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'*+1 A 1 Fagea tft I I S i if 7 hf V \i I n fife. fit a 4 1 to 6c .yri ifiiniyiii|ii»iiii iniji -iii «s$- 'V.fi ft iV. f&rth Dakotan Had Charna -of the Measure in tha Senate Committee •ltd Hat Worksd Along That Lin# Per 'Year#., Washington, July 2.—Senator Mc Cumber of North Dakota "had charge of the pure food bill when the con ference report was finally agreed to by the senate, and he was congratu lated by a number of his colleagues on having a long and hard fight iwr food, "I am perfectly satisfied with the bill as it became a law," said Mr. Mc Ourhber. "As it passed, the bill was even better than when it left the sen ate. "jPhe new matter inserted by the house perfected the legislation nicely. One of the provisions relating to pur chase by agents of the department was changed to provide that purchas es might be made in open market in stead of requiring the manufacturer to deliver his goods upon presentation of the price. The final adoption of the latter provision would have come dangerously close to compelling an accused person to give evidence against himself. Some of the other provisions did not meet my views en tirely, but as agreed upon finally by the conferees, the bill has my entire approval." Senator McCumber has been fight ing for pure food legislation practical ly evei4 since he entered the senate. In almost every congress he has seen a. pure food bill pass either the house' of the senate, and now he has the satisfaction of seeing his efforts crowned with success. Snake Catchera Strike. .. Geneva, Switzerland, July 2.—Among the various labor disturbances that are agitating the continent of Burope the etrtkfe of the snake catchers in this cannon is probably one of the most oHglnai. This canton suffered a good deal last year from a plague of vipers, and to exterminate them the govern ment offered a prize of one franc for each viper caught. So every man, wo man and child in the rural districts -went out snake hunting and some of the most energetic ones earned as much as $150 and more during the sea son. The experiment proved more cost ly to the government than was antici pated and this year the authorities ac cordingly reduced the prise to fifty centimes. The snake hunters objected to this reduction and went on a strike The result is that the reptiles are on the increase again and some of the districts are actually overrun or rather overcrawled "With them. The strikers Intend to allow the snakes to increase in numbers until the authorities re store the premium to the old rate of one franc per head. i HMD AND BURNED SELF-CONFESSED NEGRO RAPIST DISPOSED Of. k ft & Ha Assaulted a 18-Year-Old White Girl v|md v Appeal of the Kansas PASSAGE OP PURE FOOD PLEASES HIM. ^.?^ Was Fully Identified After ^IWhich Ha Admitted Hia Guilt—Body Cremated. AChl'cftaKfia, 1. T., July' 2.—A legfo who committed a criminal assault upon the 16-year-old daughter of Ira Rob ertson near Womack, was captured and after being taken back to the scene of' his crime was hanged and Jiurneni neat- the spot where he com mitted the deed. He confessed and Offered no resistance to the mob To dlle person the negro gave his name Aft Chff Mays of Marshall, Tex., and lie told another that it was Will New bright of San Antonio. By the time the1 negro was overtaken near Bradley, fiMly 400 men had joined in the chas^ and soon after the capture the march to Womack began. It was nearly 8 o'clock Sunday morning when the Robertson home was reached and the negro was brought before the assault* ed girl. '"That's the one," said she at once atld the negro replied, "yes, lady, I'm the one. Gentlemen, I admit the crime?." The mob then proceeded with their victim past the post where he had committed the assault and he was J»anged to a tree nearby. Before life was extinct the brtdy was Ictyvered to the ground when logs and IWush were heaped upon it and the mask ignited and the flames soon com jfleted the work. Two hours later the charred body was buried under the same tree under the direction of a denuly marshall from Purceli, who had been thwarted in his ?|fort to take thd n^gro from the rdob. Applagate la Free. ft (Grand Forks, N. D., July S,—The looti and then running through a fear jttlssed this afternoon I JL JL 4$. Exception* PtUd by Ptfewtfiwti"' The Burlington Hat Two Griev ance«, Lack of Jurisdiction judge's Charge to the Jury. Kansas City, July 2.