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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
President Roosevelt Throws Them
Into the Civil Service Under
CorteIyou's Order.
First Class Postmasters Are I'm.
cluded and There VIII Be
Howl From Senator'S.

+ Washington, d. c.. Nov. ao.--Thc
most important changes in the organiza-
.tion of the United States mail service
were not indicated in the general order
which was made public a couple Of
days ago. -
A long talk with Postmaster General
Cortelyou brings out the fact that first
class postoffices are to be included In
the merit system. and no longer are 10
be treated as political spoiis. .'a. 5 s.s
Good postmasters will be retained in
ofhce! That is the simple announce
ment which the public is asked to take
literally. No matter il the county chair
man IS deposed and the rival faction gets
the organization. No matter If the ed
itor of the other paper insists that it is
now his turn" No matter what the
congressman and both United States
senator's say. "a (.
OF course that sounds revolutionary
It is hard dose to swallow. But Corr
telyou is not given to talking, and be-
hind Cortelyou is Roosevelt.
The first principle entering into Corr
telyou reorganization scheme is that the
heads of the largest postoffices-and that
class-are to have larger powers and
a fuller measure of discretion.
Up to this time the postmaster has
been seriously hampered BY the Wash
ington department. He had to run a
tremendous business, and yet he could
not turn around without asking the con-
sent and approval of some red tape art
ist in the national capital, even to buy
ing cuspidor. 1& .s .Ss
Then all the postmasters are to be
rated on the merit plan. Records of
efficiency will be kept in the Washington
Offices, and every man will have rating.
He will be either excellent, good, fair
or poor Unless he keeps iii the first
or second class he will not hang on very
long. +. ri
But where does the senator and the
congressman get off?
So far as they have been heard from
they profess to be satisfied. Settling
|postofficc fights is generally conceded to
be the bane of the congressman s. lifes.
is very nice to ilrave spoils to distfib4
ute; but when there is only one Office,
and the town is divided into two bitterly.
hostile camps over who is to get the
one job, the congressman stands to lose.
Many congressman has been defeat
ed for reelection by some pestifcrons
postofice fight. Under the new regime
he will sit back and smile and pass it
all up TO the postmaster general.
Of course, the United States senate
may get jealous of its sacred Hpreroga-
tives. The senate has to confirm
these appointments. If any senator wants
to protect his pork" he may refuse to
confirm man with an excellent rating,
and insist on henchman with no rat
ing. +. fssi5s
which will be affected BY the new policy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
TERRIBLE
CATASTROPHE
DISASTER TO SHIP
LOST HUNDRED LIVES
English Vessel, That Made Trips
Across the Channel, Struck 4 Rock
Near the French Coast and Nearly
All Were Lost.

London, Nov. 20. The Southwestern
Railway cross channel steamer Hilda
was wrecked Sunday morning off St.
Malo, on the north coast Of France
and III is believed that 100 OF more of
her passengers and crew were drowned.
The Hiida left Southampton Friday
night for ST. Malo, with considerably
more than one hundred souls on board
Her passage was greatly delayed by a
fog in the channel and when nearing
ST. Malo she ran into severe snow
storm, apparently missed her course,
and foundered on the rocks Of Jardin
lighthouse, three miles from St. Malo.
The company S steamer Ada, outward
from ST. Malo rescued five of the pas
seilgers and one Of the crew These
are now on the way to SouthamptoA.
There is an ,lncorfrnled report that
seventy had been saved. The crew
numbered twenty six and there were
about IG2 passenger all eIlchfneu,
the majority being onion dealers from
ST Briae and neighborhood A tele-
gram from ST Seryan adjoining the
town Of ST. Malo gives the few particu-
lars yet available.
The Hilda was near ST. Malo Sum
day morning She struck the rocks at
II o'clock in the roadstead off Zembre
having missed the way owing to fog
and bad weather The passengers
were asleep at the time Two boats
were lowered, one Of which containing
FIVE men arrived at ST. Servan The
second boat was picked UP empty at ST.
Cast, where thirteen bodies were wash
ed ashore. 8s
The top Of tile Hilla's funnel and her
mast are visible at low tide, according
ito the telegram from st, Scrvarl.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
BEATING THE BEEF 4
TRUST In KANSAS

