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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
FINAL MEETING.
Between Mine Owners and Mine Work.
ers This Afternoon.


Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, May What is expected
to be a final meeting between the
committee representing the anthra-
cite mine workers and the mine own
ers of Pennsylvania will be held this
afternoon when an effort will be made
to agree on a term of years and other
minor details for the continuation of
the award of the anthracite strike
commission. That an agreement will
be reached is not doubted, although
there is expected to be some debate
before they agree on all the details.
. At noon today it was positively stat
ed that although the miners will first
ask for shorter agreement they will
accept three years if the operators in
sist upon that number of years. Men,
bers of the mine owners committee,
who were seen prior to the meeting
said that under no circumstances
would they agree to a term of years
that would expire before April, 1909.
They said there would be no trouble
over agreeing on the details regard
ing the taking back Of all the men and
putting them in, their old places.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
PERMIT TO ENTER.
Upon SMALLER
TRACTS
Mondell Bill Provides for
Homesteading Minimum
of Ten Acres.
BY q. @. Snyder.

~srSS.S
Washington, d. c., May THE
lands at its meeting Friday decided
to report favorably on a bill intro
duced by Representative Mondell of
Wyoming which provides for further
subdivision of homestead entries un-
der the reclamation act OF June II,
1902, If the Mondell bill reported
favorably becomes law a home
steader may. in the discretion of the
secretary of the Interior, enter and
establish farm units of not less than
ten acres. nor more than one hundred
and sixty. Under existing law a
homesteader may take up minimum
of forty acres.
Representative Reeder of Kansas,
who wrote the report upon the Mon
dell bill has this to say in advoc. ~
of it's passage:
Since the passage of the reclama-
ton act in 1902 it has developed that
on some of the lands to be irrigated,
particularly those in fruit and truck
farming districts, less than forty
acres is necessary for the support of
a family, and in fact experience has
demonstrated that the average farmer
is more prosperous on a small farm
than on large irrigated farm. In
view of this condition of affairs, it
has been deemed wise to reduce to
ten acres the minimum entry which
may be allowed.
In the construction of irrigation
works." continues Mr.. Reeder in his
report on the bill, "and particularly
where it Is necessary to flood lands
for water storage purposes, 1t is
necessary at times to acquire land
held and claimed under the govern
ment land laws. The officers of the
reclamation service believe that in
many instances the government could
secure relinquishments of lands so
held and claimed under land laws
much more readily and for less com.
pensation II the party relinquishing
would not lose his entry right by such
relinquishment
Further" continues Mr.. Reeder,
lit seems entirely proper that where
a settler relinquishes to the govern
ment for the purposes of irrigation or
reclamation land which he claims un-
der the general land law he should
be given another opportunity to make
entry under the same law"
Senator McCumber has introduced
a bill providing for the increase of
the pension of Joseph Lamont Of
Fargo to $50 per month.
Lewis I. Benton has been appointed
regular rural carrier on route No. /
out of Finley N. D., and William R.
: COchrane, substitute.
Representative Lewis of Georgia
introduced a bill providing that the
pay of all rural letter carriers be In
creased to $1,000 per annum.
The name of the postoffice at Dy-
mond, Ward county, has been changed
to Epworth. with Francis A. Newman
postmaster.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
ATTACKED BURGLAR
: AND WAS SHOT
AND KILLED
A Prominent Business Man Of
Staten Island Tackles an
Intruder.

Associated Press to The Evening. Times.
New York, May 7.-Chas. L. Spier,
a prominent business man of Staten
Island and said to be the confidential
agent of H. H. Rogers, vice president
of the Standard Oil company, was shot
and instantly killed in duel with
burglar in his home In Tompkins ave-
nue., New Brighton. Staten Island, ear
" today. He and his wife were prom
inent in, social affairs on the island.
After, his house was robbed by bur-
glars several months ago he prepared
to defend himself agains. them when
they paid him another visit. This
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Spier. were
awakened by the noise OF burglar
gathering up the silverware in the din
ing room on the floor below. Arming
himself with his revolver Mr. .Spier
ran down stairs and shot at the in
. truder. His first shot missed the man
who drew his own weapon and fired
rapidly at Mr.. Spier until the weapon
was empty. After the first shot Mr..
Spier's revolver missed fire but two
of the burglars shots penetrated his
heart. The burglar escaped leaving
behind the booty he had collected. !;
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
SPEHRER BANKRUPTCY.

