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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
WILL IGNORE
THE BLOCKADE
Haitian Paper War Measure
Will Not be Recognized by
Government

Washington, Nov 2s.-Haitrs "pa-
per" blockade of the ports of Aquin
and Jeremie, which the government
admits its inability to make effective
by force Of arms, will not be recog-
nized by the state department. This
is in accord with the traditional
policy Of the American government.
Notice to this effect has been sent to
American Minister Furniss, at Port
au Prince. who cabled that he had
been notified that the ports declared
blockaded also had been declared
closed to. commerce by the Haitien
authorities, who also had notified the
local steamship agents that merchan-
disc for them must be landed at the
capital. Acquiescence in this, the
minister said, would seriously effect
American firms which have sold to
houses shipping through Aquin and
Jeremie, the greater part Of the mer-
chandise for those ports coming from
the United States. At neither place,
Mr.. Furniss says, has the government
force to maintain blockade.
Other features of the minister's ad-
vices are that the government of Haiti
acknowledges the revolutionists have
Jeremie and that the secretary of the
interior is prisoner in their hands.
According to Haitien law it requires
an act of congress to open ports and
1t is not within the executive prero-
gative to close them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
GEAR FERDINAND
BACK IN SOFIA
Will Receive Reply to His
Speech From the Throne
Tomorrow

Sofia, Bulgaria. Nov. 2S.-Emperor
Ferdinand arrived in Sofia today from
his favorite castle at Euxinograd near
Varna, where he has been on a vaca-
tion for three weeks and on Sunday
will receive deputation bearing the
reply Of the national assembly to his
recent speech from the throne
M. Ltaptcheff, minister of commerce
will come to Sofia December | osten-
sibly in connection with the affairs of
his departure, the budget of which
he must prepare.
President of the Council Malinoff
says that M. Liaptcheff soon will re-
turn to Constantinople and resume the
negotiations looking to a settlement
of the difficulties between Turkey and
Bulgaria, which are proceeding
smoothly but very slowly.
What the attitude of Bulgaria will
be in the event of hostilities between
Austria-IIungary and Turkey Is a
question that is beginning to claim at
tention here. 1t has revived specula-
tion concerning the existence of some
sort of Austro-Bulgarian convention.
A cabinet minister said today that
Bulgaria's hands are absolutely free
to act in whatever manner she may
consider advantageous. Direct CO.
operation between Austria and Bul-
garia was unthinkable he added but
Bulgaria would have to resist the
temptation of favorable moment for
the invasion of Macedonia unless Tur-
key had given pre-, ,ious guarantees IF
fer intantton to grant equal civil and
political rights to the Bulgarian popL-
lation of Macedonia w'licn again had
been victimized after a brief spell of
constitutional honeymoon.
Advices received from Macedonia in
dicate that Greek hands there have
resumed activity and murdered several
Bulgarian s-schoolmasters. A
dispatch from Adrianople says that
Turkish troops pillaged the Bulgarian
village of Derekeuy and shot several
of the inhabitants and committed out
RACES upon the women.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
RUSH IN ORDERS
FOR STEEL RAILS
One Company Gets Released
Orders for a Half Million
Tons

Pittsburg, Nov. 2S.-Contracts ac-
companied by specifications for 50O.-
900 tons of steel rails, to be rolled
by the Carnegie Steel company, will
be in the hands Of the operating de-
partment within thirty days. They
will be placed by leading railroad
systems of the eastern section Of the
country and at the ruling price OF
$2S as the basis.
This announcement was made yes
terday by officials of the company
who were beaming with enthusiasm
over the wonderful improvement that
had taken place in the railroad sit
uation and the instantaneous influ-
ence it was having on the steel trade
At last the dilatory rail business had
taken on new life, they say.
The announcement OF these con-
tracts, which will give fresh impetus
to the mills about Pittsburg, came
after week Of interesting confer
iences In. the east. OF this vast ton
mage to be placed three great. rail-
road systems, the Pennsylvania, the
Baltimore & Ohio and the New York
Central lines, will alone place orders
for $40, 900 tons. The balance of l60,-
900 tons will come from other smaller
lines. the total being the first repre-
sentation of rail orders for the new
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slain men, or rather their skeletons,
for the bones had been picked clean
by insects and. the suns of many
months, were found. A shoe. part of a
poncho, hatchet, note book and a
number of coins established the iden-
tity of the skeletons. From hillmen
captured and interviewed 1t was
learned that the murder probably oc-
Cured on May II and that the deed
was accomplished under the leader
ship of chief by the name of Ayaho.
Ayaho in the guise of friendship.
became the guide of the Everett party
and one night, just because "he felt
like killing some one" drugged the
party with the fumes of the buyaptuy
ug plant. He and his followers then
fell upon their victims and slew them
Major Ahern found that on his ap-
proach most of the hill men fed,
among them the arch murdered who
was reported in the fastness OF the
hills. AS the rations had become ex-
hausted, much of the rice having been
spoined by rain. Major Ahearn fol-
lowed the trail no longer, but, gath
ering the skeletons and other effects
such as were found, returned to his
base
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WANTS GOLFERS
Bureau of Equipment Wants More for
Use of Nayy

