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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
SECOND MRS. CHADWICK.
Rich Pittsbursers Alleged Victims Of
"Woman in Black"

NNSitldtl III OldChs
P%ittsburg. Feb. 15.-Francis II.
Lovejoy. former partner of Andrew
Carnegie and who secured almost
SIG, 900 900 when the United States
Steel corporation was formed, was
taken in by the smooth talk of a wo.
man and gave a mortgage for 500, DOC
on his $3.50. 600 home here. For this
mortgage he secured the sum of 81
hand money" Nothing more.
The m to whom he gave the
mortgage is mysteriously missing and
with her departure comes out a story
of a remarkable career which places
her as the worthy rival of Cassie
Chadwick.
She got into the good graces of
Pittsburg business men through let
tiers she presented signed by Bourke
Cochran of New York; Ellis H. Rob-
erts. former treasurer of the United
States; Hetty Green; Dolphin M. Del
mas of San Francisco; the late Jus.
tice John J.. Wickham of the superior
court of Pennsylvania and a dozen
prominent judges. She is known to
Pittsburg financiers as the woman in
black" Just how much money she
secured from wealthy Pittsburgers is
unknown, but the amount is believed
to be enormous.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
AFFAIR IS EXPENSIVE
Hunter Woman Pays Large Sum to a
Fargo Woman.

Hunter Woman Pays Large Sum to a
Fargo Woman.
The $25, 200 suit instituted several
months ago by Mrs. Eva N. Rae of
Fargo against Mrs. Louise Houston of
Hunter, N. D., for the alienation Of
her husbands affection was suddenly
terminated when the announcement
was made by Mrs. Rae's attorneys
that the case had been settled by the
payment of $10,0 900 to Mrs. Rae by the
defendant in the action. Some time
ago Mrs. Rae swore out a warrant in
the police court in Moorhead for the
arrest of Mrs. Houston, who was found
in the Exchange hotel, where MI. Rae
had also registered. The trial of the
criminal a S was set, but when the
cas- vas called Mrs. Rae announced
that she had decided not to prosecute
the case in lieu of the settlement of
the civil suit. Mrs. Houston appears
to be a very high strung, nervous wo-
man, and the arrest and criminal &C.
ton were enough to a physical
breakdown, so that since her arrest
she has been constantly under the
care of physicians, and for the sake
of her health her attorneys advised
her to make an immediate settlement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
WAR SCARE IN RUSSIA
Feared That Conflict With Tur.
key Is Impending.
PERMEATES ALL CLASSES
idea That Hostilities May Ensue
Taken Seriously by Conservatives
as Well as Alarmists.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.-The alarm
list reports of the possibilities of hos
Hlities between Russia and Turkey,
which have permeated all strata of
Russian society, have assumed the
proportions of a veritable war scare,
TO which the sensational press is de-
voting its biggest headlines.
The situation is taken seriously not
only In military circles but also by
conservative politicians. M. Guchkoff,
leader Of the majority in the duma, an
bounced his intention of raising at
the next meeting of the commission
Of national defense the question of
the nations readiness for war. This,
ne believes, is of the most vital i'm
portance, in view of the news from
the Caucasus and all parts of Europe.
He also proposes to interpellate the
ability of the railroads, particularly in
che Caucasus and transcaucasia to
transport troops quickly to the south
arn and southwestern frontiers.
The duma, according to M. Ouch
koff, will be guilty of criminal negli-
gence if it permits the country again
to be drawn into wal for which it is
wholly unprepared. The surest means
- avoid a rupture, he said, is serious
preparation for any eventuality.
M. khvostchinsky, the vice presi-
dent of the commission, also thinks
Chat the situation is grave and takes
Issue sharply with a number of gen
erals who appeared before the com
kpission and said that the possibility
OF hostilities this year was excluded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
ASKED FOR NEW JUDGE.
Prosecutor Caused Sensation and
Court Took Offense,

There was a sensational scene in
the district court at Devils Lake when
States Attorney Serumgard present
ed a motion for an order for a new
judge to try the Dah1-Thompson arson
case, in which the accused was tried
recently and the jury disagreed. Judge
Cowan called upon the states attor-
ney to state his authority for the mo-
ton, saying the proposition was un-
heard of, and that, in effect, it accused
him of anarchy and violation of his
oath of Office.
States Attorney Serumgard had de-
clared that Judge Cowan's prejudice
in favor of the defendants was such
that a fair and impartial trial was i'm
possible. The states attorney based
his motion on Section 1891 of the
criminal code of procedure. This
does not, however, give the state III.
thority to demand or ask for a change
of Judges, it is asserted.
Attorneys for the defense argued
against the motion. Then States At
torney Serumgard made the statement
that in conversation with Attorney
Barnett of counsel for the defendants
he had stated that he would file this
motion If the states attorney did not.
Barnett promptly denied this and the
controversy waxed warm.
Judge Cowan stated that the mo-
ton was without precedent as far as
he knew, but he would look into it
and render his decision later.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
FAVORED BY COMMITTEE,
Resolution to Compel Railroads t,
Open Land Grants.

Washington. Feb. IA sub-com
mittee Of the senate committee on
judiciary has decided to take favor.
able action on the Tillman resolution
i%nstructing the attorney general to in
stitute suits to compel railroads il
the Northwest to open to settlement
lands granted them by the govern.
ment. The department of justice,
however, will draft a new resolution
or bill covering the subject in order
that all phases of the alleged viola
tions by the railroads of conditions
prescribed by the government in max
ing the grants may be prosecuted.
Milton D. Purdy, assistant to Attor
ney General Bonaparte, and B. ID
Townsend, assistant to the United
States attorney for North Dakota, at.
tended the hearing given by the sub.
committee and received instructions
to prepare the measure. l.. N. Pay
son, former member of congress from
Illinois but now a local representative
Of the Hartman lines, opposed the
resolution,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
GOOD TEMPERANCE LESSON
Grand Forks Man Loses His Feet as
the Result of LIQUOR.

the Result of Liquor.
At a consultation of physicians in
Grand Forks in the case of Arthur
Departs, who was terribly frozen in
his shack at Lakota, it was decided
that there was no hope of saving his
feet. An operation Will be performed
within the next few days. One leg
will be amputated near the knee and
it is hoped to save part of the foot of
the other limb. Departs condition
has been so critical that an operation
could not be performed Immediately.
He was found in his shack by H. J..
and Fred Smith. About a week before
he received a case of liquor and took
it to his shack. He locked the door
on the inside and consumed the liquor.
When Smith called to him he was
unable to unlock the door, being help
less in bed. A physician was sum-
moned and he was taken to Grand
Forks. His feet yer swollen to an
enormous size. Departs is a carpen-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Business Men Run City.

Another quiet election is promised
for Wahpeton this spring. Two years
ago the business men of the city tried
the experiment of getting together and
putting up one ticket for city officers
instead of having a bitter party fight
as had been the custom before. The
experiment has worked so we'll and
the administration of the city's af-
fairs has been so successful under the
business mems administration that it
doubtless will be tried again. A petit
ton already has been signed by most
of the business men asking the mayor
to call a mass meeting for the purpose
of putting up a ticket.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Punished for Lying.

Two and one-half years added to his
sentence because he told a lie to
Judge, G. A. Pollock is the fate of
Frank e. Dunlop, self-confessed en-
bezzler of funds while cashier of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
way office at Fargo. Dunlop had
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
two and one-half years in the state
pe%nitentiary. Before passing SEN
tence the court asked Dunlop if he
had ever befor been in prison. Dun
lop said not. Later Judge Pollock
learned he had served time and SEN
tence was nul1ified. Dunlop was given
an indeterminate sentence of not more
than five years in the penitentiary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. observation-disclosures,
$3.85@6,00; COWS and heifers, $1,000
AIS; Texans, $3.60@4.50; calves, $5.25
@7.00; Western cattle, $4.00@4.75;
stockers and feeders, $2.70@4.75. Hogs
Light, s4.10@4.35; mixed, s4.15@
4.40; heavy, s4.20@4.45; rough, $3.50
@4.25; pigs, $3.60@4.20. Sheep, 1926
@5.25; yearlings. $5.60@6.3O; lambs,
SIS. 00@6.90
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
DAKOTA news
items of a Week From Various
Parts of the State.
VITAL INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM
Congressman Ellis Arouses Enthu.
siasm of Delegates to River I'M
provement Congress.

