Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1907, Page 4

i ! i i ] | BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The Spanish court doctors now re- main permanently on duty at the pal- ace in expectation of Queen Victoria's accouchment. Frank H. Thomas, formerly of Mich- fgan, grand captain general of the grand encampment of Knights Tem- plar, is dead at Washington. Baron Frisch, who in June last suc- ceeded Count Solsky as president of the council of the empire or upper house of the Russian parliament, is dead. Small and large fruit and gardens in Kan have been injured by a heavy frost and a temperature that stood at or below the freezing point four hours. William V \ allace Brown of Pennsyl- vania, ently appointed assistant at- torney general, will be ed to de- fend suits before the Spanish treaty claims commission. A Dbill has been introduced in the Wisconsiu legislature to compel wo- men of means to support invalid hu bands. The bill is aimed at rich wives of old soldiers in veterans' homes. Major General James F. Wade, the senior of that rank in the army and next in rank to Licutenant General MreArthur, terminated his active con- nectien with the mili establish- ment Saturday Dby operation of law on accouut of age. Premier Stolypin has submitted a bill to the Russian liament provid- ing for the appropriation of $11,500,000 as a supplementary credit for famine relief and has asked for the earliest discussion of the measure on account of the urgency of the situation. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 13 —Wheat— May, S13;@S1%c; July, $3%c. On track— 8453 @85%¢c; No. 1 Northern @84%¢c; No. 2 North- ern, 8134@82%c; No. 3 Northern, 79 @80c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 13.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 853c¢; No. 1 Northern, 84%c; No. 2 Northern, 8275¢; May, 83%.c; July, 84%c; Sept., 84Yc. Flax—To arrive, on track and May, $1.17 July, $1.19%; Oct., $1.19. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 13 —Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; fair to good, $4.00@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.75; veals, $4.50@5. Hogs—$6.40@6.50. Sheep—Wethers, 35.50@6.50; good to prime lambs, $7.25 @8.00. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April 13.—Wheat—May, 79%ec; July, 81% @81%c. Corn—DMay, 47%c; July, 47%c. Oats—May, 44c; July, 40%c. Pork—Ma; $16.17%; July, $16.17%. Butter—Creameries, 22@29%c; dairies, 20@27c. Eggs— 15%c. Poultry—Turkeys, 12¢; chick- ens and springs, 14c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. April 13.—Cattle—Beeves, 70; cows, $1.80@4.90; heifers, 25; $5.00@17.00; good $5.45@6.70; poor to medium, $4.30@5.40; stockers and feeders, $2.90@35.10. Hogs—Light, $6.50 i heavy, rough, pigs, good to choice heavy, 75. Sheep, $4.50@6.25; lambs, $6.50@8.50. $4.30@ $2.750 The Ground Is Alive. We are so used to thinking of the soil #s mere mineral matter that it comes quite as a shock to find this is a mis- take. As a matter of fact, the layer of soft mold which clothes the ground in all cultivable districts and trom which vegetation springs is actually in great part a living layer of tiny plants and animals. Interlacing threads of molds and fungi, worms and grubs, creeping insects, tiny root parasites, decaying leaves and the millions of bacteria which spring from them—all these are mixed and mingled together for many inches down below our feet in a con- fused mass of 1 Germs of all sorts swarm in countless millions, Indeed, all the plants that grow and life that exists on the face of the earth owe their being to the fact that the ground Is alive. You take a shovelful of the finest soil in the world and sterilize it—that is, beat it till all the life in it 1s destroyed—and then plant seeds in it. No amount of care or watering will make those seeds grow. Their life de- pends on the life in the soil around them.—London Answers, Elephant Life In the Jungles. Withont elephants jungles would be virtually impassable. The great beasts are a mixture of strength and weak- ness, of craft and simplicity, The paths through the jungle from village to village are merely tracks from which the interlacing foliage has been cut and thrust aside and the virgin soil trodden into a black mud. After a rain this mud Is many feet deep, and no living creature except an elephant, a buffalo or a rhinoceros could labor through it. The elephant makes his way by lifting one foot at a time and inserting it deep into the slough in front, withdrawing another with o sound like the popping of a huge cork. Nothing but a ride on an earthquake could be compared with the sensation of being run away with by an ele- phant. As for stopping him, some one has well said that you might as well try to stop a runaway locomotive by pulling with your walking stick on the funnel as seek to check an elephant at such a moment with a goad. ECHOES OF THAW CASE, Defendant Greatly Disappointed, but Maintains Composure. WILL ASK RELEASE ON BAIL District Attorney Jerome Intends to Strenuously Oppose Application in View of the Fact That Seven Jurors Voted for Murder in First Degree. New York, April 15.