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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
TRACK TORN Up AS SOON AS LAID
Rival Railway Crews Come Near Spill
ing Blood.

ing Blood.
Des Moines, May 16.-The novel
Sight OF one force of men laying rail-
road track and another following them
and tearing It up was witnessed here
during the day in a controversy be-
tween the Minneapolis and ST. Louis
and the Rock Island roads for the oc-
cupation of a tract Of property in Des
Moines. Officials Of the Minneapolis
and st. Louis arrived from Minneap-
oils and started a force of men at 1
o'clock in the morning building track
over the disputed property.
They had practically completed the
track when the Rock Island discov-
cred the coup de etat. Quickly gather
ing a force of men the Rock Island
tore up the track and in the wreck
bloodshed nearly resulted by employees
of one road assaulting those of the
other.
The controversy was stopped by the
Rock Island securing an injunction
restraining the Minneapolis and St.
Louis officials from further work on
the road. A number of cars were de-
rallied in order to prevent progress of
the work pending the securing of the
Injunction.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Samuel Hunt, president Of the De.
troit Southern railroad, is dead at Gin
cinnati
Daniel Chase, the oldest graduate
of Wesleyan university, is dead at
Middletown, Conn, aged ninety-one.
Walter Neef, European manager of
the Associated Press, is dead in Liver
pool. He was born in Chicago forty
eight years ago.
About 200 molders in the employ of
the Northwestern malleable iron works
at Milwaukee struck Monday for an In
crease of 20 per cent in wages.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
ONE MILLION IMMIGRANTS.

This Years Influx Promises to Break
All Records.
New York, May 16-One million
new American citizens this year is the
computation made by the immigration
bureau at Ellis island
That computation is based upon a
comparison OF the present influx with
that of last year and all preceding
years in the history of the barge
Office. Last year 812,S7O immigrants
passed inspection In the various ports
of entry to the United States; the year
preceding there were 857,O46 accepted
candidates for American citizenship.
It was supposed in the face of these
figures that the high water mark had
been reached.
Judging, however, by the volume Of
business In the last few weeks, in fact
ever since the opening of the immi-
grafton season this year, the record Of
the two preceding years bids fair to be
left behind by more than 100000 in
favor Of the present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
BOWEN AT WASHINGTON.
Retiring Minister at Caracas Give,
Copy of LOOMS Charges.

Copy OF LOOMS Charges.
Washington, May 49, Secretary
Taft during the day handed Mr.. Bowen
copy OF the charges which Mr.. Loo
mis-, the assistant secretary of state,
had filed, alleging that the retiring
minister at Caracas had inspired the
publication of charges against Loomis
and also a copy of the latter's reply
to charges which Mr.. Bowen, in his
official capacity as minister at Caracas,
felt it his duty to forward to Wash
ington as matters of information. Mr..
Bowen took the papers to his hotel
and will prepare supplementary
statement of his side of the case.
Mr.. Bowen first called at the White
House, where he was received by the
president, with whom he had few
minutes conversation and at the pres
ident's suggestion subsequently called
upon Secretary Taft.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
Aged Couple Burned to Death

Winfield, Kan, May 16.-William
Buchels and wife, living at Udall,
were burned to death early in the day
In fire started apparently from an
exploding lamp. Buchels was ninety
years Of age and his wife was eighty
eight. The woman was blind.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, May 15.-Cattle-G Good to
choice steers, $5.50@6.OO common to
fair, Sf.5oM5.25; good to choice cows
ami Eeifers. S3.75@4.75; veals, $1,000
AS. Hogs-s5.00@52O. Sheep-Good
to choice yearlings, $4,50@5.50; good
to choice native lambs, $5.25@6.0O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
Explosion Injuries Forty Persons,

