Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 2, 1906, Page 4

Late % ,'_I'An‘ luum.y GHEEBEI, RAIN ADDS TO SUFFERING. 0PP08ED '"l 0H|NESE CUBANS DEMONSTRATE CONFI- DENCE IN THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. OPENING OF HAVANA UNIVERSITY AMERICAN GOVERNOR ATTENDS AND IS ENTHUSIASTICALLY APPLAUDED. Havana, Oct. 2—The annual open- ing of the University of Havana was the occasion of a great demorstration of confidence in the provisional gov- ernment and of high appreclation of Governor Taft and the work Presi- dent Roosevelt's commissioners have undertaken. Those present included the flower of Havana's most intellec- tual and refined society and their out- bursts of applause were a significant indication of appreciation of the pro- visional government by the most thoughtful element of the capital. From an early hour every seat in the big university auditorium was filled und the doors and windows on Rll sides were crowded. The arrival of Governor Taft was the signal for enthusiastic applause. He entered accompanled. by Assistant Secretary of State Bacon; Captain MeCoy, his personal aide-de-camp; the American minister, Mr. Morgan, and Judge Bchoenrich of Porto Rico, and was vonducted by Dr. Berriel, rector of the university, and Lincoln de Zayas, acting secretary of public instruction, between lines of university professors in cap and gown to the presiding seat in the center of the platform. The applause continued throughout the time occupied by the governor's en- trance and left no doubt of the genu- ineness of his welcome. After the annual address on the history and progress of the university, which was delivered by Dr. Manuel Rodriguez, professor of mythology, Governor Taft presented the diplomas to the successful students and then made a notable address. which lasted half an hour, the spirit of which was that the intervention of the United States was undertaken solely to assist Cuba and the Cubans and that her future was dependent upon her young men. As the governor and his party were leaving the university the students and others crowded about Mr. Taft's automobile, cheering for President Roosevelt, Governor Taft, the United States and Cuba. Mr. Taft and his party were then driven to the Amer- loan legation. MORE MARINES LANDED. Brigade Fully Equipped for Long Stay Put Ashore, Havana, Oct. 2—A brigade of ma- rines consisting of 760 men, command- ed by Major Wendell G. Melville, was landed at 8 a. m. from the United Btates warships Kentucky, Indiana and Minneapolis and proceeded by trol- ley to Camp Columbia. There was no demonstration of any kind. All the marines were landed within two hours from the starting of the operatien, which was carried out with great precision, owing to the fact that &z&l. supplies and general equipment e hrought along in the boats with each detachment, so that each boat- load of men had with them full equip- ment for a long stay ashore. Several fleld guns were also landed. All the landings were made at the new wharf of the Havana Central electric railway. Thirty street cars and several freight cars for the sup- plies were run directly out upon the long pier and the ship’s boats, laden with marines, were towed to the shore in strings of three and four by the launches. As the marines, with their equipment, reached the wharf they were passed into the street cars, ‘which at once started, two or three at a time, for Camp Columbia. The freight cars followed as fast as they were loaded. All the cars passed over the Havana Central tracks to near the arsenal, where they were switched to the City line, thence going through the city to Camp Columbia. The sight of so many carloads of troops created considerable interest, but there was not the least excitement. FOR USE AS TRANSPORTS. United Fruit Company Ordered to Turn Over Vessels. Philadelphia, Oct. 2.—The United Fruit company, which employs a fleet of steamships between the United States and the West Indies, has re- celved orders to turn over to the fed- eral government the steamers Ad- miral Farragut, Admiral Schley and Admiral Sampson for use in trams- porting troops to Cuba. The Admiral Farragut is in port here, the Admiral Sampson is at Boston and the Ad- miral Schley is at New York. The steamers are owned by the American Mail Steamship company of New York. Will Remain at Pensacola. Washington, Oct. 2.