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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
BLAZE EARLY TODAY WREClED PLANTS OF WALKER
BROS. & HARDY And TIE n. D. NEWSPAPER UNION

and machinery damaged beyond repair
1t was ON this floor that the valuable
printing machinery of Walker Bros. &
Hardy was located The big and little
presses, typesetting machine. type and
fixtures were wrecked. -
Before the fire department could gain
control, the flames spread to the second
hoor Here are located the bookbind-
ing establishment of Walker Bros. &
Hardy the Offices of C. II. Robinson,
Architect Beebe and the Merchants Ma
tional Mutual Insurance Co.. The book
binding establishment and the Office of
c. II. Robinson were completely wreck
ed Architect Beebe's office was dam
aged more by fire and water. The Of
fee of the insurance company was dam
aged only by smoke. .: -
I. AS near as could be aScertained today
the loss to Walker Bros. & Hardy's
printing plant will be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. The plant is insured
for 100000. .~ ''<,.,~
+ The loss to the building is about S.
600, fully covered by insurance.
i The loss sustained by the North Da-
kota Newspaper Union is almost inn
possible to ascertain until after the ma
chinery has been thoroughly .overhauled
The plant is insured for $4,000 and w
w. Tousley, manager of the newspaper
union, stated this morning that he be-
lieved that amount would cover the loss
Mr.. Tousley was one of the first per-
sonson the scene of the fire this morning
and he at once started to make arrange
Inents for the operation of the business
so that patrons would not suffer. The
newspaper union supplies patents te
|155 country papers and arrangements
have already been made so that the
work will be done in ST. Paul without
delay.
| Walker Bros. & Hardy announced ear.
lily today that new machinery had beer
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
INSANE PATIENT CAUSED
TROUBLE AT NlINOT

Minot, ". ID, April III John Good
man, aged 4o years, an inmate Of the
county hospital, made his escape IRON
that institution and managed to enjoy
his freedom few hours, when he was
#overpowered ait the Great Northern
depot and turned over to Sheriff Lee.
The insane man was returned to the
hospital and is now being constantly
watched by a guard Goodman after
making good his escape from the hos
spital, wandered about the city until
daylight at which time he sought shell
ter from the cold in the Great North
err passenger depot His peculiar
actions attracted the attention of the
men and Sheriff Lee was notified.
Shortly afterWard the sheriff arrived
at the depot and took Goodman TO the
Hospital
Local physicians are at sea as to
Goodman's real ailment AT times he
lis perfectly rational and then at inter-
walls he becomes completely denlented
/ Goodman came to 3Minot Monday from
Ray where he has been employed By
the Great Northern road. He applied
at the hospital for aid claiming that he
was suffering from typhoid lever. Hs
was given a bed and yesterday he
showed signs Of insanity when he told
the physicians he was afflicted with ev-
|ery disease In all probability ths
man will be examined by the county
examining board and ordered com
initted to Jane town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
THE RUSSIAN LOAN
IS BITTERLY ATTACKED

ST. Petersburg, April I2.An article
4assailing the new ilasional loan, which
is regarded as remarkable because enlail-
.,ating from M. Petrunkevitch, who is re-
garded as the probable leader Of the
majority in the national parliament, and
for its open threat Of unfagorable ac-
lion If the parliament Is not consulted,
lis published here today.
M Petrunkevitch declares that the
conclusion of loan which means the
yearly addition OF $I.2s to the fax bur-
den of each family at a time Of such
stress and on the evesof the corvocatioll
of the national parliament can only be
regarded as new attempt on the part
of the dying bureaucratic regime TO
strengthen itself for the struggle with
the people BY giving it liberty 10 dis
perse the parliament if it seems desirT
able to do sd.
The Writer suggests that the govern
meflt arrange the terms Of the loan, bit
not conclude the neg citations before the
convocation 81 the parliament The arti-
Gle closes with this warning
We are not erernies Of the father
lard, seeking to destroy it's credit; but
we wish the government to understand
the danger of the path ON which it has
entered Submit the loan for the ap-
proyal Of the parliament Only then
can The terms of the loail hard as they
bs, be accepted and discharged BY tlis
people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
SPLIT OVER
COAL STRIKE
MINERS WOULDN'T ACCEPT
. "A COUNTER PROPOSITION
They Submitted Their Reply With q
Lot of Amendments -Baer's State-
ment Virtually Breaks Up the Com
ference. =+E

