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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
BOTTLE SET ON FIRE.
Iowa Druggist Awoks TO Find His Bed
on Fire.

Spirit Lake, Ia, Jan. 2. Roy Earn
ham. a druggist, believes he had a
marrow escape from being burned to
death in his bed on Sunday.
Saturday night before he retired he
took drink of mineral water from a
large bottle which he kept In his room,
and set the bottle, which was almost
full Of water on the sill Of his window.
He slept. late on Sunday and was not
awakened until he began to smell
smoke, and upon investigating, found
that the bedelothing was on fire. He
quickly extingslished the blaze and no
particular damage was done.
Fora time Farnham was unable to
account for the fire, not being in the
habit Of smoking In bed, and having
no light in his room. He happened 10
glance at the window, however, and
the mystery was solved. The water
bottle had acted as burning glass,
and had concentrated the rays of the
sun upon the bed clothing, setting
them On fire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Record Crop IN Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 2The report
of the Hon. F. D. Coburn, secretary
of the Kansas State Board of Agri-
culture shows that the crop in this
state during the past year beat all
previous records. Though the corn
yielded some three million bushels less
than the previous year its value was
far above that of any crop previously
raised in the state. The value of farm
produce and live stock are estimated
at $424,222,767 or more than $4,000. 600
in excess of the preceding year The
total Yield of wheat is estimated at
93,292,9S0 bushels. The an. round in
Grease amounts taae nai, eeh'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
AGRICULTURAL DECAY.
English Lord Explained It's Failure
In That Country.

London, Jan 2.-At meeting Of the
Royal Agricultural society today Lord
Tredegar who presided, stated that
the decay Of English agriculture was
due 20 three causes. First there was
the fact Of foreign governments MAIN
tanning state departments for. the as
sistance of agriculture organized on
an extensive scale and amply sun
piled with funds while Great Britain
did little or nothing Second, there was
the fact that foreign food can be
brought to the British consumer
cheaper than food produced on British
soil 90 that the British farmer Is ac-
tuaiiy at disadvantage. having to
pay higher taxes and rates than the
foreigner, and into the bargain. more
Tor the cost Of moving his goods to tlag
market. Third, there was the fact
that everywhere abroad the farmer
was protected BY tariff. The meet
ing decided TO frame bin to protect
British agriculturalists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
NAVAL ENLIsrMENTs.
They Are Still Decreasing--More In
ducements Are Necessary.

Washington, Jan. 2-Owing to the
continued falling off in the number of
naval recruits several battleships are
at present undermanned and strenu-
Gus efforts are about to be taken by
the heads Of the navy to further en-
courage enlistment In accordance
with a plan recently adopted, COM
mander William f. White, u. S. N,
lis touring Iowa seeking recruits but is
not meeting with the success he ex-
pected. Further inducements are
about to be offered to recruits and a
determined attempt will be made to
have all the war craft fully manned
during the forthcoming North Atlantic
cruise.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Will REPORT
JAP ANARCHIST
CONSUL GENERAL AT FRISCO
TO ACT.
The Work Of the Little Brown Edi-
tor Is to Be Reported to the Japan
ese Government at Tokio--copy Of
His Paper Sent.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan 2-The
case of Takeschi of Berkley. the pub
Usher of The Revolution, will be re-
ported to the government at Toxic by
Japanese Consul General Uyeno
I'VE will make a report of the TAX
eschi incident to Toxic" said Secretary
oyoma Of the Japanese consul yester-
day
I'VE can take no action in the mat
ter here. 1t is in the hands of the local
authorities, but we will report the mat
ter to our government and send a
copy Of The Revolution to Tol1ios
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
COURTS NAV RUN RAILROADS.
Texas Threatens Drastic Action un.
less Car Shortage Is Relieved.

Austin. Tex. Jan 2,In a letter to-
day to w 6. Preston. general freight
agent Of the Frisco's Texas lines. the
railroad commissioner stated mat IL
the several railroads OF the state ala
not relieve the car shortage within d
reasonable time the commission would
put several of the properties In the
hands Of receivers and let the courts
operate them for while.
He says that Commissioner Allison
Mayfleld has already made motions
that several Of the roads be placed in
the hands Of receivers and that he viii
vote FOR the motions unless the situa-
ton IL remedied without delay.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
THE TROUBLE
WITH SERVIA
FOREIGN PRINCE is WANTED
FOR KING.
France Has Not Heard of the Proposed
Changes But Knows the Servian
Government Has Ordered Big Guns
From a French Firm.

