Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 2, 1907, Page 4

| 3 ! - - % Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Etc., Stationery, Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewriter Paper, Legal Blanks, Copy Holders, Calendar Pads. Document Files, Note Books, Time Books, Scale Report Books, Trial Balanoe Books, Rulers, Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, ADDITIONAL LOGAL MATTER May Locate Here. C. E. Dickinsor, a prominent business man of Verndale,Minn., has been in the city during the past two days looking over the business situation here, with reference to securing a location for establishing a mercantile es- tablishment. He is well pleased with Bemidji and may decide to locate here. Ine Grum Fustorian. Neither at the Saturday Review din ners nor in the companies in which 1 have met Freeman at Wells did he of- ten show himself a genial companion. Hig taste for snubbing amounted to a craze. - His tendency to contradiction on every possible opportunity altogeth- er exceeded that even of Bob Lowe, Lord Sherbrooke, himself, Freeman was more agreeable to encounter In the open alr than at a dinner table. In the Mendlp district whenever I heard a horse’s hoofs pelting along some plece of turf by the roadside and a volce singing the refrain of some old cavaller song [ knew that if I looked round I should see the historian pound- ing along on a sturdy nag which, ac- cording to tradition, In a burst of gen- erosity he ouce offered to Carlyle as & gift.—Chambers’ Journal. Cut Out by Water. “The popular idea that earthquakes and voleanic explosions played a part in forming the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river,” says Professor A. R. Crook, “is without foundation. It was cut out entirely by the water of the river, and the most effective tool employed was the quartz sand brought down from the sources of the river in the mountains. This sand is barder than any of the constituents of the rock strata in which the canyon has been carved. Hurled by the swift wa- ter agalnst the sides and the bed of the stream, it cuts the rock as easily as a flle cuts soft iron.” “Temperance” Intemperance. Always mitigate your tendency to excessive tea or excessive coffee. There i3 a very bad kind of drunken- ness of both, whose symptoms are dys- pepsia, unrest and visions. Excess Is here as a possibllity, just as it is a pos- sibllity with alcohol. Alcoholtc excess leads to the police court now and then. Excess as to tea and coffee has no aftermath of lapse of respectability, but has most certainly a direct per sonal aftermath of nerves and disas- trous health.—Dr. Dabbs In C. B. Fry’s Magazine. Followed Directions Strictly. “A young widow was consulting a tombstone maker about her husband’s tomb,” sald a clergyman. “She ended the discussion with: “‘And I want it to say, “To My Hus- band,” in an appropriate place, Mr. 8lab.’ *‘All right, ma’'am,” Slab answered. “And the tombstone when it was put up sald: “‘To My Husband. ate Place.’” In an Appropri- No Use. Guest—These eggs are rather flavory. Pretty Waltress—Tearcawfy? Guest— These eggs—they're not quite— Pretty Waltress (to another pretty waitress who s passing)—Dick was In last night. He asked after you. (To guest) Did you say tearcawfy? Guest (gloom- 1ly)—Coffee.—New Orieans Times-Dem- ocrat. In Doubt. { “Her husband left her a fortune on condition that she shouldn't marry again, and you say she Isn’t satisfled?” “No. She can’t make out whether it means jealousy or revenge.”—Detroit Wrea Press. The Modesty of Women Naturally makes them shrink from the indelicate questions, the obnoxious ex- aminations, and unpleasant local treat- ments, which some physicians consider essential in the treatment of diseases of women, Yet, if help can be had, it is better to submit to fhis ordeal than let the disease grow and spread. The trouble 13 that 20 often the woman undergoes all the annoyance and shame for nothing. women who have been erce’s Favorite Preserip- geciation of the cure the examinations and local treatment Tfig }: x_‘]g Efi% omen_as "Favorite Prescription.” It qures debllltating drains, Irregularity and female weakness. It always helps. It almost always cures. It is strictly non- alcoholic, non - secret, all its ingredients being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con- tains no deleterious or habit-forming drugs, and every native medicinal root entering into its composition has the full endorsement of those most eminent in the several schools of medical practice. Some of these numerous and strongest of pro- fessional endorsements of its ingredients, will be found in a pamphlet wrapped around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed free om request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en- ‘forsements should have far more weight #han any amount of the ordinary lay, or nion-professional testimonials. “The most ntelligent-women now-a-days {natist on knowing what they take as med- {eine instead of opening thefr mouths like a lot of young birds and gulping down whatever Is offered them. “Favorite Pre- scription” is of KNOWN composiTION. Tt makes weak women strong and sick ‘women well, Dr. Plerce’s Medical Adviser is sent free on zecelpt of ‘stamps to pay expenss of malling cmlq{. Send to Dr. %l . Plerce, Buffalo, N. ¥., 21 one-cent stamps for pa: -covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-bound. i It sick wns\}lt t,hisl Doctor, 1rxee glt charge etter. such communications hill)d serealy sonfdontfal ™ °4 " r. Plerce’s Pleasant Pellets invigorate and regulate stomach, liver and ‘bowels. FAST LINERS TO CUBA. New Boats WiIl Make Trip From New York In Two Days. New York, March 2.—The Tribune says that according to private cable advices recelved here from Havana Charles W. Morse, who i{s now in Cuba, has become enthusiastic over the davelopment of the fisland and promises to build up a great passen- ger and freight service between New York, Havana and other Cuban ports. He hopes to put into service within a year two fast turbine steamers, which will make the trip between New York and Havana in two days, which I8 one-half the time now consumed. Aside from the traffic improvements Mr. Morse will take up building in Havana a hotel which he says will equal any resort in the world. “I am confident after my brief visit here,” Mr. Morse said in Havana, “that better facilities for docking must be made. The Inconvenience and expense necessitated by the light- erage of freight might be endured by the company, but passengers will not” submit to things where they are per- sonally inconvenienced. I intend to construct wharves where steamers can land their passengers and in time I promise that Cuba will be the real Mecca for tourists.” Before returning to New York Mr. Morse and his party will g0 to Mexico and visit several of the ports where his steamers touch. Rock Island Train Deralled. Enid, Okla,, March 2.—Northbound Rock Island passenger train No. 12 ran into an open switch here and was derailed. Fireman Willlam Davis of Chickasha, I. T., was killed and sev- eral passengers were injured, none fatally. HUNT FOR THIEF CORTINUES CHIEF OF SECRET SERVICE NOW IN CHARGE OF CHICAGO SUB-TREASURY CASE. Chicago, March 2.—The hunt for the man who stole $173,000 from the Chicago sub-treasury continues. John E. Wilkie, chief of the United States secret service, who arrived here Thursday and took personal charge of the case, strongly intimates that suspicions have concentrated on one man, whose name has already been mentioned In connection with the gigantic theft, but the officlals were not yet ready for an arrest. Chief Wilkle sald this suspected man might have had one or several accomplices, who expected to profit by the theft, but his theory was that one man had taken the money. Four men were put through a searching examination by Chief Wil- kie in the office of Captain Thomas I. Porter, chief of the local secret serv- ice bureau. The men questioned were Arthur R. Boal, currency clerk and a nephew of Cashier Frank C. Russell; Henry 8. Lock, assistant assorting teller, who has succeeded George W. Fitzgerald as assorting teller; John M. Rogers, paying teller, and Frank J. Walsh, currency clerk. With the exception of George W. Fitzgerald, the assorting teller from whose cage the money disappeared, these four men are belleved to be in a better position than any other em- ployes or officlals of the sub-treasury to throw light on the manner in which the thief could have secured the money. They were nearest the Fitz- gerald cage. Fitzgerald, who is being kept under surveillance, will be ex- amined later. BLOW AT ORIENTALS. California Leglslature Curtalls Prop- erty Rights of Allens. Bacramento, Cal, March 2.—The lower house in California has taken action on the Orlental question. It has passed a bill introduced by As- semblyman Drew of Fresno. The bill {s known as the “anti-alien property holding bill. It is almed at the Japanese and Chinese property owners in this state and is intended to prevent them from ecquiring and owning property for a longer period than five years. ‘The bill provides that any allen who does not become a cltizen of the Unit- ed States shall not acquire and hold title to lands in this state for more than five years. If within that time the allen does not become a citizen the district attorney shall compel the sale of his lands or houses. Japanese and Chinese are not spe- cifically named, but as they cannot become citizens the bill i3 aimed di- rectly at them. The measure also provides that no contract, agreement or lease of real estate for a longer period than one Year shall be made by any alien. Storm Levels Telegraph Wires. La Crosse, Wis., March 2.—A heavy storm of eleet, raging for twelve hours, has broken down the telegraph wires of the railways centering here. East and north of La Crosse freight trafiic has been suspended, while passenger trains_are being operated slowly and with difficulty. In the yards the tracks are under water, adding a further ele- ment of danger to the fast trains. 8teamer Corona Ashore. San Francisco, March 2.—The Mer- chants’ Exchange has received a mes- sage from Eureka to the effect that the steamer Corona, which left here Thursday, is ashore at the entrance of Humboldt bay. The Corona was commanded by Captain Boyd and took ninety-five passengers.from here. INTENTION OF JEROME FURTHER INDICATIONS THAT HE WILL ASK FOR LUNACY COM- MISSION IN THAW CASE. STATEMENT TO NEWSPAPER MEN PROSECUTION MAY ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE DEFENDANT’'S NOTE IN EVIDENCE. New York, March 2.—District At- torney Jerome's intention of applying for a commission in lunacy to exam- ine Harry K. Thaw seemed to be defi- nitely established during the continu- ance of his cross-examination of Dr. B. D. Evans, the principal medical ex- pert for the defense. Mr. Jerome during his examination constantly referred to the subject of paranoia, but was unable to secure from the witness any admission that would tend to show Thaw a paranoic. By this line of questioning it seems probable that the prosecution will at- tempt to show that instead of being afllicted with the insanity of adoles- cence Thaw is actually a paranoie. During the course of his cross-ex- amination by Mr. Jerome Dr.. Evans definitely stated that at the time Thaw shot and killed Stanford White he was insane, suffering an explosive outbreak of adolescent insanity. Dr. Evans said cases of adolescent insan- ity had been known to clear up over night. Dr. Evans declared varlous out- breaks did not suggest paranoia in that they all differ. In writing the will Thaw seemed to fear for his life; at other times he indicated simple melancholia and at last there was the explosive outbreak on the Madison Bquare Roof Garden. These vari- ances, the expert asserted, were in- dicative of insenity of the adolescent period, but there was no fixed form as in paranoia. During the morning session Thaw asked and received permission to leave the courtroom. When he got into the prisoner’s pen it s said he told his guard that he merely wanted to stretch himself and get some exer- cise. He waved his arms somewhat violently and walked rapldly up and down. District Attorney Jerome was informed of what had occurred. JEROME MAY USE STATEMENT. Thaw’s Latest Act of Value to the Prosecutor. New York, March 2.—What effect will the statement just issued by Harry K. Thaw have on his trial? ‘This is the question which is calling forth much speculation on the part of followers of the case. It is sald that Thaw’s lawyers did their best to con- vince him that it was bad policy to issue the statement and only consent- ed when he insisted that he be al- lowed to do so. Now the question is, what will the district attorney do about it? There are many who believe that Mr. Je- rome will seek to put this statement fo evidence and use it to show that Thaw is still insane. Whether he will attempt to put it before the jury and, i he does, whether he will be able to get it in, are questions which can only be answered in the future. The indi- catlons, however, are that Mr. Jerome ‘will overlook no chance to show that Thaw is now insane so ag to take the case from the jury and send Thaw to the asylum for the criminally insane at Matteawan. In the statement, which he gave to the newspaper men in court, Thaw accused District Attorney Jerome of having made unprofessional remarks in court, asserted that his wife’s testi- mony -was absolutely true and in con- olusion declared that Mrs. Thaw’s “natural and real goodness” was above the comprehension of the prosecuting officer. MINNEAPOLIS BANK OUT $2500. Swindlers Secure Nice 8um by Simple Scheme. Minneapolis, March 2.—Swindlers mulcted the Hennepin County Savings bank of $2,500 by a clever, yet simple ruse. Michael J. Shelley, vice president of the Crystal Lake Ice company, had a deposit of several thousands of . dol- lars in the bank. Some one tele- phoned the bank, representing that he ‘was Mr. Shelley, saying he would send a boy with a check for $2,600 and ask- ing that the check be cashed in bills of large denomination. Shortly after- ward a boy appeared with the check and was handed $2,600. Mr. Shelley says the check is a forgery and that he never telephoned any message about it to the bank. ATTORNEY GOES TO PRISON. Cenvicted of Distributing Literature. Chicago, March 2.—Attorney Will- lam J. Oby of Cleveland has been sen- tenced by Judge Landis in the United Btates district court to one year in the house of correction. Oby was formerly connected with the Canton Rubber company of Can- ton, O. Last December he was in- dicted on a charge of distributing im- moral literature through the mails. ‘;Edwln Davis and Robert O. Bradley, ,officers of the rubber company, were i last December given the same sen- , tence as that.meted out to Oby. Immoral Scrap Books, Lead Pencils, Pens, Holders, Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stam, Most Complete Stock West of Duluth % RETIRE ON "MONDAY NEXT, 8haw and Hitchcock Say Farewell to Cabinet Associates. ‘Washington, March 2.—The day's cabinet meeting was in the nature of a farewell to two of its members, who, on next Monday, retire to private life, they being Secretary of the Treas- ury 8haw and Secretary of the In- terior Hitchcock. The former will be succeeded by Postmaster General Cortelyou and the latter by Commis- sioner of Corporations Garfield. This was the last meeting of the oabinet as at present constituted. Another addition to the cabinet will be former Ambassador to Russia George Von L. Meyer, who succeeds to the postmas- ter generalship. ‘With the retirement of Secretary Hitchcock Secretary Wilson of the de- partment of agriculture will be the only member of the late President McKinley’s cabinet who has remained consecutively in that of the present chief executive. - Secretary of State Root -was a member of President Me- Kinley’s cabinet, but he retired Jan. 81, 1904, after having served two years in Mr. Roosevelt’s first cabinet. TOWN ABOUT WIPED OUT. Washington, Ark. Swept by Destruc- tive Tornado. Hope, Ark.,, March 2.—A destructive tornado struck the town of Washing- ton and almost literally wiped it out of existence. Two negroes are report- ed killed and several persons were in- jured. Among the buildings destroyed were the Presbyterian church, Epis- copal church, Judge W. Y. Ritter’s residence, T. W. Williams’ store, the residence of Sheriff Wilson and other structures. All wires are down. ARBITRATION IS SUGGESTED RAILROAD MANAGERS WANT DE- MANDS OF MEN SUBMITTED TO COMMITTEE. Chicago, March 2.—Arbitration was oftered during the day by the railroad managers as a means to avert a great strike in the event of an unfavorable vote by the trainmen and conductors on the proposition made by the rail- ways. 3 ‘Whether this plan will ultimately be accepted by the employes involved none of the officers of -the organiza- tlon would say. It is declared by the latter to be practically certain, how- ever, that the wage proposition of the raflways will not be accepted by the men and that the strike vote will be carried by a large majority. The railway magnates now call it a trap through an understanding which was reached when the negotlations opened. It is claimed that the men on one system cannot accept any set- tlement until the questions involved are disposed of satisfactorily to the men on the forty-two systems which took part in the conference. DECISION OF ARBITRATORS. 8treet Car Men Get More Pay but No Shorter Hours, San Francisco, March 2.—The board of arbitration of the differences be- tween the United Railroads and its employes has made public its decision. There are two opinions. The major- ity opinion, signed by Chief Justice Beatty of the state supreme court and Major McLaughlin, who was named as a member of the board by the United Rallroads, finds that the car men are entitled to an increase of wages amounting to about 20 per cent, bui refuses the men's demand for an eight-hour day. Electrical workers, stationary firemen and construction ‘workers were given practically the in- creaseg that were asked and a reduc- tion in hours. Rev. P. C. Yorke, who represented the employes, made a minority report favoring an eight-hour day for the car men. FATHER DEAD; S8ON DYING. Former Killed in Effort to S8ave His Offspring. Chicago, March 2.—In an attempt to save the life of his son Michael, elght years old, John Nolls, forty- elght years old, a teamster, was killed by a passenger train. The boy was standing on the track as the -train approached. His father ran to him and had just grasped his son’s arm when the. train struck them. Nolls was thrown:on top of his son and the train passed over them. ‘When railroad ;employes reached them they were unconscious. The father died on the way to a hospital. The son is said by physicians to be in a serlous condition, . Dutch Mall Steamer Ashore. Flushing, Holland, March 2.—The Dutch mail steamer Koningen Wilhel- mina, from Queensborough, Eng., went ashore during a thick fog on a dyke | eastward of the entrance of the har- bor. The passengers and mails were landed and the vessel is expected to | float at high water. There were ninety passengers on boar Fine School Building Destroyed. Pittsburg, March 2—One fireman ‘was serfously injured and five others | slightly hurt at a fire in Allegheny which completely destroyed the Fifth ward school building, a threestory structure valued at $150,000. - The school bullding was one of the finest in Allegheny and was attended by 1,500 puptls. S - SUBSIDY BiLl KILLED LOWER HOUSE DEFEATS COMPRO- MISE MEASURE BY A VOTE OF 154 TO 161. REPUBLICANS ENBAGE IN FILIBUSTER PREVENT INTRODUCTION OF SUB- $TITUTE OFFERED BY MICH- IGAN MEMBER. ‘Washington, March 2.—The house defeated the compromise ship subsidy bill by a vote of 164 to 161 after dis- posing of numerous amendments. The provisions for subsidizing fast steam- er lines from San Francisco and Pu- get sound to the Orient were first stricken out. The provision for a line from the Gulf ports to the isthmus of Panama met the same fate, as did the clause providing for a line from the Pacific coast via. Hawail'and the Sa- moan islands to Australasia. An amendment offered by Mr. Fordney of Michigan, reducing the subsidy for a mail service from the Atlantic coast to Buenos Ayres from $400,000 to $266,000,” was defeated by & vote of 114 to 140. Ten minutes before the hour of 3 was reached, at which time a final vote was to be taken on the bill, the Republicans, under the lead of Mr. Littauer and Mr. Payne of New York, began a filibuster in order to prevent Mr. Fordney of Michigan offering a substitute bill based on tonnage sub- sldy. The filibuster was successful and the vote on thg passage of the bill was taken. INFORMATION SUFFICIENT. Harrlman May Not Be Compelled to Answer Questions. New York, March 2.—E. H. Harri- man, the chief witness at the inter- state commerce commission hearing held here this week, has gone out of town for a vacation. Mr. Harriman has gone to Virginia, but for just how long could not be learned. Several of the interstate commerce commissioners, now that the inquiry into the Harriman railroad properties has closed, have returned to Washing- ton. There will be a conference. in ‘Washington in a few days to decide whether the supreme court will be asked to compel Mr. Harriman to answer some of the questions to which he refused to reply. Some of the com- missioners, however, are of the opin- fon that this is not necessary and that the testimony as given was ample. Messrs. Kellogg and Severance, counsel for the government in the in- quiry, will join members of the com- mission in Washington to confer about the report to be made. They declined to glve any statement as to what they regarded the most important revela- tion in the inquiry. ENTIRE TRAIN CONSUMED. Another Serious Wreck on the Balti- more and Ohio. Connellsville, Pa., March 2.—Balti- more and Ohio train No. 49, west- bound, running eighteen minutes late and' forty miles an hour, was wrecked near Indian Creek. The entire train, consisting of a combination smoking and baggage car, two day coaches and the private car of Robert J. Finney, superintendent of the Pittsburg division of the road, left the rails and after running 200 feet along the ties was thrown into a ditch at the foot of the mountains, where the wreckage was completely burned. The engineer was burned to death, the fireman fatally injured and the baggage master, express messenger, conductor and six passengers were serfously injured. About thirty pas- sengers were more or less cut and Injured. NOMINATION OF ELLIOTT. South Dakota Senators Reach Agree- ment on Matter. _ Washington, March 2.—The South Dakota senators have reached an agreement concerning the nomination of J. D. Elliott to be United States attorney for'the district of South Da- kota. The nomination was reported adversely from the committee on ju- diciary because of opposition from Senator Kittredge, but he has agreed not to press the adverse report to the point of having the nomination reject- ed in the event assurance is given that President Roosevelt will not give Mr. Elliott a recess appointment after March 4. That assurance has bcen glven. - 8enate Passes Alcohol Blll ‘Washington, March 2—A vote of 47 to 16 defeated the committee amend- ment to the denatured alcohol bill re- quiring the presence of a government agent during the process of manufac- ture in the senate. The bill then passed by a vote of 65 to 1. The neg- atfve vote was cast by Senator Pettus. Regarding Congo, Concessions. ‘Washington, March. 2.—Senator Morgan has reported favorably from the committee on forelgn relations his resolution calling on the president for information as to any concessions ' Americans may have received from King Leopold for the gathering of in- Iflhnlbber In the Congo Free State. s and Pads, Fountain Pens, Letter Copy Books, Paper Clips and Fasteners, Rubber Bands, Letter Files, Invoices, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, ; Township Plats in book form, Fine quality colored Blotters, Letter Copy Presses, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubber Type Outfits, Staplers, Paper Knives, & I Get Your Office Supplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office STEEL PLANT FOR DULUTH. Oliver Iron Company Directors Adopt Resolutions. Duluth, March 2.—T. F. Cole, pres- fdent of the Oliver Iron Mining com- peny, has returned from New York and it is learned that as a result of the united efforts of the officers of the Steel corporation located in the Northwest the finance commiftee of the United States Steel corporation on Feb. 19 unanimously adopted the following resolution: “Resolved, That it is the sense of this committee that a substantial plant for manufacture of iron and steel be constructed and operated in the vicinity of Duluth, provided it i practical and will be reasonably profit- able; and “Resolved, further, That the sub- Ject matter be referred to a special committee consisting of Messrs. Gary, Corey, Perkins and Frick to make an exhaustive study of the question and to report facts at their earliest con- venience to this committee.” The special committee has appoint- ed experts to visit Duluth and make thorough examination of the whole subject and they are expected here early next week. WEDS [INDIANA HEIRESS. Grandson of Minnesota's War Gov- ernor the Lucky Man. St. Joseph, Mo., March 2—Miss Berenice Wyeth, reputed to be the richest girl of this city, and Alexan- der Ramsey Furness, a railroad clerk, who formerly lived in St. Paul, Minn., were married here. The bride is a granddaughter of the late Willlam M. ‘Wyeth, founder of the Wyeth Hard- ware and Manufacturing company of St. Joseph and is a niece of Huston ‘Wyeth, present head of that Institu- tlon. Her grandfather left her a large fortune in her own right and she will inherit a fortune from her grand- mother. Miss Wyeth’s wealth is esti- mated at from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. Mr. Furness came here a few months ago and obtained a position in the offices of the Chicago Great Western. He is a grandson of Alexander Ram- sey, Minnesota’s former war governor. Pleads Gulity to Embezzlement. ‘Washington, March 2.—Charles W. MgWhorters, formerly assistant cash- ier in the city postoffice in this city, indicted for embezzlement in the sum of $10,000, entered a plea of guilty in the criminal court. He was sentenced to one year and one day in the peni- tentiary. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Charles Bortram, one of the best known conjurers in Europe, is dead in London. The Indiana supreme court has de- clared unconstitutional the employers’ Hability act except wherein it applies to railroads. Orson D. Munn, head of Munn & Co., publishers of the Sclentific Amar- fcan, is dead in New York city, aged eighty-three. The Hardman Rubber company’'s plant at Belleville, N. J., was de- stroyed by fire Friday, involving an estimated loss of $250,000. ‘Wilhelm Rapp, editor-in-chief of the Tllinois Staats Zeitung and said to be the oldest German editor in the Unit- ed States, is dead at Chicago. ‘Work shortly will be begun at the ‘West Milwaukee shops of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and 8t. Paul railway on 3,000 steel under frame box cars to be built at a cost of something over $3,000,000. Rosina Brandram, who was prin- cipal contralto of the Savoy theater in London, {s dead. Miss Brandram cre- ated all the more notable contralto parts since the Gilbert and Sullivan series after “lolanthe.” The Y. M. C. A. building at Utica, N. Y, was completely destroyed by fire Friday. The loss will be upwards of $150,000. A clothing store, music store and plumbing establishment lo- cated ‘on the ground floor were also burned. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, March 1.—Wheat— May, 78%@78%¢; July, 79%c; Sept., T7%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 805% @ 8134c; No. 1 Northern, 79% @80%c; No. 2 Northern, 77%@77%¢c; No. 3 Northern, 74@175c. 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, March 1.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.60@6.25; common to good, $4.00@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, §3.60@4.75; veals, §4.50@ 5.76. Hogs—$6.65@6.75. Sheep—Weth- ers, $4.75@5.26; good to prime lambs, $6.50@7.20. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, March 1.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 80%c; No. 1 Northern, 79%c; No. 2 Northern, iT%e; May, 79%c; July, 80%c; Sept., 78c. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.20%; May, $1.21%; July, $1.2214; Oct,, $1.18%. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, March 1.—Wheat—May, 76%c; July, 77%c. Corn—May, 47% @47%c; July, 46%c. Oats—May, 42% @42%c; July, 37%@37%c. Pork— May, $16.35; July, $16.47/. Butter— Creameries, 22@31%c; dairies, 20@ 30c. Bggs—20@20%c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 10c; chickens and springs, 1le. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, March 1.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.15@6.85; cows and heifers, $1.60@ THREE GORNERED FIGHT HOSTILITIES BETWEEN CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS BE- COME MORE GENERAL. INVASION OF SALVADOR EXPECTED NICARAGUA RESENTS HER INTER. FERENCE IN LENDING AID TO HONDURAS. ‘Washington, March 2.—Official ad- vices received by the state depart- ment are to the effect that the fight- ing In Central America has become more general, with Nicaragua bearing the brunt of a three cornered conflict. There has been constant fighting be- tween the forces of Nicaragua and Honduras, in which Nicaragua is stated to have won the preliminary action. Great public enthusiasm and confi- dence exists in Nicaragua, particu- larly on account of the aggressions of Salvador, which is lending aid to Hon- duras. Nicaragua is preparing to re- sist this interference, which is taken here to mean that an invasion of Sal- vador is in prospect. MAY SUE GOVERNMENT. Lowest Bidder for Canal Contract Threatens Legal Action. ‘Washington, March 2.—William J. Oliver, Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn., called at the office of the isthmian canal commission and received from Mr. Rogers, the commission’s counsel, the certified check for $200,000 which was submitted at the time Mr. Oliver pre- sented his bid for constructing the Panama canal on a percentage basis. Mr. Oliver left the building without making any complaint or lodging any protest against the action of the pres- ident in rejecting the proposals for constructing the canal. He stated that pending the arrival in Washington of his counsel, Judge Morgan J. O’Brien of New York, who is now on his way here, he would withhold from publica- tion the statement that he intended to give out. He also intimated it was possible that he would find some way of bringing legal action against the government to recompense him for the loss he has sustained in connec- tion with the preparation of his bids, WILL FIGHT TWO-CENT FARE. Waestern Railroad Attorneys Hold Cen- ference at Chicago. Chicago, March 2.—The Western railroads have determined to fight in the courts all state laws making 2 cents a mile the maximum passenger rate. Attorneys of several of the larg- est roads held a conference here with a view to having all roads pursue the same policy as to litigation over the 2 cents a mile rate. The plan now generally favored is to ask the courts to restrain the en- forcement of the law on the ground that a rate of 2 cents a mile would cause the railroads a heavy loss and in many cases would require them to run trains at less than the actual op- erating expenses, regardless of the fixed charges, taxes and other obliga- tlons of the roads, of which they claim the passenger traffic should as- LEGISLA;ORS ROAST BAILEY. Denounce Texas Senator in Strongest Language. Austin, Tex., March 2—The after- B.26; stockers and feeders, $2.56@ 4.85; Texans, $2.76@4.75; calves, $6.00 @7.60. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $6.80@7.02%; good heavy, $6.97%@ 7.05; rough heavy, $6.80@6.90; light, - $6.80@7.00; plgs, $6.15@6.76. Sheep, $8.50@6.00; lambs, $5.30@7.56. math of the premature ending of the investigation of charges against Unit- ed States Senator Joseph W. Bailey occurred in the house of representa- tives during the afternoon. Represen- tative after representative arose to de- nounce Bailey for the language he had used in addressing himself to men who had voted against him. Senator Bailey’s assertions were de- nounced as lies and his language as indecent and abusive. In consequence of Senator Bafley's speech Lieutenant Governor Davidson and a majority of the minority mem- bership in the house have announced their candidacy at the next election and defy Bailey to defeat them. % LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS. Germany Offers No ‘Objection to Its Conslderation. Berlin, March 2.—The Associated Press has been semi-officially informed that Germany has not offered any ob- Jection to the purpose of Great Britain to propose that the question of the imitation of armaments shaii’ be placed on the programme of the next peace conference at The Hague. As a result of the exchanges of opinions which have taken place among the cabinets on the subject it is further understood that no power will oppose the intention of the British govern- ment in this matter, but it cannot be forecasted how the several powers will treat the subj ence and it is not yet officlally dis- closed in what form Great Britain Wwill make her proposal: | Many Killed or Injured. Los Angeles, Cal, March 2.—In the wreck of a construction train on'the Balt Lake rallroad near Leith, Nev., one man was killed, two were fatally knjured.and dled later and about forty were. seriously hurt. The dead are Breek laborers. B s &4 |