—Although bit- terly disappointed over the mistrial, especially since he had believed up to the very last minute that he would be acquitted, Harry K. Thaw is bearing up bravely. Indeed his composure is on a par with the remarkable good spirits he showed during much of his protracted trial and the wearisome hours before the jury gave up its task. So sanguine was he of freedom that shortly before the jury came for the last time into the courtroom he wrapped up a large number of letters and papers which he meant to take with him from his cell. When he was told by Messrs. Peabody and O'Reilly that the jury could not agree he dropped his bundle of papers to the floor, speechless and disheartened. But he presently recovered his courage. A number of interesting incidents are being related about the jury’s do- ings during the long hours in its rooem. After the case had been given to the twelve men Juror Pfaff suggested that the deliberations be preceded with a prayer. Juror Gerstman objected on the ground that he was of the Jewish faith, but he was persuaded to con- sent. His consent was coupled with a proviso that be should be permitted to offer a prayer of his own after the Christian prayer. There was no ob- jection tc this and thus two prayers were said. Rumors are rife, despite statements tending to minimize them, that owing to disagreements of all Thaw’s pres- ent counsel only Daniel O’'Reilly will be retained for the next trial. When Mrs. William Thaw was asked as to Mr. O’Reilly’s retention, however, she declined to speak of it. Then, again, it is reported that the Thaw family may go back to their original counsel. the firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge. istimates are being made of the total cost of the trial. This is placed at about $300,000, of which about $200,- 000 falls upon the Thaws. Will Ask Release on Bail. The first question to be decided by the Thaw side is that of applying for the release of the defendant on bail. District Attorney Jerome has said that a seccnd trial can hardly be reached before October or November and it will be urged that it will be a great hardship to keep Thaw in prison dur- ing the months of waiting when his family stands ready to furnish surety in ample sum to insure his presence whenever the second trial is to be called. If this application is made, however, it will be strongly opposed by Mr. Jerome, who holds that the prisoner’s wealth should make no dif- ference in the treatment to be accord- ed him and that he should remain in the Tumbs just as any other person would be obliged to do. The district attorney feels that he would not be warranted, as a public officer, in tak- ing any more lenient attitude in view of the fact that seven men voted for' conviction of murder in the first de- gree. Further details of incidents which occurred during the long session of the jurors continue to filter their way into publicity. One of the jurors is quoted as saying that when the jury was returning to the criminal court building after breakfast Thursday a policeman approached them and spoke to three of the jurors. “I thought I would let yom know confidentially,” the policeman is alleged to have said, “that the defendant’s father was a member of a certain secret order. I understand that you are members of it Mrs. Evelyn Thaw broke down com- pletely while she was taking leave of her husband after her visit to the Tombs. They were standing before the door of Thaw’s cell talking when the young woman buried her face in her hands and began to sob. Thaw tried to comfort her, but she could not control her emotion. She was still weeping when Commissioner of Prisons Coggey came upon the couple in the corridor. The commissioner talked with th€in a moment and then escorted Mrs. Thaw to the lower cor- ridor. EIGHT PERSONS PERISH. Explosion Follows Use of Kerosene in Starting Fire. Denison, Tex., April 15.—Eight per- sons were burned to death early in the day near Gunter, Tex. The dead are: J. C. Price; five children of J. C. Prics Jottie Byers, stepdaughter of Price; Aline Upchurch, niece of Price. ‘While Mr. Price was attempting to start a fire with kerosene an explosion occurred. The victims were burned beyond recognition. Fatally Shoots Three. New York, April 15.