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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
TWENTY-E|GHT MEN KILLED
Packing House of a Powder
Works Blows Up.

Berkeley, Cal, Feb. 21.-With q
force that shook the entire bay region
like an earthquake the packing house
of the Hercules powder works at
Pinole blew up and in the explosion
four white men and t%wenty-four
Cinnamon were killed.
Ten tons Of dynamite went up in
the terrific blast, %shattering the sheds
to dust and s%plinters.
w. W. Stillwell, foreman of the
packing house, was blown to atoms.
The twenty-eight dead included every
man who was at work in the packing
house.
Flames burst forth in the ruins fol
lowing the explosion and threatened
the gelatine house, where two score
girls were at work.
A panic ensued and many were cut
by flying glass and crushed and tram
pied in the mad rush for the doors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
FEARS GREAT STRIKE.
President instructs Commission to Be
Prepared to Mediate.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Serious in
dustrial disputes in prospect were in
the mind of President Roosevelt when
he wrote a letter to the interstate
commerce commission, which has
been made public. He says that in
formation has reached him that on
account of the enactment of drastic
laws by the congress and by the va
rious state legislatures, it is regarded
as necessary by railroad companies to
reduce the pay of employees. He
pointed out that under the law either
party may demand the services of the
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission and Of the commissioner
of labor as a board of Cancellation. He
suggests, therefore, that the interstate
commerce commission make such an
Investigation as will enable it to fur
nish data concerning wage conditions
on various railroads as may relate, di-
rectly or indirectly, to the possible i'm
pending controversy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
FEAR REBELL|OUS OUTBREAK
Greatest Precautions Beinu OBJ
served at Lisbon.

Lisbon, Feb. 22.-The greatest pre-,
cautions are being observed in Lisbon
to insure the maintenance Of order.
1t is evident that the government
fears an outbreak of some kind, but
up to the present time no disturb,
ances have been reported. The sol
diers are being kept in their bar.
racks. The Duke of Oporto, accom-
panied BY Il strong escort, makes fire
Guent inspections of the various gar
rison posts. All the public buildings.
including the Bank of Portugal, are
occupied by heavy detachments of
the municipal guard. The commerce
of Lisbon reflects the secret uneasi-
ness of the people and is quite life.
less.
Ell Seculo says that King Manuel
Premier Ferreira, the civil governor
of Lisbon and General Lopez, com.
mander of the municipal garrison.
had a long conference regarding the
situation. This paper expresses the
opinion that everything indicates that
the government is in fear of ar1leG
revolutionary outbreaks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
EVANS FLEET AT CALLAO
Big Battieships Arrive Safely at Pc
ruvian Port.

fuVlan Fort.
Callao, Feb. 21.-The American bat
tleships under Rear Admiral Evans,
looking clean, trim and powerful in
the tropical sun, came to anchor in
this port. The booming of salutes an
nounced the arrival of the fleet, but
there "a no need to send out sig
nails, for every resident of Callao and
great crowds from Lima, that stands
back on the hills, had awaited with
expectancy the first glimpse of the adj
vancing column.
The welcome extended by the peo-
pie of Callao was enthusiastic. Vast
crowds had come down from Lima
and the docks and headlands were
thronged. Both Callao and Lima are
in holiday attire and the only topic of
conversation is the brilliant spectacle
of the American armada as the white
warships swung into port. An extern
sive programme of entertainment has
been arranged by the Peruvian au-
thorities and people for the American
visitors during their stay of ten days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of a Week From Various
Parts of the State.
MURPHY GETS A NEW TRIAL
Supreme Court Reverses Decision of
Lower Tribunal in Case of Promi-
nent Minot Man.

The state supreme court has re-
versed the lower courts decision and
ordered a new trial in the case of
Major J.. S. Murphy of Minot, a promi-
nent politician of Ward county, for
mer member of the legislature and at
one time q candidate for the position
of commissioner of Indian affairs.
Murphy was convicted in the district
court of Cass county of forgery in the
third degree in the uttering of a road
overseer's receipt in the name of
William Crowder, road overseer of
Ross township in Ward county.
Murphy had a contract with the
Great Northern and 500 roads to do
their road work and on turning over
the overseer's receipt for the work
received his money from the compa-
mics. At the trial Murphy claimed he
signed the name of Crowder by ALL
thority of Crowder himself and that
there was no intent to defraud. After
a long trial the jury found him gui
and the case was appealed.
The principal point on which
the appeal was based was the claim
that while the jury was celebrating
Judge Pollock in response to a sum
mons, entered the jury room when
neither the defendant nor his counsel
was present and held q conversation
with the jury, asking them to consider
the case further when he was told
they could not agree. In the later
statements Judge Pollock disclaimed
any intention to prejudice the jury in
any way. A little while after he held
his conversation with them the jury
reported an agreement.
The supreme court, while %absolving
the court from any intent to influence
the jury, holds that in such a case a
new trial must be granted and de-
clares the court has no place in the
jury room for any purpose whatever.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
GETS EXPERIMENT FARM.
United States Satisfaction to Be Es-
tablished at WiIliston.


The subexperiment station at Willis
ton is at last an assured fact. When
the governor was at the state agricul-
tural college a few days ago final
transfers of the property were made
and accepted by the state, and ex-
detrimental work will begin with the
opening of spring.
The lard of the new substation is
to be related to the United States gov
eminent irrigation system at Willis
ton. One.half of the land will be run
rs a model and experiment farm I'M
der irrigated conditions; the other
half will be handled as a dry-land
of soil moisture and the many other
problems that face the man whose
land cannot be irrigated will be
worked out.
The man selected to do this work
is E. G.. Scholander of the Fargo sta
ton, who for two years past has been
superintendent of the demonstration
farms of North Dakota. In this posi-
tion he has been successful as an adj
ministrator, and he has been carrying
on extensive tests of soils in various
parts of the state. With Mr.. Scho-
lander will be associated two or more
men appointed by the department of
agriculture, and possibly an assistant
from the main experiment station at
Fargo. Because of the completeness
of the plant and the exceedingly favor
able conditions under which the work
begins the Williston substation prom
Uses to be one of the most important
experiment farms in the entire sub
arid West.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
GRAND FORKS PRESS TO QUIT
Will Suspend Publication With Issue
r.. of Feb. 90.

The Grand Forks Evening Press
dDemocratic) has announced that on
Feb. 20 it will cease the publication
of its daily and weekly editions and
discontinue business. The Press for
years was the only Democratic daily
in the state and it is the second oldest
newspaper in the state, the Bismarck
Tribune, established in 1873, being the
Oldest.
The Press was established in 1874
by George II. Walsh, who moved the
plant of the West st. Paul News to
Grand Forks. 1t has been owned by
a score of persons since that time.
George E. Duis purchased the Press
two years ago.. The paper was known
as the ~Plaindealer until three years
ago, when the name was changed to
the Press.
Recently an effort was made to in.
terest the Democrats of the state in a
proposition to raise a fund of $780,
600 to make the Press a great news
paper, but the plan was turned down.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
HARTMAN WINS OUT
Given Decision Against Fish in
Illinois Central Litigation.
INJUNCTION is DISSOLVED
Court Holds That Plaintiff Failed to
Prove the Allegations Made
in His Complaint.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Judge Ball of the
superior court dissolved the injunc-
ton secured last October by Stuy-
vesant Fish by virtue of which the
Hartman interests were restrained
from voting 2S1,231 shares of the
capital stock of the Illinois Central
railroad at the annual meeting of the
company. The theory on which coun-
sci for Mr.. Fish based their argu-
ments in support of the injunction
that it was contrary to the laws and
public policy of the state of Illinois to
allow foreign corporations to own and
vote the stock of domestic corpora
tions-was denied by the court.
Under the ruling of the court the
previously enjoined stock, which is
held by the Union Pacific Railroad
company and by the Railroad Securi-
ties Company Of New Jersey, can be
voted at the annual meeting of the
Illinois Central, which is to be held
in this city on March 2.
There is no appeal from the decision
handed down by Judge Ball, but it is
considered probable that Mr.. Fish will
take further legal steps to regain pos
session of the Illinois Central.
Contentious Not Proven.
The court declared that Mr.. Fish
had not been able to prove any OF
his contentious that the domination
Of the Illinois Central by Mr.. Harri-
nan would be to it's detriment and
had also failed to show that the in
terests of stockholders would be in.
jured thereby. The Union Pacific and
the Illinois Central, he said, were not
competing but are connecting lines
and that n could not be a CONNER
cial rival of the other in such a sense
as to fall within the scope of legal
decisions against the alliances be.
tween competing railroads. The two
roads, the court declared, were not
so situated as to make it possible that
they could combine to monopolize traf-
f1c in any section of the country.
The court further declared that if
the name of Mr.. Hartman was not
a name to conjune with, many of the
allegations made in the case would
not be considered seriously. He was
compelled to act, he said, on facts al
legged and proved, and not fears cor
supposed prophecies" The record of
the case, he declared, failed to sub
stantiate many of the declarations
made against Mr.. Hartman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
FIFTY TERRORIsTs CAUGHT
Police of st. Petersburg Make Whole
sale Arrests,

