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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
YOUNGEST SENATOR DEAD
William j. Bryan of Florida Expires
at Washington.

Washington, March 23.- United
States Senator William James Bryan
of Florida is dead at the Providence
hospital of typhoid fever, aged thirty
one years.
1t was only seventy-three days since
he took his seat as the successor of
the late Stephen r. Mallory, who died
Dec. rs, and thirty-three days of that
time was spent in his fight against
disease.
In Mr.. Bryan the senate loses the
seventh member by death since the
adjournment of the Fifty-ninth con-
gress on March 4 a year age. They
were the two senators from Alabama,
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Pettus. Mr.. Nal
Tory of Florida, Mr.. Latimer of South
Carolina, Mr.. Proctor of Vermont, Mr..
Whyte of Maryland and Mr.. Bryan.
The last two were the Oldest and the
youngest members of the body. Mr.
Whyte was e%ighty-four years old and
Mr.. Bryan less than thirty-two.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
ORCHARD TOLD TRUE STORY
Court Discusses Testimony IN
Passing Sentence.

Caldwell. Ida, March 19.-Stating
that he believed that Harry Orchard,
in his testimony in the trials of Will
lam d. Haywood and George A. Petit
bone for the murder of Ex-Governor
Frank S~teunenberg, told the exact
truth, attempting to conceal nothing,
Judge Fremont Wood, in the district
court, recommended that the state
board of pardons commute Orchards
sentence of death to Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary. The sentence
OF death was pronounced in accord
ance with the plea of guilty entered
by Orchard Tuesday of last week
when arraigned. Judge Wood pre-
sided at both the Haywood and Petit
bone trials.
Judge Wood, after reading his rul-
ing, formally sentenced Orchard and
fixed May Is as the date for the exc
cution. Orchard asked permission to
speak and it was granted. He thanked
the court for the review of the case
given and for the kindly remarks in
regard to him.
lie repeated that he had told the
whole truth and that no promise OF
immunity or OF mercy had ever been
made to him. Before he had conclud-
ed tears were streaming from his eyes
and he all but broke down as he again
in broken voice. thanked Judge Wood
for his recommendation to the board
of pardons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
FEDERATION WILL APPEAL
Injunction Made Permanent in Buck
Stove Case,

Washington, March 23.-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor and Presi-
dent Gompers and others of that or
ganization were permanently enjoined
from "conspiring, agreeing Or combin-
ing to restrain, obstruct or destroy"
the business of the Buck Stove and
Range company in a decision rendered
by Chief Justice Clabaugh of the SUI
preme court of the District of Colum-
bia, making permanent the temporary
injunction of Justice Gould against
the federation in that case. The fed
eration's counsel Immediately noted
an appeal to the District court of ap-
peals. The decision bars the fedora
ton from in any n calling the
attention of the public to the Buck
company, or it's business or products,
and also bars the federation from plac-
ing the company on the unfair list
or from stating that the company's
products should not be purchased
either in Missouri or anywhere else.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
FARM HAND ARRESTED.
Paul Jones Suspected of Having Muir.
dered Hans Halverson.

Hans Halverson, a bachelor farmer
living alone nine miles south of York,
was foully murdered by unknown per-
SONS. The body was found with two
bullet holes through the back. The
motive of the murder was clearly rob-
berry, as Halverson usually carried
quite Il sum of money With him and
none was found after the murder.
Paul Jones, who was employed on
the farm of Walter Rand, about twelve
miles southwest of Leeds, was arrest
ed on a charge of numbering Halver-
son.
The murder of Halverson was par
ticularly brutal. He was shot three
times in the back with a twelve
gauge shotgun. The fourth charge of
shot tore away the top of his head.
Death occurred instantly. The muir
derer evidently shot Halverson in the
back first and then dragged the body
around TO the other side of Il stack,
where he would be less likely to be
seen. There he fired the shot that
tore away the top of Halverson's head.
Nelghbors found the body by the
side of the stack. They drove to
Leeds and a warrant charging an I'M
known person with the murder was is
sued. The authorities later placed
Jones under arrest. 1t is claimed that
there is a strong case against Jones.
He had been inquiring whether Hal
version and others in the ne%ighborhood
had money and if they kept it in their
rooms or on their persons. 1t was
common talk in the neighborhood that
Halverson, who was a wealthy bach
elor, kept large sums of money on his
person or secreted in his residence.
Jones has been unable to satisfactorily
explain his Whereabouts at the time
the murder is believed to have been
committed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of a Week From Various
Parts of the State.
STRANGER BADLY WOUNDED
Receives Probably Mortal Injury i
Pitched Battle With Men Depu-
tized to Arrest Him.

In a pitched battle with citizens of
Minot who were deputized to arrest
him, Will r. Bennett, a stranger, was
shot in the stomach and probably NOR
tally wounded. Bennett and a COM
Danion named Brooks were taken to
Minot on the Sherwood train and were
taken 10 the hospital.
The trouble started owe the actions
of Bennett and a companion on their
arrival at G%lenburn. They went to
the place of Tony Roble, who sells soft
drinks, drank some beverages, and in
addition to not paying for them said
that unless the proprietor gave them
SIS they would file information
against him, charging him with run
ming a blind pig.
There are two stories regarding Mr..
Robes actions. One is that he gave
the men the SIS and the other is that
he refused to do so. At any rate the
two me left the place and went to
the livery stable Of Sheridan & Shook.
There they engaged q team, and it is
alleged that they refused TO pay for it.
"A Qudrrel enSueQ ana Ieullelt ana
his companion allege that n of the
men at the barn struck Bennett over
the head with a beer bottle.
The two men, according to the story,
opened fire. Chef Paris, one of the
men at the barn, hunted up the mar
Shall and was deputized and he and
four or five citizens started in pursuit
of Bennett and his companion, who
had started TO drive out into the coun
try. The citizens and the two men
met neal the elevator and a pitched
battle took place. How many shots
We're fired is not known, but the firing
was brisk and in the skirmish Bennett
vas wounded. probably mortally.
Sheriff Lee was telephoned for and
he sent Deputy Sheriff Wallace
George 10 the scene. George arrested
Bennett and his companion and they
were taken TO Minot. The name of
Benefits companion is said to be Ed
Brooks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
BLOW TO STATE RIGHTS.
Decision Of Supreme Court in Mime
sofa Rate Case.

1CSISIOu VI 0OPICtIC SSNtS w U
sofa Rate Case.
Washington, March 24.-In refusing
to grant to Attorney General Young
of Minnesota a writ of habeas corpus
releasing him from the penalty i'm
posed by the United States circuit
court for the district of Minnesota on
the charge of contempt of court in in
stituting a proceeding in a state
court for the enforcement of
the railroad rate law after
the federal court had prohibited
such a course and in affirming the de-
cision of Judge Pritchard of the Unit
ed States circuit court for the West
ern district of North Carolina dis
charging from Imprisonment James Fl.
Wood, a ticket agent of the Southern
railway at Asheville, after he had been
sentenced by the Asheville police
court to serve a term on the rock pile
on the charge of collecting for a ticket
on that roaha greater price than was
permitted by the state railroad law,
the supreme court of the United
States added another to the series of
decisions which have rendered notable
the present term of that court.
In both cases the right of the states
to fix rates for railroad transportation
was the issue and both involved con-
hicts between the federal and the
state courts.
The court pronounced invalid the
Minnesota law regulating both freight
and passenger rates. The opinion
held the Minnesota law to be uncon-
stitutional on it's face because of the
enormous penalties imposed for dis
obedience to it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
SECRETARY UNDER ARREST
Accused of Looting FraternaI Society's
Treasury.

Accused of Looting FraternaI society's
Treasury.
Port Huron, Mich, March 20.-An
investigation into the affairs Of the
United Home Protectors Fraternity of
this city, ordered by the state banking
Commissioners, ended with the an
4ouncement that Supreme Secretary
W. L. Wilson Of this city is short a
sum in c. of $4,000 and his ar
rest or the charge of embezzlement.
State Banking Commissioner thinner
man. who took charge Of the affairs
of the fraternity, states that Secretary
Wilson had been investing heavily in
electric railroad promotion and in oil
and mining stocks. He says that Sec
rotary Wilson's peculati0ns were COM
mitted by means Of continuing on the
books of the fraternity, which operat-
cd a building and loan business, as
live assets, mortgages and certificates
Of the association which had been
paid. Mr.. Zimmerman says that the
fraternity is h~opelessay insslvsnt and
that he will apply for a receiver.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
May NOT BE CLOSED.
Hardly Probable That Red River Viii
Be Declared Non-NavigabIe.

A letter from F. l.. Lambrecht, for
mel president of the Northwestern In
terurban Railway company, with head
quarters at Fargo, and a petition
signed by a number of farmers along.
the river in Grand Forks and Trail
counties asking that the river be de-
clared non-navigable south of Belmont
were the only two things introduced
at the public hearing conducted at
Fargo by Major Francis r. Schunk in
favor of closing the Red River of the
North. The opposition won a signal
victory and it is thought probable that
the wal department, after receiving
Major Schunk's report, will allow the
river to remain open as at present.
The following cities were represent
ed at the hearing, held in the federal
courtroom: Fargo, Grand Forks, Bis
marck, Wahpeton and Crookston and
East Grand Forks, Mimi.
Judge Guych Corliss and Secretary
M. c. Bachelor of Grand Forks Com
mercial club presented strong argu-
ments against closing the Red river.
VI liIS o1lu IlS plOpOolllOl w
close the river for even part of it's
distance came to the people of North
Dakota with as much of a shock as
would a proposition to take away
statehood and make it a territory once
more. Other prominent men in the
Red river valley who advanced argu-
ments in opposition to closing the
river We're Former Mayor w. ID. Sw
of Fargo, James Hols of Fargo town
ship, George Hancock, Professor p. l..
Bolley of the agricultural college, Cap
tain G. J. Kenney, also of Fargo, and
Elias STEVENSON of Crookston. Let
ters were read from Congressman
Gronna and Marshall and Governor
Burke in which they said in unmis-
taxable terms that they were unal-
terably opposed to the closing of the
Red river.
The present trouble was caused by
a letter written by ]. A. Lambrecht,
interurban railway promoter, to Sena-
tor Hansbrough, who took the mat
ter up with the war department. Ma
jor Schunk will file his report of the
hearing With the department and the
business men have no doubt as to the
outcome.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
MISUNDERSTANDING
Bill Prepared by Civic Federation
introduced in the House.
It's FATE is P%R0BLEMATICAL
One Section Seeks to Relieve Labor
From Suppressive Effects Of
Supreme Court Decision.

Washington, March 23.-The bill
prepared by the National Civic Fed
Grafton, after conferences with the
president and representatives of cap
ital and of labor, to relieve the strin-
gency of the Sherman antitrust law
was introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Hepburn of Iowa, chairman
Of the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. 1t was referred by
Speaker Cannon to that committee for
consideration and report and it is I'M
derstood that President Roosevelt
will, in a message to congress, make
a recommendation concerning it.
There is no information on which
to frame a prediction of the failure or
success of the bill in the house, nor
will there be until hearings have been
given in committee. Party leaders
protested to be wholly ignorant of the
details of the bill and to have only a
general understanding of it's purpose.
OllS " lAC lIOOG llllSl 60 1QS 0CCLlOilS
of the federation bill is that which
seeks to relieve organized labor from
the suppressive effects of the recent
supreme court decision declaring Ia
Dor unions to be conspiracies in re-
straint of trade and therefore unlaw-
full. The bill, broadly speaking, aims
to restore to unions their right of
practicable existence, including the
right to strike, but leaving them still
amenable to the Sherman act in the
matter of boycotts, picketing and sim
liar coercive measures. This section
is as follows:
Nothing in said act approved July
2, 1890, or in this act is intended, nor
shall any provision thereof hereafter
be enforced, SO as to interfere with OF
to restrict any right of employees to
strike for any u or to combine or
to contract with each other or with
employers for the purpose of peace
ably obtaining from employers salts
factory terms for their labor or salts
factory conditions of employment, or
so as to interfere with or to restrict
any right OF employers for any cause
to discharge all OF any of their en-
ployes Dr. to combine or to contract
with each other or with employees for
the purpose of peaceably obtaining la.
Dor on satisfactory terms"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
NO FIRE DRILLS HELD.
Several Schools Are Found to Have
Neglected Safety Measure.

Some startling facts as to the neg
lect Of principals and teachers prop
erly to protect the children against a
panic in case of a fire have been Sc
cured by the Grand Forks board of
education, which has been making a
thorough investigation of the matter.
There have been, previous to the Col
linwood fire, fire drills in the Belmont
and Wilder schools, but not in the Cen
dren OF all ages, the Winship or the
Washington. II was discovered also
that there has been a practice of some
of the schools to keep the doors
locked.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
FLEET TO VISIT JAPAN.
Battleships Will Stop at Yokohama
on HomeWard Trip.

Washington, March 20.-Japan has
extended an invitation to the Amer
lean government to have the Atlantic
battleship fleet visit that country on
it's homeward cruise around the world
and the invitation has been accepted.
This invitation was received at the
Japanese embassy here and was at
once transmitted to Secretary Root
by Ambassador Takahira. The ques.
ton was considered by the president
and his cabinet and it was decided to
accept the invitation. Secretary Root
was authorized to notify the japanese
minister of the action taken. 1t is
believed that Yokohama will be the
Japanese port at which the feet will.
call
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
BLOW ON THE HEAD.
Results in the Death of George Be
KNAPP of Saltwater.

George Belknap is dead as the result
of a blow on the head, inflicted by a
poker in the hands of his wife or
brother-in-law. The scene of the trou-
BILE was near Saltwater.
Belknap had been married about a
year, but did not get along we'll with
his wife, who went to the home of
George Ladd, her brother. The hus-
band followed, and In a fight in the
yard, it is claimed, the wife hit him.
He went bleeding to his home, a short
distance away, where he was found
alone unconscious the following morn
ing. Fred Belknap, his brother, went
for a doctor, but it was too late.
The Billings county authorities have
been called On to investigate, but no
arrests have been made.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Friday, March 90.

senate-ship subsidy bill passed. 1t
pays to 16-knot vessels plying be-
tween this country and South Amer
lea, the Philippines, Japan and Aus
tralia 81 per mile, the amount award
ed by the act of 1891 to vessels Of 20
knots only.
House-More criticism of President
Roosevelt INDUCED in when he was
roundly denounced by Mr.. Hardwick
of Georgia for failing to send to con-
gress all information regarding cor
porations which had come into his
possession. Notifications a%ppropria-
ton bill discussed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
LAW DECLARED INVALID.
Supreme Court Decides North Caro-
lima Railroad Rate Case.

Washington, March 23.-The case Of
Thomas T. Hunter, sheriff of Bun
combe county, N. c., VS.. James H.
Wood, agent of the Southern Railway
at Asheville, N. c., involving a o
flict over the North Carolina railroad
rate law was decided by the supreme
court of the United States in favor of
Wood. The decision was announced
by Justice Peckham and it's effect is
to sustain the federal courts and thus
holds invalid the law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
overstudy Cause of Suicide Attempt

After purchasing half an ounce Of
chloroform for the purpose of ending
her life, Lucy Proudfoot. aged eigh-
teen years, daughter of R. H. Proud
foot of Mandan, made a futile attempt
to commit suicide in the ladies' de-
partment of the Northern Pacific pas
senger depot in Fargo. Fearing lest
she will not pass examination, and
fair to graduate with her class in the
nigh school and overstudy, led to the
girls act. Her prompt discovery by
Officer Costello probably prevented
suicide. Medical aid was summoned
and the girl soon recovered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
BISHOP FOWLER BEAD.
Long a Prominent Figure in Meth
odist Circles.

New York, March 2o.-Rev. Charles
n. Fowler, bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church, is dead at his home
here. Bishop Fowler had been crit
ical1y i'll only since last Wednesday.
His death was due to heart failure
resulting from a complication of dis
eases He had been in i'll health for
two years, but during nearly all that
time he took a more or less active
part ia the affairs of the church. AS
late as two months ago he felt able to
make a journey to Minneapolis. where
he presided at the dedieAtisa Of the
Fowler Memorial Methodist church.
Bishop Fowler's long ~ was alled
with activity for the sA~ssA and the
! sauss Of sausatien.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Thursday, March 10.

House-Pension bill passed carry
ing over $150,o00,0 900, the largest sum
aver authorized by that measure. Com
mittee's recommendation to consoli-
date pension agencies was approved
by a vote of 1879 to sc.
Senate-La Toilette (Wis.) contin-
ued his speech on the pending cur
rency bill. Omnibus claims bill also
under consideration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Costly Fire at Darlington.

Fire started in Hunts pool and bill
Hard hall at Darlington and burned
Hunts building, the Merchants hotel,
Herman's meat market, Walker &
Co.'s hardware and furniture store,
the Beatty hotel and Vanrheen's gro
Gerry store, the Gale House drug store.
Petersen h Tabraham's harness shop
and the First National bank. The
loss probably will be $15e,eee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Walsh County For Taft.

The Republican county convention
for Walsh county was held in Adams.
About 95 of the 113 delegates were
present. A resolution was passed ex-
pressing allegiance to 'the cardinal
principles of the Republican party
and unqualified Endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, coupled with recosni-
ton of Taft as "our coming leader
and opposition to alex Mckenzie and
the corporations represented by him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
over TWO HUNDRED PERISH
Japanese Coasting Vessel Sunk
in a Collision.