Topeka. Kan. Nov ao- Beef
clubs designed to defeat the beef
trust, have become popular in Kansas
this winter. Fifteen farmers in CONF
smulity comprise the membership Of
each club. Each farmer contributes
one beef animal to the club and the
members slaughter one animal week.
Beginning in alphabetical order, the
members receive twenty-five pounds of
meat a week, cut from the neck the
first week and progressing until the
member at the head Of the list receives
his meat from the rtif11p Each family
eats complete beef during the life
of the club At q cost Of 81 a week
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
THRONE OF NORWAY t#..s
RENDERED AND ACCEPTED

Copenhagen, Nov 2o.--The, throne of
Norway was formally rendered to Prince
Charles this morning by a deputation
from the Norwegian parliament and was
accepted BY King Christianson in behalf
Of his grandson. The ceremony lasted
twenty minutes but was brilliant and at
tended by all the officials. The old king
was much affected, as he blessed and em-
braced his grand children, king Hawkon
and Queen Maud. ID
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
OLIVER COUNTY CHILD
KILLED i'm RUNAWAY

Mandasl, Nov 20. The 2-year-old
child Of Commissioner Wllitmer Of Oliv-
er county was killed III i runaway The
mother and an invalid woman were re-
turning home when the horse became
,inilai1ageable and threw the ladies out.
The two children remained lin the bug
gy and were afterwards thrown OUT, one
escaped with comparatively Slight injnr-
les. The other was thrown into four
feet Of water and struck his head On d
rock.
@ Mr.. Whitmer was III Grand Forks at
tending the court ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
Il JAPANESE JUBILANT.

Toxic, Nov 40. The japanese press
lis jubilant over the successful conclu-
sion Of the new convention with Eorea,
whereby Japan's suzerainty is. formal
III and firmly established over the Her
NIT Kingd donl.
The speedy success of the fegotia-
lions is attributed to the confidence
that Marquis Ito has inspired in the
emperor Of Corea s.,a his ministers,
Heneefortfl all the foreign relations
sof Corea will be managed at Toxic.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
PREMATURE BLAST.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2o.--The pre-
mature explosion Of a blast in the Her
man quarry in St. Louis county caused
the death of Peter White and John
Foley and serious injury Of the fore
man, John Birmingham and William
Speaeirs. White and Foley we're bur-
led beneath, the masses Of rock and ter
ribly nlanglcd.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
President Endorsed
New Insurance Plan
i @ n X @ 3 @ q s Is y @H p 80 y
FATHER OF s6.

A
Memphis, Nov. 20. Married
- three times, father of ti1irty-six
% children, fwenty-six of whom are
81 living, is the record Of George
81 Fields, aged 60, full -bIooded
~ Cherokee Indian living at Rogers.
81 Ark.
q Being under the impression that
20 President Roosevelt had offered
cash prize for the most excellent
.. howing in the arlti-race suicide
~ petition, the records taken
xis,. 4t1e courthouse have been
81 ft,. to Washington by
9 Fieat 8 d. epe of. getting part Of
~ the pfsb e hey.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
The CRASH
W AS FATAL
THREE VICTIMS OF n
A WRECK AT DETROIT
500 Freight Hit the caboose of an Ex-
tra at Detroit Station Conductor.
/ His Wife and Daughter Killed An-I
other Daughter May Die.

Detroit. Mimi Nov 20. "A south
bound 500 freight crashed into an ex-
ira taking coal here. The caboose Of
the first train was demolished. Conduc-
tor George Smiley, Mrs. Smiley and an
infant daughter were killed. Mabel
Smiley, aged u, had a foot crushed. She
may die. II.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
By
CONSTABLE
YOUNG CALIFORNIA BOY
MET HIS DEATH
He WassEngaged In d Revolver Duel
With j Constable and Received q
Fatal Wound After Which He FelI In.
Front Of d Train.

San Pablo, Cal, Nov so Joseph
Wiley, aged is, was mortally wounded
last night BY 4 bullet fred BY John
Bouquet, aylocal constable, after a battle
in which revo1vers were freely used.
After being wounded Wiley staggered
across the railroad tracks and was run
down By q train just pulling into the
station.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
LIVE STOCK ORDER
HELD TO BE ILLEGAL.

