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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16

so thought maybe you could run line Of
hose up to her tank"
Guess We can help you out" responded
the fire chief
A line OF hose was stretched to the rail-
roal station and water pumped into the
engine tank
Much obliged. fellows" called out Now
ry as the steam came up and sputtered out
little on the sides. Then he blew the
whistle and started up Summit Hill When
the train reached Morristown, three-quar-
tiers of an hour late. everybody aboard
seemed to be In good spirits-even Engineer
Mowry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16
Area Half Size of New York Sta

area dal1 Size OF new York State.
| 1t is known, too, that the shock ex-
/ tended over more than 1880 square miles
! of territory in the southern half of the
| republic and that it was one of the
| most severe ever experienced in this land
| of earthquakes; equal in its terrific force
| to the shocks that overwhelmed San Fran
| cisco. Valparaiso and Jamaica Island
| For the needle of the seismometer in the
| official meteorological bureau here swung
fcompletely off the dial leaving the exact
! force of the shock to conjecture.
| But the telegraph wires are down now
south of lire from Acapulco, on the west
! coast, to Tampico City, on the gulf coast.
| Not word has come from Acapulco nor
! from Tixtla prosperous town midway
J between Chilpancingo and ChiIapa.
/ Among the dead at Chilpancingo. where
/ some 5000 people live, are the wife of
! Postal Inspector Leopoldo Lopez Guerra
and the child of Jose Aleman. the postmas-
| ter OF the town. Jose Lopez Martinez
manager of the Federal Telegraph office,
was struck on the head by block of stone
: and badly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16
Welcome to Minister Russell.

Reports received here from Venezuela are
to the effect that the government of that
country made special efforts to give warm
reception to Mr.. Russell. United States min
lister. upon his return to his post recently
President Castro. being ill. was unable to
personally receive Mr.. Russell, but he sent
the minister of foreign affairs DIR. Paul.
and his wife to pay his respects to Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16

MEXICO CITY. April 1G.-A frightful loss
of life and property it is feared. was
caused by the earthquake which threw this
city into panic Sunday night and lasted
four and half minutes
1t is known that the towns of Chilpan-
cingo and Chilapa. in the state of Guerrero,
125 miles southwest of this city, were de-
stroyed, and that eleven persons were killed
and twenty-seven badly injured in Chill
pancingo. Guerrero's capital.
Five hundred lives We're lost in the de-
struction OF Chilpancingo and Chilapa a
telegram to the National Bank of Mexico
here states, adding that both towns were
completely destroyed.
Government officials do not believe this
report. 1t is admitted that both cities We're
severely damaged. but il IS not thought
that the deaths will even approximate 800
The houses there are low and massive
built OF stone. to resist earthquake shocks
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Four-Day Quake in 1902.


Four-Day Quake in 1902.
The shocks of 1902 continued at intervals
for four days, from January 16 to 20. The
earth at Chilpancngo rose and fell in
waves and the buildings were shaken down
as If they were of toy building blocks.
There is no record of a yawning of the
EARTH but tremendous internal commotion
disturbed the outer crust that it up
heaved with the pressure.
A church. the military barracks. school
building and many of the more important
public structures of the city fell at this
time. The people fled to the fields, as they
had on other occasions, but scores were
caught and crushed to death in the ruins
of their homes.
On the second day of this 1902 visitation
crevices appeared in the earth and in the
rocks about Chilpancingo, Chilapa and the
other towns of the state of Guerrero, and
sulphuric fumes arose fro mmany assures.
One of the freaks of this series of shocks
was to change branch of the Mescala
river from a considerable stream to a dry
gully. The seismic disturbance travelled
clear to the coast even shaking Acapulco
and causing tidal wave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16

general Vicente Guerrero was shot Febru-
airy IA, 1881, after having been tried by
court-martial and condemned to death for
resistance to the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16
People in Terror.

