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Evening journal., 1902-06-17

The promise of a pardon in exchange
for votesl
That has an unpleasant sound, and
let it be said that it reflects in no man
ner on the members Of the Board of
Pardons.
1t isn't a story Of yellow journalism;
it is not mere street I7umor, but a fact
the full particulars of which have come
to light.
1t is worth the careful perusal of
every true man in the State for it
shows whittier we are tending, and TO
what lengths certain men in the des-
perate effort TO save themselves from
political ruin, will go.
Last January three young FARMERS
near the town of Milford, and one man
from that town. were fox hunting, an
alteration arose. between them and
the man on whose land they were hunt
ing Finally the farmer shot one Of
the dogs of the hunters. The next day,
in the town of Milford, still smarting
under what they considered their
wrongs. the four hunters determined
to have revenge Accordingly while
three of the number held the crowd at
bay. the fourth beat the offending farnn-
er seriously. 1t created much excite
ment. and the newspapers discussed
the matter thoroughly. That is his
tory. and only serves as an introduc-
ton to our story.
Meanwhile the four men, William
Mills. John R. Mills, John Bennett and
Jacob c. Wilson. the three former be-
ing Democrats, were held in bail for
court. and at the April term were
sentenced to six months in the county
iail. These young farmers had beer
inonensive men. and had borne good
| regulations. and are connected viii
good families. Naturally, then, th,
whole community was shocked. Soml
thought the sentence was too severe
and some thought they deserved pun
lishment: but that, too. has little to d'
with the present case Here begin
the story proper, and it is worth read
ing:
Before the trial two OF three Unioi
lRepublican leaders became very sympa
thetic, and gave numerous hints at in
huence which they might exert in be
half of the young men. One gentle
man talked mysterfously Of seeing TIN
Judges, and this card was played Ill
the friends of the prisoners were con
WINGED that clemency could be secured
only through them. So the night the
| Stro,-o orv vfofod fbfa leader called
meeting at his house, at which man,
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
STAGNANT MARSHES THREATEN
HEALTH OF CITY RESIDENTS
Mosquitoes Breed in the Foul Pools Along tho Muddy
Banks Of The ChrSiiana and Likely Will Bring
Disease Germs Into Wilmington

Physicians who have been studying
the condition of the marsh land along
the Chrstiana river, between this city
and Newport, are alarmed, and fear
an epidemic of fever if something isl
not done to drain the lowlands of the
stagnant water with which a greater
part of them are covered. During the
spring the bank of the river was
broken in several places and the
marshes flooded. Every time the
water is a little high it runs from the
Christiana over the lowlands, forming
stagnant pools from which all kinds Of
diseases may be bred. People who are
familiar with the locality say THAT the
marshes are in a worse condition than
ever before.
One doctor, who gives much time to
studying the welfare OF the people at
large, in speaking of the state of af-
fairs. said:
Before it is too late the people of
Wilmington should take some action to
have those marshes drained. They are
endangering the health of the whole
city of Wilmington. II they are allow
ed to remain all summer as they are at
present / expect to see an epidemic of
malaria and typhoid fever and such
diseases. It would be hard to find a
place better adapted and furnishing
more perfect breeding ground for
mosquitoes than the marshes referred
to. Where There are mosquitoes there
is bound to be low fevers. One Of the
most important discoveries made re-
Gently was that mosquitoes spread
fevers. II can easily be seen what
danger threatens Wilmington. Other
States are spending large sums OF
money to wipe out these mosquito
farms Now is the time for action.
Other doctors seen spoke in the same
strain.
"a ride to Newport on the train will
convince one that the fears of the
medical men are well-founded," said
another doctor.
Suggestions tor Relief
Many OF the marshes can be reclaim
ed entirely and subjected to cultlva
ton. Others differently situated car
be made into tidal ponds. The sim
plest method is to fill up the small
holes where the water stands betweer
high tides. and to regulate the bank
so that no accumulations of water vii
remain long enough to become stag
nant
The third measure OF relief deal
with streams. where it is proposed &
prevent the breeding OF mosquitoes b!
Strengthening the banks and so regu
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
DICKEY RETURNS
HIS TAX MONEY
Reported to Levy Court That
Security Trust Is Satisfied
AWARDED BRIDGE CONTRACTS
Have Not Accepted Seventh Street
Bridge 50 Cannot Put Lights
on II