With the statements that t%ranspor-
tation was the vital industrial problem
of the age, that the Missouri river is
navigable, and that for an amount
equal to the cost of building a single
track railroad along it's length and fit
ting it with suitable terminals, the
Missouri could be made a permanent
highway for transportation, capable
of hundreds of times the traffic a sin
gle-track road and with permanent
banks and harbors, Congressman ELLIS
of Kansas City enthused the Upper
Missouri river improvement congress
at Bismarck and brought forth round
after round of applause.
Congressman Ellis occupied the
greater part of an afternoon with his
address, and was heard by several
hundred delegates who were gathered
in the house chamber at the state cap
itol. The meeting was presided over
by Commissioner Gilbraith of the de-
partment of agriculture and labor.
Governor Burke, Secretary Cole of the
Missouri River Improvement congress
and other distinguished public men
were in attendance.
Mr.. Ellis went carefully over the
subject Of waterway improvement, and
indicated some of the things in pros
pect if present plans are carried out,
among them a continuous waterway
from New York harbor through the
Erie canal, the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi river to the Gulf. His ad-
dress created marked enthusiasm for
the project of improved waterways.
Two banquets we're held at night, at
which Colonel G. D. Little and Joseph
Hare were toastmasters, and addresses
were responded to by leading dele
gates and citizens.
A large number of delegates from
Williston, Washburn, Bismarck, Man
dan, Dickinson, Fargo and other cities
in the state listened to the addresses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
PRISONERS GET AWAY.
Unfasten Cells While the Sheriff Goes
for Water.

Joseph O'Neill and Edwin Ross, two
men held under heavy bonds for blow
ing up the safe in the Great Northern
depot at Walhalla and looting a jew
elry store there, made a daring escape
from the county Jail at Pembina. The
men were kept in cages which are
opened by a sliding bar. This bar
can be operated only from the outside,
unless unusual methods are used. The
prisoners tied a cord to the bar and
fixed it so that the cord could be
reached in the cell. They asked Sher-
lift Roadhouse to get them a pail of
water, and when he left they pulled
the bar, opened the cell door and ran
out. The Jail door had been left I'M
locked by the sheriff. In the darkness
they eluded the sheriff.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
WEAKENED BY FLOOD
Two Three=Story Brick Houses
Collapse at Pittsburg.
OCCUPANTS BARELY ESCAPE
Warned by Cracking Walls All but
One of the Score Of Inmates
Get Out Safely.

Pittsburg, Feb. 17.-With a great
roar two brick dwelling houses at %
and "a Penn avenue, in the district
inundated by the flood waters. col
lapsed and fell into the street. A
score of occupants, warned by the
cracking walls, barely had time to
reach the street before tons of brick
and plaster tumbled into the streets.
U. C. Anderson was cut and bruised
by flying debris and eighteen other
persons narrowly escaped being
crushed to death. ALI but Anderson
rushed to the street in their night
clothes just a moment before the
~three-story brick building fell in a
heap. For some time great excite
ment prevailed, as it was reported
many persons had been buried under
the debris. Hurried calls for police
reserves, ambulances and firemen
were sent in and search of the ruins
begun. Anderson's voice could be
heard calling for help and frantic eff
forts were made to release him. 1t
was found the man was wedged be-
tween heavy timbers in the basement
and over him were tons of brick and
plaster braced in such a manner
however, that he was entombed, but
not seriously injured. After several
hours work he was released and sen
to a hospital, where it was later
stated he would W.
Cracking Walls Give Warning.
The escape of the other occupants
was miraculous. The loud cracking
of the walls a few minutes before the
houses collapsed served as a warning
and saved all from being crushed.
The passing flood was responsible for
the accident. The foundations of both
dwellings,, which were old, had been
weakened by the high water, causing
them to collapse. Other buildings in
h vicinity are in a like condition
and building inspectors are making a
thorough examination of the places.
Suffering among the flood victims is
intense owing to cold weather and ali
charitable organizations are engaged
in alternating the misery.
Reports are being received showing
the damage to be widespread and
heavy. The flood is now slowly re-
ceding.
Scenes of activity are in evidence
everywhere in the flood district. AS
the water recedes hundreds of men
are put to work pumping water from
cellars and clearing the debris from
the streets.
On the North Side patrolmen in
skiffs are distributing coal and food
to imprisoned families. For this pur-
pose 1000 leaves Of bread and l,O00
pounds of bologna were secured.
In the manufacturing district a gen
eral cleaning up is in progress. The
mills were not as seriously crippled
as in past floods and a majority of
them are in operation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Papa Stops Her Career.

In the custody of her father, M.
Carter of Valley City, Miss Elsie Car
ter, eighteen years old, a real stun
ming maiden, was taken home from
Alexandria, MINI. Some days ago the
young woman al away from her
home in North Dakota with the inten-
ton of starting a music studio at AL
exandria to earn her own living. Her
father learned her whereabouts, had
her arrested, and took her back home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
TURKEY is PREPARING.
Warlike News Received in Reports
From Armenia.

Tifis, Feb. 17.-Reports have been
ceceiyed here from Armenia that all
the Redias, Or Turkish army reserve
forces, in Van, Mush and the other
vilayets of Asia Minor have been
called to the colors and are proceed
ing rapidly for the frontier. At the
same time a league of all the Turk
tsh revolutionary parties is increas-
ing the revolutionary agitation. APP
peals and proclamations are being
Issued eXhorting the population to
protest in every way possible against
the warlike plans of the sultan. The
league holds that val would be espe-
clally disastrous at the present time.
as there is a famine in Asia Minor.
At Ti1is the apprehension of hos
Utilities has not abated. The Russian
military authorities have ordered that
all horses in the Caucasus suitable for
military purposes be registered. The
doctors of Tiflis held a meeting re-
Gently and volunteered their services
in case of war.
The concentration of Turkish re-
serves on the Persian and Russian
frontiers in Asia Minor, if in progress,
Is an outcome of the border difficulty
with Persia. Recently Turkish troops
crossed the Persian frontier in the
vicinity of Urumiah and committed
d~epredations. To this Russia, under
her treaty obligations to Persia, OBJ
dected and began the concentration of
a strong force on the frontier of the
Caucasus. This show of military &C.
tivity was thought to have been sufi-
caent to put a stop to the Turkish
depression and the Russian movement
was said to have been discontinued.
If the reports from Armenia are true
the difficulty in Asia Minor, which is
closely connected with the railroad
aspirations of the powers in the Bal
kans, may serious import.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
PLuNGEs INTO RESTAURANT
crazed Horse Injuries Several Per.
sons, One Fatally,

New York, Feb. 17.-Crazed by an
attack of blind staggers" a street
railway horse plunged into Michael
Sameth's cafe and restaurant on East
Houston street and before he was
caught and shot injured half a dozen
persons. n possibly fatally. The In
terror of the place was wrecked and
there was a panic among the numer.
GUS patrons seated at the tables. In
the confusion several were knocked
down and injured. The most serious
ly hurt was Aaron Rissner, seventy
years DID,. who was passing from the
cafe when the horse charged the
storm door. He was knocked to the
pavement, seriously bruised and In
jured internally to such an extent
that he was unconscious when taken
to Bellevue hospital.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
WORK OF CONGRESS
Wednesday, Feb. II.

House-Various members INDUCED
in political speeches during consid-
Grafton of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, the
most interesting being a discussion of
William J.. Bryan by Messrs. Hamill
and Leake, New Jersey Democrats.
Senate-Mr. Rayner (Md.) spoke at
length on the Aldrich currency bill:
%condemning the present system OF
banking. Two hours devoted to con-
sideration of the criminal code bill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
ON CHARGE OF PERJURY.
Former Governor Voorhees, of New
Jersey Arraigned.

New York, Feb. 17.-Foster M. Voor-
hees, former governor of New Jersey,
and Frank G. Combes of Philadelphia,
who were indicted by the grand jury
last week on charges of perjury, sur
rendered to the district attorney.
They were arraigned before Justice
Bowling in the supreme court and
gave bail of $4,000 each. The indict-
ment on charges of perjury against
each of the men grew out of an an
nual report of the Bankers Life In.
surance company of this city in 1904.
At that time Voorhees, was president
and Combes secretary of the COM
pany. This report. which they signed,
declared that $4,000 of the dividends
of the company were not due the
stockholders.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
DIED LEADING HIS MEN.
Deputy Chief of New York Fire De.
partment Killed.

