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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
ONE CENT FARES FOR
A NEW LONDON TUBE"
Trains to Run on One Rail so
Miles an Hour

LONDON. Feb. eff the schemes of
the Kearney high speed railway COM
pany should prove successful. London
ers may soon be provided with novel
form of high speed tube trains at
nominal fare of l cent from station TO
station r. w. Chalmers Kearney
managing director of the company. in
a recent interview said that the new
railway. compared with those at pres
ent in vogue. could be constructed at
half the capital cost and run at double
the speed at half the working expense.
No lifts would be required. as the
stations would be Immediately below
the surface of the ground. The trains
could travel at a maximum speed of
30 miles an hour on tube rails. and by
the proposed system derailment was
absolutely impossible. Only one CEN
trail rail is required to support the
weight of the cars, but an overhead
rail is also employed.
A model high speed railway on the
Kearney pattern is being constructed
at the Crystal palace. and demon
stration will be given next month.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
BERLIN STUDENTS
HONORDR. WHEELER
President of California Univer-
sity Is Presented With
Silver Cup

BERLIN. Feb 26.-President Wheeler
of the University of California today
delivered his farewell lecture as Roose-
velt professor at the University of Ber-
lin. At its conclusion the students
present presented Professor Wheeler
with a silver cup, a reproduction Of one
in the famous collection at the museum
at Hildesheim.
Privy Councillor schmidt of the min
istry of education in a brief address
expressed the great satisfaction felt
over the work which the American edu-
Gator has done here.
Herr Schmidt also announced the pro-
posed Organization of a society the
object Of which will be to promote the
study of American subjects. The So
ciety will be known as the Wheeler
society
President Wheeler viii leave March
for Oxford, Eng. and thence proceed
home ward.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
TUTOR TO MARRY WOMAN
WHO AIDED MURDERER
Widow of Victim Becomes Wife
of Professor

ROME. Feb. 26.-Countess Linda
Murri- Bonmartini. the widow of the
unfortunate count who was murdered
by his wife's brother, TulliO. and who
herself was convicted of being Tullio's
accomplice. is about to marry Pro-
fessor Egidi, the tutor of her children.
At the trial it was proved that Doc
tor Secchi had hsison with the coun-
ess, and that he had practically sacri-
feed himself for her by aiding her in
her crime. and it was believed that
she intended 10 marry him as soon as
he came out of prison.
When Linda Murri was released from
Jail on account of her health. she was
eXiled TO a solitary place of her fathers
on the Adriatic, where she was allowed
to see no one but her children and
their professor, man 10 years her
in,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Premier Confers With King

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Premier Asquith
had an audience today with King Ed
ward at Buckingham palace and the
circumstance has given rise to many
fantastic reports. The fact seems TO
be that the premier, after Yesterday S
cal binet council asked for todays con
ference with the object of acquainting
his majesty with the proposed modifi-
cations of the governments attitude
toward the principal questions dealt
within the speech from the throne.
That modification of the cabinets s
original plans has been forced by the
rebellious radicals and nationalists is
not to be doubted. but the cabinet is
represented as having decided not to
countenance the demands of the ex-
tremfsts that all mention of a reform
of the house of lords should be dropped
from the governments plan.
The ministerial view, or at least the
view of an important section of the
ministry, is that if its program is con
fined to "a proposal of the question of
veto pure and simple it would be in
effect a proposal for a single chamber
government, to which plan the country
would be opposed.
In all probability, therefore, plan
for the limitat ton of the lords veto
will be coupled with reconstruction
scheme in which the elective principle
Will he substituted for the hereditary
practice. The ninisterialists consider
that an elective versus an hereditary
principle" viii be good battle cry
with which they may appeal to the
country when the time comes for the
election which is inevitable before their
proposals can be embodied in the con-
stitution.
Today's cabinet council was pro-
Ionged unusually The ministers re-
auired three hours in which to reach
a decision on the plans to be presented
in the, house of commons on Monday,
when they will be obliged TO grapple
with the question of finance and the
veto power of the lords.
subsequently Premier Asquith and
most of the other members of the cabi-
net left to spend the weekend in the
country where they will be out of
reach of the rebels" whose marrying
during the last week has made life bur
densome for them.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
END OF HUNT
LAUNDERING WORK
OF The PREMIER
Splendid Opportunity for AS
quith Lost by Carelessness
and Divided COunsels