BENJAMIN Niclds, president OF the Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Company.
appeared before the Levy Court this
morning In reference 60 collections
amounting to 1924 that had been made
by John l.. Donahoe, under the Adams In
vcatment Tax law.
The checks showed by the endorsement
that they had been IN the possession OF
the Levy Court ana Mr. Niolds looked to
the court 90 refund the money. Robert
Burns explained that he believed that
from the endorsement that the county
treasurer had simply cashed the check for
Donnhoe and thought the deposit slip
would show the same. No action was
taken.
Mr. Niolds announced that Lewis
DiclSey had refunded S2,126 to the com
pany which was the fun amount collected
by him.
Mr. Elliott. chairman OF the committee
appointed TO award the contract for the
bridge TO span Burris' run. announced
that A. l.. Morrison was the lowest bidder
and ne was given the contract Mr.. Nor
rison's bid was: $500 for a brick and
stone arch structure; 500 FOR a stone one.
and 5000 for a frame bridge. The COM
mittce selected the stone and brick plans.
a. S. Reed q Bro. Co. being the lowest
bidder for the bridge TO span Pike creek.
were awarded the contract The price is
$3.50.
Mr.. Armstrong asked for a report ON
Washington street bridge.
Mr. Chandler who has charge OF tho
work, stated that progress was being
made He added as a joke that he spends
much OF his time at the bridge and would
have 10 present the court with a bill for
about 800 for experimenting the work.
Mr.. Willis said he had understood Mr..
Elliott 10 say that he (Mr Chandler) liked
TO be on the bridge.
The Bridge Committee reported that IL
had conferred with Mr.. Conrad in refer
| ence TO lights on Seventh street bridge.
and as the bridge has not been accepted
it IS the opinion that there Is nothing for
the court 60 do IN the matter The court
win take up the Duncan bill for repairs To
Silver Run road this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
SEVERAL BANKS
AFTER DEPOSIT
Street and Sewer Department
Receives $4,000 Check
MUCH TROUBLE OVER TREES
Captain Wood Says Colonel Wicker
sham Threatened TO Shoot
Ills LiHemen

The Street and Sewer Department
this morning received from City Treas
urer Feaster check for $4,000, the
amount of the loan recently authorized
by City Council. All of The city banks
wish the money, but the directors have
not yet decided where to place it. The
Union National Bank lis the usual de-
pository bank.
Threatened With Shooting
Captain Wood, of the Delmarvia
Telephone Company, appeared before
the directors and complained that
some trees in Adams street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, interfered
with its wires. The trees We're sixty
feet high, and the owners will not al
low them to be trimmed. He said he
proposed to have the trees trimmed,
but Colonel /. Pusey Wickersham, on
whose property they stand, threatened
to shoot the man who climbed them.
Mr.. Wood asked for some relief. The
directors thought thirty-fve feet was
high enough. The matter was referred
to the Street Commissioner.
President Melvin was instructed To
confer with the Water Department re-
garding the furnishing of water fol
street sprinkling. There lis some hitch
over the use of certain mains. Engi-
neer Hatton reported that the B.
o. bridge over Fourteenth street wa'
about finished. The contract for street
lighting. which was signed by Mayor
Fisher yesterday, was presented to the
board. A duplicate was sent to the
American Company. Secretary Wiley
was instructed to print his annual re
port. He will not advertise for bids
for printing. The balance in bank was
reported to be $14,129.33.
Secret Session Held
After the public meeting a privati
session was held to go over with VIII
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
REAVY STORM At LAUREL
Rain Poured Down for Over Four Hours.
There Was High Wind
Special to the Evening Journal,

Laurel June IA heavy wind and
rain storm visited this section last night
For four hours the rain came down I'm tor
rents, driven in binding sheets by the
high wind. Large limbs Of trees were
twisted off and vegetables and corn blown
fiat on the ground Many farmers were
in town with their teams when the storm
came up. The horses were frightened by
the breaking limbs and ran away But
FOR all, the rain was a great benefit TO the
farmers and truckers and will be the means
OF making many bushels OF potatoes as
well as benefiting vegetables in general.
1t was one Of the heaviest rains of the
season and win be responsible for much
larger crop OF blackberries than would
otherwise have been gathered. as the
green berries were shriveled and dropping
from the vines for the want Of rain.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
ReeeIver ior eoat company

