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iff. issut 20 Pages *wo People Are Injured iOr Wrecks FLYER CKASttES'lNTO BRIDGE FIRST THROUGH TRAIN IN COM- BINATION U. P.-WABASH SER VICE WRECKED—CHICAGO & ALTON PASSENGER DITCHED— BOTH ACCIDENTS IN MISSOURI. Kansas'City, May 15—Between thirty and forty persons were injured, some of them probably fatally, by a wreck of the Chicago & Alton train No. 14, near Odessa, Miss., this morningv. The train which left Kansas City as 8:13 this morning was a local, bound for Blomington, 111. The dangerously hurt, nine in num ber, and sill women, were from Okla homa and Missouri. The cause of the accident is not known. The track was torn up for a distance of 400 feet. Miraculous Escapes From Death. Kansas City, Mo., May 15.—It is be lieved that none of the twelve per sons Injured in the wreck of the Buffalo-Colorado limited passenger train, west bound, near Randolph, Missouri, 6 miles northeast of Kan sas City, last night, will die. The train, which was Wabash No. 1. of the first of the through trains to be used in the combination Union Paciflc-Wabash trains continental service, crashed Into, a steel twin bridge spanlng over what 1b known as Rush ri\#er, a creek one mile north of Randolph, Undermined by High Wat«r. The bridge piers had been under mined by recent high waters, and the fact that the train was proceeding at slow speed was all that prevented a greater disaster. The engine was nearly clear of the trestle when the structure gave way. The engine went down, landing on the bank of the stream. The mail car and baggage car folded together and hung suspend ed over the river. The first passenger coach was thrown off the track and stopped, and they saved ft. "0! LEIM Will Not Be Used as Cats-Paw Political Game BE REVOKES APPOINTMENT GOVERNOR STUBB'S FRIEND, ROfc i ERT STONE, IS TURNED DOWN WHEN TAFT LEARNS THAT HE WAS APPOINTED AS RESULT OF FACTIONAL FIGHT. Washington, May 15.—President Taft has written a letter to Governor Steb bins of Kansas in which he declares with emphasis that he will not permit himself to be used by any political fac tion for the promotion of political for tunes and in the same letter revoking the appointment of Robert Stone of Topeka, a personal friend of Govern or Stubbs. to be special assistant U. S. attorney general. The situation grows out of the Bris tow-Long senatorial fight of last year, it is said. President Taft is a personal friend of Senator Long's and kept out of that fight because he did not want to be placed in the position of having interfered in any factional fight in any state. Governor Stubbs wras allied wltft Brlstow. FALIINC mm i FATAL TO liillEE GIVE UP LIVES THOUSANDS OF FEET BELOW THE SURFACE. Jf k, ,l4V FORUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1891. It e RAIL 4 Caltimet. Mich., May lS.*—^hal!!ng ground in the Red Jacket mine of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. here yes terday afternoon claimed ttarae tjuman lives. The dead: Louis Rossie. John Benjamlr^ Louis Misso. .• Misso died at a hospital a few hours after the accident, while the other two were Instantly killed. The atfair took place in one of the deepest parts of the mine, being at a depth of about 6,000 feet below the surface. The coroner will hold an In quest probably today. HAILSTONES LIKE HENS* EGGS, 6 INCHES DEEP, IN CLOUDBURST IN IOWA Boone, Iowa, Ma- 15.—A cloudburst occurred last evening at Huxley, Iowa. HaiisiOTies as large as hens' eggs covert ""jse ground six inches deep. The are buried under water for miles along the Chicago & North ^"«tern road, south of iCeUajr. •'.J'./. K 4 Ut 51 4, a i v 'j-i' i?c t*» •Sit*' .J" »*A/: First Picture of Wright Bros, jnN. Y. i A 4 4t' t\* r"' /,£.*• ••,3 •*t From left to right- Catharine Wright. New York May 16.—America has just cause to be proud of the Wright Brothers who are acknowledged the world over as the foremost aviators. During their stay in Europe they have demonstrated fully their ability*to fly! in a heavier-than-air machine. They have been honored by the crowned! heads of Europe as perhaps have! few other Americans and still they are the same modest steady hard i TEDDY REVIVES FROM FATIGUE SPENDS HIS FIRST DAY AT M'MIL LAN RANCH AND COMMENCES ACCOUNT OF ADVENTURES. Nairobi, British Africa, May 15.