Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 16, 1906, Page 4

% T0 DISSOLVE OIL TRUST GOVERNMENT FILES A PETITION IN UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT AT ST. LOUIS, STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL TELLS OF CONDITIONS FOUND TO EXIST BY SPECIAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED BY HIM. Washington, Nov. 16.—Attorney General Moody, through the resident United States district attorney, has instituted proceedings against the Standard Oil company of New Jer- sey under the Sherman anti-trust act by filing in the United States circuit court at St. Louis a petition in equity agalnst it and its seventy constituegt corporations and partnerships and sév- en individual defendants asking that the combination be declared unlawful and in the future enjoined from en- tering into any contract or combina- tion in restraint of trade, etc. The following statement has been prepar- ed and made public by Attorney Gen- eral Moody: “In June last, by direction of the president, Messrs. Kellogg and Mor- rison were appointed by me special assistant attorneys general to act with Assistant to the Attorney General Purdy to make an investigation of the Telations of the Standard Oil compa- ny of New Jersey to the business of refining, transporting, distributing and selling oil throughout the United States; to ascertain all the facts and report whether or not in their opinion there has been a violation of the Sher- man antrtrust law by the Standard 0il company of New Jersey or the per- sons or corpcrations associated with or managing it. The counsel have completed that duty and the report of their investigation has received careful consideration by the president and his cabinet. “The information available to the department tends to show that the various corporations, the limited part- nerships under the control, in the manner hereinafter stated, of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, produce, transport and sell about Ninety Per Cent of the Refined Oil produced, transported and sold in the United States for domestic use and about the same proportion of refined oil exported from the United States; that this share of the business has been procured by a course of action which, beginning in 1870, has contin- ued under the direction of the same persons, in the main, down to the present time; that these persons now surviving are John D. Rockefeller, ‘William Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers, Henry M. Flagler, John D. Archbold, Oliver H. Payne and Charles M. Pratt; that the design throughout of the per- sons having control of the enterprise has been to suppress competition in the production, transportation and sale of refined oil, and to obtain, as far as possible, a monopoly therein; that between 1870 and 1882 the design was affected through agreements made be- tween many persons and corporations engaged in this business; that in 1882 the result aimed at was made more certain by vesting in nine trustees (in- cluding five of the above named per- sons) sufficient stock in the thirty- nine corporations concerned to enable the trustees to control their operations in such a way that competition be- tween them was suppressed; that this plan was acted upon until it was de- clared unlawful by the supreme court of Ohio in an action against the Stand- ard Oil company of Ohio, one of said corporations, in 1892; that during the seven years following the same indi- vidual defendants, as a majority of the liquidating trustees, were pretend- ing to liquidate the trust, but as a matter of fact were managing all of the corporations in the same way and exercising the same control over them; that the indlvidual defendants, in 1899, increased the stock of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey from $10,- 000,000 to $110,000,000; that said com- pany was then a producing and selling corporation and they Added to Its Corporate Powers the power of purchasing stock in other compunies and practically all of the powers exercised by the trustees un der the unlawful trust agreement of 1882; that the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, then taking the place of the trustees, acquired all of the stock of the corporations theretofore held and controlled by the trustees, paying therefor by the issue of its own shares in exchange; that the president of the board of trustees be- came the president of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey and the same persons (the individual defend- ants) who had directed the business of the Standard Oil company of New | Jersey