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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
4 NEGROES CONFESSION
Tells How COlOred Soldiers "Shot
Up" Brownsville, Texas.
TRUE VERSION (O OF OUTRAGE

TRUE VERSION (O OF OUTRAGE
Galveston Paper Printed Alleged Con.
fession Showing How Soldiers Went
10 Wipe Out Old Scores Against
White Citizens.
Galveston. Tex, March IS. - The
Galveston News printed the alleged
confession OF a discharged negro sol
der in explanation of the midnight
riot OF negro soldiers of the 18th in
fantry, who shot up Brownsville,
Texas, on August 10. 1906 The News
story says statement was made by
one Of the discharged negro soldiers to
two reporters. and that after seven
months OF investigation by the author
tiles Of the United States. what APP
pears TO be the true version OF the riot
has come to light The discharged sol
der admits that he participated in
the riot This man has been living in
Galveston since he and many others
Of the 25th infantry were discharged
without honor by order OF President
Roosevelt from the military service.
According to the alleged statement
made to the reporters. the outrage was
not premeditated. but was the result
Of an alleged injury done to one of the
soldiers by white man in Browns
vile about a half hour before the riot
started. The negro. the story says
was struck by the white man at re
sort in Brownsville. The negro. return
ing to the barracks. seized his rifle
and announced that he was going to
kill the white man. Several other ne
groes promptly volunteered to go along
TO wipe out old scores against white
citizens on account of injuries they
had suffered. The negroes returned TO
the barracks after committing the as
sault on the town. and many soldiers
assisted in the hurried cleaning of the
guns for the inspection which followed
soon after the shooting ceased. Ac.
cording to the alleged confession. the
SoluleIS lIOE OHly Ohc COhpdhg vi OhS
25th infantry participated in the riot,
although nearly an entire battalion
later discharged. knew soldiers had
done the shooting.
Many of the negroes belonging to
this battalion enlisted in Galveston
during the summer of 1905 and re-
turned to the city after being dis
charged from the army.
The man who talked to the report
ers said his name was d. c. Gray. and
that he was formerly private in Com
PAW B. OF the 25th infantry.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
LOCAL MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro. }
Wheat. ~ to 80; corn. 80 to So; meal,
sl.3O TO 1.35; oats, 40 to As; bens, live,
lOto1l; dressed. Htol21l; chickens, small,
13to14; eggs, l4to15; lardl0tol2; ducks,
live 10to11; dressed. IL TO IA; butter, IL
to %; hams, la to Is; sweet potatoes,
80 to 81; Irish potatoes, so to 40; apples,
per bushel. $lto$l %; veal ,4kto5; lambs,
81. so to SO so; hides, green, 8 TO 10;
dry. II to Is. sailed. No. l. $ to 10;
calf skins No. 1, $l.l0 per skin; baled
hay, ST. to $40 per ton; leaf sumac. go
to G5 per 100; hogs, live weight. 5
to 5Hc.; beef. live weight, ~ to Bic;
pork, to "; turkeys, live, IL; undrayfn.
IA to Is; drawn. 10 to 16; Early Rose
potatoes, seed. IS to 81.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
lob PRINTING

The Free Lance Is prepared 70 90 JOB
lIs >, an kinds in up-to-date style at
W, wo osnn .. S prices on short notice. The
reas zs sona In our Office will compare
w s.abIv with the best TO be had any
.,sors The head Of our Job work de-
W w astrnsnt who has been working 10 this
Office for many years, - one OF tns most
"rsS men IN the business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
ROBBED AND KILLED

C. +. Ferguson, postmaster at New
soms. Southampton county, was found
dead In an alley leading to wharf at
Norfolk Sunday. 1t Is thought that
death was the result Of drug admins
tered by some one for the purpose Of rob
bery. Ferguson. II il said bod boon
drinking heavily. He was 3s years old.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
Will Protect Those Who Confess.