—Angered be- cause he had been reproved for leav- ing a window open near his bed Fred- erick Mattheson shot and probably fatally wounded- his nephew, George Hoffman, with whom he had lved, Mrs. Hoffman and Arthur Goubelman, a nephew of the Hoffmans. New Bath Rooms I have just put in bath tubs m my bar- ber shop. Bath rooms open Sunday forer oons. FOUCAULTS BARBER SHOP Basement First National Bank Building STEVENS IN NEW YORK. Declines to Discuss Work on the Pan ama Canal. New York, April 156.—John F. Ste vens, who recently resigned as chiet engineer of the Panama’ canal; has arrived here on the steamer Panama from Colon. Mr. Stevens declined to talk about the work on the isthmus. It is his present plan to take a long rest, including a trip to Europe, before Bgain engaging in active work. Mr. Btevens sald he was greatly flattered by the sendoft given him by 3,000 ca- nal employes when he left Colon. *“I retired on the best of terms with my fellow employes,” he said. When Mr. Stevens was informed that a story had been published here to the effect that his resignation was due to a realization that the canal never would be completed he replied: “That’s nonsense. The canal will be completed just as sure as you are alive.” B Asked as to whether he thought the canal eventually would be of the sea level type he replied: “Undoubtedly, in time.” IOHN W. YERKES RETIRES Resigns as Commissioner of Internai Revenue. ‘Washington, April 15—John W. Yerkes, commissioner of internal rev- enue, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by the president. He leaves the service of the govern- ment to enter the practice of law. DISPLAY OF FORGE MADE Russian Premier Carries Oui Threat Against Duma. St. Petersburg, April 15.—Premier Stolypin’s threat to use the palace guards to preve outside exp from assisting the committee of the lower house of parliament was put into effect during the day. The guards at the entrance of the Tauride palace were ordered to exclude from the building every one except deputies. The house was forced to submit to this display of force. Representatives of the ministries participated in several committee meetings, among them be- ing that of the committee appointed to consider the reform of the local courts, which decided to adopt the principle of elective instead of ap- pointive judges. The sub-committee on the budget discussed the possibility of cutting the credits for the council of ministers as a counter blow to M. Stolypin's measures, but no decision was arrived at. President Golovin has broken off his correspondence with M. Stolypin in regard to experts after informing tha premier that since he chose to resort to force in order to maintain his posi- tion, he, M. Golovin, not having any arguments with which to answer such tactics, did not wish to discuss the subject any further. The house will accept M. Stolypin’s confidential suggestion that the com- mittees hold separate, private sessions for the examination of experts, thus terminating the controversy between the premier and the house. BY CONSPIRACY STORY. Bryan Says Roosevelt Is Unduly Ex- cited. Bristol, Tenn., April 15—W. J. Bry- an, who passed through here en route for Hollins institute, near Roanoke, to visit his daughter, Miss Grace Bryan. who is in school there, made a brief speech from the rear platform of the train and was lustily cheered by the early morning crowd that had gath- ered. Speaking of the Harriman- Roosevelt episode in an interview Mr. Bryan said: “The president seems unduly ex- cited over the alleged $5,000,000 fund by Wall street to prevent his re-elec- tion. If Wall street is opposed to any doctrine held by the president it is certainly not a Republican doctrine. ‘When we came up against the corrup- tion fund in 1896 we found no mlore ardent champion of these special in- terests than Mr. Roosevelt.” Car Gets Beyond Control. Cleveland, April 15.—Three passen- gers aud the motorman were seriously injured when the latter lost control of his car as it was running down a steep incline on Secranton avenue. The brakes refused to work and the car plunged down the hill at terrific speed. After colliding with a wagon the car, which carried about twenty passen- gers, jumped-the track at a curve and struck a bridge abutment. Honorary Degree Conferred. Pittsburg, April 15.—One of the im- pressive ceremonies in connection with the rededication of the Carnegie institute was held during the forenoon in the music hall when honorary de- grees were conferred on the distin- guished foreign and American guests by the Western University of Pennsyl- vania. Rev. Samuel B. McCormick, chancellor-of the university, presided. Defaulting Cashier Arrested. Seattle, Wash.,, April 15.