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THE WEATHER
Increasing cloudiness with probfcble
showers tonight or Sunday colder.
FORUM
ESTABLISHED
One old gentleman came in this morning and i
ins that he was going at once to start the first ba
had in his life. "If I had only started this account u'
he said, "I would have been so much better off. i
young people start bank accounts. It's a fine things
A farmer came in and got a bank free and a 50
of his three children, and went immediately to the'
to start an account for each of thorn.
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Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 6.-^-Desplte in
termittent showers this morning, and
cooler weather, thousands of people
are in atendancc at the North Dakota
Industrial exposition, to celebrate Tra
veling Men's day. The day promisos
to be. one of the biggest of the land
show.
From the early morning hours autos
and farmers, rigs poured into the city
in a continuous stream. A special
train from Mott brought the Hettinger
and Morton county delegations, headed
by the Mott concert bund.
Over 1,000 excursionists were aboard
the special. Two special traJns on the
Soo line also brought several hundred.
Traveling men by the hundreds have
taken the city by storm. Informal pa
rades were held Friday night and prep
arations made for a full day of merry
making today.
Tho programme today includes races
for men, and boys this morning, and
for ladies and misses this afternoon.
The feature of the afternoon was a
big parade, in which over
-00
The prises will be awarded the com
ing week by Professor Holden of
Ames. la.
Unqualified Success.
North Dakota's second annual .ttt-'
dustrial exposition is an unqualified'
success. The attendance during the
first week has been greater than an
ticipated.
Many
residents of eastern
states have come to the wild rose
utate and are amazed at the wonder
ful displays of grains, grasses, seeds
and vegetables exhibited by fifteen of
the leading counties of the common
wealth. Next week even larger crowds
arc expected and this vast enterprise
inaugurated and carried to successful
conclusion by Hon. W. C. GUbreath,
commissioner of agriculture and labor,
is one of the greatest boosts North Da
kota. has ever received.
In addition to the magnificent dis
clays of products of North Dakota's
fertile soil in the main exposition
building, this year, there are many
new features to Instruct and entertain
the thousands of visitors in the ex
position city. The first bench show of
the Western Kennel association held
this past week was one of the best
in the horthwest. Over 200 pure bred
dogs were entered, and hundreds of
visitors enjoyed this feature of the ex- I
position.
A large number of ladies registered
in the school of domestic science and
are taking the full course of instruc-!
tion during the exposition, under the
tutelage of Miss Ruby Gibbens, In
Rtructor in domestic science of the
Bismarck public school.
AH of the standard makes of automo
biles are represented iii the automobile
show In the new machinery hall. The
boundless wealth which has been pro-:
duced this year by the wonderfully
productive soil of the Dakota prairies
Never before were any counties of
North Dakota so creditably represent
ed as they are this year. Both in
C4uality
and quantity of their products,
and in the artistic arrangement, of their
booths, they hav© excelled all efforts
made during any previous years. The
progressive counties that are repre
sented by magnificent displays are
Morton, Hettinger, McLean, Eddy, Bur
leigh. LaMoure, Mercer, Golden Valley,
Adams, Stark, Kidder, Logan, Rich
land, Barnes and Dunn. It will be a
difficult task for Professor Hoi den
when he arrives In the exposition city
next week to select the county exhibit
which is entitled to first prize.
One interesting feature of the special
exhibits is the miniature of the John
son dairy and stock farm of Marion,
Barnes county, N. D. This miniature
formed a paxt. of the North Dakota
state exhibit of the St. Paul land show
last year and i» a $ource of great at
traction for all visitors in ehc main
building.
There is no lack of entertainment
and amusement for exhibition visitors.
Two vaudeville performances daily, a
colored minstrel troupe and numerous
bands and orchestras delight all in at
tendance at the.big land show. Many
street attractions are also afforded, In
rludlng the $10,000 European hippo
drome, free street acta, and a large
NOV. 17, 1891.
