The evening times. [volume], January 14, 1907, Image 1

About The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914

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"The Inaugural Ball in State
Capital a Host Brilliant
Event.
OVER 580 OF SUITES'
BEST PEOPLE PBESENT
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Those on the Receiving Line With Gov
vernor and Mrs. Burke—Grand
Forks Was Represented—List of
Ladles and Gentlemen Present and
Some of the Gowns Described.
By
tieorge DSVIB.
Bismarck, Jan. 14.—It was indeed
the seeming happy realization ot a
-dream when the eye looked out over
the beauty and loveliness ot the in
augural ball. It was the gathering of
the beauty and the chivalry of* the
-state. From every corner had come
the crowd which was to make the so
-clal .event which marked the lnaugura-
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•6f polHrc» wheVi:'.'(fie' rbingsuncBltfl
to battle'
state and the struj^e pf polities were
forgotten in thesrasbii ot'M|th tod
revelry and for once thereWas the
happy blending of all that is test In
life. The Inclement weather without
did not interfere with the brilliancy
of the scene within. JjTrom 8:80 to
9:30 a reception was hefd li( Op cpvr
ernor's chambers at
the
capltol and
during this hour the receiving line
witnessed a constant ptBslng stream
of ladies ajid ..gentlemen, the proud
residents' of one Of the greatest stated
in the union, where the northern
breezes have given to women a wealth
of beauty unknown to other lands and
to men that noble and energetic chival
ry which rivals that of the olden
knights. Indeed the gathering more
represented the imaginative picture of
a 'gathering in the feudal halls of the
middle ages where was gathered
knights and earls and nobles and
where kings were wont to come where
lady, princess and queen whose lovely
brows bore diamond studded crowns,
received the homage of men of high
degree, than it did a gathering in the
beautiful capitol, which stands where
less than three score years ago the
Indian wooed and loved and fought'.
The magic touch of the artist had
transformed the chamber from the
staid and sober, though rich and luxury
lous, hall where the battles ot men
and principles ar« fought, into a
scene that was indeed truly grand
and that would -ha've inspired a poet's
pen or an artist's brush. It was in
deed a scene of beauty. When the
grand march was begun the eye look
ed out over a scene of delightful love
liness. A part of this were the lad
ies whose gowns were the rivals of
the finest productions of a Worth
Diamonds whose possession a queen
might envy flashed and sparkled on
many a fair, and graceful throat. -Th6
.merry laughter of these fair ones
blended in pleasing harmony with the
music of the orchestra, and the rythm
of the dance llfte'd the soul into the
realms of the aesthetic paradise
where all is delightful repose and
happiness. Contrasted with the love
liness of the gowns of the ladies and
adding to the beauty and richness of
the latter by. contrast, were the more
somber frocks of the gentlemen. It
were indeed in appearance more the
gathering of the titled men and women
of a kingdom to do homage to a prince
newly ascended the throne than the
gathering of the people of a state to
a governor who only a
few weeks ago was one of these people.
But such It was, and it will live long
in the memory of those who witnessed
it because of the* brilliancy of the
event and the splendid gathering of
the representative men and women of
the state who composed it.
The reception committee conducted
the guests to Mayor Webb who intro
duced them to the Governor and his
party. In the receiving line were:
Governor and Mrs. Burke, Ex-Gover-.
nor 'and Mrs. Sarles, Ex-Gover
nor and Mrs. White, Judge and Mrs.
Fisk, Auditor H. L. Holmes and wife,
Secretary of State Blaisdell and
mother, Supt. of Public Instruction
Stockwell and wife, Commissioner of
Agriculture Gilbreath and wife,' At
torney General McCue and wife, Com
missioner of Insurance Cooper and
wife
The ladles receiving were beautiful
ly gowned as follows,:
Mrs. Burke—Princess gown of white
chiffon cloth over white chiffon and
taffeta, with trimmings of real
princess lace.
MrB. E. Y. Salres—Pink flowered silk,
mull, with pearls.
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nounced in Remarks on
Japanese Exclusion.
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4ii»rt«M Press to The Breaia* Times.
