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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Lieutenant Perry, Noted Arc
tic Explorer, Ends a Six
teen Months Voyage.
he REACHED 81 DEGREES
6 MIN. NORTH LATITUDE
His Ship the Roosevelt Arrived This
Morning at Sydney, n. B., and Was
Greeted by American Consul and
Other Officials-wiY Reft Ship and
Start at Once for New York CITY.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Sydney, N. B., Nov. 23.-Flying the
flag of the United States which had
been placed nearer the pole than any
other national standard, and weather
beaten and disabled, the Peary arctic
steamer Roosevelt arrived here today
under sail and steam, after sixteen
months vain effort to reach the pole.
Though not entirely successful, the
expedition nevertheless got to 81 de-
grees 6 minutes north latitude, or
within two hundred and three miles
of the pole.
The Roosevelt left Port Basque,
Newfoundland, at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and averaged five miles an
hour to Sydney, experiencing a light
wind and rains. The ship came to an
anchor of the yacht squadron pier.
Though the hour was early, the
Roosevelt was coon visited by the
American consul and various local
oficials. Commander Peary came
ashore almost Immediately after the
steamer came to anchor. and Joined
Mrs. Peary. who has been here for
two weeks waiting for her husbands
return.
The commander said his immediate
movements we're in doubt. He thought
he would pay of the New Foundland
members OF his crew a: Sydney, mako
some repairs to the Roosevelt, get
new crew and equipment, and go to
New York
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
LU.REO FROM HOME
While Under Hypnotic In
fluence, Girl is Returned D
to Her Mother.

Colorado Springs, Nov. 23.-Lured
from her home while under hypno-
tic spell, Florence Hines. a pretty Is
year-old girl, was taken from the d.
vine healing home of Rev. G. +. Fink
In this city and returned to her moth
err in Pueblo.
The arrest of the girl caused scene
at Fink's home. She fought against
being removed, and shrieked that no
power on earth could compel her to
give up the strange faith that caused
her to leave home and become a con-
vert to Fink's teachings. For six
weeks detectives have been search
ing for the girl and all this time she
had been in hiding in Colorado
Springs.
The girls mother. Mrs. Hines, lives
at No. 120 Eighth Street. Pueblo. A
year ago Mrs. Hines came to Colora-
do Springs. attracted here by the stor.
les she had heard Of Fink's Power as
a healer, and she spent some time at
his institution taking the faith cure.
Not receiving any benefit, she says
she renounced the religious sect and
returned to Pueblo.
The influence of Fink and his fol-
lowers over the youg girl. however,
was SO strong that she ran away from
home and returned to the sect in this
city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
HELD FOR ARSON.
Man With Mission ITO Cleanse and
Chastise by Fire" Has Another Job.

man with Mission ITO Cleanse and
Chastise by Fire" Has Another Job.
associated Press to The Ecve.ing Tines.
New York, Nov. 23.-Walter E. Fin
ney. % years old, who the police de-
clared has informed them that he has
a mission from the Lord ito cleanse
and chastise by fire." was arrested
today charged with setting the series
of fires which created CONSERVATION.
and did considerable damage in the
vicinity of Twenty-third street and
Eighth avenue early yesterday,
The police say that Finney has con-
fessei that he set one of the fires and
that he was present when several of
the other houses were burning, and
also at numerous fires in the upper
west side within the past few weeks.
Finney was arrested in the hallway OF
a tenement in Seventeenth street near
Eighth avenue early today. His
strange antics had attracted the at
tention of policeman, who followed
him when he entered the hallway Of
the house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
IOWA PEOPLE SUE FOR money
GIVEN FOR BUILDING CHURCH

