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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Hill Personally Owns Big
Ore Deposits Recently Leased

New York, Nov 27--A special to
The World from st. Paul
quotes James j. Hill relative
to his acquisition of the iron ore lands
in northern Minnesota from which the
Great Northern shareholders are to
reap benefits. The statement of Mr..
Hill clears up many misunderstanding
concerning the recent deal. Mr.. Hill
says:
We originally bought a 'ailroad from
some lumbermen who had started II as
part of their numbering enterprise. This
railroad lis now a part of the Great
Northern system. Connected with
that purchase was about $4,000 acres
of what had been timber land, but on
most of which the timber had been cut
or disposed of. It was known at the
time of purchase that some of this
land contained iron ore. The great Ma
honey iron mine, one of the richest on
the range, was then being opened, and
soon became a great producer.
The ownership of these lands was
separated from the railroad company
about the time of their purchase. In
fact, the purchase of both railroad and
lands was made by myself Individual
ly. and the payment for both the rail-
road and the land was assumed by me
individually"
Mr. Hill said much OF the iron ore
lands were acquired twenty years ago.
But Mr.. Hill explains here that the
iron ore land which he has leased to
the United States Steel corporation, is
not the property or an asset Of the
Great Northern Railroad Co; that he
individually owns, controls and leases
these iron mines, that the Great
Northern railroad which carries the
product OF these mines to the shipping
points at the head OF Lake Superior.
has q permanent and profitable source
OF revenue therefrom. which must re-
suit In enhancing the profits OF the
road and increasing the dividends to
shareholders. AS Mr.. Hill says, his
rule lis that any profits growing out
Of the business Of his road belong to
the shareholders. But he staten tsrcs-
bly, and plainly, that no fnisunder-
standing may be had, that he bought
and owns the iron land that he re-
Gently leased to the United States
steel corporation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Buy Out the Postoffice Is
Plan of Big Organization

Washington. Nov. 27-Something
in the way of sensation is going
to develop before the postal hearings
are over It is strongly intimated that
tion, composed of men with unlimited
capital, to take over from the govern
ment the entire postoffice department
and run 1t as private institution.
subject, of course, to government su-
pervision, the same as express and
railroad companies are now operat-
ed The proposition will be such that
the government will either have to
accept it or stop talking about in
creased rates of postage. The asso-
citation will offer to do the postal bus
mess of the United States for one
half what 1t costs the government and
give bond for the faithful performances
of the contract.
When the proposition is submitted,
some startling facts and figures will
come to light, and 1t will be shown
that railroads are receiving double
what they should on mail carrying
contracts that thousands of employees
are carried on the rolls of the postal
service because of political influence
and not for merit or capability.
Whether or not the offer is consid-
cred by congress, it is a bold move on
the part Of the association. which has
sent It's representatives to Washington
to make good.
Indirectly this offer OF taking over
the DostoffIca e7eDart4nent III rather a
hard knock at government ownership.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
STRANGER FOUND
DEAD ON TRAIN
BODY FOUND IN A SLEEPER AT
WILLIsToN.
Man Was En- Route East and Was Evi-
IDENTIFY a Laborer About 40 Years OF
Aae-Had Ticket for Grand Forks
Held for Identification.

Williston, n. D., Nov. 27,--An un-
known man died in the sleeping car
Of the second No. "a near Mondak.
This train was about six hours late
into Williston and the corpse was
taken from the train here. The fdenti-
ty of the man has not been learned.
He was about 40, black hair and brown
eyes, had a two weeks growth of
black beard. about FIVE feet eleven
inches tall, and weighed about $50
pounds. He had ticket for Grand
Forks, but not signed. He appeared
to be laboring man. He was warm
when taken from the train and there
was no appearance of a struggle. The
doctors think his death was caused
from apoplexy, epilepsy or poison. He
Is now being held at the coroner's un-
dertaking rooms awaiting identifica-
ton
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
A CHARGE OF
GRAFTING MADE
PAIR or ARRESTS IN PITTsHuRe
TODAY.
An Alderman and the President of the
Tube-city Railroad Co. Were Ar
rested Today in Connection With
Franchise Deal and 6ribes.

