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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-20

For Porto Rico
Steamships OF the RED D. LINE sail for San
Juan direct. follows
:. turIav ~
6 S P5ILAD saturday Aug 81 moor
For freight passage apply
BOELTDN. BLISS & DALLETT.
General Managers. - Wall 81.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
Continued on Page g.
PEORIA CASE
The Death of q Woman Puzzles the
Authorities One Arrest
Made.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 2I.-Mrs. Nellie
Thomson, wife OF former prominent
real estate dealer. is dead at Lacon,
as the result of injuries inflicted Satur-
day by the children OF John c. Hig-
gins Richard aged "a and Jennie aged
20, who intercepted a letter from Mrs.
Thomason to Elder Higgins, asking
him to meet her in the Rock Island
station. The young people confronted
the woman with the letter, what hap
pened thenis mystery, as some time
later the woman asked Ticket Agent
Brant 10 assist her to the train. After
she was gone the agent discovered the
waiting room floor covered with blood.
All parties are prominent. Richard
Higgins has been arrested.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
IMPASSABLE ROADS
AND EXHAUSTED ARMIES

St. Petersburg. Oct 2I-Apart
from skirmishes and exploits of scout
ing parties there is almost complete
suspension OF operations in Manchu-
ria. The heaven have" ihterposed to
put stop to the bloodshed. Rain,
impossible roads and exhausted arm
les are factors sufficient i'll effect to
cause the cessation Of hostilities and
these conditions were aggravated by a
dense fog overspreading the whole
theatre Of war. Behind this pail either
side would be able to change the dis
position of its whole force in abso-
lutte secrecy, but obscurity renders abso7
lutely dangerous any attempt at for
ward movement. When the curtain
OF mist is lifted fighting may be renew
ed under totally changed conditions.
The Associated Press correspond
cnts at the Russian front record a suc-
cessful repulse OF night attack on
the Russian outposts in the early hours
of Oct. Io. The Russians pursued the
Japanese and captured gun under
cover OF the fog, they were able to
remove.
A wild fight Of rumors continues in
St. Petersburg, the rout or capture OF
a Japanese division or battalions and
scores of guns alternating with alarm
stories Of General Kuropatkin's re-
treat on Mukden, all equally untrue.
The war office declares that there
have been no serious developments
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
COLLEGE MEN
ENTHUSIASTIC
THE STUDENTS WANT
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Clubs Are Being Organized All Over
the United States In Educational In-
stitutions and All Are for Roosevelt
for President.

New York, Oct. s2I--The American
Republican College League reports
gratifying progress in its work Of form
ing organizations in colleges and uni-.
sversities throughout the country to
work for the election Of President
Roosevelt. The formation Of many
college clubs has been reported within
the last week. LIN the eastern states
Harvard leads with a membership OF
over 1900, and clubs have been or
ganized at Pennsylvania, Columbia,
Cornell, New York University, Yale,
Princeton, Syracuse and many other
colleges, with memberships ranging
from one hundred to one thousand. In
the western states the University OF
Michigan has the largest club, with
more than twenty-one hundred men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
THE SUNSHINE STATE
NOT THE COYOTES"

f Pierre, S. D., Oct. 21.--Governor
Herreid, after reading an article in re-
gard to the state university football
team, expressed his dissatisfaction at
the fact that the team was character
lied as Coyotes" His designation for
the state is Sunshine State" and he
does not like either the name "Singed
Cat,' which some one attempted to fas-
ten on the state some time ago, nor that
Fof "Cchote," which appears to be more
commonly used. The governor said:
Even, the educators of the state,
when they attended the national asso-
|ciation meeting at Boston last year,
went wearing badges bearing the pic
ture of ccGote, when they of all peo-
pie should help to bring into use the
more appropriate and much better name
of Sunshine I believe that the state
institutions should assist in bringing the
better name into common Use, and be-
lieve that they will do so if they cNH,-
slider how much better it would sound.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21

of the bishop is obtained a clergyman
may refuse to perform such ceremony
without subjecting himself to censor
or discipline.
In the opinion of Frances A. Lewis,
of Philadelphia, member of the COM
mittee on carlons, who favors no remar-
riage of any divorced persons, but who
accepted the compromise, the. canon
adopted today is so strict that if en-
.dorsed by the bishops it will practically
put the church, as~he expressed it, "out
of the divorce business" ..-...
Others, however, claimed that they
saw .loopholes" in it. The vote on the
passage stood: Clerical, 81 dioceses
for, 2 against, 2 divided; lay vote 46
dioceses for, S against and 2 divided.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
ARREST OF
&. n. AGENT
THE LAWTON AGENT IS
PLACED BEHIND THE BARS
Crossman, Who Has Been
Going Under the Name of Ralph
Bishop, Appears to Have Gotten
~
Himself Into Serious Trouble.