Vienna, May 16.-Fire broke out at
noon in the heart of Vienna and a
force Of firemen and police assembled
on the spot. The firemen were just
entering the burning building when a
heavy explosion OF celluloid occurred
and between thirty-fve and forty per-
sons, including firemen, police, pass
ersby and employees, were injured,
some OF them seriously
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, May 15.-Wheat-To arrive
NO. Northern, $1.0612. On track
No. ! Northern, S1.O61s; No. 2 North
ern. $1.02; May, $1.O61A; Sept, S17sc.
FlaX-To arrive, on track and May,
SLAB; July, $1.44; Sept, $1.25; Oct,
81 o2H
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, May 15.-Cattle to
prime steers, $5.61@6.75; poor to me-
dunn, 54.7G@5.50: stockers and feed
ers. $2.15m5.25; coAs and heifers, 3d.
Co605.25; calves, $3.O0@6.75. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, s5.25@5.S71s;
good to choice heavy, $5.00@5.25;
light, $5.25@5.35. Sheep-Good to
choice wethers, shorn, s4.75@5.25;
Western sheep, shorn, s4.O0@5.15;
native lambs, shorn, $3.0O@4.40; West
ern, s4O0@7.4O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, May 15.-Wheat - May
s51ac; cash, 95Mc; July, S71A087Kc g;
Sept, S0Ac. Corn May, 53Ac; July,
4Sc; DID,, 48B@4sAc; Sept, 471kc:
old, 47Ac: Dec, 44sc; old. 44Ac.
Oats May, 30%c;; July, 292 @29Ac;
Sept, Csc. Pork--May, s12.3e; July,
$12.47h1a @12.5O; Sept, $12.70. Flax
Cash, Northwestern, $1.4O; Southwest
ern, s1.25; May, s1.25. Butter Cream
cries, 20@23c; dairies, 1s@22c. Eggs
-14Ac. Poultry-Turkeys. 14@15c:
chickens, 1211ac; springs, per dozen.
e3.OO@6.5O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
Minnesota & International
In Connection with the
Northern Pacific.

Provides the best train passenger
service between Northome, Hovey juno
zion, Blackjack, Benidji, Walker
and intermediate points and Mime
apolis, St. Paul. Fargo and Duluth
and all points east, west and south.
Through coaches between Northome
and the Twin Cities. No change
OF cars. Ample time at Brainerd
for dinner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS,

PUBLlC LIBRARY x ren
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat-
urdays, 2 to 6 p. NJ. Thurs
day Z to $50 p. m. also. Ii.
brary in basement of court
House. Mrs. e. R. Ryan, H.
brarian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
BASEBALL SCORES.
National League.

National League.
At Brooklyn, 1; Pittsburg, S.
American League.
At Chicago, 8; New York, 8.
At st. Louis, q; Philadelphia, 10.
American Association.
At st, Paul, s; Minneapolis, g..
At Milwaukee, z; Kansas City, 1.
At Louisville, l; Indianapolis, 4.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16
MARKET QUOTATIONS..
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

NIfIHedPC'TS WH6dI,
Minneapolis, May 5.--Wheat-May,
$1.lS; July, $Io2R; Sept, $3.50
S2Ac. On track-No. l hard, silly;
No l Northern, $1.12A: No. 2 North
ern, $105A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16

Daily except Sunday
600 a. m. Lv. ;. Kelliher ...... AR. pm. 745
Gas a m, Ar. .Hoyey Junction. !. .Lv 3. m. 7:10
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-16

WANTED-F'or U. S. army able
bodied, unmarried men be-
tween ages of IS and IS, citi-
zens Of United States. of
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, Bemidii.
Minnesota.
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WANTED TO BUY-Six or
seven room house. J. j. Ros-
holt, GIL Irvine avenue.

WANTED-Girl for general
housework, Mrs. Ward, 9O3
Beltrami avenue.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Nice front room.
Inquire Lum bermens State
bank.
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s =. PIONEER ss ::
wa. WANT COLUMN 1s r..
Try Pioneer Want Ad--lc a word
HELP WANTED,

WANTED Capable nurse An.
ply at this Office.
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FOR SALE

FORSALE Six room house and
lot, two blocks from G.. N. de.
pot Call at Pioneer office.
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WANTED--Good girl for general
homework. Mrs. Lord. eO2
Beltrami avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
RADIUM AND BACTERIA.
Some Curious Results of Experiments
at Cambridge University.

Consul Frank w. Mahin of Nottingham,
England, reports that the English newspa-
pers accord some curious and interesting
results of experiments with radum at Cam
bridge University. Some time ago son of
Sir William Crookes showed that the ema-
nations of radium were usually fatal to bac-
terra exposed 10 their influence particularly
those encouraged to grow in the broth or
jelly of geIatin-the usual medium employed
for their cultivation. One Mr.. Butler Burke
reversed this process In the Cavendish lab
oratory at Cambridge. His proceeding is
thus described:
He sterilized some of this gelatin food, de-
prived it of every vestige and sign of life
and there is no reason to doubt that he did
it thoroughly-then into 1t he placed some
fragments of radium. If both the gelatin
substance and the radium were sterilized
nothing should have happened. But, ac-
cording to Mr.. Burke, in a few days some
thing did happen. Something like tiny
growths appeared, which in appearance,
when scrutlnized under the microscope, were
not unlike bacterial growths--that is to say,
the radium appeared to have been influential
IN creating a form of life where there had
hitherto been no life.
Mr.. Burke then made the experiment with
greater elaboration and more care to avoid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22

o. Media IN "Pas,iaccl." The Lisbon pub
lie Is a hard one. When II pays for grand
opera 4 wants something near perfection.
The d@5u.ante was young and beautiful,
ana ne voice was sweet but lacked train
Ing and experience
The nrst nghI the Lisbon public made no
$ IN. Inc second night u simply chased
the whole company from tho stage. Amid
a not tha: would have dOuc credit TO Paris.
Alexander Bari9tinsh and l!ng Cavalier
spoke their parting words-Snd the fair
Limos was stronger than "darnP' Raria-
tinsk fled IN his yacht CaValieri moved
villa dignity 20 the railway station. on
the Snd-oxptess back 10 Paris she made
Wv We! to succeed In grand opera.
Knew Not the Badger.
In 1909 she was singing tho principal part
OF Mini In puccings "Vlo dc Bohomo" at
uie San Carlo of Naples. Since then. at
Ike Imperial Theater. Warsaw. she has
sung Violetta in "Travlata." Marguerite IN
Faust" as well as Mimi and Media: while
at the Theater OF Raveuna the Grand
FHeater OF Palermo and the Opera Of 81.
Petersburg She reappeared In these and
other roles. At the extremely artistic thea
Ter Of Monte Carlo she has been the real
star OF three opera seasons. while In Paris.
London and Brussels size has taken her
place as i serious artistic IN leading paris.
They say that she Is gentle and yielding.
Certainly the Grand Duke Alexis Is not. In
spite OF all his very real 5onhomio. he Il a
tsNltS as pig -NSldVu as Il llAie. 1NtN Tel
a story of how. shooting with President
Loube; at Rambouille:, he mis;ook badger
FOR a wild boar.
Il was a tremendously big. fat old tame
badger. trained to run about the forest OF
hambouilet by keeper. WHO had given X
the romantic name of Pablo
The Grand Duke Alexis shot two barrels
at him. Pablo stopped. looked at tho
grand duke and then stole away.
AT the wild boari" cried Alexis. After
stumbling and falling over himself lot, ha
met a garde-chasse hurrying to learn who
was killed.
What a PITY exclaimed Alexis. as he
was being picked out OF a brler-patch, II
had him at the end OF my barrel. a mag
nlncent wild boar, a beautiful beast, enor-
nous"
Million pardons" interrupted the garde-
chasse respectfully, to save the grand duke
making isughing-stOck. put that animal
was not boar 1t was Pablo. the BADGER!
"A badger2" cried Alexis. badger your
self 1t was an enormous wild boar. He
was gray all over and had short, fiat
tail"
but, monseigneur the boar has not a
fat tail, but a curied one. like cork
screw"
"Allons allons what are You saying? \
while ago 1t was your Pablo, now II is a
corkscrew. ! have seen a wild boar. l tel
you, and there is no use 10 dispute II with
me- Better go hunt me corkscrewi
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
Ornithologist Tells Of His
Many Troubles.
FEW BIRD COLLECTORS
THE AVIARIES ARE LARGELY
FILLED BY CHANCE.
But Disease Empties Them Quickly and
the Patients Give No Sign
to the Doctor.
Written FOR RE Star.

Written FOR RE Star.
These were the words of the geological
gardens curator o. birds. as he stood at
the end of the great flying cage. scanning
the water fowl therein with a so.icitous
and fatheriy eye. And what he said throws
some interesting side lights on a feature
Of the modern geological garden which is
constantly gaining in popularity. though
little. comparatively speaking, has been
said about the bird end Of the geological
gardens IN print.
When the director of a geological gar
den desires 10 add a half dozen Hons.
Ike number of tigers, hloQopo;arnus or
two. a caravan of cameIs ana half a hun
dred monkeys of different species to his col
lection OF quadrupeds he simply PAGES the
order with one of the animal dealers with
whom he keeps in touch. Then he let's the
matter drop for he knows that at some
one or other OF the wild animal -rattlc
centers OF the old world the order will be
carefully filed even If an expedition has
to be sent out for the purpose, and the
finals delivered TO him within reasonable
period of time.
tor of birds, wish to augment the collec-
ton of winged creatures in my charge,
right at the very outset l am hanoered
by the circumstance that, with the eXcep-
tain kinds of marketable parrots. no sys-
tematic traffic In birds exists. Hence, am
not able to turn to a single bird center for
the much-desired specimens.
"One reason for this is the extreme diff
flculty of capturing birds without injuring
them; broken wing, though 1t mends
nicely or a bruise which leaves its mark, is
sufficient to bar a bird from the average
geological garden, since II Is the aim to Sc
cure only perfect specimens The average
wild animal can be captured in such way
that 1t suffers no Injury thereby; but this is
possible only with the smallest birds, such
as Iinnets and nightingales. which are reg
ularly caught for the trade by means of
box traps in England and several conti-
mental countries.
Therefore. il rarely happens that bird
OF any considerable size, captured in naatur-
ity-for example. the pelican or the heron
is seen in the flying cages of geological gar
dens. Those specimens which are seen
have generally been seized while still too
young 10 leave their nests and escape dan
ger by flight.
Birds Cheap, but Scarce.
But, whatever the layman may think to
the contrary, securing the young In this
seemingly easy manner is decidedly pre-
seriousness business. from the financial
standpoint AS a rule the different species
NJ birds are scattered over great areas.
and a man in the bird-collecting business
would have TO spend a whole Iot OF valuable
time travelling long distances 10 gain the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22

sources of error. He plugged with cotton
wool tubes of gelatin containing radium and
tubes of gelatin without radium, and then
subjected them. under pressure, to a very
high temperature. That, according to the
DRY, ought to have killed any form of life
in either tube. 1t did so In the tubes with
out radium, but in those which contained
radium the gelatin began to show the pc
culiar growth that usually Is characteristic
when the gelatin Is infected with bacteria
capable of growing IN It.
These bodies were examined by Prof
Sims Woodhead, among others, and though
Prof. Woodhead has decided that they are
not bacteria, they seemed to have some of
the characteristics of living things. They
seemed to grow, though they do not grow
to size greater than the sixty
thousandth part of an inch. They APP
pear, like cells of living matter to contain
nuclei-but crystals might be mistaken for
these things; crystals grow. These small
bodies, however, have one characteristic
which marks them off definitely from crys-
tails. When they reach their greatest di-
mens!on the sixty-thousandth part of an
inch, they split. The subdivision has been
photographed. Moreover, when portions of
the growth are removed from the influence
of the radium and placed in new gelatnous
matter, these portions continue to grow
In other words, radium does not appear
necessary for the support of the life of
these things; 1t seems to act as the Initial
force which creates a sufficient change in
the arteries or the molecules of the gelatin
to set in motion something that has the
power of assuming some of the attributes
of living things. There may be some fatal
flaw in Mr.. Burke's precautions against err
ror, but his experiments are deeply inter-
esting, and 1t does not seem Illogical to
suppose that since radium is capable of up
setting the atomic constituency of inorganic
matter, like metals or glass, and of pro-
ducing what is called acquired radio-activ-
ity in them, it may also be able to disturb
the atomic constituency of inorganic mat
ter. and force 1t to take new forms resem-
bling living forms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22

! with 1t, and then dose away according to
the guess If 1 guess right, the bird gets
| well eventually. If l don't, then l lie
| awake o nights wondering how and when
| I'll ever be able to secure another specimen
| to fill the vacant perch.
Now with animals it's different. When
an animal gets an ache pain it usually
gives some indication of its nature either in
| facial expression or in the affected part.
| Birds don't. They devoid of expression,
absolutely. They give no clue in any way
| whatever by which l, or any one else might
| be able to diagnose their cases correctly.
When anything gets TO ailing with them
| they simply droOp, that's all; and when 1
| spy a bird dropping l know that it's high
| time for me to put on my guessing cap and
! trust in dumb luck.
ct is extremely fortunate for the peace
| of mind of the curator of birds that tropical
and sub-tropical birds of whatever species
are easily acclina ted. as a rule, and, given
| the proper temperature in winter. will have
| all the hardness they display in their ma
tive haunts.
THE flamingo, however IS a distressing
| and a puZZlng exception. In certain tenn
perate localities it will flourish splendidly
for a considerable time, and then rapidly
waste away from no apparent cause what
ever. In still other localities it will keep in
health but a few weeks, dying speedily of
consumption and bronchial affections.
Until recently 1 had five hamingoes.
They thrived well for the space of two
years that l was beginning to think they
them off, when suddenly they wasted away,
in spite of all the diagnoses made and the
connections 1 poured down their threats.
Pelicans Are Favorites.
THE pelicans, on the other hand, are
quite hardy. So far as l can see they are
the favorite bird with visitors. This is par
| ticularly true of the American white peli-
can, and Is largely due, l presume. to the
fact that scarcely a moment of the day
passes when this bird is not doing some
thing which attracts and holds the close at
tention of young folk and old.
1T solemnly preens its already spotless
dress with the deliberateness of a leading
cumbersome-looking bill is moved hither
terity that is truly astonishing.
1T is apparently staring full at you
with unwinkng, bullying, beadlike ewes.
when, suddenly out flap the great wings
and 1T lights with graceful motion upon
the surface of the flying cages pond. 1t
tires of swimming, gains the dry land
waddles in highly ludicrouS fashion to a
shady spot and curls up into white ball
about the shape and size of foot ball
the bill being laid fiat along the back
and all but screened from view under the
drawn-up wings
One of this pelcan's fellows waddles
its way. Quick as flash 1t Is all erect,
its huge beak held aloft, and almost be-
fore the spectators can follow the action
the two birds are deeply engaged in
friendly sparring match. Their wings
beat out. they feint with their bills. their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22


Monsieur. with your permission. an
come 20 blow my Eosel''
Although Il is Alexis, rather than Viadl-
mir, who has been most snlirched In the
financial scandals OF the Japanese Russian
war, Il Is well known in PRr!3 that Viadi
mir, too. is Just now extremely flush OF
ready money. II is not that the grand
duchess has just purchased two new high
power. high-luxe automobiles, in which she
has started OF with large party TO the
mountains of Savoy, Dauphiny and the
Italian Valley OF Aosta by way OF the Little
St. Bernard Pass. The striking indication
is rather Yladimir's he Ise-hunting In Paris.
An Anchor TO Windward.
That the grand dukes are casting an an
Choir TO windward IN the gay French capital
does not admit OF a moments doubt They
are said to have a great amount OF liquid
cash in the hands OF the Hosk!ers and the
Periers while these same French bankers
are alleged to be transferring investments
for them from Russia TO France, as oppcr-
tunity arises. When he started house hunt
ing the Muscovite morgue of Vladimir dis
PLAYED itself by seeking first, 10 acquire for
Itself nothing less than the brand new, not
yet completed palace in the Avenue des
Champs Elysees that is being built by the
instal,ment-system magnate OF Parasitic
celebrated Dufayel.
Tell the grand duke he has not money
enough" laughed Dufayel when the propo-
sition was brought to him. 1t is. under
stood that the white marble palace Is the
realization of Dufayels dreams OF years,
the pet project Of his brain, being simply
the greatest house in Paris. an utter mar
vel of modern luxury. Then Vladimir turn
ed to the palace of the late eN-Queen lsa-
bella of Spain in the Avenue Kleber, OPP
posite the American embassy. It had been
built by the Pole Basilewski and is quite