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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06

& ~. 1.
Chairman Shounts OF the Panama
commission and Secretary of War Taft
have developed a difference of opinion
as to whether Panama canal railway
rates should be changed radically Mr..
Sheunts would leave the rates mich as
they are so as not to disturb traiiscon-
tinental rates. The president will de-
eide.
Postmaster General Cortelyou finds. it
difficult to let go Of the republican ma
tional committee craftsmanship. because
of black and tan row in Louisiana.
President Roosevelt will help Mr.. Cor
telyou out.
In addition, the president will umpire
the dispute between Attorney General
Moody and Lawyer Judson Harmon as
to Santa Fe prosecutions. Then there
are oil and beef trust investigations to
keep up with, and diplomatic appoint
nients to be watched and made.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
There Will BE Something Doing
BY the Land Forces for the
Next Few Days.
Oyarna Has Begun an Attack
Against the Left Of the M
Russian Army.

Feng Hushshieng, May 6.Field
MarshaI Oyana seems ready to assume
the offensive on 4 large scale and
tivities have already been begun against
General Linevitch's left This may be
a prelude to a general battle. Thursday
the Japanese attacked the Cossacks who
retired A Russian accommodating party
fell into ambush and all but FIVE were
killed. 5s '5. II 4. n 4..s5sls
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
BOMB STORY
IS DENIED
THERE WAS A SCARE
OVER THE REPORT
Three Men Were Arrested and Two
Released The Man Held Says There
Was Nothing But Powder in Paper
Bag. &

Chicago, May GA story that bomb
was hurled at a United States Express
wagon at VanBuren and Desplaiaes
Street; was sent out from the Desplaines
Street police station. e
4 Special Agent Eddy Of the express
company says no bomb was thrown
\ Julius Hildebrand. Henry Pfeffer and
Joseph Roger were arrested. The lat
ter two were released on bail. Eddy
said the alleged bomb was nothing but
paper bag containing blue powder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06

Springfield, Ills, May 6. During.
the discussion last night in the lower
house Of the Illinois Legislature Of
Senate Bill I74, the board Of trade
bill, Mr.. Rapp Offered an amendment
legalizing the great national game Of
poker, when the limit is above Sc.
The amendment follows MS
Section s Hereafter III the state
of Illinois all players Of the great ma
3tional game known as poker who
shall play for stakes where the limit
is less than So, shall be known as
gamblers and shall be subject to the
penalties prescribed BY law for gam
bling; but where the limit Of stakes
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Would Legalize Big Poker Games

is So, or over, the game shall be con-
|sidered a brokerage Office for the. ptir--
pose Of fixing the value OF celluloid
checks and the players thereof shall
be known as brokers or high class
Efinancierss and shall be exempt from
penalties prescribed for violations of
gambling laws.
The, intent OF this act being hereby
declared to shut up all small games
and legalize all large ones. s &
The amendments was put: to a vote
and though the yeas were far in the
majority the speaker declared the
amendment lost. n ss
The bill was then ordered to its third
reading s ss s &
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Roosevelt Has Problems SokeSevee Tornado Struck Southwest

Fort Worth, Tex, May 6.-Several
small towns in Oklahoma and Indian
Territory are in ruins. Two persons
are dead and many are injured. due to
d tornado which passed over the tefri-
tory last night. The tornado was fol-
lowed by excessive rain and hail
A tornado struck Owl, ]. r., and
damaged the business part of the town
to tn eextent of $4,000 Two persons
were killed and ten injured. four fatal
~. On account of the wires being
down it was impossible to secure the
names of those injured, but it is known
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Michigan Roads Are to Be Merged

New York, May 6.--It is stated by
The Herald that the recent purchase Of
the Ann Arbor railroad from the Wa
bash interests was for the Detroit
Southern and that the two lines will
shortly be merged. While the owner
ship and management Of the Ann AR
Dor and Detroit Southern will be dis
5tiflct from the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton system, similar interests
are identified with both systems. Ina
lbility to combine them is due to the
TACT that the Detroit Southern and
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton are
parallel roads
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06

that a man and little girl were killed.
The storm struck the town from the
southwest Nearly every business house
in town was destroyed and about fifty
dwellings were carried away. The
storm covered path about 700 feet
wide and destroyed everything in its
way. g IA ~
AT Edmond. Okla, the wind destroy
ed several small buildings, demolished
the plate glass front of d. z. Ford's
store and ruined shade trees and fruit
trees by thousands.
{ AT Mulhall. Okla, the hail damaged
all growing crops and fruit and destroy
ed considerable property.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06