Chicago, Nov. Judge Bethea in
the United States court today decided
that the order issued by the Interstate
Commerce commission directing that
railroad rates on live stock between the.
Missouri river and Chicago BE lowered
III conformity with the rates ON dressed
beef was illegal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
THE LEADERS
HAVE new PL AN
BIG POLITICAL STRIKE
NOW BEING ARRANGED


81, Petersburg, Nov. 20, With the
collapse Of the strike movement the
leaders Of the reds say they will now
devote their energies To the prepara
tion of i universal political strike to
sustain the revolutionary prog ra1nIlles
when the national assembly meets
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
P. O. Jobs No Longer
Political Spoils
NO RACE SUICIDE.

% Chicago, Nov. 2o--President z
q Roosevelt's anti-race suicide sem 2
q tirnents were endorsed by Bishop 9
% Muldoon. y &
q "One of his most important say &
p ings, said the bishop, "is that Z
q there shall be no race suicide. .
o The moral tendency of many OF Z
% our American women in this res 4
% pect is well nigh Infamous, eyad- 4
81 ing as they do the responsibilities Z
o of maternity. and instead OF striv- Z
q ing TO cultivate love of home and &
o children they were only too willing &
O to evade, the noble. purposes OF 9
Q their being" + Z
o. Fs5s5 8 Z. ,.,.,.ssr tr-. y 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
JEALOUSY CAUSED SHOOTING.

.Hopkinsville, KY, Nov. 20. John.
CLANCY shot and killed Mrs. Maud Eli
lis and dangerously wounded Duncan
Vcach, a bystander, here jealousy is
said to have been the cause
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
cONSULS ASK PROTECTl0N
FOR FOR REl0N RESIDENTS

Warsaw, Nov 10. The cof,ssils have
asked the authorities to protect the for
eign residents owing TO the precariousI
conditions prevailing n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-20
MURPHY MUST
COME TO FARGO
SUPREME COURT DENIED
WRIT OF cERTIORARE
Hearing IN Alleged Forgery Cases
Must Be Ia Fargo, as Directed bys
Judge 0oss Claims Of Political
/ Persecution.

D Bismarck, N. ID, Nov. 20. In ~
D the case Of j. S. Murphy VS.. the @,
q district court Of Ward county, an q
o application for a writ of certiorare ~
o was denied BY the supreme court. q
q temporary. restraining order was @
q dissolved and the case must be Q,
q tried III Cass county
!, M rs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29

district were almost impossible, be nl
either blockaded with snow or so slicR
with ice as to menace life and limb
Then at times there have been mud
and slush TO such extent as to even
splash above the tops of the highest
rubber boot on the market
Now is the time 10 prepare 10 pre-
vent REPETITION of such discomfOrting.
dangerous and nexcusable conditions
II the corporation using streets, if
our business men and If our res idents
prepare now 10 obyiate a repi.it on of
such dangers ana inconyeni ances,
Cairo will make a new record in
cleanliness ,this winter.
The city aurhCrit es have been max
ing a record with cleanliness of the
streets. and If that recard IL maintain.
ed as the winter street cleaning work
grows. the CITY administration and the
street cleaning department will win
new laurels and enjoy the undying ap
preciat on OF a public which has suf
fered much in the past from neglect
Of sidewalks and streets in winter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
MISTAKE OF ENGINEERS.

The engineers who were directed
to survey the route of the proposed
great waterway that Is to unite the
| lakes of the north with The Mississip.
pi river and the Gulf of Mexico if
1.-The dispatches are to be credited,
made a slight mistake in regard tc
| the nature of their duties.
They were chosen for one purpose,
ana one alone, and that was to look
over the physical difficulties in the
way CT any such union, 10 make sound.
ings, and report, among other things,
on the feasibility of fourteen-foot
channel,
With the conclusion Of this task,
with the necessary sounding9 and
with the data contained put in intel
ligent shape. their duties ended
The mistake these eminent gentle
man make is in supposing that they
were to pass on the cost of the same
That is omething hat was not in |
eluded in their itinerary, so 10 speak |
They are not TO pay OUT the money |
1t is the government that will be called |
on to do that
Before any one can say the cost is
going to be too great, there are many
things to be taken into consideration
outside of the engineering difficulties
with which this commission was
pecially entrusted.
The benefits to the country at large
rs compared with the cost will be the
irst thing, If these gentlemen had
spread before them a map of the coun-
ry, and had studied what a vast scope
If country would be benefited by the
proposed improvement. they might
AVE changed their minds.
If they had been students of poliH-
al economy and had reflected over
that would be the effect on freight
ates-one of the most absorbing ,
uestions before the country-thev 5
right not have said that even three 7
mes their estimate would not be
lacing the government at too much c
Expense. a
OF course they did not study any of j
lese questions, and hence they were q
OF competent to pass on any such Il
lings. They have declared thar the p
roposed plan is feasible. It is for v
Their people to take up the other b
latters in connection Herewith. s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
PREPARE FOR WINTER.

