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CARRIES POINT
in ALCOHOL BILL
SENATOR ALDRIcH's PRoVlso Is
TO GO IN THE BILL.
Senator Hansbrough and Congress
man Marshall Are Not Pleased With
the Amendment, But Are Forced to
Accept 1t.

Washington, Feb Ex-senator AID
rich carried his point in the finance
committee late yesterday when the
free alcohol bill was ordered reported,
with an amendment requiring that a
government internal agent known as
storekeeper. shall be stationed at
every still established under the law.
The amendment was opposed to the
last by Senator Hansbrough, but he
was outvoted.
In explaining the amendment which
he was forced to accept, Mr.. Hans
brough said:
The real friends Of free alcohol Leg
islatiOn are not pleased with this
amendment, but will accept it rather
than see the bill defeated I am sat-
isfied that if a large number of de-
natured alcohol distilleries are estab-
lished, as soon as the system is in
working order the provision requiring
a storekeeper at each still may be re-
pealed, In time the presence of store
keepers will not be required"
representative hdTSHdll Wtlen IN
formed of the action of the senate fin
ance committee, said:
Il am emphatically of the opinion
that the amendment will practically
kill, and, | believe, is intended to kill,
the provision of the bill for the locked
tanks, or, in other words, the manu-
facture of alcohol on a small scale by
the farmers AS it provides heavy
penalties for the manufacture of alco-
hol without the presence Of store
keeper, | would very much prefer that
the whole bill should fail rather than
that the amendment be adopted.
IF the bill passes the senate with
the committees amendmeht, it will
undoubtedly go to conference. and
when it is sent there by the house /
will do my utmost to have the confe-
rees reject the obnoxious provision,
and believe this will be the attitude
of every true friend of the farmer"
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NAVY LEAGUE MEETING.
Annual Convention Is Being Held in
Washington, o. C.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The annual
convention of the Navy League of the
United States will commence here
this afternoon. The league is divided
into thirty-eight sections, each To-
Gated in different section of the
country, and delegates from eacn
section are present. The convention
Is the most notable gathering OF naval
officers ever held In this country. I'M
portant matters are set for discussion
among them being the question OF the
efficiency of heavy draught and heavy
armored battleships At the banquet
to be given the delegates tonight the
following win attend and make
speeches: Hon. Victor III. Metcalf,
secretary OF the navy: Hon. Truman
H. Newberry, assistant secretary OF
the navy; Admiral George Dewey,
Admiral Cripp. Admiral Endicott,
Admiral Roe, Admiral Coughlan and
others.
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Devils Lake Has Organized
a Campaign for 1t
AN OFFER OF $4,000 MADE
GRAND FORKS INSURGENTS ARE
AGAIN DEFEATED IN ADvocAT-
ING CUT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
AiD-HANNA's CITY COMMITS
SION BILL PASSES SENATE.

Bismarck, N. d., Feb. 2S.-Devn4
Lake is hot after the location of the
state fair in that city permanently, as
lis provided in house bill 299 Henry
Hale, Joseph Kelly and c. A. Dodge
! the committee appointed the other
night by the commercial club of Dew
lis Lake to make an effort to secure
the location of the fair in that city, are
in Bismarck and are hard at work
enlisting support Of the members to-
ward the location of the fair
The committee brought with it well
organized plans on which to make the
fight and have submitted a bona fide
offer of 100000 for buildings and
eighty acres of land for state fair
grounds. In speaking of the campaign
to be made for the fair, Mr.. Hale stat
ed that there was no nonsense about
the campaign, but that the committee
would use every legitimate effort to
secure its location in Devils Lake.
The senate appropriations commit
tee last night favorably acted on Dib-
ley's demonstration farms which pro-
vides an act appropriating an annual
sum of money for the use of the gov
ernment experimental station at Far
go for conducting demonstration
farms and for cooperating with farm
ers for making experiments and in the
manufacture of denaturized alcohol:
for publishing reports and bulletins;
for analysis of fertilizers and stock
foods; for complying with the provis-
ions of the pure paint. paris green
and formaldehyde laws and for max
ing other eNpegiments
The appropriation for an increase
for the soldiers home and an appro-
priation for the live stock association
which passed the senate, passed the
house. The Grand Forks insurgents
advocated cut in the high school
aid but they were ignominiously. de-
feated and the appropriation made will
stand.
Senator Hanna's city commission
bin passed the senate this morning
without dissenting vote,
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House Committee Is
Loud in Praising A. c.
Report of Inspectors Who Visited the College Con
tains Suggestions for Improvements
That Are Needed