Getting Free Checks
Old grisy haired men, and prattling babies, wi
counts through the free distribution by The Foru- -1
and banks each day from 11 a, m. to 2 p. m.
The banks are going fast and will not last many
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Tm Going to Commit Suicide"
He Phoned to Brot
.« new bank ac
the free check*
a bank, say.
icount he ever
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that lots of
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Dakota Trust Co,
days longer.
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has assured the farmers a prosperity!
unequaled in the history of the state.
In consequence hundreds of automo
biles will be sold in North Dakota this
fall and the auto show is exciting keen
est interest.
Chtcaeo Oct 5 —going to commit suicide,'* A.' K. "Lwytlee, a
wealthy retired grocer of St. Louis, telephoned his brother today. He
hung up the receiver and drank carbolic acid. No reason is known.
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number of minor attractions and con
cessions.
Every day next week will be a spe
cial day. Monday is automobile day.
Many of the auto clubs over the state
have arranged tours to Bismarck and
will visit the exposition on this oc
casion. Tuesday is Iowa and South
Dakota day. Reunions of former res
idents will be a leading feature of in
terest. Wednesday will be devoted to
the old settlers. Thursday is North
ern Pacific day. It is also better farm
ing day and Mandan day. Friday is
German day. while Saturday will be
converted into a grand harvest festi
val. This is the closing day of the
exposition. A contest has been in
rugurated to determine who shall be
queen of the festival. The queen will
be crowned at the hippodrome early in
the day and will reign supreme. Her
regime being brought to a successful
termination with a carnival which will
continue throughout the evening and
during remaining hours of the night.
CHURCH WRECKER
HELD TO 6E K
Krause,
travel­
ing men participated. Other sections
the parade included the First bat
talion of the Fourteenth United States
infantry, with the regimental band, the
Hettinger county delegation, the city
fire and police departments, the Mott
band, the Bismarck band, and over
150 automobiles.
This evening a grand ball will be
held in Elks' ball.
It is estimated that over 3,000 visit
ers 'taw&eti trough the turnstiles this
morning and this afternoon. A larger
attendance this evening is predicted.
All the visitors were, astonished at
the rnagnificance of the displays, es
pecially the exhibits of corn.
transient*
was adjudg­
ed insane by the insanity board. This
is the man who was recently arrested
on the charge of wrecking the Luth
eran church south of DeLamere. Two
members of the insanity board con
curred in their decision as to the ment
al condition of Krause, while the third
member dissented from the other two.
Krause, however, may not be accept
ed at the state asylum for insane at
Jamestown, as he has no particular
residence, but belongs to the floater
laas. Since his incarceration in the
Sargent county jail, Krause has been
mild-mannered and harmless.
LUuiuii
fPeoria, 111., Oct 5.—-As the result
a terrific explosion at the
Western powder located at
Edwards station, today, several
people are reported killed and
many injured. .The plant was
completely wrecked.
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Omaha, Oot 5.—Qoverfcor Wilson
was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd
when he arrived this morning. He
gave an informal reception at the city
hail after riding at the head of a
parade through the streets.
The governor slept peacefully
through a near wreck last night A
freight engine sideswiped the rear end
of an observation car and Wilson's car
was slightly damaged. Wilson learned
of the accident today. He addressed
the'students of Creighton university.
HISS
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IMPED
Washington, D. C., Oct 5.—Miss
Helen Pierce Gray of St Paul, Inves
tigator of Crow Indian affairs, who
was recently arrested charged with
taking an allotment roll of the tribe
from the Indiana office files, today was
released and tho charges dropped. She
declared she took the roil in the de
partment of justice at the request of
Former Indian Commissioner Valen
tine that It might be saved from de
struction in the Indian office.
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Denver, Col., Oct, 6.—Acting on rec
ommendations of the 6tate board of
stock inspection, Governor Shaffroth
today raised the quarantine declared
five weeks ago against horses and
mules from Kansas, Nebraska and
Missouri. This followed information
that the disease which killed thou
sands of horses in the eight states
has practically, disappeared.
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David Starr Jordan,
David Starr- Jordan, president of
Leland Stanford uhiversity, who
for many years has been a de
voted worker in tho peace cause,
recently announced that he will re
sign in 3 915 to work for interna
tional peace. By resolution of the
board of trustees presidents of
Stanford are automatically retired
at the age of 65. President Jor
dan was 61 last January.
LABQHERS
"The labor problem t$.'the state,"
said Secretary Stine of the commercial
club this morning, "is clearing to a
considerable .extent, and we hope that
the cioudSj will all- roll away within
a few days,
"Yesterday afternoon I received a
letter from Minot asking for 100 men
for that section and we were, able to
get twenty men started on the road,
but whether/they will reach there is
a question.
"The fact of the matter is, that most
of the men who are about Fargo are
looktng for soft snaps, where they will
get good wages and not have much to
do.
"We have iiad Many up In the
rooms in the' past two xf three days,
claimtpg to be looking for work and
we fl&ve given them the names of
farmers who were anxious to have
laborers, and they have started, but
inquiries have shown that not all of
theui have landed where they claim
ed to have started for.
"However, men are coming right
along and I think that we will be able
to get men actually needed to do the
work.
"No, we ai«e not paying the fares of
any one to-the farms, but it is stated
that in some rare instances there have
been farmers who have guaranteed the
fares to the railroads.
"Last night eight men went out to
the town of Dazey, tweleve or fourteen
went out to Hunter and they are leav
ing in little .bunches on almost every
train."
Minneapolis Tribune: The Minne
apolis'Civic $nd Commerce association
has taken up the problem of procur
ing for North Dakota sufficient labor
ers to thresh the grain In that state.
An appeal reached the association to
day through Dodson, Fischer & Brock
mann, and the the association will cir
cularize every commercial club in
southern Minnesota and South Dakota
urging that men b© sent immediately
to North Dakota harvest fields. The
association will ask the Fargo Com
mercial club to provide fares, or part
of the cost of transportation of labor
into Dakota.
The association was asked to use in
fluence to get the railroads to give
free fare to the laborers, but it was
found that the roads could not legally
do so. Tho association found also that
the railroads are doing everything in
their power to help the North Dako
tans.
Prisoners to Be Enlisted.
Prisoners in North Dakota jails may
find it possible to serve out their sen
tences working as threshing crews in
stead of passing weary hours and da"«
in county jails. If they do they will
be $4 a day richer for each day they
work as threshers, for the farmers of
North Dakota have offered to pay as
high as $4. The proposal to use pris
oners from the jails as threshing crews
originated with farmers.
Many students from the high schools
and the University of North Dakota
are already employed at threshing.
County and city officials are consid
ering the advisability of putting pris
oners to work with the threshing
crewfc
MaAs Meeting Held.
So intense has anxiety over the sit
uation become in North Dakota that a
mass meeting of citizens of Fargo and
residents of the adjoining country was
held yesterday to devise means to get
men to help in the threshing.
Hundreds qf posters were issued to
day by the Soo line, acting on a sug
gestion from the Fargo Commercial
club. These posters will be circulated
all over the Soo system, advising labor
ers of the situation in North Dakota
and Montana and the prospects
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day for at least forty days.
Greek Bests to U. 8.
Athens, Oct. 5.—Four torpedoe boats
destroyers acquired by the Greek gov
ernment in Liverpool while under con
struction for Argentina were ordered
after leaving port, to proceed to Phil
adelphia to take on ammunition fryw
the Betnleham steel works.
Stevall to Manage Browns.'.
St. Louis, Oct. 5.—George Stovall to
day signed a contract to manage the
St. Louis Americans next year.
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FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1912.
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Much of Speech Take* Up in
Refutiog Charges
Mention of Wilson Brew a
Jkrst of Applause
Talked at Length on the Con
servation Question
It was quite evident that the people
of North Dakota have not forgotten
their preference for LaFollette in the
turbulent rush of political events dur
ing the last nine months, from the
manner in which they received Gifford
Pinchot's denunciation of the little
giant at the Fargo operahouse last
night. Although the former chief for
ester himself was given a most cordi
al ovation on his appearance on the
stage last night, he struck a couple of
snags when he attempted to belittlo
the Wisconsin senator in the eyes of
North Dakotans and when he boosted
Governor Wilson, whose name elicited
considerable applause.
No sooner had the chief speaker of
tho evening been introduced in a fer
vid speech by Dr. Creegan, an old
"personal friend," than he launched
into an explanation of the LaFollete
candidacy and the part both CoJonel
Roosevelt and himself played In the
affair. Proclaiming Senator LaFol
ettc now not to be the LaFollette he
once thought he knew, the speaker
denied that Mr. Roosevelt had ever
promised the badger senator his sup
port or urged him to become a candi
date for the republican presidential
nomination. He said the report given
out by Colonel Houser, LaFoLlette's
campaign manager, that the little giant
had not been treated squarely nor
fairly by the man at Oyster bay. was
untrue.
To substantiate his claim in this
matter, Mr. Pinchot read a letter which
he himself had recently written to an
inquirer, in which he fully explained
the whole history of Senator LaFol
lette's candidacy for the presidential
nomination. In this letter he sall
that Mr. Roosevelt would not endorse
anybody for the presidency. Neither
would he bind himself from accepting
the nomination if it were tendered him.
LaFollette Ruined Career.
"No one urged Roosevelt to become
a candidate for the presidency until
Houaer himself admitted LaFollette
could not win," declared Mr. Pinchot.
"When Senator LaFollette refused to
pujt his second to principal
arid Support Jioosevelt a great career
was sidetracked and ruined forever."
It was evident that some of the La
Follette admirers in the audience did
not take kindly to this comment from
the speaker for at that point many be
gan leaving thq operahouse and
throughout the rest of the evening
there was a continual stream of de
parting auditors from various parts of
the, house, both upstairs and down.
Praised Wilson.
-Probably the next mistake Mr. Pin
chot "made w-as In mentioning the name
of the democratic nominee, which
brought forth much applause. While
he mentioned Roosevelt's name almost
in the same breath, it was plain to oe
seen that the applause was intended
for Wilson as a great many demo
cratic faces were seen in the audience.
When the atmosphere was sensed,
Mr. Pinchot spoke very highly in
praise of Governor Wilson, proclaim
ing him an honest, upright and moral
man of the highest integrity. But ne
asked his audience if the New Jersey
executive had the necessary backbone
to become president of the United
States. He said the country at the
present time had a somewhat illustri
ous example of a man who bad done
good work as a subordinate but who
had utterly failed when,as an experi
ment, he had been given the master's
work to do. Mr. Pinchot thought, the
time for experiments was over.
Talked Conservation.
The meat of Mr. Pinchot's address,
it must be admitted, was not in his
discourse on things political, but upon
the one topic on which he is best pre
pared to speak that Of conservation of
natural resources. And while much of
the statistical part of bis address on
this question did not sufficiently hold
the attention of all of his audience to
keep them from leaving the opera
house, the larger number who did re
main were greatly enlightened by this
part of his speech.
One of the stories of his efforts in
the conservation work, told last even
ing, formed a part of his address that
he delivered in the state last spring,
during the presidential primary. He
said he was once compelled to go to an
office in Wall street to secure the sup
port of a senator, living many miles
from New York state, for the passage
of a certain forestry bill that would
be for the common good of the nation,
Mr. Pinchot was not interrupted at
that point in his story as he was when
he delivered the same address in Grand
Forks last March, when a man in the
front row asked him thp name of the
senator and the Wall street person.
Mr. Pinchot declined to answer, but
wag reminded by the man on the front
seat that he "ought to tell everything
square."
Looks for 8uccess
Mr. Pinchot attempted to show the
relation of Theodore to all the good ac
complished in the conservation work.
He said the country owed much to the
colonel and that his election would
mean better homes and better condi
tions for everybody.
The former forester was most opti
mistic over the outlook nfcxt month.
He said two months ago he rially felt
the third party had not the slightest
chance to win and that all that could
be hoped for was victory four years
hence, and after getting the people so
disgusted with the two old parties and
conditions as they were. Now he said
he actually believed Roosevelt and
Johnson would be elected.
"One of two men will be elected," he
said. "Woodrow Wilson or Theodore
Roosevelt." He quite ignored the pres
ident. throughout his whole speech.
Other 8peaker«.
Mr. Pinchot wa« late in arriving at
the theatre, having been detained by
a dinner engagement, and before he
appeared H. R. Turner, chairman of
the evening, introduced Mayor Sweet
and Captain Barclay,- a Texas demorat.
Oa.pta1n Barclay was an energetic lit
tle fellow who said some funny tilings
and, although he did not appear at
all times to be a strict adherent of the
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Word comes from New York
thslt Elon H. Hooker, treasurer of
the progressive party, is having
difficulty in collecting fund® with
which to run the campaign. Al
ways in the past each of the big
parties has received big donations
from a few individuals. This year
it seems none of the parties has
received many large donations, and
all are having trouble in meet
iHe the campaign's legitimate ex
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Pratt, Kan., Oct. 5.—A motorcycle
relay race against time from New York
to San Diego, Cal., will start from the
eastern city, Oct. 20. Plans for the
event were completed today by Dr. B.
F. Patterson, president of the Federa
tion of American Motorists of the
United States.
The riders will carry a message from
the secretary of .war.
Leaving New York, the route will
take the motorists through Philadel
phia, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Topeka, Dodge City, and
then west west to Santa V\
Miss Enez Patterson will carry tho
message Xrpm Pawnee
Larpe4, Ka^i. She is.
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TODAY
York,, Oct 5.—Roosevelt, ac­
companied by,Collector William Loeb,
Jr., both, of whom testified before the
Clapp committee at Washington yes
terday, arrived in New York this
morning. The colonel intended spend
ing part of the day in his editorial
office, leaving in the morning for
Oyster bay.
In reply to questions, Roosevelt said:
"I commented on a good many things
yesterday and won't have a word to
say today."
While passing through the Pennsyl
vania railroad station on his way. to
an automobile. Roosevelt saw a woman
carrying a baby and accompanied by
five other children all under 10 years
of age. He stopped to question her
and when he learned she was a widow
and the sole support of her Bix small
children, he gave her a word of en
couragement and handed her a green
back.
The woman was Mrs. Ellen Hunter.
She said she was abouj. to sajt with
her children for Scotland.
MANY TO TESTIFY
EA8LY NEXT WEEK
Washington, Oct. 5.—Charles Cr$M.e
of Chicago, Ogden Mills of New Yot'k,
and Charles Edward Russell will tes
tify Monday before the Clapp commit
tee, according to an announcement
tod&y*
Charles Taft, Charley Hills and
Judge Lovett, head of Harriman aU
loads will testify Wednesday.
Matthew Hale of Massachusetts,
Senator Scott of West Virginia and
Louis Mammerling of New York will
all testify Monday.
Ormsby
McHarg,
convention test manager, for Roosevelt,
former Senator Depew and Represent
ative McKlniey of Illinois are schedul
ed to appear Tuesday.
Mandan. NY D„ Ovt. 5.—Too tnn^h
wedding celebration resulted in a bad
cutting affray here. Miss Maggie
Swindling, da.ught.er of Martin Swind
ling, was married to Leonard Fraceoce,
an Italian foreman of a big N. P. crew.
Following the weddin Hi big celebra
tion began in the Italian, boarding
cars in which three Italian crews in
cluding Fracecce's took part.
Some of the members of the rival
crews partook freely of the good che?r
and two of them engaged In a scrap,
during which John Buzzelli was bad
ly gashed In the rheek with a razor.