This period of delightful weather
preparatory 10 the cold and storms of
winter r. being enjoyed by Cairo's
populace. Present mete1rclog' cal con
ditions in this city are such as to in
spire pleasure and thanksgiv ng.
These are days when W. should in
fate our lungs with the exhilira'ing
ozone. take plenty of fresh air and get
the necessary exercise and thoroughly
enjoy ourselves: but. while in the
midst Of this enjoyment and exh.lira-
sion let us net be unmindful 4 the fact
that this delightful period Of weathe-
one Of preparation. Now is the
tine 10 prepare for winter II your
coal bin is not filled. fill il. If your
snow shovel is broken CT lost get an
Pther one If YOU have not had the
Moves and furnaces repaired. get
bssy. and above all things prepare to
keep Cairo cleane- this winter than
ever in history. Well do we renem-
Der days. yes weeks. in winters Of the
when sidewalks in the down Town
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
THE RUSSIAN STRIKES.

of all countries Russia seems farth-
est removed from socialism. yet in the
strikes that vex the emp re We see an
| indication of possibilities that. If real.
izeI. will astonish the world outside,
says the Brooklyn Eagle. A reaction
from despCtism commonly assumes
the form of anarchy 1t is usually a
blind rage aga INST evils too long en-
dured. In France II was the re gn Of
terror, worse an hundred fold than the
wrongs from which it arose. Yet in
Russia, where the people have had no
voice in Ih Fir own government, a sur
prising facility of organization and a
surprising dizziness n secret leader
ship are discovered in the alliance of
the workers against the government
and against the unorganized public
hat tacitly supports the government
The immediate effect of this alliance
Is the paralyzing of industries in
general str Ike. Although the claims
are less than those made on employees
n. this country when mechanics and
labore~s tie up factories and mills
and although the expectation of per
onal profit from tn venture is small
err there seems to be more unanimity
of sentiment among the Russian work
ers than among the Americans. though
II may be due to the relatively small
wage received by the former. which
seems TO warrant a be'tered condition
no matter how the ctr Ike results.
In Moscow and some other cities
the newspapers have suspended pub
cation because the printers will not
work; railroads have stopped run
ming: suffering is threatened because
of the difficulty Of bringing supplies
into the MARKERS. and the worst suffer
ing s endu' I'd. as always. by the men
who have thrown themselves out Of
work. But this strike IS not economic
in its purpose: it is political II Is
protest against the government. and
if not Immediately effective il is
menac ng as showing the extent CT a
force that can be combined for social
istic control at least of the various
forms of public service. I, is munic'-
pal ownership here. bur in Russia It
is the commune that impends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
YELLOW FEVER FIGHT OVER.

In lifting their quarantine the Gulf
towns bear witness that the danger of
yellow fever spreading is past. New
Orleans is fast returning 10 normal
conditions and with a few days more
of cool weather should see the last of
the plague
Considering the physical difficulties
at the time of the appearance of the
disease, New Orleans deserves great
credit for the courage and persistence
with which it has carried on the fight.
To the rest of the country it has
been demonstrated that the outbreak
of disease in New Orleans which
would have thrown all cur Atlantic
seacoast cities into a panic is hardly
more than a local situation There is
no longer any excuse for general alarm
about yellow fever and little excuse
for its existence anywhere in a civil
lied community. Even the redemption
Of Panama as plague spot appears
a reasonable achievement, although
President Roosevelt's optimism is not
yet wholly borne ont by the facts.
As for the presidents visit to New
Orleans. there appears TO be no furth
er cause fer anxiety on his account.
He would admit it if there were
Weeks ago he made up his mind to go
there, and go he will, mosquitoes or
TO mosquitoes If only the railroads
sided with him like the weather. time
would lie heavy on his hands.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
WATTERsoN ON SOCIETY.