—The orders di- recting the dispatch of forty marines from the Pensacola navyyard have been revoked. A dispatch from Pen: sacola says the men are needed at that place to preserve order and pro tect property owing to conditions aris ing from the recent hurricane, 8torm Drenches Hundreds of Home- less People Near Mobile, Moblle, Ala., Oct. 2—A heavy rain storm, which is greatly interfering with the railroad and telegraph com- panies, prevails here. No wind ac- compauies the rainfall, but the down- pour is exceedingly heavy and has enormously increased the difficulties of constructing gangs. It is feared, too, that It will cause much increase of suffering and some deaths along the coast of the south end of Mobile bay. Many people are homeless in that section and are liv- ing in the woods with scanty supplies of provisions. On Dauphin island there are 500 persons homeless and only three small buildings in which they can obtain shelter. While there 18 no suffering in Mobile proper there s urgent need at many points on the southern part of the bay and assist- ance for these people will be grate- fully received. The citizens of Mobile have under- taken relief measures with energy and are sending food and clothing to the stricken points as rapidly as pos- sible, but there is so much distress at various points to which access is diffi- cult that it is certain great suffering must follow. Next to food the great need is for clothing. Men and women in some places have been compelled to wear coffee sacks for clothing and there are few sacks to be had. WIDENS SCOPE OF RATE LAW Interstate Commission Files Important Decision on State Rates. Washington, Oct. 2.—The interstate commerce commission has reached a most important conclusion with re- spect to the railway rate law, which it has embodied in a general order made public during the day. It holds that, where a state rate forms a part of an Interstate rate the state rate should be filed with the commission. This is an entirely new feature in connec: tion with the operations of the inter- state commerce commission. The further announcement was made that the commission intends, wherever possible, to construe the law in advance, without waiting for any particular complaint to be made upon which to base its decision. In this way it is expected that a large number of complaints will be anticipated and the work of the commission corre- spondingly lessened FOURTEEN DEAD; MANY MISSING. Result of Hurricane in Vicinity of New Orleans. New Orleans, Oct. 2.—Fourteen dead and as many missing is the result of last Thursday’s hurricane in the vicin- ity of New Orleans. Twelve persons were drowned in Mississippl sound, two were killed in interior towns of Southern Mississippi and more than a dozen fishermen are reported missing in the delta region of the Mississippi river south of this city. This summary is based upon reports from almost every town or settlement in or about the regions named, such places as could not be communicated with by telegraph having been reached by boat or horse. New Orleans is still without sufficient telegraph com- munication and Eastern mails are three or four days overdue. IDENTITY NOT ESTABLISHED. Steamer Reported Lost in Storm on Lake Huron. Detroit, Oct. 2.—Efforts to discover some trace of the steamer reported to have sunk in Lake Huron off Port Salinac have been fruitless. Inquiries at the towns and villages along the Lake Huron shore have brought no knowledge of a wreck and no floating wreckage nor boats have been report- ed vet. The Gilchrist steamer City of Rome is thought by some marine men to possibly have been the unfortunate steamer. She is sald to be the only one of sixteen boats which left Port Huron Saturday that has not been accounted for since then. The City of Rome passed Mackinaw City at 12:16 p. m. safely, setting at rest the rumors that she had been lost, WILL QUIT THE TYPOTHETAE. Methodist Book Concern Grants Eight- Hour Day. Chicago, Oct. 2—The Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, in session here, has approved the action of the Methodist Book Con- cern in granting an eight-hour day to the printers. The Book Concern sub- mitted a report embodying its action and saying that it had never opposed the principle of an eight-hour day, but conditions had been such heretofore as to make its introduction impossi- ble. After Nov. 1 an eight-hour day will be inaugurated in all departments of the business and the Book Concern will withdraw from the United Ty- pothetae of America. EMPEROR SURRENDERS LAND. Will Sell It to Russian Peasants on Easy Terms. 8t. Petersburg, Oct. 3.—The final step to set in action the machinery of the government’s plan for the distri- bution of land to the peasantry has been taken by the publication of voluminous regulations to the local] agrarian commissions, under which the sale of 11,000,000 deciatines of land in European Russia will begin immediately. The acreage in Eastern Russia and on the Siberian steppes surrendered by the emperor will be sold on easy terms. The price is less than $2 an acre and payments spread over fifty years. QGOVERNOR MAGOON DOES NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL PROVE A SUCCESS ON CANAL. WORK ONLY WHEN HELD IN PEONAGE ASSERTS UNITED STATES OUGHT NOT TOLERATE ADOPTION OF THAT SYSTEM. New York, Oct. 2.—Charles E. Ma- goon, the retiring American minister to Panama and governor of the Canal zone, has arrived here on the steamer Panama from Colon. Discussing con- ditions on the isthmus Governor Ma- goon said: “The work on the isthmus is going on well. 1 can safely -say that the government of the zone is as good as that of any other locality in this coun- try. My relations with the Panama government have been most pleasant throughout. “The canal work is progressing as rapidly as possible, but as yet it is merely the work of preparation. The main difficulty there is the labor ques- tion. Our labor is drawn from Jamaica | g4 and Barbados. Those people are in- telligent and with some education, but the trouble is that the West Indian is a bird of passage. You get him to un- derstand what you want and fairly educated to his work when he sudden- ly drops everything and goes away. ‘What is needed on the isthmus is or- ganization of the laborers, They should be divided into gangs with a skilled man at the head of each gang to instruct them in the work and to advance those who become proficient | in any line. Organization along this line is under way at the present time.” Poor Opinion of Chinese Labor. Governor Magoon is not favorably impressed with the Chinese as a fac- tor in the construction of the canal. “There are at present from 2,000 to 8,000 Chinese on the isthmus,” said Governor Magoon, “and as a citizen I do mot think they make desirable la- borers. They cannot be depended upon as much as can the Barbados or native negro, “As soon as a Chinaman earns enough money he starts a shop of his own and the government loses a man. The good results that have been at- tained in several parts of the world by the use of coolie labor have been due to great power exerted by the coolie contractors. This would almost be a system of peonage; that the United States would not tolerate. If we were to employ coolie labor we would have to depend on the Chinaman as an in- dividual, and, in my opinion, that would not do, as the coolie will work ag little as possible unless under con- tract. ‘I feel certain that the Chinese ‘would not be a benefit to the United States.” SHOWS EFFECT OF VACATION. President Leaves Sagamore Hill for ‘Washington, Oyster Bay, L. I, Oct. 2.—President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel, Archie and Quentin and his staff of executive _clerks, left Oyster Bay for Washington at 9 a. m. The trip to Washington ‘was begun in a special train to Long Island City, from whence a tug con- veyed the party to Jersey City. The last stage of the journey was made in two private cars attached to the reg- ular train for Washington over the Pennsylvania road. Many of the president’s village neighbors gathered at the station here to say goodbye. Out of deference to President Roosevelt’s expressed wish, however, the customary leavetaking function, participated in by the school children, was omitted. The official village goodbye was said as usual by ex-Sheriff Jerome B. Johnson, heading a committee of prominent citizens. ‘The president has spent three months at his Sagamore Hill home and has had the first real vacation since he assumed office as the chief executive of the nation. Today he is in splendid physical condition and in his appearance shows the effect of life in the open air. PEAVEY CASE RESUMED, Hearing on Alleged Elevator Allow- ances Again Taken Up. Chicago, Oct. 2.