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The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15
Domestic.

Frederick p. Towne, former pres
ident of the National Founders asso-
citation, died at his home at Stamford,
Conn, aged thirty-four years.
Arthur Hill of Saginaw, a wealthy
lumbcrman. made the formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
United States senate in opposition to
Senator Alger in 1907.
Abram Bergen, prominent lawyer
at Topeka since 1882, died, aged sew
enty years. In Minnesota he was a
state senator and member of the
state judiciary commission.
The steamer Indianapolis, owned by
the Alaska Steamship company, has
arrived at San Francisco from Chi
cago. 1t left that city ON Oct. rs and
came through the great lakes and the
Strait of Magellan.
New Jersey has turned on the Stan
dard Oil company. A resolution has
been introduced in the state legisla.
ture directing the attorney general to
begin legal action against the Stand
| ard Oil company to annul its charter
A condition of mutiny existed
among the sailors of the cruiser Mar.
blehead while on her recent trip in
Southern waters, according to mem.
bers Of her crew. Capt. Mulligan de-
MED that there had been any trouble
MIR. and Mrs. L. B. Fite of Nash.
vile, Tenn, have announced the ap
preaching marriage of their daughter
Eunice Josephine, and Fielding Har.
ris Yost,. Michigan football coach
Her younger sister, Virginia, married
another celebrated football coach
Daniel McGuigan.
BY practically unanimous vote OF
the mine workers of the Pittsbure
district the resolution demanding the
designations of President Patrick Do
Ian and Vice President Uriah Belling
ham for violating their Instructions in
voting to accept the old wage scale al
Indianapolis, and of Secretary Treas
urer Doss by reason of his election to
the Office Of clerk of courts of ALE
gheny' county, was passed. President
Dolan said he would not resign, and
that the miners would have to replace
him by referendum vote.
The supreme court of Illinois de-
MED motion for leave to file peti
tion for writ to compel Mayor Dunno
of Chicago to enforce the Sunday
closing law as applied to saloons. The
court held that 1t had no Jurisdiction
in the matter.
The Maryland state senate passed
bill imposing a penalty Of $26 fol
the first offense and 800 for the sec
ond upon any person who sells. bar.
ters, gives away. or In any manner
disposes Of any cigarettes IN the state
Of Maryland. Ths house Of delsgatsa
has not passed upon the blu. ~
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VAST COMBINE OF
ROADS FORMING
MOST GIGANTIC 7RAMscoNrl.
MENTAL RAILROAD DEAL
EVER MADE.
WILL CHOKE Off HARTMAN
UNITE GREAT NORTHERN, BUR.
LINcToN, NORTHERN PACIFIC
ANb MILWAUKEE.

New York, Feb. 13. 1t was dis
closed Saturday that one OF the most
gigantic transcontinental railroad
deals ever made is being formulated.
In means the consolidation of the
Northern Pacific. Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul, Great Northern and Bur-
lington into Two great transcontinen-
tai lines.
1t also means the shutting out of
the Hartman interests on. the Pa
cific coast.
1t also means a desperate fight be-
tween the four lines mentioned and
the Hartman lines.
Two Great Systems.
AS outlined by authority of unques-
toned integrity the situation is as
follows:
The undertaking involves two sep
arate transactions. They have been
in the minds of the promoters for sew
eral years. The proposal means Two
Of the greatest railroad systems in
the world
The Great Northern. with it's $780,
100000 of iron ore lease and sale
rights to its own and the Burlington
stock, amounting to $50,OOO,OO0 more,
will cement these two roads into one
vast double track system to the coast.
Buying the Milwaukee.
The Northern Pacific, whose stock
is actually worth $500, 100000 on the
basis of its earnings, may easily de-
vote $1O0,O00,00 toward the purchase
of the stock of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul, now extending to the
Pacific coast, practically paralleling
the Northern Pacific The Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul will find it
more convenient at points along the
route to use the Northern Pacific
tracks. Indeed, conference already
has been held between officials to this
end,
Hills Ambition.
A railroad attorney whose business
brings him in touch with the financial
end of all these roads declares his be.
lief in the early consummation of this
scheme because of the fact that Hill
is getting along in years and wishes
to see his ambition realized as quickly
as possible. Railroad men do not
doubt that such arrangement would
be beneficial to all the roads con.
cerned. 1t is simply matter OF
working out the detail
Story Seems Inspired.
In effect. the Northern Pacific and
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
will be merged and the Great North
ern and the Burlington will be made
one system. 1t is understood the
Great Northern will absorb the Bur.
lington, while for few years the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and
the Northern Pacific will work in
conjunction, with the Northern Pa.
cific finally absorbing the Milwaukee
road.
These plans are outlined by parties
SO close to J. J. Hill as to make the
| story seem inspired.
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CHINESE Plan
BIG MASSACRE
WAR AGAINST FOREIGNERS IN
CHINA WILL START FEB.
RuARy IS. u
CnINAMAN SENDS WARNING
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
RECEIVES ALARMING
REPORTS.