Grand Forks, n. d., Oct. 21.-Col-
lingwood Crossman, who under the name
of Ralph Bishop has been Great North
ern agent at l-awton for two months,
was arrested here last night by Captain
Sullivan.
Travelling Auditor Johnson, of the
Great Northern Express Co., made a
formal charge Of larceny against Cross
man and he will be taken to Devils Lake
today for preliminary examination.
1t is not unlikely that other charges
will be brought against Crossman, or
Bishop, as he was known at Lawton.
/ he Great Northern station at Lawton
was burned tuesday, and with it all
the books and records Of express, tick
cts and freight business. The freight
and express in the station Was saved.
travelling Auditor Johnson and Spec
ial Agent Delaney went to Lawton We'd
nesday to investigate, and had several
conferences with the agent, who left
them at IL o'clock Wednesday to go to
bed, it being arranged to check up his
business yesterday morning. 1t was
found that Bishop had left town during
the night
Special Agent Delaney recognized him
at the Great Northern station last night,
and he was promptly arrested
Al the station he was searched and
lit was found that he had $I6641 in his
several pockets. Auditor Johnson ques-
toned Bishop closely, and accused him
Iof setting ire to the Lawton station in
order to cover up his shortage with the
railroad company. Bishop stoutly denied
this, but admitted that there might be
a shortage, which he figured would be
easily covered with the money he had
and what was coming to him in the form
of salary.
1t appears that after leaving Johnson
and Delaney at Lawton Wednesday
night Bishop was driven to Lakota,
where he caught the east bound flyer
early yesterday morning. He spent the
| day in East Grand Forks and was about
ready to start for Bemidji last night
when arrested.
He rs by no means a stranger to the
Great Northern service. Under the
name of Collingwood Crossman, which
he admits is his true name, he served as
agent at Buford and White Earth in
this state and at Neihart, Mont There
he got in trouble with roadmaster and
lost his position. He claims that the
iroadmaster got him blacklisted and that
he was unable to secure employment un-
der his true name. He then assumed
the name of Ralph Bishop and was two
months ago engaged by the Great North
ern as agent at LaWton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
DIME NOVEL q
3 THE iii ! TROUBLE 1
Two .INDr NPoLIs KIDS l.
RUM. s.o STEAL HORSES
They Had Been Rea 81 nime Novels
and Wanted Taste g Whi h
They Were Able to Sees. =. the
Dakota Prairies..

Miller, S. D., Oct. 2r.-Inspired by
deeds of daring by reading dime novels
and cheap love stories, after 2,ooo-mile
escapade in which they had many mar
row escapes from pursuing officers and
farmers dogs, Ivan Goodwin, aged I8,
and William Eggbert, aged II, are now
in the Miller Jail charged with stealing
two valuable horses just east of here.
The boys left their homes in Indian
apolis, as they told their parents, to
come west and work in the harvest
fields. They first stopped at Wessing-
ton, where they asked for work of a
threshing machine operator. Because
he refused them their choice of the
work, they came on, and after hanging
around st. Lawrence an afternoon they
saddled, bridled and rode northwest,
their final destination evidently being
Billings, Mont, with, two of the most
fieet and valuable horses Of the town.
Warrants were sworn out and placed
in the hands Of Deputy Sheriff Ed Dunn
who found that they had crossed the
Missouri River far northwest and gone
into North Dakota Goodwin was cap
tured in Emmons County, his horse
taken from the man to whom he had
sold it and placed in a livery barn at
Mandan, and the boy brought back to
the scene of the crime, where'he prac-
tically confessed all. sss1 1..,.5- a.-...
Now the chase after Eggbert was re-
newed. 1t was learned that the boys
had quarreled in their flight over the
division of minor thefts, and had sep
arated. Being without his Older part
ner, Eggbert decided to sell his horse
and return to the parental roof in In
diana. Arriving there, he wrote letter
to Goodwin, at Billings, in which he
wanted to make up with him, and in
cidentally prompting him as to the story
to tell when he, too, should reach his In
dianapolis honk, so that the yarns of
both regarding the western jaunt would
not tangle, -. -. ..,. .5.1.. r H..
The letter to Goodwin was forwarded
OH from Billings to him at Miller, in
care of the sheriff, who at once secured
requisition papers and went after the
author of the telltale letter. Returning
10 Miller with the boy,-the two met
again, this time in Jail at midnight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
HE'LL LEAVE SOON.

Washington, Oct e1.-7It IS probable
that because of his desire to hasten his
work on the isthmus as much as pos
sible. and to leave congressional COM
inittees about to visit Panama have
more leisure in the movements and ac-
commodations for their party on the
army transport, Sumner, Secretary Taft
will proceed directly with small party
from Tampa, Fla, on the u. S. S. Dol
phir to Colon. He expects to have a
conference with Chairman Hepburn, OF
the house committee on interstate COM
.meree regarding the trip, but has no idea
what conclusions may be reached.
The visit of the committee to Panama
tor which preliminary arrangements
have been made is an object !, entirely
different from that which Secretary Taft
will go on. 81 II gss s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
"A TECHNICAL STUDY
OF THE GREAT BATTLE

Mukden, Oct. 2I-The correspond
ence of the Associated Press says that
there are now available for the first
time two interesting technical state
ments. One is General Kuropatkin's
order OF battle at Lao Yang, issued
beWeen the evacuation Of the advanced
positions on the southern front and the
desperate Japanese assaults Aug. 80
and 81 on the main positions around
the town. The other is a detailed de-
scription OF the military defences of
Lao Yang, written by an expert Rus
sian officer on the ground. This
shows clearly that though Lao
Yang was fortified to the limit of mill
tary engineering skill, Kuropatkin had
made all preparations in advance for
the withdrawal of the Russian army in
case decisive victory was not
achieved. The statement also shows
that this withdrawal Of the commssar-
lat and supplies had begun early in
July and it was only the reserve stock
of supplies, that had been retained in
case of Russian victory, that was re-
moved Aug 81. This confirms the
statement to the same effect made by
the Associated Press dispatches at the
time. 1t is also significant that even
early in July the bulk Of the supplies
that were removed were transported to
Tie Pass, indicating at that date no
intention of making a decisive stand
at Mukden 1t is made clear that the
only danger threatening the defence of
and withdrawal from Lao Yang was
the possibility that Japanese traversing
the hills to the eastward would make
d descent on the railroad about Y entail
This was provided against and actually
happened 1t was here. il at all, that
Kuropatkin hoped to catch the Japan
ese in their own trap and defeat them
in detail. How near this came to hap
pening is told in private letter from
an officer participating in the Lao
Yang fight on the Russian right flank.
The letter, however. gives even worse
picture than hitherto drawn OF the ter
rible miscarriage of plans in connec-
ton with Orloff's division. Orloff was
directed to take and hold at all costs
a naturally strong position dominating
the Russian eastern flank The hill
in question was unoccupied and Orloff
lIdQ 'lHicC regiments III thloW upoh IL
in abundant time to head off Kuroki.
But through bungling OF directions
the force was actually lost in the fields
OF Chinese corn and entirely missed its
objective. meeting the Japanese before
either had occupied the position. Or
loft lost many of his best officers, while
his force was crumpled upon and in
aimless retreat through the dense corn
fields when Stakelberg came to his
rescue. Stakelberg retrieved what
would have otherwise been disastrous
defeat. but the rescue was too late to
give Kuropatkins any chance of the VIC
tory for which he had hoped and it was
only by the utmost exertion and skill
that the Russian army was safely
withdrawn northWard.
The expert gives description Of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
THE FULL STORY OF
THE PORTAL MURDER

