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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
The North Dakota Senator Tells
Why RepeaIs Are Being
Sought.
he Says Holders of Railway
Lands Want to Boost
Values.

~ Washington, March a6, Senator
IHansbrough charged in the senate that
the movement TO secure The repeal Of
the desert land law. the timber and
stone law and the communication clause
of the homestead act were due to the
efforts Of lobby composed mainly Of
the holders bought in large tracts
from railway companies, who desire
thereby to increase the demand for
their property.
# Senator Dubois intimated that the
pressure for repeal was due to large
holdings Of forestry lands by the rail-
Thursday advocated the repeal Of the
laws iii question. Senators Hans
brougi and Dubois contonded that the
repeal would be urlwise. Senator New
lands favored modifcations Of the law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
I GIANT STATUE.

Birmingham, Ala, March 26.--Iil
the shops Of the Birmingham Steel &
Iron Co, there has inst been success
fully cast the first section Of the giant
statue of Vulcan which will be one Of
the most prominent features Of the
Alabama exhibit at the ST. Louis
World Fair. The section cast con-
taiils 10000 pounds OF metal, though ii
comprises only that part Of the statue
from flle waist down to a point midway
Between the thigh and the knee. The
statue when completed will be the
largest work oi It's kind ever made
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
THE MINERS DECIDED
u ON A NEW PROCEDURE

Ouray. Col, March 26.-President
Charles H. Meyer OF the Western
Federation Of Mine Workers, after
consulting with the union miners
evicted from Telluride, decided to send
eleven Of them back to that place.
Should they be arrested by the mill
tary authorities, habeas corpus pro-
ceedings will be begun to secure their
release. =.
President Meyer sent a message to
Governor Peabody, notifying him OF
the miners intention and asking il the
men would receive the protection Of
the national guard.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
KILLING NEGROES
BY THE WHOLESALE
J. lFORMAN NEWS NOTES.

Forman, Mar. 26,--Real estate men met
here yesterday and organized the Sar-
gent County realty board, which starts
with a membership of fifteen. The OBJ
.ject is to advertise Sargent County lands
and promote immigration. The officers
are: President, F. w. Vail. Milnor
vice president JIG. McCurry, Forman
treasurer, W.. McWiliams, Cogswell ;
secretary, d. J. Mckenzie, Fornan.
Sherman Wells, who was sent to the
penitentiary last spring for the murder
+of Frank B. Carr, to serve a sentence
of fifteen years. is incorrigible and has
undergone four punishments, each OF
which added three months to his term
in all year He refuses to work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
SOLD INFORMATION.

3 ST. Petersburg, March a6.-- Captain
Leontieff, of the artillery. who was ar
rested on the charge of selling military
secrets to Japan, was employed at the
Warsaw fortress. He was arrested in
act Of communicating plans Of the Kov-
no and Warsaw fortresses to Austria,
similar to the case of Colonel Grimm.
IT is believed that Leontieff also sup
piled information 10 the Japanese.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26

WASDAMAGED
THE KENTUCKY CITY WAS .
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
Eight People Were Injured and the
Entire City Was Flooded--The Wind
Attained q Velocity of Sixty Miles
and Did Great Damage.

4, Louisville, KY, March 26.-Eight
persons were injured and extensive
damage done to property by a storm
which swept over Louisville. The wind
reached velocity Of sixty miles an
hour here and rain fell in torrents,
flooding the entire city fora time. The
street car service was suspended sew
.eral hours. The roof Of the main
building OF the industrial school was
blown off and all wires south of here
are down.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
MORE PAY FOR CARRIERS.

Washington, March 26-The house
passed the postoffice appropriation bill
after prolonged debate OH the para
graph affecting rural letter carriers
which Thursday was stricken out, but
was inserted with enthusiasm under
special order of the committee on
rules. Several amendments and sub
stitute offered to this paragraph were
voted down.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
SIG]IElL'S SON
DID MAD N ACT
Son of the Famous Old Soldier Tried
to Commit Murder While
Insane.

New York, March 26.-Rudolph SigeI,
a son OF Franz Sigel. the famous soldier,
during a fit of insanity tried to kill Mrs.
OrIah, the elderly wife of a ncighbor at
Egg llarbor Sigel was arrested after
struggle. L is believed he killed
one OF his children which is now miss
ing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
THE COSSACKS AND JAPS
PATROL HAD SKIRMISH

Lao Yang, March 26.-The Cossack
patrol encountered a Japanese post near
PAX Chieng March "a and exchanged
shots. While retiring the Cossacks met
the Japanese patrol and opened fire.
One Japanese officer, a man and horse
were killed. The Russians suffered no
casualties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
GREAT COUNTRY.