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 27.--City Coun-
Gilman W. A. Martin, charged with
bribery in connection with the alleged
Tube-City Railroad franchise scandal.
was arrested at his home today and Is
now locked up at the central police
station together with G. s. Cameron,
president Of the Tube-c city Railroad
co. Bail has been fixed, 1t Is said, at
$4,000 each. Both expect to be re-
leased soon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
MRS. KAUFMAN's PLEA.
Sioux Falls Woman Says She Didn't
Murder Servant Girl.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Nov. 27.- Mrs
Moses Kaufman, charged with the
brutal murder Of her domestic, Miss
Polreis, was arraigned in circuit court
at II o'clock this forenoon and In
tones hardly audible three feet dis
tant, pleaded not guilty to the fearful
charge resting against her.
Judge Aikens, leading attorney for
the defense, demurred to the iflforma-
ton on the ground that 1t was irnper-
feet, but was promptly overruled by
Judge Jones. Judge Aikens then gave
notice he would move for continu-
ance over the term and the general
impression here Is that the case will
not be tried at this time.
Mrs. Kaufman was attended ia
court BY her husband and son. Only
q few knew she was to be arraigned.
and the courthouse was nearly bare OF
spectators.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
A MESSAGE
ON PANAMA
President Roosevelt Is
Preparing 1t.
MANY SUGGESTIONS DUE
THE PRESIDENT FEELS ALL GIN
GERED UP AS A RESULT OF HIS
LONG AND PLEASANT SEA VoY-
AeE-Is LOADED ON CANAL
MATTERS.

Washington, Nov. 27.-President
Roosevelt, bronzed and invigorated in
health, from his long sea trip to PAN
anna and Porto Rico, was in his office
early today. The presidents special
message on the Panama canal, it is now
expected, will be sent to congress prob
ably about week after it convenes
on Monday. 1t will deal with every
phase of the question and give a
graphic and detailed description Of the
conditions on the isthmus as the presi-
dent found them. There will be rec
concentrations for the betterment OF
the conditions which suggested them
selves during his visit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
CHARGES BY
The NEGROES
Further Investigation of
the Negro Soldiers.
Side OF SOLDIERS SHOWN
GILcHRIST STEWART INSISTS
THAT THE NEGRO SOLDIERS
HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATE D
AGAINST BY PREJUDIcED IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE RESULTS OF HIS WORK.

Ell Reno, Okla, Nov. 27.-Gilchrist
Stewart, colored, who has been at
Fort Reno the past few days securing
data to be placed as evidence before
President Roosevelt in the matter of
the discharge of negro soldiers of the
Twenty fifth infantry, said last night:
"The substance of my investigation
supported by over LOO affidavits
from members and on-commissioned
officers of the companies and from a
statement of the officers of the COM
panies, amounts to this:
"First-That the citizens did not
want the negro soldiers in Browns
vile, Texas.
"Second-That this feeling became
so intense that on the very night in
question Major Penrose issued an or
der and sent out patrols through the
town that all men should be in by 8
o'clock whether on pass or not, and
Captain Mackin, officer of the day,
reported that all men were in except
three on a pass.
"Third-That the firing that night
was of mixed arms
"All inspectors sent out from the
war department have started out with
the assumption that there was a con-
spiracy among the men to keep back
the truth and shoot up the town.
They have never made any inves-
tigation into the real facts"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
IDENTIFY OF
THE BAIN,rS'T'' 7
Was Recently Discharged
From Prison.
HE HAD BEEN A DESERTER
HE GIVES HIS NAME AS CLAUDE
RANDALL AND HIS PRISON
NAME WAS CLAUDE RAMSEY
DESCRIPTIONS TALLY - WAS
DISCHARGED NOV. 8.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 27.-The man
who at Marshall, Mo-, yesterday, con-
fessed to having robbed the Alton Bur-
lington train near Glasgow, Mo-, on
Sunday night and who gave his name
as Claude Randall, and Claude Ram
sey, who was released from the United
States military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas., on Nov. 8, having served
sentence for dssertion from the
army, would seem beyond question to
be one and the same man. The de-
scriptions Of both men tally in every
particular, according to the prison rec
ord of the man, given the Associated
press today, by Major Young at Fort
Leavenworth.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27

