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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
SEVERELY CENSURED.
But Committee Would Not Impeach
Judge Whitley.

Washington, March 26.-The SUBJ
committee of the house judiciary COM
mittee, appointed to investigate
charges against Judge l.. R. Wiley of
the United States court for China at
Shanghai on charges of misconduct in
office preferred by a number of Ameri-
can lawyers residing in Shanghai, sub
mitted it's report to the full commit
tee. The report does not recommend
Impeachment, but severely censures
Judge Whitley for harshness on the
bench and ignorance of the law. The
presentation of the report precipitated
a warm debate in the full committee,
some of the members declaring the
opinion that Whitley should be i'm
peached. Mr.. Clayton of Alabama en-
tered a motion for such impeachment
and served notice that if the commit
tee failed to accept it he would move
1t on the floor of the house. No &C.
ton was taken by the full committee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE
Two Members of Mob Who Killed q
Drunken Man Arrested.

"'Sf
Alfred Sheridan and Chef Harris of
Glenburn are in the county Jail al
Minot on the charge of numbering w.
B. Bennett, who was shot in a raid by
citizens of Glenburn. Bennett died as
a result of the wounds. The coroner's
inquest was held, the jury finding that
Bennett came to his death as a result
of a shot fired from the crowd which
was in pursuit.
The story of the fight was again
told on the stand by the witnesses.
The Glenburn people say that the men
were drunk; that they commenced
shooting; that they refused to be ar
rested and that the shooting was
justifiable. Brooks, who was with
Bennett, and who is a student of a de-
correspondent school, said that
he had been in Glenburn and tried to
get some money out of the blind pig
gers on threats of arresting them.
That he was followed by the mob;
that a bottle was broken over his head
by one of the crowd, and that Bennett
fired but two shots during the even
ing. That they were trying to get
away from town, but the crowd fol
lowed, and that he stopped when Ben
nett was shot. Benefits father and
mother live at Devils Lake.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
CANNON is ENDORSED.
Illinois Republicans Declare for Tariff
adjustment"

Springfield, ILL.,, March 26.-The Re.
publican convention TO select four del
egates and alternates at large to the
Chicago convention was held here.
The convention was solidly for JOS
eph G. Cannon for president and en-.
dorsed his candidacy in as strong
terms as language permitted. 1t also
upheld the administration of Gov.
ernor Deneen and commended his
conduct of public affairs. All other
state officers of the party were en-
dorsed, as were United States Sen
ators Cullom and Hopkins. The adj
ministration Of President Roosevelt
also was highly praised.
The tariff plank of the platform
was the subject of much discussion
and nothing definite was done with it
until Congressman Boutell arrived
with the last Washington ideas of
the best way in which it should be
worded. The final draft of the plank
did not, however, differ greatly from
the original wording. 1t declared in
favor Of tariff adjustment" in place
of "revision,' it being. the idea of its
trainers that the former word is the
more comprehensive.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
F|fTY-E|GHT KILLED.
Two Explosions Occur in a Col
liery at Hanna, Wyo.
ENTIRE FORCE WIPED OUT
Dead Include Superintendent, Three
.Foremen, Gas Watchers, Stable
Bosses and Others.

Hanna, Wyo., March 30.-Fifty.
eight men are dead as the result of
two explosions in mine No. 1 of the
Union Pacific Coal company here. The
official force of the mine was COM
pletely wiped out by the disaster.
From Superintendent Briggs and his
three foremen down to the gas watch
ers, stable bosses and others all are
dead and complete reorganization of
the working forces will be necessary.
The entire official family of the Unit
ed Mine Workers is enrolled on the
roster of the dead. Two of the women
who lost husbands in this disaster
were also made widows by the calam.
Fity at the same mine five years ago..
Fire started in the colliery a week
ago, since which time attempts at reg
ular intervals have been made to eX-
tinguish it. Saturday it was deemed
unsafe to send the miners down into
the workings and they were notified
not to report for duty.
superintendent BrlgSS, With a team
Of picked men, the best and most ex-
%perienced hands in the camp, went
into the mine to fight the fire, but at
~ o'clock the flames had got beyond
their control and at 8 o'clock connect
ed with the walled off gas and a ter
rifle explosion followed.
Of the nineteen men in the mine at
the time of the first explosion eight
cen were killed, including a superin-
tendent and three bosses.
The second explosion occurred seven
hours later, snuffing out the lives of a
rescue party of forty men, including
State Mine Inspector D. M. Ellie. Five
bodies have been recovered, but it is
considered unsafe for a further search
ITO be made at present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
NORTH DAKOTA FOR BRYAN
Resolution Adopted Without a Dis.
Sentinu Vote,

