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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
JEROME WILL PROTECT
THE EQUITABLE PEOPLE

New York, May 8--When the grand
jury adjourned last night il was an
nounced that the only witnesses who
had been examined we're Isaac F Lloyd,
third vice president Of the Mutual Life,
and Edward r. Rodgers, of the firm of
Lisand w. Lawrence & Co, official
printers for that company. The fact
that they were the only witnesses to be
called was due to late decision by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome that he would
gain time by having them testify first
and allowing other witnesses to go over
until Wednesday, to which time adj
journment was taken.
1t was said that the special grand
jury would not be called upon to irlves-
tigate the political contributions made
by the Equitable because those contri-
buttons had all come from what was
known as the yellow dog fund. which
fund, amounting to $68o,ooo, and stand
ing in the names Of ]. w. Alexander,
then president Of the Equitable and
Thomas d Jordan, of that company, had
been made good since the installation
of Paul Morton as president.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
LOTS OF MONEY
FOR THE STATE SCHOOLS

Bismarck, May Sin few days the
state superintendent will send ont no.
tices to the various school districts of
the state notifying them of the amount
of the May school apportionment of
the school fund. This month will so
far be the record month in size. OF the
apportionment and is great increase
over last year, The sum of $4,000,
$1.76 per capita will be distributed to
the schools by the state alone to which
must be added the county apportion-
ments. This is 90 cents per capita
greater than last year. and the school
census shows there are in round figures
$4,000 more children in the schools than
last year. The apportionment will be
made in two weeks
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
PRONUNCIATION Of the Fundamental Law Has Aroused
III Feeling in All Political Classes in the Land Of the Car

St Petersburg, May S.-The danger
Of an early conflict between the govern
ment and parliament has been greatly
by what has happened within
the last twenty-four hours.
The good impression produced by of
fcial ntimation of the new premier that
the emperor and the government were
sincerely desrous of working in har-
mony with parliament, which was ac-
cepted in good faith by the leaders of
the constitutional democrats, enabling
them to counsel moderation, has been
largely dissipated and in its place the
old feeling OF mistrust has been revived.
The liberals are utterly dumbfounded
in view OF the semi-official assurances
on the subject, by the unexpected pro-
mitigation late last night of the obnox-
ious fundamental law in slightly mod
flied form.
At one stroke it put an end to the
claim which the new cabinet tried to fos-
ter, namely that the downfall of the
Witte cabinet was due to imperial dis
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08

sence it remains identical with the pro-
ject telegraphed to the Associated Press
on April "a, which evoked storm of
anger and condemnation by the dom
inant liberal party.
Published at the present instant, when
people had been led to believe that the
unpopular draft had been dropped and
when the dismissal of the old cabinet
was accepted as indicating the desire on
the part of the government 10 join hands
with the national parliament. the news
will arouse still greater indignation and
threatens to undo all the work of Pro.
fessor Milukoff and other constitutional
democratic leaders in the cause of mod
Grafton.
The new fundamental law of the empire
signed May S, contains 80 articles deal
ing with the nature of imperial power,
the rights and duties of citizens. meth
ods of legislation, rights and limitations
OF the national assembly and the council
OF the empire, and the constitution and
responsibilities of the council of min
listers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
c. F. MERRY In
MORE TROUBLE
DICKINSON MAN AGAIN
In THE LIMELIGHT
Charges of Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses Made by WiscOn-
sin Man Other Cases May Be Pro-
secuted by the States Attorney.

