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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
PEN CLUBS BIRTHDAY.

New York. Feb. 3.--The Pen club,
which was organized last year by about
one hundred working newspape ermen,
fnagazirle writers and artists OF this
city. will celebrate its first birthday by
a big beefsteak feast at Frank Stadel-
berger's tonight. As nearly all the
members are extremely busy during the
day and evening, tfe feast will not be-
gin until midnight Nearly all the
bright and prominent lnembers OF the
newspaper fraternity in this city be-
long to the club and it has more than
three hundred regular members. The
programme for the evening includes
an entertainment BY vaudeville and
speciality performers and number OF
after-beefsteak speeches by twitty and
haprilorous urlefnbers OF the clifb. Sew
eral visiting members Of the pr0fession
have been invited, but the affair will be
altogether informal, in perfect keep
ing with the Bohemian tastes and iti-,
clinations OF the members Of the club.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
. JUDICIAL LIGHTS.

Rochester, N. ", Feb. 3.-One OF
the biggest gatherings OF distinguished
j1rists, former and present judges and
distinguished members OF the state bar,
which was ever held in this state will
be the thinner which the justices OF the
appellate court will give at the Geriesee
valley club this evening Among those
invited are Governor Higgins, Mayor
James G. Cutler, all the members. OF
the appellate courts OF the three other
departments. in the state, the Judges OF
the court of appeals, all former .ap-
spellate court justices, all FORMER Judges
of the court Of appeals, supreme court
Justices and one nestor Of the bar from
each judicial department in the state,
Among those who win attend will be
Judge Alton B. Parker, Judge Charles
Andrews, Judge Bradley, Judge Rufus
w. Peckhafn and other equally dis
tinguished iurists. .ees.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
WATCHMAN
W AS NERYY
HE TOSSED DYNAMITE
FROM BURNING BOAT
Action OF Watchnan Quinn OF Govern
ment Scow Saved q Lot Of Valuable
Property The Fire Was Finally Exc
tinguished and Scow Sunk.

New York, Feb. The government
drill scow Hudson, having on board
about 500 pounds Of dynamite cartridg-
les, caughu FIRE early today and but for
The courageous action Of Waterman
Abraham Quinn who stayed on board
until he had thrown q greater part 5of
the explosive overheard. serious damn.
age might have been caused TO sur
rounding property.
The scow was anchored in the Har-
lem river almost directly under the
General bridge. which spans the river at
One Hundred and Fifty-ffth street.
Quinn was then the only person
aboard the scow and when the fire
broke our HE began to throw cases of
dynamite cartridges overheard.
After he had disposed of more than hall
sof them lie was forted to quit the scoW.
Firelnen then extirgliis he'd the flames.
The scow wa s. Fl illed and sank.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
SAYS There Are Five
Ages Of Railroadin,g
Congressman Esch Of Wisconsin
Discussed the Railroad Rate
Legislation Measure.
Clayton of Arkansas Also Spoke
in Its Favor Very Small
Attendance. .I5

s Washington, Feb. :3.--Less than "a
score of members were in their places
when the house met at II o'clock today
to continue tho discussion Of the Hep
burn railroad rate measure, II 4
The discussion was led by CLAYTON of
Arkansas. Instead OF being a new thing
he declared the legislation regulation
tof the interstate commerce to be as old
as the common laws. The states have
always exercised this power to- a. full
extent. Congress, he said, has the same
plenary power over inter state commerce
and ought to exercise it in restraint OF
railroads and for the benefit Of the pub
lie. 8s ,yl .a&s # &.ss
Mr. 5Esch of Wisconsin said there were
Ifive ages in railroading in America. The
age Of construction the age of con1-
petition, the age Of combination, the
age Of government control and there
Iiss fifth, the age of government owner.
ship from which God save lis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
THE HEAD sTO OcKTON.

