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Legal Blanks, Copy Holders, Calendar Pads. Document Files, Note Books, Time Books, Scale Report Books, Trial Balanoe Books, Rulers, Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, Township Plats in book form, ADDITIONAL LOGAL MATTER Resolutions. Whereas, Providence, the ruler of the universe, Who does all things well, has removed from her sphere of usefulness to the realms beyond, the beloved wife of W. A. Ferris, our esteemed brother recorder of Bemidji Lodge, No. 277, A. O. U. W; therefor, be it Resolved, That we extend to our bereaved brother our most heartfelt sympathy in this sad hour of his sorrow; and be it Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the bereaved husband and a copy be published in the Daily Pioneer. —B J. Gould, —T. W. Bell, —J. P, Lahr, Committee, Small Wreck in South Bemidiji. The M. & I. south-bound pas senger train was delayed nearly an hour this morping, in the yards of South Bemidji, owing to obstructions on the track. Dur- ing last night one end of a car containing logs was dcrailed and despite hard work of the train crew the car was not gotten on again until a half hour after the morning passenger came from the north. Card of Thanks. The Catholic Ladies wish to ex- tend their thanks to all who assisted in making their last party a success. And especially Mr. J. M. Richards for the use of the Crookston Lumber Co., reading room, and O. E. Bailey for his part in making the party a success, Itasca County District Court. Judge Spooner returned last evening from Grand Rapids where he had been to complete the term of court for Itasca county., The .Judge has been there for several days and most of the minor cases which were continued fromn the general term have been disposed of. Delinquent Tax List. The list of real estate taxes for Beltrami county and remaining delinquent on the first Monday of January this year is now in the hands of the printers and will appear in The Daily Pioneer the fore part of next week. Parties wishing to see the list should bear this in mind and save the issue of the daily containing this list. How Dolls Are Made. Many big things are needed to make & small doll. She has her beginning In a great trough, where workmen knead up into a dingy paste old card- board, even old gloves, old rags and gum tragacanth, They are great brawny fellows, these men, naked to the walst, wearing leathern aprons. In an adjoining room the paste Is pour- £d Into molds for the busts, the arms, the legs of dolls innumerable. There 1s a speclal machine for stamping out the hands. I should not llke to con- fess how lorg I stood In front of It fascinated by the steady stream of queer little hands that fell ceaselessly from the Iron monster. It was aw- ful, uncanny, hypnotizing. Indeed, the whole sight was grim and monstrous. The low factory rooms were misty with steam and lit by strange, red glowlng fires. Always the great steel machines pulsed and changed, and throuzh the mist sweaty glants of meu went to and fro with heaps of little greensh arms andl legs untll you began to think that some new Herod had killed all the lit- e people In the world—Everybody’s. Napoleon Trusted His Omens. Napoleon always had an unlimited trust In his presentiments, When the news came to him that one of the Nile river boats, the name of which was L'Italle, had been wrecked and the crew put to death he gave up all hope of ever completing his conquest of Italy by annexation. Napoleon beliey- ed that the stars exercised an occult influence over human destinies. When General Rapp, at one time his aid-de- cnmg, returned from the slege of Dant- slc he found the emperor gazing with concentrated attentlon at the heavens. “Look there!” shouted the emperor. “It is my star! The fiery red one, al- most as large as the moon! It is be- fore you now, and, ah, how brilllant! It has never abandoned me for a sin- gle instant, I see it on all great oc- casions. It commands me to go for- % ASKS FEDERAL GONTROL PRESIDENT WOULD TREAT ALL GOVERNMENT FUEL LANDS AS PUBLIC UTILITIES. SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES ACTION TO AVOID RECUR- RENCE OF EASTERN CONDI- TIONS IN THE WEST. Washington, Feb. 14.—President Roosevelt has sent to congress a mes- sage calllng attention to what he 4erms the “urgent need of legislation affecting the different phases of the public land situation in the United States.” He advocates the conserva- tion of coal and other fuel resources on government lands; urges govern- ment conirol of Western public land pastures, with a system of small graz- ing fees, and asks for an appropria- tlon of $500,000 to aid In detecting and preventing land frauds. He contends for a system of government leasing of its mineral lands and for treating these fuel lands as public utilities. The president points out that 1t would have been better if some East- ern coal lands had been left under sovernment control and suggests pro- vision in the West “against recurrence JUROR'S WIFE IS No Morning, Session of the Thaw Trial Held. 1Lk New York, Feb. 14.—The illness of ' the wife/of one of the jurors in the Thaw case caused the abandonment of the usual morning session of the court. Mrs. Joseph B. Bolton, the wife of juror No. 11, is said to be threatened with pneumonia and some apprehen- sion is felt lest her illness may serl- ously interfere with the trial. Mr. Bolton asked permission of Justice Fitzgerald by telephone to visit his home in company with two court offi- cers and it was granted. He lives far out on Boston road, in the Bronx, and had not returned to the criminal court building at 10:80, the time for court to convene. Juror Bolton returned to his place in the Thaw jury panel in the after- noon and at 2:10 p. m. the trial be- fore Justice Fitzgerald was resumed. Dr. Britton D. Kvans, superintend- ent for the state hospital for the in- sane at Morris Plains, N. J, was im- mediately called to continue his direct examination. The direct examination of Dr. Evans was concluded at 3:30 p. m. and Mr. Jerome ‘reserved his cross-examina- tion. During his testimony the doctor detalled at length the results of his eight examinations of the prisoner. Dr. John T. Deemar of Kittanning, Pa., was then recalled and asked as to the mental condition of John Ross, a cousin of Harry Thaw. Mr. Jerome's objection was sustained and Dr. Dee- mar was excused. Court then ad- Jjourned for the day. of the conditions we deplore in the East.” Citing 2,300 cases of public land entries in four districts men- tioned the president says non-compli- ance with the law was found in over half and fraud in many others. The president asks for legislation which will provide two distinct titles to public lands—one for the surface and the other for the underlying min- erals. These mineral lands the pres- ident would dispose of by lease. The details of this plan he leaves for con- gress to work out, only arguing for the adoptlon of the plan. Method Successful Abroad. Instances of successful leasing of such lands by foreign governments are cited by the president and he argues at length for the separate develop- ment of farming and mining on Amer- ican land. Foreign practice also is cited as a reason why mineral fuels, like forests and navigabie streams, should be treated as public utilitles. In this way can the rights of further genera- tions adequately be protected. The quantity of high grade mineral fuel is relatively smaller than forests and its preservation should be the subject of the wisest legislation. Ultimately these rich lands all will pass out of federal control and future generations will be deprived of their birthright un- less this leasing system be adopted. By leasing the mineral rights the gov- ernment can exercise a healthy con- trol, the good effects of which will best be noted in the future. Answering the charge that reserva- tion of natural forests raises the price of lumber in the West the president says: “It should be remembered that the best and most accessible bodies of timber in the West passed into pri- vate holdings before the forest re- serves were established; that while the price of lumber has advanced in the West it has advanced still more in the Bast, where there are no forest reserves; that supplies of timber are today belng shipped from the West to the markets of the Mississippi valley and even to foreign countries. Advantages of Leasing System. “It may be clalmed among the ad- vantages of the leasing system that (1) it wil facilitate the working of coal deposits for local markets by miners without large capital; (2) it will facllitate larger operations; (3) prevent waste in the extraction and handling of these fuels; (4) the sys- tem can be operated in such manner as to prevent the evils of monopolistic control; (5) it will permit the govern- meut o reserve from general use fuels especially suitable for special in- dustries; and (6) it will enable the government to protect the public against unreasonable and diseriminat- ing charges for fuel supplies.” The president urges care in the dis- posal of these mineral land interests, foreseeing a time when the so-called “inexhaustible reserves” will be taxed to more than their