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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-26

Bst $4,000 home In the two cities for
$1,000. w. II. Diemert. Phone ss5.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
STANDING OF TIE CLUBS.
DEPOSED SHAH COMPLAINS.
Says His Abdication Wes Due to In
trigue and Treaohery.

st. Petersburg, Sept Tile dcpused
shah Of Persia, who is now il refugee
al the RuSSian legation ut XerZcnde,
complains that his ubdication was due
To intrigue and treachcry. limiting
broadly at russian and British diplo-
MACY.
81 came here the cX-Shah said in
an interview. ''HS | was given to un-
derSland that this step would save the
throne, appcuSc the people and prevent
boodNhed. ! sent II telegram to the
emperor of Russia brspeukiu@ his ill
tcrccSSiun between my people
Il was willing to comply with the
demands presented by the representa-
tiveS of my people. TO my surprise |
found myself almost II prisoner here
ANA soon | was told than my abdica-
tion had been accepted. Had | remain
ed another day ut my residence at
BagCshah events would have taken a
different turn"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03

tried 10 ind the pole in summer. Dr.
Cook made the effort in winter. when
he found solid ice all the way for his
slcdgeS and WAS successful
The news was Immediately teIe-
graphCd to King Edward at Marien-
bad, and his majesty displayed the
greatest interest in DR.. Cooks success.
The observatory ut brussels received
the following telegram. dated Lcrwick.
Shetland islands;
"Reached north pole April 2l, 1908.
Discovered land far north Returned tu
Copenhagen by steamer Hans Egede."
IN" first telegram announcing DR..
COOKS achievement was sent by a
Greenland official on the steamship
and reads rs follows:
Nv" have ON board the American
traveller Dr. Cook. who reached the
north pole April u. 1903. Dr. Cook
arrived at Upernivik Ghe northern
most Danish settlement in Greenland.
ON an island off the west COAST in May
OF 1909 from Cape York lin the north
west part of Greenland, on Rattin bayI.
The ESkimos of Cape York confirm
Dr. Cooks story of his journey"
In another dispatch from Lerwirk
Or. Cook says:
"After a prolonged fight with famine
and frost we have at last succeeded in
reaching the north pole. \ new high
way. with an interesting strip of ami
mated nature, has been explored and
big game haunts located, which will
delight sportsmen and extend the Es-
kimo horizon.
Land has been discovered on which
rest the carth's northernmOst rocks. A
triangle of 10000 square miles has
been cut out of the terrestrial un-
known. The expedition was the out
come of summer cruise in the arctic
seas on the schooner Bradley, which
arrived at the limits Of navigation in
Smith sound late In August, 1907.
Here conditions were found to launch
n venture to the pole. j. II. Bradley
literally supplied from his vessel suit
able provisions for local use. My own
equipment for emergencies served well
for every purpose in the arctic"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
DIR. FRED A. COOK MAKES HIS REPORT
OF SUCCESS OF DASH TO NORTH POLE

final observations. | told Etukishook
and Ahwclsh Ohc accompanying Eski-
mos) that we had reached the great
nail
"Everywhore we turned was south
With single step we could pass from
one side of the earth to the other:
from midday to midnight. At last the
flag tlOatcd to the breezes at the pole,
1t was April 81, 1908 The tempera-
ture was minus 3S c., barometer 29.S3,
latitude 90. AS for the longitude, it
was nothing. AZ 1t was but n word.
although crazy with joy, our spirits
began to undergo Il feeling of weari-
ness. Next day, after taking all our
observations. sentiment of intense
solitude penetrated us while we looked
at the horizon.
WAS it possible that this desolate
region, without patch of earth, had
aroused the ambition OF SO many men
for SO many centuries? There was no
ground. only an immensity OF dazzling
white snow; no living being. no point
to break the frightfu monotony.
son April % we started on our re.
turn"
Lieutenant Ernest II. Shackleton,
who recently returned from an eXpedi-
ton that got very close to the south
pole, when told of the announcement
of Dr.. Cooks success said:
ut is very remarkable achieve
mrnt. and | am delighted to hear Of
it.
"it must have been one man dash
to the pole. rs DR.. Cooks only compan-
ion was Rudolph Frnncke. who left
the explorer when he was between
$50 and $50 miles from the pole.
II have very recent recolectionS of
the harlships of the struggle in ice
bound regions. Therefore can realize
the effort Dr.. Cooks feat cost and feel
Il personal pleasure that il has been
crowned with sdch magnificent sue
cess"
"Of course the attainment of either
pole will stop the fitting out of cXUcdi-
tions designed solely to reach the pole.
bat oven after both poles have been
reached scientific expeditions will CON
Time to penetrate the polar regions,
which apart FROM the poles themselves
Will remain Il vast field for scientific
study and research"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
EXpLCREE CABLES TO WTITF
"Succcssful end Weli' Is Or. Cooks

