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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
The Railroad Ral>> bill Fixing Two and Half Cent a
Mile Rate Is Adopted by the House
With One More Day Remaining of the Tenth Legis-
latve Assembly, Members in Both Houses Are
Hard at Work Rushing Action on Volume of
Bills Before Them--Wednesdays Proceedings.

Bismarck N D., March THE
fifty eighth day of the Tenth legisla
tive assembly. Wednesday, was one
when the house at least was in a de-
cidedly determined mood and what lit
tie oratory there was went about like
chaff in the wind, what little there was
took up some time and that was all
there was to it, A number of import
ant bills, senate and house, We're pass
ed and measures galore must now be
piling up on the governors desk await
ing examination under his argus eye.
A feature of the afternoon session
was the consideration by the house
OF S. b. 27S, Mr.. Hanna's, providing
for a commission system of governing
cities. The bill closely followed a law
that Is operative in the city of Calves
ton, Tex In the house the bill was in
charge of Mr.. Peake, who has intro
duced one like it some weeks ago. 1t
was in the air that a vicious attack
was to be made on Mr.. Peake's breast
works, but the latter proved to be
proof against penetration by the brill
liant Stevens, who was the only fight
er against it. The gentleman from
Burleigh knew his cause was hopeless,
but he had entered the arena and he
Is not the man to get "cold feet"--not
on the floor of q legislative house
chamber. Mr.. Stevens had very deftly
picked out a number of what he con-
sidered Vulnerable points which he
went after when his motion to in
definitely postpone had been effect
ually defeated. One by one Mr., Stew
ems offered amendments and one by
one they were sent to cover by nays
which resounded all over the ehambel
and Hobbies. The bill carried by sixty
six voting in the affirmative, number
of members passed and over dozer
were absent from the chamber. It !;
stated that the governor has carefully
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
Sen. SPOONER
DENIES REPORT
SAYS HE WILL NOT BE HILLS
COUNSEL.
Wisconsin Senator Brands Report a
Fabrication Pure tand Simple and
Says That President Hill Offered
Him Place in f8s4-tle Refused.

Washington. March 7.-Senator
Spooner had the following to say to-
day about the report from Minneap-
oils that he is to enter the service OF
J. J. Hill of the Great Norehern Rail-
way Co, at a salary OF s50.000 year.
'Hill offered me the place of general
counsel OF his roads in 1884. | have
not met Hill since then nor have had
amy communications from him. The
story that | will be In his employ Is a
fabrication pure and simple. / did not
announce my retirement from the sem
ate to become lawyer Of any single
corporation"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
OFFICIALS
ARE STRICKEN
ITALIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE is
DEAD.
He Had Held Many Important Civil
Positions and His Death Was Due to
syncope-AnOther Official in Dy-
ing Condition.

Rome, March 7.--Signor Gallo min
ister of justice, died this morning oe
syncope. He was born in 1S49 and
formerly was minister of public in
struction, president of the chamber OF
deputies and minister of education.
Signor Massimini, minister of
finance, who was stricken with apo
plexy yesterday, is said this morning
to be In dying condition.
The impression caused by the death
of Signor Gallo and the condition Of
Signor Massimini Is intensified by the
fact that the former is the sixth min
lister Of the different Giolitti cabinets
who has passed away while in Office.
Opposition newspapers are even hint
ing at possibility OF ministerial
crisis, but in well-informed circles
this is not considered to be likely.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
APPOINTMENTS
ARE CONFIRMED
SENATE HOLDS AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION LAST NIGHT.
Appointment of George HoIlister Of
Fargo as Trustee of the A. c. Is
confirmed-other Appointments Are
Confirmed.

Bismarck, N. d., March THE SEN
ate held an executive session last
night to consider the appointments
sent to 1t by Governor Burke for con-
firmation. After lengthy session the
senate confirmed the following APP
pointments:
Mrs. Minnie @. Budlong. Bismarck
as member of the state library COM
mission.
John B, Wagner, Lidgerwood, as
trustee Of the school of science al
Wahpeton.
George H. Hollister, Fargo, as trus-
tee of the Agricultural college.
Gunder Olson, Grafton, as trustee
of the state blind asylum.
Frank Peltier Rolette county, as di-
rector OF the school of forestry.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
The HOLD-UP
WAS DARING
RUSSIAN ROBBERS MADE ANoTH- J
ER HAUL.
They Used Wild West Methods in Sep
arating Officials Of Moscow Univer.
sity From Their Monthly Playa
Tardy Police Sergeant Killed.