and ever since continued it; that the purpose and effect of the use of the Standard Ofl company of New Jersey @ a holding ‘company was precisely the same as the pur pose and effect of the appointment of the trustees hereinbefore referred to namely, to suppress competition be tween the corporations and lmited partnersaips, whose stock was first held by the trustees and then by the Standard Oil company of New Jersey; that by the foregoing methods, aided by the establishment of railroad rates for transportation which discriminated |in favor of the corporations whose #ock was held by the holding com- pany, that company has been enabled fo obtailn, in large sections of the sountry, a monopoly of the sale of refined oil, with the result that the prices to the consumer within the ter- ritory where the monopoly prevails are very much higher than within the territory where competition to some extent still exists.” ACTION BEGUN AT ST. LOUIS. Attorney Kellogg of St. Paul Files Petition Against Oil Trust. St. Louis, Nov. 16.—The petition in- stituting suit, against the Standard 0il company of New Jersey, John D. Rockefeller and others in the name of the government, by direction of the attorney general, was filed in the United States circuit court here at 10:42 a. m. Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul, special counsel for the govern- ment, formally placed the petition with the court. Preceding the filing pf the docu- ment Special Counsel Kellogg and United States District Attorney Dyer were in secret conference for half an hour. At the conclusion of the con- ference Special Counsel Kellogg com- muntcated with the attorney general at Washington by long distance tel- ephone and told him that the docu- ment was about to be filed and re- ceived final instructions to proceed therewith. The defendants now have one month in which to enter their appearance and an additional month in which to file their answer. They also have the option of filing a demurrer to the bill. Following the filing of the govern- ment’s petition an order was applied for before Judges Sanborn and Adams of the United States circuit court of DAMAGE IS ENORMOUS| 8TATE OF WASHINGTON EXPERI- ENCES THE WORST FLOOD IN HER HISTORY. ALL RAILROAD TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED CEATTLE COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND MANY SMALLER TOWNS ARE INUNDATED, Portland, Ore., Nov. 16.—Never since the white men came has the state of Washington suffered from such a storm as raged the past twen- ty-four hours. The storm, wind and rain, which for the past week has wrought havoc with coastwise shipping has swept inland and is venting an unheard of fury up- on the wholé state, especially the Pu- get Sound country, and is lashing with its tail the northern part of Oregon and the Panhandle of Idaho. Railroads out of Tacoma and Seat- tle are demoralized, train service to Portland only from the latter city be- ing maintained. The creeks and rivers and brooks in the Cascades are roaring torrents. On Puget sound the towns of Snohomish, Sumner and Auburn are under water. appeals to bring nonresident defend- ants into the jurisdiction of the dis- trict court at St. Louis to serve them with subpoenas. Declares Usual Dividend. New York, Nov. 16.—The Standard 0il company of New Jersey has de- clared a quarterly dividend of $10 a share, or the same amount as was de- clared at this time last year. Shortly after the declaration the stock sold off 20 points, to 545. BEGINS TOUR OF ISTHMUS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LEAVES COLON ON SPECIAL TRAIN FOR PANAMA, Colon, Nov. 16.—President Roose- velt left the flagship Louisiana at 7:30 a. m. and landed shortly afterwards. He was met by Canal Commissioner Shonts, Chief Engineer Stevens, Gen- eral Manager Bierd of the Panama railroad and other high officials. All the school children of Colon were as- sembled in groups about the pier where the president landed and sang the “Star Spangled Banner” and “America.” Some time later President and Seno- ra Amader and the bishop of Panama reached the spot and greeted Mr. Roosevelt. The entire party then boarded a special train decorated with flags and left Colon at 8:10, steaming slowly in the direction of Panama in order to enable the presidential par- ty to have a good look at all the points of interest along the route. In order to carry out the presidential program special switches have been arranged to enable the special train to go to La Boca and allow Mr. Roose- velt to inspect the Pacific entrance to the canal. The main street of Co- lon and the shipping in port were decorated with flags in honor of Presi- dent Roosevelt’s visit, but there was no excitement anywhere. DECLARED DEAD BY COURTS. Minneapolis Man Returns Home After Long Absence. Minneapolis, Nov. 16.