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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
MILWAUKEE,. TO Be
TERMINAL POINT !
Wisconsin Central Has Been
Entirely Absorbed by Ca
madam Pacific

Milwaukee, Wis. April 15.-A1il-
waukee ultimately will be one Of the
big terminal points OF the Canadian
Pacific railroad, and the Wisconsin
Central railroad now loses all identi-
ty, except in corporate name, in legal
affairs. Within a short time there
will be considered plans for building
to or through the city of Milwaukee.
The headquarters OF the Wisconsin
Central in Chicago will be moved to
Minneapolis. All the good men will
be retained in their present positions,
OF promoted. Millions will be spent in
improvements.
This is the substance of the state
ments issued Immediately following
the formal taking over of the Wis
consin Central railroad properties by
the Minneapolis. St. Paul and Sault
Ste. Marie Railway company under a
ninety-nine year lease. when. the
stockholders met in milwaukee, today
to ratify the transaction recently
made by the directors. The Wiscon-
sin Central road is now part OF the
great Canadian Pacific system after
having been fully transferred to the
500" line. The agreements author
lied by their respective boards were
ratified and approved by the largest
vote ever cast, more than ninety per
cent. of the stock being represented.
In the election OF new directors ap-
peared the name of H. NJ. Ballou.
Menasha, who is identified with large
paper manufacturing interests of Fox
River valley; S. G. Courteen. Milwau-
kee, remains on the board, the others
being from Minneapolis. They are J.
s. Pillsbury, C. E. Wales and c. T.
.Jaffray. These supplanted Henry c.
Starr. w. NJ. Walden, E. N. Foss and
Jesse Mayer, all of whom, with the
exception of Mr.. Carr, are eastern
men.
The Wisconsin Central railroad
here after will net he known by the
familiar name. becoming a mere di-
vision of the 500 line under the title
Chicago" One million will be spent
at once on an Improvement of the
railroad. Milwaukee terminals will
cost several millions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
NEBRASKA WET
Eighty.two Towns Vote License and
Sixty.eight Against.

Omaha, April 15.-oficial returns
from Nebraska municipal elections
were issued today by the merchants
and manufacturers association touch
ing the question of licensing the sale
of liquor. Returns have been received
from 150 cities and villages having a
total population of 26O,23O. OF this
number eighty-two towns voted to is-
sue licenses. Their total population
is 154,900. The remainder, sixty
eight towns, voted against issuing
licenses. Their total population Is
105, $3.50.
Excess of population of wet towns
over that of dry towns is 49,57O.
The number of dry towns which
changed over to the wet policy is
twenty-five, the total population Sof
which is 46,15O. The number of wet
towns which changed over to the dry
policy is seventeen, the total popula-
tion of which is 26,25O.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
NEW SOCIETY PLAY
Melodrama Built Upon Craze TO
Gambling at Cards.

Chicago, April 15.-"The Sins of So
ciety,' an English melodrama built
upon the craze for gambling at cards
and on the race track in society, had
its first American production at Nc
Vicker's theater here last night. The
nest sensational of the SCIENCES were:
The sinking of troop ship with a
regiment of soldiers on board; the
leap for life over the waterfall of the
Thames; dog breakfast in which
women fed CANNES on dainties, and
the lawn of the jockey club on grand
prix day at Longchamps. Dorothy
Donnelly, Louise Closer Hale, Louise
Rutter, Vincent Serrane, w. l.. Alb
ingdon. Oscar Adye and Leslie Ken
yon appeared in the cast. Brooks and
Dingwall produced the play.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
BOGUS DIAMONDS
Inventor More Apt at lnventing Fraud
Than Sparklers.

Paris. April 15.-Henri Lemoyne,
who gained considerable notoriety
last year by trying to prove that he
could manufacture diamonds, has been
arrested here. Lemoyne was arrested
on charges of having secured money
from an English diamond mine owner
on false pretenses by asserting that
he could manufacture diamonds. He
was placed on trial but fled just be-
fore the final hearing of the case
against him. He was sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment in default.
This was in January, since when he
has been missing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
CRAZY SNAKE SAFE
Ten Thousand Men Could Not Find
His Hiding Place.