Minot, N. D., Oct. 2I.-Sheriff SEQ
field and deputies arrived in the city
from Portal at $3.50 this afternoon on
the belated 500 train. having in charge
James Gousby, the negro slayer Of
Walter Gates. The trip from Portal
to Minot was made without incident
and the black murderer was safely
landed in the Ward County jail.
A meagre account of the killing was
published in The Optic. Of last night.
A dispatch, from Portal this morning
gives the following additional details OF
the murder: .r.zzs, -
James Gousby, negro, 23 years
old, was employed on threshing rig,
Walter Gates having charge OF the sep
arator. Some dispute arose as to the
work between Gates and Gousby, and
Gates procured shovel and struck the
negro over. the head. Gousby then
ran to the boarding car, a short dis
tance away, and secured two rifles and
started back to the machine, after
Gates. i
Gates saw him approaching and
tried to run around the machine and
across the field. As he left the straw
stack Gousby fired a shot from large
calibre Savage rifle the bullet taking
effect in the breast OF Gates, who fell
mortally wounded.
.Gousby started to run and was
pursued by N. o. Henderson and his
son Nils, who had witnessed the shoot
ing. Gotisby shot at his pursuers and
Henderson's son shot over the MUIR
derer's head in the hope Of stopping
him. After chase OF mile he threw
down his gun, held UP his hands and
surrendered
He was brought to this place and
lodged in jail and the coroner at Mi
not was notified.
"The rnnrderer's father livesat Kan
sas City, and he has brothers and sis
ters ait Troy, Ala. Gates was sin
gle man and had resided here several
years The feeling against the negro
runs high, but there are no signs oi
violence against him.
Gousby had a preliminary hearing
before a justice OF the peace at Por-
|fal last night and was held to the dis
trict court without bail. the informa.
Etion charging him with murder ip tho
first degree. sss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21

st. Petersburg, Oct. 2I.-The two arr
mics face each other across the Shakhe
River but operations continue at a
stand still. The war office has no fresh
news this morning. -.'< '- - - .
News from Port Arthur says that the
fierce bonbardment which began Oct.
16 was still progressing Oct. Io. Many
buildings have been damaged and the
ships in the hafbor hit BY the shells but
the character of the injuries is not stat
ed. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
BELIEVES IN DUNN.

East Grand Forks. Minn., Oct FL -
Yesterday Judge 4. "A. Sullivan made
a bet of ST 600 with two prominent
Minnesota men that Robert g. Dunn
will be the next governor of Mime
sofa. The $4,000 was deposited in the
National Bank Of this city and will be
turned over after the votes are count
ed. Judge Sullivan is confident that
I Dunn will be elected by q large major
ify and from the prevailing opinion In
East Grand Forks and the northwest
ern portion Of Minnesota it would APP
pear that lie has good grounds for his
belief.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
THE ISTHMUS
is PLEASED
That Secretary Taft Goes There to
:. Arrange Matters I'm the
i -~.. Controversy.

Panama, Oct. 2r.-The news from
Washington that Secretary of War Taft
is coming to the isthmus next month,
accompanied by Minister Obaldia and
William Nelson Cromwell, counsel of
the Panama Canal Co., to arrange the
matters in controversy between the
United States government and Panama
and the declarations of President Roose-
welt on the subject are received with
satisfaction in all circles. President Am
ador is in receipt of messages of con-
graduation from all parts of this re-
public 5es
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
EVERY COSSACK
WAS WOUNDED

Mukden, Oct 2I.-Two hundred COS
sacks, commanded by Captain Tourgen-
Jeff, on Tuesday night reconnoitered the
japanese left near Sandohu and unex-
pectedly encountered large japanese
force with machine guns Every man
i'll the command was wounded, also
every horse. Tourgenieff, although NOR
tally wounded, carried off one man be-
hind him on his saddle while others
crept back to camp. None were killed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
ARMIES FATIGUED, BUT
e..s ,.s.... ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT

Berlin, Oct. 2I.--Colonel Gaedke tele
graphs The Tageblat from Mukden that
he has been unable, to telegraph for two
days owing to the absence of the censor
on Oct 10 and 20. Both armies, are
much fatigued. They occupy positions
in close contact.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21

OF the 67o members Of the British
house of commons I2o are lawyers. Of
the s84 members Of the French cham
Der Of deputies I3o are lawyers. OF the
357 members Of our American house Of
representatives $50 are lawyers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
JURY COULD
not AGREE
FAILED TO GIVE VERDICT
IN THE DIR. AMES CASE
After Being Out Forty-Two Hours
the Jury Which Was Trying pr.
Ames Were Discharged = Another
Trial Rumored.

Minneapolis, Oct. 2I.--The jury in
Ames bribery case came into court
shortly before III O'Clock this morning
and announced it couldn't agree on a
verdict. The jury has been ont since
s o'clock Wednesday afternoon The
court at once discharged the jury. IL
is said that witnesses have been sum-
snoned for another trial, which will
be called immediately.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
MANY OFFICERS B.
KILLED AT SHAKHE

St. Petersburg, Oct. 2I.-It is be
lieved here that the total mortality dur
ing the fighting at Shakhe River will not
exceed 10000. Heavy mortality is
among the officers, I7a being killed, in
clnding one major and seventeen field
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
THE NEW PEACE 4.
CONFERENCE AT HAGUE

Washington, Oct. 2I.--In Me course
of two or three days President Roose-
welt will dispatcii formal invitations TO
the powers to name delegates to q new
peace congress at The Hague. The
powers are invited to suggest a date for
the meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
THE WEATHER CLEARS +.
AND SPARRING In ORDER

Mukden, Oct. 2I.-Towards evening
yesterday the fog lifted and some Rus
sian guns at various points opened fire
against the Japanese defenses, but they
did not respond, either from scarcity Of
ammunition or the desire to hide the
location of their batteries. Roads are
drying which forecasts events in the
near future.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
ANOTHER CORPS
!. ......... ......~. OF RUSSIANS ARRIVE

Berlin, Oct. 2I.-A dispatch to The
Lokal Anzeiger from Mukden says the
Eighth Russian army corps has arrived
and Kuropatkin will make new plans
immediately. ss.a }s,@
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
A STREET DUEL WAS
FOUGHT in OKLAHOMA

Hobart, Okla. Oct. 2I.---T. r. P. Lea,
grocer shot and killed Charles Hill
III a street duel today, Lea was wound
ed but will recover, Domestic trouble
is the cause 3 4.-.st' cz
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
THE FOG At M|UkDEN LIFTS,
PRELIMINARY Sk|RMISHMC
After Two Days of Inactivity the Weather Clears
and Skirmishes Indicate Another Battle
i'm the Near Future.
AT PORT ARTHUR JAPANESE ARE MAKING PROGRESS

officers. Sakharoff telegraphed last night
he was at the front yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21
TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Montgomery, Ala. Oct 2I.--It is re-
ported here that the town Of Gordon
on the Atlantic coast line has been de
stroyed by fire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-10-21

disposition and defenses at Lao Yang
and the order OF battle issued by
Kuropatkin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
A Painful Accident.

On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. T. ]. Tay-
lor, while attempting to lower the sky
lights directly over the Office at the
Benton Mercantile Company's, where he
is employed, happened to rather pain
full accident, and no doubt he is fortu-
nate that the same did not prove more
serious. About S O'Clock, on account of
rain and wind, it became necessary to
close the sky-light. They are managed
by means of small ropes which are dur
ing the day well secured to post in the
Office. These ropes becoming in some
way entangled, Mr.. Taylor in lowering
one side of the light released the other,
which caused the glass in the same to
break and shower down on his head.
While the cuts are about Mr.. Taylor's
face, fortunately they are few and only
flesh wounds. 1t was found necessary
to take few stitches near his left ear.
The writer thinks that in as much as
this was rather heavy glass, and falling
some distance, Mr.. Taylor should con-
graduate himself that he is no worse of
than he is. We are pleased to announce
that he was able to be out the following
day,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
Capt. Thomas Resigns.

Capt. S. M. Thomas, for several years
past postmaster at this place, has re-
signed that position. 1t is generally
believed that this was not voluntary on
the part of the captain, but that some
one, prompted by prejudice or for mer-
cenary ends, has made public unfavor-
able reports and such as have caused
the authorities to ask for his resignation.
He is general favorite here and much
regret is expressed that he has lost the
place. While one the captains junior
might be quicker in anticipating public
wants, it still remains true that he was
faithful servant to the public and that
he could always be found at his post;
and, too, if little slow (Which should
be excused in one of his years), he was
always obliging and truthful to the
public and correct in his statements to
the authorities at Washington.
The captain has recommended Mr.
r. L. Carstarphen as his successor, and
Miss Sue Steele is also candidate fol-
the place.