Boston Mass, Feb. Miss Mar
garet Head, a young society girl, who
only came out last winter, and Phil.
Stockton, prominent young society
and club man of tins city will be mar
nied today III Efnnanael church. Miss
Head s. only sister, Mary, now Mrs,
Willie Russsll. was married AZ tfe
Charles Heads country place at Mar
chester last September and Miss Mar
garet, who was a debutaiIte of last
winter. was iriaid of honor, and looked
especially radiant as her erga gerietil
was announced that day. MI. Stock
ron is a Harvard zoo man and belongs
10 the University club an this city al
well as to the Soriers set cllib.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
"A LYNCHING
Is PIX ed
MISSOURI MOB IS
AFTER Al NEGR0'S I
bud" Jackson Is Charged With Asss
sauIting White Woman and as
Soon as the identification Is Made
He VIII Feel the Rope.

Poplar Bluff. Mo, Feb, Over.
1 900 men gathered on the streets this
morning awaiting the positive identifica-
ton Of the negro Bud Jackson, ar.
rested last night ON the charge Of having
assaulted Mrs. Daniel Norman. openly
declaring their intention to lynch him
if Mrs. Norman identified him. Jack
son Is held ii Jail surrounded BY guards.
II is stated that Mrs, Norman is unable
TO leave her home to identity Jackson
al The Jail and Sheriff I1ogg, therefore,
announced that he would take the negro
Ito her residence, The crowd announced
its intention of accompanying the sheriff
and the prisoner
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
"A Chicago Clerk Of Court
Was Numerously Indicted

Chicago, Feb. 81 John A, Linn. clerk
of the superior court Of Cook county,
was today indicted By the grand jury
which has charged him with larceny,
and forgery q twenty-five
separate indictments were returned
against Linn One Of them charges
that he entered into a conspiracy with
Frank ]. CHASER, a clerk in his Office,
TO defraud Cook county out Of $4,000
by false pretefses, another that ne en- m
bezzIed money and warrants belonging
I'd the county valued at 5000. Nine
indictments allege that he committed
larceny against the county by taking
sums Of money ranging from 500 TO
Isl, $50, twelve indictments declare that
Linn forged county warrants Tor sums
ranging between $I2 and $II7 q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
"A Gigantic Strike Of Coal
Miners Now Seems Certain

. 3 3 J &
Indianapolis, Feb. s. Dramatic scenes
marked the final adjournment Of the
national convention of United Mine
workers. The adjournment following a
dissolution Of the joint conference with
the operators dissolves almost every
hope Of ayerting a gigantic strike in
April and the realization of this was.
apparent III the faces Of the worktnen
as. they sang America and then filed
slowly from the hall Unless some in
fluence not now forseen ifltervenes, $50
900 miners will quit work April I in an
effort to enforce the demand for an
increased wage scale.
There have been intimations that eith-
er President Roosevelt or the national
civic federation may be asked to en-
deavor TO rehabilitate the JOINT state
agreement or at least securts discus
sion of means Of bringing the operators
/ and miners together again As tar as
known, however, there is nothing on
which to base these.
This afternoon John Mitchell discus
sed some phases Of the situation.
Never in the history Of this country
+ has a strike Of such far-reaching effect
been threatened. Ii means a national
suspension Of coal mining If the strike
comes at the expiration Of OUR contracts,
March 81, and it includes anthracite dis
tricts.
According to figures given out BY ma
tional officers of the miners organization
| they expect the strike to involve all of
the $50, 600 union miners
OF this number abotlt I5o, 900 Wnl be
tout Ill the anthracite districts, 5000 III
Itfe PENNSYLVANIA biturninotis districts
3S.ooo iii Ohio, 600 in Indiana; 6oooc
Era Illinois, 10000 In Iowa so, 900 i'll sNesl
Virginia 5000 iii Michigan and approx
imately 10000 In Kansas, Missoiri, Tex
Ias, Indian Territory and Arkansas
When questioned about the cost d
the anthracite strike, Mitchell said stlla1
/ il had been estimated by the strike com:
mission to be Il loss al tweilty1flye mil.
Hons Of dollars in wages to the miners
fifty millions Of dollars to the operator!
and twenty SIX millions of dollars los:
il freight rates.
President Mitchell said this Afternoon
/ the i1ational executive board would fin:
| list Its work probably this afternoon ant
Iadjourn lie declined to say what mai;
Tiers are being c0ilsidereu
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
REPORT
WAS "A. ) FILED II / ! !
COMMISSION FAv0RS
NJ 1 THE LOCK CANAL
Their Report Included That of the
Board Of Engineers Which Declared
For a Sea Leyel--Taft VIII Make
Recommendations. @