Henry Wattersons yitriOlic attacks
though impo,ent so far as power 10 eff
| feet reformation, are interesting not
only because couched in such brilliant
| phraseology and such truthful expos
ure of the sissy earls' and "horsy
girls" but because he strikes al vital
point which cannot be too forcibly i'm.
pressed upon the American public H
points the cold fact that there is nc
4 fferenc btween adultery among the
rich and among the poor This point
commends itself TO the pubic-The
fact that wickedness among the rich
is just as wretched as wickedness
among the poor, that the working girl
who fails to snars the temptations in
fields of vice is no worse than the
woman bedecked in laces and Jewels
who does the same: that jewelry and
fine raiment do not cast shade of
lecency on immortality; that morally
there is no distinction between the
rich and the poor adulteress.
Watterson points to the smart |
sets" OF Pars, Berlin, London and |
New York He says in New York the |
smart set" is but poor imitation of |
European society, and then he touches
the flame of his fiery pen to the glm.
mering tinsal and 81 stening gold OF
so-called society which contents itself
with a life the real purpose of which
seems to be to "eat. drink and be
merry" for tomorrow you die
Such severe criticism of the so
called smart set when the innocent
are included with the guilty, seems I'M
Justified in its pessimism bur the pur-
bose is nor to harm the innocent, but
o warn them, and to point the whole
public TO the shocking conditions
which in some spheres of society
border on veritahe prostitution; to
save the innocent from the clutches
If the guilty. and to warn society Of its
)wn danger n not clinging TO purity,
md living up to high ideals.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
BROKEN OFF SHORT.

A lawyers fee is due to the other
hap'a ignorance of the Law
One kind word DAY seems to ex-
aaust the supply OF some men
Don't get so close 70 your friends
hat they may accidentally step on
ysu.
Before man can successfully re
solve 10 quit drinking he must resolve
70 quit lying.
How can same women feel at home
here if there is no house cleaning in
heaven?
Not many successful trusts have
been built that have not had rocks ="
n the foundation.
If you want to flatter a man tell him
ne is working too hard and taking
90 much interest in charity.
About the only good thing that can
be said in some mems favor is tina.
they are not society favorites, but thar
is something.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29

ION, widow Of Michael Kelley VINO
was drowned in he Mississippi a year
ago, with ais daughter and six little
girls he was teaching to swim, has
announced that she will soon be mar
red in Columbus, Ohio, 70 C. N. Swick,
a real estate dealer of that city.
The pair met shortly after the trag-
edy due 10 an expression of sympathy
on the part of Swick, for the bereayeu
woman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
Mshara's Ministries.

Manager Williamson has been foru
rate in securing this famous attrac-
ion for Friday Nov 3. Mahara' s
Minstrels hardly need an Introduce OIL
10 the theatre going public and this
year they come TO rs complete VITA
everything new in their performance.
accessories and effects. except ths
management Judging by the hattei-
ing notices that the company haa re.
ceiyed in papers to the east o. us their
appearance here viii be the event On
the season. Mahara's challange band
and orchestra VIII give a gorgeous
street parade at u o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29
handicanned.

After the initiation was over the
new member aching in every joint.
sousht ont the grand umptygump of
the lodge.
Say" he complained, didn't YOU
give ne a rougher deal than you dia
any q the cher candidates."
Yes admitted The grand umpty
gump. we did You're ju,t a nice
size for a candidate II was easier 10
handle you than those big. lumpy.
awkward chaps that went through
ahead of you. That's why we saved
you for the last"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-29

A New England man tainted twice
at his own wedding, but he persisted
In going through with the ceremony.
battle. but who stuck TO his colors
There is a heroic man Napoleon Bon.
aparte said that the really brave man
was the one who went into a fight with
a full appreciation OF the dangers of
even il his body did tremble. Judged
by ut, standard the New England man
Is one of the bravest Of the brave,