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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY.
Rec om m endations Made by the Com
 mittee Last Night.

The committee on claims last night
 held a long session and heard a large number of petitioners with claims against the city. After the hearing was finished an executive session was held at which the committee decided upon the following recommendations in re gard to the petitions heard:
 That overpaid taxes amounting to about $2O be returned to Thomas J. Far ley; that taxes amounting to s340 paid by mistake by Lucy A. Sarvent, be re- turned, paid out of the contingent ac- count; that $50 be paid to Emma l.. Hendrick for damages for injuries re- ceived by fall on an icy sidewalk; that $100 be paid to Hyman Bernstein for damages sustained in a runaway of his horse alleged to have been scared by sprinkling cart; that $3o be paid to Patrick Eowley for damages caused by overflow of a sewer. The committee will recommend that the petition of Michael OConnell for the removal of lien placed on his property be referred to the tax commission.
 | One of the petitions heard last night was that of James B. Mulloy for dam ages alleged to have been sustained on account of the failure of the city to provide conta gious disease hospital MT. Mallory asked for $500 damages. It seems that he was living on Dixwell avenue and keeping boarders when his sisterin-law came to visit, bringing with her young child. The child was taken i'll with scarlet fever and the house was quarantined The boarders left and MT Mallory claims that had there been a contagious disease hospital the child might have been taken there instead of being compelled to remain at his nome. The committee decided to refer this claim to the corporation coun- sel for an opinion as to it's legality as @ claim against the city No action was taken in regard to a claim of Councilman Pauly for the return of $S paid for licenses for fair by society of which he was member, the claim of r. C. Eberth for $25 damages for in jury to his house on lower Chapel street by a limb of tree falling on it. the claim of Joseph R. Manning for com pensa ton for services as clerk of the tax abatement committee, and the claim of Charles F. Roberts for conn pensa ton for services as stenographer for the committee which investigated the Grove street pavement matter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
HOWE & STETSON.
was wounded. Hence the delay in ob- taining definite information.'

was wounded Hence the delay in ob- taining definite information" Lord Kitchener says nothing in his response about the two guns that the Boers captured with the convoy, and MT. Brodrick, the secretary of state for war, announced in the House of Com-i mons to-day that the government had no further information beyond that contained in Lord Kitcheners above dispatch.
 The censorship in South Africa has been excessively strict for some time past and consequently dispatches have suffered serious delay. In some cases they have been held up for one or two days both at Cape Town and at Pres toria,
 A dispatch received tonight from Harrismith shows that General De Wet and MT. Steyn were within the net de-I scribed by Lord Kitchener Gin his dis patch from Harrismith concerning the killing or capturing of 600 Boers during the last two days), but escaped before the line was completed.
 To-night's dispatch from Harrismith says also that Colonel Rawlinson scored the biggest success of the drive. He succeeded in completely surrounding laager of four hundred Boers and gave them one hour in which to decide whether they would surrender or fight. The Boers, finding escape impossible, surrendered at discretion, and not shot was fired.
 A casualty list published tonight gives the names of 11S men who were wounded in the convoy affair. The list of the killed has not yet been received.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
RIDE IN THE RAIN.
Prince Henry and Roosevelt on Horse-
 back in Washington.

Washington, Feb 28.-Prince Henry endowed an event this afternoon which was not on his official itinerary. He and President Roosevelt went in a rain storm on horseback ride of an hour and a quarter through Rock Creek cal ley and the suburbs in the northwest ern section of the city. The ride was arranged personally between the two men during one of their talks at an off, cial function. The prince returned from Annapolis between and 4 o'clock in the afternoon and went direct to the White house to pay farewell visit. While the prince was mounting his horse, which was a handsome chestnut bay belonging to Senator Lodge, Am bassador von Holleben stepped forward to greet the president and as he did so the president remarked; Ambassador I am sorry to put the prince to this trouble I only hope he is not being too good-natured.
 In a drizzing rain, which later turned into a downpour, the two started off for n ride, accompanied by a sergeant of artillery. As they were leaving the president waved his hand to Ambassa- dor Holleben and in voice loud enough to be heard across the street he said: "We will be back in an hour and half
 A large crowd in front of the embas sy greeted the distinguished pair as they rode off. They returned to the embassy after an absence of an hour and a quarter. The ride was through the northwestern suburbs and rain fell a large part of the time, but both rid CTS seemed to enjoy the outing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
Columbia Engages NIurnhy

