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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-16
Ex-PRIsoN. CHIEF CHARGES
GRAFT AND DRUNKENNESS

= Pittsburg. Pa. Oct. Western
Pennsylvania was shocked this after
noon when sub cirnmittee of the
state board of charities began to in
vestigate the workings Of the peni-
tentiary where 1900 prisoners are
confined. Ex Warden Corbett made
twenty sensational charges against
the prison management. including one
Of dr-unkenessagainst Warden William
McC. Johnston while in charge of the
prison. The charge lis also made that
there is much graft on the part OF
prison officials with reference to them
buying prison supplies. William J.
Diehl, chairman of the prison board,
came In for the major part of Cor
belts attack and the two men were
with difficulty kept apart. Diehl was
formerly mayor of Pittsburg and
later president of one of the city's
national banks. E
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FORMER N. D. man
dies BY GUN ROUTE
"HY" HENRY EMPLOYED IN c. N
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
= FOUND DEAD WITH bull
LET HOLE IN ID
HEAD. azHH , !

Minot, N. D., Oct. 16.--Earle d
Henry, better known to a wide circle
OF friends in Minot as "Hy" Henry
was found dead short distance fron
Wolf Creek, Mont. yesterday after.
noon, with a bullet hole in his head
Hr. Henry has been connected with
the civil engineering department OF
the Great Northern railroad for the
past eight years and during two years
OF this time he made Minot his head
quarters. He possessed exceptional
ability as a civil engineer and during
the time he was stationed at Minoi
he had charge of some OF the mos
difficult construction work Last De.
cen1ber he resigned his position with
the Great Northern road and went tt
visit his brother at Salt Lake, Utah
He returned during the summei
months, however, and on again resum.
ing his duties with the Great Nor.
thern road was assigned to work neal
Wolf Greek, Mont.
During the latter part OF Septennbei
he suddenly disappeared from his WORK
and while a diligent search was kept
up IL was believed by some OF his
friends that he had left to take ui
work elsewhere. The search, however
was kept up and Tuesday afternoon q
party OF engineers came across hfi
dead body in q clump OF bushes sever.
al miles from Wolf Creek a. bulloi
hole In his head told now he had died
While naturally Of q sunny and happl
temperament, II is said that the young
man had been subject to several spelis
OF dependency during the past few
months and 1t Is feared that during
a fit Of temporary insanity ne took hh
life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-16
PLAN TRACK in TWO
STATES TO EVADE Law
SPORTING SYNDICATE MAY BUILD
RACE TRACK ON LINE BE-
TWEEN INDIANA AND MICH.

Chicago, oct1s.--Eselieving they can
evade the betting laws OF two states
and successfully conduct race track,
it is reported In sporting circles that a
syndicate is planning q track to be
built on the state line between Indiana
and Michigan.
1t is said that the new scheme is
backed by the same syndicate that
recently proposed to build q track AT
New Buffalo. Mich. Political diner
ences put an end to the first scheme.
but the men are now In accord In the.
they have. in sddittonl inters- ed La
porte. Ind. capitalists = who had pro-
posed to build an electric line to New
Buffalo. ss
Just what scheme OF evadipg the
law win be attempted Is not F9ade
known. but the men say they cafl nun
the track until xEie plant has been paid
Cor, at seast. and hope to create q sys-
tenn tba wlil allow RACINE 10 continue
.tiadehnitely.~
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FARGO NAN WANTED.
|. FOR EMBEzzLEMENT
ISSUED TODAY FOR
ARREST OF FRED PLUM, A.lq;
{ CAL TRAVELLING MAN, WE5g3
ALLEGED TO Be SHORT n hgI-
COUNTS WITH FIRM.