Message Trora Shetland isles.
New Work, $"nj. 2-ln cab" mos
sage sent from lcrwick. shetland is
la?l". whor" tn" Danish Steamship
Hans ii%"do made her first stop. Br
Frederick \. Cook sent She following
mcjSH%" to his wife:
"SurccSSful and well. Address CO.
NCrha@"n."
Mrs. Cock has been counting the
days ana hours and praying for her
husbands safety since his departure
from this city on July 1, 1907
EY chance Mrs. Cook was not at her
froolilyn home. but spending the sum-
mrr at liarpSw"ll, Me-. so the dispatch
Wns received by Or. X. r. Davidson. IL
personal friend of the explorer. who
made its contents known. then flashed
tn" ""@d news on to Mrs. Cook
Brief as il was. il is the first news
that she has had from her intrepid
husband since March II. 1908. when he
wrote from Cape Hubbard. on the edge
of tn" polar ice sea, on the northwest
side of EllcSmcrc Land. At that time
he communicated to his companion.
kudolph lraMckr. then stationed at
E'ah. Greenland, With supplies. to wait
th"r" until Iun" for his return, but
in the event of Dr. Cooks failure TO
appear t" proceed 20 America. Francke
waited. rs instructed, but as Dr. Cook
failed to com" back he cuught the
Hoary auxiliary ship and reached New
Work last Tull.
since that time DIR. Cooks where
"h"utS has been Il mystery, although
members of the Arctic club in this
city. viewing the situation optimistic
ally. We're Inclined tn think that he
had reached the pole despite his long
silence.
There was. uf course. the ever pres
cnt probability that he had pershed.
and Il relief ship is now ell route to
Etah, where she is due the middle Of
this month. The vessel, the schooner
Joanie, left st. Johns, y. f.. about two
weeks ago with the double purpose OF
searching for DR.. Cook and taking
supplies TO Commander Peary. The
expedition was financed by special
committee, headed by DR. Roswell O..
Stebbns of this city and composed Of
friends of DIR. Cook and men of sci
ence who were most keenly interested
in his venture. To these men the news
that he was safe and the report that
he had reached the pole were received
with rejoicing.
The way DR. Cook came to go into
the arctic regions on the trip which
eliminated in the discovery OF the
north pole was this:
John II, Bradley, n millionaire resi-
dent Of this city, decided in the spring
of 1907 to go hunting in the frozen
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
VENEZUELA PAYS.
American Minister Collects
First lnstaIIment.
ATONEMENT FOR CONFISCATION
New York and Venezuela Company
to Get $475,O0O, and Other
American Claims Are Like
ly to Be Settled Soon.
ATONEMENT FOR CONFISCATlON

Caracas, sept. Nv. w. RUSSELL
American minister, has collected $59,-
375 for the New York and Venezuela
company and has received signed
protocol by which the Venezuelan gov
ernmcnt binds itself to pay $415, ,625
more in seven yearly installments.
This $4,000 is the first of several
large sums which the present govern
ment of Venezuela must pay in atone
ment for the confistation and destruc-
ton Of American property rights in
Venezuela by the late Castro govern
ment.
The whole amount will be more than
S1,0m00O, as Il large monetary in
delnnity will probably be paid also to
the Orinoco corporation.
70 attain the above satisfactory out
come Of the negotiations Mr.. Russell
had been working for months on the
transaction and the state department
had paid thousands of dollars in cable
tolls. The New York and Venezuela
company releases all of it's rights in
Venezuela in view of the indemnity to
~" paid. The following are the vital
paragraphs of the protocols:
"'Ihr United States Of America, ON
behalf of the United States and Nene-
Zu2la company and on behalf of Ralph
l.. Rokeby. as trustee for the mort
gag" bOndholderS of the United States
and Venezuela company, hereby re-
leases to the United States of Nene-
Zucla forever all the right. title and i'll
terpst of the United States and Nene-
Hucia company and of the said trustee
for the said bundhOlderS in and to the
following described property:
I'm consideration of the premises
toned release the United states of
Venezuela covenants, promises and
agrees 10 pay to tn" United StntcS of
.Nmeri"u therefore the sum If S4I1.OG)
in gold coin of the United States of
America vi the present standard OF
wci-ih ANA iinrnCSS Ht the Office of the
secretary of state. Washington, in the
United States of America. III eight
equal inStallmcnts III the following
times namely:
"'rhc first payment of $50,3I5 tn he
made forthwith upon the signing of
this agreement.
",rhr second payment of the same
amount to he made one year from the
date hereof 1T the same place, and
thereafter the third. fourth. fifth, sixth
seventh ana eighth payments to be
made annually of the same amounts
one year apart, at the same place
The Orinoco corporation is trying to
effect a settlement similar to that just
successfully carried through by Mr.
Russell in behalf Of the New York and
NeneZuela company. 1t is willing to
give up all its rights in Venezuela if 1t
is given II large enough indemnity.
It is understood that Venezuela is
willing to pay S400,00O to the Orinoco
corporation. If settlement is not made
by Sept. Is the case will go TO The
HAGUE and he arbiti'ated together with
that of the Orinoco Shipping company.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
north. He consulted DR.. Cook, and the
latter agreed to 90 with him.

