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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28

Atlanta, Ga, MAY 2s.---Carrying a
negro fireman, the first train OF any
sort to run over the Georgia railroad
in over five days, an engine and mail
car left here at 7:s0 this morning
The train pulled out through a deep
line of spectators at the station, but
there was no demonstration.
Namesake Of Governor Elect.
The negro fireman on the Atlanta
train bore a name distinguished in
Georgia, Jaseph M. Brown, which is
identical with that of the governor
elect who will take Office in few
weeks. The subject of keen scrutiny,
the fireman kept his eyes upon his
work and smiled good naturedly. Few
comments were overheard from the
crowd that he was running risk.
Engineers on all the trains today
were regular men who stopped work
last Saturday. They returned to work
with the assurance from Assistant
Chief Burgess, of the Order of Loco
motive Engineers, that they would be
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
MADDEN JURY IS
Still HUNG UP
LIKELY THAT DISAGREEMENT
WILL RESULT IN CASE OF
LABOR LEADERS CHARGED
WITH "GRAFTING."

Chicago, May 28.--The fear of a dis
agreement of the jury, considering the
fate of Madden, Boyle and Pouchot,
labor leaders. charged with grating
was enhanced when court opened to-
day and the jury was unprepared to re-
port.
The twelve men retired yesterday
afternoon and many friep5s of the
defendants spent the night in the
vicinity of the criminal court building
to catch any fragment of Information
which might leak from the jury room.
So vigorously was Judge McSurely's
order that no one be allowed in the
building over night carrieAfout, that
early this morningAa suu4d OF. scrub
women lost an hour trying to show
they were not in contempt OF court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
MAY REPEAT
OUTRAGES
Unless Internal Tax on Tobac-
co Is Repealed
BRADLEY ARRAIGNS TRUST
KENTUCKY SENATOR DECLARES
THAT DEPREDATIoNs OF NIGHT
RIDERS WILL BE RESUMED uN-
LESS SENATE REMOVES oP-
PRESTON or Am. ToR. CO.

washington, May 28.-That the out
RACES of the night riders in Kentucky
and Tennessee resulted from the OPP
preston of the American Tobacco Co.,
and that unless the internal revenue
tax on leaf tobacco in hand is repealed
these outrages will again occur, was
the declaration made by Senator Brad
ley OF Kentucky today In urging tho
adoption OF his amendment to the SEN
ate BILL
This amendment proposed to restore
in the tariff bin the house provision
for free sale of the leaf tobacco by
the farmer, which was stricken out by
the finance committee of the senate.
Stiles All Composition.
After reviewing the growth or the
American Tobacco CO., BRADLEY said
that not content with destroying all
competition in the United States, this
concern drove the Imperial Tobacco
Co. OF Great Britain, it's chief com
petitor, to compromise and obtained an
agreement by which the Imperial
yielded up all competition in the
United States.
France. Austria, Italy, Portugal and
other countries each meanwhile desired
that the government would buy and
import tobacco as a business, the
profit going into the coffers OF the gov
ernment under what is known as the
regie system" said Bradley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28

SUICIDES
Sensational Deaths Laid to
Mental Suggestion
FIREMAN FOLLOWS WOMAN
BROOKLYN LADY LEAPS TO
DEATH FROM SAME WINDOW
ANOTHER sulclDEp 4 YEARS
Aeo-FIREMAN SEES HER, GOES
HOME AND DOES LIKEWISE.

New York, May 2s.- Strange mental
= gestion is attributed by the cor
= as the cause OF two sensational
\ = Yes late yesterday. Mrs. Ella
Friedman leaped to her death from
the front window of her fourth-story
apartment in the Williamsburg Sec
tion Of Brooklyn. presumed TO have
been mentally unbalanced by a re-
cent illness.
Foreman Thomas J. McCue of Fire
Engine Co. No. lao, was passing
through the street at the time and
after assisting the police in removing
the woman's body to her apartments
he went to his home.
Didn't Know Each Other.
A half hour later he climbed to the
roof of an apartment building seven
blocks away and Jumped off. He was
instantly killed. McCue and Mrs.
Friedman did not know each other.
The coroner decided that Mrs.
Friedman perhaps received her inspir-
alton from the suicide of another wo-
man who. four years ago, killed her.
self by jumping out OF the window
and that McCue's inspiration came
from witnessing the suicide of Mrs.
Friedman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
THAW'S WIFE TO AID
HUSBANDS LAWYER
EVELYN, 1T is REPORTED. WILL
HELP HARTRlDGE IN FIGHT
AGAINST MRS. WILLIAM
THAW.

