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I •|i 1 I $ '-H V-r I I •m N«f 2\ a S issf •r 4. $3 •-ill ,i m-*~r WW AMOST S, "•£.- •'•1- '. .. .. AJi 1 Last Day Devoted to the Water Problem of the Bed iRiver Valley—The Resolu {Vftiott in- FnlL &> ,n„ $&>•?a The last day of the drain Growers' •convention was devoted to the subject of drainage. Of the Red River valley, and the delegates in attendance from other*parts of the state did not re main for this part of the program. There was abundance of interest, however, on the part of those who live lii the valley. The fact, too, that, much •of this work had been covered already by the recent Grand Forks convention wade It of less interest. There were some splendid papers read, and 9/ val uable lot of information given that made the meeting a decidedly Valuable •one.' L. C. Johnson of Fargo* opened the session with a paper on "The Effects of Drainage Upon the Mechanical Condition of the Soil." At the conclusion of the paper President 'Worst said in answer to a question as to whether wheat could lie raised continuously for iOO years on properly drained soil: "Here rota tion seems to be necessary. "However, I attended a meeting at Hartfprd.Conn., where a worker from Rothamstfdj England, gave soihe in tereStltig 'facts, w. the proposition of •cdhttnnbqs cropping of wheat. *Piro 6® -jWjref '"$**$»'• wheat. JS^' yea*, one jh to* fields refcelved backonto it Hie manure from' t&j6. feeding of the straw andbranpro -ducedthe ye^JbsfdrS, the ."otJier fieW received no' fejpttltlseri.. BoUf the sarne^ '•ii'i'V "At the endv«f forty-nine-years,.-the unfertilized field wai.»still', J^oducljsg good wheat,. twelviB 'bushels to "the acre, But was^aeareasiji^ ,i£st. JTKfe fertilized field was producing forty four bushels to the- acrp-and",both •quality and quantity* wasi' Increasing., J. S. Lauders ofrAtgusvillegave a •spicy ten minutes talk. He fchbwed. that at the two towns of Argusville and Gardner In the same'county, one In vie valley the other not, that the one in the valley and dependent upon undrained lands in five ^years .the losses amounted to $1,249,330. State Engineer Fellows followed and read a strong paper on the ques tion. president Worst then read the let ter of Mr. Hill to the conventipn, con taining the same ideas outlined in Ms recent speech in this city. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That.we tender a vote of thanks to President J. H. Worst, Sec retary Johnsbn and the commercial club, who have, made possible the suc cess of the department of agriculture for the encouragement tUejr have given the enterprise, to the faculty of the Agricultural college and to the speak?. •era for their co-operation and In structive papers presented to the daily press of Fargo for the complete and impartial report of the. proceed lngs and to the railroads for the very liberal concessions they have made. Resolved, That we commend the excellent work done' by the Agricult ural college and experiment statipns in the interest of the farmers and «tockmen and: believe that liberal ap propriatione should be made for the support of the various departments. .--Resolved, That we believe the farm .crwinstitutfe to be a great educat}on al force, and that means should' be provided for maintaining and enlarg- Ing this line of lqptructiqn, and "that provision isnbuld be made for the" teaching of elementary agriculture in the rural schools. Resolved, That we heartily endorse the persistent efforts of the: fdod com missioners and their assistants in en forcing the pure food laws, now in the statute books. Resolved, That we endorse a par cel post Whereas, we believe the free dis tribution o{ seeds as now conducted by the government is a useless waste of money therefore be it Resolved, That this convention fa- kvor the'passage of a law'thit will era dicate this evil. Whereas, there is a bill before con .^sress, introduced by Congressman 1 ^SMarshall of North .Dakota for the re moval of duty on. alcohol, 'ao that it can be used for. manufacturing pur poses ftndvi'^ j..': Whereas,,the passage of ancVa -bill would bring crude alcohol, made, from 'grain In. cbm^etltibii with gasollne as a fuel. and wOuld also dHve from «the nutrkets wood dcohol which is a danger to health ahd life, becauie the latter could: in thtpi wqy be .manufacr "itured at the price the former could not be Bold at[all and Whnrea*, this proposed law wbaM benefit vth*1farmers a£s well as thfe manufacturer* of the counb^r, fuel Wbuld be ch^iper and better ttunf. ^lihe-w^arbafaeraiid iWhereAs^' thts crude al^ot would undrinkable and unfit ton n*e «4Mn V*'? S f/x&M ACCEPTS CHRISTANITY m.iU- mi^mAS RESULT OF WAR New York, Jan. 20.—Current events indicate the coming accep tance of Christianity by Japan as one of the fruits of the recent war according to the annual report pf the American Tract society which was made public today. Among the cities from which, during the past year, have come requests for the permanent support of ad mlnlstratlve secretaries In Tokio, the Japanese capital. The report also says that the government schoolB in Japan and also in Turkey, China and other foreign countries, are creating a million readers every year for yrhom Christian literature 1b needed. A permanent endowment for tie so ciety is requested. During 1905 the society circulated nearly 3 000,000 periodicals. .„ The society reports qn exten Bive co-operative work with British continental aQu Astatic tract societies. In r^rence to the possible vextenipi' „bf the work to be done. 'M Yutue the report says that England's .entrance to Thibet has left its gates ,ajar and certain sacred it of A a a a to pass out of their seclusion' under the sultan's rule. It Sa^s that earnest requests are '{hi hand from societies In Tokio, Pekln, Shanghai, Jfonko#., and Madras, India, for thfe permanent support of administrative secretaries. The Birthday of Swedish 3 er Will Be Oheerved As a.CH^a Day.r •*•.*** King Oscar 1b the most domestic ruler of Europe. He goes about among his people freely and without reserve. He gives them to understand that is a Scandinavian first and a monarch afterward. His reign has covered a period of constant and un ruffled prosperity. His Interest has been unflagging in the agricultural, mining and industrial affairs of his kingdom, and ho person, however humble, in his domain, who has shown aptitude or merit,/has been unreward ed. He Is v.ery" erudition. History, the classics, art, literature andscience are' Effected by him,' and he^felvlthout a'ttbubt the most .cultured mOOjarch In all Europe. r* to secure early and favorable action thereon, and congress tq preas this meritorious measure. Whereas, Senator McCumber of thia state has introduced a bill in the Uni ted States congress to provide for a national inspection and for fixing a uniform standard of classification and grading of wheat, flax, corn, oats, bar ley, rye and other grains and for other purposes and Whereas, the, personal experience of the farmers of the northwest has shown the necessity of a iqeasure of this kind and Whereas, such a law would not only give the producer the grade to which he is- entitled, but would make it so that the purchaser could rely on the quality of-the grain bought In what ever market it might. be obtained and theretore be it Rbsplved,' that we hereby heartily endorse .the principle proposed in this bill and ask -congre&ji to speedily pass the Bame that we may qbtaln relief from the (njustlce w^ich W(^ suffer under the 'present $*if ting conditions. Whereas,': the Minneapolis chamber of ^mmerce and the ituluth board of trade have. refused the Minnesota Farmer's exchange the right to' be-: come members of such corporations after due- applieaUon being made by said Farmers' Exchange iherefore, be it y-'h Resolved, Tha^.wa ,. the farmers oft the-^rrtTStato. Gralh' Growers' associa tion, to bosv«ntion ass{Bm]Ued, do hereby ^pi^t^sagatost, t|ie acttioii. of the l{(in$eapblls. ,:«|amMr "at: vepni-' meroe ahl the/I^Wth board of trade, in refhsing the^Minhesota J^jrmeri' E a a Resolved, that copy of :•lutiohB be forwirded- to* the of congre^i franoi ttiftilMra lKrili' iuid^Soiith Da kota and MUtneeota by the sdcretary^ of this Trl-State Grain Growers'- con vention. v, A lowing officery were .elected: pit': o*tm In the Mountains and Are Per petratii^ Horrible Atrod tief, Giving Np Quarter to Si^her. Sex,, mill !,v Stockholm, Jan. 20.^-Tomorrow will be a jgala day In StbCkiiolm and, for that matter all over Sweden, for it will be the 77th aniversary of the birth of King Oscar II. At the palace a large number of congratulatory ad dresses already have been received, including one from the mnuicipality and one from nearly every public body in his Icingdo^n.' The health of the king Is reported good though be has aged notlcably. during the last year, due it is said to worry over the separ ation of Norway and Sweden. 1 I 2.*^ -W •*, Agd«®i Vrtifi dlWatch^'flescT^ repeated' attethpts mtide by the au thorities to, get provisions to the stak ing and beleaguered Moh amntedfit^s of Shuaha, Traris-Caucasla. A '^oh voy with a strong Qgcort of droops made three, attempts, but was Inter cepted by Armenians holding' tne mountain passes. The Armenians and others are perpetrating horrible atro cities, giving no quarter to the wound ed or to women or children. TO RECEIVE ENVOYS. Chinese Diplomats Expected at Wash ington Will be Entertained. Washington, D. C., Jan. 20.—The Chinese envoys now touring the Unit ed States to study industries and political conditions are expected to reach Washington early in the com ing -Week. Arriving in the national capital the visitors will be accorded all the courtesies and honors usually bestowed upon visiting diplomatists charged with-special missions. Sec retary Root has charged Charles Den by, the chief'clerk of the Department of State, and formerly secretary of legation at Pekln, with the duty of re ceiylpg-and^ring for the visitors in gbvernmept. While in Washington tfye visitors will be lodged at th$ Chlhepe legation. Crook of Wide feenown About Through With His Sentence. Boston, Mass., Jan. 20.—The doors of the state prison at Charleston will open soon for the release of William C. Woodward, alias "Big Hawley," known In almost every quarter of the globe as "king of confidence men," ex pert card sharp and one of the most noted £ll around swindlers. Woodward •is seeking his freedom through the United States'district court oh the. ground that-he is being detained il legally, but even If this effort fails he: soon will be released, as he is now serving the last six months of senv fences aggregating' five years. Woodward's career 1b one of the moBt: sensational iti tha. .annals. of American crijninology. He is be lieved to have made $1,000,000 .onr his Wits, and his versatility. Jias been shown -In almost every kind of ingen-, ious fraud schemes. He fs believed to be .the son of prominent Memphis par ents, and his grandfather is said to have to pen a supreme court judge in Tennessee. His life reads like flashy novel. When a boy, he claims he fell in with gypsies, and became imbued with their wandering spirit. While a mere boy lje was charged with gild ing nickels. When- his father was ar rested on the charge of. embezzlement, he went to New York and started in earnest on his checkered career. He floated a big green goods scheme, and he soon became: an expert card sharp. In New York/ he picked up $200,000 from a. Washington man on a salted silver mine. gaiAe. As "Hon. Lionel Musgrave," with a fine house, at Kensington, iu cut a great swath in London, tie fleeced people right and left, and from a rich Tasmania merchant he took $300,000 in ong night. In 1897 he waiB arrested in Boston tor an attempt to blackmail Millionaire Bridgeinan of New York, and jjftor .telling a-complete story of hls Ufe to J^idgq Fursman.he was sent to Sing Sing fpr five years A few months after his^release he became in volved in a big green goods scheme In Boston. At his trial it was stated that he had been arrested thirty-seven times. At the Charlestown prison he the only lnmato who Is not credited' **lth a legitimate occupation. He- is :booked as a professional Bwlndler. ^iscoHsnr siUv TOVBNK^t. Hond dii Lao^fiThk. Jan. 20.7-The midwinter meeti^g and tournament of the^flwt league ls to be /field lnthls 'cMy .toi^rjtow and_ Jtidg l*g from the ^dvitoce guard already arrivM -tlib gatttering wUl be the lart ert: and nxMtnbtiltlaiUithe histo(7.«nf the state orgmlz^h, The niuv will, ^idimbdatiiis AfiW iiitKfmii.' iMseaV a unions tte nla lodge by d«reefc Mitk'tt ARE DE AL FQR GRANDFORKS, NDRTH DXKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1906.-EIGHT PAGES. THE PACKERS' TRIAL ADJOURNED UNTIL 22ND Chicago, Jan. 20.—Attorneys for the packers arraigned the govern ment sharply today for the policy they declared it had pursued, through Commissioner of Corpor ations Garfield in the investiga tions of the charges against the packers. Attorney John S. Mil ler declared that Commissioner Garfield h^d said In the presence of witnesses that if he was al lowed to obtain evidence from the books of the packers he would consider the evidence so gained to be the same as if it had been developed before him in a formal hearing. Mr. Miller declared that he would prove this by Commis sioner Garfield if the commis sioner would take the stand. m. Miller contended that under a %&«>.«• construction of the law theriVSAUld Me "no doubt that the ft era? entitled, to imcbun pausa .Of their actlou ia ..bv^r to the. commissioner an.:ffii lnfpr|hatlon which he so^t Cimmlssloneir Garfield wbuld make ho comment on the remHrks of Attorney Miller. Attorney Brown continued his statement under, the. adjournment of court. He followed much the same' line of argument as was pursued by Attorney Miller. The adjournment' ,was taken until Monday morning, when the attor neys for the packers will con tinue. Teh Constitutional Democrats Hold Balance of Power in National Amepibly, S Petersburg,- Jan. 20.—Roleoff, member of the constitutional demo cratic party in the national assembly, according to a resolution adopted at the convention which opened here' on Jan. 18, will be able to obstruct all ordinary legislation. However, in case the attempt at the first session to convert the assembly into a full fledged constituent body is unsuc cessful the members of the constitu tional democratic party will endeavor to secure the passage of an election law providing for the general direct and equal suffrage and also statutes guaranteeing the liberty of speech, as sembly, press and religion, and meas ures for the pacification of the coun try A resolution providing for the participation of the constitutional democratic party in the elections to the national assembly was passed with only two dissenting votes, thus nullifying the chances of a split which the extremists hoped to effect on this question. THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF A •..i An Unknown Man Calls at the Banker's Home, Kills Him and Sets Fire to House. Warren, O., Jan. 20.—R. K. Lewis, a wealthy farmer and banker, was mysteriously murdered by an un known man who came to Lewis' home and had a long business Conversation with-, him. After the mah had gpne Lewis Was found dead and partially burned by a farm hand who smelled smoke. Lewis was a widower and liv ed alone with the farm hand. Detec tives from Cleveland are investigat ing* ARNOLD SHANXLOT. (Who Holdt Coniul OtnmhWiM luuu •.Lv. Isthmus.)'w.'4 $ 7 SPBGICWi Philadelphia, Jan. SO.-^A aplinter of ,ttir«« inches lon^ nife: today -re-' ftmii the-brctn oftiJiAii Nail of ®^r«woBho«pitai oparatfoh wm tnco«laful. ,' ALL WkBh ™fW &,$>•* 1 »&'u I'f The Russians Released By Japan Wjo Refused to Go to Vladivostok Are Starving at Vancouver. Victoria, B- C-. Jan. 20.—The Rus sian released prisoners of war who recently arrived by the Japanese lin er, Kanagawa, tp seek homes, having refused to go to Vladivostok when re leased by the Japanese government, are reported in distress and starving points at Vancouver and British Columbia. Political Muddle in Penn. Will Be Untangled Only at Polls. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 20.—The po litical situation in Philadelphia is in a muddled state. Even the most as tute observers cannot venture a pre diction as to the outcome with any de gree of confidence. The situation, in fact, amounts to a crisis. The reform forces bearing the banner of the city party which led them to victory last fall are seriously threatened by the attitude of some of the leaders who were, active in the recent reform cam paign. These leaders, .who are be lievers of reform within the party, and to whom the idea of fusion with dem ocrats is distasteful, are planning, it is believed by many, to build up a re organized organization stronger than that led by the quondam leader, Is rael W. Durham. The intention of these administration reorganizes, it is claimed, is to secure a delegation from this city-to the republican state convention at- Harrisburg in June, pledged to the nomination of Mayor Weaver. Capture of the republican organiza tion by forces identified with the city administration is the keynote of the political plan, and the results of last week's primary'election show that a strong beginning has been made. Of the 114 delegates elected to the state convention more than one hundred, it is dclared, are controlled by the new organization leaders and- will support any candidate for governor and other state officers as selected by these lead ers. In the list are many men of prominence, some of whom have never before attended a state convention. BURGLAR KILLED Two Toughs Caught Redhand ejl in Chicago Summarily Dealt With. Idaee. ^merger. ,*. other in REMAINS OF PREFOJiTAINE. Ship Expected At Halifax With Body of Late Canadian Minister. Halifax, N. S., Jan. 20.—The British warship Dominion, bearing the re mains of the late Hon. Raymond Pre fontaine, minister of marine and fish eries of Canada, is expected to reach Halifax tomorrow or Monday. The re mains will be met by a guard of honor of the Royal Canadian regiment, and, during the landing, minute guns will be fired by the Dominion. The body will be ransferred at once to the spe cial Inter-colonial Express, one of the cars of which will be fitted up as a mortuary chamber. Messrs. Fielding, Paterson and Brodeur will accompany the remains of their late colleague to Montreal, where the interment is to take place. FOR cm OF THE QUAKER IKE .....--i.... Cbicago, Jan. 20.—One burglar was killed and another fiatally wounded earjjy today at Des Plaines, a suburb of Chicago* in a battle betweeni de tocftyes of. the Chicago ft Northwest ern rjAlnpiad'and five men detected In. an attempt to- steal from .therepair: •shop of the raUway eompttqr, laKaatronqialQal 44', /V ri.'\s'^ i® TTnSnc V^ HELPLESS MARINERS New FRANCE IS M01G SLOWLY WITH She is Taking Advice From Washington Before En forcing Her Claims. Washington, Jan. 20.—Owing to the foreign claims on the Venezuelan customs, France is handicapped in the action against Castro, as the French blockade would give him a pretext for refusing' to pay claims. France's hesi tation is due to this and she is first taking the advice of Washington offi cials. Preparations are going on for the enforcement of her claims by the French squadron. M1S8 KOBEMAKY BARTORIB. C" ^Reported Engaged to Jamea N. Neisoo, et Sfc Louis.) asMI'SSs® 'i Duluth, Jan. 20.. r- The Rainy Lake and Winnipeg rr'. K?