will, it IS added, be entered into by
the two systems The Detroit South
ern will thus enter Toledo over the
tracks Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton ;5 3s,5
"A new directorate will shortly be
announced for the Ann Arbor road.
The line runs from Toledo, o., to
Frankfort, Mich, distance of 2o3
miles. III also operates steam trans
fers on Lake Michigan between
Frankfort and Kewaunee, Wis., and
Menominee, Gladstone, Manistique,
a road Of $50 miles from Detroit to
8IrOnton "a 5
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
THE TORPEDO
BOATS BUSY
VESSELS In vLADIv0ST0cK 20
HARBOR DID DAMAGE
A Sailing Vessel Was Seized and
Burned and the Captain Made
Prisoner-Larger Vessels Thought to
Have Been Out with the Others.

Toxic. May ,6.-Four Russian torpedo
boat destroyers from Vladivostock ap-
peared westward of Hokkaido, off Su-
bu, yesterday. They seized and burned
a small sailing vessel and imprisoned
the captain and disappeared northwest.
They were evidently returning to Vladi-
vostock. Their object is not clear. Al
though none have been sighted it is
believed the larger vessels of the Vladi-
vostock squadron accompanied the tor
pedo boats. W..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Strikers Drowned
Out Today by Rain
WEALTHY CHICAGO WIDOW
SUICIDED IN GOTHAM

New York, May 6.-Mrs. ]. w. Gray,
widow of wealthy Chicago broker,
committed stricide at the Imperial Ho-
tel today. She was beautiful and veal
thy. An unfortunate love affair is said
10 have been the cause.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Sheriff Barrett Thinks the Back
bone of the Strike Is Broken
and Trouble Ended.
Jupiter Pluvius Was Busy Today
and the Rioting Strikers
g.. Were Under Cover. =

Chicago. May GA rain storm today
was more influential than officers in
giving the streets peaceful aspect.
Much of the time wagons of strike
breaking firms moved freely and with
out interference. The removal of the
Negro teamsters was a factor in pro-
ducing quiet. Sheriff Barrett after max
ing tour of the shopping district said
the serious trouble seemed to be over.
F.. TUG MEN QUIT.
Chicago, May 6.--The river tug men
engaged in hauling coal to the boycott
ted places, went on strike today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06

OF st. Paul.
Attorney Phillip Gilbert, with Offices
in the National German American
Bank building, was appointed receiver,
under the proceedings, and today CONF
menced an inventory of the stock at
Kreb's place OF business.
Fhe stock will probably inventory
about $1,000, said Mr.. Gilbert, most
of which is claimed by the California
Wine Association of San Francisco.
The largest creditor of Krebs Is
Christ Keller, who was formerly the
owner Of a farm in North Dakota.
Keller met Krebs, who was travelling
Tor a liquor house in North Dakota.
some months ago, and was persuaded
to dispose of his farm and engage In
the liquor business Keller, who is AZ
years old and typical farmer, sold
his place for $4,000, engaged in the
business with Krebs, who was doing
the work of porter about the establish
nlent, while Krebs was teaching him
the business. &
\ Krebs, it is alleged, is also owing
diamond firm in Minneapolis, with Of
fees in the Guaranty Loan building,
ST. 900, he having been doing some
thing in the diamond trade as side
line
The two North Dakota banks mefi-
toned in the bankruptcy proceedings
are ont $500 between them
"A half dozen other ST. Paul creditors
are out various amounts, aggregating
$4,000.
II is claimed that Krebs engaged iii
q similar line Of business in Kansas
City, ST. Louis and Galesburg before
coming to ST Paul, and that ne at
those points did business under names
other than the one he lsed here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
AGAINST HOCH.