north. He consulted DIR. Cook, and the
latter agreed to go with him.
Mr.. Bradley bought a 40 ton Glouces-
ter fishing schooner, fitted her with an
auxiliary gasoline engine renamed her
the John r. Bradley and late in the
spring of 1907 went north in her with
DIR. Cook in command.
When this expedition started out it
was announced to be nothing more
than a hunting trip along the Green
land conSt. All Of the crew of the YES
sci so regarded it, and even for nearly
a year after the vessels return from
the north without DR.. Cook it was de.
clarcd that he had suddenly taken il
into his head to try a one man dash for
the pole and had left the schooner at
Annortoli "or that purpose.
As Il matter Of fact, the schooner was
specially fitted out with the supplies
which DR.. cook would need in Il dash
to the pole. and 1t was understood be-
tween him and Nr Bradley from the
outset that the attempt to reach tho
pole would he made. Mr.. Bradley ad-
mitted this in July. 1908, when he said;
81 think DR.. Cook has the best poSsi-
hle chance of reaching the north pole.
He has 15O dogs and sleds. His den Is
after locating the pole TO make his
way back to land as fast as he could.
killing the weaker dogs to feed the
stronger ones. IF he reaches Green.
land he will he almost certain to fall
IN with Danish whalers.
"Whcn started TO fit out my ship
for my shooting excursion I had ne
idea of making it include a polar ex-
cursion as well, but DR.. Cook. who has
been on many polar expeditions, show
rd me 1t would only cost an extra
$4,000, so thought it worth trying"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
HATS THE ENEMIES OF HAIR.
Organization # BaIGheaded Men Who
Seriously Go Hatles5.

Omaha. ."p!. The Hatless Club
of Ba,dhvJu"d Meu. which was organ
izei in Du,aha last spring, has become
so popular That its scope is now almost
national l)r. Clark, the president and
originator Of the movement, has re-
turned FROM Milwaukee, where 800
baldhcaded men met in convention.
Speaking Of the results, he said;
"DelegHtps, all baldheaded, We're pres
ent from all over the country. We
adopted II rule that makes it compul-
sorry for every member upon all occa-
siuns to 20 hatless between April |
AMI Oct. l of each year This may
see m silly, but if our members will
go hatlesS inside Of five years every
one of them will have a crown covered
with hair"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
Whole World Praises
Americans Pluck.
EXPLORERS STORY.
tie TeIegraphS to His Wife,
Successful and WeN."
REACHED GOAL IN WINTER.

His Only White Companion, Rudolph
Francke, Had Left Him, and He
Was Accompanied on the Last and
Most Perilous Stage Of His Journey
by Only Two Eskimos and Twenty
six Dogs, Eight of His Party Hav-
ing Turned Back-He Reports That
He Discovered Land Surrounding
Pole-Now on a Danish Government
Ship on the Way to Copenhagen.
London, Sept. Mot only England.
but the whole civilized world is stir
red by the news that DR.. Frederick \
Cook. the American arctic explorer
has found the north pole in II fifty day
dash over the ice. thus succeeding in
what Kane. Fox, reary. AmundSrn.
Parry, Ross. Hudson, Franklin. Mares,
Greeley, Andree. De Long. Nansen
AbruZzi and others have failed To do
Members of the Royal Geographical
society comment especially on the fact
that. while all other explorers have
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
MOORISH FORT CAPTURED.
Their Artillery Taken by Spanish Army
and Stores DESTROYED.

