, as standing grass radiates heat, produces cold and precipitates the atmospheric moisture 111 the shape of dew, hoar frost, rainfall or snow storms, while the old grass holds the snow from drifting prevents the dry winds tiom sucking up the superficial moisture and contributes greatly retention of the water precipitated.

have mentioned prairie breaking 'pM a means of letting the water soak iino toe ground and become localized, instead of running down the Missouri or bping evaporated and carried by the winds to water other states. Tree culture has been advocated as a source of increased rainfall and a means of localizing water. I EFFECT OF RAILROADS. V. Railroads and their operation are among the greatest sources of increased rainfall in countries reputed arid.

In the tirst place they contribute powerfully to: the production of all the above mentioned causes. Secondly, The continuous iron rail created by its present 'fish-bar" ening is a powerful elcctric conductor connected with the entire railroad system of North America and on that account comes a new and wonderful rnearis of changing the electrical condition of the country into which it penetrates. That electricity and rainfall are intimately sociated everybody knows, but how (jloes the former produce or inerease the latter? I will tell you how it may do so. It is a fact people have observed, that in the great sea of atmosphere ing above us, there are different currents moving in different directions at different heights that these currents are sepafute. well defined and distinct from each oilier and remain so for several days or wt eks without any change or cou.mingjing whatever.

Some of these are warm and full of watery vapor, others are cold and dry, each characterized by), the thermal condition of it3 source. Novyto produce rain all that is necessary fe. to bring a hot and cold current into contact and make them commingle. the temperature of the vapor ing current, condenses the vapor, farms clouds and precipitate the water in'the shape of rain. Electricity is eithei tive or negative, and all matter is charged either one way 01 the other and in every conceivable degree If any two bodies are either positively or negatively chafed they will resist each other in proportion to their electiic condition.

If the oije is positively charged and the. other tively they will attract each other with a similar force. Now it is plain that fa lie two currents necessary for the PRODUCTION OF RAIN, both happen to be charged, which in this country is ally the case, they must- resist each other ancl prevent any contactor c.ommingly until an electrical change is pioducecl or some other prevailing power introduced to overcome the electrical antagonism. A body positively charged becomes negative when it has given off or dispensed its positive electricity. To effect this proper conductors must be introduced where they do not naturally exist.

Dry air and dry ground are non-conductors and have a tendency to perpetuate isting electrical condition of the current immediately above us while lightningrods. forest trees, giowing vegetables, church-steeples, a wet atmosphere wet ground are good conductors. All ductors are valueless unless they ate in a moist or wet. portion of the earth which is the great reservoir into which all positive electricity is conducted from posit'v. ly the atmosphere.

During much of the year in this and all the semi-arid prairie try the earlli and lower poition of the air are so dry as to neither conduct rr absorb electricity but the introduction of 1 ailroads, with their numerous side tracksand switches, has furnished a means of ing oft and conducting away to more moist countries enough electrictv from the er current to render it negative and tractive to the cunent above, and thus pro ducing rain and snow. I have no doubt that these powerful artificial conductors have already changed our climate along the Northern Pacific railroad and that the same effect will follow railroad tion everywhere in the great Northwest. The shrill whistle of the locomotive and the deep rumbling of the running cars another prolific source of ling currents. Heavvcanonading, er in battle or at celebrations, produces copious rainfall simply because it agitates and stirs up all the currents above and around it to such an axtent as to rate and produce a commingling which results in the precipitation of pheric vanor. Th'j operation of railroads produce similar effect.

W. T. BIT FORD. As Seen by the Special Correspondent. FORT BUFORD, D.

Dec. 11.R— Eight plenty of riding nil the ful. beinti nl en her! The continued absence of the Imlianc from this vicinity affords our amateur which same there be many 111 pleasure as game of all kinds is abundant in this vicinity both on the Yellowstone and Missouri rivi-rs. Everybody and his uncles and his can now take a trump to the timber and by playing away at random make a very fair bag The old cry again is heard of ammunition trading to Indians at the military posts in this vicinity. As usual it emauau's mini the department and one would naiurally that tlier were no lages, towns or jn the great northwest where article ol (his ifk could be procured by enterprising Yansues am them transported a short distance, comparatively spe iking, to some sale and secluded spot where iheir can easily be disposed of.