New York, April lathe joint con-
ference OF the coal operators and the
representatives OF the United Mine
Workers Of America began at I:3o
p. m.
. The mine workers at the conference
amended their proposition by asking
that an agreement be made with the
anthracite mine workers instead OF the
United Mine Workers of America.
They also amended the check off plan
SO that all employees willing may be as,
.sessed, sf.T.ag .sr.s
d They also accept the anthracite strike
commission. The miners propose ,thai
any vacancy in the anthracite coal
strike commission shall be filed by
President Roosevelt.
The conference adjourned at 2:Ic
subject TO the call of the two chairmen.
Messrs. Mitchell and Baer.
Chairman Baer OF the operators is
sued the following answer to the min
sers Communications:
We regret that you have not accept,
ed our propositions. We do not feel
that we can modify them, We will
hereafter answer your communication
of this date by letter or if you desire
a further meeting a time can be ar
ranged now or hereafter by the respect.
i've chairmen. 5#
Y Truesdale when asked the meaning
.pf Baer's statement said the only infer;
ence to be drawn was that the negotia-
-tions between the miners and the op,
orators had been suspended. ss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
MURDER AT
BLANCHARD
FINLANDER WAS KILLED
SOME TINE LAST PAIL
His Remains We're Found Ree q tIy
Concealed Under Some Flax 5 g. =
In Ditch Along an UnfrequenA
Road Jury Says Murder.

Blanchard. N. d, April II. "A MUIR
der was committed here last fall and a
Finlander, named Lane. was tho victim.
Prior to Sept. 20 the man had been em-
ployed on the Harry Cooper farm near
this place. On that date he settled UP
and a check was given him for his wages.
The next day Lane was seen in Hills
boro, where he cashed his check, and
so far as the authorities can learn no
farther trace of the man can be found,
till his dead body was discovered two
and a half miles from here this week.
The remains were In a grade ditch
along an unfrequented road and the
body had evidently been covered with
flax
An investigation by the coroner's jury
resulted in the finding of verdict that
Lane had been murdered but the jury
was unable to determine in what manner
or by whom.
The remains were il, a badly deconl-
posed condition. The. Identification
however, was complete.
1T is thought that after cashing his
check at Hillsboro, Lane may have de.
.cided to return to the Cooper farm the
same night and was probably murdered
by other men employed In this vicinity
during the threshing season, or b,
tramps, who infested this section a
that time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12

The new Walker block was gutted
by FIRE at an early hour this morning
and the loss is variously estimated at
from $sp;ooo to 100000.
: Walker Bros & Hardy printing
;, Enlistment was gutted and the loss
\ c>.Nat plant alone is estimated at from
s. >>Nto $4,000.
4 ,n'ant of the North Dakota News
paper :. don was damaged by smoke
and WA + nd the loss will be in the
h<od Of 5000.
81 All of the offices on the top floor of
the building were damaged by smoke
and water, and valuable plans in the
office of Architect Beebe were damaged.
The fire was first discovered about
4 AS this morning by ]. A. Hubertz, the
photographer. Mr. Hubertz resides in
the rear of his studio on Second avenue
north and was awakened by terrific
explosion. He looked out Of the window
and saw flames bursting from the rear
windows of the new Walker block. He
promptly turned in an alarm and the de-
partment was on the scene in a very
short time, 5s r =. r.. s..*
Il Three streams of water were soon in
service but it was not until over an hour
later that the fire was under control. AT
the time Of the arrival of the department
flames were bursting from every window
in the rear end Of the building and il
appeared as if it would surely be entire
4lv DESTROYED. 1t was on the first floor
where the plant of Walker Bros. &
Hardy is located that the fire was the
s.fiercest and it was in that part the at
tention of the fire fighters was devoted
mostly, although one of the first acts
of the department was to circle line
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12