Madrid, Sept. 2.--An official dispatch
from Melilla says that the fort of Zoco
de Larba has been captured by the
Spaniards.
The Moors lost heavily. Their arti-
lery was captured and their forage
stores demolished. A number Of
houses in the town, including those of
two important chiefs, were destroyed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
S5ooooo Fire In Pittsburo.

Pittsburg, Sept. 2.-Five firemen were
injured and damage of $500,000 re-
suited from fire which destroyed the
]. A. Blanck Express and Storage
house in the east end district of this
city.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
REPRIEVE FOR STRAW HAT.
Mayor of Chicago Will Permit Their
Being Worn Until Sept. is.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Mayor Busse, ow-
ing to the unusual warmth of last Sep
tember, issued a proclamation per
hitting the wearing Of straw hats up
to Sept. 10"
This year he has issued another proc
lamation making his former one per-
manent.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING.
Captain of German Steamship ls Ar
rested at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Sept. 2.-Captain w.
Zeigenmeyer, master Of the German
steamer Erna, from Victoria, b. c.,
bound for Panama and Central Ameri-
can ports, has been arrested here on a
charge of smuggling.
The complaint, sworn to by officials
of the customs Office in Los Angeles,
alleges that Captain Zeigenmeyer and
]. F. Solozann smuggled 800 panama
hats and other merchandise into this
port
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
Ships Officers Washed Overheard.

Valparaiso, Sept. 2.-The Norwegian
bark Trio, from Hamburg, has arrived
here dismantled. She was caught in
storm and her upper works and boats
were destroyed, and the first and sec
snd mates were washed overheard and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
BASEBALL RESULTS.
Games Played In National, American
and Eastern Leagues.

1VN.tI. I,I.!H7II T.
AT New Nork-New York, 9; ST. Louis,
G. Batteries - Raymond, Crandall ard
Meyers: Lush. Bachman and Bliss.
At Brooklyn-Chicago. Il: BrooNlyn t..
l'atteres-OVorall and Archer: Bell. F,n-
layson and bergen.
At Philadelphia-Cin Cincinnati I: Phlad"'-
phia, g. Batteres-Gasper and .lie"c'"'.,
Second mc-Cincinnati, o; Philadcl-
phia, 1. l}atterics-Ewing and Heborer:
Moore and DOOM.
At Boston-Boston-pit game post
roncd by rain.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
ROSEATE CIRCULAR
 OF THE TWO QUEENS READ TO THE JURY IN THE
 HORN TRIAL. What Induced a Rhode Island Man
 to Invest.

Kansas City, May 12.-When the trial of the Horn brothers, Raymond P. May and S. H. Snider. charged with using the mails to defraud in promoting the Two Queens" group of mines in Arizona, was resumed in federal court, John J. McKelvey of Pawtucket, R. l., told of investing in the company's stock
 The advertising matter which he said had been sent him by the pro moters, and which promised big re- turns, was read to the jury. One cir cular read: With thousands and thousands of tons of rich ore, only waiting to be removed and with the work of opening up and thoroughly developing the wonderful property being pushed forward with all possi- ble speed, it is not surprising that authorities on the subject of mining investments are declaring that the Two Queens" stock at ten cents per share to be the greatest money mak- ing opportunity in the world today.
 This circular was signed Central Mining and Development Company. Frank H. Horn, Fiscal Agent" The signature was denied by the defense.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
ALLEGED REVOLUT|ON|sTS
 FINALLY PUT 0N TRIAL
BEGINNING OF SELECTION OF A
 JURY
That Will Probably Be Completed
 Tomorrow.

Bisbee, May 12.-In the United States court at Tombstone today, the trial of Florence Magon and his asso- ciates, Villareal and Revira, alleged Mexican revolutionists, charged with violation of the neutrality laws of this country, was started. During the day, only six jurors were examin- ed and it is not expected that the jury will be completed before Friday morning.
 These Mexicans were arrested in Los Angeles, where for a year they successfully resisted extradition to Arizona, finally withdrawing their case from the United States supreme court and announcing their willing ness to come back to Arizona and stand trial.
 This case has attracted wide atten- tion throughout the country, and the socialists have denominated their prosecution as tyranny and the de- fendants themselves as patriots" Last year at the annual meeting of the Western Federation of Miners, funds were voted for the defense of Magon and his alleged revolutionary associates.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
PHILIPPINE PROTEST.
Free Trade with the United States Not
 Desired.