Kansas City, Mo-. April 15.-"Ten
thousand men could not find Crazy
Snake in the region in which he is
hiding" said Col. Roy Hoffman of the
Oklahoma state militia, who led the
recent search for the Indian chief,
and who arrived in Kansas City today.
HE is in a wild. sparsely settled
region thirty miles wide and 100 miles
long, extending to the Red river 1t
has been the successful hiding place
of criminals for years. But it is only
q question of time until we get him.
William Tilgham. an Old frontiersman
and former marshal of Dodge City, is
leading the search.
Undoubtedly Crazy Snake was
wounded in the leg in the fight at
Hickory Grounds before the militia
tool. & part"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
Mob Wreaks Vengeance on
Murderers Who Were Not
Punished by Authorities j
CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS
APPEALING 10 CoNsuls
Town Numbers Ten Thousand Moham.
medans and Two American Missions
Are Represented-Seat Of Trouble.
Is Town Of Mersina on the Coast

Constantinople, April 15-A massa-
ere of Armenians Is in progress today
at Mersina. the seaport of Asia minor
on the Mediterranean. Enraged at
the murder of two Moslenls by an Ar.
menian and the fact that the assas-
sin was not apprehended, the Moham-
medan population of Mersina, which
counts total of 10000 inhabitants,
took the law into its own hands and
attacked the Armenians' quarters.
The Christian Inhabitants of Mersina
are appealing to the consuls here
for help. Two American missions are
represented at Mersina.
Trouble Abating
The Turkish capital is again as
suming its normal aspect and there is
this morning little outward evidence
of the political ferment that has mark
ed the two previous days. The new
ininistery has promptly removed
Yaver Pasha from the commandership
of the first army corps and given this
post to Nazim Pasha. Nazim Pasha
was minister of war for a brief period
prior to the fall of the Kaimil cabi-
net and the mailonth among the
troops have urged his reappointment
to this post. 1t is believed that his
appointment will have very good
effect towards restoring order and
discipline in the army.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
INTRODUCES
INCOME BILL
Senator Bailey Fathers Scheme
for Cutting Down Salaries
of Millionaires


Washington, April 15-1mmediately
after the senate convened today, Sen
ator Bailey introduced an income tax
amendment to the tariff bill. 1t pro-
Wdes for a straight tax Of three per
cent on all incomes above $4,000 a
year. 1t exempts all incomes from
federal, state, county and municipal
securities, salaries of all state off,
GERS and incomes Of corporations be-
low $4,000. The former law on this
subject provided for tax of two per-
cent on incomes of $4,000 and up
wards. Senator Bailey does not at
tempt to avoid the constitutional
question and In effect he challenges
them. He estimates that II his amend
ment becomes a law, 1t will raise
about $100,000,000 annually.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
ANOTHER DEAL
Of BLACK HAND
Two Shots Fired at Baker Aft
He Had Refused to Be
Blackmailed

Chicago. April 15.-Another "black
hand" outrage, of which there have
been a startling number here recent
ly. was made known by the police
today. The blackmailers last night
fired two shots at Petro AIantalbane.
a prosperous baker and grocer. while
he was at work in his shop. The bull
lets missed their mark. NIantalbane
said he had received threatening let
ters demanding money recently. all
signed "black hand" but had paid no
attention to them
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
THE SN0Wb0UNO
PASSENGERS OUT
Relief Train Got Within Two
Miles Of the Imprisoned
Travellers

Denver, April 15.-All but seven Of
the seventy-five passengers on the
snow bound Denver, Northwestern
and Pacific train which has been
stalled for several days at Corona.
the point at which the road crosses
the continental divide, were safely
landed at Sulphur Springs last night
after walking two miles through huge
drifts to the relief train which had
penetrated the banks Of snow to that
point. The seven left preferred to
remain in the snow shed until today
when the rotary plow preceding the
relief train would make another ef-
fort to clear the tracks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
THREE MINERS
NET DEATH IN
GAS EXPLOSION
Mine at Once Took Fire and
Is Now Belching Forth
Dense Smoke
ALL MINERS EXCEPT THE
DEAD ARE ACCOUNTED FOR
Scene of Disaster Is in the Heart of
the Gas Coal Region in West Wiz.
gfnia, Not Far From Last Years
Awful Disaster,