Will protect nose VINO NonIeSS'
Washington. March Is. - Senator
Overman. of North Carolina, who is a
member of the senate committee on
military affairs, which Is investigating
the shooting up" of Brownsville,
Texas. when shown the dispatch from
Galveston telling of the alleged con.
fession of a discharged negro soldier,
said that the committee received in
formation two weeks ago that former
member of the 25th infantry had ex-
pressed a willingness to make a full
confession if he could receive some as
surance from the government that he
would be protected. Senator Overman
saws that this information was for
warded to Secretary Taft. with the
suggestion that it be investigated by
the war department "All the discharg-
ed troops who tell the truth about the
affair" said the senator, "will GER
tainly be protected by the govern
ment'
Neither the senate committee on
military affairs nor the war depart
ment has received any official report
regarding the alleged confession OF
the discharged negro soldier.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor OF Ada j.
Roy, hereby notify those who owe the
said estate to come and settle the same,
and those who have any claims against
the estate will please present them to the
undersigned properly verified.
Respectfully,
j. A. Roy,
Administrator OF Ada j. Roy, deceased
m5w4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
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-----------------
ELEVEN DEAD IN MINE

Eleven men killed, four seriously IN
jured, and three missing, ia the result oil
a firedamp explosion in the coal mine
owned and operated by Bond & Bruce,
at Tacoma, near Norton, in Wise coun-
ty, Saturday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19

The new barn at White Marsh.
Gloucester coanty, OF j. W. Burlee. of
New York, was burned March 10th With
contents. The barn cost $4,000, and
was filed with corn, hay and implements
required on the place OF 1000 acres.
The building was insured for $500.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
Bodies of Father and Children Found.

Parkersburg. W. Va. March IS. -
The bodies OF John f. Francis. his son
Henry and daughter Bella. who were
drowned while fleeing from their
flooded home. were recovered. The
river has fallen two feet. but the food
situation is little improved, there is
much suffering. and the city is with.
out street cars. gas. electric lights or
wafer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
CLEVELAND HAS
REACHED LIFES ALLOTTED SPAN

Grover Cleveland, the only living ex-
President, was seventy years old Mob
day. he passed the day in the quiet OF
his country home at Princeton, N. j.,
surrounded by his wife and children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
For SALE OR EXCHANGE.

will sell or exchange for cattle pair
of young mules. Apply to Sonny Muscle
man on z. NJ. Honey's farm in Stafford.
Address Sonny Musselman, Falmouth, Va.
f14l3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
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-STROTHER BROTHERS are
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and the THAW trial 10 get
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DR.. JEKYLE AND Mr.. HYDE in
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that and then this will KINDER"
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add TO our pleal ure, so it's WORTH
THE MONEY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-19
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
PRAY FOR LEN|ENCY
IN GLADSTONE
CASE
Understood That Petitions
Have Been Presented to
Judge Templeton.

According to reliable information at
hand the friends of Paul Gladstone,
the unfortunate young man in the
county jail on a revolving criminal
charge and who plead guilty at the
arrangement yesterday afternoon, are
interesting themselves in his behalf
and petitions. have been prepared,
which have been or will be presented
to Judge Templeton. 1t is urged that
the unfortunate choir leader. although
guilty on his own plea, has suffered
for his sins and should be given as
light a sentence as possible county
Jail sentence preferred. The code
specifies not over one year in the
county Jail and not under one or over
ten years in the state penitentiary.
Under the circumstances it is probable
that Judge Templeton will take some
time in the consideration of the de-
tails of the case before pronouncing
the words which will place the guilty
one behind the bare and it is quite
probable that his case will be stayed
over until the big day when the entire
atch of prisoners receives sentence.
Ever since his arrest and incarcer-
alton, Gladstone's friends have been
working earnestly in his behalf and
Deputy Sheriff Gilbreath states that
never has prisoner under his charge
received SO generous gifts of flowers,
delicacies and reading matter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
BIDS EXCEEDED THE FUNDS
Contracts For Repairs to Cottage and
For New University Sewer We're
Rejected.