Washington, March 26.-"There is
no other country in the world that has
before it, comparatively considered
greater undeveloped opportunities oI
agriculture, commerce and population
together with SO much present mater,
ial progress"
his Is the statement OF Mr.. Barrett
former minister to Argentina, in re-
port on. Argentina. ..' b.,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
GRAND RAPIDS
IS VERY WET
THE WATER HAS REACHED, :
HIGHEST POINT EVER KNOWN
More Than Twenty-Five Hundred
Residences Are Entirely Surrounded
by Water and the People Deserving
Their Homes by Boats. ''2< f'A<

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 26.-On
the west side OF the river $500 resi-
dences are surrounded by water and
people are getting out of their homes
i'll boats, if at all. The river is higher
today than at any time in the history
OF the settlement of this region.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
cZAR soRE.

ST Petersburg, March 26.-AA report
which has been circulated TO the effect
that General Altyator, assistant chief OF
ordnance to the Grand Duke Michael,
had been aaishea &. . and remote
military post in the Caucasus Is not triIe;
but i is. true that the emperor IS dis
satisfied with some of the conditions
existing IN the ordnance department and
that General Altvator has been given
a commission to inspect certain fort
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
MEMORIAL. SERVICE.

Washington, d. c., March 26.-The
house has arranged to hold brief ses-
sion tomorrow to be devoted to me-
mortal service i'll honor OF the late
Representative Foederer of Pennsy1-
vania Addresses eulogizing the life
and character of Mr.. Foederer will be
delivered by several OF the Pennsyl-
vania delegation and other colleagues
of the late representative.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
THE RUSSIANS ARE SAID
- TO BE EATING HORSES

Toxic, March 2O--A private message
from Corea states the Russians are es-
tablishing strong position in the vicin-
ity of Antung Food is scarce. No cat
tie are available and the Russians have
been killing and eating horses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26

ANNOUNCED
S. Fee Gives Out a State
i nent as to His Future ~.
$, Position.

St. Paul, March a6,--Charles S. Fee,
general passenger agent Of the North
ern Pacific, announced today he is 60
ing to San Francisco TO become pas
senger traffic director Of the Hartman
lines. His successor has not BEEN
named. ..t
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
Twenty-Four People Killed by a
Storm on the Island of
Mauritius.
Thousands Are Homeless and Are
Entirely Without Any Food
! Supplies. n

Port Louis, Island of Mauritius,
March 26.-A tornado caused wide
spread ruin throughout the island
March Fl and 22. Twenty-four per-
sons were killed and thousands are
without food or shelter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Helena, Mont, March 26.-Mrs. w.
w: Works was arrested here by the
chief of police on orders from Bloom
ington, III. Mrs Works is charged with
her husband, Michael
Co!eon, May "a, 1907. The woman de-
nies the murder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
The White People of Arkansas
"a Seem to Be Solving the Me- ,
&<4r gro Problem.
Five Were Taken From the Of
aficiais Yesterday and Shot
~s'''" to Death. :4'
This rIade a Total of Nine Black
~ I = Corpses During the
Week.

Dewitt, Ark, March 26.-Five me-
groes were taken from the guards yes
terday by mob at St. Charles, and
shot to death. This makes nine ne
groes disposed OF in this manner the.
past week ,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
THE
PATROIMA
Detroit Man Resisted Arrest on His
Wife's Complaint and Killed
Policeman.

Detroit, Mich, March 26.- Patrolnan
Cummings was shot and killed by JOS
eph Urbanowicz at the lattcrs' home
The officers went to arrest him at the
request Of urbanowicz's 5 wife whom ne
had locked out Of tac house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
SIX LIVES
WERE LOST
Employees OF Pennsylvania Mine Fell
to Death In d Coliiery
Shaft.