able position than any other section.
Ireland is enthusiastically behind Red
mond'S resolute party, and campaign
funds flowed in freely during the last
election and possibly will do so If an
other election comes immediately
There is strong confidence that a
second attack on the OBrienites and
Healyites may reduce the factionists
by several seats, Ireland being now
disgusted with the treaeherous speeches
of William O'Brien, which were pleas
for the tory party and openly advo-
Gated the disruption and destruction
of the Irish party, but who can help
heaving a deep sigh at the fact that
the British and Irish democracies
greatest chance should have been de-
stroyed by liberal weakness, ambiguity
and vacillation?
Asquith has led his legions to disas-
ter. Redmond has kept his forces
united and strong and as the standard
bearers of democratic opinion and reso-
luton both in England and Ireland, and
for the moment he is almost much
a radical as Irish hero.
Balfour. though on the threshold
once more of taking Office. is perhaps
the least happy of the three, for he
has to face the high proteetionists,
whose impossible demands nobody dis
believes and dislikes more than he.
He still shiVers on the Rubicon be-
tween free trade and full fledged pro-
lection, but the party necessities and
the greed Of the young supporters for
offices, titles and salaries and the
hatred by peers and aristocrsts of
Lloyd Georges budget will drive him
across
In a few weeks or few months we
shall see bigger, fiercer struggle than
ever between the policy of taxing the
poor. through their food or the rich
thrnur.h their nnsseSSionS
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Roosevelt African Expedition [0D[lnM M[lMo
Party Has Been Disbanded U\LfuN ulWU
BREAKING UP OF
ROOSEVELT PARTY
Smithsonian African Scientific
Expedition Disbands After
Successful Results

GoNDOKORO. Sudan. on the Upper
Nile. Feb. 26.-This was breaking up day
for the Smithsonian African scientific
expedition, all the porters and half of
the servants returning to Kampala and
Naimbi
Theodore Roosevelt. his son Kermit
and their party arrived tonight on the
Belgian gunboat Bochi All were look
ing we'll Colonel Roosevelt, in the
last expedition. killed one bull giant
eland. Kermit killed a bull and COW
They had devoted from II to 14 hours
daily to the chase. The heads of the
animals are considered extraordinarily
fine.
Colonel Roosevelt said tonight that
he would hunt no further unless Lake
No, on the lower Nile. offers an easy
opportunity TO get specimens of rarel
animals he has failed 10 get
Colonel Roosevelt's American Tag
was the first seen in the Congo since
the days of Stanley. The natives he
slowed upon Colonel Roosevelt names
similar to those given TO Stanley and.
in fact. seemed TO look upon the RO0Se-
Welt party as similar 10 that led BY the
famous explorer. The expedition viii
start on Monday for Mangalla.
Lake No is body of water on the
lower reaches of the Nile. which is So
overgrown with weeds that its exact
extent has never been determined Colo
mel Roosevelt viii be entertained by the
governors of the LadO enclave and
Mongolia provinces. Plans are being
made 20 give him an enthusiastic re
ception. Mongolia is being decorated
with flags and the Belgian officials al
Lado have made a giant American
flag. which will be flying high when
the guest arrives \ dinner for ROOse-
veIt's party will be given by the gov
ernor of Mongolia.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

Of stupidity on the part of the MINIS
try. which was the elimination of a
host of blunders throughout the whole
business
ACT OF STUPIDITY
The liberals vacated the constituency
of st. Georges in the east end of Lon
don by giving a ministerial appoint
ment to a young liberal member. st.
Georges was won by the liberals In
the recent election by 400 majority.
There are 500 Irish voters in the con-
stituency and they enthusiastically and
TO the last man supported the liberal
candidate.
The liberals never took the trouble
to consult the Irish leaders whether it
was at this moment TO provoke con-
test in the constituency where the
Irish vote held the balance.
Redmond found it impossible TO al
low this state of uncertainty to con-
tue. and sent communication to the
cabinet that he must know where he
stood There was no satisfactory re-
ply. and Friday afternoon Redmond is
sued a manifesto in st. Georges telling
the Irish voters that he could not ask
them to vote for the liberals
ANOTHER TRANSFORMATION
This was followed by another trans
formation in the situation. The cabinet
members debated for hours whether
this manifesto and the conditions did
not force them to an immediate
resi- gnation, but one last effort was
made to save the situation by the sug-
gestfon of the adoption partially of a
compromise radical and Redmond
policy.
1t was proposed that the anti-veto
resolutions were to be proposed in both
houses of parliament. After they
were accepted by the commons and
shelved or rejected by the lords the
government would make a demand for
guarantees, and, if these were refused,
as seemed certain, then to resign.
This was Redmond's policy, but
there was another difficulty. The gov
ernment wanted a guarantee to them
that Redmond would allow the budget
TO pass in the interval between the
carriage of the veto resolution in the
house of commons and the house of
lords.
This attitude was partly forced on
the government by the immense popu-
Iarity of the budget with the liberals,
and by the feeling that the liberal
candidates could not face their con-
stituencies again without having
passed, or attempted to pass, the
budget.
REDMOND's FIRM STAND
Redmond refused any such assur-
ance, holding to the position taken in
his Dublin. speech that unless the
guarantees were obtained to carry the
veto this year he could not allow the
budget to pass in the face of the vio-
/ lent hostility 10 the budget in ireland.
In the face of the distinct under-
standing of Asquithis pledge, Red
mond did not think it was possible tina
ne could depart by a hairs breath
from the attitude of the Dublin
speech in which he refused to support
the budget unless the guarantees were
asked and got from the king.
The liberals are not in a position,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
RECOURSE TO ARSON
TO MAKE TRADE BRISK

KURSK, Russia, Feb pa timber
merchant named Levl<in and two peas
ants of this province have been con-
demned to death by the military court
for arson, committed merely to make
a market for Levkin's building timber.
Testimony submitted showed that Lev
kn's terms were 81 for every peas
ants house fired and So for firing
houses filled with sleeping peasants
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

obviously. to get such guarantees, so
the deadlock remains, and the prob =
able outcome viii be the resignation
of the ministers.
They are sitting in a cabinet counsel
at this moment. Many expected last
night that they would cease to be
ministers within q hours and one min
lister already is beginning the packing
up of his books and papers in prepara-
tion for an early departure.
BLUNDERS AND DIVIDED CoUNSELs
Thus the blunders, ambiguity, care
lessness. divided counsels, and, above
all. Asquith's isolation and neglect to
keep in touch with the opinion of the
Irish party and his own followers, have
spoiled the splendid situation.
In the meantime, by curious irony
the general election viii be precipi- =
tated While most of the sections are
equally eager to postpone the election.
All of the parties are more or less
bankrupted by the tremendous expense
of the last election. when the money
flowed like water.
One liberal lawyer won a big con-
stituency. eXpending $4,000. He gives
notice that if another election comes
Immediately he can not afford to stand.
The laborites are even more help
less. The recent legal decisions pro-
noUnced Illegal the raising of money
by trades unions for election expenses
and the party for the moment is bank
rupt. Even the tories are not anxious
steps to prevent the defeat of the gov
ernment for some weeks till his party
had time to recover.
The irish nartV is in A more favor
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Kaiser Notified of Visit

BERLIN. Feb 26-TheodOre ROOse-
Welt teIegraphs that he will arrive in
Berlin on May 10. The authorities Of
the Berlin university are arranging TO
give him a warm welcome Emperor
William also has indicated his inten-
tion to entertain Roosevelt. but the
precise character of the entertainments
is not made known
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
China and Tibet

PEKING, Feb. 26.-w c. Max Null
Ter. British charge daffaires. has made
friendly representations to the Chi
nese foreign board on the subject of
Great Britain's concern over the stu
alton in Tibet and with reference to
the preservation of peace and order in
the border states, and has asked China
/ to state formally her policy and in
tentions.
1t is believed that the Dalai lama
has found refuge in Bhutan. an inde-
pendent state of Asia, in the eastern
HimalayaS.
OhciaI kilograms received here re-
port that the fugitive ruler is en-
route to Russian territory
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
REBELLION RfARS
ITS HEAD IN CHINA
Anti-Dynastic Agitation, Rife in
Southern FOkien, Leads to
Clash With Troops

AMoY, China. Feb. 2s.-There has
been recrudescence of the anti
dynastic agitation at Ping Hsien.
in southern Fokien. and 1000 govern
ment troops occupy the district.
The insurgents have withdrawn to
the hills.
skirmishes have occurred with the
troops, but few casualties are re-
ported
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
APPOINTMENT EN-
D0RSBD BY ALL
Chance to Take Place at the Close
of This School Year.

When it became known that
a vacancy was to occur in the
Presidency of the state school,
Mr.. Smith had the unsolicited
endorsement of practically
every man, women and child,
in Wahpeton for the place.
Our Public school never rank
ed so high among the Educa-
tiouai Institutions of the state,
as it has under Mr.. Smiths
management he having taken
an important part in the Educa.
tional organization of the state
and districts, being at this time
president of the State Educa.
t'onal Association.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
Examination for Census Enumera.
tofs.

Saturday, Feb. 5th, at two
o'clock p. a. an examination
will be held in the High school
building in the city OF Wahpe-
ton, for the purpose of examin-
ing persons who have made
application to the Supervisor
of Census for the position of
Census Enumerator, and who
have. notified the supervisor
that they preferred taking their
examination at this place. All
persons who have applied for
this position and who have re-
ceived "admittance card" from
the Supervisor of Census will
be admitted to take the examina-
ton.
JOSEPH ]. NovEs, Secy.
y Local Civil Service Examin-
ing Board.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
RICHLBND
COUNTY SOILS
As Found by Bennett in the U. s.
Soil Survey

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 1910.
A report of a soil survey of
Richland County, N. D., by
Frank Bennett, who was in
charge of the survey made by
the U. S. Bureau of Soils, has
just been made public and is
ready for distribution. An in
teresting summary of the re-
port follows:
"Richland County, N. d.,
area 1853 square miles, is situ-
ated in the southeastern corner
of the State. The eastern third
of the county is flat or level.
The remainder is quite rolling
and in the western part some
of the surface" is rough. The
county is drained by the Shey-
enne, Red, Wild Rice, and Bois
de Sioux rivers. These streams
have few tributaries, and in
parts of the county the drain
age system is immature.
Although there is a wide
range in temperature the eli
mate is healthful. The rain
fall is generally ample for crop
growth. Nearly one-half of the
annual precipitation o c u r 3
during the months of April,
May and June.
"The population of the coun-
ty is 1880. the greater part be-
ing of foreign descent. Wah.
peton, the county seat and the
largest town, has population
of about 800. 1t is a junction
point of several railroads.
"There are four different rail-
way systems in the county,
which afford excellent trans
portation facilities, and, be-
sides these, the Fargo and
Southwestern, a branch of the
Northern Pacific, passes with
in l mile of the northwestern
corner of the county. There are
% elevators in the co u n t y,
which handle grain for Mime.
:apolis /: and Duluth markets.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
NOT HIGH COST OF LIVING
BUT COST OF HIGH LIVING

