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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
MAY GO AFTER BRITISH.
Tire Russians May Attempt to Force England
Out OF India.

ST. Petersburg. Feb. Iz.-Lieutenant
General Igonoff, governor general and
commander Of the troops ii, Turkestan,
has gone to Tashkefld with General SAX
haroH, chief Of the staff ON the mill
tary district of Turkestan. 1t Is said
in high military circles that General
NanoH has been instructed to prepare
for the contingency of military action
in the dircctioii Of India, i'll the event
Of Great Britain adopting ain attitude
openly hostile 10 Russia Of attempting to
prejudice Russian interests III Persia or
Tibet.
Public opinion III Russia even among
military men, is strongly opposed to
Viceroy Alexieff, who is accused of
iilcapacity "A movement is OH foot
for the immediate appointment of
General Kuraptkin, the MAR minister,
to command the Russian land forces and
TO give Admiral SkrydIoff. command
on tlle sea-
meeting Of the council OF the EN-
pire was held today. Ii was attended
By The heir presslinptiye the Grand Duke
Michael and other grand dukes.
Ihe spirit of patriotism at Moscow
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
BRUTAL NEGRO SENTENCED.
Negro Rapist and Murderer Had . Speedy Trial
In Virginia. .

\. Roanoke, Va, Feb. ~. Henry Viii
#liams, a burly negro, VINO at noon on
Jan. so last, entered the home Of
George ]. Shields, 4 well known BUSH
ness man, and outraged Mrs. Shields
and then fnurderously assaulted her
and her 3-year-old daughter with a
hatchet. razor and pocket knife and
left them for dead, was sentenced By
Judge Woods in the corporation court
Ito be hanged March is next. After
hacking and fracturing the skulls of
his victims with d hatcliet, Williams cut
Mrs. Shields throat from ear to ear
with a razor and locked her in a
clothes closet. He escaped to the coal
fields, where he was captured last We'd
|nesday Al reward Of $4,000 had been
offered for his capture. He confessed
the crime and on Friday was rushed
across the state of Virginia on spec
ial train TO Richmond for sale keeping
a special grand Jury indicted him for
|feloniousf assault and robbery. He
was brought here on 4 special train ac-
companied by 600 soldiers and another
special train bearing 600 soldiers pre-
coded that which bore Williams. He
was hurried to the courthouse under
the protection of eighteen companies
|of state militia and was tried on the
charge of fclonious assault, which is
q capital offense III this state Besides
A military guard, the court officers,
the witnesses, the jury and representa-
tiyes of the press, no ONE was admit
ted to the courtroom The streets for
several blocks around the Jail were fill
ed with soldiers who prevented any APP
proacll To the courthouse buildings.
The prisoner. who already had made
several confessions, pleaded mot
guilty but made no defense The
bloody hatchet filled with hair from
the heads of Williams victims and the
bloody razor were introduced In eyi-
dence by the commonwealth
HE jury was out FIVE minutes and
within another FIVE minutes Judge
Woods had passed the death sentence
Lon the negro and ordered that he be
removed at ONCE to Eynchburg Tor
| sale keeping until tlle day set for his
|exeetltion, when lie will be brought
here and han ged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
MUNICIPAL REFORM.

St. Paul. MINI, Feb, 1z.-SeYeral
hundred earnest advocates of good
city government and improved munich
pal conditions filled the senate cham
Der OF the state capitol this morning
at the opening OF the annual conven-
tion of the Minnesota Municipal and
Commercial League. The attendance
was not only large but OF "a thoroughly
representative character, the delegates
representing nearly every city of inn
portance in the state.
The delegates assembled at II
O'Clock and listened to an address Of
welcome by Governor Van SAINT, to
which response was made by Joseph
A. Eckstein of New Ulm, vice presi-
dent of the association. At the alter
noon session President L. Al. Rosing
of Cannon Falls delivered his annual
addres sand this was followed by re-
ports from the committees appointed
to investigate various questions of
common interest TO the smaller cities
of the state. Among other things the
reports dealt with transportation and
railroad rates, municipal charters and
public service corporations
This evening there is to be al, open
injecting, with addresses by DR.. w. w.
Folwell of the University ssof Mime
sofa. G. NJ. Loring of Minneapolis, and
j. ~ E, Porter Of OMatonna Tomor-
row morning there will he a business
session and the convention will close
at noon with the annual election 81
|officers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
MAY HELP SOME.