Washington, Nov. 2S--Rear Admiral
William S. Cowles, chief of the
equipment bureau of the navy, in his
annual report, recommends that i'm
mediate steps be taken to supply an
adequate number of colliers for the
navy. There should at least be one
for every two units, with sufficient
capacity for supplying four vessels
Admiral Cowles' report says that
during the past year marked progress
has been mado in wireless telegraphy
and its value in the scheme of ma
tional defense is becoming more and
more apparent. Recent developments
warrant the establishment of high
powered, long distance stations. Be-
sides the erection of such station at
Washington in the near future. the
bureau contemplates eventually the
construction of such stations on the
Pacific coast at Hawaii, Guam, Samoa
and the Philippines, SD that the fleet
will at all times be in direct commu-
nication with Washington wherever
1t may be. When the high power sta
tion at Washington is erecte, signals
will be sent out, which will reach
every portion of the Atlantic ocean,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
AWFUL. STORY OF
SHIP N TYPH00N
Relief Plunged Through Dark.
ness With Her Hold Filled
With Water

Washington, Nov. 28-Secretary
Metcalf today received cablegram
from Admiral Sperry giving ain ac-
count of the storm met by the hos
pttal ship Relief and the damage done
to that vessel. On the afternoon of
November 18 the Relief got in the
track of a typhoon while on it's way
from Manila to the island of Guam
and was unable to run away from it.
The barometer registered the almost
unprecedented condition indicated by
2S.10. While disabled, the Relief roll
ed heavily in the trough of the sea and
the deck house and doors on both
sides of the vessel were stove in.
Four feet of water was found in the
forehold. Seven fires were starteL at
one time aboard the ship as the re-
suit of short circuits on the electric
wires and it was necessary to shut
down tho dynamos. The electric
lights being out, other lights could
not be made to burn in the engine
room on account of the spray and
draught which left the ship in utter
darkness. The racing OF the propel-
Ter, which was out Of the water mush
of the time, was uncomfortable. Both
the low pressure and intermediate
pressure eccentric straps were brok-
en- and there was no spare part with
which to replace them. The crank
also became loose. Other damage was
temporarily repaired in three days
SO that the Relief was able to return
to Manila under her own steam. There
were no casualties to the personnel
of the vessel. Admiral sperry has or
dered general survey for complete
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
TANG ENROUTE EAST
Chinese Envoy Being Rushed Across
Continent American Style.

Ogden, Utah, Nov. 28.-The special
train Of seven cars carrying Envoy
Tang Shao VI and encourage, reached
here this afternoon enroute to Wash
ington. The train is due to reach
Omaha ut 8 p. m. tonight.
Mayor Brewer, Chief of Police
Browning, a number of newspaper
men and other desirous of meeting the
Chinese envoy, boarded the observa-
ton car here.
The ambassador expressed grateful
appreciation of the kindly reception
accorded the party since its arrival
on the steamer Mongolia. He said
they would make no stops of any
length before the national capital was
reached. There the ambassador will
remain f.. a period of at least four
months and his future movements
were uncertain. He added that some
Of the hal lpiest periods Of his life had
been experienced In the United States
during his college days and that he
was anxious to renew acquaintances
and friendships formed at that time.
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THE STE|NHE|L !.
CASE REVISED
FAURE SCANDAL
Paris Press Now Openly Dis.
cussing Suppressed Story
of His Death
STORY HARkS BACK TO THE OLO !.
PETITIONS IN THE DREYFUs CASE
Madame steinhcil Was Present When
Ex.President Died and There Was a
Strong Belief That he Had Been
, Poisoned y