= a garT&n Sas issuA0 today for the
arrest Of Fred Plum, Who makes his
home in this city on a charge OF en-
bezzIement and it is probable that
Plum viii be placed under arrest some
time this AFTERNOON or tonight. !,
Plum Is employed by q wholesale
cracker concern of Sioux City, Iowa,
and the firm claims that he is short in
his accounts with them. They allege
that he has collected several hun
dred dollars from customers and has
made no accounting for the sum with
the house. ~
Fred Plum Is the man who had his
pocket picked while getting of Nor
thern Pacific train in this city a few
weeks ago, losing his pocketbook and
oyer 500 in cash at that time.
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Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 1s.--After q dra-
matte scene on the Union Pacific train
No. last night. in which the door Of
his state-room was burst open by
deputy sheriff, VIM Randolph Hearst
the millionaire editor. was served with
papers notifying him that a suit foa
100000 had been brought against
him for slander and libel by Gov
Charles NJ Haskell, OF Oklahoma, In
the Douglas county, Nebraska district
court, by Deputy Sheriff Stewart foI
Smyth g. Smith OF Omaha, who ara
Governor Haskell's attorneys In thy
damage suit
Suit Filed at Night.
The suit was filed In the district
court at 10 o'clock last night afteI
which the papers were Immediately
withdrawn. 1t was known that Hearst
would pass through Omaha last night
on his way from Seattle to New York
and plans were laid accordingly.
The Union Pacific train due at 9:AG
did not arrive until 11:05. Deput,
Sheriff Stewart was on hand with 9th.
srs to serve the summons on Hearst
but had trying time In doing so.
A knock on the door OF Hearst'e
stateroom elicted the information
through the door from the editors wits
that he was not In, the room. that he
had gone to the depot to send tele-
gramrrgot 20 be cteated, the Deputy
sheriff demanded adrEiittAnce in the
name of the law saying that IL he were
not admitted he would break down the
door. Then ensued dramatic scene
~ Mrs. Hearst Creates Scene.
Mrs. Hearst, on the inside, screamed
out that she was alone and would ad.
NIT no man and the deputy proceeded
to carry out his threat to break in.
Using his shoulders as q batterin7
ram he crashed through the door and
was met by Mrs. Hearst. partially dis
robed. apparently on the verge OF hys.
terra.
Nothing daunted, although Mrs
Hearst rushed screaming through tho
door out in the aisle Deputy Sherih
Stewart started to kick In the door Of
the toilet room adjoining the state.
room. Then Hearst emerged and he
accepted the papers which the deputy
thrust out. He appeared less indig.
nant than his wife.
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TESTIMONY IS
SENSATIONAL
BROTHER OF DEMOCRATIC CAN
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF
NJ. Y. EXAMINED AS TO
SANITY.

Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 16.-Sensa-
tionaI testimony was promised when
John Armstrong ChanIer. the former
husband OF Alemie Rives, the author
ess, and brother of Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler democratic candidate for gov
ernor of New York. took the witness
stand today in his own behalf In the
sanity proceedings before Commission
er Booth. The object Of the suit is
to legally establish Chanler's sanity
and to recover the fortune which he
alleges has been confiscated by the
New York courts. Chanler was ex-
pected to occupy the stand all day
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ANARCHISTS RAID
HALL, SMASH BOX

Lynn, Mass, Oct 49, Under pro-
lection OF the entire police force Of,
the CITY. the union slasters formally
voted last night TO declare off the
strike which for nearly two weeks has
practically paralyzed the shoe manu-
featuring industry here. The result
OF the vote stood S46 in favor of call
ing off the strike and 4s3 against
The balloting was attended by tu
multuous scenes, Early In the day
group of Italian malcontents rushed
into the room In which the voting was
being done and smashed several of
the ballot boxes Foreigners were
sabdusd by the police. but continued
unruly outside Of the hall throughout
the day and evening Andrews street.
In the vicinity OF the lasters. hall, was
packed with shoe workers and their
friends. and the entire police force of
the city was kept busy quelling the
disturbances.
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/ Alpena, Mich, Oct. 16.-Nearly
/ a score of refugees from the fire
swept village or Metz, twenty
/ five miles north OF this city on
| the Detroit e. Mackinaw railway,
| are known to have been burned
/ to death beJw0en Metz and the
/ village of Pessn last night, when
/ their retIsf train was wrecked by
/ burned eulvert.
| Details are still lacking and re-
/ ports are coming in very slowly as
/ result of the destruction OF wires
and poles by the fierce forest fires,
| but It ia known from Mulersburg
| that fitte@n burned skulls have
/ been found in the ruins of the de-
stroyed relief train and that the
| fireman was burned to death in
| the water tank of his locomotive,
where he had taken refuge.
Number Of Victims Doubtful.
II is not yet definitely known
how many persons were aboard
the relief train when it pulled out
Of Metz last night, nor whether
| any of the refugees, except the
| two trainmen who have arrived at
Pesen, escaped with their lives.
Information received from Mil
lersburg told only that the skulls
! had been found in the wreck and
| that Conductor kinvilIe and En-.
| sineer Foster escaped from the
| burning train BY crawling along
| the tracks on tlieir hands and
knees with the forest fires on
sither aide roaring furnaces.
Blinded From Burns.
Conductor kinvilIe is reported
to be blind from his burns, but
1 Foster 10 understood to be not so
seriously injured. There are ,ru-
Wors aleo vague and unsatisfac-
| tory, that others escaped with the
two trainmen, but up to noon they
can neither be confirmed nor de-
MED.
The forest fires above Alpena, In
| Presque Isle county, suddenly be
came threatening again yester-
| day after IL was thought that the
| heavy rains early in the month
| had extinguished them. They
| spread rapidly and were soon nen-
acing a number Of towns along
the line of the Detroit & Mack
inaw railroad. The little village
Of Metz with 100 Inhabitants, was
one Of them. lts situation became
acutely dangerous last night.
| Sent in a Relief Train.
The Detroit e Mackinaw rail-
road sent in relief train Of box
cars. Household goods and store
| stocks were loaded on some Of the
cars and the people filled others.
How many were taken aboard is
| not known, nor Is II known wheth-
er any of the farmers from the
outlying points had come into
Metz seeking refuge from the
| fIames.
IL this is the case there may
have been more people on the
train than the inhabitants Of the
little village could have furnished.
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GRAIN men To
TALK INSPECTION
NATIONAL AS cIATIoN OF
DEALERS BEGINS SESSION
IN ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis. Mo-, Oct. 1e.-The twelfth
annual convention of the National
Grain Dealers association assembled
yesterday for session that will con-
tinue three days. About 1000 delegates
are I'm attendance.
The first session was given over to
addresses of welcome and to the an
nual report OF Pres. A. e. Reynolds OF
Crawfordsville. Ind.
One of the important subjects to be
considered IL the federal inspection Of
grain. Another subject to be discussed
ID trading In futures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-16
WOODS ATTACKED
BY FIRES AGAIN