Minot, ON. D.. May 1.-THE Ward
County Independent in its recent issue
stated that it was informed the
Spehrer bankruptcy matter had turn
ed out badly, that there was $4,000
of the assets in insurance money and
that Mr.. Spehrer had taken this
money and gone to Canada
Parties who are we'll informed state
that since the filing of the petition in
bankruptcy Mr.. Spehrer has been in
North Dakota and Minnesota at all
times and is now in Minot to attend
the hearing of the case on Tuesday
the Sth of May. After that there was
no insurance money among the assets
at all, Mr.. Spehrer only collected
$4,000 insurance money on his loss at
Lansford last winter and that was all
paid and applied on Indebtedness held
by the bank at Lansford. Mr.. Spehrer
has listed his assets at $4,000 and
there is no reason to think that there
will be any great shrinkage, as the
notes are not past due and the ac-
counts are none of them old ones.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
R0BBER
Crooks Enter the Chicago Of
flee of Letter, the Famous
Wheat King, and Carry Off
100000 Worth of Bonds.
ROBBERY COMMITTED
NEAR POLICE STATION
Thieves Used Sledge Hammer Gov.
cred With Cloth or Rubber to
Break Down the Door.

Chicago, May 7.-Burglars early to-
day entered the Office of Joseph Letter,
who became famous several years ago
when he attempted to corner the
wheat market, blew open two vaults
and escaped with bonds said to be val
ued - 100000 to $150,OOO. The build
ing in which the office is located is
within half block of police head
quarters.
The men entered the Office by break
ing the door with sledge hammer
which. it is thought by the police, had
been covered with rubber or cloth in
order to muffle the sound. Employees
OF the office, upon arriving at the Of
flee, discovered papers and documents
scattered over the floor Among the
papers was bond valued at $4,000
which evidently had been overlooked
by the burglars.
Joseph Letter. who is stopping at
Lake Geneva, Wis, was Informed of
the robbery by telephone and said that
he did not believe that the robbers
secured any negotiable papers. "My
best knowledge is," said Mr.. Letter,
that the vault contained nothing but
leases. contracts and similar papers
do not believe that anything of value
was taken"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
A Wealthy New York Woman
Kills Her &C. Year Old Daugh-
ter and Then Commits Sui
eide While Insane.
GRIEVED OVER HER
DAUGHTERS SICKNESS
The Murdered Girl Was to Sail for
Europe Saturday in Hope Of
RECOVERING Health.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, May Mrs, Mary
Waters entered the room of her home
in West Seventy-sixth street, where
her two daughters. Agatha and Ruth,
lay sleeping, .,early today. and shot and
killed Agatha. the eldest and her IA
vorite. and without attempting to harm
Ruth, then killed herself. Temporary
insanity due to worry over her daugh-
ter's health is assigned as the reason.
Mrs. Waters was the wife of John r.
Waters, a well-to-do insurance broker,
and was So years old. Agetha was 26
and Ruth is IL. The mother, who has
been melancholy for a long period,
had grieved over the thought that
Agatha, who was her almost constant
companion. expected to sail for Eu-
rope next Saturday in hope of recover
ing her health
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
MOB
Owing to Election Disturbances
a Mob Takes Control of
Guadelope, French West In
dies-Authorities Powerless.
AMERICAN WARSHIP
SENT TO SCENE
Large Quantities Of American Goods
Are Stored There and Must
, be Protected.