At the meeting of the university
board of trustees yesterday after
noon, the bids for two of the five con-
tracts for which tenders were sub
mitted, were rejected, the bids for
these, the new sewer and the repairs
to the Cottage exceeding by hundreds
of dollars the appropriation for the
same.
For the new sewer to connect with
the city sewer system there were four
bidders; G. H. Porritt of Fargo, John
Carol and B. o. Paulsness of this
city and Lykken & Robinson of Leeds.
The appropriation made by the legis-
lature for the sewer was $4,000 and,
although the exact figures are with
held, it is understood that the bids
were considerable in excess of this
amount.
For the repairs on the Cottage there
was but one bidder, Bales & Perkins
of Grand Forks. The bid was higher
than the appropriation of $4,000 and
was rejected.
New bids have been called for June
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
ACTION IN JOSEPH
TILL CASE WAS
DEFERRED
Pembina County Man Convict
ed of Murder Must Remain
Six More Months.
FINGER OF SUSPICION
POINTED TO ANOTHER
Claimed That Prisoner is Vic
tim of Plot Crime of Twelve
Years Ago.
FINGER OF SUSPICION
POINTED TO ANOTHER

No action was taken on the applica-
ton of Joseph Till, the Pembina coun-
ty man who has been in the peniten-
tiary at Bismarck for the last twelve
years convicted of a murder charge.
The board Of pardons, which consid-
cred the case yesterday afternoon, de-
ferred action until the December
meeting. Joseph Till, as an applicant
for pardon for the murder of Adam
Miller, was represented by Tracy r.
Bangs of Grand Forks, Judge w. ].
Kneeshaw of Pembina, and Vice Con-
sui Silverstri of the Hungarian gov
eminent at Chicago, all of whom
claimed that Till was the victim of a
conspiracy by which his liberty was
sworn away. Till came to the United
States with the wife of Adam Miller in
1895. Eight days after he arrived,
Miller's body was found back of an
old granary near the house where
TILL was stopping. Miller had been
waylaid and shot to death while on
the way from Pembina to the place
where Till and Mrs. Miller were stop
ping. The evidence against Till was
entirely circumstantial. He had been
out of the house during supper time
and the state claimed that this was
when the murder was committed. The
attorneys yesterday claimed that Till
was in bed and asleep when the crime
was committed, and that the circum-
stantial evidence against him had
been manufactured for the purpose of
shielding the guilty parties. and while
no direct charges were made, the fin
ger of suspicion was pointed strongly
toward Hungarian named Jacob
Martin, who afterward left the coun-
try. The Till case has been con-
sidered BY the board of pardons for
many years and the Austrian govern
ment has interested itself in his be-
half, claiming he was unjustly con-
victed. Judge Young of the supreme
court, who recently resigned, was the
prosecuting attorney in the case and
has always refused to indorse an ap-
plicatiOn for pardon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
LET CONTRACT FOR
FAIR PREMIUM
LIST
Evening Times Lowest Bidder
and Will Do the Big Job
Work Will Be Rushed.
WO0DMEN LODGES ARE
TO HAVE GALA DAY
Landscape Gardner Will Be
Put to Work and Beautify
the Grounds.
WOODMEN LODGES ARE
TO HAVE GALA DAY

At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the North Dakota State Fair
association of Grand Forks held on
Tuesday afternoon in the Commercial
club rooms, the contract for the print
ing of the premium lists was awarded
to the Evening Times. The copy will
be placed in the hands of the printer
at once, and the job will be rushed to
completion.
Another important matter taken I'D
was the proposition of identifying the
grounds. A landscape gardner will be
employed, and the grounds made
beautiful in every way.
The association also decided to give
one day of the big fair over to the
Woodmen, and lodges from all parts
of the state will be here. There are
to be big premiums offered for the
largest representations sent here, and
the day will be a gala one for the
state fair.
The appointment of judges and SUI
perintendents was another matter
taken up, and the following list was
announced:
Cattle-Superintendent, A. G. Nc
Intyre, city; Judge, ]. H. Sheppard,
Fargo.
Sheep - Superintendent, James
Coulter, city; Judge, w. B. Richards,
Fargo.
Swine-Superintendent, James Coul-
ter, city; Judge, w. B. Richards, Far
go.
Poultry Superintendent, A. G.
Lockman, CITY; Judge, L. D. Canniff.
Honey-Superintendent, c. l.. Ora
Der; Judge, F. A. Wilson, Bathgate.
Fruits and Flowers-Superintend-
ent, Miss Bertha Wolff; Judge, Oscar
w. Will, Bismarck.
Butter and Observation-Disclosures,
j. R. Poupore; Judge, R. F. Flint, Bis
marck.
Agricultural Products-Superinten-
dent, Harry Richards, city; Judge,
Prof. Robertson, Crookston.
Women's Observation-Disclosures
ent, Mrs. w. B. Wood; Judge, Mrs.
Maynard Crane, Cooperstown.
Schools-Superintendent, Miss Hell
en- Prindeville; Judge, w. L. Stock
we'll, Bismarck.
Fine Observation-Disclosures, Prof.
Bryant.
Merchants and Manufacturers-Su-
perintendent, Carl Sorenson; Judge,
j. c. Kelly, Devils Lake.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., NJ. ].
Sullivan, East Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
.PRACT|C|NG FOR NO. So
There'll Be No Flinching When g.
Comes to Bat, Is What the
Boys Promise.