Ashland. Wis. Oct. ls.--Forest fires
are again springing up and doing
damage throughout the timber regions
Of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michi-
gan. Bridges have been burned and
much damage is being done to farm
land and to growing timber.
Forest flres destroyed the large barn
on Michael Barrett's farm. south Of
Ashland yesterday. Hundreds of men
are fighting the fires today.
Lake captains report smoke all
over the lake.
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METHODISTS
PICK MANDAN
For Meeting Place Of the '09
Conference

jamestown. N. D.. Oct. 16. - The
Methodist Episcopal conference today
decided to hold the. next annual ses-
sion of the North Dakota conference
In Mandan, in September, 1909 The
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
held its annual meeting this morning
The afternoon session OF the confer
ence was devoted to evangeiistic SER
vices. The Freedmans Aid and SOUTH
ern education will be the subjects dis
cussed this evening.
Before an audience of 1000 people
in the Jamestown operahouse Thurs
day night Bishop Wilson delivered an
inspiring address on the prohibition
question. Bishop Wilson was intro.
duced by Judge G. A. Pollock OF Far
go.
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cult Rumors OF large loss Of life
are circulating along all the rail-
/, road wires I'm this section.

~~ANes ASetAACA y "a . AeA - y A05S 0A AAA~
are circulating along all the rail-
road wires in this section.
Reports Are confiletina.
Alpena, Mich, Oct. 16. According
to reports coming into A1epan today
from the north, there has been fatal
loss Of life in the forest fires which
yesterday and last night swept over
Presque Isle county The most serious
report is to the effect that the relief
train which went to the village OF
Metz last night from Hawks mas been
burned with a number Of refugees
It is impossible as yet to secure either
confirmation or denial OF this re-
port.
The wires north are all down SIS b
result of the fires and 1t is impossible
to raise Nowick station, near where
the train is reported to have left the
rails and to have been destroyed. Re-
ports received here say that after the
relief train had been'loaded with people
and goods at Metz, 1t started north,
but was unable to get farther than
Hawks. Then the train was headed
south for Alpena- The report says
that at Nowicki station the IRE had
burned through a number OF railroad
ties weakening the track and that the
rails were spread, derailing the re-
lief trains which was then destroyed
by fire.
Run for Tkeir Lives.
It is not yet positively known what
Secame of the people reported to be
!. the train. but the reports which
Se filtered in here say that they
6elievd to have been burned to
n Aeer Foster and Fireman Lee
too y. Nge in the water tank where
they Nd until the water became
so ho they had leave the tank
and rlh their lives,
They N q eported badly but not
seriously
A later n is that there were no
people on t1e train which was de-
stroyed.s The train left here early this
morning for the north carrying ply
sicians
Dispatcher Reports Heavy Loss.
Detroit, Mich, oct. .16.-A dispatcher
Of the Detroit and Mackinaw railroad
at East Tawaz stated over long dis
tance telephone to the Associated
/ = ASoS tAAub AAC OOcc 1OI AIlOWs now great
was the loss of life in the burning of
the Metz relief train He, has been
and is making every effort to get into
communication with some office near
to the scene Of the fire. Reports he
says, have come to his office in various
ways of a heavy loss of life, but he
knows absolutely nothing that is au-
thentic.
Fifteen Skeletons Found.
/ A dispatch to the Journel from MIL
lersburg. about 20 miles north of
Metz. states that II people were burn
ed to death with the Metz relief train
and that is skeletons have been found
in the burned wreck of the gondoIa
car which made up part of the relief
train,
The dispatch says that the train ran
into q burned cqlkert which was the
cause of it's deraalnent. Among those
who perished are Mrs Cicero and her
three children. :, s,...ssss s..s..-Essg ~
q Engineer John Kinville OF sAlpena
and another member Of the train crew
escaped with thhir lives but were ter
Eribly burned, by creeping along the
track on their hands and knees I'd
Posen. 1t is reported from there that
Kinville is blind from his bruins and
will die The other man will live S
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NELSON COUNTY CASE
UP ON WEDNESDAY,