Wilkcsbarrc, Pa, March &c. Six men
are thought to have lost their lives by a
falling cage III Il shaft at the Dorrance
lollirry Two bodies have been reeoy-
cred
-Four bodies have been taken from the
mine Il is believed all are oilt now.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26
An Official Denial Is rlade of the
Stories About the {" >
-Rn' r. ~a2E{ft TIE
he Has no Intention of Going
Onto the BattIefieids Next
.,:. tft ~.u4BIEEG}st- 5%Czf
Summer.
No Effort Will Be Made by Him
to Lead His Forces In II
Person. 80

ST. Petersburg. March 26-The report
published abroad that the car is going
to the front in the summer is denied
in the highest official circles. ....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-03-26

Confined on Page 81
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
YAQUI REBELS
HOLD Up STAGE
Shoot and Kill the Driver
and Fatally Wound Two
Other Men on the Coach
Special Dispatch to The Call.

GUAYMAS Mexico, June 50. - A
courier arriving from Potam to-day
brought to the civil authorities an ac-
count of the holding UP of the stage
which left Guaymas Wednesday morn
ing for Potam and Torin.
Fifteen YaQui Indians surrounded the
stage a few miles out of Torin, on the
Yaqui River, Wednesday afternoon,
killed the driver and fatally wounded
his assistant and passenger. The mail
sacks were rif1ed and everything of
value to the Indians in the express was
carried off. The Yaquis also robbed
the dead driver and wounded men Of
their valuables and, remounting their
horses, rode away.
The courier stated that his story was
obtained from the passenger and as
sistant driver. He was one of party
which set out from Torin when the
stage did not arrive at nightfall, be-
lieving that something was wrong. The
two men who survived the attack were
50 seriously wounded that they could
only crawl to the roadside. The horses
had been shot down by the savages and
the single passenger was IN dying
condition when found
The Indians first shot the driver from
ambush and, rushing out from their
cover. surrounded the stage. The two
men now living escaped the fire from
ambush. but were hit by flying bullets
when the Indians charged the horses
After plundering the vehicle the In
dians scattered, making it difficult for
the pursuing parties which set out
from Torin and Potam to trail them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
WAR SPIRIT PREDOMINATEs.
Washington Learns That Neither
Combatant Desires Mediation.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-While the
officials here are satisfied from their
private advices that the recent visit of
King Edward to his nephew, Emperor
William, was not brought about by a
purpose to initiate a movement toward
the restoration of peace between Russia
and Japan, there is no reason to believe
that some very careful and discreet
inquiries as to the opportuneness of
overtures at this time have emanated
from Washington. 1t may be stated
that the result has been TO disclose
the fact that neither of the belligerent
powers is yet in humor to sue for
peace, nor even to entertain overtures
from any third powSr.
The State Department will continue
to maintain the friendly position it has
so far held toward both Russia and
Japan, standing ready to mediate and
extend it's good offices to the full when
ever the belligerents indicate their will
lingness to accept them.
LONDON, June 30.-The news from
Washington that steps were believed
to have been taken looking to media
tion between Russia and Japan creates
great surprise here. The British gov
ernment not only has taken no part in
such measures, but apparently is igno-
rant that they were in progress.
Official opinion here, from Premier
Balfour down, is that the time is not
yet ripe for any offer of mediation: but,
dence Great Britain has kept the door
open for any such contingency" 1t is
not likely that this government would
be acceptable in the role of arbitrator
but it would at the right time use all
its influence to urge the belligerents to
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
KURoPATKIN SHOWS SKILL.
Holds to His Position i'm the Face of
Overwhelming Odds.

COPENHAGEN, June 3O.-'Kuro-
patkin is wiser than all his critics. He
is conducting an arduous campaign
with signal ability. and instead of
losing reputation in Manchuria, he
promises to emerge from the ordeal
brilliantly triumphant personally,
even though Russia should be beaten.
My opinion is based on acquaintance
The Cars commander in chief is
managing a small ormy against over
whelming numbers with skill and eff
fectiveness unsurpassed, if equaled,
in modern war; / remember that Ku-
ropatkin said before leaving ST. Pc
tersburg: .Patiencei Patience! Pa
tiencer'
This declaration was made to-day
by a prominent European soldier, who
had been stopping at Copenhagen for
a fortnight on his way home from ST.
Petersburg. He is familiar with the
Far East from personal observation,
speaks Russian tiuently and is per-
soma grata at the Cars court.
Think what Kuropatkin has DONE"
he went on. The war is almost five
months old and yet the Russians.
tianked on sea. where the Japanese
are supreme, and beset along a 200
mile front by a vast army of almost
unrivaled fighters. are still clinging to
their original positions. All this time
Russian reinforcements are arriving
and Kuropatkin is steadily whiting
away the disheartening odds against
him.
Kuropatkin may still be forced TO
retreat, but the fact remains that he
has made splendid use of his oppor-
s.e. L..
his withdrawal after all that he has
risked he will have achieved the nec-
essary crown to a mastery piece of
defensive campaigning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
British Correspondent Asserts That in Battle Resulting
in Capture of Wolf Mountain by Japanese an Entire
Russian Regiment Was Almost Annihilated.