Cincinnati. Ohio, Feb. 13. - Wong
Fong, former secretary Of the Six
companies In San Francisco, who is
visiting in this city, yesterday said he
thought the Boxer trouble in China is
about to eliminate in the greatest
massacre of modern times.
He issued the following warning to
several American friends last night.
telegraphing it to Seattle, Los An
geles and San Francisco:
The blow is about to fall. Gable
warnings to friends to leave China at
once. Tell them to seek protection OF
Germany temporarily and get out OF
tho country before Feb. "a"
Fong is visiting All Loo Wal, the
wealthiest of the local Chinese col
ony, and after the messages were sent
he explained their purport as follows:
Il received word this morning that
the order has been sent out to the,
subordinate circles of the Chinese Re-
form association to throw of all the
foreign clements in our country, start
ing Feb. 25. The association is os-
tensibly patriotic"
Prepart for Trouble.
Washington, Feb. 13. - Secretary
Root and Secretary Taft will appear
before the foreign relations commit
tee of the senate and the Philippines
committee of the house to eplain the
critical situation in China, and the ne
cessity for an appropriation of $780,
900 for sending troops to the Philip.
pines for use in China. 1t has practi-
cally been decided that congress will
not authorize this expenditure until
advised of the exact situation.
For months alarming advices have
been received at the department of
state from China which indicate that
there has been constant and alarm
ing growth of anti-foreign sentiment,
and that in the near future there will
be an uprising against the foreigners
which will be more dangerous and
far-reaching than the Boxer trouble,
which necessitated the sending of for
eign troops to Pekin to rescue the be-
leaguered foreign diplomats who were
prisoners in the embassies and lega-
tions.
Situation Is Ominous.
Since tire Boxer uprising there has
been much agitation against the for
eigners, and peaceful conditions have
never been fully restored.
One of the most ala::.,sng features
Of the situation is that the central
government is losing its influence
with the people, that the viceroys
who govern the great provinces are
acting independently of the emperor,
in come instances defying his DEGREES.
This government has already estab-
lished two brigade posts in the Phil
ippines and ordered three regiments
there, so as to have the troops near
China when the real trouble begins.
Secretary Taft desires to send three
more regiments to the Philippines for
use in China, but this extensive move
ment of troops is SO expensive that
1.-The present appropriations are not
sufficient. and it became necessary 10
ask congress for 100000 additional.
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LAWYER DISCARDED.

Prominent Butte Attorney Charged
With Forgery and Theft.
Helena, Mont, Feb. 13. - The su.
preme court disbarred b. r. Thrasher
Butte lawyer, against whom charges
Of forgery and embezzlement had
been made by former client, and
suspended for three months F.. A.
Carleton, a Helena lawyer charged
with deceiving the court and attempt.
ing to procure the signing of a false
disaualifying affidavit. Both lawyers
are prominent in the state.
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WASHINGTON.

washington.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce committee reached an
agreement to vote OH the various rail-
road rate bills on Feb. 16. There are
three measures being pressed for con-
sidc.ation. the Doliver-Clapp bill. the
Elkins bill and the Foraker bill.
For the first time an Indian is to en-
ter West Point as Il cadet. In the des-
ignations for appointment as cadets,
President Roosevelt named Paul
Knapp. an Indian youth. Every other
principal and alternate appointed is a
son of an army officer.
The president has selected Brig.
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant. command
ing the department of the East. with
headquarters at Governors Island, N.
Y. to be promoted to the grade of
major general. to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Mai. Gen.
Sumner on Feb. 6.
Representative Fowler of New Jer-
sey has introduced clean money
bill" which provides that any person
or corporation having mutilated OF
worn currency may send it, by regis.
tered mail to the treasury of the Unit
ed States and receive in exchange new
currency without postage or registrs-
tion charges either way
While the joint printing committee
of congress has not proposed single
line of legislation at the present ses.
sion, the agitation for reduction of
government printing already has re-
suited in a prospective saving of a
million dollars IL year" Charles b
Lands of Indiana, chairman of the
house committee on printing. made
this statement aftef conference with
he president.
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DRAGGED TO DEATH.

Boy at Pennington, Minn., is Killed
by Colt.
Harrington, Mimi, Feb. 13.-Wes.
ley Hack, the eleven-year-old son of
w. H. Hack of Credit River, was
dragged to death by a colt which he
was leading to water. The rope by
which the boy was leading the colt
became entangled about his legs, and
the colt started to run out of the
barn door, dragging the boy after It.
He was thrown heavily against the
door beam and then dragged across
the field and yard to the house, where
the colt was stopped by the boys
mother. His skull was fractured.
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DEATH or CAPT. MCDONALD.

Pioneer Lumberman and Mississippi
River Man.
La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 13. = Capt.
Dan A. Mcdonald, one of the pioneer
lumbermen and river men of the
Northwest, died yesterday of nervous
trouble, aged seventy-four. He was
among the best known boat owners
and pilots and masters of the Missis-
sippi river. entering the trade in 1854.
In the early days he was prominent
in Wisconsin politics, serving as as.
semblyman and later as senator from
this district. He. was always active
in public affairs until his retirement a
year ago.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15
NECK BROKEN IN RUNAWAY.
Farmers Wife Meets Death by Being
Thrown From Sleigh.

Vinton, Iowa. Feb. 13.-Mrs. Frank
Seeley, wife of a prominent farmer
near Shellsburg. has been killed in a
runaway. Shortly after leaving home
the horse she was driving became
frightened, overturning the sleigh and
throwing Mrs. Seeley heavily to the
ground. She struck upon her head
and her neck was broken. Her feet
became entangled in the lines and
her lifeless body was dragged a long
distance before the horse was
stopped.
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TWO KILLED IN COLLISION.
Theater Train Crashes Into Crowded
Street Car.

Chicago. Feb. 13. - Two persons
were killed and twelve seriously in
jured last night when Pennsylvania
passenger train struck crowded
street car in South Chicago. The
street car was wrecked and the en-
gine and first coach of the passenger
train left the tracks. The train was
a theater train bound for East Chi
cago. Ind, leaving Chicago at 11:34.
1t was travelling at the rate of twenty
miles an hour when the collision oc.
Cured.
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Babe smothers to Death

Anoka, Mimi, Feb. 13.-The infant
child Of Judge and Mrs. J. C. M. Engel
died yesterday of suffocation. The
babe was sleeping quietly when the
mother left the room. On her return
some minutes later the tot was dead.
1t is believed the baby disturbed the
clothes and thus smothered.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

While the steel trust is spending
s25,000,000 improving plants all over
the country let us hope it will not
overlook the tobacco plant that pro-
auces the campaign cigar.
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Panic on = Car.

Milwaukee, Wis.,, Feb. 13. - There
was a panic on South Milwaukee in.
terurban electric car at the Kinnic.
kinnic avenue crossing in this city
last night, when freight train
backed into the car. Women tainted
and two or three were slightly hurt.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

A Philadelphia man wept when he
was acquitted of charge that he had
robbed the city. He knew most Phil.
ade,phians would look upon man as
disgraced who had been proved not
guilty of that practice.
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Earthauaks IA ltalx.. !,

Rome. Feb. 13. - An earthquake
shock lasting eight seconds caused
serious damage In Calabria, yeston
day. The population left their homes
and camped in the streets, notwith-
standing the stormy weather. .. 81
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Frozen to Death.

5 Cumberland. Wis, Feb. 13. ~ An
drew Mortenson, a farmer, was frozen
to death on the lake here. He was
walking to his home two miles across
the lake and he fell ON the ice. He
leaves a large family.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15
BROKEN WHEEL WRECKS THAN
Twenty-Five Persons Have Narrow
Escape From Death.

Milwaukee, Feb. 13. - Twenty-Five
persons on a Wisconsin Central lin.
ited train narrowly escaped death or
serious injury last night when a
broken wheel on the engine threw six
of the eight coaches in the train over
f1fteen-foot embankment. Six pas
sengers were slightly bruised and the
cook in the dining Scar was injured
possibly fatally.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

y Chicago Sunday school teache,
was held up and robbed by four small
boys, members of her own class.
Perhaps This will instruct other teach
ers 10 take greater pains with their
pupils.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

A mad dog killed in Winsted, Conn.
the other day frightened several
women on the streets so that they
tried 10 climb trees. Now the horrid
men down there are trying to find an.
other one.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Bachelors in Corea, according to a
correspondent, cannot buy liquor
Seems harsh, that, but really the for
mer bachelors are the men who need
't-New York Herald.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

There is a preparation sold nov
which. ii added, in very small quan.
tity. to a barrel Of whisky three.
fourths water, will change the entire
liquid to, fascinating 1O.year-old
whisky. We give this as. scientific
item. ~,
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Thrice and four times fortunate the
Frenchman whose grandfather was a
blacksmith. Such humble antecedents
'ave furnished three Presidents of the
republic UP to date.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

st. Petersburg dispatches give an
account of New Years reception al
Tsarskoe selo. at which the czal
singled out ths American and Ger
man ambassadors for particular 81,
tentioa. This might have been /
greater conbpHmeat . few yessS ~
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And another thing we are not going
to do this year: We are not going to
tell people if they will look at their
troubles in the right light the troubles
will disappear.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

If Morocco is anything like othel
oriental countries you can't blame the
powers for insisting upon the open
door. The more fresh air that can
he got into it the better.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15
MIlwavkee Train KIM TWO,

..Templeton, Iowa, Feb. 1s.-Frank
Reicher, farm hand, was killed and
Peter Klein. his employer. fatally IN.
jured while driving across the tracks
a the Milwaukee road on their Wy
to town.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

France will take it's time" in OBJ
tanning satisfaction from Venezuela.
iecent history suggests that it will
take lot more time than it has any
thought of taking.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

The will as a means of prolonging
life is ably discussed by learned
magazine essayist. Will he tell us
Row to use the will as means of
>pocketbook expansion?
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

A hot potato, passed across the din
ner table. figures in a divorce case
just begun. 1t was supposed only cold
potatoes furnished incentive to di.
vOrce
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

This winters dress suits are cut
low in the seams, and this winters
divorce suits are cutting high into the
defendants bank accounts, If we are
70 believe the fashion experts.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Berlin must be much elated over a
reduction of the French forces re-
ported at the German capital. Two
'ieserters have arrived near Metz.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

In France the election of a presi.
dent OF The republic appears to be
fully as important a function as the
opening OF new opera house.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Sir Christopher Furness was the
first man to be elected to the new
British parliament. Judging from his
name he must have conducted a hot
campaign.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

1t is really no more than might be
expected that the Chinese minister at
Washington is such glib talller. His
rame is Tung.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

With lot OF returned soldiers who
are looking for jobs. Japan is finding
that peace hath problems no less than
var.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Prof. Bell thinks that flying is mere.
~ matter OF time. Others are in
rlined 10 think that it is matter of
eternity.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15
HUNDRED HOURS DEEP IN EARTH

Miners Imprisoned Monday Night Are
Saved Alive.
Stockton, Cal, Feb. 13.-Tomo sa-
bath and Gero Buvoich, who had been
imprisoned in the App mine at Quartz
by cave.in since midnight on Mon
day. were rescued Saturday. after hasv-
ing been without food for more than
100 hours. There was plenty of
water at hand and they did not suffer
from thirst. They were extremely
weak when rescued, but otherwise
were in good condition. ,-'s
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Says Judge Grosscup. God never
intended there should be a leisured
class" But, judge, was not that his
original intention?
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

New York's Chinatown now Joins in
the general occidentalizing movement
among the race by having street riots.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Stole Wine From Freight Car.
Green Bay, Wis, Feb. 13. - Join
Sickles and George Seymour of De
Pere, pleaded guilty to the charge Of
robbing Northwestern freight cars Of
meat and a keg of wine, and were
sentenced to the reformatory.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

1t must be fine to be lawyer and
rake in $4,000 fee every little now
ana then.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

When man says to you: Guess
what ! paid for it," double what you
really think. and please him.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Cornering the tomato supply will
not of necessity have any effect on
the supply of vivid red catchup.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Even the pessimist may hope for
The best, but it takes an optimist TO
really expect it.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15
DYNAMITE KILLS TWO.
Contractor and Helper Victims Of
Blast.

Blast.
Akeley. Minn., Feb. Is. - Edward
Fisher of the railroad contracting
firm of Davis & Fisher of Chicago and
Arthur Moore of Elk River were in.
stantly killed at Camp of the Red
River Lumber company's railroad by
dynamite explosion while thawing
out about fifty pounds of the ex-
plosive. Fishers body was hurled
forty feet from the place Of the acci.
dent and was terribly mutilated.
The Wahpeton times., 1906-02-15

Mark Twain will not deny that Col.
Mulberry was one of the original best
Sellers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-01-16
PRA Y FOR
a CARLINE
QUEEN ANNE RESIDENTS ASK FOR EXTENSION on
CEDAR ST LINE-wHAT THE COUNCIL DID
LAST NIGHT

A petition asking that the Seattle
Electric company extend the Cedar
NJ. car line 10 the top NJ Queen Anne
hill by way ~ = Queen Anne drive
way was presented 10 the council
last night and referred 10 the com
mittee on corporations. The Hoe
nov ends al Mercer H.
Queen Anne people have been
valnlY trying to secure the eHten-
sion for years g Queen Anne drive
was opened az gfea, expense FOR the
especial purpose. the company
promising 10 make the extension ~
that time. but II has failed ~ DO 20.
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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. ie.-
The 18th annual convention Of the
United Mine Workers Of America
opened here this afternoon Prac-
tically all ~ the 200 delegates
we're on hand when President John
Mitchell called the convention To or
der Governor Haniey delivered an
address of welcome.
There h a strong feeling 81 de-
termination among the delegates IA
the convention. based upon 4 fun
realization 81 the present situation
and ~ the probable precipitation oi
q serious crisis. IN case II should be-
impossible "a bring about an agree
meuf betNe..n fse s2'@c-z Sszas ,yss'f'
aigra
All agreements az 20 wage scales
etc. between miners and operators
10 the hlfumiuonK and anthracite
coal fields expire on March 81.
While II cannot be said that the
conditions IN the bltumiuoBs fields
are ideal. n must Dc admitted ihai
they are By no means a. serious as
In the anthracite fields. The min
era in the hiiumlnous fields are not
confronted with as serious problems
aa these IN the anthracite fields
owing 10 the demands recently for
INFLATED By the anthracite miners
a. the sbamokin convention The
miners IN the hltumlnoua coal mines
will undoubtedly make certain de-
tnanan beyond the conditions grant
"a b. the operators under The pres
enf agreement. but u ia believed
that "A agreement Nill quickly be
reached without = great struggle. it
ts different with the anthracite min
sra Their Demands are Of such .
radical nature that an soeepianoe ~
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their terms is scarcely ex9ecisd Al
that can reasonably be hoped ioF :
that The operators. after mature A..
liberation. will consent to mbass.
ting the matter - afbltratk~
Even that they will not Willingly a
The principal obstacle 10 the var
~ a settlement ia the demand 4
the miners for recognition 81 shas
union Many operators are khser
10 be bitterly opposed 10 a reeoktl.
ton of the union They fear IL.
such recognition would seri0s.f
cripple them Ia handling their m
ing properties. a. u would praeitas.
b destroy any opportunity n laas.
ing with their men .ndl .egsiiI
rdmpromiiae + scarcely 70 be ekgr.
81 a. the miners fuilf unds7nzal
the vital importance ~ The q
mandcd recognition. without sthA
they feel. no permanent impiort
ment of their condition can y q.
peefed.
The demands 81 she anstnis
miners will be the first matter =
be considered by She eonFeaihe
aud there IL but iltiie aoua ~
the convention viii strongly =
darao those demands Preslde'
Mitchell aud his trmHsr lleuisnan'a
District Presidents FahY. NleA0a
and Deifry. Who are eunduciing ~
campaign Of the anthracite mirsH
are confident that she oonyef'inz
WfIl back Up the anthracite minen
A. the same time they Nill % tier
utmost 10 bold down the radical els-
manis among the delegates and lee
them from committing aug indisfs
ton which would pres .pliais NJ
between the miners and uperaion
without hope % final sdiusmsf;
Of fba existing differences.