Edward w. Cooch yesterday was ap-
pointed receiver Of the Enoch Moore
and Sons Company. boat builders. 5.
q. Simmons G Pro. made the appli-
cation. alleging that the company was
insolvent. as the firm was unable to
collect a debt owed by the company.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
Chair for Historical Society

J. II. Hoffecker last night presented
TO the Historical Society of Delaware
a chair which at one time was the
property of Cunning Bedford. The
relic was accepted and a motion was
adopted giving the donor proper rec
ognition.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17

liam p. Bancroft his plans for the
model settlement lhe and others are in
terested in. If the necessary changes
can be made in the streets. the house
will be erected. and parks laid out in
Union street. When the details are ar
ranged they will be made public. The
general idea already has been printed
in the Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17

lating their courses that there will be
mo pools of stagnant or slowly moving
water. In some cases this work would
have to be supplemented by ditching.
In the springs. the subject of the
fourth proposition, the breeding Of
mosquitoes can usually be corrected by
combining the spring to definite banks,
which is not work Of difficulty
Springy areas should be drained or
filed.
Ponds and bodies Of water which
cannot be drained or filled
the subject Of the fifth
proposition. offer more difficulty, and
approach the salt marshes IN the ex-
pense and trouble Of correction. The
breeding will be greatly reduced, II not
prevented. by making the edges Of the
pond regular and freeing them from
vegetation so that there are no accu-
mutations of water so shallow that
they are not accessible to fish.
The maintenance Of certain kind Of
fish. such as goldfish, sunfish. stickle-
backs and top minnows in ponds so
treated would probably entirely pre-
vent breeding. or at least prevent them
from breeding 10 any serious extent.
Where no other treatment is possible
relief can be had by the periodical use
Of petroleum spread upon the surface
In thin layer. This serves to smother
the larvae.
Long Island Experiments
In the last two years considerable
experiments have been made in soTee
parts Of the north shore Of Long Island
in the determination of mosquitoes.
| knowledge Of the habits Of these an
noying and dangerous pests has spread
go rapidly OF late that it now seems
certain that practical measures may be
taken which will almost entirely frei
them from communities that have beer
so infested heretofore as to be render
ed undesirable. if indeed not impOs
sible. as places of residence.
In the summer of 1900 W. j. Mathe
son demonstrated on his place al
Lloyds Neck. on Cold Spring Haroor
that a locality which had been th'
haunt Of swarms OF mosquitoes coul,
be almost entirely freed from them BY
simple and inexpensive measures. Las
wear Mr.. Matheson's example was fol
lowed by the dwellers on Centr
Island. and although the circumstance
were such that complete success coull
hardly be expected, nevertheless sucl
satisfactory results were accomplishc,
as TO make il certain that entire i'm
munity could be attained by furthc
: work.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17

A superintendent or foreman in
charge Of department can materially
increase his income without in any
way interfering with his regular duties.
Address Opportunity. Evening Journal
office.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
pINEAPPLEs. PINEAPPLEs.

The last chance Of the season to buy
Florida preserving pineapples. 5000
just received, and will be sold cheap.
Charles Pratesi g. Co, No. 311 King ST.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
THE HANOVER $50 sHoE.

"nhe proof of the pudding is in the
eating" The proof of the Hanover
shoe is in the wearing.
The Hanover. 704 Market st.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
pINEAPpLEs. PINEAPpLEs.

The last chance Of the season to buy
Florida preserving pineapples, 5000
just received, and viii be sold cheap.
Charles Pratesi & Co., No. 311 King St.
Evening journal., 1902-06-17

ANY old hat blocked in the latest
style. by Saltgiver G. Bupp. 106 West
Seventh street
Evening journal., 1902-06-17
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for "a short time, have The
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you. q cents "a week.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-15