Topeka, Kas.., Feb. 17.--Balnche
Boies was sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail and pay a. fine Of 500 for
her second offense in smashing the
windows of buildings in which joints
were operating a year ago.
Miss Boies smashed the windows Of
FIVE buildings She has been serving
a thirty-day sentence for smashing the
first windows OF the series of FIVE. That
sentence expired Saturday. III ss3i
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
NEGRO FARMERS.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. I7.Tlie
Negro Farmers Congress for which
preparations have been making for /
long time opened auspiciously today
at Williams Industrial College. The
congress will remain in session until
Saturday and an elaborate programme
Of papers and discussions ON agricul-
tural topics has been prepared Sew
eral speakers and agricultural autliori4
ties of note will be heard. q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
ALBANIANS
= ARE FIGHTING
! 4 -s$s& I%f
The Proposed Reforms and High
Taxes Have Made the Aibanians
Very Indignant.
They Are Fighting and Defeating the
Turkish Troops--They Have a
=>.., Large Force. s.....,

Constantinople, Feb. ~ Sixteen
thousand Albanians are in revolt in
the district of Diakova against the re-
form plans of the powers for Mace
donia and obnoxious taxes. In tho
conflicts which have taken place be-
tween the Albanians and the Ottoman
troops. the latter were worsted
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
GETS HANNA,S SEAT.

Washington, Feb. I7.-Senatof Bev-
eridge will occupy the seat which Sem
ator Hanna's death makes vacant For
the past four years Senator Beveridgc
has had a seat on the democratic side
of the chamber. EfE# f%
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT MADE
The Japs Are Making Some Active Transfers
of Troops. "a"

Paris, Feb. I7.An official dispatch
received from Toxic says one of the
most important movements Of Japanese
troops yet made Is taking place today.
One of the main branches of the army
with three divisions is going on trans
ports. It is believed their destination
is near the mouth of Yalu River or on
L-iaot,lng Peninsula fanking Port Ar
thur.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
DECIDED AGAINST GRIGSBY.


/ Washington, Feb. 17.--The papers
in the case Of Col. Melvin Grigsby OF
South Dakota United States district
attorney at Nome. have been sent to
the president from the department OF
Justice with a recommendation for his
dismissal from office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
THE RUSSIAN REPL Y.
The Russians Win Send Modified Acceptance
81 to Hays Note.

ST. Petersburg, Feb, ~ Russia s
reply To Secretary Hays note on China
will be made in a few days IT, will
acquiesces in principle but with certain
reservations egarding the Chinese adj
ministrative control over the region in
Manchuria to safeguard Russian inter-
estS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
RUSSIANS TOOK NEW CHWANG
The Russians Concluded They Needed the
Chinese Treaty Port.

New York, Feb IA Herald dis
patch from Tien Tsin Feb. II says Rus
sia has seized the treaty port at New
ChWang. Fifteen hundred infantry en-
tered the native city with bands play
ing and banners flying Panic and con-
fusion prevails among the natives.
Dispatches direct from New ChWang
dated Feb I6 made no mention of this
incident s5 5S ss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
STORM WAS TOO SEVERE.
Only Two OF the Torpedo Boats Were Able To
- Get Into the Eiarbor.

Toxic, Feb. I7.--A heavy storm pre-
vented the Japanese torpedo attack on
Port Arthur, Two Idestroyers only
were able to force their way through
the storm into the harbor and discharged
torpedocs The officers of one say they
are confident they torpedoed one war
ship. ..@5.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
PANAMA CASE.

Paris. Feb, I7.-The first tribunal OF
the Seine today began the hearing OF
the case OF the republic of Colombia
against the Panama Canal Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
REPORTS DIscREDITED.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE admiralty dis
credits the reports that the Japanese
fred on the German gunboats in cast
erl waters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
IOWA REPUBS.
The Convention Will Be Held i'm Des
Moines May IS TO Select
Delegates.