LONDON, July 1.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle says
that in the engagement off Port Arthur
on June % the Russian battleship
SevastOpol was slightly damaged
The correspondent says the coal sup
ply in Port Arthur is sufficient to last
eight months. The battleships Retvizan
and Cesarevitch, he says, have been
completely repaired and their guns,
which had been placed on the forts.
have been replaced.
The Japanese, the correspondent says,
occupied Wolf Mountain after desper-
ate fighting, in which a Russian regi-
ment was almost annihilated.
The Tientsin correspondent OF the
Standard says that Chinese bandits re-
Gently derailed a train south of Harbin,
as a result of which thirty-three per-
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
BENICIA SOCIETY FAVORITE
WEEDS A SAN FRANCISCAN
Miss Beatrice Winifred Robinson Be-
comes the Bride of Julian Wea-
yer FarnswOrth.

BENICIA, June 30.-At high noon to-
day Miss Beatrice Winifred Robinson,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Robinson of Benicia, was mar
ried to Julian Weaver Farnsworth, son
of Mrs. E. S. Farnsworth and brother
of Mrs. Theodore Gray Of San Fran
cisco.
The wedding was solemniZed by the
Rev. Isaac Dawson in St. Pauls Epis-
copal Church, which was beautifully
decorated by the friends of the bride.
The bride is a graduate of the State
University and a favOrite among a
large circle of friends in Benicia and in
San Francisco.
a reception was held and a breakfast
served to fifty friends in the Masonic
Temple. After a wedding journey Mr..
and Mrs. Farnsworth will reside in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
JURORS FIND
COWAN GUILTY
Miner Who Took Part in the
Mojaye Lynchng Is Con-
victed of Manslaughter

BAKERSFIELD, June 3O-James
Cowan. the Mojave miner charged with
the murder OF James Cummings. the
negro who was lynched at MOjave on
March 10, was convicted Of manslaugh-
ter to-day. The jury was out nearly
twenty-four hours and recommended
the prisoner to the mercy of the court.
One juror stood out all night for MUIR
der in the first degree with the death
penalty.
The other members Of the mob who
went to the Jail with the intention OF
tarring and feathering the negro are
not likely to be prosecuted
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01

Leaving Upon Field Reting
in Disorder Toward the Position Held by Kuopakns Main Army

accept the offer from a suitable medi-
atOr.
From the highest official sources here
and from the Japanese legation comes
the positive statement that nothing
whatever has resulted from the inter
view between King Edward and En-
peror William at Kiel that was in any
way connected with the Russo-Japan-
csc war. There seems to be no doubt
that responsible ministers seriously
warned King Edward that he must
initiate any steps in that direction with
his Imperial nephew.
The Japanese legation, it appears
made discreet inquiries as to whether
or not this advice was carried out,
and it was stated tonight that there
was every reason to believe the war
was not discussed at Kiel, except in
the most informal and conversational
WaV
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
BURIAL OF MIDDLETON.
Russian Soldiers Bear War Writer to
His Last Resting Place.

LIAoYANG, Wednesday, June 20
The burial of Henry j. Middleton, cor
respondent of the Associated Press.
took place at o'clock on Monday
evening, during heavy thunderstorm.
The funeral services. that of the Greek
church, conducted by Father Theador,
the chief of Parofsky Monastery, near
Moscow, were touching and solemn.
Sisters of Charity sang the choral
mass. A number of wounded in the
hospital knelt and prayed. Douglass
Story, a London correspondent; the
surgeons, several sisters and GONZALES
cents accompanied the bier, which was
borne on the shoulders of soldiers,
across the fields to a small knoll, where
soldiers are buried.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01

sons were killed and fifty-eight injured.
The correspondent of the Standard at
Matsuyama, Japan. cabling under date
of June So says:
To-day visited the Russian prison.
ers here Five hundred and eight OF
them were admitted to the army hos
pital, practically all of whom suffered
from wounds inflicted from small arms.
Two hundred and nine have been dis
charged as completely cured. At pres
ent there are twelve officers. thirty
seven non-commissiOned officers and 245
privates under treatment here and all
of them are likely TO recover with the
exception Of one, who has been para
lyzed. There are five temporary hos
pitals here. in which Japanese ladies.
American women, missionaries and
members Of the Red Cross assist in the
nursing
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
EXPLOSION AT KRoNsTADT.
Fire Breaks Out I'm the Torpedo
Mechanism Shops.


