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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07

j. c. Moore has his lath mill n
operation at Nymore. 1t was
started up about three days ago
and will be continued in opera
ton during the present winter.
Senator Swedback leaves to
night for Big Falls. He will be
accompanied by party of friends
and expects to spend about two
weeks looking after his various
interests in that vicinity.
The main fuse on the switch
board at the electric light plant
blew out last night about $50 and
the city was darkness for about
a quarter of an hour before the
necessary repairs could be made.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Matthews,
chaperoninga party of four young
people from Larimore, n. d., are
in the city today. They have
been up in the north country
where they have claims adjoining
one another and are returning
to their homes TODAY.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07

Mrs. Robert McCuaig, of Ten
strike, is in the city today for a
visit with relatives.
Words are weak as water when
it comes to telling of the wonder
full cures of Marks Lung Balsam.
George r. Durham has resumed
his old position as day ware
IIfouseman at the Great Northern
depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Kaufman
returned yesterday from their
wedding tour and will go to house
keeping in Bemidji at onces
Call on A. E. Winter the lead
ing jeweler for up-to-date goods.
Next door to First National
bank.
G.. w. Baumbach returned last
night from a trip to Devils Lake
and Crookston in the interests of
the Iron Range Electric Tele-
phone Company.
Fred Steinmitz, the we'll known
Park Rapids lumberman, was in
the city last night on his way to
Winnipeg and the Saskatchewan,
where he has recently become in
terested in real estate.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07
Tomorrow night "Slaves of the

Tomorrow night Slaves of the
Mine. /"
Mrs. H. j. Loud goes to Mime
apolis tomorrow to take in the
production Of "Ben Hun" now
running at the Metropolitan
Earl Cell, who has been con-
fined to his home for the past
month, is able to again resume
his duties as landlord of his very
excellent Kenmore hotel.
Joseph Hurst, who is assisting
his father, Contractor Hurst, in
the construction of the Bemidii
Brewery, has been indisposed
and unable to work for several
days.
Not a game of blind man s4buff
We don t ask you to go blindly in
to the purchase Of a single bottle
of Marks Lung Balsam. It's a
sure cure for cough, throat and
lung troubles
John McAvoy's great water
spaniel trick dog Paddyn sus-
tanned a badly injured foot this
morning and John is taking a lay
off to play the doctor until the
dog is out of danger.
Next meeting of Mcpherson
Camp No. 4, S. Y. y. S. A., will
be held Saturday night Jan. is,
/ 1901, for the installation OF
officers and as Capt. Veon, OF
Brainerd is to be here, all broth
Iers are requested to be present.
M. r. Bright lost a pocket
! DOCK containing Sl1 III money allu
a number Of valuable papers
somewhere between the M. & [.
depot and the residence of Z. II.
Bailey last night and will beduly
pleased and do the right thing
if the finder will return it.
E. r. Farley, is. in the city to
day from Farley, on his way to
Minneapolis and St. Paul. Mr..
Farley says the best kind OF
weather is making it possible for
the lumbermen in the vicinity Of
his town to do big stunts and
that work in all the camps is
farther along at present than for
J years.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07
THE CITY

G. M. Taylor, Of Cass Lake,
was at the Markham last night.
Father Murphy went to Turtle
River and Blackjack last night
to conduct services.
Hank ye to the peasant strain.
People are often saved by taking
Marks Lung Balsam.
DR.. and Mrs. Blakeslee will en-
tertain number of friends at
their country home this evening.
M. Thieson, representing the
Duluth Brewing company, was
calling on the trade in Bemidji
yesterday.
John Melby and d. P. Irgens
were down from Wilton last
night to attend the meeting of the
lodge of Scandinavian Workmen.
The Odd Fellows installation
last night turned out a large at
tendance and one of the most en-
ioyable times of the present year
was had.
Patrick Casey and Thos. Regain
were in police court this morning
on a charge of vagrancy. Both
were given suspended sentences
Of 30 days pending their leaving
the cityand both left toWnatnoon.
M. D. McEniry, of the US. land
office at Crookston has issued a
call for bids on a mum Der of saw
logs taken by the government
from contractors who had cut
them on government lands. A
number of local umbermen are
interested.
Special gospel meetings begin
in the new chapel at Nymore on
Friday evening In these meet
ings Rev. Clark will be assisted
by neighboring pastors and
others. All persons in the city
who would like toaaid in starting
on the work in this new quarter
are earnestly invited to be pres
ent as often as possible.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07