Fairmont, w. Va, April ia gas
explosion occurred today at No. 2
shaft mine of the Georges Creek Coal
and Iron company at Pennington,
seven miles from here. Three miners
are ,:nown to be dead. Immediately
following the explosion the mine
caught fire. Dense smoke is coming
from the mouth. 1t is said, however,
that all the other miners have been
accounted for.
The scene of the explosion is with
in twenty miles of that of the ex-
plosion year ago near Morgantown,
in which more than two hundred
miners lost their lives, and is in the
same coal seam.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
MORE MYSTERY
IN BOYLE CASE
Dyers Saw the Woman But
Refused to Talk After the
Interview

Mercer, Pa. April 15-Mr. and Mrs.
Chauteleau Dyer of st. Louis, who ar
rived here last evening for the pur-
pose of identifying Mrs. James H.
Boyle. one of the Whitla abductors,
were taken to Jail at II o'clock this
morning where they saw and talked
with the woman. Immediately after
comforting with Attorney Cochrane
for the prosecution, he took the Dy-
ers to his office and refused to allow
them to make statement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
Outrages Prcmeditated

Boilin, April 15-The Lokal Anzeig-
er today published a Constantinople
dispatch in which the correspondent
says there is good reason to believe
that the sultan himself organized the
military mutiny. There are many
methods of communication between
Yildiz Kiosk and the mutineers. NAH
mond Muktear declared at the palace
yesterday that if full power was con-
ferred upon him he would soon make
short work of the mutineers. This
statement was communicated to the
sultan. who at once caused Mahmond
to be imprisoned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
FOR NEW PLANT
Bond Issue Funds Will Enlarge Steel
Plant.

Pittsburg, April 15.-1t was stated
here today that the $1O,000,000 bond
issue recently authorized by the Re-
public Iron and Steel company will
be utilized in the construction of a
new plant to cost anywhere from
SIC, 100000 to $15,000,000 at Youngs-
town, Ohio, where the company al
ready has a large plant. The new
plant, it is stated. will be for the
manufacture of tubes. which have
not hitherto been made by the Re-
public company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
FLOUR PRICES
MAKE RECORD
ADVANCE TO-DAY
The Northwestern Quotations
Indicate a Forty Gents a
Barrel Advance
WHOLESALE PRICES HAS
REACHED $6.05 PER BARREL
Advance Is Sharpest Known in Years
and All Grades Are Affected by the
Upward Trend of QuOtatiOns-Puget
Sound in Combine.

Portland, Ore. April 15-The sharp
est advance recorded in -four values
in a long time, took effect this morn
ing. The advance is forty cents a
barrel which will bring the wholesale
price up to $6.05 barrel. This will
be the highest -four market known
here in great many years.
The Puget Sound millers will also
list their quotations at the same
amount today. While the best grades
are thus climbing up, the lower
grades are also advancing. Exports
will be quoted today at $40, a rise
of twenty cents a barrel.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
TO TEST EIGHT
HOUR LABOR Law
Suit Brought by Railroad on
Dispatcher S. Service Time
to Work

Chicago. April 15.-A test of the
law which provides that no railroad
shall permit train dispatcher to
work more than nine hours out Of
every twenty-four hours will be made
in the hearing of the suit brought by
the United States government against
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad which begins before Judge
Lands here tomorrow morning.
Seven violations Of the law are charg-
ed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
NEW CHAPLAIN
VIII be Member of eMthodist Episco.
pal Church.

Washington. April 15.-A vacancy
in the Office of chaplain in the navy
will be filled by the appointment of a
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
church. and Secretary Meyer will ask
the board of bishops soon to meet in
Richmond to nominate candidate,
the vacancy having been caused by
the retirement of a member of that
denomination. There being no Uni
tartan chaplain in the navy represen-
tatives of that denomination recently
appealed to the president in behalf of
such an appointment but without sue
cess.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
= May Reach So.

