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ijj ^'4 f-« THIS EVENING TUfES STANDSYOB gURD rous AND NORTH DAKO. TA UNDEK ALL CIBCUMSTANCH A V.|K [wAM-m^m'4 ^TWfrs 'J*'".' -1* VOL. 1, N0.34. Great Britain, it will be remembered,' was the only power having attaches or observers on Japanese ships during the Russo-Japanese .war, while expert ^British- constructors were given-every 'opportunity of\ learning wherein the ships of Japan proved weak or strong as the case might be. These men .were busy from start to -finish of the war ind immediately after the battle of the Sea tof van Japan came home with "their data, iwhich was submitted with s' suggestions, to a special committee on .which sat not only the m^st ex- Vperienced naval experts, hut the dir doctor of naval construction, Lord Kel Ivin, and a number of the leading prl i'vate ship buildersr. The Dreadnought, the outcome of their deliberations, embodiment' of the lessons of-the v'j*, late war in. the far east, a ship appar.^ ..'•ently invincible, capable at one dis .. v,charge of her guns of throwing with unparaUelled force twice as much metal as any foreign man-of-war now V: :float, white her armor will render her. »"immune from attacks by 'any enemy's* guztB, and, some claim, ,even against ^torpedoes, fired' at the usual battle .y'range. The details' of the Dread w^.nouglit's construction remain a secret -'j so well -has the admiralty guarded the ..r„plans. Bfforts of naval attaches to gather Information for their govern ments have been fruitless. No to-. ., fbrmation la forthcoming, the aasvror "r]yj to all enquiries being the candid one that Great Britain intends: to. maintain secrecy 'as to wh«t her, experts learned if0as: a result,of Japan's experiences.tor Qn» year and by rushing to completion the Dreadnought/ wiill gain a year if ?$0 not more in naval ponstroction over all other powers except her -ally. are. building H, iWtoMh l»:,pla»d -at 'Qie :vhead :6f 'Hut Blip giving her name, displacement, It 'if principal dimensions,jior^e power-and «P««d.. tKe case of the Dfea6iought •1 A no^ am item in the aetagn 'IB reVeal«»d, the board e(^fet|dnl^ the Blmple »uir fl tence, "Hie Majesty'ii CjEhlp Dreiid nought, Oommencail October Sd. 1906^ When .ready tor ate the ^hlp wlU dlaT v'!|j.place I8^oortnw,{hit thii Is tltie least remarkable thlkg about hier. fflr be-/. Udes th^ldeas iMroduo^ as a ^Mnlt ,* .jiofthefw-eaKert'FWBritalnlsplM-^ 2 ing,oni her ^ew fighting machine th*: heavieat armament ever carried |y a /n ,, skip. Intft»past Biritish vessels have W carried' (nr' lUsA com ti^owtng. .. 860-pound shells the Dreadnought Afto, wUI'h(|ft ton M,itiiew ^aiapbui:- iat W'T a«ir txpt whh a nnftila anerkr of 4W68k, a» Oagsnpft^d i-/ of the yam-carried in as ntmi ttattti^. bU^s aa t^ta Majestic class, an increase in pow«r of W per cent,' In a greM' mm* minute ten projec M00 ppunds jrlth pot |g LnUllUIIL.U I UUfll Rest Powerful SHp ol Her Ways at Tanch er «j So|)|e ifi CfiaratRer on teeorat of Jfte IgHf The flng's FaBief-Mw. Hi V1- k^% a ef Ja)- Rassla and Japan-Till PrWe of T6e British Navy. (^Portsmouth,' Feb. 10.—The monster battleship Dreadnought, which when finished will have cost 7,560,000, was launched here today by'King Edward. The: ceremony was the most simple poksible, the king having vetoed all 'decorations and pageantry on account of the death of his father-in-law, King-Christian There was a moment of suspense after the king touched th() filectric buttoq,/.removing the lust block, as the huge ship hesitated and appeared reluctant to take to the water. But ultimately,, Bhe gl.ided dojvn the waysin safety. Among the occupants of the rpyal stand were the American naval attache, Lieutenant Commander John ,'H Gibbons and ther attaches, admiralty officials and a few privileged persons. The launch of the Dreadnought, the largest and most.. powerful battleship of the world's navies, mafks the first" •stage in what the British admiralty claim-as the greatest achievement in naval construction. On~ October 2, 1906^ only *, few days over four months ago, work was commenced at Ports mouth on the. vessel.theiBrstbt what Is to be knownas the Dreadnought class. The promise was made then that she would, ty launched within six months. Thtf. admiralty has more than. made good their boast and Britishers have 'another' cause for pride in their naVy. Another twelve v', months, all going will, the Dread nought will be commissioned and join the Atlantic fleet, thus beating all previous records ihx battleship build 'A. tag by six months. There are two ^reasons why Work is being rushed on the Dreadnought. One is the great saving in cost, but the chief reason is that the ship is to Bome extent an ex-" pertinent and it is desired to give her a good trial before'commenclng con struction on any morie of her class. WiS%£i TIhM c* tnr', N v/' Vkn Completed is 6reatyt JleMmsiint of Nive! ConstrsetloR-Wis Bom to far Montbs Time Under Strictest SecreCg, From Idtas learned bjj Eqterts Daring Thi War ladeta V' J..W ficlent velocity to eetid them ^5 miles or to penetrate about ^xteen inches of the hardest, armor at a range of about two miles. Unlike aU British and for eign, battleships built In the past thir ty years the new addition* to the fleet will carry no- weapon amaller than the great 12-inch piece except eighteen 3'inch Quickfirerfe for. repelling attacks by torpedo' craft. She will mount neither, 9.2-inch, 7.5-lnch nor 6-inch guns, she will be the biggest warship afloat and she will have only the big gest and most powerful guns. The ^ecrets which will be incorporated in the huge hull are Ptlll hidden, but It is known that they tend to economy as well as efficiency. The Dreadnought will cost'ten per cent per ton less -than recent battleships.. British built, although she will represent the last word in all details of .her construc tion. In another, respect the Dread nought Will be unique she wll be the first tyattleshtp in (he world to be driv en by turtynes. These engines will supply the power for four propellors, two more than any previously built British batleships, which should ma^ hw the fastest ship of her class afloat. Another advantage of-the tur bines, as shown by the performances iof-the Gfu-mania,- is.that-lhe gunners will have a steadier deck, from which (to handle the guns. The guns, armor, machinery, boil ers, etc., are ready to be placed In the Dreadnought, so'there should be no difficulty in Jiavlng her ready for sea in twelve months, when she will join the Atlantic fleet, based on Gibraltar, thus being placed midway between the channel aiid Mediterranean fleets. As trouble thieatens on the one Bide of the other the ships of the Atlantic fleet are moved, making them' of the .greatest use in the time of war, no matter who the .enemy might be. Writing of this fleet as It will be when the Dreadnought joins, a naval expert said: "Nothing as devastating as this concentrated destruction has ever been conceived in the brain of man. It is impossible to picture the result of one minute's well-directed fire at ah enemy's ships, and when one minute is followed by others, the ef fect would be too terrible tor words, presuming the gunners get t)ie range and fireas at target practice.- To this length' has the. contest for sea power gone, and this'is not the end tor the time Is n6t far. distant when the British ensign will fiy over fleets and squadrQns of Dreadnoughts' ves sels costing a million and a half ster ling or more, each with ten or twelve 12-lnch guns, which will engage an antagonist when three or four miles distant and will pour in a succession of shells, 4ach weighing 856 pounds, carrying wholesale destruction in their wake." An Expedition Starts td Put 'Ji Down Obstreperoua -y PletermariUburg Natal, Feb. 10.— A puntltiVe exp^itlon of 400 carbi neers with artillery left here today for the scene qf the trdnble8 ln the Richmond district prised by ^attv^s refusing to pay poll fax. Anotibier de tachment will start Sunday. The ring leaders of the turb^wnt faction luftre.. disappeared In the biiish. The chief t.f: the tribe who -Is now here describes the-malcontents as Mlng "the trouble-, :«oihe• (HirUitlanlwd' section of the tribe.'! They £re £ald to he converts^ )io the Ethlopiap chnrch whose banner inscribed with the** words,' "Africa tor N FAJLUREyOF COirnBEirCE.') V'l lO.