st. Petersburg, Feb. 21.-Plots
against the lives of royal personages
were foiled by a succession of arrests
in various parts of the city aggregat-
ing fifty men and women. This is the
greatest number of terrorists ever
taken by the police in the capital.
The majority of them were heavily
armed, some with bombs, and they
made desperate resistance against the
police. During the course of the ar
rests three policemen were wounded
and one was killed.
The operations centered around the
palace of Grand Duke Nicholas Mich
%olaievitch, who, it is surm1sed, was
the immediate object of the plot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
BLOW TO THE OIL TRUST
Decision of Supreme Court in Great
Northern Case.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The United
States supreme court sounded what
is believed to be the death knell to
the Standard Oil trusts hopes of a
reversal of Judge K. M. Lands $780,
100000 fine when it decided in the
Great Northern rebating case that the
Elkins law, under which the oil in
dictment was returned, is not re-
pealed by the Hepburn rate law.
The case was instituted in the Unit
ed States district court for the dis
trict OF Minnesota, which court fined
the railroad $1,000 each for fifteen vio-
lations of the first section of the
Elkins law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Railway Appeals DAMAGE Case.

The case of j.. l.. Hooker VS.. Great
Northern railway at Grand Forks has
been appealed TO to the circuit court
by the Great Northern. Hooker Sc
cured a verdict for $10,5OO for injuries
received while he was acting as en-
gineer on the line. His engine
crashed into a string of cars which
had been left on the main line in La
kota and since then he claims to have
partially lost his hearing and the use
of an arm as a result of being crushed
under the engine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
SLAIN AT THE ALTAR
Denver Priest Shot Down by an
Italian Anarchist,
LATTER AT COMMUNION RAIL
Receives Sacrament From Hands o.
His Victim and Then Murders
Him in Cold Blood.

Denver, Feb. 24.-Members of the
Catholic priesthood in this city de-
clare there is no record in the history
of the church Of a tragedy to parallel
that of the killing of Father Leo Helm
richs while administering the sacra-
ment to Giuseppe Guarnaccio at the
altar of st. Elizabeth's church here.
Never before has a servant of the
church been summoned from the per-
Torrance of his duties in so tragic
and dramatic a manner Kneeling at
the altar rail between two women
Guarnaccio pressed the muzzle of a
revolver against the body of the
priest, after receiving from him the
consecrated wafer, and shot the priest
through the heart. Enchanting "My
God, my God" Father Leo fell prone
in front of the altar and died without
uttering another word. With an in
articulate scream the assassin sprang
into the aisle and, waving the pistol
about his head, dashed to the church
door.
For a moment the hundred or more
people in the church were dazed. Then
a woman shrieked and the congrega-
ton became panic stricken. Some
women tainted and many became hys-
tericai. Several men rushed to the
aid of the priest and others started in
pursuit of the murderer.
Attempts to Kill Policeman.
Patrolman Daniel Cronin overlook
the fleeing Italian on the steps. Guar
naccio attempted to shoot the police
man and he was overpowered only
after a desperate fight in which sew
eral men had come to the assistance
of the officer.
Guarnaccio was placed in solitary
confinement at the city Jail. He ad-
mitted to a policeman who inter
viewed him that the priest whom he
had killed was a stranger to him and
in explanation of his crime said he
had a grudge against all priests be-
cause they are against the working
men. He said he is a native of Sicily,
t14IJ 2Ah y'IoSo " L pCCdlllC d SO-
cialist and anarchist at thirty-five
years of age. He is a shoemaker. He
came to America two years ago and
has since been teaching anarchy,
working but little at his trade. He
lived before coming to Denver in Pat
erson, N. j., in mill towns of Massa-
chusetts and in Chicago. He came to
Denver two weeks before Christmas.
The statements of Guarnaccio that
he is an anarchist are borne out
by letters and pamphlets taken from
him. Among his effects was a printed
list of the murders of the worlds
rulers from the assassination of Car
Paul Of Russia in 1901 down to the
recent killing of the king of Portugal
a few weeks Ago.. He also had many
pages of anarchistic literature in his
own handwriting and on printed slips.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
NAzI is CONVICTED.
Former Italian Minister Found Guilty
Of EmbezzIement.