Where there's a will there's a wa, is trite remark, but the largest kind of a will liuds it hard to gel around the strict ordeis rigidly enforced at these military posts, concerning trude iu contraband goods to Indians. Last summer at some point 011 the iivi-r, I do not now call to mind where, a skiff was found moored to the bank with quite a stock of liquors and ammunition on board and uo proprietor 111 night. Indeed, it is said that up 10 thi" date none has ever appeared to claim the property. That cargo did n't come from a military post, and while cross country liders ist there is no need of ailing the mili ary so Paymaster Thoina- aM his iips rsr rst -r. B.

HcvU. have trimi fisu upper country and are now 'quietly renting at tor prior to au overland trip to Bismarck flie retirement of Lieui. Bron-iou, of the Sixth Infantry, promotes Lieut. Jacob, who will probably go to Oo. at Lincolu The new barracks are already in au advanced stage of completion and (Jnpt.

Penney is now ing ihe kitchens from their former site near the old, to the new buildings. The weather is a tle eoid but woric is progr -ssing finely Oapt itriltou leavos here to morrow for Poplar river agency to complete issues to the Indians there. -Medicine Ijear." "Afraid of the Bear" and some more chicfs with unpronounceable names, have returned from the hunt to get their annual annuities. It is understood that the not. ack Catfi-h will, with his r.

tnain on the hunting path uutil spring One week ago to-nigiii, Letf. 4ta, the talented band-master 01 the Infantry, Pr d'essor iitigler, was united iu marriage to Mis Lizzie ijtraur, one of Buford's faiivst demoiselles The. d-remony was performed by the ttev. Dr. Robiusou, post chupl.in.

Gei'eral Hazen, thecoinumuder 01 the ment, with the r-'gimeiit adjutant, Lieut, tiroes beck, and veral otiier Indies aud ijentlemeu of the garrison, were present. The was posed tv higter. Miss Anna, and the groom nad as bost mail Al. Si-rgt O'Connell, of same regiment. Congratulations followed the mony aud all went nurry as it should, 011 sacii a glorious occasion, l'roi'esaor a well knomi steamboat artist, radiant 111 regulation costume, esided at tue sitie-board.

And yet last night at tlis band concert Professor Stigler ed with -Ttev alt hav a Male but Me," and later 011 in the eveniug rendered as a solo "Nobody's Dml Though he explai- that he now stitutes somebody's for that other word. The marriage of Charlie Adams to Miss Julia Brown, daughter of Mrs. Surtain. was also celebrated a few evniiigs since amid a select-circle on'nend-. at the residence of the bric.e's me whisper iu your ear that Buford in just the ulace for least all the youug ladies say KEX.

Personal. Col. Moore is atill resting at Bismarck. Henry Blakely is visiting his home at St. Paul.

Flaunery went to Fargo again day. E. H. Bly, of the Sheridan House, went east last week. Mrs.

Asa Fisher and daughter are spending the holidays cast. Mrs. Lee, wife of Engineer Lee, la spending the holidays east. J-wrterinjstei itirk sol lady went eist last week to speud the holidays. Sut Winston, of Fort is iu the cityHe looks well for a recent'y married man.

Oscar Moore returned from the Bad urday. Howard Brandt will soon go out to clerk lor Moore A Lieut Wallace, of Ft. Meade, has been missioned to take a number of prisoners to Fort Keogii aud will be here soon. Frank Wasiner, t'ue gentlemanly clerk for a long titnc with L. N.

Griffin at the Capitol Hotel, now with Joe Hare. It's a treat to see Frauk slii'g glasses. Mr. Samuel Laugh-in, the popular baggagemasteroftheN. P.

road at this point, leaves Monday for bis home iu Philadelphia, for a few weeks' recreation. Lieut Mann, Ft. Meade, arrived Tuesday night after a four day siege in tha stage coach. He is on leave of absence granted Sheridan in opposition to wishes of Gep. bturgis.