Paris, Nov. 28.-The Steinheil case
continues to be the sensation of the
hour in all France. No one ventures
to say where the revelations will end.
The political side looms larger and
larger every day. The interest harks
back always to the tragic death in
Paris in 1899 of Felix Faure, president
of France. NJ. Faure died in the midst
of the Dreyfus excitement. The most
minute details of the scene in the
room where he expired in the company
of Madame Steinheil are today flag
rantly published by even the Repub-
lican newspapers. Up to the present
time this incident in the career of
Madame Steinheil has only been re-
ferred To covertly. The Royalists and
anti-Dreyfus organs are demanding an
official III, n,estigation into the death of
M. Faure, and intimate openly that
he as an insuperable obstacle to the
leaders of the Dreyfus agitation, was
the victim of plot. They have put
forward the old allegation that NJ.
Faure intended to yield to the petitions
Of Dreys,ls and sign an order for the
revision o. the case, and that conse-
quently ht: was poisoned. The only
reason to believe that M. Faure did
not die natural death is found in
the fact that his body decomposed
with unusual rapidity, and to-. Offset
this there are statements of five of
the best known physicians Of Paris
who certified that he died of cerebral
hemorrhage.
The other story that Madame Stein
he'll was present when he passed away
seems unfortunately to be true and
great regret is expressed that the cir
cumstances have now compelled the
disclosure to the world Of this old
scandal which the Faure family and
friends OF the former president
thought was buried with his body.
Story Denied.
Count Darlon, whose name has been
mentioned in connection with that of
Madame Steinheil and at whose house
in Paris Madame Steinheil stayed for
a few weeks. after the murder of her
husband, declared today that she was
an honest and honorable woman. The
count SAID, however, that he was con-
vinced Madame Steinheil was no long
er possessed of her mental faculties
and he characterized the story that
she was present at the death of Felix
Faure as base calumny. On the con-
trary, he declared, there was ample
evidence to prove that she was at this
time i'll in her own house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
Girl Watched the Victim Die
While Lover Used the
Chloroform
WARRANT ISSUED FOR NAN
CHARGING HIM WITH HOMICIDE
He, Has Escaped, However and the
Officers Are Unable to Locate Him
Girl Held Pending Investigation In
to the Matter.

Belleville, Ill, Nov. ga new turn
was given to the mystery which has
surrounded the death of Peter Waelz,
80 years old, whose body was found
at the loot of the stairway Of his home
here last Sunday, when Miss Nellie
Morton, L. years old, confessed to the
police that she sat watching the old
man sink into inconsistencies while
her sweetheart, Sidney Baker, held q
chloroforn.ed handkerchief to his face.
Baker is a photographer and Miss
Morton is his employe. A warrant
has been issued against Baker charg-
ing him with murder and the girl Is
held pending an investigation. Baker
has not ret been found.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
HnL-HARRIMAN PEACE
The Ancient Foes Are Reported to
Have Made an Agreement

Chicago, Nov. 2S-The Chicago Ex-
aminer says today that James ]. Hill
and e. H. Hartman are reconciled
and are now working in harmony.
The reconciliation was effected by
]. p. Morgan who, yielding through
the good offices Of James Stillman.
had come on friendly terms with Har-
rimau.
This general understanding means
harmonious operation of all the trunk
lines of the country, including possi-
bly,, the Gould properties, for the un-
derstanding also has to do with the
Missouri Pacific II Helen Gould con-
sents. The first steps toward q
reconciliation between Hartman and
Hill were taken by James stillman.
president Of the National City; bank
M /,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
JAP-AMERICAN TREATY
Rumors Of an Entente Are Generally
Credited I'm Toxic.