Des Moines, Feb. I7.Des Moines to-
day selected as the place of holding the
republican state convention May I8 to
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
TWO WARSHIPS DAMAGED.
A Pair Of Japanese Fighting Machines REQUIRE
s ~ Seq s a.4-s Repairing ~ sr

Shanghai Feb telegram dated
Feb. says: Fifteen thousand troops
are enlbarking on transports today The
horses are in poor condition. Two
damaged warshiDs are. here waiting to
go into dry dock
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-17
MORE SHIPS
BLOWN UP
No APPS Reported to Have Used
.@sN5. Torpedo Destroyers Again J,
K 7Russian Warships.
The Boats Slipped Into the Harbor at
Port Arthur During a Big ~,
Storm .sy

London, Feb I7.A dispatch to The
St. James Gazette from Kobe, Japan,
says q Russian guardship in the harbor
and another Russian warship were tor
pedoed at Port Arthur Feb. Ia and the
japanese retired without injury. '>
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30

ravages of the pest would be more de-
structive than 1t was in the season re-
Gently ended. This assumption, how
ever, may, and probably will, turn out
TO be incorrect. The cotton region Is
better equipped to night the insect than
II was a year ago. There Is some hope.
in fact, that methods are now being
advised which will finally extirpate it.
The south, the United States and the
world needs a much larger cotton crop
for 1904 than 1t had in 1908, and larger
than It had in any year thus far. The
worlds demand is growing much faster
than is the supply, True, the amount Of
cotton produced outside of the United
States Is much greater now than II
ever has been before, and the tendency
will be toward a further and further
increase. But there is not The slightest
reason to fear that production will be
overdue. The demands of the hmeri-
can mills, at a time not very far dis
tant, are likely TO absorb the Whole OF
the present American yield. A le.0D0,-
900 or $4,000. 900 bale crop in the Unit
ed States in 1904 would enrich the
south, end the embargo in the mills,
add to the country's exports and sic,
a powerful impetus to general trade.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
MARRIAGE OF CAPT. SARTORIS
Procedure Required by u
French Law.

Paris, April 26.-The civil ceremony
OF the marriage of Capt. Algernon
Sartoris grandson of the late Gen. U,
S. Grant, and Mile, German Cecile
Noufiard Ia niece of Charles Il,
Halle, the artist, director of the new
gallery, London), took place Monday.
The ceremony was merely the usual
formal procedure required by French
law. The witness for Mile. Noufflard
were Charles E. Halle and Georges e
Reynard. Those for Capt. Sartoris
were the Marquis de L'Aigle and Maj,
T. Bentley Mott, United States mill
tary attache.
The interesting religious marriage
ceremony to which the entire Ameri-
can colony Is looking forward will
take place April q in the church of
st. Honore d'Eylau. The bridesmaids
will be Mile. Noufflard and Mile. Mar
guerite Noufflard, sisters of the bride;
Miss Marthe Mathey and Miss Lille,
an American girl, who recently made
her debut at the Grand Opera. The
ushers will be A. II. Sartoris, a cousin
of the groom; Maurice Nouf1ard, a
brother of the bride, and Sir Frederick
Robinson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30

That which causes o outbreaks or
disease among 1ocks than anything
else is the bringing on the farm OF
fowls from other farms or places. The
farmer or poultryman orders a pure
bred male. or purchases a ito, and
when they arrive there may appear
no sign of disease; but such fowls may
have been exposed to disease at some
time, and bring It on their feet or In
some other amer Pigeons which
fly from farm to farm may also carry
disease. II is therefore incumbent
upon the farmer to be careful from
whom he procures new blood to be
added to the flock at this season Of the
year. for IT. is difficult to detect disease
without a close examination, which is
something that Is seldom done by those
who procure fowls from elsewhere to
add to the flock. Nor should the
vigilance be confined to the individual
birds; the entire flocks of which the
birds are members should be carefully
looked after, as disease in the flock Of
some neighbor may be carried TO other
places by apparently healthy birds
taken from such flock. Roup Is often
present in an incipient stage in a flock.
and makes its appearance under tho
first favorable circumstances. Farm
ers should never buy a hen from an
other flock without careful inspection
il II can be avoided. BY being care
full In this respect much labor and diff
ficutty will be ayoided.-Farm and
EireSide.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30