New York, Feb 2S,-Columbia' base bail team has engaged William H. Mur- phy as coach for this season. He is a graduate of Yale, where he played on the nine for four years. For two years he was a member of the New York Ma tonal league team, and for the same period Pennsylvania's baseball coach. For the last three years he has been baseball, football and track coach at Leland Stanford, jr., university.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
EnAeirn Nntes.

London, March Tt is rumored that in stead of continuing the practice of the late Queen Victoria of offering annually three one hundred guinea cups for the competition of the principal yacht clubs of the kingdam, King Edward intends to of. fer only one cup to the Royal Yacht Squad. ron. The Field expresses the hope that ths rumor is unfounded since it would mean serious loss and remove a great incentive to yacht racing.
 Vienna, Feb. 2S.-Barring unexpected diff ticulties, the convention agreed upon at the international sugar conference twill he signed March l. In addition to$tfe bases referred to by the Metropole Of Antwefp. it is understood the convention decided to impose countervaillng duties on sugar from States continuing to grant bOunties or granting counties in the future.
 Paris. Feb. 2S.-AS the French premier, NJ Waldeck- Rosseau, accompanied by his nephew was returning from a banquet to- night their carriage was overturned as 3 result of a collision with street car in Ire Rue Reaunnr. Both the Demier and his nephew suffered contusions and were cut by broken glass, but they took q cab to their home.
 Constantinope. Feb 2S.-The White Star line steamer Celtic. having on board q party of American tourists, arrived hege today from Piraeus. The Turkish govern ment waived the passport regulations as an act of courtesy to the visitors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
Dinner at German bassy

Washington, Feb. 2s-Prince Henry's visit to the national capital had a fit- ting continuation tonight, in splen- did official dinner given at the German embassy and later in a tremendous out burst of popular enthusiasm from the German residents of Washington, as the imperial visitor was about to start for his southern and western tour. The dinner was given at the embassy at 8 o'clock, his royal highness being the guest of honor while those invited to meet him were representatives of the highest official and diplomatic society.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
BAD DEFEAT FOR BOERS.
KITCHENER'S METH0D OF CELE.
 BEATING MAJUBA DAY.
Six Hundred Burghers Killed or Cap tured, With Thousands of Cattle and Horses es-General Dc Vets Son and Secretary Among tho Prisoners-Boers Also Score Heavily.

London, Feb 2S.-The war secretary,
 MT. Brodrick, announced in the House l of Commons to-day that during the last l two days six hundred Beers had been
 killed or captured, and that 2,000 horses
 and 2S,000 head of cattle had fallen into
 the hands Of the British troops. The
 prisoners include General De Vets son
 and tic generals secretary. & | Following the precedent of Lord Rob- eerts, who announced General Cronje's
 surrender at Paardeberg on the anni-
 versary of the battle of Majuba Hill (February 27, 1s8D, Lord Kitchener ap- parently selected the same anniversary to achieve big success by a combined movement, lasting two days, against the Boer forces within the Harrismith and Van Reenen line of bIockhouses. ish that it was read out in the House of Commons to-day by the war secre- tary. The dispatch of Lord Kitchener reads as follows:
 "Harrismith, Orange River Colony, Feb. 2S.-Yesterday the combined oper- ations of the columns terminated in driving the Boers against the Harri- smith and Van Reenen blockhouse line. The River Wilge was held by the Lein- ster regiment and Elliott's mounted in aDtrx, from, a rri ay,oith WbiJa tba ooI- umns formed on the Frankfort and Botha's Pass blockhouse line, and ad- vanced south, holding the entire coun- try between tke Wilge and the Natal frontier. On the first night very se- were attempt to break through was made at a point between Rimington's and Byng's columns, and the New Zea- flanders behaved with great gallantry. The fighting was at close quarters, and the Boers as usual, drove large herd of cattle in front of them. Manic Botha, the Boer leader, was killed, and thirty-five dead Boers were found on the grounds. Over one hundred horses were killed. and 5000 head of cattle were left in our hands.
 "Other small attempts to break out were made, and in two cases succeeded. On the last day 450 Boers, with r.aes and horses, were captured,
 "Aql the columns have not yet re- ported, and the operations have been very wide. But over 500 Boers have been either killed or are prisoners in our hands, also 1000 horses. 2s000 head of cattle. 200 wagons, 60000 sheep. 500 rifles, and 10000 rounds of ammunition. The prisoners include General De Vets son and his secretary, Commandants Meyer and Truther, and several field comets. These satisfactory results are very appropriate on the anniversary of Majuba."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
Yale Plays Tie Ga me.

New York, Feb. 2S--Yale and Short Hills played tie game of hockey to- night at the St. Nicholas rink. The score was four goals each, the finish being a sensational one for the whistle ot close the game had barely sounded when one of the Yale forwards shot a goal on a forward pass which would have given Yale the victory had the referee allowed it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
BAD DEFEAT FOR BRITISH.
Nearly 500 Men Captured in the Affair
 Near Kierksdorp.

London, Feb. 2S,-In response to an inquiry by the government as to the fate of the escort of a convoy of empty wagons (which Lord Kitchener cabled was attacked and captured by the Boers southwest of Klerksdorp Transvaal colony, on February 2D, Lord Kitch- ener has cabled the following message:
 "A report has just been received that sixteen officers and 451 men were taken prisoners. Of these one officer and 105 men have been released Colonel An derson, of the Imperial Yeomanry, who commanded, is still prisoner. Major Enderby, ,..whee commanded the infantry,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
M,pHERsos WILL CONTEST.
Yale University Argues Against Mutr's
 Right 10 Contest.

New York, Feb. 2S-The right of Dr. Joseph Muir to continue the contest commenced by his wife, who died re- gently over the will of her mother, Mrs. McPherson, was argued to-day be- fore Judge Blair in Jersey City. Coun- sel for Yale university, the residuary legatee under the will of Mrs. McPher- son, argued that Dr. Muir had no legal right in the action instituted by his wife, who only had life interest in the estate. Judge Blair reserved the de- ciSion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
TcIcrre,,h pr,prs

Elgin. H., Feb. 2s.-Beniamin r. Ells-i worth, an influential man of Woodstock and owner of extensive machine stops, shot and killed Amos Anderson, Mrs. Ellsworth and himself today. Ellsworth was jeal- ous of Andersons attentions to Mrs. Els worth E1lsworth's nineteen-year-old son has been held by the police on the charge of having been in league with his father to kill Anderson.
 Trenton. N J., Feb. 2S.--Among the con cerns which were incorporated here to-day was; The Pacific and Yukon Railway com pany. capital $2o0o,0OO, to construct and 6perate railways. Incorporators: Henry s. Osborne. Chicago; Robert F. Pethbone, Evanston, Ills; George F. s. Martins Camden, N. J.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
New Britain Fire Chief Out.

New Britain, Feb. 2S-The board of fire commissioners in session tonight accepted the resignation of Chief John w. Carleton, and appointed Assistant Chief William Sullivan chief. and Leroy M. Coles, foreman of engine company No. ? assistant chief. Chief Sullivan is the oldest man in point of service in the New Britain fire department He is native of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
STUDENT poLUNrEAB MovEM ENT.
Opening of the First Session at Toronto
 The Speakers.