—Elijah Smith, defaulting cashier of the Bank of Malta of Helena, Mont., has been arrested here. Smith is charged with being short $6,000 in his accounts and is held as a fugitive from justice. He dlsappeared from Helena last Septem- ber and since then has been shadowed by detectives. He came directly to Seattle and worked here as a laborer. THAW’'S STEPBROTHER TALKS Says Harry Should Have Been Put in an Asylum Years Ago. Rome, April 15.—A. Blair Thaw, a half brother of Harry K. Thaw, who has been spending the winter in Rome with his wife and daughter, was ques- tioned as to his views about the resuit of the trial of Harry Thaw for the murder of Stanford White. He said: “My desire would be to say mnoth- ing. The only opinion which I have on the matter, and one which T have always had, is that Harry Thaw should have been put in an asylum long ago, for his own sake and for others’ sake 1 have nothing to say about the trial only that it would have been unjust to convict him, because it is a patholog- fcal and not a criminal case.” Unable to Leave Harbor. Superior, Wis., April 15—The steamer Bon Ami, after two attempts to leave the harbor on her initial trip up the north shore, has given it up. She will be compelled to await & change of the wind, which has packed the ice up in this corner of the lake * to the depth of several feet. - will come before the board, it is sald, HARRIMAN ON STAND Identifies Letter That Caused the Break With Roosevelt, FORMER EMPLOYE ON TRIAL Railroad Magnate Appears as Witness Against Stenographer Who Sold the Document to a Certain Newspaper for Publication. New York. April 15—E. H. Harri- man appeared in the Tombs police court as a witness against Frank W. Hill, his former stenographer, who is charged with having sold for publica- tion the famous Sidney Webster letter written by Mr. Harriman. The pub- lication of this letter led to an ex- change of statements between Pres- ident Roosevelt and Mr. Harriman. Samuel B. Ranck, a newspaper man, and Walter L. Rathbone, a lawyer, preceded Mr. Harriman on the wit- ness ctand. They testified that Hill called at a certain newspaper office in this city and offered the letter for sale; that he read the letter from his stenographic notes in their presence and then swore under oath as to the authenticity of the transeript. ‘When Mr. Harriman was called to the stand he identified the Sidney ‘Webster letter and it was placed in evidence. The letter as published in the newspapers, he said, was substan- tially correct. “Did you ever authorize the pub- lication of this letter” he was asked. “Did you ever give permission to let the letter go out of your office?” *No, sir. Mr. Harriman said that Hill had heen formerly in his employ, but had been discharged some months before the publication of the letter. M. Harriman said he had not communi- cated the contents of the letter out- side hia office except to Mr. Webster. Alexander Millar of the Union Pa- cific identified the leiier which was said to have been copied from Hill’s notes for publication as having been written by Hill. This completed the case of the prosecution and the action was adjourned until April 19. ROGERS INTERVIEWED. Comes Out Openly in Fight Against Roosevelt. ‘Washington, April 15.—According to the view of administration men here the Standard Oil trust is now fairly at the head of the anti-Roose- velt movement and it has begun to fight in the open. There is said to be much significance in the interview with H. H. Rogers, published in the Manufacturers’ Rec- ord at Baltimore, in which the master man of the system seeks to put on President Roosevelt the personal re- sponsibility for the fall in the prices of securities. It is evident, according to the state- ment of Mr. Rogers, that the plan of campaign adopted by the anti-Roose- velt crowd is to put out a series of interviews and arguments and to back these up by occasional flurries in Wall street, with the idea of persuading business men and small investors that President Roosevelt’s attitude is un- settling prices and that the policy he has advocated for the regulation of railroads and corporations will break down the value of all securities and thus reduce the savings of the poor and the fortunes of the moderately rich, as well as of those having large investments. In this way an attempt is to be made to attack President Rooseveit and his administration both secretly and openly. MAY NOT STOP WORK. But St. Paul Road Is Seriously Consic- ering Question. New York, April 15.—Directors of the St Paul railroad say that while the company has not decided to discon- tinue work on its Pacific coast exten- sion, as was reported in dispatches from Chicago, the matter is under se- rious consideration It undoubtedly in the near future and there is a chance that the discontinuance of the work may be approved. The sole reason for considering the proposition, the directors say, is the restrictive legislation proposed in sev- eral of the Western states. Millers Favor Reciprocity. Chicago, April 15.—Tariff revision along the lines of reciprocity with Canada and the countries of South America was discussed at the conven- tion of the Millers’ National Federa- tion. An amendment to the pire food law requiring the weight of each package of food product offered to the public to be printed on the outside of the package was also favored. Carpenters Ratify Scale. Butte, Mont., April 15.—The Butte earpenters have ratified the proposi- tion of the mining companies, the con- tract being accepted by a vote of 207 to 51. The vote was taken more than a week ago, but has just been made public. Blizzard Rage: Wisconsin. Milwaukee, April 15.—A blizzard Is general throughout Wisconsin. Green Bay reports a fall of ten inches of snow. equaling the record for April, 1904. Street car service and telephone and telegraph lines are hampered. RESULT OF RECENT RAID indictments for Violation of Anti-Lot- tery Law. New Orleans, April 15.—A surprise came to several prominent New Or- leans citizens during the day from Mobile. The federal grand jury sitting in that city indicted for alleged ‘“con- spiracy” in violating the anti-lottery law Albert Baldwin, Sr., president of the New Orleans National bank; Chap- man Hyams, capitalist; Frank T. How- ard, receiver of the New Orleans wa- terworks and capitalist; David Hen- nen Morrls and Alfred Hennen Morris. The Indictments grew out of the re- cent raid of the federal authorities on the Mobile office of the Honduras Lot- tery company. Mr. Baldwin is com- modore of the Southern Yacht club and is one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of New Orleans, IOWA TOWN STRICKEN. Seven Deaths and Two Hundred Cases of Measles. Gilmore City, Ia., April 16.—Seven dead, 200 stricken with measles and the schools closed for weeks is the situation that has developed here. The entire number has passed away within the last ten days. An attempt to open the public schools after being closed for two weeks met with a strong protest from one of the leading physicians of the town, when only 100 pupils out of a total of 250 appeared. T0 DISCUSS PEACE TERMS Presidents of Nicaragua and Salvador Will Confer. ‘Washington, April 15.—The state department has received a dispatch from United States Consul Philip Brown, at La Union, Honduras, saying that a peace conference would be held at the port of Amapala between Pres- ident Zelaya of Nicaragua and Pres- ident Figuero of Salvador immediately upon the surrender of Amapala, which, at the time the dispatch was filed, was expected momentarily. The two presidents will meet in person and endeavor to reach a settlement of the difficulties which involved Nicaragua and Honduras in war and caused Sal- vador to become the ally of the latter. The Nicaraguan president demands that the Salvadoreans recognize the provisional - government which has been set up in Honduras to succeed the Bonilla government. This would mean the complete victory of Pres- ident Zelaya, as the Honduran pro- visional government, made up almost wholly of Honduran revolutionists allied with the Nicaraguan forces against their own government, is favorable to President Zelaya. The attitude of Salvador on the subject of recogrizing the provisional govern- ment is not known, WITHOUT CONDITIONS. Surrender of Amapala to Nicaraguan Forces. Paris, April 15—The Nicaraguan legation has received a dispatch from Foreign Minister Gomez, at Managua, confirming the surrender of Amapala, Honduras, and adding: “The surrender was absolutely with- out any conditions, but we guaranteed President Bonilla’s passage abroad. “The Salvadorean government is sending peace commissioners to Ama- pala.” DEATH WINS LONG RACE. Army Officer Arrives Thirty Minutes After Wife's Demise. lowa City, Ia, April 15.—Racing against death from San Antonio, Tex., to Iowa Captain Hanson E. Ely of the United States army reached Iowa City just thirty minutes after his wife died. By train, carriages and automobiles Captain Ely sped homeward. Relays were arranged by telegraph and the ofticer covered a wide stretch of terri- tory in automobiles. Mrs. Ely was kept alive by stim- ulants and an indomitable will a day longer than the attendant physicians had deemed possible and constantly said, until she lost consciousness, “I must live until my husband comes.” The deceased was a victim of pneu- monia contracted while at her grand- mother’s fureral. Lord Neville Sent to Prison. London, April 15.