Webster City, Iowa, Nov. 23.-A case
Of unusual interest to Catholics all
over Iowa, has been filed in this city.
1t is entitled C. J. Sherman, John
Handfelt, ct al, VS.. Archbishop John
J. Keane, al the defendants of Du-
buque. The action is brought against
them for judgment in the sum $3,065.9S.
The case involves subscriptions made
by the plaintiffs toward the erection of
a Catholic church and parsonage at
Williams. Because the terms OF the
contract under which the subscriptions
were made were not carried out, suit
was brought for the recovery Of the
money subscribed. The district court
in this city decided in favor OF the
plaintiffs and an appeal was taken by
Archbishop Keane to the supreme
court. Pending the trial on appeal.
Archbishop Keane and the other two
defendants named filed a bond in the
court here to insure payment of the
Judgment in case the supreme court at
firmed the decision of the lower court.
The finding was finally affirmed. and
the present action is brought upon the
bond to force fulfilnent of the judg-
ment of the district and supreme
courts.
The case involves Il long story and
some most peculiar circumstances.
The Catholic church at Williams was
destroyed some years ago by cyclone
and a subscription paper was circulat-
ed to obtain money to erect another
church as we'll as a parsonage. This
was under the regime OF the late Arch
bishop Hennessy. In Williams are Il
number of German speaking people.
and Messrs. Sherman. Handfelt and
others agreed to contribute toward the
erection of tho new church and par
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
10 YEARS. sEN1ENCE
Was Given to North Dakotan
by Judge B |Drke at
Napoleon.

Napoleon, N. D., Nov. 23.-Judge
Burke held the regular fall term of
the district court here. But one case
was called for hearing at this term
and that was of the State of North Da-
kota vs. Michael Will, who was held
to answer to the charge of rape upon
the person of Regina Pudwell, a young
girl who resides east of Red Lake and
near the Will place. Will is a young
man of about twenty years of age.
The case was prosecuted by States
Attorney McKenna, assisted by Attor-
ney Guy of Wishek, and Attorney ].
M. Brown of Eureka appeared as
counsel for the defense.
The first day was spent in organiz-
ing jury and the taking of testimony
did not begin until the next day. A
verdict of guilty was returned by the
jury. The court imposed a sentence
of ten years in the penitentiary. The
defendant filed a cash bail in the sum
of $4,000 pending the case on appeal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
GUST FROM OFFICE
For Failure to Enforce the
Prohibition Laws in Kansas
Towns.
Special to The Evening Time,.

Special to The Evening Times.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 23.-Suits to oust
from Office A. B. Kirkwood, mayor of
Pittsburg, Kas., and F. w. O'Donnell.
mayor of Junction City, Kas., for fail
ure to enforce the state prohibition
law, and against the cities of Pitts
burg and junction City prohibit them
as municipalities and their officers
from collecting licenses from
Joints" or illicit saloons, were fileu
here in the Kansas xupreme court by
Attorney General c. c. Coleman.
These suits are similar to that filed
against former mayor Rose of Kansas
City, Kas.
While Attorney General Coleman
refused to discuss his future plans, 1t
Is generally assumed that the fling of
the suits means that others will fol-
low against the mayor of every city
and town in the state where the probi-
bition law is being violated. 1t is
known that papers have already been
drawn up in petition to oust Mayor
Goodlander of Fort Scott.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Common Carriers Up .s .sst.s. q;
Against the Employers
Liability" Act.
IS Unconstitutional THE -.
COMPANIES HAVE SET Up
The Act Was Passed ut Last Session
Of Congress-Railways Aver That
the National Body of Law Makers
Has No Right to Regulate Com.
mcrce Wholly Within State.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 23.-Fear-
ing that it may cost them millions of
dollars annually in damages awarded
to injured employees, leading railroads
of the United States will unite in an
effort to overthrow in the courts, on
the ground of unconstitutionality, a
law passed by the last congress, en-
titled IAN Act Relating to Liability of
Common Carriers Engaged in Com
merce between the States and Terri
tories and Foreign Nations to Their
Employees" but commonly called the
Employers Liability Act" although
confined to railroads.
As result of several conferences
between Eastern and Western roads
an agreement has been reached
to carry to the United States su-
preme court the first case brought
by an injured employe Of some road
which involves the disputed points
in the new law.
The plan of the railroad lawyers
has been made known to the govern
ment, and the attorney general has
announced that he intends to ask leave
to intervene In the first case brought
under the law, to support the consti-
tutionality. validity and Interpretation
OF the act.
The railroads declare that the act
Is unconstitutional on the single prop
osition that congress has undertaken
therein to invade the rights of the
states. The principal fact on which
the roads will rely to upset the new
law is described by their attorneys
as follows:
by the use of the words cars, en-
gines, appliances, machinery, track,
roadbed, ways of works. congress ex-
tended the provisions Of the law over
all instrumentalities of companies con-
Quoting commerce. The general and
sweeping terms every common car
rier,' any of its agents. any of its
officers, agents or employees all in
.strumentalities,' establish the PROPOSE
ton that there was but one idea in
the mind Of congress. namely that as
to congress there shall be no states.
Debates in congress on this act also
show conclusively that such was the
object sought to be accomplished; yet
the judicial department has been de-
claring for hundred years that the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