Grand Forks, N. D., March Gloon
trary to expectations the friends of
Governor Johnson of Minnesota made
no fight at the Democratic state con-
vention here on the resolution endors-
ing Bryan for president and it was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The resolution declared for Bryan in
the following words:
"The Democracy of North Dakota,
in convention assembled, believing
that William Jennings Bryan repre-
sents the truest type of American citi-
zenship and is the natural leader of
the reform forces of the United States
of America. be it therefore
Resolved, That the delegates from
this convention to the national Demo
cratic convention to be held at Denver
be and they r hereby instructed to
vote as a unit for the nomination of
William Jennings Bryan for president
of the United States"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
ENORMOUS DEFALCATIONS.
Pittsburg Men Accused of Looting
Bank of a Million Dollars.

P%ittsburg, March 2S.-Henry Rel
Der, paying teller, and John Young,
auditor of the Farmers Deposit Ma
tional bank, were taken to the office
of United States Commissioner w. T.
Lindsey for arrangement on addition
al charges filed against them by Bank
Examiner William T. Folds. The lat
est charges filed increase the total of
the alleged defalcations to $1,1O5, 900.
The accused waived hearing and the
bond of each was fixed at $25O,O0O, in
default of which they were returned
to Jail, where they have been con-
fined since their arrest Monday night,
charged with embezzlement of $685..
900. Two days later another charge
was filed accusing them of conspiracy
to defraud the bank out of $500, 900.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
DYNAMITE FOR WELLS.
Home of Former Adjutant General Of
Colorado Blown Up.

NsSIiS " UOtIuVt HOJNldIiI 0OISIdi "
Colorado Blown Up.
Telluride, Colo, March 28.-FormeI
Adjutant General Buckley Wells mar
rowly escaped death or serious injury
at his home here from a we'll planned
effort to assassinate him with dyna-
mite.
Despite precautions against such an
attempt, as patrols and arc lights
about the house, a stick of dynamite
OF a prepared bomb was placed under
or lear General Wells bed.
The side of the house was torn
completely out, hardly a stick of the
bed remained and fragments of wood
were scattered over the neighborhood
Though badly shaken up and bruised
to some extent General Wells escaped
without serious injury.
General Wells took a leading part
in the suppression of labor troubles
in this state in 1904-5 and was prom
inently identified with the recent
prosecution of officers of the Western
Federation of Miners at Boise on the
charge of completely in the assassina
ton of former Governor Frank Steun
enberg. He had been active also in
securing the %extradition from Idaho
of Steve Adams, who is to be tried
here on charges of murder in connec
ton with the miners strike here in
1904.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
May BE WIPED OFF BALLOT
Such Is the Fear of Leaders Regard.
ing Democratic Party.

That the Democratic party may be
wiped off the state ballot this year is
feared by leading Democrats in this
state, and at the session of the state
central committee at Grand Forks the
Importance of getting out a full vote
at the June primaries was impressed
upon the delegates by Chairman Cash
ell and other speakers. 1t is neces-
sary to get 80 per CEN of the Demo-
cratic vote cast last election in order
to get on the ballot.
Some of the speeches became rath-
err heated at times, and one of the
delegates denounced the provision of
the primary law as a move of the Re-
publican party to disfranchise the
Democrats and kill the organization.
Chairman Cashel, who was in the SEN
ate at the time the obnoxious amend
ment was tackled onto the primary
law, explained that he was the only
| Democrat on the committee, and when
he objected the Republican commit.
tee members only smiled and recon-
mended the passage Of the bill with
the amendment. Now the Democrats
would have to make the best of it and
get out as big a vote as possible.
1t was suggested that in s of a
failure to get the required vote that
the constitutionality of the measure
should be tested. In any event, a
movement will be started to secure
the repeal of the amendment by. the
next legislature. Publicity through
the newspapers was the remedy ia.
vored by Chairman Cashel for getting
the vote out. It will be necessary
for John Burke to get 5000 votes in
North Dakota in order to secure a re-
nomination and keep the party name
on the ballot. In cast he fails it wit
be necessary to write his name or use
J stickers. and the Democrats fear tina,
j this viii msa certain defeat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
WOMEN RESCUE AGED MAN
Drag Him From Burning Building and
Save His Life.