Moscow, March TIA daring hold-up
occurred at the university here today.
While the officials were being paid off
in the chanceilery, seven armed men
entered, threatened all present with
pistols and demanded money. The in
truders then fired in the air, seized
$4,000 and decamped. killing SER
geant Of police whom they met at the
door as he was about to enter the
building The university Is now sur
grounded by police and all the houses In
THE vicinity are being searched.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
SALVAGE OF DAKOTA.
Underwriters Plan to Save Something
From the Wreck.

Yokohama, March Representa-
tives of the underwriters board, who,
today. again visited the scene of the
wreck of the steamer Dakota in the
bay of Toxic, report that salvage work
is possible If time, weather and wreck
ing apparatus are obtainable.
The diver who visited the Dakota
returned here this afternoon. He says
the vessel is in the greatest danger.
She is resting on four rocks and her
rZflder is ten feet above water. The
foot of her second mast is on the level
with the sea. She has three large
holes in her port side and there are
smaller holes in her starboard side. In
addition, parts of the steamers sides
are bent in.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
RUSSIAN
DOWAGER
Mother of the Gar Is in
London
POLICE TOOK PRECAUTIONS
TIME or THE ARRIVAL OF THE
DoWAGER EMPRESS IN LoNt
DON WAS FASTENED TO AVOID
THE POSSIBILITY OF A TRAG-
EDY-DIPLoMATs LATE.

London, March THE dowager
empress Of Russia arrived here this
morning and was greeted at the rail-
road station by her sister. Queen Alex
andra the Prince and Princess OF
Wales and the staff of the Russian
embassy The empress reached Lon-
don half an hour earlier than the time
publicly announced and several for
eign ministers, who had not been APP
station after the departure of the roya
party. The expediting Of the empress
arrival was, II IS understood, planned
by the police. who have taken string
ent precautions for her safety,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
COUPONS MAY BE MAILED.
Order Concerning Their Mailing sus
pended Until Further Notice.

Washington, ID. c., March Post
masters have been advised by the
postoitice department that the order of
the third assistant postmaster general,
dated Nov T. 1905. against detachable
coupons, forms, advertisements, por-
tions of advertisements, etc, in sec
ond-class periodicals, which was TO be
enforced on and after March 4. 1907
is to be suspended until further mo-
tice.
No question therefore will be raised
regarding the mailing of periodicals,
because of the presence therein of
coupons or other detachable matter
not perforated
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
STEAMER GROUNDED.
Second Vessel to Be lnnperilIed OFF
Hook of Holland.

Flushing, Holland. March THE
British steamer Cambridge belonging
to the Great Eastern Railway Go. Of
London, was grounded this morning on
the Nolle Plaat during fog. The sea
is calm and the vessel probably will
get off at the next tide. This is the
second cross-channel steamer to be
imperiiled on this coast since the
steamer Berlin was wrecked off the
Hook of Holland fortnight ago.
The Cambridge was fioated later and
proceeded to Antwerp, apparently un-
manageable.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
MuzzLE THE PuRPs.
Valley City Follows Farso's Order to
MuzzIe All Dogs.

Valley City March THE city
council held a session yesterday after
noon and took stringent action in ref
erence to dogs. The alleged prevalence
Of rabies in Fargo and st. Paul no
doubt has alarmed some Of the resid-
ents Of the city and had considerable
to do with the action which was taken
yesterday. Several cases have been
reported recently where grown up
tackled by dogs, and while 1t lis not
thought that there is any reason to be-
lieve that the dogs which committed
the alleged assaults were afflicted with
rabies, the city officials are or the
opinion that It Is a good time TO get
rid of some OF the numerous dogs In
the community.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07