session the conference will discuss
several topics of interest to the aca-
demic world, including the appoint
ment and obligations of graduate fell
lows. the exemption of educational in
stitutions from taxation. and the ques-
tion as to whether men bearing the
same title in any Institution should
receive the same pay.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

cago, President Schurman of Cornell,
President Ramsen of Johns Hopkins,
Prof. H. B. Hutchlns of the university
OF Michigan, Prof. A. F. West Of
Princeton, Prof. r. w. Page of the uni
versity Of Virginia, President Van Hise
of the university Of Wisconsin. and
President Hadley of Yale.
During the two days 1t will be in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Treacherous Reefs in Gulf Of
st. Lawrence Claimed Manv
Lives.
SEASON JUST ENDED WAS
DISASTROUS TO SHIPPING
Financial Losses in Those Waters
Alone Aggregated Quarter of q
Million-Of the Sixty Who Perished
Fifty Met Death in the Past Three
Weeks, Most Of Them Foreigners.
Special to The Evening Times.

Special to The Evening Times.
Chatham, N. B., Nov 23.-More than
half a hundred lives were lost and
nearly score of vessels were swept
to destruction on the treacherous
reefs and sand bars of the gulf and
river of st. Lawrence during the sea.
son OF navigation now drawing to a
close. OF sixty persons who perished
in these waters within the past year.
nearly fifty met death this month, the
most disastrous to shipping in the st.
Lawrence in a dozen years. The finan-
cial losses aggregated a quarter of
million dollars.
A majority OF those who perished
were lost from square-rigged vessels
Of foreign register.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

A-s'siatcd Ircss to The Eve.ing 11nes.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 23-Seventeen of
the principal American universities
and colleges were represented at the
opening today of the eighth annual
conference of the Association of Am
erican Universities at Harvard. Among
those present were President Wheeler
OF the university of California. Prot.
H. p. Judson Of the university OF Chi
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

alities being observed as on the oc-
casion Of the Kaiser's visit to His Holi-
ness. Because OF the recent unusual
activity OF the Anarchists in Greece.
as we'll as elsewhere on the Continent,
extraordinary precautions are being
taken to insure the safety Of the royal
visitors during their sojourn in
Rome.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
A TRIVIAL QUARREL
Resulted in Double Tragedy
Wife and Husband
Dead.

Asseelated Press to The Evening Tisses.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 23.-Af-
ter a trivial quarrel with his bride of
three months over the purchase of
some" furniture. Delos Highland, a
farmer living near Casnovia, shot and
killed her yesterday. He then turned
the revolver upon himself. The trag-
edy took place In their home. High
land was IS years old and his wife 22.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
WORK OF FIRE BUGS
Six 1ncendiary Fires Within
Small Area Causes
Stir.

New York. Nov. 23.-Six incendiary
fires within an area of half dozen
city blocks caused intense excitement
in the vicinity of Twenty-fourth street
and Eighth avenue Thursday. One
woman was so severely injured that
she may die, hundreds of lives we're
endangered and thousands fled to the
streets in fear. The financial loss is
comparatively small.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
THE GILLETTE TRIAL.
Some Sensational Evidence Was In
frndnCed Tndav hv thn 0te%n

Some Sensational Evidence Was In.
troduced Today by the State.
Associated Press to TIE Evening Tiaes,
Herkimer, N. z, Nov. 23.-The boat
In which Chester Gillette and Grace
Brown tok the fatal ride In Big Moose
lake last July was introduced as evil
dence in the trial of Gillette here
today. Something Of a sensation was
created by the testimony Of Robert
Morrison, who found the boat. Nor
rison said that he found quantity
of hair clinging to one of the cleats,
and removed some of it in the pres
ence OF witnesses. Other parts Of hair
still remained in boat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
THE QUEEN OF sPAIN,