San Francisco, Jan. 14.—"No con
gress could pass a Japanese exclus
ion act and no president would sign
one, because it would be a hoodlum
act," said David Starr Jordan, presi
dent of Stanford university, in ad
dressing a meeting at Equity hall last
night, of socialists, by Whom .he had
beeu invited to speak' on the Asiatlo
problem. Dr. Jordan quoted Presi
dent Roosevelt in saying that as a
general rule, "it paid for a nation to
be a gentleman" and he was of the
opinion that the remedy of immigra
tion troubles did not lie in lawlessness
nor yet in mass meetings denouncing
Japanese as a nation, because they
did not go to the same Sunday school
we attended.
"It is all nonsense," he said, "that
we have to fight with Japan to see
who shall have mastery of the Paci
fic." He said he believed Japan was
sincere in its desire to stem the un
skilled labor Immigration to this coun
try.
SHAH STILL LYING.
Body of Persia's Buler Not Yet Con
signed to the Grave.
Teheran, Jan. 14.—The period of ly
ing in state is over and the prepara
tions for the funeral of the. lateStiah
ara proceeding. Although' the'darfor
.the, ^eretn6ijji", has not been (definitely
jw^lces tor the'deaJ
tafcn,fteld in the, principal
.mbsguefe jlncathe defease of MiiMafer
^^n, ^Ve'a'ow fefi%|q:ated.
IWRATION OF LABOR IN
SESSION AT NASHVILLE, TENN.
VmM«4 Mm The Bralif Times.
Nashville, Tenn. ,Jan. 14.—The tenth
tmnual convention of the Tennessee
State Federation of Labor, which open
ed in Nashville today, is the largest
gathering in point of attendance ever
held by that body. Delegates from
locals throughout the state filled Twin
City hail when the convention was
"formally called to order at 10 o'clock
this morning. Many mattera of un
usual importance are on the agenda
I
Up Tomorrow at Chicago for
Pleading by Officers of
Corporation.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 14.—In the federal
court tomorrow counsel for the Stand
ard Oil company will, appear and plead
not guilty to the eight indictments re
cently sustained by Judge Landls. A
date will then be set for trial. It is
understood that the attorneys on both
sides will agree upon one set of
charges Involving the principal points,
and will allow the other indictments
to abide by the result of this trial.
MRS. ANNIE ADAMS.
Mrs. Annie Adams, mother of the famous actress, Miss Maude Adams, has
achieved considerable notice recently because of the fact that she was engaged
to marry Arthur Brown, the former senator from Utah, who was shot and
killed in a hotel at Washington by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, the latter claimtng
that Brown was the father of her two children. Kirs. Adams was an actress
for some seasons. Of late yearB she has traveled about the country with her
daughter. The Adams family lived in Salt Lake City, where the house In
which Maude Adams was born is an object of interest to tourists.
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HERALD IN TROUBLE
Violated Agreement of Release
on Committee Announce
ments.
(By George Obvia.)
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 14.—Lieuten
ant Governor Lewis gave advance
copies of the senate committees to the
press to be held subject to release.
W. L. Dudley, correspondent for the
Grand Forks Herald used the list
Sunday when it should not have been
used until the announcements were
mgde in the senate Tuesday. He then
agreed to have the Herald held out
at this point until Tuesday, but failed.
There is considerable indignation on
account of the blunder.
The story is current about the hotel
lobbies that since the intimation of
Spalding's appointment to the supreme
bench was given out, a constant
stream of telegrams and letters have
'been pouring in, opposing the same.
The corridor talk is that he will not
be appointed because of these pro
tests.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 14.—The Nebras­
ka
Poultry association opened Its
twenty-second annual exhibition in
t^'.Au^itwium today. Prise-winning
fowls from halfa dozen states make
up the exhibition, fh!eh is the largest
ot its klnd ever given here. The show
will continue through the week.
for discussion and action during the
several days the convention will be in
session. A more rigid enforcement of
the factory inspection and child labor
laws will he urged. The proposed,
working agreement between the labor
bodies and the State Farmers' Union
will receive attention. Organized la-'
bor in politics is another important
subject that will be discussed. These
matters and the election of officers
for the year are calculated to keep
the delegates busy until final adjourn
ment
Associated Press to Tho Bvealas Times.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 14.—Several
hundred delegates, appointed by the
governors of numerous states and byr
boards of trade and other commercial
organizations throughout the country,
met in convention at the New Willard
hotel today "to consider and devise
measures for the enlargement ot
our foreign trade and to promote the
demand abroad for the product of our
farms, workshops and mines."
The initiative in calling the gather
ing was taken by a special committee
of the New York Board of Trade of
Transportation, acting on (the sug
gestions and with the co-operation ot
commercial bodies throughout the
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 14,1907.
TON THE
Read to Congress,at Noon the President
Will Not Rescind His Former Action
MUCH MDML TESTIMONY
SECURED PAST FEW OATS
Associate* Pnm Tke
Kvemlmg
Tttaea.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 14.—Presi
dent Roosevelt today sent to the sen
ate a special message regarding the
Brownsville Incident, which gives ad
ditional evidence collected by Assist
ant Attorney General Purdy and Major
Blockson, who were sent to Texas by
the president to investigate affairs.
The president submitted with his mes
sage various exhibits including maps
of Brownsville and Fort Brown, a
bandoler, thirty-three empty shells,
seven ball cartridges, picked up in the
streets a few hours after the shooting,
three steel-jacketed- bullets and some
scraps of casings ot other bullets
picked out of the houses Into which
they had been fired. The president
declares that the evidence is positive
that the outrages of Aug. 13, were
committed by some of the colored
troops that have 'been dismissed and
that some or all of the members ot
three companies of the Twenty-fifth
infantry had knowledge of the deed
and have shielded the guilty ones.
Th negro troops are referred to by the
president in his message as "midnight
asussins" and he declares that very
few, If any, of the sqldiers dismissed,
"Without honor," could have been
ighjtfant of what occurred. That part
of'tnie order which bars soldiers from
all civil employment under the gov
ernment is revoked by the president.
ThlB clause, the president says, was
lacking in validity. ^The discharged
troops, however, will be forever
barred from re-enlistlng in the army
ot navy and as to this, the president
says "that there Is no doubt of my
constitutional and legal power."
Secretary Taft's report giving the
sworn testimony of fourteen eye wit
nesses is given and the president de
clares that the evidence is conclusive
that the weapons used were Spring
field rifles now used by the United
States troops, including the negro
troops who were in garrison at
Brownsville.
FIFTEEN! IN
Gas Explosion in Indiana Mine
Fatal for Probably Eleven
Men.
TKE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
IS HOT DETERMINED
Entire Family in Brooklyn Tenement
Exterminated by Illuminating Gas—
Father, Mother, Son and Daughter
All Dead in Bed—Search of die
Clinton Mine.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Clinton, Ind., Jan. 14.—Joe Joseph,
Ed Wolfe, John Herman and Peter
Letivifch, miners of mine No. 7 of this
city, were killed in a gas explosion
this morning. The cause of the acci
dent. is not definitely known, but it
is supposed to have been caused by the
explosion of a keg of powder in
Wolfe's room. It is not known how
many more men are in the mine, but
it is thought six or seven more will
be found dead. Searchers are unable
to get into the remote parts of the
mine on account of the intense heat.'
Six injured have been brought from
the mine.
Entire Family Dead.
New York, Jan. 14.—Illuminating
gas which escaped during the night
from a small stove used for heating,
caused the death of Meyer Rubin, aged
50 years, his wife Rosa, 58, their son
Phillip, 17, and Rose, the 15 year old
daughter, in a Brooklyn tenement to
day.
TO PROMOTE U. S. FOREIGN TRADE
United States. Hope is expressed by
the promotors of the movement that
substantial results will be attained
through the deliberations. Secretary
of State Root and other men ot wid
est prominence will address the con
ference.
Among the larger organizations re
presented are the Manufacturers' As
sociation of New York, Boston Cham
ber of Commerce, Providence Cham
ber of Commerce, Cincinnati Cham
ber of Commerce, Buffalo Chamber
of Commerce, Board of Trade ot Pen
sacola, Fla., Board of Trade of Tampa,
Fla., American Hardware Manufac
turers' Association, Board of Trade of
Indianapolis, Board of Trade ot Phil*
TIMES
PEIRGEISMSED
Sensational Charges Against
U. S. Minister to Norway,
H. D. Peirce.
Associated Press to The Eniiat Times.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Sensational
charges against Herbert H. D. Peirce,
United States Minister to Norway,
who was formerly third assistant sec
retary of state, were made before the
house committee cn ways and means
today by Prof. H. W. Elliott, of Cleve
land, Ohio, in connection with a hear
ing on the resolution for further pro
tection of fur seals on the high seas.
Prof. Elliott stated that while
Peirce was representing the United
States government before the Hague
tribunal, in settlement of claims
growing out of the seizure of the seal
ing vessel, J. Hamilton Lewis, by the
Russian government on charge of
piracy, he also represented the owners
of the vessel, and even instituted an
action in the United States district
court for the District of Columbia, to
insure the payment of his fee out of
the money awarded to the vessel own
ers.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 14.—The
new Woodmen of the World building
was formally dedicated today, the ex
ercises being attended by several of
the national officers of the order. The
building is one of the first large edi
fices to be completed since the fire.
Kansas "Bad Man" to Begin a
Second Penitentiary Term
Tomorrow.
Associated Press to The Bveaiag Times.
SUN WILL HIDE BEHIND
MOON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Associated Press to The Eteilai Times.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 14.—North
America can observe but a small part
of old Sol's performance today when
he hides himself behind the moon. Th|s
part of the world is not in the zo&e
of total eclipse, but in some sections
of the continent interested amateurs
can strain their necks to witness a
part of the strange heavenly phenom
ena. The centre of the belt of totality
lies in Asiastic Russia, and. here, ac
cording to the cable dispatches, as­
rriEDERICK WEYERHAEUSER, LUMBER KING.
A mau richer than John D. Rockefeller, It Is said, has been discovered. He
is Frederick Weyerhaeuser of St. Paul, head of the lumber trust. Mr. Weyer
haeuser is said to own about 30,000,000 acres of timber land, an area six times
the size of the state of New Jersey. He takes nobody into his confidence and
has many partners in his various holdings, so that nobody knows just bow
much land he owns. It is computed that his holdings are worth nearly a bil
lion dollars, perhaps more. The lumber trust is about to be investigated by
congress. Mr. Weyerhaeuser Is a native of Germany, born In 1834, and has
been in the (Juited States since 1852.
adelphia, National Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers' Association, Elmira
Chamber ot Cemmerce, Chamber,
Chamber of Commerce of Quincy, 111.,
Michigan Manufacturers' Association,
American Hardware Manufacturers'
Association, Chamber of Cemmerce of
Pittsburg, Sau Joe Chamber of Com
merce, and Commercial Club of Omaha.
The re-organizatlon of the consular
service, ship subsidy and other ques
tions having a bearing on America's
foreign trade and Its extension are to
be exhaustively discussed. The gath
ering will come to a close Wednesday
night with a banquet at the Arlington
at which President Roosevelt, Secre
tary Straus and others will speak.
Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 14.—Frank
Thompson, a negro with a reputation
of being one of the worst men ever
confined in the federal prison here,
will tomorrow finish a seven year term
for larceny. Freedom will not come
with the expiration of his sentence,
however, for he will immediately enter
a life term for the murder of Guard J.
P. Waldrupe. During the big mutiny
at the prison five years ago Thompson
tried to kill one of the guards. He was
one of those who effected an escape
and was pursued across the country by
an armed posse. He was caught at
Quenemo, Kas., after he had been
wounded by one of the pursuing party.
Two years later he murderously as
saulted another guard in a futile at
tempt to escape.
THE WEATHER.
Xorfh Dakota—Fair tonight'
.warmer In west portion. Tuesday
fair, warmer.
Toledo, O., Jan. 14.—The Ohio state
bowling tournament, for which pre
parations have been going forward £jl
winter, opened today under promising
auspices The entry list Includes In
dividual players and teams from Cleve'
land, Columbus, Mansfield, Dayton,
Toungstown and a number of other
Ohio cities. The sum of $2,600 wtll
be distributed in prises aitfbng the
winners.
tronomers, photographers and scien
tists ot alii branches have pitched their
cables to take observations. Near the
city of Taskent eminent groups of
scientists under the patronage of uni
versities and royal societies of France,
Germany, Russia and other countries
have set up their instruments with
long, unpronouncable names in order
to observe the'eclipse. In addition to
making the usual observations, the ex
penditlons are to study the condition
of the upper air by means of balloons
and improved automatic instruments.
Two Killed in Collision on the
B. & 0. Near Pittsburg, Pa.,
This Morning.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 14.—The Chi
cago express east bound, on the Pitts
burg and Western branch of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, was in col
lision at Allison Park, Pa., today,
with a heavy shifting engine. The
passenger engine was wrecked and C.