studied the provisions and considers
it a very meritorious measure.
After several delays the Shirley re-
ciprocal demurrage, measure, II. b.
153, passed the houset under special
orders, Wednesday afternoon Efforts
were made to devise means of keeping
the Farmers railroad, Devils Lake,
from the operations of the bill, but the
legal minds in and ONT of the house
feared that to make the exception
would place the bill open as to it's con-
stitutionality. The enthusiasts for
the BILL while they would liked to have
helped the Farmers road, they con-
tended that if farmers went into the
railroad business they would have to
be subservient to such laws as We're
enacted for the regulation of railroads
and they could not expect to escape
general legislation. The bill passed,
ninety-six voting in the affirmative
and one nay
The non-p prohibition forces were
routed, horse. foot and dragoon, We'd
nesday night, and despite their pessi-
mistic ideas of it being absolutely inn
possible to enforce the prohibition law
with any more effect with a special
commissioner the house passed S. b.
| 10, which, among other provisions,
provides for the appointment, by the
| governor, of an enforcement commits
sioner, who must be an attorney at
law, at a salary of $4,000 year, and
! who is to have a, clerk at $500 year
The bill also provides for an appropria-
| ton to pay expenses and the mainte-
nance of an office. Mr.. Twichell
speaking in support of the bill, related
/ to the house his experiences while
sheriff Of Cass county. He also stated
| that ii was not to be expected that
citizens would antagonize their inter
ests by becoming fnformers. Mr. Bur-
dick said, the bill would do away witt
the bounty and would put spoilers out
of business. There was considerable
talking out in meeting on the subjec
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
RAILROADS
RETALIATE
Reduced Fares Dropped
in Nebraska
CIRCULAR is ISSUED TODAY
PASSAGE OF 2-cENT RATE BILL
AND OTHER ANTAGoNISTlc
LEGISLATION BY THE NEBRAS-
kA soLoNs AROUSED THE RAIL
ROADS TO CUT CHEAP RATES.

Omaha, Neb., March Tn retalia
ton for adverse legislation, culminat-
ing in the passage of a 2-cent per mile
passenger fare bill, passed by the Ne.
braska Legislature and which went in
to effect this morning, all Nebraska
railroads, including the Union Pacific,
the Burlington, the Northwestern, the
Missouri Pacific, the Rock Island and
the Great Northern issued circulars to-
day. absolutely abolishing all classe:
of reduced fares.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
DIMES WITH TOWER.
The Kaiser the Guest Of Ambassador
and Mrs Tower Today

Berlin. March Emperor William
dined with Ambassador and Mrs.
Charlemagne Tower today This IS
the fourth time that his majesty has
dined at the American embassy since
Mr.. Tower has been here. The sea
son of court entertainments is now
nearly over. and the emperor is be-
ginning his spring trips to the various
parts of Germany. He visited the
naval station at WilhelmshaVen yes
terday and took part IN smoking
concert at the officers club. II does
not appear to be settled whether bis
majesty Is going to the Mediterranean
this year,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
WALKER IS LANDED.
North Dakota Prisoner Turned Over
to Washington Authorities.

Washington, March 7.--U. S. Mar
shal J. +. Shea of Fargo and Deputy
U. S. Marshal A. f. Quist have ar
rived in Washington having in GUS
tody w B. Walker Of Minot, an in
sane u. S. prisoner whom they incar-
cerated in the government insane asy-
lum here.
Marshal Shea said he had matters
before the department of justice which
would occupy his attention here for
about week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
New PostoHices.

Washington. d. c., March 1.-THE
following new postofiices have been es-
tabnshed in the state of North Dakota:
Manger and Plumer ia Williams coun-
ty, and Tobacco Garden, in Mckenzie
county-the latter will be supplied
from Scaafer
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
.SCHMITz SAID
NOT GUILTY
FRISCO MAYOR APPEARED IN
COURT.
The Executive Told Judge Dunn That
He Was Not Guilty of Extortion as
Charged by the Grand Jury-TriaI
Set for Monday.

San Francisco. March 7-Mayor
Schmitz appeared before Judge Dunn
today and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of extortion preferred against
him by the grand jury. BY agreement
next Monday was set for the trial. The
court then adjourned until 2 o'clock
to await the report of the coroner who
has been directed to take Abraham
Ruef into custody.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
ATTORNEY RUEF
Still MISSING
INDICTED FRISCO LAWYER CAN'T
BE FOUND.
The Coroner Has Succeeded the Sheriff
in an Effort to Locate the Missing
Man, But Has Not Been Able to
Locate Him.