—Final atepe In the United States district court here Jn the rebate cases were taker* today when the appeal bonds were perfect ed upon behalf of the seven convicted individuals and concerns and when the bills of execution were filed for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co., and Geo. L. Thomas, the New York broker, and his chief clerk, L. B. Taggart. Bills of exception had previously been presented in the cases of the Ar mour, the Swift, the Cudahy and the Nelson Morris Packing companies. The next ster will be the filing of bills of exceptions with the court of appeals which will be done at St. Louis on August 21. In the case of the Burlington rail road the exceptions taken apply par ticularly to the allegation of defend ant that the interstate commerce act does not apply to export rates which question is Involved, and that this dis trict court lacks jurisdiction. Particular exception is taken to portions of the charge to hurry made by Judge Smith McPherson who pre sided at the trials. Salisbury, Eigland, Jtlfy 2.—Travel ing at a mad pace over the London & Southwestern railway, the American line express, carrying forty-three of the steamer New York's passengers from Plymouth to- London, pluftged from the track jusi after passing the station here at 1:57 o'clock Sunday morning and mangled to death in Us wreckage twenty-three passengers who sailed from New York June 23 and four of the trainmett. Besides those to whom death came speedily, a dozen persona wire injured, some seriously. The Daad. Followlng'is the list of the first cabin passengers dead: BARWICK, Walter, Toronto, Ont. CASSIER, Louis, Trumbull, Conn. COSSlTT. Frederick Henry, New York. REPUBLICAN, ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 187$ FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 190fi. A{ eTEPS v TAKEN (IT U, V COURT TODAV. -j f. FTILL ELPHICKE, Mrs. C. W-, Chicago, III. HARDING, Dudley. P., 31® west Ninety-fifth street, New York. HITCHCOCK, Mrs. L. N., 281 Cen tral park west, New York. HOWIESON, Miss Mary F.. 81 west Thirty-first street, New York. KING, Rev. E. L. Toronto, Ont, Kocil, Frank W., Allen town, Penna. M'DONALD, John E., New York. city. M' MEEK IN, C. F., New York city. PIPON, C. A., Toronto, Ont. SENTJCLL, Mrs. E. W., Ne* York city. SENTELL, Miss Blanch# M„ New York city. SENTELL, Miss Gertrude M., New York city. SMITH, Mrs. Walter W., Dayton, O. SMITH?, Miss Eleanor, Dayton, O. SMITH, Gerard, Davton, O. WA1TE, Mrs. Lillian Hurd, 424 Fifth avenue. New York. The following second passen gers are dead: A GEOPP1NGESR, LoUls, address un obtainable. KEELER, Jules, address unobtain able. v T$I CANADIANS SHOWEQ '"TJHE ENGLISH UR* SU'-W Fast Race at Henley Woh by tfttr Ar gonauts from the First Trinity Team, Cambridge, ill Ptat Tints, by a Boat Length, Henley, lj!&|ftAnd, July 2.—The ArgQ nauts of Canada beat the First Trinity Cambridge today in the first heat for the grand challenge cup. The Argo nauts won after a magnificent r&ee by a bare length. The time was 7:20. West Was Beaten. Henley, Eng., July 2.—In the pre liminary heat for the diamond skulls today Roy Adam, of Australia beat W. B. West of Philadelphia by 2»4 lengths. ICEMEN WERE HEL&, They W[a»ved Examination en tha Con spiracy Charge. Philadelphia, July 2.—Thirteen ice manufacturers upon whom warrant." were served last week, charging them with conspiracy to raise the price of Ice, waived a hearing today and were held by the magistrate in bonds of |1,500 each to answer in court. Lincoln, Neb., July I.—The cloud burst which flooded this vicinity last night was the heaviest ever known here and caused property losses of many thousands of dollars in Lincoln alone. In the business streets, the water was more than two feet deep and the sewers being unable to carry off such a quantity, the water ran into the basements of all the stores, caus ing losses that range from a few hun dred dollars to several thousand. The department stores, which have displays in their basements, are the heaviest losers. The city pumping stations were flooded and the .water supply was almost cut off. Damage In the resi dence portion of the city was heavy. All of the streams In southeastern Ne braska are out of their banks and tie damage to crops is considerable. Spain ToBe Aggressive. Madrid, July 2.—Senator Caballero, the new foreign minister, stated in the course of an interview that he had decided upon an active foreign policy in order to establish Spain's position among the powers. Commercial treat ies with European nations, the minis ter said, were undergoing re-arrange ments and several important diploma tic changes probably will be made soon. Terrible Catastrophe in En y-three Americans THOMPSON, W. H., address u*iol tainable. Some 'of the Injured. The following are the first cabin passengers injured: Allen, G. H. V., New Tork cltk A N A I E U I A N FLOOD IN NEUUSKA .11. CLOUDBURST WAS TH* HEAV IEST KNOWN- Much Damage Done to tha Stock* of the Stores in Lincoln by Water Flowing Into* Basement*—Rivers High. Atm Critchell, Robert S., Chicago, 111. Griswold, Miss I. S., address unob