Bismarck Feb. 2S-The various
committees appointed to inspect the
different state institutions during the
recent recess of the legislature have all
filed their reports and the same have
been printed. Among the most inter
estirig reports made on the conditions
found in the state institutions is the
one made by Representatives Jones
and Peake on the condition of the
agricultural college in this city The
report in full is as follows
Mr.. Speaker: Your COMMITTEES con-
sisting of Mr.. Jones OF Ransom and
Mr.. Peake of Barnes, visited the state
day, Feb. 2, 1907.
Your committee made an inspection
of the buildings and found the new
buildings in good condition. but the old
ones in bad repair from leaky roofs,
cracked wallis, etc. The janitor work
is we'll done.
There is no assembly room large
enough to contain the student body of
the college, and therefore your com
mittee did not see the student body to-
gether, but In the various workshops
and classrooms.
Examination OF the records of the
registrar revealed an enrolment of S51
for the school year beginning Septem-
Der, 1906, most of whom are in daily
attendance. The rolls show thirty
seven counties Of North Dakota, nine
other states and two Canadian prov
inees represented
In some departments, especially
that Of steam engineering, the records
show great over crowding and in spite
of advertisements in various papers Of
the state to the effect that certain de-
partments were overcrowded, registra
tion had to he refused to 279 students
of special courses who applied.
President Worst called attention to
the need of an armory building, which
could also be used for general meeting
purposes when necessary.and for school
athletics. The present building is ut
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VALUABLE HOUSE
PAPERS Stolen
BIG SENSATION AT BISMARCK
CAUSES INVESTIGATION.
Stenoaraphers' Notes and House
Transcript Have MysteriousIy, Disap-
peared-Amendment TO Prohibition
Law Carried in the House.

Bismarck, Feb. 2S.--A sensation was
caused here today when it became
known that the stenographers notes
and transcripts Of the house session
had been stolen. The house appointed
Representatives Graham, Tufte and
Burgum as a committee to make a
thorough investigation.
Many rumors are current as to the
complications which will arise in the
event that the stolen documents are
not returned, but nothing has been
given out officially.
An amendment to the %prohibition
law was carried in the house today. 1t
provides for the reduction of fines for
violations Of the law by one-half and
gal fees, commissions and purchase
tences.
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Jerome Fails to Batter
Down Experts Theories
Dr. Evans, the AIienist, . Contends That Harry
Thaw Was Insane When Sx Wrote the Letters
That Are introduced in th> e Stn1ony.

