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FOR SEC. HAY
The Wat Secretary Is Conducting the
Negotiations With Colombia's Rep-,
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Washington, Dec. 30.—At a meeting
of the cabinet called by the president
for 4 o'clock yesterday the Panama
.$ situation was the principal subject un
der consideration. All members of the
cabinet, except Mr. Hay, who is ill,
Secretary Shaw and Attorney General
Knox, who are out of th^ city, were
present. The meeting was one of the
jjV*' longest held for several weeks, the ses
5 sion consuming quite two hours. At
the conclusion of the meeting the mem
bers were not communicative but it was
learned that in addition to a discussion
of matters relating to Panama several
departmental matters of minor import
ance were considered.
Secretary Root was delayed nearly
sjv* half an hour in his arrival at the meet
3 ing, having been in conference with
General Reyes, the special representa-
^'l Jive of Colombia.' This circumstance
caused it to transpire that during the
$' lfllness. of Secretary Hay. Secretary
*. Root has been designated by the
president ^to conduct the negotiations
of this government with General
Reyes. Secretary Root laid before the
president the details of his interview
.*4 v^ith the Colombian minister. Careful
consideration was given to the Colom
bian note filed with the state depart
v* ment.by General Reyes, but it can be
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said that no answer yet has been made
to it. The note was submitted by th?
Colombian minister in Spanish. Some
delay was encountered in translations
of the document, but finally the trans
1 lation was laid before the president and
Secretary Root for consideration. Sec
retary Root informed General Reyes
this afternoon that the reply of this
government was not ready but that it
would be given him as soon as possible.
Secretary Root will give the response
to General Reyes when a decision as
*\,»to its precise nature shall have been
2s?*prciicted, i
General Reyes has not indicated to
Secretary Root what his intentions are
"5 regarding his future movements. It is
presumed he will remafn in Washing
\ton at least until the reply of the Unit
^cd States to his note shall have been
vs\ i presented but so far as can be asccr
"v, uiiied nothing definite is kno^va a$ to
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TEACHER IS DEAD.
Lisbon, N. D., Dec. 30.—Miss Bertha
Oliver,: a well-known school teacher,
died at her home near Fort Ransom.
About a year ago her brother acci
dentally killed himself with a shotgun.
Many students from the university
'"i,-. of Minnesota and the state normal at
Valley City arc at home for the holi
'.days.
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PEACE CONGRESS.
'^lii PHSadelphia, Pa., Dec. 30.—An
"'nouncement is made by President Al
jpH^fred H. Love oT the Universal Peace
'("i'^vUnion that the thirteenth International
Peace Congress is to be held in the
-it United States, probably at St. Louis
v v^next August. The meeting will be in
-p^session five days and will be attended
idelegates from most of the civilized
countries of the world.
WEST VIRGINIA LAWYERS.
Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 3a—The
'1.1 £•'$ Ifading lawyers and jurists of West
k
^.Virginia are gathered in Park.ersburg
i^ifor a two days' session, the occasion
$$being the annual meeting of the State
Bar Association. The opening session
ioday was devoted to the reports of
the standing committees and the ad
{dress of Hon. C. Wood Daily, presi
^?'dent of the association.
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MEETING OF BEEKEEPERS.
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T^peka, Kas., Dec. 30.—The state
oripMrization of beekeepers, which was
at
the last state fair, held its
ilar.aniiual
meeting in Topeka
completing the per-
itmalion the meeting dis
us matters of interest to
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bee
calture. Dr. G.
presid^ and among
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a ni^^Kf of promi
from part of
STOKES-MITCHEt^if
Bepttj^^itle, N. J., Dec. 30.—rPer
sons social prominence in New
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U. S. EXPORTS SHOW INCREASE
Nearly Every Branch of Business Shows an
Increase for the Year.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.—Details
of eleven months' commerce of the year
1903 are just made public byMhe de
partment of commerce and labor through
its bureau of statistics. They show an
increase in practically all of the great
groups into which the bureau of sta
tistics divides the exports and in all of
the groups into which it divides the im
ports. Agricultural products, as a
whole,. show an increase of 74 million
dollars products of the forests, 10 ^nil
lions products of the mines, 8 millions
manufactured, 5 millions, and miscel*
laneous articles, 2 millions. In the sin
gle group, fisheries, is shown a slight
decrease of a little more than $1,000,000
The figures for the month of No
vember show a marked growth in ex
ports of manufactures, the total for the
month being $34,093,639, against $30,
513,51 in November of last year. Ag
ricultural products also show a marked
increase in the month, the figures for
November, 1903, being $114,172,255
against $83,035,850 in the same month of
last year. The increase in agricultural
exports occurs chiefly in cotton, of
which the value of the month's exports
is unusually high.