Peter Malternd was down from
Buena Vista yesterday.
Don't forget the supper next Tues
day evening at the Lutheran church.
FOR SALE-A fine team OF young
horses. inquire at Remore Hotel,
Jas. McNair. II
Z. j. Willis has few snaps in
houses and lots if taken within few
days. III
w. d. Whoyt of Manchester, Iowa,
is in the city looking up some land in
which to invest money.
FOR SALE A fine team Of young
horses. Inquire at Remore Hotel,
Jas. McNair. "A
James +. Jerrard, managing editor
of the ST. Cloud Journal Press, is in
the city today, the guest ofhis brother
L. III.
"A fine farm, seven miles west Of Bee
midi, nice large clearing, good build
ings, hay mellow, with stock and
machinery, for sale at bargain.
Il. j. Willis. Tt.
Services will be held in the new
Lutheran church on corner 9th ST. and
Minnesota Ave, for the first time next
Sunday at lo:3osa N. Everybody is
cordially invited.
Next Tuesday evening from 6 to s
O'Clock the Lutheran Ladies Aid
Society will serve a delicious supper
in the new church on corner 9th St.
and Minnesota Ave. At the same.
time several articles OF novelties made
by the same society will be sold BY
auction. Supper 25 cents.
EYES Dir. J. A. L. Wahnan, the
EYE specialist Of Minneapolis, will
visit Bemidii May 10, one day. Those.
having eye troubles and needing
glasses properly fitted should not fail
to see DIR. Nv altman. Office at Hotel
Markham. IL
DO YOU SMOKE OR CHEW? Send
us your name and we will tell YOU
how you can secure q box Of your
favorite brand Of cigars, or four
pounds of your favorite chewing
tobacco for IS cents. National Dis
tributing CO., Lock box 3S5, Mime
apolis, MINI. Hill
w. f. Street, Of Bemidji, is regis
tered at the Merchants. He Is being
doomed for the senate, and is also
interested in the second petition pre-.
pared by the people of his town for the
division OF Beltrami county. The
governor and other members Of the
state board have not yet taken up the
two petitions, and are not likely to do
SO until the people Of the county can
agree upon some practicable scheme
OF division. ST. Paul Dispatch, Tues
day.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-15
Don't Start Wrong.

Don't start the summer with a ling
ering cough Or cold. We all know
what q Summer coldo Is, It's the
hardest kind to cure. Often it hangs
on through the entire season. Take
lit In hand right now, A few doses OF
One Minute Cough Cure will set you
right. Safe cure FOR coughs, colds,
Group, grip, bronchitis, all throat and
lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like 1t. One Min
ute Cough Cure is the bestcough med
5icine ever used, says j. FL. Bowles,
Gooveton, n. H. II never found any
thing else that acted so safely and
quickly +. A. Mayo.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-15
Local Pointers.

~ { q
Houses to rent. r. n. Lang.
List your property with T. A. Lang,
Farm Loans. #. N. Lang, Miles Blk.
Sutton q Jones do free hand relief
work. tt
Money to loan on real estate. E. n.
Lang.
We do Interior Decorating. Sutton
& Jones. II
see d. j. Willis If you want 70 rent
your house. tt.
Strawberries BY express every day
at Peterson's.
WANTED 2 frst-class paper hang
ers. Sutton & Jones. If
FOR House and lot on cor
ner. Price, 1850 cash. f. N. Lang.
FOR SALE--3-room house and 2
lots. Price, s475, half cash. F. N.
Lang.
I FOR RENT Seven-room house on
Minnesota avenue. Inquire at this
office.
If you wish to obtain strictly fancy
fruit for the sick or convalescent 60
to Peterson.
EOR SALE Two story house and
two lots on Bemidii ave. Fine loca-
ton. Price, 1880. f. N. Lang.
Mill wood in stove-wood lenght, for
sale by Steidl, Tweet g. Sons. Buyer
hauling it away, gets it at half-price.
For rent, an 5-room residence, good
water, large garden, small barn. In
quire Of Yves Wright, city drayman.
The best cure for cough is "a. w.
Barker's Cough, Catarrh, Consnmp-
ton Remedy. At f. a. Mayo's drug
store.
In all the world no cure like 81. w.
Barker's Cough, Catarrh, Consump-
ton Remedy at F. a. Mayo's drug
store.
FOR SALE-40 acres of wild land;
so acres of improved land adjoining
town, with good buildings. Z. j..
/ Willis. tt
Nothing like FL. w. Barker's Cough,
lCatarrh, Consumption Remedy for
tcoughs, colds and catarrh. At f. A..
Mayo's drug store.
Fine farm one half mile from Ten
strike good buildings, about 20 acres
Icleared, 100 acres fenced, TO trade for
city property. E. ]. Willis.
i COTTAGE FOR RENT "A finely
finished, hardwood floor, five-room
cottage on lake shore, with screen net
ting enclosed porch, good water,
pump, cellar, electric lights, telephone
and fireplace. Also rowboat and
Chickering piano for sale or rent.
ST per month for cottage. Write to
lGeo. E. sutton, 1906 Second avenue
| S., Minneapolis.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-10

000, 900. He declared that the state OF
New York would be willing to pay the
entire expense of deporting all who
come to the state and who became in
sane within two years. as provided in
his amendment, should it be adopt
ed.
The foreign insane. Mr.. Brown said,
answering Senator Lodge, were large
ly from the pauper class.
Commissioner General of Immigra.
ton Sargent urged the retention of
the provision for a 50 head tax. Many
undesirable immigrants. he declared,
would not come here if the tax was
raised.
A. b. Richardson, commissioner of
lunacy of New York state, corroborat-
ed the statements of Mr.. Brown re-
garding the proportion of foreign born
insane in New York hospitals. In cases
of suspects, DR.. Richardson urged that
the burden of proof be put On the indi-
vidual and not on the government.
Senators Mason and Clay thought II
would be a hardship to do this.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-10

In this day sobriety has come pretty
nearly to mean total abstinence. AS a
cold business proposition. great cor
porations and private firms are enforc-
ing practical abstinence. They demand
such q condition of their employees that
practically any drink at all becomes
too much drink. Science has come from
another direction to support the same
end. The old idea of the efficacy of
moderate drinking finds no support in
modern medical science. "A man is as
old as his arteries. is a saying well
known IN medicine. When the ar
teries take on the ossifed character
the end is at hand. Now, modern
science says hat frequent indulgence
in alcohol tends to produce arterial
Justification.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-10
GROWTH OF PENSION SYSTEM.

The announcement that pension sys.
tens will he established on the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company's lines,
on the Oregon Snort Line, and on the
Southern Pacific, beginning January 1,
merely emphasizes the intense inter-
est which is being taken in this ques-
ton by the employers and employees
in all great institutions.
The three Hartman lines hat have
adopted a pension system will un-
doubtedly be followed by others. And
the plan is not confined to railroads, in
its discussion at least, as in his recent
report Commissioner of Pensions Ware
recommends the pensioning of govern
ment clerks who had grown old in the
service.
The pension system does not meet
with the approval of the average So
cialist, who believes that the division
should come before a life time of work.
But as a practical form of relief a good
pension system offers something more
substantial and durable than can be
found in the stuff that socialistic
uiedHS are uldue Vi. Inc railway OF
government employe, or employee of
and other great institution, who retires
after a service of twenty years or more
can consider his pension as something
more than so much actual cash. 1t is
a badge of honor, showing that he has
done his share Of the worlds work, to
the credit of himself as well as to the
satisfaction of others. 1t is a bonus he
has earned by a life time of activity in
the hive, and it is something hat no
drone can claim.
Hhe widespread interest in the pen
sion system, and the growth of the
idea in actual practice, can be taken
only as another indication that the
employer and the employee are con-
stantly coming close together and
reaching that stage of mutual interest
where there need be no talk of social
ism and as consequent upheavels.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-10
GOV. OTERO'S o

In commenting on Governor Otero's
annual report, the Denver Republican
says:
The annual report of Governor Otero
of New Mexico to the secretary of the
interior presents that territory in a
favorable light. He says that it is I'M
usually prosperous. Irrigation has
taken great strides, new mines have
been opened and new towns and cities
are springing into life.
There can be no doubt that the wave
of prosperity has reached New Mexico,
and that if it is admitted as a state
it will receive a new and powerful i'm
pulse. 1t is the experience of the far
west that territories do not thrive as
well as states. So inbred is the love of
self government in Americans that
they avoid a territory in comparison
with a state. and hence the latter re-
ceives the benefit of greater growth in
population and more liberal invest
ments of capital.
New Mexico territory has natural
resources to fit 1t to become a great
and prosperous state. But these need
the aid of capital for their develop
ment; and investments will wait until
the people acquire the right to govern
themselves and to provide that stabil.
ity in their institutions which must al.
ways be lacking under a territorial
form of government.
The people OF Colorado and espec.
tally those of Denver are deeply inter
ested in whatever will promote New
Mexico's prosperity, for the greater
and more rapid the growth of that
community the larger will be the mar.
ket for Denver trade.
When Colorado was admitted its
population was almost exactly that OF
New Mexico at the last census but
now 1t is nearly three times that
amount. Its growth has been closely
connected with the new dignity and
the independence that came with state
hood.