@ Chicago; May 6.-Mrs. Bertha Sohn,
sister of Mrs. Mary Waleker Hoch,
was on the witness stand in the Hocf
trial during yesterday afternoon. She
repeated the story OF her sisters ILL
ness making strong case against
Hoch. The cross-examination failed
to shake her evidence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Historic Methodist
Church Was Burned
Place Of Worship at Wliston Destroyed byan Incen-
diary Fire Building Had Been Built and
Moved Under Unusual Conditions.

u Williston, N. d., May The Meth
odist Church Of Williston burned to
the ground this morning about 5 o'clock.
The fire was doubtless Of incendiary pr
igiil as no FIRE had been in or near The
church on the previous day.
This makes the third fire started here
in the last two weeks. The others were
put out before much damage was dome
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06

Z This Methodist Church has had a
varied experience. 1t was built at Fort
Buford as all army chapel. The lumber
was shippe; from the east up the Mis-
souri, before the tiple of railroads. At
the abandoning OF hie fort the Metllo-
dist organization of Williston purchased
it. cut it in two and drew it down OH
the ice II was once struck by lightning
and is now smouidering TO ashes. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
DETAILS OF OKLAHOMA
STORM ARE L IA KING

Muskegee, I. May Several
persons are reported killed, many in
jufed and much damage wrought BY a
fierce storm in various parts Of the ter
ritory Wires are down and details are
lacking Eight persons are reported
killed at Owl. Nearly everything was
wrecked there. u L. #
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Oyama Is Ready for
an Active ( Campaign
SEVERAL KILLED in a
TROLLEY CAR ACCIDENT

philadelphia, Pa. May 81 Several
are reported killed and all other passen-
gers III q trolley car injured III a col
hsion with a freight train at the railroad
crossing IN the northeastern part of
the city
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
Oil
INDICT NIENTS
ILLINOIS GRAND JURY
HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING
Two High Officials OF the Standard Oil
Co. Are Said to Have Been Indicted
and Deneen viii BE Asked for
Requisitions. ,.s3 s n a.

Peoria. Ill. May g. The grand jury
at Pekin has returned indictments
against two high officials Of the Stand
ard Oil Co. Requisition papers will be
asked of Governor Deneefi Monday.
The names are withheld. H.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
ROOSEVELT
STARTS EAST
HUNTING TRIP OVER
AND BEARS CAN REST
He VIII Take the Train at Newcastle
Tonight and 90 to Colorado Springs
to Remain Till Monday Before Start
Ing Home. ]

Glenwool Springs, Colo. May o.
President Roosevelt and party have
started for Newcastle. There they will
board a special for this city and will
remain here until Mopday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-06
BEGAN AT
WRONG END
JEALOUS sNsYLvAr1Ar
COMM TERRIBLE DEED
ln,tead 81 shootiAs !, a7seif First He
Killed or Won. - Boy Be-
fore Taking his Own Handy
With a Gun. u Il (. !.

Sharon, Pa. May 6.Infaned with
jealous rage John Horoski today shot
and killed Mrs. John Seecli and her 10
year old nephew Frank Rocci, and then
fatally shot himself 5.s.Y s..3g 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-11-11
Weman's Fight for a Fortune

San Francisco. Nov. 10.-Edna wal
lace Hopper will marshal her forces
for last fight for the half million es-
tate left by her late s:ep-ratner, Alex.
ender Dunsmuir. Joined with her IN
an effort to secure the other half is
Jean Dunsmufr, mother or the dead
capitalist. A sensational feature OF
the action Is that Attorney Mountford
q member of the firm of Wilson & Will
son, representatives of James Duns,
muir, sole legatee under the will of
his brother, Alexander Dun~s uir, is
dicetly accused Of fraud and fragrant
violation Of the ethics of his profession.
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Autographs BRING Good Prices

New York, Nov. 10.-A letter writ
ten by Abraham Lincoln in 1841, re
lating to political affairs IN Illinois
one ora number of autographs col
lected by Mrs. George M, Moulton, OF
Chicago, and sold at hotel here yes
terday bought $175, an autograph poem
signed by James Russell Lowell
brought $25. A one-page letter signed
but not written by George Washing
ton, Feb. 20, 1890, sold for $29.
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Man is Human Stone Quarry.

Chicago Nov 10,-A dispatch to the
Tribune from st. Cloud, Mimi, says
that John Jansky, of this city, aged
%, is human stone quarry. Fourteen
months ago he was the victim of ar
explosion in stone quarry and ever
since the doctors have been prospect
ing, every time with good results
Four thousand pieces of stone have
been removed from various parts Of
Jansky's anatomy A piece of gran
fte Weighing an ounce came out of his
arm in an operation yesterday, and an
other of half an ounce in weight was
removed from the socke, Of his eye
watch was lost in the explosion. Foul
times q week Jansky. without taking
an anaesthetie submits to the knife.
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TRY TO PREVENT SUICIDES.
Society Formed in Cleveland, O., tc
Stop Self Destruction.

