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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
SIX MYSTER|OUS[y
DIED IN ONE.
FAMILY
Cook County Authorities sl,s-
pect Murder in Death of
Mrs. Rose Vnal.
CHEMIST FOUND ARSENIC
N 0ECEAsED's B0Dr
Counsel In Case Of Mrs. Bfrdseng Of
Mississippi, Charged With Murder,
Quarrels Over the Admission Of Evi.
dence-Murdered Man Alleged to
Have Made Defiling Statements.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE police today
established the fact that arsenic had
been administered to Mrs. Rose
Vzral, mother of family in which
six suspicious deaths have recently
occurred. DR.. Lewks, the coroner's
physician, by analysis discovered the
presence of arsenic in the body, and
the makers of the embalming fluit
which was used after the death of
Mrs. Vzral, have proven to the au-
thorities that no arsenic is contained
in it. 1t is not yet established
whether the woman took the arsenic
or whether it was administered by
another person.
Mississippi Murder Trial.
Hazelhurt, Miss, Dec. Tt is an
nounced that the attorneys defending
Mrs. Angie Birdsong, charged with
the murder of DR.. Thomas Butler,
will attempt to introduce into the trial
the free acceptance of evidence con-
cerning the physicians's alleged state
ment about the woman, who deliber-
ately shot him. Exception was taken
to the ruling Of the court at the close
Of yesterdays session, that only such
parts of this evidence could be ad-
mitted. as came to Mrs. Birdsong's
ears.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07

placing the heavy machinery for de-
veloping power at the coal mines, and
are conveying the power by electric
conduits to pumps which are located
not in substantial buildings on the
banks, but upon barges moored to the
shore.
1T is the intention during the win
ter season to draw these barges out
of the river and haul them to points
where they will be safe from ice
gorges and sudden freshets. After
the spring floods have subsidized the
barges can be launched and suitable
the machinery will be- put to the
tetst in the spring. The difficulty,
however of securing labor and Of get
ting machinery Is such that 1t is inn
possible to make predictions with sny
degree of assurance.
There Is a body Of land Of about
10000 acres which will be placed un.
der irrigation by gravity. This tract
lies in the extreme western end Of
North Dakota between the Yellow
stone and Missouri rivers. This land
will be reached BY canals which head
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
(By E. c. Snyder.)

Washington, D. c., Dec. 7--"Rarid
progress has been made on the sever
n pumping projects in North Dakc-
IT," said MIR. F. H. Howell, thief en-
glreer OF the Reclamation service,
W. ltce"tly return 1 from Il visit to
tn Dakotas and Montana.
These projects contemplat taking
wafer from the Mis,::i river for use
On adjacent lanes. A thorough &c
o: n: 'ssance of tie stata has been
made in coopera:'r:, with the state
enflneer. DR.. A. y. Fellows and 1t .';.s
BEEN found that I: '.:s are vrly few
10, alities where any considerable area
oi land can be icri tel In the ordir-
ary way by gravity ditcEes. There
are tracts Of from 1000 acres to TO-
900 acres and upwards scattered
along the stream in the western part
of the state, but IN eacn locality It
will be necessary TO stop the lLa:e-
at considerable exp, ,se. more than
can be considered ut present, owing
to the distance from lines of railroads.
"A general rsv'ew Of the situation
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
MISS bREMER FREE
State Could Not Prove That
Infant Was Alive-Jury
Didn't Leave Seats.

Special to The Evening Times.
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 7.-On motion of
Attorneys Fowler and Courtney for
Amelia Bremen. who was charged with
infanticide, Judge Pollock at the con-
clusion of the evidence for the state
instructed the jury to return verdict
for the defendant.
The state rested its case late yester-
day afternoon. While there were q
number Of witnesses who testified in
behalf of the state, yet the state was
unable to prove that the infant was
alive when the woman deposited the
body in the outhouse.
No evidence was offered on the part
Of the defendant and the jury did not
leave their seats in the Jury box, for
after the instructions of the court a
verdict Of acquittal was signed by the
foreman of the Jury.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
The 75th Birthday OF Norway's Famous National Poet

