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OUR MOTTO
VOL. 2, NO. 133.
VERMONT COURT
OF TRUSTEES
REFUSED TO
SURSTITUTE FOR
•OP
Trustees to Whom Property
Was Transferred Sought to
Oust Plaintiffs.
MENTAL CONDITION
FIGURES IN SUIT
Relatives Contend Great Re
ligious Leader Was Undu
ly Influenced.
AMMtatd Press to The Bmli( TImm.
Concord, N. H., June 5.—The peti
tion ot the three trustees to whom
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy had transferred,
Tier property, asking that they "be sub
stituted as plaintiffs In place of the
"next fiends" in the suit to secure an
.accounting of Mrs. Mary Eddy's pro
perty, was denied today by Judge
Robert N. Chamberlain of the Merrl
mac superior court. The trustees are
Henry M. Baker of Bow. Jostah E.
Fenald of Concord, and Archibald
McLellan of Boston. The next friends
aire George W. Glover of Lead, S. D.,
a son of Mrs. Eddy, Mary Baker
Glover, his daughter. Dr. J. Foster
Eddy of Watertmry, Vt.. an adopted
son and, George Baker of Bangor, a
cousin. The suit is for an accounting
of Mrs. Eddy's property, which, It is
alleged, is under the control of Calvin
A. Fry, Mrs. Eddy's secretary and
other Christian Science leaders, who
are named as defendants. The ques
tion of Mrs. Eddy's physical and men
tal conditions figures Iqpthe suit.
AFTER DIAMOND 'THIEVES.
England Seeks to Extradite Alleged
Robber of Tiffany, of Loudon.
iHKUtel Picas to The Brain Vtama.
Washington, June 5.—President
Roosevelt has his attention directed
to a case today that has attracted
^considerable attention in this country
and Great Britain. It IS that of Chas.
Rohrer, a citizen of New York, whom
the British authorities desire to extra
dite to England. They allege that he
was concerned In the robbery of Tif
fany and company and London and
company in February last, when jew
elry of immense value was stolen from
those firms In the city of London.
When the case was iheard by a
United States commissioner in New
York, one Green, who confessed that
he committed the robberies, exhon
erated Bohrer, who had gone to En
gland on the same steamship and re
turned on the same vessel, but both
averred that Rohrer was not impli
{jaied in the crime.
Wm. M. Bryne, an attorney of New
York, came 'here today and presented
to Secretary Root a brief. In which
he set out the reasons -why Rohrer
ought not to be sent 'back to England.
He maintains that his client's' extra
dition, on the evidence produced,
"would be a serious invasion of Amer
ican domiciliary rights."
Mr. Byrne also submitted to Pres
ident Roosevelt a letter, in which
were appeals to him to protect Rohre"
"ill 'his political and public rights as
an American citizen." He admits that
in his past career Rohrer committed
a larceny in the American states.
"That Is no proof of present guilt.
I take that you will agree with me
that under American law every man
charged with crime is not prejuddged
by his past. Under your administra
tion we have come to 'believe that
those low down will have as sure a
measure of justice dealt to them as
those high up."
Mr. Byrne urges President Roose
velt not to permit any American cit
izen to be dragged from his country
and hauled before a jury of aliens
in fabricated charges, and then con
cludes:
Your opponents tried to put you in
Haywood's case. Here is a case in
which your laws place you and where
you can show your countrymen that
a man will receive inflexible justice,
even if he {alls in your eplctolary clas
sification of 'undesirable.'"
Mt. Byrne also addressed a letter
to Ambassador Bryce, of Great Brit
ain, urging him not to insist upon the
extradition of Rohrer. A decision in
the case is expected in a few days.
MOT A CITIZEN.
EleTenth-Honr Discovery Fatal to
Hopes of North Dakotan.
Minot, N. D., June 5.—Miss Isabella
tMcKelth the young woman who was
asphyxiated in her claim shanty near
Blatedell last winter, bad almost com
pleted her five years' residence on the
clatm, and after her death, James
Duff, supposed to be her only living
kin, completed the residence require
ment and made application to prove
up.
When he appeared with his witness
es for the bearing, however, it de
veloped -that he was not a citizen of
the United States and could not make
proof. An Investigation followed with
the result that other relatives were
discovered who are American citizens,
and these will go ahead and complete
the proof. Hie claim is a valuable
one.