Paris, Jan. 2. The French gov
ernment has no advices regarding the
reports that Seryian conspirators are
ready to overthrow King Peter of Ser
via in favor of foreign prince. 1t il
regarded as significant. however, that
the reports of important developments
in the Balkans should follow the sig
nature last week Of the contract be-
tween the Servian government and the
Creusot Arms factory, at Lecreuso
France, for delivery Of sixty new bat
teries of field guns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Most of the Dead Were
Mexicans
The OPERATOR is BLAMED
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS COL
LlDED AND THE soUTHeouND
ONE WAS THE ONE TO SUFFER
MOST SERIOUSLY - SMOKING
CAR WAS TELEscoPED.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 2.--About thirty
passengers, mostly Mexlcans, were
killed and as many more seriously in
jured in a head-end collision at 4:s0
o'clock this morning, five miles west of
Altavista, between passenger trains,
No. 20, southbound, and No 80, north
bound, on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway.
rhe wrecked trains run between El
Paso and Chicago
The most of the killed and Injured
were on the southbound train.
The cars went into ditch and sew
eral of them caught fire.
Many Of the bodies of the victims
were consumed by the flames.
The injured are being brought to
Topeka on a relief train.
Early reports stated that the col
lision was caused by the carelessness
of the agent at Voland
Most Of the killed are believed TO be
Mexican laborers, who were in the
smoking car on No. 30.
The baggage car telescoped the
smoker and crashed down through the
roof of the latter car, crushing OUT the
lives of the occupants, a majority OF
whom were curled up in their seats
asleep.
The cars caught fire soon after they
struck and five of the cars of No. 90
were consumed by the flames.
It is likely that several bodies were
burned to ashes and it may be a long
time before the complete list of the
killed can be learned.
The officials Of the Rock Island in
this city at q o'clock this morning es-
timated the number of dead al thirty
and the number OF injured at forty.
At that hour ten bodies had been
taken from the ruins OF the burning
cars.
Nine Of the bodies were those of
Mexicans and one was that OF a white
man.
Train No. 90 bore the brunt of the
collision.
The cars on No 80 were not serious
ly damaged and they were made up
into train and sent on south i'm the
place of destroyed No 20.
The blame OF the collision seems to
rest upon John Lynes, the telegraph
operator, at Volland, who has disap-
peared. Orders had been issued for
No 20 and No. 80 to pass at Volland.
These orders had been sent to the
operator at Volland. who was instruct
ed to hold No. 20 at that point.
1t Is stated he, for some REASON.
failed to deliver the order to the crew
Of No. 29 and the latter train went bv.
meeting No. 80 few miles west of
Volland. Lynes fled before the wreck
occurred, after first forecasting the
impending collision Five minutes
before the trains met he called up the
dispatcher and wired him as follows:
No 2s has gone and have gone
also
Twenty eight of the injured, many
Of them Mexicans. were brought to
Topeka Twelve bodies were left at
Alma.
Just before the collision Engineer
Mcmahon and Fireman Brown of No.
80 and Engineer Slater and Fireman
Sweeney Of No. 2s, jumped. All four
escaped injury.
John Lynes, the telegraph operator
at volland, has been arrested. Lynes
was captured at noon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
ltaIy,s Prosperity.

Naples. Italy, Jam 2.The prosper
iry of Tins coUntry continues as the
budget statement shows an unexpect-
ed surplus Of more than $1O.000.0O0
for the current year with an esti-
mated surplus of $5,O0O,0O0 for the
next A great movement Is pending
toward the relief OF taxation and the
relief of local finance. At the coming
session of parliament sum of $122.-
100000 will be asked for to improve
the railways In the country
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Blame the Phonoaraphs.