Stop Self Destruction.
Chicago, Nov, 10.-A Tribune dis
patch from Cleveland says: Ton
Johnson, alarmed at the official repor
that there have been eignt-six suicide.
in Cleveland in the last nine months
has taken steps to check the carniva
of self-destruction. He has appoint
ed a commission. whose duty 1t is ,to
attempt to dissuade would-be suicides
from taking their own lives. The
commission is made up of Director ot
Charities Coolly, with A. Greenlud
member of the charities bureau, and
State Senator Elliott F. C. Howe.
Every man or woman in Clevelapa
who is contemplating suicide is invit
ed to write letter to the antf4suicide
commission and tell their troubles. The
members of the commission will tner
make an effort to remove the trouble
For people respondent from non-em
ployment the commission endeayors tc
obtain employment, while the needs
and wants of others seeking aid are
looked after.
All three men are experienced IN
such work, and their labors so fal
have proved satisfactory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-11-11
MAN WcSsaITa "oLD NICK"
Erects Monument to Satan Which
Bows TRY to Destroy,

GOy5 Try 10 OGSlFCy.
Detroit, Micn., Nov 10.-Two police.
men last night assumed the unique
duty of taking UP their station as
guards at the Site of a monument to
satan. The monument is IA feet in
height from foundation to crowd, horn
ed figure purporting to De Satan be-
ing s..own in a STOPPING posture be-
mind pulpit. The grotesque affair
created a sensation when unveiled in
tae front yard of Menu, contracting
mason. at 318 Stanton avenue ana last
night a mob of boys gathered around it
ANA began a bonlbardment of stones
that threatened its destruction, the
Two policemen finally dispensing the
crowd snd standing guard to prevent
further attacks, explaining his action
in erecting the monument Mr.. Manz
said tEat he did not believe a word of
the Bible, but that old Nick told the
truth
''II2 is my best friend" declared the
Old man, pointing up at the image. He
spoke tie first and last truth"
Around the neck of the statue when
it was unveiled was a ribbon of United
States flags CIergyr.ion and city of
ficfals have been interviewed regarding
the extraordinary action of Mr. Menz
but no conclusion has been reached as
to whether his monument can OF
should not be made the object of of
fetal action to secure It's removal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-11-11
FLOOD OF SILVER
TONGUED ORATORy
Second Days Session of the
Chattanooga Conference.
INCREASE IN THE ATTENDING :
Convention of Quarantine and Immi-
grafton Is Attracting Much Attention.
= Several Eloquent Addresses Made by
Prominent Southerners
Prominent southerners

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 10.-The
| second days session of the southern
| conference on quarantine and imnigra-
tion opened with an increased atten-
dance over that of yesterday, about 275
| delegates being registered.
Governor Broward of Florida, ana
Governor Terrell, of Georgia, complet-
ed the list of state executives who mad
been expected.
The food Of silveryongued Oratory
yesterday sadly disarranged the pre-
arranged program for the day. Gov
ernor Glenn, Governor Blanchard, Gov
ernor Broward, Governor Vardaman,
Congressman John Sharp Williams and
many others of less note addressed the
conference on varied phases of the
quarantine questions held the close at
tention of varied delegates untll last
! midnight. AS result, only two of the
six formal addresses on yesterdays
program were reached-tnoSe of Gov
ernor Glenn and Surgeon General Wy
man. Three more addresses have
been arranged for today; the reports
of the committees on quarantine anJ
immigration to which have been
referred without debate resolutions of
fered bearing on the respective sub
jects are to be considered today and d
visit to Chickamauga battlefields witt
drill by the famous Twelfth United
States cavalry followed by luncheon
at Fort Oglethorpe and drive over
the reservation and back TO the city,
will complete busy day
Provision for an evening session has
been made, if the business or the con
ference cannot be completed without
The conference was called to order
by Chairman Governor Cox, of Tennes
see. wno promptly took up the program
by introducing NJ. j. Sanders, presi
dent of the New Orleans Progressive
union, whose topic was Quarantine;
It's Commercial Aspects"
The address of DR.. William F. Bru
ner, health and quarantine officer 0!
Savannah, Ga, was neI. called. Dr.
Bruner, being absent, his paper was
filed with the secretary to become q
part of the records of the congress The
paper discussed "Quarantine: Govern
ment Control"
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Confederate Markers Dedicated.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 10-Mark.
ers showing the position in the bat
tie Of Chickamauga of the Thirty-ninth
Fifty-eignth and Sixtietn North Caro-
lima infantry regiments were this morn.
ing dedicated, The North Carolina
visitors including Governor Glenn, Ad-
jutant General Robertson, ex-Chief
Justice Avery, General Ray, of the Six,
tieth, Colonel Harper, of the Fifty,
eighth and the delegates to the south
ern immigration and quarantine con.
vention now in session here. A re-
ception will be given to the North Car,
olinans tonight by N. B. Forrest Camp,
United Confederate Veterans.
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Political Education for Masses.