The cut extended from the left car to
the chin and Buazelli went to the hos
pital. The assailant, whose name could
not bo learned, left the next day with
his crew ton Chicago.
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GETS DECORATION
Mandan, N. D., Oct. 5.—Col. I. N.
Steen has been signally honored. He
received a decoration from the king of
Norway and a commission from the
grand Masonic lodge of that country,
making him their representative to the
grand lodge of North Dakota.
The decoration is a beautiful piece
of the craftsman art. It Is a rrold
malteso cross about two and one-half
inches square, mounted on a ribband
of red watered silk. Oh one side of
the cross are mounted the Masonic
compass and square and the ends of
the cross bear the letters of the Nor
wegian lodge. The reverse side bears
the same letters and other Insignias of
the order.
The honor bestowed upon the local
man is a rarity and is thoroughly ap
preciated by Colonel Steen.
Tetzlaff in Lead.
IVauwatosa Race Course, Milwau
kee, Oct. 5.—Tedrly Tetzlaff. closely
pressed by Caleb Bragg and Ralph De
Palma. led the field at the end of 203
miles, or one-half the entire distance
in the running of the fourth American
grand prix auto road race today.
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THE FIRST GAME
Fargo high school opened the 1912
football season with a well-earned vic
tory over Casselton high this morn
ing on the A. C. Field. The score was
20 to 0. The Fargo back field did star
work throughout.
The Fargo team went into the game
with a number of the stars out be
cause scholastic requirements had not
been met. The Casselton boys were
outweighed in the line, but put up a
game fight from the start till the final
whistle.
Fargo high made three touchdowns,
one in each of the first, second and
last quarters, and added a touchback
in the last quarter. One of the fea
tures of the game was a thrilling fifty
yard run by McFadden in the third
quarter, but this was called back and
the score did not count. Healy, Mel
chior. Eddy and Hughes starred for
Fargo, and Mclntyro did some brilliant
work for Casselton.
The officials were: Referee, Wirt
enberger of the A. C. umpire. "*art
wrlght of Jamestown. Ten-minute
quarters were played.
Fargo rooteers who saw the game
were well pleased with the showing
made by Fargo high and predict that
the Midgets will give a good account
of themselves this season.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fargo—Gorman, center Hughes,
right guard: Parson, left guard: Pope,
right tackle: Slingsby, left tackle
Howell, right end Macfadden, left
end Healey, quarterback Melchlor,
left halfback Eddy, right halfback
Thompson, fullback.
Casselton—Jeffrey, center Oallop,
right guard Flough, left guard Coon
eey, right tackle Husby, left tackle
Zimmerman, right end Fullmore, left
end Patten, quarterback Bell, left
halfback Shaw, right halfback Mc
Intyre, fullback.
WITH CHAIRMAN
The republican candidates on the
state ticket and some of the other re
publican leaders of North Dakota held
a conference with Chairman Gray at
the republican headquarters this morn
ing. The purpose of the consultation
was to formulate plans for the cam
paign and complete all arrangements
and details, so that the committee
could start on its work with everybody
pushing the right, direction.
Among those present at the confer
ence this morning were George M.
Young of Valley Cits', republican nomi
nee for congress in the Second district
State Treasurer Olson Deputy Auditor
Jorgenson, republican nominee for
state auditor R. J. Hughes of Bis
marck W. D. Tuttle of Dawson, and
others.
Full plans for the campaign were
outlined at the meeting and every can
didate and republican of the state
present feels that success is the only
thing that can comc to the republican
state ticket this year.
WILLIAM KROGER DEAD
Prominent Embden Man Who Was
Kicked by Horse Pssaed Away
Yesterday Afternoon.
.^UHam Kruger of Embden, one of
the best known farmers of Casr county,
who was kicked by a hors~ about
twelve days ago, died late yesterday
afternoon at a local hospital as a re
sult of the injury. Mr. Kruger never
regained consciousness.
The late Mr. Kruger was, perhaps,
one of the best known and most well
to-do farmers of this part of the state.