A panic prevails and most of the 5000 in
habitants are fleeing to the open country.
The earth at Chilapa continued to rock at
half-hour intervals, and many minor shocks
are completing the destruction done by the
first earthquake.
This message from Chilapa was received
yesterday al the Federal Telegraph Com
panys office here:
Our boys are working in a public gar
den. A terrible panic prevails as the earth
continues to trembe at regular intervals
Send US tents that we may establish an Of
flee out in the country"
The governor of Guerrero state has sent
military engineers and troops to the dis
trict destroyed and the work of rescue and
sanitation is being carried on systemst-
ically.
The federal authorities here have been
appealed TO by the governors of Braves and
Chilapa districts for tents, as the inhab-
itants of those cities are now living in the
open, having constructed shelters of palm
leaves and branches
The entire west coast has been cut off
since the moment of the first shock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-08

At the same time he had himself in
| terviewed in an apparently reluctant
way on the subject. He had had hopes,
| he said, that in the Independent COM
pany the match trust might find a sue
cessful rival, but it was unfortunately
apparent that the product of the indie
pendent company was not to be relied
upon. He went on to tell the story of
| his experience with the five carloads
and the protesting letters from retail
merchants who had bought the
matches.
Copies of this interview, marked,
found their way into the mails adj
dressed to the main offices of the In
| ternational and Universal Match Cor
poratiOn. to its officers personally and
to every jobber and wholesaler in the
state who dealt in matches.
AS one result the stock of the Inter-
national and Universal Corporation
went up ten points over night. That
sudden rise cost President Oldham
| fifty thousand dollars and made him
furious with anger.
The same day he got letter from
! his representative in the Independent
company.
I'VE have got to get at least one
hundred thousand dollars in cash at
| once" he wrote. For the last fort
night our travelling men have not been
able to get a single order from jobber
or wholesaler, and we are deluged with
kicking letters from retailers all over
three states. OF course, our goods are
! just as good as they ever were, and
as soon as we discover what kind of d
job has been put up on us we shall be
| able to go ahead again. Meanwhile
we've got to have the cash to work on
l can't imagine who put up the job
on us or how it was done. Can you
| throw any light on the subject?"
Oldham thought a minute. Then he
struck the table with his fist I'll bet
Peter Potter is at the bottom of this, -
he said with an oath. The reflection
did not seem to quiet his apprehen-
sions. He knew something. as did most
men in large way of business, of Pot
| tiers methods and of his unfailing sue
cess. Like all successful gamblers,
| Oldham prided himself on his ability to
resist throwing good money after bad
Presently he called up his Independent
manager on the long distance tele-
| phone.
81 got your letter." SAID Oldham,
land I'm all through. L won't put up
another cent. / haven't got it to spare
You'll have to do the best you can
without me-"
Then Oldham hurried out and bought
International and Universal stock for
a raise.
Within the week the Independent
Match company went into the hands of
a receiver. The day after its suspen-
! sion was announced General Mana ger
Graham of the International took the
! final payment Of fifty thousand dollars
over to Peter Potter.
Il wish" said Graham, that you'd
give me an inkling of how you worked
| it."
Nope" said Potter Not a word
It's a professional secret. What would
become of my business if 1 told every
thing 1 knew"
| So Graham went out unsa tisfied, and
Potter, leaning back in his desk chair,
INDUCED in a little -glorification.
ANY fool could have got up a COM
plicated plan for fighting the Independ-
ent," he said with chuckle, but it
took a genius, by Cad, to think of any
thing so simple as putting five car
loads of their matches on ice for thirty
days"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-08
PETER POTTER,
BUSINESS PRIVATEER
Continued from Page 10.

NOHeihuSS 'iOHi U aye w.
can get what's left of them whenever
you want to-"
Yours truly.
&C. b. BRIGGS"
That letter was only the start Ev-
cry mail thereafter brought similar
letters, increasing in number and in
bitterness.
II don't like the trust worth a cent. -
wrote one man from up in the big
woods country, but match that won't
light until you hold it in the fire for
half a minute amt any better"
Taft of Parsons & Taft waited until
he had about 300 such letters. Then he
had copies made and sent them all in
one batch to the headquarters of the
Independent company at Manotowish.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
Another Show place Out West.