Reports to Dunn's commercial ngen-
cy are to the effect that an increased
acreage Of cotton is being planted in
many states. the gain ranging from 20
to 80 yer cent. This is good news. Al
the present high prices there is large
profit In raising that staple. The gov
ernment's final crop report, which
places the yield for 1908 at 10,399. 55S
commercial bales, including l%inters. as
against T. ,275, 105 bales in 1902, natur-
ally sem prices up again, The 5ully
wreck depressed the market for a few
days, but the fact that the crop last
year was small compared with Some OF
the previous seasons was bound to
keep prices strong.
Texas, Il is said, is not only planting
more acrer in cotton than ever before,
but IS waging a scientific war on the
weeyil That insect is responsible for
the loss Of thousands Of bales OF cot
ton IN 1903. On the larger acreage OF
1909 it would be supposed that the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
Decentralization Of Cotton.

The idea among farmers here is to
raise an unusually large crop Of cot
ton this year, and if this idea is adopt
ed by all of the cotton growers of the
south we may again expect a case OF
oveIproduction, and a general tum-
bling down of prices next fall. Ten
million bales at Is cents per pound
will be worth more to the country than
5000, 900 bales at ten cents per pound,
Less land, less labor. fewer teams, less
feed and fewer farming implements
and less time would be required to
produce $1,000, 900 bales, and that num-
Der of bales would be eagerly taken by
the markets of the world at remunera-
tive prices for its production. In fact,
1000, 900 bales would bring the coun-
try more money than would a large
crop that would glut the markets and
paralyze prices. For good prices grow
less cotton and plant enlarged food
crops, and raise hogs and good mules.
-Llray (Tenn.) Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
LOOKS WERE AGAINST HIM.
The Order Was Given in Words That
Admitted Of a Wrong Inter
probation.

The train on which the distinguishes
citizen was travelling for the purpose Of
fulfilling a lecture engagement was late,
and he arrived at his destination only
an hour or two before the time appoint
ed for the meeting.
He wen straight to a hotel and was
shown up to his room, relates the Chicago
Tribune.
lie was tired and dusty.
Boy" he said, bring me a whisk.'
The boy went TO execute the mission.
and a few moments later a committee
from the local society under whose aus.
plces he was to appear called upon him
IN his room.
He was comforting with the committee
when the boy returned, bearing a tray
containing a glass Of water and a small
glass with a red liquid in it.
whats thisy' he demanded.
Its the whisky YOU ordered, sir"
81 didn't order any whisky he gaspcd.
~ ordered a Whisk broom
But every member of the committee
representing the Tu:keyvillc Total Alb
s|tincnce society will believe to his dying
day that the distinguished lecturer got
exactly what he had ordered on that oc'
ASTON
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30

Had you ever thought of the horse
yoke, the chain tying the COW or
steers head down and other such meth
eds of restraining breachy animals, as
instruments of torture unworthy Of a
civilized farmer? 1t may not be so in
your case for YOU may have gotten
possession of a spoiled animal, but at
the bottom of the trouble, some farmer
was to blame. Some man was too
trining to keep up his fences, so when
the COW, horse, OK or mule neared that
point of perfection in jumping attained
by practice, he, rather than build a
decent fence to restrain them, decorat-
ed them with the neck piece. Often
they pay dearly for it. | have looked
at, with the view Of buying, three head
of work stock, fine individuals but for
the work of the yoke, enlarged knees
and running a name, Sound, they
would have been worth SIPS instead
of $75.-New Southerner, in Epitomist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
A Peculiar Case.

