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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-12
RAILROAD RATE ELEclsLATloN

-HAIIHOAO HAlE LrCEGISCAIION
TiIIman Precipitates Discussion in the
:, Senate.
Washington, Dec. 12.-There was a
discussion of railroad rate legislation
In the senate during the day, precipi-
tated by bill introduced by Mr.! Till.
man, which, he explained, gave the
Interstate commerce commission
power to fix a maximum reasonable
rate. Mr.. Foraker talked at some
length on the railroad question: He
insisted that the Tillman bill recog
nized that rebates had stopped OF
could be stopped under the present
law.
Mr.. Tillman said ne did think Sc
until the investigation of Messrs.S Jud
son and Harmon, Instituted by the
executive, had been such miserable
flasco. The present law would prove
failure until the president stopped
protecting and embarrassing cabinet
officers, he said
Mr.. Foraker continued to discuss
the features CT proposed rate legisla
ton.
Senator Foraker insisted that con
gress had no authority to delegate tc
commission the right to regulate
railroad rates.
Mr.. Culberson eTex.) and others
took issue with Mr.. Foraker on this
point.
Mr.. Knox (Pa.) asked If the SUI
preme court had not decided that con
gress can lay down certain rule and
authorize a commission to apply this
rule to specific cases and If it would
not apply to delegation of the power
to fix rates.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-12
CHRISTMAS SALE :
'...s< L; !. PLANNED
NJ. E. Ladies Will Hold Sale
at New Masonic Hall ]:
Dec. Is and IS. !:

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At. the New Masonic Temple
corner Fifth street and Beltrami
avenue, Friday and Saturday
Dec. IS and 16 the M. E. Ladies
will hold their Christmas sale Of
all kinds of fancy and useful
articles, home made candies, etc.
At the doll booth you will find
dolls OF all kinds and prices to
suit everyone. Come and see.
Friday night New England
supper will be served from $50
until all that will come have
been served. Don't miss it. 25c
per plate.
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NJ. E. CONCERT
BIG SUCCESS
Large Crowd Attends Concert
Given at the Church
Last Might.

The concert given at the M. &
church last night was largely at.
tended and proved a big success
The program consisted Of vocal
and instrumental selections and
the latter proved especially &C
teptable. Following was the pro-
gram:
Piano Solo,. Selected ...,,. Ollie Smith
Violin Solo ...... Selected. .......G. E. Meyer
Vocal Solo Selected. go. Miss Haldeman
Vocal Solo.......s Selected. E. H. Jerrard
Piano Solo. Selected. Miss Boyer
Banjo Solo -"HOmeward Bound" - (Marrh)
f. r. Ryan.
Vocal SOlo...... Selected 900 Miss Bailey
Violin Solo,. Selected Mr.. Symington
Vocal Solo-"Ha ppy Days. .....A. SheleZki
with Violin ObligatO
$. f. DeLOng.
THE Day Fades. ..................J.A A. Parks
DeLong. Lucas Learned, Meyer.
Ra zors Flying In the Air. .....:.. E. r: Ryan
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Arson Is Charge Preferred
Against Charles Sykes,
Aged Negro.
INSANITY MAY BE CAUSE OF
INCENDIARY INTENT.
Old Man Brought Before Judge
Pender9ast and Hearing
Set for Friday.

That he attempted to burn the
Beltrami county poor house is
the charge preferred against
Charles Sykes, an aged negro
who has been confined at the
poor house for number of years
past. Sykes was brought before
Judge Pendergast this morning
and his preliminary examination
was set for next Friday.
Sykes is one of the oldest resi-
dents of the city and in the early:
days conducted a restaurant in
Bemidji. He had poor success.
however, and was finally com
PEELED to- asa the county for aid.
Since that.time he has been an
inmate Of the poor house. During
his stay there, however, he has
shown symptoms of insanity and
has several times been commit
ed to the asylum at Fergus Falls
and afterwards returned to this
county.
The attempt to burn the poor
house was made, it It's claimed,
last Friday, when Sykes ignited
a quantity Of paper and threw it
upon a bed in the second story
Of the building, afterwards leav-
ing the blaze. Another inmate
of the poor house discovered the
blaze, and, summoning assistance
succeeded in checking it before
any material damage was done.
Just what dispersion will be
made of the case is unknown, as
if the man is again insane it is
not probable that he will be sen.
fenced to the penitentiary to be
punished. Ill.,. .' $500
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VIOLATED THE
NAVY RULES
Midshipman MeriWeather Sentenced to
Confinement and Public Reprimand
by Secretary Of Navy.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Mid-
shipman Minor Meriweather, Jr.,
who was tried at a court martial
for causing the death of Midship-
man Branch in a fistic encounter,
has been sentenced to contine-
ment to the limits of the naval
academy for a period of one year
and to be publicly reprimanded
by the. secretary of the navy.
r. Meriweather- was acquitted OF
the <manslaughter charge but
was found guilty of violating the
rules for the government of the
navy.
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Council Informs City JUS.
tees That it is Ready
for a Scrap.
CITY MUST HAVE ITS SHARE OF
GAMBLING GRAFT.
Preliminary Steps Taken to Or
eanize Paid Fire Dept. De-
spite Vigorous Protests.