Born in 1882. he began his literary
career in the early SOS. In 1857 he
published peasant novel, "slnnove
Solbakken," which proved epoch
ing in Scandinavian literature. In it
fland several others that followed he
gave an idealized picture of peasant
hfe-brought the thoughts and aspir-
ations Of the peasant into literature.
His literary activity since the days of
the peasant novel has been to elevate
the Norwegian people. And to accom-
plish this he has worked In various
directions. He has written numerous
songs that have fired his countrymen
with spirit of self-reliant patriotism.
He has written historical dramas to
bring vividly before his people the
sturdy qualities of their forefathers;
powerful social dramas which probe
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07

on the Yellowstone River about 20
miles below Glendive, Montana. The
land is of excellent quality, and viii.
be susceptible of high degree of de-
velopment.
Reclamation work in Montana has
advanced rapidly in spite of the diff
ficulties of securing adequate labor.
Many of the contractors have failed
or have been on the verge of bank
ruptcy owing to the difficulty of ST.
curing laborers and the advance IL.
price of the necessities of life.
"On the Huntley project which Is
situated on the northern end of the
Grow Indian reservation, the main ca
nal and distributing system are near
ly completed. About 1000 small
structures have been built for dis
tributing the water, these consisting
mainly OF headgates. drops. turn-outs
culverts and bridges.
ION the lower Yellowstone in Mon
tana the extreme eastern end of the
state, the headgates Of the main ca
nal have been constructed, these be-
ing placed flush with the bank Of the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07

in North Dako:a Indicates that devel-
Gprent through irrigation must 'a
al: .le lines which a:e taking l: out hy
gravity. 1t is fo:turara that through
oa- the part of:,e state where pump
Ing is feasible ths:e are considerable
b sds Of Ignite, III Is affording cheap
fi.l. Taking advan;agc Of this the
Reclamation Service is enleavoring to
n.eke demonstration Of the feasibil
tty ot procuring water IN this way.
"One of the chi 4 difficulties en-
countered in pumping fr.,m M'sso u:i
River Is that the fact that the stream
Is continually cutting its hanks, .,d
thus 1t becomes aim ,sr impossible to
locate any structure :lke q pump Ga
the banks unless enormous expense Is
incurred in protecting it from the
scour of the stream. This is partic-
ularly the case where the banks are
somewhat low as they are along the
irrigable areas. The engineers of the
Reclamation Service have. however,
attempted solution of this difficulty
in very ingenious manner. They
are building the power house and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07

Associated Press to The Evenine Tines.
Christiana, Dec. 7.-Bjornsterne
Btornson, Norway's national poet and
strongest Intellectual force, enters
upon his seventy-fifth year tomorrow,
and the country is preparing to OBJ
serve the anniversary in an appro-
pirate manner. Political, literary, and
singing societies throughout the coun-
try have arranged celebrations in non
or of the poets birthday.
The name of Bjornson is a synonym
of the hopes and aspirations of the
Norwegian people in their political and
intellectual struggles. No man ever
loved Norway more than he; no man
ever did more than he for progress and
prosperity. To promote his country's
welfare he has unweariedly applied
all the powers Of his great genius.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
Austrian Policeman Allowed
Thieves to Take Away Roof
Over His Head.
BETTER THAN c0BBlER Who
PLAYED PART Of INSPECTOR
"Slate" Burglars Ripped Tiles OF
House After Telling Copper They
We're Dangerous Because They
We're Conductors Of Electricity
Entire Town @Wags" Unhappy.

Annotated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Vienna, Dec. THE audacity of the
German cobbler who recently passed
himself off as an imperial army in
spector has its counterpart in an am
using trick which has just been played
on the constabulary Of the Austrian
town of Troppau. A new police station
had been built and rooted with social
ed metallic waterproof tiles. On the
day after its Inauguration two men,
dressed in the municipal fire brigade
uniform, and represented themselves
to be acting under superior orders,
commenced to remove the tiles, ex-
planning to the inspector in charge that
the authorities had been advised that
new metallic" tiles were dangerous
in Thunderstorm, being conductors
Of electricity. The unsuspecting po-
licemen gave them hand in taking
down the tiles, which were loaded on
a cart the man had brought for the
purpose. When the Job was finished
the self-styled fireman drove away,
promising to return later with ordin-
ary tiles with which to recover the
roof. Presently a violent rainstorm
came on aud theu Unfortunate shelter
less policemen telephoned to head
quarters, asking that the roof might
'be promptly repaired as they were
being washed out. Nothing, however,
was known at the central ohice Of an
order to re-roof the building, and now
that the truts has leaked out the un-
happy guardians of the peace are hav-
ing bad time at the hands of the
local wags.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
Reclamation Chief Reports On North Dakota Drainage Projects