Columbus, April 15.-The price of
-four continues to soar in sympathy
with the advancing tendency of the
wheat market. Columbus millers to-
day put the price up forty cents per
barrel for winter wheat flour and the
market is now quoted here at 81 per
barrel. This advance makes a gain of
81 per barrel here in the past ten
days. Jobbers say that the price will
go to 50 before the close of this year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
MAIL BY AUTO
New York Experimenting With New
Method Of Delivery.

New York. April 15-Another step
of Yankee progress-mail delivery by
automobile-the first experiment Of
the kind to be adopted by the postof-
flee department, began in New York
at midnight last night when four
high power electric machines were
placed in commission in the upper
part of the city. An extension of the
service will depend largely upon the
success of the first experiments.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
LIE UNBURIED
Bodies Of Rioters Shot Lie Cnburled
In Trenches.

Torrean. Mexico, April 15.-The
bodies of the fourteen men summarily
shot to death by Mexican troops at
Velardena, after a drumhead court
martial. lie uncovered in the trench.
The men shot were convicted of par
ticipation in the riot of Saturday
night when the mayors house was
burned because he stopped religious
procession. They have not been buri-
ed because the troops who shot the
men are awaiting orders as to the dis
position Of the prisoners. They too
may be shot to death and placed in
one common trench with the bodies of
the victims still awaiting burial.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
FOR COMMISSION
Merchants Association Raising Funds
for Tariff Education

tVE lUTlu EuuCNllON
New York, April 15-In order to
spread the sentiment for the creation
of permanent tariff commission. the
Merchants association Of New York is
sending out subscription blanks to
raise funds for an educational CAM
paign, enclosing a circular adopted
by the executive committee OF the
general committee of one hundred,
appointed at the recent national tar
If convention at Indianapolis. A let
ter to the Merchants association ac-
ccmpanying the blank and circular.
declares that there is splendid
chance for success at this special
session Of congress, provided you CO.
operate quickly in communicating
with members of congress, or aiding
financially, and in interesting your
friends to do likewise"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
BETTER SERVICE
More Complete Rural Carrier Service
For Northeastern Dakota

Information given out today is to
the effect that the more densel popu-
lated counties of the northeastern sec
ton of North Dakota will have a
much better rural mail service within
the near future as result of the ac-
ton of the postoffice department.
Complete service will be instituted at
the opening of the next fiscal year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
BAD EXPLOSION
Nitro-G -Glycerine Factory Let Go With
Fatal Results

Sullivan. Ind. April 15-A nitro
glycerine factory at Gordon, ILL.,.
across the Wabash river from this
place. was DESTROYED by an explosion
this afternoon and It is reported that
thirty men were killed Details are
lacking. The explosion occurred at
/ O'Clock. The shock was felt for
tf1irty-five miles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
Chicago Down


had an inning in wheat today and
the market was pounded down about
four and three-eights cents in the
July option. but rallied about one and
a quarter cents from the low mark of
the day. Chicago July wheat sold at
S1.18 7-S early and afterwards took
slump to $1.14 1-2. Around this
point profit taking on short wheat
began to make its appearance and this
with supporting orders by those who
thought the break was too drastic. re-
suited in about cent rally from the
low mark. May wheat here sold at
$1.29 Ia early in the day and after
wards dropped to s1.26, at which point
the market turne dand advanced
about one and half cents, closing
at $1.27 1-2 q 5-S. a net loss of about
a cent from the previous closing
prices Of the day before. July wheat
closed at $1.15 SIS a ga with a net
decline of two and an eighth cents
as compared with the previous clos
ing figures. The distant options were
also weak. closing with about two and
a half cents less as compared with
tho previous day.
The purchases CT James A. Pitten
and his immediate associates during
the final fifteen minutes of today's
session on the board of trade. are ap-
proximately at three million bushels
Of May. July and September wheat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
WHEAT TOOK A
LABGE TUMBLE
Bears Got Next to the Market
and Pushed the Prices
Down

Minneapolis, April 15-The wheat
market took bad slump today. MIN
neapolis May sold at $1.25 5-S early
and was hammered down to $1.22 5-S,
but on the extreme low point buying
orders began to show up. resulting
in about a cent and quarter rally
right at the close for the May. July
wheat sold up to $1.27 3-S and drop
ped to $1.23 Ia, then advanced TO
$1.24 Ia. where it closed. The wheat
pit was in turmoil and many who
have been pyramiding wheat were
caught on stop loss orders.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
SUICIDES AT SEA
Two Girl Passengers Do Double Turn
WITH RAI0lYer.