SAN FRANCISCO SHAKEN.
AaNClaM Preaa The Bralig Time.
San Francisco, June 5.—An earth
quake shock, lasting about 10 seconds,
was felt here at 12:27 this morning.
The oscillation was from north to
south. 'No damage has been reported.
The man who says he doesn't want
to take your time usually does.
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L0WIJTOL »I!SE OF DUMA.
Still Repealing Obnoxious Laws aud
Combatting Work of Stylopln.
Associated Pieaa Cable to The Evening
Tluca.^
St. Petersburg. June 5.—The lower
house of parliament today held an
other working session and repealed
three obnoxious laws, two of which
were temporary measures ihstituted
by Premier Stolypin to combat the
revolution. The first provided for the
punishment of persons publicly ex
pressing approval of political crimes,
and the second excluded from mili
tary service persons accused of po
litical crimes or who were under po
lice supervision.
The repeal of the third law penal
izing private instruction in Poland
was at (the request of the ministry.
This measure was (passed at the
height of the Russlficatlon campaign
in Poland.
The manorial house of M. Alexan
der Stakovicb, father of two members
of the lower house, has been burned
by peasant rioters in Tver province.
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ABANDONED WELL
Woman Supposed to Have
Been Devoured By Wolves,
is Recovered.
Minneapolis, June 5.—The body of
Mrs. Catherine McCart, aged 40, of this
city was found with her head crushed
by a blunt instrument in the bottom
of a well on the farm of her brother
in-law, George Katelbaclc, on the Long
Lake Toad. The body was ipartly
clothed and covered 'by a sheet and.
'blanket under four feet of earth. The
well was three-fourths of a mile from
the Katelbach home and had been
a1xndoned. Mrs. McCart had been
missing since May 24. On that day
she went from here to the Katelbach
farm where she had. been spending the
winter while Katelbach and his wife
were in California. Katelbach says she
left at once for her own farm two
miles away. Henry Nash, who runs
that farm, says she did not come
there. Katelbach gave out the story
that she had probably 'been devoured
by wolves which he said Infested that
locality. Last night detectives guard
ed Katelbach' house while Kat,elbach
remained 'baricaded within. The Offi
cers did not care to risk being shot
in an attempt to get the man, prefer
ring to wait until daylight.
THE STTCJSE
DEW COURSE
Minnesota Officials Will Violate
Injunction and Appeal on
Habeas Corpus.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
St. Paul, June 5.—It is possible that
before the end of the week the state
officials will ignore the recent order
of the United States court which
granted an injunction in the railway
rate cases, and will 'begin an action
in the state courts 'to compel the
railroads to put the reduced freight
and 'passenger rates into immediate
effect. This will subject the official
bringing such action to contempt of
the United States court, 'but a writ
of habeas corpus will be sued out in
the appellate court and the matter
then will he immediately brought be
fore the higher court for adjudication,
thus avoiding a wait of several years
and giving the railroads the benefit
of the higher rates in the meantime.
DEATH KILLS DAUGHTER.
Mother's Demise Results In Taking Off
of Normal Student.
Special to The Evening Times.
Valley City, N. D.. June 5.—This
afternoon word was received by Presi
dent McFarland of the normal, that
Miss Josephine Leach, of McHenry, a
member of the junior class, died at
her home at that place today. Miss
Leach was called home four or' five
days ago toy the illness of her moth
er, who since died. W!hen she left she
said that if her mother died it would
kill her. Today the information came
that she was dead. No further par
ticulars were learned of the sad* af
fair.
RUSSIAN TROOPS MUTINY.
Hussars Who Were Stationed at Im
perial Palace Involved—Were
Arrested.
Associated Ptcoa Cakle to The Brolu
Times.
St. Petersburg, June 5.— A mutiny
'broke out today among a squadron of
Hussars, guards statiohed at Tsars
koe-Selo, to which place, the Imperial
family had journeyed. The mutineers
were promptly surrounded and dis
armed by other troops and were ar
rested without bloodshed.
FELLOWS RESIGNED.
State teaglneer Quits to Accept Place
Higher Up the Ladder.
Special to The Bmlic Times.
Bismarck. N. D„ June 5.—State
Engineer Fellows has resigned bis po
sition to accept one in the government
reclamation service. He will 'be locat
ed in Denver.
