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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
MARCH IMMIGRATION.

Washington, April 17-The total
immigration to the United States from
all countries during the month Of March
1000, according to statement issued
by the Immigration bureau today was
sI33245, or an increase of 20 per cent
over March, 1904. The number arriy-
ing in March, 1905, is given as I2o,o32.
The number debarred during the same
month was 65o, an increase of 40 per
cent over 1904 The Russian inimigra-
ton tosthis country during March, Ioo6
was 24,2o2, an increase of rs per cent
over March 1904, the immigration for
March. 1905, being 1913.
For the six months ended March 81,
1906, the immigration from all coun-
tries was 4633I6, an increase of
SO per cent over "a similar
period in 1904 For the same period the
from Russia increased 40
per cent. those arriving numbering 8I,-
733.
Al statement Of the immigration for
February, 1906, shows that 68,6o6 per-
sons arrived at the several ports, Of
whom 537. were debarred-f for various rea-
sons. Out Of the total arrivals there
were landed at New York 55,44I. Of
whom $50 were debarred.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
POLICY OF COMPANY
\ ON LOANS AN ISSUE

Milwaukee, April I7.-Inquiry into
the investments OF the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co., was the
principal feature OF the examination by
the Wisconsin legislative committee
today, from the tenor of the questions
it was evident that the committee de-
sires to bring out the point that more
general investment. on farm mortgages
would yield larger income to the
than the policy of making
loans on large metropolitan property
and holding OF large amounts of rail
way and municipal bonds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
SECRETARY, StiAW'S PLAN
CAUSES CONSIDERATION

9 x
New York, April Secretary
Shaw's plan to allow national banks
TO forestall the arrival Of their gold
imports by the Withdrawal Of its equiv
ialent in cash from the United States.
ssubtreasury, upon the deposit therein
of bonds as security was much discuss
ed in the financial district. Some Of the
private banking houses which deal
lin foreign exchange and which have
been accustomed to import gold de-
sclared that SO long as the secretary's s
plan remained in operation they will
be unable to make any further inn
portations as they have not the same
facilities as national banks for carry
ing large blocks of bonds to offer as
security Their business, they asserted.
will be ruined under this plan.
One foreign banker asserted that the
United States banks will not get a.
single extra gold shipment because Of
Mr. Slraw's plan but said that the inn
portations might begin a day or two
earlier than they ordinarily would A
friend Of Secretary Shaw said that the
secretary maintained that the plan
will benefit the foreign exchange
houses as well as the national banks
as they will get the immediate use Of
their gold as do the banks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
A GIFT FOR
ROOSEVELT
ADVOCATES OF WORLDS
PEACE SEND NAMES
Frenchmen Send List Of Names o
Lending Men Of Art, Literature and
science Who Are Working for Peace
Of All Nations.

B Paris. April III Baron d. Estournel-
les de Constant will forward to WASH
ington within the next few days a uni
one testimonial to President Roosevelt,
bearing the autograph signatures of
nearly all the great names of France.
Some months ago the arbitration group
of the French parliament. df which
Baron d. Estournelles IS president,
sent President Roosevelt a rare volulne
sof memoirs Of Suily, minister Of Henry
lV. which urge q pacific union Of the
great nations.
President Roosevelt was greatly.
pleased with the wifi and expressed
q wish that he had the names OF those
Uniting il, the gift to be inscribed III
the volume. The presidents wish for
the names has now been gratified and
the list which IS about TO 60 forward IS as
remarkable and unique ais the original
volume of Sully' memoirs. Ii embraces
four large pages Of parchment opening
with a highly ornate text in blue and
gold and followed with the signatures
of the foremost men iii public affairs.
literature, art and science, all Of whom
are connected directly or indirectly
with the movement for international
conciIatioh wlsilich Baron de Estour-
nelles directs in parliament
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
Rioting BY Miners
in the Coal Fields
Four Deaths Resulted From Ef-
forts to Rescue rlen In II
&c., Windber, Jail.
Officials i'm Full Control of Situa.
tion Today and Good Order
s.. Prevails.