— Theodore Roosevelt, who Is the guest of feeorge McMillan at the Ju Jr ranch, whither he repaired from his camp at Machakos in the Athi river district, spent his first day at the ranch in his room reviving from the fatigue of his journey. He has, however, be gun work on a series of articles de scribing his adventures up to date. Today Roosevelt continued writing but he found time also to visit parts of the McMillan estate and to discuss the prospects of sport with F. C. Silous. the well known English hunter, and his host. Roosevelt will resume his shooting expeditions on Monday. TORNADO DEALS 1LAT THReeMAD AND 95 INJURE© IN VWAKE OF CTORM THAT SWEPT 3 w *vr- ERN STATE8. on Return From Europe *r- V 'K as ma City, May capitulation of last nifeht's storm gen eral over northwestern Missouri and eastern central Kansas and extending lntp Oklahoma, and which in places reached thei proportions of a tornado, shows three known dead, six others missing and fifty-five injured. DANK LOOTED DF OVER TWO MILLION NEW INDICTMENT 18 RETURNED AGAINST HEINZE FOR BANK WRECKING. New York, May 15.—F. Augustus Helnze was reindicted today by the federal grand jury on allegations of misappropriating funds of the Mer cantile National bank. The indictment specifies alleged of fenses against the national banking law. Heinze pleaded not guilty. His bond of $50,000, which was given when he was arrested on the original charge, was continued. -f IV ifeS f**" V a 'M ?.•- 1116 -A. Holland Forbe®, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright, working men who were scarcely known two years ago. Their sister Miss Catherine Wright, has been with them for some time and has made herself very popular In Europe'. The Wright Brothers returned primarily to demon strate to Uncle Sam's satisfaction that they can comply with his require ments for military air ships, and after a short stay will return to Europe to look afttr their financial interests there. •rr- Young Roosevelt Took 6,000 "Coffin /Nails" With Him for Africa Natives N«* Ybrfe, May 15.—Tha largest shipment «f tobaco* ttlK^ from America for th© personal use of a traveler was that taken by Kermlt Roosevelt, when he sailed with his father, the former president, for Africa. The shipment occupied a space of sixtee* cufeto feet. The oonstflUmaiH con sisted of 125 brierwood pipes, 200 •hoT't stem clay pipes, two dozen long stemmed church wardens, 600 smallpackage* of granulated smoking toba cco, sixty pounds of out plug smoking,100 tins of high-grade birdseye, 80 fo unda of plug chewing, 0 pounds offine cut and 6,000 cigarettes. The company which sold this tobacco to Kocmit P.ooeeveSt announced yesterday that he had told them that he wa» taking it Africa to give to the native*, instead of small trinkela which arei tiwiaily ?xpeote4 from trtv elers. SHERIFF'S POSSE KILLS ft! FIND HIM ON INDIAN RESERVA TION, AND AFTER BATTLE OF BULLETS MAN FALLS DEAD* Pierre, 8. £., May 16.—William I, Lansing, a blacksmith, of Presho, was shot dead by a sheriff's posse who lo cated the man on the Brule Indian reservation yesterday, on the west side of the Missouri #river, south of this place. The posso discovered th* man twen ty-two miles north of Presho. He at tempted to resist capture and was shot He lived but a short time. None of the posse was injured," though Lansing fired several times. Lansing had threatened his wife and her brother because of divorce proceedings which she had started on grounds of cruelty. Lansing killed his wife and threw her body in the cellar. He remained at the house six hourf after his crime, and planned to kill his three children, who were at school. His little girl noticed bloodstain and reported to the authorities. A searching party made the discovery of the body several hours after the crime, and the sheriff organized a force of deputies to hunt down the husband who had Jled. DOWN SPINES CA8S LAKE 8ALOONMEN FEAR 08ASTIC ACTION $¥...• UNCLE SAM. V i Cass Lake, Minn., May 15.—Consid erable excitement has been caused in this part of the state since rumors have been afloat that all saloons would be closed, resulting from selling liquor, to Indians. Fred Seelman arrived her* today from Washington, D. C„ and at once called a meeting of saloon keepers. He came to the point, saying "you will either have to cut out the Indians or the saloons. No liquor given in any form to Indians will be tolerated." The saloon keepers all signed reso lutions to that effect and stoutly main tained they will not sell to Indiana. The village council will act in har mony with the interior department. It has been strongly hinted that several small towns along the line will be rid ded of saloons. It is feared Ben* and Bait club are among them. WADE IN FARGO"-USE THAT KIND-BOOST FOR THEM—IT MEANS A BIGGER FAROO 1 AND DAILY REPUBLICAN. N Senate Likely to Each vote that is taken on the meas ure apepars to verify the confident statement that has been made by Sen ator Aldrich and others that the com mittee is amply sustained by sentiment in the senate and that the bill when completed will be practically in the