DR.. Douglas today gave several COM
parisons between the conditions usual
ly found in drowned bodies and the
conditions found in the body of Grace
Brown.
With interest heightened by the de-
claration of the medical experts that
Grace Brown was dubbed before she
fell into the water of Big Moose lake,
there was larger crowd than ever at
the murder trial today.
More than 1000 persons were turned
away and those who got seats were on
hand as early as o'clock to secure
them.
Only two of the six doctors employed
by the district attorney to perform
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Three Children Drowned.

Hutchinson, Mimi, Nov. 27,--Three
children, all sons of Peter E. Hanson.
living near here, were drowned while
skating on Lake Marion. The lads.
Jurden, aged 13; walter, aged III, and
Victor aged 9, were holding hands
when they lost their lives. The chill
dren We're skating and looking for
nluskrats when they fell into hole.
A cap of one Of the boys was found
fioating near the brink Of the ice. All
three bodies were found soon after In
about six feet Of water.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
The Body Of an Unborn Child an Exhibit
in the Gillette Murder Trial at Herkimer
The Attorneys Court and Spectators
This Afternoon by Demanding That the Unborn Child
Grace Browns Body, Be introduced No 80

IF / were sure that there was to be
no denial from the defense that such a
condition existed / would exclude it,
said the court
Thomas assured him the girls preg-
nant condition would not be disputed.
District Attorney Ward Insisted that
the exhibit be introduced
Il would like to exhibit the girls
entire body here" said Ward.
II have the right to take it from it's
grave if / want to and bring it here
The exhibit was admitted, DR.. E. H
Douglas, who occupied the witness
stand, swearing that he assisted in
it's removal from the body found in
Big Moose lake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27

the autopsy on Grace Browns body,
have been on the stand. The prosecu-
ton probably will conclude the work
of questioning two more of them to-
day
The prosecution cannot complete It's
case before Thanksgiving and the case
VIII not go to the jury before We'd
nesday of next week.
The defense scored a point when
Rev. Cuthbert Frost Of LowviIle quail
fled his statement that Gillette was
first to speak Of the drowning Of Grace
Brown after his arrival at Arrowhead.
Frost refused to swear to that state
ment again today as he had done be-
fore.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Largest Bridge

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 27.--Worlx
was commenced on a bridge over the
Spokane river north of Wright today,
which the engineers say will be the
largest in the world. 1t will be a
steel structure 5000 feet in length,
and ESQ feet high, for the new line
which the Hill interests are building
between Spokane and Puget sound.
The bridge will cost 100000 and will
be completed in two years. The
Northern Pacific, another Hill prop
crty, Is also building steel bridge
1900 feet in length and $50 feet high
across Lawyers canon, southeast Of
Spokane. The cost is estimated at
s250,OOO and 1t will be ready for traf-
fic in the spring.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27

Herkimer, N. Y, Nov. 27.--A sensa-
when the prosecution in the Gillette
murder trial offered as evidence the
unborn child taken from the body of
Grace Brown, at the autopsy.
District Attorney Ward offered the
exhibit as No. SO and met an immed-
late objection from the defense.
1T has no bearing on the case, and
is only offered as the means of making
the states case spectacular" said At
torney Thomas of the counsel for Gill
lette.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Seattle Expects Much GOLD.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 27.-Several
large shipments of gold have yet to
be received from the northern country
and IL is now certain that the former
record of the district for gold produc-
ton will be broken by several millions
of dollars. The former record was
that of 1900, when $22,O0O,O0O was re-
ceived. Up to Oct. / this year, $21,-
711,326 had been received at the local
United States assay office, to say
nothing of the shipments made to
other places, and of this amount the
greater part is from the north, al
though small percentage of it has
come from British Columbia and the
states.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
.TILLMAN
/. in CHICAGO
A South CarOIinian Will
Speak.
WILL SAY WHAT HE PLEASES
EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE AD-
DRESS BY THE MAN FROM THE
PALMETTO STATE HAS NOT
BEEN A SUCCESS AND HE AR
RIVED THIS AFTERNOON.