New York, Feb. 2S.-District Attor-
ney Jerome today continued his cross
examination of DIR. Britton ID. Evans,
one of the alienists for the defense in
the trial of Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White. The entire
morning was taken up with the ques-
tions concerning the details of certain
Of Thaw's letters which have been ad-
mitted in the evidence.
DR.. Evans would examine the letters
closely from time to time and Jerome
was obliged to repeat some of his in
terrogations many times before seeur-
ing what he considered a definite an
swer. DIR. Evans said "the letters de-
noted that Thaw was insane at the
time he wrote the letters, but that he
would not always remain insane the
expert added.
There was only half hundred spec
tators in the courtroom when the pro-
ceedings began today, and half of
these had left by the time the luncheon
recess was ordered. The long drawn
out Discrimination of DIR. Evans
precludes the possibility of the defense
concluding its case this week.
When court adjourned last evening
DIR. Evans was given copies Of the let
ters which are in evidence, as we'll as
the win and codicil, that he might be
prepared for the cross examination on
his theory that the documents contain
evidences of an unsound mind
Jerome spent twenty minutes in an
endeavor to have DR.. Evans say he
had carefully" read the documents.
He would only go as far as saying he
had done the best he could.
DR.. Evans finally stated that several
of the letters bore no addresses and
were therefore of little use in his at
tempt to discover whether the writer
was of sound mind
do any of these letters show that
the writer was insane" asked Jerome.
Some of them in my opinion show
signs of mental instability"
DR.. Evans went into long explain
alton of his reasons for his theory that
the letters showed mental instability.
The letter written with lead pencil
by Thaw to Evelyn Nesbit he said
showed a lack of sense of proprieties.
The loss of the aesthetic sense show
ing the writer was Of unsound mind
in view Of the environment of wealth
and luxury in which he had been
reared
DIR. Evans also said some of the let
ters We're addressed to the girl for
whose hand the writer was suing.
Would the fact that the writer had
been travelling through Europe with
q young woman as man and wife,
though not married. have any effect
upon your opinion?'
mo-" replied DR.. Evans, for the
man under those circumstances may
love woman just as much as though
she were bound to him by holier ties"
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1t was said by counsel for the gov
ernment today that no steps had yet
been taken TO place before the courts
the question raised by the refusal of
Hartman and Kuhn to answer certain
inquiries relating to individual hold
ings OF stocks. Kellogg Of the govern
ments counsel said he was not pre-
pared to state what action would he
taken i'm this matter Before the hear
ing began it was said that contrary to
expectations, William G.. Rockefeller
would not be called to testify regard
Ing the alleged sale 10 him by Harri-
man of 100000 shares of Union Pacific
at the time of the so-called Keene raid
in 1905.
Samuel Felton, president OF the Chi
cagO & Alton since 1899. was called 10
show that about $1,000.00n from the
income as against proceeds from the
sale Of the securities was included in
the statement that showed that sea-
100000 had been expended in improves
ments
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Iterly inadequate and this need should
be taken care of if possible There is
no dormitory or woman's building be-
longing to the college and the school
is very much hampered by this lack
as proper accommodations for young
women are hard to secure. The pres
ent class rooms occupied for domestic
training are small and are needed for
other purposes.
Your committee visited the quarters
of Professor Bolley and Professor Ladd
and found them well equipped in the
new buildings. Your committee found
a stock judging class at work in the
classroom adjoining the stock barn and
examined the facilities for caring for
the stock and implements of the coll
lege farm. In this connection we would
say that new shed for machinery
should be built at once as the one now
in use is too small to contain the
threshing machines and is not prop
erly constructed.
Your committee visited the heating
plant and found the same in excellent
condition but very short of fuel, as
the parties who had the contract for
the delivery of Ignite coal the Wash
burn Coal Co, had failed to get their.
shipments through for some weeks and
the college was depending on Illinois
soft coal furnished by James J. Hill
Of the Great Northern railway
Your committee visited the mechanic
cal building and found a class of forty
at work in the blacksmith shop and
great interest shown by all students
in the mechanical department More
room is urgently nesled for this
branch Of the college work
Taken as a whole. your committee
believe that the agricultural college is
doing work Of great value to all parts
of our state and suggest the earnest
consideration of all measures affecting
its welfare by all members of the
house of representatives of the state Of
North Dakota. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted. Amasa Nj Pealxe.
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by his tlrA o. ion, Mr.. Jerome in
dicated that \ lends to call Howard
Nesbit to the Witness stand to con-
| tradict his sister. The prosecution is
allowed to contradict traversible ol
material facts, but cannot controvert
collateral facts.
Did you see your brother at Marion
Mass, after your return from Europe
in 1902" asked the district attorney
4 did not" replied Mrs Thaw.
Where did you see him.
In New York"
did you not tell him, in substance
/ that while you were abroad you had
been brutally abused by Thaw, who
had tried to induce you to tell lies
against Mr.. White, which statements
you then and there told your brother
were false?"
II did not"
Didn't you tell your brother that
Thaw at pistols point had compell-
ed You to make statements against
White?"
Il did not"
\, "And that the statements were lies? ~
Il did not
Did he not ask you if you feared
violence and you said you did and he
said you should arm yourself for pro-
.tection?"
II remember no such conversation"
did he not say you should have a
revolver"
He did not"
Didn't he buy you a revolver?"
He did not
Didn't you give him money to buy
you a revolver"
II did not"
THAT is all, said Mr., Jerome. Mrs.
Thaw stepped down and left the room.
DR.. Charles +. Bingaman of Pitts
burg, the Thaw family physician, fol-
lowed Mrs. Thaw on the stand
Under the guidance of Mr.. Delmas
he told of seeing Thaw on Nov. 16.
1903, at which time he was very ner-
vous and melancholy.
He was sleeping and eating very lit
tie and seemed very much changed
from his former condition.
He had known Thaw from child
hood and he was formerly of a buoy
ant nature. On Aug II, 1906, the
witness called on Thaw in the Tombs
and again saw him Sept IL. He was
not sleeping wcll and was nervous. He
had delusions, among them that there
We're comspiracies against him. hay-
ing as their object either his railroad
ing to an Insane asylum or his death,
Mr. Delmas was about to lay 4
foundation for the questioning Of DR.
Bingaman as an expert but Mr.. Jer-
ONE interrupted.
1T is not necessary. Mr.. DeImas
I'd sooner have as to this defendants S
insanity the opinion of general prac-
ttioner, who has known him for thirty
years, than the opinions of all the eN
perts there are-with due respect tn
my own and he smiled at Drs Flint.
Macdonald and Mabon, who daily sit
beside him.
DIR. Bingaman said he believed Thaw
was Irrational and laboring under de-
lusions. Newspapers had been woven
into the cell bars to keep the draft out
and Thaw told him the authorities
were allowing the wind to blow in on
him so that he would counteract pneu-
monia and die and thus prevent his
case coming to trial.
DR.. Bingaman felt Thaw's pulse and
told him, when he asked about 1t, that
the pulse was a bit irregular Thaw
replied that this was condition that
had followed "the act Of providence 2
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Rich Land Owner Commits
Terrible Crime
MURDERER WAS ARRESTED
THOMAS BALDWIN OF coLFAx
SHOT AND KILLED FOUR PER-
SONS WHOM HE BLAMED FOR
THE PROSECUTION OF A GRIM.
iNAL CASE AGAINST HIM.

Bloomington, H., Feb 2S.-Thomas
Baldwin, rich farmer and a former
merchant of Cofax. shot and killed
Charles Kennedy and his wife and Mrs
Sim Eisman and daughter, Cora.
Baldwin was arrested.
Baldwin, who is G8 years old and a
widower, is under bond charged with
the criminal assault on Cora Eisman
who was but IA years of age. He
had settled with the girls father for
a sum of money, but was subsequently
arrested and blamed the Kennedys
ana Mrs. Eisman for prosecution.
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JOHNSON DIED.
Man Who Was Badly MansIed a Week
Ago Succunnbs.

Minot. N. ID, Feb 2S. Amundson
Johnson, the Great Northern employe,
who was run over by switch engine
last week and whose. wonderful vital
ity was subject of wonderment
among the local physicians, died at
the county hospital today.
The attending physicians had plan
ned on an operation on him this
morning for the removal Of his right
leg when death stepped in. He was
a young Norwegian. having been in
this country but short time,
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Mahatma Templs n london.

London. Feb. 2S.--The Temple OF
Truth was opened here today by srii
Agamya Guru Paramahamsa, the Ma
hatma, who has been in London teach
ing the Vedanta philosophy for some
llne. strong band of converts to
Mahatmaism were present at the open
ing ceremony. The temple Is hand
somely decorated and furnished in
graceful style. The cult already num-
bers in It's ranks several members of
the nobility and some well known lit
erary men.
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65 JACKIES
HAVE TYPHOID
aATTLEsHlP CONNECTICUT AR
RIvEs FROM WEST INDIES.
Large Number of Crew Contracted
Fever and Several Are ii a Critical
condition-AlI Sick Taken 20 the
Hospital

New York, Feb. 2S.-The battleship
Connecticut, of whose crew a large
number contracted typhoid fever while
cruising in West Indian waters, ar
rived here today 1t has been reported
that sixty-fve members Of the crew
were stricken with the disease and Of
these fifteen were in critical condi-
tion.
All of the sick men will be landed
st the navy yard today and transfer-
red to the naval hospital there.
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INVESTIGATION ADJOURNED.
Senate Committee Will Resume
Brownsville Probe March II.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The Browns
vile investigation by the senate COM
mittee on military affairs was ad-
journed yesterday until March H. by
that time it is expected that white
officers OF the discharged battalion Will
be available as witnesses Only one
witness was on the stand today
James II. Ballard, clerk of Company
d. His testimony did not vary great
ly from that given by previous wit
nesses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-28
GIANT LOCOMOTIVE.
Largest Passenger Engine in World
Has Just Been Completed.

Pittsburg, Feb. 28.--The largest pas
senger engine in the world has Just
been completed at the Pittsburg plant
of the American Locomotive Co. Tt
is of the Pacific type and will. be
tested on the Pennsylvania lines west.
If II comes UP TO anticipation num-
Der of others of the same type will
be built. This engine has six drivers,
each 80 inches in diameter The
weight on drivers is 100000 pounds,
while the entire engine will weigh
about 100000 pounds. There are other
engines that weigh as much as this
one, but none has been built of that
weight with the high drivers. Speed
Is the one thing sought, and if the
engine proves the success expected, it
is to be placed in regular runs of the
Pennsylvania Special and other
Ayers
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is VICTIM OF
BLACK HAND
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO SER
IousLY INJURED IN FIGHT.
Dead Man Believed to Have Been a
Member Of Malta Society and Was
Murdered Because Of Breach Of Con
fidence.

New York. Feb. 2S.--One man is
dead and two others have serious bull
let wounds and three men are under
arrest as a result of fgee-for-all fight
in a Third avenue saloon today
Michael Gallo, the dead man, is said
by the police to have been prominent
in the Black Hand society and their
theory is that his murder was in the
nature of an act of reprisal for breach
Iof confidence on his part.
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CHANGES HANDS.
National Lead Co. Acquires Masnus
Metal Co. Of Chicago

Chicago. Feb. 2S.The National Lead
Co has taken over control Of the
Magnus Metal Co, leading producer
of composition metal in this country,
The Magnus Co. has plants In Chicago.
st. Louis, Topeka, Jersey City, Newark
and New Haven. 1t is capitalized at
Si.500,000, eight per cent preferred
stock and S1,5OO,0O0 common stock, on
which it pays dividends of ten per
cent. It has also large surplus large
ly reinyested in plant construction.
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RELIEF OF HoMEsTEApERs.
House Passes Bill Modifying the Pub
lie Land Laws.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The house
passed the bill today providing for the
relief of homestead and other entry
men under the land laws, who have
been required to pay more than the le-
gal fees, commissions and purchase
money
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INSANITY EXPERTS.
They Occupy Stand Greater Part Of
Day in Thaw Trial.

New York, Feb 2S--Immediately
after court convened Wednesday Mr..
O'Reilly of counsel for Thaw led Mrs.
Thaw and Mrs. Caine from the room.
Mrs. Thaw did not get a chance to
speak to her husband.
Mr.. Jerome then stated that he had
overlooked on opening his cross-ex-
animation of Mrs. Thaw and asked
that she be called for few ques-
tions. Mrs. Thaw was therefore recall
ed.
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PRoHIBs MEET.
New York Prohibition Party in Con.
ference-Success Predicted.

Elmira, n. Y, Feb. 2S.-There are
over 400 delegates at the state con-
ference of the prohibition party which
opened here today. j. II. Burke OF
Rochester, the state chairman, is pre-
siding r. Frank Bennett OF this city,
IN the course Of an address, said the
ranks Of the prohibitionists were daily
receiving recruits and predicted a
great success for the cause In the
near future.
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FIRE AGENTS CONFER.
National Association of Fire Insurance
Agents Is in Session.

New York, Feb. 2S.--There are over
400 delegates at the mid-winter con-
ference of the National Association of
Fire Insurance Agents which COM
menced in the rooms of the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters here to-
day. The conference was called to
confer with the companies in relation
to the matter of state deposit laws and
other legislation affecting the interests
of fire insurance.
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?. NJ. AT BISMARCK.

A. C. Patterson Named for the Office
in the Capital City.
Washington. Feb. 2S.--The president
yesterday afternoon sent to the senate
the nomination of A. G. Patterson as
postmaster of Bismarck, n ID.
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