-A-NsgotiiiUons v4j®JAlgeclras, have reached a de .:. ^Uave. thr^ «iid tiia dlvaolntton of the. Moro06an eonteiinie :«ittout iui rata- Jects or :the dlscufsion appeaia to b« the probable result. i# •k SUICIDE AFTERMATH. 1. •H 'if. Peoria Bank Depositors Against SimmonB' Partner. Peoria, 111., Feb. 10.—Eight of the depositors of the People's Savings b$nk, of which Dr. Geo. H. Simmons, who »mmitted suicide Tuesday ^norn tag, was president, today filed pro ceedings, in the United States court here.against Rev. E. L. Kelly, surviv ing partner in the bank, asking th,it the .bank. be declare^ bankrupt. In their petition theyassert that the bank was insolvent at th4 time of its clos ing and that the day before Dr. Sim mons committed suicide it paid out 'o depositors a Bum ft! PRINCE GEORGE OF SERVIA. (torom a Photograph Taken at Time of Father's Ascension to Thront.) Assailant of Chouknin Be longed to the Order of :---L Terrorists. !. St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.—The admir alty has received a report from the surgeon in charge of Vice Admiral Chouknin who was shot by a woman in his pffice in Sebastopol yesterday to the effect that his wounds art not dangerous. Rear Admiral Grigorvich has assumed the command of the Black Sea fleet In succession to Chouknin. According to the morning papers and subsequent dispatches from Sebastopol confirming/ the press accounts the attending surgeons are confident that Chouknin will recover. The most severe Wound is in his breast, from^jtrhlch the bullet has not been extracted. The other wounds are in the right shoulder and in both legs. Belonged to Terrorist*. His assailant who was shot and .kill-, ed by an orderly who rushed to the admiral's assistance is believed, like the murderess of Lieutenant General Sakharoff, former war minister and the assassin ,of -General Shuvaloff, prefect of police of Moscow is believed vto have been an emissary of the St. Petersburg is a group of terrorists. The woman has not been identified but it is known that she arrived at Sebastopol.February 7 and registered at the hotel under the name of kru'p-, nitakai. She was well dressed, was quiet in her manner and attracted no attention. "Daughter of a Friend." At 3 o'clock yesterday morning a woman appeared at the official resi dence of Admiral Chouknin and''sent in her card, saying she wa:s the daughter of a .rear admiral ^who was an old acquaintance of Chouknin at Si Petersburg and requested an in terview. Upon. entering the ,admir al's' office she drew a rapid fire pis^-' tol 'and fired four shots at Choiiknin with deliberate alin, each bullet hitting the mark. The woman tried to escape but waB killed by an orderly!" FABGOITE AT WASHINGTON. Washington,. D. C., Feb. lO.-^-Fred Morrell, fprinerly of Fargo but now of Spokane and the former partner of Judge Engerud, is in Washington. Smi '4\ -I,". A -r, c'~ l- ,h ffft A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL •gMMMt or "THE ASSOCIATED PRESS QRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906. •alii® Pnmcd in excess of $600, making them preferred creditors. rj ftyf.r WWf CHARLES DANA GIBSON. (Arilat Whose Work Has Obtained World-Wide Fame.) at Exter and Make Final Escape. Exeter, N. H., Feb. 10.—Two un known men who boarded the Boston & Maine express train at Dover, shot and mortally wounded an unknown Italian as he was starting to leave the train at Rockingham Junction today. The conductor of the train had at tempted to arrest the men, having been notified by the Dover police that they had robbed the Luddy & Currier shoo factory at Dover and that they were on the train. At the moment the Italian started to leave the car one of the alleged robbers fired five re volver shots at him, all of which took effect. The Italian died shortly after wards. In the confusion which fol lowed the shooting the two suspects jumped from the car and disappeared in the woods. When the train reached here word was sent to the police of this town and the cities of Dover and Portsmouth, about 16 miles away, and posses started at once from each place to search the country. 1 JACK WSTABBER IS CAPTURED ST IDE POLICE St. Louis Man With Penchant for Knife Work in Custody. St. Louis, Feb. 22.—John Brady, 22 years old, a waiter out df employment, was arrested today on suspicion of be ing the young man known as "Jack the Stabber," who has stabbed a num ber of women on the streets during the past three .weeks. After .being questioned the police state that Brady confessed that he had done the" stab bing. Brady was arrested early today In a resort where he had on a previous visit boasted that he was "Jack the Stabber." 'When he called early today the police were secretly notified and he was taken into custody. At first he defied all knowledge of the "Jack the Stabber" charges, but upon being confronted by several men who had held" "Jack the Stabber" and released him on the street one night and posi tively identified Brady, it is stated, he confessed. What his motive was in Btabbing the women indiscriminately has not beep told by him. His parents li^re here. He has three brothers and three sisters. Rimer—1^ showed this sonnet to Cr. t tick and he seemed quite struck with it. He liked the idea, anyway. Bright ley (Incredulously)—Is It posslh'le? Rimer—Yes, I told him this was my Idea-of a perfect sonnet, and he said the idea was certainly original.—Phil adelphia Press. •••... Franeiscb, Feb. 10.—"Asia for Asiatics.^?' This says William V. Carmichael, a bhanghai merchant who has just arrived here, is the cry that has been taken up in China Sana has spread «ke wildfire from! province to province, kindling everywhere the slum ibemg hatreor of %e Mongolian agaipst all foreigners. The spirit of revolt is rife in the lttndj yoimg China is" rising, and in lus opinion ratable is bound to come. The growing sentment MMnstihe foreign element in China, according to Mr. Carmichael, will result in open hosti^tie8 uuess they take A hand and show that they are prepared with an armed force to.^PPff^ the nrst signs of an outbreak. Pe says .that the only way to gain the re spect of/thqrChinese is to inspire them with a wh6te$ome feelr of the foreigners. He adds thatr'a few 2%gimen# stationed at Manila will be entirely inadequate to cope with the trou ble in case it oomes.,:* "It is-impossiblei*.* h6 say*,-"to-deal with |he Chinese with^iplomacy. The only thine iir tamtAmr na Onn 1 1 i~V wwiww nuu4U{nuiHWT. 1116 UiUV UtlllK to,4Q ft to seize their, territory, as Germany did 1899 and thus bring them to their" FOUGHT A DRAW. Herrera Falls to Land Knockout Blows on Herman. Los Augeles, Cal.,Feb. 10.—Kid Her man of Chicago and Aurelio Herrera of Bakersfield, Cal., fought a twenty round draw before the Pacific Athletic club last night. The fight was a splendid exhibition of cleverness on Herman's part and a decisiveness on the part of Herrera. 'Herman fought with splendid generalship and clever ness. From the first to the fifteenth round Herman' had a decided lead on points, using his left- to Herrera's body successfully. Herrera, who waB stronger and showed the hardest punch, tried hard to land his knock out right on the jaw, but did not land it squarely during the entire fight. WILLIAM MACKABBE. (Oldest American Bailor Who Recently Celebrated His 102d Birthday.) GOT PART OF It is Alleged That $100,000 Went to Milwaukee Bank er's Son. Milwaukee, Feb. 10.—Gordon Blge low, son of Frank C. Bigelow, the de faulting president of the First Nation al bank of this city, is alleged in an indictment returned against. Former Assistant Cashier Henry G. Goll by the federal grand jury, to have re ceived $100,000 of the funds alleged to have been embezzled by Frank G. Bigelow and Goll. The fifth count in the indictment alleges that $20,000 was fraudulently transferred to Gor don Bigelow on Dec. S, 1904. The sixth count charges that on the same dayt Gordon Bigelow received $20,000 through President Bigelow, aided an-1 abetted by Goll. On Dec. 9, 1904, $40,. 000 is alleged to have been transferred to Gordon Bigelow though he had no account with the bank, and that on Dec. 5, 1904, Goll is alleged to have fraudulently transferred $20,000 to Gordon Bigelow for his personal use. BUT BOOKS IN JAPAN. Library of Congress to Hare Addition Books of Value. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 10.—Dr. Asa kawa, a lecturer at Dartmouth college, sails today for Japan to carry out a joint commission fr.om the library of congress and Yale university. Each of these institutions has set aside $10, 000 to be expended by Dr. Asakawa in the purchase of a large and syste matic collection of books from public and private sources. Before returning to America he will visit China, Korea and Siam for the purpose of pursuing courses of study and observation. A MILITARY WEDDING. Annapolis, Md., Feb. 10.—A brilliant military wedding here today was that of Miss Mari#Baker, daughter of Com mander Asher, C. Baker, U. S. N., and Captain Charles R. Lloyd, U. S. A. The ceremony was performed in the naval academy chapel in the presence of a brilliant assemblage of army and navy officers and their families. A widow should be satisfied with a consolation prize in the matrimonial lottery. wmm By E3. C. Snyder. Washington, D. C., Feb. 10.—Senator Hansbrough's bill appropriating one million dollars for the construction of a suitable and comprehensive system of drainage in the counties of Pem bina, Walsh, Grand Forks, Traill, Cass and Richland, North Dakota, which passed the senate yesterday, has been taken in charge by Congressman Gronna in the house and a canvass made today of the house committee on public lands encourages him to be lieve that he will be able to pass it at the session of congress today. Mr. Gronna received a letter from Engi neer C. G. Elliot, in charge of the drainage investigations of the depart ment of agriculture heartily favoring the project. Mr. Elliott says: "The improvement of these fertile lands by a better drainage system has long been regarded as necessary to permanent prosperity on the part of the state. The value of the service that might be rendered these coun ties by our assistance was so apparent that co-operative arrangements were made with the commissioners of Cass, Traill, Grand Forks and Walsh coun ties in which the counties should con tribute half of the estimated expense required in making a survey and com prehensive plans for the drainage of the eastern part of those four coun ties. This survey has been prosecuted by this office during the past season and maps and plans are now being formulated and the report and esti mates prepared which will later be de livered according to agreement to the four counties interested." Text of the BUI. Following is the text of the Hans brough bill: "A bill providing for the use of one million dollars of the moneys that would otherwise be come a part of the reclamation fund for the drainage of certain lands in North Dakota, and for other purposes." That one million dollars of the moneys hereafter arising from the sale of ujjblic lands ih the state of North Dakota, and which, under the act of June 17, 1902, would otherwise become a part of the reclamation fund, may be used for the purpose of constructing a suitable and compre hensive system of drainage of lands in the counties of Pembina, Walsh, Gran Fdorks, Traill, Cass and Rich land, in the said state of North Da kota, under the supervision of the secretary of agriculture provided', that all the expense of such construc tion, including salaries and the main tenance of works for a period not exceeding ten years, shall be assessed against the lands proposed to be drain ed in proportion to benefits, said as sessments to be levied and the moneys ... DAVIDSON RETIRES OF Failure of Congress to Provide Tenure of Office is the Re ported Cause. Washington, Feb. 10.-r-The opposi tion in congress to an improved con sular service with a permanent tenure of office has caused the loss to the consular service of one of its most efficient and experienced officers by the resignation, announced with regret by the state department today, of James W. Davidson, consul to Antnng, Manchuria, who, after a service of yeare, retires because of his inability longer to draw on his private Income to maintain the consulate. ON SECRET MISSION. San Francisco, Feb. 9.