—The hearing of the Peavey Elevator company case was resumed before the interstate com- merce commission during the day. The case Is one in which it is charged by the Chicago Great Western, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe rallroads that the Union Pacific railroad has been paying the Peavey Elevator com- pany 1% cents per hundredweight for grain handled by it, the grain being owned by the elevator company. This, it 18 charged, constitutes a rebate in favor of the elevator company. Marine DI r Reported. Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 2.—The oap- tain of the steamer Liga, which ar- rived here during the day, reports hav- ing observed off Oporto a big steamer whieh had foundered. She was sur- rounded by floating bodies. No de- | talls of the disaster were obtainable. PRESIDENT PALMA PENNIL 8pent His Entire Fortune In the Cau: of His Country, ‘Washington, Oct. 2.—Senor Que- sada, the Cuban minister, has not re- ceived any reply from Secretary Taft to his letter of resignation transmitted Saturday. The retiring minister en- tertains toward former President Palma feelings of the greatest attach- ment and sympathy. “After spending forty of the seventy- three years of his life in fighting for Cuban liberty President Palma leaves the palace in Havana without a dol- lar,” says Senor Quesada. “His pri- vate fortune, as well as the best ener- gles of his life, have been patriotically poured out in the cause of his country. “I have cabled to President Palma an Invitation to make my house his home if he decides to come to the United States. Although President Palma is practically penniless he has hosts of friends who will remain stead- fast even though adversity has be- come his portion.” Mr. Quesada made known for the first time that a year ago he had ten- dered his resignation, but that Pres- ident Palma had declined to accept it. He said it was not his purpose-to re- turn to Cuba and participate in the election to be arranged by the pro- visional government, as he had no ambitions for future office. WITH ALL POSSIBLE SPEED. Preparations for Shipment of Troops to Cuba Proceeding. ‘Washington, Oct. 2.—Secretary Taft in constant communication with President Roosevelt concerning the Cuban situation, but has not seen fit to communicate with the war depart- ment officlals since Saturday. Prep- arations for the first expedition to Cuba are being hastened with all pos- sible speed. Officers and clerks at the war department worked practically all night and advices from the troops ordered to mobilize at Newport News indicate that they will be ready as soon as transports are available. The Second battalion of engineers left here during the day to go aboard the Sumner at New York. Two complete field hospital outfits will go to Cuba, sailing on the first transport leaving Newport News. Another company of the hospital corps is on its way from San Francisco to Newport News. Each of the seven regiments (gdered to Cuba will have & regimental hospital and a full quota of medical officers. TO PAY RESPECTS TO TAFT. Members of Sunreme Court Call at ) Legation. Havana, Oct. 2—The members of the supreme court called at the lega- tion during the morning to pay their respects to Governor Taft, who had gone to the university to participate in the annual opening. The governor made a speech at the opening of the university, which was enthusiastically applauded by the large audience, including the leading people of. the capital, who cheered Mr. Taft, the United States and Pres- ident Roosevelt. Major Eugene F. Ladd of the dis- armament commission passed the day in the camps of Generals Pino Guerra and Castillo, completing the disarm- ing arrangements. No More Warships Needed. ‘Washington, Oct. 2.—The battleship Texas has been held at Cape Henry, awaiting further instructions from Sec- retary Taft. The secretary wired the navy department that he did not need any more battleships, but wanted more marines. He has been informed that the Texas has 200 marines aboard and further supplies for land service. Yellow Fever at Havana, ‘Washington, Oct. 2—The marine hospital service has been mnotified by cable from Havana of the appearance of two new cases of yellow fever there, making seven cases reported during the past week. HARRIMAN TO GET CONTROL. Deal Involving the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Mil‘wm\kee, Oct. 2.—The Journal says: Again it is said that a deal involv- ing the control of the Wisconsin Cen- tral railroad is pending, if it has not |* practically been consummated. General Counsel Howard Morris is said to have been in New York during the past’ month for no other reason than to work out the details of turn- ing over the Wisconsin Central to Ed- ward H. Harriman. No one in a posltlon to talk of the reported deal at the offices of the Wisconsin Central could be seen. Gen- eral Counsel Morris declared that he ‘was too busy to talk on the subject. New York Democratic Chairman. New York, Oct. 2—The Democratic state committee met at the Hoffman House and elected William J. Conners of Buffalo chairman without opposi- tion, Mr. Conners led the fight at Buffalo for the nomination of Mr. Hearst. After the meeting most of the members of the state committee were recelved by Mr. Hearst 8t his residence. B Loses $2,800 Cash and Diamonds. Chicago, Oct. 2—Mrs. Ellen Nagle, a soclety woman of Canton, Ill, was robbed of $2,800 cash.and diamonds at the Saratoga hotel while she slept. A bellboy who disappeared after the re- ¥ port of the robbery is being wnxh'. by the W es of the World By Wire Domestic--Foreign--Financial--Social--Political and Commercial % TO. ENTER BAN FRANCISCO, POLICY KING SUICIDES TUNE IN GAMBLING, KILLS HIMSELF IN NEW YORK. to build into California. FRIENDS BLAME THE NEWSPAPERS ASSERT THEY HOUNDED HIM TO DEATH ABOUT POLICY AND BUCKETSHOPPING. Inside, of the next six years. for a ferry system across the bay. New York, Oct. 2.—Albert J. Adams, who made a large fortune as the head of the policy gambling combine, shot himself in the head at his home in this city. His dead body was found in his room. Adams had been in poor health since his release from Sing Sing prison, where he served a term for having conducted a policy game in this city. Soon after his release he became pres- ident of ‘the Guanajuato Amalgamated Gold Mines company. He was report- ed to be the financial backer of the firm of M. J. Sage & Co. of this city and New Jersey, the offices of which ‘were raided in August on a complaint that the company was conducting a bucketshop. Mr. Adams’ son, Albert J. Adams, Jr., however, declared that the only Albert J. Adams connected with the Sage company was himself. W. E. D. Stokes, for years a close friend of Adams, asserts that the newspapers hounded Adams to death. About six months ago, Mr. Stokes said, Adams appeared to be greatly de- pressed and Mr. Stokes asked him if he was worried about business trou bles. P “No, it is not that,” replied Adams, “but the newspapers and magazines have been hounding me so long about the policy and bucketshop business that I can stand it no longer and if there is not a let up I will kill myself. I can’t stand it, old man; there has got to be a stop to it. I am an old| San Francisco, Oct. 2—The Mer- man now and I might as well finish| chants’ Exchange has received a cable it” gram from Honolulu saying that the United States army transport Sher- PASSING OVER ENGLAND, idan has been floated and is proceed- 5 : ing to that port Balloons in Aerial Contest Succeed in Crossing Channel. London, Oct. 2.—Between 6 and 10 & m. six of the sixteen balloons en- tered in the contest for the James Gordon Bennett cup, which started from Paris the previous afternoon, ar- rived on this side of the channel and continued in a northeasterly direction. The first to arrive was Count de la Vaulx’s balloon, Walhalla. Later in the day several other bal- loons were sighted at various points in the southern counties of England. Captain Kindslan descended at Chi- chester after considerable anxiety lest he be carried out over the Atlantic. Hon. C. S. Rolls’ Britannia passed over Cranbrook, Kent, so high that it could scarcely be identified. Six of the sixteen balloons landed during the night along the coast of Normandy, probably fearing to at- tempt the passage of the channel, in which direction the wind was bearing them, Oregon to Lakeview. GOING TO NEWPORT NEWS, Embarkation of Troops. in command of the medical there with the American troops. Lieutenant Edgar there to Cuba. Pension List Decreases. orease the history of the country. Transport Sheridan Floated. BRIEF BITS OF N!ws. Colonel R. T. Hersey, a pioneer Minnesota lumberman, is dead at Ban- gor, Me. Special cable dispatches printed in frequently made of late that Abdul his death. The production of coal in the United States in 1905 surpassed all previous records in this country. It amounted to 392,919,341 short tons, which had a value at the mines of $476,756,963. William A. Hunter, warden of the state prison at Anamosa, Ia., for twelve years, is dead, aged seventy years. Hunter had come into national prom- inence Dbecause of his advovacy of prison reforms, Sunday was the hottest day of the year at Los Angelles, Cal. At 12:30 P. m. 105 degrees were recorded in the shade on the top of the Los Angeles Trust buflding and 112 degrees in the shade on the streets. The convocation of the second peace conference at The Hague is being urged by Great Britain and also by Russia, the latter wishing to show that the internal situation In that country is again becoming normal and that in any case it does not affect her foreign policy. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat, Minneapolis, Oct. 1.—Wheat—Dec., T4%@75¢; May, 79%c. On track— No. 1 hard, 77%c; No. 1 Northern, 77%c; No. 2 Northern, 75%c; No. 3 Northern, 73% @74%c. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Oct. 1.—Cattle—Good to ehoice steers, $5.50@6.25; common to good, $3.25@4.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veals, $4.50@ 6.50. Hogs—$5.85@6.85. Sheep—Waeth- ers, $4.50@5.25; good to prime spring lambs, $6.256@7.00. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Oct. 1.—Wheat — Dec., 76%c; May, 80% @80%c. Corn—Dec., 43%kc; May, 43%@44c. Oats—Dec., 841c; May, 35%c. Pork—Jan.,, $18.- 423%. Flax—Nothing doing. Butter— Creameries, 19@24c; dairies, 17@ $0%c: Eggs—15@19c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 13c; chickens, 113c; springs, 11%c. FEW CALLS FOR LIBRARIES. Carnegie Seeks New Outlet for Dis- posing of Fortune, London, Oct. 2.—Having supplied most of the requirements in the way of public libraries Andrew Carnegie is now -seeking the opinions of school boards and other public bodies in Scot- land as to the best means of dispos- ing of the part of his fortune which he desires to distribute during his life for the benefit of humanity and asks for suggestions regarding the most beneficial objects. He says that while he is willing to assist in providing church organs no money will be given to support ministers or church serv- ices, which he considers should be paid for by the congregations. CANNOT DO BUSINESS, Number of Packers Outside Pale of Inspection Law. ‘Washington, Oct. 2.—At least sev- enty-five meat dealers and packers throughout the United States are with. out the pale of the new meat inspec- tlon law, which became effective Mon- day, according to-a statement by Sec- retary Wilson. Twenty-five of these already have had inspections, but it ‘was found that their plants were not in shape to permit them to engage in Interstate business. Fifty others, many of them from New York, have notified the department that they have Just heard of the extent of the law and asked for inspection. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Oct. 1.—Wheat—To arrive —No. 1 Northern, 77%c; No. 2 North- ern, 76%c.. On track—No. 1 hard, 78%c; No. 1 Northern, 77%c; No. 2 Northern, 76%@76%c; Oct., 77%c; Dec., 75%c; May, 79%c. Flax—To arrive, $1.11%; on track, $1.11%; Oct., $1.11%; Nov,, $1.10%; Dec., $1.09%; Jan,; $1.09; May, $1.12. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Oct. 1.—Cattle—Beeves, $8.90@6.95; cows and helfers, $1.60@ 5.16; stockers and feeders, $2.800 4.60; Texans, $3.70@4.40; Westerns, $3.50@5.40; calyes, $6.25@8.25. Hogs —Mixed and butchers, $6.80@86.77%; Bood heavy, $6,40@6.76; rough heavy,. $6.90@6. i{ $6.3006.72%; plgy 'smwsmmniso 36; laml ,“,850150. 4 CHLOROFORMED BY BURGLARS, South Dakota Woman Dead; Husband and Children 111, Parker, 8. D;, Oct. 2—Mrs, H. W. Collins, wife of a farmer, s dead and Collins and two children are very ill, the result of chloroform administered by burglars. The robbers secured only $200. Barber Kills: Wife and Self. Chicago, Oct. 2—Fred Ethenstadt, & barber, murdered his wife by cutting. her throat with a razor and then com- mitted suicide with the same weapon. Ethenstadt deserted his wife and two dfl!dm lborut month ago, James J. Hill has stolen & march on E. H. Harriman and is getting ready Not only has the Great Northern magnate com- pleted a survey of a proposed new line from Boise City to San Francisco, but he has secured quiedly a valuable point on the bay shore for raflroad terminals and is figuring on the cost of the construction work with the avowed purpose of having San Fran- cisco bay on his own rallroad map It has become known that Hill, through representatives sent here sev- eral months before the earthquake, tled up the bay farm island property Hill is coming to San Francisco by way of the Pitt river, which affords him the only means of entering this state and crossing the Sierra Nevadas on an easy grade. His surveys from Boise City carry his proposed new route into the southeasterly part of @eneral Wint Will Take Charge of Fort Riley, Kan., Oct. 2.—Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint, command- ing the department of the Missouri, has left the camp of instruction at Fort Riley for Newport News to take charge of the embarkation of the troops that leave this week for Cuba. Major Richard Johnson, who has been depart- ment at the camp, has left for Havana for duty with the medical department Miller, medical department, left for Omaha to accom- pany a cormpany of signal corps from ‘Washington, Oct. 2—The net de in the pension roll of the United States for the fiscal year end: ing June 30, last, amounted to 12,470, the largest decrease ever known in New York reiterate the statements Hamid, sultan of Turkey, is nearing GITY JOBBERS INSPECT James J. Hill Steals a March on Harriman, ITASGA COUNTY SOIL San Francisco, Oct. 2.—The Call “AL” ADAMS, WHD MADE A FOR- says: R Northome and Big Falls Visited— Visitors Will Arrive Here This Afternoon. The special train beariog the twin city jubbers passed through to Big Falls over the M. & . at 4 o’clock this morning, no stop be- ing made here. The train con- sisted of three coaches and engine, and also Superintendent Strachan’s private car “30,” which was attached to the rear. When the train reached Big Falls, the party was met at the depot by a delegation of *“Falls” citizens, headed by a band. There was speaking and exhibits of soil that amazed the experts who were in the party. The train swopped at Nnrthome, where there was more soil dem- onstration and convincing talks by residents of that place. The schedule of the train was changed and a4 last accounts the party was due to arrive here at 5 o’clock. GOURT DEGISION ANNULS BAUDETTE INGORPORATION Beltrami County Village Election of Last February Declared lllegal by Judge McClenahan. The pretended incorporation of the village of Baudette is de- clared illegal and void by a decision handed down a few days ago by Judge McClenahan of the district court. The case is that of the State of Minnesota vs. the Village of Baudette et al. A stay of sixty days in the entering of judgment has been granted by stipulation between the attorneys. If judgment is tinally entered it means that the north country village will be left without a local government. The election to pass on the in- corporation ¢f Baudette was held February 7, 1906, and iu the cemplaint of the state, ex rel the attorney general, it is alleged that the election was iliegal for a number of reasons, In the first place it was claimed that the notice of election was not given as provided by law. It is claimed, furthermore, that at the time of the election and at no time since has the com- munity had a population of 200. That certaic portions of the land included in the incorporation are separated from the rest of the village by the river and are so conditioned as not to be sub- jected to village government. Also that a portion of the land proposed to be made a part of the village is over a mile from tke platted portion of the village and is rural territory. Another strong argument was that Will- iam Cloutts, one of the inspec- tors of election and one of the men who voted at the election, was not a citizen of the United States. Great Discovery. The editor of a Kansas paper states that he once borrowed a Winchester rifle and started up the street a few days after to deliver the weapon to its owner. The delinquent subscribers got 1t into their heads that he was on the ‘warpath, and every one he met insisted on paying what he owed him. One man wiped out a debt of ten years’ standing. On his return to his office he found a load of hay, fifteen bushels of corn, ten bushels of potatoes, a load of wood and a barrel of turnips that had been brought in. « We would like to borrow a Winchester for a day or two. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Disadvantage of Health, A visitor among the poor of the east end of London found unexpected testi- mony_to the disadvantages of health in one of his calls. Mrs. B. had a fam- of her class, she had her tale of woe to tell. “How are the children, Mrs. B.?" Inquired the caller. “All very well, In- deed, sir; very well, indeed,” was the answer. *‘You ought to be thankful, Pm sure, with so much sickness ‘Yes, sir; I suppose I ought lly of a dozen children, and, like most -