Toxic, Nov. 28.-Persistent rumors
declaring that negotiations are now
In progress at Washington between
Ambassador Takahira and Secretary
Root of the state department looking
to the interchange of a diplomatic
note definitely outlining policies OF
both countries in regard to the Pacific
and China, have equal opportunity Of
finding credence among the newspa-
pers here, whose sources of informa-
tion are generally excellent.
One man, who may be considered an
authority on official matters, declared
today that he had reason to believe
that such notes had already been ac-
tually exchanged at washington, but
inquiries at the foreign Office, while
failing to elicit, q fiat denial OF the re-
port, cannot be sSaidato have brought
out direct confirmation. The Of
ficials of the American embassy are
also preserving a discreet silence and
no information could be gained there.
These rumors are widely discussed
about Toxic and it may be said that
the consensus of opinion tends toward
a full belief that the pending ex-
change Of such notes is a we'll found
ed report.
An ex-member of the cabinet and a
man who held high position under
the former ministry, said today:
II am not in the confidence of the
present ministry concerning. every
step that is taken, but have reason
to believe that the report that an ex-
change Of notes at Washington is
spending Is well founded. Everyone
will be pleased to receive news of
sealing of such pact of friendship
between the two countries, as it will
forever silence the mischiet-makers
and calamity howlers, who, for the
last two years, have spared no effort
to promote friction between America
and Japan. A pronouncement which
would definitely assert the policies of
both countries as to the Pacific and
Chinese commerce generally, would
give government impetus toward the
peaceful development Of tho entire
civilized world. devoutly hope that
the rumors are true"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
Will PRESIDE
At CONFERENCE
President Elect Will Direct De-
liberations of the Conserva-
tions Joint Assembly

Washington. Nov. 2S.-President-
elect Taft has accepted an invitation
to preside over and address the joint
conference of the national conserva-
ton commission with the governors
of the states in this city on December
8, an event which brings together an
assemblage of the nation's leading men
in commercial, financial and political
activity. The joint conference will be
in progress four days. 1t will be the
first conference wherein tangible date
as to the scope of the natural re-
sources in the United States will be
presented by the commission and q
practical plan mapped out whereby
conservation may be accomplished.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
PREUS WEDS IN IOWA
Private Secretary to Senator Nelson
Married Mt DecOr8h.

Decorah, Iowa, Nov. 2S.-Jacob A.
o. Preus, private secretary to Senator
Knute Nelson, was married here this
afternoon to Miss Idella Louise Hau-
gen of this city. The groom is the
third son of Prof. and Mrs. C. K.
Preus of Luther college, and during
the recent campaign in Minnesota
was manager of the speakers bureau
of the Republican state central COM
mittee.
The bride is the elder daughter of
K. T. Haugen, the Oldest and one Of
the leading merchants of Decorah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preus left Decorah
this evening for Washington.
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ROOSEVELT WILL WORK
What to Do With Ex-Presidents Easily
Answered by Him.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2S.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt said today:
when the people of this country
are asking the question: What shall
we do for our eX-presidentsT tell
them that they need do nothing for
this ex-president. He is going out to
work and do for himself.
II have had first-class time as
president of the United States. and l
have enjoyed every minute of the
time have been in the White House.
When l have finished the last stroke
am going contentedly to work"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-28
NO IMMUNITY
Rockefeller and Archibald Will Not
Get Such for TESTIMONY. ".

New York, Nov. 2S.-Whila there
has been considerable gossip recent
ly concerning the probability of John
D. Rockefeller and John D. Archibald
seeking immunity from any possible
future criminal prosecution on the
plea that their testimony given in the
them to such, counsel for the COM
pany lay absolutely no stress on such
move. They said yesterday that no
Importance whatever was attached to
the munity question, inasmuch as in
their opinion the possibility of a
criminal action against Rockefeller
and Archibald was too remote to be
taken seriously.
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FOOTBALL, /
FIRST HALF
FINAL. SCORE
year to be placed with the Carnegie
company.
Erie Is . Buyer, Too.