Seeing smoke issuing from the resi-
dence of John o. Shaw, an aged citi-
zen living alone at Pembina, Miss
Vida Mccartney and another young
lady, knowing the old gentleman must
be in the house attempted to enter
from the front, but were driven back
by the dense smoke. Miss Mccartney
then went to a side window, breaking
it, and calling to MI. Shaw, who was
almost suffocated by the smoke. They
dragged him out through the window
not any too Dol The fire department
was soon on hand and extinguished
the fire with a loss of a few hundred
dollars to the contents of the house.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
SENTENCES ARE AFFIRMED
Twenty Toledo CO., Lumbermen Must
Go to JaiI.

Toledo, o., March 2S.-The circuit
court has affirmed the decision of the
lower court in the cases of the twenty
prominent lumbermen of Toledo who
last July were sentenced to the work
house for six months under the Valen-
tine antitrust law. The supreme court
having decided in the ice trust cases
that imprisonment must be in the
county Jail instead of the workhouse
the lumbermen were sent to the lower
court for resentence.
The mandate of the circuit court
will not be pressed for a few days
and attorneys for the lumbermen will
try to find a loophole by which the
cases may be taken to the supreme
court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
NEGRO WILL RECOVER.
Man Shot by Congressman Heflin
Greatly Improved.

Washington, March 28.-Louis Lun-
dy, the negro who was shot by Repre-
sentative J. Thomas He1in of Ala
bama after an alteration on a street
car, is greatly improved and will re-
cover, according to the hospital au-
thorities. The bullet, which entered
his head above the left ear, has not
been found and an X-ray examination
will be made to locate it. Thomas
McCreary of New York, who received
one of the shots fired by the congress-
man in his leg, was only slightly in.
jured.
The shooting followed an attempt
of Congressman Heain to compel two
drunken negroes on the to behave
themselves. McCreary, who was q
passenger. was accidentally shot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Monday, March 80.

House-Representative Smith (Cal.)
charged United States Forester Pin
chot with manipulating the forest res
ervation, including Owen river in Cali
fornia, in the interest of the city of
Los Angeles against the holders of
prior water rights. Agricultural ap-
preparation bill under consideration.
Senate-Mr. Foraker obtained leave
to withdraw from the senate files a
paper introduced by him on Wednes-
day last and printed as a public docu-
ment and the order carried with it the
suppression of all the printed copies
of the paper. The document was a re-
view of the Alaska seal question and
criticised Vice President Fairbanks
and members of the senate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
League Holds Largely Attended Meet.
ing at Valley City.

ing at Valley City.
The North Dakota enforcement
league convention which closed in
Valley City last week, was the largest
in the history of the organization. The
Methodist church, which seats 700 peo-
pie, proved to be too small and the
last session was held in the armory
with fully 1900 people in attendance.
The enforcement of the prohibition
law was discussed for all sections of
the state and it appears from the re-
ports of the delegates that sentiment
favoring the enforcement of the law
is on the increase. Ways and means
were discussed for carrying on the
work and a committee was appointed
to raise $4,000. Resolutions were
adopted commencing the efforts of
Governor Burke in the enforcement
of the liquor law and a resolution also
indorsed Andrew Miller, ex-attorney
general. Resolutions were also adopt
ed against the Ueland initiative and
referendum bill. The feature of the
convention was the criticism of Attor-
ner General McCue by George Murray,
eX-temperance commissioner. Mr.. Muir
ray declared that the attorney general
never came near his office nor assisted
him in any way in the enforcement of
the prohibition law, and when the Pat
terson trial was on at Bismarck, Nc
Cue sent Miller to Darlington to try
an unimportant case, and he did not
appear with the states attorneys in
the prosecution, but consorted with
the attorneys for the defense. i
Governor Burke declared in his
speech that the enforcement of the
law was UP to the attorney general,
also the removal of the officers who
refused to enforce the law was up to
the same official, and that he had
urged him repeatedly by writing and
orally, to enforce the laws of the state,
and that he had no power himself to
proceed. He made an eloquent plea
for laws which would give the gov
ernor power to reprove the official who
was derelict in his duty.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Arranses Funeral, Then Suicides.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 3O.-Melvin A.
Root, sixty-nine years old, arrived
here on the Goth inst. from Bay City,
Mich, and made arrangements with a
local crenlatory to cremate his body
when dead, adding that If he should
be found dead in front of the crema-
tory his body should be taken in and
cremated. Monday Root went out to
the crematory and shot himself three
times on the front steps of the build
ing. It is said he cannot live.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
FOUND DEAD IN mANHoLE
Grafton Street Commissioners Fate
Mystifies Coroner's jury,