Asnoclated Press to The Evening Times.
Madrid, Nov. 23.-Semi- official no.
tice has been given that in all public
announcements respecting the Queen
Of Spain, Her Majesty shall be known
In the future as Queen Victoria
Eugene, and not Queen Victoria. This
is in compliment to the Empress Eu-
.'a. after whom the queen was
'Vx7caf a. who is expected to be-
que..., Sociek Of her vast fortune to
Her Majesl, sy3pain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
sCHM1Tz Is MAD.

New York. Nov. 23.-Mayor Schmitz
Of San Francisco, who arrived here to-
day on the steamship Patricia, said
there was absolutely no truth in the
charges made against him and that he
will go to San Francisco and court
the fullest inquiry. i.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
WANTS A DIVORCE
Says Husband Deserted Her to
Go to Another
Woman.

San Francisco, CAL, Nov. 23.-
Claiming to haze Leen duped by Geo.
H. Freeze, a young New Yorker, of
good family, who came to San Francis
CO and went into business under an
assumed name and who made love to
her, became engaged and afterward
married her in this city under that
assumed name, Mrs. Ernestine Freeze,
of No. 81 Water street, otherwise
known as Mrs. Ernestine Williams has
brought suit for divorce against her
husband, charging him with additional
wrong in deserting her for another wo-
man after she had discovered the ruse
practised upon her.
Mrs. Freeze was formerly Miss Err
nestine Fischer, and was living with
her parents at No. 81 Water street, in
1903, when she first met the man who
afterward became her husband. Freeze
was then passing under the name of
George E. Williams, and under that
name was married to Miss Fischer on
June 25, 1903. Shortly afterward they
went to New, York city, where Mrs.
Williams met her husbands parents
and learned for the first time that his
real name. wassznot Williams but
Freeze. = kfsaxEi didTsanot explain
his duplicity, but after smoothing
1t over and living with his
wife until September. 1905, deserted
her, and she says in her petition that
he then ran away with another young
woman.
Mrs. Freeze returned to her parents
in San Francisco, but instead of bring
ing suit for annulment Of the mar.
riage has asked for a divorce on the
recently attained ground.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

iastic welcome from the inhabitants
OF the capital. a series of entertain
ments has been arranged for the Wis
itors, including state banquet and
gala performance at the opera Though
no authoritive announcement has been
made. it is considered probable that
King George will be received by the
Pope, the same ceremonies and FORM
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
BODY REMOYED.
Remains Of Hero of Revolution are
Taken From Grave,

Annotated Press to The Evening Times,
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 23.-In pres
ence OF distinguished company the
body of James Wilson, one of the great
fighters in the American revolution,
which lay in a North Carolina grave
for 1OS years was placed beside that
OF his wife, in the burial ground of the
historic Christ church,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
PRIZE COURT SITS. -

Times.
Libau, Nov. 23.-After two days in
puiry into the capture of the British
steamer Oldhamia: during the Russo
Japanese war, the prize court has de-
cided that the Ol.:.amia carried no
explosives. The final sitting of the
prize court was adjourned until the
middle CT February. Herr Anatole.
a lawyer OF Berlin. represented the
American and British interests.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

power to regulate commerce wholly
within state was power which the
states never surrendered. to the federal
government, and, as congress we'll
knew. much Of the: commerce of COM
mon carriers is carried on wholly with
in the individual states. ~.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Il
BERDT LOST.

A..ociateA Press Cable to The Eveniax
Times.
Tiflis. Nov. 23.-Chief Engineer
Berdt Of the Caucasian rail-
road was shot and seriously wounded
by two unknown men who attacked
him in the street. Berdt, although
shot in the chest, drew his revolver
and killed one of his assailants. The
other one fed but was arrested The
crime was dictated by political mo-
tiveS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
THE MURPHY CASE.
Final Arguments Tomorrow-Trial to
Cost About $4,000. 4
Special to The EVENING H3,aa..