form that the committee desires. Round Iron Schedule. Washington, May 15—Again the com mittee on finance was upheld when tha senate yesterday voted down ai amendment by Senator Cummins t* lower the ^uty on round Iron, etc., by a vote of 35 to 42 and upheld the house rate which was recommended by the senate committee. Almost the entire session was given up to a debate on the feroflts of the United States Steel corporation and towards the end of the day, personal! ties were freely indulged In by the sen ators. This occurred after Senator Root had spoken In defense of the fi nance committee and criticised the sen ators who had complained of the fail ure of the committee to provide more ample information concerning various schedules. Mr. Money, addressing him self directly to the senator f.-om New York, resented what hb characterized as a lecture to the senate and sail that if the senator from New York desired less speaking in the body, "he should do less of It himself." Senator Beveridge proposed an amendment tr {He tariff bill Increasing the tax on totacco and its products and charged that by continuing short weight packages of the Spanish war, the tobacco trust was reaping a harvest of $21,000,000 a year. EXPLOSION ON "1!!P, 7INJOT FOUR VICTIMS OF BOIL EH' ACCI DENT ON LAKE ERIE STEAM* ER MAY DIE. THREE VICTIMS TJ DATE Plainsville, Ohio, May 15.— Three men are dead, one more doubtless will dk ax.d two others were hurt, as the result of an ex plosion of a flue in the boiler on the steamer Jamej H. Hoyt, three. miles off Falrport Harbor today. ®—i*— —r-- Painesville, O.. May 15.—Seven men were injured, four of whom may 0ie, as the result of an explosion of a boiler on the steamer Jas. H. Hoyt, 3 miles off shore, on Lake Erie to day. The boat was on its way from Cleveland to Ashtabula to load. Persons on. the shore noticed vapor arising from the boat and believed there had been accident, obtained a physician and put out in a small boat. As they neared the steamer they were met by a yawl from the Hoyt,- man ned by sailors who were In search of assistance. James H. Hoyt is owned by J. M. WeStcott, of Detroit, Mlch.^ 3- Uphold mittee's Reo Com BR1CH SEEMS CONFIDENT FOLLOWING SENATE*® ACTION IN SUSTAINING FINANCE COMMIT TEES DUTY ON ROUND IRON, HOPE 18 EXPRESSED THAT THE BILt W4LL BE APPHOVED. ^ashfnfton, D. C, May 15—The steel schedule will again be before the senate today and it is expected the action of that body in upholding the recom mendation of the com'Tiittee on finance in respect to the duty on rouid Iron will be repeated when th® other para graphs are voted on. UK MEETS ANDREW CARNEGIE REACHED NAPLES TODAY AND AR RANGES FOR MEETING WITH THE KING. Naples, May 15.—Andrew Carnegie arrived here today and was received by Senator Cappellini In the name of the University of Bologna. The sen ator has arranged that Carnegie be received by King. Victor Emmanuel next Monday. $* mm -9 OIL TRUST MEN QUIT PUBLIC TOWN AT STANDSTILL. Tilton, III., May 15.—This town's business is at a stand still because three members of its board of affairs have had to choose between resigning public offices or their positions as em ployes of the Standard Oil Co. and have decided that their pri vate jobs are more important than their public service. Elmer Williams, J. B. Daniels and Harry Hammond were elected to the board of affairs In April. General Manager Warren of Decatur, 111.,' has let them know that the Stan dard Oil Co. "wishes its employ es to have no part in public ad ministration" and now there is no quorum of Tilton's board of af fairs. FAROO, NORTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1909. REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 187$ 12 HOURS AFTER HIS DEATH WAS filiMOHEl), MET VEATH UNDER AUTO Salinas, Cal., Ma 16.—Twelve hours before he was crushed to death beneath his overturned auto, a rumor spread through this city that Percy Morse, a well known youne seed grower, had been killed on the road between here and Watsonvllle. Late yesterday, just twelve hours after the rumor was circulated, Morse was found fatally crushed beneath his wreck ed machine. 9 But in the meantime Morse had driven into the town in his ma chine to disprove the rumor. Af ter circulating about for some time to show his friends that he wag really alive, he departed alone In the car to Watsonvllle. 0 I'll I High Turk Official Wanted Slaughter of Armenians BEYS REFUSED TO COMPLY LOCAL GOVERNOR IN ASIATIC TURKEY RECEIVED SUGGES TION FROM HIGH OFFICIAL AT CONSTANTINOPLE THAT THE •LAUGHTER WAS GOOD THING. Alntab, Asiatic Turkey, May 15.