tainable. Hitchcock, Miss M., New York city. Koch, Mrs., Allentown, Penna. The following second cabin passen gers were injured: Rask, Miss M., address unobtainable. Fateful Decision. The late hour of the New York's Hrriva! at Plymouth saved many lives. She carried more than sixty travelers for London, but many of them elected to travel on comfortably to South ampton In preference to the late land ing at Plymouth, and the long night ride across the country. If the New York had made a faster passage the sombre roster of the dead and Injur ed would have been larger. The big American line steamer reached Ply mouth at 9:35 o'clock Saturday night and half an hour later there was a tender alongside to receive passengers for England. Several who had planned to debark and packed their baggage, decided at the last moment to remain aboard. It was a fateful decision, though not dictated by any fear. How Wreck Occurred. The train consisted of a powerful ex press engine, three first-class corridor carriages and one combination guard's van and buffet. The passengers were soon entrained and at 11:30 the ex press pulled out. It was given a clear track on the run of 230 miles to Lon don, on which the express generally maintains an average speed of a mile ii minute. Driver Robins quickly gave the en gine her head and the special was soon speeding swiftly through the night. It ran on safely and without incident un til it entered the long railway yard of TOLEDO ATTORNEYS ARE CUM*- PED INTO JAU.^ **•. Thif M«ii Who Appeared Pop the let men Are in Contempt For Filing a Motion Charging' JkMlge Kincaid With Misconduct. Toledd. July l.-HJudge Kincaid. day sentenced Clarence Brown and T. H. Tracy, attorneys for the Ice men, to ten days each In Jal for contempt of court In filing a motion charging the ,jud|fe ^ith misconduct. .KILLING OF POLICE^ Warsaw Terrorists Hava Chaae4 the Cops From the 8tre^ts' Warsaw, July 2.—Recent rumors to ttie effect that the terrorists Were or ganizing a general slaughter of the police were partially corroborated to when tv.% policemen were shot (iii ad and three were mortally wounded simultaneously in various parts of this city. In consequence of the attacks made on the police the latter have been withdrawn from the streets which are now patrolled by infantry^ iSm z i y V V I CETS BACK THAW MURDER CASE WILL TAKE HIS TIME. Tha District Attorney Was Away Oft His Annual Vacation When tha Killing of White a Weak Agq Ge curred—Thaw Rests Wall. New York, July 2.—With the toturn of District Attorney Jerome from his vacation in the country the investiga tion Into the Thaw-White tragedy was given a renewed impetus today. Attaches of the district attorney's of fice had been engaged In whipping in* to shape the information concerning the case already at hand and every thing was in preparation to be sub mitted to the chief upon his arrival. Thaw passed a very comfortable night in his cell In .the Tombs and to day appeared to be in better condi tion than at any time since he was arrested for shooting Stanford White a week ago today. The prisoner's wife called at the usual hour today and spent some time with him. John Johnson in Chair. Ossing, N. Y., July 2.—John John son, of Yonkers, who wk? convicted of the murder of his wife last year, was today electrocuted at Sing Sing prison. PANAMA CANAL LOANS. Secretary Shaw, Gives the Public a Chance to Invest. Washington, July 2.—Secretary of the Treasury Shaw today offered to the public $30,000,000 of the bonds of the Panama canal loan authorized by a recent act of congress. Salisbury, when the passengers noted that the coaches began swaying from side to side. Suddenly at the end of the long platform, when the track be gan to curve toward the bridge span ning ^Fisherton street, the main avenue of the city, the engine seemed fairly to leap from the track. It swung across the adjoining track with terrific force and destroyed the guard's van of a milk train that was slowly steaming in the opposite direction, killing a guard. Lurching forward the locomo tive plunged against the standards and girders calibre and when the crashing of the wreck was passed, then came cries of the injured, some shrieking with pain and fear and others moaning as If bewildered by the shock. Relief came quickly, although it was an hour before the last body was drag ged from the wreck. The police, at tracted by the noise called ambulances and surgeons and warned the hospitals to prepare to receive the injured. The railway yard quickly filled wlt(i police, doctors, nurses, trainmen dud volun teers. Rescuing Victims. The darkness and incredible destruc tion made the work of rescue exceed ingly difficult. Lamps and torches were brought to light the desolate scene. The station was converted