New York. Jan. 2.Grace Il. Rover
a Brooklyn school teacher, has traced
her recreant husband from the clue OF
hearing his tenor voice in slot ma
chine phonograph. Yesterday Patrick
]. Richie of Jersey City. bought phon-
ograph record and thereby won a
charming bride. She was Catherine
Margaret Sheridan of No. 162 York
street, Jersey City. They were mar
ried today
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Florida Orange Crop.

Jacksonville. Fla, Jan. Upwards
of sixty per cent Of the Florida citrus
fruit has been shipped for the season
and eighty per cent Of the orange
crop has been forwarded to northern
markets, The shipments of fruit
have been very heavy since the sea-
son opened. Pineapples are now be-
ing shipped to New York in large
quantities via the Clyde line and cell
cry which Is now ripening will be for
warded in large quantities at the end
Of this month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Boost in Wages.

Toledo. o., Jan. 2.As an apprecia-
tion Of faithful service 1000 men en-
ployed by the Toledo Railway and
Light Co. and the Maumee Valley Rail-
ways and Light CO., including about
800 motormen and conductors, received
q handsome New Years present today
in the shape of 10 per cent Increase
in wages.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Wolf Hunting in Canada.

Kingston, Ont. Jan Wolves arc
becoming so numerous all over the
province that bands of men are or
ganized to hunt them. Today up
wards Of seven hundred men collected
at Owen Sound to hunt large pack
Of wolves which are causing great
destruction in the district.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Texas Land Sold.

Houston, Tex, Jan. .. over 100000
acres Of land were sold by public atlc-
tion yesterday. The purchasers have
forty years 70 pay for the land which
is situated In the western part OF the
state. Large tracts III land still re-
main for occupancy In this state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
gen. CHAFFEE'S
HOME LOOTED
THIEF CARRIED AWAY A LOT OF
JEwELRY.
The Crook Gained Access to the Sec
ond Floor and Made His Raid While
the Family Was Enjoying a New
Years Dinner.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 2.-while
Gen. A. R. chaffee, and the members
of his family We're at dinner last even
Ing an unknown man gained entrance
to the upper story of the Chaffee home
and ransacked the rooms, which yield
ed the thief rich booty. Jewelry OF
an intrinsic value of $1,000, but valued
much more highly because OF assocla-
tions, was secured by the thief
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Hindus Barred.

Ottowa, Jan. 2--It was officially an
nounced today that the Indian gov
ernment is about to take steps to pre-
vent the further migration of Hin
dus to this country. A very large
number of Hindus are at present ON
the verge Of starvation in Vancouver.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
THREE KILLED in
KENTUCKY FEUD
PARTICIPANTS DRUNK AT A
COUNTRY DANCE.
There Had Been III-FeeIins Before
Between the Two Families and the
Matter Came to a Head Yesterday
at the Jollfication.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 2.-In fight
yesterday in Pine Top. Knott county.
Harrison Stone, Walter Hanks and
Walter Thomas We're killed and others
wounded. The fight followed a drink
ing bout at country dance There
had been i'll feeling between the Stone
and Thomas families for years and the
men quarreled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
WOULD REOPEN CASE.
Attorneys for Self Confessed Embez.
zIer Try to Help Their Client.

''-J = - 80 SeulSSSCu E-uipc1-
zler Try to Help Their Client.
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. Attorneys
for VIM. G. Anderson, former assistant
teller in the First National bank who
pleaded guilty last week to embezzling
$4,000 and received a sentence of four
years in the penitentiary, filed mo-
ton asking that the verdict be set
aside and the case reopened. IT is
alleged that at the time he pleaded
guilty, Anderson was sick and that his
mind had become weakened by years
Of illness. The motion will be argued
later. Andersons attorneys hope to
secure reduction of his sentence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
WAld.- GIG INCREASE.
Copenhagen Street Car Men Demand
Big Boost in Wages.

Copenhagen, Jan. n street car SER
vice here was entirely suspended today
owing to q strike of the employees Of
the lines for 33 per cent increase In
wages.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Sealskins Cheaper.

London, Jan. AT Lamshons sale
today sealskins fetched s22 while up
wards of seven thousand sold for SIS.
All the skins were imported from Jap
an. The Hudson Bay company are
still holding their stock in reserve
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
Texas Good Roads.