ordered by wire and that the printing
establishment would be in operation
again with complete equipment in a very
Short time. In the meantime the offer
of The Moorhead News and the Porte
Co. to care for the business of Walker
Bros. & Hardy was accepted The bus
inesS Office of the printing company was
/ not damaged except by smoke and water
and all Of the orders of the concern are
intact. Z & III.
In the investigation as to the cause of
| the fire one of the first matters consid-
cred was the part that gasoline might
have played. Every can of the deadly
fluid known to be in the building was
accounted for, however, and for once
John DIS favorite fluid cannot be held
responsible. The one Can known to be
in the plant of the newspaper union
was found after the fire had been ex-
tin"uished. 1t had not been touched by
| flames : The large can of gasoline in
the plant of Walker Bros & Hardy was
also. found intact but another can in the
establishment had exploded. The car
was SO small and the position it oc-
lcupied in the building was SO remote
from where the most damage was done
| that it is not Believed that the explo.
sion played any important part in the
fire. H
To the fire department the greatest
credit is given for the work in checking
the flames. Those who were on the scene
at the time the department arrived en-.
tertained but little hope that the build.
ling would be saved. In fact it looked
for time as if the loss would be total.
/ Manager Walker announces that ar
rangements have been made to loot
after all work and within a week thu
plant will again be in full operation.
/ The North Dakota Newspape,
Union has secured temporary Office!
with the Perry -Tyner Co. {.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
LOVE POWDERS PROVED
FATAL TO VICTIMS

Baltimore April ~. Dootor Thee-
dore White, who conducted the college
Of Science and dealt extensively in love
potions and miraculous breast-plates. is
held under $4,000 bail to the federal
court After hearing the testimony of
number of his typewriter girls and
patients. Commissioner Bond declared
the business most outrageous swim
die perpetrated with the aid of the
United States mails Postal inspectors
described the raid thev had made and
the occult effects they had seized.
They identified the dainty red and green
breast plates, which contained mystic
prayers, and the dishpanful Of greenish
powder. out of which the deft-tingered
girls made the little pills that were
given for lovesicl1ness The doctors
income was about $4,000 week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
SENATORS BY
DIRECT VOTE
THAT'S WHAT NEBRASKA
CONGRESSMAN WANTS
House Committee FayorabIy Acted on
the Proposition ana Also on the E:ur-
ther Provision to Elect Representa-
tiyes for Four Years.

Washington, April IA resolution
providing for the election Of senator's
by a direct vote Of the people has been
favorably acted upon by the house com
.nlittee on the election Of president, vice
president, and representatives in con-
gfess. The resolution. which was intro
sduced BY Mr.. Morris Of Nebraska. makes
the term Of members Of the house four
years instead of two.
Both propositions are 10 be accom-
|plished BY amendments to the constitu-
Etion. The reasons why the term OF
members should be four years are stated
Ito be because no party can iriaugurate
its policy in two years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
|CATTLElNEN WILL TEAR
DOWN ILLEGAL FENCES

Topeka, Kas., April IL. Twenty one
men charged in indictments returned
here last November, with illegally fenc-
ing government land in Kansas, have
promised to remove their fences, and
the cases against them will very likely
be dismissed. United States District
Judge Pollock continued the cases until
April 26, at Wichita. If it is then shown
that the fences are being removed the
eases will, it IS stated, be ordered dis
missed at the September term Of court.
This action is the result of instructions
stated to have been given by President
Roosevelt upon the strength of "a state
.inent recently made by Isaac Lambert,
attorney for the defendants who person
ally assured the president that the in
Idicted men had not been given the usual
sixty days notice to remove their fences.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12