Associated Press to The Evenisg Tiaes.
Washington. May 7.-Guadelope,
French West Indies. is under mob rule,
according to dispatch received at the
state department today from G. Jar
Wis Bowens, American consul at that
point. His dispatch says the mob is
in control and the authorities are un-
able to restrain it. Election troubles
are the cause of the disturbance. For
several weeks there has been rioting,
which is supposed to have come to a
mead yesterda' which was election
day. While ii re are few Americans
at the place. large quantities of Ameri-
can goods are stored there.
Washington, May Tat the request
of the state department the navy de-
partment has ordered Commander
VIM. Fl. Sutherland, senior officer in
command of the fleet at San Domingo,
to send warship at once to Quad
aloupe to protect American interests
from rioters.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
Aimed at the Governor of Mos
COW Slightly Injuries That
Gentleman and Fractures the
Skull of His coachman.
WAS WORK OF
REVoLUT1oN1sT
Unknown Persons Succeed in killing
the Governor General Of
Ekaterinoslay.
Times,

A.sociated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
y Moscow. May 1T turns out that
the man who attempted unsuccess-
fully to assassinate Governor General
Duoboisoff. while driving to his palace
was a revolutionist disguised ,as
naval officer which enabled him to
approach the palace without creating
suspicion. He carrieds bomb in a
candy box and had a false passport,
in which his name was given as Metz
which proved his connection with
three reyolutionists who were killed
by the explosion Of a bomb In their
room on Saturday last. that being the
name under which the apartment oc-
cupied by the revolutionists was rent,
ed. .Douboisoff's life was saved by
the poor aim of the assassin. The
governor was burned and his leg
bruised but he walked unassisted to
the palace. His coachman's skull was
fractured. =
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
CITY HALL SINKING.
Chicago's City Building Has Been Con.
demned us Unsafe.

Chicago, May Building Commits
stoner Bartzen today ordered the aban-
donment of the northeast wing of the
city hall. He said that it is in absolute
danger, and may fall at any time
Several months ago. the county build
ing which adjoined the city hall on
the east was torn down to permit of
the erection of new building. Since
1t was deprived of this support the
city hall, which was really the west
half of the same building, has been
sinking.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
GRAND JURY BRINGS
IN BIG BATCH Of
INDICTMENTS
Twenty One Persons Indicted
for Land Frauds in
Oregon.

Assoclated Press to The Evening Times.
Portland, Ore, May 7.-Twenty-one
persons, including H. W. Stone of Ben
son, Mimi, have been indicted by the
federal grand jury for alleged land
frauds. The indictments charge that
a far-reaching and intricate conspir.
acv to secure two hundred thousand
acres of the finest timber land in Ore
gon. Crook, Lake and Klamath coun-
ties
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
THE suLTAMAT LAST
STANDS Up AND
TAKES NOTICE
Great Britain's Ultimatum
Wakes Up the Sleepy
Turk.
A..ocinted Pres. Cable to The Evening
TimRA.

AnsOciated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Constantinople, May, 7.-An extra
ordinary meeting OF the council of
ministers has been summoned for to-
day to consider the British note de-
manding the evacuation of Tabah
within ten days and the Turkish con-
sent to "a joint awardation of the 'front.'
ier of the Sinaitic peninsula. An at
tempt was made yesterday by the sui
tan, through the intermediary of pal
ace official, to reopen the discussion
and was met with on intimation from
Sir Nicholas R. O'Connor, the British
ambassador to Turkey, that any COM
munications on the subject must come
through the Turkish foreign minister.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
MARINE BUSINESS QUIET.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Duluth, May MARINE business is
getting very quiet in the Duluth-Su-
perior harbor since the fleet that was
bound up light is now pretty we'll dis
posed Of. Most of these boats have
arrived since the strike and taken
their cargoes and they will not return
until they have discharged them. 1t is
expected that the lake marine strike
will witness developments this week
beginning with today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
THIS GOVERNOR 4
LESS FORTUNATE
A..oelatea Pres. Gable to The Eve.i,,

ATeu T9elNu Ffess cable 70 TIE Evenin6
st. Petersburg, May THE report
Of the assassination of the governor
of Elizabethpol in revenge for his saw
age repressions in the caucuses,
which reached here last night, was in
correct. 1t was the governor general
of Ekaterinoslav. South Russia, who
was assassinated yesterday evening by
six unknown persons. who fired vol
>leys from revolvers at him and es-
capped.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
CASTRO INfDOyER.

Times.
London, May IA dispatch to the
News agency from Dover. says that
Gen. Castro, former president Of Vene-
zueia. arrived there this afternoon
from Calais, France.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
| ARE
IMPROVING N :.
FRISCO
The Number of Campers Are
Increasing, But Are Being
Well Cared For.