Rome, Feb. 25.-The senate, sitting
Is a high court, after ten hours de-
liberation convicted Nunzio Nazi, for
mer minister of public instruction, of
embezzlement from the state treasury.
1t sentenced him to Imprisonment for
eleven months and twenty days and
debarred him from holding public Of
flee for four years and two months.
The severest measures have been
adopted to preserve order in Sicily,
Eignor Nazi being a Sicilian and very
popular with all his people.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
FRIDAY, Feb, 21,

Senate-Tillman resolution instruct
Ing department of justice to prosecute
railroads for violation of terms of
land grants adopted. Mr.. Perkins
(Cal.) spoke in justification of naval
expenditures.
House-District of Columbia bust
ness occupied the entire session, the
street car question being the prin-
cipal subject under discussion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
SHARPE OUT OF THE RACE
Will Not Be a Candidate for RepubIj-
a GubernatoriaI Nomination.

State Senator John B. Sharp of
Kum, La Moure county, who several
months ago announced his candidacy
for the nomination for governor on the
Republican ticket, has formally with
drawn from the gubernatorial race.
Senator Sharpe, who Is now in Cali.
fornia. announced his withdrawal in
p letter to personal friends In Fargo.
He gave az the cause of his action.
iil-health of himself and also his sis.
ter, who is with him on the coast.
Sharpe's withdrawal leaves the field
to Treadwell Twichell of Cass coun.
ty and Representative C. A. johnson
Of Minot. 1t is believed that johnson
will now receive the support of the
stalwart faction, Twitchell being the
choice Of the insurgent wing Of the
Republican party.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
New Department for College.

At the last meeting of the state ag.
ricultural college board of trustees a
new department was created, the de-
partment of education, and Professor
Arland D. Weeks, now of the English
department. was elected as it's head.
While there has been some pedagogi-
cal work undertaken at the college,
there has not been heretofore a regu-
larly organized department and this
step marks a forward movement in
the training of teachers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
WIFE LOST ON JOURNEY.
Woman Who Left Russia in Septem.
Der Has Not Yet Arrived.

L. Bank, employed in the Great
Northern round house at Grand Forks,
has lost his wife somewhere between
Grand Forks and Kresleff, Russia.
Eight months ago he sent her a ticket.
After waiting for several weeks he
wrote to his father in Russia and
learned that Mrs. Bank had departed
for this country in September. 1t is
thought possible that she was lost in
New York, or is the victim of acct
dent or foul play.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Hospital Dedicated.

st. Luke's hospital, the new $40, 900
structure erected by the Northwestern
Hospital association at Fargo, was for
mally dedicated with impressive cere-
monies. Hundreds of Fargoans crowd
ed the new hospital to its capacity to
witness the services, which were con-
Quoted by Rev. H. B. Pildahl Of Chi
cago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
BISHOP sATTERLEE DEAD
Episcopal PreIate of Washington, D.
c., Passes AWav.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Right Rev.
Henry Yates Satterlee, D. D., for the
past twelve years Protestant Episco-
pal bishop of Washington, is dead.
He was siXty-flve years old. Although
threatened with the grip Bishop Sat
terlee officiated at services Feb. 16.
Shortly afterward his condition be-
came acute and a physician was
called in. Later he improved some.
what and it was thought he would
speedily recover, but pneumonia de.
veloped and his death followed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Wheat-May,
s4Ac; July, $685. @89kc; Sept, SeAc.
Corn-May, 60Ac; July, 58Ac; Sept,
57%c. Oats-May. cid, 52A @62%c;
May, 1915 @50c; July. old, AM@
44Ac; July, 42%c; Sept, 36Nc. Pork
$11.30; July, $11.67M OHIO.
Butter-Creameries, 21@32c; diaries,
|20@2sc. Eggs-17h@ 181hc. Poultry
Turkeys, 12hc: chickens, 12c:
springs, 121ke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Monday, Feb. "a.

