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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21

company with Chris johnson. a gro
Ger man on Front street, were return
ing from the Armstrong RESTAURANT,
where they had been to get a lunch.
Johnson says that two men held them
UP in front of the building at the
point OF revolvers.
The only weapon or defense that
the two men had was gun which
Johnson had He had placed 1t in his
pocket before leaving his grocery
store, but was 50 taken by surprise
when the men appeared that he did
not have time to set It out and make
any show Of fight.
spenser had in his pocket q card Of
the Yeomen lodge Of Brainerd, Mimi,
which was his only mark OF identffica-
ton. The murder Is one which ID pus-
cling the oficers OF the law and every
possible means is being used to eject
capture Of the men who are be-
heved to have committed the crime.
j 1t Is thought that spenser was in 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
No CLUE TO
ARCH FIEND
SIX People Hacked to Death
With an AK

Colorado Springs. Col. sept. liz
Night did not help to unravel the nnys-
terry surrounding the flendish murder
OF Mrs. Alice May Burnham. and her
two children. and Henry and Blanche
Wayne and their I-year-old baby
whose bodies were found hacked with
an ax, yesterday afternoon. and who
probably met death late SUNDAY night
or early Monday morning.
Arthur ]. Burnnam, husband of the
murdered Mrs. Burnham, who has been
employed at the Modern Woodrnan
hospital. 10 Htill in custody. He main
tains his innocence and declares he was
at the sanitarium at the time OF the
crime.
His attitude however led the ofSariaIs
to think he may know more about the
crime than he cares 70 admit. When
taken into the presence OF the dead, In
the charnal house ana later III the NOR
que, he was unulovad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
A COTTAGE
|. ROBBER SHOT
At MELISSA
VIII Mason Had His Hand
Badly ManeIed
Had Broken Into Dr.. Tronnes'
Cottage
Shot By Man Hired 70 Watch
For Depredators

Detroit, MINI, SEPT 2i.-1win Ma
son. aged so. 4 cottage burglar
was shot and badly wounded last night
BY Walter Anderson, hired BY owners
OF Fargo cottage at Lake Melissa to
protect their property during the win
ter.
The shooting occurred near the cot
tage Of Or. Tronnes into wlnich Ma
con had broken.
Andersen and John Swanson, the
latter general utility man Of the cot
'tagers, had noticed Mason providing
around in the day time and watched
the cottages closely. They saw light
In the upsairs of the Tronn4s cot
tage and knowing that was closed,
Anderson shot into the air.
Mason came out and Anderson COW
cred the burglar with his shotgun and
told the latter to halt and put up his
hands Instead Of doing this Mason
came toward Anderson and said: 'T'n
set YOU.
At this Anderson drsd. Mason yelled
and turning ran into the brush and es-
capped. Later he was captured by
Sheriff Glaum Of Becker county. II
was found that Nelson's hand was all
NEST shot away.
FOR several years Fargo cottaRers
have had trouble IN the winter, by
having their cottages entered and
looted, and already this fall ! great
deal OF footing has been done despite
the fact that watchmen were hired b
guard the property.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
kAg INVOLVE
HIGH OFFICIALS
IN ASSASSINATION

st Petersburg Sept 21.-Inquiry
into the assassination of Premier
Stolypin at Kiev with particular refer
ence to the revolutionary and police
elements involved is being conducted
personally by Minister of Justice NJ.
chtchegioviton. Eighty men and
thirty women are under arrest at Kiev.
/ Already there are indications OF
many ramifications and completely on
the part OF prominent onicials. Greater
sensations than those SO far published
are promised.
The protection OF the emperor ana
empress and cabinet ministers at Kiev
formed the subject OF department dis
cord. Governor General Trepoff de-
manded general oversight OF the pro-
lection measures, but was overriden by
director of the department OF police.
M. Kurlofr. Trepoff then rendered his
resignation, which was not accepted.
While Verigin and Kurlon were at
Kiev on the eve of the .emperor's visit.
Dmitry Bogrofr was consulted and
given the responsible position of
guarding the premier, as he promised
TO track the suppositious terrorists.
Nina Alexandrovna and Nicholas ia
covilvitch.
It is incomprehensible to those en-
gagged In the inquiry how subordinate
Verigin dared to disregard Etolypin,s
circular regarding the revolutionary
spies and allow Bogroff, spy and in
former, to guard the premier, without
even setting other agents to watch
him.
: The Nova vremia says that only
mere fraction OF Minister Chtchegio-
vitofrs findings can ever be published.
patriotic reasons forbidding a full ex-
posure or the scandaIous criminal in
trigues in high government offices
leading to stolypins sacrifice only
General Trepoff's prompt measure in
throwing Gordon about the theatre
and checking the work Of the secret
police. says The yrenia prevented the
escape Of Bogroff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
BITTEREST
CAMPAIGN
IN HISTORY
Greatest Political Battle in
Dominion Now Ended
Many Arrests Made at Winni-
peg Polls Today
Both Sides Charge Other With
Presentation

Montreal, Sept. 21.-Dispatches
from all over the dominion indi-
dictate one Of the largest votes ever
cast at general election in Cam
ada. Long before the polls opened,
long lines of voters stood waiting
eager to cast their ballots for or
against reciprocity.
The interest in the rural district
was not less keen than In the
centers Of population. and It is
upon the heavy farmer vote that
the government is chiefly depend
ing for success. One of the clos
ing incidents OF the campaign
was the mobbing OF Henri Bour-
asa, leader Of the Quebec national-
lists at st. Hyaninthe. Quebec.
where he was billed to speak last
night.
A crowd Of about 1000 persons
waylaid him on his arrival and
pelted him with stale eggs and
stones, running his clothes, but
doing no other damage. The In
cident Is supposed to have been in
retaliation of Sir Wilfred Laurier
In Montreal. bya crowd of Bourassa
sympathizers the night before.
st. Hyacinthe Is In the district
now represented by Bourassa ia
the provincial parliament, and Il
was supposed to be solid for the
nationalists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
AN ECHO OF The
LORIMER CASE

Washington. Sept 21-George o.
CLAWS of Chicago was indicted today
for alleged false pretense and en-
bezzlement of $3.50 from The Chicago
Tribune on the pretext OF procuring
evidence Of alleged corruption against
Senator Lorimer OF Illinois. CLAWS.
was alleged to have told John G. o.
Loughlin. washington correspondent
Of The Tribune. that be knew woma~
an whose name siaN diarlosed, VIE
had in her possession books. records
and papers which would tend to es-
tablish the moral turpitude OF Senator
Lorimer.
The indictment set forth that CLAWS
claimed these writings would show that
while in the lower house OF congress
Lorimer had received large sums Of
money from Street q Smith, publishers
in consideration OF aid rendered the
magazine interests in respect TO the
admission to mailing privilege.
OLoughlin, gave CLAWS a check for
$3.50 but the promised information was
not Forthcoming and the arrest OF Gla-
Wis followed.
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Police Have Number Of Men Arrested But Have Nothing tO
r lively Connect Them With Crime
Spenser Was ShO Ough Groin, an Artery Severed and HI
BIed to b ~ AS He He Lay on Sidewalk

Henry Spenser OF Cooperstown. NJ.
D., and a member OF the Brainerd.
Mimi, lodge of Yeomen, was killed
last night about 1876 in front Of the
Nichols & Shepard building on Fourth
street north, in what Is believed to
have been scuffle between himself
and two highwaymen. Robbery was
evidently intended as all OF his money
was gone and his pockets pulled out,
indicating that there had been hur-
ried search made for his valuables.
At 1880 this morning Detective
OVERLY of the police department arr
rested a man giving his name as r.
King. who Is held as suspect in the
crime. King, when taken on Third
street, had on his person a ss-Colts
revolver with but five shells In 1t.
A. L. Oleson, Olaf Strom and Emmy
Hubble were all arrested last night
at 1880 by the police as suspects and
held on vagrancy charges. However,
there is little suspision on them to
warrant them being held very long.
The murder occurred as Spencer in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
Taft Tells Why He Vetoed the
Wool, Cotton and Free List Bills
DEADLY BOMB IS
HURLED FROM AUTO

Chicago. Sept. 21.-A nitro glycerine
bomb, hurled from an automobile,
wrecked the concert hall of west side
saloon here and shattered the windows
in buildings within radius OF nearly
block.
Frederick w. Bruder, owner of the
wrecked saloon, is said to be antagon
istic to faction OF saloonkeepers head
ed by Mike De Pike" Heitler, who
came into prominence as witness for
the prosecution in the trial Of Former
Police Inspector McCann.
Detectives are working on the theory
that the explosion may be the result
OF a feud growing out OF the rivalry Of
saloonkeepers in the west side levee
district.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
THIEF SWALLOWS
POISONED BREAD
HUNGRY MAN TAKES SANDWICH
PREPARED FOR KILLING
RATS.

San Francisco. Cal. Sept 2o.-Destl-
tute and hungry William Murphy en-
tered . local grocery store hoping to
purioin scrnctning % ear The pro-
prietor was called 20 waat on Gus
toner and Murphy seized the opp0r-
tunity 70 eRk haatily two sandwiches he
found on the counter He was seized
with convulsions few minutes later
and was taken TO the emergency hos
pitai where IL was found he was sur
1ering from arsenic poisoning. The
Sandwiches he had eaten had been pre-
pared to bait = rate trap. Murphy VIII
probably recoyan
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
Canada Today Settling
Fate of Reciprocity
STOCKING DYED
PINK FROM FOOD.

indianapolis. Sept. 20.-The food
and drug department OF the State
Board of Health, which is prepar-
ing an exhibition of food adultera-
ton, has another pink stocking to
show the coloring matter used in
food making. A stocking was dyed
beautiful fast pink by dipping 1t
in strawberry pop bought at a re-
freshment stand. The new one was
colored by dipping 1t into tomato
catsup bought at a grocery. The
coloring matter Is coal tar dye.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
.HERMANSON
MUST SERVE
MAN WHO HAS FOUGHT PlG0iMo
CHARGES FOB TWO YEARS
Is NOW m Jail.

Minot, n. ID. Sept III Amos Her
manson. who was arrested two years
ago for pigging. was turned over ID
Sheriff Ed Kelly TO start serving his
sentence. The prisoner was sentenced
Nov. %, 1899. 10 serve six months gr
the county jail and pay q Ana ana
costs a8gregating $500, BY Judge Davis
Of the county court The case WI
appealed 70 the supreme court hul
the appeal was dismissed and fhS
Judgment Of the county court af1srm@d
june i Hermanson was delivered Il
the sheriff and immediately started Id
serve hts sentence IN default az pay
Ing the $500 fine and costs. biz wlu
Be compelled to serve al additional
six months, which will make his sen.
tencc exactly one yaar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
SAYS ARREST IS
BLACKMAIL PLOT
MAcFARLAND DENIES THAT He
EVER MARRIED ETHEL
GROOM.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept. 21.-
Andrew =. Mcfarland. under arrest
In this city on charge OF embezzlement
preferred BY Miss Ethel G. Groom OF
San Francisco. declares that his arrest
IL part OF a biackmailing scheme.
He says that he never married Miss
Groom, as alleged In the San Francisco
dispatches, and that he has never taken
any Of her money. He says he win not
fight extradition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
MISSOURI STATE
HIGHWAY BEGUN

Sedalia, NO., Sept. 21.-F1ve hundred
men and 200 teams met yesterday at
Lamm's Crossing, six miles east Of
this city, and joined in the ceremonies
incident to the formal opening Of Pet
it's county's part In the work on a
cross state highway to connect st.
Louis and Kansas City by way of JEFF
ferson City. Governor Herbert S. Had
ley and Curtis Hill. state highway en-
gineer. addressed the gathering.
1t Is the plan to complete the state
road county by county until Missouri
is SPAWNED by q good all-year-round
highway.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
PLAINTIFF
HAS RESTED
Price Himself Took tie Stand
This Morning
KENNEDY BONDS INTRODUCED
PRICE CLAIMED THERE WAS A
BIO DIFFERENCE IN PRICE or
sLuIcE GATES As SHOWN I'M
TWO PLANS TWO POINTS IN
voLVED SAY ATTORNEYS.

The plafntifR reareC rs case today m
the suit OF w. J. Price against the city
and James Kennedy, contractor. 10
set an injunction AGAINST the con-
struction Of the filtration plant OF the
city which il now being erected BY
Mr. Kennedy.
Mr. Orchard WAS 90 the stand for
short time this morning Ia answer to
soaas Qnsetions taak he had been asked
to lock up.
The 6r0ater part Of the time was
taken up this morning with the diner
ences In the cost Of the appliances in
the Kennedy plane and those indicated
Ia the plans and specifications that
we're prepared BY Mr.. Andern. the city
engineer
w. J. Pfica. the plaintifk IA the &C.
tion was on the stand 10 aive some
Continued on Paga Five.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
President Makes Lengthy Speech at Grand Rapids In Which
He Defends His Own Position Constitution Gave Him
Right to Veto If He Did Not Approve

Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept 21.-
President Taft made his first speech
on his western trip on the tariff and
his vetoes OF the wool, cotton and
farmers free list bills here today.
The president attacked the demo-
Gratis and 'fnsurgent" republicans In
the senate and house who put these
bills through congress at the special
session.
He defended his own course In veto
ing them and declared that he was
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21

Winnipeg, Man, Sept, 2l.-The .slec-
ton day in the greatest political bat
tie In Canadian history was usherad
in with fog. following rain Of yas-
terday. It is Impossible for the farm
ers to carry on their threshing opera
tions and for this reason q heavy vote
is being polled in the country.
In this city 600 provincial constRbles.
200 dominion constablee and vigil
ance committee OF 1900 liberals are
Continued on Page six
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
.CONNERS QUITS
N. Y. COMMITTEE

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 21.-Williams J.
Corners Of Buffalo, former chairman
Of the democratic state committee, has
resigned his membership on the COM
mittee to take effect Immediately.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21

New York. Sept. I'll The FAR herald
ed suffragette farm founded BY Mrs.
Q. Fl. p. Belmont with the motive 81
instructing women in the thing Of
the soil has blown I'D with the a.
parkure Of the last pretty faKSnaretaa
- Gotham. It was : Great scheme -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21

Eunalterably opposed to a revision OF
the tariff except upon information Sc
cured by tariff board.
He defined clearly his own position
with regard to tariff revision and made
II plain that even IL political defeat
stared him in the face he would not
alter his policy.
The president predicted that revis-
ing the tariff with Blacksmith tools''
such as he said the coalition OF DEM
ocrats and insurgents" used, will
Continued on Page Fourteen. Part Two
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
INDICTED FOR
SELLING VOTES

Hrookhaven. Mass, Sept z1.--It be-
came known today that at least ten
new indictments against Lincoln coun
ty farmers. charged with selling their
votes during the democratic primary
election III August this year. win be
returned BY the grand jury. now In
aesssen here. late today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21

originally conceived, but evidently the
fair farmers found the thing 81 the
soil more arauous than their poetic
love Of nature had originally pictured.
II was planned to carry through the
season from seed planting to the coun
ty fair but the first years attempt
has proven unsuccessful
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
BUFFALO
BANDIT IS
CAPTURED
One Of the Famous Train Rob
bers Arrested
Says He Feared Some One
Would Shoot Him
Heavy Reward Over His Head
Frightened Him

Neenah, Via, Sept. a21.-The
local police took into custody TO-
day q stranger, who claims to be
one Of tho trio Of train robbers,
who held UP and robbed a North
ern Pacific passenger train at
Buffalo, NJ. D., several weeks ago.
He goes by the namss Of Pat
Grove and John Young.
The sum Of $1,000 was stolen
from the passengers in the sleep
ing cars at the time of the rob-
berry and the engineer was shot.
A reward Of $500 each was offer
ed for the arrest OF the trio OF
man. II is expected that an Of
ficcr will arrive here tomorrow
from Fargo, N. D., to Identity the
man IL possible.
He said he was very glad to be
arrested as he was nearly craxed
from fear that soneona might
shoot him, in trying for the re-
ward. The officer who made the
arrest took his clue from q de-
scriptlon Of the trio at the local
police station.
The above dispatch was receive.
BY The Forum from Neenah, which
brings the most reliable and full In
received here so far.
dispatch has also been received by tn
ocal police department regarding tn
arrest of Grove. alias Young.
States Attorney Fowler has tele
graphed to the Neenah police to hol,
heir man until further orders an.
pending investigation. He has ais
wired for q letter Of explanation
which will be forthcoming in shor
lime. The chief detective OF the N
P. has also been notified regarding
he affair and Will investigate the tai
IT Grove.
The hold up OF the North Coas
United, twenty miles out OF Fargo tn,
right OF July -. was one Of the mos
laring train robberies ever committe,
n the United States. The men boarde.
he observation car at Valley City
vent through tho sleeping cars. rob
oing the passengers and conductor
ina then went over the other coaches
10 the engine.
At the engine the train was ordered
stopped and in q fight which followed
Engineer Olesen Of Fargo was shot. al
.hough not badly wounded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-21
Hasty Revision Would
Lead to a Higher Tariff

Bungng the Tariff With Blacksmith Tools" Such As Was
Attempted by the Democratic and Insmgent Coalition
Would Cause Revusion Of Feeling
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Continued On PAGE FivA
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Continued on Page Six.
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on Page Fourteen. Part Two
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Claude now PUSHES Into the tent. But,
gentle reader. do not Jump to the eonelu-
sion that he 10 afraid. Far from II. He
has left Rossmond, although she ls less
deadly than the male, to guard the tent
while he prepares = surprise for Desperate
Desmond. The surprise consists Of put.
ting dynamite In the bass drum.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08

Again the villain IL triumphant. With
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pesmonds camel, while not = very ex.
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mite explosion, and when the ship Of the
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Vicinity.
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the drum TO pieces, and creates general
havoc. claude's plan has worked with the
greatest success.
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excellent chance to get away, but until we
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