SPSstWt ". He NSe0in8 Ifme0.
Fargo. n. D., Nov. 23.-rhe taking
of evidence in the case Of Major Mur-
ply will be concluded this afternoon,
and arguments by the attorneys will
be started tomorrow morning.
The witnesses on the stand today
had been on before and were put on
for the purpose of testifying against
certain things said by Murphy while
he was on the stand.
So far the trial of Major Murphy
on charge of forgery has cost up
into the thousands of dollars, and it is
figured that the total cost will be
about $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Well Known North Dakotan
Honored Today at Kansas
City, Mo.
NAMED SECOND Y. ?. OF TRANS.
MISSISSIPPI COMMERCIAL CONG.
Convention This Morning "Turned
Down" Resolutions introduced by
William j. Bryan-Matter Of Ship
Subsidies and International Arbi.
tratiOn Also Thoroughly Discussed.

Associated Press to The F:veninx Times.
Kansas City, Nov. 23.-The resolu-
tions committee of the Trans-Missis-
sippi commercial congress in session
today voted down two resolutions sub
mitted to congress last night by Will
liam ]. Bryan. The first of these
resolutions favored the Endorsement
by congress of resolution adopted
by the International union at the Lon
don session. in favor of the settling of
international questions impartially by
q court or commission of investigation
before the declaration of war, or
opening of hostilities by any country.
The second resolution sought to
place congress on record as being op-
posed to private monopolies and, be-
lieving them "indefensible and intol-
erable. favors' enforcement Of exist
ing laws and enactment of such new
laws as may be necessary to protect
industry from menace offered by
trusts"
=: Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Dele-
gates to the seventeenth annual con-
vention Of the Trans Mississippi COM
mercial congress today placed the
finishing touches upon their work at
this gathering which, in many re-
spects, has been the most memorable
in the history of the organization.
The resolutions committee, Of which
Col. John p Irish of California is
chairman, had not finished its work
when congress convened this morn
ing. Since its appointment, the COM
mittee has had u hard struggle tc
reach an AGREEMENT upon a platform
treating with the ship subsidy sugges-
tions made before the convention, on
shc opShiHso hi6ul ~ ehG SatucilHS
by Elihu Root, secretary of state, who
is believed to have spoken for Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Two other important
resolutions presented to the conven-
tion personally last night by William
]. Bryan, and considered this morning
by the resolutions committee, asked
the commercial congress to indorse
the resolution adopted by the inter-
parliamentary union at its London
session last July in favor of the SUBJ
mission of all international questions
to an impartial court for investiga-
ton before the declaration Of war.
and another one sought to commit
congress as being opposed to private
monopolies as indefensible and intol-
erable.
The following nominations for the
officers Of congress for the ensuing
year will be presented to the conven-
tion, and as there are no contests
they. unquestionabl. will be ratified:
President. Col. ID. H. Loveland. San
Francisco; first vice president. l..
Bradford Prince, Santa Fe, n. NJ;
second vice president, N. G. Larimore,
I.arimcre, N. d.; secretary. Arthur F.
Francis. Cripple Creek. Col.
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Pres. c.sn. 4. III. nv..,.,

Times.
Rome, Nov. 23.--The King and
Queen OF Greece arrived in Rome to-
day on state visit to King Victor
Emanuel and Queen Helena. with
whom they will spend four days at the
Quirinal. The route from the depot to
the palace was lined with troops, and
the royal visitors received an enthus-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
BIG FINE.

Assoeiated Press to The Eveninx Time.,
New York, Nov. 23.-Judge Holt,
In United States court has fined the
New York Central Railroad, $4,000,
for rebating freight charges to the
American Sugar company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

garden. When excavations were made
the body of Rejano was found some
feet below the surface.
Further excavations were made, and
six other bodies were found. The VIC
tins had been killed by single blow
Of the heavy hammer, delivered from
behind, which crushed the skull.
The garden has been termed the
Garden of Death"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
ROOT IN CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati. o., Nov. 23.-On his re-
turn trip to Washington from Kansas
City, where he spoke earlier in week
before the Trans Mississippi congress.
Secretary of State Root stopped OF
In Cincinnati today to address the
Commercial club in response to an in
vitation from that body. Secretary
Root has announced as the subject
of his address his recent trip to South
America and the future commercial
and political relations between the
United States and the South American
republics.