Governor Burke will appoint bis
successor, and Atkinson of Fargo Is
said to stand a good show of landing
the job.
Operator Yonkers has returned to
accept a position as day operator for
the Western Union.
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Fargo, N. D., June 5.—The annual
meeting of the Commercial clu'b was
held last evening, officers for tihe
coming year 'being elected. President,
R. S. Lewis First Vice President, W.
D. Sweet} Second Vice President, D.
S. Stewart Secretary, W. A. Yoder
Treasurer, W. C. Macfadden..
MEETS FRIENDS
Dinner at Whitelaw Reid's—
Notables of Two Nations
Present.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
London, June 5.—At a dinner and
reception given by Ambassador "and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reld at Dorchester
House this evening, in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, the ex
ambassador had the opportunity of
renewing his friendships with the
leaders .of diplomatic, political and so
cial circles in Qngland.
In the dining room of Dorchester
House there gathered for dinner two
men, who, of .recent years, had con
trol of the foreign affairs of Great
Britain, the present lord chancellor
and the ex-lord chancellor, the repre
sentatives of the foreign governments
accredited to the court of St. James,
the delegates to The Hague peace
conference and the widows of two of
the! most prominent of the British
ambassadors to Washington, while for
the reception and concert that fol
lowed several hundred guests came.
Dorchester House was again beau
tifully decorated with flowers. The
ambassador has recently had placed
throughout the house a number of
marble 'busts of famous Americans
and Romans, mostly copies of Hou
don's work. These were greatly ad
mired by the guests this evening.
A musical entertainment-and recep
tion followed the dinner. Among
those contributing to the concert were
Charles Gilibert and Elizabeth Dodg.^,
the latter an American vocalist.
The reception rooms were crowded
during the evening. Among those
who came were Princess Louise Au
gusta, Schleswig-Holstein the Rus
sian, Turkish, Japanese and Italian
ambassadors the Lord and Lady May
oress, the Duke and Duchess of West
minster, the Duke and Duchess of
Roxburghe, Mr. and Mrs. Augustine
Birrell and Mrs. Herbert John Glad
stone, Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt, Princess
Hatzfeldt, Sir Claude and Lady Mac
Donald, Sir Ernest Satow, Sir Edwanl
and Lady Fry, Sir Percy-Sanderson,
Mrs. Adair, Mrs. J. J. Astor, Mr. Jus
tice and Lady Granthan, Mr. and Mrs.
Endlcott and Sir F. Swettenham.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS MET.
Fargo Held
District Association
Annual Session.
Special to The Evening Times.
Fargo, N. D., June 5.—The annual
meeting of the Fargo district of the
Implement Dealers' association was
held here Tuesday. Several interest
ing papers were read, and the follow
ing officers were named for the com
ing year:
President—N. Rounck, Casselton.
Secretary-Treasurer—F. A. Lathrop,
Hope.
SLAYER OF LOVER.
Alice Ifale Gets Pardon From North
Dakota Board at Bismarck.
Special to The Evening Times.
Bismarck, N. D., June 5.—Among
the pardons granted by the North Da
kota board of pardons is one to Alice
Hale. The woman was convicted
some years since of the murder of her
lover at Williston.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Times.
St. Petersburg, June 5.—Russia's at
titude and line of action before the
Hague conference are now beginning
to take shape at a series of confer
ences between M. Nelidoff, first mem
ber of the Russian delegation, his as
sociates and technical advisers, and
officials of the foreign office.
A series of proposition, mainly
drafted 'by M. De Martens, the Russian
expert' on International law and sec
ond member of the delegation, furnish
ing a basis of discussion for the va
rious points of the Russian program,
have 'been considered tentatively
adopted. Whether these will be pre
sented to the conference depends
largely on the attitude of other del
egations, Russia having no desire to
dictate the course that the discussions
shall take, and wishing to give pro
cedure to the proposals of other pow
ers whenever, these are found satis
factory. Nevertheless, Russia has now
very definitely shaped her course on
the various Important questions to be
presented. In ragard to the limita
tion of armaments Russia maintains
the positions laid down in its note of
March 16, 1905, and with Austria and
Germany, is frankly opposed to any
discussion of this subject, which it
still feels can lead to no useful result.