Bridgeport, Ala, April 25th.-A re
markable case and one which has puzzled
q great many people is reported here
1t is the case Of a lady who evidently
came very nearly having paraly sis. lfel
name is Mrs. Martha Glasscock, and she
tells the following interesting story
Il was afflicted with a tingling sensation
in my flesh and burning in the soles OF
my feet and at times I would be chilly
and my feet and legs would feel as il
they had gone to sleep. | suffered in
this way for over six years. | was very
much run down, and did not seem able
to get anything that would do me good,
until | commenced a treatment of a new
remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills.
In a short time every symptom Of my
old trouble was gone and | was feeling
better and stronger than | had for years.
| gained ten pounds in weight in three
months. | can eat heartily and I don't
look like the same person. | feel that
owe my life to Dodd's Kidney Pills. I
wish | could tell every sick woman what
they have done for me-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
HAS A SAY.
The School Principal Talks About
Food.

The Principal of a High School In
a fourishing Calf. city says;
For % years | worked in the school
with only short summer vacations. |
formed the habit of eating rapidly,
masticated poorly which coupled with
my sedentary work led to indigestion,
liver trouble, lame back and rheuma-
tism.
Upon consulting physicians some
doped me with drugs, while others pre-
scribed dieting and sometimes | got
temporary relief, other times not. For
IL years | struggled along with this
handicap to my work, seldom laid up
but often a burden to myself with
iameness and rheumatic pains.
1.-TWO years ago l met an old friend,
a physician who noticed at once my
out-of-health condition and who pre-
scribed for me an exclusive diet Of
Grape-Nuts. milk and fruit.
Il followed his instructions and in
two months felt like a new man with
no more headaches, rheumatism or
liver trouble and from that time to
this Grape-Nuts has been my main
food for morning and evening meals,
am stronger and healthier than | have
been for years without a trace of the
old troubles.
Judging from my present vigorous
physical and mental state | tell my
people Methuselah may yet have to
take second place among the old men,
for feel like | will live a great many
more years.
ITO all this remarkable change in
health | am indebted to my wise friend
and Grape-Nuts and hope the Postum
Co. will continue to manufacture this
life and health giving food for several
centuries yet, until | move to a world
where indigestion is unknown" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Ask any physician what he knows
about Grape Nuts. Those who have
tried II know things.
There's a reason
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book, "The Road to Wellynle,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
SUFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION.
Woman After Pension Gives Personal
Peculiarities Of Her Sol
der Father.

Representative Cowhcrd of Missouri has
q constituent, an aged woman, who has
been trying to get a pension because her
father had been a solder, she was not
sure in Just wha war. At first, says the
Washington Post, she was inclined to be.
lieve he had fought in the Mexican war;
then she dropped back to the Seminole
war. and finally decided it was in the war
of 1872 he had served. On a muster roll
of the latter war she found a name that
~corresponded with that of her father, but
did not furnish Mr.. Cowherd any posi-.
tive means of Identification.
Mr.. Cowherd notified his constituent
that it would be necessary to identify her
father before a pension could be granted,
and in response the soldiers daughter
wrote.
my father was of medium hight, had
black hair and eyes, He could not close
one eye without closing the other, and
didn't know anything about music.
think that ought to be sufficient idcn-
tiiication for o pension
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
FIXING PRICE OF POETRY.
The Only Way of Deciding What the
Real Article for Magazine
Use Is.

The great magazine editor was wrapped
in thought and cigar smoke. To him came
an assistant editor with a poem, relates
the Chicago Post.
This seems TO have passed the usual
test said the assistant.
Have | read it," asked the editor.
S"Yes."
WAS | able to make anything Of it,"
mo"
'Then accept it, of course
But how much shall w pay for it?"
The great. editor increased the cloud OF
thought and cigar smoke.
Have YOU read it, he asked, at last.
YES
Were you able to make anything out
OF ~"
"No."
Looks as il it might be pretty valuable,
doesn't IL How many of our manuscript
readers have tackled It?'
six"
Could any Of them make out what the
poet was driving att'
"Well, Robinson thought he got a glim-
mering idea OF the underlying meaning"
That takes $40 off the price, sad the
editor. Just figure it up according to the
usual methods $40 added for every man
who couldn't understand it and $40 deduct
ed for every man who could, We've got to
pay good prices for good poetry, and
there is only one way TO decide what has
real magazine merit,