While no statement was made Of
flcially 1t was understood that the
Erie railroad was placing orders for
a good tonnage OF rails and other
supplies. An important official said
he had during the past week placed
in the hands of the company requis-
itions for more material than had
been accepted by them during all the
former months of the year combined.
The engineering departments of the
railroads are just now busy prepar-
ing the specifications for rolling the
new rail orders. They cover practi-
cally the ground that had been gone
over during the past year regarding
changes in rolling ands guarantees as
to rolling, with percentages of crop
ends to insure solid ends to the rails.
These specifications ssare the only
thing now delaying thesplacing of the
contracts.
Other Contracts Released.
Basing the price Of rails at the low
est price now ruling the new orders
mentioned In connection with the re-
cent buying by railroads will reach
at least $14,0o0.000. But added to this
new business comes sthe announce
ment from the same ,source that of
the millions OF tons otorders of 9TH
er lines of steel, which have been on
the books of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany and which have been held up
pending the arrival 6t specifications,
the release of many Sf these orders
was being sent In and for the first
time the orders On the books were
being called for in such large guam
titles that the company will be oblig-
ed to exert unusual sseforts. to keep
pace with the delivSries demanded
by the customers.
1t was explained yesterday that not
since the opening of the year have
specifications and Eeleases of orders
been SO numerous as at present. For
many months the company has car
ried heavy orders on It's books, but
has been unable to start on any of
them because the buyers have not
been ready. to release, them.
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of New York. known as the Rockefel-
Ter institution.
Stillman the Go.Between

OF New York, known as the Rockefel-
Ter institution.
Stillman the Go.Between
Stillman has been for several years
the buffer factor between the Schiff-
Hartman party on one side and the
MOrgan-Hill group on the other. He
has been friendly to both coteries,
.isal11. dealing with one and the other alter
son;;. - contest which has ended in
tnsss y 0mous struggle for the Nor
ther Pacific, the stillman-R Rockefeller
cartel remained strictly neutral. What
little Northern Pacific they held at
the time was kept aloof. Since then
the Stillman people have Bought Hill
and Hartman securities impartially,
including the stocks and bonds Of the
New York Central, of which Morgan
always has been the financial custod-
ian. Hills retirement from the presi-
dency of the Great Northern and Nor
gan's diminished attention to financial
affairs-both Hill and Morgan are
three score and ten-made it possible
to create a better feeling between the
younger group-as represented by
Hartman and Schiff-and the older,
especially as the former had demon
strated its superb ability and effec-
tiveness.
Much to be Overcome
From out of the amiable sentiment
ehere grew the agreement brought
about by Stillman. The difficulty was
not so much between Hill and Harri-
man as between schiff, Hartman and
Morgan. The utmost tact and diplo-
macy were essential to overcome q
long standing antagonism. There were
pride, prestige and spirit of domin-
alton on the Morgan side, iron deter
mtnation, obdurateness and the sense
OF growing power with the Hartman
people.
Mutual concessions were gradually
made, 80 that now the many and large
corporations controlled by the involv-
ed powers will be managed harmon
iously. with due regard for the gen
eral welfore. This explains the hu-
mors OF e. H. Harriman's going on
the New York Central railroad board
at chairman of the directorate to su-
percede Chauncey M. Depew. The ru-
NOR now has been confirmed for the
Union Pacific, 1t Is found, owns &c.
NSSS00V VI &NOW 1Olh ScuLrdl SHARES,
It has been also ascertained that Vice
President Browns campaign of edu-
cation in the matter of freight rates
was prompted by Hartman.
In the meanwhile efforts are beine
made to bring the Missouri Pacific in
to this association of the country's
railroad interests. If Helen Gould's
holdings can be secured, that company
Will be part in the general scheme
Of harmony. So far negotiations with
Miss Gould have not been successful.
She Is reluctant to part with her
stocks for reasons entirely sentiment
al Jay Gould had advised his chill
dren not to sell their Missouri Pa
cif1c certificates and Helen has re.
membered her fathers wishes.
The agreement however includes
the Rock Island system, whose latest
need sware financed by Kuhn, Loeb
and company, and OF course, the At.
Gibson, for which u. p. Morgan and
company have been the financial spon-
sors.
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THE EXHIBIT
THE LARGEST
Animals at international Live
Stock Show From Twenty
Two States

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-With more ami
mails than were ever shown here be-
fore the International Live Stock ex-
hibition today opened at the Interna-
tional amphitheater and adjacent
buildings at the stock yards, to con-
tinue for the next twelve days. The
exhibits are for twenty-five states.