In drawing up its program and elim
inating this and other questions from
the discussion, Russia's highest dip
lomatic officials maintain that they
were guided principally by the desire
to omit all subjects that might lead
to acute disagreements and that might
Introduce into a conference, whose
aim is peace, a hitter struggle of a
'Political nature. From tills point of
view, they regret deeply the Interna
tional difficulties raised by an insist
ence on a discussion to which three
of the leading continental powers are
unqualifiedly oppesed and
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Commercial Club of Fargo Held "An
nual Meeting Tuesday Night.
threat­
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ter that the conference should bear.
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GRAND FORKS, N. D-, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1907.
THEEVIDENCE
First Links in the Chain of Cir
cumstantial Evidence Be
ing-Forged.
SON OF VICTIM
IS A WITNESS
Orchard, Whose Confession
Was Starting Point in Case,
on the Stand.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Boise, Idaho, June 5.—The first wit
ness called today In the Haywood
case was J. M. Brunsell, a hotel pro
prietor of Xampa, Idaho. Brunsell
identified the names of Thomas Ho
gan and John L. Simpkins in his ho
tel register for November, 1905. Ho
gan or Orchard, was at the hotel with
Siriipkins on November 13. The pres
ence of Simpkins at Nampa on Kovem
'ber 7 and at Silver City on November
8, 1905, was established by A. Hlnkey
and J. A. Connors, hotel keepers in
these respective cities. Following
Hlnkey and Connors on the stand
came C. H. Wentz, bookkeeper of a
mining company at Walker, Idaho, and
formerly in the bank at Wardner. He
identified the hand writing and a
photograph of Simpkins which was of
fered and accepted in evidence over
an objection from the defense. Havry
Orchard, the self-confessed murderer
of former Governor Steunenberg, was
called to the stand as a witness at
9:42 this morning. Orchard entered
the court, room in company of Jailer
Rasbeamer and another of the guards.
J. -H. Hawley at once commenced the
direct examination. Orchard said that
he had been held on the charge of
murder since January 1, 1906. He
said he was 'bom in Ontario. He had
been known as Orchard for eleven
years. His real name was Alfred
Hansley. As the examination pro
ceeded, Orchard became steadier and
his voice increased in volume. He
was well groomed and wore a gray
stripped suit. Orchard testified that
he became a member of the Western
Federation of Miners in 1899, while at
work as mucker at a mine in Burke.
Haywood kept his eyes steadily
fixed upon Orchard, who kept his gaze
to the front. Haywood evidently tried
to get Orchard's eye but except for
an occasional glance, Orchard did not
look toward Haywood. Attorney Haw
ley took Orchard through a close ex
amination taking up the Couer de
Lane mining troubles in 1899. He
located him at Gem, Wallace and
Wardner. It was at Wardner where
the first trouble occurred. The de
fense objected to the introduction of
any evidence bearing on the Couer de
Lane trouble as having no bearing on
•the case against Haywood.
Judge Wood admitted the testimony
and said: "Tlie court could easily
see it might be important." This ap
pears to settle the question as to the
extent to which Orchard's testimony
will be admitted. Orchard proceeded
in his narrative form to tell the story
of the blowing up of the concentrator
at Wardner in April, 1899, in which
two men'were killed, the defense ob
jecting continually. Orchard testified
that he lighted one of the fuses that
blew up the concentrator mill at
Wardner and that two men were
killed.
(Continued ou Page 4.)
RUSSIA'S PROGRAM IN HAGUE
CONFERENCE IS OUTLINED
are still in progress, however, anil the
Russian authorities have not aban
doned hope of an eleventh hour agree
ment that will enable the question to
be disposed of before the conference,
amicably and without bitterness.
In its plans for the conference, the
Russian government lays chief weight
on the development of the sccpe and
machinery of the Hague tribunal and
the International commissions of in
vestigation established by the first con
ference. Its first efforts have been
directed towards opening the doors of
the Hagu^ convention to non-signatory
powers. These efforts have already
been crowned with success and. one
after another, the republics of Central
and South America have signified
their adherance to its provision for
the peaceful settlement of internation
la disputes. It now remains to en
large the authority of the tribunal and
to remedy certain defects, such as the
absence of provision for an official
language, which have been brought out
during cases (before the tribunal.
The increasing number of cases re
ferred to the Hague for settlement is
ample reason, in Russian official eyes,
for a wide enlargement of the func
tions of Hague peace processes.
Russia also regards it as highly de
sirable that the questions of maritime
war and of the rights and obligations
of neutrals, now so Important after
the Russo-Japanese war, should be
systemized. The Russian program
provides for the discussion of the prin
cipal problems that arose during the
recent war. On these the Russian
naval and legal experts have prepared
drafts of articles, but, realizing the
superior interests of other powers and
feeling that these questions may not
'be of vital importance to her for years
to come, Russia is anxious' that the
marine powers par excellence should
participate heartily and with good will
in this labor and that England and Ja
pan should not persist in their atti
tude of reserve toward the discus
sion.
Of first Importance In this depart
ment the Russian government con­
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A. B. McGllllvray Expired Suddenly at
Dickinson Home.
Special to The Evening Times.
Bismarck, N. D., June 5.—A. B.
McGllllvray of Dickinson died
very
suddenly at his home Tuesday. He
was well known and highly thought of
all over the state, holding prominent
positions politically. His death will
be generally regretted.
KILLS JRISH BILL
Government Will Introduce
Evicted Tenants Restora
tion Bill.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
London, June 5.—The Irish bill was
formally dropped by the government
this afternoon, with scant ceremony
and only the most perfunctory signs
of mourning, even on the part of its
ministerial sponsors.
The house of commons was well
filled when Premier Campbell-Banner
man rose to make his promised state
ment on the cabinet's views regard
ing what measures, it was necessary
to eliminate from the government's
overweighted legislative program so
that the present session might be
'brought to a close in the usual time.
"I believe," said the premier, "that
the Irish people would have done well
to have given the details of the meas
ure greater attention than appears
to have been the case at the recent
convention. But. in view of the an
nouncemtnt of the leader of the' Irish
party in the house of commons that
he would abide by the decision of the
convention, and in view of the unani
mous decision of the convention to re
ject the bill, the government cannot
go any further with it."
The premier added that the decis
ion of the representatives of the Irish
people was a source of sincere regret
and disappointment to the ministers,
'but now that the Irish bill was
dropped, the government intended to
introduce, during the present session,
an "evicted tenants' restoration bill,"
with power of compulsory purchase.
As the cabinet had decided against
an autumn session, the premier con
tinued, it was necessary to drop the
licensing bill. This, however, would
be the very first measure to be taken
up at the next session.
The measure designed to relieve the
"passive resisters" from buying edu
cation rates for religious instruction,
the premier further announced, also
would be crowded out. but the gov
ernment was determined to introduce
at the next session a comprehensive
educational bill, putting the whole ed
ucation system of the country in
order.
Regarding the long promised at
tempt to restrict the power of the
house of lords, the premier said that
so soon as they had made a little
further progress In the essential bus
iness of the session, he proposed to in
troduce a resolution on the subject,
either June 17 or June 24, when the
government would fully state,its views
on the matter.
The premier then announced the
abandonment of a number of measures
of domestic interest and enumerated
those which it was Intended to pass,
concluding by saying:
"When I say 'pass,' I mean 'pass
the house of commons," as I cannot
forecast what will be the action o£
the house of lords."
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siders the question of contraband, at
present a situation of utter chaos,
with every belligerent defining after
the outbreak of hostilities, what it is
pleased to call confiscable property.
The difficulty of adjusting the English
and continental views on conditional
contraband, such as coal machinery,
horses, etc., is realized, but it is hoped
by Russia that the conference can
elaborate a convention, enumerating
what. articles shall be considered
contraband and under what condi
tions, and providing international reg
ulations for prize court (procedure,
perhaps even an International prize
court of highest instance.
A corollary question that Russia
hopes will also result in international
regulation, concerns the obligations
of neutrals In supplying belligerents
with coal and similar quasi munitions
of war. This question was of acute
interest during the Russo-Japanese
war. Definite rules concerning the
right of asylum in neutral ports are
also desired.
The first Hague conference pro-!
claimed the wish that the second con
ference should discuss the question of
the inviolability of private property
transported under the enemy's flag,
this being always desired by powers
of inferior maritime rank and always
opposed by Great Britain. The con
ference, it is thought, will hardly be
able to establish this principle, but it
hopes that a compromise may be
reached, just as the declaration ot
Paris, ot 1856, was a compromise be
tween the American and English posi
tions on the inviolability of private
property of subjects of belligerents
conveyed in neutral bottoms.