E Chicago. Nov. Ex-senator Tillman,
arrived here this afternoon and was
met at the depot by committee of the
ladies having in charge the hospital in
behalf of which Senator Tillman is to
lecture, Mrs. Keeler said:
We hope, senator, you won't say
anything that will stir up trouble"
The senator replied: Mrs. Keeler,
/ think will say just about what /
feel like saying in my lecture"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Robbed and Burned.

Steubensville, o., Nov. 27.-Frank
Coulter, a glass worker aged 2S years,
while returning from West Virginia,
was held up by four men who beat and
robbed and then tied him to stake
and burned him.
The fire burned the ropes, allowing
him to get loose. He staggered into
the Ohio river and then crawled back
to the shore. He was unconscious for
hours and when he came to he stag
gered across the bridge to Steubens-
vile. His assailants are unknown.
Coulter's condition is serious
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
ADMITS HIS NAME.
Train Robber Said He Recently Did
Another job.

Marshall, Mo-, Nov. 27.-The man,
who on Sunday night robbed the pas
sengers on the east bound Alton Bur-
lington train, near Glasgow, Mo-, today
admitted that his real name Is Claude
Rumsey, and that he is the man who
robbed the passengers on the east
bound Rock Island and Overland lin
tied near the same point on the night
of Nov. 8. Yesterday Rumsey said it
was his brother who committed the
Rock Island robbery. Rumsey said al
so that his home is in Chicago, where
two brothers and sister live. Rum
sey admitted that he recently served
a term at the military prison at Fort
Leavenworth.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
CHILD SLAVERY.
Sensational Charges in Connection
With ! Nebraska Institution.

With . Nebraska Institution.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov 27.-Child slav-
cry is being practiced In Nebraska, ac-
cording to the statements of Miss oCra
CARRIER, an employe in the state land
commissioners office. Proof has been
obtained, she asserts, that one private
institution In the state has been inn
porting children from Germany and
selling them at SIS head. Al bill will
be introduced at the next legislature,
which Will place every child In the
state under the protection Of the juve-
nile law.
Miss CARRIER refused to give the
name either OF her informants or Of
the suspected institutions, but said that
all would be made public in due time,
and that the work OF the "venders Ia
little human beings would be SUM
mariIy stopped, and the guilty persons
punished
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
KODAK SQUAD.
Novel Scheme Suggested to Make Dis
orderly Places Unpopular.


orderly Places Unpopular.
Chicago. Nov. 27.--Mrs stiIlwell,
brigadier and head Of the Salvation
army rescue work in Chicago and who
has been engaged in slum work in this
city for the past twenty years, has sew
eral ideas as to the best way to rid
Chicago of its ''red light" districts. In
an address in the Fourth Presbyterian
church last night she suggested "ko-
dak squad"
I'VE must use extraordinary means
to meet extraordinary conditions said
Mrs. Stillwell. 81 think one of the
most expedient ways of putting motor
ious places out of commission would
be the free use of kodaks to take pic
lures of people found frequenting such
places"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. Ell. G..
Hill, a well known cotton expert,
states that at least go per cent of the
United States cotton cror was ginned
on Nov. ] and as the ginning record
on that day stood 6,s92,000, then the
crop. he estimates, will be slightly
under the 11,7OO,000 mark.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
New Cobalt Company.

Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 27.-The ten
million dollar shares of the new
United Cobalt Exploration Co. have
been fully subscribed and at meeting
OF the stockholders today it was ex-
planned that the company has already
under option thirty-fou mines, in
cluding a number of developed proper
ties comprising about 1,50O acres. All
these properties are said to have indi-
cations of a very rich ore.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Attempted Suicide.

Grand Forks, N. d., Nov 27.-Carl
Norman, plumber, attempted to sui
eide because of quarrel with Hilda
Paulson, a girl to whom he was en-
gagged. A physician pumped him out
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
Can't Bluff TilIman.