—It was learned here to^ay that the local governor received from Constantinople on the day following the outbreak of the anti-Christian rioting at Adana, a message suggesting the killing of Ar menians as a precaution against In surrection. The identity of the sender of the communication has not been disclosed but he was closely connect ed with the official life of the adminis tration then In power. The governor communicated- ttrtir the I Idea to certain Important persons of Aintab who called a meeting of the Beys to consider it. The Beys almost to a man refused to have anything to do with the proposed massacre, where upon the governor let the matter drop. Gave Reception. The officers of the Scandinavian W. C. T. U. gave a reception to its mem bers and their husbands Tuesday eve fling at Aaker's hall. Dr. Ella Hall gave an Instructive talk on Medical Temperance. Refreshments were served. UNION HEN IN 3 YEARS PALI TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND LABOR ERS ENTER AGREEMENT WITH BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS, MONT. Great Falls, Mont., May 15.—An ar bitration agreement of far reaching importance to the community was finally agreed to last night by the central Jabor body of this city and through its operation no labor dis putes are likely to arise in Great Falls for the next three years. This agreement, which was offered by the Cascade County Trade and Labor Assembly to the board of com merce, representing the employing and business interests of the city, and including 21,000 union men, provides that for the next three years there sha41 be no Increase or reduction of wages that employers signing it Bhall employ union labor and that all disputes shall be submitted to a board of arbitration. WEDDING ENDS QUARREL AFTER TWO 8CORE YEARS Delaware, May, 10.—A lover's quar rel of more than forty years ago Is to be mended in a wedding May 19, in which the participants ill be Miss Amanda Mizer of this city and Alonzo Pollock of Canal Dover. Both are past 70 years of age. More than four de cades ago the two were teachers to gether in the schools of Tuscarawas county, and in the course of time be came engaged. A quarrel ensued and the engagement was broken. Neither married, and a chance meeting a week ago, when the bride-to-be was visiting friends at Canai Dover, led a renewal of the match, and the news of the coming wedding is now re ceived here. OLD VETS INITIATE The President i« Mad* an Associate 4 Members of the G, A. R. Ttlia Afternoon. 4 „V- -A. r. Washington, May It.—President Taft is to be become an associated member of the Grand Army of the Republic. A large party of veterans from poets in New York city and Mt. Vernon, N. T„ reached Washington last night and today W#1 visit the white KJtuae for the paiyeM of inlt i»tin£ ttto president. r? SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN FINANCIER REACHES 58TH MILESTONE -vS LEVI P. MOr~ON, Who ccebratas his 58th birthday tomorrow. Among the successful men In the world stands Levi P. Morton, who to morrow passes his 58th mie stone. While this flnanc ,-r, politician and statesman is old In body, he Is still young and Rigorous in mind and soul. He is the oldest living ex-vice president and with but the single ex ception of John Adams, the first vice president of the United States, he has enjoyed more rears than any other vice president of the United States, Aldai Stephenson, Then,lorn Roose velt and Charles Fairbanks are the only other ex-vice presidents living today. Mr. Morton Is a Wew Englander through and through. He comes of puritan stock and is a descendent of Continued on Page Eignt. GORE STARTS A LIVELV DEBATE BUN# SENATOR FROM OKLAHO MA INTRODUCES RESOLU- TION THAT STIRS UP THE "ANIMALS." Washington, May 15.—As soon as a quorum was announced in the senate today. Gore, the blind senator from Oklahoma, precipitated a lively debate by asking immedate consideration of the resolution instructing the commit tee on finance to obtain investigation on the import prices of various articles of general and ordinary consumption and also wholesale and retail prices of such articles when used in this country. The object of the resolution is to determine whether the retailers of the country are practicing extor tion. In moving the resolution he referred to the committee on finance. Senator Hale said that it conferred no new au thority upon that committee and could only embarass It. TAFT TO REVIEW AiilMfY EASE 8TAY OF EXECUTION IS GRANT ED TO MARION GRAY. Chicago, May 15.—President Taft will review the case of Marion Gray, the young matrimonial agent, whose methods of conducting her business led recently to her being sentenced to a year of imprisonment in the house of correction, according to announcement today by the young woman's attorney, Biijah N. Zollne, who says a stay of execution of sentence has been order ed by Attorney General Wlckersham to give the president time to look into the case. A petiton, signed by many citizens of Michigan. Miss Gray's na tive state, asking that shf be pardon ed, has been sent to Washington.