—John Baxter, at one time engineer at central high school in this city and for the past | ten years supposed to be dead, has returned to the home of his family in Minneapolls after extensive wander- ings on two continents in search' of gold. Now the relatives of Baxter and others who participated in a fu- neral in his memory are wondering whose was the body that figured as the chief feature of that ceremony. Baxter’s return not only shows the funeral of ten years ago to have been ilitimed so far as he was concerned, but also upsets the judgment of two courts which have pronounced him dead. In a suit brought by the sup- posed widow to collect on a life in- surance policy of $2,500 the district court decided in favor of Mrs. Baxter. this judgment was affirmed by the state supreme court and the proofs of ficient. COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT Rallroad Men May Accept Ten Per Cent Increase. | Pittsburg, Nov. 16.—After a brief session the representatives of the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen, who have been meeting here for several days relative to their recent wage de- mands, went to the office of George L. Peck, general manager of the Penn- sylvania lines west of Pittsbiirg, where .8 conference was held. Just what the committee called on General Manager Peck for could not be learned, but a rumor was current that the em- ployes had' decided ‘to accept the 10 per cent increase granted by = the Pennsylvania company as a compro- mise. On appeal by the insurance company ' Baxter’s death were found to be suf- ' In Central Washington floods are raging in the Natchez and Yakima valleys. The Clearwater is out of its banks and has done immense damage. Although nothing has been heard from Walla Walla it is only fair to presume that with floods east and west of there the rivers in that part of the state are still on a rampage. At Portland a heavy wind is blow- Ing, accompanied by a torrential rain. No damage has been done further than to put the electric lights and street cars out of commission. SEATTLE COMPLETELY CUT OFF. Miles of Railroad Swept Away and Traffic Demoralized., Portland, Ore., Nov. 16.—Practical- ly the last dispatch received from Se- attle before all communication with the north was lost was a long special to the Morning Oregonian, telling of the flood conditions prevailing in that section of Washington. The dispatch, in part, is as follows: Floods in the White, Stuck and Green rivers have swept away miles of railroads, inundated all the valley towns, rendered hundreds of farmers homeless and cost three lives up to date. > The three men lost in the floods were drowned while fighting to break up log jams that threatened railroad and county bridges. F. W. Kalmer of Auburn was downed in the White riv- er and two loggers employed by the Becker Lumber company lost their lives while working in the Green riv- er above Auburn. It will be two weeks before the Northern Pacific will be able to re- sume regular train operation. The Great Northern will be tied up for a shorter period, for the trouble on that road is due to an avalanche of mud that swept out a portion of the track. Auburn, Kent, O’Brien, Benton, Oril- lia and a half dozen smaller towns in the valleys of the three rivers are under water. Residents of O'Brien were compelled to abandon their homes and flee to the hills. At Kent a raging torrent is running through the town and Auburn will suffer ex- tensive damages unless the waters re- cede. Scores of farmers were saved by a narrow margin, but there may be some loss of life in the outlying dis- tricts that cannot now be reported because of the prostration of all the telegraph wires. The flood is the most serious ever known in Washington, exceeding in extent the disastrous flood of 1903 that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of prop- erty. The Northern Pacific’s loss will be enormous. Two steel bridges between Hot Springs and Eagle Gorge, which cross ‘the Green river, and another crossing the Stuck river near Dierin- ger have been swept away. A great deal of trackage in the valleys is un- der water and may be washed away. MI‘\NY WITNESSES CALLED. Effort to Locaté Responsibility for Sub-Treasury Shortage. ' 8t. Louis, Nov. 16.