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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
TYLER-sERPELL WEDDING.

Norfolk, Va, Nov l6.--A wedding
OF note will take place here this even
ing when Miss Nellie Serpcll becomes
the bride of Major S. Heth tyler.
The bridegroom is the son OF ex7
Governor J. Hoge Tyler, and the bride
the daughter Of G M Serpell, general
superintendent Of the Atlantic coast
Line Railway.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
WARE HAS RESIGNED.

Washington, Nov. Eugene +.
Ware Of Kansas, commissioner Of PEN
sions, has handed his resignation to the
president, to take effect on Jan. /, 1905
This time it is true bill, and Mr..
Ware will not deny it, although he has
had occasion TO deny similar reports in
the pension office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
WOMAN MUST HANG.

Montpelier, VT, Nov. 16.--A bill to
abolish capital punishment in Vermont,
upon which hung the life of Mary M.
Rogers OF Bennington, was defeated in
the house of representatives, the vote
standing 50 for the bill and I53 agains;
it. AS consequence the sentence OF
Mrs. Rogers, who was convicted of the
murder of her husband and condemned
to be hanged, will be carried out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
THE BOAT LEFT PORT
ARTHUR I'm A STORM

Che Foo, Nov. commander Ras-
toropny said he left Port Arthur during
A binding snow storm Gand with his
lights extinguished sailed past a Jap
aflese cruiser and SOME torpedo boats in
the distance lnnoticed. The commander
was optimistic with reference to Port
Arthur, saying all the forts remained in
Russian hands and the garrison was in
good spirits.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
PARKER OPENS
LAW OFFICE
THE RECENT DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE LOSES NO TIME
He Has Now Opened a Law Office
i'm the Big City of Gotham and VIII
Make That City His Permanent
Residence.

New York, Nov I6-Ex- Judge Alton
B. Parker, recent democratic candidate
for president, has opened law Office in
the city and said he would make this
city bis home He will practice alone.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
COMMANDER ROAiISED
CHINESE TO DISARM

Che Foo, Nov To-. Commander Ras-
5toropny notified the Chinese authorities
lat y 80 this afternoon he would disarm.
There is reason to believe the Japanese
cruisers have been communicating with
St. Petersburg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
SLOCUM'S HULK SOLD
TO DEALERS in OLD JUNK

New York, Nov. 10 The hulk Of the
ill-fated excursion steamer General Slo-
cum, which was burned in East River
early last summer with the loss Of more
than 1000 lives, was sold at auction for
ST, 800. The purchaser receives the en-
gines, boilers, hull and tackle. They
will be broken up for junk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16

The Russians with the exception of
one man left tile Rastoropny during the
Afternoon and the last man lit fuses
attached TO powder concealed in three
water tight compartments and three
afufl explosions followed. The Rastor-
opny sunk immediately. .s.y ....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
EX-cO ESSMAN
STRICK EN- WITH APOPLEXY

Lexington, Ky, Nov I6. Col. W. G..
F. Breckenridge, former congressman,
was stricken with apoplexy at his desk
in his Office here and his condition is
serious.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
ANOTHER RUSSIAN FLEET
SAILED TODAY FROM LIBAU

Libau, Nov. I6--The second division
Of. the Russian Second Pacific Squadron
sailed today. 1t consists Of four cruis-
i ers, two auxiliary cruisers and FIVE de-
| stroyers. $ b.. -. ~ ...ts
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
APPRECIATE JAP KINDNESS.

Mukden, Nov. I6.--The Manchurian
Army Vestnik, published under the
sanction of the Russian officials and the
only newspaper published at the theatre
Of war gives details of the scrupnlous
care shown BY the japanese for the relics
and other effects OF the Russian dead
found on the battle field and tells now
the japanese have forwarded such effects
to St. Petersburg The paper highly
Continued on Page 81.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
TOO BAsHFJJI no LIVE.

Madison, Ind. Nov I6: Hugh
Pogue died last night from tie EFF !
! feets of morphine. taken Saturday
night with suicidal intent. He was
young man of good habits, bur
left note saying among other I
things that he was too bashfui 10
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-16
RUSSIANS HAVE BLOWN
UP THE RASTOROP OPNl

Che Foo, Nov. I6 The Russians have
blown Up the destroyer Rastoropny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
BIRMINGHAM BOY IN CINCINNATI
Arrested for Lolterlng In Saloon-Had
 Run Away From Home.