The increase in exports of manufac
tures is distributed through many arti
cles, but does not occur, as had been ex
pected, in iron and steel. Discussions in
trade circles and in the press during the
past few weeks have predicted a re
vival in the export trade of iron and
steel manufactures, but the November
figures of exports of this class of mer
chandise do not justify this prediction.
The total value of iron and steel manu
factures exported in November, 1903,
was $7,988,415, against $8,119,924 in No
vember of 1902, $8,180,193 in November
of 1901, and $10,112,721 in November,
1900. For the eleven months ending
with November the total exports of iron
and steel manufactures are $89,685,201 in
value, against $90,136,124 in the corres
ponding months of 1902, and $94,112,
782 in the corresponding months of 1901.
Notwithstanding the slight decrease in
exports of iron and steel, the total of all
manufactures exported during the eleven
months ending with November, 1903, is
$382,?G8,127, "against $377,757,576 in the
corresponding months of last year.
Imports for the month show a de
crease of over $8,000,000 compared with
November of. the preceding year. This
decrease is divided between the manu
facturers'' materials, food stuffs, and the
group designated as "articles of volun
tary use, luxuries, etc." The largest de
crease occurs in the group "articles
wholly or partly manufactured for use
in manufacturing," the reduction in this
class being about $3,000,000, as compared
with the corresponding month of the
preceding year. This reduction occurs
largely in iron and steel, of which the
importations for the month are less than
half of those of the corresponding month
of last year, the figures for November,
1903. being $2,309,233, against $4,779.
093 in November, 1902. For the eleven
months ending with November articles
wholly or partially manufactured for
use in manufacturing show an increase
of $15,000,000 over the corresponding
months of last year, while articles in a
crude condition for use in manufactur
ing show an increase of $11,000,000 in
1903, as compared with the correspond
ing months of 1902.
Summarizing the story told by the
figures for the month of November and
the eleven months ending with Novem
ber, it may be said that they indicate a
growth of exports of manufactures, but
that the expected increase in exports of
iron and steel manufactures has not de
veloped. Imports of iron and steel man
ufactures, however, show a decrease in
November, 1903, as compared with No
vember, 1902, though for the entire
eleven months the figures of iron and
steel imports are slightly in excess of
those of last year. Importations of
other manufacturers' materials also show
a slight decrease in Noifember as com
pared with November of last year, but
a marked increase when the eleven
months ending with November are con
sidered in comparison with" the corres
ponding months of lasf year.
These figures of the commerce of the
eleven months would seem to indicate
that the total commerce of the United
States during the year about to end will
be greater than in any preceding year,
.that the total exports will fall a few
Ions below those of. i£00 and be
equal to those of but mater
i!ti($isn excess of those c&sflra, while the
imports will exceed those of any
:ding year, and cofl|b|fted with the
s make the granfjt tdt?i of com
ifore- tfem jp.
ai&» th*t die txjbtt*
ions, but be s
the record year 1
THE OLD!
Minneapolis, Dec.
Russian Papers Seem Disappointed
That There Is No Announcement
*f War With Japan.
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They Discuss Possibilities of War To
morrow While Professing Belief
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St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.—Foreign dis
patches received yesterday are reflected
in the pessimistic editorials,, The
Novoe Vremya says:
"There's no War today, tdfftOrroW
there may be war."
The paper, however, professes faith in
a e a e u s e e e n
GOLF TOURNE& ,1
Pinehurst, N. C, Dec. 30.—The par
ticipation of such famous experts as
W. J. Travis, John M. Ward and Find
lay S. Douglas assures success to the
big amateur tournament which opened
here today under the auspices of the
Pinehurst Golf Club. The play is to
continue through the remainder of the
week and a number of cups and other
trophies will be distributed among the
winners. As this is the first important
golf even of the season on southern
links it will be followed with interest
by devotees of the game throughout
the coutnry.
?The
William Eichler, a firmer living
about twelve miles south of this city,
mfr his head^ug^ in^tfee klB top
was retw^kyi home' at&T was
to
doifc
when his horses brought him
The coroner has gone to inves-
ARKANSAS REPUBLICANS.
lions
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AND BAILY Rfit^tTBLICAjj.
REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 1878. 1TARG0, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30 1903. FOR UM ESTABLISHED NOV.
THERE'S NO
WAR TODAY
FACTS ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA
The following are some of the good things
about North DaKotai
The state has'an area of 70,172 square miles. 1
The population in 1900 was 319,146.
The estimated population for 1903 is 480,000
There are now 3,480 miles of railroad.
The postoffices number 850. V.-'
^"^Thera are 240-irewgpapew?
value of the dairy and creamery industry of North Da
kota for 1903 amounts to $3,000,000.
The assessed valuation of real and personal property—less
than 20 per cent of its actual value—is $14G,537,444.
The value of the farm products of 1903 will be fully $135,
000,000.
The approximate wheat yfeld is bushels per acre.
The approximate flax yield is 19 bushels per acre^,
There are 84 flouring mills.
FESTIVAL OF MALTA*
An Imposing Spectacle Presented by Auvergne
Conmandery of Knights Templar.
Last evening was devoted by Au-4
vergne Commandery of Knights Tem
plar to the presentation of the Degree
of St. Paul and the Order of Malta.
The work was presented by Eminent!
Commander A. B. Taylor acting as Em
inent Prior, together with his regular
roster of officers, and was exceedingly
well given. There were quite a num
ber of visitors from out of the city
The music was a special feature and
the stereopticon under the charge of
Dr. Hill, was a great aid in impressing
the lessons. The class numbered some
thirty, and it is safe to say that they
will not soon forget the event. Au
vergne should be sincerely congratu
latjed op. the success achievo^,
ST. THOMAS.
St. Thomas, N. D., Dec. 29.—To
The Forum: Christmas eve the var
ious churches of the city held festivals
appropriate to the season and all the
little people were made happy by songs
recitations and gifts.
The places of business report an ex
ceptionally good holiday trade. Why
not, when the farmers had such a boun
tiful crop and such good preparation is
made for a 1904 harvest?
Some of the city teachers start this
evening for the North Dakota Educa
tional Association meeting at Grand
Forks.
The Forum has been a very welcome
paper to our household. We wish you
a happy and a prosperous 1904.
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Lignite coal taken out of 68 mines**
The price of lignite per ton runs fftfm
There are eight cheese factories.
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The creameries number $0, wi^i plans for about 20 stare
under discussion.
There are 43,868 farms.
All the state institutions have land grants, the income from
which will make them self supporting in a few years.
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TWO DEATHS AT LID0ERW0001 SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP.
One Man Sfc«* Aoothtr Stranded to Death
N. D., Dec S&MVhile
playing a game of dice at Marlow,
D., Albert Deshon, about 21 years
old, was shot by "Big George," a bar
tender at the place. The bullet en
tered near the jugular vein, passed
around*the neck and nearly severed
the psinal cord. He was brought
here and found to be completely par
alyzed, ahd the doctors say he cannot
live. ''Big George" was arrested and
takfcn to Britton by the sheriff.
Cor. St, T.
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.. --The ranches number 6.16&. ''3^^
During the year it is estimated that 1,750,000 tons of tame
and wild hay were put up.
North Dakota spent for schools this year $1,838,694.
There are 3,728 schools in the state.
North Dakota employs 5,041 teachers and wants mote.
The value of school property is $3,178,101.
The North Dakota schools will have an endowment of land
worth $50,000,000.
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A CMba* to flafe SaaM Of the Oreat Skaters of
the Bast ia n»a».
A^^jft^et to decide the no^Hftfestfcrtlr
amateur skating championship will
probably be held at the Metropolitan
rink in Fargo, N. D., during January.
Thomas Reynolds, proprietor of the
rink, hi#' Inade application for a sanc
tion to hold such a meet, and intends
to schedttte the following events:
Two hundred and twenty yards, quar
ter mile, half mile, one mile, three
miles and five miles. Mr. Reynolds
thlijfo that a sufficient number of en
trifjpfrom Chicago, Wisconsin and
ap^west of Fargo will-be received to
the success of the n&et. He al
io ^Qtunts on a large nuifttf#r of entries
in th« past
famous skaters as
the
NtUson.
on sotae
here. Hi
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SAID RADIUM
CURED CANCER
Remarkable Care of a Terrible Case
of Cancer With Radium Is Re
ported From Newark.
The Specialist Had Planned to Cut
Off Half of Alan's
Faccii^ ^V'
V- iat'
New York, Dec. 30.—Radium is re
ported to have cured a cancer which
spread over the right cheek of Wm.
Hoffman, aged 62, ot Newark, al
though a specialist said the whole side
of his face would have to be cut away
to remove the cancer.
ANOTHER GOOD IDEA.
Pembina Pioneer Express: The
Times declares against the sale of
"bitters" in the drug stores, and seems
to think that about all of the patent
medicines are but forms of infraction
of the prohibition law. Y^hat is the
matter with making the makers of
patent medicines put a formula of the
ingredients on the outside of the pack
age? Then the sale can be restrained
and regulated according to the stuff
of which they are made. Poisons are
already under such restraint and it
would bf a short step to the rest, and,
incidentally, we might discover that we
were paying big prices for compounds
of very common and cheap substances.
We are doing that sort of thing with
the food products. Why not apply the
same to the patent medicines?
REYNOLDS.
Reynolds, ^N. D., Dec. 29,—To The
Forum: Attorney Geo. L. Ryerson and
family are spending the holidays with
relatives at Grand Forks.
J. B. Herring left Tuesday jfoif. att
tended trip in Wisconsin. •'V'
Harry Hart is spending the holidays
at his old home in Iowa.
Deputy Sheriff Turner was down
from Grand Forks last Wednesday sum
moning jurors for the district court.
Miss Janie Morrison, sister of the
M.
E.
patffor. arrived from Toronto
Wednesday morning and will make an
extended visit here.
Russell Walker of the university law
school is spending the holidays with
M.*. and Mrs. Curran at the Rockaway
Hotel.
Rev. S. L. Harte of Emerado preached
in the M.
E.
Church both morning and
evening last Sunday. Cor. R.
UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
Grand Forks Herald: Compelled to
drive back and forth across the prairie,
with the thermometer 10 degrees below
zero, and a wildly insane man urging
him on, and indicating the directions
which he was to take, John Long, of
Maza, Towner County, had an experi
ence two days ago which he will not
soon forget.
Mr. Long was west of town on his
way home, and was in some haste to
reach his desination, when a man ap
peared on the road in front of him, and
acted in such a peculiar manner that
Mr. Long MioppJit an attempt was to he
made to hold him up. He urged his
horses and tried to drive past, but the
man on foot caught hold of the cutter
and climbed in. The man, who proved
to be one George Diamond, explained
that "they were after him" and that all
haste must be made to get away. Mr.
Long saw that he was in company with
an insane man, and tried to induce his
passenger to drive to the village, but
Diamond insisted on going in almost
every other direction, and, in order to
prevent a violent outbreak, Mr. Long
humored him until he had driven about
in the piercing cold for three hours. At
the end of that time he succeeded in
reaching the village, and turned his
passenger over to the authorities.
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Page, N. D., Dec. a$~To The Fo
t*tim': Mrs. Ruth Gray went to Fargo
Thursday to spend Christmas with her
stepdaughters who are attending school
there. She returned yesterday.
Miss Louisa McCorquodale came over
from Hunter Saturday on a visit to
friends here.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Ritter was quite ill last week but is
all right now.
Rev. and Mrs. J. N. B. Smythe are
enjoying a visit from their children, who
are home for the holidays from Fargo
College.
Miss Dora Maclinn came home Thurs
day from Minneapolis to spend the holi
days at ho«j*,
Miss Eunice (Brock is home from
Moorhead Noftfcal for the holidays.
Miss Flossie Henry is ill with scarlet
fever.
Wiliam Keyes arrived here Thursday
fpom, Minneapolis on a ,visit
to
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RECALLS TERRIBLE TRAOEDV
Brave Officer Whose Memory WIH Be Reviewed
By a Fargo Attorney.