st. Petersburg Nov. 10.-The town
Council of St. Petersburg is talking
the lead in the political education of
the masses by inaugurating a series of
public lectures at which the new order
of things is explained to the people,
The object of the meetings is to al
lay the hostility between the various
classes by showing the benefit accru-
ing to all 2om the grant of liberties.
This example will be followed by the
city of Moscow and other places.
Word reaches Count Witte that in
some regions the reactionaries who are
seeking to make the new regime obi
Gus are spreading reports among the
peasants in the country and the lower
classes of the cities that tae imperial
manifesto is forgery issued by A
Camarilla, Of the revolutionists, of
which Count " 4tte is the head, and
who held the emperor in the palace.
Such stories circulated among the
emigrant peasantry are apt to prove
a most dangerous factor, as they did
when the peasantry rose to support
Pugatcheff, who claimed to be Peter
III, called on the people to overthrow
Catherine II. The clergy throughout
the country under instructions from
the Holy Synod are doing all in their
power to counteract the effect of such
pernicious reports by explaining to the
people in the churches the real mean
ing of the reforms.
During the rioting at Cronstadt the
government treasury there, which was
surrounded by deep moat filled with
water, was only saved from the mob OF
mutineers and rowdies by the removal
of the bridges. Bthelbgt Waats, the
American consul general, received the
following dispatch last night from Con
sular Agent Peter Wigius at Cronstadt:
Sailors aided by a mob commenced
rioting mere and several houses were
set on fire and tle shops were robbed
The situation remains critical"
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Canal EMPLOYEES Form Clubs,

Washington, Nov. 10.-The isthmian
canal commission yesterday received a
letter from Chief Engineer Stevens,
reporting the erection by an organiza-
ton on the istnmus, of the Christobal
Club composed Of employees, and say
ing that it was probable that several
other club Of employees would be organ.
ized in the near future. On Mr.. Ste.
vents suggestion, the committee au-
thorized -he expenditure of NOT more
than $1,000 for such clubs, according
to their size, the expenditure to be for
buildings and the members to bear the
expense Of furnishing same.
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Mikado Thanks Roosevelt.

T>Kio, Nov 10-Lloyd C. Griseom.
the American minister, had a farewell
audience WITT the emperor who asked
aim to convey his thanks to Presi.
dent Roosevelt for his care of japanese
interests in Russia throughout the late
war. His majesty presented Mr.
Griscom with signed photographs OF
the empress and himself as a token
of his appreciation of his impartial
conduct of diplomatic affairs under the
difficult conditions which prevailed for
some time past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-11-11
kino Edwards Birthday Celebrated

ithaca, N Y, Nov. 10.-King Ed.
wards birthday was celegrated at Cor.
nell yesterday by an address to the
student body by E. s.. Wilkard. AT
ter paying glowing tribute to his
sovereign, Mr., Willard referred to his
profession saying that the theater had
been in a bad state because it had
been too lightly considered by the pub
lie. He advocated the hooting of
vulgarity and the portrayal of vice,
which he said was too often encouraged
because it was passed off with a smile
and sometimes even applause Too
much seriousness he said, was also
had for the tneater.
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VIII cremate Woman,s Body.

Santa Barbara, Cal, Nov. 10-Ar.
mourette Beecher, daughter of Amos
Beecher, and cousin of Henry Ward
Beecher, and Harriet Beecher Stowe,
died last night after a brief illness.
aged 6S years. The remains will be
eremated at her request. She was a
prominent educator and philanthropist.