San Francisco March THE
whereabouts Of Abraham Ruef remains
a mystery today. Coroner Wash who
has succeeded Sheriff O'Neil in an att
tempt to serve a bench warrant on the
indicted attorney, reported to Judge
Dunno at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07
Two-cENT RATE.
1t Is in Effect in Nebraska Beginning
With To-day.

Lincoln. Neb., March 7.--The 2-cent
passenger law is effective in Nebraska
without Governor Sheldon's approval.
The governor said he did not think 1t
would add to it's effectiveness to sign
|if
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-07

Continued from Page six.)
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
GOOD TIMES
TO CONTINUE
Business Men of Authority
See No Reason for
Decrease

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The Times
today publishes the opinions of score
or more Of editors of trade publications
on actual trade conditions aud the out
look The pinions are almost unani-
mously optimistic. Trade authorities,
arguing from present conditions and
tendencies, see in the outlook contin-
uation and even an increase in the
prosperity which the country is at
present enjoying
1t is pointed out, as the one negative
feature in the situation, that there is a
scarcity of money in the markets but
this very lack of money is quoted as
an evidence of business activity. For
the moment, it is believed, this strin-
gency may act as a check to the de-
velopment of new enterprises.
But in the end it is argued whatever
forces this money scarcity may exert
will be counteracted by the uniform
stability of the country's crops and the
Discrimination on the part Of business
to decline from it's present standard of
activity
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
THIEVES LOOT
AT HOTEL FIRE

NEW YORK, Aug. "A feature of
the fire which destroyed the mammoth
Long Beach hotel and by which nearly
1000 guests were driven out in the
sand in scant attire, has just devel-
oped In their hurried flight the guests
abandoned money, jewelry and other
valuable property, and looters, it ap-
pears, were quick to take advantage of
the fact. Detectives who were sent to
the scene arrested three colored wait
ers and Greek laborer, and stolen
property, 1t Is stated, was found in
their possession. The men were held
on charge of grand larceny.
Justice Wallace, who gave the loot
ers a hearing, was informed that the
thieves had buried stolen property in
the dunes back of the hotel and he
ordered men out to make a search. The
amount of property they recovered was
surprising. Where there was a sign
that the sand had been recently dis
turbed, excavations were made and
something brought to light. By dark
the justice had in his possession sew
eral trunks full of stuff, bags, satchels,
bundles and boxes containing valua-
bles. He had rings and pins and
stickpins, watches and chains and a
great collection of all sorts of jeweled
combs and silver backed toilet articles
and some dresses and suits.
When 1t became too dark for further
search, guard was set over the
property. All property owners will be
kept from the vicinity More men will
be put to work this afternoon on an
other search of the ruins.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
SEND KELLY
To JAMESTOWN

PORTLAND, August Dan J. KEEL
~ is to go to jamestown to run in the
y. a. U. championships for the Multi
nomah club in September, says 1.-The
Telegram. After nearly year of un-
certainty and a great deal OF wire
pulling by opponents of the world :
champion sprinter, the club direc tors
voted an appropriation last night TO
cover the expenses of Kelly and his
trainer, w. L. Hayward, to jamestown
and return.
The uncertainty over the trip has
been especially acute since the p. n.
A. meet, where Kelly failed to compete
because of a strained tendon, when,
If he had gone in and won single
event, Multnomah would have carried
the day. In addition, he was invited
to go to jamestown by the directors a
year ago and did not answer their in
vitation. A number of them had made
up their minds to oppose him on that
score, but an answer came last night
through H. w Kerrigan, chairman OF
lIlC OuluuOI dlHlellC COMMITTEE. Kelly
chose that medium for compromise.
In his letter he expressed himself as
willing and anxious to compete for
the club, and the directors voted the
appropriation unanimously.
Kelly is the worlds champion in the
100-yard and the 220-yard dashes. He
will enter those events to defend his
titles, and, in addition, will probably
go in the running broad jump. He
holds the coast record at "a feet 21s
inches. He is training at Eugene now,
and says he wifi be in perfect condi-
ton in September.
H. w. Kerrigan has left the city to
go into business at Berkeley, Cal, and
his place as chairman of outdoor ath-
letics at the club was filed by the APP
pointment of E. f. Morgan. Morgan
is one of the best known athletes in
this section, and has done as much as
any one man to put amateur athletics
on a clean basis in the Northwest. He
was formerly a great Splinter and
hurdler, and held the coast records for
years. His hurdle record of OILS 3-5
seconds for the high sticks still stands
in California.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
STATEMENT OF
HAYWOOD JUROR