W. Myers, engineer of Chicago Junc
tion, killed. Fireman H. C. Lewis, also
of Chicago Junction, waB fatally hurt.
Several passengers on the express
were slightly cut
THE EVENING TDDB8
8tands tor North Dakota at all Timta
and Under all Circumstances.
EIGHT PAGES—PRICE FIVE GENTS.
TEXAS EPISODE FISH SUICIDES
TO BE1 LIFE TEBM
Old Resident of North Dakota
Takes a Dose of Morphine
in Minneapolis..
SELLING LIQUOR AT FARGO
WHS CHARGED AGAINST
And He Had Been Taken Up Last
Week—Later Released on Ball
Formerly Lived In Grandin and Val
ley City—Friends Are Shocked at
'ews of His Rash Act
Associated Press to The Eralig Times.
Minneapolis, Jan. 14.—Elmer W.
Fish, a druggist of Fargo, N. D., com
mitted suicide in the Russell house,
North Fourth street, by taking mor
phine. A note left by Fish requested
that Sam Blank of Valley City be noti
fied. Fish came to Minneapolis Sun
day morning and went directly to his
room in the Russell house, saying he
was tired and needed rest. From that
time until the proprietor of the house
broke in the door, he was not seen-
Svecial to The BveaiaB Times.
Fiargo, N. D., Jan. 14.—ijnahie to
bear the disgrace of being arrested on
a- charge of selling liquor and^feeling
th'fct he could never enjoy tie same
respect of his friends again, is gfren
by Fargo people as the reas6n for the
rash act ot Elmer W. Fish, who com
mitted suicide in Minneapolis. Fish
was an old resident of North Dakota,
having been engaged in the drug store
business at Grandin twelve years, and
later at Valley City. He came to
Fargo two months ago, and last Fri
day was arrested for selling booze.
He was released on a $250 bond, and
left Saturday night for Minneapolis.
Mr. Fish enjoyed the confidence of a
large circle of frlfends, and his suicide
has cast a pail of gloom over them.
WIRE SPARKS
Pekin, Jan. 14.—In accordance with
an agreement made with Russia, China
today qpened the town of Tsitsikhar,
Manchuria ,to foreign trade and resi
dence,
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14.—Delegates
from all parts of the country have ar
rived in the city to attend the annual
meeting of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations. The union
comprises more than 150 of the larg
est and most influential congregations
in the United States, and is the most
representative Jewish body in the
country. The present meeting will be
in session four days.
Wilmington, N. C.', Jan. 14.—Judging
from the prominence of those who are
arriving here to take part in tomor
rows' reunion of the Blue and Gray,
the event will be one of the most no
table the country ever has seen. Union
and Confederate veterans of national
fame are included in the list of sche
duled speakers. All arrangemnts for
the reunion have been completed by
the Fort Fisher Survivors' association.
The exercises will be' held on the
scene of the engagement between the
Confederate and Federal forces be
fore Fort Fisher.
Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 14.—The annual
corn school under the auspices of the
agricultural department of Purdue
university opened today under promis
ing conditions. The course will last
two weeks and will be followed by an
eight weeks' term of the winter school
of argiculture. A number of noted
agricultural experts are included
among the instructors.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 14.—All ar
rangements have been completed for
tomorrow's inauguration of Governor
Stuart. The Governor-elect arrived in
Harrisburg today and is being enter
tained at the executive mansion as
the guest of Governor Pennypacker.
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 14.—Members
of the interstate commerce commis
sion assembled in this city today to
hear the first important case which
has come up under the amended long
and short haul section of the inter
state commerce law. The case Is that
brought by the Spokane chamber of
commerce against the Northern Paci
fic and other railway companies. Un-.
reasonable rates are alleged in the
complaint on general traffic from east
ern points to Spokane.
Grand Rapids, Wis., Jan. 14.—The:
suit of F. H. Johnson, of Rhlnelander,1
against the Marshfibld Land and Lum
ber company, Upham Manufacturing
company and the Copper ..River Land
company came up for trial today. 1
is one of the largest civil suits ever
brought ity Wisconsin and Involves
title lands valued at .more than $1,-'
000,000. The complainant asqulred an
option on the lands, owned by the
Marshfleld and Upham companies,
which he alleges were trcnsferrred
to the Copper River company for $600,
000 before his option had expired.