eff the justices want a fight,
they can have it, declared Presi-
dent Gould Of the city council.
This hostile declaration from
the, president Of the board of al
dermen was brought out last
evening during discussion of
the reports of Justices Fender
dergast and Skinvik. Justice
Skinvik made his report last
evening. He also made speech
in which he declared that the
justices of the city are law unto
themselves and will do as they
please. Justice Skinvik in his
report says that he fined keep
ers of roulette wheels $40 each
for half a month-just like JUS
tice Pendergast- whereas the
customary fine has been $25 per
month. The council rejected
the report and declared it would
set the schedule of fines to suit
itself.
The gambling; graft, different
aldermen intimated pretty
-
broadly, is for the pockets of the
city.
A strenuous honr or two was
devoted to the recommendation
of the fire committee that a paid
fire department. be created. The
committee proposed to accomp-
lish this and the stripping of the
department Of the right to elect
it's own officers by paying 25
firemen SIS per year each in addi-
tion to the regular allowance for
fires. Since Brer Martin was
ousIeu IRON encouragement OF
the fire department, the graft
has not been what it ought to be
and the city ought to be grateful
that in getting ;back5he does not
ma Ike it cost them-to begin with
ANY more than 1926 a year.
The council directed that an
ordinance for a paid department
be drawn up. :>@tf1z""
The printing committee want
ed to print a dozen or hundred
copies Of the charter - in : the
dark. But the council thought
the committee would do better
to get prices and report.
All of which is interesting,
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Petit Larceny Charged.

James Duer was arrested at
t'unkley last night by Deputy
Sheriff Thos. Bailey, Jr., and
brought to Bemidji, charged
with petit larceny. 1t is claimed
that Duer stole quarter Of beef
and other articles from the T.
M. Partridge Lumber company,
the value of the goods taken
being $18. Duer was taken be-
fore Judge Skinvik this morn
ing and released on 500 bonds
to appear for trial Dec. 10.
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ing found guilty at Farris of sell
ing whitefish illegally, and were
fined 500 and costs. The arrests
were made by Game Warden
Rutledge of this city, who Sc
cured evidence against the men,
bors of the firm and accom- lishe d
their conviction. w..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-12
Killed Wolf on Bemidii Lake

G. L. Atwood, a farmer living
in Northern township, yesterday
morning killed a large wolf on
Bemidji lake. near the north
end. Atwood saw: five of the
animals at one time on the lake
but was able to kill but one.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-12
NEW BRITISH CABINET.
King Edward Approves List Submit
ted by Premier.

King Edward Approves List Submit
ted by Premier.
London, Dec. lit is officially an
nounced that the new British ministry
Is made up as follows:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
man: lord high chancellor Sir Robert
Reid; chancellor of the exchequer,
Herbert A&Quith; secretary of state
for home affairs, Herbert Gladstone;
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
Sir Edward Grey; secretary of state
for colonies, Earl of Elgin; secretary
of state for war, Richard Haldane;
secretary of state for India, John Nor
ley; first lord of the admiralty, Baron
Tweedmouth; president of the board
of trade, David Lloyd George; presi-
dent of the local government, board,
Scotland. John Sinclair; president OF
the board Of agriculture. Earl Caring
ton; postmaster general, Sydney Bux-
ton; chief secretary for Ireland, James
Bryce; lord president of the council.
Earl of Crewe: lord of the privy seal,
Marquis Of Ripon; president of the
board of education, Augustine Birrell:
chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster,
Sir Henry H. Fowler. 7
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
drove to the palace during the even
ing and had an audience with King
Edward of about twenty minutes, at
which his majesty signifled his ap-
prevail Of the new government.
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

The following marriage licens-
es were issued at the Office of
Clerk of Court Rhoda today:
James G.. Gaay to Mary Ann
Gallagher; Barney E. sGouin to
Bertha Fosberg. > u. a.
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TELLS PATHETIC STORY.
Korean Minister to France caIIs On
Secretary Root.