Washington, Feb. s.-The report Of
the Isthnlian Canal commission, record
ing its decision in favor Of an eighty
five foot level lock canal was submitted
to Secretary Taft today. ..
The report is accompanied by a re-
port of the board of engineers. the ma
jority of whom declared for a sea level
canal. Es .s
1t will now be for Secretary Taft to
express his own views upon the great
project in an endorsement when trans
fnitting papers to President Roosevelt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
Starts Suit
Against: His Sister
The Great Forger Says His Sister.
Bribed a Man to Marry
4 Their Mother. 5is
In This Way She FrauduIently
/ Secured Possession to Yalu-
e Y %&@ $.F4F &f,sE tfs f. & ~ 81 =
able Property. b.

I Duluth, Feb, 3--Alleging the payment
of $1,000 to James Lindsey as an induce
ment to marry her mother, thereby Sc.
curing thousands of dollars worth of
property under the provisions of her
fathers will is theecharge in the depo-
.sition of Alonzo J. Whiterlan, now serv-
ing sentence in Auburn, n. ", prison
for forgery against his sister. Mrs. Al.
u. Gibbs, in a suit to be tried in the
federal court in this city Feb. Ia to set
aside the deed, alleged to be fraudulent.
/ George f Perkins who held the judg-
fnent Of $4,000 against Whiteman, is
the plaintiff in the suit and Clara j.
Gibbs, Albert L. Gibbs and the Cloquet
Lumber Co. are the defendants. with the
Detroit Trust Co. interviewer. ,ssa
4 The SHIT involves title to 1000 acres
of valuable land in ST. Louis county
Reuben Whiteman. the father of Alonzo
/ and Clara Whiteman, was possessed Ct
Ia large fortune at the time Of his death
at Danyille, n. ", in 1888. ~:
By the terms of his will, Whltenlan
| lett his wealth to his son and daughter
with a. life interest in the estate to his
wife, If, she married, however. it was
provided that it went. to the son and
daughter, Aionzo and Clara Whiteman.
lit is, alleged that the sister indyced
James Lindsey to marry her mother
land thereby secured possession Of the
bulk of the fortune for herself and
IAlonzo. ...
| 1t is further alleged BY Alonzo J.
Whiteman that he did not get his right
share of the proceeds of the alleged
scheme, and he sues to recover the same
4 Mrs. Gibbs says she did not pay Lind
sey any money but that it might have
been paid by her attorneys. s,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
WITNESSES TO CODICIL
ON THE FIELD WILL

Liverpool, Feb. Among the pas
sengers on the Cuilard line steamer
I.ticalaia, which sailed today from here
for New York are Second Secretary
Craig Wadswortll of the American eflr
bassy here and DR. Samuel Kirsh-
baum one of flle cierg gydileil Of ST.
Marearets church, Westlaini ster, who
are on their way tb Chicago toF prove
The execution Of codicil to the will oi
the late Marshall Field presumably
making provis ioil fol- Hi wife. Or.
Kirsllbauir and ir ellsworth signed
tIle codicil ss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
MINNEAPOLIS KILLERS
MAY BE i'm SEATTLE

q Seattle, Feb. 3.The authorities be-
lieye they have The two iaurderers of
Charles Bader, HI Minneapolis. on Dec.
81. III the persons of Charles Eggans
and wv Williams They answer per-
Hfectly the description and other cir
ciarnstances point to their guilt While
intoxicated they made gun play Iii
a saloon aud were arrested Revolyers
and masks were foulld oh them Tie
records were looked up and compared
with tie descriptions Of Baders iiitird5
erers and the resemblance was found
striking The Minneapolis authorities
we're notified.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
THE LEADERS
WERE VAIN
PECULIAR SITUATION
OF THE REvOLUTrONISTs
They Wanted 20 Make Good and Had
Their Photographs Taken In Uniform
These Fell Into the Hands Of the
Authorities. III

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 5. Vanity
proved the undoing Of scores Of Letfisi
revolutionary leaders. DESTROYS Of
.immortalizing their connection with
armed insurrectionary militias, the
leaders were photographed in groups
wearing their uniforms and these pic
lures subsequently fell into the hands
of the authorities, who thus easily trac=
ed the originals and tried them by
coirt-mlartial. Il
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
CONTRABAND
FOR MOROCCO
STEAMER ZENITH rs
NOW UNDER SUSPICION
It IL Said to be Carrying Arms TO the
Pretender and q French Warship
Has Been Ordered to Round Up the
Suspected Steamer.