into a sur gery and the platform was made a mortuary. Several of the dead and in jured were impAoned In compart ments and It was necessary to saw away the partitions in order to effect their release. Others were caught un der heavy wreckage. Several of the bodies were badly mangled and one woman was decapitated. As the bodies of the dead were extricated they were laid in rows on the station platform awaiting identification. All the physicians in Salisbury were summoned and devoted themselves to attendance upon the wounded. The body of the engineer was found on top of the fire box, charred beyond recognition. It was necessary to saw COLOMBIA SELECTS A NEW REP Afi8EN.TATJV£. A -i i "Old Quarrels With the Omted States Are to Be Forgotten and New Trea ties Negotiated that WIN Inaugu rate Friendly Relational WfasbingWn, July 2.—Rnrique Cortea has been named as Colombian minister to the tJnited States to succeed Diego Mendoza. The state department has been advised by American Minister Barrett at Bogota that the appoint ment of Cortez followed the initiation of the preliminary negotiations at Bo gota looking toward the framing of treaties between* the United States and Colombia which will settle all disputes and inaugurate friendly rela tion For Needy Families. New York, July Z.—The second scr ies of lectures at the School of Phil anthropy will begin at the Charity building today. These lectures are de livered under the auspices of the Charity Organization Society. The new series of lectures will be on the subject (ft how to care for1 needy families.'- The course is attended by forty-seven students of philanthropy. JLX I .T'.W fr r: p&£h. President ftoesevelt Selected ftlfc Commission to Dig tha Canal-^Faw Chahges Prom the Old Board Stev ens Has Double Job. Wa*hlngtoB,July 3.—Because M'CLELLAN'S ESCAPE. New York Mayor Changed Hia Mind Just in Time. London, July 2.—By tha merest chance Mayor George B. McClellan, of New York, was not on the wrecked American special train. He had an ap pointment to keep in London today and although the steamer was late in arriving at Plymouth, he decided to come direct to London instead of go ing to Cherbourg with Mrs. McClel Ian, Who was booked through to Paris. His hand baggage had been transferred to the tender to land at Plymouth, and he was going on board the tender when an officer of the steamer whom Mrs. McClelian had been asking to urge her husband to accompany her to Cher bourg, told the mayor he could still reach London In time to keep his ap pointment if he went on to Cherbourg and thence to Southampton. Just be fore the tender left the ship's side Mayor McClelian changed his ml&i, and the ship's steward threw his bag gage back on board the New York as the tender was casting off her lines. John E. McDonald, the New York horseman, best known as "Jack" Mc Donald. who is among the dead, was given the compartment on the special train which had been reserved for Mr. McClelian and so the mayor's escape was indeed the narrowest. Mr. McClelian will remain In Lon don a week and then will join his fam ily in Paris. Pathetic Death* The death of Frederick H. Cossltt. (Continued on Page Four.) {OKTEZ TitEPOFF IS TO QUIT MUCH HATED COMMANDgA IN DISFAVOR. u Ifean Who Has So Long Protected the Czar Is Said to Be Slated for Dis missal—Premier Goremykin at the Palace. 6t. Petersburg, July f.—-Premier Oor emykin was summoned to Peterhof this afternoon presumably, In connec tion with the reorganization of the cabinet. The Borgia Gazette today says it is rumored that General Tre poff, commandant of the palace, has at last fallen Into imperial dittXavar juid Is leaving Peterhof. Place for Prison. Albany, N. Y„ July 2.—The new Ptate Prison Sit© Commission will meet here this afternoon for the pur pose of organisation. The commis sion lias been appointed to select a site for the prison to take the place of the historic Sing Sing prison at Osslnlng, N. T- The commission will also supervise the erection of the new prison upon the site to be -selected y e e k FOKUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1891. A New Commission nama OLD ONE NOT CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. •v ,V U pi the failure of the senate to confirm the isthmian canal commission, President Roosevelt has named a new commis sion consisting of Theodore P. Shonts, chairman John F. Stevens, Gov. Chas. E. Magoon, Brig-Gen. Peter C. Haines, U. S. A. (retired) Mordecal Endicott, civil engineer, U. S. N., and Benjamin M. Parred, Members. Stevens replaces Brlg.