Grand Forks. N. d.. Oct. 16.-The
case OF Elyick VS. Groves. involving
the republican namination for treas
urer OF Nelson county, will come up
before the supreme court at Bismarck
next wednesday for argument. Groves
won In the district court before Judge
c. r.. Tenpleton and an appeal was
taken to the supreme court Scott
Rex. OF Grand Forks. will appear for
the defendant
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sIxTEEN NAV HAvE PERIsHED.
Reports Received at Bay City Increases
Death List in Metz Horror.

REPORTS heceiNSd az BAY CITY increases
Death List in Metz Horror.
Bay City, Mich. Oct. 1s.--Aceordine
to meagre information, available here
today at the once of the Detroit and
Mackinaw railroad, there were 16 peo-
pie burned to death insthe Metz relief
train last night which was destroyed
by fire.
The wires north of Alpena are down
and the officials of the Detroit and
Mackinaw road here ara powerless I'd
secure details or even confirmation OF
the trains destruction. The reports
which have reached the roads office
here say that after loading the people
of Metz on the train with their house
hold goods start was made for
Cheboygan.
Flames Blocked the Path.
Flames made 1t impossible to pro-
Eeed further than Hawks station.
Then the train was headed south to-
ward .Alpena. After passing Metz II
is understood that the train. left the
rails near Pulaski and was destroyed
The forest on both sides of the
track was blazing mass The en-
gineer and fireman are reported to
have jumped into the water tank OF
the engine only to be forced out as
the water grew hot and burned to
death. The message from Alpena
states that sixteen collins have been
ordered sent north.
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Alpena, Mich. Oct. 16.- Meagre and
Indefinite reports received here about
The relief train which last night went
10 the aid Of the forest fire threat
sned village OF Metz, say that the
train has been burned and tiiat some
Df the refugees perished with II.
Every effort Is being made to learn
me truth as to the trains fate, bur
he wires are down and tits very difTi-
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PERISH IN
MICHIGAN
FOREST FIRE
Refugees From Metz Meet >
Tragic Death II
RELIEF TRAIN DESTROYED
RELIEF TRAIN DESTROYED