—At the Clerken- well sessions Lord William Neville was found guilty of the charge of swihdling a pawnbroker and was sen- tenced to a year’s imprisonment. The ‘judge, in pronouncing sentence, said he should treat the case as that of any other prisoner and would give him the same sentence as he would a ‘workingman. Tramps on a Strike. Eau Claire, Wis, April 15—City authorities attempted to make eleven tramps work on the street improve- ments, but the tramps refused to work, claiming that it was illegal to make them work outside of an en- closure. Persuasion failed and the tramps are now resting comfortably in Jall, Minister Commits Suicide. Atlanta, Ga., April 15.—Rev. Frank Riley, formerly member of the South Georgia Methodist conference, com- mitted suicide at his home here by turning on the gas. Despondency in- duced by {ll-health is believed to have been the cau CANNOT AT WHITE HOUSE Speaker Declines to Discuss Object of Visit. ‘Washington, April 15.—Speaker Can- non spent three-quarters of an hour in a visit to the president. The speak- er declined to talk about the objects of his call. The president, he said, in reply to a question on the subject, had not told him whom he wants to get the Republican nomination for president. “I have got along very well with the occupant of the White House for years,” Mr. Cannon said, “and I think T can get along with the next one, no matter who he is.”. The speaker said that it was too early to talk of legislative prospects for the next session of congress. Woman Acquitted of Murder. Pittsburg, Kan., April 15—Mrs. Belle Dauron, who shot and killed her husband, John Dauron, on July 24, 1906, has Been acquitted of murder. Mrs. Dauron pleaded self-defense. 4 CANNT BE KEPT OUT Many Japanese Entering United States From Mexico. WATTER WORRIES OFFICIALS Once the Immigrant Crosses the Bor- der He Is Safe as the Government Has No Means of ldentification, as in the Case of a Chinaman. ‘Washington, April 15.—Under -the regulations governing the entrance into this country of Japanese laborers there is no way of preventing the Jap- anese from Honolulu transshipping at San Francisco for British Columbia. It is evident from inquiries that have been made by officials of this govern- ment that the Japanese to whom the Japancse government issues passports to Mexico or to the Hawaiian islands have no intention of remaining there. Their destination, as the laborers themselves have admitted on exam- ination, is the United States. Re- cently several hundred Japanese la- borers were interrogated in Mexico as to their intentions. Every one of them said he expected, sooner or later, to reach this country. Some of these examiiled were in serious straits finan- They had nothing to do in Mexico and were awaiting a favorable opportunity to get across the border into this country so that they might same is true of Japanese who are going to There is no work clally. obtain employment. The British Columbia. in that country for them and they ex- pect to get into the United States as socn as possible. Commissioner Sargent of the bureau of immigration declines to discuss the subject in any way, but it is known that Secretary Straus of the depart- ment of commerce and labor is keep- ing in close touch with the situation. He, too, Is reticent about the matter. Trouble Is being experfenced in han- partic- ularly that part of it which relates to the Japanese immigrants who are ar- It is practically im- possible to prevent them from being smuggled across the border into the dling the question, however, riving in Mexico. United States and the government has no means of identifying them after they reach this country. The ques- tion is likely to become more serious in the near future. JAPS ORDERED DEPGRTED Admit Being Hired in Japan to Work on Montana Farm. Seattle, Wash., April 15.