«Sffi?P^5«'"w while the crew of the Kipling climbed back to the deck FEAR GRAVE TROUBLE rirei from staet ttf finish SECOND LIFE BOAT REQUIRED W ORDER TO SAVE 'M'm* York, Jan. 20.—An their vessel again. The Maine, however, sent a second life boat which rescued the men. Keep Germany and France Real Attitude a Secret. Algeciras Jan. 20.—Behind the screen of amiability that envelopes the relations of the envoys of powers to the Moroccan, conference a rising feeling of distrust is observable due, seemingly, to the unwillingness of both France and Germany to define their positions beyond reaffirming now, somewhat wearisomely, their ad herence to the open door sovereignty of Sultan and Integrity of his terri tories. The French delegates in all their conversational reconniassances with their opponents have been un able to learn precisely Germany's position, and the Germans have been unable to ascertain the joint intention of France and England. The ambas sadors of the other powers feel that there is trouble ahead. jw ^•'•r,, \J H.,o^: V^V.5- PRICE FIVE CENTS. account of a strange and ing rescue of seven seamen from the shipwrecked schooner Kipling was brought here today by the steamer Maine from London. The steamer found the Kipling Jan. 11 near the British coast floundering helplessly on huge waves, and sent a boat to take off the Kipling's crew. It stood alongside the schooner, some times dropping far below them with the roll of the waves. Every man on the Kipling safely jumped into the bobbing boat which started to row away when the schooner swung around with the bowsprit directly over the life boat. Simultaneously a sea rose beneath the boat carry ing it up, crushing it against the bowsprit which struck it amidships. In the midst of snapping oars and flying splint ers the seamen from the Kipling leaped upon the bowsprit throwing their arms about the available supports and with their feet trying to kick the life boat free from its perilous position. This they did. but the life boat swept clear of the schooner leaving them on the bowsprit. In the bottom of the bow one man lay unconscious, having been struck on the head, and the boat itself was so badly damaged that it was in danger of sinking. It was rowed back to the thrill Maine of WEfrDING IN GOTHAM. Miss Moulton Becomes Bride of Lloyd Aspinwall In Fashionable Church. New York, Jan. 20.—The Church of the Incarnation was the scene of a notable gathering of fashionable folk today at the wedding of Miss Bessie Moulton and Mr. Lloyd ABpinwali. The bride is the great-granddaughter of Moses Taylor, who was one of the wealthiest and most prominent mer chants of old New York. Mr. Aspln, wall is a grandson of the late Gea. Lloyd Aspinwall, of the firm pf 'Ho# land, Aspinwall & Co., which for many years exercised a monopoly In New. York of the Pacific Coast trade. BEN FOR ACTORIII Famous Artists Offer Services for Relief of Stranded Mem-r ber of Profesh. New York, Jan. 20.—Because of *i» sympathy of opera and other artiste for a German actor, ill and in strait ened circumstances away from his home one of the most remarkable con certs ever planned in New York is to be given tomorrow night. The actor is Fritz Hitzigrath, for many years a well-known member of the German stock company at the Irving Place theatre. Among the famous artists who have volunteered to appear at the concert for his benefit are Miss Edvtk Walker, Mme. Olive Fremstad, Mm Marie Rappold, Herren Alois Burg staller, Heinrich Knote, Anton von Rooy, Andreas Dippel and Albert Reiss, and Conductors Albert Hera and Nahan Franko. If the services of these artists were paid for the ag gregate would amount to more thWn $20,000 for the single performance. INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 20.—The ex ecutive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters met in city today and considered and acted upon a number of matters of import ance to members of the organization. The Weather. Chicago, Jan. 20.—North Dakota: "sir tonight and Sunday colder to night. a Minnesota: Snow and cold wave tonight and Sunday, except fair In west portion Sunday high north west winds. 5 Dntatit, railroad has placed an order .tor 'eight locomo tives which, with Its recent or^ 8,000 tons of steel rails to tte Wed ht thf immediate extension Qi jv torn .Its present lira at I .•to Rainy Lake. CV? "i:'" •£?$!& FOR HZ THE MOROCCANS Gunboat Preparing to ShdE Stronghold of the Foreign ?y Interlopers. tm OlK-l'Sfcd 4*ic%- Walaga Spain. Jan. 20,—The Is current at Melllla. the 8paaWt»5£f j, tlement cm. the north tout ot liniM co. teat the lioroocan gnnbaat Turkt Is preparing to hotnl Maripica factory. whsc* tfet 'SU'lrfltatiag^ •fly Verity