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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
Conference Of Speakership Can
didateS at Bismarck
THE DELEGATION FROM CASS
CLANS ARE GATHERING AT THE
STATE cAPITAL--soLoNs FROM
THIS COUNTY ARE ALL ON DECK
AUSTIN is. MAklNG~.A LIVELY
FIGHT.


Bismarck N D.. Jan. 2This is a
day Of conferences in the capital city
Of the state. The candidates for the
speakership are closeted with their
supporters and the lines are being
drawn for the contest to be waged in
the republican caucus. Bismarck is the
Mecca of all the legislators and mem-
bers of tae third house," those who
are seeking some favors or a Job for the
session. AT noon today rs per cent OF
the men who are to make the laws iat
the coming session had arrived in the
city
w. j. Price and Thomas Baker, jr.,
of the Cass county delegation. reached
here last night Senators Talcott Gil
bert and Kennedy, and representatives
Dibley, Plath, Akesson. Peart and Coli
lins arrived this afternoon on No. 8.
The Cass county delegation is quar-
tered at the Northwest
Senator La Moure and wife came in
from Pembina last night. They ara
stopping at the Grand Pacific
II is expected all the members OF the
legislature viii have landed here by
Sunday night. and a republican cau-
Gus win bo held Monday.
w. d. Austin OF Fargo is here, and
has commenced his fight for the chief
cierixship OF the house. With his past
record as assistant chief clerk, Mr..
Austin haB ar excellent asset IN his
favor, and IN all probability will be q
strong factor IN the race.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
iSchaffers' Address Fitting Close
for Educators Mcet
is LEADER IN EDUCATION
WORK AND PLAY lNaEbUcATioN,
Is THEME CHOSEN BY GREAT
PENNsSLvANlA EDUCATOR -
MEETING cl5ARAcTERIzED AS
/ ,coMPLETE SUCCESS.

& The climax to- the twenty second
annual meeting Of the North Dakota
Educational association at Valley City
came yesterday 4afternoon, the nnal
session of the general association.
when the magnet for the very large
attendance OF teachers, college and
university professors, county super
intendents, heads or high schools and
a gratifying number Of school omcers
representing at least half of the coun-
ties in the state, was the presence Of
the venerable DR.. N. G.. schaffer. state
superintendent OF schools for Penn
sylvania, a leader in the Keystone
state for two decades and leader in
educational AFFAIRS in the United
States for about the -ame. time. In
PRODUCING the speaker OF the afternoon
State Superintendent .Stockwell res
marked that II was hardly necessary
for him to say anytliil as to the at
tributes Of DR.. Schaffer, for they knew
so well what he stands for. The sim
plicity OF the man and his real modesty
are attributes OF his greatness. ,
Work and Play in Education, was
the theme selected by DR.. Schaffcr for
his address and for nearly an hour
he Commanded the closest attention Of
the 1000 or more comprising the audi
ence, The doctor is not dramatic in
his delivery. he has that wholesome,
plain conversational style which inn
presses the listener In such way that
he pins down the attention immedf-
ately after the hrse sentence. He nat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
GOMEZ GOVERNMENT
WANTS SETTLEMENT

washington, ian, 3. Negotiations
are in progress at Caracas between
the representative Of this government
and tfra Venezuelan government, as
Represented by General Gomez, loois-
ing toward the immediate settlement
of the differences between the two
countries tilat led t0 the sevepahea Of
diplomatic relations: This information
was contained in 4 dispatch received
at the state department today from
Wiliiaa !; Buchanan, special commits
zueia.
General Gomez has lee the American
commissioner know that he desires t0
arrive at q peaceful settlement OF the
differences and extended most heartE
weiceme TO the representative wila was
clothed with power to take np the
eases.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
$4,000 REWARD FOR
FINDING NECKLACE

New York, Jan. IA $500 pearl
necklace that was lost on New Years
eve, by Mrs. Estelle L. B. Hamlen. wife
of Geo. D. Hamlen, has been returned
and Edgar S. Wallach starts the New
Year with $4,000 to add to his bank ac-
count This is the amount he received
as reward from Doctor Hamlen.. With
the announcement Of the loss of the
necklace every detective in the city
was on the alert and plans were on
the way for searching every cab in
the city, Mrs. Hamlen having left her
apartment IN cab on the day that
the Jewels were lost, and the theory
being advanced that the necklace had
been, perhaps. mislaid in the vehicle.
wallach found the necklace lying on
tho sidewalk in front of the Hamlen
apartment. at SO Central Park, west.
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RECORDS CAUSE
HYMEN SOME GLEE
OFFICE OF JUDGE or oAss
COUNTY COURT ISSUES $50 LI-
cENsEs IN tsos-u TO DEcEM-
BER 1 ONLY FOUR COUPLES
FAIL 70 HAVE TIED KNOT,

: f
If Hymen will eendeseend to take
off time from slipping anbresiai nee.
tar OF the gods at mis- haunt on the top
of nat, Olympus and sean the records
just obtained from the efice Of Judge
A, q, Hansen Of the cass county court,
it is likely that broad, expansive
smile will wreath the face OF the god
OF marriage, He will discover that
during the year 1908 exactly SS5 col-
pies more or less loving, put generally
supposed to be the former, were given
licenses to wed,
When Hymen looks a little closer at
the records 1t also is likely that a
sigh will escape him. Notwithstanding
the lead OF ambrosia he has taken on,
for. sad to relate, cut of the a03 IL
ceFses issued up to Dec, !. asS mar
riages were accounted fer, leaving four
cases In which the granting OF licenses
did not eliminate in preeesrions to
the altar to the tune OF the Lohengrln
weiding march, What happened in
these cases may never become public
Probably. after all. wedding bells real
iy pealed merrily. bat the offlciating
ctefBymeh haitSu 60 report stHctn as re-
quired BY law, Or 1t may be that there
was spat and everything was de-
clared,
We hear Joe about the june bride,
but the naenth OF perfect days" re-
ceived a solar plexus jolt in 1908. Au-
gust tied It's record with thirtysthree
while November fairly reyeiled tn
fsrty-sne, In December thirty two II.
eaHses weFe Issued. Of which eighteen
marriages have been reported. The
ether eases. however. still have q few
days Of grace as they are allowed
thirty day2 III which te 50 on record.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02

template Dead bodies have been found
which bear mute testimony OF the tor
ture endured before death relieved
their sufferinRs. Several Of these per-s
sons had died gnawine at their arms
and hands, evidently delirious!
Crazy with pain and hunger. other
bodies brought from the ruins had por-
tons Of shawls. and articles Of cloth
ing in their mouths and one woman had.s
her teeth firmly fixed I'm the leg or a.
dead baby. The archbishop of MessIha
has been found. still living. in the
ruins of his palace
Vice Consul Lupton Safe.
Rome, Jan. 2.-Signor Serao, pro-
prietor of the house in Messina where
A. ]. Ogston. the English consul, re-
sided, arrived here today. He says that
outside the consulate there has been
no American resident in Messina for
forty years past, Part Of the house
where Serao lived did not fall. The
italian rushed out Immediately after
the first shock and met Stuart X. Lup-
ton, the American vice consul. on the
street
Together the two men mad. their
way to the American consulate. They
found it had collapsed completely. and
they came to the conclusion that A. Fl.
Cheney, the consul and his wife, were
dead. They made hurried but un-
successful search for the bodies. Ser
40 says that with Lupton he satisfied
himself that tie guests at the Hotel
Trinacria, which was completely de-
molished were all saved with the ex-
ception of the Swedish consul and an
Italian girl. He does not believe that
there were any Americans at this ho-
tel Taormina, where there were u
number OF American tourists, is abso-
luteIy safe. It did not suffer from the
earthquake in any serious way.
Queen HeIsns Slightly injured.
Rome Jan. 2.-oueen Helena has
been slightly injured at Messina. A
dispatch s,ceiveI Esre today from
Minister 0f Justice Orlando, who is
with her majesty at Messina says that
the slight shock Nhich was experience
ed AZ Messina and patients in one Of
the improvised hospitals were thrown
into a condition Of panic. Her majesty
was close by. She hurried to the scene
and tried TO allay the fears OF the
people she was caught in a rush OF
the patients who were making for the
open end sustained slight contusions
on the chest
AS the Duke of Aosta was crossing
via Carmine in Palmi, a wall fell and
the plaster struck his face and hands.
He sas'ained only slight injuries.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
COMMISSIONS
DID COST LESS

Madisen, Wis, Jan. According to
it's report just issued. the railroad com;
missi6n. which supervises not oHi3
railroads. but public utilities as well,
cost the state OF Wisconsin s4s,iee,77
In 1905 Compared with other like
cemnaissFons in the country, the cost Il
less than NEST of them while the werk
accomplish was in most cases great
er. The largest item was the expense
of the engineering department. s31. .000l
The salaries of the three commissioner
were $1,000 year
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02

Rome, Jan 2-The king and queen
are still at Messina The king .contin-
ues, to organize and superintend the
work of rescue and the queen is doing
everything within her power in con-
soling and alleviating the sufferings Of
the, survivors. No news of the death of
any Americans excepting A. S. Cheney,
the : :merican consul, at Messlna. and
his wife. and members of the Pierce
family, have been received from any
quarters. J. II. Pierce was formerly
American vice. consul at Messina.
Stuart K. Lupton, the present Ameri .
can vice consul at Messina is safe. He
was last seen Thursday night, alive and
well.
An italian who has resided forty
years in Messina, said today that ne
was confident that there were no
Americans in the city at the time OF
the disaster.
United States Sends Gunbost.
Rome, jan, 2.-The American gun
boat Scorpion, will arrive at Messina
Monday, when her commander will
place his vessel at the disposal of the
American embassy and the consul for
fhe assistance OF Americans and pro-
lection Of their interests in Sicily.
The Scorpion, like other fighting yes
sells, will transport refugees from the
earthquake district, carry messages
and cooperate with all others in the
alienation Of distress. II, in the mean
time, the bodies. of Consul Cheney and
his wife are found, the Scorpion may
transport them to Naples, whence they
will be shipped to the United States.
Returning from visit to the Gale
brian coast, north of Reggie, King EN-
manuel sent the following telegram to
Premier Gioletti; r Ell ft
u visited Cannitello, eight miles
north of Reggie, which was literally
razed to the ground The villa OF San
Giovanni also was destroyed. IS al
Messina, the rescue work is well or
Ganized Fires at Messina have! now
been reduced to small proportions
Three other British and three French
war ships have arrived at Messina"
Dying Gnaw Their Arms.
Messina, Pan. 2.-The town is now
thoroughly picketed by troops, each
Quarter has body of them, divided Sc
that no point in the town Is without
protection. A Gordon Of soldiers also
surrounds the entire town, which II
almost deserted. Only soldiers and
sailors are to be seen here. The suffer
ings OF persons still buried In the ruins
Of fallen buildings here, who are slow
ly dying from hunger, is awful to con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
ROOSEVELT TO ASK
FOR LARGE sum
SPECIAL MESSAGE MONDAY FoR
RELIEF or QUAKE SUFFERERS,

yvashiHgtea, JaH, SILT has been
generally expected By maav that the
speeis message Of President Reeseveit
win Eeesrasaeaa thai eaagress' appaeF
psgatieA fey the reiief OK tha eaFthE
uake sufferers of Italy will be al geaF
ereus pne, SO that the government
weuid have sufficient funds to proceed
promptly with the humane work:
President Reosevelt's message, pez
easajRg ia tlle present programme,
viii SO to congress on Monday morn
ing and details of II were planned ts
be adjusted at conferences with his
cabinet officers today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
GUILTY OF RARE
BOOK SWINDLE

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Samuel T. War
field was today found guilty OF de-
frauding Mrs. James e. Patton, the
wife Of prominent board OF trade OPP
orator, out Of S22, roo Dy means Of a
rare book swindIe. Cooper. who was
tried with. warheId. was found not
guilty. The jury retired yesterday and
returned verdict at the opening OF
Judge Mcsureley's court today. War
field was sentenced TO three years in
prison and to pay fine Of $1,000
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
COMPROMISE in
LABOR DISPUTE

WasiliHgteh, jan a.. Tie announce
uaent was made today by the board CT
mediation Hader the Erdrnan act Rf tila
signing in this city Of q cempremise
Agreement between the Missouri, KaRs
sas & Texas railway company, and its
employees. Engineers, firemen, train
iHen and conductors were involved jnl
b dispute which einhFasea twelve
points. Ten Of these had to de With
construction and lile applications Of
eaistirg conditions with en- pleyes and
two wesa demands for betser terms
#sd conditions ill certain particulars.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
Special Session Of the Supreme
Court Today
DECISION TO COME LATER
GENERAL M'cUE
MAKES ANOTHER EFFORT TO
ENFORCE ENACTMENT or THE
LEcIsLATURE FOR RELIEF OF
CONSUMERS OF LIoNITE COAL:

Bismarck, N. D., Jan, 2,--,At a spe-
ciai session Of the supreme court to-
day the flnal arguments in the coal
rate cases were submitted. Attorney
General ,McCue, appeared in behalf Of
the, state. while Attorneys John 8.
Watson, OF Ball. Watson & Lawrence.
Of Fargo, represented the Northern Pa
cific, the Great. Northern and the 500
roads. The arguments and the briefs
were submitted and, the decision of the
court will, be announced later. The
state Is attempting to compel the rail
roads to obey the coal rate, bill passed
by the legislature fixing the charges
that could be charged for hauling coal
in North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
CANVASSED The
LEGISLATIVE VOTE

Steele. NJ, ID. Jan, s.There was q
joint meeting Of the auditors of Kids
der and famm6ns county here today TO
canvass tina vets of the special election
OF . Inember sf the legislature, Each
audisss produced the returns as they
haa been eanvassed by the respective
eeuntr boards In Ianameias Tuttie res
feived Aai votes Ca l05 foF. EtaFey and
IL Ksdder ne get s5s to 90 by Storey
giving colonel futile a clear majority
es $50: The returns will be eeKtified to
tho leGislbtur and ia tine state cans.
vassing ilcr~a ',ss tile auditors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
'suNyan's Warrant coss cheap,

London, Jan. a,-0ne of the two
warrants issued III 1874 for the arrest
by auction yesterday In London ana
eYoiSed bid Of only .s2s; ghe other
warrant, presumably Q duplicate Of
the, specimen offered yesterday isi
owned by >. F. Morgan, whe is said
to have paid ss,0oe for It.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
re- ; - tic sA..ARY.
Philadslphla E7efsen oommissiensr
Prefers TO Serve Public Fpss,

Philadelphia. Jan. .. Rudolph
Biakenburg, the we'll knewn merchant
ana Fefernner, whe was elected city
commissioner in the political upheavai
Of 1856, ysstsrday sent to the board
.of city trustees 4 check for e1h,000
representing his entire saiary FOR
three years a. eemmissioneR. Mr.
BianMeiihuFG. sghese terEA aa epinmipa
slener ended Yestesday, y, eaya that he
does not feel fhat he silepld be paia
fer services rendered for the city and
public, and he gives his salary ia the
peilce. iiremen snd teachers pension
'fura
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
Four weddings ID Divorce.

Kansas city, Jan, q That there was
an average OF less than four marriage
Licenses issued to every divorces grants
ed in this county during the year 1eoS
Is shown by the, records OF the circuit
clerks Office There were $500 mar J
riage licenses issued and / ,es6 divorces
granted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
ovevsonss hv zeal esas.

Basnasvilla, MinRss EaHs * Mrs.
James Collins, wife Of q frafnan On the
Northern Pacific. came near ssIfFaeat.
irlg to death last evening sren coal
gas: a haaEier aweke to find the
reenss full of the deadly fumes and
found Mrs. Collins uncpnscfeMs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
Receivers Anpeinten. .

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 2.--Judge Don
Pardee. of the United States circuit
court, today appointed Pres. H. M. At
kinson and Vice. Pres. r. S. Ark
weight, receivers for the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
Pernbina and Trail County Men
Lead for Speaker
ACTIVE WORK FOR BOTH
NO EVIDENCES OF FAcTioNAL-
ISM IN THE sPg.aksRsHlP CON.
TEsr-INTEREsT IN The CHEF
cLKRkcHIP - NOTES or THE
a STATE oEFIczss

DianAaEoik, N. d., Jan. a,-deerge A.
white Of Traiii county, or George A.
MeGrea OF Resnbina county will pe
the presiding eIieeF Of tine lower house
of the legislature, which eenvenes In
this city next Tuesday.
Within the past tweAty-feas hours
all the ether candidates for the speak
ersfin have been practically eliminated
from the contest, While b, !, Skuia=
SON and q, w. WeibeFt are still Tnak=
ing campaign foF the position, the
real hgfat will ensus between the Me-
Crea and White forces when the eau=
Gus OF the republican members of the
house is held,
6erlis ths Manager
o, j, saFiie Of Fralii is diFeetiH6 the
battle being Waged for the eisctien
Of White and all representatives are
being Invited ta MD, reViies head-
ataFteps at the ayaRd FReife, on their
arrival in the city. PR White has
served In the house before and made
al good peserd feF himself. The aaiy
objection that Is offered to mis- seiee-
tisa fes the speaiSeFsiiR. js that his
hearing aHi voice are somewhat irnr
paired, But for these two reasons.
which are considered serious handi-
caps in the Haattep of choosing d pref
siding efileeF, Air. White would make
an excellent ffealzeF.
Ms6Pea Single Handed,
NeGFea OF PeRhlna is Fnaising q
single handed fight, He is young.
cas.fin{,es an Pase sig
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02

The ancient kingdom OF Greece has
just delegated for the FIRST time one
ef It's ofTlciais 90 represent 1t as resi-
dent envoy tn the United states.
Uncle sam has held diplomatic rep
resentartye at Athens for many years
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02

NAPLES. 2.-AMoNG AMERICANS. THAT BOOKED
PASSAGE FROM HERE FOR SICILY SHORTLY BEFORE THE.
EARTHQUAKE McCANNON, OF NORTH DAKOTA
AND AGNES FEENEY ROCHESTER, MINI ~ '-~.te 80
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02

past but the arrival of Minister T.. A.
Coromilas the son Of famous Greek
patriot and himself ssrikingly hand
some man constitutes the first assign
nent Of resident accredited agent Of
Greece In the United states
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-01-02
6srie the ManaseF

centiaaed on Pase six,
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Notice to Publishers.
The foiIowine account By comr

The following account BY Command
sr Robert z. Peary Of his sueeessfu
voyage 70 the north pole was issuee
on September 10 ~ the New Yort
Times Company at the request Of
Commander Peary and for his protee
ton, ~ > book only. copyrighted and
exposed for sale before any part OF u
was reproduced BY any Newspaper
In the United States or Europe, In
order to obtain the full protection Of
the copyright laws. The reproduction
ct this account. In any form, without
permission, 10 forbidden. The penal
ties for violation Of this form Of copy
right include imprisonment for any
person aiding Or abetting such viola
tIen. This article 10 copyrighted IN
Great Britain by the London Times.
Copyright, 1909. BY the New York
Times Company. This narrative 10
also copyrighted a. . newspaper arti
Gle by the New York Times Company.
REPORT OF THE DISCOVERY OF
THE NORTH POLE BY Robert E.
peary, Commander U. 8. NJ, Copy
right, 1869, by the New York Times
Company.
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Find Much Water.

AZ we neared Cape Sabine the wealth
er cleared somewhat and we passed by
Three WORT island and Cape Sabine.
easily making out with the naked eye
the house a. Hayes harbor occupied by
me in the winter of 10000.
From Cape Sabine north there was
so much water that we thought of set
ting the lug sail before the southerly
wind. but a little later appearance Of
ice to the northward stopped this.
There Was clean open water to Cape
Albert. and from there scattered ice
to a point about abreast OF Victoria
Head. thick weather and dense Ice
bringing US some ten or fifteen miles
away
From here we drifted south somewhat
and then got aslant to the northward
out of the current. We worked a little
further north and stopped again for
some hours Then we again worked
westward and northward till we
reached series OF lakes. coming to a
stop few miles south of the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
willie.
From here. after some delay. we
slowly worked a way northeastward
through fog and broken Ice OF medium
thickness through one night and the
forenoon Of the next day. only emery
ing into open water and clear weather
OF Cape Fraser.
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First Handicap on Return.

Igioos there disappeared completely
and the entire region was unrecoxnis.
able. Where ON the outward journey
had been narrow cracks. there were
now broad leads. one OF them over ave
ice
Here again fortune favored es. ana
no pronounced movement OF the ics
having taken place since the captain
passed we had his trail TO follow. we
picked up the old trail again north OF
the seventh tSioos. followed u beyond
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Peary Denies Cook Claim.

Battle He.boI. Labrador (via Maroon
wireless. Cape Ray. N. F). Sept. 1o.-Do
not trouble about Cooks story. or at
tempt to explain any discrepancies In his
statements The affair will settle itself
He has not been at the pole on April
~. 1905, or at any other time. He has
simply handed the public gold brick.
These statements are made advisedly.
and I have proof Of them. When he
makes a full statement Of his journey
over his signature to some geographical
society. or other reputable body. II that
statement contains the claim that he mas
reached the pole. I shall be In posi-
tion to furnish material that may prove
distinctly Interesting reading fer the pub
Uc ROBERT Il. PEARY.
Battle Harbor. Labrador (via Marco
nj wireless. Cape Ray. N. F.). Sept g.
The steamer Roosevelt. bearing the
north polar expedition Of the Peary
Arctic club. parted company with the
Erik and steamed out of Etah ford late
IN tie afternoon of August Is. 1908.
setting the usual course for Cape Sa-
hine. The weather was dirty. with
fresh southerly winds. We had on
board % Eskimo men. II women. and
10 children 22s dogs. and some forty
odd walrus.
We encountered the ice a short dis
lance from the mouth Of the harbor.
but IL was not closely packed. and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
serious dificulty