New York Sun: Among the national
show regions some day will be the Big
Horn mountain country in northern
Wyoming. The results OF the five
years of study which n. H. barton has
given to this field aye now published
by the geological survey They reveal
this mountain area rising from the
plain as land of remarkable scenic
attractiveness and large variety of in
terest. 1t has scores of miles of can
yons along the rivers, some of them
1000 feet in height. There are glac-
iers, on many of the slopes and the
towering limestones are weatheredhere
and there into castles and pyramids
reminding the visitor of scenes in the
Tyrol. The most exquisite of lakes
are perched high in the range, 5000
feet above the sea, the rivers are full
of trout and game Is fairly abundant.
1t is good place to enjoy the out
look, whet the appetite and loaf
through a play spell.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

Entered at pOstOfice as second class mates

The Fargo Forum and Republican is
published every evening except Sunday In
the Loyal Knights Temple, First Avenue
Subscrlptlon-The Fargo Forum and
Daily Republican, by carrier, 15c per week,
or 40c per month. In advance; IS per year.
The Fargo Forum and Weekly Republican,
81 per year. The Fargo Forum and Satur.
day Republican, 81 per year. Single copies
DC. Subscribers will find the date to which
they have paid, printed opposite their
names on their address slips.
Address all communications to The Fo-
rum, Fargo, N. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
The Story About carpeau.

Il called on George Grey Barnard in
Paris last month";" said a Philadelph-
ian. Mr.. Barnard is the chief sculp-
tor of our new capitol at Harrisburg,
a deservedly successful man. While
we We're looking over various sketches
in the studio a young French painter
entered. Have you heard the story
about Garpeau?' the newcomer cried.
We hadn't heard it, therefore the
young man told it to us.
"Garpeau, it seems, was a sculptor
Of great talent and great eccentricity.
A rich patron Of the arts commissioned
him to do life size group represent
ing Polyphemus the Cyclop crushing
the youth Acis under a rock. This
powerful patron was not to be Offend
ed. Therefore Garpeau accepted the
commission. But he could make
neither head nor tail of it. 1t did not
appeal to him. 1t was a subject in
which he could not take the slightest
interest. And every week or so the
rich patron asked him reproachfully
how his group was getting on and
Garpeau could only shake his head. 1T
was embarrassing Well, one day
Garpeau sent for the patrOns
There is your group, he said, and
be pointed to great, rough lump of
play in the corner of the studio a
mere formless mass Of clay, no more
MY group cried the patron
Where?
There, said Garpeau, impatiently
There. to be sure. Don't you see the
roclz?'
But where Is the youth Acis?'
"tUnder the rock, of course, said
Garpeau, crushed. invisible
But the Cyclop Polyphemus--
where is hep
"'Gone off about his business said
Garpeau. You don't suppose he'd be
hanging around, do you, after COM
hitting Q crime like that r
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
Ate the Docs.

~. M. Delmas at q dinner in New
ork said of a legal topic he disliked:
You see, ! have had so much of 1T.
1t is like the case of thesold French
man who called at house that was
.overrun with dogs. AS soon as the
Ola man entered the drawing room the
dogs enVeloped him. They 1eaped on
ms lap they licked his nose and lips,
they muddied his white waistcoat. His
manner showed that he was none too
Wen pleased and his hostess said re-
proachfully: 'Ah, count, it is easy to
see that you don't like dogs
Not like dogs, indeed the count
exclaimed Why I ate over forty of
them during the siege of Paris"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
Blue Uniforms the Favorites.