The ball players to represent the
Grand Forks Council No. 81 in the
games against 6S of Minneapolis, are
practicing hard and the lineup as now
arranged was given to the public by
Manager O'Toole this afternoon. The
Minneapolis travellers are fast and
furious, and it will be for blood the
contest will be waged. The line up:
McIlraith, C; O'Toole and Wilson, p;
OToole and Wilson, 1b; Odegard, SIS;
McMullen, 2b and Arnett 3b, If he can
he located. When last seen, he was
wandering the sod in the vicinity of
Milton, and though cautioned by L.
J. May to carry a silk thread and
carrier pigeon, he has not been seen
nor heard of since. The fielders for
the meeting of the baseball gladiators
will be picked from the following
cream of the land: Mitchell, Reed,
Flaherty, Little Montgomery, Johnson,
Isaacs and Harms.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
SUIT FOR TOES UP AGAIN
Damage Action Against Transit Com.
pany for $1,000 for Two Toes,
In Tomorrow.

The $1,000 damage suit of Arthur
Goldstein against the Grand Forks
Rapid Transit company for the loss Of
two toes which were cut off by street
car over a year ago, will come up in
the district court tomorrow.
The lad, 1t is claimed, was stealing
a ride, and when the car had reached
a point near the Winship school, ne
attempted to leap to the ground, only
to fall beneath the wheels and to come
out minus two toes. At the time the
case. was up in court before, 1t was
dismissed on motion of Tracy r.
Bangs, attorney for the plaintiff. Bar
ID Skulason is looking after the inter-
ests Of the street car company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
GRAND FORKS MAN
GETS JUDICIAL
PLUM
o. H. Boyeson Appointed
County Judge of Bowman
County.

Announcement was made public to-
day of the appointment of o. H. Boye-
sen of this city to the county judg-
ship of Bowman county, one of the
newly organized divisions of the state.
It has been known for some time
that Mr.. Boyesen expected the appoint
ment but the official announcement
was made today. The new Judge is
now in Bowman county making ar
rangements for living on homestead
and opening his Office.
Mr.. Boyeson has resided in the city
for years and has received official
notice before, having filled the office
of American consul to Sweden for
several years under President Cleve-
lands administration. He was sue
ceeded by Robert Bergh of this city,
one of President McKinley's appoin-
tees. After relinquishing his con-
sular job he remained on the continent
for some time. later returning to
North Dakota and opening law office
at Williston. Since Christmas he has
made this city his home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
FINE 0RAT|0NS At
FRESHMAN COM
PETITION
Harry G. Knapp Of Lisbon
Winner of First Prize
Miss Olson Second.