ST. PETERSBURG, June S0.-As a
result of the receipt of news OF fire
which took place at the torpedo works
at Kronstadt last night, this city was
tonight filled with the widest rumors,
including one to the effect that the
Peterhof palace had been blown up.
The damage at Kronstadt was con-
fined to the torpedo mechanism shops.
which were almost wholly destroyed,
together with twenty whitehead tor
pedoes. Five of the torpedoes had war
heads attached, and they exploded,
which added to the fire and excite
ment.-A considerable quantity of oil
stored in the works also was burned.
An alarm was given in time to prevent
loss of life and more serious loss Of
property.
The authorities do not attach much
Importance to the accident, and say
the works will soon be able to resume
full time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
KUROPATKIN TO RETREAT.
Russian Commander Will Withdraw
His Forces to Haicheng.

BERLIN, July !. - The Tatchekiao
correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger,
in a dispatch dated June so, says he
has had an interview with General
Kuropatkin regarding the military sit
uation and declares that the Russian
general has decided to withdraw to
Haicheng. General Kuropatkin, the
correspondent says, left the First ST.
berian Army Corps and the Thirty
fifth Division at Kaichou to protect
his retreat. Headquarters are already
established at Haicheng.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
FIGHTING IN KOREA.
Cossack Raiders Attack the Mixed
Garrison of GenSan.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 30.-Re-
ports from the Russian detachments
operating in Northern Korea have Just
been received. Couriers bringing them
were delayed by the bad roads. The
dispatches show that a Russian. force
reached Gensan on June 5 and engaged
the Japanese. infiicting losses. Gensan
was then held by 1900 Japanese infantry
with artillery and 400 Korean soldiers.
The Korean soldiers are ill-disposed
toward the Japanese.
Two thousand Japanese infantry with
artillery are quartered at Seoul. where
there are many hospitals and enormous
stores of provisions and munitions.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
NEW WATER COMPANY
INCORPORATES IN MARIN
Projectors Purpose Entering Into
Competition With Old Corporation
i'm Southern Part of County.

SAN RAFAEL, June 3O.-A certified
copy Of articles Of Incorporation OF the
North Coast Water Company was filed
in the Office of the County Clerk to-
day. The capital stock is $500. 900. The
principal stockholders are James New
lands Jr. of Mill Valley. John G. New
lands and W. A Magee of San Fran
cisco, Frederic Z. Magee of Oakland
and c. w. Brock of Berkeley.
The purpose of the company is to sup
ply the inhabitants of Southern Marin
County with portable water. The new
company will be a formidable cOmpeti-
tor of the Marin County Water Com
pany, that for years has controlled the
water supply of Marin County
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
NAVY DEPARTMENT PAYS
PURCHASE RICE OF SITE
Government Takes. Possession OF
Land Bought on Marin County
Shore for Coaling Station.

VALLEJO, June 30.-Admiral 3.
H. McCalla. commandant Of the Mare
Island navy-yard. went TO San Fran
cisco this afternoon and paid $4,000
to the agents for sixty acres of land
located on the western shore of San
Francisco Bay. about midway be-
tween California City and FL Campo.
The Navy Department will establish
a cOaling station there at a cost Of
$780, that will accommodate 100000
tons of coal. The site is said to be ad
mirable for the purpose proposed a
marine guard was sent this afternoon
from the Mare Island navy-yard To
hoist the flag over the newly acquired
territory and to take possession in the
name of the Navy Department.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01

no ships were sunk. The Chinese say
it was reported at Port Arthur that
one large warship was sunk, while
three were damaged.
The European refugees declare that
the impression prevails at Port Arthur
that the Japanese will succeed in their
land operations. The Japanese are
erecting a large fort. which commands
the harbor of Port Arthur. but which is
out Of range of the Russian guns on
the Golden Hill forts