New York, Feb. 14.-Deputy Chief
Charles w. Kruger, known for many
years as the grand old man of the
fire department" lost his life while
leading his men in a desperate fight
against flames in Canal street. While
working his way cautiously through a
cellar filled with smoke and gases
Kruger plunged through a trapdoor
into a endorsement filled with water.
He was dead when taken out, but in
the few minutes which elapsed be-
tween the time the old mar fell and
his body was drawn out more than a
score of men had risked their own
lives in an effort to saw that Of their
leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Charles W.. Morse Arraigned on
Charge of Grand Larceny.

New York, Feb. 17.-Charles w.
Morse, the former banker. organizer
of the American Ice company and the
$4,000, 900 Consolidated Steamship
company, pleaded not guilty before
Justice Bowling to two charges of
grand larceny. A hearing of the case
was set for next Monday.
Morse has again been indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of perjury
alleged to have been committed when
Morse testified before a former grand
jury. Morse was a witness before
the county grand jury several times
before he sailed for Europe about
three weeks ago..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Burke Euloeizes Lincoln.

Governor John Burke was the prin-
cfpal speaker at the Lincoln birthday
anniversary exercises held at the Ag-
ricultural College armory at Fargo.
Despite the inclement weather, hun
dreds of citizens and students gath
cred to hear the states chief execu-
tive deliver an eloquent eulogy to the
memory of the great emancipation.
President Worst and other members
of the faculty also made appropriate
speeches. The Agricultural College
band and chorus rendered the musical
programme.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Thursday, Feb. 10.

House-General debate on the legis.
lative appropriation bill was brought
to a close after a session full of inter.
est and entertainment. Several
speeches were made on the issues OF
the day, the most notable being by
Champ Clark of Missouri, who eulo-
gfzed the president and criticised the
Republican party.
Senate-Law governing OF
national banks discussed; also the
criminal code bill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
TO SCENE OF STRIKE.
President Orders Troops Sent to Fair
banks, Alaska.

Washington, Feb. 13.-By direction
of the president Acting Secretary Oil
yer has ordered a company of infantry
from Fort Gibbon, in Alaska, to Fair
banks, in that territory, to preserve
order during the mining strike in that
section. This action was taken upon
representations from the United
States court in Alaska to the attorney
general that the presence of federal
troops was needed. Attorney General
Bonaparte promptly brought the mat
ter to the attention of the president
and by his instruction afterwards con-
suited with Acting Secretary Oliver,
who, through General Bell, chief of
staff, forwarded the necessary orders
for the movement of troops to the
military commander at Fort Gibbon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Law Held Demonstrations.

The supreme court has handed down
2 decision at Bismarck, declaring the
special townsite improvement bill, in
troduced at the last session of the
legislature by Representative Treat
of Fargo, unconstitutional. The de.
cision was rendered in the case of G..
A. Morton, A. L. Loomis and H. l..
Bolley. ct al, against the Fargo town
site, to prevent the townsite officers
from awarding contracts for paving
and putting in a sewer system.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
NO W TO FIX RATES
Federal Court Knocks Out State Rail.
road Commission.

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 15.-Judge
Hanford of the federal court has
handed down a decision in the wheat
gate case of the railroad commission
against the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation company which practically de-
stroys the usefulness of the commits
sion. Under his ruling the commits
sioners have no authority to try to
fix the traffic rates on any commod-
flies, the decision holding that the
right to make rates is vested only
with the state legislature. The case
will be Immediately carried to the su.
preme court of the United States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Monday, Feb. II.

House-Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill passed. The
measure carries $32,336, 573.
Senate-Nomination of Lieutenant
Colonel Wetherspoon to be brigadier
general confirmed after five hours dis
cussion, five votes being cast in the
negative. Opposition due to fact that
Wetherspoon was promoted over
heads of older officers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Wheat-May,
92M@93c; July, S9Ac; Sept, 86Hc.
Corn-May, 60Ac; July, 58h@58Mc;
Sept. 5Sc. Oats-May, old, 52Ac;
May, Q @5okc; July, old. 1890
45Ac; July, 44Ac; Sept, 37Ac. Pork
MAY, SLIPS; July. $11.65. Butter
Creameries. 21@32c; diaries. 2O@
271.c. Eggs-20A @21c. Poultry
Turkeys. 12c; chickens. lie; springs.
lie.