Washington. May THE military
secretary received the following dis
patch today from General Greedy. dat
ed at San Francisco yesterday,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
CHESS PLAYER DEAD.
Max Judd Dies Suddenly in st. Louis,
Missouri.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
st. Louis, May MAX Judd, OF ma
tional reputation as a chess player,
died suddenly in his room at the Mont
CELLO hotel today from angina pes
toris
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07

Another dispatch received from
General Greedy stated that on the last
Saturday the number of rations is
sued was 100000.
San Francisco, May AFTER quiet
Sunday the people of San Francisco to-
day resumed the work of relieving the
distressed and planning for the recon-
struction Of the city. One great prob
lem with which the officiafs, military
and civil. feel they now have to deal
Is that Of collecting the refugees and
getting them into the smallest possible
number Of large camps. Incidentally,
for, with people scattered everywhere,
a. and si,.s some ,a J. Of them Of far from clean
camp at Hamilton Square. This morn
Ing Ing every available ablez bodied ,man in
this camp was routed out at an early
hour and set to work cleanin- up. Not
50 much az scrap Of paper is to be al
lowed lowed to & lie about: En- ngineer Dunn de-
perfect sanitary condition.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
A FATAL JUMP.
A Patient at 81. Joseph's Hospital
Commits Suicide.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
St. Paul, May Mrs. Clemenson.
said to be patient at st. Joseph's hos
pital, jumped from the third stony win
dow of the hospital last night and died
shortly afterward. Those in charge
OF the hospital declined to give out
any information regarding the woman
or, why she jumped. Coroner Miles is
investigating. 1t is said she came to
the hospital for an operation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07

FEsSENDEN POSTMASTER.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, May THE name of
H. F. Speizer of Fessenden, N. D., was
sent to the senate by the president
today as postmaster of that town.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07

(: Conditions are steadily improy.
{: ing. The arrival of thirty.six Of
/: ficepD permits assignments. to
J: numerous camps of the command.
/: ing officers to insure decency, or.
/: der and sanitation. A rough esti.
(: mate places the number Of per.
/: sons thus living at fifty thousand.
/: Naturally such large bodies be.
j: come threatening factors as re.
/: CARDS the future health Of the city.
(: When practicable a further report
(: will be made on the, number of
/: campers which Is apparently In.
/: creasing. The registration and
(: census Of their number Is pro.
{: crossing. Possibly the mouths fed
(: today will approximate q quarter
/: of a million. Am proceeding with
8, methods calculated to largely re.
/: duce this number through the in.
(: stitutiOn Of facilities for cheap
I: meals and gradual restrictions on
!: the issue to male adults. RatiOns
/: are plentiful as far as flour and
/: potatoes 60 but extremely limited
3 as to other articles. J
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
BRITIST FLEET

Is Being Augmented at Pfraesu,
Greece, and In Egypt.
Valetta. Island of Malta, May T.
Three torpeod boat destroyers sailed
from here today to join the British
fleet at Piraeus, Greece. The trans
port Dilwarfa is now embarking the
Worcestershire regiment, which will
sail for Alexandria. Egypt tomorrow
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Corespondent Saved from Mob.

1t had been intended to give Clifford
HoOe, negro correspondent in Augustus
Hartje's divorce suit, hearing in Pitts
burg, Pa, yesterday, on the charge of
conspiring with Harje and John l.
Welshons to defsme Mrs. Hsrtje, but
the gathering of mob of 500 angry
men and women who wanted the negro
lynched forced the abandonment of this
plan, and HOoe was taken back TO tie
county ja,!
As he was lie. ON the Office of Al
derman F. NJ King, the mob rushed
forward to get to the mao who had con-
fessed to defaming Mrs. Hartje for few
hundred dollars, and it took lively efforts
on the part of score of policemen,
deputy sherifs, aud detectives to protect
the prisoner.
Hooe was so badly frightened he could
not speak. The situation was rapidly
growing critical, so District Attorney
John Robb advised the negro to waive
hearing and go back 10 Jail. Hooe un-
able TO speak ior iear, hooded his head,
and the commitment was hastily signed.
With their prisoner surrounded, the
officers made their way through the
growing mob. The crowd pushed for
ward, one woman shouting: "Let me
at him ! Let me at him I'll scratch
his eyes out"
Supporting their prisoner, who was
almost fsinting, the officer hurried him
aboard car and got him 10 the Jail and
safety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
More Bomb Throwing.