Omaha Bee: SecretatNlITaft has
suspended the order. of ttgiArmy gem
eral staff providing for the exclusive
year of the "olive drab.' in the army,
because he has discovered that the
quartermaster has supply OF 10000
blue dress artillery coats still unused,
and the secretary says these must be
used UP before new uniforms are is
sued. 1t took a military board four
months, holding daily sessions, to Sc
lect the olive drab uniform, which
makes every wearer of it look like an
animated mustard plaster Whatever
the decision the army staff may even
.tually reach, the country will still re-
tain it's preference for the blue in
military uniforms
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
Publicity Of Railroad Aeeidents.

st. Louis Republican,: Accident bull
letin No. p, just issued by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, gives for
the third quarter of 1906 the whole
number of casualties in the operation
of American railroads as 1880, in
which 1882 persons We're killed and
1868 were injured.
OF the whole number 267 were killed
and 1891 injured in train accidents
of various kinds, including collisions,
derailmentS, boiler explosions, falling
on cars, and so forth. The remainder
OF the grand total is contributed main
ly by accidents to employees while at
work in the yards and around the
trains.
formidable as these figures look the
dangers of railroad travel in the United
states are visibly lessened by the fig
ures which show that only ninety pass
engers were killed by train accidents
huring the three months covered by
sAhe report. This is an average of one
Ea day on 100000 miles of road.
4 Among the causes of train accidents
it is notable that few were due to faul-
~ construction or equipment, most of
.them originating in mistakes made by
train hands or train dispatchers. The
sknottiest problem for the masters of
transportation in reducing the average
OF accidents is, therefore, to secure
Greater care and more perfect obedi-
renee to orders from the men intrusted
with this dangerous work
!. The act of March 8, 1901, which re-
quires the roads to make sworn reports
of accidents to the Interstate Com
merce Commission, provides that the
information given in the reports shall
not be admitted as evidence against
the roads in any suit for damages.
a For this reason, presumably, the ac-
cident bulletins do not publish the
names of the roads on which the ac-
cidents have happened. If this in
formation were given, however, the
roads having the best records for sue
cessfully guarding against accidents
would be prime favorites with the
public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

dyspepsia is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. It strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow Of digestive
juices, purifies the blood, builds you
up.
Any skin itching is a temper-tester.
The more you scratch the worse it
itches. Doan's Ointment cures piles,
eczema-any skin itching. At all drug
stores.
have been somewhat costive, but
Doans Regulets gave just the results
desired. They act mildly and regulate
the bowels perfectly" - George r.
Krause, 306 Walnut avenue, Altoona.
Pa.
A specific for pain--Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectric on, strongest, cheapest liniment
ever devised. a household remedy in
American for twenty-five years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
~cens.or ttlun,lor.

When Maxim Gorky dined with
me- said literary New Yorker, che
talked about the Russian censorship.
He said that in the course of the
Russo Japanese war he had occasion
In an article to describe the head
quarters of one of the grand dukes.
He wrote Of these headquarters,
among other things:
And over the desk in his high
ness tent is a large photograph OF Ma
RE la Jamie, the beautiful ballet
dancer
Before this article could appear the
censor changed that sentence to:
And over the desk in his high
ness tent is a large map Of the the
atre Of war"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
How He Described Gown.

A reporter from a Philadelphia pa
per, man reporter gave up in de-
spain when he attempted to describe
gown worn by Mrs. James Brown
Potter (not the actress, however, al
a function given by Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish. NO man could describe" he
wrote. "a gown that doomed up as az
moon among hundred brilliant stars
And after all that wasn't so very diff
ferent from the description a society
reporter might have given under the
same circumstances.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
Cut out Speculation.

James r. Keene advised me last
month" said q millionaire, ito have
nothing to do with a certain specuIa-
ton. Mr.. Keene told me number Of
things hadn't known about the ca
reer Of the promoter r had been con-
sulting. And now, he ended, laugh
ing, YOU can Judge of him. You know
the revised maxim-a man is known by
the companies he floats :,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
Trains Depart.

N. P.-Going east, 1910, 9:25 q. m. ;
9:40 and 11:10 y. m.
N. P.-Going west, 6. 7:40 q. M; 5:25
p. m, 5:35 D. m.
N. P.-Casselton branch, $40 q. m.
f. & s. W.-Going west, $50 a. m.
C. M. & st. P.-Going south, q. m,
and 7:40 p. m.
e s:30 a. M, 10: 3S o. M ss&R.a#s ,
g. N.-GOing west. 4:55 a. M, and 5:53
p. m, S:15 p. m. ..-.. I...
Moorhead Northern-Departs s: so a. m.
G. Mo Aneta, departs 8 g. m.
q. MO Larimore S:15 D. m.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1907.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CASS COUNTY
TIM G CARD.
Trains Arrive.