Liverpool, April 15.-Durfng the
voyage of the Cunard liner Lucania.
which sailed from New York April Z.
two young women who had occupied
second class cabin together COM
mitted suicide by shooting They
were Margaret Clark. believed to have
been a resident of Brooklyn and Annie
Miller. The motive for suicide has
not been ascertained.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
ELEVATOR MAN DEAD
Secretary st. Anthony and Dakota
Line is Dead.

Minneapolis, April 15.-John Dun
woody, secretary and treasurer of the
St. Anthony and Dakota Elevator
company. for many years identified
with the grain trade interests of Min
neapolis died today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
Six Cent Slump

Winnipeg, April 15-The Winnipeg
market. which. was very strong this
morning, being quoted at $1.26 1-S,
afterward became very weak and
dropped to $1.19 3-4. At this price
there was good buying and values ad-
vanced to $1.21 3-4, rally of about
two cents fro mthe low point.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15
AT NEW HAVEN,

New York, April 15.-President
Taft left New York today to attend
the meeting of the Yale university
corporation in New Haven.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-15

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= THE WEATHER
North DakOta-Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday. Warmer to.
night.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
Conviction of Assaulter Prompt.

Jackson, Miss. June 22.-Wfl
Mack, the negro who assaulted Miss
Mamie Myers. daughter of promi-
nent Ranking county farmer near
Pelahatchie more than year ago and
who was captured a month ago at
Senatobia, was taken to Brandon Mon
day under strong military escort, Col.
McCants OF Meridian in command and
tried at a special term OF court called
by Judge Byrd for that purpose The
girl told her pitiful story and con-
viction followed promptly. 1t had been
feared that the friends OF the girl
would lynch the negro, but there was
no hostile demonstration. At the con-
clusion of the trial the condemned ne
gro was taken in charge by the mill
tary and accompanied to Vicksburg,
where he will be confined till the date
of execution at Brandon. July %.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
Couple Must Wait Dispensation.

Memphis. June 22.-Miss Anna
Kirchmeirer of Germany reached
Memphis Saturday evening. intending
to wed John Etler within an hour
after her arrival. but as the groom-to-
be Is Protestant and Miss kirch'
meier a Catholic, a special dispense
ton from the bishop OF the diocese
was necessary before a priest could
marry them. The dispensation had
not arrived today, but is expected on
every train and the ceremony will fol-
low Immediately.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
Dry Times to Be Arranged For.

Memphis, June 22.-At a formal
conference of officials of prominent
clubs In this city and the immediate
vicinity which will come within the
Jurisdiction of the statewide prohi-
bition laws affecting the sale of in
toxicants It was decided today to es-
tablish the locker system in order
to enable members to quench their
thirsts with beverages that will be
shipped. it is said. from cities out
side the state. The new laws become
operative July /.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
LITTLE ROCK GIRL ASSAULTED
Decoyed Into Building in Heart Of
City and OUTRAGED.

Little Rock, June 22.-During the
morning of the 21st Miss Ray Burk.
natter was lured into the X. of p.
nall at Fifth and Main streets. in the
heart OF the business section of the
city, and criminally assaulted by an
unknown white man. Miss Burkhal-
ter is the daughter of Elias Burkhal.
ter, school teacher of Pine Bluff.
she lived at home until two months
ago, when she came to Little Rock TO
take course in stenography at the
HlIfkeys Commercial Institute. On
coming to the city she secured a place
with Mrs. ]. R, Feytine, where she
was to obtain her room and board
1or assisting Mrs. Ferline about the
house. She is an attractive girl
small of stature, but sturdy Of build.
she was a stranger in Little Rock
until she came here two months ago.
and has remained close to her work
since. Miss Burkhalter bore a splen-
did reputation and the crime against
her has aroused great indignation.
The brute. in accomplishing his pur-
pose, seriously injured the young lady
and bruised her face and shoulders
to a frightful extent. The girl was
choked almost to death and had one
OF her eyes injured. The arrest OF
the criminal is being eagerly sought
by the county and city officers.