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PREVENTED BY
HANSBROUGH
THE REPEAL OF THE LAND
BLOCKED BY HANSBROUGH
AS Chairman Of the Committee ON
Public Lands He Headed Off the
Quaries Bill, Which Was for the Re-
peal Of Several Provisions.

Washington, April 16. Senator
Hansbrough Of North Dakota has been
having his own troubles this session OF
congress. He is the chairman Of the
senate committee ON public lands, and
stoltly opposes all propositions look
ing to the repeal of the desert land act
and the communication clause Of the
homestead act. The committee has
been divided on the question Of repeal,
and matters came to head recently
when it met to consider the Quarles
bill, which provides for repeal. A
count Of the noses showed that ma
jority Of the committee would favor a
report on the Quarles bill, whereupon
Mr. Hansbrough refused to put the
question,
The committee labored with him for
some time, but without avail, and then
adjourned. When it met week later,
another motion to report the Quarles
bill was made, and again Hansbrough
refused to put the question. BY this
time, there was a state of feeling in
the committee resembling a volcano
about to let loose But Hansbrougii
stood his ground, and finally the COM
mittee again adjourned.
Seeing that Hansbrough could not
be moved, Senator Nelson, himself III
favor Of the Quarles bill, began acting
the part of peacemaker. He finally
got the committee together for a re-
port on bill providing for the repeal
OF the stone and timber law That re-
port Was adopted BY the senate, which
passed the bill
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MAY INST RUCT
FOR PARKER
Hot Fight Is Predicted in the New York State DEM
ocracy at Mondays Convention in Albany-F
Will Insist on Instructions for Parker Tammany
and the Hearst interests Will Oppose.

New York, April I6.-A number OF
state conventions are scheduled for the
coming week, but tits safe to say that
the gathering of the new York demo.
Gratis at Albany on Monday will mo-
nopolize the entire attention OF politi-
clans Of both parties. Will the con-
vention instruct for Parker? This is the
question uppermost in the minds of the
politicians. #
From a source so close to ex-Sena-
tor Hill that it may be understood as
representing Mr., Hills own views, it
is learned that Mr.. Hill intends to
stick fast to his original plan OF having
the convention positively instruct the
New York delegation to st. Louis in
, states choice for the presidential nom-
inatiorl. 1t has been during recent
years an almost unbroken custom for
the New York state delegation to go
to the national convention with posi-
tive instructions. Only in 1884 were
there no Instructions In that year
Grover Cleveland and Roswell p.
Flower, both New York men, were
candidates. The New York delegates
voted for Cleveland.
In 1888 they were instructed for
Cleveland, in 1892 for Hill. In 1896
New York had no candidate. In 1900
New York had no candidate. but at the
suggestion Of Tammany Hall the dele
gates were instructed for Bryan. II
the delegation were not instructed this
year it wotild be the first time in more
than twenty years that an uninstructed
delegation was sent when New York
State had candidate to offer.
IF the Albany convention should take
definite action favorable to Judge
Parker the results will be momentous.
The conservative element in favor OF
Parker's candidacy argues that states
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COWAN'S
DISTRICT
The Second judicial District Will Hold
Convention In Devils Lake \
june 20.