Chief Wier has received a telegram from the police department In Cincinnati asking about John Dickerson, who stated to the police in that city that he was wanted in Birmingham for embezzle- ment A reply was sent that he was not wanted here on any charge. and as a result of the information a rather unique story has come to light.
 The boy ran away from home in Bir- mingham about a year and half ago, and until last Saturday. when he was arrested by detectives in Gin cinnati for lettering in a saloon, noth- ing had been heard of him. He then told tho story about being wanted in Birmingham for embezzlement and the telegram was sent to Chief Wier. Later brother of the young man appeared at police headquarters in Cincinnati and told the police that Dickerson had merely run away from home, and told the story of an embezzlement in order to be taken back to Birmingham. He was with out money or occupation.
 The young prisoner was released by Judge Lueders. of the police court in Gin cinnati and the latest information was that he was coming to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
TIME EXTENDED ON
 BANKRUPT PETITION
CREDITORS OF PALos COAL AND COKE co. MEET AND REACH AN AGREEMENT-MAJORlTY JOINS 

At a recent meeting of the creditors of the Palos Coal and Coke company it was decided to grant an extension of time in the matter of the petition to have the firm placed in involuntary bank ruptcy, in the federal court.
 The meeting was held in the rooms of the board of directors of the First National bank, Thursday afternoon and it was well attended by creditors, a ma .ority of whom are merchants and bus mess men of Birmingham. The Gray end Dudley Hardware company, the De- oatur Car Wheel Works and the StanG- ard oil company, three large creditors joined in the agreement with the others for continuance.
 1t is understood that the extension was granted upon the grounds that the com pany is now operating its coal proper being in service with a daily output of 900 tons. The demand for the product of the mines Is better than it has been for some months past, and a better price Is being secured than has been for the past three years or more.
 Drennen 6 Co. of Birmingham pur- chased the properties recently at a col- lateral sale, and it is understood the new owners are to build coke ovens and otherwise improve their holdings. The mines are located about twenty miles from Birmingham on the Frisco system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
FORMER DETECTIVE JORDAN.
Chief Wier Clears His Identity By
 Long Distance Conversation.

Former Detective W F. Jordan, of the Birmingham force. had rather a peculiar experience in Charleston, W. Va, yester- day, and as the result he had to call. on Chief Weir to identify him.
 The detective went to West Virginia seeking miners for one of the big in- dustrlal companies, and as he stepped from the train he was arrested and charg- ed with murder He was in a hurry to attend to the business for which he went, and so requested the chief of police of Charleston to call up Chief wier over long distance telephone
 Chief Wier described the former de- tective, stated that he had been on the force here and the chief at the other end of the wire said tally" and Jordan was a free man.
 The following Associated Press tele- gram was received last night:
 Hinton, w. Va, December 16.-N. E. Jordan, claiming his home as Blrming- ham, Ala, was arrested here today charg- ed with murdering man. in California. and was taken to Fayette county for a hearing
 Jordan has been gathering miners from the New River coal fields to send them to Birmingham, and was to leave today with 150 miners.
 It has been suggested that the arrest is for the purpose of hindering him from taking the men from the coal fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17

session of the house was given over all most exclusively to the consideration of bills on the private calendar, a dozen or more being passed
 The senate amendments to the urgent deficiency bill were agreed to- and ad- journment saken until Monday. After several bills of minor importance had been favorably acted upon, MT. Mad dox, of Georgia made the point of no quorum. The committee then rose, and the house on motion of MT. Payne, of New York, agreed that when adjournment was taken today, it shall be made until Monday. The house went back into com mittee of the whole
 MT. Maddox withdrew his point, and consideration of bills of the private cal endar was resumed
 In the course of the consideration of the bill for the relief of Joseph B. Sar- gent of New Haven, Conn.,, who has been detained by customs inspector at | Fl Paso, Texas, on a charge of smuggling
 Mexican drawn work into the United States MT. Goldfogle of New York, char aeterlzed the inspectors action as an
 Outrage and a sample of the peculiar methods by which thousands of travel CTS are unjustly held up by government officers
 MT. Stephens of Texas vigorously de- 1 fended the inspector at Fl Paso as a cap | able officer, and said his affidavit in the
 case should be given full credence. | Messrs Perry and Hill of Connecticut.
 with equal emphasis defended Mr Sar- gent, and said he would not make a false
 statement which brought from Mir. Mad
 dox of Georgia the inquiry as to whether
 there had been any complaint 10 the Pres
 !dent about the customs inspector MT. Hill was unable to answer whereupon Mir Maddox contended that If the state
 ment as to the action of the inspector was true he should be removed from office. The committee rose and the house agreed to the senate amendments to the
 urgent deficiency blll after which. at 5:03, adjournment was taken until Mon dav morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
YIADUCT WILL BE
 ALMOST REBUILT
TWENTY-FlRsT STREET BRIDGE WILL BE PAVED-MAYoR SIGNS CONTRACT FOR PAINTING IRON WORK.