He leaves an estate estimated at
*150,000 and is survived by Ills widow
and fourteen of his children.
Three children are dead. He was 58
years old.
The funeral will be held in Embden
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
family home. Undertaker Wasem pre
pared the body for burial and will ship
the same to Its final resting place Mon
day morning.
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Hundred Nicaraguans Were
Also Killed
U. S. Peculiar Position in
Nicaragua
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Washington, D. C., Oct. .V-Winr
American marines were killed and six
wounded yesterday when American
forces took the town of Coyotepe from
Nicaraguan rebels, according to a
cablegram received early today by
Minister Castriilo from Chamorroat,
minister of foreign affairs of Nicara
gua.
As defined by the state department,
the status of the relations between
the United Staes and Nicaragua is onv
of friendship. What Rear Admirtil
Southerland has done In attacking
Nicaraguan rebels is declared to have
been purely in pursuance of a duty
Imposed upon the navy many times
druing convulsions in Central* Ameri
ca—that of forcibly protecting Ameri
can lives and property as well as th«
lives and property of the citizens of
European nations.
A cablegram to Castrollo dated 0«t.
4, follows: "Masaya was taken to
day by assault. We had 100 dead, 20»
wounded. Tho Americans ear'y took
Coyotepe with four dead and six
wounded. Correa simultaneously took
Barranca. Zeledon fled with his fol
lowers and was captured eight leagues
from Masaya. He was wounded and
died later.
"Today I visited the American lega
tion to express tho deepest sympathj
for the marines deaths. Granada
municipality has requested the mar
ines' bodies for burial at that city. 1
beg you express to the departinen| o|
state my deep sympathy.
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"Minister of Affairs Chimorro.*'
Zeledon, spoken of In the cablegram,
was a rebel general, a Honduras, In
the employ of Mena. the fallen dictator,
recently captured and taken to Pan
ama for exile.
Though the lives of four American
marines have been lost and others
wounded in what appears to have been
one of the most sanguinary battles
fought in Central America in many
years, yet technically the Unitefl State*
is not engaged in war.
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Berlin, Oct. 6.—The German for
eign office today manifests "con
ditional optimism" regarding the
Balkan situation. It is believed
In official circles that if a declara- I
tlon, drawn up In Paris with Ger- I
man collaboration, is presented In I
time to Turkey and the Balkan
states it will probably avert war.
It is understood some difficulties I
have been encountered in secur
ing the
adherence
of all the great
powers and although the foreign
office declines to
specify
the capi­
tals where this has occurred, it is
generally believed Vienna and &t. I
Petersburg caused the delay.
Sofia, Oct. 5.—King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria* in a speech delivered today
at the opening of parliament, referred
briefly to the military measures taken
by the government and said he and
his ministers relied on the people's
representatives to do their duty.
Since today Is the anniversary of the
proclamation of Bulgarian independ
ence from Turkey, the meeting in ex
traodinary session of parliament was
awaited with some apprehension, as it
had been reported war would be de
clared. The deputies, however, merel.v
approved the proclamation of martla
law and proceeded with other legisla
tion made necessary by the mobiliSa-*1
tion of the army.
The king's speech was brief, but-te
the point. The king said: "The gen
eral mobilization of the military forces
of the country has rendered necessary
a proclamation of martial law through
out the kingdom. According to the
constitution you have resumed you*
labors in order to approve the Ukase
proclaiming martial law and to vot«
other legislative measures called for
by the difficult times through which
our country is passing.
"I am convinced that, appreciating
the supreme interests of Bulgaria, yoy
will accomplish your duty. I invoke
God's blessing upon your labors."
The powers have advised the Balkan
states not to withdraw their represent
atives from Constantinople pending this
result of steps being taken by ambaa
fcadorg.
Indianapolis, Oct. 5.—Herbert S. Hockin, said by Orti McManusal to
have been one of the organizers of the "dynamite crew'' has given ev
idence against the other defendants in the trial of "dynamite plotters,"
according to a statement today District Attorney Miller made in court.
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