-Cen. Oswald P. Ernst, who retired from active ser vice in the army laat week, and will hereafter devote practically his entire time to the international waterways commission. Joseph Bucklin Bishop, who was sec retary to the old commission and a member of the commission, will be made secretary to the new body, but not one of Its members. The salaries of the members will continue the same as heretofore. Stevens will continue as chief engi neer of the commission but will not receive any extra compensation for his services aa a member of the commis sion. V* ictims 1 away a part of the compartments of the railway coaches in order to release the survivors and to secure the bodies of the dead. In one compartment all of the passengers except two were killed and the rescue of t£e survivors was exceedingly difficult. I S issue 1 12 PAGES eirnui yyjji FOUL PLAY ALLEGED AT EAST GRAND FORKS. Stabbed Man Found on tha Railway Track Whara Ha Was Struck by ah Engine, Dying Three Hours La ter. Grand Forks, N. D., July 2.—Albert Ber*«t*d died early yesterday morn ing In East Grand Forks as the result of foul play and having been ptpuck by a Great Northern engine. The deceased was about 31 years of age and came here from Northwood, la. He was employed for some time on the Great Northern depot improve ments and Saturday went to East Grand Forks, whore lie became Intox icated and during the afternoon and evening he had several quarrels with different people. About 2:30 yester day morning a stranger appeared at the Sinclair livery barn with a long knife in his hand and asked the way to the Great Northern tracks. lie was told the direction. Later two men were heard quarreling in that locality. About 8:10 Sunday morning a Great Northern engine struck a man near the bridge. The engineer saw the body across the track but could not stop his engine in time to avoid hitting the body, which was knocked from the track and one arm cut off. The man died three hours later, re maining unconscious. An examination disclosed the fact that Bergs tad had two deep knife cuts in the head near his ear. It is supposed he and the man seen by the livery stable employes had quarrelled and the stabbing resulted, after which th body was placed across the track while Bergstad was too unconscious to move. The coroner from Crookston Is In vestigating the death. Preparing for the Fourth. Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 2.—Thk pre paration for the celebration of the na tional holiday are progressing and by Wednesday morning every thing will be in readiness for the thousands who will undoubtedly come here to hear President Roosevelt deliver the oration in honor of the day. If the weather is favorable, the meeting, at which Presi dent Roosevelt will speak, will be held in the open air, but if it should rain it will be held at the operahouse. The field which has been selected, is known as the Robert Jordan lot and It was on that lot that President Roosevelt spoke once before, when he was gov ernor of the state of New York. The lot is situated about one-half a mile from the center of the village, and* In order to facilitate the attendance of the aged and infirm, as well, as, in cidentally, to turn an honest penny for the liveryman, stages will be run from the village to the lot where the cele bration is to be held. LODGE ON THE RACK MASSACHUSETTS 8ENATOR BE FORE GRAND JURY. He Will Be Asked to Tell About Cam* paign Contributions and the Lar ceny of Funds by Hie Former flee retary. Boston, July 2.—United Ptates Sen ator Henry Carbot 1/xlge wh* Summoned to appear be tfte grand Jury of Suf county in an investigation into campaign contributions by District Attorney John E. Moran, came to the courthouse today. The senator had been called to appear tomorrow bi|t an arrangement was made to meet the* district attorney today Instead. Motw an was busy and after greeting SerfeJ ator Lodge asked him to Wilt until Moran was at liberty. was' fure* foil* The investigation Is the develop- ment of the case of Robert G. Procujaf' who last week w:is convicted of laiw. ceny of $225 which John C. Bcstegdfi' of Quincy claimed he had given Pro$* tor, who was Senator I^odge's secre* tary, as a contribution to the repul« lican state campaign fund in 1904. -s! Several prominent republicans, lij^t eluding the officers of the state coai^,^' mlttee, were summoned to appear be fore the grand jury tomorrow. 4 i Wellman Expedition. ll- TrnffiSoe. Norway. July 2 -The man-Chicago Record-Herald's steamer, Frithjof. arrived here Sunday frofo Spitsbergen, where she left Major Hor sey and eighteen others, comprising the find section of the expedition. The supplies were safely landed at Dane island, huge blocks of ice being used as rafts to convey the cargo ashore. An immediate start will be made w ill* the erection of the airship shed within V a few hundred yards of the spot from whence S. A. Andree made his fatal ascent June 15, 1896. Mr. Wellman will start for Spit*-* bcrgen July 4, 4^u: i v 1