capacity in supply- ing the demand. The president trusts congress may prevent the coal lands of the West from getting entirely into control of the corporations, as have the Eastern anthracite lands. Government control of Western pas- ture lands is urged on the same gen- eral principles now applying to the government control of the forest re- serve. Only enough revenue from the range to pay for its administration and improvement would be sufficient, the message urges. More special land agents are urgent- ly requested. KILLED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. Plan to Establish Sub-Treasury In Southeastern States, ‘Washington, Feb. 14—By a vote ef 6 to 6 the house committee on ways and means decided against the plan to establish a new sub-treasury in the Southeastern states. The failure of the delegation from the Southeastern states to agree upon the location for the proposed new sub-treasury is gen- ward; It {s my sign of good fortune and where it leads I will follow.” erally believed to be responsible for the adverse action by the ways and | means committee. CHURCH LEASES MODIFIED RELIGIOUS DISPUTE IN FRANCE SEEMS ON VERGE OF FINAL AGREEMENT. Paris, Feb. 14.—Church and state in France seem at last to be on the verge of a final agreement relative to the terms of the lease of the churches. Following the government’s announce- ment of its willingness to modify its counter proposition making the con- tracts run eighteen years and for the benefit of the parish priest named or his successor “fulfilling the same con- ditions,” negotiations took place be- tween Mgr. Amiette, coadjutor arch- bishop of Paris, and the prefect of the Selne, Justin de Selver, acting respec- tively for Cardinal Richard and Min- ister of Education Briand, on the sub- Ject of the modified contract. The dis- cussions were ostensibly limited to its acceptance by the churches of Paris, but it was tacitly understood that if a form of contract mutually acceptable ‘wag declded upon it would be extend- ed to all the churches in France. As a result of the conferences the prefect of the Seine has now offered a modi- fled formula which simply refers to the successor of a parish priest to be a party to the original contract signed and to assume the obligations of his predecessor, thus Insuring a contin- uation of the leases of the churches for eighteen years and quieting the Vatican’s apprehensions that new mayors might decline to remew the contracts under the old conditions. The new formula still declines to al- low the bishops to become direct par- tles to the contracts, but unlike the first it directly recognizes the hier- archy, which was the main point for which the church contended. SUSPENSION ORDER AMENDED. Northwestern Members Urge Still Fur. ther Concessions. ‘Washington, Feb. 14.—President Roosevelt told Representative Steen- erson of Minnesota that he had made a modification of his suspension order of Jan. 25, relating to entries on public lands, which would exclude from the operations of the order all homestead proofs on ceded Indian lands where there are deferred payments. The ex- ceptions to the operation of the gen- eral order made by the president do not, in the opinion of the representa- tives of the Northwest, go far enough and they continue in their efforts to obtain further concessions. Messrs. Burke and Martin of South Dakota also saw the president during the day on this subject. FAVORED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. Bill Regulating Hours of Labor of Railway Employes. ‘Washington, Feb. 14.—Members of the committee on interstate commerce of the house assert that in their opin- ion the bill relating to the hours of service of railway employes will be re- ! ported from the committee and passed {by the house within a short time. Representatives Stevens of St. Paul, ; Esch of La Crosse, Wis., and Burke of South Dakota, all members of this ! committee, have devoted considerable time to the consideration of the bill and the modified measure introduced by Representative Esch to take the place of the La Follette bill, which passed the senate early in January, is i the one favorably considered by the committeemen. Follows the Roosevelt Idea. Springfield; TIL, Feb. 14—A bill was | Introduced in the house during the ' morning designed to prevent the ac- cumulation of property by estates in ‘trust. The measure is drafted along lines proposed by President Roosevelt. “It limits accumulations of trusteed | estates in some instances ta & lifetime ,and in other cases to twenty-one | years. | Get Your Office Supplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office HITS JAP LABORERS HOUSE AND SENATE CONFEREES AGREE ON AMENDMENT TO IMMIGRATION BILL. MAY END SCHOOL CONTROVERSY AFFECTS DIRECTLY THE EXCLU- SION OF COOLIES ARRIVING ON PACIFIC COAST. Washington, Feb. 14.—Exclusion of ! toreiguers who use their passports to ! secure admission to the United States 9 the detriment of labor conditions ; :n this country is provided for by an : amendment to the immigration bill, agreed upon by conferees of the sen- ate and house and reported to con- gress. The amendment is the result of the demand from the Pacific coast states for the exclusion of Japanese coolles and it is understood that it will aid in securing an understanding between the administration and the ‘Washington conferring ident Roosevelt. The provision agreed upon is ag follows: “That whenever the president shall be satisfied that passports issued by any foreign government to its citizens to go to any country other than the Uuited States or' to any insular pos- session of the United States or to the canal zone are being used for the pur- pose of enabling the holders to come to the continental territory of the United States to the detriment of la- bor conditions therein the president may refuse to permit such citizens of the country issuing such passports to enter the continental territory of the United States from such other country or from such insular possessions or from the canal zone.” MOB OF FEMALE SUFFRAGISTS MAKES DETERMINED ATTACK ON HOUSE OF COMMONS. London, Feb. 14—TFollowing a con- ference of the Women’s Special and Political union hundreds of women on the house of commons with the ob- Ject of forcing their way into the building. The police had been fore- warned of the attempt and a large force in uniform, in plain clothes and mounted was on duty about the build- ing. The doors of the house were shut in the faces of the women and the police attempted to drive them back. In so doing the mounted men galloped among the women, who struggled fiercely, and many of the women were thrown down into the mud and badly hurt. The demon- the house proper, although the fight with the police outside continued for a long time. Over twenty of the so- called “suffragettes” were arrested and taken to the nearest police sta- tion. During the confusion following the first onslaught of the women six suf- fragists succeeded in obtaining access to the public lobby and attempted to rush through the corridor leading into the house, but they were seized by policemen and ejected. INFORMATION IS ASKED. Swettenham-Davis Incident May Be Aired in Parliament. tween Governor Swettenham of King- ston, Jamaica, and Rear Admiral Da- vis of the United States navy at the time of the recent earthquake at King- ston is not to be permitted to drop out of sight. Efforts will be made in parliament to obtain a governmental statement on the subject and as a pre- liminary John D. Rees, Liberal, chair- man of the British Central Africa com- pany and a high authority in colonial eaffairs, gave notice during the day of his intention to ask the government on Feb. 18 that the correspondence between the governor and the Amer- fcan admiral concerning the fssist- ance rendered by the latter be fur- nished to the house of commons. FAVORS AN EXTRA SESSION. Governor of Wisconsin Says Tariff Should Be Revised. Madison, Wis., Feb. 14—"I believe the president should call an extra ses- sion of congress to revise the tariff,” said Governor James O. Davidson. “The people demand ' action. The business of the country demands re- vision. The only ones who appear to be deaf and blind in the matter are the men holding office at the national rapital.” i British Battleships Collide. London, Feb. 14—The British bat- tleships Albemarle and Common- wealth, which were participating in imaneuvers off the coast of Portugal, i were in collision during the night of {Feb. 11 and were so damaged that ithey were obliged to proceed to Gib- 'raltar for repairs. Detalls of the acci- ‘dent have not transpired, but it is “known that there were casualties ln.mnmz the persons on hoard. San Francisco delegation now in& with Pres-" MANY WOMEN ARE IRJURED, suffragists made a determined attack ! strators, however, were kept out of ! London, Feb. 14.—The incident be- | Most Complete Stock West of Duluth lank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Etc., Stationery, Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewriter Paper, Scrap Books, Lead Pencils, Pens, Holders, Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stamps and Pads, Fountain Pens, Letter Copy Books, BT AFTER PROTRACTED ILLNESS. Ex-Governor Frank W. Higgins of New York Dead. Olean, N. Y., Feb. 14.—After an ill. aess of several months former Gov- ernor Frank W. Higgins is dead. He remained unconscious to the Ilast, death coming in its most peaceful form and free from pain. Frank Wayland Higgins was the thirty-eighth governor under the New FRANK W. HIGGINS. York state constitution. He was born in Rushford, Allegheny county, Aug. 18, 1856. In recent years the former governor was. largely interested in oil wells and mines in the Middle West and on the Pacific coast. His fortune is estimated at $20,000,000. MAY REACH HALF MILLION i i i ' SHORTAGE OF MISSING TREAS. URER OF SAVINGS BANK AT NEW BRITAIN, CONN. New Britain, Conn., Feb. 14.—It is learned that the shortage at the Sav- ings bank of New Britain through the alleged peculations of the missing treasurer, William F. Walker, may i amount to $500,000. The known short- age already is about $350,000, accord- |ing to the statement of the bank’s auditors, and it is still growing. So great had the run become on the i Savings bank that the bank posted a notice during the morning saying it ‘was necessary to stop payment and invoke the ninety-day clause. A director and officer of the bank, in ian official bulletin issued shortly be- | fore noon, announced that the pecula- | tlons of Treasurer Walker amounted | to $450,000, this sum in negotiable se- curities being missing. State Bank Examiners Kendall and Noble have started an investigation, but it is not believed that their ex- amination will reveal a greater short- age than the amount above stated, the directors saying that the books and cash balance up to a cent. Over one- half of the missing securities is in | railroad bonds. CHURCH FUNDS MISSING. Defaulting Banker Prominent in Bap- tist Denomination. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 14.—That Willlam F. Walker, missing treasurer | of the Savings bank of New Britain, also made big inroads into the $75,000 fund of the Connecticut Baptist - con- | vention, of which he was the treas- urer, was positively made known as !the result of a special audit of his {accounts. The committee appointed by the Baptist society will make a full report within a few days at a meeting of the trustees. President Thompson | of the society said that a large num- |'ber of railroad bonds placed in Mr. ‘Walker’s hands are missing. Their value was $7,000. There are other shortages in the accounts of Mr. ‘Walker as treasurer of the society, it is alleged, but the trusteés are at present unable to state whether or not ithe larger part of the funds in his |care has been lost. Mr. Walker was cone of the most prominent men of | the Baptist denomination in the state. DIES OF HER | Woman Attacked by Dog She Had Punished. Philadelphia, Feb. 14,—Mrs. Lena Smith of this city, who was terribly .torn and bitten by a vicious bulldog at her home here, died a few hours later at a hospital. The dog was ,Whipped by Mrs. Smith a day or two ,ago and showed resentment. She ,went into the kitchen of her home | with a plate of meat for the dog and was immediately attacked by the ani- ,mal. She was thrown to the floor and despite her struggles was horribly bitten. Her arm was torn into shreds ‘and was afterwards amputated. At- tracted by Mrs. Smith’s screams her hushband went to her assistance and killed the dog with a poker. INJURIES. Drunk Fatal for Three. ! Duluth, Feb. 14—William Fitzgtb- bons, Robert Starr and a man named Burns have died in terrible agony in a tie camp on the Sand Lake branch of the Duluth, Rainy Lake and Wininipeg |road. A quantity of wood aleohol was found and it is evident~that they had been imbibing it, = Safeblowers Secure $1,200. | Hillshoro, Tnd.,, Feb. 14—The safe in the Citizens’ bank at Yeddo, twelve miles from here, was blown open early in the day by five men and $1,200 was secured. The explosion was heard throughout the town. The tront of the huilding was blewn out. The robbers Iauuved‘ Paper Clips and Fasteners, Rubber Bands, Fine quality colored Biotters, Letter Copy Presses, s FIFTY BODIES FOUND HUNDRED MORE MISSING AS RE- SULT OF STEAMER COLLISION I OFF BLOCK ISLAND, R. I. 1O ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS REPORTED SONS WHO ESCAPED REMAIN IN SERIOUS CONDITION. Block Island, R. I., Feb. 14.—A con- servative estimate by Captain McVey and Purser Young of the steamer Larchmont, which was sunk in a col- lision off this point, places the loss of life by Tuesday’s disaster at 150. Both McVey and Young are suffering se- verely from the physical pain from their frozen limbs and from the men- tal anguish caused by their terrible experiences. Neither man is able to leave his bed. There are now thirty- the New Shoreham station. surviyors are at the North End sta- tion and eight at New Shoreham. The steamer Kentucky took on board the bodies at the New Shore- ham station and those of the sur- vivors who were able to be moved and then proceeded to the Sandy Point station on the same mission. It was planned that the steamer should go to Providence, where the bodies would he held awaiting identification and Instructions from relatives and the suffering survivors given medical at- tendance. The list of known dead, saved and missing numbers 128 persons. Of this number ninety-eight are missing, twelve members of the crew and eighty-six passengers, Officers and Crew Behaved Well. Nearly all the surviving passengers interviewed agree that the officers and crew behaved well. With the first shock and the inrush of water and escape of steam from the broken main steampipe Captain McVey realized the 8scope of the accident. The crew was called to quarters, each man springing to his station as the call to desert the ship was taken. Panic stricken pas- sengers aroused from sound sleep rushed wildly on deck and mobbed the boats and rafts, men and women fighting each other, forgetful of all but the primal instinet of self-preserva- tion. Some of the male passengers re- covered from their first fright and assisted in the work of caring for the ‘women and children first. Many were suffocated below in their quarters by the steam or drowned beneath the deck. 4 ‘Within ten minutes the boats were away from the ship’s side just as she settled low in the water with the waves dashing over her and flooding every available foothold. Cold and high seas completed the work of de- struction and the little band of people who got away from the Larchmont was decimated in groups and in the helpless drift in the bitter cold it be- came the old story of the “survival of the fittest.” CONTRACTORS Charged With Violating Federal Eight. Hour Law. Cleveland, Feb. 14.—The ' federal grand jury has returned indictments aguinst eight contracting companies and firms on the charge of violating the eight-hour labor law in connection with government work in this federal Qistrict. The companies and firms in- dicted are as follows: The Federal Construction company of Albany, N. Y.; the Buckeye com- pany, Cleveland; Patrick Keohan of Indiana; Hughes Bros. & Bangs, Syra- cuse, N. Y.; United States Fidelity and Guarantee company, Baltimore; L. P. & J. A. Smith, Cleveland; the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock com: pany, Jersey City, N. J., and the Great Lakes Construction company of Buf- falo. There are an average of five counts returned against each of the concerns named, DID NOT PRAY FOR KAISER. INDICTED. Son of Socialist Member of Reichstag Expelled From School. Berlin, Feb. 14.—Because he did not attend his school’s celebration of the kalser’s birthday, during which prayers ‘were offered for the kaiser, a son of Herr Hoffmann, a Socialist member of the reichstag, was expelled from the school. The affair has caused a sensation in Soclalist and Liberal cir- cles because, although the school is supported by municipal funds, it is controlled Dby the royal educational authorities and the municipal council 15 unable to interfere in its manage- ‘ment. Indications Point to Murder. Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 14—In the rear of a saloon in the Opera House block Wesley Peters, seventy-five years of age, was found dead with his skull erushed, indicating murder. A bank book showing $8,000 recently checked out was found in his pocket. Explosion Destroys Building. Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 14.—As the result of a boiler explosion in a res- taurant on Second street, near Spring, the brick building in which the res- taurant was situated collapsed. Two ll score persons are reported dead and nearly injured. S8OME OF THE NINETEEN PER-, elght bodies at the Sandy Point North ! End lifesaving station and fourteen at : Eleven | Letter Files, Invoices, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubber Type Outfits, Staplers, Paper Knives, &c i i principal offices throughout the coun- | service. 1$6.70@7.22%; good heayy, MORE PAY FOR OPERATORS. Western Union Increagos Salarles In Principal Citles. New York, Feb. 14.=~An increase of 10 per cent in the salarfes of teje- graph operators at the company's try has heen announced by the West- ern Union Telegraph company. The announcement of the increase in sal- arles was made in a letter from Rob- ert C. Clowry, president of the com- pany, to the general superintendents. The letter reads as follows: “This company has recelved peti- tions within the last sixty days from sixteen offices in the West and South- west asking for an increase of 10 per cent in the salaries of ‘employes. These petitions have been given care- ful consideration, bearing in mind that the company should nof, discrim- Inate in favor of a few ofiices, but that any action taken should be general. In this connection it has been neces- sary to consider the enormously in- creased cost of all kinds of telegraph material, which In many cases has been from 50 to 100 per cent, while the tariff rates on messages and other traffic are very low in view of the demands of the public for ever increasing facilities and more rapid In fact, many of these rates are relies of former ruinous competi- tion and are unprofitable. Notwith- standing these facts the company has decided to increase the salarles of operators at its principal offices throughout the country 10 per cenmt from March 1, 1907.” Bryce Sails for United States, London, Feb. 14.—A great crowd of personal and political friends gathered at Buston railroad station to bid fare- well to James Bryce, the ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, and Mrs. Bryce, who proceeded to Liverpool in a car attached to the reg: ular steamer train. At Liverpool thay boarded the White Star steamer Oceanlc and sailed for New York. The sendoff which the new ambassa- dor and his wife received here was really enthusiastic. Railroads Must Pay Tax. St. Paul, Feb. 14.—Judge Hallam, in the Ramsey county district court, has decided that the Minnesota and North Wisconsin and Duluth and Northern Minnesota railroads are under the op- eration of the 4 per cent gross earn- ings tax law. The state sued to re- cover $7,000 claimed as taxes under that law and the defense of the roads was that they came under an earlier law allowing younger roads to get out on a 2 per cent tax. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS, The political situation in several provinces of Argentina is alarming. Extraordinary precautions to preserve order have been taken. At Rogersville, Tenn. Policeman James Wright and James Barrett of Middlesboro, Ky., shot and killed each other during a raid on an alleged gam- bling resort. Rodolphe Julian, the noted art teacher, is dead at Paris, He was sixty-six years old. Many foreigners, especially Americans, attended Jus Han’s school. : James S. Mack, an employe of the American Press Assoclation of ‘New York, is dead from fnjuries received in jumping from the fourth floor of & burning hotel at Charleston, W. Va. Salt Lake City has, since the:first of the year, been in the grip of dn epidemic of cerebro spinal meningitia. Since Jan. 1 there have been twenty: four deaths and of these elght have been since Feb. 1. A report by the Wisconsin state board of health shows that in twenty months covered by. the report there were 3,778 deaths from tuberculosis, or nearly 10 per cent. The state now building a sanitarfum. The re- port urges a crusade against the dis- ease. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Feb. 13.—Wheat—May, 803%c¢; July, 80%c; Sept., 78% @T8%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 84%@85%0; No. 1 Northern, 827%@83%c; No. 2 Northern, ‘81% @813%c¢; No. 8 North- ern, 79@380c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Feb. 13.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 83c; No. 1 Northern, 82¢c; No. 2 Northern, 80c; May and July, 8lc; Sept., 78%¢. Flax —To arrive, $1.28%: May, $1.24%; July, $1.23%; Oct., $1.18. $St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 13.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; common to 80od, $4.00@5.00; good to cholce cows and heifers, $3.50@4.75; veals, $4.50@ $.00. Hogs—$6.85@6.95. Sheep—Weth- ers, $4.76@5.25; gocd to prime spring lambs, $6.50@7.25. Chicago Graln and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 13.—Wheat—May, 79 @79%c; July, 78%@78%c. Corn— May, 463%@46%¢c; July, 46%@46%c. Oats—May, 40%c; July, 86%c. Pork | —May, $17.40; July, $17.60@17.52%. ; Butter—Creameries, 21@32c; dairies, 20@30c. Turkeys, Bggs—22@24c. 12c; chickens, Poultry— 11%ec; ! springs, 1le. 'H,('l'.‘" Stock Yards. Fob. 13.—Cattle—Beeves, ws and heifers, $1.75@ 5.15; stockers and feeders, $2.60@’ .70; Texans, $3.60@4.50; calves, $5.76 @7.50. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $7.100 7.25; rough heavy, $6.90@7.00; light,i $6.90@7.17%; pigs, $6.25@6.90. Sheep, $3.50@5.65; lambs, $4.76G1.60. ; B e L o