Yellowstone River in a high bluff, in
such position that it is not believed
that ice gorges will injure them. The
dam on the Lower Yellowstone has
been let after much delay, owing to
the difficulty of securing favorable
contracts. The main canal is reach
Ing completion and a considerable
part of the distributing system is also
we'll along.
"On the Sun River work Is progress
sing favorably on the sub division o.
the lands and the preparations for
early construction. There are a large
number of legal questions and mat
ters connected with rights of way yet
to be settled.
"On the st. Mary river the canal
construction is we'll under way, bot.
by Indian labor and by machinery.
This work is not only of great magni-
tude. but 1t is situated at an altitude
such that the long winter seriously
interferes with rapid progress.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07

deep in social evils, not primarily for
dramatic effect, but to arouse the pub
lie conscience and suggest the remedy;
modern realistic novels that have dealt
in the broadeet manner with the great
est questions of education, religion and
domestic duty.
Bjornson has been repeatedly warn
ed that his fame as poet Is eniang-
cred by his active participation in dis
cussions relating to questions Of the
day. His reply has always been that
he is not content to rest on his laurels.
He is willing and eager to risk the win
ming of new ones; and in spite Of the
evil prophecies of his conservative op-
ponents, he has gone steadily on in
the path of progress, and his crown of
fame shines today with brighter luster
than ever before
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
HELP THE DOCTOR.

Chicago. Dec, 7.-Hagbart Greger-
son. formerly exchange teller Of the
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, of
which Paul o. Stensland was presi-
dent, today pleaded guilty to embezsle-
ment Of funds of the bank, and was
given an indeterminate sentence in the
penitentiary. Gregerson fs the third
official of the bank to be sent to pri-
son. He said in court today that he
had taken the money to help a young
woman build up business as a
Beauty Doctor"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.

AbS0C1ute0 tFGD9 10 I0c Eve0108 Tlme0s
Rolette, N. D., Dec. Ralph Lar
son of Rolette was hit by stray bull
let while on his way from town to his
brothers. place west of town. The bull
let was a 22-short and struck him on
the left side of the head over his
ear, causing scalp wound and fiat
tening the bullet as though 1t had COL
lided with q piece of steel armor plate.
Had the bullet struck further back or
near the temple, 1t is thought 1t would
have penetrated and killed the victim.
As it was the wound was not serious
and Mr.. Larson was all right after
having it dressed by the doctors. The
bullet came from the trees near the
railroad track west of town where
several men were shooting for amuse-
ment at the time Of the accident. They
could evidently not see through the
trees and the happening was entirely
accidental.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
SNUBBED THE COUNT,

French Law Makers Left Chamber
When Count Bonl Began to Spiel.
Associated Press to The Evening" Times.
Paris, Dec. IA remarkable scene
followed the Interpolation of the gov
ernment on the Moroccan question
in the chamber Of deputies today by
M. Jaures, the socialist leader. Count
Boni De Castellane unexpectedly as
cended the tribune, when half the dep
uties present abruptly left the cham
ber. Boni was not greatly discon-
certed. Wearing a red necktie and
lavender waistcoat, he airily address
sed the chamber, urging that France
was continuing the policy of delcasse.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
A FATAL "HEAO-0N"
A Wreck Last Night Near
Lewiston, Me. Cost Several
Lives.
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Lewistown, Maine, Dec. -Four
people were killed and three others
seriously injured in a head-on COLI
son between special and regular
freight train on the Main Central Rail-
way near the small station of Anna
bessecook, late last night. The wreck
was said to be due to misunder-
standing Of orders. Both trains were
going so fast when they met that eight
of the thirteen cars Of the special were
hurled over the engine and demolished
with a greater part of the contents.
The track was blocked for hours.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
REORGANIZE ASSOCIATION.

Atlanta Ca, Dec. Meeting to be
held in every county seat of the states
of the cotton belt tomorrow will mark
the first steps in movement for the
complete reorganization Of the South
ern Cotton association. The county
meetings will elect delegates to the
state conventions to be held the first
week in January. The reorganization
will be completed at meeting of the
executive committee of the association
in Birmingham on January Is and 16.
when national officers will be elected
Following this meeting the general
convention, which will be attended by
delegates from all over the cotton
states, will be held
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
POPR'S PHYSICIAN DEAD.

DF. Lappenl Died This M0fning Of
Cancer Of the Stomach.
Assoeiated Press Cable to The esvenlng
= Rome, Dec. 7.-Dr. Lapponi. physi-
clan to pope, died at o'clock this
morning. He had been Ill for some
time Of cancer of the stomach, and
pneumonia setting in, he could not in
his weakened condition Withstand it's
ravages.
When Lapponi was sinking, the
pope sent him the apostolic benedic-
ton. tits reported that before losing
consciousness, Lapponi, referring to
the pope, said: HE has strong con-
stitution. and think he will live longer
than Leo XIII.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
Fraternity House at Cornell
"U." Burned With Loss of
Three Lives.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEM BURIED
IS :::''BEnEATH FALLING WALLS
Disastrous Blaze at Holyoke, Mass,
Got Beyond Control Of Firemen and
Licked Up Property Valued at
500, ,000-Help Summoned From
Other Places.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. EARLY this
morning the beautiful Chi Psi frater-
nifty house at Cornell university
caught fire and soon the first floor
was aflame. Before the fire depart
ment could arrive, o. L. schmuck of
Hanover, Pa, had jumped from the
third story window, and was so
severely injured that 1t is feared he
will die.
Three of Ithaca's volunteer fremen
we're killed while fighting the flames;
four students lie in the infirmary at
the point of death, while at the time
Of writing It is not known how many
are in the ruins.
The chapter house. which was q
mansion built by Mrs. Jennie McGraw
Fiske on the campus overlooking
Cayuga lake. was never occupied by
her because Of her premature death.
It was a beautiful structure of sand
stone, and was handsomely decorated
within with marble and mhogany. It
is now heap Of ruins. The walls,
which wsra Of rubble masonry, COL
lapsed under the flames and high
wind.
The firemen killed were A. s. Rob-
inson, lawyer and graduate of Cor
nell; Esty Landon and John Rumey.
They were manipulating the hose on
the north side Of the building. when
the wall collapsed on them and pinned
them, slowly to roast under the burh-
ing debris. When the fire depart
ment arrived. the screams Of two
men appearing in the windows of the
southwest tower over the main en-
trance, were heard. For some rea-
son, the men hesitated to jump and
before they could be reached the
tower collapsed and the men were
buried beneath the ruins. One of
them is supposed to be H. M. Nichols
of Chicago
Tho Helyoke Fire.
Holyoke, Mass, Devc. T. A dis
astrous fire broke out in the Nc
Auflan and Wakelin block at the cor
ner of High and Dwight street early
today, and famed by high gale. the
flames were beyond the control Of the
firemen, who summoned help from
surrounding towns and from Spring
field, The loss was early estimated
at 100000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
A DEFAULTER Z
ksw City Bankers Think They Have
q Crock In IN Insane Mar.

White Plains, N. Y, Dec. Con
Vieted OF larceny and sentenced to an
insane asylum as insane, Andrew ].
White has now been identified by KAN
sas city bankers as George A. Kimmell,
said to have defaulted seven years ago,
and habeas corpus proceedings have
been begun. Kimmell's identity was
discovered by a contest made by the
New York Life company, which refused
to pay an insurance policy of $25,OO0
claimed by Mrs. Bonsletter of Chicago,
kimmell's sister.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
STOLE FLOUR.

Minot, N. D., Dec. 7.-The Minot
police arrested a young lad who lives
in that city on the charge Of stealing
three sacks of -four from a wagon
standing near the Leland hotel. The
how carried the sacks into a small
shed in the alley and had tried to sell
them to grocers for a dollar a sack.
He was put In jail. 1t later developed
that he had gone to work that same
morning for contractor. but as soon
as he had been furnished with q
ahovel he pawned 1t for 2b cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
One At Frisco;
One At Pittsburi

San Francisco, Dec. THE plant
and stock of the Union Lumber COM
pany at Sixth and Hooper streets, was
completely destroyed by fire early to-
day. The loss is 100000.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. THE plant
of the International Portland Cement
company at Elizabeth, Pa, near here,
was damaged by fire today to the ex-
tent of 100000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
David Curtis, Dayton, O., Man.
Recites Details of Disgust.
ing Murder.
KILLED DONNA GILMAN on
NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 20
Curtis Told Story With Complete De.
tails ut 4 O'Clpek This Morning to
Detective and Other Officials
Murderer Did Not Exhibit Even the
Slightest Remorse for Crime.

Associated Press to The Evenlns Tines.
Dayton, Ohio, Dec 7.-"Yes L did It.
am the murderer of Dona Gilman"
Coolly and without the slightest
sign Of emotion or remorse, David
Curtis made the above confession to
County Detective Mcbride. Coroner
Kline, Detective Coleman and Prose-
cutting Attorney Nevin, in the office Of
latter, at four o'clock this morning.
The confession vas made without
the sweating process and was COM
plete in every detail. The statement
of Curtis as given to the authorities
follows:
"On the evening of Nov. 20, ate
supper in Cadillac restaurant on Fifth
street, near Brown. just as I came
out, saw Dona Gilman waiting for
her car. and I also boarded the west
bound Fifth street Car. At National
and Groveland avenues l allghted.
Shortly after the car had started up
the hill and as she took the west side
of the street, followed up the hill
on the east side, then committed the
assault"
After the confession had been made
to the officers. Curtis broke down and
cried like child. He was questioned
closely as to the truth of his story
and declared positively that he was
the murderer and was glad to make
a confession to relieve his mind.
Curtis is 27 years old and earned q
precarious living selling newspapers.
etc. He Is half-witted and at times
labored under delusions that he was
a great detective.
Miss Gilman. who was 20 years
old, was criminally assaulted and
strangled to death Tuesday evening.
Nov. 20. within fifty yards of her home
ON Arlington Heights suburb of this
city, while returning home from
work. Her body was discovered by
her 16-year-old brother, Collins, the
following Thursday morning, lying in
a vacant lot nearly opposite the Gill;
man home.
Later-The employer of David Cur
tbs furnished complete alibi for
him. No charge has been placed
against him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
Protest Against The Discharge Of Negroes

mass meeting at the academy Of music
tonight to voice popular protest
against the action of President Roose-
In refusing to reopen the case. An
nouncement is made that the speakers
will include Gen. Henry E. Tremain,
Joseph Smith of Massachusetts, and
]. H Manning of Alabama.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
IN POOR SHAPE
United States Transportation Facilities
for Moving Troops Are Not Good.

United States Transportation Facilities
for Moving Troops Are Not Good.
Washington, Dec. Tin his annual
report, just made public, Brigadier
General Thomas H. Barry, acting chief
Of stan, calls to mind the fact that
the government is without water
transportation facilities in case of
emergency in the movement Of troops.
He cites the case Of the army Of
pacification in Cuba. and says that
the lack Of such transportation facil-
titles was severely felt. Had there
been small feet of transports in re-
serve on the Atlantic coast the move
ment could have been accomplished
much sooner"
Praise is given the army as a whole
for its adaptability and resourceful-
ness when dealing with novel and un-
precedented conditions, General Barry
giving as an illustration the work
of the army during the San Francisco
earthquake and fire.
The enlisted personnel, Gen. Barry
remarks, is excellent, but he favors
the elimination Of certain officers who,
for various reasons, become unified
for an active soldiers life.
The Brownsville, Tex, incident, in
volving the Twenty-fitth infantry, is
merely touched upon. "On the whole"
says Gen. Barry, 'the discipline of the
army Is good, and is usually ques-
ton Of its official personnel and the
manner in which they perform their
duty. The enlisted men constitute an
excellent body, and as a rule are
cheerful under conditions Of hard
work and discomfort. Necessarily the
army contains some malcontents and
viciously disposed who must be dealt
with"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07

Associated Press to The Hve,i.s Times.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 7.-Philadelph-
ians who have been active in behalf
of the negro soldiers who were dishon-
orably discharged because Of their fall
ures to tell what they are supposed
to know in connection with the
Brownsville riots, have arranged for