N. Prom east. 5:15 .. m, $40 a.
m. 1920 a. M, p. m.
N. Prom west. g. m, 9:1O q. m.,
1880 p. M, 1855 p. m.
N. P.-Casselton branch-6:40 D, m.
F. & s. W.-From west, 7:05 %. m.
c., M. & St Prom south, 1880 ..
m. and p. m.
g. N.-From east, 4:55 q. M, $3.50 D.
m, p. m, $40 p. m.
G. N.-From west, 1850 .. M. 1888
p. m.
g. N.-Arrives from Aneta, 1880 D. m.
9. N.--From Larimore, 1880 a. m.
G. N.-MOorhead Northern, 1000 D. m.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

Rheumatic sufferers can have a free
sample of DR.. Shops Rheumatic REM
edy with book on Rheumatism by sim
ply writing DIR. Shoop, Racine, Wis
This book will explain how DR.. Shops
Remedy successfully drives
Rheumatism out of the blood. Sold by
Mcdonald Drug Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
NATIONAL COMMENT
Enforcing Law in the West

Judge: What are they moving the
church for?''
Well, stranger, I'm mayor of these
diggins, an I'm fer law enforcement
We've got an ordinance that says no
saloon shall be nearer than 300 feet
from a church. gave ,em three days
to move the church.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

~ The Grand Forks Press is BOOM
ing under the management of "Reiny"
who has some down to- date ideas
about how to run daily publication.
Among the latest departures, editor
tally, is the advocacy of Governor
Burke for the democratic nomination
for the presidency. If that position
cannot be secured The Press would be
willing to have the North Dakotan
named for. second place on the ticket
with man like Bryan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

u Illegal voters at Bismarck will
have to exercise more than ordinary
care this election-since the offer of a
$500 reward for the conviction of vio-
lators.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

R2"Silent" Smith, New YorlEs multi
millionaire society man, who was mar
ried last September, died recently in
Japan on his honeymoon. He was
known as the most taciturn man that
ever had such large bank roll. Even
his money didn't make him talk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

a9' Arbor Day has been fixed by
Governor Burke for April II. 1t is
one of the most important holidays
recognized in this state Instead of
commemorating the birthday of some
great hero 1t looks to the future and
provides an occasion for setting out
trees that will beautify the country
and become a protection and a pleas
ure to the future millions who will
make their homes on the fertile North
Dakota plains. Everybody should take
pride in the proper observance of the
day. A nice grove of trees on a
farm is like an oasis in the desert. 1t
relieves the dead monotony Of the
prairie and delights the eye Of the
traveller. 1t affords shelter for the
farm buildings in the winter and in
the summer furnishes cooling shade
and peaceful rest for man and beast
Nothing adds to the attractiveness Of
city more than rows of beautiful
trees along the streets. They increase
the value of the property they adorn
greatly in excess of the cost of their
planting and care. They indicate en-
terprise on the part of the property
owners and give strangers the impress
sion that the citizens are contented and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

aa' The department of agriculture at
Washington has issued a bulletin on
how to analyze beer That will not
appeal strongly to North Dakotans. Out
here it's get your beer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

~ Editor Packard of Valley City is
reported to have discarded his muck
rake for the garden rake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

ETThe Minnesota lawmakers do not
appear to favor any tinkering with the
high license law in that state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

~ Since the enactment Of the home
stead law forty-fiye years ago the gov
eminent has given 1OIOOO,OOO acres of
land to about 100000 homesteaders.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

sB' A lot of public men of the coun-
try are having considerable difficulty
in sprouting their spring presidential
booms.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30

~ Some people of Ward county are
preparing to take advantage of the new
county division. The territory en-
braced by the present county organi-
zation is almost large enough for a
state. 1t is a most fertile section and
is now SO well populated that it could
easily be divided into three or four
counties.