WOMEN AND CHILDREN cooPED
UP IN BOX CAR ARE BURNED
TO DEATH WHILE BEING HuR-
RIED 70 sAFETY-NoRTHERN
MICHIGAN A sEETHING FUR
NAcE-REPoRTs OF GREATER
LOSS OF LIFE CURRENT AT DE-
TRoIT-WIREs ARE DOWN AND
REPORTS OF CALAMITY ARE
VERY MEAGRE.
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London, Eng, Oct 16. Tay Pay
O'Connor. known the world over for
his brilliant work in journalism and
politics, is loved by the English speak
ing people as one OF the most charac-
teristic example of the Anglo freshman
After completing rather abbreviated
college course he went, as a young boy.
to London In his scholastic days he
had mastered French and German.
When he entered the ONCE OF the
Daily Telegraph. while the Franco
German war was at It's height. he at
once found employment on account OF
his ability to read the German ana
French papers readily. This was his
journalistic beginning.
Later he served the London edition
OF the New York Herald. edited sue
i 49, 49, Il
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-16
WELCOMED
in TENNESSEE
Taft Gives His Reason for
Southern Invasion
BEFORE MAMMOTH AUDIENCE
DEMOCRATS AS WELL As RE-
PuRLlcANs TURN OUT TO
HONOR DISTINGUISHED AMER
IcAN ON OCCASION OF HIS Wis
IT TO CHATTANOOGA TODAY.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Oct. 1s.--wil-
liam HI Taft's frst argument to the
SOUTHERN democrats. together with his
reseons Tor giving the south It's first
glifnpse Of q republican presidential
candidate, was delivered here today to
an audience which packed the AUDI
itoriun. the largest hall in the city.
The candidate was met at the sta
tion by large reception committee
composed, It is said, of as many dem
ocrats as republicans. He win spend
the entire day in the state.
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ARE BURNED TO DEATH
LIKE RATS IN A TRAP.


Detroit, Oct. 16.-Reports to
both the Detroit News and the
Detroit Journal from Alpena,
state that 1t is definitely known
that twenty people were burn
ed to death in a relief train
from Metz. They were prin-
cipally women and children who
were cooped up in box cars, the
only ones available when the
train hurried out of Metz.
1t is reported from Alpena
that sixteen coffins We're sent
north on the train which left
early this morning.
Reports Of greater loss of life
than Il are current, at Alpena
hats lt ls ffnpossfbIe as yet to
definitely confirm them.
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TYPHOON PLAYS
HAVOC WITH Annoy
BUILDINGS ERECTED FOR RE-
cEpTloN or AMERICAN
FLEET IN CHINESE
TOWN WRECKED.

Annoy. Oct. 16.--A typhoon yester-
day demolished all the buildings
erected for the reception OF the ofiicers
and men OF the American battleship
feet with the exception OF the main
reception hall. Many stores in the
town were badly demolished and the
electric lighting plant Ii under six
feet OF water. n
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eREENLEAF BACKS BRYAN.
says That He VIII Cover all the Money
# lie Can Get That Taft VIII Not
Garry Ward County.

Minot, N. d.. Oct. It'd. @. Green
leaf stated today that he would cover
all the money that the republicans will
put up that Bryan will carry Ward
county. Mr. Greenleaf has been through
the county and il willing to wager any
sum that Taft will not carry the
county
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POLICE nab
HEARST ON
j. ?. TRAIN
Papers Served IN HaSkeIl's
$780, 900 Libel Suit
AFTER A DRAMATIC Scene

ON REFUSAL OF WIFE TO OPEN
MILLIONAIRE EDITORS STATE.
ROOM AT OMAHA LAST NIGHT
DEPUTY SHERIFF 5ATTERs
DOWN DOOR, IS Met 5Y WIFE
PARTLY pIsRosEo AND FINAL.
LY KICKS IN DOOR OF ToILET
WHERE WILLIAM RANDOLPH
WAS sEcRETED AND SERVES
COURT SUMMONS.
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every whim has been law to him. Only
recently Francis Joseph gave her the
magnificent palace of his younger
brother, Archduke Victor, whom he
has banished from the court for erratic
conduct. The emperor has almost
bankrupted himself that she might have
indulgences. And strangest of all,
the woman has so fascinated her
Continued on Page six
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AUSTRIAN NAVY IN
TURKISH WATERS!

Vienna, Oct. Ie.--The possibility
an Austrian naval demonstration b
the Turkish waters In the case or thu
offieiai protest against the boycott q
Austrian goods In Turkey brings III
result il being discussed IN Vienna
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Continued on Page Six.
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Continued on Page SIX.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-02-08

innocent Of any intrn6on,l crime.
although technically guilty.. Il they
Used force 70 take the kSih. II
seems the men had read the game
law IN AZ almanac. and their object
was 10 capture what they supposed
TO DC poachers. or men shooting
ducks 5y an artificial light There
IS 10 doub, about il. they gave MIR.
Landlord and his friend the fright
Of their lives when they pointed that
young cannon toward the launch.
Mr.. Lz=kford said he was : coward
on the occasion. but that gun did Il.
Re declared he never wanted 70 ex-
penence such a feeling again
Tae men took the skiff % Wild
marks house. where i was seen BY
I Ny. Landlord and TIE officer who
made the arrest. Widmzrk declares
re told a neighbor al about il tn
,aex morning.