Dickinson. N. d., May &C. F. Mer-
ry of this city has been arrested on a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses, John Dolen of La Crosse,
Wis, is the complaining witness. The
E'earing comes before Justice Folsom
on May 10, and in the meantime Merry
IS out on $500 bond signed by his wife
and C. A. Tear.
Dolen says that he gave Merry $50
for locating him on government land
and that the land shown on thorough
investigation. proved to be a different
description from that represented, his
United States filing receipt taken at the
Dickinson Office showing him to be on
a worthless quarter some two miles
distant from the fine land aetually shown
him.
1he prosecuting attorney says he has
a strong case against Merry. and that
there are several other cases of the
same nature against him which can be
prosecuted.
1t does not appear that anyone is inn
pllcated in the matter other than Merry,
who personally located the settler. Mr..
Dolan says that he went to Merry and
tried to get his $50 back, but was told
that he could not have anything back,
and that il was just a mistake and that
he would have to stand it as others
had done.
The states attorney says he has evil
dence going to show that Merry took
|$I,o8o as the first payment of five per-
sons on railroad land when an investi-
cation shows that the purchasers were
taken to good land and then given con
tracts for worthless land. Merry did
not own the land or even have options
upon it.
c. F, Merry has been operating in
this state for twenty-five years. Early
in 1904 he was arrested at Moorhead,
Mimi, and placed in the Clay county
Jail. The specific charge was for forg-
ing the name of John Fl. Steele to
note OF SIS. Merry slipped the jailer
one day. hid around Fargo for forty
eight hours and finally got back to Dick
inson, where he was soon recaptured by
Sheriff Bayer of Clay county, Minneso-
ia. and taken back, serving term of
seven months in the Clay county Jail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
CAR SURPRISED THE
RUSSIAN POLITICIANS

St. Petersburg, May 8-Another of
the Kaleidoscope changes in the political
situation to which Russia is becoming
accustomed occurred late last night
when, with utter unexpectedness,
the draft of the fundamental law which
was supposed to have perished with the
Witte regime, was officially promulgated
and made the permanent basis of the
Russian state unalterable except on the
initiative of Emperor Nicholas or his
successors. Though the draft of the
fundamental law has undergone consid-
cradle editing and numerous minor
changes have been made in it, in the es-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
GRAFT ARREST.

Pittsburg, May 8-Another arrest,
making the fifth in the crusade against
graft and vice that is being carried on
in this city. has been made. The arrest
was that of policeman. but it Is said
that among those to be made are sew
eral members of the city councils. Su-
perintendent Thomas A. McQuaide of
the bureau of polics, today made infer
nation against Stephen D. Carr, am
East end police officer, charging him
with accepting graft from Robert II.
White and protecting White in his I'M
lawful occupation of running commo-
gambling house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
YOUNG MAN AND HALF
BREED TRIED SUICIDE

Edmonton, Sask., May S.--George
Mclean, white man 10 years old,
and Mary Portiers, a breed woman of
Is, resolved to die together and ate
chocolate containing poison. The
woman is dead, but the man is recov-
ering and has been placed under ar
rest, having been found at the cor
oner's inquest. a party to the poison
ing. When the dying woman said
Goodbye, George, are yOu dying
yetg In agony he replied, good
bye, Mary"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
MORE NEW CORPORATIONS.

Bismarck. May S.-The Grand Forks
Brick, Tile & Cement Co., Grand Forks,
N. D.; capital $4,000 Incorporators,
M. F. Murphy, VIM Bulge, ]. r. Pou-
pore. ]. P. Kennedy, O'Connor Bros,
Grand Forks.
Bordulac State bank, BorduIac. N. d. ;
capital $4,000 Incorporators, O. w.
Landeene, Olaf Landeen. Alexander,
Mimi. N. E. Landeene, Fred Wsntland,
Darlington, N. D.; f. A. Roach. Angus
Ferguson, Wendelin E. Morris, Bordu-
lac. N. d.
Co. A, First regiment North Dakota
National Guard Training school, Bis
marck, N. d.
The Holy Rosary church, La Moure,
N. d.
N. P. Railway Co. filed notice OF build
ing branch line from Alta, Barnes
county, to Berea. Barnes county; about
nine miles in length.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08

approval of the original draft of the
law.
An article in the law not mentioned
in last nights dispatches, exempting the
crown lands from taxation and expro-
priation. and another rese-ving the pow
er of amnesty for political prisoners to
the emperor, run counter to the already
expressed will of the majority and are
bound 70 produce clash.
The only commendabls new feature OF
the fundamental law is the provision to
the effect imperial orders must be caun-
tersigned by the president of the coun-
Gil of the ministers and the member OF
the cabinet whose department is affect
ed. But SO long as the cabinet is not
responsible to parliament it is easy for
the emperor to dismiss an unwilling
minister and replace him by one who viii
do his bidding.
The Indignation aroused by the EN-
peror's attempt to build an artificial dyke
around the prerogatives of the crown
has been intensified by the astounding
action of the police last night in dis
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
ELEVATOR AGENT AT
BARTON WAS JAILED

Devils Lake, N. d., May SIS. n.
Waggoner, agent for the Duluth Ele-
Vator Co., at Barton, Is in jail here
on the charge of being short on
wheat, fax and COAL 1t is claimed
that when checked up 1t was found
that he was shy $500 bushels OF
wheat, 300 bushels OF fax and TWEEN
ty-five tons of coal His method. 1t
is claimed, was to report the pur-
chase of wheat and flax, send In
wheat checks with fictitious names
and get cash. His preliminary hear
ing will occur soon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
THE DEPOSIT
BOXES SAFE
STRONG BOXES In
BIG VAULTS OPENED
San Francisco People Found Their
VaIuabIes Intact When Safety De-
pOsit Vaults In the Ruins Were In
vestigated.