New York. May 2S. Charges. more
sensational than any brought against
Harry K Thaw. viii be submitted TO
court, according to Clifford w. Hart
ridge, former counsel for the slayer
Of stanford White, who is suing Mrs.
Mary Thaw, mother OF Thaw, for $780,
7S6, which, he says. he disbursed In
behalf OF Thaw.,
That the barring of Thaw's life his
tory would have injured the defendant
in the trials, Is the belief expressed,
and Hartridge declares that, OF the
amount asked from Mrs. Thaw, more
than $4,000 was spent to suppress
stories of Thaw's conduct. 1t is ex-
pected that one of the witnesses at
the hearing of the lawyers suit will be
Evelyn Thaw.
The wife OF the prisoner has shown
piuue over the fact that Thaw failed
to advance money recently when she
was sued for debt, and 1t Is said she
will be willing aid to Mr.. Hartridge.
Mrs. Mary Thaw denies there ID basis
for Hartridge's claim and she Is pre-
pairing to make a hard legal fight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
BRIBE CHARGES
in FRENCH PROBE

Paris, May 2S.--As the Investigations
continue, the scandals IN the matter
of naval supplies and construction ap-
pear to me more and more serious. Ad-
ditional instances OF defective material
furnished by contractors have been
discovered, and it has been learned
that under the administrations of NJ.
Pelletan and M. Thomson, bribes were
offered inspectors. Defective plates on
submarines endangered tl.s lives of the
crews of these vessels.
The Delcasse commission has asked
the prosecution of M. Thomson, the
former minister Of marine, and M. Du-
pont, Thomson's private secretary. 1t
is charged that Thomson and Dupont
when they left the ministry withdrew
official reports containing the cases Of
bribery.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28

W.
New York May 2s. The North
German Llyod passenger steamer,
Princess Alice. which ran on the mud
and rocks under the battIements OF
Fort Wadsworth on the. Staten Island
side of the narrows yesterday morn
Ing, was fioated at $3.50 clock this
morning by the revenue cutter, Mo-
hawk, the wrecking tug. Relief. and
several other vessels.
The big liner, with 500 passengers
bound for Plymouth. Chesbourg and
Bremen. was ordered towed to staple
ton, short distance inside the mar
rows and there aI-chorec. There was
fear that the first statements by the
ships commander that It's hull was un-
injured, might not be 0ourne out. and
an examination ~ daylight was de-
cided unan~
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
BLOODY Stone
SHOWN in COURT
MURDER OF CLARA RosEN ne
cLARED WORST IN IoWA's
HISTORY.

Centerville, La, May 2s.-The fouls
est murder in the history OF Iowa was
the Characterization Frank Hunter, as-s
sistant attorney for the defense gave
today to the murder OF Clara Rosen.
for which John Junken is on trial
Hunter pictured Junken as an frre-I
sponsible criminal, and declared tha4l
life imprisonment was the proper pun-I
ishment for moral degenerate, insen-sl
sible to the significance of hanging.
States Attorney Senaca Cornell outs,
lined the evidence against Junkenu
dramatically holding aloft the BLOOD
stained stone used to beat out the etrTm
brains.
Fred Rosen told of tbs finding OF lrim'
sisters body and identified artacaeal
taken by Junken, including an cn-c
gagement ring.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
Ohio Student Slain, Body Put
on Track
MOTHER IS THREATENED
coRoNER's JURY 5.=TURNs vER-
DICT BUT FAIL3 TO NAME
DERERs LETTE RS
THREATENING DEATH REcEIV-
Ed BY THOSE INVESTIGATING

Hamilton, O., May zs-Coroner,
Burnett, who has been investigating
the death Of Arthur Ketterling OF
Cincinnati, a student at the Miami
university normal sc.4ool at Oxford,
o. whose mangled body was found
recently along the railroad track near
Oxford, returned a verGfct today that
Kitterling had been murdered and the.
corpse placed on the track. The mo-
tive and identity Of the rnurderers are
not known, according to the verdict.
Following the Gr2gedy. Mrs. Amelia
Ketterling, mother OF the dead student,
and Chief of Police MiIliken of Gin
cinnati, and Coron,' Burnett received
letters threatening death II they did
not drop the investigation. The LETT
ters were signed BLACK Hand"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
FRENCH FEDERATION
HAS GONE TO PIECES
MORE POWERFUL UNIONS HAVE
WITHDRAWN SINCE COL
LAPSE or PosTMENs'
STRIKE.