Secretary Root.
washington, Dec. 12.-Prince Min
the Korean minister to France, called
by appointment upon Secretary Root
at the state department. He told q
pathetic story Of the treatment OF
Korea by the Japanese ofiicials. The
prince made it evident that his EN-.
peror would keeniy appreciate con.
tinuance Of oficial recognition by the
United States of Korean entity. h
seemed to find some satisfaction In
the explanation which was given him
that the United States government
had not terminated diplomatic rela
tons with Korea, though It is true
those relations are hereafter u b
conducted through Japan.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-12

Married Saturday Evening
F. J. Doohner and Miss Mabel
Hayden of Blackjack were mar
ried in that village Saturday
evening, Rev. E. J. Barrackman
performing the ceremony.
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EDWARD ATKINSON DEAD
WELL KNOWN SOCIAL AND PO
LITicAL ECONOMIST Ex-
PlREs SUDDENLY.

Boston, Dec 12.-Edward Atkinson.
the well known social and political
economist of this city, died suddenly
during the day after an attack of
acute indigestion, affecting the heart.
He was seventy-eight years of age.
For forty years Mr.. Atkinson had
been looked upon as an authority
on economic questions and in this
connection had been called upon to
perform many important public du'
ties. among them being an appoint
ment by President Cleveland in 1887
rs special commissioner on the status
member of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences, fellow of the
American Association for the Adj
vancement o; Science, corresponding
secretary Of the American Statistical
association and member of the Inter-
national Statistical institute. Since
1877 he has been president of the
Boston Manufacturers Mutual 'Insur-
ance company. He was also a mem
Der of the Golden club of Great Brit
ain. Mr.. Atkinson was a prolific
writer on economic questions.
GERMANY WILL INVESTIGATE.
Will Punish Officers Of the Panther it
at Fault.
Berlin, Dec lit is semi officially
stated that the Brazilian government
has not made representations to the
United States concerning the German
cruiser Panther incident, nor has Bra
I'll made certain naval dispositions
because of the affair. 1t is also de-
MED that the United States has made
representations to Germany on the
subject. The fullest investigation will
be made and if the German officers
were in fault they will be punished.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE state de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Mr.. Richardson, secretary of the
American embassy to Brazil, relative
to the incident at Itajahy. MIR. Rich
ardson says that a mistake appears
to have been made and the tone of
the cablegram indicates that speedy
settlement will be reached.
THOMAS Morrison OF New York city.
a director of the United States Steel
corporation, has been chosen as the
successor of William E. Corey, presi
dent Of the steel corporation.
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NEW OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED
Degree of Honor Hold Annual
Election of Officers
Last Night.

At a meeting of the local De-
gree of Honor lodge attended by
about IS members of the order,
the following officers we're
elected for the coming year as
follows:
G. of H.--Mrs. j. P. Young.
L. of H.-Mrs. H. E. Schmidt.
G. of C.-Miss Tinnie Fender
CAST.
Usher--Mrs. W. L. Preble.
Recorder-Mrs. G. A. Walker,
Financier-Mrs. J. P. Lahr.
Treasurer--Miss Bernice Pen
dergast.
Inside Watch Mrs. VIM
Sawyer.
Outside Watch-E. J. Gould.
Representative to Grand Lodge
Mrs. j. P. Young.
Trustees. A. Cutter.
The school board will hold it's
regular monthly meeting at the
office of Superintendent Richie
this evening.
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colonel Daniel Perkins Bosworth,
one of the wealthiest and best known
men in the oil country, is dead At
Marietta, 0. He was a member OF
the loyal Legion and widely known.
Thomas P. Wickes, prominent
View York city attorney and former
assistant corporation counsel, hal
leen found guilty Of blackmail. Hl
fas .remanded for. sentence next week
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THE PRUDENTIAL
PAID $4,000
President Of Company Says That Amount
Was Contributed for Legisla-
tive Purposes.

New York, Dec. IL Senator
Dryden of New Jersey, president
of the Prudential Life Insurance
company, told the Investigating
committee today that his com
pany had contributed an aggre-
gate of $4,000 to the republican
national com mittee in 1896. 1900,
and 1904. In 1899 the company
spent $4,000 for Legislative ex-
penses.
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Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

w. c. Rossman for Grand Lodge, Mich, Miss Mary Gallagher for Can ton, H., Dick Wick Hall for Chicago. Miss Lellah H. Benton for Chicago and A. r. Knowing for Denver.
 Dick Hall left this morning for Pittsburg and other eastern points an business in connection with a mining property he is financing.
 Among the outgoing passengers on last nights train for the south were: H. c. Potter, for Bristol. Tenn, Thom- as A. Richards. for Chicago, J. H. O'Neil for Bowie, s. c. Gray for New Orleans, J. Reiff and George Fitz for Bisbee.
 Mrs c. A. Buckle and Mrs. Char lott s. Clasger left last night. for New Orleans, from which point they will take passage for Cuba, there to spend the winter.
 Mrs. Billinghrrst, Miss Amy Nelson and Mrs. Ruffner returned this morn ing to their homes in Prescott after visiting friends in the city for several days and attending the federation of women's clubs meeting.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

There were yesterday registered as guests of the hotel Adams: J. w. Seitz. New York; Carlos Barry and wife. New London, Conn.,; J. B. Holloway. A. B. Stephens and J. H. White San Francisco; H. T. Shafer. Boston. Mir and Mrs. J. B. TOmlinson, Prescott; L. Cherno, St. Louis; A. C. McArthur Mesa; M. A. Goldsmith, New York; w H. Sanders and wife, U. s. c. &; A. F.. Chandler. Denver; G. w. Todd. Chicago; and Frank H. Richards and wife Seattle.
 Among the outgoing passengers on this mornings S. F. ?. & P train were
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

But the bankers, who were not so opti- mistic as to think that the boom could be eternal, were a little nervous about him. It was common talk that any man with any sort of scheme to boom Minneapolis, could get Tom Lowry's name on the back or it, and that most of them had.
 It was just at the end of the eighties that the change was made from horse power to electricity. Then. in 90 came the snort, sharp panic. caused by the failure of Barring Brothers. and at that the boom in Minneapolis came to an abrupt end.
 It was hard enough for everybody. but it was almost the end of Tom Lowry. for the weight of every broken scheme and every blasted hope fell back at last on his shoulders. He was as good as bankrupt a half dozen times over, and yet the crash never came. The simple reason was that no one in the town was willing to sue him for payment.
 That has a curiously improbable sound after the men, the measures and the atmosphere we have been talking CT little way back, but it is liter ally true. The banks that held his paper renewed it as often as it fell due, and a certain banker to whom I talked about it said:
 "Oh, yes, you could have broken up any board of directors in Minneapolis by proposing to sue Tom Lowry.''
 As for him, his serene confidence in his city never wavered. and when at last things came his way they came fast Minneapolis has caught up with him at last, and has made him a very rich man. But he could no more en- tert2in the idea of going away to look Tor wider field to rule than q. New England preacher could think of going to the far east and setting up harem.
 So there are two sorts lords of our streets. The former, it must sadly be admitted, is the more common, but glance at the latter is not less re- freGhing on that account. It may be said however, that they are likely to come to the same thing in the end. Neither Mir. Ryan nor MT. Lowry will live forever. but tteir property. with It's powers and privileges, will in all probability "go marching on." And MT. LOwry's perpetual monopoly in the streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis comes to pretty much the same thing as MT. Ryan's in New York when both are in the hands Of their sue cessors.
 Other cities have their street bar ons also; perhps none have suffered more than Philadelphia and Chicago In these cities changes may soon come. The traction control Of the Quaker City is much shaken by the the ring. Though the city may not regain complete control of it's streets it seems that it will not allow fur ther encroachments on the rights of its citizens. Chicago has been so dis gusted that it has called for munici- pal ownership. and what effect it's at tempt will have is another story"
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26
FOR RENT

3 nicely furnished rooms Tor a housekeeping on V. Third avenue. per month.
 well furnished rooms with an m ern eOnveniences on V. Second St. per month.
 rooms well furnished with gas wood stoves on N. Fifth avenue per month..
 rooms nicely furnished for li housekeeping on Grand avenue eaf S15.OO.
 3 rooms furnished for s1s.sa on sa Second avenue.
 rooms furnished for SIS oa $. ss avenue.
 s room furnished house close in e room furnished house eluse lr. a. room furnished house in Capltal dition. $75.
 Nicely furnished rooms In an f.a of the city ranging from Sl0 to S3e month.
 Furnished rooms for light hsus-ls. ing in all parts of the city ranging fa S10 and up.
 FOR SALE. Small house and two lots for sS5a- 3 room adobe and lot for Ss5o. f room house and lot for S45o. , room house in Churchill adligi for s1250.
 3 room house on Lincoln street. ti. easy terms.
 9 room house Tn Churchill aaditl S225O.
 room house in Capitol addu S2OOO. PECHA BROTHER
 Phone Red 9O1. 512 w. Washircton St P7oenie A
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-Party to start bakery Tn Glendale, good location; oven already built. Reasonable terms. See ". E. Messenger, Glendale.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-A good handy "jack-leg' mechanic to do chores about the house by the year. Kingsbury, Tempo.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-A first class salesman for the southwestern states. Address X this paper, giving references and salary.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-A man to milk. Inquire at Sunny Side dairy second house east of Indian school.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

SALESMAN WANTED-One that is experienced in dry goods Address Box 936, city.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

ENERGETIC Workers everywhere to distribute circulars, samples and ad- vertising matter. Good pay. No canvassing. Cooperative Advertis- ing Co.,, New York.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-Wo to do light general housework. Apply Al West Van Buren street, Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-A good painter. Lunbeck & Randall, 315 East Taylor street Telephone, Red 12.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26

WANTED-Gir for housework Mrs. R. H. Woolf, 1-2 miles north of Five Points.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26
Personal
Mi.eallaneeus Wants

Mise sllaneous Wants SPANISH Lessons given in a practi cal way. Call at 324 East Van Bu- ren.
 WANTED-Second hand cart Address Cart this office.
 $9O00 WANTED on gilt edged security for ? years, at reasonable interest. Address J, Republican office. WANTED-To buy driving and saddle pony, buggy and harness. Address. giving full particulars. Address M, Republican office.
 WOULD like to meet some lady. who would like to run a private dining room. Address A. B. Republican. wANTED-Small cash register. The Berryhill company.
 WANTED-Pupils in free hand draw ing and oil painting. Miss Alice La mar Laird, Union hotel. ALICE LAWSON healer and psychic life reader. |" - AS--- Phoe- WANTED-Some one to put i'll titteeli acres for crop. For particulars call room l, Monihon building. WANTED mems laundry and mending. Mrs. Fred Miles. 90l Montezuma avenue. S20.000 TO LOAN at current rates on improved ranches at from two to five years time in amounts of 5000 and upwards. Send description and location of property and amount wanted to P. O. Box 66, Phoenix, and prompt attention will be given appli- cation.
 MRS. J. HUDSON KODER, telegmonis5 or science reader. Reveals the past, present and fortells the future. Sa- tisfaction guaranteed. 445 w. Wash ington St. Phoenix, Ariz. WANTEI,-P Parties to bid on excavat- ing and trnnCling for pumping plant near Phoenix. Address J. Wilfred Broomell. r. O. Box 1031. City. WANTED-Butcher, sheep man, cat tie man and any other man to know that we are doing business in Phoe- nix and we will pay to you the high est prices for your country hides pelts, wool. etc. If you have any hides on hand and you have no time to ship please write us and our buyer win call on you the next day. Kauf- man-Davidson {: Co, successors to M. Rosenberg Co., Phoenix. WANTED-$3,O ,OOO at once, on or be- fore three years at Sg6. Address P O. Box 505.
 DRESSMAKING at 422 w. Buchanan MRS. ELIZA A. EDWARDS, experi- enced card reader, tells past. present and future. Ladies, 25c; gentlemen. 50 cents. 223 Buchanan St., corner of Third St
Arizona republican., 1905-11-26
I HAVE FOR SALE

Lots 34 and 36 on Desert St. Hool er's sub.-division of Dennis add. ps $1OO each.
 Lots 4. 5. 6. :. and S. block .. A Pleasant tract. price $1i0 each Lot F. block .. Montgomery add tion. on corner. unimproved. price ss. Lot II, block :. Irvine addition. pri s75.OO.
 Lots 2 and {. block .. Porter an Baxter's sub. division Of Murphy's a. dition, on east Washington St-. pri $50 each.
 Lots 12. 13 and II. block 10. Capt. addition. price $2OO each.
 Lots :. s. g. 10 and II. block :. Cap toi addition. price $75 each Lots 13. 14. 15. 1s and r. block Capitol addition. price S225 each Lots 10, II and r. block ~. Caplt addition. S225 each.
 Lots IS and 19. block 5i. CapitOl nt dition, price $225 each
 Lots l, 3. 5 and :. block SC. City Phoenix, Ariz.. price $4.000. TERMS MADE TO SUIT PUR
 CHASER.
 J. ERNEST WALKER
 14-t6 South Second Ave