Devils Lake, NJ ID, April 16. The
judicial committee Of the Second Dis
trict met here TO set a date for the ju-
dicial convention. June 23 was decided
upon and on recommendation Of Judge
Gowan's friends in this city the con-
yention will be held here.
Il Fire in the Western Union Tele-
graph office in the First National Bank
Block made wire service impossible
yesterday. The loss to the building
was $500 and to the Western Union
5000.
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throughout the west and south are
merely waiting to see what action New
York will take. IF the empire state in
structs for Parker a veritable Parker
landslide is predicted. William r.
Hearst would be left without delegates
in his own state, unless it should turn
out that Charles F. Murphy, in order
to beat Hill out, should throw the
Tammany vote at St. Louis to Mr..
Hearst This is regarded as extreme
ly improbable. ~ a ~.
Leader Murphy is sticking close to
the Fourteenth. Street wigwam and is
saying little for publication. A lead
ing member of the democratic club,
who is in position to speak with some
authority, sets forth the attitude of
Tammany Hall as follows:
. 1t is not true that Tammany men
are opposed to Judge Parker as man
or as candidate. The attitude of Mr..
Murphy from the start has been that
it was unwise to instruct the delega-
ton to St. Louis. Mr. Murphy regards
Judge Parker as an excellent citizen
and admirable democrat, but at the
same time he believes it would be
more democratic if the delegation from
the, empire state went to ST. Louis un-
instructed" !" "a
Tammany is preparing to make a big
showing so far as numbers go at AL
bany next week. The official delega-
tion will exceed 100 and it is probable
that about twice that number of sup
porters will make the trip to the capi-
tai. Leader Murphy will go to Albany
tomorrow night in company with the
twelve members of the state commit
tee from Manhattan and the Bronx.
The state convention will be called to
order in Hafnanus Bleecker Hall at
q o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t is ex-
peeted the proceedings will take no
more than one day. 49, X
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A HERO FUND
Andrew Carnegie Has Established Five Million
Dollar Fund for the Benefit Of Heroes, Their
G Widows and Orphans.

Pittsburg, April. 16.--It, was made
known here today that Andrew Car
|negie has created a fund of 5000, ,ooc
for the benefit. of ''the dependents Of
those losing their lives in heroic effoss
to save their fellow men, or for lie
heroes themselves if injured only"
Provision is also made for medals to be
given in comr1emoration of heroic acts.
The endowment is to be known "as the
hero fund.- and consists of $5,ooo,ooo of
first collateral S per cent bonds of the
United States Steel corporation The
trust is placed in the hands of COM
mission. "a
j 1t is learned that the scheme was
conceived by Mr. Carnegie Immediately
after the HarWick mine disaster. :
In letter to the hero fund commits
sion, Mr.. Carnegie outlined the general
scheme of the fund which in his own
words is TO place those following peace
full vocations who have been injured in
heroic effort to save human life, in
somewhat better positions pecuniarily
than before, until again able to work
In case OF death, the widow and chill
dren or other dependents, to be pro-
vided for-tlie widow until she is rernar-
.ried and the children until they reached
Ia self-supporting age. For exceptional
children, exceptional grants may be
made for exceptional education Grants
of sums of money may also be made to
heroes and heroines as the committee
thinks advisable each case to be
Judged on its merits. as#
1t is provided that no grant is to
be continued unless it be soberly and
properly used and the recipients remain
respectable, well behaved members Of
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the community.
A medal shall be given to the hero
or widow or next of kin, which shall
recite. the heroic deed it commentaries.
The medal shall be given for the heroic
act even if the doer be uninjured, and
ais0 i stins saof money, shouId the COM
mission deem such gift desirable.
Mr.. Carnegie warns the commission
against the danger of interference or
conflict with the pension funds for
municipal employees that exist in many
cities, and urges it to act in harmony
with such funds. This, as is the case
with all the details of the funds admin
istration, is left to. the commission.
Tile claims upon the fund for some
years cannot exhaust it. After years,
however, pensioners will become nunler-
Gus. Should the commission find after
allowing literally for this that surplus
will remain, it has power TO make
grants in case of accidents (preferabis
where hero has appeared) to those in
jured J.. ez+ ~. Eo@. t&# NJ ~
Foreseeing the probability that cities
and employers on this continent will
ultimately be placed under similar condi-
tions 20 those of Great Britain, Germany
and other European states, and required
to provide against accidents to employees,
the commission is empowered by a two
thirds vote to devote any surplus that
may accrue to the. relief of those in
want caused by no fault Of their own.
The field embraced by the fund is the
United States and Canada and the
waters thereof. r. 8S
Whenever heroism is displayed by
man or woman in saving human life, the
fund applies" says Mr.. Carneigie's letter.
The commission has full power to sell,
invest or reinvest all funds. 5
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RUSHING EXPOSITION WORK.