San Francisco. May 8-Safety de-
posits boxes in several big institutions
that provide these fire proof receptacles
for the public were made accessible yes
terday All the contents were found in
tact The total amount of goods sent
to this city by the railroads up to and
including May I amounts to 2,2oo car
loads, according to DR.. Edward T. De-
vine, head of the Red Cross work.
This represents a large amount of sup
plies" he said yesterday, but nothing
like the amount we will need"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
GORKY MAY BE
EXTRADITED
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
WANTS THH NOVELIST
It Is Claimed he Participated in the
Uprising Against the Government
In December and Russian Officials
May Decide to Send Here for Him.

Moscow, May SIN addition to the
accusation against Maxim Gorky Of en-
gaging in political propaganda the pro-
curator has charged him with participa-
ton in the December uprising here and
it is rimored that his extradition from
the United States will be asked for.
The officials have conhscated and pro-
hibited the publication of pictures TAX
en- by an American photographer show
ing the life led in prison by Mile. Spir-
idonovo who killed Police Chief Luz
snoffsky at Tamboff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
COAL SUPPLY
AT DULUTH
LONGSHOREMHN'S STRIKE
is CAUSING SHORTAGE
Prices of Soft Coal on the Docks Have
Been Advanced and by End OF
Month Shortage VIII Become Ser
iOus.

Superior. Wis, May s.-Owing to the
lake shipping conditions growing out of
the marine strike, soft coal prices for
Youghigoheny, Pittsburg and West Vir-
ginia grades of coal {. o. b. on the docks
at the head of the lakes have been adj
vaneed about so cents over last year S
prices. They are $3.50 for a three quar-
ter run of the pile and $3.50 for the
screened lump. While the receipts were
a deluge at the opening of navigation
it is claimed that If the marine strike
lasts until June I, there will be less coal
on the dock than in early April.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
TWO GOOD SPEAKERS

Aberdeen, S. D., May 8-The COM
mittee on arrangements fQg the fifteenth
annual convention of the South Dako-
ia Bankers association, which meets
in this city May e and "a, has scented
two good speakers in the persons of La
fayette Young. editor OF The Des
Moines Capital. and w. r. Dawes Of
Chicago, formerly comptroller Of the
currency. Other speakers win be inyit-
ed. and the convention is expected to
be the most successful in the history of
the association. More than $50 delegates
will be in attendance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08

DIVORCE CASE
HEARING IS EXPECTED
TO SOON BE COMPLETED
Now That the Elections Are Over the
Court Proceedings Have Been Re-
sumed-There Is NO Prospect Of
Reconciliation.

Paris, May 8-The conclusion OF the
elections permitted the Castellane di-
vorce case TO be taken up today for the
hnal inquiries as TO the possibility of
reconciliation between the countess, for
merly Anna Gould. and Count Boni.
This was considered a mere formality
as the parties are not disposed to be-
come reconciled. After the present pro-
ceedings the countess revised bill will
be filed and the papers served. The law
yers expect that in the future the pro-
ceedings will move more briskly and that
the final decree will be rendered with
ont contest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
M'CUMBER OFFERED
SUBSTITUTE FOR ELKiNS

Washington. May 8.-The discussion
OF the Elkins amendment to the railroad
rate bill was resumed in the senate to-
day. This amendment proposes to pre-
vent interstate carriers from owning and
operating coal mines or dealing in COM
moditles which they transport Senator
McCumber of North Dakota offered a
substitute for Elkins' amendment which
he claimed to be simpler. while accom-
plishing the same purpose.
Senator Dryden opposed the Elkins'
provision
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
MAN EATING
MURDERER
TERRIBLE CRIME OF
A KURDISH CHIEF
he Seized Turkish Official by the
Throat w, & Us Teeth and Literally
chewed Death Unusually
Brutal crA q.

