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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
Burned Church.
MEDAL FROM FRANCE
Nation Commentaries the Restoration
Of the City Of San Francisco.

Vi tuC Slly Vi s5uu EduClSCOs
Washington, April IA medal in
gold. the gift of the French govern
ment} commemorative of the restora-
ton of San Francisco and earthquake
of three years ago is to be presented
in person to authorities of that city
by Ambassador Jusserand between
May 90 and %. The medal was de-
signed by Louis Bottee, winner of the
ancient prize of Rome and one of the
best known French medal designers.
On one side is depicted allegorically
the city of San Francisco laying aside
its shroud and issuing forth in the
ruins while on the other is represent
ed France presenting branch of
laurel to America.
The medal is offered to the Ameri-
can people and the city of San Fran
cisco as a token of sympathy and in
admiration by the French republic. NJ.
Jusserand in a letter asking the Of
fees of Secretary Knox in informing
the San Francisco authorities of the
instructions he has received gave a
brief history of the incidents and mo-
tives which inspired his government
in presenting the medal.
Congress in 1894 directed that a
single gold medal be struck. to COM
memorate the 200th anniversary of the
birth of Benjamin Franklin and pre-
sented to the French republic. NJ.
Jusserand received it from Secretary
Root at Philadelphia about three
years ago. The ambassador, in his
response expressed the earnest hope
that one of the next medals to be
struck would commemorate the resur-
rection of San Francisco, the disaster
to which awakened the deepest grief
in every French heart and admiration
for the manliness displayed by the
population.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
PLEAD GUILTY
Woman Carried Prison Born Babe in
Her Arms.

New York. April 14.-Sarah Koien,
q Young Russian woman charged with
shooting and killing DR.. Martin w.
Auspitz on August Z. pleaded Guilty
to manslaughter in the first legree
''hen called for trial for life in the
supreme court here today. She was
remanded for sentence on Friday. She
had killed DR.. Auspitz, she said, be-
cause he had attacked her while she
was under the influence of an aesthe-
tic during her term of service as a
nurse in the sanitarium which he con-
Quoted. She brought with her today
from Blackwell's island. where she
had been prisoner, her baby boy
born to her since the shooting,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
1R|EO TO REC0UP
HIS LOST POWER
Washington Government Has
Abundant Evidence That
Such Was Purpose

Washington, April 14.-Cumulative
evidence which has reached Washing
ton convinces the officials that had he
been permitted to remain in the vicin-
ity OF Venezuela former President
Castro would have made an effort to
recoup his lost prestige in that coun-
try. The former presidents utter
ances printed In the Cologne Gazette
indicating sentiment In some Sec
tions Of Venezuela favorable to him
and to his ambitions. and other ad-
vices strongly support the view that
Castro felt hopeful OF again restoring
himself In public favor in Venezuela
II the chance were given him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
Indiana Is Now the Scene of
Outlaw Organizations
Operations
FARM MACHINERY HAS BEEN
DESTROYED BY THE BAND
Tenants Notified Not to Pay More
Than Third of the Crop Raised as
Rent-Believed Floggings Will Be
Administered to Delinquents

Washington, Ind, April 14.-Night
riders are terrorizing the land own
ers and tenants in the vicinity of
Harrimans Ferry, south of this city.
William Schrolucke. the owner of 700
acres in that neighborhood, reported
that twenty men on horseback visited
all his tenants and informed them
that ii they paid greater rent than
one-third of the crop raised their
crops would be moved down before
they became ripe. Some of the ten
ants were threatened with violence.
The farming machinery belonging to
three tenants on Albert Himesly's
farm was destroyed. 1t is believed
that nightriders will administer fog
gings to the tenants who do not heed
the warning.
Burned Church.
Nashville, Tenn, April 4.-The
Presbyterian church at Fredonia,
Coldwell county. Ky, was burned last
night and nightriders are suspected.
Bloodhounds have been put on the
trail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
WHO IS CLARA?
Believes Mrs. Boyle Was House Maid
Who Swiped Jewelry.

st. Louis. April 14.-1n the hope Of
discovering their missing housemaid.
Clara who disappeared September
30, 1907, on the same morning that
$1,000 worth Of jewelry was stolen
from a small cabinet at their home,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Chouteau Dyer have
gone to Sharon, Pa, to look at Mrs.
Helen Boyle, the Whitla kidnaper sus-
pect under arrest here. Mrs. Dyer
did not know the maid other than as
CLARA" and she came to the conclus-
and description Of Mrs. Boyle re-
sembled Clara"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
MAY FLOOD MINE
Coal Mine On Fire May Require Heroic
Measures to- Stop Flames.