Toronto Ont, Feb. 2s.-The opening address of the first session of the stu dent volunteer movement at the Massey hall was delivered by Dr. E. E. Chiv- CTS of Brooklyn. He declared mission ary energy should be instilled into Sunday school scholars. Printed Page in Foreign Missions' was the title of an address delivered by John O. Wood
 There never was a time" asserted MT. Wood, when the quality was so high and the quantity so good as it is in missionary literature to-day" Rev. Dr. Junius Willard of Baltimore spoke and his subject was ''The Pastor as an
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
DEGREE FOR PRINCE HENRY.
Harvard to Male Departure from Pre-
 cedent i'm Ills Care,

Boston, Feb. 2S.-The Transcript to- day says that 1t learns from an author itatfve source that Prince Henry will be given an honorary degree during his visit to Harvard next week, This ac- ton on the part of the governing board of the university is decidedly unusual, and within late years there has been no case of an honorary degree in course being conferred except at commence ment and on condition of the recipient being personally present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
Plntf COnfirmrd

Washington, Feb, 2S,-The following nominations were confirmed by the sen- ate to-day:
 James P. Platt, United States dis trict judge for the district of Connec- ticut; J. B. Rives of New Jersey, third secretary of the United States embassy at Berlin,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
May Buy Mexican Central.

New York Feb. 2S.-A representative of the Union Pacific Southern Pacific interests said to-day that E. H Harri- man and his party, now on the way to Mexico and the Pacific slope, would proba bly, make an inspection of the Mexican Central read with view to it's ultimate requirement as part of the Hartman system.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
A Pem ton lrgasi.ti"n Record.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The house to- day broke all its records in the matter of private pension legislation. It clear ed the calendar passing 159 bills ip a little more than three hours. The con- ference report on the census bill was adopted and the house adjourned until Monday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
Columbia Beat Princeton,

New York, Feb. 2S-Columbia' bas- ket ball team defeated the Princeton varsity team in fast and very rough game in the Columbia gymnasium to- night. Columbia made four goals from the field and Princeton one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
schiey's Eriepds Beaten.

Washington. Feb 2S.-An unsuccess- ful effort was made today in the house committee on naval affairs to secure consideration of the question of report ing a resolution to tender the thanks of congress to Rear Admiral Schley.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
COLONEL TILLMAN'S INSULT
EXPOSITION AUTH0R4TLES DENY ANY RESPONSTBLLITY TOR IT.
Resolutions Adopted Expressing Utte, Lack of Sympathy With the With dravvaI of the Invitation to President Roosevelt to Present Sword Charleston City Council to Take some Action.

Action.
 Charleston, s. C.. Feb. 2S.-At the meeting of the board of directors of the exposition company tonight Colonel J. H, Tillmans message to President Roosevelt, withdrawing the invitation to the president to present a sword to Major Jenkins, was fully discussed and the following resolutions were adopted:
 Resolved that the president of the exposition company be and hereby is re- quired to communicate at once with his excellency, Theodore Roosevelt, the president of the United States, and ex- tend to him the cordial greetings and good wishes of this board of directors with assurances that we look forward to his promised visit to the exposition with the greatest pleasure and that he will receive from our people the warm est welcome.
 Resolved, further, that the president be informed that this board of direc- tors denies any responsibility for the recent communication made by Colonel J. H. Ttlman to President Roosevelt and expresses it's utter lack of sympa- thy with his action in that matter"
 A committee was appointed by the board of directors to convey the invita- tion to President Roosevelt.
 The city council will hold a special meting tomorrow morning to take &C., ton in this matter.
 Colonel Tillman was interviewed at his home in Edgevile and he said: "I do not propose to be placed in the light by my conduct of having been the cause of President Roosevelts decision not to attend the Charleston exposition. am in no way connected with the exposition, officially or otherwise"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
KiIfed by a Train.

Norwich, Feb. 2S.-Charles Peckham, aged thirty-five years, whose home was in Lisbon was struck and instantly kill ed by an eastbound passenger train on the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad about 6:30 this morning near the Scotland station.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
BROUGHT BACK FROM NEw FORK.
William Green Wanted for Burglary or Rev. Mr. Henderson's House.