Constantinople. ~. Nediim Ed
din Bey. procuratorA q, " Z the Vii
ayet Of Tripoli, North e. y s been
murdered in highly ser, u. ,ex nan
ner by Ali Sharnyl Pasfa, " - mil
itary governor of Scutari. Acc, Csnng to
the reports received here Ali Shamyl,
who is Kurdish chieftain and who re-
Gently was exiled to Tripoli on the
charge of being concerned in the murder
of Redvan Pasha at Constantinopie, was
undergoing an exaIniRation when he
suddenly rushed upon the procurator
general. fixed his teeth in his throat and
held on like bull dog until his victim
was throttled to death
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
CACERES IS
In DANGER
SAN DOMINICAN PRESIDENT
MARKED BY ASSASSINS
Plot Was Discovered and the plan
Failed to MateriaIlze Sew eraI Sus
poets Placed Under Arrest Some
Shooting Last Night.

Santo Domingo, Republic of Santo
Domingo. via Hayti, May Sit became
known that the authorities on Sunday,
May 6, discovered a plot to assassinate
President Caceres as ne was leaving the
theatre. Several arrests have been made
Shots were exchanged last night near
this city between the rural guards and
supposed revolutionists. The city and
the surroundings are calm today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
CONFLICT OF OPINION
ON SPIER'S DEATH

New York, May 8.--Police officials,
who have, been investigating the myster-
ious death of Charles a.. Spier, confden-
tiai agent of H. FL. Rogers, who was
found dead in his home in Staten Island
yesterday, reported today that the evi-
dence indicated Spier had committed
suicide. Coroner Mathew Cahill said
today that he is positive that the wound
which caused Spier's death could not
have been inflicted BY himself and that
Spier was undoubtedly murdered.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
PREMATURE GRAY HAIR
IS NOW THE RAGE

New York, May 8.-Peroxide is out
of date, and henna is discounted. The
too golden blondes may hide their dim
inislied heads. Prematurely gray hair
of pepper and salt effect Is the latest
the very latest 1t took the prize OF
honor at the annual exhibition OF the
American Ladies Hairdressers' associa-
ton at the Murray Hill Lyceurn and
is now the envy of all womankind
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
KENNEDY SECURED NICE
CONTRACTS AT DEVILS LAKE

Devils Lake, N, d.. May 8.--The city
council last evening awarded the con-
tract for completing the sewer system
OF thigicity to James Kennedy of Fargo
and the amount Of Improvements now
contemplated will run to about $4,000
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
GRACE TRANSFERRED TO
DEVILS LAKE JAIL

Devils Lake, N. D., May S.-Thos
p Grace, the Great Northern express
agent at Rugby was brought to Jail
here. He has submitted a written
confession and signed to States At
torney Whittemore of Rugby and as
soon as court Is opened he will en-
ter plea of guilty and get his SEN
tence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
IN CHINA
CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE

Washington. May 8-The state de-
partment today received the following
cablegram from the American consul
at Hankau, China:
There has been an Immense flood
in Human province. There was great
loss Of life and property. All foreigners
are safe.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
WHITE BEAVER DIED
WITH HIS BOOTS ON

El Paso. Tex May 8--Col. Frank
D. Powell. the famous Indian scout
known as White Beaver died yester-
day On the train east bound from Los
Angeles Of heart disease. Colonel Pow
ell had been in charge of Col. William
Z Cody's interests at Cody, Wyo.,
for several years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
Ri0TING STRIKERS KILLED
in FIGHT WITH OFFICERS

Pueblo, Col, May Sin riot be-
tween the striking snlelter employees at
the Pueblo smelter and the deputy sher-
ifs this morning, one striker is reported
to have been killed and two seriously
wounded. Two deputies were badly beat
en-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
ONE MORE RUSSIAN
GOVERNOR AS5ASlSNATED

Kieff, Russia, May 8.-General Count
Alexis Pavolich Ignatieff, formerly gov
ernor at Kfeff, was assassinated here
today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08

freight train loaded with radiator pipes.
a switch engine shunted the cars and
the pipes shifted, crushing both men.
They had been on visit to the fathers
sister at Harvard. III.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
STRENUOUS TIME FOR
lNSUL TER OF FLAG