Houston. Tex, Jan. 2.-The annual
meeting of the Texas State Good
Roads association which was held
here today was very largely attended.
President Moore of the National as
ISOLATION was the principal speaker.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-02
M'CREA chosen
AS HEAD OF PA.
vlRsT VICE PRESIDENT sue.
q cEEps cAssATT.
I OSas Today Elected as the Presi-
dent Of the Great Pennsylvania
Railroad System - Formerly in
Charge West of Pittsburs.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2.--James McCrea
OF Pittsburg. first vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
was today elected president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. by the di-
rectors Of the latter corporation to
succeed the late A. j. Cassatt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

of a good depot, with platforms
adequate for the traffic which
passes thru the city.
Both gentlemen said they were
interested i'm the city, desired to
see its continued growth, and that
the company would be willing to
cooperate with the citizens i'm evry
possible way looking toward it's
greater growth, consistent with
sound business principles.
1.-The committee feel considcra-
bly, encouraged over the interview
and think that much good has been
accomplished. While there were
no definite statements made i'm re-
gard to it, the indications are that
there is something more than the
above in store for Redheld. in the
way of machine shops and other
railroad facilities, which would
serve the Gettysburg and Water
town division
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
GLANCE OFA LIFETIME.

No county in the west offers better in.
ducements to-day to the farmer desiring
sc build home or to the capitalist look
ing for q profitable investment for his
money than is offered in the fertile lands
OF Potter county, South Dakota. which
can b, purchased at prices which are
merely nominal when compared with less
productive lands but short distance
east. Here can befound railroads, school
houses, towns and villages ready built,
society organized and equal to that OF
the east on the one ha::d, and cheap for
tile lands on the othcr-a combination
impossible to find in q country either
older or newer than this. That this con-
dition cannot long remain is attested by
the fact that some O! the shrewdest inves.
tors OF the west. conversant with the
value OF such lands. are rapidly buying
them ".
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
FERRY AGAIN IN OPERATION
The Best Emigfant Route to Butte
County.
The Susie Gets Her Repairs.

The ferryboat a. G. Maria, with
Capt. jacobson. and first mate, ID.
Lindsey, late of Pierre, arrived
from Evarts Tuesday morning and
was welcomed especially by the
freighters who have been waiting
two weeks for the ''Susie" to get
her sprocket wheel repaired. Capt.
jacobson announces that he has
come to stay. and that he will give
our town better ferry service
than ever.
On account of the high water at
present, he is compelled to make
his landings just below town, near
the timber. His we'll known water
spaniel "Curly', which was such a
favorite with everybody here last
summer, got poisoned during the
past winter and is now represented
by pup of the same breed.
Capt. Maxwell, of the Susie. re-
ceived his new sprockct wheel
yesterday. and had her in running
order again today.
The subject of the following
item, from Culbertson correspon-
dence in the Glasgow Mon
tana) News, was once a
clerk in the Agents Office at this
agency: "Major Chas. NJ. lie
bach, superintendent and special
disbursing agent for the Turtle
Mountain Indians at Fort Totten
n. d., was here several days last
week in the interests of some of
his wards who have taken allot-
ments in this part of Montana.
He took FIVE of the children OF
John Martel back with him to
place them in school. Mr.. Ziebacll
is an old acquaintance of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. III. Coulter and was their
guest while here.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-18
Interesting ..... !,
Show Notes
SOME. FACTS CONCERNING THE
BIG ClRcUsEs AND THEIR
MOVEMENTS.