House-Committee on rules, OF
which Speaker Cannon is chairman,
overruled by the speaker on objection
Of Mr.. Mann Qll.), who declared a re-
port OF that committee under consid-
Grafton was not privileged. Army ap.
preparation bill under consideration.
Senate-Ocean mail subsidy and
currency legislation the subject of
speeches. Criminal code bill also un-
der consideration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 24.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.O7A; No.
1 Northern, s1.05A; No. Q Northern,
$1.o3A: May, $1.03A; July, $1.O3M.
Flax-To arrive and on track, $1.141h;
May, $1.15; July, $1.16A.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Carriers at Devils Lake.

City delivery service has been or
dered established, to commence May
10, out OF the postoflce at Devils Lake,
with two letter carriers, one substi-
tute carrier. fifteen letter boxes and
fourteen steal posts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Cattle-Beeves.
k4.10@6.00; COWS and heifers, 1880
300; Texans, $3.7o@4.75; calves, $3.50
@7.25; Western cattle, $500 OATS;
stockers and feeders, $2.75@490. Hogs
Light, $4.o5@4.30; mixed, $1,000
4.3o; heavy, $4.05@4.35; rough, $4.05
@4.15; pigs, $3.s0@4.15. Sheep, 1925
@5.6O; yearlings, s5.50@6.30; lambs.
s5. OO@6.9O {.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 24.-Wheat-May
$1.03A; July, s1.o3B@1.O3A. Or
track-No. 1 hard, $1.Osh; No. /
Northern, s1.05k; No. 2 Northern
1.Q3A@1.O4; No. 3 Northern, SEQ
s1.N2.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
WORK OF CONGRESS
Wednesday, Feb, 10,

House-Bill providing for taking the
thirteenth census discussed at length
and amended to cover only the main
land of the United States, Alaska, Ha-
waii and Porto Rico.
Senate-Mr. Johnston (Ala.) spoke
against the Aldrich currency bill and
MIR. Hale (Me.) in defense of the eff
cheney of the navy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
KANSAS FOR BRYAN.
Democratic State Convention Instructs
Delegates to Denver.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 21.-Kansas
Democrats, in state convention here,
unanimously adopted a resolution in
structing all delegates to the Denver
convention, both state and congress
sional, Ito cast a solid vote for the
nomination of William J. Bryan for
president Of the United States" A
great demonstration lasting several
minutes attended the adoption Of the
resolutions. The convention was the
most largely attended one in years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 24.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.75@5.5O; fair to good,
S4.00@4.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $3.25@4.25; veals, $3.75@5.25.
Hogs-s3.90@4.2O. Sheep-Wethers,
$4.75@5.15; good to choice lambs.
Sc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Thursday, Feb. 90.

Senate and House-Announcement
of the death of Senator Latimer of
South Carolina followed by adjourn
ment after the appointment of com
mittees to attend the funeral.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
New Deputy Insurance Commissioners.

Insurance Commissioner Cooper has
announced the appointment of H. =.
Miller as deputy in his office to take
the place of A. Rolling, who recently
resigned to 60 to Portland, Ore.
Miller has been publisher of the Tow
ner Tribune, but sold his paper there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
New York Society Woman Is Asphyx
lated by Gas.

New York. Feb. 22.-Mrs. William
Proudfit Burden. who was Natica
Rives, daughter of o. Fl. P. Belmont
and a society favorite in New York,
Newport and Washington, was found
dead in bed at her Fifth avenue home.
Death. the coroner decided, was acct
dental and due to gas poisoning. A
tube connecting q chandelier with q
trOplight became disconnected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27

Smirnoff and General Reiss have been
acquitted.
The court recommends that the
death sentence Upon Stoessel be COM
muted to ten years Imprisonment in
a fortress and that he be excluded
from the service.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
sToEssEL IS CONVICTED.
Death Sentence Accompanied by Rec
nno1aandakion Ean Nlonaon.

ommendation for cIemency.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-General
Stoessel, charged with s%urrendering
Port Arthur to the Japanese, has been
condemned to death. General Fock
has been reprimanded and General