Chicago, Nov. 27-Despite the siren
uous opposition of Chicago negroes,
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina will
lecture here tonight according to the
original arrangements.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-27
EasEionahle Marriane-

Washington, Nov. 27.-The mar
riage took place here today of Miss
Mary Digges Lee, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Carroll Lee, and Outerbridge
Hously of Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-25
DOOLING COMES BACK
WITH DAMAGE SUIT
Court of Honor Officer Begins Action
at Springfield to vindicate
Himself.

Frank E. Dooling, former candidate
for state Office on the democratic ticket
and recently acquitted of charges of
embeZzling funds of the Court of Honor
he held in trust, has filed in the cir
cult court at Springfield precipe for
summons in a suit for $4,000 damages
against Arthur l.. Hereford, who in
vestigated the recent proceedings. The
allegation in the declaration which will
be filed later is that Hereford had at
various times made slanderous state
ments about the plaintiff and has called
him thief" and an "embezzler." This
case follows others filed some time ago
against certain officials of the Court of
Honor and newspaper men. The bill
will also probably contain a charge of
conspiracy. Hereford is supreme chan
cellOr of the Court of Honor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-25
ELITE THEATER
OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY
New Vaudeville House in Charge of
Norman FriedenwaId Promises
to Be Great Success.

The new Elite vaudeville theater on
Eighteenth street, between First and
Second avenues, was opened last ev-
ening most auspiciously, and the open
ing performance attracted crowds that
more than filed the house. The thea
ter is well arranged and finely APP
pointed house, and promises to be a
great success. Mayor McCaskrin was
present, and made a few remarks on
the inspection of the building, prelim-
mary to the first program.
Manager Norman Friedenwald pre-
sents a strong bill for the opening, in
Guiding the mysterious Fontinelle, and
THE Red Girl act, little Indian play
let of unusual merit. ]. Bernard Dyl-
Ign, the character singer, proved a
pleasing entertainer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-25
Coal Fuel Better Than Oil,

An interesting report was recently
made to Washington in regard to the
comparative values of coal and oil as
fuel on torpedo boats. 1t was proven
that boat using the former made
much better speed than the one using
the latter. 1t has also been proven
very conclusively that for curing all
ments of the stomach, liver, kidneys
and bowels Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers is far superior remedy, and as
the tests extend over a period of So
years there is no logical reason why
any man or woman should hesitate in
trying it, Don't resitate another min
ute. One bottle will convince you that
it will cure poor appetite. belching,
bloating, sick headache, nervousness,
dyspepsia, Indigestion,
costiveness, female ills. chills and colds
Ask your druggist for a free copy of
our 1907 Almanac. 1t will surely in
terest you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-25
When the Nerves
Are Played Out.

Suicide. insanity. falling sickness.
paralysis. These are some of the re-
suits of WORKOUT nerves. No one would
neglect a disease so dreadful in its re-
suits as nervous exhaustion If the dan
ger were only realized with the first
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The time to begin the restoration of
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Chase's Nerve Pills is when you find
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fering from headaches or neuralgia
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forebodings for the future, are other in
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You cannot liken DIR. A. w. Chase's
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Naturally and gradually they rekindle
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-25
OBITUARY RECORD.
Thomas 7. Burton,

Thomas T. Burton, aresident of this city
for so years, died last night at 10: so al
the home of his son, Albert Burton
2S10 Fifth-and-a-half avenue, after be-
ing confined to his bed by illness but
a day. Death was due to old age. I'm.
til yesterday Mr.. Burton was in fairly
good health. apparently.
Mr.. Burton was born in 1918 in
Pennsylvania. He made his home for
some years at Cumberland, Md, and in
1916 removed to Rock Island, where he
had since resided. He was a wagon
maker and followed that trade in this
city. He enlisted in the civil war, but
after six months service was taken
i'll. and was discharged.
He was twice married, five of the II
children by his first marriage surviv-
ing. His marriage to Mrs. Mary Rich
ards took place about 10 years ago. He