—Salting un der secret orders for some point near San Diego, the United States.revenue cutter McCulloch le*£ the harbor thia morning to arrest 'f possible about thirty Chinese who are amid to tat* been illegally landed in the United States, and are alleced to 'ba am an {•Ian* aft the ooast of southern Out fontl*. yfo v-v Mi Congressman WW Have Charge of Senile Measure Met Means so Much to Tbs State in Tbe House of Representa lives Itdy-t is Eipected Tltat He Enginetr [It Tbrough and ImUcatlons look FavsraUe. BILL IS LIKELY TO PISS THE Committee on Public Lands Favorable to Measure And Letter From Engineer Elliott of OraiMjt Investigation Department Strongly Endorses it-Tbe Vote in The House Rag Be Taken: Late Ibis Afternoon or Mondag. ""*&i if* EIGHT PAQES. PRIOg FIVE 0EWT8. 1&sm -gtj THE EVENING TIMES^ HAYA FAVOMTES. IT IS THE El PATE* ntOH STAST TO 'V While the open events furnish a va riety of athletic feats in which many crack performers will participate, tlw relay team races will be the feature of the meet. In these races teams will be match ed as follows: Harvard vs. Tale, Princeton vs. Cornell, Dartmouth vs. Pennsylvania, Amherst vs. Brown, Williams vs. Wesleyan, and Tale vs. Harvard freshmen. There will be a two-mile champion ship run, invitation 40-yard dash, nov ice 440, open to men who have never won a prize in any running race, and the following handicap events: 40 yard dash (9 feet limit), 660-yard (30 yeards limit), 45-yard high hur dles (9 feet limit), putting the 16 pound shot and running high jump. INSURANCE REPORT MONDAY. Result of Probing Will Soon Be Made Public. New York,. Feb. 10.—If nothing in terfere with the plans of the Arm strong investigating committee the re port of its insurance investigations will be presented to the legislature Monday. Every possible precaution is being taken by the committee to pre vent a leak, and though the report consists of 75,000 words, it* will exist only in typewritten form until after It has been made public. The committee preferred not to take the chance of sending it to the state printer. Although the committee is said to have been of one mind on the general reforms that ought to be instituted, several members, it is said, had de cided opinions of their own as to the remedies that ought to be applied. Many of these opinions differed, and a good many revisions of the original text were necessary before the report was Anally completed. f'iViA' to be paid in not to exceed ten animal installments, under such laws nn|* regulations duly enacted by the legis lature of said state of North Dakota as in the judgment of the president of the United States shall be adequate to insure the repayment to the United States of all moneys expended under the terms of this act. Provided fur ther, that all moneys derived from such assessments shall be paid into the treasury of the United States by the said sfctfe of North Dakota, and when so paid shall be covered into the reclamation fund to be used un der the provisions of said act of June 17, 1902 and provided further, that any moneys paid in by said state of North Dakota is excess of the: total amount paid out by the United States when the said works are completed, including the maintenance of the works, shall be returned to the said state of North Dakota. B. A. A. INDOOR GAMES. Boston Scene of Great Athletle Con. tests This Evening. Boston, Mass. Feb. 10.—The cream of the college and club athletes of the country will be seen at their best in Mechanics' building tonight at the seventeenth annual indoor meet of the Boston Athletic association. The indi vidual stars to take part include Mel ville Sheppard, holder of the world's record for a mile on an indoor track Martin Sheridan, the former all-round athletic champion, and Archie Halm, the crack Milwaukee sprinter. 11 IN STAID OLD BOSTON. II' Chinese Commissioners in CRy tl Brown Bread and Baked Beau. Boston, Mass., Feb. lOi—The High Commission which is touring this country to study its'social, poUtieal and industrial institutions, will arrive in Boston tomorrow morning and the state and city offlclald have completed elaborate arrangements for the enter tainment of the distinguished visitors during their stay of three' days. The feature of the entertainment program wUl be a banquet to be given tr Governor ChUld at the^Algonqula clah Monday evening. The envoys wll} in spect some of the large mills in vicinity. In which industry they are especially interacted, and will visit 6aw.,iar|Kel ta^iiiMaI ti I'mim wmAnmm. itr® -forth and •flnatanU •4 ^1 vn. 'I m| -til MI & I -y