Pottsville, Penn, April 14.-The
fire which has been burning in the
North Mahanoh colliery of the Phila-
delphia Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany has assumed such serious pro-
portions that the closing of the op-
Grafton is contemplated to be followed
by walling up the affected workings
and flooding the mine. Night and day
forces have been pouring water into
the mines without effect. This morn
ing it was impossible to open any of
the departments because of the gases.
1t is now feared that the fire will
communicate to veins in the st.
Nichols and Shenandoah districts and
seriously affect those operations. In
case 1t Is finally determined to wall
up the workings and turn the chan
mel Of nearby creek into the slope,
it will require twenty-eight days to
fill the BURNING section,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
SHE'S A FIGHTER
Woman Has Defeated Fifteen A
tempts to Locate Saloon


Kansas City, Mo-, April 14-Mrs. G.
H. McCrackin has defeated fifteen at
tempts in the last five years to place
a saloon in the village of Dodson,
twenty miles south Of Kansas City
Her latest victory was achieved to-
day when the county court, according
to evidence obtained by her, again re-
fused to issue a license, when the
latest applicant recently filed a petit
ton with the court. Mrs. McCrackin
mounted her horse and rode through
the township procuring signers to a
demonstrance. She gathered the in
formation that many names on the
application were forgeries. "As long
as 1 live and am able to travel" smil-
ed Mrs. McCrackin today, there will
never be a saloon in Dodson"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
MUST HANG
President Taft Refused to Interfere Il
Save Murderer's Neck.

Washington, April 14.-President
Taft has declined to interfere in the
case of Joaquin Segrera, convicted
in the Panama canal zone of murder,
and the sentence of death will be
carried out on May Z. The case was
called to Mr.. Taft's attention on his
visit to the canal zone before he was
inaugurated. Segrera was tried be-
fore three judges in the canal zone,
but before he was sentenced President
Roosevelt gave orders establishing the
right of trial by jury. The attorney
general decided that no injustice had
been done and that Segrera was prop
erly convicted.
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as to Will sorsby's condition and
characteristics and not to attempt any

as to Will Sorsby's condition and
characteristics and not to attempt any
opinion.
The gist of the testimony along this
line was rather to show that Will
Sorsby seemed to be young man of
normal moods and conditions or
habits. He saw him the day that he
was arrested and spoke kindly to him
when he observed that he had nobody
to blame but himself. II do not care
about myself SO much," he had said.
but just see what have brought on
"sa poor people," indicating his
'Oc: ad his wife. In fact, he
sss.etp nsh perfectly normal state Of
mind.
sorsby kirkland MCGOWAN and
James E. MCGOWAN. second cousins
of the defendant, who had known him
all their lives, testified each that they
had never heard of family insanity or
that Will Sorsby was suspected of be-
ing insane. On cross-examination by
Mr.. Watkins it developed that the re-
lations between the two families, Nc
Gowan and Sorsby, had not been as
intimate as might have been expect
ed of such close relatives. They said
that Sorsby's father and grandfather
were drunl1ards.
After the testimony of ]. B. STRAIT
ton and j. w. Abou, both lifelong resi-
dents Of Clinton, who had known the
young man and always regarded him
as perfectly sane, the counsel retired
to consult. as to such further testi-
mony as they would introduce.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
MAY FLY ACROSS
The. ATLANTIC
An incorporation to Gross the
Ocean by Means of Dirigi-
BILE Balloons

New York, April 14-steps have
been taken to Incorporate the Europe
American Navigation society, which
proposes to promote the flight of dir
igible balloons across the Atlantic
ocean. Supreme Court Justice Hen
bricks yesterday approved the certi-
fcate Of incorporation and the papers
were sent to Albany.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
NO VENUE CHANGE
Governor Gillett Will Refuse to Sign
Criminal LOOphOle Bill.

Sacramento, Cal, April 14.-Gov.
Gillett announced officially today that
he would not sign the change of venue
bill. which gives to defendants in
criminal actions the right to a change
of venue by simply alleging in an
affidavit that they believe the judge
to be biased. The Citizens League Of
Justice of San Francisco appealed to
the governor to veto the bill. claiming
it would interfere with graft prosecar
tiOns,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
HANGED TEN
Mexican Authorities Wasted No Time
on RiOters

Ell Paso. Texas. April 14-The Her.
alds correspondent at Torreon,
Mexico, thirty miles from velardena,
where the. riots resulting from the
order preventing a religious parade
occurred last Saturday. has return
ed to Torreon from the scene of the
trouble and reports that one ruralo,
one woman and three men were kill
ed in the street fights. Ten of the
leaders of the rioters were taken
prisoners and executed The town is
still in control Of the troops and or
der is being maintained. The riot was
directed solely against the authori-
ties.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
L. A. ROSING DEAD
Distinguished St. Paul Citizen Vic.
tim of Operation

st. Paul, April 14-Leonard A.
Rosing, chairman of the state board
of control, died this morning at St.
Joseph's hospital. He underwent an
operation at the end of last week and
since then he had not fully recover
ed consciousness. The operation in
volved the removal of a clot of blood
on the brain, which had caused him
considerable trouble for some time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
D1NED CHURcHN1EN
Ambassador White Host at Dinner to
Prominent Church Leaders. =

Paris. April 14.-Ambassador Henry
White last night !. gave dinner in
honor Of Bishop Thomas A. Jaggar,
who Is In charge of the American
Episcopal churches in Europe. The
guests included Bishop Ormsby and
other prominent clergy, Thomas Mel
son Page, the author, and Mrs. Page,
and Count Hermann Scherr-Thoss,
whose engagement to Miss NIuriel
White recently was announced.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
WILL BE DEPORTED
Daily Philosopher Will be Returned
to Europe by Authorities.

Tacoma. Wash. April 14.-Joshua
Klein, radioactive philosopher" will
be deported next week, according to
an announcement today. He has ex-
pressed desire to return to Europe
and is anxious to leave the county jail
where he has been held for two
Klein recently was convict
ed of attacking a woman who was
trying to get him to recall to America
two Tacoma girls whom he had per-
suaded to join his colony in Switzer-
land.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
RECEIVED SORORITY

Washington, April 14.-Rresident
Taft today received delegates of the
Kappa Delta sorority. who this after
noon closed a two-day's convention
here
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
WHEAT RECORDS
AGAIN SMASHED
.s -,
Top Prices of the Season
Mark the Trading in All ,
Centers

Minneapolis, April 14.-The high
price record went glimmering again
today and Minneapolis May scored an
advance of two cents as compared
with last nights closing figure, and
closed right at the top. The bears
are getting very little rest and some
of them are giving up all hope of see
ing break in the wheat market. The
weather continues very unfavorable
in the northwest for the spring plant
ing Of wheat and the reports from
the Canadian northwest indicate very
unreasonable weather. This morning
the temperature was reported at
twenty above in Winnipeg. One mes
sage said that fourteen below zero
was recorded in Prince Albert on
Monday. Minneapolis May wheat sold
at $1.26 1-8@1-4, and Minneapolis July
wheat touched $1.26 7-S, with the curb
the close.
Shorts Buying.
Chicago, April 14.-The wheat mar
hcI LOudy WdS d IlcI0 TcpeIlIlON Oh
those which have characterized the
last few days and price records went
to smash all around and new high
marks were made in every market in
the country. Chicago May wheat sold
at $1.29, which is the highest point so
far this season. July wheat also
scored another high mark at $1.1S, and
closed about a half cent below this
price. There was tremendous trad
ing in the wheat pit with the shorts
anxious buyers all day. The Liver
pool market did not show the strength
which has characterized 1t of late and
closed 1-8 to 3-S lower than yester-
days figures. But little attention was
paid to this, however. as the domestic
situation seems to overshadow every
thing else.
Winnipeg Market.
Winnipeg, April 14.-NIay wheat
closed at the record price of the sea-
son, $1.25, while July wheat was
SIPS IA.
.
THE WEATHER
North DakOta-Fair tonight and y
Thursday. Warmer tonight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
SNOW STORM
Wisconsin in Grip of Bad Biz.
zard,

Lacrosse, Wis, April IA severe
snow storm has been raging here
since midnight. Three inches of snow
has already fallen. There was no
sign of an abatement at O'Clock this
afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
FOUND GUILTY
Whiskey Dealers Plugged Booze After
Sealing.

Cincinnati. April 14.-The jury in
the United States district court at
noon today brought in verdict for
the government in the case against
w. H. Corbin and company. whiskey
dealers Of this city. charged with add
ing spirits to whiskey in barrels after
they had been stamped by the internal
revenue officers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
ART EXHIBITION
French Display is an Average One
With Portraits Excellent.

Paris, April 14.-The yearly salon
Of the Societe Natiinale des Beaux.
Arts was inaugurated here today by
President Fallieres. The exhibition is
an average one, notable chiefly for
the excellent portrait work. Ameri-
can artists make considerable show
ing,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
BACK ACTION
Inventor of Lightning Arrester Killed
BY His Invention.

La Porte, Ind. April 14.-When
showing friend lightning arrester,
Chas. Fowler, 26 years old. superin-
tendent of the Rolling Prairie power
station of the Chicago. South Bend
and Northern Indiana Railway COM
pany, was electrocuted today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
JOSEPH MARTIN
Ex.Premier of British Columbia Can.
dfdate for Commons.

London, April 14.-Joseph Martin,
eX-premier of British Columbia. has
been adopted as the Liberal candidate
for the Stratford-ou-Avon vacancy in
the house of commons. caused by the
resignation of Malcolm Kincaid-Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-14
Winnipeg Market.

Winnipeg, April 14.-May wheat
closed at the record price Of the sea-
son, $1.25, while July wheat was
SIPS Ia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
Two Who Hadn't Moved.

Roosevelt and Taft are the only
presidents elected from the same
towns in Which they were born.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

driven about and shot pretty nuch al
Will They seem for the time to be
come Clustered, lose their heads, try
to make short cuts past tho mounted
men, and so fall victims In former
days these magnificent beasts ran in
immense numbers in all the open
country from the Orange river to the
Zambesi. They are still to be found
In large troops In the Ngamiland coun-
try, in remoter parts of Mashonaland,
and in still ,rger numbers east and
northeast of Mashonaland, toward
the coast. Beyond the Zambesi they
coming exceedingly plentiful again
upon the great plains between the
east coast and Uganda. South Of the
Orange river they seem seldom, If
ever. to have ranged Burcheu's ze-
bra is not to be COMPOUNDED with
the more asinine black and white
mountain zebra (E Zebra), which Is
perfectly striped all over. The B rch-
ellis zebra is best .nown to the Brit
ish public of all this handsome group,
good examples being aIway~ on view
in the geological society's gardens.
AS general rule this zebra Is not
perfectly banded down the Iegs--as is
sometimes called by scientists Chap
mans ZEBRA" is to be found In the
interior, with the white gs pretty
generally banded as far down as the
fetlocks. The average European
sportsman, having shot few Of these
beautiful creatures as specimens, will
usually stay his hand and spare them,
unless meat for his followers Is abso-
lutely needed. The Boer and native
hunter, on the contrary, shoot them
whenever they get the chance, merely
for the price of the skin-a matter of
few shillings up country. And so
the species becomes eXterminated. 1t
is thousand pities! Of all sights
in the fair veldt-and there are many
bier than good troop of Burchells
zebras, creatures which seem to have
been created for on other purpose
than to adorn the wilderness
Whether feeding quietly among the
heritage; or resting in the heat of
midday; or fleeting across the plain,
their striped coats, as clean and shin
ing as well-groomed race horse,
cleaning in the sunlight; brisk, beau
tifully proportional, and full of life
and spirits; these zebras represent
tho highest perfection of feral life.
True children of the sun-drenched
plains, long may they yet flourish to
decorate the African veldt!
BY permission of Longmans, Green &
Co., New York.
Copyright, 1909, by Benz B. Hampton.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
IMMUNE FROM FIRES EFFECT
Natives of India Take No Harm in
Walking Barefooted Over Glow
ing Goals.

On the anniversary of the twentieth
day after the death of Imam Hussain,
which fell recently, the usual cere-
mony of walking over the fire, which
is held annually at Mushirabad, SUBJ
1rb of Hyderabad, took place in pres
ence of crowd which was greater
than in past years. Walking over the
fire" Is a wonderful sight. Two Or
three carloads OF fireWood are gathered
in an open space in front Of the
'Ashoorkhana," and at midnight the
wood is set on fire. This takes about
two hours to burn, and the heat is so
great that no one can stand within a
distance of at least a dozen yards
from the fire. After the fire has burnt
out, the live charcoal is spread out
evenly on the ground in the form of
circle When everything is ready, two
men jump barefooted into the fire and
walk across the fiery carpet, not once,
but at least q dozen times. The heat
from the glowing embers is fercer
than when the wood was burning. The
example of the two men is followed
by several hundreds. The strangest
feature of the ceremony is that not a
single man receives. any injury. Even
children of all ages jump into the
fire and run across it without the
least hesitation, and all seem to be at
home. The only effects after passing
through the ordeal seem to be that
one perspires profusely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
Report of Carnegie Hero Fund.

The trustees of the Carnegie hero
fund in Great Britain in their first re-
port, covering a little over three
months, refer to the difficulty in max
ing awards and enumerate a large
number of cases of bravery which were
reported to them, but which they felt
compelled to set aside as falling short
of what is required for recognition by
the fund. Presence of mind, alert
ness and promptness of action may re-
suit in the saving of life" they say,
''but heroism is something more. The
action must be voluntary, and not one
that is performed under the compul-
sion of duty" They add that actions
which do nothing more than meet the
ordinary claims of humanity can
scarcely be ranked as heroic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
Use of "Cow" Ivory.

Billiard balls are made from tusks of a
certain convenient diameter, known as
Cow ivory Bull tusks run from IL
to 80 pounds in weight and bring $3.50
a pound. Piano-key manufacturers use
only the larger bull tusks, of weight
which cows never attain, say 40 pounds
and over. Ten years ago 70 pounds
was a fair average for shipment,
while to-day so pounds is considered
good. The heaviest pair CT tusks with
in the memory Of American experts
are 234 and 239 pounds, respectively.
They were bought at Zanzibar in 1900
by New York house for G1,000.-
McClure's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

had missed him from his &C.
customed stations and on his re-
appearance he was generally ban
daged up and one leg was ip
splints It appears that one late after
noon when the shadows in the brush
were growing to the point of almost
complete darkness though the sun
still Illuminated the tops of the trees,
he was returning to camp alone save
for Senegambian gun bearer noted
for his bravery. Both were mounted
on native ponies, wiry and keen Of
senses. Suddenly Williams pony be-
gan to shuttle and snort and both
stood stock still refusing to advance
into the darkness of the foliage
arched trail. Williams quickly I'M
slung a double barrelled ten gauge
Parker with which he had been after
fowl He meant to slip in buck shot
cartridge, but before he more than
had his gun across his pommel, with
a granting below the huge form of
an old bull buffalo rushed out of the
darkness ahead and charged the two
with all ferocity
1t was impossible to turn out of his
way and all that Williams could do
was to lean forward and pull both
barrels point blank The massive
horns and frontal bones must have
save enough to infuriate it more than
ever. The next instant Williams
pony was disemboweled with a side
swipe of the bulls horns and the
rider was pitched into the brush with
a broken leg. On over the dying
pony rushed the buffalo and his
charge drove the second pony end
over end on top of his Senegambian
rider. The two rifles he carried flew
into the brush and one fell near Will
Jams. 1t was the Winchester forty
four. Williams dragged himself over
to it and found it uninjured, but a
tragedy was transpiring meanwhile,
Giving the poor gun bearer no chance
for his life, the bull swept first one
tip of his mighty horns and then the
other into the tumble of horse and
man and in his blind fury knelt on
them and stamped on them. This
happened in the fraction of a minute
of course, and was terminated only
when Williams, mastering all his
strength, rose to his knees and began
pumping soft-nosed pellets into the
bulls flank, raking him forward into
vital parts. The mufderouS creature
fell on top of his victims and when
searchers attracted by Williams
cries, found them, horse, bull and
Senegambian lay dead in one heap.