The Twenty-first street viaduct is to be practically rebuilt
 The city engineer, under instructions from the city council, Is now preparing plans and specifications for paving the bridge with cresoted wooden blocks. He will probably make report at the reg ular semi-monthly meeting of the city council next Wednesday night If the ordinance providing for paving the bridge Is adopted, which is very probable. the work will commence immediately
 The bridge flooring has been in bad repair for some time past It Is in fact almost dangerous to traffic. The cost of the pavement will be met by, the city of Birmingham.
 Mayor Drennen yesterday signed a con tract with the Rankln-Spiyy Paint com pany of Birmingham to paint the iron work on the bridge The firm offered to paint the bridge, more as an advertise ment than anything else for the sum of si00. A majority of the members of the city council recommended that the mayor sign the contract immediately.
 The work will commence Immediately. A large force of men will be put to work scraping the iron work, and then the paint brushes will be applied. Workmen are engaged in building tho extension of the bridge several feet at | Avenue A, over the new tracks of the 1 Seaboard Ar Line. In order to lay the tracks 1t was necessary to tear away part of the Twenty-first and Twenty second street bridges The new work or extensions conform with the old via duets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
PHILIPPINE BILL
 PASSES SENATE Only One Republican Voted
 Against the Measure STATEHOOD BILL REPORTED
Session of the House Given Over AL most Entirely to Consideration of Bills on Private
 Calendar.

Washington, December 1.-The senate today by a vote of A to 23 passed the Philippine civil government bill. The final vote was preceded by the presentation of many amendments, and a general discus sion of them as well as of the provisions of the bill. The discussion was confined quite generally to the merits of the meas ure One of the amendments suggested by democratic senators was voted on in the affirmative by several western re- publicans, but Mir. McCumber was the only republican who voted with the dem oerats against the final passage of the bill.
 The most notable change adopted dur ing the day was the lowering of the rate of interest on railroad bonds to be guar anteed by the Philippine government from to 4 per cent. The bill as passed ex- empts from taxation all bonds issued by the Philippine and Porto Rican govern ments; authorizes municipalities in the Philippines to secure bonded indebted ness, amounting to per cent. of the as- sessed valuation of their property at per cent interest; authorizes the Ihilip- pine government to incur bonded indeDt- edness of S5,O00,000 for improvements at 415 per cent. interest; autnorlzeS the Fnll- ippine government to guarantee the pay ment of interest on railroad bonds at the rate of per cent per annum; provides for the administration by the Philippine laws; establishes system for the loca- tion and patenting of mineral, coal and saline lands, fixes the metric system for the islands, and gives the civil govern or the title of governor general.
 Reports Statehood Bill.
 During the day MT. Beveridge, for the committee on territories. reported the statehood bill, and he will make mo- ton on the first day that the senate convenes in January that the considera- ton of the bill shall be entered upon at once.
 Representing the minority of the com mittee. MT. Bate notified the senate that he would enter motion to recommit the bill for the purpose of taking further testimony.
 Mir. Bard gave notice of an amendment confning the provisions of the bill to the state to be formed by the union of Okla homa and Indian Territory and elimi- mating all reference to Arizona and New Mexico.
 At this juncture Mir. Gallinger caused some laughter by making an inquiry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
TO LET NEW HIGH { SCHOOL CONTRACT
JOINT COMMITTEE MEETS NEXT SATURDAY AT NooN-MANY BIDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WORK.

Tn my opinion ground will be broken for the new Birmingham High school not later than January 15," said Mayor bremen yesterday afternoon.
 "The joint committee from the board of education and the city council will meet Saturday, December 2ii at noon for the purpose of opening bids for the erection of the new building. The con- tract will probably be signed the last of December"
 It Is understood there will be a large number of contractors bidding for the work, several being from other places. The estimate of the cost of the new building Is sf500O0, and this will be the largest building contract let during the year 1905.
 The committee has decided not to cut down the lot which is located on the northwest corner of Seventh avenue and Twenty-fourth street. and the first floor of the new building will be elevated several feet above the grade of the street and avenue. Very little excavat- ing is to be done and in this way the building will go up rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
 THOUSANDS SAW VULCAN.
Register With 5oooo Signatures In
 Possession of Commercial Club.

The Commercial club has received fhe register which was placed near Vulcan at the St. Louis exposition, and 1t con- tain the names of over 5000 people who wrote them there during the fair
 This is only a very small percentage of the number of people who saw the great statue. as only this number stopped and signed the book. The signatures show that people from nearly every known country in the world visited the statue.
 The list is considered quite curios- ity and will be preserved by the Com mercial club.
 The club has received letter from Henry Reed. secretary of the Clark and Lewis exposition to be held next year in Portland. Ore, stating that the big iron man will receive warm welcome when he arrives.
 The club is assured of an excellent po- sltlon for Vulcan. and also that the fair association will do anything in its power to get the statue sent to the great northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
SECURED BIG CONTRACT.
Southern Sewer Pipe Go. to Furnish
 Pipe for vlcksburg Cemetery.