Paris, May 28.-The prestige or the
General Federation OF Labor has gone
to pieces since the collapse Of the
general strike. iii. Neil, secretary
has resigned and the more powerful
unions have~ withdrawn with the in
tention of forming q new federation
Invested OF the revolutionary char
acteristics Of the old one.
The general association Of postmen
has repudiated its connection with the
workmen's organization.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
PARALYTlc TO BE
CARRIED TO CHAIR.

Trenton, N. j., May 2S.- Richard
Donegan. under sentence of electrocu-
tion, Is helpless from paralysis. He
will have to be carried to the death
chair when he is executed during the
week Of July s. Donegan was carried
to the death house Sunday by wardens.
Donegan killed Joseph Summerfield
and attempted to escape in his bare
feet. His feet were lacerated in a
thorny underground. and he was cap
tured. Blood poisoning was followed
by paralysis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
DEAD
IN HIS CELL
Texas Mob, Refused Murderer,
Kill Him in Jail

Abilene, Tex, May 2S.-The Taylor
county jail in this city was stormed ny
a mob of determined men at o'clock
this morning. A demand was made
for admission and the delivery Of Tom
Barnett who was recently convicted Vt
the murder of Alexander Sears, in the
district court here.
Being refused admission by the jailer
the mob worked successfully for an
hour to open the cell doors At that
time, having failed to reach the victim,
he was shot TO death inside his cell, by
the attacking party.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
AMERICANS slain
BY MORO BANDITS
OUTPOST OF EIGHTEENTH IN
PANTRY oURPRIsED BY MO-
RIOS AND THREE WERE
SLAIN NEAl. MANILA.

Manila, May 2s.-Two private SOL
diers were killed and sergeant was
mortally wounded during fight with
Moro bandits on the Rouman river,
May %, according to advices received
here today. The Moros surprised an
outpost Of the Eighteenth infantry en-
camped near Keithley and poured a
volley into the soldiers before the lat
ter could defend themselves. The two
privates were killed instantly by the
first shots.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
ROGERS WILL
PROBATED TODAY
ENTIRE FORTUNE, WITH ExcEP-
TloN or 100000, LEFT TO
MEMBERS. or HIS
FAMILY.

New York. May 2S.The win of the
late II. Fl. Rogers was filed for probate
here today. The testator leaves all his
property to his widow, children and
relatives with the exception Of 100000
willed to the town Of Fair Haven.
Mass. for the use of the primary and
grammar schools OF that community
The win gives to the widow the use
of the New York city residence and
sets aside trust fund of from s2,5O0,-
600 to $4,000, 900 TO provide an annuity
for her of 100000. At her death this
trust fund is to be returned to the
residuary estate.
Rogers leaves his hesiGence at Fair
haven, Mass, and his real estate there
to his son, I'll. III. Rogers, jr.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
Will CARE FOR
SIXTY ORPHANS
NATIONAL RELIEF BODY AIDa
VICTIMS OF TURKISH
MASSACREs. n

worcester, Mass, May zS.--The sup
port Of sixty children lnade orphans by
the recent mascacres in the Adana
district, Asiatic Turkey, has been as
sumed by the National Armenian and
India Relief association.
The secretary and treasurer, Miss
Emily G. Wheeler Of this city, today
sent ca'blegram to this effect to Rev.
w. w. Peet at ConsUaI tinople. BY the
system Of orphanges established in
the district, it Is possible to supports
one child for a yea for $40.
Miss Wheeler stated today that every
effort would be m de to secure In this
country sufficient funds 20 take care
of 200 orphans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
STATE MAY OPERATE TRAINS

Atlanta, Ga, May 2s.-Unless
there are immediate steps by the
officials of the Georgia railroad to
restore the train service, it is re-
ported that the state of Georgia
may interfere to settle the strike.
The state Is a stockholder in
the Georgia railro-d and under the
state law has the por.er to operate
trains.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
ACTRESS FOUND
DEAD IN HOME
GOTHAM POLICE BELIEVE EMMA
cURRAN MET WIts4 FOUL
PLAY--GENTLE EMAN
FRIEND HELD.

New York May 2S. Emma n. Cur
ran, an actress. who lived with her
brother. James Curran. In apartments
on West Twenty secon0 street. was
found dead in her rooms today under
circumstances which red the police to
suspect that she had been murdered.
A wound over the left eye and wounds
and bruises about the body seemed to
indicate foul play.
Nat w. Bowers, OF this city. who
the police say had called at the house
to see Miss Curran, was detained In
order that a statement niant be se-
.caRAA &pmNN hixa.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
RICH N. \. FARMER
LIKES STEERAGE
E. L. LANDE OF MAYvILLE SAIL 8
FROM NEW YORK ON WHITE
STAR LINER, ADRIATIc.

New York, May 2S.--E. L. Lande, a
farmer of Mayville, N. D., accompanied
by his wife. was passenger In the
steerage Of the White star steamship
Adriatic yesterday, bound for an auto
mobile trip in NorN ay and Sweden.
Mr.. Lande's car l,as been shipped
ahead. He told reporters that he had
come to this country in the steerage
several years ago when he was poor,
and that he thought 1t good enough
way to go back. IT was comfortable
and there was no use wasting money
on extravaganza.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
FURNESS liner
HITS ICEBERG

St Johns, Mid. May 2S.-With bow
badly DAMAGE after collision with an
iceberg, the Furness liner AImeriana
came into port today from Liverpool
She reported great quantities of ice
off the coast. The AImeriana hit the
berg about midnight Tuesday.
Passengers on board the steamer
Prospero, which was obliged to put
back into the harbor today because of
Ice foes. state that they counted over
100 icebergs during sail OF forty
miles
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
WITH NEGRO MAIL CLERKS.

Regular Crew With Train Leaves Au-
gosta Without incident.
Augusta, Ga, May 2s-with a regu-
lar crew. including a negro fireman.
the first train over the Georgia rail-
road since last Sunday left here at
7:45 this morning. The train con-
sisted Of mail cars only, manned by
negro mail clerks. No unusual demon
stration marked the departure of the
train.
Reports from Harlem, Bonneville and
Thompson say the train passed
through those places without incident
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
Prison for Rank Cashier.

Jackson, Mich, May 2S.-William
III. Burletson, cashier of the defunct
Parma, Mich. bank, yesterday plead
ed guilty to the charge OF violating the
banking laws and was given an inde-
terminate sentence of from four to
twenty years In the penitentiary, with
a recommendation from the judge that
the term be eight years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28

Washington, May 2S.-During the
summer Rear Admiral Raymond F..
Rogers will visit Great Britain, Ger
many France and Italy to gather in
formation which may be used in reor-
ganizing the United States navy The
attitude Of the navy department to-
ward the Newberry system of recon
struction is most unfriendly. Those in
charge are undertaking the reform on
a much broader basis, and l. the quest
of Rear Admiral Rogers meets with
success the best of the navies in the
great powers will be adopted.
Rear Admiral Rogers work will not
be in the way of discovering govern
ment secrets, but rather to study their
methods Of operation and methods Of
handling complicated situations aris-
ing in navies over the whole world.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
Death stax Granted.

steubenviile. o., May 28. John H
kirkpatrick, sentenced to be electro
cuted Aug. 81 for the murder OF Chas.
H. Steele, wholesale druggist. was
granted stay OF execution By the cir
cult court Monday until his appeal can
be heard. The circuit covrt does not
sit again In this county till fall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
BIG Liner IS
FLOATED AGAIN
THE PRINCESS ALICE PULLED OFF
THE Eocks BY SEVERAL
TUGS EARLY TODAY
EXAMINE HULL.
Meets With Second Mishap.

New York. May 2s.- The steamer
Princess Alice, outward bound, for
Plymouth. went aground while
passing through the Ambrose chan
mel OF Sandy Hook today. The
steamer had just been fioated after
being aground off Staten island all
night.
The Princess Alice was fioated
soon after her second nishap
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
3 HOLD-UP
SUSPECTS.
Arrested at Omaha for Union
Pacific Robbery
THEY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED
POLICE BELIEVE, HOWEVER,
THEY HAVE RleHTMEN-HEAv-
lily LADEN WITH AMMUNITION,
GUNS AND LATEST SEARCH
LIGHT-REvoLvERs LOADED.

Omaha, Neb., May 2s.-Although it
was not possible to identity the three
men arrested by the South Omaha
police. last night. as these who held up
the Overland Limited on the Union
Pacific railroad near the city limits
last Saturday night, Chief Briggs and
the Omaha police believe they have the
right men.
Ready for all Emergencies.
An inventory of the paraphernalia
captured gives evidence of the pre-
paredness of the owners of any emerg-
ency Nearly 200 rounds of amuni-
tion was found in addition to three re-
volvers handkerchiefs and hats. A
searchlight found is of the approved
pattern and is nearly new. The auto
matte revolvers each had two loaded
magazines.
Gordon and Tortensen were brought
to Omaha and the latter pointed out TO
he police the place he lived at 324
North Fifteenth street.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
LAST PLEA MADE
FOR "ADAM GOD'
CLOSING ARGUMENTS MADE TO-
DAY IN CASE OF JOHN
SHARPE IN KANSAS ii
CITY COURT. n

Kansas city, Mo-, May 2s.--Jas.
Sharpe or Adam Cod who has been
on trial in the criminal court here for
nearly fortnight, heard the closing
arguments in his case today.
Sharp's trial came as the result of
a bloody religious riot that took place
here between his band of travelling
street evangeIlsts and a number OF
police officers, Dec. s, within block
OF the city hall. In the fight five per-
sons lost their lives and three others
were wounded.
Mrs. Sharp is yet to be tried foa
her part in the affair
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
stores Closed Monday.

The following dry goods stores win
be closed all day Monday. Memorial
day:
O. J. deLendrecie.
Ike Herbst.
VIM. Mckinney.
Olson Dry Goods Co.
A, T. Moody.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
SuFFRAGIsTs MAY
ADOPT METHODS or
THOSE IN ENGLAND.

Boston, Mass. May 28.-T
question Of adopting the meth
DDS employed by the suffragists in
England was discussed by repre-
sentativeg Of the movement from
the six New England states at
the annual meeting OF the New
England Woman Suffrage asso-
citation today. Miss Alice stone
Blackwell presided
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
no WORD FROM
SIMPSON JURY

At 3:45 .. m, the jury in the simp-
son murder case, which commenced it's
deliberations at noon today, was still
out, and while no word has come from
the jury room, il Is believed no verdict
will be forthcoming before night, and
possibly not till morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
or COMMERCIAL CLUB.

All members OF the Commercial
club owning automobiles are re-
spectively requested to meet the
special train carrying the Chicago
Association Of Commerce, and ar
irving in Fargo on the N. p. at
4 o'clock, Monday afternoon, May
81. Committee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
JAIL WRECKED sY QUAKE.
County Jail at Bloomington, ILL.,, viii
Have to Be Rebuilt.

Bloomington, Ill, May 2s.-It has
been discovered that the earthquake
of Wednesday so badly damaged the
Mclean county jail building here that
it will have to be rebuilt. An official
examinations shows cracks in the brick
walls into which a mans hand can be
inserted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
GUARD AN Ind. FARMER
FROM WHITE GAP BAND
MAN, CHARGED WITH CHICKEN
STEALING, TAKEN FROM HIS
HOME BY MASKED MEN
AND TERRIBLY
BEATEN. iii

Rising sun, Ind, May 2s. Henry
Diekman came to this city today and
reported that his neighbors. armed with
shot -guns, were guarding one Of his
tenants. who Is suffering from wounds
inflicted BY White Caps. The victim
was taken from his home at night.
tied to 4 tree and beaten BY masked
men and ordered to leave the county.
He was charged with stealing chick@am
and eggs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
21 IDLE ENGINES ON ROAD.
Indications Are That Several Trains
Will Be Started.

Atlanta, Ga, May 28.-Reports were
received here from along the line of
the Georgia railroad that supplies of
fuel and other indications of prepara-
tions to start trains were being made
at many stations.
There are twenty-one idle engines
along the main line between here and
Augusta.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28

protected. The mail car was a COM
bination, half mail and half baggage,
but the baggage compartment was
heaped with mail sacks. .....
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-28
THE EA1'HER

Partly cloudy, with probable showers
tonight or Saturday. Barometer 2S: IS,
maximum temperature rs. minimum
temperature IS.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-08-20
BIG DISPLAY OF WAGONS AT
THE FAIR.

C. C. Bagley, carriage manu-
facturer of South Main street,
Bradford, will display at the fair
next week, some of his recently
made carriages, wagons, Concords,
tops, express wagons and sleighs.
The old saying 'if it was made by
Bagley it is good one" speaks
for itself on each of the different
models. Mr.. Bagley has been in
Bradford and run business here
during the past 2S years; and flom
a modest beginning he has increas-
ed his business to such an extent
that he receives orders and ships
his products to all of the main
towns and cities of the state. Be
sides the product of his own facto-
ry Mr.. Bagley will displa; a select
ed line of other makes-having re-
ceived a carload shipment from a
large city salesroom. If you are in
need of anything in his line, hunt
him up and you will be sure to be
suited and pleased.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-08-20
JOB WORK A SPECIALITY.

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While our casting plant has been
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