Harry G. Knapp of Lisbon carried
off the first honors in the freshmen
oratorical contest which was held last
Beatrice Olson of Hillsboro was sec
ond.
The orations were of high order
and the audience, though small, was
highly appreciative of the efforts of
the competitors and the orations were
greatly enjoyed.
"The Triumph of Principle" was the
subject Of the first Grafton by Edward
Welte. He showed how high princi-
pal was essential to either local or
national success and that there needs
must be guiding star for all nations
or individuals lest these nations or
individuals topple.
The second Grafton was delivered
by Miss Hoadley who gave a fine
analysis of the character of Tito
Melina, the central figure in Eliot's
novel "Romola." She brought out
clearly the one great lesson-the
fatality of deception.
T. A. Togerson in his grafton "Our
Country's Call" showed the need of
strong men in the national life. He
has a good delivery.
The Secret of Great Success" by
r. H. Montgomery. was the subject of
the next Grafton. Mr.. Montgomery
showed how Christianity has won out
in supreme victory because its early
day teachers had practiced useful
ness, loyalty and devotion to their
cause.
Mr.. Knapp, the winner of first
place, had chosen for his subject, "The
Spirit of Reform" He showed that
the decay of nations was due largely
to the fact that the ignorant are salts
fled to remain in their ignorance, with
no aspirations for higher life. We
should inculcate more of the spirit
shown by Henry Clay when he said,
II would rather be right than presi-
dent"
Miss Oleson discussed "Vaulting
Ambition" She showed how each in
dividual was free to choose, and upon
his choice depended his career. She
chose the character of Macbeth as
true type of men who fail because
OF their vaulting ambition.
Miss Oleson has very pleasing and
effective delivery. She seems to be
at home on the platform.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
ARGUES STATE FAIR CASE
Mandan Citizens Wax Warm In Dis.
cussiOn and Finally Resort to
Fistic Exhibition.

Mandan correspondence in Bis
marck Tribune: Two of our promin-
emit citizens, one hotel keeper and
the other the ice man, got into an
argument Memorial day over the To-
cation of the state fair at Fargo and
Grand Forks. The argument finally
became SO strenuous that the particle
pants came to blows and the matter
was heard in justice court. The ice
man, contrary to the public impress
sion that he is a happy man, got the
worst of it in the fracas, the hotel
man was fined $40, and as the supreme
court has definitely decided the state
fair case, everything is now consider
ed satisfactorily settled, and there is
no room for further argument.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
OJATA man FAILED
TO IDENTIFY
SUSPECTS
Two Men Arrested For House
Robbery Are Released
This Morning.

Two suspects arrested late yester-
day afternoon at Hillsboro for alleged
completely in the robbery of Agent
Shufeldt's residence at Ojata Sunday
afternoon. were released at o'clock
this morning upon the arrival of the
data man who failed to identify them.
The robbers secured $3.50 in money
and considerable jewelry, but not a
cent was found on the persons of the
two men arrested at Hillsboro and it
is not thought that they had any hand
in the deed.
The two suspects were apprehended
at Reynolds but succeeded in board
ing train for the south before an
arrest could be made. They were TAX
en- in at Hillsboro, however, at the
hurried request Of Sheriff Hanson.
Both were riding the blind baggage.
These are the only arrests that have
been made in connection with the case
and nothing further has been learned
of the subsequent movements of the
robbers after passing Emerald. The
authorities, however, are working on
the theory that the men doubled back
after passing Emerald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
JUDGE POLLOCK PRES|DES
Case Of ]. W. Ogren vs.. Tlbbs. Hutch
ins, Up In District Court
Jurymen Present.

With Judge Pollock of Fargo pre-
siding, the regular work of the June
jury term of court started through the
grist mill this morning. The first
case. and one which will take the en-
tire day. and perhaps part of tomor-
row, is that of J. w. Ogren, as trustee
in bankruptcy of s. o. Haugen, against
Tibbs, Hutchins & Co., of st. Paul.
This is for the recovery of money on
notes alleged to have been fradulently
taken by the defendants.
The thirty-six jurymen drawn some
time ago, were present at the session
this morning.
The jury in the case today Is COM
posed Of the following: William
Giles, Jens Hauglan, Nels johnson,
Peter Paulson, N. N. Ellertson. John
Hancock, ]. Monde, William Alexan-
der, H. Schell, Ole p. Ode, Ole Haugen
and Col. B. F. Brockhoff.
The two prisoners Cole and Tom
Tomeri, who took the statutary time
to enter pleas. were arraigned and
both plead not guilty.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-05
E. J. LANDER s co.

council proceedings of Monday night.
the reader would be led to believe that
E. ]. Lander, president of the Com
mercial club. appeared as the repre-
sentative of the club. In justice to
the Commercial club, the members of
which are divided on the pavement
proposition. it is stated that Mr.. Lam
der did not appear as the club repre-
sentative, but as an individual tax
payer and citizen-a tax payer who
controls 400 feet of frontage on the
streets to be repaved this summer.