| j. A. Robertson, one of the Jurors in
the Haywood case, has furnished the
Capital News with the following
statement:
ITO those who would critcise the
action of the jurors in rendering their
verdict of acquittal, let me say, for
myself, that no one can appreciate the
hard position in which l was placed.
There was the strong feeling and sus-
picion naturally entertained from the
fact that the murdered man was a dear
friend, and my solemn oath that these
feelings must be put aside and my
verdict be governed entirely by the law
and evidence.
Mr. Hawleys masterful presentation
of the case could not have been better,
and Senator Borah's wonderful and
convincing plea increased my admira-
ton for him more than ever. It was
my constant hope that if the defend
ant was guilty that the state would
dence would be- so strong that no doubt
could be entertained. Now, then, no
matter what we may have thought
when the case was closed, our opin-
ion must conform to the instructions
of the court. These repeatedly said
that outside of Orchards testimony
the circumstantial evidence must be
sufficiently conclusive to convince the
jury to a moral certainty and beyond
a reasonable doubt of the guilt of the
defendant
Take, for instance, the letter which
was supposed to have ben sent from
Pettibone to Orchard. We had only
the copy. We needed the original let
ter with some confederation as to the
handwriting in order to consider this
the most important and material link
in the chain of evidence offered by
the state. Hence 1t is my honest ooin-
ion that there was little left of the
states case after applying this great
mass of instructions.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
OHIO SOLONS
AT REUNION

CEDAR POINT, O., Aug. 1.-The
members of the Ohio general assem-
bly,, together with many politicians
from over the state, gathered here to-
day for their annual reunion. While
pleasure and entertainment are sup
posed to occupy the legislators and
other visitors during the two days of
the reunion it is expected that they
will find time for considerable discus
sion Of political affairs and it is posi-
BILE that developments of no little i'm
portance may result from the gather
ing.
Much interest centers in the reunion
banquet to be held tonight, at which
the scheduled speakers include Gov
ernor Andrew L. Harris, Senator Ed
ward A. Hainer Of Cincinnati, d. ].
O'Rourke of Toledo, and Freeman T.
Eagleson of Cambridge, speaker of the
house.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
ARABS PLANS
DETERMINATION

; TANGIER, Aug. DIR. Merle, who
arrived here last night on a German
ship, which brought a number Of Jews
and other refugees from Casa Blanca,
says the slaughter of Europeans at
Casa Blanca is the outcome of holy
war preached by the Arabs for the ex-
termination Of Europeans. During the
trouble at least eight, were killed.
The Arabs then attacked the work.
men on the harbor works, killing sew
eral and burning their bodies. DR..
Merele believes that Casa Blanca will
be the scene OF further troubles and
expects the town to be invaded by 2o,-
900 Arabs today.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
READY
FOR LAST TRIP
LII lie Fails Will Never
Attempt the Trip
Again

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Commandel
Robert E. Peary, who has practically
completed arrangements for his fifth
dash to the north pole, it was said to-
| day, has determined to succeed this
| time or give up the quest forever. Yet
he has extreme confidence that this
time he will place the American flag
at the magnetic point. Within the next
10 days Peary hopes to sail for the
North. Supplies are going aboard the
Roosevelt, and her crew of hardy
Maine fishermen and Observation-Disclosures
have been notified to report.
Peary is nervous under the enforc-
ed delay of his departure, as his ship
was to have been ready July /,
The explorer is confident that his
Ter by the knowledge he gained on his
last voyage. On that trip he sue
ceeded in getting within ia miles of
the goal and was then forced to turn
back. This time he will travel the
same route and will leave the north
east coast of Grantland.
When he steams out of the East
river Peary will sail directly for North
Sydner, where he expects to arrive 10
days later. There he will pick up his
Eskimo men and women and his dogs.
He will take on his last supply of coal
at Etah, and after leaving that point
will be entirely cut off from communi-
cation with the rest of the world for
more than a year.
Peary takes the wives of his Eski-
mos with him because they are Of
great help in sewing furs, making
blankets and sledges, and dressing the
meat their hunter husbands bring into
camp.
The winter campaign will end next
February, and then will begin the real
dash for the pole.