Russia has as yet made no official
announcement regarding her attitude
dn regard to the discussion of the
Drago doctrine, proposed by the United
States. But the appointment of M.
Proser, the Russian authority on this
question, indicates Russia's willing
ness to participate in the discussion
of this subject, if other powers more
vitally intereste] are willing to ad
mit its inclusion in the program.
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Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Townsend
Takes Important Case.
Special to The Eteilag Tia&ei*
Fargo. N. D., June 5.—Assistant U.
S. District Attorney B. D. Townsend
stated yesterday that he had decided
to accept the proposition of the de
partment of justice of the federal gov
ernment to become associated with
the investigation of the Southern1 Pa
cific railroad in connection with the
question of certain lands held by the
railroad company in Oregon under
grants to railroad companies which
have been absorbed by the Southern
Pacific.
Mr. Townsend will leave for Port
land, Ore., In a few days to prepare
papers for a suit against the railroad
company. The advisability of accept
ing this flattering offer of the U. S.
department of justice was carefully
considered by Mr. Townsend, as he
was engaged in important litigation in
this state and there were 6trong In
ducements to remain here. His friends
heartily congratulate him upon the
splendid opportunity open to him and
feel assured that he will fully succeed
in the very responsible task assigned
to him.
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Car Load Let Go at One Time
and Bodies of Five People
Torn to Fragments.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Kankakee, 111., June 5.—At least
five persons are dead as a result of an
explosion of a carload of giant powder
on the Chicago, Indiana & !Southern
at Reddlck, 111., twenty miles west of
here, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A car loaded with matches on the
train caught fire and a crowd gathered
about. It is supposed that the ex
plosion from the matches set off the
•powder in the adjoining car. The
bodies of the dead were torn to frag
ments. The shock of the explosion
was felt for a distance of twenty miles
and many windows were broken.
ABANDONMENT OF *00.
Reasons Why Soo Stopped Work on
Its Dulutli Extension.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
St. Paul, Minn., June 5.—The fol
lowing story is told in explanation of
the action of the Soo in suspending
•work on its Duluth extension:
"The Northern Pacific has a line
running from Little Falls. Minn., to
Morris, Minn., and It is understood
has offered to sell this branch to the
Soo at a very reasonable figure, on
condition that the Duluth extension
work be abandoned, and included in
the terms of the agreement is a con
tract for the handling of Soo business
to the head of the lakes. The branch
In question crosses the main line at
the Soo at Glenwood, Minn., and the
Soo business could be transferred
readily at Glenwood and turned to
this Northern Pacific at Little Falls,
giving almost a direct haul to tiie
head of the lakes. Glenwood Is only
a few miles north of the point where
the extension of the Soo to Duluth
was to leave the main line."
There has been no official announce
ment that action In this direction will
be taken, but the fact that the Soo
road apparently have decided to aban
don work on the Duluth extension,
temporarily at least, lends color to the
story. It Is possible the work is mere
ly being suspended while considera
tion Is being given any proposition the
Northern Pacific may have to offer, or
Is yet to offer, and If no satlsfactory
agreement can be reached, work on
the extension will be taken up again.
The Morris extension of the Northern
Pacific is said to be of no material
benefit to the road 'because virtually
the same territory Is taken by the
Great Northern.
Decorations Are Beautiful.
The preliminary decorations for the
travelers convention shows the spirit
of the citizens of Grand Forks toward
the knights of the grip, and it Is safe
to pei'dlct that by Friday morning the
city, will be one beautiful garden of
blue, gold and white.
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I.ANDSEEKEItS KEEP VIGIL.
Line at t'ass Lake Ofiicc Remains
Unbroken.
Cass Lake, Minn., June 5.—There
is no sign of a break in the line in
front of the United States land office,
where several men have been keeping
vigil since May 21, seeking choice lo
cations in the tracts to 'be thrown
open to settlers June 12 and July 1.
While there is little fear that late
comers will wax bold enough to at
tempt to forge ahead of some of the
resolute men who now hold places,
any action of this kind would meet
with determined resistance.
WERXER ARRESTED.
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Jamestown N. D., June 5.—Albert
Werner, convicted 'some time ago of
rape and sentenced to ten years in the
state pen, whose case has just been
decided by the supreme court, has
been re-arrested and will be taken
to the state pen. Pending a decision
of the supreme court, Werner had
been out on bail.
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Senator Hansbrough Pleads for
Greater Scope in Urban
Life.
GREATEST MISERY
FOUND IN CITIES
Other Important Features of
Municipal League of the
Cities of the State.
Special to The Evening Times.
Valley City, N. D.. June 5.—The
second day of the meeting of the
North Dakota civic league and the
state municipal league opened with
a bigger attendance. The program to
day was a very interesting one, in
cluding addresses by Mayor Green
leaf of Minot, Mayor Smythe of Bis
marck, Hon. John Burke, governor ot
North Dakota and Hon. S. F. Crabbe,
of Fargo. This evening a public re
ception will be given.
The convention opened yesterday
afternoon. Dr. Gillette of the Valley
City normal reading the first paper.
"The Significance of Cities in Modern
Life" was the subject discussed.
Dr. Gillette showed that the tendan
cy of modern civilization is to con
gregate men in cities. Two great
causes contribute to this, the intro
duction of labor saving machinery in
farming and the chemical production
of food which deprives the farmer of
an occupation. It is thought by many
students that cities of 20,000,000 peo
ple is a possibility of the future with
the possibilities that .Chicago and New
York will reach 40,000,000.
The cities of the future will be the
home of the race: they must be built
along scientific and sanitary lines—It
is possible to have a city healthier
than the country, as witness ,St. Paul
with a death rate of 5 per cent less
than the average rural death of the
country. Minneapolis with 4 per cent
less and Chicago with 3 per cent less.
Cities must be beautiful and made
healthy and orderly.
The city is the cradle of the advanc
ed ideas of the age: here are worked
out the problems of the age in science,
education, government, sociology, re
ligion. philanthropy and industry. The
city of the future will be the guide of
the race.
Senator Hansbrough.
The principal address of the even
ing was made by Senator Hansbrough,
who spoke in part as follows:
We Americans may justly boast of
the greatness of our country and the
superiority of our institutions. None
can be found who will take issue with
us in this regard. Our national pride
leads us. therefore, to praise ourselves
in other particulars. We have the best
climate, the richest lands, the hand
somest women and the most modern
cities: we have the longest railroads,
the highest mountains, the most beau
tiful valleys raise the best and the
greatest quantity of grain our man
ufacturies are superior to all others.
All this is true. We know it—the
world knows it. Is it any wonder,
then, that through our municipal
league we should find ourselves striv
ing for a higher order of things, with
respect to local affairs.
AFTERNOONS: 2:30, 3:45
EVENINGS: 7:30, 10:00
Yet, we should not overlook the fact
that, in making our cities more at
tractive, more beautiful to look upon:
and more comfortable to live in, mil
lions of people are drawn thither
whose condition is not improved. I
believe the greatest danger to civiliza
tion today lies in the overcrowding of
our cities. It is unfortunately true
that a large percentage of the igno
rance, misery and crime of the world
is to be found in the great cities.
We people of North Dakota may con
sole ourselves with the assurance that
the evils incident to overcrowding
are not likely to overtake our own
cities for several generations to come.
You who are In charge of municipal
affairs have serious responslbHiiUes
confronting you. Your duties will not.
be properly discharged If you fall to
provide employment for the idle youth
of your respective municipalities. Tbe
tendency now is to fit the young man
for the professions. There may not
be too many educators of the higher
order, but I venture the assertion that
there are too many doctors and too
many lawyers. On the other hand,
there are too few young men who are
capable of entering the vast and prof
itable field of production. The num
ber who are willing to identify them
selves with the industrial arts, includ
ing agriculture, is growing propor
ately less all the while. I still cling
to the old-fashioned theory that ev
ery boy should learn a useful trade.
This shoull be a part of his education.
To know how to produce something
useful or needful to mankind is bet
ter than to know Greek or Latin.
There will always be a surplus of
pedagogues, but never a surplus of
plumbers. There
haB
never been any
difficulty In finding am abundance of
young men who are willing to spend
their lives in the counting room or in
the drygoods store at meager salaries,
but there is a serious difficulty in
finding those who will devote them
selves to tilling the soil, either on.
their own account or tor good wages.
If
our "city fathers' can devise some
method of equalizing these conditions,
you will have rendered a great service
to your country.
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