St. Louis, Mo, April I6 Twenty
Eve thousand workmen are now en-
gagged in rushing to completion the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which
Is to be formally opened two weeks.
from today. To get everything in or
der and clean up the grounds within
the allotted time is a gigantic task and
one which even the most sangliine OF
the officials scarcely dare hope will be
accomplished AIT the same time fllc
management confidently declares that
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AGITATOR
EXPLODED
BAD FIRE IN A REFINERY
AT PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
The Plant Was Entirely Destroyed and
Three Men Were Injured In Fight
Ing the Flames The Loss VIII Exc
ceed Half Million Dollars.

Beaumont, Tex, April I6.-The ex-
plosion Of the agitator at the refinery
of the Gulf Refining Co. at Port Ar
thur, Tex, resulted in the loss Of the
refinery and a financial loss Of nearly
10000. Three men were injured
while fighting the flames which are not
under control Thirty-6ve barrels Of
kerosene are in grave danger Of ex-
ploding.
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I AMBASSADOR TALKED.

Washington April I6.The French
Ambassador NJ. Jusserand avaiIed him-
self Of the floor privilege of the house,
granted to ambassadors and ministers
of foreign countries, to inquire about
the pending claim Of the French cable
company for $4,000 damages sustain
ed in Cuba during the war with Spain.
The ambassador did not know of his
right To the floor until informed BY
Chairman Hit Of the foreign affairs
committee. Mr. Hit introduced M.
Jusserand to Chairman Mahon Of the
war claims committee, who informed
him that The claim III question has,
been fayorabiy acted on By his com
miffee and was now pending on the
house calendar.
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GoPHERs 70 DINE.

New York, April 10 Former Mime
sotans, members Of the Minnesota Asso-
ciation Of New York, are to give their
annual dinner tonight at Sherry's, and
the affair promises to be one of the
most notable functions of its kind held
in the metropolis this winter. In adj
ditioii to number Of notable New
Workers the speakers will include Sena-
tor Clapp. Representative ]. Adam Bede
and several other members of the Min
nesota delegation in congress.
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BAILEY ON CIVIL SERVICE.

Washington, April 16.--After a day
devoted to quite routine proceedings,
the senate was treated to a spirited
speech by Mr. Bailey just before ad-
journment last night on the question
of civil service. The subject came up in
connection with paragraph in the sun
day civil appropriation bill. Mr..
Bailey announced in plain terms that
he had no sympathy with the irridescent
drean1,' of civil service. He declared
that each party should control the pat
ronage while in power and avowed him
self spokesman. Mr.. Hale was in ac-
cord with much that Mr. Bailey said,
but declared that congress could not
be induced to change the law 81. -
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SEUGGED THE JAILER.

Venice, I'LL, April 10 Judd b.
Haynes, a book agent, arrested on a
charge Of forgery, escaped from the jail
here after knocking aged Jailer Albert
Seibert unconscious, with a hammer
Seibert was seriously injured. Haynes
took the keys from the unconscious
jailer and unlocked the cell Of two
negroes telling them to escape. They
refused to 60. Thereupon Haynes locked
up the jail and fed. Officers are search
ing the vicinity for the fugitive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-04-16
NEGRO PUG
WAS LICKED
Pair of Grand Forks coons Had a
Prize Fight and Both Have
Been Arrested.

Grand Forks, N D., April TO-
There is all kinds OF excitement here
today Last night one OF the secret
societies had session at which White
head and Miner, pair of negro pugs,
were put on for glove contest. White
head made a monkey of Miner and
licked the latter in less than one
round. The police arrested the negroes
today and it is claimed that some OF
the officials were guests at the enter
tainnnent at which the pugs appeared.
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WILL NOT BE REDUCED.

Grand Forks, N. d., April f6 The
announcement has been made BY the
papers here and in Crookstofi that at
the meeting Of the Iarnbermen in
Crookston it was decided to decrease
the prices. A well informed dealer an
nounced today that the story was a
fake. He asserts the prices win at least
remain as high as last summer, and
may be advanced.
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"A COLD BLOODED CRIME

Jackson, Miss April I6.--In the pres
erlce Of number Of witnesses, Ed Gal
Ions, who murdered Lake Kinsey and
his daughter Fannie Kinsey, at Water
Valley, has made sensational confes-
SION. Gallons, who was in love with
Miss Kinsey, says that after he killed her
father in the field, He went To the house
where the girl was and fold her Of his
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JAP SPIES C.APTuRED.

Harbin, Manchuria, April I6.-Two
Japanese officers, Of the general staff
have arrived here under Strict escort,
having been arrested by the railroad
guard eighteen miles from this place,
dressed as Thibetan Lamas. In at
tempting to escape they forsook their
tents, leaving sixty pounds of highly
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-04-16
VARSITY TEAMS PLAY BALL.

Chicago, M. April I6. Today marks
the real opening of the baseball season
among western colleges. A Number of
games have been played already, but
they have been in the nature OF practice
work. Some contests scheduled for the
last week Or two that might have been
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-04-16
INVESTIGATIONS OF
BEEF TRUST KEPT MUM

Washington, April I6-The results
of the investigation of the beef trust,
now being conducted by the depart
.mert Of commerce and labor, will not
be made public until they have been
laid before the president and the latter
has determined that publicity will aid
in putting an end to abuses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-04-16
CLELAND
APPOINTED
A Successor to Chas. S. Fee Has Been
Named BY the Northern
7.ss Pacific.

St. Paul. April 16.-A. M Cleland
has been appointed general passenger
agent Of the Northern Pacific railroad
to succeed Chas. S. Fee, who resigned
some time ago. Cleland was formerly
Fees assistant. The appointments be-
came effective today.
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DECISION
FOR BRYAN
Court Declined to Remove Him as Ex-
ecutor OF the Bennett
&s o @ viii. e

New Haven, Conn, April 16.--A de-
cision denying the application for the
removal of William ]. Bryan as execu-
tor of the will of the late Philo Bennett
was rendered by Judge Cleveland to-
day.
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sEVAsTOPOL MAY BE LOST.

St. Petersburg, April I6.--A report
gained wide currency that the battleship
Sevastapol at Port Arthur had been lost
but the Associated Press is authora-
lively informed the government has re-
ceived no advices intimating such dis
aster has occurred. The Sevastapol was
selected as the flagship for Viceroy
Alexieff. ~
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PRISONER WAS
DESPERATE
WOUNDED MAN NPREFERRED
SUICIDE TO RECAPTURE
When Shot in the Legs and So Badly
Crippled He Could Not Escape. He
Blew Out His Brains and Died With
His Boots On.

Hanford, Cal, April I6. IA man,
who the officers believe from descrip-
tions to be Ray Fahey, escaped from the
recent prison break has been shot in
the legs while resisting arrest near here
and rather than be captured alive he shot
himself in the head and died.
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NOTED WOMEN.

Boston, Mass, April 1o.-Today mark
ed the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
granting of school suffrage to the wo-
men of Massachusetts, and in commem-
|oration of the event notable all-day
celebration was held in Faneuil Hall.
Prominnt among the speakers were Mrs.
Mary A.. Livermore, Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, Mrs Katherine Lent Stevenson,
and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell.
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LAND FIGHT
REPORTED
It Is Claimed the Russians Defeated Japanese Force
That Had Just Landed Near the Yalu-Japs Said
to Have Had Heavy yLosses-PersistentR Rumors of
the Loss of Another Russian Battleship 3 II"

London, April 16.-The St. Peters
burg correspondent of The Standard
says rumor is afoat that Admiral
Togo's feet escorted the Japanese
landing to the westward OF the Yalu
River. When 1900 had been landed
the Russians suddenly attacked and
drove the Japanese off with a heavy
loss of men and guns.
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TOGO MAKES REPORT.

Toxic, April 16.-Admiral Togo re-
ports an attack on Port Arthur Tues
day night. The Japanese sunk the
mines at midnight and in the morning
drew the Russian ships out fifteen
miles from the port The. Petropay-
respondent at Seaoff, Corea, cables ufl-
sunk. ST - = r S,eka@
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DIED AT KALISPELL.

Devils Lake, N. d., April I6. Word
has been received here Of the death OF
z. e Mettler, a former postmaster in
this city, and a pioneer resident Of the
state. His death occurred at Kalispeil,
Mont.
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NO BATTLE AT WIFI.

Seoul, April I6--No battle has been
fought at Win. The Russians occupy
strongly fortified positions at Chiu Tien
Cheng. The Japanese are screened be-
hind the hill between the river and
VIII. IL.
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JAPS CONFIRM STORY.

Toxic, April I6.-Private advices
from Corea confirm the reported mass
ing OF 10000 Russian troops on the
right bank Of the Yalu River with the
object of opposing the Japanese in
vasion of Manchuria. J{-f@
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ENTRANCE SEALED.

London, April t6--The Times cor
respondent at Staoff, Corea, cables un-
der yesterdays date saying it is believ-
ed the entrance to Port Arthur harbor
has been sealed by the Japanese.
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DEATH LIST WAS LESS

Toxic, April I6.-Tt has been discoy-
cred an error was made in the skirnish
at Yalu River last Tuesday. Instead
Of twenty-five killed the number ac-
tually killed was only three.
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THOUSANDS OF SHEEP
DEAD IN MONTANA

Glendive, April I6.-The melting
snow disclosed thousands of sheep dead
on the ranges. The loss, while not
heavy, is serious.
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explosive fuse, and keys to tinscrew
the railroads nuts. The prisoners dis
played great GOODNESS, confessing it was
their intention to destroy the railroad.
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. ALEXIEFF IN COMMAND.

St. Petersburg, April 16.-Viceroy
Alexieff took over the command of the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur this aft
erfoon and raised his flag on board the
battleship Sevastopol. 'D5
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, WITHOUT RESULTS.
St. Petersburg, April 16--No further
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GOSSIP OF THE DRAMA FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW

pronounced hit as DR.. Juttner. HIS been
with Mr. Mansfield ever since the Rich
ard III season in London, fifteea years
ago. Cecil Butler. the stage manager,
has a record OF fifteen years. These
young men are the veterans Of the COM
pany. Tommy Yore. the master Of
transportation: Madame Simon. the
wardrobe mistress. Michael Fitzgerald.
head calcium man. and Frcd Br9vrn. the
dresser. have been with Mansfield since
the day they joined him. six to ten
years ago.
Ernest Warde Henri laurent. Charles
Quinn. nd William sorreIle. among the
actors. have records of Eve or more
years. Leslie Kenyon. Edward Fit=-
gerald. Arthur Grecnaway. and Henry
wenman came over from England two
years ago to join Mansfield. and Ia e
been with him since
Fact is. there's rarely a new name on
lis play bilL Irene Prahar. Olive oliver,
Annie Clarke. ard I.ettice Fairfax ap-
pear frequently in the record A. NJ.
Palmer was manager for Mansfield for
eight years. and Lyman B. Glover has
been his manager continuously sine
Paul W5lstach has been Mr.. Mansfield 5
representative for seven years. These
are gIeanings from the file OF the plays
bills. which rather revise current i'm
preston
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offer at the Columbia Theater a week
from tomorrow night. have a rather in
teresting history. 1t seems that in pro-
ducing this merry play, Mr.. La Shelle
broke all records in the matter of time.
The day that he accepted the play from
Mr. Thomas he found that he could book
IT at the Madison Square Theatcr in
New York, but the engagement must
open in exactly sixteen days from date.
The scenery was still to be made and
painted. and the company TO be engaged
and rehearsed. But Mr.. La Shelle &C
cepted the time and went ahead to do
in two weeks what ordinarily he or any
other manager would have wanted two
months for. And lie succeeded in ring
ing the curtain UP on time on the date
first fixed. When ii came to getting
pictures of the scenes for advertising
the play in advance, however he was
stalled" How could he take photo
graphs of scenery that was still I'M
painted. Fortunately. all of the scenes
1 in the play are laid in various rooms
of the famous Waldorf Astoria in New
York Mr. La Sheile telephoned the
manager of the hotel. Might he be
allowed to send the actors to the Wal
dorf and have them photographed in
The various rooms to be depicted in
the play?" Yes. the manager would