A bomb was thrown yesterday into q
crowded waitiDg-Toom at the railway sta
ton at SosnOwice, Russian Poland. One
man was killed and many we're wound
ed. A frightful panic ensped, reeulting
10 injury TO many other persons. Wo-
men tainted and children we're trampled
upon. The lhrower of the bomb es-
capped.
The peasants of the village Of Gravo1
have beaten almost TO death NJ. Stefan
duk, who was a member of the oullawed
Parliament, and who could not explain
to their satisfaction Why he returned
home without obtaining the land and
liberty he had promised them.
Advices from Warsaw are TO the ef-
feet that terrorists are continually at
tacking and robbing postofices, govern
ment spirit shops, treasures and MALE.
Peasants of the village Of Tchemee-
Mkt, province of LnbliD, yesterday
murdered four socialists upon their ar.
rival in lbe village for the purpose OF
melting the peasants sgainsi the land
lords.
II is stated that the reyolutionists at
Odessa are planning general strike 10
begin September IA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
The Navy surgeons, Trial.

The court-msrtisl of Assistant Sur.
geon Posse, charged with violating his
oath by cribbing in his examination
for promotion, was concluded yesterday
evening in Washington. The court
heard the last evidence in the case be-
fore O'Clock and within short time
a verdict was reached. The findings in
the case will not be given ont until such
time as they reach the hands of Secretary
Bonsparte. 10 the mestime Surgeon
Pease will be unaware of whether he
has been cleared or convicted. But
little evidence was submitted by the
defense. Surgeon Pease did not go
upon the stand in his own behalf. In
stead, he placed in evidence his state
ment to Secretary Bonsparte covering his
side of the case. The same board officers
will sit as court-msrtisl in similar
case against Assistant Surgeon Brown,
commencing today at l. o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Captain Arrested,

Captain Paradi, of the wrecked Italian
steamer Sirio, has been taken to Genoa
uuder arrest. survivors of the wreck
declared that when the ship struck the
captain ran to bis cabin aud, after a
look about, shouted: Everyone for him
self" and jumped into the liiebost.
The fight among the passengers with
knives and others with weapons to Sc
cure places in the boats followed the
cowsrdly act on the part of her COM
msnder.
The total number of victims in the
disaster is now said to be 27S, while
SIS persons we're saved. The wrecked
hull of the vessel will be blown up
with dynamite.
A dispatch from Madrid says that the
official inquiry made by the naval
authorities into the wreck of the Sirio
seriously duplicates the captain and
crew of the steamer for saving themselves,
fret, abandoning the vessel and causing
panic. The inquiry is expected 10
lead to severe action on the part OF the
authorities against those who were re-
sponsible for the disaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
CraZed by Religion,

Edward Bowler sought death in The
mouth Of a fiery furnace in Richmond
yesterday morning, aud ii took the CON
bined strength of two men TO prevent
him from pIunging into the roaring fire
box of one Of the mammoth boilers OF
the American Tobacco Company
works.
When the seetbing flames were wrap
ped about his head and shoulders Assist
ant Engineer Turner and the colored
hreman, RI ert lYinstc.i, dragged him
away. Bowler had been working in the
cutting department of the factory for
years, and was steady until the death Of
his sister, Mrs. nnie Whitehurst, q
lew days ago. since which time he has
been in n melancholy mood
Shortly after he went TO work yester-
day morri'g he left the room where be
was empi yei and vent direct to the
boiler room, and. without warning, tried
TO destroy himself in the heart Of the
white heated furnace.
As soon az the men relaxed their grip
on Bowler he once more sprang to the
mouth OF the furnace and crouched 10
position to spring into the fire. He was
again restraiue J, and the engineer, ind
that he WAS already badly burned, call.
ed the ambulance and the man was taken
TO the City Hospital.
Bow er is ~ years old and has many
relatives there. Sorrow and sickness un-
hinged his mind, and for some days he
has had religious mania.