Paris, Feb. Official advices reached
here today to the effect that another
steamer, Zenith, suspected Of carrying
contraband arms for the Moroccan pre-
tender. Bn Hamar, is cruising inss the
vicinity Of Marchcia The French cruis.
.cr la Lande was immediately ordered
to ascertain the exact whereabouts of
the Zenith. The French government is
determined to show the utmost zeal in
the apprehension of contrahafd arms
for Morocco
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS.

III Berlin, Feb. 3-The leading auto
mobile n1anufa acturers Of France, Eng
land, Italy, Belgium, Austria and Hol-
land are represented at the annual ati7
onlobiie asqow, which opened here to-
day. Nearly ever pr ointment make of
automobile is exhibited and some of the
American machines are attracting con-
siderable attention. The exhibition will
last two weeks. 5.S s b,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
cAUGIIT BY RoRBERs.

Sioux City, Feb. Pounced on by
two robbers who lay iii ambush in a
vacant house, his arms pinioned be-
hind him, robbed of all money and
valuables and then thrown in a cellar,
was the experience Of Frank Bouch,
while. inspecting hoase for rent.
He shouted for help three hours bat
to no purpose Finally he managed %
dig his way through 4 brick wall and
notified the police There is no trace
Of the robbers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
LYMAN j. GAGE.

New York, Feb 3.The Illinois
society Of New York will give a ban
squet in honor OF ex-Secretary Lyman
J, Gage, In the bali room of the Wal
.iorf- Astoria this evening A large
number of distinguished men from IL
litaois and other states will be at the
banquet and responses to toasts will
be made BY Joseph G, Cannon speaker
of the house Of represe entatives; James
Eckles, former coi1sr eller of sthe
currency Unifedi States Senator gAls
bert 4. Hopkins; Ebert HI Gary, oil
the United States steel corporation;
Frederick S. Grant, and Others.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
WOULD PR RESENT SAN
JUAN HILL TO ALICE

Havana, Feb. 3.Tlle mayor Of SAM
tiago telegraphed the suggestion that
the plantation Of which San Juan hill
is part, be purchased for Miss Alice
Rooseve1t's wedding present; but the
matter has already been turned over to
the minister at Paris. Secretary Of
State and Justice O'Farrill has receiv-
ed assurance from Washington, that
President Roosevelt will not decline
Cubas GRIT for his daughter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
FIRE DID SOME
DAMAGE AT AUSTIN

Chicago, Feb. "a fire starting in
some prairie grass near the suburb OF
Austin, west of this city, today con-
sun1ed three apartment buildings and
number of small frame cottages. The
fire was still unchecked at 2:3o and
there is possibility that many frame
residences in its path cannot escape
destruction. @G.&
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
80 INCREASE
| HE CUSTOMS
MOROCCAN CONFERENCE
TOOK ACTION TODAY
1t Is Planned 20 Increase the Custom
Duties and to Improve the Ports
Some Delegates Had no Instructions
ON This Point. 1Es ,8

Algeciras, Feb. The Moroccan
conference held 4 short sitting this
morning and agreed in the principle
to The increase Of customs duties of
Morocco and to create a special fund
out of the customs receipts for the irrl>
.provemert of ports, he proposals were
adopted ad referendum as some Of the
delegates were not instructed. Many
objections were raised to proposal to
increase the customs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
OLDEST POSTMASTER

La Crosse, Wis, Feb Thomas
Marshall, postmaster at La Crescent,
Mimi, for forty consecutive years, 1859
TO 1900, is dead at the age OF 82 years,
He held office the long OF any post
master in the United States when com
5seciitive years are considered. AT the
ST. Louis and Chicago exposition he
received the honor of being the oldest
postmaster iii the country
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
SENTENCE COMMITTED .
TO NINETY. NINE YEARS

Jefferson, City, Mo-, Feb. 3.--Goy-
ernor Folk cornmuted to a term OF
ninety-nine years imprisonment the
sentence of death given to Louis Ea-
tom, who was to have been hanged at
Kennett, Mo, Feb. IL. Eaton shot
and killed Frank Huff near Kennett.
He asserted that the shooting was done
in self defense. - III Es,t 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
SON OF FORMER Y
PRESIDENT EiONORED

Washington, Feb. 5. President
Roosevelt has selected Brig, Gen. Fred
erick Grant, commanding the depart
faent Of the east for the grade Of major
general to fill the vacancy caused by the
promotion Of Major General Sumner
TO be lieutenant general. . a y.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S
.y5.. .s.. HELD Al CAUCUS

Washington, Feb, 3.-A caucus OF
the democratic senator's was held today
to determine a party policy regarding
the Safitof ID Domingo treaty. ~ 55zs.
The first question to come up was
whether. the dominican treaty should be
considered a party question. Senator
Patterson opposed the rule at some
length. .45 u. ..8. 4. .s. .s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
PRISONER
SUIClDED
PREFERRED DEATH TO " ~.
ss,7@1 TRIAL FOR THEFT
Roco Bell Used a Part of a Bed Sheet
to. Swing Himself From Life to
v rnity--Was In Chicago Jail When
He Decided to Quit. ... .a'.

Chicago, Feb. 3.--Roco Bell, who
has been arrested on a charge OF bur
'glary, committed suicide in the coun-
ty jail here early this morning by hang
ing himself with a piece of bed sheet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-02-03
ZERO WEATHER in
VICINITY OF PlTTSBURG

Pittsbifg, Feb. Zero weather again
prevails here today. The government
thermometer recorded 8 degrees above
while points in the vicinity were from.
I j TO 5 degrees below zero.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-29
DEATH CLAIMS
ALEX ]. CASSAT1 I
PRESIDENT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD succUMHs 70
HEART DISEASE.
BECAME UNCONSCIOUS
While Sitting in Chair and Expired in
Few Minutes Yesterday Morning
Was Official in Twenty.
Three Corporations.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 2S-Alexan-
der Johnsaon Cassatt, president Cf the
Pennsylvania railroad. and one of the
foremost railroad men and fnancers
in the country. died suddenly at his
residence in this city today. aged 67.
Ca satt was stricken with heart dis.
ease shortly before o'clock aad died
before assistance could be given him,
Though Cassatts death was entire
ly unexpected, he had been in III
health for nearly year His ccndi-
ton was aggravated by an attack Of
whooping cough which he contracted
from his grandchildren, while al Bar
HarboI in September He never en-
tirely recovered from the effects Of
the attack and when he returned 70
Philadelphia he remained for several
weeks al his country home in Hayer-
ford before he resumed his duties in
connection with the management of
he road and it's allied interests
He was much improved by the rest
and early IN October he began going
regularly to his office. but shortly af
terwards he was again stricken. hav-
i1g contracted a heavy cold, Al that
time it was denied that his condition
was serious and there was no init
nation that he was suffering from
any heart affection
While not feeling entirely we'll
Cassatt arose this morning. but re-.
NAMED in his room. He seemed in
good spiri's an dhis family was not
alarmed about his condition and had
no thought of his death Shortly be.
fore ! O'Clock. while sitting in chair
IN his apartments he suffered acute
heart attack and became unconscious
F's wife and daughter Mrs W
Pluckot' Stewart. were with him and
frls private physical. Or J. r. Mus
ser a'as SUNNI ned, but he was dear
when ire physician arrived Dr Mus
ser said aeath had been almost In.
etantaneous
Operation Of tBe railroad in the las
wear IS said tn have had much to 40
with the breaking Of Cassqtt's health
he had just gone to Europe when
sensational developments in the In
terstate Comme-ca Commission inves-
legation of rebates brought bin homo
and he threw himself into the breach
n an EFFORT 90 bring about an amic-
able settlement Of tbe questions at
issue Derived Of his rest abroad n
plunged into routine w~rk nn-il h.
4yert 10 Bar Harbor where ~ his Owe
v0rFed state he contracted wh0on'nr
~meh. Aside from being head Of the
pa~nsv1vanfa railway. Cassatf was
pres dent Of six ether companies and
.i6 the directory Of twentythree con