Toxic, March 23.-The Mutsu Maru,
an S00-ton coasting steamer belong
ing to the Yusen Kaisha line, was
sunk in a collision with the Hideyushi
Maru, COG tons. two miles off Todo-
hokke, nea Hakodate. The captain
of the Matsu Maru, a majority of her
pa passengers and forty-three of the
crew persisted. The Hideyushi Maru
and another steamer rescued the sur.
ViYors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
urTLEFIELD RETIREs.
Maine Congressman Sends Resisna-
ton to Governor.

Maine Congressman Sends Resisna-
ton to Governor.
circles are stirred by the receipt Of a
letter by Governor William T. Cobb
from Congressman Charles e. Little
field rendering his resignation as a
member of congress to take effect on
Sept. 80 next.
In the same mail was a communi-
cation to the chairman of the Second
district Republican congressional com
mittee from Mr.. Lttlsfeld in which
he gave as the reason for his resigna-
ton his desire to resume his law prac-
tice. which in a large degree he has
been compelled to abandon because
of his congressional duties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 23.-Wheat-May,
s4Kc; July. ssN 0ssc; Sept, $500.
Corn-lay. see: judy. 63Ac; Sept,
eGN 062He. OatS-May, old. 54Mc:
May. b2Nc, July. old, 4sAc; July.
4SAc: Sept, 3Shc. Pork-May, $12.25
012.Q7k; July, s12.e6; Sept, $1,000.
Buttsr-Crsameriss. 22@28Ac; dair.
ias. 2002sc. Eggs-14Mc. Poultry
Turkeys. 14o; chickens. 18e; springs.
1e.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March 23.-Wheat-To ar
rive and or track-No. 1 hard, ST.
07%; No. 1 Northern, $1.05&; May,
S1.03aa; July, $1.03%. Flax-To arrive
and on track, $1.1eA; May, $1.15A;
July. $1.17A.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
GENERAL KLINE DEAD.
Served in Civil and spanish-Amer
loan Wars.

Baltimore, March 22.-Bris adler
General Jacob Kline, U. 8. A., retired,
II dead at Johns Hopkins hosHital OF
kidney disease. He came to Balti.
more some time ago from his home at
Newport News, Va, to undergo treat.
msnt at the hospital for his malady.
Hsr = time he seemed to improve. but
Sunday suffered a relapse. Genera.
E1lAs Was born IN Penusylyania sixty
years aso. Ne served In the
0ts1 AnA tDaAlaA.AIporiean wars-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March 2s.-Cattle-Beeves,
$4.65 @6.75; COWS aad heifers. $4,000
$50; Texans, $4.4006.4o; calves. $3.50
@6.bo; Western cattle, $4.e5 06.50;
stockers and feeders, $8.15@6.2o. Hogs
Light, $4.S506.1o; mixed, 1880
SIS; heavy, s48B05.15; rough, $4.85
64.95; pigs, $4.Oe04.e6. Sheep. 1925
Gs.eS; yearlings, 3s.eO07.1b; lambs,
So. So OT.65.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Killed by a Train.

While beating his way on the Great
Northern, Pat Moran was caught be-
tween the vestibule and mail cars and
crushed at Larimore. He dropped on
the track when the train cut off both
legs. He lived an hour. He said he
was a miner from Butte, Mont. Re
had q sister in Chicago. A pal with
him disappeared.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
Monday, March %.

Rouse-Mr. Mann Qll.) charged Mr..
Sulzer IN. W with having placed in
the record a speech purported to have
been delivered by the latter, but
which MI. Mann declared was not the
one delivered. 1t was stricken from
the record by a strict party vote.
STRAIGHTFORWARD taken on an
n~ouncement of the death of Senator
Bryan of Florida.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
WORK OF CONGRESS
Wednesday, March 10.

House-General debate on the pen
sion appropriation bill continued for
w four hours. The subjects dis
cussed took a wide range-politics,
finance, the trusts and the presidents
last special message all receiving at.
tention.
Senate - Immediate adjournment
taken OH announcement of death of
Senator Whyte of Maryland.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-26
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 23.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $b.26@6.oO; fair to good.
$4.25@5.oo; good to choice COWS and
heifers. $3.5o@4.75; veals, $3.75@5.0o.
Hogs-$4.7004.S5. Sheep-Wethers,
$b.25@5.s5; good to choice lambs.
S6.6Om726.