—The investiga- tion to fix ‘the responsibility for the shortage of $61,500 recently discov- ered in the funds of the sub-treasury was continued during the day before the federal grand jury. Of the forty witnesses subpoenaed only six had been examined when the second day’s session began and this ‘1s taken to indicate that a most thor- ough and rigid examination is being | conducted. FEARS ANARCHIST ATTACK. King of Greece to Pay Visit to Italian Ruler. Rome, Nov.: 16.—Several members of ‘the Greek secret police have ar-, rived here to take part in protecting the king and queen of Greece, who i are to arrive here Nov. 23 on a visit of four days to King Victor Emman- uel. It is stated that the Greek au- thoritles have recelved Information that the anarchists intended to make ' give laboring men ‘ spire to commit murder, to threaten, CAUSED NO' SURPRISE. Announcement That Senator Platt and Wife Have Separated, New York, Nov. 16.—The announce- ment that Senator Thomas C. Platt and his wife had agreed to separate and had signed papers to that effect ‘was no surprise to the public, which ‘was prepared for such a denouement by numerous publications recently that differences existed between the pair. In signing the separation papers Senator and Mrs. Platt did not meet. Mrs. Platt went to the office of her lawyers at 11 Broadway and Senator Platt went to the oflice of ex-Justice Hatch at 32 Nassau street, so it is said. The negotiations were conducted be- tween the two offices. Mrs. Platt, it was said, first signed the papers and the agreement was taken to Hatch’s office and signed by the senator. That there has been a settlement made by the senator was the general opinion among his friends, but what it was seemed not to be known. It was assumed that it included the property at Highlands Mills, where Mrs, Platt is making her home. MANY DELEGATES PRESENT. Deep Waterways Convention’ Meets at -8t. Louis. St. Louis, Nov. 16.—The first con- vention of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep ‘Waterways association, attended by delegates from the twenty-two states bordering the Mississippi. river and its tributaries, convened here during the day and will be in session two days. There are 1,700 accredited del- egates and more than 1,000 were pres- ent at the first session, which was called to order by Congressman Lori- mer of Chicago, the temporary presi- dent of the association. Terrorists Steal More: Cash. ‘Warsaw, Nov. 16.—A small band of terrorists attacked the Vistula rail- road depot at Suchedniow and killed a gendarme. They blew up the safe and got away with a considerable sum of money, marching off in military order. Cossacks are pursuing them. VERDICT OF GUILTY FOUND NEW YORK CENTRAL CONVICTED OF GRANTING REBATES TO THE SUGAR TRUST. New York, Nov. 16.—A jury in the . United States circuit court has found the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad company guilty of granting rebates amounting to $26,- 000 to the American Sugar Refining company. It was announced that the trial of the American Sugar Refining company on a charge of accepting the rebates paid by the New York Central will be commenced immediately. MANAGE TO EVADE ARREST. Standard Oil Officials Findlay, O. Cleveland, Nov, 16.—Deputy Sheriff Johns of Hancock county and Deputy Sheriff Ambrose of this county have resumed their search for the Standard 0il officials against whom indictments were found by the grand jury at Find- Indicted ' at lay Wednesday. The deputies visited, in turn, the residences of J. M. Rob- ertson, M. C. Vilas and H. P. McIn- tosh. They failed, however, to find anyone of the men wanted. The offi- cers did not visit Forest Hill, the Cleveland home of John D. Rockefel- ler, as they said it was known that the latter was not there. When the deputies made inquiries at the offices of Messrs. Vilas, McIntosh and Rob- ertson they were told that those gen- tlemen were out of the city. Attorneys S. H. Tolles, of Kline, Tolles & Goff, attorneys for the Stand- ard Oil company, called Prosecutor David of Hancock county by long dis- tance telephone and asked if Malcolm G. Vilas, J. M. Robertson and Harry P. Mclntosh, indicted officers of the Standard Oil company of Ohio, would be permitted to answer the warrants for their arrests through their attor- neys. Prosecutor David replied that ap- pearance by attorney -would not be countenanced; that he was determined to have the three indicted men ar- rested and brought to Findlay to plead and .enter bail. “I am inclined to be lenient in these cases,” said the prosecutor, “be- cause your clients are not behaving with dignity and respect to the court by attempting to evade service.” Attorney Tolles then stated to the prosecutor that if “personal appear- ance was insisted on he would bring the indicted men to Findlay himself. “A FOMENTER OF DISORDER.” Congressman Littlefiéld Denounces Samuel Gompers, New York, Nov. 16.—The National Founders’ asgociation closed a two days’ session with a banquet at the Hotel Astor:. President C. P. Briggs presided. Congressman Littlefield of Maine, one of the speakers, attacked Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. He denounced the labor leader as “a fo-, menter .of disorder.” Speaking of a ‘bill advocated by Gompers and now before the ‘house of representatives he sald it was an act which sought to n “the right to con- to - intimidate, to coerce. In' other words, to make conspiracy that seeks: an attempt on the life of King George l«mrmz his visit to Iialy. . the destruction ‘of property and even of life notia : BOARD OF ARBITRATION RAILROADS WOULD HAVE COM- MERCE COMMISSION ADJUST WAGE DISPUTES, SUBJECT CONSIDERED AT CHICAGD FEAR PRESENT AGITATION FOR MORE PAY THREATENS OP. ERATION OF LINES, ) Chicago, Nov. 16.—Fearing that the present agitation for increased wages has reached a point where it threat- ens the successful operation of rail- roads the executive officials of all lines west of Chicago have decided to ask the interstate commerce commis- sion to become a board of arbitration for the settiement of all disputes be- tween the employes and the railways. The subject has been discussed for several weeks at the noonday gather- ings of the presidents and vice presi- dents in Chicago and prominent East- ern railroad men have been consulted on the subject. The result is a de- termination to appeal to the commis- sion in an effort to establish a tribunal which, it is declared, would be a fair arbiter between labor and the capital invested ‘in transportation, with the hope that it would remove the danger of strikes for all time to come. The question which led to the ar- bitration scheme is the concerted de- mand which has been made by the engineers of twenty-seven railroads for an increase in wages averaging from 12 to 15 per cent. This demand has been coupled with the condition that the roads involved cannot deal with their men separately, but that an answer must be made in a wholesale fashion. That is to say, if the men on one road are successful all must be, and if one road denies all must take the same stand. Although no specific conference has been held be- tween the railroad people and the heads of the labor organizations re- garding the subject it is said the la- bor leaders are not unfriendly to the plan. AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF MEN. American Express Company Increases Wages of Employes, New York, Nov. 16.—The wages of employes of the American Express company who are paid less than $200 a month have been increased 10 per cent. The announcement of the in- crease was made at the office of the company. An official of the company sald that the increased wages should be paid to all employes who had been in the service of the company for more than a year whose wages had not been increased within twelve months and who were not already paid $200 a month. The increase, the officer said, af- ‘fects 8,000 to 12,000 men throughout the country—the bulk of the rank and file of the employes outside of what are called the officials. It will cost the company about $600,000 to $700, 000 to pay the increased wages. WHOLESALE ARRESTS MADE. Effort to End Reign of Lawlessness at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Nov. 16.—In an effort to rid Pittsburg of the thieves and thugs now operating so extensively in this city policemen in citizens' dress, or plain clothes men as they are called, worked all night as never before and as a result scores of suspicious char- acters and men with crimjnal records ‘were arraigned hefore the magistrates. The magistrates are taking advan- tage of an act of assembly which em- powers police judges of a city of Pittsburg’s class to punish persons whose actions might be termed sus- picious without any specific charge against them. Many men without vis- ' ible means of support, but who remain on the streets at all hours, were given sentences of from thirty to sixty days to the workhouse. ARMS FOR REVOLUTIONISTS. Large Quantities of Rifles Smuggled Into Russia, Helsingfors, Finland, Nov. 16.—The police of Bjorneborg have seized fifty boxes out of a total consignment of 298 boxgs of military rifies, each con- taining twenty and destined for the Russian revolutionists. They also cap- tured 118,000 cartridges. The author- Ities have no clue to the whereahouts of the other boxes and fear that they have already reached their destina- tion, The coast guards and naval patrol on the coast of Finland have lately been ‘enjoined to exercise especial watchfulness in order to prevent the importation of arms and have held up several forelgn steamers. This extra vigilance, however, has not resulted in putting a stop to the smuggling of arms. KILLED BY A POSSE. Negro Who Murdered Four Men at ! Asheville, N. C, Atlanta, Nov, 16.—A ‘special to the Journal says that Will Hnrrfa, the ne- | gro who killed two policemen and two negroes, at Asheville, N. C., Tuesday, | was. killed by.a posse near Asheville &t noon. Two members of the posse were seriously hurt in the fight which Lmu\ted In the death of the negro. * e el Late News of the World By Wire Domestic--Foreign--Financial--Social--Political and Commercial % Operation for Cancer. A. B. Allen of the Sentinel re- turned home last night from the twin cities and Rochester.. He accompanied Mrs, A. M. Charles of this city ahd her sister, Mrs. Charles Harder, to Rochester, where Mrs. Charles consulted the Mayo brothers, at their hos- pital, relative to a cancer, with which she has been afflicted for some time past. Mrs. Charles was informed that there was a chance of an operation for the removal of the cancer being suc- cessful and she was given until today to prepare for the ordeal. The operation was set for early this afternoon and Mr. Allen awaits a message as to the re- sults of the surgeon’s work. Lawrence Stock company Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day next at the opera house. FAVORS WORLDWIDE PEACE. Fedération of Labor Would Arbitrate Intefnational Disputes. Minneapolis, Nov. 16.—Worldwide peacc for all time and arbitration rath- er than resort to arms in times of disputes are advocdted in a strong res- olution offered at the morning session of the American Federation of Labor by James Duncan, first vice president of the federation, president of the Granite Cutters’ union and chairman of the committee on resolutions. The resolution recites that universal and constant peace between all nations contributes directly and lastingly to tie welfare of the workers and toil- ers of all nations. To this end it is asked that the convention go on ree- ord favoring lasting peace and that the influence of the American Federa- tion of Labor be brought to bear on congressmen and the president of the United States to secure co-operation with other powers to establish, through international conference, the immuni- ty of private property at sea in war times, a general arbitration treaty, veriodic world assemblages and im- partial investigation of all differences before hostilities are engaged in be- tween nations. Of the twenty-four resolutions offer- ed at the morning session the largest number dealing with one general sub- ject were offered by the delegates of the Seamen’s International union. They ask reforms and regulations which, it is asserted, are necessary to the wel- fare of the men who follow the sea and to the welfare of the public. Most of the morning session was given over to the fraternal delegates to the convention, who spoke at length of the work of organized labor in their respective countries. NEW RAILROAD FOR WISCONSIN. Milwaukee Line to Build Connecting Branch, Milwaukee, Nov. 16.—A prominent official of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway company states that that company will shortly build a branch line to connect the Wisconsin Vailey division with the Northern di- vision. While the route was not defi- nitely decided upon it is probable that it will begin at Berlin and extend north through Waupaca, connecting with the Northern division at or near Ogdensburg. " ADMITS BIG SHORTAGE. Memphis Cotton Broker Confesses to Embezzlement. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 16.—After sev- eral weeks of detective surveillance J. E. Hutchinson, second vice presi- dent of the Delta Cotton company, has admitted to the members of the firm, the police authorities and friends that he is approximately $70,000 short in his accounts. Mr. Hutchinson, on the night of Nov. 2, attempted to com- mit suicide, but has recovered. The shortage is said to cover a period of ten years. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.. ‘Theodore P. Johnson, vice president of the Atlantic Mutual Marine Insur- ance company, is dead in New York city. Harris Swimmer, grand foreman ot Ilinois Ancient Order of United Work- men, past president of B'nai B'rith ot the Middle West and prominent mer- chant, is dead at Quincy, 111, aged six- ty-two years. The first class Japanese ‘battleship Satsuma, of 19,000 tons, the first bat: tleship to be launched in Japanese waters, took the water Thursday in the presence of the emperor. The greatest enthusiasm was manifested. George L. Wilsey, a prominent busi. ness man and vice president. of the First National bank of Qconomowoc, Wis,, dropped dead in the bank. Mr. Wilsey was fifty-five years old. He was well known throughout Wiscon- sin. ! Hairbrushes. The brush trade is full of deceptions. An experienced hand will by touch tell if a broom or brush be all hair or a mixture. But if ever in doubt pull out or cut off a suspicious hair and apply a match. However well doc- tored, the deception will be shown at once. Hairs will burn, rolling up ball- like, with the well known 'smell of burned hair, while a vegetable substi- tute will consume, leaving the charred portion like a burned match.—New York Telegram. " Additional Loeals A tour in Ireland tonight. There will be a meeting of the M. B. A. Saturday night. By the order of the president. The Irish wit and picturesque scenery at the opera house to- night will help you forget the cares of the day. Miss Louise Hetland lefs on the early morning train for Duluth, where she will spend a couple of days on a business mission. A, H. DeLong returned this morning from a business trip up the line of the M. & I. in the interest of the Bemidji Elevator company. D. R. OConner, of the em- ployment firm of Johison & O’Conner, left yestesday -after- noon for Grand Forks on a busi- ness mission. . Mike Walters, one of the- most progressive of the farmers around Turtle River, was in the city tuday locking after some business matters. Mr.and Mrs. Bert Mitchell have moved to Bemidji and set- tled at 910 Beltramiavenue. Bert will go back to Skiba to saw in the mill there this winter. Joseph Jerome, who lives on the Battle river, came down from his claim this morning. He will make a trip to Thief River Falls and {rcm there will go to St. Paul on a busicess trip. Samuel J. Ellis spent yester- day forenoon at Cass Lake, look- ing after some business matters pofore the U. S. land office there. He returned to Bemidji in the atternoon and went to his home at Blackduck last evening. “Central’’ begs your pardon, but she cannot hear very well these days. The reason is that a new floor is being put dowr, up in the central office, and the pounding is “something fierce.” If you have had trouble ina get- ting her to understand you lately, she wants you to bear in mind the noisy carpenters, acd be lenient. Shot a Fine Buck. Dr. Howard Lankester and son Hugh of St: Paul were among the hunters from the twin cities who were successfulin securing game. The doctor and Hugh were guests at the home of E. E. McDonald, in Maple Ridge town- ship, since the big game season opened on -the 10th inst., and they have had an excellent time in the woods. They returned to this city last evening, bringing with them one of the finest bucks that has ever been shown in this city. The animal weighed.close to 300 pounds and was equipped with a set of ant'ers that were long and well proportioned. They left this morning over the M. & I for their home and will dis- play the buck to their envious friends in the capital city. Bagley Boy Dies Suddenly. Bagley, Mion., Nov. 16—(Spe- cial to Pioneer) Henry C. Spiegel, one of the assistants at tte Great Northern depot who has been suffering since last Tuesday from a slight atit:ck of paeu- monis, took a sudden turn for the worse last night and died i this mormung at 8:10 o’clock. Spiegel was a popular young | man of 20 years, and - his mary | friends here who knew him as a | clean, worthy fellow, are deply | grieved at his death. He had no | relatives this side of Waterville, | Penn., where the remains will t e | shipped. 3 | In the District Court of the United St for the District of Minmosota, SIxth sl | In the matter of Andrew J. Abercrombie, I bankrupt.——In Bmkr\l,swy % i To the creditors of Andrew J. Abercrombie | of Bemidi in the county of Beltrami in said d';x“lfl‘ l‘!l\l!knlgu 5 otice is hereby given that on the 14th day of November, A. D. 1905, the said Andrew J. Abercromble was duly adjndicated a bank- rupt, and that the first meeting of his creait- ors will be held at the office of the under- signed referee in bankruptcy, at the city f Crookston, in the county of Polk, ‘In said ;ilstric.n%n © 30th day of Novembe! o time creditors of sald bankrupt may attend, grovn claims, appoint a trustee, examine the ankrupt and transact such other business a8 may. 1y come before sald 2 Dated Nov. 1oy 1R o oud meoting. ; OLE J. VAULE, Referee In Bankruptey. at