—Eleven Japanese now at the detention station at Port Townsend will be sent back to their own country on the steamship Tremont. The Japanese are accused of being contract laborers. They were arrested in Tacoma after landing from the Tremont. They admitted they were hired in Japan to work on a Montana farm. An appeal of the case ‘was taken to Washington and the sec- retary of commerce and labor ordered the deportation. San Francisco, April 15—Two hun- dred and ninety-five Japanese laborers, who came in on the Pacifi¢ Mail steam- ship Korea, are detained on the steam- er pending advices from the depart- ment of immigration at Washington as to whether the local immigration au- thorities shall let them proceed by steamer to British Columbia. Their passports are for Honolulu and Immi- gration Commissioner North is doubt- ful as to passing-them on to their port of destination. — OFFIGIAL, March 25, 1907. Council met at City Hall in regular meet- ing. Galled to order by Chairman Gould. Present—McCuaig, Bowser. Smart, son. Kinch, Washburn, McTaggart, Gonld. Minutes of last meeting read and as amended approved. The following audited bills were allowed, viz: Charles Trodler, sawing wood -8 360 C. L. Knox, railroad fare, postage and long distance message. 180 Earl Gell for interest on April 1, '07.... . 626 56 Joseph Bogart, three an labor streets 5 700 Charles Freeland, two dogs. 200 i C. H. Miles, coal fire department . 13 Moved and seconded a ballot be taken on city printing, the award be given to the paper receiying the most votes. Carried. Bemidji Picneer bid 55¢ for first insertion and 25¢ for subsequent insertions. Beltrami County News 55 and 2ic. Sentinel 53¢ and 25c, The Bemidji Pioncer received five votes, Sentinel four’ votes, News none. The official printing was awarded The Pioneer and the city attorney was instructed to draw con- tract and bond to carry out award. Moved and seconded the finance committee name depositories far city monies, fix rate of interest, amount of bonds as surety and to be any bank in the state and report. Carried. Moved and seconded the city attorney set- tle the suit of Welker vs. the City for $600. Motion lost. Moved and seconded the city attorney draw an ordinance regulating the manner of con- necting with the city sewer and to discon- tinue the building and use of cess pools when property abutts sewer and making it incum- Dbent on_licensed plumbers to obtain permits before they can connect with same. Carried, Surety bonds of - £10.000 each National Surety Co. and Metropolitan Surety Co.. both of New York, running to city furnished by city treasurer was approved. RESOLUTION. Resolyed that every male inhabitant of the clty of Bemidji between the ages of 21 and 50 years, except such as are exempt by law, shall ‘pay a poll tax for the year 1807 of one day’s work upon the streets, highways or public improvements of the city within the ward in which he is a resident, or in lieu of one day’s work pay to the city treasurer of the city ot Bemidii in cash the sum of one and 50-100 dollars. Resolution offered by Kinch seconded by Smart, The following voted “aye:” McCuaig, Smart, Erickson. Kinch. Washburn, Brinkman, McTaggart Gould. “No's:” Bowser. Curried. Sealed bids were opened for rent of opera house. A. T. Wheelock offering $300 per year and J. J. Doran 3400 per year. Awarded J.J. Doran and lease ordered made, { Ordinance No. 22 “Fire Limits" was read first time, Committee on water and light recom- mended an appropriation to repair and test city well to increase water supply in an amount not to exceed $100 to be applied by M. D. Stoner. Recommendation adopted on motion and second. Message of Mayor regarding salaries of Mayor and Aldermen referred to city at- roey. Application of Andrew Dahl for rebate on water tax was reterred to city clerk for ad- jis ment, resignation of Kinch as alderman from Third ward in which he recommended Matt Mayer or Jack Flatley bis successor. It was moved and seconded a yote by ballot be taken for alderman for Third ward., Matt Mayer, received five votes “aye” to three votes “no.” Mayer declared appointed. Moved we adjourn, Adlommen: W.N. BOWSER. ‘Vice President, THOS. MALOY, City Clerk. Used by Millions akin Powdegr Gomplica with the Pure Food Luws of every btate. Certificate of Amendment of Articles of In~ corporation. The uudersigned, Roger C. Spooner, pre: dent of the Donald Land and Lumber Cor pany. a corporation organized under the la of thé Stateof Minnesota, and W. K. Ma Kenzie, tary of said corporation, hiereby certify’ that at a_regular mecting of the stockholders of said The Donald Land and Lumbe: held at Bemidji, Beltrami county t day of April, 1907, at in the office of The place there was present at sal meeting all of the sharcholde said c poration, comprising five hundred shares, and at said meeving, by the unanimous vote of all the stock and stockholders of said corpora- tion, there was unanimously adopted a re lution amending its Articles of Incorpora- tion, as follows: Resolved, by the_ stockholders of The Don- ald Land and Lumber Company that the Art- icles of Incorporation of this corporation be amended so that Section 2 of Articie I