New York, May 8. An unknown man
who walked down the main street Of
Hoboken kicking an American flag
along iliathe dirt. was mobbed by indig
pant citizens, dubbed by policemen, sem
fenced by the court and put to work
breaking stones in the penitentiary be-
f0ra thn dav x1,a< r,xtar
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08
Father and Son Killed in Nebraska
While Stealing Ride on a Freight

Boone. Ia. May 8.-AIbert Davidson
Of Champion. Neb., was killed and his
son. Earl, fatally injured yesterday aft
ernoon IN the Northwestern railroad
yards. They were stealing rides on 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08

and grapes will be sent east Of the
Rocky mountains before the season
closes next fall This volume of btisi-
ness will mean between $Iooooooo and
$I2,ooo,ooo 10 the California orchardists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-05-08

perslng a meeting of some members of
the lower house of parliament and of
the upper house or new council of the
empire, at the hall of the Economical
society
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-06

the sewer construction Of Yakima for
approximately $4,000, viii commence
work at an early date. The firm is
now assembling men and supplies.
The new town OF Mcclellan, in the
Occur d'Alene district. offers $500
cash and a 10-acre site to the Swedish
Lutherans for their proposed college,
which will be located somewhere in
the northwest. and which is expected
to cost 100000.
A number OF Secretary Hitchcock's
sleuths are at work In Idaho looking
up the records OF certain state Off
cials in the Gem state. Several mem
bers Of Governor Gooding's official
family are under suspicion. Conspir-
acy to defraud the government in the
sale Of public lands Is the charge.
Miss Bessie Bauer Of, sol Umatilla
avenue, Portland, while demented ran
away from home and hid in the woods
without food or shelter for five days
before being found and returned to
her home. After being at home two
days she again escaped and cannot be
located. If found alive, a second time,
she will at once be sent to an asylum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-06
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Hotel St. George.

r. f. Glafke, Portland; NJ. S. Kribs,
Portland: ]. ID. Matheson. Ia Grande:
George McGilvery, Spokane: James
Henderson, Athena; w. l. Cooley,
Spokane; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Nibley,
Perry, Ore: Miss Rae Nibley. Perry,
ore; ]. r. Tourellott, Boise; Susie
Thomas, Boise; c. II. Llngenfelter,
Lewiston; William Burke, Baker City;
Mrs. Fred Kelby, Baker City: II. NJ.
Cockburn. Milton; r. ]. Gordon.
Portland; John Thurm. Portland; a.
NJ. Harris. Sumpter; Fred Gouliet.
Kansas City; II. J. dickinson, Tekoa;
@. II. Clark. Chatcolet; w. T. Gordon,
Chicago; " A. Censor, Glennville;
Max Lewis, Spokane; II. NJ. Stretch
and wife. Spokane; Charles Roth,
Seattle; J. L. MacDonell, Spokane; n.
r. Helm and wife. DeLama; Dan j.
Malarkey and wife Portland; c. r.
Hogg and wife, Dayton; James G.
Chandler. Butte; G. w. NJ. Scott, Den
yer; a. d. Daley, Portland: NJ. l.
Brandy, st. Louis; George NJ. Decks
st. Paul; G. Herman. Walla Walla;
X. VI. Gray. San Francisco; G. p
Gearhard. Walla Walla; F. NJ. Strum
Portland; Il. w. Price, Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-06
BAKER PAVING TANGLE.
Committee Sent Out to Investigate
Makes Two Reports.

Baker City recently sent a commit
tee from her city council to different
point in the northwest having paving,
in order to study the paving ques-
tion, and report on the most feasible
kind for Baker to adopt The COM
mittee has returned and reported. The
Baker City Democrat says of the sit
uation:
a very queer condition exists re-
garding the efforts of the property
owners and city council to get down
to the business of providing paving
for Front street and one block each
way east and west. Last night the
council received two reports rs the
result of the recent junket through
Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Messrs. PolIman and Haskell made
the majority return and by their rec
concentrations want a street that may
be called bitumlnous macadam laid
on a concrete base, being n little of
the idea of the Warren Bros. bituli-
Der Asphalt system.
s. A. Heilner made a minority re-
port in which he expressed regret at
being unable to agree with the others,
that he endorsed neither bitulithic nor
asphalt and that he favored macadam
by home talent, of home material,
and finally that the expense of the
trip should be paid by the city.