In spite OF the rainy spring the cir.
Gus managers have been getting big
business and II receipts increase with
the coming Of summer weather as
would naturally be expected this sea.
son will prove the best one tent show
managers have had in a decade.
The Barnum and Bailey show Is now
in the central west and will be II,
Michigan in July. Business has been
large at nearly every stand and al.
though the elimination OF the parade
has caused much dissatisfaction
among The country folk 1t has not real.
" in'erfered with the business Of the
SHOW. The Buffalo Bill Wild West
(ownod by the same company will go
west via Rochester and will open In
Chicago July 90 for an engagement Of
two weeks. 1t has also cut out the
parade and Buffalo Bits markham.
ship Is worse than ever but In spite
tof this the Show is getting business.
There Is something about Col. Cody's
dime novel reputation which insures
big crowds in the larger places and
his New York engagement was even
more successful from financial
standpoint than the Barn,,m aud Bail.
ey's stay at Madison Square Garden.
The Ringing Circus, seen here but
once and then voted the best IN many
respects, is in the east this summer
and is doing big business everywhere.
The Forepaugh.sells which played ut
Warrington and Grafton early in the
season Is going back west after touch.
ing the best points In the east.
The four shows mentioned above
constitute the circus trust and the
only show which rivals them ia size
Is the Observation-Disclosures Show which
exhibited at Fairmont in May. This
show has been giving the trust" nm
exciting time and broke into New Yorl;
last week where It scored wonder.
ful hit The trust" kept the show
out OF Madison Square Garden, ana
It was forced to 60 Just across the
bridge Into Brooklyn but It succeed.
ed in drawing the Broadwayites.
Pawnee Bill has much larger Wild.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-18
TWO KILLED IN FIGHT.
Kentucky Fuedists Meet In Road and
81 Battle Ensues.

LEXINGTON. KY, June lS.-Thos,
Wilson and Wiley Bowling we're In.
stantly killed and Henry Caudill and
William Long seriously wounded in 4
pitched battle at Lee Rose, Owsley
county. last night. Wilson, Caudill
and Henry Collins fought on one side
and Bowling, Long and John Estop on
the other. and 40 shots were fired
while the battle waged. The men met
In the road a few miles east Of Boone.
vile.
Wilson was at one time Town MAJ.
shal Of jackson. and was regarded as
one Of the most desperate men in the
mountains. All Of those who engaged
In The fight are prominent and have
= large following, and further trouble
Is feared.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-18

The Morgantown Post had the fol.
lowing spicy item in Its editorial col.
.lmns yesterday: @
THE recent session Of the West
Virginia legislature appropriated, &c.,.
600, all told for salaries In the unlver.
sity. The Minnesota legislature ap.
proprlated an item Of $125,O0O merely
by way OF Increasing salary list in
which the individual salaries are al.
ready considerably more liberal than
they are In West Virginia. There Is
no such difference In the ability Of the
two States to support their education.
III institutions rs Is indicated by these
figures. 1t Is largely n matter Of ap.
probation Of the Importance Of the
purposes involved in maintaining a
State university at public expense.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-18
Not Enough Outdoor Sports.

Not Enough, Outdoor Sports.
Cleveland Pain Dealer.
There is q woeful dearth Of athletic
sports In America. The man next door
would probably wrench his memory
In calling to mind more than two. And
the same man would confess that he
prefers to enjoy his baseball and foot.
ball vlcarlously. American love Of the
open In any real sense, seems to be
n good deal Of n bluff" Most OF
them would he astonishel Mt the idea
that they themselves should play. It
Is the same IN the colleges. A few
play football. Still fewer play base.
ball. The rest attend the games and
let their athletic overplus Of energy
vent itself in roofing" any
The lack Of a sufficient variety Of
sports doubtless has much to do with
this apathy. II there we're more out.
door games there would be more in.
centlve. The individual could then
play whatever he was most adapted
for or liked best. And, incidentally,
It may he remarked that II the Cecil
Rhodes students at Oxford bring back
home the genuine British enthusiasm
for athletics. and the British variety
of clean. healthful games, they will
thus render their country greater
service than by their added scholar.
ship ana culture. The Britoa Is the
worlds greatest sportsman. He takes
his exercise not In spasms, but the
year round. And perhaps the greatest
lesson the big English universities
have to teach the world Is the les
son Of healthnl outdoor life, At OK.
ford and Cambridge there are innum.
cradle teams Of all kinds. On an af.
ternoon one may see simultaneous
games Of "rugger' and "socker," Ia.
crosse, tennis, cricket aud hockey,
while the river Is thronged with row.
ing crews and the meadows and lanes
are crowded with track" and field"
men. Everybody exercises, because
It Is In the blood and because there
are games adapted to all.