Johnstown, Pa, Apil I7.-Order
again reigns at Windber after a night
of riot and bloodshed in which three
lives were sacrificed and dozen men
were. seriously injured With day.
light arrived the state constabulary orr
dered to tWindber by Governor Penny
packer and the town is now practical-
ly under martial law. The state po-
lice and deputies have the situation
well in hand and no further trouble at
this time is expected. To avoid the
possibility OF conflict OF authority the
state police were sworn in as deputy
sheriffs Immediately upon their arrival
and Windber is now as quiet as
though nothing had happened. IN
The miners di not return to work in
great numbers this morning, although
four mines of the company are in oper-
alton with limited forces.
3 This morning Sheriff w. C. Begley
and force of deputies escorted the
eleven men arrested last night to the
street car line and started them on
their way to the county jail at Sons
erset. - ~ ~ EN-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
REVELATIONS MADE IN
NORTHWESTERN ms. co.

Milwaukee, April I7.-In the inves-
Itigation of the Northwestern Life, Sec
retary Skinner was on the stand and
his testimony was a revelation as TO
the practical banking business which
had been done by officers and trustees
|of the company and their relatives in
the way Of making loans for tlyem on
policies. 1t developed that over $780,
600 is out in private loans upon North
western Mutual Life INSURANCE Co. poll
|icies for either officers of the company
or their relatives, some of the heaviest
of the holders Of these loans being Vice
President George G; Markham, who
holds $87, 900 Of them, actuary Loveland
who holds $o8,ooo of them and Mrs.
Skinner, wife of the secretary, who has
about $4,000 invested in this kind of
paper All the business in connec-
ton with these loans has practically
been transacted in the Office Of the COM
pany and at the expense of the policy
holders Secretary Skinner explained
this attention by company employees to
private loans by saying he thought they
were a heneht to the policyholders and
therefore he thought it proper that the
company employees take charge of the
business. The interest rates which are
being obtained on these loans were not
brought ont at the session, Mr. Skinner
saying il would be impossible for him
to- give the amount of interest without
consulting the actual assignment in
leach case One loan made ii 1858 was
|cited where 8 per cent interest had been
lcharged.
Another interesting matter that was
developed in the testimony was the.
| fact that in sending out notices for the
payment Of premiums on risks which
| the company considers poor, square
was marked on the notice. This square
was a signal to the agent not to be len
LENT in regard TO the premium. but to
Irefuse to accept it if not paid at the time
Iit was due. According to Secretary
Skinner these squares were placed only
on notice when it was found that the
person holding policy was a victim
Iof intemperanee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
MAN WITH THROAT CUT
PURSUED HIS SLAYER

Chicago, April With his head
almost severed from his body, Joseph
SClarett ran a block in pursuit Of a me-
gro who had slashed him with razor,
and fell dead at Forty third street AMI
Evans avenue. Physicians say that
for a person SO injured TO run several
hundred feet before death was a thing
heretofore unknown.
Clarett was a teamster and quarreled
with two negroes whom he had met in
an alley near his employers barn. tt
is supposed BY the police that Clarett
found sthe negroes trying to break into
the barn, and prevented them. A boy,
told the police he had seen Clarett
drive the negroes from the barn with
"a club.
One of the negroes turned on Clar-
eft and with razor slashed him across
the neck The blow was dealt with
all the power the negro could put into
it, and the blade severed every vein and
artery. The negroes escaped
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
7 ISLANDS TO BE SOLD.

Fiji, April I7- Considerable interest
in widest circles is manifested in the
sale of the Tanning and Washington
islands, which will be offered at auction
BY the British registrar of the high
commissioner court at this city this
afternoon. The islands, near neighbors
of Christmas island, are situated on the
northeastern fringe Of the archipelagos
the nucleus of which is Fiji, about HOO
miles south of Honolulu. Fanning is
land was annexed in 1888 for cable
station purposes. It is understood that
of wealthy bidders from
several countries. including the United
States are here with a asview of pnrchas7
ing the islands, The British govern
ment does not intend to surrender to
the purchasers the. sovereignty rights
The principal reason Of that reservation
is the protection of the cable station.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
.CASTRO'S RESIGNATION
A COMPLETE PUZZLE

Willemstad, Island Of Curacao, April
I7.AP Passengers arriving here from
Venezuela say that the action of Gem
eral Castro in retiring from the presi-
dency III favor of Vice President Com
.sz is not clearly understood in Vene-
zilela, but the general opinion seems
Ito be that his retirement is only tenn
|porary. General Castro has gone, as
a private person, unattended and paying
the regular fare on the railroad. His
wife has gone another way aud the
former. presidents sister arrived here
today The resignation of the Vene-
Ezuelan cabinet is also causing spscula-
ton. The ministers retired when Cas-
tro gave up the reins of power, but.
Gomez has not appointed a new cabi-
net, and therefore the old ministers
have retained their portfolios.
On the other hand Casfro's followers
are scattering, leaving the capital in diff
ferent ways At Caracas the political
atmosphere has completely changed, as.
is apparent on all countenances.
The opinions expressed here. the
nearest point to Venezuela are equally
conflicting The Veilezuelans as a rule.
are reticent when questioned on the SUBJ
ject. They generally say that Castro
is sick and hesitate to give their OPT
ion Of his retirement from the presi-
5dency.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
ILL FEELING RESULTED,
In FATAL OUTBREAK

Johnstown, Pa, April 17.--After
weeks of anxiety the situation brought
about by the controversy of the coal
miners with the operators eliminated
last night in riot at Windber. near this
city, which finally ended in bloodshed
-Four are dead and a number are i'm
jured and throughout the night the
town was patrolled by armed guards.
The shooting was brought on by an
assault upon the jail made by strik-
ing miners, who attempted to rescue
comrades who had been placed Under
arrest. .H..
The riot occurred in the early hours.
OF the night and continued for several
hours, working the residents to such
pitch that the night was one of terror.
The dead are principally foreigners
and were miners who were out on "a
strike. They are: a..-4,ass1 49, .ess I.s
PIETRO MARTNIN, ~, Efi%S@
ANTONIO MAZUCA.
'PAUL ILLS, who was the leader
of the mob
CURTIS KESTER, a 10 year old by
stander during the trouble, was shot
through the bowels and was taken 10
hospital where he died shortly after
midnight. ~. =. ...e
he situation was so serious that
Sheriff Begley was summoned from
Somerset to take charge of affairs and
an appeal was made, to Governor PEN
nypacker for troops.
At 8 o'clock this morning the condi-
tion was more quiet and no further
trouble was expected until later in the
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
St. Paul Man 5 Persistent
Efforts to Kill His Wife
Third Attempt in Minneapolis To-
day Is Likely to Prove
Successful.
Almost Mobbed In Chicago WIZ
HE Failed Former Restaur-
anter I'm ST. Paul.

Minneapolis, April ~. Harry
Spencer has probably made good his
threat TO kill his wife. He shot and
probably wounded the woman in Min
neapolis early this morning. Spencer
was for years d well known restaurant
man in St. Paul.
The Spencers have not been living
together since the failure Of his last To-
cal venture on East Sixth street, st.
Paul. Shortly after this place closed
its doors, Spencer was arrested for at
tempting to. assault his wife at the
union depot as she was leaving the
city. Four weeks ago he attempted to
shoot her on the streets in Chicago,
and was arrested and nearly mobbed.
He then said he would kill his wife.
Mrs. Spencer at that time asked the
court to detain her husband for twen-
ty-four hours, stating that was all the
start she needed to get away from him
forever. She came to Minneapolis
and for the past two weeks has been
living with friends on Yale place. She
was out with these friends and while
returning was followed by Spencer who
stepped up to the party on Thirteenth
street, between Yale and Harmon
place. Standing Immediately in front
OF his wife he fired three shots. Two
OF the bullets struck her in the head
and one entered her body. She fell
unconscious and was removed to St.
Bafnabas hospital, where ii was said
this morning that her recovery was
extremely doubtful. Spencer disap-
pearei and had not been apprehended
up to 1890 this morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
RUSSIANS DISCUSS
CORK US RECEPTION.

st. Petersburg, April Maxim
lGorkys reception in the United States
is giving the Russian government coH
siderable concern A high official here
today made the following statement
In listening to Gorky the American
people should understand that he is not
a liberal nor reformer, but revolu-
ZIONIST pure and simple. He is csr-
tainly a writer Of talent. perhaps even
a genius, and much that he says regard
ing the conditions in Russia doubtless
is true; but it should be made clear
that his object is not reform but revo-
luton. Mime. Andreieva, who accom-
panies him, is not his wife. She IS also
4 revolutionist, and Nj Morosoff, one.
.of Nloscow's merchant princes, gave.
her 81, 100000 for the revolutionary
cause. When the government last SUM
mer secured proof Of this fact he was
given twenty-fonr hours to leave Rus
sia or stand trial here. He fled to Par
is, where he committed suicide
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
MoRMoNs. AND GENTILEs.

Washington, April I7The distribu-
.tion Of federal patronage in Idaho be
tween Gentiles and lMormons was air
ed in an executive session Of the SEN
ate in an effort by Sera Hepburn to
have confirmed denomination of Bish-
sop F. M Winters as postmaster, at
Montpelier. Objection was made by
Senator Dubois on the ground that
Winters, Norman, is displacing ].
sL. Underwood, a former Union soldier
and the only Gentle office holder in a
Gentle town. Senator Dubois pro-
tested against what he claimed to be
IA disposition Of the administration to
saddle Mormon officials ON Gentle
communities The nomination went
over under the objection after it had
been discussed for ten minutes by the
two Idaho senators.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
HORSE SHOW.

New York, April I7,The fifteenth
annual spring horse show Of the Dur
land Co. will open tonight at the Acad-
enly in west Sixty-sixth street and will
attract considerable atten-
tion. The exhibits inelilde in all forty
classes. The following judges have
been selected for this occasion: saddle
horses, Cen John B. Castleman; Rob
ert MacLay and Walter ]. Peck; four
ifi-bands and appointments, Charles !.
Baker, P. A. Faifbairn and John l.
ConaWay;; hunters, jumpers and pole
ponies, Richard Newton, jr.. S. i Will
lets and Charles FL. Hurkenp. The
prizes amount to more than 5000
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
BOYCOTT OF
THE CHINESE
MINISTER TO THIS 's.'
COUNTRY IS BLAMED
Inquiry as to Its Causes Is On Today
On the TlIiman Resolution DENLY
Tells Who Is Responsible for the
Trouble.

Washington, April I7.-The causes
for the Chinese boycott of American
goods were inquired into today by the
senate committee on immigration in
compliance with the resolution intro
duced by Senator Tllman, Charles
DENLY, chief clerk of the state depart
nlert, who for twenty years was in
China, unhesitatingly gave as his opin-
ion that The boycott was instigated by
the Chinese minister in this country TO
give an incentive to the treaty 1iego-
tiations. = 80. -.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
TILLMAN is
PERSISTENT
DEMANDS INVESTIGATION
OF THE NATIONAL BANKS
Even at the Risk of Being Termed
/ Cranky He Wants Publicity Given
the Political Contributions of the Ma
tionaI Ranks OF the Country.

Washington, April Ex-senator
Tillman today called up his resolution
directing the committee on finance to
make inquiry concerning the political
contributions by national banks. He
expressed a fear hat his frequent
speaking ON the subject would cause a
feeling that he was Cranky" on it.
Nevertheless he felt his responsibility
SO great that he could not refrain from
calling attention to the facts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
Roosevelt Sent a Special Message
to Congress on the Insurance Bill

Washington, April President
Roosevelt today transmitted TO COM
gress an innportant message relating
ID insurance legislation. He says lii
part:
"a herewith transmit the report and
recommendations with the accompany
ing papers of the insurance conveil
lion which met ii February last The
convention was called because of the
extraordinary disclosures of wrongful
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
CASH BUYERS, UNION.

Chicago, April Judge Bethea in
the United States district court ord
cred that the cash buyers union first
national cooperative society be- declar-
ed irsoivent and that the assets of the
company be sold. The company, which
Became embarrassed several months
ago, has many stockholders in different
parts Of the country, and Judge Bethea
declared that the sale of the assets
was the best method of protecting them
and the order was entered after an
extended conference with the attorneys
representing the different interests in the
fsaesa ~ ~ tsSt & 81 f3ss
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17

business and at the same time fore
stall any wild or drastic legislation
which would be more harmful than
beneficial. very earnestly hope that
congress- at It's earliest opportunity,
will enact this bill into a law, with
such changes as IFS wisdom may dc
tate, to prevent the possibility Of a
repetition OF such scandals as those
that have occurred In connection with
insurance business. as disclosed by the
Armstrong committee
Signed, Theodore Roosevelt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
HUMPHREY
DECISION
IT WASN'T REGARDED
GOOD IN KANSAS CITY
Railroads Failed to Secure Immunity
From Trial Because of Their Plea
4 Bias ed ON Humphreys Decision In
the Chicago Beef Packers Case.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 17.In the
rebate cases in the United States dis
trict court here today the plea Of i'm
munity, fled by the railways on the
basis of the decision by Judge HUM
.phrey at Chicago in the beef trust
cases was denied.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
WILL A,N,NULLED,

Z Kansas City, April IA jury here
returned a verdict annulling will of
Mrs. Sallie J. Davenport, a pioneer,
bequeathing property valued at $50, 1000
to her hired man, William Van Wag-
ner, and TO the Church OF Christ, a To-
cal ofshoot Of the christian church,.
Undue influence was charged by a
nephew Of the woman, who was a
widow and left no children.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
BANK CASHIER WAS /.
ARRESTED in ST. PAUL

B St. Paul, April I7,-Lotis S. Jung
bauer, assistant teller and bookkeeper
Of the State Savings bank, was arrest
ed and arraigned in the police court
today charged with embezzling $1,000
from the bank. He waived examination
and will be held to the grand jury as
the bank officials claim his defalcation
will cover a much larger sum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
COUNTY MAN
SUICIDED By SHOOTING

Finley, NJ D., April Mikkel
Larson, SO years Of age, living four
teen miles southwest Of this place, sui
cided by shooting himself His neigh
bors attribute the cause Of his death
to grief over the death Of his wife
which occurred about two years ago;
He has been nnorose ever since. The
deceased leaves one daughter 8. ..s
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
JAPANESE FAMINE

Washington, April Charles B.
Harris. United States consul at NaRa-
saki. told the president that there had
been no exaggeration of the famine
conditions In northern Japan.
Mr. Harris Is III America on leave
and is about To start for his post He
said the famine was due to failure
Of the rice crop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
HOUSE SUBSTITUTED IT'S
OWN QUARANTINE BILL

Washington, April I7.By the vote.
of 172 to 27 the house national quaran4
time bill was substituted by the house
today.for the senate bill. The bill will
not 90 into conference. 50. /.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-17
SENATE HAD
NO POWER
(, J.
., cox OF OHIO
D. STOPS INVESTIGATION
The Courfh Today There Was No
Authority d lfhe Appointment Of
the Committee to Investigate cox's
Methods in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, o., April 1.-THE state
senate had no authority to authorize
the investigation OF the public offices
of Cincinnati and Hamilton county as
carried on by the Drake committee, ac-
scording to a decision filed by the COM
mon pleas court in this city today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-01
THE J0LLIER.

He may not mean Just what he says,
But still, he wears smile
The kind that giaddens up the heart
And that Is worth the while.
Yoa'ye failed, perhaps you know II, too
Yet he your work will praise.
And when he leaves yoll you viii find
Your hopes have had u raise.
The slap be gives you on the back
Says Fine. old boys" to you,
His little Jolly helps lot
When troubles have You blue:
He may not mean inst what he says,
Bat still, he wears smile,
The iollier God bless hint lis
a liar that's worth while.
Denver Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-01

WHERE THE STATE rs DEREiIeT.
N spite Of the fact that the Vermont
institution for the correction Of waywarI
minors Is reported to 81 III D generally
satisfactory condition, there are never
theless some conditions which call for
immediate remedy. They pertain chiefly
TO the external affairs Of the institution
The commission which examined the IN
dustrial school tells us that the bniId.
ings are not properly equipped with
fire escapes; in fact, there ii no means
81 egress save nv way Of the staircase
Consequently there are cooped up IN
the second and third stories d the
buildings something ike 100 boys and
girls Iii case 81 fire What would the
story be- Anyone can imagine for him
self what il would be- And tho state
Of Vermont would be branded IL crimi.
nally negligent toward the young people
il has placed in the institution. While
we are congratuIating ourselves that no
suspicion nf graft or dishonesty has
arisen in the yerGcnnes institution, let
ns take Immediate steps to safeguard
the lives Of those who are il our charge.
This Is one Of the most crying needs
of the industrial school We cannot
plcad the excuse that fire escapes would
assist the inmates TO escape and that
they therefore have not been provided.
That would BE- specious argument and
easily cast aside when the safety of
$50 children il brought into considers
ton. III necessary 70 prevent the fire
escapes from being used as a means of
escape from the institution, let there
he watchmen stationed, whose duty II
shall be e prevent such escape. The EN-
gaging 81 Waterman o. two would not
be criticised when the people II the
state realize the danger ID The inmates
from fire.
n the same connection, the disclosure
d the commission as regards the fire
fighting apparatus Is not satisfying at