John A- Rioyeli went to Fargo Tuesday. John rather likes Fargo kut will, remain with marck, however, until it becomes the largest city north of St. Louis on t.ie Missoori. O. S.

Goff, who is temporarily, stopping in the Hills with his branch photograph gallery, is 'spending the holidays w.th his family in this city. Mr. Goff will build a large gallery here next sp riug second to none weal of St. Past. mm.

FREAKS OF ELECTRICITY. THE VOICE OF THE WIItES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, The People in Mains won't Allow tike Democrats to Steal the Row at Augusta in which the People are Victorious. Dispatch to The Tribune.) WONT HAVE IT. AUGUSTA, Dec. was great excitement, nearly a riot, here terday over the attempt of Maj.

Smith, Greenback candidate for Governor, and others, to remove the arms and tion from the arsenal to Augusta by order of Gen. Garcelon. The crowd prevented the arms from being shipded and they were returned to the arsenal. The escape from bloodshed was very narrow. The crowd was greatly excited and the mayor's entreaties to the officer in charge of the arms induced them to give way to the mands of the crowd.

Garcelon's supporters held a meeting on the 2Jth at which celon said that the people of the State would not stand idly by and allow forcc to be used and would by arms, if necessary, say the laws must be obeyed. WOULDN'T GIVE UP. CINCINNATI, Dec. er, a German at Delphos, was called" up at 2 o'clock Christmas morning, by three men who demanded his money. He refused and was shot.

His wife was then bound, gagged and tortured until she disciosed the whereabouts of the money $1,500 was secured. NOTES. Three thousand Ghilseais attacked the British at Jugdulula on the 23d and were beaten with great loss. The number of survivors so far as known of the Borussia, is but nine. Grant has declined President Hayes' vitation to stay at the White House while in Wrsliington.

Bailey's hop factory, at New Berryport Mueslis burned: loss $110,000 The cold weather extends all over the country. Joy Complete. The Merchants Hotel was the scene of one continual round of pleasure last even, ing. Messrs. Geo.

A. Wasmer, Geo. Miner, Geo. M. Bliss, James Stephens, G.

W. Johnston, and C. A. Atchinson, employees of the House, presented Mr. and Mrs.

L. N. Griffin with an elegant silver set, which completely overcome them with surprise and delight. Mr. Griffin, in a few appropriate remarks, thanked them kindly for the token of pect, stating that he and his'would ever hold them in pleasant remembrance of the occasion.

The boys were equally prised, a few moments'later, when Mr. Griffin purchased of Hanauer six suits of clothes, ofva tine pattern, and tributed them among the gentlemen n.ined. as a token of his appreciation of their meritorious services during the past. In addition to these presents each of the dining room girls was presented with an elegant set of furs. On the whole body about the establishment was happy.

The boarders and guests were, through the skill displayed by Mr. Johnson and assistants, in "the cooking departraient, greeted with one of the finest ever given in the west. Red Ribbon. A large and enthusiastic toeeting of the Red Ribbon society of Bismarck was heM in Champion Hall last Monday evening. Dr.

B. F. Slaughter presiding. After singing and other religious services led by Rev. J.

M. Bull an original poem, written by Mrs. 8: Bull, was very finely read by Mrs. Marston, short but eloquent speeches were made by Wna. Gleason and Dr.

Bentley. Twenty-tww persons signed the pledge and dinned the red ribbon, making in all eighty members. By unanimous'vote Dr.Benfrly appointed a committee to cacvass the city for fu idi foriihe establishment of a free readinur. robing it was also resolved that the object of the next meeting shoulct be principally to consider the subject ot the reading room. The society then journed to meet next Monday night at City Hall.

Cut klis Way Out. Mandan was the scene of a little cutting match last evening. A crowd had sembled at the Northwestern celebrating Christmas in genuine frontier stylis. Among the crowd were two men, named Rayino and Riley. A general wow followed in which the two figured most prominently.

The result was that Riley received a terrible and dangerous stab in the abdomen from a knife in hands of Rayino. Raymo was brotightte Bismarck last evening and lodged in jail. It is claimed by Raymo's friends that act was a He was cornered and had to cut himself loose. life is despaired of. 5 1 1 1 Is -mj t.

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