The body of T. O. Manderud was
found in manhole of the city septic
tank at Grafton. Manderud was the
street commissioner and was last seen
at the tank by a couple of friends.
They exchanged a few words of greet
ing and he went down in the manhole.
Mrs. Manderud has been very sick,
and when her husband did not come
home as usual she sent her daughter
to a neighbours house for information,
but the man had gone uptown and
nothing was done until morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of a Week From Various
Parts of the State.
ARE INSTRUCTED FOR BRYAN
Democratic Delegates From This Com,
monweaIth Will Vote for Ne
braskan at Denver.

After three hours Of oratory
the committee on resolutions of
the North Dakota Democratic con
vention at Grand Forks reported reso-
l%utions, the chief purpose of which was
the Endorsement of Bryan. The reso-
lutions instructed the North Dakota
delegates to the Denver convention to
vote as a unit for Mr.. Bryan.
After all the statements by Johnson
men that an instructed delegation
would be contested and that there
would be a second choice candidate in
the person of Governor Johnson, the
fact that there vas not a dissenting
voice raised when a vote was called
for caused surprise, ever among the
staunch Bryan men who, although
they had all along said they had
enough votes to carry through their
resolutions, thought that possibly a
test might be made.
Up to the time of assembling of the
final session the johnson men said
they would introduce a second choice
resolution, but it was not forthcoming.
The resolutions with minor changes
were as submitted by the committee
and declared for Bryan in the follow
ing words:
"The Democracy of North Dakota,
in convention assembled, believing
that William Jennings Bryan repre-
sents the truest type of American citl-
zenship and is the natural leader of
the reform forces of the United States
of America, be it therefore
Resolved, That the delegates from
this convention to the national Demo-
cratic convention to be held at Denver
be and they are hereby instructed to
vote as a unit for the nomination of
William Jennings Bryan for president
of the United States"
Burke's Administration Endorsed.
A separate set of resolutions was
unanimously adopted indorsing Gov
erno Burke's administration.
Following the resolution William
COllluS VI DOIIluCdu was SlSClcu lid
tional committeeman.
Governor John Burke was chosen as
delegate-at-large by reclamation. Dele
gates to the national convention were
elected from each of the eight judicial
districts of the state, except the
Eighth, where Governor John Burke
lives. John Burger was elected as al
ternate for the Eighth district for Gov
ernor Burke.
The district delegates-First, David
Gorham; Second, E. B. Page; Third,
M. A. Hildreth; Fourth, P. H. Perry:
Fifth, G. w. Sweibel; Sixth, Frank
Lish; Seventh, J. w. Mclean.
Alternates-First, A. B. Lamb; Sec
ond, Marion Aldrich; Third, John Car
mody; Fourth, Jens Peterson; Fifth,
Albert Larson: Sixth. G. R. True;
Seventh, Gus Brekke.
Presidential electors were chosen as
follows: E. E. Cole, Cass county;
John B. Fried, Stuttsman county; Jo-
seph Kelly, Ramsey county; Frank
Mackey, Mclean county.
The platform follows the lines of
the Nebraska platform.
One of the dramatic incidents of the
convention was the practical an
nouncement of the candidacy for re-
election by Governor Burke on a law
enforcement platform.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Friday, March 81.

Senate-Aldrich currency bill is
passed, 40 to 16, in the main a party
vote. The bill has been before the
senate since Jan. 2.
House-Minority Leader Williams
of Mississippi gave notice of his in
tention to introduce a resolution "to
ask the committee on judiciary to ex-
anime whether or not there has been
on the part Of the executive a breach
of the privileges of the house of rep
res%entatives." Mr.. Williams said that
his resolution would be based on a
news item saying the president had
scolded Representative Diekema for
his action in the Whitley case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Express Messenger Slain.