- ft] "Wi W TO TAFT Washington, May 15.—Governor Johnson of Minnesota called on Pres ident Taft today at the white house, and introduced a party of half a dozen friends firom Minnesota who have been traveling through the south with Gov. and Mrs. Johnson. The call was brief and purely social in character. LAST EDITION Y.M.CABovs From Fargo to the Forks ELAYR Greatest Competitive Event iSOUT JUNE 22, TWO TEAMt, COMPOSED OF 150 BOYS FROM ASSOCIATION IN FARGO AND GRAND FORKS, WILL RACE TWEEN TWO CITIES. A relay rare between Grand Forks and Fargo In which 300 boys will par ticipate will be held the latter part of June, probably June 22. This announcement, made this morning by Secretary Goodrich of the boys department of the Fargo Y. M. C. A. heralds an event which will undoubtedly be the most important athletic contest held in North Dakota this year and will be without doubt, the greatest competitive event for boys ever pulled oft in the entir* northwest. It Is planned something on the or der of the great relay race which startled the world last year when, in July, 1,131 boys carried a message *oa foot from New York to Chicago, a distance of 1,092 miles In I'-ss than 115 hours. This event, however, will be a competitive race, whereas the New York to Chicago race was simply a race against time. Full details of the plkn have not yet been worked out. The Contestants, however, will be only members of the boys' departments of the Young Mens C^^|ian association of the two dti^t* .. Details of Race. There will be about 150 boys In each earn and the members of each team will be stationed at different points Continued on PHK« FRENCH VIHTUM El THREAT OF r\\ILfl -N a jt Ar ranged in Northwest WILL BE PULLED OFF IN JUNE I •'aigy STRIKE AD WALK OUT CONSIDERED A BLUFF —MORE STRIKERS RE TURN TO WORK. Paris, May 15.—The government to day regards the strike of the govern* ment employes, particularly the post men, as virtually ended. Bombastic speeches and resolutions delivered at the strikers' meeting of yesterday have had no sequel and the threat of a railroad strike is considered ag a pure bluff. More strikers returned to work this morning. They entered the movement from professional motives, but they are now alarmed by the revolutionary designs of the leaders. Moreover, the general federation of labor, perceiving that tho psychological moment has passed and •hat the movement is doomed to fail ire, is no longer anxious to associate tself with the lost cause. BLIMIED DY BURN WIRES FOR HELP Indianapolis, lad.. May if.—"I am badly burned and blind,'' was the mes sage slowly ticked into the Panhan dle railroad dispatcher's office at Lo gan sport, Ind., last night from G. E. Frazel, the operator in a block tower near Marion. The dispatcher ordered a freight train to stop at the plaice and the crew found Frazel suffering terrible agony from burns. He had been scalded by the explosion of a bottle of coffee he was heating on a stove and had felt his way to the key to call for help. Frazel was taken to Marion, where today physicians say they tear tliey cannot save bis eye light. Emma Eames Defendant. Philadelphia, May 15.—Suit was be gun here yesterday against Emma Eames, who is charged with alienat ing the affections of Emilio De Go goraza. baritone in her company. Tljp complainant is Elsa De Gogoraza, of New York, the baritone's wife. The prima donna was served at the hotel whore she is stopping here prior to her departure for Europe. No statement has been filed. SUMMONS ISSUED TODAY FOR THE ROSENFLLDS IN VAN. V Great Northern in Tacoma. Tacoma, Wash,, May 15.—The first Great Northern train ever seen in Ta coma was inspected by 2,976 persons Chicago, May JR.—Summons for In six hours yesterday. The train was Maurice Rosenfeld. former cashier of one of the ten De Luxe outfits built the defunct Chicago National bank, and by the'Great Northern for Its Oriental his brother-in-law, Bernhard Rosen limited service, which will operate di- berg, were issued today by Referee in rect between Tacoma and Chicago be- Bankruptcy Wean. Wean is conduct ginning May 23. The train was placed irig an investigation Into the assets of on exhibition here and will be shown Peter Van Vllssingen, the real estat» at all important points on Puget dealer who pleaded guilty some time sound far aorta *». Vancouver,'ago to forgery aggregating more than B. 11,000.000 LISSI N GEN F08GERV. if "V-v j-1 t"! %f •m .a