of hose in the. basement and eNtinguish
the blaze there.
The origin of the fire is a, mystery.
The first report was that it had started
from an over heated stove in the print
ing establishment of Walker Bros. &
Hardy 1t was stated that the porter
in the place had burned aequantity of
paper in the stove late last night and
that the stove pipe had been red hot
when the building was closed. So
This report was disproved when the
members of the fire department conf
pleted thorough investigation A hole
in the floor of the Walker Bros. &
Hardy establishment was discovered and
the generally accepted opinion is that
the fire started in the basement and
worked through the floor to the first
floor. %t .,: 4y%..-s .,5
|. Just how the fire started in the base
ment is a mystery All of the doors
and windows there were locked the
night before and at no time has there
been any ireiin the vicinity of the place
where it is supposed the flames original
ed. ..E. Z '
The explosion which awakened Mr.
Hubertz is accounted for by the members
of the fire department i'll their theory
of the fire originating in the basement
1t is supposed that after the fire worked
through the flooring gas was generated
which exploded when the heat became
intense. .... $sEbg
The damage in the basement by fire
was slight. 1t was only in the north enc
that anything was. burned and in tha
part nothing of any particular value
was stored. a.. e q
1t was on the first floor that thu
greatest damage was done. Here tht
floors, walls and equipment. was burned
or charred. So hot was the fire tina
TYPE locked in clases on the nakeuI
lstones was melted and printing. case
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
.DOWIE HAS ! !.
UPSET PLANS
-.-. s,-- s..t r.
HE WON'T STAND BY
THE PEACE AGREEMENT
Plan for Peace, Arranged Last Night!
Didn'k look Good to Him When He
] Awoke This Morning Attorney Diff
fers With Him.

Chicago, April 1a.-John Alexander
'Dowie today upset the plans for a
peaceable adjustment of his troubles
with Zion church as announced last
might. Early today he directed his at
5tendants to announce TO all fnquirers
that the report that he was about to
iconpromise with Overseer Voliva and
his followers were untrue. He said he
would conduct legal contest in courts
and get his property back. Attorney
Wetten, his legal adviser, when told OF
this declaration said
q can only repeat what / said last
night and that there is good prospect
of adjustment Of the troubles without
sresorting to the courts. The situation
has not changed so far as 1 know.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
SITUATION
imp ROWING
NAPLES LESS EXCITED .s,. :. ~
TODAY THAN YesrE RDAY
The Eraptions In Mount ves uvius Have
Not Been So Dangerous-Thousarsds
Of ifomes Destroyed by the Lava
+ and Ashes.

Naples, April II.--From, all quarters
come reports that the situation has
ameliorated but the ashes from Mount
Vesuvius are falling everywhere.
Houses are collapsing and burying
their occupants and the roads near the
volcano are no sooner opened than
they are closed again by the falling
cinders. The inhabitants of this city
are enduring the yellow gray atnos-
phere of yesterday which is even more
oppressive than before. ,Nr
The popular costume of those who
can afford it, consists of an automobile
coat cape and goggles which enables
the wearer to maintain a Semblance OF
cleanliness but the people generally
have to be contented with paper masks
and raised umbrellas. tf"a->s..
The drivers of trolley cars are wear
ing masks OF some transparent mater
ial under the viSorS Of their caps. s-s.5
More shops were opened today and
the city is slowly resuming its normal
life. r.
The presence of King Victor EN-
manuel in Naples, which always pro-
duces good effect, has acted as tonic
on the Neapolitans, who have super
stitious veneration of the king. p
From early in the day crowds gath
| cred before the palace where the men
| were heard to exclaim: a H..
He comes but the pope stays at
home. Long live the king" - f5
The feeling however does not inter
fere with the Neapolitans' veneFation
for their saints. a. woman in crowd
before the palace was heard to conhde
| in friend as follows: 90 
szs,>
My daughter, who lives at Tore Del
Greco, is a refugee. She has been re-
ceiyed into the royal palace, lives like
a princess and has been. spoken to by
the queen. May the saints protect her
majesty"
The latest reports show that 243
houses have been damaged at Portici,
I95 at Sangiovanni and Taduccio; 432
at Resina and 1000 at Tore Del Greco.
1t is impossible to determine the exact
number of the buildings demolished at
ETerre Annunziat. ... ~ e.l ~ $>Sr4
1t is estimated that about 5000 houses
in all have been partly Or entirely, de-
lstfoyed ~ m
| In the villages on the Ottajano side
of the mountain all of the houses are
damaged. - = sS
| At Nola. desolation reigns, the, place
having been almost entirely abandoned
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
INDIANA BOY FOUND ...
BY IOWA OFFICIALS

Des Moines. la, April Ia.--Chief Of
Police Holmes Of Boone took into GUS
.tody q boy believed to be Charlie Ross
No. X, or. Richmond Byers, 8 years old,
"a boy stolen from Seeleyville, Ind two
years ago The boy is alleged to tally
exactly with descriptions given BY the
father The father of the boy has been
notified. Charges may Be filed against
the gypsies who held him in prison if the
is sufficient.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
CASTRO HAS
RESIGNED
|scRAPPY LITTLE BOSS
OF VENEZUELA QUITS
Unfortunately for the PeaCe Of tine
Rest Of the World II Appears He
Il Has Only Temporarily Resigned So
Il HE Can Rest.

Washington, April Is-Senor Car
sbiras, the Venezuelan charge here, has
received a cablegram from Caracas
conhrmatory to the one received yes
sterday in New York by the consul gen
eral there to the effect that President
Castro has temporarily resigned his Of
fee. The charge Is oil the opinion
that President Castro has decided 10
make one OF his periodical trips to La
Victoria for rest and recuperation after
the severe Iabors Of the past winter. 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
WILL MOVE PAPER.

Aberdeen, S. d., April I2.--David B.
Lynch, formerly OF the Verdon Times,
has established the Index at that town
but announces that as soon as the new
town in southwestern Brown county
on the M. & ST &. extension from
Watertown is built he will move the In
dex there. A new paper has also been
established at Newark, Marshall county,
by some Of the business men of that
town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-12
VAUGHN WAS
SENTENCED
GET RICH QUICK
ri W. FELLOW IS SOAKED
Minneapolis Grain CRATER, Who Used
| the Malls to Defraud, VIII Do FIJI.
teen Months In the Minnesota State
Reformatory.

Minneapolis, April I2. Edward a
Vaughan a get-rich-quick grain broker,
convicted Nor using the mails to de
fraud, was today sentenced in the fed
.eral district court to fifteen months in
the Minnesota reformatory and to pay
a fine of $500. Vaughan advertised by
circulars, offering. big returns on
money which had to be trusted to him
implicitly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-16
HOW cHlNcHILLAs ARE CAUGHT.
Little Fur-eearins Animal That Is in
Danger of determination.
NeW You'd SIM

rum ~ y IOIh S3un.
The chinchilla is one OF the very few
feally valuable fur-bearing animals
found In South America. Its range is
extremely limited. the little %burrowing
animal being discernible In numbers
only along the higher attitudes Of the
Andes mountains in Chill and Bolivia,
where 1t has hitherto fairly abounded.
but Is now in danger of early extinc-
ton. owing to the fashionable favor
accorded the fur and the consequent
high price OF the skins.
AS the officials in Chill and Bo-
Hvia realize tho Importance to those
countries OF perpetuating the chinchil-
la. laws for its protection are being
passed. AS the little creature inhab-
it's wild and rugged districts, in In
stances almost inaccessible to any save
those familiar with the rocky noun
tain trails, the chinchilla hunter con-
ducts his operations quite fearless OF
the game Wardcns.
Unless the demands OF The fur
wearer and values decline materially
we may expect to witness the eXter-
mination of the chinchilla within n
brief period. Should this undesirable
result be approximated. the demand
would cease for lack of supply, and
the chinchilla would doubtless again
multiply rapidly.
During the season of 1905 the roll
lection reached the total. in round
VI 81 = vi W IlC stII
but about $1,000 skins secured for Paris
were shipped to New York for local
consumption or distribution abroad.
The season for catching the chin
emilia runs from January to June and
IL industriously conducted. The chin
emilia hunters go out in parties OF three
or four. accompanied by about half a
dozen well trained dogs and nothing
else-no guns or traps being used, as
trapping is an industry AS yet I'M
known In that part of the country.
The dogs. resembling our fox terrier.
catch and deity kill them. These dogs
are so well rnine in this work of de-
strrction that they rarely injure the
fur to AN approciable extent.
As soon as the chinchilla has been
dispatched by the dogs the men re-
move the skins and rather crudely
stretch them to dry. After n hun OF
from four To six weeks hunters and
dogs make their way back to the coast
with their catch. and the men dispose
OF the skins. from three 10 fifteen doz-
en-. according 10 luck. ana after IL few
days spent i'll town in riotous living
the hunters 80 OF on another cHpedi-
iion 70 fnnnr ether part of the noun
tam where tnry are reasonably sure
chinchi!iis Inbound. and a golden liar-
W.; awaits their Gathering.