Washington, May. 12.-Resident Com missioner Ocampo one of the repre- sentatives in congress from the Philip pines, today indorsed the protest against free trade between the United States and the Philippines, recently ex- pressed by a number of Filipinos in Boston.
 He said: ''The Philippine assembly, the true representative of popular sem timent has, in conjunction with the up per house, which is composed largely of Americans, expressed itself in oppo- sition to free trade, and since the pas sage of the bill by the house of repre- sentatives, the feeling against it has grown more intense. This is because free trade would embarrass the Phil ippine government financially.
 This free trade proposition is a case of life and death with us. The Fiii- pinos who signed the protest have done nothing more than express a feeling universal in the islands against free trade, for the consequences it would bring to the islands in the long run"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
THE GOVERNORS WIFE
 APPROVED BUTCHERY
The Story of an Armenian Preacher
 Who Escaped Massacre.

Sis, Asiatic Turkey, May 12.-Seven Armenian preachers, two delegates and three Armenian women passed through Sis on their way to the yearly synodical meeting at Adana, the day after the fighting began at that place. They stopped over night in the village of Sagh Gachad, some of the party with the local governor and the others with another of the leading man of the village, Hagi Bey.
 The next day a party of Moham- medans took the travellers from the houses where they had speit the night and gathering together a num- Der of Armenians, living in Sagh Ga chad, until they had ninety-two in all, butchered all the unfortunates in the streets of the village. The wom- en weer treated violently.
 The wife of the governor watched the killing from the balcony of her house. The bodies of the dead were carted out to the country and thrown over a cliff. The Armenian pastor of the church at Pekke, although left for dead, was still alive. He re- covered his senses and made his way to Sis, where he related the foregoing. He had to crawl. wounded. through the fields and woods.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
.SPRECKELs ON THE STAND
The Examination of Former Mayor Phelan Continued Going Back to His Motives For Denying a TrolleyFran- chise to the Defendants.

San Francisco, May 12.-With tho entrance of the trial of Patrick Cal houn upon the fifth month today. much matter new to the bribery graft prosecution was presented dur ing the lengthy and exhaustive ex- animation of James D. Phelan, first called to the stand yesterday and whose interrogation occupied the en- tire session today.
 From statements made by Assistant District Attorney Heney during the proceedings today. it is learned that Rudolph SpreckeIs, one of the most prominent figures in the prosecution, will be called to the stand tomorrow or Friday and that other business men who have been concerned in the matter since its inception will follow him.
 The examination of Phelan has to do with the reasons and motives that actuated him in assisting the incep- tion of prosecution; an inquiry into his acts as mayor of the city dur ing three consecutive terms and into all controversies over the trolley matter prior to the fire of 1906; into his connection with the Valley rail- road in the San Joaquin valley; into his relations with Rudolph SpreckeIs at various times and into many other matters distantly related to the present trial though tending to indicate his state of mind throughout the whole of these transactions.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
TWENTY MEN KILLED
 BY PREMATURE BLAST BITS OF FLESH FILLED THE
 AIR. Preparation for the Explosion Had Been Going on Six Weeks.

Albany, N. Y, May 12.-Twenty men were killed by a premature blast of dynamite this afternoon in the stone quarry operated by the Callahan Road Improvement company. near the will lage of South Bethlehem, eleven miles southwest.
 The dead are: John Hoyt Callahan, vice-president and general manager of the company; Leroy McMillan, assist ant superintendent; John HendIickson, steam driller; Fred Snyder master ma- chanic; James Maloney, blacksmith: {: William Baum. fireman; Fred Zappert, agent of the National Powder company of New York, and thirteen Italian workmen. One thousand pounds of dynamite exploded and the bodies were hurled hundreds of feet. As darkness was falling, wagon drew up to the engine house, loaded with bodies that had been picked up back on the quarry hill
 The preparations for today's blast had been going on for six weeks. Thir- teen holes seventy-five feet deep, had ben drilled at points about twenty five feet back of the big quarry, and the explosion of dynamite was expected to displace 100000 tons of rock. More than eight thousand pounds of dyna- mite were to have been used.
 The workmen had placed five hun dred-pound charges in six of the holes and were working on the seventh when a percussion cap was discharged prem aturely. A terrific explosion followed, and hurled tons of rock into the air, scattering the bodies of the victims in all directions.