Detective Sergeant Dennehy yester- day afternoon brought from New York a colored man named William Green, who is wanted here for burglarizing the house of Rev. MT. Henderson on Crown street Nearly all the articles stolen from MT. Henderson's house were re- covered where Green had disposed of them.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-12-25
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A Day at Hope.
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Mr.. Seymour was thinking of buying
property in some promising village in
the pine belt. Lured by glowing ad.
in a city newspaper, he stepped off the
train at Hope station. He at once
discovered that the village consisted
of half a dozen rude buildings. He
approached the only citizen in sight,
comical parsonage, who was piling
ties upon fiat car, and the following
dialogue ensned: -%
Where is the townsite agent?n
"Who? Mr.. Quarles? Gone into
the country to rest up. Office business
was killing him."
"Any hotel here?"
"Right across yonder, but its closed
for repairs. Boss has gone to town
for tools to remodel the bed bugs"
"Where's the postoffice?"
'Second house to the left. But it's
suspended. The stamp-pounder got
tired waiting for it to suspend. SO sus-
pended himself with rope. I"
"Why, this place is deserted"
"All gone but the bed bugs,'
"Yet the paper said this was town
with future"
SIT must have future, for it never
had past. That's why we call it
Hope" ..,
II heard that lots were going up
rapidly" .>e~s
"They are See how the wind is
blowing that sand around" @s
"How long before the next train?"
s. sit is due in "a hours, but it may
be few hours late"
"You must live near here. Can I
stay with you over night?"
"Sure, but my claim is seven miles
from here through the swamp. And
you will halter go over the old road,
fer the new one is under water"
"Where is the old road?"
"'Bout four feet under the new one"
"You are certainly an original
cuss.'
"That's what we call the Skidway
Judge"
"Who is he?"
"He has wife with a cut-over face
and corkscrew mouth. She had
drunk lumber jack pulled for kissing
her. Case come up afore the judge,
and he said: Sometimes crime is its
own detective and sin it's own punish
ment. I cannot fine you for kissing
my wife. Here is quarter; go buy
some booze and try to wash the taste
outer your mouth" 1.Ar
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-12-25
Fullerton EnjOined.

Sam F. Fullerton, State game
warden, has been served with
an injunction issued by Judge
McClenahan at Brainerd, re-
straining the game commission
temporarily from interfering in
any way with the business of
Henry Buenther, a taxidermist
of .Bemidjj says the St. Paul
News. Buenther says deputy
game wardens attempted to
charge him 81 each for placing
license tags on deer heads left
with him for mounting. He even
goes further and says wardens
have no right to seize heads or
any game that is in interstate
transit, because the State law
that permits of interference with
interstate traffic is unconstitu-
tional. The game commission
has twenty days in which to an
swer the complaint of Buenther.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-12-25
NEW MINNESOTA"

Northern Minnesota continues
to boom. A. dispatch from Be-
midi which appeared on the
Journals northwest page yester-
day was enough to stir the blood
of every old pioneer in the state
and make him eager to rush to
the front.
Thousands of people are pour
ing into Itascaand Beltrami coun-
ties. The lumbermen are merrlly
and vigorously assailing the last
of the forests, and the land hun
cry are pouring in to take posses
sion of the good land Uncle Sam
is still giving away in north
ern Minnesota.
An especially interesting por-
ton of the dispatch is the one
that asserts that the quality Of
the soil in northern Itasca cOun-
ty has been misrepresented, and
that it is really excellent for ag-
ricultural purposes and "that
the whole country is of such a
character that ten or fifteen years
of the saw mill. the stump puller
and the sturdy settler ought to
make of it region as rich as
Stearns or Wright county,"
There is no doubt among the
well-informed that the popula-
ton sustaining possibilities of
the northern woodlands of Min
nesota have been greatly under
estimated. Eventually most of
the timber will be removed and
hundreds of thousands of people
will yet dwell in a region that
was once thought uninhabitable
except for a population drawing
it's support from elsewhere.
These lands are now cheap be-
cause they have to compete with
clear prairie land, but their prox-
unity to market, their good wa
ter, their abundance of cheap
fuel, their unquestioned adapti-
bility to some if not all kinds of
farming practiced in this clim-
ate, should make them in great
demand and lead to their rapid
population. Minneapolis Jour
nal.