The market continued strong and
active to the end May later regained
the top price and closed 2ls to "a
cents over Tuesday, at SSA cents. Tho
July and September options both
closed with net gains Of IN cents.
May corn closed at it's best price, with
a gain of Ia to 1as cents. Oats and
provisions also closed strong and
higher. =.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07
DUE TO FAR EASTERN CRISIS.
Price of Wheat at Chicago Jumps Over
TWO Cents.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Under excited bid
ding by shorts, who were frightened
at a reported clash between Russian
and Japanese troops, the depression
of consols and the pessimism Of Con-
tinental bourses, May wheat jumped
2ss to 81 cents at the opening. First
bids for May wheat simultaneously
ranged from S7A to SS1a cents July
advanced to Sa12 cents, a gain OF rs
cents over Tuesdays close, and Sep
TENDER showed gain Of rs cents.
Recent intimations that Russias re-
ply to the Japanese would be concilla-
tory had tempted a somewhat heavy
launching of short lines and the report
of a. clash of troops. although unyeri-
fed, taken in conjunction with the
drop in consolS, was more than su1h-
Gent to start covering movement.
Commission house buying was also no,
ticed as a factor in the advance. AT
the crest of the rise the inevitable
profit taking resulted in reactions, but
much of the advance wac held and the
tone ruled strong May reacted to
S7s4, July to S211a and S2sa and Sep
TENDER to 1875 cents. May corn adj
vanced / cent and the oats and pro
visions markets were Sympathetlcally
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

road lines and IS also chief engineer for
the Western Pacific, while Mr.. Yard Is
well known In Salt Lake as chief en-
gineer for the Denver & Rio Grande
system.
In this connection the San Francisco
Examiner says;
Both the Santa Fe and Southern Pa
cific, to whose lines the Western Pacific,
If II Is ever built, will be rival, do
not attach much significance TO the tact
that one OF the Gould brothers Is an
officer of the Bowling Green Trust com
pany of New York, which has arranged
TO underwrite $5000O.000 of bonds for
the Western Pacific II ii can make any
showing to warrant such step
1T is believed that Bogue and Yard
have prepared a report on what they
saw out here, II Is said the surveys
between San Francisco and Salt Lake
for the Western Pacific will enable q
road to be built as short as the recon-
structed Central Pacific, which across
the Sierra Nevada mountains through
the Beckwith Pass viii have a maxi
mum grade of only sixty-seVen feet,
and going east through Nevada and
Utah the maximum grade Will be but
four tenths Of one per cent Coming
west the grade will not be over one per
cent through these two states.
"Bartnell and Brown have bought
property in Oakland, and have some
franchises in the same city and Stock
ton. They have allowed options on
Islas creek property this city, to lapse,
and are credited with being behind
several real estate agents who are get
ting options on Potrero property and
along the north side Of Eighth street,
between Townsend and Market
streets"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
RAIL WAY BANDIT
CONFESSES CRIME

Redding, Cal, May 9.-Mrs. Thomas
Whlteman of Dunsmur made state
ment in Dist,-Atty. Do2ler in Redding
today regarding the connection OF
George Gates and Il. Vernon Gates,
brothers, whose parents live in Alamt-
da, with the hold-up of the Oregon
press at Copley on March 81 last. Mte.
Whiteman's story, in brief, is that the
Gates brothers, going under the names
OF Bruce Van Drake and Ed Lee, stayed
at her Rlveryiew lodging house at
Dunsmur for several weeks preceding
the crime; that they went south on the
very train that was held up when the
stop was made at Copley; that they re-
turned to their rooms on the Saturday
succeeding the hold-up, which was on
Thursday; that they left on the follow
ing Monday and that she since has re-
celved letters from George Gates, whom
she knew as Bruce Van Drake, in which
he had confessed the crime,
The letters, OF which she had received
three, We're turned over to the authori-
ties All letters were from George
Gates, The last letter was dropped by
him In Portland on the night Of April
2S, but was dated May l. and in 1t Gates
claimed to be in San Francisco, intend
ing to sail the next day for Australia
The officers established the bandits
Identity through a laundry mark. The
aY1 an a a hnnnEnEnhll
fund In the Niger hill cabin near
Keswck, and torn from the handker-
chief that formed one Of the masks and
found at the scene of the crime.
Through the Redding steam laundry
and It's Dunsmur agent the mark was
found to be that OF George Gates at
Mrs. Whtemans lodging house In
Dunsmuir.
The detectives later intercepted all
Of George Gates letters to Mrs, White
man, addressed as Miss Agnes Brown.
and then for fear that she might know
more than they had found out made
her come to Dist Atty, Dozier here and
make complete confession. Through
interceptng the letters the officers
had their hands practically on George
Gates several times, but he managed
TO sup through their fingers each time.
He Is now believed to be around Port
land.
Vernon Gates, the younger brother,
Is said 10 have been In Alameda day
before yesterday, and Arnett Is In hid
ing In the klamath Falls country The
whereabouts Of the fourth man u.s. or
his Identity, unknown.
Mrs. Whiteman was ION the carpet
nearly all morning and the only star
thing feature of her confession was
that the Gates brothers left Dunsmulr
on the train that was robbed at Cop
ley when the oregon espresso stopped
there for water They must have
jumped off, Joined Arnett and the
fourth man, donned their n asks and
proceeded to hold up the train and kill
Messenger O'Neill.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
FRISCO DEAL.
Paving the Way for the Proposed Re-
funding and Floating Debt scheme

New York, May 10,--To pave the way
for its refunding scheme and at the
Same time funding part OF its floating
debt and unifying its system, the st.
Louis ana San Francisco railroad, with
the Chicago q Eastern Illinois, has
signed contract, according to the
Herald, whereby the ST. Louis, Mem
phis and Southeastern railroad will re-
quire all the capital stock Of the ST.
Louis and Gulf railroad and will itself
be owned by the Frisco, The plan in
wolves the retirement of securities ag-
gregating Sl2,63O,O00 and the issuance
OF new securities aggregating S26,6Q0,-
900.
In connection with the transaction
new boz Issue OF Si6000,000 viii be
authorized 70 refund st. Louis, Mem
phis and Southeastern bonds dggregat-
ing SS,590,000. These bonds are TO be
first mortgage on the Southeastern
and, as additional security, the South
en- ste? has entered into traffic agree
ment by which the Frisco and the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois joint. con-
tract that their interchange business
shall together with the local business
OF the Southeastern, produce net earn
ings to the amount Of Sij5,00O every six
months above all expenses.
The Frisco new note issue, which
will bear interest Mt per cent, will be
used to retire the $4,000O00 collateral
trust gold notes issued for the purpose
OF acquiring the capital stock Of the
Southeastern and to partially reim-
burse the Frisco treasury for advances
made IN the construction Of the South
eastern, the capital OF which will be
Increased from sl2,5OO,O0O TO SlS,00O0 900.
BY the acquisition of the ST. Louis
and Gulf, the st. Louis, Memphis and
Southeastern viii control GA miles and
will form the main line extension Of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois to
Memphis, both by the way OF ST, Louie
and Thebes. II connects at Memphis
with the Birmingham line Of the Frisco
system.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
Invasion of the Hartman Pre-
serves in California is Being
Further Pushed.
CONSTRUCTION ON A FEEDER.
Work Commences on the San Francisco
& Northwestern, the Line to
Eureka.

San Francisco, May l0,--The Santa Fe
has commenced the construction work
on It's railroad to Eureka in Humboldt
county. Men have been put at work
boring tunnel 1000 feet long in Hum
bodt county near the southern end or
the Eureka and Eel River road. The
entire route southwark from this tun-
mel has not yet been definitely decided
upon, but will be In the near future.
The company is to build its Eureka
road under the name Of the San Fran
cisco & Northwestern Railroad COM
pany. BY the ownership of the Eure-
ka and Eel River line, the Santa Fe
has valuable franchises I'm the city or
Eureka and strategic position In the
valley Of the Eel river, People who
are heavy stock and bond holders In
the Santa Fe have bought W. thous-
ands Of acres Of redwood forest. From
those holdings the Santa Fe road VIII
get large and permanent amount or
traffic In addition to shipments 1t VIII
get from other parties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
LATE LOCALS.

Three boys were arrested this morn
Ing by Officer Davies on the charge or
violating the bicycle ordinance by rid
ing on the sidewalk
a dancing party IL going down to
American Fork Thursday evening, and
every attention viii be given for an
evenings enjoyment
The trustees Of Gordon academy meet
tonight, to determine the personnel OF
the academy faculty for the coming
scholastic year Trustee Hall did not
think today that there would be any
changes
OF class of as young men In the de-
partment Of mining engineering at the
evening schools In the New York
Cooper Union, only 10 successfully
passed the recent severe annual exam
nation in calculus ID. w. Jessup of
this city was one OF the 10.
r. NJ. Hall, civil engineer 20 years
OF ag4, was arrested this morning on
the charge Of Issuing a worthless check.
II Ia alleged that he gave the proprietor
OF the Field apartments u check for Sl2
and that he had no funds In the bank
al the time. When searched at the sta
ton, Hall had some morphine ana
dope" paraphernalia on him.
city Treasurer Harris today COM
menced final action I'm the collection OF
water taxes for the year, and all those
who are delinquent In the payment of
the tax will be deprived Of the use OF
water from the cty's mains as the SUI
perlntendent of watel'works will be in
structed to at once shut of their wa
ter
The water supply for the different
A., h,a al
through breaks I'm the Utah & Salt
Lake and East Jordan canals. These
breaks are being rapidly repaired, so
that by the end OF the week, the flow
OF water viii be running as usual.
Water Commissioner j. Fewson Smith,
Jr., reports plenty of water In Utah
Lake for the seasons wants.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
agents are jolly lot, and they like
Salt Lake. That much Is certain from
the very many nice things they say
of their trip about the city yesterday
afternoon when they took the regular
Seeing Salt Lake ear Tor a two hours
ride. When the Journey was over they
we're 80 elatcd that they still wanted
10 "see things and promptly chartered
a large car for two hours more during
which time they visited Fort Douglas
and other remote points not seen In
the initial trip. They cheered Justify
en- route and were most profuse in their
praise Of the city Of the Saints.
Chaplain Marvin of the Twelfth
United States infantry now at Fort
Douglas, has word from Washington
that the president 3 signed the bill
establishing the rank Of major for
chaplans in the ..rmy. So II Is the
matter Of a short time before Chaplain
Marvine will be- advanced from cap
taincy to the rank of major amounted
sprvice) Maj. Marvine Is n graduate
OF Amherst college. and of the Berkeley
Divinity school at Middletown, CT, He
was appointed from Pennsylvania In
1890, and after serving with the Ninth
infantry, was transferred to the artil-
ltry corps, and last october was trans
fcrred to the Twelfth infantry, Wheth-
or his promotion will take him to an
other regiment, Is not yet known. IL
Mai. Marvine goes to the islands In
July his family viii reside in southern
California.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
pENNA. SELECTS THE "NEws"
As the Representative Utah Daily Paper
At worlds Fair.

The Deseret News has betn selected
by the Pennsylvania lines as the rep,
resentative Utah daily paper to be kept
on file at the company headquarters at
the worlds fair. In this connection Mr.
w. c. Spence has received communi-
cation from District Agent George T.
Hull at Denver, wherein he says
"The Pennsylvania railroad system Is
to have an extensive and very inter
esting exhibit I'm the Transportation
building at the worlds fair at st. Louis
and in the space allotted for this en-
hibit the Vandalla- sylvania lines
are to have a couple OF rooms, one OK
which will be used by Mr.. Chesbrough
az a private office, and the other for
the entertainment Of our friends, who
may find II convenient 10 call. In the
latter room Mr.. Chesbrough desires to
keep on file daily newspapers published
at principal poil $ In the western terri
tory, and has asked me TO select one OF
the Salt Lake City papers. May I ask
you to arrange with the Deseret Eve
ming News TO mail q copy of their pa.
per daily, commencing at once. .
| will say for your personal Informal
ton that our friends viii find a COM
Portable place 10 sit down ID rest,
read papers write letters and make
themselves at home generally. II you,
or any Of your friends visit the fair, I
can assure you a cordial reception at
the Vandalia headquarters referred to-"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
BUSINESS NOTES.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Utah Commercial e.
Saving bank was held this morning
when the following directors wero
elected. Aaron Keyser, Byron Groo
John II Winder Jr,, ], II, Moyle, Sam
uel Mcintyre, y. w. Madsen, j. w
Taylor and J. y. Toronto. The new
directors are Messrs. Keyser, Taylor
and Toronto, who MI the vacancies
caused by the resignation some time
ago, of G. Y, Odell and y. W. Jennings
and by the death of O, r. Petit. The
directors win choose officers tomorrow
Today's local bank clearlngs amount
ed to Si33712 SO as against SiS3, 4iS. o.
for the same day last year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
u. p, Fair Literature.

II goes without saying that all the
railroads are issuing Worlds Fair 1T
erature for the edihcation of prospec-
tive patrons. by every mail almost
come samples of the printers art IN
this direction To date undoubtedly
the best and most exhaustive folder
dealing with the Louisiana Purchase
exposition is one issued by the passen-
ger department Of the Union Pacific.
ii Is coplously illustrated and crammed
full OF useful information for visitors
who are IN need Of quarters during
their stay In st. Louis, In brief It con-
talns descriptive matter embracing
city maps, places of public interest,
hotels, restaurants. the fair proper and
the Pike. Alfred Darlow has essential
ly filled a long felt want
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
ELDERS QUORUM REoBGANIzED,

At a meeting held in the Sixth ward as
sembly rooms last night the Fourth
quorum OF Elders was reorganized with
Samuel h. Hamer as president, william
b. Martin, first counselor, and George A,
Langston, second counselor Being tho
Oldest quorum In the Pioneer stake Il was
remembered and will hereafter be known
as the First. The meeting was attended
by most Of the Elders residing In the
Sixth and Seventh wards aud was ad-
dressed by the stake presidency, who
urged those present 20 renew their dill
gence In attending to their duties and
quorum meetings A motion to this effect
carried unanimously.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
SOMETHING DOING.
Engineers Bogue and E.J. Yard Look nR
over Western Pacific Terminals,

The fact that for the past two months
Virgil Bogue rid r.. j Yard have been
making quiet trips rs San Francisco
Oakland, Oroville. Reno. winnemuccH
and Salt Lake Is creating considerable
comment In railroad circles Phe Har-
tlman crowd take these mysterious
movements to mean that the Western
Pacific Is getting busy again and that
the gentlemen have been studying the
ternipais for the mach debated Gould
line through 10 the eeasti BBsHe Ia
consulting engineer for the Gould rail-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
PAUL NOLAN MARRIED.
Ceremony Took Place at santa Monica
Yesterday-Dnrk Plot Matching.

Paul f. Nolan, secretary TO s. ".
Derrah. assistant general freight agent
Of the Denver & Rio Grande, was mar
ried to Miss Pitt OF this city at Santa
Monica, Cal, yesterday afternoon. The
ceremony occurred at the Church Of
the Good Shepherd at 4;30 p, M, Rev
Frederick Post officiating, The young
couple is very popular In this city both
in railroad and social circles. The rail-
road boys do not take kindly to the
wedding occurring out of town. and ara
accordingly already laying plans to give
the bride and groom a right royal re-
ception when they return from their
honeymoon on the coast. In the mean
time Mr. and Mrs. Nolan are keeping
the exact date Of their arrival home a
profound secret. Arrangements, how
ever, have been made with Southern
Pacific conductors TO wire their arrival
from Reno so that an enthusiastic
delegation can meet them at the depot
and escort them to their home.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
SPIKE AND RAIL.

The local passenger department OF
the Rock Island has been notified by
General Passenger Agent /" NJ Allen
to the effect that a through night train
service from Kansas City to st, Louis
over the new line will probably be in
auguratsd on June D
Within the past few days several
changes have been inaugurated on the
Southern Pacific among them being the
establishment OF a division point at
Fresno for freight crews,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
AFTERNOON ON CHANGE.
Montana .Tonopah Among the Sellers
The Sales Posted.

Montana Tonopah was among the sell
lers this afternoon. Con, Mercur went
at 33ls cents, The sales Of the after
noon call were as follows:
Carisa, 100 at Z.
con. Mercur 100 at 1914, seller 10.
Daly-West, 40 at 1890.
May Day, 1000 at Az,
Montana Tonopah, 100 at 1,56h,
Sacramento, 500 at 1875.
Star Con, 800 at lila, seller TO- 900 AT
"a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10

The new road, which will be formally
opened June rs, viii also form the main
line OF the Frisco system TO New Or
leans together with the Gould line, 1t
win also be the st. Louis entrance for
the Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf, Of
the Rock Island system. and becomes
the main line connection between the
Rock Island and the Frisco system
through the Choctaw road,