Newton, Kan, March 800. A.
Bailey. OF Kansas City, an express
messenger of the Wells-Fargo Express
company, was killed by an unknown
person on Santa Fe train No. 115 be-
tween Florence and Newton. The
murder was brutal, with robbery as
the object. Both safes. the local and
the through, were ransacked and at
least $1,000 in money and some jew
elry were taken. Whether this is the
full amount the robber secured is not
known.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March observation-disclosures,
$4.75@7.35; COWS and heifers, $4,000
6.10; Texans, s4.50@5.60; calves, $3.50
06.75; Western cattle. s3.15@5.20;
stockers and feeders, $4.50@5.50. Hogs
Light, $5.55@6.05; mixed, $3.50
Cos; heavy, $5.55@6.05; rough, $3.50
OSLO; pigs, $4.50@5.40. Sheep, $3.50
600; yearlings, $6.O0@7.75; lambs.
$5.85 $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Thursday. March 26.

House-Mr. Beall (Tex.) made a
bitter attack on the president, accus-
ing him of not being content to use
the power given him by the Constitu.
ton and of usurping the powers of
the other branches of the government,
ever the judiciary.
Senate-Nearly four hours devoted
to discussion of the credentials of
John w. Smith, newly elected sen.
ator from Maryland. He was finally
allowed TO take his seat, but the sub.
ject will be investigated further.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Fire ImperiIs Whole City.

The large livery barn owned by G..
J. Schultz in Flaxton burned to the
ground and citizens had all they could
do to "a the flying cinders from
burning the entire town. About TWEEN
ty horses persisted in the flames. The
cause of the fire is unknown, but it is
thought some one dropped live ashes
from a cigar or pipe. The loss will be
about $4,000, with insurance of 1000.
FIaxton has no fire protection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
IOWA is FOR BRYAN.

for President.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, March 26.-The
Democratic state convention met here
and selected delegates to the national
convention. 1t was n of the most
largely attended meetings in the his
tory of the party. Bryan sentiment
dominated the convention and iron
clad resolutions will bind the dele
gates. Attempts made in a few dis
tricts to prevent instructions were
overwhelmingly defeated. The resolu-
lions were modelled after the Nebraska
platform convention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 3O.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.o0@e.75; fair to good,
$5.00@5.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.75@5.00.
Hogs--$5.65 @5.75. Sheep-Wethers,
$5.75@6.25; good to choice lambs,
S .OO1D7.6O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Wednesday, March rs.

Senate-Aldrich currency bill I'm.
der consideration all day and good
progress was made. All amendments
reported by the finance committee
were adopted without opposition. Spe-
cial message from president read in
both houses.
House-Mr. Stanley (Ky.), in the
course of a speech, bitterly denounced
the president, whom, he said, had pro-
found contempt for the Constitution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

Indiana Delegates Instructed to Vote
for Bryan.
Indianapolis, March 26.-The Demo-
cratic state convention, in session
here, unanimously adopted resolutions
%instructing the thirty Indiana dele
gates to the national convention at
Denver to vote for w. ]. Bryan for
president.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
KAISER BACKS DOWN.
Letters Directing to DR.. Hill as Am
bassador Withdrawn.

Berlin, March 30.-1n it's commune
cation to Baron Vol Sternberg, the
German ambassador at Washington,
regarding the acceptance of DR.. David
Jayne Hill as American ambassador
to Germany in succession to Charlie
magne Tower the foreign Office direct
ed Baron Won Sternberg to say to
President Roosevelt, among other
things, that Emperor William hoped
the president would consider the mes
sages forwarded through Mr.. Tower
and Lloyd G. Griscom, the American
ambassador to Italy, as not sent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 30.-Wheat-May,
9SAc; July, 88Ac; Sept, 86Ac. Corn
May, 66%c; July, 64Ac; Sept, 63k
@63%c. Oats-May, old, $3.50; May,
52Ac; July, old, 47hc; July, 45hc;
Sept, 1880. Pork-May, $13.75@
13.77h: July, $14.10@14.15; Sept,
$14.62h. Butter-Creameries, 22@
28kc; dairies, 20@26c. Eggs-14c.
Poultry - Turkeys, 14c; chickens.
1870; springs. 1870.