Abaline Reblector: jt B. Edwards
who has charge of the monument to
the memory of Tom Smith, the town's
first marshal, has received letters from
W. S. Stambaugh at Fargo, N. D., and
T. C. Henry at Denver saying that
they will be here to make addresses)
when the stone is formally dedicated.
This will make an excellent feature of
the cercmony. Mr. Henry was mayor
when Smith was marshal and Mr,
Stambaugh was a lawyer of the town
and well acquainted with Smith. The
cercmony will probably be held in the
spring some time before Decoration
Day.
1'om Smith, the brave officer tq
whose memory this monument is to be
erected, was a well known character ill
the west during the late
6o's
Bishop Mann officiated and only the'
immediate relatives of the contracting
parties were present. The rooms were«
handsomely decorated with American'
Beauties, none of which were more
beautiful than the charming bride as..-',n»
she appeared in an imported wedding
gown of light gray broadcloth which:
was very artistically trimmed with lace,"
applique and chiffon. The groom wore
the conventional afternoon dress. Dr.
and Mrs. Rose left on the east bound
flyer this afternoon on a short trip to
Chicago. The couple have made their
homes in Fargo for a number of years, k
the bride being an exceptionally clever
lady, a business woman of much abil- i
ity, a leader in Fargo society and at
one time practicing medicine in the^l
city her friends are counted by the
score. The groom is a popular dentist
of Fargo enjoying a wide practice and
a large circle of friends who wish him
and his bride a long, and happy ipumey
through life.
FOR SCO FIELD.1
Grand Forks Herald: Judge Corliss
and John Burke, attorneys
fat
The writ will be asked on th£vff$oun0s
that the power of the federal
coutt
been limited by an act of congn^l, aild
such limitations have been h^ftf.valid
by the higher courts ttait was
not in contempt of court, inatfjuiieh as
his alleged misbehavior was Mt jn the
presence of the court, or in tfyfe court
building, but several blocks atoftt, nor
was it so near the court as Jo wfttruct
the administration of jrittict.
It is Mpedted that a
writ will be made
States circuit court of.
Louis next
week, and
leave for
that city Mi
The application to
will be
madie at
rela-
retumed yesterday
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and early
7o's, and many of the old-timers of
Fargo, especially U. S. Marshal John
Haggart knew him well. He was the
hero of the famous Bear River raid in
Wyoming in 1868, slaying sixteen des
peradoes in a single handed hand to
hand encounter. During the early
days of Abaline, Kans., when toughs,
thugs, gamblers and prostitutes held
full sway. Tom Smith was chosen mar-j
shal of the town and it was through his
courageous efforts that morality was
enthroned and the lawless were com
pelled to seek other fields. Smith was
killed while performing his official duty
in September, 1870. A cold blooded
murder had been perpetrated by two
men, who resided near the town in a
dug out on a claim they had filed upon.
Smith was delegated to arrerst them.
Armed with a warrant and a revolver
he proceeded to the dug out. E11 route
he passed the school house, in which
Attorney Stambaugh. then a boy of 18,
was teaching. He told Mr. Stambaugh
the nature of his trip to the dug out
and was cautioned by the school teach
er. who was well acquainted with the
desperate nature of the men. The
brave officer failed to heed the advise
and proceeded on. Later his^dead body
was found at the entrance of the dug
out. A bullet had penetrated his heart,
and an axe was found imbedded in the
back of his head, which, by two other
gashes had almost been severed from
the body. The assassins were run
down, arrested and convicted. One was
sentenced to the penitentiary to serve
sixteen years and the other eighteen... -i
One died in the pen and the otherl"*,*^^r-'s|
served out his term, but declined to V*
leave the prison, and now gray and"
bent with age is still among the pris
oners at the penitentiary.
ROSE-LOCKHART WEDDING.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock occurred
the wedding of Mrs. Frances E. Lock-
hart to Dr. Charlie L. Rose at* the
home ot the bride in Fargo.
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Sheriff
Art Scofield of Minot, will make appli
cation to Judge Sanborn, of the United
States circuit court of appeals, foi a
writ of habeas corpus for the release of v
Sheriff Scofield who is now a prisoner
in the county jail at Fargty having^
been sentenced to a term of ninety, days
by Judge Amidon of the United States
district court for contempt of court.
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Judge Corlis*, when the
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