In the opinion of James ].
Hill, who expressed himself in
an interview in Washington,
ut is not the higl: cost of living
but the cost of high living"
that is causing 80 much com.
plant among the American
people.
"If the people will return to
former modes of living" he said
land not be 80 luxuriant in
their Tastes there will be no
trouble. Everyone now wants
only the best and are not salts
fed with plain foods. A man
can today buy for 40 cents
enough substantial food to
nourish his body "a houre.
There have been no material
advances in the cost. of the
necessaries, tea has gone up
four-tenths of one per cent,
coffee five per cent, sugar four
per cent and rice three per cent.
1t is in the more choice cuts of
meat, those that may be consi-
dered luxuries, that the nota ole
increas in price has occurred
Let us all get backjto plain liv.
ing and the remedy will te
found"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
PRESIDENT BURCH RESIGNS

At a two days session of the
board of trustees of the State
Science School held ir Wahpe-
ton last week the resignation
of Pres. Burch was accepted.
The resignation came as
surprise to most of our citizens
and is to take effect at the end
of this school year.
When Prof. Burch was elect
ed president of this institution
six years ago it was the begin
ming of a new State School,
whose organic law gave it
practically nothing to build on
aud having no money. build
ings, faculty or student,tody.
In six short years out Of this
chaos hae evolved a Tecnical
college whose enrolment will
exceed $50 pupils during the
year. A faculty of thirteen or
fourteen members. three fine
college buildings and gymasi
um, shops and a central heat.
ing plant besides and with
course of study giving it plen-
ty of latitude to build upon.
The school that Pres. Burch
has created inso short time
will always be monument
to his exertions. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burch have made many friends
in Wahpeton who will regret
to have them leave the city.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
MCARTHUR FOR
WARDENSHIP
HelIstrom Turns in Resignation
to Penetentiary Board
GOV. BURKE HEALS ANOTH-
ER POLITICAL SORE SPOT
Formal Change at State Prison
To be Made Shortly

Bismarck, N. d., Feb. g.
The state penitentiary board
today received the resignation
OF Warden F. o. Hellstrom, as
warden of the institution and
will name d. H. Macarthur of
Bottineau. state senator from
the 2Sth district, as his success.
sor.
Macarthur is here and will
enter at once upon the taking
of an inventory of the institut-
ion. Hellstrom goes to The
Fargo News as business mana
ger of that institution.
The actual change in the
management of the institution
will probably not take place for
some days yet.
The above dispatch received
by The Forum today from Bis.
marck con6rms another exclu.
sive story published in this
paper three weeks ago, at the
time Warden Hellstrom inform.
ed Gov. John Burke of his in
tention to quit the states SER
vice.
With the publication of The
Forums story three weeks ago,
several democratic politicians
got busy and endeavored to
prevent the appointment of
State Senator Macarthur as
warden, in favor of their own
favorites. The governor de-
clared he wanted to give all
the candidates a hearing with
the result as announced i'm the
foregoing dispatch. The ap
pointment of Macarthur. it is
will tend to heal ILL.,
feeling that now exists between
Governor Burke and some of
McArthur's friends.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heart.
felt thanks to the friends who
80 kindly assisted us during
the recent illness and death of
our little daughter, and also
to those who sent flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Toyce.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03

Williston State: W. N. House
of Richland county, who is a
candidate for secretary of state,
fought we'll in the civil war but
has never asked for a pension.
He came to Dakota in the early
eighties ana has done q good
deal in building up the state.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03

We have q large list OF, city.
property for sale, some bargins
IN dwelling houses. come and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-02-03

Z The Red Cross Ladies Aid
will meet at the hospital Mon
day Feb. 7th. Bus will leave
the merchants at 2:3O sharp.