there- of, and Articl izle v1 and Article vt thereof shal Sec The general nature of its business shall be buying lands. timber and_otl:er real estate, selling lands to actual settiers purchasing and selling, dealing in and othe: dispos- ing of and leasing lands, timber, real estate and all building materials. the manufacture of lumber and c wiring and ther corporation, and £ ings necessary or incident to the carrying on of said business. ARTICLE 1V. The government of said corporation and the management of its affai e in a board of five dircctors, who shall be clected from the stockholders of said corpor- ation at its annual meeting, which shall be lield in the City of Bemidji, Minnesota, on the second Tuesday in January of each year, and they shall hold office until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified. Until the first_anuual meeting of the stockholders of said corporation the following named per- sons shall constitute the Board of Directors of sald corporation: _Roger C. Spooner, John C. er G, Spooner, *esiding at Be- midji, Minnesota: . R. MacKenzie, residing at_ Madison, Wisconsin, and D. W. Spooncr, residing at Harlem, Montana. ARTICLE VI. The capital stock of said corporation shall be Sixty Thousand Dollars, and the same shall be divided into six hundred shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars each. Said stock shall be paid in as called for by the Board of Directors of said corporation. ARTICLE VIL The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which said corporation shall at any time be subject shall not exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. We further certify that at said meeting. by the unanimous vote of all the stockholders of said corporation, the undersizned president and secretary were directed to execute a certificate as required by law showing the adoption of said resolution, and to cause the same to be approved. filed. recorded and published as prescribed by law. In witness whereof, Therc is hereunto affixed the corporate seal of sald corporation and the signature of the undersigned, its president and secretarsy, as such, at_Bemidji, Minnesota, this th day of Aril, 1907, ROGER C. SPOONER, President of The Donald Land and Lumber Company., In Presence of J.G. SPOONER N C. PARKER, W. R. MCKENZIE, Secretary of The Donald Land and Lumber Company. EORGE U. SULLIVAN EDWIN M. PARISH. STATE OF )llXNESU’l\\.} COUNTY OF RELTRAMI. Be it remembered, That on this 4th day of April, 1907, before the vndersigned Notary Public, in’ and for said Beltrami_County, personally appeared K. O. Epooner. known to me to be one of the persons who executed the foregoing instrument, and president of The Donald Land and Lumber Company, and he duly and severally acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument as and for the act and deed of said corporation, and he duly acknowledged that he execiited the same freely and voluntarily for the uses ana ses therein expressed, WITNESS WHEREOF, T have hereunto affixed my official. signature and seal, at Bemidji. Minnesota, this 4th day of Abril, S8, % CHESTER MCKUSICK, Notary Public, Beltrami County. Minj My commission expires January 19, 14 [Notarial Seall STATE OF MINNESOTA, | County of Ramsey. ) Be it remembered, Thaton this 3rd day of April, 1907, before the undersigned Notary Public. in and for said Ramsey county, per- sonally appeared W. R. MacKenzie, known to me to be one of the persons who executed the foregoing instrument, and secretary of The Donald Land and Lumber Company, and he duly and severally acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument as and for the act and deed of said corporation, and he duly acknowledged that he executed the same freely and voluntarily for the uses and Dpurposes ther -in expressed. In witness whereof, 1 haye hereunto affixed my official signature and seal, at St. Paul, Minnesota, this 3rd day of April, 1907 [NOTARTAL SEAL] EDWIN M. PARISH, Notary Public. Ramsey County. Minn. My commission expires Sept. 22, 1900, State of Minnesota, Department of State. 1 hereby certify that the within instrament was filed for record in this office on the 6 day of April, A. D. 1907, at 11 o'clock a. m., and was duly' recorded in Book 63 of Incor- porations on page — JULIUS A. SCHMAHL, Secretary of State, 22720, Office of Beltrami County, Minn, Thereby certify that the within instrament was filed in this office_for record on the 13th day of April, A, D. 1907, at 4 o'clock p, m., and was duly recorded in Book 6 of miscellaneous on page 110, [sear] J. 0. HARRIS, Register of Deeds. Register of Deeds, Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer