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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
She Was a Regular Mrs. Easy Mark

3 T.
Grand Forks, N. D., Sept 22.-Mrs.
Estella Hackenbract, widow woman,
trusted a man whom she had known
less than two weeks, and now, she has
asked the district court to recover for
her a certain residence property
which in the goodness of her heart she
decided to Edwin G. Lawrence, who
left town suddenly a week ago.
According to Mrs. Hackenbract,
Lawrence, who is a young man of
silaVe manners and taking disposition
represented to her that he had the
chance of a lifetime to engage in busi-
ness in Grand Forks, as resident agent
of the EllShart Carriage & Harness
Co, OF the American Carriage Manu-
featuring Co. He dilated on the desir-
ability of such an appointment, and
several days after he had first told her
Of the grand opportunity, appeared
very much cast down. and advised her
that he was fearful that he would not
get the appointment, explaining that
the big corporation insisted on giving
the appointment to a man who owned
real estate in the city. or ostensibly
owned property. lit was then that he
suggested that she deed to him her
residence property promising that
within ten days, having landed the de-
sired position or appointment by that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
FIVE MEN LOST in
WRECK OF SHIPS

st. Johns, N. Fl, Sept 22.-A fierce
gale has swept this region. The schoon-
4er Amy Louise, ia tons, Of ST. Johns; !;
Schooner Bobs, ninenty y-seven tons, of
Parrisboro, M. S., and schooner Elnor,
.eighty-six tons, Of Plymouth, have been
driven ashore. The Schooner Ripple,
seventy tons, Of Quebec, has been lost
with FIVE men. The Labrador mail
steamer is delayed. 1t is feared that
last weeks gale has devastated the
Labrador seaboard. Reports from st.
Pierre show that the gales have se-
yerely damaged the French fishing
feet The catch OF cod is the poorest
lin ten years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22

time, he would recenvey the property
to her and no one would be the wiser.
The company would be satisfied that
he owned property here, he would have
"a lucrative position, and the 9accommo-
dating woman in the case would have
a deed to her property, which he would
treat merely as loan for few days.
He admitted that he had several
hundred dollars, but that instead OF
buying property with it he would use
the amount in the business. The pro-
perty was decided to Lawrence on
Sept. 6. Then Lawrence claimed to be
taking active steps to secure the APP
pointment, but ND to last Thursday his
appointment had not been received.
and Thursday night he disappeared.
On Friday Mrs. Haclsenbract made the
discovery that the property which she
had decided to her newly found friend
had been mortgaged for $3.50.
She at once took steps to recover
possession of the properly and ITO pre-
vent any more p1astering ofRmortgages
or transfers Of the property by the
new owner. the smooth young man
with lob in sight.
She declined to prosecute Lawrence
or to appear against him should he be
brought back, and will pay the mort
gage and recover title to her property
through the courts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
FRIGHTFUL . =,
ACCIDENT
STREET CAR STRUCK DYNAMITE
AND NINE WERE KILLED
An Unusual Accident Reported at Mel
rose, Mass.-Fifty Pounds of Dyna-
mite Dropped on the Track from an
Express Wagon.

Melrose, Mass, Sept. 22.-An out
ward bound Boston electric car was
blown to pieces last night in Melrose
Nine persons were killed outright
Nineteen others ON the car were taken
to hospitals suffering from severe III
juries. A score of persons in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the explosion were
hurt by flying glas and splinters. q
The car struck charge of dynamite
left on the track. The front dashboard
Of the car was hurled more than fifty
feet. The ground was strewn with legs
arms and other portions of human bod
les. So great was the force of the ex-
plosion that two men standing in the
door of store fifty feet away were
severely injured by the flying wreckage
while every window within a radius oi
a quarter of mile was broken. The
car contained mostly workingmen on
their way home.
The police announce that the cause
of the wreck was the striking of fifty
pound box of dynamite, which had fall
len from an express wagon. The express
wagon was driven by Roy Fenton, who
discovered that the box had dropped off
and rushed back to take it off the track
but before he got within a hundred
yards of the box, the car was blown up
The police arrested Roy Fenton, driy
er of the express wagon, who was car
rying two ffty-pound boxes of tdyna-
mite on his wagon, and did not know
until he reached the express office that
one of the boxes had dropped Off The
explosion was heard several miles.
Directly opposite the scene was the
Masonic building, everywindow of which
was shattered. Through one of the win
doWs a human foot was blown. A
score of persons within 100 yards OF
the car were knocked down. 81
The authorities of the state and the
city started an inquiry today into the
explosion. Several Of the injured are
in a critical condition and may die.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
AFTER THE BONDS FOR
NEEL Y'S CUBAN SHORT 4 AGE

New York, Sept. 22 "A suit was en-
tered in the United States circuit court
sby the governments, through General
Burnett, United States district attor-
ney, against tho Fidelity Deposit Co,
of Maryland, to recover $3o,ooo given
~ tlle company III bonds for Chas. a.
Il. Nicely, when he was appointed IN
Ocfobcr. 1900, as chief Of the bureau Of
finance, of the department Of posts II
Cuba
ii was the duty Of Neely TO sell pos
tage stamps and other supplies to post
masters throughout the island and when
Cuba VAS under THE administration ot
this government AS such agent Of the
government Ile was convicted of en-
bszzlins 7Q,6so.4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
BARRY APPEAL 10 BE
HEARD AT BISMARCK

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 22. The
case Of the state against William Barry,
who IS serving a life sentence in the
spenitentiary, on charge Of murder,
will not be argued at the Grand Forks
term of the supreme court, but will be
taken up at the opening Of the Bismarck
term Of the court, which will be con-
vened Oct. is. The briefs in the case
have all been prepared but the case will
be argued and ii went over to the Bis
inarck term BY agreement. Judge En-
gerud will not sit iii the case, he having
at one time appeared as an attorney in
the case.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
WEATHER FORECASTER
MOORE BECOMES ANGRY

Peoria, TIL, Sept. z2.-Long range
weather prophets, men who make their
forecasts and send them broadcast
over the country to be published from
time to- time, receive the attention Of
Prof. Willis Is. Moore chief Of the
United States weather bureau, in his
address before the convention of
weather men On, the conclusion of
Professor Carrots paper on Iongraage
forccasting, the chief of the bureau de-
livered scatlsing rebsike 10 What He
termed char1atans III weather forecas
ing and the unscicntific reports pub
lished in the newspapers His speech
created somewhat of 4 sensation HI the
soHventioii.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
JUDGE KNEESIiAW DECIDES
LANGDON OPERAHOUSE CASE

Langdon, Al D., Sept. aa--In the
case Of Geo We Buckingham against
Charles NJ. McEuen. the Langdon I'm
,plement Co. and Others, an action
brought BY twenty-four mechanics lien
holders on the Lanodon Operahouse
property, Judge Kneesiiaw has made
ail order holding the lien holders en-
titled to Judgment, and further hold
ing that Buckingham and certain other
lien holders who did work on the
building should have priority, the re-
mainder Of the creditors to share Pre-
rata in the proceeds after these liens
are paid, from the sale Of the property
which IS ordered.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
THE BIG MINNESOTA
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Norfolk, Va, Sept, 22. Fire broke
out in the hold Of the steamship Mime
sofa Of the Great Northern Pacific line,
while the vessel was loading coal for
her bunkers, but the flames were ex-
tinguished with only a trifing loss. The
fire was caused BY spontaneous COM
bustion III a lot Of coal that had been
loaded at New London abaft of mid
ships. The Minnesota, which IS bound
for Seattle, carries 6ooo tons of anthra-
cite loaded at Philadelphia The fire
caused great excitement in the shipping
quarter and was only extinguished aft
er quick work BY the ship FIRE crew.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

St, Louis, Mo-, Sept. a2.-Amateur
fighters from New York, San Francis
GO, Chicago and other cities are gath,
cred in St. Louis to take part in the
Olympic worlds championships. The
tournament, which is conducted under
the auspices of the Amateur Athletic
Union, opens this evening and viii
continue through tomorrow and Satur.
day. The following classes are oper
to amateurs of the world: los, IFS
Ia5, Is5, las, 1873 pounds and heavy,
weight. Gold medals will be given tc
the winner, silver medals to the second
and bronze medals to third.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22

,bles is the difficulty of transporting
troops. / do not see why it should be
any easier to throw troops into the field
at the end of the war than it is at pres
sent " f-..--.. str O.. g..
Mr.. Gackle's opinion was instantly
challenged and an animated discussion
arose. Some of the assertions were:
'Kuropatkin is too smart for those
Japs. He has been fooling them and
some time will drive them all into the
sea"
IF the Japs were going to win the
god Of the Russians would have dis
closed it to his people" .4
ssThe Japs have shown their weakness
in not taking Port Arthur If they
should take it, Kuropatkin would march
down and take it back
wait until the number of troops are
even, and then you will see who viii
beat If the war keeps on every Jap
soldier will be killed" s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
A DYNAMITE
BOMB FOUND
NEIGHBoR DISCOVERED A
BAD MACHINE IN TIME
Effort Was Made to Blow Up the Rcs-
idence of the President Of Steel
Company at Birmingham With q
Home Made Bomb.

Birmingham, Ala. Sept. 22.-A neigh
Dor passing the home Of J. G. Maben,
president Of the Sloss, Sheffield Steel
Iron Co. today, say fire spluttering on
the front steps. He extinguished the
fire and found it was a fuse, which led
into a bottle containing enough powder
ed dynamite to wreck the house A
white man was seen running from the
house shortly before.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
THE FRIARS REPUDIATE
THE OLD AGREEMENT

Manila, Sept 22.--The Augustinian
friars have repudiated the agreement
made in Rome between the late Pope
Leo, the late Archbishop Guidi, apos-
tolic delegate to the Philippine Islands,
and Former Governor Taft, that the
money paid by the United States in the
purchase of friar lands should remain
in the islands and have requested that
payment to them be made in drafts OH
London banks. ~ ot3a<s, 5.-.,k ..sa..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
CANADIAN. WoMEN,s COUNCIL

Winnipeg, Man, Sept. "a Several
score of delegates representing nearly
all parts of the Dominion are here for
the meeting of the National Council
of Women of Canada, which began its
sessions today. The. council, which
has. the Countess OF Minto for its hon
orary president, aims to unite the vari-
otis branches Of women's work-char-
liable, patriotic, educational and artistic
>S--itlto one body for counsel and ad-
:. sancement. The subjects scheduled
for consideration during the several
days the council will be in session
include most important questions in
connection with the social educational
and national life of Canada.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
BRYAN'S LEATHER LUNGS
HAVE AT LAST WORN OUT

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 2e.His lungs
weakened by strenuous oratory in the
st. Louis convention. William ]. Bry-
an has begun an enforced vacation in
the wilds of Wyoming. His pIysi-
clans informed him that unless he went
into the deep woods, where he could
not be bothered by the kilograms and
the temptation to talk, he might suffer
permanent impairment OF one lung
His general health is good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
CONFEDERATES AT BRISTOL.

" Bristol, Va, Sept. 22.-Ex- Confeder-
ate veterans of Southwest Virginia
and East Tennessee assembled in an
nual reunion here today. The gather
ing was held under the auspices of
Fulkerson Camp, of this city, which
provided elaborate entertainment. for
the veterans and other visitors. One
of the principal features of the pro-
gramme was All address by ex-Gover-
nor Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
JAPS ARE
VERY BUSY
GENERAL KUR0PATKIN WIRES
THEY ARE ON THE MOVE
Persistent Efforts Have Been Made to
Turn the Left Flank Of the Russian
Army But the Japs Have Been Un-
successful. 0

St. Petersburg, Ss SSaa General
Kuropatkis telegraphs Der yester-
days date that the Jspah Sseontinue
their attempts to turn The. n esn left
without success.
Field Marshal Drama fore> Ycsye
still thirty miles south and souh 'ex
of Fushun. The war Office does \
expect a battle at Fushun until afterM
series Of rear guard engagements, q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
EXPRESS DRIVER HELD
FOR FALL HEARING

Maiden, Mass, Sept. 22. The express
driver, detained BY the police in com
nection with last nights dynamite ex-
plosion in Melrose. has been held on a
charge OF manslaughter under $1,000
bond for hearing Oct. A.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
A KENTUCKY
MURDERER
BAD MAN ARRESTED ".1
WITHOUT RESISTANCE
He Is Charged With the Murder of
James CockrIII, a Prominent Ken-
tuckian, and Failed to Put Up the
Fierce Fight Anticipated.

Lexington, KY, Sept 22.-Wm. Brit
ton was arrested ten miles from Jack
ssonyille last night by Coroner Bailey
and a posse on the charge of compiler
in the murder Of James Cockrill at
Jackson, KY. He didn't resist arrest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
JAPANESE ARE GETTING
ACTIVE AROUND MUK DEN

IS 81, Petersburg Sept a2 The japan
csc operations against Mukden are rap
idly developing. General Kuropatkin an
nounccs the japanese army at Bentsia-
putze is beginning to advance northward.
The Russians are offering a stubborn
resistance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
PRESIDENT HAS STARTED
BACK TO WASHINGTON

Oyster Bay, Sept. 22.-President
Roosevelt and party have left Sycamore
Hill on the return trip to Washington.
The journey to Jersey City was on the
naval yacht Sylph.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
LADY CURzON
SERIOUSLY ILL
FORMER CHICAGO GIRL
VERY SICK I'm LONDON
Wife of viceroy OF India, Formerly
Daisy Letter OF Chicago, Is Regarded
by Physicians as Being In a Serious
Condition.

London, Sept. GA bulletin issued
this morning by the physicians attending
Lady Curzon, formerly Miss Letter of
Chicago, wife of the viceroy of India,
says her condition is serious. as.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
Sam crabbe and the Street Railway Line.

The street cars will be rambling
along this street before the first Of
December" said Sam F. Crabbe,
yesterday afternoon after he had Civ
en- an order to I25 men to raise the
grade three-quarters of an inch and
put in curve (which will take the
whiskers off the sidewalk on the cor
ner Of Broadway and N. P. Avenue.
1The Fargo & Moorhead Street
Railway people mean business and
you will soon be able to get trans
fers from Moorhead to the police
station in this city without calling in
a jag wagon. #" Il
. The report that it is with money
which l. have advanced that the
street railway z work is now being
carried on is false, absolutely false.
] am working for salary, myself, just
the same as you are.
II Speaking about street cars re-
minds me, when the cars start run
ming citizens who don't know where
they live will be put off the cars at
the right place and will not need the
assistance of the city engineer to tell
them where their property is located.
Maybe Billie Edwards will take ad-
vantage of this fact"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
AT MlJKDEN Al BATTLE
IS EXPECTED AT TUSHUlN

Mukden, Sept. GA batt1eis hour
" expected in the vicinity of Fushun,
thirty miles east Of here. At present
all is quiet The weather is cold.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
STOPPED "A RUSSIAN
CRUISER FROM COALlNG.

Las Palnas, Canary Islands, Sept. a2.,
The Russian cruiser Terek, which had
been stopping British vessels in the
vicinity of Gibraltar, was stopped from
taking ON coal supplies here today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
JAPS SAID TO HAVE
TAKEN ANOTHER FORT.

Toxic, Sept. 22.-Lacking official
confirmation a report says the Japan
csc captured another important fort at
Port Arthur after a desperate assault.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
HIS FRIENDS WANT TO
RESCUE PRIS SONER

Jackson, KY, Sept "a party of
Britton's friends left Jackson to rescue
Britton and if possible to keep him in
Brethitt County.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-09-22
QUIET TO-DAY.

Mukden, Sept. With the excep-
tion Of a slight skirmish at Da Pass
there were no Developments today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-22

| 1--WE don't want those things" says
| Mr.. Coburn. I'VE have no place to put
! them. Our rooms are full; we don't
| care to displace any of the present col
/ leetion. We never. will get anything
| any better for exhibition purposes than
what We have. And we will never be
able to get them put up in any more
attractive form. I don't know anything
about what has been sent here, and
| the less I can know about it, the better
1 will be satisfied.
| Charles F. Luling, one of the Kansas
commissioners, who is in part respon-
sible for having the best portions of the
agricultural display shipped here, says:
IF Mr.. Coburn does not want these
exhibits. why did he put in requisHi0n
for them? We were not especially anxi-
Gus to send them here; we sent them
only because we supposed they were
| wanted. We could easily have sold all
this stuff to real estate offices. There
was a demand for more of such things
than We could supply. The real estate
men like to use them to decorate their
offices. If Mr.. Coburn does not use
these exhibits I don't know what will
become of them. Il have no authority
to turn them over to anybody.
Meantime, the big packing cases tuu
of exhibits lie unopened in the state
house corridor.
1t is possible that few of the best
samples of corn exhibited at the expo
sition will be taken in charge by the
department of agriculture here. The
department would also have liked TO
own the Kansas steer made out of Vari-
Gus kinds of grains, but this noble ami
NAL has ceased to exist. He could not
be shipped, and there was nothing 10
do with him except to tear him to
1t is possible that if the State Agri-
cultural society is unable to find
place in its rooms for the relics OF the
agricultural display from st. LOUIS,
they will be turned over to the State
Agricultural college. The Agr1cul-
turaI college has quite a quantity OF
stuff in the shipment which was
brought to the state house by mis-
take. These things will be reshipped
to Manhattan. and all the rest of the
exhibit may be sent along;
MI. Luling received telegram yes
terday from John Macdonald, super
intendent of the Kansas educational
exhibit, that all the exhibits from his
department were packed and on the
cars These exhibits are to be brought
to Topeka, and distributed here to the
various schools, colleges and cities
which donated them for use at the
fair.
Practically all of the splendid min
eraI exhibit, arranged under the direc-
ton of Geo. P. Grimsley, Will be DO
mated TO the state by the owners, and
will be used to fit up the Academy of
Science museum. This display mas
not yet been shipped from st. Louis.
When it arrives. Mr.. Grimsley will as
sist in putting it in place in the
museum. 1t will give the state house
another exhibit of great interest to the
people of Kansas.
All the furniture from the Kansas
building which was not sold in ST.
Louis has been received, and is now
in the office of Governor Bailey. 1t
will become part of the permanent
furnishing of that office. The fur
niture consists of costly desk, a large
and elegant table, and a large number
of chairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-22
Say Rate Sheet Scheme Is Illegal.

Plans of the Pennsylvania, Balti-
more & Ohio, and some of the Van
derbilt lines to publish a new passen-
ger rate sheet, on the basis of iron
clad rate agreements, probably will
be dropped.
The wabash and Grand Trunk
roads were not represented at the
meeting of rate clerks held at Chicago
to establish a proposed rate sheet. The
Michigan Central was represented,
but emphaticaIly refused to be a
party to any agreement involving the
infraction of the law as laid down by
the supreme court of the United States
in the case of the Joint Traffic associa-
ton, and insisted that the plan of the
proposed rate sheet was illegal
The rate clerks finally decided to re-
port to their superior officers that
they had not been able to reach an
the question of a new rate sheet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-22
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Shows Firmness on Cable
Influence.
Sentiment In the Corn Pit Is
Firm.

Chicago, Dec. WHEAT-Inf1uenced
by higher cables and strength of north
western markets the wnsa1 market here
today showed considerable f1rT1ness. May
opened sQ3sc higher. at $In7s@1 125s. At
ter selling up to SLIPS the price reacted
70 $l12Ql-21s. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of $50 cars,
against 6S7 cars a year ago.
Liquidation of December later caused
weakness in all deliveries. The market
closed easy with May off Ac, at $1.11h.
CORN-Sentiment in the corn pit was
firm May opened unchanged to 1sc high
er, at 455s@45zc, and held within the open
ing range
The close was easy, with May down Nc,
at 452sc.
OATS-The oats market was steady.
May opened a shade higher, at 3115c, and
sold of to 313sQ311zc.
PROVISIONS were trif1e
easier. May pork was unchanged, at
S12 9213: Lard was a shade lower, at 81 121k
and ribs were off 215c, at S. 721k
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 81. 151kG1 1879 ;
No. red, $110Q114; No. 2 hard, $111@