A contract for furnishing eight thous- and feet of sewer pipe to be used in the improvement of the national cem- etery at Vicksburg has been secured by the Southern Sewer Pipe company of North Birmingham. Shipments are now being made and the full order will be filled before the first of the year.
 Other large orders have recently been booked by this company notwithstanding the fact that this Is considered an off season in the sewer pipe market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
DIVIDENDS.
Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Com
 pany.

The board of directors have this day declared the regular quarterly dividend of one and three-quarters Q% per cent. upon the preferred stock of the com pany out of the earnings, payable Jan uarv 3, 1905 at the office of the Guaranty Trust company of New York. Transfer hooks will berclosed at D. m, on De- cernber 20 1904 and reopened on the morning of January {, 1905.
 fSigned) b. l. MORRIS,
 Secretary and Treasurer. New York, December E, 10O4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
Wanted for Murder.

Henry Joyce. detective of Kansas City passed through Birmingham last night en route to Montgomery. where man he is after is under arrest on a charge of murder. The detective stated that the murder was committed about four months ago and that the man was arrested once, but succeeded in escap- ing from jail He was afterwards caught in Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
THE HOUSE.

Washington. December 16.-Today'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17
mr, WInslov,s soot,Ino svr,,n

New York. December l3, i0O4-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17

Mira. WTnsIoW's SootilTg 9yrup. The best remedy for DLAHRHOEA- Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for "A-ss. Winsiow's . Soothing syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SoOTHES the CHILD, ,SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLArS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO. and Ls tweEIy-flvf cents a bnftla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17

Steinway Grand Pi a n o would be appreciated by wife, daughter, sister for Xmas present. Jesse French Piano and Organ Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-17

concerning an alleged executive session agreement of yesterday not to do any further business before the holidays after passage of the Philippine bill. Evidently he did not know that the action had been in executive session and asked for information as to the accuracy of the re- port, which he said he had heard, saying he had designed to present on Monday a report of the merchant marine commits rIA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-01
BRITT PUNCHED :.
REFEREE GRANEY
Herford's Chocolate Colored
Boxer Saved from Defeat
by Britt s Foul.
New York Sun Specfa1 Service,


San Francisco Nov. with the lightweight
championship within his grasp, Jimmy Britt, the
pride of California lost the coveted honor by
fouling his opponent. Joe Cans of Baltimore, the
title holder, in the fifth round The foul was
committed as Cans was arising from the floor
after having been put there by a succession of
hard right and left swings. Tremendous ex-
citement followed the disqualified ton of Referee
Graney, and for few minutes it looked as If a
general mixup would result = j. =
Pandemonum reigned as Britt angered by the
decision Of the referee. rushed at that official
and pounded him to the ropes. Quickly squad
Of police jumped into the ring and pulled Britt
| away, but not before he had dealt Graney half
dozen savage blows almost squarely In the face.
The great crowd was It's feet yelling and
hOoting like mad and only cool heads prevented
what might have been free-for-an fight
When quiet restored Graney advanced tc
the center of the ring and announced that he
had disqualified Britt because the Californian
after having been cautioned in the fourth round
deliberately struck Cans as the latter fighter was
attempting to rise from the floor. This an
nouncement was received with Kisses, the Grove
almost to a van believing in its angry mood thai
/ Britt had been robbed. AS matter of fact thu
foul was committed and 1t was SO palpable thai
nothing was left for the referee to do but dis
qualify Britt. .... ~ 80 +. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Anders NJ. Sundheim and wife to Hans A.
Nielsen, lot 20, Fagerness, Sis.
Sarah E. Stinchfield to Walter G. Marson ana
wife. lot l. f. L. Aldrichs Encouragement,
$1,000. ...
Michael J. Luby and wife to Maurice Luby,
in section 1-117-22, So, 600.
SeweIl NJ. Parker and wife to Johan H: 70
hanson, lot and south half OF lot l. dock ~
Meeker Island Land and Power company's add
addition revised, 81 900.
Douglas A. Fiske and wife to Anna H. Han
son. lot and south half of lot 1, block 81,
Remington's Third addition, $1,000
Hannah r. Lewis to Josephine H. Clark, lot
Is, block g. Elwell's addition, $4,000
! Mary Lois Strong to Catharine A. Burnes. lot
10, block 6s, West Minneapolis, second division
$975.
Arthur O. Danenbaum to Norman L. Swanson
lot T. block /. Boulevard addition, 50, 800.
David C: Bell Investment company to Levi: